Snack (180 cals) Kellogg's Special K Protein Meal Bar (PB & Chocolate)
Dinner (440 cals) Chicken breast Corn Carrot Dill Salad Rye toast with butter
Total: 1,312 calories
Comments: We may have overestimated the portions I ate at dinner by a little bit, so I'm probably right at 1,300 calories. Kind of bummed I went over 1,300, but I'm not going to fret about it. My range goes up to 1,550, apparently. On the plus side, I went over my minimum protein amount by 10 grams! Decided having a protein bar every day, not just on gym days, plus trying to only buy snack foods with SOME amount of protein will be beneficial.
There is no doubt that I made this decision completely on my own. I didn't binge eat the night before or anything like that. I just woke up and decided I needed to be healthier. But it is also without question that my friend Kelly is my inspiration, my example. I am so proud of her for what she has done and continues to do, and I hope to be right up there with her in terms of running ability and weight loss. My decision to improve my life has brought us closer, and I am certainly thankful for that.
Now, I don't necessarily need any motivation to keep eating healthy and going to the gym to work out regularly. But a little incentive never hurts.
First of all, as of Sunday, my dad decided he was going to take this journey with me. His weight loss goal is smaller than mine, but they are pretty comparable. He had just as bad of eating habits as I had (if not worse). I don't want to give myself all of the credit and that I was the sole reason he decided to make this plunge. But when I first started my new life, I talked about how good I felt and I think it inspired him to do it, too. My dad is definitely a motivator for me. We're in this together, and I need to lead the way and set a good example. It is keeping me positive in order to keep him positive. My dad and I losing weight together and getting healthy together is a father-daughter bond that I will hold dear to my heart.
A second piece of motivation is the 5K I am going to run on my birthday. Of course, just participating in one is a goal in itself, and just finishing it is another goal. But I want to build my endurance to be able to run the entire thing. Or at least jog. At this point, as of yesterday, I can only run about 1.75 miles continuously, but I hope to soon be able to run two and work my way up to be able to run three at the pace I've been running.
Finally, another piece of motivation I just added today was to give myself little material rewards with each 5 pounds I lose (based on my starting weight). I'm not getting healthy and losing the weight just to buy myself things, but I'm not going to lie - it'll feel good walking into Target and buying a Wii fitness game (haven't decided which one yet) for the sole reason that I lost those first 5 pounds to get it!
Here are the rewards I set for myself:
Lose 5 pounds: Wii fitness game
Lose 10 pounds: Pedometer and iPod Sleeve
Lose 15 pounds: Jillian Michaels DVD and 5 lb. weights
Okay, so buying myself Elvis movies and an iPhone aren't exactly going to improve my health. But so be it. Gotta treat myself to something else every once in awhile. :) I'm wondering if at my weigh-in tomorrow I'll have lost those first 5 pounds, and can head to Target and buy myself a Wii game tomorrow night! That would be fun.
Disclaimer: These recipes are not my creation! They come from various places. I just wanted to save them for my personal collection, and share them here.
Servings: 12
Serving Size: two filled shells with 1 teaspoon caramel sauce.
Per Serving
Calories: 124.2
Total Fat: 4.1g
Cholesterol: 5.2mg
Sodium 59mg
Total Carbs: 23.3g
Dietary Fiber: 1.6g
Protein: 0.5g
Ingredients
24 phyllo dough tart shells
4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and diced
1 lemon, juiced
2T butter, unsalted
4T brown sugar
1/2 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/2 cup whipped cream (optional - nutrition info not included)
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place tart shells on a baking tray. Combine lemon juice and apples in a mixing bowl. In a cast iron or heavy skillet, heat the butter until frothy. Add brown sugar and cook until dark in color; about 1-2 minutes. Add apples and toss. Transfer apples to the tart shells. Bake 6-7 minutes. Allow to cool slightly; top with sauce and whipped cream (optional--nutrition info NOT included).
To make your own tart shells:Spray 24 mini muffin cups with nonstick cooking spray. Remove phyllo dough from packaging. Slice into 1 inch strips then cut each strip into 2 inch segments. Using 3 layers at a time, fill the cups, spraying cooking spray between each layer. Repeat process three times.
Since you can't tell when someone loses 3.4 pounds, consider this my before picture. I am going to stand in front of the same mirror with the same outfit for the next picture. I will take one when I'm about halfway to my goal. Hope I can see a difference!
I don't like looking at this pic, for obvious reasons. But this is what I'm working hard to correct: my body, particularly my thighs, hips, and stomach (which is pretty concealed in this picture).
Comments: Went to the gym this evening with my daddy! I wondered what my energy level would be like on the treadmill once I got on there (considering I had always gone to the gym right after breakfast during spring break), but I ended up running for 25 straight minutes! I ran the two miles two minutes and ten seconds faster than I did on Sunday. I know it won't be long before I can run the entire 30 minutes. Unfortunately the treadmills turn off after thirty minutes. Most of them do. So idk how I can successfully train for that 5k! I'm focusing on just becoming a better runner at this point. My dad was impressed with the pace I was running. That made me feel good. My dad and my mom are going to join me at the Y on Friday morning! Yay!
Disclaimer: These recipes are not my creation! They come from various places. I just wanted to save them for my personal collection, and share them here.
Servings: 4
Per Serving
Calories: 119.7
Total Fat: 4.5 g
Cholesterol: 3.7 mg
Sodium: 26.2 mg
Total Carbs: 22.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
Protein: 0.6 g
Ingredients
4 small tart apples, such as Granny Smith, washed and cored
1 tablespoon Smart Balance butter blend, softened
1 tablespoon pecans, toasted and chopped
2 tablespoons raisins
1 tablespoon old-fashioned oats
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the apples in a baking dish. Combine raisins in a small bowl with 1 tablespoon of warm water and allow to rest for 10 minutes. (This is an important step! If you skip this step, the raisins will burn in the oven.) Combine all ingredients for the filling in a bowl. Divide the filling evenly among the apples. Pour 1/2 cup water into the bottom of the baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before eating.
Van's All Natural Buttermilk Pancakes w/ syrup and butter
Snack (415 cals)
Peanut butter on rye
Green grapes
Hard-boiled egg
Snack (140 cals)
Sesame Crispbread
Dinner (249 cals)
Black bean and cheese mini quesadilla w/ green enchilada sauce
Total: 1,241 calories
Comments: I hate being on campus all day where you can't bring refrigerated goods. I need to buy some nuts and other high protein/high fiber foods at the store this weekend or I'll never survive Mondays and Tuesdays. It's also not fun drinking 8-9 glasses of water on school days - I'm in the bathroom constantly! lol. I'm proud of myself yesterday for resisting all of the temptations the union food court has to offer. It didn't cross my mind, though - I must stay within my calories, and I must eat healthy. I had some grape tomatoes out of the salad bar though and they were disgusting. I have to stick with bringing my own fruits - I should buy portable fruits like apples and bananas strictly to take to school to avoid the salad bar. Today was a lot easier, though, to get through the day without being starving. Tomorrow I'm only on campus from 9 until 3... better, and then I have a date at the YMCA. :)
My arm is still killing me from the gym. Went to the grocery store today and again spent a ton of money, but bought a lot of good things. I'll basically only be going to the store once or twice a week for produce and a few random things. I have enough non produce food for meals for awhile. I loved the mini quesadilla I made today, and might throw on some of the enchilada sauce on top next time - very low calorie. I love Mexican food and I love that I can have Mexican food regularly and keep it healthy. :)
Day 10: 1,276 calories
My arm is definitely a lot better, but it's not 100% yet. I won't do arm exercises until I go to the gym next Wednesday. Don't wanna strain it again. Pretty excited I went out to dinner tonight with my mom, and ate right around 500 calories. We guessed, of course, on the potatoes and the iced tea (and maybe overcompensated, calorie wise, on the tea), but I think I was pretty close to accurate.
Day 11: 1,228 calories
I was a little worried about my cat's appetite being down, so the anxiety did effect me negatively earlier. It didn't effect my meal plans for the day, though. I actually wanted to go to the gym today. When I do those leg machines in particular, I feel the fat literally getting burned away. Can't wait til I can see a difference. :) I really liked the Lean Cuisine I had for dinner tonight. Lean Cuisines are high in sodium but they're packed with protein and are low calorie, so I feel I can have them once a week or so. They're quick and usually tasty!
Day 12: 1,234 calories
My goal is to be able to jog a 5k on my birthday, May 21st. I am trying to build my endurance now, and I hope in a week from Sunday to start SparkPeople's 5 week 5k training program. On the treadmill right now I am just working on going 2 miles as fast as I can but hoping the 5k training program will get me up to 3 miles. I was excited to do a few arm machines today but I did not push it. I was also really excited to get to have Chipotle for dinner. I went to my aunt's house, who got subs, but the burrito bol was far less calories and easy to fit in my diet today.
Day 13: 1,201 calories
I laid in bed a little longer than intended (I'm milking up my last two days of Spring Break before it's solid school for 2 more months) so my breakfast was sort of a brunch situation. I didn't eat it until about noon. I keep spending so much money at the grocery store, but I love what I'm buying. Bought a few amazing sounding cereals in the granola variety, among other things. Loving my low calorie intake today. Love how low in calories raw vegetables and hummus is.
Day 14: 1,225 calories
Since my parents and I went to 5pm mass, we went out to eat afterwards. Yesterday my dad said I could pick the place, because he knows I am tracking my calories. I did my research once I got back from the gym and figured out where I wanted to go where I could order something to fit in my nutrition goals for today. I was slightly disappointed the scale didn't go down. I weigh myself every time I go to the gym (which has been every other day this past week) and it always went down a little. The good news is it didn't go UP, either. It was exactly the same as Friday. I just wish these pounds were dropping FASTER. Why can some people lose 3 pounds per week and I lose like one? The good news is I did a lot better cardio wise than I thought. I was running for 3 minutes, brisk walking for 2 in interval training, but when I got to the 20 minute mark and started to run, I just wanted to see how far I could really go, and I ran all the way to the 30 minute mark. Wednesday will be the first time going to the gym at night after a couple days worth of classes and intense homework - curious to see if I have enough energy to run better than I did today. I'm going to try.
Day 15: 1,219 calories
It was hard to be on campus from 9:15am-7:40pm, with horrendous food everywhere. It is actually challenging to find anything healthy, so I tried to bring as much food from home as I could, but it felt weird not eating very much fresh food considering it would've gone bad as the day went on. Being on campus, the place I used to eat muffins, drink Mountain Dews, and order Korean Quesadillas really sucked. It'll get easier - but this was the first real day since I started this dietwhere I had to really sit on campus and resist temptation all day. The weight is not coming off fast enough, I'm still insanely hungry in between meals, and I'm miserable. Overly stressed, overwhelmed, and just blah. I put way too much pressure on myself, whatever task is at hand. I've always been that way. I received encouragement from my friend Kelly, my mom, and my Spark Friends - but I just need to go to sleep and start a new day. My dad, who is now eating healthier, exercising more, and trying to lose weight too, suggested he and I take long walks in my parents' hilly neighborhood on non gym days. Just the two of us, talking about our progress and things. I'll hold him to that. I really hope we bond over this. He heard I was discouraged today (I had called my mom), and I hope that didn't discourage him. I want to continue to be a good example for him, which will hopefully, in the future, keep my outward mood positive despite how I might feel on the inside. I gotta say though, I LOVE how low calorie soft rye bread is vs. the white I was eating before. Definitely helps, because a piece of bread and peanut butter or regular butter is definitely filling.
Kashi TLC Honey Toasted 7 Grain Crunchy Granola Bar
Snack (405 cals)
Peanut butter on rye
Kashi TLC Honey Toasted 7 Grain Crunchy Granola Bar
Dinner (240 cals)
Green grapes
Hard-boiled Egg
Rye toast and butter
Total: 1,219 calories
Comments: It was hard to be on campus from 9:15am-7:40pm, with horrendous food everywhere. It is actually challenging to find anything healthy, so I tried to bring as much food from home as I could, but it felt weird not eating very much fresh food considering it would've gone bad as the day went on. Being on campus, the place I used to eat muffins, drink Mountain Dews, and order Korean Quesadillas really sucked. It'll get easier - but this was the first real day since I started this diet where I had to really sit on campus and resist temptation all day. The weight is not coming off fast enough, I'm still insanely hungry in between meals, and I'm miserable. Overly stressed, overwhelmed, and just blah. I put way too much pressure on myself, whatever task is at hand. I've always been that way. I received encouragement from my friend Kelly, my mom, and my Spark Friends - but I just need to go to sleep and start a new day. My dad, who is now eating healthier, exercising more, and trying to lose weight too, suggested he and I take long walks in my parents' hilly neighborhood on non gym days. Just the two of us, talking about our progress and things. I'll hold him to that. I really hope we bond over this. He heard I was discouraged today (I had called my mom), and I hope that didn't discourage him. I want to continue to be a good example for him, which will hopefully, in the future, keep my outward mood positive despite how I might feel on the inside. I gotta say though, I LOVE how low calorie soft rye bread is vs. the white I was eating before. Definitely helps, because a piece of bread and peanut butter or regular butter is definitely filling.
Black bean and mozzarella cheese quesadilla w/ green chile enchilada sauce
Snack (115 cals)
Green grapes
Sesame Crispbread
Dinner (390 cals)
Applebee's Cajun Lime Tilapia
Raspberry Iced Tea
Dessert (31 cals)
Hershey Special Dark (2 pieces)
Total: 1,225 calories
Time spent at gym: 1:15
Aerobic
Leg, ab, and arm machines
Cardio
2 miles in 29:40
2:25 total, 33:00
Longest running streak: 10 minutes
Comments: Since my parents and I went to 5pm mass, we went out to eat afterwards. Yesterday my dad said I could pick the place, because he knows I am tracking my calories. I did my research once I got back from the gym and figured out where I wanted to go where I could order something to fit in my nutrition goals for today. I was slightly disappointed the scale didn't go down. I weigh myself every time I go to the gym (which has been every other day this past week) and it always went down a little. The good news is it didn't go UP, either. It was exactly the same as Friday. I just wish these pounds were dropping FASTER. Why can some people lose 3 pounds per week and I lose like one? The good news is I did a lot better cardio wise than I thought. I was running for 3 minutes, brisk walking for 2 in interval training, but when I got to the 20 minute mark and started to run, I just wanted to see how far I could really go, and I ran all the way to the 30 minute mark. Wednesday will be the first time going to the gym at night after a couple days worth of classes and intense homework - curious to see if I have enough energy to run better than I did today. I'm going to try.
Baby carrots with Sweet & Sour Light Poppy Seed Dressing
Grapes
Orange
Mozzarella String Cheese
Dinner (330 cals)
Cauliflower (raw)
Sesame Crispbread
Spinach and Artichoke Hummus
Dessert (180 cals)
Special K Protein Meal Bar (Chocolate Peanut Butter)
Total: 1,201 calories
Comments: I laid in bed a little longer than intended (I'm milking up my last two days of Spring Break before it's solid school for 2 more months) so my breakfast was sort of a brunch situation. I didn't eat it until about noon. I keep spending so much money at the grocery store, but I love what I'm buying. Bought a few amazing sounding cereals in the granola variety, among other things. Loving my low calorie intake today. Love how low in calories raw vegetables and hummus is.
Chipotle Burrito Bol: Rice, black beans, guac, and tomatillo salsa
Dessert (119 cals)
Hershey's Special Dark candy bar (2/3)
Total: 1,234 calories
Time spent at gym: 1:15
Aerobic
Arm, leg, ab, and core machines
Cardio
.25 mile warm-up on track
2 miles / 30:45 / 260 calories burned
Comments: My goal is to be able to jog a 5k on my birthday, May 21st. I am trying to build my endurance now, and I hope in a week from Sunday to start SparkPeople's 5 week 5k training program. On the treadmill right now I am just working on going 2 miles as fast as I can but hoping the 5k training program will get me up to 3 miles. I was excited to do a few arm machines today but I did not push it. I was also really excited to get to have Chipotle for dinner. I went to my aunt's house, who got subs, but the burrito bol was far less calories and easy to fit in my diet today.
Comments: I was a little worried about my cat's appetite being down, so the anxiety did effect me negatively earlier. It didn't effect my meal plans for the day, though. I actually wanted to go to the gym today. When I do those leg machines in particular, I feel the fat literally getting burned away. Can't wait til I can see a difference. :) I really liked the Lean Cuisine I had for dinner tonight. Lean Cuisines are high in sodium but they're packed with protein and are low calorie, so I feel I can have them once a week or so. They're quick and usually tasty!
Comments: My arm is definitely a lot better, but it's not 100% yet. I won't do arm exercises until I go to the gym next Wednesday. Don't wanna strain it again. Pretty excited I went out to dinner tonight with my mom, and ate right around 500 calories. We guessed, of course, on the potatoes and the iced tea (and maybe overcompensated, calorie wise, on the tea), but I think I was pretty close to accurate.
Baby carrots and grape tomatoes with Sweet & Sour Light Poppy Seed Dressing
Mini fruit salad with an apple and a banana
Total: 1,237 calories
Comments: My arm is still killing me from the gym. Went to the grocery store today and again spent a ton of money, but bought a lot of good things. I'll basically only be going to the store once or twice a week for produce and a few random things. I have enough non produce food for meals for awhile. I loved the mini quesadilla I made today, and might throw on some of the enchilada sauce on top next time - very low calorie. I love Mexican food and I love that I can have Mexican food regularly and keep it healthy. :)
I do love popcorn, especially this Natural Light kind, and I'm glad to find out how few calories it is. The Baked Lays I can do without - next time with my veggies I'll grab a Powerbar.
Day 2: Wednesday: 1,147 calories
Today was a struggle. Due to my splurging on the quesadilla I had to actually decline my parents' dinner invitation to actually have a healthy, well balanced meal to have a tiny dinner. If I eat a 300 calorie lunch, I can have more for dinner or throw a snack in. I'm proud of being right at 1,200 cals, but I was hungry most of the day (particularly between 4 and 6pm). I'm sure it'll get easier. My eating habits were pretty horrendous before. I'm cutting my daily intake by over 50%, I would estimate.
Day 3: Thursday: 982 calories
All I can say is WOW. Under 1,000 calories! I was pretty hungry between 8-2pm. I had breakfast at 8 and by the time I got back from campus and back from the store, I ate around 2pm. I was slightly hungry starting around 4pm, but we had dinner at about 5:30. I was happy to discover that I couldn't even finish the plate at Jose's. I only had 2 out of 3 Toastadas. My mom even gave me 4 Blueberry Muffins to bring home, 200 calories a piece, but I wasn't even hungry enough to eat one a couple of hours ago (I'm not going to eat 2-3 hours before I go to bed). I'll have it with breakfast, possibly, or with carrot sticks for lunch, though. :)
Day 4: Friday: 1,293 calories
Being close to 1,300 is a little disappointing, but I can't be right on 1,200 every day. I don't want to ever go over 1,300 though (except maybe on gym days). Happy I stayed within my calorie range though. I was excited I got to have a snack and dessert today. I like keeping my breakfasts and lunches light. Nutritious, but light. Gives me a little freedom for dinner and a possible dessert or after dinner snack.
Day 5: Saturday: 1,198 calories; gym day
I was extremely happy to see that I lost 2.3 pounds since TUESDAY by just changing my eating habits. I'm sleeping less, but sleeping better, and I just overall feel better. Yes, I'm still hungry a lot in between when I eat, but being in control of how many calories I'm eating and what I'm eating is so fulfilling. I wish I could lose 2.3 pounds every 5 days, but as long as I'm losing weight, I'm definitely happy. I look forward to going back on Monday around this same time. Tomorrow I am going to clean my apartment - not sure how many calories I burn doing that - and maybe take a long walk depending on the weather. It's nice that it's spring break now, but a week from Monday my gym schedule sadly is going to change a bit.
Day 6: Sunday: 1,224 calories
Last night I calculated how much a Chipotle Burrito Bol or Burrito would be the way I like it - vegetarian with black beans, green tomatillo salsa, rice, guacamole, and cheese - and it would be 515 as the Bol and 805 as the burrito. But if the staff would cut it in half, it'd be a 402 calorie dinner and a 402 calorie lunch the next day. Interesting. Definitely something I'm going to "splurge" on in the near future! I made my breakfast kind of hefty - I only have one more power muffin from my mom, which I'll eat tomorrow, but after that I'll go back to just having oatmeal for breakfast, so 200 calories will be cut out of breakfast again. (Or at least 140 - might have an apple with oatmeal starting Tuesday.)
Day 7: Monday: 1,248 calories, gym day
I'm still lacking in protein, but I am going to learn a few fish recipes and make those, plus I'm going to look for anything with black beans in it - or else buy black beans plain and figure out a way to use them. Cramming the peanut butter in instead of butter raised my protein level by a little bit, but I was still slightly under my suggested range. It was the closest I have gotten though.
Comments: I'm still lacking in protein, but I am going to learn a few fish recipes and make those, plus I'm going to look for anything with black beans in it - or else buy black beans plain and figure out a way to use them. Cramming the peanut butter in instead of butter raised my protein level by a little bit, but I was still slightly under my suggested range. It was the closest I have gotten though.
Maple and brown sugar oatmeal w/ 1/3 cup blueberries on top
Blueberry Power Muffin
Snack (220 cals)
Almond Nut Thins
Mozzarella String Cheese
Lunch (132 cals)
Fruit salad: Chopped apple, blueberries, raspberries
Bread and butter
Dinner (340 cals)
Carrots
Broccoli
Spinach and artichoke hummus
Dessert (38 cals)
Dove chocolate heart
Total Calories: 1,224 calories
Comments: Last night I calculated how much a Chipotle Burrito Bol or Burrito would be the way I like it - vegetarian with black beans, green tomatillo salsa, rice, guacamole, and cheese - and it would be 515 as the Bol and 805 as the burrito. But if the staff would cut it in half, it'd be a 402 calorie dinner and a 402 calorie lunch the next day. Interesting. Definitely something I'm going to "splurge" on in the near future! I made my breakfast kind of hefty - I only have one more power muffin from my mom, which I'll eat tomorrow, but after that I'll go back to just having oatmeal for breakfast, so 200 calories will be cut out of breakfast again. (Or at least 140 - might have an apple with oatmeal starting Tuesday.)
Comments: I was extremely happy to see that I lost 2.3 pounds since TUESDAY by just changing my eating habits. I'm sleeping less, but sleeping better, and I just overall feel better. Yes, I'm still hungry a lot in between when I eat, but being in control of how many calories I'm eating and what I'm eating is so fulfilling. I wish I could lose 2.3 pounds every 5 days, but as long as I'm losing weight, I'm definitely happy. I look forward to going back on Monday around this same time. Tomorrow I am going to clean my apartment - not sure how many calories I burn doing that - and maybe take a long walk depending on the weather. It's nice that it's spring break now, but a week from Monday my gym schedule sadly is going to change a bit.
Comments: Being close to 1,300 is a little disappointing, but I can't be right on 1,200 every day. I don't want to ever go over 1,300 though (except maybe on gym days). Happy I stayed within my calorie range though. I was excited I got to have a snack and dessert today. I like keeping my breakfasts and lunches light. Nutritious, but light. Gives me a little freedom for dinner and a possible dessert or after dinner snack.
Coments: All I can say is WOW. Under 1,000 calories! I was pretty hungry between 8-2pm. I had breakfast at 8 and by the time I got back from campus and back from the store, I ate around 2pm. I was slightly hungry starting around 4pm, but we had dinner at about 5:30. I was happy to discover that I couldn't even finish the plate at Jose's. I only had 2 out of 3 Toastadas. My mom even gave me 4 Blueberry Muffins to bring home, 200 calories a piece, but I wasn't even hungry enough to eat one a couple of hours ago (I'm not going to eat 2-3 hours before I go to bed). I'll have it with breakfast, possibly, or with carrot sticks for lunch, though. :)
Comments: Today was a struggle. Due to my splurging on the quesadilla I had to actually decline my parents' dinner invitation to actually have a healthy, well balanced meal to have a tiny dinner. If I eat a 300 calorie lunch, I can have more for dinner or throw a snack in. I'm proud of being right at 1,200 cals, but I was hungry most of the day (particularly between 4 and 6pm). I'm sure it'll get easier. My eating habits were pretty horrendous before. I'm cutting my daily intake by over 50%, I would estimate.
Comments: Obviously, an improvement from yesterday. I do love popcorn, especially this Natural Light kind, and I'm glad to find out how few calories it is. The Baked Lays I can do without - next time with my veggies I'll grab a Powerbar.
Cup of coffee with Coffeemate French Vanilla Creamer
Granola Bar
Braeburn Apple
Lunch (approx. 810 cal):
Korean Quesadilla
Snapple Peach Tea
Snack (240 cal):
Water
Pearson's Nut Roll
Dinner (340 cal):
Apple
Cinnamon and spice oatmeal
Water
Total: 1,640 calories
Comments: Yikes. I guessed on the Korean Quesadilla, but considering it is a tortilla, cheddar, rice, and Korean beef with kimchi, I figured it was quite a bit of calories. I maybe even underestimated. 1700 calories is unacceptable. I can only eat those quesadillas on very rare occasions. I need to have veggies and dip/dressing for lunch when I'm on campus. No they don't taste as good, but it would make a huge difference. I haven't eaten dinner yet, it's 4:05. Nor have I had my snack, but I'm grabbing those on my way to my 5pm class. And that's what I'm going to have for dinner.
I decided to put my food intake and daily exercise on a public domain for several reasons, the main one being I think my food intake will quickly prove embarrassing. It will cause me to make more serious attempts to eat healthier considering the entire world can see it. I am going to post what I eat every day plus what I do at the gym or elsewhere, and how many calories I burned (if I can figure that out via my workout apps or machines at the gym). I will not disclose my current weight (because that IS too embarrassing), but I will document weight lost per month.
My goal, at this current moment, is to lose 40 pounds by the end of the year. I know that is drastic and probably can't be done, but I am going to work as hard as humanly possible to achieve this. I have been frustrated in the past when I have gone to the gym regularly and worked out hard, only to stay the same weight 6 months later. I don't want that to happen this time so I am going to work harder, eat healthier, and pray for better results. I am going to attempt to eat healthier starting now, but the exercise starts this Wednesday. I have class until 8pm tonight and a midterm to take at 3:30 tomorrow. Wednesday evening is when I plan on taking a long walk around my neighborhood or going to the gym and starting what I hope to be a very regular routine.
I hope not to get discouraged - I have a tendency to start too hard too fast and either injure myself or become frustrated at how out of shape I am. I hope I can work through the pain and challenge myself enough to really make a difference in my health. We will see.
