Has anyone here ever heard of negative colories? Like is it true that eating celorey burns more calories than the celorey itself contains? Sounds like hokey to me....just curiouse
I am off to a good start this week, been to the gym and I got up @ 5am and rode my cycle of doom for an hour. I suppose I will go back to gym nite, but I am not happy with the place...they have a radio right by the treadmills they blast all the time, and its some pretty vulgar stuff. I havent complained but I am thinking I will find myself a new gym...I take my ipod, but I cant hear it for their loud music. Not everyone likes rap music...esecially not the vulgar varieties

I am starting over again...I know I can do this because Ive done it before. Even if it does seem like it was only a dream...I wasnt fit for very long. Only a year or less out of my entire life! But I know that I felt better and people treated me better, I will do this...I can do this!
Starting tomorrow I will use this as a food journal as well, I found the one I kept before, I had pretty much forgotten about it(how smart)It should be simple enough to just do exactly what I did before! So here I go again...

Up at 5 am...30 min. cardio
30 min. on the cycle...
2000 calories taken in...MOSTLY COFFEE
200 crunches...ouch already
3 hours in my garden (at least)

Good on you for getting back on the (exercise) bike!

I know it's not always an easy thing to do but it's the only way to end up where you want to be.

There are negative calorie foods - I highly recommend stopping by T2's diary and picking his brain when he gets back online - the majority of his weightloss has been met with Catabolic foods.

There's a long list, but mostly, I will fill up on carrots, cherry tomatoes, grapes, etc

Thanx for the tip...I will def. check that out!


ok...day two...I decided to take pictures of myself, for the first time since last summer. So I did...needless to say wow...I am so depressed now. But I needed to see it, I had no idea how bad I look!

But I watched my calories today...ate around 1800 calories. Rode my cycle of doom, and spent 2 or more hours in the garden planting and digging.

I cant seem to shake my coffee addiction, it seems like half of my calories everyday are from coffee...at least I have stopped drinking sodas too.

Maybe tomorrow will be a better day...2day was actually great until I took those pictures, now all I wanna do is hide...and cry

Hey girl - those pictures only tell us where we are or where we've been, they don't tell us WHO we are!

You are a strong woman who is taking control of your life, your health and your fitness.

You CAN do this.

Look forward hun, not back!

Thank you...you are right. I am just feeling shock at the moment. Sad miserable shock...Last summer I was 140 I had never been fit in my life. Out of my 25 years I had 5 monthes maybe of feeling ok...I am just so dissapointed in myself right now. But I am gonna do this....I wanna look as good as you!

Well that's a great goal!!

I reckon the feeling good is an even better part of this process we're involved in - and it happens more quickly. Great days like yesterday's will do that for you.

It is a downer when you feel like you are changing already then see that it isn't showing on the outside straight away - but perseverance will fix that.

Persevere...thats right felici...but sometimes I wonder how to do that.
None the less...I will.
Today has been better...yesterday was such a downer but yet it was motivation. I need all of that I can get. I,m reading my journals from when I lost the 150lbs. And trying to do the same again, maybe even better. But I realize that I was absolutly exersizing my buns off...some days I was doing 3 hours of cardio...plus sit ups push ups ect.And riding bikes with my hubby at night. Now I am having trouble with my energy and my feet! they hurt!
I havent drank much coffee today...yeah! I realize Ive been drinking like 5-10 cups and that is just sooo crazy. But I am getting a headach right now so I think I will have a cup and then hop on the cycle of doom.
I am not going to eat anything today...not that I plan on starving I just thought It might help my crave issues. It seems like as soon as I eat I get hungry...so today I am taking control of myself and tomorrow I will eat sensibly.
I said that I hadnt gained any weight...well that was an assumption. I stood on the scale last night and realized I was almost 20 pounds heavier than I had imaged myself. How does one not realize they are gaining so fast!
I have gained 85 pounds in 10 monthes...I made myself sit down and do the math...I cannot beleive it! I am so mad at myself.I told myself it was from getting sick and taking meds...blood pressure and prednizone ect. but that was not true...I am getting fatter and fatter and I have got to stop!
anyway as sad as it sounds I am ok...because I beleive I am really going to do this now...and this time when its gone it will stay gone! I am doing this!!!!

Day Four....
I am doing well. But I am sore! I have been turning most of my attention towords my garden. I just read that burnes quite a few calories per hour, so how cool is that. I broke down and ate a hot pocket last nite, I dunno why.
Today Im gonna focus on some raw veggies...I do actually like broccoli and colliflour. Maybe some skinless baked chikin.
I've spent hours now reading in everyone journals, I think I have been enlightened...and my eyes are sore! But I know alot more about calorie counting ect. than ever. So now I am armed with tried and proven knowledge.
Today I am gonna try to do some exersize before I drink my coffee

Yes! That is a great idea! Exercise first.

Even when the exercise you do is relatively gentle - like going for a walk - it really sets you up for success. It lifts your mood, lifts your confidence, helps you relax. If you exercise before a meal it helps you feel less hungry! There's a good chance it will help with making you less interested in coffee too.

Perseverance. Well just trying to eat right for a small manageable amount of time helps. Just focus on getting lunch right, or the evening right or whatever, and then think about the next bit.

Eating properly helps too. If you skip meals, don't eat enough in a day, or leave out major food groups you are less likely to have what your body needs and it will yell out and maybe you'll find you have eaten something you'd rather avoid, but feel that you "don't know why". The hormones that affect our appetite are powerful.

I hope you're having a good day.

Yes felici "the force is strong" with my cravings! Especially when it comes to coffee...but I drank less than half of what I usually drink yesterday. I rode my cycle b4 I even got a cup in today! I am gaining controll! and its feeling great...I am thru with the guilt trips! On to the weight loss
Thanx for coming by my diary your a doll!!!

OK...I am feeling good 2day! I went one and a half hours on the cycle...a grand total of 15 miles(pretty low resistance though), and did 30 min. tae bo. That tae bo is such a butt kicker! Didnt really eat anything all day...shame shame, but I just went and got a sub. Didnt even get mayo on it, but I asked for viniger and the girl put oil too.CALORIES! For that many calories I coulda had low fat mayo!!! None the less it was a 400 calorie grand total...Im gonna have some raw brocoli and maybe just one more cup of coffee That will take me to around 1000 cals. Day 3 with no soda...I'll live...I guess...

So Its probly nothin to get all excited about but I stood on the scale 2day...
It says I lost 5 pounds...Granted I am sore all over and I feel like I shoulda lost 10...Could I really have lost 5 this week??? I am excited! Gonna ride that cycle twice as long today...But you know I probably lost my calories out diggin in my garden...Ive been bustin my arse out there

Hey I lost 125 pounds and gained 250 back myself. I know exactly where you are coming from. The main thing is to remember its all a process. I know that I'm going so much slower and taking off weight much more slowly than I did last time, but I'm also establishing real life style changes. Congrats on the 5 pounds. That's a huge accomplishment!