05/05/2006 02:15
I must say, I'm quite stunned.
158.7 pounds. I started at around 170 so that's 12 pounds I've lost! I know I'm not losing as fast as I'd like to, or as fast as I'm supposed to, but I'm losing the weight and I've never felt so good! Yeah, I still have issues with my appearance, but I'm actually more confident now than I was after I broke up with my ex. I've been on two dates and I've got another one to go to! Heh... so moving on and moving forward. =)
Anyhoo, the reason I'm stunned is just simply... I haven't been anywhere below 160 pounds since I was 16. I know it's only 158, but those 2 pounds mean a lot coz, finally, my weight has budged after 5 years!
It just makes me wonder how much more weight I would have lost if I actually made more of an effort to eat healthy. I know I'm getting more active physically, so that's definitely helping. I just really need to motivate myself to eat right. Damn my laziness!
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04/13/2006 17:42
Then comes the hard part
Since my last post I've lost... *drum roll*
Half a pound. Ugh. Okay, so maybe the lack of exercise isn't helping. Plus I'm pretty sure I've been eating a lot of food that I should be avoiding for now. I still eat small portions, but combining them all... then that's a lot of junk food, sister.
Since I've started working the last thing that I want to do is actually still be on my feet afterwards. Hence, no exercise done after work. I think I'll just try and put in as much as I can during my days off, starting with today!
God knows I need to keep myself busy today anyway. I'm seeing my ex later on in the afternoon for the first time since we broke up.
Any good exercise tips girls?
P.S. I've started up another blog a while ago. --> http://www.raaargh.com
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04/01/2006 00:40
It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle change
I was telling my flatmate two nights ago that I lost 6 pounds since I've changed my diet. She told me that I should not call it a diet, since it has a tendency to be regarded as negative. She told me to call it a lifestyle change instead. I like it. Thinking about it that way makes it so much easier. I just feel much more optimistic and enthusiastic.
I feel really good lately. I don't find it hard to get up every single morning, or feel cranky... I'm getting more sleep too. I still feel lonely from time to time whenever something reminds me of Matt, but it's not that bad anymore. I can easily shrug it off now. I don't know if the change in how I eat helped, but damn I feel great!
I still haven't made an exercise plan, or had a proper workout. The most I've had is just being on my feet and walking around the shop floor while carrying a heavy load of clothes. I suppose that's not so bad. At least I'm constantly moving while at work. It's just that when I get home, the last thing I want to do is still be on my feet. But, I went dancing with my flatmates last night, so I'm sure that helped.
I've been snacking on junk food today, but I pretty much made sure I was watching how much I ate. I found that it's easier to not eat straight from the pack. That way I can actually know how much I've eaten already.
I also went to the grocery today, and made sure I made a shopping list before going. I'm so proud that I stuck with it, so I didn't end up buying junk food at all. Normally I'd just go to the supermarket and go through every single aisle to make sure I don't miss anything that I might need and end up with tons of potato chips and chocolates and cookies in my trolley. But not anymore!
To Lula, angua, serenayang11, Miia, blondeez thanks so much for the comments ladies. They really help a lot. It makes it so much easier knowing that there are others encouraging me on.
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03/29/2006 05:13
6 and counting
I've lost 6 pounds in 13 days! Yeeeaaaaaah babyyyyyy!
I actually realized that my starting weight was not 160 pounds, but 169 pounds. Made the wrong computation, ooops! So yeah, I suppose the breakup did not agree with me at all. But it's been over for more than a month now, so it's definitely time to move on and change.
I've been trying to be more active lately. I'm not the biggest fan of exercise, but whenever I get the opportunity to do some brisk walking, I take it. Instead of rolling the wheels on my chair until I can reach something that I need, I stand up and get it. So yeah, the 6 pounds that I lost has motivated me into actually getting some exercise. I can only imagine how much more weight I could've lost had I been exercising regularly for the past 13 days!
As for my diet, I still eat sweets, ice cream, chocolates... but not as much as I used to before. I try and keep it down to a minimum. I've been making small changes too, like buying multigrain bread instead of white, and adding more veggies into my sandwiches and putting just a small amount of mayo.
Speaking of mayo, does anyone know a good substitute? I've been making tuna salad sandwich lately, and I just can't think of a healthy substitute to mayonnaise.
So yeah, I'm really happy about the weight that I lost, and hopefully I won't think of it as an excuse to eat more. Normally I'd be like, "Oh, I lost 5 pounds, it's alright if I eat one more cookie..." I really want to change that.
Thanks so much for your comments guys. They really, really help. *big hug to everyone*
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03/24/2006 06:32
Not so hot...
Hmm... I've done pretty badly over the past two days. I've been stressed out, so the comfort-eating monster inside me decided to take over.
I had a freaking cookie for breakfast this morning. Enough said.
I really should do something about exercise. I haven't done as much as I should have.
But hey, tomorrow is only half an hour away and I can start all over again.
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03/19/2006 05:24
Day Three
Hmm, not too sure how well I'm doing to be honest. I just feel hungry a lot more often. Is that normal? I've been eating more fruits and veggies, whereas I just didn't at all before. Does that have something to do with it? It just feels like I'm constantly eating and drinking now. At least I eat fruit and drink plenty of water whenever I feel hungry after a meal. Maybe my stomach is just trying to get used to the new diet.
As for exercise... I hardly did any today, probably walked like 20 minutes. Does 1 hour of dancing at a club the previous night make up for that? Heh... I blew it by drinking two Quick F***s (shots of Midori topped with Baileys) anyway.
What's with the "Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day" rule? Honestly, how do they expect you to stick with that, especially if you're working? I've been trying really hard to drink as much as I can (I managed to do 6 yesterday), and I just constantly run in and out of the bathroom! I mean, what if you're working? Especially if you work at a really busy environment? How can you pull that one off? Or maybe I've just got a really weak bladder. Hehe.
I've been writing down what I eat for the past three days. I think it's starting to look better as each day passes. I still can't kick my sweet tooth, but I'm definitely eating less sweets and junk food than I used to. So here's what I had for today:
Breakfast: 1 bowl Special K Apricot & Peach cereal
Lunch: 1 red apple, 1 iced caramel macchiatto (venti... oops! Could not resist!)
Snack: 2 mini chocolate biscuits
Dinner: 1 cup rice topped with chicken tikka misala and a bit of plain yoghurt
Water: 3-4 glasses
Not too bad, I think! Well, as compared to how I normally used to eat.
So how often do you guys weigh/measure yourselves? I'm going to try to keep it off as long as I can, just in case the results for me aren't that quick. I tend to get discouraged quite easily.
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03/16/2006 16:47
Well it's about time!
I've finally decided that I'm fed up of moaning about my weight and avoiding mirrors that show any more than the neck up.
At least I think I'm finally doing this for myself and not for anyone else.
Last year, I actually joined the gym thinking that I wanted to do it, not realizing that I was doing it to please my (then) boyfriend. Why did I do it? He said, "Maybe if you lost weight I'd jump you more often." I can't believe that comment didn't even bother me at the time.
So, I'm getting a new job, I've got a new place (sort of, I just moved back into my old flat and got a new room really), and decided that I'd like a new me too.
I'd like a more positive, enthusiastic, happy (not to mention sexy!) Toni.
So I went online to look for ideas for a diet and exercise regime online yesterday and found SparkPeople. Haven't had a chance to really explore it, but it looks pretty good. Then I decided to post at the Martini Lounge about my decision, mainly to look for support and make me feel more compelled to push through with this.
So yeah, my goal is to lose 40 pounds in 5 months and somehow shrink my waistline from 33 inches down to, I dunno, perhaps 26. Easy peasy (at least, that's what I think for now!).
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