Slacking....

Since I've been slacking, figured I'd at least give my Monday weigh in update.

Week 3 weigh in: 153.2 lbs
Total Lost: 5 lbs vs. goal of 6 lbs
Exercise Sessions: 3

Day 15 and 16 -- Boot Camping it up!

Haven't felt like going to Boot Camp the last two days, but forced myself to anyways! I'm starting to get discouraged because I still feel like my clothes are just as tight as they have been and the scale isn't going down either :( I feel like 2 weeks into the diet I should be noticing either loss of inches or pounds or both... I guess I better start increasing my protein and reducing my carbs more rather than just watching my calories, b/c I'm not getting anywhere!I definitely over ate on Tuesday but still was under 2000 calories and went to Boot Camp... so it shouldn't have been that bad.. No cheat day for me this week, that's for sure!


Day 15 
Food Consumption
Breakfast: Special K Honey Nut Bar
Lunch: Turkey and Swiss Sandwich on MultiGrain Bread with Lettuce, Pickle, Tomato, and Olives and light Mayo
Snack: Fiber One Brownie
Snack: Clif Peanut Crunch Mini Bar
Dinner: Ling Ling Potstickers and Tilapia Tenders (I was starving!)

Estimated Calories Consumed: 1857
Estimated Calories Burned: 500
Days of Exercise for Week: 2


Day 16 

Food Consumption
Breakfast: Clif Builder's Bar Mint Chocolate
Lunch: Chickfila 6 pk Nuggets w/Small fruit cup and Kid's Ice Cream Cone
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Mini Pizza's and I piece of Sesame Encrusted Chicken
Dessert: Skinny Cow Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream Cup

Estimated Calories Consumed: 1333
Estimated Calories Burned: 500
Days of Exercise for Week: 3

Day 14 - Puppy Day!

Well completely off topic but we rescued two puppies today! Kind of spur of the moment, we had filled out an application online and they called us back on way to Boot Camp today, and then we went to meet them and fell in love.. They are two little girls and soo adorable! I'll post pics once we pick them up on Thursday!


Now as for my diet... I did good today. I didn't make it grocery shopping so I didn't have my regular fruit for breakfast and I was starving after having my lunch so I went to the cafeteria and had a 2nd lunch which held me over all day and through boot camp, which was good b/c I didn't have enough time to eat between work and Boot Camp. I think I'm starting to get a cold, so I almost didn't go to Boot Camp today, but I'm glad I did, it was a great work out! I asked the trainer how many calories he thinks I'm burning during each session, he says with my effort around 700-900. I'm only counting 500 per session though since the app tells me only around 300, figured I'd take the middle ground to estimate


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Special K Honey Nut Bar
Lunch: Smart One's Pizza Minis
Lunch: Orange, Ginger Tilapia, Green Beans, and Mashed Potatoes with Gravy
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Market Creations Asiago Cheese Tortellini
Snack: Green Giant Cauliflower and Cheese


Estimated Calories Consumed: 1149
Estimated Calories Burned: 500
Days of Exercise for Week: 1

My Birthday / Birthday Weekend

OK, well I've been slacking on updating... lets see where I left off
Day 10 - My Birthday - I was good all day long and only had a few chips/cheese while tailgating, and considering the amount of beer and food we had there, I did really good!
Day 11 - My parents came to town and we went for my Birthday Dinner at Bonefish Grill - I had Tilefish, which was pretty yummy, I was good all day, and I stuck to my guns about no alcohol, but I definitely ate too much bread!
Day 12 - Cheat Day - Drinks around the World, enough said lol (Although I did run a 5k in the morning)
Day 13 - Since I was pretty hungover it helped me to not eat a lot, I didn't keep track though all weekend b/c we were out and about, overall I didn't do too bad though.




Week 2 weigh in: 156.4 lbs
Total Lost:  1.8 lbs
Days of Exercise: 5


Overall, I should be down 4 lbs by now.. but considering my Birthday weekend, I can't be too mad, and I FEEL so much better from going to boot camp!! 

Day 9 - Jello Arms!

Wow, I was sore today! My arms and chest got worse as the day went on, and my legs stayed about the same as yesterday. I was glad to learn we weren't doing any strength training today at Boot Camp b/c my knees hurt since I can't do push ups yet without being on my news and we did a ton yesterday and I wasn't sure I'd be able to hold myself up with my arms since they were so sore and jello like. We did a lot of cardio work and running today, actually did a fair amount of running yesterday too. We never did any running at the previous boot camp we attended. I definitely like this one much better than the other one. The other people in the class are friendlier (there are only 2-3 others) and the trainer is better at showing you how to do things correctly. I ate too close to the start tonight because I felt dizzy/nauseous for a lot of the class tonight - or maybe i was just working that hard? I'm thinking it's more likely that I ate too closely to working out b/c I kept burping up potstickers lol  - I'm going to try to go Friday this week before my parents get to town for my Birthday, which will be 4 times this week! I want to keep this up, I want to see results!! :) 


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: 2 Bananas
Snack: Special K Chocolately Pretzel Bar
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Angel Hair Pomodoro 
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Ling Ling's CHicken and Veggie Potstickers
Snack: Luna Protein Chocolate Bar


Estimated Calories Consumed: 1076
Estimated Calories Burned: 297
Days of Exercise for Week: 3

Day 8 - Day 2 of Boot Camp

Alright, so tonight was day 2 of boot camp... I was only slightly sore today, but after today's work out, tomorrow it's going to be rough to even brush my hair with how sore my arms are already - really hoping I'm able to move tomorrow since I plan on going back to boot camp tomorrow. I want to go at least 3/week during the 4 week "deal" I have.. and this week I'm busy Thursday and Friday, so MTW is when I needed to go. Next week I'm going to try to go all 4 work days for me.. but we'll see if life permits, but at a minimun I'll be there 3 days! It's definitely hard to get off work in time to make it there by 6pm, but by going in early before 7am I've managed to leave early (which is still a 10 hr day for me!) 2 days in a row. Then again nothing critical has come up at work either... Today was also Lunch Club day... luckily Agata brought in what appeared to be healthily cooked boneless/skinless chicken breast with a good flavoring, and I had 2 pieces of potato, which is about 1/2 of a regular size potato total, so I think I did very well.


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: 2 Bananas
Snack: Special K Chocolately Pretzel Bar
Lunch: Chicken Breast with half a potato
Snack: Apple
Dinner: Lean Cuisine Chicken Margherita
Snack: Banana
Dessert: Fiber One Brownie

Estimated Calories Consumed: 1019
Estimated Calories Burned: 303
Days of Exercise for Week: 2


Inspiration Picture:
This is from September 2009 when I was on my way of losing weight last time, I was about 145 lbs here... my face and arms look so much skinnier! I can't wait to be back to this size!

 

Then here I was at my "skinniest" (since I was in middle/highschool) - 138 lbs - My goal weight!

Just got to keep it up!! Although when I was doing that diet, I had ZERO cheats days, so hard not to have them when there is so much going on in the next few weeks... and I feel like I NEED them... although the next opportunity to not have one in a week, I will definitely do it. 


This is what I'm thinking for the next few weeks...Once we hit December and depending on where I am, I will designate my cheat days.


Week 1 Cheat Day: UCF Game (10/29)
Week 2 Cheat Day: Drinks Around the World (11/5)
Week 3 Cheat Day: None - although I'm going to IOA on the 12th so it may be hard to eat healthy, I'll try my best so if I go over my calories it will be this day, but I'm not intentionally making it a cheat day
Week 4 Cheat Day: Wonder Works Comedy Dinner Show (11/19) - we have all you can eat/drink groupons to use
Week 5 Cheat Day: UCF Game (11/25) - nope not Thanksgiving for me!

Day 8 and Week 1

Week 1 Summary


Well I finished week one... and it wasn't so bad, except I was expecting to be down more than I am :(  Not even one full pound.. I actually weighed myself Saturday and then Sunday after my cheat day and then Monday morning and I weighed more Monday than I did Sunday even though I stuck to my plan on Sunday and rode my bike 6+ miles... I was down almost 4 lbs on Friday --- grr, one cheat day really screwed me up, or maybe since I rode my bike 26+ miles in the week I gained some muscle? Here is for wishful thinking... I'm also going to try to cut out my desserts at night as well, but I know if I'm crazing chocolate, it's better to have those, then some chocolate bars!


Week 1 weigh in: 157.8 lbs
Total Lost: 0.4 lbs




Day 8 - Monday


Well we started Boot Camp today and it was pretty good., hopefully I'll begin to see some improvements from that plus the diet!


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Banana
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Lean Cuisine Philly Style Panini
Snack: Apple
Snack: Lean Cuisine  Chicken Potstickers
Dinner: Ling Ling's Potstickers and sauce

Estimated Calories Consumed: 1482
Estimated Calories Burned: 303
Days of Exercise for Week: 1

Day 6 and 7 - Weekend Update

Ok, well day 6 was my cheat day... and I think I did "OK" as far as cheating because I ate all my meals at the tailgate, so I didn't eat all the bad crap PLUS extra meals... but I did consume a lot of wine and a lot beer, and a lot of chips! But my snack during the game was popcorn, so that wasn't terrible especially since it was Kettle Korn and not butter, and I did eat my fat free hotdogs, so at least I saved a little there. Today I made a big pot of my homemade minestrone soup, which I will have probably every day this week for at least one meal, it's super healthy since it's all veggies! I also rode the long way to the Loop to pick up some gloves for Boot Camp which starts tomorrow. Saturday morning we had our assessment, and my body fat % is in the obese category, which I pretty much assumed, but still is super crappy. I'm going to try to make it to Boot Camp 3x a week for the whole month, work permitting. I'm hoping to see some real results in this month, and if I do, I may consider doing it for another month or two. Although it's SOO expensive, the results will have to be pretty noticable for me to be willing to pay the price for future months. 


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Lean Cuisine Spinach Artichoke Chicken Panini (omg this was sooo good, it was a first time try for me, but I will be hitting up Publix to buy some more since they are on sale this week!)
Lunch: Homemade Minestrone Soup (2 big bowls)
Dinner: Ling Ling's Potstickers and sauce
Dessert: Weight Watchers Ice Cream Candy Bar (these are soo yummy and taste like the Snickers ice cream Bars)

Estimated Calories Consumed: 1340
Estimated Calories Burned: 288
Days of Exercise for Week: 5 


Tomorrow is weigh in day.. hoping I surpassed my 2 pound goal, which usually the first week of a diet I do. 

Day 5 - Biking in the Rain

Well today was my first day off work since starting this diet. I drank lots of water to steer me away from snacking. I also rode my bike to get a pedicure and stop at Publix, rather then driving, so I got an extra day of exercise. Going to try to ride my bike anywhere that is within 5 miles and I don't have to pick up/drop off stuff that is too big for my little backpack (weather permitting) - Speaking of weather, of course after the pedi and Publix it was drizzling, and I looked at the weather and it said it was going to last all afternoon, so I had to ride home in the rain. It was only a light drizzle, but still irritating. At least my pedi didn't get ruined. Logged almost 5 miles with that trip. Tonight we went to a halloween party, and I didn't drink anything by water, and didn't have any snacks besides 2 potstickers which I checked the nutrition label so I could include it in my count(my friend was cooking them and had the package on the counter) This was hard because the cookies and finger foods looked so delicious, party food is by far my favorite. Now tomorrow is a cheat day, I'll try not to over do it.. I bought my fat free hotdogs for the tailgate so I'll at least save some fat/calories that way, but I'm sure the beer will more then make up for it! We also have our 8 am Boot Camp assessment tomorrow morning before we go tailgate, so this will be a good starting point after a few days of steady dieting. 


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Captain Crunch Cereal (2 servings is only 200 calories, yey for not liking milk!)
Lunch: Healthy Choice Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables (frozen meal)
Snack: Weight Watchers Giant Chocolate Fudge Sundae Cone
Dinner: Weight Watchers Pizza Mini's

Snack: Ling Ling Potstickers (only 2)Snack: 90 Calorie Fiber One Brownie

Estimated Calories Consumed: 1005
Estimated Calories Burned: 237
Days of Exercise for Week: 4 

Day 4 - Big Temptations

Well I survived "Birthday Day" - I only ate the fresh fruit, so proud of myself! I was going to take a picture of the spread of temptation  but I had to run to a meeting so I didn't get a chance before everyone dug in. And I rode my bike to Rissa's to see Jen on her last night before moving to Colorado instead of driving and brought my own dinner instead on eating the Stouffer's lasagna the girls were having.  I didn't drink enough water at work today but made up for it during the bike ride and while watching the movie. 


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Fresh cut up fruit (grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and pineapple)
Lunch: Turkey and Swiss sandwich w/lettuce, tomato, olives on whole grain bread (from the Cafeteria since I forgot my lunch today, no mayo tho!)
Snack: Special K Chocolately Pretzel Bar x2  (these are totally yummy btw!)
Dinner: Healthy Choice Grilled Basil Chicken
Dessert: Weight Watchers Giant Chocolate Fudge Sundae Cone


Estimated Calories Consumed: 1159*
Estimated Calories Burned: 331
Days of Exercise for Week: 3 (yey, hit the goal and still have 3 days left in the week)

Day 3 - Signed up for a Month of Boot Camp

Well today ended up being easier than I thought it would be since I ended up having to work late I didn't get to join Glenn at the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot (to meet up with some family that is in town from PA). Tonight I baked for "Birthday Day" for tomorrow, it smells so yummy in the house, but I resisted and didn't sample anything! Tomorrow will be the true test when it's all on a nice spread with all of my favorite snacks.. I'll just eat the fruit, I'll just eat the fruit!! (trying to psych myself up about it!!) I do love the fruit but I normally eat that PLUS a bunch of other non-healthy stuff. So tomorrow it's just the fruit, the lunch I bring and no snacking! Oh yea, and I slacked on my water intake today too, probably only around 1.5 liters, going to try to have at least another 1/2 liter before bed. 


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Banana
Lunch: Weight Watchers Pizza Mini's
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Weight Watchers Pizza Mini (the package has two trays in it and since I got stuck at work late, I ate the other tray for dinner)
Snack: Small bowl of fresh cut up fruit (grapes, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and pineapple)
Dessert: Kellog's Cinnabon Cereal Bar (btw, not quite as good as I think they'd be, and definitely not worth the 150 calories!)


Estimated Calories Consumed: 1060*
Estimated Calories Burned: 0 
Days of Exercise for Week: 2


On another note, Glenn and I are scheduled for out Boot Camp Assessment at 8am on Saturday morning, before cheat day begins! Then we have unlimited sessions for a month, so I'm thinking I'm going to attempt to make it 3 times a week as long as my schedule allows it. Here is the inspiration picture of the day, from the boot camp website:

I'm not sure how long it took for her to get this way (which the site says is a 70 lb difference) but I'm no where as heavy as her before picture and I'd love to look like her after picture! Although, after our Groupon is used up, after the first month, they charge $197/month, so it's pretty pricey (I only paid $39 for the Groupon, as you can see it was a huge savings!!)


Till tomorrow... sweet dreams!!

Day 2 - so far so good...

OK, Day 2 went well, I managed to avoid the yummy looking brownies and cookies at my supplier today (even though my coworkers were teasing me by moving the tray in front of my face, grrrr! Sorry I don't want to be 300lbs like you man!) I should have done without the pasta salad as a side dish, but I only took a small "scoop" and it wasn't one w/mayo in it, and had other veggies mixed in (tomatos and peppers) so I don't THINK it was that bad... I estimated (hopefully over estimated) that it was probably around 170 calories. I did drink a decent amount of water today, I would saw at least 2 liters if not more. So I'm doing pretty good on that front as well. My tummy is growling tonight though, and I haven't eaten my 90 calorie brownie yet, so hoping that with a big glass of water will do the trick! After work, Glenn and I rode our bikes up to the Loop so I could return some shoes at DSW, it was a nice little ride (and exactly the same miles as my ride yesterday even though no where close to the same route, WEIRD!) and the weather was perfect!! So far I'm at 2 exercise sessions for the week, so I'm well on my way to hitting the minimum of 3 that I had planned, although I have plans the next two nights after work so I doubt I'll have a chance to do anything again before Friday, but luckily I'm off on Friday, so I'll make a conscious effort to do SOMETHING on Friday. What is sad though, is I can not wait for my cheat day on Saturday... it's going to be so hard not to over do it. Especially since Thursday is "Birthday Day" at work for the month of October (we have it once a month), and I'll have all goodies in front of my face all day long, and I'm going to use every ounce of will power i have to not have ANYTHING other then the fresh fruit! I did it in 2009 for 4 or more months when I lost my initial weight.. and it was tough, but I did it then, so there is NO REASON why I can't do it now. Oh yea, amd tomorrow we're meeting up with Glenn's Aunt and Uncle at Epcot after work for the food and wine festival... Guess I'll have to save some calories for dinner time since I know there will be a few countries I will want to hit up, I'll limit myself to 3 max plus no wine/drinks!  


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Banana
Lunch: Turkey Sandwich w/Yellow American Cheese on Wheat (w/lettuce and tomato) plus half a turkey wrap, same contents as sandwich + side of pasta salad 
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Healthy Choice Mediterranean Grilled Vegetables (frozen meal)
Snack: 90 Calorie Fiber One Brownie
Dessert: Weight Watchers Giant Chocolate Fudge Sundae Cone


Estimated Calories Consumed: 1350*
Estimated Calories Burned: 213


*According to the estimates the Dailyburn app gave me - Obviously the non pre-packaged meals are a lot harder to judge so I try to over estimate the portions just to be safe.


My inspiration picture of today... my favorite gal, Reese Witherspoon.. she's not too skinny, but I don't want to be stick skinny, just have a flatter stomach and this is a good look to strive for... more realistic anyways then some other celebrities bodies out there!

Day 1 - Off to a Good Start

This weight-loss initiative is off to a good start! 


I forgot it was "lunch club" day (every Monday one of the four of us girls at work brings in lunch for the group) but luckily Kerry brought in a relatively healthy meal, meatloaf made with ground turkey and roasted veggies, it was pretty good considering I wasn't even sure I like meatloaf. I drank at least 2 liters of water, I think I was probably closer to 3. I also rode my bike for 20 minutes (4.22 miles) while my catfish was cooking. I would have rode longer, but I had to get back to make sure I didn't over cook my dinner, especially since Glenn wasn't home yet to keep an eye on it. 


Today's Food Consumption
Breakfast: Apple
Lunch: Turkey Meatloaf and Roasted Veggies
Snack: 100 Calorie Cinnamon Crackers
Dinner: Baked Catfish
Snack: 90 Calorie Fiber One Brownie
Dessert: Weight Watchers Giant Chocolate Fudge Sundae Cone


Estimated Calories Consumed: 1074*
Estimated Calories Burned: 208


*According to the estimates the Dailyburn app gave me - Obviously the non pre-packaged meals are a lot harder to judge


Tomorrow will be a little more challenging since I'm on the road for work and they always cater in lunch, it's usually sandwiches, so I'll be ok with those, it's the yummy brownies and cookies that are going to be tough - WILL POWER NEEED!!  I'll bring a banana for breakfast and eat that on the way and try to stay away from the breakfast pastries they cater in and just stick to the fresh fruit.


I will probably show my progress once a week, and since I started on a Monday, I'll use Monday as my weight check in day (which I'll do in the mornings).


Today's weigh in: 158.2 lbs (when I met Glenn I was around 138 lbs which is why my goal is 20 lbs, I want to be at LEAST as skinny as I was when I met him, when I marry him plus it would be nice for my clothes to not cut off my circulation!)
Total Lost: 0 lbs

It's Go Time!

Ok, starting tomorrow, it's time to get serious and Shred the fat before I wed! 


Guidelines - lose approximately 2 lbs/week (which is reasonable, healthy, and obtainable) I know some weeks will be harder then others. The wedding is 17 weeks away, and I'm making 20 lbs my goal (with a stretch goal of 30), so as long as I can maintain the 2lbs/week I should definitely hit it!


I will allow myself 1 cheat day per week if something is going on (Tailgating for a football game, my bday, xmas, etc) However during that cheat day I will try my best to not over do it just because it's my "cheat day". 

• I will only drink alcohol on my "cheat day" for the week.
• I will do some form of physical activity at least 3 times a week, either run or ride my bike, since I cancelled my gym membership I dont have too many options. 
• I am signing up for a boot camp for the month of November since I bought a Groupon that expires on November 4th, so Boot Camp can count as one of my work out days as well. 
• I will try to eat mostly high protein and low carbs (unless the carbs are fruits and veggies), and stick to around 1000 calories a day for the days I don't work out and will allow myself to go up to 1300 calories a day for the days I do work out. 
• I will try to drink at least 2 liters of water a day, I know it should be more but I know I only drink about 1 now, so baby steps :)

In 2009 I lost 30 lbs, I've gained about 15-20 back depending on the day. I know I can do this since I've done it before, and I know the wedding dress in my closet should be inspiration enough, but for some reason I haven't been able to stop eating bad and have had no motivation to work out, and with the wedding 4 months away and the invites going out this week (yes, we know it's crazy early), it's GO TIME! No excuses!!! Wish me luck and send on some inspiration!!