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I'll just copy and paste my introduction here, to remind myself of my dedication that I have right now. :P
=====My intro thread=====
Hi everyone,
My name is Mikey, and I'm tired of feeling so unhealthy. I've been overweight for as long as I can remember. But it's time to make a change. It's time to get healthy!
Right now, I'm 19 years old, and I weigh somewhere between 320 and 340 lbs. It's hard for me to even write this post out, because I always try to act like it's not a big deal. I've tried losing weight before, only to give up within days.
I'm hoping however, that this time having what I didn't have last time will help me stick with it.
Support.
I always try to avoid it, but today I had a conversation with my mom after I found this website (i live at home, lame right? haha.) and I'm really hoping that with my family behind me, and this forum for addtional support, that I can really get over this hurdle in my life.
It's not only embarassing, but it's also dangerous and unhealthy. I need to fix this problem. I know it won't happen overnight, but I have to start somewhere.
Whenever I have a day like this one, where I want to change myself, I pretty much abandon all hope the next day. I'm hoping that I can get some advice so that I can start out small tomorrow morning (even though it's late at night and I might not get any, haha.) I guess I'll go start my journal now, cause I'm starting to ramble a little too much for an introduction thread. Hope to see you there. :3
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Well, there it is. Here are some things I wanted to start in the morning.
GET A SCALE. Even though it will be hard to see/post that number here, I'll do it tomorrow and update you guys on my starting weight.
TAKE A STARTING PIC. I won't post it here on the first night, because, like many people, I'm too embarassed of myself. Maybe I'll post it later on if I lose some weight. :P
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That's all I have for now. Here's what I was planning on trying to eat tomorrow:
Breakfast: Oatmeal or cheerioes.
Lunch: A turkey sandwich on wheat bread. Maybe some mustard, and some salad too.
some mid-day snack: some fruit, and apple or something, something classy ;D
Dinner: chicken breast, and some veggies. Maybe something with that, I don't know. (advice maybe? )
WATER WATER WATER. 8 GLASSES! >=U STOP DRINKING SODA FOOL =D and 1 glass of 2% milk.
advice on if that's too much or too little food (I'm guessing its too little) would be nice.
I'm also gonna try to go for a walk or something tomorrow, something small. I don't want to jump into everything super fast, I've heard that taking it all on at once isn't a great idea.
Again, pointers are welcome, I hope this works out.
P.S. I like smileys! >;D :3 8DK >=U
AND OH YEAH! the first step I'm taking is to get on a sleep schedule. I usually stay up 'til 2 or 3, I'm gonna try to start sleeping from 12-8:30. so YAY FOR STARTING TONIGHT! FIRST STEP WOOT! :F
Last edited by Mikey1989; March 16th, 2009 at 10:19 PM.
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #2 (permalink)
I don't think I had enough to eat for breakfast or lunch, because by the time 5 PM rolled around, I was feeling really weak and tired. I need to figure out how to balance this a little better, I'll read up on the forums tonight and try to have a better plan for tomorrow.
===Exercise===
None today, especially because of how I felt around 5. Need to figure out my diet plan a bit better before any serious exercise starts happening.
******Extra thoughts*******
9:00 AM:
This morning, I tried to have my oats with sweet and low. Gross! It'd have tasted better plain! Not doing that again. :P
11:22 AM:
I just cleaned out my room, and it wasn't pretty, ha.
I found 28 empty bags of chips and 10 empty cans of soda. Do you know how many totally unneccesary calories that is?
5980.
Holy cow. It's kinda depressing, but it feels better to have a clean room, eh?
3:28 PM: I went and got the scale. I weight 325 lbs. The road won't be easy, but I'm determined. (goes back to munching on 100 calories of popcorn =D.)
<3 Mikey
Last edited by Mikey1989; March 17th, 2009 at 06:44 PM.
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #3 (permalink)
good job Mikey. it took me some time to figure out what to eat how much to eat. but you will figure out what your body needs to run smoothly. also try getting a gym membership. i had gotten one and i actually talked my brother into getting one and believe me i did not think he was going to go through with it, he loves his food, he has always been a big guy and when we first went to the gym he was so worried about what everyone thought of him and his weight that when i would get there he would not go in unless i walked in first. so he has been going to the gym for a month now with me and he didnt weigh him self before the gym but he did find a scale that would go up high enough 2 weeks ago and it read 457lbs, now i can clearly see that he has lost a good amount of weight. now when i get to the gym he is already on the treadmill. and what he does is he goes on there for about 45 mins and walks up hill and burns 1000 cal. then he will do some weight training. he has so much more energy fbefore he would huff and puff when he walked now no problem. you can do this we all can do this.. good luck.
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #6 (permalink)
From what I've read, that's not enough for a day, but I'm not hungry at all. Should I listen to my stomach or my head? O_o
Also, still no exercise, but I am getting my DDR mats from a friend back tomorrow, and a bike this weekend. I haven't played DDR in forever, I'm pretty excited! :F
Last edited by Mikey1989; March 18th, 2009 at 07:47 PM.
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #7 (permalink)
i have the same prob. that i either am not hungry enough to eat more or i just dont have the time, which i know is not a good thing. well at least you know what the good foods are, if you can try adding some veggies in between meals to snack on, ha i should be taking my own advice... need more time in a day.
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #8 (permalink)
Hey Mikey! Welcome to WLF . My two cents would by: dont worry if you get hungry and need to eat more, you'll still lose plenty on 2000 cals or more. Great how you've been getting conscious about what you're eating and all that you're doing. Awesome job!
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #12 (permalink)
Thanks for stopping by guys!
Blancita: Thanks for the welcome! :P And so far, I haven't really felt like I'm starving, I've been great the last few days.
Jelly Belly: Thanks for the encouragement! And I haven't forgotten my water! It's all I've had to drink since I started this (besides milk sometimes ). No soda for me since Monday. :P
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D Post #14 (permalink)
Mikey's diary: better late than never, eh? :D 
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. My two cents would by: dont worry if you get hungry and need to eat more, you'll still lose plenty on 2000 cals or more. Great how you've been getting conscious about what you're eating and all that you're doing. Awesome job! 
Mikey!!!
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