Where do I begin... My name is Liz and I'm 23 years old. I am a SAHM to a beautiful 18mo little girl. I have been over weight for 6-7 years and right now, I am the heaviest I have ever been. I weigh 204 lbs (eh...). There, I said it. Lol It really sucks that I let myself get so unhealthy and big...
I would love to say it was someone else's fault; I ballooned to this weight through no fault of my own, but come on, that's not true... No one put food into my mouth. No one held me back from exercising. I am 204lbs because I made poor choices. Booo.
The good news!? I am ready to start the long, but oh so worth it journey of losing weight... I am in control of my body and I can do this... It WONT be easy, but it has to happen and I'm just going to have to suck it up. I want to lose 50lbs at least (Aahhh!!). Hopefully I won't lose my boobs and butt in the process (cross your fingers :z) lol but I will be SO happy when I am able to throw away all of the clothes I had to "altar" to fit me (yes, I cut a few waistbands so they would fit my fast growing butt and stomach!)
So let's doo this! No excuses this time. :)
Yours Truly,
Liz
Today I decided to join sparkpeople. I had never even heard of it before, but I stumbled upon it and found this is exactly what I was looking for. My problem is that all of the weightloss information gets jumbled up in my head and I feel overwhelmed and eventually quit. I don't know what workouts to start, what to eat, how to keep track of anything, its just a mess. However, this site allows me to log everything (exercise/nutrition/progress) with minimal effort on my part (Scorree!).
Long story short, today I learned I need to consume 8 8oz glasses of water per DAY and I need to eat as clean as I possibly can. I did 10min of stretching, 10min warm up, 20min of cardio (thanks to the lovely videos) and a few strength training reps. Woo hoo! This is the most I've moved in years! I still need to figure how how to actually eat clean (today I ate mostly green beans and grilled chicken haha I need to go shopping).
Tips I used to battle my hungry sad tummy:
*Drink lots of iced lemon water! It curbs your appetite AND you burn 70 calories (due to body temperature change? I don't know).
*Brush your teeth throughout the day to stop snacking (yay! Plus you will have fresh breath and pearly whites. Bonus!!)
*Drink fat-free milk! Milk is good for you and fills you up! Add chocolate protein mix and Voilà! Chocolate milk!! :D
I think today was successful. I got my priorities straight and I know what I'm doing. Full speed ahead!! Until next time...
Yours truly,
Liz
Today was a big cardio day for me. Being someone who DREADS cardio, I did really well I think. 30 min of consistent elliptical. 10 min of biking. 15 min of 30 day shred (lmao yes, I know it's a 20 min workout, but she kicked my ass and I didn't even finish! Next time...)
I tracked all my exercise, food and water in my SP tracker. I think that's the key, to log everything you eat... I had NO idea how many calories I was eating everyday, it's crazy.
Also, on a slightly lighter note, my pee is clear now! Lol no more radio active mutant yellowness going on. That's a good sign. Water does the body good!
Tip of the day: Treat Weightloss like a job. Show up everyday, even if you don't want to and work your hardest!!
Until next time!
Yours truly,
Liz
Week 1: YAY! I have finally finished week 1 of healthy eating and working out! Being as this is my first time actually keeping to the plan for longer than 24 hours, I think I did exceptionally well. My only down fall was cooking with Vegetable Oil (I had nothing else and boy did I regret that! I was sick for the entire day after eating it because i have been "clean eating" and it added a whopping 200calories to my day. Boo.)
With that being said, its been mostly fruits (apples, bananas, raspberries, watermelon, lemons), veggies (salad, broccoli and cauliflower, carrots, zucchini, green beans, peas), grilled skinless chicken breasts, salmon, hummus, hard boiled eggs and WATER lots of water (and a skinny cow candy bar for the days I'm feeling week... lol it only has 100 calories in it and they are AMAZING).
Ive been in LOVE with my Elliptical Machine running about 8 miles in 30 minutes 5-6 days a week... (if I could I would only use this machine for cardio, I love it. Especially having arthritis in my knees, its awesome.) As well as stregnth training 3-4 times a week (i need to find a good solid routine) and stretching daily.
Scale: 195lbs! Woo hoo! I realize my body is in shock because of the changes and I wont be dropping the lbs like this every week, but this is a HUGE motivation factor. :D
Goal: I need to learn to cook. My diet will get really old if I dont learn to cook some basic healthy dishes.
Everytime I want to give up, I think about how hot I will look when I'm at least 20lbs lighter! Motivation baby!! :D
Until next time!
Yours truly,
Liz
Week 2- This week has been full of ups and downs. Ive stuck to my eating and exercise routine and added a lot of new healthy foods for more of a variety. I feel so good. There were days before my lifestyle change when I would feel like shit all day (probably because I ate like crap and drank NO water). And for the last two weeks I have felt better than ever! I found I really LOVE zucchini (yumm especially baked with Parmesan) and I usually eat that when I am craving something salty and I drink more Tea.
Yesterday I went out to eat for the first time... It was SO overwhelming. And I went to Soup or Salad. lol Even though I got a salad with lots of good veggies and fruit I found it REALLY hard not to fill my plate with all of the pastas, breads and deserts. But I did good, stayed strong! I think for a while I probably wont be going out to eat because I am still craving everything. haha
I also had a really bad LOW point in my week. My brother in law left a SUPERSIZE Mc Donalds french fry on the counter... I saw it and my mouth started watering. I DIDNT EAT IT but I did start crying. lmao I never thought I would cry because I couldn't eat french frys, haha needless to say, I started my day off with baaddd cravings for french frys...
A few hours later, my bff (who is 6 months pregnant) calls and wanted to come over. Every time she comes over she brings Soda, Pizza, Brownies, Chips etc. I asked her not to bring junk food with her because I was having a bad day already and I knew I would cheat if all of that was in front of me. Long story short, after she was trying to convince me I need to just cheat on my diet when shes there (and I said NO!) she got PISSED that I told her not to bring junk food. She told me I was so selfish and I needed to control myself better and she didn't want to be friends because I was trying to control her diet... I get shes pregnant and has cravings but I don't think it was too much for me to ask her not to bring junk food to MY house for the few hours she was there... I would have cooked her a nice healthy meal! And maybe I was being selfish, but I NEED to be selfish sometimes especially when my health is on the line.
With all of the ups and downs this week, I managed to still lose some weight and I feel good about what I have accomplished so far. Hopefully next week is better though. lol
Scale:193! Woot Woot! Hard work and eating healthy does work!!
Goals: I need to start cutting out my morning coffee... With all the creamer I like, I end up wasting 200ish calories on a stupid beverage. We will see. :o
Till next time!
Yours Truly,
Liz
Alright. Week 3 went alright. I was doing GREAT until we went to Applebees. lol I was planning on ordering the 330 calorie jalapeno shrimp meal. I ended up ordering the Garlic Sirloin (Under 550 menu, I think it was about 450 calories) which wasn't TERRIBLE but then I ate two cheese sticks sense the hubby ordered them. Bahhhh. I feel like I have NO self control when it comes to fried, greasy food. ANYWAY, I put that into my food tracker and I was still within my calorie range for the day, though feeling guilty.
The next day my brother in law bought Mc Donalds for everyone (he bought me a salad) and I was just drooling over everyone's food... I felt like I was STARVING even though I had my salad. The cravings were so intense I couldn't deal and I ate two of my daughters chicken nuggets... That night I ended up getting really sick (flu maybe?). The next day I was CRAVING Mc donalds so I begged the hubby to get me some and he did... (small chicken nuggets and a kid size fry).
Why am I soo addicted to Mc Donalds? Its ridiculous! I never craved fast food as much as I do now that I am eating healthy. That being said, today is a NEW DAY and I will make the right food choices for myself. I need to get back on track and move forward. I have 3 lbs to lose before I get into the 180s.
Goals:Get back on track and start eating healthy and working out again. I can do it and I will do it reguardless of my downfalls this week.
Scale:193 still. That's okay, I figured.
Yours Truly,
Liz
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- Dimples303
on Aug. 28, 2012 at 8:43 PM