Havent stopped in for 2 days. I didnt quit though! I am still here I have been sticking to my 1300-1500 calorie intake a day.Still exercising. I have bumped it up to 45 minutes of fast walking with intervals of jogging mornings. and 25 minutes before bedtime.

I'm feeling really good, i began to eat a lot of fruits and veggies! and drink my 8 bottles of water daily. Yesterday for lunch i had subway, chicken terriyaki, was delicious! water on the side, for dinner i had chicken with a cup of bolied cauliflour and a cup of boiled carrots. OO and TOM is here. I thought i wouldn't get through the night. The cravings!!! This is where i would order my pizza!! So i grabbed a large plate, and headed towards my fruit basket.. The amount of fruits i had last night, was way more than i ate the whole year! Which is, 2 prunes, 2 oranges, 1 banana, 1 apple, 10 strawberries, slice of cantalope..OMG lol . But i felt soo nice and full, and fell asleep right after.. Im pretty sure the calorie intake was high, but assuming good calories, that shouldnt hurt in my weight loss.

I am also being tempted to step on my scale, but i dont want to be the old me, where i HAD to step on the scale EVERYDAY. Once a week will do fine, but i will go by the measurements also, i will post here on fridays (weigh in days) which is TOMORROW!!!!

Todays menu:

Breakfast 10am
2 Bananas - 250 calories

Lunch 1pm
Bean soup..Didnt eat the beans only the soup, with 2 slices of bread around 300 calories

snack - apple and 5 strawberries 100 calories

Dinner -
i will have my bean soup again - 300 calories

Evening snack -
1 apple - 80 calories
2 oranges - 160 calories

Total 1,190 calories - kinda low?

Well, here are some of my "Now" Pics.. They were taken i believe in august of last year, but i am still the same now. I really hope i can show some in between photos also and Afters of course


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Well today is FRIDAY! WEIGH IN DAY! Today has been exactly a week since i began my diet. I have not lost as many pounds as many people do the first week, but i feel it in my clothes, and measurements show a huge difference!

So today i weigh 195.4 pounds! Lost a bit over 3 lbs. Here are my measurements:


Bust - 41 1/4 in
arms 13 3/4 in
waist:
Above naval - 39 in
Below Naval - 41 1/4 in
Hips 42 1/2 in
Thighs 23 1/2 in
calves 16 1/4 in

Here are last weeks measurements:
Bust - 44 in
Arms - 14 in
Waist:
above naval 41 in
below naval 44 in
Hips - 44 in
thighs - 24 1/2 in
calves - 16 1/2 in

WAHOO!! lost around 11 inches !

^^^ wow that is great.... isnt it nice to know that all your hard work and dedication is paying off. Awesome job

Yes! I cant believe how much my self-esteem went up also.

Thank you

Wow what a tiring day, so much to do around the house. We built a 2nd floor addition, which took 3 months, and now we have sooo much painting to do, before all the carpeting comes in..Its just toooo much. I have been working on my sons room for already a week. I dont know if its this changing weather but my back starts to hurt 15 minutes after painting those walls. ugh! Well his room if semi finally done..borders left , and in my daughters room..
Tomorrow we start painting the loft area..Thats going to be hell! 4 gallons of paint for that room. I just cant wait till all the rooms are finished..

My mother in law came by today, and shocked me with .. did you lose some weight? your butt looks smaller.. lol i didnt take it as a compliment, because i assumed my husband told her i was dieting and was just TRYING TO BE NICE.But, as it turned out, she didnt even know So she made my day..

I think i might have overate today..Im not sure with my calories, didnt even count yet so lets see.

Breakfast 10am
Slice of bread with cheese - 110 calories

Lunch 2pm
Subways footlong roastbeef and provolone cheese , water--
I was sooo hungry.- 600 calories?

snack 5pm
apple - 100calories

8:30 pm
Went to old country buffet - 1/2 cup Mashed potatoes, 3 chicken drumsticks with bbq sauce, 1/2 cup coleslaw, 3 tablespoons corn, water
I hope this didnt add over 700 calories!

GREAT JOB!!!

your measurements and losses look great! keep up the hard work!!

Wow! Your are doing great!! Those inches lost are really inspiring! I would love to see photos of the work you are doing on your house too..if you have any you would like to share!

I guess I really need to take some measurements too ...

Keep up the great work!!!

I always felt that i see a more difference in measurements, then in weight. I tend to gain a lot of water, so my weight will fluctuate a lot during the week.

Sure i can post some pics! maybe i can also get some ideas from you all

Our master bedroom is huge, with cathedral ceilings, and i have no idea what color to paint it..know nothing on interior design! and my bathroom, i have a peach jacuzzi, with creamy peach tiles, i wanted peach walls, but that would be too much peach?? maybe you all can HELP me! lol.. I will post some pics later on tonite.. I have to go paint the loft area now..

so far today, i skipped breakfast.. urgghh i over slept..i ate dinner at 2pm 1 baked potato. carrots,peas,rice and a small piece of breaded ground pork.
water on the side.

Oh and i lowered my treadmill yesterday and am walking at an incline.30 minutes.. wooh! my thighs hurt

Treadmills are fun good job stickin to it! congrats on the progress.

Just discovered your journal - the increase in your walking and jogging was totally inspiring. Thanks for posting!

Ohh i love my treadmill. I dont know if it would be fun without the music..if i cant listen to music, i make sure my husband puts on a really good movie..

Everyone keeps talking aboput an eliptical machine.. I dont even know what that is!! But i sure would like to try if it burns more calories..

I have a gym 3 minutes away from my house. I would sooo love to go. But whats stopping me is that i have no one to go with, and i am one of those shy girls, where my face would turn beet red if anyone looked at my loser workouts lol.. Anyone have a story to tell about your first day at the gym? did you go alone? OOO i really want to go.. My husband said he would stay with the kids and i could get out of the house around 9 pm..Wahoo to that! but bummer because i wont go

Hey - just wanted to congratulate you for your progress so far I have to admit that I didn't go to the gym on my own for the first time! Don't worry because everyone is just working away at their own thing. Sometimes you see a bunch of people that appear to know what they are doing but they have no idea either!! Maybe pick like one machine for your first time to just do some aerobic stuff and stick to it and use the opportunity to watch other people and scope out the machines That way you go at your own pace and just have to work out one thing at a time!! Good luck!

Thanks Rachie, i never thought about sticking to one machine, maybe i should try the bicycle, ooooo i will think about it.

Congratulations on those inches lost - that is FANTASTIC!