February 2011
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Day 15.
Day Fifteen - Are you vegan or vegetarian? If so, how has it affected your life, weight loss-related or otherwise? If not, would you ever consider it? Why or why not?
I’m mostly vegetarian, yes. I’ve been on/off for many years and in the last 2.5 years, my sparse meat consumption has become mostly non-existant. These days, the few times a year that I feel like eating meat, I only eat...
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Food for Fitness: Clean Eating →
ohyesiwillweighless:
Ditch processed foods and choose whole foods with no additives or preservatives.
5 Simples Rules:
1) Eat only whole foods. Choose fresh foods over packaged food. Choose ingredients you recognize and can pronounce.
2) Keep meals simple. Keep ingredients to a minimum. Include whole grains, lean protein, and healthy fat at each meal.
3) Eat slower. Focus on the...
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Easier by the Day: 9 Ways Exercise Gets Less... →
If this article doesn’t motivate you to get your butt moving, I don’t know what else will. My favorite reason is probably #6 because so many times you hear people say “well, I’m overweight, I can’t exercise”. Obviously, there are things you shouldn’t do when you are heavily overweight/obese, but a 520 pound girl shows that even walking around the block is...
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Day 14.
Day Fourteen - What is your ultimate weight loss/fitness goal? Describe what made you choose this as your ultimate goal.
When I joined WW, I set myself a goal weight of 60 kilos (133 lbs), which is considered within the healthy range for my height (160 cm, 5’ 3”). It’s on the higher end of that range but I picked this goal because I have a broad built (shoulders &...
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How to Make Oatmeal . . . Wrong →
Scary how it’s so easy to be tricked into thinking you’re doing something good for your body, while in fact, you are not. The part about where it’s “healthier” to eat a hamburger than their oatmeal is shocking. Proves again that you better stay away from processed foods as much as you can.
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Days 12 & 13.
Yesterday I missed Day 12 of The Fitblr Challenge. Oops.
Tell us what you ate today. Is this a typical meal plan for you? If not, what do you usually eat?
Haha, of COURSE this would be the question for yesterday where I had probably the worst eating day since the beginning of the year.
It didn’t start out too bad:
Breakfast: some berries with low-fat yoghurt, black coffee
Snack:...
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Day 11.
Promote your favorite fitblr! Why do you like their blog?
There are a lot that I really like! Two of my most favorite are thefitwatcher and fitnessinspiration because both really promote a beautiful, healthy body image that includes exercise and healthy (and enough!) food, all the while with a positive attitude. I really like that.
So, check those ladies out!
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Day 09 & 10.
I totally missed Day 9 yesterday because I was so busy. Ack!
What are your co-workers’/friends’/family’s reactions to your weight loss? Positive or negative?
I already answered this mostly when I talked about who knew about my weight loss (here). I consider myself lucky but so far I’ve received nothing but positive feedback and encouragement (well, except from that one always a negative...
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That awesome feeling the first few seconds after a...
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Recovering and slowly getting back to normal.
Yesterday was one of the most intense days of my life. It wasn’t necessarily all bad, but there was a lot bad hidden.
I started work early (at 7:30 instead of 9 like usual) because I knew I had a lot to do and I had my weekly Weight Watchers weigh in and I’ve been very strict about them, not missing one meeting ever since I started the program. Had lunch around midday, went to my...
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Power of words
A non-weight loss related post (more of those later!)
I hate it when people use the word “gay” as a synonym for “bad” or something negative. The team of people I work in has this group chat kind of thing in Skype where all members of the group can see what’s going on and no one from the outside can. We often use this group to talk about projects or to post links to...
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Aaaaah!
So today is one of those days where I try not to feel bad about not having made the best choices and simply move on, right?
I just had lunch with a business partner who’s currently pregnant and who I probably won’t be seeing for a long time. We had a lovely chat and ate at this small, lovely place here in town. I had rice with shrimp and steamed paprika in some kind of spicy sauce...
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Day 08.
Day Eight - Your workout routine. (from here)
I’m really bad about having a routine, tbh. I could probably train more efficiently if only I sat down and made a plan. Right now, I’m rather spontaneous about what I do.
I usually try to work out in the morning because I know myself. I never do after work. I can never tell how long I’ll have to work that day and most of the times...
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Day 07.
Day Seven - Who knows about your weight loss journey? What do they think about it
Some of my family, friends and colleagues know and most reactions were extremely positive.
My mom told me several times how great it was that I was losing weight. She seemed really excited about it. At first I wasn’t sure whether I should tell her but when I went to my parents’ place a few weeks ago,...
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Day 06.
Day Six - Do you have any disordered eating habits? How do you overcome/cope with them?
Yes, sadly. During the weekends, I oftentimes forget to eat throughout the day. I like to sleep in, so by the time I got up and showered and went to the market to buy food, it’s usually pretty late. I often have my “breakfast” at lunchtime or early afternoon and then I continue not eating...
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The Skinny: More bodyweight exercises →
th3skinny:
No equipment? No extra cash for a gym membership? There’s no excuse for lack of exercise in your life simply because you don’t have “the means” by which to do so. There are plenty of exercises that can be done in the comfort of your own home, office, or hotel room using only your own…
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Yesterday the boy at the register of my local...
He gave me a bit of the eye and then flirted with me. I might have done a little dance on the inside.
Guys flirting with me is not necessarily something that happens to me every day. Or maybe it did and I simply wasn’t perceptive of it. I don’t think that the guy’s flirting yesterday had anything to do with my weight directly, but definitely indirectly with my weight loss. I...
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A-Z meme
I feel very much like back in high school doing this. ;)
(A) Age: 28
(B) Bed Size: Oh God, my BED! I currently don’t even have a real bed because I wanted to upgrade from my twin to a king. I gave away my twin and only kept the mattress until I’d get the new bed. Then money was tight and I’m still sleeping on a mattress only.
(C) Chore You Hate: Washing up. I love cutting...
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I think I’ve lost my first dress size.
With reaching my highest weight, I was a size 14 (US). Something that really shocked me during my last trip to New York. I bought a bunch of jeans and I somehow under the impression (or delusion?) that I was still a 12, like before. I was really unhappy when I found out that I had gone up in size and that there was no way I was going to feel comfy in...
The Fast Food Survival Guide →
The Fast Food Survival Guide — a guide at Weight Watchers how to make smarter choices when you just. can’t. say. no.
fryttu asked: Pet! Just wanted to let you know that you are my source of inspiration. I love reading your fitness/weight loss posts. YAY! Thank you for constantly being awesome.
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Day 05.
Day Five - Why do you really want to lose this weight? Who are you doing this for? (from here)
I know a lot of people say this, but I’m really doing this for myself. There’s no guy I want to impress, no girl either. I’m not doing it for my family or friends or society as a whole. I’ve lived just fine the way I was in the past without someone else influencing me.
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Day 04.
of Ali’s 30 Day Fitblr Challenge:
Day Four - Your greatest fear regarding your weight loss.
I assume this is a pretty common one. I’m obviously scared that I won’t make it. I’ve tried losing weight so many times in the past and never have I gotten down to a level that I was truly happy with. And worst of all, it’s always come back. I’m scared of that. Scared...
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Day 03.
Day Three - A picture of one of your rewards (dress, shoes, etc.). Why is this a reward? At what point will you “earn” this reward?
I posted about a sort of reward the other day. One of my goals until the summer is for this dress to look good on me. It’s not a reward in the classical sense, more like one of the things that inspired me to finally tackle the weight loss for real. It’s...
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I had my weekly weigh in meeting at Weight Watchers and was thrilled to see that I lost another pound. I’m currently at 14 lbs lost. I had a really stressful week with not as much working out as I would’ve liked. While I stuck rigorously to my daily points, I still expected the emotional turmoil I’m currently in to at least stall my weight loss. Obviously, I was more than happy...
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☐ Single ☐ Taken ☑ Unable to fall in love with...
hitrecordjoe:
alyaae:
Of course, “celebrities” and “fictional characters” are actually the same thing.
