4me's(Shelley's) Journal

4me

4me

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First of all I can't belive I'm doing this. I've kept a weightloss journal before but it has always been private. Maybe that is why I have failed so many times, I need to let other people know my hardships and my victories, so here it goes :)

My name is Shelley and I'm a 31 year old married mother of a 6 year old daughter. I weigh 190lbs. I'm 5'7".

-I want to lose 40lbs.(remembering back, I looked really good at 150lbs :) )

-Of course we all want to lose weight quickly, but that has always been my downfall. I want to do it right this time, does 6-8 months sound realistic?

-I will eat properly, 3 meals a day, with healthy snacks, watch my fat and sugar intake(Lay off the bread Shelley). No more bingeing at night. I am in the process of setting up my solarium as a workout room. I will start at 20 minutes a day and progress from there. I would like to tone my body and work on a leaner stomach.

-I have an extremely supportive husband who has loved me through all my weight fluctuations. He loves me no matter what I look like. When it comes to changing the way I eat I do not have to make separate meals for my daughter and husband because they are always open to eating whatever I eat. Plus my Husband says he could use a little trimming down too. :)

-I think my goal is very realistic. I'm not trying to diet down to a limp noodle size. I just want to be healthy and feel good about my appearance again.

-I started January 9, 2005.

I just want to tell myself to be strong, do not get down on myself. And to remember that all things worth doing are never easy.

Here's to starting my journey.
Shelley
 
I had an orange for breakfast, yogurt with strawberries for lunch. I know that is not enough, I need to get to the grocery store for more. I am going to buy a new scale today(if I have time) I will post my weightloss progress as soon as I get the scale. My old scale fluctuates too much. Feeling good today, a little tired. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with my commitments today. Supper is going to have to be squeezed in somewhere between my daughter getting home from school and business appointments. :eek:
Shelley
 
Hey Shelley, glad to see you started. Make sure that you eat enough during the day. Preparing meals ahead of time has really helped me. I made three or four salads in tupperware bowls and keep them in the fridge with pre-portioned little bowls of dressing so I can grab them on the go, like when I'm running to school or work. Also, if you get something like raisins, cherrios and almonds and put them in little ziploc bags, like half a cup of the mix per bag, you can grab those as little munching snacks. I also layered yogurt and berries in cups and covered them with saran and keep them to grab. There are lots of options. And when you do get your scale make sure you only step on it once a week or so. I was getting on mine everyday and getting really upset, so I put it away and I'm going to take it out once a week and once a week only. Anyway, enough rambling. Good luck, and keep posting!
 
Still hangin in

Wow I just read that I started all the way back in January. Feels like only yesterday. Well as posted in another thread I have been out of the picture for a while but I hope I'm here to stay. Today I had a bowl of raisin bran with skim milk for breakfast and unfortunately I missed lunch. For supper I had a garden salad with raisins and almonds and some chicken breast. Oh, and a frozen yogurt bar for a snack today ( so maybe I didn't miss lunch all together) I now weigh 177lbs and I attend aquafit classes 3x a week. I walk alot. I walk my daughter to school, we walk everywhere we can. Tonight we walked to go swimming at the community centre. I'm trying to instill in my daughter a sense of eating well and getting exercise and making exercise fun. She doesn't know it but she is helping me by keeping me active and having fun. Talk to you all tomorrow.
Shelley
 
Hello , feeling good today :cool: I had a bowl of raisin bran with skim milk for breakfast, salad with raisins and almonds for lunch and we went to pizza hut for supper and I had a caesar salad,4 barbeque wings and a very small slice of pizza. Not overeating by anyone's opinion but I still feel a little guilty for the pizza. It was goooood though. I'm finding that I'm forgeting to drink though. It gets to a point where I start to feel a headache coming on and then I realize that I haven't had a drink of water in hours. I have to work on that :D
 
I missed aquafit today because my friend called and she couldn't go. I should have went anyway I know. After that pizza hut last night I have had a sick stomach all day :eek: Serves me right I guess. That would be perfect if every time I ate something I wasn't supposed to then it would be immediately rejected from my body :D
breakfast-cereal with skim milk
lunch- Salad
snack- yogurt bar
supper- chicken and salad

Boy I sure do eat alot of salad
 
Looks fantastic =-) Salads are good for you ---> you're doing great! Keep at it - one day at a time! The diary will definately help - it helps to know how much and what we are putting in our mouths.
 
Glad to see you posting! Thanks for sharing all this with us. I used to be able to ingest a medium pizza in one sitting. Now only one slice plus all that healthy eating all day is fine! Besides, I find if I deprive myself, I go crazy on food later!
 
glad you could join us again!!! has your weight/goals changed any since you posted way back in january? I hope you stick with us, it's always great to have more people around!!!
 
Thanks for the kind words guys. My goal of 150lbs still holds true but I believe I'm a little late on the 6-8 month timeline. Oh well, at least I made it back. I feel so much more positive this time ( and last time ) around. I cannot deprive myself either, my body revolts against me :eek: "need more food" So I stick to my routine of 3 meals a day and I'm ok.Tomorrow I go to my in-laws for Thanksgiving and they have no clue that I am watching what I eat so I don't want to be rude but I will only eat some turkey and veggies and a salsd if she has any. If I can pass up my mother in law's desserts then I have truly made great strides.
Shelley
 
I was going to say...thanksgiving in October??....Then I saw you were from Canada....lol.....You are moving along wonderfuly in your weight loss.....Keep it up!!! As for mother in laws desserts.....
Are you keeping your weight loss eating private?...Maybe you could tell her and ask her if she knows any fat free, low calorie desserts ..and that you would love the recipe so that you can bring it to the dinner..and then maybe she will say..." oh dont worry about that..I can fix it for you".....its worth trying unless she is a "monster in law"..
 
Yes Thanksgiving in October :D Well I had a piece of ham, some coleslaw and some corn. Oh and 2 deviled eggs. (probably full of gas later :eek: )
Maybe you could tell her and ask her if she knows any fat free, low calorie desserts ..and that you would love the recipe so that you can bring it to the dinner..and then maybe she will say..." oh dont worry about that..I can fix it for you".....its worth trying unless she is a "monster in law"..
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Not Monster in law (really) but not all that concerned with what I eat. When dessert came around I politely declined but then she said why are you on a diet and I said no, that I was just watching what I eat. No biggie. My sister in law weighs 105 lbs soaking wet :rolleyes: Did I mention she is 5'8"? :rolleyes: Oh well. I don't advertise that I'm losing weight but now that my mother in laws knows I'm sure she will have a healthy salad for next time.
Shelley
Thanks for the kind words
 
HI Shelley! I love your journal. You're too cute. Wow, you lost 25lbs? That's great! Forget the deadlines, at least it is off and you can go from there. You weigh less than me, hehe. I'm going to try to catch up to you, better run. hehe Just kidding, I'm not that competitive, but I did join the 5lb club starting this Friday. Good luck tomorrow with Thanksgiving, that is going to be a tough one, but just think of all of us there with you, cheering you on as you say "No, thank you" to desert. Imagine us applauding and saying "Go Shelley, Go Shelley!" hehe
 
The very first time I ( myself)..got REAL about losing weight....I waited almost 2 months before I told my family. I wanted to make sure I was really into it before I let any one know....theres nothing like someone from the "outside" asking....."So hows the diet going along?".....and for you it hasnt even started "going" yet. And you have the family or friends I like to call "diet hawks".......Because they watch everything you eat..and then say..." I thought you were on a diet"......and Im like.." uh yeah..and I thought you WANTED all your original teeth".....lol....
And DONT EVEN get me started about the skinny as a rake sister in law......lol
 
Thanks everyone I heard the cheers from here!!! :D I did well. I know what you mean KC about not letting anyone know about trying to lose weight because there are some people that are just waiting for you to fail, because you always fail. So I waited until I lost 15 lbs and I thought it was safe to let people know. It's funny a friend of mine's husband saw me last week and he said oh Shelley your hair looks nice, then about an hour later he said that my make-up looked good. Then at the end of the night he said I know I keep talking about it but you look really good tonight and finally I said Matt I lost 25 lbs and he got all excited and said THAT'S what it is. Sort of nice that friends don't dwell on my weight. Wish I wouldn't for a while. :p
Shelley
Still hovering at 175 but I plan on kicking it into overdrive and dropping 5 lbs in the next club :D
 
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