It took me a while to get these finished but here they are ... Lets hope I can keep up and reach my goals!!! Tell me what you think and be honest! I hope to see you all here keeping up with me and helping to keep me accountable to my goals!!!
My overall goal is to have my weight fall into the healthy weight range for my height and body frame. But what exactly is that?!
According to the calculator for my Ideal Healthy weight I need to enter my height. I am 5ft. 4.5inches tall but the thing only allows 4 inches or 5 inches and depending on which way you go it makes a difference. To calculate your body frame you are to take your first 2 fingers and thumb and see how close they touch. Small frames overlap and touch easy, medium frames barley touch and large frames don’t touch at all. I can get my middle finger and my thumb to touch if I really squeeze around the smallest part of my wrist but my first finger is not getting anywhere close to my thumb. SO what do I do?! Well I got all the numbers to see …
Medium Frame:
5’5” 136-150
5’4” 130-143
Large Frame:
5’5” 146-160
5’4” 140-154
Based on that as long as I weigh between 130-160 then I am in my healthy range. NOT!!! To determine where I think I need to fall for my healthy weight range I overlapped all of the numbers. Not all overlapped but there was a point where 3 of them did so I am using that range to determine my healthy weight range. My Healthy Weight Range based on this information is 140-143. With the exception of the Large Frame 5’5” all others fall into this range.
This is the 1st part of establishing my goals. I have my final destination. I want to weigh between 140-143. That’s great but I am going to have to make smaller goals between now and then so that I can achieve that goal.
My plan is to lose 2 lbs a week through diet and exercise and to reach that weight in 2010. I have done the math and I can achieve this goal by December 31, 2010 and that is including allowing a few weeks for plateaus.
Here are my Goals for the weight loss Portion of this journey:
1) Lose 8 pounds by the end of May for our Beach Trip
2) Lose 10 more pounds by the Fourth of July (total 18 pounds lost)
3) Lose 12 more pounds by August 14, 2010 for my High school Reunion (total 30 pounds lost)
4) Lose 6 more pounds by Labor Day September 6, 2010 (total 36 pounds lost)
5) Lose 16 more pounds by Halloween for Halloween Costume (total 52 pounds lost)
6) Lose 8 more pounds by Black Friday Shopping day (total 60 pounds lost)
7) Lose 10 more pounds by New Years Eve (total 70 pounds lost)
I am also setting myself some exercise goals!!!
My Exercise Goals are:
1) Do some form of physical activity for at least 15 minutes a day. This can be anything from walking to running to yoga.
2) Complete at least 2 weight training workouts a week.
3) Complete at least 2 cardio workouts a week (shooting for 3 but goal to start with is at least 2).
This is my overall Plan to reach my goals!
The 1st Goal I am focusing on is Lose 8 pounds by the end of May for our Beach Trip! This is going to be a challenge because of all the stuff I have coming but I can do it. I will update my progress on the blog as often as I can. I am going to shoot for every day but due to LIFE I might miss a day here and there.
I look forward to your feedback and support! Thanks for reading!
Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Disappointment ... April 27, 2010
Disappointment is defined as a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone.
That is what I am... disappointed! Disappointed in myself and that is the worst form of disappointment. I have all these goals and aspirations and wants and dreams and yet I can never achieve them because all I do is disappoint myself. I am not quite sure why I continue to fail. Sometimes I think it is because maybe I really don't want these goals. Maybe I really don't want to be thin and healthy because then what would I have to work for. I mean I have dreamed of being one of those healthy people for so long now that it couldn't be all a lie... Just some figment of my imagination that I really don't want. I don't think so.
I feel so defeated right now. I feel like no matter what I start to do I just can't finish it. I started this blog and couldn't finish that. I started the C25K and didn't finish that. I started losing weight and I had a goal and I never reached that. I just feel like a failure around this goal! THIS goal seems to be the one that I can't reach and I think that it's because it is the hardest. I mean that sounds terrible that I can't do this and yet I can get 2 masters degrees!
I think what is clear is that I need to decide what I want and just do it. BUT HOW?!?!? HOW do I keep that motivation going? I am going to take the rest of today and tomorrow to set some goals and I am going to post them up here and I am asking that you hold me to these goals. The only way this blog is going to work for me is if I know people are going to hold me to what I say I am going to do. Maybe that is the difference between this and my other goals. I am only accountable to myself for this goal but for everything else I had someone else to answer to.
I am going to set my goals tomorrow! I hope to see you all here holding me accountable!
That is what I am... disappointed! Disappointed in myself and that is the worst form of disappointment. I have all these goals and aspirations and wants and dreams and yet I can never achieve them because all I do is disappoint myself. I am not quite sure why I continue to fail. Sometimes I think it is because maybe I really don't want these goals. Maybe I really don't want to be thin and healthy because then what would I have to work for. I mean I have dreamed of being one of those healthy people for so long now that it couldn't be all a lie... Just some figment of my imagination that I really don't want. I don't think so.
I feel so defeated right now. I feel like no matter what I start to do I just can't finish it. I started this blog and couldn't finish that. I started the C25K and didn't finish that. I started losing weight and I had a goal and I never reached that. I just feel like a failure around this goal! THIS goal seems to be the one that I can't reach and I think that it's because it is the hardest. I mean that sounds terrible that I can't do this and yet I can get 2 masters degrees!
I think what is clear is that I need to decide what I want and just do it. BUT HOW?!?!? HOW do I keep that motivation going? I am going to take the rest of today and tomorrow to set some goals and I am going to post them up here and I am asking that you hold me to these goals. The only way this blog is going to work for me is if I know people are going to hold me to what I say I am going to do. Maybe that is the difference between this and my other goals. I am only accountable to myself for this goal but for everything else I had someone else to answer to.
I am going to set my goals tomorrow! I hope to see you all here holding me accountable!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Goals ... April 26, 2010
Today was a long day in training. I did good until I got home and I remembered that I had a chocolate cake in the refrigerator. I didn't work out today which is terrible. I wanted to go to work out after work today but I didn't. I guess I was just lazy. Who knows, Not me. I am trying to find motivation in different areas. I just can't seem to do it. Here are a few goal pictures of me. I aspire to be similar to be as close to these pics as I can in the future. I am thinking that if I post them up then maybe they will help motivate me. I am going to try anything I can. Any tips you all have are greatly appreciated!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Mowing is FUN! April 24, 2010
So I mowed the yard this morning. Most of it was on the riding lawn mower but I also weed eated as well. I have only weed eated once before and today I am had trouble. I ended up weed eating our solar lights and not the grass. It made for some destruction in the front yard. Then I finished with the push mower for a good 30 minutes. It was a great feeling and a great workout. I like mowing. I always have. Its great to get out there in the sun listening to your ipod singing to the top of your lungs and no one can hear you over the mower! It's peaceful and a great time to think or Not think!
After the mowing we went to the Store for groceries and then we have spent the day at home today. I baked a chicken pie and a chocolate cake. Just felt like baking. It happens sometimes!
Hockey Playoffs are on and well we are watching them for sure! Pens had a chance to close out the Senators Thursday night but they didn't do it and now we are in game 6 and things aren't looking good. I really hope they can get it together and pull it out! This will be a really sad house if the Pens lose in the 1st round. SO Lets GO PENS!!!
Quick Update! Pens won taking down then Senators in 6! Now its on to round 2! Then Pangan House is Happy!!!
After the mowing we went to the Store for groceries and then we have spent the day at home today. I baked a chicken pie and a chocolate cake. Just felt like baking. It happens sometimes!
Hockey Playoffs are on and well we are watching them for sure! Pens had a chance to close out the Senators Thursday night but they didn't do it and now we are in game 6 and things aren't looking good. I really hope they can get it together and pull it out! This will be a really sad house if the Pens lose in the 1st round. SO Lets GO PENS!!!
Quick Update! Pens won taking down then Senators in 6! Now its on to round 2! Then Pangan House is Happy!!!
Personal Training ... April 23, 2010
So I had my 1st personal training session today with Amanda. We started with 20 second sprints at 7.8-8.2 mph for about 4 rounds then we went to squats with leg lifts with a 25 lb weight on my chest, 2 sets of 10. Then Chest press on the ball with 17.5 lb weights, 2 sets of 10, and then 10 triceps dips, 2 sets. Back to sprints for 30 seconds this time. Next, Push ups and knee crunch on the ball, 2 sets of 10. Then 2 sets of 30 second plank hold, and then Inner Thigh ball squeezes, 2 sets of 10 (holding for 15 second at the end). Then a cool down of walking for 5 mins. It was a killer work out and it felt great! I am looking forward to my next session next week with her.
I am hoping that this will work. I am not focusing like crazy on my food. I am just making sure to get in my exercise. Then in a few weeks I am going to start making more food changes.
I am hoping that this will work. I am not focusing like crazy on my food. I am just making sure to get in my exercise. Then in a few weeks I am going to start making more food changes.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Conversations ... April 22, 2010
Today was another long day but it was a much more productive day than yesterday. I had a meeting today that really helped me put some things in perspective and helped both members of the meeting see some things. I also had some other really great conversations today with my team and my boss and my peers! Sometimes a really good talk can really help! Other than that there is not much to report today! I have personal Training tomorrow so that should be fun! I am looking forward to it. I am ready for bed but The hockey game is in double OT. GO PENS!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Holy H-E-double Hockey Sticks .... April 21, 2010
So today STUNK! Yea that's right STUNK! It was terrible from the moment I got to my desk. I got up early and I made it to work early so that I could go to the gym! I did 22 minutes on the treadmill which included walking and running. I also did 23 minutes on the Elliptical Machine! I love the elliptical at the gym but mine at home is not as expensive and so its just not the same but it's better than nothing. It was a great workout! I also made the decision to start personal training again. I have a great personal trainer that I have worked with before and I am hoping that she can help me get my motivation back.
When I talked to her today she told me that I could be trying to do too many things at one time. So we talked and I am going to focus on working out for 2 weeks and try to get that back in order. Then I am going to start working with my food. I will still be working on trying to eat healthy but I am not going to make that the focus of my days. My focus will be on my exercise. I hope this phased approach will work well. My 1st appointment is Friday at 11am. Then I will be doing 2 sessions a week after that. Amanda has worked wonders with me before so I hope she's going to be able to help again!
I did a great job with the exercise today and if I didn't eat cake today I would have done good with my food too! So Far I burned 2824 cals and walked 13013 steps!
Well the crappy stuff is all work related and its all stuff that I can't get into on here. I have a great job and I work for a great company but we all have those crappy days when it feels like the world is out to get us and no matter what we do we just keep getting knocked back down. That was today! I will say that there are a few co-workers that I have that really make things better for me and help me get through these days.
Here's to tomorrow being a better day and to me getting in my exercise!
When I talked to her today she told me that I could be trying to do too many things at one time. So we talked and I am going to focus on working out for 2 weeks and try to get that back in order. Then I am going to start working with my food. I will still be working on trying to eat healthy but I am not going to make that the focus of my days. My focus will be on my exercise. I hope this phased approach will work well. My 1st appointment is Friday at 11am. Then I will be doing 2 sessions a week after that. Amanda has worked wonders with me before so I hope she's going to be able to help again!
I did a great job with the exercise today and if I didn't eat cake today I would have done good with my food too! So Far I burned 2824 cals and walked 13013 steps!
Well the crappy stuff is all work related and its all stuff that I can't get into on here. I have a great job and I work for a great company but we all have those crappy days when it feels like the world is out to get us and no matter what we do we just keep getting knocked back down. That was today! I will say that there are a few co-workers that I have that really make things better for me and help me get through these days.
Here's to tomorrow being a better day and to me getting in my exercise!
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
April 20, 2010... Another one bites the dust
Today was another lack luster day for me as far as motivation goes. I am really wondering where it went and what I can do to get it back! I am really asking for suggestions. I keep trying things and I just can't find it. It is really starting to frustrate me. I wonder if I am over extending myself but I have always been really busy. I also wonder if now that I am trying to lose the weight that is not baby weight. I just want that same motivation I had last July when I started this journey and lost what I already have and that is over 30 pounds of baby weight. I don't know how to get it back! HELP! Also To leave comments you need to be listed as a follower.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Changes ... April 19, 2010
Who cares about food I got my hair cut! There was so much hair on the ground. I didn't think to take a picture until after I had left though!
Food for today was good until Dinner and then well it all went down hill. Tomorrow is a new day and with New Hair I am ready for it! Maybe this change will motivate me more to stick to my diet and work on losing more weight! Lets hope!!!
Food for today was good until Dinner and then well it all went down hill. Tomorrow is a new day and with New Hair I am ready for it! Maybe this change will motivate me more to stick to my diet and work on losing more weight! Lets hope!!!
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Ahhh Sunday ... April 18, 2010
I love Sundays! I like going to Church and I like spending time with my family. This is what I do most Sundays and I just love it! Today wasn't much different. I went to Chruch and then we went out to eat for Chad's sisters birthday at Outback. We normally go see my Mamaw Evalene on Sundays but we saw her Friday night and we got back from Lunch rather late so we decided not to drive all the way to Statesville.
Started out today good. Lunch was just one bad choice after another so today I will be lucky to have a deficit if not have a surplus. Oh well. Maybe next week will be better! I know I need to work on exercising more, drinking more water, and making better food choices. I started this back in the hopes that it would make me make better choices but that is not really working. I don't know if it's the blog or if it's me or if it's this week. I also wonder if my heart is really into this. The last time I started my weight loss I was very driven but this time I don't feel that drive. I have tried telling myself that I need to lose the weight b/c my 10 year high school reunion is coming up but all the people that I care about from HS know what I look like now and anyone else well I don't give a crap what they think. So I guess that's not working. I need to find my motivation. I have lost it. If you see it please send it home I miss it dearly!
Food today
Breakfast:
Cinnamon Toast Waffles 300 cals
Snack:
Nature Valley Yogurt Bar 140 cals
Lunch:
Cheese Fries 356 cals
Baked Potato Butter only 520 cals
Grilled Chicken sandwich with Swiss and Bacon and Mayo 696 cals
Snack:
100 calorie Popcorn
100 calorie hostess cakes
So Far 2012 cals and I still gotta eat something for dinner! Burned 2093 so far today. I will update final totals before bed.
I weighed myself this morning and I had lost 1 lb. Its not the 2 that I wanted but it is something! I was not expecting much after the way I have eaten this weekend. So anything is great. Next week is a new Week and I plan to hit my 2 lb mark!
Started out today good. Lunch was just one bad choice after another so today I will be lucky to have a deficit if not have a surplus. Oh well. Maybe next week will be better! I know I need to work on exercising more, drinking more water, and making better food choices. I started this back in the hopes that it would make me make better choices but that is not really working. I don't know if it's the blog or if it's me or if it's this week. I also wonder if my heart is really into this. The last time I started my weight loss I was very driven but this time I don't feel that drive. I have tried telling myself that I need to lose the weight b/c my 10 year high school reunion is coming up but all the people that I care about from HS know what I look like now and anyone else well I don't give a crap what they think. So I guess that's not working. I need to find my motivation. I have lost it. If you see it please send it home I miss it dearly!
Food today
Breakfast:
Cinnamon Toast Waffles 300 cals
Snack:
Nature Valley Yogurt Bar 140 cals
Lunch:
Cheese Fries 356 cals
Baked Potato Butter only 520 cals
Grilled Chicken sandwich with Swiss and Bacon and Mayo 696 cals
Snack:
100 calorie Popcorn
100 calorie hostess cakes
So Far 2012 cals and I still gotta eat something for dinner! Burned 2093 so far today. I will update final totals before bed.
I weighed myself this morning and I had lost 1 lb. Its not the 2 that I wanted but it is something! I was not expecting much after the way I have eaten this weekend. So anything is great. Next week is a new Week and I plan to hit my 2 lb mark!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Saturday April 17, 2010
Well Today was great and it sucked all at the same time. OK well to explain this I need to say that going to yard sales this morning was great, the wedding was great, visiting with my family was great and having Ice Cream Sundays was great! My Diet was terrible. I am going to list what I ate today and what I burned today but I am not even going to list all these calories. I know I have gone way over!!!
Breakfast:
McDonalds Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit and Hasbrown (this was at least 500 cals)
Lunch:
Bojangles chicken sandwich only mayo, small fry (at least 600 cals)
Snack:
Crackers, Cheese cubes, chips, Cake, punch (at least 800 cals)
Dinner:
Roast, green beans, stewed potatos (at least 500 cals)
Late Snack:
2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream with Whipped Cream, pecans covered in syrup, and caramel topping (at least 650 cals)
I know a lot about the calories in food so my guesses are usually right if not dead on so we will say that I had at least 3050 calories to eat today. I have burned 3246 as of 11:50 today but I have no doubt that I did not have any deficit today.
I did not plan well today. I should have made sure to make healthy choices for breakfast and lunch and then I would have had extra calories for the wedding food. Like I said on Friday. Tomorrow is a new day. I know that I will have days and weekends like this. As long as I don't give up and I keep trying then I will see success. I weigh in tomorrow so we will see if today really sabotaged me or if I was able to lose my 2 lbs this week!
Below are a few pictures from today! Congrats to Liz and Scott!!!
Breakfast:
McDonalds Bacon Egg and Cheese Biscuit and Hasbrown (this was at least 500 cals)
Lunch:
Bojangles chicken sandwich only mayo, small fry (at least 600 cals)
Snack:
Crackers, Cheese cubes, chips, Cake, punch (at least 800 cals)
Dinner:
Roast, green beans, stewed potatos (at least 500 cals)
Late Snack:
2 cups Vanilla Ice Cream with Whipped Cream, pecans covered in syrup, and caramel topping (at least 650 cals)
I know a lot about the calories in food so my guesses are usually right if not dead on so we will say that I had at least 3050 calories to eat today. I have burned 3246 as of 11:50 today but I have no doubt that I did not have any deficit today.
I did not plan well today. I should have made sure to make healthy choices for breakfast and lunch and then I would have had extra calories for the wedding food. Like I said on Friday. Tomorrow is a new day. I know that I will have days and weekends like this. As long as I don't give up and I keep trying then I will see success. I weigh in tomorrow so we will see if today really sabotaged me or if I was able to lose my 2 lbs this week!
Below are a few pictures from today! Congrats to Liz and Scott!!!
Finally Friday ... April 16, 2010
A Little late ... you will see why!
Well I can not believe that I posted that huge long blog yesterday and forgot to even mention the fact that MY BABY GIRL IS NOW 11 MONTHS OLD! Yes She is now less than 1 month away being a year old! :( OH how time files!!!
Today was good and super busy! I did not get a chance to eat breakfast because I ended up getting to work and I had a meeting that lasted all morning. For lunch I went out to eat with two of the other team leaders at work. It was a great lunch! Then I had to rush home to get ready to go to the Funeral Home in Statesville. My Great Uncle died and the visitation was Friday Night. Then we headed to Mooresville for dinner and a trip to Super Target. It was here that my food went crazy or pretty much I did! Not much to say but it happened and I can try to move on from here and tomorrow is a new day (PS since I am typing this on Saturday Night I already know Saturday is not going to go much better)!
Food Today
BreaKfast:
NADA
Lunch:
Half a mCallister Club 300 cals
light mayo 45
ceasar salad 80
light ranch 141
100 calorie hostess cakes
Snack:
Fiber one bar 140 cals
100 calorie Sun Chips (906 at this point of the day ... pretty good)
Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Swiss Cheese and Bacon with Fries 1240 cals
White Chocolate Molten Cake (1/2) 625
Total Intake: 2771
Total Burn: 3275
Total Deficit: 275
One positive is that I still had a deficit but just barely!
Well I can not believe that I posted that huge long blog yesterday and forgot to even mention the fact that MY BABY GIRL IS NOW 11 MONTHS OLD! Yes She is now less than 1 month away being a year old! :( OH how time files!!!
Today was good and super busy! I did not get a chance to eat breakfast because I ended up getting to work and I had a meeting that lasted all morning. For lunch I went out to eat with two of the other team leaders at work. It was a great lunch! Then I had to rush home to get ready to go to the Funeral Home in Statesville. My Great Uncle died and the visitation was Friday Night. Then we headed to Mooresville for dinner and a trip to Super Target. It was here that my food went crazy or pretty much I did! Not much to say but it happened and I can try to move on from here and tomorrow is a new day (PS since I am typing this on Saturday Night I already know Saturday is not going to go much better)!
Food Today
BreaKfast:
NADA
Lunch:
Half a mCallister Club 300 cals
light mayo 45
ceasar salad 80
light ranch 141
100 calorie hostess cakes
Snack:
Fiber one bar 140 cals
100 calorie Sun Chips (906 at this point of the day ... pretty good)
Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Sandwich with Swiss Cheese and Bacon with Fries 1240 cals
White Chocolate Molten Cake (1/2) 625
Total Intake: 2771
Total Burn: 3275
Total Deficit: 275
One positive is that I still had a deficit but just barely!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Nervousness ... April 15, 2010
I was so nervous today before my interviews. They went well though. I have a 1 in 3 shot at getting a position so lets hope that I did well and that I get an offer. If I don't then I won't be too upset but it is a great opportunity and I think I could do a great job.
I had to go to Durham today for those interviews. I got done around 4:45pm but I didn't make it home until 7:15pm. It took forever to get home from there. I realized when it was almost 6pm and I had just gotten to Greensboro that I was not going to make it to UMW on time so I just changed course and headed towards Lexington. I am so tired from all that driving.
I had to go to work this morning in Winston because I had meetings here and then I had to rush to Durham so my lunch choice required something easy and fast to eat and of course I had a not healthy choice. Oh well it happens! One here and there is ok its all the time thats the problem.
Tonight is my TV night. Bones, Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and Greys Anatomy!!!
Breakfast:
Waffles (cinnamon toast) 300 cals
Lunch:
Wendys Chicken Nuggets 10 piece 450 cals
Wendys Fry 410
Snack:
Fiber 1 bar 140 cals
Dinner:
Sun Chips 210 cals
Chicken Pie 1 piece 348 cals
Snack:
100 calorie ice cream bar
Total Intake: 1958 cals
Total Burn: 3281 cals as of 11pm
Total Deficit: 1323 cals
Exercise:
Walking 15 mins
If you are new to my blog my weight loss journey is based on the concept of you have to take in less calories than you burn. My goal each day is at least a 1000 calorie deficit. Each pound is 3500 calories and there are 7 days in a week so that divides out that to lose 1 pound a week you have to eliminate 500 calories a day, 2 lbs a week = 1000 cals a day, 3 lbs a week 1500 a day. My goal is 2 lbs a week so thats why my magic number is 1000 a day! I also post what I have eaten that day as a way to be accountable for what I am putting in my mouth. If I have to show the world then maybe just maybe I will think twice before I eat that cake! It worked before so lets see if it can work again. So far so good!
I had to go to Durham today for those interviews. I got done around 4:45pm but I didn't make it home until 7:15pm. It took forever to get home from there. I realized when it was almost 6pm and I had just gotten to Greensboro that I was not going to make it to UMW on time so I just changed course and headed towards Lexington. I am so tired from all that driving.
I had to go to work this morning in Winston because I had meetings here and then I had to rush to Durham so my lunch choice required something easy and fast to eat and of course I had a not healthy choice. Oh well it happens! One here and there is ok its all the time thats the problem.
Tonight is my TV night. Bones, Vampire Diaries, Supernatural and Greys Anatomy!!!
Breakfast:
Waffles (cinnamon toast) 300 cals
Lunch:
Wendys Chicken Nuggets 10 piece 450 cals
Wendys Fry 410
Snack:
Fiber 1 bar 140 cals
Dinner:
Sun Chips 210 cals
Chicken Pie 1 piece 348 cals
Snack:
100 calorie ice cream bar
Total Intake: 1958 cals
Total Burn: 3281 cals as of 11pm
Total Deficit: 1323 cals
Exercise:
Walking 15 mins
If you are new to my blog my weight loss journey is based on the concept of you have to take in less calories than you burn. My goal each day is at least a 1000 calorie deficit. Each pound is 3500 calories and there are 7 days in a week so that divides out that to lose 1 pound a week you have to eliminate 500 calories a day, 2 lbs a week = 1000 cals a day, 3 lbs a week 1500 a day. My goal is 2 lbs a week so thats why my magic number is 1000 a day! I also post what I have eaten that day as a way to be accountable for what I am putting in my mouth. If I have to show the world then maybe just maybe I will think twice before I eat that cake! It worked before so lets see if it can work again. So far so good!
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Anticipation ... April 14, 2010
Today I spent the day looking towards Thursday. I know its terrible to wish away a day but considering tomorrow is a big day for me I was really looking forward to this day going by fast. It was hard to concentrate. I did however get a lot done. It is odd how that happens. I really hope tomorrow goes well. I am actually nervous about my interview and I think it is b/c I want this opportunity so bad. My job now is good but this is a position that would utilize my MBA and my MHA and it is more inline with where I see my career going. So Lets hope that all goes good!
Today I did fairly well with food and I met my calorie deficit by the end of the day. I decided to let today be my day off of exercising. I probably should have made it tomorrow since I have to go to Durham and then I have to go to Mocksville for UMW but I have been so tired these past few days and exercising yesterday really tired me out. I think more than the exercise its my body reacting to less caffeine and less food. I am going to try to walk tomorrow at least 15 mins but if not I plan to really stick to my diet!
Breakfast:
Jimmy Dean Delights Whole Grain Bagel with egg whites, cheese and turkey sausage: 260 cals
Snack:
Fiber one granola bar in oats and chocolate 140 cals
Lunch:
Lean Cuisine 3 meat pizza 390 calories
100 calorie Strawberry hostess cakes
Low Fat String Cheese 50 cals
Snack:
Grapes 1 cup 62 cals
Dinner:
Italian Bread (2 large slices)197 cals
Broccoli and Cheese soup (1 bowl ie 2 cups) 330 cals
Snack:
100 cal Popcorn
Total Intake: 1629
Total Burn: 2632 (as of 10:45pm)
Total Deficit: 1003
Exercise: Day off!
Today I did fairly well with food and I met my calorie deficit by the end of the day. I decided to let today be my day off of exercising. I probably should have made it tomorrow since I have to go to Durham and then I have to go to Mocksville for UMW but I have been so tired these past few days and exercising yesterday really tired me out. I think more than the exercise its my body reacting to less caffeine and less food. I am going to try to walk tomorrow at least 15 mins but if not I plan to really stick to my diet!
Breakfast:
Jimmy Dean Delights Whole Grain Bagel with egg whites, cheese and turkey sausage: 260 cals
Snack:
Fiber one granola bar in oats and chocolate 140 cals
Lunch:
Lean Cuisine 3 meat pizza 390 calories
100 calorie Strawberry hostess cakes
Low Fat String Cheese 50 cals
Snack:
Grapes 1 cup 62 cals
Dinner:
Italian Bread (2 large slices)197 cals
Broccoli and Cheese soup (1 bowl ie 2 cups) 330 cals
Snack:
100 cal Popcorn
Total Intake: 1629
Total Burn: 2632 (as of 10:45pm)
Total Deficit: 1003
Exercise: Day off!
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Lets try this again! April 13, 2010
I used to do this every day ... It really worked for me and I lost 15 lbs so I think I am going to try it again. I am going to try going at it a different way this time! Instead of entering my food at Body Bugg I am just going to get my calories burned and then I will record my food and do the calculations here. So we will see what happens!!
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Jimmy Dean Delights English Muffin with Egg Candian Bacon and Cheese 230 cals
Lunch:
Turkey Burger on Wheat bun with Cheese and Bacon and ketchup (Bun 120 cals, Burger 160 cals, Bacon 2 slices 109 cals, ketchup 30 cals, Cheese 60) Total 479 cals
100 calorie Hostess Strawberry cakes
Snack:
Fiber one Bar 140 cal
Snack:
100 calorie Almonds
1 bite of chocolate bunny ... about the size of a Hershey kiss! 25 cals
Dinner:
BBQ Chicken breast 195
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce: 70 cals
Green Beans 1/2 cup: 40 cals
Bread Wheat Lite: 80 cals
Chicken Rice: 300 cals
Total = 1759
Total Burned so far 2981 (as of 11:30 pm)
Deficit: 1222 :)
Exercise:
20 mins walking/jogging
Lets see how it goes! Wish me luck! I get so motivated each time I read a friend of mines blog and so I am going to try too make sure to utilize that motivation as much as I can! Thanks KARA!!!
Food Today:
Breakfast:
Jimmy Dean Delights English Muffin with Egg Candian Bacon and Cheese 230 cals
Lunch:
Turkey Burger on Wheat bun with Cheese and Bacon and ketchup (Bun 120 cals, Burger 160 cals, Bacon 2 slices 109 cals, ketchup 30 cals, Cheese 60) Total 479 cals
100 calorie Hostess Strawberry cakes
Snack:
Fiber one Bar 140 cal
Snack:
100 calorie Almonds
1 bite of chocolate bunny ... about the size of a Hershey kiss! 25 cals
Dinner:
BBQ Chicken breast 195
Sweet Baby Rays BBQ Sauce: 70 cals
Green Beans 1/2 cup: 40 cals
Bread Wheat Lite: 80 cals
Chicken Rice: 300 cals
Total = 1759
Total Burned so far 2981 (as of 11:30 pm)
Deficit: 1222 :)
Exercise:
20 mins walking/jogging
Lets see how it goes! Wish me luck! I get so motivated each time I read a friend of mines blog and so I am going to try too make sure to utilize that motivation as much as I can! Thanks KARA!!!
Monday, April 12, 2010
Ear Infections and Championships
Well on a happy note I lost 3 pounds last week!!! I had lost 5 by Thursday but then Saturday and Sunday gave me back a pound each. I had a very hard time keeping to my positive eating habits on the weekend. I exercised almost everyday last week so I feel very accomplished about that. Back at it this week! I am at least 3 more pounds closer to my goal!
Last week was a good week! I got an interview for a good job opportunity at work. I felt the interview went well so now all I can do is hope that I get it. We went shopping at concord mills on Saturday. We found some great deals esp. at the Nike outlet and we didn't spend a lot of money. We found a Clothes line like we had been looking for. It was one of the umbrella types and we love it! Sunday we did not make it to Church because I was feeling sick that morning and was super tired which is not like me. The only thing we did was make it to visit Mamaw Evalene.
Nisee had her 10 month check up today. Shes 29 inches tall (70th percentile) and weighed 22.7 lbs (80th percentile). Her head circumference was 46.25 centimeters (90th percentile). All was great except her ears. Nisee still has a double ear infection. She has had it since before March 9, 2010. That was when I took her to the doctor for it the 1st time. They tried 2 different antibiotics and then rocefrin (I can't spell it) shots and nothing has worked so far. So they are trying antihistamines because if she has allergies they can cause the tubes to swell in the ears and trap the infection in there. In addition to that she is taking a different antibiotic. They said that if this doesn't work they might have to talk about tubes. I really hope they do not have to do that. So we are praying that this works and our Baby Girl gets better soon!
My great great Uncle Wayne Cash passed away today. He was my great Grandpa Gales' youngest brother. My heart goes out to my cousins who were closer to him. I remember Wayne from our family reunions mostly. We will be going to the funeral home for visitation Friday. We would go to the funeral Saturday but We have a wedding to attend that afternoon. Our friend Liz is getting married! We are so happy for her! Other than that things will be pretty lazy this week! Just planning to work on cleaning up the house and going through our things for a yard sale sometime in late May or early June.
Well I just wanted to stop by for a quick update with whats going on with the family and me. I will update again soon! Thanks for reading!
ON a FINAL Note! I want to say a huge Congrats to the DUKE BLUE DEVILS who are the 2010 NCAA National Champions!!!
Last week was a good week! I got an interview for a good job opportunity at work. I felt the interview went well so now all I can do is hope that I get it. We went shopping at concord mills on Saturday. We found some great deals esp. at the Nike outlet and we didn't spend a lot of money. We found a Clothes line like we had been looking for. It was one of the umbrella types and we love it! Sunday we did not make it to Church because I was feeling sick that morning and was super tired which is not like me. The only thing we did was make it to visit Mamaw Evalene.
Nisee had her 10 month check up today. Shes 29 inches tall (70th percentile) and weighed 22.7 lbs (80th percentile). Her head circumference was 46.25 centimeters (90th percentile). All was great except her ears. Nisee still has a double ear infection. She has had it since before March 9, 2010. That was when I took her to the doctor for it the 1st time. They tried 2 different antibiotics and then rocefrin (I can't spell it) shots and nothing has worked so far. So they are trying antihistamines because if she has allergies they can cause the tubes to swell in the ears and trap the infection in there. In addition to that she is taking a different antibiotic. They said that if this doesn't work they might have to talk about tubes. I really hope they do not have to do that. So we are praying that this works and our Baby Girl gets better soon!
My great great Uncle Wayne Cash passed away today. He was my great Grandpa Gales' youngest brother. My heart goes out to my cousins who were closer to him. I remember Wayne from our family reunions mostly. We will be going to the funeral home for visitation Friday. We would go to the funeral Saturday but We have a wedding to attend that afternoon. Our friend Liz is getting married! We are so happy for her! Other than that things will be pretty lazy this week! Just planning to work on cleaning up the house and going through our things for a yard sale sometime in late May or early June.
Well I just wanted to stop by for a quick update with whats going on with the family and me. I will update again soon! Thanks for reading!
ON a FINAL Note! I want to say a huge Congrats to the DUKE BLUE DEVILS who are the 2010 NCAA National Champions!!!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Easter
Happy Easter Everyone!!!
We had a great Easter at the Pangan's house! I spent Friday with Kara and Christina eating and shopping. Saturday was the Easter Egg Hunt at Church! Nisee had a blast and played SUPER hard and was so tired. Then today we had Easter Service and then Food with the family and visiting. We were going all day and we are all exhausted even if Nisee won't admit it. This child keeps going and going all day long and still fights sleep. I call it the early stages of protesting! HAHA
Now that things are starting to slow down I am ready to focus on a few more ME things. I am starting to focus more on my exercise on Monday. I am excited to get back on it. I have been missing it and my Body can tell it. I was exercising everyday and now that I have stopped by back and knees have been bothering me a lot more. So its time to get back on my treadmill and get started. I also plan to start weight training again. I am not one to worry about the scale I just like my clothes to be loose.
I also have an elliptical machine. I don't use it hardly at all and I had offered to sell it to a friend of mine but she can't get it so I am going to put it up for sale. If I don't sell it I might start using it more. I paid too much for it not to use it! I got it back in 2007. I paid around $450 for it back then. I am asking $225 for it or best offer! So if you are interested please let me know.
I will update soon with my progress and how I am doing with the exercise. I want to say CONGRATS TO my DUKE BLUE DEVILS for beating WVU and making it to the Final game of the NCAA tourney!!! I want to throw some props to my friend Kara who has been awesome at doing her 365 project. Super happy that its working out so well for her!
Have a great week everyone!!!
We had a great Easter at the Pangan's house! I spent Friday with Kara and Christina eating and shopping. Saturday was the Easter Egg Hunt at Church! Nisee had a blast and played SUPER hard and was so tired. Then today we had Easter Service and then Food with the family and visiting. We were going all day and we are all exhausted even if Nisee won't admit it. This child keeps going and going all day long and still fights sleep. I call it the early stages of protesting! HAHA
Now that things are starting to slow down I am ready to focus on a few more ME things. I am starting to focus more on my exercise on Monday. I am excited to get back on it. I have been missing it and my Body can tell it. I was exercising everyday and now that I have stopped by back and knees have been bothering me a lot more. So its time to get back on my treadmill and get started. I also plan to start weight training again. I am not one to worry about the scale I just like my clothes to be loose.
I also have an elliptical machine. I don't use it hardly at all and I had offered to sell it to a friend of mine but she can't get it so I am going to put it up for sale. If I don't sell it I might start using it more. I paid too much for it not to use it! I got it back in 2007. I paid around $450 for it back then. I am asking $225 for it or best offer! So if you are interested please let me know.
I will update soon with my progress and how I am doing with the exercise. I want to say CONGRATS TO my DUKE BLUE DEVILS for beating WVU and making it to the Final game of the NCAA tourney!!! I want to throw some props to my friend Kara who has been awesome at doing her 365 project. Super happy that its working out so well for her!
Have a great week everyone!!!
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