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

8.22.2013

Bleh...


B+Grade
1,289Calories
-753Net Cals
29Points
7
Goals

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

8.16.2013

Fridays are always my weird days...


A-Grade
950Calories
-1,064Net Cals
21Points
4
Goals

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

Snack time



Every time I run out of bananas I legit cry... So good!

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

this shirt hasn't fit since the 10th grade!


 

Very, VERY happy and proud of my progress right now! 

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

Monday, August 12, 2013

8.11.2013

No gym today :( Things just got too chaotic so I'm going to make today my off day for the week. I took the advice of a fellow counter and only ate half of the pancakes I ordered at breakfast. I haven't had something that dense to eat in a really long time! Even though I only ate half, feeling that full afterwards was not a great feeling! Plus, it threw a wrench in my eating plans for the rest of the day. While I've wanted them for a while, I don't think I'll order them for another while again!.Just got home so it's way to late to do a full dinner. I'm really proud of myself for only eating half of my order today. Then, I gave my leftovers away! Even though that seems a little silly, doing that was really hard for me since since I usually just come home and stuff myself with whatever I bought home. Changes like this help me show myself that I'm serious about changing my lifestyle!


B+Grade
1,078Calories
-943Net Cals
29Points
6
Goals

Sunday, August 11, 2013

8.10.2013

The gym was amazing today! Such a great workout. I was surprised at how I pushed myself so hard considering I haven't even been going for a full week yet, but I'm hoping to work up to always going that hard every time I go over the next 1-2 weeks. Discovered some amazing soup for dinner. Pretty proud of myself for trying to try new things! I also picked up a larger variety of veggies from the store! Going to make some tasty meals this upcoming week!


AGrade
1,260Calories
-1,238Net Cals
34Points
8
Goals

Fantastic Workout

Oh man, that was amazing....
1 hour: elliptical + treadmill 
#endorphinsfordays

Saturday, August 10, 2013

8.9.2013

Pretty good day. Definitely ate enough. Need to cut down on my treats though. I was pretty hungry by lunch and my sister called me up wanting Chinese food so I went along with it because I was tired and irritable  Food that I know that isn't necessarily the healthiest for me is becoming less and less appetizing  If I'm going to work out, then there's no point in counteracting all that work for some food I don't really need. My fatigue was pretty bad today :/ Didn't really get anything done today, but it's good to relax every now and then. Health always comes first! In other news, the gym was amazing today! I really like my hour-long routine so I'm looking forward to tomorrow even though the gym opens later. Pretty proud for increasing my potassium intake today too!



AGrade
1,527Calories
-948Net Cals
35Points
8
Goals