Did okay today!

What did I eat today...

Chinese dumpling - 250
Pizza slice - 500
Fruit snacks - 200
Salad - 250

Exercise - 3.5 miles of elliptical/walking - 284 kcal

Right now, I am only netting 916 kcal!  I will probably eat some grapes and some blueberries, so we can add 200 to that and I'd still be in the clear.  Finally, a day where I'm eating like I'm supposed to >.<

Well, I was mostly good...

Food for the day:

Banana -100
Chinese bun -250
Edamame - 100
Yogurt - 140
Chicken w/ broccoli and mashed potatoes - 700
McDonald's Dipped Icecream >.< - 270

1580...*Sigh* fucking ice cream

Tomorrow, I will endeavor to do better:

Banana -100
Chinese dumplings - 260
Edamame - 100
Yogurt - 140
Pizza slice -500
Fruit - 100-200

1200-1300 kcal

Looks good.

Perhaps I should just make this a food journal

So I've lost about 5 lb and I've mostly kept it off, but this has been a bad week.

I've decided to try to make some simple changes to my lifestyle.  Here's what I'm planning on doing:
1. Eat from smaller plates
2. Wake up and drink 12-16 oz of water or green tea every morning as soon as I get up
3. Drink more water
4. Drink 3 cups of green tea a day
5. Eat one veggie meal a day (broccoli, salad, edamame) in addition to 3 smaller meals + snacks
6. Control portion sizes
7. Stay under 1500 kcal 5 days per week.
8. Exercise at least 3 times a week

Let's see if I can stick with it!

Food for tomorrow:
Breakfast: banana, green tea -100 kcal
Morning snack: Greek yogurt - 100 kcal
Lunch: Chinese bun from mom - 250 kcal
Afternoon snack: edamame -100 kcal
Dinner: chicken, broccoli, potatoes - 600 kcal
Evening snack: some sort of fruit - 100 kcal

Total: about 1250 kcal

I quit Turbofire because I got bored...

And I started mixing things up instead!  I didn't really see any results on Turbofire (lost absolutely no weight), and in the past 3 months, I've only lost 3 lb.  I guess that's better than nothing and I definitely fit into my clothes better, but I really want to see more results.  I know it's mainly my diet, and I've been getting better about it this last month, but with medical school and my fat-loving boyfriend, it's hard for me to watch what I eat all that well.

So after my month of Turbofire (I did make it through one month), I had a test and I quit working out for a week.  Now I've started mixing up my workouts more.  Now, I mostly run, use the elliptical, or do a Turbofire HIIT workout 3-4 times a week.  I'm going to try to do 2 days on and 1 day off and see if I can't move it up to 3 days on and 1 day off by summer.  I forgot how much I loved running.  It's the exercise I always end up coming back to.  I should just start driving to Loose Park so I can run and actually enjoy it.  I hate my neighborhood sidewalks.  They're always cracked and there's too much traffic.

I've also started drinking more water and I found that it really does make me feel better.  After my run-in with a UTI (my first in a year or so), I realized that I needed to just start chugging away.  I'm only allowing myself to snack on fruits/veggies and nuts occasionally.  I'm also going to start taking the Alli my mom bought me a while back.  I'm getting back to 115 if its the last thing I do.  I'm pretty much stuck around 135 right now.  20 lb to go...20 lb to go...

I think I start to go to class regularly, my days will free up enough to actually work out regularly.  Stop procrastinating, Cicy!

Starting Week 3!

I finished week 2 yesterday!  I've done most of the exercises (I've skipped two days worth >.<  I kind of dislike the core and tone ones) and I'm ready to start the third week.  I've never done Fire 45 EZ, but I've heard some bad things about it, so I guess we'll see what happens...If I don't like it, I'll probably just swap them out for alternative cardio, like jogging or elliptical.

Calorie wise, I think I've been hovering around 1700 a day, which is more than I would like, but I suppose it could be worse.  My dad says I've lost some back fat at least, so hopefully it's working!  I find then when I actually go to class and operate on a more normal schedule (8 am to 1 am instead of 12 pm to 4 am), I tend to eat better and be more productive.  Perhaps I can finally switch my schedule of the past two months to something an adult would follow.

In other news, I've recently purchased a pair of Fila Skele-toes Voltage shoes in size 5.  I tried on the 6 before and it was too large, so hopefully the 5 will work.  I got them off ebay for $25, so I didn't get a chance to try them on.  I ordered some socks off ebay for $14 (5 pair, better than the $10-15 a pair I found elsewhere), and then should get here in the next couple of weeks.  I've been needing a new pair of exercise shoes, considering how I've been using my old Nike Shocks, which I've worn down to the plastic (two layers gone!).  I like using them though, since those are the ones that Chalene Johnson wears in the videos, lol.

Food diary for the day (thus far): 2 bananas (180), Small salad (150), 1/2 cup fried rice (200), 3 clementines (100).  Only 630 kcal for the day so far!  Hopefully, dinner won't be over 600-700 and I can give myself a snack!  Weigh in is in two weeks, and I'm really hoping to hit 129, or else I will have to resort to doing the Inferno plan, which I know works.  But I don't like it that much.  It's hard, and the diet gets difficult after 2-3 days.

School is going okay, getting behind (as usual).  Perhaps the warmer weather will motivate me?

EDIT: Just finished Fire 45 EZ, and I can see why some people would complain about it, but personally, I found it to be pretty fun.  Some of the moves don't flow as well as they do in other Fire workouts, but the music is my favorite so far and some of the moves are a lot of fun.  I took a bathroom break after the second set, so maybe breaking it up could make it more bearable.  Looking forward to tomorrow's short workout!

Oh, and finishing my food diary: Snickers energy bar (150), 1/2 cup rice with veggies (400), 1 cupcake (200), 1 ringpop (60), 1 clementine (35), jerky (90).  So, an additional 935 kcal = total of 1565 kcal.  I guess that's pretty decent.  I can live with it.

<3

9 Days into Turbofire!

Okay, okay, I skipped a workout, but I'm going to make it up tomorrow, so it'll even out.  Saturday was a busy day and I couldn't really get a workout in.  I did really bad on food this last weekend, but I think I've been doing better this week.  I bought salad and I'VE ACTUALLY BEEN EATING IT.  Amazing!  I got these awesome little salad bowls from Marshall's and I find that if I just make the salad the night before, I will eat it the next day.  Pretty nifty, huh?

So far, I've been doing okay with the workouts.  My legs are only minimally sore, even though I skip all the 10 minutes stretches.  I've been trying to add in abs (break day on Wednesday of last week, I did abs and arms), so hopefully that will be beneficial.  I have noticed a reduction in my waist circumference, but I don't think I've changed my diet enough to do anything drastic.  Maybe after I finish this first month, I will try to do the 5 day Inferno plan.  It's going to be during test week, but I think testing + exercise actually helps keep me a little more sane than usual.  Even though I quit after 3 days on the Inferno plan the first time, I still lost 3 lb. My next weigh in is in 2.5 weeks.  Hopefully, I will be under 130 by then!

Not much to report otherwise.  I had a salad (300), soup (200), french dip sandwich (600), chocolate fondue (500), Lindt Orange Intense chocolate (150), and some watermelon (100).  That brings me up to about 1850.  *sigh*.  Should have cut out the chocolate fondue :(  I do not need that much chocolate.  I was really hungry.  Tomorrow, I will do better!

It's been a bad couple of days

So I finished my tests on Thursday, and these past few days have been a drunken, food eating blur.  I'm usually pretty healthy until I hit about 7 pm.

What did I eat today?
1 banana (100 kcal)
2 eggs (160 kcal)
1 salad (250 kcal)
1 V8 (70 kcal)
1 cup tomato soup (250 kcal)
1 grilled cheese sandwich (350 kcal)
1/2 piece cheesecake (150 kcal)
5 clementines (150 kcal)
And undisclosed amount of popcorn (probably 300 kcal)
1 chicken wing (120 kcal)

And what does that equal?
1900 kcal

Okay, I guess it could be worse.  Definitely not how much you should be eating on a diet though.  I am going to need to work on that...I was doing so well a week ago!  Honestly, I blame it on finally not being sick and working out.  I started Turbofire yesterday and I don't think I'll have a problem sticking to the program, but we will see what happens.

Monday was Fire 30 and today was HIIT 15.  Tomorrow is my break day, but I intend on doing some arm and ab exercises.

New Year = New Resolutions (that I will probably break)

So after the rather unsuccessful weight loss year I had in 2012, I am finally ready to start changing my life back to what it used to be 20 years and 20 lb ago.  I've been a yo-yo weight/dieter since I was 16, and I've been due for a change for a while now.

Before I start, I'll provide a little info about my body.  I'm 5'1" to 5'2", so ideally I should weight between 100 to 135 lb in order to maintain a healthy BMI.  My yo-yo range is from 115- 140.  I tend to build muscle easily and I would say that I have a medium built for my size.

So, a brief history in pounds:

High school:
Freshman year, I was a swimmer, so I was pretty fit, though not incredibly toned.  Sophomore year to the middle of junior year, I started putting on weight and probably ended up around 130.  Towards the end of junior year, I lost 15-20 lb and ended up around 110-115.  Senior year, I gained it all back.

College:
Freshman year, I gained some more weight, but lost a good deal over the summer.  I think I went from 135/140 to 120.  Sophomore year, I put on 10 lb.  Junior year I lost 15 lb and went down to 115.  It crept back up senior year until I was about 130-135 when I graduated.

Graduate school:
This was probably my healthiest period.  I weighed 115 to 120 for two years and I exercised 5 days a week.  Then I moved in with my boyfriend and it all went downhill.  I put on about 5 lb and went up to 125 by the time I graduated

Work:
The year that I worked, I gained about 10-15 lb.  I didn't have as much time to exercise and I was living with my boyfriend (one of those frustrating people that can eat like crap and never gain a pound), so I ate poorly and didn't exercise.

Medical school:
I'm 6 months in and I've pretty much plateaued at 135-140.  When I saw 139 on that scale, I just about cried.  I've never weighed this much in my life.  During December 2012, I went down to about 134-135, but I stopped losing weight because of finals and the month long cold I am just now getting over.  Today, I weighed in at 134 (BMI = 24.5).  Technically, I guess I am normal weight, but I miss being a size 0-2.  I wear a 4-6 now.

So I'm going to try to blog everyday and take pictures or at least write about what I eat everyday.  I must say, the cold really killed my appetite and I would estimate my calorie intake to be about 1000-1500/day.  We'll see if I can add exercise in again and still maintain it.

Goals for February:
1. Weigh under 130 lb
2. Eat 1000-1500 kcal a day for at least 5 days out of each week
3. Exercise at least 4 times a week
4. Keep writing in this blog!