Taking Back Control (A Diary)

Status
Not open for further replies.
This is a quick stop by hun, but we started off the same weight and we lost the same weight!! haha go us:) i know we may have eaten bad recently, but i know we can over come this:) all the best hun:)
 
Thanks for stopping by, Irish ^^. You and I seem to be in sync with all of this, so here's hoping we're about to lose a bunch of those lbs lol.

I've been so hungry these days, I blame it on being winter. I don't remember it being this hard. Maybe I need more water, more than likely. I'm always so damn tired, too, and I wish I knew why.

I won't cave in, though, as much as I want a cheeseburger right now. I'll stick to my plan for as long as I can. Ate more than I would have liked yesterday, but at least it's less than what I've been eating over the last few months.

Today:
Frozen Dinner - 260
Ham sticks - 95
Fruit snacks - 140
Cookies - 150
Pickles - 15
Pretzels - 190
Pizza sub - 270
Pretzel Chips - 200
Raspberry Gummies - 150
= 1470

Exercise - 40 mins on the treadmil, 30 on the exercise bike
= 300
 
Last edited:
Another day down, feeling a little sick. I might be lactose intolerant, I just had some sugar-free pudding and now I feel icky.

Consumed - 1600

Did some walking today, about 30 mins. Not a lot, so likely only 200 burned. Was my day off so I slacked off a little.
 
Hey lovely! Been reading your diary for a few days now :)
You are doing well!!! We are the same height!! You are doing much better for weight!!!

Good luck with the challange!!
 
Thanks, Tasha :)

Today is going to be a long day. They've cut back on hours so I don't get a co-worker at all today. Usually I work 10-5 and someone comes in at 2 or 3 but now there's one on, one off. Not only that but it's been slow customer wise. It makes me want to eat all day lol. I definitely eat when I'm bored.

I'm gonna try to plan my meals ahead of time so that they're set in stone. I'm finding things are a lot harder than they used to be, but the other night I had a really good dinner and I'm gonna try to do that more.

Yesterday and today I weighed in at 215.4 so I've lost a little!

Today:
Oatmeal - 260
Ham sticks - 95
Pretzel crackers - 110
Pickles - 15
3 cups of vegetables - 120
Can of green beans - 50
Four chicken sliders - 280
Butter/sauce - 50
Pear = 100
1 and a half turkey sausage = 210
3x eggs = 180
Rice pudding = 120
= 1590

Exercise= Went on the treadmill for an hour, burned 300 calories. Tired me out.
 
Last edited:
Oh, thanks Justina ^^. I started my diary in 2009 and didn't take things seriously until about 2 years ago. It's been a long journey but I never give up.
 
High calories again last night. Stayed up later than I wanted to, which resulted in eating again. Conrad likes to stay up a little later...but I have to learn to go to bed earlier. It will work better in the long run (and honestly he should get more sleep too).

He's diabetic, and I never realized just how hard it can be to cut back on certain things like sugar and starch. He hadn't checked his blood sugar in years until meeting me. Last few days he's kept at it, and it tends to get high. There are a few things that I think would go away if he changed his eating habits. I'm hoping that he'll take it seriously, and eat healthy with me.

Today:
Oatmeal - 260
Ham sticks - 95
Pretzel chips - 110
Pickles - 15
2x fruit snacks - 140
2x turkey sausage - 280
3x vegetables - 120
Can of green beans - 50
Butter/ketchup - 100
Rice pudding - 120
Pear - 100
= 1390

Exercise - Treadmill for 60 mins = 300 calories.
 
Last edited:
Hey Loch...looks like you are doing great on the calories and getting the exercise in gear...I need something to kick me in butt on that end.

I have a hard time going to bed at a normal time as well...usually 12am and back up at 5am --Mon thru Thurs...then come Thursday nite...I crash!! I think if we all could get the sleep thing down...it really would help with our goals...
 
It's so hard, especially when you have kids around, and you just wanna spend quality time with your significant other. My boyfriend's kids are 4 and 8 so it's not easy.

At least I'm mostly on track.

Today I had:
Flatbread pizza - 476
Pita chips - 116
Pear - 100
Half a breakfast to go - 150
Hotdog w/ fries = 600
= 1442
 
I bought some power bars, thought I'd give them a shot. It says to eat two of them with 3 100 calorie snacks between, and then a sensible meal. I'm afraid they'll still leave me hungry but...I thought it was worth trying.

Today I ate:
Pear - 100
Power bar - 100
Pretzel chips - 110
Ham sticks - 95
Pickles - 15
Bagel - 360
3 cups of vegetables - 120
1 1/2 cups of green beans - 50
2 turkey sausages - 280
1 rice pudding - 120
= 1350

Exercise = 60 mins on the treadmil
 
Last edited:
I don't know what is in your power bars but most bars are tasty and lack the ability to fill you up. After a workout I will sometimes have a packet of BSc honeycomb flavoured lo carb balls which are really filling.
 
I tried one and immediately changed my mind. Although I ate half, and it's kept me decently full for th last 2 hours, it wasn't the most tasty thing in the world. I could taste something off about it (the additives maybe). They're slim fast power bars.

I decided to swap the remaining 325 calories for a bagel. It was a good idea, but I can't plug my nose and eat those bars.
 
Another day at the mines xP.

I'm not terribly upset with my weigh in today, although I know it could be better. I notice that I'll snack here and there and I really need to stop that. I have to clear out the little snack stuff from my cupboard, and go to bed at a decent time. It's so much harder to do than just saying it.

I'll be happy just to get back to my lowest again (for this year, which is 199).

Today I ate:
Bagel with light cream cheese - 360
Ham sticks - 95
Pretzel crisps - 110
Pear - 100
4 chicken sliders - 280
3 cups of vegetables - 120
1 1/2 cups of green beans - 50
Butter/ketchup - 100
Rice pudding - 130
=1345

Exercise =
 
I the only benefit I find in "power bars" is that they force me to drink more water..because they are so chalky....I have had some that are ok. Life Choice brand has a nice protein bar that I don't mind.

Keep on trying for the good night sleep...I know I am too!! Its so hard! :)
 
I kind of fell off the wagon, but at least it was only for a few days. I didn't OVER indulge, but I cheated more than I should have.

I figure some good days are better than none at all. Exercise is getting harder. I miss the summer. I might have to just focus on my food. When I try to do both I get so grumpy.

Ate today:

Bagel w/ light cream cheese - 360
Ham sticks - 90
Pretzel crisps - 110
Veggies - 170
Chicken sliders - 280
Snack - 190 +/-

=1200
 
Last edited:
I decided to try a new diet. It's called SHRED. I don't usually do this, and I don't usually buy books that are about weight loss or self-help, but I feel kind of desperate. What's $12 compared to a healthy lifestyle?

It'll be interesting, since it's basically what I've been doing, it just lays out the food in a menu/time table for me to work with.

I'm gonna start tomorrow, since it'll mean going off a schedule. Here's hoping that this gets me on the right track!
 
So far, the diet is going well. I'm not entirely found of these foods...most of them are, well, dull. The smoothies are okay, but next time I'll make it with strawberries rather than mixed berries (not a fan of black/blue berries).

I must have been retaining water because I'm down 4.2lb, which is great. I doubt I lost that much in a matter of a few days. I'm excited to see what the scale says on Sunday (my new weigh in day).

Made a new ticker, very happy with it.

What I do like about this diet is that I basically eat every 1.5 hours, which I wasn't doing before. I was eating around 11:00 A.M. and then around 3:00 P.M. and really, it was all over the place. I've also stopped eating after 8:30, and have been going to bed at a reasonable hour.

That's all for now :).
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top