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ShellBell
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So I haven't been around. Part of that is because I haven't been counting calories as nearly hard core as I was. I'm still watching portions and measuring out a lot of them. I tend to count in my head now that I know some of the numbers for the stuff I eat all the time. I'm staying around 1200 lately which for a while was really frustrating. I maintained for like 2 weeks at 157/158. Highly annoying. I think that my period had something to do with it because I ended a few days ago and now I'm below 155!!! 
I think this morning the scale said 153.6 but I don't want to get too carried away because I tend to fluctuate. So I've lost over 10 pounds!!! THAT'S SO AWESOME. Once I am down to 153 I'll be back at my high school weight. The boyfriend noticed the other night too. Something along the lines of "I think you're diet is working" lol. I can tell things fit me better, which is nice. I had to make another hole in my favorite belt (cuz I was already on the last notch). Belts are expensive....so I rather just make a whole than buy a new one. Still haven't been exercising by the way. No time on my hands.
I'm super worried about the holidays. Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away! I love holiday food too. And the christmas season is bad. I make these amazing pecan tartlets that are just awful for you but they taste soooo good. They're like bite sized pecan pies with a cream cheese crust - full of cornsyrup, butter, and bleached flour. And I can't just not make them because everyone is counting on me to make them like I always do. Maybe I'll try to make a lighter batch...we'll see.
Anyways, I've got to get back to studying. Adios.
I think this morning the scale said 153.6 but I don't want to get too carried away because I tend to fluctuate. So I've lost over 10 pounds!!! THAT'S SO AWESOME. Once I am down to 153 I'll be back at my high school weight. The boyfriend noticed the other night too. Something along the lines of "I think you're diet is working" lol. I can tell things fit me better, which is nice. I had to make another hole in my favorite belt (cuz I was already on the last notch). Belts are expensive....so I rather just make a whole than buy a new one. Still haven't been exercising by the way. No time on my hands.I'm super worried about the holidays. Thanksgiving is just a couple weeks away! I love holiday food too. And the christmas season is bad. I make these amazing pecan tartlets that are just awful for you but they taste soooo good. They're like bite sized pecan pies with a cream cheese crust - full of cornsyrup, butter, and bleached flour. And I can't just not make them because everyone is counting on me to make them like I always do. Maybe I'll try to make a lighter batch...we'll see.
Anyways, I've got to get back to studying. Adios.
My friend bought me this awesome belt in San Fran, and I had to do that same thing. I made a hole...it's economical! hehe
Congrats on the ten pounds. That's great news. I seem to be stuck at my 170 weight. I'm putting in a new exercise to my routine so hopefully it helps. It's Walking At Home with Leslie. She's really funny to watch and positive so the DVD is fun. I like fun and I like walking.
Holidays are coming and it is a scary calorie filled time. If I eat over my calorie limit on Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve I'm not going to be surprise. If I'm ok with this I just have to not do the same things on days before or after the holiday. That will lead to super weight gain. We'll see how it goes huh?
No time for exercise? I know how that can be. When I have no time do you know what I do? I literally set my timer on my phone, and walk around my house for ten minutes. A ten minute walk is better than nothing at all, and you can do it at home. People may think I'm crazy if they look through my window, but it's worth it.
Good luck with the studying...I need to do that myself right now!
Congrats on the ten pounds. That's great news.
I seem to be stuck at my 170 weight. I'm putting in a new exercise to my routine so hopefully it helps. It's Walking At Home with Leslie. She's really funny to watch and positive so the DVD is fun. I like fun and I like walking.Holidays are coming and it is a scary calorie filled time. If I eat over my calorie limit on Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve I'm not going to be surprise. If I'm ok with this I just have to not do the same things on days before or after the holiday. That will lead to super weight gain. We'll see how it goes huh?
No time for exercise? I know how that can be. When I have no time do you know what I do? I literally set my timer on my phone, and walk around my house for ten minutes. A ten minute walk is better than nothing at all, and you can do it at home. People may think I'm crazy if they look through my window, but it's worth it.
Good luck with the studying...I need to do that myself right now!
ShellBell
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November 12, 2007
I'm so not putting days up anymore...seems so annoying and makes me feel like this process is endless.
So I just finished a not so hot weekend for the dieting. >.< It was Dad's weekend and boyfriend's dad was in town. We had a good time, which included lots of eating out (with Jesse's Dad paying the bill). It was awesome. I tried to be good, not to totally over do it. But I'm pretty sure I'm no longer down the 10 pounds. We'll see when I weigh myself tomorrow I guess. I also didn't get any school work done and need to be doing that now. The forum has me distracted.
Is it odd that I feel like I'd be more motivated to get my ass outside and walk/jog if I had a dog? LOL. I know a lot of people think that a walking buddy is a great idea, but I haven't asked Jesse to go with me. The day that I wanted to, he was napping so that was a no. And it's icky outside lately, so I never want to go.
I registered for next semester's classes. I don't think I'll have class until 10 everyday which is freaking awesome. I should be able to get back into the swing of working out in the mornings. I also have a friend who may join a ballroom dancing class with me. It's only one day a week which is sad. And there's no freaking way that I'll get Jesse to join me. He's one of those " I don't dance" types and gets super frustrated anytime I ask or try to teach him something. The class will be fun without him anyways.
I should be back on track for the rest of this week. And then I'm going home for thanksgiving break.....I'll do my best while I'm home, but I have a feeling it'll be hard (which I've been saying for weeks).
Shell
I'm so not putting days up anymore...seems so annoying and makes me feel like this process is endless.
So I just finished a not so hot weekend for the dieting. >.< It was Dad's weekend and boyfriend's dad was in town. We had a good time, which included lots of eating out (with Jesse's Dad paying the bill). It was awesome. I tried to be good, not to totally over do it. But I'm pretty sure I'm no longer down the 10 pounds. We'll see when I weigh myself tomorrow I guess. I also didn't get any school work done and need to be doing that now. The forum has me distracted.
Is it odd that I feel like I'd be more motivated to get my ass outside and walk/jog if I had a dog? LOL. I know a lot of people think that a walking buddy is a great idea, but I haven't asked Jesse to go with me. The day that I wanted to, he was napping so that was a no. And it's icky outside lately, so I never want to go.
I registered for next semester's classes. I don't think I'll have class until 10 everyday which is freaking awesome. I should be able to get back into the swing of working out in the mornings. I also have a friend who may join a ballroom dancing class with me. It's only one day a week which is sad. And there's no freaking way that I'll get Jesse to join me. He's one of those " I don't dance" types and gets super frustrated anytime I ask or try to teach him something. The class will be fun without him anyways.
I should be back on track for the rest of this week. And then I'm going home for thanksgiving break.....I'll do my best while I'm home, but I have a feeling it'll be hard (which I've been saying for weeks).
Shell
How did Thanksgiving go for you? I didn't have to worry about over eating for Thanksgiving because I had to work all day. I requested to open that day, but instead they gave me the closing shift and I not only had to supervise my area but take on another person's area because they didn't come in. It wasn't fun at all. Oh well. At least I didn't have a chance to put on the extra lbs. lol
ShellBell
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Back from Turkey Day
Well, last week pretty much went as I figured it would. I ate way too much, and way too much crap. I gained back 5 pounds. I'm not too bummed, I kept dreading that I'd come back at my starting weight (I didn't have a scale at my other home). I didn't drink nearly enough water while I was there, and drank too much too lol, so maybe some of it is water weight. We'll see if it sheds off quickly.
I got a pedometer finally. We'll see how much I walk in a day, and perhaps it'll motivate me to get to 10,000 steps. Based on my steps right now? I bet I don't average 10,000/day.
It snowed here while I was gone and we're expecting a foot of snow tonight (who knows if we'll get it). That makes walking outside harder.
I was hoping for a super slack week at school this week, but now I have two things due. Blah. And I didn't read anything over break because being lazy won out lol. But now that I've had a week off, I'm more motivated to get school work done. Yay. Three weeks and I'm done for the semester.
Thanks for the note Tarrish!
Shell
Well, last week pretty much went as I figured it would. I ate way too much, and way too much crap. I gained back 5 pounds. I'm not too bummed, I kept dreading that I'd come back at my starting weight (I didn't have a scale at my other home). I didn't drink nearly enough water while I was there, and drank too much too lol, so maybe some of it is water weight. We'll see if it sheds off quickly.
I got a pedometer finally. We'll see how much I walk in a day, and perhaps it'll motivate me to get to 10,000 steps. Based on my steps right now? I bet I don't average 10,000/day.
It snowed here while I was gone and we're expecting a foot of snow tonight (who knows if we'll get it). That makes walking outside harder.
I was hoping for a super slack week at school this week, but now I have two things due. Blah. And I didn't read anything over break because being lazy won out lol. But now that I've had a week off, I'm more motivated to get school work done. Yay. Three weeks and I'm done for the semester.
Thanks for the note Tarrish!
Shell
You got a pedometer? Yay! I love those things. I've probably told you this before, but mine fell down into a rollercoaster track area at work. So I lost mine! I have to get another one because they are so motivating for some strange reason. I like trying to hit that 10,000 step goal. Don't expect it to be right on the money with your steps, but it will be close.
I've been gaining and losing for the past week Shell. Don't even trip. The one thing I haven't been doing is losing. It's time to lose again. We can do it! We just have to put in our exercise, and be more strict on what we eat. I think you're doing a fab job on the eating part. Holidays are a killer for us all. Other then that I notice you do a great job with the eating. Way better then me!
Talk to you soon. I only have two more weeks until I get a little break from school.
I've been gaining and losing for the past week Shell. Don't even trip. The one thing I haven't been doing is losing. It's time to lose again. We can do it! We just have to put in our exercise, and be more strict on what we eat. I think you're doing a fab job on the eating part. Holidays are a killer for us all. Other then that I notice you do a great job with the eating. Way better then me!
Talk to you soon. I only have two more weeks until I get a little break from school.
ShellBell
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Blah
So I feel gross today. It's one of those day's ya' know? I made chicken parmesan last night. It was delicious, but by no means good for me. I ate a lot and the friends I had over made chocolate lava cakes for desert. Ouch. Then to top it all off, we went out. I'm not saying I shouldn't have gone out, but sex on the beach was the special and I had too. I danced for like two hours straight, but it wasn't enough to make up for my super high caloric day. So I feel fat and gross and here I am whining about it.
I'm disappointed in myself. I put all of what I ate yesterday into the daily plate (the whole from scratch chicken parm recipe included) and it estimates that even with the dancing (and some other minor on my feet work yesterday) I'm still like 600-1000 calories over. So today I'm going to gym. I'm afraid that while this whole diet thing is good for me, the way I feel right now is not. I'm not supposed to feel guilty for having fun and going out with my friends (which I rarely ever do due to school). I'm worried that if I have more days like this, and if I go home for winter break (three weeks long) and totally slack off...I'm going to develop some serious issues. From what I understand, if I freak out and feel guilty and fat (on a day like today) often enough, I'll develop some sort of eating disorder...which scares the crap out of me.
I'm not giving up on my diet, I just wish I had more control over it...but if I go over board, I'll end up with an eating disorder...this whole thing just makes me want to cry.
Maybe going to the gym will relieve some of that and make me feel better. I haven't been all semester. I've been doing some sit ups and ball work at home in the mornings - just a few minutes when I get up early enough - but haven't been to the gym. Hopefully my knees won't kill me. Then again I danced a lot last night and they were fine.
The semester is winding down too. Two more weeks and I'll go home. Good and bad things. I'm all stressed and unmotivated. I'm so done with this semester. Hopefully I'll get motivated real quick and study a lot this week so I can kick ass on my finals. Wish me luck.
So I feel gross today. It's one of those day's ya' know? I made chicken parmesan last night. It was delicious, but by no means good for me. I ate a lot and the friends I had over made chocolate lava cakes for desert. Ouch. Then to top it all off, we went out. I'm not saying I shouldn't have gone out, but sex on the beach was the special and I had too. I danced for like two hours straight, but it wasn't enough to make up for my super high caloric day. So I feel fat and gross and here I am whining about it.
I'm disappointed in myself. I put all of what I ate yesterday into the daily plate (the whole from scratch chicken parm recipe included) and it estimates that even with the dancing (and some other minor on my feet work yesterday) I'm still like 600-1000 calories over. So today I'm going to gym. I'm afraid that while this whole diet thing is good for me, the way I feel right now is not. I'm not supposed to feel guilty for having fun and going out with my friends (which I rarely ever do due to school). I'm worried that if I have more days like this, and if I go home for winter break (three weeks long) and totally slack off...I'm going to develop some serious issues. From what I understand, if I freak out and feel guilty and fat (on a day like today) often enough, I'll develop some sort of eating disorder...which scares the crap out of me.
I'm not giving up on my diet, I just wish I had more control over it...but if I go over board, I'll end up with an eating disorder...this whole thing just makes me want to cry.
Maybe going to the gym will relieve some of that and make me feel better. I haven't been all semester. I've been doing some sit ups and ball work at home in the mornings - just a few minutes when I get up early enough - but haven't been to the gym. Hopefully my knees won't kill me. Then again I danced a lot last night and they were fine.
The semester is winding down too. Two more weeks and I'll go home. Good and bad things. I'm all stressed and unmotivated. I'm so done with this semester. Hopefully I'll get motivated real quick and study a lot this week so I can kick ass on my finals. Wish me luck.
ShellBell
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Sorry for my emo post - I was having a bad day...obviously...I did go to the gym that day, which made me feel a bit better. I'm fine now.
I've been pretty good lately... between 1200 and 1400 calories. I was getting up in the morning to do some crunches etc. But the semester is coming to a close and I've been spending more time studying/sleeping and less time worried about exercise.
I posted some update pics even though I haven't gotten very far. *shrugs* I just felt like it I guess.
I hate fluctuation. It blows lol. I want consistency, which I'll never get...but it still bugs me. Sometimes I can't tell if I'm maintaining or gaining. I could stop weighing myself every morning, but then I'm afraid I'll get off track. Something about seeing that number go up every day (or at least not go down) keeps me in line.
I bought a pedometer and I have been using it. If it weren't so damn cold out I'd probably use it to reach a daily goal of 10,000 steps. On average it seems I walk 3-4,000.
I need to write my paper. I posted new pics if anyone wants to see on the Before/after page...
Shell
I've been pretty good lately... between 1200 and 1400 calories. I was getting up in the morning to do some crunches etc. But the semester is coming to a close and I've been spending more time studying/sleeping and less time worried about exercise.
I posted some update pics even though I haven't gotten very far. *shrugs* I just felt like it I guess.
I hate fluctuation. It blows lol. I want consistency, which I'll never get...but it still bugs me. Sometimes I can't tell if I'm maintaining or gaining. I could stop weighing myself every morning, but then I'm afraid I'll get off track. Something about seeing that number go up every day (or at least not go down) keeps me in line.
I bought a pedometer and I have been using it. If it weren't so damn cold out I'd probably use it to reach a daily goal of 10,000 steps. On average it seems I walk 3-4,000.
I need to write my paper. I posted new pics if anyone wants to see on the Before/after page...
Shell
your new pictures are superb
ShellBell
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your new pictures are superb
Thanks Mal
So finals week begins. I had two finals last week (lab finals) and four more this week...plus a paper. The stress hasn't totally thrown off my weight-loss groove. I've stayed on track. Then again...after this week I'll be going home again. It's oh so much harder to control myself once I've gone home...with mom/dad cooking more, I know they eat relatively healthfully, but then there's also all the eating out. I tend to eat out a bunch when I go home from school since there's no good asian or mexican food where I'm at. All my favorite restaurants are at home.
Maybe I can get a three week membership at Golds and try to go as much as I can. I will be working at the vet clinic, which keeps me on my feet for nearly 8 hours straight, but I still have my doubts. Last time I went home (thanksgiving) I gained 5 pounds back . I guess I'll try my best and see what happens.In other news...I've grown a new obsession with sweet potatoes (particularly fries)...
I also tried baking the lowfat brownies by betty crocker...they're pretty awesome since I LOVE brownies. They're ~140-160 calories per brownie which isn't so bad if you ask me.
I may not update again for a while with finals and all. Good luck everybody!
Shell
ShellBell
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K. Still truckin' through finals week. Done alright so far (I think) we'll see when grades come out.
I've been on track with calories. I find it's much easier if I purposefully plan out my entire day of food in the morning so I know exactly how much of what/when I can eat.
Still around 1200-1300 calories of late. May have dropped a bit more, but it still could be fluctuation so I'm not going to get too excited about it. The scale did say 151.4? 151.2? this morning (can't remember exactly)...which would be an all time low for me (since the diet lol) and lower than my high school weight. Woohoo. There I go getting excited about it...grr.
I have this friend who does WW but she goes to college 3 hours from me. We're about the same size, she started from much heavier than me, but we're about the same now. I wish she lived closer or was going home over break. She works out every day and I think she'd be an awesome workout buddy. Too bad she's so far. Meh. I could work out with people here too, but they're all so much thinner than me which is a good thing, but it makes me feel weird I guess. Meh.
Gotta get back to writing my paper. Adios.
Shell
I've been on track with calories. I find it's much easier if I purposefully plan out my entire day of food in the morning so I know exactly how much of what/when I can eat.
Still around 1200-1300 calories of late. May have dropped a bit more, but it still could be fluctuation so I'm not going to get too excited about it. The scale did say 151.4? 151.2? this morning (can't remember exactly)...which would be an all time low for me (since the diet lol) and lower than my high school weight. Woohoo. There I go getting excited about it...grr.
I have this friend who does WW but she goes to college 3 hours from me. We're about the same size, she started from much heavier than me, but we're about the same now. I wish she lived closer or was going home over break. She works out every day and I think she'd be an awesome workout buddy. Too bad she's so far. Meh. I could work out with people here too, but they're all so much thinner than me which is a good thing, but it makes me feel weird I guess. Meh.
Gotta get back to writing my paper. Adios.
Shell
ShellBell
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Yay. Semester = over.......so done....Yes....hehehehe. Now I get to clean the whole apartment as its dirtiness has been truly plaguing me lately...
which means i need more swiffer wet strip thingies...
The scale said 150.4 this morning. Hot.
I have my whole day of calories planned including what I'll be drinking when I go out tonight. Plus I'll be dancing my ass off so I'll be burning calories. Yay.
I've been doing this 15 minutes of calesthetics (sp?) while watching food network thing at night. I think it helps. It makes me feel sore in the morning which is always good.
I really really really wanna keep working out while I'm home so I'm hoping that a two-week membership at golds isn't too expensive. Maybe mommy will pay for it lol.
Time to start packing/cleaning!
which means i need more swiffer wet strip thingies...
The scale said 150.4 this morning. Hot.
I have my whole day of calories planned
including what I'll be drinking when I go out tonight. Plus I'll be dancing my ass off so I'll be burning calories. Yay.I've been doing this 15 minutes of calesthetics (sp?) while watching food network thing at night. I think it helps. It makes me feel sore in the morning which is always good.
I really really really wanna keep working out while I'm home so I'm hoping that a two-week membership at golds isn't too expensive. Maybe mommy will pay for it lol.
Time to start packing/cleaning!
Golds might even have a trial membership you can get...
and congrats - you're a good sneeze away from the 140s - I'm green with jealousy
and congrats - you're a good sneeze away from the 140s - I'm green with jealousy
Britta Bear
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I just wanted to pop in and say Hi! You're doing great, hope the Gold's membership works while you are home!
Britta
You're doing great, hope the Gold's membership works while you are home!Britta