| Height: | 167.6cm |
| Start weight: | 227.00lb |
| Current weight: | 218.20lb |
| Goal weight: | 167.00lb |
| Lost to date: | 8.80lb |
| Remaining: | 51.20lb |
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| May '12 |
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Hi all, I'm Aly, and am here to take life by the horns. I want to live life to the fullest and not have the excuse of my weight coming in the way. I'm 25 yrs. old, about to be 26 and need to change my lifestyle dramatically. I'm here for motivation, help, and hopefully one day motivate other people. Throughout the years I've gained and lost here and there, always getting back to the 180 lb. range. That is, until this past year. In one year, I gained about 100 lbs!!! My current weight is 255 lbs :( Never in my lifetime has this happened. I've always told myself, I can easily lose any weight I gain with some hard working out and dedication. Well I've let it slip out way too far. Now I get tired super easily, even when it comes to something easy. I hate everything that comes with my current state. I don't go visit family in my home town as much because of all the comments I get. My current relationship is always going through ups and downs, mainly because of me. Either I can't find anything to wear, don't have anything to wear, or don't feel good in my own skin. I used to have so much confidence and don't know where it has all gone. I hate negative comments or looks. For example, for quite some time I couldn't figure out why my boyfriend's brother didn't like me, would ignore me, etc... Couldn't figure it out, never felt I did anything wrong, yet come to find out it was because of my weight! How shallow is that?!? I want to put an end to all of it! I'm tired of being tired. I want to get myself back to how I used to be. Simply put, but not easily done, I just want to be happy. And happy to me, means being healthy and fit, comfortable in my own skin, and getting my confidence back.
Have been keeping up with my diet journal and counting all my calories. Fitday.com is pretty cool about that. It'll tell you how much you need to cut back in calories and how many u can intake to get the goal you want in the desired time. It will also let you know how many pounds you need to lose per wk for your goal. So as for my diet journal, I will be using both extrapounds and fitday. I know there have been adjustments to this site, but haven't really had the time to explore them all.
Week 1 weigh in: 218.2
Goal for coming week: Get more cardio in, and keep up with my diet journal. It helps a lot, and I can make sure I'm getting all the vitamins I need.
It's been over a year since my last login, and since then have gained all my weight back and more! It's been exactly the same amount of time since I've lost my digital camera. I have now reached my all time biggest weight gain! Not a good thing at all!
I just turned 25, and as part of one of my birthday gifts, my sister gave me my old camera I lost over a year ago. I was so glad I had it back, charged it up and started taking pics like crazy. Sad thing is, I didn't like what I saw at all!!! Not only that, my scale has been broken for the past couple months, and that wasn't helping out either. Time to get on my game!
These past couple days, I used the money I was going to spend on a new digital camera, on a Johnny G spin bike, so I can romp up calories by jumping on it whenever I want, as well as getting a scale that works. Took down all my body measurements, and did a weigh in.
My goal is to hit it hard from now till Halloween, so I can fit into the costume I want, and get back to the size I left off at, and then take it from there. The past couple weeks I have kept a daily written journal on things I need to get done on a day to day basis (to get my life back in order), and now it's time to start paying attention to my health. And...since this is the most I've ever weighed in my life, I thought it would be best to log my daily journal entries on here, and perhaps get a little extra motivation. Which is def. the most helpful tool. :)
Measurements:
Weight: 227lbs Goal Weight: what it's always been from the beginning 127lbs
Neck: 15"
Shoulders: 21-1/2"
Chest: 46"
Biceps: 14"
Waist: 43-1/2"
Forearms: 10-3/4"
Hips: 53-1/2"
Thighs: 30"
Calves: 18-1/4"
I am determined and ready to reach the most aggressive goal I have every imagined to set! By the years end I want to be at the weight of 127lbs. with a body fat % of at least 24%. I'm currently at the 175lb. mark, which was one of my goals. The next one is 150, then 133, and last is 127! My current body fat percentage is bad, it's at a 42%. SInce I want to do a complete 180 and switch things up dramatically for the most aggressive goal I've ever set, my body fat % will also be a 180 degree flip. Instead of being at 42%, I want to at least be at 24%, which falls within a healthy range. So time to get started!!!
Well yesterday I had a friend of mine drop in from out of town, and have to admit that I cheated a little bit on my diet :( I wasn't able to go to the gym either, and by the time he left it was too late, so I went to the tract instead. I've been slowly trying to build my endurance so I can eventually be able to jog/run miles with no problem. Last night pushed myself to jog 2.4 miles, and walked about a mile. So about 3 1/2 total. My body was aching from being sore from my legs from the previous day at the gym, but I kept pushing. At the end, although I wanted to push myself for one more lap, I felt I had enough, and needed lots of H2O, and rest. Today I'm still sore, it's work to get upstairs, lol...so today I'll just work on my arms.
Well here is a 3 day diet I will be trying here pretty soon. I hear it works fast, and will just have to put it to the test myself to see.
1st Day:
Breakfast: Black coffee or tea; 1/2 grapefruit; 1 slice toast; 2 tbsp of peanut butter
Lunch: 1/2 cup of tuna; 1 slice toast; coffee or tea
Dinner: 2 slices any type of meat (about 3 oz.); 1 cup string beans; 1 cup beets; 1 small apple; 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
2nd Day:
Breakfast: 1 egg; 1/2 banana; 1 slice toast; black coffee or tea
Lunch: 1 oz. cheddar cheese; 5 saltine crackers
Dinner: 2 hot dogs; 1 cup broccoli; 1/2 cup carrots; 1/2 banana; 1/2 cup vanilla ice cream
Day 3:
Breakfast: 5 saltine crackers; 1 slice (1 oz.) cheddar cheese; 1 small apple; coffee or tea;
Lunch: 1 hard boiled egg; 1 slice toast
Dinner: 1 cup tuna; 1 cup beets; 1 cup cauliflower; 1/2 cup cantalope; 1/2 vanilla ice cream
P.S. As far as the body comp. thing I did yesterday... was able to get it done at the gym, on base for free. I'm not sure if they usually charge for that, but I lucked out cuz they didn't ask to see my id (since I'm just a friend of someone in the military). But I'm pretty sure you can get that done at any gym. The version I took I input all the info on the computer, and then onto the scale, and then stepped on it barefoot, and it spits out all my readings. It's cool cuz it also prints out a little receipt for me to keep. I dated my receipt and will get another one done in two weeks from now to see my change.
Well today I got a body comp. analyzer done. Scarry thing to do, cuz I know my numbers are going to be bad, but needs to get done. Here's the damage:
Weight: 189.8 (at least I'm in the 180's...was hoping to be lower, but I'll have to work harder on that)
Body Mass Index: 30.6
Fat %: 43.0% (YIKES!) Desirable range being: 21-33%
BMR: 7046 kJ & 1684k cal (how much energy and calories my body expends and needs to stay the same)
Impedance: 572
Fat Mass: 81.6 lb (That'll change) Desirable Range: 29-53%
FFM: 108.2 lb (other mass including muscles, water, etc...other than fat)
TBW: 79.2 lb
To make a long story short, this weekend didn't go all that well for me. Tried to plan ahead and eat all my meals prior to going to a wedding, so as not to be tempted there, but that didn't help much. I was proud I didn't drink at all when I was there....that is, until I went clubbing afterwards. Intended on not drinking a drop, but then again do you blame me? The entire night this short, bald, middle aged guy wouldn't leave me alone. I mean, am I that bad? But then again, wasn't able to prove this theory out especially because he never left...not really giving another guy a chance. At the same time, was hoping that some guy would notice, and come save me...but yeah, that didn't happen. I need to quit dreaming and make things happen. Trust me I tried to get rid of him, by going to dance w/ my friends, going to the bar area for a bit, bathroom, whatever, and he was just always there when I got back, standing right next to my chair. It was so uncomfortable. Anyways, that's just the half of it. After leaving, I was starving hungry, I didn't care what I ate. So we went to Skillets (which is kinda like and IHOP) and I ordered a chicken fried steak & eggs combo. As I was eating the food, I know it might sound weird, but I can taste the fat. Weird, cuz that's usually my fav. thing to order, and now was somewhat disgusted as to what I was feeding myself at 4 o'clock in the morning :P Yet, it didn't stop me. I tried to redeem myself first thing in the morning by going to the gym. Today I didn't stick to my diet hardcore, just ate healthy enough. Time to get back on hardcore. To add to the other half of the story...late last night I was talking to a friend of mine. I've only known him for a short amount of time, and asked him what he thought of me. I'm not looking for anything more than friends, and felt it would be the best way to get a straight honest answer from him, w/o him trying to sugar coat anything. As far as I go on a scale of 0-10, he rates me at a "5". I'm going to use this to help motivate me further to get to the level I want to be at. I know in myself I'm WAY better than that, so now I'll just have to prove that by getting in the shape I want to be in. Glad someone was finally honest with me :)
Man-o-Man...what can I say? I took pics of myself yesterday, on a full body mirror, and I can't believe what I see. I mean, I know I'm over weight and all, but I never really realized to what real extent, that is until now! Partially cuz I don't feel the weight, but know by my size & the way I can't keep up the way I used to, that my body is out of shape. What was funny is that through the process of taking some of these picture, I accidentally had the flash on. So it gave me a bright light where my face should be. It wasn't till I reviewed the pics, that all I noticed was this massive body belonging to what seems an anonymous person hiding behind the flash. Which in fact "reflects" how I feel when it comes to taking lots of pictures. Granted I'll take alot w/ family and friends, just to try & not show that I feel awkward or uncomfortable. Those pics of which either hardly ever get shown or get cropped out in a way to make it look decent. I'm hoping these pics I took will only prove to motivate me further. I'll just keep looking back at them to remind me, that I'm not happy being this size and unhealthy :P
