Hey,

Feels a little weird sharing a diary on the net, but we'll see how it goes! Be good to get some advice.

Lets start from the beginning...(a lot of these are answering the questions found in the intro to the thread.)

I'm 22, live in melbourne. I am 166cm tall. I use to weigh 97kg, back in April 2008. I'm now around 77-78kgs (bmi 28) I want to be around 65-70. This would put me at bmi range between 23.6 and 25. At the moment, I'm aiming for 70 and seeing how i look then before deciding about losing more. I don't have a particular time frame for this, but before summer would be great! (2-3months aussie time)

At the moment, I go to the gym 3-4 times a week for 2hrs each time doing a mix of cardio and weights. I join in with a couple of exercise classes (45mins each). I also do kung fu twice a week (1.5 hrs each)
My biggest downfall is probably my diet, i don't keep track of calories at all. I have been recording for the last few weeks what i've been eating but not in detailed amounts.

So the goal is to keep better track of what I'm eating and try to control it a little more- I may even start posting it here for advice.
The goal in weight terms is to lose about .5 to 1 kg a week, which should be realistic I guess?

Q&A instead of paragraphs!

4. Why do you want to lose weight?

I started training to get fit, and losing weight was a secondary thing, but now i just want to get rid of the extra kgs.

7. Why do you think that you now have a weight problem?

I don't think that i really have that much of a weight problem. Sure im a little over weight, but i'm quite fit and lead a healthy lifestyle. Would be nice to have a smaller tummy for summer though.

12. Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time?

Yeah, and i may post it here.

13. Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook?

I try to cook or have my boyfriend cook most nights. We did go through a stage recently of eating a lot of t/a food, but trying to stop that now!

15. What are your three favorite foods?

Pasta, Chinese, Chocolate.

18. If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different?

Less fat, more muscle.

19. Do you eat when you are not hungry?

Yes, especially if theres chocolate around the house.

20. Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)?

Maybe once a month?

21. Do you hide your food or eat in secret?

No

22. Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed?

Maybe some chocolate or ice cream.

23. Do you eat as a reward?

not often.

24. Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer?

Yes, mostly lunch or breakfast.

25. What do you normally eat for a meal?

Vegies, meat, rice. Pasta once a week. Other nights are mostly stir frys- i guess if i record meals here then it will show up more.

26. What type of snacks do you eat?

Low fat yogurt, fruit, muesli- home cooked.

27. In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing?
28. Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?

See above!

29. What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise?

Kicking/punching bags, (im including kung fun into this)- such a violent girl (im not really...)
Jogging
Swimming

31. Do you have rewards for certain goals?

No, i havent really thought about rewards at different times. I was thinking i may get my belly button pierced when i get to my goal weight and buy a few clothes as well though.

There you go, long entry....I started to feel guilty about leaving out questions so I answered all by the end.
Thanks for reading!

Quick question for anyone reading, I just looked at the Base metabolic rate calculator- which gives me an amount of 1600 cals. What does this figure mean? Is this the amount i need to consume per day to stay the same weight, and if i go under i should lose weight?
Thanks!

Heres what i've eaten today, let me know if there are any major changes to make:

Breakfast- Up N Go (liquid breakfast)
Glass of OJ

Snack- 4 plain high fibre crispbreads

Lunch- Half an avocado with a tin of tuna mixed with mayo

Snack- home made muesli- not the best recipe for muesli used.

Dinner- very small serve of ravioli with bol sauce

Exercise- 2hrs at gym, 1.5 hrs Kung Fu.

Lozza here is the Recommended Daily Calorie Intake Calculator I use

Free Easy Weight Loss

You can adjust the amount you want to reduce per week.

Hope this helps

Thanks for that, it looks helpful

Heres what i had today:

100g tub low fat yogurt before swimming

Breakfast: Sultana Bran with skim milk

Snack: Muesli

Lunch: Avocado with Tuna and mayo

Snack: 4 crispbread biscuits

Dinner: Veggie soup with a bread roll

Later- will prob have a banana.

I didn't get to weigh myself before swimming this morning

Exercise- swimming for 45mins and a 45 min exercise class, but i didn't work out after.

Hey Lozza,
I am similarly tall (1 cm less), similarly old (couple years older) and also about 7 kg away from my goal weight which I would also like to reach by the end of december (ish).
I have the worlds tiniest frame, so I need to be well under 60 to look the way I want to look (I think ideally would be 53, but I am going to aim for 55, just in case!).

So here is to 7 kg until christmas-time! By the way 20 kg is awesome! You rock girl. It has taken me over a year and a half to lose 12 (but to be honest for most of the time I was not really losing). Your exercise seems great, you are really active, which is wonderful. I am trying to get back on it. I used to be a dancer a hundred years ago and I am trying to get back into it, starting with 4 classes a week, though destiny has been standing in my way this last week and I never quite made it to class...

have a wonderful end of the week, I will definitely peek in more often, Camy

Hey Camy,
Thanks for reading!
12kgs is good Should be happy with that. Exercising is good, always makes me feel better ^^

I have a medium to large frame.

I'll take a look for your diary ^^

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What i've had to eat so far-

Breakfast:
Coffee
OJ
Up N Go

Snack:
Yogurt (100g low fat)

Lunch:
Avocado, tuna and mayo

Snack:
Banana

Dinner- will be some form of soup either at work or what i made last night.

Exercise- none Friday is my bad day for exercise.

Weight- 77.5 ^^ dropped .5 maybe

This message is half to see if my ticker works...

Food today:

Breakfast- coffee and Up n Go (was in a hurry cause i woke up late)

Lunch- Veggie soup

Dinner- not sure yet.

Exercise- 1.5 hrs kung fu.

Last night was bad for my diet lots of people round with choccy and cheese and snack foods didn't do too badly though.

Food for today:

Breakfast- Oj, Coffee and 1 slice of toast

Lunch- 1/4 cup of soup, 1 large piece of broccoli, 2 bits of pumpkin, 1/2 roast potato with peach pudding (i was at work)

Snack- 1 falafel

Dinner- Homemade hamburger

I also hid my scales away so that i will only weigh myself once a week instead of every day and night...i'll see how long it stays in the cupboard.

Exercise- no exercise

Food for today:

Breakfast-
OJ
Coffee
Up N Go

Snack-
Muesli

Lunch-
Avocado and Tuna

Snack-
Apple

Dinner-
Lamb and vegie korma

Yay, lost another .5 kg Tuesday is my weigh in day.

Food so far!

Breaky-
1 slice of toast, 1/2 egg and 1/2 skim milk (made into french toast mmmm)

Snack-
Apple

Lunch-
Avocado and tuna

Dinner tonight will prob just be a couple of slices of meat with 3-4 veggies (round at my grandpas)

Exercise- 2 hrs gym+ cardio class.

hmm, my current program for the gym consists of a 2 day plan, made by one of the instructors at the gym.

I did day 2's program today, which is:

-15-20 min Warm up- running. It is an interval setting so it ranges between 6-12km an hour. 20 mins of this setting usually makes me jog/run 2.7km.

-Stretch

-3 sets of 8-12 reps. I'm currently on 3 sets of 12. It also bumps up the weight after awhile. (3 days of 8, 10, 12 then weight goes up. It takes awhile though since its a 2 day program)

-Cable squats @ 60pounds
-Lunges 8kg
-Leg curls 25kg

-10mins on a bike

-Now just coz i've told you the normal reps, i get to confuse it by adding in a drop set. 3*8-12, but you do the exercise at one weight, the drop the weight and do another set straight away. This is 3 times.

-Seated row @ 35kg and dropped to 25kg
-Screw curl @ 8kg and dropped to 6kg
-Rowing maching- 2000m row. My best time for this is 8:07, highest time is 8:31.

This is the mucked up day for trying to be consistent with sets. This next lot is done four times, with a stair run in between the circuit.

-Fit ball prone hover- started holding at 30 secs, now up to 55 secs.
-Bench lower ab lift. Because this one doesn't increase with weight, i continue on past 12 reps. Im up to 14.

-X-trainer lvl 7 for 8 mins.

-Cool down and stretch.

I'll put up day ones workout tomorrow

No wonder you didn't work out after - 45 min swim & 45 min exercise class sounds like a work out to me Keep it up you are doing great and your eating looks good too.
Welcome and I look forward to reading more.

Hey chubbygirl, thanks for dropping by

I was so tired at the gym today my muscles were sore, but i pushed myself to try and get through the routine.

Today was day 1's workout, which is:

Warm up- like day 2's run. 15-20 min Warm up- running. It is an interval setting so it ranges between 6-12km an hour. 20 mins of this setting usually makes me jog/run 2.7km

Stretch

3 sets of 8-12 reps. I'm currently on 3 sets of 12. It also bumps up the weight after awhile. (3 days of 8, 10, 12 then weight goes up. It takes awhile though since its a 2 day program)

-Fitball db chest press @ 7kg
-I think its called tricep extension (arms lower the weights behind the back of the head) @5kg
-Again, dont know the name. You bring the weights up with your palms facing down up to chest height, lower them, and then lift them out to the side with palms down. @ 4kg

Circuit, 3*, walking up 3 levels of stairs inbetween
-Rowing machine for 2 mins
-Grinder for 2 mins

Circuit, 3*15-20reps. Im on 20 atm. Walking up 3 levels of stairs inbetween
-FB DB ab crunch @6kg
-Cable things (the technical name for it :P it works your sides) @ 60 pounds.

3 sets of 8-12 reps. I'm currently on 3 sets of 12.
-Cable flys (this may not be the name for it. Will i have to start drawing diagrams?) @ 20 pounds
-Bench to bench tricep dips. On 14 of these atm cause im not bumping up the weight...

-X-trainer, constant watts program 150 watts for 10-15 mins

-Recum bike, 9 mins of switching between level 4 and 12. Each for a minute.

-Stretch and cool down.


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Food for today:
Breaky- banana milkshake- made with 1 cup skim milk, 100g nofat yogurt, 1 banana, and 1 egg. mmmmm

Snack- Muesli

Lunch- 2 sushi

Snack Marsbar mmmm

Dinner- pasta, with chicken and capsicum.

Currently deciding if i should go to kung fu or not given how tired i was at the gym. But if i dont go i'll probably just bum around on the compy or get an early night...

Didn't get to kung fu last night, and felt bad about it

Anyways...food for today:

-Banana before swimming

Breaky: Up N Go, Coffee

Snack: Muesli

Lunch: Tuna and Avocado

Dinner: 1/2 cup of soup, small bowl of chow mein *was at work* then had some toast couple of hours later.

Exercise- 45 mins swimming, 45 min cardio class, most of day 2s work out- didn't finish it was v.tired. I'll do the extra cardio from it next time.