A journey to a new me - Courtney's diary

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When I first joined this site, I weighed in at 204lbs and am now proud to say I weigh 185lbs. Went shopping for pants last week, as I noticed it was time since my other pants were fitting loose... and went from a 17 down to an 11.

Ive decided to kick up my diet and excercise a notch as I noticed from what I was doing before, im not seeing the same results as I was.

I now work-out 6x/week ranging from 30-45 mins. I am currently doing the Billy Blanks boot camp elite 2 workout.

I have heard rave reviews about Jillian Michaels; 30 day shred, so I ordered it and will be sticking to that starting in June.

I have been tracking what ive been eating and havent gone over 1300/cal.

Here is a list of what I ate yesterday & today along with my workout

02/05/2009

Breakfast
1 package of cinnamon oatmeal (weight maintenance)

Lunch
Chicken noodle soup
Salad with low calorie dressing

Snack
Special K bar (90 cal)

Dinner
6 inch subway sandwich (chicken teriyaki)
1 pepperoni meatstick

45 Minute Workout

Snack
White cheddar rice cake & a small apple


03/05/2009

Breakfast
1 cup Kashi Golean cereal w/ 1% milk

Lunch
Vegetable soup
Salad with low calorie dressing
Tuna (w/ low fat mayo) on whole grain bread w/ one slice of american cheese
Diet coke

Dinner
side salad w/ low calorie dressing

30 Minute Workout

Snack after workout
Apple



If their is anything I should eliminate from my menu and replace it with something better, let me know :)

My goal is to lose 5 lbs by the end of May! Lets hope I can do it. I will check in again next week :)
 
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I am now on day 7 of my weight loss journey and it actually wasnt all that bad. In the beginning, It was really hard for me to say no to fast food and sit in the same car with my husband while he eats mcdonalds and not even go in for a bite NOTHING. That took alot in me to say no & in the end I am very proud of myself.

So ive been working out everyday this week doing anywhere from 30-45 mins of bootcamp exercises with the weight resistance bands. Today was supposed to be my "rest" day, but im so motivated that im going to do a 1 hour run along with a 45 minute boot camp session. I set a goal for myself to lose 5 lbs by the end of May and today I had to take a peak at the scale which i wasnt supposed to until the end of May (I just needed to see if what I was doing was working) and I lost 3 lbs this week. (2lbs away from my monthly goal) so now I am currently at 182lbs.

Ive been able to stay at or under 1300 in a day (not going under 1200) and when i get hunger cravings, I was learned a trick from the biggest loser show....to chew on sugar free gum, and honestly it does work.... if I just ate and I have that urge to eat again, that's what ill do :)

So far I am happy with the results I see, and it motivates me to keep at it.... :)
 
Well done on your weight loss!

I chew a lot of gum too. It really does help keep the cravings at bay. I also understand how hard it is to be around people who are able to eat fast food. It used to practically kill me lol, but it's getting easier all the time and I find as I continue to stick to my healthy lifestyle, my pallate is changing too. Things I wouldn't normally find delicious suddenly are not only delicious, but sweet too. So hang in there :)
 
Thanks for the response ymcachick... :)
I agree the smell of some fast food places just completely turn me off now! I had a 6 inch sub for lunch today (roast beef) and I had a hard time eating all of it... Usually I eat a 12" with cookies & the works....

Last night I spent 1.5 hours on the treadmill mixing up running uphill, speedwalking uphill and lifting weights while I was speedwalking uphill. I have never sweat so much in my life! I enjoyed it so much! So today i'll be doing an hour on the treadmill & probably 30 minutes of Bootcamp...

I ordered the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred, just waiting for that dvd and her book, then im going to switch things up a bit... :)

Will post again next week with my newest results :)
 
Hi again! Not sure if you saw this on another thread that I posted on, but Subway has what they call "mini subs" they are 4 inches instead of 6 and without cheese or mayo, they are between 180-190 calories. The information is on their website, but I noticed it's not usually posted in the shops or even listed on the menu, but just ask for one and they'll know what you mean.

I must have had a premonition about the fast food stuff. Today while shopping my mom insisted that we go to culvers. So while she ate a 3 piece cod dinner (which is like 2000 calories) and had a raspberry sundae, I had a side salad lol. Sometimes I hate that everyone in my family is thin but me!

Keep us posted on Jillian Michaels workout DVD. I really like her on the Biggest Loser and I wonder if her videos are just as intense.
 
You seem to be on the right track, but you should definitely consider eating some pre workout carbs for energy for your workout.
I also highly recommend adding some protein in with your simple carb post workout - this is a must for your body to recover properly after your workout.

Cars don't run on an empty tank and neither do people.
 
ymcachick said:
Hi again! Not sure if you saw this on another thread that I posted on, but Subway has what they call "mini subs" they are 4 inches instead of 6 and without cheese or mayo, they are between 180-190 calories. The information is on their website, but I noticed it's not usually posted in the shops or even listed on the menu, but just ask for one and they'll know what you mean.

I must have had a premonition about the fast food stuff. Today while shopping my mom insisted that we go to culvers. So while she ate a 3 piece cod dinner (which is like 2000 calories) and had a raspberry sundae, I had a side salad lol. Sometimes I hate that everyone in my family is thin but me!

Keep us posted on Jillian Michaels workout DVD. I really like her on the Biggest Loser and I wonder if her videos are just as intense.
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I have never heard of the mini sub, that is awesome! Im definitly going to have to go check that out. I know how it feels for everyone in your family to be smaller than yourself, Ive been dealing with it my whole life & I just recently had my breaking point in terms of my weight.... I looked in the mirror and said enough is enough!!

I will definintly keep you posted about Jillian Michaels, I just bought her book "Making the Cut" & it gives you a detailed 30 day meal plan & it looks a bit difficult to stick to (the meals are just a bit unrealistic) So I decided that im going to leave that book til I need to lose my last 20-30 lbs. From what ive heard, her workouts are really good, you see results in no time....
 
jbode said:
You seem to be on the right track, but you should definitely consider eating some pre workout carbs for energy for your workout.
I also highly recommend adding some protein in with your simple carb post workout - this is a must for your body to recover properly after your workout.

Cars don't run on an empty tank and neither do people.
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I usually workout about 30 mins after dinner so would that be sufficient enough of carbs to work on?
For the post workout, you mention to intake protein - would a low cal protein shake do the job?
 
Now on day 16 of my diet & workout and so far dropped 5 lbs, so now im down to 180!! It makes me ask myself, why did I wait so long to do this?

Im in a routine now where I currently do 30 mins of boot camp(weight resistant) training & 30 mins on the treadmill mixing it up between running & speed walking uphill. Decided to take a break today though from working out, but will get back to routine tommorrow.

Every week, I have a treat day which is usually something of fast food that i'll have for dinner. Last night it was two pieces of pizza. I have never felt so sick in my life after eating pizza before, and it just didnt even taste right, way to greasy and heavy. ( I guess im just used to my own pizza made on a whole wheat tortilla)

Crazy what two weeks of healthy eating can do to you!
My goal for the end of this month is to drop another 3lbs (177lbs)
Let's see if I can do it !
 
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On day 19 of my journey and am a little bit dissappointed to say the least. My bf's family had a get together last night and had ordered in fast food. It was just so tempting to be in a group of people and not have at least a couple things from what they ordered.

Anywhoo, I only had a tiny bit of stuff, woke up this morning to weigh myself and I put on a pound... NOT IMPRESSED. I am now at 179!!
So I went back to healthy eating today, compiled a meal plan for the next week & am going to stick to it to reach my goal of 177 by the end of this month.

Here's a list of what I ate today:

Breakfast:
Apple

Lunch:
Roast Beef sub on whole wheat w/ lotsa veggies & extra mustard
1 cup chocolate milk

Dinner:
BBQ chicken breast (1pc)
salad with low calorie thousand island dressing

Snack: Apple

Worked out for an hour today...

I have a question for anyone reading my journal.. Im currently following Jillian Michaels on Twitter and this is what she wrote recently on her wall ... "Journal your food, and make sure you're exercising enough to have a deficit of 500 C. At that, rate you'll be your new hot self in no time!" I dont get what she means by this...can anyone explain to me what a 500 Calorie defecit is?
 
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The 500 Calorie Deficit relates to the difference between you BMR and what you are actually burning up in activity during the day...

To work out what yours should be use one of the many online BMR calculators.. like this one one Wishes site...



Hi BTW :D Well done on your efforts so far!
 
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Now on day 24. Im am finding it extremely easy to deny fattening foods and eating in smaller portions without feeling hungry by the end of the night.

As of today ive increased my workouts to 1.5 hours/day, so im curious to see what kind of results I will be seeing with that. I did my calculation of what my new caloric intake should be, and it's now at 1260/day. <--- As per Biggest Loser's calculation. (Your supposed to take your present weight if your between 150-300 and multiply it by 7)

For the past three days, I dont know why this has been happening; but the sight of meat or the smell of it, makes me sick! Especially chicken.... & I love chicken!! :( what is happening to me?

I have 7 days until my next weigh in, & my goal is to hit 175 by the end of the month. Let's see if I can make it happen with the new changes ive implemented.

Here is my eating/exercise schedule for today:

Breakfast:
1 pkg Weight control cinnamon oatmeal 190 cal

Lunch:
Egg whites on whole wheat english muffin w/ 1 slice of American Cheese 230
Salad w/ calorie wise dressing 40cal
yogurt 40cal

45 MINUTE BOOTCAMP WORKOUT

Snack:
100 Cal Oreo Cookies 100 cal

30 MINS ON THE TREADMILL WALKING UPHILL

Dinner:
1 cup Kashi Golean w/ skim milk 280 cal

30 MINUTE BOOTCAMP WORKOUT W/ WEIGHT RESISTANCE

Snack:
White cheddar rice cake 45 cal
watermelon 150 cal

Total Cal intake: 1075 cal


If I can lose 10 lbs a month, then itll only take me 5 more months to get to my goal weight! Let's just hope my body would actually like to agree with me on that one! :seeya:
 
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Looks like you're well on your way to reaching your goal. Any tips you can give a girl that's just starting out? I've been using billy blanks and I think it's working because i'm so sore.
 
Casey4588 said:
Looks like you're well on your way to reaching your goal. Any tips you can give a girl that's just starting out? I've been using billy blanks and I think it's working because i'm so sore.
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First off, Congrats on taking the first step to losing weight... Only advice I can think of is keep track of everything you do in a journal, it helps immensely. If you have an off day (Like I did today) dont beat yourself up over it, pick up where you left off and keep right on going.
Billy is amazing, ive been doing his workouts for quite sometime now, and I still find it hard to do some of the stuff he does in the videos... I ordered Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and ill be adding that into my schedule very shortly, heard alot of good things about it :)

Best of luck to you, and if you need anyone to talk to, vent to or whatever :) Dont hesitate to hit me up!

Take Care
 
On day 27 of my weight loss journey, and I had an off day today, I splurged big time! & I regret it. I have just been going through some very stressful situations at the moment, and i seemed to have lost focus. Tommorrow is a new day, & I plan on continuing where I left off, I may have gained a pound or two because of my stupid STUPID actions, but you live & you learn right.... tommorrow is no exception, back to my routine of 1.5 of workouts and 1230/cal day

Oh I also forgot to mention, that I woke up this morning very dizzy, the room was spinning like really spinning, I couldnt even stand up... then I was getting very nauseous.. & no im not pregnant lol I wonder what it could be? Could it be that im taking in too little calories and working out for a long period of time....could it hae caught up with me?
 
Are you getting enough calories? It's very important I hear...

If it happens more than once, I'd suggest going to the doctor. It could be something worse than a low calorie diet.

Hope you feel better. /hugs
 
Today is day 30 of my weight loss challenge. Tommorrow is my weigh in and i am so nervous! I had three bad days of eating and just yesterday got back on track with the exercising... My goal was to be at 175 & I honestly dont think ill hit that goal. I weighed in this morning at 177 and I did an 1 hour workout along with consuming 1390 cal for the day... I went 160cal over what I should be eating in a day, I guess if you work out, 160 extra calories wont kill you!


I will post my weigh in details tommorrow along with my new goals for June.
Im also on a mission for new dinner ideas that are low in calories but filling.
If anyone has any suggestions, do not be afraid to flood my diary with em! :)

:hurray:
 
So I did my weigh in yesterday and the weight stayed the same. I guess I cant complain because my goal was to only get to 180 in the month and i went three pounds over that weight and ended up at 177.

My new goal for June is to workout for an hour/day doing 30 mins of bootcamp training and 30 mins on the treadmill. Eating no more than 1230 cal in the day. Once I get my 30 day shred in the mail, thats when im going to revamp my workout schedule.

My new goal weight is 173 by the end of June. Let's hope I can go 3 lbs over my goal and hit 170 :)

Im back on track with my healthy eating habits & even if I do have something bad like a slice of pizza, I always take the smallest slice from the box & never eat the crust. & im constantly calorie counting...

Off to start my new month
 
So today is one of those days when I just said screw it, im not working out today. I am at the point of exhaustion, with having a 10 month old that doesnt fall asleep til 4:30am, then im back up at 11:30am to get my 5 year old ready for school, working out for an hour a day, eating 1200-1300/cal day.... Maybe it all just caught up with me... I worked out 5 days in a row, so i gave myself the much needed break i deserved. I ate over my 1300 cal mark but only by a little bit, This is my so called splurge - I had a bit of watermelon, 1/2 cup spagetti, 1/2 banana & a chocolate pudding... &&& the best thing about it is, I DO NOT FEEL GUILTY ABOUT IT! I think in order to stay on track you need to have your treat days and today thats what it was for me! :)

I refuse to weigh myself everyday as I was doing before because it completely devestated me when I saw an extra 2 pounds over night, so now my weigh in is every Monday... to keep my head on track! :)
 
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