SoSel's Diary

Way to go SoSel!! :D I can just imagine you looking back at this in a month and going "Yes!! I did it!!"

I don't know that cereal is necessarily a bad snack. I have two weetbix and low fat (not no fat) soy milk and think I am doing well. A healthy cereal should have less than 10% sugar.

I quit smoking quite a while back and having a cold and a cough and a boyfriend that quit with me really helped. These days they have patches, and chewing gum don't they. (Where I live they have Quit hotlines. Maybe not where you are?)

You are doing so well. Just keep on!
 
Welcome to you new diary!!

My mom just quit smoking and her doctor prescribed her this medication Chantix, you might check into it. It has really helped her and I guess it has a 50% success rate which is wonderful!

Posting foods in your diary is a good idea! It is great for you. Try gradually increasing the time that you walk... I read somewhere, I think on one of Mals posts, that 30 mins of walking a day "maintains" your weight, but 45 mins will actually help with weightloss. That has stayed in my mind!

Anyways, good luck!! You came to the right place for support.
 
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Felici and Heidilw, thanks for the tips! I do want to walk longer. I was just getting my body adjusted to doing the mountain goat up and down hill walking. I think it did! I get winded pretty easy on the walk, though, from smoking and being sick. But that's no reason not to try. :D

Let's see, I'm unsure about the patches and gum. There is no way I could afford it. Plus, don't they have nicotine in them? Seems counter-productive. Then again, I may be trying it soon anyway. LOL! I should set up an appt with the doctor to talk about it. Not only can we talk about the smoking, but I can get a diet plan. And, the doc can keep an official track of my weight loss. I used to go to the doc weighing from 209-215 lbs, and I got "the talk" everytime. Now they can see I'm doing something about it!

Oh yeah, and thanx for making me feel better about the cereal. It's a weakness. I try to find something healthy each time I buy it. I have these oatmeal squares now. Good for cholesterol. I don't think it's a problem I have, but why not tackle it all at once?

He he. Thanks everyone!

SoSel
 
I think cereal is a good part to my diet. I think the trick is to stay away from the fruity loops and grab the boxes off the very end of the isle that no one goes too lol...... I like special k, kashi and things like that. The hard part is the amount they measure for the calories for the serving ain't much. They really need to developed a good cereal where you can have about four cups for like 200 calories lol.....
 
I can relate to pretty much everything you said....I do however have a couple of close friends that are totally there for me...as for everythign else I lived that...my X was an ass, very demanding and useless did nothing, I never did anyhtign right and caring for the kids wasnt a job, I cared for them around the clock and worked 45 hours a week plus and was very sick and prego ... anyway...those are circumstance and no reason to not like yourself...try to make improvements were you can...If you never need to vent or bitch or talk you can pm me or visit my diary or email me or whatever...I totally hear ya...I am a single mom of two...Ive been a mommy since 16...I know how hard life can get and I know how hard being a mom is...Take care of yourself chicky...
 
Hey there your doing great!! Thing's may get tough sometimes
but try to still take care of yourself.I have 4 little ones ages
9 months,5 7 8 years 2 girls 2 boy's and a hubby that works
the crazy shifts (banquet manager hotel)and it is so hectic
around here at times.Your menue looks great and exersice to
I do a mile sometimes of walking using the steeper side of town
and it seems to get to your leggs more than a 3 mile flat ground
walk.Have a great weekend,Tammy:)
 
I think I'll account for today's activites ahead of time.

BF- cereal, milk, orange, coffee, creamer, Splenda
L- Smart Ones Ziti, green salad
S- 100 cal snack mix pack, apple
D- This wonderful meal I make with brown rice, turkey meat, low fat/ low sodium cream of mushroom soup and milk, and sweet peas (low sodium and no added sugar).

Bed time snack is an unknown as of yet. ;)

I do have something good to report. I walked away from my dinner tonight without finishing it. Although I did eat all my peas.

So, for exercise, I raked and shoveled for upper-body. Then I did some floor exercises like pilates, crunches, "girly" sit-ups, and leg raises. I don't get to walk if I don't have someone to watch my daughter. She's got something wrong with her bones. We're getting blood work done, and labs, and what not. I think she'll be ok. Anyway, I'm not excusing myself from walking, just stating facts.

Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I feel like I'm really getting things done. :D
 
Hi SoSel,
Just remember, it's one day at a time - you're doing just that! With each little hurdle, comes each new success. Each new success breads new continued desire to succeed.

In no time, you'll be at your goal.
It's just one step at a time :)

You're doing it!
 
Well, I skipped the bed time snack last night. I didn't feel hungry. Must've been the brown rice or something.

This morning my arm pit area (I don't know the name for all these muscle groups) hurts like heck, if I move certain ways. So I did something to it. :) Must have been those push-ups. I hope I did them the right way. Eventually, all the energy I put into doing these things is going to help me no matter what.

I weigh myself tomorrow morning for the record. I plan to weigh every Monday morning. I was told that first thing in the morning is a good time to weigh. ::crosses fingers:: Slightly nervous at the thought. If anything, I lost water weight. I drink coffee in the morning, and switch over to water before lunch. I have one diet coke with dinner, and back to water! I really honestly like drinking water. And I'm such a thirsty person by nature that it's easy for me to drink plenty. I just have to put my foot down on drinking other things I don't need.

As a side note, can I put down "sprinting to the toilet before I pee on myself, 21 times today" down as an exercise? Ah, yes, well... it was a thought.

Thanks for the encouragement! It's been a little over a week (Dec. 29 start date) since I made the change. I haven't given up yet, and that's in part to a whole forum of strangers embarking on the same journey, wether past or present or in-between. ::hugs to everyone!::

SoSel
 
No late night snack because you were not hungry!.... AWESOME!!!
Hey, dont those sore muscles feel great though :)
 
Oh yes, Heidilw, they sure do! I was just thinking to myself that today may be the literal "day of rest" for me. I'm wracking my brain for a few things to do that won't aggravate me physically. Walking I can't do because my daughter is here with me. Not to mention, it's raining and the arthritis in my knees has flared up. So nothing too physical. I was thinking of a few crunches (even though my abs feel a tad bit sore), and a not-so-intense dance session later in the day.

Oh yeah, my 5 yr old blew my mind this morning! I sat down to breakfast on my 1/2 a bagel, lite yogurt, and an apple, and the kids were watching me with eagle eyes. They're always hungry it seems like! :) Anyway, my daughter said "I see what you're eating mom, and it's HEALTHY." She totally emphasized the word "healthy." I smiled and said, "That's right!" I don't know where she gets her ideas from, but it was a boost. Every mom knows that children are the toughest critics. I feel like I passed a test or something.

My husband knows what I am doing, and he seems not entirely supportive. I don't know if it's because I've failed on so many diets before or what. I told him I've been doing yard work for exercise, and he told me he'd do when he came home next month. I told him I had a goal to lose this 60 lbs in 2 years, and he said not to take things too fast. Too fast!? 30 lbs a year!? And I've heard my whole life that a weight loss of 2-3 lbs a week is healthy. And even if it's 2-3 lbs a month that's healthy, what's the difference? 2 years is a healthy goal, I think. I asked him not to sabatoge my diet this time too. He said he doesn't realize he does it. I dunno. Like I said before, to do this, I have to be strong for myself. I know I can. The rest of my life rides on my ability to get my weight under control now. Even at the age of 24, I have health problems from being obese.

Ok, positive attitude, life changes, and exercise. I can do this!
 
Hi SoSel,
I think it's so hard for the people in our lives NOT to sabbatoge us...and generally - I really don't think they INTEND to do it.

Friday, my husband calls on the way home from picking up our daughter from Swim Practice, and he says "I'm going to be driving thru In & Out Burger, can I bring you home a cheeseburger". I thank him, but say no, I have something here for me to make...he goes on for several minutes, "are you suuuure" "you know they're goooood" This from the guy who is normally VERY supportive, loves the fact that I weigh a lot less then last year, etc, etc., It's like he just couldn't stop himself!

The little sabbotages will happen, we just move past them and keep plugging away - Bob walked in from In & Out just as I was sitting down to this HUGE salad with chicken & vegies - there is no way a burger would have filled me up like that salad did!
 
First off, thanks M2M for that insight. I will keep what you said in mind. No one really knows what's in my heart and mind and how serious I take this. So it won't be easy for them not to offer me those "special treats." ::sighs:: I can do this!

Let's go into yesterday and account for it.
BF- 1/2 bagel, apple, lite yogurt, coffee, creamer, Splenda
L- Smart Ones meal Sante Fe rice (and I skipped the veggie :( )
S- mini bag of kettle corn popcorn and banana
D- Shepard's Pie left-overs from the other night
BS- Didn't feel the need for it, so I didn't have one.

I did not exercise in any real sense yesterday, due to sore muscles and lack of creative ideas. I did make sure that I spent a good bit of time on my feet being productive, and not on the net or something. I also skipped my diet soda I allow myself to have with dinner for the weigh-in I did this morning.

And the results are... drum roll, please.....

195 lbs! 5 lbs lost! (since Dec. 29)

How do I feel? Pretty darn good. I know that some of that was water weight from drinking water constantly. But I KNOW some of that was plain and simple hard work. Work that I did for me and no one else. 55 more lbs to go!
 
:D Woot!! Way to go, SoSel!!:D What a great start to your weight loss!!:D

SoSel said:

As a side note, can I put down "sprinting to the toilet before I pee on myself, 21 times today" down as an exercise? Ah, yes, well... it was a thought.
SoSel
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ROFL. I like the way you think.
 
Oh, I was thinking about this in the wee hours of the night last night. (Yeah, don't listen to me, I go to bed between 9 and 10.) I have read in a zillion different places that people who drink diet sodas are more likely to obese than those that don't. And I read some stuff about breaking down the chemicals that cause you to feel full or something. Weird, scientific stuff. And, while it may be true, I have a theory on what's really going on.

When I was in high school, my lunch was Diet Coke and Skittles or Diet Coke and Snickers or Diet Coke and mini doughnuts. I was a vending machine crazed fool. And I really thought that a no cal soda balenced out my splurges. What I would do to go back and yell at myself! Anyway, that is my theory. You splurge because you think "This is healthy. If I drank a regular coke, I'd have to eat salad. So... I'm balenced here." These no cal sodas aren't beneficial to us in any way. I think I may stop drinking them all together. My best friend only drinks water and herbal teas. Maybe she can guide me down the right path!
 
Diet sodas.

I have heard that drinking them is linked to being overweight. I hadn't heard it when I started this time though and never planned to stop drinking them - yet I hardly drink them now. I used to drink them most days and every other time I have tried to eat less, I have been desperate for them, and drunk lots. I think I stopped because this is the first time ever, that I have drunk so much water. I used to think I was craving soda - but probably I was just thirsty. (Maybe I was also craving sugar - I have been trying to keep my sugar levels more balanced too.)
 
ahhh the diet soda debate lol..... I still drink them now but I drink the coke brand with splenda. For alot of folks the aspartame kicks up your sugar craving and your appetite in general..... well... that's the rumor....
 
Splenda Rocks!

He he. I'd be lost without it for my coffee and the few desserts I make. So lost...

Yesterday's Food
BF- cereal, milk, coffee, splenda, creamer, apple
L- Smart Ones meal and salad
S- 100 cal snack pack peanut butter cookies and milk
D- Jumbalaya, baby carrots, ranch dressing
BS- 2 cookies made with Splenda (90 cals each)

Only problem I see is that I only ate one fresh fruit yesterday. I like to eat 2.

Oh yeah, for exercise I went on a 35 min walk, and it was a power walk until the end! Would have gone the extra 10 min if my 3 yr old wasn't moaning and crying and about to pee on himself. In the evening I did some yard work. Raking and shoveling. We just bought this house and the yard is a pitiful bad bad mess. I don't know what the old owners were thinking, but I don't think they raked the back yard the whole time they lived here. So I'm raking up years of leaves, and shoveling them into bags to go to the dump. Works pretty good for me, though. I work up a sweat, burn some cals, get something done, and my watch my kids wear themselves out! :D I'm actually really hoping that all this yardwork will stregthen up my upper-body, to a degree.

Since I lost 5 lbs, my goal is to lose 5 more by Feb. 2, the day my hubby comes home! I have these jeans I can squeeze into now that should look great by then, and I'll have to go buy a shirt. Oh Darn! Yeah, anyway. Mini goals here. My short-term goal expires this April. I just want to lose enough weight or shape up enough that I can feel confident in a bathing suit. And so that I can get a new one that doesn't have the skirt around the bottom like a granny suit. Because we're going to the beach! :D

Just keep swimming...
 
I drink diet pepsi, it doesnt make me crave anything or sweets, I just really like it...I can so relate with the exercise, LOL...I usually stop because someone is whinning abt somethign or needs somethign only down fall to it being in home with kids under foot...you sound happy and like your doing well :):):)
 
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