This has been in no way the cheapest diet ever... protein is pretty much the most expensive thing you can buy (Food Inc... but that's a whole other blog). Because I'm not eating processed corn products that are like 3 for $1, I can say this has put a pretty dent in the bank account. I was curious just how much so... so I decided to do a tally of the bulk of it.
Procuitto:
My go to snack with a little goat cheese and sugar free apricot jelly (yes, they actually make that)
Total: $ 30
Eggs:
5 dozen eggs, bought them at Costco so I got them for like $6 for an entire flat.
Total: $6
Johnsonville Sausages:
Total: $15
Peanutbutter (2 huge containers from Costco)
Total: $12
Chipotle:
My Knight and shinning armor. This has saved me on those days when I forgot my lunches and/or too busy to make dinner.
Total: $122.50
Starbucks:
Skinny vanilla latte, totally within the diet guidelines and you better believe I'm taking advantage of that! (Thank you Stephanie!) Also, this isn't my actual total, because my cousin works for Starbucks so about 1/2 of my transactions are put on her account (since she gets a free coffee she doesn't drink) So you could pretty much multiply this by x2 to get my actual total!
Total: $79.53 (yikes!)
Estimated Total: $265.03
Saturday, March 17, 2012
ALMOST DONE!
I'm only 3 days away from completing my 4 week challenge and I've learned a lot about myself and my body.
Everyone is very different, everyone reacts differently to food. My body reacts very poorly to carbohydrates and for the life of me thinks the zombie apocalypse is coming so it stores every single calorie for me (thanks, but no thanks). However, my body LOVES and craves cardio. I'm O-, and research suggests that my blood type does very well with extreme cardio. I can attest to this. From Monday until today I've run 2 miles everyday. I haven't been able to run since I injured my back a few months ago but since I've been running again, I sleep more thoroughly at night, I wake up before my alarm (need less sleep) and have more energy throughout the day. I'm much more focused which is exactly what I need with school and work being so hectic!
Like I said though, everyone is different. Some people can loose weight with light cardio, or can eat whatever they want and never have a problem (like my little sister who inherited my dads genes and is selfish and didn't share her retarded fast metabolim, thanks Amanda!) I digress... knowing your body and what can make/break it is the key to being successful.
Happy Weight loss and happy future of healthy living!
Everyone is very different, everyone reacts differently to food. My body reacts very poorly to carbohydrates and for the life of me thinks the zombie apocalypse is coming so it stores every single calorie for me (thanks, but no thanks). However, my body LOVES and craves cardio. I'm O-, and research suggests that my blood type does very well with extreme cardio. I can attest to this. From Monday until today I've run 2 miles everyday. I haven't been able to run since I injured my back a few months ago but since I've been running again, I sleep more thoroughly at night, I wake up before my alarm (need less sleep) and have more energy throughout the day. I'm much more focused which is exactly what I need with school and work being so hectic!
Like I said though, everyone is different. Some people can loose weight with light cardio, or can eat whatever they want and never have a problem (like my little sister who inherited my dads genes and is selfish and didn't share her retarded fast metabolim, thanks Amanda!) I digress... knowing your body and what can make/break it is the key to being successful.
Happy Weight loss and happy future of healthy living!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Into week 4
Well, this is the second day of week 4 and to be honest I have no time! No time to blog, no time to even eat... I've been very very bad :(
However I have hit a new Milestone: I started running 2 miles a day (started Monday, so I'm 4 miles in). My body is pretty sore and I'm honestly surprised I've been able to find the energy to run sprints on NO carbs. I guess my body has really gotten use to it. Southbeach was never really designed for cardio or excersice, but I'm trying to give my weightloss a kick in the pants.
Next Tuesday morning is my weigh in. I don't have headaches really anymore, and I pretty much don't go anywhere without some peanut butter. I haven't been eating or drinking H20 as much as I need to and I know I need to. Between school, work, running errands, trying to excersice, and sleep every once in awhile, eating has become a chore. Eating is essential to loosing weight. Any personal trainer will tell you the more you eat the more (and faster) you'll loose. As long as it's the right food... it keeps your metabolism going, which burns calories even while you're sitting.
My goal moving forward after my weigh in is to have an excellent weekend with family, and then jump into a high protein diet during the week with 5 day workouts and then allowing a cheat meal on the weekends. I know I still have a bit to go even after 4 weeks. I also got Insanity, so I may give that a shot.
The once concern I have regarding my weigh in is that it's just a number... it doesn't show how much I lost fat wise or muscle wise. I feel like I've lost a lot of muscle, which isn't helpful. And since muscle weighs more than fat, I'm worried the scale may say I lost a lot (which is cool for my mental confidence) even though I may not have lost it all in fat. So I'm working to gain that back and loose the fat with my new approach.
However I have hit a new Milestone: I started running 2 miles a day (started Monday, so I'm 4 miles in). My body is pretty sore and I'm honestly surprised I've been able to find the energy to run sprints on NO carbs. I guess my body has really gotten use to it. Southbeach was never really designed for cardio or excersice, but I'm trying to give my weightloss a kick in the pants.
Next Tuesday morning is my weigh in. I don't have headaches really anymore, and I pretty much don't go anywhere without some peanut butter. I haven't been eating or drinking H20 as much as I need to and I know I need to. Between school, work, running errands, trying to excersice, and sleep every once in awhile, eating has become a chore. Eating is essential to loosing weight. Any personal trainer will tell you the more you eat the more (and faster) you'll loose. As long as it's the right food... it keeps your metabolism going, which burns calories even while you're sitting.
My goal moving forward after my weigh in is to have an excellent weekend with family, and then jump into a high protein diet during the week with 5 day workouts and then allowing a cheat meal on the weekends. I know I still have a bit to go even after 4 weeks. I also got Insanity, so I may give that a shot.
The once concern I have regarding my weigh in is that it's just a number... it doesn't show how much I lost fat wise or muscle wise. I feel like I've lost a lot of muscle, which isn't helpful. And since muscle weighs more than fat, I'm worried the scale may say I lost a lot (which is cool for my mental confidence) even though I may not have lost it all in fat. So I'm working to gain that back and loose the fat with my new approach.
Thursday, March 8, 2012
2 Weeks and Counting (and 7 dozen homeade chocolate chip cookies later)
So I offered to bake my office my famous homemade chocolate chip cookies, that was of course, before I knew I was taking my mom and boyfriend to BJs sports bar for dinner earlier in the evening. For those of you who know BJ's you know they're famous for their "Pizzokies", skillet baked cookies with a heaping scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce. I however was very good! No cheating at all. For dinner I ordered a few of their small plate items since BJs is known for their carb and fried overloaded food.
1 Sashimi Tuna
1 Mozzarella and Tomato Capressi salad
1 Meatball (6-8 meatballs in marinara sauce with melted cheese)
4 Tall glasses of ice water
When the dessert of brownie pizzokie came by I didn't even look at it! Then I came home and preceded to make 7 dozen of my famous homemade chocolate chip cookies. This is the FIRST time in history that I have EVER made chocolate chip cookies and NOT eaten the dough OR ANY cookies whatsoever! IN MY ENTIRE 25 YEAR EXISTENCE PEOPLE! I didn't even lick the blender of that delicious buttery sugary mix that's sure to cause diabetes.
I'm at 16 days of 30.
I can feel that my stomach has shrunk, like inside because I'm not nearly as hungry as I normally am. Yesterday I went for a 10 minute jog and about 20 minutes on the elliptical and then did about 15 minutes of core before I petered out and had to start my homework. I'm sore today, but it feels good. I can tell I'm loosing weight "all over" not just in one particular region of my body. So I'm going to keep it up. Looking forward to the end results.
I go through days where I think this is really a lot easier than I expected and I could probably make this a lifestyle if I allowed myself some wiggle room during social occasions and what not, then other days I feel like I'm going to cave and just order the burrito from Chipotle.
Then I remember I have my readers, and you're what holds me accountable in addition to myself. I can do this... Mind over matter.
1 Sashimi Tuna
1 Mozzarella and Tomato Capressi salad
1 Meatball (6-8 meatballs in marinara sauce with melted cheese)
4 Tall glasses of ice water
When the dessert of brownie pizzokie came by I didn't even look at it! Then I came home and preceded to make 7 dozen of my famous homemade chocolate chip cookies. This is the FIRST time in history that I have EVER made chocolate chip cookies and NOT eaten the dough OR ANY cookies whatsoever! IN MY ENTIRE 25 YEAR EXISTENCE PEOPLE! I didn't even lick the blender of that delicious buttery sugary mix that's sure to cause diabetes.
I'm at 16 days of 30.
I can feel that my stomach has shrunk, like inside because I'm not nearly as hungry as I normally am. Yesterday I went for a 10 minute jog and about 20 minutes on the elliptical and then did about 15 minutes of core before I petered out and had to start my homework. I'm sore today, but it feels good. I can tell I'm loosing weight "all over" not just in one particular region of my body. So I'm going to keep it up. Looking forward to the end results.
I go through days where I think this is really a lot easier than I expected and I could probably make this a lifestyle if I allowed myself some wiggle room during social occasions and what not, then other days I feel like I'm going to cave and just order the burrito from Chipotle.
Then I remember I have my readers, and you're what holds me accountable in addition to myself. I can do this... Mind over matter.
Monday, March 5, 2012
3 Day Weekend Vacation and Engagement Party
It can be done, and I did it!
My eldest sister came to Cali to visit and Thursday night we drove up to our families house in Paradise, CA. I made it through the entire vacation AND co-hosted an Engagment Party and didn't cheat once!
Here's a breakdown of my meals:
Thursday Night: Sushi at Barracudas
I ordered a 6 piece Sake Sashimi and ate Edamame and pounded a few glasses of water
Friday AM: Sausage and Eggs
Friday Lunch: La Comida shredded chicken, shredded cheese, salsa, guacamole and a little sour cream and a Diet Pepsi
Friday Dinner: Steak and Edamame
Saturday AM: Sausage and Eggs
Saturday Lunch: Applebeese, ordered the jalapeno burger w/no bun and instead of fries, subsituted with brocoli. My mom and little sister even got the cookie sunday and I didn't eat ANY of it!
Saturday Dinner: Well... this was the party... so we made
3 dozen Chocolate covered strawberries (My sister was impressed I hadn't even licked the chocolate from my fingers!)
1 dozen shortbread chocolate dipped cookies
2 dozen cupcakes from Costco
1 Costco box of Orange Chicken
1 Costco box of Taquitos
1 Costco bag of Meatballs
1 Costco tray of Turkey wraps
Salad
Chips
Salsa
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Of all of that, I had 1 bite of half a meatball and my brother in law brought me my shredded chicken and cheese from La Comida again. I (may have) slammed a S/F redbull and then drove 3 1/2 hours home.
This was by far the hardest weekend because I was sooooo busy and because I was out of my regular element so being on a diet and planning your food is pretty intense. For snack I would grab a spoonful of peanut butter if I could feel myself getting a headache and didn't have time to make something more substantial.
Next goal to tackle, bake my office my famous chocolate chip cookies without eating any OR the cookie dough...
My eldest sister came to Cali to visit and Thursday night we drove up to our families house in Paradise, CA. I made it through the entire vacation AND co-hosted an Engagment Party and didn't cheat once!
Here's a breakdown of my meals:
Thursday Night: Sushi at Barracudas
I ordered a 6 piece Sake Sashimi and ate Edamame and pounded a few glasses of water
Friday AM: Sausage and Eggs
Friday Lunch: La Comida shredded chicken, shredded cheese, salsa, guacamole and a little sour cream and a Diet Pepsi
Friday Dinner: Steak and Edamame
Saturday AM: Sausage and Eggs
Saturday Lunch: Applebeese, ordered the jalapeno burger w/no bun and instead of fries, subsituted with brocoli. My mom and little sister even got the cookie sunday and I didn't eat ANY of it!
Saturday Dinner: Well... this was the party... so we made
3 dozen Chocolate covered strawberries (My sister was impressed I hadn't even licked the chocolate from my fingers!)
1 dozen shortbread chocolate dipped cookies
2 dozen cupcakes from Costco
1 Costco box of Orange Chicken
1 Costco box of Taquitos
1 Costco bag of Meatballs
1 Costco tray of Turkey wraps
Salad
Chips
Salsa
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Of all of that, I had 1 bite of half a meatball and my brother in law brought me my shredded chicken and cheese from La Comida again. I (may have) slammed a S/F redbull and then drove 3 1/2 hours home.
This was by far the hardest weekend because I was sooooo busy and because I was out of my regular element so being on a diet and planning your food is pretty intense. For snack I would grab a spoonful of peanut butter if I could feel myself getting a headache and didn't have time to make something more substantial.
Next goal to tackle, bake my office my famous chocolate chip cookies without eating any OR the cookie dough...
Monday, February 27, 2012
Week 1... Complete
Week 1 has been accomplished, and that really should be the worst of it! The hardest part is going to be going to my families and maintaining this diet next weekend. Let's face it, weekends are the hardest. You're at home... all day... bored, and what most of us do when we're bored, is eat. So last weekend felt a little weird.
#1 Thing I've leared this week:
Eat every 2-3 hours (EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY) and DO NOT skip a meal
When you get hungry, it's too late... your body shouldn't have to send you signals to feed it. If you start to feel yourself get hungry, you can just about guarantee a headache will accompany those stomach growls. Even if it's a little snack, grab it. If you think it's too late at night, eat something anyways. What you're eating is healthy protein, it's brain food, so it's better than waking up with a headache the next day.
My go to snack this weekend was a SB friendly variation of my favorite bruchetta:
Procuitto
Goat Cheese
S/F Apricot Jam (it tastes like diet soda the first time you drink diet soda... you know you'll get used to it eventually)
I wrap a little bit of the goat cheese and apricot jam into a piece of procuitto and it's a great little 2 bite snack.
#2 Piece of Advice:
You aren't going to necessarily notice your weight loss on a day to day basis... so you need to make sure you give yourself a little extra TLC for putting up with all of this. (I am NOT stepping on the scale again until week 4 Goal (maybe week 2, we'll see) because if you aren't loosing, you'll feel less motivated. Let it work behind the scenes) Make sure you do your hair and your makeup, dress up a little bit! It'll make you FEEL sexy until you hit your goal. No need to slum around in baggy sweaters hiding what you're trying to loose. Be aware of yourself, and know you're beautiful regardless.
1 Week down, 3 to go!
#1 Thing I've leared this week:
Eat every 2-3 hours (EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY) and DO NOT skip a meal
When you get hungry, it's too late... your body shouldn't have to send you signals to feed it. If you start to feel yourself get hungry, you can just about guarantee a headache will accompany those stomach growls. Even if it's a little snack, grab it. If you think it's too late at night, eat something anyways. What you're eating is healthy protein, it's brain food, so it's better than waking up with a headache the next day.
My go to snack this weekend was a SB friendly variation of my favorite bruchetta:
Procuitto
Goat Cheese
S/F Apricot Jam (it tastes like diet soda the first time you drink diet soda... you know you'll get used to it eventually)
I wrap a little bit of the goat cheese and apricot jam into a piece of procuitto and it's a great little 2 bite snack.
#2 Piece of Advice:
You aren't going to necessarily notice your weight loss on a day to day basis... so you need to make sure you give yourself a little extra TLC for putting up with all of this. (I am NOT stepping on the scale again until week 4 Goal (maybe week 2, we'll see) because if you aren't loosing, you'll feel less motivated. Let it work behind the scenes) Make sure you do your hair and your makeup, dress up a little bit! It'll make you FEEL sexy until you hit your goal. No need to slum around in baggy sweaters hiding what you're trying to loose. Be aware of yourself, and know you're beautiful regardless.
1 Week down, 3 to go!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Advice #1
Stay away from Pinterest for the 30 days of this challenge... you should just add that to the list of things you can't have or do because there are so many amazing tempting pictures of food and desserts that will make your mouth salivate.
Day 5... and Feeling Good!
Got an excellent night of sleep last night (goal accomplished)!
Woke up and made a Protein Lovers Breakfast because I'm toying with the idea of pumping up the tires on my bike and riding the 7mi round trip to work (since I was out yesterday with the headache from Hell, I have a little catching up to do).
2 Eggs Scrambled
1/8 cup sausage (Hot)
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh jalapeno
Shredded cheese
2 sausage links
2 slices of bacon
(Southbeach actually says to not eat a lot of bacon and if you do, eat soy or turkey but I know regular bacon is actually not bad for you, nor are the fats from it, so I'm bending the rules just a bit... I know my results wont vary)
After I was finished cooking the eggs, instead of adding bland salt and pepper, I sprinkled the *tiniest* bit of Lawrys seasoning salt and garlic on my eggs. I'm learning to spice it up, still have 25 more days of eggs!
Took a few supplements, Green Tea Extract and some Coconut Oil as well as some fiber.
I think I may treat myself to a coffee today. My sister, Stephanie drinks iced skinny vanilla lattes (with like 8 shots, but I'll keep mine to the usual). Figured this would be a fun way to curve my "coffee" craving since my usual coffee is FULL of sugar, and this still falls within my SouthBeach friendly requirements. I'm learning cool ways to trick my body and so far, it's working excellently. Not craving anything really. Today however, since it's my first Saturday, I miss my usual morning hashbrowns, but hey, only 3 more Saturdays with no hashbrowns, I got this!
Woke up and made a Protein Lovers Breakfast because I'm toying with the idea of pumping up the tires on my bike and riding the 7mi round trip to work (since I was out yesterday with the headache from Hell, I have a little catching up to do).
2 Eggs Scrambled
1/8 cup sausage (Hot)
2 tablespoons chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh jalapeno
Shredded cheese
2 sausage links
2 slices of bacon
(Southbeach actually says to not eat a lot of bacon and if you do, eat soy or turkey but I know regular bacon is actually not bad for you, nor are the fats from it, so I'm bending the rules just a bit... I know my results wont vary)
After I was finished cooking the eggs, instead of adding bland salt and pepper, I sprinkled the *tiniest* bit of Lawrys seasoning salt and garlic on my eggs. I'm learning to spice it up, still have 25 more days of eggs!
Took a few supplements, Green Tea Extract and some Coconut Oil as well as some fiber.
I think I may treat myself to a coffee today. My sister, Stephanie drinks iced skinny vanilla lattes (with like 8 shots, but I'll keep mine to the usual). Figured this would be a fun way to curve my "coffee" craving since my usual coffee is FULL of sugar, and this still falls within my SouthBeach friendly requirements. I'm learning cool ways to trick my body and so far, it's working excellently. Not craving anything really. Today however, since it's my first Saturday, I miss my usual morning hashbrowns, but hey, only 3 more Saturdays with no hashbrowns, I got this!
Friday, February 24, 2012
Day 4 Dinner… Dinner Out
Oh, it can be done… and we did it!
But with a lot of self-discipline of course. Since I’ve started this challenge my boyfriend has graciously taken up not eating sugar or carbs around me. So when they brought the basket of fresh baked French bread smothered in garlic butter we looked at each other and he says “what are we supposed to do with that?”. What can I say, he’s the best!
We went to a BBQ restaurant so meat was obviously prevalent. I ordered sliced tri tip and a salad with no sides. Yes, the waiter thought I was crazy since the sides were options from more bread, a giant fully loaded mashed potatoes, or French fries. They didn’t even have a broccoli or fresh veggie option. I digress…
Dinner came and it was delicious and much needed. I did dip my tri tip in the littlest of bit of their spicy BBQ sauce which may or may not be against the rules, again… I digress.
Dessert options came, and again the waiter was shunned and surprised. We both easily downed about 3 glasses of tall ice water. Paid the bill and we were off.
We can now say that 2 people can successfully go out to dinner and stick to their diet (together). I mean, I did choose a BBQ place, it would be harder to do at a Pizza restaurant but you’re in control of what YOU do, so if this is really what you want, make it happen and don’t give any excuses.
Chicken with Goat Cheese, Sundried Tomato, and basil
This is what I made for dinner Day 3 with some broccoli and asparagus.
Baked Chicken Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Basil, and Goat Cheese
(6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
6 oz. goat cheese (log type, such as Chevre)
6 oz. Sun-dried tomato pesto
1/2 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
Instructions:
Baked Chicken Stuffed with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto, Basil, and Goat Cheese
(6 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
Ingredients:
6 boneless, skinless chicken breast
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
6 oz. goat cheese (log type, such as Chevre)
6 oz. Sun-dried tomato pesto
1/2 cup fresh basil, finely chopped
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 F. Trim all visible fat and tendons from chicken breasts. Put chicken breasts, one at a time, inside a heavy plastic plastic freezer bag and pound with meat mallet or other heavy object until 1/4 inch thick.
Put pesto, goat cheese, and chopped basil in food processor and buzz a few times until mixture is combined but not completely blended. Spread 1/6 of pesto/basil/goat cheese mixture on each chicken breast. Roll up chicken, starting with smallest end, tucking in loose pieces and securing with two toothpicks.
Roll chicken in Parmesan cheese or sprinkle it over the top. There's no real way to mess this up.
Spray glass casserole dish with nonstick spray and arrange chicken so pieces are not touching. Bake at 350 F for about 50-60 minutes, or until chicken is slightly browned and firm, but not hard to the touch. I recommend you start checking it after 40 minutes, and remove from oven as soon as the chicken feels firm and is slightly browned.
Day 4... Dear Headache, please go away...
So I still have a wicked headache and I'm no Dr. so I'm not sure if it's related to this or just my typical migraine. I slept for 12 hours and still woke up in excruciating pain. I managed to eat some eggs and sausage that helped, but didn't make it go away entirely.
Today I'll be posting some recipes that are diet friendly a little later.
Today I'll be posting some recipes that are diet friendly a little later.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Day 3 and the Dreaded Withdrawls
Well with any type of cleanse or detox or "quitting" our body pretty much goes through withdrawls. I know the first 3 days of this were going to be the most rough, just need to make it past DAY 3!
I've been having headaches on and off since Day 1 but today it feels like a full fledge migraine. I will not give in. I decide what my body eats and doesn't eat, not the other way around.
I've been taking caffeine in both a green tea supplement and the occasional redbull. They aren't caffeine headaches though because they don't go away after I drink one. Just have to grit my teeth, understand it's temporary and take breaks that allow me to stretch and breath and get past it.
I wish I could say this type of thing is "easy" but it's not. It takes a lot of motivation, determination, and self discipline.
Looking forward to a nice relaxing rest of the day to let my body catch up with what's happening to it. May begin a little workout this weekend, I'm not ready yet, and I don't want to push or force myself to failure.
I've been having headaches on and off since Day 1 but today it feels like a full fledge migraine. I will not give in. I decide what my body eats and doesn't eat, not the other way around.
I've been taking caffeine in both a green tea supplement and the occasional redbull. They aren't caffeine headaches though because they don't go away after I drink one. Just have to grit my teeth, understand it's temporary and take breaks that allow me to stretch and breath and get past it.
I wish I could say this type of thing is "easy" but it's not. It takes a lot of motivation, determination, and self discipline.
Looking forward to a nice relaxing rest of the day to let my body catch up with what's happening to it. May begin a little workout this weekend, I'm not ready yet, and I don't want to push or force myself to failure.
Dinner Day 2 Breakfast Day 3
So last night I worked way too late so I had to rush to make something. I threw about a dozen shrimp into a baking dish with some butter, garlic, and pepper and baked them. I cooked about a handful or 2 of Edamae and had that for dinner.
Then I got a crazy burst of energy and cleaned my whole house, did all my homework, read, and was still wired by 11pm. Yikes for a 5am wakeup call.
Today I worked the early shift at work which meant I needed to be in the office by 6. Well... I was down to about 5/6 good hours of sleep which is lower than my goal of 8... so I had to squeeze every minute out of it. That means no sausage and eggs.
Got to work and ate a few spoonfulls of peanut butter and a bite of some beef jerkey and 20oz of water. Feeling a little hungry so I'll keep grazing until lunch. I brought in a big thing of edamame, one of my favorite snacks!
...
Couldn't make it through the morning so I went ahead and ran to Carls Jr and ordered an egg and bacon breakfast burriot with Pepper Jack cheese. Opened up the wrap, added some Ketcup and ate the eggs and bacon, leaving the tortilla in tact. I have a picture for proof!
This shows that even with an incredibly hectic schedule and having to eat fast food, you can still do a diet like mine! There's no excuses.
Day 3 and I've only dreamt about cheating and eating carbs once! I'm honestly not anymore tired than someone with my ridiculous schedule should be and I feel like I have enough energy to get through the day.
What I miss the most so far... my soy java chip light frappacino from Starbucks
There's been a request to post some recipes. So I'll throw some of my favorite ones that are "diet friendly" up and easy. Last thing I have time for is prepping some long drawn out ingredient rich dinner.
Then I got a crazy burst of energy and cleaned my whole house, did all my homework, read, and was still wired by 11pm. Yikes for a 5am wakeup call.
Today I worked the early shift at work which meant I needed to be in the office by 6. Well... I was down to about 5/6 good hours of sleep which is lower than my goal of 8... so I had to squeeze every minute out of it. That means no sausage and eggs.
Got to work and ate a few spoonfulls of peanut butter and a bite of some beef jerkey and 20oz of water. Feeling a little hungry so I'll keep grazing until lunch. I brought in a big thing of edamame, one of my favorite snacks!
...
Couldn't make it through the morning so I went ahead and ran to Carls Jr and ordered an egg and bacon breakfast burriot with Pepper Jack cheese. Opened up the wrap, added some Ketcup and ate the eggs and bacon, leaving the tortilla in tact. I have a picture for proof!
This shows that even with an incredibly hectic schedule and having to eat fast food, you can still do a diet like mine! There's no excuses.
Day 3 and I've only dreamt about cheating and eating carbs once! I'm honestly not anymore tired than someone with my ridiculous schedule should be and I feel like I have enough energy to get through the day.
What I miss the most so far... my soy java chip light frappacino from Starbucks
There's been a request to post some recipes. So I'll throw some of my favorite ones that are "diet friendly" up and easy. Last thing I have time for is prepping some long drawn out ingredient rich dinner.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Weigh Day...
So I decided to pull out the ol' scale.... and shocked doesn't even begin to decribe it. 30lbs is not completely unrealistic. I'm still a little bent with blasting my weight online but I will provide my overall "loss" at the end. I wrote the number on the mirror with my trusty black dry erase and I probably wont be stepping back on that scale for another 28 days.
I have however decided to add to my 30 day challenge. Southbeach Diet was never really intended for a heavy workout, because you need carbs to fuel a workout. However, in order to blast away the fat, I'm going to begin a workout regime. You know... between school, my animals, a full time job that's incredibly busy and having no social life whatsoever, this should be doable.
For the time being I need to focus on getting a full 8 hours of sleep at least. This will help me be productive throughout the day, and will have my body at peak to loose weight fast.
I'd like to wake up and get to work early so I can workout and take the dog for a walk/run after work. That should give me enough flexibility to maintain school and making dinner. If I can't make it to work before 7, I may get a mini cardio workout in. Either go for a quick swim (keeps me honest having to see my body in a bathing suit and drives my motivation) or a quick eliptical workout in the gym.
Today is supposed to be a beautiful 75 degrees in Cali (yes, it's February) so I may hit the lap pool after work. Stay tuned!
I have however decided to add to my 30 day challenge. Southbeach Diet was never really intended for a heavy workout, because you need carbs to fuel a workout. However, in order to blast away the fat, I'm going to begin a workout regime. You know... between school, my animals, a full time job that's incredibly busy and having no social life whatsoever, this should be doable.
For the time being I need to focus on getting a full 8 hours of sleep at least. This will help me be productive throughout the day, and will have my body at peak to loose weight fast.
I'd like to wake up and get to work early so I can workout and take the dog for a walk/run after work. That should give me enough flexibility to maintain school and making dinner. If I can't make it to work before 7, I may get a mini cardio workout in. Either go for a quick swim (keeps me honest having to see my body in a bathing suit and drives my motivation) or a quick eliptical workout in the gym.
Today is supposed to be a beautiful 75 degrees in Cali (yes, it's February) so I may hit the lap pool after work. Stay tuned!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Dinner... Day 1 and shopping list
Ok ok, so I had to recycle a meal because I was on my way to Costco and let's be honest, you can't shop hungry and you definitely don't want to go into Costco with all those samples being handed to you, because you will eat them.
I took a bit of my left over Chipotle from work and heated it up. Ate about 2 cups of spinach with it. Finished my 70(ish) oz of water today (and had to pee like crazy) and went to Costco.
Today's haul consisted of a ton of protein.
Flat of Eggs (to boil and to scramble for breakfast)
Peanut Butter
Salmon/Lox
Edamame
Broccoli
Asparagus
Green Beans
Chicken Breast
Beef Jerky (which I snacked on a little)
Green Tea
This should keep me pretty occupied for awhile.
For Dessert I'm going to whip up some sugar free pudding with CoolWhip. It makes a delicious and low carb dessert that helps fight of my sugar cravings! YUMMY
I took a bit of my left over Chipotle from work and heated it up. Ate about 2 cups of spinach with it. Finished my 70(ish) oz of water today (and had to pee like crazy) and went to Costco.
Today's haul consisted of a ton of protein.
Flat of Eggs (to boil and to scramble for breakfast)
Peanut Butter
Salmon/Lox
Edamame
Broccoli
Asparagus
Green Beans
Chicken Breast
Beef Jerky (which I snacked on a little)
Green Tea
This should keep me pretty occupied for awhile.
For Dessert I'm going to whip up some sugar free pudding with CoolWhip. It makes a delicious and low carb dessert that helps fight of my sugar cravings! YUMMY
Lunch, Day 1
As my days get more and more busy, my posts will be more compact and streamlined. However I want to give some detail for the first few days of the challenge as these will most likely become my "staple" foods.
Today I ran over to Chipotle and ordered:
Chicken Bowl with NO RICE
Black Beans
Double Chicken (for lunch tomorrow)
Hot Salsa (you'll see a lot of my foods are spicy because it's said to boost metabolism)
<1/4 cup sour cream
<1/4 cup shredded cheese
and my beloved Guacamole
I snuck off to Target and made a few purchases as well...
30 Green Tea Tablets (Metabolims boost and caffeine since coffee is a no go)
4 S/F Red bulls... (see reason above)
1 20FL oz water
I really should be drinking about 1/2 my weight in oz of water per day, this will help me feel full longer and will not starve my body of water. Most the time we feel hungry when we're really just thirsty and dehydrated. I don't dare step on a scale until tomorrow so lets say 1/2 my body weight in oz is going to be 75oz of water. That's 3 1/2 of these water bottles... better get to drinking! PS, the need to pee every 5 minutes wears off after the 2nd or 3rd day.
Snacks:
1 String Cheese
handfull of cooked edamame dipped in about 1 TBS spicy mayo
20oz of H20
Today I ran over to Chipotle and ordered:
Chicken Bowl with NO RICE
Black Beans
Double Chicken (for lunch tomorrow)
Hot Salsa (you'll see a lot of my foods are spicy because it's said to boost metabolism)
<1/4 cup sour cream
<1/4 cup shredded cheese
and my beloved Guacamole
I snuck off to Target and made a few purchases as well...
30 Green Tea Tablets (Metabolims boost and caffeine since coffee is a no go)
4 S/F Red bulls... (see reason above)
1 20FL oz water
I really should be drinking about 1/2 my weight in oz of water per day, this will help me feel full longer and will not starve my body of water. Most the time we feel hungry when we're really just thirsty and dehydrated. I don't dare step on a scale until tomorrow so lets say 1/2 my body weight in oz is going to be 75oz of water. That's 3 1/2 of these water bottles... better get to drinking! PS, the need to pee every 5 minutes wears off after the 2nd or 3rd day.
Snacks:
1 String Cheese
handfull of cooked edamame dipped in about 1 TBS spicy mayo
20oz of H20
First Day... Fat Tuesday
After an amazing weekend in Monterey indulging in all my favorite foods, I'm up (barely) and ready to start my challenge.
I'm really excited about this challenge because it feels like food companies have us brain washed. It's an amazing opportunity for me to remind my body that I'm in control of what it eats and what it doesn't. It's going to be difficult during the initial few days especially with so many food ads everywhere I go. So far I haven't gone through the house and removed all the stuff I'm not allowed to eat, but by day 3 I may be acting like someone stranded on a desolate Island willing to scavenge and eat anything. I'm also excited about this challenge because it's one "diet" or change of diet that has allowed me to successfuly loose weight quickly. In California, the summer will be here before we know it!
Day 1
Breakfast
2 scrambled eggs
1 tsp jalapanos
<1/4 cup shredded cheese
2 link sausages
Got to work and I'm soooooo exhausted, so I'm sipping on some sugarfree redbull and water.
For lunch I brough spinach, salsa, string cheese, avacados and some edamame and peanut butter for snacks. I plan on going to Chipotle and ordering a bowl of chicken with cheese and salsa and mixing it with my spinach.
Going to be making a trip to Costco today. My clutch snack items are going to be Peanut Butter (Jif creamy), edamame with spicy sauce, and string cheese.
For the choclate cravings I just can't kick, I turn to 60 calorie sugar free Jell-o puddings. I like the swirls and the Boston Creme Pies. (1 per day)
Between my regular 3 meals, and snacking in between... you really don't get hungry. 30 days should sail by.
I'm really excited about this challenge because it feels like food companies have us brain washed. It's an amazing opportunity for me to remind my body that I'm in control of what it eats and what it doesn't. It's going to be difficult during the initial few days especially with so many food ads everywhere I go. So far I haven't gone through the house and removed all the stuff I'm not allowed to eat, but by day 3 I may be acting like someone stranded on a desolate Island willing to scavenge and eat anything. I'm also excited about this challenge because it's one "diet" or change of diet that has allowed me to successfuly loose weight quickly. In California, the summer will be here before we know it!
Day 1
Breakfast
2 scrambled eggs
1 tsp jalapanos
<1/4 cup shredded cheese
2 link sausages
Got to work and I'm soooooo exhausted, so I'm sipping on some sugarfree redbull and water.
For lunch I brough spinach, salsa, string cheese, avacados and some edamame and peanut butter for snacks. I plan on going to Chipotle and ordering a bowl of chicken with cheese and salsa and mixing it with my spinach.
Going to be making a trip to Costco today. My clutch snack items are going to be Peanut Butter (Jif creamy), edamame with spicy sauce, and string cheese.
For the choclate cravings I just can't kick, I turn to 60 calorie sugar free Jell-o puddings. I like the swirls and the Boston Creme Pies. (1 per day)
Between my regular 3 meals, and snacking in between... you really don't get hungry. 30 days should sail by.
Friday, February 10, 2012
30 Day Weight Loss Challenge
So they say you should create weightless goals and then blog/write about them to hold yourself accountable and to have some viability to your success. So it begins...
I'm a pretty active person. I usually work out 5 times a week, and lately twice a day. Mostly low impact cardio (thanks to a running injury I'm still recuperating from).
I wanted to start this blog for a few reasons. To see where my problems are, to recognize them, learn, and move on. Here are my current dilemmas.
1.) My boyfriend moved here about 9 months ago and since then, we've been eating every delectable food and drinking all kinds of amazing wine. Enjoying ourselves yes... but because we're together all the time now, we don't workout as much as we did when we were apart.
2.) I work full time and go to school full time. So working out twice a day is becoming a bigger task than even I (queen of time management) can handle.
3.) I LOVE Carbs...
4.) I LOVE Carbs and chocolate anything.
So now that I've listed my problem areas, I'd like to set sight on some goals. I've gone on Southbeach Diet before and for 2 weeks managed to take all sugars, carbs, and starches out of my diet. I wasn't able to workout very much because you don't have really any carbs to fuel your workouts, but since I have about zero time lately, this diet is going to be perfect. To get to my target weight and as quickly as I'd like (hey... I'm an instant gratification kind of girl), I'm going to TRY (real hard) to maintain this diet for a full 30 days, starting Feb. 22nd. From Feb 22nd to March 22nd, I'll be drinking zero alcohol, eating zero sugar, and absolutely no white flour carbs.
Most people do Southbeach Diet in phases, and there's 3. This if if you have a lifelong goal of changing the way you eat. I eat pretty dang healthy and workout like crazy, so I'm not really concerned about that part as much as I am about loosing weight pretty fast. The first phase is the most difficult and the most intense, hence you loose the most weight. Most people do this phase for about 2 weeks and then move onto Phase 2 which introduces some light carbs back in. I'm going to stretch this out to maximize my results.
I will be creating food lists of things I'll be eating, keeping a food diary, and hopefully find some interesting stuff to make this 30 days blaze by.
http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/food_list.html
I'm a pretty active person. I usually work out 5 times a week, and lately twice a day. Mostly low impact cardio (thanks to a running injury I'm still recuperating from).
I wanted to start this blog for a few reasons. To see where my problems are, to recognize them, learn, and move on. Here are my current dilemmas.
1.) My boyfriend moved here about 9 months ago and since then, we've been eating every delectable food and drinking all kinds of amazing wine. Enjoying ourselves yes... but because we're together all the time now, we don't workout as much as we did when we were apart.
2.) I work full time and go to school full time. So working out twice a day is becoming a bigger task than even I (queen of time management) can handle.
3.) I LOVE Carbs...
4.) I LOVE Carbs and chocolate anything.
So now that I've listed my problem areas, I'd like to set sight on some goals. I've gone on Southbeach Diet before and for 2 weeks managed to take all sugars, carbs, and starches out of my diet. I wasn't able to workout very much because you don't have really any carbs to fuel your workouts, but since I have about zero time lately, this diet is going to be perfect. To get to my target weight and as quickly as I'd like (hey... I'm an instant gratification kind of girl), I'm going to TRY (real hard) to maintain this diet for a full 30 days, starting Feb. 22nd. From Feb 22nd to March 22nd, I'll be drinking zero alcohol, eating zero sugar, and absolutely no white flour carbs.
Most people do Southbeach Diet in phases, and there's 3. This if if you have a lifelong goal of changing the way you eat. I eat pretty dang healthy and workout like crazy, so I'm not really concerned about that part as much as I am about loosing weight pretty fast. The first phase is the most difficult and the most intense, hence you loose the most weight. Most people do this phase for about 2 weeks and then move onto Phase 2 which introduces some light carbs back in. I'm going to stretch this out to maximize my results.
I will be creating food lists of things I'll be eating, keeping a food diary, and hopefully find some interesting stuff to make this 30 days blaze by.
http://www.southbeach-diet-plan.com/food_list.html
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