16 Days to Fit

Well, I missed yesterday! Not surprising. It was a big football day and I drank ALOT. I didn't count calories at all so I'm no teen sure what the damage was. I did go to spin class in the am to try to mitigate, and I was relatively good today, including fitting in a 3 mile run. I haven't done calories today either, which I'm annoyed with myself about. 

I have low expectations for stepping up I'm the scale tomorrow. This week wasn't BAD but I wasn't in the zone like week 1.  I expect to be around 146 on Tuesday. I'm going to try 1400 calories per day and 2600 calories burned per week. I know I got burnt out I'm week one doing this but I was also way more in track. We will see... If I need to dial it back, I can dial the food back as well. Most important thing is NO CHOCOLATE AT WORK. 

Kitty, we made up and everything is fine. His apology was sort of a nonapology, but like you said, boys are stupid :P

17 Days to Fit

I am fighting with my love :( I was so excited that he was coming home today. But as soon as he got in the car he told me he wanted to listen the braves game. He thinks I'm ridiculous to be upset.  He didn't talk to me, he just sat in silence listening to the game. He didn't say thank you for picking me up. He acted like I was a taxi driver.

He said he knew that I would be bothered when he asked.  So why did he ask? Why couldn't he have explained himself. Like " hey babe, this is an important game and I don't want to miss the runs. Can we have it on low while we drive home?" I said that to him and he laughed at me.  I'm the crazy one. 

I was just so excited. I put cute clothes on and did my hair. He didn't even say thank you. I don't understand him. I had such high expectations. This was going to be a great night. 

18 Days to Fit

One of my very best friends moved to Australia for work, and she has just returned.  When we were both in the US, she was my confidant when it came to weight loss and ED issues.  We worked together, and we would make diet plans together, and go to gym classes together, and really just keep each other accountable.  Australia has been good to her.  She is SO tiny, and when we saw each other this week she told me that she hasn't had time to be obsessive with counting calories or food intake.  Instead, she's eating a vegetarian diet, and doing bootcamp, and running a lot.  She said she eats a lot of food, but it's almost all clean, and she treats her body like it's meant to be treated.

Is it bad that I'm jealous?  Because I am totally jealous.  It's not that I want her to be fat, but we used to be the same size, and have the same struggles, and it just seems like she's done with all that, and I'm stuck in the same place.  I certainly don't obsess about starving myself like I used to, or go on crazy fasts and juice cleanses, so at least I'm headed in the right direction.  But I feel like compared to her I am so far behind.  I understand what I need to do... I just don't do it.

Like today we had a fire drill at work, and as a treat afterwards they were handing out frosted sugar cookies.  I had 2!  I'm on a strict diet!  Who does that?!  Then I saw a huge bag of candy and got two pieces.  My Australian friend and I went running today after work so hopefully that negated some of the damage.  I'm going to start running with her on a regular basis since she is in better shape than me.  I love running with my other friend, but I don't think I am progressing because she is still behind me in fitness.  I don't like running with my boyfriend because he is just too pushy and doesn't understand why I give up!

I haven't eaten dinner yet and it's already 8.  Kale salad or chicken? Or maybe I just need to pass on dinner since I had all that junk.  I ate at least 1460 calories today, so I'm definitely not sticking with the plan.

Boyfriend comes home tomorrow, I can't wait!  I'm working from home so I plan to work out before I pick him up from the airport, because afterwards we're grabbing pizza and wine and having a chill night.  I do have spin class plans on Saturday, so I expect to burn some great calories!

19 Days to Fit

Not much to report today. I'm having a tough time a work and it's running into my evenings. I'm lacking motivation and I need to get back in track. I went running this evening... 3 miles in 40 minutes. Really slow, but it's something. 

Need to figure out how to stop myself from snacking at night. It's ruining my plans. 

Kitty asked about Kale.  It's a bitter herb so it's not my favorite, but dressed right it's pretty tasty. My dressing is lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, and red pepper.  I dress my kale and let it sit for a bit. I add tomatoes, cucumbers, feta, olives and cashews. It's not traditional but I enjoy it. Whole foods makes a delicious kale salad with pine nuts and dried cranberries- delicious!

20 Days to Fit

I was right... When I weighed in this morning I was down .6 lbs, for a total week 1 loss of 1.2 lbs. so I am officially saying this week starts with 146.0, and I'd like to be 144.5 by next Monday.

I can't say everything went well today- my eats today were impeccable, until I got home and finished dinner... I may or may not have had A LOT of cereal.  At least my dinner was kale salad! I got changed into workout clothes and promised to go after my dinner settled, but then I didn't, and I'm not exactly sure why. I've just been laying around watching tv and missing boyfriend and folding laundry. Ugh, so lame. 

I guess I'll go to spin class tomorrow. I need to!

21 Days to Fit

Ugh. I am feeling bloated and the weight shows it. It's my "period" time (I don't have a period because I have an IUD, but I have Pms symptoms). Can I weigh in tomorrow instead?

Weight: 146.6 lbs (-0.6lb)

Body Fat %: 23.3% (-0.3%)

Body Water %: 54.6% 

I ate candy today at work and it ruined my calorie intake. Super food for dinner though- I had a kale salad with egg, olives, feta, tomato and cucumber! Yum yum 

I walked 3 miles after work. Tomorrow I will avoid the candy drawer, which should save me at least 200 calories!

22 Days to Fit

So, today I end the first week and, I did really well! I am not 150% sure I was under my calorie goal for the week! but I know I was really close. I definitely hit the 2600 calorie burn goal, which was challenging but doable. 

This week, I've decided to lower both my food and exercise goals by 350 calories per week. I'll aim for 1,350 in eats every day, and an average output of about 325 calories per day. This will still put me at 1.5 lb loss this week if all goes to plan. 

I'm also going to try to increase my protein consumption as much as possible. I wish I was eating 40% of my calories as protein! but I know that's just aspirational. I have plenty of chicken and fresh veggies for meals this week, as well as 11 hard boiled eggs and slim fast protein powder!

This weekend felt like it was go go go. I wish I had had some downtime, because I anticipate this week being tough at work. I'm considering taking on a new position, or at least interviewing for one, because I'm just not satisfied with my current job. It's sad... You spend so much time at your job, it should really me something you enjoy.

I'm looking forward to weighing in tomorrow to see my true progress.  For now, here is a picture from last weekend at my very favorite Mexican restaurant. This is a good friend from out of town who visited for a concert!