Progress
 

So with the much welcomed advice of the Featherweights, I've revised my goal. I realize that I have no control over my actual weight (the scale says strange things sometimes lol) but I CAN control my behaviour. That said, my new goal is:

1200 - 1400 calories / day for loss (will increase for maintenance when closer to goal). I also want to minimize refined carbohydrates and sugars.

exercise at least 4x per week - 1 yoga, 1 step / kickboxing class, 2 circuit training sessions

There we have it. I'm going to post daily progress reports here and food logs to keep myself accountable. Any and all advice is appreciated :)

November 9th

Weight: 134

Food:

quiche (250)
iced coffee (170)
2 dried figs (40)
2 almonds
1 cup of soup (90)
celery and pb (200)
activia (100)
homemade shawarma (350)
crispy minis (80)
boiled egg (70)
cucumber and dip (50)

Total Cals = 1440

Exercise: 1 hour hot ashtanga yoga

November 10th

Weight: 134

Food:

2 eggs (140)
3 pc chkn bacon (90)
zucchini (15)
oil (40)
2 dried figs (40)
coffee (100)
crispy minis (80)
celery and pb (100)
1/3 zucchini (9) eggplant (10) onion (10) and chicken stirfry (120) with indian curry sauce (30) and oil (50) = 230
fibre one bar (140)
mango sorbet (100)
skim milk (100)
fish (170)
soup (90) little cheese (30)
coke zero (0)
2 egg whites (30)
corn chips (52)
7 almonds (54)
strawberries (49)

total calories = 1677 definitely over. at least i know why i'm not losing.

Exercise: skipped out on the gym....will go tomorrow for sure.

It is going to be very hard for me not to eat for the rest of the night.....I feel a little sad / depressed today....I know going to the gym will help, it's just hard to get up the motivation to actually go.

MUCH better plan! Good job hun - you are on your weigh!!

Thanks dear! It means a lot to me that people on this forum are honest but nice about it. I love the support of a forum/community but have never really found one where I fit in. By the way I love your avatar - Britney in the "I'm a Slave for you" video is my ideal body!! She looks fantastic - fit and trim.

November 11 Plan:

Breakfast:
one egg (70)
oil (35)
2 pc chkn bacon (60)
mushrooms (50)

Lunch:
Extra lean ground beef w/ chilli powder (190)
lettuce (25)
3 tbsp salsa (50)
sour cream + tiny bit of cheese (100)
2 tbsp black beans (80)

Snacks:
7 almonds and strawberries
coffee

This plan would bring me to 1272 calories for the day. Perfectly do-able. What I'm realizing is that if my limit is around 1400 there is really no room for error. Every thing not on the plan that I put into my mouth adds up. Yesterday I had 500 extraneous calories - from junk that wasn't on my plan.

I have trouble sticking to a plan and I'm not really sure why. But tomorrow I shall not deviate.

Exercise: 1 hour circuit training in the morning.

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I'm going to start posting only what I actually eat and not my plan, since it definitely changes. Right now it's 8:37 and I've only had 972 calories. That seems so strange, how come I'm not more hungry? I'm trying to think if there's something I've eaten that I forgot about...but I cant think of anything hmmm. Weighed in at 134.5 this morning but am not gonna stress about that half a measely pound. Will probably snack on something substantial before bed but for now I'm good. Good nite feathers!

added a small bowl of fibre one cereal (180) and 1% milk (60)

Fitday has me clocked in at 1243 and I feel pretty good :)

With much reading of these forums, I have decided to make reasonable goals! This might be the first time ever that I am setting a realistic, achievable weight loss goal. It's strange!! I read someone post in another forum - "why are you in a hurry" and thought to myself - if I reached my goal a YEAR from now I'd be happy. There's no hurry. Lets do this right.

I'm increasing my caloric limit to 1500. I need to be able to stick to it. If I'm not hungry to eat that much fine, but I will allow myself to do so without guilt. But I wont fill that space with junk calories. I want to make every calorie count.

My first min goal is 130 by December 2nd. That's 3 weeks, 4 pounds. I know this is reachable. My ultimate goal is to lose 15 pounds by Valentine's Day.

I wish I could update a signature to include these goals....any pointers on this hehe thanks!!

I look forward to continuing this journey with you guys.

xo

I like your new goals. :) Reasonable goals are reached by reasonable practices, without too much pressure.

To create your signature, click on "User CP" on the blue bar right under the "3 Fat Chicks on a diet" on the top of the page. Then, along the left, you'll see "Edit Signature."

When I had a ticker (I miss my ticker!) I got it at tickerfactory.com, though I think some are available right here on 3FC. I think you have to be a member for 20 days, tho, come to think of it...

Yeah it's saying I need to have 20 days....I guess I'll have to stick around ;)

And thanks for your motivation wrt my goals. I have never set a reasonable weight loss goal in my life and this very well could be why I always feel so destined to fail. I have a good feeling about this :)

Yay! Thanks to all who told me to keep it up. 1500 cals/day and I finally lost 1 pound. 133 it is. All I wanna see is movement in the right direction. Wicked. My first mini-goal is 130 by Dec 2nd, looks like I am on my way :D

To the gym I go!

To maintain at 118 you will probably need 1500 calories.

sourbaby - It seems we have both come to a similar and very healthy realization! Why the rush is the exact question I realized I have no answer to :) Slow & steady as long as we get there eventually. It feels so much better to stay around 1400-1500 and not be hungry and anxious all the time! Best of luck & keep it up :) We'll get there, the healthy way!!

well today i was right about 1500, but i got absolutely zero exercise. i wasn't feeling so great today and was in bed for majority of it. i feel kind of fat, bloated maybe the better word but my sodium was right through the roof. i woke up this morning at 134 and i have a feeling tomorrow will be the same if not higher.....i'm starting to get the urge to cut my calories but im gonna stick with this a while longer. and up the exercise. well i worked out good yesterday but today was just bad news. plus i ate a lot of carbs, i feel better and have fewer cravings without them.

anyways.

i'm worried that i am going to want to cut my calories but like i said i'm gonna stick with this at least until friday and re evaluate. one pound a week is a reasonable goal....god im rambling. im basically worried that my one pound of loss was due to water only becuase i was drinking on the weekend. whatever. gym tomorrow morning, and tuna casserole for dinner.

thanks everyone for your kind words!!

i feel awful. woke up this morning at 136.5 after i binged to 2500 calories yesterday. i ate an entire packet of wine gums. a big one. what to do what to do....i feel like i don't even know anymore.....i wanna crawl back into bed and not come out for a very long time :(