Don't worry, when I say "bowl of vegetables" I really mean a full bowl of mixed veggies (today was string beans, potatoes, and peppers), and my sandwiches are pretty big. Its probably a bit more food than it sounds like. But all healthy
Trying to get in better shape by mid December!
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Don't worry, when I say "bowl of vegetables" I really mean a full bowl of mixed veggies (today was string beans, potatoes, and peppers), and my sandwiches are pretty big. Its probably a bit more food than it sounds like. But all healthy
So most of today occurred through the blinding fog of another migraine. Joy. I had my eggs for breakfast, some triscuits, a veggie mix for lunch (kept it light because I knew my dad was taking me out to dinner), and for dinner I had rice and peking duck with onions (in moderation of course). My workout for the day was the Curves circuit and an hour's walk. I was going to do more but the migraine kind of struck me down. Alas. Seeing a doctor tomorrow in the morning.
I ate eggs, a sandwich, some chinese food, some veggies, and some chocolate today. I walked an hour. Zero exercise other than that. And I'm ok with that. Let me tell you why one day of no working out pales in comparison to all my other problems this week:
It starts with me in the hospital, the sickness then continues as kind of an underlying problem throughout all of this. Because I've been sick, I've missed class and now have to catch up. But that's the least of my problems. My 5 year old cousin is in a hospital with no immune system watching her bone marrow die and has now been hit with the chicken pox. My roommate and her husband are having issues which I get to hear about all the time, and now their dog has been hit by a car and killed instantly. A close friend of mine and one of her other friends got high on cocaine, and the dude stabbed her in the neck, so she's in recovery and under arrest now. Then when I try to call another close friend to talk to him about all of this drama and maybe get some support, I instead get a lecture on why his life is worse than mine because he's loved me all along and now that I'm engaged and he can't have me he's going to throw a fit. Meanwhile my fiance is far away and I only get to hear from him once a week, if I'm lucky, on the phone, and get a few letters here and there. And because thats not all enough, now i have to clean my house so my grandma who hates me can visit Sunday to criticize me.
So no I didn't work out today. Excuse me while I mentally implode a little...
It starts with me in the hospital, the sickness then continues as kind of an underlying problem throughout all of this. Because I've been sick, I've missed class and now have to catch up. But that's the least of my problems. My 5 year old cousin is in a hospital with no immune system watching her bone marrow die and has now been hit with the chicken pox. My roommate and her husband are having issues which I get to hear about all the time, and now their dog has been hit by a car and killed instantly. A close friend of mine and one of her other friends got high on cocaine, and the dude stabbed her in the neck, so she's in recovery and under arrest now. Then when I try to call another close friend to talk to him about all of this drama and maybe get some support, I instead get a lecture on why his life is worse than mine because he's loved me all along and now that I'm engaged and he can't have me he's going to throw a fit. Meanwhile my fiance is far away and I only get to hear from him once a week, if I'm lucky, on the phone, and get a few letters here and there. And because thats not all enough, now i have to clean my house so my grandma who hates me can visit Sunday to criticize me.
So no I didn't work out today. Excuse me while I mentally implode a little...
Ok my last entry was really cranky. So yesterday I went to the mall with a fabulous bunch of people (nothing cheers me up like shopping with gay men) and now I am happy again. So. Yesterday I ate: Zone bar, large soft pretzel, Starbucks strawberries and cream drink, and a burrito. No real exercise but I sure walked around the mall a lot for several hours. Today I know my grandma and my mom are taking me out to lunch so I have to be careful not to eat anything crazy, and I'm going to workout upon return from there. So thats my plan. Yay.
Hey Panda,
Seriously we are practically neighbors!! Your optimistic outlook on life is truly inspiring. Keep up the good work and stay off that scale!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All that scale watching can lead to stress which can lead to an abundance of cortisol which can lead to weight gain. I agree with the earlier post, once a week is sufficient. Also if you are measuring body fat on your scale that is the least accurate way to measure body fat. Very often it is totally wrong soooo....Panda, go by how you feel, your energy levels, how your clothes fit and your positive attitude. With all that in mind you are a success!!!!!!!! By the way, I hope you are an English or Lit. major because you have a beautiful way with words. I'll be e-mailing you so we can talk.
Seriously we are practically neighbors!! Your optimistic outlook on life is truly inspiring. Keep up the good work and stay off that scale!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All that scale watching can lead to stress which can lead to an abundance of cortisol which can lead to weight gain. I agree with the earlier post, once a week is sufficient. Also if you are measuring body fat on your scale that is the least accurate way to measure body fat. Very often it is totally wrong soooo....Panda, go by how you feel, your energy levels, how your clothes fit and your positive attitude. With all that in mind you are a success!!!!!!!! By the way, I hope you are an English or Lit. major because you have a beautiful way with words. I'll be e-mailing you so we can talk.
Yesterday I kept it fairly tame at Olive garden, narrowly escaping with only three bread sticks (yes, more than I intended, but less than I could have eaten given the chance... mmmmm Olive Garden bread sticks...) and a chicken ceasar salad. I followed that up with light mixed veggies for dinner (beans, snow peas, carrots) and a skinny cow ice cream cone. Mmmmm.
Today I have had a Zone bar, and I'm about to try out a new brand of Greek yogurt my supermarket started carrying that has a little packet of honey on it for stirring in.... yummy! I'll let you all know how that goes. Then I'm going to play with my new Bosu DVD's for awhile. I just finished my hour of walking the dog for the day.
As for my crankiness, I should note that during all of that I did have a slip up in my usually health-conscious lifestyle and partake of a glass of fruity french vodka, which I feel quite guilty about (for me one glass is all it takes, trust me) but my fiance got 15 whole minutes on the phone yesterday so I am feeling much better now. I can't explain how great it is to hear his voice! And he's been told he'll have that much time every Sunday from now on, which is more than we expected him to have, so that's going to help both of us a lot through the next couple of months.
Today I have had a Zone bar, and I'm about to try out a new brand of Greek yogurt my supermarket started carrying that has a little packet of honey on it for stirring in.... yummy! I'll let you all know how that goes. Then I'm going to play with my new Bosu DVD's for awhile. I just finished my hour of walking the dog for the day.
As for my crankiness, I should note that during all of that I did have a slip up in my usually health-conscious lifestyle and partake of a glass of fruity french vodka, which I feel quite guilty about (for me one glass is all it takes, trust me) but my fiance got 15 whole minutes on the phone yesterday so I am feeling much better now. I can't explain how great it is to hear his voice! And he's been told he'll have that much time every Sunday from now on, which is more than we expected him to have, so that's going to help both of us a lot through the next couple of months.
I'm so glad you got to talk tp your fiance. I hope all is going well
Today's food: Zone bar, greek yogurt with honey (sooooo delicious!), banana, grilled chicken and vegetable panini, veggie medley (yellow carrots, navy beans, and spinach), chicken nuggets, and a low fat ice cream cone.
Exercise: half an hour of Bosu cardio, an hour of walking with the dog, crunches, and 15 minutes of stationary biking.
Exercise: half an hour of Bosu cardio, an hour of walking with the dog, crunches, and 15 minutes of stationary biking.
Oh hey, forgot to post my weigh and measure from yesterday (ah Mondays).
Weight: 161 pounds
Body fat: 36.1%
Muscle: 26.3%
Wooo on the pounds! =) And my measurements:
Bust: 35.5
Waist: 29
Hips: 39.5
Thigh: 24
Arm: 11
So pretty much down by an inch here and there on most fronts. Points for me! And now, to my greek yogurt! And then walking, and circuit training, and well you know... woot.
Weight: 161 pounds
Body fat: 36.1%
Muscle: 26.3%
Wooo on the pounds! =) And my measurements:
Bust: 35.5
Waist: 29
Hips: 39.5
Thigh: 24
Arm: 11
So pretty much down by an inch here and there on most fronts. Points for me! And now, to my greek yogurt! And then walking, and circuit training, and well you know... woot.
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You're doing great!!
Today's food: Greek yogurt, zone bar, banana, chicken sandwich, burrito.
Exercise: Curves circuit, one and a half hours of walking.
Up later than usual because I was helping a friend design a pamphlet, then print and fold a couple hundred copies for a seminar tomorrow. Argh. Exhausting. And now, I collapse into coma-like sleep!
Exercise: Curves circuit, one and a half hours of walking.
Up later than usual because I was helping a friend design a pamphlet, then print and fold a couple hundred copies for a seminar tomorrow. Argh. Exhausting. And now, I collapse into coma-like sleep!
Feed for the day: Two hard boiled eggs, greek yogurt with honey, banana, tuna sandwich, mixed veggie bowl, fat free ice cream
Workout: Hour of walking, hour of horseback riding (oh its a workout when your on a trail with a bucking pony... ouch).
I was going to do more working out but a very frustrating situation arose involving a friend of mine driving off with my purse, refusing to turn around at the end of the road when my friend called her on their phone to tell her to give it back, then passing off the car to her brother and now not knowing when I can get my purse back. Apparently my house and car keys, phone, wallet, and other vital items can wait in her mind. So now I'm really stuck in many aspects of my daily life... I could just strangle her.
Workout: Hour of walking, hour of horseback riding (oh its a workout when your on a trail with a bucking pony... ouch).
I was going to do more working out but a very frustrating situation arose involving a friend of mine driving off with my purse, refusing to turn around at the end of the road when my friend called her on their phone to tell her to give it back, then passing off the car to her brother and now not knowing when I can get my purse back. Apparently my house and car keys, phone, wallet, and other vital items can wait in her mind. So now I'm really stuck in many aspects of my daily life... I could just strangle her.
Foodings: One hard boiled egg, one super smoothie (banana, orange, honey, strawberry greek yogurt, and supplements), chicken, steamed veggie mix, tilapia (sp? its a kind of fish) with herbs.
Exercise: two hours of walking, curves circuit, hour and a half of intense interval training on the track (first night training with the running club. I got my butt KICKED).
So as you can see, heavy workout day, so I added the grilled fish filet to my dinner (there were still more veggies than fish on my plate, just a little extra oomph for me since I was burning a loooot today).
EDIT: An interesting note, I've been doing this thing where I eat until I'm "not hungry" rather than eating until I'm "full", you know, not pushing my limits or pushing myself to finish things, and it seems like my stomach capacity is getting smaller. Like... after smaller than before, I start to feel that "full" kind of stretched feeling. Can stomachs shrink? Or is that just my body getting the idea in its head that I've been eating a certain amount so that must be what it needs?
Exercise: two hours of walking, curves circuit, hour and a half of intense interval training on the track (first night training with the running club. I got my butt KICKED).
So as you can see, heavy workout day, so I added the grilled fish filet to my dinner (there were still more veggies than fish on my plate, just a little extra oomph for me since I was burning a loooot today).
EDIT: An interesting note, I've been doing this thing where I eat until I'm "not hungry" rather than eating until I'm "full", you know, not pushing my limits or pushing myself to finish things, and it seems like my stomach capacity is getting smaller. Like... after smaller than before, I start to feel that "full" kind of stretched feeling. Can stomachs shrink? Or is that just my body getting the idea in its head that I've been eating a certain amount so that must be what it needs?
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OMG those breadsticks are pure evil! haha I love them so much and have a hard time not snacking on them
Evil buggers are 140 calories a piece too ::cries:: I used to seriously eat like 5 of them too LOL.Sounds like your doing a great job though
How is that greek yogurt btw? I really want to try it but I'm scared of it tasting really gross haha. And eating till "your not hungry" is a great thing too. I try to do that always but I have "clear the plate" syndrome hehe. I think your stomach can shrink, but I'm not quite sure if that's a myth or not. (p.s. birth control is very evil. Im debating whether or not going off the pill because I think it's making things a lot harder to lose weight)
It is sooo good. Just don't bite into it expecting it to taste like normal yogurt. It's a very rich, strong flavor, but really good I think. Say if... yogurt and cream cheese had a delicious love child.... which doesn't sound delicious but I can't think of a better way to describe it haha. Get vanilla, the ones with fruit are less delicious, and if you need a little more sweet taste to it add just a drop of honey to each spoonful and its excellent!
Food of the day: Banana, greek yogurt with honey, fish with steamed veggies (reheated left overs from last night, still yummy), chicken sandwich, and a little cherry pie.
Exercise: Hour of walking - was going to do my Bosu workout but I'm still recovering from that interval training yesterday, I was doing the stiff-leg walk today and it was so hot out I was dizzy a few times. I hit the water bottle hard!
Exercise: Hour of walking - was going to do my Bosu workout but I'm still recovering from that interval training yesterday, I was doing the stiff-leg walk today and it was so hot out I was dizzy a few times. I hit the water bottle hard!
So far today for food: Greek yogurt, lunch wrap (chicken salad with walnuts, grapes, and oranges on a spinach herb wrap with a little grated cheddar. yum!), and a wee allowance of chocolate goodness. I have my usually large bowl of steamed veggies planned for dinner. EDIT: added a cup of rice and almost a cup of baked beans to dinner, I was still hungry and its still early in the evening. I'm learning to listen to my body
Today's exercise: Cranked out some reps on my home gym and did a little over half an hour of Bosu's modification of yoga, which was actually really fun. Today is one last "take it fairly easy" day before I kick my own butt tomorrow...
Today's exercise: Cranked out some reps on my home gym and did a little over half an hour of Bosu's modification of yoga, which was actually really fun. Today is one last "take it fairly easy" day before I kick my own butt tomorrow...
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Nutrients: Power smoothie (same as usual but with some oolong tea thrown in experimentally), chicken salad wrap (same as yesterday), small piece of cake (mmm moderation), steamed veggies (snow pea, carrot, and black bean mix), and still debating wether to have a greek yogurt for dessert.... trying to asses my own hunger level. So it may or may not happen. Also had some passion fruit juice earlier today.
Workout: Hour of walking, and the Jackie Warner Workout video (it buuuuurns haha). Its fun! I do it with two 5 pound hand weights, all three sections together with quick water breaks in between, each section is 20 minutes so that adds up to a total hour.
Soooo earlier I discussed that I was going to start taking cardio/pilates classes at the college yes? Scratch all of that. There is an armed rapist loose on campus as of Friday night and he has chosen the wooded sidewalk area right next to that freaking building to stalk. So SCREW THAT. Not even armed with my trusty tazer am I touching that. So I'm going to do group classes at gym down the road instead and park in its well lit parking lot
An inch of common sense is worth miles of self defense...
Workout: Hour of walking, and the Jackie Warner Workout video (it buuuuurns haha). Its fun! I do it with two 5 pound hand weights, all three sections together with quick water breaks in between, each section is 20 minutes so that adds up to a total hour.
Soooo earlier I discussed that I was going to start taking cardio/pilates classes at the college yes? Scratch all of that. There is an armed rapist loose on campus as of Friday night and he has chosen the wooded sidewalk area right next to that freaking building to stalk. So SCREW THAT. Not even armed with my trusty tazer am I touching that. So I'm going to do group classes at gym down the road instead and park in its well lit parking lot
An inch of common sense is worth miles of self defense...
Foodings: Greek yogurt with honey, banana, chicken salad wrap, a peach, a small piece of cake, and a seasoned medley of potato, snow peas, and red peppers. Mmmm.
Exercise: Curves circuit, a couple of machines at the local gym, hour of walking.
I have my weigh and measure stuff (it is Monday after all) but I left it upstairs, I'll post it later if I remember I will, eventually. But I'll tell you now its good, both pounds and inches down.
Exercise: Curves circuit, a couple of machines at the local gym, hour of walking.
I have my weigh and measure stuff (it is Monday after all) but I left it upstairs, I'll post it later if I remember
I will, eventually. But I'll tell you now its good, both pounds and inches down.