Kate's diary A New Beginning

blueskies

blueskies

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So, I have decided that I want to make a long term plan to lose weight. I am hoping these forums provide support and motivation since those seem to be the things that have held me back in the past.

I am currently at 187 and have a goal weight of 135. However I am setting a smaller goal first of 27 pounds to get me to 160. I also want to build muscle and get in overall good shape. For me that means I need to work on flexibility by doing yoga, strength by doing weight training and of course the dreaded aerobics. As for my diet, I plan on keeping a daily food diary and learning more about what a healthy diet for me would be.

My timeframe for the first 27 lbs is apx. 3 months for my birthday on Dec. 10th....At that point I will revaluate where I am at and set another date for the remaining pounds.

It kind of depresses me even looking at that because it will be so many months before I get close to where I want to be, but at the same time I really want to do this in a way that is healthy and long lasting. I plan on changing my lifestyle not just trying to get a quick fix.

I also want to start drinking the correct amount of water each day and will keep track of that as well as my exercise plan in this forum. I think the biggest road blocks for me are a terribly bad body image and the tendency to give up. If anyone has suggestions on how to keep those at bay please let me know.

Wish me luck!
 
Hi Kate, glad to see you started a diary. You have to stay strong, even if you have a mishap. Dont let it conquer you. It is your time to do what you want for YOU. ANd only you can do it! Just drink alot of water, get that exercise in, and watch those calories, carbs, fats, whatever you have decided was best for you.
 
Hey girl, welcome and good luck. It's always great to have a new face, especially in the diary section! I know what you mean by the long period of time before you get where you want to be, but it will fly by. You'd rather it be a long period of time before you're looking fit and healthy, than it being a long period of time before you look the same way you do now (not saying you don't look good lol but i'm sure you know what i mean). Anyway! Good luck and if we can ever help with anything don't hesitate to ask...the people are great here!
 
Cristina -- thanks for the encouragement. You are so right. I am doing this for myself and no one else and actually this is a great time in my life to be doing this.

Coastergirl -- Thanks for your reply. You are also so right. I have to be patient with the process otherwise 3 months from now I'll be right where I am today.

So, I've decided to use the change one diet to work on the eating portion of my plan. Basically all I have to do this week is make sure I eat breakfast and keep that at 300 calories or under. I'm vegetarian so I need to work on getting more protein into my diet so for the time being I'm going to keep breakfast the same everyday..I'll add in other choices after I am successful with this first change. I'm going to have half a glass of soymilk with kashi's high protein/fiber cereal and one half of an apple for breakfast everyday.

Instead of keeping track of everything I eat I'm going to keep track of whether I have followed that plan. Otherwise it is too overwhelming for me. By week three I think they cover breakfast, lunch and dinner anyway.

As for exercise today -- well not so great. I only got my 1/2 hour yoga tape in. However I did drink around 70 ounces of water today so that was a huge improvement. I tend to lose my battle with eating at night so at some point I need to implement a "don't eat after _o'clock" rule, but I want to really focus on getting back into exercising this week. Once I start I love it, but if I stop for too long I have a terrible time beginning again.

My promise to myself for tomorrow is to drink at least 60 ounces of water, do 45 minutes cardio, 30 minutes yoga, and eat that breakfast. Actually I am going to use one of their suggestions to speed up my plan by eating breakfast for lunch also. Ok that is all for today --I've been reading a lot of other people's diarys on this site and I must say you all give me hope. Congratulations on all of your success
 
awsome plan! just keep posting, I found for me it helps keep me on track for the most part.
"don't eat after _o'clock" rule~ I think I'll start that too.... I hate eating so late sometimes, I think it messes me up with my sleeping, or lack there-of!
 
Welcome fellow vegetarian

Welcome Kate,

We seem to have a lot in common vegetarian - exercise - trying to get the protien in - having a hard time with how long it will take to reach our goals in a healthy way. The way I keep myself encouraged is to tell my self that the program I have designed for myself will make me a healthier person And some day I will get to my goal. I think back on how I had done good for like three months then get of track and gain half the weight I lost back, and think if I had kept things up, I would be at my goal weight right now. I am hoping that will be enough to keep my on track. As far as the protien, If I feel like I am not getting enough, I have a protien shake, I found one at GNC that has 25g of protien per 100 cals. Your breakfast plan looks great. I think your plan is great too. changing one thing at a time seems like it will be very effective and do-able. good luck with the cardio today, I know once you start you will realize how good you feel and want to continue. Keep up the good work :)

Take care,

Julie
 
Hey Blue Skies..nice to see that you have started your diary....but can I ask how tall and old you are?
As for your water intake...I have a 24 oz Eddie Baur bottle that I take with me for my walk to curves.....At every red light I give it a chug.....By the time I make it home it is all gone!......I fill it back up get on this forum and drink it while I am posting..by the time I am finnished ...it is gone..that is 48oz....and it is not even noon yet!

And remember get at LEAST three 30 minutes of exercising a week.....( At your target heart rate)...
As for bad body image....Ohhh girl.....we will be kicking that to the curve!...I am a true believer that it is not your size that makes one beautiful and sexy..it is confidence!!!....And getting those images of perfecttionism Out of our heads.....Because there is only ONE person who is "perfect"...and he doesnt care what we look like.....
 
christina -- yeah I've decided to implement it NOW! I'm such a night person so it is hard for me, but I'm going to start off with nothing after 8 o'clock and move it up when I feel more comfortable with the idea. I've been able to do it for the last two days, I think mainly because of the eating breakfast thing.

Julieann -- We do have a lot in common. Do you happen to know how much protein we are supposed to get a day? I always get so confused when I try to find out anything about nutrition. First I want to include protein in all of my meals and next I am going to add fiber. I like the change one diet...I always sabatoge myself by trying to do everything at once and then completely reverting to my old way of life. I was thinking about trying whey protein, but I'm not even sure if I need it or if that would even be a good thing --again, the confusion. You are absolutely right about once I start I'll remember how good it felt --in fact today, when I had no desire to do my exercise I thought about what you said, got up and did it and now I feel great. Thanks for that.

KCruz -- I'm 5'7 and just hit the big 30....Why? Do you think my plan is a little two ambitious...let me know if you do, because I don't want to sabotage myself. I'm thinking I'll probably lose a bunch of water weight early on and then I'm hoping for the two lbs a week thing, but I really have no idea...I definately want my goal to be doable. Also, how do I figure out my target heart rate? I'm one of those people who thinks if I sweat I'm okay, but I would love something a little more scientific to track my progress. I also agree with you about what makes people beautiful...it's strange --I can no longer look at anyone and not see them as beautiful..everyone really is, but when it comes to myself, well, I just crush myself about my weight. I think part of it comes from having lost weight before and how different everyone treated me. One semi friend (no longer) even had the gall to tell me that she didn't understand why her friend was friends with me when I was SO fat. Now it's like I hear people's judgements in my head...It's something I have to work on because I love everything else about myself.

Okay, on to the diary...well, I missed yesterday...I did the breakfast thing fine. I wanted something warm so both days I had 1/2 cup oatmeal --150 cal-- with 1 cup of unsweetned soy milk (which taste sooooo good, almost like cream) -- 80 cal -- and about 1/4 of a large apple --?? cal--

This actually helped me a lot throughout the day. I wasn't as hungry and had more energy. Funny, I'm never hungry in the morning..but they say you need to retrain yourself...I guess if you eat a lot at night, it's still in your system in the morning.

As for exercise..yesterday --zero, zip---but today I started (always the hardest part for me). I did a 45 minute tape of kundalini yoga -- probably around a 10 minute warm up and then 35 minutes of hard core exercise --

You know, I can already feel the effects of this forum on my decisions. I think to myself, do I really want to get on here and tell everyone how I ate 3 handfuls of potato chips -- of course the answer is no, so I don't do it. I really want this...for my health and for my self. I want to feel strong.
 
neve feel guilty about what you have eaten. Whatever it is, we will tell you awesome, or we might say HEY! WATCH IT! LOL maybe not like that but you catch me...
We all slip up and eat something we shouldnt. Like me and y chocolat things, or every once in agreat while I go back to bing-ing. But I reord it in my diary to get it out of my system. I dont want to "hide" anything cause it would make it too easy and I would do it ALL THE TIME!

It's one day at a time here. Just because you make one mistake, doent mean you have to give up... We are only human, we are allowed to make mistakes, slip ups, what have you....

The forum helps keep me in line, better than I would myself without it... ;)

Good for you with that exercise tape!
Dont you feel great after having done so?
 
The reason I asked about your height is because You said you weigh 184....I am 5'5 and when I weighed 172...I looked healthy and was in great shape....Your 5'11....thats on the tall side....and If you were to get down to 135..you would be REALLY skinny....My sister is 5'5 weighs 150 something...and has an awesome body!!!
But we all have our certain goals...
I would go in 5 lbs weight lose goals at a time....so that it is not so overwhelming.....
And Darlin, You dont want to be friends with somebody who base friendship on some ones SIZE....people lose alot of great friends that way.....I have always been the " big" girl in all my circle of friends....And NO ONE ever made me feel bad about it or talked bad about me.....I have a question..how did your parents and siblings feel about weight?...What about your husband?.......People can have great self esteem and poor body image Or Low self esteem and great body image.......you WILL have both!..I promise!
 
Christina -- You are so encouraging! I really have to work on not giving up because I always have a problem with giving up just because I made a mistake...or two...or three. I think this forum is already helping me a lot. I guess I hold this problem so close to me that I don't feel comfortable talking about it with anyone. Of course all my friends are in good shape, so that doesn't help!

kccruz --I wish I was 5'11, but I'm 5'7 and I DON't look good right now. I no longer fit into any of the clothes that i could wear last year and my stomach has gotten huge...ugh! But I do think 135 may be pushing it. I was 26 the last time I was that weight and I was not toned. So with muscle (which I hope to build) that weight would probaby be too low. I'll shoot for 160 first -- that is what I was last year at this time and then reevaluate. As for how my family has felt about my weight --well, no husband so no problem there..I just broke up with my boyfriend of 6 years and he actually never cared what I weighed...My brother used to torment me about it when I was younger, and my mom, although not mean, is one of those people who constantly "notices" what I eat.

Okay so far I have eaten my kashi, soy milk and half apple along with two viactiv multivitamins for a total of 323 calories --the vitamins are 40 cals total, but I can't take those big honkin horse pills so I have to have the chewable kind. I just found the website fitday.com due to someone's post on here and I LOVE it. I have always had a hard time figuring out my nutrition goals and the site makes it so simple. Goals for the rest of the day -- cardio tape and pilates for toning as well as water water water!
 
hello Kate,

Great job with the exercise! as far as the protien, I read somewhere that unless your a body builder you only need half your weight in grams of protien. So about 93-94 grams for you.

Hey I just turned 30 on the sixth. I am noticing that my stomach is starting to become a problem. It used to be the easyist body part for me to keep in shape. Not so anymore.
for fiber you might want to try fiber one it has 14g and only 60 cals per serving and tastes great w/ the soy milk i usually have two svgs W/ unsweetend soy milk and sometimes some splenda for a 200 cal breakfast that sticks w/ me. Oatbran and quaker weight control oatmeal are great for fiber and protien. of course w/ your plan you could add something else w/ your breakfast. the plan i have made for myself is to eat an average of 200 cal every two hours. Just thought id throw these choices in there in case your looking for some variety.
I looks like you are on the right track!

keep up the good work :)

Julie
 
Julie -- Thanks for the advice. Yeah, 30 is a killer -- actually it has become motivation for me now. We will have to share good healthy veg recipies. I haven't cooked in awhile but want to start again -- love love love Indian food and soup! Luckily soup tends to be on the healthy side -- Indian food, well I guess I'll have to cut down on that now.

Diary --
So I haven't exercised yet. It's late and I am doubting I will do it. Sometimes it is so easy for me but sometimes I'm just so lazy. I did take 2 30 min walks today so at least some activity.

As for food, I did really good today. Ate my kashi breakfast, had a good lunch and dinner. I have to add on some calories (what a wonderful problem!). I only made it to the 900's today and want to make sure I keep this healthy. Drank all my water -- 60 oz and am going to add 10 more ounces tomorrow. Haven't broke the 8'oclock rule today either --all in all pretty good --food intake good, water good, rule good, exercise I have to work on.

I'm still in love with fitday.com. It makes me accountable, plus the charts are great. I couldn't understand how I gained so much weight this year, but now really looking at the portion sizes makes me see that I was eating for two people instead of one. My iron intake is really low so I'm going to try to add more green and leafy things in tommorrow -- I read somewhere today that when you exercise you deplete your iron stores so if you exercise you need more then the daily recommended amount.

Okay, I think that is it for tonight. If I happen to exercise tonight I'll post it, but I kinda doubt that will happen. Very Lazy today...oh well, tomorrow is another day.
 
Ohhhh I can't believe it. I somehow got myself up and did my 30 minutes of pilates (on the ball -- pilates --great tape) and my hour of kundalini yoga and boy did I sweat. So I'm ending this day on a good note. I should try to exercise earlier though -- that way I won't spend the whole day thinking about it.
 
hi Kate,

Great job w/ the exercise! I love indian food as well. I just try to stay away from the creamy stuff. If i am remembering the name right, the marsala is pretty healthy as well as the lentils. I love the naan bread but try to stay away from it. If temptation gets the best of me i try to just have one bite. I would love to trade some recipes w/ you.
Here's one that's quick and easy

I also love mexican food so this is how i get my fix

Black beans add cumin and salsa to taste Warm in microwave or on stove.

grill fav vegies w/ pam i use red, yellow, orange peppers squash asparagus & shredded carrots. I use all or some depeding on what i have. If you like onions you would probably want to add those too. I do not like them. I sometimes buy the vegies allready cut to make it quicker.

Joesephs low carb tortillas made w/ oatbran and whole wheat. ( I do not beleive in the low carb diet but these tortillas are very good and have a lot of fiber and protien and only 70 cal)

I grill the tortilla w/ pam as well. Then just throw everything together.

I hope you like it!

Julie
 
Julie -- Thanks so much..I'll try them this week and let you know how it goes. I'll also look through some of my recipes and post on here when I find some good ones.

Diary --Well yesterday was not the greatest. I am taking Saturdays as a day off from exercising because I've found that I feel week if I don't take at least one day of rest, so exercise wasn't a problem. I went out to eat and could not help myself --ordered fries -- Iwanted soup, but it wasn't vegetarian. Still came in close to my target calories, but not great on nutrition.

Today however, was much better. I biked for two hours and ate good all day. I'm still having trouble reaching 1200 calories. I feel like I'm eating so much now that I have switched to a healthier diet and I'm just not hungry enough. I was at 900 calories today. Protein is still way too low so maybe adding in some protein powder to my diet will up the calories.

Anyway I feel great and this is the first time I have ever allowed myself patience with the process. I'm optimistic about all of this!

Tomorrow I have my next change -- I think it is lunch so I'll be reading that tonight and also log on here what my lunch is.
 
This morning was good. Had oatmeal with soy milk and half an apple. I added in 1 tbs of peanut butter because I used to love oatmeal peanut butter cookies, and thought this would taste good, but it didn't. Adds 100 calories on to my breakfast, but I'm trying to up my calories a bit anyway so that's okay. Won't be doing it again though.

For the change one diet I am supposed to be working on lunch this week. I'm supposed to shoot for 350 cals. I had lentil and vegetable soup for 140 cals and bolthouse farms green goodness fruit juice for 70 cals -- I don't know why I am having such a hard time getting enough calories. I think I used to not eat a lot, but what I did eat was really bad for me...or I ate like 20 servings at one sitting. I never realized how much food you could eat if you did it right.

Water has been going good -- I'm averaging around 80 ounces a day and want to up that a little more because of exercise. I HAVE to exercise tonight and also I'm going to be adding spinach into my dinner to try to up my iron intake. Protein is still low. I need to order some whey powder soon.
 
Ok exercise is not going so well. HELP -- Someone give me some motivation please!!!! Food is going great. I got a little off track today with timing and cals were still a little to low (what is my problem, before I couldn't stop eating, now I can't get myself to eat enough).

I've decided to not get on the scale for a month from when I began. I know it is a long time, but the scale always tends to pull me down. I am tempted, but I'm going to wait for right now. My body is already beginning to feel better and I can feel my self esteem coming back. I'm in this thing for the long haul.

I'm posting my food on fitday so I won't post it here unless I'm having problems.
 
You def got the right attitude.
The scale totally brings me down. Just when I feel I'm doing good, I weigh myself and see it hasn't budged, so I figurem what the hay, I'll just eat one reeses peanut butter cup, then I eat 10! WHOA!
So yeah, try ditching the scale, I think I will too!
You always have good ideas!

You gotta get that exercise in babe! 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8....... keep going!
Do it first thing in the morning, you just gotta!
OK?
Get it?
Giot it?
GOOD! ;)
 
exercise

Hi Kate,

I have found that the only way i am consistant with exercise is if I do it in the morning. I am just to worn out from work to exercise in the evening. besides things always get in the way for your time in the evenings. it is tough getting up earlier at first but your body does get used to it. I read that one way to get your body used to getting up earlier is by starting w/ just 5 min. and just keep getting up a little earlier each day. use that five minutes to do some kind of movement. Since you seem to like yoga, you might try the am/pm yoga workouts by giam. they are only 20 min each. it would be a good place to start once you get to 20 min. I suppose at first you could try jump rope, crunches/ or pushups.

well I hope this helps. I think your doing great w/ the food. as far as the peanut butter goes, it a great way to increase your cal, but maybe just try eating the peanut butter straight. I think the natural peanut butter is best. for one of my snacks i eat 1T peanut butter and string cheese. or yogurt. I have read that peanut butter can aid in weight loss.

boy, if I could eat like you and you could exercise like me, we would be in great shape! Let's try to bring it all together!

Julie
 
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