Meal:
2:19pm- An orange....
3:30pm- 3 tim tams and several bites of cheerios/skim milk...I want to barffff.
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Slept in LATE.
Staying at my moms house for the past 3 days can really mess with my eating schedule. There is hardly any food here but junk. My fault btw, for not packing enough food.
I ate junk here and there, and this moring when I woke up...I felt no change in my body. I'm just bloated, whether it's a pound that I gained. Oh well...I can totally get back in my groove and workout.
Yeah, all for now.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Day 11&12
Cheat days!
It's day 12, going to the gym soon.
Bloated. ummm, tired. haha, I'm not giving up, picking up where I left off yea? yeah.
It's day 12, going to the gym soon.
Bloated. ummm, tired. haha, I'm not giving up, picking up where I left off yea? yeah.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Day 10
Meal:
7am- 1/3 oats and 4 egg whites with cinnamon and stevia
10am- Arnold Sandwich thins and 1 tbsn white chocolate PB
coffee
*crap, I need water...
1pm- 85g of veggie mix (broccolli, red bell pepper, snow peas, onion), 1/2 brown rice, lite cheese, salsa, 85g shrimp.
4pm- one small cutie (mangarin), one medium orange, one scoop myofusion protein with water.
7:15pm- weak McD's side salad (leafy greens, 3 tomatos, slices of carrots) with a salmon patty, veggie mix, lite cheese, and salsa. mmmm delcious. The salmon patty is de-li-cious!! it's soooo flavorful
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Mannnn, after day 3 of this whole "diet" challenge, it seemed to go by smoothly, and for some reason, I am struggling. I think due to the lack of motivation and mood I have been in. I have been so moody and emotional, which results in desiring comfort from food (hellllooo emotional eating) I want the ice cream and the nutter butter!
Yesterday I almost got pizza, because I had a frustrated day! I come to my moms house and see a nutter butter and was thinking about eating just ONE, but I know it would result in TWO.
I don't think it's wrong to necessarily indulge in one of those things, but I don't want to feel deprived. I think there needs to be a difference in distingushing WHY I want those items. For instance, I went through a few rational reasons, and found that I wanted to eat the nutter butter because I had a horrible morning. I did poorly on a quiz which I was not prepared for, as a result a nutter butter would make me happy!
eckckk!
But it's different when my mom comes home with carne asada quesdilla with guacamole and salsa. She asked if I wanted some, and I said "ew, no!" haha. I LOVE mexican food. I don't know what point I am trying to make with this one.....
But what I said earlier about feeling deprived...it's so easy for feelings to change. At that moment I felt deprived and wanted a feeling of happiness...but after I came to conclusion to all this mess, my feelings changed towards food for that splt second. I no longer needed food to make me feel good, so there fore I didn't feel deprived?
Plus, I also thought about how that food would make me feel. Greasy Quesdilla = bloated, gassy, yucky, moody.
Nutter Butter = bad sugar crash and bloat! hard effort gone to waste. But it's sooo good!
Gosh I am sooo confusing, it makes sense in my weird little brain.
Incase you were wondering, no, I did not have that nutter butter or that quesdilla. woot! self-control, will!
DAMN! 2 and a half more weeks.
7am- 1/3 oats and 4 egg whites with cinnamon and stevia
10am- Arnold Sandwich thins and 1 tbsn white chocolate PB
coffee
*crap, I need water...
1pm- 85g of veggie mix (broccolli, red bell pepper, snow peas, onion), 1/2 brown rice, lite cheese, salsa, 85g shrimp.
4pm- one small cutie (mangarin), one medium orange, one scoop myofusion protein with water.
7:15pm- weak McD's side salad (leafy greens, 3 tomatos, slices of carrots) with a salmon patty, veggie mix, lite cheese, and salsa. mmmm delcious. The salmon patty is de-li-cious!! it's soooo flavorful
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Mannnn, after day 3 of this whole "diet" challenge, it seemed to go by smoothly, and for some reason, I am struggling. I think due to the lack of motivation and mood I have been in. I have been so moody and emotional, which results in desiring comfort from food (hellllooo emotional eating) I want the ice cream and the nutter butter!
Yesterday I almost got pizza, because I had a frustrated day! I come to my moms house and see a nutter butter and was thinking about eating just ONE, but I know it would result in TWO.
I don't think it's wrong to necessarily indulge in one of those things, but I don't want to feel deprived. I think there needs to be a difference in distingushing WHY I want those items. For instance, I went through a few rational reasons, and found that I wanted to eat the nutter butter because I had a horrible morning. I did poorly on a quiz which I was not prepared for, as a result a nutter butter would make me happy!
eckckk!
But it's different when my mom comes home with carne asada quesdilla with guacamole and salsa. She asked if I wanted some, and I said "ew, no!" haha. I LOVE mexican food. I don't know what point I am trying to make with this one.....
But what I said earlier about feeling deprived...it's so easy for feelings to change. At that moment I felt deprived and wanted a feeling of happiness...but after I came to conclusion to all this mess, my feelings changed towards food for that splt second. I no longer needed food to make me feel good, so there fore I didn't feel deprived?
Plus, I also thought about how that food would make me feel. Greasy Quesdilla = bloated, gassy, yucky, moody.
Nutter Butter = bad sugar crash and bloat! hard effort gone to waste. But it's sooo good!
Gosh I am sooo confusing, it makes sense in my weird little brain.
Incase you were wondering, no, I did not have that nutter butter or that quesdilla. woot! self-control, will!
DAMN! 2 and a half more weeks.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Day 9
9:30- 1/3 oatmeal and 4 egg whites with cinnamon and stevia, a tad of PB
1:00- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn white chocolate PB
*this was after an appointment and I didn't have protein powder, I was lazy due to the fact I was in a hot car. poor excuse!
4:00- small cutie (tangerine)
4:30pm- 1/2 cup brown rice, 85g shrimp, 90g cabbage, lite cheese, salsa
*late lunch because I had a doctors appointment
[An orange somewhere between]
8:30pm- 85g shrimp/85g cabbage, lite cheese, salsa, and 100 cal arnold sandwich thins.
11pm- 2 arnoldsandwich thins and PB
** I was definately skipping ALOT of my meals and eating way OFF schedule. AT times I would not eat til 4-5 hours after my last meal or skip the most vital part of my meals. Which resulted in eating PB and Arnold thins. I think it could've been A LOT worst!
I went to Costco and almost bought pizza, soooo glad I didn't! uhhmmm, and I think I added like a tablespoon more of the recommended fat, but then I didn't have enough protein for today at all, or carbs (it seems)
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I have been really moody today. I lost my patience many times and tried not to cry. Something is up with me, I need to clear the air. *breathe. I need to breathe.
Cardio tonight. Thank goodness it's only cardio today because my mind cannot handle trying to get through a grueling workout.
1:00- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn white chocolate PB
*this was after an appointment and I didn't have protein powder, I was lazy due to the fact I was in a hot car. poor excuse!
4:00- small cutie (tangerine)
4:30pm- 1/2 cup brown rice, 85g shrimp, 90g cabbage, lite cheese, salsa
*late lunch because I had a doctors appointment
[An orange somewhere between]
8:30pm- 85g shrimp/85g cabbage, lite cheese, salsa, and 100 cal arnold sandwich thins.
11pm- 2 arnoldsandwich thins and PB
** I was definately skipping ALOT of my meals and eating way OFF schedule. AT times I would not eat til 4-5 hours after my last meal or skip the most vital part of my meals. Which resulted in eating PB and Arnold thins. I think it could've been A LOT worst!
I went to Costco and almost bought pizza, soooo glad I didn't! uhhmmm, and I think I added like a tablespoon more of the recommended fat, but then I didn't have enough protein for today at all, or carbs (it seems)
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I have been really moody today. I lost my patience many times and tried not to cry. Something is up with me, I need to clear the air. *breathe. I need to breathe.
Cardio tonight. Thank goodness it's only cardio today because my mind cannot handle trying to get through a grueling workout.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Day 8
Meal:
10am- 1/3 oats with cinnamon/ 4 egg whites with cinnamon, stevia, and dash of unsweetened cocoa powder. Topped with 1 tbsn of white chocolate peanut butter. delicious! organssssmic!
12:30- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn (16g) of white chocolate peanut butter and protein powder with water
3:30- 1/2 cup brown rice, 5oz chicken breast, 85g cabbage, salsa, lite cheese.
7:15- 1 scoop protein powder with water and one tangerine.
*edit 7:56- I feel so out of it! bleghhh, going to the gym now. bye
Today is rest day from the gym, but I might consider going after my 10pm class tonight! considering I went to the gym per-late as usual at 10:30pm last week. I think I get a good work out from an almost-empty gym anyways.
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Last night I attempted to go to Costco to buy a bulk of eggs, chicken, and veggies, but they were closed. I hate getting their hours mixed up! don't I learn? considering I go there every week.
So I went to Henry's and got organic omega 3 eggs, cayenne pepper from bulk, sweetened shredded coconut, two jars of peanut butter. It came out to be less than $10.
The peanut butters were "buy one, get one free" hell yeah! considering they were PeanutButter&Co, they ran out of chocolate dreams *tear, but I got white chocolate and cinnamon raisin swirl. You can see chunks of raisins! it's not just that artificial flavor bologne!
10am- 1/3 oats with cinnamon/ 4 egg whites with cinnamon, stevia, and dash of unsweetened cocoa powder. Topped with 1 tbsn of white chocolate peanut butter. delicious! organssssmic!
12:30- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn (16g) of white chocolate peanut butter and protein powder with water
3:30- 1/2 cup brown rice, 5oz chicken breast, 85g cabbage, salsa, lite cheese.
7:15- 1 scoop protein powder with water and one tangerine.
*edit 7:56- I feel so out of it! bleghhh, going to the gym now. bye
Today is rest day from the gym, but I might consider going after my 10pm class tonight! considering I went to the gym per-late as usual at 10:30pm last week. I think I get a good work out from an almost-empty gym anyways.
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Last night I attempted to go to Costco to buy a bulk of eggs, chicken, and veggies, but they were closed. I hate getting their hours mixed up! don't I learn? considering I go there every week.
So I went to Henry's and got organic omega 3 eggs, cayenne pepper from bulk, sweetened shredded coconut, two jars of peanut butter. It came out to be less than $10.
The peanut butters were "buy one, get one free" hell yeah! considering they were PeanutButter&Co, they ran out of chocolate dreams *tear, but I got white chocolate and cinnamon raisin swirl. You can see chunks of raisins! it's not just that artificial flavor bologne!
Day 7! one week!
Holy cow! yessss one week has passed. My meals have been sporadic usually. I follow the nutrition plan accordingly to the magazine (thought not to a T), though on days where I do not have chicken breast, I opt for shrimp. On day's where they suggest yogurt or whey protein, I skimp out on. Well, last night I skimped out on dinner. I was just too tired and fatigued. And this morning when I woke up, I was soooo hungry.
Dinner last night was supposed to be 5oz chicken breast with >~85g sauteed spinach and a wrap. But no, instead I opted for a wrap with ~1tbsn of peanut butter. I am supposed to have 2tbsn of PB a day, so I fullfilled THAT requirement.
I forgot what time I ate what yesterday :o(
Meal:
8:30- 1/3 oats with cinnamon and 125g egg whites
11:30- two rice cakes with 1tbsn of almond butter and protein powder mixed with water
(GYM)- Did upper body circuits
3:30pm (late lunch)- > 85g shrimp with 85g cabbage, 1/2 brown rice, salsa, and lite cheese. Delicious!
6:30- Cafe Miso non-fat with 2 pumps of dark chocolate cherry and a yogurt (ran out of whey)
(GYM AGAIN!)- Power Yoga
9:30- 100 calorie flat-wrap with 1tbsn of peanut butter
Workout
I did upper-body circuit.
Did four sets of
1) Barbell chest press
2) Barbell shoulder press
3) Wide grip Lat pull
4) DB curls
5) Triceps extension
After I was done, I did 3 sets of jump-ropes! intense!
After each circuit, I was spinning for 5 minutes. No rest what-so-ever. I was completely fatigued after each circuit, I started out with doing 30lbs for shoulder press and towards the fourth circuit, I couldn't even do 20lbs!
Then I showered, did a few errands, saw my dad, and then went to yoga with Addison and Seita.
It was intense, I was sweating slightly! We worked more on lower body and I LOVED the stretches!!!
Status for circuit:
Duration: 1 hour and 16 minutes
Heart Rate: Max 98% and Average 76%
Calories: 629 cal and 40% burned
Wahoo! I felt like I did not give that workout my ALL, I struggled with keeping my form because I was so tired. But I felt great. I love how my HR watch can tell me how hard or lazy my work-outs are, it pushes me to do harder.
Dinner last night was supposed to be 5oz chicken breast with >~85g sauteed spinach and a wrap. But no, instead I opted for a wrap with ~1tbsn of peanut butter. I am supposed to have 2tbsn of PB a day, so I fullfilled THAT requirement.
I forgot what time I ate what yesterday :o(
Meal:
8:30- 1/3 oats with cinnamon and 125g egg whites
11:30- two rice cakes with 1tbsn of almond butter and protein powder mixed with water
(GYM)- Did upper body circuits
3:30pm (late lunch)- > 85g shrimp with 85g cabbage, 1/2 brown rice, salsa, and lite cheese. Delicious!
6:30- Cafe Miso non-fat with 2 pumps of dark chocolate cherry and a yogurt (ran out of whey)
(GYM AGAIN!)- Power Yoga
9:30- 100 calorie flat-wrap with 1tbsn of peanut butter
Workout
I did upper-body circuit.
Did four sets of
1) Barbell chest press
2) Barbell shoulder press
3) Wide grip Lat pull
4) DB curls
5) Triceps extension
After I was done, I did 3 sets of jump-ropes! intense!
After each circuit, I was spinning for 5 minutes. No rest what-so-ever. I was completely fatigued after each circuit, I started out with doing 30lbs for shoulder press and towards the fourth circuit, I couldn't even do 20lbs!
Then I showered, did a few errands, saw my dad, and then went to yoga with Addison and Seita.
It was intense, I was sweating slightly! We worked more on lower body and I LOVED the stretches!!!
Status for circuit:
Duration: 1 hour and 16 minutes
Heart Rate: Max 98% and Average 76%
Calories: 629 cal and 40% burned
Wahoo! I felt like I did not give that workout my ALL, I struggled with keeping my form because I was so tired. But I felt great. I love how my HR watch can tell me how hard or lazy my work-outs are, it pushes me to do harder.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Day 6
Holy cow, almost been a week! yessss! 3 more weeks to go.
Because of springing forward, I woke up embarrassingly late. Which called for a late breakfast. I ran out of egg, so instead I used what was left in my egg white carton.
Meal:
11:30am- 1/3 oatmeal with cinnamon and walden farms calorie free apple butter spread & 156g of carton egg whites.
2:00- 42oz diet dr. pepper and medium coffee (small amount of creamer and stevia)
3:00- one flat out wrap with 4oz chicken breast/ 85g cabbage with braggs amino acids and cayenne pepper/ lite cheese and salsa.
6:11- strawberry protein powder with water (ran out of whey) and a banana.
* during this time, hunger just hit me out of no where! I love how my body is starting to become responsive to the fact that I need to eat every 2.5-3 hours.
8:30pm- one flat-out wrap with lite cheese and salsa. 4oz chicken breast and 85g cabbage.
I have a headache. Today is cardio day only- thank goodness! I am doing 45-one hour of cardio tonight, for now I am just going to rest and sleep off this headache. I feel like I am wasting my day doing so, but I don't want to go about with the rest of the day with a headache. Screw springing forward! I want my hour back!
My legs are sore from last night, my calves especially. I forgot to mention I did 4 sets of rotary calves with 70lbs of plates, with the rep of 15-20-15-20 last night.
Because of springing forward, I woke up embarrassingly late. Which called for a late breakfast. I ran out of egg, so instead I used what was left in my egg white carton.
Meal:
11:30am- 1/3 oatmeal with cinnamon and walden farms calorie free apple butter spread & 156g of carton egg whites.
2:00- 42oz diet dr. pepper and medium coffee (small amount of creamer and stevia)
3:00- one flat out wrap with 4oz chicken breast/ 85g cabbage with braggs amino acids and cayenne pepper/ lite cheese and salsa.
6:11- strawberry protein powder with water (ran out of whey) and a banana.
* during this time, hunger just hit me out of no where! I love how my body is starting to become responsive to the fact that I need to eat every 2.5-3 hours.
8:30pm- one flat-out wrap with lite cheese and salsa. 4oz chicken breast and 85g cabbage.
I have a headache. Today is cardio day only- thank goodness! I am doing 45-one hour of cardio tonight, for now I am just going to rest and sleep off this headache. I feel like I am wasting my day doing so, but I don't want to go about with the rest of the day with a headache. Screw springing forward! I want my hour back!
My legs are sore from last night, my calves especially. I forgot to mention I did 4 sets of rotary calves with 70lbs of plates, with the rep of 15-20-15-20 last night.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
day 5
wow, I am so so so exhausted. Are the terms fatigued and exhausted similar? I feel like fatigued would be the best word but I don't know.
Just got done with a workout and it KILLED ME!
Anyway onto my meals for today:
8:30am: 4 egg whites & 1/3 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon
water
11:30- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn almond butter/ 1 scoop of whey
20oz water & tea with a small amount of creamer and stevia
2:40- 1/2 cup brown rice/ 4oz chicken breast/ 85g sauteed cabbage. With a side of mango peach salsa and lite cheese.
(workout!)
post work-out 6:00pm- small cold kiwi and 1 scoop of whey with water.
** after the one hour mark, I was starved! my metabolism is revving.
8:30 9:30- flat out wrap with 4oz chicken breast/sauteed cabbage/salsa/lite cheese
water
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I have been tired all day, it was on and off. One moment I'd get a burst of energy, then the next I was sleeeepy!
I did a lower-body circuit after work, here are the stats.
Time: one hour and 10 minutes
Average HR- 81% = 161 bpm
MAX HR- 97% = 193 bpm
Calories burned: 633 and 35% fat
That is pretty impressive for not doing steady cardio, circuits are definately a good way to burn fat!
It was 5 sets of leg moves.
Lunges- 15 each leg
Box jumps- 15
step-up on box- 15 each leg
lateral jump- 30 (15 each leg)
one-arm stiff legged deadlifts- 15 reps
This circuit FOUR times! and after each sets completed, hop on a machine and do 5 minutes of cardio.
So if I were to add up the cardio I did it would be 25 minutes. Not shady.
I'm watching Alice tonight, might get coffee. I want something hot!
Just got done with a workout and it KILLED ME!
Anyway onto my meals for today:
8:30am: 4 egg whites & 1/3 cup of oatmeal with cinnamon
water
11:30- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn almond butter/ 1 scoop of whey
20oz water & tea with a small amount of creamer and stevia
2:40- 1/2 cup brown rice/ 4oz chicken breast/ 85g sauteed cabbage. With a side of mango peach salsa and lite cheese.
(workout!)
post work-out 6:00pm- small cold kiwi and 1 scoop of whey with water.
** after the one hour mark, I was starved! my metabolism is revving.
water
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I have been tired all day, it was on and off. One moment I'd get a burst of energy, then the next I was sleeeepy!
I did a lower-body circuit after work, here are the stats.
Time: one hour and 10 minutes
Average HR- 81% = 161 bpm
MAX HR- 97% = 193 bpm
Calories burned: 633 and 35% fat
That is pretty impressive for not doing steady cardio, circuits are definately a good way to burn fat!
It was 5 sets of leg moves.
Lunges- 15 each leg
Box jumps- 15
step-up on box- 15 each leg
lateral jump- 30 (15 each leg)
one-arm stiff legged deadlifts- 15 reps
This circuit FOUR times! and after each sets completed, hop on a machine and do 5 minutes of cardio.
So if I were to add up the cardio I did it would be 25 minutes. Not shady.
I'm watching Alice tonight, might get coffee. I want something hot!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Day 4
Meals for 3/12:
8:00am- 1/3 oatmeal with cinnamon and egg white pancake (with cinnamon and stevia)
water
11:00am- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn almond butter *I forgot about taking my whey! I was in a hurry to go to work.
2:12pm- 1/2 cup pf brown rice/ 4oz chicken breast/ 100g sauteed cabbage. Topped with lite cheese and salsa
-42oz diet Dr. Pepper
11ish pm- flat out wrape with salmon patty/ salsa/ cabbage/ lite cheese/ cayenne
Don't remember the rest
Workout-
Cardio = 50 minutes.
45minutes on the stair mill = max was 90% and average was 75-85%
5 minutes on incline treadmill = max was 80% and average was like 65-75%
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I went to work and got the weirdest tan. By the time I was done, I drove home near Tommy's mexican restaurant and I immediately wanted their tortillas. They are to die for! but alas, I can not.
Last night I went to the gym at 9:00pm. I did a circuit from the magazine. I wrote down the tings that I needed to do and it made the time there more productive! plan and write ahead what you're going to do, otherwise you'll end up wandering and confused on what you want to work on.
It was intense! MAN, I was spinning for 5 minutes before I began my circuit and by the time I looked at my watch and realized I've been cycling for less than two minutes, I was out of it! But as I kept spinning and spinning, it got easier. My breathing was shallow at first because I haven't worked out in forever! almost two weeks.
Each circuit (I did three) ending each with an intense 5 minute spinning. I had little rest, but I found myself more fatigued each time I started a new set.
Here are my stats:
Duration: 1 hour and 14 minutes, I started at 9:22pm
Heart rate: maximum HR 92% and average HR 75%
Calories burned: 595 cal and 40% fat
This is pretty great for not doing a consistent long cardio machine. I simply just did weights with no rest and ended each circuit with cardio!
I hate being bloated. Oh, I almost forgot, time to drink water.
8:00am- 1/3 oatmeal with cinnamon and egg white pancake (with cinnamon and stevia)
water
11:00am- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn almond butter *I forgot about taking my whey! I was in a hurry to go to work.
2:12pm- 1/2 cup pf brown rice/ 4oz chicken breast/ 100g sauteed cabbage. Topped with lite cheese and salsa
-42oz diet Dr. Pepper
11ish pm- flat out wrape with salmon patty/ salsa/ cabbage/ lite cheese/ cayenne
Don't remember the rest
Workout-
Cardio = 50 minutes.
45minutes on the stair mill = max was 90% and average was 75-85%
5 minutes on incline treadmill = max was 80% and average was like 65-75%
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I went to work and got the weirdest tan. By the time I was done, I drove home near Tommy's mexican restaurant and I immediately wanted their tortillas. They are to die for! but alas, I can not.
Last night I went to the gym at 9:00pm. I did a circuit from the magazine. I wrote down the tings that I needed to do and it made the time there more productive! plan and write ahead what you're going to do, otherwise you'll end up wandering and confused on what you want to work on.
It was intense! MAN, I was spinning for 5 minutes before I began my circuit and by the time I looked at my watch and realized I've been cycling for less than two minutes, I was out of it! But as I kept spinning and spinning, it got easier. My breathing was shallow at first because I haven't worked out in forever! almost two weeks.
Each circuit (I did three) ending each with an intense 5 minute spinning. I had little rest, but I found myself more fatigued each time I started a new set.
Here are my stats:
Duration: 1 hour and 14 minutes, I started at 9:22pm
Heart rate: maximum HR 92% and average HR 75%
Calories burned: 595 cal and 40% fat
This is pretty great for not doing a consistent long cardio machine. I simply just did weights with no rest and ended each circuit with cardio!
I hate being bloated. Oh, I almost forgot, time to drink water.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 3
Food for 3/11:
(breakfast)
7:30am- 1/3 oatmeal with four egg whites with cinnamon and stevia
20oz water
(snack)
11:00am- two rice cakes w/ 1 tbsn Almond butter
11:30am- 1.5 scoop of whey with water (forgot to pack my whey, I was at school and had to go home)
20oz water
Acai green tea
(sooo hungry at this point, it's 2:21) Which is awesome because my body SHOULD respond to me being hungry at this point, my metabolism is running!
(lunch)
2:30pm- 1/2 cup of brown rice/salmon patty/85g of sauteed cabbage topped with happy cow lite cheese/mango peach salsa.
5:12pm- 1.5 scoop of whey with water + banana
7:00pm- Grande soy cafe misto (half soy and half coffee) w/ 4 pumps sugar free caramel
**Almost running out of my yummy salsa, gotta go to Costco to stash up. Not complaining because I LOVE costco!
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Feelings about day #3:
Today wasn't as bad as yesterday, I have no cravings for anything. I hardly thought about indulging in something bad. I am in a crappy mood to be honest!
This morning I woke up and felt so bloated! I continued to make my oatmeal and lunch early in the a.m. I was so confused on why I was bloated...I KNEW it was not anything I ate yesterday, because I did not eat anything bad. I simply stuck with the plan :o)
It's so nice that I can eliminate the first thing I suspect to be at blame...which is always food. But when I went to school...oh no, it's that day of the month...:o/ no wonder. Usually with days before leading up to this unfortunate event, I get cravings and want to eat everything!!
I am so suprised I am not even craving anything sweet AT ALL. wooo! I just need to drink tons of water, which is no big deal. cramps suck.
(breakfast)
7:30am- 1/3 oatmeal with four egg whites with cinnamon and stevia
20oz water
(snack)
11:00am- two rice cakes w/ 1 tbsn Almond butter
11:30am- 1.5 scoop of whey with water (forgot to pack my whey, I was at school and had to go home)
20oz water
Acai green tea
(sooo hungry at this point, it's 2:21) Which is awesome because my body SHOULD respond to me being hungry at this point, my metabolism is running!
(lunch)
2:30pm- 1/2 cup of brown rice/salmon patty/85g of sauteed cabbage topped with happy cow lite cheese/mango peach salsa.
5:12pm- 1.5 scoop of whey with water + banana
7:00pm- Grande soy cafe misto (half soy and half coffee) w/ 4 pumps sugar free caramel
**Almost running out of my yummy salsa, gotta go to Costco to stash up. Not complaining because I LOVE costco!
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Feelings about day #3:
Today wasn't as bad as yesterday, I have no cravings for anything. I hardly thought about indulging in something bad. I am in a crappy mood to be honest!
This morning I woke up and felt so bloated! I continued to make my oatmeal and lunch early in the a.m. I was so confused on why I was bloated...I KNEW it was not anything I ate yesterday, because I did not eat anything bad. I simply stuck with the plan :o)
It's so nice that I can eliminate the first thing I suspect to be at blame...which is always food. But when I went to school...oh no, it's that day of the month...:o/ no wonder. Usually with days before leading up to this unfortunate event, I get cravings and want to eat everything!!
I am so suprised I am not even craving anything sweet AT ALL. wooo! I just need to drink tons of water, which is no big deal. cramps suck.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Day 2, just thoughts.
I want to give up. why?? because I want to give in to burger and fries.
This will be easy after two weeks, but right now I just want to survive the one week mark.
The thing is...I am not depriving myself. I am eating 6 meals a day (3 meals/3snacks). I just miss burger and fries.
I talked to S- and I discussed how I just want to quit. Agian, I am afraid of failure, I know I'd put myself down about this. Then we discussed that maybe I can have a day where I can have cheat meals.
For instance, my cheat days would be on Sunday where I can choose any meal to eat that isn't part of the diet plan. This doe not mean that I can cheat throughout the whole day. It just means that I will follow my diet plan, but I can opt for a different breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
BUT it has to be something healthy yet good, I can't over-do it. If I were to choose my cheat meal for this Sunday, it would be the Vegetable Salad with a Veggie Patty from Burger Lounge w/ Lemon-Basil Vinagrette. mmmmmm.
NOW, I am considering not sticking to cheating. I want to do this 100%. But I do want to make granola bars this week, as long as I fit it into my macros? :o(
This will be easy after two weeks, but right now I just want to survive the one week mark.
The thing is...I am not depriving myself. I am eating 6 meals a day (3 meals/3snacks). I just miss burger and fries.
I talked to S- and I discussed how I just want to quit. Agian, I am afraid of failure, I know I'd put myself down about this. Then we discussed that maybe I can have a day where I can have cheat meals.
For instance, my cheat days would be on Sunday where I can choose any meal to eat that isn't part of the diet plan. This doe not mean that I can cheat throughout the whole day. It just means that I will follow my diet plan, but I can opt for a different breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Day #2
It's day two! suprisingly I wasn't that hungry, and whenever I was I remained calm. Usually by the time hunger sets in, it would be an hour or so before my next meal.
Food Journal for 3/10/10:
8:30am- 1/3 oats cooked in water & four egg whites mixed with cinnamon and stevia.
-20 oz water/ multi-vitamin
**11:30- Two rice cakes with 1 Tbsn Almond butter + 10 oz water mixed with 1.5 scoop of whey/stevia
**4:00pm- 1/2 cup of brown rice/ ~90g shrimp/ sauteed cabbage/roasted mushroom
paired with the side of happy cow light cheese and mango peach salsa.
(Lunch was late because I accidently fell asleep (one hour nap), funny because I was so hungry around 1pm)
**7:20pm- Tea and a tangerine (I was supposed to take 1 scoop of whey but I was still super full from kunch, it's 830 and now I am soooo starved.) I might just have dinner.
**8:50pm: (~115g of sauteed cabbage/ ~85g shrimp marinated with cayenne & bragg amino acids/ light happy cow cheese/ mango-peach salsa/ 100 calorie flat-out wrap)
Incase you are curious how my dinner looks like. The cabbage takes up so much volume and the mango-salsa makes it so yummy! and the cayenne pepper gives it heat. Its so savory, especially with the happy cow cheese.
Water intake so far: soon to be80 100oz
I will be working out late tonight at the gym...I procrastinated majpr on studying. Leaving at 930pm. Maybe I will do cardio. If I feel up to it I will do legs.
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Random thoughts:
This morning, I came to my moms house whist she was cooking. The immediate vision of me eating her meal sets in and I saw myself giving into temptation. I considered...well, maybe I shouldn't take this one month challenge so literally?
Maybe I should learn how to eat mindfully and continue to lose weight? Maybe I should give up because I want to eat grilled cheese!
In reasoning, I tried to avoid those thoughts that linger. It takes two weeks to build a habit right? hopefully in those next two weeks, temptation won't affect me as much as it did this morning. It's only day 2 and I am already thinking about failing.
Mostly, what I am afraid of is failure. It's normal and part of life to make mistakes, I have yet to meet someone who's never made a mistake in their life. That is impossible. So the thought of failing helped me get back on the right path.
SO, I need to take this one step at a time, and very slowly.
If I want results, I need to stick to a plan. And this plan that I have in my hands from the advice of someone else...is good. So I need to trust this thing.
** yesterday I was asked if I wanted to go to El Toritos, I declined and said my reasons "No, sorry, I am starting this new diet thing for a month." letting someone know about your goals will help keep you accountable! now my friend is making sure I stick to it.
I also bought the cutest lunch tote! something that I can bring to a restaurant or the mall (or maybe sneak into a movie theatre *wink) and still have my meals on time. I have another great cooler which is a Maxcold Backpack that can literally store a whole days worth of meals.
Here is my tote:
Food Journal for 3/10/10:
8:30am- 1/3 oats cooked in water & four egg whites mixed with cinnamon and stevia.
-20 oz water/ multi-vitamin
**11:30- Two rice cakes with 1 Tbsn Almond butter + 10 oz water mixed with 1.5 scoop of whey/stevia
**4:00pm- 1/2 cup of brown rice/ ~90g shrimp/ sauteed cabbage/roasted mushroom
paired with the side of happy cow light cheese and mango peach salsa.
(Lunch was late because I accidently fell asleep (one hour nap), funny because I was so hungry around 1pm)
**7:20pm- Tea and a tangerine (I was supposed to take 1 scoop of whey but I was still super full from kunch, it's 830 and now I am soooo starved.) I might just have dinner.
**8:50pm: (~115g of sauteed cabbage/ ~85g shrimp marinated with cayenne & bragg amino acids/ light happy cow cheese/ mango-peach salsa/ 100 calorie flat-out wrap)
Incase you are curious how my dinner looks like. The cabbage takes up so much volume and the mango-salsa makes it so yummy! and the cayenne pepper gives it heat. Its so savory, especially with the happy cow cheese.
Water intake so far: soon to be
I will be working out late tonight at the gym...I procrastinated majpr on studying. Leaving at 930pm. Maybe I will do cardio. If I feel up to it I will do legs.
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Random thoughts:
This morning, I came to my moms house whist she was cooking. The immediate vision of me eating her meal sets in and I saw myself giving into temptation. I considered...well, maybe I shouldn't take this one month challenge so literally?
Maybe I should learn how to eat mindfully and continue to lose weight? Maybe I should give up because I want to eat grilled cheese!
In reasoning, I tried to avoid those thoughts that linger. It takes two weeks to build a habit right? hopefully in those next two weeks, temptation won't affect me as much as it did this morning. It's only day 2 and I am already thinking about failing.
Mostly, what I am afraid of is failure. It's normal and part of life to make mistakes, I have yet to meet someone who's never made a mistake in their life. That is impossible. So the thought of failing helped me get back on the right path.
SO, I need to take this one step at a time, and very slowly.
If I want results, I need to stick to a plan. And this plan that I have in my hands from the advice of someone else...is good. So I need to trust this thing.
** yesterday I was asked if I wanted to go to El Toritos, I declined and said my reasons "No, sorry, I am starting this new diet thing for a month." letting someone know about your goals will help keep you accountable! now my friend is making sure I stick to it.
I also bought the cutest lunch tote! something that I can bring to a restaurant or the mall (or maybe sneak into a movie theatre *wink) and still have my meals on time. I have another great cooler which is a Maxcold Backpack that can literally store a whole days worth of meals.
Here is my tote:
I LOVE IT!
This is the nutrition plan that I am following. ** I am not following this to a T. For instance for snack time, it calls for whey protein and a cup of starwberries...
Yesterday I had whey and an orange. I think as long as the carb to carb and protein to protein ratio is the same, I should be fine.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Day 1
630am- 1/3 cup of raw oats cooked with water and 4 egg whites with cinnamon and stevia (water)
930am- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn Almond butter
12pm- 1/2 cup of brown rice, ~5-6oz salmon, sauteed cabbage and spinached, topped with mango peach salsa.
*3:12 pm (after lab class/snack): 1.5 scoop of whey protein mixed with cold water + a small tangerine
*7pm - Sauteed cabbage and onions with shrimp (marinated in braggs amino acids and cayenne pepper) in a flat-out 100 calorie wrap.
water!
**9ish Went to Barnes and Noble and I got a Non-fat Cappicino with sugar-free caramel and vanilla. yummm
*11ish - Protein pancake (25g of whey/112g of egg whites/12g oats/stevia) cooked on a griddle.
*** so far 60 oz, soon to be 80 oz. Why am I so thirsty? even after 10 oz, I still am thirsty! Maybe due to the fact tat I hardly drank water last week..
so far, I've had 40 oz of water...soon to be 60oz (after chemistry tonight). I have been so thirsty lately! The only thing I will drink is water or coffee. Maybe a diet soda here or there. ummm, and I also hate how I have to tinkle every minute!
Trying to eat within 2.5-3 hours. What is challenging is my school schedule for today, so last night I had to plan my eating schedule to work around my classes.
I did not want to wake up to eat breakfast at 6:30am, but I had to if I want this to work. I am so tired! eating lunch now! and off to class.
* temptation alert! so remember the cookies I had yesterday? well when I went to my moms house to crash before class, two cookies remain....omgah!
If it came down to me almost putting it in my mouth, and having the cookie consume my thoughts to the point where I couldn't handle it, I would've thrown the cookies in the trash. Even though I hate wasting food.
I was so close to grabbing a cookie, but honestly I was tired. Plus, I had to remind myself today is day #1. I DID NOT want to fail today. I can do it.
930am- two rice cakes with 1 tbsn Almond butter
12pm- 1/2 cup of brown rice, ~5-6oz salmon, sauteed cabbage and spinached, topped with mango peach salsa.
*3:12 pm (after lab class/snack): 1.5 scoop of whey protein mixed with cold water + a small tangerine
*7pm - Sauteed cabbage and onions with shrimp (marinated in braggs amino acids and cayenne pepper) in a flat-out 100 calorie wrap.
water!
**9ish Went to Barnes and Noble and I got a Non-fat Cappicino with sugar-free caramel and vanilla. yummm
*11ish - Protein pancake (25g of whey/112g of egg whites/12g oats/stevia) cooked on a griddle.
*** so far 60 oz, soon to be 80 oz. Why am I so thirsty? even after 10 oz, I still am thirsty! Maybe due to the fact tat I hardly drank water last week..
so far, I've had 40 oz of water...soon to be 60oz (after chemistry tonight). I have been so thirsty lately! The only thing I will drink is water or coffee. Maybe a diet soda here or there. ummm, and I also hate how I have to tinkle every minute!
Trying to eat within 2.5-3 hours. What is challenging is my school schedule for today, so last night I had to plan my eating schedule to work around my classes.
I did not want to wake up to eat breakfast at 6:30am, but I had to if I want this to work. I am so tired! eating lunch now! and off to class.
* temptation alert! so remember the cookies I had yesterday? well when I went to my moms house to crash before class, two cookies remain....omgah!
If it came down to me almost putting it in my mouth, and having the cookie consume my thoughts to the point where I couldn't handle it, I would've thrown the cookies in the trash. Even though I hate wasting food.
I was so close to grabbing a cookie, but honestly I was tired. Plus, I had to remind myself today is day #1. I DID NOT want to fail today. I can do it.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Haven't started yet! tomorrow?
Welcome to my weight loss journal. I am starting an extra journal for myself and for anyone else who wants to read and join in. Emily (my co-worker) and I are starting our weight-loss journey... individually for our own reasons, but doing it together by keeping one another accountable (through this blog).
In the past I always gave myself the same excuses when it came to eating better and exercising frequently. Usually when I fail, I immediately discontinue the weight-loss journey and "start over" next week. Very cliche, but what I've learned is instead of starting over, pick up where you left off.
Losing weight comes from 80% of what you eat and 20% of being active (10% genes/10% exercising).
Some experts would slightly disagree with this percentage whether it's 30% being active or 10%...either way nutrition takes a HUGE responsible role to aid in losing weight.
If it was the other way around being 80% exercising and 20% nutrition...I say bullshit. That is basically saying that what you eat has little importance in losing weight. If that's the case, I would be the most fit donut queen around (glazed donuts please).
So I am starting tomorrow! because I ate cookies today and way too many (five) (see what I told you about making excuses?)
What are my goals?
- I am not going to focus too much on how much weight I lose, but go by how I look for the first ~two weeks. By the end of the month I would like to see my progress with the scale, rather than weighing myself weekly.
- I need to take progress pictures with a bee-kee-nee.
- Ideally I would LOVE to lose 1.5-2lbs a week, then again...I want to gain lean muscle mass, which is why I don't want to primarily focus on the scale.
- eat clean! and strict.
- eat six meals a day/ every three hours (as you can see I won't starve myself!)
- drink lots of water (I had 60 oz of water so far today)
- exercise regularly. I will post exercises here when I can.
How am I going to start off?
Well I am going to start off with a nutrition plan from an MF magazine developed by the most sought out trainer Kim Oddo! this guy has trained the top most figure and fitness competitors in America, and most of them have won pro-cards, so many! So I trust his menu plan.
What will I eat?
I will be eating clean! what that means is that I will be eating food derived from its original source.... nature. Not something man-made...chemically.
One thing I need, is to be honest, if I ever mess up I will fess up.
One motto I thought of today was "If you buy it, you eat it." which is true because where does all the junk come from? you buying the junk and eating it! We pay $$$ to get to the weight we are
I went to target today to buy a cute insulated lunch tote, it's sooo cute! and I saw a box of Tim Tams which are sandwiched cookies dipped in chocolate. I took a box with me and continued to shop around, after thinking I thought to myself "If I buy this, then I will eat the whole thing! it will ruin everything I try to work for." So of course with that thought running through my head, I put those boxes away (sadly not where they belong, sorry Target people)
Tomorrow is official. I will update this throughout the day of what I eat. But I will give you a glimpse of what I had today.
Meal 1 @ 8:40am - 1/3 cup of old fashioned oatmeal with cinnamon and walden farms apple butter, 3/4 cups of egg whites with cinnamon and stevia, water, vitamin
Meal 2- sticky rice with 2 drum sticks and 2 1/2 cookies (horrible!)
Meal 3- three cookies! lots of water, some cabbage/happy cow cheese, some fish, and a flat-out 100 calorie bread. I was too full from eating cookies, and I wasn't feeling my lunch for some reason
[730-830pm yoga session] **btw someone farted (so glad it wasn't me!) and it was funny. I tried not to be immature about it. Thank God it wan't Addison! Good thing we cleared that up after yoga, because otherwise I would've assumed it was him. "That guy is a flapper." haha
Got gas (no pun intended) from AM/PM and tried to find someting to eat,but failed.
edit **9:00pm - Grande soy steamer with 4 pumps of sugar free vanilla
** I haven't left yet, but I am going to get an IN-N-Out burger, saying my last final ode as we part ways. Good meal to leave off with I guess. I know shouldn't have it, but starting tomorrow, I will start this effen' diet!
Shit, and I have school from 8am-10pm. I hope I can do this....I CAN! Plus I bought the most cutest lunch tote that won't embarrass me at school. yes! score!
I will try to update this regulary, I have a feeling you won't get a post fom dinner.
Tonight I have a yoga session with Addison at 7:30 pm. I am excited.
In the past I always gave myself the same excuses when it came to eating better and exercising frequently. Usually when I fail, I immediately discontinue the weight-loss journey and "start over" next week. Very cliche, but what I've learned is instead of starting over, pick up where you left off.
Losing weight comes from 80% of what you eat and 20% of being active (10% genes/10% exercising).
Some experts would slightly disagree with this percentage whether it's 30% being active or 10%...either way nutrition takes a HUGE responsible role to aid in losing weight.
If it was the other way around being 80% exercising and 20% nutrition...I say bullshit. That is basically saying that what you eat has little importance in losing weight. If that's the case, I would be the most fit donut queen around (glazed donuts please).
So I am starting tomorrow! because I ate cookies today and way too many (five) (see what I told you about making excuses?)
What are my goals?
- I am not going to focus too much on how much weight I lose, but go by how I look for the first ~two weeks. By the end of the month I would like to see my progress with the scale, rather than weighing myself weekly.
- I need to take progress pictures with a bee-kee-nee.
- Ideally I would LOVE to lose 1.5-2lbs a week, then again...I want to gain lean muscle mass, which is why I don't want to primarily focus on the scale.
- eat clean! and strict.
- eat six meals a day/ every three hours (as you can see I won't starve myself!)
- drink lots of water (I had 60 oz of water so far today)
- exercise regularly. I will post exercises here when I can.
How am I going to start off?
Well I am going to start off with a nutrition plan from an MF magazine developed by the most sought out trainer Kim Oddo! this guy has trained the top most figure and fitness competitors in America, and most of them have won pro-cards, so many! So I trust his menu plan.
What will I eat?
I will be eating clean! what that means is that I will be eating food derived from its original source.... nature. Not something man-made...chemically.
One thing I need, is to be honest, if I ever mess up I will fess up.
One motto I thought of today was "If you buy it, you eat it." which is true because where does all the junk come from? you buying the junk and eating it! We pay $$$ to get to the weight we are
I went to target today to buy a cute insulated lunch tote, it's sooo cute! and I saw a box of Tim Tams which are sandwiched cookies dipped in chocolate. I took a box with me and continued to shop around, after thinking I thought to myself "If I buy this, then I will eat the whole thing! it will ruin everything I try to work for." So of course with that thought running through my head, I put those boxes away (sadly not where they belong, sorry Target people)
Tomorrow is official. I will update this throughout the day of what I eat. But I will give you a glimpse of what I had today.
Meal 1 @ 8:40am - 1/3 cup of old fashioned oatmeal with cinnamon and walden farms apple butter, 3/4 cups of egg whites with cinnamon and stevia, water, vitamin
Meal 2- sticky rice with 2 drum sticks and 2 1/2 cookies (horrible!)
Meal 3- three cookies! lots of water, some cabbage/happy cow cheese, some fish, and a flat-out 100 calorie bread. I was too full from eating cookies, and I wasn't feeling my lunch for some reason
[730-830pm yoga session] **btw someone farted (so glad it wasn't me!) and it was funny. I tried not to be immature about it. Thank God it wan't Addison! Good thing we cleared that up after yoga, because otherwise I would've assumed it was him. "That guy is a flapper." haha
Got gas (no pun intended) from AM/PM and tried to find someting to eat,but failed.
edit **9:00pm - Grande soy steamer with 4 pumps of sugar free vanilla
** I haven't left yet, but I am going to get an IN-N-Out burger, saying my last final ode as we part ways. Good meal to leave off with I guess. I know shouldn't have it, but starting tomorrow, I will start this effen' diet!
Shit, and I have school from 8am-10pm. I hope I can do this....I CAN! Plus I bought the most cutest lunch tote that won't embarrass me at school. yes! score!
I will try to update this regulary, I have a feeling you won't get a post fom dinner.
Tonight I have a yoga session with Addison at 7:30 pm. I am excited.
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