Lookitme! TOV's weightloss struggle diary (posters welcome)

[TheOtherVillainess]

Well, welcome to the new year everybody. This is take 3 for me. I've gone back on Slimfast to see if I can lose weight. I've done Slimfast before and it's worked pretty well, as long as I can stick to my diet.

I have also, as part of the new year, new me thing resolved to:

1. Cut down on the amount of carbs I eat. So I'm going to ease up on the amount of cereals,breads,pastas, etc that I love so much
2. Cut down on the amount of caffeine I drink daily. I am going to attempt to cut it down to just 16 oz of soda a day.
3. Drink more water. I haven't been doing a lot of that and I know I need to do so..badly.
4. Exercise more..when I can fit it in. With a fulltime job and an infant to take care of when I'm not at work, it's kind of hard for me to find time to work out.

So..here goes nothing. I'm doing well so far and I know I just have to take it one day at a time.

TOV

 

[Tera]

Hi TOV and Welcome Back! My DH and I have been doing slimfast for awhile, but I do it more for just breakfast now since I'm doing weight watchers. I think drinking more water has helped me, so try and increase that as much as you can... it helps.

Good luck!

 

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

Hi TOV!

Don't be afraid to keep coming back! We all fall off the wagon all the time. As long as we climb back on, we're ok.

If SlimFast worked well for you before, then give it a try. Once you achieve some measure of success and lose some weight, then you can work on the other parts of your diet that are less than stellar such as carbs ( my weakness ) and portion control.

I hated water too initially, but just try to sip a little all day long. I keep a big water bottle handy, I bring it in the car, to the grocery store, I even keep it next to my bed in case I wake up I can wet my whistle. I used to force it down, but gradually I grew to like it more. Now I prefer it to soda. I even sip from my water glass at restaurants which I never used to do!

Keep coming back to the journals too. I find that when I read other people's journals I somehow find more willpower in my own journey.

Best, Jean

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

It's not that I hate water..I really don't. It's just that if I drink any water at all, I have to do it either before I go in to work or after I get off, as I am not allowed ANY drinks (water or otherwise)at my station. Oh well.

I think I've been doing fairly well for the first two days. It hasn't been TOO bad.

Saturday
Breakfast: 1 chocolate royale shake + 4 small pieces of cheese
Lunch: 1 chocolate royale shake
Dinner: Kind of overdid it and had 2 mediumsized cans of Chef Boyardee ravioli. I was so hungry by the time I got home, I couldn't help it. But I didn't have any dessert. So yay me.

Drink:Water from the fountain and 64 oz of a mix of unsweet tea and Minute Maid lemonade.

Sunday
Breakfast-1 choc. royale shake, 1 portion of carrot sticks.
Lunch-none (no break today..didn't get one yesterday, either. Only drank my second shake because I managed to finagle a bathroom break out my boss and I hid the shake in my pocket and drank it while in line for the toilet)
Dinner: 1 portion spaghetti with meat sauce and 2 pieces of wheat garlic toast. No dessert.
Drink: 64 oz of unsweet tea/lemonade mix.

We'll see if I can keep this up.

TOV

 

[Tera]

Hi TOV - Geez... what kind of job do you have that you have to finagle a bathroom break?? Maybe when you DO get to go to the bathroom, bring a cup and try and drink a couple of those before heading back to your station.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

It's always been that way,Tera. If Little Hitler (the head boss/managing partner)is there, you have to practically pee on his leg to get a bathroom break. Which sucks horribly.

Before, he didn't mind too much and was pretty willing to let people go whenever.Now he's a bit more strict about it as the bathrooms we are SUPPOSED to use (2 in the back hallway)are broken and have been for a couple months. They kept breaking down and finally maintenance has had it. They won't fix them anymore and we have to use the public restrooms which are about 10 min from the store and often have long lines (esp on weekends).

TOV

 

[wilderness01]

Not being allowed to use the restroom is against the law isn't it? Also you are by law allowed a lunchbreak. If you are too busy, then you are supposed to get paid for it. I remember you saying he was awful a long time ago. How are the new job prospects around there? Working for a person like that probably leads to extra stress doesn't it?

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Actually in Texas, there IS no law saying you HAVE to get a lunchbreak UNLESS your home office (company headquarters) is located in a state where lunchbreaks are the law.

Job prospects are few and far between at the moment, it being just after Christmas and things are starting to slow down,which means nobody needs/wants to hire full time workers any more. Oh well...

TOV

 

[Tera]

TOV - That's too bad that your job is that way. You must be in retail for the sound of it. Try and get your water in when you can and drinks lots when you get home, it'll help a lot.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

I will. It's going to be the sticking to it that's the hard part.

TOV

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Yesterday's menu was:
Breakfast
1 Chocolate Royale shake 200 calories
Snack:
14 tortilla chips--140 calories
Lunch:
Chocolate Royal Shake--200 calories
Snack:
14 tortilla chips--140 calories
Dinner:
Honeyroasted Turkey on Wheat--200 calories
14 tortilla chips--140 calories

I really got screwed up though because right before bed I polished off the last of the chocolate-covered butter cookies my stepsister gave me for Christmas. There were only like 5 left though, so it could've been worse.

TOV

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi TOV,
Your doing great with your plan. I'm so sorry to hear you are stuck in a bad job situation. I hope something opens up for you soon. Texas needs to get with the rest of us and enforce treating employees like humans! What a horrible work environment that must be for you. My heart goes out to you.

Sundie

 

[wilderness01]

Sorry to hear it isn't a law in your suit. My job just sent out a memo that we must be approved by management NOT to take a lunch break because it is state law here! Go figure. They just don't want to pay us overtime is what I think! Sorry to hear of your situation. Maybe a doctor's note (I could imagine what the doc would be thinking as you ask for this though ) that states you must be allowed bathroom breaks. It is medical and he can't fire you for that. After all when you have to go, you have to go!

Hopefully your job market will open up soon.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Even a dr's note won't make him do anything he is supposed to do. I had one for eating/resting at certain times during my shift and he was very reluctant to let me do so.

Today's Menu
Breakfast
1 choc. royale shake--200 calories
Lunch 1 choc royale shake-200 calories
Dinner--Spaghetti with meat sauce--600 calories(*???)
1 piece garlic toast--150 calories (??)
**ETA--Dessert
1 cup choc. brownie fudge ice cream (Healthy Choice No Sugar Added)--175 calories
Bringing my calorie total for yesterday (approx) to: 1325
If I can just keep it to 2,000 or less per day that should help me lose some weight, even if I can't find the time/energy to exercise. Right?

TOV

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Thursday
Breakfast 1 choc. royale shake--200 calories
Snack 14 tortilla chips--140 calories
Lunch: None
Dinner
1 hamburger patty on white bread--300 calories (???)
1/4th cup of Rice-A-Ronie SuperCheezy something or other--340 calories

Total calories for today: 980

Unless I end up eating 1 cup of the lowfat,no sugar Healthy Choice ice cream later (and I might)

TOV

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

I did end up eating the ice cream last night..so there's another 100 something calories in the ol' bod.

Today's menu so far:
Breakfast
choc. royale shake 200 calories


We'll see what the rest of the day brings. I have to make myself not be tempted on account of a local radio station doing a tsnumai relief drive outside the mall. They are giving away Krispy Kreme donuts. Eek.

TOV

 

[Lizzydoll73]

Hi TOV. I joined WISH about the same time as you and am also doing Slimfast. Sorry to hear about the problems at your job. Are you in retail? I was a customer service manager for 5 years before I had my kids and I don't think I ever got to take a real lunch at my job, usually just grabbed a diet coke and candy bar from the vending machine and prayed no one would bother me for 2 minutes while I inhaled it. Hope things get better for you and wish you luck with your diet. One more thing, have you tried the new Slimfast Optima shakes? I don't think they are as good as the original shakes but I can't find regular ones anywhere, only Optima. I started buying the Target brand which are pretty good and cheaper.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

We usually get the Kroger brand (Slim-Rite), which are ok. I haven't had the 'real' ones in a long,long time.

Yesterday I totally blew it. I had my 2 shakes and then nothing until almost 9 pm last night when I inhaled 3 large pieces of frozen pizza (split one pizza with DH and then we made a second pizza, cut it in half and split the half).

I ate the rest of that pizza this morning and haven't had anything since other than a pkg of of the 100 calorie snack grahams DH bought me at the store yesterday. Oh well...that's ok. Tomorrow's a new week and I'll start again.


TOV

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Ok..so here it is.Sunday. New week. Fell off the horse over the weekend but I'm gonna get RIGHT back up there and get going again.

*sigh*It's gonna be a long week.

TOV

 

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

Don't be discouraged by the ups and downs. It happens to us all. Just don't dwell on it and start fresh, every meal, every day.
Best to you!