Raina's Diary

Raina1

Raina1

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Ok, here goes nothing! I am excited to finally be doing this. I keep coming on this website and reading others diaries. I am so impressed by the support and success everyone has here. So, here I go.

I have really decided to take things serious. Last week was a great start for me, but this week is going to be even better.

I don't have a ton of weight to loose, but I come from a history that carries a lot of weight the older they get. I have been scared to death that as time goes on, I am destined to look that way. I am going to fight now so I don't have to fight the depression and anger later. I just had a baby about 10 months ago, and there is no better time to start. I want to be able to play, run, and have fun with my children.

Yesterday was a success and so I'll start with yesterdays cals.

Breakfast:
2 Instant oatmeals: 320 cals

Snack:
Zone bar: 210

Lunch:
ham sandwich: <300??

Snack:
Banana 100

Dinner:
Chicken and small salad 300

Total: 1230 cals
 
I'm pretty proud of myself

Yesterday was a great diet day! I can't believe how great I feel. I am usually starving on a diet, and totally feel deprived, but for some reason I feel wonderful! I hope this feeling lasts.
The exciting thing is I figured if I stick to about 1200 calories a day, I will have lost 15 pounds by December 1.

Breakfast:
2 Instant Oatmeal (320)

Snack:
Banana (100)

Lunch
Ham, Cheese, corn tortilla quesadilla (280)

Snack:
Zone Bar & Diet coke (210)

Dinner:
Progresso Soup + a little more canned Chx (290)

Total: 1200 calories!
 
Diet drinks??

Ok, so I thought it would be nice to "reward" myself in the afternoons with a zone bar (210 cals) and a diet coke. Somehow it makes me feel like I still get to have something delicious. I am drinking water in the day (I could always drink more, but probably 4-5 glasses/day).

Anyways, I was on a website that said drinking a diet soda was bad because it "spikes insulin levels"??? Is that bad? Am I better of dropping the coke? or am I alright?
 
There is a thread in the nutrition forum called diet soda? It has some views on the soda thing.
 
Feeling good.. making changes

Alright, I feel pretty great tonight. I went on two great walks today. Ok, one great walk. i went on a second little one with my husband, baby and our dog. I also talked to my brother-in-law who has lost a lot of weight recently. He is a work-out-aholic, but he is full of info and advice. He said my calories should be a little higher, and I need to add another "meal" later at night.

So, tonight I made a minor change. I added another bar at night, although he said it is best to go to bed with protein and not so many carbs.

Gosh, I hope all this work will pay off. I'm the type that really likes to see results to keep me motivated.

Breakfast:
2 instant breakfasts = 280

Snack:
Banana = 100

Lunch
Ham (<100), provolone chz (100), corn tortilla quesatilla (80) = 280

Snack:
Zone bar and Diet coke = 210

Dinner:
Progresso Soup + added chicken = 300

Added meal:
Zone bar = 210

Total Cals: 1380
 
Alexia,
Thanks for telling me about the Diet soda thing!! I read the thread. Very helpful! I will definately watch the diet's, although I think if I blow it, I'm going to try to get my kicks from a Diet than something really bad.
 
I agree with your brother. You don't want to let your calories get too low, then your body will go into starvation mode and hold onto your weight. The protein is important for helping build muscles.
 
Tough Day

Ok, today was a little tough. I really wanted something sweet and I was determined to not give in. I made it!! I wasn't as active as I wanted to be, but I still think that just cutting my calories will get me there. Will this really work? Is it possible to loose this tire sitting around my mid-section?? I guess in some ways I'm fortunate that my weight doesn't show on my face, arms, legs, ... just my belly! It is embarrassing when I want to wear nice cloths. I feel like I am constantly trying to hide. I'm still going strong! I know I can do this. I think if all goes well, i'm going to have a bit of a reward on Saturday. I think my hubby will take me out for a nice dinner to celebrate a great week (if I have a great week!).

Breakfast:
2 instant oatmeals = 280

snack:
banana = 100

lunch:
chicken, provolone chz, corn tortilla quesadilla = 300

snack:
zone bar = 210

dinner:
Progresso soup = 200

snack:
zone bar = 210

Total Calories = 1300!
Oh, and I drank so much water that I thought it was going to come out my nose. At least 8 8oz glasses. That's not easy to do!!! And, I skipped the diet soda.
 
cutting calories will work but do remember that your body will adjust and slow down its metabolism in time to suit the diet. You can rev it up by just doing 5-10 mins of say skipping or a burst of running to the letter box and back about 3 times a day, and also by makeing the same meals into half sized meals and having 6 smaller meals instead of 3 larger ones :)
 
I'm feeling great

Gosh, I miss the sweets and the convienence foods, but I don't really feel like I'm on a diet. I have been keeping my food pretty much the same every day out of ease. I want to make loosing this weight simple. I am not a fan of cooking and I don't really like all the fuss around food. So, I wanted to make every day simple. No worries, no thought to it. At least for now. As my body gets used to the calories, eating 6 times a day, and the portion control I will be able to introduce new things. Although I keep my progresso soups constantly rotating. Boy, are they good too!!!

I peeked on the scale today, and I can't wait until I update my ticker. :D I should have done that last week, but maybe the jump will make me feel like a real winner. I'm waiting till Monday for my official "weigh in".

Breakfast:
2 instant oatmeals = 320 (yummy flavors this morning)

Snack:
3/4 banana and 1/2 protein bar = 250

Lunch:
Chicken, cheese, corn tortilla quesadilla = 300

Snack:
Zone bar = 210

Dinner:
Beef Barley Soup + a dash of parm = 210
Diet Soda

Snack:
Zone Bar = 210

Total Cals: 1500
 
Congrats on doing so well!! It's wonderful to have a treat after a very successful week:) I do that too! Tomorrow's my boyfriends birthday so I think I'll be eating a few treats! I can't wait! :)
 
Doing really good. Keep it up. You should try those sugar free icecreams when you get a sweet tooth. They have fudgeiscles wich are sugar free and 40 cals each. or the tropical or orginal popsicles and they are 15 cals. Really Great. but Stay Strong and hope you get some results. Have a great day!!! Drink your WATER:D
 
Through the good and bad

Ok, I guess the point of the diary is to be honest. Through the good and bad. Well, it wasn't a terrible day until tonight, and I still think it could have been worse.

The hard thing will be this weekend. We have a BBQ tomorrow and my in-laws are having us for dinner on Sunday (always trouble!) I will be as good as I can. OH, and I have a wedding to go to sometime in there. YIKES!!!

As for today

Breakfast:
2 Instant oatmeals = 300

Snack:
Cottage Cheese = 100

Lunch:
Quesadilla = 300

Snack:
Zone Bar = 210

Dinner:
Progresso Soup = 220

Snack...
A&W root beer float = 330
3 small cookies (babysitter made them! how can you say no??):p ???

Total Cals: 1460 + cookies... 1800???
 
Not too bad...

well, today wasn't too bad considering i had a bunch of events to be at with tons of junky food. In fact, my husband commented that he noticed that he wasn't as hungry for bad stuff tonight. I noticed too. It's nice to feel a difference. Not to mention, I FEEL good. AND IT FEELS GOOD TO FEEL GOOD!

Breakfast:
1 instant oatmeal = 150

Snack:
Cottage cheese = 100

Lunch:
Tuna Melt = 300

Snack:
Zone Bar = 210

Dinner:
Salmon, Salad, fancy bread, a little watermelon, a few bites of some baked chips.. ??? Maybe 600??

Snack:
Wedding... a few chocolate goodies... ???

Total Cals: ??? < 2000 ???
 
Great news and frustrating people

So, the exciting thing is over the last 2 weeks I have lost 4 pounds. I am happy to have changed my ticker, and hopefully it will keep moving.

The frustrating thing is that I have a know-it-all brother-in-law!! I love him for his help, but I'm not sure if he is right. So this is the thing. I have cut my calories. I have added them up on the BMR calculators, and I have decided to be around 13-1400. I had some days lower, and a few days higher, but he is insistant on telling me that I need to be "much higher". He says that I will stunt my metabolism and this whole thing will backfire on me. I can understand that if I was lifting a lot of weights, and working out a lot, but I'm mostly just at home with my baby. I'm not lazy, but I'm not an avid gym goer like he is. I feel frustrated because I WANT to do what is right... I thought I WAS! I want these next few pounds to be easy. I have made it simple, I'm noticing a difference, and I feel like i'm creating habits that will last a lifetime. I'm getting a better sence for portion control, and eating 6 times a day. I also don't want to fail, and I feel like I have people standing over me telling me to increase my calories, which I only see as failure. I don't know if they are on my side. He's coming over today to give me a weight training routine that he says will help me. I'm sure it will. But, I was confident that I would loose weight with or without weights.
You have to understand first that I have tried diet after diet that focuses on the gym. And, when I start to fall off the gym routine, then I drop the diet and I'm back where I started. This time I was determined to not put the two together and so I would actually succeed. :confused:

Ok. Also, has anyone ever done Yoga?? I was thinking it would be a great form of strength training and a way for me to have a hobby to get out of the house for, and it would be a great way to relax after chasing a 10 month old around. My family is trying to tell me Yoga will not strengthen. They say that doesn't have the "resistance". If they are right, that's one thing, but NO ONE IN MY FAMILY HAS DONE YOGA!!! I need help. Anyone out there reading this who can help me???
 
I have the windsor pilates videos and it's a good workout, I didn't think so at first but I definatly felt it the next day. The videos aren't too expensive either. I took a pilates class at my gym too and that was actually really fun. The breathing pattern is sometimes hard to stick to though.
 
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