7/12/13

Last night I couldn't sleep and craved veggies...so I had
200 - broccoli & mushroom spaghetti sauce

8:30a
160 - 1/2 cup oats
25 - whey protein powder
100 - apple

160 - half avocado w/hot sauce

4p
100 - Turkey sausage w/a leaf of cabbage

Going for a walk, it's beautiful out!!! Then I'll have my date with "Jim" later once it's empty.
Walked 4 miles (-534 cal)...got blisters from sand getting in my shoes :( gotta ice them so I can go lift later!!

6p
100 - key lime Greek yogurt

Biked to/from gym
Did a warm up in the stationary bike then worked shoulders, chest and back :)

9:30
70 - Cole slaw
70 - broccoli slaw
350 - guacamole
10 - vinegar
140 - veggie patties

6/24/13

Another morning feeling lazy! Seriously stayed in bed An hour longer than I planned :-/
But I finally got up and made high fiber instant oatmeal w/some whey protein isolate. Seriously. Just take a packet of oatmeal, add the water, then mix in a spoon full of whey protein...heat, enjoy! So yummy and super filling. I had 2 servings.

320 - 2 packets high fiber instant oatmeal
25 - 1/5 pouch of powder

Then I worked non stop for almost 8 hours and realized I haven't eaten today!!! I usually try to eat about 100 cal every 2/2.5 hours, but today I got way too consumed in my work.
Having a snack and then heading to the gym for LEG DAY!!! :)))

180 - 2 packages of Budding turkey
25 - handful of baby carrots

GYM: Leg day!!!!
5 minute elliptical warm up
12x3 Squats/side leg raises/forward&back lunges
10x3 toes out deadlift/layback pull ups/roman straight leg dead lift
3x 2minutes step up leg raises
10x3 laying hamstring curls/leg press/donkey kicks
5 minute treadmill cool down
...my legs are jello.
Estimating -700 kcal

Met another competitor today. He name is Allison and she does figure in NABBA... she asked if I compete and suggested that I start :)
That paired with the fact that today 3 different friends randomly texted today and said that I inspire them!! I'm blown away. SO motivated to keep going! I am so fueled by the idea of inspiring others!!! Yowza.

Ok...so now I'm starving because I'm running on empty.

360 - full bag of POPchips
150 - whole pint of Arctic Zero
85 - 1 cup fresh blueberries
100 - 1.5oz vodka

Need to use theStick and roll out my hammies, quads, IT bands and glutes before bed!

Realized I was way too low on calories so I had a late meal.

300 - black beans, rinsed
15 - juice from 1 small lime
50? - 2 cups boiled cabbage
10 - Chili powder & hot sauce

6/23/13

I am currently supposed to eat around 1650 net calories a day (+/- 100)... that recently dropped. I was averaging 1750 until I reached the 175lb milestone.

I slept in today. First night with new a/c unit installed and I think my body was STOKED to finally get a restful night's sleep. I may have slept too much though because I was/am feeling pretty lethargic.

Today's food & activity:

160 - 4 medium eggs (2 whites, 2 whole) cooked over medium
25 - 1 cup (measured when raw) baby spinach heated
160 - 1/2 avocado
100 - chicken sausage

walked to the convenient store to buy caffeine

25 - 1 Rockstar Recovery
150 - beef jerky

10 - 4 midget kosher dill pickles

100 - steamed broccoli
100 - 1 cup marinara sauce

GYM:
3 minutes warm up on elliptical then 7 reps HIIT [incline 6. resistance 10. 40 seconds at 160/spm 20 seconds 260+/spm]
Then an hour of arms, shoulders and back... ending with some core.
[eventually I will share details of workouts etc]
estimated -700 kcal (I wasn't wearing a heart monitor...I'll get one eventually)

I met IFBB Physique Pro Nola Trimble at the gym tonight. She's JACKED and GORGEOUS!! Wow, seriously. I would love to have her figure. She recommended that I try competing :) I said I've definitely thought about it once I get down to a manageable BF%... so, talk about inspiration!!

360 - canned chicken (yeah, I don't normally like eating out of a can, but I had this and it was quick)
150 - 1.5 cups frozen peas
160 - half avocado
0 - jalapeno mustard (gotta watch out for sodium)

I'm still pretty low for my net calories today so I plan on having a grapefruit (100 cal) and some prosecco (67 calories per 3.5oz serving).
I should be solid... I'm ok with a low cal day after admittedly having a few high calorie days this past week :-/

Hopefully, doing this blog will keep me on track like it did before!

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).