Serge's Weight Loss Journal

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Serge1

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Well after that stunningly creative thread title here goes.

I am not really sure how this works or what to write but I am hoping that I can use this as a means to keep a record of how I do and to motivate myself. I am 42, weigh 138.5 kg and at 5'8 I do n't even have the height to carry some of it of. Weight has been an issue for most of my life - I put on, lose, put on, lose - sometime considerable amounts although it has been a long, long, long time since I was healthy and fit. I am currently at my most unfit ever and though have dropped a couple of kg recently I need to be consistent. I am also at my heaviest now and over time the amount of weight I need to lose just increases and am worried that if I do not get it under control now that I will just continue gaining.

I am hoping to make a number of positive changes in my life in general and would like to be able to, say in a year, look back at this entry and see how far I have come. My short term goals are to start walking again, get control of my overeating and to try and lose weight at a measured sustainable pace. I am tired of failing to do something about this - fresh start.

Serge
 
Hi serge,

Nice to meet you here. I'm also new here and I just recently started my own journal too. And I'm also almost the same weight like you (285 lbs as of today) but shorter (5'4"). I will be looking after you and provide support as much as you support to me and everyone here. We are all here for each other.

i know you can do it this time.

have a blessed day.

Serge said:
Well after that stunningly creative thread title here goes.

I am not really sure how this works or what to write but I am hoping that I can use this as a means to keep a record of how I do and to motivate myself. I am 42, weigh 138.5 kg and at 5'8 I do n't even have the height to carry some of it of. Weight has been an issue for most of my life - I put on, lose, put on, lose - sometime considerable amounts although it has been a long, long, long time since I was healthy and fit. I am currently at my most unfit ever and though have dropped a couple of kg recently I need to be consistent. I am also at my heaviest now and over time the amount of weight I need to lose just increases and am worried that if I do not get it under control now that I will just continue gaining.

I am hoping to make a number of positive changes in my life in general and would like to be able to, say in a year, look back at this entry and see how far I have come. My short term goals are to start walking again, get control of my overeating and to try and lose weight at a measured sustainable pace. I am tired of failing to do something about this - fresh start.

Serge
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Serge said:
Well after that stunningly creative thread title here goes.
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Mine's even more creative than yours..."Jen's Diary". Mmm hmm. Thought of it all by myself too! :)

Anyways, just wanted to welcome you to the forum! As far what you put in your journal, that's up to you. I update mine with weigh-ins and a bunch of every day crap that no one cares about, mixed with a little venting here and there. Others post their food intake for the day as well. It's really up to you. Good luck on your weight loss journey!
 
Day 1 of trying to keep a food diary.

Breakfast - slice of toast, margarine and one pack of oatmeal with bit of milk.
Snack - slice of cheese on toast.
Lunch - two large bowls of soup.
Dinner - pasta, fish, mushrooms, onion, peppers.
Snack - 80g dry roasted peanuts & two slices of toast.

If can stick to that for the day then it is a start at least. Though I definitely went well over calories required, considered have not moved much today. Need to start working on portion size. Some of the eating was when was not really hungry but bored.

Will see if can burn a few off by going for a walk with the dogs - rather than letting them run around the garden as usual. We used to walk for a lot each day - time to build that up again.

Goal tomorrow to start working out calorie intake and weighing food.
 
Great job for your day 1 serge. :)

Serge said:
Day 1 of trying to keep a food diary.

Breakfast - slice of toast, margarine and one pack of oatmeal with bit of milk.
Snack - slice of cheese on toast.
Lunch - two large bowls of soup.
Hopefully by end of day just dinner and a healthy snack.
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maganda said:
Great job for your day 1 serge. :)
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Thanks. I did eat too much but it is a start and I think making a note of what I ate made me conscious of what I was doing. Next step to maintain it over the week and also start working out calories, portion size, etc as well as getting physically active again.
 
Day 2

Breakfast slice of toast with margarine. Oatmeal with milk.
Snack - peanuts 60g.
Lunch 2 bowls of soup (large)
Snack cheese on one toast.
Dinner: lemon sole and pasta, spinach, mushrooms, peppers.

Average day foodwise. A couple of times ate out of boredom (snacks) rather than being hungry. Also portion size needs a lot of work - lunch and dinner (pasta especially) were far too much. Also need to eat slower and focus on it whilst eating

But I did manage to eat a bit less than I was before started the food diary - so am hoping to keep it going. Goal will also be to drink more water and to start weighing out food so as to work out calorie content - so no idea how many calories have had today. Also trying not to eat before getting to bed this evening will be the goal for the rest of today.
 
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Thanks Clarissa. If am going to try and stay within a reasonable number of calories only thing I can think of is weighing the food I make, especially as am going to try and cook more things from scratch.
 
Weighing your food isn't a bad idea. I have a little digital scale I keep on the kitchen counter. I pull it out just about every day to weigh something. I also use measuring cups a lot. I'm hoping one day I'll be able to judge the amounts I should be eating just by eyeballing it, but for now I suck at it... so I weigh and measure. lol.
 
I think measuring stuff might also start to give me an idea of what normal, healthier portion sizes should be and also as a way to calculate calories. I am so used to shovelling food into me that I no longer even realise how much am eating or what kind of portions/calories am taking in. Next stage has also be reading up how many calories are different things.

Weighed dinner this evening - it's going to take some getting used to what normal portions should be!
 
Day 3:

Breakfast: 2 toasts with margarine, 1 slice toast cheese.
Lunch - two large bowls of mashed potato, carrots & swede. Margarine & small slice of cheese grated in.
Snack: handful of peanuts.
Dinner: 400g of mashed potato, carrots & swede with 140g of grilled chicken.

Lunch was too much, especially given activity level. But writing this down is helping by making me think about what am eating.
 
A belated welcome Serge!

Just recording and measuring what you eat is an important first step. You are identifying trouble areas and when you overeat. That's a much a part of the process as cutting calories and exercising. Also if you know you are going to record it and discuss it then you have a harder time eating really crappy.

I think the exercise is as important for keeping me away from boredom snacking as it is for burning calories. It makes me healthy in two ways at the same time. You can break the habit of boredom snacking and being active helps a lot.

Keep up the good work!
 
Day 4:
Breakfast Porridge with milk.
Lunch: Cous cous with liver & onions.
Snack: figs and grapes.
Dinner: 2 egg omelette with onion, chicken and couscous.
Snack: Large fruit smoothie
Finished 1 chicken drumstick leftover & piece of cheese when could n't sleep - annoying because was eating more out of boredom and not really hungry.
 
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Thanks for the welcome and the kind words Quercus. You are definitely right about the exercise and being physically active - it is vital. Used to exercise a fair bit many, many, many years ago and want to work back to that. Also used to do a lot of walking with my dogs - which has become more of a watching them run around- I need to change that and get back into that too. To be honest my entire routine needs changing. Although weight has always been an issue for most of my life I have been cooped up at home for a few months for a few reasons and have become entirely sedentary. Never been this inactive!

Also I often eat way past being full. It is about eating to feel bloated - embarrassing as that is to say. Glad I found this forum - just recording it is helping this week.
 
I started from injured and completely sedentary myself. You'll get there. It just takes time and persistence.
 
Breakfast: leftover rice & fish.
Lunch: Grilled chicken & rice.
Snack Egg cress sandwich (300 calories)
Dinner omelette (3 small eggs, mushrooms, cheese, green pepper, tomato) & couscous.
 
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