Amanda's Diary
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nysq
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Soy chips
Half a cantaloupe
Soy nuts
Half a chicken breast w/ catsup
Banana
Other half of the chicken breast, w/ catsup
Other half of cantaloupe
Kiwis
Cooked carrots/broccoli/cauliflower
13 cups water
Total: 1100 calories
I'm going to eat something (Dunno what...) later tonight. I need to hopefully train myself to stay up later so I don't feel the need to go to sleep halfway thru my night shift.
Started doing the calorie blaster workout and realized after the warmup that my body REALLY needs a break. My butt was burning after about 3 minutes, so were my quads. So I just did the whole thing half-heartedly and called it good. I won't do exercises tomorrow (probly won't post tomorrow, either), work should be more than enough exercise...I guess I will get my rest on Saturday then.
Why do I think I look fat today??? I feel fat too for some reason...even after I've lost weight. Annoying...
Half a cantaloupe
Soy nuts
Half a chicken breast w/ catsup
Banana
Other half of the chicken breast, w/ catsup
Other half of cantaloupe
Kiwis
Cooked carrots/broccoli/cauliflower
13 cups water
Total: 1100 calories
I'm going to eat something (Dunno what...) later tonight. I need to hopefully train myself to stay up later so I don't feel the need to go to sleep halfway thru my night shift.
Started doing the calorie blaster workout and realized after the warmup that my body REALLY needs a break. My butt was burning after about 3 minutes, so were my quads. So I just did the whole thing half-heartedly and called it good. I won't do exercises tomorrow (probly won't post tomorrow, either), work should be more than enough exercise...I guess I will get my rest on Saturday then.
Why do I think I look fat today??? I feel fat too for some reason...even after I've lost weight. Annoying...
nysq
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Thanks!!! It's amazing how much of a difference 7.2 pounds makes!!! I can't wait til I'm at 130. Yeah, I drink like a gallon of water every day. If they had a peeing contest, I'm sure I would win, LOL.
Orange
Triscuits
Turkey sandwich
Tomato (shoulda seen this tomato, it was like 4 inches across)
Carrots
Prunes
Bean bake
Chicken breast w/ catsup
13 cups water
Total: 1200 calories. So I'll need to eat something else tonight and I'm sure I'll have some more water also.
I HAVE MONEY!!!
I haven't had spending money in like a month. I finally went out and bought some dumbells to go with my weight-training video and the 8 lbs feels SO much heavier than the 5lbs ankle weights I've been using as dumbells. Maybe I will be sore tomorrow? Doubt it...I hardly ever get sore for some reason. I did the weight-training video along with the arms video and the abs video (which, I'm proud to say, I can almost do all the way through now!!!).
Three more days until measure day...I'm so curious if I've lost inches yet. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror in my room last night and was just like LOL. My waist is TEENY!!! Dang. Finally my stomach caught up with my butt and is getting smaller too!
Orange
Triscuits
Turkey sandwich
Tomato (shoulda seen this tomato, it was like 4 inches across)
Carrots
Prunes
Bean bake
Chicken breast w/ catsup
13 cups water
Total: 1200 calories. So I'll need to eat something else tonight and I'm sure I'll have some more water also.
I HAVE MONEY!!!
I haven't had spending money in like a month. I finally went out and bought some dumbells to go with my weight-training video and the 8 lbs feels SO much heavier than the 5lbs ankle weights I've been using as dumbells. Maybe I will be sore tomorrow? Doubt it...I hardly ever get sore for some reason. I did the weight-training video along with the arms video and the abs video (which, I'm proud to say, I can almost do all the way through now!!!). Three more days until measure day...I'm so curious if I've lost inches yet. I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror in my room last night and was just like
LOL. My waist is TEENY!!! Dang. Finally my stomach caught up with my butt and is getting smaller too!
nysq
New member
Scrambled eggs with bacon bits
Orange
soy nuts
peach
nutrigrain bar
peanuts
blackberry pie
soy chips
10 cups water
Total: 1368 calories
Ugh, this is getting hard. As soon as I hit about 140, everything gets really hard. Mostly because of cravings for food. It gets harder to lose the weight, and much harder to stay on the diet. I'd only eaten about 600 calories by 7 tonight and I really wanted some blackberry pie, so I had some. It was sooooo good. If I wasn't on a diet I'd have eaten the entire half of the pie that was left. Did you know that a full 9" blackberry pie has 4,000 calories??? And all of a sudden everyone wants to go out to eat...
No exercise today, my workout clothes didn't get cleaned in time so I guess I get to sit on my ass and be lazy today, finally! I do like exercising but I've exercised for like 2 weeks straight. When I squat, I can feel the muscles in my legs with my hands, it's pretty neat. My clothes are fitting better also. In order to keep this up for another month and a half though, I am going to need to make myself BUSY. I eat when I get bored, and it makes it ten times harder not to eat when I'm bored when I'm also having a craving. Lately I've resorted to laying down on my bed in the dark and meditating whenever I feel like I can't stand not to eat, until the craving is gone. Brings me near tears I want to eat so badly. Not because I'm hungry, just because it feels good. I remember reading a study about eating where it says food cravings activate the same part of the brain as a crack addict thinking about getting high. And everyone knows crack is the most addictive drug out there. That's how hard it is. Lucky for crackheads, they go through withdrawal and, if they associate with the right people, never have to be directly tempted by crack again. People who are trying to watch their weight, have to live with food in their face every single day. Commercials, newspaper ads, goodies that family members bought...once again I cannot wait til I hit like 40 and nobody cares that I'm not a size 2. I don't plan on weighing 250 pounds and watching TV all day, it will just be nice not to have that expectation put on me. It will be nice for 150 or 160 to be an acceptable weight.
Orange
soy nuts
peach
nutrigrain bar
peanuts
blackberry pie
soy chips
10 cups water
Total: 1368 calories
Ugh, this is getting hard. As soon as I hit about 140, everything gets really hard. Mostly because of cravings for food. It gets harder to lose the weight, and much harder to stay on the diet. I'd only eaten about 600 calories by 7 tonight and I really wanted some blackberry pie, so I had some. It was sooooo good. If I wasn't on a diet I'd have eaten the entire half of the pie that was left. Did you know that a full 9" blackberry pie has 4,000 calories???
And all of a sudden everyone wants to go out to eat... No exercise today, my workout clothes didn't get cleaned in time so I guess I get to sit on my ass and be lazy today, finally!
I do like exercising but I've exercised for like 2 weeks straight. When I squat, I can feel the muscles in my legs with my hands, it's pretty neat. My clothes are fitting better also. In order to keep this up for another month and a half though, I am going to need to make myself BUSY. I eat when I get bored, and it makes it ten times harder not to eat when I'm bored when I'm also having a craving. Lately I've resorted to laying down on my bed in the dark and meditating whenever I feel like I can't stand not to eat, until the craving is gone. Brings me near tears I want to eat so badly. Not because I'm hungry, just because it feels good. I remember reading a study about eating where it says food cravings activate the same part of the brain as a crack addict thinking about getting high. And everyone knows crack is the most addictive drug out there. That's how hard it is. Lucky for crackheads, they go through withdrawal and, if they associate with the right people, never have to be directly tempted by crack again. People who are trying to watch their weight, have to live with food in their face every single day. Commercials, newspaper ads, goodies that family members bought...once again I cannot wait til I hit like 40 and nobody cares that I'm not a size 2. I don't plan on weighing 250 pounds and watching TV all day, it will just be nice not to have that expectation put on me. It will be nice for 150 or 160 to be an acceptable weight.
nysq
New member
Scrambled eggs with bacon bits
Soy chips
Soy nuts
Nutrigrain bar
Soy nuts
Corn on the cob
Apple
Mixed nuts
Turkey sandwich
11 cups water
Total: 1197 calories
I worked today (7 hour shift, yeesh) and also did the aerobic body shaping video, the arms video and the abs video. I was wondering how I was going to go about exercising when I'm working cuz I didn't like the idea of working 5-7 hours and then doing 45 mins-1.5 hours of working out on top of that. So I guess I'll work 3 days a week, do the sculpting/weight training videos the day that I work and the calorie blaster video on my days off. That's got to be burning a lot of calories doing all that I'm wondering if my goal (128) is really a good goal. I carry the weight I have well, and if I get smaller my boobs will get smaller as well (DONT want that!). I think maybe I will go by eye, and when my "extra" fat is gone, I will just stop there because I do NOT want to be bony.
Soy chips
Soy nuts
Nutrigrain bar
Soy nuts
Corn on the cob
Apple
Mixed nuts
Turkey sandwich
11 cups water
Total: 1197 calories
I worked today (7 hour shift, yeesh) and also did the aerobic body shaping video, the arms video and the abs video. I was wondering how I was going to go about exercising when I'm working cuz I didn't like the idea of working 5-7 hours and then doing 45 mins-1.5 hours of working out on top of that. So I guess I'll work 3 days a week, do the sculpting/weight training videos the day that I work and the calorie blaster video on my days off. That's got to be burning a lot of calories doing all that
I'm wondering if my goal (128) is really a good goal. I carry the weight I have well, and if I get smaller my boobs will get smaller as well (DONT want that!). I think maybe I will go by eye, and when my "extra" fat is gone, I will just stop there because I do NOT want to be bony.
Christina1
New member
You are doing very well. You have planned everything out nicely. Yo umight even want to try getting up early and exercising first thing in the day. Thats what works best for me, and it brings out the energy I need to make the day seem easier.
My goal is to get where you are now. I hope you make it to your goal and maybe I'll catch up with you one day! Keep up the good hard work!
Congrats on the new jobs!
My goal is to get where you are now. I hope you make it to your goal and maybe I'll catch up with you one day!
Keep up the good hard work! Congrats on the new jobs!
nysq
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Thanks Christina. Today is a day I really need encouragement.
Scrambled eggs
Junior mints
Nutrigrain bar
Peanuts
Mixed nuts
Graham cracker
Date filled cookie
Chicken pot pie
12 cups water
Total: 1512 calories
Ugh, what an annoying day. Still annoyed at my friend who I was supposed to hang out with last night, that didn't happen, and I didnt even get to talk to him to see why. Still haven't heard from him. Then another friend was supposed to call me tonight, still hasn't called. Probly won't call. First friend is getting bitched at, second is cut off. Annoying...I'm an emotional eater so I had insane cravings all day long today. The junior mints, date filled cookie and pot pie were me indulging my cravings pretty much. I'm only supposed to get 1400 calories (since I'm down to 140 or so) but I figured I could walk off the extra 100 calories. Well, my little sister took my radio that I walk with without telling me. And I practically die of boredom walking when I don't have it, so now I can't walk. So I'm stuck with 100 extra calories. WHY do people always say, "oh you dont need to go on a diet," when you say that you're on a diet??? Don't they realize that if you're on a diet, you personally think you need to be on one, and them saying you don't just makes you feel like everything you're doing is obsessive nitpicking? Like all the effort you are putting into it is stupid and not worth it because they want to be "nice" and say I don't need to be on a diet. Why can't they just be supportive and understanding and say something like, "well, that's good that you are trying to better yourself and good luck with that."???!!! When I am busting my ass trying to lose weight when I know I could stand to lose 10 pounds and I am putting A LOT of effort and stress into it, I don't want to hear that I don't need it and everything I'm doing isn't needed. Yes, I am in a bad mood. Ugh people getting on my nerves today....argh see this is what happens when I dip below 140 pounds...
Today is a day I really need encouragement.Scrambled eggs
Junior mints
Nutrigrain bar
Peanuts
Mixed nuts
Graham cracker
Date filled cookie
Chicken pot pie
12 cups water
Total: 1512 calories
Ugh, what an annoying day. Still annoyed at my friend who I was supposed to hang out with last night, that didn't happen, and I didnt even get to talk to him to see why. Still haven't heard from him. Then another friend was supposed to call me tonight, still hasn't called. Probly won't call. First friend is getting bitched at, second is cut off. Annoying...I'm an emotional eater so I had insane cravings all day long today. The junior mints, date filled cookie and pot pie were me indulging my cravings pretty much. I'm only supposed to get 1400 calories (since I'm down to 140 or so) but I figured I could walk off the extra 100 calories. Well, my little sister took my radio that I walk with without telling me. And I practically die of boredom walking when I don't have it, so now I can't walk. So I'm stuck with 100 extra calories. WHY do people always say, "oh you dont need to go on a diet," when you say that you're on a diet??? Don't they realize that if you're on a diet, you personally think you need to be on one, and them saying you don't just makes you feel like everything you're doing is obsessive nitpicking? Like all the effort you are putting into it is stupid and not worth it because they want to be "nice" and say I don't need to be on a diet. Why can't they just be supportive and understanding and say something like, "well, that's good that you are trying to better yourself and good luck with that."???!!! When I am busting my ass trying to lose weight when I know I could stand to lose 10 pounds and I am putting A LOT of effort and stress into it, I don't want to hear that I don't need it and everything I'm doing isn't needed. Yes, I am in a bad mood. Ugh people getting on my nerves today....argh see this is what happens when I dip below 140 pounds...
nysq
New member
Weigh day,
Today's weight: 142.4
Pounds lost this week: .4
Total pounds lost: 7.6
Not as much lost this week as I'd hoped, but I do feel good today that I didn't binge last night!
So I guess I will need to change up my strategy a little bit here. New strategy: not more than 1400 calories a day, NO sleeping in for 10 or 11 hours, do cardio workout 3x a week and sculpting workouts 3x a week. On my off day I will either go on a walk, or go skating at the park. And no more half-assed workouts...I'll have to faint before I tone it down any! (Well, not really, but you know what I mean )
ALSO: Only work day shifts, and bring snacks with me so I won't end up not eating for 5 hours and then eating 500 calories as soon as I get home. That cannot be good for a diet.
Today's weight: 142.4
Pounds lost this week: .4
Total pounds lost: 7.6
Not as much lost this week as I'd hoped, but I do feel good today that I didn't binge last night!
So I guess I will need to change up my strategy a little bit here. New strategy: not more than 1400 calories a day, NO sleeping in for 10 or 11 hours, do cardio workout 3x a week and sculpting workouts 3x a week. On my off day I will either go on a walk, or go skating at the park. And no more half-assed workouts...I'll have to faint before I tone it down any! (Well, not really, but you know what I mean
)ALSO: Only work day shifts, and bring snacks with me so I won't end up not eating for 5 hours and then eating 500 calories as soon as I get home. That cannot be good for a diet.
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nysq
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Nevermind...I wouldn't be able to maintain my sanity on a 1400 calorie a day diet. I'm just going to plan on getting around 1700 calories a day and continue with exercising and if I lose weight, great, if not, oh well at least I can be sure I didn't gain any. I broke down and pigged out today and wow....life feels really good right now. Everything is happy and wonderful........ahhhhhhhhh..........lol So I think I will continue to post once a week, not including what I've been eating and how I've been exercising, just if I've stayed around 1700 cals, and lost any weight, or any sizes.
So I think I will continue to post once a week, not including what I've been eating and how I've been exercising, just if I've stayed around 1700 cals, and lost any weight, or any sizes.4 pounds isn't bad! Congrats!
You're doing awesome
You're doing awesome
stoptheexcuses
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4 lbs is great! Good for you.. It takes me a month to lose 4 lbs at this point so be happy w/ that.
I think your cal goal is completely appropriate..your doing terrific..
I think your cal goal is completely appropriate..your doing terrific..