Sunday, March 18, 2012

Weightly Depressed...

So, Its been 12 days... sorry. My best friend was in town so any free time has been taken up by fun times with her. :)

Anyways, what Ive been doing... Kinda depressed (NOTE: when I say depressed I dont mean like actually depressed I just mean that I am not my normally happy self.) Mainly because I started my new job and I cant fit into my chef clothes from school... I have gained 40 pounds at most and I guess a couple sizes since school in September and that is very depressing to me. Kinda makes me sad. On top of that I was looking at pictures of myself from that time and I look so much skinner... mind you I was still in the 200's just not at 266...

On a lighter note (haha funny- lighter) ... I went on an hour walk with my sister today and hopefully will work out tonight. Tomorrow I have a 5 mile walk planned for us! My mom got these new ab ripper dvds so I am going to try those out. I was tracking my calories but stopped that a couple weeks ago. I must get back on that and that starts tomorrow.

I want to also try eating more salads... mainly because that is the healthiest thing that I can think of right now. I have to eat at least 1200 calories minium (because that is how many calories your body needs to survive daily) and hopefully with that and exercise will help me shead some pounds... because I just cant weight any longer....

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

10 Commandments of Weight Loss

I would like you to know that I did not make these up. Dr. Oz, however, did, so he deserves all the credit.

1. Thou Shalt Not Wear Pants that Stretch
Your clothing is an early-warning system for weight gain. When it's getting hard to snap your jeans, you know it's time to be vigilant. Wearing stretchy clothes allows you to live in ignorance of how your body is growing, making it easier to pack on pounds without knowing it. Luckily, I dont own stretchy pants. All my jeans button... My work out pants are stretchy though and I am going to say this is alright.

2. Thou Shalt Not Keep Fat Clothes in Your Closet
When you keep the clothes you wore at an unhealthy weight, it gives you a back-up plan if the pounds don't come off. Instead, force yourself to stay on track by 86ing your "fat pants." I am wearing my fat clothes. I have skinny clothes that I keep though... I wonder if this counts as well...

3. Thou Shalt Not Eat Meat That Walks on Four Legs More Than Once a Week
Meat that comes from an animal with 4 legs is higher in saturated fat (the unhealthy kind) than that which comes from 2-legged animals such as chickens, or animals with no legs, like fish. Plus: women who eat large amounts of red meat more than once a week have a 50% higher chance of dying from heart disease and have higher cancer rates. Wow... this is put in such an odd way. But I am usually a chicken person so no worries here...

4. Thou Shalt Not Graze
Plan your meal before you open the refrigerator, get what you need, and close the door. Opening it throughout the day leads to impulsive choices and overeating. This is where I go down hill... I am horrible at grazing, I could have just ate and I am back in the kitchen. When there is a commerical, I am in the kitchen. Whether or not I actually eat something or not its the fact that that is my go to place.

5. Thou Shalt Not Eat After 7:30pm
When you eat late at night you are more likely to be eating in front of the TV (when you won't pay attention to how much you're putting in your mouth) and you're more likely to pick high-calorie snacks. This is a great rule. I will implement this into my life.

6. Thou Shalt Not Pile Food More than 1 Inch High or Within 2 Inches of the Plate Edge
Larger portions equal more calories. 'Nuff said. I am not usually a piler... but I do go back for seconds which is kind of the same thing...

7. Thou Shalt Not Chew Food Less than 20 Times Per Bite
Chewing allows your body to realize that you are eating food, prompting it to create a sensation of fullness at the appropriate time. When you don't chew enough, you get ahead of that process, eating well past when you are actually satisfied. I heard that it was 27 times per minute. But regardless of the amount
of chews. The reasoning makes sense. Although, I usually lose count, it prevents me from shoveling more food into my mouth.

8. Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Plate
Spend your day nibbling bites on someone else's sandwich or afternoon snack, and you will add on 1,000 calories easy. Eat only your food. Check I can do that.

9. Thou Shalt Not Carry Small Bills
Nothing loves a small bill better than a vending machine. When you have them at the ready, you are one step closer to an impulsive, calorie-loaded afternoon slip up. I am not into vending machine food. Even at the store I rarley get candy.

10. Thou Shalt Not Eat While Standing Up
Eating sitting down enables you to be aware of what you're eating and eat it slowly so that your body can tell you your full before it's too late. I am very guilty of this rule too.

I find it surprising that out of the 10 commandments of Dr. Oz I am only really gulity of 2 of them. But regardless of that fact I am still super over weight.

NEW GOAL: Stop Grazing...

Weight and Measurements

Mind you (a sorta excuse...) it is 4 in the afternoon- so I have eaten today. But I decided that this shouldnt wait until tomorrow. Because as they always say tomorrow never comes.

So, when I weigh I usually use my Wii Fit Balance Board. I really love it. But sometimes it is so mean with the noises it makes when you step on it. But I guess at my weight, I wouldnt want me standing on me either...

Weight: 266lbs
BMI: 42.69

Bust: 48"
Waist: 44"
Hips: 52"
Thigh: 32"
Calf: 17.5"
Neck: 15"
Biscep (Arm): 17.5"
Forearm: 12"

Pants Size: 22
Shirt Size: 18-20, XL-1X Depending

You know. Looking at these numbers is kinda depressing. I have never really written them down before. But I guess in the long run it is going to be great to come back and look at my progress and how much has changed.

A Little About Me

Hi and Welcome,

First off, thank you for reading.

Second, my name is Shianne and I am overweight. This is going to be my journey to a smaller me. I want to loose at least 100 pounds. And I can do this.

Third, I have 2 major problems that have led me to just keep racking in the pounds... A) I eat when I'm bored. And lets just say that at this time in my life I am bored more times than I am not... B) I lack motivation. I have good intentions but despite these and my boredness I am still lazy and just sit around and eat.

But at this point I believe I have hit my rock bottom. The scale says that I am the heaviest I have ever been. You may say 'well you are only 20...' But if I dont start this now then I dont know when its going to happen. I have so much inter beauty that boys arent getting to ejoy because they cant see past my appearence. Well that is enough excuses. I CAN'T WEIGHT (see a pun - cute right?!) any longer. I am changing my life. And you... YOU are going to get to be on that journey with me. Because just writing my success and failures are going to make me feel so much better... even if I am writing to no one.

-Shianne