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Good question about the strengths & weaknesses. For me, I would say that when I get into something, I give it my all in terms of effort and determination, the only difference this time is that I am actually applying it to myself and working on 'me' which I have been doing since I started this process. Weaknesses... well that's what got me to being where I was at my lowest point and highest weight. But I have worked on that. Now I struggle with the fact that everyday, people are commenting on my appearance, but often I look into the mirror, and see the old me. So I have to work on that, because the scale, measurements, and photos do not lie! I still have a lot of weight to lose, but not compared to when I started.
 
just got up

i like the question about strengths and weaknesses

weaknesses - if i drink i pig out. ipig out if im feeling low i dont have strong will power with food in the house so i don't buy it.

strenghts - i don't eat heaps so cutting down isn't a biggie. i have decent stamina for walking. the weather is great here now so i have more motivation for exercise
 
Hi all,

Kino, I have been doing 30 day shred on and off for only about a month but I really like it too! It's great for toning and not boring.

1 of my motivations is that I'm going on holiday in mid november and I want to look ok in my swimsuit on the beach! My boyfriend is quite athletic too so I always look so not toned next to him.

Kino you also actually made me think that I'd like to be at my goal weight by my graduation next year! I have heaps of dresses already (I'm a shopaholic) but it would be nice to buy 1 that looks great.

Here's my strengths and weaknesses (good idea Beckie)

Strengths:
- I really love to exercise (particularly dancing and running)
- I am also competitive so will work very hard when I'm in competition
- I'm really good at motivating myself when there's rewards involved
- I like lots of healthy foods so don't find it hard to eat these and also prefer to drink water over juice or soda

Weaknesses:
- Chocolate! I am addicted
- I eat when I'm bored or stressed even when I'm not hungry and I usually eat everything on my plate which leads to overeating
- When I'm busy or stressed I usually flag exercise and don't eat that great
- If other people are eating unhealthy things that I like I ALWAYS want some too
- I'm not that great at motivating myself to go to the gym - which is stupid because I always feel fab afterwards!
 
Cheiri,

I LOVE vanilla soy milk. I think I like it more than the chocolate kind. But it definitely depends on the brand of it as well..some are better than others!!

And for my graduation...I've actually picked out a dress that may still be attainable where I live eight months from now. It's red (I'd probably go for another color though) and it's long/floor length and it's not form fitting as such as it's silky and kind of straight and flowy. If I manage to find out how to post pictures, I'll post one! It's definitely a dress you need to be slim for!! :)

Caro22,

I'm glad I helped you think of a goal :) Where will you be graduating from? I'll be graduating from a Bachelor of Social Work program.

beckie139,

Great suggestion about our strengths and weaknesses!! Here I go!!

Strength:
I do have times when I can be very determined to reach a goal.
I enjoy exercising
I do like healthy food..often more than junk food but if tempted, I go to the dark side quite easily haha

Weaknesses
I love chips, cheesies, pasta, fried food, fries, chocolate etc etc and I often don't have the will to say 'no thanks' when offered.
I give up on myself sometimes, saying things like 'oh I can start again tomorrow' 'one more can't hurt!' and I convince and enable myself!!
If I fall out of a routine, it takes me a while to get back into the routine! Like exercising.

BUT I am getting better at all of these things!!

I had SUCH A GREAT NIGHT last night!!! I'm so proud of myself. I was helping my family with some things yesterday and we all decided to go out afterwards for something to eat. So immediately the internal struggle happened *oh god, I want to eat bad...but yesterday was my treat day...oh but maybe just having fries wont hurt...but remember how good you feel when you eat healthy!...well maybe I can have treat weekends instead...but what about your team...YOU ALWAYS GIVE UP!! and so on*

I'm happy to report that for the first time in a LONG time....I ordered pan fried cod, baked potato and veggies!!!! :-D While everyone else at my table ordered fries! Now, I wont lie...I did pick at my boyfriends fries but still!!

yay!!! Victory is sooo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope everyone else had a great Saturday!
 
Kino: Awesome job! :D I know that must have been tough.

Yesterday, I went to a baseball game, and I'm sure you all know healthy options are pretty much non-existant at sports venues. There was a stand that sold "fancy" nachos (with choices of meat and toppings, instead of just cheese sauce), so what I did was get nachos with chicken, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes...and it essentially was a taco salad. Still not the healthiest, but better than everything else available. I did eat the rest of the pizza that my mom had (it was like 3 bites, though...very little). I just hate to waste food, which could be another issue of mine, lol.

So far today, I had a bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios with a sliced banana, and later a granola bar. As for exercise, I've been switching between DDR and random OnDemand videos.

Good day, all. :)
 
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beckie, I love your ticker!! I might see if I can find a halloween themed one for our group too :-D

and great job on the nacho's!! Like you said, it may not have been the healthiest but the main thing was that you took something that was very unhealthy and modified it to make it healthier!!! It's steps like that, that will get us through this!

Going to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs tonight! Hoping it's good :)
 
exhausted

today.

Not enough sleep last night and i slightly over did the exercise last week. I have to watch how much exercise i do because i have cfs and it can make things worse.

I went for a slowish 25min walk today just to get out into the sun.

I'm still eating pretty well so thats good.

I'm having a day off exercise tomorrow and going to bed early tonight.

I'm down nearly .5kg since last week.

Looking forward to the next .5kgms.
 
Start weight Sept. 18 225lbs
Week 1 Sept. 25 ______
Week 2 Oct. 02______
Week 3 Oct. 09 _____
Week 4 Oct. 16 ______
Week 5 Oct. 23 _____
Week 6 Oct. 30 _____

Personal Goal :140
Actual Loss:
Percentage loss :
 
I'm so frustrated! I tried updating my ticker but now it's saying that it's more than 250 characters long and it's not :( I cannot get it to work! Anyone else have this problem??
 
My day yesterday was not the greatest.

It started off well as I went to the gym and burnt 600 cals and had a sauna after and I felt fab. I also did atleast an hr of walking. (I live about half an hr from town so always walk there).

I was intending to do some more exercise at the end of the day but I ended up going to my boyfriend's place and that didn't happen.


Also ate:

Little bit of scrambled egg made with trim milk and wholegrain toast
A pear
A tuna salad sandwich
A potato with cheese sauce (made from flour, milk, butter, cheese)
Spaghetti bollagnese
And I'm not going to lie - I did have a few pieces of toblerone choc.

So it started off well but ended up bad and I felt really guilty last night.

At the moment I have chosen not to count calories and instead just watch what I eat but this might change if I do not lose much on fri!
 
Welcome to the team, Angelicasassy!

Italiana_Lady, I don't see why not! But just to be sure, why don't you PM Korrie?

Aww, Cazza, I'm sorry you're feeling down and guilty. But really, it sounds like you did well that day! Even if you think your eating wasn't top-notch, you still exercised a ton that day. You have to remember to be careful not to burn yourself out. 600 calories is a crapload to burn - you should be so proud! Keep up the good work, love. :)

Ugh, I have been up for 26 and a half hours straight. Not really hungry... but I have no energy. I think I need to sleep now.
 
update

I'm down 400gms this week since last friday. I'm happy. It's a small loss but a loss.

Feeling a bit icky today so I'm having a day off exercise.

My goodness up for 26 hours straight. I would be a complete zombie
 
Hey all! Hope everyone's doing well and working toward their goals!

I have been doing okay, I guess. Friday is my free day, but this past Friday, I didn't really eat anything bad. Saturday I went to the fair, did a lot of walking, but came home and pigged out. I also pigged out all day Sunday. I think, for the weekends at least, I'm going to have to pre-plan what I'm going to eat. I have a tendency to take my "free day" and turn it into two or three "free days". Any suggestions?

Other than that, I have been doing well. I actually have been eating well (trying, anyway) and exercising for the past few months, but my binge eating always reverses my progress, so I have been gaining/losing the same 5-10 pounds. I really like walking/jogging, so exercise is not an issue... it's just the eating!!

Anyway, I hope everyone has a great Tuesday!!
 
ltbustle said:
Other than that, I have been doing well. I actually have been eating well (trying, anyway) and exercising for the past few months, but my binge eating always reverses my progress, so I have been gaining/losing the same 5-10 pounds. I really like walking/jogging, so exercise is not an issue... it's just the eating!
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I completely sympathize. It's like a never ending cycle where I gain and lose the same weight and then I'll go through a period where I don't even try to lose which means I gain so much and then I gain and lose weight in that area. For example, I used to be 175 (gain and lose same 5 lbs) then I went up to 185 (gain and lose same 5 lbs) and now I'm up to 194 and I'm gaining and losing the same 5. uuuuggghhh

Hoping this time is going to be different though of course! :)
 
I totally sympathise with you ibustle! Weekends are a shocker for me too. I try and now stick to the free meal thing instead of the free day. I usually have a free meal twice or three times a week. This way you can just put whatever you're going to eat on a plate and restrict yourself to this so you don't have the freedom to pig out all day. I don't go to the gym i the weekends but I try and do lots of walking and I usually do windsor pilates on a sunday.

AFM I did good yesterday if you don't count the chocolate!

I had
Rice bubbles (krispies) and berry yoghurt
Wholegrain bagel with guacamole
A handful of crackers
Beef fajitas for dinner

And did plenty of ex and drank over 2.25L of water. Hope everyone has a good day today/tomorrow!
 
kino: ugh, your struggle is all too familiar. i go through those periods, too, when i'm not only NOT trying to lose weight, but you'd think i'm actually TRYING to gain by the way i eat. i guess i say to myself "well, it's not gonna hurt if i just stuff myself ONE MORE DAY, and then i'll get back on the horse"... but that "one more day" turns into one more week, and a month later, when i force myself onto the scales, i realize that i've gained 7 lbs!! then it's back to diet/exercise for a month, and i lose it again. i've been hovering between 158-172 for the past year and a half, and i'm so sick of it. the "all or nothing" approach needs to go...

caro: i like your suggestion about the free meals. maybe that will help. i usually feel so guilty after eating "bad" food that i just keep eating badly the next day, too. maybe if i restrict it to 2 meals per week, i can cut out the guilt and not allow myself to stuff my face ALL DAY LONG!!

everyone have a grrrrrreat wednesday!!!!
 
Hi, everybody!
I'm a bit late, but...Happy Autumnal Equinox, the day when day and night are equal! Today is a good day to find balance and sort out priorities in your life. :)

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I understand what you mean about the up and down 5lbs...a few months to a year ago, I was at 205 (down from 215, which I'd somehow gained over that last summer). I'd go up and down from 205 to 200 and back. At some point, I just gave up (I'm thinking just a bad emotional state, plus I developed an addiction to Oreo Cakesters...lol...and after looking back at what I allowed it all to do to me...I'm now literally sickened/disgusted by the thought of them). Kinda weird, huh...anyway, now I'm at 230, which is very shameful, considering the somewhat short span of time in which I gained that much weight. This time, I'm not letting myself give in...even if I "screw up" and feel guilty I'm going to accept that it has happened and move on. There are many things that I want to do and be that my weight is hindering, and I do not want to let it do so anymore. D8<

You know...the fundamentals of weight loss is easy. The actual, physical weight loss is so easy. What makes it hard is the negative emotional, mental, and maybe even spiritual weight holding me/you/us down. (I'm sure you all know that, though.) I want to get past it...already. @_@

Yup...

Eating has been alright the past few days. I did eat a bag of popcorn, but I'm not feeling too bad about it. I think I've made up for it in exercise...I'm "guesstimating" that so far I've burned about 1700-1900 calories so far, and I still have the rest of the week!

Keep up your hard work everyone!:biggrinjester:
 
This week has been rough. It's my first week really INTO school and I'm going through some stuff on top of that and I've been trying SO HARD not to give in and eat junk and I haven't but I'm really struggling. I try to keep holding on to the fact that I haven't given up yet!

It feels like I have zero time to exercise but I really need to sit down and think about when I can get some solid exercising in. It doesn't have to be a looong time, but even 20-40 minutes a day will be helpful!

Anyway just venting, I hope everyone else had a good day :)
 
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