Sugar and Spice makes everything nice!

what do i have to do around here to get some support? :angelsad2: i just feel a tad bit lonely in my own 'lil diary....

my dad is in this mannetech business *cough scam cough* but he insists on buying me the weight management package so i can lose weight...

so starting sunday i'll be implementing that into my lifestyle.

i realize that i eat out every day.....sigh* all that added sugar and salt is probably hindering my weight loss...i absolutely don't want to believe it because i workout... monday, KFC, tuesday, sandwich, wednesday shrimp burrito.....sigh sigh :ack2:

the day i eat at home the whole day, will be monumental. i must make that happen 2mrw, even if that means making a special trip to the bank so i don't have any cash on me.
 
I'm here! I am reading your posts. I just haven't had anything useful to add yet...
I am sorry you think no one is supporting you. I think we're being silent.

I think it's great that you are recognizing things like eating out might be contributing to salt/intake issues etc. I am about at that stage myself, just recognizing how what I do and think contributes to me being the way I am.

Keep it up, you're doing fine.
Rachel
 
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I'm here! I am reading your posts. I just haven't had anything useful to add yet...
I am sorry you think no one is supporting you. I think we're being silent.

I think it's great that you are recognizing things like eating out might be contributing to salt/intake issues etc. I am about at that stage myself, just recognizing how what I do and think contributes to me being the way I am.

Keep it up, you're doing fine.
Rachel
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:hurray: Thanks for writing SOMETHING Kaiser =) It's always nice to hear advice from others...maybe to reconfirm what I think is right and what I'm doing.

Last night the boyfriend came up to see me and we were having tons of trust issues with his ex. So...while he was in the shower, I checked his phone. Text message galore. No wonder he can't text with ME at work, because he's busying texting with her. I know that they might not do anything physical, but all emotional is there. I know, I can tell.

Although he buys me dinner and movies and shows affection, I'm sure he's 100% there for her. Because..it has happened before.

So ladies and gentlemen, all readers of all shapes and sizes, I'm finally done with his shit. It's been like this ever since 2007. I'm so done with his bullshit.

When I blurted it out "i checked your phone" he acted as if there was nothing on his phone..and then he was silent..and i told him to leave.

Now is the time where I need the most support ladies :bigear:, this emotional abusive relationship has taken its toll!

I didn't weigh myself this morning, but my TOM is flowing now. The bloat isn't even 100% down from yesterdays shrimp burrito.
 
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Bumping my own diary, how sad, NOT! hehehehehe

Today's calories...
30 grapes
1 banana
1 tbsp of natural peanut butter
1 peach
1 can of green beans
1 frozen entree

700 calories consumed

Today's exercise....
15 minutes on treadmill- interval style <---OMG I LASTED 15 MINUTES
20 minutes on cycling- hill version 13.5mph "fat burn" style
20 minutes on elliptical trainer w/ arms- <--- I wanted to leave so bad, but I said "i'm not going to leave until I finish this magazine" ...perfect!
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55 minutes...but still legit!!!

Weighed 191.0lbs after the workout but that's with only 200 calories and 1 bottle of water in body.

I hope to see 191 tomorrow morning, I hope my metabolism is still firing away...*crosses fingers*
 
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Good morning readers!!!!

I woke up and weighed myself at 191.4lbs :hurray:

I'm happy because the scale is moving in the right direction. I put a lot of effort into cardio (C'MON 60 MINUTE DRIPPING SESSION) and into diet (well, now I do)

So I'm hoping with NO fast foods/take-outs, my weight will drop like that.

I still am on my TOM so I hope I will lose a few more centimeters once it leaves..

Start 7/15 Chest: 116.5cm
Now 7/24 Chest: 112cm

Start 7/15 Waist: 98cm
Now 7/24 Waist: 95cm

Calories of the day...
30 grapes- 100 calories
1 banana- 100 calories
4 oz sirloin- 270 calories
1/2 baked potato- 150 calories
4 cups of garden salad with Fat Free Italian dressing (iceberg, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber)-250 calories
2 stuffed mushrooms- 140 calories
1 tbsp chili beans- 40 calories

1150 calories consumed so far...

My sister came over and we went eyeshopping for 90 minutes at the outlet, came home empty handed. Then, she treated me to Cattlemen's, we shared the 10 oz. sirloin and stuffed mushrooms. I did really well, except I ate TOO MUCH of the salad. Portion control anyone? Sigh* I ate like 5 serving-fork fulls of salad, probably 1/3 cup of dressing in total. The steak was good, but everything felt so "fattening" because I usually don't eat like that...even eating the baked potato with nothing on it tasted so buttery.

I'm still going to go to the gym to do some cardio; I hope I can get my hands on some free weights so I can do some upper body weight training.

Also another NOTE: I've been pooing consistently, on a daily basis which is something that usually doesn't happen. I think it's because I'm on my period, because during that week, I poo very healthy.

Exercise of today...
90 minutes of walking- 350 calories
5 minutes- treadmill power walking
10 minutes- elliptical climber interval training 1822 strides
45 minutes- elliptical climber interval training 6725 strides

I still want to be 189.8 by Sunday morning, so I have plenty of work ahead of me!!

I've been sleeping really well the past few nights, it must be because of the cardio and a lighter diet.

Today, I'm going to go do some recycling, go to work for a few hours, and study. I bought some 1% fat cottage cheese with no salt added the other day and am looking forward to eat it!
 
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Hi There

Thanks for visiting me...I wouldnt worry too much about having visitors..I have been here forever and only get a few....Alot has to do with posting in others journals so its not personal...I just dont have a lot of time..you will get people that are regulars and then visitors...the more people you read and visit, the more will come to your diary...

about the weight loss...I have only read back a few posts but you are doing great with your exercise...I think you are expecting alot outta your body...are u expecting to lose everyday???????? thats alot to expect and you may get discouraged when your weight doesnt do what you want...I know this because I have been stuck between the same 2 to 3 pounds the last month and its been an emotional rollercoaster for me because I have probably never worked out harder or kept more in check of my food (besides some grad parties I have attended recently)....however I did some measurements an I dropped an inch on my bust, my waist and hips each and my "flabby roll" is smaller.....

anyway

i guess all this is just to say be patient.....I could say dont weigh everyday but I do that too...it helps me gage my body "trends".......i notice i can go 3 weeks and not lose a pound then well i will lose 3 at once. Its can be maddening if I am not in the right frame of mind.....

keep going and be patient with yourself...
 
Hey! yes, I was/am expecting alot of my body, since it is the first 2 weeks of my healthier lifestyle. For example, I lost almost a pound a day this past week, but this coming week, I am certain I'll lose 2-3lbs, then the following week 2lbs, etc etc. I understand the "healthy" amount, and am ready to take it. I am just taking this momentum I have in the first 2 weeks and taking advantage of it.

I woke up at 190.4lbs this morning; I was excited but the weight loss was probably due to the diarrhea I had after cardio. =( I still drank 12oz of water after my cardio...but yeah.

I hope I won't get burned out, and I have a feeling that I won't because I am so motivated to get under the 170s!
I have a long journey ahead of me...but I am excited and will most definitely be patient with the scale. On the other hand, measurements, I hope the centimeters drop! LOL

Today's exercise...
I tried some fasted AM cardio/strength.....I felt pretty weak.
5 minutes treadmill powerwalking/jogging
chest press 30 x10 x10 x10
assisted pull up 175 x10 x10 x10
tricep pull down 30 x10 x10 x10
lat pull down 50 x10 x10 x10
low row 30 x10 x10
back pull backs 30x8 25x10 x10
10 minutes cycling; 13.8mph avg
various arm exercises with 8lb dumbbells
(shoulder presses, tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, flys, pull ups)
2 minutes arc trainer


Today's menu
-1/2 turkey mozzarella pesto spread sandwich- 300 calories
-1 popsicle- 15 calories
-5" of a super burrito (black beans, chicken, sour cream, cheese)- 450 calories
-1.5cup of korean buckwheat noodles w/ sauce and veggies and 1/2 boiled egg- 350 calories

Calories Consumed...1115 calories

I binged on junk food so calories up to 3000 calories.
I won't be weighing myself until Wednesday morning. That gives me plenty of time to get rid of the junk food.
 
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I have decided to do whatever makes my body comfortable and happy. My body most likely works differently than yours. I will lose weight, in a healthy manner, using my mind as my judge. I know not to put myself in a shitty situation. Calorie counts, how many times I should do cardio per week...whatever that crap. I will optimize my health the best it should be for me.

So I might eat 1000 calories a day...I might eat 1400 another day and not exercise. Whatever I do, I will do to what makes my body content.

I would like to officially declare that I am out of my rapid fat loss stage...I'm ready to slow down, aka, up my calories.

I hope to still see mid 170s by September. Let's do work baby!
 
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tamwalt and kristy!

Thank you so much for posting!!! I really need the support.

I realized I need to readjust my goal setting situation. I need some human error in my life...

I binged pretty hard yesterday, so realistically I will go to the gym twice today, drink alot of water, and not weigh myself until Wednesday morning. My chest is pretty sore from yesterday's strength training, which is awesome. I realized I need to incorporate more strength training in my week, so I will try to add a third day. Today I'll work on abs and legs. I will probably do strength after cardio, because I lose alot of energy doing strength training. Cardio is really hard for me to do because I'm lazy, so I need alot of energy to keep this train going.

My TOM still isn't gone, it's weird; like Thursday it was heavy, Friday non-existent, than yesterday was light. I wonder what I'll have today...

If I can go to the gym twice today, I can lose like 4-5 pounds. It is all water weight, and because of that sketchy mentality in my mind, I prefer NOT to jump on the scale.

How do I justify my binge? I was even telling myself while driving to Jack in the Box that I was binging...and when I gave them my credit card to pay, I felt so shameful. I came home and ate, and the first 50% was good, but the last 50% I stuffed because I didn't want to waste it. I hate it, because junk food puts my skin in horrible condition. My body felt sore and weak. I needed a cheat day I guess. Never the past week have I gone over 1800 calories.
 
Today's food intake...

protein shake + meal replacement -115 calories
baby carrots (10)- 50 calories
2 banana + 4tbsp natural peanut butter- 600 calories
lemongrass chicken frozen entree + 1 serving of veggies (broc, cauli) + protein powder- 410 calories
20 grapes- 60 calories

Calories consumed...1250 calories

What's wrong? nothing.....too low in calories.
fruits, veggies? check.
protein? check.
fats? check.

What makes my body happy. I'm not trying to get all technical with my body, I don't shit out a progress sheet every 12 hours. I want to be content, and eat healthy. biaaatch!

Today's exercise....
5 minutes treadmill interval jogging 4.0-5.3mph
55 minutes elliptical climber interval training 7822 strides
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60 minutes total...damn felt good! It wasn't strong, but I didn't feel an OUNCE of fatigue, NONE!!!

But I hated jogging on the treadmill because my boobs would bounce, even little movement, and my chest is so sore. I didn't do a leg workout. There is a starbucks connected to our school's gym (WTF?!) so I'll study there and go in again for strength and maybe 30 minutes of cardio.

Last night's binge was huge, gotta make up for it! I'm feeling great today =] I drank my protein + meal replacement (115 calories, calm down people..sheesh) before going in, and I think it definitely helped with my energy level. Yesterday, going on an empty stomach and 1100 calories from the night before, my body was in complete fatigue!

I bought a protein powder shaker, because I've always wanted one, and my gosh, it makes it sooooooooooo easy and yummy to drink. No clumps! I love this thing...it also comes with a 30 day return policy from Rite Aids, so I'm going to probably return this after a few weeks..hehe, it costs way too much! 7.99!

I feel good. Obviously, I need more calories and I should eat something before going to the gym. I like the second half of that observation.

Have a good day y'all =)

RANT:
you can't be 6'0 and want to be 125 pounds. Something is wrong with you. moderators should be ones to tell those people to seek medical treatment and not be a hazardous role model to us.
 
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I really want to break the 190.4 I saw the other day...I hope I do it by my Wednesday morning weigh-in! I bet I woke up at like 194-193 today...I BET!

Tomorrow's "ideal" food schedule
9am- meal replacement + protein powder (105 calories)
915am- 1/2 cup of lfcc + blueberries (200 calories)
11am- 1 chicken breast fillet with veggies (300 calories)
2pm- peach (100 calories)
4pm-1 chicken breast fillet with veggies (500 calories)
415pm-protein powder (45 calories)

Tomorrow's Workout Goal
20 minutes treadmill workout
leg workout
20 minutes cycling
20 minutes elliptical climber

I looked at my journal for my bodybuilding forum...back in 2007. I was 198.8lbs and got down to 165.6lbs in the course of 6 months. I fluked alot, but I was building muscle. I ate alot of chicken breast, tuna, and oats. I averaged 1500 calories per good clean diet day.

I'm increasing my calories to 1500 this week and decreasing the times I weigh-in.
 
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Looking good! That exercise, to me, still crazy, wow... lol, you go girl!

Oh, and 125, 6'0 - that bmi is totally unhealthy. Your right about how the mods should say something about that.
 
Today so far...
10am- 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese 100 calories,
1 frozen entree of santa fe beans 310 calories,
mannatech shake 115 cal,
2/3 cup of blueberries 75 cal,
30 seedless grapes 100 cal
6 oz chicken breast 180 cal
1 cup of veggies 50 cal
2 peaches 150 cal
1080 calories

Todays exercise....
15 minutes treadmill incline power walking 4.0mph
leg press 100 x10 x10
calf raises 100 x5
leg praises 120 x10 x10
calf raises 120 x5
various arm/chest/shoulder exercises with 8lb dumbbells
15 minutes cycling
 
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PICTURES!!!

Warning: some of you veteran members might remember me......because of my birthmark.
weight: 195.2lbs; 7/27/2009 noonish
 
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Looking good. Please tell me your secret to exercising so much... I must know!!

When in photobucket, logged in, you should see thumbnails of your photos with links underneath them, copy & paste the one titled IMG code, that will show the image instead of the link. Hope that helps!
 
Hey Hey!
I agree looking good! And I really do admire you with your exercise. I'm to damn lazy at the moment :drooling:
 
Thanks y'all! :grouphug:

After I set my goal to go to the gym 25 days out of 30 days...I haven't decided what days to chillax!!! Everytime I go to the gym, I have to make sure it's worth it!!! I think driving 2 miles is a waste of gas, so I HAVE to do a good- long- workout! :puke::willy_nilly:

This morning...I woke up at 190.0lbs..YAY! but I'm so close!!! I can't wait to break the 190 barrier!! I guess eating well helps =] I'm going to definitely try to stay around 1100-1300 calories for today and tomorrow, but on Thursday, my brother is coming up and I hope to eat out!! I truly have stopped eating (NO KFC, NO BURRITOS, NO JACK IN THE CRACK)...Although I will probably get a taco from my school's coho today. They cook organic =] I think I'll try to stay within 1500 cal on Thursday...

My goal this week is to finish my TOM, something I don't have control over and to see 187 on Friday morning. I'm sure I lost like 4 pounds in 2 days which is utterly amazing. If anyone is stuck, try calorie cycling. I think it works for me.

The funny thing is that I'm still on TOM...it's really scary because I never go on this long, ever. This is kind of scary...I took a MA pill on thursday morning, but didn't think it'd affect my TOM this much..I just googled it and it's because of the MA pill. I'd like to speculate that this has caused me to prolong my period. Even though it's not HEAVY, I use light tampons. I just hope this ends by this friday. If not by then, I'll go to the doctors office

Todays eating so far...
930- 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup of lowfatcottagecheese, mannatech shake
75 + 80 + 115 = 265 calories
12pm- 25 tortilla chips, 1 cup of black beans, 1 cup of melted nacho cheese (homemade), 1 cup of nacho veggies- 650 calories
5pm- 6 oz of chicken breast, 1.67 tbsp mustard, 1 cup of veggies, 30 grapes- 350 calories

total calories consumed...1265 calories

Today's exercise
16.5 minutes on treadmill, interval incline and powerwalking/jogging
17.5 minutes cycling
6 minutes on "strider"
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40 minutes of cardio

i'm still sweating. hehe
 
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190! Omg!! Congrats!!! You should definitely break the 190 barrier after your TOM. I'm pretty worried about my TOM too, it's two weeks early. 187 by Friday morning sounds very doable if TOM is over.

I personally think you should stay above 1200 calories, because it's recommended that no one goes below that. Maybe you should check your recommended maintenance for your weight and height, just a suggestion, but of course, you know your body and as long as your feeling satisfied with food, but still wouldn't recommend less than 1200, just out of general concern.

Otherwise, keep doing what your doing, eventually you will make it to your goal.

Also, I agree with Kristy, I'm too lazy too, lol.
 
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