Jennay's Diary

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I am 25, 5'4", and currently 136lbs. My goal is 125lbs by mid-May.

I am doing weight training and interval cardio 6 days a week, alternating, with one day rest.

For diet, I am avoiding processed/prepared foods and "crap". Eating five small meals per day of mostly chicken, lean ground beef, fish, low fat dairy, fruits, and vegetables. Limiting my starchy carbs, oatmeal, beans/legumes, sweet potatoes, and the occasional whole grain wrap are pretty much it. I also plan my meals out at least a day ahead so I can cook and measure everything to pack and take with me to work, taking no chances on eating out or grazing!

Also, I am participating in Lee's Best Transformation contest for motivation.

Here goes nothing...
 
Wow! Sounds like you've got a great plan going. Good luck and welcome to the forum!
 
Meals for today:

1 -- 1/4c granola, 1/4c skim milk, 1/4c oatmeal, 1/4c all bran, & 1Tsp raisins
284 cal, 9.7g protein, 2.83g fat, 10.5g fiber, 61.3g carbs

2 -- 1 apple & 2Tsp peanut butter
242 cal, 8g protein, 16g fat, 5.3g fiber, 19g carbs

3 -- 1 serving homemade chili, 1/4c 2% shredded cheddar
380 cal, 37g protein, 36g fat, 10g fiber, 25.3g carbs

4 -- 4oz tilapia
133 cal, 26g protein, 2g fat

5 -- 5oz salmon, 1c steamed broccoli
267.8 cal, 36.3g protein, 10.9g fat, 5.1g fiber, 3.6g carbs

Totals 1307cals, 117.1protein, 67.7g fat, 30.9g fiber, 109g carbs

I'd like to be a little higher on calories, but I wasn't sure what else to add in here today.

Exercise will be weight training tonight, post later with sets/reps/weights.

K, didn't actually fit in the 4th meal, work was a little hectic.

Worked chest, triceps, and abs tonight.
 
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Today is:

1 -- 1/2c All bran, 1/2c skim milk, 1/4c strawberries
103.3 cal, 7.3g P, 1.3g F, 14g FI, 28.6g C

2 -- yogurt, 1.75oz mixed nuts (almonds, cashews, peanuts)
400 cal, 17g P, 26g F, 4g FI, 30g C

3 -- Turkey wrap (1 wrap, 2oz turkey, 1/4c shredded 2% cheddar, lettuce, mustard)
230 cal, 25g P, 10g F, 12g FI, 23g C

4 -- 4oz chicken, 1c steamed broccoli
134 cal, 25.6g P, 3.3g F, 5.1g FI, 3.6g C

5 -- omelet (3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1/4c shredded 2% cheddar, 1/4c cooked chopped spinach, 1/4 cup diced mushrooms, 2oz diced ham)
323.5 cal, 39.4g P, 17.1g F, 0g FI, 4.3g C

Totals
1191 cal, 114.3g P, 57.7g F, 35.1g FI, 89.5g C

Yikes, I need to eat more! Maybe I will sneak in a serving of tilapia sometime during the day, bring me up to 1324 total calories...

Today is cardio, intervals
5 min at 3mph
1 min at 6mph
1 min at 3mph
1 min at 6mph
1 min at 3mph
30 sec at 8.5mph
1 min at 5mph
30 sec at 8.5mph
1 min at 5mph
30 sec at 8.5mph
1 min at 5mph
30 sec at 8.5mph
1 min at 5mph
30 sec at 8.5mph
1 min at 5mph
1 min at 6mph
1 min at 3mph
1 min at 6mph
5 min at 3mph

Whew!
 
much luck to you in the challenge - you're gonna do great i'm sure :)

that cardio routine looks like a challenge - way to go for getting thru it
 
Thanks, I just upped it last week, was doing 1 min at 3mph between the 8.5mph ones, so it is definitely a bit of a stretch, but it feels so great when done! I've really noticed better endurance really quickly too, so I've been very pleased thus far.

Good luck to you too! Should be great for motivation :)
 
Yeah, lol, I am wondering how I am supposed to do full body shots with a newspaper showing the date close enough to be read!
 
Today

1 -- Banana, chocolate oatmeal (1/2c oatmeal, 1 scp chocolate whey P, 1/4c skim milk)
377 cal, 26.2 P, 5.1 F, 6 FI, 57 C

2 -- 4oz chicken, 1c broccoli
134 cal, 25.6 P, 3.3 F, 5.1 FI, 3.6 C

3 -- wrap (2oz turkey, 2oz ham, 1/4c 2% shreadded cheddar, raw spinach, 1 wrap)
290 cal, 35 P, 11.5 F, 12 FI, 24 C

4 -- tuna salad, greens salad (6oz tuna, 1.5T light mayo, 1/4c 2% shredded cheddar, lettuce, raw spinach, 2T light italian dressing)
408 cal, 47.3 P, 20.9 F, 4.3 C

5 -- 5oz salmon, sweet potato w/.5T brummel & brown yogurt butter
402 cal, 35.75 P, 13.5 F, 5 FI, 31.5 C

Totals:
1611 cal, 169.9 P, 54.3 F, 28.1 FI, 119 C

Tonight is weights.. edit later with what (don't have it with me).
 
I try to stay positive all the time, but I admit to being a little frustrated... been stuck right aroun 135.5 for ~10 days now... Started changing up my workouts a bit this week, so hopefully I will break on through, gotta wait a bit and see, but annoying all the same.
 
Actually, lol, my measurements match exactly what they were a year ago at 145lbs and what they were in Jan 07 at 140lbs, which I know is ridiculous! I think I am just a bad measurer. I can totally see and feel a difference, plus my clothes fit better, but unfortunately that doesn't give me an numerical proof, lol ;)
 
Numerical proof is for the birds, when speaking of the number staring back at you on the scale. :)

Best of luck to you!
 
Thanks guys! I really think I have my food under control, just working out the bugs on the workouts and trying to control the urge to overdo it...

I know I'll get there, I'm just impatient by nature, heck, I have until June 10th to get buff :D
 
Out of curiosity, to anyone that pops by here, what would "overdoing" it be for me?

This is the idea I keep throwing around and I could handle it, but i don't wanna hurt my progress, can that even happen from more exercise?

5 day breakdown for weights M-F
30 minutes SS cardio M-F (either after weights in evening or bright and early in the am)
HIIT and stretching/yoga Saturdays
Sunday rest

Would this be too much?

I want lasting results, and plan to continue with a lighter regimen once I reach my goal, but I am also a very impatient person and can't help but think that I could be working harder and getting to where I wanna be quicker... Should I just stomp on the little voice and resist like crazy or would doing more be ok?
 
Hey jenna,
thank you so much for your pm, I appreciate your support so much. You helped me more than you can imagine.
Thank you!
 
Ok food today...

1 -- 1/4c blueberries, 1/4c oatmeal, 1/4c All bran, 1/4c skim milk
142 cal, 6.2 P, 1.85 F, 8.5 FI, 31 C

2 -- 4oz chicken, 1c steamed broccoli, 1c skim milk
218 cal, 33.6 P, 3.7 F, 5.1 FI, 15.6 C

3 -- 4oz perch, 1 sugar free Jello pudding cup (woohoo chocolate!)
193 cal, 28 P, 3 F, 1 FI, 13 C

4 -- 1 serv meatloaf (homemade with lean ground turkey), 1/2c pears
312.5 cal, 27.3 P, 10 F, 1 FI, 27.5 C

5 -- omelet (3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1/4c chopped cooked spinach, 1/4c shredded cheese, 1/4c chopped mushrooms, 2oz diced ham), 2T smart balance PB
513.5 cal, 47.4 P, 33.1 F, 2 FI, 10.3 C

Totals:
1379 cal, 142.5 P, 51.7 F, 17.6 FI, 97.4 C

I'm short on calories again today, but i seriously can't think of anything else to pack in... it is amazing the volume of good stuff relative to bad stuff. Scream if you have ideas on adding something :)

Tonight is HIIT cardio, same as Tuesday
 
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