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45 days til my 31st birthday!!

Thursday, August 02, 2012

and I want to look way better than I did at 30! On the day of my birthday we are going out for lunch and then going to the wiggles concert with my daughter and it's in a theater and I'd really like to comfortably sit in the seats without bothering anybody who might be next to me so the plan:

My fitbit tells me I use 3000+ calories a day so I'm going to only eat 1200-1500 per day for the next 45 days. Sounds easy right??!!! lol I'm just going to, I'm not writing down a set menu, because the second I write down salmon for lunch my brain is like "oh but *** would be nicer" well whatever I eat I HAVE to know it's calorie content BEFORE I eat it! No more "WOAH my McD's breakfast was 1800 calories and it's 9am" moments. Those days are gone. I claim to be an educated woman and yet here I am with all the knowledge and I share my weight loss and health tips that I've learned with lots of people but do I apply it myself?? NOPE!! Well today that changes. I can do anything for 45 days right??!! That's not long in the grand scheme. I've got a weekend without Troy home so it's going to be super active. I'm going to get up before Poppy and workout, and we're going to walk places, then we're going to clean the house, and we're not going to eat junk! My husband has atrocious eating habits and no intention of changing them sadly so I'll slowly work on Poppy on days he's not here. I was doing really well at resisting the junk he brought in and then my brains "but it's not fair" mechanism kicked in. "why should he get lots of yummy food and spend 1/4 of our shopping budget just on chips, coke, and biscuits when I'm living on spinach" well he gets to because I let him. No more! As a family we don't drink or smoke or gamble so I don't mind have a few bottles of diet drink in the house but he doesnt need as many other treat foods as I've been buying... no more though... but I'm not telling him because he gets all sulky, he'll just notice less of those things in the cupboard! Muhahaha. Anyway I've gotta go now as I work at 8 and it's 7:02 and I'm in my pj's and work 30 minutes drive away! Time to motor! :)

But yeah day one on a friday!! Who'd have thought!!
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MOULEE1 8/7/2012 9:08PM

    Yes, my hubby is terrible for "not helping" with the weight loss. Weekends are terrible for takeaways.

Also, when I buy biscuits I try to buy yucky ones so they don't get eaten so quick by my man! lol. I have started hiding them as I would go to get a few for the kids morning tea and the packet would be nearly empty! Luckily biscuits are not my downfall (chocolate is my biggy!)

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EUEK098 8/5/2012 4:44PM

    Any day can be day 1 and you just proved it

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EMELEE82 8/5/2012 3:14AM

    I agree with DO4FIT - probably will need to amp the calorie intake a little. I am 230ish pounds and I am supposed to do 1600-1900.

I am excited for your birthday!! Yay! We are close to same age. I turn 31 in January. A very happy (early) birthday to you!

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DO4FIT 8/2/2012 10:22PM

    okay, just be careful. Just want to make sure you are healthy and not hurting yourself

Most scales measure differently. I don't know the mechanics behind it but they do. Although I have managed to find 3 scales that weigh me the same mine, Misters (which is the exact same scale just at his house) and my moms which is a non digital scale. Where you place your scale can also change the numbers especially if the floor is uneven! but good luck, looking for good numbers at weigh in for you!

my gym scale weighs me in 10lbs or more LIGHTER then my scale at home which blows my mind every time. emoticon

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-ADRIENNE- 8/2/2012 9:01PM

    I'll see how I go on week one but I find unless I limit myself then it becomes creative license to indulge! I'd rather aim for 1200-1500 and if I go over then I'm still in weight loss mode. I just got new scales and am thinking I'm going to have to start weighing in the laundry. Apparently fully dressed and weighing on lino makes me 1.1kg lighter than naked this morning so my bathroom scales were wrong. Fingers crossed for a fab weigh in tomorrow then!

Oh and also with the 1200-1500 the reason I picked that is I figure when I reach my goal that's what maintenance will look like. I have this feeling that it will make transition to maintenance easier... maybe... :)

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DO4FIT 8/2/2012 5:24PM

    Please please be careful with not eating enough calories. That seems like way to little for you. I really really encourage you to do your research on how many calories your body NEEDS and what safe levels are for YOU to consume while still losing weight. I weigh 265lbs and every where I look into what I should be consuming just to stay alive is between 2000 and 3000 cals per day. I stick to the lower end one and have been successful. Just be careful.

The rest of your plan sounds good to me! My mister is in for a total shock to his system when we move out. Yes he'll be allowed snacks and such but his meals will be made at home (for the most part) and contain more veggies then he will be able to identify because I have no issues hiding them by cooking them up and blending them down and adding them like that to sauces and such. muahahahaa!!!

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