Good day ladies!
My weigh in this week is 251.6 up one pound from last week. However, last week I was just coming back from being sick. This week I was up as much as 6 pounds, so overall I will take what I got.
I am getting back into running, got 4 miles in on Tuesday, 5 miles on Thursday, and 6.5 on Sunday morning.
I love the feeling when I am back into the running!
Today was day one of P90X .. it kicked my butt.
But yes, I pushed play ... and did what I could.
And I am proud of myself ....
Next week will be better, I promise!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
this weekend
our state swim meet was this weekend. we left at 8:30 am friday morning and got back at 11pm sat. night. lots of eating out. i did try to do well and eat the best i could.
friday:
cereal bar for breakfast
chicken breast sub for lunch from subway
3/4 lasagna, 1/2 house salad, bread, and 1 scoop of vanilla icecream at old spaghetti factory
cinnamon latte and rice krispie treat at starbucks
saturday:
apple juice, kix cereal and milk for breakfast at the hotel
salt and vinegar chips, italian sub for lunch from jimmy johns.
pancakes, bacon, hashbrown and eggs at ihop for dinner.
i weighed myself this mornign just to see what the damage was and it wasn't too bad. of course then we went to chinese buffet for sunday lunch. i didnt eat as much as i usually do but still not a good choice in going there. light dinner for tongiht.
friday:
cereal bar for breakfast
chicken breast sub for lunch from subway
3/4 lasagna, 1/2 house salad, bread, and 1 scoop of vanilla icecream at old spaghetti factory
cinnamon latte and rice krispie treat at starbucks
saturday:
apple juice, kix cereal and milk for breakfast at the hotel
salt and vinegar chips, italian sub for lunch from jimmy johns.
pancakes, bacon, hashbrown and eggs at ihop for dinner.
i weighed myself this mornign just to see what the damage was and it wasn't too bad. of course then we went to chinese buffet for sunday lunch. i didnt eat as much as i usually do but still not a good choice in going there. light dinner for tongiht.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
My New Toy ...
Well, my Body Media Fit has arrived... and lemme tell you it is the greatest invention ever!
Today was a good day, I logged my food, I made good choices, and I got a 5 mile run in.
My run was not the greatest. I forgot my Chomps and I dropped my blood sugar at about mile 4 and started to get really dizzy, but I would not quit! So I did finish my run ... woo hoo. I was unfortunately FOUR minutes slower than my Turkey Trot time, but what can you do?
Here are the stats from the Body Media ... I burned 3429 calories today, took 14500 steps, had 75 minutes of vigorous activity (which means it counts my running as vigrous which is good) and 44 minutes of moderate activity. I had an overall 1267 calorie deficity after logging my food.
Now ladies... PLEASE look at what I burned. Now if I ate 1200 calories what do you think my body would do. As it was I added some chocolate at the end of the night because I was low. I am still too low according to the recommendation of the software who says to eat 750 under your burn for the day!
Today was a good day, I logged my food, I made good choices, and I got a 5 mile run in.
My run was not the greatest. I forgot my Chomps and I dropped my blood sugar at about mile 4 and started to get really dizzy, but I would not quit! So I did finish my run ... woo hoo. I was unfortunately FOUR minutes slower than my Turkey Trot time, but what can you do?
Here are the stats from the Body Media ... I burned 3429 calories today, took 14500 steps, had 75 minutes of vigorous activity (which means it counts my running as vigrous which is good) and 44 minutes of moderate activity. I had an overall 1267 calorie deficity after logging my food.
Now ladies... PLEASE look at what I burned. Now if I ate 1200 calories what do you think my body would do. As it was I added some chocolate at the end of the night because I was low. I am still too low according to the recommendation of the software who says to eat 750 under your burn for the day!
Wellll......
Now my plague has taken on the shape of sinus and cold ick.
Yesterday, after every trip down to the basement for laundry, I had a coughing fit that I am not joking, lasted between 5 and 10 minutes. The awful, can't get your breath kind of coughing fits.
Today I have done nothing, and felt mostly better, except for the headache I had in the middle of the day.
*ugh*.
So definitely no exercising here.
And since my husband is on vacation hours --- yay for time together!! -- we have been having takeout, and other not SO great choices. And I have NOT been tracking everything. But I am okay with it.
I am not staying under my CURRENT calories, but I am staying under my BMR calories, so I am feeling okay.
Yesterday, after every trip down to the basement for laundry, I had a coughing fit that I am not joking, lasted between 5 and 10 minutes. The awful, can't get your breath kind of coughing fits.
Today I have done nothing, and felt mostly better, except for the headache I had in the middle of the day.
*ugh*.
So definitely no exercising here.
And since my husband is on vacation hours --- yay for time together!! -- we have been having takeout, and other not SO great choices. And I have NOT been tracking everything. But I am okay with it.
I am not staying under my CURRENT calories, but I am staying under my BMR calories, so I am feeling okay.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
update
tues:
lunch:
6 piece nuggets w/ sweet and sour sauce
2/3 of a large fry
dinner: (def got my veggies in today!)
green beans
califlower/lettuce parmasian dressing salad
chicken pot pie
wednesday
lunch:
other half of fajita quesadilla from monday
apple cinnamon cereal bar
snack: cantaloupe, pineapple, couple bites of cheese dip with 2 crackers
dinner:
to be determined....
lunch:
6 piece nuggets w/ sweet and sour sauce
2/3 of a large fry
dinner: (def got my veggies in today!)
green beans
califlower/lettuce parmasian dressing salad
chicken pot pie
wednesday
lunch:
other half of fajita quesadilla from monday
apple cinnamon cereal bar
snack: cantaloupe, pineapple, couple bites of cheese dip with 2 crackers
dinner:
to be determined....
Monday, February 21, 2011
mon - new day!
my hubby and i went to our favorite mexican restaurant today for lunch. i was very good and only had 1/2 of what i usually get. i got a box for the other half. i counted out my chips (16) and ate them with cheese dip. salsa would have been a better choice, but i love me some cheese dip.
for snack i ate a honey/peanut butter uncrustable and for dinner i am going to eat a strawberry jelly/peanut butter uncrustable.
calories today:
chips - 169
1/2 chicken fajita quesadilla (using another mex rest. that was in mfp) - 615
cheese dip - 138
honey uncrustable - 210
strawberry uncrustable - 210
total - 1342
rode exercise bike for 40 minutes, burned 425 cals.
mfp name is estes45. what is all of yours? how does it work with friends?
for snack i ate a honey/peanut butter uncrustable and for dinner i am going to eat a strawberry jelly/peanut butter uncrustable.
calories today:
chips - 169
1/2 chicken fajita quesadilla (using another mex rest. that was in mfp) - 615
cheese dip - 138
honey uncrustable - 210
strawberry uncrustable - 210
total - 1342
rode exercise bike for 40 minutes, burned 425 cals.
mfp name is estes45. what is all of yours? how does it work with friends?
The Scale Diet ...
Oh I totally forgot to tell you about my other new plan ...its called a Scale Diet.
Now those of you who knows me well know that I am obsessed with the scale. I weigh myself waaay too many times during the course of a day. And I always say that it doesnt affect me, and it doesnt. But what I did notice is that when the scale shows a loss, I am more likely to be lax on myself.
So, as inspired by some other friends, I am going on a Lenten scale diet.
Ash Wednesday (March 9th) will be my last day with a scale -- and then my next weigh in will be April 24th!
I will be measuring weekly instead ...
This will allow me to focus on making good choices and getting exercise without focusing on that darn scale!
Anyone have any thoughts?
Mer: warm moist compresses applied to the face -- mucinex D or just plain robitussin will help. It just takes time.. I am still coughing and congested but energy wise I feel much more human than I did last week. I am certainly glad that I pushed P90X back farther, not even sure I would be up to it today even!
Now those of you who knows me well know that I am obsessed with the scale. I weigh myself waaay too many times during the course of a day. And I always say that it doesnt affect me, and it doesnt. But what I did notice is that when the scale shows a loss, I am more likely to be lax on myself.
So, as inspired by some other friends, I am going on a Lenten scale diet.
Ash Wednesday (March 9th) will be my last day with a scale -- and then my next weigh in will be April 24th!
I will be measuring weekly instead ...
This will allow me to focus on making good choices and getting exercise without focusing on that darn scale!
Anyone have any thoughts?
Mer: warm moist compresses applied to the face -- mucinex D or just plain robitussin will help. It just takes time.. I am still coughing and congested but energy wise I feel much more human than I did last week. I am certainly glad that I pushed P90X back farther, not even sure I would be up to it today even!
Monday Weigh-in (after the plague)
Well....
Oh my word.
I have NEVER BEEN THAT SICK, for THAT LONG.
I was out from work for AN ENTIRE WEEK and I am just now starting to feel like a human again.
AnnMarie --- right now I have the leftover cold symptoms with killer sinus pressure. Any tips?
-So I was NOT hungry last week. I hardly ate anything. When I weighed myself earlier -- towards the end of last week, I was showing an even bigger loss than the 4 lbs that posted today. To be honest, I am grateful that it was 4, and not too much higher. You can't maintain all of your sickness losses, usually! The timing of weighing in after the weekend was good, because I was feeling much better.
So, now I am back to tracking calories, and taking advantage of vacation week and my husband's vacation schedule to get some running in. (If the sinus pressure every goes away! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!)
I am so grateful for all of you.... and I am so ridiculously happy to be doing this with you all. I love you!!!
Oh my word.
I have NEVER BEEN THAT SICK, for THAT LONG.
I was out from work for AN ENTIRE WEEK and I am just now starting to feel like a human again.
AnnMarie --- right now I have the leftover cold symptoms with killer sinus pressure. Any tips?
-So I was NOT hungry last week. I hardly ate anything. When I weighed myself earlier -- towards the end of last week, I was showing an even bigger loss than the 4 lbs that posted today. To be honest, I am grateful that it was 4, and not too much higher. You can't maintain all of your sickness losses, usually! The timing of weighing in after the weekend was good, because I was feeling much better.
So, now I am back to tracking calories, and taking advantage of vacation week and my husband's vacation schedule to get some running in. (If the sinus pressure every goes away! THIS IS RIDICULOUS!)
I am so grateful for all of you.... and I am so ridiculously happy to be doing this with you all. I love you!!!
Monday Weigh In
Well, miracles have finally happened ladies. I dont know how, or why, but my scale does show 250.6 this morning which is a 2 pounds loss. I am convinced though this is a farce, because I certainly didnt track or make healthy choices last week with being sick.
Today is 7 days until I start P90X... and yep Im nervous!
I also broke down and bought a Body Media Fit because I want one, so hopefully I can finally get on top of this weight problem thing (although it really should be simple: eat healthy + exercise = weight loss). It should be delivered on Wednesday I hope.
I dont really have any big goals for this week, which is probably a bad idea. Im just so excited that I have some energy back after being sick for so long. Tuesday I am running 4 miles in a true Galloway speed workout 30:30 ... this will probably drive me insane. Wednesday I have dinner out with a friend at the local fondue spot (ouch on the calories). Thursday is a 4-5 miler. Saturday is a 6.5 miler.....
Crystal: Sorry to hear about the gain, but you will kick it into gear this week I know it.
Jennifer: No loss, but no gain either. Consistancy breeds success... now track your crap!
Mer: Hope your feeling better soon and will be among the land of the living soon!
Have a great week guys!
Today is 7 days until I start P90X... and yep Im nervous!
I also broke down and bought a Body Media Fit because I want one, so hopefully I can finally get on top of this weight problem thing (although it really should be simple: eat healthy + exercise = weight loss). It should be delivered on Wednesday I hope.
I dont really have any big goals for this week, which is probably a bad idea. Im just so excited that I have some energy back after being sick for so long. Tuesday I am running 4 miles in a true Galloway speed workout 30:30 ... this will probably drive me insane. Wednesday I have dinner out with a friend at the local fondue spot (ouch on the calories). Thursday is a 4-5 miler. Saturday is a 6.5 miler.....
Crystal: Sorry to hear about the gain, but you will kick it into gear this week I know it.
Jennifer: No loss, but no gain either. Consistancy breeds success... now track your crap!
Mer: Hope your feeling better soon and will be among the land of the living soon!
Have a great week guys!
up
i was up 1.4 from last week. :( but i was expecting it.
jen i know you wanted to be down, but being the same is definitely better than being up! :)
jen i know you wanted to be down, but being the same is definitely better than being up! :)
Weigh In, Update
Hi guys. Mer & Anne Marie, hope you guys are feeling better. I know I've been MIA lately...I'm buried in schoolwork and trying to write a research paper when I haven't written one in like 11 years, so THAT'S been fun. :( Also had my 10 year wedding anniversary this weekend.
Today was my weigh in day and I'm disappointed. I had an EXACT MAINTAIN AGAIN. 206.6! That is becoming an evil number to me. I really need to track my calories better. I do well in the morning, ok in the afternoon, and by dinner time its like all bets are off. I'm tired of eating out so much...I need to go grocery shopping! But with my husband working strange overnight shifts and me being buried in a research paper, I have absolutely no time to. (So it seems)
The positives here are I'm keeping up with my 30 Day Shred. Today is Day 11 for me, so I am going to tackle Level 2 again. As far as measurements go, I'm losing inches. So that's good...look for a big number next week at my weigh in, though, because I'm kicking the food thing into high gear! I HAVE to be under 200 pounds when I leave for the Bahamas. I just HAVE to.
So I'm going to be posting everything I eat on here every night. Going to try to find a way to paste it in from MFP, and if you guys notice that I'm not doing that, will you PLEASE yell at me?? Please?? I so need someone to help me keep accountable...God knows the people here in real life don't care if I eat myself into a coma.
Today was my weigh in day and I'm disappointed. I had an EXACT MAINTAIN AGAIN. 206.6! That is becoming an evil number to me. I really need to track my calories better. I do well in the morning, ok in the afternoon, and by dinner time its like all bets are off. I'm tired of eating out so much...I need to go grocery shopping! But with my husband working strange overnight shifts and me being buried in a research paper, I have absolutely no time to. (So it seems)
The positives here are I'm keeping up with my 30 Day Shred. Today is Day 11 for me, so I am going to tackle Level 2 again. As far as measurements go, I'm losing inches. So that's good...look for a big number next week at my weigh in, though, because I'm kicking the food thing into high gear! I HAVE to be under 200 pounds when I leave for the Bahamas. I just HAVE to.
So I'm going to be posting everything I eat on here every night. Going to try to find a way to paste it in from MFP, and if you guys notice that I'm not doing that, will you PLEASE yell at me?? Please?? I so need someone to help me keep accountable...God knows the people here in real life don't care if I eat myself into a coma.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Where my girls at?
hey where is everyone? mer i know you've been sick - hope you are feeling better! :)
so thurdsay was pizza buffet as previously posted :(
friday i ate really well. had chicken breast sub for lunch, 7 oz sirloin, salad, and baked potato from applebees for an early dinner. :)
saturday i didn't eat so well. ran 4 miles, had chicken breast sub for lunch, but had johnny carino's nachos for dinner. went to a movie afterwards went to the bathroom and got an unpleasant surprise of spotting :(
as i think i've said we have been trying to get pregnant for 2 years now and have now had two failed iui's the past 2 months. so to cheer me up we went to cold stone where i got a love it portion of peanut butter icecream in a waffle cone. it was very good, but not worth the guilt afterwards. well, wished i had just gotten the like it size so not too much guilt!
today - i went to my mom's after church for dinner. i had 6 ribs, mashed potatoes, fried/baked apples, 2 biscuits, slaw, and some peach cobbler. knowing i went overboard at lunch, i plan on having a very light dinner.
not expecting much tomorrow on the scale. my diet hasn't been good this week at all and with my monthly visitor showing up i already know i'll be up from last week. :( but this next week will be better!!!
so thurdsay was pizza buffet as previously posted :(
friday i ate really well. had chicken breast sub for lunch, 7 oz sirloin, salad, and baked potato from applebees for an early dinner. :)
saturday i didn't eat so well. ran 4 miles, had chicken breast sub for lunch, but had johnny carino's nachos for dinner. went to a movie afterwards went to the bathroom and got an unpleasant surprise of spotting :(
as i think i've said we have been trying to get pregnant for 2 years now and have now had two failed iui's the past 2 months. so to cheer me up we went to cold stone where i got a love it portion of peanut butter icecream in a waffle cone. it was very good, but not worth the guilt afterwards. well, wished i had just gotten the like it size so not too much guilt!
today - i went to my mom's after church for dinner. i had 6 ribs, mashed potatoes, fried/baked apples, 2 biscuits, slaw, and some peach cobbler. knowing i went overboard at lunch, i plan on having a very light dinner.
not expecting much tomorrow on the scale. my diet hasn't been good this week at all and with my monthly visitor showing up i already know i'll be up from last week. :( but this next week will be better!!!
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
wednesday
today consisted of me going to my part time job, driving an hour, eating lunch at jimmy johns (slim #1 508 cals , half a pickle 11 cals, and salt and vinegar chips 150 cals), hold a friends baby that was born on Monday, stopping at starbucks for a carmel brulee latte 300 cals, coming home and going to my full time job, going to swim practice on my dinner break and stopping at mcdonalds to get a cheeseburger (300 cals) for dinner, then going back to work where I am still at now.
all in all i was over 69 calories. not too bad.
and I didnt weigh myself today even though i REALLY wanted to!
all in all i was over 69 calories. not too bad.
and I didnt weigh myself today even though i REALLY wanted to!
Barely Alive
Hey girls.
I don't recall ever being this sick in my entire life. I have flu like shakes chills/sweats. I am hoping I have seen the last of those, though. I have a very, very bad cold. DayQuil isn't touching it, and that is my miracle medicine. And of course, every time I have any kind of cold, I get pleurisy along with it. Ow. (That is an inflammation of the lining of the lungs, so basically any time I breath and my lungs touch my rib cage is hurts like a ...... lot.)
I still had a temp when I woke up this morning.
Now I am battling a massive headache and lungache and everything ache and trying to watch my two babies at the same time.
:(
My husband stayed home with me on Monday night when it was the worst, thank God. But I don't want him to get in trouble on my account, so even though I am miserable, I can't ask him to stay home.
Officially miserable.
Over and out.
I don't recall ever being this sick in my entire life. I have flu like shakes chills/sweats. I am hoping I have seen the last of those, though. I have a very, very bad cold. DayQuil isn't touching it, and that is my miracle medicine. And of course, every time I have any kind of cold, I get pleurisy along with it. Ow. (That is an inflammation of the lining of the lungs, so basically any time I breath and my lungs touch my rib cage is hurts like a ...... lot.)
I still had a temp when I woke up this morning.
Now I am battling a massive headache and lungache and everything ache and trying to watch my two babies at the same time.
:(
My husband stayed home with me on Monday night when it was the worst, thank God. But I don't want him to get in trouble on my account, so even though I am miserable, I can't ask him to stay home.
Officially miserable.
Over and out.
Day 3 - Sickness preventing success....
Good morning. I am alive, or at least partially so. I have been sick for 3 days now, and I still have not turned the corner to feeling even slightly better. I swear Robitussin is an appetite supressant....
I have been trying to log everything as much as possible, although my husband brought me home frosted sugar cookies and chocolate chip muffins ... not sure what the calories on either were!
I cannot wait until I feel better - its very disappointing to me that I was soo motivated and now have been soo sick and havent been able to exercise at all.
Jennifer: Your breakfast sounds very yummy... and actually I dont think that you are that far over, but you should have logged it so that you knew. Part of this journey and us being successful is to be honest, bluntly honest with ourselves!
Crystal: Im jealous that you have such a great workout partner! Glad that you are still running as well!
Meredith: Are you alive? Are you feeling ok? Are you getting any better?
I have been trying to log everything as much as possible, although my husband brought me home frosted sugar cookies and chocolate chip muffins ... not sure what the calories on either were!
I cannot wait until I feel better - its very disappointing to me that I was soo motivated and now have been soo sick and havent been able to exercise at all.
Jennifer: Your breakfast sounds very yummy... and actually I dont think that you are that far over, but you should have logged it so that you knew. Part of this journey and us being successful is to be honest, bluntly honest with ourselves!
Crystal: Im jealous that you have such a great workout partner! Glad that you are still running as well!
Meredith: Are you alive? Are you feeling ok? Are you getting any better?
Day Whatever Recap - Losing Count
I sucked yesterday, big time. My eating was crap- Shoney's breakfast/lunch of scrambled eggs, hash browns, a slice of bacon, and a biscuit with butter and jelly all washed down with lots of OJ. Several mini cupcakes in the afternoon, big bowl of spaghetti for dinner, a couple more mini cupcakes after dinner plus a Lucky Charms cereal bar. I didn't track it cuz I didn't want to see how many calories it all was. Frick frick frick! Plus I didn't do my workout.
So today I decided that I was going to make up for it. Started off strong with a light breakfast (under 100 calories) and a smoothie. Then I turned on the Shred and figured I would try Level 2 since I felt like I had basically gotten a handle on Level 1.
Please kill me.
Jillian Michaels is a bitch.
I hate her.
And her entire family.
And her dog, if she has one.
Peace out.
So today I decided that I was going to make up for it. Started off strong with a light breakfast (under 100 calories) and a smoothie. Then I turned on the Shred and figured I would try Level 2 since I felt like I had basically gotten a handle on Level 1.
Please kill me.
Jillian Michaels is a bitch.
I hate her.
And her entire family.
And her dog, if she has one.
Peace out.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tues
had a raspberry cheesecake cookie from subway last night. which was much better than the giant cupcake that one of the student workers gave me. it had choc frosting on it and was so tempting! so i gave it to jeremy and he gave me a cookie he had gotten for dinner.
this morning i ate a cereal bar (120 cals) , a fun size bag of skittles (60 cals), and 1/2 of a Fridays Skillet Meal Shrimp Stirfry (300 cals).
J and I also went running. I ran for 25 min. doing run 4, walk 1.
tonight though is going to be interesting. a former principal now has a cooking business as a hobby. She sends out menus and you tell her which ones you want and give her a "donation". Tonights menu is breakfast casserole, hashbrowns, fruit, and strawberry bread (like banana bread but with strawberries, yum yum). since I didn't make this I have NO idea what the calories are going to be. I dont feel like i can ask her to calculate it either. so my plan is to eat small servings and hope for the best.
i weighed myself today. :( but i was done a pound from yesterday! :) i know i said i wasn't going to but when i talked to my hubby about it (he weighs every day like i do) he said he would just weigh on his running days so he could write it down in the log book. so that is what i am going to do too! i only run 3 times a week and that will still be much better than me weighing every day!
this morning i ate a cereal bar (120 cals) , a fun size bag of skittles (60 cals), and 1/2 of a Fridays Skillet Meal Shrimp Stirfry (300 cals).
J and I also went running. I ran for 25 min. doing run 4, walk 1.
tonight though is going to be interesting. a former principal now has a cooking business as a hobby. She sends out menus and you tell her which ones you want and give her a "donation". Tonights menu is breakfast casserole, hashbrowns, fruit, and strawberry bread (like banana bread but with strawberries, yum yum). since I didn't make this I have NO idea what the calories are going to be. I dont feel like i can ask her to calculate it either. so my plan is to eat small servings and hope for the best.
i weighed myself today. :( but i was done a pound from yesterday! :) i know i said i wasn't going to but when i talked to my hubby about it (he weighs every day like i do) he said he would just weigh on his running days so he could write it down in the log book. so that is what i am going to do too! i only run 3 times a week and that will still be much better than me weighing every day!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Day One of Recommitment
Well the day I have been waiting for (or dreading depending on the moment) has finally come. Yes, its Valentines Day and all of those goals that I listed below started today. The biggest and most scary goal, was starting P90X (but I was still excited)!
I woke up this morning, energized and promising to make good choices. I was a bit stuffy, but thought it would ride itself out (it didn't), but here is a list of what I turned down today...
-- chocolate chips cookies (nurses last day gave guilt trip), sugar cookies with frosting, brownies with chocolate frosting, brownie bites, doughnuts and doughnut holes, and taco dip!
-- lunch was catered today, the sandwiches appeared safe (just ham and cheese) but I decided I didnt want them because I didnt know the calories for sure, so I ate a HC meal instead
Unfortunately as the day went on, I got sicker and sicker. Valentine's Day is less than romantic around here with me sneezing, coughing, etc. After I spike a fever or >101 I decided that P90X would have to wait a bit.
I am sooo mad. I never get sick ... and yes even though I know it makes no sense, part of me feels like a failure. Part of me feels that if I cannot do what I promise, then I should pick a new date and start over. Unfortunately, that would result in bad eating for the days until then. Yes part of me realizes that all or nothing is not the way to go here. And yet, the other part of me does not want to throw todays good day and good choices away.
Is is possible... am I getting my head on straight? Its not all or nothing, its about making good choices! And just because I am sick and cant do P90X does NOT give me a license to eat whatever I want. Thinking THAT is unhealthy!
So thanks to you guys (and your increased accountability knowing that you were looking for my contributions) I am officially back ...
My weigh in this morning was 252.6 (down a couple from last week, but still up from prior to January).
Oh and PS. I love you all so much!!
I woke up this morning, energized and promising to make good choices. I was a bit stuffy, but thought it would ride itself out (it didn't), but here is a list of what I turned down today...
-- chocolate chips cookies (nurses last day gave guilt trip), sugar cookies with frosting, brownies with chocolate frosting, brownie bites, doughnuts and doughnut holes, and taco dip!
-- lunch was catered today, the sandwiches appeared safe (just ham and cheese) but I decided I didnt want them because I didnt know the calories for sure, so I ate a HC meal instead
Unfortunately as the day went on, I got sicker and sicker. Valentine's Day is less than romantic around here with me sneezing, coughing, etc. After I spike a fever or >101 I decided that P90X would have to wait a bit.
I am sooo mad. I never get sick ... and yes even though I know it makes no sense, part of me feels like a failure. Part of me feels that if I cannot do what I promise, then I should pick a new date and start over. Unfortunately, that would result in bad eating for the days until then. Yes part of me realizes that all or nothing is not the way to go here. And yet, the other part of me does not want to throw todays good day and good choices away.
Is is possible... am I getting my head on straight? Its not all or nothing, its about making good choices! And just because I am sick and cant do P90X does NOT give me a license to eat whatever I want. Thinking THAT is unhealthy!
So thanks to you guys (and your increased accountability knowing that you were looking for my contributions) I am officially back ...
My weigh in this morning was 252.6 (down a couple from last week, but still up from prior to January).
Oh and PS. I love you all so much!!
Day 6? Recap, Weigh In
Weight's the same 206.6. I've done really well with food, even at my Valentine's lunch today. I wanted to order a burger really badly, but I got some tilapia instead and it was extremely delicious. I drank water, and had one cupcake for dessert. Yay me. I also did my Shed today, and I rollerbladed, and I ran!! And now I'm exhausted.
I am going to have to go back to the 3 lb weights for a while though. I literally couldn't move my arms by the end of the workout this morning. I just don't think I'm ready for 5 lbs. I'm a wuss.
I am going to have to go back to the 3 lb weights for a while though. I literally couldn't move my arms by the end of the workout this morning. I just don't think I'm ready for 5 lbs. I'm a wuss.
weigh in day
when we started last week, i was at 204/202. 204 was the day meredith emailed me and i had had chinese buffet the day before. so i was very much in need of something. 202 was the first day after i counted my calories. so i'm going with it as my starting weight since the 204 was probably just undigested buffet.
i was down to 198.4 today. i thought that was pretty good considering i have been over my calories the past three days.
yesterday i was overy by 150 cals. today i will be over again :( j and i went to a local mexican restuarant for valentines day. i had chips/queso and a fajita quesadilla. i plugged it in to my fitness pal using another restuarants calories for the same meal. i'm sure they are a little differnt but figurd they are close enough.
since i'm already over, tonights dinner will consist of oatmeal again. i like it bc its low cal but makes me feel full.
i'm also going to start trying to NOT weigh every day. Maybe every other for starters and cut back from there. I do get obsessed with the number so hopefully backing off will keep me more sane!
i was down to 198.4 today. i thought that was pretty good considering i have been over my calories the past three days.
yesterday i was overy by 150 cals. today i will be over again :( j and i went to a local mexican restuarant for valentines day. i had chips/queso and a fajita quesadilla. i plugged it in to my fitness pal using another restuarants calories for the same meal. i'm sure they are a little differnt but figurd they are close enough.
since i'm already over, tonights dinner will consist of oatmeal again. i like it bc its low cal but makes me feel full.
i'm also going to start trying to NOT weigh every day. Maybe every other for starters and cut back from there. I do get obsessed with the number so hopefully backing off will keep me more sane!
Yes!!!!
My scale is really stupid. When I first started my journey I weighed more than the scale went up to, and I had to guess. And the lines are really small and hard to read. So I thought my starting weight was 272. Ugh. But it really might have been 275. But... either way, a MINIMUM weight loss of 4 pounds since Tuesday when we all started this chapter is pretty freakin' awesome!! I am so excited!
Jen, thank you so much for mentioning MFP. I really, really love it. It is SO easy. AND I found AnnMarie again!!! Yay!!
So right now, our house has been hit with the plague. Jonathan has a cold, I have a bad cold starting, Stephen has a fever, and according to him, this is the "worstest Valentine's Day ever."
So-- another victory to complete the day yesterday? Sure.
I did NOT eat before I left for rehearsal, and you know what? I did NOT die of hunger. I was fine.
But, on my way home I was pretty hungry, so I called my husband to look up calories of things on MFP, but he couldn't figure it out, so I got a nutrition sheet from McDonalds and ended up with a small fry and an angus snack wrap (that was SUPPOSED to be PICKLE-FREE but wasn't. grr.). And then I still had calories left over, and didn't go over in any of my categories. (I dont think, anyway!)
A day that had pizza AND mcdonalds, and I was still under my calories.
Awwww yeah.
:)
So the working out is definitely taking a back seat since my chest feels like it has mold in it and my head is perpetually fuzzy. It is what it is.
I really hope that I start feeling better soon because the weather is supposed to warm up this week!!
Jen, thank you so much for mentioning MFP. I really, really love it. It is SO easy. AND I found AnnMarie again!!! Yay!!
So right now, our house has been hit with the plague. Jonathan has a cold, I have a bad cold starting, Stephen has a fever, and according to him, this is the "worstest Valentine's Day ever."
So-- another victory to complete the day yesterday? Sure.
I did NOT eat before I left for rehearsal, and you know what? I did NOT die of hunger. I was fine.
But, on my way home I was pretty hungry, so I called my husband to look up calories of things on MFP, but he couldn't figure it out, so I got a nutrition sheet from McDonalds and ended up with a small fry and an angus snack wrap (that was SUPPOSED to be PICKLE-FREE but wasn't. grr.). And then I still had calories left over, and didn't go over in any of my categories. (I dont think, anyway!)
A day that had pizza AND mcdonalds, and I was still under my calories.
Awwww yeah.
:)
So the working out is definitely taking a back seat since my chest feels like it has mold in it and my head is perpetually fuzzy. It is what it is.
I really hope that I start feeling better soon because the weather is supposed to warm up this week!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Saturday
Well yesterday didn't go so well in the calorie counting department either. I did good for lunch, then grazed in the hospitality room during the day, and we went to gatti town to celebrate after the meet. could have only had 3 pieces to stay under my intake but it was more like 5-6. :( on a good note i weighed myself this mornign and actually wasn't up after 2 bad days. wonder what it woudl have been if i had actually been at the calories i needed?
do you all weigh every day or just on mondays? i weigh every day. usually more than once bc our scale willnot give you the same number if you do it back to back. i do it until i get the same number twice and go with that.
today we went to ocharleys for lunch. i counted and tracked all my foods. i have about 200 cals left for dinner tonight but told j i was going to eat oatmeal. that'll put me about 40 over but that's much better than the hundreds i've been over the past 2 days.
do you all weigh every day or just on mondays? i weigh every day. usually more than once bc our scale willnot give you the same number if you do it back to back. i do it until i get the same number twice and go with that.
today we went to ocharleys for lunch. i counted and tracked all my foods. i have about 200 cals left for dinner tonight but told j i was going to eat oatmeal. that'll put me about 40 over but that's much better than the hundreds i've been over the past 2 days.
ACK.
Yikes Jen....
Alright.... here we go, a guilt post in the three minutes I have before I have to leave for rehearsal.
What a day. We got home from church at 3, and I frantically did Valentines cards with Stephen for school and daycare tomorrow.
Okay.. yesterday we had an unplanned trip to a public supper, so I had used a lot more calories than I would have at lunch time. And I knowingly did NOT pass up the dessert table -- there was hardly any soup left, so I made that choice. I tracked everything. Ouch. But I did it. It was still under my BMR, so I am feeling okay.
Today is going pretty well. We did pizza hut for lunch, and I had a salad bar, and one and a half pieces of pizza. When I came home and tracked, I realized that I totally could have had another piece. But... you know what? I didn't need it!!!
That was a victory!
Okay.. I seriously need to go.
And just for the record, taskmaster Jen, you guys WERE holding me accountable... even if I didn't have time to post about it.... :) I didn't hide my tracker, and I didn't NOT track, and I ..... um...
yeah.
All progress.
:)
Weigh in tomorrow!
Woot!
Alright.... here we go, a guilt post in the three minutes I have before I have to leave for rehearsal.
What a day. We got home from church at 3, and I frantically did Valentines cards with Stephen for school and daycare tomorrow.
Okay.. yesterday we had an unplanned trip to a public supper, so I had used a lot more calories than I would have at lunch time. And I knowingly did NOT pass up the dessert table -- there was hardly any soup left, so I made that choice. I tracked everything. Ouch. But I did it. It was still under my BMR, so I am feeling okay.
Today is going pretty well. We did pizza hut for lunch, and I had a salad bar, and one and a half pieces of pizza. When I came home and tracked, I realized that I totally could have had another piece. But... you know what? I didn't need it!!!
That was a victory!
Okay.. I seriously need to go.
And just for the record, taskmaster Jen, you guys WERE holding me accountable... even if I didn't have time to post about it.... :) I didn't hide my tracker, and I didn't NOT track, and I ..... um...
yeah.
All progress.
:)
Weigh in tomorrow!
Woot!
Day 5 Recap
Score major points for yesterday. I tracked all day! I went over my calories (which are 1530) but I stayed under 1700 so I still consider that a major success. Once again, no snacking at night after dinner. And I just drank all kinds of water! Yay.
I took yesterday as a rest day from the Shred, but I did send Jeremy out to WalMart to get me some 5 pound weights. The plan: let my muscles rest for a day and then come back today even stronger, ready to kick some ass!! The actual outcome: The workout kicked my ass instead. Going up to 5 lb weights from 3 lbs is actually A LOT. Go figure. BUT I got it done first thing this morning, so at least it's out of the way and I can check off another day! Off to make my smoothie!
P.S. ........Where is everyone? Aren't we supposed to be keeping each other accountable? I get being busy on the weekend, but come on guys. Our health is depending on us and we need to make it a priority. We HAVE to stay accountable!!!
P.P.S. Jeremy told me last night that I look narrower around my middle!! Maybe its starting to pay off already, hmm?
I took yesterday as a rest day from the Shred, but I did send Jeremy out to WalMart to get me some 5 pound weights. The plan: let my muscles rest for a day and then come back today even stronger, ready to kick some ass!! The actual outcome: The workout kicked my ass instead. Going up to 5 lb weights from 3 lbs is actually A LOT. Go figure. BUT I got it done first thing this morning, so at least it's out of the way and I can check off another day! Off to make my smoothie!
P.S. ........Where is everyone? Aren't we supposed to be keeping each other accountable? I get being busy on the weekend, but come on guys. Our health is depending on us and we need to make it a priority. We HAVE to stay accountable!!!
P.P.S. Jeremy told me last night that I look narrower around my middle!! Maybe its starting to pay off already, hmm?
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Day 4 recap
Major triumph last night! I picked up a bucket of fried chicken for dinner (that isn't the triumph). I ate a normal portion, and it tasted really really good. And all of a sudden I was SOOO tired, and I just wanted to curl up on the couch and have more chicken, and then maybe 2 or 3 desserts. Because I'm cool like that. But somehow, I don't even know how this happened, I ended up not eating anything else for the rest of the night. And this was at like 6 o clock, so that's amazing for me! To top it off, I ended up doing my Shred, too, even though I had already let myself off the hook and wasn't going to.
I still probably went over my calories, and I still didn't track them all. That is my goal for today: TRACK ALL CALORIES. But it was a major breakthrough. Nice to feel proud for a change.
Today, I'm going to TRACK ALL CALORIES and do my Shred again. Tomorrow, I am taking the day off to let my muscles recover. No Shred on Sundays!! So maybe I'll head out for a run instead...its been a while! I hope all of you guys are doing good. (You better be)(I'm watching you)
I still probably went over my calories, and I still didn't track them all. That is my goal for today: TRACK ALL CALORIES. But it was a major breakthrough. Nice to feel proud for a change.
Today, I'm going to TRACK ALL CALORIES and do my Shred again. Tomorrow, I am taking the day off to let my muscles recover. No Shred on Sundays!! So maybe I'll head out for a run instead...its been a while! I hope all of you guys are doing good. (You better be)(I'm watching you)
Friday disappointment
As I predicted I did go over on my calories but not as bad as i would have done if i had not been counting them at all. i was about 500-600 calories over. but i have been under the past few days so it sort of all evened out....
It just hit me too that i completely messed up when i was just thinking about what i ateyesterday. after the meet we went to wendys. without thinking AT ALL i ordered a frosty.... yes a chocolate one! :( aw man! seriously it just now hit me. can't believe i did that!
blah!
It just hit me too that i completely messed up when i was just thinking about what i ateyesterday. after the meet we went to wendys. without thinking AT ALL i ordered a frosty.... yes a chocolate one! :( aw man! seriously it just now hit me. can't believe i did that!
blah!
Friday, February 11, 2011
Day 3 recap (confession edition)
So I read on one of the message boards about BMR (basal metabolic rate) and that we should be eating 500 calories LESS than that, then I realized that I had messed something up somewhere!
SO I went back and had MFP reconfigure my plan, and changed my work/lifestyle to sedentary. Because I am. Sitting. Right now.
There are a few classes that I walk around or stand up for, but the most of the time? on my bottom.
So-- with THAT change made, and then changing my projection to aim for losing 1.5 pounds per week, I am now at a 1760 daily calorie goal, which is much more doable. I was REALLY struggling to find foods that were high enough in calories, and eating when I wasn't hungry, just to hit my goals. *facepalm*
Glad I figured it out before too long!
So now, since I didn't figure out all this stuff until AFTER I had eaten my mega almost 700 calorie breakfast (oatmeal with pb and brown sugar) -- which by the way made me so full I felt like I could easily hibernate- I now have significantly less calories for the rest of the day. But, maybe that's a good thing.
I'll figure it out!
On another note... It is FRIGGING COLD HERE! It was -6 and -8 in some places on the way to work. I pass a little cove, and the steam from the water being warmer than the air was rising THIRTY FEET into the air!! It was beautiful! But.... *brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!*
I AM SO GLAD IT'S FRIDAY.
SO I went back and had MFP reconfigure my plan, and changed my work/lifestyle to sedentary. Because I am. Sitting. Right now.
There are a few classes that I walk around or stand up for, but the most of the time? on my bottom.
So-- with THAT change made, and then changing my projection to aim for losing 1.5 pounds per week, I am now at a 1760 daily calorie goal, which is much more doable. I was REALLY struggling to find foods that were high enough in calories, and eating when I wasn't hungry, just to hit my goals. *facepalm*
Glad I figured it out before too long!
So now, since I didn't figure out all this stuff until AFTER I had eaten my mega almost 700 calorie breakfast (oatmeal with pb and brown sugar) -- which by the way made me so full I felt like I could easily hibernate- I now have significantly less calories for the rest of the day. But, maybe that's a good thing.
I'll figure it out!
On another note... It is FRIGGING COLD HERE! It was -6 and -8 in some places on the way to work. I pass a little cove, and the steam from the water being warmer than the air was rising THIRTY FEET into the air!! It was beautiful! But.... *brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!*
I AM SO GLAD IT'S FRIDAY.
Day 3 recap
Sigh. I'm really struggling with food. I make good choices throughout the day and then screw it up starting late afternoon/ early evening.
Breakfast: Green smoothie and FiberOne Bar
Lunch: Chinese out with a classmate. I had a piece of baked tilapia, steamed rice, and some chinese chicken and broccoli (mostly broccoli). I also had 3 pieces of a California roll and 1 fried wonton (my friend wanted me to try it as I had never had one.) I had some orange sections and a little pineapple too, plus my fortune cookie.
Snacks: McDonald's apple pie, some chocolate animal crackers, and another Fiber One bar.
Dinner: We made sub sandwiches. I "scooped" my bread (not for the calorie savings, I just like it better that way) and had genoa salami, provolone, lettuce and tomato with balsamic dressing on Italian bread. I also had some Ruffles chips and some french onion dip.
This is all bad enough, but then while watching American Idol I remembered that my next door neighbor had doughnuts. And I went over there and ate TWO with a cup of milk.
So I really REALLY sucked with the food, but I'm going to try to balance that out today. I was ashamed to even write that all down, but I guess that its a step in the right direction that I did? On the plus side, I did Day 3 of the Shred and walked around a lot.
Today so far, I've had my smoothie and some high fiber oatmeal and a large glass of water. I'm going to check in tonight and report how I did with food today, so hopefully that will give me some motivation to do better!!
P.S. I changed the blog layout because this one seems to look better with the weight loss tickers. If you guys don't like it, feel free to change it back or to whatever you want...its just a suggestion to fit the tickers in!
Breakfast: Green smoothie and FiberOne Bar
Lunch: Chinese out with a classmate. I had a piece of baked tilapia, steamed rice, and some chinese chicken and broccoli (mostly broccoli). I also had 3 pieces of a California roll and 1 fried wonton (my friend wanted me to try it as I had never had one.) I had some orange sections and a little pineapple too, plus my fortune cookie.
Snacks: McDonald's apple pie, some chocolate animal crackers, and another Fiber One bar.
Dinner: We made sub sandwiches. I "scooped" my bread (not for the calorie savings, I just like it better that way) and had genoa salami, provolone, lettuce and tomato with balsamic dressing on Italian bread. I also had some Ruffles chips and some french onion dip.
This is all bad enough, but then while watching American Idol I remembered that my next door neighbor had doughnuts. And I went over there and ate TWO with a cup of milk.
So I really REALLY sucked with the food, but I'm going to try to balance that out today. I was ashamed to even write that all down, but I guess that its a step in the right direction that I did? On the plus side, I did Day 3 of the Shred and walked around a lot.
Today so far, I've had my smoothie and some high fiber oatmeal and a large glass of water. I'm going to check in tonight and report how I did with food today, so hopefully that will give me some motivation to do better!!
P.S. I changed the blog layout because this one seems to look better with the weight loss tickers. If you guys don't like it, feel free to change it back or to whatever you want...its just a suggestion to fit the tickers in!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Hi Ladies! I am so honored to be part of this group... I hope we can all kick eachothers butts, and all reach our goals. I for one definately need to be kicked in the butt when it comes to food and choices, as well as tracking. I need this weekend to catch up on schoolwork from being gone for 9 days, but I am promising you that I will be in starting February 14th ... no excuses.
As an appetizer, here are my goals ...
1. Track all calories on MFP, even on the days when I might not make the best choices. Just be honest and move on and stop stressing about everything.
2. Continue with running and training for the next half marathon
3. Start a modified version of P90X starting on Monday evening
4. When doing homework ...close ALL websites. Allow self a break every 45 minutes to check websites, facebook, MFP, etc.
5. Spend 10 minutes after arriving home from work cleaning soemthing every day
Okay it might not sound like much, but it is big for me. When school and work are in line, then I have the time to focus on myself (and yes I know myself should come first).
I will be weighing in on Monday morning!
As an appetizer, here are my goals ...
1. Track all calories on MFP, even on the days when I might not make the best choices. Just be honest and move on and stop stressing about everything.
2. Continue with running and training for the next half marathon
3. Start a modified version of P90X starting on Monday evening
4. When doing homework ...close ALL websites. Allow self a break every 45 minutes to check websites, facebook, MFP, etc.
5. Spend 10 minutes after arriving home from work cleaning soemthing every day
Okay it might not sound like much, but it is big for me. When school and work are in line, then I have the time to focus on myself (and yes I know myself should come first).
I will be weighing in on Monday morning!
Thursday
Crystal's day:
I put a ticker up on the side to show my weight loss. Mer and Jen I think you can go into design and add your own too under mine. we can change the title to reflect which one is first, second, and third.
Breakfast:
1/2 cereal bar - 70 cals
Lunch:
3 pieces of white wheat bread - 150 cals
chicken salad - 210
Snack
cereal bar - 140 cals
Dinner
Fridays's Meals Fajitas - 450 cals
peanut butter granola bar - 150
total - 1170/1200 - under 30 for the day
Today I biked on the exercise bike for 16 min and ran on the treadmill for 25 minutes.
tomorrow is going to be hard to count calories bc i will be gone at an away meet all day where there will be a potluck for lunch. i dont like when i am dieting and have to rely on others for food especially without knowing the calories and such.
I put a ticker up on the side to show my weight loss. Mer and Jen I think you can go into design and add your own too under mine. we can change the title to reflect which one is first, second, and third.
Breakfast:
1/2 cereal bar - 70 cals
Lunch:
3 pieces of white wheat bread - 150 cals
chicken salad - 210
Snack
cereal bar - 140 cals
Dinner
Fridays's Meals Fajitas - 450 cals
peanut butter granola bar - 150
total - 1170/1200 - under 30 for the day
Today I biked on the exercise bike for 16 min and ran on the treadmill for 25 minutes.
tomorrow is going to be hard to count calories bc i will be gone at an away meet all day where there will be a potluck for lunch. i dont like when i am dieting and have to rely on others for food especially without knowing the calories and such.
Day 2 recap
I consider yesterday a success, but it definitely could have been better. I drank all of my green smoothies and did good on water. I pigged out for lunch on Little Caesar's and we went out for Chinese for dinner. But I didn't really eat THAT much at dinner, and I didn't snack last night. Ok, so writing it down it doesn't really seem that successful. BUT it was a major improvement from the past couple of weeks, and I don't feel like a total failure so I'll take it.
I did the 30 Day Shred yesterday for the second day in a row. I really love that DVD but WOW I CAN"T MOVE RIGHT NOW. I am determined to do it again today as well, but it will have to wait until later as my leg muscles aren't working this morning. I'm really excited about the change that I KNOW is going to take place in 30 days.
Also yesterday I bought a scale to replace the one that got fried when my downstairs flooded. I was nervous about weighing in this morning because I haven't done that for 2 weeks and I didn't want to see the damage. But it wasn't awful...206.6. Still, that's a 5 pound gain from my lowest weight in December. I'm a little discouraged.
Gotta get ready for my day!
I did the 30 Day Shred yesterday for the second day in a row. I really love that DVD but WOW I CAN"T MOVE RIGHT NOW. I am determined to do it again today as well, but it will have to wait until later as my leg muscles aren't working this morning. I'm really excited about the change that I KNOW is going to take place in 30 days.
Also yesterday I bought a scale to replace the one that got fried when my downstairs flooded. I was nervous about weighing in this morning because I haven't done that for 2 weeks and I didn't want to see the damage. But it wasn't awful...206.6. Still, that's a 5 pound gain from my lowest weight in December. I'm a little discouraged.
Gotta get ready for my day!
Day 2 Recap, and Day 3 beginning
Yesterday Jonathan was sick, and so was my husband, so rather than doing the come home from school early thing, I just stayed home entirely. It made the food thing pretty easy, but the exercise thing a little more challenging. I am thrilled that I got at least one workout in (leslie sansone walking with running in place instead) before that decision was made.
My breakfast was so filling that I did not need a snack at all until lunchtime. (I know that if I was at school, my routine would have made me hungry like clockwork at 10:15!) It was oatmeal and peanut butter (with some brown sugar too) and it tasted like a nature valley granola bar, but better, because I didn't feel like my teet were going to break when I took a bite!
Dinner was a bit.... umm.... not the healthiest, but so yummy, and I stayed within my calories (but went wayyyy over in fat) -- bratwursts with sauteed onions. Mhhmmmm.
And even with that, I still had a nice calorie deficit at the end of the day.
:)
Oh --- the best part of yesterday (and perhaps the reason for no morning snack) was the two hour snuggle nap with my baby boy! It was so awesome!!
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Today is starting off great, too!
I did the WHOLE video (30 Day Shred) today! I know why it is so much harder this time.... When I first did it over the summer, I had been working out regularly using the Wii Ea Sports Active. And then I started 30 Day Shred with 2 lb weights. Right now I started again after doing NOTHING for way too long, and used my 3 lb weights. WHOA Nellie. Now I am blogging and have to get ready for school.
:)
Have a great day, Ladies! I am LOVING this. We are each doing what we need to help us stay on track, and it is SO WORKING for me!!!
kthxbye.
:D
My breakfast was so filling that I did not need a snack at all until lunchtime. (I know that if I was at school, my routine would have made me hungry like clockwork at 10:15!) It was oatmeal and peanut butter (with some brown sugar too) and it tasted like a nature valley granola bar, but better, because I didn't feel like my teet were going to break when I took a bite!
Dinner was a bit.... umm.... not the healthiest, but so yummy, and I stayed within my calories (but went wayyyy over in fat) -- bratwursts with sauteed onions. Mhhmmmm.
And even with that, I still had a nice calorie deficit at the end of the day.
:)
Oh --- the best part of yesterday (and perhaps the reason for no morning snack) was the two hour snuggle nap with my baby boy! It was so awesome!!
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Today is starting off great, too!
I did the WHOLE video (30 Day Shred) today! I know why it is so much harder this time.... When I first did it over the summer, I had been working out regularly using the Wii Ea Sports Active. And then I started 30 Day Shred with 2 lb weights. Right now I started again after doing NOTHING for way too long, and used my 3 lb weights. WHOA Nellie. Now I am blogging and have to get ready for school.
:)
Have a great day, Ladies! I am LOVING this. We are each doing what we need to help us stay on track, and it is SO WORKING for me!!!
kthxbye.
:D
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
monday 2/9
today was day 1 of new goals/weight watching/counting calories.
using the myfitnesspal and lose it aps, i put in my info. based on current weight, goal weight and wanting to lose 2 pounds per week. one said i needed to eat 1200 calories, while the other said 1300. after reading rust belt runner's post a few days ago she had found that women should not eat under 1200 period. so i was a little concerned that 1200-1300 was too few.
Mer said to go to the actual myfitnesspal website and find out what my bmr is and that our calories shouldnt go under that. well it said 1585?!?!?! Now i dont know what to do!!!
today was not a great day variety wise but i did stay under my calories. here's how it shaped up
7am - venti carmel brulee from starbucks - 300 cals
10am - cinamon crunch bagel with lowfat hazelnut cream cheese from panera 500 cals
9pm - cheeseburger from mcdonalds. 300 cals
total cals - 1100 (under the 1200)
so let me explain how this broke down:
we had to be at a dr's appt an hour from our house at 8am this morning. we worked til midnight last night, so i needed a pick me up to get me going.
the bagel was with my hubby while meeting my bil, sil, and neice.
mcdonalds was definitly NOT the plan. in fact i went to subway first but they were closing early at 9pm, bc of the snow we had gotten/were getting! I hadn't eaten since 10am so i was starving! i have also decided to boycott subway for a while. just 2 weeks ago when i went they were out of every thing (bread, meat, veggies). so they are going to have to earn my trust back before i eat there again.
there was no exercise today. once we got home we both crashed and took a nap before going in to work tonight. i do plan on running on the treadmill tomorrow, or maybe even venture outside to run in the snow.
using the myfitnesspal and lose it aps, i put in my info. based on current weight, goal weight and wanting to lose 2 pounds per week. one said i needed to eat 1200 calories, while the other said 1300. after reading rust belt runner's post a few days ago she had found that women should not eat under 1200 period. so i was a little concerned that 1200-1300 was too few.
Mer said to go to the actual myfitnesspal website and find out what my bmr is and that our calories shouldnt go under that. well it said 1585?!?!?! Now i dont know what to do!!!
today was not a great day variety wise but i did stay under my calories. here's how it shaped up
7am - venti carmel brulee from starbucks - 300 cals
10am - cinamon crunch bagel with lowfat hazelnut cream cheese from panera 500 cals
9pm - cheeseburger from mcdonalds. 300 cals
total cals - 1100 (under the 1200)
so let me explain how this broke down:
we had to be at a dr's appt an hour from our house at 8am this morning. we worked til midnight last night, so i needed a pick me up to get me going.
the bagel was with my hubby while meeting my bil, sil, and neice.
mcdonalds was definitly NOT the plan. in fact i went to subway first but they were closing early at 9pm, bc of the snow we had gotten/were getting! I hadn't eaten since 10am so i was starving! i have also decided to boycott subway for a while. just 2 weeks ago when i went they were out of every thing (bread, meat, veggies). so they are going to have to earn my trust back before i eat there again.
there was no exercise today. once we got home we both crashed and took a nap before going in to work tonight. i do plan on running on the treadmill tomorrow, or maybe even venture outside to run in the snow.
Jennifer's Goals
Ok, so I'm a day late, but what else is new? I'm so excited about this, you guys! Here are my goals for right now. Let me know what you think.
-To drink my green smoothies EVERY DAY
-To do the 30 Day Shred EVERY DAY for 30 days
-To drink more water (this is something I'm really bad at)
-To track my calories on MFP every day and stay within goal
I was thinking of posting goals of what I should not do (i.e., to NOT eat my weight everyday in chocolate cake). BUT I find that I respond much better when I have something positive to work for instead of spending the day just trying to restrain myself from my baser instincts.
Mer...you mentioned eating more calories to lose weight? I have my MFP currently set on 1200 calories. Do you think that I should up it? I haven't really been tracking lately, but I know that I'm failing miserably at staying under 1200 for the day.
Ok, so I'm with Crystal about the Monday weigh ins. I think that's the best way to stay on track over the weekends. What do you guys think? Will this get me cruise-ready?
-To drink my green smoothies EVERY DAY
-To do the 30 Day Shred EVERY DAY for 30 days
-To drink more water (this is something I'm really bad at)
-To track my calories on MFP every day and stay within goal
I was thinking of posting goals of what I should not do (i.e., to NOT eat my weight everyday in chocolate cake). BUT I find that I respond much better when I have something positive to work for instead of spending the day just trying to restrain myself from my baser instincts.
Mer...you mentioned eating more calories to lose weight? I have my MFP currently set on 1200 calories. Do you think that I should up it? I haven't really been tracking lately, but I know that I'm failing miserably at staying under 1200 for the day.
Ok, so I'm with Crystal about the Monday weigh ins. I think that's the best way to stay on track over the weekends. What do you guys think? Will this get me cruise-ready?
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Accountability Contracts
Alright Ladies!
I don't know about you, but just making the decision to do something, and to be REAL about it (knowing that you guys were going to hold me to it) has made a big difference!
I did the 30 Day Shred yesterday, and half of it today. (I was too sore to finish and Jonathan (Cuddle Bug) was not too thrilled with my attention being diverted from him!) BUT I did do a one mile Leslie Sansone walking audio. And instead of walking, I ran in place! That felt awesome. My legs are definitely feeling it.
And lets talk about food, shall we?
Good decisions all around today!
Crystal, if you aren't using MyFitnessPal, you really, really should be. It is awesome -- I downloaded the app for my iPod touch, and it is slick to use, too!
Oh yeah:
Breakfast - Trader Joes everything bagel with cream cheese.
Snack (or Lunch #1) at 10:00 - chicken stir fry, with brown rice
Lunch (# 2) at 12:30 - salad
Snack at 3:30 - an Everything bagel, plain, not even toasted. I was STARVING.
Dinner - frozen California blend veggies with yummy chicken seasoned with garlic and cayenne. YUM and then some shredded cheddar on top. SO DELISH!
Snack at 7:00 only because I was getting one for my son - a piece of canadian white bread. I almost put peanut butter on it, but then I looked at the nutrition label. I totally could have done it though--
it is 10:00 pm and....
I don't know about you, but just making the decision to do something, and to be REAL about it (knowing that you guys were going to hold me to it) has made a big difference!
I did the 30 Day Shred yesterday, and half of it today. (I was too sore to finish and Jonathan (Cuddle Bug) was not too thrilled with my attention being diverted from him!) BUT I did do a one mile Leslie Sansone walking audio. And instead of walking, I ran in place! That felt awesome. My legs are definitely feeling it.
And lets talk about food, shall we?
Good decisions all around today!
Crystal, if you aren't using MyFitnessPal, you really, really should be. It is awesome -- I downloaded the app for my iPod touch, and it is slick to use, too!
Oh yeah:
Breakfast - Trader Joes everything bagel with cream cheese.
Snack (or Lunch #1) at 10:00 - chicken stir fry, with brown rice
Lunch (# 2) at 12:30 - salad
Snack at 3:30 - an Everything bagel, plain, not even toasted. I was STARVING.
Dinner - frozen California blend veggies with yummy chicken seasoned with garlic and cayenne. YUM and then some shredded cheddar on top. SO DELISH!
Snack at 7:00 only because I was getting one for my son - a piece of canadian white bread. I almost put peanut butter on it, but then I looked at the nutrition label. I totally could have done it though--
it is 10:00 pm and....
Now how the HECK am I supposed to eat 500 calories between now and um... 11?
We have ice cream... I suppose I could go have that PB and bread now! Ha!
And I know.... look at my goal calories. 2190. Crazy. BUT-- when I was following a much more restrictive plan, I wasn't losing weight AT ALL. So.... I am willing to give this a try. It's easier to start with more, then to ADD more when you haven't been losing weight. I was terrified to add more calories to see if that would work... and then... hmm. I got so burnt out of the whole darn scenario, that I decided to just eat. (And EAT.)
So... Day #1 for me?
Success. :)
Let me know how you all are doing!!
crystal's goals
*To lose 60 pounds and to keep it off!
-This has been my struggle in the past. I can get the weight off but I gained it back. This last time more so than before. However, now I'm struggling to lose it period. Part of that is all in my head. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for the past 2 years. For some reason when we are "trying" I can not lose weight. This summer, we took a break and i was able to lose 20 pounds. At the end of August we started trying again, and that 20 pounds found it's way back to me! :(
*Eat healthier
-Jeremy and I both work second shift. I get an hour for dinner, he gets 30 minutes. We both go home so we can see each other. I get home first so i can fix something quick for the two of us. Usually it's a frozen pizza, a Friday's frozen meal or we go out to eat. We have a lot of subway parking lot dates. For lunch, either we go out to eat or he fixes it bc I go to my part time job in the morning right before lunch time. His repotoire of cooking usually entails a Fridays meals, burgers, hot dogs, or hamburger helper. I need to start fixing stuff in the crockpot so we can eat better and it will be ready when we come home for dinner.
*Make exercise a habit not a chore.
-Yes, I exercise more than most, but it's still not something I HAVE to do! it's something i know i need to do, and something i feel guilty for when i dont do it. but i dont have that desire to go run just to go run.
I'm sure i'll add more to this list but this is what i have for now.
I will weigh in on mondays and post whether i'm up or down. starting tomorrow i plan on posting what i eat everyday to help me keep track and accountable for what i am putting in my mouth.
-This has been my struggle in the past. I can get the weight off but I gained it back. This last time more so than before. However, now I'm struggling to lose it period. Part of that is all in my head. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for the past 2 years. For some reason when we are "trying" I can not lose weight. This summer, we took a break and i was able to lose 20 pounds. At the end of August we started trying again, and that 20 pounds found it's way back to me! :(
*Eat healthier
-Jeremy and I both work second shift. I get an hour for dinner, he gets 30 minutes. We both go home so we can see each other. I get home first so i can fix something quick for the two of us. Usually it's a frozen pizza, a Friday's frozen meal or we go out to eat. We have a lot of subway parking lot dates. For lunch, either we go out to eat or he fixes it bc I go to my part time job in the morning right before lunch time. His repotoire of cooking usually entails a Fridays meals, burgers, hot dogs, or hamburger helper. I need to start fixing stuff in the crockpot so we can eat better and it will be ready when we come home for dinner.
*Make exercise a habit not a chore.
-Yes, I exercise more than most, but it's still not something I HAVE to do! it's something i know i need to do, and something i feel guilty for when i dont do it. but i dont have that desire to go run just to go run.
I'm sure i'll add more to this list but this is what i have for now.
I will weigh in on mondays and post whether i'm up or down. starting tomorrow i plan on posting what i eat everyday to help me keep track and accountable for what i am putting in my mouth.
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