After struggling for years with my weight, I decided that the best way to motivate myself was to share my journey with others. This means brutal honesty, folks, and you'll probably learn more about me than you ever needed to know. :D My story is not any different than all the other people out struggling with the same thing, but I'm going to show myself, and you, that this is possible. And I'm gonna document every moment to prove it.

Struggling with the same thing? Want to share your journey?
Please feel free to talk with me, either by sending a comment or by visiting my facebook page which you can get to by clicking that picture of me down below.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

January 16, 2012

So I'm trying not to slack on this blog, and I didn't update yesterday so I'll update this morning briefly. Yesterday i took a day off from the chaos that has been my life lately and sat on the couch with my boyfriend and roommate. All day. We watched tv, played mariokart, and just over all had a relaxing holiday.

But here's my food diary. Now it's back to a full day of school! Ciao!


January 16, 2012

Foods Calories Carbs Fat Protein Cholest Sodium Sugars Fiber
Breakfast
Knudsen - Cottage Cheese - Small Curd Lowfat 2% Milkfat, 0.5 cup 100 5g 3g 14g 15mg 440mg 3g 0g
Tomatoes - Red, ripe, raw, year round average, 0.5 large whole (3" dia) 16 4g 0g 1g 0mg 5mg 2g 1g
Nature Valley - Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats & Honey - Twin Pack 42g, 1 pack (2 bars) 190 29g 6g 4g 0mg 160mg 12g 2g
Lunch
Kroger - Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 oz (28g/inch cube) 110 1g 9g 7g 30mg 180mg 0g 0g
Generic - Crimini Mushrooms, Raw, 1.5 oz. 12 2g 0g 2g 0mg 3mg 0g 0g
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.5 cup 43 6g 0g 4g 2mg 64mg 0g 0g
Campbell's - 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup (Family Size), 1.5 cup 180 27g 8g 6g 15mg 1,890mg 3g 3g
Old Country - Sourdough Bread , 1 slice 90 17g 1g 3g 0mg 150mg 0g 1g
Romaine Lettuce - Romaine Lettuce - 2 Cups, 1 cups 15 3g 0g 1g 0mg 5mg 0g 1g
Onions - Raw, 1 slice, thin 4 1g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Fresh - Roma Tomato, 0.5 tomato 9 2g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Litehouse - Pear Gorgonzola Vinaigrette Dressing (Pp=2), 2 tbsp 50 7g 3g 0g 0mg 240mg 6g 0g
Dinner
Fresh Vegetables - Sliced Eggplant - Grilled With Skin, 0.15 eggplant unpeeled (approx 1-1/4 lb) 20 5g 0g 1g 0mg 2mg 2g 0g
Onions - Raw, 0.25 large 16 4g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 2g 1g
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 1 cup 86 12g 0g 8g 5mg 127mg 0g 0g
Garlic - Raw, 3 cloves 13 3g 0g 1g 0mg 2mg 0g 0g
Generic - Green Onions, Chopped, 0 cup (100g) 0 0g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Unico - Diced Tomatoes In Can, 1 cup 40 8g 0g 2g 0mg 800mg 6g 2g
Hunt's - Tomato Sauce - Basil, Garlic and Oregano (Net Carbs), 1 cup (62g) 80 12g 0g 4g 0mg 1,440mg 8g 4g
Barilla - Fettucine, 2.5 oz 263 53g 1g 9g 0mg 0mg 1g 3g
Snacks
Penn Maid - Nonfat Sour Cream, 4 tbsp. 50 8g 0g 2g 0mg 100mg 6g 0g
Cucumber - Peeled, raw, 1 cup, sliced 14 3g 0g 1g 0mg 2mg 2g 1g
Kroger Deluxe Churned Light Ice Cream - Fun Munch Cookies N' Cream, 67 grams (1/2 cup) 130 21g 4g 3g 15mg 50mg 16g 0g
TOTAL: 1,531 233g 35g 73g 82mg 5,661mg 69g 19g

Sunday, January 15, 2012

January 15, 2012

Today was temptation central! I went shopping all by myself! My boyfriend sent me out into the big bad world to fetch a few ingredients that he needed for dinner. I also needed to buy a scale so I adventured to Walmart and walked nicely by all the chips, soda and cannoli that Walmart was selling. Did the same at the grocery store and passed by all kinds of fast food places without stopping. A big accomplishment considering a few weeks ago I might have popped by McD's instead of patiently waiting for my boyfriend to finish making dinner. It;s also the first time I went out to shop by myself since the re-start of this diet. Lately I've been under my boyfriend's watchful eye, and having him guide me has made all the difference. But I succeeded on my own today! Yay me! He also made me the most delicious Potabello burger EVER! Seriously. I thought I was gonna die when I bit it! SOOO GOOOD.

I also went down to sample what my apartment complex's fitness center has to offer. Verdict: It sucks. Almost all of the machines do not work, and none of them have the monitors I need on them. Like a heartrate monitor or a timer....or anything. Also the elliptical machine (the only one that would turn ON) was hard to run on. It felt like it hadn't been oiled in a while. It popped my knee out. But even with that I did 30 minutes and a mile on the treadmill and 10 minutes on the elliptical before it hurt me. Exercise, hooray!



January 15, 2012 Food Diary


Calories Carbs Fat Protein Cholest Sodium Sugars Fiber
Breakfast

Nature's Best Perfect Zero Carb Isopure Creamy Vanilla - Creamy Vanilla, 1 scoop 105 0g 0g 25g 0mg 210mg 0g 0g
Strawberries - Frozen, unsweetened, 4 berry 15 4g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 2g 1g
Banana - Medium - Peeled, 0.5 Medium 53 14g 0g 1g 0mg 1mg 7g 2g
Orange juice - Chilled, includes from concentrate, 0.5 cup 55 13g 0g 1g 0mg 1mg 0g 0g


43 6g 0g 4g 2mg 64mg 0g 0g
Lunch

Sara Lee - Honey Wheat Bread, 2 slices 150 30g 2g 5g 0mg 230mg 4g 2g
Kirkland Signature (Costco) - Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, 2 Slices (56g) 60 1g 1g 10g 30mg 460mg 0g 0g
French's - Yellow Mustard, 1 tsp 0 0g 0g 0g 0mg 55mg 1g 0g
French's - Yellow Mustard, 1 tsp 0 0g 0g 0g 0mg 55mg 1g 0g
Vlassic - Kosher Dill Whole Pickle, 1 pickle 0 2g 0g 0g 0mg 420mg 0g 0g
Kroger - Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 oz (28g/inch cube) 110 1g 9g 7g 30mg 180mg 0g 0g
Romaine Lettuce - Romaine Lettuce - 2 Cups, 1 cups 15 3g 0g 1g 0mg 5mg 0g 1g
Fresh - Roma Tomato, 0.5 tomato 9 2g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Onions - Raw, 1 slice, thin

4 1g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Dinner

Fresh - Portabello Mushroom Cap, 3 oz cap 66 13g 1g 6g 0mg 15mg 5g 4g
Fresh Vegetables - Sliced Eggplant - Grilled With Skin, 0.15 eggplant unpeeled (approx 1-1/4 lb) 20 5g 0g 1g 0mg 2mg 2g 0g
Old Country - Sourdough Bread , 1.5 slice 135 26g 2g 5g 0mg 225mg 0g 2g
g - Pepper Jack, 1 oz 110 1g 9g 8g 25mg 170mg 0g 0g
Fresh Vegetable - Red Bell Peppers (Grilled, No Dressing), 2 g 1 0g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Oil - Olive, 0.5 tablespoon 60 0g 7g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Generic - Balsamic Vinegar, 0.5 tbso 10 2g 3g 0g 0mg 2mg 1g 0g
Onions - Raw, 1 slice, large (1/4" thick) 16 4g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 2g 1g
Fresh Brussel Sprouts - Steamed Brussel Sprouts, 12 sprouts (85g) 70 16g 0g 6g 0mg 40mg 4g 6g
Garlic - Raw, 3 cloves 13 3g 0g 1g 0mg 2mg 0g 0g
Imperial - Block Margerine, 1 g 7 0g 1g 0g 0mg 7mg 0g 0g
Tomato Slices - Tomato Slices, 1 slice 3 1g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
Generic - Green Onions, Chopped, 0 cup (100g) 0 0g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g

Snacks

Trader Joe's - Dried Apricots, 10 Pieces 180 44g 0g 2g 0mg 0mg 38g 6g
Dole 100% Juice Blend - Paradise Blend, 8 oz 120 28g 0g 1g 0mg 60mg 25g 0g
Vodka - 80 proof, 1 fl oz 64 0g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 0g 0g
TOTAL: 1,494 220g 35g 84g 87mg 2,206mg 92g 25g
Exercises Calories Minutes


Cardiovascular
Walking, 2.5 mph, leisurely pace 170 30
Elliptical Trainer 170 10


TOTALS: 340 40


Saturday, January 14, 2012

January 14, 2012

So today was a pretty good day. I stayed roughly to the diet plan going over a little on breakfast and treating myself to a Mike's Hard Lemonade while hanging with my friend. But according to My Fitness Pal which is a fabulous resource recommended to me by my cousin Katrina ( It's where I get my calorie counter as well as weigh myself in to track my progress) , in order to lose a pound a week I can have 1830 calories a day. I'm sticking to my original goal of 1500 a day, but if I go slightly over, as long as I'm under this I won't feel too guilty. My awesome boyfriend cooked a calorie-counter friendly Pasta Primavera with pork for dinner and it was sinfully delicious. I'm so glad I have him, he's making this really easy.

Took advantage of the hot tub this weekend to soothe my aching muscles and took a day off from exercising. I don't want to do too much too fast. But tomorrow I'll make my way down to my apartment complex's fitness center and workout for an hour. Every other day seems like a good plan, except Sundays and Mondays which will fall right in a row.

I'm doing pretty good so far. I don't feel much different, except more tired, but I know that over time I will begin to notice changes in my health. Tomorrow I buy a scale and actually read the awful numbers that will be my jumping off point, as well as buy a pedometer. Bought a kitchen scale for more accuracy during cooking too!

Goodnight all!



Calories Carbs Fat Protein Cholest Sodium Sugars Fiber
Breakfast

Eggs - Scrambled (whole egg), 1.5 large 152 2g 11g 10g 322mg 256mg 2g 0g
Soyrizo - Soy Chorizo, 1.5 oz 68 5g 3g 5g 0mg 338mg 2g 2g
Mission - Yellow Corn Tortillas (Small), 2 tortilla 90 18g 1g 2g 0mg 10mg 2g 3g
Generic - Sautéed Mushrooms & Onions, 2 oz (approx 1/4 c) 63 7g 3g 3g 8mg 25mg 0g 2g
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 2 cup

172 24g 1g 17g 10mg 255mg 0g 0g
Lunch

Foster Farms - Corn Dog, 2 Corn Dog 360 38g 18g 14g 50mg 1,080mg 12g 0g
Vlassic - Kosher Dill Whole Pickle, 1 pickle 0 2g 0g 0g 0mg 420mg 0g 0g
Cuties - Tangerines, 168 g (2 cuties) 80 17g 1g 1g 0mg 0mg 13g 4g
Coke Zero - Cherry, 12 oz 0 0g 0g 0g 0mg 40mg 0g 0g

Dinner

Buitoni - Freshly Shredded Parmesan Cheese, 2 tbs (5g) 40 0g 3g 4g 10mg 120mg 0g 0g
Kraft Low Calorie - Dressing Balsamic Vinagrette, 2 Tbsp 50 4g 4g 0g 0mg 380mg 4g 0g
Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 0.25 cup 21 3g 0g 2g 1mg 32mg 0g 0g
Romaine Lettuce - Romaine Lettuce - 2 Cups, 1 cups 15 3g 0g 1g 0mg 5mg 0g 1g
Generic - Roma Tomato Slices, 1 oz= slices 5 1g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 0g 0g
Onions - Raw, 1 slice, large (1/4" thick) 16 4g 0g 0g 0mg 1mg 2g 1g
Peas - Green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt, 0.5 cup 62 11g 0g 4g 0mg 58mg 4g 4g
Pasta - Angel Hair Pasta, 1 cup 210 41g 1g 7g 0mg 0mg 2g 2g
Pork - Fresh, loin, whole, cooked, roasted, 0.9 oz 63 0g 4g 7g 21mg 15mg 0g 0g

Snacks

Mike's Hard Lemonade Co. - All Flavors (Approximately), 11.2 oz 220 33g 0g 0g 0mg 0mg 32g 0g
TOTAL: 1,687 213g 50g 77g 422mg 3,036mg 75g 19g
Food Diary January 13,2012


Calories
Breakfast

Banana - Medium - Peeled, 1 Medium 105






Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 1 cup 86






Sugars - Granulated (sucrose), 2 tsp

33






Lunch

Sara Lee - Honey Wheat Bread, 2 slices
150






Kirkland Signature (Costco) - Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, 2 Slices (56g) 60






French's - Yellow Mustard, 1 tsp 0






French's - Yellow Mustard, 1 tsp 0






Vlassic - Kosher Dill Whole Pickle, 1 pickle 0






Kroger - Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, 1 oz (28g/inch cube)

110






Dinner

Eat Smart - Fresh Cut - Vegetable Stir Fry (Broccoli, Carrots, Onions, Snow Peas, Bell Peppers), 1 g (3 oz) 0






Pork - Fresh, loin, top loin (chops), boneless, cooked, broiled, 0.5 chop boneless (yield from 193g raw meat) 125






Kikkoman - Teriyaki Sauce, 6 Tbsp (15ml) 43






Rice - Brown, long-grain, cooked, 1 cup

216






Snacks

Nature Valley - Crunchy Granola Bar - Oats & Honey - Twin Pack 42g, 1 pack (2 bars) 190






Cuties - Tangerines, 168 g (2 cuties) 80






Trader Joe's - Dried Apricots, 5 Pieces 90






Kroger Deluxe Churned Light Ice Cream - Fun Munch Cookies N' Cream, 67 grams (1/2 cup) 130






Milk - Nonfat (fat free or skim), 1 cup 86






TOTAL: 1,504










Exercises





  • Aerobics, low impact



TOTALS: 567
calories burned
60 Minutes








Friday, January 13, 2012

Aerobics....&*$@#!

I...am so sore. Like so incredibly sore that my stomach hurts when I laugh and I have to roll out of bed like an old woman. Basically my first aerobics class kicked my ass.

I liked the teacher though, she's really nice and helpful and I've found an overwhelming amount of support from classmates I'd never met before. Kindness from strangers as we all struggle to keep up (some of us struggling harder than others). And I have to admit, as much as I'm lying in bed, dreading going to said aerobic class, that I also found it fun and helpful.

I'm going to keep going. Exercise always gets easier over time. Root for me!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Two Years Later.....

So if not posting for thirty five days was slacking, not posting for two years is the holy grail of slacking.

Hello everyone, and welcome to 2012. I'm still heavy and struggling, even farther from my original goal now then I was when I started this blog. Disappointed in myself is an understatement, but being a true optimist, I believe that second (and third and fourth....) chances aren't only a good idea, they're pretty much mandatory. So here I go. Again.


I'm going to try to commit to a healthier lifestyle, working out, eating right, and getting down to a size 14 by next December.

I'm gonna try a new way of doing this. When last we met I was weighing myself everyday---too stressful! It made me weight conscious, yes, but it also made me feel like a disgusting amoeba every time I gained weight when I was doing the right things. It made me obsessive and bitter, and not entirely a pleasant person to be around. So this time I will be weighing in bi-monthly as soon as I purchase a scale.

I live in my own house now, so I control what comes in and what doesn't. I have a lovely boyfriend who cooks foods for me that satisfy the requirement of 500 calories per meal, no exceptions. He has lost quite a bit of weight himself, and his success will also be my success through his wisdom and help. I'm a great cook myself, but I needed a little help in the department of how to make things I like in a way that cuts those nasty calories. So last night I had enchiladas and a salad for under 500 calories. Woo! I can eat things I like! I'm also committing to no fast food except in situations where it can't be avoided, and even then I will meet my 500 calorie mark.

As far as exercise goes, I have signed up for a low-impact aerobics class this quarter. This will be good for my bum knee and I figure if my fitness is tied to a grade, I may work harder at it. It's an hour 3 times a week, and the professor boasted that her class was a weight shredder. I am really excited for this actually.

So that's the update. I'll begin posting food logs and recipes next week as well as my daily pedometer counts and the bi-monthly weigh ins.

Monday, August 30, 2010

DAY FORTY-FIVE: August 30, 2010

Weigh In: 209 lbs

It's about time I got back in to this! I know, I know, a lot of you out there are saying finally! And you're right! The gap from day thirteen to day forty-five is a large one. But I'm back with continuing results! Now, granted, without blogging my food intake I have cheated. Fast food and chips were had, a soda or two were consumed. But overall I'm proud of myself for really sticking to this this time.

This blog really is an important tool for me though, so I'm going to try to do better about keeping it up. It's so easy to be lazy and not log the caloric content of the food I eat, but I need to put on my big girl pants (or my littler pants ;) ) and just do it. It's important or something.

So yeah. Life has been stressful lately, but I'm back on track! Wooooohooo!

Food Intake:
  • Strawberry Orange Banana Smoothie (338 calories)
Fitness log
  • Walked 0.8 mile (to and from the place my car is being smogged at, lol)