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Thursday, May 27, 2010

Updates

So i've been "dieting" for almost two weeks now. I've really kept up with exercising everyday (pilates, yoga, dancing) and am feeling a little better (you know in terms of body image). I know a week isnt really enough to make a difference but I feel like it has. I havn't felt bloated or fat all week. Of course there have been a couple days when I just didn't want to put the work in. I'd get home from work, make a decent and just want to relax. I know thats the downfall of all dieters so when I'd say to myself "I just want to skip the work out today" I'd find some inspiration to hop up off the couch and roll out my yoga mat. Oddly enough, the inspiration usually came from pretty random sources (you should watch "Drop Dead Diva" on hulu. Stacy is always exercising and eating right and the whole show is about how fat people are treated differently. Way to motivate me.). Sometimes it would come from the television show I was watching, or the thought of having to reset my pilates count to 0 (I have a running tally on my Instant Messenger for all to see of the number of days I have done my pilates in a row.) or even Jillian Michaels' face staring back at me from the header of her annoying emails. (I didn't even buy her stupid program! I just signed up for the e-mails, more by accident than anything else. And now I see her judgmental face and perfectly sculpted abs staring at me every time I open my inbox and I know she would totally think I'm a hugely lazy slob, so I get my ass off the chair and do the exercise.

What are my biggest challenges?
1. Cardio.
2. Carbs.

Cardio is HARD to find the time to do. Running is okay, but when its 90 degrees I don't feel like breathing let alone running for miles. Its also hard to do in the time between work and when it gets dark. I know those are excuses but I don't run when I don't feel like running. So I've been looking at other cardio options. Step aerobics seems to be doable. Apparently it burns a relatively large amount of calories over an hour. I think I'll work that into my week a little more often. Dancing is fun, I do it pretty regularly now. But it still is tough to find the motivation for cardio.

Carbs will, I think, be my downfall. I'm a vegetarian and at the beginning of the week I eat great! yogurt and almonds for breakfast with a slice of multi grain toast, a salad and a veggie burger for lunch, some good snacks in between like a handfull of almonds or some blueberries. But dinner is where I struggle (granted I rarely go over on my calories). Justin is a very picky eater and I struggle to find a happy medium between what both of us will eat. Last night it was cheese tortellini and sauce with a slice of bread. I know I can do better.

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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Thursday!

Breakfast: 1/2 a banana almond power smoothie

Banana
Milk
Plain Yogurt
Dash of Vanilla Extract
Handfull of Almonds

Got my 15 minuets of yoga in this morning. Felt great!

Lunch: Peach fruit cup, lemon pepper tuna with red grapes, cucumber and tomato salad in vinegar and 1/3 cup cottage cheese.

Snack: Berry Smoothie and 1/3 cup cotttage cheese with pepper.

Handfull of Frozen Berries
Plain Yogurt
Milk
Dash of Vanilla Extract

Dinner: Marinated and Stuffed Chicken Breast, Baked.

Chicken Breast
Marinade (balasmic vinegar, dash of orange juice, minced garlic and onion, dash of italian dressing)
Stuffing (chopped spinach, mushrooms and parmesean cheese mixed with cream cheese)
Tomato salad

For dinner I'm gonna make justin some homemade mashed potatoes with butter. He'll like that! And for dessert, some low fat peanut butter cookies! Yum! I'll serve them with a dollop of fat free vanilla ice cream and me and Justin will be happy campers!

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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Summer Diet Begins!

I was gonna wait until this weekend to start but I was watching this CSI episode where this gross guy ate himself to death so I didn't eat for the first half of the day. It seemed like a good time to start the diet.

The Goals:

Lose about 35 lbs
Strength training 5 days a week
Cardio 6 days a week
Yoga in the morning 7 days a week
WRITE EVERYTHING I EAT DOWN
Make food from scratch (pack lunches)
Brush teeth after every meal

I really wanna pull a lot of meal replacement shakes into my diet. Shakes that I can make at home and take with me are convenient and tasty and filling. They are super healthy too! I found some really great recipes now I just gotta find something to put them in....I bet my coffee thermos would work well, since its insulated.

Today:

Lunch- Lettuce wrap with slice of lean turkey, cheese, cucumber, tomato, mushrooms and a drizzle of raspberry vinaigrette dressing.

Dinner- Spinach and Artichoke Pinwheels

1 package (17.3 ounces) Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets, thawed
1/2 cup fat free mayonnaise
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon chopped onion
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained
1 can (14 ounces) artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

and about 1/3 cup steamed broccoli

30 min Jog and about 15 mins of yoga

Snack - Plain yogurt with cinnamon a few blueberries and glass of orange juice.

5 mins of yoga before bed

I did pretty well this half of the day. I did have more "bad" carbs than I would have like with dinner tonight. I'll have to do better tomorrow. Also I didn't get in the strength training I needed today. I'm not worried, since today is the first day of the diet. I'll be sure to work it in tomorrow. Also, I injured my ankle earlier this week so instead of running I'll be walking/jogging for the next few days.

The Plan For Tommorrow
I want to get up a little earlier in the morning and get in about 10-15 mins of yoga. Make my banana almond power smoothie and pack a lunch. Lunch I'm thinking will be lemon pepper tuna a tomato and cucumber salad with light italian dressing and a bit of cottage cheese. For a snack a boiled egg. Dinner tomorrow night, marinated chicken in balsamic vinegar with onions and garlic and brown rice. I think I'll get the chicken marinated tonight. Cardio - short run, 45 mins of stretching, upper body work out with resistance band.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Monday March 15th Meal Plan

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cut fruit (Apple, bannana, red grapes and peaches)
  7:30am
                 Notes: I had planned on making a serving of scrambled egg whites too but screwed around for
                 too long this morning and didn't have time. I was hungry super hungry though so it didn't seem to
                 matter.

Snack 1: 3/4 cup plain yogurt (with a dash of cinnamon) and about 1/3 cup of red grapes.
10:30am
                 Notes: I did worry for a second or to that this snack was too large, but after some thought, I
                 realized that since there is like nothing in plain yogurt, I could probably eat it and grapes all day
                 long and still lose weight.

Lunch: Large salad with no lettuce (strange I know, but I LOST the head of lettuce I bought. WTF?!) Just
12:30pm broccoli floretts, carrots, onion, tomato, cucumber, cottage cheese, and a few cubes if Jarlsburg
                light cheese. I added a little Fat free vinegarette dressing.

                Notes: Super delicious, super filling, super healthy. I feel really good about that lunch. I ate it at
                about noon and I've been full ever since. Excellent meal! 5 Stars for that one.

Snack 2: 3/4 cup cut veggies and the remainder of the fat-free raspberry vinegarette dressing. Broccoli, green
4:00pm peppers and carrots.

               Notes: Simple, tasty, easy to prepare and carry. Baby carrots next time maybe?

Ballet from 7-8

Dinner: Creamy cucumber soup garnished with a dollop of plain yogurt, and cut cucumbers. Baked potatoe
9:00pm as a side with imitation butter and plain yogurt.

Notes: I made the soup before hand, it is served cold. Very flavorful. Comments to come.

Snack 3: TBA (I have a plan, but am thinking about changing it slightly. We'll see how I'm feeling after ballet)

Today's Summary:

Weight : 151 lbs
Goals

~~Exercise Daily~~
15 Minuets of Resistance Band Training
1 Hour of Homework
~~Stick to the Meal Plan and Pack Lunch~~
~~Be Nice to Justin~~

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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Blah

Boring

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