Memorial Day Weekend - May 23 Sat

Lazy weekend! I didn't make any plans, I figured a fun break for me would be to get my homework done in a slow and lazy manner. So far so good. 

I ordered a bodybug and I am dying to get it in the mail. I keep checking the tracking updates. 

Breakfast:

Coffee x 3

Spinach, Mushroom, cheese omelet 550

1 biscuit 260

fruit cup 100

Lunch:

Tofu with broccoli and cauliflower 150

Snack:

Chocolate chip scone 610

Total Calories: 1670

Exercise:

Gym, shred workout 45 mins

Friday night with more going out May 22

Ok I am going out with the girls today. I want to live it up and so here I go. 

Breakfast:

River Street Frittata 400

2 slices of sourdough bread with homemade jam 200

Lunch:

Two fish tacos 300 

tortilla chips with salsa 200

Snack:

hippy M&ms 100

Dinner:

Tofu with mushroom and red pepper sauce 235

Cauliflower and Broccoli  50

Beer 2 pints: 200

Total Calories: 1675

Exercise: Rest Day 

Crossfit and Going Out with Heels May 21

Average day but I just felt like getting dressed up and going out with a girlfriend. I wore the heels, drank the wine, and enjoyed the night. I also did Crossfit, I snatched 57lbs overhead pounds. It made me feel pretty awesome!

Breakfast: 

1/2 cup Kashi Cereal with nonfat milk 150

Lunch:

Mixed Salad with tomatoes and artichoke, light dressing 100 

1 fish taco 140 

10 tortilla chips with salsa 120

snack:

1/2 cup pesto pasta 200

liqurice candy 50

hippy m&m 150

Dinner:

Artichoke bisque with balamic reductions 375

2 glasses of 10 oz red wine  515

Total Calories:

1700

Exercise: Crossfit

Workout:

20 snatches- one snatch on the minute every minute, first 5 bar only, second 5 at 50%, 3rd 5 at 60% and 4th 5 at 70% of max.

Work for perfect technique, bar path, stable landing, quickness, start position.

Happy Hour Wednesday! - May 20

I was down on myself for not sticking to the 30 day, no alcohol, no sugar, goal, but I just realized I am doing something better. Tonight I was out with my friends at our regular Wednesday night happy hour. Typically this night would include several slices of pizza and 3-4 pints of beer. But now I am drinking only when I really want a drink. Tonight I didn't feel like any and so I had soda water with lemon. No problem! Instead of pizza I had hummus with pita and grilled veggies. 

So good job, I didn't do the 30 day perfect, but what is just 30 days when I am making choices everyday that are healthy. 

Breakfast: 

Cottage cheese with rasberries 90

90

Lunch: 

Leftover Cod fish with roasted eggplant 170

1 slice of Peet's chocolate chip banana bread 400 (OMG! way too many, don't eat)

570

snack: 5 hippy m&ma 20

Mixed salad 3 cups 40

artichoke hearts 30

honey mustard dressing 70 

160

Dinner:

Hummus with Pita 210

Grilled Veggies 50

8 Tortilla chips 80

Guacamole 150

490

Total Calories: 1310

Exercise: Rest Day. But I did walk 20 mins around downtown for lunch. 

Slow and Steady - May 19

I was thinking about each of the last times I lost 10lbs or more. 1) When I was 19 I lost 30lbs in a month due to severe depression (who isn't depressed at 19?) 2)When I was 25, I lost 15lbs on weight watchers 3)Last year I lost 15lbs dieting and crossfit

What each of these events have in common is that I did it without really paying attention. I mean for two of the three I was dieting and exercising, but I didn't track it with much stress. I just did it, without thinking, just getting up going to the gym and making healthy meals. I think there is something to this, I made it part of my lifestyle. So I think this 30 day thing is a mess. Life happens and a lot can happen in 30 days. I need to make this part of my lifestyle. 

Breakfast: 

1/2 Sausage Breakfast Burrito 250

250

Lunch: 

1/2 Sausage Breakfast Burrito 250

Almonds 160

Komacha 120

530

Snack: 

yogurt 150

mini muffin 50

2 cups strawberries 100

hippy m&ms 40 

340

Dinner: 

Baked Cod 110

baked eggplant 40

150

dessert: 

nonfat cottage cheese 70

rasberries 20 

1/3 kashi crunch cereal 50

140

Total Calories:

1410

Exercise: Crossfit! 

Alley run 2/3 mile

21/15/9 pull ups, 21/15/9 push ups, 21/15/9 squats

Backsquats 60lbs 

cookies! nope not that type.. 21/15/9 pullups, 21/15/9 overhead thrust

Back - May 18

Its hard when you think about how motivated I was the first two weeks. Same story, you get so into it for two weeks and then life happens and you loose your momentum. I had this joke in my head that maybe I should switch to different weight-loss programs every three weeks, just to keep it fresh. 

Ever talk to high metabolism people? I once went out on a date with a skinny guy who had to eat 5,000 calories a day just to maintain his skinny frame. Imagine eating 5,000 calories! With that said, I need to accept that I am a 1200-1500 cal gal and deal with it. 

Breakfast: Kashi Crunch 1/2 cup with milk 150

1/2 Bagel with nonfat cream cheese 200

Lunch: Fish Taco 250

Tortilla chips 3 - 50

Snack: 1/2 Bagel with nonfat cream cheese 200

Hippy m&ms: 200 

Dinner: Hummus and 1 pita 350

Coffee with cream 50 

Snack: Almonds 160 

Total: 1,610

Exercise: 30min jog 1.5 miles - 200 Cal burned

What I learned: I really have to have healthy snacks ready. The bagel and the hippy m&ms were office snacks. When I was having meals more planned, breakfast lunch, I made better choices. Props to my dinner.. I was out at the 515 Happy hour and typically I would have a cocktail and crab cakes... I chose hummus and a pita with water and coffee... oh so hip. But honestly 10 mins later I didn't care that I opted out of my typical meal. 

Honesty

So I guess the point of writing this is being honest. I had one full week that I just got really irresponsible. By that I don't mean binge eating or anything dramatic. Mostly I just mean I had a few nights of drinking alcohol and having a few food items I shouldn't have eaten. It was my last week before the start of Summer School and I just think I wanted to cut loose. Well now school has started and no more excuses!

Breakfast: Go Lean Cereal Crunch with nonfat milk 300

2 eggs 72 * 2= 144

1 Starbuck's Padilla Mushroom 350

Total: 794

Lunch: Large Salad 150

2 sm hard boiled eggs 100

Total: 250

Snack: Almonds 200

200

Dinner: 1 glass red wine 150

Lamb halfjourn 350

450 

1654 Total Calories 

Exercise: Gym 45mins Shred workout