Parkour's Diary

Parkour

Parkour

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Hey guys, I started a diary sometime ago but because Christmas and new years was around I wasn't able to keep to my meal plans. My new years resolution for 2008 is to lose weight. I know I'm starting a bit late but better late then never, right? I'm going to start this diary again and also answer some of the questions in the sticky.

1. Answer these questions before starting your diary.
-- How much weight do you want to lose?

- 60lbs

-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight?

- 1 year

-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)?

- Low Cal meals + Exercise

-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal?

- Not much people actually, most if not all of my friends have weight issues. I would say myself and the Internet :)

-- How realistic is your goal?

- Very realistic, 60lbs in one yr means just 5lbs a month :)

-- When will you start?

- ASAP, like now :)


1. What is your current height and weight?

- 5ft3in, 220lbs

2. If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be?

- 160-165lbs

3. At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?

- 200lbs

4. Why do you want to lose weight?

- Couple of reasons. First I want to FEEL healthy. Also I want to be able to do the physical things I like to do like Parkour and Martial Arts, being big I'm just not physically capable of doing those things anymore. I want to be able to jump high and stretch and just be free with my body. I guess the last reason is to gain self confidence/esteem in myself.

5. Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event?

- Not really, but I would like to be at my goal on my birthday in Dec :)

6. What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals?

- Stress
- Emotional instability
- being bored
- Late night eating
- did I mention stress?

7. Why do you think that you now have a weight problem?

- My clothes don't fit anymore. I feel down and tired most of the time. I can't physically do certain things. It's not that I "THINK" i have a weight problem. I "KNOW" I have a weight problem.

8. What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight?

- A regular exercise routine. Not going out to eat every time my friends and I hang out. And if that is inevitable then to choose wisely or have the will to just say no. Smaller portions. Keepings track of my weight.

9. Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what has worked in the past to help you lose weight?

- Yes I did, and I was SO HAPPY when I did. It was smaller portions and healthy foods plus regular walking. I lost 20lbs when I did that. I went from 180lbs to 160lbs :) I know I can do it again!

10. Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back?

- Stress, stress and more stress. After high school ended I was in great shape and lost 20lbs and I was happy. As soon as I started college I was eating unhealthy. I didn't keep track of my weight because that wasn't the first priority in my life, after I graduated I started working and again it was full of stress. A 60lbs gain.

11. What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work?

- Just exercise to lose weight. I guess its obvious why that didn't work. Also cutting my meals very very low to just 3 very smalls meals a day. Or skipping meals.

12. Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time?

- I could try :)

13. Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook?

- My mom cooks most of the time but I guess I do have to freedom to cook for myself.

14. How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go?

- Whenever I go out with friends. We end up at various restaurants. The past summer I had a bad fry craving and I would go twice a week to the chip stand to get some fries.

15. What are your three favorite foods?

- Cheese Fries
- Subway
- Fajitas

16. What are your three favorite restaurants?

- Lone Star
- Red Lobster
- Perkins

17. What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food?

- Smaller portions
- Better choices
- Eat at a regular time

18. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different?

- I don't know if I would appreciate the body I had because I didn't go through the struggle of getting that body. I would probably eat the same. But if I do work hard and I meet my goal. Well things would be great :)

19. Do you eat when you are not hungry?

- Yes

20. Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)?

- Yes

21. Do you hide your food or eat in secret?

- Yes

22. Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed?

- Yes, yes and yes.

23. Do you eat as a reward?

- Yes

24. Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer?

- Actually no... I usually drink when I'm at the computer. And I don't watch TV.

25. What do you normally eat for a meal?

- Ha, there is no normal eating habits. I eat whatever is there that my mom cooks or is in the fridge. But I guess the majority of the time is Steak, rice and veggies, or potatoes.

26. What type of snacks do you eat?

- Again whatever is in the house.

27. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing?

- Nothing right now.

28. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?

- I plan of working out at the gym and at home.

29. What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise?

- The elliptical
- Treadmill
- Running

30. What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals?

- Seeing the weight go down will be a big motivation. Fitting into my clothes again would also be a big thing.

31. Do you have rewards for certain goals?

- Yes, once I shrink a couple of sized I will buy new clothes that fit perfectly for me.
 
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Hi there, you are very clear in what you want and appear very aware of your habits, which is great. You're an emotional eater like me, and it sounds like you may have some depressive difficulties like me too. Its a vicious cycle. You get depressed so you eat, then gain weight, which makes you feel worse, so you eat to make yourself feel better. That's my cycle anyway, and I'm trying to break it. As for support - we're in the same boat there too, all of my friends are big and they don't do anything to try to change that - infact they're a really bad influence and its a good thing I live 2 hours out of town and hardly see them. My hubby is skinny and can eat anything and would happily live on bacon, fried eggs, sausages and potato chips. I do the cooking so I have an advantage there, and I do the groceries so if I don't buy it - it's not there.
So here I am, I will happily provide all the support I can, hold you accountable for your actions, encourage you and pat you on the back. Sometimes we need an outside perspective to give us that extra little push.
 
Welcome aboard.

Parkour is badass!

It's something I'm thinking about training for eventually.
 
Day 1

I guess technically today is day 1 lol Not much really to report, I had a decent breakfast and lunch but when I got home, well... My mom had the bright idea of making chicken nuggets which is fine but she made the whole box. I got home and I quickly ate one and was settling in from just getting home from work. Well she had another surprise for me. She told me one of our friends came over and bought me some doughnuts and coffee. I was kinda pissed and glad at the same time lol I had my doughnuts which where the small ones and a medium coffee, it had cream and sugar which tasted good at the time but the after effect was bad. I had two plates of the chicken nuggets along with that. And well.. right now I'm drinking a ginger ale to settle my stomach. I feel horrible to eat like that. So ya, day 1 and I'm already eating badly lol. It's really hard to lose weight when you have all this junk food around you already made. It's easy to grab and eat.

Last night I had a depressing conversation with one of my relatives. They have been struggling with their weight issue for many years now and they just keep getting bigger. It really scared me and I had nausea after the conversation. I'm really scared to become big like some people I see. I know I am overweight but I guess it doesn't show as bad as some. People at my work seem to be getting bigger. My friends are getting bigger, my family are getting bigger and I am getting bigger! Lazyness also has a big thing to do with this. I get home after work and I do NOT want to exercise lol I'm so frigging tired of working that I just want to go home, eat and sleep lol I work in an office environment and I sit the majority of the time.

Somehow I have to take control of my supper instead of having my mom cook for me. God bless her, she's just trying to feed her son. But I need to take control of it or I wont be able to lose anything.

Thanks for the response's!

jennylee thanks for the support its greatly appreciated.
Steve, your right Parkour is badass lol! As soon as I get my weight under control I'll be going hard core on the training. There is a local Parkour group in my area and I haven't been able to go since my weight issue. Anyways, maybe we can set up some plyometric challenges for Parkour enthusiasts or people who wants to get into it, also its great for people into Martial Arts.

Anyways thanks again for the support guys, see you around the forum :)
 
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Thanks for stopping by my diary!

Forgive my ignorance, but what is parkour? I could go google it, but I'll just wait for your answer...

:)
 
I'm not 100% committed to training for parkour yet, for a number or reasons.

Primarily though, I don't feel like dropping that much weight at this point in my life, which I'd need to. I'm faster than all hell, but not as mobile and light on my feet as I'd like to be.

I'm also afraid of injury. I haven't pushed my body like that in a long while and I've had my fair share of injuries/surgeries already.

It's a matter of sorting my goals and values out in my head.

We'll see.

Regardless though, I downright respect those who master parkour. It's some badass shit.
 
Day 2

Day 2! Well I got up late today and I didn't feel like eating cereal so I had a muffin. I figured one muffin for breakfast would be ok. It was a banana muffin and it was very sweet. My stomach didn't feel to good when I arrived at work.
The feeling went away around 11am and my lunch went pretty well.

When I got home however, I walk into the kitchen and I see SO MUCH FOOD! There's only two people in this house. I have my mom staying with me because she can't work anymore. Lets see, this is what was available. Rice, corn, she fried up some steak, veggies from a day ago, mash potatoes, and one of our friends came over with shepherds pie! Oh ya and not to mention the chicken nuggets left over from yesterday. OMG! SO MUCH FOOD! I didn't know what to do with it all. I can't eat everything! Oh ya and we got in a little debate about how I don't eat all the veggies that she makes. Well she went out and I tried to cool down and I seriously need to make my own dinner's now. For one, to lose weight and for two, to save money! I was looking at all the food and I was in awe of how the hell I'm going to eat all that because I don't want to throw out food. Well I put away the rice and corn because that can be saved for tomorrow lunch. I took the mash potatoes and mixed it with half of the shepherds pie with some veggies, then after I finished the rest of the chicken nuggets and put away the steak for another day.

daiseeangel, thanks for dropping by as well :)

Parkour is simply moving from point A to point B as efficiently and quickly as possible. It's better to go on youtube and just type in Parkour and see what they do. Don't get fooled though thinking its about jumping off rooftops which people really think about. It can be small obstacles as well. Parkour takes a lot of strength, speed and mobility to do. If you type in "Parkour training" in youtube you'll see how some of the practitioners train for it.

Steve, I hear ya on that one. I don't know if I'll be able to lose the weight I'll need to in time for summer to actually perform the way I would like. But I can try none the less.

Before I even start to strength train I need to get these bad eating habits out of the way. I know where I'm failing, its at dinner time. March is around the corner and this Saturday I'll be joining my local gym. It's a decent price. 30 bucks a month.
 
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Oh, thats what its called! I love that parkour stuff! God some of those guys are amazing. I saw an episode of Top Gear where 2 guys had to race Jeremy Clarkson to a destination. He was in a Ferrari or something and they were on foot. He thought he'd won until he looked up and and they were at the top of the building on the outside of this tower. It was classic!
Good on you for taking charge of the food situation, unfortunatly wastage is sometimes necessary, I know its hard, but its is a mental obstacle that needs to be overcome I hate it too, but I'm slowly getting past that. I even threw out chocolate chips yesterday because I was so tempted to make cookies. Now THAT was hard. As far as the veges are concerned - I'm afraid I'm kinda with your mom on this one! As long as she doesn't smother them with sauce or butter! Veges are low in calories and high in fibre, which means they fill you up for longer with less energy intake. They can actually reduce your appetite. Think of it in terms of the more veges you eat, the less calories you get from eating other foods. Steak can be relatively low calorie, if its grilled, not fried and has the fat removed from it.
I wonder what it is about moms, they all cook so unhealthily..... its like they subconsciously want to kill their kids....:confused:
 
Day 3

Breakfast was decent. I had this organic type cereal but it was very sweet and my stomach didn't like it at all lol My mom has this special type of cereal that she uses because she's not allowed wheat. I told her I'll be using that same type as well because I feel fine when I eat that. I bought 3 boxes today of wheat free cereal. Lunch was decent as well. Supper time I decided to treat myself to some subway. The food left from yesterday my mom ate thank god. lol I didn't feel like eating the fried streak. The only way I like my veggies is boiled or steamed but my mom fries them with the steak and it just tastes really weird. I already have my weekend meal planned out so hopefully I'll stick to that. Tomorrow I'll be heading to the gym and buying a membership! I'll admit I'm lazy to exercise lol but I want to. I've been day dreaming of running without my flabby stomach jumping up and down. Being able to do flips and rolls. Thats whats really motivating me right now is the thought that if I can get down in weight I'll be able to do all that stuff.

What's really depressing is when I can't fit into most of my clothes. And I absolutely refuse to buy anything bigger then what I have already. I would say only 5 good shirts fit me for work and 3 pants, with elastic waists, fit me as well. I don't think people notice but I still feel depressed using the same pants and shirts so often. I can't wait to fit into my other clothes again! As a reward of losing some waist size, I'll be buying new clothes and re-doing my wardrobe. When I do get to my target weight. I will sell my "big" clothes and only keep the stuff that fits perfectly for me.

I talked to one of my friends the other day and we both agreed that when we meet up in the future, we wont just go out and eat. We might just have a tea or instead, use the same money we spend on food, to go play some pool, bowling or anything like that. I also talked another friend into doing some physical activities this spring/summer with me. I would say just a hand full of my friends get motivated when I start talking about getting into shape and losing weight. But as I said most of my friends all of a weight issue, which depresses me even more because none of them have lost any weight and it seems like their getting bigger. Hopefully, once they see that I lost just a bit of weight, they will want to join in with me and I'll be able to get a real life active support around me :) But ya I would say I got a good 4-5 people willing to do stuff this spring/summer. Hopefully they will keep their word. Doesn't matter though... I'll be hitting the gym and spending the most I can outside.

jennylee, I dunno why mom's do that. I know my mom got it from her mom. My grandmother used to over feed us like crazy. When we visited her this is what would happen:

Grandma - "Would you kids like anything to eat?"
Us - "No thanks grandma we just ate."
Grandma - "Oh common I'll make you something"
Us - "No thats alright Grandma we're good"
Grandma - "Ok here's a slice of apple pie I made"
Us - "Thanks Grandma"

lol and we would eat it even though we where full but she would be happy that we at least ate something. It's weird but it was so unhealthy as well. I mean all my uncles and aunts have weight issues and I can see where it came from lol I mean even when I go to my aunts they do the exact same thing!

Aunt - "Are you hungry"
Me - "No I'm good thanks"
Aunt - "You should eat something you know, you need your energy and you need to eat to be strong, here take this" *Passes me a sandwich*
and then I eat a sandwich which again makes her happy but I wasn't even hungry to begin with lol

I mean I'm not gonna blame it on my poor Grandma but even her friends would do the same. Most elder people around me when I was kid kept trying to feed me! Now that I think about it, it kinda pisses me off! I mean they would be happy I ate something from them but then what happens to me? A chubby child.. thats what! GAH! I would like to mention another thing but I'll wait till tomorrow to post that about feeding kids.
It's only recently that I was able to tell my aunts that NO means NO. They still do offer me food and a drink just to be polite but they do not insist anymore. They will ask once and that's it. If I am hungry then great if not then they will leave me alone. My mom on the other hand is a little harder to deal with. She just makes food and leaves it there. And I feel like crap for letting it go bad lol But ya we'll see how next week goes when I'll be in control of the dinner :)

Oh ya and on a side note. I've given up drinking. Yup thats right. I'm no alcoholic but I used to drink socially. Well I've decided not to anymore! There is no moral reason for it. I just don't think its good for me anymore. One main reason is that its a depressant and I do suffer from depression which I am trying to cure. Also I suffer from Insomnia as well so again alcohol is bad for that. So this is for my health that I'm doing this. And the purpose of this journey is not just to lose weight but to live a healthy, fit and happy life. :)
 
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Day 4

Opps forgot to post yesterday. I'll admit I wasn't busy at all I was just very lazy yesterday. I woke up around 1pm! I didn't stay up late or anything, I think it was 10pm I went to bed. lol I just didn't feel like getting up but I know I had to or my day would go all to waste. I didn't join the gym like I wanted to but I didn't cheat or anything so thats great!

Anyways there something I really wanted to rant about the other day but thought I would wait till now to post it. It had to deal with parents feeding their kids. As I'm older I know that I have to take control of my own weight but for kids that are obese... I blame the parents and not the kids. I know there is a lot of emphasis on "educating" kids these days in school about nutrition and health however if it is not practiced at home its downright pointless.

For the obese children and obese teens. Who feeds these kids when they get home? Who makes their lunches? The parents! And if the kids are not getting regular physical activity and are not eating properly it is NOT the kids fault its the parents. Now, when they get older they will eat the same way they did for years and this is why we have such a big problem in our society today!

My weight loss, along with others is very difficult. Why? It's difficult because we're changing the way we've been taught by home and family to eat. We're changing our lifestyle to something that we haven't done in a long time. And thats the big issue, kids that are put in front of a TV all day, munching on JUNK and growing obese and not getting enough exercise. When they hit adulthood people blame THEM for their weight when its the parents fault all along.

Anyways thats my little rant. Another thing I wanted to address was emotional eating. It's good to get active and start eating healthy but there's more to it then that. The formula to lose weight is simple. It's the emotional side thats VERY hard to get over. When I'm happy or hanging out with friends. I eat. When I'm sad or depressed I eat even more. And even when I'm not hungry or have any strong emotion... I just eat cause I'm bored. Or I see something I really like cause I'm addicted to it and I eat it. Not cause I was hungry but because I wanted that "good" feeling. Now, to just stop, just like that, is not reasonable. I have to be able to COPE with my emotions so I do NOT go for something to eat to make me feel good.

On that note I am working with a therapist to help me cope with stress. I also suffer from depression and high anxiety. lol It's hard but I'm still surviving :)
The only time in my life where I was able to lose the weight and keep it off was during and a couple months after high school graduation before I went to college. I had absolutely nothing to stress about. My weight went down, even my skin looked awesome lol Anyways, along with being fit, eating healthy, I'm also doing my best to keep myself stable emotionally.

Man my posts are so long lol I guess I got a lot on my mind :p
 
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Day 5

OMG CRAVINGS! lol I beat them with some water today so it's all good. That's about it, not much to report :)
 
I like your diary. It sounds like you have a bunch of useful ideas going on here that will help move you to achieve what you want. And what you want sounds great too!! I bet you will get more friends on board when they see what you achieve. It does work like that.

Jenny's right. You do need to be able to throw food out if it's in your way. And hearing that your mum actually fried the veges, I totally get why you would not want to eat them! I love my veges - but frying them would turn them into something else!! - like from 100% low cal goodness into omg instant unpleasant dense calorie!

You beat your cravings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay!! Good for you!!

*Fills water bottle*
 
Day 6

Well I wish I could post some good news but I have some bad news :(
I skipped work today because the weather called for freezing rain. Had a good breakfast and lunch. My good mommy made me a huge salad! I was very happy that she is at least trying to help me now. YAY for me.. however. Along with the salad she made. She fried up some ground beef with onions and spices and made a pot of rice. Not only that, she made a stew of chicken breast, cucumber, and corn. Remeber... only two people live here lol She made so much food again that it pissed me off. Anyways, I couldn't resist the urge and I had a plate of ground beef and rice with some ketchup as sauce. But oh no, once you get me going I can't stop :( I had another plate! After I felt soooooo sick. I wanted to puke! :puke: Anyways, I'm sipping on some ginger ale to help settle my poor stomach. I absolutely hate giving into cravings! :banghead:

But here's my solution, I usually have one day a week where I get to cheat. It's usually Friday's where I order a sub. Well I decided that I would consider today my cheating day and Friday will be like any other day.

I'll still eat some of my salad later on today and I'll be drinking lots of water to help digest the massive amount of food I just ate :(

I can't wait till this snow melts so I can go for a walk. Sometimes if I cheat I would go for a walk to feel better but I can't even step outside. The roads are full of ice :( I have this ghetto stationary bike that I'm going to use for about 30min.
 
Having a cheating day is probably a good idea in your situation otherwise you'll drive yourself crazy with deprivation. I can't believe how much your mom cooks!! Is she a big woman? It sounds like she could run a soup kitchen out of your house. She obviously loves cooking, maybe you could buy her a low calorie cook book and ask her to try the recipes, or even a healthy vegetarian cook book so she can find different ways to do veges.
 
Day 7

My mom is pretty big but she also lost a lot of weight. She has diabetes and she also cheats a lot lol It's weird cause she always tells me how she hates cooking yet I always come home to a buffet lol
Today I kept to my meal plan so thats good. I don't think I can skip Friday, i'll be dieing for some subway or something to cheat on lol I'm already thinking about it now. So ya Friday I'll be having some subway, but I have to see a friend that day so I dunno what we'll do.
 
Maybe your mum is cooking cos she's bored, and needs more to do! More exercise? to help with her diabetes? The better weather that's coming might benefit you in many ways. :)
 
Day 8

Yesterday went by fine. My buddies called me up and wanted to go out. This is usually the problem. When I go out with friends we end up eating. Anyways, we hanged out and went to a coffee shop. I had a small decaf green tea. After they wanted to go and eat. It was like 10:30pm lol Obviously eating that late is bad... at the same time I really wouldn't have mind eating lol but I told them that it was late and I had to go home. So ya, a night out with friends and I didn't cheat! YAY!
 
Day 9

Today I didn't go into work because I suffer from insomnia and I didn't get any rest. I finally got to rest around 7am, I missed breakfast and lunch but had a big salad when I woke up. Plus my mom's friend made some kinda dish that looks like it had cabbage, ground beef, tomato sauce and something else. Also her friend got me a yogurt cup lol I think that's all I ate. I'm going to cancel my meeting with my friend tomorrow because of the weather even though he was going to pay for my meal tomorrow. But I'll be getting subway tomorrow as my cheat meal of the week :)

On that note. I usually get a coke to go with my sub. Well I decided to not drink anymore pop drinks anymore! I cut out alcohol because how bad it is for you but pop seems to be 2x worst for you lol Pop is going to be hard to give up because if I go out I could usually get a coke or a ginger ale to drink instead of alcohol but not I'm going to have to order just OJ or Water.
 
Summer Solstice Challenge

Hi Parkour,

We are team mates on the Blue team! Go Blue! I know we are going to do great at this challenge. No more pop, right? just kidding, I know how addicting pop is. I used to drink 5 cans of Pepsi a day until my second pregnancy I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes and I couldn't drink pop because it made my sugars go through the roof! So I started drinking Diet (yes I never thought I'd drink diet, EVER!) but I wanted to control the diabetes with my diet and avoid injecting insulin. It worked and I rarely drink (full strength) pop anymore. Now I'm just addicted to Diet Pepsi. Good luck with going cold turkey on the pop, I know you can do it. Good luck this week coming and talk to you soon!:party:
 
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Thanks for stopping by Eldaweesda, great to be on your team :)
I'm losing track of the days so I guess I'll just post whenever I remember now lol So Friday I went for my cheat meal. Had a subway sub, and I grabbed an ice tea for a drink instead of pop. It was really hard to decide since the options where mostly pop. Next time though I think I will go for grapefruit juice. I also put light mayo as an alternative for mayo. Well I dunno if it was for the light mayo or not but the sub didn't taste as good. Hopefully next Friday I'll use regular mayo and we'll see if it was because of that. Friday night was great. I actually slept! I was going nuts with my insomnia and I guess my body totally crashed. But I had a deep and great rest. I got up soooooo happy lol As a treat I didn't want to eat my cold cereal so I had some french toast lol I know its more cals but I felt I deserved a good hot meal after that great rest. I don't think anybody can appreciate how good a rest is until you suffer from some type of sleeping disorder. My buddy met up with me at around lunch time and we where so busy that we missed lunch. Anyways for supper I had some rice mixed with salmon. Tasted pretty good. I didn't eat anything after. Mind you it is very late right now and my tummy is growling. I might make a tuna sandwich for a midnight snack. My mom was confused when she saw me making french toast and then having the rice and salmon she made when I usually have a salad for dinner.

Anyways its late and I had a big day so I'm hoping to have another deep sleep!
 
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