What I Ate Yesterday
- Blueberry Muffin (250 calories)
- Coffee with Creamer (200 calories)
- Lean Cuisine Bar-B-Que Chicken Pizza (375 calories)
- 2 Cups of Grapes (130 calories)
- 1 Weight Watchers Chesse Wedge (30 calories)
- 7 Wheat Thins (65 calories)
- 2 Bowls of Tortilla Soup (640 calories)
- 1 White Russian (175 calories)
Total Calories: 1865
Exercise: 35 minutes on the Elliptical, 1.5 hours of Basketball
Today is ANOTHER short post. Sorry everyone, but the office is just not that interesting. I did, however, do a double workout yesterday and feel great today! The elliptical is so much nicer than running on a treadmill. I like to run outside, but inside I feel like I'm just not getting anywhere (hehehe, that was a joke. Obviously I can't GO anywhere on a treadmill). I played basketball with Logan, Ryan, and my Ben last night and it was a good workout - though not as excruciating as the game I played last Saturday. We played three half-court games and then two rounds of 21. Its so much fun to be playing sports again .
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
To The Point
What I Ate Yesterday
- Blueberry Muffin (250 calories)
- Coffee with Creamer (200 calories)
- Waldorf Chicken Salad (300 calories)
- 35 ounces Tap Water (0 calories)
- Bananna (100 calories)
- Pei Wei Teriyaki Kids Meal (275 calories)
- Skinny Cow Truffles Ice Cream Bar (150 calories)
- White Russian (175 calories)
Total calories: 1450
Exercise: none
Hello all! I know my posts have gotten shorter over the past couple of days, but I just haven't had much to write about. Yesterday was a good day; I ate well and stayed full for the better part of the day. I was supposed to work out with Ben after work, but when I got home, he and I had a really serious conversation about our plans for the future. Let's just say some changes are being made. After that, we didn't really feel like working out, so we got Pei Wei (our go-to healthy option for fast food) and watched "Monsters vs. Aliens". Tonight, though, I'm cooking Tortilla Soup and we are playing basketball with a couple of friends; it should be a nice, relaxed evening.
(PS: Don't worry, O faithful support group, Ben and I are not breaking up)
- Blueberry Muffin (250 calories)
- Coffee with Creamer (200 calories)
- Waldorf Chicken Salad (300 calories)
- 35 ounces Tap Water (0 calories)
- Bananna (100 calories)
- Pei Wei Teriyaki Kids Meal (275 calories)
- Skinny Cow Truffles Ice Cream Bar (150 calories)
- White Russian (175 calories)
Total calories: 1450
Exercise: none
Hello all! I know my posts have gotten shorter over the past couple of days, but I just haven't had much to write about. Yesterday was a good day; I ate well and stayed full for the better part of the day. I was supposed to work out with Ben after work, but when I got home, he and I had a really serious conversation about our plans for the future. Let's just say some changes are being made. After that, we didn't really feel like working out, so we got Pei Wei (our go-to healthy option for fast food) and watched "Monsters vs. Aliens". Tonight, though, I'm cooking Tortilla Soup and we are playing basketball with a couple of friends; it should be a nice, relaxed evening.
(PS: Don't worry, O faithful support group, Ben and I are not breaking up)
Monday, March 29, 2010
O What A Beautiful Sunday
What I Ate Yesterday
- Bananna Nut Muffin (200 calories)
- 2 Glasses of Chocolate Milk (400 calories)
- 1 Bananna (100 calories)
- 2 Glasses of Pomegrante-Raspberry Green Tea (100 calories)
- Migas for Dinner (1000 calories)
- 1 Glass of White Wine (100 calories)
Total Calories: 1900 calories
Exercise: 2 miles walking/jogging
Sundays are my favorite day of the week and yesterday was especially wonderful. I slept in late, took Oscar to the park, got in some exercise, spent a few hours reading a book out in the wonderful sunshine, and made dinner with Ben and went to bed early.
Dinner was my interpretation of migas, a Mexican dish consisting of ground beef, various chopped vegetables, scrambled eggs, and salsa all wrapped in a corn tortilla. Kind of like an awesome breakfast burrito. I had it for the first time at Cafe Brazil in downtown Dallas. I had five of the tortilla-filled goodness, which is why the calorie count is so high. I substituted ground turkey for ground beef, and it was pretty good!
Ben and I have become something of winos. We have made it our crusade to find the best sweet white wine for under $10, and we've come up with some good ones. Our favorite: Vino de Fratelli Moscato, $8.99 at HEB. Nice, light, sweet - everything I have trained Ben to like in a wine! Now he brings home bottles of wine for us to try together instead of a six pack of beer - not that he doesn't drink beer still, but he knows I don't like it. What a sweetie.
- Bananna Nut Muffin (200 calories)
- 2 Glasses of Chocolate Milk (400 calories)
- 1 Bananna (100 calories)
- 2 Glasses of Pomegrante-Raspberry Green Tea (100 calories)
- Migas for Dinner (1000 calories)
- 1 Glass of White Wine (100 calories)
Total Calories: 1900 calories
Exercise: 2 miles walking/jogging
Sundays are my favorite day of the week and yesterday was especially wonderful. I slept in late, took Oscar to the park, got in some exercise, spent a few hours reading a book out in the wonderful sunshine, and made dinner with Ben and went to bed early.
Dinner was my interpretation of migas, a Mexican dish consisting of ground beef, various chopped vegetables, scrambled eggs, and salsa all wrapped in a corn tortilla. Kind of like an awesome breakfast burrito. I had it for the first time at Cafe Brazil in downtown Dallas. I had five of the tortilla-filled goodness, which is why the calorie count is so high. I substituted ground turkey for ground beef, and it was pretty good!
Ben and I have become something of winos. We have made it our crusade to find the best sweet white wine for under $10, and we've come up with some good ones. Our favorite: Vino de Fratelli Moscato, $8.99 at HEB. Nice, light, sweet - everything I have trained Ben to like in a wine! Now he brings home bottles of wine for us to try together instead of a six pack of beer - not that he doesn't drink beer still, but he knows I don't like it. What a sweetie.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Chevelles and Apples
What I Ate Yesterday:
- Glass of Milk (110 calories)
- Bananna Nut Muffin (+/- 200 calories)
- 30 ounces Tap Water
- Fat Free Yogurt from Jason's Deli (+/-50 calories)
- Diet Dr Pepper (0 calories)
- Dinner *will detail later* (+/- 500 calories)
- 2 Glasses of White Wine (+/- 200 calories)
- 1 White Russian (175 calories)
- 11.5 ounces of Red Mango Fat-Free Yogurt & Toppings (+/- 500 calories)
Total Calories: 1735
Exercise: 1 hour of basketball
Yesterday was AWESOME, but since it's Sunday and I've got out-doorsy things to do, I'm going to keep this post short again. I got to sleep in yesterday until 11, then woke up and ate a leisurely breakfast while watching HGTV. My lovely friend Lauren called me and invited Oscar and I on a puppy date with she and Bailey the cocker-spaniel and we all played at Veteran's park for an hour before she went to get a haircut. My theatre friends rang as soon as Oscar and I got home, so I decided instead of hitting the treadmill, I would go play some b-ball. It was great! I got to catch up with some friends I hadn't seen in a while and I got in a really good workout since we played full court. I also realized that I am most out of shape! A sprint workout is going to be making its way into my exercise regimen from hence forth.
After basketball, I came home and took a quick shower before Ben and I drove his '70 Chevelle over to what was supposed to be a classic car show at Jason's Deli. We were the ONLY car there. Apparently, the guys who scheduled it didn't check what else was going on in the area because there was a huge car show in Carlos, which is a town about 45 minutes from C-Stat and Pinks All-Out was in Dallas. They gave us free yogurt and drinks for showing up and we meandered through World Market after that.
When we got home, Ben and I decided to throw a dinner party. We didn't have anything else to do really. So he cleaned the apartment while I cooked baked chicken, asparagus, and pasta with rosemary-cream sauce for a few of our friends. They came over, we enjoyed the food, took a field trip to Red Mango in the Chevelle (there were 5 of us packed in there - SO fun) and we all played Apples to Apples until midnight. It was an awesome Saturday!
- Glass of Milk (110 calories)
- Bananna Nut Muffin (+/- 200 calories)
- 30 ounces Tap Water
- Fat Free Yogurt from Jason's Deli (+/-50 calories)
- Diet Dr Pepper (0 calories)
- Dinner *will detail later* (+/- 500 calories)
- 2 Glasses of White Wine (+/- 200 calories)
- 1 White Russian (175 calories)
- 11.5 ounces of Red Mango Fat-Free Yogurt & Toppings (+/- 500 calories)
Total Calories: 1735
Exercise: 1 hour of basketball
Yesterday was AWESOME, but since it's Sunday and I've got out-doorsy things to do, I'm going to keep this post short again. I got to sleep in yesterday until 11, then woke up and ate a leisurely breakfast while watching HGTV. My lovely friend Lauren called me and invited Oscar and I on a puppy date with she and Bailey the cocker-spaniel and we all played at Veteran's park for an hour before she went to get a haircut. My theatre friends rang as soon as Oscar and I got home, so I decided instead of hitting the treadmill, I would go play some b-ball. It was great! I got to catch up with some friends I hadn't seen in a while and I got in a really good workout since we played full court. I also realized that I am most out of shape! A sprint workout is going to be making its way into my exercise regimen from hence forth.
After basketball, I came home and took a quick shower before Ben and I drove his '70 Chevelle over to what was supposed to be a classic car show at Jason's Deli. We were the ONLY car there. Apparently, the guys who scheduled it didn't check what else was going on in the area because there was a huge car show in Carlos, which is a town about 45 minutes from C-Stat and Pinks All-Out was in Dallas. They gave us free yogurt and drinks for showing up and we meandered through World Market after that.
When we got home, Ben and I decided to throw a dinner party. We didn't have anything else to do really. So he cleaned the apartment while I cooked baked chicken, asparagus, and pasta with rosemary-cream sauce for a few of our friends. They came over, we enjoyed the food, took a field trip to Red Mango in the Chevelle (there were 5 of us packed in there - SO fun) and we all played Apples to Apples until midnight. It was an awesome Saturday!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Skype-ing It Up
What I Ate Yesterday
- Coffee with Creamer (+/- 250 calories)
- Bananna Nut Muffin (200 calories)
- 1 ounce Beef Jerky (80 calories)
- 40 ounces Tap Water (0 calories)
- Grilled Eel Sushi (245 calories)
- 6 Milano cookies (420 calories)
- 2 glasses of milk (220 calories)
- Potato Soup (+/- 500 calories)
Total Calories: 1915
Exercise: None
OOOOOOOOK. Since it's Saturday, I'm going to keep this post on the short side. Yesterday I got off work early. The plan was to eat a healthy lunch before going with Ben to sign the lease for our new apartment. That played out like I wanted it to, but when I got back home around 4:45, I called a friend of mine to chat for a few minutes - which turned into 4 and 1/2 hours of phone convo, Facebook/Google chat, and then we discovered Skype when we started talking to our other good friend. So the Milano cookies crept into the evening before dinner because I was STARVING! Ben's shift didn't end until 8:30 and we had no butter, so I couldn't start dinner earlier. We finally ate around 9:15 while watching "Boondocks Saints II" - terrible movie.
Today working out is a must! I didn't start off the weekend right yesterday, so getting back on track is imperative today. Wish me luck!
- Coffee with Creamer (+/- 250 calories)
- Bananna Nut Muffin (200 calories)
- 1 ounce Beef Jerky (80 calories)
- 40 ounces Tap Water (0 calories)
- Grilled Eel Sushi (245 calories)
- 6 Milano cookies (420 calories)
- 2 glasses of milk (220 calories)
- Potato Soup (+/- 500 calories)
Total Calories: 1915
Exercise: None
OOOOOOOOK. Since it's Saturday, I'm going to keep this post on the short side. Yesterday I got off work early. The plan was to eat a healthy lunch before going with Ben to sign the lease for our new apartment. That played out like I wanted it to, but when I got back home around 4:45, I called a friend of mine to chat for a few minutes - which turned into 4 and 1/2 hours of phone convo, Facebook/Google chat, and then we discovered Skype when we started talking to our other good friend. So the Milano cookies crept into the evening before dinner because I was STARVING! Ben's shift didn't end until 8:30 and we had no butter, so I couldn't start dinner earlier. We finally ate around 9:15 while watching "Boondocks Saints II" - terrible movie.
Today working out is a must! I didn't start off the weekend right yesterday, so getting back on track is imperative today. Wish me luck!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Phonetically Speaking
What I Ate Yesterday:
- Coffee with Creamer (+/- 250 calories)
- 1 ounce of Beef Jerky (80 calories)
- 30 ounces of Water (0 calories)
- Taco Bell (630 calories)
- Raspberry Iced Tea (+/- 100 calories)
- Dinner *will detail later* (+/- 750 calories)
- 5 Double Chocolate Milano Cookies (350 calories)
- 1 glass of milk (110 calories)
Total Calories: 2270
1) I did NOT order a Mocha Frappe. I ordered an unsweetened raspberry tea and thoroughly enjoyed it!
2) Taher taught me how to write my name in Hindu and in Arabic! So fun! He spent a long time explaining to me how they are both phonetic languages, which confused me at first, but as we got into writing names and letters, I understood it more and more. It's absolutely fascinating!
My awesome coffee-date with Taher ended up taking a little longer than I had anticipated, so I had to decide between buying groceries or working out. I opted for the groceries. You can't lose weight if you're eating fast food all the time. So I took the list I made at work yesterday and headed for the HEB. I stuck to the grocery list for the most part; I only added a few essential things like Double Chocolate Milano cookies and Wheat Thins. A girl's gotta have some snack food! An hour later, I headed to the apartment to make dinner for me and Ben. You remember that dinner plan I wrote about yesterday, with the baked chicken and green beans yadda yadda yadda? That, like my work-out, got triaged because of time.
Stir-fry made from brown rice, chicken breast, red bell peppers, green beans and awesome tequila mango coconut marinade was what we ended up eating last night. I am a big fan of the one-bowl-wonder meals, especially since Ben and I don't have a dining room table as of right now. So when stuck eating on the coffee table, meals that don't require a lot of cutting are choice.
I know what you're thinking and no, the 5 Milano cookies I ate as dessert weren't absolutely necessary last night, especially since Taco Bell claimed another victory over my lunch habits. However, I've heard that any time you tell yourself you are not allowed to have something (Milano cookies), you're more likely to gorge yourself on them. Therefore, in the interest of NOT gorging on the entire bag of scrumptious cookies, I allowed myself 5. There's a method to the madness, people. I promise.
Since my workday is over and I have literally NOTHING to do the rest of the day or weekend, I am resolved to knock out three solid workouts over the next three days. Laziness and couch-potato-iness will not prevail in this apartment! I have also decided that, since I am headed for 6 glorious weeks in San Francisco this summer, I will spend a little time planning outfits for the summer. Be prepared, O faithful support group, for poorly drawn pictures of clothing I intend to put together. It may be brutal to watch, but I am excited. Also, I may begin construction of a new yoga bag. I've already knitted one, only to realize the first time I used it that I did supply myself with any gym clothes storage. New bag will remedy that.
On the menu for tonight's dinner is baked potato soup from one of HEB's fresh express kits. All fresh ingredients = super awesome meal! Hopefully some of our friends will come over and eat with us and watch "Boondock Saints II" as Ben and I celebrate our partial Irishness. Should be good times!
- Coffee with Creamer (+/- 250 calories)
- 1 ounce of Beef Jerky (80 calories)
- 30 ounces of Water (0 calories)
- Taco Bell (630 calories)
- Raspberry Iced Tea (+/- 100 calories)
- Dinner *will detail later* (+/- 750 calories)
- 5 Double Chocolate Milano Cookies (350 calories)
- 1 glass of milk (110 calories)
Total Calories: 2270
Exercise: None
OK. Yesterday did not go as planned, but it wasn't a bad day. I went home to play with Oscar (who was EXTREMELY happy to see me) at lunch but forgot my Lean Cuisine in the office fridge, so I grabbed Taco Bell on the way back from my break. I know, I know - I'm awful. Trust me, I felt bad about it. Then I devoured taco-y, cheesy goodness and I forgot to feel bad. Oops. Coffee with my friend was great in two ways.
1) I did NOT order a Mocha Frappe. I ordered an unsweetened raspberry tea and thoroughly enjoyed it!
2) Taher taught me how to write my name in Hindu and in Arabic! So fun! He spent a long time explaining to me how they are both phonetic languages, which confused me at first, but as we got into writing names and letters, I understood it more and more. It's absolutely fascinating!
My awesome coffee-date with Taher ended up taking a little longer than I had anticipated, so I had to decide between buying groceries or working out. I opted for the groceries. You can't lose weight if you're eating fast food all the time. So I took the list I made at work yesterday and headed for the HEB. I stuck to the grocery list for the most part; I only added a few essential things like Double Chocolate Milano cookies and Wheat Thins. A girl's gotta have some snack food! An hour later, I headed to the apartment to make dinner for me and Ben. You remember that dinner plan I wrote about yesterday, with the baked chicken and green beans yadda yadda yadda? That, like my work-out, got triaged because of time.
Stir-fry made from brown rice, chicken breast, red bell peppers, green beans and awesome tequila mango coconut marinade was what we ended up eating last night. I am a big fan of the one-bowl-wonder meals, especially since Ben and I don't have a dining room table as of right now. So when stuck eating on the coffee table, meals that don't require a lot of cutting are choice.
I know what you're thinking and no, the 5 Milano cookies I ate as dessert weren't absolutely necessary last night, especially since Taco Bell claimed another victory over my lunch habits. However, I've heard that any time you tell yourself you are not allowed to have something (Milano cookies), you're more likely to gorge yourself on them. Therefore, in the interest of NOT gorging on the entire bag of scrumptious cookies, I allowed myself 5. There's a method to the madness, people. I promise.
Since my workday is over and I have literally NOTHING to do the rest of the day or weekend, I am resolved to knock out three solid workouts over the next three days. Laziness and couch-potato-iness will not prevail in this apartment! I have also decided that, since I am headed for 6 glorious weeks in San Francisco this summer, I will spend a little time planning outfits for the summer. Be prepared, O faithful support group, for poorly drawn pictures of clothing I intend to put together. It may be brutal to watch, but I am excited. Also, I may begin construction of a new yoga bag. I've already knitted one, only to realize the first time I used it that I did supply myself with any gym clothes storage. New bag will remedy that.
On the menu for tonight's dinner is baked potato soup from one of HEB's fresh express kits. All fresh ingredients = super awesome meal! Hopefully some of our friends will come over and eat with us and watch "Boondock Saints II" as Ben and I celebrate our partial Irishness. Should be good times!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Visions of Chubby Girls
What I Ate Yesterday:
- 2 Cups of Coffee with French Vanilla Creamer (+/- 500 calories)
- 2 Ounces of Beef Jerky (160 calories)
- 30 Ounces of Water (0 calories)
- 1 Apple Cranberry Chicken Lean Cuisine (300 calories)
- 1 Kids Wei Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Rice (270 calories)
- 2 Glasses of Chocolate Milk (+/- 300 calories)
- 1 Gigantic Chocolate Chip Cookie (+/- 200 calories)
Total Calories for the Day: +/- 1750 calories
Workout: 40 minutes on the Elliptical, burned 300 calories
So yesterday was a pretty good day! I felt full all day, but I ate fairly healthy. The plan yesterday afternoon was to run 3 miles outside and then go grocery shopping so that I could cook a healthy meal at home. Sadly, my carefully crafted plot was derailed by a steady rain from 5 o'clock on.
I immediately thought about grabbing McDonald's and heading home to watch back-to-back episodes of NCIS. I decided against it, though, and went to Pei Wei for a healthier alternative. Let me tell you why I changed my mind. Monday evening, Ben and I were driving around College Station contemplating what we wanted to eat for dinner. I was tired and didn't want to cook, so we were out scoping the fast food joints up and down Texas Ave. McDonalds' siren song directed us into the drive-thru line and I was happily imagining myself downing chicken nuggests smothered in Bar-B-Que sauce when I saw them. Two chubby girls waddling inside the Golden Arches, wearing matching blue jeans that did nothing to disguise the muffin top each one was sporting. Dramatic as it sounds, I suddenly saw myself as one of the chubby girls, heading into Micky D's to grab one of many calorie-rich dinners and ignoring how fat my ass was getting. I literally grabbed Ben's arm and said, "We have to get out of here!" Dear man that he is, he exited the line without a fight, only asking what the hell was wrong with me. After a brief and slightly eccentric explanation, McAlister's got our business that evening, and I haven't been able to eat at McDonald's since. Visions of chubby girls dance in my head every time I think about going there.
I'm having coffee with a friend of mine after work, so on the list of things to do today at work is Google the amount of calories in a Mocha Frappe. I can't help getting them; they, like Taco Bell, have an iron-clad hold on me. I will just have to work-out extra hard today to burn those extra calories off!
Also on my list of things to do is create a menu for the next two weeks. I'm going to brave the grocery store tonight, list in hand, and hopefully come out with items that are nutritionally awesome and maybe taste good too. Tonight on the menu is baked chicken, steamed green beans with a low-fat butter sauce (there is such a thing, I promise), crescent rolls, and rosemary potatoes. We'll see after how much is left for lunch tomorrow once Ben is done. He is always starving after his shift, so I'm making extra chicken and green beans for him.
Here's some of the songs I worked out to last night. Maybe they will be good workout songs for you, my darling support group!
"Fighter" by Christina Aguilera
"Pretender" by the Foo Fighters
"Naturally" by Selena Gomez
"Call Me" by Blondie
"The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
- 2 Cups of Coffee with French Vanilla Creamer (+/- 500 calories)
- 2 Ounces of Beef Jerky (160 calories)
- 30 Ounces of Water (0 calories)
- 1 Apple Cranberry Chicken Lean Cuisine (300 calories)
- 1 Kids Wei Teriyaki Chicken with Brown Rice (270 calories)
- 2 Glasses of Chocolate Milk (+/- 300 calories)
- 1 Gigantic Chocolate Chip Cookie (+/- 200 calories)
Total Calories for the Day: +/- 1750 calories
Workout: 40 minutes on the Elliptical, burned 300 calories
So yesterday was a pretty good day! I felt full all day, but I ate fairly healthy. The plan yesterday afternoon was to run 3 miles outside and then go grocery shopping so that I could cook a healthy meal at home. Sadly, my carefully crafted plot was derailed by a steady rain from 5 o'clock on.
I immediately thought about grabbing McDonald's and heading home to watch back-to-back episodes of NCIS. I decided against it, though, and went to Pei Wei for a healthier alternative. Let me tell you why I changed my mind. Monday evening, Ben and I were driving around College Station contemplating what we wanted to eat for dinner. I was tired and didn't want to cook, so we were out scoping the fast food joints up and down Texas Ave. McDonalds' siren song directed us into the drive-thru line and I was happily imagining myself downing chicken nuggests smothered in Bar-B-Que sauce when I saw them. Two chubby girls waddling inside the Golden Arches, wearing matching blue jeans that did nothing to disguise the muffin top each one was sporting. Dramatic as it sounds, I suddenly saw myself as one of the chubby girls, heading into Micky D's to grab one of many calorie-rich dinners and ignoring how fat my ass was getting. I literally grabbed Ben's arm and said, "We have to get out of here!" Dear man that he is, he exited the line without a fight, only asking what the hell was wrong with me. After a brief and slightly eccentric explanation, McAlister's got our business that evening, and I haven't been able to eat at McDonald's since. Visions of chubby girls dance in my head every time I think about going there.
I'm having coffee with a friend of mine after work, so on the list of things to do today at work is Google the amount of calories in a Mocha Frappe. I can't help getting them; they, like Taco Bell, have an iron-clad hold on me. I will just have to work-out extra hard today to burn those extra calories off!
Also on my list of things to do is create a menu for the next two weeks. I'm going to brave the grocery store tonight, list in hand, and hopefully come out with items that are nutritionally awesome and maybe taste good too. Tonight on the menu is baked chicken, steamed green beans with a low-fat butter sauce (there is such a thing, I promise), crescent rolls, and rosemary potatoes. We'll see after how much is left for lunch tomorrow once Ben is done. He is always starving after his shift, so I'm making extra chicken and green beans for him.
Here's some of the songs I worked out to last night. Maybe they will be good workout songs for you, my darling support group!
"Fighter" by Christina Aguilera
"Pretender" by the Foo Fighters
"Naturally" by Selena Gomez
"Call Me" by Blondie
"The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
In The Beginning...
My name is Libby and I have a problem. I stepped on the scale for the first time in months last Christmas - not a wise choice. I spent the rest of what should have been a great (and really was despite my findings) holiday with my family lamenting the poor diet and exercise choices I had made in my last semester as an undergrad. I weighed the most I ever had.
Since then, I have been trying without much luck to shed the unwanted bulge from my midsection and rear-end. I began the year by creating a chart of how many miles I would run per week, sit-ups per week, etc. so that I could "easily" make my weight loss goals by summer. I chose one 5k a month to participate in so that I would feel motivated to continue working out so that I wouldn't be beaten by small children and the elderly at the races. I have participated in one race so far and I am proud to say, I beat many children and almost every person over 60!
Despite my plans, I still have not lost any weight 3 months later. Discouraged doesn't begin to describe how I feel. However, at the suggestion of a more slender friend of mine, I am going to utilize the interwebs and keep up with a blog (this one) about my struggle with the pounds. Accountability is a powerful thing, and if I have to be accountable to the entire world wide web - because this is a public blog - maybe, maybe, MAYBE I can finally overcome!
This blog will not only be about exercise in mass quantities, but also about finding ways to eat healthy on a budget and when cooking for two. I live with my boyfriend of seven years who has the metabolism of a 5-year-old with ADHD. He burns more calories getting out of bed than I do huffing and puffing around a track for 15 minutes. Benny-boy eats terribly, though, so in the spirit of taking preventative action against future health problems (i.e., clogged arteries a la McDonald's) I am going to attempt to cook healthy meals for just the two of us with limited left-overs.
While eating healthy seems like the easier of the two issues keeping my waist from slimming down, exercise has always been the more enjoyable for me. I was an athlete throughout high school and the first three years of college, but after I began to invest myself more in my major (Theatre), finding time to play volleyball and basketball during the week got harder. Along with less time for exercise came less time to cook and fast food enters the equation. Taco Bell and I have a serious and long-term love/hate relationship. I LOVE to eat their soft tacos with meat and cheese only, but I HATE the amount of calories and plain fat that I ingest. So cooking healthy meals will really be a challenge for me, but I am confident that here at the end of my proverbially rope I can do it!
My Stats
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Goal Weight: 155 lbs.
(I'm not putting a date on this goal; every time I put a date, I screw it up)
Here's how my accountability will work:
- Everyday I will write down everything I eat in a journal and post it at the end of the day with the amount of calories tallied up
- I will also post my workouts for the day with pictures if I can get Ben to stop laughing at me long enough to take one (he's a terrible photographer - great pictures, not at all professional)
- I will also try to post extras, including but not limited to: great recipes, links to workout videos, etc.
Cheers to a new start for a new, healthier life-style! If you, my wonderful support group, have any suggestions PLEASE POST! I can use help of any kind!
Since then, I have been trying without much luck to shed the unwanted bulge from my midsection and rear-end. I began the year by creating a chart of how many miles I would run per week, sit-ups per week, etc. so that I could "easily" make my weight loss goals by summer. I chose one 5k a month to participate in so that I would feel motivated to continue working out so that I wouldn't be beaten by small children and the elderly at the races. I have participated in one race so far and I am proud to say, I beat many children and almost every person over 60!
Despite my plans, I still have not lost any weight 3 months later. Discouraged doesn't begin to describe how I feel. However, at the suggestion of a more slender friend of mine, I am going to utilize the interwebs and keep up with a blog (this one) about my struggle with the pounds. Accountability is a powerful thing, and if I have to be accountable to the entire world wide web - because this is a public blog - maybe, maybe, MAYBE I can finally overcome!
This blog will not only be about exercise in mass quantities, but also about finding ways to eat healthy on a budget and when cooking for two. I live with my boyfriend of seven years who has the metabolism of a 5-year-old with ADHD. He burns more calories getting out of bed than I do huffing and puffing around a track for 15 minutes. Benny-boy eats terribly, though, so in the spirit of taking preventative action against future health problems (i.e., clogged arteries a la McDonald's) I am going to attempt to cook healthy meals for just the two of us with limited left-overs.
While eating healthy seems like the easier of the two issues keeping my waist from slimming down, exercise has always been the more enjoyable for me. I was an athlete throughout high school and the first three years of college, but after I began to invest myself more in my major (Theatre), finding time to play volleyball and basketball during the week got harder. Along with less time for exercise came less time to cook and fast food enters the equation. Taco Bell and I have a serious and long-term love/hate relationship. I LOVE to eat their soft tacos with meat and cheese only, but I HATE the amount of calories and plain fat that I ingest. So cooking healthy meals will really be a challenge for me, but I am confident that here at the end of my proverbially rope I can do it!
My Stats
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 190 lbs.
Goal Weight: 155 lbs.
(I'm not putting a date on this goal; every time I put a date, I screw it up)
Here's how my accountability will work:
- Everyday I will write down everything I eat in a journal and post it at the end of the day with the amount of calories tallied up
- I will also post my workouts for the day with pictures if I can get Ben to stop laughing at me long enough to take one (he's a terrible photographer - great pictures, not at all professional)
- I will also try to post extras, including but not limited to: great recipes, links to workout videos, etc.
Cheers to a new start for a new, healthier life-style! If you, my wonderful support group, have any suggestions PLEASE POST! I can use help of any kind!
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