Day 37- 9/7/10

Hello!

Today I threw all of that laziness out of the window and had a pretty strong day today.  Had pretty healthy food too!

Calorie goal today: 1350

Breakfast-

1 bowl of oatmeal- 150 calories

1/2 T of butter- 75 calories

1 T of brown sugar- 45 calories

Snack

15 creme brulee flavored rice cakes- 120 calories

1 can of sugar free Red Bull- 10 calories

Lunch

2 cups of whole wheat pasta- 350 calories

1/2 cup marinara sauce- 70 calories

1/2 T olive oil (in the boiling water) 60 calories

Snack

Microwave fat free popcorn mini bag- 100 calories

Dinner

1 cup of corn- 120 calories

 4 1/2 ounces grilled filet mignon steak- 215 calories

Snack

2 mint lifesavers- 30 calories

12 cups of water (3 of my bottles worth)

Total calories: 1345 calories: goal met!

Exercise-

Did my Perfect Design 1, it is now to the point that I memorized all of the leg movements and it is now a little easier to do 20 of those each. I do the beginning legs without the dvd, laying down abs and onward I go with the dvd.  At the end of the arms section there is a little leg section which is lifting your legs in an attitude position 2 different ways. These STILL kill me and I can only do 10, always have.  I still feel like my hips and hamstrings are really really tight and I think this is what is doing it.

As for cardio- I went to the park today and did moves from the treadmill webisode, and tried out the GOOP dance cardio routine.  I was able to power through 10 minutes of good, high impact, sweaty cardio, after 10 minutes I was absolutely beat. Also since PD1 tires me pretty well too, I take that into consideration.

I'm glad I got back on the wagon strong! Have a great night!

Day 36- 9/6/10

Hello!

Today is Monday- beginning week 6~

Time to weigh in~

Weight: 249.5 lb/113.4 kg-1.8 lb/0.81 kg loss from last week!

Today was Labor Day in America, a day where we tend to barbecue a lot, and eat, and well, do anything BUT labor!   I didn't go to any barbecue but I did a little of my own at home.  Hormones were on the rage today, but I did not step over my daily calorie limit. (I'm still calorie cycling~)

Today's limit was 2,095 calories. (Yum yum!) I didn't make the healthiest choices either because of my hormones but I still didn't over do it.

Breakfast:

1 bowl of rice- 200 calories

1 pat of butter- 100 calories (I was craving buttered rice, which is something I haven't had in ages. I normally don't even use butter)

A little container of Orange juice- 90 calories

Lunch-

10 piece chicken nuggets at Mcdonalds- 460 calories

3/4 of an order of large fries (couldn't finish them, threw the rest out)- 375 calories

Sweet and sour sauce for my chicken- 48 calories

Dinner-

8 ounce of steak-  cooked at home well done on the George Foreman grill- 712 (approximate- I don't know if beef calories are based on raw or cooked weight so I just used the worse case scenario here)

Corn- 90 calories

Water- 12 cups of water/3 Liters of water today!

Exercise-

Felt fatigued most of the day, almost, ALMOOOSST didn't exercise- but guess what? I ended up powering through Perfect Design 1 even though it was 9:30 pm.  I was so, so close to saying "screw it" and just waiting until tomorrow, but then knowing me, tomorrow would be the same, and it would become a fatal chain reaction making me not only fall off the wagon, but land face first in mud while the wagon goes speeding off with no hope of catching it. We can't have that, now can we? :) 

On another note, I rewatched TA's little trampoline workout... And now I really want a trampoline/rebounder of my own.  No noise on the floor, easier on the joints, no coordination needed if I feel a little out of it, and hell, jumping is fun anyway! 

Have a great night, see you tomorrow!!

Day 35- 9/5/10

Hello again!

This has been 5 weeks into it, although week 5 wasn't stellar at ALL.  However, there's always next week to do better!

I did get the opportunity to see an excerpt of Tracy Anderson's new book (Comes out this month actually~), and all I have to say is DO WANT!

The link to the excerpt is here:

Book Excerpt

 I have discovered that my hormones are my main weakness. I do however give myself credit for not going crazy with the eating every day this past week, as I normally would. I have a terrible feeling doing PD1 after all this slacking is going to hurt. In a good way.

Next week will be better- We have a holiday in the US, I have the day off tomorrow from class but NOT from Tracy Anderson. :)

Have a great week, and see you tomorrow as usual!

Day 34- 9/4/10

Hello-

Today was not a good day for me. I feel like I slipped off the wagon and hanging on my a thread.  

My appetite today was absolutely insane. I ate what I PLANNED on eating, then ate even more, and on top of that I am tired, bloated, and my monthly friend is due in a couple of days.  Again, I wish I was one of those women who doesn't get PMS symptoms.  I normally eat out of control for a week or so before it comes, this time was just one day. 

And of course, no excercise. Stuffed full of garbage I didn't need to eat and sleepy sleepy SLEEPY.   However, I did try to run through the beginner dance cardio routine from GOOP to see if it can be done in my living room, since some of the other combinations are a bit tight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvDsfvtddVA&feature=related

I am pretty disappointed in myself to be honest but at least I am coming out and saying I screwed up.  Tomorrow going to take it easy and flush all this excess water out of me, today I had almost no water to drink, drank diet Dr. Pepper instead. 

So in short, I actually fell OFF the wagon today, but will hop back on strong!

Day 33- 9/3/10

Hello!

It's Friday!!! And for most people in the US, tomorrow starts a 3 day weekend, we have a national holiday on Monday.  The weather today is lovely too... Supposed to be tomorrow also, then back to hot. :(

Today's calorie goal- 1460

Breakfast-

1 container of yogurt with fruit and granola (McDonalds Fruit and Yogurt Parfait)- 156 calories

Morning snack-

Quaker Quakes Caramel Rice Cakes- 60 

Lunch

2 Fresco (no cheese or sour cream) steak soft tacos (Taco Bell) 320

Afternoon snack-

Caramel Rice Cakes- 60

Dinner-

Grilled Filet Mignon steak- 473 calories

Mashed Potatoes- 120 calories

Corn- 100 calories

Dessert-

1/2 cup of ice cream- 170 calories

Total- 1459 calories

Exercise-

More walking, about an hour worth. Had lots to do today.  I skipped on Tracy again because after I got home and ate dinner, I crashed. I was exhausted and I am pretty sure that has everything to do with my monthly buddy due in a couple of days.  :(

Day 32- 9/2/10

Hello!

Today I ate somewhat healthy/clean.  Had some homemade broiled steak which I haven't had from home in a long, long, time. :) 

Today's goal calories: 1634

Breakfast-

Yogurt and granola- 156 calories

Midmorning snack-

Protein Shake- 140 calories

Lunch-

Stuffed Manicotti TV dinner (whole wheat pasta and broccoli) 350 calories

Midafternoon-

Protein Shake- 140 calories

Creme Brulee flavored rice cakes (2 servings)- 120 calories

Dinner-

Ribeye Steak (6 ounces) broiled- 400 calories

Green Beans- 40 calories

Mashed Potatoes- 100 calories

1 Tbsp Olive Oil (over beans and potatoes) 120 calories

Dessert-

4 mint lifesavers- 60 calories

Grand total: 1606 -28 calories shy, no big deal I think.

Exercise-

Walking for 1 hour, no TA today although I had planned on it.  Had an emergency today (lots of drama... LOOONG story)

Provided things go well tomorrow, I expect to hop back into the TA method of course!

Have a great night!

Day 31- 9/1/10

Hello!!!

It's finally September... I can't wait for the cooler weather!!! So far I really enjoy this calorie cycling thing. I don't even feel like I am dieting.  Today was my highest day of the week- 2,208 calories... But I ate it. It was challenging and I had to eat a lot (unfortunately a lot of it isn't perfectly healthy either but that's a LOT of calories...)

Breakfast-

1 Sausage Biscuit from McDonalds- 430 calories

2 Hash Browns- 300 calories

Midmorning snack-

1 protein shake- 140 calories

Caramel rice cakes- 60

Lunch-

Roast beef TV dinner- 350 calories

Mid afternoon/Post Workout

1 protein shake- 140 calories

Fat free popcorn- 100 calories

Dinner-

2 cups of whole wheat pasta- 400 calories

1 cup of tomato sauce- 140 calories

Dinner roll (plain) - 80 calories

1 tsp olive oil (on the pasta) - 45 calories

Total calories- 2185 calories- a little short but man... Eating today was difficult. I haven't eaten this much in a day in a long time. Tomorrow is more reasonable- 1467 calories for tomorrow. That's a lot more realistic!  It seems like Wednesday is my designated pigout day or something. Other than breakfast (which I had at McDonalds to knock out a good portion of the calories- I would have to eat a LOT of the food I have at home to make up for it and when I overeat I tend to get indigestion and we all know how fun THAT is. :)  )

Exercise-

Was able to max out at 20 minutes of high impact dancing... I always push myself with that to try and help my endurance.  Did NOT do PD1 and I feel pretty guilty about it. I didn't do it early because I had class, and I got home later and more tired (I think from all the food) than I expected. There's always tomorrow! 20 minutes of cardio is not bad as it is all things considered. 

Have a great night and see you tomorrow!