7/24

Was up late and then woke up silly early...idk why!
6:30
100 - apple

8:30
150 - 1/2 cup oats
100 - Greek yogurt
100 - banana
0 - americano

1:00
150 - chips (seriously, why did I even walk by the break table!)
190 - Cliff mojo bar

3:30p
100 - apple

bike to/from gym
30 minute stationary bike intervals... then lift bis & tris...shorter workout than I planned. Brand new lifting gloves tore to pieces. grrrr

55 - 1/2 serving whey protein (needed other half for recipe below)

6:00p
100 - banana
150 - 1/2 cup oats
20 - 2 medium egg whites
55 - 1/2 serving of whey protein isolate
0 - splash of water and 2 dashes of cinnamon
RECIPE: SMOOSH all of that together and mix thoroughly... heat in non-stick pan. Makes 2 6" pancakes and they are AMAZING!!!! I did use some spray butter but seriously, yummiest clean recipe I've winged so far. Probably going to make these WAY too often.

Was still feeling hungry...went a really long time between filling meals today and only grabbed that apple before I went to the gym. Shouldn't have let myself have chips so I could have used those calories more wisely later!!!

7:15
90 - chicken sausage
25 - tomatoes, cabbage, spinach & mustard

10:30p
150 - oats
100 - Greek yogurt
.1580.

7/13/13

Woke up this morning and weighed myself. FINALLY broke 175...time to crack down and get to the next mile marker [sub 170]… this middle weight was the hardest back in 08/09 too...gotta get through this!

10:30a
160 - 1/2 cup oats
100 - 1 serving yoplait Greek yogurt

Stocked up on healthy stuff at the grocery store...not meal prep level just yet, but soon.

1:00p
360 - bag of salt&vinegar POPchips ...had to :-/ shouldn't have

2:00p
60 - 1 bottle kombucha
60 - 1 serving sugar free pudding
70 - 2oz ham

3:30p
350 - sweet potato mash on top of mixed slaw...holy spicy amazingness
RECIPE: 1 medium cooked sweet potato's guts (about 1 cup), 2 chopped white mushrooms, 5 halved cherry tomatoes, 1 diced fresh jalapeño, 2 tbs Dijon mustard, 1tbs balsamic vinegar...mixed.
Dump on top of 1 cup raw colesaw &1 cup raw broccoli slaw... mix it all up (add some apple cider vinegar for more tangy flavor).
Enjoy :)

6pm
100 - apple
240 - pudding + a few spoonfulls of raw oats mixed in...ate too much-- it was SO good.
Definitely gobbled because I was dehydrated craving sweets.

Bike to/from gym
Gym: 15min step mill (level 11 fat burn), leg press (210), leg extension (100), hamstring curl (90), trx assisted single leg squats, step up posterior leg raises, "hydrant" leg raises, squats in rack (155...fuuu), straight leg side leg raises, roman [straight leg] dead lifts (95)

Bike to Dominic's for Arctic Zero :)

9:15p
160 - 1/2 cup oats (stevia & cinnamon)
30 - 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
150 - 1 pint Artic Zero

1840 for the day... gotta resist a snack later since tomorrow is gonna be a naughty day at the pool :-/

Ate a grapefruit at 11:30. Add 100.
Gotta gym/bike something tomorrow before the sun & drinking starts

back and better than ever

Well, it's time. Time to keep myself accountable again so I've come back to the blog. 100dayshapeup was a bust as I let some of life's hurdles become road blocks that I saw as brick walls rather than just a challenge I could jump over and move past. But now, I'm back... I have a whole new life and I'm SHAPING IT UP! I moved to Chicago at the end of 2012 and early in 2013 (about March) I decided it was time to REALLY focus on what I was eating and what I'm doing to get the body I want and I know I can achieve. I stopped using a calorie counter ap that was telling me to eat too little (My Fitness Pal) and consulted with a nutrition expert. EAT TO LOSE was a whole new concept for me. I had no idea that the diets I'd used in the past weren't working because my body was slowing down into starvation mode. So... for the past 2 months I've been pushing myself to eat clean and train hard. No more 500 calorie elliptical workouts. I am training my entire body using High Intensity Interval Training techniques and weight lifting circuits. I will share details in later blog posts. If you read back to my old posts, you'll know I've struggled with Compulsive Over Eating. This addiction never goes away. It's like being an alcoholic or a drug addict... except that my addiction isn't a substance I can cut out of my life-- you can't NOT eat! So, I'm still working on ways to keep myself away from my trigger foods and stay on track. I'm going to use this blog, again, to keep track of my daily food intake as well as my workouts. I will weigh in on Wednesdays and try to get my body fat % tracked as accurately as possible (this is tough). I started at 196.6 lbs. My current weight is around 175-177 (depending on water/salt/sleep). I will do my best to keep my posts honest and accurate. I am going to look for some honest photos so I can show progress (and history).