Thursday, June 30, 2011

Day 109

Breakfast
Organic Raisin Bran
Blueberry Muffintop

Snack
Toffee Crunch ice cream bar

Lunch
Apple with peanut butter

Dinner
Turkey breast and ham 6" on wheat from Subway

Dessert
(4) Oreos

Total: 1,490 calories

Exercise (3 hours)
Housework (2 hours)
2.8 mile walk with dad (1 hour)

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Day 108

Breakfast
Organic Raisin Bran
Cranberry Bran Muffintop

Snack
Chocolate custard @ Kopps
Veggie Chips

Dinner
(1/2) Turkey & Swiss sandwich
Apple w/peanut butter
Cornbread Muffintop

Total: 1,338 calories

Exercise (1 hour, 40 minutes)
Strength training - upper body (10 minutes)
Dog walking (30 minutes)
3.1 mile walk (1 hour)

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Day 107

Breakfast
Organic Raisin Bran
Cranberry Bran Muffintop

Snacks
Veggie Chips
German Chocolate Cake custard @ Kopps

Dinner
(1/2) Turkey and Swiss sandwich
Leftover black beans and Mexican Rice

Dessert
Blueberry Cobbler Multigrain cereal bar

Total: 1,484 calories

Exercise (40 minutes)
Swam laps (breaststroke)

Monday, June 27, 2011

Day 106

Breakfast
Organic Raisin Bran
Cran Bran Muffintop

Lunch
No. 5 Salad @ First Watch

Snack
Oreos

Dinner
Pork Tamale and Chicken Toastada combo @ Jose's Blue Sombrero
Chips & Salsa

Total: 1,450 calories

Exercise (1 hour, 5 minutes)
3.1 mile walk with dad

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Day 105

Breakfast
Ham & Cheese Omelet Pita
Cranberry Bran Muffin Top

Lunch
(1/2) Roast beef & Swiss sandwich
Veggie Chips
Raspberries & black grapes

Snack
English Toffee Crunch ice cream bar

Dinner
Steak (Sirloin)
Pasta Salad
Fruit Salad

Dessert
Ice cream sandwich

Total: 1,493 calories

Exercise (1 hour, 45 minutes)
2.8 mile walk with dad (1 hour)
Zumba Fitness for Wii (45 minutes)

Comments: This morning I got on the scale and was happy to see I lost another pound. My real weigh in day is the 30th but most likely the number will be higher than it showed this morning for lady reasons. If it is, I'm taking 145.4 as the end weight for June. I need to stop eating two ice cream treats in a day (which only happens if I'm at the house; they have the ice cream sandwiches). Oops. I won't be able to swim nor will I have the energy to run this week much, but I can do Zumba and dance to the Michael Jackson game in small increments, maybe twice a day, and get the same amount of calories burned. I'll also go to the gym for the Step class on Tuesday morning and go to ride a bike one day. So hopefully this week starts and ends with a bang.

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Day 104

Breakfast
Pancakes
Banana Nut Muffin Top

Snacks
Black grapes
Cheez-Its

Dinner
Bratwurst
Pasta salad
Fruit salad

Dessert
Ice cream sandwich

Total: 1,425 calories

Exercise (1 hour)
2.8 mile walk with dad

Comments: Not great to go over 1,400 calories on a low exercise day, but next week I'm picking up my exercise (as much as I can- it's not going to be a good week, if you catch my drift) and definitely going to eat more fruits and veggies - trying to make chicken and peas for dinner at least 4 nights next week- I have 4 chicken breasts, after all. I'm hoping by June 30th I weigh a little less than I do now (bc I've only lost 2.2 pounds this month) but considering what time of the the month the 30th falls on, I'm not exactly counting on it. I dropped another pants size and that feels a lot better than a few pounds on the scale. The next time I drop a size, I'll be at my goal size (and one more after that before I reach ultimate). Can't complain.

I'm a size 8!

I nervously walked into the Goodwill dressing room today, carrying 5 pairs of size 8s in my hand. May 11th, I felt the same way as I carried the size 10s.

They fit! I'm an 8 again!

8 is "where I started". It's about the smallest I've ever been. Briefly, I was a size 6 after I had mono. I haven't been this size in at least 5 years. I am pretty excited right now. I bought a pair of jeans and 2 pairs of capris. It gives me incentive to work out hard in the month of July, hoping I can be a size 6 by August! That is my goal size. I'd love to be a 4, and I'll work toward that, but when I become a size 6 I'm rewarding myself. :)

Week 15: How did I do?

GOALS MET (4/11)
Eat 5 servings of fruits/veggies a day
Log 1750 fitness minutes in June (Currently: 1,884)
Ride the stationary bike once a week
Stay under 2,300mg of sodium 5x/week

GOALS NOT MET (7/11)
Consume 50g of protein 5x/week
Drink 8 cups of water/day
Go to Bally's class once a week
Log 30 fitness minutes per day 6x/week
Run 2x/week
Sleep 8 hours/night
Swim 2x/week

School got in the way. Plain and simple.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Day 103

Breakfast
Pancakes

Lunch
Corn Muffin Top
(1/2) Roast beef & Swiss sandwich
Veggie chips
Grapes

Dinner
(3/4) Chipotle veggie burrito bol

Dessert
Toffee Crunch Ice Cream Bar

Total: 1,307 calories

Exercise (1 hour)
3.1 mile walk with dad

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Day 102

Breakfast (170 cals)
Van's Natural Buttermilk Pancakes

Snacks (210 cals)
Black grapes
(2) Gingersnaps

Lunch (385 cals)
(1/2) Roast beef and Swiss sandwich on rye
Veggie chips
Black grapes

Snack (150 cals)
Brownie Bites

Dinner (400 cals)
Chicken Taquitos

Dessert (100 cals)
English Toffee Crunch ice cream bar

Total: 1,415 calories

Exercise (65 minutes)
3.1 mile walk with dad

Comments: I've been bad on my water and my exercise. This week has been busy.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Day 101

Breakfast
Waffles
Raspberries
Banana Nut Muffintop

Lunch
(1/2) Roast beef & Swiss sandwich

Snacks
Gingersnaps

Dinner
Pepperoni Pizza

Dessert
English Toffee Crunch ice cream bar

Total: 1,322 calories

Exercise (1 hour)
2.8 mile walk with dad

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Day 100

Breakfast (310 cals)
Waffles
Banana Nut Muffin Top

Snack (130 cals)
Veggie Chips

Lunch (310 cals)
Peanut butter sandwich on rye

Snack (160 cals)
Raspberry Cookies

Dinner (420 cals)
(1/2) Roast beef and swiss cheese on rye
Black grapes
Veggie Chips

Dessert (100 cals)
Weight Watchers English Toffee Crunch Ice Cream Bar

Total: 1,430 calories

Exercise (1 hour, 13 minutes)
Stationary bike (45 minutes)
Walk with dad (28 minutes)

Comments: Wow, day 100. Nifty. Unfortunately, the class this morning was ADVANCED, not Basic Step, so my mom and I did the bikes instead. I only went to Step once; I definitely am not ready for Advanced yet! I got my bike workout out of the way this week which means, since I can't go to the Step class on Thursday morning, my mom and I will go on Saturday morning. My dad would have taken a much longer walk but it was all we could do before it started to storm again (literally, we just missed it). Went to Grash Foods today to replenish my produce - got apples, black grapes, and raspberries this time. Also got some frozen peas to go with my chicken breast the next time I make it. I've been weighing myself daily, just not recording it unless it's the first, 15th, or last day of the month, and I am not happy with my current trend. Hopefully by the 30th it will drop a little more so I can lose more than a pound this month. On a happier note, I'm closer to becoming a size 8. I might actually BE a size 8 .. this weekend I am going to Goodwill to check.

Monday, June 20, 2011

Day 99

Breakfast
Cascadian Farm Organic Raisin Bran
Banana Nut Muffin Top

Snack
Veggie Chips

Lunch
Cottage cheese topped with grapes
Raspberries
Rye toast with peanut butter

Dinner (400 cals)
Chicken Taquitos

Dessert (84 cals)
(2) Hershey's Miniatures

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Day 98: Happy Father's Day, daddy!

Breakfast (390 cals)
Waffles
Cranberry Muffin Top

Snacks @ the Indy race (391 cals)
Black grapes
Twizzlers
Pistachos

Dinner (465 cals)
Chicken Taquitos
Veggie Chips

Dessert (150 cals)
Brownie Bites

Total: 1,396 calories

Comments: A little high because it was a rest day, but not too bad. I managed to not eat very much at the race, which was impressive. I definitely need at least one rest day a week with the workout regimen I gave myself two weeks ago. Yikes. When I got home and had dinner, at 6:30 I had only had 2 cups of water, so I majorly hydrated for the rest of the night.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Day 97

Breakfast (390 cals)
Van's Totally Natural Waffles with Cary's Sugar Free Syrup
VitaMuffin Cranbran Vitatop

Snacks (250 cals)
Luna Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bar
Smoked string cheese

Lunch (395 cals)
(1/2) Peanut butter sandwich on rye
Black grapes
Raspberries
Veggie chips

Dinner (335 cals)
Turkey and swiss sandwich on rye
Garlic crispy breadsticks

Dessert (160 cals)
Ice cream sandwich

Total: 1,530 calories

Exercise (1 hour, 53 minutes)
4.26 mile run (58 minutes)
3 mile walk (55 minutes)

Week 14: How did I do?

GOALS MET (7/12)
Consume 50g of protein 5x/week
Go to Bally's class once a week
Log 30 fitness minutes per day 6x/week
Ride the stationary bike once a week
Run 2x/week
Stay under 2,300mg of sodium 5x/week
Swim 2x/week

GOALS NOT MET (3/12)
Drink 8 cups of water/day
Eat 5 servings of fruits/veggies a day
Sleep 8 hours/night

GOALS IN PROGRESS (2/12)
Complete up to Unit 18 for online class (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
Log 1750 fitness minutes in June (Currently: 1,596)

Friday, June 17, 2011

Day 96

Breakfast (410 cals)
Van's Totally Natural Waffles with Cary's Sugar Free Syrup
VitaMuffin Cranberry Bran VitaTop

Lunch (300 cals)
Cottage cheese topped with black grapes
Sensible Portion Veggie Chips

Dinner (574 cals)
Chicken breast with peas topped with Korean Teryaki Stir Fry sauce
Rye bread and butter
Grapes

Desserts (180 cals)
Skinny Cow Fudge Bar
(2) Hershey's Miniatures

Total: 1,483 calories

Exercise (2 hours, 18 minutes)
Swam laps (80 minutes)
3 mile walk (58 minutes)

Comments: I hovered really close to the top of my range in sodium today, but I altered a few things so I would stay under it. I know being on the top of the sodium range isn't good for weight loss, so I made sure to overcompensate with my water intake. While sauces do add sodium, I have discovered that simply tossing chicken breast with a flavorful sauce makes the dish a lot more interesting. You'd think I would've figured that out a long time ago, but I used to just put a little salt and pepper on chicken when I'd cook it, and eat it basically plain with some vegetables. Now that I've discovered I can buy Asian sauces at the grocery store ... I'll never cook chicken another way again! I had a little bit of a hunger battle today, but that happens from time to time.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Day 95

Breakfast (318 cals)
Cascadian Farm Organic Raisin Bran with skim milk
VitaMuffin Cranberry Bran VitaTop

Snacks (125 cals)
Edy's Fruit Bar
Smoked String Cheese

Lunch @ The King & I (523 cals)
Panang Curry w/beef
Thai Iced Tea

Dinner (385 cals)
Van's Totally Natural Waffles with Cary's Sugar Free Syrup
Grapes

Dessert (80 cals)
(2) Hershey's Miniatures

Total: 1,435 calories

Exercise (1 hour)
Step Aerobics Class

Comments: That step class at 9am kicked my butt! I felt like I was the only one completely exhausted, lol. The woman leading it was filling in and was from another gym so maybe the regular person is easier! It definitely woke me up, though, and now I feel like I have tons of energy for the day. I now understand why people wake up early to work out. I'm not going to do it every day, but at least every Thursday for this class. I didn't take the walk with my dad today - bummer - but there is always tomorrow!

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Day 94

Breakfast (368 cals)
Health Valley Organic Blueberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bar
Toast with peanut butter

Snacks (310 cals)
Raspberry Cookies
Cheez-Its

Dinner (554 cals)
Chicken tossed with water chestnuts and peas with Kung Pao sauce
Rye bread with butter
(1) Hershey's Miniature Mr. Goodbar

Dessert (100 cals)
Skinny Cow Chocolate Bar

Total: 1,332 calories

Exercise (2 hours, 15 minutes)
Strength training - upper body (20 minutes)
2.8 mile walk (55 minutes)
Stationary bike (60 minutes)

Comments: Over 18 pounds down. So close to 20. Also getting closer to dropping a pants size, but not there yet. I wore an 8 in high school but haven't since. It'd be nice to slip into a pair of those again. I was pretty stoked my grocery store carried Kung Pao sauce - I used that on my chicken breast and it was heaven. Not as good as TGI Friday's did it, but I'll get better, lol.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Day 93

Breakfast (358 cals)
Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal with skim milk
Health Valley Organic Blueberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bar

Snack (45 cals)
Edy's Fruit Bar

Lunch (375 cals)
Nectarine
Veggie Chips
Peanut Butter Sandwich

Snacks (250 cals)
Snack Wells Brownie Bites
Skinny Cow Chocolate Bar

Dinner (400 cals)
Taco beef & cheese Taquitos

Dessert (160 cals)
Ice cream sandwich

Total: 1,588 calories

Exercise (92 minutes)
3.1 mile run (37 minutes)
2.8 mile walk (55 minutes)

Comments: I've noticed that I've started to run slower, but I can run longer. Not sure if I'm happy about that. But an accomplishment I did achieve today, despite running kind of slow, is that I ran the entire thing. I would walk up at least 3 of the 4 hills on my route before, but I jogged up them all. Even if I was jogging slow, I wasn't walking, so that's something. I didn't eat the best today, mainly because I didn't add the Brownie Bites right after I ate them, so I shouldn't have had that ice cream sandwich. And what I chose to eat today wasn't super great. I'm running low on produce and my milk goes bad tomorrow, so once I get fresh fruit, eggs, milk, some meat, etc., I'll start feeling better and more nutritionally balanced.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Day 92

Breakfast (358 cals)
Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal with skim milk
Health Valley Organic Blueberry Cobbler Multi-grain cereal bar

Snack (170 cals)
Luna Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Bar

Lunch (375 cals)
Grapes
Veggie Chips
Rye toast with peanut butter

Dinner (450 cals)
Chicken Taquitos
Fruit salad

Total: 1,353 calories

Exercise (2 hours, 10 minutes)
Swam laps (75 minutes)
2.8 mile walk with dad (55 minutes)

Comments: I am sick of this losing half a pound a week thing. I'm consistent, but at this rate, it'll be a year before I hover around my goal weight. I am not okay with that. So if the plateau would like to break, I'd really appreciate it. I've given up trying. I decided I'm going to exercise as much as I can, eat right, drink water, and assume EVENTUALLY my body will respond.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Day 91

Breakfast (330 cals)
Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal with skim milk
VitaMuffin Banana Nut VitaTop

Lunch (300 cals)
Turkey and cheese sandwich on rye
Grapes

Snacks (280 cals)
Cheez-Its
Health Valley Organic Blueberry Cobbler Multigrain Cereal Bar

Dinner @ Chipotle (440 cals)
(3/4) Barbacoa Burrito Bol with guac, rice, green tomatillo salsa, and black beans

Dessert (100 cals)
Skinny Cow Chocolate Bar

Total: 1,450 calories

Exercise (55 minutes)
2.8 mile walk

Comments: Today is my official 3 month anniversary of healthy living (day 1 was when I was simply tracking my food to see what a typical day had been like). I have 17 pounds lost and a one smaller size in jeans to show for it. Not bad, but I'm anxious to lose 17 more and to drop two more pants sizes (maybe even 3?). I really wanted to swim but it being Sunday, it would've been too rushed by the time I actually could go. I decided my workout regimen will be 1 rest day, 2 swim days, 2 run days, 1 day on the stationary bike, and 1 day at a Bally's class per week. This is not counting my usual walk, which I'll do with my dad every day.

On this day, God wants you to know

that it is time to finally forgive yourself. You've carried the guilt, the shame for long enough. You've kept your wounds open for long enough. The time has come to let go, to heal. Keep the lessons and let the pain heal. Yes, you know what we are talking about.

Yes I do. Easier said than done. But I'm working on it.

Saturday, June 11, 2011

Week 13: How did I do?

GOALS MET (4/11)
Consume 50g of protein 5x/week
Log 30 fitness minutes per day 6x/week
Stay under 2,300mg of sodium 5x/week
Swim once a week

GOALS NOT MET (6/11)
Complete 6 units/week for online class
Drink 8 cups of water/day
Ride stationary bike once a week
Run 2x/week
Sleep 8 hours/night
Work out with Jillian 6x/week

GOALS IN PROGRESS (1/11)
Log 1750 fitness minutes for the month of June (Currently: 896)

Day 90

Breakfast (390 cals)
Van's Totally Natural Waffles with Cary's Sugar Free Syrup
VitaMuffin Banana Nut VitaTop
Nectarine

Snacks (537 cals)
Grapes (x2)
Veggie Chips
Snack Wells Brownie Bites
(1) Hershey's Miniatures
Apricot
Banana

Dinner (383 cals)
Leftover Dragonfire Chicken and Rice
Grapes
Rye bread with butter

Dessert (130 cals)
Raspberry Cookies

Total: 1,447 calories

Exercise (1 hour)
2.8 mile walk with dad

Comments: I've been a little lax on exercise lately, but tomorrow I plan to swim. Monday I plan to run, Tuesday I plan on going to the Step class at Bally's, and Wednesday I plan on going to Bally's to ride the stationary bike.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Day 89: Happy birthday, daddy!

Breakfast (268 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
VitaMuffin Banana Nut VitaTop

Snacks (205 cals)
Grapes
Veggie Chips

Dinner @ TGI Friday's (785 cals)
(3/4) Green Bean Appetizer (130 cals)
(1/2) Dragonfire Chicken (250 cals)
Leinenkugels Summer Shandy (130 cals)
(3/4) Oreo Maddness (275 cals)

Total: 1,258 calories

Exercise (52 minutes)
2.8 mile walk (52 minutes)

Comments: Happy birthday, dad! Gotta say, I did an excellent job calorie-wise today. I'm quite proud of myself, and I had quite a yummy dinner. If I package up half of my chicken and split the appetizer and dessert, I can easily have all of it comfortably. This is what makes my diet not so terrible.

On this day, God wants you to know

that you've been driving yourself too hard lately. Sure, there is time to invest yourself fully into work, but there is equally important time for joyful resting. And for you, this time is now. What is the absolutely most wonderful little treat you can give yourself? Do it today.

I do think this is true when it comes to my exercising, possibly, and could be a reason I'm a a "plateau". I do think I am going to take an honest "rest day" once a week starting next week and see if that helps. You'd think resting wouldn't make someone lose more weight but I'm desperate and will try anything!

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Day 88

Breakfast (485 cals)
Van's Totally Natural Waffles with Cary's Sugar Free Syrup and butter
Grapes
Muffin top

Snacks (465 cals)
Blueberry Cereal Bar
Grapes
Veggie Chips

Dinner @ Brewers game (511 cals)
Italian Sausage with mustard

Total: 1,461 calories

Exercise (82 minutes)
3.8 mile walk (72 minutes)
Wii Fit Plus (Soccer Heading) (10 minutes)

Comments: My Nike+ band was way off, so I factory reset it (because it was so off that when I tried to calibrate the 2.23 mile walk it thought I did to the 3.8 mile walk it actually was, it said "out of range") and now the nikeplus.com website isn't working. Grr.

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

On this day, God wants you to know

that prayer is real only when done with your whole heart. Reserve the sound of your voice for other people. God hears only what's in your heart.

Yes. God knows when my "whole heart" isn't in my prayers. How He responds to my prayers almost solely depends on my sincerity. I've been a little lax in my prayer life lately and I am trying to work on it.

Day 87

Breakfast (457 cals)
Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal with skim milk

Snack (352 cals)
Peanut butter sandwich
(1) Hershey's Miniatures

Dinner (460 cals)
Van's Totally Natural Waffles with Cary's Sugar Free Syrup and butter
Red grapes

Dessert (250 cals)
Snack Wells Brownie Bites
Skinny Cow Fudge Bar

Total: 1,575 calories

Exercise (65 minutes)
Swam laps

Comments: I cheated. I said I would only weigh myself the 1st, 15th, and last of June, but I weighed myself today. In the last week, even with mixing up my workout, eating right every day, etc., I'm exactly the same weight. Not even a tenth of a pound down. It's been about 5 weeks like this, so I'm POSITIVE I'm doing something wrong now. However, I got this weird urge to swim, so I found my swimcap (which didn't really work) and went to Bally's and just.. did it. It was a lot more tiring than I anticipated (because I haven't swam laps since high school) but it's also relaxing. If only you can listen to calming music while you do it! Going in the whirlpool after you finish = perfection. The swimsuit though I bought two years ago (when I was a lot fatter) and I threw away the bottoms (or else I just can't find them) and bought boys swim trunks as bottoms to hide as much of me as possible. So basically .. not ideal for swimming. So I might have to buy a suit. I wanted to wait until I was a size smaller but if I want to make swimming a part of my weekly routine - which I do - I might have to buy a new suit and some goggles.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Day 86

Breakfast (228 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Grapes

Snack (170 cals)
Luna Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Bar

Lunch (168 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk

Dinner @ Noodles (560 cals)
(Half) Japanese Pan Noodles
Flatbread with butter

Snack (192 cals)
Grapes
(1) Hershey's Miniature

Total: 1,545 calories

Exercise (90 minutes)
Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred Level 2 Day 3 (20 minutes)
Wii Fit Plus (20 minutes)
3.9 mile jog on treadmill (50 minutes)

Comments: I was having a not so good day, so I will admit I was crying during the 30 Day Shred. Not because I was having a particularly hard time - the workout is hard, but I push through it - I am just fed up with my online class. I know I have to suck it up and get through it, but it is beyond frustrating. I am definitely feeling soreness in my shoulders and abs, mainly, from Level 2. I don't do it nearly as well as any of the ladies on the DVD (maybe the "beginner" one), but I push myself as hard as I can. I am really hoping in 8 days when I get on that scale that I am down from 148.4. I don't care by how much; it just better be a pound.

On this day, God wants you to know

that every day you are choosing either to be grateful or to be disappointed. You can worry to no end about what you don't have. Or you can marvel at God's breathtaking gifts: the morning dew, the sun, the clouds, the trees, the flowers, the birds. Could you create any of these? These miracles of life are always around you, ready to be celebrated, ready to be welcomed into your life.

What I wrote here ... I don't want to really post publicly. So I deleted it. Let's just say I have a lot to say about this one.

Monday, June 6, 2011

Day 85

Breakfast (226 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk

Snack (170 cals)
Luna Mint Chocolate Protein Bar

Lunch (360 cals)
Grapes
Sensible Portions Veggie Chips
Kashi Cheese Crackers
Toast with peanut butter

Dinner (650 cals)
Organic Spinach & Cheese Ravioli
Toast with butter

Total: 1,406 calories

Exercise (66 minutes)
Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred Level 2 Day 2 (20 minutes)
Wii Fit Plus (16 minutes)
Various housework (30 minutes)

Comments: Day 2 wasn't as bad, but it's still pretty terrible! lol. I enjoy the challenge though. I'm getting up early tomorrow to go to Bally's Step class. I'm kind of nervous and anxious about going by myself, but hopefully it is worth my while! I might actually go to Bally's later that evening to run, too, lol. That'll be a first for me - going to the gym twice in one day.

On this day, God wants you to know

that today is a whole day for you to do good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a whole day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; and in its place will be something that you had left behind... let it be something good.

Oftentimes I forget that every breath I take is a gift from God. He put me on this earth and NOT for my benefit, but for His! To do His work here on earth. In fact, I don't forget it - I have a hard time remembering it. Each day is a clean slate, and not only that, it's a brand new opportunity to do something for Christ (or something good, for those who don't believe in God). I am going to try to honor Him today by doing a lot of homework and some housework.

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Day 84

Breakfast (323 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Rye toast with peanut butter

Lunch (330 cals)
Grapes
Nectarine
Veggie Chips

Snack (170 cals)
Luna Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Bar

Dinner (476 cals)
Peanut butter sandwich
Chicken Taquitos
Kashi Cheese Crackers

Dessert (126 cals)
(3) Hershey's Miniatures

Total: 1,423 calories

Exercise (78 minutes)
Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred Level 2 Day 1 (20 minutes)
2.8 mile walk (53 minutes)
Jumping Oblique Twists (50) (5 minutes)

Comments: Yikes, Level 2 is so hard. I hope I only have to endure a few more days of utter pain before the moves start to get a little easier. I'm glad some of the moves are completely doable, but a lot of them - strength, cardio, and ab moves alike - are very difficult. My dinner WAS going to be more normal, but I discovered my microwave isn't predictable anymore, so I wasted a Kashi frozen dinner I bought. :( Guess I'm going out to buy a new microwave soon!

On this day, God wants you to know

that it's your heart that knows who loves you, not your ears or eyes. Listen to the words, and you can be fooled. Look at the actions, and you can be fooled. Feel deeply into your heart, and then you will know the truth. Who makes your heart soar now? Well, what are you waiting for?

This is an interesting one to come up today, considering how horrible I feel emotionally. Don't have any comments to this one.

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest -- and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.

Week 12: How did I do?

GOALS MET (5/9)
Consume 50g of protein 5x/week
Log 30 fitness minutes per day 6x/week
Sleep 8 hours/night
Stay under 2,300mg of sodium 5x/week
Work out with Jillian 6x/week

GOALS NOT MET (3/9)
Complete 6 units/week for online class
Drink 8 cups of water/day
Run 3x/week

GOALS IN PROGRESS (1/9)
Log 1750 fitness minutes for the month of June (Currently: 401)

I didn't run three times this week, but this is the week where I have about half of my energy level. I did run on Tuesday at the gym and on Friday I did go to the gym and did a bike on random intervals for 45 minutes. I missed the water one day this week. I only completed 4 units for my online class - but next week I'll get 8 done so I'm back on track (yuck).

Day 83

Breakfast (323 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Rye toast with peanut butter

Snacks (450 cals)
Nectarine
Red grapes
Luna Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Bar
Veggie Chips

Dinner @ Applebees (655 cals)
(Half) Oriental Chicken Salad (Crispy Chicken)

Dessert (60 cals)
Jello Temptations Dark Chocolate Decadence

Total: 1,488 calories

Exercise (107 minutes)
Crunches and curl-to-press (10 minutes)
Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred Level 1 Day 10 (20 minutes)
Wii Sports (Tennis) (35 minutes)
Wii Fit Plus (42 minutes)

Comments: Finished with Level 1! I can do the entire thing without resting at all. I could do the majority of it the entire time, but I had to sit out a rep on the squat and press and side lunge with lateral raises at least during the second set until about day 7 or 8. I made tons of progress from Day 1 to 10. I'm nervous to try Level 2 tomorrow, but I'm sure my body will react positively and maybe by the 15th when I weigh again the scale will actually have gone a POUND. lol.

On this day, God wants you to know

that how bad things may look right now means nothing, - it's how good they can be with God's help that counts. In life you can absolutely count on one thing, - everything can turn around in one day, in one minute sometimes. Don't you dare to give up, - you might be a moment away from a windfall.

I, along with most people I know, can testify that this is true because it certainly happens in daily life all of the time. I try to always thank God for my blessings because I know that since He gave them to me, He can take them away just as easily.

Friday, June 3, 2011

Day 82

Breakfast (391 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Whole Wheat Bagel Thin with peanut butter

Lunch (339 cals)
Cottage cheese topped with grapes
(2) Apricots
Sensible Portion Veggie Chips

Snack (170 cals)
Luna Mint Chocolate Chip Protein Bar

Dinner (538 cals)
Kashi TLC Cheese Crackers
Thomas Whole Wheat Bagel Thin with peanut butter
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Apricot

Total: 1,437 calories

Exercise (75 minutes)
Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred Level 1 Day 9 (20 minutes)
Random incline bike workout (45 minutes)
Crunches and curl-to-press (10 minutes)

Comments: My dinner was kind of huge .. and I ate it in increments .. but I knew I didn't have enough calories for the day especially with working out twice. The dinner was weird too because I wanted to remain under 2300 mg of sodium if possible. And I'm hovering right at 2,228 (seriously).

On this day, God wants you to know

that you will feel better if you notice the sweetness of life. Notice the smiles of children, the songs of the birds, the caress of the sun's warmth. This sweetness is for you. Allow it to soothe your soul and bring a smile to your face.

My soul definitely needs a little soothing right now, for a lot of reasons. My heart is really crying out and I'm not sure quite what to do. I've had this sort of spiritual dilemma before ...

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Day 81

Breakfast (391 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Thomas Whole Wheat Bagel Thin with peanut butter

Lunch (302 cals)
Grapes
Apricot
Apple
Sensible Portions Veggie Crisps

Dinner @ Noodles (680 cals)
(Small) Indonesian Peanut Saute
Flatbread

Dessert/Snack (120 cals)
Kashi TLC Cherry Dark Chocolate Chewy Granola Bar

Total: 1,493 calories

Exercise (138 minutes)
(100) Crunches (5 minutes)
(20) Curl-To-Press (5 minutes)
Clean & organize hall closet (75 minutes)
2.8 mile walk with dad (53 minutes)

Comments: No Shred today. I had kind of a stressful evening. Tomorrow is a new day.

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

On this day, God wants you to know

that if you relax, it comes. Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand - relax. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, God shows you the way.

This is definitely something I need to hear right now, particularly when it comes to my weight loss. I am trying so hard and I have hit a confusing plateau that I can't figure out how to get out of. Because I've tried to mix up my exercise and mix up my calories, I'm now almost confused as to what the right balance is. I thought I knew. But I need to pray more. Not just about this, but about everything. I need to strengthen my relationship with God, because I know it's lax right now. I'm very ashamed for that.

Day 80

Breakfast (391 cals)
Kashi Go Lean cereal with skim milk
Thomas Whole Wheat Bagel Thin with peanut butter

Snacks (122 cals)
(1) Hershey's Miniatures
Special K Fruit Crisps

Lunch (270 cals)
Sensible Portions Veggie Chips
Green grapes
String cheese

Dinner (400 cals)
Grilled pork tenderlion
Corn on the cob
Fruit salad

Snack/Dessert (330 cals)
Nature Valley Granola Thins
Veggie Chips
Kashi TLC Cherry Dark Chocolate Chewy Granola Bar

Total: 1,513 calories

Exercise (109 minutes)
Custom exercises (25 minutes)
- Crunches
- Curl-To-Press
- Alternating Row
- Modified Deadlift
- Lateral Squat

2.8 mile walk (53 minutes)
Frisbee (11 minutes)
Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred Level 1 Day 8 (20 minutes)

Comments: The scale finally moved .. 8 tenths of a pound from yesterday to today. Not much, but it got me out of the dreaded 149 point something. My plateau had me stuck at 149.6, 149.4, 149.2 for weeks. At least now I'm 148 point something. I'm not going to weigh myself until the 15th now, though, which hopefully means the scale will be down at least a pound or two rather than merely tenths of a pound. I love those veggie chips - 38 chips is 130 calories. They're pretty small, but 38 chips still takes up almost an entire plate.