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

2.27.2013
BM: 1
Weigh-In: 197.0

Food
Breakfast- Strawberry, berry, mango, banana, whey protein powder smoothie, 175cal
Lunch- viet sandwich w/ 1/2 avocado, 650cal
Dinner- viet sandwich w/ 1 avocado, 800cal
Calories: 1,625

Exercise
25minute light treadmill jog, 1.5miles

My color run is actually on SATURDAY not Sunday! I love my BMs when I am on my period...so large! I love my morning smoothies because they taste so refreshing and sure beat the $4 or $5 price tag of jamba juice. I also control the calories. Water is JUST as good as juice as a liquid!

No more viet sandwiches in this house. Whew. They were delicious. Ground pork in this mayo-based sauce with veggies and a poached whole egg on a flaky french roll.
 
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2.28.2013
Weigh in: 196.0
BM:0

Food
Breakfast: 1/2 of 1 banana, strawberry, mango, orange, whey protein smoothie, 200cal
Lunch: 2 small chicken thigh, 3oz sweet potato, 1 cheese stick 400cal
Snack: 2 oz sweet potato, 100 cal
Dinner: 1/2 banana, strawberry, mango, whey protein smoothie, 150 cal
Late night snack: 2oz pork shoulder, 1/4 avocado, 150cal
Calories: 1000

Exercise
75minCycling

Came home feeling SO GOOD AFTER CYCLING. I feel like "i'm on one" whatever that "one" may be. The smell of the pork shoulder was overwhelming. I could not NOT eat some. By the time I went downstairs, the tacos were gone, but the big hunk of meat was still there. Yum-o. You know when the smell of food is overwhelming, you're probably hungry.
 
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3.1.2013
Weigh-in: 194.4
BM: 1

Food
Breakfast: smoothie, 150cal
Snack: cheese stick and banana, 200cal
Lunch: 2 slices of thin cheese pizza, 1/2 cup pear spinach salad, 300cal
Dinner: 3oz pork shoulder, 1 sourdough roll, 2 cups pineapple, 500cal
Calories: 1,150

Exercise
90min Yoga

Good day today. Successful.
 
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3.2.2013
BM:1 <-- in a portapotty that didn't stink! SO surprised!
Weigh-in: 193.0

Food
Breakfast: fruit smoothie, 200cal
Snack: cheese stick and some pineapple, 100cal
Lunch: scallops and egg benedict w/ potatoes, 500cal
Dinner: 2 handfuls of spinach, 4tbsp 5 layer dip, 3oz pork shoulder, 300cal
Dessert: 1 cup pineapple, 50cal
Dinner #2: 2 handfuls of spinach, 4tbsp 5 layer dip, 4oz pork shoulder, 350cal
Calories: 1,500cal

Exercise
5K COLOR RUN! + 1.5mile walk to friend's house to shower

so tired from 5K + 45min walk to friend's house to shower + being in such a busy city = nap time in front of the tv with netflix on. My right heel is in so much pain! I'm going to go lay on the couch!

I had so much fun at the Color Run! It was only a 5K and it didn't feel that bad either! We had some great laughs and then ate at this delicious french brunch spot in the Castro (I live in the bay area), and while the portions were small, bajesus, the eggs were perfectly poached!!

I'm now going to go downstairs to that netflix and relax the night away!
 
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3.3.2013
Weigh-In: 193.6
BM: 1

Food
Breakfast: fruit smoothie, 150cal
Snack: cheese stick and 1 bite sweet potato, 100cal
Lunch: 2 handfuls of spinach, 4tbsp 5 layer dip, 5oz pork shoulder, 1/3 avocado 500cal
Dinner: 1/2 brown rice, 1 cup curry ground turkey w/ potatoes, 2cup pineapple, 500cal
Calories: 1,250


I woke up and was kind of surprised to see the weight gain. My thighs are sore from the run, so I thought man, I'd be around 192, even with my second dinner. The pork shoulder IS really fatty, but I do eat it with a huge plateful of plain washed spinach leaves. I did eat pork shoulder again for lunch right now, so if I gain weight again, then I know the pork gotta go!

GOAL THIS WEEK: SEE 189 BY MARCH 9!!!
Sunday: Bike around the neighborhood
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 3mi 45min
Wednesday: rest
Thursday: 3mi 45min
Friday: 3mi 45min
Saturday: 8:15am workout
 
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3.4.2013
Weigh-in: 193.4 <--- REALLY???? NOW I'M CONFUSED.
BM: 1

Food
Breakfast #1: 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 cup curry turkey, 300cal
Breakfast #2: strawberry and banana smoothie, 100cal
Lunch: 2 chicken thighs, 2tbsp shaved parmesan, 1 cheese stick, 400cal
Dinner: 1/2 cup brown rice, 1.5cup turkey curry, 3tbsp 5 layer dip, 500cal
Dessert: 2 cups pineapple, 3 pieces of chocolate 300cal
Night snack: 3 potato balls, 300cal
Calories: 1900, 8 cups of water

I'm super confused about my weight loss. Why did I all of a sudden stop at 193?? Really? Are you serious? Even after all that working out on Saturday?! WHAT?! I'm definitely going to sweat a bit tonight on the treadmill and I better see 191 tomorrow. Water consumption has been average (8 cups+ average nightly).

Alright...it may have been the pork. Good thing there isn't any more left! I'll eat a salad tonight. I woke up with no heel pain, it was mostly in my right, although I had some on my left. So I will try to do 3 miles today. I gotta start training for my 12K!

I googled it and figured it must be due to water retention? I mean my thighs were killer and I kinda feel arm soreness now. I also need to stop weighing myself daily. 3 times a week? M/W/F? I'll try it. So if I see 191 on Wednesday, THEN I'll feel better.
 
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3.5.2013
BM:2 + 2 runs
NO WEIGH-IN ;)

Food
Breakfast: 4oz of oranges, strawberry, mango smoothie, 50cal
Breakfast #2: 1 chocolate bagel, 3tbsp honey almond schmear, 450cal
Snack: 1 cheese stick, 80cal
Lunch: soup, 1cup shelled edamame, 1/2 sesame bagel w/ 2tbsp honey schmear, 550cal
Dinner: 1/2 cup brown rice, 2 potato balls, 2 tbsp bbq sauce, 2cups veggie green curry, 1 cheese stick, 1/2 avocado, 900cal
Calories: 2,050cal

I woke up feeling bloated in my tummy due to the potatoes. The potato balls and shredded chicken breast with boiled potatoes coated in samonila flour and a 1/6th chunk of cheese stick in the center. They were filling, not salty at all. I haven't felt bloated in my face for a good while, looks like that's where I lose my weight first and the distension in my tummy is gone.

I came to work with my smoothie, it doesn't taste great at all. My co-worker surprised us for bagels, so I had one...and half for lunch! Yummy carbs, my stomach feels warm now lol. Definitely indulgent. Now I'm scared for tomorrow's weigh-in! I'll definitely get on the treadmill tonight and cross my fingers that I see a good weight tomorrow AM.

All the carbs are giving me a tummy ache =( I think I feel the "bread rising". Yeah, that tummy ache after an hour definitely had me going to the bathroom. Dinner was OK, more like the curry broth was spicy and hot so I kept slurping away. While going downstairs for dinner, I thought "how badly do I want to see 189?"

"always tomorrow always tomorrow". I gotta break the cycle.
 
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3.6.2013
BM: 0
Weigh-in before dinner: 194.4

Food
Breakfast: 1/2 sesame bagel w/ schmear, 200cal
Snack: cheese stick, 2 girl scout thin mint cookies, 150cal
Lunch: 3oz pork shoulder, 1 small avocado, spinach, 450cal
Dinner: 1/2 small avocado, 2tbsp green curry veggie, 3oz pork shoulder, 550cal
Dessert: 3 cups home popped popcorn, 100cal
Calories: 1,450


This plantar fascitis in my right heel is a pain in the ass. I wore a pedometer today and walked home with it. I've only walked 3600 steps total today!

After yesterday's feast, surprised to weigh in at 194.4 after a day of eating pork shoulder and only 3600 steps. I did eat dinner so I guess I'm back up to 193 again tomorrow morning. I don't want to find out whether I'm right or wrong....
 
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That was a successful jump attempt. There's at least two to three inches between you and the ground there. :D

Anyway, keep up the great work.
 
3.7.2013
BM: 0 <-- Odd..
Weigh-in: 193.0 Hmm. Well, I haven't work out, so what can I expect? "80% diet my ass!"

Food
Breakfast: 1 cheesestick, 1 pretzel stick, 1/2 apple, 200cal
Lunch: 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/2 medium avocado, 3oz pork shoulder, 1/2 cup edamame shelled, 500cal
Post-Workout: 1/2 Chobani Mango Yogurt, 80cal
Calories: 780

Exercise
30min Cycling
30min Kickboxing

I cycled myself, I looked at the instructor and walked out. I wouldn't have liked it.

I woke up this morning feeling really skinny, sucking in my tummy and all, like concaving. My scale must be broke, I'm going to put in fresh batteries this evening. It takes so long for it to give me a reading, even when I am standing still and holding my breath!

I plan on working out because I miss DRIVING. So, I'll head over to the gym for the 6:45 kickboxing and then the 7:15pm cycling class. Ain't no pain like that pelvic bone soreness!

I also joined dietbet.com after reading about it on Don's page...got sucked into gambling and joined TWO games for a total of $60 bet. The games last 28 days, first one started today and other one starts next week. If I were an angel, I'd start the maximum amount of games, which is five, but c'mon, you lurkers know, I can't hold it down for the past 6 weeks at all. I've seen 193 so much, it's getting BORING!

Anyways, $60 in, I hope everyone else fails....so I can get paid (oh and lose the weight). C'mon y'all, I've estimated to make 125% if I win!!!

I put in 4 fresh batteries in my scale tonight, but actually the fresh batteries expire sooner than the older batteries, so I only exchanged two.

That with low cal plus exercise, I'm expecting a miracle tomorrow morning.
 
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3.8.2013
BM: 2!!!! NICE!
Weigh-in: 191.2

Food
Breakfast @ 10am: 1 cheese stick, Starkist Snack Pack, 380cal
Lunch @ 2pm: Subway ham footlong w/ cheese w/ everything, minus 1 6" side of wheat bread, 2/3 bag of Cheetos, 1000cal
Calories: 1,380

Exercise
None

I know I can reach my 189 goal as long as I workout tomorrow morning before weighing in. Is that considered cheating? NO! I might even go tonight just because I am so juiced! so motivated! (Thank you Dietbet.com!)

I did just turn on Big Fish on Netflix....so we'll see....So! I cleaned the kitchen and cooked dinner while watching the Big Fish. I didn't eat though, I'm not starving. I did munch on a handful of homemade popcorn, but that's it.
 
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3.9.2013
BM: 0
Weigh-In: 189.6!!!!!!!!!! I MADE MY GOAL!!!!!!

Food
Breakfast: banana and strawberry Smoothie, 200cal
Lunch: 1 slice french bread, 2tbsp salted butter, 1 wonton w/ 1 slice ahi tuna, 3oz grilled salmon w/ greens in lemon vinagarette sauce, 500cal
Snack: 2 donut holes, 100cal
Dinner: 2 small chicken thighs, 1 cup creamed spinach with pork and bell pepper, 500cal
Calories: 1,300

Exercise
3 mile HIKE in MODERATE terrain, climbed 800 feet of elevation. My hips, butt and thighs are sore!

Now I am working on my taxes in bed after meeting with a tax professional. Yay, for amendments!

Please note that I weighed myself the moment I jumped out of bed! I gotta say an hour + long hike sure beats any time spent in the gym.
 
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LOL, you know it Don! ;) I gotta time it right because my PMS kicks in with a few pounds and tons of hormonal cravings. Gotta make sure I get my money!
 
3.10.2013
BM: 0, no urge anyway
Weigh-in: 191.2 <-- smiled cause I hate seeing 193!

Food
Breakfast @ 445AM- JACK IN THE CRACK STEAK BURRITO W/ HASH BROWN IN PITA BREAD, 800CAL
Snack @ 10AM- 1 cheese stick, 2 donut holes, 200cal
Lunch @ 3PM- 1 cup brown rice, 4oz beef, 2 cups coconut veggie curry, and 1 cup korean veggies, 1000cal
Calories: 2,000

My thighs are so sore from yesterday! I've been waiting for 4 days for FOUR pineapples to ripen. Still, nothing. FOUR PINEAPPLES. They're like crack. delicious.

I totally just refeed myself with some bombass korean food. More so quantity because my stomach feels like it's bout to explode. It's a great "boost" to give my weight loss. Cheers to seeing BELOW 189 this week!

My goal is to lose as much weight as possible in the next 12 days before my PMS symptoms come knocking...and knocking they do.

I HATE YOU PINEAPPLE. RIPEN, I SAY!
 
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3.11.2013
BM: 1 large

Food
Breakfast: 2 lumpias from a patient, 150cal
Lunch: 6" subway turkey and ham WITHOUT MAYO, 1/2 bag of sun chips, 450cal
Dinner: 3 corn tortillas, 5oz shredded pork shoulder, 2 cups green curry, 1/2 avocado, 1000cal
Dessert: 2 cups pineapple
Calories: 1,750

I don't care if the pineapple isn't ripe. It's getting cut.

Exercise
EHhh....no.

I woke up late for work, damn day lights savings time! I had to run errands during my lunch hour so I decided to go to Subway, and I made a good choice, wouldn't you say? Sure beats the foot long!

I came home to weigh in for my second dietbet.com game and I weighed in at 195.4 ?! WHAT THE HELL?! Dinner was so good!!!! I need to stop indulging, haha sheesh!

WTH yo, WTH. I have the day off tomorrow, so I'm definitely going to do some yoga.
 
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Goal this week is to exercise 5 days! Alright, so I'm already starting with two off days (yesterday and today), but c'mon. My weight dropped when I finally exercised last week. So with the same theory, I gotta do the same today.

My question is why I blew up like a balloon today prior to dinner when I only ate 600 calories. You can tell me salt, but really? I had a foot long the other day that didn't do anything to me.

I'm feeling quite large right now. My belly is so packed, even with the large BM this morning. C'mon folks, what's going on?

3/12-193 @ 90min yoga and 30min walk
3/13-191 @ gym/run
3/14-189 @ gym/run
3/15-187 @ gym/run
3/16-185 @ gym/run
 
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I do the same occasionally. Sometimes it's the just the body doing it's thing. Stick with it and it'll all start going the right way again soon, Laura.
 
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