Week Three, Day Five

This is going to be my last post for a week or so, I'm going up to the cottage and won't likely be counting anything.

Breakfast
Soy drink 170

Snack

Lunch

Snack

Dinner

Snack

Total 170

Week Three, Day Two

I caved and ate some popcorn and M&M's last night after my last update.
I don't know what's going on.
I want to lose this weight so badly, yet I can't seem to stop myself from eating junk food when it's near me.
I really do think I'm a compulsive eater.
It's so bad.
I need to fix this somehow.

Breakfast
Breakfast sandwich 280
Coffee 130

I just did a solid 30 minutes of dancing.
Such a good work out, I'm super sweaty ha ha!
Now I'm going to clean the house, which will be another solid 30 minutes of sweating, because cleaning always makes me so tired.

Snack
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Lunch
Carrots 30
Rice 230
Meatballs 120

Snack
Granola bar 110

Dinner
Soup 50
Carrots & dip 60
Apple 70

Snack
Goldfish crackers 90

Total 1170

Week Four, Day One

I've been soooo bad the last two days.
I'm bloated and I can tell I'm carrying extra weight.
Weigh-in: 142 lbs.
Back on track today.

Breakfast
Yogurt 90

Snack
Coffee 165

Lunch
Salad 80
Rice 230
Meatballs 120

Snack
Granola bar 110

Dinner
Pasta & sauce 290
Apple 70

Snack
Thinsations 100

Total 1255

Week Three, Days Six and Seven

Bad, bad, bad, bad, bad.

Week Three, Day Five

Breakfast
Yogurt & blueberries 100
Coffee 35

Snack
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Lunch
Grilled cheese 450

Snack
Granola bar 110

Dinner
Meatloaf 150
Potatoes 160

Snack
Apple 70

Total 1075

Danced for 30 minutes this morning.
It felt good.
I haven't gotten a good amount of cardio in, in a while.

Made a really good grilled cheese for lunch with Havarti, old cheddar,  jalapeno Havarti, provolone, and a slice of tomato and lettuce on honey and oats bread.

Week Three, Day Four

Breakfast
--

Snack
--

Lunch
Fruit smoothie 180

Snack
--

Dinner
Salad 85
Rice noodles & sauce 242
Meatballs 120

Snack
Thin Crisps 100
Granola Bar 100

Total 827

A very off-balanced day, I know.
Woke up late, lazed around, wasn't overly hungry at all.
I was going to just make some Kraft Dinner for dinner, but I know I'd end up eating over half the box and then I'd feel horrible, so I decided to make something a little healthier.

Week Three, Day Three

Not sure about my calories today.
Greg was here so I wasn't counting.
Had a VERY tasty cinnamon muffin for breakfast, with an iced coffee.
Had a Harvey's veggie burger later that afternoon.
Had a small bowl of chips & dip that evening.
Not horrible, but not great.

Week Three, Day Two

I woke up around 4 AM this morning not feeling well at all.
That continued on for the whole day.
My stomach felt so awful that I couldn't eat anything.
I tried some rice, but I couldn't do it.
I had probably less than 200 calories all day.

Week Three, Day One

Weigh-in: 140 lbs.

I lost 3 pounds!!
I know that's not a whole lot for two weeks, but I think it's pretty good considering how many times I had slip-ups.
I woke up late today and wasn't able to go do my usual work out, but I think I'm going to go for a walk this afternoon and I'll probably walk to work, too.

Breakfast
Breakfast sandwich 263
Coffee 35

Snack
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Lunch
Salad 85

Snack
Apple 70

Dinner
Veggies & potatoes 135
Soy chicken & sauce 220

Snack
Blueberry & flax biscuits 130

Total 938

No morning snack today, I woke up late and so I had a late breakfast.
I might even have to have a late lunch today, unless I just eat something really light.

Week Two, Day Seven

Again, wasn't really able to count my calories today.
I had a Tim Horton's breakfast sandwich and an iced capp for breakfast, which I almost instantly regretted, but then I had healthy food's at dinner and didn't really eat much else all day.

Week Two, Day Six

I didn't bother counting today because I would have only been able to make until lunch.
I went to a barbecue party this afternoon/evening and I wasn't able to count my calories.
I ate pretty healthy there, though.
I had an iced capp, but other than that I had a cookie and some strawberries.
Tomorrow is Greg's nana's birthday, so I'm going to have to try hard there too.

Week Two, Day Five

Breakfast
Yogurt with blueberries 100

Snack
Iced cappuccino 180

Lunch
Veggies & rice 210
Apple 70

Snack
Special K Fruit Crisps 100

Dinner
Rice noodles & sauce 242
Salad 85

Snack
Granola bar 110

Total 1097

I did an hour of Zumba tonight with my friend.
It was a lot of fun.
It was my first time doing it, but I don't think it will be my last.
It wasn't quite as intense of a workout as I was hoping, but it was better than nothing.

Week Two, Days Two, Three, and Four

Was at my boyfriend's again for these three days.
We are healthy, I don't think I went over my limit any of the days.
I didn't exercise though.

Week Two, Day One

I forgot to weigh myself before I ate breakfast this morning.
It won't be accurate if I weigh myself now.
Maybe I'll wait until just before I eat lunch when my stomach should be more empty.
I'm going to go for a run this morning, its beautiful outside.

Breakfast
Breakfast sandwich 263

Snack
Apple 70
Coffee 40


Lunch
Asian Ginger Noodles 300

Snack
---

Dinner
Pizza 450


Snack
Special K Fruit Crisp 100

Total 1223

Week One, Day Seven

I'm probably not going to get any actual exercise in today, but my mom and I are going shopping so I'll be walking around a lot.
I'm going to try to eat as healthy as I possibly can, too.

Breakfast
Yogurt & blueberries 100

Snack
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Lunch
Crepe 225

Snack
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Dinner
Asian Ginger Noodles 540

Snack
Caramel Macchiato 180

Total 1045

I feel like I consumed way more calories today than that, but I guess not.
Tomorrow, it's back to the cardio.

Week One, Day Six

I'm not going to be able to fit any exercise into my day today.
I've got far too much homework and a 5 hour shift at work.
Plus, I've got friends who want to hang out and a mother who misses me.
So much for summer being relaxing.
I find I have less time to do the things I want now than I do during the actual school year!

Breakfast
Yogurt & blueberries 100

Snack
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Lunch
Salad 85
Meatloaf 150
Potatoes 160

Snack
Blueberry flax cookies 130
Chocolate 40

Dinner
Pizza ???

Snack
---

Total 665 + ???

I had a bite of chocolate in a moment of weakness, but I didn't allow myself more than that one piece.
I'm also a little concerned because we're ordering pizza for dinner.
That's going to be more calories than I want to consume, but I'll limit myself to two pieces and have a healthy snack later tonight.

Update (8:30 PM): I have no idea how many calories to add on for the pizza, but I wasn't able to limit myself to two pieces after all.
I had five pieces, but they were small, so it probably equaled about three normal slices.
Because of that, I'm going to skip the snack tonight and just hope I have a better day tomorrow.

Week One, Day Five

It's raining again today, so that means I'll be Just Dance-ing for my cardio again.
It's actually kind of a good thing, because this way it switches up my workout and doesn't get boring.

Breakfast
Coffee 40
Toast & eggs 200

Snack
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Lunch
Rice & sauce 220
Salad 85

Snack
Special K Fruity Crisps 100

Dinner
Meatloaf 150
Carrots 45
Scalloped potatoes 160

Snack
Cereal 160

Total: 1160

I didn't have a morning snack today because I ate breakfast later than normal, and because of when I started work, I had to eat lunch earlier than normal.
Overall I'm very happy with my intake today. 
It almost makes up for my bad day Wednesday.

Week One, Days Three and Four

I didn't make a post yesterday or today because I was at my boyfriend's place and I have no idea what my calorie count was.
We did a fair amount of yard work for his parents though, and we didn't eat too unhealthily.
I'm sure I ate higher than my 1200 but I'll just use that as my cheat day.
Tomorrow I'll be back to the exercising and back to counting my calories.

Week One, Day Two

I might stick with the running today.
I know I said I wanted to buy a new skipping rope and do it that way, but I like the idea of running.
Plus, it's free.
I'm sure I'll buy a new rope eventually, just for right now I'll let it be.

Update (10:00 AM): I didn't go for a run.
It's 10 in the morning and already 25C outside (77F for my imperial friends).
Plus it looks like it's about to start raining any minute.
I really didn't feel like running in the rain today.
Luckily for me, I have Just Dance 3 for Wii (wow, that was a lot of rhyming), so I spent 30 minutes dancing this morning.
I even used a stopwatch to keep track, so my 30 minutes wasn't including the pause time between songs.

Breakfast
Yogurt & cranberries 165
Coffee 40

Snack
Grapes 100

Lunch
Salad 85
Rice noodles & sauce w/ veggies 250

Snack
Special K Fruit Crisp 100

Dinner
Grilled cheese w/ ranch 430

Snack


Total: 1170

Week One, Day One

Time: 8:45 AM
Weight: 143 lbs

I'm going to buy a skipping rope today and do that for my 30 minutes of cardio for the day.
I haven't jumped rope in YEARS.
Literally.
This is probably going to kill me, but I'm not going to quit.

Update (10:30 AM): I bought a skipping rope, but being a dumbass, I bought one that's about a foot too short so I couldn't use it.
I went for a jog instead.
I jogged for about six or seven minutes before I had to slow to a walk.
Not bad, considering how out of shape I think I am.
Tomorrow I'm going to return the skipping rope and buy one that's a better length.

Breakfast
Coffee 80
Yogurt & cranberries 165

Snack
Apple 70

Lunch
Salad 115
Rice 135
Meatballs 125

Snack
Pretzels 90

Dinner
Rice noodles & sauce 242
Salad 85

Snack
Ice cream cone 340  .....oops :(

Total: 1447

Well, I goofed up on the ice cream, but I did really good all the rest of the day.
And I'm still 300 calories under my "maintenance" amount.
Plus I burned a bunch of calories on my jog.
Tomorrow will be better.
Today was my first day, so I'm still getting used to this.
I've never really counted my calories so precisely before, I hadn't realized how quickly they add up, even when you're eating healthy foods.

Introduction

I know millions of people make these blogs.
They may want to inspire or brag about their progress.
That's not for me.
No, I made this journal so I have somewhere legitimate that I can track my own progress for myself.
Somewhere I can update without requiring a pen.
Somewhere that isn't in a notebook I'll end up losing.
Somewhere that's familiar.
Tomorrow is day one.
I currently weigh 145 lbs at 5'5" tall.
My goal after three months is to be at 130 lbs.

To maintain my current weight, I need to intake approximately 1740 calories per day.
To lose weight, I need to lower that intake to 1240 per day.

Protein: 370 calories or 92 grams per day.
Carbs: 500 calories or 125 grams per day.
Fats: 370 calories or 41 grams per day.

Exercise: 30 minutes of cardio, 3 days per week.

I can "cheat" on one meal per week.