faieriesunshine's Journal

trying something new
Nov 06 2009 10:42

So i've decided to try eating the majority of my calories before 2:30 pm and then just have a small dinner around 5. I'm hoping to re train my body to not be so hungry at night. Usually when i get home from school i'm so hungry that i can't wait til dinner and I snack and eat a ton of crappy calories. I'm hoping by eating better calories in the am, i wont need to snack as much. We'll see how it goes!

happy halloween
Oct 30 2009 23:04

i'm back at 210 today but it's ttom so i'm sure thats it. Its very hard not to eat alllll the halloween chocolate in site but i'm managing! Baby steps! It's been hard because the kids and I have been fighting off a bug for the last few days which makes regular mealtimes iffy. Happy Halloween everyone!

208.6
Oct 28 2009 10:29

Is this real weight loss? I know when i first started eating healthy in 2008 I lost 7 pounds in 7 days so I guess it's possible. It's awesome to see the scale move so fast! I wish it would keep up but I know it will slow next week. As of today, I'm 7.8 pounds down! It's a great start towards my goal of 199 by Christmas.

still going- huge realization
Oct 27 2009 21:19

So today was a weird day. I haven't felt the best so i've barely ate 1000 calories. i know i'm supposed to eat over 1200 but i was worried it would be coming back up! lol. i'm NOT getting sick. i'm NOT i'm NOT lol. am i convincing anyone else? Halloween is coming and we have trick or treating and i have an exam tomorrow and a billion things to do. no TIME to get sick!Today i was down to 210. i'm thrilled. I know the weight won't keep coming off so fast but it's definitely motivating for me. 

As a side note, i found some awesome crunchy taco shells today. Ortega whole grain. They have 110 calories for TWO shells which is a tad higher than other shells but they have 6 grams of fiber between the two!!!! Regular shells have 1 gram between 2-3 shells. I love me some fiber! and the shells taste great too. Target had them on sale for $1 a box. I'm going to look at see if they have them at other stores closer to home. 

EDIT TO ADD..... i just made a startling realization. i have mirrors in my house other than the bathroom vanity mirror. 4 of them! i've never had mirrors before. I didnt like to see myself. Now i have one in the living room and one in the dining room and one in my bedroom and one i just got to hang up in my closet where i get dressed. Small changes that I didn't even realize!

I'm still on track
Oct 26 2009 15:54

I'm still doing well. Today i'm at 934 calories with what i plan for dinner which leaves me about 250 calories for snacks which is awesome. I just had a nice banana so i'm going to try to save my snacks for after dinner and maybe have some popcorn. I'm trying to get stingy with my snacks again and only eat the ones that taste really good and i really want! i'm at 211 right now which is 5.4 pounds lost. I still have a long way but my pants feel better already. It's amazing what a difference 5 pounds can make. 5 down, 70ish more to go. 

day 3
Oct 24 2009 13:15

Day 3 has been harder but i didn't eat the pizza and I haven't eaten the box of cheezits staring at me. I'm headed out to find something to do other than snack. I'm already at 500 calories for the day so i only have 1000 left for dinner and snack. Should be plenty if i avoid the junk. I figured I'd journal a bit to remind me I need to keep at it.

sobering weight gain
Oct 22 2009 21:23

Its very sobering that in march i weighed 185 pounds and today i'm at 213.8. All of my jeans are snug. I actually contemplated buying the next size up. Yesterday and today i've had 1350 calories each. My goal is 199 by Christmas. The other day i found myself gorging on mini heaths and reese's pb cups. I've even found myself in the line at mcdonalds a few times. And i've been doing a lot of convenience foods because we moved and it was easier for a while. And then i've been doing a lot of mindless eating. I've decided that I have to log every single day and I need to journal more often. It helps me stay on track because in some strange way everyone here makes me feel accountable. Thank you for that! I'm going to do my best. 

a great start
Jul 19 2009 10:22

Well i did it. My first week back and I'm down 3 full pounds from 205.4 to 202.4. I'd like to lose another 2 by the end of the month for a full 5 lbs this month.  Feels so good to see the scale going down again. I need to get back under 200 asap. I dont like being over 200 pounds when I was down to 185 March. I will get to 175 by christmas. Thats 27.4 more pounds in 5 months. Thats 5.48 pounds a month. A very managable, realistic goal. I can and WILL do this. I'm back!

so far so good
Jul 14 2009 18:19

Ok, day 2 of being serious about this again. I'm at 1111 calories for today. I have enough left for a sack tonight! yay! I found a great new tortilla. La banderita extreme fiber. It has 12 grams of fiber and 72 calories and tastes great. I can do this. 175 by christmas!

why
Jul 13 2009 14:19

why is this so hard when it was so easy before? I can't figure out why i am having such a hard time getting back into this. I LOVE eating healthy so why am i sucking at it so badly? It seems like all i crave are cheez its and other junk food. and i want mass quantities of everything! This was so much easier before. I dont know where my motivation went but i'm going to find it! I thought it would be easier in the summer with lots of fresh fruits available but for some reason it seems harder with all the bbqs and stuff. I'm going to do this. I want to be at 175 by christmas. I can do that. I cant believe i've wasted 7 months this year doing nothing. 175 by christmas. here i come