lose fifteen pounds

ok. i actually need to do this now that i’ve gotten my thyroid medication and my metabolism may actually work in my favor again. technically 8 lbs overweight. that’d be a start.

lose fifteen pounds by my birthday. I’m going to try a combination of changing my diet habits and starting an exercise routine. By June, I hope to have a 3-5 day a week exercise routine and a healthier eating style. I’m tired of this, I’m only gaining weight because I’m too lazy to change anything.

I know my body, and I know how much weight it can carry. It’s got fifteen pounds too much right now, and it’s all in my stomach. Strangers pat my stomach and ask if I’m “expecting.” It’s humiliating.

I actually eat pretty well. I keep a food diary, and I can see that my average daily caloric intake is under 1500. I don’t have a sweet tooth, I don’t snack, and I don’t keep food in the apartment unless it’s intended for cooking in a meal. I rarely eat out. I drink several bottles of water a day, and no soda.

Despite this, the gut. I finally decided to stop being stubborn and add walking a mile a day to the plan. I started that on March 19th. The scale this morning said I’d lost a pound, but it could be a fluctuation. We’ll see in a week.

i’ve been on weight watchers coming up on a year now, and i’ve lost fifty pounds. but between november and february i gained some weight back, and i’m mad at myself over it. i want to do this to be healthy, not to fit a certain size or anything. it’s really hard—i have no self-control, i love to eat, and i love to eat really terribly un-healthy foods. but i have to see this spring as a fresh start, and forget about the weight i gained in the winter. it’s not going to change how i feel about myself now. if i don’t gain a little self-confidence, i won’t be able to complete this process.

today i ate a mini 100 calarie bagel with fat-fre cream cheese for breakfast, a hand full of grapes and yogurt, for lunch i had steamed carrotts, a boca (fake) “chicken” patty with ketchup, and a yogurt..dinner was sushi- avocado and cream cheese roll and sweet potato roll with edamame and a salad… then i was a bad girl and ate a doughnut. arrg. but i feel better about what i ate today than how i normally eat.. it’s a process, not perfection.

Today I slept in because I had a horrible migrane, so I missed breakfast and ate a late lunch which included 2 eggs, a 100 calorie mini bagel with nothing on it, three slices of tomato, and a half full and a half of grapes. I drank a tea latte, a diet soda, and plenty of water. For dinner I plan to eat a steamed vegetable medeley and a boca chicken filet with ketchup. I may drink some coffee later and I will definitely drink plenty of water.

I feel good because I went grocery shopping today for my new healthy eating style.

really i would like to lose 30 pounds, but 15 seems more obtainable in the near future. i once lost 40 pounds on weight watcher’s, i just haven’t had the determination to do it again.

today i ate a multi-grain bagel and drank coffee for breakfast, had an avocado and cucumber (sushi) roll for lunch, salad with homemade french dressing and spaghetti with plain sauce for dinner. no snacks! =)

Most of the time, I am very good about watching my weight. I am anemic, so I have to eat foods that contain a good amount of iron. I exercise regularly, and it helps that my high school is on an all uphill college campus. But the one thing that makes losing weight even more challenging is the holidays, and thus, the holiday treats.

back to ground zero after a tough fall. Have gone to the gym the last 4 days, and been eating relatively well. I am modifying this goal to the more realistic 15 pounds.

i’m setting my goals low; five pounds in the next month.

i can do that.