Hey y'all!! Yep, me again. So, as the title may suggest, today I will be discussing the new reasons I've found to lose weight and the old that I have remembered!!
Let's start with the old reason that jump started (aka slapped me in the face) my resolution:
-I'm going to be a bridesmaid in May! The bride, my bff, has been working her fanny off and losing tons of weight, as has the groom. The other two Bridesmaids are tiny ladies. So, that's 7 months to work my booty off and look good in that dress!
As for the new reason that I thought of just today, I'm ready to prove the generalizations wrong:
-I'm a gamer. A girl gamer. A very geeky, nerdy, dorky girl gamer. I'm actually quite proud of that, but there seems to be a stereotype that girl gamers must be overweight and single. I think that's a load of bologna, but in my case it does happen to also be true. While I can't fix the single part, as that is God's timing, I CAN fix the other half. Time to prove those people wrong!!
Tonight is the launch party for eating healthy, drinking lots of water, and working out! The great thing is that, while these things may be pushing me right now to do what I have to to get into healthy shape, it will give me lasting results. I may be working extra hard right now to look good in May, but I'm not going to just take off the bridesmaid dress and go back to being unhealthy, I'm going to continue to look good! And one day, I will be a thin, married gamer girl. Win, win, and another win!
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Day Two!!
Hey there! Look at that, I'm back for yet another day!!! Now, my day in food has been good and bad, depending on what stats you are looking at (such as cals, sodium, sugar, etc.). It was great in some areas, not so great in others. SO I'd like to start by saying that my weigh in this morning had me at 244.8, which is a 2.8lb loss just from yesterday! Tomorrow is my official weigh in day, though, so I'm not going to record it on myfitnesspal unless it stays that way tomorrow morning.
Anyway, my meals today looked like this:
1. No breakfast. Bad, bad, bad.
2. Coffee w/creamer and sugar (the creamer is worse in cals than I realized!).
3. Snack: 4 small celery pieces with hummus - healthy and yummy!!
4. Lunch was 1 cup leftover taco soup. Healthy lunch!
5. Dutch Bros smoothie. Thought it'd be healthy...really, really wasn't!
6. Dinner - white fish, green beans, and broccoli. Really healthy dinner!!
7. Skinny Green Monster Smoothie - not bad, and really healthy!
8. Fried eggs & whole wheat bread to up fiber and protein (still had plenty of calories left) and a cup of Yogi Slim Life Blueberry Green tea. Comes out fairly healthy.
I came out under in calories and WAY under in sodium. I was WAY over on Vitamin A, but I doubt that's a bad thing. I went over on carbs, fat, and protein by a small amount, though. I still say it was all in all a good day. My water consumption averaged around 4-5 cups.
As I said, tomorrow is weigh in!! Wish me luck!
Anyway, my meals today looked like this:
1. No breakfast. Bad, bad, bad.
2. Coffee w/creamer and sugar (the creamer is worse in cals than I realized!).
3. Snack: 4 small celery pieces with hummus - healthy and yummy!!
4. Lunch was 1 cup leftover taco soup. Healthy lunch!
5. Dutch Bros smoothie. Thought it'd be healthy...really, really wasn't!
6. Dinner - white fish, green beans, and broccoli. Really healthy dinner!!
7. Skinny Green Monster Smoothie - not bad, and really healthy!
8. Fried eggs & whole wheat bread to up fiber and protein (still had plenty of calories left) and a cup of Yogi Slim Life Blueberry Green tea. Comes out fairly healthy.
I came out under in calories and WAY under in sodium. I was WAY over on Vitamin A, but I doubt that's a bad thing. I went over on carbs, fat, and protein by a small amount, though. I still say it was all in all a good day. My water consumption averaged around 4-5 cups.
As I said, tomorrow is weigh in!! Wish me luck!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Goals for February!
Fitness Goals:
- Lose 2 pounds (I know that's low, but I'm trying to be realistic)
- Exercise 3 days a week
- Eat 3 servings fruit daily
- Eat 3 servings veggies daily
- Drink 1-2 cups green tea daily
- Drink 64+ oz water daily
- Pay attention to serving sizes
- AVOID FAST FOOD
Other Goals:
- Spend more time in meditation
- Read 3 books
- Finish all HW assignments ahead of time
- Spend time studying!!
- Read Bible Daily
Okay, so those are my February goals! That gives me 6 days to get more accomplished before this takes affect!
New Beginnings!
Alright, folks. One thing you should probably know about me: I tend to fall off the wagon a LOT. I mean, I'm only human, so you have to just kind of stick with me (and give me a little (kind) shove once in a while!). Today I am starting it all over, along with one other big thing. Today is the first day that I am tapering off of my anti-depressant that I have been on for years. I will be tapering off either weekly or bi-monthly depending on how it goes. Exercise and eating right will be HUGE in getting me through this without having a mental breakdown!
So, let's start with today. Now, today didn't exactly start off healthy, and as far as food goes, the entire day may be a little iffy. But it's a start. So, what has my day included so far?
1. A 20oz Caramel Macchiato was my breakfast (BAD I know).
2. A Philly Cheese Steak lean pocket was my lunch (not the greatest, but could be worse).
3. Some sort of veggie/fruit snack will be inserted here.
4. Homemade taco soup will be dinner.
5. Insert another snack here.
Water will be chugged, as I am very far behind on my water consumption, but it isn't like I can exactly fit it into specific places on my diet plan, so it's sporadically thrown between those things!
I am going to do 20-40 minutes of Wii Zumba this afternoon, depending on how I feel having just gotten back into it.
What am I currently taking?
-30mg Citalopram (anti-depressant. Went to 30mg from 40mg today).
-2mg generic Xanax
-2 pills fish oil
-2 pills Sam-E
-Vitamin C Chewables
-Multi vitamin
-Vitamin D
-Vitamin B12
-CoQ10
-Zantac
-Lutera (Birth control for hormones and regulation).
Now for the weigh in and measurements!
HW: 260
CW: 247.6
UGW: 130
(I'll use left for measurements as I can do it more easily being right handed)
Upper Arms: 17in
Lower Arms: 10in
Upper Leg: 26in
Lower Leg: 18in
Butt: 48in
Bust: 49in
Stomach: 52in
Hips: 47in
Neck: 15in
((Okay, first time doing measurements...that is scary!))
If that doesn't scare me into losing weight, I don't know what will!! In the past I have never done this, as I already said. I have learned, though, that you are most likely to see results in inches rather than pounds. I need that to keep me going!! So here we go on my new journey!
Fruits, veggies, and water here I come!!!
I will be keeping you updated as often as possible. School makes that tough, but I will try! I will be checking my weight once a week, probably on Fridays. I will do my measurements somewhere between every 2-4weeks (probably 2). So keep an eye out for my meal plans, weight, measurements, success (and failure) stories, and hopefully even some recipes!!!
So, let's start with today. Now, today didn't exactly start off healthy, and as far as food goes, the entire day may be a little iffy. But it's a start. So, what has my day included so far?
1. A 20oz Caramel Macchiato was my breakfast (BAD I know).
2. A Philly Cheese Steak lean pocket was my lunch (not the greatest, but could be worse).
3. Some sort of veggie/fruit snack will be inserted here.
4. Homemade taco soup will be dinner.
5. Insert another snack here.
Water will be chugged, as I am very far behind on my water consumption, but it isn't like I can exactly fit it into specific places on my diet plan, so it's sporadically thrown between those things!
I am going to do 20-40 minutes of Wii Zumba this afternoon, depending on how I feel having just gotten back into it.
What am I currently taking?
-30mg Citalopram (anti-depressant. Went to 30mg from 40mg today).
-2mg generic Xanax
-2 pills fish oil
-2 pills Sam-E
-Vitamin C Chewables
-Multi vitamin
-Vitamin D
-Vitamin B12
-CoQ10
-Zantac
-Lutera (Birth control for hormones and regulation).
Now for the weigh in and measurements!
HW: 260
CW: 247.6
UGW: 130
(I'll use left for measurements as I can do it more easily being right handed)
Upper Arms: 17in
Lower Arms: 10in
Upper Leg: 26in
Lower Leg: 18in
Butt: 48in
Bust: 49in
Stomach: 52in
Hips: 47in
Neck: 15in
((Okay, first time doing measurements...that is scary!))
If that doesn't scare me into losing weight, I don't know what will!! In the past I have never done this, as I already said. I have learned, though, that you are most likely to see results in inches rather than pounds. I need that to keep me going!! So here we go on my new journey!
Fruits, veggies, and water here I come!!!
I will be keeping you updated as often as possible. School makes that tough, but I will try! I will be checking my weight once a week, probably on Fridays. I will do my measurements somewhere between every 2-4weeks (probably 2). So keep an eye out for my meal plans, weight, measurements, success (and failure) stories, and hopefully even some recipes!!!
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