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TipsyToes
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Posted: 2 June 2010 10:11 am |
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Since discovering this brilliant website, I have been reading other people's diaries and I think this is a great idea. Having people around you to complain to about the struggles with dieting, people to encourage you to continue and the feeling of needing to continue, if only to prove to you all that I can. So here's my diary.
The Plan: To weigh 53kg's by 4th of December!  Heap's of time!
The Diet Plan: The additional diet plan supplied by Fat Loss for Idiots: Beyond Calories.
I shall follow this for a month, somehow fitting it in between all my clubbing nights and parties that all seem to have just popped up as soon as I began. (I have had no social life up until recently... I think someone out there doesn't want me to lose weight. But I'll show them!)
Once having completed my month of BC, I shall continue on with calorie counting until I have reached my goal!
Notes: As I have recently developed an overwhelming fear of the scales, I shall keep my weighing to a minimum, and do not plan on weighing myself till the end of the month. I'd rather work off measurements. But once again I have a fear of finding out the truth, so I'm planning on taking my first lot of measurements at the end of the 10 day cycle. Sorry about that, but I do plan on keeping track of everything else!
Starting Weight (the last time I weighed myself, and I think I lost a bit since then): 61kg's
Goal Weight: 53kg's
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 2 June 2010 10:23 am |
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Day One:
Ok, today was a "getting the hang of everything day"... So it kinda failed...
I ate all the meals, in good portion sizes, went for a walk, drank 8 glasses of water.
It wasn't until I got home and reread my food list and discovered mandarins aren't on the food list!! Raaawwwrrr! So I wasn't too happy about that. But considering oranges and tangerines are on the list, I'm hoping the fact that I ate three mandarins instead wont make a difference...
And I didn't have enough of the foods on list 2 at home, so had a couple of servings of hazelnuts, which probably wasn't ideal. But I didn't overeat them and I know my servings wouldn't have been higher than 75 calories each so I don't feel so bad. I know nuts are healthy, but I will admit are difficult to each in moderation and DO contain rather a lot of fat. Even though it may be a healthy fat, it still is fat! But then again, all the foods on that list contain more calories than the foods on the other lists.
For food group 2 I also didn't have the correct type of beans... No navy beans, no... whatever the other types of beans are, either! So had to settle for cannellini beans... They are similar to navy beans, so I guess they will have to do.
Apart from that I did very well. I even resisted the delicious looking/smelling lasagna my mother made for dinner... I sat there eating my beans. lol. It was quite a sad sight...
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 2 June 2010 10:57 am |
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Day Two:
Nothing went wrong today! Though I only walked half a mile today... But I had gone to the gym and done some strength exercises that day, so my legs were killing me (hence I shortened the walk). I feel so unfit... 
All went well; bought myself some walnuts, a broccoli, some leg ham and some roast beef from the deli, and expanded my fruit selection . Unfortunately I had to get creative with the vegetables we had left over at home, as my poor uni student budget didn't allow me to buy anymore... I grilled a tomato, sprinkled it with a tiny amount of mixed herbs, chopped up my broccoli and boiled it up. Then I ran out of vegetables... So I searched, found an onion, peeled the top two layers off, and steamed it. I was quite nice, but I think I need a few more veges at home. The sooner we get some lettuce and I can make salads like a normal person, the better.
Decided to create a little pocket diary today, because I keep going out and forgetting what meals I'm allowed to have. And I plan on ticking off the boxes as I finish a meal, so I don't confuse myself... Its also small enough so other people wont notice it. I hate it when other people know im on a diet... I feel like a have to meet their expectations then. Which is kinda like what I'm using this site for, but I guess knowing that if I fail and none of you know me gives me some peace of mind. But I do like the idea of having this site as a motivation.
My parents are so unhelpful when it comes to this dieting thing! My mother gave me this huge lecture on how annoying it was to cook for me when I couldn't eat anything she made... Even though I went out to the shops today to stock up on foods for me so she wouldn't have to cook for me!! Still, at least they're supportive in general, and I'm glad for that. They know I don't like to talk about it, but are quite happy to adapt to most requests I make of them. And they never call it a diet! Which makes me feel so much better!
Today they had a cheese and veggie bake... Smelled sooooooo good... Pumpkin, tomato, cauliflower, broccoli, covered in a cheese sauce, then sprinkled with more cheese! I'm going to come back to this diary when I finish this diet I think, and go through and cook myself these dinners! I love this meal so much... And spent the whole meal telling myself that being able to smell the food was just as tasty as eating it...
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 3 June 2010 04:57 am |
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Day Three:
I'm not sure how I have gone today... I keep eating all this protein, but I don't think I have a wide enough range of foods... And I can't bring myself to even look at the roast beef!
Also freaking out about whether or not the use of a multivitamin has canceled out some of the effect of eating these certain types of foods... After all, if there is a point to eating certain types of foods with certain nutrients in an effort to stimulate fat burning... Wouldn't I technically be messing up the effect by adding nutrients and vitamins? I don't know... I think I'm going to have to look this up.
But all in all, I have done pretty well. Have walked about a km today, but it has just started raining, so my plan to go for a walk as soon as I got home was killed... Though considering its only sprinkling I think I may just be looking for excuses. My thighs are so sore from my workout at the gym yesterday! Walking up two flights of stairs at the station was so painful today... But walking down nearly killed me!
I have a ballroom dancing class in a few hours so I guess that will make up for the lack of walking. Too bad I can hardly walk... lol! I think I'm going to spend the next few hours stretching my thigh muscles out... So much pain...
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 3 June 2010 05:04 am |
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Also think I'm becoming addicted to diet coke... At least it's diet... I know everyone says its so bad for you, but I never realized just how many calories are in a bottle of regular coke! For someone who is active and WILL burn off the calories, normal coke is definitly the way to go. But someone like me who probably wouldn't have burned off the calories, a bottle 3-4 times a week will soon begin to see the difference. I console myself by considering this my little treat each day for not being able to each normal food...
Seriously craving Brie...
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Nir
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Posted: 3 June 2010 10:54 am |
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hi there, if you're looking for a reliable source of information I'd like to recommend http://tinyurl.com/EatRightFree also our website has its own tutorial the link to that is top left of each page
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 3 June 2010 12:53 pm |
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Thanks for that! Its got some good info in it!
Day Three continued:
Ran out of veggies that were permitted on the diet... Also ran out of protein... Even the walnuts I bought were moldy!! So it was either eat a healthy meal with my family... Or go without. We had beef, tomatoes, beans and a couple of other vegies stewed in some stock-like liquid. So very healthy, just wasn't allowed on BC...
So I think I'm going to have to give up on this BC diet, because I cant afford to buy enough food (I spent $32 out of my $50 allowance stocking up on veggies, nuts, meats, fruits etc... And I need to spend about $30 of my allowance on train tickets each week to uni... Had to borrow money off my dad this morning), and all my family kept eating the few foods I was allowed... I would chop up and pre-prepare my foods for the next day and everyone seems to think that they can take it without even telling me! So I was struggling a little with the allocation of foods for the day because of it... I'm just going to continue with the calorie counting and exercise thing, cause I know I can be successful with that. And I was only up to the third day... :(
And I was asked out to coffee on Saturday by a friend today!  And that doesn't work so well when I'm not allowed coffee! And was invited clubbing on Saturday evening after work. I shall skip the booze. And going clubbing next Thursday as well! So this month hasn't exactly been the best for completing the BC diet lol. And at the end of the month I have two parties, one on the 1ts of July and one on the 2nd!
Oh and on Tuesday coming up I am having a "poker night", and unfortunately the people I am inviting are people who have never heard of the word diet! I'm kind of dreading finding something healthy to feed them, when I know they'll probably want pizza/KFC/fish&chips etc... I was thinking of making them sushi... They are all big fans of sushi and none of them believe I can make it! Which I can quite well and we have this sort of on going joke about it, so it wont seem out of place if I make it.
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youhadmeatbacon
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Posted: 3 June 2010 08:33 pm |
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| i always believe that all calories arethe same, why'd you chose the BC diet istead of just good 'ol calorie counting
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 3 June 2010 08:55 pm |
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Because on the calorie counting I will probably only lose about a pound each week, but on the BC supposedly something to do with the combination of foods creats weight loss a little faster. So I was hoping to lose roughly 2 pounds instead of 1. And by looking at the BC forum I could see that those who followed the diet had excellent results, better than many other people on their own calorie counting diet. And losing 2 pounds a week I was hoping would motivate me and kick-start my diet plan.
Actually considering my fear of the scales I probably wouldn't have even known... lol... But it made me feel better and more enthusiastic to follow a plan. I feel more productive that way! And I think Im kinda worried about hitting a plateau again. Last time I did this I went from 70kg's to 60 1/2kg's, but then I just stopped losing. I did all the stuff poeple to tell you to do on plateau's, but nothing helped. So after a month and a half of nothing, I gave up. I then gained about 1/2kg over the next 6months. I'm good at maintaining, I just have the trouble with losing.
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Hiker
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Posted: 3 June 2010 11:51 pm |
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| I did BC for quite a while, I lost about 1.5 pounds a week. Once I went off of it and counted calories I pretty much had the same loss. I am just the opposite of you, I find it much easier to lose than to maintain. Once I reach my goal I always screw it up and right now I am in the process of doing just that. Oh well, I'll figure it out, just wanted to let you know I think BC is pretty good and when it gets boring you can easily carry the same principles into another diet.
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 4 June 2010 01:20 pm |
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Well BC seemed pretty good in my opinion... It was just a little difficult because of lack of food and money. But the whole eating 6 meals a day thing is something I have tried to incorporate into my eating patterns since breaking from my last diet. Sometimes though, I'd only be able to fit in 5 meals a day. And I would always drink 7 or 8 glasses of water a day. While I'm on a diet I get more strict and make sure I have 8 glasses minimum.
Anyways, onto today.
I have found a goal to reach today! I have two and a half months till a 30 seconds to mars concert. I will be seeing my friend for the first time in ages, and I think I would like to have reached a goal of 55kg's by then. It may just be wishful thinking, but wishful thinking sustained me throughout my last diet, so I figure it can work just as well this time! At 1 pound each week, and assuming I weighed in at 61kg's (which I think was a bit over...) four days ago, I should be able to lose 10 pounds, leaving me at a weight of roughly 56kg's. Of course I'm kinda hoping I can lose an extra 2 pounds in there somewhere. So maybe when I get closer to the date and start thinking about how I still haven't reached my goal, I will become motivated to workout like crazy and lose the extra kilo!
Well... ok that plan will probably fall under wishful thinking... The last time I exercised like that, yes I lost a kilo, but I somehow injured something in my back! And then couldn't walk, bend, breath too fast etc. for about a month! And I do plan on being able to walk for the 30seconds to mars concert! Sigh... Just the thought of seeing Jared Leto...
Range of calories I'm allowing myself is between 1000 and 1200. I will try not to go below, but preferably not above either.
Today's calories:
Allocated tea milk calories - 100kcal
2 Weatbix w. minimal milk and 4 strawberries - 200kcal
1 Banana - 120kcal
1 Apple - 45kcal
1 Pear - 45kcal
2 Homemade pizza slices - about 550kcal
4 squares of chocolate - 100kcal
1160/1200kcal
Exercise: Apart from the 20min walk to and from college, nothing!
Too rainy to walk, and bus got to the station late, so I didn't get a chance to get to the gym.
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 5 June 2010 02:52 pm |
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Well, diet wise, today sucked. In everything else, it was awesome!!
I don't even want to know how many calories I had today... I guess it shall have to count today as my cheat day... First my mother had a group of her friends come over, so we had morning tea, consisting of an assortment of cheeses and cakes... Nothing healthy at all! I had an apple, but then they started going on about how I didn't have to be all healthy, and I didn't want to tell them I was on a diet! And they made me try all the cakes cause supposedly they were home-made. But they were cut up into small serves, so that was ok. Unfortunately there was brie there!! And I have been obsessing over brie for the past week... But I only had a small sliver on a biscuit. Then I went out to lunch! So much for 'just coffee'. Then went straight to work from there, so had Chinese food for dinner, because I work at a Chinese restaurant and they feed us dinner if we work Saturday or Friday nights... But I didn't eat much, cause I'm not such a big fan of chinese food. Then I got home, and my mother said there were three small bits of rocky road left over from today... I know I shouldn't have. But I did. And then she told me to get some stew out of the fridge to have for dinner if I was hungry, which I still was. While starving and waiting for stew to heat in the microwave, picked at some lasagna and some pesto pasta bake leftover in the fridge.
I can't believe today! I am never this bad on cheat days! Ugh... I feel so bad... After this splurge I think I shall spend the next few days at 1000kcal to make up for it. At least I was very active today. Hopefully that will alleviate some of the guilt from today. I think today was just bad timing and bad willpower! If I'd just gone out to lunch, or just had my mothers friends come over I would have been fine!
Today's calories:
Allocated Tea milk allowance - 100kcal
Special K, minimal milk, strawberries - 200kcal
Apple - 50kcal
Brie - 30kcal
Biscuits - 100kcal
Sweet cake things - 150kcal
Bread - 150kcal
Rabbit stew - 250kcal
More bread... - 250kcal
Chinese food - 200kcal
Rocky Road - 150kcal
Pasta Bake - 75kcal
Lasagna - 200kcal
Stew - 150kcal
Even more bread - 100kcal
Total: 2155/1650kcal!!!
Exercise: Nothing official. Though work means I'm never standing still, carrying several plates, sweeping, scrubbing, wrestling with tables, being fairly active for the whole time. Also today I was doing chores all day before that so I wasn't sitting around at all. According to metabolic rate calculators, that means I may not have done so badly. My calculated cheat day allowance is based on the lowest activity setting, because that's usually how I spend my days... I'm studying Games Design! Not Physical education! My life revolves around spending hours at a computer... That's my excuse anyways...
According to this site: http://www.webfitnesstools.com/wft/tools?robject=bmr_calc_tool
I should have eaten about 2200kcal today to maintain. I think this may be a bit more than I should have had, as it seems a bit higher than many other BMR calculators, but it's helping me feel a bit better. Must go to the gym tomorrow...
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 6 June 2010 03:12 am |
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Um... Slept in... Gym closes at 12 on Sundays... #%@&!. Going out for a walk right now though! (Getting dressed as I type this)
Have also decided to calculate my net calories to help me work out how long till I reach my goal! I usually do a rough estimation of this in my head, but since I'm recording everything now I may as well record this too! On a typical day, where I don't do any excersice and spend the day at college, then drive home, then do homework, eat dinner and spend the rest of the time reading/watching tv/gaming/msning/finishing assignments I estimate to burn about 1650kcal. Day's when I work are very different, but I think I'll just keep the calorie limit the same to simplify things.
I'll begin from today. In 54 day's time I want to have lost 12lb. This means burning 42000 kcal by then. Can it be done? Uh, maybe... We shall see... And if 7 of those days are cheat days... That makes 47 days. Which means burning about 900kcal each day. Which would be kinda unhealthy. Some days that may happen... But majority of the time my maximum loss will be around 600kcal. Which means 8lbs, with a little exercise hopefully a little more.
Anyone have any opinions on how regular cheat days should be? Would having one each second week be too detrimental to calorie burning capacity?
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 6 June 2010 01:12 pm |
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Today's calories:
Allocated tea milk - 100kcal
2 pieces Wholemeal toast w. tomato - 250kcal
1 Pear - 50kcal
45gm cinnamon muesli - 200kcal
Chai Latte - approx. 250kcal
3 Maltesers - approx. 40kcal
8 pieces of popcorn - 50kcal
Total: 940/1650kcal
Net total: 710kcal
Exercise: Walked for a little, but was absolutely freezing, and began sprinkling as soon as I stepped out of the house, so kept it short.
Notes: To reach my goal weight, I need to burn up a total of 63 200kcal.
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liLy
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Posted: 6 June 2010 01:18 pm |
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You're doing really well. I think it's good your not depriving yourself from your cravings too. Apparently you're less likely to binge this way.
Keep it up doll!
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 7 June 2010 09:48 am |
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What is up with my memory?! I mean seriously?! Yesterday morning I told myself to pack my gym clothes in the car so I could go after college. I forgot. Last night I told myself to remember. I forgot. This morning I told myself to remember. I forgot. So then when I got in the car today and pulled up outside the gym, I had no clothes or towel! So kinda annoyed right now...
Went for a big walk today around the CBD. Was too poor to buy anything though... I need to find a new job... OMG!!! I just realized I forgot to go to the bank and deposit my three payslips!!!!
I hate my memory.
Today's calories:
Tea milk allowance - 100kcal
Weetbix w. 1/2 banana - 200kcal
Apple - 50kcal
Salmon and Avocado Sushi - 150kcal
2 Mandarin's - 100kcal
Pumpkin - 50kcal
Mini Potato - 50kcal
Roast Beef slices - 150kcal
2 Ferrero Rochers - 150kcal!!!! I have no more willpower left for the day... Best stay out of the kitchen till bed lol....
Total: 1000/1650kcal
Net total: 1310kcal
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 7 June 2010 10:03 am |
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Hmm... I think I want to get a new set of scales. The ones we own at home don't actually weigh you accurately. As soon as I step on it the needle tends to get nudged forward a couple of kilo's and so I have to step on, step off, readjust, and repeat until I find that the needle didn't jump that time and I got a fairly accurate reading. I think I should get a digital scale, because atm I can only see changes of about a kilo due to the scales being so old. They're older than I am!
I also have been told I don't get enough calcium, so need to look into ways of getting more calcium into my diet. I've started taking a calcium supplement. But I know that just because I take the calcium tablet doesn't mean it will all be absorbed into my body, so I need to find another way as well. I don't like dairy in doses larger than the amount of milk I put in a cup of tea. I feel nauseous. So I eat limited amounts of cheese (well try to... But I'm afraid cheese is something I tend to have very little self control with even when it's making me feel sicker and sicker...), can barely eat a small tub of yogurt, only ever have a tiny drizzle of milk in tea or on cereal, fish makes me sick too... Actually I can drink heaps of the skim milk! Maybe it's something to do with the fat in the dairy. I'm going to try buying low fat natural yogurt and add berries or other fruits to it and see how I handle that. Hopefully this will work out.
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suenos
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Posted: 7 June 2010 06:24 pm |
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Hi TipsyToes! BTW, I'm a real shorty (barely 5'2) so I love your screen name...so, about your looking to get more calcium I thought I'd pass something onto you that I refer to a lot myself.....I'm presently "experimenting" with a primarily vegetarian intake so I know how hard it is to get calcium without a lot of dairy:
Sesame Seeds, 1/4 cup = 351mg
Spinach, 1 cup boiled = 245 mg
Collard Greens, 1 cup boiled = 266 mg
Blackstrap Molasses, 1 tblsp = 137 mg
Kelp, 1 cup raw = 136 mg
Tahini, 2 tblsp = 126 mg
Broccoli, 2 cups boiled = 126 mg
Kale, 1 cup = 94 mg
Brazil Nuts, 12 nuts = 90 mg
Celery, 2 cups raw = 81 mg
Almonds, 23 nuts = 75 mg
Papaya 1 medium = 73 mg
Flax Seeds 2 tblsp = 52 mg
Oranges, 1 medium = 52 mg
hope this makes it easier for you.
eta: the celery has practically zero cals so I just keep a big bowl already cut up in the fridge and randomly snack on it. Last edited on 7 June 2010 06:28 pm by suenos
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 9 June 2010 11:31 am |
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Thanks heaps for the info Suenos! I'll definitly be using this.
I knew watching a horror movie with a bowl full of m&m's in my hand was a bad idea... I went though one scary scene, glanced back at the bowl and it was EMPTY!!! I was paying so much attention to the movie, I didn't even notice what I was eating... Felt soooooooo sick afterward. And playing poker with m&m's because we are too poor to use real money probably didn't help...
The poker nights calories:
Tea milk allowance - 100kcal (though only had about 25kcal of it...)
Weetbix w. 1/2 Banana - 200kcal
Apple - 50kcal
Salad Sandwich - 250kcal
Sushi - 300kcal
Wasabi and Japanese Mayo mixture (brilliant for dipping sushi in btw)- 75kcal
m&m's - 500kcal
Fairy Floss - 100kcal
Total: 1575/1650kcal
Net loss: 1385kcal
Well considering how many m&m's I had I didn't really do all that bad. I was actually dreading adding this all up and telling you all... I don't know why I ate them anyway. I don't even like sweet stuff all that much! I think it was to do with the whole watching the scary movie thing. Well I learned my lesson. I won't do it again.
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 9 June 2010 12:16 pm |
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Well I didn't eat much today due to a long list of reasons and bad timing. And I went to visit my mother at work around morning tea time where I had a small mini muffin and I have no idea how many calories it had in it. Between 50 and 100, though 100 seems a bit much considering its size, I would guess. I'm too lazy to look up cake calories (internet sucks atm...All used up for the month). Though I know there were about 30kcal in the chocolate on top. Also finished off the last of the sushi! I love sushi...
Today I have rediscovered the ancient, yet always useful, "Allan Borushek's Pocket Calorie Fat & Fibre Counter"!!It says that for a medium frame person of my height, 53kg would be within the most ideal weight range. Yay! But I think I have a small frame. But my goal fits in that range too. It's actually dead centre of the range so it's probably better for me. I even has a huge list of foods with good amounts of calcium in it.
Today's calories:
Tea milk allowance - 100kcal
Weetbix w. milk - 200kcal
Mini chocolate muffin - 100kcal (?)
Sushi - 250kcal
1 Chilli/garlic/salt/batter covered prawn - 40kcal (<-- Dinner  )
2 Kiwi Fruit - 90kcal
1 Passion fruit - 30kcal
Total: 810/1650kcal (840kcal)
Net Loss: 2195kcal
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 10 June 2010 12:02 pm |
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Well today was another day I haven't had time to eat much. Breakfast at 6am, train to college, classes/lecture till 1pm, ran to station (just made the train after dodging some random trying to sell something), no time to buy a piece of fruit to snack on, on train till 2:15pm, lunch finally at 2:30pm. But didn't feel hungry in those 8 1/2 hours at all... Maybe it was to do with the whole drinking thing. I really don't feel hungry much anymore, and the only reason I eat so much is cause I love the taste of food. Well Tuesday was cause I was hypnotized by the horror movie... I can't concentrate on anything else when I watch horror. Why I watch it is a mystery to me... I love it, but am the biggest coward I know.
But last night my mother made this really nice mince. It looks kinda strange and unappealing, and the idea of ginger mince doesn't exactly appeal at all to me, but it was AMAZING!!! I don't know what she was using it for, but it tastes insanely good! It doesn't need anything! It has ginger, onion, shallots, some seed things and a few other things in it. I didn't even taste like ginger! I don't know if it was beef, cause it looks the same colour as lamb, but tasted like beef. I had some of it heated up and on a slice of wholegrain toast. I think I have found a new favourite way to eat mince!
Also feeling quite happy today. I figured out why my stomach (which has always been fairly flat, even when I weighed in at 70kg's!) was so big recently! Stupid TOM!! I've never had bloating as a side effect before! It was kinda shocking actually cause it was really noticeable lol. But it's gone back to normal now. I had thought I was gaining weight or doing something wrong, or that I had suddenly realized that my stomach was super fat and that all these years I had just convinced myself there was nothing wrong with it!
Sorry. Have rambled on about nothing for waaay too long today.
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
45gm Cinnamon and Apple Museli - 200kcal
1 Slice Wholegrain toast - 110kcal
Weird/Delicious mince - 150kcal (?)
1 Weetbix - 75kcal
Pumpkin Soup - 200kcal
Bread - 100kcal
Biscuit - 50kcal
Total: 985/1650kcal (665kcal)
Net Loss: 2860kcal
Exercise: Dancing class. Walked 30min extra today.
Last edited on 10 June 2010 11:41 pm by TipsyToes
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 11 June 2010 01:16 pm |
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I failed today... I don't even like honeycomb...
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Apple and Cinnamon Muesli - 200kcal
Pear - 100kcal
Salad Sandwich - 200kcal
20 cherries - 80kcal
Nachos:
Sour Cream - 40kcal
Guacamole - 50kcal
Meat - 200kcal
Chips - 100kcal
Mini honeycomb chocolates (I think were roughly 50kcal each) - 400kcal MAJOR FAIL!
Total: 1460/1650kcal (190kcal)
Net Loss: 3050kcal
Exercise: None, but worked for 4 hours and had to walk to and from college today.
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suenos
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Posted: 11 June 2010 05:00 pm |
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what the heck is a honeycomb?
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Nir
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Posted: 11 June 2010 09:30 pm |
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EDIT: here is what they look like
Last edited on 14 June 2010 07:33 am by Nir
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50lbs2lose
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Posted: 11 June 2010 09:58 pm |
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What's not to like?
Nir! that was so not nice! do you know what that image did to my saliva?
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Hiker
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Posted: 11 June 2010 11:43 pm |
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Nir, what are trying to do sabotage all of us?!? Now I want chocolate covered honeycomb so bad I can taste it  !
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TipsyToes
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Posted: 12 June 2010 12:53 pm |
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Lol! Exactly! Well at least there are no more of the stupid things in the house!!! I don't like a lot of sweet stuff, except for fruit, and chocolate makes me feel sick if I have more than a few squares (yet I still continue to eat it...). Even my favourtie desserts are things that are more savoury than sweet, such as my mothers recipe for tapioca.
Well, after a day that started out so well, I ended up going to a pub for lunch... The was rather little on the menu that I could have called healthy... And if I'd just asked for a salad he would have known I was on a diet... Or think that I didn't like his choice for lunch... Which technically I didn't, but anyways. I did only have a couple of the chips, but the pie was amazing and I had to finish it. Then I got home, had another cup of tea, got dressed for work and went without eating anything, as I was still full from lunch. Then I resisted the chinese food at work today, it didn't smell all that appetizing anyways. Now I am sitting here with my cup of tea, about to go to bed, and reflecting on the fact that I have only had two meals today!! My mother ate all the strawberries... And I ate the last of the cherries yesterday... And the Kiwi fruit takes too much effort to prepare... Doubly so for the pineapple. Sigh.
Today's calories:
Tea Milk allowance - 100kcal
Apple and Cinnamon Muesli - 200kcal
Side of chips - 150kcal
Beef Pie - 550kcal (?)
Total: 1000/1650kcal (650kcal)
Net Loss: 3700kcal (a pound!!! WOO!!!)
Exercise: Steep walk, on which I nearly died (so unfit...), worked for 5 hours.
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Posted: 13 June 2010 01:05 am |
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I am sick of eating out!!! I can't stand it! I NEVER used to eat out! And over the past three weeks I have eaten out about 5 times!!! And I'm eating out again tonight, which will bring the grand total to 6 times!!! And now with work I haven't been eating a home cooked dinner each Friday, Wednesday and Saturday. I just want to have a home cooked meal...
Sigh. This whole dating thing sucks... I don't know if I'm picky or what... But... I think I'm starting to enjoy being single! And it's like all of a sudden I have been getting all this attention and being asked on all these dates by all these guys and ahh! I always hated being single when I was at school, and now I have finished and had many opportunities over the last 6 months to finally be in a relationship... And I don't want it?! Why am I being like this?! Is it because I haven't met the right guy yet? Is it all in my head? Am I being picky? Or am I being selfish?
I want to focus on averaging distinctions in my degree, and the way things are going I haven't had any time to do my assignments... And I can't finish a 4000 word essay in one weekend!! I have to analyze a movie and a computer game!! I have to model a snail in Maya, I have to write a 7 page treatment, and a 2000 (?) word essay on the History of Programming languages. All due in the next 2-4weeks!! And my hw for thursday is to design a game!! And I only have a couple of hours today and all of tomorrow to work on them, till I have college again. This weekend has used up so much of my time! And now I have dug myself into a hole because I don't know how to tell this guy I don't want a relationship... And he's getting all serious!! Need advice badly!!! I dunno... I can't do everything! I need something less committed atm! And no more dates! I shall have to develop a no dates policy. Unless they can fit into my study schedule! Yes. I shall do that.
And if anyone has advice on anything, I would love to hear it!
Sorry for the rant... I'm just stressed and kinda annoyed...
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Posted: 13 June 2010 04:21 am |
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well tipsy toes, not great on 'date' advice.....but one thing is clear if for the time being your priority is study, then its fine to delay falling into any relationship, you can talk abt your views regarding this to your guy!!!
so have u left doing bc seeing your schedule it does seem so lol.... anyway good on counting calories it would always confuse me i was doing bc (seen u on the forum) but now i am trying out dg!!!
i find fl4i diet easier than other ones which i have tried (this view may last till i keep loosing weight.)
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Posted: 13 June 2010 02:10 pm |
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Diet-wise, wasn't a complete failure. I chose the healthiest option... And only ate about 5 of the chips. Date-wise... I suck at rejection... It was only a 50% success. He knows I don't want a big commitment... And I don't want to be his girlfriend... But he still thinks I'm interested!! He held my hand on the way back... Feeling kinda depressed right now...
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Weetbix w. 1/2 banana and milk - 230kcal
1/2 Banana - 60kcal
Pineapple - 100kcal
Chocolate Brownie Mixture - 75kcal (Licked the spoon... And the bowl)
Wholegrain Toast - 100kcal
Meat Pattie - 150kcal
Marinated chicken - 400kcal
Chips - 100kcal
Salad w. dressing - 50kcal
Total: 1365/1650kcal
Net Loss: 3985kcal
Exercise: Took the Pug for a walk today, but cause he collapsed with exhaustion about 2km into it, the walk was kinda slow, with 5 minute breaks between every minute we walked... He's the most unfit dog!
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Posted: 13 June 2010 02:22 pm |
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zas wrote: well tipsy toes, not great on 'date' advice.....but one thing is clear if for the time being your priority is study, then its fine to delay falling into any relationship, you can talk abt your views regarding this to your guy!!!
so have u left doing bc seeing your schedule it does seem so lol.... anyway good on counting calories it would always confuse me i was doing bc (seen u on the forum) but now i am trying out dg!!!
i find fl4i diet easier than other ones which i have tried (this view may last till i keep loosing weight.)
Thanks for the advice... Though it was easier in theory than in reality... Hating myself right now! I've just gone an added another layer of complication to it all!
I found BC really good, but it was too hard to do with a family that kept trying to help by cooking me healthy meals that I couldn't eat anyways... And then running out of food completely! lol! Why did you stop doing BC? And I have found that when I start out, structured diets help me get into the swing of things. I then am usually able to go on with something simpler and more adaptable, such as calorie counting, without too much trouble. And good luck with the weight loss! I hope using the dg works out well for you!
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Posted: 13 June 2010 02:56 pm |
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Hey Tipsytoes!
I’ve got about ten years on you (which is a lot) and this is the one thing I finally learned about dating. I used to do the exact same thing…like I could have xyz planned and then would postpone or totally abandon my plans if a guy asked me out. Like just being asked out was so flattering or something that I felt obligated to go. And honestly most of the girls/women in my circle have always done the same thing. Eventually I started realizing that most of the time I ended up regretting having changed my plans and wishing I hadn't. And I noticed that guys mostly DON’T DO THAT. If a guy plans to go work-out, or meet-up with his buds, or has work or studying to do, he’ll generally just stick to his plans and fits the girl(s) into his schedule. Seriously, if you ever notice, most guys have NO PROBLEM with doing their own stuff - cause we are soooooo accomodating! So for random guys (meaning not a committed boyfriend), I started “thinking like a guy”. My way of dealing with dating was: If you ask me out AND I don’t have plans AND whatever you want to do sounds interesting AND I either like your company, or want to get to know you better, then I’d go and have fun. But, if I already have plans, or your plan doesn’t sound all that interesting and/or I’m just not interested in you, then “sorry, I’m busy”.
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Posted: 13 June 2010 03:32 pm |
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Suenos: You're quite right about the canceling of plans thing... But I've just gotten to the point where I'm just feeling bitter about it all... It's stressing me! And I'm the sort of person who is never stressed by anything, so it's bad! And I think you're right about the feeling obligated to go. Attention is very flattering. And I didn't get much in school. I got a bit, more than some of my friends, but I was always friends with the smart, pretty, confident girls, so tended to get overshadowed a bit. Now school has finished I can't believe how easy it is to meet people! I think it's kinda overwheming too. I'm not exactly the sort of person who goes around flirting with guys all that much... And I can't tell people that I'm not interested in them! I feel too guilty! It has lead to many awkward and scary situations in my life...
I think your advice to begin "thinking like a guy" is good advice. Thanks for that. I will definitely take it on board.
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Posted: 14 June 2010 04:40 am |
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hi tipsytoes,
i have not left bc,just taking a break from it,lol
last 2 cycles were not good (maybe my own fault cheated a little) seeing how dg works, sometimes our body needs a change!!!! its day 3 today (somehow i miss the 6 meals!!)
ps:whenever i come to this page i see those honey combs!!!! nir has posted and grrrrrrrr always get tempted!!!Last edited on 14 June 2010 04:42 am by zas
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Posted: 14 June 2010 11:05 am |
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The problem with being at home all day... I get bored of working, and then decide to cook something gourmet... I need to learn that cooking dishes with cheese will ultimately be my downfall... Tart's with fetta, even low fat fetta, lead to eating more fetta than was simply being used to cook the tart. This then gets me started on the left over Parmesan in the fridge... WHY DO WE KEEP THE STUFF IF NO ONE IS GOING TO EAT IT?! Well technically I ate it... Uugh... I feel so sick... And I have discovered that I have another weakness other than cheese! Filo Pastry!! I think it's the way it crumbles... Waaay more fun than any other sort of pastry! At least because it's so thin it took so long to eat any significant amount, so I managed to stop before it snowballed into something really bad.
I'm hoping my cheese binge didn't go over 200kcal. Then I would still be within my calorie limit and I could just count today as a cheat day. I have managed to eliminate all my problem foods from my diet, apart from cheese... It's a love hate relationship...
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Apple and Cinnamon Muesli - 200kcal
1/4 Brownie - 75kcal
Pineapple - 100kcal
Meat Pattie - 150kcal
2 Brownies - 525kcal
Filo Pastry - 100kcal
Tart - 100kcal
Banana 120kcal
San Choy Bau - 150kcal
Cheese Binge - ?????
Total: +1620/1650kcal
Exercise: None, apart from shopping for food to make my gourmet tart and san choy bau.
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Posted: 15 June 2010 09:58 am |
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Felt so depressed and guilty about yesterday that I put all my gym stuff in the car this morning. It wasn't till I was on the train that I realised I didn't pack my shoes... And I forgot the confirmation letter for my $1000 scholarship money to put toward my degree... Having a bad day...
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Apple and Cinnamon Muesli - 200kcal
Apple - 50kcal
Salmon and Avocado Sushi - 150kcal
Fetta and Chickpea Tart - 100kcal
Garlic Bread - 120kcal
Pumpkin Soup - 250kcal
Cheese and Biscuits - 100kcal
Pineapple - 50kcal
Total: 1120/1650kcal
Net Loss: 4515kcal
Exercise: 3 hours of walking around the CBD in high heels...
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suenos
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Posted: 15 June 2010 11:00 pm |
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TipsyToes wrote:
Exercise: 3 hours of walking around the CBD in high heels...
I think you should get at least an additional cals burned for that in "pain and suffering" ouch! Hope today was better for you. The chickpea & feta tart sounds awesome....feta and watermelon is a good combo too.
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Posted: 16 June 2010 12:30 pm |
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Lol! My feet are all swollen today... :/
And yeah the tart was REALLY good. My mother and father ate them all! I've never had fetta and watermelon before... I guess it would be like a stronger and saltier version of cottage cheese, and I know fruit goes quite well with cottage cheese. I'll have to try it sometime. Thanks for the suggestion.
Done nothing but procrastinate today... All I did was read and think about when I could eat next. These days are usually the worst because I get bored and am surrounded by temptation. But I was good today! We ran out of Apple and Cinnamon muesli... So we made up some more with almonds, sultanas, several types of seeds, all bran and some other types of dried fruit in it. I think i liked it with cinnamon. I might add some tomorow.
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Muesli - 200kcal
1/2 Banana - 100kcal
2 Slices of Raisin Toast - 200kcal
1/2 Banana - 100kcal
Nachos - 450kcal
Chocolate Bullets - 150kcal
Total: 1300/1650kcal
Net Loss: 4865kcal
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Posted: 17 June 2010 09:18 am |
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Well a dinner that started out healthy... After my mother added copious amounts of butter to the bread, and cooking the onions in a heap of oil, and serving several tiny slices of scone with tonnes of butter... I think my meal lost a lot of points for being healthy...
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Muesli - 200kcal
Apple - 50kcal
Pumpkin Soup - 200kcal
Orange - 70kcal
Home-made Hamburger - 400kcal
Scones - 150kcal
Total: 1170/1650kcal (480kcal)
Net Loss: 5345kcal
Exercise: Ballroom dancing class.
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Posted: 18 June 2010 11:01 am |
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Well today was terrible diet-wise. Not necessarily calorie-wise though. I was up at 5:30am, had breakfast at 6am, and didn't eat till I got home at 5:30pm... Still, considering my dinner was insanely high in calories, a least it all balanced out... :/
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
All-Bran - 200kcal
1 Pikelet - 100kcal
Parmesan cheese - 350kcal
Pasta - 300kcal
Extra-virgin olive oil - 200kcal
8 Liquorish Bullets - 50kcal
1 Square of Chocolate - 25kcal
Total: 1325/1650kcal (350kcal)
Net Loss: 5670kcal
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Posted: 18 June 2010 02:39 pm |
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Hmm... Wondering if the time of day affects measurements... Well I measured myself today. Yes there was an undeniable difference, if not by much considering its not even been a month yet. 1cm off my hips, 2cm of my thighs, 1cm off my calves (<--Problem Area), 1/2 inch off my arms (maybe I measured wrong, but I double checked, and couldnt see anything wrong...)!! Waist was still the same... But I did have a huge dinner...
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Posted: 19 June 2010 12:58 pm |
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Worked on essays aaaaall day today... Left the house to vote, then went to work. Apart from that I have done nothing but procrastinate and write.
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Tomato on Wholegrain Toast - 200kcal
2 Chocolate Chip Cookies - 100kcal
Pikelet - 60kcal
Orange - 90kcal
2 slices Fruit Toast - 200kcal
Pikelet w. Butter - 100kcal
Muesli - 200kcal
Total: 1050/1650kcal (600kcal)
Net Loss: 5945kcal
Exercise: Worked for 4 hours.
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Posted: 20 June 2010 04:42 am |
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hi tipsy...
wow!!! in calculating the calories... i could never do it right lol. now on fl4i i don't have to count 
btw....honey combs r gone!!!!! lol
so how much have you lost (in weight) till now give your stats. good luck
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Posted: 23 June 2010 02:19 am |
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At the end of the week I shall weigh myself. Still slightly csared of the scales...
Anyways. Since I've been internetless for the past few days, I haven't been able to post. Though I have to admit that Sunday and Monday were very bad. Though I don't know how many calories I had...
Sunday's calories:
Weetbix - 200kcal
Sushi - 150kcal
1/2 box of shapes - 500kcal
Chinese food - No idea...
Soy things - 300kcal (?)
3 shots of Vodka - No idea
2 fun sized snickers bars - 300kcal
Monday's calories:
(Can't remember... Day was good, but I stayed up all night completing an assignment so I ate a fair bit during the night in an attempt to stay awake... I don't think I dod too badly though.)
Tuesday's calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Muesli - 200kcal
Salad sandwich w. meat pattie - 350cal
Pickled Pork - 300kca
Veggies - 150kcal
Total: 1100/1650kcal (550kcal)
Net Loss: 6495kcal
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Posted: 23 June 2010 11:33 am |
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Worked, worked, drank Diet Vanilla coke, worked, worked, went out to dinner, worked.
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Weetbix - 120kcal
Apricot Biscotti - 80kcal
Apricot Biscotti - 100kcal
1 Slice Fruit Bread - 100kcal
Chips - 200kcal
Chicken Parmesana - 250kcal
Coke - 150kcal
Total: 1100/1650kcal (550kcal)
Net Loss: 7045kcal
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Posted: 24 June 2010 09:20 am |
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Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
English Muffins w. Banana - 250kcal
Sml Skim Chai - 175kcal
Mandarin - 50kcal
Apricot Biscotti - 60kcal
1/2 Banana - 50kcal
Crumbed Fish - 300kcal
Polenta - 100kcal
Total: 1085/1650kcal (565kcal)
Net Loss: 7610kcal
Exercise: Ballroom Dancing class
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Posted: 25 June 2010 10:04 am |
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Ok, I have to confess I did weigh myself this morning. I couldnt bring myself to wait for the end of the week... 59kgs!!! This is the first time I have made it below the 60-sumthing mark!! Feeling quite good about myself right now! I plateued at 60kg's last time, and just couldn't make it past... Yay!!!
As for today, well yesterday I finally managed to tell the guy that I wasnt interested. He spent about 1/2hour trying to convince me to give him a chance... Then today he got off the train at the same station as me! I didnt even know he caught the train into the city... Ive never seen him on the train at all during the weeks I've been catching that train! It was an awkward chance meeting let me tell you... Then today he sent me two messages on facebook asking me whether I would give him another chance... And I also noticed he changed his facebook status, telling the world how his happiness has been "smashed to pieces"... :( I feel horrible... And I still don't know what to say to his message...
So I feel really bad... But at the same time quite happy... Meh. I dunno.
Anyways. Onto business.
Today's calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Muesli - 200kcal
Mandarin - 50kcal
Pear - 75kcal
Fondue - 600kcal
1/2 glass of wine - 100kcal
Total: 1125/1600kcal (475kcal)
Net Loss: 8085kcal
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Posted: 26 June 2010 04:28 am |
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wow!!! good to be in the 50's.... it really feels good doesn't it!!!
as for that guy poor thing i do pity him!!! lol
but whatever u feel is good for u, is the best thing.
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Posted: 27 June 2010 12:35 pm |
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Hmm... The guy has started to demand why I would go on a date with him if I wasn't interested in a relationship... I only went on one official date! Ive been on many dates with guys before! But that doesnt automatically mean I plan on becoming their girlfriend! He keeps sending me messages... I don't know what to do. I sent him a message explaining very clearly that I didnt want to go into it, and if he respected me he would accept my decision... But he keeps demanding a reason why... Sigh...
Today's Calories:
Tea Milk Allowance - 100kcal
Tomato on Wholegrain toast - 200kcal
1/2 Orange - 50kcal
Muesli - 180kcal
2 1/2 Slices of Vegetarian Pizza - 465kcal
10 Smarties - 50kcal
Total: 1045/1650kcal (605kcal)
Net Loss: 8690kcal
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Posted: 27 June 2010 10:18 pm |
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Hey Tipsy, congrats on the weight loss, you're doing a great job sticking with it.
I don't want to scare you but that guy....he's showing up on your train, he's posting about how his happiness is "smashed to pieces" and he "demanding" reasons...he sounds a little stalker-ish to me. Please be careful and if he continues you might want to notify the authorities, this is just not normal after one date. Sorry, like I said I don't want to scare you but I think he is over the top and you need to be a leary of him.
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