Riah's Diary

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PeridotEyes

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Well, it's June first and after six years of excuses and constant weight gain I am finally ready for a lifestyle change. I am twenty-five, 5"4 and 201 lbs. My weight goal is 130 lbs, though 140-145 may be more realistic. I'll just see where this all takes me, and as long as I lose some weight I'm sure that I will be happy. Today I feel exteremely motivated, I just hope that a week or two weeks from now that I will feel the same way. In this diary I hope to record what I eat through out the day as well as how much I exercise. So here goes nothing:

So far I have eaten 3/4 cup of Special K Low-carb, with 8 oz. of plain soy milk.

10 baby carrots, 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese, and 4 celery sticks.

What I have not eaten, but will is:

10 green grapes, 1 medium orange.

Smart One's frozen entree (either lemon picatta chicken or Tuscan chicken), with a glass of chamomille tea.

I have also been drinking one or two glasses of green tea a day as well as 8 large glasses of water.

For exercise I used a gazelle for 20 minutes, did 20 wall push-ups, and 20 lunges.

Hopefully this will be the type of menu that I stick with untill I build more muscle so that I can burn more calories and increase my caloric intake a little. If anyone has any thoughts, words of motivation, or questions please feel free to post them here. I'll take all the support that I can get and I would love to be of support to others as well!! :)
 
Wow, that seems like very low cal, maybe it's just me tho...(or maybe I'm used to eating too much lol) When I previously lost a lot of weight I did a really bad thing, and only ate 700 calories a day + working out. It was rough on my body and the weight gain back was VERY fast.

Just make sure you're getting all your body needs to get you through the day. Whatever works for you, is what you need to do, so please don't take my comment as me trying to be critical...just don't want anyone to make the same mistake I did.

You sound so motivated, I'm sure you will have no problem meeting your goal.
 
It is pretty low-cal, I know.... honestly I plan on increasing my caloric intake in a couple of months after I build some muscle, and I didn't find your comment to be critical at all.

Well, today has been a bit harder on the diet front, but I'm not going to give into my cravings. I'm a little PMS-y today so I'm havng really unhealthy cravings for fast food (I really wish they'd stop showing the chicken club chalupa at Taco Bell on tv!!) and sweets.

Today I have eaten:
3/4 cup of Special K low carb with 1 cup of plain soy milk
22 green grapes (I ended up eating 20 yesterday, not just 10)
1 medium orange
10 steamed carrots seasoned with salt, pepper, and garlic powder
3/4 cup of low-fat cottage cheese ( I finished off the container)
Smart One's tuscan chicken frozen entree

For exercise I did 20 minutes on the gazelle, 10 squats, 20 wall push-ups, and 20 lunges. Not too bad. I know that this weekend I will be eating out at least once, so I will just look foward to that and continue on with my diet!!
 
Hey welcome Riah :) sounds like you have some pretty realistic goals....when you say low cal how low do you mean?...they say never to go under 1200 cals a day(even that is too low IMO)and if your very active with cardio and resistance training they shouldnt be under 1500 cals. but your eating is excellent and on the healthy side,good for you and keep us posted on how your doing :)
 
Make sure you are eating enough..i know that sounds crazy but if you dont your body will store cal not burn them... Watch your carbs & keep up the proteins and you'll be fine. Welcome aboard!
 
Thanks for the advice everyone! I added up the calories on what I am eating a day, and it's only about 600 calories, so I will definitely begin eating more. I am going to the store tomorrow and I am going to pick up some snap peas, cucumbers, tomatoes, lettuce, and fat free dressing so that I can add a salad and some more calories into my day.

I had told myself that I would not weigh myself for a week, but I gave in and stepped on the scale this morning... I've lost six pounds??!! Three pounds a day seems a little fast, so I will eat more calories. Three pounds a week maybe, but not a day!

Today I had way more calories than I needed. We were in the nearest "big" city this morning and ended up eating lunch at Taco Bell. I simply cannot resist Taco Bell, thank God it's an hour away!!

I had a crispy club chalupa, regular taco, and 12 oz. of wild cherry pepsi. I know I should feel guilty, but it tasted sooo good, and I won't be eating like that for a while.

Then for dinner I had a southwest rice and beans lean cuisine and a glass of green tea. I might snack on an orange later, but since I had a really junky lunch I'm going to try and not eat again until tomorrow.

Oh, on yesterdays diary I just wanted to clarify that I had 10 steamed baby carrots, not whole ones.

For exercise I did 20 minutes on the old gazelle, 10 squats, 20 wall push-ups, 10 cheater (or girl) push-ups, and 20 lunges. I feel great!!!
 
it does seem like too low calories, BUT thats exactly what i did for about 8 months last year when i lost my famous 40 pounds lol. 8 months of salads and starving and exercising and usually eating under 1000 calories a day. im not saying its healthy, its just what i did. and i tend to be very unconventional. maybe your body needs a kick in the butt like that, sorta like retraining it but who am i to say? anyway, im sooo tired of counting calories, but i still have some weight to lose. so who knows maybe i WILL jump back on that salad bandwagon lol. oh and i have not gained any of the weight back.

it sounds like you think a lot like i do, you didnt used to be anorexic did you?
 
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Anorexic... a little. In highschool I had very little supervision, I lived with my dad and he was asleep when I got up for school, and at work when I got home. There were two years that I skipped breakfast, lunch, and then usually had fruit for dinner. I weighed 114 lbs, which is small for my frame, and everyone thought I was dying of cancer. I'm not sure what made me make the jump from not eating to eating too much, all I know is that I haven't had a problem with not eating in a long time. My boyfriend is totally aware of my past, and he will keep an eye on me. I told him that this diet kick I'm on does at times feel scary, it's like I can sometimes feel that "food anxiety" start to creep up on me and next thing I know I'm counting the grapes that I eat. That is an insane thing to do, my rational mind totally realizes that. I mean, nobody ever got fat from grapes...

Well, today I failed on the exercise front. It is unusually humid here today and I was outside for hours, so exercising did not sound appealing. I did by a Pilates tape however, and I am going to use that and the gazelle starting tomorrow.

The food front was also a failure. I has a small fry, diet coke, and plain roast beef sandwich for lunch. I have also had two grape tomatoes, a peice of beef jerky, and some red grapes. For dinner I will be having 8 oz. of baked orange roughy and some frozen mixed veggies. Oh well, I'll get back on the horse and ride again tomorrow.

Thanks for your concern, Wonderwoman. It's great to hear that you haven't gained the weight back, that gives me hope. We with eating disorders, past or present, can always sniff it out in someone else, huh? I think that's a really good thing, because sometimes it's hard to admit to ourselves when old habits resurface.
 
Well, after a few very stressful months and a few very lazy months I found myself once again at 200 lbs, and after a visit to the doctor I also found myself with high blood pressure. In the past I have wanted to lose weight for cosmetic reasons, but now I have a serious reason to do it, I need to get healthy and lower my blood pressure. My goal is still to lose 70 pounds, and I think that I am in a really great position to do it. I have a job now that I did not have last spring that is pretty active, and my boyfriend has new hours at his job that are going to help prevent the two things that helped me pack on the pounds, drinking alcohol and eating very, very late. We are on two different schedules that keep us from eating together which will also help me on my journey to better health.

Well, I started my diet yesterday and I ate:

3/4 cup South Beach Diet cereal with 1 cup organic unsweetened soy milk
and 1/4 canatloupe for breakfast

Breakstone's cottage cheese and pineapple and a salad with carrots, spinach, red and yellow peppers, cucumber, sugar snap peas, grape tomatos, and fat free french dressing (2 Tablespoons) for lunch

1 Chips Ahoy 100 calorie snack pack

1/2 small orange

and a lean cuisine for dinner, then I had a terrible craving for the mint chocoalte chip ice cream in the freezer, but instead I had a small bowl of the South Beach Diet cereal.

I also exercised for 20 minutes doing dance aerobics.

Today I have eaten about the same as yesterday except that I had a whole small orange, plain cottage cheese, and I added a small glass of soy milk with my Chips Ahoy snack (which was very satisfying). I also skipped the second bowl of cereal.

For exercise I did Tae Bo for twenty minutes, next week I will up my work out times to 30 minutes, and the week after that I would like to add in some strength training.

I feel pretty good about the decisions regarding my eating that I have made so far, and I really hope that I can reach my goal and become happier and healthier. When I stepped on the scale this morning I was already down 6 pounds from Sunday. I hope the weight keeps coming off. :)
 
Riah

welcome back, Im also struggling with bp! Its normal now, but only thru trial and error with meds..my diary has my crazy saga on that! Ive had it high but only moderately since I was 30. Now I have to do two meds, but it averages 113/74 or so most days. MUCH better! Losing weight is hopefully going to get my dosage down as I go. Up to doc.

please dont worry about what happened before. sometimes its like quittin smoking..it takes a few times or a kick in the butt to get it under control!

B e happy and congrats on the six pounds! more losses are coming! just keep coming back!
 
Welcome back!!! Great job on having a bowl of the cereal instead of the icecream. You'll reach your goals it's just going to take time :)
 
Thanks everyone for the support, it means the world to me. I am really focused on trying to eat healthier, so I'm really trying for good food choices. I want to eventually be able to look at food as fuel and not a crutch.

Okay, day three and I'm still going strong. I even resisted the temptation to have a bite of my boyfriends dinner. He had a Mountain Dew, chilli cheese fries, and a Snickers for dessert, I had:

3/4 cup South Beach Diet cereal with 1 cup plain soy milk

1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese and one of my usual salads with all the veggies and fat free dressing

1 small orange

Lasagna Florentine Smart One's

1 bag of 100 calorie Chips Ahoy with 1/2 cup soy milk

And for exercise I did 20 minutes of Tae Bo, and I'm going to do 20 more before bed. I really want to push myself, and I really like the feeling I get after working out. Yay endorphins!!

I am a waitress at a Chinese buffet and I have to say that it has been a real struggle not to eat anything but an orange while at work, those crab rangoon really call out to me, but I will try to continue to refuse them!
 
I like what you said about thinking of food as fuel, not as a crutch. Thats a good way too look at it! And sounds like you are doing good.

I know what it is like when you are sat down eating something healthy, and your boyfriend is eating supersized mcdonalds! I hate it.

And I dont know how you can work at a buffett, and stay healthy, I wouldnt be able to do it!
 
It is hard at work, there is temptation all around. I have found though that there is something comforting about just being able to smell the food, it's like if I can't eat it at least I can smell it... sounds a little weird I guess but for now it works for me. The nice thing about the restaurant is that there are fresh oranges and green tea with jasmine flowers that I can have all I want of. The tea helps me trick my stomach into feeling full so I don't think too much about how good the sweet and sour chicken looks.
 
Hi there! I absolutely adore your name! I had a yellow double tail butterfly female betta a year or so ago, and her name was Rhea...so I'm kind of attached to that name. Beautiful.

Also, does the gazelle work? I used to want one (I kind of do, still) and am curious as to whether or not it's as great a work out as they say.

It looks like you're doing an uber awesome job with food and exercise!
 
The gazelle definitely gets the heart pumping, but on the down side it is sooo repetitive and doesn't really seem to do much as far as toning muscles. It seems to be a good cardio workout, but it gets really boring and can feel somewhat like torture. On the upside you can watch tv while you do it and it folds away so that it is easy to store. Right now I'm really enjoying my Tae Bo tape, it makes my muscles sore which makes me think that it's working. The gazelle never made me sore, but it is low impact, so I suppose it's not really supposed to.

Thanks for the compliments! I didn't know that you could keep butterflies, that's so cool!
 
A new day, and I'm still feeling great about my diet! Of course, I'm only on day four so I may feel differently in a few weeks :rolleyes:. Work was extremely busy tonight so I didn't have time to think too much about the food on the buffet, and although I'm sure I passed up something really good I did turn down my bosses invitation to eat with the family (the Chinese restaurant where I work is family owned).

On to what I fueled up with today,

For breakfast I had my usual 3/4 cup of the South Beach Diet cereal with 1 cup plain soy milk.

For lunch I had 1 cup of Healthy Choice chicken totilla soup (yum) with 1/2 cup lowfat cottage cheese (double yum, I love the stuff).

At work I drank hot tea and had 1/2 of a very tiny little orange, and when I got home I had a Smart One's chicken oriental frozen entree. I think tonight I'm going to skip the 100 calorie snack pack and save it for this weekend.

I did exercise this morning, I swear I'm getting addicted to it! I did 20 minutes of Tae Bo, and I wanted to do it again tonight but my boyfriend is staying home sick from work so I won't get the chance :( . Oh well, I'm going to do 40 full minutes tomorrow before work.

Oh, I had a reality check last night with my scale. Turns out my bathroom floor is uneven and when you put the scale one way it weighs about five pounds less than if it is layed perfectly level. I think I've lost four pounds, but I'm not sure what my exact weight was when I started because I don't know if the scale was level or not. I'm going to get a new digital scale this weekend and weigh myself in the bedroom where the floor is flat.
 
Oooh, I like low-impact cardio. I like it a lot.

Butterfly is the type of colouring on a betta fish (siamese fighting fish) where their body is 1 colour (Rhea was yellow) with a white or clear edging on the fins. :)


You're doing awesome with food and exercise! Good job!
 
Oh, a beta fish, I totally get it now :D! I'd say that if you are really into low impact exercise then totally go for a gazelle. Thanks again for the support!

Well, this may seem sort of lame but I feel victorious today!! My boyfriend and I went to Burger King and of all the fattening foods that I could have chosen I had a salad with grilled chicken and an ice tea. I can honestly say that it was good too, and it makes me so happy feel in control.

So, on to what I ate...

For breakfast I had 3/4 cup whole grain cereal with 1 cup plain soy milk.

At lunch I had 1 cup chicken tortilla soup and 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese.

While on break at work I ate 1 teeny tiny orange.

For dinner I had a salad from Burger King with light Italian dressing (they didn't have anything fat free) with grilled chicken and croutons. I'm sure it had more calories than I want to know, but I made a good choice, I could have had a whopper, fries, and a coke. I feel like I deserve a pat on the back, or even better yet, a cookie. A fat free cookie of course ;).

For exercise I did the 20 minute second half of my trusty Tae Bo tape. It was all kicking and really kicked my butt! Next week I want to start trying to do the full 40 minute tape.

I did buy a new digital scale and I weighed 193.8 on it, which is down quite a bit from the 206 I weighed at the doctors office last week.

Ok, I totally need to keep these shorter, but I just have to add one more thing. I went to the grocery store kinda late tonight, so it was deserted for the most part, which gave me a great oppertunity to really look at labels and check out what the store had to offer in diet foods. It was nice not to feel rushed and I picked up some really good stuff that I hope will add a lot of variety to my diet. So, my point is, try shopping later at night sometimes (if you can), you never know what you might find!!
 
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