kombucha 70 cal
wrap 100, avocado 100, 1/2 burger 80, coffee 50 - good to have some real food and be at my desk and not in field (underground) to start the day...legs are sore from standing lol.
snack: some gum for now...i want some lower cal days now...it's been a few days of high cals and i'm not liking my average so i wanna lower it. almonds and coffee 200
Lunch: FROM HOME!...green beans 150, small wrap 250. 400. if not in field, walking to post office to ship a return i meant to do on Friday!
Snack: Almonds 100
Going to skip gym tonight bc I have been very tired this week and sleep is more important right now .....I plan to eat a lighter dinner and sleep early...
Dinner: cooked, seasoned cabbage and onions 150 def not more, and then heavier balsamic veggies 1 cup or maybe slightly more. 150? 300. sausage in a wrap 200. 500...ice cream for dessert so i feel FULLY satisfied with salty and sweet. then bed. no gym, legs hurt and didn't even enjoy any walking today that i had to do bc legs hurt from too much standing in place...and lifting weights would just hurt me more...so no gym and rest and reading.ice cream 250. total 700.
total 1850
4day: 2140, better much better.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
Kombucha 100 Wrap 100 avocado 80 turkey burger 70 250 Coffee 50
Thin mints 70
Candy and granola bar and later chips
1600 before dinner
Around 2200 I am sure - too many carbs in morning and lunch was withfries
White meat chicken 200, lots of fresh veggies 100, cooked veg 100, dressing 50, bites of Mac and cheese 100, beans 50...600?
2250 maybe more.
3 day 2220
No exercise but on my feet for some of the day - I might bring my lunch tomorrow or just eat better in general - seems a high cal week bc of the past few days but I can probably worked to get cals to 2100 avg later in week
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
2300 - approx - excellent.
2day slightly high: 2200. healthy though.
Happy Sunday!
9:30 Late Breakfast: whole wheat cream of wheat with almond milk and stevia and 2 rice cakes 250. Saag on the rice cakes, around 3/4 cup of it at least 250. 500. maybe a sip of kombuchca too. 550.
Salad from friend 150, bagel with cheddar cheese on top and cream cheese 700, fruit 100 1500....so full ... 1650 beforehand workout and dinner Dinner back home after gym sausage 150, potato 150, Indian leftover 200, ice cream 100 600 2250 - dinner was at 9 and I'm so hungry still maybe a fruit ! Good night ! 2300 ;) .
Currently doing laundry and getting organized.
I'm going to take my cousin (kinda like 3rd cousin - not first cousin) out to lunch. He lives by me and is 60. Very nice and smart man. He was born with many birth defects because of a situation at birth. He was supposed to be a completely normal baby but because of a situation that happened at his birth, he has had to work around multiple physical handicaps but has proved to overcome them all by having a full time job until he retired not too long ago. He was emplyed by Marriot / Sheraton hotels and also he exercises a lot - mostly bike riding. He has proved to overcome all odds and is a true inspiration and wonderful, loving person. I am happy to finally catch up with him as i typically see him only 2x a year even though he lives really close (15min away). so this shall be good. He said he fell so i know i'll have to help him eat...so i cannot really go there thinking of myself that i'm going to eat this amazing meal and i'm going to have to help him which i'm happy to do.
AND I WAS JUST INVITED TO POOL WITH SAME COUSIN AFTER LUNCH AND HIS SISTER! CHEERS! gym will be much later :) great plans today! and sun! just need to poop, get back in shower shower and shave....as i didn't shave with the first shower...running a hair late but just got sausages cooked and laundry done - ready for the week!
Gym in later afternoon. Ricky invited me to go to a bar tonight to eat, i might. they do have salads. the bar is in walking distance to my apt...very close. we'll see. i know i'll be tired. it's been a great, full weekend.
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I finally tried on the swimsuit i ordered that arrived this past Thursday and the top was huge - gotta ship it back. was debating just returning the whole suit and getting my full $ back. However, it IS a nice suit and if i could just get the right size top if I try again...So i'm going to try again. It was overpriced, but nice to wear a beautiful white suit on the beach, no!? haha. The bottoms fit decently. I'm going to look for my own packing tape so i don't have to tape it up at work & with the work tape...I've been returning things all week due to also ordering a bit too much from Old Navy and their own mistake of sending me the wrong size 2 times - no worries as i'm saving money by returning and also went on a "scavenger hunt" in nyc finding the Post Office (HUGE!) and a UPS store both close to work to do the returns at lunch which was fun...
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
300 before lunch :) (kombucha, small 80 cal bar, coffee, candies)
and bowling :) been a very busy last few days which is why i haven't been writing / commenting as much as i haven't been by my phone / computer much especially on Friday!
Lunch: huge amount of sauteed peppers and onions (big amount with a lot of oil) 400 and small slice of pizza (very small) 300.
chips 230 and maybe a nap. napped about 1.5-2hrs :)
5pm light dinner: wrap and avocado together 150 with half chicken burger 100. 250. lg apicot 50, light drink.
Coffee and tastes of drinks and snacks 100
and a chocolate protein bar 200 around 8pm 1850 - at beach tonight for shuffleboard and a concert but very sleepy,
ice cream at 11pm when i got home hungry 200
2050 total - excellent.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
1400 .... change of pace day at work !! Bread naan 150, Indian veggie 200,wrap with half turkey and avocado 250, chocolate 50, seltzer 50
2300 today, ice cream dessert.
7day: 2110. typical for me, but not good for any weight loss...although i prob did burn practically this much some days of the week!.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
all of my journal entering here has made me MUCH more aware and it's been a huge learning process.
one thing i like to do is eat big volumes and i wish i didn't care for that - but i do - so i use it to my benefit as much as i can...since i'm not much of an intuitive eater (not much for being able to stop when i'm full - i still struggle with it).
thank you for the kind and thoughtful comment!
Happy Thursday!
Home: kombucha 50
whole wheat cream of wheat cereal with hot water and stevia (SO GOOD) like a pastry! 150, coffee 50.
Yogurt 200 high fat.
Lunch: wrap 100, small amount leftover avocado 50, garlic/salt/pepper, half a small chicken burger 100, veggies 100? fresh. :) total here: 350 tops.almnds50
snack: plum 50, GRANOLA BAR YUM 150
before gym: something low sugar, i think another wrap 70 with half small turkey burger 80, ketchup, leftover calimari 150?, indian small leftover side 150. 550 approx
after gym: ICE CREAM/banana 400
2000 :)
GOOD MENU.excellent workout.
went out to workout late and home and having that last meal after 10pm...tomorrow have to be at work at 7am so i wont be sleeping much as right now i may even read before i go to sleep! no worries, it's been a much easier week....and the weekend suddenly is more free since my friend that i made plans with cancelled afterall, but ahead of time, so i am not at all upset :)
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Goal today would be 1900 calories.
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YESTERDAY WAS AN INDULGENCE. EVERYTHING TASTED SO GOOD! I'M GLAD TO BE ABLE TO INDULGE :) POSITVITY!
Today is gym! happy!
Tomorrow i'm jogging :) happy!
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
i'll catch up on your entries soon!
8am? a protein bar i wanted to try, but needed to do it when i was "off from work" because i didn't realize but it was a probiotic / prebiotic bar. it was amazing. low sugar. it was a chocolate bar filled of a raspberry really soft jelly, coconut flakes, and with chia seeds. very sweet. and just like the best type of candy you can imagine and low sugar. so tasty. sweetened with more natural things like stevia/erythritol. 200.
i had it with some selzter sweetened with stevia and then went back to bed. and slept on and off till around 10 or 11. feels good, especially after going to gym the night before. sleep is important! and i got it!
11am kombucha but not much 50.
12:45 Lunch I wanted whole wheat hot cereal with almond milk 200 and a 9% Skyr Raspberry icelandic (greek thick style high fat) yogurt 170. very good...still craving now coffee but would have to leave apt for it. so no. 400.I didn't eat the fresh chicken burgers i made bc i'm going to a bbq with burgers later - and wasn't in mood to eat burgers all day!
650, good.
BBQ eating veggies huge amount 150
Ice cream and cookie 150
Chips 200, pretzels 150, too many stacys pita chips cinnamon sugar 400, hot dog 150, one small drink 100, turkey burger with hair of cheese 250. Total here 1200
2250....lol didn't really stay low cal but the damage isn't terrible.
2090 5day. Better a hair lower but not terrible !
I will keep cals relatively good until this bbq later where i plan to behave fully bc i prepped a TON of veggies for everyone!
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Later i'm stopping at a BBQ, will not be out too late. Maybe a movie after with Ricky before going to sleep & work tomorrow! So happy to have a midweek day off, Donkey can relate...this is GREAT!
Unrelated, my Period is in really high gear, fast flow lol, so happy to not have plans early this morning! Instead i got some extra "beauty sleep" and cleaned up, prepped and cooked some things for today and seasoned chicken burgers for the week :) Happy to not be rushing around right now!
My stomach is a bit rumbly so i'm happy to be home and near the bathroom!
also, another set of racks for shoes/bags etc. came in the mail so i'm putting it together. cleaning up and prioritizing. also decided to ship back some clothes to Old Navy - i went a little overboard and the sandals were around $40 and don't fit perfectly, returns are free and there's a post office i'll go to during lunch at work. next, i ordered a cotton dress in a SMALL and they sent me an EXTRA SMALL (but the winner is that this is the SECOND TIME they screwed this dress up on me....i already reordered the dress and this was their second attmept to get it right - but no worries, i'm just going to save money and return it fully). the dress was around $20 and the sandals $40. so that's savings in the end. i have enough sandals and dresses for the rest of the season.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
Kombucha 70
pumpernickel bagel with scallion cream cheese 600 and coffee 50
snack? almonds 100
lunch: small wrap with egg and avoacdo, very small. 250
out early probably at 1pm today....did extra walking with friend so not sure about jogging tomorrow?...i showed my friend a large train station that she'll be using to commute bc she moved from Queens to Long Island. I showed her the Long Island Railroad and took her on a short tour. We stopped a couple times along the way from work to the train station, so it took around half hour or a little longer as we looked in some stores. Maybe more like 45 min. Then we took the subway from there to go home :)
snack before gym: small bar, seltzer with stevia and cherries. 200 and relaxing on the couch for like a half hour.
Working for a lower calorie day...I would be happy with 1700 cal.
Tuesday avg 1700
bigger dinner: saag with cheese leftovers, curry cauliflower 350, ice cream 250...yup! 600.oh and grilled peppers 50.
1950 - good.
Weekly avg 2050 = good.
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gym after work - had a GOOD workout. abs are starting to improve.
no interest to diet more to lose weight, just to increase cardio
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after work before i go home: quick trip to bank, quick trip to H&M to pick up stretchy, strapless bras. cheap and perfect to wear under ANY shirt.
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Finally it's that time of the month, really happy about it as I knew it was coming for at least 3 days before i could tell....happy when the symptoms beforehand finally lead into it...and knowing that it will all be over soon ! i think i'll lose weight afterwards. ...not working to lose weight, really what i need is to get more cardio fit.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
The weekend was pretty good :-) I have mixed feelings about some of it..
Home: kombucha 100
8am: coffee with milk/stevia 50, wrap 100, avocado 100, chicken/vegies 150
Snacks: almonds 250
Lunch: another of those wraps, above, 350, celery with a little salt. 100. 450.
dinner: ice cream 280, chocolate triple cream yogurt (not worth it, not very chocolatey)170, chips 150 600
1850 :)
3day: 2070 :-)
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I really need to lower cals a hair bc i am not so pleased with my shape...but at the same time, i feel i could lose an inch if i get more cardio in...like BCGG this is just a "moment in time" and i can make changes. I don't want to rush changes bc i really want to run someday...and i'm working on it now...but don't want to rush & get another injury. The court officer thing is not happening yet ...i have time to improve and possibly get in....i just can't rush it and risk injury.
The classes i've signed up for are done..
Beach yesterday was fun but i am not fully comfortable anymore with a certain person...and not sure how the rest of the summer will play out....
I enjoy hanging out with some friends just one on one and others in a group. mostly one on one..but a lot of the one on one friends that i'd like to bring together like so there's 3 in the group - they dislike each other. it's hilarious
i don't know if i actually want to go to the beach each weekend, probably not for the entire summer every weekend.
i get bored just doing the same thing..she's not interested in new beaches.
right now, i'm a bit antsy.
i know i just need to up my cardio slowly, and not forget my fitness goals right now.
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I'm reading an interesting book called Fat!So? ...it's a book about how it shouldn't be a crime to say you are fat...and the author is overweight herself, but in good health otherwise. No diabetes or any other issue. I haven't gotten far in the book yet, but basically she's saying that having some extra pounds shouldn't be something frowned upon in society, especially when a person is otherwise healthy. She writes about her experiences as well as others'. There's a lot of medical facts and research but also funny quizzes...i'm not sure i'll finish the book...
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
3am couldn't sleep and had chips and not whipped cream but whipped cococream made of coconut oil instead still junk but couldn't resist buying it! Kombucha 100, lollipop 50 Popcorn 150, plum 50, veggies 200, edamame 150. 550 Big dinner 2 fried spring rolls 200, rice 250, zucchini 100, squid 150, veggies in a basil spicy sauce 200, cherries 50, whipped non dairy cream - not that good won't buy again 150. 1100?! Crud! 2200. Shoot and ices 2300.
2175 PER DAY, 2 days. yesterday i sorta went overboard at dinner, but nothing major. healthy day.
Progress as of today: -2 lbs lost so far, only 6 lbs to go!
Hope you had a chance to sleep in a little bit...
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How long do you spend at the gym? How many different pieces of equipment do you use each time you there?
good questions...will take time with this answer to try to be as clear but not confusing as possible! :) i will prob answer this question at work when i have time lol...not tomorrow probably bc i will be in the field away from my desk...i will answer this question when i am relaxed and fully engaged...lol at this moment as i finish my dinner...and veg out for tonight! thank you for an AWESOME question - i want to get better at answering it .
wait, actually i will answer it now and if you have questions or want me to further go into detail about the exercises, i will if you ask more, but for now i'll say this:
i spend around 1.5hrs if i'm going thru my workout on speed. If i'm taking my workout slowly with TONS of rest, it can go for 2.5hrs. (same workout always). regularly, it's about 2hours for 3 days a week. I get steadily better, tho VERY slowly i see progress, by going 3 days. when i do 2 days per week, i get gradually weaker.
I don't use as many DIFFERENT types of equipment as i used to. Now, i mainly use the free weights (dumbells). i use different weights depending on what muscles i'm working out - for biceps i use 35 pounds and for other exercises like triceps the weights i use may be as little as 10lbs. I do many exercises with different pounds of free weights in addition to some abs and back exercises as well as a few types of squats. i work my full body each time at the gym. i mostly work out in front of the mirror at a bench. i use it for some of the exercises. at other times i rest my water and stuff on it...lol...so i know i can use it and not have to give it to someone else and then not have a bench for my own exercises lol!...let me at least list my exercises for you:
3 sets approx. of each exercise, i rest much more at the second half of my workout (2nd hour) and i rest less at the beginning of my workouts! i may do one exercise like a pushup, then go straight to a set of squat and then back and forth between exercises to save time between sets...
1. Pushups - my favorite way to begin my workouts - i usually do up to 50 of them (30 in one set, then doing the rest after a little rest) and then go back to do them after a few other exercises. pushups are one of my best exercises and i do 150 pushups each gym session.
2. Regular type of Squats holding 30lb barbell
3. Bicep Curls
4. Split squats
5. tricep exercise with 10lb dumbells, 1 knee on bench for positioning
6. another type of squat which can be called a walking squat, but i do it in place, similar to walking in place but it's moving up and down in place one leg sorta at a time...i think it's called actually a lunge squat
7. then i do a shoulder exercise using 15lb dumbells sitting on the bench
8. i do another tricep exercise using the bench as a support
9. Situps - using the bottom of the bench where i put my feet under to hold them down and in place
10. Back exercise using a different machine located somewhere else in the gym - i can choose from 2 different machines that are different but both work for back muscles
11. planks i usually do at the end of my workout - done on the floor
12. if time permits, i may spend more time on another abdominals workout similar to situps and i might use another piece of equipment at the gym for this
I feel like i may have forgotten something, but this is basically it. I do rest at times. Go on my phone, online...but it takes time to do everything.
Planks i try to hold a minute for each of the 3...but sometimes i do it other ways too and sometimes they are shorter planks and not held the full time..
takes around 2hrs for me to complete the exercises.
shoot, and one more exercise, chest press, exercise #13.
bearcountrygg on 07/10/2018:
An hour and a half is a lot longer than I figured...I was assuming an hour.....sounds like you have figured out what you need.....I only have small weights...5 pounds max...but for me...I think that is enough just for some resistance...usually I only use the small 1 pound ones..I could never lift a 35 pound weight with one arm...I'm impressed!!!
when i do the #35, i do not stand fully up straight...i have to do a posture than works for that amount of weight...but i am not sitting. i have seen other men in a similar position, and i don't want to decrease weight, so for now i'm satisfied at #35, but do NOT wish to go any heavier for awhile.
the workout i use was taken from a training guide to be a NYS court officer and these are the weights exercises that are recommended. they also recommend cardio of which i'm really, really not up to par on...but trying. tonight i gotta rest though. when my body wants rest, i know it's time i listen.
bearcountrygg on 07/11/2018:
Well....That is impressive!!!
aww thanks. sad i skipped yesterday but i had to - as when i get really run down, i have to stop that cycle because i've had quite bad experiences when i let the process of becoming run down go too far.