Week 3 didn't turn out very well. I certainly made some measuring mistakes. I ended up having quite a few points left over, but I ate every single one of my exercise ones and all of my daily ones.
My number one mistake was eating late. At least 3 nights we had late dinners ( around 9:30) and that never sits well with me. Even though I stayed within my points target eating late in general is still bad.
I had a major sweet tooth. Like major. I didn't go crazy but I definitely had a weight watchers ice cream every single night. Again, it was within my points but I'm sure I could of had better self control
And my third mistake was measuring. I never measured any meats or exact amounts of pasta and I think that's a biggy. I went out yesterday and bought a food scale and plan to measure everything this week, including all oil, butter, etc.
Overall I gained half a lb. I didn't like it, and felt like crying but it could have been worse. I'm trying to change my mistakes and move forward. I had my last day of personal training :( booo! on Sunday so now it's just me, myself and I in the gym. I started insanity ( another post about that soon!) and plan to take 2 zumba classes, 2 lifting classes and 4 or 5 days of cardio.
So we'll leave it at that. I'm planning to measure everything this week. Eat all my daily points and only my exercise points and leave my flex/weekly points alone. No more late night dinners, and a lot less sweets!
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
WEIGHT WATCHERS; week 2
Well last week was a total bust in the Weight Watchers world. I followed every single rule and stayed within my points, even had a quite a few weekly points left over but I had gained 4 lbs by the end of the week. I also had started my period the second day I started WW so all in all it was just a week from hell.
I stepped on the scale on Wednesday or Thursday since I felt back to "normal" as far as bloating and cramps go, and found that I dropped 7.5 lbs. To say I was happy would be an understatement. So I'd say realistically for my first week I lost a solid 3.0 lbs.
Im not counting the additional since I had gained, and i'm going based off my "starting" weight.
Moving onto week two.
Just finishing up aunt flo and I lost one more solid LB. So that brings my loss down to 4.0 lbs. I'm still following all the rules and stayed within my points.
This week I really tried to kick up the gym, so I had 2 personal training sessions, and 2 cardio sessions plus lots of dog walks. I ended up getting 28 extra points this week because of that. I had planned on not touching my weekly points and just using my daily points plus my exercise points to see if I could get a bigger, solid loss. Unfortunately I only got 1 lb out of the deal so I'm not sure why.
Could be muscle gain, could be that I'm not eating enough, or maybe I'm eating too much? Honestly, I have no clue. I still have to play with the points thing and see week from week what works best. Obviously 1 lb is better then nothing. On Saturday I used up all of my exercise pts in one setting. We were suppose to go out to dinner with some friends but C wasn't feeling well. We ended up ordering Chinese. I portioned every thing out, but we got a variety of stuff. Since everything is fried and has sauce it added up very quickly. In the end I had a horrible guilty conscience, because I worked so hard for those pts! I guess you have to splurge once in awhile to maintain happiness.
I'm moving onto week 3 now and hoping for at least a 3lb loss ( well in reality I want a 5, but trying to be realistic!)
I'm going to just eat daily points and not touch my exercise, or my extra weekly. It;s gonna be tough, but I need to see where my issues are coming from. If there isn't a big loss this week, then I'm going to try week 4 with eating almost all of my weekly.
So as a recap.
Week 1 loss: 3 Lbs
Week 2 loss: 1 lb
Total loss: 4 lbs
I stepped on the scale on Wednesday or Thursday since I felt back to "normal" as far as bloating and cramps go, and found that I dropped 7.5 lbs. To say I was happy would be an understatement. So I'd say realistically for my first week I lost a solid 3.0 lbs.
Im not counting the additional since I had gained, and i'm going based off my "starting" weight.
Moving onto week two.
Just finishing up aunt flo and I lost one more solid LB. So that brings my loss down to 4.0 lbs. I'm still following all the rules and stayed within my points.
This week I really tried to kick up the gym, so I had 2 personal training sessions, and 2 cardio sessions plus lots of dog walks. I ended up getting 28 extra points this week because of that. I had planned on not touching my weekly points and just using my daily points plus my exercise points to see if I could get a bigger, solid loss. Unfortunately I only got 1 lb out of the deal so I'm not sure why.
Could be muscle gain, could be that I'm not eating enough, or maybe I'm eating too much? Honestly, I have no clue. I still have to play with the points thing and see week from week what works best. Obviously 1 lb is better then nothing. On Saturday I used up all of my exercise pts in one setting. We were suppose to go out to dinner with some friends but C wasn't feeling well. We ended up ordering Chinese. I portioned every thing out, but we got a variety of stuff. Since everything is fried and has sauce it added up very quickly. In the end I had a horrible guilty conscience, because I worked so hard for those pts! I guess you have to splurge once in awhile to maintain happiness.
I'm moving onto week 3 now and hoping for at least a 3lb loss ( well in reality I want a 5, but trying to be realistic!)
I'm going to just eat daily points and not touch my exercise, or my extra weekly. It;s gonna be tough, but I need to see where my issues are coming from. If there isn't a big loss this week, then I'm going to try week 4 with eating almost all of my weekly.
So as a recap.
Week 1 loss: 3 Lbs
Week 2 loss: 1 lb
Total loss: 4 lbs
Monday, March 14, 2011
WEIGHT WATCHERS; week 1
I started weight watchers this week. I was having a really hard time counting every single calorie, then logging it in, plus logging in all my fitness, charging the body bug, printing everything for the personal trainer and still feeling motivated.After almost 3 weeks of being sick I was completely off course and needed to start fresh.
So I changed it up a bit. I'm still working with my body bug, still working with my personal trainer, and now I'm watching "points" instead of calories. So far, I'm liking it. I'm eating what I want just in major moderation. It sort of works better for our lifestyle, since we enjoy cooking and obviously eating.
This week I really learned how to portion control. Like majorly. Have you ever measured out your cereal to a serving size? and then measured out the milk? ( or for me, silk) holy crap was I over-eating this stuff. probably 3 times over eating. but now I know. I've measured everything just to see where I'm at and to sort of train my brain on sizing control. I don't however, measure oil ( olive oil or whatever) or spices, or veggies. Veggies are no points ( well most of them) and so I just eat as many as I'd like.
All in all, I didn't have a "loss" for my first week, and I stayed within my points and even had lots of flex points left. I have to say this though. I'm having a really tough period this week ( of course it comes on the week I started this) and normally I would have gained upwards of 5-7 lbs and I didn't gain anything. So I'm thinking once this is over I should have a loss of at least that.
I'm looking forward to week two. And hoping to see a nice big loss once Aunt flo is kicked to the shed.
So I changed it up a bit. I'm still working with my body bug, still working with my personal trainer, and now I'm watching "points" instead of calories. So far, I'm liking it. I'm eating what I want just in major moderation. It sort of works better for our lifestyle, since we enjoy cooking and obviously eating.
This week I really learned how to portion control. Like majorly. Have you ever measured out your cereal to a serving size? and then measured out the milk? ( or for me, silk) holy crap was I over-eating this stuff. probably 3 times over eating. but now I know. I've measured everything just to see where I'm at and to sort of train my brain on sizing control. I don't however, measure oil ( olive oil or whatever) or spices, or veggies. Veggies are no points ( well most of them) and so I just eat as many as I'd like.
All in all, I didn't have a "loss" for my first week, and I stayed within my points and even had lots of flex points left. I have to say this though. I'm having a really tough period this week ( of course it comes on the week I started this) and normally I would have gained upwards of 5-7 lbs and I didn't gain anything. So I'm thinking once this is over I should have a loss of at least that.
I'm looking forward to week two. And hoping to see a nice big loss once Aunt flo is kicked to the shed.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
NEW YEARS RESOLUTION
I have 3 New Years resolutions this year.
1) To pay more attention to my writing and blog..
I love looking back a year ago and seeing what we were doing in our lives, what was in my head, and how far I've come along. Truthfully, I've given up on this blog many, many times. I've questioned my sanity when it comes to writing, because deep down, I'm not sure I want to share my life with everyone. I have good days and bad days. I'm self conscious. I fight with my fiance. I'm not that close to my family. I've miscarried. I'm opinionated. I think to myself? who wants to read my reality? It seems all the blogs I read are sugar coated. Girls I felt connected with, I no longer do, because they have become "mommy" bloggers, who seem to have perfect lives. ( or at least that's how they portray themselves). But the truth is, "I" want to read my blog. And therefore, I will write for me. I wont sugar coat things. I'll put my life out there for those to read, and you can either accept it, or turn away. It's ME. It's who I am.
2) Work on my health and fitness.
I've been working on this over the last year, and again I have good days and bad days.
My worst fear came true November16th. My grandmother passed away. Out of my entire family she was the only one I connected with. She understood me, and guided me. She died at 64 years old. let me say that again. She died at 64 years old! That's TOO young! She had a whole life to live. But she chose to smoke. For years. And ultimately, her lungs gave up.
It made me realize life is too short, and the choices we make right now affect our future. I want to be there for my kids, and for their kids, and their kids and so on. I want to be healthy, and active.
( for reference, my grams did stop smoking 2 years ago. but the damage was already done)
And so: I've thrown out my entire pantry and started over. We're doing lots of organic produce & lean meats. I've hired a personal trainer, and bought a body media fit band. I should be close to my goal weight by July if I keep up the pace that I'm at, and I'm happy with that. It's not a fast weight loss, but it's a life changing one.
3) Get married & have a baby
Both are works in progress. We have some news on the marriage front but aren't willing to share just yet. We made a decision that works best for us, but might not sit well with our family. That's all the details I can say on the marriage term, but I do promise to jump into more detail as soon as we tell our families.
As far as having a baby. Let's just say we're not stopping it. I'm pretty sure I have some fertility issues, and now that we just got a new health care plan, We're going to start testing at the end of March. Ideally we'll be pregnant before summer. I'm really hoping for a winter baby, since that will allow us enough time home before our Halloween season begins, but at this point...I'll take what I can get.
So there you have it. I'm back on the blog bandwagon, I'm working on ME and working on becoming a family with C.
1) To pay more attention to my writing and blog..
I love looking back a year ago and seeing what we were doing in our lives, what was in my head, and how far I've come along. Truthfully, I've given up on this blog many, many times. I've questioned my sanity when it comes to writing, because deep down, I'm not sure I want to share my life with everyone. I have good days and bad days. I'm self conscious. I fight with my fiance. I'm not that close to my family. I've miscarried. I'm opinionated. I think to myself? who wants to read my reality? It seems all the blogs I read are sugar coated. Girls I felt connected with, I no longer do, because they have become "mommy" bloggers, who seem to have perfect lives. ( or at least that's how they portray themselves). But the truth is, "I" want to read my blog. And therefore, I will write for me. I wont sugar coat things. I'll put my life out there for those to read, and you can either accept it, or turn away. It's ME. It's who I am.
2) Work on my health and fitness.
I've been working on this over the last year, and again I have good days and bad days.
My worst fear came true November16th. My grandmother passed away. Out of my entire family she was the only one I connected with. She understood me, and guided me. She died at 64 years old. let me say that again. She died at 64 years old! That's TOO young! She had a whole life to live. But she chose to smoke. For years. And ultimately, her lungs gave up.
It made me realize life is too short, and the choices we make right now affect our future. I want to be there for my kids, and for their kids, and their kids and so on. I want to be healthy, and active.
( for reference, my grams did stop smoking 2 years ago. but the damage was already done)
And so: I've thrown out my entire pantry and started over. We're doing lots of organic produce & lean meats. I've hired a personal trainer, and bought a body media fit band. I should be close to my goal weight by July if I keep up the pace that I'm at, and I'm happy with that. It's not a fast weight loss, but it's a life changing one.
3) Get married & have a baby
Both are works in progress. We have some news on the marriage front but aren't willing to share just yet. We made a decision that works best for us, but might not sit well with our family. That's all the details I can say on the marriage term, but I do promise to jump into more detail as soon as we tell our families.
As far as having a baby. Let's just say we're not stopping it. I'm pretty sure I have some fertility issues, and now that we just got a new health care plan, We're going to start testing at the end of March. Ideally we'll be pregnant before summer. I'm really hoping for a winter baby, since that will allow us enough time home before our Halloween season begins, but at this point...I'll take what I can get.
So there you have it. I'm back on the blog bandwagon, I'm working on ME and working on becoming a family with C.
Monday, June 21, 2010
TIDBITS
We're a day delayed in our trip to California but for good reason ...I was sick :( I woke up 4 days ago with a huge headache and swollen cheeks. When I sat up in bed, I had lots of drainage and a cough. yuck! I'm pretty sure it's a sinus infection, and I've been taking sudafed for it, which seems to be helping. I'm just praying all of the symptoms go away soon, as the headaches seem to be the last thing holding on for dear life, and you really can't get much done when you have one of those.
I haven't lost a single pound this week, but lost 3 last week. I hate the ups and downs of trying to loose weight this time around. I'm convinced I need to get my thyroid checked out. Which leads me to the fact that I would get it checked out if I had medical insurance. We're between coverages right now, and haven't decided which new group to go with. Lets pray and hope neither one of us needs anything major in the form of medical in the next 30 days!
I still haven't seen a "real" summer. Oregon has the funkiest weather this year, and I just cannot wrap my brain around it. It will be beautiful and sunny outside and stay around 65 and then within minutes the whole sky will go dark gray and then it's 75 degrees. It makes NO sense. But I guess that's the Oregon weather rule of thumb. You go 10 minutes or 10 miles and the weather is different.
On our trip to California I'm really trying to squeeze in some "fun". We don't really have a budget to do any overnights or anything, but we can do a few day trips. I'm thinking about the water park, possibly an amusement park, or a picnic at the beach or even just heading over to San Francisco. Either way, with all the hard work that has already happened and the even harder work that's approaching, I think we need to treat ourselves to something fun...We'll chop it up to *encouragement* to keep moving forward.
I made a hair appointment with my favorite hair lady. I just got my hair done a few weeks ago with a salon that I found on Groupon.com and she messed it up! It wasn't a horrible mess up, but I went in for a root touch up and she ended up bleaching ALL of my hair. In fear of having my hair fall out, I've been deep conditioning it every night, putting a hair masque on once a week and not blow drying or straightening it as much. It seems to be in pretty good condition, for just having a ton of chemical put on it 3 short weeks ago, but alas it needs to be fixed!
That about sums up everything going on! I wont have very much internet access in California, so I'll probably just do a recap post when we get home sometime around the 6th of July!
I haven't lost a single pound this week, but lost 3 last week. I hate the ups and downs of trying to loose weight this time around. I'm convinced I need to get my thyroid checked out. Which leads me to the fact that I would get it checked out if I had medical insurance. We're between coverages right now, and haven't decided which new group to go with. Lets pray and hope neither one of us needs anything major in the form of medical in the next 30 days!
I still haven't seen a "real" summer. Oregon has the funkiest weather this year, and I just cannot wrap my brain around it. It will be beautiful and sunny outside and stay around 65 and then within minutes the whole sky will go dark gray and then it's 75 degrees. It makes NO sense. But I guess that's the Oregon weather rule of thumb. You go 10 minutes or 10 miles and the weather is different.
On our trip to California I'm really trying to squeeze in some "fun". We don't really have a budget to do any overnights or anything, but we can do a few day trips. I'm thinking about the water park, possibly an amusement park, or a picnic at the beach or even just heading over to San Francisco. Either way, with all the hard work that has already happened and the even harder work that's approaching, I think we need to treat ourselves to something fun...We'll chop it up to *encouragement* to keep moving forward.
I made a hair appointment with my favorite hair lady. I just got my hair done a few weeks ago with a salon that I found on Groupon.com and she messed it up! It wasn't a horrible mess up, but I went in for a root touch up and she ended up bleaching ALL of my hair. In fear of having my hair fall out, I've been deep conditioning it every night, putting a hair masque on once a week and not blow drying or straightening it as much. It seems to be in pretty good condition, for just having a ton of chemical put on it 3 short weeks ago, but alas it needs to be fixed!
That about sums up everything going on! I wont have very much internet access in California, so I'll probably just do a recap post when we get home sometime around the 6th of July!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
NO PROGRESS...HMPH!
I guess you might be wondering why I haven't updated you on the weight loss. Well truth be told I haven't lost one single lb for 3 weeks. I'm getting so frustrated with it yet, It makes me work even harder.
This last week I seriously worked my tail off in the gym, proportioned all my food, made sure everything was healthy and still. The scale would not budge! The only thing I can think of is I'm gaining muscle weight, because in reality my stomach is starting to look a little more toned and my pants are a bit looser.
I've decided for the next two weeks I'm going to skip the scale. I'm going to continue working as hard as I can and eating right, and if in two weeks that scale hasn't moved down I'm going in for lipo! ( kidding! ) I'll probably talk to the nutritionist and a personal trainer.
So no picture for 2 weeks. Bare with me ;)
In other frustrating news. I made a hair appointment at a new salon, and had to wait a grueling 3 weeks. I forgot to write down the appointment but didn't fret because they said they would call to remind me. Well I knew it was coming up this week, so I gave them a call today to confirm which day. Turns out it was for TODAY and in 20 minutes. My drive to the salon was at least 30 minutes without traffic. So I let her know as much and asked why I never got a phone call. They said they think they left a message on Saturday but guess who never got it? So I ended up showing up about 25 minutes late and right as I got there she said she just took in a walk in and had an appointment in 2 hours so she had no time for me. I was not a happy camper. Unfortunately I have a gift certificate so I couldn't say or do much and refuse to never come back. So I opted for a "squeeze in" appointment tomorrow. if she doesn't do an amazing job, I'll be contacting the salon owner.
It's raining. Surprise surprise. All over my facebook account I had friends ( mostly in the mid west/east coast) exclaiming how sunny and hot it is. Well I guess they get to start summer early because there is no sign of warm days ahead for at least the next 10 days. And the only thing that makes this better is that California is getting the same rainy weather, so it's not just an "Oregon" thing.
This last week we've tried a few new recipes. Since I can't do much else around here these days I'm going to get them posted on the blog!
This last week I seriously worked my tail off in the gym, proportioned all my food, made sure everything was healthy and still. The scale would not budge! The only thing I can think of is I'm gaining muscle weight, because in reality my stomach is starting to look a little more toned and my pants are a bit looser.
I've decided for the next two weeks I'm going to skip the scale. I'm going to continue working as hard as I can and eating right, and if in two weeks that scale hasn't moved down I'm going in for lipo! ( kidding! ) I'll probably talk to the nutritionist and a personal trainer.
So no picture for 2 weeks. Bare with me ;)
In other frustrating news. I made a hair appointment at a new salon, and had to wait a grueling 3 weeks. I forgot to write down the appointment but didn't fret because they said they would call to remind me. Well I knew it was coming up this week, so I gave them a call today to confirm which day. Turns out it was for TODAY and in 20 minutes. My drive to the salon was at least 30 minutes without traffic. So I let her know as much and asked why I never got a phone call. They said they think they left a message on Saturday but guess who never got it? So I ended up showing up about 25 minutes late and right as I got there she said she just took in a walk in and had an appointment in 2 hours so she had no time for me. I was not a happy camper. Unfortunately I have a gift certificate so I couldn't say or do much and refuse to never come back. So I opted for a "squeeze in" appointment tomorrow. if she doesn't do an amazing job, I'll be contacting the salon owner.
It's raining. Surprise surprise. All over my facebook account I had friends ( mostly in the mid west/east coast) exclaiming how sunny and hot it is. Well I guess they get to start summer early because there is no sign of warm days ahead for at least the next 10 days. And the only thing that makes this better is that California is getting the same rainy weather, so it's not just an "Oregon" thing.
This last week we've tried a few new recipes. Since I can't do much else around here these days I'm going to get them posted on the blog!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
BIGGEST LOSER WEEK 2
I'm completely behind on my posts this week. We've been running around like crazy trying to get everything done before we leave for vacation on Friday.
I have a few posts scheduled this week to pop up, so while you're reading, just know..No, I didn't type them that morning, and no, I most likely will not blogging while enjoying my vacation! ;)
Moving on.
One thing I want to discuss before doing my weigh in.
I've been on every fad diet known to man kind. I've tried every single absurd way to loose weight and without a doubt, none of them worked!
I was a fairly skinny kid, and then chuncked up ( you like that? ;)) right around 11 or 12. My brother started teasing me that I had a pot belly and it sort of started my self consciousness.
I struggled with weight from then on. I finally had got most of it off, and was happy with my body right around 16. I kept it off for about 3 years and then started dating C and packed on more weight topping out at my heaviest. ( Thanks late night fast food runs and zero exercise!) After two years of yo yo dieting I got off more then 40 lbs in about 3 months. I kept that off for 4 years. We had some stress in our business, and with stress comes over eating for me, so I gained all 40 lbs back plus 10 more.
Last year C and I had gone through so many ups and downs and I lost about 28 lbs in 1 month. I had stopped eating, wasnt sleeping. I was completely a mess. It wasn't healthy the way I got it off, but lucky for me in the long run, C and I are back to being happy and I've kept off 25 of those lbs.
So that's my life story, ( or pretty close to it!) Jk..
Weigh In: 163.5
-5.5 lbs
(I decided to do the pics in my sports bra, embarrassing or not, I think it really shows my flaws and improvements)
I'm really happy with my weight loss for the week. While I don't expect to do that every week it was a nice jump start.
Here is the catch; I actually ate and lost weight. I ate a lot! Everything pretty healthy of course, but still...
I started the 5 factor diet and 6 days of exercise. While again, I don't feel like the 5 factor diet is a diet, per say, I agree that it does take work and moderation.
The whole science behind 5 factor is that you eat 5 small meals a day, so your body doesn't go into starvation mode. This was big for me, because I ate 2 meals a day and that was it. So I thought by adding more food, and more meals to my day I would surely gain weight. But I didn't. I lost weight, and you will, too.
There are 5 certain ingredients you have to add into every single meal
1) Lean Protein
2) Complex Carbs
3) Fiber
4) Fat
5) Sugar Free Fluids
It's really easy! And i'll try and post some of the recipes I use when I get back from vacation. I like that you can still eat out at restaurants. I also like that you get one cheat day a week.
So far I've had no issues of finding good goods that follow his program.
Take today for instance:
I woke up at 10:00am and started off with 2 fiber gummies ( I always take them!) 1 breakfast sandwich
( whole grain english muffin, egg white and turkey sausage with a slice of low fat chedder cheese) cut up apple and a bottle of water
12:00 For snack I had string cheese, and carrot sticks with 1 tbl peanut butter and water
2:30 Lunch I had 1 slice of whole grain bread, egg salad (2 egg whites, 1 tbl non fat mayo, salt and pepper) cut into 4s. I had 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries diet pepsi
6:30 Dinner Spaghetti squash with meat sauce ( ground turkey, onions, tomato sauce and various seasoning) ceasar salad & water with a splash of lemonade for flavor.
10:00 Snack 8 Quaker rice crisps, ( apple cinnamon) water
I seriously feel like I eat all day long. I was never really hungry, or never really full. The trick to eating meals like this is setting a time schedule of when you need to eat so you don't skip a meal and binge later.
I kicked it up several notches in the gym as well. I did another boot camp class, followed by swimming, and then every single day I've gone to the gym and have done 1 hour of cardio, plus swimming.
I feel like I'm able to breathe when running now, and have migrated to the weight section so I can start playing around with those!
Sheesh! long post this time around! Good for you if you made it through all my babble.
I wont be doing a post next week, but as soon as I'm home I'll get right on it!
I have a few posts scheduled this week to pop up, so while you're reading, just know..No, I didn't type them that morning, and no, I most likely will not blogging while enjoying my vacation! ;)
Moving on.
One thing I want to discuss before doing my weigh in.
I've been on every fad diet known to man kind. I've tried every single absurd way to loose weight and without a doubt, none of them worked!
I was a fairly skinny kid, and then chuncked up ( you like that? ;)) right around 11 or 12. My brother started teasing me that I had a pot belly and it sort of started my self consciousness.
I struggled with weight from then on. I finally had got most of it off, and was happy with my body right around 16. I kept it off for about 3 years and then started dating C and packed on more weight topping out at my heaviest. ( Thanks late night fast food runs and zero exercise!) After two years of yo yo dieting I got off more then 40 lbs in about 3 months. I kept that off for 4 years. We had some stress in our business, and with stress comes over eating for me, so I gained all 40 lbs back plus 10 more.
Last year C and I had gone through so many ups and downs and I lost about 28 lbs in 1 month. I had stopped eating, wasnt sleeping. I was completely a mess. It wasn't healthy the way I got it off, but lucky for me in the long run, C and I are back to being happy and I've kept off 25 of those lbs.
So that's my life story, ( or pretty close to it!) Jk..
Weigh In: 163.5
-5.5 lbs
(I decided to do the pics in my sports bra, embarrassing or not, I think it really shows my flaws and improvements)
I'm really happy with my weight loss for the week. While I don't expect to do that every week it was a nice jump start.
Here is the catch; I actually ate and lost weight. I ate a lot! Everything pretty healthy of course, but still...
I started the 5 factor diet and 6 days of exercise. While again, I don't feel like the 5 factor diet is a diet, per say, I agree that it does take work and moderation.
The whole science behind 5 factor is that you eat 5 small meals a day, so your body doesn't go into starvation mode. This was big for me, because I ate 2 meals a day and that was it. So I thought by adding more food, and more meals to my day I would surely gain weight. But I didn't. I lost weight, and you will, too.
There are 5 certain ingredients you have to add into every single meal
1) Lean Protein
2) Complex Carbs
3) Fiber
4) Fat
5) Sugar Free Fluids
It's really easy! And i'll try and post some of the recipes I use when I get back from vacation. I like that you can still eat out at restaurants. I also like that you get one cheat day a week.
So far I've had no issues of finding good goods that follow his program.
Take today for instance:
I woke up at 10:00am and started off with 2 fiber gummies ( I always take them!) 1 breakfast sandwich
( whole grain english muffin, egg white and turkey sausage with a slice of low fat chedder cheese) cut up apple and a bottle of water
12:00 For snack I had string cheese, and carrot sticks with 1 tbl peanut butter and water
2:30 Lunch I had 1 slice of whole grain bread, egg salad (2 egg whites, 1 tbl non fat mayo, salt and pepper) cut into 4s. I had 1/2 cup of sliced strawberries diet pepsi
6:30 Dinner Spaghetti squash with meat sauce ( ground turkey, onions, tomato sauce and various seasoning) ceasar salad & water with a splash of lemonade for flavor.
10:00 Snack 8 Quaker rice crisps, ( apple cinnamon) water
I seriously feel like I eat all day long. I was never really hungry, or never really full. The trick to eating meals like this is setting a time schedule of when you need to eat so you don't skip a meal and binge later.
I kicked it up several notches in the gym as well. I did another boot camp class, followed by swimming, and then every single day I've gone to the gym and have done 1 hour of cardio, plus swimming.
I feel like I'm able to breathe when running now, and have migrated to the weight section so I can start playing around with those!
Sheesh! long post this time around! Good for you if you made it through all my babble.
I wont be doing a post next week, but as soon as I'm home I'll get right on it!
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