Life has been crazy for the last few days, long days at work, illness in the family, etc
I have not been able to keep up with the blogging and have not had time to work out either, but I'm totally getting back on the wagon with working out!!!!
I'll keep a log of what I eat again, starting tomorrow!!!!
Life has it's ups and downs and the last couple of weeks life has definitely been down for me!!
2.17.2011
2.13.2011
Day 37-40
I went out of town with friends and fell off the wagon!!!!!! I feel bloated :(
Being in a cabin with 7 other people, fireplace going, staying up late, playing games and snacking all night, etc
I'm going to rest and then get a good work out in.
I feel like weight loss is not about a linear progression, it has ups and downs. As long as you are moving along, you are doing well!!!
Being in a cabin with 7 other people, fireplace going, staying up late, playing games and snacking all night, etc
I'm going to rest and then get a good work out in.
I feel like weight loss is not about a linear progression, it has ups and downs. As long as you are moving along, you are doing well!!!
2.09.2011
Day 36
Breakfast: cucumbers and feta cheese with a slice of flat bread
Lunch: 6 inch subway Italian BMT with a bag of sun chips
Dinner: fried rice with beef and shrimp -- 1/2 again ... I'm getting good at eating only half when dining out :)
today was a busy day. I got home at 9:30 pm. The next couple of weeks are going to be very busy, but I've got to stick with it. It's passed 11 and I havent' worked out yet, but I'm gonna push myself to do an hour and then go to bed. I feel like I need to workout to release tension and stress. I'll do callanetics evolution!
Didn't do well on water. I was extremely busy but that's not a good excuse.
Lunch: 6 inch subway Italian BMT with a bag of sun chips
Dinner: fried rice with beef and shrimp -- 1/2 again ... I'm getting good at eating only half when dining out :)
today was a busy day. I got home at 9:30 pm. The next couple of weeks are going to be very busy, but I've got to stick with it. It's passed 11 and I havent' worked out yet, but I'm gonna push myself to do an hour and then go to bed. I feel like I need to workout to release tension and stress. I'll do callanetics evolution!
Didn't do well on water. I was extremely busy but that's not a good excuse.
Day 35
I felt a lot better today.
Breakfast: a sip of protein shake .... was not hungry at all and wasn't feeling well.
Lunch: Indian buffet .... I stopped at one plate!!!!!! I felt so good walking out the restaurant :)
Snack: one large mango
Dinner: 2 pieces of rye toast and 2 eggs sunny side up
Snack: tea and 2 dates
Exercise: 20 min of hula hooping
didn't drink much water :(
Breakfast: a sip of protein shake .... was not hungry at all and wasn't feeling well.
Lunch: Indian buffet .... I stopped at one plate!!!!!! I felt so good walking out the restaurant :)
Snack: one large mango
Dinner: 2 pieces of rye toast and 2 eggs sunny side up
Snack: tea and 2 dates
Exercise: 20 min of hula hooping
didn't drink much water :(
Day 34
I was in so much pain when i woke up. My mid section felt like a big blister, so I decided to give my body a break and not work out today.
Breakfast: protein shake
Lunch: Lamb curry ... I ate only half of it :)
Dinner: cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and bread
Snack: tea and 2 dates
No exercise as I mentioned earlier!!!! Today was not a good day for me, but it's ok. Tomorrow is gonna be a better day!
Breakfast: protein shake
Lunch: Lamb curry ... I ate only half of it :)
Dinner: cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and bread
Snack: tea and 2 dates
No exercise as I mentioned earlier!!!! Today was not a good day for me, but it's ok. Tomorrow is gonna be a better day!
2.06.2011
Day 33
Breakfast: Omelet - two eggs and table spoon of butter - two veggie sausage links and two slices of whole wheat flat bread.
I watched Julia Child on how to make omelets a few months ago on OPB and since then I have become a big fan of plain omelets and I do a great job making them the Julia Child's way!!!! I'll post a pic next time.
Lunch: I was not hungry for lunch, so I had a salad and two table spoons of humus with whole grain crackers.
Snack: a cup of tea with 2 dates.
I bought dates at costco yesterday. They are so sweet and satisfy my sweet cravings. 3 dates have 120 cal. They truly are natures candy.
Dinner: 4 fish sticks with steamed broccoli
Exercise: two 10 min hula hooping.
I wore my heart rate monitor. 11 min of hooping burns 114 cal. That's over 600 cal per hour!!!!
I was on hooping.org today and their comminity is doing a 30/30 challenge. 30 days 30 min/day. I'm going to do 30/20 since I'm a beginner. I'm going to get 3 days of callanetics and 1 day of arm and shoulders in this week and hoop 20 min while watching my favorite show on TV. I'm going to do two 10 min!
I watched Julia Child on how to make omelets a few months ago on OPB and since then I have become a big fan of plain omelets and I do a great job making them the Julia Child's way!!!! I'll post a pic next time.
Lunch: I was not hungry for lunch, so I had a salad and two table spoons of humus with whole grain crackers.
Snack: a cup of tea with 2 dates.
I bought dates at costco yesterday. They are so sweet and satisfy my sweet cravings. 3 dates have 120 cal. They truly are natures candy.
Dinner: 4 fish sticks with steamed broccoli
Exercise: two 10 min hula hooping.
I wore my heart rate monitor. 11 min of hooping burns 114 cal. That's over 600 cal per hour!!!!
I was on hooping.org today and their comminity is doing a 30/30 challenge. 30 days 30 min/day. I'm going to do 30/20 since I'm a beginner. I'm going to get 3 days of callanetics and 1 day of arm and shoulders in this week and hoop 20 min while watching my favorite show on TV. I'm going to do two 10 min!
2.05.2011
Day 32
Breakfast: Protein Shake
Brunch: Egg Benedict with sauteed mushrooms and cofee - I substituted fried potatoes for sauteed mushrooms.
Snack: whole grain crackers with humus
Dinner: two slices of pizza with a glass of coke zero
Snack: a bowl of blueberries
I got me a custom made hula hoop today. I hula hooped for 10 min and my abs and hips were cramped and I felt like my internal organs were cramped too. But I must say I really enjoyed hula hooping. I've done some googling and apparently if you do 10 min of hooping for two weeks you could loose up to two inches of your waist. For me, it's a lot easier spinning to the right, but I'm having a hard time spinning to the left.
I can totally feel it working my abs and obliques. It sure is very promising. I know callanetics is toning and trimming my legs and hips, the weights are toning my arms and now I've got something for toning my abs. I am going to start hooping while watching my favorite TV shoes at night.
Brunch: Egg Benedict with sauteed mushrooms and cofee - I substituted fried potatoes for sauteed mushrooms.
Snack: whole grain crackers with humus
Dinner: two slices of pizza with a glass of coke zero
Snack: a bowl of blueberries
I got me a custom made hula hoop today. I hula hooped for 10 min and my abs and hips were cramped and I felt like my internal organs were cramped too. But I must say I really enjoyed hula hooping. I've done some googling and apparently if you do 10 min of hooping for two weeks you could loose up to two inches of your waist. For me, it's a lot easier spinning to the right, but I'm having a hard time spinning to the left.
I can totally feel it working my abs and obliques. It sure is very promising. I know callanetics is toning and trimming my legs and hips, the weights are toning my arms and now I've got something for toning my abs. I am going to start hooping while watching my favorite TV shoes at night.
2.04.2011
Day 31
I fixed myself a delicious breakfast this morning
Breakfast: Two eggs - sunny side up in butter, two veggie sausage links, 2 slices of whole wheat flat bread.
I ate breakfast right before noon so I did not eat lunch.
Snack: I fixed myself a cup of hot coco, but after a few sips, I felt guilty and poured it out!!!
Early evening snack: three pieces of sourdough bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Dinner: chicken, zucchini, tomato, onion and potato stew with basmati rice.
Snack: a cup of plain yogurt
I responded to Lisa's comment earlier today regarding eating healthy, low carb food.
I have done Atkins in the past, lost the weight but couldn't keep it off after I went back to eating ordinary food. Staying on low carb is not easy! That's why I do not want to be on any diet this time.
It's easy to loose weight being on a diet, but keeping it off is a different story.
Have you ever met people who enjoy their food and dessert .... and they are slim and fit. I want to become like those people. I want to enjoy a burger, cookie, hot coco, etc and be fit. After years of struggling with my weight, I've figured, the only way to achieve it is by building lean muscles (fat burning machine).
I'm not saying I want to eat like a pig and be slim, I'm saying I don't want to be on any diet. I don't eat big portions, I don't eat fast food at all ( I have not had fast food in over 10 years). I do want to cut back on sweets and I have been doing that.
I also want to give hula hooping a try. I want to get me a hula hoop this weekend. I'll let you know how hula hooping goes for me.
Another family member who is also trying to loose weight has invited me to workout with him tonight, so I'm getting ready to go workout, mostly cardio tonight.
Breakfast: Two eggs - sunny side up in butter, two veggie sausage links, 2 slices of whole wheat flat bread.
I ate breakfast right before noon so I did not eat lunch.
Snack: I fixed myself a cup of hot coco, but after a few sips, I felt guilty and poured it out!!!
Early evening snack: three pieces of sourdough bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Dinner: chicken, zucchini, tomato, onion and potato stew with basmati rice.
Snack: a cup of plain yogurt
I responded to Lisa's comment earlier today regarding eating healthy, low carb food.
I have done Atkins in the past, lost the weight but couldn't keep it off after I went back to eating ordinary food. Staying on low carb is not easy! That's why I do not want to be on any diet this time.
It's easy to loose weight being on a diet, but keeping it off is a different story.
Have you ever met people who enjoy their food and dessert .... and they are slim and fit. I want to become like those people. I want to enjoy a burger, cookie, hot coco, etc and be fit. After years of struggling with my weight, I've figured, the only way to achieve it is by building lean muscles (fat burning machine).
I'm not saying I want to eat like a pig and be slim, I'm saying I don't want to be on any diet. I don't eat big portions, I don't eat fast food at all ( I have not had fast food in over 10 years). I do want to cut back on sweets and I have been doing that.
I also want to give hula hooping a try. I want to get me a hula hoop this weekend. I'll let you know how hula hooping goes for me.
Another family member who is also trying to loose weight has invited me to workout with him tonight, so I'm getting ready to go workout, mostly cardio tonight.
2.03.2011
Day 30
I truly enjoyed my morning at my neighborhood coffee shop. I just love sitting at a coffee shop, reading a book and observing others!
Breakfast: 1 almond cranberry scone and 3 cups of green tea jasmine tea + 3 glasses of water
I spent a couple of hours at the coffee shop, reading and sipping on tea and water!
Lunch: My plan was to have a salad for lunch, but I was hungry and didn't think a salad would cut it, so I had a tuna sandwich and an orange!
Dinner: by dinner time I was feeling guilty for not having a salad for lunch, so I has a salad and a cup of barley soup.
I'm not creative when it comes to salads. I need to get my hands on yummy salad recipes, so if anyone has any salad recipes, please share them here!
This is the salad I had tonight: spring mix, 1 avocado and 1 tomato and a handful of walnuts with balsamic vinaigrette. It was OK but not great!!!!
I did OK on water today!
Exercise: I'm getting ready to do arms and shoulder workout with weights.
Breakfast: 1 almond cranberry scone and 3 cups of green tea jasmine tea + 3 glasses of water
I spent a couple of hours at the coffee shop, reading and sipping on tea and water!
Lunch: My plan was to have a salad for lunch, but I was hungry and didn't think a salad would cut it, so I had a tuna sandwich and an orange!
Dinner: by dinner time I was feeling guilty for not having a salad for lunch, so I has a salad and a cup of barley soup.
I'm not creative when it comes to salads. I need to get my hands on yummy salad recipes, so if anyone has any salad recipes, please share them here!
I did OK on water today!
Exercise: I'm getting ready to do arms and shoulder workout with weights.
2.02.2011
Day 29
I woke up late again and had an 11:30 lunch meeting, so I skipped breakfast, again not a good idea!!!
Lunch: we had lunch at Portobella - a vegan restaurant- and I had a cup of lentil soup and a small pizza.
I drank 5 glasses of water! Wooohooo
Dinner: 2 beef tamales with rice and beans side dishes - I could have eaten only half of it, but I didn't :(
Late Dinner: after working out I was hungry again so I had sliced tomatoes and cucumbers with feta cheese and half a flat bread.
Exercise: Callanetics evolution - today I pushed myself through 35 reps of each ab exercise. Initially I could do only 10-15. Ill hopefully work my way up to the full 75 reps.
Today, I was thinking about a friend of mine who lost 40 lb for her wedding years ago by eating salads one day a week. So I want to give it a try! I want to make my Thursdays my salad day, but I don't think I can do lunch and dinner, so I'm just gonna make Thursdays a salad lunch day!!! I'll keep you posted on how it works out for me. I might buy a salad recipe book to keep it fun!
I drank tons of water today and feel good about it, but didn't eat any fruits. I might have an orange while watching TV tonight.
Lunch: we had lunch at Portobella - a vegan restaurant- and I had a cup of lentil soup and a small pizza.
I drank 5 glasses of water! Wooohooo
Dinner: 2 beef tamales with rice and beans side dishes - I could have eaten only half of it, but I didn't :(
Late Dinner: after working out I was hungry again so I had sliced tomatoes and cucumbers with feta cheese and half a flat bread.
Exercise: Callanetics evolution - today I pushed myself through 35 reps of each ab exercise. Initially I could do only 10-15. Ill hopefully work my way up to the full 75 reps.
Today, I was thinking about a friend of mine who lost 40 lb for her wedding years ago by eating salads one day a week. So I want to give it a try! I want to make my Thursdays my salad day, but I don't think I can do lunch and dinner, so I'm just gonna make Thursdays a salad lunch day!!! I'll keep you posted on how it works out for me. I might buy a salad recipe book to keep it fun!
I drank tons of water today and feel good about it, but didn't eat any fruits. I might have an orange while watching TV tonight.
2.01.2011
Day 28
I was running late this morning and I had a dental appointment, so I skipped breakfast. I know it was a bad judgement call!
Lunch: a small seaweed salad and two sushi rolls.
Snack: a Kashi bar and a cup of tea
Dinner: didn't feel like fixing food. I ate some left overs.
Exercise: I'm getting ready to to my callanetics evolution and then 10 min of weights!!!
I need to catch up on my water intake. I'm sipping water as I write this.
Seeing today's photos has got me so charged up and excited! It's working!!!! What I'm doing is working!!! It's such an amazing feeling :)
Lunch: a small seaweed salad and two sushi rolls.
Snack: a Kashi bar and a cup of tea
Dinner: didn't feel like fixing food. I ate some left overs.
Exercise: I'm getting ready to to my callanetics evolution and then 10 min of weights!!!
I need to catch up on my water intake. I'm sipping water as I write this.
Seeing today's photos has got me so charged up and excited! It's working!!!! What I'm doing is working!!! It's such an amazing feeling :)
Week 4 Photos
Ok, my weight still hasn't dropped, but I sure am getting smaller.
Here are 3 sets of photos. In each set, first photo was taken on day 1 and second one on day 28.
This pictures don't show it well, but I'm starting to have more of an hour glass shape. I know I have long ways to go, but I feel better internally than I look on the outside these days knowing I'm on the right tract.
I can see the fat roll on my upper back is gone!!! :)
I love looking at this set. WOW!!!! I can't believe the love handles are melting away. YES!!!
I thought I might as well post pictures of my arms. The first one taken about a week ago and second one today.
My arms are toning up faster that I expected.
Here are 3 sets of photos. In each set, first photo was taken on day 1 and second one on day 28.
This pictures don't show it well, but I'm starting to have more of an hour glass shape. I know I have long ways to go, but I feel better internally than I look on the outside these days knowing I'm on the right tract.
I love looking at this set. WOW!!!! I can't believe the love handles are melting away. YES!!!
I thought I might as well post pictures of my arms. The first one taken about a week ago and second one today.
My arms are toning up faster that I expected.
You are the reason I keep going everyday!!! Knowing there are people who visit my blog gives me the fuel to continue on this journey. Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU!
Day 27
I am feeling better today.
Breakfast: protein shake
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: veggie panini and a small bag of chips
Dinner: Onion soup with croutons and a small piece of left over lamb shank
Snack: a cup of tea and a cookie
Late night snack: 1/2 tuna sandwich and an orange
Exercise: 15 min of ab workout and 10 min of weights.
I didn't drink enough water today :( I'm very disappointed about mot getting enough water. I feel like when it's cold outside, my body doesn't want much water and drinking water makes me feel cold. Maybe tomorrow I'll drink hot water and see If that'll help. I'll be taking day 28 photos tomorrow!
Breakfast: protein shake
Snack: 1 banana
Lunch: veggie panini and a small bag of chips
Dinner: Onion soup with croutons and a small piece of left over lamb shank
Snack: a cup of tea and a cookie
Late night snack: 1/2 tuna sandwich and an orange
Exercise: 15 min of ab workout and 10 min of weights.
I didn't drink enough water today :( I'm very disappointed about mot getting enough water. I feel like when it's cold outside, my body doesn't want much water and drinking water makes me feel cold. Maybe tomorrow I'll drink hot water and see If that'll help. I'll be taking day 28 photos tomorrow!
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