Omg! You look great! I hope I can jump on the same weightloss band wagon. What's your workout and eating like?
Thank You!!
I eat 1400ish calories per day (1390-1450). I eat clean (most of the time). I try not to eat anything that I can't picture in its natural state 3 times removed. The 3 exceptions: Quakes (Cheddar), 100 calorie cookies (oreo and chips ahoy), skinny cow icecream sandwiches (strawberry shortcake and mint). These are my treats with the occasional cook and serve pudding (fat free sugar free).
My breakfast:
Special K blueberries 3/4c with 1/2c skim milk 5:30am
1-2 egg whites and 1 whole egg (all boiled) at 8am
Snack:
1/2c low-fat cottage cheese with 1tbs crushed pineapple 10am
Pre-workout:
100 calorie cookies, or banana, or 1c veggies -- depends on the day 12pm
Lunch:
Immediately after working out I eat protein and fruit. I eat a can of tuna with mustard and peas or chicken slices etc, with an apple or a pear. ( I love bananas but high in carbs) 2pm
Snack:
9 Cheddar Quakes or 1 oz of peanuts or mixed nuts (high fat but good for you)4pm
Dinner:
Only lean meat (no red meat at all) Think of it like eating a rainbow. Try to get as many colors as possible on your plate but make it the size of your palm no bigger. I measure but it's a good way to start. 1 or 1/2 cup servings for most things is ok. Please read the labels. The things you think are good are most likely not unless they are natural or fresh. I eat the three processed foods as a treat otherwise everytihing else is fresh or not processed (homemade with no white sugar or flour...all whole grains and natural sweeteners).
Snack:
If I have enough calories left I might eat 1/2 of a skinny cow sandwich or a spoon of pudding or something like that but never anything large.
I try to go out for a walk at least 3x's per week after dinner too.
Workout 5 days per week at lunch time.
Monday weight lifting (99% free weights--I use 2 machines lats and triceps) 12 reps 3x's 55mins
Tuesday Interval training on Elliptical for 35mins (workout is on Fitsugar.com) and abs (side planks and elevated crunches)
Wednesday Weight lifting again lower weight 20 reps 3x's 55 mins
Thursday Interval training on Elliptical for 35 mins and abs (side planks and elevated crunches)
Friday Weight lifting original weight 12-15 reps 3x's 55 mins
Saturday a lot of walking and if I can get some interval jogging that's good. I have an 18 month-old so I don't sit.
Sunday cooking and resting
If you cook ahead (portion ahead) and always plan ahead with your lunch box it makes things easier and helps to prevent over eating. I think that my life style change is the way to make it happen. You eat or do something enough it becomes routine and reality. Another woman on here (Alta) shared some wonderful quotes and I live by them: "Tackle it meal by meal" "Consistency is the key to success" "Any movement is better than no movement" "Mind over Matter" "Focus is the Result of a strong desire--and you want this!"
Most of all!!-----"This is a way of life-not a phase!" and ""Your weakest moments can be your strongest victories!!!!"
TTYL
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I have my PT session today so I'll give everyone a weight update.
