Posts by chocolate_monster

Run at 3 times this week & do step aerobics at LEAST twice (maybe three times). Stay active, and only one sweet thing a day - if I miss something sweet altogether I just crave it more... grr...

Resist snacks between classes.

Eat at least one portion of fruit or vegetable a day. It takes just as much time and energy to peel a candy bar as well as an orange. That's my philosophy.

Give some encouragement to my friends who are also trying to lose weight... some of us girls in the dorm are trying to lose a few pounds before graduation!

Bleh... not fair! TOM totally mucks up my weight. I shouldn't have gained anything because I haven't gone over my allowance at all! (I have not lost anything either, but hey...)

So:
Starting Weight: 130 lbs
Current Weight: 127 lbs

Total Loss: 3 lbs

~cries~ I will be doing better this week! Exercise everyday for at least half an hour! :)

...that is a good idea... I've never really thought about that technique before. That is encouraging, frokus. I'm like you - I can't have just half of the dessert, I need to have a whole thing.

And tasteless alternatives to something I really enjoy (like substituting okra for meat or something - just an example - I've never done that before, but you get what I mean) are just as much of a waste of calories. You have to enjoy your food!

I will try your approach. It's a great idea.

Age - 18
Height - 5'4

Starting Weight: 130 lbs
Goal Weight: 120 lbs

Current Weight: 126 lbs

Recovered from flu. I cheated alot. I have had no loss this week. Bleh... I'm ready to take on another week with my fitness and wellness!

Way to go, guys. For those that have lost, keep going!! And for those who have gained (temporarily), KEEP GOING!! :) Don't give up!!

I have a really bad case of flu (not the swine flu!!) but I am confined to my dorm room... so... I... let me put it this way. I've been eating wayyyy more than I should be as I am pretty sedentary in my room. I'm so tired but I can't sleep.

I'm eating out of boredom!! D:

Is there any advice or encouragement anyone can give me? I weigh myself on Monday and I know I will gain if I don't do something about my "boredom-eating"...

Okay... I have what seems like a "rapid" weightloss but for some reason there is no logic to it.

Starting weight: 130 lbs
Goal Weight: 116 lbs

Current weight: 126 lbs
Loss: 4 lbs

I will probably fluctuate higher than ever next week. It doesn't help that I have a cold... which stops me from exercising so much.

Thanks for the welcome, heavenly. ~huggle~ I felt the exact same way yesterday, and a couple days before I weighed myself for the first time in ages and that's when I realised I weighed 130 lbs. I had put on an entire stone since last summer (meh... the college freshman fifteen monster captured me!) and that's when I decided to do something about it! I am hoping to start this week well with good choices, and I hope that you continue to stay strong! :)

God bless you too, heavenly! † We can be used for His glory to the best of our ability when we are fit and healthy!

A good song to run with that has a good beat is Song of Love by Rebecca St. James. 

Good motivational music with menaingful lyrics help you to concentrate on what you're doings as well as keep you going through the work out. Eye of the Tiger and Walk This Way by run DMC are good too.

Sorry for the late update!! Ok, my cheating has caught up with me... I'm bacl to where I was 2 weeks ago (126 lbs - which I totally don't get at all) so I really need to try hard this week. I'm still down 4 lbs, but I put on three.

It's so hard at college. Especially in a place where they cook all your meals for you and you have NO idea how to count the calories... and it's not like we have a menu. It's one meal and you either like it or you don't. Salad is my best friend... but then again, some of the cooks like to put calorie packed dressings on the salad so I have to have tiny portions of everything. I ould cook for myself but I do not have the time, resources, or money. I pay for my cafeteria meals and it sucks that I have no choice in what I eat.

It's not too bad... the food is delicious and I'm grateful for what they do... I just needed to rant.

Well done to all of you who are losing - and for those who are struggling like me,just keep going!! We can do it!!

Well, if the faulty "communal" scales are right, I'm down to 126 lbs from 128.5 lbs. But I could fluctuate. I don't like them, but I'll take it for now! I'm still needing to order some.

I hope you all have an encouraging week!! Keep going even if you're up!! I go up and down all the time!

Food in general is a temptation for me. I will eat pretty much anything - within reason.

Seriously though...

Chocolate Raisins are my bane. I could polish off a packet easily. The problem is that the raisins as well as the chocolate is so high in calories that it just gives me nightmares.

Oatmeal (with jam/jelly) I'm not one for sugar. I don't like experimenting with oatmeal mix-ins and toppings just in case I like them.

Granola >: D - topped with flavoured yoghurt. I've had to stop eating this for now as it is a strong temptation to get a second bowl. Occasionally i have it as a treat.

Homebaked Chocolate Chip & Oatmeal Cookies / Homemade Mince Pies - Best when they're still warm out of the oven... my mother knows how to make them melt in your mouth...

Prailines / Hazelnut-ey Chocolate / Lindt - If you have never tried Thorntons Alpini Bars, don't. Spare yourself from the addiction.

Oreos - though that isn't too bad as Oreos in England aren't as big as in the States. Unless my USA friends decide to send me a "care package" which are filled with Reese's & Rold Gold's & Sun Chips aswell as Oreos.

Lastly, Pretzels. Actually not too bad - but when you dip them in nutella, that's when you need to start worrying.

A detailed list... please excuse me while I chain myself to the chair. I have a sudden urge to go for a walk in to the kitchen.

Just want to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Have a great 2009!

prosperit_e, I do know how you feel sometimes about the whole hunger thing. But then at other times I'm not hungry at all and could go for hours without eating. My activity is normal, but I just don't get hungry. Yet I'm not a person who "forgets" to eat, if you know what I mean! ;) I think about food often - if it is time to eat, I eat!

That's good news Jessie!! I know what it's like to snack on choccies when you've had low cal meals... you feel you should make up for it!

But the root of the problem is - do you feel full?? Soup and veggies are good in general. Soup gives you a full feeling and warms you up (comfort food!) and is generally low in calories. The same with veg.

I know what you mean about not weighing yourself... I had to pluck up alot of courage to stand on those scales. But now its over with, and everytime I stand on it now, all I can say is, "how bad can it be? I've already had the worst" Its the first initial weigh-in that's the most depressing, because you're hit with the cold hard reality of how much weight you need to lose!

I'm Christine! Its so great that you all have healthy goals and post encouraging messages. I would love to join this group. I have a rather embarrassing reason - I lost weight last year and it's almost all come back! I lost it way too fast, but if I go a little slower with other people holding me accountable then maybe I won't be so reckless with my eating habits.

Losing 10lbs by March 31st sounds like a great idea... but I go back to college next week and it's going to be hard as all my meals are cooked for me and I will be struggling for time to exercise. I will try!!

Age: 18
Height:5'4"
Weight:130 lbs
Goal Weight: 119-120 lbs

I won't be here Sunday, so weighed in today.

Was: 118 lbs

Now: 116.5

Target: 108

Yay me. Now to keep it off. XD