Ella is Running Her Way to Goal!

austin_88

austin_88

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INTRODUCTION

Somehow I found a way to delete my old diary :|
I decided to make a new one because my old diary I was concentrating on NOT counting calories, and it really wasn't working for me. A month had passed and I had GAINED weight, clearly that strategy was not working.

My whole weight loss has been trial and error. Some things I have learnt that WORKS with me.
1. Doing exercise outdoors eg Running. Running helped me get down to my goal weight in February. Once I stopped running I gained about 4kg back :(
2. Eating high protein low carb foods at night. This helped me get down to goal.
3. Eating a good brekky!
4. Eating natural, unprocessed foods.

AIM:

August 2007: 62-63kg
February 2008: 53.5kg
June 2008: 22% Body Fat
July 2008: 58kg
Long Term Goal Weight: 52kg
Short Term Goal Weight: 55kg
Weight to Lose: 6kg

METHOD:

Monday - Friday: 1200 Calories Per Day
Saturday - Sunday: 1500 Calories Per Day

Food will be recorded in my diary every day.

Exercise: Running
When: Mornings or Night 5 x Per Week
Distance: Start at 3-4km and work my way up to 6km

Exercise: Resistance Training
When: Nights 3 x Per Week
Doing: Chest Press with Dumbells, Close Grip Pull Downs, Leg Press, Squats, Pull Ups, Flys, Crunches, Captains Chair, Oblique Bends

Exercise: Walking
When: Saturdays or Sundays
Distance: 5-12km
Why: I like going on long walks on the weekends, it really relaxes me. I'll walk out to the botanical gardens and sit down and read my book and walk back. That's about 6km. Or I can walk out to the war memorial and back and that's 11km. I love doing this in summer and I can just lay back on the grass.

Exercise: Team Sport
When: When I find the sport I want to do!
Why: I really want to get involved in sports again. I played hockey for 10 years and I would LOVE to play that again. I might enquire into a social roster soon... Not specifically to burn calories but to enjoy the game and have fun!!!

CONCLUSION:

I'm actually really exited to start this new plan!!!

I think it is a sound plan and if I am consistant I know I can do it!
 
Friday 4 July 2008

Breakfast
1 Piece Toast w/ butter & promite: 131
2 Rice Thins: 60
Coffee: 30

Lunch
Nandos Chicken Breast Pita: 324
Coke Zero: 0

Dinner
Cottage Pie: 500

Snacks
1/2 Cup Milk, 3 tbsp Milo: 250
1 Hot Tea: 30

Total Cal Goal: 1200
Total Calories: 1325

Exercise:
40 Minute Run/Walk

Update #1 04/07/2008
I think I might go for a run tonight.
The maximum temperature for today is 10degrees C. So if it is too cold tonight I might go to the gym and have a run. I just didn't want to use my car, petrol is SOOOO expensive at the moment. I put $20 in this morning and the needle barely went past empty lol.

It's also only going to be 10 degrees C maximum over the weekend too. (Thats 50 degrees fahrenheit for you americans lol).

We have the COLDEST winters here. When I go to work in the morning sometimes its only 4 degrees C (39 degrees Fahrenheit).
Although we have really warm summers, we get a few 40 degree days (104 degrees fahrenheit).

I really need to buy an iPod. I was just going to buy one off the apple shop just a second ago but reconsidered it, even scraping together $129 would be hard. I wanted to start the Couch to 5K program.. I just downloaded the podcasts. I might see if I can get my shuffle working.. it's not charging at the moment. My nano works but you cant see the screen lol... but it stills plays music! You kind of have to just guess where the song is lol. Im a tad hungry.. I might go make myself a hot tea.

Update #2 04/07/2008
I decided to get the chicken breast pita for lunch instead of a chicken garden salad. By the time I left for lunch I was STARRVING, so I thought I should get something that would fill me up. I was really craving Indian Butter Chicken takeaway but I resisted. I reckon it would be around 1000 calories a serve lol!
When I got back to work I was craving sugar something shocking, so I had a milo with milk. Doesn't seem that bad when your eating it, but it came to a whopping 250 calories!!! That powdered malt drink is BAADDD for you!
 
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Saturday 5 July 2008

Weight: 57.3kg

Breakfast
1/3 Cup Oats + 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
1 Piece Bread w/ Peanut Butter
= 335 Calories

Lunch
KFC Sweet Chilli Twister = 550 Calories
Pepsi Max = 0 Calories

Dinner
Dinner = 500 Calories

Snacks
TBA

Total Calories: 1384

Exercise
4km Run/Walk
 
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Heloooo!!

Just got back from shopping! I guess thats a little exercise lol, walked around town for 2 and a half hours! I got heaps of nice things too! I bought:

Country Road Chunky Woolen Cardigan RRP: $139 I got it for $45
Country Road Grey Turtleneck Sweather RRP: $100 I got it for $35

Bargains!!!
And they were both XS so that makes me feel good... even though Country Road is notoriously known for its large sizing.

I had KFC for lunch YES YES I KNOW BAD, except I havent had it in AAAAGES and I love their twisters. Around 500 calories a day for lunch is not that bad.

After town I went to the local op shop and had a look around, I found a pair of Jane Debster Loafers, 2 Woolen Jumpers and a cute side table all for $20.. wow I love op shops lols.

So yep, so far I have had a good day. It's 3:38pm, my boyfriend is coming to get me at 5pm and we're going to go choose a movie to watch. I think tomorrow we are going to the snow!!! :party:

Im feeling kinda hungry but there isn't anything in the house to eat, so I might just wait till dinner.
 
Sunday 6 July 2008

Eeeeeh did not have a great food day today lol. Baked Beans on Toast for breakfast, small bowl of nachos for lunch, LOTS of lollies. Haven't had dinner yet. I think its roast pork, so hopefully there are heaps of vegies! Im allowed to have 1500 calories on the weekends so im pretty sure i'd still come under.

Watching Gilmore Girls :blush5:
I love that show hehe.
"if your out on your own.. feeling lonely and so colllllllllllllllld"
Hehe.
"Where you lead, i will follow...."
Hah i'm a dag.

I'm going to the gym later. I'm going to do...
5 x 10 Leg Press
5 x 10 Close Grip Pull Down
5 x 10 Chest Press
200 Crunches
30 Minute Run/Walk

EDIT:
Ended Up Doing
5 Minute Run, 4 Minute Walk, 4 Minute Run, 3 Minute Walk, 3 Minute Run, 1 Minute Walk
10 Minutes X Trainer
10 Minute Walk
5 x 10 Leg Press

I really was not in the mood for weights.


Ooooh that will be fun! I'm going to go after dinner...

I also have to do my tax return eughhhhhhh. And clean my room eugggggh. And wash my hair euggggggh.

I think I might get up super early tomorrow and go for a walk/run.
 
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Monday 7 July 2008

Breakfast
1 Slice Bread w/ Tsp Promite & 7g Butter = 149
Coffee w/ 2 Equal = 30

Lunch
1 Caesar Salad = 139
1 Hot Tea = 30

Dinner
TBA = 400

Snacks
1 Apple = 78
1 Banana = 122
3 Rice Thins = 88
1/2 Cup Milk w/ 20g Milo = 150

Total Calories = 1186
Total Calories Goal = 1200

Exercise
4.5km Walk
 
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Temptation ARGHHHH
There were Krispy Kremes in the fridge last night...
My brother had bought them on his way back home cause we don't have a Krispy Kreme in the state.
My mouth was actually salivating looking at them, there were about 8 different kinds in the box!
But I resisted!
Woot!
I was going to take one to work today but I told myself I had already planned out my food for the day and I didn't want to make any changes, I was OK with that as well. I knew a doughnut was not going to fill me up and the fat and sugar combination just makes me feel like crap.

Walked to work this morning, despite is only being about 3 degrees. I have a roll neck jumper on and a massive wooly, also gloves hehe.

Seeming that I had my breakfast at around 7:45am I think I am going to have my banana at 10:15am.
 
You completed the almost impossible task of resisting a Krispy Kreme doughnut!?!?!

Nothing is stopping you. Awesome.

Hope you have a good day!
 
Goals

I weighed in on Saturday morning at 57.3kg, down from 58kg
My next weigh in will be again this Saturday! My goal is to be under 57kg! 56.5kg would be nice....

UGW: 52kg
Weight to Lose: 5.3kg

This Weeks Workouts

Monday: 4.5km Walk - DONE!
Tuesday: 4.5km Walk + Full Body Workout - Did 4km Run/Walk + 10 Minutes X Trainer
Wednesday: 4.5km Walk + Cardio Workout - 3km Walk, 50 Minutes Cardio
Thursday: 20 Minute Run + Full Body Workout - 4km Run
Friday: 4km Run - DONE!
Saturday/Sunday: LONNNNGGG Walk + 4km Run: Saturday did 4.5km walk & Full Body Workout. Sunday did 4.5km Run!
 
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Tuesday 8 July 2008

Meal #1 8am
1/3 Cup Oats + 20g Brown Sugar = 211
Coffee = 30

Meal #2 11am
Hot Tea = 30
Apple = 87
Banana = 120

Meal #3 1:10pm
Toasted Ham & Cheese Sandwich = 298

Meal #4 5pm
Omelette Sushi Roll = 170

Meal #5 8pm
TBA = 250

Total Calories: 1196
Total Calories Goal: 1200

Exercise
5 Minute Run
4 Minute Walk
7 Minute Run
4 Minute Walk
10 Minutes X Trainer
10 Minute Walk 7km/hour at 5% incline
 
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EEEEEEPAAAA
Hullo.
My pink lacoste polo arrived yesterday! I like buying stuff off ebay and then seeing if they fit.. that's weird.
Anyway it was a size EU38 and was actually really loose fitting, even though lacoste polos are meant to fit tight. So next one I will try a 36 and see how I go.

I haven't weighed in since Saturday morning, and I was 1kg down so I thought I would wait a while until I weighed in again, just in case it was a fluke!

Its 3:15pm and i'm STARVING.
I think I might have my sushi roll at 4:30pm or I think I might die :ack2:
 
Mmm sushi roll. If you're really hungry nosh on some fruit or something. If I don't eat when my stomach tells me too it takes revenge at the next meal and I end up wolfing down my food and eating everything in sight!
 
dawnkyung said:
Mmm sushi roll. If you're really hungry nosh on some fruit or something. If I don't eat when my stomach tells me too it takes revenge at the next meal and I end up wolfing down my food and eating everything in sight!
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Fruits good, lots of fibre to keep you full!
Except I only really like apples, bananas, raspberries and strawberries. And the latter two are so incredibly expensive at the moment!
I might grab some apples at lunch today!
 
Wednesday 9 July 2008

Breakfast
1 Packet Instant Oatmeal, Honey = 180

Lunch
Chicken Salad on Wholemeal Roll = 500

Dinner
2 Slices Bread
40g Avocado
50g Chicken
20g Low Fat Mayonnaise
= 367

Snacks
8 Hot Chips = 100
Chocolate & Lollypop = 291

Total Calories: 1438
Total Calories Goal: 1300

Exercise
16 Minute Run, 4 Minute Walk = 3km
10 Minute X Trainer
20 Minute Walk
= 400 Calories Burnt

3km Walk
= 100 Calories Burnt
 
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TODAY 9am

Eugh breakfast was HORRIBLE. I HATE instant oatmeal :ack2:
But I didn't have enough time at home to cook REAL oatmeal grrrrr... I only ate it so it kept me full - usually I dont eat anything I actually dont like! I think its a waste!

Im going to enrol in my classes for second semester today, im taking on a pretty big workload, so I just have to knuckle down and get it all done. So I might grab something on the way back, like sushi or a salad or soup or something. The only thing I hate is that I can't get nutritional information of any of these, im only guessing the calorie content of the sushi!

My alarm went off at 7am this morning to go for a run and I didn't get up :( I don't think I had a very good nights sleep at all. I think sugar gives me nightmares...
And the worst part is when I got out of the house the sun was shining not a cloud in the sky, it would have been sooooo nice going for a run! I will definatly have to get up earlier tomorrow!

I can run a little more each day which is good, I know I could run 5km if I REALLY wanted to, but im doing it gradually so I dont wear myself out. So tonight I am going to try running for 6 minutes, walking for 3, running for 5 minutes, walking for 2 minutes, running for 4 minutes. So im gradually decreasing the walking times. Just running non stop for 10 minutes would be good!
I'd like to be able to do a solid 5km run every morning or so... I live in a valley though so there are a few hills, I guess thats good though?

Better get some work done :)
 
Today 2:40pm

EUGHHHH I am FULL!
A nice kind of full though, the salad roll was yummy and had heaps of salad in it! Had egg too yummo.
I am going to the gym in approx 3 hours so I wanted to get some carbs for energy. After gym I am going to go home and have coffee and some carbs, because I read today that you store 66% more glycogen when you use this method. I want to go running tomorrow morning so I wanted heaps of glycogen (sounds weird lol) to give me energy!

Enrolled for semester two at lunch, i have the biggest workload eugh... full time studying and full time working is not fun. It's just not possible to not work full time at work and I dont want to drop down to part time uni or the degree will go for another 6 years! I'll just suck it up, I love being busy anyway.

Exited for the gym tonight! Cant wait to see if I can run for longer!
 
Today 10pm

Ate a BIT over calories today, I shouldn't have had that chocolate today!
But I did A LOT of cardio, my dad called to say he had to pick me up earlier so I didn't get my weight training in... I really need to start doing it its just I HATE IT GRRR!
I ran for 8 minutes straight, then a 3 minute walk, then 8 minutes running, then a 1 minute walk. I was pretty proud of myself!

Im going to get to bed now because I have to be up at 6:30am to go for my run!!!
 
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