Sam UK's Diet Diary- determined yet blimmin nervous!

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Sam_UK

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Right so I’m 22, in the last year of my degree and weigh 134lbs… I’m 5ft3 and want to get down to 117lbs… roughly a stone to loose.. thing is when you’re on the petite side every single lbs makes such a difference..

I put on a lot of weight since I went to university and going on and coming off the pill made it even worse. I started my diet Mon and so far so good! Haven’t looked at the scales yet as worried it may discourage me, once maybe twice a week I say!

I’ve been struggling to lose this weight on and off for over 3 years- I’ll lose it and then put it straight back on again. I’m really finding it a burden not only from self-confidence which goes through massive highs and lows as a result but with the spiral on effects- how I behave with my long term boyfriend because of my body confidence dips.. it also concerns me as this becomes more of an obsessive thing- my relationship with food becomes more and more obsessive. Majorly comfort eating, bingeing and then obsessing over minor calories and numbers.:confused:

My aim! Working on the GI Diet (I think it’s a healthy balanced way of re-working my relationship with food- a plan for life as it were) and regular exercise I plan to lose the weight over the next 2 months and KEEP IT OFF!

Couple of problems already in the way of my goal.. I’m in the middle of my finals at the mo so am spending all day in the library- not much time for exercise and feeling a bit stressed this would be the time I’d most likely comfort east… but I’m determined to start changing now in time for my summer ball 6 weeks away (3rd June).. if I could lose half the weight by then I’d be really happy : ) :)

Also nervous about eating out in restaurants and eating at the boyfriends house who even when I’ve told him serves portions 4 times the size of what I should be eating!

I’ve ordered the diet pill Zantrex 3 to help get off to a kick start.. just to get me through that initial craving stage etc and try to start new habits, it arrives tomorrow so that’s when I’ll start taking it. Bit nervous- only ever taken kelp tablets before to increase metabolism, but am feeling a bit desperate now.

Wish me luck!! xxx :D
 
Oh! And I forgot to add.. I've also got a pair of jeans that I'm determined to fit into in the next 2 months! They were what I were before I started putting on all the weight.. fingers crossed.. any tips? x
 
OK.. day number 5 no weight loss so far (I broke my only two weigh ins a week am now dashing to the scales every morning).. going to be strict with myself and not weigh in till Sun.. a whole of dieting!

Off swimming in a minute.. the first specific excersise I've done in a long time.. want to work up to doing a mile (32 big lengths) but will see how I got today.. If I do 16 I'll be happy... started sit ups and crunches last night to try and work on the core muscles.. going to try and do them every night before I go to bed.. 21 days to build a routine! xx
 
Hi there :),

I am at University too so I know how it can mess up the best intentions when it comes to healthy living, especially around exams/end of terms.

The GI diet might help keep you feeling full, but if you're still taking in as many (or more) calories then you are burning, you wont lose any weight. Theres lots of calculators on the internet that can help you work out how many calories your body is using in a day just to stay the size it is (your Base Metobolic Rate, I beleive thats what its called).

I would be careful about taking diet pills, I cant say Ive ever read anything positive about them but then Ive never used them myself.

Well I hope that was some help!
Good luck reaching your goal :)
 
Sam_UK said:
I’ve been struggling to lose this weight on and off for over 3 years- I’ll lose it and then put it straight back on again. I’m really finding it a burden not only from self-confidence which goes through massive highs and lows as a result but with the spiral on effects- how I behave with my long term boyfriend because of my body confidence dips.. it also concerns me as this becomes more of an obsessive thing- my relationship with food becomes more and more obsessive. Majorly comfort eating, bingeing and then obsessing over minor calories and numbers.:confused:

Couple of problems already in the way of my goal.. I’m in the middle of my finals at the mo so am spending all day in the library- not much time for exercise and feeling a bit stressed this would be the time I’d most likely comfort east… but I’m determined to start changing now in time for my summer ball 6 weeks away (3rd June).. if I could lose half the weight by then I’d be really happy : ) :)

Also nervous about eating out in restaurants and eating at the boyfriends house who even when I’ve told him serves portions 4 times the size of what I should be eating!

I’ve ordered the diet pill Zantrex 3 to help get off to a kick start.. just to get me through that initial craving stage etc and try to start new habits, it arrives tomorrow so that’s when I’ll start taking it. Bit nervous- only ever taken kelp tablets before to increase metabolism, but am feeling a bit desperate now.

Wish me luck!! xxx :D
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Welcome to the forum my friend! After just finishing my Masters in Leeds, England, I can only begin to empathize with how difficult it is to maintain your weight at university- but i promise you, its not impossible! As far as the obsession/bingeing, read my 'Eradicating the fear' thread and I think you'll find solace in the fact that I've been there and at times, am still there- you're not alone!

If you are adamant about taking the diet pills for your peace of mind, I wont' argue. but i will tell you that regardless of how much you lose, once you stop taking it, it is more than likely to come right back on. Best way to lose and keep the weight off is a healthy diet and exercise- no miracle cure I'm afraid.

As far as eating out/boyfriends house, eat half and take the other half of the meal for the next day. At restaurants, ask for your food without the sauce/marinade and no butter on the veggies- its actually a quite common request in the UK so don't feel embarrassed!

Good luck and we're here to support you!
 
Ah thanks guys!! All great advice- got back from the pool and did 32 lengths- the whole mile!! Feel really great and very happy, want to work it into my routine that i go twice a week, I think that's realistic. And back to the core excersises in the evening...

Realised that if truth be told, although I've had bouts of gym madness when i go religously 3 times a week for say a couple of weeks, I havent taken part in a regular exersise class without it being a huge deal since I did aerobics once a week at school.. when I was 16! :eek:

Ahh it's awful, but becuase (well I thought I was) quite active it never became a thing.. anyhow because I love swimming so much, it doesnt really 'feel' like a work out, but my heart was pounding afterwards..

Feel good! Keeping at it :D
 
Sam_UK said:
Ah thanks guys!! All great advice- got back from the pool and did 32 lengths- the whole mile!! Feel really great and very happy, want to work it into my routine that i go twice a week, I think that's realistic. And back to the core excersises in the evening...

Realised that if truth be told, although I've had bouts of gym madness when i go religously 3 times a week for say a couple of weeks, I havent taken part in a regular exersise class without it being a huge deal since I did aerobics once a week at school.. when I was 16! :eek:

Ahh it's awful, but becuase (well I thought I was) quite active it never became a thing.. anyhow because I love swimming so much, it doesnt really 'feel' like a work out, but my heart was pounding afterwards..

Feel good! Keeping at it :D
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Well done Sam! Unfortunately, I have a strange fear of water, despite basically growing up in the ocean on Cape Cod! I love wading but I'm just not a swimmer. It's such great exercise so I know I'm missing out!

Perhaps once I feel more comfortable in a bikini, i'll be more keen to swimming- Well done and keep it up!
 
Ahhh.. I was wearing a rather sensible , well fitting proper sporting swim-suit.. so everything was sucked inand tidy- the confidance thng didn't become such an issue that way... felt much more relaxed and comfortable once I was in the water, that I do sweating it out on a treadmill. Maybe try just treading water in the shallow end with a chum for a period of minutes and see how you go from there?

No further, weight-loss.. I'm really not following my twice a week weigh in rule... BUT I do think I look a lot (not thinner) but svelter after my swimathon yesterday, I certainly feel it.. great inspiration to get back to it! Mon morn I'll next be in the pool for another mile. And I'm NOT going to weigh in till Mon morn- 7 days of being dedicated to the cause! Ill take new measurements then too...

However the Zantrex 3 arrived today, and although I feel I've been doing OK.. thought the diet pill may help take the stress off battlign craveings. Although they say you can take up to 6 pills a day, 2 before every meal... since I ordered the pills, I've read so many nasty storys of people feeling gittery, thought I'd start low.. 2 pills today, one before breakfast and one lunch.. and see how I go.. my hunger was certainly curbed and although I feel a little buzzy and quite energecti (like you would afte a double espresso) I by no means feel tremmering heart or anything like that... will porb increase the dosgae to say 3 or 4 pills a day over the next couple of days and see if it's had much impact.

I spent about £20 on the bottle of 84 pills ($35/40) so although it's a fair bit if it get's me to my goal without making me obsessively count calories then I'm happy with that!

Wil keep you up to date xxx :)
 
3 lbs in a week!! I'm pleased with that- think it's a healthy reasonal weight loss and if I maintain that rythem I'll be happy. It hasn't been as tough as I thought iw would've been, mainly because I've been focussing like hell and party because of all the support I've got from here! I feel like I've got a responsibility to uphold my pledge I've said out loud more than just to myself now.. off to a swing dance lesson tonight! Sure that'll be great excersise.

The Zantrex really is only acting as a bit of an extra push, 1st time I took it was yesterday 1 pill before breakfast and 1 before lunch- 1/3 of the most effective recommeneded dose (6 pills)- that way I think, it'll help me out with craveings and excess eating (I then dont have to obsess over calories and numbers, just foccus on having reasonablly sized portions of healthy food) but without pileing the weight all back on when I stop it.

Hope you're having lovely Sundays.. it's beautiful here in the UK :) xx
 
Sam_UK said:
3 lbs in a week!! I'm pleased with that- think it's a healthy reasonal weight loss and if I maintain that rythem I'll be happy. It hasn't been as tough as I thought iw would've been, mainly because I've been focussing like hell and party because of all the support I've got from here! I feel like I've got a responsibility to uphold my pledge I've said out loud more than just to myself now.. off to a swing dance lesson tonight! Sure that'll be great excersise.

The Zantrex really is only acting as a bit of an extra push, 1st time I took it was yesterday 1 pill before breakfast and 1 before lunch- 1/3 of the most effective recommeneded dose (6 pills)- that way I think, it'll help me out with craveings and excess eating (I then dont have to obsess over calories and numbers, just foccus on having reasonablly sized portions of healthy food) but without pileing the weight all back on when I stop it.

Hope you're having lovely Sundays.. it's beautiful here in the UK :) xx
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Hi Sam =) Good to hear that you could make it this weak!
Don't be too much obcessive with this, take it naturaly or it'll drive you crazy, take good habits for the rest of your life or you might spend it freaking out with these things.
I'm agaisnt to pills but you own your body, you make the choices.
Good luck for this week, stay peacefully ;)
 
Hey Sam,
we have a lot in common, final year students in England (I am at UCL you??), doing mainly swimming as an exercise!
I love swimming (although I can only swim like 2 and a half styles and I just do it slowly). My minimum is also a mile (1.3 km), but I am trying to push for 2 km (1.5 miles).
Unfortunately I have seen no weight loss this week, but hopefully I can join you soon!!
I think you are doing a great job and the weight loss shows it!!
Greets, xxMilaxx
 
Sam_UK said:
3 lbs in a week!! I'm pleased with that- think it's a healthy reasonal weight loss and if I maintain that rythem I'll be happy. It hasn't been as tough as I thought iw would've been, mainly because I've been focussing like hell and party because of all the support I've got from here! I feel like I've got a responsibility to uphold my pledge I've said out loud more than just to myself now.. off to a swing dance lesson tonight! Sure that'll be great excersise.

The Zantrex really is only acting as a bit of an extra push, 1st time I took it was yesterday 1 pill before breakfast and 1 before lunch- 1/3 of the most effective recommeneded dose (6 pills)- that way I think, it'll help me out with craveings and excess eating (I then dont have to obsess over calories and numbers, just foccus on having reasonablly sized portions of healthy food) but without pileing the weight all back on when I stop it.

Hope you're having lovely Sundays.. it's beautiful here in the UK :) xx
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Hiya love,

The experts advise not to lose more than 1.5 pounds a week, as your body will have difficulty maintaining anymore weight loss overtime. What is your caloric intake like? If you continue losing that rapidly, you may want to reconsider your eating plan as you may me cutting out too much! Try to shoot for a bit of a slower weight loss so you can sustain the loss on a more long-term basis!

On a happier note, congrats- you're doing awesome!
 
Welcome aboard, and glad you started the journey.

Are you still doing abdominal work everyday? If so, you can stop that.

And what is your calorie intake. 3 lbs loss for someone your size seems a little excessive. It leads me to believe that you are under-eating.
 
I think the first couple of lbs was probablly a lot of water weight.. I'd not been eating very well at all over the eatser weekend so suspect that al the water retention went once the salt had got out of my system.. so 1lb real weight!!

Had THE best time at the swing dance class, didn't even notice that I was sweating buckets and my heart was pounding till the 2 hour class was over. I recommend it to everyone! Doing something fun with a massive group of people that isn't at the gym I think is a very healthy hooby...

Swam another mile this morning and felt great! Puffed out this afternoon, after all that excersise yesterday though too.. in re:to Mila I just go steadily and get it done rather than racing along too, steady is the way forward : )... how many lengths do you do for 1.5 miles in an average size pool to see if I've worked it out right? yep am still at the tummy crunches but want to keep them up to build up my core strength, as when I started I had zero... ah dear..

Calorie wise I'm really not counting cos I was so paranoid about obsessing over numbers and then bingeing.. but basically I 'm having breakfast, lunch and dinner.. split into equal thirds of protein, (good i.e. wholemeal) carbs and veg... basically along GI guidelines... if I'm hungry Ill have a healthy snack (i.e. a carrot) but I try to avoid, oh and I'm trying to avoid lots of booze too.. a glass of white wine when i go out kind of thing.. although I am a bit worried about putting a lot of weight back on when i do start drinking regularly... Ahhh and my portion sizes are much smaller than normal but I'm not going hungary.. not just not eating till I feel really full, just until feel satisfied rather than stuffed... xxxx

Ahh really hope I don't slip- feel really healthy and fit, the most I have done in a while and its nearly always after a week or two, when I start to see some small results that I relax.. gotta keep it up to reach the full goal! xxx
 
Best of luck to you!
I remember being on the petite side going through what you are, and feeling how it is to try to shed just a single pound.
Definitely different from what I am doing now :)
You can do it. Stick to it!
*cheers*
 
Sam_UK said:
I think the first couple of lbs was probablly a lot of water weight.. I'd not been eating very well at all over the eatser weekend so suspect that al the water retention went once the salt had got out of my system.. so 1lb real weight!!

Had THE best time at the swing dance class, didn't even notice that I was sweating buckets and my heart was pounding till the 2 hour class was over. I recommend it to everyone! Doing something fun with a massive group of people that isn't at the gym I think is a very healthy hooby...

Swam another mile this morning and felt great! Puffed out this afternoon, after all that excersise yesterday though too.. in re:to Mila I just go steadily and get it done rather than racing along too, steady is the way forward : )... how many lengths do you do for 1.5 miles in an average size pool to see if I've worked it out right? yep am still at the tummy crunches but want to keep them up to build up my core strength, as when I started I had zero... ah dear..

Calorie wise I'm really not counting cos I was so paranoid about obsessing over numbers and then bingeing.. but basically I 'm having breakfast, lunch and dinner.. split into equal thirds of protein, (good i.e. wholemeal) carbs and veg... basically along GI guidelines... if I'm hungry Ill have a healthy snack (i.e. a carrot) but I try to avoid, oh and I'm trying to avoid lots of booze too.. a glass of white wine when i go out kind of thing.. although I am a bit worried about putting a lot of weight back on when i do start drinking regularly... Ahhh and my portion sizes are much smaller than normal but I'm not going hungary.. not just not eating till I feel really full, just until feel satisfied rather than stuffed... xxxx

Ahh really hope I don't slip- feel really healthy and fit, the most I have done in a while and its nearly always after a week or two, when I start to see some small results that I relax.. gotta keep it up to reach the full goal! xxx
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Hey there- it sounds great- sounds like you're really making progress. Try to avoid the 'i hope I don't' and 'what if' statements- its best to stay focused and continually tell yourself you won't slip and if you do, that you will get right back on the bandwagon!

Well done and keep up the good work!
 
rarrrghh. so I've been away for a few days and what drama I've had between. To got short a very very long and nasty story.. I went out Tue and to bump up my energy took way too many Zantrex 3 pills and drank too much- result? Got very very very ill... thought I was going to have to call an ambulance, my heart was going a million miles an hour and I was puking (Id only had a couple of drinks and Im no light weight gallons.. literally was sick and shaking for 4 hours or so.. finally got to sleep at about 8 in the morning and was dreadful for the rest of the day. So needless to say I've thrown away the zantrex.. WARNING: DO NOT TAKE DIET PILLS AND DRINK. There's no official warning on the label so I assuemd I'd be Ok with a coupel of glasses of wine but no...

After that it really through me off track, I got a bit slack and ate more carby/sugery hang over esque foodsand buggered everything up for a couple of days.. however 3 days after and I'm back on it.. no more loss but no gain.. so still on 9 stone 4... 131 lbs..... back on excersise and adominals tmw.. its ok i dont feel discouraged just a bid sad i had to get so ill and that it seems a diet and my realistic lifestyle dont seemy to mash.. hope everyones well and going strong- sorry i left for a while! xxxx
 
Oh dear really lost momentum.. gotta get back into. it Back swimming Wed after one of my final papers is in.. just have to focus and not snack on stuff that I dont really want. Need some inspiration- Ive got rather lethargic : ( :(
 
Sam_UK said:
Oh dear really lost momentum.. gotta get back into. it Back swimming Wed after one of my final papers is in.. just have to focus and not snack on stuff that I dont really want. Need some inspiration- Ive got rather lethargic : ( :(
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Think of this for inspiration: Bikini season has come and you want to feel HOT and comfortable peeling off those layers by June to reveal your new, beautiful shape! Thats what is temporarily helping me- I have NEVER liked my body in a bathing suit and I'm swearing to myself that by the end of June, I'll at least have SOME confidence with this factor!
 
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