Today's weigh in: 131
I'm stopping the separate logs - it takes too much time, and I don't really have all that much to say. I'm feeling very much like I'm stuck in a rut and I'm not sure how to get out. This might just be my weight. I may not be able to go any further than this. Oh well - I'll stick with it and we'll see. It's not like it's exactly hurting me to be healthy all the time.
Activity Log:
- 30 minutes Wii Fit
- Washed/Waxed car (I'm counting it because I'm sore all over now)
- Chased 3 separate dogs down the block 3 separate times (don't even ask)
Food Log:
- 1 cup of Earl Grey tea
- 1 bowl of Grapenut Flakes
- 3 slices of raisin toast
- 1/2 a grapefruit
- 1 piece of matzoh
- 2 chicken enchiladas
Friday, April 17, 2009
Food Log 16
- 1 cup of Earl Grey tea
- 1 bowl of Grapenut Flakes
- 1 pop tart
- 2 pieces of raisin toast
- 1/2 cup of prunes
- 1/2 Matzoh PB&J
- 3 stuffed manicotti
- 1 small garden salad
- 2 cups of 7Up
- 1 bowl of Grapenut Flakes
- 1 pop tart
- 2 pieces of raisin toast
- 1/2 cup of prunes
- 1/2 Matzoh PB&J
- 3 stuffed manicotti
- 1 small garden salad
- 2 cups of 7Up
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Day 16
Today's weigh in: 130
So, Day 15 got lost in there. It was kind of a stressful day. It involved some eating of sugar cookies. That probably shouldn't happen again But then, today involved the drinking of soda and the eating of WAY too much manicotti, so apparently I'm just really slipping here. I'm just kind of frustrated in general. I'm tired of avoiding cookies already, and while I do enjoy the exercise - it gives me something to do with my day - I really don't know that I'm going to be able to lose any more weight. It's not coming off as quickly as it did in the beginning, which, I know, is normal, but it's no less frustrating. Is it wrong to want to look tan and thin and perfect for my graduation next month, and not to want to have to do a thing to get there? And in all honesty, I don't know what I good weight for me would even be. My youngest sister weighs 105 pounds. 105 pounds! What the hell? I keep coming back to that. She's only about an inch shorter than me, if that, and she may have a slightly smaller frame, but I honestly don't think she does. She just looks awesome. Not, like, scary, unhealthily thin or frail, just pretty much perfect. I don't want to get down to her weight - I do think that would be unhealthy for me, but I don't even know that I can get down to 120. I don't even know that I should. I don't know what I want. I just want to stop feeling so disgustingly fat all the time. I've lost 8 pounds. Shouldn't I feel better?
So, Day 15 got lost in there. It was kind of a stressful day. It involved some eating of sugar cookies. That probably shouldn't happen again But then, today involved the drinking of soda and the eating of WAY too much manicotti, so apparently I'm just really slipping here. I'm just kind of frustrated in general. I'm tired of avoiding cookies already, and while I do enjoy the exercise - it gives me something to do with my day - I really don't know that I'm going to be able to lose any more weight. It's not coming off as quickly as it did in the beginning, which, I know, is normal, but it's no less frustrating. Is it wrong to want to look tan and thin and perfect for my graduation next month, and not to want to have to do a thing to get there? And in all honesty, I don't know what I good weight for me would even be. My youngest sister weighs 105 pounds. 105 pounds! What the hell? I keep coming back to that. She's only about an inch shorter than me, if that, and she may have a slightly smaller frame, but I honestly don't think she does. She just looks awesome. Not, like, scary, unhealthily thin or frail, just pretty much perfect. I don't want to get down to her weight - I do think that would be unhealthy for me, but I don't even know that I can get down to 120. I don't even know that I should. I don't know what I want. I just want to stop feeling so disgustingly fat all the time. I've lost 8 pounds. Shouldn't I feel better?
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Food Log 14
I actually tried to count all my calories for the day. Several things were pretty much just wild guesses, and I'm definitely not going to make a habit of this calorie counting thing - god, what a hassle. But I think today was a relatively average day, and it came out to be roughly 1800 calories or so, so I think I'm probably doing okay.
- 1 cup of Earl Grey tea
- 1 pop tart (which, it turns out, does have trans fat. Lame.)
- 1/3 cup of dried apricots
- 5 celery sticks with peanut butter
- 1.5 cups of brown rice
- 1 Quesadilla with mozzarella
- 1 plain tortilla
- 1 cup of cottage cheese with jelly
- 1 garlic bread stick
- 1 cup of Earl Grey tea
- 1 pop tart (which, it turns out, does have trans fat. Lame.)
- 1/3 cup of dried apricots
- 5 celery sticks with peanut butter
- 1.5 cups of brown rice
- 1 Quesadilla with mozzarella
- 1 plain tortilla
- 1 cup of cottage cheese with jelly
- 1 garlic bread stick
Activity Log 14
Didn't do anything major today. I want to try to go for another bike ride tomorrow, but I'm not too sure the weather is going to cooperate, so I may have to put that off for later in the week. Also, I wasn't sure that the Wii Fit was actually doing anything for me anymore - I don't get sore after using it like I used to. So I spent the entire half hour doing the strength training exercises. We'll see if I feel any of it tomorrow.
- 30 minutes Wii Fit
- 1.5 mile walk with the Fuzz Face
- 30 minutes Wii Fit
- 1.5 mile walk with the Fuzz Face
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Day 14
Today's weight: 130
Today marks a very important occasion. My weight has dipped, ever so slightly, below the 130 pound mark. I NEVER, under ANY circumstances, want to weigh more than 130 pounds, ever again in my life. There is no reason for it, and there is no excuse for it. I am all grown up, with grown-up parts that are all fully matured, and I really should be able to keep my weight pretty stable from here on out. If I am moderately responsible, I should be able to keep myself below 130 for the rest of my life. There are exactly 10 pounds more to go before I hit my goal weight, but I am happy to have successfully reached the half way point.
so, the other day I was on www.mypyramid.gov, trying to figure out about how many calories a 5'5" 21-year-old female who gets between 30-60 minutes of moderate exercise a day should be eating. Apparently, the answer is about 2200. I read something somewhere that mentioned that if you wanted to actually lose weight, you should probably be eating about 500 FEWER calories on average than recommended. So today I took a stab at figuring out how many calories I had eaten to see if I was meeting the goal of taking in about 1700 calories. I think today was a pretty average food day - maybe I ate slightly more than usual, but not by much. There were a few food items that I had to make educated guesses for as far as total calorie count, but my best guess for the day came to around 1800 calories, give or take. Not bad, and definitely below my recommended calorie intake, but maybe I could cut back ever so slightly to maybe move the process along a little faster. But I certainly don't want to hurt myself, and I'm not going to just not eat if I'm hungry, so we'll see how it goes. I guess I'm just glad to see that I'm not exceeding my recommended calorie intake. I'm on the right track.
Today marks a very important occasion. My weight has dipped, ever so slightly, below the 130 pound mark. I NEVER, under ANY circumstances, want to weigh more than 130 pounds, ever again in my life. There is no reason for it, and there is no excuse for it. I am all grown up, with grown-up parts that are all fully matured, and I really should be able to keep my weight pretty stable from here on out. If I am moderately responsible, I should be able to keep myself below 130 for the rest of my life. There are exactly 10 pounds more to go before I hit my goal weight, but I am happy to have successfully reached the half way point.
so, the other day I was on www.mypyramid.gov, trying to figure out about how many calories a 5'5" 21-year-old female who gets between 30-60 minutes of moderate exercise a day should be eating. Apparently, the answer is about 2200. I read something somewhere that mentioned that if you wanted to actually lose weight, you should probably be eating about 500 FEWER calories on average than recommended. So today I took a stab at figuring out how many calories I had eaten to see if I was meeting the goal of taking in about 1700 calories. I think today was a pretty average food day - maybe I ate slightly more than usual, but not by much. There were a few food items that I had to make educated guesses for as far as total calorie count, but my best guess for the day came to around 1800 calories, give or take. Not bad, and definitely below my recommended calorie intake, but maybe I could cut back ever so slightly to maybe move the process along a little faster. But I certainly don't want to hurt myself, and I'm not going to just not eat if I'm hungry, so we'll see how it goes. I guess I'm just glad to see that I'm not exceeding my recommended calorie intake. I'm on the right track.
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