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Posted: 2 July 2005 08:59 pm |
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Okay, I'm Stacey, I'm 17 and I'm trying to go from 144 pounds to 120 pounds. I started exercising/eating better on Monday. Today has been going really great so far. I had 1/2 cup of crushed pineapple and a bowl of unflavored oatmeal. I then went on a 1 hour walk. :D I was very proud of this walk especially. It was really hot, and I felt like after 15 minutes I wouldn't make it to my hour goal, but I kept pushing myself, never stopping my 3.5mph pace, just walking and walking and walking and never giving up! And you know what, I did it! I feel accomplished and so proud of myself because no one else did it for me.
Alright, today's been a pretty good lifestyle changing day! Lunch I got a bit off, but we don't have any wheat bread, so I had to use white. I had 2 slices or really thin salami and 3 think slices of colby cheese on it, plus one of those small applesauce cups. I had a snack of 1 cup of pineapple and after dinner I had a small apple. For dinner I had some grilled veggies with italian seasoning, 1 very small salmon croquet, and 1 slice of cornbread. I feel good about today.
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celebrian23
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Posted: 3 July 2005 09:19 pm |
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| Well, it's day 2 of this journal, and so good so far. I haven't exercised yet, but I have church until 1:30pm, so I don't have time unless I get up really early, and I didn't want to get up really early. For breakfast I had a bowl of oatmeal, and I sliced up a medium red apple and added it to my oatmeal. I really liked it that way. When I got home I had a snack of a fruit snack pouch and 9 animal crackers. My dad is grilling upl my dinner right now. I decided Sundays will be my "light" exercise day. I think I'll take a half-hour walk with my dog. I think Mondays will be my weigh-in day, though I don't think I've lost any this week. I've also been doing good about only drinking water. I'm avoiding all those juices we have in my house, and sticking to my water. I feel really good about myself today. These changes I'm making in my life are reallly having a positive effect on how I feel about myself.
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Posted: 3 July 2005 11:48 pm |
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Hey Stacy,
I'm glad you're feeling good about your changes. That always helps me!
Hang in there,
Peter
P.S.
I see dozens of people have read your diary. Thanks for sharing... it helps us all to know what others are going through -- the same kind of stuff as us!
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celebrian23
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Posted: 4 July 2005 01:03 am |
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Well it's later today. I had a big dinner, and I ate a lot. I had 3 grilled hot dogs, a glass of water, 1 cob of corn, 4 strawberries, and 3 peices of italian bread. I would have rather not eaten those hot dogs and bread, but the only other meat was chicken (I don't eat chicken), and we don't have any wheat bread. Maybe I can pay my sister to buy me some. I had a little mustard on my hot dogs, but I added no salt, or butter, or other seasonings at the table, so I didn't totally ruin everything. I've had about 1, 260 calories today, and instead of a walk I lifted weights for half-an-hour and I did some pilates for half-an-hour. I'm glad I got my calorie count up, but it's not as high as I'd like it. I'm weary of anything less than 1400 calories, so I'll have a 200 calorie snack to bring it up.
Ughh. It's a bit later and I made a boo-boo. I think because of how low my calories were I was starting to get hungry and I went on a mini-binge. It was like my mind shut-off and forgot I was trying to lose weight. Anyways, I had a waffle cone (no ice cream) 3 packs of fruit snacks, and a handful (about 9) animal crackers. I feel better now, but that wasn't how I was supposed to go about it. I think this means I need to have some snacks inbetween my meals, including in between breakfast and lunch. My total calories was 1, 776. I think I should more gradually bring down my total calories. I'm going to go for 1, 600 tomorrow.
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celebrian23
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Posted: 4 July 2005 05:00 pm |
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Well I do have some good news this morning! Last monday my weight at 9am was 144 lbs, today that weight is 141 lbs. So even though I've made some mistakes, I've been eating much less than usual, and a lot healthier. So this week my goal is to have no late night binges. I've had 1/2 cup oatmeal, 1 medium apple, and 1 cup of milk so far this morning. I'm determinded not to mess up today!
Alright, I've decided to eat a few smaller in-between meals or snacks. My mid morning snack was 20 green grapes. Still doing well. I think I'll do some tae bo today for my cardio workout
For lunch I had a fruit snack pouch, 4 slices of cheese, and a can of tuna with mustard and garlic mixed in it and just ate it out of a bowl. So I'm up to 650 calories out of 1800. I think I should lose 2 pounds a day, and if 1700 is not enough I'll cut back, and if I'm losing too much I'll add calories.
My mid-afternoon snack was 2 fruit snack pouches and an apple. That brings my calorie total to 900 with 2 meals left.
Well I totally ruined the rest of my day. I'm not even going to type it out, it's so horrible. I'm running out of steam either after lunch or after dinner, i get really tired and sleepy, and this has never happened to me before. Any suggestions on how to help this energy loss so I don't keep on binging?
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celebrian23
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Posted: 5 July 2005 04:12 pm |
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Well it's Day 5. I can't help but feel depressed. I can't explain my new found energy loss which usually means I go and consume lots of sweet unhealthy things. If anyone could help me out with this problem it would be much appreciated. I've decided to "budget" for a big meal, so I'm going to eat very light my for my meals before dinner, because dinner is the one meal I don't have much choice over. My parents wouldn't like it if I went and started making my own seperate dinners from everyone else so much.
I had one red, medium sized apple for breakfast. I'm getting really sick of oatmeal, and I'm having trouble thinking of creative ideas for tasty, lowl-calorie, healthy things to eat.
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Posted: 5 July 2005 05:11 pm |
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celebrian23 wrote: Well it's Day 5. I can't help but feel depressed. I can't explain my new found energy loss which usually means I go and consume lots of sweet unhealthy things. If anyone could help me out with this problem it would be much appreciated. I've decided to "budget" for a big meal, so I'm going to eat very light my for my meals before dinner, because dinner is the one meal I don't have much choice over. My parents wouldn't like it if I went and started making my own seperate dinners from everyone else so much.
Ok well maybe i can help you with this problem... your "depression" is from a lack of calories and a lack of sugars in your diet. This is always the toughest part for me since when i get down i tend to eat... and when i eat its usually something like ice cream or something not good for me at all!! So you need to really push yourself through this... this will pass its not easy but just know that you will get through this... after a few weeks of eating clean you will begin to find yourself looking at the desert menu less and less and looking for the salads and healthy fish and chicken more and more! Keep up the good work! I will be starting my own diary today or tomorrow since i have some weight to lose before the beach in 5 weeks!! good luck!!:D
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celebrian23
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Posted: 5 July 2005 05:41 pm |
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| Thanks a lot for the advice. Now I know why I feel this way.
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Posted: 5 July 2005 08:07 pm |
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| For lunch I'm having a pizza bun. It's a white bread hamburger bun with pizza sauce, and cheese on it. Not the healthiest, but it's a lot better than eating the same thing with a bagel, or eating one of the frozen pizzas. My pizza is only 249 calories, while the individual frozen pizza maxes out at 470 calories. Last edited on 5 July 2005 08:12 pm by celebrian23
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patesguy
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Posted: 5 July 2005 09:55 pm |
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Well as for what youre eating for lunch... use this mantra... White bad, Brown good!
White breads, rice, cereals are highly prcessed and have many more calories and carbs in them as opposed to wheat breads, rice, ect... Look for whole grain foods when shopping next time! Wheat bread is much better then white, and wheat rice is much better then white rice! of course you can try and use the mantra to say chocolate milk is better then just regular milk but that might be pushing it...
So start getting used to looking at the ingredients in your foods and youll be suprised at what you find!
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Posted: 5 July 2005 10:38 pm |
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| I know, but I don't have any wheat bread here, and I can't drive. So I can't get any until my dad or my older sister feels like driving me to the store. For the present time I have to use what I have.
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Posted: 5 July 2005 10:39 pm |
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| Ahhh I just had a really good workout. 30 minutes of tae-bo, 40 minutes of step aerobic, and 30 minutes of ab toning. I feel pretty good. I'm about to eat an oat and honey granola bar (I think this is healthy anyways).
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Posted: 5 July 2005 11:42 pm |
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| That's an awesome work out! keep it up! you must have some pretty serious stamina.
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celebrian23
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Posted: 6 July 2005 12:43 am |
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| Snack update: I'm drinking tons and tons of water! I really do bellieve it's vital to this process. I never believed before you could mix up thirst and hunger, but now I know differently. This is my fourth day with no other beverage but water. Now, when I start to feel hungry, instead of grabbing some sugary snack I drink some water. I'm not nearly as "hungry" as I'd thought! I was. That happened just today. I drank some water, and I was still hungry. So instead of eating something unhealthy, I grapped 10 grapes. And now I'm full. I think the key to me staying energized through the day is carbs at lunch. I'm not getting as tired as I've been
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Posted: 6 July 2005 05:09 am |
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| I had a pre-dinner snack of 4 veggie bacon strips. I had to go to church choir practice, so I had my strips at 6:20 and I just finnished up a bowl of macaroni. Even though I've eaten less than I have lately, I feel fuller! That's such a great feeling
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Posted: 6 July 2005 06:32 am |
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| Well, I only had 930 calories at that point, yet I wasn't hungry at all, but I decided that wasn't healthy so I pushed it up to 1200 calories with 1/2 cup of peas, 2 oat and honey granola bars, and 3 green seedless grapes, giving me almost exactlly 1, 200 calories. I was doing some damage control from yesterday, but for this week I'm going for 1,300-1, 500 calories a day.
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Posted: 6 July 2005 06:35 am |
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I am currently a recovering anoretic and as I was reading your journal I noticed some traits that I recognized in my own eating disorder.
Do not beat yourself up so much when you mess up. It's better to let it go and just try to ignore it.
When I would mess up it would bother me so much that I couldn't sleep. I would wake up in the night and just want to die. I couldn't stop counting and worrying about what I had done. At times it made me consider suicide as an escape; for this torment could not be the meaning of life.
Right now I am learning to eat normally. A lot of this involves eating slowly and listening to my body. If I am truly still hungry, I will eat more. I also rarely eat sweets and when I do it is moderately.
So really, instead of counting calories, I suggest eating healthy and slowly and in tune with what your body really needs.
If the food in your house isn't very healthy, try to get involved in the grocery shopping and in the preperation of the meal. Your parents will probably enjoy teaching you to cook and the change in healthy eating habits in their home.
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Posted: 6 July 2005 06:41 am |
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| I really don't have an eating disorder...but if I write down my feelings I don't have to feel that way anymore. So I don't feel guilty anymore about splurging too much. I need to count calories...it's how my brain works. I'm a mathematical mind, and calories let me know when I've had too much, or too little. I feel better than I ever have. I'm just a very expressive, very blunt, very honest person. So don't worry about me having an eating disorder.
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Posted: 6 July 2005 06:50 am |
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BeatlesFan,
I never thought about that aspect of being an anorexic. With a more typical (overeating) disorder, when you screw up you can release the tension by eating over it. Yes, I know that sounds backwards... to eat MORE! But that's what you do.
We used to joke... "There's nothing so bad in life that you can't make things worse by eating over it."
But for you, I can see how difficult it must have been when you felt you ate too much and couldn't find the release I could. Must have been tough.
Stacey... sorry for the intrusion in your diary. But hey, at least you know others are reading it!
Peter
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Posted: 6 July 2005 07:00 am |
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| I don't mind at all! Intrude to your heart's desire. :D
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Posted: 6 July 2005 05:38 pm |
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| Hey again. It's a new day once again and I'm feeling pretty good today. For breakfast I had a green apple, but I started to get hungry an hour later so I had 10 green seedless grapes. I'm going to have a healthy lunch, but it's going to be a bit higher in calories, so that's why I'm sticking to fruit for my breakfast. And I don't have a ton of control over what I eat for dinner. I need to learn a few simple recipes I can cook. I've never really cooked much before, so it's hard, but maybe I'll have a salad later. We'll see.
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Posted: 6 July 2005 08:30 pm |
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celebrian23 wrote:
I really don't have an eating disorder...but if I write down my feelings I don't have to feel that way anymore. So I don't feel guilty anymore about splurging too much. I need to count calories...it's how my brain works. I'm a mathematical mind, and calories let me know when I've had too much, or too little. I feel better than I ever have. I'm just a very expressive, very blunt, very honest person. So don't worry about me having an eating disorder.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to imply you have an eating disorder. I just recognized habits that began mine, that's all.
Sorry for the intrusion in your diary. This is the last, I promise. =)Last edited on 6 July 2005 08:30 pm by BeatlesFan
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Posted: 6 July 2005 08:34 pm |
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No problem.
Anyways. Things didn't go as planned, but that's alright. I was going to have a burrito, but we must of ran out of tortillas, so I just made some more macaroni and peas. I'm still pretty hungry, and I'm a bit low in calories, so I'm going to find something else to eat.
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Posted: 6 July 2005 08:39 pm |
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BeatlesFan,
Don't want to tell you not to be so polite, but...
Don't worry... it didn't sound like you were saying anyone had an eating disorder. Your sharing is valuable.
And... don't worry about "intruding." That's the whole point of doing a diary on-line. It lets the person know someone is paying attention to them and that's so valuable!
And... I saw the Beatles live in the mid sixties if I didn't mention it before! It was fun.
Peter
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Posted: 6 July 2005 08:47 pm |
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I added some grapes and refried beans to my meal...my favorite beans. Let's just hope I don't let out a few stinkers later lol :P
I had a nice afternoon snack of 2 oat and honey granola bars. These things are super tasty! It's a good snack, considering I usually greatly detest granola bars
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Posted: 7 July 2005 04:03 am |
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| Well I'm not feeling so great anymore, it's not a food thing, just a general not doing good today thing. I don't really have a reason to be feeling down, I guess it's just a normal teenager thing...which is bad for my diet. All I ate for dinner was 2.5 scrambled eggs. I just don't feel good, and I've lost my appetite. I'm going to try to eat somemore later (I know I shouldn't eat late, but I'm not at a healthy calorie level.
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Posted: 7 July 2005 10:18 pm |
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| Hang in there, you've been doing really great. Maybe you should schedule yourself some fun time with friends to get your mind on something else for a little while. Are you feeling bad emotionally or physically? It's hard to lose weight at your age since your body is still growing, and you shouldn't be so hard on yourself- after all 140 some lbs is not that bad at all!:)
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Posted: 7 July 2005 10:43 pm |
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| Thanks for the encouragement! I'm more frustrated with the lack of food for me to eat since I didn't accompany my parents when they went shopping. I haven't eaten much today, but I was feeling a bit sick earlier, so that's probably why. I feel better now. I've had some grapes, a hotdog, and 3 cookies. I know, not healthy, but now that I'm feeling better I'll make some better choices.
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Posted: 8 July 2005 06:35 am |
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| Ok, today wasn't a good healthy eating day, but at least I didn't totally pig out. Didn't exercise today either (big oops!). Well I had an ice cream drumstick, 1 wheat baguette, some more grapes, a slice of colby jack cheese, 7 celery strips, and a bowl of honey crunches of oat. Not very much healthy food left, but my dad just went shopping Monday, and because he doesn't live with me, and my mom isn't here, I don't anticipate more groceries for a while. Guess I'll just have to eat the healthiest things I can find.
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Posted: 8 July 2005 09:04 am |
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| Grapes yes drumstick no.;)
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Posted: 8 July 2005 04:19 pm |
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| well I think my problem isn't with fruits- I'm practically inhaling them (because I LOVE fruit) and veggies are a bit harder since we only have canned- high in sodium. My problem is with meat. Well, we'll see how today goes. I had 1/4 a cup of oatmeal for breakfast. I'm kind of tired of it, and didn't think I could stand to eat an entire serving so I just chopped it in half
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Posted: 8 July 2005 06:24 pm |
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What works for me is to stop eating sweets completely. Then natural things like raisins taste like candy!
I put some raisins in my oatmeal and it makes a big difference... but yes, we can get tired of anything.
Peter
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Posted: 8 July 2005 06:50 pm |
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| Oatmeal is my main source of whole grain, and it's easy. I usually add fruit to it, but I ate all the apples. I don't like raisins at all for some reason. I try to switch it up, but creativity is not my strong suit
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Posted: 8 July 2005 06:57 pm |
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| I do my own food and could be happy eating just about the same stuff every day!
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Posted: 9 July 2005 05:33 am |
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| Well, for lunch I had a bagel with peanut butter and some grapes. My midafternoon snack was an oats and honey granola bar, and dinner was 2 soft tacos from taco bell.
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Posted: 9 July 2005 06:05 am |
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"2 soft tacos from taco bell"
My lunch yesterday!
Peter
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Posted: 10 July 2005 10:28 pm |
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| Stacey- where are you?? Haven't seen any posts. Hope you're on vacation or your internet connection went down. Keep up the hard work!!
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Posted: 11 July 2005 01:25 am |
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| don't worry, I haven't fallen off the face of the Earth. I'm still keeping up with this lifestyle change, I just got busy and couldn't type up my daily report. I'll start with today. I had oatmeal for breakfast (but a whole serving). I just skipped to dinner at 3, because we went to applebee's. I have church until 1:30, so I can't eat a mid-morning snack, and since we were leaving for applebee's soon after church, my dad told me not to eat anything. I had some mozzarella sticks, a potato skin, and 3 nacho chips. I only drank water on the plus side. In fact, I'm beginning to forget what juice tastes like. I'll just have some fruit later, since I'm sure I ate up my calories for the day there. :chew: I really have to get exercising again. I've only exercised 2x this week. I think I'll go on a walk later today and tomorrow I'm back into serious exercise.
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Posted: 11 July 2005 06:15 pm |
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| Started the day off with my usual oatmeal. Did half a serving today. Actually that was accidental, and I was too lazy to to get another 1/4 a cup.
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Posted: 11 July 2005 06:39 pm |
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| Stacey- You're really sticking to it! It feels good doesn't it? Have you lost any weight yet?
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Posted: 11 July 2005 07:18 pm |
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| I don't know. I have really, really bad vision, so in order for me to see what number my scale says (because it's not digital) I get my digital camera and take a picture of it, and load it to my computer so I can see the number. Well, I have no batteries, so I can't reallly see the number at all. Maybe tomorrow I'll know
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Posted: 11 July 2005 07:25 pm |
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| :D Wow! That's a lot of work to get your pounds! Maybe your sister could tell you!
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Posted: 11 July 2005 08:39 pm |
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| Yeah. Stupid eyes lol. I like to keep my weigh secret, until I get it where I want it. I'm not that desperate to know really. I guess in the end this isn't about being thin but just as unhealthy as before, and I feel better, have more energy, and am healthier than I've been before, and that's really the goal.
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klunger
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Posted: 11 July 2005 09:00 pm |
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| That sounds like a very mature goal, good for you. When I was your age I never thought about my health!
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Posted: 12 July 2005 07:06 pm |
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Okay....
2 weeks ago: 144 lbs.
1 wek ago: 141 lbs.
today: 138 lbs.
:D
Okay to finnish yesterday, I had a banana, a lot of grapes, spaghetti, and a small bowl of ice cream. Ice cream is obviously my weakness haha
Today, I had my usual oatmeal. Yum Yum. My mid-morning snack was a banana. Mmmm...bananas.
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Posted: 13 July 2005 04:59 pm |
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| Sorry I haven't been posting as much but I got a new puppy yesterday!
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Posted: 30 July 2005 03:22 am |
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| I obviously completely stopped whatever plan I had going. Trying to start again, but maybe I'll make the changes more gradual this time.
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Posted: 30 July 2005 03:35 am |
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We've all been there... again and again.
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