Monday Report

Here is my report for the day:
DIET:
small apple - 60
hard boiled egg - 70
simple harvest oatmeal with pecans - 160
1/2 cup of milk - 45
Atkins protein bar - 200
butternut squash soup - 150
string cheese - 80
raisin bran - 250
turkey sloppy joes
bun - 120
meat - 200
cheese - 70
pickles - 15
potato chips - 150
orange juice - 110
TOTAL SO FAR: 1680

EXERCISE:
35 minutes on treadmill
20 minute abs class
hour long weights class

I am worried about bulking up with all the weights that I am doing. I seem to either be doing weights or high cardio (at the peak of my target heart rate zone). So, I have decided that I am going spend more time in the cardio and "fat burning zone," which for me is a heart rate of about 125-140. I will still do weights, but I think I'm going to keep it to Monday and Thursday and do Yoga on Saturdays. That is pretty much what I was doing except instead of Yoga, I've been doing an extra day of weights. We'll see how it goes.

Great Resource!

I found this great resource for figuring out your daily caloric needs each day (for maintenance, weight loss, and weight gain). It is all based on weight, height, age, and % body fat. There is a link into an excel document at the bottom of this web page. Open it up for a spreadsheet that will calculate the "Katch-McArdle" and the "Harris-Benedict" method for you. (at the top of the spreadsheet, just delete the current weight, height, age, body fat info and type in your own... the rest is automatically calculated).

I hope this is helpful!

Click here for the link (remember to scroll to the very bottom for the spreadsheet link)
http://www.discussbodybuilding.com

Sunday Report

Okay, so the P90X legs work out obviously KICKED my butt, because I could barely get out of bed this morning. Even Kolby is sore (surprising to me because his butt is seriously hard as steel!... ha, I'm sure you ALL were dying to know that!). I am growing to love P90X. The guy who made it is a total goofball and I often rolled me eyes at him at first, but after noticing a difference in our lives (Kolby more than mine so far), we have grown to LOVE him! His quirkiness has become endearing. Anyway, hopefully the soreness will be gone in time for my weights class tomorrow.

Here is the damage for today:
DIET
steel cut oats - 130
pecans - 80
raisins - 65
brown sugar - 80
milk - 40
hard boiled egg - 70
half tuna sandwich - 200
chips - 130
ZONE protein bar - 200
turkey meatloaf - 200
Butternut squash soup - 200
ciabatta bread - 150
butter - 60
Trader Joes Chocolate - 300
TOTAL = 1905

Okay, I am embarrassed to have to admit that I CANNOT let go of sugar right now! Seriously, I don't know what my deal is! I don't know if I just need a "light bulb moment" like Natalie talked about (I love that Nat). I am kind of getting discouraged with myself that my willpower is so weak. I think I am going to move ALL of the chocolate in our house up to Kolby's study room. We are bad because we ALWAYS have trader joe treats around. I know that is the only thing that is going to work for me, so I will report in tomorrow on how I do. Hopefully keeping it out of sight will be enough (that the treck up the two flights of stairs better be enough to keep me away from it! If not, I may have to just throw it out).

Saturday Report

DIET:
Banana - 170
yogurt - 120
cereal - 200
open face tuna - 260
trader joes cheetos - 130
turkey burger with cheese - 450
potato chips - 150
TOTAL = 1480

EXERCISE:
An hour on legs and back (pull-ups baby!)
20 minute P90X ABS!

Good day but Kolby and I talked today about how we tend to eat the same meals for breakfast and lunch... for me that means repeated protein drinks, yogurt, cereal, and tuna. Although I know it is all good for me, we talked about trying to switch things up and have more variety in our diets. P90X has a link to "Michi's Ladder" which ranks foods by nutritional value. Check it out HERE

Speaking of repeated meals. Can I just mention my new favorite... I highly recommend trying this one for breakfast:The small carton of yogurt (blueberry is my favorite). The plain yogurt is better for you though; sweeten it with splenda or maple syrup.

I mix a cup of GO LEAN cereal with my yogurt and add just a touch of skim milk. It is so good! The calories end up being the same as my protein drinks and I get the same amount of protein - 16 grams. Plus 8 grams of fiber. The sugar is a little high, but it is organic (on my "strict" no sugar diet, I would not allow this). The reason I like it so much is that it satisfies me longer. I am REALLY full until lunch and don't feel the need to snack before the next meal. I'm telling you, you HAVE to try it!

Friday Report

Today was a good day except in the sugar department. My kids trade their Halloween candy in for a prize and I stashed it away to use for stockings at Christmas. Well, the knowledge that it was there got to me. The good news is that it is gone. The bad news is that I ate it. Not all of it, but several chocolate pieces. The rest is now in the trash since I obviously cannot handle having it around. I did so well last weekend on my NO SUGAR challenge that I'm going to start it up again. Since I need a time frame to work within... I am going to try to go TWO FULL weeks with NO sugar. I think I was shy one day the very first time we did the two week challenge, so for me, I need to use the "challenge" as motivation. Hold me to it!

Here is the my daily report:
DIET:
banana - 150
raisin bran - 375
zone bar - 200
snack-size snickers - 100
Butternut Squash soup - 300
Ciabatta bread - 200
arugula salad - 400
TOTAL (before junk): 1725
total estimated calories on junk candy (I am only reporting this because I promised Natalie that I would report EVERY day. You don't know how bad I want to LIE right now! I guess I need this as one of those "light bulb moments")
total candy calories - 600
TOTAL = 2325

EXERCISE:
hour-long triple fit class
6 miles on the bike
ran 1 mile

Kickin' it in GEAR!!!

I just spoke with my friend Natalie. We both cheated and weighed in a day early (not knowing that the other was doing it), and we both feel discouraged by our lack of progress. In short, we concluded that we need to KICK IT IN GEAR! We are both on the countdown to our vacations (a cruise for her, Hawaii for me). So, since working out is not enough for me (I do it EVERY day... well 6 days a week... and I haven't lost a pound in 3 weeks!), Natalie is going to HOLD ME TO a more strict diet! Thank goodness for friends who can hold me accountable, because I obviously NEED it. With this re-commitment, I am going to report daily my calorie intake. I know they are not the most exciting posts to read, but I am not doing this blog for anyone but myself (I doubt I have many readers... other than my support girls). So, starting today, although it's not pretty, here are my calories for the day:

Diet:
blueberry yogurt - 120
Go Lean cereal - 200
1/2 cup of milk - 45
open face tuna on whole wheat bread - 320
potato chips - 150
dark chocolate covered blueberries - 180
ZONE protein bar - 200
Calzone - 650
TOTAL = 1865

Exercise:
hour long weights class
5 1/2 miles on bike
30 minutes walking on treadmill
(I know this may seem like a lot, but it is the only way I can get some reading in that I need to in order meet some reading goals that I have!)

Deadline Adjustment

In my last post I mentioned my 5lbs-in-5-weeks challenge.  I was wrong on the dates and wanted to clarify... (in case there is anybody else out there who wants to take on the challenge with me, Carrie and my hubby). 

STARTING DATE: today (10/31)

END DATE: Friday, Dec. 5th