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navygrl

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I am a new girl to this program and have high hopes! (not sure if that is good or bad). here is my info

CW: 137
GW: 125
Height: 5'3
Age/Sex:21/f

here is my problem...everyone morning I wake up uspet about how bad I ate the day before and how disappointed I am with myself. Then i get myself all motivated to do well and get pumped to lose weight! So, I go to work where I sit at a desk and type and answer phones for 8 hours (very very boring) with the knowledge that there is a ton of food/candy right around the corner in the staff lounge. I am sure you can guess what happens during the day... I am very very very hard on myself and cant stand to see myself give in to food for no good reason and yet I do it again and again.
My average weight has been about 130 and I was 125 in January but then gained a lot of weight very quickly...(in 2 months I jumped 10 pounds). I think there is something very wrong with my mentality! I need some major help!
 
First off, do not dwell over the bad food you ate the day before. There is nothing you can do about it but only move forward and get back on track.

Are you able to pre-cook your meals for a 3 day period. In other words, can you cook on sun for mon-wed and wed for thur-sat?

This will help you bigtime with helping you steer clear of cheating as you will have the food already prepared and readily avaialble when it's time to eat.
 
I am able to do that. I do bring lunches to work that are always healthy and can usual last for a while without breaking down to some sort of sweet in the lounge but then all it takes is one moment to screw it up. RIght now I am lucky because I am back home for the summer and my mom always makes very healthy dinners. I dont know...

The other problem is the actual build of my body. Well, its not a big problem but its definitely not the "skinny" type. I have a very athletic build and put on muscle very quickly when I being to do weights (even though I always do low weight high reps.) I am just bigger it feels and that really demotivates me.

sigh...
 
For some reason I think the problem lies within your diet. Can you post what a typical day of dieting looks like for you?
 
you are absolutley right that the problem is in my diet! =) I love chocolate! I crave it and know that once the seal i broken, I have a very hard time stopping. Like when there is a big bag or m&m's in the kitchen or something..

Here is my average day: (very sad)

Breakfast: eggs if I have time. usually yogurt, coffee. nothing much lately. sometimes fruit too.

Lunch: Sandwich-turkey or RB or Ham, tomatoes, mayo, lettuce. fruit

DInner: Salad with lots of veggies and fruit, fish/chicken.

THORUGHOUT THE DAY: I have the little candies that sit at the front desk with me (for the clients), m&m's if they are out, preztels, triscuits, nuts. ALways some sort of chocolate. ANd whatever else that looks appealing that I know i shouldn't have. I have a very hard time stopping myself.

Also, my portion control is not too good. I eat way too fast. What can I say? I am just full of problems!
 
Now I've learnt this myself off here, so someone please shout at me if I'm wrong!

You need to work out your required resting calorie intake - ie how much you need to take in just to maintain your weight - then knock off 500 and you should lose about 1lb a week.

Also, smaller meals, more frequently is good - say 5 little meals a day rather than breakfast + 2 larger ones.

Breakfast though is important - get lots of stuff then!

Also, try eating some cottage cheese or something about 1/2 hr before bed - it will raise your metabolism as you sleep (otherwise your body shuts down) and this actually helps you lose weight.

You're in the right place anyway - take a look at the jungleb's photos in the photo section - how well he's done - so no reason why you cant with a little bit of help from everyone here :D
 
thanks chris. I appreciate the info. DOes that cottage thing really work? bc I could definitely do that! i have started a journal so hopefully I can take a better look at what I am really doing...thanks again!
 
you're not eating often enough. 5-6 meals a day, not 3. eating properly, more often, will both boost your metabolism as well as curb your appetite by stabilizing blood sugar levels and giving you a real sense of fullness.

use stuff like crystal light to get your sweets fix...or fruit, especially berries since they're ripe this time of year.
 
Has your diet changed in a way that you would expect to gain weight? You are not at an age where your metabolism would be slowing, however there is a medical condition that could cause the jump in weight, but it is usually accompanied by other symptoms as well.

I also wonder if you could be binge eating when you cave on your diet plan and decide to "start tomorrow" . Attempting to "diet" may result in weight gain. What do you do for exercise?

Missy
 
missyv said:
Has your diet changed in a way that you would expect to gain weight? You are not at an age where your metabolism would be slowing, however there is a medical condition that could cause the jump in weight, but it is usually accompanied by other symptoms as well.

I also wonder if you could be binge eating when you cave on your diet plan and decide to "start tomorrow" . Attempting to "diet" may result in weight gain. What do you do for exercise?

Missy
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I definitely binge eat when i break. I eat so fast and so much because I know if I stop to realize what's going on, I would freak out, SO instead I just eat eat eat and freak out the next day. I also do another bad thing which is where if I start the day off great then have one bad thing I will be terrible the rest of the day, as if I just blew it or something. The funny thing is that I realize all of these things and do it all anyways. That is what I hate the most! It makes me feel weak bc I cant hold strong when I believe that in every other way I am a mentally and phsically strong woman...i dono. sounds nuts I am sure!
 
Don't be negative, you are taking an important first step! FYI I am in your current situation (same height/weight), but I am a 'little' older than you. I have actually been reading this board for awhile before I started posting, but there is alot of good info here. I do have to agree with the above people about eating. I was running and running and the weight wasn't going anywhere...then I changed the way I ate and that was the 'missing piece'. It was crazy...oh and since you seem to be built like me, you should know that your actual weight might not change that much, but you will be smaller. So, take your measurements, because you might not get the positive reinforcement you need from watching the scale go down...but you can watch the inches change instead as you get stronger and leaner. (I whined on a board earlier about my weight...because I wanted to be 120 like 'all the other girls' but I didn't realize that it's not possible for everyone...especially us muscular girls.) I am trying to get my nerve to post before and after pics...check out that section for real motivation!
 
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