Accountability!....RIGHT HERE!

laureelee07 said:
I really want to sign up for a 5k but I have to train some because I want a good time. I think doing 10k would be great. Doing one a month sounds solid but yeah I shouldn't slowly ease into it.
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Doooo it!!! :) Pick one far enough away where you have at least some time to train, and don't focus on time! Have you run any before? DEFINITELY don't focus on time if you haven't! Just do as best as you can and enjoy the t-shirt you get for doing it! I generally hate doing things without someone being with me, but I have done my 3 5Ks by myself and I absolutely love it.
 
Ohh man, I hope one day to do ANY kind of k, lol. My knees suck right now and running killllls me. Uggh. Keep up the great work- your food and workouts(even a 6 out of 10, lol!) are still amazing. Have a good one!
 
Hey just wanted to stop by and say good job so far! And as for doing some 10ks, its a great goal to train for. My running buddy and I are thinking about signing up for one next year. Keep up the great work!

p.s. Cactus juice? What does that taste like? and is it good for you? I've never heard of it before. Sounds interesting enought to try. :)
 
Day 20
Water Intake: 7
Total Loss: 11.4lb

Meal 1: 1130am
2 cups of vegetable soup, 1 slice of whole wheat bread w/ 1 slice cheese, 2 slices of green apple
cal: 400

Meal 2: 230pm
6 pieces of sashimi cal: 300
1/2 cup potato salad cal: 190
2 slices turkey bologna cal: 70
1 can of fat free black beans cal:330
2 tbsp shredded cheese cal: 35
12oz acorn jelly cal: 180

I ate 1505 calories today!
 
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Day 21
Water Intake: 11
Total Loss: 11.4lb

Meal 1: 11am
1 can of fat free beans w/ fresh squeezed lime cal est:330

Meal 2: 4pm
1 pbj sandwich cal est:350

Exercise
60 minutes of biking

After consuming that and farting a bit, I pooed! Yay for poo!

Sorry I didn't a nice long post yesterday! I was really busy yesterday and super tired.

So calorie-wise, I didn't meet my weekly goal, so it is pushed on to Week 4. As in my weigh-in, I'm too scared to weigh-in (again), because of all the calories I consumed in Week 3! Week 4 gotta be good...:)

I threw away the potato salad! Let's just say I had about a GALLON size tube of potato salad that was sitting in my fridge! Whew, no more of that stuff! I have some pork chops that are defrosted and need to be cooked, most likely in bulk. And then cut up some peppers for snacking on (green and yellow) and that should be it. I do have a small watermelon I want to chop up to eat! Also, I boiled like 8 eggs this morning so I can eat them on the go as well!

I gotta make things easy for me! Sheesh! Lol! I ate 680 calories today! I'm not hungry today.

Cactus juice in a vitamix cuts up all the spines and cactus is good to lower blood glucose and increases liver glycogen which basically makes it more efficient in burning fuel. Don't you WANT to use your organs for their functions? Cactus is great for diabetics and those with high triglycerides! I only drank it because my mom made it for me.

I will look into running races, but not tonight or tomorrow. I have a lot of reading to do for my classes! I biked to campus and although I was very nervous I did a GREAT job, my confidence grew!
 
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Day 22:
Weigh-In: 187.6lb @ 8am w/o clothes
Water Intake: 11
Total Loss: 11.4lb (11.2lb)

Meal 1: 815am
3 boiled eggs cal est: 210
3oz porkchop, 1 cup squash cal est: 200

Meal 2: 12pm
3oz porkchop, 1 cup squash cal est: 200
1 Smart Ones Mac n' Cheese cal est: 300

Meal 3: 4pm
1 banana cal est: 90
1 pbjelly sandwich cal est: 285

I realize that I poo after Meal 1, always. I guess my body needs new foods before it lets go of the old stuff!

While I picked up 10 Smart Ones for $11.20, I'm wondering if high sodium content could be hindering my weight loss success....but really? I drink a LOT of water most of the time....Last night, I bagged 12 pb&j sandwiches and put them in the freezer so i can grab-and-go. Overall, not so bad since I'm prepping myself for "OMG I DONT HAVE ENOUGH TIME" instances.

Sandwiches, check
Smart Ones, check
"real food" cooked in bulk, check

I can't fail here...I really want a strong week of weight loss. You may wonder whether I am begging to see 10 pounds loss, no, but a successions of losses and not gains and slip ups...I don't have anything planned this weekend except a hang out with my girls, but we'll see!

After Meal 2, I took a short nap! Why oh why is my energy so low? Maybe cause I have to move some? hah, welllll, off to 5-hours of class i go! I ate 1285 calories today! I'm surprised how EMPTY my stomach felt after eating smart ones, it worries me!!! But a GOOD calorie day since this week 4, i want to eat less than 10,000 calories! come on baby!!
 
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It'd be great to lose 20 pounds, but 15 pounds sounds good in 30 days.

I do feel thinner in these certain pair of shorts i have, it used to bother me to sit in these shorts because the waist is so tight, but not so much today. Hopefully by 170s I can wear them without any roll bulges!

179.8 will be a beautiful number...the good news is that instead of falling off the wagon completely, at this point, i'm more organized and willing to make changes! =)
 
Day 23:
Weigh-In: 187lbs @ 6am w/o clothes
Water Intake: 15
Total Loss: 11.8lb

Meal 1: 7am
2 egg whites boiled cal est: 50
1 banana cal est: 90

Meal 2: 1145am
1 cup squash and 3oz porkchops cal est:200
smart ones santa fe beans cal est: 310

Meal 3: 330pm
Sizzlers!!
1/3 cheese toast cal est: 90
1/4 cup clam chowder cal est: 120
1 cup guacamole cal est:350
2 cups of spring mix & spinach, onions, corn, peas, olives cal est: 50
1/2 cup tuna salad cal est:100
1 wing, w/o breading cal est:70
cal est: 780

Snack 1: 730pm
1 cup cactus juice cal est: 15

Exercise
22 minutes cycling bike 5.25miles level 8-10
20 minutes treadmill incline speed walking

I ate 1245 calories today! I did pretty damn well at Sizzlers, in my opinion. I went overboard with the guacamole, but ehh i think that's better than the breaded wings! I used the tuna salad as my "dressing" for my salads and i didn't feel like eating so much clam chowder and cheese toast cause i used my handy dandy droid to find calories (thank god for such electronic!)..I did want to taste the cheese toast, just for the heck of it, and damn is that thing salty and buttery! i think my lips are cracking as i'm thinking about it right now. I drank a LOT of water while eating because i was also studying...like 6 cups!

You know it. I was pretty mad that I was sitting at a hefty 187 this morning, but low and behold I will not let this hold me down! I will just keep chugging on.

Although last night, I was dreaming about chinese take-out, super burritos, and a slice from pizza my heart! I gotta be good!!! I'm home this weekend and will study alot so temptations will be near! It's tough being good at home because I usually see it as a way of being on vacation, but I can't!

I'm excited for my haircut on Sunday though and spending some time at the gym. I have to say, time at the gym isn't so bad when you know you're doing it to exercise your heart, not so fun when you just want to go to lose weight or see drastic results.

Now my love for food really needs to find a "better" relationship..
 
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My schedule for this weekend...

Friday:
work until 210; call dentist; drop off bro at BART; gym

Saturday:
walk with dogs (45 minutes); study 12-5 @ library; gym

Sunday:
thread face; haircut; study @ peets 1-6; gym

Monday:
work, bike to class; class 5-650
 
Day 24
Water Intake: 5
Total Loss:11.8lb

Meal 1: 1130am
1 ramen package cal est: 350
5 shrimp,1/2 cup baby clams and scallops cal est: 100

Meal 2: 1230pm
1 rib
2oz ball tip
2oz chicken breast
1/2 cup of baked beans and potato salad
cal est: 500

Meal 3: 315pm
1 rib
3oz ball tip
3oz chicken breast
1/2 cup of baked beans and potato salad
cal est: 600

Snack 1: 630pm
1 cup cactus juice cal est:15

Exercise
15 minutes dog walking
10 minutes dog walking

I'll weigh myself at the gym, I hope I can if the scale works! I ate 1565 calories today and had two very small, non-consti BMs...hmmmm...still sipping on water all day, everyday!

I want some pasta, so I'm going to make some white wine, olive oil, garlic, steak seasoning, cheese sauce with whole wheat spaghetti noodles with clams, scallops, shrimp, and mussels..toooo bad it didn't happen. laid in bed too long and got lazy so ended up eating ramen noodles, best part is that i didn't drink the soup which is mostly all salt. then i was craving bbq, and got a 3-way combo, but got super full after munching on it, i still have about 70% of the food left!

i'm going to clean the kitchen a bit, then walk the dogs for like 30 minutes, then study, then hit the gym! maybe not all in that order, but those are my priorities!!
 
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laureelee07 said:
I want some pasta, so I'm going to make some white wine, olive oil, garlic, steak seasoning, cheese sauce with whole wheat spaghetti noodles with clams, scallops, shrimp, and mussels..
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mmmmmmm.... sounds yummy. Have fun at the gym. :)
 
Day 25
Weigh-In: 186.2lb @ 930am @ home w/o clothes
Water Intake: 11
Total Loss: 12.6lb

Meal 1: 10am
3 cups of korean spicy stew- 3oz new york steak, 1 cup of mushrooms and squash, 1/2 cup of clams, 1/4 block tofu
cal est: 450

Snack 1: 1pm
1 medium sweet potato
1/2 small organic peach
cal est: 100

Meal 2: 330pm
3 cups of korean spicy stew- 2oz new york steak, 1 cup of mushrooms and squash, 1/2 cup of clams, 1/4 block tofu
cal est: 450

Snack 2: 4pm
1 large 8" korean fried pancake, scallops, clams, squash in batter mix
cal est: 250

Exercise
20 minutes walk at farmers market
30 minutes cycling bike 7.53 level 11-13
10 minutes treadmill speed 4.0,4.6,5.0,4.0

CAN you believe I lasted 25 days??? My next goal is to last 25 more days!!

With the limited amount of exercise I do, I'm surprised that I'm not losing weight at average 1400 calories since I'm so heavy...like how could my body NOT want to let go of this weight? It's annoying, but I'm just waiting for that *sudden* drop, that one day, where I wake up 2 pounds lighter...come on!! I'm going down to LA next Friday, so let's drop a few more LBs..C'mon! I even burn a few more calories a few times a week when I go to the gym or ride my bike...what's wrong with my body?

I realize I need to exercise enough to feel an ache to lose weight...

I need to poo, but I'm feeling constipated. I hope my exercise tonight forces me to poo tomorrow! I won't weigh myself tomorrow, but will on Tuesday. Waiting for me to poooooo....i pooed something super small...gahh can't wait for something large and healthy!!

The korean stews aren't fattening at all, if anything the fat from a new york steak is all that makes it bad. I just ate alot of it! The fried pancakes are fattening, but I did OK today...The korean stew was super spicy so my metabolism SHOULD BE roaring. I ate 1250 calories today, which is below my 1300 calorie daily maximum!

I need to take some measurements and pictures...will do on Tuesday morning :) I plan on exercising EVERYDAY this week, gotta lose this weight!!



This week, i'm going to exercise stronger so i can lose some big pounds! get me out of this rut! eugh
 
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Day 26
Water Intake: 12
Total Loss: 12.6lb


Meal 1: 730am
2 eggs panfried, 1 hamburger bun, 1tbsp hummus
cal est: 350

Meal 2: 345pm
1 cup thai noodles (noodles, mint, carrots), 3oz chicken breast
cal est: 425

Snack 1: 645pm
nature valley granola bars
cal est: 190

Meal 3: 12am
1 freschetta pizza, single serve
2 hardboiled eggs
cal est: 620

Snack 2: 1230am
3 cheese crackers
6 oreos
cal est: 400

I ate 1985 calories today! I am not too hunger today. I pooed today! It felt healthy, but it was small =( I am happy that things are coming out though!!


I was outta town and starving today, and I could've stopped by any of the million fast food restaurants, but I said NO!

I had two thoughts in my head...1) i'm not going to exercise tonight, so i shouldn't eat 2) i need to save money for my LA trip!

So you guessed it! i came straight home! I am SOOOOO proud of me...although the realization is hitting in that I won't be able to eat out until next week because of my LA trip...I want to see some major pound dropping!
 
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Day 27
Water Intake: 13
Total Loss: 12.6lb

Alright, so am I mad about last night's cravings? Absolutely NOT. 1) I pooed the first thing this morning and it was a healthy size and feel 2) I peed a strong stream! So I am not mad at all!! I wish I ate the meal earlier, so I wouldn't have eaten the crackers--- but eh, I think my body needed some fuel!

Meal 1: 10am
Smart Ones Salsbury steak w/ mac n cheese
3oz pork and 1 cup of squash
cal est: 480
^ woke up this morning NOT hungry (5/10), ate this, and damn I'm full, like a 8/10 (a 10/10 is a OMG i want to puke)...pooed again, but large, and not healthy. I don't think my body is too happy with the oreos from last night or this meal cause I am farting =( ECKKK

Meal 2: 1pm
1.75 cup black beans fat free
cal est: 330

Snack 1: 230pm
3 cheese crackers
cal est: 110

I ate 1295 calories today! Too bad I'm not dropping any weight....and for those who are going to tell me that "it takes a few days"...yeah, right? Really...Hmmm, i've been pretty good this week, OVERALL. I'm not going to go over 10,000 calories this week...can you explain that?

Meal 3: 4pm
PB&J Sandwich
1 banana
cal est: 375

8-9: run, breakfast
9-2: study, read
2-330: lunch, get ready
330-930: class
930-1045: 20 minute running; 30 minute elliptical

Day 30: 181/180
Day 31-32: going to be out of whack because I'll be on "vacation"
Day 38: 178
Day 50: 173
 
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Day 28 TOM
Weigh-In: 185.6lb @ 830am w/o clothes
Water Intake: 15
Total Loss:13.2lb

Although I was pretty damn good during Week 4, I won't see it on the scale. BECAUSE I STARTED MY PERIOD! I SPOTTED THIS MORNING, AND NOW I GOT NOTHING. I'm pretty mad about that. The bigger picture is that I am making conscious, positive changes, so even though I don't see it on the scale. I see it in my wallet and in my skin texture.

I use calorieking.com, and I exercise at least 3 times a week. Are you serious? I'm eating at a HUGE calorie deficit, and calorie cycle sometimes (going from 1000/2000/1500/1200 etc), My metabolism IS guessing.

WTF is going on right now?

Minimum goal is 2lbs/week, I'm still in MONTH 1. That's my rationality, I am still in Month 1, I EXPECT good numbers.

Meal 1: 915am
2 boiled egg whites
1 Smart Ones
3oz porkchop, 1 cup squash
cal est: 540

Meal 2: 1pm Taco Bell
1 Burrito Beef Supreme
1 Crunchy Taco Supreme
1 Chicken Flatbread
cal est: 850

Meal 3: 7pm
1 cup thai noodle
1 Smart Ones chicken taquito thingys
cal est: 490

Snack 1: 730pm
6 oreos
cal est: 290

Meal 4:
Jack In The Box Binge

Exercise
25 minutes AM jog
25 minutes bike to campus
15 minutes cycling bike
20 minutes elliptical trainer -intervals
10 minutes power walk
25 minutes bike to campus

A crap load of exercising today, huh? I don't think I'm on my period after all because nothing came out all day! I ate 3570 calories today! I must ate like 3 grams of salt today though...Eating two smart ones in one day isn't the smartest thing, but it was quick, and I didn't go grocery shopping this week because of budget constraints! I'll go on Monday.

I'm going to try to limit my weigh-ins to twice a week. I really need to lock my scale and just pull it out twice a week! Even though I log in a few times here, I check 2 times EVERYDAY. It's almost addicting. I need confidence that I am doing right, and do not need the constant reminder to do better....I hate that.

I have like 4 more Smart Ones left, and although sodium IS high, you can't beat the convenience. I got some tilapia fillets and two pounds of pork sirloin to cook. I gotta cook on Mondays, that's the other trick.
 
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Day 29-TOM
Water Intake: 11
Total Loss: 13.2lb

Woke up this morning feeling like TOTAL CRAP. My tummy is bloated, almost felt like I woke up with a slight headache. It's just awful. Also, I'm farting...Soo not fun!!

Week 5, It'd be nice to see a week less than 10,000 calories. I'd like to see 2 pound loss! Let's do it!! I ate 1780 calories today! I am sooooo happy I made that short trip to the gym because dinner was waiting for me when I came home, I'm so lucky!!! I'm eating the panna cotta right now, and it's so buttery delicious! I hope my metabolism sky rocketed! 1) I ate all day long 2) I exercised.

I did go #2 today, but it was the clumped C type.

Snack 1: 9am
1/2 sweet potato
cal est: 50

Meal 1: 12pm
pbnj sandwich
cal est: 285

Snack 2: 2pm
1 banana
cal est: 90

Meal 2: 430pm
11 chips
1/4 cup salsa
6oz horchata
cal est: 300

Snack 3: 630pm
1 nature valley bar
cal est: 140

Meal 3: 1030pm
1 naan bread
5oz chicken thigh
1/2 cup rice
1 cup spring mix salad w/ pears w/ feta cheese
1 panna cotta
cal est: 900

Exercise
21 minutes elliptical climber- interval
 
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A great thought just went through my head..

It took almost 30 days to lose 13.2 pounds, it won't take 1 day to gain it all back. So, get back on the wagon and keep going!!!!

I need to prevent these cycles, but in the meantime, don't feel so bad, and have a good day tomorrow!
 
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