There’s things that keep popping up in my dash, y’know? Things i don’t enjoy!Let...

Lots of Uni work to do today so not completely focused on my goals :/

I went way over on carbs I think :(

Food

Daily Milk 3

B. Beans 4

   Brown Toast 4

   Scrambled eggs 4

D. Haddock 2

   Potatoes 2

  Vegetables 0

  Rice 8

Snacks

Shredded wheat 4

Fruit salad and natural yogurt 1

Slice of Brown Bread 2

Slice of chicken 1

Total 35

Exercise

Day 7 of the 30 Day Shred

Moo

:)

Sweats for t-t-t-todayyyyyyy!!

Body Attack was a KILLER! I think that I work harder when the class has more people (i.e. not SO many people that I’m bumping into broads left and right, but enough that I wanna show off). And considering the routine was almost the same as yesterday, I was pretty accustomed to the moves and could just work it.

Today, for dinner, we’re making a BBQ chicken pizza!!  Whole wheat dough, BBQ sauce, baked chicken, and 2% fat cheddah!  Mmmm.  Can’t wait to try it.

ALSO: weighed myself today and was 174, 2 lbs down since my initial heart attack of a weigh in yesterday/Wednesday so I feel like that’s at least reasonable.

Things are looking up, with no major MEAL related events this weekend (when things revolve around eating, I tend to join in on those things…)

Tomorrow: Farmer’s market early in the AM, pancake saturday, and BodyJam followed by the POOL! Glorious.

From 325lbs (5/4/07) to 187 (6/3/11).  Still 20% body fat.  BUT  Traps showing up nicely.  Same with shoulders.  But my head looks huge in this picture, no?

 I won’t be able to finish these 30 days because I’ll be in Korea in 20 days, so I’m going to cheat and answer some questions ahead of time.

Day 01 - Your stats

Day 02 - How tall are you? Do you like your height?

Day 03 - A picture of your fitspiration. What features do you like about this person? 

Day 04 - Your greatest fears about weight loss.

Day 05 - Why do you really want to lose this weight? Are you doing it for you?

Day 06 - Do you binge? If so, explain why you think you do.

Day 07 - Do your friends and family know you’re trying to lose weight? Do they support you? 

Day 08 - Your workout routine.

Day 09 - Did people ever make comments about your weight in a negative way?

Day 10 - What was the hardest thing you gave up during your weight loss journey?

Day 11 - Your favorite fitspo blog and why?

Day 12 - What food plan do you normally follow each day?

Day 13 - Are you losing weight in a healthy or unhealthy way?

Day 14 - What is your ultimate goal weight/look?

Day 15 - Are you vegan or vegetarian? If so, has this helped you lose weight? If not, would you ever consider turning vegan or vegetarian?

Day 16 - When did you first decide to lose weight?

Day 17 - What is your favourite treat meal?

Day 18 - What food is your weakness?

Day 19 - When is your favourite body part to work on? Why?

Day 20 - What is your favourite form of cardio?

Day 21 - What is your favourite resource for healthy living info?

Day 22 - Quick! What are the 5 things you like best about yourself?

Day 23 - Did the media play a role in your wanting to lose weight?

Day 24 - When did you first notice your hard work paying off?

Day 25- When you reach your goals, what do you plan on doing to maintain your results?

Day 26 - What excites you most about reaching your goals?

Day 27 - How do you stay on track in tempting situations? (e.g. BBQs, Birthday parties, out with friends, etc.)

Day 28 - Have you had any setbacks you’ve had to overcome? How did you do it?

Day 29 - Your definition of beauty.

Day 30 - 10 facts about you! And now, what are your stats?

Tonight Im doing my Coach plan run from Nike+

so I only have to do .64 miles. which is cool cause my feet really hurt.

I have to run for 1:00 and then walk for 5:00, relatively easy.  Im on the Walk to Run program so, 

and then after I’ll probably do some Yoga err something./

i wanted to get up and run a mile before getting in the pool, but my feet were still sore from running the past few days (high arches are a bummer), so i took a short nap before getting in the pool and swimming 100 laps. i’m so tired, like i feel like i’m about to fall asleep typing this, but it felt absolutely amazing. 

afterwards i was starving, so despite my binge earlier i made myself a bowl of whole grain wheat penne pasta. i normally just kind of estimate what i put in, but i actually measured out everything this time. i’ve been really overestimating the amount of pasta i eat. i measured out 1 cup, like i figured i normally eat, but it turned out to make a HUGE bowl. and i always thought i used a full cup of sauce, but 1/2 a cup was plenty, even with the extra pasta. the bread was more calories than i thought though (150 calories for a medium sized piece of french bread, extra 30 for the tsp of butter…so worth it though). so dinner ended up being 517 calories. oh well. 

food journal:

breakfast- whole wheat bagel with ~1 tbs butter (170 calories…i remembered the calories for butter wrong. whoops.)

lunch- pb&j on whole wheat (270 calories)

snack- fudge (400 calories), 2 pieces of taffy and a few tortilla chips (100 calories)

dinner- whole grain wheat penne pasta with mushroom red sauce and french bread (517 calories)

desert- skinny cow ice cream sandwich (140 calories)

total- 1,597 

exercise journal-

swimming (100 laps-45 minutes)

yikes. weighing in tomorrow, let’s hope it goes well. if not i’ll have to stick to a strict 1300 calorie a day food plan…

I’m 5’3” and I’m fine with my height. I wouldn’t complain if I was an inch taller, but I’m really cool with what my height is right now because when I wear heels, I look about 125908125 feet tall.

That’s a lie, but heels > no heels but I’m still a good height.

…was a bad day. I only made it to the gym for half an hour and totally binged after dinner…like 500 calories worth. I don’t feel too bad because I did work my ass off this week, but the thing is I’ll be away all next week and my routine will be all messed up!! Just need to work out a little extra tomorrow and try to stay on track the rest of the weekend. I need a hug.

thepictureofhealth replied to your post:CalorieKing is telling me to lower my intake to 1230 calories per day.

How many do you eat now? 1230 isn’t that ridiculous. And your body can still function on that if you keep it as your net calories.

I was eating 1250 calories but the problem is I never have that as my net calories. I need to start eating back my exercise calories. I used to do it, then I stopped and had great results but now it’s slowed down heaps and I need to fuel my body. I’m more active than “light” but less than “moderate” thanks to my job. I’ll go back through my study notes today and work out my BMR and go from that. I think I can trust my own career change over a website that doesn’t give inbetween options.

jess-nelsonreblogged your post:CalorieKing is telling me to lower my intake to 1230 calories per day.

That’s the calorie intake…by daily…It’s not that bad if you eat light frequent meals.

No, it’s not bad but my problem as I mentioned above is that I don’t tend to eat back my exercise calories. I think 1230 is too low for me, because I’m more active than CalorieKing says I am because they don’t have an “inbetween” option from light to moderate like it does when you calculate your BMR. So I’ll be doing that today and working out my calorie needs for myself.

What good is learning this stuff to become a Personal Trainer if I don’t practice what I preach? I need to work these things out for myself before I can work them out for anyone else.

There’s things that keep popping up in my dash, y’know? Things i don’t enjoy!

Let me post the picture and i’ll explain why it pissed me off.

Now, before i begin, i am NOT promoting anorexia or bullimia.

Anyway.

You guys do realize that not all insanely skinny girls are Anorexic, right? There are some with extremely high metabolisms who cannot control how skinny they are. Now before you go off saying, “Well there’s a difference from someone with a high metabolism and someone who is Anorexic and a bag of bones,” I’d like to dissagree.
My stepmother has a very high metabolism and is just as skinny as that girl on the right. She eats A LOT but never gains a pound. Because of people saying things like that picture above she has a low self esteem. She tells me every day that she hates being this skinny and wishes she could gain some weight. People approach her and tell her that ‘there’s help out there’ so many times, and it makes her feel horrible. She feels disgusting. She hates it. But she can’t control it. How do you think it makes her feel when people say things like this? It’s horrible.

Why is it that when you call a fat girl ‘gross’ everyone hates you and calls you a monster, but when someone walks up to a skinny girl and tell her to eat a burger, everyone praises you and agrees? Double standard much?

Not all skinny girls want to be that skinny. Many can’t control it. But yes, there are girls who are anorexic and bullimic as well.

But just as there are issues with weight in America about how so many are overweight and unhealthy, there are girls who feel so horrible about theirselves that they actually stop eating and lose mad amounts of weight. To me it goes hand in hand - they are both eating disorders. Why should a girl with such a low self esteem that they are actually putting their life at risk get so much hate? It’s not going to make them eat, let’s face it. It’s going to lower their self esteem even more. Instead you need to offer them advice, talk to them, and help them seek professional guidence or they will die.

Same with overweight individuals, they need professional help, you can’t tell them to go eat a salad.

So why are overweight individuals easily sympathized with while Skinny girls are treated like demons? Like its their fault and they oughtta be ashamed, when its also the overweight individual’s fault for being bigger?

It’s ridiculous.

So i’d be really interested to hear your opinion on this matter, but please refrain from insults or i will not answer you. I want an intelligent conversation, not a fighting match, because i wont deal with it.

Again, i am not promoting Anorexia/Bullimia no more than i am promoting overeating. I’m simply trying to have my say on the matter. They are both disorders that should BOTH be sympathized with instead of ridiculed.

Thank you.

Need a lot more improvement, but i’m not going to get too...

I’ve lost 1 pound in 2 friggin dayyyyysss ! And just come back from a 2 mile run baby !

Bob Harper’s Fitness Tip to Stay Motivated #1: Trust the Process 

• “Your body has changed from exercising and eating well, so you know the program works,” says Harper. “Don’t start questioning it or give up because you’ve stopped seeing noticeable progress. If you’re doing everything right, your body just has to go through an adjustment period.”

Bob Harper’s Fitness Tip to Stay Motivated #2: Try Not to Obsess

• “Don’t focus on the 10, 20, or 50 pounds you’re still hoping to lose,” says Harper. “That’s too daunting. Take it day by day with small goals. When you get up, think, ‘Okay, I have to do my cardio workout and I’m going to make smart choices at lunch.’ Check your healthy habits on your to-do list.”

Bob Harper’s Fitness Tip to Stay Motivated #3: Let Your Body Rest

• “You’ve been pushing yourself for a couple of months now. If you’re feeling worn out, take a day off, then return to your routine the next day,” suggests Harper. “The workouts are designed to break down your muscles so they get stronger, but they won’t if you don’t give them time to recover.”

Bob Harper’s Fitness Tip to Stay Motivated #4: Don’t Get Comfortable

• If you keep doing a particular workout that you love—maybe 45 minutes on the elliptical—stop! “Instead, slash the time in half and jack up the intensity,” says Harper. “Your muscles will think, ‘What the heck is going on?’ and that’s exactly what will get you over the hump.”

Bob Harper’s Fitness Tip to Stay Motivated #5: Keep Reading SHAPE!

• “Every month it’s filled with ways to change up your workout and stay inspired. Use them!” says Harper. “I also recommend taking group fitness classes, where you’re surrounded by likeminded people who enjoy working out. They’re fantastic motivation.”

I was feeling a bit down about my lack of loss for the last 2 days so I used a photo I took before my diet started (about 2 weeks before) and one I took 2 days ago!

Be prepared for sudden changes in your meal plan. For example, my uncle handed me a take out menu and told me to pick out lunch. So instead of a peanut butter sandwich and Dr. Pepper, I’m going to have a small bacon and mozzarella calzone and water. I’ll just walk a little bit further or dance a little bit longer than I originally planned.

oatmeal ( delicious with skim milk )

Whole egg ( with the yolk of course )

berries ( many kinds )

avocado

skim milk ( with fiber like tropicana slim milk )

I spent my grocery money for the week on a silk romper so I’m having coffee and toast as my only meal of the day

it’s cost-effective plus helps with weight loss!

You know how people say “from head to toe”

no exaggerating right now. Everything from my head to my toes hurt! haha and the fact that my toes hurt surprises the hell out of me.

I can’t really complain though. I got most of my room moved in and unpacked AND can easily count it as my workout until I can get my treadmill back up and running.

OMG! I forgot my workout DVD at my dads house! Guess I gotta make another trip haha. Not that I’m planning on doing a workout in this state or anything lol.

Chocolate for breakfast?  YES!!!!  This muffin is AMAZING and only 100 calories!!!  I usually eat it with a cup of fruit for breakfast on the mornings I wake up craving chocolate!!!  You feel like your cheating, but you are totally not!!!  There are many different flavors to choose from on their website (which you can view by clicking on the picture).  The only thing that is annoying is that they only sell standard flavors in stores (chocolate, corn, banana nut), if you want the more advanced flavors (chocolate chip mint, chocolate peanut butter, etc.) you need to order them off line!!  This brand also sells cake mix, muffintops, brownies, and cakes!!!!!  I am in love with these things!!!!!!!! TRY THEM :)

Need a lot more improvement, but i’m not going to get too down on myself.