"We can't become what we need by remaining what we are"

Well I've been thinking about my goals and such I'm not starting anything til tom goes away tho but I just feel horrible!! Ugh.. :( But that should be in a couple days.. Well first I'll start with the guidelines for my plan..

Cut out the junk.. I haven't been eating a lot of junk I'm always pretty proud of myself but I need to get any that I do eat out.

Cut down on the soft drinks.. I'll have a no more that one diet coke a day if that I'll try to start subbing it for coffee because I need it for the boost.

I'm going to start eating more! I usually only eat one meal a day and that's usually went I get off work at 11pm.. that's not good for my body but I'm a waitress and after I work around food all day I want nothing to do with it. At least 3 meals a days and a couple healthy snacks..

I'm going to try and eat a bigger breakfast, normal lunch, and lighter supper so my body has more time to digest food..

More fruits and veggies!! I haven't been eating any of them and that needs to change!!

LOTS OF EXERCISE!! I'm going to try to start exercising in the morning and at night. And since I'm trying to quit smoking I'm going to do something physical every time I start wanting a cigarette.

And no eating after 9pm..

Try to get 8 hours of sleep a night also my body never gets it's rest!

Hmm.. that's all I can think of for the moment but there's a few :)


Goals

First will be to get to 220lbs as soon as possible!! I'm going to push myself to get the first 20+lbs off so I won't give up again!!

Next mini goal will be to get to 199lbs which is one of everyones goals in the 200lb+ range but I'll let that come off as it does I'm not gonna push myself so hard bc I want a nice slow healthy weightloss so it will be least likely to come back!!

185lbs is the next goal and then I will set new mini goals.

Well thats the guidelines I've thought out so far but I'm hanging around the site and reading stories to get more motivation while I wait for tom to leave so I can start when I'm not doubled over in pain..

Anyways I'll post again soon!!
 
Good for you setting up a plan! Try not to push to far too fast, you definately dont want to burn out... I like that your focusinf on the healthy things your body need and not just weight loss period... though i usually always stay within my calorie goals and all in all it does cause me to lose weight but sometimes those calories are crap food, wich doesnt make for a very healthy me and you can definately feel it... One thing I wanna remind you is strength training excersizes! a lot of people forget about that and stick to cardio but you just look and feel so much better and tighter with strength training... i can always see it when i dont excersize.. my butt starts to look flatter my stomach rounder and skin looser... MAINTAIN AND BUILD THAT MUSCLE! It makes a HUGE difference...
Oh And remember to be happy with that one pound here and there... be proud everytime you step on the scale and its even a few ounces lower (if your scale is digital) I tell ya I lost around a pound a week and took it one day at a time and before you know it, it feels like I woke up 50lbs lighter and a weight i never believed I would be (I still dont believe it)
that all my words of wisdom for the day :p lol good luck!
 
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Yes I'm just gonna try to push the first 20 lbs as hard as I can then I will slow down the mindset and I'm only donig that bc when I don't see anything happening I give up I think if I see that come off I'll be more motivated to keep w it! I'm not gonna starve myself or anything just lots of exercise is the plan for that.. and THANKS for the last paragraph that gave me some serious motivation!!!

And one good thing I did today I usually have a snack at night usually a pop tart but instead of that tonight I had a small apple and peach :)
 
Hey well done for setting goals, it should help to keep you focused.
Ohh I love pop tarts I remember when I first started losing weight I always craved them, its so hard to say no! But you'll always feel better when you make a healthy choice like you did :D
Keep it up!
 
oh man I'm a terrible night snacker... i like try my best to save as many calories during the day so i can have them at night :s... definately NOT a good habit of mine... but its the one time in the day im moving slow enough its hard not to want to eat... and we stay up waay too late, just so we can have significant time alone i guess... it doesnt help that my other half is a skinny junk food junkie... BUT Im also trying to switch the type of snack... chips and chocolate for salads and fruit and popcorn mmm...
apples and peaches are def. great choices... around 50 cals on average each depending on size (im a calorie nut! lol)
 
I'm not not feeling like myself anymore.. I'm very depressed I guess and Idk to deep to post on a forum.. I just know I need to do something bc this is not me!
 
OK I'm feeling a little bit better now.. not quite so down but still need to do something quick... I am getting my measurements and weight in the morning for sure and then I'll get everything started Sunday.. I have to work a double tomoro and working most the day Saturday so it work be a great day to start but I've been going through the whole self talks and getting myself ready for this I'm not going to set time frame goals quite yet but I'll get to that soon enough but I'm getting to bed I had to work at 10am and won't be gettin off til 11pm so I'm going to be tired anything night all
 
Ok well I've been doing a lot of soul searching and talking with someone that does not have to be named you know who you are :) but I think now that school is getting started back again I'm gonna get out of my funk.. I think all the problems I have in my life are some how related to my weight and if I can get control of that I can get control of everything.. SO I'm gonna start watching what I eat sub in fruits and veggies no junk .. still not a full diet yet bc I'm broke and can't buy the groceries but I'm going to kill myself with exercise I have to start hopefully tomoro I've been sleep deprived for the past two night I just can't fall asleep so if I can sleep I will. I know it's going to hurt but I'm going to push through I have to do this for me!! I can either deal with the pain for a little while or deal with the pain of being overweight for the rest of my life! I'm going to start eating breakfast and lunch and dinner.. I don't eat enough.. I think that one big problem my body doesn't get nearly enough calories a day... And this is starting WED for sure!! OK well I'm going to attempt to sleep i have to be up in a few hours I hope I can!! Good Night all :)
 
:grouphug::grouphug::grouphug:Well girl I am looking into solutions for myself and did some soul searching too:D:D:D

Im ready to move on wiht my life and onto the next chapter, im ready to get to teh root of my weight and to go out and look for and get what i am wanting

Im glad we are here doing it together...

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Hey Amanda. Haven't stopped by in a while, sorry for not being around your world as much, but I'm stopping by now.

Hi :waving:
 
Ok, well life has got the better of my lately. Busy, overwhelmed, I don't have much to say about it but I'm at my highest weight ever! I'm ashamed of myself. I'm beginning to feel a difference even when I walk. I have to get through this week of mid-terms but then I'm starting. Exercise and eating healthy. No excuses, I'm doing it this time, I'm miserable. I've gained so much weight I'm going in the wrong direction!

One good thing I've done lately though, I QUIT SMOKING! 4 months smoke-free Tuesday! But I'm back again, won't be much this week bc I have mid-terms and don't need to be on here but if any of my old friends are still around hope to talk to you again!
 
Glad to see you're back :) and CONGRATS on the no smoking!! I've never smoked, but I know people who've quit, and I know its a huge accomplishment :D
 
I've lost 7lbs in like 10 days! I still have a lot to go but it's a start! And I really haven't been dieting yet just no junk food and no fast food. And my stress level went down a lot, that may have some effect! But it makes me feel good!

The weather has been soooo wonderful the past few days and I've been getting outside and enjoying it! And getting in some exercise! Took a long walk around my farm today and man I'm tired! I'm so outta shape!

I'm gonna try to get my measurements tomorrow! So when I'm not seeing changes on the scale hopefully my body will still be changing!

Well here are my goals:

Start: 269 ---> 262 ---> 259 ---> 245 ---> 229 ---> 220 --->205 ---> 199 ---> 185

I probably won't stop at 185 but thats my first big goal! I'm gonna get there and re-evaluate!

So my current mini-goal is 3 lbs hopefully by the end of the week and 13lbs is my other mini goal to get my to 245 (my weight before I quit smoking). That my current mini goal and I'm not thinking any further than that right now! Losing 13lbs seems totally doable and I hope to lose it by the end of March.. that seems possible! I can do this!
 
7 in 10 is AMAZING! Not gonna lie, I'm jealllllouuus. I lost 1lb this week. ONE freakin pound. Its something, better than nothing, but obviously not as much as I'd like :rolleyes: THe only thing we can do is push ourselves, and try not to quit or give up/in to temptations n such. Keep it up :)
 
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