November 2011
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I will be fit! Week seven, day forty-four
Day forty-four: Do you drink green tea? (If you don’t you should. Seriously.)
I force myself to drink it if I’m not feeling well. But I really don’t like it. I really, really hate the taste and it makes me nauseous. I don’t really like tea. Why spend time drinking something I don’t like?
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I will be fit! Week six, day thirty-nine thru...
Day thirty-nine: What has been the hardest thing you’ve had to give up?
I would say alcohol. I haven’t even completely given it up, but cutting back on it has been really, really hard.
Day forty: Have you gained weight at any point of your journey? How did this effect you?
When I weigh myself this week, I expect to have gained weight. Thanksgiving killed me. We’ll see what happens...
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i will be fit! week six, day thirty-eight
Day thirty-eight: What do you generally order if you have to eat out at a restaurant?
Depends on the restaurant. Before, I’d only eat at restaurants that listed their nutritional information on their menu or website. Now I’m more lenient (and HAPPY about it). If I want a salad, I’ll have one. If I want chicken, I’ll have it. I don’t eat out very often so one...
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i will be fit! week six, day thirty-seven
Day thirty-seven: What do you wear when you go swimming/to the beach?
Usually a tankini to cover my stomach. At one point, I used to wear shorts and a tank even while swimming. I got way more stares regarding that decision than I would have if I had decided to show my stomach. Now I’m a bit more flexible and comfortable in my own skin, but I would love to become even more...
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I WILL BE FIT! week six, day thirty-six
Week 6! Weekly challenge: Focus on one area of your body (eg. Arms/abs) and work hard on it every day of the week, I bet you’ll see a difference after 7 days!
Day thirty-six: What’s one item of clothing you’d like to wear after losing weight?
I have this leopard body con dress I’ve been dying to wear since last year. My stomach bulges a bit too much for me to really like it on me as of...
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This week is going to be very difficult.
Why? A few reasons, actually. Tonight I saw the man I first fell in love with. I never entirely fell out of love with him and he’s engaged to be married. It’s completely my fault, obviously. But I have a hard time letting him go. Especially when he does little things and talks to me and touches me. It sends me reeling back to those days where I would cling to my 400 calorie...
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I will be fit! Week five, day thirty-five
Day thirty-five: Do you mainly do cardio, strength training, or both?
I mainly do cardio. I’ve just started doing strength training once a week, but I might increase that once I’m satisfied with my weight. I also do yoga once a week, but I want to increase that, too!
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i'm gonna be really honest here.
today i went to the gym. today i did 35 minutes of cardio and some weight training afterwards. today i had a protein and fat burn booster strawberry, raspberry, blueberry shake.
today i could hardly leave my house for fear of my stomach splitting in half and my insides trailing down my leg.
lol, yeah. my stomach was in a bit of turmoil because of the shake (either that or it was my...
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I will be fit! Week five, day thirty-four
Day thirty-four: Will you continue with the same exercise routine once you reach your ultimate goal weight?
Hm… Probably. I’d probably start going to the gym less maybe, but other than that… I’d keep up my cardio. I’d probably be more open to different types of exercises instead of the typical elliptical cardio I tend to religiously engage in, but who knows....
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i love apples so much.
om nom nommm
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I will be fit! Week five, day thirty-three
Day thirty-three: Will you continue to count calories once you reach your ultimate goal weight?
Nope, and I don’t really count calories now either. Why? Because I counted calories for over a year and a half and have a general idea of how many calories I consume a day. When I count calories, I get a little too obsessive and crazy with it. Fat grams freak me out, protein intake does too,...
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I will be fit! Week five, day thirty-two
Day thirty-two: What is your weakness/one food you just can’t say no to?
Chocolate. Chocolate anything. Which is why I usually allow myself one hershey kiss a day. Two if I have my period.
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I will be fit! Week five, day thirty-one
Day thirty-one: What are your favourite healthy snacks?
I love all kinds of fruits, all kinds of vegetables, nuts, etc. There’s not much out there that I don’t like. My favorite are apples, probably followed by strawberries. Oh, and I absolutely love clementines.
really need to get my shit together.
all this bingeing is not okay. i know it’s shark week, but dammit… the junk needs to stop.
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I will be fit! Week five, day thirty
Day thirty: Do you have rewards for reaching goal weight? What are they?
Yup, I do have rewards. They are all listed on my page already.
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I will be fit! Week five, day twenty-nine
WE’RE HALF WAY THERE! How are you guys going? Don’t worry if you’ve messed up a few times, it happens to the best of us. The important thing is that you’ve made it this far and you’re still going. I’m proud of you, be proud of yourself!
Week 5! Weekly challenge: Go and buy yourself a nice item of clothing one size too small, hang it somewhere visible. Think about how good it will feel when you...
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I will be fit! Week four, day twenty-seven +...
Day twenty-seven: Does shark week make you hungrier than usual, and do you allow yourself to eat more at this time of the month?
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Holy shit, yes. Take last week for example. I was fine all week, didn’t really have an appetite and was eating really healthy. Thursday hit and BAM, I wanted food in or around my mouth at all fucking times. I needed everything...
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OM NOM NOM
oh… my appetite is back at 3:18 am. i will regre this tomorrow morning, but in the meantime…
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i will be fit! week four, day twenty-six
Day twenty-six: Do you drink alcohol? What do you generally drink?
I do drink alcohol… too much. I generally drink diet coke and a flavored vodka or whiskey or I’ll do a night of coronas. I just take it too far… I drink too much and then feel like shit the next day and usually binge. I’ve been taking a break for a while and might continue to do so until Thanksgiving...
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I will be fit! Week four, day twenty-five
Day twenty-five: Do you ever eat fast food?
Rarely at best. Even at my heaviest weight, I was never a huge fan of fast food. I’ve never even had Taco Bell because it never appealed to me. I always considered fast food as a treat, but I really don’t even like it that much. I’d prefer going to a diner to be honest (maybe that counts as fast food?) to get pancakes or a real...
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Weigh in: 11/9/11
136.1
Two pounds lost after a hell of a week. I’m exhausted, I haven’t worked out since last thursday, I still can’t fully breathe, and I have absolutely no appetite. I’ve been chugging various liquids like it’s my job, but I still literally have to force myself to keep eating. It’s frustrating because I’m supposed to be listening to my body for signs...
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I will be fit! Week four, day twenty-four
Day twenty-four: Is losing weight one of your top priorities in life?
I’d say yes. It’s something I tend to look forward to because I don’t have much going on right now, I guess.
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I will be fit! Week four, day twenty-three
Day twenty-three: Do you feel that your weight holds you back socially?
I do, actually. Sometimes I’ll hate the way an outfit looks on me so damn much, that I won’t want to leave the house. I don’t know. My lack of confidence in the way I look holds me back from a lot of things.
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I will be fit! Week four, day twenty-two
Week four! Weekly challenge: Switch up your diet. Try one fruit and one vegetable you’ve never tried before, and learn how to cook a new healthy meal.
Day twenty-two: Are you generally smaller or larger than your friends?
Hm. I don’t really like this question. Some of my friends are average, some of them are skinny skinny, and some of them are bigger than me. I guess I fall into the...
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I hate forcing myself to eat.
I’m sick and have no appetite, but I know I have to eat. So I force myself to eat the good stuff but it’s still not enough. I’m losing too much weight too quickly. Ugh. I just want to feel better. This is ridiculous.
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I will be fit! Week Three, day twenty-one
Day twenty-one: Do you listen to music when you work out?
Yup! I have a work out mix filled with all crap pop and hip hop. Stuff that gets me moving. I also have a separate playlist that I listen to, filled with the newest songs that don’t really fit in the work out mix. Maybe I’ll post my work out mix later on today… but please don’t judge my on my silly choices!
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Anonymous asked: Hi! I saw that you've read 'Intuitive Eating' and just wanted to ask if you'd recommend it? Is it worth buying it? Thanks <3
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I will be fit! Week Three, day twenty
Day twenty: Do you binge? How often and what triggers it?
I do binge and used to do it quite often. But that was back when I was eating 400-500 calories and burning off every one of those calories. It’s happening less and less frequently now that I’ve read ‘intuitive eating’. Boredom and sadness usually triggers it. After my aunt died this past may, I went on a binge...
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sick.
this week has really been shit. just pure shit. i had no electricity for about five days, which means i had no heat for about five days. i barely got any sleep because i was freezing, i was stressed, i had to eat out at restaurants way more than i usually do, and i couldn’t work out nearly as much as i wanted. there wasn’t any warning for this sickness. i woke up with a stuffy...
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I will be fit! Week Three, day nineteen
Day nineteen: Have you ever lied to avoid eating something?
Of course. ’i’ve already eaten’ or ‘i’m so full, i can’t eat’. Birthday parties and family gatherings were always filled with lies in order to avoid eating dessert or dinner.
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I will be fit! Week Three, day eighteen
Day eighteen: Do you have to eat any meals with your family? Are they for or against your diet?
No, my family is pretty casual when it comes to group meals. Because there are so many of us, we only really have group meals sporadically. Many of them are supportive of my healthier lifestyle (I refuse to call it a diet). The one thing they’re really against is switching to whole grain pasta...
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Weigh in:
138.1
again. trying trying trying to not let this affect me. i lived this past week. i went out to dinner with friends and ordered what i wanted to order instead of worrying about caloric intake. i wasn’t able to exercise as much as i wanted to for various reasons (like a giant snow storm that knocked out power until today). i had mayonaise for the first time. mayonaise. i ate a...
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I will be fit! Week Three, day seventeen
Day seventeen: Have you ever been called fat? Or skinny?
I’ve been called fat more times than I can count. A lot of times when I was in high school and not so much now by anyone other than myself. I’ve been told I look skinny, but I never count it. I’m not sure why exactly - maybe it’s because the people that call me skinny are the ones who I don’t mind thinking...
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week three, day sixteen
Day sixteen: Have you ever missed a work out just because you couldn’t be bothered?
I don’t really like this question. Couldn’t be bothered? Makes me feel like it’s accusing me of being lazy. Whatever. I have skipped work outs due to cramping from my period or because I was too busy that day or too tired. And most people are way hardcore and say no excuse is good enough,...
