I'm essentially on a diet that a rabbit would love. I've been really really shoving greens down my throat. Celery and brocolli, spinach salads, carrots, celery, hummus for flava. I've also been eating a high fiber bar and a yogurt for breakfast each day, and usually a high fiber cereal for dinner, or turkey and swills roll-ups. I know I am going to need more protein soon... but the goal this week is to poop a lot... and boy is the fiber helping!
More to come...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, June 8, 2009
Get Off the Sofa, Fatty!
Three weeks ago I went out with Aaron and Phil for drinks and a movie. I felt so fat and bloated and awful when I was out... I had come from cookout where I ate entirely too much - a hotdog, hamburger, and hard boiled egg, plus a few beers on top of it. That was when I realized how ridiculously lazy I've become and how I have not been conscious of watching what I eat. I felt absolutely miserable, and embarrassed in my own skin. I'm even embarrassed around those I feel most comfortable.
So, I started exercising, would run every now and then. Well... what good is "occasional" exercise if you don't keep up with it, and what good is exercise if you do not watch what you put into your mouth.
But last Wednesday I fell back into binge mode... at work my department had a Bake Off to support raising money for Operation Feed. In this bake-off were all kinds of goodies, brownies, baklava, cheesecake, coffee cake, cookies... I did not want to even go over and participate. But, my colleague came back and stuffed three bite-size brownies in my face and said "here you go!". Of course I could not turn these away! I felt terribly guilty after that.
From that afternoon forward, I decided that enough is enough. I've gained 20lbs since my big weight loss last year and I am just absolutely sick about it. That Wednesday evening, my father offered to take me to dinner - I requested to go to Jason's Deli in Dublin. There I had a salad filled with greens, brocolli, sunflower seeds, turkey, blue cheese crumbles, and oil and vinegar dressing. From there we went to the Grocery where I mapped out a strict diet for myself:
Brocolli
Celery
Turkey & Swiss roll - ups
Fiber One bar
Bananas
60 calorie yogurt
Sugar free, Low fat chocolate pudding - for that undeniable chocolate craving
Wheat crackers and Laughing Cow cheese wedges
Carrots
Hummus
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal
Lite soymilk
Chicken breasts
I have sworn off the following:
Fried foods
Fast foods
White breads - IE bagels, white bread, english muffins etc...
Yellow cheeses
I will eat the following in moderation, and in very small amounts:
White starches - potatoes, rice, etc...
Beef
Pork
Sweets - as a treat or special occasion in small portions.
With my strict start up, I have limited my calories to somewhere around 900-1000 per day. Would like to keep this pattern up for a long time. I typically eat a fruit and a fiber for breakfast; a protein and greens for lunch; a protein, dairy, fiber, greens for dinner.
I am averaging about 80 ounces of water per day.
My exercise routine has increased - I will do a 2-3 mile walk with quick intervals of running to keep my heart rate elevated. I am also doing cardio and core sculpting dance routines, and summer dance class starts in July.
Soon, I will have my measurments and body fat taken and document my bi-weekly changes. I will be watching my weight - but looking more towards inches and reduced body fat as a goal.
So, I started exercising, would run every now and then. Well... what good is "occasional" exercise if you don't keep up with it, and what good is exercise if you do not watch what you put into your mouth.
But last Wednesday I fell back into binge mode... at work my department had a Bake Off to support raising money for Operation Feed. In this bake-off were all kinds of goodies, brownies, baklava, cheesecake, coffee cake, cookies... I did not want to even go over and participate. But, my colleague came back and stuffed three bite-size brownies in my face and said "here you go!". Of course I could not turn these away! I felt terribly guilty after that.
From that afternoon forward, I decided that enough is enough. I've gained 20lbs since my big weight loss last year and I am just absolutely sick about it. That Wednesday evening, my father offered to take me to dinner - I requested to go to Jason's Deli in Dublin. There I had a salad filled with greens, brocolli, sunflower seeds, turkey, blue cheese crumbles, and oil and vinegar dressing. From there we went to the Grocery where I mapped out a strict diet for myself:
Brocolli
Celery
Turkey & Swiss roll - ups
Fiber One bar
Bananas
60 calorie yogurt
Sugar free, Low fat chocolate pudding - for that undeniable chocolate craving
Wheat crackers and Laughing Cow cheese wedges
Carrots
Hummus
Kashi Cinnamon Harvest cereal
Lite soymilk
Chicken breasts
I have sworn off the following:
Fried foods
Fast foods
White breads - IE bagels, white bread, english muffins etc...
Yellow cheeses
I will eat the following in moderation, and in very small amounts:
White starches - potatoes, rice, etc...
Beef
Pork
Sweets - as a treat or special occasion in small portions.
With my strict start up, I have limited my calories to somewhere around 900-1000 per day. Would like to keep this pattern up for a long time. I typically eat a fruit and a fiber for breakfast; a protein and greens for lunch; a protein, dairy, fiber, greens for dinner.
I am averaging about 80 ounces of water per day.
My exercise routine has increased - I will do a 2-3 mile walk with quick intervals of running to keep my heart rate elevated. I am also doing cardio and core sculpting dance routines, and summer dance class starts in July.
Soon, I will have my measurments and body fat taken and document my bi-weekly changes. I will be watching my weight - but looking more towards inches and reduced body fat as a goal.
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