This is hard...but I can do it?

So I changed the name of my diary. ^^ I figure I'd change my outlook on this. Before I've been looking ahead too much, I think. Instead of focusing on one day at a time, I'd get discouraged and give up for the week if I mess up. So basically, whatever happened the previous days doesn't matter (or at least I shouldn't worry about it). I'll just try my best to think of each day as the first. Does that make sense? I don't even know if it'd help, but it might. ^^;;

EDIT: I now see you can't change the thread name. @_@ That's ok...Everyday is DAY ONE!
 
Oi, I am feeling so lazy today (well, more than usual). I'm working on making a jacket to add to my sewing portfolio (I don't think I'll finish by tomorrow T-T), and though I should, I don't feel like clearing the floor so I can exercise! This is a good time too, since my parents aren't home. I feel weird doing it while they're here 'cause of all the noise and stuff. I might go downstairs and put in a DVD so I don't have to move the stuff in my room. DDR is so much better, though. Decisions, decisions.
So far, all I've had today was a chocolate Slim Fast drink and a bottle of water, but I'm getting hunger pains, I think. I'll probably have a bowl of cereal or oatmeal.

Martina Navratilova said:
The moment of victory is much too short to live for that and nothing else.
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lol
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EDIT: Noooo...we're out of skim milk! Durr...I took my sister's soy milk. >D
 
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God effing dam-nit...my mom brought home Burger King. Wtf? Why do they keep doing this!? I'm not eating it. Everyone thinks I'm being all whatever. My mom knows I'm trying to eat healthier. She said Monday was the last day eating out. And they'll be the first ones complaining that they're fat. Obviously, I'm not skinny, but I don't whine about it and proceed to buy fried chicken and crap.
Some people tell me to just worry about myself, but I can't when what they do affects me. I told her a few days ago, "Hey, let's stop buying crap food" and she says but when she cooks, I won't eat it. I don't remember the last time she's cooked stuff outside of the holidays (especially since I haven't been home). It's just a lame excuse and it's really making me mad. And my sister isn't any better: always asking to go to Starbucks, then coming back "oh, I'm fat/ugly." Sure, she used to go to the gym, but she stopped because "it's not workiiiing." Buh...I dunno. :rant:

I'm trying, and no one's helping!
 
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So today is my usual/personal weigh-in day. Unfortunately, I couldn't do it at the usual time because I had a class, so I weighed before I left and after I got back. The first time it said 202.5 (before I ate dinner and left) and when I got back it said 204.0. While I hope it's 202.5, I'm totally fine with 204 because it means I LOST a pound! Like totally, for really real. After months of not really following through and just hovering above 205. Finally, finally, finally! ;D I know it's kinda weird (maybe naive) going nuts over 1lb, but...yeah. This is awesome; I feel like I accomplished something.

Must keep going! @_@
 
Thanks to the BLS challenge, I lost about 6lbs! :) Still a ways to go, though. lol

It's weird, being here kinda makes me feel guilty. :ack2:
I haven't really been staying on track with the food and exercise. I have managed to stay under 200, though. :X

Spinach/artichoke dip with pita chips/crackers is gooood. :9
 
Hi, guys...

I haven't been here in months due to reasons I don't remember.

My birthday passed (I'm 20 now) and I managed to gain 20+ lbs *is 220lbs*! I dunno what happened...hurr. None of that matters, though. What's done is done and there is nothing to do but move forward! ;D

After all of this, I'd like to think I have a better attitude about it all. Before I was getting way too ambitious, which was an easy setup for failure/disappointment. Now I have a more realistic goal and I'm giving myself more time/as much time as I need. We'll see how it all plays out. :)?
 
hello, welcome back!!!!

I am also a person that looks too far ahead and doesn't realize that there is a lot of work to be done before I actually get to the end.

I think that we just have to realize that this kind of change takes time, it takes baby steps to get there.
If I could wave a magicstick and become the size I dream of hell I wouldn't be going thru all this Sh*t, but u know I don't have that power so here I am fighting for it.

One day at a time is all you can give yourself and everyday is a day to at least (try). I've failed all my previous attempts because I thought that if I ran once on the treadmill that i'd be a size 6 the next day, but noooo.

SO now I realize that for me to be where I wanna be will take at least a year so im taking it slowly and you should too.

Give yourself a reasonable time for the amount you would like to lose and work with it that way. Try walking for 30min, get your headphones, some music that inspires you or pumps you up and go walk, enjoy the air and nature.

I hope you join us in this hard journey, I know that once we get where we want to be it'll be worth it for us all.

:party::party:
 
beckie139 said:
Thank you! :)

I am definitely going to try my hardest not to give in.

We can do iiiit! ;D
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Oh yes we can girlfriend!!!
And when sometimes you fall of the wagon pat urself on the shoulder and say "its a human thing", get back up and continue.

I've been on this change thing for almost 8 days now, and I've given into things 2 or 3 times, but hey i dont want give up, i want this too much.

:D:D:D
 
High five! xD

I really wish I had a sport to play. That's what I used to do in high school. Now I'm in college and my school doesn't really have an athletics department. It's an art school and art kids don't play/care about sports...which is true for the most part, but sucks for me. Joining a community team would be too expensive, so that's out too. I used to go bowling, but that's not really super exercise, like softball was.

The only thing I'll have to do once school starts is go to the fitness center in my dorm. I haaaate the gym. I could always play DDR (I do like very muchly) in my room and hope it doesn't disturb the people below me/my roommate.
I also want to get a bike, since I don't really like walking either (why am I so picky?)...right. :3
 
Today, I did about 40 mins of exercise. I like the Exercise TV videos on OnDemand...I even went online and downloaded some videos (6 for $12) and burned them to a DVD. Heh...I like that better than the gym. I'm going to use the gym in my dorm though. It's funny, the dorm I chose is about a mile away from where all my classes will be, so everyday will be a challenge between choosing to walk to class or take the bus (which is free). Hehe. If I get up early enough, I'll probably walk, but when winter comes, I'll most likely take bus.

I go back to school soon and my dorms are basically apartments with a kitchen, bathroom, washer/dryer...and my own room! Hopefully, that decreases the chance of me disturbing my roommate (and vice versa). <<
Because we have the kitchen, I don't get a food plan, meaning I have to buy/cook my own food. This is exciting because I now fully control what I eat (ie. more healthy), but it's also kinda scary because unless I have a recipe, my cooking knowledge is limited. Plus, I'm a typical college kid with little finances...I need to get a job.

Yay, independence. :0
 
That is so exciting about going off to college! Good luck with your new resolution of taking it a little at a time! i think that's a good way to go about it :)
 
Hi there,
Just wanted to drop by & check out your diary. I am glad that you have decided to give this another try, after having such a frustrating year. I don't know what keeps us motivated, or makes us decide to FINALLY start our weight loss, but even if you find yourself getting frustrated, you just have to keep at it.

This journey will be worth it! I think you have great opportunities that you can take advantage of. Think of all the calories you will burn if you walk that mile to class everyday. Plus, if you are late, you might find yourself literally running to class.

Plus, with having a kitchen, like you said, you control what you eat. I suggest making a big salad every week. This way, it will be ready to go every time you need a quick fix, and it doesn't require any special cooking skills. (If you like mushrooms, add them individually, though. They tend to go bad faster than the rest of the salad goodies.)

Well, I can't wait to hear about your successes. And there is lots of support here for the days that you need a little boost! :jump:
 
I need to get to know some people on this site, but even on the internets, I'm a bit shy, hoohoo.

So far, so okay in terms of my plans. If I never visit home, I should be able to continue eating decently.
While in my dorm, I've eaten/been eating:
Super fiber-rich cereals with skim milk
Slim Fast (along with something else; I don't use it as a meal replacement :p)
Chili with ground turkey
Tacos with ground turkey
Bacon/Chicken Ranch salads with spinach instead of lettuce
Lean Cuisines
Lean Pockets
Water
Grape juice
Apples
One a Day vitamins

Some things I'm not so proud of:
A whole macaroni and cheese casserole (It was whole wheat noodles, though!)
Very thin crust frozen pizza (It's actually not that bad...1/4 pizza was about 330 cal)
Chocolate Milk

I make sure to eat a "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" and if I miss one, I'll make up for it when I get the chance. It's not so much what I've been eating, but how much. I really need to put that in check. I'm not really into precisely counting calories, so I just estimate how much and when I should stop. I'm aiming for about 1500-1700 calories a day.

In terms of exercise, my activity of choice is DDR (Dance Dance Revolution). Even though it's the hardest of my choices, it's the funnest. It has an exercise mode and I usually try to do 30 mins of songs or burn 300-500 calories. I was doing exercise videos, but they've been really hard on my back/knees, so I'm stopping that for awhile. The only other thing I can do is go to the fitness center downstairs. I was only there once, and I did 3 miles on the treadmill, which wasn't so bad, once I got my mind off the fact that I was walking. They have TVs in there, so that's cool. I want to do about 4-5 hours of exercise a week.
I got an email about a softball interest meeting at school, I'm going to go to that. Hopefully, that turns out well. :)


Have a nice day. :0
 
I totally forget what I wanted to write here...um.

I'm happy that I'm losing weight...perhaps not as fast as I'd like (Sep 2.something, Oct 5.9), but I'm lucky considering I've basically been "cheating" every 2 weeks. Any loss is good loss, as long as I'm in the red at the end of the month.


Ohhhh...the holidays are going to be evil.

I recently got WiiFit! It's really fun and amusing. It's of course not for serious weight loss. I mean, you're not gonna collapse of exhaustion after playing (though, my heart rate did go up doing the Hula Hoop game!), but I still like it. You can even add minutes of outside exercise to your total in the game, and it weighs you and measures your BMI and...yeah! Totally cool.

:)
 
204.8

Sooo, I guess I'm officially below my initial starting weight (even if it is only by 0.2lbs)!

Today I thought I'd try something different. Since I didn't do any exercise yesterday, I got up early today (a rarity) and did 15mins on the elliptical and treadmill each. I've never done any morning exercising, and do I feel dizzy. @_@ Then I gotta go again later today~! ;D

Now I must prepare to leave for class...it's like 20-something degrees...not sure if I want to walk.

Have a nice day. :)
 
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