Wimic's Diary

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wimic

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A diary - perfect idea. A great place where I can vent and outlet my frustration, sadness, disappointment, success, triumphs and achievements.

SW: 268lbs
GW: 180lbs

I think my biggest problem with this lifestyle change will be my life getting in the way... how to stay on track when we all go out for beer and wings... or the friday evening drinks with work ... how to turn down those delicious nachos... i'm, quite literally, a food addict!

i love eating... when i'm happy or sad... or hungry or not... so that's something i'll have to work on for sure.

Another thing... i know that as a dieter, i dread the holidays! all that chocolate and all those desserts... oh my goodness.... how to resist.

I know that I'm much more fabulous than I look on the outside... it's time to let that thin girl inside come out. :)

Day 1 - bring it on!! :)
 
Sounds like you have a great attitude! And you are recognizing the things that will challenge you!
In dealing with those life situations... you just have to plan ahead. If I go out for drinks, I choose things that are less calories..If I must eat, I get a seperate plate and count out say fifteen nachos and limit myself to it. In regards to the treats, I get a recipe from Spark people and make something for myself to bring...that's a desert that I can share with everyone.
You just have to be conscious of it at every decision and you can still live your life. Allow yourself treats otherwise you will fail, but find good alternatives for those daily treats.
YOU CAN DO IT! :cool: :p :D :cool: :p :D
 
Thanks rottengirl (somehow i feel bad calling you that lol)

I'm actually from Calgary too! Moved here with my boyfriend about 6 months ago... very nice city :)

Thanks for all the encouragement... I'm really hyped about the next year... Hoping to reach my goal weight by my birthday (Oct 27) of next year.

Keep in touch,

Wendy
 
Welcome to the forum!!! Ahhh yes, I see exactly what you mean about the Holidays. My dad absolutly LOVES to bake so he goes all out with the sweets, fudge, orange balls, shortbread cookies, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, all sorts of different candies...you get the idea. But rather than deprive myself of these things, I decided that I'm going to try my hardest to wait until Christmas to induldge in some of this stuff, but I'm only going to have the treats that I want the most. I sure hope that I can do it! Anyways, you seem to have a really great attitude about changing your life, as long as you keep up that attitude you WILL succeed, and you will survive the Holidays. Good luck to ya :)
 
5 lbs GONE! :)

So I just weighed in after my first week of dieting... 5lbs gone! :) I'm so thrilled!! It's such a great feeling stepping on the scale and seeing results! Especially when you work so hard for them.

For the past week I've been eating a lot healthier (around 1300-1500 calories a day) and doing 50 mins of cardio, 5 days a week. I'm actually starting to enjoy going to the gym, which is something that really stood in my way in the past.

I think I'm going to have my "SEMI-CHEAT" day on Fridays. I don't mean that I'm going to go pig out on mcdonalds or anything, but instead of tuna in a whole-grain cracker, I might go out to eat with my man and have a club-house sandwich (one of my favorites might i add! :))

Anywho... I'm off to grab a bite for breakfast and hit the gym.

- Wendy
 
Wendy congrats on the 5 pounds, it's a great feeling ain't it. The cheat day early on can be rough at times. Have your day and if you notice your cravings get crazy for the next week just back off the cheat day till it doesn't bother you to eat real food.
 
So I'm a little confused.

This week was a slack week for me gym-wise. i didn't do much cardio at all, yet my weight dropped even more than my first week. :eek:

I dropped from 269 to 263 my first week, and this past week i dropped to 256! what in the world! (not that i'm complaining). in fact, i've been eating pretty healthily, but nothing too ambitious.

i guess i'll just go with the flow... i'll be getting back into the gym this week so hopefully it'll continue to drop.

i've never seen weight loss happen by itself before... it's so bizarre. I'm using xyience xlr8 pills... that might help. if that's the case, and they are doing what they're doing - i'd recommend them to anyone! :)
 
So Christmas was tough... but i'm ready to jump back on the bandwagon. Back to the super low calorie/50 min or cardio per day regiment. Wish me luck!!
 
"Addicted To Unhappiness"

So after a lot of contemplation (and gaining back 10lbs) I've decided to give this another go.

A couple of months ago I started to question just WHY i was stopping myself from achieving my goals... afterall, it was ME who was making the decision to eat unhealthy foods and not exercise regularly. I just couldn't figure out why I needed to sabotage my achievements and progress every time I started to make some headway... so I bought a book.

It's called "Addicted To Unhapiness". I'm not sure who it's by, but it talks a lot about the psychology of subconsciously wanting (and needing) yourself to fail at achieving your goals in order to stay in your comfort zone. I'm about a third the way into the book and it's doing wonders for the way I'm thinking about this whole dieting/fitness thing.

I'd recommend it for anyone who is having a hard time overcoming their own demons (as I am).

So it's May 28th today. My boyfriends parents are visiting next month (arriving on June 29th) and I want to feel good and content when they arrive. I'm aiming to walk/job 100km in 33 days...that should get me off my butt. It'll give me a nice kickstart to the summer too :)

Wish me well (not luck, because there's no luck in weightloss... only commitment).

- Wendy
 
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