PROJECT: Body fix 2006

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Sara06

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Ok, so I said I'd start a journal in the new year and here I am. I'm finally ready, this is it! I've had problems dealing with weightloss since my early teens, a little younger even. I've put on 36lbs since I got pregnant with my first. In my lap sits my 3rd and a roll of fat. I took pictures last week and I guess I was in denial. I really didn't think I was that big. My weight is not out of contol, 148 at 5'6", but my Dr would like to see me lose some and so would I. DH says he'd love me if I was 400, but I can see him have to struggle a little more when he picks me up. I also don't feel like I'm setting a good example for me kids. I'm constantly eating, constantly. I feel like I'm addicted to food. I'm almost never hungry, probably cause I'm eating so much, yet I just can stop eating. I'll eat til I feel really sick. I've been on slim-fast the last week and gained a pound. I do alright, minimal cheating all day as I'm eating choclate all the time, but once dinner is gone, I blow it big time. So, that's where I'm at. So....what am I going to do? Just do it! I'm doing good so far today. I'm going to plan out what I'll eat everyday, I just bought billy banks boot camp, so I'll be doing that and keeping a diary here and on paper that records my food, execise and thoughts on my success and failures as well as weekly measurement updates. So, here it goes!! I WILL fix my body in 2006!
 
Yep sure can! Just keep your eye on the prize! Oh, and make sure you set nice little goals (like 10 pds, not 80) so your able to keep feeling great!
 
I've done alright today, cheated a little by nibbling on the kids grill cheese crusts that I cut off. I've had a strawberryshake with a banana, blended together, a peanutbutter snack bar and I'll be having a cookiedough meal bar soon. Dinner is stirfry, but not fried, I use water.

Here's this morning measurements:

Weight- 148lbs
Body fat- 29.6%
Water- 48.4

Neck- 13 1/4
Chest- 39 1/2
Ribs- 33
Waist- 33
Belly button- 37
Lower belly- 38 3/4
Hips- 39
Upper thigh- 23 1/4
Lower thigh- 21
Calf- 14 3/4
Upper arm- 11
Forearm- 9
Wrist-6

I'm going to add pictures over in the before, progress and after section.

ETA- Forgot to add my goals

I'd like to get down to 125lbs at least, 120lbs would be nice, but I can't even think about that yet. So 125lbs is my long term goal. Here's my goal schedule:

Valentine's day- 140lbs
Anniversary 04/26- 130lbs
Canada day- 125lbs

Those goals are nice and slow I think, so I should make it if I stay committed. Maybe I'll actually fit in my shorts this summer.
 
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Hi Sarah06,

Glad you took this step to start a diary. Love the title of it :D . As you know all the small steps add up to one big success. You can do it.

One thing I have found is that instead of eating late at night I log into the forum and read and post.

How old are your children? Do they go to bed early? I imagine small ones would keep you pretty busy during the day. Dont know about you but I am an emotional eater and lilttle ones can sure play on your emotions. Thanks goodness mine are teen and pre-teen...

I havent posted pictures of myself yet. I have my favorite pictures but nothing real recent because I havent been wanting to get in front of a camera. :eek:

I have found I cannot do slim fast or any of the other diets. I need to eat food. I did stock up on some Pink Lady apples, veggies and even found straw yogurt can taste pretty good.

I look forward to reading your posts and encouraging you in any way I can. Let me know how you like the BIlly Banks boot camp tape.
 
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Hi Sara

The hardest part to transformation is transforming our minds. Once you put your mind towards your goals, you find that everything else is a little easier!

ahh pictures, the final straw for most I think. It sure was for me! Especially when there are pictures from my not so distant past that showed a healthier thinner me!

Well, we can dwelve on the past, or we can buck up for the future. All of us have that in common here, dont we? Choosing to lose. Oh Yeah!
 
Bailey- My kids are 4g, 2b and my baby girl will be 6 weeks tomorrow. Slim-fast has a plan for nursing mothers.

SkinnyKate- I found a pic. of me under 120lbs. I think I misplaced it during a move. I would LOVE to put it on my fridge.
 
You certainly have your hands full :rolleyes: My children are 2 boys, 14 and 12... no girls for me. The boys still keep me busy with sports and all, but not the same kind of busy you are...

I think I might be looking for a pic of me to post too... :eek:

Didnt know slim fast had a plan for nursing mothers. I think that is great. Is it one you can follow? Are you getting enough sleep. I tend to eat more when I am sleepy....
 
I think I'm getting enough sleep. We co-sleep still, so I don't even really know how often she's up. I just latch her and usually fall back asleep. As for slim-fasts plan, it's 1700 for nursing moms. I find it hard to get to without cheating. 1 shake with fruit, a meal bar, 1 snack bar, 2 yoghurts and a piece of fruit, plus the 500 alotted for dinner is only 1420, still another 280 cals and i have a hard time chossing healthy snacks, especially since I've already hard fruit twice, yoghurt twice and a snack bar. As for your earlier post, I'm definatly an emotinal eater. I'm bored. I'm tired of being home every day, but there's no way I could leave them. I went back to school after DD#1 and ended up in tears cause I missed her so much. I talk to a few ladies on campus, no real friends. Things aren't bad with DH but there's things left lacking. I'm just bored and I feel like I'll be pregnant again soon enough, so why try to get all this weight off only to put it back on:confused:
 
aw sara, is it possible you may have a touch of postpartum? It really is hard to adjust to the babies, whether its one or two or a bunch. After my son was born, OHhhhh what a mess I was! A foreign land, no family there. It became overwhelming. I remember at one point there were dirty diapers everywhere, bottles everywhere, and that was just from one DAY! I was definitely depressed and suffering from that. I never had it with my other kids, but after the lack of sleep with him, I DEMANDED help from my ex and present H. Amazingly it got a whole lot better:D

I so hope you come here and vent and talk anytime you feel the need.

From a mama who missed her babies a lot too!!!
 
I've delt with depression since grade 6. I had PPD last time and I would definatly say this is not it. I guess I'm always a tad melancoly. I feel like I'm missing fun in my life. But for the last 5 years, I've been pregnant or breastfeeding for all but 9 months. I've been very tied down and limited in what I can do. Before kids, I was off to Toronto to go to raves every weekend, always meeting new people, making new friends, visiting old ones constantly and I was thin. Now I'm just fat and bored.
 
Doin' a happy dance. I lost 2.4lbs yesterday! Water I know, but it's nice to see it go down. I think I did pretty good, minus the coffee cake and snacking on kids food:rolleyes: I had my shake with a banana, a cookie dough bar, a snack bar, some mini wheats and grill chesse crusts, coffee cake at a neighbours house and stir fry(steamed veggies) with red, green and yellow peppers and brocolli. Lots of veggies and just a little rice. Just 5lbs to go to lose my Chistmas weight. Next week I get to start exercising. I'm really excited about that. I LOVE tae bo. Never done Billy Bank's stuff before. I hope the workout is hard but the moves aren't to difficult. I am so un coordianted.
 
Thanks rosered:)

Yesterday wasn't really a success or failure. I had a shake, bar and snack bar bringing my cals to 520 or and a glass of juice 620. We decided to go back to Ontario to see my new nephew (born Wed.) and got burger king on the way. (Hanging head) I had a whopper, M fries and ordered ice tea. The funny part? I prayed two days ago for God to help me stop being so gluttonous, to lose weight and be healthy. My whopper was horrible!! I tasted DH's and DD'd cheeseburger. All tasted bad. My fries tasted funny with ketchup and my drink was so watered down it was barely deciferable what it was. So, next time we go, salad it is! (Thanks God:) ) And later, I opened the cupbiard to mindless munch and stuff fell out at me! I? took it as a hint.

I was thinking about switching to SBD, but now I'm not sure. The last two days, my hunger has been minimal, I've been able to say no when DH bought a crousant, pass by the candy machines and close the fridge or cupboard when I realize I'mnot actually hungry. Sweets are my downfall and I'm really enjoying the shakes and bars and my weight is going down. Should I rush of to SBD or wait until I stop losing and/or get bored with it?
 
I've been inspired by other's honesty, so here it goes- my weekend confessional.

Saturday I had yogurt covered peanuts, not horrible but could have done without, a cookie dough bar, a peanut butter cup, a shake for lunch, 2 snack bars, cheese and crackers (we went to see SIL 3 day old baby and she had some out), hanfull of bits-n-bites, 6 real juice gummy bears, now here's the real naughty part, teen burger from A&W, fries and ice tea:( stew and one more PBcup. If that wasn't bad enough, when DH stopped on the way back to NY, he stopped for coffee and came out with a large onion rings for us both.

Grrr, DH eats sooo much crap. With his old job, breakfast and lunch were eaither fast food or from the coffee truck, snacks were chips or candy bars from the machine, he'd always have 2nds at dinner, snack everynight on chips and dip and drink only coke and coffee with sugar. I know he weighs less than 155, he's very defined but not skinny. It's just not fair I tell ya.

And now, on to Sunday-

Had a vanilla shake with banana after church we had hot chocolateand a muffin and then we went out for lunch around 2. I had fish and mashed potaoes with coleslaw. That was a late lunch. I went to a class at the church at night and had several cookies and a glass of apple cider.

So, did I totally blow it this weekend? Yes! I gained 2lbs for it too. The good news....

Today is a brand new day and a brand new week! I've poured my kids a glass of the best juice in the the world and didn't even sneak one sip! Tomorrow, I get to start using the gym, plus DD started preschool, so I walk her there and back. It's only 5 minutes one way, but that's and extra 10 minutes of activity 3 times a week and every little bit counts. Only I can decided if I this week is a failure. Do I chose to follow my plan and work towrds the body I want or do I sabotage myself and continue down a path of weight gain? It's all up to me and in the end, I only have myself to blame. DH buys me crap, but I don't have to eat it! I just have to speak up for myself before he goes in to get something. He thinks he's being nice cause he knows I like it. But I don't like being fat anymore.

Off to start my week right!
 
Hi Sara, thanks so much for visiting my journal and offering support. I will take all I can get. Sounds like you've got a bit of a carb addiction. I know it well. Put a dozen donuts in front of me and I won't eat one. I'll eat the whole box. It's a really hard thing to get past. The sweet tooth is evil!! I would suggest finding some sugar free snacks to keep with you. That way when the urge hits you can satisfy the sweet tooth without getting all that sugar. Those little 100 cal packs are just right. I have also replaced pastries with cereal bars. Snackwells makes some pretty good ones. My daughter really likes the Kashi ones. Or she did. Can't eat them now because they're too chewy and she just got braces!!
 
I am a sugar addict. I've got 20 days of slim-fast left. I'm thinking about starting SBD on Valentine's day. Hopefully I can break the sugar addiction.
 
Screw Valentine's day, I start tomorrow!!! I'm sick of chocolate....can't believe I said that. The bars are tasting gross and I'm sick of blending shakes. So, I start SBD tomorrow, we are going shopping tonight.

I've lost a little more weight, down to 145lbs. I can't believe I've lost 3lbs, I know it's not much, but I'm use to lossing 1 1/2lbs and then gaing 3lbs.
 
Keep it up, Sara. And yes, get rid of chocolate. I've now not had it for 3 days and I am perfectly fine --> I think I can last! Its terrible for the skin and it adds weight so quickly. I gave up a list of "7 Sins" (In my Diary) and I've stuck to it. If I can then so can you. You can do it!

I wish you the best of luck and carry on! :)
 
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