breakfast: sugar free oatmeal (100) and sf redbull (10)-total 110
snack: string cheese (60)
Lunch: chicken cesar salad (420)
Snack: 2 pieces of dark chocolate (50) (i’ve dark chocolate kills my chocolate craving like no other, it’s great)
Total Calories eaten so far today: 640 Total calories left: 660-760
my scale can be and is really frusterating.
1) on a general note, I had my weigh in today and was only down a few ounces. barely nothing. even though i was expecting it, due to not exercising much this week and not tracking so much on the weekend, it still felt yucky to not even go down a pound. but, it really shows me how much my 5-6 days of exercise a week is important, and so if my stringent tracking, even on the weekends.
2) my scale is incredibly frustrating. it doesnt seem entirely accurate because my weight reading can change depending on if I change the location of the scale. also, i live in a carpeted room so I usually have to go take my scale to a hard floor on the day of my official weigh in to see what’s what. and still it kind of varies. i wonder if should get a new scale or not. hmm.
3) My mini goal is for 2 weeks from now, and basically I still need to lose a little less than 5 pounds. It will definitely be a challenge to reach it, but I really hope I can. I guess I’ll really have to be super food cautious this coming week and also really hit the gym as much as i can to make up for this not loss. blah, this is annoying
Breakfast: 1/2 cup of kashi (70) and one clementine (25)-total 95
Lunch: (had a biggish lunch today cuz I know my dinner is smallish): chicken souvlaki (250), rice (200), pita (130)- Lunch total: 580
Snack: 100 cal oreo pack (100) and some almonds (70) total 170
Accidental candy binge: 1 fun size snickers (100), 1 reese’s PB cup (80), 2 starburst (40)-220 cal. ugh, my friend keeps a lot of candy in her room and everytime i go in there im able to exercise this incredible self control and not take any. but, ive been in a slightly grouchy mood today due to the weigh in, and some other lame issues, and i took it out on myself. but, i guess a step in the right direction is that i decided to honestly report the entire calorie binge. well time to get back on the wagon. and i felt really sick after eating that candy and it didnt taste very good. so hopefully i’ve learned my lesson.
Dinner: 6inch subway sandwhich turkey on wheat with provolone-330
snacks (i lost some semi self control, eww, i know): some almonds (45), 100 pack of cheetos (100) and 1 spoonfull of jiff peanut butter (60)-total 205…well this sucks. i mean luckily my binges have been nothing crazy, but its still off plan and sucks. anyways i hope for much more selfcontrol and willpower tomorrow. except i have a party in the evening…great.
Total Calories eaten today: 1600 (highest ive been in a really long time…ugh failure on my part)
ugh lame day. i think im gonna order some books on amazon that looked like they’d have some good tips and motivational stories but no diet plans. i think i’ll order those tonight. and maybe a tape measure
breakfast: 1 activa (70), 1/4 cup of kashi go lean (35)-total 135
mid-morning snack: 1 clementine (25) and some sun chips (90)-total 115
Lunch: Chicken noodle soup (200) and 2 saltines (25 calories)- 225
Snack: green apple (35), 1 string cheese (60), 1 rice cakes (30), 6 walnut halves (80)-total205
Dinner: I went to an event tonight that had food catered from an Indian restaurant. i dont have a clue how many calories were in it. I’m going to completely estimate ~650 because I dont know, it couldnt have been much lower than that. So dinner total: 650
Snack:
Workout: 45 min elliptical 55 min weights. it was a really good workout. i was proud of myself.
ill probably go over my calorie limit tonight slightly, so we’ll see. who knows.
Calories eaten so far today: 1330 Calories left:70ish max
I know I’m having a big dinner tonight, so I’m eating smaller and lower cal meals throughout the day to watch out for that. also, im finally feeling almost 100% better so I’m going back to my full gym plan today! yay.
also, tomorrow is Weigh-In day, and while I dont think I’ve gained at all, I dont think I’ve lost very much this week either. I think that is due to a) not keeping very close track of foods on Friday/Saturday and b) because I was sick I barely worked out this past week or so. So i dont think I probably lost much this week, but as long as I dont gain I’m fine. I just really have to stay on track these coming weeks and really do my full on gym workouts this weekend, and get back into the swing of things entirely next week.
Alright! I’m late! tchau.
Breakfast: 1 clementine (25), 1/2 cup of kashi go lean (70), 1 sf red bull (10)- 105
Lunch: Thai Chicken Noodle Salad (~450?)
Snack: 1/2 a SBD Snack Bar (50)
Dinner: chicken and long grain rice soup (80), less than half a chicken breast (45), 1 spoon of brown rice (35), some salad with an egg white and a bit of edamame (135), 2 clementines (50) -dinner total 345
Snacks: One nonfat mocha (140) & 100 calorie bag of popcorn (100), 1 string cheese (60), 1 rice cracker (30), and 1 clementine (25) -total 355
Total calories for the day: 1305. DONE
No workout today, too busy, but will definitely be going tomorrow for the full work out. glad to be almost completely better, finally.
Hopefully back on track this week with complete tracking and self control. Also, trying to see if I feel well enough this afternoon to do a low key elliptical just to get my body moving. we’ll see. i hope so
Breakfast: 1 oatmeal (120) & 1/2 a banana (55)-total 175
Snack: string cheese (70) & one chocolate covered macadamia nut (84)- total 154
Lunch: whole wheat bread with lettuce, turkey, provolone and some ketchup (~360), green apple (35)- Total 395
Snack: SBD Snack Bar - 100
Dinner: Chicken noodle soup (90), broccoli (60), tofu (81), salad (65)-Dinner total 296
Snack:small amount of homemade snack mix with tortilla chips, pretzels, pistachios, raisins and chocolate chips (170)
Workout: 30 min treadmil 25 min weights and abs
Total calories eaten today: 1290 Total Calories Left: 10-110
yesterday was a good day. i didnt record/track stuff but basically I stayed on track. go me. also i have so much more self control now then I used to!
Sunday
breakfast: 1 piece of wheat bread (45), 2 rice cakes (60), some cream cheese (60) and 1/2 a banana (55)-total 220
lunch: left over chinese noodles (300) and 1 twizzler (30)-total 330
snack: oatmeal (100) 15 rice crisps (47) some almonds (150) -297
dinner: chicken (~200), pasta (~200), salad (~70), some bread (~120), and a brownie and a tiny piece of fruitish cake (~200) approximate dinner total, obviously over my normal limit: 790
snack:
total calories eaten so far today: 1637 Over about 237 calories.
Blah, I’m still sick. my sore throat has turned into a cough so no gym for me. i’m of the school of thought that if I’m sick my body is telling me something, and needs rest, but I really hope I’m well enough to go to the gym tomorrow.
i’m going to go over today. i know it. oh well. im hungry. this is what happens when i dont eat full complete breakfast or lunches. eh.
academy awards tonight! woohoo!
So i totally went over my limit today. like by about 250 calories. bad i know. i went to an oscar party/dinner and therefore didnt eat exactly on plan. i really need to focus on exhibiting better self control and choices in situations that arent the norm, because i do eat out and go to special events a lot. definitely something I need to work on. hopefully I’ll be back at the gym tomorrow and it wont hurt me too much at weigh in this week. fingers crossed. also fully back on track tomorrow.
which means no gym this weekend until I get better, because I really cant continue being sick. it doesnt feel good, so I’m gonna have to stay low key. but I really wish i was better by sunday, so I could go to the gym for a tiny bit….. :-(. i hate being sick.
Breakfast: 1 tangelo (70), 1 oatmeal (100), 1 airborne (5)-total 175
Snack: 1/2 cup of kashi (70)
Lunch: chicken cesar salad (350)
Dinner: too lazy to calculate and at this point wouldnt really matter : some chicken, small piece of lasagna, some veggies and some walnuts (~580??) stayed away from the dessert! woohoo!
Party food: 1 small cup of vodka with redbull, half a chocolate chip cookie and some grape. stayed away from the brownie bites! woohoo again (~250)
Home: 1oo calorie pack of cheetos.
Total Calories eaten today: 1525…this is totally approximate, my dinner and party food was entirely approximated. nonethless i maintained amazing self control dessert wise at both the dinner and partie i was at. also maintained excellent drinking control, but i was driving so it was a good excuse.
i’m going out to my friend’s party right now, and I’m comfortably wearing my size 16 jeans! WOOHOO!
SO! I did my Thursday morning weigh in and I’m at 209.6! WOO HOO! I know this a rather big drop this week, but I think it’s probably this big because last week, was water retention week (if you know what I mean) so I think I finally just lost the water weight this week. Anyways, I’m SO excited to be out of 210’s and I hope that I NEVER have to see them again.
I’m also really excited because I often do go off track a bit on the weekends, with drinking and not watching my food as carefully, etc. But, I guess the cautiousness and awareness that I have during the week really pays off. However, I do think I should be more careful on the weekends and not allow myself to get careless on the weekends. For example, tonight I’m going to a beer tasting party, so I should really watch my limit there, and probably set a limit of 2 beers max.
Also, as is easily seen, I’m often very conflicted by my calorie goals per day or calorie limits. I’m toying with the idea of raising my calorie limit to 1400 per day. That doesn’t mean that I HAVE to reach 1400, but I think I am allowing myself to go to 1400 (MAX) if there is something I want. But I think the other important thing to recognize, is that I should try not to use that extra 100 for a 100 calorie pack or something like that, but I should try to use it more for fruit or nuts or yogurt etc. Although I’m sure sometimes it will go to a calorie pack.
I think I may often still stay around 1300, but if I crave something, I think I should be able to slightly indulge. However, if next week I don’t lose anything or AHHH if I gain, I’m definitely putting myself back down to 1300. But hopefully that wont be a problem. I’m also thinking perhaps, of putting myself on 1400 for days when I work out, and 1300 for days when I don’t work out. But really, I’m not sure how much that matters or affects it. I guess we’ll see. What do you guys think??
OK so yeah, enough babbling. We’ll see what happens with calories, etc as the days progress! I just want to make sure I stay entirely on track! Also, I’m less than 5 lbs away from achieving my next mini goal, and less than 10 lbs away from my first huge reward! WooHOO!
OK back to normal:
Breakfast: 1 clementine (25), ½ cup of kashi GoLean (70), 1 airborne (5)-total 100
Lunch: Chicken Souvlaki (215), a little less than 1 cup of rice (180), and 1/2 pita (70) lunch total: 465
Snack: SBD Bar (150)
Dinner: Korean bbq short ribs (~165), some korean glass noodles (160), a tad of teriyaki sauce (45), some salad with spinach, cucumbers, carrots and balsamic vinegar (20). 1/3 cup of peanut butter froyo (65) with sprinkles (20)- dinner total: 475
Party Food: less than 1/2 of a beer, really, i dont like beer, so I’m glad it was a beer party (50), 1 hand full of tortilla chip pieces (50), 1 bite of a too dry homemade cinnamon roll so i put it down (25)-total 125
(i’m really pleased at the control I exercised at the party. beer wasnt a problem for me because I hate beer, but only a few tortilla chips, and throwing away the bad cinammon roll. go me!)
Snack: 1 green apple (35)
Calories so far today: 1350 Calories left: 50
DONE! goodnight!
Humpday wooohoo.
Breakfast: oatmeal (100), 1 clementine (25), 1/2 banana (55)-total 180
Lunch: Carved turkey (~150), cranberry sauce (~40), whole wheat pasta (~200), some mozarella cheese (~40 cal), 2 pieces of teriyaki tofu (60), 3 pieces of broccoli (15), 1 small piece of watermelon (10)-total: 515..my lunch was high, im being honest, I’ll probably go over my limit today (but that’s probably gonna change…in a coming post)…argh, i thought i was being reasonable for lunch but i guess i wasnt….
Snack: 10 walnut halves/5 walnuts (133), some celery (5) and a carrot or (6) -144
Dinner: I tried to really watch my dinner because I went a bit high for lunch and I think I recovered quite well: 1 cup of lemon chicken soup (74), 1 chicken breast (140), some ketchup (~17), and salad with 1 egg white (17), spinach (3), carrots (9), cucumbers (6), broccoli (5) and some balsamic vinegar (8). and 1 piece of whole wheat bread (90), and a tiny bit of crunchy peanut butter (55)-dinner total: 424
Total calories eaten today: 1263 Calories left (but i’m definitely going over): 37.
We’ll see what snacks I have tonight and how my calories end up. I know I’m having a green apple.. so that’s definitely 35. who knows if I’ll be able to ward off the snack or not…i hope so though, because tomorrow a.m. is weigh in.
BUT the good news is even though i’m not 100% better, I got antsy, so I went to the gym!!! woohoo
So Workout: 33 min elliptical 35 min weights and abs! woohoo!
ah weigh in day tomorrow and then perhaps some calorie changes…who knows…
