Journey to my dream body by the time I turn 30! MY DIARY

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Food Intake: 1 banana
Plate of salad (2 slices of beet, 4 cherry tomatos, 4 leafs of lettuce)
Roughly 300grams of fish (I think it's tilapia, but I will ask my dad to confirm it)
1 large tapioca (estimated 120calories)
1 sugar spoon of butter
1 small slice of ham
1 small papaia

Exercise: 30 minutes on treadmill (3k) ~ unfortunately, my in-home treadmill is very basic and doesn't have incline so I don't burn as many calories...but I am still doing it because cardio burns off some of the accumulated energy I do have. I find it very relaxing and a good method to release stress.
300 reps for abs (between crunches, pilates moves, and sit-up variations)
30 triceps pulses on half-squat
30 minutes of dancing
 
Hi ya.. I'm new around here. :)

GREAT job with your logging and fitness!

You are doing wonderful. :party:
 
Thanks Stacy...I am really enjoying going through this journey with other peeps that also have weight loss - fitness -health goals.

After two weeks doing this, I have a WHOLE LOT MORE respect to those that are constantly on a diet and on a fitness plan. I thought that because I already ate healthy and exercised regularly and was in good shape - a diet wasn't necessary - and to a certain extent I still feel it isn't, if you are doing what I did and has reached a healthy weight...but I am taking what I am doing now as a ONCE IN A LIFETIME opportunity to tell myself, while my metabolism is not at "it's worst", that I can achieve anything I want to and transform my body into the shape of my dreams.

I have had no struggles maintaining my weight between 60-64kgs, but for the past 7yrs my metabolism slowed down soooooooo much that no matter what/how much I did exercise wise, I would not see the scale reach the 50s. I am still no fan of a diet (for me limitations on intake, since all my food choices are things I already love)...I think eventually, once I reach 54kgs (to be honest I find that TOO SKINNY, but I am dying to eat a yummy caloric desert and not worry if I will go over 60 again, if I could have my way I would want 57kgs FOREVER).
Once I am done, I think I will exercise portion control but have two full cheat days without worries (obvs, continuing to work out)...Or maybe just go back to what I was doing...I don't know...for now, I want to reach my goal....and keep it healthy while doing so. Mid-November I have an annual check-up (I go to all kind of doctors you can imagine and they really go into EVERYTHING)...hopefully all is well.

Weight today: 58,5kg/128.9lbs (400grams loss.....woot, woot)

Food Intake: 4 small cubes of watermelon
1 toast (35 calories)
salad: 5 leafs of lettuce - 3 cherry tomatos
1 closed fist of shredded chicken breast
1 egg
1 Nesfit cereal bar (78calories)
1 small tapioca
1 small slice of homemade white cheese (my father makes the most delicious fresh cheese at his farm)
1 sugar spoon of butter
1 apple

Exercise Intake: 40 minutes on treadmill (4k)
300 abs moves
10 arm/biceps curls and extension
60 regular squats
 
Today's weight: 58,4kg

Food Intake: 4 small cubes of watermelon
salad: 5 leafs of lettuce, 1 medium tomato
roughly 200grams of tilapia
1 small tapioca
1 sugar spoon of butter
1 small slice of ham
1 small slice of homemade white cheese
1 apple

note: for salad/food dressing I use less than a desert spoon of extra virgin Olive Oil, slice of lemon and am limiting my salt consumption to 1 small packet (those that are given at flights) a day.

Exercise Intake: 50 minutes on treadmill (5k)
100 abs exercises (variation)
3 of 15x glutes exercise (for each leg)
 
Today's weight: 58,1kg/128lbs

Food Intake:

- 1 toast (35calories) with cream cheese
- 1 small slice of white homemade cheese
- 1 350ml guarana soda (145calories) - guarana is a fruit from the Amazon known for it's energetic properties...this soda is not as bad as coke or others, but I felt bad bc it still is soda and not a healthy choice...ultimately I chose to take it because I woke up feeling a bit weak today and thought I was missing some sugar on my system (been getting most of my "sugar" from fruits lately...which is not enough for me after a few days)
- 1 small tapioca with a sugar spoon of butter
- Roughly 300grams of shrimp (broiled on garlic, lime and salt)
- salad: 3 leafs of lettuce and 1 medium tomato
- 1 small papaya

Exercise:

100 regular squats
100 rear lunges (50 each leg)
100 calf raise
100 kickbacks (50 each leg)
100 abs
100 small jumps


NOTE: I am lazy today...I will try to add some dancing later and have some fun, I just woke up feeling a bit weak and not in the mood to work-out and wanting to EAT everything, Lol. Tomorrow I have a small family gathering to celebrate my nephew turning 2months old...maybe I will have some cake, maybe I will eat what I shouldn't...MAYBE...let's hope not! I need to keep on going...58kg is my mid-way point into the journey of my dream body. I am planning on having a cheat day (YES, DAY - not meal) on November 7th - my official 1 month mark since starting this journey. I need that one day to look forward to and have all the yummy things I have been saying NO, since arriving in Brazil, without guilt.


Here is to a better tomorrow...while also being grateful for today...One Day at a Time, right?!?
 
Weight: 58kg/127.8lbs

Food Intake: 20 small to medium shrimps
a closed fist of shredded chicken breast
half of medium papaya

Ok, family gathering - I TOTALLY went out of my diet, I didn't even pay attention to write down exactly what I ate...all I can say is...I didn't go overboard, but I did eat unhealthy food. (Roughly 10 finger food, small fried-fatty, snacks - 3 sweet candies and a diet cupcake (but still - a diet cupcake that is 200calories). I am expecting a negative result on the scale tomorrow...but I will keep it positive in that I was mindful to not go overboard and try to work-out extra tomorrow.

Exercise Intake: 1hr on treadmill (6k)
200 abs variation moves
10 arm-curls/extensions
10 triceps pulses
 
It sounds to me like you managed to get through the day better than you thought you would. Well done!
 
Thanks Cate, I was just wondering how would it be if I actually ate everything that I wanted to eat yesterday, and moving forward once I reach the weight I want...I never really got satisfied with what I ate yesterday, nor did I get the chance to taste the most caloric items (slice of chocolate cake, sandwich, etc.)...realistically speaking, I believe I work better with eating healthy the whole week and having a cheat day (or two) free of worries...I just don't know how that will reflect on the scales. But that's something I will figure it out once I get to my goal...for now...I just have to keep pushing it and doing my best. ;-)

Weight Today: 58,3kg (300grams increase)

Food Intake: 1 small papaya
2 slices of beef
salad: 3 desert spoons of sliced cucumbers and 2 small broccolis
1 small tapioca with a sugar spoon of butter
half of small sized melon
1 small slice of ham
1 cereal bar (69 calories)

Exercise: 1hr treadmill (6.7km total)
200 crunches
100 regular squats (no weights)
100 calf raise
 
Weight Today: 58kg/127.8lbs

Food Intake:

Toast (35calories)
1 sugar spoon of light tuna spread (12calories)
2 small slices of pineapple
Salad: 3 cherry tomatoes, 2 leafs of lettuce, 2 spoons of chopped cucumbers, 2 spoons of sliced pumpkin, 2 leafs of arugula, 2 small broccoli, 1 asparagus (dressing: small packet of salt, sugar spoon of extra virgin olive oil)
120grams of tilapia fish
1 strawberry popsicle (47 calories)
1 small tapioca with a sugar spoon of butter
1 small apple (52 calories)

Exercise: 1hr treadmill (6.5km)
300 abs variation
30 arm-curl triceps and elevation (8lbs weight)
sit-down (3x of 30sec.) arms elevated <ok, as you can see I am horrible at naming these exercises...but this is like a squat - except you hold - pretending you are seating on a chair, go low and hold - arms up>.

Went to the supermarket today to buy my food for the week and found some GREAT items. The strawberry popsicle is DELICIOUS and super low on calories, the light tuna spread is heaven sent - 12calories, tastes good and a much healthier option than using cream cheese on my toast. Plus, my salad today was the yummiest........while I never felt hungry since starting this diet, I have mentioned that I haven't felt COMPLETELY SATISFIED either...and I miss that, well NOT TODAY...today food was fulfilling/tasting, yet healthy and low on calories, but I feel super reenergized =)
 
If you think that it suits you to eat "normally" 5 days a week & then have 2 "cheat" days , maybe doing the 5:2 Fast Diet might work for you. Really you eat quite a bit on 5 days of the week & on 2 days a week you only have 500 cals. I find it much easier than daily calorie restriction. I don't feel like I'm on a diet. For the 1st month I felt really hungry on those 2 days each week, but now I find it easy to ignore. Check it out. It may or may not suit your way of life. You seem to have a very well balanced & interesting diet. Cheers, Cate.
 
Thanks Cate, I will definitely look it up once I reach my goal. I never did a diet before starting this diary for two reasons 1)I always had an active and fairly healthy lifestyle (healthy eating aprox. 60% of time, bad eating 40%) and weight loss wasn't a goal 2) there are many items that I don't usually eat as recommended by my physicians (I have migraines from a young age, so grapes/chocolate/ketchup/most alcoholic beverages/parts of chicken /some others are limited-somewhat prohibited)...I also have stomach issues (gastritis, a vein that cuts on my esophagus, and reflux) so while eating some fatty foods is yummy, I am very conscious of the pain that comes with it if I go all reckless about it.....for example, I love rice/beans/pasta...but have noticed that my stomach feels much better when I avoid these and other very seasoned items...I can eat these items whenever I want to, but know it comes with a price (that is totally not calories, but health related) so I pick and choose my battles...they will definitely pop up on my cheat days. hahahaha, otherwise my current diet is no different than what I usually eat...it's portion control that I will have to become more conscious of, should I choose to keep at my Goal Weight. ;-)
 
well done working out what works for you, good eating is not one diet fits all, we all have biological differences which influence what we can and cannot eat. Eg. I cannot eat anything that contains wheat or is derived from wheat.
 
Indeed Tru, it took me a while to figure out what DIDN'T work for me, and in a lot of ways it's still a work in progress.......I don't beat myself up if I eat a "prohibited" item, but am definitely aware of the consequences...and because being sick often is not an option when you live by yourself, in foreign country, away from family - I manage to avoid such items as much as possible.

Today marks my 3rd week here on the forum/diary...my weight today was 57,6kg/126.9lbs - that's a total loss of 1,3kg for this past week and 4,4kg/9.7lbs in 21 days......Seriously?!? I CANNOT COMPLAIN...I am happy with my progress and learning how to manage my goals and expectations every day as I come here and write down what I ate and exercised. I always have a couple of setbacks during the week, but feel that as long as I am losing weight every week...then progress is being made.

Wrote food and exercise intake but page went on error, and because I am exhausted, I will just confess to eating more (went to the movies with the fam and had half-bag of popcorn and some candy) and not enough exercise (40 minutes is not enough). TOMORROW I HAVE TO WORK OUT 2HRS, TOMORROW I HAVE TO WORK OUT 2HRS.......I will keep telling myself that. Good night peeps, it's a wrap for the day.
 
Weight today 57,9kg (300grams increase........popcorn and candy results) =(

Food Intake: Salad - lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus and arugula.
200grams of tilapia
1 strawberry popsicle
1 small apple
1 cup of coffee with 2 spoons of sugar 2 spoons of powdered milk
1 small piece of white light cheese (26calories)

Exercise: 10km on treadmill
100 calf-raises
100 regular squats
2x of 30seconds holding sit down squat
100 kickbacks (50 each leg)
300 abs variation
30 arm curls (8lbs weight)
10 arm extensions (8lbs weight)
 
Weight today: 57,5kg/126.7lbs

Food Intake: 2 toasts with light tuna spread (94calories total)
1 small papaya
Salad: 3 leafs of lettuce, 4 cherry tomatoes, 4 leafs of arugula, 1 asparagus.
2 small sized beefs
1 strawberry popsicle (47calories)

Exercise: 4km on treadmill
1hr of dancing
300 abs variation (pilates, reg. crunch, etc)
100 calf raises
300 free mini-jumps
100 kickbacks (50 each leg)
10 arm curls and extension (8lb weight)
40 triceps pulses at half squat
30 half-bridge (thighs and glutes elevation)

NOTE: Working out harder today and tomorrow in prep for Sunday...I am planning on hosting a soccer match viewing party at my place and there will be food and beverages involved, so I may or may not indulge a bit then.
 
Weight Today: 56,9kg/125.4lbs =O

Shocked, happy and ecstatic about this result...working out hard yesterday, paid really well today (600grams weight loss). And today was not bad day either, despite that I was not able to work out since my day was soooo busy, but I did well on diet and proudly survived a bridal shower without major damage. Today I also reached my second mini-goal (57kg) - seriously, I could not be more proud and happy of my body at this moment......weight wise, is exactly where I want to be FOREVER...and to reward myself, I wasted NO TIME and went to check out a Clinic that does beauty treatments...next week I will start doing reduction massages and other measurement loss procedures (ALL NON INVASIVE). These should help me give the extra boost to burn the very little fat I have left on my body on problem areas (for me thighs and the posterior). This is IT folks, last phase of my weight loss plan...3 more kilos and I AM DONE!! I am so surprised and proud of myself...I think from now on weight loss should be more difficult, but hey......not impossible...I am working very hard at this and know THAT IT IS POSSIBLE, so no excuses!! Tomorrow I have the barbecue at my place....want to wake up early and put in a good work out, hoping for no setbacks then!

Food Intake: 1 cereal bar (69 calories)
1 small apple (52 calories)
2 toasts with light tuna spread (94 calories)
3 hors-d'oeuvres (small)
2 sweets (small)

Exercise: 300 abs variation
100 calf-raises
 
Weight today: 57.1kg ~ a slight increase just because I didn't work out? =/

Today was barbecue day...I am not even going to attempt to write ALL that I ate, it was a lot compared to my current portions...all I can do is hope and trust that paired with today's work-out, it won't be a TOTAL MESS!! (think of 3 different types of meat, a soda, ice-cream, cake, chips).......good thing my soccer team WON today's match and with that we became practically champions of the national league.

Exercise: 1hr on treadmill
500 up-down steps
300 abs variation
60 mid-bridge elevation
10 arm curls-extension (8lbs weight)
60 triceps pulses

DEFINITELY PLAN ON EATING CLEAN AND WORKING MY ASS OFF MONDAY AND TUESDAY!!! Wednesday marks my 4th week here and I want a good number! ;-)

Xoxox
 
Mondays are, for a lot of people, the OFICIAL day to start a diet/weight loss plan.......well, I am a huge believer in that "the moment you realize you need to make a change, start of immediately, do not wait and do a squat to honor that" - hahaha, I always tell my clients when doing therapy that every new day of life they get, it's a new opportunity that is being present to take a stand and make a positive choice/change in their life.

Weight today: 57,2kg - can't complain.....the amount of food/quality of food that I ate yesterday was waaaay beyond for me to expect no change or decrease in weight...if anything, I must say...I did an amazing work-out yesterday and am proud that I practically didn't gain weight!! ;-)

Food Intake: Salad - lettuce, arugula, tomatoes, spinach.
200grams of tilapia
1 strawberry popsicle (47calories)
2 toasts with light tuna spread (94calories total)
1 medium papaya

Exercise: 1hr treadmill (7km)
400 abs variation
20 plie - holding 5lbs weight
10 arm extensions
50 arm curls (25 each arm)
60 mid-bridge elevation
100 calf-raises
100 mini-jumps
 
:hurray: Look at that Exercise! :cool:

Way ta go!

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Someone looks F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S!!
 
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