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Weekend Update

One of the biggest things that’s always hard for me when I’m trying to lose weight is the weekend. I work a M-F job, so during the week I have structure. Wake up, work out, eat breakfast, work, lunch, work, go home, dinner. But the weekend is completely free! I sleep in, I have other things better to do than work out, and I don’t always have my meals planned out. And the biggest thing, I have so much bad food in my house that I’m tempted by. 

I have to say that I am extremely, extremely proud of myself. I stayed within the limits I set for myself and I stayed within my calorie count. On Saturday I had a cup of coffee, and yes with cream and sugar! I will not drink black coffee. There was the last bit of tuna salad for lunch and I had crawfish AGAIN! for dinner. A bit too much sodium, but we’ll work on that.

Sunday actually was great. I woke up late and then took my parents out to lunch. We grabbed burgers, fries, and onion rings. Nothing but carbs, salt, and calories but it was well worth it. And it WAS within my calorie count, because I split my burger in two. I had half for lunch and half for dinner. And who can pass up a mushroom swiss burger with bacon? Not this girl.  

I didn’t work out any, which I kinda disappointed myself with. And I didn’t work out this morning either.  I will try to get myself back on track tomorrow. But the biggest thing I am very proud of is I only had 1 coke each day. I didn’t drink any more than that and I drank water the rest of the weekend. 

Despite my not exactly healthy eating this weekend, I'm still down 3 lbs and will keep on trying to be better.

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Weekend Weight Drop

Weigh in: 341 lb

Yes, you read that right. I am down 3 lbs!!!! I weighed myself four times to make sure that was accurate. I was ready to get on that scale this morning and read the same number I’ve been reading for the last six days, and I was absolutely shocked when I saw that number. I know 3 pounds isn’t much but for me its a start. It’s proof that making small changes will help in the long run. I know I have SO many more pounds to go before I feel like I’m at a healthy weight, but right now I’m happy with what I’ve lost. 

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This deliciousness right here was my dinner last night and I have no regrets! If you live in the south you know that crawfish season is shot and delicious, so get ‘em while you can! Lots and LOTS of salt but also protein in the meat. And hey, you’re working off calories just to peel those suckers! 

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Gotta resist the cake!!!

Three, count them, THREE seperate times today at work someone offered me some kind of dessert. Scones, cinnamon rolls, cake! Just all the sweet, sugary, delicious goodness I could want. But I was GOOD damn it and I RESISTED the food.  Oh, my God, even just typing this right now is making me want it but I will not give in. 

It’s not that I can’t EVER have it. But I have to learn when to say no and when I can splurge and have a piece. And with me not doing too great so far in only Week 1, I had to say no. So my body better thank me and I better see results the next time I step on the scale!

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Adele - Hello Parody (Hella Cravings)

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Weigh in: 345 lb 

So I have to say I’m a little despondent this morning. I’m on Day 5 and no change in weight. I’m trying, REALLY trying not to be discouraged by this. I know that weight loss can take time, especially since I’m not going full on crazy with diet and exercise. But to not have lost a pound by now is just annoying. 

I did get in some exercise last night, did about an hour of biking, and then got up this morning and did it again.  I just have to keep exercising and eating better and drinking water and I KNOW I’ll see results. 

Despite being a little depressed over the scale, though, I still had my nutritious egg and spinach fritatta for breakfast and I remembered the bread for my tuna today, so there will be no eating out for lunch. 

On a positive note, at least its Friday. I’m ready for the weekend! 

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I was STARVING by about 5:00 this evening. Not exactly “healthy” but I had tacos for dinner and I did have some soda. I’ve been averaging about one soda a day, which for me is an achievement, especially considering I usually have around 2-3 a day.  Coke (the soda!) is seriously my addiction, but I’m very proud of myself that I’ve gone to drinking mostly water so far.  It’s the small steps that really make a difference or so I’m telling myself. 

On the downside of today, by the time I got home I was feeling so bloated still, which sucked. My mom gave me one of her fluid pills because I just felt so bad, and I’ve already peed six times in two hours. 

Gonna try to get in some biking this evening, gotta burn those calories. Hopefully since I ate so early I won’t be too hungry later. 

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Lunch Fail

So I got to work and realized that I am an idiot, because I packed by tuna salad but I completely forgot by bread for my sandwich. And I could eat the tuna salad plain, but I really didn’t want to do that. So I had a mid-morning snack of peanut butter crackers, and luckily I had some frozen dinners at work so I didn’t have to go buy some fast food. The fast food would have definitely tasted better though.

I had some Tai Pei spicy korean noodles with chicken. First of all there’s only like four pieces of chicken in here. And there’s carrots, which I’m not a big fan of carrots to begin with, but the taste of these carrots mixed with these spicy noodles was just horrendous! I only ate half and have thrown the rest away. I ended up eating a snack pack of cookies, only 200 calories, and that was my lunch. Hopefully dinner is better.

I don’t feel like I’m doing the best so far, but I also don’t feel like I’m doing the worst. So far I’ve made some good choices and also some bad ones. But I WILL get better and lose this weight.

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My “Journal” So Far

So I had started off a few days ago by doing a private journal before deciding I want to do a blog. So just so I’ll have all this in one place, and for anyone who’s curious how my first few days are going so far, I’m going to my journal I’ve kept so far 3/18/19 - 6:30 AM 

Starting weight this morning: 345

I actually got up and did a stretching for beginners workout video. Let me tell you, I am not flexible AT ALL! It was 20 minutes of moving my body in ways I’m not used to, but I’m feeling good and relaxed now, and hopefully won’t be too sore later. I made egg and spinach frittatas for the week, so I don’t have to worry about breakfast. Yay for that! I am so lazy when it comes to cooking. I really love those things, just cook them on Sunday and I’m good for the week. Today’s lunch will be some frozen meal I got from the store. I will TRY, seriously the key word being TRY, not to have a coke at lunch, but I make no promises. 

9:40 AM  - Okay so had a little water, not much. Need to work on that. I’m currently eating a packet of peanut butter crackers for a snack. Not the healthiest thing, but not the worst either. It could be a bag of chips. Hopefully since I’ve already got the water, I will resist getting a coke at lunch.  I make no promises. 

11:30 AM - Eating lunch. I resisted the coke!!! So proud of myself. Probably will have one with dinner, but only one is better than two.  Had a steak mushroom cheese flatbread melt, Stouffer’s brand. Yes, yes, carbs, I know.  BUT for me I think it's more about the calories, and this little sucker is only about 400 of them. And lets be real here, this is way better for me than eating at McDonalds. 

7:48 PM - Had strawberries for an after lunch snack. Then kind broke down and had a taco from taco bell with a small, read it, SMALL mountain dew. They even had given me a complimentary medium because it was happy hour, and I thanked them profusely but explained I was trying to limit my soda and could I please get a small. They looked at me like I was crazy, but gave me the small, which I’m proud to say I only drank half when I got home.  Had a baked pork chop with mushrooms for dinner along with some steamed broccoli. AND I did NOT have a coke with dinner, which I figured I would have one because I always do. So proud of myself for that.  Contemplating doing another stretching workout video before bed, but we’ll see if that happens. 

3/19/19 - 6:21 AM - You’d think that Day 2 would be better than Day 1. You’ve already started, so it should get easier right? WRONGO.  I am tired and I am sore in places I’m not used to. I have to say that I did NOT enjoy this morning’s stretching workout video. This is supposedly one for “beginners” but that skinny bitch was twisting in positions I’ll probably never be able to get into. I improvised and did some leg exercises and crunches while she was twisted into a pretzel. 

Weigh in: 345

You can’t realistically expect to see results overnight with weight loss, but I have to say I was slightly disappointed I didn’t even drop a pound. Hopefully tomorrow will be better! Although probably not, because we’re taking a co-worker out for lunch today before she leaves for another job, and I’ve already picked out the burger with onion rings that I’m going to have. I AM having my breakfast frittata with a glass of milk, and will attempt to drink some water before and after lunch. But I’m getting my soda at lunch, just watch me!  Also, side note. My frittatas should NOT be heated for a full minute. It almost exploded in the microwave and the paper plate it was sitting on turned into a burrito. Next time try 45 seconds. 

8:32 PM - Had peanut butter crackers for a snack. Had a burger and fries for lunch. We went to Our Mom’s in BR, SO delicious. I’d like to go back and well worth the splurge in calories. If you can believe it, i got in an EXTRA work out this evening by biking. I know, I was surprised too, but I wasn’t doing anything but watching tv, so might as well combine activities. Also, I really needed it because I had hot wings and a coke for dinner. Not the healthiest meal, but the wings were baked, so not the worst either. The worst part is honestly the coke. I gotta get on that. But I did have double the amount of water than yesterday. Progress is progress, I guess, even just a little bit. 

3/20/19 - 345 lb 

2:16 pm  - Overslept this morning, so didn’t get in workout.  I did eat my breakfast frittata with milk. No weight loss still, but again, you can’t expect results overnight.  I ate two packs of peanut butter crackers for snacks, and I had a tuna sandwich on white bread for lunch. I’ve had nothing but water all day, hoping to stick with that, but we’ll see because I’ve been REALLY craving some caffeine, especially because I’m so tired. I was thinking of getting in a workout after work, but we’ll really have to see how that goes because at this point I feel like I’m going to go home and go to sleep. No plans for dinner, either, so who knows what I’ll be eating. 

3/21/19 - 347 lb 

6:37 AM - Okay so first off, I have gained two pounds and I am not happy. But I can also feel that my body is retaining a lot of fluid right now. This ALWAYS happens to me when I start trying to lose weight. My body starts retaining fluid more and its so annoying! And it probably doesn’t help that I went out and had Chinese food with the Bestie last night. To be fair, it was within my calories!I also started counting my calories yesterday using MyFitnessPal. I think that’ll help me keep track of how well I’m doing food wise.  I overslept again this morning so no work out so far, but I am determined to get a work out in after work. And I think I’ll try to go to the gym this weekend, but we’ll see. It’s the frittata for breakfast with milk and another tuna sandwich for lunch. I’m thinking a taco for dinner. 

Gotta try to drink more water today, that’s my goal. 

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First Post!!!

First post, so kinda excited, kinda nervous. With some encouragement from my bestie, I decided to create this Tumblr account. I wanted something where I can post about my weight loss journey, the good, the bad, the accomplishments and fails, and also the real life struggle. 

This is mostly for my benefit, but if this helps out anyone who decides to follow, then glad to help! 

My name’s Kayla, I’m 27 and live in Louisiana. I’m currently 345 lbs and hope to decrease that soon. 

Disclaimer: hopefully I stick with both the weight loss and the blog. But I make no promises.