A new me

[iluvgymnastics]

136.5 this morning. Oh well. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I took measurements because its been a little over a week since the last time I did. Here they are:
Bust: 37- down .5
Waist: 28.5- down .5
Hip:35.5- same
Thigh: 23.5- up .5

 

[JonnyG]

Food: According to fitday.com
7:30- slim fast (190)
9:30- pear (123 calories), 3 pickles (16)
11:30- half a piece of spinach lasagna (147), chicken salad (209)
3:15- carrots (38), chicken noodle soup (150)
5:00- ice cream bar (100)
5:45- lasagna (295), tofu (52)
9:45- 3 pickles (16)
10:30- granola (285), milk (150)
Total: 1825, 41% fat, 41% carbs, 19% protein

I don't know how the fat percentage is so high. How do I cut fat out of my diet?

Here's where i see a lot of the Fat from your diet:


1. Lasagna (pasta in general, but especially pasta with cheeses and meats) is high in Carbs and Fats.
2. Granola is surprisingly high in Fat (1/2cup of Quaker All Natural Granola = 6g Fat)
3. IceCream is an extraordinarily high source of fat.. much more per serving than regular milk.
In some cases, a single has an equal amount of Fat as a (YUM! )

Also, Pickles are extremely high in Salt; As are most canned soups (even plain old ) - and as we all know, high salt foods encourage water retention and the dreaded next-day scale.

Keep in mind however, that Fat in your daily diet is HEALTHY (some fat at least), as are Carbs and all that other stuff... all in moderation.

I find it exceedingly convenient to keep a few or 's or bar's in my gym bag (and a supply in my desk at work), for the post-workout snack (which should contain lots of protein and be consumed within 30min of finishing your workout) and to kill the 3pm munchies. All of which have equal parts calories, carbs, protein and fat.
If you do some searching around, you can probably find a BigLots or a BJ's/Costco/Sam's to get them in bulk fairly inexpensively (i find them at about $1/bar if i buy a box at a time).

You're doing great!
Keep up the good work!

 

[iluvgymnastics]

JonnyG, thanks so much! You are very helpful. I'm going to try to get my fat percentage down a little. What is a good breakdown for fat, protein, and carbs?
I went home this weekend, which means no scale or exercise and more food. I was 138.5 this morning, but it usually tends to drop back down in a couple days after I get back from going home.
I have finals this week and next week so I'm not going to be able to exercise as much, but I am going to keep on the diet. I'm feeling good right now, and I have high hopes for the week. I have 2 weeks left of school and I'd like to be 133 (would be my lowest ever) before I head home, or at least by the end of April.

goal for today: Lower fat and salt intake.

 

[iluvgymnastics]

I've been gone all week just because of finals, but I've done okay with diet and exercise despite there being snack food put out in the dorms for study breaks. I am slowly but steadily losing the same weight (again), but I'm still in good spirits. I was 136 this morning and yesterday morning. I'm starting a new strength program today, and I'm really excited about it. I'm also excited because I just moved off campus so I have a stove so I can cook! I ate 3 months of pretty much just sandwiches, canned soup, salad and fruit. Can't wait for variety!

I do have one problem. I was in the grocery store last night because I needed to get a couple things. I was just wandering and browsing, and decided I would get a couple things as treats. Rewards for doing well. That I would only eat at the end of the day if they weren't going to put me over my calories for the day. I really like the idea of this, but I can't do it. I've tried before, and the same thing always happens; I end up eating almost whole packages of whatever it is I have gotten. Am I never going to be able to have stuff like this in my house? I don't know what to do about it.

I'd still like to be 133 by the end of this trimester. Thats 3 pounds in 7 days so I don't know how likely it is, but I'm going to try my hardest. The only reason I'm thinking it might be possible is because of the new strength stuff I'm going to be doing. My body won't be used to it, so it might lose an additional little bit at first. Thats what I'm hoping for anyway.

 

[iluvgymnastics]

I have been eating waaay too much, and not working out enough over the past week. It all added up to a weight gain-- I was 138 this morning. But its time to get back on track. I joined the 3 months till summer challenge and listed reaching my final goal of 125 by June 1st, although really I would be fine if it came at any point in June. Hopefully that will give me some motivation. I have one more week of finals then I'm going home for 2.5 weeks. I'm going to try really hard to lose weight while I'm there.