Ava's Attempt

Thanks T2! According to the scale this morning though, I am withing FIVE pounds of my first goal!!! I am so excited about it. 130 lbs. I wasn't even that low last summer. It is wonderful, though I have a feeling that some of it is just water weight and will shoot back up like usual but...for now I feel great.

I have lots to do today...I am the world's worst procrastinator. Eeeh, I am terrible with this.

Have a wonderful day everyone!
 
well done.... you will absolutely be at your goal by 9/1 - how exciting... :)
 
welcome back ava!!! Missed you!!! And congrats on losing weight while on vacation. Good for you.

My, my....five pounds from your first goal must feel incredible. You've done a superb job. Keep it up. You are giving yourself the best Christmas present you will get this year.
 
Thank you, mal and Scarlett. It does feel great....especially since when I got on the scale this morning it was at 128.5! I'm just so worried that my weight will go shooting back up at any second....but....it's under the 130 mark!!!!!! I haven't been under that in a long, long time. Ahhh!

I've been being so bad about keeping up with peoples' diaries. I feel bad, but I'm going to make up for it, I promise!
 
Wow! I really loved to hear you say that you were going to be so happy by December... and then changed it to say that you already are happy. Way to go! You deserve the new and improved body that you've worked so hard on. :)
 
Three and a half pounds to go???? WOW!!!!! You are doing so good. I really don't think it's going to take you until x-mas to get to your long term goal. You are really ahead of schedule. good for you!!!
 
Yay!!!! We're sisters together. So glad I'm on your team. It's going to be so much fun. Hope you're having a good day. Make it a Saucy Weekend, Sister!!!!
 
Thanks everyone! I have the craziest weight fluctuations. I just weighed myself and it has me at 127.5 lbs....which is weird. I usually weigh more at night. I don't understand what's really been going on. Since I got back from vacation...I have been exercising a lot less and eating a lot more...but I'm still losing? That doesn't make sense to me. I am sure it will be up there again by tomorrow...I just don't think I can really trust my scale. Yuck. I don't know. I hope that the rest of you are well.
 
Well I re-weighed this morning expecting the scale to be back up around 131 or so....but alas...it has fallen yet again. It now reads 126. Don't get me wrong, I am not exactly complaining...more so I am confused. It makes it hard to understand what really works as a diet. I have been doing everything wrong. I don't really understand my weight fluctuations yet....sorry to go on about it but I don't know. Confuses the heck out of me...
 
Man, why can't I have those kinds of scale problems? LOL!!!! Look, you've worked so hard for so long and it's paying off. And you are one pound away from goal. That is monumental!!!!! So happy for you!!!
 
I really need to start counting my calories again.....I go in spurts and well I need to now. And my water intake. I haven't been losing REAL weight....more just maintaining.

So I will just keep coming back and editing this post throughout the day as I eat.

Breakfast: Banana = 100 Calories And a glass of water.

2 more glasses of water before lunch...

I have lunch planned as well: Lean Cuisine Roasted Garlic Chicken Pizza = 290 Calories.

2 more glasses of water before dinner...

Let's see if I can plan dinner right now...hmmm: Another Lean Cuisine at 350 Calories. And a glass of water.

So that's about 740 Calories...I will be able to have a few healthy snacks. I will edit those in once I figure out what they are!


The thing is when I count my calories, I get really obsessive of it. Eeh. But I guess that is better than letting anything go...right? I have been kind of naughty lately...but really trying. My friends all go get McDonalds or Taco Bell or something at 1 in the morning...and I will tell you that it kills me to watch them be so skinny and shove that stuff down. I'm so jealous! But though I don't give into the fast food, for the past week or so I've been giving into a midnight snack...naughty me. My not drinking water has resulted in me now feeling bloated. (I've been drinking Diet Coke...go figure.) Also I am sure that eating salty foods and lots of carbs have not been a help...pretzels and bagels and ahhh. I need to really get back on track and get some motivation back....I've come too far now to let it shake me.

Sorry for my rant!

Edit: Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich = 150 Calories

Total = 890 Calories
 
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and I will tell you that it kills me to watch them be so skinny and shove that stuff down. I'm so jealous!
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Don't be!! As y'all get older that kind of eating is going to catch up with them, but you'll be ahead of the game because you will have already taught yourself healthy eating habits. It all works out in the long run, sweetie!!!

you're still going great. Did you move your goal?
 
Nope. I made it shorter...for the time being. Haha, I just didn't want to get frustrated looking at the ticker and seeing that I still had a ways to go. I figured that if I start with a higher goal and make it smaller as I progress, I will be more motivated thinking...oh...only a few more pounds till my goal. And then when I get to my end goal, it will be such a relief seeing how far that I have come.


Kind of psychological junk. Heh.


That is a good way to think though. They all just must have super high metabolisms because seriously....they eat bacon cheeseburgers and chicken nuggets...and then later will want taco bell and then after that, some ice cream...and they drink soda after soda and they are still SO thin..haha. I guess you are right though, it is a good thing that I am learning now, I guess. Woe is me for not being blessed with a high metabolism. Boo. Oh well, I'll take what I got.
 
Hey, Saucy Sister! Hope you're having a good day. Think of all their arteries hardening and all the plaque filling up in them from all the salt in that food. That may make you feel better. Oh, yes and then there is the heart disease they will face later in life......
 
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Hey, Saucy Sister! Hope you're having a good day. Think of all their arteries hardening and all the plaque filling up in them from all the salt in that food. That may make you feel better. Oh, yes and then there is the heart disease they will face later in life......
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LOL isn't that the truth!! You're doing great, Ana!!

You probably kept losing because you're body thought you were done starving yourself (not that I'm saying you are) and released some of the weight expecting you to keep up the calorie intake so it wouldn't have to hoard it. (At least that's what I've been reading lately)

Keep up the great job!!
 
Hey, Manaloa! Thanks for that. That does make sense.

On a different note, my motivation is gone. I mean I still want to lose the weight, but my will to do so has crashed and burned. I'm thinking that I'm going to start gaining the weight back soon if I keep down this road. The thing is, I am making good choices for meals...but then I keep snacking! Ugh, so frustrating..:( I'm going to try for the next few days to just force myself to stick to 1,200 calories and do my running and NOT snack. When I am around other people I tend to justify my snacking with..."Oh....well they are doing it..."

Yikes.
 
avajayne - you are SO close to your goal, and you are doing an awesome job! Just realise that their snacking shouldn't reflect on you, you're making good meal choices for a reason!

Stick to your guns girl!!
 
You can do it!! Whenever you want to snack make yourself drink a bottle of water first. That usually gets me by. By the time I'm done with it, I've forgotten about the craving. LOL
 
I know it's frustrating at times. But you've worked too hard to turn back now. At your low weight and with so little left to lose it may take some time. Just be patient and know that it will come.

Hope you have a great weekend.
 
Thanks everyone...you are SO right. I just needed some reorganization in my life...and I got it. This is what I've done, I deep cleaned my room today. Found papers and stuff from...10 YEARS ago. Talk about a pack rat. I just need to take time for myself....

This is where my great idea came into play....

I have decided....not to look at my scale...for a MONTH. One month. My only exception will be for the final weigh in with my Saucy Sisters. In the beginning, the scale kept me motivated...now that I am not losing weight as fast, it makes me anxious. I am going to try to keep on track and go by how I feel. Work hard and do what I need to. After all, it is really all about the number at all, it's about how I feel. I need to start taking control of that, right? It's going to be hard...SO hard...but I can do it.
 
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