Slacker...

So yea... I'm slacking...

I went to bed at 8:30 last night... I'm so tired...

Yesterday... worked all day... in the Bronx and Queens.
Got out early to have dinner with Mike (Chinese food) and watch a show, and then sleep.

Today... work all day, then class tonight... ugh.

Food:
- nutella, banana and whipped cream crepe...

Activity:
- Qi Gong tonight... if that counts


Yesterday:

Food:
- 1 bag of goldfish
- pastrami sandwich with provolone, thousand island dressing on a multigrain flatbread sandwich thing..
- 1 slice of cheese pizza
- general tso's with pork fried rice and an egg roll (with left overs of course)
- diet coke can

Activity:
- PT... leg exercises and bike... at least 200 cals.

This Week Sucks

It's going to be a really long week. Work, classes, work, classes, sleep is if I'm lucky.

Food:
- banana
- water
- pastrami sandwich with provolone and thousand island on 100 cal bread
- peanut butter and jelly sandwich on light white bread
- pop chips
- 1 diet coke mini bottle


Activity:
- probably won't get a chance until Next week to do anything....

Dreading the Week

It's Sunday... oh I will this weekend was longer....

On the plus side... Walking Dead comes back tonight :)

It's gonna be a long long week though, with work and classes....


Food:
- breakfast - same as yesterday, 2 eggs on toast with american cheese and a glass of milk
- dinner - spaghetti with homemade meatballs, light alfredo sauce, spinach
- some family recipe banana pudding, fattening but good :)


Activity:
- None at the moment

Lazy Weekend :)

I love having the weekends off... for the last 2 years, I almost always had to work at least one day, with EMS and then the chiro's...

But now I'm free :)

Going to bum around, maybe some studying and homework, read my new Stephen King novel, a good workout, and a nice shower.

It's gonna be a good day :)

Food:
- 2 eggs, overeasy, on light white toast, with a slice of american cheese (open faced...) It was delicious
- 1 glass of milk
- 1/2 a cantaloupe
- 2 slices of steakum on a Portuguese roll with american cheese, onion and red pepper
- water
- pop chips

Activity.
None yet. But it will happen!!

*Went for a run around the block... 40 minutes... 485 calories. I couldn't do any inside stuff... I'm beat.

TGIF For Real

So happy it's Friday. I'm so tired. So much work and school... and not enough sleep. Here until approximately 3, then off to the other office til who knows when.


Food:
- 1 strawberry nutrigrain bar
- water
- peanut butter and jelly sandwich, on white... cuz my bread was old :(
- cup of applesauce with cinnamon
- angel hair with light garlic alfredo sauce and parm cheese
- pop chips sea salt

Activity:
- I HAVE TO WORK OUT TODAY.

*So I came home and slept. Lazy ass. Tomorrow. Run. Workout. (If it's snowing... lots of workout).
I bought a brace for my knee, so hopefully it gets here soon.

I'm Breaking.

So I'm not losing weight (Down from 162 to 159....) but my body is giving up on me.

Found out I have LDD between L5 and S1.... and that my left knee has crepitice. I had an xray on my knee this morning... I doubt I'll find anything out from that... but I have to get authorization for a MRI on my low back... and hopefully my knee too.


Anyway...

Food:
- 6 in flat bread with turkey and black forest ham, provolone, lettuce, onion, green pepper, salt and pepper, and honey mustard...
- 1 bag of light lays (75 cals in the whole bag... yay)
- 3 BEST hot dogs w/ a quarter size of ketchup
- 1 diet coke can (haven't had one since Sunday... it was lovely)

Activity:
- Since I went to the doctor this morning... it through off my day... I don't know if I'll get a chance later or not....

*Had some PT today... my legs are sore....

It's Hump Day

It's Wednesday!

Meaning a long ass day... Work 8.30am - 4.30pm, then class 5.30pm - 11pm. Ugh.


Food:
- water
- banana
- 90 cal special k raspberry cheesecake bar
- 1 cup rice with broccoli, rice, garlic, adobo and cheddar cheese
- another 90 cal special k raspberry cheesecake bar
- 1 strawberry nutrigrain bar
- 1 peanut butter and jelly sandwich with wheat bread.


Activity:
- No working out... don't have to time... but I do have a yoga/tai chi and something else every Wednesday.

*Qi Gong was actually very relaxing yet it worked my muscles. I quite enjoy it.

So Tired...

I'm so tired today.... Mondays are going to kick my ass.... they're so long, and I want to get up early on Tuesdays to work out and get things done... but I'm at work until 8pm.

Food:
- water
- 1 oz banana chips... these ones aren't that good... I'm disappointed... but they need to get eaten.
- peanut butter & jelly sandwich on wheat... yummy.
- special k bar - raspberry cheesecake - 90 cals

*More of Lisa's Mom's dinner :)
- lasagna
- broccoli and garlic
- 1 meatball
- 1/2 a Bruno's Chocolate Mousse mini cake... i needed some sweets..

Activity:
- 35 minutes of the game - 375 calories... wanted to do longer but I was dragging ass this morning....

Monday's Suck.

I'm so tired. We got home around midnight and I slept for 7 1/2 hours, but I'm so tired.

Patriots lost, oh well. Just really didn't want the Giants to win... I live in NY and I'm sick of hearing about it lol. Oh well....

Starting massage therapy school today! (For real this time...) I went in last Monday, but classes start today.

Food:
- 2 hot fudge sundae poptarts... yea I know not great, but I needed something quick that even while I was asleep I could grab....
- water
- special k strawberry crisps

*Lisa's mom made me some food to bring home last night... <3 her!! A great dinner tonight :)
- a small but filling piece of homemade legit Italian Lasagna
- broccoli and garlic
- 1 meatball
- 3 pieces of zucchini bread

- 2 nutrigrain bars - 1 strawberry, 1 apple cinnamon as a snack during class


Activity:
- as of right now, I don't know if I'll have time to do any today. I'm working 8.30 - 2.30(?) then class 5:30 - 10. I'm going home to get food and leave.. maybe take a nap.

- edit: I DID workout today.... YAY.
- 30 minutes (of hell) - 300 ish calories. I didn't want to do it... but I did.. and somehow burned that much even though my choices seemed pretty beat today....


**Can't wait to get to bed today... Up at a reasonable time tomorrow to get some more workout in... and do a few errands... and get to work.

Wednesday's going to suck.. work all day, then class from 5.30 - 11.... an hour longer than tonight... and tonight was rough. BUT.... it's going to be worth it!!

Let's Go PATS!

Superbowl Sunday!

Yay!

aka... The Day My Diet Goes To Hell....

Going over my girlfriend's to watch the Superbowl... it's a 2007 season all over again! She's a Giants fan, I'm a Patriots fan.

Food:
- tuna melt - 1/2 can tuna fish, little bit of miracle whip, 2 slices of wheat bread and 1 1/2 slices of provolone
- 1/3 can diet coke

*So I can't even keep track of what I ate last night.... chili, chips and salsa, chips and dip, wings, chocolate, munchkins.... probably other stuff too.... lets just say I ate 2000.

* BUT... I drank LOTS of Water! Yay!

Activity:
- ran for 30 minutes
- worked out for 35 minutes
*685 calories!

Home Alone

It's so weird to be at my house alone....

Mike's always here when I'm here... but for some reason NYCOM decided to have class on a Saturday, so I'm alone with my boys :)

Lazy Saturday really, haven't done much yet.... done some Ebaying and that's about it. Making lunch now and then going to relax a bit and then work out.

Dinner at either Red Lobster or Ihop tonight... again, working out ALOT.

Food:
- 1 slice of provolone
- 1 cheese blintze
- 1 blueberry blintze
- 2 slices of cinnamon raisin bread with butter
- 1 glass of milk

Ihop for dinner....
- 2 eggs, scrambled with cheddar cheese
- 1/2 serving of hashbrowns
- 2 nutella and banana crepes with whipped cream and strawberries
- 3 slices of bacon
- 1 glass of orange juice

crepes dinner was only 910 calories, 140 for the orange juice... Hashbrowns were about 200.. they had LOTS of oil....  (I got them extra... didn't need them tho, I thought the nutella crepes and eggs and bacon weren't going to be enough... I was wrong....)

Wow I'm eating like poop. That's about 1300 calories... just for dinner!
Lunch was *I'm estimating* about 400-450... which I guess is okay, but I'm trying to lose weight here!


Activity:
- 50 minutes - 550 calories... kickin my ass. Should've done another one, but doing the plank a gazillion times within that period of time killed me....
there's more tomorrow!

I don't like to actually count calories... but my amr is about 2057 - 1850... -307 calories.... yay. thats 9% of losing a pound of fat! I just really hope this accounts to something :)

It's Friday... yay!

So... it's Friday... FINALLY.

At work all day.. then got lots to do tonight and then relaxing the weekend away!

Got my tax return to day.. so now I can pay to go back to school for a semester :)

Since I screwed up with dinner yesterday... I have to be good today and tomorrow.... Superbowl Sunday was already screwed.... but anyways..

Longer workouts tonight and this weekend.

Food:
- 1 banana
- water
- 6 in flatbread w/ black forest ham and turkey, lettuce, onion, green pepper, salt and pepper, and *mayo because the guy didn't listen to me when I said honey mustard.....
- cup of chips

*This is Patrick's fault...
- 2 White Castle sliders, 3 chicken rings and 2 fries

- some pasta with chicken that I made from a box... eh.. glad it was cheap and I probably won't buy again
- green beans
- apple sauce with cinnamon

Activity
- Did my workout game for 50 minutes... burned 600 calories. Yay! White Castle was burned off.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Not really in the mood to be working today... but I'm poor.

Got my workout program in the mail yesterday... started today! It kicked my butt... my heart rate was at 180 almost the whole time!!

Went and got X-rays on my back... hopefully we can figure out why my low back sucks....

Food:
- 2 bananas
- water
- 1 head of cauliflower with broccoli and garlic - oven roasted... yummy healthy lunch

and then I screwed up on food...

- 3 slices of garlic bread pizza from digornos....   (which apparently is 700 calories.... ugh)
- 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup, chocolate chips and marshmallows....
- 1 diet coke can

*at least I hit 1000 calories..

Activity:
- 30 minutes - 300 calories, and boy do I feel it.
- I'll do more tomorrow... I just didn't want to be an invalid at work today....

It's February?

I can't believe is February already!! Where was winter?

Anyway, it's another day at work. Yay! Making the money $$


Food:
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup of white rice with broccoli, garlic, adobo and 4 oz of left over steak from last night
- water
- 2 servings of broiled parmesan tilapia - yum
- 1 1/2 servings of oven roasted potatoes
- 1 diet coke can
- 1 special k bar - raspberry cheesecake

I'm Back

So yea I suck with this. After leaving for Oklahoma, everything's been insane.

So I'm starting over. The detox didn't do that great.

Weight today: 160 lbs

Not pleased with that. I'm 5'8" ... that is 24.9 BMI - .1 away from overweight. So yea I'm healthy.. but add a pound or two... I'm overweight.

Ideal weight: 130

Goal weight: 145 ... by May (should be feasible)

Going to go back on the Slimquick - I bought a bottle and used it.. then bought another one and only took it a day. I don't know if it'll work or anything, but I own it and can't return it... might as well.

I'm going to try and have healthier lunches, and then if dinner has dark meat or some sugar, oh well. I'm only drinking diet soda, ice tea or water - no regular soda, alcohol, etc.

I've cancelled my gym membership with Planet Fitness because it's too far and the facility isn't worth it. I ordered a program to do at home. I really want to do it. But I've found that I'm a quitter. I don't want to be this time. It's just hard to go out of my way somewhere when I work in the opposite direction and then I go to class now in another direction.

What I might do is make myself a schedule or list - I'm one of those weird people who LOVE to have a check list and have LOADS of satisfaction of it being completely checked off.

Anyway...

Food:

- 1/2 cup of white rice with broccoli, garlic, adobo seasoning
- water
- 100 calories pack of Special K Strawberry Crisps
- 4 oz of steak
- 1 serving of spinach
- 1 1/2 servings of scallopped potatos
- 1/2 can of diet coke
- 1 pack of freeze dried strawberries and bananas

Detox Days 5 & 6

So yea I know I'm slacking...

It's been hard with everything that's been going on right now.

Day 5:

Food:
- 4 medical shakes
- 2 packets of apple cinnamon freeze dried food
- roasted califlower & broccoli with garlic
- spinach

Activity: None


Day 6:
- working on those 4 medical shakes (2 down so far)
- 1 packet of apple freeze dried food

Activity: None so far

- Going home to CT for the night and then going to TX/OK tomorrow (flying) so it's going to be hectic.

I'm keeping with the detox, just cutting 1 day out. Tomorrow is supposed to be another one of today, but I'm going to skip it and end on Monday instead of Tuesday.

I'm so exhausted. I can't wait to get home and just sleep. I just wish I wasn't losing hours - I'm broke as ever right now. :(

Detox Day 4

I don't wanna do this anymore...

I miss food!!! Cheese, bread, meat.... even rice (since I can't have it today)

It's almost Day 5, meaning I'm halfway there. It is a 10 day thing, but you only limit food 9 of those days... Day 10 is more of a CONGRATS!

Days 5 - 7 are going to be the hardest. Only a limited number of veggies, plus apples, pears, and apple juice (unsweetened)

Food log:

- 1 medicine shake w/ apple juice, strawberries and bananas
- 1 package of freeze-dried strawberries and bananas
- 1 package from Pathmark of fruits - blueberries, strawberries, mango and kiwi
- 1 more package of freeze-dried strawberries and bananas
-  baked french fries dipped in basalmic vingerette... actually really good
- lots of spinach
- another gross medical detox shake, with apple juice and banana

Activity:

- so far none, but I would like to go out after dinner for a walk... clear my head.

On a depressing note, my grandmother passed away this morning... so I'm to head home to CT and then fly down to OK for the wake and funeral. I'm not sure how this detox thing will continue... but I will try.

RIP Gran 1.11.12 <3

Detox Day 3

So Day 3 - 1/3 of the way done.

Doing better. Had a small headache, but nothing too bad. These cramps are killing me though.

Food:
- Detox shake w/ blueberries, strawberries, almond milk and a splash of stevia
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup raisins
-  vanilla roobis tea from starbucks
- Rice w/ broccoli and garlic
- Trail mix (minus the corn)
- A little of the rice pudding... wasn't that great :(
- Rice w/ garlic and a bunch of spices, and I fried it... soooo good
- 1 1/2 cups of spinach


*I'm definitely jealous of people's food*

Activity:
- didn't go to the gym but did go for a walk/run around the block, 30 mins, 360 calories. Not bad.

At work being bored - 8 hours with only seeing patients about 3 of them. But that's okay.

Detox Day 2

This detox sucks.

It's only day 2 and I wanna quit.

Headache started last night at about 11.30pm, and I had one when I woke up. There are some supplements that we can take and I took one this morning and one again around 1pm when my headache came back. I'm not doing too bad now, other than some horrible cramps that I wasn't expecting....

Food:
- 1 medical food shake, with ice, almond milk, strawberries and banana
- 1 banana
- 1 cup of raisins
- 1 cup of rice with garlic and adobe seasoning and olive oil
- 1/2 cup of trail mix (raisins, peanuts, cashews, corn (who puts corn in trail mix) sunflower seeds)
- 3/4 cup of rice with garlic, adobe seasoning, olive oil and broccoli
- 1 glass of apple juice

LOTS OF WATER - I feel like I'm going to drown

Didn't make it to the gym today. My cramps are killing me and I was so tired after work... even though I didn't do anything.

I'm going to force myself tomorrow morning. I just don't think I can do what I've been doing. Just a little warm up with some strength training - I can't push myself too hard right now with this limited intake.

I hope these cramps let up *crosses fingers*

On a good note, I did find a rice pudding that is allowable on the detox (for only a few days...) so I made that and am waiting for the final outcome.... something sweet in my diet is a must!!!

Starting the Detox

Day 1 of the detox.

Ugh.

Right now I have to eliminate sugars, caffeine, artifical colorings, flavorings and sweetners, and meats.

Ugh.

Tomorrow I have to get rid of dairy and eggs.

Food:
-  2/3 cup 1% cottage cheese with 1 package of stevia and 1/2 cup of strawberries
- banana
- I made a delicious white rice, broccoli, garlic dinner with a little garnish of cheddar cheese (needed some before I give that up). Salt and pepper and it was golden :)
- strawberry banana smoothie with almond milk and stevia

Gym:
760 ish calories
- I did not want to be there today. It took every ounce of my being to stay for the 750 mark.
- 16 mins running at 6.0
- 30 mins walking
- 5 mins eliptical
- 10 mins biking

brutal

Down to 156 pounds - lost 2 pounds this week, with only going to gym.

Day 6

So far so good.

Lazy Saturday... but I did go to the gym!

Food:
- 2 blueberry waffles (240 cals total) with a little butter and syrup
- 1 glass of 2% milk
- 2 blueberry blintzes
- 2 slices of cinnamon raisin bread w/ a little butter
- 1 serving of craisins
- 3 slices of artichoke pizza - don't ever buy
- 1 serving of tortellini with alfredo sauce

And as my last hurrah before my detox:
- 2 slices of honey wheat bread with nutella spread

Gym:
- 1.15 today. 15 mins running, 20 mins walking (made it to 2.5 miles like usual, and I bumped it up to 6.0mph - yay!), 40 mins of strength training.
826 calories today!

I feel great. Get to weigh myself tomorrow to see if anything has happened.

Day 5

So... today's been lame.

Went to work in the morning. Then went to lunch. Then I've been a lazy bum and done nothing haha.

Went to lunch with a friend from my old job.... went to Ben's Kosher Deli. Actually pretty good.

- some coleslaw
- 1 piece of rye bread
- pastrami sandwich on rye with deli mustard
- 1 diet coke
- 1 potato knishe - fried *ahhhhhh... should have done baked!!***
- the other fish filet from last night w/ seafood stuffing
- 1 serving of scalloped potatoes
- 1 buttered roll.

Haven't been to the gym yet. Hoping to go later, but I don't know if I will be able to...
Edit: Tried to go to the gym.. but they closed at 9pm (I wanted to go at 9)... they are open 24 hours during the week... but not on the weekends. That's when I want to go late! Work EXTRA HARD tomorrow!!!

Dreading next week... DETOX time. But I know that afterwards it will definitely be worth it. Only 10 days.

Day 4

Day 4 - Yay!

Back to work again today - I miss working all the time. I was supposed to go get lunch with my girlfriend today... but she ditched me... but it's okay. Tomorrow hopefully.

Food:

- 1/2 a apple nutrigrain bar (forgot to eat breakfast so I had to eat something before walking into the gym)
- 2 blintze (blueberry)
- 2 slices of cinnamon raisin bread with butter

Well it is my 1 year anniversary with my boyfriend... so we did have to celebrate...

Red Lobster
- Water - Yes!
- 1/2 lobster pizza appetizer (~360 cals)
- 2 cheddar rolls - (300 cals)
- house salad with french dressing
- broccoli
- flounder w/ seafood stuffing (only had 1 out of 2, so that was 160 cals)

Not toooooo bad.... but we still have dessert in the freezer.... Need to spend extra time at the gym tomorrow.
- chocolate lava cake with ice cream (single serving size) - soooo goood

Activity -

Gym for 1.05 hours (I don't know why I keep with that time)
- 15 mins running
- 25 mins walking
- 15 mins eliptical
- 10 mins biking
778 calories!

Day 3

So I know 3 days isn't a lot, but I feel, accomplished. Even though it's only been 72 hours, I still feel great knowing that I have kept with logging and going to the gym and making myself feel great.

Day off from work, which feels weird, since I just had a long vacation.... but anyway, hopefully going to get a lot done.

Food:
-2 Packets of Strawberries and Cream oatmeal made with water
- 1 glass of 2% milk
- 1/2 a buffalo turkey, provolone, ranch on a roll sandwich
- 1 serving of progresso italian wedding soup - yummmmm
- 1 chicken breast breaded with ranch, parm and cornflakes
- 1 serving of cheesy mac
- 1 serving of green beans
- 1 diet coke can

- and my sweet treat, 4 hershey kisses with 1/2 a glass of 2% milk

Activity:
- gym again today... for 1.10. 15 mins of running, 15 mins of brisk walking, 5 mins of biking, and 35 mins of strength training - 783 calories. If I keep this up, I can burn off 1 pound of fat! Yay!

Looking forward to this new year!

Day 2

Yay, I've made it to day 2.

I keep thinking of this as a "Let's take it day by day, not a whole project at once."

So far for today,

Food Log:
- Strawberry Nutrigrain Bar
- 1 serving of pasta with alfredo and brocoli
- another strawberry nutrigrain bar
- ravioli w/ brocoli and cheese w/ alfredo sauce
- 2 pierogies
- 2 rolls with butter
- 1/2 potato supreme
- 2/3 can of diet coke

damn... dinner killed me.

- snack laster.... chips and salsa... but I don't think I went overboard.


Activity:
- Cardio for 1.05 hours again - 787 calories. 35 min running, 15 walking and 10 biking.

I feel really good. I'm not looking to diet this week - Next week I plan on starting a detoxification program, and I just want to see what I really eat.

Went back to work today - Hadn't been working since Dec 21. I actually miss it :)

Day 1

Hey there everyone!

So I doubt anyone will read this, but I'm going to do the "New Year's" thing and try and lose weight. No, it's not a resolution, instead it's a "oh crap I realized I gained 10 pounds in a month... and that's not good".

I'm by no means overweight, I'm just unhappy with where I am at. Being overweight and having problems that come with that are starting to show up in my family, and I want to stay away from that.
My half brother and sister are still in high school, but are in amazing athletic shape - I'm jealous. I wasn't like that in high school - Marching Band wasn't really an athletic sport... (but I did lose weight every band camp!)

I never started worrying about my weight until college, when I was on the shot birth control which caused me to sky rocket up 30 pounds. :( Since then, I've been averaging about 150, which is a good weight for someone my height (5'8") but it's all fat now.

I've had a huge appetite overhaul, which I know has been disastrous - I was called the bottomless pit when I was young, and I never put on any weight. Unfortunately, the bottomless pit appetite is back,  but damn I wish I had the metabolism I used to.

I battle with depression and anxiety, as it seems many people do nowadays, and I'm trying to get off my medications - causing the dreaded side effect of weight gain.

My goal is lose 18 lbs (I'm 158 today, and I'd like to be 140... less would be nice, but lets not be greedy).

I want to look healthy, feel healthy, and be happy with who I am. I know there are some people that wish they could be 158, but this is the heaviest I've ever been (for the 2nd time). I don't have energy, I feel weak when I do anything, and I know that I'm headed in a bad direction if I don't change something about my lifestyle.

I plan on blogging (again I doubt anyone would want to read my ramblings) just to keep me in my place, and to keep track of my life.

So... for today:

Weight: 158

Food log:

- 2 packets of Strawberries & Cream oatmeal (130 cals each) with water
- glass of 2% milk -- wish I could go back to 1%, but the boyfriend doesn't like it... I might go back to almond milk as well
- buffalo turkey sandwich on a roll with provolone & thousand island dressing.... probably not the best for me :/, but we need to finish it before it goes bad
- honey mustard and onion pretzels - one serving
- 5 potato pierogies w/ onions
- 2 hershey kisses - I suckered into some sweets, but I said no to pudding!
Activity:

- went to the gym for 1:05... and I burned 750 cals. <3 my polar heart rate monitor. Ran/walked for 30 mins and then did some strength training

If anyone still is here paying attention, I'd love to have someone who could be my buddy in forcing me (and I'd do the same) to make sure we stick to our plans.