ok! my new start, my progress journal!

current weight 13.7
goal weight 10.7

3stone is gonna take quite a while but im ready for the challenge, i want my happy confident self back, i want to be able to walk into a room and feel good about how i look, instead of worrying that someone might get a glimpse of my double chin (which i have taken to hiding with a large cotton scarf thingy..some might think its a fashion statement but its actually for hiding behind!) i just want to feel comfortable in my own skin again (which is feeling considerably stretched with all the extra chub!)

i will get there, and i hope this journal helps me do it..my aims are...

1)to try and go to the gym (joined last week!) at least 3times a week

2)to avoid alcohol which inevitably leads to me wanting a takeaway!

3)to learn that a 'treat' for myself doesnt necesarily have to come in the form of food or drink

i think no.3) will be the hardest, life long habits are hard to break..in fact, ive just come up with an idea for a treat as ive been typing!! YES! im going to do it..ok, inspiration!! for every pound i lose or gain, i will put an 'actual' pound coin into a jar, or take one out if i put on a pound! the heavier the jar, the lighter i am, and the more money i will have to spend on a big treat when i reach my goal!! YAY! so that means i have 42pounds to play with.. definately feeling motivated

i will try and post my weight loss or weight gain every week, weight up or down, jar jingling or empty, its going on here!

well, here i goooo!!

Hiya

Well done for starting a diet journal!
You seem to be very motivated anyway, so i dont doubt that you will get to your weightloss goal in time. :-)
I totally agree that the treat thing is hard to break i am the same, plus i find it hard to drink coffee without wanting a biscuit! Which is a family thing so its been passed on to me now, but i do manage to resist, cos i drink so much coffee. lol

But anyway, look forward to reading your journal and how your weightloss is going.
Keep up the good work.
Gem

week 1) ive lost 5 POUNDS!! yaaay!

start weight 13.7
current weight 13.2
goal weight 10.7

i've just come back from the gym where i weigh myself (dont have scales at home) and im so pleased!

i have to be careful though, i know from past experience that when i start a new eating plan i see a big weight loss in the first week (not sure why, perhaps my body isnt used to all the healthy food and excersise so it loses loads of weight at first)

and then in week 2, my weight sometimes stays the same or goes up a bit..thats when i usually lose heart or give up, this time im gonna keep on trooping no matter if i stay the same next week or gain weight..

this week has been good.. been enjoying my healthy food, chicken salads, ham pitta breads, tuna pasta.. i managed Aim1) went to the gym 3times.. but im afraid Aim2) went a bit squiffy as i cheated a bit and had 2glasses of wine with my friend one evening, (but i didnt want a burger afterwards!)

in fact its very strange, since i started healthy eating, i havent craved anything greasy at all.. one day for lunch this week i made my fave pasta, with chorizo, olives, red onion and red pesto, i was really looking forward to it as i was making it, but when i ate it, i found it too oily and it made me feel slightly sick!

that worried me a bit, thats usually my fave type of pasta, does that mean im going to have to find new fave meals?! hope not, i want to eat healthy from now on, but still want to treat myself to a nice meal like fish and chips once in a while without feeling ill from the grease!

AARGH! just realised what i typed, i think Aim3) needs some work.. i have no idea how im going to tackle that aim, psychological stuff..hmmm.

Hiya

Well done on your weightloss! If you do have a week where you dont lose any weight or put on some, just keep thinking where you want to be and how great you will feel if you lose the weight you want to.

I am exactly the same with wanting results within a week or two, but its just not realistic. As much as i hate to admit that myself! lol

But keep up the good work, you seem really motivated! and keep us updated.

Gem

week 3) ive lost 2 POUNDS! thats HALF A STONE!!

start weight 13.7
current weight 13.0
goal weight 10.7

im stunned to have managed a 2pound weight loss this week, as last week was terrible.. (which is why my progress journal is missing a week2) i was feeling so motivated when i posted my 5pound weightloss in week1, but then that little switch flicked in my head and it was back to eating junk again...the only thing i can think of is that maybe psychologically, i thought i deserved a "treat" after such a good week of healthy eating..how messed up is that...

i dont know, but IMMEDIATELY after posting my weightloss in week 1, i had a curry and wine, then the next night, pizza, then the night after that, i ate the leftover pizza from the night before

...by then i decided id blown it, and carried on eating junk the whole rest of that week.. i felt so guilty and miserable that i'd let myself down, that i was too scared to weigh myself (well, i didnt even go to the gym that week anyway and thats where i weigh myself!) ..when i realised i couldnt bring myself to step on the scales and see the damage i had done, it made me so angry with myself, that i decided it was time to pick myself back up again and pretend week 2 didnt exist!

i really dont know if i gained or stayed the same in week2, i guess i must have miraculously stayed the same (despite all the junk!) because im 2pounds lighter in week3!! i feel very lucky not to have gained, as i really had been eating such a lot of junk, im going to try very, very, very hard not to make that mistake again...

anyway, i thought id get that out of my system, my progress journal is for good and bad...to remind myself what makes me happy and what doesnt.

week2) eating junk plus no gym, equals guilt, anger, and fear of weighing self as damage will be inevitable.
week3) eating healthy plus gym, equals a great big smile, as im that little bit closer to feeling confident in myself again!

NOTHING TASTES AS GOOD AS BEING SLIM FEELS!!!