Kaleigh's Journal

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Well, I decided it's time to start a journal on here. Hopefully it will help with getting my food figured out (I actually logged everything for today in fitday!, even though it didn't come out as great as it should).

Basically, I'm 21, 5'1, and 128 this morning (blah!). I took last week off for moving and the holiday, so I'm sure that has to do with my slight weight gain since a week or two ago. I'm going into my 4th year of college, so that whole lifestyle makes this fitness thing a little rough, but I'm trying!

So here's my food plan for the day: (cal fat carb pro)
B: 1 scrambled egg w/ cheese 215 17 2 14
S: String cheese & berries 93 4 9 6
L: Pizza (free work lunch thing) 253 10 30 12
S: Hummus on whole wheat crackers w/ string cheese 247 12 27 11
D: Chicken w/ corn 311 7 9 51

Totals: 1122 50 75 94
35% pro, 24% carb, 41% fat

I know that it's not great, but since I'm at work, it's already packed for the day, etc. and there's not much I can change besides dinner, but I'm okay with my dinner.

I usually don't eat cheese with my eggs, just really wanted it this morning. Maybe I'll try 2 eggs, one whole one white, from now on. And maybe add some fruit in. I also need to add something to my first snack. I love that fruit doesn't have much calories, but it's a pain when trying to make a meal plan! lol. And the pizzas not that common of a thing for me, but there's a work thing I have to go to, basically a pizza party, so if there's no other option, I'll be eating pizza. (just for today tho :p )

I want to try to keep my calories around 1400 or so for now. I know I'm like 250 short today, but I'll keep working on it. If anyone has any suggestions for things to add/change let me know.

Oh, and workout-wise. I'm doing full body weights 3 times a week, cardio another 3 days. This week I'm actually going to try an adult gymnastics class, so hopefully I'll like that. I did gymnastics for like 7 years when I was younger, so I figure this will be fun, motivate me, and hopefully get me in shape. Doing cardio after work today!

That's it for now.
 
Welcome and Best Wishes to you! :)

What kinds of physical activities are you into??

Hope to hear some more stuff soon Take Care - Jaymie
 
oh sorry..just read about the gymnastics thing and your workout routine I'm a dork :-B <----haha! Moonbeams ! Its the dorkface!! LOL !

So gymnastics is badass. I am really wanting to get into dancing.. What kinds of 'nastic moves can you STILL do eh ????
 
hey kaleigh
congrats on starting a journal!
have you ever tried egg beaters or egg whites? you can save a lot on calories and fat that way and they taste pretty good! sometimes i sautee onions, peppers, and tomatoes and the whole omelette is only like 90 calories!
and just for inspiration: i'm the same height as you and weighed 140 in my junior year of college and got myself down to 115 and have kept it off for 3 years! so it's definitely doable. i also met my fiance right after i lost the weight (since i was so much more confident)...it's worth the effort, just stay focused on your goal!
 
Lol I like the dork face, thanks for responding! Besides the basic cartwheel, etc. I'm not too sure yet (starting the class on saturday), so I guess I can let you know then!

I can do backhandspring and flips on the trampoline, but obviously not gonna just try one on the ground to see if I can still do it lol (a backhandspring, I'm not sure that I could ever do a flip on the ground before). It's awesome to find out that places offer gymnastics for adults though (like I'm an adult, ha).
 
Thanks awakening! I went from 128 my freshman year to 115 by the beginning of sophomore year (probably not in the healthiest ways, although I know not drinking alcohol as often probably helped alot), but anyway, I gained it all back that winter and just haven't lost it yet (yes, for two years).

Hopefully with this forum and journal I'll be able to get somewhere though!
 
Hey everyone! I was feeling pretty horrible the past few days (mostly mental-type stuff) and just couldn't get myself to post. But I'm feeling better today.

CW: 127.2

I've been keeping track of my food since Tuesday in Word, and I'll probably keep doing it that way, just so I can compare/improve when things aren't working. Anyway, here's the plan for today:

B: Oatmeal w/ honey & cinnamon (forgot to eat hard-boiled egg)
S: Apple & PB
L: Tuna Sandwich on ww
S: String cheese & strawberries
D: Chicken and veggies

Gonna hit the gym today, maybe try for 3 miles on the treadmill. I did some HIIT after my weights yesterday (like 5mins, man that's rough!). I'm gonna keep trying to do it, but just not everyday lol.
 
Best of luck keilegh i am 5 2 ` ,so i can understand what u want to be:)..but 128 isnt much,u just have to loose 10lbs at most and u will be all fine:)
dont be too hard on yourself hhoney
TC
 
The weekend wasn't the greatest food-wise, but it's past now, so oh well. (It wasn't horrible).

Today:
B: Oatmeal w/ milk, honey, cinnamon
S: String Cheese & Strawberries
L: PB&J on ww
S: String Cheese & Strawberries
D: not sure, turkey & veggies maybe?

w/o: full body weights, HIIT

WARNING GUYS IN ADVANCE. I got my period today, like 1-1 1/2 weeks late. That's why I was so out of it last week, mostly the stress of it all (not exactly ready to be pregnant or anything). I took a test last Thurs and it was neg, but I was still a lil stressing. (Today would've made it 6 weeks since my last :eek: and I'm usually pretty regular). So anyway, the stress of all that, plus a ridiculous amt of bloating, etc. has had me pretty screwed up. [/rant]

So it's just back to working out and eating right this week. :rolleyes: I'm weighing more than I ever have before (by only a lb or two, hoping that's mostly muscle gain/water weight and will go away soon.

Oh! I went to gymnastics on Sat for my second week. It was rough, but I was nowhere near as sore the next day, and it's obviously a great workout :) so yay! (2 1/2 hour class). I'm still somewhat able to do things I could do before, so hopefully I'll be able to get them back!

That's about it for now, hope everyone else is doing good!
 
So it's just back to working out and eating right this week. I'm weighing more than I ever have before (by only a lb or two, hoping that's mostly muscle gain/water weight and will go away soon.
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Probably just water weight. Don't stress over it.

Glad to hear that gymanastics wasn't as bad as last week. The last time I had gymanastics, I was 5. That's going way back..lol.
 
Went out for my bf's bday yesterday (he turned 21), so needless to say, not the best day calorie-wise. I only had 3 drinks, but we ate out too.

I can just feel all this fat on me and it's gross. I'm cleaning up my diet and sticking to it. I've been keeping a journal in Word since last Tuesday and I've eaten clean... 0 out of 9 days. So, I'm going to today.

Plan:
Thu, July 27, 2006
7:30 – Oatmeal w/ milk, honey, cinnamon (200)
10:00 – String cheese & apple (180)
12:30 – PB&J (400)
3:00 – String cheese (80)
4:30-5:30- Workout
6:00 – Turkey, corn, tuna (630)
Total – 1490 42%c, 28%p, 30%f

I know, I shouldn't eat that many cals at night, but I didn't plan this till I got to work, and I already ate meal 1, and 2-4 are packed, so meal 5 is the only one I can change at this point. At least I'm getting the right calories, and close on the macros (it's 40c/30p/30f right? not 40p/30c/30f?) just wanted to check. I'm trying to stick to 1500. I usually eat less than that, and then eat cookies, etc. at night because my body needs something. So, if I eat that dinner I'm hoping it'll even out.

I'm gonna go play around in fitday and see if I can workout spreading my calories better over the meals for tomorrow. I guess with 5 meals, 1500 calories, I should be shooting for roughly 300 calories per meal.

Edited to add: I'm also thinking I'll pick up some sort of fiber supplements today. I logged all this into fitday earlier and I'm low on lot of vitamins, and getting only 12g fiber (I've read you should get around 25 I think). And I've been forgetting to take my vitamins, so I'll start doing that too. I guess I'd rather take fiber supplements till I can get my eating cleaned up, and then I'll work on getting it naturally once I'm in the swing of things.
 
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Days eating clean: 0
CW: 128.8

I had pasta for dinner last night instead of turkey. And I had 2 cookies, and a dark chocolate.

I'm gonna shoot for eating clean today, altho I'll probably have a drink or two tonight, but as long as my eating goes well, I'm okay with that. (although my fitday looks all goofy with 4 different colors. Ah well.

Think that's about it. Gymnastics tomorrow :)
 
I really don't know that I want to keep up with this 5 meals a day thing. I think I could do much better with 3. ugh, I feel like crap.
 
Only eat what you need. If you can eat 3, don't force anymore. Some days you will eat less and some days you will eat more. I only eat 3-4 and I'm happy with that.
 
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