Another year

So another year has come & gone. I didn't make the it to all of the goals I wanted, but I'm less than I was at the beginning of 2008, so I'll take what I can get.

A loss is a loss. No gain is always a good thing.

So as per usual my goal for the year is to get healthier. I really want to do a 5k this year. I'm looking into yoga classes. Still want to lose weight. I would love to be in the 130's by this time next year but as long as I'm more active & healthier I'll take it.

I'm ending 2008 @ 155lbs. Down 72lbs since Oct. 2004. I'll take it.

The end of the year

Well. I'm not where I wanted to be by this time. But I'm not up, so that's good. I've been successful in keeping things off. I need to get my ass to the gym on a regular basis. Especially since were moving. I have to make sure I get out of the house.

I will continue to lose.
I am determined to lose & keep the weight off.
I will be successful.
Watch me!

I'm proud

I'm proud of myself. I just spent awake from home, with relatives that aren't happy if you don't have food. And I came home to a weight loss.

Go me.

A step towards new boobs.

My plan has been to reward myself with new breasts when I hit my goal weight. The problem with that is paying for them. I think in the back of my mind that is the reason why I haven't been working as hard as I could to lose weight.

With that in mind I signed up with MyFreeImplants.com ( http://MyFreeImplants.com/models/102197/ ) to help pay for my new boobs. :) I hope to meet my weight loss goal around the same time I "earn" enough money to get my breast augmentation. Even if I'm not at my goal weight I've lost a lot of weight and I need to be rewarded. New boobs are my reward.

NSV

I have a ribcage again. LOL

I can see my ribcage again. It actually sticks out farther than my belly again finally.


I was at 157.8 tonight. I still have close to 30lbs to my goal but I'm encouraged. :-)

Hmm

2 different people asked me today if I was losing weight. I'm baffled. I admit I'm less than I was last month but not at the lowest I've been in the last month. ??? Evidently I "look" thinner & my clothes are fitting differently. I have no idea but I'll take it.

Well

I didn't make my goal of being down to 154.4 by Halloween, but I am down a few pounds. It will do. Must keep moving forward. :)

Sweet relief

Fiber is my friend. LOL

Le Sigh

and the weight just comes creeping back. 161.4 tonight. I'm definitely not making the goal I had set.

I really need to get back to exercising. I have a tivo I have no excuse for not working out. No excuse except laziness. I need my ass kicked!

Trying something new

So I'm trying a mega dose of fish oil to see if that can get my weight loss jump started again. I figure it can't hurt. Of course having the pumpkin pie in the house didn't help me this weekend. :( Oh well, it's all gone now & so is the temptation.

One Step at a time.

Doing good. Taking it day by day. Sometimes hour by hour. :)

Made it through AF with a loss instead of a gain. Always a good thing. Now I just have to continue the loss. :)

Resistance is Futile.

LOL Actually I'm doing really good resisting the urge to overeat or snack when I'm not hungry just bored.

Now I just have to get my ass working out. If nothing else I need to start doing curls so I can tighten up my arms. The doc said I need to work on my quads to help eliminate/reduce my knee pain. Biking would be good I just have to do it. LOL

Motivation, I need some.

Another day

I'm hanging in. I'm completely stressed out right now. But I'm not turning to food no matter how much I want to right now.


I step at a time. Minute by minute.

ACK!!!!!!!!

PMS sucks. I'm holding my own & consciously choosing not to over eat for the most part. It's not easy.

Hungry Hungry Hippos

that's how I'm feeling today. LOL

I know it's PMS. I'm bloated and want to eat everything.

I'm doing pretty well, considering.


I guess I need to eat something now so I don't pig out at CEC.

Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I broke 160. It probably won't last but hey I did it. 159.8 tonight which means I was actually lower this morning.

Just don't know

I'm not sure what I'm doing right, but something seems to have started working. The next week will be make or break time for me. My major hurdle has been 160. I've gotten as low as 158 but that's where I hit a wall.

So fingers crossed that this time is it. I just want to hit 156 within the next 2 weeks. I know that my goal is 154.4 (6.7lbs) by Halloween (22 days) but seriously as long as I'm on the right track & losing I'm not going to stress too much about when I hit the milestones. Just as long as I hit them.

I went to the Dr. today for a follow up on my MRI. Basically there's nothing that they could see that is causing the pain. But I do have pain. I now have a standing script for pain pills which I plan to use sparingly. Doc says to work on my quadricep strength to help stabilizing my knee and hopefully lessen my pain.

Now I have to get off my duff and get back to exercising. My plan right now is to just do the bike and to work on my arm strength I'm tired of having 'Bingo wings'. LOL

ok

It's not as bad as I thought. I weighed in this morning & I am down some. But not enough to put me on track to where I want to be. Something needs to change. I'm just not sure what.

I have an appt. to go over my MRI on Wed. Hopefully that will give me an idea of where I'm at & what I can do. If nothing else I'll get some pain meds & I'll be able to workout again.

So I suck

still. LOL

I'm trying to be upbeat about this but it's really starting to drag me down. I'm throughly stuck. I can not get out of the 160's.

I don't know what to do. Right now I'm at the point of trying not to fall back into the habits that kept me thin in High school but were extremely unhealthy.

I've decided that on my birthday (the 9th) I'll be going back to low/no carb if I don't see a movement on the scale. Which of course means until that point I'm going to go carb crazy.

I'm about ready to go to the doc and see if they can help. I doubt that they'll be of any use. Just tell me to do what I've already done & failed at.

What is it about

being at school that makes me hungry? If I'm at home I have my Monster/RockStar in the morning and then am not hungry until after 2pm. If I'm at school I'm starving by 10am. It's insane.

I really need to work on my self control. :(

School Days

Suck. I always over eat at school. I don't do this when I'm at home. AAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!

The weekend

I survived. And it looks like I kept the weight down. I may have found my plan until I get an exercise program worked out with the doc. My plan's not the healthiest but it's working for me. I'll muddle through.

33 days to make my goal.

I know I can do it.

I will do it.

Plodding along.

long day. Wasn't a great food day. Got a bit of walking in.

Today.

Today was a long day.

Walked a couple of miles to babysit for a friend. Have had a screaming headache for a couple of days. Gonna go weigh myself soon & update my ticker.



163.2 not bad. Need to keep moving this direction.

I can't be the only one.

I refuse to believe that I'm the only one in the world whose body does this.

I watch what I eat. I cut back sodas. Add water. And I f-ing gain weight. WTH????

Instead of losing any weight this week, I've gained 2lbs.


I hate my body.

09-22-08

Today was another day. Didn't do great. Didn't do awful. Drank less soda today than yesterday. Drank water (which I hate).

Did ok with the food. Really want to comfort eat right now because I'm hurting, but I'm resisting.

Blech

I had an emotional night last night & I ate way too much. Calorie wise it wasn't astronomical but it was just bad choices. I should have stopped a lot sooner than I did.

So I'm feeling frumpy today.

Sept 21, 2008

Another day in the life.

I'm doing good (in my terms) with my eating today. I'm not sure if I'll get to the gym.

I'm kind of putting off the gym until I have my MRI on 10/03 & the follow-up 0n 10/06. I can probably handle doing the bike but I don't want to cause myself so much pain that I can't function.

I wish I had asked the doc for some stronger pain meds when I saw him last. :(

C'est la Vie.

A visual for myself

To help me track my progress visually...

Goal 1 ~ Sept 20, 2008 - Oct. 31, 2008 (40 Days)(Failed to make by goal date)
164.4***164.0****|****163.0****|****162.0****|****161.0****|****160.0****|****159.0****|****158.0****|****157.0****|****156.0****|****155.0****154.5


Goal 2 ~ Nov 1, 2008 - Dec 5th, 2008 (35 Days)

154.4***154.0****|****153.0****|****152.0****|****151.0****|****150.0****|****149.0****|****148.0****|****147.0****|****146.0****|****145.0****144.5


Goal 3 ~ Dec 6, 2008 - Feb 14, 2009 (71 days)

144.4***144.0****|****143.0****|****142.0****|****141.0****|****140.0****|****139.0****|****138.0****|****137.0****|****136.0****|****135.0****|****134.0****|****133.0****|****132.0****|****131.0****|****130.0

Long time no blog

I guess I kind of took a hiatus from this because I was disappointed in my results, or lack there of.

Shortly after I last posted I ended up stopping my workouts because of some medical issues. I haven't been able to pick back up the work outs.

I reverting back to what helped me when I first started on my weight loss journey 4 long years ago. It's a book called Think Yourself Thin. It began my weight loss before so I'm trying it again. :)

So my weight as of this evening is 164.4lbs.

My immediate goal is to lose 10lbs (154.4) by Halloween, once I've accomplished that goal I will begin on my next one of losing another 10lbs (144.4) by My Anniversary (Dec. 5th). My third goal is another 10lbs (134.4) by Valentines Day 2009. That will put me at the high end of my goal weight. Ultimately I'd like to end at around 125-130lbs.


Wish me luck.

I've made my mind up. I have to work out at least 6 days a week. My workouts suck when I do them 3 days a week. I'm sucking wind because my body doesn't want to maintain my level of fitness.

I've also decided to try to up my work outs to at least an hour at least 4 times a week. Which means I have to get my ass motivated & down to the gym earlier.



I still want to improve my time on my runs but I'm going to have a dual focus, upping my speed & upping my workouts.

I'm just sucking right now. I have no motivation because I'm not seeing the results I want to see.

I'm still walking/running 3 nights a week but that's all.


I suck.

June 16th - June 22nd exercise log

Mon. June 16th

2.53 miles ~ 40 minutes.



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Wed June 18th

2.5 miles ~ 39.5 minutes

Cool down ~ .17 miles ~ 3minutes

Total ~ 2.67 miles 42.5 minutes

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Thurs. June 19th

11.8 miles ~ bike ~ 30 minutes
.5 miles ~ treadmill ~ 10 minutes

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Sun. June 22nd

2.10 miles ~ treadmill ~ 33.30 minutes

Disgusted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I fucking hate people with bad hygiene. At least shower every other day people! I didn't get to work out tonight because "Smelly man" was at the gym again. I could smell him as stepped in the door, from 20 fucking feet away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How can someone function smelling that bad?

June 9th - June 15th Exercise Log

C25K ~ Week 7 ~ Day 1 (first try)

Ok I just couldn't run tonight. But I walked @ 4.1mph for 20 minutes & 3.5mph for 10. Total of 1.85 miles tonight.


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Wed. June 11th

I decided just to speed/power walk tonight. 4.1mph ~ 2.25 miles ~ 37 minutes. I've decided t ochange up my work out a bit & start working on getting distance. My 1st goal is to get 2 miles in under 30 minutes. Then I'll up my distance to 2.5 miles.

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After having to leave the gym for a while because uber-smelly guy. I went back & got my work out in.

2.05 miles ~ 30.15 minutes ~ Avg. 4.2mph ~ last 2 minutes 4.8mph!

Time to step up my distance. Starting Sun. or Mon. I'll be running/walking 2.5 miles. I'll keep going until I can finish it in 30 minutes or less.

Exercise log June 2nd - 8th

June 3rd

C25K ~ Week 6 ~ Day 2 ~ 1.83 miles ~ Treadmill

Had less side stitches this time but also kept my pace down. I wasn't able to work out yesterday because of the smell. Worked out earlier today hoping to get a second workout in this evening.


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June 5th

C25k ~ Week 6 ~ Day 3 ~ 1.5 miles

Did the elliptical instead of the treadmill today. Plan on trying the treadmill tomorrow.

I'm really slacking on exercise this week. I blame hormones. ;-)



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June 7th

C25K ~ Week 6 ~ Day 3 ~ 2,0 miles ~ treadmill ~ 30.5 minutes

I ran for 20 minutes @ 4.3mph Walked for 10 minutes between 3.5 -4.0mph. Proud of myself. No sidestitches today. :)

Le Sigh

Been eating crappy & haven't been logging. :( Decided to make a goal of running/walking 115 miles by my 35th birthday.

my running ticker...

June 4th

smoothie 350
pizza ~ 1 slice ~ 380
Dr. Pepper ~ 200
Pot roast ~ 282
mashed potatoes ~ 66
bread ~ 2 slices ~ 180
Butter ~ 51
Cereal ~ 150



Total 1659

PMS sucks ass. I'm so craving salty foods right now. Plus I have a migraine & the pinched nerve in my neck is flaring up.


Le Sigh

June 3rd

Smoothie 350
Pizza 3 slices 1040
Dr. Pepper 350

Total for the day : 1740




PMS sucks ass. I'm so damn queasy.

I'm done!

OK Let's try this again. I'm up 2lbs & I'm not happy about it. I know I was sabotaging myself, but I felt like I couldn't stop myself.

I stopping myself today from sabotaging me! I have the willpower I just have to use it.



Today's food:

Smoothie 350

Grilled Cheese:
2x slices potato bread 180
2x slice of american cheese 188
1Tbsp butter 102

1 small fry 230

40 oz Dr. Pepper 400

Bread 90
Butter 35


Total for today : 1575

This N That again

I've been pretty crappy at logging what I'm eating. I know that I'm staying within my calorie range (under 1400) for the most part.

I'm still working out most nights. I need to up my time in the gym. I'm planning on joining a gym within the next couple of weeks. The local gym has several classes that I want to take.

Food May 27th

Smoothie 350

Lunch 500

Smoothie 350

Total for today 1200

Meh not where I really want to be.

Exercise Log May 26th - June 1st

C25K ~ Week 5 ~ Day 3 (2nd try) ~ Ran 17/20minutes ~ Treadmill ~ 1.92 miles.

Walked 2 miles+ (2 hours) in hilly terrain @ the zoo.


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May 28th

C25k ~ Week 6 ~ Day 1 ~ Couldn't run the whole time but I kept the pace for the most part. ~ 2.01 miles ~ Treadmill

Thinking my asthma may be why I haven't been able to run like I should.


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May 29th

10.8 miles on the bike. 30 minutes.

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May 31st

C25K ~ Week 6 ~ Day 1 (again) ~ 2.13 miles ~ Treadmill

I redid day 1 again because I felt that trying to do day 2 would be too much for me this week. I used my inhaler before running & it seemed to help. I was able to run the whole time I was scheduled to. I was also able to increase my distance again.

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Food May 26th

Smoothie 350
2 Small Fries 460
Turkey sandwich 200
Dr. P 600
Double cheeseburger 440
Rice Crispie treat 90
Cinnamon toast 225

2365


I started off so well. :(

crappy food day. At least I got lots of exercise in.

Food May 25th

smoothie 350
smoothie 350
Rice 200
Tri Tip 213
cereal 175

Total: 1288

Food May 24th

Smoothie
fries
Dr pepper
calzone

I'm not in the mood to figure out the calories. I'm doing a photo shoot next weekend so I'm going to be restricting my calories a little more so that I can hopefully drop at least a couple of pounds.

food May 23rd

1/2 Double cheeseburger 220
2/3 small Fry 152
60 oz Dr. Pepper 600

Burrito 400

Quesadilla 400


Total for today: 1772

Food May 22nd

Smoothie 350
Burger 350
Fries 155
Dr. Pepper 250
Cinnamon toast 250

Total for today: 1355

My ticker

I'm posting this here for the hell of it.

Long term goal:





Immediate goal: To get to 145.

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Total weight loss from highest:


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Food May 21st

Smoothie 350
1/2 C cereal 150
1/2 C Fried rice 225
Broccoli Beef 75
Dr. Pepper 250

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Today's Totals 1050

Food May 20th

Smoothie
Dr. Pepper (50 oz)
Whopper Jr w/cheese
onion rings (10 small)
hot tamales (5)


I'm too lazy to figure out the calories right now.

inches

Just thought I'd log my measurements so that I can keep track of that in case I have a lull in the weight loss.


neck - 13.5
chest - 38
ribs - 33
waist - 31.5
pooch - 40.25
hips - 41.5

Rt
thigh - 24
calf - 14

Lft
thigh - 23.5
calf - 13.5

I may add in my arm measurements at a later date.

Exercise log May 19th - May 25th

Mon. 05/19/08

C25K ~ Week 4 ~ Day 3 ~ 1.8 miles ~ Treadmill



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Wed. 05/21/08

C25K ~ Week 5 ~ Day 1 ~ Elliptical ~ 1.2 miles

Plan to go back to the gym again tonight & try to get more distance in on the treadmill.

Went back to the gym.

C25K ~ Week 5 ~ Day 1 ~ Treadmill ~ 1.91 miles I only walked for a few seconds during my last run.

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Bike ~ 5.5 miles ~ 15 minutes

Treadmill ~ Ran for 7 minutes ~ .65 miles.


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C25K ~ Week 5 ~ Day 2

Treadmill ~ 1.76 miles ~ Ran 2 x 8min without walking. Woohoo! I didn't think I could do it.

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I tried to do C25K ~ Week 5 ~ Day 3. I wasn't able to make it past 5 min. running. I walked 20 minutes ~ 1.54 miles.

I suck especially after missing my workout yesterday. The hub & I have discussed it & we will be joining a gym so that I can take yoga & possibly belly dance classes. Yay! It's only $20 a month with no enrollment fees or contracts. :)

food May 19th

smoothie 340
Rice dish 375
Swanson TV dinner 350
Dr. Pepper 250


Today's total: 1315

Oops

Jose Cuervo is not a friend of mine. LOL At least not 3 (double) shots
after half a bottle of Jack.

On the upside the amazing regurgitation powers of my stomach have brought me down another half a lb. LOL

So needless to say I didn't get to the gym last night.


And I promise to never touch Jose again.

Food May 17th

Smoothie 340
Cinnamon toast 250

Food May 16th

Smoothie 340
Nachos 380



Calories: 720

Food May 15th

Smoothie 340
Grilled Cheese 320
small Fries 200
Dr. Pepper 550

Total for the day: 1410


Not too bad for all the crap I ate. I need to make healthier choices.

Food May 14th

Smoothie 340
Dr. Pepper 200
Taco Ring w/sour cream 792


Total for the day : 1332

Food

I've been crap at writing down what I eat. I know that I'm staying under 1800 calories most days.


Smoothie 360

sm fries 250
42oz Dr. Pepper 420


side salad 10

OJ 330

Munchos 340

40 oz Dr. Pepper 400


Of course today I'm at 2110. *sigh*



Tomoorow will be better.

Exercise log May 12th - May 18th

Mon. 05/12/08

C25K Week 3 ~ Day 3 ~ 1.5 miles ~ +1 grade.




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Tue. 05/13/08

Recumbent bike ~ 30 min. ~ 10.2 miles


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Wed 05/14/08

C25K ~ Week 4 ~ Day 1 ~ elliptical ~ 1.25 miles

I definitely took it easy tonight. I didn't know what to expect. I think I can step it up on Fri.

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Thurs. 05/15/08

Worked the weight machines tonight.

6 min. on the crunch machine started at 120lbs & worked up to 160lbs. Pull down machine up to 50lbs for about 5 minutes. Really hate the curl machine. LOL

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Fri. 05/16/08

C25K ~ Week 4 ~ Day 2 ~ Treadmill ~ 1.8 miles

Holy fuck, I'm dying. I didn't run the whole time I was supposed to but I powerwalked w/o losing any speed. I guess that means I should up my speed when I jog, huh. LOL


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My knee

God my knee hates me. It's popping, cracking & generally being bitchy. You'd think that I'd tore it up 20+ years ago. Oh wait I did.

I guess I should go to the doc & get it checked. But I know I need surgery. And I don't want to have surgery until I've lost the rest of my weight. It's a bit of a catch 22. *sigh*

I have to lose weight to stop the pain in my knee. Exercising to lose weight is causing pain in my knee. I guess I'll be dealing with the pain for a while longer.

Food May 9

Blech. Food & are not getting along today.



Breakfast:
Smoothie: 360

Lunch:
Fried Rice 1/4 C : 113
Dr. Pepper 64oz : 650

Dinner:
Tortilla Chips 1/2 oz : 73
Mozzarella Cheese 1/4 oz : 20
Avocado 1/4 : 81

Snacks:
Strawberry pie 2 slices 770

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Today's total: 2067

Food May 8th

I screwed up this morning & didn't have breakfast. Hopefully that won't come back & bite me in the ass.



.25 avacado 81
1 oz tortilla chips 140
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Lunch total: 221

1.5 C soy milk 150
1 C strawberries 50
2 scoops protein powder 140
2 t vitamins 20
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Snack total: 360

.33 jr. whopper with cheese 140
.5 sm onion rings 70
50 oz Coke 380
nan 250
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Dinner Total : 840

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Total for today: 1421

This N That

I've lost 9lbs in 3 weeks as of this morning.

4 inches gone off my waist since December.

Things are going good on the weight loss front.

I'm trying to find a part time gig for the summer. I'm going to have to go with a more natural look for my hair to get hired I'm sure. :(

May 7th

1.5 C soy milk 150
1 C strawberries 50
2 scoops protein powder 140
2 t vitamins 20
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Breakfast total: 360


French fries 160
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Lunch Total 160

.5 Chili Dog 145
.5 small french fries 170
30 oz Dr. Pepper 300
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Dinner total 615

1 C Cereal + milk 170
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Snack total 170
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Today's total: 1305

Food May 6th

1.5 C soy milk 150
1 C strawberries 50
2 scoops protein powder 140
2 t vitamins 20
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Breakfast total: 360


French Fries 150
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Lunch total 150

.5 double cheeseburger 220
sm fries 250
44 oz Dr. Pepper 420
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Dinner total: 890


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Today's total: 1400

AAArgh

I need to schedule things better. I screwed up my schedule for my C25K program. I usually run M/W/F, but I ran yesterday & it's advised not to do workouts on consecutive days. I have a hard time fitting a workout into my Tuesday schedule.


I'll figure it out I guess.

Exercise log May 5th - May 11th

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Mon. 05/05/08
15.5 minutes ~ recumbent bike ~ Level 3 ~ 5 miles

5 minutes ~ elliptical ~ Level 3 ~ 2 minutes running, 3 minutes walking briskly.

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Tue. 05/06/08

C25k Week 3 day 1.

28 minutes ~ treadmill ~ 7.5 minutes running, 10.5 minutes walking briskly ~ 1.36 miles.

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Wed. 05/07/08

Didn't get to work out. Someone had BO so bad I started gagging.


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Thurs. 05/08/08

C25K Week 3 ~ Day 2

28 minutes ~ treadmill ~ 7.5 minutes running, 10.5 minutes walking briskly ~ 1.36 miles.

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Fri. 05/09/08

Wild Animal park ~ Walking approx. 2mph for 2 hours ~ hilly terrain ~ approx 4 miles.

25 minutes ~ Bike ~ 7 miles

Pictures

Thought I'd use pictures as a weight loss visual aid. I'll be adding to these as I lose weight.

Me 158lbs (May 08)


155 (Nov 07):
166(Apr.08):

Food May 5th

1.5 C soy milk 150
1.5 C strawberries 75
2 scoops protein powder 140
2 t vitamins 20
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Breakfast total: 385


2 slices pizza 400
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Lunch total: 400

ground beef 170
dinner roll 92
1 T butter 100
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Dinner total: 362

1oz ruffles 160
1 C Cereal + milk 170
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Snack total: 330

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Total for the day: 1477

Food log May 4th

1.5 C Soy milk 150
1.5 C Strawberries 75
2 t vitamins 20
2 scoops protein powder 140
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Breakfast total: 385

1 oz Ruffles 160
1t strawberry/whipped topping(lite)/jello mix(sugar-free) (I have no idea the caloric value so I'm guessing here) 40
1 t lite whipped topping 20
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Snack total: 220

3 slices Pizza 800

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Today's total: 1405



Ok I'm trying to be truthful, "if you bite it write it." *le sigh*

Exercise

Monday
C25k ~ Week 2 day 1 ~ 1.1 miles

Wed
C25k ~ Week 2 day 2
only did half of the run

Fri
C25k ~ Week 2 day 3 ~ 1.1miles

Saturday
Walked 1.5 miles ~ hilly terrain
stationary bike ~ 15 minutes ~ Level 3 ~ 5.1 miles
curls ( I'm a weakling) ~ 3 sets at 10lbs.


Sunday
C25k ~ Week 2 day 4 ~ 1.3 miles



I really need to work on my upper body strength. I need to lose the my "bingo wings".

Sat.May 3rd. food log

Breakfast:
2 C V-8 Splash 40
2 t vitamin 20
2 scoops protein powder 140
1.5 C strawberries 50
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breakfast total : 250


Lunch:
1 C Pinto Beans 354
2 slices potato bread 160
1 T margarine 80
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lunch total : 594

Double cheese burger 440
Small Fries 250
44oz Dr. Pepper 420
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Dinner total: 1110

Snack:
1.5 oz ruffles 240


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Total for today: 2194


I really shouldn't have eaten all of that for dinner. *sigh*

Today's food log

Just thought I'd put it up here...

1 C soy milk 100
1.5 C V-8 Splash Diet 15
1.5 C Strawberries 50
2 S* protein powder 140

2 t vitamins 20

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Breakfast 320

Iced Tea 10

2 slices potato bread 160
1 T margarine 80
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Snack 240


Dinner:
4 oz lean Tri Tip 233
1 C pinto beans 335
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Dinner 568


Snack:
100 Calorie pack
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100

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Total for the day: 1238

Introducing me

Hello all. This is going to be about my journey back to myself.

I'm a 34 year old mom to 4.

Somewhere along the line of 6 pregnancies and staying at home with the kid-lets, I lost myself & my body.

At my heaviest I weighed 223lbs, which on my smallish 5'6" frame was just too much. a little over 3 years ago I started working on losing some weight. I've lost 60lbs but I feel that I have another 30-35 to lose.


At this time I'm doing the Couch to 5k training program. I'm using Robert Ullrey's Assisted Workout and Training Mixes: http://www.ullreys.com/robert/Podcasts/page4/files/category-7.html . I am planning to run in the "Susan G Komen Race for the Cure" in Nov.

As for diet, my number one thing has been to cut sodas out of my diet. I'm trying to incorporate more fruits into my diet by have a protein shake for breakfast most days.

My weightloss ticker:





I'll be using this blog to update my progress towards running a 5k.

Once I've officially registered for the 5k I'll post the link here.