welcome claygirl1518 hope the stomach bug is in the past now. Sounds like you are doing great exercising. welcome GirlA I am new here as well. Been here only 4 weeks. I remember how good it felt to be welcomed,. Good decision coming here. Welcome iam@hero. Sounds like you did great !! Congrats on the weight loss.
Dakota Trace I eat Barbara's cheese puffs. They are perhaps a local northeast product. GMO free and I think organic. Made with cheddar and blue cheese. I am sorry that you like cheesepuffs too Kelijpa, thank you for the kind words. Oh those cheese puffs....
Monday I had about 1400 calories
coffee 100
fish and chicken sausage soup 450
salad and chicken sausage 300
Hot chocolate 450 ( same old story )
Lemon frozen protein drink 80
I need every drop today. Woke up sore from the yoga this morning, but still determined to do it. Sore muscles means it's working, right? It's cooler than average today for Iowa, something about a Canadian cold front. All I know is it feels like fall outside.
Today will be another hectic day, lots to do.
Breakfast: 6pts
Coffee with ff creamer - 1 pt
WW toast with butter - 5 pts
B - 6 Circus Animal Cookies
S - Chobani Simple Strawberry Greek Yogurt
L - Campanelle, Chicken Breast and Carrots + String Cheese
D - Arby's Jr. Roast Beef + Arby's Jalepeno Poppers
S - Meatloaf + Carrots & Potatoes
Exercise: 6040 Steps (-115) & Bedtime Workout
I pretty much ate two dinners yesterday, but I had the calories for it, so its okay. One week till vacation. I want to lose a pound before that. I probably won't, but I'm gonna try.
on track again starting yesterday...rode 22 miles on the bikes and burned around 800 calories, so ended the day under. Ate CLEAN. Feeling good today
B - Belvita breakfast biscuits
L - Italian butter lettuce salad w/sunflower seeds, Parmesan shavings, chicken breast, poppy seed dressing
S - none
D - I'm planning on maybe Bison burgers with mushrooms and asparagus. DH will probably want the chipotle fries he got from Omaha - they're not too bad for us.
It's been several days, I need to post more often!
Anyway, I started my journey about a month ago. Since starting I've been trying to simply eat better and watch my portions and work out more, but I'm really not seeing much movement on the scale. I usually eat about 1500 calories, but have had some days where I eat less and some cheat days. To date I've still on lost 3 lbs. I work out almost daily and my arms are the slimmest and most toned they've been in yrs. But I'm not lifting so I don't think it's possible that I am putting on much muscle weight.
Think I need to weigh more often to really track my progress? I watched the scale religiously during weight loss in the past and I remember a fair amount of fluctuation day-to-day. Maybe I'm hitting lows that I dont see bc I'm not on the scale often? I don't want to get obsessive, but I do want to be efficient in my efforts. Any advice?
B: choc protein smoothie
S: Greek yogurt
Lunch: ground turkey and cauli rice
Workout: 30 mins elliptical
Post workout: Greek yogurt
Dinner: 6 oz pork loin and mashed cauli
Dessert: Greek yogurt and Popsicle
1381 calories today.
Not seeing many changes in the scale, but my boss said I look skinner every time she sees me which was nice! I just wish I would lose faster and feel more comfortable in my clothes. I'm still a few pounds away from my 16s.
I'm also just curious what other people's measurements look like compared to weight. Here is where I'm at right now:
Also, I don't know if its the increase in exercising I've been doing lately but I've been craving protein. Greek yogurt has been saving me from blowing it the last couple days! I love light and fit Greek yogurt. It has the least amount of sugar and the most protein that I've seen, for 80 cals it keeps me full for a while. I'm thinking I may need to have a rest from working out tomorrow, but I'm not sure. I can't remember the last day I didn't work out. To rest or not to rest?
I have been tweaking my foods/calories that I post again. I have changed some brand names, etc. Also, I changed from eating sugar snap peas back to Greek Yogurt. I have also been working on figuring out exactly how much honey mustard I use at lunch. I have worked on lowering my honey mustard consumption. It's funny, I used to eat more veggies at breakfast and more honey mustard than I do now. Overall, I think my calories were lower when I was losing weight than they are now. Go figure. I have adjusted all of my info to be correct again.
Kelijpa Good job on your day and the exercise bike.
Novangel Do you have a Curves or a ladies only type gym there? Ha Ha There's always Jillian. You have said yourself that she is the best at whipping you into shape.
Dakota UGH! I can see how the hormones can make things worse. I can get mild anxiety with my monthly TTOM. When you have a morning like that you need the coffee IV! Just hook me up!
Flower Well, a good thing about the hot chocolate is that you are probably getting a lot of healthy antioxidants.
Psychic Good job on your calories and your activity.
Syckgirlsfv Good job getting back on track.
Ian Are you still enjoying the boxing classes? Are these at your work gym or a separate gym?
Peachflesh I do agree there can be a lot of fluctuations from day to day. These fluctuations can be difficult for some people to deal with. You have lost .75 per week. That's not too bad. I was never a fast loser. How high in calories are your "cheat" days and how often do you have them? Could those extra calories negate your weight loss efforts? There are so many variables to consider. ETA: I just read Ian's post and agree.
CoolMom Yum on the bean burrito!
Claygirls Good job on your day. I don't normally do measurements. I just go by the scale and how my clothes fit. Congrats on the compliments from your boss!
Exercise:
15 minutes of the combined workouts premix from KCM's Plateau Buster
Customers started coming in to pick up their trucks right after I started my workout. I wasn't able to finish before we left the shop. We had to deliver a vehicle after work. It started storming, so I didn't want to go back to the shop at 9 PM. Life happens and tomorrow is another day.
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I have adjusted all of my info to be correct again. 
