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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 25 2009 18:05 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Today is pre-Thanksgiving baking day (my family do this every year)... I ate a low-cal breakfast in order to eat a small serving of pie OR cake OR brownie. Wish me luck... Happy Thanksgiving! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 25 2009 04:59 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! muppet, I'm glad that you're back and that you have set new mini goals!!! dalma, you should be doing motivational speeches! you have the talent, the words, and you have become a great role model... Go for it! iwill, I love your hair! do you have highlights? |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 20 2009 15:53 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! I've read everything. I'm still "off" this week calorie-wise, since work and school work is killing me (I'm the leader of two major team projects, one is a fake political campaign, the other is an ad campaign, one is due tomorrow, the other on monday). welcome back msn, shapie, muppet! I missed you all! dalma, it's amazing how we can fit in smaller sizes now. I went to buy some clothes last Sunday and made my last visit to Torrid... I got a size 0 dress there which was cute and in clearance, but everything else was too big for me and my new dress needs fitting adjustments. I'm not used to wear 10-12 size jeans and M and L tops. I think my ultimate goal could be a size 8 since I have a very large frame (a size 10 at 193 pounds, WTF?) but still... who knows, right? msn, I envy that you can be satisfied with light suppers XD. Dinner time is my failure time... I'm just too tired to count so I eat whatever that it's around. But it's in my 2010 to do-list that I'll start cooking on Sundays so I have frozen meals for the entire week. akela, I have the multiple Thanksgiving problem as well... kind of. Since everyone is going home next weekend, three very close friends decided to make their birthdays parties tomorrow... in separate events. I have a Thanksgiving lunch in Tuesday, but I'm not worried about that one since most of the guests are very calorie-concious the menu is very low in cals. Dessert is diet Jell-O salad with low-fat strawberry yogurt dressing. I'm spending Thanksgiving with my family and a friend is planning a post-Thanksgiving sleepover. The way I'm dealing with it is that I'll use the 3/4 rule. 3/4 of whatever I'm eating has to be low in cals. watchme, I <3 your "I'm not giving up!" attitude. You're a fighter! (And I also eat chocolate when I need an energy boost... damn you Milton Hershey!). ally, carrot cake!!! I love all cakes! but carrot cake is definitely top 5! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 19 2009 06:22 (UTC) |
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I'm proud of you watchme! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 19 2009 05:02 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! I'm so stressed right now. Pre-Thanksgiving drama, school projects, work... everything seems to have a goal of pulling me apart. I'm cranky, half-counting calories, and missing my gym workouts. I can't wait for Thanksgiving Day!!! *sigh* But I'm still here! Reading everything you guys write ;) |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 13 2009 17:11 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Yesterday I went for a late spinning class. I did one today as well and I'm thinking on attending a Pump class tonight. Maybe it's just pre-thanksgiving anxiety (turkey! mashed potatoes! yams!), but I just simply want to get used to work out during the holiday season. I'm off dairy, caffeine, sodas and candy for the next couple of days (doctor's orders), so I'm a bit cranky and hungry. And I would kill for a slice of cheesecake right now XD dalma, OMG! 40 pounds in 6 months! congratulations! are you going to give yourself a treat? mladdy, hope you're feeling better. Sleep well :) akela, glad you're pedometer is working now. Lol with the extra mileage. watchme, good luck with the apt hunting! akasha, at least you made it to the gym this time! next time just swap the chips for cucumber slices ;) |
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| Weight Loss | Does anyone calorie count in their head? | Nov 12 2009 22:49 (UTC) |
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after 16 months in CC, I just sort of know my basic food cals... so I just estimate them and usually I'm just "off" by 50 cals |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 12 2009 22:30 (UTC) |
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watchme, I took your advice and I tweezed my brows today. Granted, it was not relaxing, but now I have two nice and defined eyebrows. And thumbs up on eating under 2000 cals! dalma, I love the color of the dress! and way to go with the size 10 dresses! you're such an inspiration :) akela, I agree with dalma, the pedometer must be broken. Maybe is low in batteries... kathleen, way to go with the bike ride! I wish I knew how to bike... I never learned when I was a kid and now I wish I had. |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 12 2009 17:21 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! I'm feeling better today but I skipped my early Gym class since I still feel a bit weak. I hate feeling weak, so I guess I'll swap my gym class with a long, easy walk tonight. mladdy, take care! don't push yourself too hard. akela, I like gatorade but only in certain flavors like grape. For some odd reason the orange flavored one makes me sick. akasha, way to go with the new workout! hi frumious! watchme, glad seattle sutton is going great! and that you're back to maintenance :) |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 11 2009 19:06 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! I'm sick :S. I have a mild food poisoning, which I'm blaming on a glass of juice I drank yesterday. I'm at school right now but I think I'll skip my evening classes and go home to rest a bit. I haven't had anything to eat yet (the mere thought of food makes me sick) but I'm drinking tons of gatorade. akasha, glad you're back at the gym. :) ally, I agree with dalma. Weigh yourself in the mornings ;) watchme, way to go with the prepared meals. Knowing the nutritional value of each meal is awesome! dalma, lol with the body heat fogging your car windows! It happens to me as well, somehow my body is like a walking weird mini sauna. iwill, I like plain Corn Flakes since I'm more into salty things in the morning. Sometimes I add a tablespoon of honey or a whole banana, but only when I want a more filling breakfast. amocatte, I agree with akela that walking is an awesome newbie exercise. I used to do it in the mornings because I'm a couch potato and once I'm back home from school, I'm really really lazy. Also what helped was to divide my workout. If I wanted to walk 30 minutes everyday I did two 15-minutes mini sessions. To accomplish this I got off the bus one stop ahead of my usual stop and walked to my destination. |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 10 2009 15:34 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! I can't wait for Thanksgiving to give myself a break. Between work and school, I barely have time just to chill. I'm finally accepting that I need to start planning my meals all the time. Cheat weekends/ days are not making me gain any weight, but I don't lose either. On the bright side, as of today, I'm 193 pounds which is my lowest high school weight. I think I was 182 pounds once upon a time in junior high but my "official" lowest weight has been 193. I want to lose more weight, but I definitely need to come up with a strategy to fix my meals before hand. watchme, good luck with the new food delivery system! I agree with you that eating out constantly is a big obstacle in weight loss. Most foods are full with fat, yesterday I got a salad at school and eventhough I skipped the croutons and tortilla chips they give out for free, I asked for a small serving of salad dressing. I forgot to say the magic "on the side" words and ended up with a ton of lettuce leaves swimming in italian dressing. dalma, the dress is amazing! and great to show off your arms. I started Pump classes this week and they're exhausting. How long did it take you to see results while using weights? fallon, *hugs* we're with you girl! akela, I had a similar problem in a Holiday Inn once. The water was really hot at the pool, so hot that vapor was visible! ally, we're together in "I-need-to-plan-my-meals" boat now! let's make it happen! iwill, usually I pour cottage cheese first and cereal on top, so I can pretend I'm eating yogurt. Sometimes I mix it, and eventhough it doesn't look appealing at all, the taste is crunchy and creamy at the same time. I hate soggy cereal, so the crunchiness doesn't bother me. I also like eating fruit with cottage cheese, and I've used it in enchiladas and as a salad topping. welcome everyone new! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 06 2009 15:37 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Work has been crazy this week. I can't wait for Thanksgiving so I can catch a break. Sadly, I'm still exercising but not keeping track of my calories. I always start so good but mess up by dinner time. I'm seriously thinking on zig zagging calories next week, if I'm going to splurge on calories I rather have a planned splurge than this unplanned mess I'm doing. to all: thanks for the congrats! mladdy, glad to hear from you! akela, iwill, you know cheese is addictive. It has casein, which is a component that makes you feel good. I also love cheese, I can actually eat it for the three meals of the day and still be wanting so more. So I try to buy it in singles packages or buy low fat cottage cheese. I actually like to eat cottage cheese with my cereal instead of milk.
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 02 2009 21:08 (UTC) |
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akela, I just woke up from a nap, I'm still recovering from halloween night ;) dalma, yes the scale vs. real size is a b*tch! I'll upload a pic from Halloween as soon as my friend send some to me (I didn't take my camera to the party :S). akasha, awesome pics! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Nov 02 2009 17:41 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Sorry I've been MIA lately. Work, a bad cold, PMS and life itself took the best of me. I've been exercising but not eating well. So I'm stuck at 194. Still, I met some of my friends yesterday and they were shocked. They say I look thin, but I haven't taken any progress pictures lately so I've hardly noticed any changes. But, and this is a MAJOR but, yesterday I was trying out some clothes and noticed a nice pair of Liz Clairborne jeans. They didn't have a size 12, but they did have a 10. I decided to try it out just to see how much I have to go before I could fit in a size 10. Surprise! Surprise! I was able to zip them and they looked good, almost no muffin top!!! I'm still amazed at the range of sizes I fit now. Depending on the brand I'm a 14,12, (now a 10?) on bottoms and a XL, L or M in tops. The good news are that I'm starting not to care anymore about sizes and I'm focusing more on my health. Still, I hate scales, hate them so much because when I look at them I feel awful. I know that muscle weighs more than fat, and that I have a large frame but still, I wish I could lower my BMI. About Halloween: It was awesome, I dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood. :D about mexican food: My family is Mexican, so I have to watch out in every single meal. I usually get one serving of something I really like and have tons of veggies with salsa as a side dish. We're hosting a party tonight (for the Dia de Los Muertos fiesta), and I'm already craving my aunt's hot tamales, my dad's hot chocolate and the special bread we buy from the bakery for the feast. some useful swaps instead of guacamole... stick with salsas instead of fried tortilla chips... try baked tortilla chips Instead of flour tortillas... try corn tortillas instead of regular cheese... try cottage cheese About jewelry: I love earrings, but I struggle finding nice necklaces that fit me since I have a thick neck. Still I'm using more accesories than before. dalma, you look awesome!!! Look at those arms!!! I'm definitely going to sign up for Pump class at my gym tomorrow! You look great :) Congrats! shapie, glad to know you had a great time at the wedding. akela, loved the wedding pictures! and I'm glad you're back too.
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 14 2009 20:43 (UTC) |
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I used to think banana chips were healthy. But no. They have almost the same calories as regular chips, and today I ate a whole large bag of them. 500 calories! I just couldn't stop, they were really good. I'm really really mad at myself. I'm mad that I know I could've stop but I didn't. I'm mad that after all the effort of eating a nice healthy breakfast, I messed up just before lunch. To make it up, I had to replace my carbs at lunch for lettuce and I have to track my calories closely for the rest of the day. *sigh* |
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| Motivation | Has your journey influenced those around you? | Oct 14 2009 20:37 (UTC) |
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My brother was the one who inspired me to start this journey. Now, my mother wants to join a gym as well, and she has gradually improved her eating habits. In my case, the thing that called my family's attention, was that I'm doing this by myself and not by following a program or a fad diet. Also that I'm able to eat whatever I want, but just keeping portions checked. They used to believe you're either in or out of a diet, and not that is a lifestyle you learn to manage. |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 14 2009 15:20 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! akela: it's almost your day!!! awesome :) shapie, congrats on your gym membership! It took me also a month to make the final decision. |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 09 2009 23:57 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! weather sucks right now... all iw ant to do is to cuddle with a good book, a bowl of popcorn and big mug of hot cocoa... I'm sleepy and cranky. I might go and have dinner out tonight, calories under control so far but I'm undecided about what to have as a snack. I'm starving :S! welcome back mladdy! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 07 2009 20:13 (UTC) |
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watchme, accepting the truth is hard, but is the first step towards getting back in the wagon. Buy clothes that fit, store the ones that don't and then focus in one short term goal. :) |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 07 2009 17:38 (UTC) |
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hello ladies! watchme, I agree that you need to see someone to get some counseling, depression can come in many forms from mild to severe. I battled depression when I was 15 (I barely remember anything of that year, it was that bad), and what helped me was to keep a journal (so I could figure out mood triggers), meeting with a counselor, and finally taking some real steps to get my life on track (I switched to a new school and joined student groups to make new friends). Also, recently I read an article that helped me to deal with binges, even if I start one I'm slowly learning to stop it once it begun. (THE POWER OF THE PAUSE). It's okay to buy clothes that fit, to keep you grounded. Bigger clothes and smaller clothes just stress you. *hugs* UPDATE: (Just read kathleen's post) kath, I retain tons of water anytime I fly from one place to another. It last a couple of days, so maybe you were retaining water and now you're back to normal. :) |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 07 2009 02:29 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Did ok today, mainly because I was so busy working, I didn't have time to think about food. In a few minutes, I'll be off to my second latin class... I missed the spinning class... again! I'm dying to try that one out. dalma, you deserve a better guy! move out and move on :) akela, *hugs* ally, if you could do it one, you can do it twice :) And I agree about your muscles retaining water :)
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 05 2009 15:45 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Just arrived from my Pump class. It was awesome! I'm trying out different classes at the gym to see what I like best and focus on one beginning next week. Weekly challenge: Met! Sharing challenge: Met! Weigh in: 194 I'm only a pound away from my lowest weight in High School :) |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 02 2009 15:34 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! shapie, acapella group reunion? awesome! dalma, breath in, breath out. *hugs* I know it sucks to feel isolated, give jay or your friends a quick call to talk about anything or nothing :) |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 01 2009 15:51 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! I missed the pump class at the gym because I overslept. :S no equipment challenge: I'm walking much much more this week!and dancing as well :D shapie, imagine if your aunt was your own mother... as it happens to be the case for me. I didn't want a Quinceanera party (I was too shy at 15, attended a girls' only school, wore braces, glasses...) and decided I would rather use the money my parents have saved to buy a telescope and a trip to Europe. My mother used the money to throw me a surprise Quinceanera instead... She is quite a character. She even hosted a second wedding party for my brother... in which the majority of the guests were HER friends...
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Oct 01 2009 02:17 (UTC) |
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boots, legs, arms, everything checked! they're clear :) Tomorrow I'll ditch the cardio hour to swap it for a pump class though. shapie, how about josie, from the josie and the pussycats? or veronica from archie? When I was a kid I wanted to dress up as a pussycat so badly! dalma, toast, I envy your dream/psychic connection! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Sep 30 2009 15:58 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! dalma, guys sometimes mess up big time! but you'll give him a lesson by the end of the year :D ally, I agree with dalma that you had a major epiphany. I recently was in that "afraid of the goal" phase (and I was 199 too!) until I realized I was being miserable not because I was yo-yoing but because I was mean towards me criticizing everything about myself. But now I'm slowly learning to be nice towards myself and my body. final weight in: 197 |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Sep 29 2009 19:56 (UTC) |
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sharing challenge: I didn't read the whole book but I read the first chapter online. I really like the way she describes her attitude towards food, because I used to do the same thing. The smell, the texture, the pleasure you get by eating anything "forbidden". I can't remember a day in which my mom wasn't doing a diet, and she used to attend weight watchers too. So I relate to Dietgirl that way, because my distorted image of myself began at an early age while watching my mom yo-yoing up and down. |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Sep 29 2009 18:04 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! sharing challenge: met! CW= 197 I had a very busy weekend. Yesterday I realized that making minor budget adjustments (buying bran cookies in bulk instead of one by one, stuff like that) I had enough money leftover from my paycheck to invest it on a gym membership. Tomorrow is my first day :) sweepie, you look gorgeous! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Sep 25 2009 16:19 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Yesterday I had a crazy dinner which involved a frappuccino, popcorn and chili cheese fries. Though I had a really long walk before and after, this is not good, not anymore. How come do I expect to lose if I keep doing things like this? I'm barely maintaining and the goal is to lose. dalma, way to go with the new bmi! |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Sep 24 2009 22:34 (UTC) |
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hey ladies! Today I'm feeling really really lazy, I just want to sleep all day long... watchme, hugs for you and a nice middle finger for the bastard you are talking about. dalma, just give two more weeks to your body before changing the routine back to more cardio and less weights. akasha, the nasty splenda aftertaste... yuck! akela, have you tried surimi? is like bologna from the sea XD |
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