Camila's Comeback!

Thanks, Justina! I cannot wait to open my wine! TOM just sucks...I am so shocked that I didn't gain anything though...was just retaining some water! Haha...I don't know how this walking thing started but I love it. I love getting out and walking along the lake in the sun. I try to keep a fast pace so that it actually does something!

Weigh in day! I almost fainted when I saw the scale...153.5!!! :hurray: I haven't seen that number in a LONG time! It feels amazing to be 1/2 pound away from my first ten pounds! Wow. I didn't think it would be that low this week but I love love love it!

Also, bf got home from work late last night, and stopped to get pizza on the way. He asked if I wanted any and I said NO LEAVE ME ALONE PIZZA MAN. So he just got a single serving pizza for himself. I was a little jealous but I just went to sleep instead of stealing some of his. :) I feel powerful being able to say no like that!

Will be back later to update on food and points for the challenge. I hope this next week is as successful as last week!

Happy Saturday!

~Camila~
 
Thanks Cory!

So turns out I am a bit lazy today. Oh well! We all get one of those days, right? :)

I just made quinoa black bean burgers...I've been meaning to try them for awhile and WOW is all I can say. They are sooo delicious!! There is a reason behind this, though. The warmer months are just around the corner and baseball season is just about to start. We go to lots of cookouts and tailgates...and there are tons of burgers, brats, chips, beer, etc...it is really easy to overeat! So I wanted to find a way to eat healthier. These burgers are amazing and filling...sooo tasty! I don't even miss the meat.

For a bun I used one of those multigrain slim things...they are round like a bun but super slim and 100 cals each. So yummy!!!

The best part? They were super easy and super cheap! Aaand only about 170 cals each!

Just had to share :)

~Camila~
 
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Super job on the loss!! Well done!!

Those burgers sound sooo good!! I have put it on the menu for next week :D
Good job planning ahead.
I haven't really gotten into American sports yet. I have never really been into sports (watching) anyway. I usually watch the football Euro Cup & World Cup (You call it soccer right?) The final is usually on my birthday weekend - haaha - so i don't really have a choice.Lol. & everyone is watching it!

Happy Easter!
 
Thank you Don! I put in your thread, but I am a Brewers fan! Woohoo!

Justina - Hope you enjoy the burgers. I thought they were so delicious. :) My boyfriend is a huge soccer/football. He is not originally from the US...but he has gradually become an American football/baseball fanatic as well! I love watching all sports...they are so fun!

Happy Easter everyone! I have had a fantastic day already and it is just about 9AM here. Yesterday was...BAD for food. I was pretty naughty...but I have not let it get me down. Just gotta move forward right? So I woke up around 7 with soo much energy. I looked outside and it is absolutely beautiful...so I put on my workout clothes and went for a walk/jog!

I am pretty pleased with myself. I feel this very natural progression towards jogging happening. Since I have been improving my endurance with pretty good walking, and have been working on my pace and getting my heart rate up, my body just seems to want me to jog. So...I did! I logged 4.702 miles in 1 hr 6 min. I am pretty pleased with that and am only looking forward to improving.

The thing I am finding to be a bit difficult with jogging outside is pacing myself. When I used to run a lot it was always on the treadmill...where I could set the pace myself. I always knew how fast I was running. But now that I am running outside, I think my jogging sections might be a bit too fast, so I tax myself faster. I will have to work it out. Or maybe it will work itself out!

So my exercise is done for the day! Woohoo. Doing pretty great on water so far as well. Fruits and veggies will be taken care of with breakfast shortly. We have a brunch to go to later...looking forward to that! :)

Happy Easter, everyone!

~Camila~
 
Good job Camila and congrats on the great scale numbers and good exercise! You've obviously been making a lot of good choices! About those "bad" food days...we can have a time every once in awhile , just don't let it come the norm, and you'll be fine. Keep up the exercise and good runs, and you'd continue to see that scale move! Keep it up girl!
 
Hey well done for jogging!! that's the spirit: exercising after being naughty..I was pretty naughty yesterday and today too (compared to my present disciplined self) I had 4 (small milka) eggs in 2 days - But i did an hour elliptical yesterday and an hour treadmill today. That's better. Plus I thought i deserved it :D
So your bf is not from the US originally - more similarities between us :D
I hope you had a great day!
 
Thanks, Sarah! I've realized that I'd rather stay *on* the wagon than jump off for a day and then back on. Sort of difficult!

Justina - Thank you! We are just too similar, haha! Holidays are just difficult....grrr. But we got through it!

I slept for a long time last night! Blew off getting up at 5 to workout this morning...will have to take care of that tonight. Yesterday I did OK as far as food...I had my juice for breakfast than only ate healthy stuff at brunch. Had a few bites of treats but I will not lose it over that!

Happy Monday, everyone! I'll be back later!

~Camila~
 
So today has been alright so far...work went by really fast.

It is absolutely freezing out so walking/jogging outside will likely not happen. I am going to do some exercise later, though. Probably cardio class. It is supposed to start warming up a little bit but who knows around here.

Just a note - I am really proud of myself for how I handled a holiday meal! There were tonsss of delicious (high calorie) options at brunch, and I didn't want to feel completely deprived...so I ate what I wanted to eat, but in smaller portions. Half a baked potato instead of whole, a few bites of dessert instead of my own servings. Loaded up my plate with fruits and veggies. I probably still went over whatever imaginary threshold there is, but I didn't really feel guilty. Now I just have to tame my taste for red wine. 3 glasses and a double shot of Baileys (but it was homemade!!! I had to!) :) Oh well!

Had my juice this morning...ha...I have been making the juices taste more and more revolting as time goes on. Adding more greens (kale, broccoli) everyday. Today I went a bit crazy with the ginger...I put a huge piece in and the juice was sooo spicy. Hard to drink but at the same time felt great afterwards so oh well. Anyways, water & fruits/veggies are done for the day!

BF wants to take me out to dinner to "celebrate"...I'm still in the process of figuring out what exactly we are celebrating today haha but he knows I am trying to be healthier so hopefully it is somewhere with great options.

Happy Monday, everyone!

~Camila~
 
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Buffet...you know when I first came to see my husband (then bf) in the US - we non stop ate fast food (as I said he was a fast food junkie = I think some fast food restaurants went out of business after he converted :D ) Anyway I was eating burgers, fries, pizza, taco bell etc... for 10 days - when I went back I weighed myself I lost 1 lb!!!! I think it was down to the small portions. I literally gave him half/more than half of my portion every time. Like we made a tray a brownie: cut it into 9 pieces, I had 1, he finished the rest - lol. While I was not eating healthy - but portion controlling helped me not to gain any weight.
So well done!! You did well!
Celebration with your bf sounds great - exciting!! I am staying tuned... :D

PS/ Did you have the vino?
 
Great job dealing the holiday dinner. That's where I always fail. My family is full of fantastic cooks and my will power is weak. :p
 
Justina - It is really amazing how much we can still enjoy while maintaining a healthy lifestyle, just through portion control! :) As for the vino...I had plenty yesterday at brunch (a pretty heavy Malbec that was spicy and so delicious). My bottle of organic white is still unopened...(self-control haha). I am just waiting for the right time to open it! Hah and apparently we went out to celebrate being happy together :) a Just Because dinner, I suppose!

Cory - Thanks :) It really made me feel great to exercise that willpower when I could have easily caved into everything! It can be so hard when everything is so delicious!

So I just wanted to post a quick update. I just got back from dinner and I am sooo proud of myself! I got a small cup of soup as an appetizer...then while I was debating the meal for my main course...I thought of you guys here and all of the hard work you have been doing...and I ordered a quinoa chicken salad. I was surprised that the restaurant even had it on the menu. The salad was soooo delicious and I could barely finish half. So, there is lunch tomorrow.

Basically thanks to all of you for keeping me motivated to make the right choices! If I did not have such a great support system here, I likely would have caved and gotten a bacon cheeseburger or something else ridiculous, haha.

Goodnight to you all!

~Camila~
 
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Hey Camilla! Great Job on saying no to the Pizza! Absolutely one of my worst weaknesses! We could form our own foundation LAPC... 'losers against pizza consumption - just say no!' lol. However, if you're craving a pizza I know a good alternative. Mountain Bread Light Rye Wraps - in Canada they sell them at Sure Slim Wellness Centres and some Natural Food Stores. Only 70 calories, lower carb and high fibre. Throw on some crushed tomatoes, spices, low fat cheese, lean protein and veggies and then throw it in the toaster oven for a few minutes and your golden! :) Also you can brush on a little olive oil and cut a piece into little traingles and then toast them to make 'tortilla chips'. Works great!

I can totally relate with the boyfriend issue too. My boo can eat whatever he wants and lifts at the gym and he always looks cut- super fast metabolism! I feel jealous when he's eating yummy crap around me and I can't. Hanging out with him has definitely affected my weight because hes always offering me stuff and im not the best at saying no :p I just have to remind myself that I can't eat whatever I want and look the way I want and feel too! That's just not reality for me and it never will be.

Let us know what your celebration is about! Eeek exciting
xox Katie
 
Hey Camila :)

I think your WL journal is the first one I've really looked through. Your willpower is impressive! Saying no to pizza and making better choices when eating out (I still have yet to go to a sit-down restaurant since starting 1 1/2 weeks ago, and I'm not looking forward to the first time...) You mentioned tailgating coming up... When I went to my MiL's for Easter, I tried to nibble on something before going to her house that way I wouldn't be so hungry. It helps that one of my SiL's is dieting as well to lose the weight from her recent pregnancy (she made a low-cal and healthy chicken soup with tomatoes and corn). So maybe bring your own dish to one so you're not tempted by those more unhealthy foods? I'm glad I read this, already I picked up a couple of tips about eating out and going to functions where other people cook.

Thanks!!
 
Katie: Thanks for the pizza tip! I'm not sure if we have that in the US but I'm sure we have something similar. I use "low-cal" multigrain buns now when I have a burger...they are call Slims and there are tons of different kinds in stores. Very convenient though! And yes, boyfriends can be tough! I think mine could eat fast food three times a day for a month and not gain a pound. So jealous.

Belinda: That is a great idea! That is what I am hoping to do with my black bean burgers. Ha, I have no idea if anyone else would eat them but it would be nice to have my own options. You are lucky that your sister-in-law is dieting...power in numbers! Haha :) Thank you for stopping by!

Tuesday! The scale hates me this morning. I feel like I am retaining a lot of water...grr. But I just have to workout much harder today. I am thinking of doing an hour and a half of high-intensity cardio tonight. I really do not want the scale to be up from last week by Saturday. I am going to try and switch my meals around some...eat a bug breakfast, a medium lunch, and do juice for dinner. See how that works out for me.

I was up at 5:30 this morning...really wishing it was warm enough to go outside (It is 19 degrees F right now...brr). I had plenty of energy. These next few days I have to workout really hard if I want the scale to go down. My last few workouts have been not that great. I mean I am glad that I do something but it doesn't feel intense enough. Tonight I have no excuse not to workout hard...bf will not be around so I will have no distractions. Hopefully it warms up a bit by the time work is over so I can go out for a walk...it doesn't burn many calories but it helps get me in the right mindset to workout harder.

Okay, sorry for rambling :)

Food:
Breakfast: Quinoa patties
Lunch: Portion of quinoa chicken salad
Dinner: Juice (kale, broccoli, celery, apple, lemon, ginger)

Water: Almost done with first Liter...3 will be no problem today!


Hope everyone has a great day!

~Camila~
 
Today...was...BAD.

The annoying kind of bad. Where at work, everything was great, until it wasn't. The kind of bad where the problems were not my fault, and I may not be in a position to fix them, though they reflect negatively on me. I am the low guy on the totem pole...the just-promoted intern. Where my role is still relatively undefined and half of the time I have no idea what I am doing. Where things are not communicated to me. It's not the "getting fired" kind of bad, just really frustrating. Too many projects going on at once. :rant:

But then I got home...and I said to myself, "Well, the day can't get much worse. Might as well see what the scale says." This is after my weekend of bad eating, and after eating a pretty big breakfast this morning. After switching my meals around. I expected to be up. And I didn't really care.

But then. I saw the number. I thought :toetap05: "This is cruel scale, stop messing with me today."

So I got off and got on again. Same number. And on and off a handful of times before...

:party:

153! I've hit the 10 pound mark! :)

So now...

:cheers2: a glass of wine because...

I've had a bad day.

~Camila~
 
Not so BAD then!!! :) awesome job on hitting 10lbs!! Well done!

Don't worry about the job - with project management so many things could go wrong! Besides you have just started - as you pointed it out! Chill out & soon you'll be more than competent!

Wine always cheers me up too! x
 
TEN POUNDS?! That's awesome, Camila!! Great job!

Sorry about the bad day, but leave it at the office so you can enjoy the rest of your day. I say that half tongue-in-cheek; I know it's easier said than done. As a former manager of a pretty large group in a high-tech manufacturing environment, I had a hard time not carrying my frustrations around in my back pocket. It's not worth it, though... I watched a few guys my age drive years off their lives and vowed to not let it become that important to me.
 
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