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.