Weekly check in 1-24
I am most put out with my body at the moment.
Have I ever mentioned that my body can go into starvation mode if it even thinks I might be trying to shed some of its rainy day fund? Well, it does.
One of the reasons why I've just kinda said screw the weight loss effort for so long is that I have spent so much of my life obsessing over my weight. I do this diet, I lose weight. I plateau, I gain it back. I try that pill, I lose weight, I plateau, I gain it back. Rinse and repeat. No one ever took the time to talk to me about nutrition, oh no. People were too busy criticizing every bite I took, while at the same time complaining that I wasn't cleaning my plate or insisting that I have a piece of cake while I was visiting. My body is really, really confused about how it is supposed to react to food, drink, exercise, and the combination of the three.
Which is why I'm not surprised to see just a .4lb loss this week. Let me rephrase- I am surprised, and yet, I am not. I've felt really good this week (up until Friday, anyway), I've been doing my exercise everyday, and I can feel the difference. My legs and abs felt firmer, and I've had more energy. I expected at least a pound loss, and to not see that, well, it frankly pissed me off. I know why the loss is so little, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm pissed. I'm pissed that a snowball effect of food choices from Friday and Saturday quite probably negated a chunk of what I'd done through the week. Because I had two very high calorie, high fat meals, and my body went "Ooooooo, calories. *store store store*" instead of flushing them.
And yeah, I'm taking the blame for those choices, trust me. I ate the food while very awake and aware.
BUT! I am redeemed, sorta. I'm only doing my measurements every two weeks. So after I weighed in today, I got out the tape measure. I have lost a total of seven inches.
Seven inches!
For the interested, here's how my stats look after three weeks:
Chest Waist Hips Thigh Wrist Ankle Upper Arm
1/3/2010 50" 45" 53" 30" 6" 9" 20"
1/24/2010 49" 44" 52.5" 29" 6" 8.5" 17"
Date: January 23rd, 2010
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
lunch Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles 5
lunch Triscuit Thin Crisps Parmesan Garlic 140
lunch Hellman's Mayo 30
lunch Starkist Solid White Albacore Tuna 60
morning snack Dole Bananas 110
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice With Mango 120
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
dinner Pizza Hut 14" Large Pan Pizza meat lovers 530
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 14-15.9 mph (vigorous) 30 553 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,156.50
Calories Burned 553
Net Calories 1603.5
Date: January 22nd, 2010
breakfast McDonald's Sausage Biscuit 400
evening snack MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
dinner KFC Biscuit 220
dinner KFC Mashed Potatoes with gravy 140
dinner KFC Extra Crispy Chicken - Breast 460
lunch Sonic Cherry Limeade, large size 361
lunch Bolthouse Farms Baby-Cut Carrots 35
lunch Market Pantry Swiss Deli Cheese Slices 70
lunch Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
lunch Snyder's Of Hanover Snyders Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces - 10 Oz 140
lunch Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Shaved 45
lunch Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
breakfast McDonald's Sweet Tea - Large 230
breakfast McDonald's Hash Browns 150
evening snack Lundberg Brown Rice Cake, Tamari With Seaweed 70
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - stationary, moderate 30 387 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,967.00
Calories Burned 433
Net Calories 2534
Date: January 21st, 2010
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
Unclassified Hershey Mini Krackel 210
dinner Bolthouse Baby Cut Carrots 35
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
dinner Market Pantry Swiss Deli Cheese Slices 70
dinner Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
dinner Snyder's Of Hanover Snyders Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces - 10 Oz 140
dinner Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Shaved 45
dinner Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
lunch Milk 2% 130
lunch Quaker Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal 160
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
evening snack Milk 2% 130
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 14-15.9 mph (vigorous) 35 646 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 1,671.00
Calories Burned 692
Net Calories 979
Date: January 20th, 2010
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
Lundberg Brown Rice Cake, Tamari With Seaweed 70
dinner Baby Carrots, Raw 35
dinner Daisy Sour Cream 60
dinner Chicken Burrito 334
afternoon snack Nestle La Lechera Dulce De Leche 130
afternoon snack Kroger Creme Brulee Coffee Creamer 35
afternoon snack Granulated White Sugar 16
afternoon snack Maxwell House Hazelnut Flavored Coffee 0
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 12-13.9 mph (moderate) 35 516 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 1,789.50
Calories Burned 562
Net Calories 1227.5
Date: January 19th, 2010
Meals
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
dinner Beef Gravy 40
dinner Baby Carrots, Raw 35
dinner Button Mushrooms 8
dinner Beef Chuck Roast 150
lunch Lundberg Sesame Tamari Rice Cakes 70
lunch Bertolli Olive Oil 120
lunch Mashed Butternut Squash 83
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice With Mango 120
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
evening snack Keebler Dark Chocolate Almond Sandies 160
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - stationary, moderate 30 387 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 1,774.50
Calories Burned 433
Net Calories 1341.5
Date: January 18th, 2010
Meals
breakfast Quaker Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal 160
dinner Hillshire Farm Beef Smoked Sausage 190
dinner Kroger Sweet Cream Salted Butter 100
dinner Red Potato With Skin 100
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
lunch Bolthouse Farms Baby-Cut Carrots 35
lunch Market Pantry Swiss Deli Cheese Slices 70
lunch Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
lunch Snyder's Of Hanover Snyders Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces - 10 Oz 140
lunch Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Shaved 45
lunch Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
breakfast MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Milk 2% 130
dinner Kraft Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - Mexican Style Four Cheese 100
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 12-13.9 mph (moderate) 30 443 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,163.00
Calories Burned 489
Net Calories 1674
Date: January 17th, 2010
Meals
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
dinner Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
dinner Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
dinner Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
dinner Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
dinner Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
lunch Taco Pie 697
breakfast MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
breakfast Milk 2% 130
breakfast Quaker Maple And Brown Sugar Oatmeal 160
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice With Mango 120
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Vacuuming 45 209 0
Bicycling - stationary, moderate 30 387 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,114.00
Calories Burned 642
Net Calories 1472
Have I ever mentioned that my body can go into starvation mode if it even thinks I might be trying to shed some of its rainy day fund? Well, it does.
One of the reasons why I've just kinda said screw the weight loss effort for so long is that I have spent so much of my life obsessing over my weight. I do this diet, I lose weight. I plateau, I gain it back. I try that pill, I lose weight, I plateau, I gain it back. Rinse and repeat. No one ever took the time to talk to me about nutrition, oh no. People were too busy criticizing every bite I took, while at the same time complaining that I wasn't cleaning my plate or insisting that I have a piece of cake while I was visiting. My body is really, really confused about how it is supposed to react to food, drink, exercise, and the combination of the three.
Which is why I'm not surprised to see just a .4lb loss this week. Let me rephrase- I am surprised, and yet, I am not. I've felt really good this week (up until Friday, anyway), I've been doing my exercise everyday, and I can feel the difference. My legs and abs felt firmer, and I've had more energy. I expected at least a pound loss, and to not see that, well, it frankly pissed me off. I know why the loss is so little, but that doesn't change the fact that I'm pissed. I'm pissed that a snowball effect of food choices from Friday and Saturday quite probably negated a chunk of what I'd done through the week. Because I had two very high calorie, high fat meals, and my body went "Ooooooo, calories. *store store store*" instead of flushing them.
And yeah, I'm taking the blame for those choices, trust me. I ate the food while very awake and aware.
BUT! I am redeemed, sorta. I'm only doing my measurements every two weeks. So after I weighed in today, I got out the tape measure. I have lost a total of seven inches.
Seven inches!
For the interested, here's how my stats look after three weeks:
Chest Waist Hips Thigh Wrist Ankle Upper Arm
1/3/2010 50" 45" 53" 30" 6" 9" 20"
1/24/2010 49" 44" 52.5" 29" 6" 8.5" 17"
Date: January 23rd, 2010
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
lunch Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles 5
lunch Triscuit Thin Crisps Parmesan Garlic 140
lunch Hellman's Mayo 30
lunch Starkist Solid White Albacore Tuna 60
morning snack Dole Bananas 110
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice With Mango 120
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
dinner Pizza Hut 14" Large Pan Pizza meat lovers 530
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 14-15.9 mph (vigorous) 30 553 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,156.50
Calories Burned 553
Net Calories 1603.5
Date: January 22nd, 2010
breakfast McDonald's Sausage Biscuit 400
evening snack MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
dinner KFC Biscuit 220
dinner KFC Mashed Potatoes with gravy 140
dinner KFC Extra Crispy Chicken - Breast 460
lunch Sonic Cherry Limeade, large size 361
lunch Bolthouse Farms Baby-Cut Carrots 35
lunch Market Pantry Swiss Deli Cheese Slices 70
lunch Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
lunch Snyder's Of Hanover Snyders Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces - 10 Oz 140
lunch Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Shaved 45
lunch Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
breakfast McDonald's Sweet Tea - Large 230
breakfast McDonald's Hash Browns 150
evening snack Lundberg Brown Rice Cake, Tamari With Seaweed 70
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - stationary, moderate 30 387 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,967.00
Calories Burned 433
Net Calories 2534
Date: January 21st, 2010
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
Unclassified Hershey Mini Krackel 210
dinner Bolthouse Baby Cut Carrots 35
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
dinner Market Pantry Swiss Deli Cheese Slices 70
dinner Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
dinner Snyder's Of Hanover Snyders Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces - 10 Oz 140
dinner Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Shaved 45
dinner Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
lunch Milk 2% 130
lunch Quaker Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal 160
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
evening snack Milk 2% 130
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 14-15.9 mph (vigorous) 35 646 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 1,671.00
Calories Burned 692
Net Calories 979
Date: January 20th, 2010
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
Lundberg Brown Rice Cake, Tamari With Seaweed 70
dinner Baby Carrots, Raw 35
dinner Daisy Sour Cream 60
dinner Chicken Burrito 334
afternoon snack Nestle La Lechera Dulce De Leche 130
afternoon snack Kroger Creme Brulee Coffee Creamer 35
afternoon snack Granulated White Sugar 16
afternoon snack Maxwell House Hazelnut Flavored Coffee 0
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 12-13.9 mph (moderate) 35 516 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 1,789.50
Calories Burned 562
Net Calories 1227.5
Date: January 19th, 2010
Meals
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
dinner Beef Gravy 40
dinner Baby Carrots, Raw 35
dinner Button Mushrooms 8
dinner Beef Chuck Roast 150
lunch Lundberg Sesame Tamari Rice Cakes 70
lunch Bertolli Olive Oil 120
lunch Mashed Butternut Squash 83
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice With Mango 120
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
evening snack Keebler Dark Chocolate Almond Sandies 160
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - stationary, moderate 30 387 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 1,774.50
Calories Burned 433
Net Calories 1341.5
Date: January 18th, 2010
Meals
breakfast Quaker Cinnamon Roll Oatmeal 160
dinner Hillshire Farm Beef Smoked Sausage 190
dinner Kroger Sweet Cream Salted Butter 100
dinner Red Potato With Skin 100
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
lunch Bolthouse Farms Baby-Cut Carrots 35
lunch Market Pantry Swiss Deli Cheese Slices 70
lunch Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
lunch Snyder's Of Hanover Snyders Honey Mustard Onion Pretzel Pieces - 10 Oz 140
lunch Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Smoked Turkey Breast Shaved 45
lunch Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
breakfast MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
breakfast Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
breakfast Milk 2% 130
dinner Kraft Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese - Mexican Style Four Cheese 100
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Bicycling - 12-13.9 mph (moderate) 30 443 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,163.00
Calories Burned 489
Net Calories 1674
Date: January 17th, 2010
Meals
breakfast Dole Bananas 110
dinner Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
dinner Kroger Harvest Grain Multigrain Bread 60
dinner Egg, Fried In Butter Or Oil 92
dinner Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
dinner Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
Unclassified Ice Breakers Ice Breakers Wintergreen Mints 4
lunch Taco Pie 697
breakfast MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
breakfast Milk 2% 130
breakfast Quaker Maple And Brown Sugar Oatmeal 160
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice With Mango 120
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Vacuuming 45 209 0
Bicycling - stationary, moderate 30 387 0
Stretching 10 46 0
Totals:
Calories Allowed 1,829.54
Calories Consumed 2,114.00
Calories Burned 642
Net Calories 1472