Amy's weight loss diary

I'm considering this: for something for when my gym membership expires so I can still do my weight training. I have about 20 quid's worth of Amazon vouchers to spend, so I feel I can probably justify it, plus it's much less than the expense of going to the gym for the two weeks after my membership expires and before I can get a new one (10 quid/ day) and I can make up cardio in other ways. Plus I reckon this'll be good for the days where I don't want to/ don't have time to go to the gym.

Any thoughts?
 
I don't know much about the exercises you'd do with that package but it looks quite cool :D

Btw have you broken your plateau? I could have sworn your ticker used to be 7 - 7 ?
 
That gym thingy looks pretty rad and if you've got free money to spend you might as well.Those toning bands are meant to be pretty nifty. Oh man with all this workingout, you're gonna be soooo thin.
 
You look great, Amy.
Trust me, it's really difficult to look so good whit the shirt in the trousers.

Amazing job, you look already superskinny

(i hope everything it's ok, honey <3)
 
Oh Amy Oracle
Can you please educate me on the breakdown of your food? What are your ideal percentages? I know I read somewhere that you are trying at least to make fat and protein even... what are you aiming for?

That Rhubarb thing sounds to die for. I love rhubarb. And I love how in German it is 'Rhabarber' (pronounced with a big rolling R, like Rrrrababa!). Nothing to dislike about it! :)
 
I'm seriously considering it. The one downside is that I already work out at the top end of the weights they give there. Hmm.

Yes, Stacey, I broke through on Saturday- hence 8-6. I had a freakout a few days before where I thought I'd gained a kilo. I can handle not losing- these things happen, it isn't an exact science. But gaining? I'm doing everything right! Hence the fit. Fortunately short lived.

And thank you, ItalianGirl, I really appreciate it. I'm not quite where I want to be yet, but I can see the end in sight. (I thought while I was at the gym today "time for more progress photos- it's 5kg since the last ones, and my gym pants are wrinkly-loose now)

Speaking of gym- warmup, upper body weights (5kg bench press 3x12, seated row 3x12 on setting 3, not sure what that is in kg, lateral raises 3x12 with 3kg weights, 3x12 close/ closer hand pushups- first time I've completed a full set, I'm happy about that- bicep curl 3x12 5kg, tricep kickback 3x12 5kg), for the hell of it 3x12 5kg squats (back against exercise ball, exercise ball against wall to protect my knees), and 3x8 straight leg straight back hamstring raises with 7.5kg. Then 25 min on crosstrainer on hard ascending hill setting resistance 8 (of 20), then swimming. 50 lengths (17m pool, so 850m, or a little over half a mile) of freestyle. Done good, I think.
 
Umm... percentages of food. I'm not the ideal person to ask on that- I just went with Google and suggestions here (from Trusylver in particular, who said given my lifting I should be eating 90g of protein, which I find incredibly difficult to do- I usually get 60-70). I sort of determined it from here: and try to have protein in the mid-high range given my lifting and that I don't want to lose too much muscle mass, fat in the low-mid range (partly for silly reasons, I grew up on one low fat diet or another, and partly to make up for protein), and carbs making up the rest. I set my calorie counter to 20-60-20, which, assuming I have 1745 calories a day, is 89g of protein, 291g carbs, and 39g fat. My calorie counter wants to set me to 33%-34%-33% protein carbs fat (181g-212g-81g on 2199 calories a day, which it's set me to for reasons I can't fathom) but I have no idea what if any significance that has.
 
I will have to give the chili powder and cottage cheese a try. My husband can't stand the site of it either. I don't mind it so much, but it makes him just gag! lol. I always eat my cottage chz with pineapple and doing the same thing over and over again gets boring.
 
It's funny, I've read people talking about it with pineapple- it doesn't strike me as a sweet thing, more a savoury one. Must be a cultural difference, I suppose :)

Warning- it will look stranger/ more disgusting with the chilli powder on it, and even more so if you have it with warm food. Don't look. :ack2:

I've got to go and deliver food to my boyfriend, save him from his horrible work canteen, but I'll post the recipe of what I had for dinner when I get back. (Hope he doesn't mind I served him something tomatoey- I had a crunchie moment and completely forgot that's not to his taste. Bad girlfriend. :angelsad2: )
 
On the way to take my boyfriend his dinner, I had to make a dash for the bus. Was about 200m (which I think is the same as 200 yards?). Sprinted. Got there, wasn't puffed, and more importantly, no knee pain. I feel on top of the world right now :D
 
Thanks :) I haven't been doing anything to deliberately get back into running, but I think all the exercises I've been doing must be strengthening my knees so they're in appropriate form to function almost normally again.
 
Food diary time. I've had a hard couple of days (for reasons I'm not getting into), so tonight decided to do a little comfort eating. I'm still well within calories, I just haven't had that much of an overindulgent dessert for awhile (back when I was pitching at "anywhere within calories" and when my calorie allowance was higher!).

Tuesday 7 June

Breakfast: 30g oats, 261ml milk, 80g blueberries, 94g natural yoghurt, with a dash of cinnamon. And 2 cups of (much weaker than usual) coffee- 253ml coffee with 53ml milk and 210ml coffee with 66ml milk. (All gone very early, hopefully won't screw up my sleep) Subtotal: 338 calories, 22g protein, 50g carbs, 4g fat. 26/62/12

Snack: 129g pear. Subtotal: 74 calories, negligible protein, 19g carbs, negligible fat. 2/96/2

Lunch: 326g steamed zucchini, 124g canned lentils, 91g tomato, 102g cottage cheese. (I had mild chilli powder but forgot to add it, so it's additional to the subtotal, there's no way of inserting it then doing the subtotal without messing up the rest of the day). Subtotal: 262 calories, 24g protein, 37g carbs, 3g fat. 35/55/10. (Chilli powder is 2 calories, negligible other values, 15/41/44)

Post gym snack: Graze sour mango tangtastic mix (sour mango, sultanas, and blackcurrants), and a 65g plum. Subtotal: 129 calories, <1g protein, 34g carbs, <1g fat. 2/95/2

Dinner: serve of Italian beef stew (mentioned earlier) with 243g boiled potato (which was probably a little excessive in retrospect). Subtotal: 353 calories, 25g protein, 58g carbs, 3g fat. 28/65/8

After dinner: a 91g nectarine. Then dessert- 151g apple, 64g plum, 87g strawberries, 100g blueberries, 137g natural yoghurt, and a dash of cinnamon. (For those of you who haven't been reading long, I chop up everything except small things like blueberries or raspberries, put the chopped bits of apples and/ or plums and/ or pears into the bowl and steam them in the microwave, then add the other fruit, then add the yoghurt and the cinnamon. Delicious) 8g Green and Black butterscotch chocolate. Subtotal: 344 calories, 11g protein, 63g carbs, 5g fat. 13/72/15

Total: 1517 calories (87%), 85g protein (good, not brilliant- 81% of allowance), 265g carbs (100% of allowance), 16g fat (41% of allowance). 2819.7ml water consumption, 415.8mg sodium (28% of allowance). Final split- 22/68/10 (good on protein, probably a little low on fat to be honest. Carbs are sort of a neutral in my diet, I think)
 
You know when you steam your apple in the microwave? What kind of apple do you use? And how long do you steam it for? Cuz i never take the skin off and it goes a funny texture.

Well done for a great day and looove the story about you running for the bus without getting out of breath.

PS: Is the pear you eat tinned or like, whole fruit?
 
Thank you :)

Umm... apples. I usually use gala, although I've used all sorts (cox, cooking apples, granny smith, braeburn). I leave the skin on, chop and core them, and bung them in. I have a 900w microwave, which is apparently on the high side of normal for this country, so your mileage may vary, but I microwave for between 2 and 3 minutes depending on how big the apple is and if I have anything else in there. I don't know about funny texture, but I'm used to it, have been doing it most of my life. May be better- although not nutritionally- if you peel them? (Cox apples work badly- they come out grainy) The idea is to bring out the sweetness of the fruit (doesn't work so well with pears) and have them similar to the consistency of canned. (For canned, if the pears are hardish then I'd suggest giving them a brief zap)

I use fresh- I got a whole bunch of pears on a really good sale recently. And with cans I'm tempted to eat the whole can at once, so it's really not economical/ good for me (also, your calorie amounts will vary due to syrup/ juice).
 
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AWESOME about that little run to the bus! I remember that was the turning point for me - when I was 105kg, I was late for the bus and had to run probably less the 100m. I was astounded by how exhausted that made me, and I vowed that I would change that.

So GOOD ON YA!!! Yay about no knee pain, and YIPPEE about not really getting puffed! It's freaking awesome to see results like this in just real life situations. x
 
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