So I sucked at blogging the last 2 months of the year. I got too caught up in my fertility stuff (which BTW is going amazing since I've started taking 1500mgs of Metformin a day) and got too caught up finishing Christmas craft projects etc.
My brother and his girlfriend asked me if I wanted to do the P90X plan with them and I thought "Why the hell not?!?" So I printed out my workout plan, got my DVDs ready to go (have had them for a few years and haven't done them) and am ready to start!
My husband has been busy creating a new online app called Kinspire. I'm not sure how it works yet because he's kept it pretty hidden from me but he assures me it will be ready to go by tomorrow when I start my first workout!
My eating plan will not be too complicated. I'm going to be doing a type of insulin-resistance diet which is a form of low-card in my opinion. Essentially I'm going to aim for a 40-30-30 ratio meaning 40% carbs, 30% protein and 30% fat. This is a great diet to do for those of us who have PCOS and who take Metformin especially (it prevents the upset tummy).
The most important thing to remember with an insulin-resistant type of diet is to link your foods. You can eat carbs, but you've gotta keep it to under 30 grams of carbs per sitting and link them with about 14 grams of protein. I've already been doing something similar to this already so I'm excited to see how it will work.
Of course I will be tracking everything through MyFitnessPal so that I can see where I'm at during each point of the day. I'm also going to try and stick to between 1500-1800 calories per day. We'll have to see how much P90X kicks my butt - cause I KNOW it will.
So why is this weight loss attempt any different from all of my previous attempts you might ask...well, it's because I've created some built in consequences and rewards for myself. In order to ensure that I actually DO my workouts every day, I'm not allowed to watch TV (I have a few favorite shows I record that I have to watch!) OR come down to my computer/craft area and sew (my favorite pastime). If I'm not allowed to do either of those things until I've worked out, I KNOW I'll actually do it. But I'm not going to be policing myself....I've given my husband permission to actually hold me accountable to this so if he sees me watching TV, he has every right to ask me if I've worked out yet....and I better be able to say YES!
And what is my motivation for actually completing the full 90 days besides the negative reinforcement? Well, if I complete the full program, my husband has agreed to take me to either Disneyland or Disneyworld...depending on if we want to make a trip all the way to FL this year again.....SO....that's motivation enough for me because I just LOVE Disney!
I'll be taking my "before" pictures tomorrow before my workout and I'll post them up. I'll also try and be better about blogging my progress and my reaction to the P90X workouts. I'm a little scared about the intensity....but I also know I just need to do it already.
Also, there's the slight possibility I may be pregnant....but I won't be able to know for sure until the end of next week or so. Even if I am, I think I'll still stick to the program in some way.
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A New Plan
So now that I know I've got PCOS, I've already starting taking some measures to clean up my act because now I really do realize the importance of eating healthy and exercising. I've also finally realized why all of my weight loss attempts in the past have been fruitless! Yeah I was eating less calories and exercising, but I wasn't eating the RIGHT things. I may have been eating only 1300-1500 calories a day, but my body was still storing everything as fat because I didn't have the right mix of carbs, proteins and fats.
Over the past 2 days I've stuck to a 25% carb diet with the remaining being protein and fat, mostly protein. I'm also down 2.5 lbs!! How incredible is that?!?! I've even noticed I'm feeling a lot better and I don't have that "brain fog" I used to have. I have tons more energy already and I survived my elliptical workout yesterday without getting shaky (damn those carbs!)
Here's the proof of my workout:
I actually ended up doing about 30 minutes on it total and burned almost 330 calories! Go me :) My heart rate always goes up pretty high when I'm on those tough settings...my heart rate can get up to 160 sometimes but that's just right before I'm into the "red" zone and then I back it down a bit to get it lower. I love the elliptical cause it's so low impact and easy.
Here's a view of my new typical diet I'm going for these days. No cookies, chips, ice cream, bread, cereal, pasta, etc. Now it's all veggies, chicken, fish, yogurt, eggs, cheese and more veggies! For now I'm ok with having less variety but I wonder when the cravings will kick in?
Today is salad and light greek yogurt for lunch. Salad has spinach, hard-boiled egg, tomatoss, peppers (yellow and orange), green onions, mushrooms, almonds, canned chicken and pomegranate vinegrette. Also, I always add in a wheat germ/flax mix to my yogurt for extra texture.
My snacks for the day consist of the cottage cheese below (with cayenne and green onions) and a Wonderslim protein shake in Chocomint. I can't wait for that shake because it will totally be like having dessert!!
I'm going out to a movie premier with a friend tonight and I've convinced her to go to Wendy's for dinner with me so that I can splurge on their small chili with cheese and onions - yummmm!
So far it's not that hard to eat this way, especially when I'm stepping on the scale and seeing it go down - that's so much motivation for me. Plus the fact that seeing all of those cysts on my ovaries did not burn a good visual into my mind - every time I even think about wanting a cookie or chip I just have to remember that visual in my head!
Over the past 2 days I've stuck to a 25% carb diet with the remaining being protein and fat, mostly protein. I'm also down 2.5 lbs!! How incredible is that?!?! I've even noticed I'm feeling a lot better and I don't have that "brain fog" I used to have. I have tons more energy already and I survived my elliptical workout yesterday without getting shaky (damn those carbs!)
Here's the proof of my workout:
I actually ended up doing about 30 minutes on it total and burned almost 330 calories! Go me :) My heart rate always goes up pretty high when I'm on those tough settings...my heart rate can get up to 160 sometimes but that's just right before I'm into the "red" zone and then I back it down a bit to get it lower. I love the elliptical cause it's so low impact and easy.
Here's a view of my new typical diet I'm going for these days. No cookies, chips, ice cream, bread, cereal, pasta, etc. Now it's all veggies, chicken, fish, yogurt, eggs, cheese and more veggies! For now I'm ok with having less variety but I wonder when the cravings will kick in?
Today is salad and light greek yogurt for lunch. Salad has spinach, hard-boiled egg, tomatoss, peppers (yellow and orange), green onions, mushrooms, almonds, canned chicken and pomegranate vinegrette. Also, I always add in a wheat germ/flax mix to my yogurt for extra texture.
My snacks for the day consist of the cottage cheese below (with cayenne and green onions) and a Wonderslim protein shake in Chocomint. I can't wait for that shake because it will totally be like having dessert!!
I'm going out to a movie premier with a friend tonight and I've convinced her to go to Wendy's for dinner with me so that I can splurge on their small chili with cheese and onions - yummmm!
So far it's not that hard to eat this way, especially when I'm stepping on the scale and seeing it go down - that's so much motivation for me. Plus the fact that seeing all of those cysts on my ovaries did not burn a good visual into my mind - every time I even think about wanting a cookie or chip I just have to remember that visual in my head!
Diagnosis
I'm essentially going to copy and paste this post from my family blog on to this one since it contains all of the info I wanted to share with you:
So my fears were confirmed at the specialist this week: I have PCOS (poly-cystic ovarian syndrome). I'm not going to go into massive amounts of detail about what it is because you can research on your own via Google if you want. But to say the least, a big part of the reason I'm fat is because I have PCOS and the reason I have PCOS is because I'm fat. It's a vicious cycle.
Nonetheless, I also had an ultrasound done of my ovaries. I've got about 15 cysts on EACH ovary - I saw it black and white for myself. Apparently the acne I've struggled with since I was a teenager is a major give away as well. Of course, the most definite indicator of PCOS is my irregular periods.
I'm not ovulating because of PCOS even though my eggs are trying so hard to grow and come out of the ovary. There's just too many receptor inhibitors - namely insulin - blocking my ovary's response to FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). So obviously I can't get pregnant if I'm not producing any eggs!!
The first step we're taking is to put me on Metformin (this was the same thing the mean endocronologist prescribed me in September) to help regulate my insulin levels. The second step is to take Provera - it contains progesterone. Basically I need to take that for 10 days and after that is up I should "bleed" and clear out everything that's old and been sitting for a while. Once the bleeding is done I'll start on Clomid to help me ovulate. During this time I'll be going back to the specialist so that they can monitor all of my progress.
I'm hopeful just to get my cycles regular again. From the reading I've done, all of the cysts should clear up on their own after a few cycles. So I shouldn't have to really worry about them.
The biggest thing I've got to worry about is my carb intake. Essentially I need to maintain a very low-carb diet in order to manage my PCOS. I'm REALLY sad about this because I love my pasta, ice cream and of course bread!! But I probably love them because I'm addicted to them. Ramin suggested I stick to around 100 carbs a day. I'm not too sure how hard this will be just yet but I'm definitely going to try it.
When I went to get my prescriptions today I also loaded up on eggs, yogurt, meat and veggies because those will be the staples of my diet for a while. I basically just need to reset my body and then I can slowly add in some carbs at that point.
So...we have the news. I'm relieved and excited to actually know what is wrong and to have a plan. It feels SO much better than not knowing!!
So my fears were confirmed at the specialist this week: I have PCOS (poly-cystic ovarian syndrome). I'm not going to go into massive amounts of detail about what it is because you can research on your own via Google if you want. But to say the least, a big part of the reason I'm fat is because I have PCOS and the reason I have PCOS is because I'm fat. It's a vicious cycle.
Nonetheless, I also had an ultrasound done of my ovaries. I've got about 15 cysts on EACH ovary - I saw it black and white for myself. Apparently the acne I've struggled with since I was a teenager is a major give away as well. Of course, the most definite indicator of PCOS is my irregular periods.
I'm not ovulating because of PCOS even though my eggs are trying so hard to grow and come out of the ovary. There's just too many receptor inhibitors - namely insulin - blocking my ovary's response to FSH (follicle stimulating hormone). So obviously I can't get pregnant if I'm not producing any eggs!!
The first step we're taking is to put me on Metformin (this was the same thing the mean endocronologist prescribed me in September) to help regulate my insulin levels. The second step is to take Provera - it contains progesterone. Basically I need to take that for 10 days and after that is up I should "bleed" and clear out everything that's old and been sitting for a while. Once the bleeding is done I'll start on Clomid to help me ovulate. During this time I'll be going back to the specialist so that they can monitor all of my progress.
I'm hopeful just to get my cycles regular again. From the reading I've done, all of the cysts should clear up on their own after a few cycles. So I shouldn't have to really worry about them.
The biggest thing I've got to worry about is my carb intake. Essentially I need to maintain a very low-carb diet in order to manage my PCOS. I'm REALLY sad about this because I love my pasta, ice cream and of course bread!! But I probably love them because I'm addicted to them. Ramin suggested I stick to around 100 carbs a day. I'm not too sure how hard this will be just yet but I'm definitely going to try it.
When I went to get my prescriptions today I also loaded up on eggs, yogurt, meat and veggies because those will be the staples of my diet for a while. I basically just need to reset my body and then I can slowly add in some carbs at that point.
So...we have the news. I'm relieved and excited to actually know what is wrong and to have a plan. It feels SO much better than not knowing!!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Latest Addictions
I loooooooove yogurt. And not just any yogurt - GREEK yogurt! For me, food is all about texture and the thicker a yogurt can be, the better!
If you've got a Kroger store near you (for me it's the local Smith's), you've GOT to check out their Kroger brand yogurts. I used to be all about their Carb Master yogurts, but lately I've been into their Greek yogurts for the amount of protein they have in them!
This was part of my lunch yesterday....I usually have my yogurt as an afternoon snack really. I've been dipping all kinds of graham crackers into my yogurt and it's AMAZING! I only had the regular Greek yogurt's left in my fridge and they run about 130 calories. They also have a Light Greek that runs 90 calories. I'm going to make sure I get the Light version from now on - so that I can eat more grahams with it!
This morning for breakfast I had an old stand-by:
I looooove these things and they're easy to either eat in the car on the way to work OR just take them to work and pop it in the microwave for a few minutes.
So I ate that this morning.....and then....I wanted something baked. Sometimes you just gotta have a baked good dangit!!!
I found this in my lunchbag and ate it!
I only had one...and it was goooood - it's better than having a donut right?!?!?! :)
Happy Friday!!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
5K Pictures
While I was on hiatus - I DID actually run another 5k....but I never even posted pictures from my first one!!
So here I am with my best friend (also Jenn) on August 11th during my FIRST 5k!!
Note to self: ALWAYS go potty before the race, even if you don't have to go!!
Two weeks later in September, I ran another 5K (actually more like walked) with my friend Tanner. This one really kicked my butt because it was mostly uphill. I finished it in 49 minutes!
It was called the Sundae Run and we got ice cream sundaes afterward. As you can see from my pic - I didn't even eat mine until 15 minutes or so after the race because I was literally THAT BEAT! When I DON'T want ice cream, you know I'm in pain.
Anyway, I did the runs and then I stopped running, especially after I went on my "hiatus". I started to get the feeling that I was pushing my body too hard with the running and therefore it impacted my "cycles". I'm not sure if that was true or not but things are supposedly back to normal and I'm sticking with tried and true exercise that I know won't impact my body as much.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The Global Fat Scale
I was reading one of my usual blogs and came across The Global Fat Scale....I'd never heard of this before but it was surely an eye opener (to say the least!)
Basically, you can compare your current BMI to the rest of the world population, including the population within your own country.
Here are my results:
Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm............
I don't even have words for this right now. All I can think of is "at least I'm not as fat as SOME women in this country!" BUT DAMN!!!!!!
If you want to check it out for yourself - visit The Global Fat Scale
Basically, you can compare your current BMI to the rest of the world population, including the population within your own country.
Here are my results:
I don't even have words for this right now. All I can think of is "at least I'm not as fat as SOME women in this country!" BUT DAMN!!!!!!
If you want to check it out for yourself - visit The Global Fat Scale
Back on the Wagon!
Yep - I'm on it.
I went through a rough patch emotionally through the months of August and September. My whole TTC (Trying to Conceive) journey has been rough and emotionally taxing on me....but in the end I've come out stronger and I've realized that I just need to be healthy for it's own sake and not for other extraneous reasons.
Things will happen when they are supposed to happen.
All I can control in this world is myself and what I choose to do and think. The choices I make are the only things I can control and I actually feel empowered by that. So much is out of your control when you are TTC and as someone who's been in control of most of her life (and been very successful at that!) I've found that my TTC trials have been the most stressful.
So I've found some new found inspiration in the fact that I ACTUALLY HAVE A CHOICE to be healthy!! I never thought of it that way before.
With my newly found zest and zeal I'm already down 3 lbs!
This morning I weighed in at 216.6! I was hovering around the 220 mark just last week!
I'm back to counting my calories and exercising throughout the week.
I plan to make a NEW goal list - one that I can refer to often.
Thanks to any of you that stuck around and wished me well - it's been helpful :)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Hiatus
Hey all,
It's not hard to see that I haven't posted in a while. That's because I've been struggling through some issues.
At the core of it. I feel like my fitness/weight loss goals were overwhelming my life and making me stressed out, which in turn has affected the state of my body - i.e. delayed ovulation.
I have some other issues and symptoms I'm dealing with and basically at the core of it, I'm scheduled to visit an endocronologist on September 11th. Until that point, I'm trying to level myself out as best as possible in an attempt to jump start my cycle once again.
Until I get some clear answers and have a clear direction of how I need to take care of my body, I will be on hiatus from updating this blog. I will still try and eat mindfully and healthfully....I will try and exercise - I do have another 5k coming up on Saturday.
Later!
It's not hard to see that I haven't posted in a while. That's because I've been struggling through some issues.
At the core of it. I feel like my fitness/weight loss goals were overwhelming my life and making me stressed out, which in turn has affected the state of my body - i.e. delayed ovulation.
I have some other issues and symptoms I'm dealing with and basically at the core of it, I'm scheduled to visit an endocronologist on September 11th. Until that point, I'm trying to level myself out as best as possible in an attempt to jump start my cycle once again.
Until I get some clear answers and have a clear direction of how I need to take care of my body, I will be on hiatus from updating this blog. I will still try and eat mindfully and healthfully....I will try and exercise - I do have another 5k coming up on Saturday.
Later!
Monday, August 13, 2012
5k? CHECK!
I'll have more pictures to upload later when I actually have time to sit at my computer at home. But that shows it RIGHT THERE. I completed my first 5k this past Saturday up in Midway, Utah.
Normally, I've been running a 41 minute 5k....but this one had some....challenges. First, we had to run up Memorial Hill. Here are some views of what it looks like:
So there we go! First 5k accomplished. The next one is August 25th!! I hope my legs recover before then!
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Tuesdays
I've made a decision. Tuesday mornings are going to be the mornings I wake up and go running. I did it this morning and did another 5k loop around my neighborhood. I made progress and was able to cut out 1 minute from my overall time.
I ran/walked the entire thing in 40:15 minutes, down from 41:33. AWESOME!
I really feel great this morning too. We'll see how long I last throughout the day.
Now I'm at work and I'm hoping the boredom/snack monster doesn't hit me. Sitting at a desk all day long really makes me bored, even if I've got tons of work to do.
I'm going to try and get up and walk for a few minutes if I'm tempted to snack on stuff and just eat.
I ran/walked the entire thing in 40:15 minutes, down from 41:33. AWESOME!
I really feel great this morning too. We'll see how long I last throughout the day.
Now I'm at work and I'm hoping the boredom/snack monster doesn't hit me. Sitting at a desk all day long really makes me bored, even if I've got tons of work to do.
I'm going to try and get up and walk for a few minutes if I'm tempted to snack on stuff and just eat.
Monday, August 6, 2012
UGH
I had two bad days last week and one majorly good day.
Bad day 1 was Thursday - my last post - when I went to Culvers. The second bad day was on Saturday. I was good up until dinner when I went out with my dad. We went to Sizzler and I had a "fairly" healthy meal. A 6oz steak with sweet potato fries and a house salad. After that we stopped at Baskin Robbins and I was actually mindful. I got a 1-scoop frozen yogurt sundae...it was literally child sized.
The good day was Sunday morning. I woke up and ran/walked the 5k loop around my neighborhood. I did it in 41:33 minutes! It kicked my ass too and I was hungry the rest of the day. But I was still pretty good.
I got up this morning and I was 3 lbs! To 219! WTF?!?! I just don't get it.
Whatev. I don't care at this point. All I know is that I've got a 5k to run again on Saturday morning up in Midway - my first official event. So that means I'm waking up early tomorrow morning to do the 5k loop in my neighborhood again. We'll see how it goes!
Bad day 1 was Thursday - my last post - when I went to Culvers. The second bad day was on Saturday. I was good up until dinner when I went out with my dad. We went to Sizzler and I had a "fairly" healthy meal. A 6oz steak with sweet potato fries and a house salad. After that we stopped at Baskin Robbins and I was actually mindful. I got a 1-scoop frozen yogurt sundae...it was literally child sized.
The good day was Sunday morning. I woke up and ran/walked the 5k loop around my neighborhood. I did it in 41:33 minutes! It kicked my ass too and I was hungry the rest of the day. But I was still pretty good.
I got up this morning and I was 3 lbs! To 219! WTF?!?! I just don't get it.
Whatev. I don't care at this point. All I know is that I've got a 5k to run again on Saturday morning up in Midway - my first official event. So that means I'm waking up early tomorrow morning to do the 5k loop in my neighborhood again. We'll see how it goes!
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Bad
I was bad today. I went here with my boss for lunch:
Last time I was at Culvers I was good and got a grilled chicken salad. This time, not so much.
I don't even want to write what I had, just know that it wasn't good.
There's always one day in my cycle where I literally have no willpower to do anything - and I always know which day it is exactly. Today was that day coincidentally. I did bring my lunch to work, but I went out to eat instead. Bad idea.
Oh well. It's over and done...and I'm still going to go on my run tonight regardless.
Last time I was at Culvers I was good and got a grilled chicken salad. This time, not so much.
I don't even want to write what I had, just know that it wasn't good.
There's always one day in my cycle where I literally have no willpower to do anything - and I always know which day it is exactly. Today was that day coincidentally. I did bring my lunch to work, but I went out to eat instead. Bad idea.
Oh well. It's over and done...and I'm still going to go on my run tonight regardless.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
HELP!!! Temptation is knocking!
AHHH I don't know what else to do right now. All damn day I've been wanting a stupid caramel popcorn ball that you find at some of the gas stations where I live. I just LOVE their texture and how they take forever to eat.
I just had to write that cause I'm sitting here at work with another 1.5 hours to go before I can drive home. It will take all my willpower NOT to stop at the gas station and pick one up!!
I just had to write that cause I'm sitting here at work with another 1.5 hours to go before I can drive home. It will take all my willpower NOT to stop at the gas station and pick one up!!
It starts TODAY!
Today is August 1 and I have exactly 30 days to lose 5 lbs if I want to achieve my first mini-goal!
I'm off to a great start because this morning I weighed in at 215.8. I'll carry the momentum throughout this week and keep exercising everyday.
Here's my snapshot of my daily intake for the day:
This is just the morning through afternoon meals. Some neighbors brought us a cinnamon loaf from Kneaders last night and so I just had to have a slice this morning. The closest equivalent thing I could find to it for calories was a Cinnabon rolll since my husband thought the bread tasted like that.
I haven't added in my exercise calories yet either but I plan to just have a light salad with Tuna for dinner. I'm also going to do some arm free weight exercises and an ab workout. I prefer not to do any of my videos today because they always combine weight lifting with leg workouts....my poor legs need a break. I want to rest them up a bit before tomorrow's next run.
BTW...for my 1.5 mile circuit, I did it in 22:56 minutes last night. That's a full 30 seconds faster than Sunday night! I doubt I'll be able to keep shaving off 30 seconds each night I go out, but to see any progress is FABOLA!
Yay for August!
I'm off to a great start because this morning I weighed in at 215.8. I'll carry the momentum throughout this week and keep exercising everyday.
Here's my snapshot of my daily intake for the day:
This is just the morning through afternoon meals. Some neighbors brought us a cinnamon loaf from Kneaders last night and so I just had to have a slice this morning. The closest equivalent thing I could find to it for calories was a Cinnabon rolll since my husband thought the bread tasted like that.
I haven't added in my exercise calories yet either but I plan to just have a light salad with Tuna for dinner. I'm also going to do some arm free weight exercises and an ab workout. I prefer not to do any of my videos today because they always combine weight lifting with leg workouts....my poor legs need a break. I want to rest them up a bit before tomorrow's next run.
BTW...for my 1.5 mile circuit, I did it in 22:56 minutes last night. That's a full 30 seconds faster than Sunday night! I doubt I'll be able to keep shaving off 30 seconds each night I go out, but to see any progress is FABOLA!
Yay for August!
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Weight Loss Simulation
Ok ok ok...I am still tracking all of the food I eat along with all of my exercise. I am always doing SOME kind of exercise every day after work. In fact, tonight I am doing my 3x weekly run/walk. On Sunday I was able to run the circuit in 23.5 minutes which is 30 seconds faster than my previous run. I'm hoping I can beat that tonight since my legs are much less sore than they were on Sunday.
Posting my daily intakes can get boring so instead, today I'm posting my weight loss simulation. Everyone's been posting them recently and you can do your own at this site here: http://www.modelmydiet.com/
Anyway, here's what mine looks like...I tried to make the model look as much like me as I possibly could, they don't allow for much customization.
I actually wish I looked that good in a bikini right now....the simulation is clearly not totally accurate. I have a LOT more rolls down in my mid section...but it's still nice to see what I COULD look like at 130 lbs.
Is it motivating enough? We'll see....
Posting my daily intakes can get boring so instead, today I'm posting my weight loss simulation. Everyone's been posting them recently and you can do your own at this site here: http://www.modelmydiet.com/
Anyway, here's what mine looks like...I tried to make the model look as much like me as I possibly could, they don't allow for much customization.
I actually wish I looked that good in a bikini right now....the simulation is clearly not totally accurate. I have a LOT more rolls down in my mid section...but it's still nice to see what I COULD look like at 130 lbs.
Is it motivating enough? We'll see....
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday
Saturday went by super fast but it was good. I started the morning by going to a Wellness Walk for the Salt Lake County Corporate Games. I took my husband and we basically just walked for about 20 minutes - we were there to get participation points really :P
Came home...did some stuff around the house, took a nap and then did my ChaLean Burn #3 workout!
I absolutely LOVE doing the ChaLean strength workouts because she doesn't do tons of reps and each video is about 35 minutes long.
It kicked my butt though. I'm pretty sore today but I'm still going to do my nightly run/walk session.
Here was my diet yesterday...I probably ate way under my calories because I didn't account for any of the exercise I did at all...so I basically just stuck to the 1350 goal, even though I did go over just a bit.
Came home...did some stuff around the house, took a nap and then did my ChaLean Burn #3 workout!
It kicked my butt though. I'm pretty sore today but I'm still going to do my nightly run/walk session.
Here was my diet yesterday...I probably ate way under my calories because I didn't account for any of the exercise I did at all...so I basically just stuck to the 1350 goal, even though I did go over just a bit.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Friday Meals
My goal for Friday was to document my meals for the day. I did good, up until dinner. We went over to our friend's house to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony and we had a potato bar. I must say I did say on track but I didn't capture any pictures.
I didn't do any exercise on Friday - other than walk 10 minutes between buildings at work - because I was recovering from the past two days of intense workouts. I stayed within my calorie allotment though. I did eat 2.5 cookies that my friend made last night and I didn't plug them into my totals.
But here is my most common breakfast meal - spinach and cheese omelette with toast. I never knew how to make omlettes until I just started practicing...now I LOVE them!
Ingredients:
1 egg - scrambled
green onions - cut as many as you like
spinach - pulled into small pieces
colby & monterey jack cheese (I'm going to switch to fat free cheese next week)
Heat the pan and pour the egg in....then add the spinach and green onion to one side....the bulk of the cheese goes on the other side, but I also like to sprinkle some on the veg side too.
Let it sit for a few moments....the eggs will start to get puffy.
Once the eggs are firm enough...you can pull one side and just flip it onto the other. You can only do this once the eggs are cooked through, otherwise it will run all over. Cook on both sides until you reach your desire. I like my omelettes with a bit of brown on both sides. I also cut mine in half while cooking to make sure the middle is fully cooked.
Final product: 1 slice of 12-grain toast with spreadable butter and my omelette. It's my go-to breakfast!
And here was my lunch for Friday: Salad!
You can see all of the ingredients for it up above.
I was SO proud of myself on Friday because I was tempted with a Noon meeting with a bunch of people trying to persuade me to eat the Papa John's pizza they brought in. I stood my ground because I knew I had my lunch waiting for me at my desk. I'm so proud of myself for that :)
One thing I keep telling myself is that even though the number might not move on the scale, I know I'm creating healthy habits for myself no matter what!
I didn't do any exercise on Friday - other than walk 10 minutes between buildings at work - because I was recovering from the past two days of intense workouts. I stayed within my calorie allotment though. I did eat 2.5 cookies that my friend made last night and I didn't plug them into my totals.
But here is my most common breakfast meal - spinach and cheese omelette with toast. I never knew how to make omlettes until I just started practicing...now I LOVE them!
Ingredients:
1 egg - scrambled
green onions - cut as many as you like
spinach - pulled into small pieces
colby & monterey jack cheese (I'm going to switch to fat free cheese next week)
Heat the pan and pour the egg in....then add the spinach and green onion to one side....the bulk of the cheese goes on the other side, but I also like to sprinkle some on the veg side too.
Let it sit for a few moments....the eggs will start to get puffy.
Once the eggs are firm enough...you can pull one side and just flip it onto the other. You can only do this once the eggs are cooked through, otherwise it will run all over. Cook on both sides until you reach your desire. I like my omelettes with a bit of brown on both sides. I also cut mine in half while cooking to make sure the middle is fully cooked.
And here was my lunch for Friday: Salad!
I was SO proud of myself on Friday because I was tempted with a Noon meeting with a bunch of people trying to persuade me to eat the Papa John's pizza they brought in. I stood my ground because I knew I had my lunch waiting for me at my desk. I'm so proud of myself for that :)
One thing I keep telling myself is that even though the number might not move on the scale, I know I'm creating healthy habits for myself no matter what!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Ok...two days in a row
....stickin to the plan and makin some progress!
The scale did not budge this morning...but I'm trying to keep this quote in my head this week:
Basically....I shouldn't really expect to see any results on the scale for at least a little while.
Anyway...today's daily intake is:
I think I had really good day actually. Very healthy in my opinion, save for the 3 squares of dark chocolate, but even that's pretty good for you!
I totally meant to take pictures of each of my meals but I spaced. I'm going to try and do that tomorrow. If I don't have the breakfast I listed above each morning, then it's cereal with some Silk. But most days I try to have a spinach and cheese omelette with a piece of toast.
So tomorrow I'll post pics of my meals.
As for exercise today...right now it's 7 pm and I'm waiting for my dinner to settle a bit AND for the 100 degree heat outside to cool off a bit before I go outside and mow both the front and back yards. I plugged in 30 minutes of "mowing the lawn" into MyFitnessPal. I also slated 16 minutes of jogging (slow pace) and 9 minutes of walking (3.5 mph) for a total of 25 minutes. That's what I was able to accomplish on Tuesday night, we'll see if I achieve the same tonight. But those two things got me to the 528 calories burned mark for today.
See ya tomorrow!
The scale did not budge this morning...but I'm trying to keep this quote in my head this week:
Basically....I shouldn't really expect to see any results on the scale for at least a little while.
Anyway...today's daily intake is:
I totally meant to take pictures of each of my meals but I spaced. I'm going to try and do that tomorrow. If I don't have the breakfast I listed above each morning, then it's cereal with some Silk. But most days I try to have a spinach and cheese omelette with a piece of toast.
So tomorrow I'll post pics of my meals.
As for exercise today...right now it's 7 pm and I'm waiting for my dinner to settle a bit AND for the 100 degree heat outside to cool off a bit before I go outside and mow both the front and back yards. I plugged in 30 minutes of "mowing the lawn" into MyFitnessPal. I also slated 16 minutes of jogging (slow pace) and 9 minutes of walking (3.5 mph) for a total of 25 minutes. That's what I was able to accomplish on Tuesday night, we'll see if I achieve the same tonight. But those two things got me to the 528 calories burned mark for today.
See ya tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Daily Intake
My calorie goal is still 1350 calories per day, but that's based on me just sitting on my ass doing nothing all day. For the time being, I'm hoping I'll be able to lose weight if I "eat back" the calories I burned during my workouts. I know there's loads of controversy from various people about whether that works or not. For now, I'm going to see if my choice works and if it doesn't, then I'll focus on sticking to my 1350 calorie goal and NOT eat anything back after working out.
Here are today's totals:
Please note the donut in my snack list. Yes, I had that thing at 11 am - I couldn't resist because I am weak and someone brought them into work!!! It wasn't until the afternoon that I had my fitness motivation. Although I could argue that I got into the fitness kick last night after I did my amazing run. I even packed myself a very healthy salad this morning for lunch. Salads are a lot more calories than people really realize. Seriously! Even though all of the stuff I've got in mine is healthy - like the almonds and avocados, those things still have loads of calories.
Anyway...the apple I ate for "dinner" I really ate at 4 pm as my afternoon snack but I usually don't eat that late so I just shoved it into dinner.
Did you notice how many calories I burned today? I can guarantee you I burned way more than that because the only option I could add in was "low-impact aerobics" - I hate trying to calculate how many calories were burned from DVD workouts. It's too difficult. Anyway, this is the workout I did today. It was rough and I was sweating all over the place, but it was fun and quick paced.
Here are today's totals:
Anyway...the apple I ate for "dinner" I really ate at 4 pm as my afternoon snack but I usually don't eat that late so I just shoved it into dinner.
Did you notice how many calories I burned today? I can guarantee you I burned way more than that because the only option I could add in was "low-impact aerobics" - I hate trying to calculate how many calories were burned from DVD workouts. It's too difficult. Anyway, this is the workout I did today. It was rough and I was sweating all over the place, but it was fun and quick paced.
Goals
So I just realized today that every time I've set some goals, I wasn't doing it properly. You're supposed to set some sort of time measurement on goals and not leave them open ended. I've always set realistic goals, like "lose 5 lbs"...but I never specified WHEN I wanted to lose it. So here is my attempt as setting some timely and realistic goals - let's see how I progress:
Goal 1
Lose 5 lbs or reach 210 lbs - Achieve by August 31st
Goal 2
Lose 5 lbs or reach 205 lbs - Achieve by September 30th
Goal 3
Lose 5 lbs or reach 200 lbs - Achieve by October 31st! HALLOWEEN!!
This is my first set of goals. Basically, my 31st birthday is November 10th and I want to ENSURE that I reach that 200 mark by that date because I haven't been close to 200 lbs in at least 5 years. I hovered around the 205 lb mark last year doing Weight Watchers, but that was about it.
Here are my goals for the remainder of the year:
Goal 4
Lose 5 lbs or reach 195 lbs - Achieve by November 30th
Goal 5
Lose 5 lbs or reach 190 lbs - Achieve by December 31st
Holy crap - this is so realistic! I could lose 25 pounds by the end of the year! That is just amazing to me and really motivates me because I know losing 5 lbs per months is do-able and it's probably likely I'll surpass that goal! But I'm trying to remain realistic here!
And here are the rest of my goals to finally reach my ideal weight of 130 lbs!
Goal 6
Lose 5 lbs or reach 185 lbs - Achieve by January 31st
Goal 7
Lose 5 lbs or reach 180 lbs - Achieve by February 28th
Goal 8
Lose 5 lbs or reach 175 lbs - Achieve by March 31st
Goal 9
Lose 5 lbs or reach 170 lbs - Achieve by April 30th
Goal 10
Lose 5 lbs or reach 165 lbs - Achieve by May 31st
50 lbs lost mark!!!!
Goal 11
Lose 5 lbs or reach 160 lbs - Achieve June 30th
Goal 12
Lose 5 lbs or reach 155 lbs - Achieve July 31st
Goal 13
Lose 5 lbs or reach 150 lbs - Achieve August 31st
Goal 14
Lose 5 lbs or reach 145 lbs - Achieve September 30th
Goal 15
Lose 5 lbs or reach 140 lbs - Achieve October 31st
75 lbs lost mark!!! HOLY CRAP!!!
Goal 16
Lose 5 lbs or reach 135 lbs - Achieve November 30th
Goal 17
Lose 5 lbs or reach 130 lbs - Achieve December 31st!
That would be a total loss of 85 POUNDS!! WTF?!?! I can do that in just under a year and a half! When I see these smaller goals broken out over this period of time, it seems SO much less overwhelming. I think I have what it takes to just achieve a 5 lb weight loss per month right?!?!
I got this!
Goal 1
Lose 5 lbs or reach 210 lbs - Achieve by August 31st
Goal 2
Lose 5 lbs or reach 205 lbs - Achieve by September 30th
Goal 3
Lose 5 lbs or reach 200 lbs - Achieve by October 31st! HALLOWEEN!!
This is my first set of goals. Basically, my 31st birthday is November 10th and I want to ENSURE that I reach that 200 mark by that date because I haven't been close to 200 lbs in at least 5 years. I hovered around the 205 lb mark last year doing Weight Watchers, but that was about it.
Here are my goals for the remainder of the year:
Goal 4
Lose 5 lbs or reach 195 lbs - Achieve by November 30th
Goal 5
Lose 5 lbs or reach 190 lbs - Achieve by December 31st
Holy crap - this is so realistic! I could lose 25 pounds by the end of the year! That is just amazing to me and really motivates me because I know losing 5 lbs per months is do-able and it's probably likely I'll surpass that goal! But I'm trying to remain realistic here!
And here are the rest of my goals to finally reach my ideal weight of 130 lbs!
Goal 6
Lose 5 lbs or reach 185 lbs - Achieve by January 31st
Goal 7
Lose 5 lbs or reach 180 lbs - Achieve by February 28th
Goal 8
Lose 5 lbs or reach 175 lbs - Achieve by March 31st
Goal 9
Lose 5 lbs or reach 170 lbs - Achieve by April 30th
Goal 10
Lose 5 lbs or reach 165 lbs - Achieve by May 31st
50 lbs lost mark!!!!
Goal 11
Lose 5 lbs or reach 160 lbs - Achieve June 30th
Goal 12
Lose 5 lbs or reach 155 lbs - Achieve July 31st
Goal 13
Lose 5 lbs or reach 150 lbs - Achieve August 31st
Goal 14
Lose 5 lbs or reach 145 lbs - Achieve September 30th
Goal 15
Lose 5 lbs or reach 140 lbs - Achieve October 31st
75 lbs lost mark!!! HOLY CRAP!!!
Goal 16
Lose 5 lbs or reach 135 lbs - Achieve November 30th
Goal 17
Lose 5 lbs or reach 130 lbs - Achieve December 31st!
That would be a total loss of 85 POUNDS!! WTF?!?! I can do that in just under a year and a half! When I see these smaller goals broken out over this period of time, it seems SO much less overwhelming. I think I have what it takes to just achieve a 5 lb weight loss per month right?!?!
I got this!
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