This evening I decided to try on clothes because things felt different. I pulled out two slim size 14s and two size 12s. And I could get into all of them and do the zipper up on 3 of them. And one of them (my pink cords I bought on my 19th birthday) I've tried and tried and tried to fit into them. I can do them up (they show a lot of stuff) but I don't have a muffin top!!!!!
I also noticed today how much easier it is to move my body around. Yeah I put on a pound, but damn I am enjoying the changes in my body.
I am so happy and grateful for my healthy body!!
Stay well!!!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Free Veggies
Jillian keeps talking about free foods: foods that burn more calories digesting it than it has. So I did my research to find out exactly what she was talking about.
from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56936
http://ask.yahoo.com/20040107.html
According to this website, the negative (or I guess null) calories do exist
-broccoli, cauliflower, spinach,
I've read a few more sites, so basically the calories it takes for your body to digest said food is equal to or greater than the calories in the food.
So basically, what it means for me. If I am hungry, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, etc are free game. I can consume without any consequence.
And then it got me thinking about the morning and lemon thing. So I did some research.
http://letusthankhimforourfood.blogspot.com/2008/10/warm-lemon-water-in-morning.html
"Break your fast as gently as possible-with a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice in a cup of warm water. Both of these juices, as well as vinegar, fit into the category of acidic foods that are known to lower glucose levels.
"The lemon juice in warm water needs only 15 minutes to work its magic. Warm water facilitates digestion."
from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56936
http://ask.yahoo.com/20040107.html
According to this website, the negative (or I guess null) calories do exist
-broccoli, cauliflower, spinach,
I've read a few more sites, so basically the calories it takes for your body to digest said food is equal to or greater than the calories in the food.
So basically, what it means for me. If I am hungry, spinach, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower, etc are free game. I can consume without any consequence.
And then it got me thinking about the morning and lemon thing. So I did some research.
http://letusthankhimforourfood.blogspot.com/2008/10/warm-lemon-water-in-morning.html
"Break your fast as gently as possible-with a tablespoon of lemon or lime juice in a cup of warm water. Both of these juices, as well as vinegar, fit into the category of acidic foods that are known to lower glucose levels.
"The lemon juice in warm water needs only 15 minutes to work its magic. Warm water facilitates digestion."
12 weeks
Weight: 193.5 (↓ 0.5 lbs)
Waist: 32.25 (↓ 0.25 inches)
Belly Button: 37 (↓ 0.25 inches)
Hips: 45 (↑ .25 inches)
Calories burned (total): 2212 (↓ 530 calories)
So 12 weeks in a row I have lost weight. Not too shabby. And I am ecstatic that it is only 0.5 lb I've lost!! On Sunday, I weighed myself and I was at 197 so after what I put my body through this weekend, I am pleased. I definitely had some water retention going on. I will definitely not make 188 by April 1st, but if I'm lucky, I MIGHT by in the 180s by next week, if not by the following week. 2 weeks until 180, oh yeah!!!!
If I average 2 lbs a week I'll be 169 by graduation. That seems so surreal and an absolute reality for me. To walk across the stage at 169 with of the 6 years of uni I've spent the majority of it well above that weight!!!!
I am still quite glad that 3 days of binging only resulted in a 0.5 lb loss. Okay, time to get ready for work.
Waist: 32.25 (↓ 0.25 inches)
Belly Button: 37 (↓ 0.25 inches)
Hips: 45 (↑ .25 inches)
Calories burned (total): 2212 (↓ 530 calories)
So 12 weeks in a row I have lost weight. Not too shabby. And I am ecstatic that it is only 0.5 lb I've lost!! On Sunday, I weighed myself and I was at 197 so after what I put my body through this weekend, I am pleased. I definitely had some water retention going on. I will definitely not make 188 by April 1st, but if I'm lucky, I MIGHT by in the 180s by next week, if not by the following week. 2 weeks until 180, oh yeah!!!!
If I average 2 lbs a week I'll be 169 by graduation. That seems so surreal and an absolute reality for me. To walk across the stage at 169 with of the 6 years of uni I've spent the majority of it well above that weight!!!!
I am still quite glad that 3 days of binging only resulted in a 0.5 lb loss. Okay, time to get ready for work.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Salad and Tara
I love salads and Tara is amazing!
First, the salad. I came home from work today a bit tired and made myself a delicious and simple salad. Red leaf lettuce, spinach, radishes, bell peppers, and cucumbers, and grape tomatoes. No dressing, no meat, no seeds, no nuts. I had it with my sweet potato gnocchi, and that is the perfectest and deliciousest supper. I just feel so good after eating a salad. Yummy and delicious.
Now, I rebelled and went out for lunch. I thought I made some good choices until I calculated everything. A total of 780 calories!!! First and last time!!!!
I watched the first hour of the BL and Tara is absolutely amazing. The amount of drive and strength she has is amazing. I know she'll lose the most. Watching her inspires me and reminds me what I am here for and to step it up.
But I have studying to do. So the plan tonight is to study from 7:30pm-8:30pm, workout from 8:30pm-9:30pm and study from 9:30pm-11pm. No workouts tomorrow, so lots of studying then. Two quizzes in one week!!! Ahahaha!!!!!!
I am going into tomorrow's weigh in humbled. I know that that type of stress happens very infrequently, but it still shows me I need to work on my recovery plan. I am back on track, so I know the next few weeks will be very successful.
My goal this week. Calories: 1100-1300. Saturday is an exception and I will increase my cardio to create a nice deficit, but being diligent about my foods is what I'll do to get into the 180s. When was the last time I was in the 180s.....hmmmmmm...good question. I'll think about it and get back to you. At UBC I was about 175 and that is 2004. End of 2004, early 2005 was the last time I was in the 180s. That was 4 years ago. And that milestone is 2-3 weeks away. WOW. That is getting me excited. First studying, then exercising.
Its all about the bigger (or should I say smaller ;) ) pics ladies and gents.
Stay well!!!!!
First, the salad. I came home from work today a bit tired and made myself a delicious and simple salad. Red leaf lettuce, spinach, radishes, bell peppers, and cucumbers, and grape tomatoes. No dressing, no meat, no seeds, no nuts. I had it with my sweet potato gnocchi, and that is the perfectest and deliciousest supper. I just feel so good after eating a salad. Yummy and delicious.
Now, I rebelled and went out for lunch. I thought I made some good choices until I calculated everything. A total of 780 calories!!! First and last time!!!!
I watched the first hour of the BL and Tara is absolutely amazing. The amount of drive and strength she has is amazing. I know she'll lose the most. Watching her inspires me and reminds me what I am here for and to step it up.
But I have studying to do. So the plan tonight is to study from 7:30pm-8:30pm, workout from 8:30pm-9:30pm and study from 9:30pm-11pm. No workouts tomorrow, so lots of studying then. Two quizzes in one week!!! Ahahaha!!!!!!
I am going into tomorrow's weigh in humbled. I know that that type of stress happens very infrequently, but it still shows me I need to work on my recovery plan. I am back on track, so I know the next few weeks will be very successful.
My goal this week. Calories: 1100-1300. Saturday is an exception and I will increase my cardio to create a nice deficit, but being diligent about my foods is what I'll do to get into the 180s. When was the last time I was in the 180s.....hmmmmmm...good question. I'll think about it and get back to you. At UBC I was about 175 and that is 2004. End of 2004, early 2005 was the last time I was in the 180s. That was 4 years ago. And that milestone is 2-3 weeks away. WOW. That is getting me excited. First studying, then exercising.
Its all about the bigger (or should I say smaller ;) ) pics ladies and gents.
Stay well!!!!!
Monday, March 23, 2009
Back
I am feeling back up to sorts. After my weekend bender of fast food, I started to come out of it today. I made sure to sleep in and help my body recover from the stress (and food).
I had my usual breakfast, brought with me a healthy and warm lunch. I knew that listening to Jillian's podcasts would help turn my mood around (she is very inspirational). That plus eating healthy, and exercising helped turn my mood from a 3/10 to a 6/10. I still have a ways to go, but I am heading there on a healthy path.
I had a successful caloric day today. I burned 2359 and consumed 1113. I think that is the least amount I've consumed in a long time. I have a nice deficit of at least 1200. My hope for this weigh in is to break even, or if I am very very luck to be down 0.5 lbs. If my scale did 0.25lb increments, I'd be hoping for 0.25lbs. I just hope I am still on the losing streak. I've turned around quicker than I've anticipated, but I definitely need to work my butt off the make up for this week.
My plan is to stay healthy when an emotional roller coaster heads my way. Now I just need some detail action steps. 1) For whatever unhealthy food I want to eat, get it at the grocery store. it'll be cheaper and superstore tends to have a healthier version of it. I think that alone will cut my calorie intake in half.
I don't think I am at the stage where I am able to glide through an emotional blow without overeating, so I should strive to minimize the casualties.
Stay well!!!!
I had my usual breakfast, brought with me a healthy and warm lunch. I knew that listening to Jillian's podcasts would help turn my mood around (she is very inspirational). That plus eating healthy, and exercising helped turn my mood from a 3/10 to a 6/10. I still have a ways to go, but I am heading there on a healthy path.
I had a successful caloric day today. I burned 2359 and consumed 1113. I think that is the least amount I've consumed in a long time. I have a nice deficit of at least 1200. My hope for this weigh in is to break even, or if I am very very luck to be down 0.5 lbs. If my scale did 0.25lb increments, I'd be hoping for 0.25lbs. I just hope I am still on the losing streak. I've turned around quicker than I've anticipated, but I definitely need to work my butt off the make up for this week.
My plan is to stay healthy when an emotional roller coaster heads my way. Now I just need some detail action steps. 1) For whatever unhealthy food I want to eat, get it at the grocery store. it'll be cheaper and superstore tends to have a healthier version of it. I think that alone will cut my calorie intake in half.
I don't think I am at the stage where I am able to glide through an emotional blow without overeating, so I should strive to minimize the casualties.
Stay well!!!!
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Stressful Weekend
I had to take someone to the hospital on Friday. Dealing with this is one of the more stressful things in my life. I made some conscious choices eat some unhealthy things on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. I kept up with workouts and now I am back on schedule. Not sure if this week will result in a successful weight loss, but I'll try.
Stay well.
Stay well.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Obesity can shorten your life!!!! Losing weight can add years to your life!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090317/obese_study_090317/20090318?hub=Health
I study was published that says "The huge study concludes that for every five points above an ideal body mass index, a person's premature death risk rises by about one-third.....For this study, an ideal body weight was defined as a body mass index of 22.5 to 25.
The study found that an increase of BMI by five points over normal -- from 25 to 30 -- increased the odds of death:
from heart disease or stroke by 40 per cent
from diabetes, liver disease or kidney disease by 60-120 per cent
from lung disease 20 per cent
from cancer 10 per cent"
My BMI is 30.4. If I had not hit my bottom, this might have been it.
I want to look at it this research in the following ways:
1) by maintaining your weight, you are not taking years off your life
2) by losing weight, you are adding years to your life.
How long do you want to life?
This is going to make me reaching 159 that much sweeter.
Stay well!!!
I study was published that says "The huge study concludes that for every five points above an ideal body mass index, a person's premature death risk rises by about one-third.....For this study, an ideal body weight was defined as a body mass index of 22.5 to 25.
The study found that an increase of BMI by five points over normal -- from 25 to 30 -- increased the odds of death:
from heart disease or stroke by 40 per cent
from diabetes, liver disease or kidney disease by 60-120 per cent
from lung disease 20 per cent
from cancer 10 per cent"
My BMI is 30.4. If I had not hit my bottom, this might have been it.
I want to look at it this research in the following ways:
1) by maintaining your weight, you are not taking years off your life
2) by losing weight, you are adding years to your life.
How long do you want to life?
This is going to make me reaching 159 that much sweeter.
Stay well!!!
Doer
I know, I'm all Jillianified right now. But I was reading a blog on her website by Dr Steve Gundry, a cardiologist.
"......Yoda wags his finger at young Skywalker and says in Yoda speak: “Try not! Do or do not! There is no try!”
There in lies the key to your success. You don’t try to set the alarm clock; you set it. You don’t try to get to work at 9; you get there. To say you will “try” to do something gives yourself permission to fail. (“It’s okay, I really tried hard not to eat that whole bag of chips, but they were soooo good, I couldn’t help myself!”) But henceforth, you will not try to avoid certain foods; you will avoid them. You won’t try to eat certain foods; you will eat them. And the more you do this, the more you will become that person. Why? Because that’s who you are! There — you just learned the answer to the first question."
We’ll talk again soon. From now on, you are a doer, not a tryer!"
I know I've certainly been a tryer for a very long time. So I am going to make a list of things that I do. I need to think about them and kind of like the giving up restaurants and my future giving up TV for a month, I will DO this things for a month. Make a commitment to myself to improve my life. You all know how much I love challenges, so I'm confident I'll succeed. But I will update you later.
Our lives are within our control!!!
Stay well!!
"......Yoda wags his finger at young Skywalker and says in Yoda speak: “Try not! Do or do not! There is no try!”
There in lies the key to your success. You don’t try to set the alarm clock; you set it. You don’t try to get to work at 9; you get there. To say you will “try” to do something gives yourself permission to fail. (“It’s okay, I really tried hard not to eat that whole bag of chips, but they were soooo good, I couldn’t help myself!”) But henceforth, you will not try to avoid certain foods; you will avoid them. You won’t try to eat certain foods; you will eat them. And the more you do this, the more you will become that person. Why? Because that’s who you are! There — you just learned the answer to the first question."
We’ll talk again soon. From now on, you are a doer, not a tryer!"
I know I've certainly been a tryer for a very long time. So I am going to make a list of things that I do. I need to think about them and kind of like the giving up restaurants and my future giving up TV for a month, I will DO this things for a month. Make a commitment to myself to improve my life. You all know how much I love challenges, so I'm confident I'll succeed. But I will update you later.
Our lives are within our control!!!
Stay well!!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Calories
I found on Jillian's website that says how much calories I should be consuming a day.
The amount of calories I should be consuming a day in order to burn 2 lbs a week is 1360. For the past few days I've consumed
Monday: 1578
Tuesday: 1434
Wednesday: 1618
So on average, I've consumed 1543, so I need to drop my calories by 183 calories. Not to bad.
I've planned out my meals, and when things go as planned, I'll consume 1300 calories. I am going to try it. Lets' see how it goes!!
It is 9pm and I am off to sleep. Want to go hard tomorrow.
Stay well!!
The amount of calories I should be consuming a day in order to burn 2 lbs a week is 1360. For the past few days I've consumed
Monday: 1578
Tuesday: 1434
Wednesday: 1618
So on average, I've consumed 1543, so I need to drop my calories by 183 calories. Not to bad.
I've planned out my meals, and when things go as planned, I'll consume 1300 calories. I am going to try it. Lets' see how it goes!!
It is 9pm and I am off to sleep. Want to go hard tomorrow.
Stay well!!
Milestone
Wednesday Mar 18
Weight: 194.0 (↓ 3 lbs)
Waist: 32.5 (↓ .25 inches)
Belly Button: 37.25 (↓ .5 inches)
Hips: 44.75 (↓ .25 inches)
Calories burned (total): 2742 3921 (↓ 1179 calories)
After my stressing about what I ate last week, I turned in a big weight loss this week. I lost 3lbs this week making it a total of 20lbs!!!! It feels good. 20lbs, new belt, I am feeling like its only a matter of time until I am a healthy and sexy 135. I am still currently "obese" but I am 4 lbs away from going from obese to overweight (190), 35 lbs away from a healthy weight (159) and 59 lbs away from my ideal waist (135).
Although the question remains how I only burned 2742 calories but lost 3lbs. I think that I was overtraining. I am not good at taking breaks so today, I am taking it easy. Not even going on a slow walk (maybe). But only on Wednesday, I cannot afford to take 2 days off.
I am going to try and find an appropriate amount of balance.
Yeah and stay well!!
Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!!
Weight: 194.0 (↓ 3 lbs)
Waist: 32.5 (↓ .25 inches)
Belly Button: 37.25 (↓ .5 inches)
Hips: 44.75 (↓ .25 inches)
Calories burned (total): 2742 3921 (↓ 1179 calories)
After my stressing about what I ate last week, I turned in a big weight loss this week. I lost 3lbs this week making it a total of 20lbs!!!! It feels good. 20lbs, new belt, I am feeling like its only a matter of time until I am a healthy and sexy 135. I am still currently "obese" but I am 4 lbs away from going from obese to overweight (190), 35 lbs away from a healthy weight (159) and 59 lbs away from my ideal waist (135).
Although the question remains how I only burned 2742 calories but lost 3lbs. I think that I was overtraining. I am not good at taking breaks so today, I am taking it easy. Not even going on a slow walk (maybe). But only on Wednesday, I cannot afford to take 2 days off.
I am going to try and find an appropriate amount of balance.
Yeah and stay well!!
Happy dance, happy dance, happy dance!!!
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