DoomBuggieDriver
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Hi everyone,
Buggie here. The winter of 2004 while researching for my Magic cruise in June, I found this wonderful group and participated frequently. With everyone's help, I got motivated enough to start exercising, stop the fast food, and I was able to drop about 25 lbs in time for the cruise. Well, I went on the cruise, stopped visiting here, and now I have gained back the weight and more.
So no more Buggie Bumpers! I am sick of the "bumpers" hanging off my short frame; I am tired of squeezing into clothes that should be sizes too large for someone my height; and I am really around the bend about feeling tired a lot. So after my doctor's visit almost 2 weeks ago, I decided to come back here and do what I know works.
Here's the basics:
I am a female; almost 43 (in a couple weeks); weighed 156 at my last doctor's appointment June 30th, 2005; I am 5'2 1/2; medium frame;former athlete who loves food. I am getting older and cannot afford to have this extra weight; it's going to affect my health (although right now it's just making me tired-everything else is normal), and it'll be that much harder to take off the longer I wait. I want to head off the tendency to get bigger and blame it on slowing metabolism.
Status: July 10th: after 12 days of no fast food (ok the salads from Wendy's are working out just fine; you know what I mean; the burgers, fries, cokes....) and exercising daily: 6 lbs gone and down to 150 even.
The plan: to record progress, daily in some cases but at least week to week, concerning exercise and food choices. I know by writing the goals and reviewing them frequently, it's easier to keep motivated. Plus typing here is much better than boring all my family and friends to death with daily discussions about weight etc. It will also help me see that although I may not see changes, they are happening, even if it's slow. I tell myself don't give up or you have to start the whole darn thing over again. It has to become a habit, then the exceptions that happen to all of us every once in a while (an ice cream sundae for instance) won't have an impact because those types of food choices are no longer the normal ones, as they have been in the past. Whew.
Sunday: July 10th (I know, that's a couple days ago, but I like to go Sunday to Sunday with the program instead of Tuesday to Tuesday. Who knows why
)
1 week goal:
Exercise
continue to exercise 6 days a week with a day of my choice off.
The exercise has to be for at least 45 minutes and vigorous enough to work up a nasty sweat. Goal for the week is 2lbs lost.
Food goal:
Continue with no fast foods, especially those breakfasts I love so much. Instead, I am substituting whole grain toast and fruit or yogurt or a soy milk protien shake; a small snack if possible around 10-10:30am; a salad lunch with or without a protien such as grilled chicken pieces or chili dumped over it (plain greens are just asking too much)
A fruit or almonds are acceptable as an afternoon snack; and dinner is whatever I am making for everyone else, but with major portion adjustments (for all! We eat too darn much)
1 month goal:
When I started my plan, I thought by Sunday July 31, 2005 I should be 8lbs lighter. It looks like I should reach this goal as I have already dropped 6lbs,
so I am going to up this goal to 10lbs. This is open to adjustment, but it cannot be reduced for this month. The early pounds tend to come off easy, but later in the program I expect to hit some plateaus. When this happens, I have to be happy with not gaining anything back while jump starting my body to start the downward progression again. That can be done by changing up the exercise and messing with the food a bit.
3 month goal
I am just going to go with 30lbs figuring 2 lbs a week for 15 weeks. This may be open to adjustment as things progress, as I think it's realistic but who knows what might pop up to mess things up
Oh, that was negative; turn it around now Bug. I am optimistic about losing 30 lbs in 3 months (15 weeks) October 2nd will be the day to celebrate 
At this point, I would like to be able to scale back the treadmill to a shorter amount of time, or fewer times a week, and mix in my weights. The weight training was great last time, and really helped firm everything. But I notice everytime I add weights into the schedule, I lose interest in a couple weeks, or I try to work in too many types of exercises and the time involved increases to a level I just don't like. Note to self: in three months if, I mean when, I've lost the 30lbs, review idea of a personal trainer for a bit to keep me interested in exercise.
1 year goal
When I return to the doctor for my annual physical, I would like to be at 120lbs. That would be a loss of 36lbs over 12 months, which I think is more than reasonable.
I should have also been able to figure out what I have to do for maintainance; the right amount of exercise and the right amount of food. I would like to be able to balance the exercise from a lose weight mode to maintainence, which may mean a shorter amount of time everyday, or fewer times a week. I must keep a regular exercise habit, as it's the key to this whole thing.
So here's the blog summary:
First two weeks in a nutshell:
Exercised every day, with a day off a week. At first could only go on treadmill for 2.75 miles in 50 minutes on a walk/jog intervals of 2 minutes walk at 3.0 to 1 minute jog at 4.0 with incline set at 2.0 I refuse to go over the 50 minutes the calorie counter (if it's at all accurate) show that I've burned over 300 calories, which is my basic goal for these first sessions. Two weeks later, I am up to 3 miles in just over 45 minutes still using the walk/jog intervals but upping the jog pace to 4.8, still walk at 3.0 for recovery, and the incline is still 2.0 According to the treadmill calorie calculator, I have been burning about 375 calories per session now. I like going faster and being done sooner, but I have to keep the intervals going as it's more challenging for my body. I may have to switch up inclines etc., but the goal is not to burn less than the 300 per session. As time goes on, that amount may prove to be too low; I just can't tell right now. The past few days I am averaging 375, but by the end of the week I may discover I am really tired and pushing it too much too soon. We'll see.
Tonight was the first variation, as I went for a bike ride instead. I made sure I went for 50 minutes, and kept a fairly fast even pace for me, a novice. If I continue to choose this as an alternative to the treadmill, I will want to invest in a speedometer/odometer. As it was, I retraced my route in the car and found I pedaled just over 8.5 miles in 50 minutes.
I am also thinking about getting some kind of device that can accurately keep track of my heart rate and calories burned. I don't trust the treadmill one, but it's the best I can do for now.
Food wise: the past couple weeks only a couple slip-ups, and after losing 6lbs I can see that one cheat a week can work for me. This week it was a small hot fudge sundae. I know from the last time that allowing myself a treat once a week (usually in lieu of a full meal because I do keep a rough estimate of calories and don't want to go over about 1600) is fine as long as I watch that that treat doesn't become an everyday thing. The week before it was a McDonald's sausag biscut, which tasted great but didn't sit well, which shows my body likes my new food choices better than the old ones.....The whole thing is moderation & common sense. Think before ordering or munching.
Well that's more than enough for now. I haven't read everyone's journals yet, so I don't know how many people would actually read this one. But it really doesn't matter; it's the putting it in writing and going over the goals that help.
Thanks folks!
Buggie
Buggie here. The winter of 2004 while researching for my Magic cruise in June, I found this wonderful group and participated frequently. With everyone's help, I got motivated enough to start exercising, stop the fast food, and I was able to drop about 25 lbs in time for the cruise. Well, I went on the cruise, stopped visiting here, and now I have gained back the weight and more.
So no more Buggie Bumpers! I am sick of the "bumpers" hanging off my short frame; I am tired of squeezing into clothes that should be sizes too large for someone my height; and I am really around the bend about feeling tired a lot. So after my doctor's visit almost 2 weeks ago, I decided to come back here and do what I know works.
Here's the basics:
I am a female; almost 43 (in a couple weeks); weighed 156 at my last doctor's appointment June 30th, 2005; I am 5'2 1/2; medium frame;former athlete who loves food. I am getting older and cannot afford to have this extra weight; it's going to affect my health (although right now it's just making me tired-everything else is normal), and it'll be that much harder to take off the longer I wait. I want to head off the tendency to get bigger and blame it on slowing metabolism.
Status: July 10th: after 12 days of no fast food (ok the salads from Wendy's are working out just fine; you know what I mean; the burgers, fries, cokes....) and exercising daily: 6 lbs gone and down to 150 even.
The plan: to record progress, daily in some cases but at least week to week, concerning exercise and food choices. I know by writing the goals and reviewing them frequently, it's easier to keep motivated. Plus typing here is much better than boring all my family and friends to death with daily discussions about weight etc. It will also help me see that although I may not see changes, they are happening, even if it's slow. I tell myself don't give up or you have to start the whole darn thing over again. It has to become a habit, then the exceptions that happen to all of us every once in a while (an ice cream sundae for instance) won't have an impact because those types of food choices are no longer the normal ones, as they have been in the past. Whew.
Sunday: July 10th (I know, that's a couple days ago, but I like to go Sunday to Sunday with the program instead of Tuesday to Tuesday. Who knows why
)1 week goal:
Exercise
continue to exercise 6 days a week with a day of my choice off.
The exercise has to be for at least 45 minutes and vigorous enough to work up a nasty sweat. Goal for the week is 2lbs lost.
Food goal:
Continue with no fast foods, especially those breakfasts I love so much. Instead, I am substituting whole grain toast and fruit or yogurt or a soy milk protien shake; a small snack if possible around 10-10:30am; a salad lunch with or without a protien such as grilled chicken pieces or chili dumped over it (plain greens are just asking too much)
A fruit or almonds are acceptable as an afternoon snack; and dinner is whatever I am making for everyone else, but with major portion adjustments (for all! We eat too darn much)
1 month goal:
When I started my plan, I thought by Sunday July 31, 2005 I should be 8lbs lighter. It looks like I should reach this goal as I have already dropped 6lbs,
so I am going to up this goal to 10lbs. This is open to adjustment, but it cannot be reduced for this month. The early pounds tend to come off easy, but later in the program I expect to hit some plateaus. When this happens, I have to be happy with not gaining anything back while jump starting my body to start the downward progression again. That can be done by changing up the exercise and messing with the food a bit.3 month goal
I am just going to go with 30lbs figuring 2 lbs a week for 15 weeks. This may be open to adjustment as things progress, as I think it's realistic but who knows what might pop up to mess things up
Oh, that was negative; turn it around now Bug. I am optimistic about losing 30 lbs in 3 months (15 weeks) October 2nd will be the day to celebrate At this point, I would like to be able to scale back the treadmill to a shorter amount of time, or fewer times a week, and mix in my weights. The weight training was great last time, and really helped firm everything. But I notice everytime I add weights into the schedule, I lose interest in a couple weeks, or I try to work in too many types of exercises and the time involved increases to a level I just don't like. Note to self: in three months if, I mean when, I've lost the 30lbs, review idea of a personal trainer for a bit to keep me interested in exercise.1 year goal
When I return to the doctor for my annual physical, I would like to be at 120lbs. That would be a loss of 36lbs over 12 months, which I think is more than reasonable.
I should have also been able to figure out what I have to do for maintainance; the right amount of exercise and the right amount of food. I would like to be able to balance the exercise from a lose weight mode to maintainence, which may mean a shorter amount of time everyday, or fewer times a week. I must keep a regular exercise habit, as it's the key to this whole thing. So here's the blog summary:
First two weeks in a nutshell:
Exercised every day, with a day off a week. At first could only go on treadmill for 2.75 miles in 50 minutes on a walk/jog intervals of 2 minutes walk at 3.0 to 1 minute jog at 4.0 with incline set at 2.0 I refuse to go over the 50 minutes the calorie counter (if it's at all accurate) show that I've burned over 300 calories, which is my basic goal for these first sessions. Two weeks later, I am up to 3 miles in just over 45 minutes still using the walk/jog intervals but upping the jog pace to 4.8, still walk at 3.0 for recovery, and the incline is still 2.0 According to the treadmill calorie calculator, I have been burning about 375 calories per session now. I like going faster and being done sooner, but I have to keep the intervals going as it's more challenging for my body. I may have to switch up inclines etc., but the goal is not to burn less than the 300 per session. As time goes on, that amount may prove to be too low; I just can't tell right now. The past few days I am averaging 375, but by the end of the week I may discover I am really tired and pushing it too much too soon. We'll see.
Tonight was the first variation, as I went for a bike ride instead. I made sure I went for 50 minutes, and kept a fairly fast even pace for me, a novice. If I continue to choose this as an alternative to the treadmill, I will want to invest in a speedometer/odometer. As it was, I retraced my route in the car and found I pedaled just over 8.5 miles in 50 minutes.
I am also thinking about getting some kind of device that can accurately keep track of my heart rate and calories burned. I don't trust the treadmill one, but it's the best I can do for now.
Food wise: the past couple weeks only a couple slip-ups, and after losing 6lbs I can see that one cheat a week can work for me. This week it was a small hot fudge sundae. I know from the last time that allowing myself a treat once a week (usually in lieu of a full meal because I do keep a rough estimate of calories and don't want to go over about 1600) is fine as long as I watch that that treat doesn't become an everyday thing. The week before it was a McDonald's sausag biscut, which tasted great but didn't sit well, which shows my body likes my new food choices better than the old ones.....The whole thing is moderation & common sense. Think before ordering or munching.
Well that's more than enough for now. I haven't read everyone's journals yet, so I don't know how many people would actually read this one. But it really doesn't matter; it's the putting it in writing and going over the goals that help.
Thanks folks!
Buggie
