weigh-in #5

Hi! =D
Im so happy today! can you tell?
This morning I weighed myself and the scaled read 178.0lbs.
Yup! I had another loss this week. A 2.4lbs loss! Believe me when I tell you this is a BIG loss. I usually lose no more than a lb so Im happy that its big.

slowly but surely I WILL get to my goal


I think that posting my daily eats helps a lot because It makes me think before I eat crappy food (Now I put it down). I certainly don't want to lie to you and to myself by posting healthy food when in fact I've been eating crap. What good would that make? No good at all. So it's good posting it. No matter how late it is I will be posting...=D
I'm also thinking about taking pics of the food I eat. Still not sure because I don't want to make promises I can't keep. I'm mostly at school and it's kind of embarassing (to me) to take pics of food infront of ppl. I give PROPS to the people that do. Seriously that makes them super cool! Maybe I'll post some on the weekends when I'm at my house.
Another thing that I think helps a lot is staying positive. A few weeks ago I wasn't being positive at all and it only brought me gains for two whole weeks. Being negative andy doesn't help at all. Positive thinking does the mind and body good.
I know it's hard staying positive at time when you have gains (even when it's not related to weight but other personal things) but TRY. Slowly you'll be a positive thinker ;)

My two points in short are post your daily meals (although you think no one is intersted in what you put in your mouth, do it for yourself), and stay postive.

Enough rambling from my side. My eats and exercise will be posted at the end of the day.
Thanks for reading. Have a GREAT one.

Talk to you later! =D

Temptation.

What do you do when someone brings you something you love but can't take? Do you take it because you don't want to be rude or reject it? Well today I babysat my sisters' kids a 3 yr old and a 1 year old, they are a HANDFUL but I luv them. When my sister and her huband returned, they brought me McDonalds! McDonalds - a premium chicken sandwich combo! Oh goodness I was dying inside! I really < 3 it, I mean what person, who is use to eating fatty food, doesn't? It was a hard decision, I mean really hard to make, not for the fries or soda. I dont like fries unless they are chili cheese fries, and I don't like sugary drinks makes me feel sick, I ONLY drink water, green tea or natural orange juice, with pulp plz! I took the combo, but I didnt eat nothing, I split the fries between my niece and nephew.I couldnt take the sandwich, I didnt want to feel guilty after finishing that sandwich. My mom happily took the drink and the sandwich.
My sister and brother in law know that I'm trying to lose weight but I dont think they meant to tempt me, they were just being nice and I appreciate the thought.

BREAKFAST: 1 green monster: 1/2 mango, 1 1/2 handful of spinach, 1 cup of fat free milk, on the side I had my carbs, 1/2 a whole wheat bagel (65 cals) and 1 tsp fat free cream cheese (30 cals) (i put the cals because usually a bagel is very high on the cal department)

SNACK: 1 cup of total cereal, 1/2c cup of soy milk.

LUNCH: (I waited tooo long to have lunch)1 nectarine, 1 salad - 1handful of spinach, 1/2 yellow bell pepper, 2 slices of tomato, 2 sliced mushrooms, 1 pear, few slices of cucumber, left over grilled chicken from yesterday. 1 cup of rice progresso soup. Delicious.

DINNER: 1 small piece of meat [i put it back] 1 cup of rice progresso soup, 1/4 melon and handful of grapes.

I did do the 30 day shred dvd today. I was soo glad I finished!

I really wanted to go watch "Alice and Wonderland" today but my plans were cancelled. =( Maybe next time.



Thanks for reading! Tomorrow is weigh-in I hope I'm out of the 180's! wish me luck!
Talk to you soon! =D

I DID IT!

It's currently 12:00 am and I just completed the 30 day dvd. So yes! I did it! This is my 10th day/time doing it! WoooooHoooo! Im soo happy!
Night!
Talk to you soon! =D

fFeling the burn.

Boy oh boy, I woke up feeling sore today. Feeling sore, to some people, is not a good thing (it wasnt for me a couple of years ago), but to me it's a GREAT thing. Call me crazy but after a workout I like to feel sore because I feel that's when I TRIED my hardest. 'nuff talk about soreness.

Here's todays eats:
BREAKFAST: oatmeal - 1/2 cup of yogurt, 1/2 cup of soy milk, 1/3 cup of plain yogurt sprinkled in some cinamon. On the side 1/2 a mango. (The oatmeal wasnt all that, it was good, but I think I should stick to my hot water and peanut butter oatmeal ;) )
SNACK: 3/4 cup of total cereal, 1 yoplait peach yogurt, (yummy but I could have saved some cals with a plain non-fat yogurt instead of the one I ate. oh well.)
LUNCH: grilled chicken sanwich - tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper, spinach, avocado. on the side carrots.
note: I dont use mayo at all, instead I use mustard.
SNACK: 1 cup of grapes and 1 granola bar.

I went out and JUST got home it's 10:20 pm
I'm eating an oikos yogurt (yep my first time trying greek yogurt, and I really liked it!) w/ 1/3 c of kashi go lean while I'm typing, I was starving.
As exercise goes I haven't done it yet.

Off to watch Real Housewives of Orange County, that I set to record while i was out. I just love "reality" tv! I'm team Vicki! She's the only housewife that works her lil tush for an extravagant life. I dont see why the other housewives criticize her too much. Don't get me wrong I like the other housewives too they're pretty funny and cool. Idk about you guys but Lynne always seems out of it (in a good way).

Thanks for reading! I'll let you know if I got around exercising tonight promise!
Talk to you soon! =D

Good day and delicious eats!

Today's been another good day, tiring but good. I fast-walked(not quite power-walk)about 2 miles in 30 mins (when I go out to run I usually do 1 in about 10 mins more or less)! It wasnt even in my plans for today but my sister decided she wanted to take a walk after school before heading home and my friend and I joined her! It felt amazing! I broked out a sweat! I got home extra tired though, I had a 5 hour sleep (due to hw and studying). I CANNOT take a nap during the day, I dont know why but as tired as I am it feels weird to me; once in a blue moon I do, but when I wake up I feel lost/disoriented...lol. I don't like that feeling at all. Has anyone else felt that way when taking a nap during the day?

Todays eats.
BRAKFAST: 6:15 green monster - 1/2 banana, 1 cup of fat-free milk, 3 frozen strawberries, 2 spoonful of plain non-fat yogurt on the side a juicy orange.

SNACK:9:50 1 nature valley granola bar.

LUNCH: 1:30 1 tuna and corn sammy, on the side carrots and cucumbers.

SNACK 4:00 1/8 of melon

DINNER: 7:00 (I was craving pizza or a hot pocket!) so I decided on making my own "pizza" 1 pita bread, about 2tbsp of Pasta sauce, 1/2 c non-fat cottage cheese mixed with spinach, 1 mushroom, 1/4 yellow bell pepper, sprinkle of cheese. Put in oven for 15 mins at 350 degrees. On the side i had 1/8 of melon

Seriuosly you guys it was super yummy, of course nothing compared to a regular pizza or hot pocket but it did the trick, and filling! I no longer have a craving for a real pizza or a hot pocket. Those carry loads of cals for a small amount and does not fill you just with one serving. I'll be making another one but w/ different ingridients in the future!

As for today's exercise, I count the 30 minute walk as exercise and the 30 day shred of course! Not doing the dvd is NOT an option for me for these 30 days (unless ofcourse I'm injured). Thanks for reading.

G'night and Talk to you soon! =D

one ACCOMPLISHMENT...and eats of the day!

I'm on a roll w/ posting my eats =D

BREAKFAST: 1/8 of a BIG melon, 1/2 pear, handful of grapes, 1/3 c kashi go lean, 1/3c of cottage cheese. Yummy! and very filling.

LUNCH: a BIG salad (since i skipped a snack): 2 cups of spinach, 1/2 a small cucumber, carrots, 2 sliced mushrooms, 1 pear, 1/8 avocado, 1/2 pita ( I used it as a replacement for croutons), 1/3 of red bell pepper.

SNACK:1/2c plain yogurt, handful grapes, 2 sliced strawberries, 1 packet of splenda.

DINNER: I was this close to eating lasagna that my mom made (she does it so yummy but sooo greasy)! I actually served myself and was going to get a bite out of it but then thought about it and put it down (this is the FIRST time I do that)! I thought it over and opted for 1/2 cup of rice w/ veggies and a green monster- 1 cup of fat free milk, 2 strawberries, 1/2 of banana and handful of spinach.

and I JUST finished the 30 day shred dvd. So happy I did it!
Thanks for reading! Hopefully I'll post my eats of tomorrow!

Talk to you soon! =D

A day of breakfast and a sanwich...

Blogging on a Monday? Yeah, kind of tired but I figured I should before I go hit the hay. Today was a good day food wise and exercise. I did the 30 day shred dvd (this is my 7th time -not day, I skipped saturday because my leg felt hurt - in this week!)even though I was feeling really really tired and sleepy; I pushed myself and put loud music to zone Jillian out to get it over with. It is MUCH easier and time goes by fast when listening to full blast music.
Music I listened today on my work out:
Telephone - Lady Gaga
Imma be - Black Eyed Peas
Bad influence - Pink
Fearless - Taylor Swift
Tik Tok - Ke$ha
Jump then Fall - Taylor Swift

It usually changes as I have my ipod on shuffle. I HAVE to listen to upbeat music while I'm exercising, if not, I wouldnt be able to finish!


My food was not bad but the timing was pretty wonky.
BREAKFAST: 6:20 (I woke up pretty late and I have to be out my house by 6:30) one green monster: 1 cup of soy milk, 1/2 banana, loads of spinach, 2 tbsp of non-fat yogurt.
no snack
LUNCH: 11:15 (I always try to pack my lunch to school)1 turkey, spinach, and tomato sandwich. Along with 12 baby carrots, 1/2 a medium cucumber.
I DONT classified this as a snack and if I do it was a BIG SNACK: 3:30 1 pear, 2 strawberries (sliced), handful of grapes with less than 1/2 cup cottage cheese.

by 5:45 I got hungry again!! 1 fiber one bar, handful of grapes 1/2 cup of non-fat yofurt.
DINNER: (I was craving breakfast)8:00 oatmeal: (1/2 cup dried oats, about 1 cup of boiling water, 2 packets of splenda, 1tbsp peanut butter all mixed in together) on the side 1 fuji apple.

Wasn't it wonky? I feel like all my meals (except lunch) were breakfast!

Gotta go! It's late and have an early wake-up call. Thanks for reading.

Talk to you soon and g'night =D