Sprite's Progress Thread

As usual, thanks for the replies and support everyone.

What is it that you do, changeforlife? My job will probably be a good help with keeping the weight off once I hit my target weight but really tires me out -as twolilangels said it's quite an effort to then work out as well. I'm feeling it now that I'm putting in a lot of excercise on top of my shifts.

Yesterday I went to the gym quickly before work and burnt 500 cals. I also ended up going before my aqua-fit class this evening (they are in the same building) and burnt another 500... so I feel these last couple of days have been ok.

I didn't lose anything though :( everything I ate and drank last weekend has caught up with me I think!
 
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I think You are doing great!
Remember to drink your water and get your sleep!:D
You can do it! Stay strong Sister:p
 
Thanks Kdel.

But I think it's confession time. I don't feel I've been doing very well still. The pounds aren't falling as well as I want them to. I'm not going to reach my target weight for Christmas at this rate- I need to take drastic action. I think my problem can be attributed a little bit to the natural fluctuation of weight and also me builing up muscle slightly. But I think it's mainly my own fault.

Things are good on the excercise front -I am getting workouts in, and even apart from that I am a lot more generally active, the new job is very active and I am walking more etc.

But I think the food front is letting me down. I am not eating anything too "offensive" to the diet, but I'm not keeping watch too carefully. If I have a salad I will use low-fat salad cream, for example... or if I'm cupboard raiding I will have a few crackers with diet philidelphia spread on. I think maybe the little things like this are all adding up and slowing my weight loss right down. Also the size of my portions have been creeping back up. *slaps own wrist*

So I need to sort this out. It's hard to stick to eating the right things as I have a stupidly busy schedule and I do shift-work so eating has to be fitted around work. BUT, I think the answer to this is planning ahead and sticking to what I decide, food wise.

As of tomorrow I'm getting strict with myself about this eating. I have to to start seeing some progress again, and after putting all this work in on the excercise side of things I can't let myself down by failing to eat right.
 
I know what you are talking about! Old, Bad habits slowly creep back into you daily life and then before you know it you fell off the wagon completely!
But it is good that you are true to yourself and that you know what is the best for you.
Just knowing what is going on is going-will make all the difference to you!
I hope you start to feel happy with your self because you deserve to be Happy!
And YOU know what to do, to better yourself! How cool it that! :D
I am so proud of you and I know you are strong! It's tough! But your doing it!** BIG HUG **:D
 
Well I got up today with a new resolve to take more notice of exactly what I was eating, and I have stuck with it. I had 2 weetabix instead of the usual 3 for breakfast, a smaller-than-usual lunch with no "naughty foods" at all, and a small filling dinner this evening. No snacks except for fruit.

So I'm pleased. Just gotta try and keep it up now and not let things slip, however busy I might be! Planning a day ahead should be helpful.

Oh and I also did my workout DVD today. :D
 
What is it that you do, changeforlife?
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Graphic Designer, so yeah, I rarely get exercise from it. lol. But I was working last year in retail and I stood on my feet all flippin day long. Hated it.

Anyway, good for you for taking charge of your food issue. Its really hard, but you're doing great so far. But you gotta remember that food only matters a little bit, exercise is what really counts, so don't stress out so much about it if its not perfect.

Have a great day. :)
 
Thanks changeforlife. What you say is true, but I have been excercising loads, doing really well on that front I think, so I can only conclude that it's the food front that is stopping me from getting on as well as I'd like.

Anyway I'm off to bed -night all! :)
 
I will confess I am tired and just glanced over the recenet enteries...I did notice soemthign about your confession...I was thinking hte same thing and then boom I had a big loss and then boom another big lose...the most important thing is to give it time...that weight will fall when it is ready too...it takes time to loose weight slowly...I was there I still am actually...I exercise my ass off and watch what I eat 90% of the time my losses are few and far between...well my decent losses...like one or two lbs is what i would average...shock your body, do somethign you wouldnt normally do...through a few new things in there and shock it into dropping those lbs and then it will happen...*HUGS* and I think you are doing great!!!
 
Hey all.

Just thought I'd better drop in with an update seeing as I haven't made an appearance in the last few days.

The reason that I have been away is that 1. I've been really busy and 2. I am lacking motivation at the moment. I am still pleased with the change I've managed to make, but somehow I don't seem to be able to get into the swing of it at the moment. The last two weigh-ins have given the same reading so I guess I've hit a bit of a "plateu" already, and I know that I need to really push myself to get past it, but that's the bit I'm finding easier said than done.

I am still going to the gym/pool a few times a week and doing my DVD and trying to be good with the food, BUT, I don't feel like it's the first thing on my mind at the moment like it was to start off with. This is because I got a lot of other things to think about, and also I guess I am trying not to think about it.

I can feel my will power slipping badly at the moment. I don't get it because I still feel just as strongly about doing this. I don't think the sudden coldddd weather has helped or the fact that I'm so damn busy now the runup to Christmas has begun. Has anybody else found they have had phases like this?

Anyway... I really want to carry on losing so I know I am going to have to make the effort.
 
Pah I need to stop giving myself excuses. I have a couple of hours tonight. I'm off to the gym.

*Tries to be positive and full of energy*
 
Thank you for posting on my diary!
And also, I personally think it is good it is not the first thing on your mind! Because this is your life man!!! If you spend a whole year just thinking about dieting and losing weight you don't lose weight, you lose a year!!!
I never dieted before because i didn't want to be the crazy person who counts cals all the time, the crazy person who goes to the gym every day, the crazy person who cuts her friends off because getting together means eating or drinking!
First of all I am Mila, i am fun loving, i am a social butterfly, i am a bit paranoid, i am a dancer, i am a student, i am a big sister, i am Mike's girlfriend and then only then I am a little overweight! So although i never completely forget that this is my diet, that this is my 6 months in which i want to get to my perfect weight, i don't keep it in the front of my mind all day long, or at least i try not to!
That is just my opinion, and i am not very succesfull at losing weight yet (but then I only just started), so I am by no means an expert on dieting, but i do have 21 years of experiemce in living so therefore i consider myself an expert in that department!!
I hope you soon find your balance, love Mila
 
Cheers Mila.

Well I burnt 500 cals in the gym last night. I've been at a course all day today and am spending some much-needed proper time with my boyfriend this evening but I will get down there again tomorrow for some hard work.
 
Damn I wanted to tag her, LOL...Hey Chicky I havent been by for awhile...good job on takin some down time with the boyfriend!!!
 
Lol hey you lot.

Gym again tonight, 700cals burnt :D I then did the "toning section" of my workout dvd when I got home. ("Bums and tums" basically, it's hard work though!)

Not a bad "food day" either. :) Working up to next week when I've decided I'm going in guns blazing for 7 days to see what I can do.

Hope you're all doing ok, I must try to catch up with everybody else's progress later on.
 
Hi Sprite,
I tagged you as well, make sure you post 5 random facts about yourself.
Hope everything is well with you, have a good weekend. :)
 
Ok :rolleyes: 5 random facts about myself:

I am left handed, I once played cricket with raw eggs, I was in the US on 9/11 (and I dont live there) ummmmm I once fell down a castle moat, and *thinks hard* and I am learning to drive at the moment.

There ya go, not very exciting but never mind.



Anyway, quick update for my diary. I stepped on the scales today and THEY MOVED!! Only by 1lb, but hey progress is progress, I was pleased. :D

I realised at this rate I'm never going to reach my Christmas target, but I want to get as close as I possibly to it. So I decided to work flat out this week and be completely strict with the diet so that I can lose as much as I can. Hopefully it will bring a result next week 2lb would be great so we will see.

Wish me luck. :eek: x
 
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