I am feeling encouraged. I lost three pounds week one, and two pounds week two without hitting the gym. Don't get me wrong, not going to the gym is not an option when it is at all possible. Last week my child was sick, and all I did was take care of her and work, and I even missed a day of work.
Monday
Breakfast: Pre-packaged apple slices 35
Coffee with creamer 35
Snack: Breakfast bar 180
Lunch: Lunchable 340
Carrots 35
Emergen-C 25
Monday, March 29, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Week 2
I have had a sick child for the last week, so the gym has been out of the question.
I have been watching my caloric intake. I feel I at least had control over that with it being such an uncontrollable week.
Monday
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 90
Lunch: Reduced Fat Ritz Crackers 140
Ham 60
2% Cheese 90
Carrots 35
Dinner: Hot Dog 180
Relish 10
Low Fat Miracle Whip 20
Mustard 3
Whole Wheat Bun 90
1 cup mac and cheese 320
Total: 1218
Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 90
Lunch: Reduced Fat Ritz Crackers 140
Ham 60
2% Cheese 90
Carrots 35
Dinner: Chicago Pizza 712
Total: 1307
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Carrots 35
Lunch: Cauliflower 10
2 ounces of Cheddar Sticks 229
2 T of reduced fat ranch 40
Snack: 2 slices of whole wheat 240
2 slices of American cheese 90
1 T margarine 50
Dinner: 1 Tortilla 210
1/4 c of refried beans 50
2 oz of ground beef 93
1 T of seasoning 20
2 T sour cream 20
2 T guacamole 50
2 oz of cheddar cheese 229
Tortilla Chips 120
Total: 1666 - Not amazing today especially since the only "exercise" I have been getting all week is carrying 25 pounds of baby and medical equipment up three flights of stairs over the last three days.
I have been watching my caloric intake. I feel I at least had control over that with it being such an uncontrollable week.
Monday
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 90
Lunch: Reduced Fat Ritz Crackers 140
Ham 60
2% Cheese 90
Carrots 35
Dinner: Hot Dog 180
Relish 10
Low Fat Miracle Whip 20
Mustard 3
Whole Wheat Bun 90
1 cup mac and cheese 320
Total: 1218
Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 90
Lunch: Reduced Fat Ritz Crackers 140
Ham 60
2% Cheese 90
Carrots 35
Dinner: Chicago Pizza 712
Total: 1307
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Carrots 35
Lunch: Cauliflower 10
2 ounces of Cheddar Sticks 229
2 T of reduced fat ranch 40
Snack: 2 slices of whole wheat 240
2 slices of American cheese 90
1 T margarine 50
Dinner: 1 Tortilla 210
1/4 c of refried beans 50
2 oz of ground beef 93
1 T of seasoning 20
2 T sour cream 20
2 T guacamole 50
2 oz of cheddar cheese 229
Tortilla Chips 120
Total: 1666 - Not amazing today especially since the only "exercise" I have been getting all week is carrying 25 pounds of baby and medical equipment up three flights of stairs over the last three days.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
March 21
Breakfast: Poptarts 400
Coffee with creamer 21
Awesome. Just blew 1/4 of my calorie allowance on a super fattening pastery. I know it was wrong, and it's a process that needs to change. My goal is to be honest, and tell of everything. The good, and the bad.
Off to the gym...
At the gym I burned 495 calories.
Lunch:
Tuna 50
2% Cheddar 90
Reduced Fat Ritz 140
Reduced Fat Miracle Whip 20.
Relish 10
Dinner
Chef Salad
Lettuce 15
Cheese 228
Ham Bits 65
Onion 8
Egg 70
Cucumber 16
Cauliflower 20
Carrots 35
Ranch 120
Cresent Roll 110
Dessert
Granola Bar 160
Daily Total: 1598
Coffee with creamer 21
Awesome. Just blew 1/4 of my calorie allowance on a super fattening pastery. I know it was wrong, and it's a process that needs to change. My goal is to be honest, and tell of everything. The good, and the bad.
Off to the gym...
At the gym I burned 495 calories.
Lunch:
Tuna 50
2% Cheddar 90
Reduced Fat Ritz 140
Reduced Fat Miracle Whip 20.
Relish 10
Dinner
Chef Salad
Lettuce 15
Cheese 228
Ham Bits 65
Onion 8
Egg 70
Cucumber 16
Cauliflower 20
Carrots 35
Ranch 120
Cresent Roll 110
Dessert
Granola Bar 160
Daily Total: 1598
Saturday, March 20, 2010
March 20th
I skipped breakfast today, which is one of the worse things I could do. I know.
I went to the gym, and burned 619 calories during weight training and 248 during the 10 minutes of cardio to finish the work out.
Kind Of Breakfast
Coffee 19
Creamer 280
Lunch:
2 slices of whole wheat bread 220
Reduced fat peanut butter 90
Jam 40
American Cheese Slice 60
Dinner:
Red potato 123
2 Cups of Salad 20
Ranch 146
Smart Balance Sour Cream 40
Roll 83
Feta Cheese 45
Mango 18
Dessert
Cheesecake with Strawberries 520
Total Intake: 1704
So...Not a great day. Should have turned down the cheesecake and I need to use reduced-fat and sugar free cream in my coffee.
I went to the gym, and burned 619 calories during weight training and 248 during the 10 minutes of cardio to finish the work out.
Kind Of Breakfast
Coffee 19
Creamer 280
Lunch:
2 slices of whole wheat bread 220
Reduced fat peanut butter 90
Jam 40
American Cheese Slice 60
Dinner:
Red potato 123
2 Cups of Salad 20
Ranch 146
Smart Balance Sour Cream 40
Roll 83
Feta Cheese 45
Mango 18
Dessert
Cheesecake with Strawberries 520
Total Intake: 1704
So...Not a great day. Should have turned down the cheesecake and I need to use reduced-fat and sugar free cream in my coffee.
Friday, March 19, 2010
March 18th
Recovery day.
The plan of action is to go every other day during the week then go Saturday and Sunday.
Food Diary
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 95
Lunch: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Tortilla Chips 140
American Cheese 80
Pepperoni 40
Dinner: Milk 110
2 Cresent Rolls 220
15 Little Smokies 262
Total: 1307
Tomorrow: More weight training with cardio!
The plan of action is to go every other day during the week then go Saturday and Sunday.
Food Diary
Breakfast: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 95
Lunch: Cereal Bar 180
Snack: Tortilla Chips 140
American Cheese 80
Pepperoni 40
Dinner: Milk 110
2 Cresent Rolls 220
15 Little Smokies 262
Total: 1307
Tomorrow: More weight training with cardio!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
March 17th
Breakfast Granny Apple 80 calories
Morning Snack Breakfast Bar 180
Lunch Wheat Thins and Carrots 270
Snack Tortilla Chips 140
Dinner Taco Salad and Milk 651
Daily total: 1321
I went cycling tonight. I debated about going all day. This is working because I didn't want to have to come on here and say I didn't go to the gym for the second day in a row.
The class was 50 minutes with an estimated calorie burn of 990.
Morning Snack Breakfast Bar 180
Lunch Wheat Thins and Carrots 270
Snack Tortilla Chips 140
Dinner Taco Salad and Milk 651
Daily total: 1321
I went cycling tonight. I debated about going all day. This is working because I didn't want to have to come on here and say I didn't go to the gym for the second day in a row.
The class was 50 minutes with an estimated calorie burn of 990.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
So It Begins
I signed up for the gym yesterday. I did strength training with the trainer. I hurt today.
So far my caloric intake is at 725. Breaking it down:
Breakfast: Cereal bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 95
Lunch: Ritz Reduce Fat Crackers 140
Lean Ham 140
Cheese 80
Carrots 60
At the end of the day I had:
Subway Sandwich : 340
Baked Lays: 130
Tortilla Chips for Evening Snack: 300
Totaling 1495. Awesome.
So far my caloric intake is at 725. Breaking it down:
Breakfast: Cereal bar 180
Snack: Green Apple 95
Lunch: Ritz Reduce Fat Crackers 140
Lean Ham 140
Cheese 80
Carrots 60
At the end of the day I had:
Subway Sandwich : 340
Baked Lays: 130
Tortilla Chips for Evening Snack: 300
Totaling 1495. Awesome.
The Hard Numbers And The Goals
Here is the most embarrassing part: The numbers. There is nothing that hits your self esteem more than those digits on the scale and the body fat meter.
Okay here it goes...
Weight: 260 (Holy bananas I am closer to 300 pounds than 200)
Body Fat: 45.6% ( At least it wasn't 50%...)
Pant Size: 22
At least I got the hard part out of the way, now on to the goals.
Weight: 110-125
Body Fat: 15%-20%
Pant Size: 6-8
A good weight loss is 2 pounds a week. My gym goal is 2-3 days of weight training with 5 days of cardio.
As far as calorie intake goes I am going with 1600 a day.
My two biggest goals of all:
1) Being active with my daughter. She fought to survive, I can too.
2)My biggest goal is to run in the Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon in 2011.
Okay here it goes...
Weight: 260 (Holy bananas I am closer to 300 pounds than 200)
Body Fat: 45.6% ( At least it wasn't 50%...)
Pant Size: 22
At least I got the hard part out of the way, now on to the goals.
Weight: 110-125
Body Fat: 15%-20%
Pant Size: 6-8
A good weight loss is 2 pounds a week. My gym goal is 2-3 days of weight training with 5 days of cardio.
As far as calorie intake goes I am going with 1600 a day.
My two biggest goals of all:
1) Being active with my daughter. She fought to survive, I can too.
2)My biggest goal is to run in the Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon in 2011.
It Started With Facebook
As I tend to do throughout the day I was scrolling through my FB friends statuses when one caught my eye:
"Whoever says employers don't have the right to discriminate against hiring obese people have it completely wrong...they constantly have health issues and are always asking other people to do their physical work for them. It's so ridiculous."
Followed by the comment:
"Even if an overweight person shares the work load, they take more sick days, and raise insurance premiums. It negatively affects every aspect of one's life."
It took me all day to decided whether or not I was offended by the comments made.
Eventually I decided I wasn't.
It's my fault I am fat. Sure I could try and blame it on the environment or my genes, but the truth is I choose to sit my ass on the couch everyday, and stuff my face with Doritos.
After my self evaluation that night I decided the time was now to get fit, and stay healthy.
So I started this blog to help in my recovery process. I am accountable to the world, or more like the two people who may read it. My hopes with this site is to post my daily diary entries about what I ate, and what I did for a work out. It can be the creative outlet portion of the process.
"Whoever says employers don't have the right to discriminate against hiring obese people have it completely wrong...they constantly have health issues and are always asking other people to do their physical work for them. It's so ridiculous."
Followed by the comment:
"Even if an overweight person shares the work load, they take more sick days, and raise insurance premiums. It negatively affects every aspect of one's life."
It took me all day to decided whether or not I was offended by the comments made.
Eventually I decided I wasn't.
It's my fault I am fat. Sure I could try and blame it on the environment or my genes, but the truth is I choose to sit my ass on the couch everyday, and stuff my face with Doritos.
After my self evaluation that night I decided the time was now to get fit, and stay healthy.
So I started this blog to help in my recovery process. I am accountable to the world, or more like the two people who may read it. My hopes with this site is to post my daily diary entries about what I ate, and what I did for a work out. It can be the creative outlet portion of the process.
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