Sodajunkie's diary/journey to success

sodajunkie

sodajunkie

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Here I am, finally in the "diary" forum. I have been jotting my stuff down in the "general" forum. It just took me a little while to get things straight. Thank you CFL for pointing it out to me.
Well, I just entered today's happenings in my "cold turkey" thread. It is a new day now so I will start this diary off as a new day.
This is a diary of my journey to my success not only in my weight loss but also in going off soda pop cold turkey.
I just started the first of this year. No new year resolution, but, making a change in my lifestyle, etc.
I have tried many times to loose this weight with success and failure. I, like many others, have done the yo-yo weight loss and am tired of it.
I have slipped a bit this past week and have noticed the difference in how I feel from the healthier eating habits to the bad habits. I will say I prefer the healthier habit. It is not an overnight change and I have to constantly remind myself that I did not gain the weight overnight therefore It will not come off over night, unless I have a genie in a bottle and that I do not have. :D
I do not keep track of calories. That does not work for me as then I spend too much time with the food process, etc and end up getting frustrated and bored and then fall off the wagon. I have been making healthier choices and portion sizes. So far that is working good for me. BUT I have to keep the goodies out of the house, out of sight.... out of mind. The best for me.
I am always looking for suggestions, tips and encouragment. I like to share mine also.
Until next time...... ;)
 
sodajunkie said:
It is not an overnight change and I have to constantly remind myself that I did not gain the weight overnight therefore It will not come off over night, unless I have a genie in a bottle and that I do not have. :D
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And if you ever DO find a genie in a bottle, do share :D

Also, welcome and good luck!
 
Hi sodajunkie,
Welcome to the WLF :)

I gave up soda last May or so - and you know, I don't miss it at all (and I was a major soda junkie!) ;)

When I started losing weight, I *seriously* did not want to count calories, for all the same reasons you mentioned, but eventually, I started, because it truly is a numbers game - calories in vs. calories out - and not really knowing what was coming in kind of left me in the dark.

However, starting somewhere is GOOD, reducing portions, making healthier choices are both habits that can last with you!

Good for you for getting started on this journey!
Best of luck!
 
Thank you for the smile. I so needed it today.

Well, I weighed in today and gained, again. I had the party over the weekend along with stress at home, I have not been careful so now I am reaping the results.
I need to start thinking about myself and making time for myself so that I can succeed in my journey.
I have been running around the house today doing housework, etc and it is kicking my butt. Grandaughter tornado (that is what I call it when she is over) hit the house so I have some changing around to do and minimizing the access to all these toys (too many to choose from) so that it does not continue like this, but it is a workout in itself. :p
I am going to sit tonight and plan my meals so that I can stay on tract and not fall off my wagon again.
I did not have any soda at the party. Was not even tempted. Off I go to drink more water.
Until next time...... B-)
 
SJ, don't worry too much about the weight gain. It's soooooooo good that you are noticing your mistakes and taking charge to get back on track, do you realize how good that is? It's really great! Just take it one step at a time, one mistake at a time, and it will add up to amazing results!

lol about the Granddauter tornado thing. My nieces used to come over all the time, and it was the same way.

Doing housework burns lots of calories!
 
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Just take it one step at a time, one mistake at a time, and it will add up to amazing results! QUOTE]

Thank you CFL. You are right. I just have to keep from beating myself up when I do slip up. I am doing good today. Increased my water so much that I might just float to bed. :p Made sure that I had fresh fruit today instead of juice. Had three pieces of fruit. Pretty proud of myself. I went out to dinner with a friend yesterday to Outback and she was ordering our lemonade and I double checked to make sure that there was no soda. Well, the one she was going to get me had Sprite in it so I said no and ordered regular lemonade. I know it still has sugar in it, but I am not worried about that part.
I did not exercise today due to all the running of errands my son and I had to do. I told him I would be walking because when he is home I would feel uncomfortable doing my exercises and he told me that he will go to his room so I can do my exercises in the living room. How sweet he is. He is my baby and going to be 21 this week. WOW
That housework totally kicked my butt, but felt good. Always nice to get things accomplished. I stayed on track today and that was an accomplishment for me too.
Tomorrow is a new day and I will be staying on track. We still have cake from the birthday party and believe it or not I do not have any craving or care for it. Water actually is good for me. Hmmmm, what is happening to me. :eek: I am happy about it.
I am looking forward to being able to go and buy clothes that I feel good in and not that I have to buy because that is all that there is. My final goal for my weight loss is to have family pictures done of me, my two boys and my grandaughter. I want to get these done for Christmas 2007. I am not sure how close at that time I will be to my final weight, but I know I will be so much smaller than I am now that I am already getting excited. I am going to surprise my boys and have pictures done of just me. Going to have some fun.
Well, off I go to my ice water.
Until next time.......;)
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take it day by day -meal by meal and you'll get there :D

slip ups will happen, just dont use it as a reason to blow the rest of the day - correct it immediately and get back on track

enjoy your water :d it's a nice pick me up to start the day :D
 
Thank you M
You are right, do not use a slip up as a reason to blow the rest of the day. As a matter of fact I thought about that last night. So what did I do today? I STAYED ON TRACK. :D :D I even went for a walk, and oh was it ever cold outside. I got around the corner and the wind hit me like a load of bricks. Good thing I took my sweater.
I drank plenty of water today and had several pieces of fruit. For dinner I had rice and some beef that my niece had cooked. My great nephews basketball game was pushed back tonight so I had little time to get there. What I did was take a banana with me to eat and figured I would have a light meal when I got home, but when I got to my nieces house she had some dinner left over so I ate that while we drove to the game. We won, 24 to 18 (third graders).
I felt very good after my walk, even though it was tough on me. It was not a flat and smooth walk, but it was a good workout. My goal is to get a walk in at least 4 times a week. I am not use to much activity so that is going to be a challange for me but I can do it.
Off I go to fill up my water.
Until next time......;)
 
Hi Sodajunkie,

Your weight now is about the same as mine, but I must be taller than you as I would be nothing but a skeleton at your target weight. I was wondering if you had considered breaking your weight to be lost into smaller targets? Facing a 100 pound plus weight loss is a bit daunting - I can't think for too long about the fact that I have 85 pounds to lose or else I begin to wilt! I know different things work for different people, just wanted to make the suggestion.
 
Thank you 2/3
I have thought about breaking my weight loss down into smaller goals and I do that, but I just do not list them. I guess I should. I see other people do that. My goals seem to change all the time though. But my overall goal is the same. According to the "charts" it says that I should be 135ish, there is no way I could manage that as I would look very sickly. I have discussed with my doc and we decided on my final weight goal together. What is good smaller goals? Maybe 10 pounds at a time. Suggestions are always welcome.

I did pretty good today. Had more tons of errands to run but was ready for them this time. I had my quick breakfast on the go. I did end up having a mocha while my son was at his appointment because I started getting a headache yesterday as I have not had any caffeine for a few days (STILL NO SODA). Do not want to get the caffeine withdrawl headache. That is murder.
My baby turned 21 today so after his appt I took him to lunch to a Mongolian Grill type place. I hardly ate due to the fact that I was not happy with the quality of the food. I did eat a little, but not much at all. What a waste of 10$. The rest of my day went pretty good too. I am very happy that I stayed on track. I did not get my exercise in. As I was waiting for my son to finish his appt I went window shopping, did not think till it was too late that I could have gone for a walk. He will help me remember next time.
I am sick to my stomach tonight so dinner was light. I am sure it has something to do with lunch (my son is ok so I am not worried about food poisoning).
I am feeling pretty good still. I am staying on track.
Did some housework tonight as my little tornado came over, she comes over each weekend. We read books, played with all the toys and we even played with the baby doll. We put the doll to bed before she went to bed. Now it is time for me to go to bed.
Tomorrow is another day and it will be a good day.
Until next time..... ;)
 
sodajunkie said:
Thank you 2/3
I have thought about breaking my weight loss down into smaller goals and I do that, but I just do not list them. I guess I should. I see other people do that. My goals seem to change all the time though. But my overall goal is the same. According to the "charts" it says that I should be 135ish, there is no way I could manage that as I would look very sickly. I have discussed with my doc and we decided on my final weight goal together. What is good smaller goals? Maybe 10 pounds at a time. Suggestions are always welcome.
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Hi! I feel silly now. I thought your goal weight was 116.8! I figured you had to be quite a petite person. I think 10 pounds a time is a good goal - I am also going to use weights that I remember being at and over here we have stones (14 pounds). I am 16 stone 8 1/2 at the moment, and am aiming to get under 16 stone. At some point I will aim to be under 200 pounds (14 stone 4 pounds) but that is 33 pounds away at the moment, so a little too far away to be immediately motivating. Maybe when I am in the habit of this I can cope with a longer term aim, but at the moment I need something I can achieve pretty quickly to get me feeling like a winner about this - I need something I cannot help but achieve!
 
2/3 you are not silly. Hey I have never heard of stones as a measurement, so now who is silly. :p

I think 10 pounds at a time is a good goal. Thank you, I will do that. I will post them under my long-term ticker.

I did great today. I am so happy. I got to read other people's diaries last night (well in the middle of the night) and got so motivated that I was ready to do things, but as I said, it was the middle of the night.
When I got up this am I was ready.

We had another birthday party to go to. I did not eat any cake this time or pizza (STILL NO SODA). Actually, I ate before we went and had a snack in the car for after the party. Ate really good the rest of the day. When my son and grandaughter were taking a nap I did my exercises (WATP). I feel so good. I feel like I have more energy today. Tons of water too and I am not done with the water for the day.
When I got home tonight from dog sitting my son had cooked dinner for us but I had already had mine. Oh did it smell so good. I did taste it (a very small bite, extremely small) and it was wonderful. He took a box of Noodle Roni Fettuccini Alfredo and added bite-size chicken breast pieces and curry powder. Oh how yum. I measured it out for a meal for tomorrow with some vegies and fruit. Even that felt good to do. Hey, I turned something away. My friend called and was trying to tempt me to come out and go to Red Lobster with her but advised that I was done eating for the day and that I would come and visit, but not go out to dinner. She was very understanding, after it took about 10 minutes to get the message through her brain. :D

I can do this and I AM GOING TO DO THIS.

Off I go to play with my little tornado before she goes to bed.

Until next time.......;)

Short-term goals
10 lbs:
20 lbs:
25 lbs ~ I get myself a tattoo:
30 lbs:
 
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Of course you're going to do this. You're doing great so far, turning down food, staying away from soda, drinking water and eating fruit! Awesome stuff.

I see you're gonna get a tattoo at 25 lbs lost! Awesome!! What kind??

Have a great night. :)
 
Hi CFL,
Haven't seen you around. How have you been? Doing great I hope, I am sure you are. :D
In regards to the tattoo, I have a few already. I was looking for one to cover one up on my wrist that people say looks tacky and trashy (that one is of a sleeping cat, spur of the moment tattoo). Well, anyway I was looking for something to use to cover that one up with and I came across a flower, kind of like a Dahlia, that has the Chinese Kanji symbol for Happiness in the middle. When I saw that I got so excited and decided to have that one put on the back of my neck as that is how I feel at this point in my life. Every time I look at it I feel so good. I have had some rough few years and since I have moved into this apartment I have been so happy and at peace. When I saw that I knew it was the one. Still have not decided what to do with the one on my wrist. I like it, but I should not have gotten it on my wrist.

I DID SO GOOD TODAY. I went to dog sit at my nieces and planned all my meals and even went for a walk. I totally stayed on track. I did have another mocha but that was for my snacks (lasted that long). My son wanted to go and get something to eat after he got his tattoo tonight (his friend bought him one for his 21st birthday, he put my name down his arm, it is so cool), but I advised him that is was 9:30 and too late for me to eat. I still bought him something to eat and we went home and watched some tv together and I drank tons of water. I had no hunger pains today. Did not feel deprived when I did not eat with my son. I FEEL WONDERFUL. Or CFL, should I say HAPPY.

Tomorrow is weigh in for me. :eek:

Well, off I go to get things ready for tomorrow and try to get to bed at a halfway decent time, yea right, like I can do that. :p

Until next time..... ;)
 
Today is Monday and I weighed in. Lost 5.6 pounds. Yea :D

I feel so good. Today I had Taco Bell for lunch/dinner. Very late day again. I was up till 5 am, for some reason I cannot sleep lately.
I have to be up at 4 am tomorrow for work so I really hope I can get to sleep tonight. I am tired so hope that helps.
I have been chugging my water today, had some fruit punch. Got some fruit and vegies in also. Still no soda.

I did not go for a walk today, instead did some housework/spring cleaning. I don't like it, but it needs to be done.

Well, I am off to do some more stuff around here.

Until next time...... :p
 
CONGRATS on the month without soda, sodajunkie!!!

I know that is a HUGE accomplishment & you should be very proud.
Hope there are many more successes in your future.
 
Thanks MG

Well, it has been a few days since I have been around. I am still doing pretty good. Working my butt off at work and feeling it the next day. But knowing how it kicks my butts also reminds me the benifits of it.

I have been doing good with my meals. I do not seem as hungry as I have been in the past. Somebody said that without the soda I would not be as hungry. I have always been told that caffeine curves ones appetite, maybe not as I have been doing pretty good since not having it all the time.

Well, thanks to my wonderful son, I am now sick, for the third time this winter. He has been sick four times. This one hit me like a train. Woke up this am feeling like really bad, maybe that is why I was feeling pretty punk the other day. Who knows. But not getting much sleep this past week has not helped either. My worry now is that my little tornado (grandaughter) does not get it when she is over this weekend. Daddy is going to try and change the days that she comes over so that she does not get this as it is bad.

Well, I am off to bed to try and get this headache to slow down and get under the warm blankets to get warmer.

Until next time..... :eek:
 
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