Ella is Running Her Way to Goal!

TODAY
Gawd I am HUNGRY. I only had breakfast at 8:15am! Then an apple at 10:30am, dunno whats wrong with me. A sushi roll and a yoghurt after my run... going to go down there at 11:30. Im hoping to do 6km in 30 minutes (12km/hour). I REALLY have to get my speed up, I am at snail pace!

Saturday 9 August
Sleeeeeping in! A LAZY day for me.
BUT I am going to do my speed run. 4km interval training (60 seconds 10km/hour, 30 seconds 13km/hour). Hopefully this will help with my speed. Might catch up with some friends this night, the boyfriend is going out and I need a distraction!

Sunday 10 August
Rest day. Might go for a walk or something though. Might go watch the football with mum.
 
Saturday 9 August

Breakfast
A couple of forkfuls of leftover noodles

Lunch
2 Slices Bread, 2 Eggs, 1 Rash Bacon, BBQ Sauce

Dinner
Medium Chips
McDippers
Diet Coke

Snacks
8 x Strawberries
1/2 Apple

Exercise
4km Run
20 Minute Walk
 
Didn't have a great day today.

Grrr dinner sucked! We were driving and I didn't have time to pack something so we stopped at McDonalds, I could have gotten Nandos or Subway but they wouldnt let me cause we were in a rush grrrrrrr...

So I consumed most of my calories at night, but thankfully I didn't eat THAT much during the day. So I think I would have stayed at maintenance.

Didn't have a great day, I was feeling really... big. But as long as I keep up with the healthy eating and the running things can only get better. Im sure I am being delusional! I have quite a few things to do tomorrow... i might plan it out

09:00 Wake. Have Breakfast. 1/2 Cup Oats, 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
09:30 Clean room! Vacuum, sort clothes, everything!
12:00 Make popcorn balls. Butter + Brown Sugar + Popcorn. Easy enough.
If this fails I will make the peanut butter cookies.
13:00 Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce for lunch
14:00 Go for a walk if its nice.
15:00 - 19:00 Laze around do nothing really
19:00 Dinner - whatever mum makes
20:00 Gym. Unsure what yet. Maybe abs, legs and a bit of cardio
23:00 I have to be asleep by now!

Arghhhhh...
Its now quarter past 11, should get to sleep!
 
Sunday 10 August 2008

Breakfast/Lunch
1/2 Cup Oats, 1 Tbsp Brown Sugar

Snack
3 Cookies

Dinner
Going out... not sure yet. Maybe grilled meat/vegies or a salad.

Exercise
Depends. MIGHT go to the gym but might not. Just applied fake tan so maybe not haha. Today was supposed to be a rest day anyway.
 
Monday 11 August

Breakfast 08:00
1/3 Cup Oats
1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
Coffee
= 274

Lunch 14:00
1 1/2 Cups Fettucine
1 Serving Pasta Sauce
1 Large Apple
= 491

Snack
97% Fat Free Vanilla Yoghurt
= 170

Dinner
TBA
= 400

Total: 1335
Total Calories Goal: 1300

Exercise
6km Run - 374 Calories Burnt - DONE!

Calorie Deficit: 809
 
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Plan For This Week

I am going to try and cycle my calories, basically going 2 weeks trying to lose weight then 1 week reverting back to maintenance. I think I can still have enough energy to run on 1300 approx calories if I am getting adequate nutrition. Exercise will be as follows

Monday
6km Run Outside - Includes hills

Tuesday
4.5km Walk to Work - Morning

Wednesday
6km Run Outside - Includes Hills

Thursday
Resistance Training

Friday
7km Run Outside - Includes Hills

Saturday
4km Fast Run or Fartlek

Sunday
Rest Day

Total Distance: 27.5km

Nutrition
I will be aiming at under 1300 calories every day. Including complex carbs (oats, wholemeal spaghetti, rice), simple carbs (fruit), Fibrous Carbs (vegetables), Lean Proteins (Grilled Meat, Tinned Tuna), Good Fats (Avocado, Olive Oil).
I will be eating fruit at every meal as well. I find that this fills me up and cures my sweet tooth.
I will be eating every 3 hours to manage my insulin resistance.

Breakfast 8am
Fruit 10am
Lunch 1pm
Fruit 4pm
Dinner 7pm
Fruit 9:30pm

Breakfast

1/3 Cup Oats
6 Pieces Tinned Peaches

Lunch

Apple
= 100

WITH

1 1/2 Cups Spaghetti or Fettucine
Bolognase Sauce
= 381

or

2 Sushi Rolls
= 360

or

Something else around 400 calories

Snacks
100 Calorie Yoghurt
Fruit
Cruskits w/ Tinned Tuna & Cream Cheese
Low Cal Dip w/ Low Cal Bread
Vegetables

Dinner
Fruit

Plus

Small portion of what mum makes
Grilled meat with Steamed Vegetables
Soup
Nandos (burger, wrap, salad, chicken)
 
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Tuesday 12 August 2008

Breakfast 07:30
1/3 Cup Oats
15g Brown Sugar
Coffee
= 255

Snack 10:30
170g Low Fat Yoghurt
= 170

Lunch 14:00
2 Sushi Rolls
= 360

Snack 15:00
Apple
= 100

Dinner 19:00
Meat Stew + Rice
= ?

Total Calories: 885

Exercise
Didn't walk to work this morning, I walked out of the house just as it started pouring down with rain :(
Grrrr!!!
I reckon I will go to the gym later tonight, maybe before dinner. Do some cycling or elliptical or some walking.

Im going into town at lunch today, want to go to a few outdoor stores to see if i can find a Northface jacket on sale... they should be on sale because its coming to the end of winter. But I will need that jacket ALL through Spring and Summer in early morning and at night if I am going for walks or camping. Plus it would last me through to next winter.
Meeting a friend for lunch today, probably won't be actually eating until 2pm which im not too happy about. I might have to eat my yoghurt or apple around 11-12 to keep my hunger at bay.

Got a lot to pay for coming up. I get my hair done on Thursday night which is going to set me back around $150. Boyfriend wants a PROFESSIONAL knife set. So we are buying Robert Welsh ones which are going to cost $525 (down from $700). Gotta pay my board, pay off my credit card!
Looks like im not going to be saving an incredible amount this pay. Thats OK... I saved quite a bit last month.

I did well last night! The bf went to McDonalds cause he hadn't had dinner at 8pm and I was going to get a soft serve cone just for the heck of it, as we were going through the drive through I resisted! I was still starving from dinner (grilled steak, steamed vegies and carrots) and I could have downed ANYTHING on the menu. So I was pretty proud of myself. I did have a slice of cheese and a little bit of low cal dip later, but thats alright I budgeted that in.

Update 5pm
Feeling like absolute CRAP.
I am STARVING and I haven't eaten any exercise today. I think I might be overestimating the calories in sushi. 360 calories seems like a lot for two rolls, but I can't find any info on it anywhere!
Just want to go home and eat :(
I have tried taming the appetite with tea and water but its no use...
Ive left about 400-500 calories for dinner so hopefully that will pull me through
 
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Wednesday 13 August 2008
*Plan*

Breakfast 08:00
1/3 Cup Oats
Tinned Peaches
Coffee
= 260

Snack 10:00
Apple
= 100

6km Run 11:30

Lunch 12:30
1 1/2 Cups Spaghetti
Bolognese Sauce
= 381

Snack 16:30
2 Cruskits
1 Tin Spicy Chilli Tuna
= 136

Dinner 19:00
= 500

Total Calories: 1387
 
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Your work ethic is amazing!! I am so jealous!!! Be careful with how much you are running and make sure you get enough complex carbs, otherwise your body will start fighting back!

Great job at the restaurant, very admirable!
 
Well done on resisting the maccas. I did the same thing last night, my husband made me buy kfc on the way home and I was starving! Had to resist, and substituted it for crumbed salmon which is good for take out cravings.

I love your running program too! I'm tempted to copy it!

I don't think you're overestimating calories for sushi - I estimate it at 171 per roll (depends on type of course). Calorieking is good for most calorie counting except for sushi, you have to count each component. Keep eating it though - the resistant starch causes your body to burn fatty acids first! (At least I remember reading that - you should read up on it yourself).
 
onmyway said:
Well done on resisting the maccas. I did the same thing last night, my husband made me buy kfc on the way home and I was starving! Had to resist, and substituted it for crumbed salmon which is good for take out cravings.

I love your running program too! I'm tempted to copy it!

I don't think you're overestimating calories for sushi - I estimate it at 171 per roll (depends on type of course). Calorieking is good for most calorie counting except for sushi, you have to count each component. Keep eating it though - the resistant starch causes your body to burn fatty acids first! (At least I remember reading that - you should read up on it yourself).
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Sounds like a good reason to eat sushi! Like I need any more reasons I am addicted to the stuff!

Well done at resisting KFC, when presented with KFC I doubt I could resist it - maccas is easy but KFC ARGHH I love it too much :(
 
Wednesday 13 August 2008

Breakfast 08:30
1/2 Cup Muesli
1 Banana
1/2 Cup Milk
Coffee
= 324

Lunch 12:00
1 1/2 Cups Spaghetti
Bolognese Sauce 125g
= 381

Snack 15:00
Apple
= 100

Exercise 6km Run 17:45

Dinner
= TBA

Total Calories: 805
 
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running is the only thing that works for me also. i eat healthy but dont sweat my diet. i pretty much just keep track of my weight and run 3 miles a day. lost 101lbs on the treadmill. keep it up.
 
Limited said:
How many do you eat a day roughly?
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Calorie wise?

1700 calories is maintenance for me, thats if I don't do any exercise. With exercise my maintenance is about 2200.

My calories are USUALLY at around 1500-1600 but i've been trying to keep them around 1300 just for a little while. Hopefully to see a difference on the scale though, which hasn't moved in FOREVER.
 
austin_88 said:
Calorie wise?

1700 calories is maintenance for me, thats if I don't do any exercise. With exercise my maintenance is about 2200.

My calories are USUALLY at around 1500-1600 but i've been trying to keep them around 1300 just for a little while. Hopefully to see a difference on the scale though, which hasn't moved in FOREVER.
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I see I see :)
 
Thursday 14 August 2008

1/3 Cup Oats
1 Tbsp Brown Sugar
Hot Chocolate

1 1/2 Cups Spaghetti
125g Bolognese Sauce
Large Apple

Chicken Laksa Noodle Soup
 
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