mofitness

Oh yeah so I’m back! I took a brief hiatus from Buddy Slim.  I think I had like a mini melt down because I was like doing all this stuff and counting calories and being so regimented without seeing results.  And I just stopped caring and started pigging out!

At the end of March, I went to Florida for a week and I was running around to much I lost weight! And then the weather broke and I have been so caught up in the good weather that I lost more weight!  I swear sometimes I just run around in circles.

And it is almost like everything that I have been trying to do is coming to me so much more easily, so its cool.

The difference in my body is awesome and I am super happy that I reached my goal and I am that much closer to reaching my ulitmate goal.

I’m back. I have to make dinner now, but I will be back with details of my abscence.

Well…not quite but it’s a catchy title.

I have been kinda sort a counting calroies, mostly I am just conginzant of whether or not I am eating something loaded with calories or not but I have decided this week to really, really pay attention.

Per another blog I read that gave advice on varying caloric intake i decided to do the same.  yesterday I ate lots of calories and today my aim was 1500!

Yowzas this is hard!

But to be honest I would be ok if I didn’t foul up this morning and have an item from the vending maching at work.  I actually thought the wheat thins would be a good option 230 CALORIES! Egads!

I’m p.o’ed b/c I really needed  a 100 cal snack so that later on 2nite I could have a 100 cal snackie.

Calorie wise I think I am currenlty over or abouts 1600 calories and i have yet to go to the gym.

Tonite is going to be a hard core cardio nite!

Woo Hoo!

Tomorrow weights and such…

Sooooooo…

Well I was very bad on Sunday.  I drank a lot of booze and had a big plate of fried calamari but today I am back on track.  Like many other Buddyslim friends I feel that I have hit a weight loss slump!  The damn scale aint moving.  I am sure the calamari and booze didn’t help but nonetheless.

I like to run outside, so once it gets warmer and I get some dough to buy some running shoes I feel the weight will meeeeelt off.

I am mostly focusing on eating better.  When I don’t eat properly I feel a noticeable decline in energy so that alone is something I have to work on.

I feel great and I see like new musCle definition.

This morning I did an hour on the elliptical! 500+ calories.  I was so bored though I have to find something else cardio to do, I may switch over to the treadmill for awhile…

I had a super healthy breakfast. My vitamin, tea, toast with peanut butter, an apple and like a baby serving of cereal (smart start by kelloggs i luv it its super yummy) so i feel good and energized.

the end of the month is soon I was hoping to be down to 143 but we shall see…

I’m so happy I am down to 147! Amazing what ‘a’ pound can do!  Now I feel even more confident that I’ll be down to 143 by the end of the month! Woo hoo!

I found a way to workout and partake in my favorite past time, watching mind numbing reality TV.  Now I go to the  gym to cardio when my fav program is on, the hour flies by!

Last night I was on the elliptical for like 1:30 min (I got to gym early and the program ran 15min over. I burnt like 630 cal

Also I wanted to share this website I found

http://weightloss.about.com/od/eatsmart/a/blcalintake.htm

I think my issue was before was not being able to gauge how many calories I needed to cut back on and so forth to lose weight.  I felt it was pretty arbitrary to just eat less and because I love to eat I need to know the max amount of calories I can consume and still lose weight.

The calculations are a little cumbersome but very helpful.  I created an excel worksheet to plug it all in so as I lose weight, and my calorie consumption needs change, I can thus change accordingly…

I put this website up b/c for some people I have seen very low goals for calorie consumption and it frightens me… Under eating can also contribute to weight gain because the hunger may lead you to binge eating!

Ha!

Toodle-oo - Me

I had a crazy week last week.  Mostly crazied due to my monthly cycle.  I am truly an emotional monster during this time.  I either cried or was on the verge of crying for 7 days.

Good news is that I have been good with going to the gym on a consistent basis and doing some quality workouts.  I look and feel the difference!

Bad news I am not doing too too hot in the food arena.  As one could imagine, it being my time of the month and valentines day, I gorged myself on chocolate.  I also have a huge weak spot for cheese…

I want to lose 5lbs by the end of the month (I’ll take 3lb though) …

I really wish my scale would move faster in the downward direction!

oki - thaz it all! toodle-oo - mo

I had a good day today! I got a fair amount of work done, reconciled some bills AND I went to the gym.  I spent 45 minutes on the elliptical and burnt 500 cal and I spent about 45 minutes doing floor exercises/free weights/machines.  I definitely feel healthier from the inside and starting to see more firmness on the outside.

Food wise I am not doing so hot.  I am still a victim to temptation.  Yesterday I had pizza and today I found a pastry that was oh so yummy.  My normal meals are fine, although I could stand to up my veggie intake.  I drink gallons and gallons of hot tea a day so my water consumption is good.

Baby steps though…

My goals this week are to try to work out at least 5 days a week (starting today) AND refrain from my major vices (beer, potato chips, chocolate…potato chips…).  I have a fitness assessment at the gym on Tuesday.  I know I need to amp up my workout so that should be helpful.

Today my mom wants to go to the gym with me today and I kinda feel like a rotten child because I don’t want to go with her because she wants to workout together and her workouts are not intense at all and I don’t feel like I get as much out of my visit as possible.

My workout time is kinda like my “me” time.  It’s where I go meditate and destress and my mom is very social and likes company.

But I am just being bratty.  I created a booklet of floor exercises that I could do later on if I feel that my workout was lacking that much!

Today should be nice and relaxed though, I’m in a good mood!

Happy Sunday!

I am a little frustrated because I feel like I am working out but not getting much results.  I got gift cards for my bday and I was at the mall trying to spend it.  My dumb behind goes to H&M.  Granted the store is European based so the cuts are slimmer and the store is geared towards a younger audience (translation super skinny adolescent Europeans) I was still P.O.’ed that I looked like a cow in everything.  I did find a cute jacket however…

Yesterday I didnt do anything working out wise.  Food wise, so-so day nothing too heinous I don’t think.  I had coffee for breakfast and the grilled cheese with bacon and ketchup probably wasn’t the best but that was my calories for the greater part of the day.  I also had one of those fruit snack things.  Dinner I did eat late, but it was healthy.  Sautee’d cod fish, calaloo and onions and two boiled dumplings.

Today I had coffee for breakfast and I am working on lunch… I went to the gym for an hour.  Half an hour on the elliptical and half an hour doing like free weights and floor exercises and stuff.

I have to work on maximizing my workout and eating better.  I think I just don’t know what to eat.  I think perhaps if I plan out my meals I’ll be better.  Starting today I am trying to work out at least 5x this week and hopefully I see results then!

My fight is against eating bad foods!  Yesterday (and he previous week) were that matter were tough.  I am definitely an emo eater and my moods have been fluctuating, much like my junk food binges.  Today I am doing all right, mostly because I woke up late.  I had a cup of coffee with skim milk and an herbalife shake (300 cal) and later I am going to try and go to the gym.  I think I may try and do a bikram yoga class this week

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