Aw hell...okay.
So yesterday, at work, where I have to stand around mirrors all day, I decided to start the Slim-Fast diet again.
I've been off of it, totally, for like a year now, but I hadn't been doing it successfully since about two years ago. It doesn't work if you drink a shake for breakfast, then pig out all day. ^.^;;;
And since I started gaining weight back when I started trying to actually mix eating healthy with doing Slim-Fast, (a-la eating an apple for a snack, and having some milk, instead of water, with dinner) I'm going straight the hell back to the equation that worked the first time.
(Slim-Fast + 100 calorie packs + EasyMac + water)/DDR = Tareacel lost two pants sizes.
Of course with my schedule at work being (crazy long hours) the way it is now, DDRing for an hour every day is slightly out of the question. I can, however, as I learned yesterday, stand in the back and do jumping-jacks when it's slow as all hell. I even threw some sit-ups (a pathetically paltry amount) in there for good measure. So I'll get exercise when and how I can...and that plus the diet....I'll have to hope that's enough for now. Gah, at least I'm doing something. I can't stand to see myself in a mirror anymore.
So in order to publicly shame myself/let everyone (who cares) know where I'm starting from, here's my oh so awesome jumping off points.
Current Lane Bryant pants size = 24
Current Lane Bryant shirt size = 24 or 26, depending on shirt
Current weight (yeah, I weighed myself. It actually wasn't what I was afraid it was) = 290
1st goal - My first goal is to get down to where I was last time I fell off the wagon. That means wearing a 20 in jeans, and an 18/20 top. That'll also probably put me down around 240 or so, but we're not going to go by numbers, here. That way lies disappointment and obsession. When I was down to that, I felt so awesome about myself. So we're gunning for that again. When I get there, I'll stop and evaluate the situation, but that's probably a good three or four months away. So I might as well outline the rest of my goals.
2nd Goal - Make it down to an 18 in jeans. This was my original goal two summers ago, when I did Slim-Fast. I *almost* got there, and looking back, I now feel really crappy about myself that I allowed myself to get so far away again. Ah well...hindsight, you know? And there were things that threw me off...like school drama. This is only my second goal, yeah, but if I get here and find that this diet can't take me any farther, well, I'd be content to just stay this size. Let's just hope I have the willpower, as this goal is probably at LEAST half a year away.
3rd Goal - Make it down to a 14/16 top, and a 16 in jeans - Ohmyshit I would be *thrilled*. I haven't worn a 16 in jeans since high school. At this point, we're branching into the future far enough that this isn't a concrete goal, you know, but it'd be nice. ^.^
4th goal - (LOL wheeee fantasy goal!) Long-term goal (probably about a year away) Either one of two things. 1. To still be at goal 2 or 3, and not back up to where I am now... or 2. Be wearing Old Navy instead of Lane Bryant. If I lose an average of 3 pounds a week, (which is healthy, and doable, if I'm very good), by a year's time, I could conceivably cut my weight in half. I could lose a whole person! Who knows what I'll look like after that (although I'm sad to say that loose skin is probably very yes, and that's not sexy either, but at least it won't kill me) but at least I'll be lighter and healthier.
So that's the plan, and the goals for about a year. Cross fingers, please, because I need all the good vibes you can send! It starts today! **pops open can**
~Tareacel
I've been off of it, totally, for like a year now, but I hadn't been doing it successfully since about two years ago. It doesn't work if you drink a shake for breakfast, then pig out all day. ^.^;;;
And since I started gaining weight back when I started trying to actually mix eating healthy with doing Slim-Fast, (a-la eating an apple for a snack, and having some milk, instead of water, with dinner) I'm going straight the hell back to the equation that worked the first time.
(Slim-Fast + 100 calorie packs + EasyMac + water)/DDR = Tareacel lost two pants sizes.
Of course with my schedule at work being (crazy long hours) the way it is now, DDRing for an hour every day is slightly out of the question. I can, however, as I learned yesterday, stand in the back and do jumping-jacks when it's slow as all hell. I even threw some sit-ups (a pathetically paltry amount) in there for good measure. So I'll get exercise when and how I can...and that plus the diet....I'll have to hope that's enough for now. Gah, at least I'm doing something. I can't stand to see myself in a mirror anymore.
So in order to publicly shame myself/let everyone (who cares) know where I'm starting from, here's my oh so awesome jumping off points.
Current Lane Bryant pants size = 24
Current Lane Bryant shirt size = 24 or 26, depending on shirt
Current weight (yeah, I weighed myself. It actually wasn't what I was afraid it was) = 290
1st goal - My first goal is to get down to where I was last time I fell off the wagon. That means wearing a 20 in jeans, and an 18/20 top. That'll also probably put me down around 240 or so, but we're not going to go by numbers, here. That way lies disappointment and obsession. When I was down to that, I felt so awesome about myself. So we're gunning for that again. When I get there, I'll stop and evaluate the situation, but that's probably a good three or four months away. So I might as well outline the rest of my goals.
2nd Goal - Make it down to an 18 in jeans. This was my original goal two summers ago, when I did Slim-Fast. I *almost* got there, and looking back, I now feel really crappy about myself that I allowed myself to get so far away again. Ah well...hindsight, you know? And there were things that threw me off...like school drama. This is only my second goal, yeah, but if I get here and find that this diet can't take me any farther, well, I'd be content to just stay this size. Let's just hope I have the willpower, as this goal is probably at LEAST half a year away.
3rd Goal - Make it down to a 14/16 top, and a 16 in jeans - Ohmyshit I would be *thrilled*. I haven't worn a 16 in jeans since high school. At this point, we're branching into the future far enough that this isn't a concrete goal, you know, but it'd be nice. ^.^
4th goal - (LOL wheeee fantasy goal!) Long-term goal (probably about a year away) Either one of two things. 1. To still be at goal 2 or 3, and not back up to where I am now... or 2. Be wearing Old Navy instead of Lane Bryant. If I lose an average of 3 pounds a week, (which is healthy, and doable, if I'm very good), by a year's time, I could conceivably cut my weight in half. I could lose a whole person! Who knows what I'll look like after that (although I'm sad to say that loose skin is probably very yes, and that's not sexy either, but at least it won't kill me) but at least I'll be lighter and healthier.
So that's the plan, and the goals for about a year. Cross fingers, please, because I need all the good vibes you can send! It starts today! **pops open can**
~Tareacel