How the heck did I let it get THIS FAR?

Sometimes I think “If I had just lost this 20lbs when I came back from England I would be fine…at a svelte 150. Instead I’m at 172.7lbs.”

I came back from 2 years abroad in May 2007 at 170lbs. By August I was 190lbs…for the first time ever. Then I crept slowly to 194lbs. I then got on the right track but there has been a few up and downs to slim down to the 170’s again.

Now my issues are;
1. Why did I gain/eat so much?
2. How can I make sure I don’t go up again?


It’s so serious because the stats say that over 70 percent of people who lose a significant amount of weight put it right back on.

(tears) I don’t wanna be a statistic!!!

So now I look at the errors I have made and ways I can keep myself in check.

Errors:
Late night eating -I’ll drink herbal tea and go to bed
Over-eating -I need to recognize and respect when I’m full
Eating with my ‘fat’ friends- I love them I really do but I’ll be damn if I let them bring me down…again
Eating refined carbs and process foods –it’s all poison whose calories your body doesn’t use efficiently
Falling off my workout schedule-I shouldn’t go more than 3 days without some exercise
Choosing horrible diet buddies – they quit, I quit and that’s not good

Check tips:
Weigh in weekly once I hit my goal –no more or no less ‘cause it’ll make me go psycho
Have people to keep you in check- work out buddies that are serious
No sitting- I can do crunches and ball stuff when I’m watching TV

No more than one treat per week- like poutine, street meat etc.

Do extra exercise to compensate for my treat
Walk it out –especially after big meals and excessive carbs

That’s all I got for now…

I put the damn pringles back and I didn't even trip on the golden oreos

They say the best way to avoid junk food is not to have it in your house...so instead of picking up the 2 for $2 pringles at No Frills, I just left it (after carrying it in my cart for 20 minutes).

It was rough...'cause I had worked really hard...even worked out on the weekend which I never do. I was even planning to go for a walk that evening (and I did, even ran up and down a mini ski hill 10 times then climbed the big one plus did some arm exercises).

All I could think when I first put it in my cart was “I friggin’ deserve this.” But then I got to thinking. What is the point of the all the work if I'm just gonna keep sabotaging it. Me not eating reward snacks can be the difference between meeting my goal and me not meeting it. Ya feel me? So for that reason the Pringles had to go. And there was no touching of the Golden Oreos (even if they are as good as vanilla girl guides cookies).

Fat Stats
Beginning Weight = 194

Beginning Size = a Jacob 13/14

Goal Lbs. = 160Goal #2 = 145
Goal Size = 7/8

Current Weight = 172.7 Pounds

Current Size = 11/12-13/14

Weight Loss = 21.3 pounds

Pounds to Go = 12.7Week # = 3 (from 186lbs)

"This is it. I can feel it, me losing all this weight. This is not to be confused with all the other times I said this is it." MCW

173.5 Man! and still shrinking...got 28.5 to go!

Stuff Fat People Like #1 being told they look like they lost weight

It's funny how in denial some of us can be. We weigh our selves every morning but the second that someone says we are slim we believe them.

Stuff Fat People Like

Starting a new section here on The Fat Stories called Stuff Fat People Like (SFPL). Following the trend started with stuff white people like (created by a fellow Canadian!). I will compile a list of things I know my people (us heavyweights) like.

Let the jokes begin!

176.5 Homie! ONLY 31.5 TO GO

I can't really remember when I started the journey from 194lbs but here is what I vaguely remember (all weight in gym clothes and shoes unless stated otherwise:

October 29 2007: I was 194 (at the gym in my shoes)

Thanksgiving 2007 (US): 186lbs

January 2008: Still 186-ish

February 4 2008: 185lbs

February 18 2008 (possibly the start date of my last major diet): 187lbs

Easter 2008 (March):182lbs (on that slimfast stuff..still haven't finished one can)

Today (April 18 2008): 176.5lbs (no shoes)

Hot Dog! I think I can taste me getting close to my first goal of 160 (a size 8 US), my second goal is gonna be 145-ish (148 in shoes!).

I guess perseverance is the key.

And a kick ass hip hop dance class...

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Phat Girlz Starring Mo'nique

This could quite possible be the worse movie I have ever watched (or at least in the top 100...I've watched a lot of movies).

Since its debut in 2006, I haven't been interested in watching it at all until it came on The Movie Network. I tivoed it and watched it. Ew.

It was oversaturated with fat girl dilemmas from not being able to fit into clothes to being made fun of to having deep insecurities. When I thought the movie was almost done, Mo'nique as Jasmine has a tantrum and becomes over depressed because she is fat, not Phat. This part began with her watching another depressed fat girl on T.V. while she was eating a whole pizza.

Now I'm all for movies about the big girl's plight but this was ridiculous.

I love Mo'nique, and I loved the beginning of this film (not when she's dreaming but when she quickly explains her life story) but overall I cannot recommend this movie to anyone, especially not my my skinny friends. They might think that I'm as depressed as Jasmine.

I also didn't like that fact that most of the movie made it seem like only African men would be interested in big beauties. Like we're supposed to fly to Nigeria to get some action. That was horrible.

Nice try Mo but you need to lay off the "everybody hates big girls" theme. We get love from all over.

Oh and to add insult to injury, look how they airbrushed the hell outta Mo on the DVD cover. That's not even funny!