I have tried this before.. many times and everytime I say it will be different. but will it be this time? All I can do is try now. I will be working on my goals one step at a time. My first goal is to eat no more than 2100 cals per day. In fact.. to eat just about exactly that ammount. As time goes on and as i HOPEFULLY lose weight I will lower my calories according to how well I am doing. Right now this is all for now. There will be lots moe to come. I just feel like I needed to start somewhere and now that I have I will share my feelings and concerns as often as possible!! More soon!
:o Lisa

Hi there!:wave: I don't know if you have heard of it but www.fitday.com is a free web site where you can record your food and excercise intake and it will tally up the nutritional content and caloric values for you.. taking the guesswork out of it somewhat! I've found it to be very helpful to me. I wish you success on your journey and here's to making each day count!:cheers:

Betty-- thanks for the post and thanks for visiting my little thread! I have actually used fitday and I enjoy using it.. i find it really easy to use and navigate. your doing great with losing weight! you should be totally proud of yourself! keep it going!!!!

i wish you lots of luck on your journey of weight loss and feel free to stop by my journal whenever you like:)

lisa

WELCOME BB.......

Are you Ready? Cause this is the year that you will shine. We are here to help you get there.

Don't forget you Water and Mass amounts of Fruits and veggies!

max.. i think i AM ready!! Water is becoming a fast friend. ive had about 40 oz so far. with dinner i was have a lot more. so far today i've eaten about 1000 cals.. actually a little less than that. I plan on having a snack of dried fruit when I get home and I believe we are having chicken tonight for dinner. Ive tried to lose weight before by drastically reducing my calories and it really hasnt worked so I am following this approche of healthy eating and eating comfortably.. no over eating no guilty eating. so far so good. my starting weight of 230 was a guess but i weighed today to see how much it should really be and it is 227 so I will have to fix that on my profile tonight. I live in massachusetts so the weather is absolutely atrocious right now. last week it was below zero all week . yesterday it was about 30 degrees and it felt great compaired to the brutal temps of last week! As soon as the weather gets a tad bit more easy to bare I am going to start walking for 30 mins during my lunch break. this will be great for reducing stress as well as getting my workout in during the day so I dont have to go home and excercise after a long day of work. plus i work at a computer all day so sitting can exhaust me! I have about 10 more minutes til i get to go home from work. thanks to those who have al;ready stopped by to say hello and anyone else who wants to is more than welcome!
have a great night:)
Lisa

Last night I was good.. I stayed on plan. hooray. I had 1/4 cup of dried fruit when I came home from work and for dinner we had stir fry chicken and red and green peppers with mexican rice. it was delicious. My boyfriend is a really excellent cook! For a snack I had some light popcorn. I went to bed satisfied and feel great this morning. Breakfast is usually an easy meal for me. I used to skip breakfast a lot no wonder i was starving all day and craving crappy food.. I usually have a english muffin with 1 tbsp of peanut butter for protein in the morning. or grape nuts.. Today I am having a carnation instant breakfast which I love because its like a shake , it is loaded with vitamins and its a quick meal! Things are going well so far for me. Later on down the road I may get discouraged but I have to try as hard as I can to stay on track. I have to get going now but I will check in later. It is nice to have a journal at my fingertips to let me write (or type) down everything I feel. take care:)
Lisa

Good for you Lisa! Sounds like you are doing great! So what are you doing in regards to excercise? Since it's so cold lately I've been bouncing around my house doing low impact aerobics tapes like Richard Simmons.. and just dancing to music television.. or tapes but on nice days it's nice to get out and walk. Well I hope you have a GREAT DAY! And stay on track!:dn

Hello and welcome!!!

sounds like your off to a great start and doing well.

take care and have a great day.

wow minnie mouse and betty boop have both came to visit me.. lol great:) betty-- I didnt even think of dancing to music on my tv.. that is such a great idea:) i love dancing and i love music so maybe i will try it out! I used to do richard simmons tapes and walking tapes but ive slacked off. Hopefully soon I will get back on track with the excercise.

so far so good.. i decided to change my starting weight to the weight i was at my highest at because that is the point i started losing from.. so my starting weight is higher but good news is I weighed today and I am down to 226. 15 lbs down from my original weight. It took me about 4 months to get here but I did it. even with me giving up and starting over a couple times. I was glad I didnt gain any of my lost lbs back maybe except for being bloated and feeling crappy all the time.. I hope this time I can stick with it. There are so many people that i get inspired from by seeing their losses on here. I know I can do this. i get overwhelmed sometimes but if I take this one step at a time I know I can do it. Excercise is what I have to start working on next. Sometimes I just feel like there is not enough hours in the day! I get home exhausted and the last thing I want to do is excercise but i know that is not an excuse and I need to get my rear in gear. i think 2100 cals a day is right where I ought to be at least for now. I want to lose the weight for me. not anyone else!! That reason alone should make this easier but sometimes it just doesnt!!!! I have to run.. more soon!
Lisa

:wave:
Lisa,
Welcome to dt journals! I have been reading your journal and you are doing great on your diet plan! Keep that determination girl! You are going to succeed!!!!!!!:cheer:

thanks so much linda! thanks for stopping by:) I hope I can keep the motivation up as well! I am off to search the recipe forum for something new to try for dinner tonight! wish me luck

thanks for your cheers:)
Lisa

So I think I am in my over-obsessive phase . I think I have a scale addiction. THAT IS NOT good! I know I should only weigh once a week.. which Ive chosen wednesdays.. but still like a doofus I get on it every morning. This, in time , will sabotage my plan. I know that for sure so from now on NOOOO peeking at the scale. I am not sure how many calories I had yesterday but i know I was under 2100.. I didnt write down how many cals i had for dinner. I find it hard to calculate calories in a dish. I guess I could have at least made a rough estimate. I need to get my arse in gear with the excercise. I am going to try to do a tape tonight .. even if it is only 30 minutes. thank goodness it is thursday although Id be happier if it was friday. :yawn: gotta get up and at 'em. I got a new computer yesterday and this baby really is fast!!! So much better than my old computer.. what a hunk of junk. error messages up the ying yang but now ive got this speedy pc.. yippie! What else could you want ?? well i have to run. duty calls. i will report in about the excercise.
later!!

sometimes I curse healthy eating.. I wish i could just eat whatever i want and not care about how i look or feel but that is virtually a rediculous thought. I know I am not happy at the weight I am.. and having a naturally thin boyfriend really doesnt make it any easier... this is a pic of us taken about a year ago... he eats WHATEVER he wants and i must admit i get jealous of some of the stuff he eats. For the most part he eats pretty decently because we live together and we have the same dinners and to not piss me off he makes things that are healthy. We argue sometimes about the food situation. I cant have junk in the house because I know I will eat it. I am trying to compromise as of now and I am letting him purchase things he really wants. I am ok with it as long as he keeps it out of my face!! Id love to chow down a wendy's burger.... but I know better sometimes I wish i didnt:)

Hi BB :wave:

First off I want to WELCOME YOU TO DIETTALK AND TO ACHIEVING YOUR WEIGHT LOSS GOALS.

If I could make a suggestion instead of using words like "hopefully" and "want to" use the positive words like "AM GOING TO" or "WILL". Because the fact you have made a commitment to LOSE WEIGHT IN A HEALTHY AND PERMANENT WAY means that you WILL REACH YOUR GOAL.

Be patient with yourself and BE GOOD TO YOURSELF; you didn't gain your weight in a day, week, month or year ..... this is SOMETHING YOU CAN DO .... and if you get off track DON'T :whip: YOURSELF OR :c( OR CONSIDER THAT YOU HAVE :tomato: FAILED ..... BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T ... you are a human being and THERE IS ALWAYS A SUCCESS TO BE GAINED TOMORROW.

If I can ever be of any help, please let me know. You will find much support and encouragement here at Diettalk; we're a family and we are all walking the same journey to success. Always, Monica

hey monica!! thanks for you words of encouragement!! I agree with everything you said.. I WILL do this. My boyfriend and I compromised on our food purchases.. I stocked up on healthy snacks, desserts and etc. and he got some "bad" food choices hat I WONT touch.. that is a promise! I did good today with my eating I have about 200 cals left for the day and im done eating. I just filled my water bottle for the rest of the night. I bought 2 bags of dried fruit bits.. I have grown to love these! 1/4 of a cup is equal to one serving of fruit. at first I didnt really like them but now i adore them. The sweetness is perfect.. just what I need when I am craving sweets. thank god tomorrow is friday. what a long exhausting week it has been!! I think it is time for me to unwind and relax with a good book. Have a great one:) more tomorrow.
Lisa

Hey all, yesterday was a good day. I drank about 60 oz of H2O.. Id like to drink around 80 or so but I cant complain. My total cals for the day were 2083 and my fat was around 35 grams so I did good! sO TODAY IS THE START OF A NEW MONTH hopefully this is a symbol for a new start with healthy eating and lifestyle.. Im giving it my best shot.. Weekends are usually my hardest times in terms of staying on plan so wish me luck! I will carry my food journal with me and record everything i can!! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

I had a pretty good weekend! Today I started my excercise. I walked 2 miles in 30 min with my walk away the pounds video. It felt pretty good. I am going to start slow.. when I excercised everyday I got really bored with it and gave up after a month or so. I am going to try for 3 times a week for now with various videos I have accumulated since I started my weight loss journey. I enjoy Richard Simmons tapes mostly. I also downloaded a program to my puter called DietPower. It is like fitday.com basically what I like about it is that I dont have to be online to use it. it tells you how many calss you should be eating and keeps track of your excercise as well. Im exhausted tonight! Not looking forward to working this week. I did request a day off on valentines day. I will really enjoy that 3 day weekend I am really looking forward to that. I am going to hit the sack now.. i need some well deserved rest! good night:)
lisa

YAY YOU.. looks like you are working hard!!!!! Making good choices!!!!!!!! That's awesome!!!!!!! You two look good together!!!!!! Thanks for sharing the awesome pic!!!!!!!! Have a great day tomorrow and don't wear yourself out too much or you wont be able to get back on the horse for a few days and that will throw everything off!!!! Keep on truckin girlie!!!:up:

Hi Baby boo!! :wave:

Welcome to DT and congrats on your weight loss so far. I also had a thin boyfried who is now my overweight hubby! :D I corrupted him into eating like me and he packed the pounds on too. You are VERY pretty so smile as your doing great.

I have the walk away pounds tapes too and I love them. Well, good luck to you on this journey.

:D

hey betty thanks! I am trying to make the correct choices and I am doing ok so far. I have to promise myself that if i dont lose every week that I wont get discouraged. that seems to be a huge problem for me. I have decided that my next goal will be 215 lbs. and I am currently 11lbs from this goal. give or take a couple lbs. and when I get to my next goal i will reward myself with something . i am not sure what it will be yet but ive alreadt decided that it wont be food. I decided by rewarding myself with junk food is not the way to go. it would be nice to have something i shouldnt be eating but the whole point of the reward is to give myself something i deserve.. and junk food is not something i really want because i know i will sabotage myself. Maybe insted I will get a cd or a dvd.. a book... anything! who knows.
MM thanks so much for stopping by! Holy cow you are doing terrific! the pounds are melting away:) thanks for the kind words and good luck to you also you are doing excellent! hopefully today will be another success. I will do this:)
Lisa

tomorrow is weigh-in day.. I am not really excited about it only because the scale has been between 226 and 229. it has been that way for a while and that is why I ended up quitting the first time around. because it wasnt budging i wont beat myself up if the scale doesnt show a loss tomorrowe but i wont be happy either. I will not be quitting anyways so i will be ok. I am going to attempt to excercise a little tonight. I am exhausted though and all I want is to take a nap. Things have been busy at work. I cant wait to go home!! American Idol is on tonight woohoo. I am a avid watcher of the show. Pathetic I know but I cant get enough of it. I voted for Kelly last year and she won so that was cool.. Lets see if I can figure out who will win this year. Ive got about 10 minutes til I get to go home.. yippie!!! more tomorrow..

everyone have a good night

Boo,

You know if you don't mind my suggesting .... take your measurements as well (at least once a month) SO THAT YOU WILL SEE THE FANTASTIC RESULTS IN YOUR WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY. Often we concentrate so much on the #'s on the scale and don't give any thought to the #'s on the measuring tape.

You know you could exercise while watching your program ... it is a perfect time to relax, and work thru on your exercise regimen.

Keep being patient with yourself .... YOU CAN AND WILL SUCCEED How about your :water: intake are you drinking at least 64 ounces of water? All aspects of our weight loss program are important. Make it a great evening and tomorrow a great day. As always, Monica

hi monica! I did excercise tonight but only for 25 minutes. I am fine with that as I will increase slowly. I dont want to run myself ragged so quickly. Ive "walked" while watching tv programs before and the time flies by! its a good way to do it. before ou know it your done. I am doing well with water I am about to fill my big bottle right now! measuring is a good idea! i need to get a measuring tape. i obviously cant measure with one of those plasctic retractable one! i guess i could use a string and then compair it to a regular tape measure. I will give it a try! thanks for the suggestion. Hope evryone has a great night:)

lisa

today was weigh in.. im not to upset i weighed in at 226 which is actually good since the scale was between 226 and 228 last week. hopefully next week i will drop from there. I did take some rough measurements yesterday so we will see how it goes with that and I will measure again in a month. i got to run to work. more later!
lisa

i JUST FIGURED i SHOULD POP IN TO SAY HI.. NOTHING REALLY NEW TO REPORT HERE. i AM STAYING ON PLAN AND DRINKING ONLY WATER. I AM STICKING TO MY CALORIES AND I AM VERY PROUD OF MYSELF. TOMORROW SHOULD BE AN EXCERCISE DAY FOR ME. I THINK IT WILL ACTUALLY FEEL REALLY GOOD TO GET MY BUTT IN GEAR AND WARM MY MUSCLES UP.. THEYVE BEEN ASLEEP FOR A WHILE! I WILL CHECK IN SOON TO REPORT ANYTHING NEW. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT

hey all.. boy yesterdays weather was horrible!! not to mention after i finally got home driving on the slick roads, I had nowhere to park. I live in an apartment and we all park on the street but of course with the tons of snow we got... the plows pushed all the snow to the sides of the street. anyhow. as far as my plan goes I am doing well.. I am sticking to my calories and my water. I excercised today.. I walked for a half an hour i think it was about 2 miles.. while I watched a movie called The Animal. I guess it was kinda humorous but it was one of those dumb/funny type of comedies. My boyfriend thought it was hilarious and begged me to watch it. He always wants me to watch his silly movies and I usually hate what he watches.. he doesnt like watching my shows much either.. good thing we have 2 tvs i guess. I am always watching trading spaces on saturday nights and he gets reallll tired of TS really quick. I guess he isn't into interior decorating :) tomorrow will be a test for me.. I am going to my parents to do laundry and the days i cheat are usually on those days.. I cant help myself with the snacks and dinners over there but I am making myyself promise that I will stick to my guns and I will not over-indulge.. I will just count my cals as usual and keep on plan. I am a very slow loser in the weight department. Ive lost about 15lbs since september. I admit i wasnt trying through the whole 5 months so I am thankful that I kept the weight off and didnt gain.:) More soon:)
Lisa

Ive been thinking.. and getting a little twinge of discouragment on my mind. I was re-reading some of my posts and I saw a post I did on 1/27 that said my weigh in weight was 227.. I am only at 226 right now and its not been quite a month yet since the 27th but it feels like it for some reason. I know I cant and wont lose it all in one night but i cant for the life of me figure out why my body likes being 226-229. Seriously.. I have been trying to get below 225 for what seems to be like forever and I just cant get any lower. I lose weight awfully slow!! it aggrivates me. I know it is a plateau but I just want it to be over!! I see so many people who lose a pound a week and i am lucky if i lose a lb. every 3 weeks. I know i need to stick to it.. and i intend to but i just needed to VENT a little.. and I am glad I can do that here!I feel a little bit better about the whole thing.. I will not give up. I AM worth this!!!!
:) lisa

hi --
yesterday I did very well considering i was at my parents all day and I was hungry all day for some reason. I brought along some of my own food to eat while I was there to keep me out of their cupboards! it worked. I ate dinner there with my boyfriend and I had a small plate of spaghetti and 3 meatballs. I kept track of my calories and fat all day and I stuck right to my plan! today was also a good day for me although i was feeling really tired and i still have a little bit of a headache. Tomorrow I am planning on walking 2 miles with my walk away the pounds tape. water has also been great. Valentines is comming fast. I asked my honey what he wanted for valentines day and of course he wants candy. He asked me what i want and I told him I dont care except I DONT want chocolate or candy. WOW.. thats the first time ive said that in a long time!! I just dont want it around. I know myself obviously very well and I am sure that I cant stop at ONE chocolate. I will eat the whole box in one sitting... So, no candy for me! I will let him have his little sweet tooth for Valentines day though as long as he doesnt let me have any:) I will be good!! im getting a wee bit sleepy so I am going to go settle in.. take care.. make it a great night:)]
Lisa

wow I can not believe it has been 10 days since i have written in my journal... geez. I have been discouraged lately and wasnt trying to lose for the last week but now im back on the horse. I am being dumb by "hiding" from my accountability by not logging on and taking the initiative and admitting to my faults but I am now. I started excercising again as of yesterday and I am going to excercise as much as i can without pushing myself. This was part of my problem before.. I wasnt excercising and I was feeling terrible because of it. being active makes me feel better so this is something i need to do.. more soon:)
Lisa

hello journal...
i have been doing really well with eating and out of the last 4 days i excercised for 3 of them. yesterdays excercise was extremely minimal though. I bought an elliptical trainer and it was sooo hard. i could only do 10 minutes and i was sweating like crazy!! this morning my legs are soooo sore but i love that feeling because it shows that the excercise is working. If i can only do 10 mins a day for now then thats what I will do. I will try my hardest! soon enough i will be able to do 15 mins.. then 20... etc. I guess slow and easy does it!! I am off to do my elliptical now.. i hope everyone hasa great day! make it your best.

:)

You are doing so good! Way to go!!! That eliptical machine is Tough~! 10 min is awesome you should pat yourself on the back!!!!! Well just checking in to see how things were going..glad to see how far you have come and the commitment you have made. That's inspiring! Good for you!!! NEVER GIVE UP!!! :cheers: