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.

NO MORE SODA. Lots of empty calories, yuck.

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 night was okay, I got into bed at 11, and tried to go to sleep at 12. didn't get to sleep until 12:30, because I was too excited about today! Ha!

I also woke up early, too, out of excitement, I guess. I woke at 7. ._.

I'm also happy to report that I'm still feeling motivated today, which is good.

I'm going out to get a scale today (eep!) and I'm dreading what It'll say.

Food time!

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Breakfast
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1/2 cup of oats, cooked in water (150 cals)
1 cup of 2% milk (130 cals)

Total calories for breakfast: 280

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Lunch
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2 slices of bread (140 cals)
1 slice of cheese (60 cals)
2 slices of ham (60 cals)
Mustard (0 cals )
Pickle chips (also 0 cals)
Baby carrots (40 cals)

Total calories for lunch: 300

===snack time! ===

100 calorie pack of popcorn

sugar free jello (10 cals)

2 pickles. (10 cals)

total snack calories: 120

===Dinner===

1 eight oz chicken breast (280 cals)
3 servings of salad (45 cals)
1 serving if dressing (130 cals)
1 serving of veg. oil (120 cals)
1 banana (170 cals)
salad topping - 2 servings (70 cals)

Total calories for dinner: 815.

Total calories for the day: 1515

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

doing a good job

thanks man just wanted to congratulate you man and keep that motivation rolling cuz it sure is hard

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.

I'm gonna be looking into a gym membership soon, thanks Maggie. :P

Good morning all!

Breakfast time!

2 eggs (140 cals)
1 slice whole wheat bread, toasted (87 cals)
1/2 serving of peanut butter (80 cals)
1 cup of fat free yogurt (60 cals)
and a multivitamin :P

Total Breakfast calories: 367


Lunch! :3

2 slices of whole wheat bread (140 cals)
2 slices of turkey (70 cals)
lettuce
mustard
1 apple (65 cals)

Total lunch calories: 275

Dinner:


1 eight oz chicken breast (280 cals)
4 servings of salad (60 cals)
1 serving if light dressing (80 cals)
salad topping - 2 servings (70 cals)
1 sugar free jello (10 cals)

Total dinner cals: 500

Total calories for today: 1142

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

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.

Yeah, it is pretty confusing at first, I'm sure I'll figure it out soon enough! :P

Breakfast!

3 eggs (210 cals)
4 slices of ham (120 cals)
1 slice of cheese (60 cals)
1 peice of toast (87 cals)

Total breakfast cals: 467

Lunch:

4 slices of bread (280 cals)
1 can of tuna (125 cals)
1 serving light miracle whip (20 cals)
a pickle! (5 cals)

Total lunch calories: 430

Dinner:

8 oz chicken breast (again) (280 cals)
1 cup broccoli (50 cals)
1 potato (110 cals)
beef brother (25 cals)
yogurt for dessert (60 cals)

Total dinner calories: 525

Total calories for the day: 1422

Exercise: Finally actually did some, ha!

Lots of yardwork, it was hard work, but I felt SO good afterwards.

I got a food scale today, finally! Now I can start accurately weighing certain tricky foods. :F



Breakfast:

1 serving oats (150 cals)
1 banana (170 cals)
1 cup nonfat yogurt (60 cals)

Total breakfast calories: 380

Lunch:

4 slices whole wheat bread (280 cals)
2 slices cheese (120 cals)
4 slices ham (140 cals)
sugar free jello (10 cals)

Total lunch calories: 550

Dinner: Subway

foot long ham sammich, no cheese, mustard, lots of veggies on wheat bread. (585 cals)
baked chips (140 cals)

Total dinner calories: 725

Total calories for the day: 1655

I got a new DDR game today, woot!

Breakfast:

Omlette and hasbrowns with an english muffin (happy cheat day! )

Lunch:

2 slices of bread: 140
3 slices of ham : 90
ketchup: 15
mustard: 0
Yogurt: 60

Total: 305

Gonna go figure that out now

Dinner:

10 oz chicken breast: 350
3 servings salad: 45
1 serving dressing (I really need some light stuff -_-): 130
2 servings salad topping: 70
Total: 595

Daily total: 900 + whatever that breakfast was, no nutrition facts to be found, ha.


Exercise:

half an hour of DDR so far, gonna go play more after lunch. :P

For people that don't know what DDR is, here ya go (it's not me, haha)

YouTube - Dance Revolution Game

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!!!
You are on the right track. Keep going. I hope you have a WONderful day and dont forget to drink your WATER!!

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

Breakfast:

oats: 150 cals
yogurt: 60 cals
banana: 170 cals

Total: 380

Lunch:

2 corndogs: 360 cals
1 bag of chips: 160 cals

Total: 520


Dinner:

3 hotdogs: 330
3 buns: 330

Total: 660

Grand total: 1560

Exercise: DDR

Breakfast:

kix: 110
1 cup skim milk: 90
banana: 170

Total: 370

Lunch:

2 slices bread: 140
3 slices ham: 90
1 serving baked lays: 120
ketchup: 15

Total: 365

Dinner:

2 chicken fajitas, roasted chicken, on whole wheat tortillas (it was really good too :P): 512 cals

Total: 512

Grand total: 1247

Exercise:

None, I hurt my leg yesterday from playing DDR. I should stretch next time.