...or to capitalize. so you can only imagine my meals today.
got up early to go to the gym (l worked out legs) and afterwards had a protein shake...
QUICK RECIPE!
1 scoop Gold Standard vanilla ice cream flavor (120 cal)
1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (40 cal)
1 medium banana (100 cal)
half cup ice
(TOTAL CALS: 260)
and then a couple of hours ago i had my amaaaazing Fage Greek Yogurt. Since I buy the 0% Fage (no fat; less sugar), it is really very plain (although the creamy texture is still scrumptious). To boost the flavor, here's what i do:
QUICK RECIPE!
1 6oz cup fage 0% greek yogurt (90 cal)
6 chopped up strawberries (13 calories)
half tablespoon honey (32 calories) (You can also add vanilla or cinnamon for flavor).
(TOTAL CALS: 135)
In any case, it's just about time for another meal, but in the 3 minutes it's taken me to type this I've gotten emails to answer. ACK! Here's to busy days!!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Cheesecake Factory HELL!!
In this last week of goal 1, I was confronted with an ugly situation: a working lunch from Cheesecake Factory (take out).
In preparation for the moment of truth (aka "what do you want to eat?") I did some research. Here's the UGLY truth:
http://calorielab.com/news/2007/07/28/calorie-pusher-comes-to-town-the-cheesecake-factory-hits-rochester/
Go ahead, find your favorite cheesecake factory dish. Everyone has one. Mine? The Navajo Grilled Chicken Sandwich. It's got grilled chicken, avocado, lettuce, tomato... healthy right? WRONG! At ONE-THOUSAND-TWO-HUNDRED-AND-SEVENTY-EIGHT CALORIES? That's my entire daily amount of calories-- NOT COUNTING THE FRENCH FRIES. Holy Fat Cow!
So, of course, I had to find an alternative. The weight management salads are o....kay, but not great. Plus, add dressing calories (if you notice, they are separate). So I settled on the grilled mahi mahi with broccoli (sans potato side). At 466 calories, I only ate half to get my 233 calorie meal. With their giant portions, half a dish is definitely filling at the Cheesecake Factory, but the gross majority of these dishes are over 1,000 and TWO-THOUSAND calories. And by gross I mean, GROSS!!!
The average American shouldn't be eating more than 2,000 calories a day. Time to open our eyes. Or the little slits on our fat faces!! Ugh...
In preparation for the moment of truth (aka "what do you want to eat?") I did some research. Here's the UGLY truth:
http://calorielab.com/news/2007/07/28/calorie-pusher-comes-to-town-the-cheesecake-factory-hits-rochester/
Go ahead, find your favorite cheesecake factory dish. Everyone has one. Mine? The Navajo Grilled Chicken Sandwich. It's got grilled chicken, avocado, lettuce, tomato... healthy right? WRONG! At ONE-THOUSAND-TWO-HUNDRED-AND-SEVENTY-EIGHT CALORIES? That's my entire daily amount of calories-- NOT COUNTING THE FRENCH FRIES. Holy Fat Cow!
So, of course, I had to find an alternative. The weight management salads are o....kay, but not great. Plus, add dressing calories (if you notice, they are separate). So I settled on the grilled mahi mahi with broccoli (sans potato side). At 466 calories, I only ate half to get my 233 calorie meal. With their giant portions, half a dish is definitely filling at the Cheesecake Factory, but the gross majority of these dishes are over 1,000 and TWO-THOUSAND calories. And by gross I mean, GROSS!!!
The average American shouldn't be eating more than 2,000 calories a day. Time to open our eyes. Or the little slits on our fat faces!! Ugh...
Week 6: 10 pounds lighter, one hunny dolla-dolla richer!
I know I've been absent. It's because I've been working so hard at my tenth pound! And I'm here with good news!
I have achieved the first goal of ten pounds in six weeks. I thought I could do it in 4, but 6 isn't so bad!
BF in the meantime is at -5.5. That's about a pound a week, which isn't so bad either-- but the fluctuation's not so good. I mean, he had lost 4.5 the first week alone. And then wildly roller-coastered for the next weeks that followed.
My weight has consistently been crawling down at a snail's pace. But it only went in one direction.
Consistency is key, I know.
How I did it: I've been to the gym 5-7 times a week (usually 6 times a week) and eaten 4 to 5 250- to 300-calorie meals a day. Sure, I've had my cheats and my moments of weakness, but for the most part, I've made very, very good decisions.
For the second goal, I have to buckle down and behave even better: I have to lose 12 pounds this time-- My goal is to lose it by end of April.
In the meantime, with his lag, BF now needs to lose 23 (and a quarter) pounds. That's twice as much. Can he do it in 10 weeks? That's more than 2 pounds per week.
Anyone starting to think BF actually stands for Bunny Foofoo? Slow and steady wins the race!!!
I have achieved the first goal of ten pounds in six weeks. I thought I could do it in 4, but 6 isn't so bad!
BF in the meantime is at -5.5. That's about a pound a week, which isn't so bad either-- but the fluctuation's not so good. I mean, he had lost 4.5 the first week alone. And then wildly roller-coastered for the next weeks that followed.
My weight has consistently been crawling down at a snail's pace. But it only went in one direction.
Consistency is key, I know.
How I did it: I've been to the gym 5-7 times a week (usually 6 times a week) and eaten 4 to 5 250- to 300-calorie meals a day. Sure, I've had my cheats and my moments of weakness, but for the most part, I've made very, very good decisions.
For the second goal, I have to buckle down and behave even better: I have to lose 12 pounds this time-- My goal is to lose it by end of April.
In the meantime, with his lag, BF now needs to lose 23 (and a quarter) pounds. That's twice as much. Can he do it in 10 weeks? That's more than 2 pounds per week.
Anyone starting to think BF actually stands for Bunny Foofoo? Slow and steady wins the race!!!
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Week 5 results: Karina -7 / BF -5.5
Ugh... not much progress this week. Makes me wonder what would've happened if I'd had a better weekend...
The next two weeks I have to be extra good. If I am extra good, I can lose up to 1.5 per week. 1.5 per week is my max. But that would bring me to ten pounds.
What's not helping is, I'm starting to feel sick... that throat ache you get right before it gets to a full-blown cold. If I can't work out, I'm done for. Even though BF still has 7 pounds to go, that boy can drop it faster than the stock market.
For breakfast, I squeezed oranges for juice, had some strawberries (higher in Vitamin-C than even an orange) and 0% fat Greek Yogurt with honey (great for the throat). Hoping all this stuff will do the trick. Oh, and my brother gave me some magic garlic pills that have yet to perform their magic, but I am hopeful.
So, now I just have to not get sick and eat super clean 5 times a day for the next 14 days. May the force be with me. And the immunity, and the antioxidants, and the self-control, and the time,......................
The next two weeks I have to be extra good. If I am extra good, I can lose up to 1.5 per week. 1.5 per week is my max. But that would bring me to ten pounds.
What's not helping is, I'm starting to feel sick... that throat ache you get right before it gets to a full-blown cold. If I can't work out, I'm done for. Even though BF still has 7 pounds to go, that boy can drop it faster than the stock market.
For breakfast, I squeezed oranges for juice, had some strawberries (higher in Vitamin-C than even an orange) and 0% fat Greek Yogurt with honey (great for the throat). Hoping all this stuff will do the trick. Oh, and my brother gave me some magic garlic pills that have yet to perform their magic, but I am hopeful.
So, now I just have to not get sick and eat super clean 5 times a day for the next 14 days. May the force be with me. And the immunity, and the antioxidants, and the self-control, and the time,......................
Monday, February 7, 2011
....TGIM?!
Weekends are bad for dieting. Not because I did anything crazy or wild this weekend. BF and I basically had parents' weekend... Went to his parents' for dinner on Saturday and spent yesterday at my parents'.
Luckily both of us have parents who cook / eat healthy, so it wasn't like we were confronted with heavy cooking or anything. The tough thing is getting all 5 meals in each day. Saturday I only ate four meals. Sunday... three. Eek. I literally had breakfast, lunch, dinner-- which I haven't in a while. My mom had a birthday lunch and I only had time for one meal before that. After her celebration, BF and I had to jet off to do a chore, and by the time I was home, I could only cram one more meal in.
I also had my weekly cheat this weekend. Not planned though... but luckily I behaved very well the rest of the week. It's pointless to cheat on a weekday-- I am so on-routine, it's just a wasted indulgence. Since it was my mom's birthday, she had cookies and pie. So after a wholesome meal of salad and protein, I had a bite from BF's pie and had part of a (large) cookie. But did not have an entire cookie nor a whole piece of pie. That is a big no-no. It's just a small cheat.
In any case, I am nervous for my weigh-in tomorrow. I am so close to the first goal, I can't afford to F anything up right now!
So as crazy as it sounds. I'm glad it's Monday. Weekdays are a refuge from fun and indulgence!
Luckily both of us have parents who cook / eat healthy, so it wasn't like we were confronted with heavy cooking or anything. The tough thing is getting all 5 meals in each day. Saturday I only ate four meals. Sunday... three. Eek. I literally had breakfast, lunch, dinner-- which I haven't in a while. My mom had a birthday lunch and I only had time for one meal before that. After her celebration, BF and I had to jet off to do a chore, and by the time I was home, I could only cram one more meal in.
I also had my weekly cheat this weekend. Not planned though... but luckily I behaved very well the rest of the week. It's pointless to cheat on a weekday-- I am so on-routine, it's just a wasted indulgence. Since it was my mom's birthday, she had cookies and pie. So after a wholesome meal of salad and protein, I had a bite from BF's pie and had part of a (large) cookie. But did not have an entire cookie nor a whole piece of pie. That is a big no-no. It's just a small cheat.
In any case, I am nervous for my weigh-in tomorrow. I am so close to the first goal, I can't afford to F anything up right now!
So as crazy as it sounds. I'm glad it's Monday. Weekdays are a refuge from fun and indulgence!
Saturday, February 5, 2011
My jeans are more honest than my scale.
Kind of sad, but my biggest pair of jeans (aka fat jeans) are still tight (wearing them right now, right out of the dryer). Still got a long ways to go...
It's ridiculous how many pairs of jeans I have. And the sizes they range in, 27 to 30 and everything in between. So it will be exciting to go down the ladder of sizes. Obviously I'm in the size 30 right now (I only have one pair of fat jeans), I will let you know how many pounds it takes to fit the next size down.
My jeans are more honest than my scale, so when I am able to fit my skinniest pair of jeans (even if it means using a shoe-horn), I will be happy. I don't care if the scale reads 150 pounds!!
It's ridiculous how many pairs of jeans I have. And the sizes they range in, 27 to 30 and everything in between. So it will be exciting to go down the ladder of sizes. Obviously I'm in the size 30 right now (I only have one pair of fat jeans), I will let you know how many pounds it takes to fit the next size down.
My jeans are more honest than my scale, so when I am able to fit my skinniest pair of jeans (even if it means using a shoe-horn), I will be happy. I don't care if the scale reads 150 pounds!!
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