Tamara's Weightloss Journey!

Wow, I remember when you first started, you were eating above 2000 calories! Now you're eating around 1500! I SEE!

Has your appetite decreased?
What's a short-term goal?

:)
 
Hey, thanks for not only asking, but noticing also! :) Technically I should be eating around 2000 calories (2599 would be for weight maintenance for me, so basically, take calories away from your maintenance and you should lose weight, with exercise) based on my (< link), but, I know my body better than anyone else, so I eat what keeps me satisfied, just try to keep my calories above 1550 and below 1900-2000, and that seems to be working for me. Oh, and yes, my appetite has decreased a lot (although I have always been an emotional eater!), my stomach is shrinking quite a bit. Also, sorry, it may be because I'm tired from working all night, but what do you mean by short-term goal?
 
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Like...How many pounds you wish to lose in a month? 2 weeks?

Have you thought about keeping track of your measurements? Cause I am DAMN sure you lost hella already!

You go girl, your body is yours! don't let anyone tell you what you should do and shouldn't...especially if it doesn't feel healthy
 
Alright! I would have to say that today rocked food wise... and I even got to treat myself!

Breakfast - 433 cal: Fiber one caramel delight w/ 1/2 c whole milk (every time I buy 1% for myself, I seem not to drink it fast enough, so it's a waste of money! My Son is 2, he needs whole milk... and I can deal with it).

Snack - 275 cal: Banana w/ light string cheese and V8 acai berry 100% fruit/veg juice (I AM ADDICTED TO THIS STUFF!).

Lunch - 450 cal: Healthy choice panini and side salad w/ 1/2 serving ranch dressing.

Dinner - 467 cal: Whole wheat turkey/turkey bacon wrap w/ lettuce, tomato, red pepper and dijon mustard, w/ light string cheese, 1 c. healthy choice chicken noodle soup, and 1 1/4 servings vitamin water (this was a delicious dinner!!).

Snack - 100 cal: Nutty bar singles (my treat).

WW points: 34. Total calories: 1725. Fat: 43.35. Fiber: 33.1.
 
Do you remember how many calories you were eating prior to this lifestyle change? I'm wondering whether you decreased just 500 calories, or 1000 (from your earlier posts, like 2600 calorie days).
 
My short term goals run about every 25lbs, and I reward myself when I reach it, like a new purse or jewelry or whatever... but I have monthly goals of 10lbs a month, which is 3lbs a week, give or take, though if I know I did my best and didn't lose 10lbs in the month, I don't beat myself up or anything. Sometimes though I need weekly or even daily goals like exercise 3 times this week or drink all my water, etc. Sometimes I need extra motivation and I'll reward myself with a treat at the end of the day for eating the foods I planned to eat... so I'll have a fudgesicle (60cal, 1 WW point) or popcorn (0.5 points per 1 cup) or fill in the blank, lol.

And you know, I REALLY should keep track of my measurements, lol. All I know is that I've gone from a 4x-3x shirt (brands differ) to a 2x-1x shirt and from a 26/28w tight pant to a loose 20w and I can even fit into some 18W depending on the brand. :) Like yesterday, I tried on a pair of 20W apple bottom brand jeans I bought a few months ago and I was able to wear them, they are like a 18W in other brands... they are a little tight, but they fit! I was sooooooo excited!
 
Before this lifestyle change my maintenance was around 3000 calories a day. I believe I cut it around 500 but eventually to over a 1000. At that time I was also listening to what everyone was saying on these forums, which I learned I can't do, and need to follow what my body says. I couldn't eat that many calories of healthy food, I was at a point where I was overeating to lose weight, and to me, that's unhealthy, because in the end, I trust myself, and I know myself better than anyone else does.
 
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Breakfast - 328 cal: 1/2 medium banana, 1tbsp light cream cheese, 1 mini strawberry bagel, and v8 acai berry 100% fruit/veg juice.
Snack - 343 cal: 1 1/2 serv Fiber one caramel delight w/ 1/4 c whole milk.
Lunch - 494 cal: Healthy choice fresh mixer w/ 1oz cheese and a fruit cup.
Dinner - 450 cal: Tendergrill chicken sandwich no mayo w/ apple fries and caramel.
Snack - 100 cal: Cookies n' creme cake.

34 WW points. 39.55g fat. 30g fiber. 1715 calories.

I'm very happy with how today turned out, even though I had BK for dinner and a mini cake thingy. I thought sodium would be through the roof but it's pretty acceptable to me: 2789mg, but I did drink all 8 glasses of water today, and that's actually surprising to me!
 
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Hey girl!

First comment, YOUR DIET LOOKS SO MUCH HEALTHIER! OMG APPLE FRIES?...are you kidding me? THAT is crazy!! I would have totally caved in! You keep that motivation up!! :sifone:

I swear...it's like people like you who keep the momentum up that reassures my own motivation...<3 <3 <3

In the beginning, I needed a magazine to help the time go by. There are TVs, so I glance at the TV for a minute or two at a time, then refocus on hitting it hard on the cardio, and wha-lah, it's over.

As you can notice, I NEVER stay on one machine for too long, I get bored really easily and my body is very lazy to movement. I hate moving! So I switch things up often.

Also, probably most importantly, I play the number game. "c'mon laura reach 1800 strides by 15 minutes...let's gooo gooo goo" This probably takes up the time the most <3

Whether it's a magazine, switching things up, or the number game..try them! See which one you like and helps keep you burning those stubborn calories!

PS- GOOD JOB ON LOSING ANOTHER POUNDAGE! :hurray:
 
Last time I went to BK I did cave (last week). Angry chicken tendercrisp w/ medium fry and raspberry iced tea(everytime I go there they give me a LARGE instead of a medium, so the only thing I can think is that their old medium is now their old large, wtf?), and of course I got to dip my fries in ranch dip... omg! I looked up the calories and stuff and I wanted to throw it all up (I didn't of course, but I wanted to). Usually I'm good, like last night. I wanted a side salad with the sandwich but, they were out, so, I thought apple fries might work, but once I put my points in, I was short in daily points, so I figured I'd eat a snack cake thingy, lol.

That's so sweet to say... but, for me, it's people like YOU who help reassure my motivation.

Thanks to you both for stopping by!
 
This morning I stepped on the scale to see 256.6! :willy_nilly: I'm finally starting to see my results on the scale, now that I'm getting rid of some of this water I'm retaining and the junk in my body from last week... I cheated last Tuesday and Friday :(... hey, I'm not perfect.
 
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I plan on hitting my next reward mini goal of 250lbs in the next week or so (can be found on the first post of my diary).

I've decided on three goals that I would like to focus on:

240lbs by September 16th (my birthday), that's just 16.6lbs in a month and a half, I actually plan to surpass it, but just in case :), and that will be a 80lb total loss.

225lbs is one of my starting reward mini goals! That is 15lbs difference from 240lbs. I plan to reach this goal, if not surpass it by Halloween (I love Halloween! And this is the first year my Son is old enough to celebrate it!), but if I can also lose 5lbs extra before Halloween, I will be hitting my 100lbs lost mark (which is the third goal, hitting my 100lbs lost mark by November 1st!)

Wish me luck, because I'm very motivated by these, in my opinion, extremely realistic goals!
 
I suppose this could be seen as good or bad news, TOM is here. No sex, lol, but it explains some of the retaining water.
 
Don't let the TOM get in the way!!! *WINK* hahaha!!!

Oh wow your pounds are dropping off too! *high five* Let's keep it up!

How is WW working for you? Do you go to the meetings as well? how are your bowel movements with all that fiber?
 

Janez, no problem, and thanks for stopping by mine! :D


eymediaoutlet: I try not to let my TOM get in the way, lol... but even though I stay on track with calories and WW points, I usually eat way too many sweets during it!

Yeah, we are both awesome! :hurray:

WW, to me, is a lot easier and less time consuming for me then counting calories, even though, it's really the same thing, but it's a time saver, because with a lot of my foods, I know how many points they are without looking them up. The main things I focus on is daily calories consumed, grams of fat, fiber, and loosely milligrams of sodium.

One thing I don't understand is the activity points (earning more food points by exercising), I mean, I know how it works, but I don't know how many points go toward how many minutes of exercise. Also, with WW I get 35 extra weekly points to use, if I want to, other than my daily points.

I do not go to meetings, but I have a support system on here and my husband is very supportive too, that's what I think the meetings are really for anyway, support.

My bowel movements are normal now, more frequent then before my diet change.
 
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