Brandy's Success Diary

Good luck Brandy!! Sorry to be mia but we didn't have internet for a few days. Our move went well and we are settled in Denver. Sorry about your rough days. Make sure to eat. Remember when you ate so little like a year ago (gosh has it been that long??) and you started to up your calories and started losing? I know it happened and you were stoked. Defiantly up your calories! Hope you have a good day tomorrow!!!
 
thanks mishi! Its nice to hear from u! I'm glad the move went well! I will definitely try to up my calories. I realized that I'm really not gaining. I just have a BAD habit of weighing myself 24-7. This morning was 205.4. But I have'nt exercised all week, so I need to up that too. By Friday I hope to be 204.
 
Good Morning! Tomorrow is weigh in for me to update my ticker. I don't think I'll have lost more then 1 pound this week, but its something. 205.4 this morning. Same as the last 3 days. I had a nice and healthy breakfast today.

3 egg whites
1.5 oz of American cheese
1 tbsp ketchup
1.25 cups of 2% milk
10 green seedless grapes.

423 calories, 20 fat, 29 carbs, 32 protein.

I'm full, have plenty of nutrients from this meal, and I am on my way to having a wonderful day. A few things I could have done to make my meal healthier: probably left out the cheese, and the milk. But I got plenty of calcium, and I really don't like eggs without cheese. I am very satisfied with my choices. A glass of milk with breakfast usually helps me stay full. There are a lot of veggies and fruit in the house. I think my family is trying to eat "healthier". There is lots of carrots and celery with Ranch dip that I could have. And I will probably have that as a "lunch". Because I didn't eat "breakfast" until 11:45am. I'm reading my "hollywood body" book, and I'm trying to get myself motivated to exercise today. But the good thing is that my food is pretty much completely in control. Its taken me about 1 1/2 years to get it right, but I did it. The exercise has been an on/off thing for me. Right now I'm in an off spell. I hope to end it soon though. On vacation I will have plenty of exercise. Well, my plan for today is still up in the air. Veggies and fruit for a snack in 1 or 2 hours. Exercise of some kind today is needed. I'll update with what I did later on.

I've had problems in the past with keeping up with fitday, but I'm really going to try this time. Obviously the weeks that I'm on vacation will not be logged, but maybe I can keep track and enter them when I get back. I don't know. I'm trying it.
 
Thanks Korrie.

Update: I need to find something easier. I have only done 15 minutes of exercise, and I feel like I'm going to throw up, and I'm drenched and covered in 2 inches of sweat. Maybe I will find something I like better. I feel like I have the flu or something.
 
newbride02 said:
awww, i'm sorry...what kind of excersize did you do??
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Run in place: 1 minute
imaginary jump rope: 1 minute
Chair tap with bicep curls: 20 taps with each foot
Sit down squat: 10 times
Basic Plie: 30 times
side-to-side hop step: 20 times in each direction
Stationary Lunges: 10 per foot
Wall Run: 20 count 5 times.

I think it was the wall run that did me in. I really pushed everything as hard as I could go. But it was REALLY hot in the room when I did it, and I had just eaten within the hour.... so I got really sick. I think I will take it easier next time.
 
bmohearn said:
Breakfast:
3 egg whites
1.5 oz of American cheese
1 tbsp ketchup
1.25 cups of 2% milk
10 green seedless grapes.
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Snack:
2 small celery stalks raw
2 baby carrots raw
1/5 cup of ranch veggie dip

Making my new running total: 544 calories/ 30 fat/ 36 carb/ 34 protein.

I might make myself go on a 15 minute walk before dinner tonight. Maybe 30 if its cooled off a bit by then. A walk won't make me feel as ill as I did after pushing myself really far.

I think I really like using fitday. I hope I can stick to it.
 
bmohearn said:
Breakfast:
3 egg whites
1.5 oz of American cheese
1 tbsp ketchup
1.25 cups of 2% milk
10 green seedless grapes.
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bmohearn said:
Snack:
2 small celery stalks raw
2 baby carrots raw
1/5 cup of ranch veggie dip
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Second snack before dinner:
5 medium sized strawberries
10 green seedless grapes

Totals: 607 calories, 31 fat, 52 carbs, 35 protein.

OK... not so bad. LOTS of healthy food today. Gee... I hope whatever is for dinner is something healthy. I'm on a roll!
 
OK. I ended the day with a not so healthy dinner.

sm. cheseburger sub with a some fries. EEK.

Totals for today:
1419 calories, 74 fat, 105 carbs, 84 protein.

Tomorrow= WAY BETTER DINNER!
 
Hey miss chocolate and culinary expert, my new best friend :D lol How's it going? Thanks for coming by my journal and your support. You can bet I'm gonna be buggin you for food tips now and I bet when I get a chance to read all of your journal there's probably some recipes in there...

Oh and I hear ya about the gym...thats why I so don't want to pay for one. That's why I figured this pool thing at the Comfort Inn would be perfect, swim when I want and no commitment. I know Comfort Inn's are all over so I wonder if they do that just locally or elsewhere? Anyway when I start back to college I can check out the fitness center and use their equipment too....I've said that for a year now, lol. I already have a treadmill but I found the bike I want at walmart...started by showing my hubby how much for a gym then only $100 for the bike so he is letting me get one after we move, lol. Sneaky me
 
lisa- thanks for stopping by! I've been hoping you would stop by! Yeah, I have about 10000 healthy (and some not so healthy) recipes. I'm sure I can find some low or no carb ones as well I'll PM you with some if u like. Im taking a nutrition class this semester that I'm really excited about.
 
My friend came over around 8:00. We went on a 3 mile per hour walk for 1 hour and 40 minutes. I'm happy because that brings my total for the day to 1 hour 55 minutes! And right before weigh in! Yippee!
 
Hey Brandy! Glad to hear that you're using fitday!!! I definitely find those kinds of programs invaluable especially since one of my goals is to get better nutrition and a better handle on what is appropriate portions, etc. The fact that they give you ranges on all of your nutrients is AWESOME. And KUDOS to you for that lonnnnnng walk!! Awesome work!
 
Thanks heather! I really like fitday.

205.2 this morning. Only .8 less then last week. I was hoping for a 2 pound loss, but oh well. At least I lost SOMETHING. Next week will be better.
 
Hey girl! I think you're doing fantastic. :hug2: You've lost quite a bit of weight while I was gone. :hurray:

I look at it this way--the fact that you're in the size 14-16 realm is wonderful--and far more important than any number on a scale (even if that is a positive motivator when it goes down). :)

Try not to let thoughtless and insensitive comments by your family get you down--although I know it is easier said than done. The fact is that you are a sweet, caring, talented, pretty person. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise. When people put other people down, it's because they are unhappy with themselves. So just keep that in mind--it's them, not you. ;)

Keep up the excellent work! :party:
 
So today was supposed to be a planned cheat day. And it was, but it really wasn't that bad. I'm still making healthy decisions. I went to my mother's house and she made burgers. I didn't bother taking a bun. I figured "why do I really need it anyway?" so instead I gave myself a serving of chips. Then I had 1 serving of chips with my mom's taco dip. (Only 13 chips with the dip [tortilla chips] and 15 BBQ chips with my burger). I only ended up eating half the burger anyways because I didn't really like it. But then a few hours later we all went out for icecream. Mom, 16 year old brother, step dad, and me. Breakfast was 3 scrambled egg whites with 1 slice of cheese and 1.5 slices of thin bacon. Yumm.

Totals for today:
949 calories
58 fat
75 carbs
36 protein.

So I didn't really cheat too much today. I will probably help myself to a little bit of that YUMMY chinese food upstairs in the fridge.

I don't know whats up with me lately...but I very rarely eat. Its like my stomach has changed to full, and it is staying there almost constantly. I am usually hungry at breakfast time...but the rest of the day I could do without. Whatever, I'm not complaining, because I haven't had any cravings or night time eating cravings in a LONG time.

On a different note... Tomorrow I have to work at 8 am....and I'm REALLY not looking forward to it. I want a job that lets me use my talent and creativity more. I feel suppressed. Does that even make sense? Do I sound stupid saying that? I just realized that I don't like how my co-workers act (talking behind other employee's backs...even mine.... EVEN MY BOSS DOES IT!) They are all just so rude about customers, about EVERYONE. My boss even tells me mean things about my boyfriend..who she doesn't even know! I hate going there. But I just keep telling myself that I'm an adult now, and I have to take the responsibilities I have. I need money, therefore I need to work. Whether or not I hate going. Someday I will have a great job at a wonderful bakery thats higher class then this one; and I will be happy. I just have to go through crappy jobs to get the experience. 11 hours until I have to be there. OH GOD... I can't get it out of my head!!! I hate it there!
 
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