Corina1
New member
Slimmer, healthier me
I posted this in Newcomers and I thought I could quote it here as a start of my Weight Loss Diary.
I am counting calories and watching for a balanced diet using MyFitnessPal. My usual meals consist of either porridge or 2 slices of toast with butter in the morning, a good sized salad at lunch (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber/peppers with a dash of olive oil, light salad cream and a squirt of lemon juice), and then a biggish dinner which is usually meat (beef, chicken or even pork) with sides of 2 kinds of boiled vegetables (carrots, brocolli, cauliflower or leaks) and about 100g of mash potatoes. But we also do more elaborated meals every now and then, like lasagna for instance, or go to the restaurant/pub occasionally. I don't really drink alcohol, so that's not a temptation for me.
I also get a snack every now and then during the day, which consists of either a yoghurt, a pot of cottage cheese (everybody makes faces at me when I eat cottage cheese, but I actually quite like it lol), an orange or a banana and even a Kinder egg every now and then (I used to be a huuuge chocolate junkie).
The beautiful part about my diet and the app I use (MyFitnessPal) is that I can juggle about with what I eat and plan for my dinner accordingly. I work 13 hours shifts as I said somwhere above so if I get hungry during the day and eat a bit more, or if I give in to my chocolate addiction, my husband checks my daily input and makes dinner accordingly (chicken instead of pork, more veg instead of mash) etc. My husband is huge help and support, and we went on a diet together, which is absolutely fantastic.
I believe counting calories is a great way of going about a diet (if you have the tools to help you count, like the app I am using), because you can check everything you eat and see exactly how much more you can eat all the time, without feeling guilty or wondering how bad you're doing each time you crave something. Rather than deny myself a bit of chocolate or eat it and feel horribly guilty, I go ahead and eat it on the understanding that I will sacrifice the mash potato that evening, or the 3 o'clock banana. Or when at work, I use the stairs instead of the lift as many times as necessary to burn off the same amount of calories (again, the app comes handy for that too).
The biggest changes I did when i decided to go on this diet was.. well eat less (duh!) and stop drinking coke (I used to drink up to a litre of coke a day). On the first day I logged everything I ate and at the end of the day I was horrified to see I was eating more than 3000 calories a day, and so much of it was just chocolate, biscuits or coke. I am on 1200 calories now and I hardly ever feel hungry at all. Sometimes I even have to force myself to finish my dinner, because I know my body needs it and I don't want to go into starvation mode by not having the minimum intake my body needs. All is well so far!
Unfortunately, so far I was unable to exercise much, because I find gym unbelievably boring, and I can't really do walks either because I was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, so my feet hurt a lot, especially if I am at work. I would like to go to a swimming pool maybe... but I'm fairly sure I'd do more floating than swimming really, I tend to be lazy :s
That's pretty much it, I would like to go down to at least 65 kgs (about 140 lbs). I will weigh myself weekly (should I do it daily?) and I shall continue to try and find the motivation to do some exercise at some point... I know I really should...
Not sure how this diary works... should I post what I eat every day? Maybe it would give other people ideas for meals that are filling and lowish on calories (I'm thinking mainly of my dinners).
Progress so far:
Started on January the 9th, was weighing 86.9 kgs (191 lbs).
16th of January - 83.9 kgs (~185 lbs)
23rd of January - 81.9 kgs (~180 lbs)
30th of Janury - 81.2 kgs (~179 lbs)
6th of February - 81.1 kgs (~179 lbs meh!)
13th of February - 79.3 kgs (~175)
20th of February - 78.5 kgs (~173 lbs)
I posted this in Newcomers and I thought I could quote it here as a start of my Weight Loss Diary.
Hi everyone
I'm Corina and I thought I'd post and introduce myself a bit.
I am 36 years old now, I used to be really skinny back when I was 18 but I have gained weight steadily over years; I was weighing 87 kilos in January. I noticed I was starting to get out of breath very easily, and on top of that I was unable to cross my legs properly, which was very annoying because that had been one of my favourite positions, so I decided I need to do something about it.
I went on a diet on 9th of January and I am happy to say I weighed myself this morning and was thrilled to see that the scales were showing me an awesome 78.5 kg. I lost 8.5 kgs in 7 weeks (almost 19 lbs) and I am very proud of myself. However, my goal is to reach 65 kgs (60 really but I'll be happy with 65!).
The way I went about it is counting calories, I ate 1200 calories a day and I was surprised to see how much you can still eat if you chose your food carefully. I even cheated briefly every now and then, for special occasions
I have been using a free phone app (not sure if I'm allowed to name it here?). If a mod can confirm I can post it, I would recomand it to everyone who would like to count calories but finds it a bit tedious and complicated.
The reason I registered and am posting on this forum is that, after 7 weeks, I find it a bit dull and tiresome, and I would love to hear from others and get a bit of my motivation back. Plus, it would be great to chat with people, get new ideas and share experiences. I would also like ot hear ideas of some sort of exercise, I don't really do anything in that direction and I think I probably should... the problem is that I find the gym unbelievably boring... maybe go to the swimming pool instead, but then I'm afraid I'd be floating much more than swimming really
Anyways, nice to meet you guys, wish me luck for the rest of my journey.
I am counting calories and watching for a balanced diet using MyFitnessPal. My usual meals consist of either porridge or 2 slices of toast with butter in the morning, a good sized salad at lunch (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber/peppers with a dash of olive oil, light salad cream and a squirt of lemon juice), and then a biggish dinner which is usually meat (beef, chicken or even pork) with sides of 2 kinds of boiled vegetables (carrots, brocolli, cauliflower or leaks) and about 100g of mash potatoes. But we also do more elaborated meals every now and then, like lasagna for instance, or go to the restaurant/pub occasionally. I don't really drink alcohol, so that's not a temptation for me.
I also get a snack every now and then during the day, which consists of either a yoghurt, a pot of cottage cheese (everybody makes faces at me when I eat cottage cheese, but I actually quite like it lol), an orange or a banana and even a Kinder egg every now and then (I used to be a huuuge chocolate junkie).
The beautiful part about my diet and the app I use (MyFitnessPal) is that I can juggle about with what I eat and plan for my dinner accordingly. I work 13 hours shifts as I said somwhere above so if I get hungry during the day and eat a bit more, or if I give in to my chocolate addiction, my husband checks my daily input and makes dinner accordingly (chicken instead of pork, more veg instead of mash) etc. My husband is huge help and support, and we went on a diet together, which is absolutely fantastic.
I believe counting calories is a great way of going about a diet (if you have the tools to help you count, like the app I am using), because you can check everything you eat and see exactly how much more you can eat all the time, without feeling guilty or wondering how bad you're doing each time you crave something. Rather than deny myself a bit of chocolate or eat it and feel horribly guilty, I go ahead and eat it on the understanding that I will sacrifice the mash potato that evening, or the 3 o'clock banana. Or when at work, I use the stairs instead of the lift as many times as necessary to burn off the same amount of calories (again, the app comes handy for that too).
The biggest changes I did when i decided to go on this diet was.. well eat less (duh!) and stop drinking coke (I used to drink up to a litre of coke a day). On the first day I logged everything I ate and at the end of the day I was horrified to see I was eating more than 3000 calories a day, and so much of it was just chocolate, biscuits or coke. I am on 1200 calories now and I hardly ever feel hungry at all. Sometimes I even have to force myself to finish my dinner, because I know my body needs it and I don't want to go into starvation mode by not having the minimum intake my body needs. All is well so far!
Unfortunately, so far I was unable to exercise much, because I find gym unbelievably boring, and I can't really do walks either because I was recently diagnosed with plantar fasciitis, so my feet hurt a lot, especially if I am at work. I would like to go to a swimming pool maybe... but I'm fairly sure I'd do more floating than swimming really, I tend to be lazy :s
That's pretty much it, I would like to go down to at least 65 kgs (about 140 lbs). I will weigh myself weekly (should I do it daily?) and I shall continue to try and find the motivation to do some exercise at some point... I know I really should...
Not sure how this diary works... should I post what I eat every day? Maybe it would give other people ideas for meals that are filling and lowish on calories (I'm thinking mainly of my dinners).
Progress so far:
Started on January the 9th, was weighing 86.9 kgs (191 lbs).
16th of January - 83.9 kgs (~185 lbs)
23rd of January - 81.9 kgs (~180 lbs)
30th of Janury - 81.2 kgs (~179 lbs)
6th of February - 81.1 kgs (~179 lbs meh!)
13th of February - 79.3 kgs (~175)
20th of February - 78.5 kgs (~173 lbs)