Renee's Rambling

update:

sucky week. need to pick the pieces up and put them back together. get back on track... etc.

grocery shopping today went well... no really major junk. I found some low-calorie things to feed my chocolate addiction so that's good. i really need to work on not snacking at work. i know from experience that taking healthy things to snack on doesn't work. So I need to just not eat anything at all. I can't actually eat while I'm working because I talk on the phone for a living so that's good, but breaks + me at the vending machine = DISASTER... so I think what I need to start doing is just forget the the breakroom even exists. I could easily take a short walk on my breaks. And honestly it would be good for me anyway. It'll be a lot easier once they actually change my shift because I'll only have one break.

So this week's goal is to take walks during breaks instead of chow on crap... I'm generally not even hungry on breaks anyway. And I'd eliminate about 500 calories that way. So yeah... Pretty significant.


Why is so hard to stay motivated to do this?
 
Now that sounds like an EXCELLENT plan! What a great and fairly easy way to eliminate 500 empty cals. Perhaps you can leave all money in your car except your lunch money (or better still, bring in your lunch and have no funds with you). We all agree it is so hard to lose weight, but its so worth it when you start to feel better..you'll see :).
 
I am sooooooooo super stressed. I can't give up my work snacks. They are the one thing I have to enjoy during that 8 hours of misery. But today's calorie intake even with the snacks would not have been bad at all had I not stopped at Culver's for cheese curds (670 calories) on the way home from work. What the hell was I thinking? Obviously I wasn't. It's difficult to be mindfull of what I'm eating after a lifetime of not paying attention.

What can I control right now? Exercise. I've added weights on Mon, Wed, Fri. Good times. :rolleyes:
 
Renee, please dont take offense to this because you should know by now that I am 100% in your corner. I just think your line of thinking is defeatist and not helpful to you. You think you deserve a reward for putting up with your job, but in all actuality your reward is keeping you obese, so how much of a reward is this really? This reward will get you nothing but diabetese and a heart attack. I'm sure you dont want to hear this and you're probably rolling your eyes at me right now :rolleyes:. You've gotta make some compromises Renee, something that will work for you but will get that weight off. How about some Dannon Lite & Fit Yogurts for 60 calories and some fruit. Clearly showing up to work with no healthy snacks and then expecting to give up your work snacking habit is unrealistic, but those yogurts are only 60 calories, and I would say even if you ate UNLIMITED fruit you'd be cool. Despite the number of cals in the fruit, you will be so full and have so many nutrients from as much fruit as you desire, that if anything it will help you eat less later. Yes it will take more planning but this will help you get into the 200s and well below. You can do this Renee!!!
 
Starting Weight (4/24/07): 319
Today's Weight (5/25/07): 315.5

Starting Waist: 51
Today's Waist: 50

Starting Hips: 58
Today's Hips: 57

Starting Upper Arm: 15.5
Today's Upper Arm: 15.5

Starting Upper Thigh: 31.5
Today's Upper Thigh: 31

Starting Bust: 52
Today's Bust: 51.5

Not much over the course of a month, but definitely better than nothing! It feels like most people would have accomplished this in a week. But the past month has been sort of insane and it's definitely been a learning process for me. I've discovered a lot about my emotional relationship with food. I've discovered a lot about how my mind and body react to exercise. I don't really think I have a defeatist attitude. In fact, this is the most positive I've ever been about my weight and getting healthy, this is the longest I've ever stuck with something like this. I'd say I'm doing better than I've ever done. Do I get down? Yes. I've been living with depression ever since I was a child. Sometimes it's easily managed and other times its not. I have a ton of issues and sometimes I may feel really messed up. But I'm dealing with things. Sometimes I write about them. Sometimes I don't. But the thing is, I can feel really really low like I'm drowing, but I always float back to the surface at some point and take a huge breath and I continue on my way. I'm still here physically, mentally, and emotionally and that counts for something.
 
Good for you Renee on your loss! I think you're right that working on changing habits is so much more important than how quickly the weight comes off. Sometimes those that start out so gung ho and make so many changes so quickly, just seem to eventually burn out and go right back to where they started. For you the process of getting healthier is going to help you in the long run rather than how quickly you're going down. Sorry to hear about your depression, that must be incredibly hard to live with. Keep us posted on your progress!
 
Howdy folks... has been a bit since I've posted. Life got a little crazy... go figure...

anyway...

No change in weight. No change in measurements to report.

I'm having trouble with my calves when I do aerobic exercise... They seem to cramp up pretty easily... maybe I'm not stretching them enough? Are there are any good calve stretches I can do that might help?
 
Do you calorie count? Maybe that would help you figure out why you haven't been losing. Or maybe you know but just haven't been in the right frame of mind. I hear ya on that. Anyway, hope things are going well with you.
 
Hi Renee,
I am new to this forum, but not to the nutrition industry. I know it seems difficult right now, but (and this might sound cliche) but it will take one step at a time. I would suggest that you just start by drinking more water. Sounds simple, and you're probably thinking come on, that's it???, well for now yes! And make sure it is distilled water, or bottled water. Absolutely no tap water!!!

I would like to see you drinking at least 8 glasses of 8oz of water a day for the next 30 days to start and just keep doing what you're doing. Keep track of that and let me know, I would like to hear about you're results!
Cheers,

- Aaron
 
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