Katesmash's Diary (for lack of a better title)

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Katesmash's Diary - determined to lose the baby weight

I just found out about this forum, so I'll post a little intro of myself.

My name is Katie. I'm from Saskatchewan, Canada. I'm 5'7" tall (since that applies to BMI and all that). I have a 9 month old daughter named Keira who is the world to me. I still have yet to lose any of my pregnancy weight, which is what brings me here!

I had a small fight with weight gain about 4 years ago... not huge but enough for me to not like my xmas pics I took in 2004. I joined Cal-Fit and lost 10 lbs, which I was happy with.

Fast forward to March 2006. I meet my "hubby" Bryce. A few months go by, and I end up pregnant. 12 weeks later I miscarried, but got left with pregnancy weight already building up. In February 2007 we succeeded in conceiving our daughter. I started that pregnancy at 150 lbs, and lost almost 10 due to nausea/morning sickness, and not eating properly due to it.

My weight at the end of my pregnancy was 180 lbs. 9 1/2 lbs of that being Keira.:eek: I ended up weighing 160-165 lbs shortly after giving birth, but since have added to that weight, putting me at 177 lbs today.

My goal is to get down to around 140 lbs... basically back to my starting weight before the first pregnancy. I need to lose this weight before hubby and I start TTC a 2nd child. My deadline I've set for myself is December 31, 2008. I'd like to get down to 150 lbs by my daughter's 1st birthday, November 10, 2008.

I'm just getting into the swing of weight loss, starting now. In September I'm starting to attend a Abs on the Ball class (exercise ball) and swimming lessons. I'm also planning on adapting my diet slightly, by cutting down on the amount of pop I drink, and the amount of junk (chips & chocolate bars for example, are really way to common for me).

My hubby and my parents are very supportive for me. My BFF and I are trying to get into the habit of going swimming together at least once a week.

My hubby is also my vice... as we are both very guilty of eating a lot of friend foods, or not cooking a healthy supper every night. He also drinks a LOT of pop and if it is in the house, I always grab it. And the darn man has a great metabolism and actually wants to GAIN weight.
 
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Today has gone well so far. It got kinda windy and cloudy, so I didn't get to go out for a walk with my daughter like I wanted to, but we did go shopping with my mom, which got me walking at least in the store.
I did really good, food-wise.
Breakfast: bowl of Frosted Mini Wheats, and a glass of juice.
Lunch: peanut butter on a bun, a glass of milk, a banana, and a chocolate chip cookie (only 1!).
Supper: small bowl of Kraft Dinner with ground lean hamburger.
Snack: bowl of Special K, and a glass of juice

No chips! No chocolate bars! No gummies!

I got myself a fitday account today, having seen it recommended in another diary I was looking at. I love it already! It says I have 1341 calories today, and it says according to my goal I can eat roughly 2070 calories... I'm going to try to keep myself in the 1200-1500 calories/day.
 
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Hi Katie :)

Congratulations first of all!! Your baby is soooo cute (im assuming your pic is of ur baby!) You seem to be off to a great start, and this forum is a good tool for keeping on track. I'm sure you will lose the pregnacy weight in no time at all!

Keep up the great work :)

Allie x
 
Today is going ok... hubby had the day off work, and I never got outta my pj's until almost suppertime. Oops. :blush5: Been drinking a lot of water too, so I really think I can manage this "no pop" rule.

Breakfast: 2 blueberry waffles with a bit of syrup, and glass of juice
Snack: Nature Valley granola bar
Lunch: bologna sandwich and glass of milk
Snack: microwave popcorn... I had to.
Supper: tomato soup & Ritz crackers
Snack: honey nut cheerios and a glass of orange juice

After looking at my FitDay.. I'm realizing I am eating a LOT of carbs.. I don't like the idea of cutting out carbs all together (like my friend is doing) but I think I need to cut back a bit. Must go get some fresh fruit on grocery day... need some fruit for snacks.

But I AM managing to avoid a lot of junk... and feeling great. Makes me wonder just what that pop and junk was doing to me. I am one who was guilty of eating at the computer, usually Ritz crackers (not watching how many I was eating) or a chocolate bar or chips.

Exercise:
* Walking at Walmart for 30 minutes
* 15 modified pushups (on knees & hands)
* 100 crunches
* 20 squats with exercise ball
* 25 pushups on exercise ball
* 50 jumping jacks
* Walking outside - 30 minutes
 
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Today went great! Still heavy on carbs... payday tomorrow so I can go buy some fresh fruits at the gardens. And I think I'm going to buy some real-fruit snacks I've seen. That should help too.

Breakfast: Frosted Mini Wheats & glass of juice
Snack: munching on leftover popcorn from yesterday
Lunch: deli chicken sandwich on whole wheat bread, and a banana
Snack: popsicle I made from frozen Banana Berry juice
Supper: scrambled egg & hashbrowns
Snack: movie popcorn (I had to....)

Exercise:
* 45 minutes swimming with my baby at the local pool

I got a scale at my apartment now, so I don't have to only weigh myself at my mom's. It says 175.5 so I updated my weight.
 
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Ok so Friday.... today is going great. My mom commented that I seem to have more energy this week, so I guess it's showing! :hurray:

Breakfast: frosted mini wheats & juice
Lunch: low-fat blueberry muffin & chocolate milk
Snack: leftover movie popcorn (a few handfuls) & bottle of water

Grocery List for healthy foods: eggs (making homemade pumpkin muffins this weekend), fruit, trail mix, Sun-Rype FruitSource bars

Ok... supper wasn't so great. Well it was and it wasn't. We went to Chili's.... I got the Guiltless Chicken Platter (grilled chicken, rice, corn, broccoli). That went well... I didn't have pop, I had strawberry lemonade. BUT hubby and I shared a chocolate brownie for dessert... I couldn't help it. So I was over what I would have liked for calories today... approx 1800.
I still burned more calories than I took in today.. and the day isn't over. I still plan to do some exercises tonight.
 
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Today started off with a small argument with hubby... but at least that led to me going for a 1/2 hour walk to cool off... so there's an upside to everything.

Going grocery shopping today to get the healthier snacks, more eggs, etc.

Breakfast: homemade breakfast sandwich (Omega-3 egg, english muffin, slice of cheese) & glass of juice
Lunch: Nature Valley granola bar & water
Snack: trail mix
Supper: 1/2 cob of corn, homemade cheeseburger
Snack: Frosted Mini Wheats & a FruitSource fruit bar

Exercise:
* Walking outside - 30 minutes

ETA:
Didn't eat lunch because we were on the go, so I ate a granola bar thing in the car. And I haven't felt very good all day.
BUT we did get my groceries.
 
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I had the same problem when I first started tracking what I ate. I didn't think I ate that bad, but my carbs were out of control! I find even if I keep my cals low, I lose weight freakishly slowly unless I do 1 full meal a day without carbs. It's crazy where carbs hide--in yogurt, and everywhere!

Here's a couple ideas I"ve found to keep my carbs lower (and they're easy because it's hard with a baby!)

Meat roll ups--take turkey or other low cal meat--I use sandwich turkey, roll it up with some cheese (LF cheddar), and wrap it in some lettuce instead of bread

salad with sandwich meat and hard boiled eggs

I also find having dinner with meat and salad and or steamed veggies instead of a side dish like rice is also great and easy!

You're doing great! :)
 
Sunday.... almost a week since I made the big decision to start cutting out certain things (like pop, chips, etc)... and I feel a huge difference.

Today we are over at my parents... which is home to the very scale that told me I weighed 177 lbs, 1 week ago. well... today I ventured on that scale, and it says 171 lbs!!!!! :hurray:wow! I"m just feeling ecstatic! I really hope I can keep this up and continue to see that number drop... but I wasn't expecting such a quick result!

So today, here's how it's going so far... hubby let me sleep in. yay! I'm really low in fiber today... I need some ideas on how I can increase my fiber intake.

Breakfast/brunch: Special K cereal & glass of juice
Lunch/snack: 3 wedges of watermelon
Snack: 6 Ritz crackers w/ peanut butter & bottle of water
Supper: 2 1/2 pancakes (4") & 2 small pork sausages & a glass of milk
Snack: FibreOne bar & some trail mix

Exercise:
* exercise bike - 30 minutes
 
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monday... today went pretty good. I went over what I wanted to in carbs, compared to what else I ate... but I think I did ok. I had a chocolate bar tonight... I decided if I can do it in moderation, I don't see why I can't have the occasional one. I used to eat at least one a day, so I've done pretty good... and I was well under my calorie allowance today

Breakfast: frosted mini wheats & juice (was going to have a banana but they aren't quite ripe)
Snack: Ritz & peanut butter
Lunch: 1/2 a cinnamon raisin bagel & iced tea
Snack: FruitSource bar
Supper: chicken, rice, StoveTop stuffing, mixed veggies, & Crystal Lite in water
Snack: banana berry juice popsicle
Snack: Caramilk bar

Exercise:
* carrying around my 20 lb daughter in a store for 20 minutes
 
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Tuesday... not a great day, foodwise. I don't even want to enter it into my fitday journal. It was a hectic day, I had an interview and testing this morning, had a lunch break, and then had to come back to finish up the interview! So I had to grab a quick lunch I wasn't expecting to do (I was going to eat a good lunch at my mom's after the interview)... and then I was running behind when I finally got home, and I had a foot spa thing I was invited to, so I had to grab a quick "supper" on the go.. which was NOT a real supper at all. I can't believe what I ate today.. horrible!

Breakfast: chocolate chip bagel & juice
Lunch: banana chocolate chip muffin & water
"Supper": handful of Doritos chips and a Wunderbar (on the go)

And to top it off, I really didn't do ANY exercise today! BAD!

ETA - I just entered it all in my FitDay... and even though I ate junk for supper, my calories were really good today (1447) so it could have been worse. NEVER again though!
 
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Hi Katie! Welcome to the Forum. Sorry to hear about your "bad food day". Those will happen from time to time. All you can do is pick yourself up, brush off, and keep going. And it sounds like you're planning to do just that. Congrats on the 6 lb weight loss!!
 
Wednesday... had an interview today for a job, and I REALLY want to get it. Crossing my fingers.

Breakfast: frosted mini wheats & glass of juice
Lunch: Ritz crackers & peanut butter & iced tea
Snack: FruitSource + Veggie bar & trail mix
Supper: perogies
Snack: trail mix

Exercise:
* Cleaning the house for an hour
 
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Thursday... my great-aunt's 96th birthday! :)
Mom and I took my daughter and spent the day with her. (she lives 45 minutes away). Very stressful day for me... Keira decided to scream all the way thru a car wash, and I've just been on the edge all day. Her screaming is cutting thru my head right now.

Foodwise - not too bad. I did spoil myself and have an Iced Capp from Timmy's....
Breakfast: chocolate chip bagel & glass of juice
Lunch: 1 slice of bread - peanut butter sandwich & 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies with a Propel Calcium fit water (calcium & vitamin enriched water)
Snack: Iced Capp & a cruller @ Tim Horton's
Supper: popcorn shrimp & perogies
Snack: FruitSource bar

Exercise:
* walking in store - 30 minutes
 
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Saturday... missed yesterday, wasn't feeling well, but didn't eat poorly.

So here's today's foods...
Breakfast: honey nut cheerios
Lunch: turkey sandwich on whole wheat
Supper: 2 pieces of pizza & iced tea
Snack: popcorn & Oh Henry bites (at movie)

Exercise - primarily consisted of playing with my daughter, and having some *fun* with hubby.
 
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Sunday.. lazy day at home... didn't even really eat lunch. I think I've quit doing the FitDay... it's too time consuming entering everything in, and I think I have a handle on what I'm doing now. Need to get some more exercises in, I've been pretty lazy about it this week.

Breakfast: frosted miniwheats
Snack: popcorn leftover from movie
Supper: shell pasta & cheez-whiz sauce
Snack: Caramilk bar & FruitSource + Veggie bar

Exercise: horsing around and playing with my daughter (a built-in 20 lb weight when we play LOL)
 
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Sunday night.... took new measurements and entered them on the Body section of fitday... the weight and measurements are what I'm using that site for now... don't need to enter my food and exercise in all the time... might now and then to check.

Problem... I'm taking measurements with a retractable measuring tape.. I need to get a proper measuring tape made for taking measurements. My mom has one.. I'll see if she has an extra.

Here are my measurements after 2 weeks:
August 12
Neck - 13"
Bicep - 12"
Chest - 34"
Waist - 41"
Hips - 45"
Thigh - 24"
Calf - 16"

August 24
Neck - 12.5" -- 1/2 inch lost
Bicep - 13" -- 1 inch gained
Chest - 33" -- 1 inch lost
Waist - 40.25" -- 3/4 inch lost
Hips - 44" -- 1 inch lost
Thigh - 24" -- no change
Calf - 15" -- 1 inch lost
 
Monday - not a bad day :) In fact a pretty good day

Breakfast: cheddar swiss bagel, juice & 1/2 a banana
Snack: leftover popcorn
Lunch: boneless dry ribs & fries (only about 1/3 of the plate at the restaurant)
Snack: FruitSource + Veggie
"supper": frosted mini wheats & a FruitSource bar (I ate late)

Exercises:
* 90 crunches
* 30 wall squats w/ swiss ball
* 20 modified pushups
* 3 minute step test
* Walking outside - 35 minutes
 
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Tuesday... I went over my calories, thanks to my lunch and the fact that I ate a big breakfast.... but I exercised! I was a little sore yesterday (a good sign) AND I'm already a little sore from the workout I did today. That means it's working! :hurray:

Weighed myself today... no change from last week.

I found SparkPeople last night, and I'm in love. I like it much better than FitDay!

Breakfast: 2 pieces 60% whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter, bowl of Special K, glass of juice
Lunch: banana nut muffin & Original Berry Booster Juice w/ Go Girl calcium booster
Snack: Cadbury Dairy Milk Thins chocolate bar
Supper: pan-fried chicken breast w/ leftover chicken fried rice

Exercise:
* walking (around mall)
* SparkPeople 5-minute Beginner Abs-Ball workout video
* SparkPeople 6-minute Butt Blasting video
 
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