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UGH!

Dez — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:19:05 +0000

Someone please tell me how on earth your pant size can go up if you’ve been dieting and sexercizing?!

wriggles butt

Sarah — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:48:36 +0000

Well, you can probably tell that I’ve not been around much. A lot has happened to me and my family the past few months and as a result, I’ve not been online as much as I would have liked.

That being said, mental health is as big of an issue to maintain as well as weight. Being away from the internet has certainly helped my mental state a bit: I’ve been busy trying to maintain my mind and other aspects like my social life and family life. With my mother recently having a manic episode, I’ve established how important mental health is too.

So, in order to maintain my mental health, I’m trying to minimise excessive stress. I’m exersising more (Thanks to Wii fit and having to walk to Uni multiple times a day), and am planning to bring in more fresh fruits, vegetables, good meats and vitamins into my diet. I’m spending more time with friends and classmates, which I personally need to do: I can’t be living in a country for the rest of my life without friends.

I’m continuing with my diet too. It’s lapsed a bit since being in Sydney, but thankfully I didn’t gain much weight, if any.

I now have a proper goal to reach. I’m determined to lose another 10kg minimum. another 15kg at max. I need to tone up. I need to gain muscle and lose fat. My goal is to be this way by November. Why November? Well, it’s highly likely I’ll be going on my dream world trip with my parents and brother at the end of the year, and I want to be my best.

I’m glad that Wii fit records my weight, BMI and achievements every time I play. It’s a constant reminder that I am aiming for something, and seeing the chart go up rather than down is very disappointing. Here’s hoping from here on in I can make that chart travel downwards.

I’ll be updating more regularly too. I need it.

Stats

Kasie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:41:48 +0000

I totally forgot to add my stats and I don’t know how to go back and edit my last entry..

Anyway, I’m 5′3″ and I weigh roughly around 170. I’d ideally like to be in the 130s.. We will see. Honestly, I want to look ok naked..

‘ello

Kasie — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:33:53 +0000

I have been meaning to blog on this piece for a while. I am a member of Lavish.nu and found out about this website there. I think it’s great to be in a group support setting when trying to lose weight. I have been on a little diet for a while, but decided to get down and dirty and really get dedicated. It’s been about a week. I don’t think I’ve lost weight so far, but I’m definitely on the right track. I’ve been trying to eat healthy and exercise. So, yes! We are trying. Cheer me on!!

I’m Kasie, btw.

Hello Everyone (:

sentx3jnt — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:12:12 +0000

Wow, this was like just the kind of “support group” I’ve been looking for. My name is Sara [sentx3jnt on Lavish btw] and I just signed up today! Hopefully reading other’s blogs and talking to you all will help me stay on track. That’s my biggest problem, I can never absolutely stay healthy and fit. I think the only time in my life where I wasn’t pigging out and I WOULD exercise everyday was last school year, between the months of September and January? Yeah, I was on the basketball team, with practice 6 days a week, and absolutely NO soda! After basketball ended, I fell out of sync. Track was my next sport, but I was a thrower [shotput & disc] so we never really had to run. Grr, this helped me get lazy again.

So here are my stats, as of today I am 5′9, 185.6 lbs [which is an iffy number, since it's the middle of the day]. I do know for sure that I am over 180 lbs. Since summer started, and I actually started to pay attention to my weight, I’ve gained *tear, almost 10 lbs! During basketball season, I lost weight and maintained a healthy 170-175 lbs, and I was okay with that. With track I gained about 2 lbs, so I was maintaining 177 lbs from the beginning of track [January] to the ending of school [July].

Lately, I’ve been trying to eat healthy. So far I’ve been pretty good with that. I don’t drink soda, and I try not to get a second helping. But watching what I eat can only do so much. I am going to try and do my ab sessions, and run/jog at least 5 times a week, if not everyday. My goal is really just to get back down to my 170-175 lb range, by the end of August or middle of September.

Gosh, that’s a lot. Sorry, but I guess it’s kind of my way of “venting” about my weight. I really look forward to blogging as much as I can and hopefully with all the support from everyone I can reach my goal. I am also happy to be here to help people with theres. This is such a good website!

<33 Sara

I Fail At Updating

Lisa — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:11:44 +0000

I have been…remiss at updating, well, everywhere.

236.8. I am hoping to be 235 or below before I leave for Disneyland on Friday.

The weight loss has been slow, but it IS coming off. I’m just trying my best to eat healthily, and exercising regularly.

I don’t know how many people track/journal their weight loss, but I ordered myself one of these from amazon.com. I generally track in my head, but I read this article that found people who keep a food diary lose twice as much weight as those who don’t. Also, I am a tiny bit anal, and like to track that stuff. I like this book because it has space to record everything I’m interested in tracking about what I eat - calories, fat, fibre - as well as water, supplements, and exercise. It got really, really good reviews, so I hope I’m happy with it.

Ingredient substitutions: switch for healthier recipes

Dez — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:36:43 +0000

Source

To reduce the amount of fat and cholesterol
If your recipe calls for:	Try substituting:
Bacon	Canadian bacon, turkey bacon, smoked turkey or lean prosciutto (Italian ham)
Butter, margarine, shortening or oil in baked goods	Applesauce or prune puree for half of the called-for butter, shortening or oil Note: To avoid dense, soggy or flat baked goods, don’t substitute oil for butter or shortening, and don’t substitute diet, whipped or tub-style margarine for regular margarine.
Butter, margarine, shortening or oil to prevent sticking	Cooking spray or nonstick pans
Creamed soups	Fat-free milk-based soups, mashed potato flakes, or pureed carrots, potatoes or tofu for thickening agents
Eggs	Two egg whites or 1/4 cup egg substitute for each whole egg
Evaporated milk	Evaporated skim milk
Full-fat cream cheese	Fat-free or low-fat cream cheese, Neufchatel or low-fat cottage cheese pureed until smooth
Full-fat sour cream	Fat-free plain yogurt, or fat-free or low-fat sour cream
Ground beef	Extra-lean or lean ground beef, chicken or turkey
Mayonnaise	Reduced-calorie mayonnaise-type salad dressing or reduced-calorie, reduced-fat mayonnaise
Oil-based marinades	Wine, balsamic vinegar, fruit juice or fat-free broth
Salad dressing	Fat-free or reduced-calorie dressing or flavored vinegars
Whole milk	Reduced-fat or fat-free milk

Sodium

To reduce the amount of sodium
If your recipe calls for:	Try substituting:
Seasoning salt, such as garlic salt, celery salt or onion salt	Herb-only seasonings, such as garlic powder, celery seed or onion flakes, or use finely chopped garlic, celery or onions
Soups, sauces, dressings, crackers, or canned meat, fish or vegetables	Low-sodium or reduced-sodium versions
Soy sauce	Sweet-and-sour sauce, hot mustard sauce or low-sodium soy sauce
Table salt	Herbs, spices, fruit juices or salt-free seasoning mixes or herb blends

Sugar

To reduce the amount of sugar
If your recipe calls for:	Try substituting:
Fruit canned in heavy syrup	Fruit canned in its own juices or in water, or fresh fruit
Fruit-flavored yogurt	Plain yogurt with fresh fruit slices
Syrup	Pureed fruit, such as applesauce, or low-calorie, sugar-free syrup

Other nutrients

To increase the amount of nutrients, including vitamins, minerals and fiber
If your recipe calls for:	Try substituting:
All-purpose (plain) flour	Whole-wheat flour for half of the called-for all-purpose flour
Dry bread crumbs	Rolled oats or crushed bran cereal
Enriched pasta	Whole-wheat pasta
Iceberg lettuce	Arugula, chicory, collard greens, dandelion greens, kale, mustard greens, spinach or watercress
Meat as the main ingredient	Three times as many vegetables as the meat on pizzas or in casseroles, soups and stews
White bread	Whole-wheat bread
White rice	Brown rice, wild rice, bulgur or pearl barley

Plug Your Nose

Dez — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:18:58 +0000

My legs feel like jelly. My face is glistening with sweat. And I’m sure I smell. However, I worked out today. Force ably by my fourteen year old sister, who kicked my ass in Dance Dance Revolution. I was ready to quit after two medium paced songs. She however, made me play four of them, one which was fast. I am so out of shape it’s not even funny. However, as I was holding up my pants (I must be losing weight or something because a couple weeks ago these pants fit normally) I had fun. Even now as my pulse is finally slowing down. I feel so much better. I feel good. I suppose I need to come out here more often, and buy a treadmill.

Dead Diet

Sarah — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:54:16 +0000

So, some of you may know the crap that my family has gone through the past few months. To add some more icing to an already well-iced cake, my eight week old cousin, Charlotte, passed away.

I literally dropped everything, including exams, to be with my family in Sydney. My stress levels are through the roof, and my diet has essentially been abandoned for the past few days I’ve been back in Sydney.

Hopefully within the next few days i’ll be able to bring myself back into it.

Hope everyone else’s diet adventures are a little more successful than mine lately!

Current standings: -8kg (approximately). Current weight, 72kg

Get On Up

Dez — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:56:58 +0000

Come on, get on up, and move your body. Shake your groove thang!

Ashley, love the new icon feature you have up.

So what is everyone up to?

I myself don’t have anything to report.