not too bad!

So, we went to Pizza Street for dinner. I ended up eating 5 pieces of pizza! But their pieces are really small, so it was ok. I also had dessert, which is ok. lol I worked out today, so I am still feeling really good about myself!:)

Anyway, dinner was a whopping 1168 calories. So my total for the day was 1789, which is still under 1800! Woot!

workout number 4!

Ok, just did the Turbo Jam 20 minute workout again! Tomorrow and Sunday are my rest days, so I am gonna take them! Usually when I start working out, I overdo it and I am way too sore to continue, but I am taking things slow this time! Slow and steady wins the race!:)

Friday!

Ok, so it's Friday. I haven't worked out yet today, but I will! :)
For breakfast I had oatmeal with 1 t sugar and half a cup of peaches. For lunch I am eating homemade hummus, whole wheat pita, 1 cup carrots, fat free ranch dip, and an orange. I haven't drank very much water today, so I need to get on that. But I have eliminate pop so far this week.

We are going out for Stephen's birthday tonight, and he wants to go to a pizza buffet. UGH! It's ok though. I love pizza, and I need to add in a "cheat" day anyway, so it will be ok. I am going to work out, so I can eat pizza. See how I am try to justify this? I though he was going to pick a steakhouse. I had my meal all planned out: grilled chicken, no sauce, baked sweet potato and vegies of some sort. That's ok, he gets to pick, it's his birthday lol

So, here are my calories so far:
Breakfast: 229
Lunch: 392

Total so far: 621

So, I can definitely eat some pizza! lol

why does pasta have so many darn calories??

So, yeah, I thought I would make something low in fat that SEEMS innocent enough: pasta! I cooked macaroni noodles and pasta sauce. Well, apparently 1/2 cup is nearly 200 calories!! WHAT?? Of course, nobody in their right mind would eat only half a cup, so I am starting off with 1 cup. I decided to have some baby carrots and dip to go with it, so I can fill up on that. UGH!!

So, here is the breakdown:

Breakfast:

1 1/2 cups , cooked oatmeal 218
1 teaspoon sugar 16
Total: 234

Lunch:

1 small apple 55
1 medium potato 174
1 serving Snack Attack Double Cheeseburger 380
1 oz reduced fat sour cream 51
Total: 660

Dinner:

1 cup, chopped carrots 52
1/2 serving colby jack 55
1 roll dinner roll 84
1 cup elbow shaped macaroni 390
1 tablespoon fat free sour cream 12
1/4 cup spaghetti sauce 46
Total: 639

Grand Total for Day: 1533 calories

Not too bad, considering some of the higher calorie foods I ate today. I can't wait to weigh in on Sunday! I only weigh on Sundays because I have no scale at home, so I use Grandma's scale when we have Sunday lunch with her.

workout number 3

So, I went with my friend Dana today, and we went to Wendy's for lunch AGAIN! I got a double stack, which was bad, and a baked potato, which was good. When I got back home, I worked out. I am past the Learn and Burn, and onto the 20 Minute Workout. It was a good workout! I sweated and was out of breath, so I think it was good. lol

Will write more later.

how many calories?

So, ok, I decided to find out just how many calories I need to eat to lose weight and get to my goal of 130. Here is what I found:

Your results for the Women's Nutrition Guide Calorie Calculator

These results will help you to know how many calories you need to maintain your current weight, and the number of calories needed per day to achieve your goal weight in a healthy, steady manner.

You need 2123.4 calories per day to maintain your current weight without exercise.

You need 1808.5 calories per day to reach your goal weight slowly and maintain that weight without exercise.

If you reduce your current caloric intake to 1623.4 calories per day you will lose one pound per week without exercise.

If you increase your current caloric intake to 2623.4 calories per day, you will gain one pound per week.

Exercise and Calorie Needs

If you exercise for 30 minutes each day, you may increase your caloric intake to 2364.7 calories per day and still maintain your current weight.

If you exercise for 60 minutes each day, you may increase your caloric intake to 2666.4 calories per day to maintain your current weight.

If you exercise for 30 minutes each day, you will be able to reach your goal weight with 2012.1 calories per day.

If you exercise for 60 minutes each day, you will be able to reach your goal weight with 2266.6 calories per day.

So, I did exercise for almost 30 minutes today, which means if I don't go over 2012.1 calories, I should be fine! Plus, I am really doing well with my water intake! So, I will have to adjust this as I lose weight, but anyway, that's that!

Also, calculating percent of weight lost:

((IW-AW)/IW) * 100= weight loss percentage

In this formula IW is your initial weight and AW is your actual weight at this point.
It's not as complicated as it initially seems: practically all you do is subtract the actual weight from the initial weight and divide the number obtained by your initial weight. Multiply the result with 100 and you'll get the exact percent.

fail

Ok, so far today I have eaten 1824 calories. And I know I will be hungry later. I did do my workout, so that is good, but I went out with a friend to Wendy's and chose cheap rather than healthy. I really need to just give up fast food!

So, I know what I did wrong... and I feel really bad about it, not only mentally, but physically as well. And I know, I will have setbacks, and I won't always eat perfectly, but I am proud that I worked out! :)

calories

Wow, so I decided to see how many calories I had today, since I am so darn hungry... I got this thing on google that counts your calories, it's really cool. So, here is the breakdown for today:

Breakfast: 385
Lunch: 241
Dinner: 243
Snacks: 45

Total: 914

Wow, that is not nearly enough! No wonder I am so hungry! But now I have a dilemma... do I eat something even though it is 9:30 at night or do I just stay hungry and go to bed?? *SIGH* I don't really know what to do. I am going to drink some more water, and wait and see if I really need to eat something more.

Ok, so Stephen brought home cookies(my FAVORITES!!) and donuts. I was super hungry... so... I made myself an egg sandwich. I probably could have had one cookie, and it would have had about the same calories as the sandwich, or even less, but the sandwich will fill me up. I won't lie, I will probably have a cookie tomorrow, because I am not giving up any foods. I want this to be a lifestyle change, not a diet. I feel I shouldn't deprive myself of anything really, I should just use moderation.

So, add 293 calories to the day, and my total is 1207! So much better!:)

dinner

So, for dinner, I had:

3 oz of chicken, cooked in a bit of olive oil and spices
1/2 a sweet potato, baked with a sprinkle of cinnamon
1 c of green beans
1/2 an orange for dessert
Plus water to drink

I have started using this simple little trick for portion control:

Smaller Plate! I am using a 6" plate, and filling it, whereas I used to use a 12" plate and filled it. Just changing to a smaller plate really helps me alot. I still get full, but I don't tend to overeat!

Dessert is one of my downfalls, so I decided fruit is better than junk for dessert, and so I was going to have a whole orange, but I got full... what?? REALLY?? Yep, I actually got FULL! LOL So I only had 1/2 the orange.

I am thinking about having eggs for breakfast tomorrow, possibly some oatmeal, and some fruit. I was not too keen on the brown rice with milk and sugar, so I won't be eating that anymore.

I have a meeting to go to tonight, so see ya!

More food

So, after the breakfast of rice, I was still hungry, but I waited a couple hours, actually more like 3 hours, to see if I actually WAS hungry... because I am trying to tune into my body cues more and make sure I really am hungry before I eat.

So, I went in to get lunch/snack?? LOL, I slept in, so I don't really know what to call it lol. I wanted to have a little of everything. I tend to like some variety in my meals, which I guess is a good thing. I also measured and weighed everything out. I need to do this for a while, so I can get this whole portion thing under control.

I am having:

1 dill pickle (I figured I better not eat too many of these, because of the sodium content!)
1 oz cheddar cheese (cheese is one of my downfalls. I LOVE cheese! And I hate fat free cheese, so I just have the real stuff in moderation!)
1 cup of baby carrots
1 T of ranch dip (I make this by adding about a T of ranch dip mix to 16 oz of fat free sour cream. I don't use the whole packet of ranch dip mix because I think it is too strong if you use the whole thing, and it saves money to use part of it each time!)
1/2 cup canned peaches (in their own juices)

I also filled a 32 oz cup full of ice water. I am going to try really hard to drink 2 of these every day. I don't much like water, so I have to make myself drink it! I don't like lemon or lime, so putting either of those in it will not help. Plus, I don't like "ades" so putting something like Crystal Light in it won't work either. ICK! lol

I am planning to make chicken breasts, green beans, and some sort of potatoes for dinner tonight :)

Ok, so, anywhere, that's that! :)

She's a maniac, maniac on the floor...

Ok, so I slept in late because I was exhausted, but I got right up and did the Learn and Burn from Turbo Jam. I wanted to really go straight into the regular workouts, but you know, every time I start off really fast, I end up hurt, and then I don't want to exercise anymore. So, I am taking this slow. I want to be able to keep on keeping on! lol I was thinking of taking a walk later, because the Learn and Burn is only 20 minutes. But even if I don't walk later, I do know that I did a workout today, and I am proud of myself for that!:)

I have brown rice cooking right now, so I can have breakfast/lunch...

Ok, so I had my brown rice with 1/2 cup of skim milk and a teaspoon of sugar. I usually eat white rice this way, but am trying to eat better so I am eating brown rice now. I don't like it as much as white rice, but too darn bad lol.

Steph

She's lump, she's lump, she's lump, she's in my head...

Anyway, I know I just started the blog back up again today, but I am going to post again. I went grocery shopping so I could get some good food in the house. A friend of mine was having a crisis, so I spent a lot of the day with her. So I didn't exercise. It's ok, I will tomorrow first thing. Today, I ate:

carrots
fat free sour cream dip
1 orange
1 string cheese
1 can of mountain dew

cheeseburger mac - about 1 cup
green beans
1 apple

I am getting ready to go get a couple of pickles, because I am still hungry. The Mountain Dew is almost gone, and I won't be buying anymore pop. I usually stick to Diet pop, but this Mountain Dew was a new flavor I wanted to try. lol

Tomorrow I really need to fill up on water, and just eat healthy, and I will be starting Turbo Jam!! :)

Wow, can I have a do-over?

Wow, I can't believe it has been two years since I posted on this blog. I guess it has been that long since I really TRIED to lose weight as well. I am so tired of losing and gaining. I am now at 204 lbs. It is ridiculous! Plus, to add insult to injury, I got a bad perm a couple months back and had to get all my hair cut off! It is growing out, very slowly! But I am not feeling very pretty these days.

I lost my job in November, and have found a new one but I don't start until January 21st. I will be working days for a month and then go to nights. I am really looking forward to working again, and then being able to buy a car so I have one to drive all the time. Mine got repo'ed after I lost my job. :( I hate not having a car that I can drive anytime I want to.

So, anyway, my big plan:

Turbo Jam (because I have the videos)
Michi's Ladder

Michi's ladder is basically a tiered list of foods. If you stay on the top 2 tiers you will be eating very healthily. Right now, I am not eating so well, so instead of going on yet another diet, I want to learn to eat the right things. So, this is Michi's Ladder:

Tier 1: The Pious Tier

Apples, with skin
Artichokes
Arugula
Asparagus
Avocados
Beans
Beets
Bok choy
Boysenberries
Bran
Broccoli
Broccoli sprouts
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cereal, whole grain
Chard
Cherries
Citrus fruits
Collard greens
Cottage cheese, nonfat
Cucumbers
Egg whites
Endive
Fish, cold water (salmon, mackerel, sardines)
Fish, freshwater
Flaxseed
Garlic, fresh
Granola, raw,no sugar
Hemp seed
Kale
Lettuce, romaine, green or red leaf
Milk, nonfat
Milk, soy
Muesli, raw,no sugar
Mushrooms
Mustard
Nectarines
Oatmeal
Olive oil
Olives
Onions
Pears, with skin
Peas
Peppers
Plantains
Prunes
Radishes
Raspberries
Refried beans, nonfat
Rice, brown
Salsa, natural, no sugar
Seitan
Spinach
Squash
Strawberries
Sweet potatoes
Tea, green or black
Tempeh
Tofu
Tomato sauce, no sugar
Tomatoes
Vinegar
Water
Yams
Yogurt, nonfat, no sugar

Tier 2: The Happy Tier

Apples, skinless
Bananas
Blueberries
Bread, whole grain
Cantaloupe
Cheese, nonfat
Chicken, skinless white meat
Coffee, black or cappuccino with nonfat milk
Corn
Cottage cheese, low-fat
Cream cheese, nonfat
Duck, free-range
Eggplant
Fish, farmed
Granola or energy bar
Grapes
Hummus
Juice, fresh-squeezed with pulp, no sugar
Kiwifruit
Mangoes
Meal replacement bar
Melon, honeydew
Milk, 1%
Nuts, raw
Ostrich
Pancakes, buckwheat
Papayas
Peaches
Pineapple
Plums
Raisins
Ricotta cheese, nonfat
Soy nuts
Soy sauce
Squid
String beans
Sunflower seeds
Tortillas, whole wheat
Turkey breast
Vegetable juice
Veggie burger
Venison, free-range
Watermelon
Yogurt, no sugar
Zucchini

Tier 3: The Swiss Tier

A1 Steak Sauce
Angel food cake
Applesauce
Bagels
Beef, eye of round
Beef, London
Beef, top round
Canola oil
Cheese, low-fat
Chicken, dark meat
Chicken sandwich, broiled
Chicken taco,baked
Clams
Coffee, cappuccino with whole milk
Crab
Cream cheese, low-fat
Eggs, whole
French fries, baked
Fruit, dried
Graham crackers
Granola
Honey
Jam or marmalade
Jerky, turkey
Juice, from concentrate
Ketchup Lamb, lean
Lettuce, iceberg
Lobster
Mayonnaise
Milk, 2%
Muesli
Oatmeal, flavored
Oysters
Pancakes
Pasta, plain
Peanut butter, raw
Popcorn, plain
Pork tenderloin
Potatoes, baked or boiled
Pretzels
Refried beans, low-fat
Rice cakes
Rice, white
Sauerkraut
Soup, canned broth
Steak, lean
Sweet-and-sour sauce
Veal cutlet
Wine, red
Yogurt, frozen, nonfat

Tier 4: The Dodgy Tier

Animal crackers
Beef, filet mignon
Beef, lean ground
Beef, sirloin
Beef Stroganoff
Beer
Bread, refined flour
Buffalo
Butter
Caesar salad, with chicken
Canadian bacon
Cheese (including bleu and goat)
Chili
Chinese food
Chips, low-fat, baked
Coconut
Coffee, iced mocha latte with nonfat milk
Coffee, latte with whole milk
Coffee cake
Crackers
Grilled cheese sandwich
Ham
Hot dogs, turkey
Ice cream, sugar-free or fat-free
Jell-O
Juice, sweetened
Lamb chops
Lasagna, with meat
Macaroni and cheese
Margarine
Meat loaf
Mexican food
Milk, whole
Muffins
Nuts, salted or roasted
Peanut butter, not raw
Pepper, stuffed
Pizza, meatless or Hawaiian style
Popcorn, with salt and butter
Pork chop
Potato salad or macaroni salad
Pudding, with low-fat milk
Reuben sandwich
Sherbet
Shrimp
Sloppy Joe, lean beef or turkey
Soft drinks, diet
Soup, canned creamy
Spaghetti, with meatballs
Sub sandwich
Taco salad, with chicken
Tortilla, refined flour or corn
Tuna salad or chicken salad
Vegetable oil
Wine, white
Yogurt, frozen

Tier 5: The Newburg Tier

Alcohol, hard liquor
Bacon
Baked beans
Beef, ground, regular
Beef taco, fried
Breakfast sandwich, fast food
Cakes
Candy
Cereal, sugared
Chicken a la King
Chicken, buffalo wings or nuggets
Chicken or fish sandwich, fried
Chips, potato or corn
Chocolate
Cinnamon bun
Coffee, mocha, macchiato, ice blended, frappé, triple caramel vanilla buzz bomb, etc.
Cookies
Cream cheese
Creamed veggies
Creamer, nondairy
Doughnuts
French fries
Gravy
Hamburger, fast food
Hot dogs
Ice cream
Jerky, beef, pork, or venison
Juice, sugar added
Lobster Newburg
Nachos
Onion rings
Pastries
Pies
Potato skins, fried
Potatoes, fried
Potpie
Refried beans, with lard
Salad dressing, creamy
Sausage
Soft drinks, sugared
Tater tots
Toaster pastries




And for working out with Turbo Jam, here is the schedule:

Day à	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Week ↓
1	Learn & Burn	Learn & Burn	20 minute workout	20 minute workout	Rest Day	Rest Day	Rest Day
2	20 minute workout	20 minute + ABJam	Cardio Party	20 minute + ABJam	20 minute	Rest Day	Rest Day
3	20 minute + ABJam	Cardio Party	Turbo Scult + ABJam	Cardio Party	20 minute + ABJam	Rest Day	Rest Day
4	Cardio Party	Turbo Scult + ABJam	20 minute workout	Cardio Party	Turbo Scult + ABJam	Rest Day	Rest Day
5	Cardio Party	20 minute + ABJam	Cardio Party	20 minute + ABJam	Cardio Party	Rest Day	Rest Day
6	Cardio Party	Turbo Sculpt	20 minute + ABJam	Turbo Sculpt	Cardio Party	Rest Day	Rest Day
7	Cardio Party	Turbo Scult + ABJam	Cardio Party	Turbo Scult + ABJam	Cardio Party	Rest Day	Rest Day

So, anyway, that is my plan. :)