Quacktatty
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 28, 2006
I'll come right out and say it...I am NOT a dieter!!! I have tried it in the past, many things, and it's not for me. I am all for eating healthy, but I can't keep with a points system or not eat carbs or limit my calories to an extremely pitiful amount.
To give you all some highlights of my attempts over the years:
1998:
Tried Atkins - lasted 3 days when I realized I couldn't do without the sugar, was lightheaded and dizzy for all 3 of those days
1999:
Weight Watchers - lasted about 8 weeks and 15 pounds. Felt good at the time, but was expensive to buy those prepackaged meals and I didn't really cook at the time
2003:
Atkins again - this time a slightly modified program given to me by my boyfriend who had lost 50 pounds in 12 weeks. Again, lasted 3 days, headaches and dizziness for the whole time.
2005:
Got a personal trainer who limited me to 1600 calories a day. Let's face it folks, during a typical meal I can get 1600 calories on my SHIRT!!!
Lasted about 4 months when I then broke my hand and stopped for good.
So that brings us to today when I decided I needed to make a change. I watched The Biggest Loser finale last night (okay the last 4 minutes). When I saw Erik had lost 214 pounds I was IN SHOCK!! I was literally repeating HOLY COW, THAT'S AMAZING out loud to myself while watching. He looked like a brand new person and I realized that I wanted to feel that way and I wanted people to be shocked at how good I looked.
I don't have 214 pounds to lose, but I do have 75 that I would like to lose. I don't have a set time frame to complete this in, but I want to reach that goal.
I got a very rare afternoon off thanks to a Christmas party at work that ended early. I came home having just eaten more pizza than I needed to and a cannoli - which was mighty good. The weather was beautiful for this time of year and I decided a walk was in order. I needed to try out my new Airwalks for my January trip anyway. To see how they would hold up to the pavement pounding around the World. So I popped on my iPod, set it to my favorite Disney Podcast and off I went. 1 hour and 4 miles later I felt great (okay, I didn't feel GREAT...but I felt pretty darn good). I immediately came home and popped on the WISH board to announce my intentions to any DISer who cared to read about it!
So that's my start:
Day 1 - 0 pounds down 75 to go.
My gym membership is ready to be fully utilized again, my airwalks are ready for another long walk and even though the last twinkie is calling my name, I am resisting with all my will power.
Here are my goals for this plan of mine:
- I will not diet but will make a more concious effort to eat better and eat less. No more stuffing myself just because I can.
- I will do cardio at the gym a minimum of two times a week including a 4 mile walk on the treadmill or outside if it's warm enough.
- I will only weigh myself once every two weeks and NOT be disappointed if I am not seeing rapid progress.
You all might be saying - why only cardio twice a week? Well, I am also a martial artist and have class between 3 and 5 times a week to keep me going. It's not enough to lose weight, but it does keep me healthy (other than weight wise).
Thanks for reading - stay with me and watch me along my path towards my goal!!
Melissa
To give you all some highlights of my attempts over the years:
1998:
Tried Atkins - lasted 3 days when I realized I couldn't do without the sugar, was lightheaded and dizzy for all 3 of those days
1999:
Weight Watchers - lasted about 8 weeks and 15 pounds. Felt good at the time, but was expensive to buy those prepackaged meals and I didn't really cook at the time
2003:
Atkins again - this time a slightly modified program given to me by my boyfriend who had lost 50 pounds in 12 weeks. Again, lasted 3 days, headaches and dizziness for the whole time.
2005:
Got a personal trainer who limited me to 1600 calories a day. Let's face it folks, during a typical meal I can get 1600 calories on my SHIRT!!!
Lasted about 4 months when I then broke my hand and stopped for good.So that brings us to today when I decided I needed to make a change. I watched The Biggest Loser finale last night (okay the last 4 minutes). When I saw Erik had lost 214 pounds I was IN SHOCK!! I was literally repeating HOLY COW, THAT'S AMAZING out loud to myself while watching. He looked like a brand new person and I realized that I wanted to feel that way and I wanted people to be shocked at how good I looked.
I don't have 214 pounds to lose, but I do have 75 that I would like to lose. I don't have a set time frame to complete this in, but I want to reach that goal.
I got a very rare afternoon off thanks to a Christmas party at work that ended early. I came home having just eaten more pizza than I needed to and a cannoli - which was mighty good. The weather was beautiful for this time of year and I decided a walk was in order. I needed to try out my new Airwalks for my January trip anyway. To see how they would hold up to the pavement pounding around the World. So I popped on my iPod, set it to my favorite Disney Podcast and off I went. 1 hour and 4 miles later I felt great (okay, I didn't feel GREAT...but I felt pretty darn good). I immediately came home and popped on the WISH board to announce my intentions to any DISer who cared to read about it!
So that's my start:
Day 1 - 0 pounds down 75 to go.
My gym membership is ready to be fully utilized again, my airwalks are ready for another long walk and even though the last twinkie is calling my name, I am resisting with all my will power.
Here are my goals for this plan of mine:
- I will not diet but will make a more concious effort to eat better and eat less. No more stuffing myself just because I can.
- I will do cardio at the gym a minimum of two times a week including a 4 mile walk on the treadmill or outside if it's warm enough.
- I will only weigh myself once every two weeks and NOT be disappointed if I am not seeing rapid progress.
You all might be saying - why only cardio twice a week? Well, I am also a martial artist and have class between 3 and 5 times a week to keep me going. It's not enough to lose weight, but it does keep me healthy (other than weight wise).
Thanks for reading - stay with me and watch me along my path towards my goal!!
Melissa
