Today's Weight: 134
Point goal for today: 18
Breakfast:
1 scoop chocolate whey protein drink = 3
1 cup 1% milk = 2
Total: 5
Exercise:
1 hour Accelerated Pilates = +2 points
Snack:
1 apple = 1
Lunch:
1 whole grain English muffin = 2
1 egg, fried = 2
1 tbsp shredded cheese = 1
2 slices deli ham = 1
1/2 cup strawberries = 1
Total: 7
Snack:
1 cup baby carrots = 0
Dinner:
1 cup chicken and dumplings = 8
TOTAL: 21-2= 19
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Monday Report - Kickstart!
Thanks to my friends out in Utah, I have further motivation to help get me going. My friend Crystal started a Facebook page devoted to keeping track of everyone's progress towards being healthy and losing weight. So far there are four of us. And today is the "Turbo Your Life Kickstart". We were all supposed to take "before" pictures, so here is mine, taken by my husband last night. I'm not sure what expression I'm making. I look a little exasperated or bewildered, as I should be! I am ready to kick my butt...
Me at 136 lbs. I currently wear size 12 jeans. (I know weights and sizes don't define me, this is just for reference.) 
For even more inspiration, this is me in 2005 at my goal weight of around 115. I think those jeans are size 4. I still have them and I plan on wearing them again! 
My firstborn in this pic is now almost 6! And I also now have a 2-1/2 year old boy.
Starting Measurements (inches):
Arm = 12.5
Bust = 37
Waist = 31
Abdominal = 38
Hips = 40
Thigh = 24.5
Breakfast:
1 scoop chocolate whey protein drink mix = 3
1 cup 1% milk = 2
2 tbsp sugar free chocolate pudding mix = 1 (I got this suggestion from my Curves book but it tasted gross! Totally not doing that again.)
Total: 6
Snack:
1 apple = 1
Lunch:
2/3 cup cheese tortellini = 3
1/2 cup marinara sauce = 1
1/4 cup sauteed veggies = 0
Total: 4
Snack:
1 oz cashews = 4
1/2 cup 1% milk = 1
Dinner:
1 cup Chicken and Dumplings = 8
TOTAL: 24
Exercise: 1/2 Hour Curves Cardio & Strength Training
Starting Measurements (inches):
Arm = 12.5
Bust = 37
Waist = 31
Abdominal = 38
Hips = 40
Thigh = 24.5
Breakfast:
1 scoop chocolate whey protein drink mix = 3
1 cup 1% milk = 2
2 tbsp sugar free chocolate pudding mix = 1 (I got this suggestion from my Curves book but it tasted gross! Totally not doing that again.)
Total: 6
Snack:
1 apple = 1
Lunch:
2/3 cup cheese tortellini = 3
1/2 cup marinara sauce = 1
1/4 cup sauteed veggies = 0
Total: 4
Snack:
1 oz cashews = 4
1/2 cup 1% milk = 1
Dinner:
1 cup Chicken and Dumplings = 8
TOTAL: 24
Exercise: 1/2 Hour Curves Cardio & Strength Training
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Sunday Report
Starting weight: 136
Point goal for today: 18
Breakfast:
1 scoop chocolate protein drink mix = 3
1 cup 1% milk = 2
Total: 5
Exchanges: 1 protein, 1 dairy
Lunch:
1 slice whole wheat bread = 2
2 oz tuna = 1
1 tsp mayo = 1
diced onion = 0
Dijon mustard = 0
romaine lettuce = 0
1 cup grapes = 1
Total: 5
Exchanges: 1 protein, 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat
Snack:
1/2 oz cashew nuts = 2
1/2 cup 1% milk = 1
Exchanges: 1/2 protein, 1/2 dairy
Dinner:
1 cup three cheese tortellini = 5
1/2 cup marinara sauce with mushrooms = 1
sauteed zucchini, squash & onion w/ oil = 1
Total: 7
Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 veggie, 1 dairy ?
Daily TOTAL: 20
Point goal for today: 18
Breakfast:
1 scoop chocolate protein drink mix = 3
1 cup 1% milk = 2
Total: 5
Exchanges: 1 protein, 1 dairy
Lunch:
1 slice whole wheat bread = 2
2 oz tuna = 1
1 tsp mayo = 1
diced onion = 0
Dijon mustard = 0
romaine lettuce = 0
1 cup grapes = 1
Total: 5
Exchanges: 1 protein, 1 starch, 1 fruit, 1 fat
Snack:
1/2 oz cashew nuts = 2
1/2 cup 1% milk = 1
Exchanges: 1/2 protein, 1/2 dairy
Dinner:
1 cup three cheese tortellini = 5
1/2 cup marinara sauce with mushrooms = 1
sauteed zucchini, squash & onion w/ oil = 1
Total: 7
Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 veggie, 1 dairy ?
Daily TOTAL: 20
Saturday, January 31, 2009
New weight management plan!
I just got home from a special meeting at Curves. They have a great weight management plan to help me reach my goal! I am so excited. It's based on counting calories, but they've already done the counting for me! I have a book with meal and snack options. The ingredients and exact serving sizes are all detailed out. You just have to pick 3 meals and 2 snacks for each day from the list. So simple! You can choose what they have listed, or you can exchange an item for something equivalent just by using the Nutritional Info on the packaging.
Phase 1 = 7 days eating 1200 calories per day
Phase 2 = 3 weeks eating 1500 calories per day
Phase 3 = 2-4 weeks eating 2000 calories per day, also called metabolic recovery
After that, the whole thing starts over again with phases 1 & 2 for 30 days, followed by phase 3 for 2-4 weeks. You perform this cycle for as long as it takes to reach your goal weight. Once you reach your goal weight, you stay in Phase 3 for maintenance.
I will update soon with how it's working out. For more info, go to CurvesComplete.com.
Current weight: 139 Goal weight: 115
Phase 1 = 7 days eating 1200 calories per day
Phase 2 = 3 weeks eating 1500 calories per day
Phase 3 = 2-4 weeks eating 2000 calories per day, also called metabolic recovery
After that, the whole thing starts over again with phases 1 & 2 for 30 days, followed by phase 3 for 2-4 weeks. You perform this cycle for as long as it takes to reach your goal weight. Once you reach your goal weight, you stay in Phase 3 for maintenance.
I will update soon with how it's working out. For more info, go to CurvesComplete.com.
Current weight: 139 Goal weight: 115
Friday, January 30, 2009
I seriously need to lose 20 lbs by June...
Ok, here I go again. I've been going to Curves, but it doesn't seem to be enough. At least not when I only go 2-3 times a week. I really need to be doing Pilates at home on my off-days. AND...I need to curb my excessive eating! Because, at this point, I am barely maintaining my weight, and think I'm actually gaining. True, some of it could be muscle. Curves is helping me get stronger. But, I got on my own scale a couple days ago and was shocked to see that I had gained an additional 6 lbs since I started this blog several months ago. From 131 to about 137. I have never weighed that much in my life, except for when I was about 6 months pregnant. So frustrating! It really comes down to what I've been eating and what I haven't been doing as far as exercise.
But now I've got a little motivation, and a goal in mind. My mom is graduating from college with her Associates degree in June, and I plan on flying out there to be with her, my dad, and my sister for a couple of days. I can't imagine showing up looking like I do right now. Not to mention I have no clothes that fit me. I CAN NOT buy new clothes again...
So how do I do this? How do I lose 20 lbs by June? That's 5 months: losing 4 lbs per month, 1 lb per week. I've done it twice before, so I know that it's possible.
My biggest obstacle is food. I am unsure of how to proceed. When I first started this weight loss blog, I went a little too gung ho and actually started to resent the diet because I felt deprived of something I enjoy: eating yummy things. So I ended up blowing it completely and my little diet backfired. I lost 2 pounds initially and then gained back 5.
I've discovered that there is a switch inside my head that turns on and off when I'm hungry or full. When I'm hungry, the switch turns on and sends me into a different state of mind. I can actually feel the shift. First, I start feeling a sense of urgency to consume large quantities of food. I almost feel panicky, like there won't be enough food. I put way too much on my plate, thinking I need to eat that much. Then I eat fast, and I eat a lot, most of the time getting seconds. I'm not sure where this starvation mentality came from. Genetics? My cave man ancestors? Then, when I'm full, the switch turns off and I'm normal me again. But it's too late at that point. I've already eaten too much and I feel sick. I am disgusted by food until I get hungry again and the switch turns back on. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone else? I can't seem to stop the cycle. I don't know how to rationally think about the food I am eating at the moment I am eating it. Because when that switch is turned on, not only do I make really bad decisions about how much to eat, but also what I eat.
I've always had a theory that if I didn't have to make the eating decisions in my life, that I would be better off. That is, if I had a private dietitian/chef who cooked for me every day and gave me the correct quantity and quality of food at each meal... I know, I know...it's not going to happen. So unfortunately, I'm all I've got. Somehow, I have to make this work.
But now I've got a little motivation, and a goal in mind. My mom is graduating from college with her Associates degree in June, and I plan on flying out there to be with her, my dad, and my sister for a couple of days. I can't imagine showing up looking like I do right now. Not to mention I have no clothes that fit me. I CAN NOT buy new clothes again...
So how do I do this? How do I lose 20 lbs by June? That's 5 months: losing 4 lbs per month, 1 lb per week. I've done it twice before, so I know that it's possible.
My biggest obstacle is food. I am unsure of how to proceed. When I first started this weight loss blog, I went a little too gung ho and actually started to resent the diet because I felt deprived of something I enjoy: eating yummy things. So I ended up blowing it completely and my little diet backfired. I lost 2 pounds initially and then gained back 5.
I've discovered that there is a switch inside my head that turns on and off when I'm hungry or full. When I'm hungry, the switch turns on and sends me into a different state of mind. I can actually feel the shift. First, I start feeling a sense of urgency to consume large quantities of food. I almost feel panicky, like there won't be enough food. I put way too much on my plate, thinking I need to eat that much. Then I eat fast, and I eat a lot, most of the time getting seconds. I'm not sure where this starvation mentality came from. Genetics? My cave man ancestors? Then, when I'm full, the switch turns off and I'm normal me again. But it's too late at that point. I've already eaten too much and I feel sick. I am disgusted by food until I get hungry again and the switch turns back on. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone else? I can't seem to stop the cycle. I don't know how to rationally think about the food I am eating at the moment I am eating it. Because when that switch is turned on, not only do I make really bad decisions about how much to eat, but also what I eat.
I've always had a theory that if I didn't have to make the eating decisions in my life, that I would be better off. That is, if I had a private dietitian/chef who cooked for me every day and gave me the correct quantity and quality of food at each meal... I know, I know...it's not going to happen. So unfortunately, I'm all I've got. Somehow, I have to make this work.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Well, I definitely haven't lost any weight since joining Curves. But it's definitely not for lack of working out! It's probably because I am on my "holiday diet": I eat whatever I want, and whatever other people give me (no matter how fattening it is). Not a good diet to be on. Hopefully, when we stop buying and making yummy treats (and other people stop giving us yummy treats...) I will start losing weight as I work out. Other than that, I don't have much to say. I am just SO sick of food right now, especially chocolate (never thought I'd say that in my life). But the holidays this year have been just too much for even MY sweet tooth to handle. So, I'm off to Curves in the morning to burn off some of this goo that has plastered itself to my thighs. Wish me luck in this new year of working towards a smaller jean size!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Still going strong.
I've been faithfully working out at Curves since I joined. I try to go three times a week. Although, last week I only made it twice because of the jewelry show I was getting ready for. But, I've already gone on Monday and Tuesday this week. And I am finally feeling sore in my muscles, which means I am working harder than when I first started.
The difference came when I received my Curves Smart Card last Thursday. It's a small card that you insert into every resistance machine during your workout. It is specifically programmed for each person based on age, weight, blood pressure, resting heart rate, range of motion on each machine, and muscular strength. It knows, on each machine, what my maximum potential is (based on # of reps, and how hard I'm pushing). If I'm doing what I should, the display will light up green. If not, it will flash orange. The goal is to keep the light green for the whole time at each station. It is HARD! I'm not exaggerating. I've done pretty well so far at keeping it green on most of the machines. The only one I seem to have difficulty with is the inner thigh press. I can not make that one go green to save my life! My adductors need some work, apparently.
At the end of the workout, you then insert the card into the main computer to see instant results. It tells you how hard (by percent) you worked each machine, and also breaks it down by muscle group. It tells you how many calories you burned, and all sorts of other useful info. And if you come in two days in a row, it automatically adjusts your workout to be more of a cardio workout (i.e. the green light comes on easier), as to give your muscles a recovery day.
I really love this new technology. No more counting reps or putting weight plates on as I have done in past weight training programs. I love the challenge to push myself harder at each workout. And I'm really feeling the difference.
The difference came when I received my Curves Smart Card last Thursday. It's a small card that you insert into every resistance machine during your workout. It is specifically programmed for each person based on age, weight, blood pressure, resting heart rate, range of motion on each machine, and muscular strength. It knows, on each machine, what my maximum potential is (based on # of reps, and how hard I'm pushing). If I'm doing what I should, the display will light up green. If not, it will flash orange. The goal is to keep the light green for the whole time at each station. It is HARD! I'm not exaggerating. I've done pretty well so far at keeping it green on most of the machines. The only one I seem to have difficulty with is the inner thigh press. I can not make that one go green to save my life! My adductors need some work, apparently.
At the end of the workout, you then insert the card into the main computer to see instant results. It tells you how hard (by percent) you worked each machine, and also breaks it down by muscle group. It tells you how many calories you burned, and all sorts of other useful info. And if you come in two days in a row, it automatically adjusts your workout to be more of a cardio workout (i.e. the green light comes on easier), as to give your muscles a recovery day.
I really love this new technology. No more counting reps or putting weight plates on as I have done in past weight training programs. I love the challenge to push myself harder at each workout. And I'm really feeling the difference.
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