BmOhearn's diary

Yay! sounds like a great day for you! If you ever want to try to jog. My brother ran a marathon and he said when you start that as long as you keep running no matter how slow it is you will burn so many more calories! Just in case you wanted to try a slow, slow jog... it's what I do and even though old ladies power-walking pass me I burn so much more!! :) and it gets better the more you do it!
 
maybe i'll do half walking with half slow walking. thats a great idea. And it really burns more calories? weird. i guess...its since you jump in an up and down motion. sorta could make sense. LOL. thanks for the tip. i tried running. (run 60 secs, walk 90 secs)As soon as i stopped running the first 60 seconds, i was like "oh crap...only 1.5 mins until i have to do that again" and my lungs hurt..etc. it was prolly cuz of the cold air. But still... it stunk. Oh well. again..thanks so much for the tip!
 
I read the post somewhere in this forum that said the 10 obesity factors. Well, i'll take the first step, and go to bed earlier. 11pm tonight. I tend to lose weight really really slow b/c i allow myself cheat days, and always make up excuses. i need to stop doing that. Thats why i made the goal of walking every day that i can. And i want to go to bed earlier. I usually dont go to bed until 12:30-1:00am ish. So 11pm is my new bed time. It will give me plenty of energy and sleep.

It is a new start today.

New job, new goals, new bed time, new food (calories in wheat bread are alot less..and we FINALLY have some in the house!)

i still havent spoken with my father. but i dont think its time. as much as it kills me not to speak with my father, or my little sister. But its time that for once in my life i think about myself. Not how other people feel. I still care about them..but its not fair to make myself unhealthy mentally and physically b/c i'm worried about other people. I have to find a happy medium.

Im in such a great mood tonight!

Tomorrow i have a table service class. we have our mock service... it will the a sycronized service... everyone puts all the plates/drinks/stands up/bends down/etc all at the same time.

it will also be the first time i have ever serve someone. yey me.


Sorry if some of this is repeating a past post i have from earlier today... i'm so excited i cant even help it. haha.
 
Today is going well. I had school...my first full service dining in Table Service. It went well. The girl i worked with was nervous, but i wasnt b/c i have worked in restaurant before, and i find it easier to work/open up in front of people i dont know...then people i do know. weird huh?

Well calorie wise...i'm doing OK.

Breakfast: Grilled cheese sandwich on wheat bread, with just a bit of apple juice. 310 calories

Lunch: A bit of fettachini alfredo, with a slice of wheat bread. About 450 calories.

i still have 440 calories left until my 1200 mark. But i'm not sure what i will eat it all. i might just have another grilled cheese. Or a little bit of chicken when the fam eats. I'm still on my 1st bottle of water. I have 3 more to drink still today. And i am going to go on my walk today with Dan when he is done with is game. Hopefully 2 miles-30 mins. We didnt go this morning b/c it was SUPER cold. w/e.

Wow. i'm really full from the pasta. But with dinner i want to have some fruit and veggies. An apple for a snack probably.

I'll be back later when my walk is done.
 
i am trying to pre-count my calories. I looked up calories for an apple and a cup of chicken,

chicken: 214 calories
apple: 55 calories.

Not too bad! I probably wont have room for much more than that. it will leave me with 171 calories to spare. So if they serve a veggie, i'll eat some.

My walk will burn off 112.5 calories for 1 lap,
and 225 calories for another 2 laps.

when it warms up i might do 4 or 5 miles per day.
Motivation is still up! Yay me. I dont have school or work tomorrow. Maybe i'll do 2 walks. I have to visit my mother tomorrow night to get my social security card. I also have a bit of homework to get done. I have orientation for work at 9:00 am on Saturday. I am still excited! yay me.
 
I find that eating salad at any meal is a great way to fill up a bit so you don't over do on calories. My typical day is: 1.3 cup Cheerios with 1 cup fat free milk-228 cals, Snack- 100 cal snack pack or banana or 100 cal or less yogurt, Lunch- lean cuisine or salad with chicken, tomatoes and a vinagrette dressing-200-300 cals depending on what I put into it, and that gives me like 600-800 calories for dinner! which is usually another salad, sometimes chicken, sometimes some of those frozen cook instantly dinners with pasta, etc. and then some dessert. They have this "American Idol" strawberry cheesecake slow churned ice cream that is to die for! and only 140 cals per 1/2 cup!! Gotta love the low cal sweet makers! This plan seems to work for me:) Glad to hear your having a good motivated day!!
 
Thank you everyone for leaving my awesome comments.

mishi- i think i'm going to try and find that icecream! it sounds delicious. and your meal plans seem awesome too.

I had my dinner. i had the cup of chicken..214 calories
then i had 13 grapes- 39 calories. it was awesome.

I tried a bite of low-fat strawberry yogurt. Only 150 calories for the whole thing.I am going to have it for breakfast in the morning. A healthy way to start off the day.

seeing as i am finished eating for the day... here are the amazing totals:

Breakfast- 310
Lunch- 440
Dinner- chicken and grapes- 253 calories

i didnt cheat today. I'm so happy! 1003 calories. Yay for me!

But... bad news now. No walk. It got too dark. I layed down b/c i had a headache. Then when i woke up... i had no energy, and i couldnt do it. But i have the day off tomorrow, so i will take at least 2 walks to make up for it.

The girl on my ticker will be running along the beach soon enough.

(look at my ticker and you'll get it. lol)
 
I planned out my long term weight loss goals. I want to reach my goal weight by October 1st. I allowed myself 2 DEFINATE cheat days. Valentines, and my anniversary.
 
My goal is to lose 2 lbs per week. i know that when its my TOM, i might not lose as much weight as i want to, but i can make up for it. Some weeks i only made it a goal to lose 1 lb, b/c i know it will be a big day, full of great food. I will somehow lose it.

Tomorrow's Possible Food:

Breakfast: Strawberry yogurt-150 calories
Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich- 250 calories
Snack: 15 grapes- 45 calories
snack: a small salad. 155 calories ( i'm estimating w/o looking at labels)
Dinner: i have no idea! i like to eat with the family.

But w/o dinner: 600 calories. That means 600 more calories left for dinner.

2 walks tomorrow.

1 mile when i wake up.
1 mile after lunch time and before dinner.

to be burned off: 225 calories. Plus some weight training. 100 sit-ups, and 25 bench lift things. (you know...the weight bench bar)

I am also going to do my English homework. Saturday afternoon i will do my Cake Decorating, Yeast Doughs, and Table Service homework. You know... after i have my orientation at WORK. Yay for me. I'm so excited that i printed out the menu, and i'm trying to memorize it so i can do a good job when i work. I'm such a loser. haha.
 
Wow, busy lady!!! You're doing great and have set some awesome goals for yourself! Keep it up!!! :)
 
thanks. it is nice to finally feel this way. NO more slack for me. Sure i'll have bad days. But i now have the motivation i've been looking for, for the last 2 months of this dieting adventure.
 
txturtlegirl: Sorry i stole it. haha.
wishes: thanks for stopping by. i've been trying to walk. its hard to get the initial motive to walk up... but after i get outside, i'm glad i did.
Sophie: I know what i want the calorie totals to be, but i'm fooling everyone. its hard. Especially around dinner. last night, i had to FORCE myself not to have stuffing with my chicken b/c i didnt have enough calories left to eat it. it SUCKED!

So right now i've been up for about a half of an hour. I said i was going to have strawberry lo-fat yogurt for breakfast, and thats what i am TRYING TO DO. i like it, but at the same time, i'm just trying to down it. Good flavor- but i'm not so hot on the texture.

Well... i'm getting used to it, and its tasting a bit better.
I'm watching Rachel Ray right now, and i'm so glad im in culinary arts. i love food.

Next i am off to take a walk. i'll dress warm, so maybe i can do 2 miles on the walk.

I was on a website
and it tells you, based on weight, height, age, gender, and activity level... how many calories you should have to MAINTAIN your current weight. Then when i realize how many calories i'm taking in, it makes me feel good, and i know that i'm going to lose weight.



This website tells you, based upon weight-range, pace, and distance, how many calories you've burned, and what you could eat with those calories.

i dont know if anyone will be interested, but i like playing around with those things.
 
I only ate half of my yogurt. 75 calories. It is almost lunch time. So i am going to go on my walk. 2 miles if its not too cold. then i will make myself a sandwich for lunch. I'm still hungry. But i can wait.
 
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