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Hi there :)

I'm a 19 y.o. female student.

I've beaten one eating disorder in the past only to jump to another. Haha. Pathetic, I know.

I decided to start a weight loss blog today and I'm just looking for some support.

This is the adress: http://ondaroadtome.blogspot.com/


I'm posting here part of my first post in the blog.


Hi unknown readers :)
 
Hi! :seeya:


Good luck with getting started! Do you have any idea what you are wanting to achieve or how you want to do it? This place is great for support and motivation :hug2:


Andie x
 
...and struggling with weight loss is never pathetic, it is an incredibly brave thing to ask for help when you have gotten to the point where you are ready to change!
 
My current weight is around 80 kg. My weight when I was most skinny was around 52 kg. I'm 1.75 m tall. My goal weight for now is to be slim enough to wear that awesome black dress of mine. Haha, well, or to be a healthy 60 kg.


I think of something like cutting out all the starchy and sweet things, but not completely (because when I cut them completely, I become obsessed with them...). The most important thing is to teach myself portion control and get the habit to exercise regularly.

My plan is to eat healthy 6 days per week and on Sundays to allow myself chocolate, cookies, pizza... What do you think about that?

One of my problems is that I don't like salads and most vegetables - since childhood. I love only cucumbers, haha, and potatoes - but I know that I should cut out potatoes, because they're starchy, right?


I plan eating eggs (boiled as well as scrumbled), yoghurt, meat - like chicken breasts or veal mostly, fish, grapefruits, apples, oat bran (I don't like the taste of oat cereal, but I make tasty muffins out of oat bran, yoghurt and one egg, I think it's probably healthy?). I suppose I can allow myself rye bread once or twice a week for breakfast with some non-fat topping. Also, maybe eat some nuts - like 50 gr of hazelnuts for snack?

Of course, not to forget soups.


I need some advice with what other things I can vary my diet. Is cheese for example good for slimming down or it's too fattening?

What are the right quantities of everything?


As for the exercise - I'm still not sure... I like walking a lot and on beautiful days I take walks just for the fun.

Maybe I should hit the gym, but it's hard with all my lectures to travel to the gym salon and back home at night.

Do you think that home exercising will do any good? (I've got the Cindy Crowford DVD, haha).


The thing that scares me the most is the feeling that even if I try to lose the weight, I'd never reach my goal.

I'm not sure what is the right approach - to start things really strong, to cut out all the fattening foods, or to try and be moderate, taking it slowly.


Thanks a lot for reading all of this :))
 
I'm 1.75 m tall as well approximately, I'm aiming for around 60 kg or wherever my body feels the most comfortable. I started at 84.7 kg and am now at 72.8kg. Potatoes are ok as a treat but when you are trying to lose a lot of weight they can be a little too starchy. You need to experiment with veges and find some you like as your body needs them. They provide a massive range of nutrients that are hard to find in other food sources. Your list of proteins sound good. Cheese is ok but look for the lighter options. Mozarella, ricotta and cottage cheese are much lower in fat and you can always get the light version of cottage cheese if you want. Also, you don't really want to be having cheese more than 4 times a week and don't overdo it. Meat sizes should be about the size of your palm.


Sundays as a treat day is a good idea, just take note that it can be surprisingly easy to put back on all the weight you have spent a week trying to lose. So maybe limit yourself to one or two slices of pizza, a line of chocolate and one or two cookies or some equivalent. Even better, choose two treats you want and be reasonable about how much you have. You won't get anywhere if you spend your Sundays eating a large pizza and a box of cookies or a cake and then it will be much harder to stick with as you will get frustrated.


The muffins sound fairly healthy, take one for morning tea or something like that. Be careful that you aren't having a huge amount every day but one or two would be fine.


The walking sounds brilliant, especially if you enjoy doing it! You can add dvds or the gym if you want but if you spend the first month focussing on your diet and walking, then you should notice a difference and then can add other things in. If you take on too much too quickly you might get a little overwhelmed.


The other bit of advice is to start drinking water, if you aren't already. 8 cups of day will help with cleaning out your body.


Hope this helps :)


Get into a habit of writing what you eat each day on here and that could help you stay accountable to your diet and it would be easier to find out if there are holes in your diet.
 
Hello :)


Smileyfreckle5 gave you some great tips! I can only add that it's important to keep track of your calories to lose weight. Determine how much you burn per day, and eat about 500 calories less than that (or maybe 300 less - it's your decision, whatever works best). There are online tools that can help you keep track of the calories you eat, as well as those burnt from walking or working out.


You can eat pretty much any food combinations, just ensure you get adequate nutrition and watch your calories. It will work. Also, I don't know where you are with your eating disorder, but if you ever feel that limiting food intake is going to trigger it, get professional help right away. I know it's easier said than done, but you gotta promise yourself you'll do it.


Also, not sure if you like green tea - I found that drinking a couple cups per day makes me less hungry. You can try that, along with drinking water.


Good luck!!
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