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Didn't end up going snowboarding... going up tomorrow for sure though.

Been craving carbs all afternoon... trying REALLY hard to resist.
~~ ended up giving in and having a bag on sunchips. Yum :-)


FOOD.
Breakfast.
1 high fiber granola bar
1 tortilla
2 Tbs PB
Lunch.
1/2 cup black beans
1/4 cup mushroom spaghetti sauce
1 1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1/4 cup light ranch dressing w/fiber & vinegar
Snack.
Snack-sized m&m mcFlurry (only about 200 calories. Yum!)
Added fiber powder and mixed in some high fiber cereal... this is one of my fave treats when dieting!!
Dinner.
2x turkey dog w/spinach & peperoncini on zero point tortilla
sun chips
1 can rockstar hydration
Snack.
1 pear


ACTIVITY.
Gym.
5 minute bike warmup
15 minutes Random workout on bike, level 12 -200 calories
15 minutes Fat Burn on elliptical -135 calories
15 minutes on treadmill, 4mph w/3lb weights in each hand. Shoulder and abdominal toning -? calories
30 incline situps w/10 lb weight
3 sets of 2x8 leg lifts w/twists (obliques)
Oblique toning w/15lb weight (body turns)
5 minute walking cool down on treadmill @ 3.5mph

84

Didn't make it to the gym yesterday but I'll be going right after work today... and then snowboarding powder at Snowbird tomorrow!! That will be a workout... that place is so steep! GAH hahaha

Anyway, had an interview this morning... pretty excited about it. I have to take a personality assessment and then have my 2nd interview Monday~ this could be a pretty awesome new opportunity for growth.


FOOD.
Breakfast.
2 tortillas
2 Tbs PB
Snack.
3 light string cheese
Lunch.
SmartOne (2pts)
Snack.
1 Oreo
1 1/2 bread stick from O.G. (naughty, but this was pre-gym)
Dinner.
1 1/2 cup steamed broccoli
1/2 cup raw carrots
1/2 cup light ranch dressing w/added fiber and vinegar
Snack.
3 tortillas w/pb (body was craving more protein)
2 glasses of chardonnay

Water? Yes

ACTIVITY.
Gym.
5 minute warm up on bike
20 minutes Random on bike (level 12) -200 calories
20 minutes Fat Burn on Arc trainer (level 6) -280 calories
10 minute cool down walking on treadmill w/3lbs in each hand
Unplanned.
Stairs down 6 flights at work
Parked on 4th (top) floor at work

85

16th day and going strong.
Not sure if I'll make it to the gym for long today, but I will be going for at least a little bit after work today. I have to work late today because I have an interview in the morning ~ so then I have to stay late again tomorrow to make sure I work enough hours.
I was going to go mountain biking all weekend, but since the weather is going to be terrible in CO and I have to work late, I bailed on the trip. I will definitely be getting out to do something active both days this weekend. Snowboarding Sunday I'm hoping and not sure yet about Saturday. But today I'll get at least 25 minutes on the stationary bike in before I go get other stuff done tonight.

FOOD.
Breakfast.
1 high fiber granola bar
1 Tbs PB
Lunch.
Potluck at work: baby carrots & broccoli (raw), 3 Tbs light ranch, 3 slices turkey sandwich meat, 5 sweedish meetballs
1 cherry coke zero
Snack.
More carrots, broccoli and 2 Tbs light ranch dressing (I really should go without the ranch but I figure I skipped any/all dessert temptations so the low-fat ranch dressing isn't too terrible.
Dinner.
2 light string cheese
1/2 cup black beans
large bowl of mixed greens with home-made dressing
Snack.
Tortilla w/ pb


ACTIVITY.
Gym. ~didn't make it
Unplanned. ~ park on top floor and take 3 flights of stairs, leaving work taking 6 flights of stairs down


Water goal? no =(

Healthy + Unheathy

Adding something unhealthy to make healthy foods taste better is pretty much a big waste of time. If you want to get your vitamins from veggies and you douse them in ranch dressing or cheese sauce, your efforts are totally counter productive.
Kids wont eat their veggies? DON'T deep fry them... find new ways to prepare your foods that make them taste better (to you): squeeze a lemon over steamed veggies, add a sprinkle of vinegar, oregano, basil or simple black pepper... or try spray butter (idk how they do it but that stuff is genius!). Skip the cheese, get mustard instead of mayo... more tips to cut calories but add flavor to come.

Picture: my coworkers Erin and Sam offered me a "healthy donut" at our potluck hahaha

competition

I'm on track and I feel really good. I woke up this morning and took a minute to check myself out in the mirror... laugh if you will, but a big part of my motivation in this challenge is to look better naked (or nearly). I was in my usual morning garb: a tshirt and chonies...I took off the t-shirt and checked out my "problem areas." Maybe i'm just hallucinating but I feel like they are already starting to tighten up. I feel awesome.

Since today is my 16th day of this challenge, I've officially beat the girl who did the blog http://100daychallenge.blogspot.com/ HAHA~ she posted 15 days and vanished, so that makes me feel good about myself. I know that most people wouldn't agree with my competative nature with this sort of thing, but that's what works for me. I lose motivation when there is no competition other than myself... so, it's little things like that which push me to keep going.

I really like my gym. I go to Planet Fitness. If you haven't seen their commercials, check them out on YouTube and you'll laugh. I really do feel the difference in the "Judgement Free Zone." There are people of all shapes and sizes, all different motivations for being at the gym... and I really like it. There are no meat heads, no grunting... it just feels like a place where I want to sweat my ass off and leave with a smile on my face. I just thought I'd share. If you have one near you, go take a tour...their membership costs are crazy low! If you decide to join, just put me down as your referal source (I have no idea what this does, but I think they do some sort of credit for new accounts or something... couldn't hurt)/
http://www.planetfitness.com/

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FOOD.
Breakfast.
1 high fiber granola bar
2 TBS pb
Snack.
4oz natural apple sauce
2 light string cheese
Snack.
1 yogurt
Dinner.
Dark green salad with crab meat, carrots, cherry tomatoes and 4oz of remulade dressing and lots of vinegar
Snack.
1 tortilla w/pb

1 litre water at work? YES!

ACTIVITY.
Gym. 5 minute walk warm up on treadmill, 25 minutes of "random" on elliptical - heart rate average 165, 10 minute intervals on bike, 5 minute cool down on stationary bike.
Inner & Outer thigh/hip toning on machines: 3 sets of 10 on each

FormoStar Body Wrap information

Per request, here is more information on the detoxifying body wraps I am trying out.
They recommended that I do 2-3 a week for a few weeks if I really want to see and feel body sculpting results. While I did initially purchace the package of 5 wraps (on sale for $89) to try and slim my problem area (love handles) and kick start my visual results from this 100 day personal challenge, I have found that the detoxification that comes from these is what I benefit from more. So, I am doing my wraps for 5 weeks on Mondays~~ weekends tend to be when I drink or eat snacky foods so my body clearly builds up toxins and these wraps leave me feeling refreshed.

How they work. I go in and they wrap these infrared silicone bandages around my thighs, hips and abdomen... and then they give me the option of having my upper arms wrappped or my calves~ I've been doing arms. These bandages/pads are put over my clothing and then the woman covers me with a blanket. I lay there and can watch tv for 50 minutes... and sweat. You sweat a lot! There is a fan in the room that you can turn on if you want. This week, to up my experience I wore a long sleeve top with a hood. I took my hood off after about 25 minutes.
They actually recommend that you do bring a water bottle and drink throughout the 50 minute session. The idea is that these wraps aren't just dehydrating you, you can keep yourself hydrated as you sweat out all the toxins in your system.

Here is the link from the place where I go here in Utah as well as a few other links to informational resources about infrared body wraps and their benefits.

HYPERLINKS:
- Body Perfect Tanning Salon - FormoStar

- FormoStar's website

- Results Study

- I couldn't find any articles from medical journals about this technology aside from wound treatment/chronic pain treatment... but it is new and I'm sure those will be published in time.

wednesday weigh-in

Today's weight: 177

PROGRESS!!! :-)
That's 6 pounds down from my start, 2 weeks ago. Definitely a safe rate.
I did feel kind of dehydrated this morning so that could be a bit lower than it should be, but I'm always going to record exactly what my little IKEA scale says on Wednesday mornings. I put it in the same place on my kitchen floor and always have on a tshirt and chonies.

My focus for this next week is going to be to up my water intake. I've been trying to drink at least one litre while I'm at work every day, but even that hasn't been happening every day. So, the goal for the next 7 posts is to record if I drink my daily litre at work... I should try to drink 2 a day, but I do best with small-step goals. 1 first, then eventually 2 =)

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Didn't sleep much last night. I woke up at 4:30am and couldn't fall back asleep, so I got up and tidy'd my apartment, painted my nails, didn't vacuum out of respect for my sleeping neighbors... but ah well. I do feel good today. After yesterday's FormoStar body wrap and visit to the gym... the guilt from my holiday over-indulgence has subsided. I think I'm going to do the rest of my wraps on Mondays (since weekends tend to be when I build up toxins). They really don't feel slimming, but I do sweat my butt off and I know that I'm getting the toxins out of my system. I feel really good after my treatments.
**These wraps are kind of expensive. I decided to try them out because the normal cost is $59 for one treatment, but they were offering a special of 5 visits for $89 ~ so my girl Bre recommended I try it out as she knew I wanted an extra bit of kick-off for this weight loss plan... I've gone twice so far. I figure, it was something to try.


Today.
I have tentative dinner plans so I most likely won't be visiting the gym today~ if dinner is postponed I will definitely go, but my goal is at least 3 times a week so taking a night off is no big deal.

FOOD.
Breakfast.
1 high fiber granola bar
1 TBS pb
Snack.
8oz Pineapple tidbits in natural juice
Snack.
1 weightwatchers yogurt
Dinner.
Pork tenderloin stuffed with goat cheese & sun dried tomatoes
Green Beans
2 glasses of chardonnay


ACTIVITY. :-/ nonezo

how this works

Apparently it is unclear to some people how this 100 day blog is set up.
My first day posting was numbered/titled 100. The title of each post (well, those that are #s) stands for the number of days remaining in my challenge.

Every day I'm posting what I eat.
I initially post my daily log in the morning after I've eaten breakfast and then record the food I have with me for my work day. Throughout the day I edit the food I'm intaking and update the posting time.
If I'm cooking meals, I am going to start sharing recepes and details about nutrition that I have learned over time ~ in hopes of sharing some tasty meal ideas and spreading important nutrition information.

Before the end of the day I make sure that my food logging for the day is totally up-to-date and I also add any activity that was part of my day. I will often include both PLANNED (gym, bike rides, snowboarding etc) and UNPLANNED (parking far away on purpose, taking extra trips with groceries etc) activity to my daily posts.

In addition to all of this, I attempt to add personal goals and outlook on how things are progressing and so forth.
I weigh myself on Wednesday mornings and post that, weekly, entitled Wednesday Weigh In.

My final weigh-in day will be Saturday, July 23rd 2011. That is day ZER0 =)

Hope this helps.

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New week, back on track after yesterday's holiday ridiculousness.
I have a body wrap appointment this afternoon, so I'll go do that after work and then go to the gym, tan and then do at least a little bit of cardio to get my body moving after a few days of not enough activity.

Breakfast.
1 high fiber granola bar
1 TBS pb
Snack.
1 red grapefruit
Lunch.
1 smartOne frozen meal (2pts)
Snack.
1 light string cheese
1 weightwatchers yogurt
Dinner.
1 can progresso light soup
4oz white mushrooms (added to soup)
4oz spinach (added to soup)

Activity.
Gym: 30 minutes on the elliptical w/heart rate 155-165, 10 minute cool down walking on the treadmill at 4mph

Thermo body wrap... getting out those toxins


**************
I need to drink more water every day.

changes

Due to some unforseen changes, the wedding that was the end goal for my personal challenge won't be happening.
However, I have set a goal for myself and I'm going to make it happen. So, small bits of my motivation have changed, but I'm still motivated by my intrinsic need to look my best! I originally thought of myself in comparison to the other women who were standing up in the same wedding party and had the idea of ideally NOT looking 4x their size as part of my motivation. I know I shouldn't compare myself to other people, but my self consciousness has some strong ties to my naturally larger-than-average stature. Therefore, when I do have extra weight on my physical awareness-- of how much larger I am than the average females around me REALLY sticks out even moreso in my eyes. I know full well that to most people, I do not look fat. I do not think of myself as fat. But I do know when I like the way I look in my under garments and when my clothes fit comfortably (and properly).
So now it's just me against myself...as it always has been, really.
The beat goes on =)

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Easter.

I woke up and drove home after a pretty awesome 24 hours with a new person (I won't go into details, but I kinda think they're great).
I decided to drive straight to the gym because I felt like I should try to get a workout in before brunch (junk). I got downtown and saw the sign on the door~ closed for Easter holiday... BLASTED!!! I was sad. So, I just went home and relaxed, ended up just taking it easy (including a nap) until I went to my friends' house for Easter brunch.

Breakfast.
1 high fiber granolda bar
8oz pineapple tidbits in juice
2 tortillas 2/pb
Brunch.
Ham
Potatoes (SO naughty)
Green beans w/pecans
1 Cut Throat pale ale
Lots of fruit (strawberries and kiwi)
2 rice crispy treats
1 scoop of heaven (idk what that was but it was so good, I'm sure it was horrible for me)
Snack.
Salsa & chips

Activity.
Driving range: 100 balls.
Not exactly what I would call activity but at least I got out and did something.

Overall it was a bad day food wise. It's REALLY hard to be good when you're around people who just don't understand how hard it is for you to say no.

90

Food
1 apple
2 tbs pb
2 Coors lights
1 serving steamed veggies from panda
1 serving Beijing beef
1/2 apple
2 Coors light

Activity.
Snowboarding, hiking, snowmobiling

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First 10 days have gone quickly, but I do realize I have a lot of time left. I'm feeling great since I've worked out at the gym for the past 2 days! Having my bicycle is also great since I can run my usual local errands using that instead of driving (gas is stupid expensive these days and I'm not a fan of large carbon footprints). I'm looking online for baskets for the back of my bike that will fit grocery bags so that I really can use my bike all summer around the city.

I probably won't make it to the gym tonight. I would like to, but since I have a doctor's appointment and then dinner plans I don't have time. I'm going tomorrow for sure (unless I get a lift ticket for Brighton). I will make sure I do some core toning at home tonight before bed. I'm looking to buy some ankle weights like the wrist ones I already have, just so that the days I don't make it to the gym, I can do leg toning at home with a bit more intensity than just using my own body weight.


FOOD: (projected for the day...will edit throughout the day if I don't eat everything I brought with me to work etc)
Breakfast.
2 high fiber tortillas (technically zero points! I love these things)
3 tsp peanut butter
Lunch.
SmartOne frozen meal (2pts)
1 red grapefruit
Snack.
1 weightwatchers yogurt
Dinner.
Spicy Chicken salad @ Cheesecake Factory (from their WW section on the menu)
1 Jack & Diet
late snack.
1 tortilla w/pb


ACTIVITY: none =(

12:10am I had a date tonight... and it was a LOT of fun. We just went to dinner and then talked for over 4 hours total HAHA. So, since I had to come home and shower after work and get dressed for dinner, I had to skip the gym...I'll make sure I'm active tomorrow!

the suit

HERE IT IS: Same bathing suit!! Originally, the first 2 photos were not planned:
The heaviest photo is from my 25th Birthday (yeah, the face? I wasn't sober...I was was presenting my boobs as a present to Ryan. There IS video of this...and no, you will not see it.)
The middle photo is Labor Day 2009. In the back yard at my mom's house... when I realized I had the heavy photo in the same suit I put them side-by-side.
I do still have this suit (though it's getting pretty worn and I won't be rocking it this summer, I'll hold onto it for final photo purposes!). So I snapped a quick pic in my room (hence the lower quality) just so I could post a comparison.


THIS IS ME:
When I started... where I got... and where I am now. I want to look my best again :) So here's what I'm working with. I know I'm nowhere like I was, but I'm a bit more lumpy now and need to tighten back up and smooth out my curves. I LOVE MY CURVES ~ I'm just not a fan of my out-of-place and not-so-lovely lady lumps ;-)



So there it is. Me.
It's a lumpy road ahead... but I'm ready and the ball is rolling!

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I didn't sleep last night... no clue why, just couldn't relax. Maybe I just slept entirely too much over the past few days while sick and my body was just done! But I really thought after working out and all the stuff I got done yesterday that I would sleep. Nevertheless... nope!

So this morning I ate and did some really light core toning - just some leg lifts and bicycles in my bedroom. I packed my gym clothes and took them to work with me so that I can go on my way home!

FOOD:
Breakfast.
1 medium apple
2 TBS peanut butter
Snack.
20oz Perk-u-cino (this is super naughty...but the cold feels great on my throat and I needed the WAKE UP since I forgot to take my aderall today!)
Lunch.
1 can Progresso light soup
1 red grapefruit
Snack.
1 weightwatchers yogurt (omg, ameretto cheesecake, 1pt?! how do they do that?!?!?!)
Dinner.
Salad with crab meet and dark greens. Yum!
Snack.
100 cal bag of smartpop kettle corn

ACTIVITY.
Gym - 35 minutes of cardio on eliptical and arc trainers, then 15 minute walk on the tredmill...
I feel AMAZING. Working out puts a smile on my face after a long, boring day.
Short bike ride - returning redbox movies to 7-11

I feel really good today. Making this blog public on my Facebook and sharing the link with people who know me and can (if they so choose) help me keep myself accountable is really empowering. I'm so pumped to know that some of my friends are working on their own goals at the same time and that we can encourage each other along the way!!

honestly shocking

As I have decided to start posting the link to this blog on my facebook and share it via email with friends and loved ones...I've been getting some feedback that I wasn't expecting.

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! YOU WEIGH OVER 180 POUNDS?!?!?!?!!? OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ADMIT THAT!!

WTF people... really? Is honestly really that shocking? Why is it such a big deal for a woman who is NOT fat to honestly share her weight. If you look back at pictures of me when I was my thinnest, I was 155lbs~ and all those healthy pictures the comments flooded in for, I was 160-165. Yeah, for me, 160-165 looks great. Shocked by that number? How about you step back and think about this for a minute:

The average American adult female is 5'4" and weighs 140lbs and size 14
The average female we see on television is 5'11 and weighs 117lbs...
Though size 14 is average size in the US, it is the least commonly purchaced size of clothing... odd?
Article 1Article 2

I'm open and honest about what I weigh. Most of my life I was made to feel that this NUMBER was something to be ashamed of. I'm not ashamed. I am not a small person. I am a tall, muscular, beautiful woman... and it took me over 20 years to start believing that.
Now that I am back to focusing on getting myself healthy again, I am sharing every thought, calorie, experience and struggle... in hopes that maybe thoughts from friends (or even strangers) will help to keep me motivated and working hard on myself so that I can reach my final goals.
Even if I get zero feedback, no comments... no help... I wanted to keep myself accountable for all of my actions and I set this goal for myself. I couldn't think of a better way to really be accountable than something that others had public access too and I couldn't hide from ~ of course I could LIE, but what's the point?! I have a goal, it will be reached.
Ok, enough rambling... back to work!!

93

Doctor upped my antibiotics schedule to get this crap gone... because it's hella annoying.
To make myself feel a bit better I went to get a haircut, I really needed it. I went to see my girl Bre at LUCID ENDS SALON...I love her. She definitely helped me feel better.
She also recommended I try out this thermowrap body contouring thing that she has been doing as her wedding fast approaches! It's kinda expensive ($89 for 5, 1 hour sessions) but it's a crazy kick start to my body work and it's removing toxins (not just dehydrating)... I'll report back on how I feel about it after I've gone more than this one time. But WOW, I sweat a ton!!

FOOD.
1 light string cheese
2 TBS peanut butter
1 high fiber granola bar
2 cups high fiber cereal
1 cup almond milk
1 rockstar hydrate
4 celery heart stalks w/peanut butter (total 1TBS)

Hmm...didn't eat much today. Weird.

ACTIVITY.
I went to the gym!! 25 minutes on the elliptical and 10 on the treadmill... and a quick first tanning session to start working my skin away from it's current pasty tone. Eeep!

wednesday weigh-in

Today's weight: 183... same as last week =/
I'm ok with this because it's that time of the month and I'm holding water... I also really haven't worked out and I've had a very slow start to this process.
Next week, we WILL see progress!!

94

Another sick day...

1 quart orange juice
2 turkey dog w/veggie wrap
4 cups apple sauce
1 grapefruit
2 granola bars (high fiber)
3 TBLs peanut butter
1 can progresso light soup
1 sweet potato w/spray butter

REALLY don't want to go to work tomorrow... I want to just quit and find some part time work. Ma blew my mind today... she paid off my entire credit card bill and made me put away the card. I have no idea how to thank her. I just need to figure my life out with work because the commute is costing me way too much money with gas and wear on my old car. I need to not only shape up physically, but my life needs reshaping. I need to shape up. Pronto!

95

SICK DAY =(

Well, I went to the doctor and actually got on their very accurate scale :-/ And after my very naughty weekend their scale said 186. Really not that bad. I also just got my period so that means I'm a little heavier than normal anyhow.

But yeah. I'm hella sick. Have strep and some other virus (rapid tests didn't identify) so I'm on antibiotics and pain meds because my tonsil is bleeding and MASSIVE. So, no contact with other people until after noon tomorrow at the earliest...I'm over this sick stuff...

so today my diet was weird. Not really in "meals" so I just sort of ate between movies and naps today.

Apple
Tortilla w/pb
*doctor visit*
sugar free Slurpee (felt SO good on my throat)
ice cream cone from McD (hey, on WW that's only 2 points!! but the cold felt great!)
Progresso light chicken noodle soup - 1 can
2 cups natural (no sugar added) apple sauce
2 bowls high fiber cereal w/almond milk
1 pudding w/fresh blackberries
1 quart orange juice (yeah, it stings)

I'm SUPER happy that this (whatever it is) isn't Mono like the doctor suspected because that would mean I would have a hold up when it comes to working out.
I'm just hoping to get healthy and back on track...

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What a weekend... all that snowboarding... and the great times at Bike Prom? HAHAHA incredible. The emotional hickup yesterday after a terrible phonecall from a toxic person really put me in a down mood and then I wasn't even thinking about all the crap I was eating. Today I was better... no idea about points. I'm just going to start keeping track of everything I'm eating and not worrying about converting points~ I know when I've eaten too much for a day..

Breakfast.
Gandolfo's sandwich
Unsweatened Tea
Lunch.
Salad w/no oil dressing
Snack.
100 cal popcorn
Dinner.
Salad w/no oil
Apple w/pb
Snack.
Pudding
Tortilla w/PB

Activity.
Snowboarding (2 hours of slush!)
Unplanned Activity.
multiple trips to/from the car with my laundry.

I'm really excited to own a bike now... and to have people who are excited to be active with me. Midge wants to be my guest at the gym and she's already inviting me on mountain biking/camping trips (friends have extra bikes for me since mine is just for around town). I'm pumped to be outside and active this spring and summer!!
165lbs here I come!!!!

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HOLY BAD FOOD DAY :(

Yeah... so I had 2 BBQs with friends today and ate entirely too much garbage to even keep track of =(

Activity.
SNOWBOARDING (4 hours of park laps in slush).
DANCING (2 hours at Bike Prom).
Unplanned Activity.
Walked to 7-11 to buy firewood.

We all have to have a cheat day right? Eh, wrong... I really shouldn't have eaten that stuff and I'll be making up for it this week when I finally get to the gym!

98

Breakfast.
3 - celery sticks w/PB
Snack.
3 - string cheese
0 - grapefruit
2 - pieces of candy from coworkers**BAD
Lunch.
2 - smartOne
1 - yogurt
Snack.
8 - BAD**Erin's leftover lunch...from Cafe Rio
Dinner.
4 - salad w/a turkey dog and no-oil dressing
1 - carrots
2 - cereal & almond milk
Snack.
1 - yogurt w/blackberries
1 - pudding
TOTAL: 28 =( NAUGHTY

ACTIVITY:
Planned. I went for a bike ride!! (yep, I bought that bike after work)
Unplanned. carrying the bike up and down the stairs twice. Parked REALLY far away on purpose at wallyworld


I ate too much... didn't drink enough water today. I'll make up for it with all the snowboarding and biking planned for this weekend!!

motivation

I'm pretty upset with myself... I have YET to go to this new gym where I bought a membership a month ago. I really do want to work out but every night I get home from work and have no motivation to get back in my car, drive downtown to the gym etc... where can I find this motivation? I need some.
I really do want & need a bike. I may be going to the Bike Collective on Tuesday, but I would really like a bike sooner than that. I might go to wallyworld and just pick up a cruiser for $100 tonight after work. I think having a bike will be motivating for me~ I'd much rather ride my bike around the city than get in my car and spend MORE money on gas!

99

I didn't go grocery shopping last night, nor did I do any exercise... very naughty. I need to grocery shop and get my laundry done before Saturday so I will definitely get at least one of the two done tonight... and DO SOMETHING ACTIVE! I need to get over to the gym.
I'm also going to keep tabs on both the planned (gym, bike rides, hikes etc) and unplanned excersise I do. Unplanned is like when I take the long way walking somewhere, or make several trips with groceries instead of trying to carry it all in one load and so forth.

Today's Food:

Breakfast.
3 - 2 cups dry cereal
Lunch.
6 - salad from subway. Double meat: Chicken w/honey mustard and vinegar
Dinner?
1 - carrots
3 - dressing
4 - 2 PB on tortilla
Snack?
1 - WW yogurt
2 - 2 sugar free jello pudding
TOTAL: 20 points

Activity:
Planned.
Not much =( Just walked to 7-11 (3 blocks) to get milk when I forgot to buy it at the grocery store. Did light core toning before bed.
Unplanned.
Took the stairs down 6 flights twice today. Walked the longer route to Subway at lunch. 2 trips into the house with groceries.

100

4/13/11
Today's food:

Breakfast.
1 - High Fiber Granola Bar
Snack.
2 - 2light string cheese
Lunch.
8 - Street tacos
(4 chicken, no tortillas, lettuce,
no cheese, one jalapeno and salsa)
Snack.
.5 - 4oz Natural Apple Sauce
Dinner.
3 - 6oz filet du Sol (cooked just with Pam spray and dried spices)
1 - mixed frozen veggies
Snack.
3 - 2 cups dry cereal

TOTAL POINTS: 18.5

Activity.
None

I really need to go grocery shopping and stock up on healthy foods. I need to make sure I have stuff to take for lunches and that I am not tempted to go to Subway or other places in walking range of work and over-eat.

Wednesday Weigh-In (and goals)

...and so it begins!
I will only be weighing myself on Wednesdays. In my past, I struggled with some obsessive tendencies and there is no need to go crazy with trying to weigh yourself all of the time otherwise daily water retention variations will drive you/me crazy.
So, Wednesday mornings I will weigh myself first thing before eating/showering/etc, wearing chonies and a t-shirt.

STARTING WEIGHT: 183lbs

THE GOAL: lose 20lbs in 100 days
I have wanted to maintain my weight in the 160-165 range. I feel and look great in this weight window. So, that's what I'm aiming for!

STEPS: What I'll be doing in order to work toward my goal.
- Do something active every day (even if it is just going for a walk or doing core toning at home)
- Get to the gym 4 times a week
- Buy a bike and use that to commute around the city
- No fast food: Take lunch to work every day
- Limit alcohol consumption
- Keep track of daily food intake

Shaping Up

One of my best friends is getting married on July 23rd, so that gives me 100 days to shape up. Less than 2 years ago I had achieved a total weightloss of 60lbs but now I have yoyo'd...who would have guessed?!
So, I'm making myself keep record of everything I eat and start holding myself accountable for doing something active every day and visiting the gym at at least 4 days a week.
I paid for a gym membership a month ago and I'm not going to let another year go by me with my being unhappy with the way I look.
I did not weigh myself this morning but I will do that first thing tomorrow and post that as that is technically the start of the 100 day count down.

I will be keeping track of WeightWatchers Points (not the most recent version but the version I learned 2 years ago when I did WW myself). I have set my daily limit to 22 but I aim to stay around 20 for the days I do not go to the gym.