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Getting back on track

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Ok this is ridiculous!! I really need to get back on track with this blog. I first started writing this blog to keep myself and others motivated and I haven't done that, so I apologize for that!!

So..... I've been discouraged as far as workouts and the diet and everything else in life!! But my trainer kinda yelled at me (nicely) for me to get back on track and to not let my demons hunt me anymore. And so I have been giving my best at the workouts, I can't say the same as far as the diet goes.

I did lose 3 lbs two weeks ago and that got me motivated again, BUT I am not following my diet plan 100%. I've been slacking off on weekends and have been eating junk food here and there, but after sunday I made another commitment to myself that I am more than halfway there and I CAN'T give up! So here I am again on the road of losing 60 lbs, 38 lbs are gone and I am down to 162 lbs. I've never never ever been this light so it is pretty exciting, so I should remind myself that it is ok to take small breaks but probably not a good idea to eat junk food for 4 meals on the weekend.

This weekend my trainer asked me to send him a before/after picture and when I saw them side by side I was shocked!!!! I look soooooo much better now physically, and feel better about myself mentally.

I did slack off again this weekend I guess because I felt great about myself. But today I have decided that it is better to just get this diet over with, so when I reach my goal I can go ahead and allow myself to have a little junk food here and there without feeling like I'm cheating myself. I do understand now that my eating lifestyle will be totally different but having a nice and healthy body comes with its consequences. And NO I will NEVER let myself be heavy again! So I gotta do what I gotta do to maintain my new body.

Here's the picture of my before and after, Well it's more like a before and during because I will continue to lose a little more weight until I reach my goal =)




Friday weigh in

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After a week, I'm back!!! 


I just didn't feel motivated enough to blog, and today was the weight in day and once again I have only lost 1 pound... So I have no clue what is going on, because I am following the diet strictly and am excersising 5 days a week so who knows?? I think I have hit the famous plateau. I now have 24 pounds to go which doesn't sound too bad after I already lost 36, but it's making me disappointed and discouraged. 

What if I keep losing 1 pounds per week? It's gonna take FOREVER for me to reach my goal!! ughh this sucks! 

But I'm not giving up, not just yet, I am halfway there and will continue to try my best no matter what and no matter how long it will take! I've been overweight for probably more than 15 years so what's a few months gonna do? 

Guys if you ever feel like giving up DON'T DO IT! Yes I am very disappointed because once again I am not doing so great with the scale, but I try to keep in mind that I was a size 16 and am now a size 13 and went from wearing xlarge tops to mediums \o/ so I will work extra hard the following week and hope for the best!

Friday weigh in

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I am very disappointed! I only lost 1 lb. and I feel like I worked so hard this week. (I cheated on the abs workout this week but still!!!) I even started running 2 days ago, which I will be doing so 3x a week and as I get stronger I will try running every day, to make it part of my life. But it is getting harder and harder to get rid of the last pounds, and if I lose 1 lb per week for my last 25 lbs it's gonna take FOREVER!!!! But oh well, I'm not giving up yet I guess I will keep doing my thing and hopefully will reach my goal soon! 

The good news is that last time I tried running, which was about 4 months ago, I could only run 2 blocks non-stop and felt like I was having an asthma attack (no I don't have asthma, but I had a lot of trouble breathing) and NOW the first day I tried running, I ran 8 blocks non-stop, and the second time I was able to run 11 blocks non-stop, so I am very excited about that and I actually enjoyed running =) Well it's more like jogging but I still feel like I've accomplished something huge! And the breathing is not as bad but I sound like a horse when I'm running (I gotta work on my breathing and running skills) 

Another great thing that happened this week is that I finally cleaned out my closet!! Most of the clothes on the bed are too big \o/ so I will be donating them. The ones on the floor just look too worn out to be donated so I will be throwing them away. I can't wait to lose the last 25 lbs so I can go shopping for my new body =) 







After the weight loss...

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You spend all those months on a diet, your precious time working out and when you finally reach your goal you realize that you look great, but what about the saggy skin??

Yesterday I was looking at the mirror after taking a shower to see the differences I see so far after I have lost about 34 lbs. I noticed that in some areas of my body like my arm, inner thighs, and my lower abdomen seems to have extra skin that should't be there?!!

Would it go away after working out for a long time or will I be a 140 lbs girl with saggy skin for the rest of my life, leaving no choice but to get plastic surgery?? I am a little freaked out thinking about these things, but one thing I'll know for sure is that I will be healthier.

I did a few researches over this topic and I learned that the skin will go back faster depending on the age of the person, and if you are also exercising as well as having a good balanced diet. I'm still freaked out by the thought of having lose skin after dreaming and working my butt off to have the perfect body.  My trainer did say that it will go back with time but I'm still freaked out..

I guess I will only be able to tell in a few more months after I reach my goal.


Friday weigh in

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It took me a little while to write the friday weigh in(I know it's sunday), I had so many things to get done over this weekend that I barely had time for the internet. =( 

The OK news is that I lost 1 lb last week, which is ok because I did cheat last weekend. So now I am down to 167 lbs \o/ But next week I am done playing around, every week that I cheat for one day it sets me back and it takes longer to reach my goal. So this coming week no more playing around!

I did eat Sushi on saturday night BUT I asked my trainer, and even though he didn't respond, I'm pretty sure that was a yes! =) 

Today I went hiking with a friend to burn some of the yummy sushi I had last night, and it was great being outside and we got up to the top with lots of breathtaking views. (I posted pictures here) The sun was too hot though so we weren't able to get to the top top but it was still a great walk. 

I should be getting my new diet either tonight or tomorrow, so when I do I will post it. I hope everyone is having a great labor day weekend =)






Measurements

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I just wrote a huge post and my computer turned off and didn't save anything =( so I will try to write it again in a smaller version!

On the 30th of each month I decided to write down my weight and measurements so I can check with the previous month to see how my weight loss is doing. I actually have some good news =)

I will also be posting a before and after picture so I can be reminded that my hard work is paying off!

Here is my weight loss and measurements loss from July 30th through August 30th:


               July 30th            Aug 30th

Neck:       12in                   11½in
Bust:        36½in                 36in
Waist:      32½in                 31½in
Belly:       40½in                40in
Hips:        44½in                43in
Thigh:      27in                   26in
Calf:         15½in                15in
Arm:         15in                   14in
Weight loss: 9 lbs.



Tomorrow is the weekly weigh in so wish me luck! 

Bad week

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 This lasagna sure looks good but no I'm not allowed to eat it!!

So the last couple of days has been very tough! I crashed my car and I had to deal with all the stress that comes with it, and when you are going through tough things, who wants to think about dieting?? NOT ME. So last sunday I ended up eating lasagna and strawberry cake, plus some Brazilian chocolate. At the time I was eating it tasted great but afterwards I had that guilt of "shit I won't lose any weight this week" which means I am farther away from my goal.

Oh and I also forgot to mention that I ate a whole chocolate bar all by myself.

And on monday night I went to church and they had this great dinner and since I hadn't eaten my dinner I thought I'd eat just a little bit but ended up eating things that I probably shouldn't have. So I pretty much had 2 days of bad eating but you know what? I am only a human being and sometimes it's ok to fall off track but always remember to get right back on track the next day!

To me that means I probably won't lose anything this week but I will only find out for sure on friday. Hopefully next week things will get back on track and I will do my best to lose the weight! I am at 168 lbs and want to be around 140ish.. I have lost a total of 32 lbs and still have a long way to go so I need to refocus and do everything I can do reach my goal.

So here's a little of whats been going on in my life. I hope you guys have a good night =)

Friday weigh in

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Every friday we get on that stinky scale to see if we have lost weight or if we have gained. In my case this week I lost 2 pounds which is great but I was shooting for a little more for the work I did last week but that's ok, as long as I'm losing something I will be happy =).

So this week was a little tough because I've missed the arm workouts for the last 2 weeks so when I went to do it this week it was a total fail. I felt like leaving in the middle of workout and just going straight to COLD STONE which is the BEST ice cream place EVER! but I stayed and tried my best (I know it wasn't my bestest best but I did whatever I could) I was glad that workout was over when it was over but I felt like a failure all week for being lazy and not giving my best. Sometimes it's ok to feel like that after all we are all humans dieting or not. It's ok if we have lazy days or cheat days as long as you keep your head up high and never forget what you are trying to achieve.

Even after being "lazy" this week I still lost 2 pounds which is great so next week I will try my best and keep following my diet plan to have better results. So at the end, it is ok to have off days but remember to get right back on track the next day!

New diet plan

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Hello everyone, sorry I didn't write for a few days, I was working like crazy and didn't get online when I got home. Anyway today I will be sharing my new diet plan for the next two weeks. I also have new supplements that I will start taking and also today is Friday which means weight in day!

*Please don't try this diet at home as I was seen by a professional to start changing my diet.

 -Breakfast (7:30am) 
1/2 avocado blend it with soy milk 
1 table spoon of flaxseed  


 
-Snack (10/10:30AM)  
1 slice of 100% whole wheat bread with  
1 table spoon of almond butter  
1 small table spoon of sugar free jelly any flavor  
3 strawberries  


 
-LUNCH (1:30PM)
5oz of (chicken,turkey,tilapia or shrimp.) 
3/4 cup green beans , or asparagus  
3oz baked sweet potato  


 
-Snack 4pm
1/2 cup of oatmeal with soy milk or non fat 
3 strawberries or 1/2 cup blueberries  


 
-DINNER (6:30/7PM)
6 oz ground turkey or extra lean beef. 
 Spinach or lettuce salad beets,carrots.












I am actually enjoying this diet plan, but I am sooooo tired of eating CHICKEN! Since I don't like fish or turkey that much my best option is chicken breast BUT I am tired of eating it! And the best part of this diet is the afternoon snack which is the oatmeal.






I've never eaten oatmeal before starting the diet plan which was about 4 months ago and I was afraid I wasn't gonna like it but I actually LOVE IT! And for the sugar free jelly I bought the blueberry one, not because I liked it but because it was really my only option when I went grocery shopping. It kind of sucks that you don't get that many yummy option with sugar free things but oh well the blueberry jelly isn't that bad.






Here is a list of the supplements I am taking:
    

  • Women's vitamin
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  • Fish oil with d3
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  • Vitamin C
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  • Pyruvate
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  • Tonalin CLA
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Water

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Hello everyone =) today I had a better workout, I wasn't as tired but I couldn't give my all as I was running out of breath all the time. But I've been noticing that I am drinking water like CRAZY! Maybe because of the cold, my body is wanting more water but I have also noticed Ive been sweating a lot during my workouts, I don't know if they are both related but something is different about my body as far was water and sweating! My trainer said I should drink 1 gallon of water a day but for a person who drank water once every 3 days it's too much to ask, but now that I am thirsty more I believe I am pretty close to a gallon a day. I was doing some research on water just for the heck of it and I found some interesting water facts that I didn't know; it's long but interesting so let's keep on drinking water!!! =)



20 Interesting and Useful Water Facts

  1. Roughly 70 percent of an adult’s body is made up of water.
  2. At birth, water accounts for approximately 80 percent of an infant’s body weight.
  3. A healthy person can drink about three gallons (48 cups) of water per day.
  4. Drinking too much water too quickly can lead to water intoxication. Water intoxication occurs when water dilutes the sodium level in the bloodstream and causes an imbalance of water in the brain.
  5. Water intoxication is most likely to occur during periods of intense athletic performance.
  6. While the daily recommended amount of water is eight cups per day, not all of this water must be consumed in the liquid form. Nearly every food or drink item provides some water to the body.
  7. Soft drinks, coffee, and tea, while made up almost entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from traveling to necessary locations in the body.
  8. Pure water (solely hydrogen and oxygen atoms) has a neutral pH of 7, which is neither acidic nor basic.
  9. Water dissolves more substances than any other liquid. Wherever it travels, water carries chemicals, minerals, and nutrients with it.
  10. Somewhere between 70 and 75 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water.
  11. Much more fresh water is stored under the ground in aquifers than on the earth’s surface.
  12. The earth is a closed system, similar to a terrarium, meaning that it rarely loses or gains extra matter. The same water that existed on the earth millions of years ago is still present today.
  13. The total amount of water on the earth is about 326 million cubic miles of water.
  14. Of all the water on the earth, humans can used only about three tenths of a percent of this water. Such usable water is found in groundwater aquifers, rivers, and freshwater lakes.
  15. The United States uses about 346,000 million gallons of fresh water every day.
  16. The United States uses nearly 80 percent of its water for irrigation and thermoelectric power.
  17. The average person in the United States uses anywhere from 80-100 gallons of water per day. Flushing the toilet actually takes up the largest amount of this water.
  18. Approximately 85 percent of U.S. residents receive their water from public water facilities. The remaining 15 percent supply their own water from private wells or other sources.
  19. By the time a person feels thirsty, his or her body has lost over 1 percent of its total water amount.
  20. The weight a person loses directly after intense physical activity is weight from water, not fat

Still sick

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Hello everyone! I still have a bad cold but it's much better than the past few days, I went in for a workout yesterday and the bad news was that I could't do much and was running out of breath ALL the time; the good news though is that I weight myself and I have lost 4 lbs!!!!!!!!!! So now my current weight is 169 and I have lost a total of 31 lbs in 3 and half months!! WOOOTT WOOOTT!!! Being sick is hard to follow the diet plan but hey I am not cheating on myself because of this stupid cold so here I am following my "yummy" diet plan. The only thing I have changed on the last 3 days while being sick is that instead of having grilled fish for dinner I am having a fish soup, which is pretty much 1 and a half fish fillet, water, tomatoes, and red pepper for taste and it's very delicious; it's also good because I am not eating as much as I should as I have lost appetite but let's take each day at a time. As far as my workout goes today I worked on ABS; most of the time I had to stop to catch my breath and felt dizzy at times so I would just stop and take it easy, but I'm still proud of myself for working out while being sick. On later posts I will be writing more about my diet and all the supplements I currently take but please don't try this diet at home, as it has been personalized for myself and I consulted with a professional nutritionist, it may or not work well for others. Have a good night =)

Sick days

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I've been wanting to start this blog in April, which was when I started my weight loss journey but got carried away because of work and things in life, but since I didn't work today; because I have a bad cold, I finally decided to start! I'm now having one of those lazy days where I can't get anything done besides eating and peeing and blogging =) and also being sick =( I've been pretty good at following by diet on the sick days but it is a little harder since I am getting hungrier as I am laying on the couch all day long.
So when I have those crazy cravings I either drink some water or eat a small cup of sugar free JELLO. At the beginning of my diet there was a day that I ate 7 cups because I really wanted something sweet to eat. It didn't completely satisfy me but it helped a little (I'm not sure why I had to eat 7 but I did; hey at least it's better than eating chocolate or ice cream)

I guess this will be my last blog for today; I need to try to get some rest before working out, because I haven't worked out since saturday which was when I got this terrible cold. But I'll take it easy though =) 

Diet

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So now that I have introduced myself I want to talk about my diet. For the next 2 weeks I will be following this specific diet for myself so please don't try it on your own because you should be seen by a specialist before following any diet.


MORNING (7:30AM) 
1 small avocado with soy milk. 


MID MORNING (10:30AM)  
4 egg whites 
1 whole egg 
3/4 cup papaya or melon 


LUNCH (1:30PM)  
5OZ OF (CHICKEN OR TURKEY OR TILÁPIA) 
3/4 cup green beans, Broccoli, asparagus, eggplant. 


SNACK (4:00pm )  
1 chobani any flavor. 


DINNER (6:30pm) 
5oz tilapia 
3/4 cup asparagus, eggplant, sprouts, Green beans, Broccoli.










So this is pretty much what I will eat everyday for the next 2 weeks with vitamins, and I also work out 5 times a week. I have to say that eggs and fish are not my forte but I am trying to suck it in and reach my goal. Once I reach my goal I will be taught how to eat so I can maintain the weight and not just eat anything I feel like because it tastes good. Obviously I will have ice cream but it won't be an everyday thing. (I LOVE ice cream!) So now that you know a little bit about myself and a little about my diet I will post some pictures later and I will try to write on the blog everyday. 




























































Introducing myself




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Hello, my name is Fernanda and I am 24 years old. I started this blog because I wanted to tell the story about my tough journey on losing 60 lbs. At first I doubted that I would ever lose any weight as I have tried for years without any success and why would it be different this time?? Maybe because this time I have more confidence than ever, and I am DETERMINED which the other times I tried losing weight I wasn't...  Well I am proud to say that I am halfway there and have lost a total of 28 lbs so far. \o/ By the way I am currently 171 lbs but I have been at 250 in my teen years and I have finally decided that I am DONE being fat. Please worry about reading my posts and not my run-on sentences or bad grammar as English is not my first language.



Here's a little about my weight struggle so you can get to know me better.

I guess I can say that my weight never really bothered me until it was time to find a boyfriend (around 15 years old) I starved myself numerous times and it didn't work. Then when I was about 17 I found my true love and he loved me for who I was, and I guess he also loved the chubby cheeks =) back then I was probably 220 lbs. Anyway then after I got myself a boyfriend I was too busy with that so the weight didn't bother me anymore. Then when I was about 19 I joined my first gym, the weight started bothering me because everyone looked good in their party dresses and I didn't so it DID bother me. I started working out 3x a week and I was able to lose a few lbs on my own but then after a while I got lazy and didn't want anything to do with the gym. I was one of those paying customers who didn't go to the gym at all. Then for a long time I was 200 lbs until I got sick and discovered that I had to remove my gallbladder which made me lose 20 lbs. I went down to 180 lbs and that was the skinniest I have ever been so I was happy at that weight even though I lost it because of sickness. Then once again I told myself that I would lose more weight and that was the perfect time because I needed to get healthier. SO I joined the gym again and was able to go from 180 to 176 in 4 months! I felt like I put in too much work and effort in these 4 months to only lose 4 lbs in 4 months but guess what? I was eating sweets like crazy! I've always had a bad diet which consisted of somedays not eating much and other days eating too much sweets. I never "understood" why I was overweight since I didn't eat much. In my mind I was fat because of bad genes and NOT because it was my own fault. In 2011 I traveled to my home country for the first time after 11 years, and the food was delicious so of course I didn't stop myself from eating all the good stuff and the delicious cakes ALL DAY, the result of that: I gained 12 lbs in the month that I was in Brazil. When I arrived back in the US I was stressed out over the weight I put on, and gained more weight until I was up again to 198 lbs. Then I told myself I don't want to be 200 lbs anymore! It is not acceptable so my good friend introduced me to this crazy person called Thiago who is a nutritionist/personal trainer, at this point I was desperate so I went in and talked to him. The first thing he tells me is that I had a BMI of an obese person and that crashed me, how did I let myself get there?? Second thing he tells me "You are going to lose 60 lbs in 6 months" and I thought to myself "this man is NUTS what am I doing here?' But at that point I was willing to try EVERYTHING and ANYTHING so I thought I'd try and lose some money and not lose weight and eventually give up. 



My First day to my new life: 

So the next day I started working out with him and for the first week I was in so much pain that I already wanted to give up, but I told myself to just stay and see what would happen. He also gave me a personalized diet which I thought was terrible but compared to the one I am now it was such a great diet back then hehehe, anyway, his diet consisted of fruits, vegetables, lean meat, yogurt and some vitamins which at first I hated it but I was amazingly surprised that I didn't go hungry. So I worked my butt off and followed the diet and started losing the weight week by week. By the 5th week I started cheating here and there on my diet but still kept losing the weight, but by week 12 I thought I could cheat on weekends and keep my diet on the weekdays, but for 2 weeks I didn't lose anything. I still lost 27 lbs in 3 months which is AWESOME but I felt like giving up because I was working hard and not losing any weight. I didn't lose the weight because of my own fault for cheating on weekends but now I am back on track and still have 30 lbs to go. I am halfway there =)