I will not cancel my keratin hair apt bc I will regret not being able to blowdry my hair quickly next week! :) I will deal with coming home later tonight & also I will not be happy with myself if I fail to keep calories very low today. I'm sick of eating more than I plan to because of people tempting me with things they bring and my own poorer choices. I'm happy to be getting back on track now.
6:30am: kombucha 50
8:30am This awesome muffin mixture by FlapJacked! I think I ordered more in chocolate, gotta check my Amazon account - they are seriously awesome! they have fiber which is extra good on weekends for me...and also I had the my fave energy drink - Blackberry BING! 250
All the BING flavors are good (cherry, blackberry, apple, raspberry). low calorie ranging between 30-40 per can and it's around 100mg caffeine which is around the same as a cup of coffee. lightly carbonated and very tasty - I've been enjoying them in the mornings. I do like my caffeine and lately i'm even good for sleeping through the night better...well, at least the days that I stop caffeine around 3pm. last night I did still sleep well, just woke a few times to pee since I was drinking lots of seltzer even after the gym...speaking of, I am now out of seltzer.
300. Snack will be a yogurt I am thinking, for only 80 cal and tasty. I am sick of eating extra calories this month! trying for lower cals and to go back to a weight that doesn't go above 115. I want 110-115. i'll stop there. because the more important thing is to continue my fitness and strengthen my legs. I am enjoying my caffeine use these days!
1150 before dinner....gonna go get my hair done in a few minutes. hope to be home around 7pm hopefully, but maybe closer to 7:30pm and hopefully not 8 but really, who cares!? ;)
around 1600 today. good. I got home majorly late from haircut bc I had a new, young girl. she did a fine job, but took forever (like at least 1hr longer than usual!). overall, it took 3hrs.
goodnight all :)
total avg per day this week: 1800 per day = excellent.
Progress as of today: -0.6 lbs lost so far, only 3.6 lbs to go!
6 day avg = 1840/day. good.
500 before lunch = GREAT. Planning for a LOW cal day today. and GYM.
low cal = 1500 today is what i'm working towards.
1100 after lunch
1400 before gym with caffeine, mostly carbs
250 after the gym.
1650 = GREAT. well done, awesome workout.
feeling GREAT.
Progress as of today: 0.6 lbs lost so far, only 2.4 lbs to go!
anyways, overall i'm still content with myself. but I would rather be at the lower end.
I don't have a goal to really be any lower than 110 at all.
my goal is really to strengthen my legs for running...so...as we go through summer and all, i'll be content on maintaining 112-115 (I prefer a hair lower than 118-120 like I weighed today at 118.4 which is starting to get too high and uncomfortable / tight in my clothes)...
...anyways, as I go through the seasons of spring / summer and back to fall, I really just have a goal of maintaining the hard work I did for my sister's wedding & learning to eat and live at the lower weight (no more 120's like I used to be for a few years when exercise was less steady and very inconsistent).
as I've gotten older and out of my 20's, I've been able to learn more what it takes to discipline myself and also what it takes to remain satisfied and eat to be leaner.
:)
Today, I am reminded how dedicated I was in the winter for the body that I do have now!
...I was looking through notes I made on my computer at work...and I actually wrote a note to myself in the wintertime before a busy weekend "Put in the work now so I will SHINE in April!" ....
and I did put in the work...and I did shine! and i'm still shining.
I'm so happy, Fran, at myself and the progress I worked towards.
It's so easy to be complacent and/or forget and lose myself and my dreams. i'm glad I came across that note on my computer calendar today...(it's a special calendar that I look back at - says all my events / vaca / holidays...something I made that only I can see.) it shows times I leave early and everything. very specified calendar with all sorts of fun plans / notes to keep me motivated! :)
yeah, I changed my goals. :)
a little bit tired today after a lot of running around since Monday. Today's a night off any errands (besides food!) and off from gym also.
Really happy to go home tonight, I do as I please.
On another note, I want to start dating a little bit. But it has to be a guy who also wants some freedom. I don't want a guy all over me and never needing time alone...! ugh.
and i'm stopping weighing myself more than 1x a week like I used to. bc today i'm up a lb from yesterday. I prefer to just weigh in Saturdays like I was doing previously.
1250 before dinner.
feeling low energy today.
at most, dinner was 850. hoping for less though. gonna say 800 because i'm being nice to myself right now.
2050 today, good.
no exercise, but did go out for 5 min during work :)
Progress as of today: 0.6 lbs lost so far, only 2.4 lbs to go!
4-day total = 1840 per day.
I received at least 2 compliments from two very different people at two very different places today on my body / weight. !!! wow. I guess I did something right. :) 
Happy Tues.
somebody brought some cake and I actually ate some at lunch.
no worries, calories still in check even though not as low as it could have been:
dinner was too late (around 7:45pm) and hopefully not more than around 450, most.
total today: 1850, didn't need the cake. wasn't even great.
exercise: turns out I walked 1 mile (1/2 mile to & from the meeting!)
Progress as of today: 0.6 lbs lost so far, only 2.4 lbs to go!
2-4lbs. not going lower than 110 though!
and thank you, I love it when you call me Coach, Mom!
Kombucha: only 60 i'll say.
8:30am: quest bar cookie dough and coffee with equal 190
11am: medium banana 120 and partial of the newest and tasty "GLO" bars - flavor was peanut butter dark chocolate sea salt!!!!! gave a piece to my boss. YUM! 150 for me.
total so far: 520, excellent, appetite is small today! I feel tired bc I was up a lot during night. but I also feel quite happy & positive.
1650 after gym maybe also some lite ice cream .
yes, around 1700 cals.
goodnight.
I am so tired.
I did visit the guy and it went nicely, definitely nicely.
then the gym.
He may call me after work tonight.
goodnight all.
Really pooped.
Progress as of today: -0.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.4 lbs to go!
I will say my 2-day weekend avg is 1900 per day so far. That's good for a holiday weekend. I'll be making a dent in good progress this week as I am in gear for summer now and thinking positively about myself.
Everything is possible. I'll take one day at a time.
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8am kombucha 50, later coffee 50 Did the right thing and went to visit my grandma at the nursing home with my dad this morning. We got back around noon.
12:30pm Too hungry to eat s lot so I had fast carbs of Belvita blueberry crackers 230. 330
today and gonna work to keep cals low. On a roll! Last night I doubt was more than 2200. Doing good!
1:30pm Banana 120 450...
On ride home from parent's house at 2pm: energy drink, no cals
3:30pm meal : cooked squash, dab of sauce 100, popcorn 150, yogurt 100, 350.
800 :)
5:45pm very filling & mostly healthy dinner: protein was 1/2 package of bacon jerky, then some squash, followed by cabbage with okra masala and some leftover saag as well. was very good. tons of water as it seems it was all very salty (specially the jerky) but good. around 650.
1450 approx. excellent. no exercise.
tomorrow is luckily the gym for which I am excited for. This week is back to business.
Tuesday I've got a meeting after work.
Wednesday I am taking as a REST day.
Thursday gym.
Friday rest day.
Saturday I may get together with my friend Christine, though it's def pending as I don't even know if she's free.
Sunday will be gym.
and that's my week!
I really do have basically enough food to get thru this week. fruit is low though. but I actually do have enough, of everything, to make it thru. I can try not to have to go food shopping...gonna think about this. I really do have enough. might as well save my money.
I did want to visit a friend after work tomorrow and before the gym. but if the friend declines my offer, i'll just be going to the gym. hmmm, we shall see what happens!..
Progress as of today: -0.4 lbs lost so far, only 3.4 lbs to go!
Early 8am breakfast : okra Bhindhi masala and kombucha and seltzer 350 After a quick rinse in the shower I am going to the gym soon for a nice workout :)
Before gym: big banana 150 & small protein bar 130: around 300.
After gym: higher sugar Cliff Bar 250
Total so far today: 900, good.
Passover Dinner tonight with family but I don't see myself eating any desert besides fruit and tea and also I see myself eating healthy at dinner. I really don't need to wreck myself completely this weekend as my weight is already higher and I feel bloated. I am ready to continue to go back to doing the right thing now! Really.
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Morning All.
I'm not so happy with how I've been eating and slowly i'm feeling a gut form, particularly around my abdomen. I think I've prob gained around 3-5lbs over this month of April. I'm excited to go back to having a fitness routine in my life.
With that being said, I am re-energized enough to start up with the gym again. I took off 23 days. So, around 3 weeks. I was still sorta active with cardio a few times this month - walking.
I would have liked to go to the gym tomorrow, but I realize that I cannot go on Tuesday because I have a meeting after work.
SO...I am going to the gym TODAY! and then later i'll go home for Passover to celebrate with my family. Which leaves tomorrow for relaxing and laundry - so, it's really not too bad a deal to get my butt to the gym today. I'm looking forward to messing around a little bit over there! Oh yeah! also, I've learned how to REALLY incorporate the gym no matter how busy I am & I do love the results of hard work at the gym.
I'm looking forward to a better routine, lower weekly calorie counts, and feeling good in my own skin. Overeating isn't worth it. I woke up once last night soaked in sweat due to binge eating and then I woke up this morning sweaty too. Moving forward!
I'll go to the gym later this AM - maybe around 10-11. My mom wants me home around 3pm today - so I may even go to the gym a lil earlier than that so i'm not rushing over there after showering after the gym (I HATE rushing around after going to the gym to work out!)
Tonight - I've already indulged like on everything this month! And last night. I'm making the promise to myself now - to eat the healthy things tonight & simply "pass over" haha just like Passover! - simply pass over the rest. I'm now getting back on track - a week earlier than I thought (but I always knew in the back of my head that a month was good enough and I may not need the whole month to rest!) ...thank gosh I feel motivated once again for the gym!
It feels great to know i'm ready to go back. I'll have some fast carbs / protein mix and caffeine before the gym.
Progress as of today: -3.4 lbs lost so far, only 7.4 lbs to go!
2065 7-day average. (see, still decent for the week - but not low enough for maintenance. I'll have to drop back down it seems, but not a lot as i'll be adding back in my weightlifting starting SUNDAY!)
500 before lunch, eating for convenience today:
Morning: strawberries & kombucha
Breakfast #1: small bar, small banana, iced coffee throughout morning
Late Brunch: DD Croissant with bacon & egg (no cheese)
Snack: plum if needed
Early dinner: to be a TON of veggies, maybe hair of white meat chicken, and repeat TONS OF VEGGIES...instead of chicken maybe a greek yogurt. REPEAT: TONS OF VEGGIES since i'll be home early.
maybe a hair trim on my way home at a place where it's EASY to get a fast apt and they are exceptional. they are Brazilian dudes that cut hair really well! and have decent prices also.
1050 before dinner
Huge dinner: mostly steamed veggies 250, popcorn 160, other veggies and a plum 300: around 700, ok.
1750...maybe snack, not sure. DECIDED TO INDULGE:
CHIPS 260
BIG COOKIE 360
TOTAL TODAY: APPROX 2350. TASTED REALLY GOOD. and strawberries around 3hrs later. 50 more.
total today: 2400. but I have to say - it wasn't worth it. I was too hungry and too tired. now I remember why I am always more prepared than I was today!
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
620 thru morning & debating getting back on track with some lower cal days before the Jewish Holiday starting Fri evening...and the dinner with my family Sat night. I want to enjoy that meal :) hoping for veggies galore which my mom now does for me lol...because she loves them too!
Healthy so far...just eating moderately is good enough till the end of this month :) Why be so hard on myself right? Soon I'll be back at the gym hard core till summer.
I plan to take 2 weeks off in the summer. One during July. One during August most probably to coincide with my small trips in summer. I will also take my bday week off in September. Weeks off meaning from the GYM not WORK!
1200 cals before dinner.
And dinner was going to be small, but I did indulge. All healthy. just large portions and i'm ok with it. My calories are still within range.
2,000 overall cal today. good job to me. still around a 2010 6-day average. not bad.
Lots of veggies, good fats, etc. and an energy drink that lasted all day at work.
otherwise, lots of food. and balanced.
mostly sitting. but I did walk around the bldg. 2x today (bldg. = walking around a full block 2x. not bad. around 10-15 minutes.
I'm happy resting right now.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
....there's one thing that I've just been told: my sister invited THREE friends! Two are married and 1 is single and I wish he were not coming. First, I find him attractive. Secondly, he's older (late 40's?) and good friends with my mom. Thrid, I don't want him there at my house all evening lol...and also now I have to dress up...and also I have to be AWAKE longer...sorry.....
i'm making a fuss...i'm just saying the friends my sister invited i'm not close with, so the celebration is now a little bit a stressor though not such a big deal at least it's a Saturday night, not Friday :)
Fave dishes: chicken soup of course that my mom makes (though not for this holiday...), all the roasted veggies my mom makes for all holidays...I will write more on my fave foods (but this holiday doesn't have the best food choices at all! this holiday is known as the holiday that makes all of us CONSTIPATED bc all the food lacks fiber!)...!!!
2010 5-day average. totally ok with this :)
Hi & Happy Hump Day!
I voted yesterday for Hillary. Lol. Don't hate! I'm in NYC! :) She's the union's best bet.
6am: Tasty seltzer with stevia & kombucha 70
8:30am: medium banana 120 and small tasty bar 180, green tea. my eyes are bloodshot. need eyedrops I think.???
Snack before lunch: chocolate yogurt...not as god as expected 120 healthy high fat bar instead Chocolate Collagen, but i'm completely sick of these, gave a piece to my boss.
1pm Lunch to be balanced, not too light though. mix of good carbs, popcorn, chicken, extra extra veggies (including my fave Saag) 700 most.
1300...before going home...maybe a decaf coffee later :)
Dinner: first, a large plum 50..followed by heaven: kelp mixed with okra bhindhi masala 400, and a yogurt 100. up to 600 i'll say.
1900, GOOD. healthy. satisfying. may reach for another yogurt. anything goes right now. Actually, anything does NOT go. i'm satisfied and ready to read soon, only 6:22 and looking to go to bed early.
I am beginning to feel MUCH better at work. MUCH MUCH MUCH better. and I still have a little to go before I start up with the gym again. Good timing on having extra rest. this month!
at 7:30 - ended up having a small bar. is quite alright! 150 cal.
total today is 2050 - happy with this for sure!!! :)
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...I may buy more Indian veggies maybe waiting till tomorrow to buy or Friday bc i'm having my apt. cleaned Thursday while I'm at work & should continue to keep the fridge as it is & not fill it up to the brim until after she's cleaned it. I splurge 1x per month on a cleaning lady. $100 and $35 tip.
Will have a lower cal day today - trying for 1700 today.
Progress as of today: 2 lbs lost so far, only 2 lbs to go!
Have a good day.
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You can do it!
did it xo
feardfear on 04/30/2016:
Asking the gods of google about this kombucha thing. I will also not eat more because food happens to be there, it's a good resolution. happy weekend!
happy-1 on 04/30/2016:
Long sleek hair! Hotness!
OhioRaven on 04/30/2016:
Goodnight .