lose 100 pounds

I’ve lost about 70lbs so far. I haven’t weighed myself in a couple weeks, so I could be a couple lbs off. My goal was to lose 100lbs by my 23rd b-day (April 25… 9 days) and that’s not going to happen, but 70lbs in 11 months is substancial and I’m still proud of myself… I need to workout more often though. It’s nice to see all the new faces in here, good luck to everyone with your goals! :)

so my weightloss has been going well for the most part, I’m down about 60lbs or so, and I fit in to a size 12 (down from a 22)... recently I’ve been more depressed and not doing as well, and getting back in to old bad habits like emotionally eating and not going to the gym. I need to get back in to my weightloss routine but I need some sort of motivation. I set a couple resolutions at the beginning of this year, no fast-food or soda (which I’ve kept) but I need to exercise better self control when it comes to portion size.

I’m now a size 14 (yay) which I haven’t been since high school. My eating is good, smaller portions and not as much crap. I’ve been drinking a lot of water and green tea. I am still going to the gym regularly and still have my training sessions w/ my trainer. Interestingly enough my trainer is now my roommate, so that helps with the weight loss too… I think twice before buying crappy foods @ the grocery store. I’m down about 55lbs, but more importantly I’ve lost a ton of inches around my things and stomach. I have been weight training too so I’m starting to get definition in my legs (and hopefully my arms soon) Last week for the first time since I began this goal I looked at my before picture. I couldn’t believe that was me! Maybe I’ll post it on here when I complete my goal. We’ll see. :)

Summary:
Started April 1, 2007
Weight: 255lbs

Current weight: 200lbs

Goal Weight: 155lbs

Hope everyone is doing well!!! Happy losing!!! :)

the good news is I fit in to a size 14, I started at a 20 so that’s progress baby! It’s not exactly pretty, but they’re jeans and they zip up… if I lose 5ish more lbs they may look good. I started 255 and now I'm 204 which is also good, but recently i’ve been slipping.

the bad news is I haven’t been to the gym in a week and i seem to not care. this happened last time I lost about 50lbs. i started slipping by eating large portions of really crappy foods, drinking a LOT and not going to the gym. it’s happening again right before my eyes but for some strange reason i’m having a really hard time controlling myself. if this keeps up i will gain all of my weight back and that scares me but evidently not enough to put down the hot pocket and go for a jog!!! dammmmit meagan!

it’s almost like self-sabotage or something… who knows. at least i see it… taking action would be my next step. :)

i’m down 52 so far..

I went to the gym and had a session with my personal trainer last night. I haven’t been to see him in like 3 weeks and only worked out twice in the meantime… so he wasn’t much of a happy camper. I’m just as dissatisfied with myself. I did, however, have a good workout and I’m sore today. I have two more sessions scheduled for the next two weeks so I’m good.

I’m really working on getting back to good portion control and eating smaller meals multiple times a day to kick up my mteabolism. I haven’t weighed in for a couple of weeks; and I am going to wait a couple weeks to do so. I want to get back on track and if I see I have gained too much back it will screw with my head and motivation.

I am down to a size 16 from a 20 still… and it’s only going down from here.

hope everyone is doing great!

I fell off the wagon a bit with posting. I remember how much I enjoyed writing entries and reading others’ for support, but for some reason I just stopped. Well, I am commiting myself to this. My last update I had lost 43, and I did lose 47 in the week or so since, but I gained a couple back so I believe I’m back to around 43. I have only gone to the gym once since camp, and I am a little peeved at myself for my lack of motivation to go. I just seem to have lost the drive I once had. I remember how good I felt inside and out when I was going daily. It not only affected my weightloss (obviously) but also my state of mind… I had more confidence and a way better attitude at work (in life in general) so I do need to return to the gym!!!

My eating has gotten a slight bit worse, but is still MUCH better than it was before I began my goal. Yesterday was my 3 month anniversary fast food free :) so I am happy about that. I did have a soda for the first time since November this weekend… but I only drank half and it was a diet pepsi. To be honest, I really didn’t enjoy it much so I won’t be having anymore. My biggest downfall to eating right is my financial situation. I’ve been pretty broke since camp! I took a week and a half off, but I only had enough PTO for about 1/2 of my time requested off, so I took the rest without pay. I have really been struggling to pay my bills, much less shop in the organic aisle at my grocery store. With that being said, I get paid this week (thank GOD) and I will resume my healthy eating.

So in April I began casually smoking cloves… I found it to be a great way to keep food out of my mouth and it works great as an appetite supressant. It is, however one bad habit replaced by another. I am officially addicted now and I’m rather grossed out by it. Also, I went on a hike the other day and I was winded! WTF? I’m wondering about when I go back to the gym and bust ass if I’m going to need to stop and catch my breath (not because I’m overweight, but rather because I’ve been exposing my poor lungs to toxic gases) so obviously I need to stop; but the sad part is I really don’t want to. Smoking is very social and I enjoy that aspect of it, and it’s going to be tough to quit. All in good time…

So a quick summary of my weight loss… I began the first week in April and it is now the first week in July and I am down 43lbs. My goal is to lose 100lbs by April 2008, and I will do it.

I hope everyone is well!

I just got back from camp a couple days ago. Right before I left, I weighed myself and I was down 43lbs!!! (funny enough) so that sent me to camp with a smile on my face. While there, the meals were mostly healthy, and I did get quite a bit of exercise while I was there, so I hope I maintained my weight. Even if I did gain a couple pounds, I’m not going to stress about it because it was an awesome experience. I need to hit the gym BAD. I don’t want to weigh myself until I’ve gone a couple times. Besides that, everything is wonderful. I’ll try to post some pics on here from camp. I need to catch up on everyone’s progress! I feel so out of the loop right now. Hope everyone is well! :)

My hamstrings are KILLING me! Holy cow. The night before last I WORKED it on the elliptical. I typically burn 650cal in 65 minutes, but I really wanted to push myself so I increased my speed by about double what I usually do, (I average about 4.4mph or so) and kicked it up to 8mph. I did that for almost the entire time and even made it up to 10 at certain points. I ended up burning 800 calories.

What I think happened is my heart rate was much higher than my target heart rate, sending my body in to anaerobic respitation which is good for building muscle… (hence the sore hammies) but it’s not so good for fat burning. I took it easier on the elliptical last night, doing 2 30 minute sessions at my slower speed, in between weights. ANYWAY, I’m not walking today… I’m waddeling. I’m doing my best to stretch my legs and I took some IB profin, but I’m still uncomfortable. I didn’t even bother to bring my gym clothes with me today because I am so sore I doubt I could really do anything productive, although I suppose I could work my upper body…

I have been eating well. I went to the grocery store and bought about $30 worth of healthy groceries I can keep here in the fridge at work. I bought a ton of fruit, cottage cheese, jam, organic wheat crackers and whole wheat bread. I’ve been trying to have small snacks multiple times a day… so it is working out great. My dinners have been basically consisting of chicken and veggies. Occassionally I’ll treat myself to a lean cusine pizza… (I’m a huge pizza fan) so this week is a major improvement from last week. It kinda sucks because my “special friend” is coming to visit this week (booooooo) so that’s always pleasant. :( I’m not going to weigh myself, because it probably won’t be correct anyway and I’m not going to freak myself out. Me + Midol = :)

Hope everyone is doing well!

Meagan

I got all caught up on sleep, (which I’ve needed) and didn’t do any drinking. I’ve decided I’m not going to drink any alcohol until I get back from camp. I really want to be fit and healthy when I go, and alcohol isn’t going to help that. I went a little crazy on the vodka memorial wknd, and it wasn’t pretty. I made poor food choices (pepperoni pizza hot pocket) which goes against my new food choices in general, but also I hadn’t consumed beef since November and I broke that goal. Good news is that I drank so much I ended up throwing up that hot pocket… :) like I said, it wasn’t pretty. Drinking contributed to my downward spiral last week, so I won’t allow that to happen again!

I went to the gym on Saturday and did the elliptical for 65 min and burned about 700 calories. Sunday I went kayacking with my friend, and skipped the gym.

I think the major cause of last week’s weightloss downfall is my relationship with my ex-boyfriend. We are technically broken up, but we still see each other frequently and talk on the phone, etc. I’m really confused about where we stand, so I think I took away my focus and energy away from losing weight and put it towards our relationship. Luckily I see that, acknowledge it, and I am going to change it. I am most important thing to me right now. Being healthy is more important than mending a broken relationship. I cannot allow myself to get sidetracked anymore… Losing weight is my priority, everything else is secondary.

I made good food choices all weekend… snacking on snowpeas and cherries… things like that. I’m really trying to get back on track. I weighed myself at the gym on Saturday to give myself a reality check, and I gained 3lbs. More than anything, I notice it on my body. My stomach got larger. My face got chubbier. While I’m sad about that, I know I am down 30lbs and that I am still going to lose the remaining 70lbs.

This is a new week with a new, positive outlook. I’m entertaining the idea of going to the gym 2x a day until camp starts, to give myself an extra push and to make up for my recent weight gain.
I’m thinking in the morning before work, (that means I have to get up at 4:30am) [[[yikes]]] and after work, which I’ve been doing anyway. I can do it! I WILL do it!