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KokoKiero
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Posted: 25 February 2009 06:38 am |
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Hello everyone. I'm 16, 150lbs and looking to be around 130. I've only lost 2 or 3 pounds since I started at the beginning of February, and I've managed to figure out where my greatest downfalls are.
From when I get home to after dinner is my greatest problem time - I always end up snacking on something I shouldn't, whether it's chocolate, a cookie, chips, or just leftovers from dinner. I need someone to give me some pointers to help me through this rough spot and make it better, or smack me on the wrist enough times until I get it!!!
I'm also trying to exercise more. I try to do Wii Fit every day for 30 minutes, and I have a martial arts class twice a week for about 2 hours, but I still don't feel that this is enough - the Wii Fit is fairly low intensity, and I'm hoping to up my time to an hour a day at least. However, this is not a primary goal right now because of school and extra-curricular classes getting in the way!!! When I can I will, but what I'd really like is to watch my calorie intake better.
I've been keeping a food diary for about a month now, but simply writing down what I'm eating isn't helping me stay on track - I still swoon under the mighty cookie's magical powers. I also estimate on my calories to try and cut down, because of my waning willpower. I don't think that continuing this way will lose me much more weight, and I would really like it off. So please, anybody out there who wants an acountabillibuddy!!! I can only contact through the internet, here, or through e-mail, or elsewhere. I don't IM and I don't text. So, is anybody at all interested?
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Grace915
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Posted: 5 March 2009 11:37 pm |
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| Hello! I would love to be your diet buddy :) I'm 19 years old and I weigh 155 pounds and I'm 5'4. I'm hoping to get down to 125 so I think we have about the same goals in mind!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 6 March 2009 06:20 am |
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Hello Grace!!!! I'm looking forward to our journey ahead!  So, would you like to continue in this topic? I could ask for the title to be changed, or we can start a new one.
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Grace915
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Posted: 6 March 2009 11:32 am |
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| Hey! I'm fine with this title unless you want to change it. I'm so excited for both of us and the weight we'll lose together :). I haven't weighed myself yet for today but when I do I'll post, I'm hoping for 154! So what types of things do you do to lose weight? Any particular foods or exercises? For me I try to go the gym at least 3 or 4 times a week and try not to eat after 7pm (it can be hard!) HAHA!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 7 March 2009 01:03 am |
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Haha, I'm excited too!!! This morning when I weighed myself I was at 149, and at the hockey game tonight I will be walking between periods, as I haven't been doing much else today!!!
No particular foods as of yet - I'm just trying to encourage myself to eat more veggies and fruits, and limit the meat and breads. My biggest downfall is that I don't watch my pasta portions - just one portion is so small!!!
I love going for walks around here, it's so beatiful where I live, but I haven't been doing so lately because it's so cold out! When the snow melts I will also be helping my mom break in some horses, so that should help with my exercise. I try to do my Wii Fit everyday and my martial arts twice a week, but I would like to replace the Wii Fit with other outdoor activities because they interest me more (I'm just waiting for spring first!!!). Sooo.... yeah, I will be trying to increase my exercise up to an hour, and changing it to other things than my low intensity Wii Fit. :)
 Here's to both of us!!!
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Grace915
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Posted: 7 March 2009 08:49 pm |
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Well I'm 154.2 today! This makes me happy :)
I'm trying to eat more raw fruits and veggies too except I'm not a huge fan but I really like apples so I've been trying to eat at least one a day. I've been going to the gym everyday too because I'm on spring break for 2 weeks but then once school starts again it gets very hectic.
That's so cool, you have horses?! Today it's about 65 so it really feels like spring and the snow is starting to melt (YAY!) I can't wait to go running, OUTSIDE!
Hope you're having a good healthy day :)
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 7 March 2009 11:27 pm |
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Hello Grace! Ah, it's so nice that it's the weekend. Only it looks like it's going to be winter here a little longer, as it's snowing outside!!! Oh well, usually it's warmer outside when it's snowing anyway.
And I'm glad I'm not the only one who is rushing around with school! It's hard for me to get in my exercise with my classes. I don't get spring break for another week yet - it will be a welcome change of pace.
 My mom runs an Egyptian Arabian breeding farm here, and we also board horses. My mom's a horse nut, so I've always grown up with them around - I was riding on the back of a horse before I learned to walk!!! Once the snow melts, we will be weaning a foal, getting a new brood mare, and breaking three horses. That should keep my busy enough! I'm also going to start a garden as soon as I can.
Today hasn't been the best nutritionally wise, but I also haven't overeaten too much so... that just means that there is less temptation in the house now. 
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 9 March 2009 02:14 am |
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Arrgh... I fell off of the wagon BIG TIME today.  Too much junk food resides in our house. Le sigh...I danced this morning for about a half hour, and I will do so again later tonight to try and lessen the damage a bit...
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Grace915
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Posted: 9 March 2009 02:53 am |
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aw thats okay! It happens to me sometimes too. :/
and your mom is officially the coolest mom for the awesome job that she has!!
okay, so my stats for the week:
Calories Consumed: 10,965 (approx.)
Hours of Cardio: 3 hrs. 35 minutes
Weight Loss: 1.4 pounds
So for some reason I was 155 today even though I was 154 yesterday, i think it's because I weighed myself 2 hours earlier than I usually do so I should still be 154. HAHA.
I wish you best of luck for healthy eating tomorrow!! I'm hanging out with some friends and we're going out to eat so I'm going to have to resist the temptation!
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Grace915
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Posted: 10 March 2009 02:37 pm |
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| 153! I went down a pound and a half from yesterday, so strange! I've been going to the gym everyday now and I already feel better about myself:) How are you doing?
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 10 March 2009 02:46 pm |
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Ah - yesterday was good eating-wise, just not so good otherwise! Sorry for not making it here yesterday. Here's my food diary for yesterday:
Banana, flavoured water, part of a red pepper, apple, pear, granola bar, orange, milk, piece of pie, crackers, and a V8. All told, around 1100 calories. All because I forgot my lunch. :/ I was hungry all yesterday!
I've danced (DDR :) ) the last two mornings for 15 minutes. I find it wakes me up quite efficeintly, so I'll continue with that habit! I had my martial arts last night, and tonight I will lift weights.
And CONGRATS on the pound and a half loss!!! You're doing great!
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Grace915
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Posted: 11 March 2009 01:41 pm |
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I love DDR! I haven't played that game in SO long though. I think I have it in my basement. HAHA, I'm gonna look for it today!
AND congrats on your eating! I was pretty good for the whole day and then at night I needed a chocolate fix but when I weighed myself this morning I still went down a 1/2 pound! I'm going to try to eat more fruit and veggies today since I've been lacking in that department.
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 11 March 2009 03:14 pm |
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| Well it says I've gained a pound this morning. :( Oh well, just means I have to work harder! Today for lunch I'm bringing more veggies and less other stuff as well, because the breads/grains are the culprit I think! I just never notice that I'm eating more of them than I should. Here's to another healthy day!
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Grace915
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Posted: 12 March 2009 03:00 pm |
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| Breads are the worst for me too! I try eating Thomas Whole wheat english muffins - their only 100 calories. So I'm at 151! Almost past the 150 hump. AH! I'm meeting with friends today so it's going to be hard day for me. It's always hardest when you're with others, or at least for me anyways! Hope you're doing well :)
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 14 March 2009 06:53 am |
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| Hiya Grace. Today was not a great day. :( I was doing pretty well, but when we went to the hockey game tonight I had a grilled sandwich (at least better than a burger), onion rings, and ice cream. The ice cream was heavenly though because I haven't had it in a while. :) This morning I was down to 149 - yay! So, how did your day go? Was it as hard as you thought it would be with your friends? (And YAY spring break is here!!!!)
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 18 March 2009 09:10 pm |
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| Heya Grace! Been running around all over the place during Spring Break. Today I'm finally back on track with my eating habits I think. I got a yoga ball yesterday, so hopefully that will motivate me to do some more exercises as well! My weight has really not changed at all - the last time I checked it was still 149. Here's to a healthy day!
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Grace915
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Posted: 21 March 2009 11:35 pm |
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| HEY!! Sorry for my absence - I had midterms this whole week and it was SOO stressful. I haven't weighed myself in a week but I think I went up a couple of pounds because I overeat when I'm stressed. :0 I'll weigh myself tomorrow morning and let you know. I'm glad you're having healthy days :) :)
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 25 March 2009 05:22 am |
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| ...I have been emotionally eating for the last 2 - 3 weeks, and weighing myself right now produced a result of 157. I really feel like a failure right now....hope you're doing well, and hope your midterms went well too.
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Grace915
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Posted: 27 March 2009 01:19 am |
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| NOO, please don't feel like a failure!! I've been stress eating for the past couple of days because I've been apartment searching and it is SO stressful! I haven't weighed myself in a couple days but I think I'm at 154. Let's have fresh starts together. :) :)
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 27 March 2009 02:04 pm |
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...Okay! Maybe it's just the end of winter blahs. Spring is around the corner here (and hiding well), which means a fresh start after all. So today I will start over again! Thank you Grace. :)
So this morning, I will have some grapes and maybe an apple for breakfast, as well as my magnesium-in-water health concoction thing.
Here's to a new start!! :)
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Grace915
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Posted: 30 March 2009 02:49 pm |
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Yes! :)
Okay so I finally weighed myself today - it's been about 2 weeks and I'm exactly 155. I thought I would weigh more so I'm not terribly disappointed. Anyways I made a plan last night that should work and this morning I had Go Lean cereal which should keep me full until lunch. Hope you're doing well!!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 4 April 2009 12:58 am |
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Heya Grace! Hope you're doing well. :)
School's being quite stressful right now, but I feel a lot better today. I got a diet book and took a 5 day assessment - it really opened my eyes to just how much junk I eat! So now I feel better, knowing what I do eat, and how much better I will feel when I change it!
Today was very good - mostly fruit and vegetables. I feel much better now than I do when I eat junk food - I think I'll write that down and put it somewhere to remind myself of this feeling when I get a craving!
Here's to our healthy changing!
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 4 April 2009 10:10 am |
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Hi
I am 20 years old. I was wondering if i could join this diet team, I have been searching for a buddy please help, let me know if you are interested. javascript:emoticon(' ',%20'images/emoticons/aa_smile.gif')
I am 74kg's and 165cm's
please let me know i am desperate for some weight loss challenging and tips.Last edited on 4 April 2009 10:12 am by I Wish I Was Me
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 4 April 2009 06:47 pm |
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Hi I Wish I Was Me (Love your username!). Sure you can join us - the more the merrier!
Today has been a very good day - been resisting the pulls of the junk, and instead had a nice healthy breakfast that included mostly veggies. Feeling good so far - yesterday was a huge accomplishment, I actually resisted pizza! (le gasp) That was a HUGE move for me.
Hope you're both doing well - here's to another healthy day!
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 4 April 2009 07:30 pm |
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Hey
Yay i am so happy that you have allowed me to join i so needed this thanks a million. Ya i thought my user name was very apt for me.
Glad you had a healthy day! I on the other hand did not really have a healthy day, been binging a lot, but hey its still early i can turn this around an make it a normal day!
Thats the best part about a day there is so many hours in it, there is always room to turn around and change...........
Ok well have an awesome day, be healthy and feel good Ok , bye, peace.
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Grace915
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Posted: 4 April 2009 09:45 pm |
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| Welcome!! I lost 1 pound since Tuesday but today I had a muffin and a slice of pizza (I could resist the urge...!!) HAHA, so I'm expecting to go up a little but I'll be back on track tomorrow for sure :) AND I'm so happy to hear that you are eating so well, it's going to motivate me more now!!! HAPPY eating :)
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 4 April 2009 10:26 pm |
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hey gracie Congrats on one pound down!!! Yay lucky u!
I think i will weigh myself again on monday. will post.
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Grace915
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Posted: 6 April 2009 03:01 am |
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thanks!!
Where are you from? I live in New York City and today was the most beautiful day of the year so I spent a couple of hours in Central Park walking around so I got lots of exercise and had fun while doing it! I'm going to weigh myself tomorrow morning as well.
Hope you both are having happy healthy days :)
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 6 April 2009 11:29 am |
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Hi
Well I am From South Africa. Wow you took a walk in central park that must have been fun. You so lucky, I have not been able to work out for about a month now, but today hopefully, I will walk at least 6km's. I also weighed myself and i haven't gained or lost weight just maintained it, well i am happy with that because its not like i tried to lose any weight, but as from today, i will start my plan.
Well hope you guys r doing well ...have fun!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 6 April 2009 02:28 pm |
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Hey, glad to hear that you are both doing well! Haven't weighed myself in a while, should probably do so later today. Yesterday I was doing really well, but couldn't resist some nachos, and my mom made hamburgers for dinner (though I didn't overeat on all the goodies - too much - so that has to count for something, right? :))
Oh, and belated congrats on that pound Grace!
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 8 April 2009 07:31 pm |
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hi
Hope you guys are good. I thought I should post because no one else has. hahaha. Hows the weight loss going? i haven't actually done much to lose weight these past few days.... i think we need some inspiration in this group... any ideas, weight loss competition games in mind... let me know what you think.
peace
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Grace915
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Posted: 9 April 2009 01:21 am |
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| hey! sorry for the delay, my computer crashed! so it was stuck in the apple store but now it's up and running. :) I'm still at 154 but I'm hoping to be at 153 by tomorrow. AND yeah we should totally come up with some motivation to get us all going. HM. I'm gonna have to think about this tonight and get back to you both, I'll try to think of something good. Hope all is going well :)
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Grace915
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Posted: 9 April 2009 01:43 pm |
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| Okay so I'm down to 153! I walked a lot yesterday and didn't overeat (finally..) So if you girls want, we can have a FRIENDLY contest to see who loses the most weight every week. Weigh-ins could be on Sundays (or another day..) and we can post here. Does that sound good? If not, do you both have any ideas?
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 10 April 2009 05:23 pm |
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Hi guys! Grace, that sounds like a good plan - I definantley need some motivation here!
I'm 6 pounds above where I started - not a good thing! I have to work my butt off to get down to where I want to be, so that friendly competition just might be what the doctor ordered.
And as for any other ideas...hmm. To tie into that, we could change specifications every week - eat so many veggies, exercise for so many minutes or something, and then report it back here. If I come up with any other ideas, I'll let you guys know.
So then our start off point is this Sunday? Probably a good day to start it, then I might not be so eager to overstuff myself with Easter dinner and chocolate. :P
Hope you guys are doing well!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 11 April 2009 03:03 pm |
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Hey guys. I'm curious - what are your worst offenders? Mine are chocolate, baked goods, ice cream products, and peanut butter. I have such a hard time resisting them! That, and portion controlling dinners where I can serve myself - I always serve myself too much!
Maybe one of our challenges could be to go a week (or even just a day or two, depending on how prevalent they are!) without our worst offenders?
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 11 April 2009 05:43 pm |
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Hi guys
How you doing? I just got back from a short holiday and i ate so much i feel sick. So i think that starting our new resolution is a brilliant plan!!!!!! So we weigh in tommorow, and begin a new journey. It's a friendly comp so thats cool, and i think that idea of how many mins a week we excercise for is also a great plan we should compete with that too, and also the junk food consumption, like how much of whatever junk we eat in one week. That is three good games for the three of us, and we can each try to win at least one or all of the games, that's very exciting..... i think i am ready for this healthy plan sounds fun and we can do it..... how hard can it be, i mean it's just food right? Mind over matter! We all in this together. GOODLUCK have fun and may the beast woman win
Peace
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Grace915
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Posted: 11 April 2009 06:41 pm |
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| HEHE. That sounds good! I'm gonna try to do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day, whether it's walking or running or dancing! I have to work on my junk food consumption as well. All right well I'm excited and hopefully something will come out of this :) good luck!!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 12 April 2009 01:55 pm |
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Okay! Yesterday was NOT a good day eating wise - today, however, the challenge is on! My weight is at 157 this morning.
Another question - for the junk food and exercise challenge, are we all going to aim for the same, or differ it for what we would like to acheive, and then see who did the best with theirs?
Oh, and Happy Easter to you gals too!
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 12 April 2009 06:24 pm |
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hi
Happy easter
I think we should have seperate goals in terms of how much we want to lose, but we can if we want, use the same methods or share our own....btw bad news i gained a kg in 6 days that sucks but i bought wii fitness coach today so i will see how that goes. ok goodluck guys have fun... peace.
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 12 April 2009 11:54 pm |
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Hey guys (wow I'm posting a lot lately! Not that that's a bad thing...right? :P)! I went riding today - WHOOHOO! It was a bit slippery and the horses were kinda like 'guh, do I really really have to?' But it was fun, and it was so nice to get out. My legs are pretty sore now though...
I Wish I Was Me, I agree for the goals. So, we'll all have different goals for a week, and then use the same exercise/eating habit guidelines? Does this sound good to everyone?
I've been bad today - I've eaten nothing but chocolate since my breakfast of a carrot and celery stick. I refuse to eat until dinner now, and I'm hoping against hope I'll be able to control myself in the face of turkey and stuffing! Hope your guys' Easter's are going well!
Cheers.
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 13 April 2009 09:14 pm |
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Hi
Hope you girls are doing ok. My goal for this week by sunday is to have lost 1,5kg-2kg. I started doing wii my fitness coach and it is quite fun, so hopefully thhis will motivate me. hope you girls are doing well. i need to eat less!!!!!!! help
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 13 April 2009 09:17 pm |
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| btw i am vegetarian.... any ideas on a good diet or tips for weigh loss or to control my appetite?
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Grace915
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Posted: 14 April 2009 12:22 pm |
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hey girls!
okay so yesterday I weighed in 154 and I"m still 154 today. My goal is to be 152 by the end of this week. Yesterday was pretty good for me. I walked 5 miles and ate pretty well except I had a slice of pizza (it was soo hard to resist!!) I use a pedometer (it counts the number of steps you walk daily - you should walk about 10,000) and I was able to walk 15,000 yesterday!
I guess for tips on controlling appetite, you should in the beginning of the day mark out exactly what you are going to eat so that you know you won't overeat. I also try not to eat after 7 because usually those are just wasted calories. I also drink water before I eat just to make sure I wasn't really thirsty first. Those things usually help me! Does anyone else have any tips?
Good luck girls! AND remember we are all here for each other :) :)
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 14 April 2009 06:39 pm |
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Hey girls
Grace well done on being healthy!!!!! good start! and don't worry about the pizza i guess you did enough workout to cover that.
wow! thanks a lot for the tips i think i will try those out, so plan your eating schedule and drink water before you eat.
I don't have any tips sorry i actually am really bad when it comes to food!
I eat eat eat
Goodluck girls have fun and stay healthy!
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KokoKiero
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Posted: 15 April 2009 01:46 pm |
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Hi girls! I Wish I Was Me - I have the same problem. It's soooo hard for me to resist food, even if I know I shouldn't be eating it, or that I'm overeating!!!
Thanks for the tips Grace - anything to try and curb my overzealous appetite! And now you have me wondering where my pedometer went to... I will try to find it this morning. Good job on your 15000 steps! That's awesome! :D
Monday was really good for me. I put up the trampoline and bounced around for a while, did some staff practice (for my martial arts) with my bf, and ran around a bit in the horses' paddock. Yesterday I was going to do some stuff...but I got discouraged and ended up not doing anything. :( Today I'll start off with some of the stuff I was going to do yesterday - before I head out to school I will do 10 minutes on the yoga ball and 10 minutes out on the trampoline.
Good luck and healthy eating to both of you! :D
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 15 April 2009 05:22 pm |
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Hey girls
Hope you guys are doing great! I am trying out your tips grace its not going to bad. thanks again. Hope you doing well. Koko sounds like you doing well as well thats great!
Take care guys, stay healthy 
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Grace915
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Posted: 16 April 2009 12:30 pm |
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GOOD JOB! I hope you are both on track!
I couldn't weigh myself this morning bc I stayed with a friend but I will tomorrow. Last night I went dancing and I danced for 2 hours (on and off) and felt great afterwards! I had some chocolate though (leftover Easter candy...) So today my goal is to eat super well. HAHAHA!
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 18 April 2009 11:35 am |
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Hey Girls
hope you both are doing good! I have been working out everyday this week except on thursday. and i feel so good, even though i have been binging a lot. hopefully i lost a kg at least by tomorrow... our weigh in uh! i am quite anxious just to see how well this plan is going. well hope its working for the both of you... goodluck!
Have fun and stay healthy!
peace
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I Wish I Was Me
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Posted: 19 April 2009 11:29 am |
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Hey girls
I did not lose any weight at all i just maintained well i guess thats better than gaining right. but i am still sad guess i just gotta work harder.... this week is gonna be intense. well hope things are better for you both!!!!!
goodluck have fun stay healthy.
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Grace915
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Posted: 19 April 2009 12:46 pm |
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| It's okay! There have been MANY weeks where I have just maintained my weight. We're all here for each and it WILL be better next week!! I lost 1 pound, was hoping to lose 2 week but I definitely have to work harder next week as well. Keep your head high :)
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