Chanel eats everything, loses weight
Some of you may remember that just over a month ago, I set out a challenge for myself: to get in shape and lose weight. To keep myself to that, I promised that by the end of June, I would update with the results of my one month challenge. (And maybe include pictures.)
This is the update.
Before I go any further, I need to make a confession: I am a brat. When I want something, I get it. When it comes to material things, I have rarely ever wanted something I couldn’t rationally justify, so my brattish ways were never really a problem—but unfortunately, the same cannot be said for eatable things. Keep that in mind.
Knowing that I was embarking on a journey that was destined to fail if I tried the typical diet approach to achieve my goal, I decided to try something completely radical: the un-diet approach. No starvation. No carrot sticks for dinner. No denying myself anything. I was going to eat whatever I wanted, because dammit, I deserve to eat whatever I want.
Many, many people told me it simply couldn’t be done—that eating whatever you want and expecting to lose significant amounts of weight in a short period of time was “unreasonable”. I told them I used to be able to do this. They told me that’s what happens when you get old. Someone should have told them what happens when someone tells me I can’t do something.
So I ate.
I ate feta and black olive ravioli. I ate salad packed with beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, vege pate, sauerkraut, beets, quinoa, and more. I ate potatoes with prime stakes, broccoli, carrots and cauliflower.
I also ate fried tofu, chicken style with sauteed red peppers and other vegetables. And I ate zoo sticks with ranch dip. You mustn’t also forget the cream of broccoli soup, cheese and crackers, and those two slices of raisin toast with peanut butter and jam I had every single morning.
I also ate candy. And Rolo Max ice cream. And a seven layer chocolate cake.
I have always eaten the exact same things—in fact, if anything, as I have gotten older I have become more health conscious and more active. And yet, amazingly enough…
Three summers ago I was 115 lbs.
Two summers ago I was 125 lbs.
Last summer I was 135 lbs.
Last month, just before I began this un-diet, I was 142.5 lbs.
I now weigh 134 lbs.
Obviously there is a little more to eating whatever you want and losing weight—and I will be writing about some general tips I followed (and still continue to follow) during my one month challenge very soon… but I just had to go on record to say that I did this. And honestly, if I can, anyone can.
If you are (or were) getting in shape for summer - how’s that going?
Wow, how did you pull that off? Please DO write some general tips. I’ve made countless, “Yes, I know, it’s time to get serious. No, I won’t eat junk food anymore. Yes, I’ll exercise everyday!”’s this summer, and I’ve yet to really do anything significant in my quest to lose weight. I even justified my purchase of a Wii Fit with self-promises that I would lose 39283 pounds instantly and be on the cover of the September issue of Shape, or one of those magazines. Alas, I’m beginning to become comfortable with the fact that in twenty years, I just may be one of those ladies they get footage of walking in the mall with a giant pretzel, with “America’s Obesity Epidemic” plastered on my ass for the nightly news. Not really. I’m going to lose weight. Starting tomorrow. Or.. the next day.
But, really, congratulations on your weight loss. :] And I hope you share your tips and whatnot with the rest of us unlucky bitches who do nothing but gain.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:19 pmWow! Congratulations! That’s amazing! I do completely believe that it’s possible to eat whatever you want and still lose weight, although all the evidence I have for this stems from my personal experience of never wanting anything but sushi, cheese, popcorn and green tea for months. On that diet (sushi & at least 2 liters of green tea every single day, cheese & popcorn for snacks), which was coupled with chain-smoking and dancing every night once our “free semester” (thesis only, no class) began, I dropped to a svelte 114 - I’d never weighed that past puberty before, and I foolishly assumed I’d be able to stick to this eat-whatever-you-want extravaganza and stay at 114. I’d found the golden ticket! I hit the hereditary jackpot!
Yeah right. I moved a continent and an ocean away from my sushi-loving friends, but I continued eating whatever I wanted, so I ended up 20 lbs heavier and frantically trying to convince myself that those really nice jeans I bought just “shrunk” in the dryer. Just like everything else I own. Evil dryer :|
On my frame, that kind of weight is unacceptable because I look and feel like a waddling pear. I’ve now cut out everything fatty and greasy from my diet, and I’m frantically trying to go back to at least 120…
Please do share tips :) I’m in desperate need of help.
July 9th, 2008 at 6:31 pmI eat just as much as I always have, yet I’ve lost 2 pounds in the last year. (I know, not much, but I’m not trying to lose weight either. I’m actually underweight for my age). Even though it’s only a measly 2 lbs, I couldn’t understand why I lost weight. I think it has to do with not only what foods you eat, but when you eat them.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:41 pm!?!?
I want to be able to eat whatever the hell I want and lose weight! I go by the I’m going to eat whatever I want method too, although I haven’t been losing any weight at all… I don’t think I’ve gained any, but I certainly haven’t lost any! TELL ME YOUR SECRETS!
July 9th, 2008 at 9:14 pmlosing weight is awesome. i’ve been gaining more than i’m losing but if what you’re saying is true, you are my new hero.
July 10th, 2008 at 1:15 amHow do you do that?!?!?! Your scale went down! It’s even so hard for me just to lose 2 pounds. I’m now 118 and I wanna become at least 110-115. I have dance classes right now so hopefully that’ll help! :D
July 10th, 2008 at 8:56 amCongratulations on achieving your goal! Losing weight is probably one of the hardest things for most people, including me! So the fact that you lost it without a starvation diet is very significant. Well, share your secret, I wanna be 134 pounds too :P
July 10th, 2008 at 9:54 amWell, I am looking forward to your next post then.
I always thought I was a normal weight, until I realised how skinny my friends were. :(
July 11th, 2008 at 5:05 amWow, that’s so crazy, I wish that would work for me!! You’ll have to spill all your secrets ASAP.
By the way, I find it amazingly coincidental that our weights for the past 3 summers have been almost identical to each other and went up the same. (115, 125, 135 exact same trend for me so far. And then back in May I was fluctuating between 140-145 and now I’m exactly … *weighs self*… 133) It’s super strange how similar our weights are and have been!!
July 17th, 2008 at 2:05 amOh, and I meant to say that reading this post made me quite hungry.
July 17th, 2008 at 2:05 am