Sunshyne's Progress (with pics!)

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I know exactly what you mean... I used to eat pretty much the same as I do now, only a bit lighter during the day... then I'd come home and eat a family bag of chips and half a litre of icecream :smash: I'd probably in a normal week have 4 days of 4000 cals and the rest of the week would be 1200-1500!
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I knoww its so annoying. I find that having a good, well balanced breakfast sets me up for success for the rest of the day

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Just got back from the gym!! I feel so great. I did cardio for 1 hr and 45 mins. Burned 600 calories. Mostly did the treadmill, elliptical and bike with some stretching thrown in. Definitely back in gym mode! Gym days will be Thursdays, Sundays and Tuesdays - 1-2hr sessions burning at least 500 calories

Currently eating a royal gala apple (100cals)...my absolute favorite kind. Dinner will be tuna+mayo on 2 slices toast (500 cals?), OR a pack of ramen noodles (still 500s). I am soo tired, too tired to cook :svengo:

EDIT: So I ended up having both for dinner lol! One slice toast with tuna. I still felt hungry-ish so I made some ramen too, which is cool. Weighing in tomorrow
 
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Thanks you too CG (do you have a name I could call you by? I don't think you're chubby anymore considering you're in the 140's soon if not already lol!)
 
Running plan

CW: 151.8

Intake
Breakfast was 1 packet of instant PLAIN oatmeal, 1 tbspn sugar. (I only finished half...80 calories) plus an apple (100).
After my workout I had a whey protein shake with mango and pineapple (392)
Lunch/Dinner was a salad with light zesty italian dressing (30cals for the whole salad!) and a black forest ham sandwich with mayo and lettuce (320 cals)
Now on to the bad part: 4 golden oreos and 3 m&m's (300) <-- this is good considering there was SOOO much chocolate at my house. My mom just decided to buy a whole bunch of chocolate and everyone ate it except me! I just had a little so I didn't deprive myself. Normally I would binge until I felt sick. yay for more self control
After that I grank green tea. Was gonna have more chocolate but ended up giving it to my lil sister, whew!
Intake: 1250
Exercise
1 hr 10 mins cardio (30 mins treadmill, 10 mins eilliptical. stretching, crunches and pushups thrown in too)...300 calories burned

Thoughts
Today is starting up AMAZINGG. No particular reason. Maybe because it's Friday?? At the gym I actually ran on the treadmill! I did a set of 2min running @ 5.5mph and then 3min walking @ 3mph and repeated that set 6 times for a total of 30 mins running/walking. I'm gonna gradually build up so I can eventually run for 10 mins or more.

the 2min run/3min walk sounds easy...and in the beginning it was but towards the end I felt like i was gonna die!! but I still kept going. And I kept it consistent at the same speeds throughout the workout (I was tempted to increase the speed because it seemed too easy at first) but it was definitely a great workout!!! I remember when I was at my thinnest and healthiest I used to RUN RUN RUN long distance I was great but then I stopped :banghead: I didn't run to stay fit, I ran because it made me feel good to push myself and accomplish fitness goals which is KEY to any workout in my opinion
 
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Dad thinks I'm fat

So this morning we were just talking as a family and then my dad mentioned that I look like I weigh 170lbs....I know he was exaggerating but, really dad? The fact that he said that means to him that I look big, or overweight. Which sucks. It didn't really bother me but thats disheartening to know I am considered big to him. Extra motivation I suppose?

On the contrary my mom said I look like I've lost some weight. But she is probably biased because I told her I lost 6 pounds (from a high weight of 157).

At the end of the day I don't really care what anyone thinks, I'm losing weight for myself. It was just interesting to hear what my parents had to say.
 
Tomorrow's Intake

On the weekends my intake usually goes to hell. Maybe if I plan everything I will eat I can stick to it.

Intake for Saturday March 20
Breakfast: 3 scrambled egg whites, 2 slices toast, green tea (230) [edit: done @ 10am]
Lunch: Black Forest ham sandwich with lettuce and mayo; side salad with cucumbers and low cal italian dressing (320) [edit: done @ 1pm]
Dinner: 450 cals worth of whatever mom brings for dinner [edit: done @ 7:30pm...had many oreos too for dessert :( blah.)
Snack: 200 calories worth of whatever i can find preferably fruits and veggies, green tea [edit: done at 1:30 pm...but instead had 3 oreos and a cup of green tea :( bad but still within the calorie range)]

Exercise: Today was supposed to be my rest day, but I ended up walking 45 mins while running errands around my neighborhood. (~200 calories burned)

Total Intake: Not sure, maybe around 1400
 
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Sunshyne said:
So this morning we were just talking as a family and then my dad mentioned that I look like I weigh 170lbs....I know he was exaggerating but, really dad? The fact that he said that means to him that I look big, or overweight. Which sucks. It didn't really bother me but thats disheartening to know I am considered big to him. Extra motivation I suppose?

On the contrary my mom said I look like I've lost some weight. But she is probably biased because I told her I lost 6 pounds (from a high weight of 157).

At the end of the day I don't really care what anyone thinks, I'm losing weight for myself. It was just interesting to hear what my parents had to say.
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It's always dads isn't it? I remember when I weighed a bit less than I do now- 67kg or something- my dad told me I was looking like a little pudding!!! :toetap05:
 
lol @ little pudding...yeah dads are more blunt but they tend to exaggerate:rolleyes:

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Weighed in at 151.0 this morning...which officially brings

My Weight Loss for Week #1: 4 pounds!! :hurray::party:

What I did right this week:
- drank water (at least 2 bottles a day)
- drank green tea almost every day
- ate until I was physically full, and ignored my emotions telling me to eat more
- EXERCISED!! I think my new running plan will really help me lose weight
- kept intake between 1200-1800 cals. I think I do best @ an intake of 1500 though!

What I need to improve for next week
- Sleep on time around 11! Some nights I fell asleep at 2am because I was studying/working on school assignments
- Avoid sweets. This week I had a lot of chocolate and pastries. I think I would do even better if I cut back on those
- Keep intake consistent at 1500 calories. This is the golden number...1200 is a tad too low. I'll only do 1200 if I over-ate the previous day

Overall it was a great week. Goal for next week is to cut out sweets and sleep on time. Also, exercise at least 5 times for at least 1 hour (3 cardio sessions and 2 calisthenic sessions). It would also be nice to get into the 140's :)
 
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It's almost dinner and I was super hungry and honestly I wanted to eat a bunch of oreos because we still have some here. BUT INSTEAD I made a huge garden salad with low-cal zesty italian dressing (around 50 cals). So for this huge salad I'm getting less calories than in one Oreo. Yay for making better decisions!! Mom should be home soon with dinner. And since I'm having this salad I'll probably eat less. I'm starting to get the hang of things :coolgleamA:

EDIT: Dinner was delicious...we had Jamaican (curry goat, oxtail, rice&peas, roti (bread), coleslaw) <<<-----YES I HAD ALL OF THAT IN ONE SITTING. But the catch is i had in on a TINY plate that's about half the size of a real dinner plate. I just took a little of each
 
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Did some toning

So, I know today was supposed to be my rest day or whatever but I really wanted to work out :D so I did a quick toning at-home workout: 8 min buns and a 10 min ab exercise. Not sure how many cals I burned but I feel great :)
 
Intake
- oatmeal with cream and sugar (250)
- 1 bag crispy minis (490)
- half a box of reeses cereal with milk (???)
- 3 handfuls granola (250)
- 2 cups of soy milk (200)
- 2 cups green tea (30)
- (edit) after this i had a couple bowls of granola cereal with soy milk...and maybe some other stuff cant remember now
Total: around 2300 calories

Thoughts
Today's intake was kind of shitty. Come to think of it, last week's sunday was also terrible. But it's okay. I guess I'll just consider Sundays to be my "cheat" days. I guess I can't be perfect all the time
 
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Excellent job over the weekend - even with the oreos! You'll be in the 140's before you know it! I hope to be there by Thursday so it's time to kick butt this week! Cute profile pic btw! Keep it up!
~ Lisa
 
Thanks Lisa but this weekend was absolutely terrible, well i feel terrible anyway because I ate most of it after 7pm

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Intake so far
Breakfast: Activia yogurt, half an apple (150)
Lunch: Whole wheat bagel with turkey meat, mayo and lettuce (380)
Post-workout shake: Whey protein shake with banana and strawberry (367cals, 53g protein!!)
Dinner: I made a egg-noodle stir fry with shrimp, baby bok choi, mixed veggies. As I was making it I was snacking on some chocolate (around 300 cals worth). The stir fry was about 300 cals too
Snack/dessert: 4 arrawroot cookies (100)
Total intake: 1600 calories

Exercise
30 mins treadmill

Thoughts
I'm sick. Been blowing my nose all morning and overall I just feel stuffy. Also, after I ate my lunch my stomach hurts and feels kind of nauseous :( Yeah so overall I feel crappy. Still going to the gym tonight though unless I feel any worse
 
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Breakfast: 1 packet plain oatmeal with sugar and cream
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with mayo and lettuce
Snack 1: cashews, a cup of soy milk
Snack 2: Activia peach yogurt, i added some granola clusters
"Dinner": 2 bowls of cereal, fat free soy milk

After that I kinda went berserk lol...was still hungry so had a bagel and cream cheese, and some crackers. I'm soo nervous because the big interview is tomorrow!!!! Not sure how many cals for today, I would say around 1800-2000 cals. Intake high because of nervousness. I really need to stop being an emotional eater:(
 
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Sunshyne said:
i feel muchh better i can actually breathe though both nostrils lol
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Haha, I know that feeling!! I was like that last week - the worst of it is you can't get a decent night's sleep if you can't breathe properly!! Let's hope that's our germ allowance for this year. :D

Nice work on the weight loss so far. xx
 
Thanks Tutti and Lucy

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I'm starting to really doubt this whole weight loss thing. I've been trying for sooo long. On and off for about 5 years now. It's so hard to regulate my intake and eating. There are so many temptations and its so easy to have bad habits for me. At home my mom constantly shoves food in front of me for example she just walked in my room and put a 4-pack of snickers chocllate bars on my table....I'm not even exaggerating. So far I've done good i guess with rejecting her offers but sometimes she buys an ABUNDANCE of junk food....and it feels weird to just let it sit there and avoid it. I've asked her countless times to stop buying junk but she still buys it. And ironically she claims to want to lose weight but her eating and lack of exercise say otherwise. So yeah, I kinda see where I've gotten my eating habits from.

And then at school I have friends who I guess aren't really weight conscious, they eat whatever and for the most part they're a healthy weight. And if we go to burger king or something it would be extremely akward not to order something. They would think I'm anorexic if I didn't get anything to eat. So of course I kinda want the food and plus the peer pressure so thats enough to make me get it. and then I feel bad after i eat it. And then I restrict my cals the next day to something low like 1200...then I end up binging because I feel like I'm not making progress and it's not worth it...yeah it's just a hot mess of a cycle.

Uhh I'm just feeling really crappy today. Terrible day....the interview was TERRIBLE. They asked me a really random question, and that one question determined whether I got the job or not. Honestly I felt soooo uncomfortable because there were 2 people interviewing me. I had to write something and i glanced up and saw the woman STARTING AT MY CHEST....i was like what the fuck...I was so nervous and gave generic answers. I also didn't like the girls interviewing me one was an older woman and another was around her mid 20's. I don't think I'll get the job. Anyway from what i heard about the job it's very stressful and hectic and you have to deal with angry clients....well not angry but basically clients who are having problems....I wasn't attracted to the job itself but more the organization. It's with the government of Canada. Well anyway theres hope because it seemed like they liked me but I think I did terrible....ughhh ya today is really bad day. On top of that i got my mark for my law exam back which is 25% LESS than what i got on my previosu exam...how does your mark drop by 25% from one test to another??? whatever...

Intake
- bagel with butter
- double double tea
- a bottle of cranberry juice
- a maple pecan danish

^^All from tim hortons. Not bothering to count calories.

Later on I had half a homemade pizza (equivalent of one regular slice because they were small, made on pita breads). On the side one small square of cottage pie (mashed potato, ground beef and melted cheese on top). Side of veggies.
Also 2 bowls cereal with fat free soy milk.

if I had to estimate cals I would say around 1600ish?

Gonna weigh in tomorrow. I know I gained.
 
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Ah Sunshyne that's exactly how I've been feeling the past few days- my hubby will bring home junk food and then I'll get angry and tell him I'm trying to be healthy, then all he says is "Don't eat it then!" How am I supposed to just not eat it when it's open in front of me?? No one has THAT much willpower!! I had a talk with him yesterday and hopefully it won't happen again, not anytime soon at least.
But yea some days it's hard, like I completely lose all motivation and forget why I'm doing it... but then I get so angry at myself later. It's a nasty cycle!

Good luck on your weigh in, even if you have gained just keep going! We can do this!!
 
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