Radiant's Diary

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RadiantPebble

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So yesterday I joined, and today I actually came back. This is hopefully a good sign for me. I decided to go ahead and start a diary so that I have something to come glance at the remind me of what I am trying to do (pft, like I could forget that I want to lose weight if I tried.)

It's still relatively early as I don't get out of classes until 6 tonight, but I hope to have time to workout before my boyfriend wants to hang out, and if not then it'll just be an eating light day with a few crunches thrown in.

I've eaten relatively healthy today, a yogurt and fruit cup for breakfast this morning, broccoli casserole and a "chicken tornado" from the dorm food service for lunch, and nothing to drink but some tea and water.. go me. Hopefully I don't fall into energy drink mode before the day ends, that tends to happen.

A little background on me: I am a twenty-year-old college sophomore studying music education broad field K-12, living in Montana, and tired of being overweight. I have had minor health problems my entire life including knee problems (which I am having surgery for in about a month), depression, and weight-gain from birth control pills. I have always had an "excuse" for why I gained weight to make myself feel better about it, and now I'm looking for an excuse to take some off: I want to be happier. I've tried for a small period of time in the past, but always get sidetracked by school or hanging out with friends, and it's time that I don't forget what I do and keep to a healthy lifestyle.. so I'm going to work on getting some "before" pictures up within the next couple of weeks or as soon as my camera works again, and hopefully to posting some mids and afters as well.
 
definitely take some measurements as well - you'll find big changes there when you get closer to whereyou want to be - especially helpful on those weeks where the scale doesn't seem to budge.
 
See, that's something I actually NEED to do. Are there any pages or links that recommend how/what to measure? I also need to purchase a scale because I do not have one in my dorm and that seems like something I am going to be wanting to keep track of. What time of day do most people measure themselves? I feel like I would be cheating if I did it right when I woke up and I usually feel a lot skinnier then than I do in the evenings or mid-afternoon. :/
 
Doesnt really matter when you choose to weigh yourself -just be consistent with the time... try this thread-

I have a spreadsheet where i keep track of

Neck/chest/bust/waist/abdomen/hips/right and left thigh/right and left calf/right and left upper arm/right and left forearm/

Most people tend to do first thing in the am, after using the toilet, naked because it does give you generally the lowest weight on a regular basis... I would also suggest that you just record your weight weekly - your weight will flucuate ona daily basis - it might go up 1lb from one day to another - not because f anything you've done -but because it happens -some people get really unglued about it - so pick one day as your recorded weigh in day and dont worry about the rest.
 
Thanks so much! Now to invest in a tape measurer and a scale..

And I will have time to exercise tonight (going in about ten minutes), plus the exercising I've been going lately, even if it hasn't made a definate change in my body yet, is making me feel healthier and less hungry.. I didn't even eat half of my dorm dinner.. who wants to eat that crap anyways.. Just took a half hour walk to my friend's house too, so all in all today has been a healthy day.
 
Found a tape measurer in my sewing box, DUH.

Neck: 13.5
Chest: 39.5
Bust: 42
Stomach: 45.5
Hips: 45
Thighs: (L, R) 27, 28
Calves: (L, R) 16.5, 16.5
Upper Arm: (L, R) 15, 14
Forearm: (L, R) 8.5, 8.5

Sooo, I was really not used to looking at those measurements on me because I am ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS sucking in for as long as I can remember. Oh that just made me feel horrible.
 
you've got a starting point and that's what matters - those measurements won't stay there if you are consistent in your behavior... :)
 
Don't feel horrible. Feel positive - positive that you are really doing something about a situation that you do not like.

Happy - because you are doing something about it.

I see that you mention walking :hurray:- I am really pleased to see that. Walking has definitely been the BIG difference between my current weight loss project (which I am very pleased with) and a million failed diets over the past 20 years.

I would really encourage you to bring walking into your life more. I wear a pedometer all day - from when I get dressed in the morning until I go to bed. I reckon - my body is burning calories with every step of the day so they all count. Pedometers are really cheap - I suggest that you get one. I find that it challenges me to keep my stepcount at a good level. Lots of authorities believe that we would all be healthier if we took 10,000 steps per day. That would be a great thing for you to try to aim towards doing.

Good luck with your project
Best wishes
Margaret
 
Omega said:
Don't feel horrible. Feel positive - positive that you are really doing something about a situation that you do not like.

Happy - because you are doing something about it.

I see that you mention walking :hurray:- I am really pleased to see that. Walking has definitely been the BIG difference between my current weight loss project (which I am very pleased with) and a million failed diets over the past 20 years.

I would really encourage you to bring walking into your life more. I wear a pedometer all day - from when I get dressed in the morning until I go to bed. I reckon - my body is burning calories with every step of the day so they all count. Pedometers are really cheap - I suggest that you get one. I find that it challenges me to keep my stepcount at a good level. Lots of authorities believe that we would all be healthier if we took 10,000 steps per day. That would be a great thing for you to try to aim towards doing.

Good luck with your project
Best wishes
Margaret
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Heh, well I feel fine when I suck in my tummy.. it's just letting it all hang out, I didn't realize how much was really there. Eek. I used to walk a lot more than I do, but since they moved tango to the other side of town, not only can I not walk to it, but I can't go dance anymore either, and that was one of my forms of exercise... soooo that was a slap in the face. I am actually not a fan of pedometers.. I just fidget with things too much and I think I would be OBSESSED with looking at it, and at this point, I don't want to get any obsessions going on, but I'm glad that it work so well for you!
 
Hey I'm a college student that's extremely tired of being overweight too. Does your school have a fitness center? Mine has two so it's really nice being in school because you don't have to buy a gym membership. Good luck and I hope to see you making progress!
 
Yea, sleapydupree, I actually just got back from there. It's in the bottom of my dorm which is really nice, and it's ALL GIRLS. Whoo, so that's always nice. They is also a big gym on campus, but I really dislike working out there as it's where all of the big time jocks go and whatnot, and I would rather not work out in front of football players.

I got a scale tonight.. and to my horror, I am at 200 even. I GAINED FIVE POUNDS.. so that's my new starting weight.. and I want to drop down to 150 still. That's a 50 pound change.

Today's meals:

Bagel with cream cheese for breakfast with a half serving of fruit yogurt.

Lunch was noodles with butter and an apple.

Dinner is to be decided.
 
Yesterday I had a bowl of cereal and apple sauce for breakfast, I only have wheat thins and a fruit cup for lunch since I had to pack it and don't actually own any food of my own at the moment that would be better than that, and for dinner I had taco bell. BAD ME.. but I guess once in a while doesn't hurt. Just a cheese quesadilla (no idea how to spell that word) and a fiesta potato.... I felt rather icky afterwards, but I'll get over it.

As for working out, one of the girls that is in music with me is wanting to tone up so she's starting joining me nightly and shown me some awesome exercises that she used to do in classes that she took, so that is REALLY awesome for me. I spent 22 min. on the elliptical and 40 minutes doing other things including ab lounge, crunches, arm weights, leg weights, etc. with 8 minutes of stretching. I felt really good afterwards.

I am actually feeling really good in general right now.. I may not look different to other people, but holy heck, I FEEL different and it's great. Amazing what a week's worth of exercise can make you feel like.
 
I am actually feeling really good in general right now.. I may not look different to other people, but holy heck, I FEEL different and it's great. Amazing what a week's worth of exercise can make you feel like.
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that's awesome! and definitel incentive to keep going :) way to go for you :D
 
Thanks, Mal (that is your name, right, or what you go by?)

Today: breakfast - bagel with cream cheese.. only enough to cover the bagel instead of the 1/2 cm above it like I used to do.. and a banana, yum! 1/2 glass of orange juice.
lunch - SUCKED because there was so much good stuff in the food service I wanted to eat. STUPID DORMS. Got a grilled cheese, couple of french fries (like 7 or 8) and 1/2 bowl of tomato soup.
dinner - tba. Tonight is going to be crazy because I have SO MUCH to do. I think one of my friends and I are going to hit up the salad bar and deli sandwiches at Rosaurs. We just got it like a week ago and it is such a great store.

Don't think I'll have time to exercise for the next three days because of the craziness going on.

(Tonight: two hours marching band practice.. guess that could count as exercise. Moving stands/chairs/risers/sound blocks, etc for the symphony orchestra concert, setting up the stage for dress rehersal tonight, making sure everything is in place, etc. Grabbing a quick bite to eat, then blowing up balloons for about four hours because we are making a balloon arch this weekend. Oh the joys of being me... or whatever.)
 
Thanks, Mal (that is your name, right, or what you go by?)
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while my parents don't like m e all that much -they didn't name me maleficent :) it's just the name I go by on the internet :D and sometimes in real life oddly enough...

Marching band practice definitely counts as exercise... :D
 
Haha, fair enough.

Marching band is so second nature to me as this is the sixth year I have done it.. just seems like such a part of life to me that it's like walking over to a class. *Shrug*
 
Today wasn't all that great considering I didn't really have many choices. I woke up late, had a string cheese, wheat thins, and almonds.. was at marching band by 7am. Marching went until 4:30 doing random stuff. (and they feed us hot dogs. Ewwww, I hate them. Luckily that was the last one of the season!) At 5:30 I worked at the symphony orchestra doing coat check, so was busy with that until 11:30pm. Had one slice of pizza because it was free to us and I figured better than nothing. No time for any other exercise and I feel like crap. Plus I'm having boyfriend problems so that doesn't help AT ALL. What a day.. and tomorrow is only going to be more stressful.
 
Well, yesterday was a CRAZY day. Woke up in the morning at 9:30, did my hair (until 1), which turned out AWESOME. I then went to decorate where we had the banquet... for three hours, went and did one of my friend's hair, got dressed, then went to the actual banquet. I was so busy that I didn't have time for breakfast or lunch, but for dinner I had a veggi lasagna. It was marvelous, and dessert was a scoop of ice cream with moroccan cinnamon. Danced for a few hours and left. Yep, that basically sums it up. I haven't had much time to exercise in the past few days, which is not making me happy. I'll get back in the gym tonight!
 
put it on your schedule and just go to the gym... :)

but it's not like you've been sitting still so I woulnd't worry too m uch about it...
 
Haha, yeah. One of my friends and I set aside two hours for gym time tonight after classes, so I'm getting back down in that room! (I just adore having a gym in the bottom of my dorms.)

Breakfast - I was bad and ate a slice of french toast with too much syrup. Stupid me. Had a banana too. And a glass of orange juice.

Lunch - One chicken wing (not breaded or fried), a couple potato wedges, and a string of grapes.
 
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