a quest for a healthy pudding: a weightloss journal

[xxPEACHFUZZ]

IT'S TIME TO RAMBLE. YES. ABOUT ME.

hello there journal. C: i guess we will be friends from now on, huh? i'm
going to be writing in you every day, for um...forever? i don't know
how long. probably for a while. i hope you don't get sick of me. ;D
ahem, so to the point. about two years ago, i was REALLY unhealthy.
i lived on fat, sugar and salt. now, the thought of how i ate disgusts
me. anyways, one day i looked in the mirror, and was disgusted
with myself. so, i dieted. i exercised and tried my best to lose
weight. i lost about 25 lbs. that year. then, i was pretty healthy for
a while. but, a few months ago, i have been getting less healthy. not
super unhealthy, but not healthy enough for my tastes. i want to be
thinner, more muscular, and healthier. so that's why i'm making this
journal. i'm going to log in everything i eat, and all my exercise. i'm
going to track my progress in here too. please don't post in here, unless
you want to give me words of encouragement, tips, or anything else of
the sort. anything like that will be much loved. <333 okay, start - o.

height:
- five foot, one inch

starting weight:
- 123.5 pounds

goal weight:
- 105 pounds

weight to lose:
- 18.5 pounds

starting measurements:
- arms: 10.5 in.
- waist: 26 in.
- hips: 35.5 in.
- thighs: 20.5 in.
- calves: 14 in.  

[xxPEACHFUZZ]

SUGGESTION BOX.

this is the place where i will put things people have suggested, or i want to try.
such as; exercises, recipes, ect. if you have a suggestion for me, please quote
this post, or pm me with the title 'suggestion box.' thank you. c:  

[xxPEACHFUZZ]

DAY ONE.

weight:
- 123.5 lbs.

breakfast:
- nothing. i woke up late. (0 calories)
total: 0 calories

lunch:
- 2/3 cup potato salad (190 calories)
- 1 cup red peppers (39 calories)
- 1 cup diet green tea w/ ginseng (0 calories)
total: 229 calories

dinner:
- 1/2 cup of broccoli and cheese soup (125 calories)
- 5 meatless chicken nuggets (200 calories)
- 1 cup diet green tea w/ ginseng x 3 (0 calories)
- 1 1/3 cups cream of potato soup (300 calories)
total: 625 calories

snacks:
- smarties bubble gum x 2 (40 calories)
- 1 cup black cherries (90 calories)
- 16 oz. water x 2 (0 calories)

total consumed: 984 calories, 36 grams of fat

exercise:
- 10 min. karate practice (35 calories)
- 40 min. karate class, sparring (250 calories)
- 10 min. dancing (42 calories)

total burned: 327 calories  

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DAY TWO.

weight:
- 123.5 lbs.

breakfast:
- nothing. i woke up late. (0 calories)
total: 0 calories

lunch:
- 4 meatless chicken nuggets (190 calories)
- 6 oz. iced tea (10 calories)
total: 200 calories

dinner:
- sandwich made with:
- sourdough (320 calories)
- smoked gouda cheese (200 calories)
- lettuce (4 calories)
- spicy brown mustard (5 calories)
- 1/2 red onion (30 calories)
total: 559 calories

snacks:
- 5 meatless chicken nuggets (200 calories)
total: 200 calories

total consumed: 959 calories, 33 grams of fat

exercise:
- 25 minutes dancing (105 calories)

total burned: 105 calories  

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DAY THREE.

weight:
- ????

breakfast:
- nothing. didn't get time.
total: 0 calories

lunch:
- 8 meatless chicken nuggets (320 calories)
- 3 slices sourdough bread (480 calories)
- 2.5 slices gouda cheese (250 calories)
- 2 tbs. butter (200 calories)
total: 1,250 calories

dinner:
- paneer tikki masala (330 calories)
total: 330 calories

snacks:
- low fat blueberry muffin x 2 (274 calories)
total: 274 calories

total consumed: 1,854 calories, 76 grams of fat
yeah, not my best day ever...

exercise:
- none

total burned: 0 calories  

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DAY FOUR.

weight:
- ????

breakfast:
- breakfast cookies x 4 (460 calories)
total: 460 calories

lunch:
- 1 low fat blueberry muffin (137 calories)
- 1 slice of gouda cheese (100 calories)
- 9 meatless chicken nuggets (360 calories)
total: 597 calories

dinner:
- breakfast cookies x 2 (230 calories)
- cream of potato soup (300 calories)
- sourdough bread (160 calories)
total: 690 calories

snacks:
- none

total consumed: 1,747 calories, ???? grams of fat

exercise:
- 60 minutes vigorous swimming (560 calories)

total burned: 560 calories  

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DAY FIVE.

weight:
- ????

breakfast:
- none. i woke up late. >.< (0 calories)
total: 0 calories

lunch:
- peanut butter and jelly sandwich (580 calories)
total: 580 calories

dinner:
- paneer tikki masala (330 calories)
total: 330 calories

snacks:
- 1 cup mustard potato salad (540 calories)
- 24 oz. arizona arnold palmer zero

total consumed: 1,450 calories, 55 grams of fat

exercise:
- 60 minutes swimming laps, vigorous (560 calories)
- 40 min. karate class (250 calories)

total burned: 810 calories  

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DAY SIX.

weight:
- 123 lbs. woot, lost 1/2 an lbs.

breakfast:
- 1 cup mustard potato salad (360 calories)
- 2 slices sourdough bread (320 calories)
- 2 slices gouda cheese (200 calories)
total: 880 calories

lunch:
- nothing. didn't have time.
total: 0 calories

dinner:
- 2 meatless corn dogs (320 calories)
- 16 oz, of diet green tea w/ ginseng (0 calories)
- 1 slice gouda cheese (100 calories)
total: 420 calories

snacks:
- none
total: 0 calories

total consumed: 1,300 calories, 43 grams of fat

exercise:
- 40 min. karate class (250 calories)

total burned: 250 calories  

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so, pudding hasn't been doing very well. :C she has been eating
lots of things like cheese, and not exercising enough. here are some tips
that she found on the internet, in hopes that it would motivate her.

Tip 1: Think slim

This tip is about that all-important moment: What do you experience just before you eat something? Do you tussle with yourself? “I really shouldn’t… but I want to!” Do you imagine how the food will taste, even feel in the mouth? Or do you focus on the real consequences, rather than the temporary satisfactions of eating?

People who are overweight tend to imagine how food is going to taste and feel as they eat. In contrast, people who naturally ‘eat slim’ tend to imagine how that pie or cake will feel heavy in their stomachs for so long after they’ve eaten it. Jumping from a great height might feel fun whilst it lasts, but the consequences that come after we hit the ground are what we consider when deciding not to do it.

So when you’re tempted to eat something you don’t need, practice imagining how your stomach is going to feel ten minutes or an hour after you’ve consumed that weight-increasing food. Keep it up until this becomes a natural habit for you.

Tip 2: Surround yourself with slim people

No, I’m not suggesting you dump all your less-than-slender friends. But research has shown that the average body type of the people with whom you hang out affects your weight and size (1). Start hanging around with slimmer, fitter types (perhaps at the gym) and your subconscious mind will pick up a new template for what is ‘normal’. Karen started hanging out and socializing with slim types at a jogging club.

Tip 3: Be fair to yourself

Imagine someone walks up a hundred steps but feels a bit tired, so they stop and step back down one step. They tell you bitterly: “Now I may as well forget this whole idea of reaching the top! I’ve totally blown it!”

What?! You’d think that was crazy, right? Acting as if all that progress, the 99 steps they did climb, never happened – because they had one slip! But people do this all the time when it comes to weight loss.

You lose weight, maybe four or five pounds, maybe much more. But you slip, have a bad day or a ‘weak moment’, and eat something you shouldn’t have. And what do you tell yourself? “I’ve completely blown it! Now I might as well really binge!”

Beware the perfectionism trap. Aim to eat sensibly and healthily most of the time, not all the time. We all consume more than we should of the wrong kind of food or drink now and then.

Everyone’s weight fluctuates a bit and you should prepare for this (once you’ve reached a healthy weight). Have a ‘sliding scale’ in your mind of a couple of pounds on either side of your target weight. No one can live for long under a self-imposed, too harsh dictatorship.

Tip 4: Weight loss is not a cure-all

Sure, being healthier, fitter, and so on will have positive and maybe unexpected ripple effects. However, even as a slimmer person you’ll still have a bad day in the office, moments of self-doubt, or times when you feel undervalued.

Many people feel let down when they become slimmer and then find that being slim doesn’t solve all their problems in one go. They then revert to eating poorly again. Don’t fall into this trap.

You have lots of different needs which need to be fulfilled in life. Being slimmer, healthier, and fitter is just one of them.

Tip 5: Eat when you’re hungry

I know this sounds obvious, but eating sugary foods causes a subsequent crash in energy, leaving you wanting more sweetness. On the other hand, eating for slow energy release is a sustainable way to keep your weight loss motivation firing on all cylinders without you having to consciously think about it. For slow-release energy, eat protein with every meal alongside ‘good carbs’ such as whole grains, vegetables, fruits, and beans. This avoids the ‘crash and burn’ of sugar overdosing.

Karen walked down the aisle over six years ago. I still see her at my gym sometimes. She tells me that the happiest day of her life was so happy because she felt so healthy. The fact that she was slim was (and is) just a happy outer reflection of the changes she’s experienced in the ways she feels and thinks about food.

(1) Having an obese friend dramatically increases the risk of becoming similarly fat, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Obesity is ‘socially contagious’, spreading from person to person in a social network, researchers said. The study found that if one person becomes obese, those closely connected to them have a greater chance of becoming obese themselves. Surprisingly, the greatest effect was seen not among people sharing the same genes or household, but among friends.

written by: mark tyrrell  

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DAY SEVEN.

weight:
- 122.5 lbs. woot, another 1/2 lbs. lost

breakfast:
- 1 tbs. organic crunchy peanutbutter (100 calories)
- 1 apple, sliced (65 calories)
- 1 cup diet green tea w/ ginseng (0 calories)
total: 165 calories

lunch:
- diet green tea w/ ginseng (0 calories)
- 12 oz. cherry coke zero (0 calories)
- 1/2 cup mustard potato salad (180 calories)
- microwave popcorn (300 calories)
- 1 cup red pepper, raw (46 calories)
- 1 tbs. yeast (35 calories)
total: 561 calories

dinner:
- organic veggie burger (490 calories)
- 1 cup diet green tea w/ ginseng
snacks:

total consumed: 1,216 calories, 339 grams of fat

exercise:
- 12 minutes on wii fit (41 calories)
- 2 hours, 15 min of karate (800 calories)

total burned: 841 calories  

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DAY EIGHT.

weight:
- 121 lbs. more weight lost!
...unless my scale is broken

breakfast:
- 2 tbs. organic crunchy peanutbutter (300 calories)
- 2 apples, sliced (130 calories)
total: 330 calories

lunch:
- 2 slices oatmeal bread (300 calories)
- crunchy peanut butter (100 calories)
- raspberry jam (30 calories)
- 1 cup diet green tea w/ ginseng
total: 430 calories

dinner:
- subway veggie sub (230 calories)
total: 230 calories

snacks:
- ginger ale (145 calories)
- all natural licorice (100 calories)
- almond butter ball (210 calories)
total: 455 calories

total consumed: 1,245 calories

exercise:
- 40 min karate class (350 calories)

total burned: 350 calories  

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DAY NINE.

so super ashamed of myself today. im linking my food log
here from myfitnesspal. i dont feel like typing it all today.

weight:
- 121 lbs.

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i ate way too many calories today. D8