Angel’s transformation

Today was definitely better than yesterday, food wise I have done well, exercise is also good. My water intake is better than ever. I also started on a new 30 day detox today, and I am feeling great. I am pretty hungry, but am chewing gum and resisting as best I can. If worse comes to worse I will only allow myself to munch on some raw veggies tonight, but I will do my best to avoid that anyway.

Food Intake:

10:30 am: 1 sugar free Quaker Oatmeal packet

12:30pm: 1 chicken burger on whole grain bun with fat free cheese slice and 1 tsp of calorie wise mayo, ½ cup of sweet potatoes, and 1 large salad

3:00pm: 1 Fibre one granola bar

6:00pm: 1 large pork chop in cranberry/honey sauce, with 1 cup of stuffing (no butter added), and 3 cups of mixed broccoli and cauliflower with 1 tbsp of parmesan cheese.

Water Intake:

500 ml bottle: 5

Exercise:

7:30pm: 30 modified push ups, 50 squats, 80 lunges, 30 twist crunches, 15 reverse crunches, 15 dumbbell crunches

8:00pm: 60 Minute Deep H20 Class

Ok - I will be the first to admit that Tuesday was a big huge failure. lol. It took me all day to muster up the courage to post this. I am so ashamed.

Food Intake:

8:30am: 1 cup of mini wheats with 1% milk

11:00am: 1 cup of blueberries

1:00pm: 1 Big Mac, 1 Large fries, 1 medium coke from Mcdonalds.

7:00pm: 1 banana buzz from Jugo Juice

10:30pm: 1 large lasagne and 1 Caesar salad from Nick’s

Water Intake:

500 ml bottle: 3

Exercise:

9:30am: 60 minute weight training class

Today was pretty good, but again I am struggling with the evening and over eating at that time. I started making dinner at 5:30, but it wasn’t ready before my exercise class, so I didn’t eat dinner with my family - and instead went to my swim class. Then after swimming I went and got groceries, which wasn’t the greatest idea because I was so hungry and I gave into buying a piece of cake for dessert. I finally ate dinner around 10:00 at night, and by then I was so hungry I had no control. I still did ok considering, but I will have to make sure to avoid that in the future.

Food Intake:

10:45am: 1 cup of mini wheats with 1% milk

1:15pm: 1 6inch roast beef sub with small chicken noodle soup

3:30pm: 1 granola bar

9:30pm: 4 chicken thighs, 1 cup of carrots, 2 tbsp of olive oil, 1 cup of sweet potatoes and white onions.

10:00pm: 1 large piece of chocolate cake 

Water Intake:

600 ml bottle: 3

Exercise:

11:30am: 45 modified push ups, 75 squats, 120 lunges, 46 twist crunches, 30 reverse crunches, 30 dumbbell crunches

7:00pm: 1 hour Deep H20 workout at pool.

The day went ok, except at night I was extremely hungry. I was craving protein after my work out and nothing seemed to fill it. I gave into temptation when Jose offered to go to the store to get beef jerky, and then I wanted a chocolate bar too - so he got me both. I ate them, but still wanted chili (which is what I was originally going to eat before Jose offered to get beef jerky).. so I ate that too. Not such a great idea. It makes me so angry when I do so well all day and then ruin it at night. 

Food Intake:

10:30am: 1 Banana

1:00pm: 1.5 chicken breasts cooked in the juices and pulp of 1/2 a lemon and 1/2 an orange, 10 Tbsp of Brushetta (basil, tomatoes, garlic) and 1 tbsp of feta on 3 mini whole wheat pitas

3:00-4:00pm: 2 cups of coffee with 4 packs of sugar free sweetener

5:30pm: 1/2 cup of rice vermicceli, 5 tiger shrimp cooked in 3 tbsp of left over brushetta, salad (1/4 avacado, 3 cups mix of green leaf and romaine lettuce, 1/2 a tomato, 1 tbsp of asiago cheese, 1 tbsp of raisons, 1/2 tbsp of almond slices, 1/2 celery stick, 1/8th of cucumber, 1/4 carrot).

6:00pm: 1 fat free jello vanilla pudding with 3 strawberries and 1tsp of quick chocolate syrup

7:45pm: 1 peanut butter and jam sandwich and a granola bar

10:00pm: Beef Jerky, 1 chocolate bar, chili with cheese

Water Intake:

600 ml bottle of water: 4 = 2400 ml of water

Exercise:

11:00-11:20am: 45 modified pushups, 75 squats, 120 lunges, 46 twist crunches, stretches

7:00pm: 30 reverse crunches, 30 dumbell crunches, 20 minutes on eliptical, 15 minutes on treadmill

1. LOSE AS MUCH WEIGHT AS POSSIBLE TO RECOVER
2. DRINK 2500-3000ML OF WATER EVERY DAY
3. ATTEND 5 HOUR LONG EXERCISE CLASSES THIS WEEK
4. DO 45 PUSHUPS, 120 LUNGES, 75 SQUATS AND 45 CRUNCHES DAILY
5. LIMIT EATING OUT TO 1 TIME, EAT RESPONSIBLY
6. GO TO BED BY 11:00PM EVERY NIGHT
7. NO EATING PAST 8:00PM
8. REVIEW GOALS, BLOG EVERY DAY, AND JOURNAL FOOD/WATER INTAKE

I am so shocked by this whole deal. Ok, so last week I was surprised by my weight loss, and it must not have been accurate. I went dancing the night before my weigh in, so that may have contributed to the loss. But, maybe I didn’t actually lose that weight - cause it came all back a few days later.

 This week has been pretty good - I exercised 4 times this week, and I stuck to my diet fairly well. Though, I didn’t eat as frequently as I need to, and some days I would skip meals entirely. I also haven’t been drinking enough water. I stopped buying bottled water, and just used a water bottle - but I find that I have drank less water because of it. I really did it to stop littering a bunch of water bottles - cause it isn’t good for the environment, but I forget to fill up my plastic water bottle a lot and drink much less water. So, I don’t know what to do about that. I also started my period 2 days ago, and started on birth control pills - so that could probably account for some of the gain. I bet a lot of it is water weight, but I am still pretty upset about it.

Next week I will need to be giving it 100% like I was a couple months ago. I think things have slipped a bit, and I need to get things back in line.

Measurements for this week:

Pounds: 312 (+7.4)

Neck: 14.5 (0)

Bicep: 16 (-.5)

Forearm: 11.5 (0)

Chest: 51 (0)

Waist: 47 (0)

Hips: 52 (0)

Thigh: 30 (0)

Calf: 18 (0)

Lower abs: 56 (0)

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Inches: 296 (-.5)

Body Fat: 29.71 (-1%)

Total lost in 2009: 0 Pounds, 9 inches and 3.99% body fat in 3 weeks

Total lost in 2008: 26 Pounds and 30 inches in 15 weeks

Total lost all together: 26 Pounds and 39 inches in 18 weeks!

1. LOSE 3 POUNDS (BRINGS ME TO 11 POUNDS LOST THIS MONTH, ANOTHER 4 TO GO TO REACH MONTHLY GOAL)
2. DRINK 2500-3000ML OF WATER EVERY DAY
3. ATTEND 5 HOUR LONG EXERCISE CLASSES THIS WEEK
4. DO 20 PUSHUPS, 20 LUNGES, AND 20 CRUNCHES DAILY
5. LIMIT EATING OUT TO 1 TIME, EAT RESPONSIBLY
6. GO TO BED BY 11:00PM EVERY NIGHT
7. NO EATING PAST 8:00PM

 I am a bit surprised at this weeks results. I was concerned for most of the week that I would either maintain or gain weight because my eating habits hadn’t been all that great at the beginning of the week. However, by the end of the week I did pull it together, and that must have been what allowed for the loss.

I exercised 5 days this week, so I met my goal in that regard. I only ate out once last week, so I met my goal there as well. I tried my best to drink lots of water, though I am not convinced that I reached the 2500 ml I was aiming for every day. But I did meet my goal to lose 4 pounds this week so I am very happy!

Measurements for this week:

Pounds: 304.8 (-3.8)

Neck: 14.5 (-.5)

Bicep: 16.5 (0)

Forearm: 11.5 (0)

Chest: 51 (-.5)

Waist: 47 (-1)

Hips: 52 (-1)

Thigh: 30 (-1)

Calf: 18 (-.5)

Lower abs: 56 (-1)

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Inches: 296.5 (-5.5)

Body Fat: 30.71 (-0.84%)

Total lost in 2009: 8 Pounds, 8.5 inches and 2.99% body fat in 1 week

Total lost in 2008: 26 Pounds and 30 inches in 15 weeks

Total lost all together: 34 Pounds and 38.5 inches in 17 weeks!

My night time snacking has become a bit out of control. I keep wanting to eat after dinner, and for some reason I am having a really hard time saying no. I know that I eat the worst foods at night time, and lately it has been happening more and more frequently. I am not sure why this has become such a big problem for me.

 At night I crave junk food - chocolate, chips, pop, candy. Last night I found myself munching on an entire pack of bubble gum (not sugar free gum - double bubble)… I would chew it until it lost most of the sugar, throw it out and pop in a new piece. I ate like 4 sugary mints! Then proceeded to make myself a grilled cheese and ham sandwich.

 Tonight was even worse - I went to the grocery store to buy ground turkey for my dinner, but they were out. So what did I decide? Well, if they are out - I guess I can’t have a healthy dinner! Lets buy burritos, chips, and chocolate covered strawberries. Yes! So, I ate 8 burritos throughout the day, half a large bag of chips, and like a cup of chocolate chips with 3 cups of strawberries. I don’t think I had a single vegetable all day. Nope, I didn’t.

I need help buddies! This is just ridiculous. It is getting out of control and I want no part of it.

1. LOSE 4 POUNDS (BRINGS ME TO 8 POUNDS LOST THIS MONTH, ANOTHER 7 TO GO TO REACH MONTHLY GOAL)
2. DRINK 2500-3000ML OF WATER EVERY DAY
3. EXERCISE AT LEAST 5 DAYS THIS WEEK
4. LIMIT EATING OUT TO 1 TIME, EAT RESPONSIBLY.
5. GO TO BED BY 11:00PM EVERY NIGHT
6. NO EATING PAST 8:00PM