My journey to good health

[JanaNanner]

Today i did an insane amount of exercise. It wasn't exactly on purpose...i was supposed to go for a walk yesterday with a friend, but she postponed until today (which is fine). But I also went to a gym class, and walked to the gym. So it added up!

A fun thing is that I used my heart rate monitor today, which i hadn't used for a couple years. It is a really good one. So i actually know how many calories i burned walking to the gym, and at my gym class. I didn't have it on for my walk with my friend though.

Walk to gym - 23 minutes, 229 calories
Zumba class- 42 minutes, 556 calories

Walk with friend - 45 minutes, ~350 calories (estimate).

So i burned a ton of calories exercising today. I am not sure how much exercising i'll get done the next little while as family is coming into town for a few days. I hope to still get it done.

So far i've only eaten 1660 calories, which isn't much especially considering the amount of exercise i did today. I will likely eat some more later tonight.

Oooh, I want a heart rate monitor. How expensive are those, generally and where can you find them? I could just google it really... *googles* Ah, I feel suddenly very poor.

Good grief, you burned like 1100 calories! I'm just in awe. That's an amazing amount of calories burned. Aaaah. I must. work. harder.

I keep hearing about zumba and so many people love it but I've never done it myself before. I'm really going to have to check it out sometime.

 

[shygemini]

Oooh, I want a heart rate monitor. How expensive are those, generally and where can you find them? I could just google it really... *googles* Ah, I feel suddenly very poor.

Good grief, you burned like 1100 calories! I'm just in awe. That's an amazing amount of calories burned. Aaaah. I must. work. harder.

I keep hearing about zumba and so many people love it but I've never done it myself before. I'm really going to have to check it out sometime.

Honestly i can see why people are so into zumba...it is really fun and encourages you to try harder...because the crazier your movements the more fun you have! I can't wait to go again!

I have a polar heart rate monitor...it was a christmas gift one year from my parents, back when i was super into exercise a few years ago My L/XL chest band thing is tightish now (on largest setting)...and that is unisex..but i know it will get better and i don't think they come larger.

 

[JanaNanner]

Honestly i can see why people are so into zumba...it is really fun and encourages you to try harder...because the crazier your movements the more fun you have! I can't wait to go again!

I have a polar heart rate monitor...it was a christmas gift one year from my parents, back when i was super into exercise a few years ago My L/XL chest band thing is tightish now (on largest setting)...and that is unisex..but i know it will get better and i don't think they come larger.

It's like any dance workout. You fool yourself into thinking you're having a good time and you really are. It just can't be work.

I guess if the band is tight, that's another motivator to make it fit better. Yay motivators!

 

[shygemini]

It's like any dance workout. You fool yourself into thinking you're having a good time and you really are. It just can't be work.

I guess if the band is tight, that's another motivator to make it fit better. Yay motivators!

Yep for sure! It isn't so tight that i can't wear it (afterall it is supposed to be tight) but it is slightly more tight than i would want for comfort.

Not feeling well today (TOM).

 

[shygemini]

Ugh still feeling crappy and company coming likely within an hour or two At least the house is clean but i'm still doing some laundry i have to deal with, and i can't exactly take a nap. Sigh.

 

[shygemini]

Feeling somewhat better. Ate out for supper and had a great time, and estimated calories best as i could. I think i ordered the healthiest thing i could...

Breakfast
Dairy - 1% Milk, 0.75 cup 83
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90
Kellogg's - Special K Cereal , 1 cup 120

Lunch
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Strawberries - Raw, 4 large (1-3/8" dia) 23
Kraft - 25% Less Fat Crunchy Peanut Butter, 2 tblsp 160
Fruit - Peach, 1 approx 81g 100
Yoplait - Yoptimal Vanilla Yogourt, 100 g 90

Dinner
Romaine - Lettuce, 3 Cups 16
Chicken - Chicken Breast, Skinless, Boneless, 6 oz 246
Parmigiano Reggiano - Parmasan Cheese, 60 g 236
Salad dressing - Caesar dressing, regular, 2 tbsp 155
Croutons - Seasoned, 12 cubes 14

Snacks
Dairyland 1% Cottage Cheese - Cottage Cheese, 0.165 cup 33
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 2 slices (31g) 130
Costco - Soy Energy Blend , 1/4 cup 150
Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 2 cup (8 fl oz) 5
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 4 serving packet 43
Dairy Land - 18% Coffee Cream, 2 Tblsp 60

Total: 1894 calories

 

[shygemini]

Got my first compliment today...someone asked if i was losing weight because i 'looked like i was smaller'...i don't know if they were just being nice or not but it feels good anyway

 

[shygemini]

That is not the pizza i ate from lunch, it was from a restaurant and made from scratch there so i imagine the calories are likely lower than that. I was at a BBQ tonight and avoiding the majority of the food there, eating small bits, and had a bagel, PB and a peach when i got home.

Breakfast
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1 cup 110
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90
Kellogg's - Special K - Original, 1.8 cup (3g) 216

Lunch
Red Brick Pizza - Hawaiian Pizza - Small, 1 container (4 slices ea.) 528

Dinner
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Kraft - 25% Less Fat Crunchy Peanut Butter, 2 tblsp 160
Peaches - Raw, 1 large (2-3/4" dia) (approx 2-1/2 per lb) 61
Strawberries - Raw, 2 large (1-3/8" dia) 12
Kraft Cracker Barrel - Marble Cheese, 1 " cube (30g) 96
Wonderbread - 100% Whole Wheat Hot Dog Buns, 1 Bun 110
Potato salad - Home-prepared, 0.33 cup 118
Homemade - Basic Pasta Salad, 0.33 cup 63

Snacks
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 2 slices (31g) 130
Yoplait - Yoptimal Vanilla Yogourt, 100 g 90

Total: 1924

 

[JanaNanner]

Got my first compliment today...someone asked if i was losing weight because i 'looked like i was smaller'...i don't know if they were just being nice or not but it feels good anyway

Ah, that is nice, isn't it? I had the same experience and also questioned whether or not it was genuine. Haha. I wonder how much weight we have to lose before we start fully accepting it as a compliment?

Also, terrific job on resisting BBQ temptations.

 

[isaacjames]

It is nice and keep it up. As my journey I prefer exercise as Yoga and diet food to maintain my physics regularly. It helps to fresh the mind whole day and increase the concentration power.

 

[shygemini]

Ah, that is nice, isn't it? I had the same experience and also questioned whether or not it was genuine. Haha. I wonder how much weight we have to lose before we start fully accepting it as a compliment?

Also, terrific job on resisting BBQ temptations.

LOL yes that is a good question...i guess i don't see too much of a difference myself yet, and not even TOO much of a difference with how clothes fit. My jeans are a bit looser. I think another 10lbs and my clothes will be quite a bit baggier (and i'll be able to wear many more of them!)

Thank you

 

[shygemini]

Today is official weigh in day:

270.8 lbs

Down 2.4 lbs from last week! I am excited, very close to being under 270lbs again! I am hopeful for next week since I have TOM right now which always adds on a few lbs.

 

[JanaNanner]

Today is official weigh in day:

270.8 lbs

Down 2.4 lbs from last week! I am excited, very close to being under 270lbs again! I am hopeful for next week since I have TOM right now which always adds on a few lbs.

Congratulations... you're doing a really terrific job.

 

[shygemini]

Congratulations... you're doing a really terrific job.

Thanks It is funny, last year I was horrified to be 270 lbs (no offense to anyone, was just a number i hadn't ever seen before), and now i am excited. I can't wait to keep losing. This winter I hope to be able to wear many of the sweaters which have been too small for so long!

 

[JanaNanner]

Thanks It is funny, last year I was horrified to be 270 lbs (no offense to anyone, was just a number i hadn't ever seen before), and now i am excited. I can't wait to keep losing. This winter I hope to be able to wear many of the sweaters which have been too small for so long!

No offense taken, it's understandable. It's funny how the same number is so terrifying on the way up and a celebration on the way back down. Yay 270!

 

[shygemini]

Thanks Jana

I got a horrible sleep last night as i wasn't feeling well...and was quite hungry today, so i had seconds of my supper (which we agreed was quite good!).


Breakfast
Kellogg's - Special K - Original, 1.8 cup (3g) 216
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1 cup 110
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90

Lunch
Kraft Canada - Philadelphia - Herb & Garlic Light Cream Cheese, 2 tbsp 40
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Strawberries - Raw, 5 large (1-3/8" dia) 29
Yoplait - Yoptimal Vanilla Yogourt, 100 g 90
Peaches - Raw, 1 large (2-3/4" dia) (approx 2-1/2 per lb) 61

Dinner
Rice - White, long-grain, regular, cooked, 0.66 cup 136
Generic - Corn on Cob W/No Butter, 2 ear small (73g) 126
Becel Margarine - Light - 50% Less Calories, 2 tsp (10 g) 35
Homemade - Paramsan Baked Cod, 1.5 fillet 450

Snacks
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 1 slices (31g) 65
Ryvita - Sunflower and Oats (Canada), 2 slices 100
Costco - Soy Energy Blend , 1/4 cup 150

Total: 1838 calories

 

[JanaNanner]

Thanks Jana

I got a horrible sleep last night as i wasn't feeling well...and was quite hungry today, so i had seconds of my supper (which we agreed was quite good!).

Total: 1838 calories

Aww, I hope you're feeling better... It seems like you haven't been feeling well overall this week?

Even though you had seconds, you still did really well with your calorie count for the day. 1838 calories is just fine. Sometimes it is okay to indulge a bit when there's room for it.

 

[shygemini]

Aww, I hope you're feeling better... It seems like you haven't been feeling well overall this week?

Even though you had seconds, you still did really well with your calorie count for the day. 1838 calories is just fine. Sometimes it is okay to indulge a bit when there's room for it.

I think I am feeling better...TOM Is giving me a beating this month Thanks for asking

And definitely there was room to indulge! I was considering either having seconds or getting a dessert, and i think i made the far better choice (having another corn cob and fish fillet).

 

[shygemini]

I am pretty darn proud of myself right now. We went out for supper to a really good pasta place with a bunch of family that is in town. I read through the menu, weighing my options. I really wanted pasta (obviously) but if i got what i wanted, it would be a creamy sauce and tons of calories. So i avoided the pasta. Then i thought i'd get a salmon and substitute the pasta on the side with a salad. However i was worried about how they'd cook the salmon (likely unhealthy) and the sauce on the salmon. So i ended up ordering a garden salad, with dressing on the side, and a grilled pesto marinated chicken breast. It was really good actually, and I think it was the healthiest choice on the menu, ,aside from getting just the garden salad with no chicken on it (but i like protein, lol). I also had a glass of wine, which i felt i could enjoy guilt free due to my good choices with the meal.

I really feel like my perception of food is changing. Yes i still love and enjoy food, but i weigh my options with what i eat now. I didn't feel like indulging today, so i chose carefully, when the 10 other people i was eating with had pasta in delicious thick sauces, i was munching on a salad. Sometimes I feel silly doing so, but it is for my health afterall.

Anyway, sorry for blabbing on. I also walked for 30 minutes today, and walked up and down 8 flights of stairs (in a row).

Breakfast
Kellogg's - Special K - Original, 1.8 cup (3g) 216
Dairy - 1% Milk, 1 cup 110

Lunch
Yoplait - Yoptimal Vanilla Yogourt, 100 g 90
Dempster's Body Wise - Bagels 100% Whole Grain, 1 bagel (60 g) 140
Kraft Canada - Philadelphia - Herb & Garlic Light Cream Cheese, 2 tbsp 40
Bananas - Raw, 1 small (6" to 6-7/8" long) 90
Mott's - Fruitsations Apple Pomegranate, 111 g 50

Dinner
Lettuce - Iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw, 2 cup shredded 20
Tomatoes - Roma Tomato, 1 Tomato 17
Cucumber - Peeled, raw, 5 slice 4
Peppers - Sweet, red, raw, 2 ring (3" dia, 1/4" thick) 5
Krinos - Kalamata Olives, 3 olives 45
Salad dressing - Italian dressing, 3 tbsp 128
Homemade - Pesto Chicken, 1 piece 229
Generic - Wine - Chardonnay, 3.5 oz 70
Generic - Foccacia Bread, 2 oz 190

Snacks
Costco - Soy Energy Blend , 1/4 cup 150
Yoplait - Yoptimal Vanilla Yogourt, 100 g 90
Coffee - Brewed from grounds, 2 cup (8 fl oz) 5
Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 2 serving packet 22
Dairy - 1% Milk, 0.25 cup 28

Total Calories: 1739

 

[shygemini]

Went to gym and did 30 minutes on a cardio machine, burned 340 calories.

I think i did really good at red lobster today..they had a little page with healthy choices so i checked out what to order and that is how i made my decision...it was good and healthy! AND i avoided the fat filled cheese biscuits they bring to the table, as well as the clam chowder which i love.


Breakfast
Strawberries - Raw, 2 large (1-3/8" dia) 12
Grapefruit - Raw, pink and red, all areas, 0.5 cup sections, with juice 48
Bananas - Raw, 0.13 cup, sliced 17
Kiwi - Kiwi, 0.25 fruit without skin, medium (76 g) 12
Pineapple - Raw, all varieties, 0.25 cup, diced 19
Kraft - Pure Red Raspberry Jam, 2 tbsp. 100
Generic - Egg Whites (2 Scrambled), 4 Egg Whites 68
Homemade - Hashbrowns, 1/2 cup 163
No Name - Apple Juice From Concentrate, 1.5 cup 165
Country Hearth - Bread - Multigrain, 2 slice 180

Lunch
Red Lobster - Garden Salad , 1 salad 90
Red Lobster - Fresh Broccoli, 1 serving 45
Red Lobster - Wood-Grilled Fresh Salmon, 1 serving 265
Red Lobster - Baked Potato - Flesh, No Salt, No Butter, 1 Potato 114
Oil - Olive, 1 tablespoon 119
Sour cream, 1 tbsp 26

Dinner
Earthbound Farm Organic - Spring Mix Salad Greens, 2 cups 15
Tomatoes - Roma Tomato, 1 Tomato 17
Cucumber - Peeled, raw, 0.5 cup, pared, chopped 8
Radishes - Raw, 3 medium (3/4" to 1" dia) 2
Celery - Raw, 1 stalk 6
Fish - Tuna, white, canned in water, drained solids, 1 can 220
Kraft - Miracle Whip Dressing Sauce Calorie-Wise, 2 Tbsp (15 mL) 60
Ryvita - Muesli Crunch Crispbread, 2 slices (31g) 130
Kraft - Creamy Caesar Fat Free, 1.5 tbsp 30

Snacks
Tim Hortons (Canada) - Large Iced Coffee, 2 cups 260

Total: 2191