total aug exercise: 6hr, 45 min
exercise: 30min...elliptical
calories: 1550 (i sure hope that the two souflee/kugel things i had had truthful nutrition facts labels..if not, my calories are much higher, lol!)
hi.
it's been a good day...except that i have not exercised yet and it's 5:25pm
...i had a slight binge before. I'm nervous because the thing that i binged on was a potato kugel...like a potato souffle...that supposedly is a "healthy delite" and contains only 70 calories per serving. however, due to how thick and dense it was, i don't know if I can believe it. I had all 4 servings. I totally hope that this company is telling the truth!
i think i'm going to try something new in terms of eating/exercise!
GG: your idea to make "ice cream" and slushees was GREAT!!!!! Thank you! I've been making ice cream out of flavored protein shakes! Spiruteen is the brand. Today, i had the peanut butter chocolate. from one packet of just under 100 calories, I was able to make at least 2 full cups of "ice cream!!!!" It's sooooo worth it!
I am definitely going to the store tomorrow morning to pick up more packets of all kinds of flavors.
i also tried an unsweetened banana...but i had to add like 3 packets of splenda (which does have a few calories in it). so, the sweetened ones are more worth it, in my opinion. they are about the same in calories.
after exercising for the next 7 days, i'm going to make myself an ice cream from these protein mixes. they are soooo good! i love 'em! such a great change of pace.
so, for the next 7 days: breakfast, lunch, dinner, plus at least 3 shakes a day! there are sooo many good flavors: smores, chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream...the list goes on...
i totally need to exercise! i'm going to go to my college gym tonight, since the other gym i belong to is closed pretty much all weekend except for saturday morning. as an alumni, i get free use of the university gym.
foods i had today: tuna, many plums, 2 peaches, light and fit yogurts, an entire package of carrot souffle (really good!), an entire package of potato kugel, 2 protein shakes (peanut butter chocolate, banana), 1/4 lb of salsa (not spicey, like just diced tomatoes and onions with spices and a little salt)...i feel like i'm missing something...
Progress as of today: 0.4 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
Saturday AM entry:
Today I almost had a binge session for breakfast...but I guess i chose to eat foods that are satisfying and filling enough that I didn't! I had a really odd breakfast: tea/water, two large plums, light yogurt, and teryaki tuna...bumblebee makes it and its coated in a really good sauce with sesame seeds. It's really good and I bought a ton of it yesterday. the tuna is only 160 calories...my whole breakfast was 320 calories.
later, i'm going to make a slushee/sorbet of a spiruteen brand protein shake with strawberries and ice in it! I cannot wait and I hope it comes out right with the blender. GG gave me this idea when she talked about making "ice cream" out of coffee emergen-c. I may try that...if i ever get around to buying that flavor online.
****************************************************** Friday Entry:
hi. today i took a break from cardio because my legs have been feeling really heavy and tired!
total Aug: 6 hrs, 15 min
today's exercise: 2 hr, 10 min (yoga, bike, weights)
calories: 1500...but it could have been much less...i splurged on dinner, 480 calories.
dinner included 3 red peppers, 3 tomatoes, 3 plums, 1 peach, teryaki salmon! it was a bit much fruit. but, better splurging on fruit than bread or cookies!
Progress as of today: 0.4 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
1600 calories. not bad...but i kinda wanted less considering all the fruit and vegetables i'm eating (perhaps a bit too much fruit...but i'm not limiting it because i want the carbs from the fruit)
exercise: 75 minutes walking
total exercise in August: 4 hrs, 5 min
today was great! it's the first day that i didn't have to think about preparing work or studying all summer! fantastic!
i woke up and decided not to go to yoga because i wanted to do some other things in the morning. I had breakfast, did a little laundry and left the rest for later.
walked to get a manicure and walked back. it took about 50 minutes round trip walking.
came home, had some early lunch. left to go and hand in my paper at school. sadly, the professor wasn't there! so, i left it in the office...he seems to not be in frequently and i didn't want to wait till next week! i also handed in some library book and made a few inquiries about getting an alumni card so i can continue to use the gym, library, pool, things like that...
then, i went to the park....got a salad at burger king first. i felt really tired and took a nap on a bench at the park! lol. its a nice park. then, i did some reading. i didn't care too much about exercising because i did walk in the morning.
i came home, had a snack of some yogurt and fruit (actually a lot of fruit and yogurt)
started to practice my instrument like 2 hrs later...and stopped to eat again. i had a fried tofu thing with lot of vegetables...and two more light yogurts. (yes, it was a lot of food.)
i wanted to go to yoga, but felt too tired...and i'm practicing my instrument and watching a movie, instead.
yoga tomorrow morning no matter what...especially because i'm not going to be able to go everyday on the weekend.
have a good day!
Progress as of today: 0.4 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
Have a GREAT weekend.
calories = 1350
exercise = 170 minutes (2 hr, 50 min)
Had a concert tonight...it was ok. nothing great, nothing terrible.
i guess i will add up exercise minutes for August, too!
foods today: egg whites, strawberries, plums, tomatoes, 4 red peppers, one white pepper (i had to try it...i've never had one before...not that good), some fried tofu, salad with spray dressing, a whole eggplant with garlic, 3 light yogurts, one pint of raspberries (it was a splurge cause they are expensive...), kelp noodles, mints...probably other things that i have forgotten...
I have a goal to get to my goal weight...slowly. I would like to be there by November.
Progress as of today: 0.4 lbs lost so far, only 8 lbs to go!
total july exercise = 40 hr, 40 min :)
exercise = 2 hr, 10 min i wanted more cardio, but time ran out.
calories = 1240. yep, been busy.
Progress as of today: -1.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.8 lbs to go!
total July exercise: 38 hrs, 30 min
exercise= 2.5 hrs
calories:920
the concert i played tonight went pretty well...but i wasn't happy with how i played everything. its amazing how much time i need to put into my practicing in order to sound decent. it takes up a lot of time, especially when i have a full day of work and want to exercise also.
foods i ate today: some kind of green drink with some protein in it, an eggplant with garlic, a bag of broccoli slaw microwaved, tuna, a red pepper, strawberries, blueberries, 4 large plums, some kind of packaged fried tofu, mints
Progress as of today: -1.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.8 lbs to go!
Love eggplant with garlic too!!!!
total exercise: 20 min....i waited till the end of the night, when i finally finished my paper!!! It took soooo long! I will not meet my planned 50 exercise hours. it was too much, considering the work i had to finish.
total calories: 900
hi. so, although yesterday and the day before were bad eating days, today has been a great one. I am going to try eating all veggies again (with protein before concerts)
2 pints of tomatoes, large salad and vinegar, 11 great brussel sprouts (one of my favorite vegetables when cooked till almost crispy), kelp noodles, one cup of tomato sauce.
total calories so far: 515
calorie update: 845...added some tofu and peppers.
Progress as of today: -1.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.8 lbs to go!
total saturday calories: 3970 I'm going to do everything in my power to get this paper done...so i can relax a little...take care of my body...and loose some pounds.
obviously life cannot get much worse in terms of it being summer...and the fact that i haven't seen the sun! calories for today are just wrong. They are wore than yesterday. I am trying to finish this paper...its LONG.
i skipped yoga so i can finish my paper...i should really finish it today. I'll try hard...i don't want to think about it again!
late morning edit: the vegetable fast is over. i've already eaten 1625 calories and its before noon on saturday. i couldn't do it. binged on crackers. i should have known from past experiences that it wouldn't work.
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saturday morning edit: for the next week, i'm trying a daytime vegetable fast...with protein at night on days where i have a concert...possibly protein every night after the second day... This is because i've regained back the two lbs i had lost and i feel gross.
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I definitely need to do my research on nursing...because more and more everyday I feel the need to get out of the field i am in. tonight i had a concert and didn't feel any gratification or happiness at any one moment during the hour and a half.I like music, i don't love it. I have passion for music, not necessarily for playing it.
calories today were horrible. i was stressed to do my paper. stressed about certain things.
calories = 3250
exercise = 1 hr, 30 min
total July minutes = 35 hrs, 40 min
Progress as of today: -1.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.8 lbs to go!
in an effort to finish my term paper, which is still not finished, i have consumed 2805 calories and it isn't even noon.
Friday edit: I am so angry and upset. Living with my mom in the same house is really getting ridiculous! she is so rude and mean to me. she makes me feel horrible and offers no genuine feedback, only criticism and nasty replies. I can't move out, i don't have a job. I don't need to become homeless as well! My dad is ultra supportive. I'm so fed up with it all. I would like to look into nursing more...if anyone here has any advice about it, i'd love to hear. But, i still am working on a term paper and doing rehearsals/performances lately. that takes a big chunck of my time. i will not stop exercising. also, i am still interviewing when they come up. therefore, when the paper is done...like a week or so, i'll look a little more into nursing. right now, one thing at a time...
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Thursday entry:
...more and more i've been thinking about becoming a nurse...I really think it may happen. I'm almost crossing my fingers for bad luck finding a job...maybe i've gone nuts.
total calories: 1540
total July exercise: 34 hrs, 10 min
total exercise: 140 min or 2 hrs, 20 min(elliptical, bike, yoga)
Progress as of today: -1.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.8 lbs to go!
I have been advised to take microbiology and anatomy in separate semesters, and as your only class, too, if possible, because there is so much memorization. Your math would have to be as high as college algebra (after trig), although maybe this has changed since I've looked into programs.
I don't know if embarking on another program is the answer for you. I'm thinking right now, the answer is to get a job and get out of the house. Perhaps you could check around and see what apartments cost to rent. Then figure out how much you would have to earn to be able to afford to move out. Then start exploring other job opportunities, not necessarily in music.
I don't mean to sound negative. I don't think biscottibody means to be negative either, but rather cautious and prudent. Look at it this way, if you are to go to nursing school, that would mean another 2 years at home. Is that the answer to the problem?
As to dealing with your mom, *sigh*. I feel for you, HoP. It is very difficult to live with an unhappy parent. My mom and I were headed down that path. Things got much better once I was on my own. I'd be interested to know if she has any solutions to your "catch 22" situation. It's not like she can just go out there and get a job for you so that you can move out and you won't be around to bother her any more. If she could, then what the hell is she waiting for?
interview was fine. not bad. it is quite far, just over an hour away. i wish it were more what i'm looking for. the pay would be per day, $100.
exercise: 1.5 hours (weights, elliptical) i was planning on yoga, but didn't want to devote so much time with it tonight. I may do it twice tomorrow in an attempt to really reach 50 workout hours by the end of July.
Total July exercise: 31 hrs, 50min
Total calories today were actually good considering I ate a bit much too early in the day, again. 1560 total.
if the teaching doesn't work out how i would like it to by the end of the summer, i will seriously consider becoming a nurse. Being a nurse is in the health fields, something i enjoy. I don't know about the pay though. However, if to me it is less stressful to be a nurse, it'll be worth it. I just need to make sure that I can make a living on the salary. I know i'm not getting married anytime soon...so i need to be able to support myself...for a long, long time.
Progress as of today: -1.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.8 lbs to go!
Could you stand being in school for another 2-3 years?
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I am going to have to try your idea (well, GG's idea?) for the "ice cream", since that really seems to be a pitfall for me. Do you buy your protein shakes stuff at the drugstore or Walmart or grocery store or what? Where would I begin to look?
Donkey on 08/05/2007:
I'm glad I'm not the only one suspicious of the calorie contents listed on packages!
GG on 08/05/2007:
Ha! I am so glad you liked my idea! It is especially GREAT in the summer months!!! I would try and look for the emergen-C in the coffee flavor though so you can reduce your calorie count even more because the coffee emergen-c has no calories. I used to eat a lot of the spiru-tein stuff too and it is REALLY REALLY good but I am not a huge fan of SOY products and the first ingredient on the label is isolated soy protein...and these shakes have a lot of sugar per serving...and I am sure you know that excess sugar consumed turns into extra pounds....there are other flavor concoctions you can mix up to make ice cream....you should check out the website: Stevia.com or Naturesflavors.com - They have great flavor concentrates!! Just be sure to read the labels before you buy!!! :) Even though I may have busted your bubble you should not feel down because those shakes are a lot healthier than TONS OF other things in this world so if you cannot find the things I am talking about you shouldnt feel guilty about eating your "ice cream". Just keep your eyes peeled at the grocery/health food stroes or on line!!