One step at a time...

hey Lochmond, it's been a while.

How are you? Yeah birthday parties are a nightmare...can't wait to get away for mine in January. It was an amazing weekend to be fair but I'll have to pay for it now hehe. Gonna have a hardcore week of it, gyming and healthy eating. I've got my birthday in mind, would like to have lost a stone by then! Even though it's ages away and I should be able to lose more than that, that's the minimum I'd like to have lost. What are your short term goals? x
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'm fine thanks :D. I paid the price for eating too many chocolate fingers at my friends party.... they're just too delicious! My main goal which I'm focusing on right now is to be down to 150 by Christmas. This online calculator thingy I just checked out said that if I lose 1lb per week, then I will be down to 150 by.... 18 Jan 2011! Seems so far away! My next birthday isn't until June so I've got a fair while to go and a whole lot more to lose. I definitely plan to be down to 140 by then, but not sure how I'll look when I'm there as I've been overweight my whole life. Anyway, about to go off for a little walk near me... left it a bit late and now its dark :( bit scared!
 
Haha, hope your walk wasn't too scary!!

They seem like good goals and the 18th Jan will come around soooo fast. Just think, in less than four months you could be looking more fabulous than you can dream of. I really need to get my arse in gear...yesterday I got back down the gym and felt really good about it. I thought, after a couple of weeks off, a couple of pounds back on, I'm back to the plan. Then mum came home and we had a nice dinner...and then the sweet tooth kicked in. I find it so hard not to have a desert after dinner. So we ended up going to the local shop and buying sticky toffee pudding and custard! What the hell is up with that???

Any good work I did yesterday was undone and more! But you know what, it's ok because I've got another birthday weekend this weekend which will be alcohol and rich food filled. So, as bad as it sounds to say...I'm gonna get past that first, then I have no upcoming events to steer me off course. I'm not gonna go wild and I'm still gonna go to the gym but come Sunday when it's all over...I'm gonna have a hardcore week. That should undo all my badness and get me back on an even keel. Does this sound like a good plan? x
 
That sounds like a good plan to me :) It's not like you are using the special events to completely go off your diet and exercise plan. You are already planning to go even harder next week so you have got it cracked. It's not a race to lose weight and especially at your age you need to go out and have fun when you can.
 
Pip, I just wrote a post about the exact same stuff as you!!

I have a week of constant meals out and a wedding this weekend so I've just written this week off - though I'm still going to behave food wise on the days without a meal out - and I'm planning on kicking ass come October 4th to get back on track.

Hope your week is enjoyable and you're back on form by next Monday :) x
 
Whooooaaaaaaaaaaaa what a busy few days. I've started a new job as a bartender/waitress at my local pub. It has me walking for hours and hours on end, lifting and basically getting exercise all day long. Ace! I'd put on a few pounds, as I explained earlier...most of these have been burnt off in the week that I have worked there. SWEEEEEET!! So, gym tomorrow...back in work on Monday and hopefully the pounds will drop off.

In other news, I met a gorgeous man on the train last week. Totally random set of events but we hit it off. We swapped numbers and went on a date the next day. Everything was perfect, we spent the whole afternoon together and I found myself getting excited. Talked all week, planned to go to Worcester (his hometown) tonight for a meal etc. However, on Tuesday night, we were on the phone and the line cut out. Since then, his phone simply says 'it has not been possible to connect your call, please try again later'. It's been three days. We don't know each other's addresses or email addressed so basically until or IF he can get his phone fixed...we are screwed (sorry haha). Sod's law or what? You meet a fantastic guy by accident and lose him...by accident! Jeeeeeez. Can anyone think of anyway to help? x
 
Wow that's a strange thing to happen. I hope you manage to get connected or you will spend the rest of your life wondering what on earth happened. Wasn't there a film where a similar thing happended? Was it called Serendipity or am I thinking about another film?
 
No ecky, we haven't managed to get connected. C'est la vie I suppose. To top it off I have flu, and can't lift my head off the pillow much!

Right I'm going to hold my hands up and swallow my pride...I have been off my diet for ages now and am totally rubbish hehe! I need a huge kick up the arse ladies.I have been eating loads! I haven't been to the gym much or my classes, which to be fair is mostly due to my new job...I never know my rota's until the week and by then the classes are booked up! Damn it hehe.

But...I've been to the doctors today about my skin. I've always had teenage spots but they aren't getting any better, if anything they are getting worse so they've finally agreed to put me on a cycle of antibiotics. This may sound silly but it's a huge confidence thing for me and I'm over the moon they've finally given me the tablets. They reckon it could take up to six weeks to have an effect, but I don't care...I've lived with it my whole life, six weeks is a drop in the ocean.

So...hopefully in six weeks time my skin should look much better. Six weeks is plenty of time to get my diet back on track, lose the few pounds I've put back on and maybe a couple more. Here we go...
 
I'll put off the arse kick until you're feeling better but believe me it is on it's way after that ;)
Great news about the tablets. Bad skin can make you so selfconsious. You are going to look like a new person with perfect skin and great new body :D
 
Didn't you know his full name so you could face book him?

That's such a shame!

I'm trying to get back on track too, it's always difficult because I feel so frustrated that I have to lose the same lbs all over again! But it only gets easier once you've got the ball rolling again.

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Yeah Holly I know his full name but he's not on fb, he's a lot older than me...facebook isn't his thing. Believe me I've thought of every trick in the book, me thinks he's a gonner lol. Ahwell.

Last night we had a lock in at the pub I work at. Needless to say I imagine, I feel dreadful today and have work in a couple of hours. Arghhhhhhhhhhh why do I do it? LOL.

Anyway ladies, nothing to report on the diet front...I've been working such long hours the gym is just not even a possibility. Hope all is well with you lot xxxxxxxx
 
It's a monday, so we all know what that means...It's proper start being healthy day hehe. My diet today was good, made a really nice proper salad to last a few days and had it with some homemade beef burgers. I've been at work all day so didn't have lunch (whoops) so had a big appetite when I got home. But, I think it's fine cos I did body pump which I found out can burn up to 600cals per hour. Well...I think that may be slightly higher than what I would burn, but I wouldn't be surprised if it burnt 300, and even so I reckon that's pretty good.

The plan is to have the 2lbs I've put back on, off by next week. Going down to London for the weekend, so really better get my arse in gear up until Friday hehe. Wish me luck x
 
mmm... the beef burgers sound yummy! I really hope you can lose those 2lbs.. it gives me so much more confidence in public as every lb goes by!
 
Hey trustee followers, I'm once again finiding myself apologizing for being incognito for the past MONTH. How dreadful of me?! I have been working so many hours and when I do get home I just crash. My laptop has hardly been opened in four weeks lol.

Now here is my moment of honesty hehe...my weight went up to 258!! Can you believe it? I put back on 6lbs. What a joke. I just ate and ate and ate. It was bad! But I've become a Manager at the restaurant I work at so am running around like a headless chicken for 8 hours a day rather than just standing behind the bar. Those 6lbs have dropped straight back off in about two weeks. Now I'm back to my lowest weight and ready to move forward. For now, working and eating less is doing the trick without needing to go to the gym (which, with my current schedule is a bonus) so I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing until the loss slows down and then I'll get my butt back down the gym (as it's not something I particularly enjoy).

I have less than 9 weeks until I go to South Korea to see my best male friend in the world. I have put up three monthly charts on my bedroom wall and am crossing off the days to remind me of my goal. I want to be 240lbs by January 8th. Not sure how achievable that is, but I do know that December is going to be crazy busy at work and I expect to be working 50hrs a week so think of all that exercise I will get. I guess we'll see, but if you don't reach for the stars, your never gonna touch them! X
 
Welcome back, I'm glad you've returned. Try to stick around this time :p I'd like that.

We're peas in a pod, I've put on about 6-7 lbs too. Grrr!! But hey at least you're back to where you were, well done - I'll try and catch up :)

I'm sure you can get to where you want to be before your trip. It's great to have something to aim for. I know my spanish holiday motivated me a lot last year.

Anyway, come back soon or I'll hunt you down xx
 
I'm back I'm back I promise hehe. Well I'm still at my lowest weight but haven't lost for a few days. I'm putting it down to this morning coming on to my time of the month. Sorry if that's too much info hehe, but it's only girls who read this I think so nevermind. Next week I've been given three days off work, so I've promised myself that each of those three days I will attend a class at my gym AND go to the gym or swim to make up for these four or five days where my body seems to resist losing any weight. It's not even like after my TOM stops the weight drops, it just doesn't seem to have an effect when I'm on. Boo.

Holly how are you doing now? Getting past your tiny insignificant relapse hehe? x
 
Hey Slimpip,

I've just been reading your diary, and wanted to say hi and well done for not giving up. You're doing great! I think putting up your 3 monthly charts is a fantastic idea to keep you motivated!
 
Thanks Jess, it's been a while since a new face has joined the discussion. Tell me a little about yourself, hearing other people's stories and getting to know other people who are going through the same journey is really motivating for me.

I just can't wait to see 16st something on the scales which will be in 15lbs time. It will have been, ooooooooooooh about 5 or 6 years since I've been that weight. That size. I can't even imagine how that will feel, even though the road is much longer than that, that will be a milestone. Here's to 15lbs off!!! x
 
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Thanks Jess, it's been a while since a new face has joined the discussion. Tell me a little about yourself, hearing other people's stories and getting to know other people who are going through the same journey is really motivating for me.

I just can't wait to see 16st something on the scales which will be in 15lbs time. It will have been, ooooooooooooh about 5 or 6 years since I've been that weight. That size. I can't even imagine how that will feel, even though the road is much longer than that, that will be a milestone. Here's to 15lbs off!!! x
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It definitely nice to have people to talk to :)
OK this is a bit boring though! I'm 32, Aussie with a hubby, 2 kids, 2 cats and a Dalmatian.
I was plump as a kid then lost it as a teenager, then had kids and put it back on then lost it, then put it back on again! Now I'm losing it forever!!! The biggest I've been is 88kg's (size 18). When I lost after having the kids I got to a size 12/14. :( I really want to get back there. Chocolate was always my thing, and ice cream. Night eating... and emotional eating I guess. I went through some serious crap (lost my father at 11, best mate at 17, drug addiction etc) and that's how I dealt with it sadly.
I've been on the wagon for 5 weeks now, and am loving it :) I'm back to a size 16 now yay!
Well that's my story lol :)
P.S. I've been clean and sober for 9 years (since before I had the kids :) )
 
Wow, that wasn't boring at all lol. You've been through so much so I think it's totally natural to have some issues with food. We've all sat in on a night time, alone, lonely and scoffed a whole tub of ice cream or whatever takes your fancy because you're sad or upset or bored. I remember on several occasions waiting for my mum to go to bed and then cooking maybe 15 chicken nuggets and guiltily scoffing them and washing up all the dishes to hide the evidence. How absurd! But I'm not in that place anymore and neither are you by the sounds of so well done to both of us...

This year has been the hardest year of my life. I have hinted that at some point I might tell you guys what has gone on and I think now I feel comfortable to do it. In April of this year, I miscarried my first baby at 3 months. I had already chosen names, told everyone, sorted out maternity leave at my old job...the whole package. Then, I just knew. I didn't feel right, I felt bloated and my stomach felt hard and I just knew. The next day I told my mum that she ought to take me to hospital as I'd begun to bleed very lightly. An hour later, I miscarried in a clinical, joyless hospital rest room and my life was changed forever. What ensued could only be called a dark period of depression. I drank a lot, I ate a lot more, I laid in bed and cried and as a person...I changed.

If one good thing has come out of this...it's that I'm determined to be 22. I nearly became a mum, and I would have been great at it, but never again would I be a 22yr old. I'd be nappies and teething and school uniforms, but never 22. Now...I finally got the tattoo I'd always wanted and am soon to get my second. It's going to be an angel (i'm quite spiritual) praying, some deep red roses, and the words 'omnia causa fiunt' - everything happens for a reason. My other one says 'I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul' which is what I live by now. My future is mine to mould as I please, and that starts with getting healthy so that my body matches my mind. I am in a good place now, I still have hard days, but they are few and far between now because I'm strong. And now I want my body to be!

Hope I haven't overshared. Please don't feel sorry for me, there's no need. Lets just get healthy x
 
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