OK day today - I didn't work out because this cold is just bugging me...it isn't anything serious, but I had a big headache and just overall yuckiness. I ate OK though, even though I made a crazy dinner of roast beef, fresh baked bread, twice baked potatoes and corn on the cob (well, I didn't really make anything...the crock pot did the roast beef, the bread maker did the bread and the store made the potatoes and corn for me :) )
I was within my limits, though at the upper limit.
I'm getting kind of tired of being "healthy" haha! I mean honestly...I never went above 150 in weight ever, no matter how much I ate. I'm now eating (EASILY!) 500 calories less each day than I used to, if not way more, and working out, and still nothing...I know I could work out more and that would probably help, but I just don't have the ability to do much more without going to a gym, which we can't afford right now. Blah.
But on and on I'll trudge...just getting depressing really.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Labor Day 2009
A good day today...I worked out twice (once with EA Active and then took a walk with the girls to the lake, about 1 mile round trip) and ate all within my "levels" and at the lower end.
I have a cold, so we'll see how that manifests itself in the next few days...I'm going to try to drink lots of water and get lots of rest!
I have a cold, so we'll see how that manifests itself in the next few days...I'm going to try to drink lots of water and get lots of rest!
The weekend - Sept. 5-6
I did work out Saturday (yay for me!) which proved to be quite annoying at times as I had Abby trying to do the exercises with me, Nicole sitting behind me commenting, both girls arguing at one point over something...grrrr...
I ate really good for breakfast and lunch on Saturday but we went out to dinner that night (as we always do on Saturday) so I'm sure that threw my count off. Sunday was ok for breakfast and dinner, but we were at an apple farm for lunch and I would have been fine if I had just stayed away from the frozen custard! I went over by about 300 calories...drat.
Let's see what I can accomplish Monday with everyone being home...
I ate really good for breakfast and lunch on Saturday but we went out to dinner that night (as we always do on Saturday) so I'm sure that threw my count off. Sunday was ok for breakfast and dinner, but we were at an apple farm for lunch and I would have been fine if I had just stayed away from the frozen custard! I went over by about 300 calories...drat.
Let's see what I can accomplish Monday with everyone being home...
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Friday Sept 4th
I went to the mall today for lunch - I could have ruined my whole day...but you know what? I went online to Subway's Nutritional Info (I knew that was probably the healthiest place there) and I figured out exactly what I could eat with what calories I had. So I had a 6 inch on wheat with ham, cheese and honey mustard (that is all, I'm picky, remember?). It is something I'd eat normally anyhow, but I would have gotten mayo too, so I just got honey mustard instead to give it a better "kick" and way less calories!
I volunteered at the school again, but I drove this time so I could get back in time to work out with EA Active. It is a little rushed sometimes when I do that, but I still get it done with time to spare to walk up to Abby's bus stop (which still kills my calves, by the way...does that ever stop?)
I ate 1, 228 calories but was pretty far off with protein and a little bit off with fat (not enough of both). Really got to work on those! Carbs are no problem with me, haha! Maybe that is my problem!
I volunteered at the school again, but I drove this time so I could get back in time to work out with EA Active. It is a little rushed sometimes when I do that, but I still get it done with time to spare to walk up to Abby's bus stop (which still kills my calves, by the way...does that ever stop?)
I ate 1, 228 calories but was pretty far off with protein and a little bit off with fat (not enough of both). Really got to work on those! Carbs are no problem with me, haha! Maybe that is my problem!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday Sept. 3
OK - I'm going to stop writing down every single little thing that I eat...at least on here. I do log it in at sparkpeople.com though, so no worries!
Yesterday was a fairly decent day. I was helping at school, so walked there and back in the morning (1.4 miles) and then later in the evening, there was a Girl Scout orientation, so Abby, Nicole and I (along with some friends) walked to the school for that too. (so another 1.4 miles!) I didn't do EA Active because I just didn't...I like to do it while Abby is at school and I ran out of time in the morning. But the walking made up for it I think. Not quite as much sweating as I do with the EA Active, but worked my calves quite well!
I ate pretty well yesterday too. The same old stuff for breakfast, some leftover pasta for lunch and chicken with brown rice and green beans for dinner. 1,212 calories with enough carbs but not quite enough fat or protein grams. (and yes, there is a minimum amount of fat you need in life! Of course it should be healthy fat!)
I hurt like heck from my EA Active on Tuesday (lots of strength training that day on it and tons of lunges!) but the walking helped stretch me out a bit I think.
Yesterday was a fairly decent day. I was helping at school, so walked there and back in the morning (1.4 miles) and then later in the evening, there was a Girl Scout orientation, so Abby, Nicole and I (along with some friends) walked to the school for that too. (so another 1.4 miles!) I didn't do EA Active because I just didn't...I like to do it while Abby is at school and I ran out of time in the morning. But the walking made up for it I think. Not quite as much sweating as I do with the EA Active, but worked my calves quite well!
I ate pretty well yesterday too. The same old stuff for breakfast, some leftover pasta for lunch and chicken with brown rice and green beans for dinner. 1,212 calories with enough carbs but not quite enough fat or protein grams. (and yes, there is a minimum amount of fat you need in life! Of course it should be healthy fat!)
I hurt like heck from my EA Active on Tuesday (lots of strength training that day on it and tons of lunges!) but the walking helped stretch me out a bit I think.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Wednesday Sept 2nd
Rest Day on EA Active - I might get out and walk later tonight though after dinner.
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk and 4oz. OJ
Snack: Vanilla Dannon Activia yogurt with grapenuts and a glass of water
Lunch: Tuna on whole wheat with 1 Tbsp. mayo and a glass of water
Dinner: Two slices of Papa John's pepperoni pizza (and I didn't even look at the dessert pizza I ordered for the rest of the family...and totally shunned the garlic butter...it was hard, but I did it darn it!) with water
Water: 4 glasses
Calories: 1,286
Carbs: 184
Fat: 37
Protein: 61
A good day today - I look at it and I didn't eat much at all, but I guess that is what eating "within your calorie range" looks like huh?
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk and 4oz. OJ
Snack: Vanilla Dannon Activia yogurt with grapenuts and a glass of water
Lunch: Tuna on whole wheat with 1 Tbsp. mayo and a glass of water
Dinner: Two slices of Papa John's pepperoni pizza (and I didn't even look at the dessert pizza I ordered for the rest of the family...and totally shunned the garlic butter...it was hard, but I did it darn it!) with water
Water: 4 glasses
Calories: 1,286
Carbs: 184
Fat: 37
Protein: 61
A good day today - I look at it and I didn't eat much at all, but I guess that is what eating "within your calorie range" looks like huh?
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Tuesday Sept 1st
Busy morning! I volunteered at Abby's school this morning so had to rush home from that to work out before picking her up from the bus! But I got it in!
EA Active (medium intensity)
123 calories burned
24 minutes
1 glass of water
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk; 100-calorie bagel with 1Tbsp peanut butter and a half glass of OJ
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat (with cheddar cheese, mustard, lite mayo) and a glass of water
Snack: 1 Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chip cookie with glass of water
Dinner: 1 slice leftover Chuck E Cheese pizza and 1/2 C. cottage cheese and a glass of water
4 glasses of water
Calories: 1,278
Carbs: 164
Fat: 46
Protein: 58
Not too shabby...everything within range except I'm two grams off of my protein...I really need to find something to eat with more protein in it! I can't do the shakes...they tear apart my stomach!
EA Active (medium intensity)
123 calories burned
24 minutes
1 glass of water
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk; 100-calorie bagel with 1Tbsp peanut butter and a half glass of OJ
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat (with cheddar cheese, mustard, lite mayo) and a glass of water
Snack: 1 Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chip cookie with glass of water
Dinner: 1 slice leftover Chuck E Cheese pizza and 1/2 C. cottage cheese and a glass of water
4 glasses of water
Calories: 1,278
Carbs: 164
Fat: 46
Protein: 58
Not too shabby...everything within range except I'm two grams off of my protein...I really need to find something to eat with more protein in it! I can't do the shakes...they tear apart my stomach!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday, August 31
I slacked off this weekend - I must confess. I still think I ate pretty well, but I did not keep track of it whatsoever. I donated blood on Saturday so I ended up eating a bit more than normal to get my energy back up and then yesterday...well...it just didn't happen. But I'm back at it today darn it!
Stats:
Week One:
Weight: 145.5
BMI: 24.28 (per Wii Fit)
Waist: 29.5 inches
Hips: 43.5 inches
Week Two:
Weight: 144.5
BMI: 24.10
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 43 inches
Week Three:
Weight: 145.5
BMI: 24.3
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 43 inches
So no change in inches, but gained back my 1 pound. I am a bit bloated (I really hate that word) so I'm going to drink as much water as I can this week and see if I can bring that back down some by next week! No worries here!
Workout: EA Active (Hard intensity...it is going back to medium tomorrow because I about passed out on the couch from my heart beating out of my chest on the cardio parts! I seriously couldn't breathe)
40 minutes
198 calories burned
With a glass of water
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk and a glass of OJ
Snack: 100-calorie bagel with 2Tbsp. cream cheese and a glass of water
Lunch: leftover oatmeal pancakes and cup of peaches; 1 glass of water
Snack: blueberry Dannon Activia yogurt with 1/8C. Grape-nuts
Dinner: Kirkland brand (Costco) Cheese Ravioli with sauce; 2 slices cheese toast and a glass of water
Dessert: Skinny Cow ice cream cone
And...Jason, Abby and I walked around the block, 1.4 miles.
Calories: 1,630 (guess I shouldn't have had the ice cream cone and/or the extra cheese toast!)
Carbs: 231g
Fat: 49g
Protein: 59g
within range (though at the high point) for everything except went over on calories...grrrr...tomorrow I strive to do better!
Stats:
Week One:
Weight: 145.5
BMI: 24.28 (per Wii Fit)
Waist: 29.5 inches
Hips: 43.5 inches
Week Two:
Weight: 144.5
BMI: 24.10
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 43 inches
Week Three:
Weight: 145.5
BMI: 24.3
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 43 inches
So no change in inches, but gained back my 1 pound. I am a bit bloated (I really hate that word) so I'm going to drink as much water as I can this week and see if I can bring that back down some by next week! No worries here!
Workout: EA Active (Hard intensity...it is going back to medium tomorrow because I about passed out on the couch from my heart beating out of my chest on the cardio parts! I seriously couldn't breathe)
40 minutes
198 calories burned
With a glass of water
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk and a glass of OJ
Snack: 100-calorie bagel with 2Tbsp. cream cheese and a glass of water
Lunch: leftover oatmeal pancakes and cup of peaches; 1 glass of water
Snack: blueberry Dannon Activia yogurt with 1/8C. Grape-nuts
Dinner: Kirkland brand (Costco) Cheese Ravioli with sauce; 2 slices cheese toast and a glass of water
Dessert: Skinny Cow ice cream cone
And...Jason, Abby and I walked around the block, 1.4 miles.
Calories: 1,630 (guess I shouldn't have had the ice cream cone and/or the extra cheese toast!)
Carbs: 231g
Fat: 49g
Protein: 59g
within range (though at the high point) for everything except went over on calories...grrrr...tomorrow I strive to do better!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday (thank goodness!) August 28
I didn't do my EA Active today - instead I had signed up to go to a volunteer meeting at the elementary school, so I walked (yay for me!)
So I walked .6 miles in 9 minutes (going to the school). Most of this is downhill (a big hill) with a little bit of an incline the last .1 mile or so.
Walking back (.7 miles, I started my time right when I left the school door and stopped it at my garage door instead of sidewalk to sidewalk...I'm using geodistance.com to measure these by the way) took me 13 minutes. That last .5 miles is a doozy of a hill going up though!
Breakfast: Half a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter (and a couple of sprays of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter), 1C multi-grain cheerios and 1/2C skim milk and 4oz OJ.
Lunch: 2 slices of Chuck E Cheese pizza and a small cup of diced peaches
Snack: Rice Krispies Treat
Dinner: 2 small pancakes made with Quaker Oatmeal Pancake Mix (bought at Costco, I think it is delish...the rest of the family is so-so...whatever...) 1/2C cottage cheese and water
So I walked .6 miles in 9 minutes (going to the school). Most of this is downhill (a big hill) with a little bit of an incline the last .1 mile or so.
Walking back (.7 miles, I started my time right when I left the school door and stopped it at my garage door instead of sidewalk to sidewalk...I'm using geodistance.com to measure these by the way) took me 13 minutes. That last .5 miles is a doozy of a hill going up though!
Breakfast: Half a whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter (and a couple of sprays of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter), 1C multi-grain cheerios and 1/2C skim milk and 4oz OJ.
Lunch: 2 slices of Chuck E Cheese pizza and a small cup of diced peaches
Snack: Rice Krispies Treat
Dinner: 2 small pancakes made with Quaker Oatmeal Pancake Mix (bought at Costco, I think it is delish...the rest of the family is so-so...whatever...) 1/2C cottage cheese and water
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Thursday August 27
Phew! Sitting here still sweating from my workout...it is sad that I'm so out of shape that doing this short of a workout (and not burning many calories at all!) makes me sweat, haha!
EA Active: 27 minutes, burned 132 calories. (drank glass of water)
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk and a glass of OJ
Snack: Dannon Activia Vanilla yogurt w/ 1/8C grape-nuts (and water)
Lunch: So I promised Abby I'd take her to Chuck E. Cheese...I knew I couldn't go and not have pizza, but I think I did OK. I got half cheese half pepperoni and did not touch a single darn pepperoni! I had two slices of cheese though and I also got the salad bar and had romaine lettuce with some fat free Catalina dressing. I also put just a tiny bit of cheese on it. I had Light Minute Maid Lemonade to drink (only 5 calories per 8oz!).
Dinner: The family had chicken fettuccine alfredo (or some version of depending on their likes/dislikes) but I had just the chicken and some green beans.
Dessert: Skinny Cow Vanilla w/ Caramel cone
The lowdown for today:
Water: 3 glasses (I slacked off on that today)
Calories: 1,201
Fat: 21
Carbs: 185
Protein: 73
So I was within range on everything except fat...that can't be right...but I googled the nutritional info for their pizza and put in the numbers they give...so I did the best I can! Though I guess the rest of my day was "good" so maybe it is right after all! I don't want to be low on fat grams though, need to be sure I'm getting in some good fat...though I guess Jason probably did cook the chicken in a bit of olive oil, so that probably bumped me up enough :)
EA Active: 27 minutes, burned 132 calories. (drank glass of water)
Breakfast: Multi-grain cheerios w/skim milk and a glass of OJ
Snack: Dannon Activia Vanilla yogurt w/ 1/8C grape-nuts (and water)
Lunch: So I promised Abby I'd take her to Chuck E. Cheese...I knew I couldn't go and not have pizza, but I think I did OK. I got half cheese half pepperoni and did not touch a single darn pepperoni! I had two slices of cheese though and I also got the salad bar and had romaine lettuce with some fat free Catalina dressing. I also put just a tiny bit of cheese on it. I had Light Minute Maid Lemonade to drink (only 5 calories per 8oz!).
Dinner: The family had chicken fettuccine alfredo (or some version of depending on their likes/dislikes) but I had just the chicken and some green beans.
Dessert: Skinny Cow Vanilla w/ Caramel cone
The lowdown for today:
Water: 3 glasses (I slacked off on that today)
Calories: 1,201
Fat: 21
Carbs: 185
Protein: 73
So I was within range on everything except fat...that can't be right...but I googled the nutritional info for their pizza and put in the numbers they give...so I did the best I can! Though I guess the rest of my day was "good" so maybe it is right after all! I don't want to be low on fat grams though, need to be sure I'm getting in some good fat...though I guess Jason probably did cook the chicken in a bit of olive oil, so that probably bumped me up enough :)
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Wednesday August 26
Today is a rest day for EA Active. Instead I worked out my arms collating papers at Abby's school :)
So did I also mention that I'm doing my best to not buy any more food with HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) in it? We still have some stuff here in the house, but yeah...hard to do when Abby is with me at the grocery store sometimes...but so far, it is working out fairly well! It isn't a huge thing, but I'm trying to take baby steps with some of this stuff.
Breakfast: Multi-grain Cheerios with skim milk and glass of OJ (fruit, check!)
Snack: YoPlus vanilla yogurt with 1/8 C. Grape-nuts (my first time ever having grape-nuts, those things could crack a tooth! But good in yogurt)
Lunch: leftover spaghetti with a slice of American cheese melted on top; cup of cherry applesauce (all natural too!) (fruit, check!)
Snack: I did a bad thing...I had some slices of sandwich style pepperoni...yum. Not so good for the calories and stuff...oh well. No dessert for me!
Dinner: 2 Hebrew National All Beef hot dogs (they were sooo good!) and 1/2 C. Kraft Mac & Cheese (I made it with skim milk, does that count for anything?) oh darn! I forgot my fruit or veggie...
Numbers for the day:
Water: 4 glasses (need to keep working on this one!)
Calories: 1, 505
Carbs: 185
Fat: 54
Protein: 53
I was within range (but at the high end) for the first three...just a tad shy of the protein today...I let that darn yummy junk food get to me today!
Oh - so I did get exercise today...I did that 1.2 mile walk, in the heat, with Abby! She (of course) couldn't handle the whole thing, so I carried her for a few small parts and also raced her some others...so I think I got a bit of cardio in today :) If nothing else, I'm going to have some rock hard calves in a few months from all these hills! Abby's friend (and her mom and sister) invited us on the walk...probably not something I would normally do honestly...but it was nice to get out. Neither one of us moms realized it would get so darn hot in the sun though...a bit humid too. But we made it!
So did I also mention that I'm doing my best to not buy any more food with HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) in it? We still have some stuff here in the house, but yeah...hard to do when Abby is with me at the grocery store sometimes...but so far, it is working out fairly well! It isn't a huge thing, but I'm trying to take baby steps with some of this stuff.
Breakfast: Multi-grain Cheerios with skim milk and glass of OJ (fruit, check!)
Snack: YoPlus vanilla yogurt with 1/8 C. Grape-nuts (my first time ever having grape-nuts, those things could crack a tooth! But good in yogurt)
Lunch: leftover spaghetti with a slice of American cheese melted on top; cup of cherry applesauce (all natural too!) (fruit, check!)
Snack: I did a bad thing...I had some slices of sandwich style pepperoni...yum. Not so good for the calories and stuff...oh well. No dessert for me!
Dinner: 2 Hebrew National All Beef hot dogs (they were sooo good!) and 1/2 C. Kraft Mac & Cheese (I made it with skim milk, does that count for anything?) oh darn! I forgot my fruit or veggie...
Numbers for the day:
Water: 4 glasses (need to keep working on this one!)
Calories: 1, 505
Carbs: 185
Fat: 54
Protein: 53
I was within range (but at the high end) for the first three...just a tad shy of the protein today...I let that darn yummy junk food get to me today!
Oh - so I did get exercise today...I did that 1.2 mile walk, in the heat, with Abby! She (of course) couldn't handle the whole thing, so I carried her for a few small parts and also raced her some others...so I think I got a bit of cardio in today :) If nothing else, I'm going to have some rock hard calves in a few months from all these hills! Abby's friend (and her mom and sister) invited us on the walk...probably not something I would normally do honestly...but it was nice to get out. Neither one of us moms realized it would get so darn hot in the sun though...a bit humid too. But we made it!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday August 25th
I guess I could come up with more clever titles, but nah...
Today I did EA Active at medium intensity for 26 minutes and burned 126 calories. After the walk yesterday, I'm definitely starting to feel it! I do lots of squats on the game and lots of arm exercises too!
Oh - and I've decided to change a goal, haha! I don't think I can do the "try a new veggie/fruit" every week...just isn't going to happen. But...I think I can eat a fruit and/or veggie with every meal. I'm going to start with the three "big" meals and then try to add it to my snacks too eventually...I am including juices too (as long as they are "real")
Breakfast: Multi-Grain Cheerios & skim milk w/ glass of OJ (fruit, check!)
Snack: I picked up a box of Sensible Portion Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chip cookies at Costco. They are made from mostly ingredients I actually know, with 8 whole grains, natural rolled oats and 3g of fiber. They tide me over until lunch at least!
Lunch: Leftover chicken from last night along with the corn w/ water (veggie, check!)
Snack: Cottage cheese and a cup of Peaches & Cream (fruit, check!)
Dinner: We made pizza tonight with a crust and sauce I got at Costco (all natural supposedly) and then some mozzarella cheese and some baby pepperoni we bought at Costco as well. I only had one slice! Will power!! I also had half a cup of cottage cheese...I haven't eaten that stuff in so long and now that I am, I'm remembering how much I love it and want to eat it all the time, haha! (ummm...does the sauce count as a veggie? I say so :), so check!)
Numbers for the day:
glasses of water: 4
Calories (1,200-1,550): 1,080 (guess I should have had two slices of pizza!)
Carbs (163-236): 128
Fat (32-56): 31
Protein (60-127): 72
OK - so I didn't do too well today...if I had checked my "levels" last night, I would have had a nighttime snack after dinner...but I was so busy putting together a photobook, that I just let time get away from me (and any hunger I might have had!). I'll work better at it today!
Today I did EA Active at medium intensity for 26 minutes and burned 126 calories. After the walk yesterday, I'm definitely starting to feel it! I do lots of squats on the game and lots of arm exercises too!
Oh - and I've decided to change a goal, haha! I don't think I can do the "try a new veggie/fruit" every week...just isn't going to happen. But...I think I can eat a fruit and/or veggie with every meal. I'm going to start with the three "big" meals and then try to add it to my snacks too eventually...I am including juices too (as long as they are "real")
Breakfast: Multi-Grain Cheerios & skim milk w/ glass of OJ (fruit, check!)
Snack: I picked up a box of Sensible Portion Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Chip cookies at Costco. They are made from mostly ingredients I actually know, with 8 whole grains, natural rolled oats and 3g of fiber. They tide me over until lunch at least!
Lunch: Leftover chicken from last night along with the corn w/ water (veggie, check!)
Snack: Cottage cheese and a cup of Peaches & Cream (fruit, check!)
Dinner: We made pizza tonight with a crust and sauce I got at Costco (all natural supposedly) and then some mozzarella cheese and some baby pepperoni we bought at Costco as well. I only had one slice! Will power!! I also had half a cup of cottage cheese...I haven't eaten that stuff in so long and now that I am, I'm remembering how much I love it and want to eat it all the time, haha! (ummm...does the sauce count as a veggie? I say so :), so check!)
Numbers for the day:
glasses of water: 4
Calories (1,200-1,550): 1,080 (guess I should have had two slices of pizza!)
Carbs (163-236): 128
Fat (32-56): 31
Protein (60-127): 72
OK - so I didn't do too well today...if I had checked my "levels" last night, I would have had a nighttime snack after dinner...but I was so busy putting together a photobook, that I just let time get away from me (and any hunger I might have had!). I'll work better at it today!
Monday, August 24, 2009
Monday August 24th
It is a beautiful day out today! I actually think that after typing this, I'm going to go out for a walk to the lake (a mile of hills)...woo hoo! Too bad I don't have an iPod to listen to, grrr...(I lost mine).
So here are my stats:
Week One:
Weight: 145.5
BMI: 24.28 (per Wii Fit)
Waist: 29.5 inches
Hips: 43.5 inches
Week Two:
Weight: 144.5 (it says I lost 1.1 lbs, hard to tell with the scale exactly how much I weigh as far as decimals are concerned)
BMI: 24.10
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 43 inches
So I highly doubt I lost that many inches in a week...though I could not find a single part of my waist or hips that was bigger than those numbers I came up with today and somehow I came up with the ones from last week...I'm wearing the same clothes too...maybe it is all the water I drank? Maybe I was just bloated last week? Who the heck knows.
So this week, I'm going to go back to sparkpeople.com and start counting calories! I think I'll still post what I'm eating on here and then at the end of each day, I'll update with the calories and all that fun stuff (or the next morning...)
Workout today: EA Active at medium intensity (I only noticed more reps on the weight training...still about the same amount of minutes and calories burned)
104.3 calories burned
23:58 minutes
2nd workout (yeah baby!): walked 1.22 miles (per www.geodistance.com) for 22.5 minutes. Not very fast, but holy heck, that last hill back up was horrid!
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with fat-free milk
Snack: YoPlus Vanilla yogurt with 1/4 C. Kashi Go Lean (I can't stand the cereal alone with milk, so someone suggested putting it in my yogurt...it is working wonderful!) and a glass of water :)
Lunch: last slice of leftover pizza from Pi (couldn't resist!) and half a cup of cottage cheese, oh, and more water :)
Dinner: 3oz. chicken with bread crumbs and brown rice cooked in chicken broth...oh, and some corn with a glass of water.
Dessert: Skinny Cow chocolate ice cream cone (yum-o!)
OK - now the lowdown on my numbers for the day...I actually did pretty darn well. I wasn't able to find the exact nutritional info for the pizza, but I went to a famous Chicago style pizza place in Chicago that did have nutritional info and just used that...should be just about the same. I'm using Sparkpeople.com and that gives me a range of what I need to get to the weight I want, losing only 1lb a week...wish me luck!
Calories (1,200-1,550): 1,361
Fat (32-56 grams): 28
(I find this hard to beleive with the food I usually eat, but looking back, I guess I did do really well today)
Carbs (163-236): 218
(I'm going to have to work hard to get this down...our diet is full of breads/pastas/etc)
Protein (60-127): 82
So here are my stats:
Week One:
Weight: 145.5
BMI: 24.28 (per Wii Fit)
Waist: 29.5 inches
Hips: 43.5 inches
Week Two:
Weight: 144.5 (it says I lost 1.1 lbs, hard to tell with the scale exactly how much I weigh as far as decimals are concerned)
BMI: 24.10
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 43 inches
So I highly doubt I lost that many inches in a week...though I could not find a single part of my waist or hips that was bigger than those numbers I came up with today and somehow I came up with the ones from last week...I'm wearing the same clothes too...maybe it is all the water I drank? Maybe I was just bloated last week? Who the heck knows.
So this week, I'm going to go back to sparkpeople.com and start counting calories! I think I'll still post what I'm eating on here and then at the end of each day, I'll update with the calories and all that fun stuff (or the next morning...)
Workout today: EA Active at medium intensity (I only noticed more reps on the weight training...still about the same amount of minutes and calories burned)
104.3 calories burned
23:58 minutes
2nd workout (yeah baby!): walked 1.22 miles (per www.geodistance.com) for 22.5 minutes. Not very fast, but holy heck, that last hill back up was horrid!
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with fat-free milk
Snack: YoPlus Vanilla yogurt with 1/4 C. Kashi Go Lean (I can't stand the cereal alone with milk, so someone suggested putting it in my yogurt...it is working wonderful!) and a glass of water :)
Lunch: last slice of leftover pizza from Pi (couldn't resist!) and half a cup of cottage cheese, oh, and more water :)
Dinner: 3oz. chicken with bread crumbs and brown rice cooked in chicken broth...oh, and some corn with a glass of water.
Dessert: Skinny Cow chocolate ice cream cone (yum-o!)
OK - now the lowdown on my numbers for the day...I actually did pretty darn well. I wasn't able to find the exact nutritional info for the pizza, but I went to a famous Chicago style pizza place in Chicago that did have nutritional info and just used that...should be just about the same. I'm using Sparkpeople.com and that gives me a range of what I need to get to the weight I want, losing only 1lb a week...wish me luck!
Calories (1,200-1,550): 1,361
Fat (32-56 grams): 28
(I find this hard to beleive with the food I usually eat, but looking back, I guess I did do really well today)
Carbs (163-236): 218
(I'm going to have to work hard to get this down...our diet is full of breads/pastas/etc)
Protein (60-127): 82
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Sunday August 23
OK - so I forgot to work out this morning...we'll see if I get it in later...is it bad that I keep thinking " but I already took a shower!" :)
Next week, I'm going to start keeping track of calories (I'm scared already!) and going up an intensity level on EA Active. Woo hoo!
Breakfast: Whole wheat bagel with blueberry cream cheese and water to drink
Lunch: leftover slice of pizza from yesterday's lunch and 1/2 C. cottage cheese
Dinner: Leftover spaghetti with a slice of American cheese melted on top (delish!)
Next week, I'm going to start keeping track of calories (I'm scared already!) and going up an intensity level on EA Active. Woo hoo!
Breakfast: Whole wheat bagel with blueberry cream cheese and water to drink
Lunch: leftover slice of pizza from yesterday's lunch and 1/2 C. cottage cheese
Dinner: Leftover spaghetti with a slice of American cheese melted on top (delish!)
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Saturday August 22
Today is a rest day with EA Active but I'll be walking the Delmar Loop!
Breakfast: Golden Grahams w/ 1% milk
Lunch: Two slices of chicago style pizza (one cheese, one with pepperoni)...oh, and some yummy french bread with roasted garlic to spread on it! Now that was good :) Then we went to Fitz' and had root beer floats...oh the yumminess...
Dinner: Approx. 3 oz. of sirloin steak, a small amount of mashed potatoes (with no butter!) and one corn on the cob.
Breakfast: Golden Grahams w/ 1% milk
Lunch: Two slices of chicago style pizza (one cheese, one with pepperoni)...oh, and some yummy french bread with roasted garlic to spread on it! Now that was good :) Then we went to Fitz' and had root beer floats...oh the yumminess...
Dinner: Approx. 3 oz. of sirloin steak, a small amount of mashed potatoes (with no butter!) and one corn on the cob.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Friday, August 21
Workout: EA Active
20 minutes
101 calories burned
Water: 1
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1% milk
Snack: Yo-Plus vanilla yogurt and a mini chocolate chip muffin
Lunch: Leftover mac & cheese and some diced potatoes (weird combo, but it was good anyhow)
Dinner: Spaghetti w/ sauce and garlic cheese bread
Dessert: Two cookies and a cute little root beer float at the Oneg Shabbat at Temple
20 minutes
101 calories burned
Water: 1
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1% milk
Snack: Yo-Plus vanilla yogurt and a mini chocolate chip muffin
Lunch: Leftover mac & cheese and some diced potatoes (weird combo, but it was good anyhow)
Dinner: Spaghetti w/ sauce and garlic cheese bread
Dessert: Two cookies and a cute little root beer float at the Oneg Shabbat at Temple
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday August 20th
Workout:
EA Active low-intensity (I got to do the "shopping cart" in freestyle dance today!)
Calories: 78
Minutes: 18
Hopefully when I bump it up to medium intensity next week, it goes a bit longer...but I also figure the program knows what it is doing!
Water: 4 glasses
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1% milk
Snack: Half a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter
Lunch: Took Abby out to Sonic so she could use a coupon she received at the library for reading books - ate a corn dog, small tater tots and a Dr. Pepper. Not my best lunch :)
Dinner: 1/3 chicken breast with Soyaki sauce (from Trader Joe's, best stuff ever!) & rice (white and brown mixed together since it is what we had left)
Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar
EA Active low-intensity (I got to do the "shopping cart" in freestyle dance today!)
Calories: 78
Minutes: 18
Hopefully when I bump it up to medium intensity next week, it goes a bit longer...but I also figure the program knows what it is doing!
Water: 4 glasses
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1% milk
Snack: Half a whole wheat bagel with peanut butter
Lunch: Took Abby out to Sonic so she could use a coupon she received at the library for reading books - ate a corn dog, small tater tots and a Dr. Pepper. Not my best lunch :)
Dinner: 1/3 chicken breast with Soyaki sauce (from Trader Joe's, best stuff ever!) & rice (white and brown mixed together since it is what we had left)
Dessert: Skinny Cow Truffle Bar
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Wednesday, August 19
Today is a rest day with EA Active so no work out (unless you count the slight incline I climb twice a day to the bus stop, which kills my calves every time, haha!)
Water: 3 glasses (one with a Wild Strawberry Crystal Light packet, which has caffeine and is making me all jittery while typing this, haha!)
Breakfast: Kashi GoLean cereal with milk (didn't like the cereal at all...guess I'll have to try a different Kashi one because I'm determined to like healthier cereal!)
Snack: Small cup of applesauce
Lunch: leftovers from last night (Hamburger Rice Pilaf)...I love that stuff :)
Snacks: samples at Costco which included a tiny cute little pancake made from Quaker oatmeal pancake mix (delish!), a small bite of Healthy Choice fudge ice cream bar, a sip of Kirkland brand iced coffee drink and a bite of a pepperoni, sausage and bacon pizza (delish!)
Dinner: Rotisserie chicken, diced potatoes seasoned with garlic and half a corn muffin
Water: 3 glasses (one with a Wild Strawberry Crystal Light packet, which has caffeine and is making me all jittery while typing this, haha!)
Breakfast: Kashi GoLean cereal with milk (didn't like the cereal at all...guess I'll have to try a different Kashi one because I'm determined to like healthier cereal!)
Snack: Small cup of applesauce
Lunch: leftovers from last night (Hamburger Rice Pilaf)...I love that stuff :)
Snacks: samples at Costco which included a tiny cute little pancake made from Quaker oatmeal pancake mix (delish!), a small bite of Healthy Choice fudge ice cream bar, a sip of Kirkland brand iced coffee drink and a bite of a pepperoni, sausage and bacon pizza (delish!)
Dinner: Rotisserie chicken, diced potatoes seasoned with garlic and half a corn muffin
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Tuesday, August 18
Work Out: EA Active
Calories burned: 109
Minutes worked out: 23
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with 1% milk
Snack: YoPlus vanilla yogurt (awesome! You should try it, tastes just like a tangy pudding to me :)
Lunch: Tuna on whole wheat; peaches & cream fruit cup, small glass of milk
Snack: Quaker Mini Delights (Chocolatey Mint, yum!)
Dinner: Hamburger Rice Pilaf (a recipe my mom used to make); homemade corn muffins & green beans (still from a can...can't break away from that yet, haha!)
Feelings: I'm tired! This happened when I worked out for a few weeks back during the summer too. Though at the same time, I am waking up earlier (as I was back then) so I don't know if it is waking up earlier that is doing it or working out (and I'm not working out for that long, so I am guessing the waking up earlier thing). Today and yesterday, I zonked out on the couch around 1pm while Abby was watching TV or playing on the floor. Tomorrow is a "rest day" on EA Active, so we'll see if I'm still tired even without working out. But it does feel good to work out and to do it early in the morning (I usually have worked out by 9am). It is something I can stop thinking about for the rest of the day and I kind of like the feeling of my body after it has worked out (the pain, etc. haha!).
Calories burned: 109
Minutes worked out: 23
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with 1% milk
Snack: YoPlus vanilla yogurt (awesome! You should try it, tastes just like a tangy pudding to me :)
Lunch: Tuna on whole wheat; peaches & cream fruit cup, small glass of milk
Snack: Quaker Mini Delights (Chocolatey Mint, yum!)
Dinner: Hamburger Rice Pilaf (a recipe my mom used to make); homemade corn muffins & green beans (still from a can...can't break away from that yet, haha!)
Feelings: I'm tired! This happened when I worked out for a few weeks back during the summer too. Though at the same time, I am waking up earlier (as I was back then) so I don't know if it is waking up earlier that is doing it or working out (and I'm not working out for that long, so I am guessing the waking up earlier thing). Today and yesterday, I zonked out on the couch around 1pm while Abby was watching TV or playing on the floor. Tomorrow is a "rest day" on EA Active, so we'll see if I'm still tired even without working out. But it does feel good to work out and to do it early in the morning (I usually have worked out by 9am). It is something I can stop thinking about for the rest of the day and I kind of like the feeling of my body after it has worked out (the pain, etc. haha!).
Monday, August 17, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
My first day! So here are my "stats"...I'll only update these stats weekly.
Weight: 146
BMI: 24.28 (per Wii Fit)
Bust: 34 inches
Waist: 29.5 inches
Hips: 43.5 inches
Workout:
I'm going to do the 30-day challenge on the EA Active for Wii. I'm starting off with low intensity for a week I think and then working up from there.
Today I worked out for 18 minutes, 52 seconds and burned 95.4 calories (both per the game). I know the 18 minutes is not much, but I'm going to go with the "challenge" and see what happens.
Water: 5 glasses
Food:
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with 1% milk
Snack: Half of a whole wheat bagel with Blueberry cream cheese (yum!)
Lunch: turkey sandwich with cheese, mayo and mustard
Snack: Banana
Dinner: I plead the 5th :0 We went out to Incredible Pizza Company to celebrate the girls first day of school...let's just say it is a buffet with pizza and tons of other junk...and I love pizza...I did stick with cheese though instead of pepperoni, that counts, right?
Weight: 146
BMI: 24.28 (per Wii Fit)
Bust: 34 inches
Waist: 29.5 inches
Hips: 43.5 inches
Workout:
I'm going to do the 30-day challenge on the EA Active for Wii. I'm starting off with low intensity for a week I think and then working up from there.
Today I worked out for 18 minutes, 52 seconds and burned 95.4 calories (both per the game). I know the 18 minutes is not much, but I'm going to go with the "challenge" and see what happens.
Water: 5 glasses
Food:
Breakfast: Honey Nut Cheerios with 1% milk
Snack: Half of a whole wheat bagel with Blueberry cream cheese (yum!)
Lunch: turkey sandwich with cheese, mayo and mustard
Snack: Banana
Dinner: I plead the 5th :0 We went out to Incredible Pizza Company to celebrate the girls first day of school...let's just say it is a buffet with pizza and tons of other junk...and I love pizza...I did stick with cheese though instead of pepperoni, that counts, right?
My goals and plans
Alright - so my cousins and I were discussing getting healthy (and that includes losing weight) while in CA and we thought blogs would be a great way to keep track of how we are doing and also to put some accountability on ourselves. So here it is.
Jackie's goal #1: Realistically, I'd like to lose 10 pounds. My weight is normal for my height, but there is some extra fat there that needs to go away.
Plan: Eat better and work out
Jackie's goal #2: I'd also like to start working out more often. I've never been athletic at all or cared much to "move". So this is a biggie.
Plan: Work out 5 days a week
Jackie's goal #3: Eat better! I'm horrible...I'm a very picky eater and have a huge texture issue with foods. I also only like a very select few vegetables (corn, if it even counts, peas and green beans) and very few fruits (bananas, apples, strawberries, peaches).
Plan: Try one new veggie and/or fruit a week
So here is what I need your help with...keep me accountable! I'm going to post my weight once a week (daring, huh?) on Monday and also any workouts I do. I'm also going to post what I eat (I'll edit the post throughout the day most likely instead of just doing one at night, but we'll see how that goes). I'm not going to keep track of calories or any of that junk right now...I just want to be able to see what I'm eating at go from there. OK?
Thank you for helping me become happier and healthier!
Jackie's goal #1: Realistically, I'd like to lose 10 pounds. My weight is normal for my height, but there is some extra fat there that needs to go away.
Plan: Eat better and work out
Jackie's goal #2: I'd also like to start working out more often. I've never been athletic at all or cared much to "move". So this is a biggie.
Plan: Work out 5 days a week
Jackie's goal #3: Eat better! I'm horrible...I'm a very picky eater and have a huge texture issue with foods. I also only like a very select few vegetables (corn, if it even counts, peas and green beans) and very few fruits (bananas, apples, strawberries, peaches).
Plan: Try one new veggie and/or fruit a week
So here is what I need your help with...keep me accountable! I'm going to post my weight once a week (daring, huh?) on Monday and also any workouts I do. I'm also going to post what I eat (I'll edit the post throughout the day most likely instead of just doing one at night, but we'll see how that goes). I'm not going to keep track of calories or any of that junk right now...I just want to be able to see what I'm eating at go from there. OK?
Thank you for helping me become happier and healthier!
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