Helllooo lovelies!
I am sorry again for my absence. This blog has really lost my interest since it decided to be all broken...
I do feel an obligation to post on wweeeiiggghhh daaaay, however.
For anyone curious about my title, I'll get to that soon.
So... the results!
Last Week: 194.0
This Week: 192.6
A loss of 1.4 pounds.
Now... the way I look at this today: A loss is a loss is a loss. Whether it's half a pound, one pound, or four pounds. So I'm a happy camper. I weigh less than I did last week, and the week before that and the month before that. And isn't that the ultimate goal, anyway?
A rough estimation of my calories for the week were:
Tues, Mar 13 1,361
Wed, Mar 14 1,237
Thus, Mar 15 1,283
Fri, Mar 16 1,171
Sat, Mar 17 ????
Sun, Mar 18 ???? (<700... I'll explain!)
Mon, Mar 19 1,396
Anyone who skimmed those is probably thinking... What the heck, E? What's your problem? What happened Saturday and Sunday?
WELL! The answer to that is... Saint Patrick's Day happened. I went out, innocently enough, for a few drinks. Fully intending on keeping myself in check. However, I ended up going out with someone turning 21, and all their free shots also became free shots for me as well. I don't know why, but I decided in a drunken stupor no doubt, never to decline free shots from a man in green suspenders and a glittery green hat. So I didn't. And that's what happened Saturday.
Then... early Sunday morning consisted mostly of me swearing off alcohol forever, crying, and being violently ill. This, my friends, was not my finest hour. I didn't eat on Sunday until around 7pm, which was coincidentally also the first time I left my bed that day. I'm not exaggerating when I say I drank entirely too much. In fact, it's possible that's an understatement. I'm still feeling the ill effects... which really just tells me I'm getting old.
My small loss is probably a combination of me eating below my calories this week, and then throwing up anything I might have eaten over my calories on Saturday. I'd say my weight loss is slowing because I haven't fully incorporated exercise into my life. Which is something I must do. And soon.
Besides all that, the jeans I'm wearing are making me upset. I know, no one wants to read about someone complaining about clothes not fitting because they're now too big... For some reason, I'm losing weight unproportionally, so my jeans are too loose in my butt, legs, and hips... but still okay in the waist. So I'm walking around all saggy looking. Boo.
That's all for me today! Going to see if there have been any improvments to the commenting situation. My expectations are low...
Here's to hard work and determination!
-E
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Day 57 - Stresssssss
I might've fallen back into old habits today... I have only eaten about 900 calories today and it's 9:22PM. This is mostly due to all the crap I've had to do today. I ate 3 meals and 1 snack. So I'll eat another snack before bed and probably call it a night.
Today was my day off. One day a week I get a day with no work or school. But it's never a day off. It's a save-everything-I-have-to-do-till-this-day day. Had to goto campus for some research stuff, did some cleaning around the apartment, hung some pictures, went to the bank, dropped some packages off at FedEx, took a short 30 minute walk, and did laundry. 3 loads of laundry. How does 2 people accumulate SO MUCH laundry in a week??? uggh.
So I feel like I have to talk about this smoothie I just made. Honestly, I made it because I wanted something heathy to boost my calories for the day. Here's the recipe:
1/2 Cup frozen strawberry & banana pieces - 45 calories
2 Tbls Hershey's SF Syrup - 15 calories
3 Tbls 0% Fage Greek Yogurt - 25 calories
4 Tbls Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk - 5 calories
All together, around 90 calories. Made almost exactly 8oz of smoothie... which is about perfect for me. Much more than that and I get tired of drinking them.
It was pretty delicious. Nice and think and chocolately. I couldn't taste a ton of strawberry, but you could tell it was in there... I wanna experiment with adding spinach to my smoothies. Or maybe flax? Just boost the nutritional value of them, really.
So like I said, I walked like 30 minutes tonight. We have a ton of wooded trails and cross country trails on campus. I picked one of those and walked it. It didn't seem like a long walk, but it was getting dark before I knew it. It's in a wooded area, so it's mostly dirt and natural stone. It was pretty hilly too. It was nice. I think that's where I want to do most of my running. It'll be nice and shady and kind of away from everyone. Seemed peaceful. I'll make my running time my zen time.
I have a statistics test tomorrow that I need to review for. I hate stats soooo much. I'm pulling a good, solid B out of the class right now. And honestly, I hate it so much, I'll probably continue being satisfied with a B. As long as it doesn't get any lower than that, I'm happy. I'd kinda prefer a B+ though... haha
I hope everyone is having wonderful weeks! For those of you that get to enjoy time off on the weekends, only 2 more days! (:
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Today was my day off. One day a week I get a day with no work or school. But it's never a day off. It's a save-everything-I-have-to-do-till-this-day day. Had to goto campus for some research stuff, did some cleaning around the apartment, hung some pictures, went to the bank, dropped some packages off at FedEx, took a short 30 minute walk, and did laundry. 3 loads of laundry. How does 2 people accumulate SO MUCH laundry in a week??? uggh.
So I feel like I have to talk about this smoothie I just made. Honestly, I made it because I wanted something heathy to boost my calories for the day. Here's the recipe:
1/2 Cup frozen strawberry & banana pieces - 45 calories
2 Tbls Hershey's SF Syrup - 15 calories
3 Tbls 0% Fage Greek Yogurt - 25 calories
4 Tbls Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk - 5 calories
All together, around 90 calories. Made almost exactly 8oz of smoothie... which is about perfect for me. Much more than that and I get tired of drinking them.
It was pretty delicious. Nice and think and chocolately. I couldn't taste a ton of strawberry, but you could tell it was in there... I wanna experiment with adding spinach to my smoothies. Or maybe flax? Just boost the nutritional value of them, really.
So like I said, I walked like 30 minutes tonight. We have a ton of wooded trails and cross country trails on campus. I picked one of those and walked it. It didn't seem like a long walk, but it was getting dark before I knew it. It's in a wooded area, so it's mostly dirt and natural stone. It was pretty hilly too. It was nice. I think that's where I want to do most of my running. It'll be nice and shady and kind of away from everyone. Seemed peaceful. I'll make my running time my zen time.
I have a statistics test tomorrow that I need to review for. I hate stats soooo much. I'm pulling a good, solid B out of the class right now. And honestly, I hate it so much, I'll probably continue being satisfied with a B. As long as it doesn't get any lower than that, I'm happy. I'd kinda prefer a B+ though... haha
I hope everyone is having wonderful weeks! For those of you that get to enjoy time off on the weekends, only 2 more days! (:
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Day 49 - Trying To Be Optimistic... (it's not working)
Let's cut to the chase. Today is weeeeiiiggghhh daaaay. Except I really had to force myself to even type it like that because I'm just not excited. Today hasn't been a particularly good or bad day, really. Just kinda, meh.
So... the results.
Last Week: 200.2
This Week: 200.2
Absolutely NO change. None. While I know I should be realistic and keep in mind I won't see big changes every week... I am completely disappointed. I would have been happy with a little bitty loss. I want so badly to be below 200 and back into the 100's Even if it's just 199.WHATEVER.
I've debated how to handle this today... Instead of moping, which is what I want to do... I'm going to analyze what I ate for the past week. From my last weigh day to this one. My calories were as follows:
Tues, Feb 14 2,196 (Valentine's Day Feast/Too Many Chocolates)
Wed, Feb 15 1,224
Thus, Feb 16 1,145
Fri, Feb 17 1,079 (Worked till 10, Always messes up my intake)
Sat, Feb 18 1,307
Sun, Feb 19 1,143
Mon, Feb 20 1,153
It's official. I'm a slave to numbers. Sigh.
So there's no way over the course of this week I ate "maintenance" calories. I've used 50 million calculators all over the internets. My maintenance calories for my weight/age/activity level is in the 2,000's. More like 2,300. Which is easily 1,000 calories more than I ate on any day last week, barring Valentine's Day.
I absolutely refuse to believe that ONE day I ate so much, it prevented weight loss the rest of the week. I refuse.
My only other thought is I'm not eating enough. I'm no dietition... And looking at those numbers, I'll accept a few of them are low. Okay. Several of them are low. They are low because I'm a control freak. I obviously don't have a problem eating a lot... I think Superbowl Sunday and Valentine's Day can attest to that. I have a problem with eating enough on days I am on plan and feeling good about it. I like routines and schedules and planning... So some days, when those things have been thrown off, I might not eat as much. I think ideally, I like 1,300-1,350 calories per day. But I guess you wouldn't know that by looking at my last week's consumption. ): Would you?
Bllllllaaarrrrrgggggggeeeeeiiiijjjffmfmmm.
That's how I'm feeling right now. Like making that noise. And then burrowing in bed the for rest of the day. BUT I can't. Duty calls and I'm sitting in a comfy chair in the basement of the Liberal Arts building, killing time during the break between classes.
My question: Can being on the borderline between calories to lose weight and too few calories cause a halt in loss?
Noooo optimistic and chipper conclusion today...
Here's to hard work and determination (of course),
-E
So... the results.
Last Week: 200.2
This Week: 200.2
Absolutely NO change. None. While I know I should be realistic and keep in mind I won't see big changes every week... I am completely disappointed. I would have been happy with a little bitty loss. I want so badly to be below 200 and back into the 100's Even if it's just 199.WHATEVER.
I've debated how to handle this today... Instead of moping, which is what I want to do... I'm going to analyze what I ate for the past week. From my last weigh day to this one. My calories were as follows:
Tues, Feb 14 2,196 (Valentine's Day Feast/Too Many Chocolates)
Wed, Feb 15 1,224
Thus, Feb 16 1,145
Fri, Feb 17 1,079 (Worked till 10, Always messes up my intake)
Sat, Feb 18 1,307
Sun, Feb 19 1,143
Mon, Feb 20 1,153
It's official. I'm a slave to numbers. Sigh.
So there's no way over the course of this week I ate "maintenance" calories. I've used 50 million calculators all over the internets. My maintenance calories for my weight/age/activity level is in the 2,000's. More like 2,300. Which is easily 1,000 calories more than I ate on any day last week, barring Valentine's Day.
I absolutely refuse to believe that ONE day I ate so much, it prevented weight loss the rest of the week. I refuse.
My only other thought is I'm not eating enough. I'm no dietition... And looking at those numbers, I'll accept a few of them are low. Okay. Several of them are low. They are low because I'm a control freak. I obviously don't have a problem eating a lot... I think Superbowl Sunday and Valentine's Day can attest to that. I have a problem with eating enough on days I am on plan and feeling good about it. I like routines and schedules and planning... So some days, when those things have been thrown off, I might not eat as much. I think ideally, I like 1,300-1,350 calories per day. But I guess you wouldn't know that by looking at my last week's consumption. ): Would you?
Bllllllaaarrrrrgggggggeeeeeiiiijjjffmfmmm.
That's how I'm feeling right now. Like making that noise. And then burrowing in bed the for rest of the day. BUT I can't. Duty calls and I'm sitting in a comfy chair in the basement of the Liberal Arts building, killing time during the break between classes.
My question: Can being on the borderline between calories to lose weight and too few calories cause a halt in loss?
Noooo optimistic and chipper conclusion today...
Here's to hard work and determination (of course),
-E
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Day 46 - I'm Becoming Too OCD
So I am a crazy, calorie counting fiend. I've said this a few times I think. Today just really proves it though.
I use an app on my iPhone called Lose It! It's an awesome app because I can scan the barcode of something and it instantly has all the nutritional information and all I have to input is how much I'm eating. In the mornings, I like to plan out my day. So I'll decide what I'm eating and I'll plug it all in ahead of time. Then, when I go through the day, I stay on track instead of just mindlessly eating or randomly picking whatever I want for lunch/dinner.
This WORKS for me. It keeps me on plan... It keeps my calories in check... It keeps me sane. I don't like having to think about my food ALL DAY so when I do it in the morning, everything is thought about and I just have to follow it.
WELL. Today, about 5 minutes before I was leaving for my lunch break, bf asks if I wanna get pizza with him and some work friends/co-workers. I hate being anti-social, which I often am... But I said no. Then he pushed a little harder. He *really* wanted me to go with him. I still said no. I brought my lunch. I already planned it out. Another push... He'll pay, he says. He really doesn't want to leave me out. At this point I wanted to just scream. You aren't leaving me out. I AM LEAVING ME OUT. But... I didn't. I agreed. And I ate like half of a slice of pizza (which was a ridiculous 150 calories, btw). Then, when I got to work and scarfed my planned meal. Because I'm stubborn like that.
I don't mean to over react... but I have a way I do things. And I know he wasn't trying to be a pain in the ass. He was trying to include me in his lunch plans. But I couldn't help but be so angry with him. Uggghh... Am I insane? Just completely insane??
I still ate around 1,030 calories today at this point. I'm going to have a snack in a little while. But I'm craving chocolate like it's no body's business... I'm trying to let that pass first.
I am also trying a fun new snack I read about yesterday! You take a low fat string cheese and dip it in a couple tablespoons of warmed marinara sauce. It sounds kinda like mozzarella sticks... only without the breading. I'm really jazzed about it.
Besides all this, it's been a pretty alright weekend. I'm reading for a day off. And REALLY ready for Spring Break. I'm kicking my Spring Break off with a concert and a fancy hotel stay in Indianapolis. I do NOT intend to be on plan this day. I plan to eat and drink a ridiculous amount and probably suffer the consequences the next weigh in. Worth it. Oh yea, I don't think I ever said where I'm from... Surprise! Indiana! haha
Alright... it's snack time. I want a bowl of cereal I think. I'm so in love with my Special K with Red Berries. (: Mmm
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
I use an app on my iPhone called Lose It! It's an awesome app because I can scan the barcode of something and it instantly has all the nutritional information and all I have to input is how much I'm eating. In the mornings, I like to plan out my day. So I'll decide what I'm eating and I'll plug it all in ahead of time. Then, when I go through the day, I stay on track instead of just mindlessly eating or randomly picking whatever I want for lunch/dinner.
This WORKS for me. It keeps me on plan... It keeps my calories in check... It keeps me sane. I don't like having to think about my food ALL DAY so when I do it in the morning, everything is thought about and I just have to follow it.
WELL. Today, about 5 minutes before I was leaving for my lunch break, bf asks if I wanna get pizza with him and some work friends/co-workers. I hate being anti-social, which I often am... But I said no. Then he pushed a little harder. He *really* wanted me to go with him. I still said no. I brought my lunch. I already planned it out. Another push... He'll pay, he says. He really doesn't want to leave me out. At this point I wanted to just scream. You aren't leaving me out. I AM LEAVING ME OUT. But... I didn't. I agreed. And I ate like half of a slice of pizza (which was a ridiculous 150 calories, btw). Then, when I got to work and scarfed my planned meal. Because I'm stubborn like that.
I don't mean to over react... but I have a way I do things. And I know he wasn't trying to be a pain in the ass. He was trying to include me in his lunch plans. But I couldn't help but be so angry with him. Uggghh... Am I insane? Just completely insane??
I still ate around 1,030 calories today at this point. I'm going to have a snack in a little while. But I'm craving chocolate like it's no body's business... I'm trying to let that pass first.
I am also trying a fun new snack I read about yesterday! You take a low fat string cheese and dip it in a couple tablespoons of warmed marinara sauce. It sounds kinda like mozzarella sticks... only without the breading. I'm really jazzed about it.
Besides all this, it's been a pretty alright weekend. I'm reading for a day off. And REALLY ready for Spring Break. I'm kicking my Spring Break off with a concert and a fancy hotel stay in Indianapolis. I do NOT intend to be on plan this day. I plan to eat and drink a ridiculous amount and probably suffer the consequences the next weigh in. Worth it. Oh yea, I don't think I ever said where I'm from... Surprise! Indiana! haha
Alright... it's snack time. I want a bowl of cereal I think. I'm so in love with my Special K with Red Berries. (: Mmm
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Day 43 - I Survived Valentine's Day 2012!
Hello lovlies!
Today was definitely not a normal day for me... I woke up just blah. I know it was from all the badness I ate yesterday. I was so stuffed when I went to bed and I woke up kinda nauseated and still full. Since I've adjusted my daily intake and gotten into the habit of eating breakfast every morning, I wake up fairly empty feeling and within a half hour I am almost ravenous. This morning, it was a chore to even drink my coffee because I was still feeling so full.
I also did something I NEVER do... It was out of complete curiosity. I weighed myself on a NOT weigh day. I should be ashamed. I am a once-a-week weigher through and through... but I HAD to know how yesterday's festivities effected me. The scale was a less upsetting 201.2. Which is a pound more than yesterday morning... but much less than last night. I can deal with that.
My grandparents came to town this afternoon to visit bf and I. They insisted they take us out to eat, then they wanted to go for coffee and donuts. AH! I hate turning them down when they come and visit because I never get to see them. So I did the best I could. Or so I thought? My lunch ended up being pretty okay, calories wise. Like 384? THEN came the fun part... Coffee isn't bad. I had black coffee with 2tsp of sugar and a splash of skim milk. It was the ONE donut stick? thing that I got with it. 370 calories for that thing alone. GEEZ. That combined with my very small breakfast leaves me at 920 calories already today. I feel so bloated anyway... so I am okay with having a light dinner.
Unrelated to weight loss and nutrition: I just ordered a new lens for my camera and a remote shutter release. I am pretty excited about those. Used my birthday money... which is by far my favorite thing about birthdays. The other part of my birthday money is going towards new running shoes. Yay, running!
Alright... I have to go do a little shopping tonight before it gets too late. I hope everyone had a successful Valentine's Day, whatever your definition of successful was, and if you temporarily hopped off the weightloss wagon like I did... get your butts back on today! (;
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Today was definitely not a normal day for me... I woke up just blah. I know it was from all the badness I ate yesterday. I was so stuffed when I went to bed and I woke up kinda nauseated and still full. Since I've adjusted my daily intake and gotten into the habit of eating breakfast every morning, I wake up fairly empty feeling and within a half hour I am almost ravenous. This morning, it was a chore to even drink my coffee because I was still feeling so full.
I also did something I NEVER do... It was out of complete curiosity. I weighed myself on a NOT weigh day. I should be ashamed. I am a once-a-week weigher through and through... but I HAD to know how yesterday's festivities effected me. The scale was a less upsetting 201.2. Which is a pound more than yesterday morning... but much less than last night. I can deal with that.
My grandparents came to town this afternoon to visit bf and I. They insisted they take us out to eat, then they wanted to go for coffee and donuts. AH! I hate turning them down when they come and visit because I never get to see them. So I did the best I could. Or so I thought? My lunch ended up being pretty okay, calories wise. Like 384? THEN came the fun part... Coffee isn't bad. I had black coffee with 2tsp of sugar and a splash of skim milk. It was the ONE donut stick? thing that I got with it. 370 calories for that thing alone. GEEZ. That combined with my very small breakfast leaves me at 920 calories already today. I feel so bloated anyway... so I am okay with having a light dinner.
Unrelated to weight loss and nutrition: I just ordered a new lens for my camera and a remote shutter release. I am pretty excited about those. Used my birthday money... which is by far my favorite thing about birthdays. The other part of my birthday money is going towards new running shoes. Yay, running!
Alright... I have to go do a little shopping tonight before it gets too late. I hope everyone had a successful Valentine's Day, whatever your definition of successful was, and if you temporarily hopped off the weightloss wagon like I did... get your butts back on today! (;
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Monday, February 6, 2012
Day 34 - Today Was A Chumbawamba Day!
I feel like this is almost embarrassing to admit... But I'm totally listening to Chumbawamba right now. They just get me super pumped. I'm not doing much right now that I need to be all pumped... but they put me in a good mood.
SO! How is everyone? I'm well. I have some positive and negative things to report for these past three days...
I can't even remember Friday... Which is why it's good I log my food... Let's see... Oh that's right. Friday was the first of probably a few birthday celebrations this week. My birthday is the 9th. The big "two-three". haha I'm feeling old! I ate really well all day... Then I drank my dinner. Went to the bar and had 3 pints of Guinness and a gin and tonic. I am NOT a binge drinker, usually... It was over the course of like 3 hours. That day was still only around 1,250 calories. Even if over half of that was alcohol... I consider it a success.
Then Saturday was also very good. And bad. I only ate like 1,000 calories. This isn't because I don't eat... I just don't eat a lot anymore. And It's always really healthy stuff. Plus work always screws me up when I close. I worked 1-10... So I ate a really late breakfast, kinda snacked for lunch then ate a normal dinner.
Sunday however... I went kind of insane. I considered not even counting my calories... but I thought I'd better. If I don't lose tomorrow, then I'll definitely know why. It was Super Bowl Sunday! (Yay, Giants!) And that calls for bad food, of course. We made a pizza and cut&bake cookies. I had 3 slices of home made pizza and freakin' 5 cookies. hah Dinner alone was 1,400 calories. The day ended up 1,880. I'm not sorry. I haven't eaten like THAT in a month. And that was something the old me would have not thought twice about doing multiple times a week. No wonder I weighed 235 pounds at one point.
At this point of my day I've eaten around 700 calories. I'm going to have a snack though before bed. I wanna keep it a lower calorie day because of yesterday. I'm not "making up for it" or anything... I just feel like I should kinda try and balance it a little? That sounds like making up for it... Oh well. Makes me feel better.
Tomorrow I'm going to WEIGH MYSELF! I get so excited about Tuesday's. I think I should probably lower my expectations a little... Since I had such a huge loss last week AND I stuffed myself last night. Also, I haven't drank hardly any water today. I'm probably retaining water like crazy. boo...
I hate an Industrial Psych exam tomorrow. I've never had this prof so I don't know what to expect from his tests... I hope it isn't too painful...
ALSO! Unrelated to food or weight... I finally ordered myself a new laptop. I had been breathing life back into my current one every few months. I've had it since my 18th birthday... Which makes it 5 years old in a few days. I think that's a long time for a laptop. It has been through a lot and it's been very reliable up until recently. I'm making the big switch from Windows to Mac and I'm very anxious. I expect to love it though... I ordered the 15" MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM and 720GB HD. And I opted for the high resolution screen. It should be a pretty sexy piece of technology. haha (;
It's a combination of what I'm doing with my tax money and a birthday present from my momma. She's wonderful and I miss her. ): She lives like... 3 hours away and it just feels like I never see her. sad. sad.
Anyway... I need to study. I never feel like I contribute anything of value to you guys. I just babble about my life and what I'm eating... Still lacking in the exercise department too. Soon (I keep saying that) bf and I are buying running shoes. For running. We have decided to give the Couch to 5K a whirl.
Okay...okay... Everyone have a good day or night, whichever it is when you're reading this.
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
SO! How is everyone? I'm well. I have some positive and negative things to report for these past three days...
I can't even remember Friday... Which is why it's good I log my food... Let's see... Oh that's right. Friday was the first of probably a few birthday celebrations this week. My birthday is the 9th. The big "two-three". haha I'm feeling old! I ate really well all day... Then I drank my dinner. Went to the bar and had 3 pints of Guinness and a gin and tonic. I am NOT a binge drinker, usually... It was over the course of like 3 hours. That day was still only around 1,250 calories. Even if over half of that was alcohol... I consider it a success.
Then Saturday was also very good. And bad. I only ate like 1,000 calories. This isn't because I don't eat... I just don't eat a lot anymore. And It's always really healthy stuff. Plus work always screws me up when I close. I worked 1-10... So I ate a really late breakfast, kinda snacked for lunch then ate a normal dinner.
Sunday however... I went kind of insane. I considered not even counting my calories... but I thought I'd better. If I don't lose tomorrow, then I'll definitely know why. It was Super Bowl Sunday! (Yay, Giants!) And that calls for bad food, of course. We made a pizza and cut&bake cookies. I had 3 slices of home made pizza and freakin' 5 cookies. hah Dinner alone was 1,400 calories. The day ended up 1,880. I'm not sorry. I haven't eaten like THAT in a month. And that was something the old me would have not thought twice about doing multiple times a week. No wonder I weighed 235 pounds at one point.
At this point of my day I've eaten around 700 calories. I'm going to have a snack though before bed. I wanna keep it a lower calorie day because of yesterday. I'm not "making up for it" or anything... I just feel like I should kinda try and balance it a little? That sounds like making up for it... Oh well. Makes me feel better.
Tomorrow I'm going to WEIGH MYSELF! I get so excited about Tuesday's. I think I should probably lower my expectations a little... Since I had such a huge loss last week AND I stuffed myself last night. Also, I haven't drank hardly any water today. I'm probably retaining water like crazy. boo...
I hate an Industrial Psych exam tomorrow. I've never had this prof so I don't know what to expect from his tests... I hope it isn't too painful...
ALSO! Unrelated to food or weight... I finally ordered myself a new laptop. I had been breathing life back into my current one every few months. I've had it since my 18th birthday... Which makes it 5 years old in a few days. I think that's a long time for a laptop. It has been through a lot and it's been very reliable up until recently. I'm making the big switch from Windows to Mac and I'm very anxious. I expect to love it though... I ordered the 15" MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM and 720GB HD. And I opted for the high resolution screen. It should be a pretty sexy piece of technology. haha (;
It's a combination of what I'm doing with my tax money and a birthday present from my momma. She's wonderful and I miss her. ): She lives like... 3 hours away and it just feels like I never see her. sad. sad.
Anyway... I need to study. I never feel like I contribute anything of value to you guys. I just babble about my life and what I'm eating... Still lacking in the exercise department too. Soon (I keep saying that) bf and I are buying running shoes. For running. We have decided to give the Couch to 5K a whirl.
Okay...okay... Everyone have a good day or night, whichever it is when you're reading this.
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Friday, February 3, 2012
Day 31 - More Pictures... I'm A Glutton For Punishment.
Hellooo!! How are you wonderful people? I always wanna say ladies... but that is incredibly sexist. It's way wrong of me to assume there are no gentlemen out there in 3fatchicks blog-land.
So... I have to cut right to the chase. The hardest part of all this diet healthy lifestyle stuff is that I LOVE food! And I love sweets. And I hate telling myself no. Now, while I've done a pretty solid job of if so far (I cheat every once in a while - when I think it's really worth it), it's hard to think this has to be a forever kinda thing. So... I have to find new, healthier ways to satisfy these urges.
Enter: Arctic Zero. I'm sure some of you have heard of it... but those who haven't and love ice cream, please keep listening.
It's fat-free, low sugar, gluten free. It has 8 grams of fiber per pint and 14 grams of protein. It is non-GMO, which means it has no genetically modified ingredients. And of course, I've saved the best for last... It's 150 calories for the ENTIRE PINT. Yes. The whole pint. Which means for a serving, which is 1/2 cup... there's 37 calories. My mind was blown when I read about it, so I naturally wanted some.
Unfortunately, there are no stores within 100 miles that sells it. But that's what the internets are for. Amazon to the rescue. Last night, when I got home from my very, very long class day I had a wonderful little package waiting on me at the door. I ordered a 6 pack of this Arctic Zero... 3 chocolate and 3 peanut butter chocolate. (What can I say? All or nothing...) It was shipped in a styrofoam container with dry ice. I was a little worried it would arrive as soup, given the warm weather we have been having... but it was frozen solid!
Now... none of this matters if it tastes like complete crap. When I first opened it, it was really, really frozen. Once it thawed a little and I could actually get my spoon in... I was pleasantly surprised. It doesn't have the same consistency as ice cream. It's clearly labeled an "ice cream" replacement. If I had to try to describe it... I'd say it's a combination of ice cream and Italian ice. It's sort of flakey when you are scooping it, but it tastes very creamy. It's not too sweet and have NO weird artificial aftertaste. The peanut butter flavor is a little less intense than a typical peanut butter ice cream would be, but it's still very good.
You can sit down and eat the entire pint and have no guilty feelings... That basically won me over. I have been known to put away a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's in one or two sittings. I'm not proud of that... but yeah. I did it. Whatever. Now, while I don't condone this practice... if I ever want to sit down and eat a whole pint of this... I can. And I'll be 150 calories up rather than... what? 920 that a typical pint of B&J has. Wow. Huge difference.
Okay... now for the pictures!
So... I have to cut right to the chase. The hardest part of all this diet healthy lifestyle stuff is that I LOVE food! And I love sweets. And I hate telling myself no. Now, while I've done a pretty solid job of if so far (I cheat every once in a while - when I think it's really worth it), it's hard to think this has to be a forever kinda thing. So... I have to find new, healthier ways to satisfy these urges.
Enter: Arctic Zero. I'm sure some of you have heard of it... but those who haven't and love ice cream, please keep listening.
It's fat-free, low sugar, gluten free. It has 8 grams of fiber per pint and 14 grams of protein. It is non-GMO, which means it has no genetically modified ingredients. And of course, I've saved the best for last... It's 150 calories for the ENTIRE PINT. Yes. The whole pint. Which means for a serving, which is 1/2 cup... there's 37 calories. My mind was blown when I read about it, so I naturally wanted some.
Unfortunately, there are no stores within 100 miles that sells it. But that's what the internets are for. Amazon to the rescue. Last night, when I got home from my very, very long class day I had a wonderful little package waiting on me at the door. I ordered a 6 pack of this Arctic Zero... 3 chocolate and 3 peanut butter chocolate. (What can I say? All or nothing...) It was shipped in a styrofoam container with dry ice. I was a little worried it would arrive as soup, given the warm weather we have been having... but it was frozen solid!
Now... none of this matters if it tastes like complete crap. When I first opened it, it was really, really frozen. Once it thawed a little and I could actually get my spoon in... I was pleasantly surprised. It doesn't have the same consistency as ice cream. It's clearly labeled an "ice cream" replacement. If I had to try to describe it... I'd say it's a combination of ice cream and Italian ice. It's sort of flakey when you are scooping it, but it tastes very creamy. It's not too sweet and have NO weird artificial aftertaste. The peanut butter flavor is a little less intense than a typical peanut butter ice cream would be, but it's still very good.
You can sit down and eat the entire pint and have no guilty feelings... That basically won me over. I have been known to put away a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's in one or two sittings. I'm not proud of that... but yeah. I did it. Whatever. Now, while I don't condone this practice... if I ever want to sit down and eat a whole pint of this... I can. And I'll be 150 calories up rather than... what? 920 that a typical pint of B&J has. Wow. Huge difference.
Okay... now for the pictures!
My wrist looks kind of massive at this angle? But... taadaaaa!
Very important Nutrition Facts, in case you didn't believe me. haha
After a few bites. Looks like delicious chocolate ice cream to me. (:
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I also wanted to do a little bragging about my after class snack last night... I'm pretty much famished after 12 hours of class and only having little nibbles, a small packed salad, and some stupid vacuum meal for dinner... So I came home and made a yummy cheesy spinach & mushroom egg-white omelet.
It's actually really hard to photograph food, as I'm learning. This doesn't look at awesome as I promise it was.
- 3 tablespoons egg white
- one whole mushroom, sliced
- 1/8 C chopped onion
- 1/3 C spinach
- 1 light Babybel Cheese Wedge
- 2 tablespoons salsa
- 2 tablespoons plain, nonfat Greek yogurt (thought that was sour cream, didn't you! haha Tastes exactly the same!)
All together that's only 120 calories. And it was very yummy. It probably only needed 1 tablespoon of the Greek yogurt, which would shave off like... 10 calories. Not really all that impressive, but it's something. I sometimes put a little hot sauce in the egg white before I cook it, to give it a little extra kick. I like my stuff spicy. (;
Alright... I'm all done now. I just felt like chit chatting about food for a bit. I hope this gives you guys healthy ideas! If you have tried or plan to try the Arctic Zero, you should let me know what you think!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Day 30 - Officially One Month In.
I think this post might be a bit complain-y. And also short. And probably riddled with typos.
So lots of excitment for my 1 month success. I feel like it's something noteable, because I can honestly say that I have been about 85-90% on plan for 30 entire days. Which is no small feat for me.
I didn't sleep very well last night. It probably didn't help that it was f*#$ing 45 degrees last night and for some reason, and since it's FEBRUARY and I refuse to turn on my A/C my apt stayed right at 78 ALL NIGHT. Which is just entirely too warm for me to sleep in. I prefer it to be much cooler in my room. So I can cuddle up beside bf and be toasty under the covers... Not too hot under ONE sheet.
So I had one of those fall-asleep-and-wake-up-every-15-minute nights. Basically the worst.
And I am dragging today. Just dragging. Even my morning coffee didn't perk me up. Blaaah
So, in one month I've managed to lose around 15 pounds. Honestly...technically... 14.6 pounds. Which makes me very, very happy. I'm wearing my not-so-fat jeans today. They are a pair I've been wearing for like 5 years now, because I absolutely love them. But they got a little too tight for a few months and I kind of stopped wearing them and switched to fat-jeans. It makes me happy that they fit again. They aren't as loose as they have been in the past, but noooo muffin top either! (:
I have also seen a fair amount of change in my face. It's less puffy than it had been. Looking at Thanksgiving/Christmas pictures, I can see just a little less roundness happening. I'd really like to start loosing in my fingers too. They aren't super fat, I guess... but I used to wear a size 6.5-7 and now I'm more like a 7.5 and all my pretty rings are too snug and I'm too proud to get the resized. Because, WHAT'S the point of that? I'm going to get all healthy and need them smaller again anyway, duh.
I am also very pround of myself... Today is the day I'm on campus for right at 12 hours. I get here at like 8:30a and I don't get out of my last class till 9p. So if I don't wanna eat at the BK on campus or try to just completely guess about the healthiest choices in the cafeteria... I have to bring my lunch AND dinner. Which is exactly what I did!
One salad with shredded turkey, a string cheese cut up, tons of veggies, pico de gallo, and some yummy salsa ranch yogurt dressing.
A big bowl of sliced strawberries and about a 1/2 of grapes.
Then a stupid, but almost kinda healthy, vaccum sealed meal for dinner. It's not the best, but considering what I have to work with... I can't be picky. Then an apple and a caramel rice cake. I know... you're probably thinking... Seriously? A rice cake? ...YES! They are delicious if you buy the right ones! haha
I usually love writing on this during the day... but today I just feel like I should be more productive. I have an exam in Research Methods and Statistics in like... 4 hours. And I know if I don't spend some time on it, it's going to kick my ass. Then I need to start thinking about a term paper for Industrial Psych. Oh... and one for Clinical Psych. Oh oh, and another for Psychometrics. ): I love psychology... but why does every single class have to end with a 10-12 page paper? Can't me loving it be enough? haha
Everyone go out and make your days awesome! I'm definitely not one to say that today... because I'm kinda walking around half dead and looking like I hate the world. But... do better than me today. haha
H t H W & D,
-E
PS: I really need to start exercising more. I've got the eating healthy foods and moderation on lock, I think. But why can't I master this get my ass moving stuff too? Ugh ):
So lots of excitment for my 1 month success. I feel like it's something noteable, because I can honestly say that I have been about 85-90% on plan for 30 entire days. Which is no small feat for me.
I didn't sleep very well last night. It probably didn't help that it was f*#$ing 45 degrees last night and for some reason, and since it's FEBRUARY and I refuse to turn on my A/C my apt stayed right at 78 ALL NIGHT. Which is just entirely too warm for me to sleep in. I prefer it to be much cooler in my room. So I can cuddle up beside bf and be toasty under the covers... Not too hot under ONE sheet.
So I had one of those fall-asleep-and-wake-up-every-15-minute nights. Basically the worst.
And I am dragging today. Just dragging. Even my morning coffee didn't perk me up. Blaaah
So, in one month I've managed to lose around 15 pounds. Honestly...technically... 14.6 pounds. Which makes me very, very happy. I'm wearing my not-so-fat jeans today. They are a pair I've been wearing for like 5 years now, because I absolutely love them. But they got a little too tight for a few months and I kind of stopped wearing them and switched to fat-jeans. It makes me happy that they fit again. They aren't as loose as they have been in the past, but noooo muffin top either! (:
I have also seen a fair amount of change in my face. It's less puffy than it had been. Looking at Thanksgiving/Christmas pictures, I can see just a little less roundness happening. I'd really like to start loosing in my fingers too. They aren't super fat, I guess... but I used to wear a size 6.5-7 and now I'm more like a 7.5 and all my pretty rings are too snug and I'm too proud to get the resized. Because, WHAT'S the point of that? I'm going to get all healthy and need them smaller again anyway, duh.
I am also very pround of myself... Today is the day I'm on campus for right at 12 hours. I get here at like 8:30a and I don't get out of my last class till 9p. So if I don't wanna eat at the BK on campus or try to just completely guess about the healthiest choices in the cafeteria... I have to bring my lunch AND dinner. Which is exactly what I did!
One salad with shredded turkey, a string cheese cut up, tons of veggies, pico de gallo, and some yummy salsa ranch yogurt dressing.
A big bowl of sliced strawberries and about a 1/2 of grapes.
Then a stupid, but almost kinda healthy, vaccum sealed meal for dinner. It's not the best, but considering what I have to work with... I can't be picky. Then an apple and a caramel rice cake. I know... you're probably thinking... Seriously? A rice cake? ...YES! They are delicious if you buy the right ones! haha
I usually love writing on this during the day... but today I just feel like I should be more productive. I have an exam in Research Methods and Statistics in like... 4 hours. And I know if I don't spend some time on it, it's going to kick my ass. Then I need to start thinking about a term paper for Industrial Psych. Oh... and one for Clinical Psych. Oh oh, and another for Psychometrics. ): I love psychology... but why does every single class have to end with a 10-12 page paper? Can't me loving it be enough? haha
Everyone go out and make your days awesome! I'm definitely not one to say that today... because I'm kinda walking around half dead and looking like I hate the world. But... do better than me today. haha
H t H W & D,
-E
PS: I really need to start exercising more. I've got the eating healthy foods and moderation on lock, I think. But why can't I master this get my ass moving stuff too? Ugh ):
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Day 28 - Good News and Bad News
So... Which one should I discuss first? Since they are (I think) very closely related, I'll start with the bad news so I can end with the good news. Or good-ish news, depending on how you wanna view it.
But this can't be a long post because I have a stupid debriefing statement to write. I've designed and am going to start conducting my very own undergrad research project. It's pretty exciting but they make you jump through a bunch of hoops and are very picky when it comes to the acceptance process. Just making sure I'm being all ethical and stuff... woo
So today is Tuesday, which means it is my weeeeiighh daaaay. I think I do that every time. Draw out weeeeeiiggghh daaaay. I hope you guys read it in an epic, booming voice. Make it a little dramatic. haha
But first, the bad news. The past... I'd say 15 hours or so, I've been super sick. Not really sick, I guess. I just think I've picked up a stomach bug. And without going into great, icky detail... Whatever goes in, comes out fairly quickly. And I'm not throwing up. I think that sums it up. I'm not sure if it's something I ate or just something I've picked up... But I hope it stops soon. It seems like I'm always having some kind of digestion issues.
Good news! Now that's I've shared such... intimate... information with you all. There is a "silver lining" if you wanna call it that?? I definitely lost weight this week... 5 pounds to be exact.
Last Weight: 210.4
Today's Weight: 205.4
I loss worth celebrating... if I believed it was accurate. I'm willing to bet I gain a little back. Which I am MORE than okay with if it means everything going back to normal. I hate feeling all sickly. Also, I think a 5lb loss in a week is a bit extreme. I'm attributing it to the very empty stomach this morning...
So, unfortunately I have nothing else to add because I have pressing matters to attend to this morning... But I wanted to let you all know about my weigh in! Accountability, and all.
Also... I recently discovered something called PB2. If you haven't heard of it, I recommend checking it out on Amazon. It's powdered peanut butter. You mix it with water if you want peanut butter... but I've been using it in smoothies. It's very tasty, all natural, and has like 85% less calories and a lot less fat than normal peanut butter. It's like 45 calories for 2TBSP and like 1.5g fat. I had a banana PB2 smoothie this morning that was just awesome. Only draw back is I keep burping banana. NOT the best. :-p
Okay! I'm done for now! Everyone go out and have incredible and successful days!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
But this can't be a long post because I have a stupid debriefing statement to write. I've designed and am going to start conducting my very own undergrad research project. It's pretty exciting but they make you jump through a bunch of hoops and are very picky when it comes to the acceptance process. Just making sure I'm being all ethical and stuff... woo
So today is Tuesday, which means it is my weeeeiighh daaaay. I think I do that every time. Draw out weeeeeiiggghh daaaay. I hope you guys read it in an epic, booming voice. Make it a little dramatic. haha
But first, the bad news. The past... I'd say 15 hours or so, I've been super sick. Not really sick, I guess. I just think I've picked up a stomach bug. And without going into great, icky detail... Whatever goes in, comes out fairly quickly. And I'm not throwing up. I think that sums it up. I'm not sure if it's something I ate or just something I've picked up... But I hope it stops soon. It seems like I'm always having some kind of digestion issues.
Good news! Now that's I've shared such... intimate... information with you all. There is a "silver lining" if you wanna call it that?? I definitely lost weight this week... 5 pounds to be exact.
Last Weight: 210.4
Today's Weight: 205.4
I loss worth celebrating... if I believed it was accurate. I'm willing to bet I gain a little back. Which I am MORE than okay with if it means everything going back to normal. I hate feeling all sickly. Also, I think a 5lb loss in a week is a bit extreme. I'm attributing it to the very empty stomach this morning...
So, unfortunately I have nothing else to add because I have pressing matters to attend to this morning... But I wanted to let you all know about my weigh in! Accountability, and all.
Also... I recently discovered something called PB2. If you haven't heard of it, I recommend checking it out on Amazon. It's powdered peanut butter. You mix it with water if you want peanut butter... but I've been using it in smoothies. It's very tasty, all natural, and has like 85% less calories and a lot less fat than normal peanut butter. It's like 45 calories for 2TBSP and like 1.5g fat. I had a banana PB2 smoothie this morning that was just awesome. Only draw back is I keep burping banana. NOT the best. :-p
Okay! I'm done for now! Everyone go out and have incredible and successful days!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Monday, January 30, 2012
Day 27 - I Wonder How Long I'll Keep This "Day" Thing Up?
Heeelllloooo everyone!
I have had a really great day off. I usually work on Mondays... but as a result of some "end of the fiscal year cutbacks" they gave me a few less hours than normal and that resulted in an extra day off! I am NOT complaining! I slept till 10, got a TON of running done, made a delicious dinner, and got half my laundry done. Woot.
So in my last post I talked about some decorating I'm doing. I know this isn't related to weight loss or dieting... but I'll get there. I just feel so drab talking about the exact same things everyday. Calories and carbs and sweating and blah blah blah... This is something I'm really excited about and I wanna share.
So our bedroom is all white walls, because we live in an apt and we aren't allowed to do any serious changes. Our bed spread is black, and we have red accent pillows and a red blanket we drape at the bottom. We have black night stands and a black dresser. Then we have 4 red canvas totes we use to hide all of our "stuff". I keep photos and some owners manuals and other random things that wouldn't have a home otherwise (old keychains from my childhood I collected, some fancy hair chopsticks, etc). So basically, it's a black and white room with fun red accents in a few places. Sooo! We have a platform bed and no head board. I decided the wall above our bed (it's a king, so it's a huge area) is way too boring. I searched around for possible decorations... and ultimately decided on taking pictures of things that are red... in a mostly monochromatic environment, or just making the photo B&W except for the red... Then having 3 - 12x12 canvas prints made. And it turned out awesome, I think. We just picked them up today and I haven't talked bf into hanging them yet, but... These are the pictures:
I have had a really great day off. I usually work on Mondays... but as a result of some "end of the fiscal year cutbacks" they gave me a few less hours than normal and that resulted in an extra day off! I am NOT complaining! I slept till 10, got a TON of running done, made a delicious dinner, and got half my laundry done. Woot.
So in my last post I talked about some decorating I'm doing. I know this isn't related to weight loss or dieting... but I'll get there. I just feel so drab talking about the exact same things everyday. Calories and carbs and sweating and blah blah blah... This is something I'm really excited about and I wanna share.
So our bedroom is all white walls, because we live in an apt and we aren't allowed to do any serious changes. Our bed spread is black, and we have red accent pillows and a red blanket we drape at the bottom. We have black night stands and a black dresser. Then we have 4 red canvas totes we use to hide all of our "stuff". I keep photos and some owners manuals and other random things that wouldn't have a home otherwise (old keychains from my childhood I collected, some fancy hair chopsticks, etc). So basically, it's a black and white room with fun red accents in a few places. Sooo! We have a platform bed and no head board. I decided the wall above our bed (it's a king, so it's a huge area) is way too boring. I searched around for possible decorations... and ultimately decided on taking pictures of things that are red... in a mostly monochromatic environment, or just making the photo B&W except for the red... Then having 3 - 12x12 canvas prints made. And it turned out awesome, I think. We just picked them up today and I haven't talked bf into hanging them yet, but... These are the pictures:
Honestly, I'm not sure I can think of anything more frustrating on this blog than trying to post pictures in an even semi-coherent fashion. AArrgghhh... But, these are the prints. The wine is by far my favorite... and was also the most fun to shoot. But the others are also very neat too. Ummm... They don't necessarily mean anything. Wine, because I am a hardcore wino. Apple because... I always have apples on hand? And I wanna come up with something super clever for the royal flush... Like... love is a gamble and I have been dealt the best possible hand. (; But that's cheesy. hahah Also, please don't mind my messy dresser. It's covered in movies bf and I plan to watch sometime in the next 10 years.
I also wanted to show you guys the healthy meal bf and I created tonight. We just sorta felt like cooking. We did a cracked peppercorn turkey tenderloin in the crockpot all day. Along with some onions and mushrooms. Then we made cauliflower "mashed potatoes" and "creamed" peas. All the while, I was taking a stab at my first batch of apple chips. It was an overall success... Observe...
The dinner was only 265 calories because we made extra, super, amazing healthy choices when creating our "mashed potatoes" and "creamed" peas. Then the apples chips where... okay. From what I gathered, you basically slice the apple super thin, lay on cookie sheet, sprinkle with cinnamon and in my case Truvia, then bake at the lowest setting your oven has for 1.5-2 hours. Well. We joke about our over being a gate to Hell, or how we can't really bake anything because it's like cooking on the surface of the sun.. And it's completely true. Cookies that should take like 10-12 minutes are usually fully cooked and on their way to burnt after like 5 in our oven. My apple chips were done in like 50 minutes solid. It's an old oven and we are pretty sure the thermostat must be broken. Our fridge is similar. Except our fridge gets so cold it freezes our veggies and milk, and our freezer won't stay cold enough to keep ice cream frozen. Oh, the joys of living in a cheap apt during your poor college years. (:
Tomorrow is my weigh in! Today and yesterday were definitely light days, to try and make up for any damage I might have done the two days before that... So I'm not expecting INCREDIBLE things tomorrow morning... but certainly not a gain. Crossing my fingers for a loss tho! *Hopes*
Also, we went running shoe shopping today... We didn't get very far because neither one of us have ever taken up running. So we are total newbs. We are going to give the Couch to 5 K a shot. It sounds like a very promising program. I haven't ran regularly since high school volleyball conditioning. haha I'm not sure what I've gotten myself into... but I think it's important to be active and we have some pretty trails we can run that aren't far from home. Beats paying a bunch for a gym membership!
So definitely more research before we purchase any shoes... if anyone has any running/running shoe advice, please feel free to toss it at me.
Okay, I'm going to do a little elliptical I think and then wash some dishes while bf works on a big paper. This semester has been really laid back as far as HW goes... I shouldn't say that though, because as soon as I do... I'll end up with 15 things due at once.
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Day 26 - I Haven't Died!
I hate when I go so long without being on here, checking up on my blog, reading other people's blogs, checking the forums, getting inspired, being inspirational (not really - but I'm working on that one).
I just get so busy on the weekends. And if I can fit in work, school, social life, healthy eating and exercise on these days, I just have to accept that something will be sacrificed. And it's usually my computer/TV time. Oh well!
So, to be completely honest... I haven't actually been as fantastic as I normally am. Generally, I eat between 1200-1350 calories a day. Well! Yesterday friends from out of town came to visit, and we went to Logan's steakhouse. And I HAD to have a roll. I HAD TO. I mean... I didn't have to. But who are we kidding? I had to. So that's a whopping 227 calories! Ahh! Before I even started eating. Luckily though, after one, I reigned in my crazy. But then we had a huge nacho appetizer and that was pretty much all bad too. Long story short... I still managed to finish my day around 211 calories over budget. (My max to lose 2lbs/week is 1511 calories) So yeah. And then the night before I got a wild hair and decided to drink a little. And by a little I mean like... 600 calories worth of Rum/Guinness. I'm a dark beer girl, all the way. Oh, and not together, of course. But I ate like a saint the whole day and ended 24cals over my budget. Not too bad, considering.
Okay... I feel better now that I've confessed all that. haha That's a weird kind of therapy.
Now we'll see if that has any effect on Tuesdaaaaaaaay!
I have also made an official switch from skim milk to almond milk. I'm buying Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk. I had to go to a Fresh Market to find it because none of the grocery stores close to me had it. But it's very tasty. It's only 40 calories for a whole cup. It has 2carbs and only 3.5g of sugar! If I had to describe it... It'd say it tastes like the milk in the bottom of the bowl after you eat cereal. It's a little sweet and creamy. I like it. It's delicious in coffee and cereal. I haven't used it for much else yet. And bf doesn't seem to mind the change either. Horray!
I bought some strawberries on sale at the fresh market too. Along with some plain Greek yogurt (we use it as a substitute for sour cream), yummy new coffee, raspberries, and a brick of 90% cacao chocolate. I am a huge sucker for chocolate, especially the dark variety. I always read that dark chocolate is high in antioxidants. The reason I got 90% is because it's SO rich, and actually a little too bitter to eat more than a square at a time. So that solves my chocolate craving without sending me into a crazy chocolate binge... followed by a chocolate coma.
Enough about food! I am in super-homemaker-mode right now, so I'm probably going to cut this post a little short. I am currently decorating our bedroom... and without going in to crazy detail... I'm taking photos, editing them, then making 12x12 canvas prints to hang above our bed. I'm confident it'll be really neat when it's finished... but I have a coupon for 50% off the canvas prints and the coupon expires on the 31, which means I have some work to do. I have all but one photo taken and edited. When it's done I'll be sure to post it and let everyone see! (:
I would also just like to say how much I appreciate all the comments and feedback I got on my last post. I was driving myself crazy and you guys really made me stop and realize how silly I was being. I was overreacting for sure. I'll be carb conscious, but I will NOT be stressing myself out like that again. It's just all around bad. I feel better about the skin thing too. So thank you, you're all wonderful (:
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
I just get so busy on the weekends. And if I can fit in work, school, social life, healthy eating and exercise on these days, I just have to accept that something will be sacrificed. And it's usually my computer/TV time. Oh well!
So, to be completely honest... I haven't actually been as fantastic as I normally am. Generally, I eat between 1200-1350 calories a day. Well! Yesterday friends from out of town came to visit, and we went to Logan's steakhouse. And I HAD to have a roll. I HAD TO. I mean... I didn't have to. But who are we kidding? I had to. So that's a whopping 227 calories! Ahh! Before I even started eating. Luckily though, after one, I reigned in my crazy. But then we had a huge nacho appetizer and that was pretty much all bad too. Long story short... I still managed to finish my day around 211 calories over budget. (My max to lose 2lbs/week is 1511 calories) So yeah. And then the night before I got a wild hair and decided to drink a little. And by a little I mean like... 600 calories worth of Rum/Guinness. I'm a dark beer girl, all the way. Oh, and not together, of course. But I ate like a saint the whole day and ended 24cals over my budget. Not too bad, considering.
Okay... I feel better now that I've confessed all that. haha That's a weird kind of therapy.
Now we'll see if that has any effect on Tuesdaaaaaaaay!
I have also made an official switch from skim milk to almond milk. I'm buying Blue Diamond Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk. I had to go to a Fresh Market to find it because none of the grocery stores close to me had it. But it's very tasty. It's only 40 calories for a whole cup. It has 2carbs and only 3.5g of sugar! If I had to describe it... It'd say it tastes like the milk in the bottom of the bowl after you eat cereal. It's a little sweet and creamy. I like it. It's delicious in coffee and cereal. I haven't used it for much else yet. And bf doesn't seem to mind the change either. Horray!
I bought some strawberries on sale at the fresh market too. Along with some plain Greek yogurt (we use it as a substitute for sour cream), yummy new coffee, raspberries, and a brick of 90% cacao chocolate. I am a huge sucker for chocolate, especially the dark variety. I always read that dark chocolate is high in antioxidants. The reason I got 90% is because it's SO rich, and actually a little too bitter to eat more than a square at a time. So that solves my chocolate craving without sending me into a crazy chocolate binge... followed by a chocolate coma.
Enough about food! I am in super-homemaker-mode right now, so I'm probably going to cut this post a little short. I am currently decorating our bedroom... and without going in to crazy detail... I'm taking photos, editing them, then making 12x12 canvas prints to hang above our bed. I'm confident it'll be really neat when it's finished... but I have a coupon for 50% off the canvas prints and the coupon expires on the 31, which means I have some work to do. I have all but one photo taken and edited. When it's done I'll be sure to post it and let everyone see! (:
I would also just like to say how much I appreciate all the comments and feedback I got on my last post. I was driving myself crazy and you guys really made me stop and realize how silly I was being. I was overreacting for sure. I'll be carb conscious, but I will NOT be stressing myself out like that again. It's just all around bad. I feel better about the skin thing too. So thank you, you're all wonderful (:
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Day 23 - Things That Are Annoying Me...
Hellooo everybody!
So, I have been getting more and more spam as time goes on. At first, I didn't mind it so much. I just deleted them and went about my business. Now it's staring to bother me. So, I've changed my settings to require commenters to be registered and logged in before they can submit a comment. I didn't really want to do this, but obviously it was what I should have done from the jump. Now... on to other things...
I have a little time between classes so I thought I'd do a little update and talk about some serious concerns I'm having.
So I'm not one to just jump into something without researching the shit out of it. That being said, I spent almost ALL of yesterday reading about nutrition and healthy eating and all the things that can go wrong when you are losing weight. It's enough to make me go a little crazy... but this is what I gathered.
I'm absolutely convinced I am eating too many carbs. Most places on the great big internets suggest 50 - 100 carbs per day while losing weight and 100 - 150 while maintaining. It also seems the consensus is 40% of your daily calories should come from carbs. So... if I think about this a minute: because each carb = 4 calories, and 100 x 4 = 400. Then 400 should be 40% of my daily calories? So then I should be eating 1000 calories a day? (Since 400 is 40% of 1000, and all). Based on everything I read prior to my obsession with carbs, this isn't enough to prevent my body from going into starvation mode. This is hard. ):
ALSO. I am very concerned about all these carbs (yeah I'm still on that). I looked back at the past week and I've eaten between 140 and 225 carbs EACH DAY. And honestly I don't eat that much. So this says to me... I'm eating the wrong foods. Even though I'm eating things like whole wheat, fruits and veggies, low-fat/no fat dairy, and lean meats???
Also there's the fact that I'm still losing weight despite my massive carb intake. Which lead me to reading about fat loss and it's relation to the types/amounts of foods you're eating. Apparently, when you lose weight, it's often not fat your losing but lean muscle mass and connective tissue. I don't want to lose like 70 pounds then realize only half of that was actually fat and the rest was my lean muscle mass. Because eventually (as in, in the not so distant future) I would like to incorporate some strength training... and I don't want to lose anything I tone and build up.
Which leads me to my NEXT point... I'm super worried about loose skin. I see all these before and after pictures of women around my age, some older some younger, who have lost significant amounts of weight and aren't all loose and flabby. But what if that happens to me? It, of course, wouldn't be the end of the world and I would MUCH prefer have loose skin and healthy than overweight and... well unhealthy?
Honestly all this thinking and reading and researching is stressing me out a little. To summarize, in case you weren't a champ and didn't read that whole thing (kudos if you did)... I have no idea how many carbs I should be eating and how to implement that into my daily diet, losing lean muscle mass rather than fat, and saggy lose skin when I do eventually reach my weight loss goal.
I would love to visit a dietitian. No. I want a dietitian of my own. To live in my pocket. And whisper to me what to eat and what to put down. But really... Does anyone have this stuff figured out?
I'm all frazzled now... I'm going to try and get my mind on other things... like, maybe psychology or statistics! woo!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
So, I have been getting more and more spam as time goes on. At first, I didn't mind it so much. I just deleted them and went about my business. Now it's staring to bother me. So, I've changed my settings to require commenters to be registered and logged in before they can submit a comment. I didn't really want to do this, but obviously it was what I should have done from the jump. Now... on to other things...
I have a little time between classes so I thought I'd do a little update and talk about some serious concerns I'm having.
So I'm not one to just jump into something without researching the shit out of it. That being said, I spent almost ALL of yesterday reading about nutrition and healthy eating and all the things that can go wrong when you are losing weight. It's enough to make me go a little crazy... but this is what I gathered.
I'm absolutely convinced I am eating too many carbs. Most places on the great big internets suggest 50 - 100 carbs per day while losing weight and 100 - 150 while maintaining. It also seems the consensus is 40% of your daily calories should come from carbs. So... if I think about this a minute: because each carb = 4 calories, and 100 x 4 = 400. Then 400 should be 40% of my daily calories? So then I should be eating 1000 calories a day? (Since 400 is 40% of 1000, and all). Based on everything I read prior to my obsession with carbs, this isn't enough to prevent my body from going into starvation mode. This is hard. ):
ALSO. I am very concerned about all these carbs (yeah I'm still on that). I looked back at the past week and I've eaten between 140 and 225 carbs EACH DAY. And honestly I don't eat that much. So this says to me... I'm eating the wrong foods. Even though I'm eating things like whole wheat, fruits and veggies, low-fat/no fat dairy, and lean meats???
Also there's the fact that I'm still losing weight despite my massive carb intake. Which lead me to reading about fat loss and it's relation to the types/amounts of foods you're eating. Apparently, when you lose weight, it's often not fat your losing but lean muscle mass and connective tissue. I don't want to lose like 70 pounds then realize only half of that was actually fat and the rest was my lean muscle mass. Because eventually (as in, in the not so distant future) I would like to incorporate some strength training... and I don't want to lose anything I tone and build up.
Which leads me to my NEXT point... I'm super worried about loose skin. I see all these before and after pictures of women around my age, some older some younger, who have lost significant amounts of weight and aren't all loose and flabby. But what if that happens to me? It, of course, wouldn't be the end of the world and I would MUCH prefer have loose skin and healthy than overweight and... well unhealthy?
Honestly all this thinking and reading and researching is stressing me out a little. To summarize, in case you weren't a champ and didn't read that whole thing (kudos if you did)... I have no idea how many carbs I should be eating and how to implement that into my daily diet, losing lean muscle mass rather than fat, and saggy lose skin when I do eventually reach my weight loss goal.
I would love to visit a dietitian. No. I want a dietitian of my own. To live in my pocket. And whisper to me what to eat and what to put down. But really... Does anyone have this stuff figured out?
I'm all frazzled now... I'm going to try and get my mind on other things... like, maybe psychology or statistics! woo!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Day 14 - Offically two weeks in AND my weigh in day!!!!
Okay... All I can say right now is since around 7:30 when I got up and weighed myself, I could not WAIT to get on here and tell everyone the awesome news. But, a fun story first!
So last night I talked bf into going grocery shopping with me. And while we were walking around the store, I was telling him about how I wanted to skip the junk and buy more healthy foods. And without any prodding or persuasion AT ALL he said he had noticed how differently I'd been eating and he wanted to join me. He wants to lose around 25 pounds. No where near how much I want to lose, but I absolutely LOVE that he wants to join me in this lifestyle change and I'm so excited he's taking an interest in his weight and health 100% on his own. So, I officially have a live-in diet partner! (:
We bought all sorts of fruits and veggies and did some healthy meal planning. We are going to incorporate more fish into our diet, less starches, and we are going to reduce our sodium. And of course lots more raw/steamed veggies. He's more interested in the sodium reduction while I'm more concerned about calories, bad fats, and sugars. But we are totally on the same page and I LOVE it!
After shopping and enjoying a healthy dinner, we were chatting on the couch and the mention of weight came up. I told him I hadn't weighed myself in two weeks and I was really excited to see how much it'd changed. And that if it didn't change... I refused to be upset and let it deter me. So he asked me what I started at, and of course I told me. (We are way past being embarrassed about things like that...) So he decided to go weigh himself, and I went with him.
Then he tried getting me on the scale. I am a stickler about weighing at approximately the same time, on the same day, so I was adamantly against it. He said he really wanted to see, because he felt he'd be more motivated to try if he knew it made a difference. So I told him I'd step on the scale and wouldn't look if he promised not to tell me. And that was the agreement.
And the it drove me almost completely insane the entire night that he knew what I weighed, after 2 weeks of (almost) perfect behavior. But I didn't cave, and this morning I finally got to see how my hard work has paid off... Now, I don't mean to build this up or anything. It's not like I'm halfway to my goal in 2 weeks or anything insane like that. But! And loss makes me happy (:
So...
SW as of 01/06/2011: 220
CW as of today at 7:30am : 214.2
A loss of 5.8 pounds in two weeks! I'm ecstatic. I don't care if it's water weight or real weight or if it's because I peed before I weighed... haha ew... I'm very excited and this has just fueled my drive and motivation. (: *does a little chair dance*
Now I can start weighing in regularly. Every Tuesday morning.
And if I don't see that big of a difference every time... So what? I'm a healthier person, regardless.
Now, I have to focus on some school work due on Thursday. I hope everyone has as wonderful a day as I know I'm going to have... And if you aren't, then just keep on going because tomorrow will be better!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
So last night I talked bf into going grocery shopping with me. And while we were walking around the store, I was telling him about how I wanted to skip the junk and buy more healthy foods. And without any prodding or persuasion AT ALL he said he had noticed how differently I'd been eating and he wanted to join me. He wants to lose around 25 pounds. No where near how much I want to lose, but I absolutely LOVE that he wants to join me in this lifestyle change and I'm so excited he's taking an interest in his weight and health 100% on his own. So, I officially have a live-in diet partner! (:
We bought all sorts of fruits and veggies and did some healthy meal planning. We are going to incorporate more fish into our diet, less starches, and we are going to reduce our sodium. And of course lots more raw/steamed veggies. He's more interested in the sodium reduction while I'm more concerned about calories, bad fats, and sugars. But we are totally on the same page and I LOVE it!
After shopping and enjoying a healthy dinner, we were chatting on the couch and the mention of weight came up. I told him I hadn't weighed myself in two weeks and I was really excited to see how much it'd changed. And that if it didn't change... I refused to be upset and let it deter me. So he asked me what I started at, and of course I told me. (We are way past being embarrassed about things like that...) So he decided to go weigh himself, and I went with him.
Then he tried getting me on the scale. I am a stickler about weighing at approximately the same time, on the same day, so I was adamantly against it. He said he really wanted to see, because he felt he'd be more motivated to try if he knew it made a difference. So I told him I'd step on the scale and wouldn't look if he promised not to tell me. And that was the agreement.
And the it drove me almost completely insane the entire night that he knew what I weighed, after 2 weeks of (almost) perfect behavior. But I didn't cave, and this morning I finally got to see how my hard work has paid off... Now, I don't mean to build this up or anything. It's not like I'm halfway to my goal in 2 weeks or anything insane like that. But! And loss makes me happy (:
So...
SW as of 01/06/2011: 220
CW as of today at 7:30am : 214.2
A loss of 5.8 pounds in two weeks! I'm ecstatic. I don't care if it's water weight or real weight or if it's because I peed before I weighed... haha ew... I'm very excited and this has just fueled my drive and motivation. (: *does a little chair dance*
Now I can start weighing in regularly. Every Tuesday morning.
And if I don't see that big of a difference every time... So what? I'm a healthier person, regardless.
Now, I have to focus on some school work due on Thursday. I hope everyone has as wonderful a day as I know I'm going to have... And if you aren't, then just keep on going because tomorrow will be better!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Day 12 - I'm having a carb attack!
I seriously want a giant bowl of fettuccine alfredo soooo bad right now. Like, I'm starting to wonder if the urge will ever go away. On a normal day, I would swing by Fazoli's on the way home from work and satisfy my craving. But today, I drove right past and straight home. And now I have to find something in the fridge that sounds even remotely tasty compared to a big bowl of pasta.
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I ate well today tho, I think. Another stupid Starbucks Double Shot Mocha engery drink thing for breakfast because I keep forgetting to get my coffee ready the night before and I didn't have much extra time this morning. Sooo 200 there. And then a 6 inch wheat with turkey from subway. No cheese or dressing. And some steamed veggies and a yummy blueberry Greek yogurt. Lunch was like... 525. A little higher than normal, but whatever.
I wanna eat around 700 before the day is over. I suppose if I really wanted that pasta, I could probably make it work. But pasta is sooo heavy and I'm too in love with my before bed snacks like my sugar free pudding or my cocoa dusted almonds to give them up.
I'm not going to lie, I'm so excited to weigh myself on Tuesday. That will mark exactly 2 weeks since I began this exciting journey. I shouldn't get my hopes up, in case I don't see much of a change... but I'm looking forward to it none the less. And if I don't lose, well then I'm going to keep on going. Because maybe I will the next week.
Okay, I'm famished. I'm going to go make myself some dinner and then chill on the couch with Leo and watch something on TV. He laid across my hands as I typed three times. I think he's trying to tell me he needs some attention. He's a little purr-machine too. Here... I'll attach a photo of the number 1 man in my life ( besides the bf, I guess!) He's sucha stud muffin. :-p
I will see you all soon!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
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I ate well today tho, I think. Another stupid Starbucks Double Shot Mocha engery drink thing for breakfast because I keep forgetting to get my coffee ready the night before and I didn't have much extra time this morning. Sooo 200 there. And then a 6 inch wheat with turkey from subway. No cheese or dressing. And some steamed veggies and a yummy blueberry Greek yogurt. Lunch was like... 525. A little higher than normal, but whatever.
I wanna eat around 700 before the day is over. I suppose if I really wanted that pasta, I could probably make it work. But pasta is sooo heavy and I'm too in love with my before bed snacks like my sugar free pudding or my cocoa dusted almonds to give them up.
I'm not going to lie, I'm so excited to weigh myself on Tuesday. That will mark exactly 2 weeks since I began this exciting journey. I shouldn't get my hopes up, in case I don't see much of a change... but I'm looking forward to it none the less. And if I don't lose, well then I'm going to keep on going. Because maybe I will the next week.
Okay, I'm famished. I'm going to go make myself some dinner and then chill on the couch with Leo and watch something on TV. He laid across my hands as I typed three times. I think he's trying to tell me he needs some attention. He's a little purr-machine too. Here... I'll attach a photo of the number 1 man in my life ( besides the bf, I guess!) He's sucha stud muffin. :-p
I will see you all soon!Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Day 11 - So this is weird...
So this is a kind of strange phenomenon I've been experiencing recently. Even when I eat very successfully through out the day, I still sometimes feel like I've messed up or failed in some way... Today in particular.
I had a terrible breakfast because I was running very, very late to work this morning. So, instead of making myself even more late and fixing my usual toast and coffee, I decided to buy one of those coffee energy drinks once I got to work. I know those are terrible for you, and are basically cancer and caffeine in a can, but I have to have my caffeine in the morning. So it was that or nothing. The Starbuck's Double Shot Mocha blah blah blah whatever was 200 calories for the can. Not too bad, considering the situation.
I drink gobs of water throughout the day and at lunch I had water, a 90-cal low fat cottage cheese cup, some steamed veggies and a Lean Cuisine beef and peppers meal. All together I figured it up to be around 380 calories. Now, that's ONLY 580 for the day. But when I got home, even though I was very well behaved all day and stayed very strictly to my diet, I felt bad. Like I failed at something and I should be disappointed in myself. I don't know what the heck is wrong with me... but I didn't let it derail me.
Dinner was a turkey sandwich on low cal whole wheat bread, lettuce, tomato, onion, dijon mustard and a tiny bit of co-jack cheese and a small shredded lettuce salad with no cal ranch dressing. And then a bowl of grapes and strawberries with some Reddi-Whip Lite Whipped Cream. I hate fruit. I'm more of a veggie kinda girl so anything to make the fruits more tolerable. All together that's still only like 550. And I'm pretty much done eating! I will have to have a snack or something though because 1,100 calories for the day just isn't enough. This is hard.
I still haven't worked exercise into my regime. I keep meaning to, but I stay pretty busy. I know that's an excuse. It's also really freakin' cold out right now. Another excuse, but I don't wanna go outside in 29 degree weather. Exxxxcuuuussseeesss.
What I really want to do is buy some exercise videos and do them when bf isn't in the apt. Hahah I don't think he'd laugh or really say anything, I'd just prefer it that way. (:
Here's my awesome attempt to incorporate fruit into my diet. It's fat free whipped topping! Only 15 calories a serving! haha And there are strawberries buried under there.
Oookay! I'm going to vegetate in front of the TV for a while now before bed. I had to work long shifts all weekend and I'm going to enjoy the peace and quiet tonight. Might just pop myself some popcorn too. (: I have minibags. Not for their healthier benefits but because we have a tiny, apartment sized microwave and normal bags don't fit! haha
I'll talk to all you guys soon!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
I had a terrible breakfast because I was running very, very late to work this morning. So, instead of making myself even more late and fixing my usual toast and coffee, I decided to buy one of those coffee energy drinks once I got to work. I know those are terrible for you, and are basically cancer and caffeine in a can, but I have to have my caffeine in the morning. So it was that or nothing. The Starbuck's Double Shot Mocha blah blah blah whatever was 200 calories for the can. Not too bad, considering the situation.
I drink gobs of water throughout the day and at lunch I had water, a 90-cal low fat cottage cheese cup, some steamed veggies and a Lean Cuisine beef and peppers meal. All together I figured it up to be around 380 calories. Now, that's ONLY 580 for the day. But when I got home, even though I was very well behaved all day and stayed very strictly to my diet, I felt bad. Like I failed at something and I should be disappointed in myself. I don't know what the heck is wrong with me... but I didn't let it derail me.
Dinner was a turkey sandwich on low cal whole wheat bread, lettuce, tomato, onion, dijon mustard and a tiny bit of co-jack cheese and a small shredded lettuce salad with no cal ranch dressing. And then a bowl of grapes and strawberries with some Reddi-Whip Lite Whipped Cream. I hate fruit. I'm more of a veggie kinda girl so anything to make the fruits more tolerable. All together that's still only like 550. And I'm pretty much done eating! I will have to have a snack or something though because 1,100 calories for the day just isn't enough. This is hard.
I still haven't worked exercise into my regime. I keep meaning to, but I stay pretty busy. I know that's an excuse. It's also really freakin' cold out right now. Another excuse, but I don't wanna go outside in 29 degree weather. Exxxxcuuuussseeesss.
What I really want to do is buy some exercise videos and do them when bf isn't in the apt. Hahah I don't think he'd laugh or really say anything, I'd just prefer it that way. (:
Here's my awesome attempt to incorporate fruit into my diet. It's fat free whipped topping! Only 15 calories a serving! haha And there are strawberries buried under there.
Oookay! I'm going to vegetate in front of the TV for a while now before bed. I had to work long shifts all weekend and I'm going to enjoy the peace and quiet tonight. Might just pop myself some popcorn too. (: I have minibags. Not for their healthier benefits but because we have a tiny, apartment sized microwave and normal bags don't fit! hahaI'll talk to all you guys soon!
Here's to hard work and determination,
-E
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