PhoenixRisin' in 2008

Almost 1 month down.

Today has been good, 1 hour on the treadmill and a salad for lunch. The plan is to have baked cod w/red potatoes and salad for dinner. Hopefully I will have a chance to do more treadmill tonight or walk the dog. Tomorrow will be 4 weeks since starting and I will weigh in on Wednesday morning though I already know im a loser.....er......Winner.
 
End of 1 month- 4 weeks!

Wahoo today is the end of my first month(4 weeks) of my program and I will weigh in tomorrow. Yesterday I did really good on my exercising, 1 hour treadmill and 1 hour walking the dog. Today I will have a salad for lunch with turkey and cheese and for dinner grilled chicken fajitas. I look forward to this next month to see what I can acomplish.

Thought for today: Reflections on last month.

At the beginning it was challanging, hunger pangs and tiredness of doing exercise, wanting instant results and not being thrilled with drinking water, I was'nt sure how this was going to go. But I had done my planning and had all the "tools" to get the job done, also my desire and motivation to be in better health kept me going. After the first week I began to feel better, I had my eating under control and was no longer hungry all the time, the treadmill became easier and I had more energy. I no longer felt the need to nap in the afternoon. Pounds dropped. Well 1 month has gone by and there is no turning back now, I am excited for the changes that are ahead of me. 2008 is going to be awesome, 2008 wil be........... the Return of the King!
 
4 Weeks gone.

YaY, I made it to 4 weeks!!!! So far I have lost 22.8 lbs, went from 367.8 to 345 and am very excited over the progress over the last month. I did the treadmill for 1 hour and had my salad for lunch with a pork chop and veggies coming up for diner, so I feel I have done well. I still need to concentrate on drinking more water. Well it continues.............
 
Another awesome day.

Last day of the month and im glad thats behind me. Febuary will be an awesome month for me with healthy eating and exercise. I plan on adding a weight lifting program that I will do 3+ times a week and also increase the amount of walking on the treadmill. Usually I walk 1 hour in the morning and now I will ad 30 min at night. I will keep my eating the same for now with a salad for lunch(with turkey and cheese), for dinner chicken 3x a week, fish 2x and beef/pork 2x per week all with veggies and salad. Also I will continue to drink water as I have found myself actually liking it, haha. In January I lost 23.8 lbs but prob 7-10lbs was water weight, so in Feburary my goal is to lose 15 more lbs. I will make it!
 
Feb- Another new beginning.

The total loss for January is............... 25.4 lbs!! Yay, that is such an amazing acomplishment for me and I am so motivated and eager to see what Feburary brings my way. Today I will start a weight lifting program, starting slow with lighter weights and building up as I go. I will try for a m/w/f routine and also will try to add an additional 30 min a night to the treadmill. My eating has been excellent- only healthy foods and will continue to stay that way! Today will be another healthy day.
 
Excellent

Today is turning out to be awesome, I walked on the treadmill for 1 hour at 2.1 mph and am about to have my salad with turkey for lunch. I will make a turkey chili for dinner and drink lots of water. I will prob see a movie today but instead of popcorn I will eat sunflower seeds and instead of a diet pop ill drink water. Yesterday was the first day of my weightlifting and my arms/shoulders are tired, did only 2 sets and it took 20 min, its a start. My knees got really sore when doing squats so I quit doing those, mabey i will just ease into it. I unfortunatly weigh myself every morning and today it said im down 26.6 lbs, so soon I will be down 30lbs and that is exciting!
 
Still loosin'

Yesterday was superbowl sunday and I made a few exceptions.... I had 2 slices of bread(sooo good) with dinner and a big slice of chocolate silk pie for dessert. I dont feel bad or a bit of remorse because I had planned ahead for it. I walked on the treadmill for 1 hour, lifted weights for 17 min and had a small salad for lunch. After my big dinner and dessert I walked another 30 min on the treadmill. Today is going to be awesome as well. Treadmill, salad for lunch, homemade chicken soup for dinner and hopefully another 30 min treadmill after. The scale says 339.8 as of this morning so I am down 28 lbs since starting, YAY!!! My motivation is high and I will only accept success, I will do this, there is no turning back........forward to a better life!

Thought for today: Making exceptions.....

I have been hampered in many previous diets because of my defeatest attitude. When I would slip up and eat things that i shouldn't, I would be depressed saying "I ruined my diet", I would beat myself up mentally over it and think that I destroyed all the progress that I made and just continue eating unhealthy throwing my program out the door. Well now I know better, once and a while I will make exceptions, however it will be planned and I will compensate for it with eating lighter on other meals and adding a little exercise. There will be no feeling bad! My program is still there, the progress that I made is still there and I am happier knowing I can have some of the foods I love(that are not so healthy for me). Making exceptions does not have to be a bad thing, in fact it is a good thing. As someone else said in the forums "just because you dropped one egg on the floor doesnt mean the rest of the dozen is bad". You clean it up and keep going!
 
Thanks

Thank you maleficient, you are part of my inspiration, congrats on all your success! I am taking it day by day and setting goals in 10 lb increments.
 
Mini plateau!

Ok it is friday with the weekend coming up, I must be careful of what I eat and continue doing the treadmill. For the past few days I have had a mini plateau and have stayed around 340, so what I need to do is kick it up a notch and do the treadmill every night as well. I had a salad with turkey and cheese for lunch and will have a taco salad for dinner. The battle continues.
 
keep going.........

Ok it is Sunday and all is well. I have done 1 hour on the treadmill and had soup and a cracker for lunch. Today I will plan out my meals for the week and go shopping so I will be prepaired. I have had a mini plateau for the last week and need to kick it up a notch and keep loosing! I can do it!
 
6 weeks down

Already at the 6 week mark and I will weigh in tomorrow. For the last week I have been fluctuating right around 340 so for the last 2 days I have increased my exercise by adding 30 min on the treadmill every night and writing down my calorie intake. Today so far I did 1 hour on the treadmill and had a can of progresso soup with a round cracker with 3 slices of canadian bacon. I'm keeping my motivation up and charging ahead!
 
6 weeks= success!

The first 6 weeks are behind me with a total loss of 31 lbs!:party: That is an average of just over 5 lbs per week and my waist measurement is down to 54.5 from the 62.5 I started at! I have dropped into the 330's and am done with the 340's forever, never to return! I am feeling better and have more energy, I cant wait for a few more months to pass.
 
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Phoenix, your attitude is great and reading your insights has been great motivation for me. I hope your success continues and look forward to reading about it... and about whatever you eventually replace your lunchtime turkey/cheese salad with when you finally get sick of eating it every day. :D
 
Changed it up!

All is well, it has been a wonderful day so far and a good start to the weekend. Thanks Squeak I appreciate your input and have read your diary and wish you all the success you deserve. As for the lunches I did change it up because for 1 week there was no loss registered on the scale. I was having a big salad with 2 oz of turkey and prob. 3 oz of cheese, tomatoes and seasoned pecans(baked in oven w/brown sugar and cayenne powder) with lite Italian dressing. I, for the last few days have changed to a can of progresso or healthy choice soup with 1 pilot bread cracker and 2oz of canadian bacon. It seems to have worked and the weight is starting to drop again. This changed my calorie intake from 500-600 down to 300-400 for lunch.

Thought for the day: Never in my adult life......

I have been overweight for so long, and for all of my adult life! There are many things that I have never done or experienced as a "normal" weighing adult that most people take for granted, for example... to run...just to run for the sake of it......with the exception of running across the street to avoid becoming a hood ornament. I have not done this since I was a kid, and it was fun dambit! Well I just might get another chance, it's just simple things I want!!!
 
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Weekend Warrior

It is the weekend but there is no break in fighting the fat. I have done 1 hour on the treadmill and had homemade chicken soup for lunch. Not sure what is for dinner but it will be healthy. To suppliment my exercise yesterday I shoveled snow for 43 min and will probably do the treadmill for 30 min tonight. My next mini goal will be to get into the 320's, probably in 1 week or so.

Thought for the day: Slip-ups, goofs, mistakes, ruining my program?

Just thought I wanted to talk about falling of the wagon, slipping up, or making mistakes on my program. Every time before, while trying to loose weight and sabotaging myself by eating pizza or McDucks or Popeyes, I would have the overwhelming feeling "I just ruined my diet" and feel it was useless to continue because my program was already "ruined" and I let myself down. I was way wrong in thinking this way. Progress cannot be undone in 1 meal! I still have lost X amout of pounds, my program is still there. So I have taken a different approach, once in a while I will allow myself to have the certain bad or fatty foods that I want, I will prepare for it and schedule it in. I will exercise more to compensate for the added calories and I will feel no remorse. The next day my program will continue and it will be easier knowing that I can have these certain treats and still continue to live a healthy lifestyle. A good example was Valentines day, I prepaired for it and knew what I was going to do (I wont describe all the fatty, calorie-laden intake) and came out of it like a hero, haha, and my program continues, I maintained a positive outlook and the battle continues.......
 
Ending of another week.

Another week is ending, with success, and I weigh in tomorrow. My program is going well and the more I read(on this forum) the more motivated I get. I have dropped from a size 48 pants to a 46 so I am excited, small moves in the right direction.:hurray:
 
7 weeks gone, behind me now.

Today is the start of week 8 and I know it will be awesome. For the first 7 weeks I have lost a total of 35.2 lbs and dropped a pant size!:hurray: I feel better than I have in a long time and have more energy. The treadmill is getting easier and it is becoming routine. I now think about the foods I eat and make healthy choices. I still have a looooong way to go but there is no reason I cant make it, with a little determination and motivation there is nothing I can't do!
 
It continues.....

Another beautiful sunny, healthy day. Yesterday I got new shoes and did the treadmill for 1 hour and they worked and felt awesome. Also I walked the dog for 51 min, I can tell the difference in treadmill walking and "real" walking(its harder). Anyways I ate food that was good for me and plan on getting extra exercise this weekend as this is my 8th week and want to have as much loss for the 2 months as possible.
 
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