Hey everyone! Long time no see. I’ve decided that i need to start exercising and eating healthy again. In December, I was going to start my weight loss journey but with the holidays and with stress eating and binging it just did not work. So, now I think is the perfect time since the majority of us are in quarantine (at least in the US) and I have nothing but time to exercise and prepare meals. My goal weight is 130 lbs. I am currently at 168.9 lbs and I am 5’9. I’ve also developed a better relationship with food, so i don’t binge anymore and i can tell myself to stop. I used to be 135 lbs about a year ago and i gained it all back due to mental health problems and overeating. I’m excited to get started! And hopefully I can have a ‘quarantine glow up’ haha. And of course i’m not expecting to lose more than 2 lbs a week.
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Thank you! She’s doing really good she has a ton of energy! I still dislike most vegetables but i think i’m gonna try making a stir fry next week because i already did my weekly shopping yesterday.
Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast- Protein shake and a cup of frozen berries
Snack- Trail Mix
Lunch- Apples with peanut butter, grape tomatoes, melba toast with cream cheese
Dinner- beyond meat ‘beef’ and i added taco seasoning and tomato paste, and i ate that with a few tortilla chips.
I also ran/ walked a mile today. So far I’m doing good and still very motivated!
Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast- Protein shake and a cup of frozen berries
Snack- Trail Mix
Lunch- Apples with peanut butter, grape tomatoes, melba toast with cream cheese
Dinner- beyond meat ‘beef’ and i added taco seasoning and tomato paste, and i ate that with a few tortilla chips.
I also ran/ walked a mile today. So far I’m doing good and still very motivated!
alligatorob
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Hey Bulldog, looks like you are off to a great start.
How goes your problems with bingeing?
How goes your problems with bingeing?
I'm not bingeing anymore! I just started eating less and less until I eventually could (for the most part) control myself.
Okay so here is what I ate today:
Breakfast: Protein Shake and a cup of frozen berries
Snack: Trail Mix
Lunch: Beyond 'beef' and I added taco seasoning and tomato paste and I ate it with multigrain chips and I ate a few mini bell peppers
Dinner: Smoothie bowl: berries with milk blended, and I topped it off with chia seeds and low carb granola
(I might drink some kombucha later tonight)
I ran/ walked over a mile. Today I realized how out of shape I am. I get exhausted after running for 20 seconds. But I guess it's a process.
Breakfast: Protein Shake and a cup of frozen berries
Snack: Trail Mix
Lunch: Beyond 'beef' and I added taco seasoning and tomato paste and I ate it with multigrain chips and I ate a few mini bell peppers
Dinner: Smoothie bowl: berries with milk blended, and I topped it off with chia seeds and low carb granola
(I might drink some kombucha later tonight)
I ran/ walked over a mile. Today I realized how out of shape I am. I get exhausted after running for 20 seconds. But I guess it's a process.
Two days ago:
Go, you!
Yesterday:
Just one word difference - but what a great difference!
Go, you!
alligatorob
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It is a process, and you have begun! You will be up and running sooner than you think.
Cate is right, a year ago I struggled to walk more than a hundred feet, or up a flight of stairs. Now I am hiking in some steep mountains, it took a little while but I am happy about it now. I am still working on getting into better shape, compared to others here I am still pretty far down the curve. However compared to myself of a year ago there is a world of difference, and that is the comparison that matters. You are doing this, good for you!
That’s so awesome! Congratulations!
Alright we’re on to day 3 here is what I ate:
Breakfast: Protein shake and frozen berries
Snack: Trail Mix
Lunch: Skipped because I was too busy to make anything
Snack #2: Low Carb High protein quest bar
Dinner: Beyond ‘beef’ with multigrain chips and mini peppers and I drank a kombucha
I know I’ve been eating the same 2 meals everyday but I genuinely enjoy eating them and Id rather eat something I like than force myself to eat something else just for variety.
Also, how long did it take for you guys to see any results? (Of course I’m not expecting any major differences in how I look anytime soon)
Breakfast: Protein shake and frozen berries
Snack: Trail Mix
Lunch: Skipped because I was too busy to make anything
Snack #2: Low Carb High protein quest bar
Dinner: Beyond ‘beef’ with multigrain chips and mini peppers and I drank a kombucha
I know I’ve been eating the same 2 meals everyday but I genuinely enjoy eating them and Id rather eat something I like than force myself to eat something else just for variety.
Also, how long did it take for you guys to see any results? (Of course I’m not expecting any major differences in how I look anytime soon)
I lost weight very slowly so it took a while to really see results (after 6-7 kg perhaps) but I started to feel better after a week or so.
Cate
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Losing weight slowly, while frustrating, is so much better than losing it quickly as you learn so much more, Changing your lifestyle & looking at it as a forever thing is the go. Anyone can lose weight. Learning to make changes that you can sustain for the rest of your life will be key to keeping that weight off. Just eating healthily will make you feel better mentally & when you add in some exercise that will help with mood as well. Finding the right balance is the thing.
Sounds pretty sensible to me!
So I haven't posted since Wednesday because I haven't been eating well the past few days. I've had some really bad days in terms of mental health recently, I was very emotional and upset and I just didn't feel like eating at all some days so I didn't or I overate on others. However, I'm doing a little better now mentally, so I will pick up where I started tomorrow but this time try to exercise more and indoors (especially since it will be nearly 90F tomorrow)
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