bamosbor's Journal

seeing results...FINALLY

Nov 14 2008 07:56

i am traditionally a complainer about my weight and consistently stuck with the same number on the scale, not to mention the same body in the mirror. but anymore!!! thanks to the exercise plan located on this site and my, (finally thank God), consistent tracking of what i eat. i am seeing results!!! i actually feel as though i am losing weight. i am frightened to weigh myself, content in the fact that looking in the mirror is sufficient enough to outline my results. i just want to fit into that one pair of jeans -- the prediet ones, you know? i am finally taking the time to evaluate everything before i pop it into my mouth. i am being a conscious eater. i am so pleased with myself!! and to be honest, going into week five i was considering quitting the tracking and workouts because i was not seeing significant results. can you imagine?!?!?! thanks caloriecount!!! =) heres to more weeks of improvement and motivation!!!

eating late

Oct 28 2008 16:29

i have decided to try and not eat after dark. i know it seems irrational, and a total diet thing to do, but it just might work. i have done it the past three days and somehow i feel better. like i am accomplishing something. even if the scale isn't budging.

one of these days. one day soon...hopefully! =)

calorie yo-yo! help!

Oct 20 2008 11:54

i have found my mistake! the one thing that keeps me from reaching my goal: i am a caloric yo-yo!

i reviewed my food log and one day i am at almost 3000 kcal and the next - only 1100 kcal! what is going on here!?!?

i need a hobby - something to keep me from nibbing at night. that is my weakest moment. i get home and GORGE myself on anything available. as i consumed the third cup of rice briyani last night i was thinking: i will regret this later - and at exactly the same moment, i ate the third cup. i have no control - it's always - i can fix this tomorrow. i don't want anymore "tomorrows!" i want to change my ways and habits today.

for good.

i have been doing pretty well with planning my meals - other than dinner. that time of day is just so up in the air. i need to sit and make a plan. that is the only way i can beat this thing.

and my goal date is December 23 - while our friends at calorie count see me at my new self on February 11. a day past what it was yesterday.

it's never ending.

Size 6 Sans Muffin Top

Oct 19 2008 13:58

so, today i am wearing my size 6 capris for the first time since december. they are a bit tight. and there is the dreaded - if only slight - muffin top. these are my motivation. i will be able to wear these again WITHOUT the muffin top. =) hee hee.

i was doing so well yesterday, and then i went out on the town. nothing like a few drinks and ice cream to spoil the diet. why can't i stay focused? i was so sad today when my target date for reaching my goal moved all the way february 10th. ugh!! it was feb 8th last week.

i wish food wasn't so tempting. or that it was easy to go to bed hungry. or to not eat past dark. etc. etc. but if it was all so easy, i wouldn't be here, right?

so, for now. i will keep working HARD. following the exercise plan. and trying to eat right. my addiction lies in carbs and sweets. if i could eat my eggs without khobis, or have my sandwiches on rice cakes, or just avoid rice -- i think this would be a lot easier for me. =) i am going to try to have my eggs boiled in the morning - they don't require bread to soak up the yoke. =) and i definitely need to get those rice cakes. any corner i can cut to keep hunger and calories at bay -- i am newly commited.

i was thinking of eating before going to visit family and friends - with the theory that i will be full and not eat all night while i am there - but then i realize that i will just eat on top of what i already have. =)

i keep reminding myself. HARDWORK. its going to take HARDWORK. but if it becomes a lifestyle, then all will be right with the world. =)

almost finished with week one

Oct 17 2008 07:52

my first week dedicated to caloriecount.about.com is here. i have today and then tomorrow and then off to week two. i feel like this week was a big step in the right direction. for the first time i didn't punish myself for not sticking to the program. i have refocused and been commited to staying on track.

yesterday i binged. i knew it while i was i was doing it and ignored myself. but today i feel guilty - but not a starve yourself to punish and make up for it guilt - a guilt that is a realization that i have just put my goal on hold for a scoop of ice cream. and that extra piece of bread. and those nuts. and that dried fruit. and that juice. so today - i am dedicated to being back on track. =)

my biggest problem is staying full. if i felt satisfied most of the day - i would be fine. i wouldn't reach for that snack, or work myself into a frenzy over a great looking recipe and then shoot off and buy the store made version. WAY WORSES for me, i know. i want to try and go back to the organics. no soda, nothing packaged -- if i can help it.

when i was at my thinnest - that's what i did. if i bought it and it was ready to eat from a box or can - i didn't buy it. i preferred to buy the raw, fresh items and make my own. granted - half the weight loss was probably due to me being too lazy to cook, so i ate a lot of salad and fruits and veggies. but i was always full, my skin looked great, and i felt like a rock star.

living abroad makes these things harder. living on an island makes the chic imported items a very HUGE luxury on the grocery bill, so you have to opt for local items. that is limiting when your island happens to be part of the desert.

but, enough complaining. i have a goal. a dream. and i can do it. just like saving money - i can buckle down and do this.

"live like no one else today, so you can live like no else tomorrow." what a quote!

ice cream at midnight

Oct 12 2008 17:26

so i have hit a road block and have not lost a THING since i have started going to the gym in may.

today i have had an epiphany- my calorie counting has been WAY off!!! i thought that i was over estimating many of the items that i have been eating and the pounds would melt off while i was unaware. HA! i was seriously under counting!

my midnight snack of a 1/4 of a cup of baskin robbins ice cream - i figured a meager 80-100 calories set me back around 200 calories!!! can you imagine?!?!?!

for the first time i have utilized the calorie counting tool online today. it has opened my eyes tremendously! thanks for the help!!

here is to a new day! weight goal here i come!!! =)

so, it's almost my birthday.

Oct 09 2008 16:55

so, it's almost my birthday and i have not reached my goal weight yet. after a recent, (sort of), trip to oman, i decided that on my return i would have 9 wks to lose 7 kilos. my birthday is october 21st and i wanted to be my goal weight - 60 kilos on my 25th birthday.

unfortunately, i haven't lost a kilo. not a thing! however, my clothes fit me better and i feel better - less bloating, less guilt for over eating. but i am not doing something right.

my current strategy is counting calories. effectively and over estimating the caloric value of what i am eating. i try to stay between 1200 and 1500 calories a day while working out for an hour 6 days a week.

when i moved to bahrain, i weighed 58 kilos - now, 10 months later, i weigh 67 kilos.

i'm stuck and i don't like it. i feel fat. wobbily. and not myself.