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So weighed myself again today, I'm at 181lbs! WHOOT! I'm hoping to break 179lbs on Wednesday! Thank I can do it?

Went to the gym today too, did some weight training and intervals on the elliptical. Since tomorrow is Sunday, I'm gunna go to the gym, walk on the treadmill at a low and watch some Mythbusters! I don't have cable at my house so its the only way I can watch it! I normally don't work out on my off days, but, Mythbusters....

After I came home from the gym have me some pancakes, syrup and some milk (328 cal). I've been using mason jars (with the measurements on the sides) for cups so i can keep track of how much I'm drinking! Its perfect cup substitute!

@ AlexPlatups:
I am not that hungry to eat so much as 1800 cals. I'm forcing myself to eat 1200 cals a day! Making to much of a change for me all at once will not work for me. One step at a time. I understand I need more often, but I do eat very healthy. Grilled chicken, salads, tuna, flounder, olive oil, milk, tofu, (surprised that yams are good for you :D ) and every other day I have a liquid multi-vitamin and a fish oil supplement (my hair recently looks awesome). I'm not sure what you mean by "every 3-4 walking hours" but I cannot and do not have the time to go walking for 3-4 hours. But what I am doing now is something I know i can stick with without a struggle and that's what I want, something that I don't have to overly think about. I don't want food to rule my life anymore, and over thinking everything will drive me crazy. The weight I had lost before falling off the bandwaggon had stayed off, so I know what works for me now (finally) and I'm going to stick to it and keep experimenting. Thank you for your advice and hopefully one day I can have the "irreversible" weight loss!​

@ G17:
I HATE reality TV but watching the biggest looser gives me ideas that help me along the way. Like exercise tips and food tips etc. Also, if they can loose 100lbs+ in 4 months, imagine what we can do?​
 
Weighed myself today, I'm at 180lbs! One more pound and I break 180's!!!
Well I make whole wheat rosemary bread yesterday at 36 calories a piece, and from now on I am making bread for myself! Store bought bread has way to many calories and chemicals!! I make these pita breads to make little pizza's on, so next time I'm going to make little crusts on them like mini pizza crusts.
 
I'm not sure what you mean by "every 3-4 walking hours" but I cannot and do
not have the time to go walking for 3-4 hours.
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Silver Metal, walking hours means the hours during the day, when you are NOT
sleeping. Since there are 24 hours in a day, some folks think they have to
wake up at night, and eat every 3 hours, just like during the day.

By the way, there are crazy bodybuilders that do this!

You don't have to raise your calories to 1800 in one day. But, if your TDEE
(total daily energy expenditure) is 1800, and you consume much less, day after
day, your body will start to convert your mucle to glycogen, and burn it off
as an energy source. It will do this to slow down your metabolism because
it is not getting enough "fuel" from the food that you are providing it.

1800 calories divided by 5 meals is 360 calories per meal. That is a very
small meal if it has all the necessary macro-nutrients in it.

It is obviously up to you which path you choose, but I would recommend that
you research this question, using sources where you can find the truth.

For example, find a weight training forum and read what the natural
bodybuilders are doing. You don't have to become a natural body builder,
but those folks are EXPERTS at losing unwanted body fat.

No offense, but without the basics and fundamentals of proper nutrition,
long-term weight loss is almost impossible. And, why waste your time and
energy doing something that is not truly effective.

If you don't believe what I am saying, instead of using the weight scale
for tracking your results, track them losing your BODY FAT PERCENTAGE,
and you will be shocked by what you see.
 
@Silver

WTG Silver, another pound down!

@Alex

While I applaud your success, and appreciate you trying to help other people achieve their goal.
I think you telling people that if they don't follow your model that they are wasting their time is going too far.

You only have to look around this website to see many people who have achieved success by cutting calories and exercising.

I agree with your basic premise that the only way to lose weight and keep it off is by making fundamental lifestyle changes that you can stick with for the rest of your life. But the problem I think you're making is going one step further and stating that the ONLY changes that will work are the ones you're prescribing.

I'm not sure if you have ever heard the saying 'there are many ways to skin a cat', but weight loss can be accomplished in a multitude of ways, which is why I believe people have to try various methods and decide for themselves what works best.
 
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AlexPlatups said:
Silver Metal, walking hours means the hours during the day, when you are NOT
sleeping.
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You mean the waking hours, not walking hours

AlexPlatups said:
You don't have to raise your calories to 1800 in one day. But, if your TDEE is 1800, and you consume much less, day after
day, your body will start to convert your mucle to glycogen, and burn it off
as an energy source.
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Actually, if you continue to weight train and exercise in intervals you end up burning fat and keep your body from burning muscle

AlexPlatups said:
No offense, but without the basics and fundamentals of proper nutrition,
long-term weight loss is almost impossible. And, why waste your time and
energy doing something that is not truly effective.
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You basically telling me taking it slow and one step at a time and making small changes IS A WASTE OF TIME?! No offense, but slowly making changes in my life is the ONLY way for me to loose weight and stick with a new life style, not a fad or new hobby.

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@Silver

WTG Silver, another pound down!

@Alex

While I applaud your success, and appreciate you trying to help other people achieve their goal.
I think you telling people that if they don't follow your model that they are wasting their time is going too far.

You only have to look around this website to see many people who have achieved success by cutting calories and exercising.

I agree with your basic premise that the only way to lose weight and keep it off is by making fundamental lifestyle changes that you can stick with for the rest of your life. But the problem I think you're making is going one step further and stating that the ONLY changes that will work are the ones you're prescribing.

I'm not sure if you have ever heard the saying 'there are many ways to skin a cat', but weight loss can be accomplished in a multitude of ways, which is why I believe people have to try various methods and decide for themselves what works best.
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Thank you, and thank you for agreeing with me that there are many ways to skin a cat. <3
 
Congrats on hitting 181! It rules to be in the low 10s of whatever digit. soon it'll be in the high 170s, the the mids, then the lows. Before you know it you'll be at goal :) I'm so happy for you!
 
SilverMetal, sorry for the mistake with the walking, yes I meant waking hours,
and obviously I am not trying to say that the approach that I suggested is
the only way to lose weight permanently. It was a mistake the way I wrote
that last post, and yesterday Kara pointed out that to me.

Since I have never been a part of a forum community, I just wasn't aware
of the way that I wrote wasn't very proper for a forum where folks are going
through something that is quite difficult for them.

And, yes, taking it slowly is the best way to create permanent fat loss.

Let me rephrase what I was trying to say in a better, more friendly way. By
the way, I do know English quite well, since I did live in America for 13 years,
but the other 27 years I lived in Latvia (small European country) and spoke
only Russian, so because of this sometimes I make stupid spelling mistakes
like with the walking/waking hours.

Anyway, here is what I wanted to say. A low calorie approach is very
difficult, because at some point, and this is very different for every person,
you hit a plateau. And to go beyond this point is very frustrating, and
causes many people to throw in the white towel.

By effective, I was trying to say that if a person continues to eat the
amount of calories their body needs during the day (their total daily
expenditure) and uses exercise to burn off the excess body weight,
then the plateau usually comes only at the end, when you only have
the last 5-10 pounds to lose.

By that time a person is so motivated by his or her results that it is very
possible for him or her to use advanced nutrition strategies and increase
his or her cardio intensity, duration, and frequency to break through the
plateau quite easily.

The ultimate approach, of course, is shifting calories, meaning that for
three days you eat 1200 calories, and then raise them up, to let's say
1500 for three days, and then lower them back to 1200.

The same with exercise, by switching to different cardio exercises, and
changing the intensity, duration, and frequency you keep your body from
adapting and it forces your body to burn off the maximum amount of
unwanted body fat as an energy source.

Hope you can forgive me for the way that I expressed myself, and promise
in the future not to write anything to you in such a harsh way, and hope
that I didn't hurt your feelings too much.
 
Heya Silver! Congrats on the weight loss.....I wanna hear 17? soon! Wednesday maybe?? Good luck! You are doin it!
 

Yesterday I finally figured out a way to get my boyfriend to maybe give me a little attention, I washed his car, detailed it, vacuumed the entire thing and EVERYTHING. It kinda make me feel good that my neighbor and his son were watching me the whole time. My boyfrined was sleeping. BUT I did it for some positive attention from the boyfriend. WELL that isn't what happened. I told him i had a surprise for him, his answer "I don't like surprises". Ok, fine, he was kinda tired when i told him. Then when i got excited and told him to look outside, he didn't even GO outside to look, he looked through the peep hole then asked "what did you do?" I say, go look. He guesses i washed the car and says "good girl". WHAT!? WTF am I a dog?! Then, he disappears to go read without another word. He came down we watched a move without a word to each other (me still mad) and then he disappears again to go read some more and ignore me, again.

REALLY!? Anyway. He asks whats for dinner. I just kinda look at him and go to the kitchen. He tries to kiss me and I pull away. He just looks at me, srugs and GOES TO READ AGAIN! Didn't even ask if something was wrong, just totally ignored the situation.

So after dinner (I didn't eat with him) and he asked why i wasn't eating with him. To make a long story short, I moved from NY to WA for him, left my family and friends for him, I've known him since we were 16, we dated for 3 years, he doesn't want to get married to me, and NOW after he finished his dinner, he asked what was wrong, i told him why should I be here away from everything i know and love to be with some one who ignores me? It's like i moved here just for shits and giggles! I told him not to take it lightly that i was thinking about leaving and all he says is "OK".

Instead of spending time with me, he reads up on how shitty the economy is. Hes getting over obsessed with the economy turning a bad leaf, he buys LOADS of freeze dried food. Hes more concerned about the stock market than how the relationship he's in!!!!!!!

This morning when I went to the gym, for the first time I realized I have do to things for me now. I'm on the job hunt for some kinda job so I can get MYSELF situated. It's hard to think that this 3 year relationship is coming to an end, I never thought it would. I wanted to marry this guy, but I don't want to waist time on some one who doesn't appreciate me.


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@ Flumes
Thanks! Keep it up!! Hope you reach 17 soon!! I know you can do it! I hope I can hit 179 by Wednesday!​

@ AlexPlatups
No it's okay, thank you for rephrasing it though. It's a fantastic idea to change up how much I eat. Next week I tend to change up my exercise routine in another 3 weeks. Thank you for you advice. I really do appreciate it!​

@ Penguinita
Thanks! I cant wait to hit 169! only 11 more lbs!! I'm so excited!​
 
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Had 1700 calories today with the end of week one of the new life. I upped my calories that I am going to do every Monday. This bread I made is AWESOME. Tomorrow tend to stay under 1100 calories. Felt like I was overeating today, but I know it's not.

As for an update on my boyfriend, we talked it out and I have made up my mind. Don't get me wrong, he takes really good care of me and is a good man, but the navy is getting in the way of our relationship. Military life is hard for everyone. But in February I am returning to New York to finish school.

Hopefully by Feb 2011 I can loose all my weight that I want. 180 to 130. I think I have to think one step at a time. 175 is my first goal. 169 is my second. 159 is my third!
 
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SilverMetal said:
Had 1700 calories today with the end of week one of the new life. I upped my calories that I am going to do every Monday. This bread I made is AWESOME. Tomorrow tend to stay under 1100 calories. Felt like I was overeating today, but I know it's not.

As for an update on my boyfriend, we talked it out and I have made up my mind. Don't get me wrong, he takes really good care of me and is a good man, but the navy is getting in the way of our relationship. Military life is hard for everyone. But in February I am returning to New York to finish school.

Hopefully by Feb 2011 I can loose all my weight that I want. 180 to 130. I think I have to think one step at a time. 175 is my first goal. 169 is my second. 159 is my third!
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...that is a good idea about bf, imho, because the truth is that once a man
loses interest in a woman, it very rarely comes back, I know this for sure,
because in the past it happened to me all the time. And after meeting my
wife 16 years ago, I finally understood that if you truly love someone than
you never have to force yourself to do anything.

...in other words, true love does not have an opposite!

...and with those mini-goals you will have less discomfort inside of you,
in fact, after many years, I simply focus on today, or to be more exact
on the present moment, and don't really care about the past or the future.

...it is much more effective to live this way for me, because I realized many
years ago that the present moment is all that we really have anyway, so
why waste my life away worrying about what was in the past, or living
in my thoughts about the future.

...and, as strange as it is, it is much easier to make excellent food choices
when you are living in the present, and also much easier to exercise,
because you realize that what you are doing right now is not simply a means
to an end, but actually "real life" and the only place that we have ever been,
are now, and ever will be.

So congrats, with your new choices, I think that you will seriously increase
your chances of success (a hundred-fold) because you seem to have actually
become aware that it is your responsibility for what you create in your life.
 
Hello, I have read through your diary and am sorry you are going through so much and have so many emotions that probably have contributed to your weight gain. Don't worry, we have all been there at some point and many of us are battling it now. The important thing to remember is to lose the weight for yourself, and not for the attention or the approval of others. At the end of the day, you are always left with yourself, and you are the only one that matters when it comes to rebuilding yourself. If you don't do it, no one else can. If your bf doesn't love you for who you are, no matter your size, then he isn't worth your time and devotion. Good luck on your weightloss journey, I truly believe that you can and will do it as long as you try. If you fall off the wagon, get right back up and continue from where you left off.
 
njoyabl said:
Hello, I have read through your diary and am sorry you are going through so much and have so many emotions that probably have contributed to your weight gain. Don't worry, we have all been there at some point and many of us are battling it now. The important thing to remember is to lose the weight for yourself, and not for the attention or the approval of others. At the end of the day, you are always left with yourself, and you are the only one that matters when it comes to rebuilding yourself. If you don't do it, no one else can. If your bf doesn't love you for who you are, no matter your size, then he isn't worth your time and devotion. Good luck on your weightloss journey, I truly believe that you can and will do it as long as you try. If you fall off the wagon, get right back up and continue from where you left off.
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this is some truly solid advice...imo
 
Okay, weighed myself today with crossed fingers that I would see 179 on the scale. I was disappointed. Still at 180 on the nose. A little upsetting. BUT I went bra shopping yesterday and my normal bra size (the under the bust number) went down! So I'm loosing inches.

I'm really getting the hang of eating healthier again. The only thing I am missing my having a fiber supplement. I really need to get some Citurcel.

I figured that I'm not loosing weight as fast as I did last time because I was running around on my feet for 8 hours a day on top of exercising. I haven't been walking every other day, but I have been on my job search for a while... and its driving me NUTS! It's like no one wants to hire me! :(

As for my boyfriend situation, things are getting better after I had confronted him about it. I told him I was going back to school and getting things done for myself and he was actually proud of me. I guess every relationship has its ups and downs. :D
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AlexPlatups said:
...and, as strange as it is, it is much easier to make excellent food choices when you are living in the present, and also much easier to exercise, because you realize that what you are doing right now is not simply a means to an end, but actually "real life" and the only place that we have ever been, are now, and ever will be.
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Wow, I really like how you put that! Because once I do loose the weight (when ever that would be) I still have to maintain my lifestyle. Some one told me once to aim for 10lbs below your goal weight so that when you shift from your weight loss life style to maintaining weight life style, you give your body some leeway to adjust to the new caloric intake. I'm not how true that is...
njoyabl said:
Hello, I have read through your diary and am sorry you are going through so much and have so many emotions that probably have contributed to your weight gain. Don't worry, we have all been there at some point and many of us are battling it now. The important thing to remember is to lose the weight for yourself, and not for the attention or the approval of others. At the end of the day, you are always left with yourself, and you are the only one that matters when it comes to rebuilding yourself. If you don't do it, no one else can. If your bf doesn't love you for who you are, no matter your size, then he isn't worth your time and devotion. Good luck on your weightloss journey, I truly believe that you can and will do it as long as you try. If you fall off the wagon, get right back up and continue from where you left off.
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Thank you so much for the advice and for the motivation. Your right, I haven't done much for myself in the past, and loosing the weight for some one else will only make it a temporary loss, which I don't want. I never realized how much stress could aid in weight gain, but man dose it ever! Thank you again! <3
 
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So I hop on the scale this morning and its says 179.6 lbs! WHOOT!!! I'm out of the 180's!!!!! No only if i could get a job! LOL! One thing at a time, right?
 
Great job Silver. You're already almost five pounds down!

I'm sorry to hear about the situation with your boyfriend, but from the way you described things I think you are making the right decision.

Just focus on yourself, and I'm sure you'll be happy with the results of whatever you decide to do.
 
Outta the 180's! I find that when celebrating any kind of victory it's good to do something active, like walking around town with a friend, I also clean but I'm a neat freak so that doesn't apply to all LOL. I used to celebrate victories with food, which was counter-intuitive. You're doing so good!! on to 178!
 
Okay for the last 4 days I have fell off the waggon. Why? Because for the third time this month I have had my period. That mean 21 days out of 31 I have been on my period. WTF?! I felt really weak the last couple days and my bf asked me to stop dieting and eat high carbs and iron to get my strength back.

Tomorrow I am weighing myself again and praying that I am still under 180lbs. I think that when I hit 179 before I had a a lot of water weight, I'm not looking for anything lower than 179, trying to be optimistic.

Another shitty thing, I cant aford to stay at my gym anymore. Not having a job is really tough on me. I really like my guy! All my friends go there! I like going and seeing everyone. But i cant afford it. But since its the spring/summer time now, i can walk/run outside and i bought some getto weights from the thrift store a while back and my bf has a weight bench. I have this month left at the gym and I am going to make the most out of it. I paid for the final month ahead of time.

So on the upside, My bf has agreed to buy me a car (a car that runs, looks like crap though). We had our fights, but he wants to help me as much as he can. I love him to death. He got in trouble at work (the Navy) yesterday and hes worried about getting demoted or even loosing the ability to take care of me. So its a little hectic in this house right now

I've also been looking into low income housing because we are suing our renters for taking A LOT of money from us. Don't think we'll be staying in this apartment very much longer (like October). I'm thinking about applying for food stamps too. I never in my life thought I would be applying for food stamps and living in low income housing... Has America really gotten that bad? I'm educated, smart, have a lot of experience and I can't find a job! I don't even have enough money to stay enrolled at my gym! I feel really useless right now. And I dont like it.

I feel here are a few things I have to get off my chest. When I was in High School I hit 198lbs, never hit 200lbs, but man was I close, as I reached seinor year I was a steady 180lbs. When I went to collage in New York City, all i did was walk everywhere because I didnt have enough for subway fair (i didnt mind this at all, pop in my head phones, be on my way) I lost 10 lbs in a year and a half. After that I was a steady 170 for years until I moved to Florida and gained ten, then move to Washington and gained another 10. I never realized that I had already accomplished something since starting my weighloss journey. I have already lost 10 lbs and never acknowledged it. I was weighed at a doctors office months ago and it said 190. I almost died when I saw that. But even though I have lost 10 lbs, I don't feel like it was a success at all.

Some one on here gave me a fantastic idea. Have a solid reward system. I know what I want when I hit 130 lbs, but I never thought about what to give myself along the way, so here it is:

169 lbs: Get a new shampoo/conditioner for my hair called Wen ()
159 lbs: Get Wrecking Balm to fade my tattoo (
149 lbs: I dont know yet
139 lbs: I dont know yet
130 lbs: A side tattoo dedicated to my grandmother, my mother and my friend who took her own life.

AND IF I REACH IT 128 lbs: A brand new dress: either , , ;and shoes and get my hair done and go out to the city!!


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Penguinita said:
Outta the 180's! I find that when celebrating any kind of victory it's good to do something active, like walking around town with a friend, I also clean but I'm a neat freak so that doesn't apply to all LOL. I used to celebrate victories with food, which was counter-intuitive. You're doing so good!! on to 178!
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G17 said:
Great job Silver. You're already almost five pounds down!

I'm sorry to hear about the situation with your boyfriend, but from the way you described things I think you are making the right decision.

Just focus on yourself, and I'm sure you'll be happy with the results of whatever you decide to do.
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Flumes said:
Atta girl! Keep it up! The ball is rollin!

Have a great day!
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Thank you so much for your support! You guys make me tear up!
 
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