Weigh in, numero uno

I went for my first fortnightly weigh in today. I think I did pretty well, considering that I've been sick/slack. What I learned is that 70% effort is still an effort, and any step forward is taking me closer to that goal. I hate to sound cliched or trite, but that really rang true for me today.

Ruku also signed up for Celebrity Slim today. He wants to lose about 30kg (he weighed in at 101.1), and get control of his weight while it's still manageable. Which is fantastic, and also means that I've got an in-house weight-loss buddy.

Anyway, to my weigh in;

Dress size: 20 tops, 24 bottoms (damn you big bum!)
Weight: 116.4
BMI: 43
Hips: 136cm
Waist: 127cm
Arms: 35cm
Next Weigh In: 24/10/08

Yes, you read correctly; that IS a loss of 1.6kg, a loss of 2cm, and down one point on the BMI. I think I've done pretty well. Only 58.4kg to go now!




I bought a new outfit last night. A new top and a pair of shorts, sizes 20 and 24 respectively. And this is where I am going to make a public promise to myself - From this moment on, I shall never buy a size 20 to 24 (or god forbid, larger) for myself again. By the time I need new clothes, I will need smaller clothes. I'm promising myself this, and I aim to deliver.

To finish off this post, I shall include pictures of the aforementioned outfit I bought last night. May the next outfit I post be a much smaller one!

Thursday Frustrations

I. AM. STILL. SICK.

If you want to get technical though, I was better, and looking forward to going back to work today (because i'm starting to feel some cabin fever over here, being stuck in my house the last 3 days!), when I woke up in the middle of the night, headachey, hot, and freaking out that my clothes were suffocating me. And puffed right back up like a kid who swallowed some golf balls for a laugh. Going back to the doctor today, but I am honestly so..... gah! I took a few Nurofen Plus last night, and that calmed it down a bit, but I'm not "better" by any stretch of the imagination.

I have a feeling that my immune system has given up because of my last job; starting early, finishing late (it wasn't uncommon to do a few 10 to 12 hour days a week), 5 to 6 days a week, with no time off for sickness allowed (if I wanted to keep my job that is). Not to mention the stress of working in an unstable environment, not knowing whether your job is secure or not takes its toll. Anyway, I think because my immune system has been working overtime trying to keep me well the year and a half I was at that job, now that I'm in a secure position, with paid sick time, my system has just rolled over and died, so to speak. Might bring that hypothesis up with the doctor today, I read in an article in Women's Health (I think, don't quote me on it!) that stuff like this is becoming common as Australians are becoming more stressed and overworked, but was a bit skeptical until now...

Anyway, never got around to posting yesterday's food diary, but to be honest, there was nothing really of note there. I had my shakes, I had my healthy snacks, didn't get any exercise in, had roughly 2L of water (lost count somewhere...). Oh! Ruku did take me out to lunch, we went to Elephant Boy in the Bowral Main Street. They had some REALLY gorgeous looking curries, but they were served with spicy Indian potatoes (which I love) and a rice pilaf. You'll all be glad to know that I resisted the carb-fest though, and I ordered marinated chicken breast with salad on the side! The salad was just a leaf salad, and the chicken was a tad tough (Ruku's was fantastic though, so maybe I just got a dud boob), but the chutney served on the side was fantastic, honestly the best I've had for a long time. It also came on toasted turkish pide, and I can proudly report that I resisted the lure of the bread (mostly) and nibbled on a third, before I made Ruku eat it so I wouldn't. The basil pesto salad dressing was also pretty good, and not too heavy, which made me happy.

I have also been working my way through various high-protein, low-carb snack bars, to sample and review them. When I've got a few different varieties under my belt, I'll post my thoughts up here. And, I made insanely healthy, low carb lasagne yesterday, and wasn't sure when I'd have time to post the recipe up, well now I will have time! Expect to see a recipe for my bolognese sauce + lasagne in the next couple of days, if I don't post it today. I'm pretty pleased with how economical it's turned out actually, with 500g of mince, I made enough bolognese for two medium lasagnes, and still have enough sauce to serve Ruku and I as "vegetti" another day. I'm looking forward to trying vegetables in place of pasta, even though my sauce is already loaded with veggies. Before I start gushing, that is the great thing about growing up vegetarian; instead of looking at meat as the main man, you save a lot of money by using meat more sparingly, and bulking meals out with vegetables, beans and pulses. So much cheaper, and healthier too. While I do eat meat these days (not a whole lot, but I do eat it), left to my own devices I tend to gravitate back to vegetarian habits, and will happily eat a khichari, or dahl, and be perfectly satisfied with that.

One more thing of note, before I sign this off here; Those Celebrity Slimmers who have access to a coffee plunger, or a home coffee machine, make 150ml of coffee, refridgerate it until cold, and use some water to top it up to 200ml or 250ml, then add your chocolate CS shake. Delicious! (especially if you like your coffee/mocha on the slightly bitter side) I might try making some coffee ice cubes, and blending it with strawberries for a mocha berry frappe shake, but I'll give feedback on that when I've tried it.

Day One/ Starting pictures

So I've been playing with the blogger software a bit, and trying to tweak my profile settings and the like. I finally worked out how to follow blogs, so now I can follow all the other CS ladies! Whee!

I also put up a userpicture. That's actually a fairly recent photo of me, taken in July. So now anyone reading this knows what I look like. I know, from the face shot alone, I don't look that fat (also, my winter scarf does a good job hiding my double chin, heehee). So to prove it, pictures are included in this post! Just be glad I didn't post the pictures in my underdaks.... They're pretty awful.

Other than that, I woke up with a sore throat, snot all over my pillow (ewww) and half an hour late for work. So, obviously, I'm not going in today. I'm going to stay in bed, and maybe go for a bit of a walk later if i feel up to it. Unfortunately I've learned the hard way that if I don't take care of myself when I have a cold in its infancy, I only make it worse for myself later. So making myself a very garlicky stirfry for lunch!

I'm trying out the CS fat burner tablets. Apparently they make a big difference, and I need all the help I can get XD Aaaah, shouldn't be down on myself. Baby steps, baby steps. Need to tell myself that it's only one day, and I can do it.

Definately need to investigate Coles for the low carb Diego wraps too.... because I adore pizza, and having it as my balanced meal would be great! The dominos vegetarian thin and crispy is my fave, but it still has about 22g of carbs per 100g serving, which is about 12g over the carbs I need!

Introduction

I am a 20 year old girl living in Southern Sydney, who needs to lose a lot of weight.

To properly introduce myself, I am Sebastian (not really, but I always liked the name, so I use it as a psuedonym), I am turning 21 in March, and the thought of being 50-60 kilograms overweight for the *big* 21 is a pretty upsetting one. So, if I start now, I can be on my way to a much healthier weight by my birthday, which would be a really great present.

I am a very busy girl. I have two jobs, and not a lot of time on my hands to make sure I eat well. With that, and my rampant dairy addiction (i can knock down a chocolate milkshake in 30 seconds flat), I've decided to try the Celebrity Slim diet plan, so that I spend less time preparing healthy food (the biggest downfall of the CSIRO plan and the like, IMHO), and I get my milkshake cravings satisfied, without having to put up with being sick all the time.

I'm going for consultations every fortnight. Mostly because I get a rostered day off every second Friday, but also because having fortnightly weigh ins means I have more time to try lose weight, so hopefully when my weigh in rolls around, I get somewhat of an impressive figure on the scales. I had my first consultation on Friday, and my figures are as follows;

Dress Size: 22 to 24
Weight: 118
BMI: 44
Hips: 138cm
Waist: 127cm
Arms: 35cm
Next Weigh In: 10/10/08

My goal weight is to be about somewhere around 58 - 63kg, to wear a size 10 to 12, and to have a BMI of 23. This means I need to lose about 60kg. So, I've started this blog, separate from my regular journal, to be totally devoted to my quest to be 60kg lighter, and several dress sizes smaller.

However, to set myself a shorter term goal, I want to lose 10kg, and get to 108kg. That will also get my BMI out of "Morbidly Obese" and into regular old obese at 40. If I can do that in the next two months, I will be very happy, and will reward myself with a nice treat when I get there. A full body massage sounds nice though! Because losing 60kg is just... well, intimidating, I'm trying to think of it in terms of taking small bites. I don't feel like I can lose 60kg, but I can definately lose 1kg, sixty times. I'm fairly sure I can lose 5kg, twelve times. And losing 10kg, six times sounds like a challenge I'd be up for.





I'm starting the plan tomorrow, so I'll have an update on my food and exercise then. Wish me luck!