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javasaurus ([personal profile] javasaurus) wrote2003-08-01 04:13 pm

Week 0: 250 pounds

Need to lose weight. I'm not terribly self-conscious about being fat, but I recognize that it's not healthy. It can also be expensive and frustrating when buying clothes!

I am determined to do something about it. No, I'm not looking for advice (but thank you anyway).

My starting weight (today) is 250 pounds. My goal is to be down to 200 pounds by one year from now. (my ideal weight is supposedly 180 pounds, but I'll settle for where I was 10 years ago).

I'm not crash-dieting. I'll be replacing most soda with water, and replacing fast food with diet shakes or healthy homemade food for lunch. The only way to lose weight is to consume fewer calories than you burn, and by dropping sodas and fast food, I'll be dropping between 750 and 1000 calories per day.

[identity profile] javasaurus.livejournal.com 2003-08-03 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not really dropping anything cold-turkey. I'm modifying certain elements of my diet. I drink a lot of water already, so changing some of my sodas to water won't seem that strange to me. I'll still snack sometimes and still go out to lunch sometimes.

As for frozen meals, I enjoy a number of different brands, and even the non-diet ones are better for you, and cheaper, than many fast foods. Check out the label on a Marie Callender frozen dinner sometime. Very tasty!

[identity profile] javasaurus.livejournal.com 2003-08-03 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Ummm, I meant the M.C. dinner is tasty, not the label...(though I suspect the label is low in calories)

[identity profile] blueeowyn.livejournal.com 2003-08-04 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
Probably high in fiber as well.Ï