July 1, 2010

Waist: 38 inches
Weight: 179.7 lbs
BMI: 30.67

10 minutes on the Wii Fit
Breakfast: 1 large hard-boiled egg
14 minute walk
Lunch: Eating Right Orange Glazed Chicken
Snack: ice cream drumstick
14 minute walk
Snack: Yoplait Light Boston Creme Pie yogurt
Dinner: green tea, Philadelphia rolls, edamame, mochi

My morning walk went very well! My average speed was 3mph and my shins only started to hurt at minute 10! I'm still using my old walking shoes and of course my iPhone with my special workout mix. I hope I can get my afternoon walk in and a bit of Wii Fit tonight. Feeling good today!

My afternoon walk went very well; my mph was a bit higher. And no pain anywhere!

No Wii Fit tonight; had sushi with my mom and my daughter in Irvine because my dad had a board meeting at our house.

Day 64 - October 30, 2009

So...I didn't work out last night. But...

I lost 2 pounds this week!

Woohoo! I'm so glad, considering I've had 2 days of no exercise, and had pizza for dinner two nights this week.

This weekend ought to be interesting when it comes to my diet: I have a birthday party tonight (one of my friends, not my kid's), so there will be lots of food and drink not conducive to a diet. Saturday morning I have a "work day" for the local theater that's putting on the production that my daughter is in, Saturday night is Halloween, so it'll be lots of candy in my face and snack foods at a party I'll be attending. Then, of course, there's Sunday, which is always crazy.

8:45 AM hard boiled egg

9:30 AM raisin bagel with light cream cheese

10:30 AM "fun size" bag of M&Ms

11:15 AM slice of pepperoni pizza, small cup of diet coke

1:20 PM Eating Right roasted turkey with carrots and cornbread stuffing

8:45 PM random party food: pizza, cheese, devilled eggs, pepperoni, alcohol, candy

Day 36 - October 2, 2009

Whoamygosh! 3 pounds lost this week!

I can't believe it! The only other time I lost 3 pounds was my very first week, and I had decided that 1/2 a pound of that was water weight! I think my weight-loss this week was from being very good with what I ate last weekend; I was camping with my folks, so I packed my cottage cheese and yogurt and fruit and hard-boiled egg and oatmeal, etc.

This weekend should be okay, too, though I am going to Disneyland with friends on Saturday; Disneyland is a hard place for me to watch my diet because I love their food, but it's really not all that good for you (my favorite is the Countdown Chicken Fusilli, but it's sooo much food). But tonight will be hard: we're going to my favorite Chinese restaurant. Can we say overload on sauce and fried things!?!

As weird as it sounds, I'm actually looking forward to my picture-posting day in 3 weeks. Seeing the difference from Day 1 to Day 28, I can't WAIT to see Day 56!

I added an extra "step" to my walks: walking on the concrete parking bumpers. I can get two steps on each one, so I'm going up and down (steps), plus it's adding balance.

And, I can now tighten my belt to the next notch. Woohoo!

8:50 AM 1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
12:45 PM Lean Cuisine Fettucini Alfredo
4:00 PM Dannon Light & Fit raspberry yogurt
8:00 PM broccoli beef, almond chicken, crystal shrimp, garlic chicken, steamed rice, green tea

14 minute walk at 3.5mph
14 minute walk at 3.5mph
14 minute walk at 3.4mph

Day 22 - September 18, 2009

2.5 POUNDS LOST THIS WEEK!

I can't believe I lost the same amount as last week! I was certain I'd only lose a pound after missing 3 walks and not eating the healthiest food a couple of times. That's 8 pounds lost so far! I'm so excited, and now even more excited to not only weigh-in again next week but to take a picture! I can't believe next Friday will be 4 weeks!

9:50 AM Golden Maple-flavored oatmeal (1 packet)

1:00 PM 1/2 cup of cottage cheese

1:50 PM 1 Bartlett pear

8:00PM Salad (lettuce, tomato and pear) with light balsamic dressing, grilled pork chop, church potatoes

10:00 Chocolate cake (shared with my daughter)

In general: 60oz of water

13 minutes of walking at 3.5mph
14 minutes of walking at 3.7mph
14 minutes of walking at 3.4mph

I am finally noticing some changes in my body. My jeans are fitting much more loosely (sorry for the grammar?), but I can't yet tighten my belt. But it does feel nice to feel the legs and backside section of my pants bagging a bit. ;)

Day 15 - September 11, 2009

2.5 POUNDS LOST THIS WEEK!

After not-so-healthy food choices last weekend and going over a bit on my carbs limit, I'm so excited to see this big of a drop! That means I've lost a total of 5.5 pounds! My BMI has gone down 3.1% and my body fat % has gone down 3.7%!

Today I'll only get 2 walks in at work since I have to leave early. Perhaps I can do a bit of yoga this evening if time allows. Or, maybe head to Disneyland and carry my daughter on my shoulders for 10 minutes or so; go from 1lb wrist weights to 40lb shoulder weight!

I am so excited to keep up with this diet and exercise. 5.5lbs in 2 weeks is sooo the motivation and progress I needed to push forward and really do this for myself.

Thank you everyone who's been encouraging me to keep going; your motivation helps me and I think helps motivate others, too. I'm actually kinda excited to take more pictures of myself in 2 weeks! Is that crazy?

8:45 AM Kirkland Signature weight loss shake

12:30 PM Healthy Choice turkey breast with gravy and traditional dressing, corn, peas, carrots and cherry oatmeal crisp

7:40 PM Healthy Choice chicken Alfredo florentine with spinach and tomatoes over whole grain penne

11:50 PM 5 Starburst candies

In general: 60oz of water

Note to self: jeans + 70 degree weather + walking 3.5mph = too much sweat!

Day 12 - September 8, 2009

Today marks one week of no smoking for me. And during this 3-day weekend, I only used my e-cigarette for one day. I think that would be because I didn't do a lot of driving. I mostly want to smoke when I'm driving, so I do anticipate wanting to use it this week to and from work.

I bought wrist weights (1lb each) this weekend and plan on trying them out this week on my walks. I've read mixed reviews on whether or not they do any good or harm. I don't plan on wearing them all day, just during my walks.

I didn't do very well with my nutrition this weekend, so I'm glad I bought frozen diet meals to have for lunches.

9:15 AM "Kirkland Signature" weight loss shake

12:30 PM Healthy Choice Chicken Parmigiana w/ broccoli and caramel apple crisp

In general: 60ozof water

7:30 PM Leftover whole wheat linguini with meat sauce, handful of cashews

8:30 PM Air-popped popcorn with 2 Tbsp of butter and 2 quick shakes of salt

YES!!! I walked my usual route today during my morning break wearing my new wrist weights. I walked .81 miles in 13 minutes 39 seconds! That's 3.5mph and 1 minute 21 seconds less than my usual time! Yay! And the front of my lower legs didn't hurt until I was already halfway through my walk. Awesome!

So far I've lost 2% of my body fat and dropped .6 points on my BMI! Not "Biggest Loser" quality, but I don't get to exercise all day. I am averaging 30-45 minutes of walking 5 days a week. Plus, I've got a small-term goal of losing 10 pounds in 30 days, set on mapmyride.com. I've already completed 35% of my goal in 10 days!

Day 8 - September 4, 2009

3 POUNDS!!! I'VE LOST 3 POUNDS IN ONE WEEK!!

I've lost 2.2% of my body fat, and dropped my BMI by 1.9%

I've been exercising every day, watching what I eat (for the most part) and drinking lots of water. No pills, no killing myself at the gym, just being normal (well, as normal as you can be when changing your habits). I can't believe I lost this much already.

I'm sure part of this is water-weight, but I don't care. This is enough motivation to keep me going! As weird as it sounds, I'm kinda looking forward to taking another picture of myself in 3 weeks. I'm not sure how much noticeable difference there will be from one month, but that's why I'm posting them; so I can see the difference, even if it's just a little bit.

Thank you everyone for cheering me on, apparently it's working!

Today when I walk, I'm going to see if I can work on my arms at the same time. In my old dance classes, as part of the warm-ups we'd hold our arms straight out to our sides and move them in small circles. I remember my shoulders burning after doing that for awhile. I'm going to try to remember to do that today on my walk. I've got a great starter-playlist for my walks, but I'm definitely going to have to add some more so I don't get bored of the songs. My current playlist:

Mercy - Duffy
It's Raining Men - The Weather Girls
When I Grow Up (Ronnie Maze Club Mix) - Fringe
Shiny Disco Balls - Jessica Eve
I Like to Move It - Reel 2 Real feat. The Mad Stuntman
Come to Me - Koop feat. Yukimi Nagano
Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain & Tennille
Swamp Thing - The Grid
Heatwave - Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Bewitched (Workout Mix) - Power Music

8:30 AM "Kirkland Signature" weight loss shake

12:30 PM Jamba Juice regular-sized Strawberry Nirvana smoothie

4:30 PM "Kirkland Signature" weight loss shake


7:30 PM Three cheese pasta w/ chicken, carrots, corn and broccoli


11:00 PM 2 glasses of sparkling apple cider

In general: 60oz water - a strange side-note. I am trying to keep up my 60oz of water a day, but it's hard when I feel like I'm having to use the restroom every hour or so. And, I never need to "go" until I drink water. If I drink 20oz, then "go," and then don't drink anymore for a half-hour, the minute after I take a sip of water, I have to "go" again. I don't get it.

I walked my usual route today during my morning break: I beat my normal time by 30 seconds! And I'm not sweating as much! And the fronts of my lower legs don't hurt as much. I alternated between circling my hands and holding them straight out and then putting them over my head (picture the guy that directs planes into the airport). I'm going to do that again during my other walks today and see how my arms feel tomorrow. Hopefully they'll hurt! :)