Shawnna's weight loss diary...

Hi Shawna. No worries about the 'pitty party'. We all have them. (((HUGS)))

I hope you can stick to your plan. 25lbs would sure be awesome! I know you can do it.

ITU about people loosing weight, or even just staying the same and not gaining. My DH drinks a 2L of pop and several coffess with cream and sugar, a bag of chips or pop corn everynight, plus all the meals. He just eats whatever, whenever and never works out. Kind of frustrating!
 
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But, I am out of my funk, the way I see it is if I follow my new lifestyle, one day at a time, in about 2.5 months I CAN be back to the low 140's, and in the big scope of things, that is not long at all. I just have to keep my head up.
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I think the most important thing is to keep at it, think of it as a lifetime change. I am sure those who have lost lots of weight even in this forum have felt this way quite often. The only difference between them and those who didn't lose is that those who lost kept at it, without giving up. You are allowed to make mistakes but it is important to learn from them. And you are doing really well. So chin up, missy!

And I have been reading your progress and silently cheering you on. Sorry I didn't post but I have been kinda down with flu and didn't have the energy to even type this weekend. But will come by often to check up on ya! Have a good week!!
 
Aw, thanks guys for commenting :blush5: I was just beginning to think I was a big, boring journaling loser.

Anyway, today I had a final that I had yet to study for so I got up at 6 this morning and went to the library to study my butt off. I ate really early and was too focused on studying that the only snack or food item I brought with me was a string cheese. Needless to say I was ready to eat my arm off by 10:30, but instead I went down to the coffee shop and walked right past the donuts, bagels, and sushi (ahh, my favorite!) and went for a grilled chicken salad w/ some Italian dressing that only had 1g of sugar per 3TBS, which is the whole packet and only 10 calories (I only used half the pack) and I picked off the croutons and most of the Parmesan cheese. Overall, it was a healthy choice and I didn't cheat on my south beach phase 1. I was proud of myself :)

I am not feeling too hot. I have cramps of doom, I am nauseous, and have the chills. Oi. But, anyway, here is my meal plan for the day I have only had a few things so far.

Breakfast:

Turkey Chili (350 calories)
Large Chai tea w/ 1 tbs of non-fat milk (20 calories)

Snack:

Lite string cheese (60 calories)
Approx 5 oz of grilled chicken breast on romaine lettuce (275 calories)

Lunch (planned):

Scrambled Egg (70 calories)
2 pc turkey bacon (70 calories)
Celery w/ hummus (40 calories)

Snack (planned):

2 TBS of peanut butter (210 calories)

Dinner (planned):

Baked Tilapia fillets (120 calories)
Roasted Veggies (170 calories)

Total Calories: 1, 385

Hopefully I feel better after a nap so that I can go to the gym for about an hour, I really want to burn some calories. I weighed today and it said I was up .2 from yesterday, but I know it isn't from gaining weight or from salt, it is probably the bloat from my ToM, so it will be nice to see in a few days when it is over just how much weight I have really lost :)

Hope everyone is doing well!
 
Keep up the great work - you've had some great days back to back!! Stay consistent and your goals will seem easy to achieve!! One day at a time!
 
Yay!!!

Woohooo! So I just woke up and I stepped on the scale.... are you ready for the number? Are you sure you're REALLY ready to know the number? Ah okay! I guess I can tell you... I am officially 167 POUNDS :) After 4 days I have lost 4.4 POUNDS, if there were a smiley that could show me bouncing around that worked I would put fifty of them on here. :) That means... I EXCEEDED MY GOAL FOR THE WEEK!!! YAY!!!!!!

I LOVE SOUTH BEACH DIET
 
Congratulations!!! Wow! great progress. You are on a roll girl! This is really inspiring. You are gonna kick those lbs in no time. Good luck this week!
 
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Congratulations!!! Wow! great progress. You are on a roll girl! This is really inspiring. You are gonna kick those lbs in no time. Good luck this week!
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Thanks! I am soo excited. I am still bloated and will be for a couple more days, which makes todays weight just that much sweeter! My book says you can stay on phase 1 for up to 3 to 4 weeks MAX, and I am wondering if I am going to just make it like Phase1.5 for 4 weeks because I do like fruit, but if I just add one carb a day instead of the 2-3 you add in in phase 2 I should still have really good weight loss up to that 4 week mark, then once I get there slowly introduct the other carbs, which will probably slow me to 1-2 pounds a week.
 
So here is todays meal plan since I didn't post it earlier:

Breakfast:

2 egg omelet (140 calories)
8oz V8 veggie juice (50 calories)

Snack:

String Cheese (60 calories)
ABout 1.5 TBS PB (150 calories)

Lunch:

Taco Salad from Qdoba (360 calories)
- Romaine lettuce, small amount of hot salsa, black beans, grilled chicken.

Snack:

1 can tuna (100 calories)
Deli Turkey (50 calories)
1/3 cup roasted nuts (150 calories)

Dinner:

Spinach Salad (30 calories)
Roasted Veggies (170 calories)
Something else? (120 calories)

Total: 1, 380

I was afraid my salad was going to be really fattening for some reason but I looked up the nutrition facts and it isn't that bad. I think I made a good choice considering when I go to qdoba I usually get the Naked Burrito w/ tortilla on the side, black beans, rice, cheese and shredded beef-- so a salad w/ chicken is a big step up! lol
 
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Hey guys,

Just wanted to update my journal to reflect that I went to the gym today for an hour a five minutes, all on the elliptical. I burned 761 calories... yay! Thats almost 22% of a pound :p Plan on going tomorrow also.
 
Okay guys, so I REALLY REALLY want to be down to about 145 pounds by the time I leave for the Florida Keys on July 14th, that leaves me a little over a month to lose 22 pounds. I have already lost 4.4 pounds in 4 days and am optimistic that over the course of the next week and a half I can have that number to at least 10 or 11 pounds lost. I set up goals leading up to my trip on July 14th. Two years ago I went to Hawaii with my fiance and his family and weight approx 145-149, I was a size 7 pants, size medium shirt. Here are some pictures...

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It is not my ideal weight, but it is what I am aiming for before my trip. It would be such a treat to leave my size 10/12 pants home and wear my cute 7's in Florida.

Here is the goal timeline I laid out:

May 19th: (-4 pounds) (163 pounds)-- I Made It! :)
May 26th: (-3 pounds) (160 pounds)
June 2nd: (-3 pounds) (157 pounds)
June 9th: (-3 pounds) (154 pounds)
June 16th: (-2 pounds) (152 pounds)
June 23rd: (-2 pounds) (150 pounds)
June 30th: (-1.5 pounds) (148.5 pounds)
July 7th: (-1.5 pounds) (147 pounds)
July 14th: (-1.5 pounds) (145.5 pounds)

How am I going to accomplish this? First, I am going to extend "Phase 1" of the South Beach Diet until June 3rd. This is the "strict phase" and is what is accounting for such great results this week. But, it says you cannot stay on phase one for longer than 4 weeks because it is so restrictive, so I am going until the end of 4 weeks. Also, I am going to be in a "weight training" class this summer at my university, I am going to have to run and lift weights so I should be able to help me tone and I will be going to the gym everyday too for cardio. On top of that I am going to say NO to cheating! I realize the only person I am going to hurt by cheating and sneaking crap is myself. Once I get to 145 I will be a little more liberal and allow "cheat meals" once every week or two, but until then I am going to make myself behave.

So, I KNOW I can do this. It will probably be harder the closer I get to my ultimate goal weight (130-135), but I am sure my weight loss wont stall until I hit about 140 so I don't think I am going to have a problem losing the weight I want to up to the time I leave for my trip. I also plan on staying on track while on vacation! Since we will be in the Keys on the beautiful beach we are going to take jogs in the sand (great cardio), swim A LOT, walk all over the place, and I am going to be ordering things like fish and salads while avoiding things that are deep fried, high in carbs, and low in nutrition.

I know I can do this :)
 
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So today has gone pretty good. I had my last final at school today so I am free until summer school starts, which unfortunately is next Monday lol. Anyway, I sold my books from this semester back and got $50.00 for them, and I went to Barn and Noble and bought some new goodies!

Today I got:
The Complete Food Counter (shows fat, calories, carbs, fiber, and sodium values)
The Everything Glycemic Index Cookbook (basically South Beach Diet)
and
Bikini Bootcamp (has a bunch of at home workouts to tone :) )

I am pretty excited about my new books. The food counter book will be helpful when I am forced to go to restaurants and the bikini bootcamp will be great on those days I am just not feeling up to going to the gym and it will be a nice supplement to my cardio workouts at the gym. As far as the GI cookbook, I am excited because I now have like 500 new recipes to try, all are good for me and will help ensure I lose weight.

Have not seen too many people around here lately! Hope everyone is doing well.
 
Yay for being done with school for the year. You must be soo looking forward to the summer!!
 

Woohoo.... I am down to 166.4 which is only 1.4 pounds away from where I was last time before I dropped off the face of the earth, so I am excited and I am NOT going to give up this time. I am probably going to go to the gym after breakfast... I need it!
Hope everyone has a good day! :)
 
Hey guys, so today was the weigh in for the Month of May weight loss challenge, yesterday was one full week on SBD, guess what my weight is... 165.6!!!!!!! That means I have lost 5.8 pounds in one full week! It is ridiculous, honestly, how easy the weight is coming off. I am so very excited you guys!

Anways, yesterday I went on a nom nom piggy fest. RJ and I went to see Iron Man 2 and got the movie kettle corn, I did resist and only ate about 1.5-2 cups worth and I am guesstimating about 200 calories because of the better and how much sugar they add. THEN my cravings kicked up and I ate about 1 and a quarter bags of regular kettle corn! Arg, but there is only 75 calories for a WHOLE bag of microwave pop corn so it wasn't THAT bad. Then we went to get tacos (great), and we go to an authentic mexican place so the shells and tacos themselves are fresh cooked and the meat isn't all fat and crap. Since I cannot eat the corn shells on SBD I just ordered chicken tacos and ate the chicken out of them, it was about the same amount as a chicken breast and I am guessing about 200 calories.

So I pigged out, but I didn't go one calorie over 1,400, so I am not going to beat myself up over it and I am going to start fresh today :) Hope everyone is doing well and sees some big numbers drop this week.
 
So today I was bored and drove 40 miles to South Lake Tahoe, it was a nice calming drive. I was hungry and got a salad from subway, been good with my eating.

Breakfast:

2 egg omelet (140 calories)
V8 veggies juice (50 calories)

Snack:

7 almonds/15 pistachios (150 calories)

Lunch:

Oven roasted chicken salad from subway (130 calories)

Snack:

2 TBS PB (210 calories)

Dinner:

Margarita Chicken w/ 1/2 cup black beans and broccoli (405 calories)
Tall Non-Fat Chai Latte (150 calories)

Total comes to 1,235 so if I get hungry later I have about 200 calories to spare :) I guess I could have eaten better, but I think I did okay. Sometimes you just need a break from the 'diet' food, and just get low cal things that taste good that keep you in your limit. The only thing I cheated on was the starbucks because I am not suppose to have refined sugar on the SBD, but I think I earned it, and I got a tall with non-fat milk. I'll just do better tomorrow :)
 
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So as I said yesterday I ate out etc. Stepped on the scale and I am down to 165.4... exactly 6 pounds of weight loss in 8 full days :) I can feel good about that. If I had been exercising more then I probably could have see 165 even today but, that is okay. I am happy with the progress I am making every day.

So, that means I have 30.4 pounds to go to get to the 135 I want to be at. I am slowly moving my ticker by a few pound each time I lose to a new goal so eventually I WILL get to 135 :)

Very optimistic and I am going to confess, I have been setting myself up for failure from the beginning, but I just don't see how I could let that happen. I have been telling myself, "You only stayed on track 2 weeks last time, what makes you think you can stay on it this time?" and that has been scaring me a lot! I don't want to fail, I don't want to be overweight forever. I am finally learning how to be healthy in my everyday life now. I can go out to dinner and find a meal that is about 400 calories and full of nutrition, I now realize I can enjoy things I love like starbucks, I just have to enjoy them in moderation and make some modifications to make it an okay treat to enjoy. I now realize I can eat salads, baked fish and chicken, make soups, and eat really well without worry too much about it. And I have come to just making it second nature to drink 90+ oz of water a day. I have not given up diet soda, and I have realized I have to pick my battles, I never drink more than about 32+ oz of soda a day, which is better then the 70+ oz I used to drink, and if I have not had enough water for the day... I don't drink any soda. I have realized I will probably never eat bread again... it causes cravings and makes me want to eat things like muffins and cake etc.

I guess I have learned too much to just go back to my old ways. And I am sure one day I will slip up and go nuts and eat whatever and I will realize what I have done, then I will get right back on the wagon and start all over again. I guess I am my biggest support system and always will be. I am very excited about losing my weight and keeping it off.
 
Hey guys here is my meal plan (hopefully) for today...

Breakfast:

The usual (190 calories)

Snack:

Tall Non-fat Chai Latte (150 calories)

Lunch:

Grilled chicken breast (200 calories)
Salad (40 calories)

Snack:

2 TBS of PB (210 calories)

Dinner:

Salad (40 calories)
Grilled fish? (140 calories)

And that puts me at 970 so I have about 450 calories to work with in case I eat something else that has some higher calories.

Also, I went to the gym today, 1 hr and a 5 min cool down on the elliptical total burn of 776 calories and drank 32 oz of water at the gym. So, hopefully I can see some more loss in the morning! Wish me luck! :)
 
It certainly sounds like you are well on your way!! 6lbs is great! I know exactly what you mean about setting yourself up for failure but I think all too often people go for MASSIVE change and it is too much to stick with, especially when thinking about how you want your life to be in 10 years time. Yes, I want to be slim and healthy but I also want to be able to have a bar of chocolate or a latte from starbucks every now and then. So it has to be about moderation and thinking back, it wasn't eating/drinking in moderation that go us all here...if I'd done that from the start, I wouldn't have such a problem!! So its hard work now and a little extra effort in not eating the nice stuff, then reach a balance to enjoy life but stay slim later on.
 
Thanks for stopping by jjjay :) I was beginning to think everyone abandoned me! Anyway, not too much been going on. I just got back from the gym, a nice burn of 790 calories in 65 minutes.

Here is what I have eaten today:

Breakfast:

Non-Fat Latte (150 calories) (I'm bad, I know :| )

Snack:

25 Pistachios (185 calories)

Lunch:

Chicken Green Chili Salad, Bajio (approx 450 calories?)
 
shawnnam said:


I guess I have learned too much to just go back to my old ways. And I am sure one day I will slip up and go nuts and eat whatever and I will realize what I have done, then I will get right back on the wagon and start all over again. I guess I am my biggest support system and always will be. I am very excited about losing my weight and keeping it off.
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I slip up lots and eat whatever is in sight and it sometimes scares me that it will be the beginning of old times but as long as I don't let the week go by that way and get back into it - it's all good :) I remember how much better I feel in my new ways and want to keep that feeling going and going so I always seem to go back. I think we have to be our biggest support system because we understand it best. The highs the lows and everything in between. It's hard work but the pay off is so worth it in my eyes! You want it bad too and that's why you will never give up - no matter how long it takes! Keep it up - your doing great!!
 
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