Nicole's diary~ Gotta be for real

well welcome back :) try focusing on the fact that this is not just about weight loss its about changing your eating habits as well as yourself. its a scary thing i admit and it took me a long time to accept the fact that i am going to have to change myself.but when i accepted it i started losing the healthy way...and i love the person i'm slowly becoming.
i wish all the luck and i'm here for support. you're not alone in this :)

Lena
 
Thank you Lena, it means a lot to have the support. You're right- it's a healthy life change not a diet. I've learned that that's a bad word! I just wish I had a treadmill or eliptical machine. It's too freezing out to walk (today it's -24 with a wind chill of close to -40 degress celcius). I have no form of exercise. I used to be a part of a gym but I couldn't afford it. I know the 2 go hand in hand- weight loss and exercise. so I'll just have to wait for the warmer weather to come I guess.

My eating habits were decent yesterday- with the exception of the hot chocolate with marshmellows I had last night. It was just sooo cold and it felt sooo good. (I'd give anything to like tea! Gross!) Sometimes I'll try to force myself to drink green tea as it's supposed to be soo good for you, but. I can only manage about 4 mouthfuls and that's it. lol. Well, bye for now.
 
lol you're like sophie when it comes to green tea. don't beat yourself up for having hot chocolate, just try not to make it a daily habit...have it once a week...try using dark chocolate, and pay attention to what you eat that day. as for exercise, i got myself an elliptical but i didn't do much of exercise on it until i started going to my aerobics class. that motivated me more.
but there are exercise you can do...if you have some kind of stairs indoors walk up and down, put some music on and follow the rhythm. do some crunches, get some exercise videos...you can find loads on you tube etc.

just keep going. you can do it!
Lena
 
Well, I am finally on board here. I'm in the "mode" as i call it. I just needed a few days of doing well and feeling good to get myself going. It finally warmed up here on the weekend, so I took my puppy out for a nice walk which felt wonderful! And I found some good healthy snacks finally so I wouldn't starve between meals. Yogurt, and peanuts are really a filler. I realize they're high in fat/calories, but they are still good for you in moderation (a handfull a day). and for a snack once in awhile, pretzels are pretty good and low fat popcorn. Also, I finally found some good lunch ideas from my sister that's on a Herbal Majic diet (she's not actually taking the herbal supplements, but just following their diet plan and she's lost 13 lbs in 3 weeks.) She puts tuna, egg, stir fry, etc in whole wheat pitas but in half. I tried the tuna in it and it was really good actually, I was surprised. It's healthier than bread, so. Well, I haven't weighed myself as my scales are out of wack. I bought cheap ones and shouldn't have. I last stepped on them and put me at 10 lbs heavier than a couple weeks ago and I know that's IMPOSSIBLE. I can feel that I've lost at least a few pounds. So I will go buy a good one on pay day!
 
yei for being back :D and good for you for being the "mode"
apart from peanuts i reccomend almonds and other types of nuts. they are i believe healthier than peanuts. (but raw).

keep it up :D
Lena
 
Well, things are going very well for me! I feel so good! I'm definatley very motivated right now. I can already feel my clothes fitting differently. That is such an exciting feeling. And I walked last night with my dog for almost an hour. Didn't seem that long as walking with her is fun and makes time pass quicker. I still haven't weighed myself (btw, I have no idea why all of a sudden my ticker stopped showing below.?) as I need to buy some new scales hopefully tonight or tomorrow.

My eating habits have been great and I haven't ruined it in over a week. Even last night I went to the mall for supper and hubby had poutine and a club and I went to Subway- normally I get chicken bacon ranch with the gooey cheese....nope not anymore! I had honey/oat breat with roast chicken-NO cheese, NO bacon, all veggies. I did have ranch though. (I had to still enjoy it!) And I did enjoy it alot with out those extra calories. And I got baked lays as part of the meal.

I also went and bought those mini bags of low fat popcorn so I won't eat the whole bag- of the big ones. Mini's are 100 calories.

I'm a little ticked off that there's gonna be a snow storm this weekend so I likley won't be walking which stinks. But I've also been doing sit-ups before bed and a few other exercises, so. And I do have a work out video somewhere I should try to find that for the indoor weather days.

Well, bye for now!
 
Well, things are still going really well for the most part. Getting some walking in- wearther is still not very good though it's supposed to be better after the weekend.
Eating habits are good and I'm sticking to it really good through the day, and even the evening which is really good for me- my biggest issue is supper.
I end up eating too much or something unhealthy. But with that one problem area, I can work on that.

I still haven't weighed myself, I'm scared to. I'm afraid I'll step on and it'll only be like 1 pound or nothing and then I'll get discouraged. I don't want that to happen. I feel so much better and clothes are fitting a bit better, but.

I think the whole "spring" thing is helping. Warmer temps, melting snow, summer on it's way. Winter is such a...cave..lol. A big eating/hybernating cave of not wanting to do anything!
I finally bought that scale though, so, no excuses come Saturday (which is when I plan to weigh in)
Bye!
 
Well, I weighed myself. And notice the ticker below. Hasn't changed!!!!!!!:mad:
I knew it! I totally called that one. Talk about frustrating! 3 weeks I've been dieting and walking and no weight loss. What am I doing wrong????:confused:
I'm eating sooo much less than I used to. Haven't been eating sweets/chips/cookies/deserts, fried food, etc. I really don't get it.
If it wasn't for the fact that I measured myself at the beginning and then this morning measured myself and found that I lost 1 inch off my waist I would give up. I feel like I'm giving so much up for nothing (no weight loss).
sometimes I really think I look better and I keep saying my clothes fit better (I guess that'd be true with losing an inch off my waist but still).

If someone decides to read this could someone please give me some advice or a similar situation. I really want this to work, desperatley and I don't want to starve myself to get there cause I'll end up gaining back so fast if I start eating normally again.

Help.:(
 
Ok, I'm over my frustrations and I'm not going to quit. I can't quit! I hate being fat! And I really like my summer clothes and want them to fit!
It's weird- I weighed myself at a friends house and it put me at 240! That's 10 lbs less than my scales. So I do'nt know how much I really weigh! I'm really just gonna have to go with the inches and how my clothes fit.

I messed up over the weekend, but it's ok. I'm gonna keep going. :)
 
What's up girl!!! I have been where you are right now. Where the scale doesn't move and all the hard work seemed to go in vain but it is at that point that we back slide. You have to think about how good you feel and the things that you eat are helping you survive another day (not you surviving just to eat) I know its fustrating but you are so close to a breakthrough you can not give up!! You have worked entirely too hard. Forget about the scale and remember that we have a goal that by any means necessary we will accomplish it. It hurts its painful but its worth it. I am now down to 225 but for the longest I was stuck on 230 and I wanted to say it was meant for me to stay big but I know that God wants to give me the desires of my heart but faith without works is dead. Yeah we could easily go have surgery but it would be so easy to put back on something that I didn't work hard and sweat hard to get it off. Hang in there, deny yourSELF and WE will defeat this demon and move on to healing and restoration. Holla back!
 
Well, as you can see, 5 lbs gone. Not much to get too excited about yet. I just can't believe what a slow process this has been! I caved the other day though- I was craving cookies so I baked. At least they were somewhat healthy. But I made it unhealthy by eating like 5 at a time! See, I have NO portion control at all! It's horrible. Once I get into something- a treat- I can't stop!
Anyways, I decided to cut carbs out of my supper/evening snacks. We'll see how that goes. Lots of veggies and of course meat. Anyways, that's all for now.
 
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