On my way to confidence

GonnaGetAbs said:
I was gone for 3 days and did better than I expected. I even lost weight! Now I'm back on track with my normal routine. Still going to try not to eat late at night. I have 8 more sessions with my personal trainer to get in before August 15th. I'm going to continue doing my cardio. Unfortunately, this will only last for a couple days because I'm going away again for the weekend. but I am hiking on Saturday, so at least I'll get some physical activity. After that, the next 3 weeks will be normal, so I should be able to make some progress in that time. Right now, I'm off to the gym.
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Yay! Go You!
 
Well done for losing weight while you were away. It sounds like things are going well. The personal trainer sounds like it is really working out for you.

I have to say that I need to weigh every day like you - and I do this - whether or not I get round to posting it is another matter. Anyone that has gained as much as I have been known to gain in a couple of weeks accepts that they really need to weigh every day. When I go away for the weekend and travel by car - I always take my scales with me.

As far as the food curfew goes - rather you than me! I would feel so deprived it is silly. Eating until late at night with healthy food cannot really be said to have slowed down my weight loss over the past 17 months.
 
Hey Everyone!
I know I've been MIA lately. School is crazy. We have a week of lab finals next week, and then a week of lecture finals the week after that, so this week has been cram week, and will continue to be. I just wanted to say that I won't be posting much during those two weeks, but I'm definitely still working on my goals (132 by Aug. 15; I was 135 this morning, so it might just be doable). When my finals are over I'm going away to summer camp. Silly, I know, but I'm so excited. I don't know what my computer availability will be, but I'll try to post an update at least after those first two weeks. Then I'm home for a week, where I can post daily again. Then I'm going on a 9 day trip out to CA/OR/WA. Can't wait! After that, the next trimester starts, and I'll be here on a regular basis. I want to wish all of you luck on your goals while I'm gone. I expect to see some improvements from everyone when I get back!
 
I'm back and thought I'd stop by and say hi and see how you're doing. Looks like you're doin really great and even got a pt, thats awesome. I didn't have internet for a while with the move so I didn't see your post until recently asking how my swimming was going. I've not even gone once yet but I had an ear infection for over two weeks so it wasn't even an option for a while there. Anyway I need to get to work here in a few minutes but I'm looking forward to talking to you again when you can. Looks like you're going to be pretty busy :) Gratz on getting to take a vacation
 
I've been missing posting on here, and reading about everyone's journeys. I think it's time I start again, although it will be sporadic. I've been doing well. I'm down to 133 as of this morning. The bad news is that none of that has come from exercising. I've been doing so much studying that I just haven't had time for it. I think I've gone maybe 3 times in the past 3 weeks. I've been eating a lot less, although not really on purpose. I've been doing all my studying in the library, where there is no food. It's been good for two reasons: I get more studying done, and I eat less! Losing weight by diet alone has made me have a little more loose skin, but I'm hoping it will go away once I start exercising again. I'm hoping that I don't get into the habit of not exercising.

So, I'll be in and out over the next few weeks, but I'll try to check out everyone else's journals when I get a chance.
 
Hey, Gonna, glad to see you back. I thought you were away on vacation. Not that I'm one to talk, but you really want to keep up the exercise. Without it you will be losing more muscle and less fat. That will result in the loser skin.

(Now I've guilted myself into going out for a run. :smash: )
 
Hey everyone! Thanks Trops for that kick in the butt. You're totally right, I need to keep exercising. I did go back to the gym yesterday. and I couldn't do nearly what I used to be able to do. Hopefully it will come back soon enough. I was 132 this morning! I hope this doesn't turn into one of thos times where I start to do well, and then start eating, thus reversing all my progress. I kind of feel like its not going to be, for once. I'm beginning to accept that I can be thinner than I am. It's a wonderful feeling. Ok, 4 more finals to go. Must keep studying.
 
Nice going. Just getting there is a big achievement. As you saw in my diary, I didn't do as well as I had hoped, also, but I feel like it's a restarting point. Good luck on the finals.
 
131.5 this morning! Still losing! Just wanted to write that quickly, now I'm off to take two more finals. After that, only 1 to go!!!
 
thanks danny. I was getting so close. I was back up to 133 this morning. It was 'wings night' last night, and with that comes beer. Unfortunately I have continued the bad eating today, consuming 1500 calories already, and its not even 1:00. But I'm done with my exams. I had to celebrate. I know, bad excuse. I just got off the phone with my boyfriend. He wants to go to the beach tomorrow right after I get home. I want to go too, but I'm a little nervous. First I have to go buy a bathing suit, then I have to be confident enough to wear it. Any tips for last minute toning/slimming? I think I've heard not to eat salt or have any carbonation because of bloating. Any truth to that? I'm going to workout now because I've got a reason to.
 
It's the middle of August and you still don't have a bathing suit? :toetap05: Come on, I know you're in school, but you're not dead. Get a bathing suit and hit the beach!

Sure, the salt will keep the water in your body so you will be a little more "puffy" then usual. Wings are particularly salty, so that might have something to do with the extra weight today. Ironically, the way to get rid of the excess water weight is to drink more water. Flushes out the salt. A good cardio workout will help, too.
 
I know I know, I should have a bathing suit. I still don't have one. All the stores were either sold out or didn't have matching tops and bottoms or didn't have the right size. I guess I'll have to wear my old one, which is way too big. Very saggy in the butt. Oh well.

I was 134.5 this morning. But I can't let my weight go back up. I just can't. I have lost an inch off my hips in the last week, and my body fat % is lower, so I'm happy. I don't know why the scale is so high though.

I was hoping to get around to ready everyone elses journals, but I just didn't have enough time. Now I'm going away to summer camp(!), until the 24th with no computer access. I'll catch up when I get back, promise. Good luck to all of you in the coming week. Work hard!
 
HELLO!
I am back. I can honestly say I missed everyone. I've been back in school for about a week and a half now. It's been a little crazy trying to figure out my schedule and get everything organized. I had the most amazing break, and trip out west (CA, OR, WA). But now its time to get back on track. I kind of stopped focusing on weight loss while I was away, and I can feel my pants fitting a little tighter than they were before I left. I am giving myself two weeks to try to get a good workout/diet plan that I can stick to. I'm not going to weigh myself in that time. I want to just focus on figuring out how I'm going to do things. I'm definitely going to start back at the gym again, and I want to try to find a diet/eating schedule that will work for me. When the two weeks are up, I will weigh myself, set some goals, and reevaluate my plan, and go from there. Gotta go finish my CPR course now. I'm glad to be back. I'll check out everyone else's journals later when I get a chance. Hope you're all doing well.
 
I'm thinking I might do things a little bit differently. I used to go and sometimes spend close to two hours in the gym, which I should have realized was probably a waste of my time. This trimester, I'm not going to do that. I have a yoga class on Monday, a gymnastics class on Tuesday and Thursday, and personal training on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday I plan on going to the gym to do some cardio. But I'm going to be more efficient about it. I want to limit it to a half hour. My eventual goal would be to look really toned. I'm wondering if my activities are enough to get some muscle definition, or should I try to add in some strength exercises as well? I don't want to do too much. But at the same time I want to do whatever I have to.
 
Did absolutely nothing today, and it was wonderful. I've got a huge plan written out for the next two weeks that starts tomorrow. I'm really excited about it. Mostly it just involves getting back into working out and watching what I eat, but includes other things like giving myself more time to do something for me, going to bed on time, and staying organized.
 
Hey, Gonna. Glad to see that you are back.

I think that your idea about spending less time in the gym is a good one. I try to do that myself. Get the biggest workout in the least amount of time. What's your plan?
 
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