logs;

2/6

BF: 3 small apples
L : 2 regular indomie and one boiled egg
D : 1 serving of rice,1 small cucumber, 1 small apple + a bite of chicken

water 1.5 L
40 mins biking
15 mins walking

3/6

BF : 1 cup of green tea + 2 cobs of boiled corn
L : 5 medium sized bananas + groundnut
D : 1 cob of boiled corn, 1 small cucumber + groundnut

Water 2 L
40mins biking


4/6

BF : Nil
L : NIl
D : 1 serving of eba + egusi soup + 2 small kpomo
Snack 2 small apples + groundnut

Water 1.5 L
No exercise.

I have to keep improving.

Sammiejo you're trying o and motivating me. Unfortunately I am away from home and at the mercy of the people I'm staying with. You should see the beans given to me this morning dripping with palm oil It was either that or rice and palm oil stew I shall survive this week. Meanwhile keep it up but wait o,don't you get hungry?

@ Ejadamen, babe I get hungry oh. Since today I have been eating all sorts. Including a pack of coconut chips. I eat alot especially on weekends when I am indoors most of the time. Its good to know I am an encourager. You de encourage me too.

Logs again;

5/6

BF: 2 servings of boiled white rice + chicken
L  : 1 pack of coconut chips
D  : 10 Table spoons of beans + 2 Slice of boiled Sweet potatoes

Water : 2 L
Exercise : 45 mins biking

thanks Ejadamen for catching me yesterday, I probably would have continued on my eating spree

6/6

BF :1/4 of a medium sized pawpaw
L  : 3/4 of medium sized pawpaw
      1.5 barbecued chicken lap 
      2 glasses of orange juice
D : 1 indomie.

Water : 2.15 L
Exercise : 30mins biking (morning)
                45 mins biking (evening)


@ romeo; Pls  come and see if I am improving.

I think I'm a bit confident of what I ate today
B - 2 boiled sweet potato,1 fried egg
L - 2 wraps of moinmoin that had half boiled egg in each
D - plan to eat 1 pack of indomie only
Water so far is 2L
Exercise-nil

Hey Guys, i see you have modified your meal plans! Great!

@Sammiejo - It is definitely an improvement. Note, if you get hungry, just eat more fruits. Make sure NOT to eat too much high calorie fruits like bananas, avocado pears, etc. Melon, Papaya, Apples, Oranges are OK. Melon and Papaya are especially filling.

@Eladamen - You can have the Indomie with Chicken/Fish or a boiled egg. Hows the skipping going?

Lets do this for a month and see if it makes a difference. Best of luck guys!

@Romeo,I eagerly await the day you'll spell my name right Well it's good to know I'm improving. I haven't exercised for a week,mainly cos I have been away from home but I'll resume next week.I've been thinking about the skipping and I've decided to add walking to it.

Yesterday 10/06/2010
B - 2 slices of bread and a bowl of quaker oats
L - 2 servings rice with veggies and fish
D - fruit salad(apple,watermelon & pineapple)
Water - approx 2L

Exercise - nil

Today 11/06/2010
B - a small cup if tea and once slice of bread
L - 1 120g indomie
D - will be 2 servings rice and stew with fish
Water - 1.5L so far

Exercise - nil

12/06/2010
B - 1 pack of 120g indomie and a piece of fish
L - a bowl of ijebu garri and plenty water
D - fried plantain and egg (got carried away)
Water - 2L

Exercise - nil(will resume on monday)

Sammy where are you?

@ Ejadamen, I am fine oh.
I have been on a medication thats making me eat.

Logs;

7/6
My sistas bday. I was just eating!
Cake, Jollof rice gbogbo ero.
30mins biking

8/6
My friends bday. I was just eating!
Cake, jollof rice, fried rice. soft drink
30 mins biking

9/6
B 1 apple + 2 small carrots + 1 meatpie
L 2 medium slice of pineapple + 1 small carrot
D 1 serving of eba + egusi soup + chicken

later I was hungry again so I ate again

1 normal indomie + 1 slice of pineapple

Water 2 L
Exercise; 1 hour biking, 30 abdominals

10/6

B 5 slices of pineapple
L 1 indomie
Snack : 4 slices of cake
D 3 pieces of boiled unripe plaintain+ 4 tablespoons of boiled rice + stew
Water 2.15 L
30mins biking

11/6

B3 servings of boiled rice + 1 piece of chicken + 1 small cucumber
L 1 full small pineapple
Snack 5 thin slices of cake(thankfully the cake is finished now).
D 2 servings of rice + stew

Water 2L
No exercise

12/6

2 slice of yam + eforiro
1 packet of plantain chips + 2 servings of rice.
1 cup of beans + 2 pieces of boiled unripe plantain.

Water 2.15L
Exercise; 15 mins Hannah Waterman cardio, 40 mins biking.

I HAVE TO IMPROVE NEXT WEEK. THANKFULLY THE MEDICATION IS FINISHED AND I HOPE THE SIDE EFFECTS WILL END THIS WEEK OH.

It happens but I hope you're feeling better now. At least you were exercising with all your eating. I did not exercise but I have received amazed compliments that I have trimmed down but I'm still afraid to check my weight. Don't want to be disappointed cos have heavy bones. At least I can now fit into clothes I couldn't fit into before.


Romeo, o Romeo wherefore art thou Romeo?

I am new to this thread but i will keep it short and simple, i am 5'7,30 yr old mother of two kids[delivered by c-s]i started my weight loss journey last year[oct] @ 98 kg with waist circumference of 46",as at today am 81kg,38" waist,i still have about 8-10 kg to drop so i can take my waist measurement below 35 which is my main motivation and goal,and not only do i feel good as it is right now,i feel a sense of accomplishment.
i never used any of those weight loss craps,dont have a gym membership ,neither do i starve myself,all i do is log 300 minutes of cardio[walking,jogging,skipping and dancing]weekly,do squats and lunges three x weekly for 15-20 minutes,reduced intake of salt,cut processed food[bread,indomie,pringles,chips,meat pie e.t.c] to the barest minimum,i dont diet so i dont have taboos,but i make sure my meal are wholesome.i know the bad foods and i try to limit them, i just eat sensibly and stop when i am no longer hungry.

Welcome modath, I'm right where you were last oct but I hope to go down. It's encouraging what you wrote. I agree starving doesn't make sense and I hate the word 'diet' but we have to learn to eat right. Stopping bread is hard so I switched to whole wheat bread. Writing out what I eat here helps keep me accountable. Anyway I shall get there.

@Ejadamen ,
Pls check again,i never said i cut it out completely,i just said i reduced it to the level that i will only eat processed food when i absolutely will have nightmares if i dont eat it,lets break down the wheat bread,==it has flour,fat and preservatives.indomie==small is 420 cals,large pack is 630 cal,for that amount of cal i can do a fist sized garri with vegetable stew and chicken breast.
Babe,we will get there,its not easy but it is do-able

Sincerely,I am encouraged. 98 to 81. I will continue exercising. I hope I get to 80 soon.

@ Ejadamen -

@Romeo,I eagerly await the day you'll spell my name right

I hope i got it right today!

I have received amazed compliments that I have trimmed down but I'm still afraid to check my weight. Don't want to be disappointed cos have heavy bones. At least I can now fit into clothes I couldn't fit into before.

Well, something seems to be working, so keep it up.
Don't be afraid to check your weight. Sometimes, a small weight loss in the right place, can cause a drastic difference in how you appear. Losing water also has this effect, especially on the face, which makes you look slimmer overall. Whatever happens, just keep up the good work!

@Sammiejo -

Sincerely,I am encouraged. 98 to 81. I will continue exercising.

Wow! Thats 17 kg, over 2.5 St. Well done and keep up the good work!

Er, Romeo I think Sammiejo was repeating modath's weight loss and found it encouraging.

Hello,everyone hope you are still hanging in there,i am now mentoring a neighbour who is currently 110kg,she was 112 three weeks ago.i am far from being a personal trainer but my weight loss is a motivation for her and she has latched on to me,we now work out together.
This morning, i weighed 80.7kg.

Good for you modath. Your post motivated me as well just that I am yet to weigh myself.

@ fellow weight losers,I'll post my logs for the missing days tomorrow.

@Romeo,I finally understand what you meant about the skipping and I'm working on it. Will put in more info tomorrow. Good night!

@ Romeo,finally you got my name right! Now about the skipping I now understand that if I skip till failure and do this repeatedly then my endurance would increase i.e. I would be able to skip more each time. Maketh sense.

Logs
13/6/2010
B - one roll of whole wheat bread + 1 boiled egg + a mug of tea w/out sugar
L - 2 servings of jollof rice + 1 pc of fish
D - 2 servings of jollof rice + 2 glasses of nutri-c
Snack - 1 small bowl of garri
Water - 2L
Exercise nil

14/06/2010
B - one roll of whole wheat bread + 1 boiled egg + a mug of tea w/out sugar
L - 2 servings of jollof rice + 1 boiled egg + 1 glass of nutri-c
D - 2pcs of boiled yam + fried egg + 2 glasses of nutri-c
Snack - homemade watermelon juice,a small bowl of cornflakes
Water - 1.5L
Exercise - Walking 45mins, skipping 200

15/6/2010
B - 2 milk choc biscuits + a glass of watermelon juice
L - 2 rolls of whole wheat bread + fried egg + tea
D - One wrap of moinmoin + a small bowl of custard
Water - 1.5L
Exercise - skipping 250,walking 45mins,squats 60,press ups 40,sit ups 80

@Ejadamen,
Pls and pls, i'd really luv it if u can stop frying your eggs,stop custard and cornflakes and replace it with pap.
what is your current weight,height and waist and hip circumference.?
*I did my HIIT workout today,skipping 100 superfast and jogging on the spot for 3 min,its for 45 mins but it feels like 4500 mins cos i was almost collapsing at the very end.
Breakfast==moin-moin,fish and Agidi
mid morning=cucumber and carrot
LUNCH===== Amala okro and fish.
dinner.

@ modath, what is the difference between cornflakes and pap? Thought they were both corn Ok to the fried egg.
Current weight - no idea
Current height - 1.63m
Waist - 46"
Hip(including bum) - 46"

Today 16-06-2010
B - one roll of wheat bread and a mug of tea w/out sugar

A glass of watermelon juice

L - one wrap moinmoin and a small bowl of garri

Half glass of watermelon juice and 2 oranges

D - one serving of wheat + okro soup with smoked fish

2 oranges

Water - 1.5L
Exercise - nil

Ejadamen,
Pap is unproccessed,it still has all its nutrient and its fibre content is still intact,cornflakes and custard on the other hand has added sugar,presevatives,colourants e.t.c,that is just my 2 kobo input.
waist 46" and bum 46" means you have an apple shape,so the kind of exercise you need to do is more of cardio and it will be advisable if you try and incorporate it into your daily activity all day long,so that you metabolism will be up all day.
Fruit==orange and pine-apple at a minimum,you are better off with watermelon,pawpaw,mango and cucumber.
food==your main meals should be vegatables and protein,pls switch your dairy to low fat,completely eliminate sugar in every form.

@ modath,noted.

@Ejadamen ,
How are you doing?.

I am fine thanks. As cardio,I just recently started walking because I dislike jogging and running. I swim but it's too rainy and cold for that now. Also I thought orange was good as per low calorie. I already changed my dairy to low fat but I am yet to find a low fat yoghurt. If you know any let me know. Take care.

You definitely cannot jog,its going to kill your knees,but you do need to make your brisk walk quite challenging so that you can benefit from it,the minimum is 60 minutes everyday.
I have the tendency like you to store fat in my tummy,so i'd rather not take a lot of citrus fruit,and i hardly take dairy products[at the most 3 spoons of marvel a week]cos of the same reason.pls go to the following websites for tips and support.
1.CALORIECOUNT.ABOUT.COM
2.DAILYSPARK.COM
3.WEBMD.COM
4.SUPERSKINNYME.COM
You can also hit up Time magazine and the new york time health section websites for some science and research based articles on weight loss[nutrition and exercise] for a mesomorphic apple shaped body.

I'm already on CALORIECOUNT and MYFITNESSPAL. Well I'll work on building my walking to 60minutes. I walk outside and the routes I've chosen(2) add up to 45minutes.

Wow. I am so shocked. I didnt know this topic still existed! lol. okay, i shall be visiting it daily once again

17/06/2010
Well at least the day started out well
B - one roll of wheat bread + a mug of hot skimmed milk

1/4 medium sized pawpaw

L - one wrap moinmoin

3 servings of fruit salad(pawpaw and watermelon)

D - 1/4 roasted fish,1L of Hollandia yoghurt,a handful of potato chips & coleslaw
Water - 1.5L

Exercise - Dancing 15mins,skipping 200,aerobics 20mins.

Anyone know a brand of low fat yogurt?
Yay! Welcome trim! It's been hard doing it solo,well with Sammy and modath but as usual you can help criticize what we eat.

how much have u lost Eja? remember Cynthia? she went from 89 or 84 (cant remember) to 69!