Not a bad weigh in Day!
General January 24th, 2008Hi All,
So I weighed in the morning and guess what!? 220.8!!! I’m so excited! I realized how much a weekly weigh in and mini goal can keep me motivated! I think there are a couple of reasons for my couple pound loss this week!
1) last week when i weighed in, it was at night, so my actual weight last night might have been lower
2) even though i still have slip ups, im still eating much less than i was eating in the past.
So, anyways, I’m SO SO excited, and I realized that having a mini goal is something I never had before and now I realize how useful they can be. I also think weekly weigh ins are really helpful because they really keep me on track, and even if I go up, it makes me more cautious, and if I go down, it makes me want to stick to my plan, because I know its working!
So, YAY ME!
OK food journal for the day:
Breakfast: Activa yogurt (70 cal) and half a banana
Lunch: Chicken Souvlaki, Lettuce, Rice, some Pita
Snack: SBD bar (140 calories)
Dinner:Some grilled chicken and couscous/brown rice (not sure what it was?) and salad (just lettuce),1 piece of chocolate covered banana slice and 1 slice of apple, half covered in banana.
Snacks: 1 small chocolate almond cluster, 1 sugar free jello cup (10 cal), 1 piece of wheat bread (45 cal) with some FF cream cheese (30), and a handful of popcorn (40?)
I’m pleased cuz even though my snacking looks like a lot, it is quite low call. I feel good overall about today, but i’m REALLY looking forward to working out again next week. just gotta get completely better this weekend.
No exercise today except biking to and from class, etc. I’m still sick and its super rainy out. But I’m starting to feel better, and if I stay lowkey this weekend, I should be back to 100% and be able to go on my full exercise plan on Monday. Excellent.
BYE!
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January 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Hi- I’m a sophomore in college and a nutrition major. After gaining and losing the freshman fifteen, I thought that some of my insight might help you with your journey. First off, it’s awesome that you’ve decided to lose weight- many kudos. Anyway, as far as exercise goes, if you keep your heart rate around 130 that is the best for weight loss. Intense cardio that has your heart rate above 160 burns calories but not fat. If you took a walk around campus for an extended amount of time (when it’s not freezing (if you go to school somewhere cold like me)) that would be excellent exercise. Walking on the treadmill would also work, as well as a program on the elliptical like “weight loss” and just check your heart rate and make sure you’re not over exerting yourself. Eating wise, I don’t count calories as much as I try to eat three healthy meals. Breakfast is usually a high fiber cereal, some sort of kashi bar or something and fruit or a cheese stick if i have it. Lunch is anything from a sandwich to what they are serving in the dining hall, but i always try to accent it with some fruit. As far as protein bars, 190 calories is low for one, but you could try the special K snack bars. The chocolate peanut one is DELICIOUS! Dinner is usually around the same as lunch, and then for a snack i usually eat something low fat like popcorn(100 cal bag) or cereal. I’ve been on a granola bar kick lately too.. but yeah. Calorically speaking think of this as a lifestyle change, not a diet. I think that’ll help you. I hope that helps you a bit, really I could go on all day. Best of luck!