Jamie's Healthy BMI Countdown

Update on Evening of Tuesday 3/11

Last night was another night that went according to plan. Go me! :hurray:

I was pretty active last night compared to my usual couch potato ways. I got home, put a load of laundry in the washer, put dinner in the oven, and then hopped on the treadmill. My workout went according to what I had planned, and I got in 1.69 miles in 30 minutes. I LOVE walking at an incline instead of just walking on a flat surface. I was sweating...my heart was pounding...and I know I got a much better workout that I would have normally.

When I got off the treadmill, Eric and I ate dinner. Again, I had exactly what I had planned for. After we ate, I did two more loads of laundry, cleaned the living room and dining room, and called my sister in FL and talked for an hour about our upcoming trip. Then it was time for the Biggest Loser. After it was over - bedtime.

That's really it for Tuesday. I am proud of myself for not going home and plopping down on the couch and staying there like I used to. I'm hoping to keep up this level of activity most nights from here on out. I should end up with a spotless house if I do!
 
Good for you! I did sort of the same thing 2 nights ago. I got home, cooked dinner for me and my girlfriend (she can't cook lol) - did the dishes, threw in some of my laundry, went on my 2 mile walk down my block, and then came home - switched the laundry to the drier, checked my e-mail, then went to bed. It felt great that I did something other than channel surf - the house got cleaned up, and my clothes are fresh lol
 
Wednesday 3/12 Diary Entry

Good morning all of my wonderful diary readers!

Yes, peppy, optimistic, annoyingly happy Jamie is here once again. I'm not sure why I'm in such a good mood...I just am! :biggrinjester:

Weight
167.6 (+1.6)

This morning, as you can see above, my weight is still up, but I'm not concerned. I was going to say I don't care, but that's not true. I do care...I want to see my weight go down, but I refuse to obsess about it any more. Again I remind myself: I look great, I feel great, my clothes fit, I'm getting more physically fit! Amen...

I'm starting to believe I might actually be gaining a little muscle from the C25K. For the first time in my life, my legs are looking somewhat toned. I've never, ever been athletic...therefore, I never had a lot (basically any) of muscles. I'm not really interested in being muscular...maybe that's bad. I don't know. It's just not me. I want to be a curvy, hippy, busty girly girl...just a smaller sized one than I was...and one that can run a lot faster than I used to.

Tonight is W2D3 of C25K. (I just like using the cool-kid abbreviations!) I am going to try to complete my running intervals at 5.5 mph again. It's weird to me how running a little faster actually seems easier than the slower speed. We'll see how it goes tonight. I will have to decide tomorrow if I'll be ready to move on to Week 3 or if I need to stay on Week 2 another day or two longer.

My adjustment to the time change seems to be going a little better today. I actually don't look like crap for the first time this week...so I must be sleeping a little better. Last night I got a call at 10:30 from the owner's son where I work. I was asleep but not totally out when he called. One of my drivers needed some info and I had to talk the son through where to find the info. After that, I had a really hard time falling back asleep...but I must have managed because I got out of bed this morning after snoozing only once.

I upped my breakfast this morning like I said I would yesterday. I didn't fully double it. I only increased it by 50% to see how that affects my calories today. I am also going to keep the chicken breast strips that I eat on my salad for lunch more around the 5-6 oz serving size rather than my old 3 oz serving size. This should help dip deeper into my calories so I don't have to eat so much for dinner. I will see how tonight goes and then make any further adjustments tomorrow.

Breakfast
1 1/2 cup Raisin Nut Bran
3/4 cup skim milk
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water
 
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MiniVai said:
Good for you! I did sort of the same thing 2 nights ago. I got home, cooked dinner for me and my girlfriend (she can't cook lol) - did the dishes, threw in some of my laundry, went on my 2 mile walk down my block, and then came home - switched the laundry to the drier, checked my e-mail, then went to bed. It felt great that I did something other than channel surf - the house got cleaned up, and my clothes are fresh lol
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Thanks for stopping in! :seeya: It's nice to go to bed with a feeling of accomplishment, isn't it? I could see that feeling becoming addictive.

I can't believe a person could not know how to cook. That just blows my mind. :doh: Give her some lessons and help her out!!
 
She is able to cook, she is just terrible at it though lol. But that's ok I guess now, because I can cook whatever I need to try to turn my chunk into hunk!! Haha.
 
MiniVai said:
She is able to cook, she is just terrible at it though lol. But that's ok I guess now, because I can cook whatever I need to try to turn my chunk into hunk!! Haha.
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Good point. My husband can cook - but I don't let him because I'm a control freak who has to know EXACTLY what I'm eating...for calorie counting purposes and because I haven't grown out of being a finicky eater.
 
Easter Dinner Ideas??

So, I decided to be a good daughter and cook Easter dinner for my family since my Mom's birthday happens to be the Monday after Easter Sunday. I don't think it's right she cooks...so I am making this our Easter Dinner/Mom's birthday dinner.

Here is what I am thinking of making so far:

-Baked Ham
-Julienne Potatoes (from a box - but the fam won't care)
-Garlic Green Beans (fresh green beans, shitake mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, fresh grated parmesan - there's a few other ingredients that I can't remember...I think maybe some basil...or some other seasonings)
-Corn Cake (from Cooking Light mag - low sodium corn, low sodium creamed corn, a little butter, FF plain yogurt, cornbread mix)

Help me out here:

1) Will my four-year-old nephew be okay with these foods? I don't have kids, and I always forget to account for what they will or will not eat.

2) Do I need anything else for the meal itself? Don't say a salad because my family won't eat it. Eric and I would, but the family wont. I was thinking maybe another veg. Or do I need bread? I thought the corn cake kind of covered vegetables and bread. Or - brainstorm - a fruit salad? My most recent Cooking Light has a basil & lime fruit salad - how's that work into my menu? Am I mixing too many flavors?

3) Finally - dessert. I have a recipe (also from Cooking Light) for mint fudge bars. Is this too non-traditional for a birthday party? Should I bake a cake?
 
Wednesday 3/12 After Lunch Update

Just got back from lunch. Here's what I had:

Lunch
4 oz lettuce mix (iceberg lettuce, carrots, cabbage)
3 oz sliced cucumbers
6 oz grilled chicken breast strips
30 sprays Red Wine Mist salad spritzer
12 oz Diet Coke
33.8 oz water

My suitcase for FL came while I was at work this morning. It was on the porch when I got home for lunch. It's huge! In fact, I hope it's not going to be overweight! Oh well - a girl's gotta have all her stuff when she travels...(and all her shoes!)

I planned dinner while at home on lunch. Here's my plan:

Dinner
2 baked, breaded, boneless, skinless chicken tenderloins
1/2 cup chicken flavored pasta sides
1 cup steamed broccoli with ICBINB spray
64 oz Crystal Light lemonade

This sounds like a much more reasonable dinner than stuffing myself with an extra 1/2 cup of carbs and an extra cup of vegetables. I could do with one piece of chicken rather than two...but this will work fine for tonight. I'll keep tweaking until I get it right.

Tonight's workout is W2D3 of C25K. Here is my exercise plan for tonight:

Exercise
Warm Up
1 min each @ 3.0, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6 & 3.8

Intervals
1.5 min @ 5.5 / 2 min @ 4.0 (Repeat 6 Times)

Cool Down
1 min each @ 3.8, 3.6, 3.4, 3.2 & 3.0

Will drink an additional 33.8 oz of water while on the treadmill.
 
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TrkrGrl83 said:
-Baked Ham
-Julienne Potatoes (from a box - but the fam won't care)
-Garlic Green Beans (fresh green beans, shitake mushrooms, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper, fresh grated parmesan - there's a few other ingredients that I can't remember...I think maybe some basil...or some other seasonings)
-Corn Cake (from Cooking Light mag - low sodium corn, low sodium creamed corn, a little butter, FF plain yogurt, cornbread mix)

Help me out here:

1) Will my four-year-old nephew be okay with these foods? I don't have kids, and I always forget to account for what they will or will not eat.

2) Do I need anything else for the meal itself? Don't say a salad because my family won't eat it. Eric and I would, but the family wont. I was thinking maybe another veg. Or do I need bread? I thought the corn cake kind of covered vegetables and bread. Or - brainstorm - a fruit salad? My most recent Cooking Light has a basil & lime fruit salad - how's that work into my menu? Am I mixing too many flavors?

3) Finally - dessert. I have a recipe (also from Cooking Light) for mint fudge bars. Is this too non-traditional for a birthday party? Should I bake a cake?
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1) This question is so iffy sometimes. Some parents let their children choose what they will eat, and some parents choose for the kids, some have allergies etc etc. I would let the parents know that this is what you are making and if the kid won't eat it, let them bring a sandwich or feed the kid before they come.

2) I don't know if there are traditional family easter dinners. Some people think you always ALWAYS have to have certain foods at certain special meals of the year. (I'm terrible with that kind of thing). I'd add another green vegetable if it were me, but that's only because I probably wouldn't eat the corn cake.

3) Personally, I'd do something more traditional if that's what your mom liked. Does she have a special kind of cake that she loves? If she doesn't, then maybe your idea of mint fudge bars is a good one.

Btw, awesome for getting that uphill workout done last night and for eating exactly as you planned! I'm sure all of this hard work will start to reveal itself before you know it!
 
photocrazed said:
1) This question is so iffy sometimes. Some parents let their children choose what they will eat, and some parents choose for the kids, some have allergies etc etc. I would let the parents know that this is what you are making and if the kid won't eat it, let them bring a sandwich or feed the kid before they come.

2) I don't know if there are traditional family easter dinners. Some people think you always ALWAYS have to have certain foods at certain special meals of the year. (I'm terrible with that kind of thing). I'd add another green vegetable if it were me, but that's only because I probably wouldn't eat the corn cake.

3) Personally, I'd do something more traditional if that's what your mom liked. Does she have a special kind of cake that she loves? If she doesn't, then maybe your idea of mint fudge bars is a good one.

Btw, awesome for getting that uphill workout done last night and for eating exactly as you planned! I'm sure all of this hard work will start to reveal itself before you know it!
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In response:

1) My nephew has no allergies...so I'm good there. I am cooking at my Mom's house, and my sister and nephew actually live there too, so if my sis wants to feed my nephew something other than what I'm cooking, her own food will be right there. Didn't think of that - so I should be okay then.

2) I'm thinking another veg would be good too. I decided against fruit salad since I'm making a dessert. So, I'm going to go with steamed carrots.

3) I also decided against the mint fudge bars and am going to make my Mom a homemade carrot cake instead. You're right - I should make what I know she likes. I am going to try my first ever homemade layer cake...so wish me luck!

Thanks for your nice compliment on my hard work. Hopefully, my weight will start dropping again soon.
 
Update on Evening of Wednesday 3/13

Geez...work was hectic the last hour I was there last night! There was a TON of drama that I won't get into. The point is, I left work in a really bad mood as well as mentally exhausted, so my first thought was: no exercise tonight...and the follow-up thought was: cheat night! (All of these thoughts managed to pass through my head in my 3 minute ride home from work!)

Anyway, I get home late and Eric is all geared up to go eat at the restaurant...his parents homestyle cooking restaurant that would most likely lead to a high calorie gravy or mayonnaise infused cheat night. I decided we would go, but that I would have to walk on the treadmill when we got back. I had no idea what I'd eat - but we'd go. There would be no W2D3 of C25K because if I eat before I run, I get sick, but I would walk when I got home...maybe...

Then, out of the blue, I remembered what Gillian had said to the blue team on the Biggest Loster the night before. She was talking to them regarding their emotional eating after Bernie got kicked off. I realized that I was about to go down that road...emotional eat (most likely a binge) and not exercise just because I had a bad day. Suddenly, I looked at Eric and said out loud, "The world is not over just because Bernie went home!" He was kind of puzzled, so I explained to him that I needed to stick to my plan - complete W2D3 of C25K and eat at home. He understood and was okay with it. GO ME!! I didn't give in to my stressful day! I am SO, SO proud! I had an epiphany baby!

:party:

My super, fantastic, awesome evening continued into my workout: I actually harnessed my frustration while I was on the treadmill and focused into positive energy. Wait until you check out my C25K stats below:

Warm Up
1 min each at 3.0, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9 & 4.2

Intervals
1.5 min at 6.0 / 2 min at 4.0 (Repeat 6 times)

On the last interval, my 2 mins of walking were 1 min each at 4.2 & 4.1

Cool Down
1 min each at 4.0, 3.9, 3.8, 3.7 & 3.6

I did 2.32 miles in 31 minutes! I ran at 6.0 MPH! I have never, ever in my life, run that fast! I just kept telling myself to stay positive and stay focused. As I was walking in between runs (with the approximate feeling of a hot, burning boulder sitting on my chest), rather than thinking about the next upcoming running interval, I reminded myself that "anybody can do anything for a minute and a half," and that I had just done it once...so I could surely do it again. And I did - six times! I am so incredibly, insanely proud of myself! Eric even noticed how far I went and was very, very proud of me.

More celebrating:

:party:

Last night's dinner went exactly as I had planned. After dinner, I crashed on the couch for some much needed relaxation time. So, yesterday, in summary, was a totally awesome day for me...and I should be very, very, VERY proud of myself.

Go me!
 
Thursday 3/13 Diary Entry

Wow - it's been a hectic morning at work this morning...I guess it goes with my hectic evening last night. When it rains, it pours. I was in a really foul mood this morning, but things are starting to go my way, so I'm feeling pretty good since going home for lunch. Plus, the sun is shining and it's not freezing outside...so that helps my mood a ton.

Weight
166.4

My weight is heading towards my lowest of 166.0 again. I was really hoping to see another dip lower than 166.0 sometime soon. After my awesome, super motivated workout last night, I thought this morning might be the morning, but I guess not. Oh well, tomorrow's another day!

Breakfast
1 1/2 cups Raisin Nut Bran
3/4 cup skim milk
12 oz Diet Coke
16.9 oz water

I tweaked my lunch again today to help cut down on some of my excess dinner calories. I'll have to see how it goes tonight and whether or not I feel like I'm stuffing myself.

Lunch
4 oz lettuce mix (iceberg lettuce, carrots, cabbage)
3 oz sliced cucumbers
6 oz grilled chicken breast strips
1/4 cup part skim shredded mozzarella
3 tbsp FF Italian dressing
12 oz Diet Mountain Dew
33.8 oz water

UPDATE: Have had some time to digest. Oddly enough, it now feels like I am stuffing myself for lunch too, so this tweak may not work.

And here's my dinner plans:

Dinner
5 oz 80% lean ground beef (grilled on the George Foreman)
6 oz baked potato wedges with 1 tbsp ketchup
1 cup steamed broccoli w/ICBINB spray
64 oz Crystal Light lemonade
16.9 oz water

On a side note, it feels wrong counting the full amount of calories for my 80/20 ground beef when I see proof positive of the fat I've removed in the form of an entire drainage cup of nasty grease. Seriously, I can fill that little tray with the grease from 1 lb of meat. It's 360 calories for 5 oz of raw 80/20 beef (according to Fitday). How on earth should I count this?? It's not that I really want to eat more, I just feel like that's really overestimating calories since I'm cutting out all of that fat. Hmm...???

And my exercise plans:

40 min walk on treadmill at 3.0 MPH - all uphill

That's really it for me today. I have a lot of work to do - so I better get to it!
 
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there's a slight difference between cooked weight and uncooked weight -but after cooking it -the weight shrinks - so if it was 5 ounces uncooked -and 3.5 ounces cooked - go for the cooked calorie count per ounce...

and well done on another great day :)
 
maleficent said:
there's a slight difference between cooked weight and uncooked weight -but after cooking it -the weight shrinks - so if it was 5 ounces uncooked -and 3.5 ounces cooked - go for the cooked calorie count per ounce...

and well done on another great day :)
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Thanks for the info. I HATE having to eat this unhealthy stuff, but like I said before - we live on a budget - and I have three more lbs of it to use up. Once it's gone - no more 80/20...ever!

Thanks for noticing my great day! :Angel_anim: I'm on a roll...
 
Update on Evening of Thursday 3/13

Last night was another night pretty much according to plan. I threw in the "pretty much" because my only deviation the whole night was two Girl Scout thin mint cookies before my planned dinner and a tbsp of A1 on my burger (but I skipped the ketchup for the potato wedges) - not too bad!

Actually, I guess that wasn't my only deviation from my posted plans - I didn't make the full 40 minutes on the treadmill at max incline that I had planned for. I was sweating, huffing and puffing, and thinking "this is supposed to be a light workout night," so I took off the incline and finished out the 40 minutes on a level surface, but at a faster pace. Total distance = 2.2 miles in 40 mins.

After my workout - then dinner, it was a bath, Survivor, and bed time. These more intense workouts have my body much more tired than it usually is. Plus, yesterday was a pretty rough day, so I was mentally exhausted once again...and ready to sack out early.

Once again, Thursday can be counted in the "good day" column! :Angel_anim: Yay for me!
 
Friday 3/14 Diary Entry

All my hard work this week is finally paying off this morning. I was 165.6 - only 0.4 lbs down, but a new all time low - so I'll take it!

Weight
165.6 - New low! :sifone:

Breakfast
1 1/2 cup raisin nut bran
3/4 cup skim milk
12 oz Diet Mt Dew
16.9 oz water

Tonight is an off night for me as far as exercise is concerned. We're going out with friends for dinner, and it will be much too late for me to work out when I get home. If I didn't need to get up early tomorrow to drive to Pittsburgh, I'd do it and go to bed late, but since we're visiting Eric's sister Jess this weekend, I need to get rested up.

Hopefully, I'll be able to work in some activity Saturday while visiting Jess. She's pretty active and she already told me once before that she owns tons of exercise videos, so I should be all set. I also need to keep my eating in check tonight and this weekend. I think that's part of why my losses are stalling a little...I've been just a little too liberal with my "everything in moderation" attitude.

I'm checking out Dottie's site for TGI Friday's info for tonight as soon as I'm done with this post. I know for sure they have lower fat dishes now, but I'd like to see exactly what's in them so I know how much I can eat for lunch so I have enough calories to cover dinner tonight. I know this much - no booze, no fried foods!

UPDATED: Just checked Dotties - no good info to be found. Looked at a few other sites. 1st choice will be Low Fat Garlic Chicken Primavera. 2nd choice will be Dragonfire Chicken. Both claim to be 500 calories & 10 gm of fat. - Works for me!

Well, that's about it - will post lunch and dinner/exercise plans after I get back from lunch!

UPDATED

Lunch
4 oz lettuce mix (iceberg lettuce, carrots, cabbage)
3 oz sliced cucumbers
6 oz grilled chicken breast strips
3 tbsp red wine vinaigrette
12 oz Diet Mt Dew
33.8 oz water

Dinner
TGI Fridays - either Low Fat Garlic Chicken Primavera or Dragonfire Chicken Entree with Diet Caffeine Free Soda. If no Diet Caffeine Free Soda, will go with water.

FYI - Because of my "bum ticker" I can only have two servings of caffeine a day.

Exercise
Rest Day
 
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TrkrGrl83 said:
FYI - Because of my "bum ticker" I can only have two servings of caffeine a day.
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A few years ago - I had a doctor tell me that I should really cut back on my caffeine intake becuase of higher than it should have been blood pressure (the fact that I was almost 400lbs never entered into the conversation but that's another story) He said I could have 2 servings of coffee a day... I figured one pot = one serving... Iwas OK with that :D
 
Way to go on that new low Chica, and good for you for getting your meal plan set up for your meal out! YAY!

Have fun this weekend, and good luck getting in that exercise you want tomorrow with the sis-in-law!
 
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