Thread: Looking for support!

Sorry...I will give a summary of the days totals and such at the end of the day when everything is added and such...

My BMI is 33% and my GOAL is 25%...my current weight goal is 175lbs.

I am a full time student and work full-time 3rd shift. I am just tired of not taking care of myself, and I figured that this would be a good time to start. I have the support of my roommates (who will also be joining as I stated), but I am mainly doing this for myself because I hate looking at myself in the mirror and hating what I see. I can't do this by myself, and I would love to have the support of others who can help push me...the more people I have pushing me, the more motivation I will have...I suck at personal motivation. Thanks everyone...sorry this is jumbled...

So, yesterday went alright. I have been writing everything down and measuring and counting my calorie intake. I never realized that it was so time consuming, but at the same time, it is keeping me concious of what I am choosing to put into my body. My roommates and I had our New Years celebration last night...so adding the alcohol and stuff into the mix, I kept below 3000 calories. Food wise yesterday, I was only at 900 something calories...the medicine made me sick to my stomach that evening, so I didn't eat after 3:00pm. I was upset at lunch because I had made a good salad and I was full only 3/4 down the bowl (not a big bowl), so I made myself eat the rest. That caused me to build up gas/pressure in my stomach and I spent the rest of the evening burping lol! It wasn't a "sick" upset stomach...just a "full of gas" one haha.

Today I have been doing good. I tried the 5 times a day snacking yesterday, didn't think it worked after lunch, so I had planned on just 3 meals today, but I ended up having 4 SMALL meals...and I'm ok. I'm feeling hungry right now which is good. I ate at 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:30pm, and 3:30pm. I plan on eating something for dinner at 7:00...I added in a nice 2 hr nap. I am more thirsty than hungry, so I have cold, ice water that I'm TRYING to drink down...I am lucky if I drink more than 2 glasses a day...I hate the taste of water (don't ask lol).

Right now, my cals are at 930. For dinner (to build them up a little), I'm going to cook some pasta and mix in spaghetti sauce. We don't have any meat, but that's ok. I'll have that for dinner and then I will be done eating for the night. I am not used to getting full so quick. For lunch today, I mixed a can of tuna, mayo and mustard...I got about 1/2 done and I was full. So, trying to learn my lesson from yesterday's salad incident, I put it down and stopped eating. I felt good.

This process is really teaching me about portion control (and I know the pills are a contributing factor) but it's ok. I'm being cautious about them and stuff...making sure that WHAT I eat varies in the food groups so that I get the nutrients I need to not get sick and stuff. My roommate is really proud of me for doing this and is watching out for me and stuff. They will be joining in on the "fun" Monday...our exercise regime begins at 8am that day...bum bum bummm.

Sorry it's so long...typing this out helps though. Hope there are people out there who will hopefully bring thoughts/meal ideas lol whatev. Thanks!

P.S. Thanks sourpuss for your support...I appreciate it!

Oh my gosh! I am so angry! I have eaten OVER 1/2 of what I normally eat, but I still hit over 2500 calories...and what's worse is that right now, even though I ate a little bit ago, I feel like I'm STARVING! AHHH!!! It's enough for me to just say forget about it! I'm feeling HUNGRY and it's not that I'm bored, it's my stomach literally saying FEED ME...I hate this...

I don't know how to edit posts...I meant I have eaten over 1/2 LESS than normal...I just confused myself...

I threw away the pills and stuff...made me too hyper and on edge. I have been off the diet and stuff and my roommate is going through a hard time right now so I'm definitely on my own. I just don't think it's in my path to do this right now. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow...I heard about the 5 meals and I know it works, it's just having the money right now to buy the proper meals and stuff. Any suggestions on easy meals for a low budget, college student?

Vegetables are incredibly cheap. Buy a bag of carrots, cut them up, bam instant snack. They'll keep in the fridge for at least a week, maybe two.
Don't buy junk food. Don't keep it around. If you don't have it, you can't eat it! Force yourself to cook at home. It's so much cheaper than eating out, much less eating out with healthy foods. Try not to buy prepared foods either. If you have to cook, you'll think twice about eating something that perhaps you shouldn't.
Apples and other fruits, packaged instant oatmeal, and vegetables that can be cooked easily are winners. They're cheap and easy and what I live on as a poor college student. Meat is much more expensive and a pain in the butt to boot. What kind of kitchen setup do you have?