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Michelle Posted: 12-02-07 15:24pm


How is your diet going Michelle I've been wondering about you! I just want this thread to be about diets and being healthy lol im gaining so much weight lately, and im acting like it's so out of my control when it's not. I ate a half gallon of ice cream in two freaking days, guys. I cannot keep doing that, it's disgusting. I go to the gym every other day for first hour at school, i need to take advantage of this! PROM IS COMING! I'm just frustrated with myself beecause I'll say I'm going to diet and then I miss my junk food and I give up. It's frustrating. I want to do it without giving up lol I just wanna bang my head against a wall. I hate food.

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Posted: 12-02-07 15:43pm


Hey! Thanks for asking! Well the not drinking soda part of the diet is going great, I've been drinking about 64+ ounces of water a day & I've only been getting the urge about every other day or so to have a soda so I drink Diet Caffeine Free Pepsi. I'm so happy my withdrawal symptoms went away, that was the worst! As for food though, I've been trying to watch what I eat but that's hard. I figure I got one thing out of the way though & that was how much soda I was drinking a day. Now I just need to work on eating healthier. I'm a sucker for ice cream too! I hate it when we don't have any in the house but when we do I just want to sit down & eat a huge bowl of it. I haven't been working out as much as I want too, it's hard finding the energy for it after chasing Kaylee around (Which is a workout all in itself!). I have an exercise ball but I get bored with the routines that I have & I don't feel like crunches & all that really do anything. It's hard to not eat whatever you want, I completely understand that one! I think you can do it though Terra! I feel so good about myself when for one day, I eat right the whole entire day.. That gives me that extra boost to keep doing it. Like yesterday my sister & I went to the mall.. I didn't eat anything for breakfast (I know, big no no) but I had a glass of milk before we left. When we got to the mall instead of eating KFC & getting chicken & mashed potatoes, a biscuit & a soda like I usually get I got a 1/2 a sub at Subway & a bottle of water. In the meantime my sister went to an Italian place & had raviolis & pizza & the whole 9 yards but I still did good! She was drinking soda's all day while I was drinking my water. I've never been this set on dieting in my whole life! That's awesome that you go to the gym every other day, you're one step ahead of me just by doing that! You can do it Terra, I know you can! I think you & I kinda have the same body type so I know how hard it can be to lose some weight! I'm always here if you wanna talk though

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Posted: 12-02-07 16:52pm


I am working on a diet too, i am 135 now but my goal is 120, i stopped drinking soda as well , just juice, tea and water, and lately ive been making ham and cheese sandwiches with nothing on them no condiments. normal dinners some nights and sometimes a small dinner, im bad i always forget breakfast but i got these yummy yogurts called froop, it has plain ypgurt and on top is real fruit and stuff, and u mix them together. joseph loves it too. I dont have junk food in the house besides doritoes that i got ot bring to the girl scout meetingbut the co leader is bringing popcorn instead but i had to get soda for it. i wanna get as close to 120 as i can when jason gets back.

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Posted: 12-02-07 18:29pm


omg Coke Zero is the BOMB Mish.. try it. Its SO not like ur drinking diet soda. also, try the lean cuisine meals.. their panini's are so GOOD. Thats what im doing right now, have been for a month and a half and i've lost 10 pounds. Its nice to fit in skinny jeans and feel attractive.

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Posted: 12-02-07 19:12pm


psh i jsut had two snickerdoodle cookies and i think ill go have a few more. i had pizza at the mall for lunch but i did drink water...

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Posted: 12-02-07 19:13pm


I'm starving but I don't like what I made for dinner. Shane brought home pizza today for lunch so I think I'm gonna cheat on my diet for a little while & have a piece of pizza..

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Posted: 12-02-07 20:19pm


Mish its ok to cheat every now and again.. most dieticians will tell you that.. if you keep yourself from EVERYTHING you love, you'll be more likely to fail at the diet because of all the temptations. i have one day a week where i let myself have a regular soda, or dessert, or something not so healthy for lunch.. sort of like a treat for being so good about it all week.

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Posted: 12-02-07 22:18pm


It's really not cheating so much as keeping yourself on course. It's easier to diet and restrict certain foods if you don't eliminate them. That way, when you do have them, you don't go all overboard. I've lost like 6ish lbs by not eating lunch. I have ADHD, and I take a ritalin-derived substance (Concerta) to help me concentrate. A side effect is suppressed appetite. I'm never hungry, so I go to the library every day during lunch. The librarians are my favorite people ever. They spend a heck of a lot of time trying to get me to eat, but one of them has a son who has ADHD and is taking Concerta, so she knows where I'm coming from. Meanwhile, I have 24lbs to lose by March 14th.

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Posted: 12-02-07 23:49pm


for Petes sake, Nat... are you trying to dissapear??! lol

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Posted: 12-03-07 09:42am


Well Michelle, I am very proud of you!!! I think the giving up pop thing is a big accomplishment! Just giving up pop will make you see a difference & make you feel better, too! We can be eachothers motivation haha I just don't want to say "oh YES I'm gonna do a diet, I'm gonna DO THIS, im so PUMPED!!" and then just fail like I have the last 500 times. I went to the gym this morning, got up earlier than usual so I could be there longer (but decided needed to get up even EARLIER!) & then I went to get my paycheck and got a strawberry yogurt bar and a water! A heck of a lot better than that bowl of ice cream I had for beakfast the other day haha

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Posted: 12-03-07 09:51am


A really good piece of advice is to always try to make breakfast your biggest meal of the day. Not only does it prevent you from over-eating later in the day but because you are active for the rest of the day you burn it off. Whereas if supper is your biggest meal you go to bed not long after so you end up storing it. Just thought that i would throw that in It really does work!

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Posted: 12-03-07 10:00am


My two suggestions: 1.) Crystal Light 'on the go' packs. Those things are awsome. It is a wonderful way to avoid the soda (sometimes, you've just had enough water, lol) They have these great 'energy' ones. It had the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee (my biggest downfall) so you don't get the nasty headaches and it tastes like wild strawberry. Yum. They also have green tea with honey and all kinds of flavors. 2.) Soup. It is a great lunch. It is healthy and low in calories and you feel full pretty quick. If you buy it from Publix in their deli, it is made fresh so it is low in sodium and it tastes Fab!

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Posted: 12-03-07 14:48pm


Thanks Terra! I'm proud of you also, changing up what you're eating for breakfast is a big step! I'm jealous you get to go to a gym! I try so hard to make breakfast my biggest meal but I never feel like eating in the morning so that's hard. I've been doing a little better though & since I have to make Kaylee meals & snacks & I obviously don't want her eating & drinking junk I tend to make healthier things.

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Posted: 12-03-07 15:59pm


Thanks for the ideas guys & I'm trying to think of things that I could make for breakfast, I cannot wait until I live on my own so I can control what gets bought for groceries, instead of having my grandma do it. I'm gonna have subway for dinner tonight. I'm not so much on a diet, I've just realized that I need to stop eating so much JUNK and eat things that I know are healthy. I'm starving haha

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Posted: 12-03-07 16:11pm


Terra have Quiznos for lunch instead! A lot of their subs are really healthy! for my breakfast, i've been making yummy omlets.. use an egg substitute like egg beaters for less calories (its YUMMY trust me you cant even tell) then put lowfat shredded cheese, and you can buy a bag of diced potatoes that already have the onions and peppers cut up into it.. put it all in a skillet, and just pay attention and flip it over before it burns. OH and dont be like Katie..make sure u turn the heat on.

Michelle