The Glow Up Diaries
Started by gulch, Mar 15 2022 05:34 AM
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Posted 15 March 2022 - 05:34 AM
Hey y’all I’ve been in my awkward phase for like a decade and I’m slowly trudging my way out of it. This thread is gonna be about weight but it’s also gonna be about my skin/hair woes.
Body:
SW: 115lbs
CW: 101
GW: 95?
Currently I have been doing OMAD. I only eat dinner. I don’t really get hungry anymore. I’ve lost about 15 pounds, in part due to me being sick for a couple days but I’ll keep it going. I drink lots of water at work too but still drink caffeine and diet soda. Last night I kinda cheated and had 2 dinners. :/ But it is what it is. My tum is so much smaller. I want a 23 inch waist but I gotta find the ol tape measure to figure out where I’m at. My only woe is that my boobs and hips are disappearing.
Okay skin:
After a years of trying to get rid of my hormonal acne, I started using Apostrophe about a month ago. I was prescribed spironolactone and a tretinoin/niacinimide/clindamycin skin cream. It started working really quickly. All of my cystic acne is gone. Still have some clusters of small flesh-colored comedonal pimples but I can live with it. However, since it can take several months to see the full effects of the medication I remain hopeful that it will continue to improve.
The skincare routine:
I wash my face once a day at night with PanOxyl benzoyl peroxide face wash. I dry my skin completely and then apply the prescribed ointment. I allow that to absorb completely and then apply aquaphor because I’m a flaky queen. I also take the spironolactone once daily.
Hair:
I have bad hair genes. It’s thin and floppy. And then I kept destroying it with box dye. I grew out my natural hair and cut off all the dyed bits. It’s about shoulder length right now. My goal is to have long, pretty, natural hair. I do wash it every day because “training” it just doesn’t work for me. I’m going to try to reduce it to every other day soon though. I use some Creme of Nature honey shampoo and conditioner. I air dry it completely. I don’t use a towel because of friction. Apparently air drying is bad for it to so I’ll try a blow dryer on a cool setting soon.
I’ll update this thread as I try new things, lose more weight, and the results as they come.
Body:
SW: 115lbs
CW: 101
GW: 95?
Currently I have been doing OMAD. I only eat dinner. I don’t really get hungry anymore. I’ve lost about 15 pounds, in part due to me being sick for a couple days but I’ll keep it going. I drink lots of water at work too but still drink caffeine and diet soda. Last night I kinda cheated and had 2 dinners. :/ But it is what it is. My tum is so much smaller. I want a 23 inch waist but I gotta find the ol tape measure to figure out where I’m at. My only woe is that my boobs and hips are disappearing.
Okay skin:
After a years of trying to get rid of my hormonal acne, I started using Apostrophe about a month ago. I was prescribed spironolactone and a tretinoin/niacinimide/clindamycin skin cream. It started working really quickly. All of my cystic acne is gone. Still have some clusters of small flesh-colored comedonal pimples but I can live with it. However, since it can take several months to see the full effects of the medication I remain hopeful that it will continue to improve.
The skincare routine:
I wash my face once a day at night with PanOxyl benzoyl peroxide face wash. I dry my skin completely and then apply the prescribed ointment. I allow that to absorb completely and then apply aquaphor because I’m a flaky queen. I also take the spironolactone once daily.
Hair:
I have bad hair genes. It’s thin and floppy. And then I kept destroying it with box dye. I grew out my natural hair and cut off all the dyed bits. It’s about shoulder length right now. My goal is to have long, pretty, natural hair. I do wash it every day because “training” it just doesn’t work for me. I’m going to try to reduce it to every other day soon though. I use some Creme of Nature honey shampoo and conditioner. I air dry it completely. I don’t use a towel because of friction. Apparently air drying is bad for it to so I’ll try a blow dryer on a cool setting soon.
I’ll update this thread as I try new things, lose more weight, and the results as they come.
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Posted Yesterday, 05:35 AM
I know I shouldn’t but I weighed myself last night after all day of drinking fluids and then eating dinner. I was like 101, so I’m guessing I’m actually in the high 90s. I don’t really have access to a scale so it’s hard to weigh myself first thing in the morning.
But anyway yesterday I had a cheeseburger with mushroom and onion and cheese fries for dinner. I bought a box of danishes but ended up not eating them thank god. My jeans aren’t really fitting very well. So I ordered a couple pairs with a 25-inch waist. I don’t even know my measurements right now.
My booty is looking real sad. It looks good in pants or thongs but completely bare it looks sad. I think it’s time to buy a bike. My bf was still admiring me though, touching my hips and waist. He always admired me but it feels extra special when I’m smaller. So maybe overall I look better.
I gotta get some full body pics. I deleted all my old ones from my hw for some stupid reason. Probably because I was in a binge phase and swore I wouldn’t need them anymore. So now I have nothing to compare myself to
But anyway yesterday I had a cheeseburger with mushroom and onion and cheese fries for dinner. I bought a box of danishes but ended up not eating them thank god. My jeans aren’t really fitting very well. So I ordered a couple pairs with a 25-inch waist. I don’t even know my measurements right now.
My booty is looking real sad. It looks good in pants or thongs but completely bare it looks sad. I think it’s time to buy a bike. My bf was still admiring me though, touching my hips and waist. He always admired me but it feels extra special when I’m smaller. So maybe overall I look better.
I gotta get some full body pics. I deleted all my old ones from my hw for some stupid reason. Probably because I was in a binge phase and swore I wouldn’t need them anymore. So now I have nothing to compare myself to
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Posted Yesterday, 03:07 PM
feeling kinda sad that all i get to eat today is 2 hot pockets.
I’m trying not to count calories because that’s where I get fucked up. I did look up the hot pockets though and it comes to around ~650 if I’m rounding up. I’m not gonna look up anymore foods because I’ll go crazy.
I eat hot pockets when I haven’t pooped in a couple days. Trying to poop so I can accurately weigh myself soon. I honestly have never felt so confident. I can’t wait for my jeans to show up so my butt doesn’t look so droopy.
I’m trying not to count calories because that’s where I get fucked up. I did look up the hot pockets though and it comes to around ~650 if I’m rounding up. I’m not gonna look up anymore foods because I’ll go crazy.
I eat hot pockets when I haven’t pooped in a couple days. Trying to poop so I can accurately weigh myself soon. I honestly have never felt so confident. I can’t wait for my jeans to show up so my butt doesn’t look so droopy.
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Posted Yesterday, 04:20 PM
This is me, at around 100lbs and 5’3”, need I stress AT THE END OF THE DAY. After dinner and drinking tons of water. So I’m all bloated and stuff. I swear my gut isn’t actually that big but I’m bad and couldn’t help but so a body check. I think it looks terrible but I guess I shouldn’t do this after eating and drinking a bunch of carbonated stuff. Ugh, I have such a weird body.
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Posted Today, 04:47 AM
Last night I broke down and ate some chips. Not that many, so definitely still under my BMR.
I’m going to try to be better about tracking my weight and calories. I bought a scale today. I opened it up in the walmart parking lot, set it on the pavement, took off my shoes, and weighed myself. I’m 102.2. A little higher than I thought but I’m gonna keep going and weigh myself again in a couple days or a week.
I’m going to try to be better about tracking my weight and calories. I bought a scale today. I opened it up in the walmart parking lot, set it on the pavement, took off my shoes, and weighed myself. I’m 102.2. A little higher than I thought but I’m gonna keep going and weigh myself again in a couple days or a week.
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Posted Today, 05:01 AM
Honestly though, even though I have lost like 13lbs in the last month or two, I feel so broken. Like, I should be below 100 by now. Like, aside from a couple times where I ate more, I feel I’ve barely been eating recently. One meal a day should put me between 600-1000 calories a day AT MOST. I haven’t crunched the numbers, but I just feel like I should be way skinnier right now. Like, I barely even feel hunger anymore. There would be days where I’d be starving by lunch if I didn’t eat breakfast. But now I’m not even hungry by dinner time and then I only eat because I know if I don’t it won’t end well.
There were a couple of days where I was very sick and dehydrated and I looked so GOOD. I should have taken a picture but now that I’m well and hydrated I just look so bloated and terrible. My legs definitely look skinnier but what is with that gut?
But I’m gonna be good and keep going. I have lost 13 pounds. I am making progress. I’m getting there. I just don’t remember weight loss being this slow. And it’s driving me crazy.
There were a couple of days where I was very sick and dehydrated and I looked so GOOD. I should have taken a picture but now that I’m well and hydrated I just look so bloated and terrible. My legs definitely look skinnier but what is with that gut?
But I’m gonna be good and keep going. I have lost 13 pounds. I am making progress. I’m getting there. I just don’t remember weight loss being this slow. And it’s driving me crazy.
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