No more Yo-Yo'ing. V's Journal

I weighed in this morning and was ecstatic to see a 10.6 lb loss, woo hoo! Ok, so it's weight I had put back on over the holidays but to have it come off so quickly is awesome. The loss also put me back in the 140's, yes! I didn't even see the 150's, lol. I am definitely pumped.

Got a good workout in at home today between my aerobics tape and the bike, 100 minutes in all. A nice jump start on the exercise points for the challenge. And the bonus this week will be a breeze. I easily get more then 25g of fiber in each day.

Here's how yesterday looked:

Thursday, January 10th:

Breakfast:
31g Golden Grahams - 2 points
114g 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points

Snack:
1 cup Progresso Veggie Noodle soup - 0 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Dinner:
6oz. tilapia - 4 points
corn - 1 point
mushrooms - 0 points

Snack:
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points
Yoplait yogurt - 4 points
80g prunes - 2 points

Total points for the day = 23
 
10.6lb loss :hurray: that is amazing!!

good luck with the rest of the challenge. keep up the good work (like you need to be told)

;-)

x
 
Thanks Angel. It feels great to be back to where I was so quickly. I never expected that.

Well, here we are in week 2 of the challenge. I've already gotten in 160 minutes of exercise so I'm more then half way there in two day's time. Between Sunday and Monday I should be able to complete the 300 minutes needed for all the points.

Here's how yesterday went:
Now that I'm in the 140's my daily points target is 21 points.

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's bagel w/ 1 wedge lite cheese spread - 3 points, 9g fiber
114g 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 3g fiber

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 1g fiber

Dinner:
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca - 7 points, 5g fiber
Grated cheese - 1 point, 0g fiber

Snack:
94% fat free popcorn - 3 points, 8g fiber

Totals for the day = 20 points, 36g fiber


Workout:
Gilad fat burned aerobics tape - 37 minutes
Bike: 63 minutes, 914 calories, 18.82 miles
 
Saturday, January 12th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's bagel w/ sugar free preserves - 2 points, 9g fiber
1 cup blueberries - 1 point, 3g fiber

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
salad - 0 points, 3g fiber
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 1g fiber

Dinner: (L & B Spumoni Gardens)
Salad - mostly artichoke hearts, ? points, 12g fiber est.
Grilled Chicken - ? points
Mixed Veggies - ? points, 12g fiber est.

Snack:
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 5g fiber
Diet hot chocolate - 0 points, 1g fiber

Totals for the day = 9 points + dinner, 57g fiber


Workout:
Bike: 60 minutes, 900 calories, 18.5 miles
 
Sunday, January 13th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's bagel w/ 1 wedge lite cheese spread - 3 points, 9g fiber
114g 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 3g fiber

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 1g fiber
1 cup grapes - 1 point, 1g fiber

Dinner:
1 cup butternut squash - 1 point, 3g fiber
2oz. turkey cutlet - 1 point, 0g fiber
1 cup grapes - 1 point, 1g fiber

Snack:
Yopliat yogurt - 4 points, 0g fiber
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 5g fiber

Totals for the day = 20 points, 34g fiber


Workout:
Bike: 82 minutes, 1,188 calories, 24.34 miles
 
Hiiiiiiiiii fellow blue-teamer! Just thought I would stop in and say hello! Way to go on all the healthy eating and the exercise. Seeing how much you and some others (OMEGA!!!!) exercise on a daily basis is motivating me so so much! I just got home from a long long day at school and am so tired, but I'm going to make sure I hit the gym! I might have to try those Weight Watchers bagels you eat daily :).......what's the nutrition like on those?!
 
Hi Keepitoff, thanks for stopping by. Glad we can motivate you to get more exercise. Adding exercise, along with a sensible diet, will really bring results. I know it's hard sometimes, you're so tired that exercise is the last thing you want to do but once you get up and moving you feel so much better that you have.

Those Weight Watcher's bagels are pretty good. It's not like having a regular bagel of course, lol, but they're not bad. Here's the nutritional facts:

2 points
Calories 150
Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 360mg
Total Carbohydrate 32g
Dietary Fiber 9g
Sugars 2g
Protein 9g

I usually toast them and spread a little sugar free preserves on them or a wedge of lite cheese spread that tastes like cream cheese but only has 35 calories a wedge.

I've also made sandwiches with them, (tuna, turkey) and they are pretty good too.

Give them a try and see if you like them.
 
Monday, January 14th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's bagel w/ 1 wedge lite cheese spread - 3 points, 9g fiber

Lunch:
Weight Watcher's yogurt - 1 point, 3g fiber
2oz. turkey cutlet - 1 point, 0g fiber
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 1g fiber
1 cup grapes - 1 point, 1g fiber
1 cup cherries - 1 point, 3g fiber

Dinner:
salad - 4 points, 4g fiber

Snack:
1 bag 94% fat free popcorn - 3 points, 8g fiber
Yoplait yogurt - 4 points, 0g fiber

Totals for the day = 21 points, 40g fiber


Workout:
Bike: 61 minutes, 906 calories, 18.75 miles
 
Oh nice, thanks for the nutritional info! I'll have to see if I can find it at one of my local grocery stores! It would be great for the morning b/c I'm usually in a relative rush and this would be much faster :). You would be proud of me, I did 30 minutes on the elliptical today, then 35 minutes on the bike. I think I get really bored after a while, so I'm not sure I could ever sit on the bike straight for an hour like you do, but hey, at least I'm increasing my gym time :) Hopefully our team wins this week and none of us get eliminated! It seems like we've all been doing well with the exercise/fiber! Anyway, nice job with the working out and eating!!!!! :) GO BLUE!
 
Hi Keepitoff,
Great job on increasing the exercise. If you're getting bored I'd definitely trying splitting my workout up by doing 30 minutes on one machine then switching to another machine for 30 minutes.

I like to listen to music while I'm on the treadmill or the elliptical. Fast, upbeat songs that help to pass the time. And when I'm on the bike I watch tv. That's how I can stay on there for an hour.

Yeah, I hope none of us get eliminated this week. Hopefully all of our work will pay off. Keep up the great work.

V.
 
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Tuesday, January 15th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's bagel w/ 1 wedge lite cheese spread - 3 points, 9g fiber

Snack:
114g 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 3g fiber

Dinner:
6oz. buffalo steak - 4 points, 0g fiber
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
15g pistachios - 2 points, 1g fiber
1 cup cherries - 1 point, 3g fiber

Snack:
salad - 4 points, 4g fiber
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 5g fiber

Totals for the day = 21 points, 36g fiber
 
Wednesday, January 16th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's bagel w/ sugarfree preserves - 2 points, 9g fiber
1 cup cherries - 1 point, 3g fiber
1 cup grapes - 1 point, 1g fiber

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
2oz. turkey cutlet - 1 point, 0g fiber
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 1g fiber
1 cup cherries - 1 point, 3g fiber
1 cup grapes - 1 point, 1g fiber

Dinner:
6oz. catfish - 4 points, 0g fiber
mushrooms - 0 points, 3g fiber

Snack:
Yoplait yogurt - 4 points, 0g fiber
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 5g fiber

Totals for the day = 21 points, 37g fiber


Workout:
Bike: 50 minutes, 732 calories, 15.10 miles
 
Hey fellow blue teamer,

Looks like you are doing great!!!

Glad to see you are still going strong. Unfortunately, it was not the right time for me to start as I have way tooo much crap going on in my life to get me focused. Recently, on a biz trip and just haven't had the time to sit down and get myself organized.

Just wanted to stop by and tell ya to keep up the good work.
Maybe one day we will meet as I c u r a Staten Islander and I work in Jersey city, right next to the lite rail at the newport mall.

Keep it up.
maggie.
 
Hey Angel, thanks. I usually get a decent amount of fiber in so I wasn't worried about the bonus this past week. I'm feeling really good about things even though I didn't show a loss this past week. Mother nature paid me a visit on Thursday and when I weighed in on Friday I was up 0.6 lbs. No biggie. As of this morning, one day later, I was down over a lb so the scale is moving in the right direction again.
 
Hi Maggie,

The blue team is kicking some butt in the challenge. We were in first place this week! Hopefully we'll stay there.

I know how you feel when so many other things are going on in your life and you can't focus on yourself. That's always when I start to backslide. Just remember, you're important too. Try and find the time to take care of yourself as well.
 
Thursday, January 17th

Breakfast:
Weight Watcher's w/ 1 wedge lite cheese spread - 3 points, 9g fiber

Snack:
114g 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points, 3g fiber

Lunch:
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point, 11g fiber
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points, 1g fiber
1 cup cherries - 1 point, 3g fiber

Dinner:
6oz. buffalo steak - 4 points, 0g fiber
mushrooms - 0 points, 3g fiber

Snack:
Yoplait yogurt - 4 points, 0g fiber
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points, 5g fiber

Total for the day = 21 points, 35g fiber
 
Friday, January 18th

Breakfast:
31g Golden Grahams - 2 points
114g 2% cottage cheese w/ 1 cup blueberries - 3 points

Lunch:
4oz. turkey cutlet - 2 points
1 cup Tortilla soup - 1 point
15g pistachio nuts - 2 points
1 cup grapes - 1 point

Dinner:
1 cup Butternut squash soup - 1 point
2 cups cherries - 2 points

Snack:
Weight Watcher's muffin - 3 points

Total points for the day = 17


Workout:
Treadmill: 40 minutes, 429 calories, 3.62 miles
Elliptical, hill program, level 5: 40 minutes, 519 caloires, 3.87 miles


I was a little low on my points. I was pretty full from my meals so didn't see the point in eating more when I was already full.

I had a really good workout at the gym. I bumped up my speed on the treadmill. Now I'm running at 5.5 mph or higher which felt really good. Trying to work my way back to running the whole thing at 6.0 mph or higher. That'll be a small milestone for me. Going to really try and get to the gym 3 days a week now as opposed to doing the bike at home on those days. I just feel I get a better workout in on the treadmill. I'll continue to do the bike on my non-gym days.
 
Hey Brandy,

The gym is great. I had to make the effort to get there but once I'm there I love it. Going to stick with trying to get there at least 3 days a week. I had gotten a little lazy and was finding excuses to not go so I could save a little time by working out at home. But there's nothing like a gym workout.

The blue team is rocking. We have the potential of another good week ahead of us and hopefully will remain in first place. Get all your exercise in!

V.
 
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