A journey to a new me - Courtney's diary

So yesterday was my birthday so I didnt feel guilty when I ate some stuff that I wouldnt normally eat any other day. I still kept up with my exercising though as I feel this is REALLY important. Today was an okay day in regards to eating. I had 1180 Cal today.

I noticed something a bit unusual though, I always do 30 mins on the treadmill & I noticed a difference from last week to now. When I work out now on the treadmill, I find I dont sweat as much as I used to. Im still doing the same amount of work.

Does this mean I should increase my time on the treadmill? Is my body getting to use to this activity. Im also doing the 30 day shred & omg, I was sore for 3 days!! 3 DAYS!! It was hard for me to walk up & down the stairs.
So tommorrow is my weigh in and im not expecting to lose much, I feel this week I havent put 100% into it.... so im not expecting drastic results....
I have 3 weeks to knock off 5 lbs so Monday im probably going to increase my time on the treadmill (hoping this makes a difference)
 
Checking in to update on how the weight loss is going...
This month so far I lost 7 lbs (average 3.5 lbs/wk) I am ecstatic, so now I am 170 even. All I can say is WOW! I feel great!
Ive reduced my eating drastically, maybe because I just dont feel hungry as often anymore... I went to the Mandarin buffet today for lunch with my lovely grandfather, brother & boyfriend and we were all talking about the amount of plates we could eat before walking out of there, & I was shocked and amazed to remember, I could easily down 4-6 plates (stacked) with food. Today when I went, I could barely finish my second plate, & on top of that, I took one bite of a waffle with syrup (loaded with tons of sugar) & I was completely turned off from it... It had whip cream and the works but for some reason my body just told me know, so i got some peaches instead. I am so proud of myself for how far I have come and building the strength to make a change in my life.

In regards to my workouts, I stopped doing Billy Blanks, to switch up my routine a bit, so now I am doing Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, and let me tell you... I was sore for three days, I couldnt even walk up my own stairs ( I had to crawl) & Im still doing the treadmill because I feel its an amazing cardio workout...
I pushed myself to run a little longer than I normally do, & I was amazed at how I accomplished that. In the future I would like to run a 1/2 marathon... I would be so proud of myself... I didnt record my calories for the day; I was on the road all day and I didnt eat too too much so I have nothing to be worried about....

I will post again next week - My goal for next week is to be out of the 170's and hopefully into the 168 range... we'll see how it goes :)
 
Thought I would check in to update on my progress.
I wasnt able to reach my goal of being in the 160's by this week. I became very sick & was on bed rest so that was a huge set back for me & the result of that is that I gained 2 lbs so im back to 172... Ive started my workouts again the other day and it was tough getting back into it...maybe because im still weak and tired.... I decided to increase my workouts...here is now what ill be doing til the end of the month, then ill change up my routine a bit

- 30 day shred in the morning (20 min workout)
- 30 mins on the treadmill, mixing it up between jogging & uphill speed walking (in the am)
- 30 day shred in the afternoon (20 min workout)
- 30 mins on the treadmill, mixing it up between jogging & uphill speed walking (in the pm)

Total daily workout - 1 hr 40mins

My new caloric intake is now 1204, but ill keep it at around 1200. My goal for next week is to be approx 168-170. I will check in then :)
 
Update on how things are going:

The weight loss is still happening.. I weighed in this morning at 169lbs! FINALLY out of the 170's... My eating has decreased significantly, it could be due to the fact that I started to take ephedrine every other day to help me with my workouts... Things are a bit stressful at home because it feels like im taking care of 3 kids instead of 2 (boyfriend thinks he's like 14 or something) so its just taking a toll on my stress levels...

I just need to forget about him and just focus on myself... So not much will change in my workout schedule except for the fact that ive reduced the workout time back down to an hour... I just found it very hard and time consuming to do close to two hours... So based on the biggest loser, it shows that my caloric intake should be 1183cal/day. So Ive been in and around that range of calories and exercising for an hour mixing it up between circuit training and running... The only changes taking place for July is that I will be moving on to Level 2 of the 30 day shred. Everything else will remain the same.

I took body measurements the other day and these are the results I got:
Waist - 36.5 inches
Arms - 12 inches
Legs - 24 inches
Lower Legs - 14.5 inches
Chest - 40 inches
Hips - 43 inches

Ive set a goal for myself that by the end of July I hope to be at 165lbs. & ill post the new measurements as a part of my journal blog as well to see how far along im coming!
Wish me luck :)
 
Thanks Matt :)

So this week has been a great week for me, I lost 4lbs this week so im at 165 even. I think its because I havent been eating much, but it honestly has been because I havent been hungry..and I know the importance of eating so sometimes ill cut up veggies and snack on them.... I did level 2 of the 30 day shred and HOLY WHA! My ass was kicked!!
Today that is all I did because my body sort of shut down in a sense. I tried to find the energy to do 30 mins on the treadmill but I couldnt even lift myself off the bed... It could be because im sleep deprived seeing as I only get 5 hours a night if that...

Things for this week are going to be consistant although im not looking to lose another 4 lbs in a week. I want to take it slow at 2lbs/week so I know im taking it off for good....
I was writing in my journal at home and I realized that i already reached 50% of my goal...thats huge for me! because 4 months ago I was crying at how I looked and I was disgusted to the point where I never even wanted to go out... or try on clothes.

I have come such a long way, & ive grown and become more knowledgeable about what works and what doesnt, from the great help from people on this site :)

The only thing that I want to work on this month is to not get distracted. & what I mean by that is, accepting the compliments that people are giving me, but dont become too comfortable with the compliments and get comfortable at the weight that im currently at. I have to keep focused.... :)

Only 35 more lbs to go :)
 
WOW... so many things to congratulate you for. You had an awesome week. Also, it was smart to listen to your body and take a day off. Sometimes we need that and we'll feel better in the end.

Hope you have a great week!!!

Matt
 
Wow, you are such a great motivator..you were so pretty before but wham bam a gorgeous mama...no one would believe that you have 3 kids..and I am really truly amazed that you could exercise so much in a day & really watch your diet strictly despite having 2 kids and a husband who eats fast food..same with me.. I have 2 kids too and they are also into fast food and sometimes sad to say I don't have the will power to refuse..but you shown me that it can be done...

I have also just ordered the 30 days shred from JM and cannot wait to try it out..I am seriously at a point where I am so sick to look at the mirror and I don't know what happen to me and why can't the weight budge..but deep down I do know why...its the food and the amount of exercise...

Do keep writing and I hope to read your stories soon..

Rgds,Taz
 
It has been a while since I wrote in my diary and let me tell you, ALOT has gone on just within the last week... So for starters, I was working out and eating right and for some reason I just couldnt keep losing the weight so what I decided to do was to take a week off from working out, and have a little bit of le-way in regards to what I ate calorie wise...During that week, I didnt lose or gain any weight. So my plans were to start again fresh today and get my body back into rhythm... Low and behold.... yesterday we had this very bad rain storm... and my entire home was flooded (I live in a basement apartment) I was devestated... & what got me ticked off was that I couldnt get back on schedule today like I had planned.... so tommorrow I promised myself to take an hour out of my day again and start working out.... its not that i cant find the motivation to do it.... just the flood set me back BIG TIME!!!

My mission this week is to redesign my meal plan and make August an intense workout month :)
I know I will be able to accomplish this! Only 35lbs to go! Cummon baby! :D
 
Tommorrow is August 1st and things are finally back to normal, I cleaned everything out of the apartment and now I have time and energy to get back to working out... I made August an intense work out month so I hope to be at 156ish by the end of August (even though I usually pull off a bit more) I weighed in this morning at 162 and I will post my body measurements tommorrow... I dont think anything has changed within a month though... Words cannot describe how happy I am to get back on track!

I re-wrote my workout schedule because now I no longer have a treadmill because the flood ruined it... Im going to try to see if I can run outside and get used to that for 30 mins day, + Jillian Michaels 30 day shred along with Billy blanks boot camp each day so hopefully I can see some drastic results with this schedule... I will keep everyone posted on how well I see results with this schedule..

Off to bed <3
 
i think you lost SO much weight based on your before and after pics!! Good job so far!!

Do you workout everyday??! What's your eating plan like?!

Well, good luck with the month of August!
 
eymediaoutlet said:
i think you lost SO much weight based on your before and after pics!! Good job so far!!

Do you workout everyday??! What's your eating plan like?!

Well, good luck with the month of August!
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Thank you!! :)

I workout an average of 6 days a week, sometimes in a week I would take two breaks, it all depends on how I feel and if my body just says, enough is enough for now... My eating i pretty basic, I do still eat junk food and fast food but I do it in moderation. So for example, I had one of those strawberry logs because I was absolutely craving those, so I never deprived myself of it, I bought it, but I cut it in half and saved the other half for another day. & with fast food me & my boyfriend would buy 1 meal and split it... On good days, I eat chicken, salmon, salads, veggies.... Usually Oatmeal in the morning for breakfast to jump start my day... My most recent day looked liked this

Breakfast:
1 orange
1 pkg of weight control apple cinnamon oatmeal

Lunch:
Turkey wrap with cut up veggies
100 calorie granola bar

Dinner:
Salmon with sauteed veggies
1 cup wild rice

Snacks (throughout the day):
Yogurt
Popcorn
Jos Louis - LOL I had to, it was calling my name at the grocery store

I managed to work out for an hour that night - didnt gain any weight from the jos louis so I didnt feel guilty about it! :)
 
The weight loss is still going great! I weighed in this morning at 158lbs and I find lately, my energy levels have greatly increased... When I workout, I find I can workout longer without taking breaks like I used to! My aunt told me about P90x and that I should try it, so I checked it out on Youtube and the results seem amazing, but the workouts look a bit intimidating, so she agreed to let me borrow her copy just to try it out.... in a way im excited about it but at the same time... im freaking out...
Im looking into purchasing a new treadmill because im going crazy without one... Theres not much else to update about except for the fact that I am in a size 9 pant now... It felt so good donating all of my bigger pants to GoodWill... I will never look back!
 
Just checking in on my weight loss journey so far. Weighed in this morning at 154lbs... I am so happy & excited that im starting to see the ##'s go down. I was at a stand still of 155 for two weeks... I was going to make August my intense month to workout but for some reason that never worked out for me.. Out of the 24 days of this month I only worked out for maybe only half of those days! My eating hasnt been the best I must admit BUT i was able to maintain the 155 & not go over... Got back on track as of yesterday and already feel so much better about myself. Tonight I should be trying P90x with my bf... I am actually a little bit intimidated by it in a way... but I hope to see major progress by Dec...

Ive decided to bump my "Intense" workout month to Sept as the weight isnt coming off as fast as I would like it to come off so I want to spice things up a bit :)

I have been taking appetite suppresents to help me with overeating.. so I take pure Hoodia.. so what i'll usually do it eat up all of my caloric intake for the day then take a few hoodias and I wont be hungry until the next day which I find has been perfect for me! I took full body shots, so I will be posting new before and afters in my diary as well as on the before & afters page...

Will check in again next week to see if I lost the 2 more lbs that im hoping for!! :) Wish me luck :seeya:
 
So its finally the end of August, WOW this was a long month! There are going to be some HUGE changes happening in my life... I just got a job thats an hour away from my home, so the commute is going to be craziness... so I need to find balance between work, my children & bf, & my workouts....

I weighed in this morning at 152... So I outlined what my September workout schedule is going to look like. I hope to lose 5 lbs this month bringing my weight down to 147. I always pull close to double my goal so hopefully I weigh in at 144ish, BUT i dont want to set myself up for failure so 147 would be nice!!

I cant believe how thin my arms have gotten, all I feel is bone on my shoulders.... that is definitly something new to me... The thing that bugs me the most is that ive thinned out in the face, arms, & chest but im still big in the stomache, bum & thighs.

Does anyone have any recommendations on how I can start to lose the weight in those areas? I know you cant spot reduce but I notice as im losing weight those areas dont seem to budge.... ANY help would be appreciated

So in regards to workouts this month, Im going to continue to do the 30 Day Shred (Level 1) next time I get $$ Im going to purchase 8lbs weights as the 5lbs arent doing it for me anymore. & stick within my calorie range of 1200/day. Im going to keep journaling my food. Something new that I hope to accomplish this month is to start running again. I enjoyed it so much but since my treadmill is no longer working I have been unable to continue running, I want to try it outdoors and see how I like it.

I also hear alot of people talking about the couch to 5k Challenge... I want to take a look into that and see if it would be something that would work well for me.

Only 22lbs until my goal!!! Its sooooo close I can taste it!!!!!
 
WOW September already!! So its been 4 months since I started my "Journey" & honestly, time flew by so quick.... Already down 54lbs. To say that I only have 20 lbs to go just seems all surreal to me.... I must admit these past few weeks, I have been slacking BIG TIME!!! I didnt work out, & I ate out at fast food places literally all week. I sorta went on a binge you can call it. Anyways, I was able to keep it under control because I didnt gain anything except for water weight which is now gone. So my goal is to eat clean for the month of September.... I know I can do it....

I still need to purchase heavier weights so I think im going to double it and buy the 10 lbs ones instead of the 8...
I was still interested in participating in the Couch to 5K challenge and hope to start this maybe next week sometime...
I only have 3 more months to reach my goal of 120-130ish... I know I can make it if I lose roughly 10lbs/month... Time to step my game up! We'll see :)
 
It has been a while since I wrote in my diary. Things have been going okay... My weight isnt budging but i mist admit I only ate clean for two days and intend to keep it that way until i reach my goal - then award myself with a treat :)

I joined a challenge on this site & I am super motivated to get back to it after weeks of slacking (literally) I started doing jillian michaels 30 day shred again, i still have to do it tonight before I go to bed and tommorrow i am going to go for a 30 min run outside, my body misses it immensly. I hope to lose 10lbs by the end of October! I KNOW I CAN!

I just need to kick myself back into gear. So the past few days ive kept my caloric intake at around 1200/cal which has been an issue for me, because i still get hunger urges... i just fight it back with water :)

Biggest Loser came on last night! Super excited about that! This is where some of my motivation came from when I started. Now that its back on, I know it'll kick my butt into gear!

I am only going to weigh myself once a week because im getting all depressed when i see an increase on the scale from water etc... so to keep my mind focused and to know that I have something to look forward too, I feel this would be the best thing to do.

Im going to take some body measurements tommorrow and post them here and write down my previous measurements to compare...

I need to stop letting it get to my head and finish what I started...
 
Hello DiorAddict,

You're really sticking with it. Great Work! :hurray:

I don't understand why this show, *Biggest Loser* would promote such an unhealthy way of losing weight. Such as low low cal diets. It just doesn't make sense, okay except for the fact of seeing large ppl lose so much weight so quickly so everyone can oo and aw them for it? I am guessing since it's another reality tv show..it can really draw an audience.

I just hope for your health & safety you're not too tired... :willy_nilly:

My apologies if I've come across poo pooy, anyways I've just read through your diary, and I love the way you set your weight loss goals up per month, nothing too high, even though you know your body usually loses even more so than that.

The not losing much on your thighs, hips, and buttocks, is the same issue I have as well. It's a womanly thing from what I've heard. I just often wonder that if I would have stayed the weight that I was and never gained any weight, if my body would have just formed itself into that anyhow, by growing hips and what not... I found a thread on here awhile back where the young lady posted this very same problem & her pics, and it was recommended that she bulk up her upper body & not lose anymore weight. :willy_nilly: I dunno, I tell ya..(I am by no means talking huge bulk) But yea I keep waiting for the day I will lose that area, but I just need to work on building my muscles.

I've also heard from others that it eventually starts to come off. Since everyone is different, I guess you just have to make the right decision for you when it comes to it.

Keep up the Superb job!! :party:

Laterz​
 
Here are my measurements from June 27th - July 27th ( I missed August 27th measurements ) :):)

June 27th
Waist - 36.5 inches
Arms - 12 Inches
Legs - 24 inches
Lower legs - 14.5 inches
Chest - 40 inches
Hips - 43 inches

July 27th
Waist - 34.5 inches
Arms - 11.2 inches
Legs - 24 inches
Lower legs - 14.5 inches
Chest - 41 inches
Hips - 41.5 inches

September 17th
Waist - 32.5 inches
Arms - 11 inches
Legs - 22.5 inches
Lower legs - 16 inches <--- definitly muscle lol
Chest - 39 inches <-- i knew it wasnt all in my head that they were shrinking
Hips - 40.5 inches


Hey Runninggirl, thank you for your response in my diary... :) If all else fails and i am not losing anymore off of my hips butt & thighs then I will definitly take your advice!! Im just so focused on reaching the 130 goal & then definitly plan to tone and maintain after that :)

Here is my menu for today:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal with splenda brown sugar: 150 Cal
3 crackers with Smuckers sugar free jam - 50 cal
1 cup 1% milk - 110 Cal

Lunch:
Broccoli, chicken breast with bbq sauce & White beans 370 Cal

Dinner:
Kashi Golean cereal w/ 1% milk - 280 Cal

Snacks througout the day:
Celery with cheese, apple - 130 Cal

Total calories: 1000 Cal

I know i am under my caloric limit for the day so i will just gradually make my portion sizes bigger to fill out the caloric levels to 1200 :)

As for my workouts today:
30 mins of running
30 day shred by Jillian Michaels
 
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You are so impressive!!! I just read through your whole diary & I must say you put me to shame!!! :blush5: I have been yo yo ing from 158-148 for almost a whole year :eek:!!! I don't know what is happening with me. Lately I've tried keeping the eating under wraps and it's helping. The cold hard truth is I need to buy a scale and hold myself accountable like you do once a week!

If I don't I find it hard and I get out of control. :(

I have the Jillian Michaels pack of Dvd's and the 30 day shred one too & OMG..she always leaves me sore for like 3 days as well!!! It's insane!!!

...I love that you can do them back to back with being sore and all...I can definitely see why you have to crawl the stairs after them!!! I guess I was just scarred that I wouldn't be able to run if I was that sore.....hahah

I am training for my first Marathon OCT 11 th & I'm excited and nervous!!!

You have just Motivated me like crazy!!!...I think I am gonna do it today and jump the gun and buy a scale cause I need to see these pounds move and having the "scale" to check into versus weighing in every couple months is not working for me!!!

It saddens me to see you where I was just one month ago in weight...and now I'm back up! I haven't weighed in 2 weeks and I have been cheating here and there...and haven't I cheated myself long enough is what I think when I see you & your being at Goal by DEC!!!! :eek2:

daMN GIRL!!! December is my BIRTHDAY month and I SOOOOO WANT to do it like you!!! I just need to get my MOJO back........:D!!;)!!! hahaha!!!

I'm gonna do it & workout daily again!!!! THANK YOU for being so determined and accomplishing what you set out to do! Very Inspiring!
 
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