Sara Maria's Weight Loss Journal

I will definitely be working out tommorow and after I finish on Saturday at the daycare. Next week I'm giving my notice in at my other job, so I will not have to worry about working so much. I will definitely be working out more. I am determined, I'm just too tired to fully get into it right now. I don't want this to stop. I love how my body has changed and want to keep going.
 
Hi Sara Maria,
I have found that by working out, I actually have more energy and am less tired throughout the day.

Hopefully, once you get to working out, that will happen for you!
 
Hey Saramaria,

Glad to hear you will be getting a less hectic day with giving up a job. Then you'll get to go to the gym and not be so stressed all the time. Good for you. I hope you have a nice day.
 
The manager at the store that I have been working at the last couple of days (a different location to my home store) has just thrown a wrench in things by saying that she wants to get me transferred over there so its closer to my place, and closer to the daycare job. Ai......they are probably taking me off nights when I get back so I might still work there if it can be worked out with the company so that I can still go to Australia and start there when I get back. I'll see what happens over the next couple of weeks.

The gym is about to open....I will probably have opened up before finishing this post, but anyway...eating yesterday was ok...I succumbed to a chocolate danish at Tim Horton's. And to some croissants at the bakery next door.....damn it....oh well, a cheat day for me. I walked a lot to try and makeup for it. Walked home from work, even though I was completely and utterly exhausted. Working out might happen later on after I meet with a friend of mine from work....oh God....I have to make myself come back here.....lets hope I can kick my own butt into gear. I will probably go see her after work here and then go home, nap for a bit and becuase I don't have so much to do around the apartment, I can go and work out. Cross your fingers and send me all the motivation you can.

I'm sitting here eating a small serving of dry kellogs special k berry cereal. I also have a nutrigrain bar. I will probably make lunch for myself at home. I'm feeling like I'm having a fat day. Like I've gained back some weight. I feel like utter crap.
 
My motivation is beginning to wane....I have to kickstart it again. I will just have to say no to too many shifts at the other store because I'm worn out by mid day and have no inclination too. What does everybody else do or say to themselves to keep them going to the gym and keeping themselves motivated?

~ Sara Maria ~
 
I try to believe that in the end I will succeed. Not always the easiest thing to do. Sometimes it's so hard. I know you can do this. Take a deep breath and go for it. I can't tell you how many times I have gone to the gym when I didn't want to. I tell myself I will only do this much. I argue with myself and pretty soon I have done the workout I wanted to do all along. It just takes a little convincing. I also try to remember that I didn't gain all this weight over night. So, it will take time to lose it. One day at a time. An hour at a time. A minute at a time. Little by little we will beat this. YOU GO GIRL!!!!! I'm pulling for you
 
Sometimes its hard to hang in there when you really dont feel like it,but we are strong.It took will power to start this journey,and that same will power will see you stick in there!

When I feel that nigglying feeling I think of how unhappy my weight has made me.When I've not done something because of my weight.Or been embaressed by my size.The knowledge that Im changing it,taking an active say in how I live my life works a treat.
I'm also addicted to mantra's at the moment...when I feel my motivation wane I start chanting like a trooper.You have to find one that really sticks in your mind and works for you.I like 'Life's to short to sit and wait,go out and get what you want!"and 'Is one 5 minutes of plesasure in your mouth worth the unhappiness of your body.'

I saw in one of your earlier posts your visiting Australia,thats where I'm from:) .I might be a tad biased but you would definately enjoy yourself here!
 
Some more goals for myself:

~ Work out two to three times a week.
~ Eat smaller portions.
~ Say three positive things about myself and my body every day.
~ Don't let others comments or negativity challenge my motivation.
~ Don't beat myself up if I am having a bad day.
~ Don't beat myself every time I slip.
~ Don't overwork myself so that I can't work out.
~ Don't be afraid to ask for help when I need it.

Sara Maria
 
Hey Amanda! Thank you for your kind words. I get days where I just feel really sad and upset, and other days where I'm high as a kite happy with myself. It depends on what day you catch me on. I just have to realize that I've worked hard to get where I am.

Nay! I will be there in less than a month...on the Gold Coast!! I'm so excited by it. I told my mom that if there is a possibility of doing it, I want to join a gym for the three weeks I'm there so that I can keep going!

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Wow,Im from the Sunshine Coast(about 2 hours away from the Gold Coast)!!

I love the Gold Coast,it has some of the best beaches in Australia,not to mention shopping!And all the theme parks in Australia are located there,too.

I know that here we have casual rates (you probably do there,too:eek: forgive my ignorance.lol)But there generally about $10 Aus a visit.

When ever I've visited there tho(even when I havent been trying to lose weight)I've gone for a walk on the beach each morning.Its amazing to watch the sunrise over Surfers Paradise beach...not to mention the extra work the sand makes your calves do!
 
I went to Noosa for my schoolies when I finished high school. I love the Sunshine Coast. I lived in Surfers for 6 months and I used to walk down to work at Pacific Fair. I miss it so much. Can't wait to get back there!!

I never stayed with a gym very long in Australia. My motivation was not that great I guess or I wasn't ready to see that I needed to make the change. It took hearing I was 231 lbs here in Canada to do anything about it.

Can't wait to get back to Aus!!! Aussie Aussie Aussie, OI OI OI!!

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Ok, terrible weekend for me because I spent a lot of yesterday not being able to hold down food, and it serves me right for having the pizza (whole wheat crust vegetarian, but still!! and later on I had a licks nature burger. Was a bad day on Saturday. I worked out after I finished work, and started to feel sick while I was doing it, so I stopped early. Had to call in sick to my other job. Still not feeling 100 %. Hopefully I'll be ok the rest of today.

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Oh oh..... hv lots of rest k. Get well soon and U hv a good day today!:)

Gold Coast sounds like alot of fun. OK! Aim to go there after my goal in Dec!!!!:D
 
I'm trying my luck with a bowl of strawberries from Dominion. I am going to do some grocery shopping during my break. I'm also going to look into getting a bike to ride to and from work between 5 pm and 8 pm. I get picked up every morning for my 5 am shift so I'll be fine then. A bike will mean less money on public transit and fresh air. These strawberries are delicious!!!!

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Isn't it cold by you yet? I live in Wisconsin and somedays it already feels like its going to snow :( I hate cold weather :(
 
Try Northern Manitoba; we're called Snow Lake for a reason!


Sara, good luck...just remember to take it one day at a time. You can DO THIS!:)
 
I worked out for 2 hours today mainly doing arms and abs. The trainer that wants to train me at the gym also worked with me for about half an hour on both arms and legs.....sore.....

Finished off the day with good eating. I went home and had some corn, and a tuna sandwich with light mayo and onions, and for dinner a small salad with some bbq chicken from dominion added to it. Yummy.

~ Sara Maria ~
 
Alright so...Its 5 am and I'm back at work....it seems like I never leave this place sometimes..hahah...for breakfast I brought two hard boiled eggs and a slice of flax bread from the bakery next door with a light margarine spread. For a snack later on I brought a kozy shack no sugar added rice pudding. It's about 100 calories. At about six am I am going to be walking to Dominion to buy my cup of coffee and a bottle of water. At 12 I have a meeting with Brian about my training fees and then I am going to work out for an hour and a half. I am probably going to work mainly on legs because I focussed so much on arms yesterday, though I will do some arms. I want to try and start doing more cardio.

For my eating later on in the day...my plan is to have a salad with a light zesty italian dressing and 1 cup of pasta with a plain tomato sauce. Although I'm rethinking it and thinking of cutting a slice of flax seed bread in half and making half a tuna sandwich with some canned tuna and a teaspoon of light mayonnaise and onions....that sounds a little better. I usually try and sleep for at least an hour in the afternoon because if I don't I'm usually exhausted at daycare at 5pm and with an infant and other children who need plenty of attention, falling asleep is not an option, so I try not to do anything too heavy because I wont be as active. The plan after I wake up though is to walk into work, or walk a couple of stops down before catching the bus to get the rest of the way if I'm low on time. For dinner....soup most likely...something light....Ok...there you go...entry done for now...
My mom was happy about my suggestion of getting a bike.
20 days till Australia!!!!!!!!!!!

~ Sara Maria ~
 
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