The past two days have been so hard for me. I have been so so sore from my workout with jake on Tuesday. I went in yesterday to do some cardio, i worked on the eliptical for 45 minutes. Today I did 30 minutes on the eliptical before i worked out with jake. We did chest and back today to help improve my posture.
He gave me my calories I need to be eating per day and i need to be eating 2100 calories. I thought I needed like 1800 and i never really get more than 1500 jake thinks that could be part of the reason i haven't been successful in the past. I hope with a new calorie goal i can be very successful.
My goal tomorrow is to go to fit fusion class and eat 2100 calories. Hopefully my legs will have recooperated by morning.
around 220 pounds
Me one week before I met Ryan.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
First Day with a Trainer
I had my first training session today with a trainer. It felt really nice to know I was getting what I needed out of a workout. My Trainer and I don't mesh very well I might switch if I don't feel more comfortable with him after awhile. I guess I can't get a BOB from biggest loser but I should get who I want right? We worked out my legs, shoulders, and core. I learned that the reason my back always hurts when I do abdominal work outs is because I arch my back if I start arching is when I stop.
I did really well on my protein today for breakfast I had a glass of milk with my fruit and fiber one bar, I had a handful of peanuts later when I really wanted a Muffin. For lunch I had a Turkey Sandwich and my next snack I had another sandwich. For dinner I made Italian Chicken and Brown Rice with green beans. It was a really good day all in all. I loved the gym I wish my session was longer than 40 minutes but I had to get home so Ryan could get to work. It was a Stressful day and I really wanted to snack every time I finally got the girls to calm down. I felt I deserved it but I didn't give in all because of you guys.
Here is my dinner recipe
Italian Chicken 236 Calories per serving
20 ounces Chicken raw Chicken Breast
1 package Fat Free Cream Cheese
1 14 ounce can Low sodium Cream of Mushroom soup
1 Package Italian Seasoning dressing mix
Mix cream cheese, soup, and seasoning together, pour over chicken in a crock pot. Cook on low for 5 hours or high for 3 hours
4 ounce chicken and 1/2 cup sauce 236 Calories
1/2 cup Long grain brown rice 108 Calories
1 cup green beans 40 Calories
Total 384 Calories
Tomorrow Wednesday
Goals
Exercise: 45 Minutes Cardio and 15 Minutes core
Tomorrow I don't have a session with my trainer so I have to push myself and make myself work hard.
Diet: Log all my food and get all my calories in
My biggest problem is trying to get enough calories for the day and still eat the right things.
:ONE DAY AT A TIME!
I did really well on my protein today for breakfast I had a glass of milk with my fruit and fiber one bar, I had a handful of peanuts later when I really wanted a Muffin. For lunch I had a Turkey Sandwich and my next snack I had another sandwich. For dinner I made Italian Chicken and Brown Rice with green beans. It was a really good day all in all. I loved the gym I wish my session was longer than 40 minutes but I had to get home so Ryan could get to work. It was a Stressful day and I really wanted to snack every time I finally got the girls to calm down. I felt I deserved it but I didn't give in all because of you guys.
Here is my dinner recipe
Italian Chicken 236 Calories per serving
20 ounces Chicken raw Chicken Breast
1 package Fat Free Cream Cheese
1 14 ounce can Low sodium Cream of Mushroom soup
1 Package Italian Seasoning dressing mix
Mix cream cheese, soup, and seasoning together, pour over chicken in a crock pot. Cook on low for 5 hours or high for 3 hours
4 ounce chicken and 1/2 cup sauce 236 Calories
1/2 cup Long grain brown rice 108 Calories
1 cup green beans 40 Calories
Total 384 Calories
Tomorrow Wednesday
Goals
Exercise: 45 Minutes Cardio and 15 Minutes core
Tomorrow I don't have a session with my trainer so I have to push myself and make myself work hard.
Diet: Log all my food and get all my calories in
My biggest problem is trying to get enough calories for the day and still eat the right things.
:ONE DAY AT A TIME!
Monday, March 21, 2011
Incentive and Motivation
Today was a good day I met my two goals. I met with a personal trainer today I am starting a program tomorrow. I am suppose to be at my goal weight of 160 pounds and 20% body fat in one year. Ryan promised me that we would go on a cruise once I get to my goal weight. I am excited for that cruise next year. Lol! I also promised myself I couldn't have another baby until I ran a marathon but that'll be next summer sometime.
Ryan and I are also starting a bet between eachother. Who ever goes without fast food the longest gets 50 dollars to spend on whatever we want. Im going to use it to buy my fancy dress for my cruise!
My goal for tomorrow is to have my protein every three hours and to step it up at the gym. Every day I will be setting a nutrition goal and an exercise goal. Wish me luck
Ryan and I are also starting a bet between eachother. Who ever goes without fast food the longest gets 50 dollars to spend on whatever we want. Im going to use it to buy my fancy dress for my cruise!
My goal for tomorrow is to have my protein every three hours and to step it up at the gym. Every day I will be setting a nutrition goal and an exercise goal. Wish me luck
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Manipulation and Chocolate
Sunday March 20, 2011
I have decided that Sunday will be my day off from exercise, goals, and logging food. Not a CHEAT day, but a day of rest like Sunday should be. In the past I have had a hard time with cheat days, I always make excuses for myself. "I can have treats today too because I cheated yesterday why not do it for today too and start over tomorrow?" My diets up to this point have been a giant excuse to myself. I am my worst manipulator! Not anymore, I am giving myself a day (Sundays) to not worry about my calories. But I will still be eating good foods. No Sugar even on Sundays! This morning I did have a muffin for breakfast which is a big NO NO! I didn't even think about it until I was throwing my wrapper in the trash I was making breakfast for the girls and just started snacking. I feel that I should be completely honest with this blog and I will have no way to manipulate myself. Thinking "Just eat it! You don't have to blog about it!"
Today in relief society we were talking about the word of wisdom. When you think about the word of wisdom you think of drugs and alcohol right? Today we talk about keeping our bodies healthy and how that related to the word of wisdom. We talked about our diet and harming ourselves but putting bad stuff into our bodies. How when we've gotten to a point that we don't just want something, we NEED it like Chocolate or Soda! Also how we should stay active to keep our mind and bodies healthy.
I really think that this lesson was for me today. In thinking about it, I know I have not been doing the right things for myself. I have an addiction to Chocolate! Whenever I bought chocolate to bring home I would do one of two things with it. I would either hide so I can eat it all myself over time or I would Eat it all before Ryan got home so I could eat it ALL! Then I would drive to the store just for a box of ding dongs or a bag of reeses. I would think about it all morning and plan out how I would get there. I feel like Chocolate controls my life. Well NO MORE!
In the past I have always done better on diets if I also exercise! I love the gym environment and going to classes like spinning, yoga, fit fusion, zumba, etc. Exercise also makes me a happier person. I love the endorphins I get while at the gym. Tomorrow I am going to do my first free training session with a personal trainer. I am excited but scared to see what kind of physical shape I am in. I think I kind of know with how sedentary I have been until recently.
Mondays goals:
I am going eat all 1800 calories my body needs
I am going to hit my calorie burn of 3500 calories
One of the tools I am using to count the calories I burn is The Bodybugg that they use on The Biggest Loser. I was really excited when I got it for christmas thinking it would do all the work for me but it still is alot of work to log all the food into the system so it can tell you your calorie deficient so you can estimate how much you will lose. 3500= 1 pound so if I burn 1000 calories more per day than I eat I will lose 2 pounds a week. It is really cool tool that will help me alot if I use it right.
I have decided that Sunday will be my day off from exercise, goals, and logging food. Not a CHEAT day, but a day of rest like Sunday should be. In the past I have had a hard time with cheat days, I always make excuses for myself. "I can have treats today too because I cheated yesterday why not do it for today too and start over tomorrow?" My diets up to this point have been a giant excuse to myself. I am my worst manipulator! Not anymore, I am giving myself a day (Sundays) to not worry about my calories. But I will still be eating good foods. No Sugar even on Sundays! This morning I did have a muffin for breakfast which is a big NO NO! I didn't even think about it until I was throwing my wrapper in the trash I was making breakfast for the girls and just started snacking. I feel that I should be completely honest with this blog and I will have no way to manipulate myself. Thinking "Just eat it! You don't have to blog about it!"
Today in relief society we were talking about the word of wisdom. When you think about the word of wisdom you think of drugs and alcohol right? Today we talk about keeping our bodies healthy and how that related to the word of wisdom. We talked about our diet and harming ourselves but putting bad stuff into our bodies. How when we've gotten to a point that we don't just want something, we NEED it like Chocolate or Soda! Also how we should stay active to keep our mind and bodies healthy.
I really think that this lesson was for me today. In thinking about it, I know I have not been doing the right things for myself. I have an addiction to Chocolate! Whenever I bought chocolate to bring home I would do one of two things with it. I would either hide so I can eat it all myself over time or I would Eat it all before Ryan got home so I could eat it ALL! Then I would drive to the store just for a box of ding dongs or a bag of reeses. I would think about it all morning and plan out how I would get there. I feel like Chocolate controls my life. Well NO MORE!
In the past I have always done better on diets if I also exercise! I love the gym environment and going to classes like spinning, yoga, fit fusion, zumba, etc. Exercise also makes me a happier person. I love the endorphins I get while at the gym. Tomorrow I am going to do my first free training session with a personal trainer. I am excited but scared to see what kind of physical shape I am in. I think I kind of know with how sedentary I have been until recently.
Mondays goals:
I am going eat all 1800 calories my body needs
I am going to hit my calorie burn of 3500 calories
One of the tools I am using to count the calories I burn is The Bodybugg that they use on The Biggest Loser. I was really excited when I got it for christmas thinking it would do all the work for me but it still is alot of work to log all the food into the system so it can tell you your calorie deficient so you can estimate how much you will lose. 3500= 1 pound so if I burn 1000 calories more per day than I eat I will lose 2 pounds a week. It is really cool tool that will help me alot if I use it right.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Day one
Here are my before Pictures. Don't think of me in this way. I will look a whole lot better by December
Today was the first time that I have weighed in. I weighed in at 261.6
My Measurements I am only going to take once a month but here they are:
Neck: 15.5 Inches
Bust: 45.5 Inches
Waist: 41.5 Inches
Hips: 51.5 Inches
Biceps: 15 Inches
Quadriceps: 27.5 inches
Calve: 19 Inches
Today was one of the hardest days in my weight loss history. I work in a bakery and today they made my favorite muffins. I also stocked the donuts like ten times while I was working. I am very proud of myself though. I didn't give in at all even though I went to 5 different groceries stores looking for some corn beef. Each store has all my temptations right when I walk in I swear it. My goals for the day are
Calories consumed... 1800
Calories Burned... 2800
Steps... 9000
Activity Time... 90 minutes
My big goal for the day was to log all my food I got it all here it is for you.
Breakfast
3 Egg Whites... 60
1 Whole Wheat Tortilla... 80
1 cup of grapes... 104
Total... 244
Snack
String Cheese... 80
Fiber One Bar... 90
Apple... 72
Total... 242
Lunch
1 Tbs Light Mayonnaise... 25
1 Cup Steamed Veggies... 60
1/2 Cup Lettuce... 10
1 Tbs Mustard... 10
1 slice Provolone Cheese... 99
4 Ounces Turkey Deli... 123
2 Slices Wheat Bread... 130
Total.. 457
PM Snack
4 apple slices... 20
1/2 Cup Broccoli... 12
1 cup Carrots... 67
4 slices Cucumber, Peeled... 4
1 Cup Cantaloupe... 57
1/2 cup peas... 13
Total... 173
Dinner
1 cup Bbq Pulled pork... 400
1/4 Cup Carrots... 13
1/4 Cup Celery... 5
Total... 418
After dinner snack
1 serving sugar free pudding... 60
Total for all meals... 1594
Total Calories burned... 3593
Total Steps...8741
Total Activity time... 141 minutes
Today was the first time that I have weighed in. I weighed in at 261.6
My Measurements I am only going to take once a month but here they are:
Neck: 15.5 Inches
Bust: 45.5 Inches
Waist: 41.5 Inches
Hips: 51.5 Inches
Biceps: 15 Inches
Quadriceps: 27.5 inches
Calve: 19 Inches
Today was one of the hardest days in my weight loss history. I work in a bakery and today they made my favorite muffins. I also stocked the donuts like ten times while I was working. I am very proud of myself though. I didn't give in at all even though I went to 5 different groceries stores looking for some corn beef. Each store has all my temptations right when I walk in I swear it. My goals for the day are
Calories consumed... 1800
Calories Burned... 2800
Steps... 9000
Activity Time... 90 minutes
My big goal for the day was to log all my food I got it all here it is for you.
Breakfast
3 Egg Whites... 60
1 Whole Wheat Tortilla... 80
1 cup of grapes... 104
Total... 244
Snack
String Cheese... 80
Fiber One Bar... 90
Apple... 72
Total... 242
Lunch
1 Tbs Light Mayonnaise... 25
1 Cup Steamed Veggies... 60
1/2 Cup Lettuce... 10
1 Tbs Mustard... 10
1 slice Provolone Cheese... 99
4 Ounces Turkey Deli... 123
2 Slices Wheat Bread... 130
Total.. 457
PM Snack
4 apple slices... 20
1/2 Cup Broccoli... 12
1 cup Carrots... 67
4 slices Cucumber, Peeled... 4
1 Cup Cantaloupe... 57
1/2 cup peas... 13
Total... 173
Dinner
1 cup Bbq Pulled pork... 400
1/4 Cup Carrots... 13
1/4 Cup Celery... 5
Total... 418
After dinner snack
1 serving sugar free pudding... 60
Total for all meals... 1594
Total Calories burned... 3593
Total Steps...8741
Total Activity time... 141 minutes
Friday, March 18, 2011
The Night Before
Tonight I am saying goodbye to my chocolate, my sweet rolls, and my white bread. Why you ask? I am starting yet again another weight loss journey. Now I know your thinking oh my goodness Lyndsi is this ever going to actually happen? You've done this a thousand times before and you always fail or make an excuse to give up. Not this time! I have to answer to this blog. I hope that I can have followers that can make me answer for my actions. Now I am not going to post my weight or anything tonight I am blogging it all in tomorrow. I needed to just start this so I had to answer to you all tomorrow!
My Long term goal is to lose 100 Pounds by the year 2012.
Now I truely believe that long term goals are not possible without short term goals!
My long term goal being so big i need alot of really good short term goals to help make me feel as if I have accomplished things!
My goal this week is to lose 4 pounds.
My goal for tommorow (Saturday) is to log all my food "Diet is 80% of weigh loss"
I want to tell you all a little about my history in weight loss. I have been a heavy girl my entire life. I think the last time I wore a size 12 pant was in 7th grade. Every year I got new clothes for school not because it was a new school year, it was because I had gained so much weight. I never really understood why I couldn't eat the entire box of donuts, Or why i needed to go outside and be active, When every sport I tried I was the worst on the team and during games I would sit on the side. Then I found track thinking this was no envoronment where I would be compared to anyone. My coach was also a football coach. He made fun of me for sticking my tongue out at the end of a sprint.... I never went back.
My best friend Ashley helped me start to understand that I didn't have to be in a compititive environment to be active. She would wake me up every day in the summer early and we would run around the block and stop at her house and do pilates. I loved that I wasn't being compared to another person or team. I wasn't so great at running. I could barely make it up the street. I felt so dumb most days but Ashley made me feel like I could do anything.
Then school started 9th grade, new school. I was so excited to try sports now that i was more active. Still I was not picked for the team I was a Manager. I would go to every practice and eat my candy bar while I watched everyone ELSE. At the end of 9th grade my cousin from salem had lost 90 pounds. I concidered her and I to be one in the same. I was so excited for her. Her mom Tami had lost all her weight and had chosen a career in Personal Fitness training. She starting telling us to watch what we ate and how much we ate. So I wrote everything down. It felt so good. That summer I spent 2 weeks with my Aunt Tami and my Cousin Tiffani. I lost twenty pounds. It was like being on the biggest loser then had healthy meals for me and took me to the gym every morning and pushed me. I was feeling so good. I was going to start school eating right and staying active. We got me a gym pass to Stroops Fitness and a buddy pass so I could bring with me whoever I wanted.
High School then started and on the very first day your being rushed during lunch and I had my snacks for between meals. I got a salad at Mcdonalds for lunch. Mcdonalds was were my ride chose to go for lunch I sat down to eat and some senior boy said to me "Your going to eat a salad.. Good luck with that" he said with a chuckle. I was so embarrased I had no time to eat it. I had to throw half my salad away. I ate cheese burgers the rest of the year. I started a job at Tinseltown and got free popcorn and soda everytime I worked. I ate popcorn for dinner most nights and got addicted to DR. Pepper. Junior year went pretty much the same way. I stayed active and went to the gym and took a body building class which I loved. So i never really gained much after I gained all those twenty pounds I had worked so hard for.
My senior year was when it went further down the hill for me. I was happy and was fine with my body even though I could've lost twenty or thirty pounds I was still happy until I was date raped. I was so down I created a relationship with him and was verbally abused and manipulated and my only comfort was food. After gaining thirty more pounds I found a way out. I felt I deserved to be treated better after I met someone who showed me I was worth more.
I later met my husband ryan and was so happy, but wanted to be Mrs. Housewife and made lots of fatty homecooked meals and still couldn'tbring myself to the gym.
After having twin girls and getting to my all time high of 284 pounds I decided to start my weight loss journey yet again. I stopped drinking soda in August 2010 and have not had any since. I did really well and lost 20 pounds and here I am again ready to change my life and be healthy and happy for my wonderful husband Ryan and my two beautiful girls Taylor and Taytum!
Wish me luck!
My Long term goal is to lose 100 Pounds by the year 2012.
Now I truely believe that long term goals are not possible without short term goals!
My long term goal being so big i need alot of really good short term goals to help make me feel as if I have accomplished things!
My goal this week is to lose 4 pounds.
My goal for tommorow (Saturday) is to log all my food "Diet is 80% of weigh loss"
I want to tell you all a little about my history in weight loss. I have been a heavy girl my entire life. I think the last time I wore a size 12 pant was in 7th grade. Every year I got new clothes for school not because it was a new school year, it was because I had gained so much weight. I never really understood why I couldn't eat the entire box of donuts, Or why i needed to go outside and be active, When every sport I tried I was the worst on the team and during games I would sit on the side. Then I found track thinking this was no envoronment where I would be compared to anyone. My coach was also a football coach. He made fun of me for sticking my tongue out at the end of a sprint.... I never went back.
My best friend Ashley helped me start to understand that I didn't have to be in a compititive environment to be active. She would wake me up every day in the summer early and we would run around the block and stop at her house and do pilates. I loved that I wasn't being compared to another person or team. I wasn't so great at running. I could barely make it up the street. I felt so dumb most days but Ashley made me feel like I could do anything.
Then school started 9th grade, new school. I was so excited to try sports now that i was more active. Still I was not picked for the team I was a Manager. I would go to every practice and eat my candy bar while I watched everyone ELSE. At the end of 9th grade my cousin from salem had lost 90 pounds. I concidered her and I to be one in the same. I was so excited for her. Her mom Tami had lost all her weight and had chosen a career in Personal Fitness training. She starting telling us to watch what we ate and how much we ate. So I wrote everything down. It felt so good. That summer I spent 2 weeks with my Aunt Tami and my Cousin Tiffani. I lost twenty pounds. It was like being on the biggest loser then had healthy meals for me and took me to the gym every morning and pushed me. I was feeling so good. I was going to start school eating right and staying active. We got me a gym pass to Stroops Fitness and a buddy pass so I could bring with me whoever I wanted.
High School then started and on the very first day your being rushed during lunch and I had my snacks for between meals. I got a salad at Mcdonalds for lunch. Mcdonalds was were my ride chose to go for lunch I sat down to eat and some senior boy said to me "Your going to eat a salad.. Good luck with that" he said with a chuckle. I was so embarrased I had no time to eat it. I had to throw half my salad away. I ate cheese burgers the rest of the year. I started a job at Tinseltown and got free popcorn and soda everytime I worked. I ate popcorn for dinner most nights and got addicted to DR. Pepper. Junior year went pretty much the same way. I stayed active and went to the gym and took a body building class which I loved. So i never really gained much after I gained all those twenty pounds I had worked so hard for.
My senior year was when it went further down the hill for me. I was happy and was fine with my body even though I could've lost twenty or thirty pounds I was still happy until I was date raped. I was so down I created a relationship with him and was verbally abused and manipulated and my only comfort was food. After gaining thirty more pounds I found a way out. I felt I deserved to be treated better after I met someone who showed me I was worth more.
I later met my husband ryan and was so happy, but wanted to be Mrs. Housewife and made lots of fatty homecooked meals and still couldn'tbring myself to the gym.
After having twin girls and getting to my all time high of 284 pounds I decided to start my weight loss journey yet again. I stopped drinking soda in August 2010 and have not had any since. I did really well and lost 20 pounds and here I am again ready to change my life and be healthy and happy for my wonderful husband Ryan and my two beautiful girls Taylor and Taytum!
Wish me luck!
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