Fat Smashing Til Goal

DEDIKAYTED · 03-01-2010, 01:05 AM

Looking over my book and just realize that bananas are NOT EVEN in Cycle 1! Damn! I am hoping that it doesn't screw too much with my progress. Well I did get some extra exercise in! We shall see any damage.

kbj0123 · 03-01-2010, 12:28 PM

Hi Dedykated,
I just wanted to take a minute to say you are doing great, I am inspired by your posts. I ordered the FS book and I am still waiting for it in the mail. Meanwhile, keep pressing on. The battle will be won!

K

DEDIKAYTED · 03-01-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kbj0123

Hi Dedykated,
I just wanted to take a minute to say you are doing great, I am inspired by your posts. I ordered the FS book and I am still waiting for it in the mail. Meanwhile, keep pressing on. The battle will be won!

K

How sweet of you to say!

.. someone else reads my posts besides me?? awww. That makes me feel so good that you are inspired by my posts. Even if its just one person that I can help mostivate to become healthier, it means a lot to me. I know that I am a lurker of several forums. I dont post, I just like seeing what works for other people. And I LOVE when I can easy follow exactly what they did. I just thought others may do the same thing. So that's why I try to post everything that has to do with the food and exercise so that you can know exactly what I did, how it affected me... What worked.. and what did not. All in one place so you dont have to sift through a bunch of posts/threads. Plus its great to do so that if you ever need to go back and see what worked for you... You can just go find your old thread and its all right there

During my weightloss journey, I have been through a little of everything. I just thank the Lord that I am where I am now. And you are right - I am armed and ready for the battle...and I will be victorious in the end.

You can definitely do this too! I am glad you ordered the book! The program works great.. Just stick to it and never lose focus of your goals. Always make short term goals so you have many things to be proud of throughout your journey. Everyday you will become closer to your goal. Just stick to the plan! I'm super excited for you!!!!!

Thank you again!

-Dedikayted!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-01-2010, 03:13 PM

Its a beautiful day!

Today's weight 146.2 (I know.. so close to the 145.x) just a few ounces away. Its ok though. My body is definitely making changes so I know I will see 145 very soon!!!

I won't weigh again until the weekend...
And the goal is 142.

Let me tell ya... My body is feeling it. I went to the gym this morning and did the following:

30 minute jog - wanted to stop at 15 minutes... and every minute therafter.
But I would not stop. I kept saying my goal in my head and kept trucking alone.

35 minute walk at 10 - 15% incline. (Oh my goodness)

I wanted to finish the whole 80 minutes but I had to stop at 65. This means that I still have a little more exercise to do today. I will be sure to get it in later!

Let me tell ya - I am happy that tomorrows cardio is just 60 minutes... (imagine that.. "just 60 minutes"

) Just 1x a day. The exercise just keeps going up and up and up on this program. By the time you get to Cycle 3, you are up to like 90+ minutes (of course broken up throughout the day). Gotta push!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-01-2010, 03:16 PM

65 minutes cardio - 30 min jog/ 30 min incline / 5 elliptical

Eats

1.
0% Fage yogurt - 2 small peaches cut up in yogurt
Teechino (taste like coffee, but its not... its made from nuts/berries)

2.
salad w/ fat free homemade dressing (0% Fage mixed with powdered ranch)
chicken breast (stolen from tonights meal)

3.

Steel cut oatmeal / protein powder /apple

veggies

Went back to the gym for round 2.
30 minutes more on the incline trainer. I. AM. BEAT!

I cannot say for sure right this second, but I may call tomorrow a "rest day." Just do my 50 minute stretching tape only.

I can tell when my body needs rest, and you have to listen to it..... so if I feel like this tomorrow...I will not go to the gym... I will just do my "workout" at home.

Stay tuned.

DEDIKAYTED · 03-01-2010, 10:46 PM

Free Will.

As I hiked on the treadmill this evening I started thinking about the whole weightloss struggle.

Nevermind how you you got to whatever weight that you are because none of that matters. That is the past and you cannot erase it. What does matter is right now. Making the choice to change your life. Making the choice to become healthier. Making the choice to be happy. Making the choice to be able to one day be free of always "wanting to be leaner."

Happiness is not waiting at your GOAL weight. You can CHOOSE to be happy right now. Be happy that you are alive. Be happy that you do have choices. Be happy that you are totally in control of your actions. Put yourself in a positive state and surround yourself with positive energy. Once you choose to do something about your weight, realize that you are a work in progress and every day you are getting closer to your goal.

Free yourself. A few weeks ago I had to ditch a lot of food in my house. And I am not talking about just cakes, doughnuts, brownies, chips. There are some "healthy" things that I am not allowing myself to have in my house right now because they are foods that are so good to me that I want to eat more than I should. Do not allow those foods in your house. For instance, Cycle 2 starts tomorrow for me. I know that sometime this week I can have cold cereal for breakfast... Cheerios, Shredded Wheat, etc.. but I choose not to have that breakfast because guess what? Cold cereal is so good to me. I don't want 1 cup of cereal. I want 3 bowls at least. Hey, I have to be honest with myself. I dont want that box of cereal sitting in my house calliing my name in the middle of the night either. Now is not the time. My appetite is under control and I do not want to introduce foods that I have to experiment with to see if I have control over. I know what made me gain before and more than likely I am still sensitive to those foods. We can also have sandwiches this week. I normally do not keep bread in my house so unless I buy some and take the rest to my sister's house - I will not have a sandwich on bread. I will maybe wrap it in romaine. Will I ever bring certain foods back in my house? Yes, probably. But right now while my motivation is high and my body is in "weightloss" mode WHY MESS IT UP? I'm not dying to have these foods, so I am not going to add them. This is how you have to think. You have to be honest with yourself.

I was in the store earlier and I thought about getting some crackers just to have around the house, plus I could technically have those as a snack as long as I only have 100 calories worth. But guess what? I didn't buy those Ritz Crackers because I DONT WANT JUST 5 CRACKERS! I want the whole roll of crackers. See what I mean? I am not playing games with myself here and I am certainly not going to make things harder for myself.

Bottom line is - stop the cycle. Stop eating things that taste good and make you feel guilty afterward. You know what foods they are. Don't buy them. Now is just not the time. Realize that there is something more important to you right now and its having the body that you want. Its your health. Do not fall for that trick when you are grocery shopping. 100 calorie packs. Whatever. Stick to clean, healthy foods. Those are the foods that are nutritious and that are going to help you get where you are going.

There is NOTHING stopping you from getting what you want, but you. Choose to not continue this vicious cycle. It will require some hard work and dedication... but guess what? Even those things are IN YOU! You. Can. Do. This! Start right now! Do you want it or not?

...then come on!! Let's Do IT! Establish your goal. Put yourself in an environment that is conducive to your goal! Ditch the things that you keep falling prey to. They are not worth it!

You deserve to be happy!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-01-2010, 10:56 PM

Please excuse the random thoughts. Things I have to remind myself of...

I promised I would keep this thread strictly focused on the plan and the weightloss journey, so here and there I will throw in things that I need to get out of my head...but they will be focused on weightloss.

Like I said before, I want to be able to come back and see what worked for me... and if anytime I get side tracked or need inspiration I will come back here and just read and re-read until I reestablish focus.

ok. I guess I will say good nite now.

DEDIKAYTED · 03-02-2010, 09:03 AM

A Wonderful Tuesday!

My alarm went off at 3:45 a.m. and I was ready to go! I was energized and ready to go to the gym. So much for the day of rest!

It was just not time yet.

Hiked on the Incline Trainer for 65 minutes. (60 recommended by the book)
Then headed over to the weight section and pumped out

Bicep Curls
Hammer Curls
Tricep Pulldowns

Gotta make sure those arms are tight as this weight falls off! I love sexy toned arms when you have on short sleeves! The spring is coming!
I am excited about March 14th. This is the day I officially come alive. We change the time and the days get longer! I love when it gets dark at 8-9pm! OH gosh I love it! This gives me more time to do things. And soon I will be able to get some exercise outside!!

Alright! Well gotta get my day started!

Today is a new day. A new start. CHOOSE to be happy. Do not let little things bother you....and if you find someone bringing you down or trying to steal your joy... stop and smile. Remind yourself that you deserve to be happy. Do not waste time dwelling on something that has already happened! Look forward, keep your head up and KEEP IT MOVIN'!

Eat well! Stay on plan!

Have a great day!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-02-2010, 09:04 AM

Exercise

Early AM - 65 minutes incline trainer
Biceps & Triceps

Meals

1.
1/4 cup oatmeal
apple
protein powder

2.
egg white & spinach omelette
1/2 grapefruit

3.
1/4 cup oatmeal
peaches
protein powder

4
Chicken breast
mixed veggies

5
2 yogurts

6. NO rice made and I ran out of premade cups, so took the ez way out and had:
1/2 cup oatmeal

Time for bed.

Let me go and check what tomorrow's plan looks like

DEDIKAYTED · 03-03-2010, 08:44 AM

A cold rainy day, but sunny in the inside

Today's exercise was a 2 a day. 40min for the a.m / 40 for the p.m

Got up EARLY and pumped out 90 minutes in the gym. Boy o boy am I banking those minutes!

Wow. I think the EGG WHITES are making me gassy too. Sheesh. I guess I need to take beano when I eat those as well. My oh my.

Switching some meals around today so I"m not gassy at work!

Feeling good. Haven't had a bowel movement in a few days, so hopefully today is the day.

Ok, I think I said enough for the weaker-stomached folk. So I'll just say:

Have a GREAT DAY!

Be strong!

P.S. My new "goal" jeans were delivered yesterday to my house. I tried them on last night and I would say maybe another 10 pounds would get me into them nicely. I do this kind of thing all the time. Buy jeans that are too small so that I an monitor my "size" progress. The jeans will look and fit really nice once I can get them all the way up!

Gotta challenge yourself!

Keep It Movin'!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-03-2010, 08:47 AM

Today's Log:

A.M Exercise - 90 minutes on the incline trainer

Meal 1
chicken breast and veggies
Teechino

Meal 2
2% fage
peach

Meal 3
grapefruit

Meal 4
not having beans and rice

instead:
low carb tortillas
fat free ham

Meal 5
70 cal boca burger

going to check out tomorrows meals and exercise to prepare now....

DEDIKAYTED · 03-03-2010, 11:16 PM

Tomorrow's exercise requirement is only 30 minutes! Thank God!

The rest of the week - that's another story. 60 minutes or more of cardio! Gotta do what I gotta do!

I really want to add the beans back to my diet because I like eating exactly what the book says instead of substituting... So I think i am going to take 1 2 bags of beans out tonight, let them defrost, and cook them early tomorrow morning. I actually REALLY like the beans, I just didn't like the gas that I was experiencing this time around. The beano worked excellent for me before, so I dont know exactly what went wrong this time. But starting tomorrow, I will try again

If it doesn't work out, I will probably start substituting with my 70 calorie boca veggie burgers in place of the beans. I also need to make some rice as well. I hate cooking rice! Thats the reason I went and bought the prepackaged cups, but I just need to bite the bullet and make some more. Heck, I know there is a quick way to do it in the microwave, so I may even attempt that in the morning before work as well. I'd just much rather go by the plan. Sooooo, we shall see what happens!

Well tomorrow, I will exercise after work so my routine will be a little different.

Well that's all for now. Keep it simple, keep it light, get it tight! ...and I want a TIGHT body this summer!

Nite nite!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-04-2010, 07:18 AM

OK. Here I am... up at 3:45 in the morning to prepare my beans and rice...talk about dedication! Sheesh.
Well I googled methods for both making "less gassy" beans & microwaving unprocessed brown rice.

So - though they were frozen, I put the beans in some water with apple cider vinegar in soaked them in the fridge overnight. Supposedly it helps to remove the thing that makes you gassy. PLUS, I found that larger beans are gassier than smaller..and the fordhook lima beans that I was making are different than baby limas. You know what? I think they may have hit the nail on the head because the first go around I WAS eating baby limas. I only switched to the larger lima beans because my store did not carry any baby ones! Gosh! I hope that was the problem. We shall see...

I mixed the beans with rinsed, canned black beans but I forgot to soak them overnight, so just now I soaked them for about 10 minutes the same way. I dont know, but I will try anything to make this work!

As for the rice:
1 cup unprocessed brown rice
2.5 cups of water

Put in the microwave. Cover with wax paper (I probably could just you the glass top on my microwave dish) and cook for 8 minutes on high power.
Then, cook for 20 minutes on medium power (I used 50% but next time I will do 80%...the directions didn't indicate exactly)...or until tender... I guess depending on your microwave it may need a little more or less.
VOILA (supposedly) - your rice is done!

Well - let me get dressed now while everything is cooking. I totally could have waited til I got home for this, but let me tell you - when you are eating every 2-3 hours and exercising HARD, your body gets used to being fed small meals consistently. So when that 3 hours is up, your stomach is not playing games. It wants its food! So I have learned that it works best for me to already be prepared for the entire day... that way when I am hungry - all I have to do is get my food and EAT... no real preparation needed! That works best for me!

OOH! Let me go and pack my liquid beano as well.

May as well being fully armored!

I will win the battle! I claim it! Now YOU claim it too!

Do what you gotta do to make it work! It will all be worth it in the end!

...more when the sun comes up!

DEDIKAYTED · 03-04-2010, 07:20 AM

No a.m. exercise - Will do at LEAST 30 MINUTES TONIGHT as required.

Meal 1
*I choose not to eat the cold cereal though I REALLY want to because it doesn't fill me up and makes me WANT MORE!

So: 1/4 cup oatmeal, peach

..just in case you didn't notice, split my 1/2 cup portion in 2 so I feel like I am getting more and get to have more meals without technically having more calories.

Meal 2
1/4 cup oatmeal & apple

2% Fage

Meal 3

1/2 cup baby lima
1/2 cup beans

Meal 4
salad w/ lowfat dressing

Meal 5
fatfree ham
lowcarb tortilla

It's 8pm.. I just cleaned the kitchen, dining room, and living room. I am tirrrrrrrrred...but I will NOW go and put my workout clothes on and go torture myself in the gym.

"You ain't gotta like it... you just gotta do it!

... now - LETS GET ER DONE!

Banked: 50 minutes incline trainer & some light upper body training.

kbj0123 · 03-04-2010, 12:27 PM

Hi Dedikayted,
I am just stoppng by to let you know i started phase 1 of the FS today. I had an egg white, broccoli and peppers omelet for breakfast with a tangerine and peppermint herbal teabag.

Lunch will be sweet and sour tofu, brown rice, black eyed peas.

Keep pressing on.

k