Maitreya's weight loss adventure

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Maitreya

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Hello everyone :)

I'm a 20 year old female university student who is sick of feeling uncomfortable in her own clothing. I've committed myself to shedding the pounds and toning up, for good.

Currently I'm 5'11 and 175 lbs, and my pant size 11/12. My BMI is around 24.4. I want to lose 20-25 lbs.

I've discovered a new love of mine: working out! I've been going to the school gym three times a week, and I love the muscle I've been building and how working out makes me feel strong afterwards. On a typical day, I do 30 minutes of cardio (either 30 on the elliptical, or 15 on the bike and 15 on the elliptical). I'm kind of new to the whole gym atmosphere so I have no idea as to whether this is enough of a workout or not (I have a feeling that I should be doing more). When the semester starts, I plan on going 5 times a week. Any advice in this department would be awesome.

As for diet, I generally eat healthy, whole foods. Never anything processed or packaged or too high in fat. My problem is that I love to snack (on deliciously evil things like cheese and sugary treats like chocolate), or that I'll "sneak-in" way more olive oil and honey into my salad then I need to. I need to work out a diet plan for myself that I'll post later. Teaching myself not to snack or "cheat" on healthy meals is going to be my greatest difficultly. That said, the one thing I refuse to give up is cream with my coffee. :reddevil:

Anyway, I'm going to use this thread as a food and workout diary to keep me motived. This site looks like a great median to do so, I'm very happy that I found it!
 
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Summary of the day:

BREAKFAST
-Sandwhich
1 slice of gluten-free bread (1 part brown rice, 1 part tapioca, 1 part corn starch).
1 tablespoon of pressed yogurt (2%)
Mixed greens
Alfalfa sprouts
A few slices of cucumber
A few slivers of smoked salmon
-A coffee with lots of cream

SNACK
2 rice and seed crackers with 1 square of chocolate and a slice of provolone cheese. A handful of grapes.

DINNER
-Sandwhich:
2 slices of gluten-free bread
A tablespoon of pressed yogurt
A few slices of smoked salmon
The same veggies as from breakfast :p
A handful of grapes
A slice of provolone

SNACK
3 tablespoons of pressed yogurt. A coffee with too much cream. :p

I also went to the gym and did 30 minutes of cardio, burnt around 400 calories. It was an alright day today, could have done without the extra cheese.
 
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Heyz welcome and good luck on your journey. My biggest BIGGEST weakness is chocolate, I can give up the fizzy drinks, crisps, takeaways EASILY. So instead of worrying about counting calories just yet I'm weaning myself off of chocolate lolz. Today everytime I had the urge I would eat lots of grapes and bananas and drink loads of water then distract myself. Glad you're working out any exercise is better than mooching lazily! Do your warm ups, your warm downs and if your sweating and out of breath then its a work out. Thats my personal opinion. I like to keep it simple as much as possible. Keep us updated! :)
 
Thanks Rouge! That's good advice, I've been trying to keep it simple and enjoyable, while also pushing myself more every time I go.

Chocolate definitely is a hard one to kick! I think i'll still allow myself a piece here and there before cutting it out all together. I also like to add a bit of pure cocoa to coffee (and whatever else I can :p) as a way to get my chocolate fix without all the nasty fat. Cocoa and coffee is so yum!

My entry for the day:

Breakfast:
-1 slice of toasted brown rice bread with pressed yogurt and a few slices of smoked salmon. Was delicious!
-1/4 of an aroe chocolate bar. Bad I know, just couldn't resist :p
-An orange

Lunch:
-2 slices of brown rice bread with 2 slices of cheddar cheese, 2 tablespoons of tuna, 1 tablespoon of mayo, tomato, lettuce, and cucumbers.

I'm not proud of this lunch. I really need to stop using mayonnaise.

Dinner:
-Boiled white fish on salad with fresh veggies and fruit (grapes and water melon pieces). Some olive oil and a "low-fat avacado and spinach and ground flax seed dip".
This dinner was okay, but I shouldn't have added the extra olive oil with the dip.

Excersize: 35-40 minutes at the gym. 20 minutes on the elliptical, 10 on the step machine and 10 on the bike. Was a good workout!
 
Today wasn't a great day. I did get in a good workout, but I ate too much and I'm still craving something sweet and filling.

For breakfast:
I was really hungover from a long night of dancing so I wanted something hearty and filling. I had two pieces of brown rice bread, mayo, a small egg, and veggies. I also had a coffee with cream, one piece of a chocolate bar, and half a glass of 100% orange juice.

For lunch:
I had a big salad with lots of fresh veggies and fruit, a few slivers of smoked salmon, a few raw cashews, a spoonful of pressed yogurt (2%) and a tablespoon of grape-seed oil. This was a good lunch!

For dinner:
One brown-rice toast with a tablespoon of peanut butter and a drizzle of honey. A small coffee with two creams.

I worked out for a good 40 minutes today. 10 minutes on the step machine, 10 on the bike, and 20 on the elliptical. I'm sore so good!

I guess I feel okay about what I ate today, but even though I'm not hungry anymore I want to eat more and feel full. I want another toast so bad! This is tough... but writing here is helping me combat that craving.
 
I had a stressful day today, so naturally, I eat. And eat. And eat.

Emotional eating has to be my biggest weakness.

Today I had two pieces of bread with peanut butter and honey for breakfast... I had another two pieces of bread for lunch, one with salmon and one with peanut butter and honey, and a coffee with cream... Then I had a salad with tuna, veggies, a sprinkle of grapeseed oil and a teaspoon of mayo... then I had a banana with peanut butter, then another banana with peanut butter... then I made myself a grilled cheese sandwich... and even after all of that, even though my stomach was full, I made my own version of pad thai with rice noodles egg honey and soy sauce. UGH. That looks like so much food writing it down. I'm such a pig.

I did work out for 25 minutes... so at least thats something.

Tomorrow I'm getting back on track.

I wish I didn't eat emotionally like this :( I feel like an addict.
 
So I just found out that along with my highly sensitive wheat-intolerance, I also have a lactose sensitive, so im going to have to stay away from cheese and milk and cream for a while.

On one hand, I'm so frustrated I could cry. Everything I put into my mouth is like poison. Cutting out dairy products, although I'm sure will improve my physical health, will seriously limit what I can and cannot eat. I don't eat meat, I can't eat tofu or soy, I can't eat wheat/gluten, and now no cheese, yogurt, or milk?? What am I going to be left with except fish (which I hate eating) and veggies and nuts and fruits? I'm already starving just thinking about it.

On the other hand, these limitations will help me keep track diet wise. Its pretty much forcing me into a vegan diet and cutting out cream and cheese will hugely reduce my calorie intake. I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse...

My entry for today:

Breakfast:
-Coffee, black... was disgusting.
-Fruit with honey
-a handful of raw cashews

Lunch
-1/2 cup of rice noodles, teaspoon of peanut butter, honey, wheat-free soy sauce.

Dinner
-Boiled white fish on salad with grapeseed oil, a few cashews, fruit

Snack
-Popcorn with a bit of oil and salt


No excersize today.
 
*High five* Im a *nearly* (3 weeks) 20 y/o uni student too! Did/do you live in a hostel? Im having loads of trouble with all the weight I've gained this year too. I wish you luck!
 
Thanks JessiFied!

I live at home currently, but close enough to campus that I can visit the gym as often as possible.

Best of luck on your weight loss!
 
I love fish and could happily eat it everyday. Without meaning to be rude, even I would struggle to be excited by "boiled white fish on salad with grapeseed oil". Since yourself and our fishy friends seem to be forced to get better acquainted might I suggest you get yourself a decent fish cookbook, not necessarily a diet/low fat one, just a good well-recommended one that has recipes for fish available locally to you. Most fish dishes are healthy enough anyway and you can be always make adjustments to recipes to make them a little lower in fat. The odd occasional tablespoon of wine in a sauce to perk things up won't ruin a diet and can add immeasureably to the taste.

Good luck getting used to a new regime.
 
@Shpodge LOL you're probably right, but I don't like cooking, and its easy to throw fish into a pot of water and then eat it on a salad. I usually include a lot of different veggies and fruits and sometimes nuts on my salads which balances things out. But thanks for the recommendation! I'll definitely look into some new fish recipes.



My entry for today:

WOOT weighed myself today and I'm at 169!! I was 175 last week and now I'm 169!! Thats 6 lbs in a week!! Really happy about that. :D

So today I ate:

Breakfast
-about half a cup of rice noodles, with a bit of oil, an egg, honey, and soy sauce.

Lunch
-A serving of boiled white fish on a salad with veggies and fruit, a bit of olive oil, fruit juice, and a hearty tablespoon of homemade spinach and avocado dip, a few raw cashews. Yum!

Snack
-A banana with peanut butter. Really need to cut that peanut butter out...

I might have a bit of a snack later, probably fruit and pressed 2% yogurt with some honey. Though I'm craving carbs...

Today I also spent a total 55 minutes at the gym: 35 minutes on the full body cross-trainer, 20 on the bike. I also involuntarily had to walk home (20 minutes, a fair amount up hill) because I missed the bus.
 
Was bad last night and had fruit with honey and a small piece of bean bread.

Also had about three tablespoons of ice-cream with chocolate sauce. D:

Gotta get over this sugar craving!!
 
Entry for today:

Breakfast
-1 cup of rice noodles, with an egg.
-Coffee with almond milk.

Lunch
-Brown rice tortilla with veggies, pressed yogurt, a teaspoon of mayo, and a sliver of smoked salmon. Yum!

Snack
-2 bananas

Dinner
-Boiled white fish with salad (veggies and fruits) with grapeseed oil and some avacado and spinach dip. Also half a cup of rice noodles with half an egg.

I really shouldn't have eaten the extra rice noodles at dinner. Also should not have had so many carbs during the day.

Workout:
-50 minutes total at the gym. 30 on the full body step/elliptical thing. 20 on the bike.
 
Ate too much today, wish this wasn't so hard.

Breakfast:
-A small amount of rice noodles (maybe 1/4 cup)
-A cup of almond milk
-A teaspoon of peanut butter

Lunch:
-A rice tortilla with a boiled egg, a tablespoon of pressed yogurt, lettuce, cucumbers, tomato, sprouts, grated carrot.

Lunch #2 because I was so hungry D:
A rice tortilla with peanut butter, a banana, and a bit of honey. (I really shouldn't have eaten this).

Snack:
-A few tablespoons of dried mung bean. (This is really fatty, I shouldn't have eaten this either)
-A cadbury chocolate bar.
-A teaspoon of peanut butter (I have a really, really bad habit of snacking on this)

Dinner:
-Salad (with veggies and fruits) with boiled white fish, boiled eggplant, a bit of grapeseed oil, and low-cal spinach and avocado and flax seed dip.
-A coffee with 2% lactose free milk.

UGH I wish I didn't eat so much today!! It looks like so much writing it down. If anyone has any suggestions on how to fill full without all the calories, please let me know!!


Today's workout: 60 total minutes. 45 on the full body elliptical/full body step thing. 15 on the bike. Burnt around 600 calories, which is good considering I ate so much!
 
Heya good job on keeping up the hard work. I wouldn't worry so much about your slips, it's just the start and we want this to last a lifetime so there will always be some yummy thing lying around to tempt you! Writing it down makes it look different doesn't it? :p My advice, that I've been using as well, is to snack on things like graps, cucumbers and bananas whenever I get the sugar craving and then while I'm eating those snacks get on the computer or watch a film - anything to distract yourself. You can eat those mentioned and much more (i'm a fruity person I think) in abundance without thought or worry of the calories. Don't forget that you are working out as well, your body will need more energy and since you ARE working out more watch your inches rather than your scale! I'll be checking in! Hopes this helps :)
 
Thanks Rouge! I really need to force myself into the habit of eating fruits and veggies when I'm craving a snack. I'm going to keep washed and sliced fruits and veggies on hand from now on.

My entry for today:

Yesterday I broke down and had a coffee with cream late evening. Really bad idea. Within an hour I had bad cramps and ran to the washroom puking. I need to take my diet more seriously. Got some lactose-free milk today, and I'm drinking a coffee right now with it. It's actually not bad.

Food for the day:

Breakfast:
-Brown rice tortilla with: a tablespoon of pressed yogurt, a boiled egg, veggies.
-some grapes
-a coffee with almond milk

Lunch:
-A small quinoa pattie with a teaspoon of pressed yogurt, tomato, cucumber.
-A glass of organic lemonade

Dinner:
-A quinoa pattie on two slices of brown rice bread, with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and a teaspoon of mayo.
-A coffee with 2% milk.
-Some grapes

Workout:
Not feeling well today, so I only did 15 min on the elliptical.
 
Experiencing some bad symptoms from what my allergist thinks is a problem with dairy. No more cheese, no more yogurt, and no more lactose-free milk just to be safe. The universe is playing a very nasty trick on me...

I'm getting over a cold, so I won't be working out today.

What I've eaten so far:

-Black coffee
-One toast with an egg and smoked salmon.

-One toast with peanut butter

Making boiled salmon with veggies right now. Going to add a few cashews and olive oil.
 
Going lactose-free wasn't as hard as I thought. I'm even doing okay without chocolate!

I've had a cold for the past week so I haven't been excersizing. My diet has been OK.

Today:

-A homemade scone, low fat with peanut butter and jam. A coffee with skim milk

-Half a can of tuna with 8 seed and rice crackers. A coffee with skim milk.

-Kale chips with a bit of olive oil and nutritional yeast.


Dinner is going to be a salad (fruits and veggies) with boiled salmon, and a coffee with skim milk. I'll post here if I eat anymore then that.
 
I've been really good for the past few days diet-wise. I've only been eating two meals due to being excessively busy.

Food for today:
-Brown rice cereal with skim milk.
-about three forkfulls of green bean salad
-3 smallish lentil patties (fried)

Workout:
15 minutes on the elliptical (unfortunate it was really late and I couldnt stay any longer)
1 hour belly dancing class
 
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