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bluebird1

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Hey everyone,


So I have been reading this forum on and off for years, and reading it pretty closely for the past 7 months. I started my weight loss in early September 2011 - before this I would lose weight, but always gain it back, and I never cracked 152. This time however, it has taken much longer - but after 7.5 months, i am now at 142 :). My highest weight was 177, and when i started this time, it was 172. I am 5' 4''.


So anyways, I still have a bunch of weight I need to lose, since I have a small frame. However, the past 2 days did not go well, my motivation just seemed to disappear completely. I know I will get through this, but I wanted to start a diary so I did not feel quite so much like a stalker when I read everyone else's diaries, hahaha. Plus it is nice to have support from other people going through the same thing :)


Dang I really did eat a lot though. I keep thinking i have gotten past this bingeing problem, but so far it keeps coming back (although farther apart thank goodness).


Soo, I am just going to concentrate on this coming week. I have a lot to do this week, I am moving and need to do a lot of packing which I hate, and i am kind of nervous about liking where I am going to be living (I am moving in w/ people i don't know), but I hope everything works out.


k, bye for now!
 
So today was reallly long, and yet I don't feel like I got anything done. Food was okay today, not great. I feel like every time I allow myself to eat bread it triggers overeating. Ahh, but I like it so much! Trying to recover from the slip up this this weekend/monday. I do exercise every day during the week though, so hopefully this friday's weigh in won't be too bad.


Hmm, just looked in my fridge and i dont seem to have any vegetables left. i guess it will be off to the store tomorrow. I have been kind of stressed lately, and i definitely overeat when i am stressed. even though i know its going to happen i usually don't seem to be able to stop myself :(. Really though, my saving grace is working out. I never thought i would like exercise as much as I do. I really hate to miss it. Is this true for anyone else?


can't wait until fridayyyy
 
Hey, thanks for stopping by my journal~ I definitely know what you mean about the exercise! I've never particularly enjoyed it, but this morning I woke up at 7 and instead of going back to sleep I went to the gym! I don't even remember the last time I got out of bed before I absolutely had to. o.o


Stress + bread is the worst combination xD Most bread-based things are pretty portable, so I've tried bringing them somewhere where there's no other food before I eat them, and that's going pretty well. Not sure if that's practical for you, but it's an idea.


You can do it! You've made it so far already, I'm really impressed -- thirty pounds is a lot. If you think about it, you've lost nearly 20% of your body weight since you started! Stress binging sucks, but you're doing really, really well, and I'm sure your weigh-in will be great. Good luck with the new roommates! How exciting.
 
Hi,


Today was okay, I ate:


carrots & hummus

2 coconut 'ice cream' sandwiches (but they were only 100 cal each)

an avocado

a grapefruit

2 bananas

almonds

some tofu

oatmeal


I didn't have any vegetables in the fridge, only fruit. but, i went to the store today so i will be eating broccoli tomorrow, yay (that isn't sarcasm, i actually reallly like broccoli. Definitely the best vegetable!). I went to the gym ( I go at least 5 days a week). So, i feel okay about that. Just gotta get through this week at work and get through this move!


Also, this is the first time I have kept any record of what I eat, so hopefully this helps,
 
Hey Jae,


Thanks for the pep talk! I guess 30 lbs is a lot. Also, that is a good suggestion about only eating bread when I am not around a lot of other food. I'll try that this weekend. And wow, getting up at 7 to exercise, that's really good :) It's so weird to me that so much of my life I hated exercise and would never do it, and now I really enjoy it. What changed? I don't know, but I am glad it did.
 
AI hate exercise with a passion! Thats why Cohen Lifestyile is the way to go for me. But because I have a lot of weight to lose, I do need to exercise at some point to tone up. I have lost 37lbs so far and things are starting to get jiggly. I intend to do yoga next month to tighten up.....I also said that last month lol But I will and I must!

Congrats on the 30lbs! Bluejay is right, that is a massive amount of weight. Try carrying 30lbs worth of groceries and you'll know what it is worth.
 
Hey wild at heart,


thank you! sometimes i feel like i can't see the progress i've made, but i know i have and i need to remember so i don't slip backwards. And great job on your part! dang, 37 lbs! you are going to hit 40 before you know it :).


Yea, people have been telling me to try yoga for the longest time, and i finally tried it a month ago - it was pretty fun actually, i think you will like it. It goes by really fast and its nice to feel flexible. Once you try it tell me how you like it! We can compare notes. I used to be so self concious about going to the gym ( I don't know if you are worried about this), but once now that I go a lot, I don't even think about it anymore, so I hope that isn't holding you back!
 
Today's food = giant fail. I don't know why i do this to myself! Need to just get past it mentally. tomorrow will be better.
 
Aoh I know what you mean about being self-conscious in the gym. That is a psrt of the reason I guess but I'm just generally not motivate to get off my bum and sweat. Will definitely let you know how yoga goes. I'm more excited about the outfit to be honest haha! But I need to start somewhere and do everything to motivate me.

The best part about losing weight is definitely the clothes! I've gone down 2dress sizes and i am absolutely thrilled!

Don't worry about your bad food day just get back on track in your next meal.
 
Ooh. How flexible do you need to be to do yoga? I've been thinking about trying it, but my legs are really stiff, so I'm not sure if I could do it.


Tomorrow will absolutely be better! You're trying to break habits that you've had for years; of course it's going to take some time. But it sounds like you're making progress -- you mention in the first post that you're binging much less frequently -- and it will get easier.


I've finally managed to place your thread title, by the way. I'm a bit embarrassed it took me this long, but I haven't read Alice in Wonderland for ages. It seems fitting, in an odd kind of way -- 'a porpoise treading on my tail' is about as good a description of the difficulties of losing weight as I've ever heard.
 
I just started going to yoga and am not flexible at all. The class I go to the instructor is really conscious about people's different ability levels and she helps those of us who can bend and flex as well as others find poses we can do. Also they have these yoga bricks that really help me do modified positions. The bricks have saved my knees!


Bluebird ~ congrats on finding what works for you! 30lbs is such a huge accomplishment, keep up the amazing work!
 
Hey everyone,


thanks for the encouragement. I cannot believe its been 3 weeks since i have posted. I haven't lost any weight since then, but I don't think i have really gained either, so I am not too worried about it. But i will say, its just insane how long you have to try and lose weight in order to actually lose it. I have been eating healither and excerising for 8 months now, and while I feel sooo much better, and i know its not just about the number on the scale, i just cant believe that I still have 30 lbs to go.


Today I cleaned my room :) it took foreverrr, i am so lazy at organizing. 4 loads of laundry later, I think Im almost done, just have to vacuum tomorrow. and go to the store to buy some food. I think I am going to try a raw vegan diet for a while and see how it goes. I also need to buy a bathing suit soon since I am goign to the beach and I am a little nervous!


today i didnt exercise, and i ate :


2 carrots

1 lb tofu w/ garlic, and a little oil and salt

1 large bagel w/ earth balance

a bunch of brocolli

almonds

2 bananas
 
So today was super long, but I feel like overall I did okay. I am happy because I went out to eat, and while i did eat too much, I didnt keep eating through the rest of the day like i used to, so I think I did alright on calories. I am in the middle of an acne outbreak and was looking online and it said it was ont uncommon when losing weight, is anyone else finding this? i cant think of another reason, i eat a lot of fruts and vegetables. I am so excited for the long weekend coming up!
 
I haven't noticed an increase in acne but anything having to do with stress makes me break out so it is very possible! If anything I feel like my face has been clearer which is probably due to my change in diet.
 
Dang, i cant believe i just let 3 months go by. I think i am long overdue for an update- i need to feel accountable.


So, in 4 weeks i am going to hit one year of exercising/ trying to lose weight slow and steady. This is by FAR the longest i have ever kept up an exercise routine, and it is also the longest i have gone without gaining back all i have lost and hitting 177 again. However, I am not happy w/ the fact i did gain a few pounds back and am at about 152 right now. I have been overeating recently. I just have to make sure i dont keep going in this manner. I really want to get back to 140 by mid September. I think i can do it if i dont have any more slip ups.


blah, still have some acne. i think i need to eat more avocados (or maybe this reasoning is just an excuse to eat more guacamole, hahaha).


The exercise routine is going well as of now, i dont have any inclination to stop and i dont feel like its taking everything ive got mentally and physically like in my previous cycles of weightloss. So i am trying not to be to hard on myself, just gotta cut the bread! this is really my weakness (and cookies).


So, from right now on, i will try to only eat when im hungry.
 
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