Archive for February, 2009

Photo progress 16-Feb-09

Posted February 17, 2009 * Comments(0)


Excuse my no-makeup, sick looking face. I did not realize how bad my eyes were without makeup…  Wow…

Well…I was just about to go work out… I weighed 176.2 on the morning of this day.

Photo Journal

Posted February 11, 2009 * Comments(2)

No…no photo yet. But I found Leigh’s blog and loved her idea… it really shows the changes! (Yay for her!!!) Leigh’s blog

I don’t have time right now but I’m going to start doing the photo journal.. I think it will motivate me big time, too!

**edit: Picture to come on Monday… as that’s my weigh-in. Then progress pictures will be coming every month or every 4 weeks… :D

**edt 2 (16-Feb-09): I have pictures. I even uploaded them into my computer. BUT I didn’t want to stay on the computer and upload them here because I needed time to work out. So I will do that tomorrow. :)

–> Look at the next post. hehe

Oatmeal Strawberry Smoothie

Posted February 9, 2009 * Comments(2)

Blend 2/3 cup skim milk, 1/3 cup oatmeal, frozen strawberry, banana or any other fruits

Bust plateau

Posted February 9, 2009 * Comments(0)

Excerpt from Jillian Michaels’ article…

There is nothing more discouraging than stepping on the scale after a week of diligent dieting and grueling workouts and not seeing any drop in the numbers. The plateau is a common problem among dieters and can typically be waited out, but there are measures you can take to keep your metabolism fired up even as you reduce your caloric intake.

The best way to approach a plateau is to keep your salt intake below 2,000 mg a day and drink lots of water. Don’t eat any processed carbs for a week (that’s right — no chips, sugar, white flour, and so on) and hit the gym hard! The boost in exercise will make your body swell and hold a little water weight for a few days, but after a week you should see the benefits on the scale.

You can also play around with your caloric intake a bit, varying it from day to day throughout the week while keeping the same weekly total. The human body can’t slow the metabolism to adjust to a reduced caloric intake if the intake isn’t fixed from one day to the next. For instance, to bust my plateau, I might have 1,200 calories on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and then eat 1,500 calories on Tuesday, 1,600 on Thursday, 1,400 on Saturday, and 1,700 on Sunday. Get it?