SnowBunny's Fresh Hi Start*

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SnowBunny21

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Hi everyone!
First of all ... a little introduction: typical story ... I am a 21 year old girl who has been overweight my entire life. I've always been the "big" girl and I am officially sick of it. I don't feel comfortable in my own skin anymore, and it is beginning to interfere in my life and my relationships because I am not happy with myself. I go to school full time and that takes a lot of my time ... but I am 100% ready to dedicate myself to losing weight and getting in shape. I have tried sooo many time before, losing 10 - 15 pounds each time. But I am at my heaviest weight ever right now, and now that I am the only one who can take it off and control this. I'd rather do this now and nip it in the bud when I am young, rather then fighting this battle 20 years from now as I see my mom and so many others doing. It is a fight, and I know it will be hard ... but I also know I have to do this. And this time, I am excited about it:) I think it will be so great to have all of you out there to support me and vice versa along the way. I know we all can do this!!! :)

I have a battle plan ... it is to:
1. eat smaller portions
2. keep my calorie intake between 1200 - 1600
3. record in my journal what I eat daily
4. at least 45 minutes of cardio per day and alternate strength training between arms and legs daily, one day off.
5. drink lots, and lots, and LOTS of water!!
6. STICK TO IT

My goals in the past have been un-ideal ... 30 pounds in a month kinda thing, so I easily got disappointed. This time around I realize that I need to make a lifestyle change and take joy in the small changes, not just the final goal. I need to make a realistic goal, so that is what I did.

My starting weight is: 222 lbs.
My "small goal" is: 212 lbs. by December 1st
My "ultimate goal": is 150 lbs. (no date set)

So thanks in advance to everyone who will help out along the way :) I will check in on everyone as well!! Good luck to all!!
 
Day 1

Today I ate breakfast at my boyfriends house ( he cooked, so I don't know the calorie count ... ) but I didn't overeat. I am cleaning all day today ... my apartment is a MESS so hopefully that burns some cals!

B - scrambled eggs
1 english muffin, one side w/ strawberry jam and one side w/ peanut butter

L - slim fast
 
Hi there! You sound like you have an awesome plan :) Good on you! However.. maybe next time you should take the english muffin and strawberry jam and peanut butter off the menu :) An example of a yummy low cal breakfast is 1 slc of brown bread, poached egg and 2 tsp cottage cheese on the side :) Just some tips :) But hey, Lunch is slimfast? That makes up for the breakfast! GO GIRL you probably just consumed 600 calories so far :) Do you know your BMR etc yet?
 
Sounds like an awesome plan. I wish I could do 45 minutes of cardio a day...

Just remember to keep things in perspective. Don't undereat and don't set your standards too high.

If you stick to your plan, the pounds should drop off soon enough. And hopefully both your boyfriend and the people here will be enough support to help you keep going!

Just don't get discouraged and don't give up. That's number one.
 
I feel your pain! I'm 21, always been the "big one." I'm also a fulltime student with a fulltime job. You sound very determined, and you have a great plan, so good for you! Good luck with everything! :)
 
Hi all :)
I am afraid I chose a horrible weekend to start this diary ... I'm going to have to start day 1 over tomorrow ... I actually am leaving town tonight and won't be home until tomorrow night so I will have to write down my foods for tomorrow and then post tomorrow night. I should have thought ahead ... geeze.
Anyways, I will keep my portions/cals under control today :) Hope you all have a very positive, successful day!!! Goodluck to all!!!!:p
 
It is never too late to START and there is no bad time to START - you start one meal at a time :)

You will always have life's hurdles and events that "could" get in the way of your diet plan, or you can just realize that these hurdles and events will always be there, you just need to work out a plan to live with them and still not use them as an excuse to go back to eating in a way that kept your weight higher then you want it. Like you said, you will keep your portions and calories under control.

Welcome to your diary and to the WLF :)
 
Hi SnowBunny, your screenname sounds familiar, I think I've seen it on another message board somewhere. Anyway, there's probably a lot of Snowbunnies ;)

Congrats on your awesome start! You seem like you have all the basic and very necessary things worked out.

Here are some tools if you need them.

Sparkpeople.com - Menu plans plus lots more...
Fitday.com - Keep track of your weight, journal, and you can view calories for different foods.
Calorie-count.com - is also good for counting calories.

Don't worry about starting your diary too early, at least you started it!! Have a great weekend and try to keep on track.

You can do it. :)
 
Thanks so much girl :) I realy appreciate it! Tonight, or later this afternoon, I will be back on after class to start checking out your diaries :) Keep up the good work and have a great day!!!

P.S. I LOVE waking up and being able to start fresh becuase of all your inspirational messages!

And yes ... there are alot of us SnowBunnies out there ;) haha*
 
Real Day 1 :)

B - Slim Fast (190)

Plan for the rest of the day:

L - small bowl brown rice w/ cream of chicken soup/veggies leftover from last night (300)

Snack - pickles

D - ? not sure yet!
 
Day 2*

B - Lowfat Vanilla Yogurt (110)

S - SlimFast (190)

L - granola bar (90) --> skipped because I was on campus all day ... argh.

S - 3 pickles

D - 1 cup rice (300) mixed w/ chicken breast (120), veggies (steamed), 1 tblsp. olive oil (100), little cheese (90), dab of sour cream (60) - cals??? (670 ish give or take)

TOTAL: 1060

I'm going to th emovies tonight and may have some popcorn ... but not enough to go too much over :)

Exercise: 45 min tredmill, arms strength training

I have a pretty go-all-day kind of day today ... and I am just sooo stressed out too so it's probably good that I have to keep on going becuase otherwise, when I get stressed, I get super emotional and kind of mopy and I don't need any of that! I'm going to go work out righ tnow and hopefully feel better after that; I'm going to bring my book so I can study while I'm on the tredmill becuase that is one of the two main sources for my stress - SCHOOL. But I have an advisor meeting at 4 p.m. today so hopefully my life will be somewhat more figured out when I walk out of her office. But the other main source - a guy. I have a boyfriend and he is absolutley amazing ... hte love of my life. We had been friends for years and I broke off my last relationship to be with him ... we've been "dating" for about 2 years or so but only "official" for a few months ... we are in love, planning our future, etc. BUT there is a problem ... right before we became official, I had had enough of him not being ready to commit, so I had said the heck with it and start seeing this other guy for about a month or so ... then my now BF came to me and was like .... I need you, I was scared but I'm ready now and all that so we became official and I broke it off, he said knowig someone else had be made him realize how much he didnt want to lose me ... so I broke it off with the other guy and he was angry for a while and those 2 absolutley hate eachother now ... but for some reason, I can't stpo thinking about the other guy. I don't know why ... honestly I don't. I saw him last weekend and he told me how im all he thinks about and bla bla lba, so maybe that is it? But i wish the feeling would go away because I am so in love and so happy and I just feel like im being unfaithful right now by thinking aout him ... I don't understand? I think it's becuase I saw him last weekend and everything he said ... and he called last night but I didn't answer ... I think it's just along those lines of wondering what if? and kind of taking for granted what you have and what you know is good and right and the right choice ... but still wondering. But i sholdn't be wondering .... and it scares the hell out of me.
well ... there's the saga! =) yikes!
Off to work off some stress!!!!
 
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Well it sounds like you're doing great with your new lifestyle change. :) Remember... baby steps! Don't get discouraged if you don't see the scale move much or at all. Just remember that if you keep at it... that scale will move eventually and you're gonna feel great!

As for the relationship advise. Just make sure that your thinking doesn't become anything more than that. If that other guy keeps calling. Tell him he needs to respect the relationship you're in now and to stop calling. You've moved on and so does he.
 
You're very right ... thank you. I did tell him ... but I also found out alot more about him and turns out I wasn't the only girl he called last night ... so it will be easier for me to not think about him now, becuase obviously it's just a bunch of crap. Argh...boys! haha*
 
Day 3

B - eggbeaters w/ small dash of cheese (190)

L - bowl of chili (cals??? Homemade by bf so I have no idea ... 350)

S - granola bar (90)

Total so far: 630
 
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Snow-

Sounds like you're doing great. Make sure you eat enough, and don't be afraid to change it up a little bit. SlimFast may be great for the first couple of weeks, but eventually you'll want to branch out. I've gone through about 4 different food "kicks" since I started.
 
Thanks Llamabean - Yes I do know what you mean and you ar eright, it's just right now I want a little jumpstart and it's easy and quick for on the go, but I will branch out once I get going on this and feel comfortable enough to do so without totally sabataging my progress.
Thanks :)
 
Some days ...

Some days I just feel like this is a neverending battle ... I mean, I do so well and then it's like I just sabatage myself in the evening. I give in to food and it's like once I start ... I don't stop. WHY?! It really is in my head ... I know this; I don't have the strongest willpower and I wish I could just control it and get some kind of mantra to think to myself and keep myself going ... but nothing I do seems to work. Any suggestions?! Does anyone have any little sayings or tricks to just keep them going and keep them strong?! I am feeling verrrry weak today and I don't know why ... it just seems like such an uphill battle that I want to win so so so badly, but I just don't know if I have it in me to do. But ... I am going to the gym right now, rather than sitting down with a huge plate of food in front of me so this is good. And the scale today says 217 .. down from 222 so this is a 5 lb loss so I must be doing SOMETHING right ... but I'm not changing my ticker until Sunday so I know that it's real and not just up and down.
Alright ... hopefully I'm feeling a little more positive after my workout :)
 
Be encouraged Snow! You've been doing great!

I think my real breakthrough in all of this is learning that I just don't have the willpower and I can't make myself get more willpower. It sounds like you're in that kind of position as well.

So, what can you do to lose weight that doesn't involve beating yourself into submission daily? Only you really know. Personally, I just have to face the fact that I will ALWAYS overeat on Wednesdays and Saturdays when I am at my mother's. But - through the last 11 weeks I've discovered that it really doesn't affect my weight loss that much.

Accept now that you don't have it in you to win an uphill battle, and try figuring out ways to level the playing field. I can't live without fast food, so I found the arby's melt which is only 300 calories. I can't live without soda, so I switched to diet (big debate on that - but it worked for me). I can't live without occasionally stuffing my face until I can't hold anymore, so I keep popcorn in the house. Popcorn fills me up, and an entire bag of the buttery stuff is only like 500 calories.

Be encouraged! This is a good time to figure this out, and there is no time limit on weight loss.
 
Snow - I'm glad to hear you're gonna make it through today!

We have pretty similar weight loss goals. I started at 213 and am going to 160, y ou're going from 222 to 150, right? Eventually I want to get down to 150 or lower, 160 is just all I think i can make in the time I have before my convention. We can do this thing together.

Let us know the tricks you discover for leveling your playing field.
 
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