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OK..so I am going to try this out so bare with me. I may not be able to do this daily due to the that I mostly use my phone for internet access. If this is mobile friendly with my phone I will update often.

Currently:

-Multivitamins-GNC Women's Active-7 pills once a daily
-Eating-6-8 small meals a day
-Sleep-6-8 hours depending on work schedule
-I drink about 100 oz of water a day.
-Exercise-4 times a week. NFL Training Camp which concentrates on Upper and Lower body. I also do Wii Fit...Yoga and walking my dogs on a regular basis.
-Work-I am a supervisor at a retail store. I am on my feet all day.
-Goal-Anywhere from 160-175 lbs.
-Current weight-307
-Weight when started-310


Today-May 8,2011

It was a day off with my workouts. I allowed myself to sleep in some, so I slept about 9 hours. I woke up and let my dogs out to use the restroom and started breakfast. I had 3 half dollar sized sausage biscuits and 4 half pieces of bacon. I drunk 1 liter of water. Took my vitamins. For lunch I had a 6 inch personal pizza, cheese with light sauce. 2 glasses of water. I had a Creme Drop for desert.

Workout wise...LAZY today. It is Sunday. I have walked around my yard, but that is nothing my body is not used to.

I plan to drink about 100 oz a day...and am well on my way today!

Thanks for reading...I hope I can get better at this!
 
Welcome to the forum :)

firstly congratulation on your loss so far.

When having a lot to loose it is a good idea to start with small changes a bit at a time, changing everything at once can be overwhelming.

Just looking at your breakfast, it is very high in fat which is not a good thing, think about the sort of foods which may be a little healthier that could be swapped in for the bacon etc.

cereal with milk and some fruit is a good option (assuming you don't have any allergies)


Have you calculated the calories you are consuming in your normal diet ?
 
Calorie counting is hopefully my next step in my life change. I meant to say that this was a not a normal breakfast LOL! Some sort of fruit smoothie, dry toast, cereal with bananas.

Currently I want to still enjoy eating, just less but more frequently. I know I do not choose wisely every time...sadly but I know I will be able to do this more.

I have been reading about calorie counters and such and plan to put it into action.
 
Hi, and welcome :)

I second the recommendation for calorie counting. The program most recommended around here is fitday (on a website). I use one called cron-o-meter (feel free to check out my diary to see it in action, including on my most recent post what it looks like and how I compile the stats at the end of the day), which is either a program to download (how I do it) or online. You can also Google things in a pinch (I quite often do this for fresh ingredients).

Do you know about calculating your calorie requirements? This is a very simple site for doing so (I'm not advocating the company- this is the site of one of the most prominent members of the forum, and he links it in his signature. It's just a very simple way of figuring it out): This number is an estimate, but it's a pretty good start without medical advice. (Don't reduce that number below 1200 calories/ day)

I definitely think enjoying eating is an important part of life, and can definitely be part of a lower calorie diet. I try to make a point of it. (You don't even necessarily have to eat less!)
 
I am also about enjoying my food. I think its vital for low weight sustainability. That said healthy food is yummy and unhealhty food just buggers up your life in so many ways.

I hope you can gradually make a transition over from eating a lot of high fat, high sugar, high salt, fast foods to lower calorie nutritious foods.

If you get a chance, have a look at my diary because i list all my food in detail and include recipes. My diet is pretty well balanced, healthy, filling and delicious.

Congratulations on starting this program. It will be difficult i think given you connectivity issues. I hope you can stick with us because i think being part of this forum is really motivating for a lot of people. But to get the most out of it, you need to be able to browse around as well.

Even if you can't come here every day, somewhere on your computer, keep a food and exercise long. I think a food log is really really important tool for successful weight loss. YOu can see where you may be going wrong and also where you are going right.

I like the sound of your exercise program. But you've got a really busy life. I couldn't manage it on less than 8 hours sleep a night.

Good luck with this.

btw what's your height?
 
5'9.
Yes I keep very busy...I have dogs that I show and take care of...I work at least 40 hours a week and sometimes work at a vets office for experience...when I am at home I clean and have now added my workouts.
 
I do have a question...what do you do when you get sick of food? I am already sick of eating so often...especially during the hot summer months!
 
I hope that updating often is acceptable. I found that I can post and such by my phone so I am excited. Right now I am craving meat so bad I can't stand it....I am not at home but will be going soon. I go into work at 10 AM in the morning so I hope to get half of my workout in before work and do the rest when I get home. I am going to have a small bowl of frosted mini wheats (I don't get paid till Thursday...time to rework my breakfast list) with banana and whole milk. I think it measures to about a cup...that's my breakfast plan. I am thinking a turkey sandwich on wheat with half a slice of cheese sounds good for lunch. I am taking yogurt to work with me for my snack before lunch and a protein bar for after. Dinner is undecided yet. I am thinking maybe chicken breast, green beans, and maybe 1 roll. Of course, my 100 oz of water.

This week I have only had 1 can of Pepsi...made me sick to my stomach so no more of those. I am enjoying the water more than I thought that I would.

My workout days this weekend are MONDAY-THURSDAY but I may skip Wednesday as I have a truck I have to unload...I may switch that day to Friday instead. I also plan to walk a few days this week with some of my dogs...they surely keep me busy. I live in the mountains, so most of the trails are inclined. And crossing my fingers that soon the weather stays warm and I can start going swimming at the lake, which is about 10 minutes from my house.

My mood today is very positive. I am still keeping myself up on this workout thing. This is a whole new world for me. Thank the Lord there are plenty of people and places to keep me up and going. I am also keeping track on my Facebook page. A lot of my friends are standing behind me on this. My boyfriend, as said before, is supporting me. He is at a healthy weight, just building muscle. Sometimes I look at him and wonder how I can compete with him on it, but I remember that he is standing behind me because he loves me and its not a competition. Ok...I think that is good for now...Thank you everyone for reading.
 
So today was my first true day of counting and watching calories. For breakfast I had one cup of Frosted Mini Wheats with a cup of 2 % milk. For a snack I had one cream cheese and chive lance cracker. Lunch was can of ravioli and a fourth of a cup of cheese. I had a serving sized yogurt with strawberries and the rest of the Lance crackers. Total calories so far is 1080. I have had 80 oz of water. Dinner plans are in the works after my work out. I will update info on workout after I finish.
 
Hi there.

Given your second last post, i'd say you are in trouble with all your small meals. I eat three good meals a day and its not hard to get from meal to meal. If i did get hungry i'd have a piece of fruit.

I think you should reconsider the 6-8 small meals. I personally don't believe in the theory of so many small meals when not one of them is satisfying enough to keep you going very long. Its also not the best for your teeth because you are always providing food for those dental decay bacteria. At least give them a quick brush after each small meal.

On what you are eating, i think you can do a bit better. By which i mean there are foods that will keep you going longer than the ones you;ve mentioned. I'd dump the frosted mini wheats. They'd be full of sugar and not much else. Try rolled oats - its really the best type of cereal. Even untoasted muesli is going to be better. Weetbix if you have something like that are ok though not as substantial as oats.

My breakfast is 1/2 cup raw oats, 1 cup full cream milk, 1 piece of fruit on it, and a bit later an expresso coffee with 1/2 cup milk. I"m losing weight on this and i am much smaller than you. So you should be able to lose weight on this too.

Other good breakfasts are 2 toast with 1 egg, tomatoes (grilled is good) and onions or mushrooms not using too much oil to cook them. I only use 1tsp oil to cook an egg and a tomato.

Or a bowl of fruit salad (equivalent to say two pieces fruit), 2 toast with only a light spread (preferably non fat) for taste and a cup of milk.

Or 2 toast with tomato slices and a thin slice of hard cheese grilled.

Or fruit and natural unsweetened yoghurt and 1-2 pieces toast

or oats with yoghurt and fruit instead of milk.

Toast never being white sliced cause that gets you nowwhere

You can pretty well assume you can eat as much in the way of vegetables as you like till you get closer to your lowest healthy weight. So long as they are cooked with minimal oil.


If you list your foods as a list (rather than a paragraph), its easier for us to read and think about.

With what you mentioned before about your food choices,i'd say if you are having turkey, leave off the cheese perhaps and put on some salad vegetables. But have the cheese if you really must. Its just that they are both protein foods.

Have more of your vegies - at least two types at dinner time. Vegies are great on a diet for many reasons but one is that they are low in calories and high in nutrition, fibre and will fill you up.

When you are eating good wholesome foods you don't need to worry so much about how much (volume)you are eating because if its low calorie, you will be full anyway. Just so long as your calories are a bit less than your maintenance calories - usually between 500-1000. Keep the fats to a minimum but even some of these are good for you and should be part of your diet anyway.
 
I'm really big on doing what works for you. For me, three meals and snacking works. For Andrea (fortyfour) three meals works. For others, 6 meals a day works. I'm personally not convinced of the weight loss rationale behind six meals a day. Do it if it works for you, don't if you don't. The calories are the most important thing.

I agree with Andrea. Ditch the frosted mini wheats, they're not a lot more than sugar (and they'll be high GI, probably, so they won't keep your blood sugar stable and so you may feel like you need to eat more). Or as I've read on an American medical blog, "that's not breakfast, that's candy". There are plenty of better alternatives out there. Have a look with (and adapt) some of her suggestions, they're very good (I have oats with 0.1% milk and berries for breakfast every morning).

You look like you're on track with the calories, but have you thought about nutrition? I don't know what a lot of those products are, but they seem highly processed to me. Generally, the less processed the better- have you thought about packing lunches and snacks? I'd switch out snacks (presuming they're not meal replacements) for fruit or vegetables as you like them (it's almost as difficult to have too many veggies as it is to have too much water, and while there is such a thing as too much fruit, you can afford to have a lot more than what you're having).

I'd also love it if you formatted your intake a bit differently so that we could break it all down easier. I break mine down like this:

amy1985 said:
Monday 9 May

Breakfast: 45g porridge with 421ml milk and 81g summer fruit mix. Subtotal: 331 calories, 20g protein, 52g carbs, 4g fat
Coffee: 600ml coffee with 182 ml milk. Subtotal: 69 calories, 6g protein, 9g carbs, <1g fat
Lunch: pizza. Weightwatchers wholemeal pita bread, 20g Cathedral City lighter cheese, 28g brown onion, 39g mushroom, 3g fresh basil, 15g black olives, 12g sundried tomato (oil patted out with paper towel, although I didn't adjust calories on that basis), 2 slices light ham (33.4g), and 19g tomato puree (aka tomato paste in Australia). Subtotal: 285 calories, 20g protein, 29g carbs, 9g fat
Pre-gym snack: 115g granny smith apple. Subtotal: 59 calories, 16g carbs
Post-gym snack: Graze "Little Figgy went to Market" (dried apple, baby figs, cranberries- quite liked this). Subtotal: 98 calories, <1g protein, 23g carbs, <1g fat
Dinner: adaptation of orange spiced chicken (with lemon, as I've discussed before), with 50g couscous, 163g steamed carrot, and 172g steamed zucchini. Also had ice tea- 200ml from concentrate. Subtotal: 578 calories, 38g protein, 82g carbs, 11g fat.
Total: 1423 calories (76%), 86g protein, 213g carbs, 25g fat, 53% sodium allowance.
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All those details aren't necessary (and depending on how you're tracking calories, might be hard to get- for me it's incredibly straightforward), but I'd love to see something like this (using my own data to fill in the details:

Monday 9 May
Breakfast: 45g (/ weight in oz/ cup measurement) porridge, with 400ml skim milk (/ measure in fl. oz./ cup measure), and 80g (/ oz/ cups) berries. Subtotal: 320 calories
Snack: a 115g (/ size compared to average/ estimated size) apple, a rye cracker with some low cal cream cheese. Subtotal: 200 calories (note, I completely made up that number, this is just for purpose)
...
Total: Number of calories eaten per day, how that compares with what you're aiming at (for percentages like mine, take the number you've eaten and divide by your goal), and the nutritional targets you've hit (either like I do or "3 serves of dairy, 4 serves of vegetables, a little too much meat".

This kind of thing would make it a lot easier for me and others to help you. (A list on its own is good- set out in separate lines rather than a paragraph- but if you're calorie counting obviously those numbers become critical, and breaking down between meals allows us to help if, say, you're over, by e.g. suggesting cutting back on something)
 
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