Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Ugh... August 5, 2014

I'm back here again. Sigh... I haven't weighed myself yet, mostly because I'm afraid too, but I know it's around 155 pounds. Yuck, yuck, yuck. So, I thought I would try writing on the blog again to see if it spurs me on. I want to get to something around 135 pounds, which means shedding around 20 pounds. :/

 Okay, so far today I've had...

Breakfast

  1. 1/2 cup coffee with creamer (~35 calories)
  2. 1 Kashi Trail Mix cereal bar (~150 calories) 
  3. 3 pieces of cantaloupe 
I will go through the old posts to see what I did last time in documenting what I ate. I might not do Weight Watchers ... all that calculation was time consuming, but we'll see.

Exercise
I would love to do Zumba again, but I have to sign up to a gym (a year long membership and all) to do it. I like the gym (I had a membership, but I got busy and work and then it was a waste of money). The YMCA by work doesn't offer any mid-day classes. I'm going to contact them to inquire about it, but for now, it's a no-go.

So for now I think I want to start doing yoga and meditation. The yoga because my back is always so tight throughout the day so I think re-learning some flexibility will be helpful. I want to try meditation because I've read that it helps center you and forces you to (among other things) be mindful of your dietary choices. Which is what I need.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

April 1, 2010: Update

So, yeah, I definitely thought this weigh in would see me heavier than the last. But! My weight is now 130.1 lbs! Yay!

I have definitely been eating a lot more, but I think my increase in Zumba classes (I usually go around 5 times a week now) is helping balance this out. Now I just need to stop eating crap, which is kind of what I'm been doing recently. :S I did make an awesome baked ziti the other day (with peppers, chicken, and carrots mixed in). But I just haven't been as inspired to cook as much lately. Tomorrow I'm going to make chicken nuggets from scratch (as a trial run for Riley's bday party easter-egg hunt on Saturday). So, that's something, right?

Thursday, March 18, 2010

March 18, 2010 - Update

So I haven't posted in a while. On my last post, I discussed how I wasn't going to calculate WW points anymore. Apparently I meant that I wasn't going to calculate points, calories, or meticulously watch/post everything I ate. :/ Which is fine - the point of stopping was to see if I could continue to (a) lose weight and, more importantly, (b) make smart choices regarding food without doing all of the extra stuff.

So, today was the (a?) moment of truth - the first time I weighed myself since stopping. And my weight is .... (drum-roll please) .... 131.7 pounds. Yay! I lost about 2 pounds in a little over a week. Only about 6.5 pounds to go until I reach my goal weight! What's even more exciting is that I think I am now officially considered to be in a healthy weight range (i.e. I am not overweight anymore!).

So, I just thought I would share that with you. I'm still going to my fitness classes - Zumba about 3 times a week; Pilates/Yoga once a week; and sporadic times at university rec center when I want to do a little something. I've cut back on the ab workout at home - I get a great ab workout at the fitness classes. So, come bathing suit season, I hope to rock an amazing swimsuit (not that I go swimming ever - it's more just that I could if I wanted to).

Thursday, March 11, 2010

March 11, 2010 - Day 66

I've decided that I'm going to stop calculating WW points and calories. Well, I'll probably still put the calories down if I know them, but I'm not going to go out of my way to calculate the calories for casseroles and the like. The point of stopping now is that I want to see how I do while I'm still weighing myself pretty regularly. Since I don't want to be calculating points for the rest of my life, I want to see if I can maintain making smart choices without the push of calculating the points. If it doesn't work (i.e. I start gaining weight), then I'll go back to the tracking them. But for now, I'm done. :)

For breakfast
  • 1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories)
  • 1 Nutri-Grain strawberry cereal bar (130 calories)

    For lunch
  • Water
  • 1 turkey ham wrap w/cheddar cheese, mixed greens, fat-free mayo, and alfalfa sprouts (215 calories)
  • A handful of green seedless grapes (25 calories)
  • A handful of mixed nuts (85 calories)

    For dinner
  • Water
  • 1 chicken patty burger w/remulade sauce and lettuce on a bun
  • 1 serving of chicken caesar pasta with chicken

    Snacks
  • 1 trail mix bar (140 calories)
  • 1 tall mocha w/skim milk

    Exercise
  • A little over 30 minutes on an elliptical machine
  • Wednesday, March 10, 2010

    March 10, 2010 - Day 65

    Wow, another hungry day for me. I tried to make smart choices and eat healthy through out the day. I wonder if my increase in working out and activity in general has something to do with it. Hopefully it's that and not that I'm just needlessly eating.

    For breakfast
  • 1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)
  • 1 trail mix bar (140 calories; 2 points)
  • Maple and brown sugar oatmeal (160 calories; 3 points)
  • 1/2 a banana (45 calories; 0.5 points)

    For lunch
  • Water
  • 1 turkey ham wrap w/cheddar cheese, mixed greens, fat-free mayo, and alfalfa sprouts (215 calories; 3.5 points)
  • 1/2 cup of green seedless grapes (55 calories; 1 point)
  • A handful of mixed nuts (85 calories; 2 points)

    For dinner
  • Water
  • 1 serving of angel hair w/shrimp and asparagus (390 calories; 7 points)

    Snacks
  • A handful of Kashi Crunch! cereal (50 calories; 1 point)
  • 1 Special K strawberry cereal bar (90 calories; 2 points)
  • Diet hot chocolate (25 calories; 0 points)
  • 1 dark chocolate/oatmeal cookie (100 calories; 2.5 points)

    Total Calories: 1325

    Total WW Points: 25.5

    Total flex points left: 30.5 of 35

    Days left in flex points week: 5

    Exercise
  • Zumba!
  • 150 ab crunches
  • Tuesday, March 9, 2010

    March 9, 2010 - Day 65

    ***** Weight update: 133.8 lbs *****

    So, my weight loss rate is down since that number represents a little less than a pound in almost 2 weeks. But, really. I couldn't be any happier - I didn't gain anything b/c of my conference travels. Yay!

    For breakfast
  • 1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)
  • 1 nutri-grain strawberry bar (130 calories; 2.5 points)
  • 3/4 of a serving of shredded wheat w/skim milk (150 calories; 2 points)

    For lunch
  • Water
  • Smart Ones 3-cheese ziti marinara (320 calories; 6 points)

    For dinner
  • Water
  • 1 serving of maple dijon chicken w/sweet potatoes (245 calories; 4.25 points)
    * Score another for the crockpot! I love using one. It's so easy to throw something healthy together and forget about it, which is great on days that I am watching Riley. Then I can spend more time playing with her!
  • 1 cup of steamed broccoli (54 calories; 0 points)

    Snacks
  • 1 Skinny Cow low-fat fudge bar (100 calories; 1 point)
  • 1 Special K strawberry cereal bar (90 calories; 2 points)
  • A handful of Kashi Crunch! cereal (50 calories; 1 point)
    * Sooo good! I love this Kashi brand. Everything so far has been yummy!

    Total Calories: 1104

    Total WW Points: 19.75

    Total flex points left: 35 of 35

    Days left in flex points week: 6

    Exercise
  • A little over 45 minutes on an elliptical machine
  • 150 ab crunches
  • Monday, March 8, 2010

    March 8, 2010 - Day 64

    I'm home!!! I tried to do well at the conference, and for the most part I think I succeeded. I didn't starve myself and didn't feel guilty when I ate some dessert or muffins. But I also didn't gorge myself. I'm going to the university rec center tomorrow which is where I weigh myself, so we'll see how I did. I'm not expecting to have lost weight this past week; just don't want to have put too much back on. :D

    For breakfast
  • 1/2 cup of coffee w/vanilla creamer (35 calories; 1 point)
  • 3/4 multi-grain english muffin w/margarine (100 calories; 2 points)
  • 1 trail mix bar (140 calories; 2 points)
  • 1 banana (90 calories; 1 point)

    For lunch
  • Water
  • 1 turkey wrap w/cheddar cheese, mixed greens, fat-free mayo, and alfalfa sprouts (205 calories; 3.5 points)

    For dinner
  • Water
  • 1 fish fillet w/remulade sauce (150 calories; 3.75 points)
  • 3/4 cup fried rice w/shrimp (120 calories; 2.5 points)

    Snacks
  • Soy chocolate milk (140 calories; 2.75 points)
  • Mocha w/skim milk (175 calories; 3 points)

    Total Calories: 1185

    Total WW Points: 21.5

    Exercise
  • Zumba!
  • 150 ab crunches
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