A journey to a new me - Courtney's diary

Alta818 said:
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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Hey Alta,

Thanks for the entry in my diary and for ALLLL of the wonderful comments :)
I know you can knock off the extra weight you are wanting to lose. Its all about determination and keeping that goal in the back of your mind. Im at a stand still at this point at 150 and it is frustrating!!
I would definitly invest in a scale and keep track to avoid going overboard... Although sometimes its okay to go overboard..we're human right??!?!? :) Key is not to give up! :)

Did you start working out again?
 
YOU ARE DOING FABULOUS MAMA!!!! I love reading your diary!!! You are amazing!!! :) Keeps me motivated as well!!! Keep up the wonderful work!!!
 
Well i am back on track again... Im done with being too lenient in my diet... THANK GOD i didnt gain a thing on my binge... Im reviewing my personal food diary of when I first started and reviewing what worked and what didnt so i can get these last 20 lbs off... seems like its going to take FOREVER!
I guess the motivation came back since the biggest loser came back on... I understand how it all works now...but how the hell do you burn 6000 calories lol thats intense!

These past two days I have been doing fabulous with my eating and exercising... I have about a week to lose 3 lbs to reach my goal. I really do hope I can do this... ive always pulled 8-10lbs lost in a month... this month NOTHING! so im am determined more than ever to get down to 147 by Sept. 30th!!!

Since I start work tommorrow & I dont really get time to run, I realized im going to run for 30 mins on my lunch break tommorrow and do the 30 day shred plus another run in the evening (force myself anyways)... LOL


This is what I ate today:

Breakfast:
2 pkgs of apples & cinnamon oatmeal (sugar cut in half)

Lunch:
Tomato vegetable soup
Bun with very little margarine

Dinner:
1 cup of Special K cereal with strawberries and yogurt

Snack:
30 Nibs (yumm)

Again I wasnt that hungry today so my food intake wasnt much.. this isnt my normal days... i dont want to give people the wrong idea on how to lose weight :)

fatgirl2phatgrl - Thank you so much! Im glad my diary helps someone else :)... Keep motivated and do not lose sight of your goal!!
 
Wow this week went by SUPER FAST! Weight loss is still coming along although not at that pace that it was before, but I knew this day would come where I just wouldnt see the results I once did :)... I weighed in this morning at 148... The absolute lowest I have EVER been. Ive been watching what im eating and havent been exercising at this point... Work has really been tiring me out. I get up at 5am and im not in bed until midnight-1am... I think its going to definitly catch up to me REAL quick! I already feel the burn out a bit!

As for goals that im going to make for myself, its going to be something completely not weight loss focused... my goal for this week is to catch up on as much sleep as I can get and just to hydrate my body because I notice ive been feeling dehydrated...

I guess the key to weight loss is to take care of your overall health & for these few weeks, I just want to focus on me! I dont expect to lose any weight in these two weeks, but if I do, it will definitly be a bonus! soooo only 18lbs to go... YAY im sooo excited! 3 more months for me to reach this goal! CHYEAH!

Im always down for trying new at home fitness videos. Does anyone suggest any great videos that will tone up the flabbyness? I am completely clueless on what to do once I reach my goal weight... Any info or suggestions would be AMAZING!
 
Where did you go? Come back with an update! I really enjoy reading your posts. I like home videos too - some of my favs are Kathy Smith step aerobics, Billy Blanks Tae Bo and Biggest Loser Cardio Max - all cardio though and not a lot of strength training. I'm around the same weight as you and really needing a boost. If you come back my journal is called Time to Stick With It and I'd love to hear how your doing.
 
WOW what a crazy few months this has been. I havent had any time whatsoever to even linger on the computer let alone update my diary... So I started a new job in September, where my commute time is 5-6 hours daily... its slowly killing me. Im just so tired all the time.
In terms of weight loss, I actually gained 5 lbs in the span of two months... I have put a quick stop to that and re-evaluated how ive been eating. I seem to have lost focus somewhere and am unsure of why... There is a gym across the street from my work, so I will be getting a membership there and going for an hour at lunchtime. Ive been splurging on fast food lately... and I have some regrets but at the time I just dont care... I guess it has to do with me always being on the go now... My clothes havent been fitting any tighter so that has to be a good sign lol

Im kind of thinking all of the weight went back into my chest woo hoo, just where I wanted it to go lol

Anyways, I still have a goal to lose another 25lbs and thought that I would extend my due date of when to hit that goal. Originally I wanted it to be before christmas, seeing as its a few weeks away, I highly doubt it will be reached :)

SOOOOO my new goal is to be 125-130 by May 2010, just in time for the summertime... that is an average weightloss of 5 lbs per month. I need to take a step back an re-evaluate how I will be reaching this goal... I will keep sticking to Jillian Michaels - 30 day shred and doing 30 mins of running as I have had such huge success with it...

Since ive gone overboard with my caloric intake, Im going to restrict it back down to 1200 cal/day and see how that turns out :)

Cant wait to get back on track with the weightloss, Ive missed everyone here and promise to keep this diary updated :)
 
Hello again. I posted at the very beginning of your journal. I went on hiatus for a few months but I'm proud to say I only gained 4 lbs during that time. Looking good girl!! I'm proud of you. I can't wait to post some of my pictures. :D

Congrats on your weight loss.
 
It feels really good to be back... After 6 months of not working out, I had put on 10lbs and it only really hit me last night when I took my measurements... I was shocked and saddened and mad at myself that I would ruin all the hard work I had put into losing all that weight in the first place...

Im done with finding excuses as to why I cannot squeeze in an hour a day of working out... I started working out again today and WOW I never realized how out of shape I really was... BUT I pushed through it... I did Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and 30 minutes of running.

My goal is still to be 125-130lbs which seems even further away now, but if i stick to what I was going before, then ill lose it in no time...

I was somewhat ashamed to come back here and add to my diary because so many people congratulated me on my success and I felt it was even more of a let down to everyone that said that I inspired them. I guess this just proves that people make mistakes... Fast food became my best friend for a VERY long time because I was always on the go and I was trying to find that balance in my life... too bad it took me 6 months & 10 lbs later to realize it...

At lunch time, I go running for 30 minutes and intend on doing the 30 day shred once I get home... I hope to reach my goal weight of 130lbs by August 2010...
So im back on track and look forward to updating my diary weekly. I hope by the end of April I am at 154 lbs...

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Just thought I would do a check in today to write about my progress.
I stayed at a 1200 calorie limit today which im finding is extremely difficult because their is so much tempting food in my house... I just started to drink tea which is something completely different for me, I find it to be dull tasting, but I guess Ill get used to it quick.

Last night I sat on the couch and cried because I honestly couldnt take it anymore... I told my bf that this was it, this is my wake-up call... Seeing 160 on the scale completely shot me down.

I decided to go back to where I started in terms of fitness as I had kept track of it in a diary for 5 months. I did 45 minutes of Billy Blanks and it felt sooooo good! I completely forgot how much he could kick my ass...

Ill be keeping track of my measurements in my diary to at least be held accountable for achieving my goals.

Here are my stats for April 2010:
Weight: 160lbs
Measurements:

Arms: 11.5 inches
Upper legs: 25 inches
Lower legs: 15 inches
Chest: 40 inches
Waist: 34.5 inches
Hips: 42 inches

Ill check in next week with an update :) Wish me luck :)
 
I'm so happy for you!.....You are back on it!!! ..You can do this like you already DID DO THIS!!

...We are at the same weight now. We can motivate each other!!! I'm happy for you...& I want that shit too!!!...Honestly, you found your "why" again. Welcome the tears as motivation. You can change them to tears of shock and happiness and disbelief!
 
Alta818 said:
I'm so happy for you!.....You are back on it!!! ..You can do this like you already DID DO THIS!!

...We are at the same weight now. We can motivate each other!!! I'm happy for you...& I want that shit too!!!...Honestly, you found your "why" again. Welcome the tears as motivation. You can change them to tears of shock and happiness and disbelief!
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Hey Chicky! Yes I am definitly back on it... Not working out just yet because like I said work is INSANE but I booked half the month of October off, so I think I found my dates to start up again!!
Weighed in @ 154 this morning.. WHAT WHAT lol :hurray:
Im only 5 lbs away to being where I was first @ last year, so im definitly on cloud # 9 right now! How is everything going with yourself??
 
WOW no diary posts since April??!?!? I guess you could say at the time I slipped into a depressive state. My weight slowly crept back up on me, and in my mind there was nothing I could do to stop it. And by feeding into the pain, I would eat thinking to myself, why even bother, what difference is this one burger going to make anyways?? Fast forward from Dec 2009 - July 2010, it put 15lbs on me... I blew up to 166lbs.

Weighed in @ 154lbs this morning.. I havent been this happy and proud of myself since I started to lose the weight in the first place. I have been watching my calories under a microscope for the last approx 2 months and have lost 12 lbs, and I can feel a difference. Pants are not as "snug" as they were.
Since I havent been working out, I felt that watching everything I put into my mouth was essential. Like i mentioned above, I booked half of october off and re-wrote my workout schedule to get me back into the flow

I decided to drop Billy Blanks for now and do something a bit different. I am still a HUGE fan of Jillians work-out DVDS, and she has a new one that i would LOVE to try called "Shred it with weights"

I am in the midst of constructing my own gym in the basement of my house, so I am super excited when the project is done! So far, I have a treadmill and free weights (for my boyfriend) and have plans to put an elliptical and ad circle pro down there as well.

Theres a second room which is going to be turned into a workout video room, so theres going to be a 32" plasma hung on the wall... and words cannot describe how excited I am haha...

I will post my measurements sometime tommorrow, im not expecting them to differ too too much than last time, but we'll see.

My workouts will consist of the following:
30 day shred - 6x/week
30 minute run - 3-4x/week
60 minute powerwalk - 3-4x/week (Alternating with the run on somedays)
60 minute Biggest Loser Workout - 3-4x/week
with always have a 1 day rest in the week

Ill check in, within a few weeks to update on my progress
 
MEASUREMENTS FOR END OF SEPT

ARMS - 11.5 inches (-.5 inch)
CHEST - 40 inches (-.5 inch)
SHINS - 15 inches (no change)
LEGS - 23.5 inches (- 1 inch)
HIPS - 41 inches (- 1 inch)
WAIST - 33 inches (- 2 inches)
 
Well its almost that time once again - NEW YEARS! And of course comes the new years resolutions... Ive given it some thought and tried to make it as realistic as possible, so its easy to stick to...

- To lose 30 lbs in 12 months (Average 2.5lbs per month)
- Introduce 1 new recipe every two weeks
- Make every effort to stick to a work-out routine
- Limit fast food/eating out to twice a month
- Go from a pant size 9 to a 7 within the 2011 year.

What is everyone else's new years resolutions?

2010 for me was the "Lazy, slacking, getting used to my new life year" but starting Jan, ill be changing everything up... & I couldnt be more excited about it :)
 
Hmm, last updated in Dec 2010? That doesnt seem right!

So ive ventured back onto this site, I think I have finally found balance in my life! Took me two years, alot of self doubt, loss of motivation but I figured out how to juggle my hectic work life, being there for my two boys, playing the role of wife & mother. Its a liberating feeling.

So the last few days, I have been doing amazing with getting back on track with my routine, I weighed in @ 159lbs on Monday, still have a goal to lose 10 lbs by Dec 2011 which is more than obtainable. My last two days of meals have looked like this:


11/10/2011


Breakfast: Ham & Cheese Breakfast melt, 1 cup of strawberries, w/ 1 cup of skim milk

Snack: Apples, Cheese String

Lunch: 1/2 Turkey Sandwich (wasnt very hungry at lunchtime)

Dinner: 1 chicken breast, Sauteed Asparagus, Mashed cauliflower (1 cup)

Snack: Healthy Thin Biscotti cookie (portioned controlled)


12/10/2011


Breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal, Banana & 1 cup skim milk

Snack: Celery sticks (3 stalks) with fat free cream cheese

Lunch: 1 cup chicken & rice soup, apple

Snack: Greek Yogurt (100g - fat free)

Dinner: 2 cups of (Biggest Loser's) Doc's chili


Ill be doing 1 hour of workouts on Friday nights, Saturday & Sunday mornings with 30 mins on the treadmill & 30 day shred with Jillian Michaels.

This will just be a temp work-out schedule until I can work my way into it again and may look into revising it for November...


Its time to start holding myself accountable again and remembering my goal of reaching approx 125lbs.

Ill be updating my diary every Tuesday! :)
 
Things have been going well, weighed in this morning at 155lbs.

Todays meal


Breakfast: 2 cups Raisin Bran with skim milk

Snack: Banana

Lunch: Garden salad w/ fruit salad

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Marinated chicken breast with mashed cauliflower, & veggies


I am so excited today! Going to be joining the gym across the street from my work and make this a 5 day a week workout... hopefully i can drop approx 1-1.5lb week by doing this

Im curious about p90x...ill be taking a further look into it and see if its for me :)
 
Wow its been 9 years since my last post - needless to say; life went on but I never forgot about this site and how it helped me connect with a community that I was unable to find anywhere else. I've somewhat maintained my weight over the last 9 years; i've learned to not be so hard on myself & develop a healthy relationship with food. My goals for 2021 have shifted and are different than the goals ive set for myself years prior; focusing more on improving mental health, diet & just finding that connect to my inner self. Im realizing more and more that things take time and I just need to be patient with myself and to stop stressing about the little things.

Its been about approx 10 years since ive stuck to a workout routine - but am going to get back into it in the new year - im using this week as a prep week for the goals i set out for myself for Jan starting with the 30 day squat challenge.

Its a slow process but I have to keep going <3
Until next time... :)
 
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