Today is already a major improvement.
gym for an hour of elliptical with a couple breaks.
breakfast was all before, during, and after the workout: croissant w. egg white, bran, and med iced decaf: 460. good.
snack: plum: 50
tsf: 510
late small lunch: protein bar(s)
dinner: cheesecake factory with my friend who i'll be visiting today sorta upstate, but not really so far up! lol.
total cal will be reasonable, for sure.
calories probably around 2200. good day. and sleeping over my friends house instead of driving back in the rain tonight!
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 12 lbs to go!
breakfast: 3 tofuti cutie bars 390 (400), pluot fruit 40, greek yogurt 100: around 540, eh, won't buy these tofutti bars, they are TOO SMALL...and not as tasty as i'd like them to be!
snack: 2 plums 90
lunch: salami on english muffin and strawberry banana greek yogurt 2% with bran crackers: around 470
tsf: 1100 good.
3pm: 3 servings chips 420, ice cream 460, more of that 600, tofu 100, cole slaw 220?
total: 2900...600 more in chips and really bad for you honey mustard pretzels
3500 so far.
some fruit/chicken/cookie with grandma: 200
lastly a peach: 100
3800 total. unhealthy, yes.
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 12 lbs to go!
(3 day calorie average for these past 3 days: 2260...much better than the original 3600 or whatever it was 2 days ago!)
breakfast peach 80, yogurt 130, oats 40 - 250
snacks: fruit: 130, yogurt 100, peanut butter 150, bran 50: 430
tsf: 680, good...jolly rancher 20
lunch: biscuit or croissant w/ egg white and bran. egg sandwich 300
early dinner: fruit and juice 110, tofu and salad 220
snack before and during gym for two hours of weights and a little bike: sugar free monster drink, worked PERFECTLY. 20 cal.
late snack: little ice cream bar 130, plain greek yogurt 100, plum 40: 270 ok!
total today: around 1620! wahoo. GREAT GREAT GREAT day. I hope to have many days like this.
my friend kept me busy, we went to the beach :-)
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 12 lbs to go!
Oh my! Somehow I slept like 10 hours, at least. Slept without interuption till 10am.
breakfast: sugar free kondike 170, plum 60: 230
snacks while at gym/late breakfast eaten over a period of time: egg on biscuit w/ bran 3 slices: 350, coffee 50, coconut water 80: 480
late lunch, 2:30pm: microwave meal 300, tofu 100, red pepper 50, plum 50: 500
dinner: sandwich from starbucks, probably. 300
snack if needed: protein bar. 130
2 day combined average of yesterday and today is 2580 or so, that's OK
snacks: coffee 60, plum 50, yogurt 130, cereal 110: 350 total, good.
total: 1560 = AWESOME.
EXERCISE: 1.5 HOURS ON ELLIPTICAL. WAS GOOD!
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 12 lbs to go!
(but yes, i did binge today.)
12 more pounds until 125 :-) I weigh first thing in the morning. 12 more pounds doesn't even sound like much :-) yes, i CAN do this...I CAN do this again!!! I know I can if I believe in myself. I know that weightloss is very possible for me since I do have the knowledge of dieting, food, healthy eating, calories, exercise. I feel good about this....just 12 pounds...that's soooo doable!
happy wednesday! calories may be a bit high these past few days, but no full blown binges. That is what is most important right now. :-) And who knows, perhaps I am burning close to what I'm eating. With all the weightlifting, I do hope I have a high calorie burn, perhaps close or around 2200 at least. I don't really want to use online computers to figure out my burn, the best way would be to buy health equipment to actually measure my burn all day and night, but i cannot afford that. for now, i'll hope I can burn at least 2000 everyday....
I really do think that on days when I am very active, I may have been able to burn 2500 cal over a period of 24 hours. I wonder if this really is the case!
breakfast: 2 fruits 150, klondike sugar free which i will not buy another package of! 170. total: 320.
snack: plum 80
snack: bar 130
530.
BIG lunch: salad 100, tofu 100, microwave meal 260, CHIPS 400, peanut butter on roll 450: 1310 fine.
tsf: 1840, fine.
i'll count calories up to 2500 today, again, i think.
more binge after lunch: crackers 410, yogurts 300, peanut butter 300, chips 400: 1420
tsf: 3260...
snacking on jolly ranchers 130...
late snack of ice cream/plum: 230
total today: around 3620. not great at all, but i have moved on.
Progress as of today: 3 lbs lost so far, only 12 lbs to go!
good morning! exercise: 35 min bike ride, weights for over an hour.
my legs are pretty tired, but i can't just not exercise. so, i'll be off biking soon! and weights tonight after work.
breakfast: 540 in an apple, greek yogurts (one fat free, the other 2% strawberry banana chobani), a little bit of sprinkled oats, and a sugar free klondike bar.
snack: large peach and pieces of turkey deli meat: 140
big lunch: chicken 300, green beans 100, corn on cob 100, soup 100, fruit 160: 760
snack: ice cream 170
snack: iced coffee probably...2 of them, one a gift from a parent, it had caffeine along with some kind of flavoring and i ended up getting a little sick from it. but it was good and nice of her to give it to me of course! and a bar. 340 total here.
LATE dinner around 10pm after gym: biscuit w. egg white and 2 bran crackers, i was starved and needed something to "hit the spot" or i'd definitely binge. 250
total cal today: I'd say i did good, around 2450. :-) I am happy with this.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
(just a little more than 10 lbs to go...that's NOT bad at all!) 13 lbs to my first goal.
Goal #1: get down to 135 in the next couple weeks.
Goal #2: Get down to 125-129 by Sept 9, my birthday.
Goal #3: Get to 125 by mid september
7:30am Breakfast: apple, large bowl of shredded wheat with milk, some peanut butter: 600.
early 11am lunch: yogurt 150, honey mustard pretzels 300, peanut butter sandwich 550 = 1,000
snack: large iced coffee 100, candies 100
exercise: walk at the park 4.5 mi
early dinner: low sugar ice cream 170, 2 taco shells 100, microwave tofu meal 260, 2 peppers 80: 620, 2 small tomatoes 40
candy: 30.
2490.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 13 lbs to go!
Hope you're having a great day!
so i said what i said in my spiel about weightloss in the entry before.
BUT, i am still so lost with life. I honestly do not think i'm ever going to get out of my hole that i'm in.
I don't think I will ever be able to support myself and get a full time job. I really, really, don't think I can.
And at 27, turning 28, I'm pretty much on the verge of giving up on life. The only reason I don't is because I am too afraid of the consquences of death.
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Listen, I think Moogy has a point, but let me tell you, I've done the whole therapist thing, and you know, therapy can only take you so far. My last therapist told me I was done, in the sense that I was "healed" and I'm still a total wreck. So I know that you know what you need to do if you start feeling dangerous to yourself. But unless you have great insurance or free counseling, I'd say save your money and save yourself. Because really, the only person who can change things is you.
This is what I think you should do: Keep up the job search. Expand your search area. In the meantime, volunteer at a hospital. You already do? Sign up for another one. And another, until you are just to the point of being almost too busy. Yes, do this. For one thing, it gets you in a hospital, so you can go to HR. You can see job postings. Perhaps you can speak with the receptionist, "Hi, I'm a volunteer, but I have a few questions..."
You are young, you're not tied down, you're reasonably healthy and attractive (very if you ask me - and no, I'm not gay). You don't have the constraints that I have, old with a name/reputation/record that is poisoned, a spouse, 2 kids -- all of these are burdens that you do not have to carry. I only see opportunity in front of you, no closed doors. Don't focus so much on that number. Age is relative at this point. As long as you look good, nobody cares how old you are. Don't compare yourself to others, unless it is to prove to yourself how fortunate you are.
Unfortunately, the economy sucks right now. That's the main problem, but it's the main problem in a lot of people's lives. I didn't realize this until we tried to rent out our old house (that desperately needs to sell). Let me tell you, things are bad with us, but there are a lot of people out there wishin' they were us, that's how bad.
So be careful not to blame yourself for things that are, in essence, out of your control.
Take care and God bless~
****I have NOT binged since Wednesday****
****I will NO longer binge***
***I will be able to eat around 2,000 per day and be satisfied without extra binging***
***I can and will lose weight again, and become what I want of myself***
***My friend's wedding is in January, her bridal shower in October, I would like to weigh 125 come October***
***I still weigh 140 right now, for which i am THANKFUL, so much binging lately, so little weight gain comparitively. For this I am VERY lucky. I am lucky I have been able to exercise, too, so that the weight gain hasn't been more.***
This is going to be a challenge, but I need to lose weight, and I can do it again. I don't have a desire right now to be very skinny. I would rather be fit right now. I would like to show off the MUSCLES that I HAVE already. Especially my arms. I have been lifting weights for a whole year practically, non-stop. And I have arm muscles, but they are not apparent, bc I have a bit too much weight on my arms and body in general. Even to be 129 will be a godsend. I haven't been below 130 since summer 2008. That's two years.
Weight Gain. My weight never went above 115 for many years. From when I was 20-25 I was always under this number.
When I turned 25 and got a job I didn't really felt amounted to much, despressed about many things, I started to gain weight. I gained about 10 lbs I believe. Was never about 130, I don't think, when I was 25-26.
When I turned 26, again I was around 125. By Springtime, I was about 140 something I think! 15 lbs gained while going back to school. Then, by 27, I was once again around low 130s.
I am now turning 28, and in this year, I have put on what I lost last summer again. I was doing good, then got depressed in April,May,June...studying for this exam, and put on these last few pounds.
A goal to get back to 125 sounds good to me. Toughest part will be getting through the 130s. It seems daunting because I haven't been 129 for several years now.
I am happy I have muscle, thankful I have done weight training. I will NEVER stop, as long as I can help it. I like weight training. I CAN DO 20 PUSHUPS AT A TIME!
If feels good to be strong, not just skinny. I don't really want skinny. I love having muscle in my arms and a strong back. But I want it to be seen! I want people to look at my arms and back and see my efforts from the gym.
I want to be noticed by guys. I want their attention. I want them to look my way.
Guys are NOT noticing me right now. I do have extra pounds and I don't look my best. I want them to notice me for my appearance, just as any woman would.
In some ways, I'm ready to grow up now. To make some better decisions. I don't really speed when driving anymore. And I'm starting to think more like an adult. I am trying not to drive with my music loud and windows down. LOL. I'm trying to live a more organized, calmer (in terms of making good decisions) life.
I really would like to lose this weight because I KNOW i'll also feel better. If I don't binge, it should come off rather easily...and I can't binge anymore, I really can't.
Before my body takes revenge on me for the years I've stuffed everything in, I need to let my insides relax, recover, and not work them so hard!
So, here's to starting over. The second time. And losing weight, a second time.
I do not want to be someone who is on a "diet" constantly throughout life. I want this to hopefully be the last time I have to lose SO MUCH weight. Aside from perhaps pregnancy.
It really is looking like a tremendous task. But I am ready for it, now.
(also need to get a full-time job...)
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
Sunday....less planned, going to the gym for weights later, also some cardio on the bike, i think...
breakfast: was a bit early, 400 in oatmeal, milk, pineapple 2% greek yogurt chobani
late morning snack: large peach, sucking candy, klondike bar: 350
tsf: 750. not bad at all.
snack throughout my weights workout for 1.5 hours at the gym: med iced decaf coffee with skim milk and 4 equal - 100 cal.
late lunch: biscuit w. egg white :-) 300, red pepper 40, some cucumber 10, some cherries 40: diet coke, around 400 here...oh, and some bran, so like 440.
tsf: around 1300 so far! excellent.
dinner:
snack:
exercise: weights for about 1.5 hours at gym, bike outside.
Progress as of today: -5 lbs lost so far, only 15 lbs to go!
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An hour on the ET - WOW!
moogy on 08/22/2010:
Hello HOP, you stick to your plans and let nothing derail you, focus on what you need, not what you want and you will get through another day feeling in control. Hugs.
healthygirl on 08/22/2010:
Wow-- you only have 12 pounds to go, which means you are 20% to your goal! :) Keep up the good work!
loveray on 08/23/2010:
sounds like you had a great day!! and hope you had a bunch of fun with friends:)
V on 08/23/2010:
I am sure your weekend was a blast! I hope the rest of yor week goes well :)