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skinnyone

skinnyone

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Hi All
I am 38 married with two kids, once had a great job but out of work now, overweight and I have lost all of my confidence. I am 5 foot nothing and weigh 11 stone and 10 lbs or 164 lbs I think. I am trying to follow a low fat diet which worked for me a couple of years ago ( am still trying to remember what exactly is low fat ) as well as walking eventual jogging and trips to the gym. With today being the 1st of January I started and stuck to it all day. However I am tempted now to have a cheat day on the first day but I wont.
i bought size 14 jeans last week and the zip wouldn't zip and the button would not close but I will not change for a size 16.
My goal is to get my weight to under 9 stone and hopefully by next April.
I will be going to a wedding then.
What will keep me going is imagining I have a great figure, great job and great clothes that fit and I will then feel more confident then. I want to get the old me back.
Goal for tomorrow...
To stick to diet and bring kids to forest and run the christmas food
 
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Welcome!

It looks like you have set yourself a very realistic goal. You can do this, just keep imagining that great figure...tell yourself if you stick this out for a week then you can have one cheat meal...Good luck!
 
Thanks lovely lily

Thanks for the support. What a great website.
Well just a quick update on day 4
Stuck to diet rigidly except for the extra bowl of cereal yesterday evening but it was with skimmed milk.
I have being walking and running each day and I got a fitness dvd and started that today.
I had a sneaky go on the weighing scales today and I lost 4 lb since 1st of january 4 days ago which gave me a great boost although I know it is probably just water, anyway its not an official weigh in yet. Let you know on day 7 what actual weight loss is.
To be updated
 
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Day 6

Tomorrow is official weighday but I have jumped on scales a couple of times this week and my weight was up on down so I will see tomorows as official weight.
I have stuck to diet rigidly all week, I didn't slip even once so I am pleased with that. My aim was to do some form of exercise every day but today I didn't do any form of exercise besides housework. Kids are back to school and I spent most of the day ironing and I mean most of the day....:willy_nilly:

Last year I wore suits and high heel shoes to work but since I am out of work now I am wearing sloppy tracksuits and runners every day. I find it easier to get out for a walk or do some form of exercise if I am already dressed for it.
I badly need my roots done so my hair is tied up all the time so I really feel that I have let myself go but on the other hand I plan on having a complete makeover when I reach target weight or even near enough to it.
This is what keeps me going so I can't wait for the new me.
I decided not to return the jeans hopefully they will fit me soon.
Be back soon....
 
Day 7

LOST 4LBS IN FIRST WEEK........
I am chuffed. I wont expect it every week but it is a great start and a great boost. I think my body has gone into shock it doesnt know what happened this week.
I stuck to diet today and walked and ran for 40 mins. I ran much more today and I am feeling a lot better so I feel benefits already.
Tomorrow I will do fitness dvd I think I need something a bit more vigorous.
 
Hey

Hey Im Katy. Im exactly the same weight as you. Well I was before you lost your 4lbs. Congratulations on that by the way! How much do you weigh now? Im 165 I think. Im weighing myself tomorow though. I just had an idea...Since were around the same weight could we check up on eachother daily? Well not daily but whenever you log on? I've been looking for someone the same weight as me but couldn't find anyone. I just think it would be something extra to keep me motivated because I have no willpower :( Pleaseee? I would appreciate it..
 
Hi KatyBaby
I started on the 1st of January at 164 lbs and today on day 8 I weigh 160lbs and I have to say the easy bit is the diet which I am surprised about. I haven't felt hungry yet and I haven't felt like snacking. If I am stuck for what to eat for dinner I eat a weightwatchers meal and yogurt. I used to take 3 sugars in my tea and I hate sweeteners but I found an alternative sugar that I can use and its fine. I never really was one for sweets or chocolates anyway. ( I love pringles sour cream and onion) and I could eat a whole box so I just dont buy them. If I was given a box of pringles now I would have to eat them all.
I have found it harder to exercise and get motivated. The weather is very cold at the moment and today was minus 5 so it was hard to get out for a walk but I just wrapped up and went. I do have an exercise dvd which I will try and do 3 times a week.

What motivates me is visualizing what I will look like at 125 lbs and how I would feel. It would be so much easier to find great clothes. Even a pair of jeans and a t shirt would look great if I was 125lbs.
Get back on track tomorrow and try and go for a walk or do some extra exercise to work off the extra calories. Good luck Katy.
 
Hey. You see for me it's different. I have no problem with exersize. Its just the diet that really lets me down. I've been doing so well for nearly a week and then I let myself down, as usual! I go to the gym at least 3 times a week and do high impact aerobics & I really enjoy it. But now and then I get these cravings, and I can't stop thinking about it!

I do the same thing as you. I visualize myself at my target weight and I get motivated. But you know, when I'm not in such a good mood, it goes out the window and I'm binging. I just thought that if I had someone at a similar weight as me to check up on and talk to, it would help. Thanks, good luck to you too.
 
Just letting you know I am reading your journal and wish you the best of luck. I enjoy reading and supporting other mothers who enjoy healthy living.

Looking forward to reading more.
 
day 9 MY JEANS FIT

After a lazy day yesterday I got up this morning and weighed myself again afraid I put weight on and I couldnt believe I lost 2 lbs since Thursday ( today is Saturday.)
The scales was at 158 lbs. It was like a milestone getting off the 160s.
I decided to try on those jeans I bought at Christmas and guess what they fitted. I was able to close the button and the zip.......I lost just 6 lbs since trying on those jeans last.
I was so delighted I then did exercise dvd and went out walking and running.
I stuck to diet all day today. I feel great. I am now running up the stairs and not struggling like I did before. I have even more energy for housework, I hoovered and washed floors today. I have to say I love my bowl of porridge for breakfast and am looking forward to it every morning and it fills me till 2 in the afternoon. I dont think I could ever get thru a day without my bowl of porridge. I think breakfast is definitely a lifetime change and not just part of a diet. Before I never ate breakfast. My breakfast was always about four cups of tea with 3 sugars in each cup.
Tomorrow I plan on getting up early getting out for walk and run and then exercise dvd in afternoon.
I ll be back......
 
skinnyone said:
Hi All
I am 38 married with two kids, once had a great job but out of work now, overweight and I have lost all of my confidence. I am 5 foot nothing and weigh 11 stone and 10 lbs or 164 lbs I think. I am trying to follow a low fat diet which worked for me a couple of years ago ( am still trying to remember what exactly is low fat ) as well as walking eventual jogging and trips to the gym. With today being the 1st of January I started and stuck to it all day. However I am tempted now to have a cheat day on the first day but I wont.
i bought size 14 jeans last week and the zip wouldn't zip and the button would not close but I will not change for a size 16.
My goal is to get my weight to under 9 stone and hopefully by next April.
I will be going to a wedding then.
What will keep me going is imagining I have a great figure, great job and great clothes that fit and I will then feel more confident then. I want to get the old me back.
Goal for tomorrow...
To stick to diet and bring kids to forest and run the christmas food .

Whether you believe you can or you cant you are right
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Skinnyone welcome and the best of look from a fellow DUB. Remember irish is best :)
 
Day 12

Still on track except for the mc donalds burger yesterday evening. I was out with kids all day and by 6 we were all starving and the mc donalds drivethru was calling my name. Anyone know how many calories in a mc donalds regular burger.
Anyway other than the burger I stuck to diet. Walked and ran today for one hour.
Just watched biggest loser and my exercise levels are nothing like that. Maybe I should up exercise. Maybe I will do exercise tape again tomorrow. I will know soon if I am doing enough.
 
Day 14 Weighday

3lbs this week.
I was very worried because although I stuck to diet I didn't do a lot of exercise, well one day fitness tape and 2 walks so I didnt expect to lose much but I was pleasantly surprised. I am convinced it is the sugar. It has to be. The amount of tea I drink I must have reduced loathes of calories with switching sugar.
Ill be back:)
 
Day 18

Still sticking strictly to diet but I am a failure when it comes to exercise.
I havent gone out for a walk for a couple of days because of the weather.
I havent done exercise tape either. I am not keen on joining a gym because the nearest is 1 hours drive away and when I joined the last time I never went because it took up 3 hours each time. I would love a treadmill but cant afford at the moment. I have to say I do have more energy lately and I run up the stairs and keep busy with housework.
Tomorrow I will try and get exercise tape done even if I just do three times a week. I am afraid of weighday this week but it might make me more motivated.
Be back
 
Day 22

Hi Oisin
I live just outside dublin in the sticks and if i could fly over traffic it would take twenty minutes. I gave up last time because it took so much time to get in and out. I was always rushing to get back in time to pick up kids. There is a curves nearby but I am not keen I am hoping to get a threadmill soon. There is a swimming club so I sometimes take kids. I love getting out for walking but this weather is just crap. Hopefully should pick up soon.
 
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Day 24. Dieting alone doesnt work

I am disappointed. I didnt lose anything this week. I still weigh 157 lbs. So dieting alone doesnt work. Weigh day was thursday day 22. Since then I went running and walking. Did fitness dvd yesterday and today. I am determined to see a loss on scales this week.
Ill be back........:angelsad2:
 
Day 28

Still on diet and I am still fine with it. Did more exercise this week and more running and walking. I have had 2 comments this week that I looked like I lost weight. Amazing what a few pound can do. I did weigh myself today and I lost 2 more lbs. Tomorrow is official weighday.
Be Back
 
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