Cristabel is tired of being sick & tired ~ encouragement needed!

[wendylady36]

By the way, I got a B in my math class!

OK, I totally thought I had subscribed to this thread, but I see now that I have not! I was about to pester you for not updating!

Great job on the math grade!!!!

Congratulations on your weight loss!

 

[disney-inspired]

Today was great day!

I ate 1291 calories, just shy of 1300! I burned 300 at the gym, completing 4 miles! I feel great! Now I'm so tired! I started school today and it was really busy but I think it will be a great semester.

I'm going to start training outside because Nuts for Mutts is having a "5K walk with your dog" in October! I also want to participate in the CHOC walk at Disneyland. I would do the 5K at my city's marathon, but I'm working it


I applied to Mervyns, Lane Bryant, and Petco. I'm really hoping to get called back by Lane Bryant because I buy their clothes all the time. It's a bit pricey so a discount wouldn't hurt. They said they needed people to work mornings and afternoons M-F and I told the lady that I could work MWFS and she said that it might work. So I filled out the application and gave it directly to the store manager and introduced myself. I really need to pay off my credit card debt and start saving for when I move out next February.


On Saturday, I organized my closet by size and for each group of sizes I would tie ribbon around it with a note card stating - 1 size, - 2 sizes, - 3 sizes. I have clothes down to a size 16! That's crazy! I guess I never throw clothes away. I want to skip size 20 altogether and hit 18 because I have way more clothes for that size than any other

I'm going to start training outside with my dog because I want her to be well-behaved for our 5k in October. I have to go to Petco or another pet store and buy a choke collar and chain leash. She's already bitten through two regular leashes.

 

[disney-inspired]

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New Leash On Life - Nutts for Mutts!

 

[disney-inspired]

Okay, I have had some bad days this week (Today and yesterday). I have cheated and feel reallly bad about it!

After eating an incredibly unhealthy breakfast & late morning snack, I went to the gym and burned 505 calories and completed 4.5 miles.

I have started run/walk on the treadmill. I'm actually gaining more stamina each time I go the gym. Before I would do 3 minutes walk, 1 minute run and now I'll walk to burn 15 calories and run to burn 15 calories. I did 1.5 miles on the treadmill in addition to the required 3 miles (bike & elliptical)

I have started to lose my 'hello-goodbyes' (under arm flab) and my muscle is becoming more noticeable.

I'm currently 251 and I'm hoping to lose 1-2 lbs this week so I can say GOODBYE to the 250s. I'm not too confident I will lose that much because of said bad eating. STUPID FAST FOOD

My next mini-goal is to be a complete ONE size smaller, a size 20, but I'll take a minus 2 sizes if I can get it I have a lot of clothes for size 18. I also want to be in my 230s by my October trip, even if it's 239.

That's all for now. I'm leaving soon to go swimming, another chance to work out my arms.

 

[disney-inspired]

I don't know if anyone is still reading but if not, it's no big deal this journal is really just for myself anyways.

Today I completed 4.75 miles. 1.75 of those miles I did as a walk/run on the treadmill. Who would have ever thought I would be running?
It's great though.

I ate 1455 calories and burned 505 at the gym. I'm really tired right now and I KNOW I'll be feeling this workout in the morning.

Good night, I have an interview in the morning. Wish me luck!

 

[wendylady36]

You've probably already had your interview, but good luck!!!!

Congratulations on losing your arm flab...would you like some of mine?

Good luck on your goals!

 

[disney-inspired]

You've probably already had your interview, but good luck!!!!

Congratulations on losing your arm flab...would you like some of mine?

Good luck on your goals!

Uh, no thanks
Thank you!

 

[disney-inspired]

So, I've made an important decision.

In addition to the Nuts for Mutts 5k on October 19th, I've decided to do the 5k run/walk for The City of Santa Clarita Marathon (my city!) on November 2nd, which is also my 20th birthday. What a better way to celebrate another year of life than by living! I'm so excited!

For training, I'll be walking outside and running at the gym because I have bad knees and don't want to hurt myself. The majority of the marathon is on trails, which is good because pounding on concrete hurts!

Wish me luck, girls!

It gets better, I'm hoping we'll be home, showered and dressed by 9:30am and I want to go to....where else?...DISNEYLAND. Yeah, we'll be pretty tuckered out but I want to have my birthday breakfast in Disneyland!

 

[disney-inspired]

Ok, tonight's run went pretty well.
I managed to complete 1.88 miles in 30 minutes, almost 15 minutes a mile. I need to get to at least 14 minute miles for the 5k in November. It's a run/walk and I get a medal at the end. In total (3 miles) I burned 500 calories.

I would have loved to have placed (def. 3rd) but that would mean I would need to run 7 minute miles. Yeah, like that's going to happen in two months I'm just glad to be doing this and I don't want to come in last. That would be embarrassing. But I doubt I would because they have 60 year old women who walk the whole course (yeah, that's inspiring)

Today I ate within the range 1340 - 1410. Pretty good!

 

[disney-inspired]

I have been bad lately about posting REALLY late.

Today I arrived home (after doing errands for my mom) around 7pm. I changed and got Osita ready and we went to walk on the trails near my house. We walked for 50 minutes and the equivalent of 1.5 miles. I really didn't feel like going to the gym today so I'm glad I had some activity.

Tomorrow we are going to the Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona. We'll be there all day.

What do you guys do if you have a dog and you have an all day event? Tomorrow I have my friend coming by to check on her to see that she's ok and has enough food and water.

 

[disney-inspired]

I just don't get it

I worked out so hard this week and ate within my calorie count of healthy food and I stepped on the scale and I'm still at 251! This is the 2nd week!

My mom said it's because even though I'm losing fat, I'm also building muscle.

WHATEVER

I think my scale is all wrong. If my mom is right, I wish I could lose all the fat and then gain the muscle.


GRRRRRR.

I don't feel like quitting and I'm far from it, but it's nice to have a reward after all the hard work I've done this week.

 

[wendylady36]

My mom said it's because even though I'm losing fat, I'm also building muscle.

My mom said the same thing to me last week! I just snarled and grumbled and said "whatever."

I'm trying not to give up, but it's hard when I work hard and don't see results. I'm really trying to stick with it, and when I'm feeling really down I just tell myself that maybe my mom is right, that it is the muscle and not the fat.

 

[disney-inspired]

My mom said the same thing to me last week! I just snarled and grumbled and said "whatever."

I'm trying not to give up, but it's hard when I work hard and don't see results. I'm really trying to stick with it, and when I'm feeling really down I just tell myself that maybe my mom is right, that it is the muscle and not the fat.

I said the same thing to my mom.

If it is true, who wants to be a muscly woman?!

 

[LMO429]

I just don't get it

I worked out so hard this week and ate within my calorie count of healthy food and I stepped on the scale and I'm still at 251! This is the 2nd week!

My mom said it's because even though I'm losing fat, I'm also building muscle.

WHATEVER

I think my scale is all wrong. If my mom is right, I wish I could lose all the fat and then gain the muscle.


GRRRRRR.

I don't feel like quitting and I'm far from it, but it's nice to have a reward after all the hard work I've done this week.

do not quit!!!! consistency is key in long term weight loss not everyday u r going to b perfect with diet and exercise be good 90% of the time and allow yourself to cheat......do not get discouraged your mom is right....i highly suggest taking your measurements once a mth and only step on the scale once a week 2 measure your progress.....a tape measure is a better indicator of your success than the scale do not get fixated on the scale numbers but focus on the inches lost on the tape measurer trust me!
I don't feel like quitting and I'm far from it, but it's nice to have a reward after all the hard work I've done this week.[/QUOTE]

 

[DisneyObsession]

Cristabel...I have been lurking more on this site than posting due to lack of time. Just wanted to let you know there are still eaders, even if we don't post regularly!

It is frustrating to not have the scale move, but what your Mom says is true...less muscle weighs the same as LOTS of fat! Soooooo...my suggestion is to take your measurements! You will see a difference even if the scale isn't showing it!

Keep up the great job! Your dog will get healthier too!!!

 

[disney-inspired]

Hello friends!

I started my C25k program last week. Today was workout #2 of week #2. I decided it would be safer to exercise at the gym. My knees are already bad as it is, I don't need to go and make them any worse.

1 mile = 17 minutes.

That includes my 5 minute warm-up walk.
I did some of my workout at an incline and I am SO sore

I drank all my water today! I haven't done that in a while!

Eating was alright. I don't think I met my calorie count today (too little).

I can feel my thigh muscle definition coming back!

Good night!

 

[disney-inspired]

She has 2..One is called Jillian Michaels "The Biggest WINNER" Its a 5 disc set where each workouts is approx 30 minutes! I have seen fantastic results with it

Her other workout is the 30 day shred which is 3 20 minute workouts...

love them both but i love the biggest winner more!

After watching The Biggest Loser season premiere and week two, I really want to try Jillian's workouts! I'm seriously considering starting to do 2-a-day workouts, once in the morning and the gym at night. I used to do that when I was younger and I lost weight and size very quickly.

Thanks for the advice!!!!

 

[Katy Belle]

Hello! I just found your journal and wanted to congratulate you!!!!!!!!!

You wanted some inspirations, so here's some for you. I have a good friend who has always been heavy, smallest I've seen her in the past 20 yrs is probably a size 16. She's been gaining and gaining and gaining and in January she stopped gaining, took the weight loss thing seriously and is now losing! She quit smoking, drinking and eating in January and has steadily lost 1-3 lbs per week, every week and is down 105lbs with about 45 left to go! When she started she was "bursting out of a size 28" her words and now she's in an 18! She had done Weight Watchers years ago and still follows some of that, but what she does is counts calories. Monday, Tues, Wed. Thursday she eats 1200 calories, 300 breakfast, 400 lunch and 500 dinner. On Friday Sat and Sunday she eats 1500 calories, 400 breakfast, 500 lunch and 600 dinner. She eats nearly zero empty calories. She eats tons of veggies, calls herself a bulk eater! She eats lots and lots of healthy food.
I am so incredibly proud of her. She is such an inspiration to me.

I started on August 15, on weight watchers on-line. I was 227.5lbs on that day. Today I'm 212lbs. Fifteen lbs in a month! I'm proud of me and motivated to keep it up! So far its just the food for me, not doing the excercise yet, but I've signed up for classes that start Oct. 9. You are doing so great with your excercise!!! Keep up the good work!

Katy

 

[disney-inspired]

Hello! I just found your journal and wanted to congratulate you!!!!!!!!!

You wanted some inspirations, so here's some for you. I have a good friend who has always been heavy, smallest I've seen her in the past 20 yrs is probably a size 16. She's been gaining and gaining and gaining and in January she stopped gaining, took the weight loss thing seriously and is now losing! She quit smoking, drinking and eating in January and has steadily lost 1-3 lbs per week, every week and is down 105lbs with about 45 left to go! When she started she was "bursting out of a size 28" her words and now she's in an 18! She had done Weight Watchers years ago and still follows some of that, but what she does is counts calories. Monday, Tues, Wed. Thursday she eats 1200 calories, 300 breakfast, 400 lunch and 500 dinner. On Friday Sat and Sunday she eats 1500 calories, 400 breakfast, 500 lunch and 600 dinner. She eats nearly zero empty calories. She eats tons of veggies, calls herself a bulk eater! She eats lots and lots of healthy food.
I am so incredibly proud of her. She is such an inspiration to me.

I started on August 15, on weight watchers on-line. I was 227.5lbs on that day. Today I'm 212lbs. Fifteen lbs in a month! I'm proud of me and motivated to keep it up! So far its just the food for me, not doing the excercise yet, but I've signed up for classes that start Oct. 9. You are doing so great with your excercise!!! Keep up the good work!

Katy

WOW! That's amazing! Congrats to you & your friend on the weight loss. I like the idea of changing up the calories during the week, I bet it helps keep your body from hitting a plateau.

Thank you for the encouragement!

 

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After talking with my parents, expressing my concerns about the 5k in November, I've decided not to take part in the event.

After running outside a couple times last week, my knees hurt really bad. I'm afraid if I do this 5k I could seriously injure myself and set myself back in my weightloss or injure myself for life.

I'm postponing any running events until I lose a significant amount of weight.