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Hi Guys,

My name is Carmen.

Here I am again. The heaviest I've ever been at 261.8 lbs. I'm 5 ft 8 and a 27 year old female.

A couple years ago I was down to 220 and I was feeling great (even though I had a lot of work to do). For the longest time I had been ranging around the 250 mark, never letting myself go over. Now that mark has become 260 and it's just a dangerous mindset.

I'm looking to start again and hoping things go better this time around. I usually eat one big meal a day and that used to work for me. I'd have a burrito bowl from Chipotle and it would be under 1,000 calories and that would be my food for the day in addition to coffee in the morning. It hasn't been working lately as I've been snacking too much. This time I'm considering eating more smaller meals through out the day and getting in more exercise.

Nice to meet all of you!
 
Hi you! Is there a name I can call you, i'd rather not reference you as 200 haha :D

You're having a big journey before you it seems, but it's great you're undertaking it and your goal sounds good! I would never, ever survive with just one meal a day *laugh*. I think taking smaller but more frequent meals really does the trick well, try doing that for some time. Keeping the healthy and small is nice, it makes me feel like I'm snacking but healthy things and in my calorie limit, and it stops me from snacking real stuff because i'm just full all day !

What do you mean by working out more? Remember to formulate your goals Smart! ;) Be specific about what you want to do, how, when, and with what goal in what time?
I hope your journey goes well and I wish you allll the best! ^-^
 
Mia. Moon said:
Hi you! Is there a name I can call you, i'd rather not reference you as 200 haha :D
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Hi Mia! Nice to meet you. Of course, my name is Carmen! I also added that to the original post as I certainly don't want to be referred to as 200! LOL

I've found that food to me has for a long time been 'something to look forward to'. I'm ok with eating one meal a day but I look forward to that meal all day. It has always felt strange to put such importance in food and counting down until it's time to eat. I know smaller meals is more logical but I find that I still have a huge appetite at night and it's harder for me to stay within my calorie goal.

I think starting out this time though I'm going to start a little bigger. Instead of 1,000 calories a day I'm going to aim for 1,300 calories to start.

By working out more I mean being more consistent. Walking 2-3 times a day for one hour without making any excuses! It's very difficult seeing as how I work at a cubicle for most of the day-- to avoid snacking. You would think this would make it easier for me to want to move around when I'm done with work, but by the time I get home I'm somehow exhausted!

I think my goal is going to be to lose 3 pounds every week. I have done it before and I think it's quite possible.
 
Day 1

261.8 LBS

Day 1, Calorie goal: 1,300 calories
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- A few pretzels/grapes (60 calories)
- V8 Splash (70 calories)
- 1 Medium Coffee from Dunkin Donuts (100 calories)
- Turkey Sausage Flatbread sandwich (410 calories)

(Total count so far 640 calories)

Falafel with Pita (500 calories)
BBQ Chicken salad (200 calories)

Calorie intake for the day = 1300
 
Welcome to the forum, Carmen! There's no way I'd survive on 1 meal a day.... nor would anyone else around me. I would not be pleasant to live with. lol! For me, 3 meals with 2 snacks works best. I usually do a smaller breakfast, because I'm not a breakfast person...and that usually gives me extra calories to have a bigger snack at night, which is when I like to eat. I'm sure you'll find what works best for you! :)
 
Under200 said:
I think starting out this time though I'm going to start a little bigger. Instead of 1,000 calories a day I'm going to aim for 1,300 calories to start.

By working out more I mean being more consistent. Walking 2-3 times a day for one hour without making any excuses! It's very difficult seeing as how I work at a cubicle for most of the day-- to avoid snacking. You would think this would make it easier for me to want to move around when I'm done with work, but by the time I get home I'm somehow exhausted!
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Hi Carmen! :)
I agree that 1000 calories is far to low a number to be starting off with. I downloaded the "my fitnesspal app" its amazing, you fill in you height, weight and age and it tells you the ideal amount that you should be eating to lose weight. I've tried apps like this before and have always found them to be a bit of a faff as they ask you calorie content, sugars etc and you have to fill It all in .. whereas the my fitness app all you have to do is scan the barcode and its logged. I've found it to be a really helpful tool, it also tells you how many calories burned in x amount of minutes of any exercise, such as walking.

I too also work in an office not much walking about unless I go to the printer, so I always make sure I drink my full 2litres of water and have cut out tea as it often makes me crave something sweet and with a tin of biscuits on the desk behind be sometimes its hard to resist! But I always make sure I burn at least 200 calories by walking, jogging, or doing an exercise video every day just to work my muscles a bit. I've recently bought some ankle weights which I wear when I go for a walk .. whilst you're walking its okay but the next day you can really feel it when you get out of bed and it feels soooo good haha.

Best of Luck :)
 
Tory said:
Hi Carmen! :)
I agree that 1000 calories is far to low a number to be starting off with. I downloaded the "my fitnesspal app" its amazing, you fill in you height, weight and age and it tells you the ideal amount that you should be eating to lose weight. I've tried apps like this before and have always found them to be a bit of a faff as they ask you calorie content, sugars etc and you have to fill It all in .. whereas the my fitness app all you have to do is scan the barcode and its logged. I've found it to be a really helpful tool, it also tells you how many calories burned in x amount of minutes of any exercise, such as walking.

I too also work in an office not much walking about unless I go to the printer, so I always make sure I drink my full 2litres of water and have cut out tea as it often makes me crave something sweet and with a tin of biscuits on the desk behind be sometimes its hard to resist! But I always make sure I burn at least 200 calories by walking, jogging, or doing an exercise video every day just to work my muscles a bit. I've recently bought some ankle weights which I wear when I go for a walk .. whilst you're walking its okay but the next day you can really feel it when you get out of bed and it feels soooo good haha.

Best of Luck :)
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Hi Tory! Very nice to meet you.

I did just download that app myself yesterday. I'm making a note of everything I eat on here and counting calories. I took a look at your diary, great progress so far!!!
 
zmusic said:
Carmen, from all my studies of weight loss over the past 30 years, I have learned it is better to have 5 or 6 snacks and /or meals a day than to have one or two bigger meals.

Healthy choice and lean cuisine have some frozen meals that are pretty tasty.
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Hi there.

I try hard to do the small meal thing but find it difficult. I hope soon that I can transition into that or maybe alternate between how I eat. For example, one meal on day 1, 5-6 on day 2, 1 on day 3, etc. It's hard for me to break out of the habit of eating just one meal. But I am going to start going for 1,300 calories opposed to 1,000. And by default that means I have to eat more than 1 meal as I don't consume 1,300 calories even with a huge dinner.

I think right now I want to focus on the calorie intake as strategy in dropping a significant amount of weight. Do you think of this as a bad idea?

Also thank you for responding to my PM. I will respond soon when I'm home from work.
 
DAY 2

- Orange (50 Calories)
- Pretzels/Juice - (60 calories)
- 1 Bite of carrot cake (could not help myself!) - (60 calories)
- 1 bag of veggie chips (130 calories)
- 300 calories so far

- Chipotle (1,000 calories)
- cupcake (210 calories)

Total for the day 1,510 calories went over by 200 :cuss:
 
DAY 3 - Calorie goal 1,300

Salad with Salmon (400 calories)
Omelette with hashbrowns and mushrooms (900 calories)
 
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Just went on a late night binge...
couldn't sleep and the night ended disastrously. At least 700 extra calories.
:(:(:(:(:( not happy
 
Under200 said:
Just went on a late night binge...
couldn't sleep and the night ended disastrously. At least 700 extra calories.
:(:(:(:(:( not happy
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It happens to all of us, don't get too down on yourself, when you wake up try to drink lots of water throughout the day to flush your system.

It's a new day and also the weekend! If its sunny why not go out for a walk round the park, its exercise and the fresh air will help clear your head so you can start a fresh :)

You've done well for the remainder of the week, so keep it up ... I think you're allowed to have 1 day a week where you can go a bit crazy :)
 
I second EVERYTHING Tory said! I also had a meltdown at some point in the week where I ate a whole, frikkin, bar of chocolate. Ffs Mia. But it happens, you get back up, you push harder, and you'll come out stronger ;) And sometimes we just gotta pig out haha! It's just about doing it in moderation and keeping yourself accountable the rest of the time!

How is the whole eating more meals one day, one the other day strategy treating you? Hope you're getting used to that lifestyle? :)
 
zmusic said:
I highly recommend the Rotation Diet. It helps you resist binges because it gives you relief from a slow,
Monotonous, same-calorie-count boring diet.
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Thank you! This is exactly what I sent you a private message about the other day. I was hoping for some sort of guidance dependent on my height/weight :)
 
Tory said:
It happens to all of us, don't get too down on yourself, when you wake up try to drink lots of water throughout the day to flush your system.

It's a new day and also the weekend! If its sunny why not go out for a walk round the park, its exercise and the fresh air will help clear your head so you can start a fresh :)

You've done well for the remainder of the week, so keep it up ... I think you're allowed to have 1 day a week where you can go a bit crazy :)
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Thank you very much! I didn't let myself use it as an excuse to stop. I got right back on the wagon the next day!
 
Mia. Moon said:
I second EVERYTHING Tory said! I also had a meltdown at some point in the week where I ate a whole, frikkin, bar of chocolate. Ffs Mia. But it happens, you get back up, you push harder, and you'll come out stronger ;) And sometimes we just gotta pig out haha! It's just about doing it in moderation and keeping yourself accountable the rest of the time!

How is the whole eating more meals one day, one the other day strategy treating you? Hope you're getting used to that lifestyle? :)
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Thank you Mia! You are very right. I am trying to find a balance between eating many meals and eating one. It's true that I didn't binge at all when I ate many meals, but the day I ate one meal I still felt the need to binge a few hours after. I'm trying to figure out what works best!
 
Day 4 (Yesterday)

I consumed around 1,300 calories.

Day 5 (Calorie Goal 1,300)

- Coffee (splenda and creamer) - 200 calories
- Cauliflower - 50 Calories
- Biscuit/gravy - 150 calories

Total so far - 400 calories

Subway - 820 calories (Footlong)
 
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Yesterday

1 coffee - 200 calories
Chipotle - 1,000 calories
Pretzels - 100 calories

Today

Yogurt and mango - 200 calories
Pita and Hummus - 220 calories

Chicken sandwich - 280 calories
 
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