small update

i am doing pretty good... last check up HR was 158bpm, I am 15weeks now. and I've only gained 4lbs so far. No bump yet...  we find out the gender next Wednesday, pretty excited about that.

I miss all you guys.  

goodbye...

just wanted to say goodbye for about 8months....  you can guess what that means...  so see ya next year. :-(


well i decided i can't just NOT blog... so check out my 2nd blog here!

day 2 photos

ABC day 2 ~ another 500 calories or less day...  

Breakfast - Chocolate Glazed Donut Coffee - 0 calories

Lunch - McDonald's Sweet Chili Grilled Wrap - 250 calories 
 - Coke Zero - 0 calories
 *i only had 1/2 of the tortilla (maybe a lil less) and no garlic sauce (this saved me like 110 calories!!) it did get super messy tho, a lil leaky without that extra tortilla holding it together!

Snack - 4 spicy pickle spears - 20 cal



 

Dinner - carbmaster cinnamon roll yogurt - 60 calories

 

Total Calories IN = 330 calories

Exercise
3 mile run - 34:02,  11min/mile pace, like 5.3mph - 267 calories burned
  * Hope I do that well or better at my first 5K Friday night!
6 mile leisure bike ride - 251 calories burned


Total Calories Burned =  518 calories!!


btw I have been updating my weight in the about me and stats sections... i am just ashamed to post it in the blog until its under my SW for the year... hopefully that will be soon!!

day one photos

breakfast = coconut mocha coffee - black - 0 calories

some hydration = 1/2 diet twist up, 1/2 sugar free cherry limeade - 2 calories

 lunch = orange, 1/2 of the apple, 1/2 cup of mix fruit, and 16 oz water - 88 calories

dinner = 1/2 cup green beans, 3 oz pork loin, 1 cup mix fruit, 2 spoonfuls of asian salad, and 1/2 cheddar biscuit (not pictured... my husband didn't want to eat the very bottom b/c it was too crunchy, and i just couldnt let it go to waste... oops!) still managed to keep the calories low at - 260 calories

post work out snack-a-roo - spicy thai pineapple wrap - 40 calories

so total intake was 390 calories!!   
and i decided to restart the ABC today... so Success for Day 1!!!  under 500 calories... yah!



Exercise I also ran 1 mile, 9:30 seconds, which is 6.2mph pace. (which only burned 90 calories, but hey, i'll take it!)  I have a 5K Friday night, which is my very first 5K.  Wish me luck!! 

challenge = photo food diary

i am challenging myself to take a pic of everything i eat through the day and post on here... the good and the bad... accountability = success = UGW!

beginning again

so today is day one of ABC diet, which is 500 cal or less. and also, one thing i love about ABC diet is that it is fairly easily to burn all the calories you take in, and that always makes me feel super accomplished!

here is my plan:

Breakfast
Coconut Mocha K-Cup with Splenda - 0 cal

Snack
Clementine - 35 cal

Lunch
Smoothie (Spinach, banana, strawberry, pineapple) - 120 cal

Snack
Veggies from veggie tray - 25 cal

Dinner
Slushie (diet sprite, strawberry, mango, pineapple) - 75 cal

Exercise
Walk my doggy, 30 min ( -88 cal)
Jog 5K, 35 min (- 280 cal)
And go to beginners cycling class, 45 min ( -300 cal)

Total Intake = 255  cal
Total Burned = 668 cal
Net = - 413

i'll update tonight, when the day is over... seems a lil ambitious, even for me!

 

abc... again

so i am pulling out the tried and true ABC diet... i am going for a personal best, to make it past 14 days.  and i really need the weight loss. i am super depressed this morning the scale was 119.  mega fat, super huge.  i am disgusted with myself right now, which isnt it good thing bc it makes me want to binge more....

so here are my weakness and my plan to manage them..

salty snacks, like cheese cracker (my favorite!)... spicy pickle spears (5 cal each), or banana pepper rings (1 calorie per ring)

chocolate... every girls weakness i am sure... i found this arctic zero chocolate ice cream that is gluten free and it has only 150 calories in the whole pint, so 1/2 cup has like 37 calories... or a sugar free fudgesicle at 40 calories.

skittles....  frozen strawberries, 1/2 cup 25 calories.

so next time i am craving one of those 3 of my favorite binge foods, i WILL make a consicious decision to eat the alternative or just drink a glass of water. :D

what are your favorite binge foods?? and would could you sub that would help you lose the weight?!

summer time is approaching

summer time is coming up so quickly!   its time for a new plan...  i haven't been watching what i eat much, i mean i still eat way less than a normal person, but i also have my binge days, that are just crazy.... but anyways,  the first day of Summer is June 21st.   that is in 71 days... and i am still FAT!  eeeekk!

so i also have a derby party to go to May 4th, which is in 3 1/2 weeks, and i really need to lose weight by then.  I bought this really cute dress, but i bought it a size too small, as motivation.   i think i need to lose like 7 to 10 lbs to fit in it.   hopefully that is doable by then!   So to be between 108 and 105 by then here are my weight range goals for the next few weeks.  

Saturdays

4/13 ~ 114.1 - 113.7

4/20 ~ 112.1 - 110.8

4/27 ~ 110 - 107.9

5/4 ~ 108 - 105 

totally hope i can stop binging! :-(

nothing like some good thinspo...

so so

well things are going ok.  i made it the 2 days on the apple fast and lost 2 lbs, got down to 113 lbs... now i am teetering back and forth between 113 and 114... i really need to buckle down, but still just don't feel motivated.  i did really well today tho, i woke up with what seemed like the beginnings of a cold, so i took a sudafed (the real stuff)  and it fixed that problem, but it also took away my appetite.   i didn't plan on today being a fast day, but it ended up being one... i had 2 cups of coffee and 2 bottles of water and not once did i feel hungry or even think about food.  coincidence??  maybe i'll take one tomorrow too and see if i get the same effects.

i'm back.... i hope!

hey ladies... sorry i've fallen off the face of the earth for a lil bit.  i've been really unmotivated and a little down... no particular reason, i guess its just the winter time blues...  but i'm tired of laying around being lazy and mopey!  so I'm back.  and I am ready to catch up on your blogs and start posting and replying more.   also  i'm ready to get back to losing weight, instead of gaining!  so this morning i weighed 115 lbs...  after 118 a couple days ago, (not proud of that at all, probably my tipping point!)  

do you guys remember that I had my family in a weight loss competition?  well obviously, I lost b/c I gained some weight during it... but my husband won!  he lost 10.4 lbs!  and really he didn't need to lose weight, he is already a slim built man.  but his little abs are peeking out now and it is sooo super sexy!  anyways...  we made a deal with each other about losing 5 more pounds a piece, so that is a little motivating for sure too! ;-)   

anyways,  i am going to try an apple fast for the next two days.  I am hoping I do well and if possible maybe continue the apple fast longer... but my Goal is 2 days, and if I meet and exceed that, then woo hoo.  :-)   i've read where some people lose anywhere from 3 - 10 lbs in 2-3 days on this fast, so here goes nothing... hoping for 3-5 lb loss.... we'll see where it takes me!

wish me luck, and let me know if you wanna join the fun! :D

pic update

so here is a picture update.  this was taken at the very end of January while on my birthday cruise.  I was about 112 lbs at the time.  i have gained back a little bit, i am at 115 lbs... but i am starting a raw vegan diet cleanse on Wednesday for lent.  so i am giving up meat and processed foods basically.  hopefully i can make it the 40 days and hopefully i will finally get out of this rut of losing and gaining the same 3 lbs!

need help

i am in desperate need of some help... i can not stop eating... its horrible... i have been exercising at least, but i just wanna eat all the time and constantly cave to my cravings.  i need some tips, hints, suggestions to overcome this...  i am back to 115 lbs..  :-(   i feel like crying.

110.6

yah!  a new low!  110.6 lbs!   finally i see the number 110 on the scale!  now just 0.6 lbs and 8 days left... i think this is in the bag.   but then again every time i start to feel confident i binge like crazy.   so don't hold your breathe if you follow my blog!  haha... 

111.6

a new low for the year! weighing in at 111.6 lbs this morning...  woo hoo... getting a lil closer... only 1.6 lbs to go and 14 days to do it... i got this... for sure... as long as i don't binge! haha.... i am so in love in food right now.. it is very hard to be good.  but i am managing... somewhat...

i have been doing better with exercising... last week i averages 54 minutes a day... thats good for me... at least i think so!  as long as I can keep up-ing my daily minutes averages i'll be in good shape.  and today started out well with 70 minutes. so all i gotta do is keep at it! 

14 more days and i'll be in the middle of the ocean, headed towards the bahamas.. i can not wait!!

mg1 = check!

112.0 lbs today!!  MG1 check!  yah!  2 more yucky pounds to go, and 18 days to do it.  i got this...  

flat stomach here i come...

 

tanning

its january, so its tanning special season! got the tour of the city at sun tan city.   so got a lil sun today! lovin' it.


i also spend way too much time at the gym today... i burned 750 calories!!!  and my intake today was only 350!!  so if i don't see a reflection of that on the scale in the morning, i'm pretty sure i'll be very upset and probably binge.     but hopefully it'll be a good day on the scale and i'll do just as good at the gym!

slendertone

cleaning out the closet, came across an old slendertone i bought years ago, thinking it would help me loose weight... ah hahaha!  funny right?  well i've decided to give it a whirl in toning my abs.  i've lost all this weight, now i need the abs to show for it.  i am going to give it 4 weeks, and see if I see results.  i'll take before pictures and after pictures, and measurements.  going to try 40 minutes every other day at level 50.  it might not do anything, but it can't hurt to try it out!?!

it's still a loss

today was 112.9 lbs... not much of a loss... but thats ok, it's still a loss... and it's ahead of where i need to be, 0.6 lbs to be exact.  so...


i had an awesome day at the gym, i thought.  i ran 1 mile in 9:36!   thats like 6.25mph! woohoo.  then i brisk walked for 20 minutes.  did the elliptical for 15 minutes, and swam laps for 20 minutes.  oh and even did some reps on the assisted pull up machine.  not to shabby, MFP said I burned 435 calories!

intake has been so so. a little more than I would like, but still decent.  

Breakfast - fiber one brownie (90cal)

Lunch - EAS chocolate shake (110cal), 1/5 cup mixed nuts (130cal), blueberry snack pack (25cal)

Snack - Chips & Salsa (140cal), 3 baby carrots (10 cal)

That's 505 calories.    so net intake 70 calories.   surely this will give me some results in the morning...

family matters

so today i weighed in at 113.0 lbs even.   after binging all day at work yesterday, i'll take it.  why are they still bringing us junk food?!  the holidays are over.   grrrr.

today i got my family, well 7 of 8 adults to agree to a 4 week weight loss challenge.  i thought it would be a good idea, since they all wanted to loose weight this year.  so everyone put in  $5, and at the end of 4 weeks, who ever has the greatest % loss wins the pot ($35).  not a whole lot, but a lil friendly competition always makes people more accountable.   so we will see how things go, weigh in is every sunday afternoon.

tonight i took my husband to the gym with me.  it was so nice to have him there with me.  i have one more guest pass and i am hoping to get 4 more passes this week before we commit to his membership.  we walked 1.5 miles around the indoor track together.  then did 5 miles on the bikes.  well i did 5 miles, he did about 3.  thats how much faster i was than him!  and then we swam for about 20 minutes before retiring to the segregated sauna areas.  i hope i can continue to get him to go with me.  its nice to spend the time with him.

total binge...

so yesterday after a good day at the gym swimming and walking i totally ruined it....   on a 1570 calorie binge fest... eek!!!   so today i weighed in at 113.4 lbs, but that's ok, i am still ahead of where i need to be to get to 110 by my deadline.   so i am not going to panic just yet.

today however, was good at the gym, i ran a mile in 10:09 today!  i was a lil excited. that's a pretty good improvement from Tuesday.  woo hoo.  i'll take what i can get.  

and as far as food, i am staying on track, had a fiber one brownie (90cal) 1/4cup of grapefruit (20cal) for breakfast... then ate lunch out with my parents, had a side salad with fat free ranch (50cal) and one beer battered onion ring (50cal?) that puts me at 210 calories so far.  tonight we are going to our with some friends for dinner at an Italian restaurant, I am planning on a mixed green salad with white balsamic dressing on the side (50cal) i barely use any dressing, and then a bowl of minestrone soup (100cal).  hopefully i can stick to that plan and then i will have 360 calories for the day, and its a 400 cal day.  :D

112.6

so weigh in this morning was excellent, almost couldn't believe it.  112.6 lbs!  another 1 lb!  so that small binge yesterday didn't set me back like I expected.  

today i have planned to go to gym swim 200yds or 8 lengths of the pool, and walk my 1 mile.  (i think i am going to increase this by 0.5 mi each week, and see how it goes.  

and then its a 300 cal day.... so i am thinking a EAS low carb chocolate protein shake once i get back from gym, (110 cal), and then for lunch a cottage cheese snack cup (90 cal) and for dinner a snack pack of ham (50 cal) and a spring mix salad with a tsp of fat free ranch (35 cal).  and that should only be 285 cal.  and lots of protein! 

well i am off to the gym... wish me luck at sticking to my calorie goal!

an okay start

yesterday i did great. under 500 cal,  313 to be exact! :-)  and i went to the gym to run.

today not i did not so great with the calories, intake 1050?!  eeek,  but i did make it to the gym, cycled 5 miles, i averaged about 15mph, which i thought was pretty good... and walked 1 mile.  then sat in the steam room for about 10 minutes.  hopefully it doesn't ruin my weigh in tomorrow...

but on the up side, when i weighed this morning i was down 1 lb!!  113.6 lbs.   yah!  so i think between it all, i can call it a wash? hah

and maybe someday, eventually i'll look like this...

 

2013 = Weightlessness

So here it is 2013!  And it's time to start all over.  I have updated my blog for the year to track this years progress.   I've set two long term goals for the NEW year.

1. Reach my UGW of 102 lbs!
2. Exercise at least 3 days/week

and then here is a short term goal

1. Reach my GW of 110 lbs by Jan. 28th.  (for my 2nd Annual Bahama Birthday Cruise!)

which means I have 4 weeks to lose 4.6 lbs... that's about 1.2 lbs/week... so here is where I should be, as a weekly target.

Mon. Jan. 7 - 113.5 lbs

Mon. Jan. 14 - 112.4 lbs

Mon. Jan. 21 - 111.2 lbs

Mon. Jan. 28 - 110 lbs

I am starting the ABC diet today, I know I won't make it through the 50 days, b/c I never do... but I still think it is a good tool for keeping me on track towards my GW.

I have also started a Sprint Triathlon 11 week training program.  Not sure if I will actually do a Sprint Triathlon, but it looked like a good beginning workout regimen.  Check it out here. (page 5 gives an overview)  So today I started with Running for 15 minutes.  I couldn't run the whole 15 minutes, and my time for 1 mile was 12:54.... not great at all, but hey gotta start somewhere.  So in this training program there is Swimming, Running and Cycling, I think I would get too bored just running all the time.  But while I was at the gym today I checked out the pool facilities, and I didn't realize how nice it was, and what I've been missing out on!  It has a heated therapy pool, a 10 lane lap pool, sauna/steam room and hot tub.  WHAT?!  So I will be totally taking advantage of that this year.  So I ordered a one-piece swimsuit today, b/c there is a dress code for the pool areas, and who owns a one piece swimsuit these days?!  and last week when I was at a sporting good store I picked up some goggles.  I really hope I can keep motivated this year.  

Also to keep me more accountable, at least for 12 weeks, I joined a group at work for a minutes logged per week exercising competition.  I don't want to let my team down. 

So here is to 2013!  Let's hope it equals weightlessness!