Well starting today the honeymoon period is over. AND IM HAPPY. i went out last night which was planned along time ago and drank alcohole...:-( but i knew today was going to be the start of no more excuses, no more sitting on my bum doing nothing, no more having a cake because i want to through bordom rather then as a treat
i have lost alot of weight in the past, and i just let myself go a little (put on a couple of pounds) but i also never really accomplished my true goal. So im here to try and loose 10lbs in 8 weeks, which should be possible. My body is slow with metabolism somtimes, and often wont show a loss for a long time, so i have come up with a strict plan not to weigh myself, and to measure myself as well....at specific dates in the next 8 weeks.
So yeh i guess i just have to stay positive. thats my down fall, when i get depressed, stressed, the diet goes out the window.
so im not sure how i am going to get over that hurdle yet, but hopefully i will.

anyway im going to go put up motivational pictures in my cubords and on the biscut tin to stop me doing anything stupid in the next 8 weeks.... it might help i suppose!!!

Welcome to DT!!!

It's great to have you! I'm a calorie counter too, and I find it works best when I use my kitchen scale and food journal. When I don't, I turn into a slacker and it shows on the scale. I wish you lots of success!!! I like your idea of motivational photos in strategic places around the kitchen, I might have to try that.

:D Nausicaa.

day 2 of 56
well i just worked out, im feeling EXHAUSTED but great because i did it, only 5 to go in under 2 weeks to get my first mini goal. i need to take measurements at someone point so i can compare in a couple of weeks, probably best to do it first thing in the morning though.
Eating went well yesterday, hard, but well. I even resisted a bit of bread. I had the tourturous task of going food shopping, passing all the yummy cakes and breads and buiscuits. But good things come to those who wait....ad im gonna wait now. IO have had SOOO many caked and buiscuits the last 2 months i feel like i turned into one. today i already feel so much less bloated, more happier, and the feeling of confidence you get when u know u are doing all in your power to look after yourself.

i was thinking about loosing and its 3500 per lb.
im eating 1300 5 days a week and 1500 2 days (hopefully) so i should save
so i should be saving 4500 cals a week (supposebly!)
and i fi work out 3 times this week and next and try to burn between 300-500 cals a time (i unfortunetly wont know how much im burning) i could be burning an extra 900-1500 cals!
5400-6000 cals, so i should loose about a lb-1.5 a week.
i also walk a fair bit a wee, and work where i stand up/run around shop floor. so im sure i will burn more but im not going to count those calories because i ALWAY do that stuff, and i think my body is probably used to that type of exercise now (just not on such a low amount of food, which could be interesting!)

Anyway im proud i id my first exercise....it was hard actually doing it. IM gonna try go running tommorow while im feeling good and not lazy but i also have an exam to do tommoorow so maybe ill go in the evening.

Hello and welcome. im the same as u lost alot in the past, gained some and here i go again. i too when im stressed, depressed and then the diet goes bye-bye, so hopefully together we can battle those downfalls.

thanks for the support guys...
im gonna admitt it i was bad today.... i was feeling uber thin this morning because the workout has made my muscles all tight and not eating is going well so i could not resist weighing myself. im not gonna report what it said because it might encourage more weighing!!! i have 14 days yet till i can weigh myself. its odd how weighing becomes like a compulsive thing. i remeber doing it like 7 times a day once...obsesssiv!!!!!!
but anyway i was good last night, had fish and veg and beans for dinner, and an ice lolly and some grapes for a snack/dessert.
today its raining really hard, so running may be off till tommorow....
i have to write my essay/exam thing today for 2-3 hours writing 1500 words, which could be interesting. im sort of excited about getting it over and done with as it will be my last ever low mark for film.
i also have my last ever tv session today which is deffinetly sad because i really enjoy doing tv.
but anyway back to diet... iwas reading somwherre u can have too much fruit and veg... id say it was the biggest part of my diet , wth about 7-8 pieces/portions a day. but i dont want to eat starch or fat instead. even some protein is a bit too fatty.....
hmmmm foo for thought def!

day four out of 56
well lets see
exam: went ok, but i know the guy marking it will realise i used alot of books because i used much better coherant sentances then i normally am able to form.
food: my metabolism has quickened up since exercising meaning im more hungry, wanting more tea (which is bad) and needing the toilet alot more...hmmm lol
exercise: im GOING TO EXERCISE IN THE NEXT HOUR, and when im done im gonna come on here and put a workout smiley on my sig lol. i would much rather do anything but exercise, but i need to do it today as im busy the next 3 days....
uni/life: well im doing revision at the mo for exams in the next 5 weeks but its at an odd pace. i have never sat uni exams before so im not sure what im supposed to write really....as odd as it sounds they are very vague at uni and never speak clear english.
i just had my hair cut at the hair dressers and im really pleased with what they have done, she spent alot of time making sure it was looking really good, so im pleased with that. i still am yet to take my starting measurements, but i dont know when is a good time really....
oh well
im gonna rest of the bowl of cereal i had andd then go for a run!/ w/o

yes i did it now im tired lol.....

ok well i just had a bad experience with a watermelon....was munching as a ow cal evening snack...got through 1/4 a watermelon thinking it was barley any sort of calories...and came online and saw actually i had just consume 300 calories, HOW **** IS THAT!
oh well at least i ran today and im working out again on sunday in a real gym with my rents :-( HOW FRUSTRATING!

DAY 5 well i am still bitter about the whole watermelon thing last night. but apart from that im feeling a bit stressed out today.feel a bit like i have SO much on that i cant cope very well.... but oh well.
another busy day ahead of me today.... my legs hurt a bit from running yesterday buit its not muscle pain really more knees and stuff, which is worse in the long run but not so bad for walking today.

anyway that it i guess...feeling a bit glim today :-(

Day 1 END OF WEEK 1
yaaaaaay
i made it to the end of the week withou any huge problems.
so im gonna try and keep it brief altough there is loads to type so i can do and snuggle my boyf on the couch,
i went to see family, and they are SOOOO BAD when u wanna be good on a diet, because they having noting really really healthy, so its impossible to only eat 1300. so i allowed myself 1500 yesterday and managed about 1600 which i thought was ok. i had to help someone move home that day and i TOM arrived, so i felt like i needed that extra bit.
today i was in the gym wit my rents at 10am which was interesting... iahev never been in a gym like that before i felt like i entered a hole new world.
but anyway i did about 300 cals burned playing badminton, going on a treadmill for the first time ever and going ona cross trainer ...was some scary stuff.
so tom has proper bloated me out, but im hoping for a loss on the 13th, only 8 days to go, im excited and nervous too.
hoping to work out 3 more times and reach my mini goal as well, and treat myself to some new jeans. YAY!!!
:)

Hey there,

Yeah watermelon is delicious and pretty darn lowcal but anything eaten in larger quantities will add up. It would be shocking though!!! I agree.

Good plan on the calorie front, and good exercise too!!! You have made it a very good week, keep it up.

week 2 day 1
just a quick note to say my TOM pains are so bad i feel really sick and hot and light headed and best of all, im off to work now HAHAHAHA
im goonna need all the help i can today to only eat 1300 cals.:help::help:

:( I feel you on the TOM stuff. I get terrible cramps ever since I got a copper IUD (kind of birth control) -- only Aleve (naproxen) helps the pain. I tend to take a few of those a day when it's bad, but it does help.

Not to become an enabler or anything... LOL but eating a little extra during TOM is actually okay. The word on the street is that we burn an additional 300 calories per day of TOM and the body is making a legitimate request if you feel hungrier. Hang in there!!

Yay for first time ever on the treadmill! I am a treadmill addict now. Love it!

work was as hard as i thought it was gonna be, but thanks for stopping by nausica i think im gonna try not to give in to the cals, because on a previous idet i used to allow more cas, but then i would find it harder to loose the week after tom. My body is really messed up i think sometimes.
i think im gonna cook me and my boyf a curry tonight and eat it in the garden. should be tasty yum yum. Got a hard week coming up, i am not looking forward to it at all. and i have to fit in 3 work outs....somehow!

week 2 day 2
well i was very down when i gt in last night, well all day actually i just was so unhappy with life. but i had a good sleep last night and i feel much more productive.im gonna try and get lots of work done today, i should do some exercise, as i have 3 left to do this week, but i think im gonna try and finish they day positive and workout tommorow morning/afternoon.
im bad in that i weghed myself and i promised i wouldent untill the 13th, but there has been no change for a while. and i know TOM is still about but shes going now, hmmm
must TRY NOT TO WEIGH AGAIN!!!
anyway, best go get on with work, sooner i start sooner i finish for the day :-)

another quick post, just to say i ate only 600 cals up to 8pm then got in and had 2 slices of pizza with salad for dinner which has taken me to 1260, damn pizza lol damn making other people happy, oh well.

week2 day 3

well today the sun is shinning again, although i did get a bit of sunburn yesterday, going to try and avoid that today, but i really wanna get a bit of colour of my legs, that have never been shown sunlight beofre, now i feel like im loosing again i feel more confident. I need to go for a run tonight when it gets a bit coooler, i also have alot of revision to do today, going to try and tan sensibly while i do it.
i cant wait for tommorow going to pop to town and transfer money around ect and hopefully i can book my holiday soon YAY, which will be fantastic. i need to contact gp today aswell and book injections for turkey for me and my boyf. hopefully i will hear back from the uni today aswell to say how long i have to wait to hear about my interview.
i wish i could cheermy boyf up a bit, hes very down at the moment, but hopefully some good food and a beer tonight will make himsmile.
:-D

just worked out, im exhausted, should not run in the heat it may cause me to collapse next time, but i just had to do it, i was twitchy to get on with it , oh well done now, i may go have a massive glass of water!

week2 day 4
BIG SIGH
i have sucha busy day ahead of me, but at least it is sunny. I got an unconditional place for uni next year, as im changing degree and moving so my boyfriend can do education.
i only managed to eat 1400 yesterday, 10 more then normal, but i just wanted it i suppose. I do allow myself up to 1500 2 times a week, so ill have to just let myself up to that once this week.probably sunday.
so i have essay,printing essay, librabry, gp, post box, go to town, transfer lots of money, buy printer ink and then work for 5 hours.SIGH but one good thing to come of yesterday is i decided not to do one of my exams, which takes alot of pressure off me, because this exam is not crucial for my place next year, and its a toughy!! 3 hours of hardness too!

anyway i best try and finish this essay. im only suposed to have worked on it for 3 hours, so i best hurry up lol.
5 days to official weigh in.

week2 day 5,

just a quick note befor ei dash off to work, well i weiged myelf and im annoyed i did because im a bit bloated this morning, i think itsjust a weird compulsion my mind has. And now im worried i aven tlost as much as i had hopedi had for my weigh in in 4 days
STUPID STUPID GRACE!!!
thinking positivly, i bought a pair of jeans that nearly fit,rather then pair that were falling off me, in the hope that another 6 weeks i will be in them.
woktoday, should mean burning some calories, im gonna try and do lots of up and down stairs, see if im allowed to work the delivery which is not hard work, but its just more active then standing on the spot for 8 hours.
then work again tommorow. Im notgonna make my arget of 6 workous in two weeks because i wanna see my boyf tonight. But i willwork out sunday morn, and mnday afternoon instead, and hopefully, ll feel like i deserved my jeans.

anyway best dash :(

week2 day 6 ,3 days till weigh in.
work was not to bad, i dod run about like a crazy mofo all day so prob burnt a few extra cals.
i allowed myself my 1500 day yesterday as my boyf met me from work and we went ad had a pub meal. i also had a small glass of wine which was nice but as i dont drink now it made me sleepy. then just came home and relaxed.
hopefully be a 1300 day,busy, and i can work out tommorow. fingers crossed!

week2 day 6

well work was hard yesterday, i must have clocked up a few hundred cal burned because i was up and down stairs all day, and running around alot in store for customers, and staff who are a bit lame.
i was feeling a bit down because i have been weighing myself(stupidly) and i was foccusing on a small number change, not factoring in many things like weighng midday, and with clothes on, and just doing it at silly times. so i only allowed myself 1250yesterday and on thursday
anyway i weighed again this morning and got a pretty amazing loss. not sure if thats down to an-arobic workout all day long, low cals, or just waiting and doing it in the morning. i know my oficcial weigh in is not untill tuesday and i have one tommorow with the doctor.
but apart from that i have 12 days untill my first exam and last exam, which i dont need to pressure about because i have my place at plymouth uni, just hopefully my bf will get in also now.

today is a relax i the sun with boyf day, do some revision and reading for a tv essay i have this week and workout this afternoon evening, probably involve running in the park and doing my video.

well i have had an ok day, i always get a bit restless when i have energy and my boyf wants to relax, especially on a diet when i really crash out in the evenings (from now onwards) its a gorgeous evening though and im gonna go running in the park in about an hour..

DAY 1 WEEK 3

IM off to the doctors today, to have an all round check, so i will get weighed on their machine which should be interesting.hopefully wont be too much higher then i think i am from my scale.
i have lost 8 lbs in two weeks, which is phonomenal. I think thats all thanks to working out 5 times. i did not manage 6, but im not gonna deprive myself the jeans i bought (that dont quite fit yet) because i did other types of exercise that probably mounted up to one workout. and anyway 8lbs is a huge amount. Hoping i can sustain this now and loose another 4lbs in 2 weeks time when i weigh myself again. AS its the end of the first 1/4 of my diet before holiday, i thought i would compare how i have done to my plan i wrote before i started.
DIET PLAN
8 WEEKS, 28TH APRIL- 24TH JUNE
TARGETS
Loose 10lbs from start weight min - i have increased it to17lbs because of my first success. i think 17 is a bit high but it would aim for 12 stone exactly.
Work out 2-3 times a week -i have done this which is great
Slim out stomach and legs- my tummy has already flattened out alot, and my legs feel more toned, just have a to wait to see visible results.
GET A BIKINI WORTHY BODY- bottom half may take a while.

PROCESS/RULES!
No more then 1300 5 days a week 1500 2 days a week - this i have stuck too and found myself going down to 1200 on 2 days, variation is good it seems
Workout 2-3 times a week , at least once a week do a toning session from book or video.- i did toning once a week :-)
If no big loss, week 5 do a detox
Drink more water and limit tea to 3 cups a day - have done this was hard and has meant i slept more but good for diet.
NO BISCUITS- my wonderful boyf did this for mne he did not buy them at all and went cold turkey also.
Have 1 fruit for breakfast and dessert, this did not work out so well, but having cereal for b fast is not bad, and i have ended up having yogart and fruit alot.
Alcohol only once every 2 weeks (moderate) only 1 treat night where alcohol is unlimited. i have had one glass of wine in the last 2 weeks, and intend on not drinking heavily untill after my exam which is the 23rd of may, where im gonna have one big night out with uni friends.

my main problem is deffeintly weighing myself, im so bad. i let it get to me. I have to take measurements on the 20th, stupidly i did not take any when i started, because i suppose its healthier to constantly watch your size, because it wont fluxuate as much as it does on scales... then it wont get u down as much.

so looking ahead, i have a fairly relaxed week revising and working this week, so can fit in another 2 workouts im sure., and next week i have 2 exams on one day late week so i can study alot before hand and workout at the start of the week. and today i have the gp, work, and then food shopping and librbary tonight. fun fun. well have a good day all.... its hot and sunny here which is nice so ill be out in my skirt trying to tan my slightly smaller body lol.

week 3 day 2
damn internet was dow all day yesterday really annoyed me because i had so much to do, but i just felt held back by not accessing simple infomation on the pc.
diet is going well, i was so bored with no contact to outside world i went running and exercising yesterday...lol.
today i have a busy day before a bit of a mad weekend of work, then next week is my exams.
i was measuring my size 14 jeans i desperatly wanna fit into, and i need to loose about 1 inch off each thigh. I was comparing my sizes to when i was 184 ish and i have lost a fair amount on my tummy and a bit on my hips , but legs seem to only go down slowly, so im hoping to get in those jeans before holiday.
i did weigh myself yesterday (bad) but luckily i cant remeber what it said. and i didnt this morning so hopefully i wont now untill the 27th (which is 4 days after my last exam) so ill have to be good and not go on a huge blow out. i am planning o attending a last uni night out before i move in summer, which is the start of june, week5 or six in to diet, gonna be alcohole involbed, which is not good, but i hope ill be all slim and gorgeous then.
lol
so thats pretty much everything i can think of, lots to do as always, oh but i am booking our holiday today YAY so ill be able to celebrate that later :-)

well i have found a few holidays, boyf should get passportin a week or 2, and got our jabs booked for next wednesday, so holiday is all set really, how exciting :-)

well im feeling like i wanna BIGE EAT tonight, cause im bored, tired and a bit sluggish from the diet, so i decided to come on here and share with my journal clothes i want from my fav, out of reach cause i have no money website....
obviously these clothes will look amazing on my holiday, and if im alot thinner by then LOL
http://images.asos.com/inv/I/7/222/292435/NavyPurple/image1xl.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/N/23/289/257272/Blue/image1xl.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/O/8/42/279511/Blue/image1xl.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/N/8/42/249866/Yellow/image1xl.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/M/23/156/223105/Blue/image1xl.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/M/6/143/222185/image3xl.jpg
http://images.asos.com/inv/M/62/631/256112/Teal/image1xl.jpg

oh well a girl can dream!

Hiya Sun!

I just wanted to congrat u on the 8lb loss that's Awsome!!!

Oh & your plan looks great!

Keep up the Good Work!

Cathy

thanks for stopping by,
im feeling down today did n ot sleep well, again, i think its to do with the cat being noisy. i now have work 10-7 so im gonna be exhausted by the time i get home tonight, hopefully that will be good.
have to put on all the wet weather clothes today, its raining ;-(
but st least im working in it rather then wishing i was in sunshine.
big sigh!!!

I LOVE the outfits.. we think alike! What sites did you pull those images from???!

I do the same thing myself... I look at outfits and I post my weight goal next to them and if I reach it, then I treat myself. I also, give away my "big jeans" etc... (I only keep one to remind me)... but anyways... my dad lost weight and kept his "big clothes" and ended up gaining and wearing those big clothes all over again.... but if you get rid of them, then in your mind, it's like "whoa gotta watch what I'm eating... my pants are feeling snug".

You are doing really well.. keep it up!

hey fcu girl- the clothes werre from asos .com sort of designer inspired clothing. i love the sheap stuff because its so pretty, i wish i could ware those skirts mind u they are stunning but my tree trunk thighs would make them look bad!


day 5 week 3

OH BIG SIGH
it has been a hard few days, i have been feeling very down and out, and tired and grumpy. Last night i finally just fell aslppe no more thinking about stress my body just wanted sleep, i feel much better now for it.
i did over eat a bit yesterday my body just wanted food, any food, it probably was stress easting, but it wanted anything. luckily there was nothing at work, and i had no money on me, but i found some crispy cakes which were 40cals each so i had 4. but i had a small dinner and no dessert to make up for it.
im gonna exercise today, work off more big thighness, only 5 weeks untill we leave, i dont know if im gonna make target i guess i just have to keep working out and i will see :-s
anyway plan today is just to sort out some revision this morning, hand in 3rd exam papper, then relax when boyf gets in at 2pm.
yawn, wish i was still asleep now though.

week 3 day 6 (10 days till weigh in.)

so im currently doing 5 things at once, curling hair, drink tea, repair work trousers, write this and try not to get confussed!
i have work today, i ran yesterday, and my legs hurt a bit but in a good way!
imnhoping i loose the 4lbs by then, so i waana be 12 st 5 ideally, 6 would be acceptable, but 5 preferable.
but to ensure that happends i need to work out more!
so sunday i will go out afterwork
tuesday? thursday? sunday? tuesday? well i can try cant i.
antwat vest dash now really ill type more soon xxx


i managed to find a couple of mins before i had to go to work and i just wanted to report how much of a wonederful happy smiley day i had with my boyf yesterday, we just smiled and laughed all day together, which with so much stress currently is rare.
i slept well again, although my body knew i had work this morning and kept trying to get me up earlier and earlier. oh well. hopefully walking to work will loosen my leg muscles and then i can not hurt to much at work today, hopefully!!!! anyway best dash i suppose!

im hating feeling so exhausted, slightly hungry and tired to the point of misery today. I was like this the otherday, i know im relying on caffine alot to keep me going in the day, but when i get home in so tired i feel down. just wanna hide. lame :help:

Well this morning im feeling really down again. Maybe im weighing myself to much i dont know. No change on the scale in a week that includes 2 workouts (sundy and friday) and hopefully one tonight if im happier, and i stayed on track pretty much this week, i think i went over my cals by about 4-60 each day (which does add up i know) but it was one of those weeks where u leave enough for a small dessert but u just wanna have an extra handful of grapes or somthing small. Anyway, i really wanna loose 4 lbs on the 27th, i am trying but its looking doubtful.
My legs hurt so much yesterday after running the day before, which is good in some ways because it shows i worked the right muscles, but it was a [ain for work.
My metabolism has sped up so much recently im just hungry all the time after working out, and its deffeintly a new sensation for me.
i wonder if my level of tea intake has effected my diet this week, i have 4 teas yesterday. i am trying not to go over 3 because of the added milk (althoug i have fake sugar and skimmed milk at home) milk at work is semi skimmed and somtimes one sugar.
so i decided to curl my hair for work yesterday hadny done it in ages, and i prefer my hair that way, i think it mkaes me look more approachable and just balances my face bettter. small joys i guess.
also i wonder if me not sleeping well is effeteing my weightloss.
i HATE that there is so many things that can make u not loose, this is why i often give up because i work so hard and get no where.
but i wont give up
this time i have my boyf also being very healthy not eating choc or busicuits as much, and working out aswell. so if i give up he will know and be dissapointed in me. i know he wants me to get to 12 stone aswell, he knows how happy ill be. i also said i want his sized thighs which i need to loose 2 inches to do, im guessing thats like 20 running sessions lol.

anyway its a new week tommorow. i guess if ican get through today if i dont run tonight because im tired ill go tommorow , when i can actuall warm up and down and do toning video aswell.

does anyone have any advice???

Hi there! Just saw your journals and wanted to say: don't get discouraged! I think what most of us have discovered is that it almost takes an obsession in order to be able to figure our where exactly the "problem" is, and therefore, what we might be able to change to see results.

Yes, there are so many things that can throw your weight loss plan off schedule!! Some of my weaknesses are sugary snacks in the evenings (dried fruit and cereal in particular), lack of sleep, eating out of boredom and to forget stress at work, eating too much/the wrong things in social situations and a lack of time to move. With help from DTers, I've found strategies for dealing with all of them. Sometimes they work, and other times they don't; but if I know what went wrong, why and how I can fix, it gets easier over time. DT is really helpful to me in that way.

Judging by your journal, you already have all the right "ingredients" for success and a great attitude. Don't let the setbacks get you down - they're normal and expected. When they happen, take a bit of time to figure out what went wrong, think of a practical way to fix it next time (asking for specific advice here helps a lot), and consider it a lesson learned.

Here are some comments on your post above -- you're probably aware of all of them, but just in case...

-A lot of exercise will make you hungry; but it will also build muscle mass that will burn more calories even when you do nothing; so, the 4-60 extra kcals should be ok!

-Muscle is heavier by volume than fat. If you've been working out strenuously for four weeks, you may be gaining muscle and losing fat. If so, the scale may show a higher number, but you could be leaner. You'd know if your clothes fit differently, you're losing inches, etc.

-As you can see from the "sleep challenge," lack of sleep is known to make us more likely to eat when we don' need to.

-It's great that your boyfriend is into healthy foods! it seems so much easier to me to lose weight when you're surrounded by people who are conscious of what they eat.

One question - are you drinking lots of water and including some protein in each meal?

Have a great Sunday!

Stress and sleep will cause your body to get thrown off. Try to unwind, relax, try a yoga or pilates session. Meditate. And get some good sleeps in. :)

Don't give up. You're doing so well.

thanks guys i had an ok work day, only had 3 teas today. and stayed under 1300 which is also good.
i did not go running because i wanted to chil out and get a good night sleep. im gonna go tommorow when i have done a bit of revision, clear my mind. thanks for the encouragment, its nice to know there are people around when i am sturggling.
i dont talk about my weightloss to people much but i told my supervisor at work today in conversation (mainly to avoid her buying me a doughnut like she was getting everyone else) but she very kindly bought me an apple instead. it was nice to see the suport of someone i barley know in real life aswell.
one success today, my legs and butt have lost weight since i started work 3 months ago as i had gone down a size which im really happy about. (i work in a clothes shop)
unfortunetly the clothes sizes are bigger then the rest of the worlds, lol, but it means i have changed in 3 months which is nice to know, probably means i am a half size now which is better then a whole size up!

anyway hopefully i will report a smile and some optimism tommorow. thanks xxx

Going down a whole size is great!! Congrats!

START OF WEEK 4

8 days till weigh in
4 day till final exams
4 days till i find out my future

i wanna work out 3-4 times in that days, starting today.
I a slept very very well last night, full 9 hours, so im raring to go, best go do some revison for a couple of hours i supppose.

hey i just worked out i feel good, i also just changed my scales from measuring pounds to kilos, only because i get a decimal place really, which i dont getb in pounds, so it will show any type of loss rather then no loss, which i need somtimes.
so 177 pounds- = 80.3 kilos (weigh on the 13th)
i want to be 4 lbs lighter= 173 lbs = 78.5 kilos
goal before holiday = 76 kilos.

sigh, hopefully it will happen!

week 4 day 2

no weightloss AGAIN, but im not annoyed, because i still have seven days. yesterdays workout is making me hyrt a bit today, now too much but enough.
i have another busy day ahead of me today, lots of uni work, and a bit of house work todo. but im trying to take it all at a nice slowish pace, not get to worked up.
i still have 3 whole days till the exam so i will be fine. hehe. and if im not fine ill just write what i wanna write and not panic.
so i guess i dont ave anything else to write, wish i would loose somthing after nt eating bad stuff and working out but hopefully good things come to those who wait :S ?

Sounds like you've been working out a lot - congrats!

Are you using a calorie or points system to track food consumed? I just thought since you mentioned a weigh-in that you might be on WW. How are you finding that?

Have a great rest of the week and hang in there!

Hello, just read through your very upbeat journal and love your attitude. Please never even THINK of givin' up, just keep goin' 'n realize that over time you are laying the groundwork with healthy habits that will eventually lead to the weight change you desire.

Hey, I've been on plateaus for YEARS! Keep goin' 'n have a great day.

hey guys thanks for stopping by.
Im not on weight watchers, but i have been counting calories for a long time, and i have decided to have specific weigh in days (for the last 4 and nex4 weeks) to hopefully ttain a goal i have in my mind. (loosng 10lbs for my holiday)

day 3 week 4

Only 1 whole day and 1 half day untill my exams now. m feeling good about some of them, expeciall the politics stuff, i think im read to moan on and on about class segregation n he uk. The religion and philosophy stuff is def alot harder, but i have a few main pilosopher i feel more confident on.
Diet is ok, had an extra 50 cals last night (oops) but rest of wek has gone ok so far. Im off for a run latertoday when i have done a fair amount more revision. I really wanted to run yesterday but could not work out how to set a plylist onto my mp3 so i got annoyed and didnt go, probs for the best because i ran the day before and my body was a bit tire still really.
I had a great day yesterday because i was getting all my oldclothes ready for ebay taking loads of pics of me in them, and noticed how much slimmer i am now. It was qute a shck, i even showed my boyf the pictures and he was like WOW i hadnt noticed the change qite so dramatically. I even put together a page of pics on different dietwebsite of my total loss so far (about 65lbs) and i think te change in pictures makes me so happy.

Only 4 weeks today im off on holiday. At the end of the week im gong out with a frein to celebrate end o exams and a successfull 4 eeks dieting, and i have another going out do the week after, but imnot gonna get very drunk either time, i dont wanna ruin what i have done so far.

so yeh all is good in camp gracey :-) oh except havng to do xams soon, but im not stressing to much today, there is no point really.

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Hello I am Suny! lol I just found your journal and wanted to wish you much success.
Your doing excellent just keep it up! Have a great weekend.

Wow, a terrific difference there, good for you. Very exciting to see what a change 65 pounds makes!!! Keep up the good work, and best of luck on exams.

feeling a bit droopy ince i worked outmy iron levels ee ery low at the moment, and i just feel like i need someone to give me an energy boost, im no running for as og and as hard as i was last week, which is a bit odd. i migh try leaving it now untill sundayor monday and try going ater a day of highercalorie intake, maye having more energy n my system will helppush me a bit further!

day 4 week 4
Well im feeling better, i did not sleep amazing, but i slept. thats all that matters. i have 4 ours of revision to do today and a few other bits, and im up nice and early so i dont have to rush it. Im just gonna chill,relax and have some calming music while i revise today, hopefully the infomaton will sink in like im a sponge instead of feeling rammed in. At the end of the day these exams dont count because im re-starting my degree but there is 20% chance my plans will fall through so im hoping just to relax and take it in my stride.
anway coninuing my positvie feeling, im thinking abou incresing my calories for the next 2 days and then on sunday up to maybe 1600 depending on how i feel, mainly so my brain has more energy to power out good results, i just hope if i do that i wont loose out in other ways when i weigh in on tuesdy.

well.....
i developed a really bad pain in my abdomen today like so bad i couldent stand, so instead of waiting around i went to doctors straight away who said i have inflamed ovaries! yay! so i missed work, and have since been trying to relax, eat some normal food (no diet today) and let my body heal. i think its extreme pressure from exrecise, extreme mental pressure have errupted in my ovaries....YAY :-s
oh well, hopefully i wont damage my weightloss to much!

Your before/after photos are amazing!!!

GOOD FOR YOU for going to the doctor right away and not waiting. Ovary pain is extreme, I feel for you. Please take it easy and follow doctor's orders! :hug:

well just a quick note, i ate awfully yesterday i still feel full from all the food 12 hours on LOL. i slep very well and luckily not so much pain today.
back to the diet though, cant realy afford to gai weight thins weeken, so im gnna be good today and tommorow and have some bbq food sunday and exercise strngly hopefully monday
exams today
wish me luck!

Sun,

Goodness, hope you are recoverying well and quickly, sounds awful. Yes, we have to be realistic with our healthy plans. Listen to your body. Take care.

:koala: Good luck on the exams!! :koala:

jut a quick note to say i have ha 3 bad days and im gonan have a not so good day today and tommorow im back at it, ill have 31 days till holiday tommrow! not vry lng at all!!!
so i need to r- adjust my pans. i wil be working but o uni, so an contiue to workout 3 times a week. maybe i should introduce swimming for some variation on pressure to my joints.
i need some new argets i think that ae non scale orientated because i just dont loose weight very quick now, but i do look much slimmer, and gain muscle in my arms ect. so i need to continu on
NEW GOALS!
1) SIZE 14 JEANS NEED TO FIT LOOSER ON WAIST, LEGS AND HIPS IN 31 DAYS TIME.
2)I SHOULD HAVE WORKED OUT IN SOMEWAY (INCLUDING LONG WLKS, SWIMMING AND CYCLING ) 2-3 TIMES A WEEK = MIN OF 10 TIMES BEFORE HOLIDAY!
3)HAVE ONE DAY OF DRINKING MORE THEN 2 UNITS. (2 OR 4 THE OF JUNE)
BUY BIKINI 2-3 DAYS BEFORE HOLIDAY WHEN IM AT MY MOST TRIM!

week 5 day 1
just a quick note
had a bad night, ate mainly meat! but bad still, and i ended up having a long chat with a guy who wants to loose weight and he was asking my advice ect ect and it was good. made me feel like i had achieved somthing! but hey i still have to finish this.

WEEK 5 DAY 2.
i MANAGED WORK OK. i did have like 5 tease yesterday which is SO BAD i had 4 cafinetaed, oh and two de caf, so 6. opps! i have lots to do today, which is gonna keep my mind of eating my arm off. i have the doctors at 11 for myholiday jabs, im gonna sort, tidy and clean my berdroom which could take 2-3 hours i think! im gonna phone student finance about 3/4 and book a bed and brekfast for me and m y boyf to stay in. then about 4/5 im gonna do my workout video.i havent worked out in 5 days so im feeling not like i want to do it at the moment, especially as this is myfirst day off in ages. But i should do it get back into the rythm.
apart from that im not too bad. oh i did go over my cals by 60 yesterday was feeling it going back to diet and could not resist a choc bic at work. only had one which shows great restraint on my part.
anyway im gonna go have some b fast i think and then maybe start this bedroom!

well i had a break, for a few reasons
1) i actually feel god about my size at the moment.
2) i had a big stuydent festival to go to and i knew exercising and eating healthy would feel stupid and make me unwell when i was piosoning myself at the same time

but now im back, relaxed , and i hav 16 dys untill im off n holiday and i dont particularly wanna loose, just feel more comfy in the skin im in.
so the plan is
work out 2-3 times a week with a minimum of 5 by the time we go.
eat 1300-1400cals a day depending on level of activity.
drink less tea and no alcohole apart from the odd glass of wine.
when i work out, work out my stomache and leg muscles
be happy, sleep well, be more healthy and fit :-)

thats it for now, wish me luck on day one :s of 16