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Gulianna

Gulianna

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background.
I am a 21 year old mama of one. Married to my middle school sweetheart since 2008. I have been overweight since my pre-teens. When I got pregnant I weighed in at a whoping 242 lbs. I was determined not to gain too much weight. Fortunatly I managed to gain... nothing. Which was pretty awesome. After I gave birth in January I managed to lose 17lbs. Bringing me to 225. And so the new journey begins. I am determined to get to 200 by early December. My overall goal is 150. I will get there.

weigh ins.

08.09.10- 225
08.16.10- 223.4 (-1.6)
08.23.10- 220.0 (-3.4)
08.30.10- 217.6 (-2.4)
09.06.10- 217.8 (+.2)
09.13.10- 215.8 (-2)
09.20.10-

reasons.
1. I want to feel and look sexy
2. I want to be comfortable naked
3. I want to wear a tank top infront of people
4. I want to be althetic
5. I want to be a healthy person
6. I want to be a good role model for my son
7. I want to wear the small cute bras with all the fun designs instead of the big white sling shots
8. Ditto but with pannies.
9. I want to be able to run and not feel like I am dying
10. I dont want to be held back from doing fun things because of my weight
11. I want to finally go to a waterpark and be able to think of something other then how I look
12. I want to stop telling people I dont like the beach, because I really do, I just hate wearing a bathing suit
13. I want to lay out in my yard without feeling like a cow
14. I want to actually go bathing suit shopping and have more to choose from besides what covers me up the best
15. I want to go out in public and not be pulling at my clothes the whole time
16. I want to be a cute pregnant lady the next time Im pregnant
17. I want to feel good in my own skin
18. I want to take a picture without having to think of an angle I will look less fat in
19. I want my husband to pick me up without struggling (it is so embarassing, he is a sweet heart and tries to play it off, but I always feel humiliated)
20.
21.
 
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Thanks sweet heart!!

weigh in.
Welp its been another week. Down 1.4. Pretty happy about that C: I have been eating fairly well the past week, with the exception of the tub of icecream my (oh so kind) husband had to bring home one night .:piggy: Here was my journal for the week...


Exercise-
Mon- 1 hr. eliptical
Tues- 45min. weight training
Wed- 40min. eliptical
Fri- 1 hr. eliptical

the plan.

I need to learn how to say NO to sweets though. Really, I just need to work on my meal plan all together. I need more ideas for healthy, small, easy meals. Any thoughts? I guess Im just sick of having oatmeal and salad with chicken everyday. Maybe I need to hit the grocery stores.

Welp, off to bed, goodnight!
 
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Welp, tommorow is weigh in day. Kinda nervous. I dont feel like I gained but I certainly feel like I only maintained. Bleh. I feel like I have made the first few steps in eating healthier because I really am eating healthy, Im still just eating too much. Im a huge snacker. So from now on only 2 snacks a day. And only when I am actually hungry! Hopefully that added into my plan I will start to see some results I can be happy with. I also am going to up my exersize routine from 3 days a week to 5.

In December my Honey, son and me are planning on going on a cruise with the in-laws! Super excited, we will be goin' to Jamaica! Needless to say, I would love to be down to 200 by then. so 24lbs in 16 weeks. Which is about 1.5lbs per week. Reasonable I think :)

Cheers,
Gulianna
 
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So it is only 4pm but I am feelin' pretty good about today so far. Here is what I have ate.

menu.

BFAST-
2 pkg. apple oatmeal- 260
1/2cup. fatfree milk- 50

LUNCH-
2 lettuce wraps with 1 slice healthy choice turkey meat, 1 slice provelone cheese and a dab of mustard- 425

SNACKS- 14 baby carrots 35, 2tbs fat free ranch 50, blueberry muffin 200

So far 1020 Cals. For dinner Im thinkin chicken breast cooked in fatfree italian mixed with the green giant broccoli cheese and rice pack(400). Then a snack after the gym C:
 
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In other (exciting) news. My little man started crawling today!! and I am officially a mama to a 7 month old :) But really, I was so proud of him when he figured out the crawling part. I nearly cried (okay, I may have just a liiiittle bit). So today I think I will leave you with some chunky ham spam! Enjoy :)

ETA- Well I cant figure out how to post them on this so I just siggy-ed it.
 
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Okay so what this is like my 3rd post in an hour.. I found this survey on another journal and of course I have to do it...

1. What is your current height and weight? 5'4" and 224.2
2. If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? 160 which is still overweight a bit but I feel confident and healthy at 160.
3. At what weight would you like to be at four months from now? How ironic, my first goal is actually set for December which is a little under 4 months.. and I hope to be at 200. Which would mean a 1.5lb loss per week.
4. Why do you want to lose weight? I want to be healthy again and of course, I want to be comfortable in my skin (and clothes!), I love fashion but my weight is totally holding me back from it.
5. Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? Well my first goal is set just in time for our cruise to Jamaica but besides that no events.
6. What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? Pretty much anything that has a ridiculous amount of sugar. Candy, Icecream, Brownies, all things dessert. Oh, and pizza.
7. Why do you think that you now have a weight problem? Because of number 6. ha.
8. What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? Only eating when Im actually hungry, taking more time to go to the gym everyday. Not binging on an entire plate of brownies.
9. Have you lost weight in the past? Yeah actually I have. I went from 200 to 160 and fell in love with myself finally. I loved the skin I was in, I felt confident, fit and sexy. Then after marriage and a baby, and brownies, Im here.
10. Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back? Like I said, marriage, stress of my husband deploying, getting pregnant, and brownies my weight sky rocketed.
11. What, if anything, has not worked for you in the past in helping you to lose weight? Why do you think it did not work? Hmmm....Not counting calories and just trying to rely on eating healthy. Before you know it I start consuming 2000+ calories a day. Not good. Not good at all.
12. Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time? Yeaup, Im doing it right now :)
13. Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook? I cook every. single. day. I love it. However (and this is also a downfall of mine) my husband does NOT eat healthy. He has always been tall and built and has always ate like a pig. Fried chicken, baked maccaroni, steaks, big baked potatoes loaded with sourcream, cheese, bacon (okay let me stop...Im drooling) So you get the point, I have a lot of temptations. But for myself I am usually always cooking myself some type of chicken breast, maybe a salad, stirfry, soups, etc.
14. How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go? Im pretty good at the whole eating out thing. I do not go that often, maybe once every 2 weeks. And its almost always to subway or robinhood. I always get a wheat sub with turkey and a lot of veggies. And if they have the chicken noodle soup, usually that. So not too too bad.
15. What are your three favorite foods? Three? Youve got to be kidding. I am in love with food. My number one would most definitley be pizza, cheese pizza :) Second, brownies. Third, ugh, everything eles with sugar.
16. What are your three favorite restaurants? Olive Garden, Cariabas, Outback
17. What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food? Only eat when I am hungry. Eat more vegtables. Watch my sodium.
18. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? Ha! I would be a size 8 and still have my curves. I would have a small waiste and my tatas would be a 32C. Oh and rear would be a bubble of cuteness and not flabby fat.
19. Do you eat when you are not hungry? Guilty.
20. Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)? Brownies and Pizza, yes.
21. Do you hide your food or eat in secret? No.
22. Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed? I used to but for the past month I have done a lot better about that.
23. Do you eat as a reward? Not usually.
24. Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer? Yes I do. Although I have stopped bringing the whole container to the sofa. I go to the kitchen, get my serving then lounge. So getting better I guess...
25. What do you normally eat for a meal? Bfast- oatmeal and an apple. sometimes a bfast shake. lunch- soups, salads, or lettuce wrap. dinner- stirfry, turkey and greens, weightwatchers frozen dinner, or chicken rice and broccoli.
26. What type of snacks do you eat? popcorn, cheese stick, apple, low fat sugar free fruit bar, all bran, cherrios, carrots.
27. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? Eliptical 45min-1hr 3 times a week. And weight training once a week. However starting this week I am upping that to eliptical 5 times a week and weight training 2 times a week.
28. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home? The gym.
29. What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise? I would love to start Zumba, but we are not ready to leave ym son with a baby sitter yet and my Honey works when the classes are :( However I am an eliptical addict.
30. What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? Daily- the feeling I have when I lay in bed at the end of the day and know I did a good job in terms of food and exercise, thats my motivation every day. It feels good to lay in bed and know I kicked butt. Its reasuring that I can do this! Weekly- the scale. Every week I weigh myself, good or bad, it helps me stay on track. Monthly- havent got there yet but hopefully my results will be motivation enough :) Yearly motivation- to run a 10k and enjoy it. And in the end, to LOVE my body.
31. Do you have rewards for certain goals? Shopping. I have two goal outfits. But once I reach 160, I am going shopping!!


<3
 
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Just saw your photos on another thread so found your thread to tell you what a cute little boy you have. They are wonderful at that age as you can see them learning something new daily- It's like you can almost see their inquisitive little brains ticking over.:D
Well done on the weight loss so far.
 
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eyckmans said:
Just saw your photos on another thread so found your thread to tell you what a cute little boy you have. They are wonderful at that age as you can see them learning something new daily- It's like you can almost see their inquisitive little brains ticking over.:D
Well done on the weight loss so far.
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Awe why thank you :D You are so right, you can almost literally see the light bulb go off in their heads, it is amazing and so incredible to witness! The bigger he gets the more I am blown away by him!

Your baby is gorgeous Lucky lady! Good luck with your goals, I'll be checking up on you!!! xxx
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Thanks Love! Ill hold you to that, feel free to post anytime :D Oh, and I AM a really lucky lady:coolgleamA:
 
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Hello everyone! Happy Monday c:

So I will start out with some thoughts I had yesterday and finish with the results of my weigh in.

Yesterday I felt very frustrated with myself. I had lunch with two friends of mine today and I have been mentally preparing for it for the past week. I told myself if I was good all last week then I would treat myself to some icecream after lunch. So I did and it was greatness. However, when I came home to make dinner I allowed myself to go overboard because I thought "well I already screwed up today because of the ice cream" So I ate a not so great dinner. I felt like crapola afterwords too. I even let me get me so down I almost skipped out on the gym. But luckily I stuck to my plan of exersicing 5 days a week, and headed out. On the way to the gym I was pretty much in tears. I felt like I was doing so good but now I was still stuck in my old way of thinking. Well, I still feel like that. It worries me that I still allow myself to think like that. I know better, I should DO better. Sigh, I guess it is all a work in progress. I was just really disapointed with myself.

However, on a postive note, I went to the gym for an hour and it felt great as usual. 30 minutes on the eliptical and 30 minutes weight lifting.

weigh in.

And for the weigh in-- I am down to 223! So -1lb this last week. I am really happy with that. Even though I know I am eating so much more healthy and being more active, I am still shocked when I see myself lose. Maybe I have it in my head that even if I do things right I still wont lose weight. Like Im doomed to be big no matter what I change. But owell! Not going to let it stop me or bring me down!! This week is a new week, Im aiming for a 2lb loss this week since I am upping my exersice routine to 5 days a week. So we shall see. Im actually excited for this week. Need a few attitude adjustments but it should be intresting! Stay tuned ;D
 
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Today was another great day!

menu.

BFAST- oatmeal w/ milk
LUNCH- lettuce wrap and string cheese
DINNER- stir fry with broccoli, baby corn, carrots
SNACK- fat free jello, pop corn, apple


Exersice- 1hr. on the eliptical

It feels so unbelievably good to be on the right track C:
 
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Hey Yall! Today was another fantastic day. Each day that passes this seems to become a lot easier. Since Monday (2 days ago) I have already lost another pound. However Im not going to count it until next Monday rolls around :) Today I did weight training and I really ventured out and tried new exersices and machines. It was nice.

I think I am going to start 2 lists on my front page first post. One list of all the reasons I want to lose weight, I will add on to it as I think of them. And the other just a write down of dates and pounds lost each week. I think both of these will help me stay motivated even more.
 
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Drum roll please......

weigh in.

this week was a loss of 3.4lbs!!! Wow, I couldnt be more excited and happy with that number. I worked my tail off this week and Im so glad it showed in the numbers! So that brings me down to 220.0. Hopefully next week I will be out of the 220's for good.

This feels amazing. I have never done this before. Successfully change my diet and exercise routine and seen ANY form of results. Now that Ive started to do it, part of me is really sad I didnt do this years ago. But the other part of me is estatic. So excited for what the next year holds. I KNOW I can do this. I can do this. I am doing this. Nothing is going to stop me. I never thought loosing weight could be so...gulp...easy!! I think (for myself) the hardest part of this weightloss journey is mental. Not only having the will power to say no but having the right set of mind to WANT to say no. I look at fattening foods now and think, it is worth it? Worth the amazing feeling I feel everynight I leave the gym and see those numbers drop. Hell no its not. Not even close.

This week I craved suckers. Bad. But instead of buying a bulk size bag of them and inhaling them, I saved it for my treat this past weekend. I got 2 suckers. They were satisfying and a nice treat but I stopped at 2. I really hope I keep this mind set. It rocks!!

Well its late here so Im headed to bed. Night <3
 
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It has been a crazy and busy week! Unfortunatly I only worked out 3 days this week so far :/ Tuesday instead of going to the gym I stayed home and spent some much needed quality time with my husband. And yesterday, well yesterday I was just exhausted! So looks like instead of taking a break on the weekend I will be making up for this week.

I am surpised by myself though, this week I have not weighed myself since Monday. Which is big for me, it is hard to not hop on the scale everyday. But Ive been putting it off. Im hoping for a nice suprise on Monday C:

As far as eating goes, I have done really well. Wednesday I did go out for coffee with my girlfriends but I was proud of myself... instead of ordering a large hot white chocolate moca with whipcream I orderd a small iced nonfat white chocolate moca with no whip. Hundreds of calories less and still delishh!! It was nice to still go out with friends but not over indulge in fatening foods.

welp, time to do a bit of cleaning. later gator C:
 
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Well done on not overindulging while out with your friend:) It's surprising how many calories you can save by just making a few small changes and still needn't feel deprived.
Good luck with the weigh in on Monday
 
Hi Gulianna! Just wanted to say that I love your journal. I liked what you said about the hardest part being mental -- it's the same for me. Keep feeling good! The best results on the scale come when you feel good regardless of what it says!
 
Thanks eyckmans and younggirlie!! Its nice to know people stop by and read my thoughts C:

weigh in.
Monday was weigh in day.. I am down to 217.6. So down 2.4lbs! Im very happy and pleasently suprised by the number. Seeing how the weekend didn't go so well. Unfortunatly Saterday I was down to 216.1. But hey atleast I lost last week!

I went shopping today and man I have found a lot of awesome reciepes and ideas! Im excited to try them all out.

todays menu.
Keep in mind it is only 2:30pm so far C:

BFAST-
1 serving of organic vanilla yogurt and a hand full of Kashi cereal
LUNCH-
1/2 quesidilla with spinach & tomato
SNACKS- 2 thin slices of sharp cheddar cheese, 10 baby carrots

Whats for dinner you ask? Im thinking a rotini with tomatos, basil and mushrooms... I am loving all these new healthy foods. They are SO much more satisfying then junk C:

Tonight instead of going to the gym (because it literally feels like an oven in there.. 102degrees and NO AC....ew.) Im going to take my son on a fast walk for an hour and a half around the town. Should be fun and a nice change of pace.

Welp, Later Gator!
 
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Hey girl! we're both 21!!! Thought i'd send some love your way, sounds like you're making great healthier choices!!!

Good job so far on those little changes! remember those little changes change the big picture!

=)
 
Tommorow is weigh in day. This week has been horrible. No excuses, point blank... I was being lazy. Today is Sunday and including tonight I have will have only went to the gym twice. Eek. Tonight I plan on going for two hours but we will see how tired I get.
 
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