[birdtostone]

Hello all! I've posted before on a rollarblading idea, but I never properly introduced myself.
Not to mention I'm horrible and making myself come back on and post on forums and thus I'm known more as a lurker than a poster.

I've decided today that this is where it all starts and I've done a little here and there to motivate myself today. Shopping for running shoes and pants and signing up around here and there on weight sites.

I think a huge help is going to be calorie count.
I've already got a little posted on there from today; here's the link to my journal. I would certainly enjoy reading up on any of you who might be on there. My username is the same on there as it is here.

caloriecount.about.com/users/birdtostone

Here's an excerpt from my journal there. I think that will be a big help as well, the writing aspect. Writing is a huge hobby and if I can vent it that way, then by all means.

Alright.

Today's the day.

Or rather, tomorrow's the day and today is the day that I have decided I'm truly fed up with the way I'm going right now. Things are okay, I can get to all of the other stuff later (like not knowing what I want to do with my life) but the main point here is that today I decided I wanted to lose all the weight I've been fluctuating through all my life.

I say fluctuating, what I mean is steadily gaining.

I'm at my heaviest point yet; I weigh 225 and I wouldn't be surprised if it was 230 from the last time I weighed myself.

[EDIT:

LOL. I just went back to reread this and it's a good thing. I put 125 and 130 instead of the two hundred and such. I thought, wow, I really don't weigh that much. And then I realized my mistake. Silly mind, wishing I weighed as much as my sister. What a laugh. ]

I went shopping today to get a new pair of pants, shoes, and a couple of shirts. I put on the pants, size 18 and they're tight. They're much tighter than they would have been at the beginning of the summer and I know it.

Let's face it self, you knew Chicago was going to have that temptation and you failed surpassing it.

I've been in a size 18 for around three years or so and they haven't really gotten any looser. That pissed me off today, not the mention the fact that I'm tired of my boobs poking out the sides of my bra ever so subtly.

It's really irritating. But I did more today.

I bought running shoes and right after I got home I put them on and took Lucy to the dog park. I intervaled walking and a couple running spurts that didn't last very long, still, it was something.

I'm finally ready to do this; I'm ready to get this ****ing weight off and have it stay off. I want to be able to fit comfortably into a size eight, and who knows maybe I'll be able to go lower.

I signed up at this site today, I got a weight ticker on a forum I joined a while back. I think I'll be starting a blog and I've got my breakfast calorie counted already.

First things first. I think what I'm going to do is, for the next three to four days:

1. Get moving more.

•get those rollarblades on and use them
•give the stationary bike a proper go, even though I hate it
•take Lucy to the dog park more
•take Lucy on the prairie path and alternate running and walking

2. Become aware of what I'm eating

•I won't start "hammer" calorie counting yet, I want to take the time to see what I'm consuming in the way of calories now
•take the time to see how I can plan out what I eat aside from breakfast
•look up all the regular food around the house here in terms of calories
That's the plan from Thursday to Sunday folks, and we'll see how it turns out. After that, it's full force ahead with the beginning of it all.

Maybe I'll go buy a bikini and hang it in my closet. That's the old cliche, motivation right?

I like it!

[madison27]

Hello Birdtostone,

I am actually doing a clean eating diet. It is awsome, and there isn't any calorie counting!!! I am loving it and it really is not hard to follow. It's been a little over 3 wks and I have already lost 11lbs!!! I actually eat 5 to six times a day---I am never hungry and it is real food!!! So much easier than calorie counting. Check out the web for info on Clean Eating, it's a great option that you may want to try.

[Onederchic]

Hi and welcome to 3FC!

Kudos to you for getting yourself on track for a healthier lifestyle! It takes commitment and dedication and you seem like you are ready and eager . I am a calorie counter too . I have lost close to 140 pounds calorie counting . It is pretty simple and flexible. We have forums for calorie counters here - http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/calorie-counters-172/

Looking forward to seeing ya on the boards!

Good luck with your goals

Hugs
Michelle

[birdtostone]

Thanks guys!

I've definitely looked into the clean eating Madison, but I think I definitely need to ahve some way to keep myself accountable at the moment. I think the most realistic avenue with that for me, is calorie counting.

I think later I will definitely be looking for something like clean eating to have as a more base lifestyle, but for now I think the structure of calorie counting will do.

Congrats to both of you on the weight! I'm taking the rest of this week as a sort of "observational" for myself. I can already tell I'm eating less simply by holding myself accountable for the calories and I've already downed two bottles of water, which never happens.

[SunshineCA]

Hello BIRDTOSTONE! I love your avatar!

May you continue to enjoy this site. Wishing you the best on your weight loss journey.