Weight Loss Journal

Holy crap its a miracle!! My work has fresh veggies in the lunchroom!! I figured I'd go and grab a bunch since they are healthy. But I got some dressing too which I KNOW was not low-cal. probably about 100 cals in total for the whole thing.
 
June 24, 2008

I am wiped. Totally exhausted. I just want to go home and sleep in my bed forever. But, of course, I have an exam tonight. English (I hate English with a passion). I also have a stupid proposal to work on pretty much all day because it's due today.

Well I went to the gym today and got in all my usual workout. Didn't do my HIIT training today, but I'll do it tomorrow. I'm having a hard time sticking to my diet fully because my mom bought some yummy food this week that I keep taking little bites of. Last night I had a few bits of popcorn, and some mini rice cakes (between 4-6). I think that was it. Found out last night that I've been seriously underestimating my breakfast calories. I thought one bowl of Fibre One was like 160 cals before the milk, but guess what?! It's 210. So I will have to adjust that today. I am still losing weight though so I am not really too concerned. Though I may just start putting a little less in my bowl just to cut out maybe 30 cals or so.

I went to the grocery store with my mom on the weekend and I think I got some things that I thought were healthy but really aren't. Those new crispy delight 90 calorie bags and those special K snack bites (also 90 calories). Well at least the calories are low so I guess they are ok? I didn't buy those protein bars last night but I'm still very seriously considering them. They have less fat than nuts and probably less calories too.

Anyways meals today are:

Breakfast: Fibre One cereal w/ sliced almonds, raisins, skim milk and blueberry yogurt - 400 cal
Snack: Crispy Delights chocolate drizzle thingys - 90 cal
Lunch: Spaghetti w/ vegetable spaghetti sauce - approx 450
Snack: 6 apricots and some raisins - 170 cal
Dinner: Salad - Approx 250 cal

Total: Approx 1500 cal

Well I think that just about sums it up. Gotta go work on that stupid proposal now.
 
Good luck on your proposal.

Nobody's perfect and it sounds like you're doing the best you can with lots of temptations. I hope you get some rest tonight and have good workout tomorrow
 
Hey thanks a lot purpleshirt. I FINALLY FINISHED MY PROPOSAL!!! 6 pages and 5 hours later. Holy crap I didn't think it would be so much effort. Yea after my exam tonight I'm going to sleeeeeeeeeeeeep. :)
 
June 25, 2008

Yet another day of being very tired. I went for a nice power walk with my mom yesterday and I didn't get to bet till after 10. I had to wake up early this morning (5:30) to shower so I'm quite exhausted. I did my workout today with my HIIT training and something very weird happened. I had just finished my 7th and final sprint and it felt almost like I blacked out for a few seconds. Then after my run, I went to do my ab exercises and the same thing happened. I did manage to finish my workout, but WTF!!?! Seriously. That's a little scary. I know I should probably not workout tomorrow, but I'm going to anyways...till Friday. I'm going to try to get some good rest in tonight.

Well I'm done all of my summer courses and I couldn't be happier. The exam yesterday didn't go too bad. I had this horrible dinner though. It was some thing like lima beans with some long stemy green thing with tiny leaved on the end. It was in vinegar and oil and they put WAYYY TOO MUCH OIL!! I finished it though, and it was probably about 150 cals all together.

Meals today are:

Breakfast: Fibre One cereal w/ sliced almonds, raisins, skim milk, and blueberry yogurt - 360 cal
Snach: Crispy Mini rice cakes (ketchup) - 105 cal
Lunch: Spaghetti w/ vegetables in spaghetti sauce - 494 cal
Snack: 4? strawberries and 1 plum - 54 cal
Dinner: Salad - Approx 250 cals

Total: Approx 1400 cal

Alright I'm going to go do some work I guess. I'll ba back often.
 
That lima bean thing sounds gross. Heh, I can be kind of a picky eater though. Blacking out in the gym probably isnt good either. Might want to take a break, or make sure you eat a little something before the gym.
 
nc_bmac08 said:
That lima bean thing sounds gross. Heh, I can be kind of a picky eater though. Blacking out in the gym probably isnt good either. Might want to take a break, or make sure you eat a little something before the gym.
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Well see, heres the thing... I go to the gym at 7:45 in the morning... really early to be eating.. maybe just a strawberry or something at 6:30.

Im going to rest reallllly well tonight and see if that was the problem.

It wasn't entirely a blackout (not trying to justify). It was more like me being absorbed in the screen on the treadmill and everything else around me going black. Then when I looked up I felt like I had lost track of where I was and time and stuff... Might have also been due to my seizure disorder which I was recently diagnosed with. Not entirely sure.
 
That could be it, my brother had petit mal seizures for about 15 years until he had brain surgery. He would zone out, just completely out of it for 5-10min. Just a blank stare on his face, and his arms would seize up.

Anyways, it could just be food though. Eat a carb/protien bar before you work out. Even a Special K bar or something like that, I think they're only 90cal. Carbs before a good workout is great. They're the fuel your body needs.
 
that black out sounds really scary. I hope you figure out what it is. If you were just diagnosed with a seizure d/o, do you have a regular dr you could call to ask??

It must feel good to be done with your classes. I'm getting ready to start a summer class the beginning of July--Practice oriented Research/ statistics. ugh. Twice a week for over 3 hrs each class
 
Actually I'm going to see my doctor on Friday, so maybe I'll ask then. It's the first time that's happened though. And honestly I feel like I pushed myself a little too hard today with my HIIT and thats probably why I got them. That's probably the only reason. Who knows really?!?!?!!? No one except my brain. haha

Yea school being done is awesome. I was taking online courses so I never had to attend class except for the final exams. I don't have to worry about school again till September which is nice. I took statistics last semester and it was horrible. One of the worst classes... seriously.
 
Oh My God it's going to be a cold summer for me. Just began collecting samples for the technologists today, and they are all stored in walk in fridges. Collecting samples, unfortunately, does not take 3 seconds. I was in the fridge putting samples away and I think I got frost bite!!! Now I have to go back in that evil evil place, and get more samples!! BRRRRRRRRRRRR WINTER JUST ENDED!!!!!!! :(
 
Is your blood pressure low atall? that happens to me sometimes because i've got naturally low blood pressure, my eyes go all fuzzy and i feel sick though so it doesn't sound the same? :S
 
actually, I do have low blood pressure... yet another possibility.

June 26, 2008

My heart is tearing at the seams. I'm shaking and absent minded. Chills keep running through my body and I'm on the border of tears. I really don't want to be at work right now. Almost 4 months into my relationship with my boyfriend, he is thinking that he 'rushed into this relationship'. I don't know why, and I don't know how. I think I may have done something to hurt him, but what? I just feel torn. And I'm preparing myself for yet another big heartbreak.

I really don't want to continue writing, but I will anyways. Went to the gym this morning, and things went well. No black outs. Sweat like a pig though. I'm taking my updated pictures and measurements tomorrow because I might be away this weekend... though with the way things are going, I don't think I will be. We have a company barbque this afternoon, so I planned for a low-cal breakfast.

Meals today:

Breakfast: Vanilla yogurt w/ Fibre One and almonds in it -
Lunch: ???
Snack: Crispy Delights rice cakes - 90 cals
Dinner: Salad - Approx 250 cal

Total: ???

Don't feel like going on fit day right now, but I probably will later. I'm just going to absent mindedly cruise this site until the shock and initial pain subsides.
 
The low blood pressure can certainly be part of it. One of my sisters has a problem with it, and when she started really getting into shape it escalated. She didn't realize that it was a problem till one day she was driving in the heat and blacked out and crashed. Now she can not have a car without AC on doctor's orders. You might think more about body temp control when you work out. Are the clothes that you are wearing helping draw the heat away. What do you wear on your head? Even taking a wet bandanna and wrapping around your neck can make a huge difference.

It sucks about the boyfriend thing. Guys can be real jerks some times, and the rest of the time they just suck. I'm really sorry about your jerk. You never know, though, what he's really thinking. He might be saying that this is a precursor to a break up, or it might mean that he's distancing himself because he's feeling some deep feelings for you and it scares him. You don't know, so you assume the worst. It doesn't help, but you will get through this.
 
Thanks a lot for the suggestions Trops, and thanks a lot for the response to my wows. I really appreciate the feedback on everything.
 
Sorry about the BF thing, I agree with Trops you don't really know what he's thinking right now so don't assume the worst. If you two do break it off, don't stop your journey here! Make him eat his heart out when he sees how awesome you are without him!

You are a strong person and you are doing really well with your working out and diet, you can reach your goal! Don't let some guy derail you!
 
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