I'm so happy I found a way to access my blog! Trying to get back on track. Long story short, the first couple weeks were a hit and a bit of a miss for staying on track. I've done a pretty good job staying away from certain food that made me gain a lot of weight the first time I came here (rice, meat, sweets, snacks). I'm also doing a better job sticking to being vegan. Had to go vegetarian for a while, but that I'm able to cook for myself, things should be a lot better. Going to get my eating back on track before I start working out full out again. Rather be safe then sorry and I know I'm not eating as much as I need to as I get back in the swing of things. I've lost a bit of weight since I've been here, but I honestly don't know how much because I haven't bought a scale yet. Hoping to get one soon. Even though I don't work out a lot, I've been walking a lot more so I still feel like I'm getting a good bit of cardio in throughout the week. My mood and energy levels have been off for a good bit of time, but it could just be from falling out of my normal routine. It's also kind of hard to log my food online here so I've been writing everything down in a Word Doc. Starting to expand my menus as I plan what I want to eat each week.
I'll be posting and updating my tumblr regularly again :)
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Saturday, August 31, 2013
MIA For Awhile
Great summer. In the process of relocating right now so probably not going to post anything for a while, assuming I can access my sites when I get to where I'm going. Looking forward to the next several months. Lots of adventures to be had and hurdles to jump over, but it will be worth it. I will still accomplish my fitness goals. Bye for now!
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Last Day At Gym
Last workout in the US. I've gone from not wanting to wake up to not going consistently to getting to the gym before it opens in about 1 month. Feeling good. Feeling proud.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Moving
Studying abroad. If all goes well and I can still access my sites, I'll pick things back up when I get settled in. Otherwise, I'll have to report back in the spring. Very proud of myself thus far. Even though I still have a long way to go, I know I can do it.
Bye for now,
57_140
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Summer Weight Loss Goal Achieved
Despite all the crazy I went through this summer trying to get my eating habits right and start exercising, I hit my summer weight loss goal of 190. 30 lbs down in 2.5 months. Taking it slow and doing it right this time!
Friday, August 23, 2013
Thursday, August 22, 2013
8.21.2013
Fantastic workout. Felt kinda crummy around dinner time. I realized I don't really like doing solid foods for dinner so I might switch over to shakes and soups (with side salads) for a while. I know I need to eat, but instead of trying to force myself to eat stuff like pasta with veggies when I get home, I'm going to start taking that for lunch and doing lighter stuff at night. I also need to get back to eating more fruits and veggies so changing when I eat certain types of foods may help with that. Had coconut milk ice cream for dinner. I wanted to try something new, keep myself from ordering Chinese food ( I wanted a little bit of comfort), and find something other than pasta and veggies to eat (again not feelings the dense foods thing right now). It was ok. I'd get it again and its good to know that it exists in the universe so I don't feel sad about having to give it up. Ice cream was the only thing I've really missed so far...Feeling pretty tired. Ton of stuff to do, but I might put some of it to the side and get some more sleep.
B+Grade
1,372Calories
-1,094Net Cals
27Points
6
Goals
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
8.20.2013
Very little walking about the office today. Had some work done at the dentist and I just didn't feel up to it. Happy to report that I got a salad today from a mexican place, where I've only gotten quesadillas and burritos from up until now. I've been going to this place for years! I really like eating there, but instead of guilt tripping myself every time I go, I finally figured out a way to keep going and be healthier about it. On a side note, the gym was so-so today. Had a hard time staying on one machine for the full 35 so I ended up erging for a 10 mins just so I could make it to 30 mins. Not the best work out, but proud of myself for sticking it out.
A-Grade
1,185Calories
-1,132Net Cals
32Points
8
Goals
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
8.19.2013
Adding 5 extra minutes on to my workout has been great! Really makes a difference. I will say, after not being able to get to the gym for the past three days, today's workout got off to a slow start. Light dinner. My stomach has been in knots all day. Got a lot of work done at work. Overall, a pretty productive day!
A-Grade
1,162Calories
-1,351Net Cals
33Points
8
Goals
Monday, August 19, 2013
8.18.2013
Got back in town today. No real time to work out. Eating schedule as off as well :/ Probably going to the gym tomorrow morning. Need to get back on track. All in all, considering it was first trip since I changed my eating habits, things didn't end up to bad.
A-Grade
1,693Calories
-315Net Cals
23Points
5
Goals
8.17.2013
Day trip and I'm exhausted....tried to log my food as best as I could, but I kept my eating under control despite being around a ton of southern cooking!
AGrade
1,282Calories
-732Net Cals
26Points
6Goals
Saturday, August 17, 2013
Friday, August 16, 2013
8.15.2013
Pretty good day food-wise, until dinner. This is definitely still my weak spot. On a happier note, I found a new workout out on the elliptical I really like and I didn't get super tired at work!
A-Grade
1,607Calories
-851Net Cals
34Points
8
Goals
DIY Nutrition
Cooked some pasta to add to my soup. It's delicious for anyone who wants to try it, but it doesn't have enough of what I need for a nutritious meal on its own. 
Thursday, August 15, 2013
8.14.2013
Pretty tired today. Happy to report that I tried biking again (which didn't go so well, but hey that's ok!) and the stair machine in the gym this morning. I really like the stair machine. I might erg tomorrow. My new goal moving forward is to rotate through all of the cardio machines each week. I was pretty tired for part of the afternoon :/ I blame my fatigue and not my workout (unlike yesterday), but I was able to pick myself and accomplish all of the goals I had for today. Pretty tired now, but I need to make myself stay up for a little while longer and work on some things.
AGrade
1,099Calories
-1,292Net Cals
39Points
10
Goals
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
8.13.2013
Good workout today. Pretty tired for the rest of the day which was a bummer. Tried some homemade quesadillas for lunch tonight :) I would tweak the recipe going forward, but im pretty proud of trying something new. Short post. Still have tons of stuff to do tonight before bed.
AGrade
1,530Calories
-881Net Cals
32Points
8
Goals
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
The Whole Fam.....
I have successfully convicted my whole family to come to the gym this morning. AWWWW YEAAHHHHHH :)
8.12.2013
Tried a new machine at the gym today. It's the new elliptical (could be wrong) with three stride lengths and its kind of cumbersome to use, but I got the hang of it closer towards the end of my workout. Even though I don't particularly like it as much as my normal machine, I think I'm going to start using it more so my body doesn't get fixed on expecting one type of work out. I got pretty tired today at work, but it could have been that was accidentally woken up around 3 am and using the new machine. On top of that I really couldn't move around as much since I had mostly desk work to do. Tomorrow should be better!
AGrade
1,204Calories
-1,214Net Cals
54Points
8
Goals
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