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Miko134

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Day 1

Today was the first day of my March Diet Plan. So here is a record of how it went. I am currently off work due to our pipes freezing up, meaning we have no running water. This has made things harder as I am incredibly bored and thinking about food all day lol.


I woke up, had a black coffee with 1 sugar, and did 10 mins of cardio.

For breakfast I had half a protein bar (which I now realise was quite high in saturated fats, rookie mistake)

Then I went on a 30 minute brisk walk, despite the snow.

For lunch I had one slice of brown sandwich thin bread, with tuna and tomatoes.

Then I did 10 mins of Cardio.

For tea I've had muesli with almond milk

Might try to get some more exercise in before bed.


Mistakes - I ate too much saturated fat.
 
Welcome to the diary section of the WLF forum, Mika. Well done on walking in the snow!
It's hard for anyone to give advice with little information. This post may or may not help you- https://weight-loss.fitness.com/threads/welcome-to-the-journals-diaries-at-wlf.16575/
Personally, I wouldn't answer all those questions straight up, but it does help others if you share your plans. Are you calorie counting because my immediate thought was that your calories are too low?
 
Thank you very much for linking me to the questionnaire! I will answer as many as I feel are relevant :)

To be honest, I am technically not overweight, but I harbor a LOT of fat in my lower body, including stomach, abdomen, and thighs. My main concern is looking better and eating more healthily. I also have zero stamina at the moment, so exercising more is a necessity!


-- How much weight do you want to lose?
--I would be happy to lose 12lb's, but as long as the fat in my lower body is gone, that will do.

-- What is the time frame for reaching your target weight? 4 months (holiday!)

-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)? I'll try anything. Dieting, exercise, cardio. I am too nervous at a gym, so I exercise in my own time.

-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal? Friends, family, I live alone though so it will mostly just be myself :p

-- How realistic is your goal? I'm not sure, shifting weight is hard enough but shifting it from the right places has always been really difficult.

-- When will you start? Yesterday.

  1. What is your current height and weight? Height: 5ft 1, Weight 8st 4lbs
  2. If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? Whatever weight loses my lower fat lol.
  3. Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? Holiday in June.
  4. What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? Bordom, and alcohol
  5. What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? Eating and exercising better.
  6. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? I'd probably be over the moon.
  7. What type of snacks do you eat? Crisps, snack bars.
  8. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? Jogging, walking, cardio, planking.
  9. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home? Home and outdoors.
  10. What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? Music, other people's success.
  11. Do you have rewards for certain goals? A few times a month I can have a slightly unhealthy snack.
 
Day 2

Today I woke up, had a black coffee, and did 10 mins cardio.

I then ate one slice of brown sandwich thin break, with tuna and tomatoes. - Approx 150 cal

I went for a 10 minute brisk walk

Then I met my family and we went to a pub for lunch, I had the healthiest thing I could find - Teriyaki noodles which was 467 cal

I went the long way home and had a 20 minute brisk walk

Then I had another black coffee and half a cereal bar. - 70cal

And I have been doing cardio for 15 minutes.

Tonight I am going to the pub where I will have a max of 2 pints - approx 350 cal

A lot more calories than yesterday, but I am going to exercise a lot tomorrow to make up for it!
 
Thanks for sharing. That really does help. It's hard to tell sometimes where someone is at. Simple changes should help you. What you are drinking could be bloating your belly. Beer has always bloated me up & I eventually discovered I have a wheat intolerance. I think it's also more calories than 175 per pint, but it depends on whether it's low carb beer or not. I think 5% is about 215 cals per pint. I love wine & find it hard to restrict that. So much of our "culture" revolves around alcohol, especially in Australia & the UK it seems. I know that if I stopped drinking alcohol for a few months I would most probably lose the 8 kg I would like to lose, but do you think I can do it? *sigh*
 
Thanks for your comment! Know what you mean, alcohol is literally my only weakness, I don't care about chocolate, crisps, and can't stand fizzy pop!

It would be great if you could stop drinking, but it is so difficult (I've attempted 'dry' months' many times, and failed in a matter of days!) So instead I am cutting my intake in half, and trying to do stomach exercises to stop the beer belly. Maybe you could also start by cutting your in take in half? A fun thing to do as well is buy random flavoured tea - if you like it, and substitute the alcohol with that. It's interesting because you can buy flavours you've never heard of, and at first they all taste strange, but your taste buds tend to slowly adapt to them the more and more you drink it.

Perhaps buy only 1 bottle of wine and try to make it last as long as possible, having small glasses and very small sips. Good luck!
 
Mika134 said:
I am cutting my intake in half, and trying to do stomach exercises to stop the beer belly.
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You cannot spot reduce with exercise, the best you will achieve with area specific exercise will be a slight tightening if you target the transverse abdominis rather than the rectus abdominis.
 
I have reduced my wine consumption a lot already & do drink lots of herbal teas. We can all change our habits because that's all they are. It's not always easy though :)
 
Trusylver said:
You cannot spot reduce with exercise, the best you will achieve with area specific exercise will be a slight tightening if you target the transverse abdominis rather than the rectus abdominis.
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Thank you, I am more trying to tone my stomach (turn fat into muscle) hence the protein intake. My calves are looking way better already, but long way to go with abdomen, thighs, and stomach.

cate said:
I have reduced my wine consumption a lot already & do drink lots of herbal teas. We can all change our habits because that's all they are. It's not always easy though :)
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That is great, well done :) I have decided to only drink one night per week (it used to be about 3-4!) Next week I may not drink at all, because I'm going skiing on my day off instead of to the pub :)

Anyway sorry for late update.

Day 3:

I got up and had a black coffee with small spoonful of sugar and half a fruit and nut bar.
I went on a brisk 20 minute walk.
Returned home and had a tuna and tomato sandwich on brown sandwich thins (This time I had 2 slices because it was going out of date and I hate wasting food.)
Walked to and from work - about 30 minutes total.
For lunch I had a bowl of muesli with almond milk.
Did another 10 minutes cardio.
For dinner I had a salmon fillet, a small jacket potato, tomatoes and cress.
Then had a 15 minute exercise session before bed.

Mistakes - I need to cut out the fruit and nut bar, but I've bought them now :p
Going to buy some 5Kg weights later on.
 
Day 4

Had quite a lot today as I am visiting my mother and she likes to cook.

For breakfast I had 1 poached egg and a small amount of baked beans, and black coffee.
I then did 10 minutes of Cardio.
This was followed by a 10 minute brisk walk to my aunts, where I took her dog out for a 40 minute walk.
Then I walked home, so it was approx an hours worth of walking.
After doing some strength exercises, planking, lunges, squats I had a bigger dinner than usual.
2 veggie sausages, 100g of steamed vegetables (green beans, parsnips, and carrots) one small Yorkshire pudding, and a small amount of gravy (Bisto granules only)
Then I did another 10 minutes of cardio and managed 50 seconds of planking (but it was hard!)
Tried a coffee with almond milk, it is okay but a bit sweet.
 
Day 4 sounds like an excellent day Mika! Well done. Can you buy unsweetened almond milk? We have a long-life unsweetened almond milk in our local supermarket. I don't like it in coffee though.
 
cate said:
Day 4 sounds like an excellent day Mika! Well done. Can you buy unsweetened almond milk? We have a long-life unsweetened almond milk in our local supermarket. I don't like it in coffee though.
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Thank you Cate! Yes I have now found some unsweetened :) and it was cheaper as well! Not great in coffee but it will do in the muesli :)

Day 5:

Woke up early, had a black coffee
Did 10 mins cardio
Had a veggie sausage with tomatoes and salsa dip for breakfast (high in protein!)
Then walked to and from work (30 mins in total)
For lunch I had a medium sized stuffed bell pepper, stuffed with tuna, pasta sauce, and courgette slices
Then did 10 more mins of cardio and added some strength exercises.
(Doing a planking challenge, I managed a whole minute today, when I started I could barely do 20 seconds lol!)
Finally had some porridge with unsweetened almond milk, had to add a bit of sugar.

My sugar intake was 3g over, according to MyFitnessPal. Going to try sweetener in porridge instead and switching half the pepper for something else.
 
Day 6

I woke up, had black coffee with 1 sugar.
For breakfast I had a veggie sausage with tomatoes, sliced courgettes, and mustard.
Then I did 10 minutes of mixed Cardio and Strength exercises.
I went for a 30 minute walk to and from work.
Got home and had a small piece of salmon, with tomatoes and courgette slices.
Then I had another black coffee with 1 sugar.
I did 10 more minutes of Cardio, and managed a 1 minute 7 second plank.
Then I had porridge with sweeteners rather than sugar (they're not as bad in porridge)

My fat content was high today, but sugar was a lot less than before.
 
Sorry I've had an insanely busy few days. I'll just sum up the past two and add today's on later :)

Day 7 - pretty much the same as day 6 in terms of food.
For lunch I had a pepper stuffed with tuna, otherwise no different.
I had to work a 10 hour shift so was pretty tired, but still managed 10 minutes exercising and about 30 mins brisk walk.

Day 8 - Lots of exercise today because I went skiing! It was super fun even though I was terrible. We had a 2 hours session.
I've started drinking coffee black, it is going to take some getting used to but I can't even keep sweetners down.
Did about 10 minutes of muscle movements, and about 30 minutes walking, although it was slower walking than usual.
 
You never have to apologise for not typing in your diary. You will get used to drinking coffee black & without sugar. I gave up the sugar in it first & then the milk. I'm drinking a short black right now & loving it.
It sounds to me like you have had a pretty good week :)
 
Thank you! You're right it's really not too bad once you get used to it :)

Day 9

Got up and had a black coffee, I had two veggie sausages with onion and tomato sauce and courgette slices.
I did a half hour cardio sesh this time!
30 minute walk to and from work
Came home ate a vegetable burger, celery and salsa dip
Had a black coffee
Did 10 minutes of strength exercises
Had a bowl of porridge with 3 brown sugars (Still struggling here)

I need to mix things up a bit as the routine is becoming a little bit boring! Also I am starting to really crave sweets!
 
I love porridge with a teaspoon of honey & a cut up banana. Having a piece of fruit usually satisfies my sweets cravings :)
 
Mika134 said:
Had a bowl of porridge with 3 brown sugars (Still struggling here)

I need to mix things up a bit as the routine is becoming a little bit boring! Also I am starting to really crave sweets!
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Hiya! (I'm relatively new to the forum) I know it sounds crazy, but I've started adding a little golden syrup, half a (finely) crated carrot, and cinnamon powder to porridge. It sounds like it should be disgusting, but I love it-the carrot bulks up the porridge to make it filling, and it tastes like a warm gooey carrot cake :)
 
ChubsterSince96 said:
Hiya! (I'm relatively new to the forum) I know it sounds crazy, but I've started adding a little golden syrup, half a (finely) crated carrot, and cinnamon powder to porridge. It sounds like it should be disgusting, but I love it-the carrot bulks up the porridge to make it filling, and it tastes like a warm gooey carrot cake :)
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Wow that is interesting! Thank you for the tip, I am up for trying anything really :) It's really fun to experiment with new things, and carrots are really nice and healthy!
 
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