Sara Maria's Weight Loss Journal

People always love to see a happy receptionist when they walk in to a gym...maybe you could dance to the music a little bit?? :p just an idea...something I would do...but probably not for everyone. haha At least it would make you feel like you're moving around a little.

Hon, don't feel too depressed over still having love handles. Losing weight takes time and it goes in phases...something I read on here the other day is that you can't go from obese to thin without all the little stages in between. So just keep up the good work...what usually helps me to stay motivated is to just sit for a few minutes with my eyes closed and see my "new" self in a certain scenario. (otherwise known as daydreaming) and when I see myself thin and confident and catching people's attention...I know I want to continue in my effort. Keep your chin up!

x
Monica
 
Oh my God, today was so bad for me food wise. I forgot money at home to buy my usual healthy lunch and because I was in a rush to get to the different jobs I only had enough money to buy myself a burger from burger king, and then tonight my friend and I went out and I had lemon chicken and rice.....I feel like such a pig...cow...pick one, any one.....and I didn't get to exercise today because I've been working these crazy hours....damn it...I'm feeling really upset right now.

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Don't feel sad Sarah Maria - it is difficult at first, and it sounds as though there are lots of temptations around you. You will get there!
 
I feel like I have no appetite right now but I'm also feeling really sleepy. I haven't had my coffee yet...Tim's doesn't open for another 15 minutes...and I'm sooooooooooooooooo ready for one....but I am also going to buy myself a bottle of dasani water. I might buy myself a light dip when I go to Dominion so that I can eat something substantial (I brought a pita with me) than a nutrigrain bar. I woke up too late this morning (who would have thought 4:20 am would be too late to wake up????) and barely had time to pack myself anything before I got picked up at 4:30.

Feeling sleepy.....and the days just beginning and I have another three shifts left to do after this one. Darn it.

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Wow Sara, your schedule sounds horrible. How do you do it? Is there anything you can do about your schedule to make it any easier on yourself? Could you maybe quit one job and take on more hours at the other or something. No wonder you are going out of your mind... you're ALWAYS on the run. Thats when I start to get in trouble too. It's hard when your busy.

Something that I always carry with me is protein meal replacement bars. It's hard to find a good one though. So many of them have a ton of calories and not much protein. I've been using the South Beach Diet brand. They've also got protein snack bars out and those arent' as good for ya. Make sure it says "meal replacement." They've got 200 calories, so it should be a meal for ya, it's also got 19 grams of protein and other vitamins. I buy them at Walmart over by the vitamins/diet stuff. (The peanut butter ones are the best)

It doesn't sound like you're doing TOO horrible. It could be worse. At least your eating lots of small amounts... several times a day. Thats a plus. Ya know, every once in awhile I eat at fast food places. I normally get grilled chicken but getting beef every now and again isn't that bad. What I would suggest though is to eat it open face (take off one bun.) I eat ALL sandwhiches this way now.

What else might be a good idea is packing your lunch the night before. Seeing how you are so busy you might have to plan ahead.

Your going to pull through this. You've got the drive and thats the hardest part. You want it and it shows. You can do it girl.

Jessica
 
I"m with Jessica. I know it feels like you slipped up horribly, but it could've been much worse. At least you didn't go on a binge or anything. You will be fine...and I also agree that maybe you should do all your food packing the night before. Might help to avoid that situation of having to grab things in between running around.

My thoughts are with ya sweetheart. You sound majorly busy!

x
Monica
 
Last day of running around like an insane person. Tommorow I have a five hour break between my shifts instead of working at the other job. I cannot wait. I'm going to go home, do some cleaning, have a bit of a nap. I'm running out of stuff to eat at home, so I'm going to do some grocery shopping tonight or tommorow for stuff to bring to work to eat. I brought a small portion of pasta and salad mix with me to eat at the other job just before I start calling people......I wanted to go home so badly last night but the manager called me in about how many hours I've been working and how the company doesn't pay over time or some stuff like that and he feels like I'm being taken advantage of.

This is going to be another day of no actual exercise in the gym, just a lot of running around like a lunatic and running after children.

I might actually work out tommorow before I go home or I will come back in early and work out at 4.....so tired....I might need to bite the bullet and get a coffee from Coffee Time. I usually wait for the Tim's to open across the road, but by the time it opens I'm going to be absolutely falling asleep at the desk... a small wont hurt I guess..until I get tims....

~ Sara Maria ~
 
I'm glad your schedule is going to loosen up a bit, and that your supervisor realizes you've been run ragged! Take some time for yourself to just chill once you finish cleaning and shopping, or before if that's what you need. Just breathe, it'll be okay. Big kudos also on eating right through all of this! (Even including the burger, it's not like you had six!) Best of luck with it all.

Sifen
 
just a random question: Do you live alone??

I lived alone for a long time, and I remember it was a major cause for eating horribly! Not only was it an expense for me on top of everything else, but also it seemed so pointless to cook for just myself, so I always ended up doing Ramen Noodles or a frozen personal pizza or a can of chicken noodle or something. So if you ARE living alone, then I think it's really admirable that you go out of your way to eat healthy.

x
Monica
 
Hey Sara,
I just started reading you and saw your pictures. I haveta tell ya, I think you are absolutely gorgeous and that you are doing GREAT. 17 pds is nothing to sneeze at! I'm trying to think of things for you to go look at. I sometimes dream at Ebay when i'm really bored. Do random searches for things for your apartment or maybe look at fall styles? I wish I could help more!
 
optimistic today

Hi Dharma and everyone!!

It feels so good to know that I don't have to work at the second job today- I have that five hour break in between......the first thing I'm going to do is work out- I have missed doing that so badly for the last week and haven't been doing nearly enough of it....I'm trying to get myself back into the habit again.

Monica- I just recently moved into my own apartment after living in a very negative environment at my aunt and uncles house for 3 years. I'm finally starting to feel more independent and I find I've actually been eating better now that I've moved out than I was at home. I am spending more money on fresh foods than foods that I usually buy out. I'm really making a concerted effort. Hopefully now that I'm not working straight through I wont be so hungry and tempted to have junk food. I'll eat right before I go into work and then come home and just drink some water and go to bed.

I'm sitting here now with the most beautiful container full of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries......and the strawberries are nice and sweet.....yummy....why wasn't I doing this before? I never realized how much I liked fruits and vegies before this. I'm still trying to get myself into the habit of cooking for myself....sometimes I just take the easy way and make pasta, but I'm making it in much smaller portions.

Have a great day everyone!!

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Dharmawaits said:
Hey Sara,
I just started reading you and saw your pictures. I haveta tell ya, I think you are absolutely gorgeous and that you are doing GREAT. 17 pds is nothing to sneeze at! I'm trying to think of things for you to go look at. I sometimes dream at Ebay when i'm really bored. Do random searches for things for your apartment or maybe look at fall styles? I wish I could help more!
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where are your pics?? I'll have to go back and see if they're somewhere in this thread...I hadn't seen them. :confused:

x
monica
 
ok, I found it...the link to your piczo...wonder how I missed that before?? haha Oh well...I agree with Dharma...you're beautiful! And you've come a long way!!! I looked at your before pics, you're doing an amazing job dear! Also, I like your new hair color! Very sexy. teehee Keep up the good work! I think you and I are right around the same size right now, except I dont' have amazing boobs. haha ;)

x
monica
 
I posted that about 2 seconds after your last post. Hahaha...what timing!!

Alright, so yesterday was a good day. Big bowl of beautiful berries...raspberries, blueberries and strawberries that I ate over the course of the morning. Nutrigrain bar for a snack. I went home and had a small piece of lasagne that I made with low fat cheese, and lean beef (dont know whether that is being good or not but I made sure it was a small piece) and side salad. A couple of hours later I went back into work early and worked out. And I came home and had a small sandwich and puttered around the house for a bit and then went to sleep. What a day.....hahaha....today is Friday and I have the afternoon off...working from 5 am- 12 pm. My breakfast today was something I made the night before- an egg sandwich on wholewheat english muffin with light marble cheddar cheese. No bacon or anything. No butter on it.

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Sounds like you've had a healthy day, and a really great week-- 2.5 lbs is quite nice! Congrats and enjoy your afternoon off!

Sifen
 
You look great in your pics, love the blouses in the top pics (where did you get them!?!?! :) ) Hope your doing great, your schedule sounds like mine always busy, busy... you'll make it though! Hope you have a great weekend!
 
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