The Cleanse- Day 5

I couldn't do it. I couldn't swallow another tomato, yuck! But before then I did great.

Breakfast: 3 oz chicken, 1 tomato
Lunch: 7 oz chicken, 1 tomato
Dinner: Summer chicken salad from Zupas, 1 strawberry (not chocolate covered), and a roll with butter.

I felt so much better afterward. I'm not sure if it's because I hadn't eaten much or what but I was WAY ornery and I knew that if all the family was going to be eating Zupas I had no chance to just sit there. I'm lucky I didn't cave and eat the chocolate on the strawberry. It was close!

So, I kind of fouled up today but I guess we'll see how my weigh-in goes tomorrow. I all reality I didn't eat that many calories but I also didn't do much exercise either, except chasing my kid around and walking through a museum.

Tomorrow will be better: 10-12 oz chicken/turkey and vegetables. I like that better. Veggies! Also, I am going to make my vegetable soup that's supposed to be for day 7 tomorrow night so I can have it starting in the morning. I am a major morning eater, can't do anything until I get my food!

weigh-in

Starting weight: 154.5
Current weight: 149.0
lbs lost so far: 5.5

I am happy with today's results! I can't believe I'm in the 140s again! woohoo! I vow to not be in the 150s again, unless I'm pregnant. I'm so excited and I'll just have to remember my weight loss goals as I go through today.

Day 5: I can have 10-12 oz chicken/turkey and as many as 6 tomatoes. Ugh...I'm not a tomato lover anyway so we'll see how today goes...wish me luck!!

The Cleanse-Day 4

Yay for day 4! I have actually quite enjoyed today. I like milk and I like bananas, and surprisingly I'm not so sick of them at this point that I wouldn't throw up if I had another. My stomach is making all sorts of rumblings though so I'm not quite sure what's going to happen, hopefully nothing. Here's a lowdown of my consumption today:

Breakfast: Banana milkshake (1 banana, 1 c milk, ice)
Snack: 1/2 banana
Lunch: 1 banana, 1 c milk
Snack: 1/2 banana, 1 c milk
Dinner: 1 c milk, 2 bananas sliced so I could feel like I was eating the yummy oven baked potatoes with all the fixin's like my family.
Snack: Banana milkshake identical to breakfast. Although I put the milk in the freezer for about 20 minutes before and it was better than breakfast because it was colder.

I could definitely feel the lack of calories that I was getting today. I never got dizzy or lightheaded but I felt tired around dinner time and a little out of it. That's the only time I had weird symptoms though.

I'm not looking forward to tomorrow but hopefully it wont be too bad. I'll just drink lots of water. Also, it's only 1 day so it can't be that bad!

weigh-in

Starting weight: 154.5
Current weight: 150.0
lbs lost so far: 4.5

Okay okay, that's great! I can't help but be a little dissapointed about not being under 150 but that's okay. For sure, I will be tomorrow. Also, today on a side note, it snowed SO much! Yesterday was so nice and we were outside without our shoes. My, how a day can change things, or as my sis-in-law said, we have bi-polar weather here!

Today I can have as many as 8 bananas and as many as 8 glasses of milk. Let's see how creative I can be :)

The Cleanse- Day 3

Day three...I was feeling okay on my energy level today but I am so tired right now. It is almost midnight so that could be taken into consideration. Fruits and veggies today, which was nice, but I'm so sick of them right now. I can't wait until tomorrow when I can make banana smoothies!
Here's the food for today, or what I can remember, I didn't write it down.
Breakfast: strawberry, orange juice, ice, spinach shake
Snack: 1 cantaloupe
Lunch: sauteed swiss chard, yellow peppers, peas
Dinner: grapes, chicken noodle soup


What?? Chicken noodle soup?? Yes. My wonderful mother-in-law made chicken noodle soup and I was off running errands and couldn't make my dinner. And she had already put some in a bowl for me, in front of me. I ate a very small bowl and it was mostly chicken, carrots and broth, and of course, was very very delicious. And I didn't eat any of the rolls with yummy butter and jam... : (

Snack: more grapes and strawberries!

As I've done this cleanse I've really begun to notice all the things I used to eat when I was eating whatever I wanted. No wonder I can't lose weight and I'm gaining weight. I snack, a lot! I am also a major snacker at my in-laws because they have lots of snacks, and unhealthy ones to make it worse! This cleanse has helped me realize how much I did eat, and all the random times I would eat. Also, I'm eating tons more healthy food than before.

The Cleanse-Day 2

Today has been tough! My honey buns said it would be hard but I didn't realize how hard! It's 9:15 p.m. and I am tired and feeling like I want a snack but like last night, anything but vegetables (or yesterday- fruit)!! I did cheat a little bit but I was starving! So, here's the lowdown:

Breakfast: cucumber
Lunch: sauteed orange pepper, frozen peas, collard greens
Snack: 2 lion house recipe meatballs about 2 in in diameter. I was just so starving that I needed to eat something substantial and I couldn't let the meatballs go to waste (Danny won't eat them, too many onions) They were SOO good!
Dinner: steamed red cabbage, yellow pepper, and collard greens. potato with butter and refried beans. I'm not sure if the refried beans are part of the diet but they were delicious!

Tomorrow I get a little more variety with my cleanse: Day 3-Same as day 1 and 2 but no potato : ( I am excited to make veggie/fruit shakes. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have one in the morning with ice. Yummy!

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 150.5
lbs lost so far: 4

So I'm not as enthusiastic about today's weigh in but I knew that 3+ pounds yesterday was some water. I just hope that my weight loss is a little more tomorrow, like 1 pound. Maybe the meatballs had something to do with my weigh in....Here's to day 3!

The Cleanse -Day 1

Well, Day 1 was pretty good. I didn't feel hungry for most of the day and then towards the end of the day around 9ish I was feeling hungry for snacky foods; chips, crackers, cereal. This is when I would usually eat those. I didn't feel like eating more fruit AT ALL. I didn't give in and was good the whole day! Yay! Here's a break-down:

Breakfast: Apple, peaches
Snack: Strawberries
Lunch: Mixed fruit
Dinner: Cantelope and grapes. I also ate 2 beans from a bean pod without thinking but I don't think that will effect me in any way.

Now, one of the reasons I wanted to do this cleanse was to give my body a fresh start and "cleanse" it if you will of all the bad things I've been eating like chocolate cake donuts, oreos, and cookies. The other reason is for weight loss. I don't want to be pregnant and weigh so much! I just can't fathom the fact. So until I do become pregnant I am on the serious track to healthy weight loss. Now on to weights:

starting weight: 154.5
current weight: 151
lbs lost so far: 3.5

Not too bad right?! I know a lot of it is water weight but I don't need that extra water weighing me down anyway. And those numbers are great motivators for me to keep going! Just the thought of being that close to being in the 140's again makes me really excited.

Day 2 is eat only vegetables, including 1 potato with butter! Also, to try and avoid peas, corn, and dry beans (for their calories). We'll see how I can handle it!

The Cleanse

Alright, so I decided to do the cleanse.

Today, Day 1, is all fruits, except bananas. So here we go!

So far today I've had a medium apple and 1 c bottled peaches. I need to go to the store so hopefully this cleanse will help me pick some yummy deliciously healthy foods!

March 30th

No exercise today but I didn't eat tons of junk either so that's good right? I think I might try a cleanse I saw on this website starting tomorrow. I've never been one for cleanses based on the fact that if something says you shouldn't eat all the healthy foods out there something's not right. But it's only 7 days and I figure I can do something for 7 days, right? I'll let you know tomorrow whether I'm on or off that wagon ride.

In sadder news, relatively, I checked my approximate body fat on a website and it said I was like 38% or some crazy amount and that if I wanted a toned stomach I would have to lose 25 pounds which coincidentally is how much I want to lose! I want to be 125 lbs and not have a muffin-top belly. So here's to a cleanse and a healthier me!

Goal Check #4

It's been a while! I guess that's what a trip and recovering from a trip will do to ya! I did have lots of fun on vacation and I did gain a teensy bit of weight but it's coming off fast so maybe it was water weight? :) Before my trip I talked about keeping track of everything I ate and counting calories and posting. Well, I did everything but the posting so at least I got something accomplished!

So on to the goals!
#1-vegetables-I didn't get my 3 servings in a day but I did get at least one so
#2-exercise-I definitely got my goals in during our trip so that's good!
#3-BMI-It's going down slowly after my trip yay!

So, not much to report except now I am losing weight I've already lost like a million times. At least hopefully this time I can keep it off, at least until I get pregnant again!

Goal check #3

I don't even want to do this this week. I am feeling a teensy bit like a failure. Over the weekend I way overindulged at the cabin and when I got on the scale this morning I had gained 3 pounds since the last time I weighed myself! So I am counting calories again. I really want to be under 150 for my trip this Saturday. I am going to do daily weigh-ins and nightly reports on food. Last weigh-in will be Friday morning.

Anyone else out there have goals for this week?

Go team!

Goal Check #2

I have been icky icky sick the last few days. I really hope I feel better soon. But on to the goals:

#1-Veggies: I have been doing great with eating more veggies! I decided today i need to start a food journal. I've always had a hard time keeping my food journal because I don't bring it everywhere. But I think I'm going to start wearing a purse ( I just use a diaper bag) and then I can bring my planner with me which will include my food journal.

#2-Cardio: Not so great this week. I did 1 workout which was 30 min long. It was really nice but my motivation is in the clouds....

#3-BMI: Still the same, basically. Actually I weighed myself yesterday and I weighed 1 pound more than last week! Oh my heck!! Ugh...

Bring on the cardio!

Goal check #1

So I wanted to do a goal check today to see how I'm doing. I think I should do this weekly? I mean why make new years resolutions if you just forget about them until December and then say, oh well, next year...

So, here they are again!

#1-eat 3 servings of vegetables a day--I have been trying to eat more vegetables each day but I'm not sure I am getting three every day. So I will be more committed to writing that down this week.

#2-Do cardio exercise 30 minutes a day 3 times a week--Well, I did the elliptical for 30 min. and went on a 45 min walk later on Saturday but that was really the first long workout(s) I did this year. I know, it's sad, but that's why we make goals. They are supposed to be something we need to work towards. So this week, I will try and workout 2 X for 30 min to try and get up to my goal of 3x a week.

#3-Obtain a healthy BMI (18.5-24.9--currently: 25.7) No change here. I think this goal can only be accomplished by doing the previous two goals (and other stuff but don't worry I know that)

So here's to a new week of exercise and eating right!

Push-ups

I just did 15 push ups! My arms are burning but it felt great! Now, if only I could do that on a more regular basis haha

Wii fit

The Hubs and I recently bought a Wii with the Wii fit and a bunch of other fitness games. I did my first trial run today and thought it was pretty fun. I wasn't very motivated though. Tomorrow I want to try something a little more upbeat.

Also, I did a weight check today: 151

I also did a measurement check and I am up 1/2 inch overall.

So what that means is that I am not gaining weight but I'm getting fluffy! Time to step up the workouts!

weight check, 2010 goal re-cap

Ok, well I did a weight check this morning and I was 150 lbs. Not too bad but not too great either. I am proud to say that I didn't gain a lot of weight during the holidays, only 1 pound! Last year I gained 8.5 pounds! Wow! I was definitely not in control. So, re-cap for 2010 goals:

#1-Short-term goal-lose 10 lbs by Hannah's first birthday, August 24 (then I'll be at my pre-preg weight) (not complete)
#2-Lose another 10 lbs by October 31st (not complete)
#3-Lose 5 more lbs by the end of the year totaling 25 lbs (not complete)
#4-Do some form of exercise each day, at least 20 minutes (biking, running, walking, etc) (semi-complete)
#5-Cut down on sweets. This one is really hard for me. I don't know how to set limits for candy/sweets eating so if anyone has any good ideas let me know! : ) (semi-complete--I had my days but I have been much more aware of what I'm eating and I'm trying to not be so crazy)

So...2010 wasn't such a great year for weight loss. This year my goals are going to start out differently. I want to concentrate more on exercise and eating well and not necessarily weight loss. The goals for 2011 are:

#1-Eat 3 servings of vegetables a day.
#2-Do cardio exercise 30 minutes a day 3 times a week.
#3-Obtain a healthy BMI (18.5-24.9--currently: 25.7)

Go good luck with your goals and hopefully I can attain mine! Luckily I have all year to work on them!

motivation and moving

oh man, right now I have no motivation, all I want to do is unpack my house! Hopefully soon my house will look better and I will be motivated to workout again. Tomorrow I'm doing a measurement check so we'll see how it goes!

I don't really have a subject for this post. I haven't been working out as much this week, just walking. I don't know but for some reason I feel like I have to get my workout done in the morning and if I don't then I don't even try in the afternoon/evening. Maybe it's because I like to shower in the morning and I don't like feeling grungy all day...Anyway, I'm really hoping with this move that I will be able to wake up early and workout and shower all before baby wakes up. It will be hard, I'm sure, but I really want to do it. And I would really really like to get the weight off before I get pregnant again. We'll see, hopefully!

Running

Yesterday I was hanging out with my sister and she asked if I wanted to come over and workout tomorrow (today). So, she did some weight training while I ran on her treadmill for 25 minutes and little baby cakes played in her pack 'n play with some toys. It was great. It makes me really want a treadmill again. Some day! I do have an elliptical in storage which I am really excited to get out and start using. Only a few more weeks!

Anyway, running felt really nice. I just wish the weather/air was better right now for running but it's just gross and cold.

30 day shred-day 18

Ok, it's been a while, like almost 2 weeks?? I don't know but I was sitting down today thinking how depressed I was that I gained 2 pounds in a weekend and can't seem to lose weight, and la dee la dee la. So, I decided to get off my butt and workout. I don't want to be a quitter, except maybe of chocolate. So, workout completed! It felt good and now I have a more recent reminder of how much I like to workout!