My Weight Loss Thread... (Support and Advice is appreciated!)

[DSemcho]

Everyday I will post what I eat, and what physical activities I do that day. I will post exactly what my weight is every morning, and I'm thinking once a week (or a month) posting a picture of myself, front view and side view. I'm going to start this today.

Food:
7am - 1 cup of Fiber One Honey Clusters cereal w/ 1/2 cup skim milk = 200 Calories
11am - Pack of Poptarts = 400 Calories

Drink:
3 Glasses of water so far, and it's now 1:25pm

(I will update this through the day/when I get home from work tonight)

[Beautiful Disaster]

You should consider joining in on the Fitness Challenge threads. Fitness Challenge II is ending this week, but Fitness Challenge III starts Monday. You won't find a better support system.

One thing I'd like to poiint out to begin with is that there is much more to your food than calories. It's vitally important to also focus on what make up those calories. How many grams of fat (and is it saturated (bad fat) or unsaturated (good fat) ?) , how many grams of carbs, protein, fiber, sodium. For example: Let's take a standard Strawberry Frosted Pop Tart (pack of 2) = 410 calories, 33 grams of SUGAR (YOWZA!!!), 75 grams of carbs (That's over half of what you need in an entire day!), 1 gram of fiber (you need at least 25-30 grams a day...), 330 grams of sodium, 10 grams of fat (again...yowza!!!!!) and virtually none of that is good fats, and finally 4 grams of protein which is better than 0, but still all in all, a very unhealthy and nutritionless waste of your calories.

I would also recommend NOT weighing daily. It's counterproductive. Womens weight fluctuates due to water weight, and one day you might be down a lb and the next day up two lbs. Consider weighing yourself once per week MAX or even better, commit to not weighing yourself at all for the next month. I don't think it's healthy to focus on numbers when you're in the throws of intense weight loss. Focus on your body, the way you feel, the way your clothes fit.

This is the type of thing we discuss on the Fitness Challenge threads. Come and join us.

[Avitom]

Great for you! Congratulations on your first steps!

[DSemcho]

Okay I started a low calorie diet (I'm supposed to be getting minimum 1600, but I cannot seem to be able to eat more than 900 - 1200). I've also bought an XBox Kinect, and the Kinect Adventures really get you sweating a little after 20 minutes. I've also started the Couch to 5k thing and Free Calorie Counter. It tracks my exercise, my calories, my weight, and my neck/waist/hip measurements! On Tuesday I weighed 228. Today is Friday and I weigh 223!! I'm soo proud of myself, and I have not been starving myself or over working my body. I've been eating healthier, and I love the food I've been eating.

[Beautiful Disaster]

D - I removed the outbound links from your post as they are not allowed here. I am so proud of you!!!! MyFitnessPal is EXCELLENT!! Be sure you're watching your daily protein and fiber intake as well as fat and calories. The great thing about MFP is it gives you an idea of how much of all those things you need per day and helps you to stay within your neded range.

Keep working girl!! You WILL get results!

[snooks]

Good golly D what a great start to your programme! You will be so encouraged by such a huge weight loss in such a short space of time. Perhaps some of that loss will be from fluids and maybe in the future as you establish a pattern the losses won't be as dramatic, but don't be discouraged - they will keep happening as long as you eat well and exercise with it. Do be sure to keep posting and good luck with your new found life style.

[DSemcho]

Okay as of today I'm down from a size 18 when I started, to a 14!

[KMonte85]

Holy cow! You jumped down 4 dress sizes in 3 weeks? I don't think I've ever heard of that before!

[DSemcho]

I did!! I grabbed the 18's to try on, and they were bagging in the legs and butt and a little in the waist... grabbed the 16's and the same thing. Grabbed the 14's and they fit great

[DSemcho]

Okay - so I know I haven't updated in a few days! Let's get up to speed. So far I'm down from 230/323 (depending on which scale) to 218! I've lost 1 inch in my neck, 5 in my waist, and 3.5 in my hips! I can now put on a size 12 and button and zip them (unfortunately with hang over on all sides) but hey I'm getting there!