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"80 lbs! That's a Backstreet Boy" - Billy Crystal America's Sweethearts
I'm 5'3" tall
My starting weight is 209 (As of 1/1/2004), my goal is 129.
Right now I'm at 198. I've tried Atkins, and Weight Watchers. Atkins just doesn't cut it for me. I can't cut fruit and milk completely out of my life. WW was working, that's where the first 10 lbs went, but it's too hard to monitor.
I first started the SBD on 5/16/2004. Since then I've lost one pound. (in 9 days) But I'm not good at sticking to it. I've cheated 4/9 days so far. but I'm working on ways to avoid that - eating a bigger lunch, exercising earlier in the day.
So, here's to staying on track, getting fit, and losing some weight! |
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Tue May 25, 2004 5:29 pm |
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| Marcy24
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Well if you have to loose a backstreet boy, I have to loose one and a N'Sync boy too. :oops: I have 167 pounds to loose, and I have cheated once in a while too. Maybe you are eating something that is triggering your cheats? That happens to me when I eat beef jerky... I get hungry all day long and eat tons! I try not to cheat... but when I get those hunger pangs I know I am eating too much. Try to find out what triggers your hunger and hang in there. Its a sacrifice, but its worth it. :wink:
Also... try to add more variety to your meals, that REALLY helps eliminate the cheating. Last time I failed miserably because I didn't add new meals in. Try baking some flaxseed muffins, peanut butter cookies, eating SF popsicles or fudgecicles,ect. At least you will have healthy cheats. Just don't eat them all the time... although I know its really hard to do.. I seem to not be able to have just one. :wink: |
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Tue May 25, 2004 5:41 pm |
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| Myrealana
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Well, I guess it's time to officially start phase 1 over.
I didn't eat any breakfast yeasterday, and then when I opened the salad I'd brought for lunch, it was totally wilted and unedible. So, I was stuck on my drive home, which is my worst craving time, about 2:00, having had no food all day.
I didn't even think about what I was doing until I found myself in the Wendy's drive-through. "#4 combo, no pickels and a Diet Coke, regular size."
Four bites of the burger, and I knew it was a mistake. I only ate a couple of fries before I threw them away, but the damage has been done.
It's really failure to plan that does me in. If I have my meals and snacks ready in advance, it's not too hard to be good.
Back on track this morning, though. 2 mini-quiches for breakfast. I have a thermos of 1% milk for my morning snack. My husband and I are going out for our weekly lunch today, so I'll find something appropriate on the menu. My afternoon pack of 15 almonds is in my purse. Dinner is leftover Mexicali chicken, and dessert is SF jello. |
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Wed May 26, 2004 2:28 pm |
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| JessicaRabbit
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Planning and preparation are definitely the key to success w/SBD for me. When I'm famished I lose all sense of reason and it seems I want nothing but the worst. I have learned to make my lunch for the next day while I'm making dinner. I just don't have the will in the morning to put something together for lunch. Over the weekend I'll cook things for snacks, such as, HB eggs and cut up veggies. Be strong today and do what you know you should do.
Love your signature quote. reminds me of something I say under my breath every time I hear someone say "where are you at?", "where's so 'n so at?", etc. My reply: right behind that preposition! |
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Wed May 26, 2004 2:41 pm |
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| sebander
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Hang in there!! We all make mistakes, but as long as you can pull something from them and turn it into a positive, then you are fine.
It really sounds as if you know where you are going wrong, now you just have to put your mind into setting it right. Planning is a humongous key in achieving your goals. I make sure that I have my snacks and lunch prepared the night before, while I'm cooking dinner. Then after my morning workout, I make a quick breakfast. Another thing to keep your hunger at bay, make sure that you are drinking lots of water and get those snacks in. Yes, I do get hungry once in awhile, but if you have a healthy snack with you, you will go for it before the vending machine.
Another thing I do when I get hungry, I jump on here and get my mind off of all the bad things that I really want. There is so much encouragement on here and it seems as if there is no question too stupid to ask.
Anita B
PS
Off the diet subject, what part of Colorado are you in?? |
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Wed May 26, 2004 2:47 pm |
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| Myrealana
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sebander wrote:
PS
Off the diet subject, what part of Colorado are you in??
Denver area. I live in Centennial and work in Englewood. |
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Wed May 26, 2004 3:08 pm |
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| sebander
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I moved from Denver to South Carolina just over 3 years ago. So I was curious. Hubby and I miss it terribly. Maybe one day we will be able to get back out there. Jobs are just too hard to come by nowadays.
AnitaB |
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Wed May 26, 2004 3:39 pm |
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| Myrealana
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I decided last night that I'm going to make it through phase 1 - cheat free, starting over today, following the meal plan in the book to the best I can.
This means that for the next 14 days, all of my meals and snacks are coming directly from "The South Beach Diet" Phase 1 meal plan. I'm an analytical person. I analyzed the 14 day phase on meal plan, and here's what I see:
Breakfast: 1-2 eggs or equivelent egg substitute with Canadian bacon or vegetable juice.
Lunch: Salads with chicken, tuna, shrimp, crab, or salmon, no bun sirloin burger and gazpacho soup, or cottage cheese with diced veggies.
Snacks: Mostly involve a vegetable and a dairy. I detest celery with a firey passion, and I can't find "Laughing Cow" cheese in my area, so we won't be having any of the celery sticks stuffed with cheese, but I made up snack cups of cottage cheese with tomatoes and cucumbers ready to go, I have low-fat cheese sticks, a cucmber for making rounds, and stuff to make ham and turkey roll ups with cilantro mayo.
Dinners are where the real variety is. I went to the store last night, and bought what I need for the day 1-3 dinners.
Today:
breakfast: 2 mini-veggie quiches, and a 5.5 ounce V8.
Morning snack: Cheese stick
Lunch: romaine salad with chicken and balsamic vinegrette
Afternoon snack: cottage cheese with tomatoes and cucumbers
Dinner: Grilled Salmon with rosemary, Steamed asparagus and tossed salad with olive oil and vinegar dressing.
*knock on wood* - here's hoping this kind of planning will allow me to stick phase 1 out for two full weeks. |
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Thu May 27, 2004 1:53 pm |
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| JessicaRabbit
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| Excellent! If following the structered diet plan will help you stick to it, that's what you need to do. For the first few days I did the same. I ventured more as I became more comfortable with the diet. The cilantro mayo is very tasty! Speaking of, I need to make some of that! Good job in making changes for a better you. |
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Thu May 27, 2004 2:05 pm |
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| Myrealana
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I don't know. I was SOOO good for the past six days, but I felt hungry all the time AND I gained weight. I followed the book exactly, except for snacks, because I won't eat celery. The only substitution I made was 15 almonds or a mozzarella cheese stick for snacks instead of what was written sometimes. I've spent the last six days with headaches every afternoon, feeling exhausted and grumpy, and ready to eat a TREE!
Maybe I ought to just go back to Weight Watchers. It's better to have to track every single point than to be on the brink of eating my CHILDREN!
mmmmmmmmm.....tender children.
And I GAINED weight. If I got on the scale this morning and saw a drop of even 2 lbs after 6 days, I might be able to do it, but W*T*F*???????
It's most definately not worth it to feel like this and NOT lose weight. |
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Tue Jun 01, 2004 2:32 pm |
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| JessicaRabbit
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| Bad news! Here is something a girlfriend of mine told me. She added up the caloric intake of the meal plans and found them to be way too low. She is the type that will easily get light headed and all wacked out if she doesn't eat enough. After doing the additions for the meal plans she opted to follow her own plan and eat more. It could be the same for you. Before giving this up please try tweaking the menu and add more food! |
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Wed Jun 02, 2004 12:32 pm |
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| Myrealana
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I blew it this weekend.
I seriously blew it.
It started with the bag of frosted animal cookies my mother bought the kids. You know, those ones with the pink and white frosting and the colored sprinkles on them. We put the baby in his high chair and gave him three or four. He was so cute. He took one, shoved it in his mouth, picked up another and offered it to me. He was so insistant - singing food, and yummy, and so happy to share, I let him put it in my mouth. Ohhhhhhhh! it was SO GOOD! 10 or 12 cookies later, I pulled myself away.
The weekend at my parents' went downhill from there. My mom's cornbread Saturday evening - Sunday brunch at their country club with a Belgain waffle bar, and my ultimate breakfast comfort food, biscuts and gravy. It was just one bad carb after another.
On the plus side, we took a 3 mile hike with the dogs along the new river path on Saturday and a 4 mile walk exploring my old home town Sunday morning.
I started back last night after I got home. Grilled chicken on a spinach salad with balsamic vinaigrette for dinner.
Back in the saddle today, with a renewed vigor. I used the MVM website to model "Fat" me and "Thin" me - and a few me's in between. I printed out pictures of the fat and thin me's and posted them up in all sorts of places where I'll see them.
Fat me:
After losing 80 lbs:
Everything I think about putting into my mouth, I look at the pictures and think, Is that something that will help me get to "Thin Me?" If the answer is no, I don't eat it. |
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Mon Jun 07, 2004 2:02 pm |
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| Myrealana
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I'm supposed to weigh in on Fridays, but I forgot to this week.
Hop on the scale today and it says 196. In spite of being bad all weekend, I dropped 2lbs.
It's not a lot of progress, but at least the numbers are going in the right direction. |
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Mon Jun 07, 2004 5:27 pm |
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| Myrealana
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Well, I've done OK this week so far. Since my disaster of a Sunday, I've stayed within my Weight Watchers points every day this week eating only SB-friendly foods, except that I have allowed myself one miniature dark chocolate with my afternoon almonds. I have gotten some definate exercise each day.
Friday - 2 mile walk/jog on treadmill with weights ~7,200 steps/day
Saturday - 3 mile outdoor walk ~9,400 steps total/day
Sunday - 4 mile outdoor walk ~11,500 steps total/day
Monday - 2.5 miles on treadmill walk/jog with weights ~9,500 steps total/day
Tuesday - 50 minutes strenuous lap swimming ~6,900 steps total/day
Wednesday - Easy day: 3/4 mile jog with dog ~7,000 steps total/day
Today I have a 30 minute treadmill walk/jog planned, and then a 5 mile hike with the dog in the evening. I should more than break 10,000 steps with that - not to mention get a serious upper-body workout from tugging the stupid leash. |
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Thu Jun 10, 2004 3:10 pm |
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| Myrealana
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My 2-mile baseline run
Calling it a run is a real stretch. I managed to jog the first 100 meters of every lap, so in total, I ran about 1/2 mile, but I did make 8 laps around the high school track, which comes up to a total of 2 miles, if I remember my high school gym classes correctly.
Total time: 36:18 - there's an 18 minute mile for you.
I know, I suck. I'm fat and out of shape. It's nothing for me to be embarassed about, because I'm working change it. I'll get better. I have a training schedule downloaded from the web. It's a 12-week training schedule designed to get you ready for a 10K. My 10K is almost a year away, so I took that 12-week schedule and expanded it to fit my schedule. The basics are:
Sunday - distance running: Start with 2 miles and add 1/4 mile every other week until I'm at 7 miles each Sunday.
Monday - Cross training or walking: For me that's a 2 mile bike ride with Liam in the trailer, or 45 mintues walking on the treadmill
Tuesday - 20 minute cross-country run: Start at 20 minutes and increase gradually to 45 minutes.
Wednesday - Cross training: Pilates DVD (40 min)
Thursday - Same as Tuesday
Friday - Same as Monday
Saturday - off |
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Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:55 pm |
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