ihearthoney

ihearthoney

ihearthoney

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Well I am surprised so far at the progress I have already made since the return to my routine after the holidays. I went back home and spent a lot of time with my family over Christmas and I gained 6 pounds to bring my weight up to 184. I weighed myself the other morning and I am now about 181 or 182. That's pretty good so far for me.

I walk every day 40 min to and 40 back from uni. I have tried to start integration of an additional little morning routine. Now that I am unemployed, I have time to really make the most out of everyday and take that extra time for myself. I workout my arms with handweights, i work out my legs with squats and bends and I also do a little ab work. Overall this routine lasts about a half hour and I do a lot of stretching in there too. It feels good!

In terms of eating...I have been doing my very best to eat a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. Living close to a quality fresh produce store is a bonus and I try to make a point of eating fresh everyday. I am a super big fan of fresh chicken veggie soup and I bring it with me for lunches at school very often. That way I avoid spending a lot of money on caf food that isn't very good for me anyway.

I do have a weakness for CHOCOLATE. I can't help myself! That is my biggest weakness. I can avoid chips, salty snacks, pastries and the like...but every once in awhile I've gotta have a choco fix.

One more thing. I eat three meals a day. This seems to be very important for me in order to keep my weight under control. I remember a time when eating breakfast would make me nautious and then I would eat a massive supper. Now I eat breakfast, lunch and supper and I don't have major hunger attacks during the day...it's great.
 
My @$$ hurts today. So do my thighs. I went easy on the squats today because I don't want to be incapable of walking to and from uni.

I ate well.

Breakfast: Banana + vanilla yogurt

Snack: unsweetened applesauce + all bran bar + pice of cheese

Lunch: leftover fish with roast sweet potato

Dinner: I am about to indulge in a huge avocado with a lot of lemon juice on some corn chips. I shouldn't have the corn chips but I excercised today and I didn't eat any chocolate.

I find that I get extremely hungry in the mornings. It's embarassing when my stomach growls in the middle of class....It feels like my body is burning much more fuel in the morning than late afternoon or at night.
 
What about those Oreo 100 calorie packs? Would those satisfy your need for something chocolate or does it have to be something like a chocolate bar? I'm not big on chocolate so I don't these things :eek: My family isn't a dessert type family, but I like the Oreo 100 calorie packs. I discovered them about 2 weeks ago. I haven't had anything remotely cookie-like in about....7 or 8 years :eek:

Bjork
 
When you get an urge for chocolete...try dark chocolate. It's good for your teeth and it doesn't have the fat that milk chocolate does. That, and it's pretty danged good.

Looks like you're doing good!
 
Well I do appreciate people writing. It's nice to hear from you. I do appreciate the advice too. I have come to realize that I need to buy snacks in itsy bitsy little packets one at a time, otherwise they vanish from mycupboards and i am left sitting amidst a pile of snack wrappers feeling very guilty.

I had a bad weekend...I indulged in a nice rotisserie chicken meal and I also ate ice cream...bad bad bad. Even after I sat there and told myself how much i should stick to my guns. I am the world's most logical person, but even logic escapes me when it comes to my diet.

I started today off right, with a good home workout for a half hour and then a long 40 min walk to uni. Breakfast was a yogurt drink and then I ate chicken veg soup for lunch, which was very filling and good for me. I had a snack pack of peanuts mid afternoon to keep me going til supper. They aren't the healthiest nut, but it was all I could find on campus unfortunately. Then after classes I walked the 40 min home and I did my groceries and bought myself a chocolate bar. I couldn't stop myself.

Dinner was canned fish with cucumber and some noodles with tomato sauce...very filling. I also cooked some spicy black beans and rice that will last a few days. I might even freeze some of it. It's the first time I cook it; so easy and yummy too!

So I am going to try my best to write every day in my journal because I think that might give me a better sense of accountability! Otherwise I brush off bad choices as "spur of the moment" indulgencies which i then, of course, regret.

And my butt doesn't hurt anymore :)
 
A good day, i think...

Breakfast: 1 shredded wheat with teaspoon of honey and half a cup of milk

Snack: Sesame snaps

Lunch: Portion of rice with black beans (spicy!)
handful of baby carrots
1 mini yogurt drink

Snack : three chocolate cookies

Supper: bowl of homemade chicken veg soup
slice of cheese

peppermint tea
four lindt chocolates

I did my morning excercise routine and I also walked a total of 1hr20 min today. I think it was a good day even though i indulged on the chocolates.

Bedtime now..I am wiped. Bonne nuit!
 
Well it's been awhile. I had a lot of computer problems and then midterms but now all is safe and calm and good.

I feel ok. My weight is still the same. I haven't really been sticking to my excercise routine. I am so lazy! My eating is good, but I often get sucked into late night snacking and its not even because I am hungry.... bummer.

Today I had

an apple

grilled chicken with brocolli and carrots

a buncha grapes

bowl of cream of wheat

I didn't really do any excercise today because I am on study break and so i am not walking my 1hour and 20 min to and from uni everyday.

Ok. Ya know what? I am gonna do some weights before going to bed tonight. Scout's honour.

Oh! And I am gonna make myself some jello for when I get that sweet tooth. yeah! ;)
 
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