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Greetings, viewers!
I am starting SB at 200 lbs (5'4"), barely hanging on to 18 or 1X size clothes. I hate being this heavy. I am taking control of my life NOW.
Five or six weeks ago I stopped smoking (cold turkey, no cravings, ask me if you are struggling with this, too).
I started making exercising every day a priority - and have been able to make it for an hour or more 4 to 6 days a week. I'm walking (with a little jogging thrown in) 3 to 5 miles a day, on a treadmill if I must or outside if the weather and daylight are cooperating.
It's amazing what you can do when you decide what your priorities are, and stick to them. One of the quit smoking audio tapes I used to listen to had a motivational speaker who said, "How you're spending your time is how you're living your life." I have decided I want to spend my time as the slim, healthy, active and beautiful woman I am inside. When I am at my goal weight it will be because I am spending my time taking care of myself.
After 2 days, I think I've lost my first SB pound! Only 69 more to go! :lol: |
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Thu May 13, 2004 6:23 am |
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| Shoegal
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| Congratulations on quitting smoking! Welcome to the Beach! |
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Thu May 13, 2004 12:34 pm |
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| Qwill
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| WooHoo Val. Kudos on your committment to a new way of life and welcome to the beach. |
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Thu May 13, 2004 12:47 pm |
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| LisaMarie14204
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Congrats on stopping smoking. I'm struggling with that too. I haven't smoked since Sunday. I go in binges. I'll buy a pack and smoke them in 1 night (while drinking) r, if there are any left over the next day, I'll throw them away and then won't smoke again for weeks or longer. I'm on my 3rd day in Phase 1 and am doing okay. Good luck.
Lisa Marie
SW: 169-170
GW: 130-135
5'3 37yo |
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Thu May 13, 2004 4:50 pm |
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| Twinkle Toes
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Hi Val! Our goal weights are the same! Only I'm starting a little higher.
I'm on day 4 of Ph 1 of the plan and it seems be doing great. I've had no cravings, and really minimal caffeine withdrawal symptoms.
I think your attitude is great and you (and we all) can do this!! |
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Fri May 14, 2004 12:10 am |
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| VAL512
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So far, so good! This has been much easier to stick with than anything I've tried before. I started on Monday, and today, Saturday morning (May 15, 2004), my scale shows four whole pounds are gone! :D
Even better, I tried on a pair of slacks I have not been able to get into, and they actually went over my hips! They are size 18, which I've been wearing for about two years, but I've only been able to get the stretch fabric size 18's on for the past 18 months. This pair is pure cotton, no stretching. Although buttoning the top button was tough, and I still have a bulge above the waist line, and they were still snug around my tummy, I was able to zip them all the way! Yahoooo!!! SB is working!!!!! :D
The walking I've been doing for the past 6 weeks has no doubt helped, too, but I couldn't get these slacks on over my hips when I tried them 2 weeks ago. I don't even care if it is all the walking or all SB. In fact, the two things together is probably the real reason ITS WORKING!!!!! :D
I have not wanted to admit it, but I was probably in a bigger size. I would not even try on anything that was marked bigger than an 18, and often went home from shopping with nothing because the 18's would not go on. :oops:
Wow! I'm so looking forward to being able to shop for clothes that are not made of stretch material and actually being able to get them on. My first stop is actually going to be in the back of my closet, because I never throw anything away. This time, I'm going to throw away (actually I'll donate them to Goodwill) all my size 18's as soon as I can get the 16's on. :roll:
While my excitement may seem to be over a small success, it means a lot to me, and I don't really care if I this prose is boring. I think that's what this journal area is for, to capture your experience on SB. If I can do it, so can you! 8)
Many thanks to those who replied to my first entry. Your support and encouragement means a lot to me. I hope this record of my experience inspires someone else to reaching their goal. :wink: |
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Sat May 15, 2004 6:26 pm |
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| VAL512
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| Another pound gone, I'm happy to say. Five pounds in six days. Did three miles on the treadmill with the incline up about half the time. Also did light weights with lots of reps because the trainer at my gym says it will strengthen existing muscle without bulking me up. Takes longer, but the time passes quickly if you have the TV on in the background. Now off to the grocery store to stock up on veggies. |
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Sun May 16, 2004 4:33 pm |
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| LisaMarie123
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Hi Val!
You're doing so great! Contgratulations on your 6 lbs down!!! You're an encouragement to me! And thanks so much for stopping in to see me on my journal. I am going to go off of cheese for the next two weeks...I'd like to see if that helps me to lose better. I appreciate your encouragement. Talk to you later!
Lisa |
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Sun May 16, 2004 6:36 pm |
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| val, i really do feel the same as you. :) i am on day 8 of phase 1 and i feel good. 8) i thought i started at 180lbs but was shocked to realize i was actually closer to 200lbs :shock: i think i was in major denial. but what did it for me, starting the beach diet is i couldn't move beyond a size 18 in clothes. it was hard enough to make the 16 to 18 leap but i just couldn't buy size 20 pants. :oops: i knew i needed help. so it encourages me and supports me to know i am not alone. i also would come home empty handed because none of the 18s would fit me. i have to tell you it felt good this week to put pants on and not feel like i had to wear a looser shirt in case they were too tight. Keep up the GOOD WORK :D |
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Mon May 17, 2004 9:13 pm |
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| VAL512
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Hey, Sash, I'm on day 8, too! Yeah, it's hard to admit it, but for my height, that nasty BMI chart says I'm obese. It really hurt my feelings when I realized that's how other people see me, and there is no quick fix. I can't argue, buy or ignore my way out of it. But I can excercise and eat healthy, so that's what I'm doing.
It really hit me hard when I recently met someone I would like to get to know, and realized he was never going to ask me out because of my weight. I want to yell at him, and tell him how shallow and unfair he is being to the great person inside here. It's not easy, but men are very visual people, and I have to accept that how I look is going to make a big difference.
I am holding out hope though, because I expect to run into him periodically through some common interests we have. I can't wait to see his face when I am at my goal weight. The fantasy is to blow him off then, and "give him a taste of his own medicine", and make him feel bad the way he made me feel bad.
I know the right thing to do really is to just be happy that I've reached my goal, and be glad that he was enough of an inspiration for me to go there. I hope I am not as angry then! I'm trying to channel the anger into my excercise. Being thinner may make him come around, and maybe I'll attract someone even better. I hope this sounds healthy instead of nuts! If nothing else, it feels good to get these feelings out somewhere. |
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Mon May 17, 2004 10:05 pm |
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| VAL512
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Experimented with cheese this week :x Knew it would happen, but had to test it. I got the cheese sticks because they have that on the go simplicity, but the salt/sodium stalled my weight loss like I was afraid it might. Also had that turkey bacon, which is also full of salt.
I suppose it is good in a pinch if you've just got to have something that looks like bacon. I'm not going to make a habit of cheese or any of these salty meats, they are just not worth it! I'm going to stick with a boiled egg for a snack (yes, I know the egg whites are salty, too, but they don't stall my weight loss). The good news is that I did not gain anything back (Whew!) :D
Went through my closet this morning, and tried on every pair of pants in there. I'm happy to report I am donating about 10 pairs of size 18 pants that I can now get off my body without unbuttoning/unzipping them. That's my new rule. If I can pull them down without undoing them, they go out the door.
Got into a number of SIZE 16's this morning, even one or two that I can wear out of the house! Also got into a size 14, but no one is seeing me in that outside my closet...yet! Went through and separated everything into three categories...
1 - I will never wear this size again, they go to Goodwill (mostly 18s)
2 - Haven't been in these for a year, but they fit, and I can wear them now, but they will soon be in category 1. (18s and 16s)
3 - Still a little snug but should be able to wear them soon; try again next month (16s)
4 - I can't believe I ever wore this size, but I remember where I got it, and how I used to look in it...I'm going to be there again! (some 16s mostly 14's.
5 - Whoa! These used to be mine? (mostly size 12;s)
6 - When I can fit into this I will be me again - a size 10, little black cocktail dress with little gold squares and a plunging back. I keep this in plain view to motivate me! :wink:
Walking 3 to 5 miles, 4 to 6 days a week and light weights with lots of reps, and SB - that's how I will get skinny again!
In junior and high school there was a mean boy who called me spider monkey, and even wrote it in my year book. I was tall and thin, and growing, and all my clothes always were too short in the arms and legs. The spider monkey name hurt my feelings then. Now I'm looking forward to being the spider monkey again...but this time I'll pick out my clothes better! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Random thoughts sometimes just feel better when you get them out.
Thanks for reading! |
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Sat May 22, 2004 3:56 pm |
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| VAL512
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I'm done messing around with the cheese and the low carb candy bars. They only slowed my weight loss, and that's more important to me now. :evil:
I think I lost another 2 pounds! My scale said 192 or 193 this morning. I'm weighing every day, and it has been a great motivator to see the scale NOT on 200 anymore. 8) I usually record my weight loss on what ever the scale says on Monday, so I'm not chaning it...it will be all that much more to report for next week. I wasn't really worried about only having lost one pound in week two, because I knew it was the cheese that did me in.
My mini goal for this week is to get closer to that 190 mark. I'm drinking the water and...getting rid of it :oops: quickly. I think that is making a big difference. Only having one cup of coffee/half decaf, in the morning, instead of 3, and maybe one in the afternoon as a treat, if I just want a break from the water - it's sort of a treat with 3 packs of Splenda!
Mapped out a new path for my walk that is 5 miles, instead of 4. Only got in 4.5 last night because it got dark...I have to leave by 7 if I want to get home before it's too dark to be out there. The good news is I did 4.5 miles last night! I'm being very consistent, 3 to 5 miles a day, 4 to 6 days a week, and its been about 7 weeks now.
Stretching, too - very important. I can touch my head to my knees now, and starting to stretch my face below my knee...with my leg stretched out in front or to the side! |
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Tue May 25, 2004 6:19 pm |
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| VAL512
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The scale said a clean 193 this morning! I know the daily fluctuations can be disappointing, but I've lost 7 pounds in 15 days!
I'm on track for the 3 pounds per week goal I would like to keep. Staying on phase one for a third week. The micro mini goal is to reach 191 by Monday. That will be three weeks on the plan, and nine pounds lost. Can't wait to see the scale read UNDER 190 - 189, here I come!!!
May introduce one or two phase two foods in week four, to see if they slow weight loss. Not anxious to do that - I don't feel like I'm missing anything at all! Really want to see a 180-something number.
Got more than four 16.9 ounce bottles of water down yesterday, plus one or two cups of coffee (mugs really). Walked four miles on the treadmill. Feeling very slim today. |
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Wed May 26, 2004 5:51 pm |
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| Congratulations on your loss! I can't believe how much you walk every day - that's great! I just sent three bags of clothes to Goodwill and I'm so relieved to not have them in my closet anymore! |
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Wed May 26, 2004 8:47 pm |
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I'm on track for my three pounds per week goal, weighing in at 191 this morning.
Week 1 - 4 lbs.
Week 2 - 2 lbs.
Week 3 - 3 lbs.
That means I have ONLY 61 pounds to go to reach my goal of weighing 130. I am really motivated to get there, too, because I am IN LOVE.
Friday, May 28 - bought a pair of size 16 shorts in Target. Yahoo! I can buy size 16 in the store - non-stretch jeans fabric! I know this is an early victory in this battle, but I am pumped! I also was able to get size 14s on over my butt and hips - tummy is still in the way, but isn't that where SB works better than any other plan, on belly fat? Rhetorical question - YES!!!!
Saturday, May 29 - went though my whole closet and separated all the clothes there into FIVE different sizes! I didn't realize I had so many different sizes in there! I want to just chuck the size 18/2X pile (yes, 18 is 2X, not 1X!) but I am not a millionaire, and not all the size 16/1X's fit perfectly yet. Plus, some of the shirts will actually look better with me a smaller size underneath them. What this means is I can think about how a particular style is cut and meant to hang, vs. just getting clothes on to hide myself from the world. Style...what a concept!
Sunday, May 30 - had a date tonight with the man of my dreams. He is divorced about 5 years, and either really isn't ready for another "relationship" or is just repulsed by my size. I think he's lost weight since I saw him last, although he did not need to at all. I know I've lost weight - NINE POUNDS AND COUNTING - but it is not enough.
I know he is not fond of obese people, including people in his own family. I don't know if he puts me in that category, but who am I kidding, of course he does. We cooked a lovely meal together, talked about our families, history, politics, and he played the piano for me. I am so impressed by this man, yet I am also so afraid I can never measure up to him. What would a guy like that want with me? What does a guy like that look for in a woman, after being so hurt by his ex? Once I blow the weight, will he be more interested, or is he just so much smarter than me, that I could never interest him?
And once I do blow the weight, if he does get more interested, does that mean he is actually shallow after all, more concerned with looks? How can I fault him for that when I know men are visual creatures by nature. Looks are important to them. When I am thin, if he gets more interested, shouldn't I just be glad? And if he is not, it is not because I don't measure up, but maybe I'm just different than what appeals to him. Damn! Is it SB that has me in this emotional roller coaster? Or is it my heart?
What ever happens next, this man has already given me a wonderful gift. He made me care about myself again. He showed me that there are people out there with interesting hearts and minds. I had shut them safely out of my life so I wouldn't have to be hurt again. I have already let myself be hurt by falling for this guy when I know he doesn't return my affections...can I hope it's NOT YET...and may never feel this way about me.
Maybe when I lose the weight I'll be more open to letting more people into my life, they'll be more open to letting me into theirs, and I'll meet someone even better. All I know is today, I've lost 9 pound. I have 61 to go. I have a couple of miles to walk today. And I have chick peas drying in the oven.
VAL512 |
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