If there's no struggle, there's no progress!!!

1.15.2013
BM: 1

Food
Breakfast: 1 1/2 cup of honeydew and cantaloupe, 150cal
Lunch: 1 biscuit and 1/2 cup gravy, 1 cup scrambled eggs, 3 clementines, 500cal
Snack: 1 fun size twix, 50cal, 7 cups of water total at work
Dinner: 3 cups of pasta sauce (Pregos + 1/2 cup broccoli + 4oz ground turkey), 1 thin sweet korean pancake, 600cal, 4 cups of water
Calories: 1,300

Dammmmmmit. I weighed in, after work, 200.6 at 1pm. EUGH! I was hoping to be 199 so i wouldn't have to exercise tonight. DAAMMMITTTT...

Although I do feel a difference in my feet at work, I feel like i stand straighter and walk faster. I just feeeel the difference, minimal, but I think I am onto something...

So I woke up from a 3 hour nap at 199.2 ...but then ate dinner. soooo.....I woke up too late for yoga anyway.

Positives:
+ made it to work this morning, late, albeit, made it!
+ enjoyed my biscuit and gravy, didn't eat the cheese stick I brought
+ drank 7 cups of water during an 8 hour shift

Negatives:
- did a second helping of the ground turkey for dinner, I didn't need it, now I'm too full.

I AM SLIPPING.
 
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1.16.2013
BM: 1 LARGE
WEIGN-IN: 198.8lb

Food
Breakfast: 2 clementines, 65cal
Lunch: 1 cup pasta sauce, 2 chicken thighs, 450cal
Snack: 1 pretzel stick and string cheese, 135cal
Dinner: 1 apple, 100cal
Calories: 750cal, 6 cups of water


just found out that my teaching benefits are growing baby!!! I stopped teaching to pursue medicine, which I will begin this fall, I didn't know of the benefits while teaching! NOW I DO! LOVE IT! GROW BABY GROW!

I came home and weighed 198.6, even after that delicious lunch, I'm munching on a crisp apple right now with 2 cups of water right next to me. I am excited to weigh in 197 tomorrow! *cross fingers* COME ON! I work at the hospital tomorrow so that means a pretty active 8 hours! *happy dance* I really want to weigh 195 by Sat AM, but we will see. I work a 5am shift on Saturday, so I'll weigh in on Saturday at 1PM.

The huge dump I took at work this morning definitely helped me...hahaha, so much relief! I just dont wanna exercise...I did walk home from work though, I didn't have a choice lol..

Goals
1/17: 197
1/19: 195
1/23: 193

Positives
*Walk to work and back
*Do a few items on my to-do list
 
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1.17.2013
Weigh in 196.4!!!!!
Bm 1 large

Food
Breakfast: 2 cups pasta sauce (prego + ground turkey), 1 cup steamed broccoli, 300
Lunch: cheese pizzaes, 3 cups honey dew, 650cal, 11 cups of water, tea, and coffee
Calories: 950cal

Exercise
60min cycling @ gym
an hour walking around the mall (the gym is attached to the mall)

Gym class starts at 5:30pm, I get off work and can get to the gym by 4:30pm, sign up for cycling and walk around the mall until my cycling class starts. I am excited!

I can't believe I did an 8 hour shift at the hospital + walked around the mall, without a limp + excellent job at the spinning class.

WOW. Food choices weren't the best, I mean, a slice of pizza? you're right...but I did get the energy for the spinning class, so who is hating?

Feeling 196, looking 196, happy to be 196. My long short-term goal is 177, bring it home baby!

Positives
* Stopped eating when I felt full, I poured more than 2 cups of pasta sauce but I stopped myself.
* Didn't eat the crust on the pizza
* went to the gym. period. then committed to cycling.
* the less second thinking and guessing I do, the more happier I am!
 
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1.18.2013
Weigh-in: 195.4
bm: 0

Breakfast: Egg and Meat Sammie in a pita bread, hash brown, oj, 775cal
Snack: 3 clementines, 100cal
Lunch: 1 slice of gourmet veggie from Round Table Pizza, 1 cup SALAD with NO dressing (broccoli, spinach, boiled egg, tomato, mandarin orange), 300cal, 4 cups of water
Dinner: 4 fresh viet spring rolls (shrimp, mint, basil, cilantro, vermicelli, bean sprouts), 1/4cup peanut sauce, 600cal
Dessert: 1 cup fresh pineapple, 75cal
Calories: 1,950cal

Honestly, I went to bed with an empty stomach. I swear I felt it.

I met my weight loss goal a day early! I've been craving a burger and crispy fries though. I love them extra crispy. So everyone should be accustomed to my edits, and know that the day isn't over, until the sun goes down and the sun comes up the next day. I didn't get the burger or fries, but I did get a breakfast combo from Jack in the CRACK, the breakfast combo was unusually delicious, but immediately, I felt so sluggish and shitty! Boooooo, I love me some eggs and sausage, don't i?!?!? WHO AM I?! lol.....

For lunch my boss bought us lunch and I was super good, veggie slice? Oh yeah, salad without dressing? you know it!

My triceps, glutes, and pelvic girdle hurt so bad. If that's where a child comes out of....I might have to pass. I'm craving some vietnamese style fresh shrimp rolls (bean sprout, shrimp, cilantro, basil, mint wrapped in a thin rice paper wrap), the caloric downfall is the sauce. 1:1 ratio of peanut butter and korean hot sauce...game over. so good.

I'm really tired today, I need a good night's sleep. Especially with a 5AM shift tomorrow.

My goal to reach 192 by January 26 is still there. I know I can do it with all this increased exercise.

The food though? Eugh....I'll get to eating salads....eventually.
 
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Outstanding work on the dropped pounds. That's a bunch.

I think you could have a burger. The fries are a little trickier, but if you made them yourself and used a small potato you could even do that.
 
Hey MrVee, thanks for the stop by + comment.

I want to go to all american dirty diner and get a cheeseburger, without mayo, with extra crispy (longer in the oil please) fries. MMMMMMM...

After eating 4 of those fresh shrimp rolls tonight, food is the last thing on my mind. Somewhat a relief. I've been going to bed thinking about food, not dreaming about food though, whew. I'm not that crazy.

After today's large caloric day, where I do feel satiety in my belly, I gotta sharpen up the tools and go back at it. 192 on Wednesday people!!

I am so proud that I didn't cave in after such a fattening morning. I am so happy that I didn't ruin the WHOLE day.

I'm not going to weigh in at all tomorrow, as long as I have a good day on Saturday, I'll weigh in on Sunday, hopefully at 195!
 
1.19.2013
BM: 1

Food
10am breakfast: 2 chicken thighs, cabbage and broccoli, mushroom, cup of pineapple, 400cal
12pm snack: fun size bag of m&ms, fun size kit kat, 100cal
2pm lunch: TACO BELL - chicken loaded griller, burrito supreme, crunchy taco, 950cal
10pm: 4 very strong drinks at the bar, 800cal
Calories: 2,250

Exercise
3 hours of non stop dancing

I work at a hospital 30miles away and I swear I almost fell asleep while driving, I know my reaction time is very slow. I'm very tired as I'm sitting here writing this post.

Good news is I only have two hours left in my shift, but I can't go straight home. I'm going to pick up some jamba juice and get some cold meds for my mom at Target. Then go home and crash in bed. I'm so excited for that!

No exercise today other than walking around the hospital. Whew, made it threw the day. Picked up some Taco Bell after my errands. I LOVE burrito supremes, but the chicken loaded griller isn't that great, had to try it, who knew the calories were that bad? I have a belly full of processed foods and going to take a beautiful nap!

I'm not going to eat for the rest of the day and not going to weigh in tomorrow, but will get some type of exercise in tomorrow for a solid weigh in on Monday!

Woke up from my nap and about to go out with the girlies to the bar...go dancing and drinking...wooohoo....


Positives
*Took a BM, I poo when I walk or drink water. How nice...
*Enjoyed Taco Bell, no hard feelings. But goodness. I have a warming tummy ache cause of the processed food, hah, don't forget this feeling! Breakfast OR lunch!
 
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1.20.2013
BM: 3

I have the worst headache ever. JEEEEZUS help me. I think I was still drunk at 7am.

I woke up at 7am swaying to use the bathroom, took a super healthy dump. Who would've thought?

Food
Breakfast: foot long Chipotle Chicken w/ cheese on honey oat, 1 bag of cheetos 1200cal
Snack: 1/2 cup pineapple, 1 5" korean kimchi and pork pancake, 300cal
Lunch: 2 cups of Korean marinated pork meat, spaghetti, kimchi pancake, rice cake, 400cal
Dinner: some more Korean food, 1/2 avocado, 1 string cheese, 1 tbsp pb
Calories: 2,400

I must truly eat because I am bored because eating Jntheb, subway, or taco bell don't taste all that great. It's the advertising! It's me being bored! Eating out is seriously overrated. Food is nutrition.

When I woke up this morning, a clementine would've been fine but I purposely drove out and got a foot long at subway. It tasted like mush, and gone in 5 minutes with 7 dollars down the drain. I could've just ate a clementine. Some serious thinking going on here...

Obviously I ate a lot of food yesterday cause of the 2 BMs and the food this morning. I weighed in this morning before eating at 196.8, I'm not disappointed at all because of all the mayhem yesterday. I didn't even plan on going out!

Now 192 sounds unrealistic for Wednesday, but the point is that I'm going to jump back on the band wagon NOW, not tomorrow (haha it IS Monday).
 
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My schedule for the next few days...

196 Monday- Work, call Aerotek, call Dr. Tanaka about hours, fax b vaccination form, run
194 Tuesday- Work, drop off books at usps and attend nutrition class, gym
Wednesday- Work, drop by Podiatrist, run
193 Thursday- Work, cycling
191 Friday- Work, Yoga
191 Saturday- Work, Dinner
 
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1.21.2013
BM: 1 @ 9am (can't believe only 1 after all I ate yesterday!)

I FORGOT TODAY WAS MLK DAY -- super slow at work! All the hospitals/insurance companies are closed! Hehehehe, an easy day indeed.

I woke up this morning with a funny tummy, just full, packed. I didn't eat much today, don't feel much of an appetite.

Food
11am- 1 string cheese, 80cal
1pm- 9" turkey, avocado, bacon sandwich on dutch crunch with veggies (didn't eat 1/4 of the dutch crunch roll), 920cal
730pm- 3 cups of brothy fish soup w/ green onion, 1 5" korean spicy pancake, 3oz beef, 500
Calories: 1,500, working on my 8th cup of water as I type this

The bottom of my right big toe hurts, looks like I put too much pressure on it while wearing my flats out on Saturday night. It bothered me yesterday and bothered me a bit today. I'm going to lay off of it tonight, No exercise.

OK...so i've been having some pretty high caloric days. What gives? Feel like i'm re-feeding my body. Yikes! The best way to snap out of this is eating smaller frequent meals! C'mon Laura!!! I feel like I weigh between 198-199 right now (bloated from soup). Gotta trim down FAST!

I feel slightly constipated, but with tomorrow's shift at the hospital and plenty of fluids, hopefully I'll pass twice!!
 
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Start from where I am....I am so thankful I attended the nutrition workshop! I feel revived to continue on this path towards healthy positive living!

1.22.2013
BM: 4

Food (It's going to be scary...)
Subway 1 foot long Italian w/ everything
2 serving of Trader joe's brand Baked Cheetos
1 frozen entree of Trader Joe's Chile Rolleno
1 frozen entree of Trader Joe's Mac n cheese
16oz Jamba Juice Peach Perfection
handful of M&Ms
50 calories of belgium chocolate stick
Trader Joe's prepared salad - mixed greens, candied pecans, dried cranberries, vinegarette, blue cheese
 
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This week is turning out to be a hot mess...

With a sore throat comes the eating....

Liquid diet my ass. I gotta get back on it, boo.
 
1.23.2013
BM:0 but peeing so much!

Feeling worse than yesterday. Sore throat and cough to the max. Every time I swallow, while sitting up or standing, I have this dry cough spell.

I'm drinking tons of water, my urine is a faint pee. So I go pee, lay down, drink more, then pee again. it's kind of annoying.

Food
10am Breakfast: 1 trader joe's mixed green tomato and motzarella salad, 1 box of chicken noodle soup, 2 fried eggs, 850cal, 5 cups of water
12pm snack: 2 serving of baked cheetos, 1 grapefruit, 1 cheese stick, 350cal, 3 cups of water
Lunch: Trader Joe's Grilled chicken pasta salad, 400cal
1.5 cups of homemade turkey-bean chili (SO BLAND), 1 cheese stick, 300cal
Dinner: kim chi jigae, 1 cup white rice, 300cal
Dessert: 1/4 bar of milk chocolate, 200cal
Calories:2,050
I drank about 8-9 cups of water thus far, and it's 5pm, about to do another alka-seltzer. head is hot now
 
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1.24.2013
Weigh-in: 200.4
BM:3 -->

Food
Shredded Pork and Grilled Pork Rice dish, 4 fried rolls, 2 fresh shrimp rolls, 4 chicken wings, 1,400cal
viet pork sammie, 500cal
chocolate, 300cal
Calories: 2,200, 10 cups of water

Feeling better, but I called in sick last night for today's shift, so I lounged around again. Sick of it. Upside is I got on the phone with a job recruiter and I have an interview with him on the 29th. I am very excited to new challenges and a higher wage!!!!

I got my blood drawn this morning, a bit anxious for my results, but they came in tonight. Whew, I'm not diabetic.

I still can't take deep breaths, but I gotta do some exercise or caloric deficiency.
 
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1.25.2013
BM: 1
Weigh-In: 200.4

Food
Breakfast: McDonalds: 2 steak burritos, 1 hash brown, oj, 900cal
Snack: 1/2 apple, 1 pretzel stick, 1 cheese stick, 200cal
Lunch: 1 box of kraft mac n cheese, 4oz beef, 800cal
Dinner: 1 cup of white rice, 3oz beef, 1 cup kimchi jjigae
Calories:

Exercise
Cleaned kitchen for 90 minutes!

We didnt have a working faucet for over a week, the new part came in today and within 30 minutes, I was scrubbing away at the kitchen. Doing all the dishes (dishwashers suck!) and wiping all the countertops!

There is such crazy impulses once I buy food once. Whether it is at the hospital cafeteria or drive thru once, every meal after, I want to BUY food when I have plenty of food at home. It's a very huge impulse!!!
 
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While laying here waiting to fall asleep and watching The Office, I am so thankful that we are still in the month of January. I still have time to lose weight. I am relieved. I can still do it. My goal date is mid-August before I start school, so I still have time. I know I bombed this past week pretty horribly, but did I also tell you we did not have a working faucet in the kitchen? Our touch sensor Delta faucet died and we're waiting for a part from the company.

Let's have a good day...week....month.....life. Let's do it!
 
1.26.2013
Weigh-In: 201.2
BM:1

Woke up with the need to BM, but nothing came out, so I better get moving! Like physically move.

According to MrVee's spreadsheet (which I think EVERYONE should download, it's super super neat!), I should be about 197 today. It's okay, but it puts things into perspective.

Food
Breakfast: 1 1/2cup white rice, 2 fried eggs, 4oz beef, kimchi, 2 cup pineapple, 800cal
Snack: 12oz frozen yogurt, 360cal
Lunch: 1 cup white rice, 2 fried eggs, 5oz salmon, kimchi, 600cal
Calories: 1,760

I eat cause I'm bored and lonely. If I were preoccupied with anything or anyone, I wouldn't be bored to eat.

I'm going to go walk around at the outdoor mall, pick up some free yogurt, see what I can redeem my birthday gift for at a few shops, get a car wash, and then come home!

I skipped work today again. I don't want to work when I feel bleh! I took alka seltzer last night and slept so well...so well. Love it!
 
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I had this laughter filled dinner with the girls...I feel re-energized! motivated! for life! I'm smiling right now with my chin on my pillow.

I was so full from all my sad ass eating fest today that I barely touched my food tonight at dinner. I don't mind paying the bill evenly, but if I didn't eat before, I would've enjoyed my meal more. The past is past...I don't want to go back into a dark space.....Into depression....Never do I want to eat cause I'm bored! I can't afford it either cause I need to save $$!

Tomorrow. new day. going to sleep happy. =)
 
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