Going to Lose: My Weightloss Journey!

So, I weighed in the morning at 187, so I’m down a lb, but didnt reach my goal for the week.  However, I’m still glad I’m down a pound. I know I really need to be more disciplined with the gym next week, because that really could have gotten another pound off, but I just didnt do it enough this week since I was so exhausted and slightly sick.  so, i know that the formula to my weight loss is to a) always get a really good/full night’s sleep so that i can always go to the gym and put forth my full energy, b) eat well and really watch my calories, food choices, and portions and c) going to the gym consistently and doing cardio, weights and abs.

yes, goals for next week starting today until next friday (i’ve moved weigh ins to fridays)

1) go to the gym at least 4 if not 5 times before next friday, starting today

2) get at least 7 hours of sleep every night

3) stay on track and in control of food and portions

food so far today:

lunch: large salad (130?), some steamed rice (150), a bit of tofu with musrooms (100), 1 fun size snickers (70) and a few gummy bears (45)- 495–>high lunch, oops

must get back to the gym! tomorrow or Sunday! gahhhh

so i shall do it in list form!

1) yesterday completely out of the blue, two people commented to me about how I look/ my weight loss.  First, a friend I hadnt seen in a really long time was at my house yesterday and when i went to hug him said “you look great!” which was really nice and would have made my day on its own! then i was at work in the afternoon, and one of the people in the office actually approached me and “said, you look great! you’ve lost a ton of weight”, and i kind of felt awkward and said “oh yeah i’ve been going to the gym a lot” obviously not mentioning how much effort i really am putting forth to lose weight. and i realized i definitely do get awkward when people comment on how I look, because i dont really know how to respond.  i absolutely love and appreciate the comments, and it really motivates me that people see the difference, but I dont really know how to respond except saying that i go to the gym more. haha. oh well, that made me really happy!

2) yesterday was not a horrible food day, but not great either just because i decorated/ate some halloween cookies, and just wasnt as vigilant about food as i should be.

3) so, just for this week, i’ve pushed my weigh in until tomorrow, to give myself one more day to drink more water (yesterday water was not on par) and also watch my food more today, since my weight does fluctuate so much from day to day.

4) i havent gone to the gym enough this week because my schedule has just been so hectic/meetings/work/midterms etc.  i was planning on going to the gym today but

5) because i’ve been so busy, and havent been getting enough sleep, i’m getting sick, specifically i’m feeling, exhausted, fatigued and have a sore throat. BLAH and tomorrows halloween and I’m definitely going out for that. so instead of going to the gym today, i’m making an executive decision to take a nap. and i plan on completely getting back to the gym in full force next week, but I really have to focus on getting more sleep and taking care of myself better.

6) i hope to go to the gym at least once if not twice this weekend, on either saturday or sunday (if not both) and also really catching up on sleep, because i know that my lack of sleep really effects my weightloss, my energy, my workouts, and how much i eat and focus. so yeah. my other big challenge this weekend will really be to watch my drinking/eating at halloween and also to watch my eating all weekend.

that is all! feels good to blog. i’ll be back later!

Food today;

breakfast: tea, coffee with tiny bit of milk (30), and 1 orange emergenC ( 20)- 50

lunch: mushroom soup (200?)

Snack: 1 açai emergenC (25)

Dinner: (slept through it, and not that hungry) 1 piece of a cheese quesadilla (200?)

Snacks: a couple nuts (100) and some pretzels (50), 1 apple (70), turkey (60), and some gummy bears (100)- 380

Total so far: 855–>done, wish i hadnt snacked so much, but i drank a ton of water today which is good and i had a really long nap, which i really think helped me because i dont feel sick anymore. on to another good night’s sleep now! tata for now! halloween tomorrow YAYAY! lets all hope for self control!

my total on plan-ness worked yesterday! the scale is moving down! thank goodness! if I just continue to be in control, my weight will finally be moving down to uncharted territory! woohoo! goal for this week: 186 if not 185! I can do it! in control yayayay!

breakfast: just some tea because I dont eat breakfast on mondays/wednesdays because I wake up late, go to class and then come back and have lunch!

lunch: large salad with mixed greens (40), 2 egg whites (32), some apple (20), cucumbers (5) and some carrot (20) and lots of balsamic vinegar (50) [salad total: 170], spaghetti bolognese and 1 cheese ravioli (250?)- 420

Snack: Plum (40)

Dinner: Salad with Spinach (25), some apple (20), some dried cranberries (15), and balsamic vinegar (40)- [100 for salad], pilau rice (115), chicken tikka masala (210), small piece of bread (80), and small bite of apple cobbler with whipped cream (110)- 615 (gah! dinner was higher than I had wanted it to be, but still within calories as LONG as I can stay in control with my snack tonight, at 100 calories max! I must!!

Snack: 100 cal bag of popcorn (100) [i loveeeeeeee 100 cal bags of popcorn! i can eat the wholllle bag and keep it alll to myself and its 100 calories! YUM!!], and some cottage cheese (40), and i resisted candy in my kitchen, took my popped popcorn, and went right up to my room! even saying no to that one piece of bite sized candy was such a coup! - 140 total

Total so far: 1215–> done, i wish it had been 100-200 calories lower, because im trying to gain ground this week. but im okay with it. and DONE

Workout: 48 minutes on the elliptical and 10 min abs!

any suggestions on songs?

fast paced/high energy is great! if you’ve made posts before about your running mixes, feel free to just link to them! i think one reason i’m lagging on my running motivation is that I’m tired of my old mix!

i’m willing to buy/download new songs! just inspire me!

YAY thanks!

Lunch: DimSum (500ish?), Pearl tea (175)-675

Dinner: yogurt (100), and 1/2 cup kgl (70)- 170

snack: 1/2 banana (55) and 1 tbsp pb2 (27)-82

One more snack: cottage cheese (75)

Total so far: 1002–>DONE

Also, i know the calories are low for today but the scale was showing a horrible, way to high #, so i just need to get back on track and then the cals will go back to a normal range.  I also read bigprofs blog and im love LOVING the idea of doing mini fasts a couple of times a week. that definitely might get my loss going, and i might try that a couple times this week.

no time for the gym today, sadly, but hopefully tomorrow!

and i feel like it really put me in the right mindset to get back on track tomorrow and from now on.  I know that weightloss is hard and discipline is hard, but being fat is way harder. and gaining back the weight I have worked so hard to lose would be the hardest. I also saw posts of people who had lost a ton of weight, got off track and then gained it all (+ more) back, and I dont want that to be me.

it cant be me.

I’ve lost 40 lbs. I only have 60 to go.  I can lose 6 lbs 10 times. i can watch my portions. i can say no. i have will power. I have strength. I have you 3fc blog supporters. i have size 12 jeans waiting to be worn. i have a free and great gym at my disposal. i have everything I need to sucessfully lose this last 60 lbs. i can do it.

i’m back in full force. no more bullsh*t. enough of my whining. I would hate myself if I gained back the 40 I lost, or had to go back and buy size 20 jeans. no. i’m only moving down. i refuse to move up in sizes. i am a loser. i want to be a loser. i can continue to be a loser. i will be a success story. i will continue to be on track, and I will reach my goal. fat’s got nothing on me. if i made myself this fat, i can definitely make myself thin. i just want to do this weightloss journey once, so I’ve got to keep going and have the scale keep moving down. i can do it.

i appreciate and love you gals always

xox travelgal

this is for myself, just to keep my on the motivation trail:

I want to lose weight because:

I feel better when I’m not fat, and I’ll feel even better when I lose more weight.

I want to be able to fit into my size 12 pants (short term).

Ultimately I want to be a size 8 so that I can go shopping at any stores, anywhere in the world.

I dont want to be obese or overweight.

I want to be athletic, more fit, and stronger.

I dont want to worry that people are judging me for how I look.

Stay on track! I’m going to make more time for the gym and good workouts, cardio and weight training. I’m going to really watch what I eat. I am going to exhibit self control.

I can do this. I need to do this.  I will do this.

i wasnt on track yesterday or today.

i once again need to refocus and try to do the skinny/perfect day thinking.

such a busy week comign up, like every week.

my goal is to make it to the gym tomorrow and eat on track!

ackkk

last night/yesterday ended up not being so good because I was up till 4:30am and therefore ate/munched a lot and got way off perfect day plan, didnt get a lot of sleep, and the scale showed it. ugh. im yo-yoing soo much. i just want to be out of the 180s, but i know that only comes with controlled eating. ugh. this is lame

breakfast: light doubleshot (70)

Breakfast: apple (70) and hot tea-70

Lunch: salad with veggies, chicken breast, egg white (185), macaroni and cheese (280)- 465

Snack to come: plum (35)

Dinner: pork chop (175), polenta (150), tiny bit of ice cream and apple spice cake (200)- 525

Snack: Some wild rice pilaf (145?)

Total: 1240–>DONE!

Workout: 35 min elliptical and 50 minute yogalates!

also the scale is showing definite improvement! WOOHOO!