Amy's Journal

238.0


B: Yogurt

L: Half of a PB&J, baby carrots and hummus, a pear

D: Subway foot long Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (no cheese)


E: None


I'm going to try counting calories for a couple weeks. Sparkpeople says I should eat between 1320-1670 calories each day. I'm missing peanut butter, egg sandwiches and occasional snacks, so I'm going to give this a whirl.


I should have only had a 6 inch sandwich for dinner even though I'm still on the low end of my calories for the day. I still need to focus on reasonable portions and not eat larger amounts because it fits into my calorie range.
 
238.0


B: Yogurt

L: Egg sandwich with a Laughing Cow wedge and ketchup

D: Tilapia, roasted potatoes and roasted broccoli, ketchup


E: None


Yesterday was a low calorie day, hopefully that will make up for day which will be a high calorie day. Super Bowl party tonight! Won't make it to the gym, but I have lots of house cleaning and cooking to do to prepare. I'm going to try to calculate the calories in all the food I'm preparing and make an attempt to stay within my calories today.
 
Congrats on making it through Super Bowl Sunday in fine fashion.. You're well into those 230s now and heading for the 220s :hurray:


Good luck on the calorie counting, I always seem to find a reason not to count calories but I know that I'll have to start soon.
 
That was my weight yesterday morning before all the snacking. I weighed in this morning right back at 238. Sigh. I've been stuck here for several days. Though I'm sure some of the extra weight is from eating salty foods. Drinking lots of water today and heading to the gym after work to sweat it off.


I was hestitant to count calories at first, but I'm not finding it difficult now. In fact, it's kind of fun. I just try to keep my meals simple and not have too many new recipes in a week that I have to calculate.
 
When I don't count calories, I eat too much..plain and simple.

i read this diet book a few years ago and the whole premise (premice? how do you spell that) Anyway the point of the book was to "only eat when you are truly hungry" Ha...Im truly hungry 99% of the time....needless to say that book was not the answer for me.


You are doing really good overall. The superbowls not every day.
 
I either have a stomach bug or eating unhealthy food has upset my digestive system. I also didn't have a good eating day yesterday. :( I didn't make it to the gym because I was queasy and jostling around did not sound like a good idea. I weighed in at 238.4 this morning. That's down 1.4 from last week and 43.6 overall.


I'm not even going to record my food from yesterday because it was primarily grazing and lots of carbs.


As soon as my stomach feels back to normal I'm going to make a committment to go the gym everyday for 30 days, even if I just walk the track for 10 minutes. I need to make it a habit again and since the holidays and changing gyms it hasn't been a priority. I feel better when I go physically and mentally, plus weight loss is increased.


I feel myself becoming focused more on food again, a little bit of that obsessiveness regarding counting calories coming back. I told myself when I started this I wouldn't calorie count. I feel distracted. Eating reasonable portions of healthy foods and regular exercise works for me. I think I don't trust myself to eat a higher calorie food (like peanut butter) without counting calories, but I've proven to myself that I can do it. I made it through many holiday meals eating the foods I wanted in moderation and losing weight. Time to get my head back in the game.


On a happy note, I finally bought new pants yesterday, size 16! I've been belting my size 24 pants for months and I'm thrilled to be down so many sizes.
 
238.4


B: Yogurt

L: Salad with grilled chicken, feta, pecans, dried cranberries, and Italian dressing, a pear

D: Egg sandwich with a Laughing Cow wedge and ketchup


E: 60 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes walked track (1/30)
 
238.2


B: Yogurt

L: Tuna salad and salad with carrots, broccoli, cauliflower and Italian dressing, a pear

D: Bowl of chili


E: 60 minutes elliptical, 10 minutes walking track (2/30)
 
Congrats on the new pant size, making it through the first 2 of 30 days and the weight starting to drop again.


I suspect the daily exercise routine will soon be a habit and you'll be cruising towards the 220s :hurray:
 
I've been inspired to make goals for the next year. So here it goes...


1. a. Exercise for 30 days straight (2/7-3/7)

1. b. Lose 50 lbs. (2/28)

2. Win Fat Chance Session 2 (4/3)

3. Lose 75 lbs. (5/29)

4. Be below 200 lbs before vacation (6/26)

5. Begin running program/training for half-marathon (7/10)

6. Lose 100 lbs (8/21)

7. Complete half-marathon (10/7)

8. Begin weight training with personal trainer (10/9)

9. Normal BMI/healthy weight (11/27)

10. Lose half of my body weight (1/15)


Dates are tenative. Weight loss based on an average of 2 lbs loss per week. I may add more goal (particularly exercise related) in the future.
 
Awesome set of goals. Looking forward to witnessing the transformation this year. Maybe some 5k and 10k runs mixed into the half marathon training would help work towards a half? 13.1 miles is a long run if you haven't run in a couple years so some shorter runs as a build up might help.
 
Great idea, FG! The YMCA Half is the only race I knew about without googling. A quick search showed about 15 5Ks in March and April. Also there is an awesome trail near my home that is 6 miles round trip. I did it twice in one weekend last fall and felt great! Looks like I'll soon be revising my goals to reflect a few more races.
 
237.0


B: Yogurt, coffee with creamer

L: Salad with grilled chicken, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and Italian dressing, a pear

D: Bowl of chili


E: 60 minutes elliptical, 15 minutes walked track (3/30)
 
236.0


B: Yogurt, coffee with creamer

L: Salad with grilled chicken, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, and Italian dressing, a pear

D: Spaghetti squash with meat sauce and Parmesan


E: 20 minutes elliptical, Week 1: Day 1 - C25K, 20 minutes walked track (4/30)


I'm still only having one diet soda per day, I'd like to get to the point where I only occasionally drink one, I'll have to ease into that though.


I started Couch to 5K today. I'm stoked! My goal to prepare for the half-marathon is walk/run a 5K or 10K each month starting in March. I've already found one for March and April and the half has a 5K 2 months before and 10K one month before the event to prepare. With the increase in exercise, I'm finding myself quite hungry between meals, so I'll adding in one to two snacks each day.
 
235.0


B: Yogurt

L: Spring Mix with Balsamic Vinaigrette topped with two over-easy eggs

D: Taco with chips, salsa, and guacamole, piece of cake and a scoop of ice cream, red velvet cupcake


E: 60 minutes elliptical, 30 minutes walked track (5/30)


We celebrated my husband and brother's birthday tonight. My mom also made cupcakes for Valentine's Day. I controlled my portions and worked out a little longer than normal today to make up for additional calories.


I'll be doing day Week 1 Day 2 of Couch to 5K tomorrow. My lower legs are a little sore, but I'm not sure if that's from the running or just the additional workout sessions. I'm enjoying to break in routine while working out.
 
234.8


B: Yogurt

L: Subway 6" Turkey on wheat, no cheese, all veggies, and sweet onion sauce

D: Tilapia, roasted carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower


E: 30 minutes elliptical, Week 1: Day 2 - C25K, 30 minutes walked track (6/30)


I went to the store today and I've decided to make a few changes to my diet. I've been eating pineapple (occasionally other flavors) Chobani Greek yogurt in the mornings for months and I've decided to try plain Greek yogurt and mixing my own add-ins. I'm hoping to cut sugar this way. I'm also going to trust myself (without calorie counting) and have natural peanut butter with a apple or banana as a snack each day. I also have string cheese to eat with an apple or wrap with turkey for a snack. I haven't decided if I'll have one or two snacks a day, I'm just going to play it by ear and see how my body feels.


C25K is going well. I'm using the treadmill now until I download the app to my phone. I'm doing a 2% incline, walking at 3mph and running at 5mph. The program is three days per week and I'd like to continue to run on the same schedule when I've completed the program. I'm thinking about adding weight training for upper body and abs on the other days. My upper body doesn't get much of a workout at all.


I'm still feeling good about not counting calories. I feel back on track and refocused.
 
Great job on the c25k prep and the results are really kicking into high gear for you. Already halfway through the 230s!! :hurray:


Well on your way to that half marathon.
 
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