I'm back, suckas.
while looking for a new job and after the half marathon, i stopped working out and ate what i wanted. i gained weight and lost whatever "fitness" gains i have made. so.. it's time to stop that and get back on track.

if she can do it, i can do it.
one of my best friends has been doing weight watchers at her work and she has lost 20 pounds. it's been very inspirational. she looks great! i cant believe how well she has done and it has really reminded me that this is possible without being totally restrictive. she has even commented on it being easier than she expected. she said "it isnt that difficult so it makes me wonder what the hell i was eating before."

that mcgriddle had how many calories?!
she and i were talking about how it is so easy to not realize how many calories we're consuming in a day. when we dont track it... it gets crazy and we just dont notice it until the belt gets a bit tighter on our pants. lol. some people just have to write this stuff down to be aware of it cause otherwise it isnt going to happen. i am one of these people. ignorance is bliss when you have a weight problem. how many calories were in that fast food i just consumed? i dont know. then no worries, pass the ice cream. riiiiiight.

WW
WW is based on a "points" system. based on your weight you get X amount of points to eat a week, plus 35 bonus points a week. so the focus is on budgeting your points. yea you can eat a piece of cake but you have to be aware of what that is going to cost you later. i think it's a good focus.
working out gives me "Activity points" which i can choose to eat or ignore. depending on how i get them will determine if i eat them. example: if i go to a spinning class, i'll need more calories that day so i'll probably end up eating those points. if i just go for a walk or slow jog, i might ignore the extras. im still getting used to my new job and the commute and the schedule but i plan to start hitting the gym in a couple of weeks.

this journal.
i dont know if this journal needs an actual goal like my half marathon one did. right now my goal is to use weight watchers and their points system to get down to 150lbs. once i get there, i may re-evaluate and either continue on this system or choose something that focuses more on protein/fat/carb ratios. i cant event hink that far ahead right now. im too uncomfortable to get on the scale right now to be honest so i dont know my starting weight. im guessing it's up in the 170s. ughs. i'll hop on at some point but it's gonna take some courage.

ready...set.....go.

i woke up this morning very motivated to stay on track today. i have to plan today because tonight im going out to a movie. i dont have much to eat at the house so my menu is going ot look a bit odd today. it won't always be this ridiculous, i swear :)

here's today's plan:
10am: breakfast: cereal and milk = 1 pt
10am: coffee with cream = 2 pts
12pm: snack: 2 apples = 2 pts
1:30pm: lunch: soup = 3 pts
3pm snack: 2 apples = 2pts
5pm: dinner: soup = 3 pts
6pm: snack (right before im leavin for the movie): cereal with milk = 1 pt
10pm: drinks after the movie = 3 of either light beers (2pts each) or rum and cokes (2ps each)


i am in serious need of groceries (obviously), eesh. theres no freakin protein in the house, lol. all i have is apples and cereal and soup, lol. im going to go grocery shopping this weekend.

i need to stock up on bottled water too. i always forget how chronically dehydrated many of us are. it's so easy to confuse thirst for hunger.

i'm actually really excited about this new track i'm on. it sounds counterintuitive since i will be restricting how i eat, but really... it's exciting to know that im taking steps towards being healthier and more fit. :nod:

one of the biggest challenges i face while trying to eat healthier is getting more greens/veggies into my diet, especially at work. salads are meh and canned green beans get old. suggestions?

Do fruit not count? I always find it easier to eat fruit than vegetables! :lol:

Good luck Zoe! After my daughter was born my wife had a lot of success on WW.

If you don't want a full blown salad at work, what about bringing some munchie veggies such as baby carrots, brocolli florets, celery, cut up peppers, etc. They're healthy, very portable, and have a satisfying crunch.

:tu:

Do fruit not count? I always find it easier to eat fruit than vegetables! :lol:

I also find fruit to be more convenient which is the problem. veggies prove to be a bigger pain to take to work , store, and prepare.

Good luck Zoe! After my daughter was born my wife had a lot of success on WW.

If you don't want a full blown salad at work, what about bringing some munchie veggies such as baby carrots, brocolli florets, celery, cut up peppers, etc. They're healthy, very portable, and have a satisfying crunch. yes, it's a good idea seltzer. it's just tough to eat them plain. but im gonna have to give it a go:nod:

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:tu: back acha! glad you're back :nod:

i found out that im supposed to be eating 23 points. yay!

i had a slushy at the movies andc ompletely forgot about the WW stuff. eeeeps. i honestly didnt even put it together until this morning :( . pure sugary sweetness, no idea how many points it was. going to check right now. HOLY CRAP! it was like 8 points!!! im never having another slushy again! luckily, i didnt eat all of my food earlier in the day. so yesterday ended up at: 27pts. that means i used 4 bonus points (23 bonus points remaining).

not sure on today yet. im working my part time job. im gonna run to the grocery store before hand and pick up some snacks so that im not s.o.l. when it comes to having some low-points foods while at work or on my lunch. also gonna pick up some water.

today will be 23 points on the dot.

today was 23 pts. lots of apples, cereal with skim milk, and soup.

im hoping to have something different tomorrow :)

Good luck! I know you'll do very well on this. WW definitely works for a lot of people. My mom lost over 100lbs on it a few years back.

Ohhh, new journal! :spaz:
Well, I know your certainly capable of doing whatever you set your mind to (you did complete the half marathon, didn't you?;)), so I'm sure that, with your dedication and positive attitude, you'll have awesome success with Weight Weighters!

:gl:

Another one to wish you good luck!!! with the attitude of your avatar in mind it won't be a problem to reach 150lbs :tu:

btw, I eat a lot of raw peppers, mushrooms (bought already washed and cut into pieces), cherry tomatoes and cucumbers at the office....

Good Morning Friends!

Thanks for all of the well wishes! I am still feelin good about this.

Here's today's food plan:

2 liters of water. oh yes, it's gonna happen! i already had half a liter on my way to work! woot! started the day off right. i dont need no stinkin coffee... i have water.... which explains why I'M FALLING ASLEEP! :D
oatmeal - 2pts (im eatin it right now)
apple - 1 pt
100 calorie pack of crackers - 2 pts
soup -I'm thinking vegetable beef- 4 pts
oatmeal - 2pts
100 calorie pack of cookies - 2 pts
can of mixed veggies - 2 pts
no idea what dinner will be but probably a frozen dinner about 6 points
skinny cow - 2ptsI'm going grocery shopping tonight after work. I need to decide on a few recipes to make for dinner that i can bring the leftovers to work. something medium points value but with some freaking protein in it. hmmm.


I stepped on the scale this morning. I was so nervous. "Please be less than 180. Please be less than 180!" was my mantra. over and over in my head.

I stepped on and.....171.6. Could have been much worse! Phew! I'm sure I've lost some muscle and I get winded on the stairs faster than I used to. I'm so glad I got off my butt and hopped onto the fitness wagon again cause I was headed down a bad bad path.

I have to decide what day will be my weigh-in day (it's also the same day that my weekly bonus points reset to 35). I'm thinking Wednesday. It seems like a good day for 2 reasons: 1 - it gives me a few days to deal with any weekend splurge issues and 2 - it isn't on a friday. which means there is a less of a "free for all" mentality associated with the weekend.

so far im doin well today. drinking lots of water (and boy, i can tell that my body isn't used to it. im getting up to go to the rest room like every 15 minutes. eeesh).

i work for a company that specializes in bakeware. hence....we have a test kitchen on our floor.... hence...it smells like cupcakes, cookies, and other sweet treats all day long.

the good news is that i never need to go to the test kitchen so i just stay out of there as my way of resisting temptation. it's just tough with all of the sugary goodness smells all day.

one of the biggest challenges i face while trying to eat healthier is getting more greens/veggies into my diet, especially at work. salads are meh and canned green beans get old. suggestions?

Well, it is boring as Hell but this is what I do:

Cook 4-6 boneless chicken breasts on Sunday night. I grill 'em but you could also bake, broil, poach, etc. I vary the type of seasoning from one week to the next. Just sprinkling with kosher salt and cracked black pepper, prior to cooking, works pretty well. Then I store the cooked pieces in a big ziplock storage bag in the fridge.

At night when I get home from work, I cut the florets off of a medium sized broccoli crown and steam them untiil they are just crisp tender, then let them cool. I take one of the cooked chicken breasts and cut it into 1/2" cubes. I put the chicken in one zipper sandwich bag and the broccoli in another. I'm big on zipper bags -- nothing to wash once you're done. :tu: Sometimes I cook a couple or three days supply of broccoli at a time.

I eat 1/3 of this combo at 3 different times during the work day, usually 9 AM, noon and 3 PM. The chicken is lean, has a decent amount of protein and makes it a little easier to choke down the plain broccoli. :D Kidding (sort of).

I typically eat this stuff right out of the bags with my fingers. :o No utensils required.

Sometimes I also microwave a serving of brown rice the night before and eat it with the noon meal. In that case, I use a fork. :lol:

Same stuff, every day. You'd think it would get old but I have actually come to like the routine. YMMV.

was a good day. changed the food up just a tad (ended up eating more fruits and salad and less oatmeal. nothing major).

made a great dinner but im unsure of the points :( it had 1/2 chicken breast - diced, 1/2 cup of whole wheat pasta, salsa, black beans, fat free sour cream, green chiles, and some cheese, all mixed up in a bowl. im guessing... 5 pts. so im right on track :) i actually am currently UNDER points for the day. im at (counts) like 19.... so im gonna have a small bowl of cereal to put me at 22 pts. good enough for me :)

and i drank my 2 liters of water :D

OMFG Zozo's back.:dreamy:

I'm sure I'm in for another good day of foods :)

I'm feelin good still. I am expecting this to be another day of eating within my points limit. I've found that it can be very easy to focus on the points and forget that you should try to reach other goals such as x number of fruits a day or x number of veggies so I bought some small, low sodium v8 to keep around, stocked up on apples, peaches, and bananas. Also got some cucumbers and tomatoes to make a tomatoe salad later this week. I got a recipe for kale. adding some leafy greens into my diet is a good idea.

i bought some popcorn last night because I guess I can have 3 cups of popcorn for 2 points or something like that. My concern, however, is that popcorn may be a trigger for junk foods. I love popcorn and i'm a little nervous about it. That is the reason I didnt bring it to work today. I'll have to try it later in the week, after my weigh in, to see how i react to it.

today's plan:
oatmeal - 2pts
apple - 1 pt
100 calorie pack - 2 pts
small, low-sodium v8 - 0 pts
soup from Chili's - 5 pts
100 calorie pack - 2 pts
miso soup bowl- 2 pts
southwest chicken pasta bake over salad- 5 pts
skinny cow - 2 pts

I also expect to get my 2 liters of water in. No problem. I'm 1/4 of the way there already :claphigh:


When i read this entry, I feel sort of stupid. I'm eating things like "100 calorie packs" which aren't exactly clean eating. I wonder..do you guys think I'm being a lame ass on this. "Zoe.. you're on a diet but you're eating a skinny cow ice cream sandwich for dessert.......that doesn't seem too healthy." Now.. also, i realize none of you are actually saying that...so...... :) I should stop worrying about it.

But I guess the way that I look at it... is that I'm looking for something I can maintain. So often, we see here at JSF, that when people eat clean, they lose weight. but as soon as they stop focusing on clean eating, they have a hard time maintaining. So really.. my goal is to find a way to lose weight and to be able to maintain it in real-life terms. I think that this program/the way I'm attacking this should help meet that goal. As long as I'm trying to get some fruits and veggies in (and believe me, I am going to start adding more and more into the daily diet plan) then I think it's going to be ok.

OMFG Zozo's back.:dreamy:


(hugs)!

p.s. I kept the same avitar because I know how much you love it :evil:

it was a long day.

am gonna be under points today at 19.

i've been staying on track for the most part. didn't quite make the 2 liter mark yesterday on water but was pretty close.

yesterday's points were 25, I think. So that takes up a few bonus points. No biggie.

Today is going to be rough. I have to work late again.

Today's food plan:
oatmeal - 2 pts
banana - 2 pts
100 calorie pack - 2 pts
southwestern vegetable soup - 5 pts
miso soup - 2 pts
peach - 1 pt
apple - 1 pt
mexi chicken bake - 5 pts
skinny cow - 2 pts


i had a horrible night of sleep. i woke up at 1am because it smelled like SKUNK! I think that one must have sprayed near our a/c unit or something. I really can't explain it but it was horrible. I shut the a/c vent in my room and light a fragrant candle. Then I couldn't sleep because I was uncomfortable sleeping with a flame burning. LOL. it was an interesting night.

It's going to be a 12 hour workday for me, I think. I have a big project, so I should get to it.

Zoe, I agree that finding a sustainable way of eating is the right approach for a long term success. Sounds as if you're very close to doing so. Keep up the great work.

Thanks Seltzer.

The stress hit me hard today. I started working at around 7:20 am and it's 6pm now and I haven't left work yet. I'm tired. It really is like clockwork. Stress = hit the switch for candy and sweets!

I was doing a photo shoot of some products with some halloween candies so I had 2 or 3 candies. Then I had a few bites of treats from the test kitchen.

I'm going to make this a higher point day but that's ok. that's why i'm allowed 35 bonus points. someone told me that i should be eating all of my daily points and to make sure i eat all of my bonus points. because when i lose weight, and lower my daily points, it will be better. i dunno.. im to tired to explain it right now.

on a good note: my office is starting weight watchers for us workers :) yay!

I worked at my full time job all week and then my part time job both Sat and Sunday. I didn't eat very well. I ate a bunch of stuff where I didn't know the points. So.... a couple things:

1- I'm not eating any bonus points until my points reset on my weigh in day.
2 - I'm changing my weigh in day to friday. I think it's a better idea considering the weekends are the toughest time for me to be good.



That's all for now!

Good to see you back and sounds like your off to a great start!

i keep losing my willpower around the goodies the test kitchen puts out :( i keep reminding myself that this is a marathon, not a sprint. it's going to take time. screwing up occasionally is ok if you consistently get back on the wagon. the hard part is making the screw ups OCCASIONAL instead of CONSISTENT, lol.

166 this morning. not because i've been sticking to plan. but rather, because i've been so freaking busy at work that i havent had time to eat much. seriously, ive been working on a huge project and the deadline was friday afternoon so i was so swamped. i havent eaten much the past few days so i rreally doubt that 166 is accurate.

im looking forward to a calmer week next week.

ok so obviously i'm playing the "how many times will i attempt to start this" game.

i went to the gym for the first time since my half marathon in august. eeeeesh. only did 22 minutes on the elliptical because i forgot my ipod and got really bored listening to myself breathe. i pushed myself hard though. it wasnt a walk in the park.

as for the diet... i got swamped at work (both jobs), was really sick for a week, and started dating someone so....ww took a back seat. it happens.

i was happy to find out that my work is now offering ww meetings at work ! :) i've never been one for the meetings. but i hear good things. they wont be nearly as cool as JSF members but it's better than nothing i suppose :)

this week i started off with easy goals: drink 2 liters of water a day, take my medicine every day (still on antibiotics), and go to the gym once this week. good so far. gonna go to the gym again on wednesday. it felt really good to do something good for myself.

im happy to report that despite being "off plan" for that time , i'm still down to 165.6 as of this morning. that's great!

15 pounds..... that seems achievable. it's just 15.6 pounds, that isnt moving mountains. i can do it:spaz:

im happy to report that despite being "off plan" for that time , i'm still down to 165.6 as of this morning. that's great!

15 pounds..... that seems achievable. it's just 15.6 pounds, that isnt moving mountains. i can do it:spaz:

I can't believe I missed this journal :doh:

Sounds like you're doing well Zoe-zo-zo, keep it up :D

went jogging tonight for the first time since my half mary. eeeeesh! 35 minutes outside. i repeated a jog 3/4 block, walk 1/4 block cycle. not sure how many times i went around. sprinted a few lengths. felt great. but i could definitely tell i've been out of commision.

i bet im gonna be sore tomorrow! it's been a while :)

hI zOE...:wave:

hI zOE...:wave:

Hi PD:madpimp:

missed you :dreamy:

30-35 minutes of jogging tonight. same as last night. seemed harder tonight than last night. still glad i went :)

i didnt eat a single piece of candy today. yes!

and im on target for points. nice :) Yesterday was my first ww meeting at work. interesting. weighed in at 166.

no running tonight.

food for the day was decent but not enough protein whatsoever.

coffee with skim milk and splenda - 1 pt
oatmeal - 2 pts
soup - 2 pts
canned pears - 5 pts
oatmeal - 2 pts
cereal with ff milk - 3
white cheddar rice cake - 1 pt
piece of lasagna- 6 pts


22 pts. nice.

and still no candy! woo hoooo!!! :spaz: i rock my own socks right now. i have the biggest sweet tooth evar and im resisting the sugary goodness that is readily available. i may fall off the wagon all the time, but im stoked that im on right now :nod:

and still no candy! woo hoooo!!! :spaz: i rock my own socks right now. i have the biggest sweet tooth evar and im resisting the sugary goodness that is readily available. i may fall off the wagon all the time, but im stoked that im on right now :nod:

Welldone! :claphigh:
Nice Avatar. Is that your pooch?

Welldone! :claphigh:
Nice Avatar. Is that your pooch?

lol thanks Archie :)

It's actually my best friend's dog. His name is Everett and he's pretty much super awesome :nod:

It's actually my best friend's dog. His name is Everett and he's pretty much super awesome :nod:

Hi Zoe! :wave:

Hi Everett! :wave:

We have WW meetings at my work too but I have never gone because I tried before at another place and also tried with a different company's weight loss program but they said I didnt weigh enough. I dont even think I could go to overeaters anonymous :(

Was the meeting interesting in a good way? :)

Hi Zoe!

Hi Zoe!


Hi Paul! :wave:


I was doing SO well today. Seriously. I'm going out to dinner tonight with a friend so I was trying to eat lite all day. There's a ton of sweets in the office and I buckled :( Here's the damage right now...
coffee - 1 pt
oatmeal - 2 pts
peaches - 2 pts
soup - 5 pounts
peaches - 2 pts
2 cookies - 4 pts (im guessing here)
piece of cake - 4 pts (again..total shot in the dark)
1 piece of chocolate candy - 1 pc (sensing a trend here?)

i still have to have dinner at this restaurant so im going to try to get some chicken and veggies combo.

knowing that i have 35 extra points to use a week is tricky because i have to actually make myself sit down and say "yes i ate that..and i HAVE to pay the consequences for it later" by eating less on other days or working out more, etc.
instead of going "oh well! i screwed up! nothing matters now! eat what you want!" which is normally what i do.

so...this is why they give you 35 points...so that you use them. im using them. this means i have to track them and make sure i only use 35.

im gonna get the hang of this, dangit. accountability and really budgeting calories and tracking it all.... not just covering my eyes when i dont want to see the numbers.... this is all part of it.

Hey Zoe
I think you are already getting the hang of it slowly.
You had your treats for today, so now you plan to change what you eat tonight to compensate. Knowing you should have chicken and vegies or whatever, and not just call the day a right off is definately a start. You seem to be doing well on this point system. I hope you enjoy your nice meal out, a nice healthy one! :)

well it was a nice thought archie ;) the long island ice tea that started off dinner.... i just dont understand how sometimes i can be so ON and other times, im just... compeltely oblivious. it's really stupid and i want to slap myself.

tomorrow is a new day.

no idea how many points were in my dinner but im going to give it huge overestimation and leave myself with 5 bonus points to last me until wednesday. i need to pull this together. im going for a run tomorrow. that will help :)

hey Zoe :wave: it sounds like you're doing pretty good... and that's great that your job has started to offer ww meetings during the work day... it's nice to know that some companies actually care about their employees enough to do something like that ;)

and Everett looks like a really pretty dog :nod:

lol, thanks Chameleon ;)

I am going to be posting a lot here. I think I do better when I post more often. So...be prepared for multiple posts with no point :D

i cancelled my dinner plans tonight so that i can go home and go running and eat a healthy dinner. i think i just have to accept that i can't juggle having a social life that involves going out to eat at the same time as focusing on healthy eating... at least not right now. i feel like an idiot that it's such a weakness for me.. but better to realize it and just take the hit to my social life now but make some progress on the health/fitness front.

ughs. :blank:

lol, thanks Chameleon ;)

I am going to be posting a lot here. I think I do better when I post more often. So...be prepared for multiple posts with no point :D

i cancelled my dinner plans tonight so that i can go home and go running and eat a healthy dinner. i think i just have to accept that i can't juggle having a social life that involves going out to eat at the same time as focusing on healthy eating... at least not right now. i feel like an idiot that it's such a weakness for me.. but better to realize it and just take the hit to my social life now but make some progress on the health/fitness front.

ughs. :blank:

It really is a hard juggle as I've discovered this summer/fall. We really ramped up our social life and have been enjoying it, but I found I was slowly slipping into that whole, if i don't count them.. they didn't happen mentality and boy did it catch up with me! Though maybe instead of quitting the social stuff altogether, just limit it to one or two "dinners" a week.

Good luck working on the balance.

i cancelled my dinner plans tonight so that i can go home and go running and eat a healthy dinner. i think i just have to accept that i can't juggle having a social life that involves going out to eat at the same time as focusing on healthy eating... at least not right now. i feel like an idiot that it's such a weakness for me.. but better to realize it and just take the hit to my social life now but make some progress on the health/fitness front.

ughs. :blank:

I completely agree! Having a social life is difficult to manage while trying to monitor certain aspects of nutrition. The good news though is that it is not impossible though.

As I enter next week, which begins a 2 week segment of a certain nutrition regimen I am already trying to identify certain "landmines" through out the week that could derail me from my plan...there are several, but I know if I go prepared that will render the best results.

Good to see round these parts again. :tucool:

Though maybe instead of quitting the social stuff altogether, just limit it to one or two "dinners" a week.

Good luck working on the balance.

Thanks FBChick, I think that I'm an all or nothing mentality sort of person... if I limit it to 2, then I might as well just give myself the whole week ;)

I completely agree! Having a social life is difficult to manage while trying to monitor certain aspects of nutrition. The good news though is that it is not impossible though.

Good to see round these parts again. :tucool:
Thanks Ryan :wave:
It's good to be back. I struggled with the feelings of lame-ness from all the start/stop/repeat but finally sucked it up and came back :)

I'm glad to hear this is do-able over time. You've done a great job and I hope I can be a successful at finding the balance as you have!

I hope I can be a successful at finding the balance as you have!

You could always quit drinking... :whistle:

You could always quit drinking... :whistle:
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today is all about trying to make up for last night's feast.

large coffee w fat free milk and splenda- 1 pt
oatmeal - 2 pts
HUGE leafy salad with a bit of cheese, garbanzo beans, peas, and beets - 3 pts
miso soup w a few noodles and tofu - 2 pts
cereal w/ fat free milk - 4 pts
frozen dinner - 6 pts
rice cake - 1 pt

low points, but im really not that hungry. i havent even eaten the smart one or rice cake yet (not that rice cakes are filling, mind).

im so glad i cancelled my plans tonight. feels good to be home.

Hi Zoe. :wave:

Just popped in to say how beautiful you look in your avatar. :)

Do nuts have a lot of points? Since rice cakes aren't very filling (and don't have a lot of nutrition either), maybe you could swap a rice cake for four or five almonds?:confused:

Hi Zoe. :wave:

Just popped in to say how beautiful you look in your avatar. :)

Do nuts have a lot of points? Since rice cakes aren't very filling (and don't have a lot of nutrition either), maybe you could swap a rice cake for four or five almonds?:confused:

aww thanks guava! :)
the rice cake is more like a flavorfull treat (white cheddar flavor styrofoam, lol). good idea on the almonds. im just nervous i'd have a hard time stopping at 4 or 5 :blank:

i kicked butt today to help make up for yesterday's damage. nice.

zoe = 1, sweets = 0
:cool:

i had the longest dream ever last night and i woke up and was crushed that it wasn't true. it's amazing how emotions can get wrapped up in a dream. how irritating.

i cant believe im awake this early. there's something seriously wrong with this picture. i thought about going running but is like 32 degrees outside:blank:

i had the longest dream ever last night and i woke up and was crushed that it wasn't true. it's amazing how emotions can get wrapped up in a dream. how irritating.


Yeah those dreams suck when you actually wake up.
The other night I had a dream that my son was the spitting image of Michael jackson when he was young. :eek: Not sure what emotions were wrapped up in that though :confused:

No idea what time it is for you, but have a nice day Zoe.

hey archie, thanks :) hope you have a lovely day yourself!

my dream was about an ex boyfriend. in the dream, i found out he missed me and wanted to get back together. and i was like"really?!" because he's always going to be someone that i care about and if i could go back in time, i would have done a lot of things differently. so when i woke up , i was sad to realize that it wasnt true.

in other news, i left the house around 7:10am and went on a 40 minute jogging session (with walks of course). according to my heartrate monitor (i finally found it!~ yay!) i burned 438 calories. thats pretty awesome :tucool:

i also discovered that wearing gloves when you run makes a huge difference! my hands didnt hurt from the cold, double trouble:claphigh:

i've had a very productive start to my day! eeeesh!!!

woke up early and tried to go back to sleep, to no avail. PD suggested that I go for a run, so I did (see earlier post) . THen I took a shower, got dressed, had some cereal, and headed to a nearby coffee shop for some caffeine, came back, have done a few loads of laundry, reorganized my 2 dressers of clothing, reorganized the clothes hanging in my closet, and am generally doing a lot of cleaning and organizing. and...it isnt even noon :)

gonna have some lunch soon, finish up some cleaning and then relax with a movie before the costume party tonight. :tucool:

i was supposed to go out to a dinner party tonight... i cancelled. i feel like a jerk for cancelling but i just know that i can't do that right now. give me a week or two of awesome sticking to plan-ness, but right now... i just can't. i have to make my weightloss/fitness goal a priority.

my social life is just about awesome right now. :blank:

i look forward to getting into a good enough groove that i can resume hanging out with friends around bad food and not feel too tempted. i've gotten to that point before. i can do it again, dangit.

Hi Zoe. Finding that balance is tricky, to say the least, and I think it's something that many of us struggle with. Sometimes it seems so easy and other times it feels as an absolute chore and I feel resentful that I'm "depriving" myself of something, but once I start thinking about the the big picture I'm able to get back into the proper frame of mind and refocus. Of course looking in the mirror is also a big motivator. :lol:

Good luck and enjoy your weekend!

thanks paul!

today's eats have been nothing special...

cereal - 3 pts
coffee - 1 pt
rice with black bean soup - 4 pts
2 rice cakes - 2 pts
cereal - 3 pts

gonna have in a bit:
frozen dinner - 6 pts
canned peaches - 4 pts

ended up getting caught up with some computer issues and didnt ever eat my canned peaches last night. :blank:i need to be careful to make sure that im eating enough. i definitely didnt yesterday.

im getting ready to head into work at my part time job. im going to give notice today, i think. i dont need 2 jobs and working 1 day a week there is 1) not really giving me much extra income anyway, 2) taking up some downtime that i need since i work a full time office job 5 days a week which leaves me with only one day off of work

i like the people i work with, but i like having some time to relax or get things accomplished too.

Food for the day was not great but I did hit my points. I was at work so I had limited options, especially since I was supposed to get off work at 3pm so I didn’t bring much with me. I ended up staying till 6:30…

Cereal w/ fat free milk – 3pts
Coffee w/ fat free milk and sugarfree hazelnut syrup – 1 pt
Canned peaches – 2pts
2 spicy chicken tacos – 8 pts
3 rolo candies – 3 pts
pasta with tuna and peas– 5 pts
rice cakes - 2

It was SOOO hard to stop eating the rolos at just 3 pieces. i was stressing out and started to head to the candy dish for more but i managed to resist the temptation to eat more. :tu: thankgoodness. i just reminded myself over and over that i've been doing well and that the only way im going to see positive change is to continue on this track. it's ok that i ate 3 candies. i would just have to not eat those 3 points later. done and done.

i realize that im not getting a whole heck of a lot of food, and partially is't because im trying to make up for the extra calories i ate earlier in the week. please understand that i dont plan on keeping my intake at this level normally. that wouldnt be a good idea and i realize that.

just got back from a quick jogging session. 33 minutes, 345 cals.
8 laps
fastest lap: 3:11 (including the walking part)
highest heart rate: 193bpm

was a long day.
I had to work through lunch again. :blank:

gonna have a higher point dinner than i normally would to help make up for it.

food today:
coffee w/ fat free milk - 1 pt
oatmeal - 2 pts
lite canned pears - 2 pts
spicey thai noodle soup - 2 pts
lite canned pears - 2 pts

gonna have:
chicken sandwhich with steamed veggies and black beans from Chili's- 13 pts
2 white cheddar rice cakes - 2 pts
fat free milk - 1 pt

did arms/shoulders tonight and then some ab work.

317 calories burned. 55 minute session.

used light weight since it's my first strenght training session in over 2 months.

my triceps are like jello. im gonna feel it tomorrow for sure. :flex:

the DOMS have arrived. :bb:

Shoulders are slightly tight, but in a "i just wanna stretch" sort of way. It's nothing bad.

my triceps are toast. :dreamy:

i weighed in today.
1.2lb loss.

im trying to be happy about it but to be honest, im disappointed. i was hoping for more.

im disappointed but im not giving up.

im changing my strategy a bit. instead of eating low points (22-24) everyday and saving my bonus points. im going to try to just eat 27 points a day. i wont always hit that number, but i think it's a good strategy to try for a week.

i have to continue to write stuff down and i need to remember that since im working out again, that my body needs fuel. so eating fresh/more nutritious/less processed foods is important. i also have got to eat more protein!

im going grocery shopping tonight and am going to buy some chicken to make a pulled chicken dish that goes into a whole wheat tortilla.

im going to continue. im eating healthier than i was and that's important, even if my weight loss this week was smaller than i wanted.

i weighed in today.
1.2lb loss.

im trying to be happy about it but to be honest, im disappointed. i was hoping for more.

im disappointed but im not giving up.

im changing my strategy a bit. instead of eating low points (22-24) everyday and saving my bonus points. im going to try to just eat 27 points a day. i wont always hit that number, but i think it's a good strategy to try for a week.

i have to continue to write stuff down and i need to remember that since im working out again, that my body needs fuel. so eating fresh/more nutritious/less processed foods is important. i also have got to eat more protein!

im going grocery shopping tonight and am going to buy some chicken to make a pulled chicken dish that goes into a whole wheat tortilla.

im going to continue. im eating healthier than i was and that's important, even if my weight loss this week was smaller than i wanted.

You keep going Zoe! This isn't a set back, just not as much progress as you hoped for and there could be numerous reasons for this. The bottom line is that you are making progress and it will continue as long as you continue to make the decisions that you have been lately.

Damn, you want to know annoyed, I stepped on the scale this morning and I was 2.8 pounds heavier than yesterday and I haven't a clue as to why.

Damn, you want to know annoyed, I stepped on the scale this morning and I was 2.8 pounds heavier than yesterday and I haven't a clue as to why.

LOL, Your post made me smile, thanks paul :)

i weighed in today.
1.2lb loss.

im trying to be happy about it but to be honest, im disappointed. i was hoping for more.

im disappointed but im not giving up.

im changing my strategy a bit. instead of eating low points (22-24) everyday and saving my bonus points. im going to try to just eat 27 points a day. i wont always hit that number, but i think it's a good strategy to try for a week. I don't know why the scale is so mysterious. It's really annoying when the math doesn't work. :mad:

Change is good. :nod:

im going grocery shopping tonight and am going to buy some chicken to make a pulled chicken dish that goes into a whole wheat tortilla.Oooh, how do you pull a chicken? Does that involve a slow cooker? Is there barbecue sauce involved? I betcha it would be good with roasted red peppers. :drool:

Oooh, how do you pull a chicken? Does that involve a slow cooker? Is there barbecue sauce involved? I betcha it would be good with roasted red peppers. :drool:

Here's the recipe:

1 cup diet coke
1 cup ketchup
1/4 c worchestershire sauce
3 tablespoons steak sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1.5lb chicken breast

grill, boil, or microwave (who the hell does that?!) chicken. let cool. shred with a fork.
heat all of the other ingredients and let simmer and reduce by a quarter.
mix together and serve....would be good over brown rice or in a whole wheat tortilla.

i think im gonna make this tonight. i'll let u know if it's any good. if so, i'll post to the recipe forums.

Here's the recipe:

1 cup diet coke
1 cup ketchup
1/4 c worchestershire sauce
3 tablespoons steak sauce
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1.5lb chicken breast

grill, boil, or microwave (who the hell does that?!) chicken. let cool. shred with a fork.
heat all of the other ingredients and let simmer and reduce by a quarter.
mix together and serve....would be good over brown rice or in a whole wheat tortilla.

i think im gonna make this tonight. i'll let u know if it's any good. if so, i'll post to the recipe forums.Oh, I am so going to do that! :drool:

I microwaved chicken once it was awful. I'm really not sure you could shred a chicken that you've grilled, but boiling doesn't sound very appetizing either. I wonder what would happen if I just mixed all the wet ingredients together and cooked it in there? :confused:

LOL, Your post made me smile, thanks paul :)

I'm glad somebody's smiling about it because I certainly wasn't this morning. It was more like :eek: and :doh: and :confused:. If I think about it when I have some time I going to check to see if this was my biggest one day weight change since I started keeping track. If it's not, it's got to be really close to a record for me.

Have a great evening Zoe.

holy crap. i forgot how much lunges and squats kill. im not gonna be able to walk up the 3 flights of stairs to get to my desk tomorrow. eeeeeeeesh. my butt is already hurting, lol.


food for the day:


coffee with skim milk - 1 pt
cookie - 3 pts
mint bar - 2 pts
vegetable soup with pasta- 3 pts
oatmeal - 3 pts
2 low fat ice cream sammiches - 4 pts
pulled chicken over 1/2 c of barley- 7pts
halva filled cookie: 1 pt


24 pts

that chicken is pretty darned good! :tu:

good morning. i dont have doms from last night's workout yet...but i feel them on their way.

i didnt have coffee this morning. figured i'd just start the water drinking earlier in the day. hopefully i'll get 2 liters in today.

i think today's food plan looks pretty good! :)

food plan for the day is as follows:

rice cake 1pt
oatmeal 2 pts
apple 1 pt
vegetable soup w pasta 2.5 pts
pulled chicken over 1/2 c barley 7 pts
pear 1 pt
cream of wheat 2 pts
pulled chicken over 1/2 c barley 7 pts
low fat ice cream sammich 2 pts

Total points: 25.5

I'm doing a kempo workout tonight...this should be interesting.:D


taking tomorrow off of work, YAY!!!!! VACATION DAY!!! not sure what my plan is yet. i have a few errands i need to run: gotta buy a parking permit, gotta get my eyebrows waxed so i can continue to stop traffic with my good looks, and i need to tidy up the house. other htan that, i plan to get a workout in and to eat healthy all day. :nod:

Had a lunch meeting where they brough pizza and breadsticks in......

i didnt have a single bite, nor was i tempted. i had a fantastic lunch of leftover pulled chicken, hurrah!! :dance:

Had a lunch meeting where they brough pizza and breadsticks in......

i didnt have a single bite, nor was i tempted. i had a fantastic lunch of leftover pulled chicken, hurrah!! :dance:

Very nicely done!

thanks paul!! around 3, i started getting iffy though. ended up having a tootsie roll pop and soime rice cakes (but didnt eat my soup so... the points still evened out mostly).

i am supposed to do kempo tonight but my doms are pretty bad from last night's squatss and lunges. i might just take a rest tonight.

Good job with the pizza
YAY for traffic stopping good looks :lol:
What is kempo?

:love:

i made some bad choices last night while watching a movie/tv with my roommate (4 low fat ice cream sammiches....eeeeeks...and some popcorn...cooked on the stove...in oil.....)

i was in "im on vacation, i deserve it!"-mode. :bang:

i feel uber gross this morning. :(

i dont know how many points to attribute to this maddness... 8 for the ice cream, and.. no idea on the popcorn... im just going to say... i used 15 pts...better safe than sorry. that means i have 15 extra points to last me till wednesday. if i spread them out over the week then i should be eating 25points a day?i think..... crap, i dont know. im shooting for 25 a day. we'll see what happens.

since im not at work today i need to make a game plan.. i need to clean my room, do laundry, and get a good high calorie burn workout in. i think im gonna do the kempo that i was supposed to do last night. i still have doms from squats/lunges. this should be fun.

30 min of kenpo = 264 cals burned

25 minute jogging session = 288 cals burned

now im going to eat breakfast...pulled chicken and barley, it's friggin good! and it's that great carb+protein combo that is so fantastic post workout :D

yay!

went jogging again. couch to 5k program
90 min jog, 2 min rest, repeated
25 min session
265 cals burned
im trying to get back on track here. i have to remembner that i did it before, i can do it again. i ran a half marathon for goodness sake. i should be able to run for a few minutes straight without wanting to die.


got the extra run in because im going out to dinner tonight and have no idea where we're going or what i'm getting. plus a little extra running never hurt.

now im getting cleaned up and going out with my friend matt to Ikea. yay furniture!

kenpo has caused new, amazing doms. my ENTIRE back hurts. from up top at my shoulders all the way down to my lower back. i assume this is from all the punching and twisting? it feels amazing in both a great and horrible way. lol.

i went out wiht my friend matt last night to outback steakhouse....ok here's the damage....ughs...

yesterday i ate:
chicken and barley - post morning workout
cup of cereal - around noon
1 crabcake - outback
ceaser salad - outback
bunch of bread with butter ...this was the item i ate the most of , without a doubt- outback
3 or 4 bites of an 8 oz sirloin steak - outback
a few forkfuls of baked potato - outback
4 or 5 of matt's french fries - outback
4 or 5 or 6 vodka tonics - outback

ok... partytime is done. back on wagon now.


i slept 0 minutes last night. i came home, sleepy and ready for bed. then i just layed there all night, watching the clock tick. wtf?

im off to get some coffee...gonna do some stretching... defintely eating light today.


p.s. i will not be bitching if i do not lose weight this week. im realistic enough to know that, lol. but im still trying to make healthier choices the majority of the time. watch.... im gonna be good till wednesday now :)

the bad news is that once again...im on a downward spiral of baaaaad news. i went out to dinner with a friend last night and made bad choices...again. didnt i say i wasnt going to do that? well... you know the zoe drill..how many times must she try and try again?

so im going running in about 5 minutes, to hopefully start my day off on the right foot. i get so irritated because there are times when im so motivated and able to resist and am so ...ON. and then... i forget about those moments and i slide into old habits so fast. i feel like a drug addict, i swear. relapse, relapse, relapse. and i have no one to blame but myself for my choices. this week's weigh in is going to be painful.

time to run. gonna do 3/4 block jogs again instead of the couch to 5k program this morning. 30 minutes. back in a bit.

Hey Zoe. I think I know how you feel with regard to nutrition and food choices right now. I went through the same thing over the summer while I was living at home with my parents. I backslid a little but I also managed to stick with my workouts for the most part, so the weight I gained wasn't just fat but muscle too.

I don't know what to tell you, really, because the balance thing is difficult and I'm still in the process of figuring it out. You're not alone and many of us are going through the same thing you are. Just exercise hard and don't fret too much about food. :)

OMFG I have the most awesome jogging session this morning :spaz:.

did i do 3/4 block runs? no. did i do 90 min jog, 2 min walk? no. what did i do???

i did 4 min 30 sec jogs and 1 min walks, repeated...muwahahaha!!!:dance:

about 40 minutes, 461 cals burned

i stopped worrying about speed and just jogged my slow lil zoe jog and BAM, i'm back in the game :D

i went running last night and it was horrendous. my legs just wouldnt go. i lasted 15 minutes and called it quits. better than nothing....

im not expecting a weight loss this week. im just crossing my fingers to not gain anything. starting fresh every single day... fall down, get up. fall down, get up. slide off the wagon. get up. etc. it's ok... i'll get there eventually.

i brought my gym clothes to work so i can go to the one located near my office, right after work. im going to see how this new plan works out for me. im actually sort of excited :) there's a cardio kickboxing class at 6:15. i may head over around 5:15 and play on the elliptical or treadmill for a while before the class. we'll see how long i last :)

just got home from the gym. did a bunch of various cardio on various machines.

50 minutes, 518 cals burned. sweet.

i weigh in tomorrow and it's not gonna be pretty. but it's a new week :D

yup. back up to 167. my own fault.

next week should be better.

We all have the strong days and the weak days. I hope you have more strong days than weak days, then you will progress towards your goals. :gl:

been floundering. this is nothing new.

the week was not good. i was uber stressed and that normally means that the good choices stop occuring. this week was no different.

woke up this morning and my roommate asked me if i wanted french toast. i thought about it and declined. i may start and stop a lot, but im gonna keep starting and stopping because the starting part is better than not starting ever. that doesnt make sense but hopefully you know wha ti mean.

i made a 2 egg white omlete with green beans for breakfast because im trying to eat more veggies. the successful moments may be few and far between but im still proud of them when they happen.

going out of town this weekend to visit a friend. im gonna make that pulled chicken recipe for her. gonna try to have a good weekend of good choices.


not much else to say.

30 minute jogging session.
intervals: 4:30 mins jog/1 min walk
cals burned: 336

i woke up at 4:30am to make it to the 6am spinning class at the gym near my office:)

it was a great class. after i finished showering and changing, i got a protein shake with fresh blueberries. super tasty!

i feel so good right now. endorphins + pride from going + kicking butt in the class after not having taken a spinning class in over 6 months = zoe right now :)

sweet. :cool:

i woke up at 4:30am to make it to the 6am spinning class

Nutter :eek:


















:tu:

went on a jog this morning. 30 minutes, 303 cals burned. it was tough. it's 30 degrees out there. i was so cold at first and the snow was getting in my eyes.any tips for running outside in winter weather?

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showpost.php?p=538287&postcount=9

http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showpost.php?p=538287&postcount=9

:tu:

OMFG, i had a great run this morning! :spaz:

50 minutes session
5min jog/1 min walk
570 cals burned

i wore a hat and it made a huge difference! yay!!!!

i feel so good right now. got my food all planned out for the day. 2oz of protein with veggies or fruit for every single meal.. thank goodness for all this leftover turkey :)

yesterday's food was spot on. i ewnt up to my friend tim's house and we made fish and rice. he offered me wine or beer and i declined. he mentioned that he hadnt had ice cream in a while and i didnt go for that either. i was very proud of myself. i stuck to it, without any issues. i feel pretty good about being on track so i'd like to keep with it.

gonna go have some coffee and get a jog in. have a lovely saturday you guys!

/edit: i went for a jog . man it was cold! didnt last very long. only 23 minute session but i put in an 8-10 minute stretch of nonstop jogging so that was good. 280 cals burned.

:wave:

:wave:

:dreamy: :wave:

Well done for staying on track!
:claphigh:

160lbs this morning:eek:

160lbs this morning:eek:


fantastic! :tucool:

fantastic! :tucool:
thanks :D

another 4:30am wake up to get to spinning class! done and done! :tu:

got my nike+ kit so im gonna try it this morning :spaz:.

it's friggen COLD out so this should be veeeery interesting.

45 min jog this morning. forgot my hearrate monitor :(

nike+ says: slowwww pace. ;) but i liked it. need to keep playing with it to learn all the options.

How on earth can you get up at 4:30am? :eek:

quick update: it's been too icey/snowy to go running and i got lazy in this cold weather.

last night i went to an awesome spinning class and am about to leave for another one. i gotta say, i love spinning :)

not much else to report. not sure on my weight but i'll post later this week with the numbers. im probably about where i was before. maybe a pound or so more, who knows.


hope you guys are all well and kickin butt, per usual :)

quick update: it's been too icey/snowy to go running and i got lazy in this cold weather.

last night i went to an awesome spinning class and am about to leave for another one. i gotta say, i love spinning :)

not much else to report. not sure on my weight but i'll post later this week with the numbers. im probably about where i was before. maybe a pound or so more, who knows.


hope you guys are all well and kickin butt, per usual :)

I don't know if I'm kicking butt, but I am well. Thanks for the update.

Hi Z! :wave:

Hi Z! :wave:

Holy crap! Hi Ecrivain, how have you been?

Ecrivainnnnnnnnnn!!!!

:claphigh:

Hi Z! :wave:

E!!! :spaz: HI!!! :) im so glad you're back!!!


let's see...


tuesday night i went to spinning
wednesday i went to the 5:30am and 5:30pm class for spinning
thursday i took off
friday i went for a 30 minute jog outside in the cold but it wasnt too bad
this morning i did 40 minutes by the lakefront in milwaukee and the weather was perfectly cool but not too cold


feelin good :)

im spending the weekend and christmas in milwaukee. im trying to focus on myself and relaxation (had a recent breakup that i'm getting over so ... im sort of in that "take care of yourself" mode).
my plans involve:

sauna
yoga classes
drinking lots of water
sleeping late
long hot baths
running by the lake
good coffee
good company (i've missed my wisconsinite friends!)

E!!! :spaz: HI!!! :) im so glad you're back!!!


let's see...

tuesday night i went to spinning
wednesday i went to the 5:30am and 5:30pm class for spinning
thursday i took off
friday i went for a 30 minute jog outside in the cold but it wasnt too bad
this morning i did 40 minutes by the lakefront in milwaukee and the weather was perfectly cool but not too cold
feelin good :)

Seems as if you're keeping it together and doing well. :tu:

im spending the weekend and christmas in milwaukee. im trying to focus on myself and relaxation (had a recent breakup that i'm getting over so ... im sort of in that "take care of yourself" mode).
my plans involve:

sauna
yoga classes
drinking lots of water
sleeping late
long hot baths
running by the lake
good coffee
good company (i've missed my wisconsinite friends!)

Best wishes for doing well with your recent breakup and it does seem by your post that you are taking care of yourself. Keep it up.

Your plans for the weekend and Christmas sound wonderful and I hope that it's a good holiday season for you.

thanks seltzer ;) i hope you and your family have a very happy holiday :)

Hey you;)

Hey you;)

:wave:

:wave:

:dreamy:

did some yoga tonight . it was much faster and more difficult than we were expecting. i broke a sweat pretty fast into it and eventually gave up, lol. it was just too fast. i was in the mood for more relaxing yoga, i guess.

tomorrow , assuming weather is permitting, we (my friend susie and i) plan to go for a run along the lake front and then are going to a 10am yoga class, sooo excited :)

i cant wait to get back home to hit another spinning class though. it really is one of my favorite forms of exercise to be honest. it's damned difficult but i love it!:D

running has been getting more enjoyable and im starting to reconsider signing up for another half mary... the biggest hurdle is training outside in this weather.. but we'll see. :)

it's currently 15 degrees but according to weather,.com,it feels like -1. awesome. and it's insanely windy. there's a wind advisory gusting to 35 miles per hour. hmm im going to go out on a limb here and say that im probably not going running by the lake this morning....


we're not going to yoga either... i feel intimidated. why is it that i have no problem going to spinning but am nervous to go to yoga???

we got up and i ran over to starbucks and it was PAINFULLY cold. had some coffee, sat by the fire and talked for about an hour and then headed back out into the one block run of death ;)

im off to sit in the sauna, drink water, sweat out toxins, and do yoga whilst trying to not pass out from the heat. sounds fun!! :) :)

Don't underestimate the intimidation factor of yoga. It can get pretty intense. You have a right to be hesitant. But, rather than fear it, simply respect it. And get in there and do it!

Oh, and have fun getting hot and sweaty. :evil:

the sauna/stretching was awwwesome. im looking forward to hanging out in the sauna again tomorrow morning. i started on the highest step and slowly worked my way down to the lower steps as it got too hot to handle. i stretched and focused on my breathing and tried to relax. once i came back to the apartment, i took a shower and felt sooo relaxed. it was fantastic. and now that the snow and cold is back, im super anxious to get back in there again :)

was so busy today with my friend that i didnt eat until 3 or so! had a salad with steak on top, some bread with oil, a glass of chianti, and some water. finished off with some dessert of a cherry/almond bun. soo good :)

tomorrow's plan: continue to drink lots of water, sauna, yoga, running on the treadmill. im very excited to spend this time relaxing and focusing on these healthy/relaxing activities. im quite thankful that my friend let me stay in her swanky apartment while she's out of town. :nod: good times :tu:

when i go to spinning, i always set my bike up to the same settings. well tonight, i changed it just a bit so that my seat was about an inch or two farther back. holy crap did it make a difference! i totally felt it in my quads way more. sweet :) im honestly afraid i might be sore tomorrow (im NEVER sore from spinning anymore). i burned about 600 cals in the class this evening. sweeeeeet.


im going to be under 160 within the next 2 weeks. its going to happen. seriously ;) i've managed to stay between 161-163 so that's good. hey... maintenance is good cause it means not gaining. ya dig?


im going tomorrow morning to spinning, woo hoo! gotta wake up hella early but it's gonna be great :) i dont know why i like it so much... but i do :)

when i go to spinning, i always set my bike up to the same settings. well tonight, i changed it just a bit so that my seat was about an inch or two farther back. holy crap did it make a difference! i totally felt it in my quads way more. sweet :) im honestly afraid i might be sore tomorrow (im NEVER sore from spinning anymore). i burned about 600 cals in the class this evening. sweeeeeet.


im going to be under 160 within the next 2 weeks. its going to happen. seriously ;) i've managed to stay between 161-163 so that's good. hey... maintenance is good cause it means not gaining. ya dig?


im going tomorrow morning to spinning, woo hoo! gotta wake up hella early but it's gonna be great :) i dont know why i like it so much... but i do :)

Yeah, I dig. Maintaining during this time of the year is equivalent to cutting at any other time. Nicely done Zoe :tu:.

I went to spinning. :)

It was tough to get out of bed. these cold winter mornings are evil.

class was just sort of ok. I didn't push myself as hard as normal though. We did a lot of jumps and I have a hard time peddling out of the saddle if I don't have decent resistance on. I prefer slow peddling, up out of the saddle, against high resistance (in other words, big climbing). i always prefer tougher climbs as opposed to faster sprints. I guess my muscles are just sluggish. i need to work on some plyometrics maybe? I dunno.. im babbling.

I only burned 545 cals this morning. don't get me wrong, im happy about that, it's just lower than i would prefer for a spinning class. i normally try to break 600.

not sure if i'm going to spin class tonight. there's a 6:30 class that i would like to go to , followed by a 7:30 yoga class... but i have dinner plans. so...we'll see. maybe i can talk my friend into going with me.. there's an idea!:tu:

not much else to report. im waiting for my coffee to kick in.. im a bit sleepy still. :morning:


Maintaining during this time of the year is equivalent to cutting at any other time.

Wow, good point Seltzer!! Way to make my morning, friend! :nod:

tonight i went to 6:30 spin class and then 7:30 yoga class. im beat but i feel good. i drank more than 3 liters of water today :) yay!! :spaz:

tomorrow i get a bunch of bloodwork drawn. im interested in finding the results (thyroid, etc).

not much else to report.

Happy Friday, Z! Hope you get good news with your bloodwork. :tu:

i just got back from my first Bikram Yoga class:D


it was pretty good. i couldnt get into all of the postures but i tried. i really liked it and will look for a studio near my house. it's like $15 a session, which sort of sucks because it's going to get expensive, so I'll just start off doing one day a week, i suppose.

yay for hot yoga :)

i just got back from my first Bikram Yoga class:D


it was pretty good. i couldnt get into all of the postures but i tried. i really liked it and will look for a studio near my house. it's like $15 a session, which sort of sucks because it's going to get expensive, so I'll just start off doing one day a week, i suppose.

yay for hot yoga :)

Glad you liked it! The studio I used to go to use to do some pretty good deal packages that would work out to about $8-10 a session depending on how many you were willing to buy upfront.

Best wishes for a happy and healthy new year!

finallt getting back into a groove after the new year. spinning class last night and tonight. rock.

drinking tons of water, yay! up to 3 liters a day :) sometimes 4, sweeeeet :)

finallt getting back into a groove after the new year. spinning class last night and tonight. rock.

drinking tons of water, yay! up to 3 liters a day :) sometimes 4, sweeeeet :)


you rock building blocks. :tucool:

went to 3 spinning classes this past week. but the best part was when i went jogging this morning. i hadnt gone since before the holidays and it felt great!!!

did around 2.3 miles or so. felt really good. i love spinning but i may venture to say that i like jogging more... it's harder so i think i feel more accomplished afterwards. spinning is like a walk in the park compared to running.

i've discovered in spinning that im built more for power than speed. whenever we're up, climbing, i crank the resistance and go much slower than most people because im pushing against harder resistance (i assume). it just feels better. or maybe it means im lazy?:eek: no im sticking with my original assessment :)

p.s. josh said i should post this so blame him :)

it's from myspace. i was uber angry at work the other day so my friend made this to cheer me up :) it's not related to my fitness journey whatsoever.. well.. im wearing the shirt that i sometimes workout in... so that counts :)

p.p.s. my hair isnt red. it's the lighting. shut it, iwac! ;)

:lol::lol::lol: That's awesome!

Hi Zoe! :wave:

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watch this. it made my day. i feel like i should get out of my pajamas right now and go running :D

:lol::lol::lol: That's awesome!

Hi Zoe! :wave:

kilter! :spaz: hi! :wave:

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watch this. it made my day. i feel like i should get out of my pajamas right now and go running :DWow, I feel like cleaning the kitchen now. :rolleyes:

Wow, I feel like cleaning the kitchen now. :rolleyes:

shut it, you! :spank:

shut it, you! :spank:Please, don't throw me in there (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showpost.php?p=563238&postcount=137). :scared:

Hey, I'm thinking about doing the spinning class also. I wonder if I can survive that. :confused: Was your class extremely noisy?

Please, don't through me in there (http://forums.johnstonefitness.com/showpost.php?p=563238&postcount=137). :scared:

Hey, I'm thinking about doing the spinning class also. I wonder if I can survive that. :confused: Was your class extremely noisy?

LOL!! I won't throw you into the acid bath ;) ... yet!

spinning classes are great! in a good class i can burn about 700 calories.
why would it be noisy???:confused:

why would it be noisy???:confused:Because I can hear from the spinning class room, very loud music and the "instructor" screaming like a mad man.

Because I can hear from the spinning class room, very loud music and the "instructor" screaming like a mad man.

LOL! well the music can be loud sometimes, but you'll find that in most group classes. as for the instructor screaming like a madman... may just be that instructor. they all have different personalities and tactics for motivating you.

i say you give it a shot. what have you got to lose? :) the main advice i can give is to make sure you always have resistance on your bike, ESPECIALLY if you're standing up. otherwise it can kill your knees. let me know how it goes for ya :cool:

what have you got to lose? :) Fat! :spaz:

let me know how it goes for ya :cool::tu:

i've made a decision.......
im signing up for another half marathon this year :spaz::spaz::spaz:

i've made a decision.......
im signing up for another half marathon this year :spaz::spaz::spaz:

Hi Zoe!

Talk about a motivator. Good luck with that Zoe and I know that you'll be able to pull it off.

Will you be training and running with the same group as last year? Team In Training, I think.

thanks paul :) i dont think i'll do team in training this year. i think i'll do it solo.


had an amazing jog this morning!!!!! :spaz:

4.42 miles in 60 minutes works for me :)

710 cals burned.


rock ;)

sugar really is like crackrock. i dont know how the hell im going to get into a 12 step program for sugar, but i've got to find a way. i'm an addict, plain and simple. :blank: it shouldn't be this difficult.

sugar really is like crackrock.

So switch to crackrock. You'll lose weight. :D

Pick a fun half worth traveling for and I'll come run it with you.

Or even better... come to Philly in September (http://www.runphilly.com).
We can round up the usual suspects (and a few of the unusual ones) and make it a weekend.

sugar really is like crackrock.

Yes, yes it is. :mad:

Mostly. I mean, if crack was snuck into nearly all packaged foods and beverages and its production was subsidized by the government, then they'd be, like, exactly the same.

So switch to crackrock. You'll lose weight. :D

Pick a fun half worth traveling for and I'll come run it with you.:doh:

im happy to write this post.....:nod:

well... first of all, it's currently 21 degrees (yet feels like 8, according to weather.com) and wanna know what i just did? well.. i went RUNNING outside :D. it was snowing and fantastic! it was so cold at first, i had my turtleneck covering my mouth.. then pulled it down to my chin.. then got warmed up and was just dandy!

second, i did 45 minutes, and according to mapmyrun, i went 3.33 miles , that's a slow pace but i dont freaking care, it was cold as crap out there! and while my legs moved slow, i ran for fairly decent intervals without stopping and my recoveries were short, so suck it! 13:30 is actually a decent pace for me, ok? i'm 5'4, 160 pounds with short chubby legs... im normally a 15 minute mile girl... walkers pass me on my left ;) lol! 13.30 is good and plenty!:)

calories burned, according to the trusty heart rate monitor: 565


and to think.. i was going to come home and sulk because i ate sugary crap at work today! :nono:

:confused::doh:=Oh God, phillydude! I can't believe you said that!

i've made a decision.......
im signing up for another half marathon this year :spaz::spaz::spaz:

:eek: :claphigh::claphigh::claphigh:

Holy dedication Zoe! Big kudos for getting out there in sub optimal conditions and getting it done. I guess I have no excuse not to go out later today when the temp reaches the high 30's.

GREAT job Zoe!! And i think a 13min per mile pace is just dandy! It's pretty much the pace I used to run a marathon and while we may have hit the finish line as they were starting to tear it down, dang it.. we finished it! :D Keep it up!

Speaking of crackrock, how about Shamrock? As in the Shamrock Shuffle? Some friends and Harper and I are thinking about getting signed up for it...could be fun?

Way to go running in the cold! Harper and I have been running outside the whole winter and after the first week of adapting it was better than running outside in the warm weather...way more invigorating! :tucool::nod:

i've made a decision.......
im signing up for another half marathon this year :spaz::spaz::spaz:

Niiiiiiice.:D

i was going to stay home but i was in sort of a funk and thought i would feel better after i exercised.

i checked the weather channel:
current temp: 23
feels like: 23
winds: 3mph

unfortunatly, the whole run was sort of lame. it was really short. i got freaked out because i saw a car circleing around the neighborhood and i was all alone. i also was really tired. i just couldnt get into it. i even got sidestiches, which i never get! i think my body just needs a rest tonight after so many consecutive nights of running (sat, sun, mon and tue). im home now. gonna stretch and hydrate.

total time: 25 minutes
total distance: 1.95
i think that means my pace was a little faster. that's good news at least.

a short run is better than no run:D

no running tonight. a night off is well deserved.

it's supposed to be 9 degrees this weekend.. im going to check the local rec plex to see if they have an indoor track. the treadmill can suck it.

1- im stopping at the grocery store on my way home from work. stocking up on a few day's worth of food. why? well...

2- i started writing out a meal plan for the weekend.

when i lost the most weight, it was when i ate 6 small meals: combining a lean protein, carb, and veggies. im going to do this again.

mostly chicken, egg whites, and turkey sausage, brown rice, sweet potato, regular potato or oatmeal, and spinach, brocolli, or kale.

i'm also going to make a crazy new smoothie that i read about which involves: apples, pears, bananas, and celery and kale... apparently it's a good way to get more veggies in your diet. it's going to be green, but supposedly tasty. im going to throw in some powdered egg whites to make it a legit snack :)
any thoughts on the powdered egg whites? i'm a little nervous about them for some reason.


3- i have to buy a lunchbox/cooler thingy and some ice packs. i cant handle sitting by the test kitchen and having cupcakes and cookies surround me all day. my plan is that i'll have all of my meals with me, at my desk, so i wont even need to go into the breakroom to see the evil cookies ;) it wont work forever, but for now, im hoping it will help.

4- it's supposed to be hellaciously cold this weekend so im going to do kenpo and plyometrix from the comfort of my basement. im interested in seeing how many calories i burn in 30 minutes.

I'm interested in seeing how many calories i burninate in 30 minutes.

fixed. have a good time this weekend.

fixed. have a good time this weekend.

LOL!!! you love my burninating :nod:

:dance: burninating the countryside, burninating the peasants! :dance:

I went grocery shopping last night and was disappointed to find they didn’t carry kale or powdered egg whites. I ended up getting spinach and liquid egg whites instead.

Got home and unpacked everything. I had said I would start my new eating program on Saturday but was feeling good so I had a smoothie for dinner: Apple, pear, banana, blueberries, spinach, and egg whites. I added water, ice, and equal sweetener.

That’s a complete meal, darlins ;) carbs and protein :) and also fruits and veggies, woot woot. :nod:

My plan is to ween myself off of splenda and other artificial sweeteners but I felt it was ok for now because it will help make the transition more tolerable. I’m hoping by the end of the week that the sugar from the fruit is enough for me.

Today’s meal plan:

breakfast: 2 egg whites, 2 morningstar sausages, 1/2 c shredded potato – already ate it, yum!
snack: 1 egg white,1/2 yolk,2 morningtar sausages, 1/2 c shredded potato, brocolli, salsa ,onion, spices (edited after i made it cause i was hungry and didnt have time to make my own turkey sausage!)
lunch: 1/2 chicken breast, brocolli, 1/2 c sweet potato
snack: frozen blueberries, spinach, celery, egg whites, frozen apple/banana/pear
dinner: 1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 c brown rice, brussel sprouts (I like them... Im odd)
dessert: frozen blueberries, spinach, celery, egg whites, frozen apple/banana/pear


it's too cold to go outside. according to weather.com:
current temp: -2, feels like: -20, HOLY CRAP!!!! :eek:


I'm definitely staying inside today, lol. instead of running outside, i'll do some fitness dvds...the plan is..

30-45 minutes of kenpo this morning
30-45 minutes of plyo later in the afternoon

Hey Zoe, looks like you've cleaned up the diet a lot! :tucool: The only problem I see with it is that there's basically no fat in there. Is there a reason for this? I know you like your carbs (who doesn't?) but it might be a good idea to swap out some of them for fat sources such as olive oil, natural peanutbutter, almonds, etc. Sorry if this is prodding, I know you didn't ask for advice. :o

Hey Zoe, looks like you've cleaned up the diet a lot! :tucool: The only problem I see with it is that there's basically no fat in there. Is there a reason for this? I know you like your carbs (who doesn't?) but it might be a good idea to swap out some of them for fat sources such as nuts, natural peanutbutter, almonds, etc. Sorry if this is prodding, I know you didn't ask for advice. :o

hey georgie :wave:,
you're right, there is basically no fat there. it won't be like that everyday. i will probably start adding a whole egg (rather than just the whites) into my breakfasts, and almonds added to my afternoon snacks (i left them at work this weekend). i just didnt plan on it for today because i ate a bunch of crap yesterday so i was giving myself a break ;)

i also figured there's some fat in the morningstar and turkey sausage (even though it's lean) right?

you made a comment about me liking carbs, do you think i've got too many on my plan? i thought i was being pretty good about limiting it to half a cup per meal.

in general, my goal is for each meal to consist of about: 2-3oz of protein, 1/2 c carb (either as a fruit or something like sweet potatoe or brown rice), and cup of veggies . this obviously wont be the case for every meal, but is a general guideline i'd like the majority to follow.

i also figured there's some fat in the morningstar and turkey sausage (even though it's lean) right?
There's a bit. I was more concerned with the lack of mono and poly unsaturated fats. :)

you made a comment about me liking carbs, do you think i've got too many on my plan? i thought i was being pretty good about limiting it to half a cup per meal.

in general, my goal is for each meal to consist of about: 2-3oz of protein, 1/2 c carb (either as a fruit or something like sweet potatoe or brown rice), and cup of veggies . this obviously wont be the case for every meal, but is a general guideline i'd like the majority to follow.
Actually, you're not taking in huge amounts of carbs by the looks of things. I was thrown off by the frequency moreso than the quantity. At some point you might want to set your diet up so that the majority of your carb intake is centered around your workouts but for now it's probably fine.

just finished 40 minutes of kenpo. 370 cals burned. im pretty happy with that. :nod:

There's a bit. I was more concerned with the lack of mono and poly unsaturated fats. :)


Actually, you're not taking in huge amounts of carbs by the looks of things. I was thrown off by the frequency moreso than the quantity. At some point you might want to set your diet up so that the majority of your carb intake is centered around your workouts but for now it's probably fine.

dangit george, why do you have to bring up the saturated fats bit.. can i just plead ignorance here? :)
i agree that the carb intake should be centered around workouts, but i gotta do this one step at a time. if i have restrictions on everything and it's like all-or-nothing then im going to feel deprived and unhappy and then just give up again, ya know?

i gotta tackle one thing at a time.
this week, it's meal size, freqency, and quality ;) once i get into a good groove, then i would definitely like to tweak the plan to be more optimal.

but you do make good points and i appreciate them :nod:



in other news...

it's embarrasing when i think about how long i've been on JSF and i've gained and lost the same 10 pounds. yea i've done good things, i've learned a hell of a lot about nutrition and exercise. i did my first half marathon. learned that i am able to do things that i didnt think i could do. but there's more than that.. it's about a mindset that rocks socks.

i want to get back into this healthy-mindset. im happier when i'm in the "mode." but i want that to stop being something that comes and goes and i want it to be a constant.

i feel proud when i know that im eating healthier than most people i know. i feel proud when i know that i'm treating my body well and i'll feel damned proud when i see results from it. i just have to hang in there. that's the hardest part for me. i get gung ho and then i fall off the wagon. it's a cycle and i've done it over and over and over. i can say that it's ok because i keep getting back on, but it's time for progress.. im not getting any younger and it's not going to get any easier.

i wish i knew what i needed to stay motivated. i wish i knew if there was something that i was missing to be able to stick with it for the long haul, but i havent figured that out yet.

for now i'll just hold onto whatever motivation this is that i currently have and stick with it as long as i can. on that note... im off to make some food :)

Hi Zoe, damn it's cold in your neck of the woods. I'd stay inside also.


I don't have any specific motivational tips for you at the moment, but a general one might be to continue posting and reading the forums. It will add a modicum of discipline since you'll have to (or at least should) write about non only the good, but the poor choices that you've made and that may force you to think twice about. And the reading will hopefully be a vehicle to gain some motivation and inspiration from others who are in similar situations should you need a boost.


Good luck and stay warm!

Z...the wagon is a familiar place for many of us. I especially like the wheels.

http://www.darefoods.com/images/wagon_wheels_en.jpg

so far the day is going well and to plan except that i'll be missing one of my meals. i just wasnt hungry for it. i just had dinner and it was pretty good. :)

what's the difference between yams and sweet potatoes?

Seltzer's advice is good, as always. He's such a smart fella. It's helpful to have the support of a group like this. And it's excellent to keep a journal (daily) to keep us accountable. I know it's been easier for me to cheat or screw up when I've taken breaks (or outright "hidden") from here.

Z...the wagon is a familiar place for many of us. I especially like the wheels.

http://www.darefoods.com/images/wagon_wheels_en.jpg

Shame on you for posting such things here! :spank: But since you've already done it, I have to say, that looks quite a bit like a Moon Pie (http://www.moonpie.com/single/prod_level1.asp).
http://www.moonpie.com/images/single.gif

Oh, and Yams vs Sweet Potatos have been debated several times on the forum. The gist is that they're probably mislabeled in most supermarkets. There are few practical differences in what you'll find in typical US grocery stores.

what's the difference between yams and sweet potatoes?here. (http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sweetpotatodiff.htm)

here. (http://homecooking.about.com/od/howtocookvegetables/a/sweetpotatodiff.htm)

thanks friend! :tu:

Ive had a nasty headache all day :( i blame it on withdrawl from sugar.
i almost broke down earlier and was going to have some sweet potatoes re-heated under the broiler with some extra sugar on them. but i washed them off and put them back in the fridge.

im really sore from this morning's workout so i didnt go for plyo. i dont think i'd be able to move at all tomorrow if i did both.

not much else to report. super sleepy. this cold weather is lame. that is all ;)

Hi Z,

I hope the headache goes away soon and that your day gets better!

E, thanks for the kind words. :o I know that the support and interaction that I've had at JSF as helped me to achieve more than I would have on my own. Just a great place!

Z, I hope your headache goes away soon!

Those "wheels" remind me of something called Scooter Pies.

i am SO sore, oh my. my back is just.... wow. doms doms doms.

havent figured out today's eating plan quite yet but im sure it will be very very similar to yesterdays. i need to make the turkey sausage and divy it up so i can take it to work with my meals.

ive got a cup of coffee and i omited any sugar or sugar substitute so it's just coffee and powdered creamer for right now (i was out of it when i woke up and forgot that i had skim milk to use.. dangit). im not hungry yet, which surprises me. i figured i'd wake up starving.

slowly weening off of the sauce (sugar). but i know that once i'm off of it for a while, it will be easier to resist.

my headache appears to be gone today so let's hope it stays that way :)

hmm today has not really been going to plan....

i woke up and just wasnt hungry. i decided to do plyo. i lasted about 20 minutes and then felt like toast. i only burned 188 cals, i wasnt pushing it as hard as i could because i didnt want to keel over, lol. i stopped and decided it was definitely time for some food but its already noon... so technically, im behind by 2 meals already :( bad zoe.

but my lunch looks freakin great :) chicken breast, bunch of broccoli and sweet potato. gonna eat up, drink a bunch of water. get some chores done and then try to do some plyo later in the day.

ive got a cup of coffee and i omited any sugar or sugar substitute so it's just coffee and powdered creamer for right now (i was out of it when i woke up and forgot that i had skim milk to use.. dangit)I'm doing the same thing; trying to avoid artificial sweeteners. You have to have much better quality coffee to be able to do it. :nod: But the Coffee Mate is even worse! I heard the school librarian call it "white death" so that's how I refer to it now as well. But I'm lactose intolerant and can't always find a good substitute for it, so I'll have to get used to my coffee black. (For now, I drink some of my cups of coffee black, and some with edible oil product and chlorinated sucrose.:o) It's also going to be really hard to stop drinking Crystal Light and diet Coke. I think it's probably wise to drink more tea (especially green tea, but Celestial Seasonings is nice too) and to add cucumber chunks and/or lemon wedges to pure cold water.

It's also going to be really hard to stop drinking Crystal Light and diet Coke.

im pretty lucky that i dont have any sort of addiction to soda or anything. i drink water and coffee. those are pretty much my main beverages. i try to limit it to one tall coffee in the morning and then water the rest of the day. when im at a restaurant, i always order water. i dont even think for a moment to order anything else to drink (unless i'm at a thai restaurant and then i get thai iced tea because it helps with the spice :).

slowly weening off of the sauce (sugar). but i know that once i'm off of it for a while, it will be easier to resist.

:claphigh: :nod: Good on ya! It's so true that after you get it out of your system, you'll have an easier time with it. Heck, I can even walk past the candy bar isle without twitching now. ;) Stick with it, kiddo. You're doing great.

Also, really good coffee doesn't need cream or sugar. It just needs a cup. :morning:

OMG! I wanted a bowl of coco pebbles SOOOO BADLY! but.. i made a bowl of brown rice, egg, and broccoli instead.

ughs.

being good sucks!

being good sucks!

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q241/meg242/howtobegood-2.jpg

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q241/meg242/howtobegood-2.jpg
Hey, I read that about six months ago!

It has nothing to do with brown rice, egg, and broccoli. :nope:

I've considered trying chocolate chicken (http://www.recipezaar.com/recipe/getrecipe.zsp?id=39964), but never been sure enough that it would taste good. :confused:

i just had some milk, brown rice, and then...cookies :( 2 peppermint oreos from trader joes, and 3 "Wedding cookies" (they're small, powdered sugar coated orbs of goodness).

it isnt the end of the world. it's the only sugar i had for the weekend and normally i'd be eating that stuff non-stop all weekend.

i havent planned out tomorrow's meals yet but i need to get on that! im thinking... lots of morningstar sausage because it's easy to take to work and i can nuke it. i have some brown rice, and im going to bring some frozen veggies. that should work for my snacks, but im not sure what im going to do for lunch. i gotta go figure this out.

- edit- ok i was all in pity party mode and i couldnt figure out what i was going to eat at work tomorrow since i ddint bake the turkey sausage today so... i really didnty have any protein to take for lunch tomorrow. then i got off my ass and put some chicken in the toaster oven. i have to be prepared or i will fail. plain and simple. so... now im putting all my food into portions so tomorrow morning i can grab and go.

tomorrow's plan:
breakfast: egg whites, 1 egg, chopped up brussel sprouts, shredded potato
snack: 2 morningstar sausages, 1/2 apple
lunch: half chicken breast, salad greens, brown rice
snack: 2 morningstar sausages, 1/2 apple, brussel sprouts
dinner: lean ground turkey, broccoli, onion, salsa
dessert: veggie/fruit/egg white smoothie





(just forget about the cookie incident earlier, okthanksbye.)

i have to be prepared or i will fail.

:nod: I agree.

it's embarrasing when i think about how long i've been on JSF and i've gained and lost the same 10 pounds. yea i've done good things, i've learned a hell of a lot about nutrition and exercise. i did my first half marathon. learned that i am able to do things that i didnt think i could do. but there's more than that.. it's about a mindset that rocks socks.

I haven't been around as long, but I'm beginning to feel like I'm stuck in that same cycle and so ready to break out. I know for me the hardest part is the constant planning ahead. If I don't, the choices I make slowly go from bad to worse.

being good sucks!

Yes it does sometimes!

im doing ok so far today, except that im behind on meals... again.

it's almost 1pm and i've only had 2 meals.

i made coffee at home (instead of going to starbucks) this morning because i'm trying to save money. it kept me pretty full for a while. i didnt eat breakfast until 10am.

breakfast: 2 morningstar sausages and some brussel sprouts
then i ate lunch at 12:15pm: 1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 c brown rice, and salad greens and maybe 1/4 c of some frozen apple pieces

at 2 or 3pm i plan to have: 2 morningstar sausages, brussel sprouts, and frozen apple pieces

im probably staying late at work so i'll eat here at 5 or so: half chicken breast, 1/2cup or 3/4 c of brown rice, and some brussel sprouts, maybe some more frozen apple for dessert

once i'm home and chillin for the night, i'll make a veggie/fruit/egg white smoothie.

aiming for 3 liters of water today. we'll see if i can make it.

there are a TON of sugary treats in the breakroom. i am resisting without any problems :tu:

i made coffee at home (instead of going to starbucks) this morning because i'm trying to save money. it kept me pretty full for a while. i didnt eat breakfast until 10am.

I started doing this. I never go