Anyone that has followed my blog from the beginning is aware that I've had some health challenges in my life that seem to always derail me. Earlier this year it was my food allergies that stopped my weight loss dead. Now its an inner ear inflammation. As you know I recently had started a round of P90X. Unfortunately I have had to stop already. I was experiencing some severe dizzyness last week. So severe I ended up in Urgent Care. I am on some medicine to help control the dizzyness but am still having some spells. I will get in for a follow up with my normal doctor tomorrow and hopefully have some more answers. But its pretty much impossible to workout when you are dizzy. As a result of the lack of workouts last week, and a lot of couch and bed time with very little control over my portions I GAINED 5 pounds last week. So not only am I feeling disgusting from the dizzy spells I'm feeling disgusting for gaining the weight.
I have decided while I can get no formal workout in till the doctor tells me otherwise I am going to still track my calories and wear my BodyMedia device and try to get at least a 500 calorie defecit every day.
I can't wait till I can be healthy and get back into a normal routine again.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Day 1 Round 1 P90x
A very important step I feel in any workout program is accountability. Hopefully by posting to this blog and doing my video updates I will be able to create not only my own accountability but also motivation for others that arn't sure if they can get started.
1 week down 4.6 pounds gone
I was pleasantly surprised to step on the scale this morning and see 4.6 pounds gone since last Tuesday. Shows that my diligence to everything i put in my mouth is really paying off. I think I owe alot of the credit to Shakeology though. I have substituted my breakfast with a shake and I feel quite a difference. I feel alot more energy in the morning and it really curbs my hunger.
I'm getting a lot of questions about what I'm eating and when am I eatting it so I will give you a bit of a log on that. Yesterday's breakfast was about 7:45, I had my morning snack at 10:00 Am. Lunch hit right about Noon, followed by afternoon snack at 2:00 and then dinner at 4 pm. When I got home from work at 6:30, I was a little hungry when I got home home from work and was a little low on my calories so I had a hard boiled egg and a banana. I need to remember to keep adding a banana in on occasion to help with the charlie horses.
The following is yesterdays food log.
Mon Oct 25, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES
FAT CARB. PROTEIN
(IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 12 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Tropicana Trop50 8 fl oz serving 0.5 Serving 25 0 7 0
Juice, Orange 4 Fl Oz 56 0 13 1
Totals for this meal: 8 1 0 2 0 1
AM Snack Mayonnaise, Low Calorie 1 Tsp 12 1 1 0
Chicken, Breast, Meat and Skin, Roasted 3 Tbsp 52 2 0 8
Water, Tap 60 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 6 4 3 1 8
Lunch Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
KRAFT BREAKSTONE'S FREE Sour Cream, Fat Free 2 Tbsp 29 0 5 2
Hillshire Farm Roast Beef Ultra Firm serving size 2 ... 1.5 Serving 105 5 2 16
LaTortilla Smart and Delicious Tortilla High Fiber ... 1 Item 50 2 10 5
Tomato, Red 0.25 Item 6 0 1 0
Totals for this meal: 190 7 1 8 2 3
PM Snack Eggs, Hard Boiled 1 Item 78 5 1 6
Dinner Beef, Ground, Extra Lean, Pan Fried, Medium 3 Ounce 217 14 0 21
Soup, Chicken Broth, Low Sodium, Canned 2 Tbsp 5 0 0 1
Centrella Best Since eggs 2 Tbsp 15 0 1 3
Oil, Olive 1 Tbsp 119 14 0 0
Pepper, Bell or Sweet, Green 1 Cup 30 0 7 1
Rice, Wild, Cooked 0.666 Cup 110 0 23 4
Onions, Chopped 0.25 Cup 16 0 4 0
Celery 0.5 Cup 8 0 2 0
Late Snack Banana 1 Item 105 0g 27g 1g
Eggs, Hard Boiled 1 Item 78 5 1 6
Totals for this meal: 183 5 2 8 7
Total 1116 calories 4 8 fat 105 carb 7 5 protein
I'm getting a lot of questions about what I'm eating and when am I eatting it so I will give you a bit of a log on that. Yesterday's breakfast was about 7:45, I had my morning snack at 10:00 Am. Lunch hit right about Noon, followed by afternoon snack at 2:00 and then dinner at 4 pm. When I got home from work at 6:30, I was a little hungry when I got home home from work and was a little low on my calories so I had a hard boiled egg and a banana. I need to remember to keep adding a banana in on occasion to help with the charlie horses.
The following is yesterdays food log.
Mon Oct 25, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES
FAT CARB. PROTEIN
(IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 12 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Tropicana Trop50 8 fl oz serving 0.5 Serving 25 0 7 0
Juice, Orange 4 Fl Oz 56 0 13 1
Totals for this meal: 8 1 0 2 0 1
AM Snack Mayonnaise, Low Calorie 1 Tsp 12 1 1 0
Chicken, Breast, Meat and Skin, Roasted 3 Tbsp 52 2 0 8
Water, Tap 60 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 6 4 3 1 8
Lunch Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
KRAFT BREAKSTONE'S FREE Sour Cream, Fat Free 2 Tbsp 29 0 5 2
Hillshire Farm Roast Beef Ultra Firm serving size 2 ... 1.5 Serving 105 5 2 16
LaTortilla Smart and Delicious Tortilla High Fiber ... 1 Item 50 2 10 5
Tomato, Red 0.25 Item 6 0 1 0
Totals for this meal: 190 7 1 8 2 3
PM Snack Eggs, Hard Boiled 1 Item 78 5 1 6
Dinner Beef, Ground, Extra Lean, Pan Fried, Medium 3 Ounce 217 14 0 21
Soup, Chicken Broth, Low Sodium, Canned 2 Tbsp 5 0 0 1
Centrella Best Since eggs 2 Tbsp 15 0 1 3
Oil, Olive 1 Tbsp 119 14 0 0
Pepper, Bell or Sweet, Green 1 Cup 30 0 7 1
Rice, Wild, Cooked 0.666 Cup 110 0 23 4
Onions, Chopped 0.25 Cup 16 0 4 0
Celery 0.5 Cup 8 0 2 0
Late Snack Banana 1 Item 105 0g 27g 1g
Eggs, Hard Boiled 1 Item 78 5 1 6
Totals for this meal: 183 5 2 8 7
Total 1116 calories 4 8 fat 105 carb 7 5 protein
Monday, October 25, 2010
Weekend wrap up
I'm quite proud of myself, I saw a big shift in the scale when I weighed myself Sunday morning. Goes to show that watching your calories and using Shakeology as a meal supplement truly does help. Instead of full workouts this weekend, I decided to take my dog for a walk on both Saturday and Sunday. Sunday's walk turned into a little over an hour which really helped me achieve my step goal for the day. It also helped me feel a little less guilty for the size of the bun that I ate at Sunday's fundraiser. Looking back on Sunday's lunch meal now I realize that I should of not taken the bun for the beef roast, but I did and thats in the past so now I just need to be aware of it and move on. I need to keep working on being able to eyeball a portion size when I'm out to eat, but considering I did keep my other portions under control it isn't an all out loss.
My lovely 60 oz water bottle was my drink of choice yesterday at the fundraiser. This was by far my biggest accomplishment of the weekend. I normally will drink adult beverages when I'm at this bar, but I was able to completely avoid that and stick to my water. I found that I didn't even have the temptation since I had my water bottle with me. Granted most establishments might frown on me bringing my own water container, but its just so much easier for me to keep track of my water and to avoid the temptations.
I hope that I'm continuing to set a positive example for those around me, while I might not doing everything perfect all the time I'm striving to be 90% perfect 90% of the time.
My statistics from the last two days. Don't wanna make the posts too long, but if you would like to see the actual full breakdown just let me know and I will post it all.
Saturday:
1302 Calories Consumed
65 Fat Grams
102 carb grams
90 protein grams
2283 Calories burned
7712 Steps Taken
Sunday:
1617 Calories Consumed
61 Fat Grams
152 Carb Grams
116 Protein Grams
2490 Calories burned
9997 Steps Taken
Jenny
My lovely 60 oz water bottle was my drink of choice yesterday at the fundraiser. This was by far my biggest accomplishment of the weekend. I normally will drink adult beverages when I'm at this bar, but I was able to completely avoid that and stick to my water. I found that I didn't even have the temptation since I had my water bottle with me. Granted most establishments might frown on me bringing my own water container, but its just so much easier for me to keep track of my water and to avoid the temptations.
I hope that I'm continuing to set a positive example for those around me, while I might not doing everything perfect all the time I'm striving to be 90% perfect 90% of the time.
My statistics from the last two days. Don't wanna make the posts too long, but if you would like to see the actual full breakdown just let me know and I will post it all.
Saturday:
1302 Calories Consumed
65 Fat Grams
102 carb grams
90 protein grams
2283 Calories burned
7712 Steps Taken
Sunday:
1617 Calories Consumed
61 Fat Grams
152 Carb Grams
116 Protein Grams
2490 Calories burned
9997 Steps Taken
Jenny
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Another on target day
Calories Burned - 2268 | Calories Consumed - 1297 | Total Activity - 0:09 | Moderate Activity - 0:09 | Vigorous Activity - 0:00 | Steps Taken - 4520 | Sleep Duration - 5:51 | Lying Down - 8:11 | Sleep Efficiency - 71%
Fri Oct 22, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES
FAT CARB. PROTEIN
(IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 8 Fl Oz 0 0g 0g 0g
Juice, Orange 4 Fl Oz 56 0 13 1
Shakeology Greenberry 1 Serving 140 1 19 15
Totals for this meal: 196 1 3 2 1 6
AM Snack Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Mayonnaise, Low Calorie 1 Tsp 12 1 1 0
Chicken, Breast, Meat and Skin, Roasted 2.5 Tbsp 43 2 0 7
Totals for this meal: 5 5 3 1 7
Lunch HEALTHY CHOICE Deli Meat, Hearty Sliced, Roast B... 6 Slice 180 6 6 30
Juice, Orange 4 Fl Oz 56 0 13 1
Sour Cream, Reduced Fat 2 Tbsp 54 4 2 2
Mission 96% fat free Whole wheat medium tortillas 1 Serving 130 2 25 4
Tomato, Red 0.25 Item 6 0 1 0
Lettuce, Romaine or Cos 1 Item 2 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 428 1 2 4 7 3 7
PM Snack Eggs, Hard Boiled 1 Item 78 5 1 6
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 7 8 5 1 6
Dinner OSCAR MAYER Salami, Hard 3 Slice 99 8 0 7
Pickle, Dill, Slices 3 Ounce 15 0 4 1
Bread, Garlic, Toasted 2.5 Slice 236 9 33 6
Pasta, Spaghetti, Al Dente, Cooked 1 Cup 190 1 39 7
Totals for this meal: 540 1 8 7 6 2 1
Total 1297 Calories 3 9 fat grams 157carb grams 8 7 protein grams
Fri Oct 22, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES
FAT CARB. PROTEIN
(IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 8 Fl Oz 0 0g 0g 0g
Juice, Orange 4 Fl Oz 56 0 13 1
Shakeology Greenberry 1 Serving 140 1 19 15
Totals for this meal: 196 1 3 2 1 6
AM Snack Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Mayonnaise, Low Calorie 1 Tsp 12 1 1 0
Chicken, Breast, Meat and Skin, Roasted 2.5 Tbsp 43 2 0 7
Totals for this meal: 5 5 3 1 7
Lunch HEALTHY CHOICE Deli Meat, Hearty Sliced, Roast B... 6 Slice 180 6 6 30
Juice, Orange 4 Fl Oz 56 0 13 1
Sour Cream, Reduced Fat 2 Tbsp 54 4 2 2
Mission 96% fat free Whole wheat medium tortillas 1 Serving 130 2 25 4
Tomato, Red 0.25 Item 6 0 1 0
Lettuce, Romaine or Cos 1 Item 2 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 428 1 2 4 7 3 7
PM Snack Eggs, Hard Boiled 1 Item 78 5 1 6
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 7 8 5 1 6
Dinner OSCAR MAYER Salami, Hard 3 Slice 99 8 0 7
Pickle, Dill, Slices 3 Ounce 15 0 4 1
Bread, Garlic, Toasted 2.5 Slice 236 9 33 6
Pasta, Spaghetti, Al Dente, Cooked 1 Cup 190 1 39 7
Totals for this meal: 540 1 8 7 6 2 1
Total 1297 Calories 3 9 fat grams 157carb grams 8 7 protein grams
Friday, October 22, 2010
1.4 pounds gone...... more to go, but its a start
I know I should know better and I know that these 1.4 pounds gone might not be true pounds at this point, but heck at this point I will take whatever the scale cares to give me.
I'm very bummed that my peapod delivery arrived so late last night. I had hoped to get my dinners made for a few days but since they hadn't delivered the food that made that impossible. I got all my eggs hard boiled for the week. And packaged up a few days of snacks. Definately need to spend the time on Saturday or Sunday to get all of next weeks foods done or at least sorted. That way it will make the week so much easier.
I am delighted that I was able to have Shakeology just with OJ this morning and had no reaction. That means I must be allergic to one of the fruits that I mixed in my shake a few days ago. Now I just need to do trial and error and figure out which one I'm allergic to.
If there is ever meals that I post that you would like more details or recipes for please let me know!
Need to get some work done, but I am hoping to post a video blog tonight after I finish plyometrics.
Below you will find yesterdays food log and Bodymedia log.
Thu Oct 21, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES
FAT CARB. PROTEIN
(IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
YOPLAIT Light Yogurt, Fruit Flavors 6 Ounce 100 0 19 5
Totals for this meal: 100 0 1 9 5
AM Snack Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss wedge 1 Item 35 2 1 2
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 3 5 2 1 2
Lunch Green Giant Baby brussel sprouts and butter sauc... 2.5 Cup 300 5 45 15
Pickle, Dill 2 Item 7 0 2 0
Stouffer's Stuffed Pepper 1 Package 210 9 23 10
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 517 1 4 7 0 2 5
PM Snack Frigo Light String Cheese 1 Ounce 60 2 1 8
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 6 0 2 1 8
Dinner Water, Tap 10 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
HEALTHY CHOICE Soup, Old Fashioned Chicken N... 1 Cup 110 2 17 8
Totals for this meal: 110 2 1 7 8
Late Snack ALPINE LACE Cheese, American, White, Reduced Fat 1 Slice 90 6 1 6
OSCAR MAYER Salami, Hard 1 Slice 33 3 0 2
Cheese, Provolone 2 Ounce 199 15 1 15
Totals for this meal: 322 2 4 2 2 3
Total 1144 CALORIES 4 4 FAT GRAMS 110 CARB GRAMS 7 1 PROTEIN GRAMS
Keep pushing play,
Jenny
I'm very bummed that my peapod delivery arrived so late last night. I had hoped to get my dinners made for a few days but since they hadn't delivered the food that made that impossible. I got all my eggs hard boiled for the week. And packaged up a few days of snacks. Definately need to spend the time on Saturday or Sunday to get all of next weeks foods done or at least sorted. That way it will make the week so much easier.
I am delighted that I was able to have Shakeology just with OJ this morning and had no reaction. That means I must be allergic to one of the fruits that I mixed in my shake a few days ago. Now I just need to do trial and error and figure out which one I'm allergic to.
If there is ever meals that I post that you would like more details or recipes for please let me know!
Need to get some work done, but I am hoping to post a video blog tonight after I finish plyometrics.
Below you will find yesterdays food log and Bodymedia log.
Thu Oct 21, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES
FAT CARB. PROTEIN
(IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
YOPLAIT Light Yogurt, Fruit Flavors 6 Ounce 100 0 19 5
Totals for this meal: 100 0 1 9 5
AM Snack Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss wedge 1 Item 35 2 1 2
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 3 5 2 1 2
Lunch Green Giant Baby brussel sprouts and butter sauc... 2.5 Cup 300 5 45 15
Pickle, Dill 2 Item 7 0 2 0
Stouffer's Stuffed Pepper 1 Package 210 9 23 10
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 517 1 4 7 0 2 5
PM Snack Frigo Light String Cheese 1 Ounce 60 2 1 8
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 6 0 2 1 8
Dinner Water, Tap 10 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
HEALTHY CHOICE Soup, Old Fashioned Chicken N... 1 Cup 110 2 17 8
Totals for this meal: 110 2 1 7 8
Late Snack ALPINE LACE Cheese, American, White, Reduced Fat 1 Slice 90 6 1 6
OSCAR MAYER Salami, Hard 1 Slice 33 3 0 2
Cheese, Provolone 2 Ounce 199 15 1 15
Totals for this meal: 322 2 4 2 2 3
Total 1144 CALORIES 4 4 FAT GRAMS 110 CARB GRAMS 7 1 PROTEIN GRAMS
Keep pushing play,
Jenny
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Another day down
Yesterday is in the books. As you will be able to tell from the data posted below it wasn't too bad of a day. Got all my meals in, kept my calories under control. While I didn't squeeze a workout in I did burn more calories then I consumed. Need to work in some walks to add to my step count, but all in all not that bad.
I'm eagerly awaiting Peapod's food delivery tonight so that I can get my food packaged up for the next week. Might have to make a few tweaks to it as I had a minor reaction to my Shakeology shake last night, not sure if I reacted to the Shake itself or the fruit I added to it. I'm thinking the fruit. Gonna try the shake with just OJ once the food arrives.
I had the best of intentions to workout at 5:30 this morning, but it just didn't happen. While I did wake up I just felt very groggy and wasn't sure if I could trust myself with using weights while I was feeling like that. I'm going to try and get the workout in tonight after work and before the food gets delivered. I'm also gonna try and not take the pills I have been taking to help with my sleep tonight and see if I feel any less groggy. I'll have to try and fit my starting measurements in at some time tonight also.
Scheduling is definitely where I need to improve myself on. I am currently working two jobs which means I work job one from 7:30 AM till 5:00 PM. I then go to job two, I usually get out of job 2 anywhere between 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM. That leaves little to no time to eat dinner, or get a workout in since I try to be to bed anywhere between nine or ten pm. When it gets really difficult is the nights I have meetings for my elected official job or for the Lions club. On those nights I don't get home till ten or eleven. Definitely no time to workout then. This is why the 5:30 AM workouts are what I need to do. That will allow me enough time to workout, shower, and get to work. I'll pack my next days meal the night before and I should be golden.
So if your asking yourself how do you have time to workout and eat healthy? Just look at my schedule, it is possible you just need to plan ahead for it.
Well thats enough for today, my stomach is telling me its time for my morning snack. See you all tomorrow. Don't forget to check out yesterdays stats down below.
Jenny
Wed Oct 20, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES FAT CARB. PROTEIN (IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
QUAKER Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar Oat... 1 Item 160 3 29 7
Totals for this meal: 160 3 2 9 7
AM Snack Frigo Light String Cheese 1 Ounce 60 2 1 8
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 6 0 2 1 8
Lunch Tyson Grilled and Ready Fajita Chicken Breast Stri... 1 Package 200 4 4 38
Lunch LaTortilla Smart & Delicious Wrap. Gluten and Wh... 1 Item 180 5g 30g 2g
Weight Watcher Medium Cheddar Cheese 2 slices 0.5 Serving 40 3 1 4
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 220 8 3 1 6
PM Snack Butterball Turkey Breast Oven roasted 1 slice 1 Item 30 1 2 4
Weight Watchers Cream Cheese Reduced Fat Sprea... 1 Serving 60 45 4 2
Totals for this meal: 9 0 4 6 6 6
Late Snack Shakeology Greenberry 1 Serving 140 1 19 15
Biggest Loser Protein Powder 1 scoop 1 Tbsp 40 0 7 6
Yoplait Smoothie Strawberry Mango Pineapple. 2 ... 2 Serving 220 2 28 2
Totals for this meal: 400 3 5 4 2 3
Total 1130 calories 66 fat 125 carb 88 protein
I'm eagerly awaiting Peapod's food delivery tonight so that I can get my food packaged up for the next week. Might have to make a few tweaks to it as I had a minor reaction to my Shakeology shake last night, not sure if I reacted to the Shake itself or the fruit I added to it. I'm thinking the fruit. Gonna try the shake with just OJ once the food arrives.
I had the best of intentions to workout at 5:30 this morning, but it just didn't happen. While I did wake up I just felt very groggy and wasn't sure if I could trust myself with using weights while I was feeling like that. I'm going to try and get the workout in tonight after work and before the food gets delivered. I'm also gonna try and not take the pills I have been taking to help with my sleep tonight and see if I feel any less groggy. I'll have to try and fit my starting measurements in at some time tonight also.
Scheduling is definitely where I need to improve myself on. I am currently working two jobs which means I work job one from 7:30 AM till 5:00 PM. I then go to job two, I usually get out of job 2 anywhere between 6:30 PM and 8:30 PM. That leaves little to no time to eat dinner, or get a workout in since I try to be to bed anywhere between nine or ten pm. When it gets really difficult is the nights I have meetings for my elected official job or for the Lions club. On those nights I don't get home till ten or eleven. Definitely no time to workout then. This is why the 5:30 AM workouts are what I need to do. That will allow me enough time to workout, shower, and get to work. I'll pack my next days meal the night before and I should be golden.
So if your asking yourself how do you have time to workout and eat healthy? Just look at my schedule, it is possible you just need to plan ahead for it.
Well thats enough for today, my stomach is telling me its time for my morning snack. See you all tomorrow. Don't forget to check out yesterdays stats down below.
Jenny
BodyMedia FIT data for October 20, 2010
Calories Burned - 2242 | Calories Consumed - 1130 | Total Activity - 0:10 | Moderate Activity - 0:10 | Vigorous Activity - 0:00 | Steps Taken - 3531 | Sleep Duration - 4:13 | Lying Down - 6:09 | Sleep Efficiency - 69%
Wed Oct 20, 2010 SERVING SIZE CALORIES FAT CARB. PROTEIN (IN GRAMS)
Breakfast Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
QUAKER Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar Oat... 1 Item 160 3 29 7
Totals for this meal: 160 3 2 9 7
AM Snack Frigo Light String Cheese 1 Ounce 60 2 1 8
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 6 0 2 1 8
Lunch Tyson Grilled and Ready Fajita Chicken Breast Stri... 1 Package 200 4 4 38
Lunch LaTortilla Smart & Delicious Wrap. Gluten and Wh... 1 Item 180 5g 30g 2g
Weight Watcher Medium Cheddar Cheese 2 slices 0.5 Serving 40 3 1 4
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 220 8 3 1 6
PM Snack Butterball Turkey Breast Oven roasted 1 slice 1 Item 30 1 2 4
Weight Watchers Cream Cheese Reduced Fat Sprea... 1 Serving 60 45 4 2
Totals for this meal: 9 0 4 6 6 6
Late Snack Shakeology Greenberry 1 Serving 140 1 19 15
Biggest Loser Protein Powder 1 scoop 1 Tbsp 40 0 7 6
Yoplait Smoothie Strawberry Mango Pineapple. 2 ... 2 Serving 220 2 28 2
Totals for this meal: 400 3 5 4 2 3
Total 1130 calories 66 fat 125 carb 88 protein
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Why an unplanned night of friends can tip the scale in the wrong direction
I feel I had planned yesterday out quite well. Got all my meals in, was at the proper calorie amount but then I threw it all off balance by a night out with some friends after a meeting. Instead of just being social and only drinking water I had some adult beverages, those calories sure creep up on you when your not looking.
Last night is truly a case of I know better and I need to be better about watching what liquids I chose to drink. I could just as easy have water with lemon in it all night and have it look like I'm still drink and save myself all those calories.
Yesterdays stats:
3910 calories 109 grams of fat 270 grams of carb 8 0 grams of protein
Tue Oct 19, 2010
SERVING SIZE CALORIES FAT CARB. PROTEIN (IN GRAMS)
Breakfast QUAKER Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar Oat... 1 Item 160 3 29 7
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 160 3 2 9 7
AM Snack Water, Tap, Drinking 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Butterball Turkey Breast Oven roasted 1 slice 2 Item 60 1 4 8
Weight Watchers Cream Cheese Reduced Fat Sprea... 1 Serving 60 45 4 2
Totals for this meal: 120 4 6 8 1 0
Lunch Healthy Choice Chicken Tortilla 14 oz container 2 ... 2 Cup 280 3 46 18
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 280 3 4 6 1 8
PM Snack Apple 1 Item 95 0 25 0
Popcorn, Microwave, Low Fat and Sodium 2 Ounce 243 5 42 7
Totals for this meal: 338 5 6 7 7
Dinner Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Cedarlane Beans, rice, cheese style burrito made w... 6 Ounce 260 1 48 13
GREEN GIANT Green Bean Casserole, Frozen 2.5 Cup 410 30 34 7
Totals for this meal: 670 3 1 8 2 2 0
Late Snack Pizza, Sausage, Ground Beef and Pepperoni, Thin ... 2 Slice 416 21 38 18
Alcoholic Beverage, Distilled, 80 Proof (Gin, Rum, ... 30 Fl Oz 1926 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 2342 2 1 3 8 1 8
Total 3910 109 270 8 0
Last night is truly a case of I know better and I need to be better about watching what liquids I chose to drink. I could just as easy have water with lemon in it all night and have it look like I'm still drink and save myself all those calories.
Yesterdays stats:
BodyMedia FIT data for October 19, 2010
Calories Burned - 2198 | Calories Consumed - 3910 | Total Activity - 0:11 | Moderate Activity - 0:11 | Vigorous Activity - 0:00 | Steps Taken - 3904 | Sleep Duration - 7:46 | Lying Down - 9:43 | Sleep Efficiency - 80%
Tue Oct 19, 2010
SERVING SIZE CALORIES FAT CARB. PROTEIN (IN GRAMS)
Breakfast QUAKER Weight Control Maple & Brown Sugar Oat... 1 Item 160 3 29 7
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 160 3 2 9 7
AM Snack Water, Tap, Drinking 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Butterball Turkey Breast Oven roasted 1 slice 2 Item 60 1 4 8
Weight Watchers Cream Cheese Reduced Fat Sprea... 1 Serving 60 45 4 2
Totals for this meal: 120 4 6 8 1 0
Lunch Healthy Choice Chicken Tortilla 14 oz container 2 ... 2 Cup 280 3 46 18
Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 280 3 4 6 1 8
PM Snack Apple 1 Item 95 0 25 0
Popcorn, Microwave, Low Fat and Sodium 2 Ounce 243 5 42 7
Totals for this meal: 338 5 6 7 7
Dinner Water, Tap 20 Fl Oz 0 0 0 0
Cedarlane Beans, rice, cheese style burrito made w... 6 Ounce 260 1 48 13
GREEN GIANT Green Bean Casserole, Frozen 2.5 Cup 410 30 34 7
Totals for this meal: 670 3 1 8 2 2 0
Late Snack Pizza, Sausage, Ground Beef and Pepperoni, Thin ... 2 Slice 416 21 38 18
Alcoholic Beverage, Distilled, 80 Proof (Gin, Rum, ... 30 Fl Oz 1926 0 0 0
Totals for this meal: 2342 2 1 3 8 1 8
Total 3910 109 270 8 0
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Day 2 of my fresh start
I stepped on the scale Monday to see a very evil number. I knew I had been slacking as I could no longer fit in the size six or eight jeans I had been wearing lately, but I didn't think I had gotten this out of control. Unfortunately I had, my scale now read a dangerously high number that was about as high as where I was two years ago. YUCK!!!! All that hard work, all those two a day workouts, gone!!!!
And yes I want to blame it heavily on my food allergies, and in reality those allergies are a huge part of it. But the simple fact is I'm the only person to blame for that number creeping so high. I'm the one that stopped working out because I was feeling so yucky, I'm the one that didn't take the time to plan out my meals and find foods that I can eat now instead resulting in only one or two meals a day and those being very high fat and high calorie meals.
I now realize that the next few weeks are going to be brutal as I re train my mind how to eat and as I suffer through some allergic reactions as I figure out exactly what I can eat. Its actually pretty simple, I need to learn what foods I won't react to, weed out the unhealthy choices in those foods, and what I'm left with is what I will be eating for the rest of my life. Its really not that hard, train my mind into knowing that I'm not eatting these healthy foods to loose weight, I'm eating these healthy foods because thats all I can eat and not react to.
Getting my butt back to exercising is gonna be the harder part. I have no motivation to exercise when I have a headache, and for the last six months I've been struggling with a headache almost daily. But instead of jumping in hard core, maybe I need to just ease my way back into it and before I know it I will feel better when I exercise and that will give me more incentive to keep going.
Now the last factor I need to plan for. TIME! I currently work a 9-5 job, work part time at a deli for an additional ten to fifteen hours a week, I work four hours on Saturday, I'm an elected official, and the president of the Lions club. Free time is something that is hard to come by for me lately. But if I start to schedule my workouts ahead of time, and set them as an appointment in my phone, I will know that I need to get my workouts accomplished every day no matter what. Some days maybe they will be longer more intense workouts, somedays maybe they will just be twenty minutes on the treadmill, but every little bit counts.
If losing weight were easy, we wouldn't be a nation that is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. But if I can do this with all the health problems, and time constraints...... anyone can do this!
And yes I want to blame it heavily on my food allergies, and in reality those allergies are a huge part of it. But the simple fact is I'm the only person to blame for that number creeping so high. I'm the one that stopped working out because I was feeling so yucky, I'm the one that didn't take the time to plan out my meals and find foods that I can eat now instead resulting in only one or two meals a day and those being very high fat and high calorie meals.
I now realize that the next few weeks are going to be brutal as I re train my mind how to eat and as I suffer through some allergic reactions as I figure out exactly what I can eat. Its actually pretty simple, I need to learn what foods I won't react to, weed out the unhealthy choices in those foods, and what I'm left with is what I will be eating for the rest of my life. Its really not that hard, train my mind into knowing that I'm not eatting these healthy foods to loose weight, I'm eating these healthy foods because thats all I can eat and not react to.
Getting my butt back to exercising is gonna be the harder part. I have no motivation to exercise when I have a headache, and for the last six months I've been struggling with a headache almost daily. But instead of jumping in hard core, maybe I need to just ease my way back into it and before I know it I will feel better when I exercise and that will give me more incentive to keep going.
Now the last factor I need to plan for. TIME! I currently work a 9-5 job, work part time at a deli for an additional ten to fifteen hours a week, I work four hours on Saturday, I'm an elected official, and the president of the Lions club. Free time is something that is hard to come by for me lately. But if I start to schedule my workouts ahead of time, and set them as an appointment in my phone, I will know that I need to get my workouts accomplished every day no matter what. Some days maybe they will be longer more intense workouts, somedays maybe they will just be twenty minutes on the treadmill, but every little bit counts.
If losing weight were easy, we wouldn't be a nation that is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. But if I can do this with all the health problems, and time constraints...... anyone can do this!
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Life's Constant Curve Balls.
Just when you think things are going good with your health and fitness it always seems like life throws you a curve ball. In my case, the curve ball was being diagnosed with some food allergies. No I don't break out in hives, instead I get severe migraines as my reaction. What I knew as my healthy diet just a few months ago has now become the very thing that sends me into a migraine that has me begging to go back to bed and close my eyes. As a result of this allergy my diet, and workouts have been put completely on the back burner. Its very difficult to workout or count your calories when your in a constant headache.
I have a doctors appointment coming up this week that I hope will guide me in the right direction of where to start back on my journey but until then I stand here at the fork in the road.
I have a doctors appointment coming up this week that I hope will guide me in the right direction of where to start back on my journey but until then I stand here at the fork in the road.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
To regain focus or to give up, that is the question?
Well the answer is quite simple. Regain focus. I don't if its my fear of starting P90X or if its just simply that I've let life and work get in the way but over the last month I've hit a major road block. As soon as I started slacking in my exercising I got lazy in my eating to. I went from three meals with two or three snacks a day down to maybe one meal and one snack if I was lucky or I would just graze all day on junk at work. Not healthy and definitely not what I want to be doing.
What am I doing to get past this road block? I've begun to wear my arm band again tracking my daily activities, I've started writing down everything I eat, no matter how big or how small. And what am I noticing, when I track what I eat I eat healthy and I am very aware of my lack of exercise. Now all I need to do is start to re incorporate my exercise into my routine. The change won't be over night but I will return to my two a day workouts.
I hope that by me being so honest on my blog you all will see that the journey to a heathier happier you isn't always easy, you have ups and downs. You feel like you wanna quit, but when you feel like giving up, do what I did. I remembered how happy I was when I was working out and watching what I ate. And I'm determined to get back to that happy place.
What am I doing to get past this road block? I've begun to wear my arm band again tracking my daily activities, I've started writing down everything I eat, no matter how big or how small. And what am I noticing, when I track what I eat I eat healthy and I am very aware of my lack of exercise. Now all I need to do is start to re incorporate my exercise into my routine. The change won't be over night but I will return to my two a day workouts.
I hope that by me being so honest on my blog you all will see that the journey to a heathier happier you isn't always easy, you have ups and downs. You feel like you wanna quit, but when you feel like giving up, do what I did. I remembered how happy I was when I was working out and watching what I ate. And I'm determined to get back to that happy place.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
"I need to live, I can't afford to die"
I sit here post workout tonight watching the Biggest Loser and in the first ten minutes of a show one of the female contestants who has fought and won a battle with breast cancer makes that statement in regards to her battle with weight.
I don't think there is much more of a true statement that I've ever heard. I need to live, I can't afford to die. It has so many meanings and rings so true. That statement might just be one of those key ones for you that you should put on your fridge, or put on your treadmill. Use it as a daily reminder of what you are doing this for.... for your future.
I don't think there is much more of a true statement that I've ever heard. I need to live, I can't afford to die. It has so many meanings and rings so true. That statement might just be one of those key ones for you that you should put on your fridge, or put on your treadmill. Use it as a daily reminder of what you are doing this for.... for your future.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Why 15 minutes 41 seconds changed my life today
To many people 15:41 is probably a very slow mile. To me its a new lease on life. There was a point in my life when being on the treadmill was equivalent to dieing in my eyes. Not anymore!
In Eighth grade I was diagnosed with some heart problems. Pretty severe heart problems. So severe where I ended up having two surgeries. 1 unsuccessful and 1 successful where a small portion of my heart was burnt to stop my heart from going into V-tac.
Now what does the treadmill have to do with this? Through the process of what felt like hundreds of tests to figure out exactly what was wrong with me. I was ordered to have a stress test. To the average person I imagine the stress test isn't that big of a deal. But not to me. In my head I could remember the Dr telling me that I needed to be thankful that my "disease" was caught because things could of ended very badly otherwise. I was told that my condition seemed to be brought on by my heart rate being elevated and since I was at that time a three sport athelete in eighth grade, who knows when it could of acted up. On the volleyball court, on the sidelines of the basketball game, or on the track? So you see where my issue with the treadmill came into play. You want me to get on that thing as I'm attached to all these machines and get my heart beating at a fast pace? Are you nuts!! I clearly remember the first time being at a stress test. I lasted about three seconds and freaked out crying that I couldn't breathe and I couldn't do this. Now after the second surgery was performed and I was told that I was cured I was told to take another stress test just to see. Nope not me. I wasn't having it. I was taken from being an athlete to a person that was deathly afraid of raising my heart rate. That time I think I lasted about twenty seconds, with the same results crying and freaking out.
I went through high school afraid to participate in any sports, still afraid to get my heart rate elevated. This even after the doctor told me I was cured. I would of loved to have played sports in high school but in my head I was convinced I was going to collapse and die.
Now advance to me turning 21. I went back for a check up with my cardiologist, wore a 48 hour monitor and there were no signs of any irregular heart beats on any of the feed. You would of thought that would be enough for me to finally realize that I was cured and was safe to work out.
Didn't work. I still wasn't able to emotionally accept that I could get back into the swing of things. I've worked out off and on since then but never lasted and never was serious enough about it.
That brings me to today. I jumped on the treadmill with a totally clear mind. And with a combination of walking and jogging/running I did a mile in 15:41! Yes I was breathing heavy at times, but did that stop me? No. I was convinced to complete it and when I did I cried tears of joy. I proved to myself not only that yes I am cured but for not being in the best of shape a 15:41 mile isn't too horribly bad. Its the starting point for me to now aim to achieve a 13:00 mile by 2011.
Never would I think that I would be so proud of the numbers 15:41, but I think that mile today broke down a lot of walls that have holding me back over the years.
Friday, January 1, 2010
2010. Twelve months to makea healthy lifestyle stick
Happy 2010 everyone.
I am approaching 2010 as it is 12 months in which I will continue to incorporate these changes into my life so I can continue in my healthy journey.
This journey officially started last year, although I will admit I lost my focus for over half of the year. I let other things get in my way, my desire to be with my friends, my want to just disappear amongst the crowd. 2010 is a whole new year and a whole new me. I did indulge a little last night at my friends house. I had some Miller 64's, much better choice then what I used to drink. And yes I did snack a little, but I also snacked on dips that I had made with greek yogurt and low fat yogurt. So while they weren't the best of choices they were the best of my options. And I kept drinking my water.
That brings me to today. I'm am just under seven weeks away from my trip to Daytona Beach Bike Week. I have goals of being able to be in cute tops on this trip and be proud to be showing off the muscles that will be showing in my arms by then. Now I know this is possible, and why do I know this? Because over a year ago I was in size 18 jeans and larger. Now what size was I in last night? Size 8!!!! Size 8! I never ever imagined I would be in jeans those small. Will I be in 6's in seven weeks? Probably not, but maybe I will be in ten weeks. I am going to keep pushing and pushing to achieve these goals.
What will I be doing over these next seven weeks to ensure that I see changes for my trip?
- Working out six days a week, with Friday's being my rest day.
- Working out to Chalene Extreme those six days and incorporating Turbo Jam, Rev Abs, and Slim in 6.
- Drinking water and only water with my meals. No soda, no tea, no beer.
- Taking my supplements daily.
- Having Shakeology every day.
- Continue to wear my GoWear Fit (similar to Body Bugg) every day. Only taking it off for showers.
-Track my calories every day. Everything I put in my mouth I will account for
- Allowing myself 1 cheat meal a week, not a cheat day a cheat meal. And I will not over indulge in that.
- I will not commit to completely eliminating alcohol from my diet at this time, but I will commit to only drinking 64's. I will eliminate shots, and hard alcohol from my diet. And I will limit myself to only Friday's and Saturday for the drinking at all. And if I chose to drink I am adding half an hour to my cardio workout.
I am sure I will be adding to these goals, but here is a start of what I will be doing over the next seven weeks to get closer to achieving my goals.
Jenny
I am approaching 2010 as it is 12 months in which I will continue to incorporate these changes into my life so I can continue in my healthy journey.
This journey officially started last year, although I will admit I lost my focus for over half of the year. I let other things get in my way, my desire to be with my friends, my want to just disappear amongst the crowd. 2010 is a whole new year and a whole new me. I did indulge a little last night at my friends house. I had some Miller 64's, much better choice then what I used to drink. And yes I did snack a little, but I also snacked on dips that I had made with greek yogurt and low fat yogurt. So while they weren't the best of choices they were the best of my options. And I kept drinking my water.
That brings me to today. I'm am just under seven weeks away from my trip to Daytona Beach Bike Week. I have goals of being able to be in cute tops on this trip and be proud to be showing off the muscles that will be showing in my arms by then. Now I know this is possible, and why do I know this? Because over a year ago I was in size 18 jeans and larger. Now what size was I in last night? Size 8!!!! Size 8! I never ever imagined I would be in jeans those small. Will I be in 6's in seven weeks? Probably not, but maybe I will be in ten weeks. I am going to keep pushing and pushing to achieve these goals.
What will I be doing over these next seven weeks to ensure that I see changes for my trip?
- Working out six days a week, with Friday's being my rest day.
- Working out to Chalene Extreme those six days and incorporating Turbo Jam, Rev Abs, and Slim in 6.
- Drinking water and only water with my meals. No soda, no tea, no beer.
- Taking my supplements daily.
- Having Shakeology every day.
- Continue to wear my GoWear Fit (similar to Body Bugg) every day. Only taking it off for showers.
-Track my calories every day. Everything I put in my mouth I will account for
- Allowing myself 1 cheat meal a week, not a cheat day a cheat meal. And I will not over indulge in that.
- I will not commit to completely eliminating alcohol from my diet at this time, but I will commit to only drinking 64's. I will eliminate shots, and hard alcohol from my diet. And I will limit myself to only Friday's and Saturday for the drinking at all. And if I chose to drink I am adding half an hour to my cardio workout.
I am sure I will be adding to these goals, but here is a start of what I will be doing over the next seven weeks to get closer to achieving my goals.
Jenny
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