MFD entry 11

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 29, 2008

Originally Posted by annie177:

My goals for this week:

:) at least maintain my weight around 163... if I can lose any, that's even better
:) exercise for at least 45 minutes 6 out of the 7 days left this month
-exercise must consist of cardio (kick boxing, tae bo, or elliptical), aerobics, weight training, and circuit training
:) have a serving of fruit or vegetable with EVERY meal
:) do push-ups EVERYDAY this week

I'll update my progress everyday or two...

Okay, goals for the week:

Thursday I didn't make the goal of eating a serving of fruit/veggie with every meal... I didn't have anything with dinner, and I forgot to do my push ups. So Thursday is out.

Friday I did a lot better and met all my goals:
- maintained my weight this week... 161.6! :)
- got in92 minutes of exercise... went on a hike this morning
- had a banana with breakfast, an orange with lunch, and a spinach salad with dinner
- did my set of push ups!

So far I'm 4 out of 5 days! :) Still pretty good in my book!

MFD entry 10

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 26, 2008

Originally Posted by annie177:

This week I'm going to turn up the exercise just a bit in anticipation of Thanksgiving. I don't plan to eat a lot, but I know the calories will still add up.

My goals for this week:

:) at least maintain my weight around 163... if I can lose any, that's even better
:) exercise for at least 45 minutes 6 out of the 7 days left this month
-exercise must consist of cardio (kick boxing, tae bo, or elliptical), aerobics, weight training, and circuit training
:) have a serving of fruit or vegetable with EVERY meal
:) do push-ups EVERYDAY this week

I'll update my progress everyday or two...

Yesterday's goals:

- exercise - took my day off yesterday, but I'm allowed one day off, so still on track!
- had a tangerine with breakfast, 3 oz of carrots with lunch, and 2.5 cups of spinach with dinner - made my fruit and veggie goal!
- did my 3 sets of 15 push-ups also - and tried out a military style push up and I was able to crank out 6!! I didn't even know I could do them until I tried!! YEA FOR ME!! That's how I'll be doing them from now on :)

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So I'm doing a weigh-in today... the day before Turkey Day... and then again on Friday which is my normal weigh-in day.

Drum roll please...

163.0

It's down more than two pounds from last Friday's weigh-in (which is GREAT) but about the same as the previous Friday, the 14th. But that's no biggie! :) I'm just happy to see the scale move down again.

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Originally Posted by annie177:

My goals for this week:

:) at least maintain my weight around 163... if I can lose any, that's even better
:) exercise for at least 45 minutes 6 out of the 7 days left this month
-exercise must consist of cardio (kick boxing, tae bo, or elliptical), aerobics, weight training, and circuit training
:) have a serving of fruit or vegetable with EVERY meal
:) do push-ups EVERYDAY this week

I'll update my progress everyday or two...

Reached goal today...

- weighing in at 163.0 as of this morning
- exercised a total of 72 minutes: elliptical and circuit training
- had an apple with breakfast, 3 oz. of carrots with lunch, and 1.5 cups of broccoli with dinner
- did my set of push-ups during my circuit training

So that makes 3 days for 3 days that I've made my goal.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

MFD entry 9

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 25, 2008

Have to find the silver lining in everything when it comes to weight loss. I've actually noticed that I see the good in most bad situations since I started up MFD.

Again, this isn't my first time trying a diet or "new lifestyle", but I think my mind, body, and heart are really in it this time. I've found exercising and eating healthy not a problem so far, and I actually look forward to it! I've also noticed a big change in my attitude. Before MFD, I didn't think I was unhappy, but I didn't know I was unhappy. Not just with my body, but with my life.

Since exercising and giving my body what it needs, my whole attitude seemed to have change. Yes, I know it's a really short time considering I've only been on MFD for a little over two months, but I can really see it! :) I don't stress about things too much now and I'm a lot happier person to be around (so much so my boyfriend even said how much I've changed).

So far I'm loving this new lifestyle!

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Originally Posted by annie177:

My goals for this week:

:) at least maintain my weight around 163... if I can lose any, that's even better
:) exercise for at least 45 minutes 6 out of the 7 days left this month
-exercise must consist of cardio (kick boxing, tae bo, or elliptical), aerobics, weight training, and circuit training
:) have a serving of fruit or vegetable with EVERY meal
:) do push-ups EVERYDAY this week

I'll update my progress everyday or two...

Yesterday I kept all my goals! (Well as far as maintaining my weight, I'll weigh in on Friday for the weekly goal.)

- Yesterday I got in about an hour of kick boxing and the elliptical so I made the exercise goal.
- I had an apple with breakfast, 3 oz. of carrots with lunch, and I had a big spinach salad with crumbled tofu, salmon, and pumpkin seeds for dinner.
- And I did three sets of 15 push-ups last night (on my knees) - I want to be able to do at least 10 push-ups military style by the end of the year!

YEA for keeping with my goals for day one!

MFD entry 8

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 24, 2008

So after the mysterious 2 pound gain last week, I got frustrated! I never thought of quitting at all, but I'm glad it happened because it was actually a great form of motivation for me. :)

I kept up with the exercise (and maybe did a little extra to try and make up for the weight) and I continued to eat right throughout last week and this weekend.

Weigh-in this morning was at 163.8, so I'm just hoping the gain last week was because of TOM.

Anyway, this weekend was a really good weekend for me. Got up early on Saturday to go hiking, but it was pouring rain with thunder all day so instead I spent my time indoors. I went out to lunch with my parents and got to check out a local farmer's market (which is indoors) that I've never been to. That night I got in a good cardio workout while I was watching TV. When I first started MFD, I made it a point to NEVER turn on the TV unless I was going to workout for the first half an hour of it being on and this has really helped me keep on track. I am a huge reality show junkie so there's usually a different show on at least four times a week. So whenever I want to watch a show I make sure I get on my elliptical and go for AT LEAST 30 minutes. Great form of motivation!

Yesterday was a really good day too. The weather really cleared up but my boyfriend works during the day on Sundays so I couldn't go hiking. Instead I took my dog for a well needed walk down to the beach which is about a mile away. Later in the afternoon, I did Jillian Michaels' cardio kick-boxing, which I love! I haven't done if for over three weeks so today my legs are a little sore... but it burns so good! :)

This week I'm going to turn up the exercise just a bit in anticipation of Thanksgiving. I don't plan to eat a lot, but I know the calories will still add up.

My goals for this week:

:) at least maintain my weight around 163... if I can lose any, that's even better
:) exercise for at least 45 minutes 6 out of the 7 days left this month
-exercise must consist of cardio (kick boxing, tae bo, or elliptical), aerobics, weight training, and circuit training
:) have a serving of fruit or vegetable with EVERY meal
:) do push-ups EVERYDAY this week

I'll update my progress everyday or two...

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Setting these little goals make a HUGE difference for me. I always make sure I have my overall goal in mind, but I break it up and turn them into weekly or monthly mini goals. It makes the goal a lot more attainable when you do it this way.

MFD entry 7

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 21, 2008

So weigh-in today... 165.4 :(

This weird 2 pound gain needs to be gone!

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Since Thanksgiving is right around the corner!

Looks like EVERYONE is trying to get thinner this month!

MFD entry 6

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 19, 2008

:(

Frustrated! That's how I feel. I started MFD about 2 months ago and did so well with everything... eating... exercising... logging, etc.

I've kept it up and have consistently lost about 1.25 a week since I started, bringing my weight down to 163.4 from 176.4. The 163.4 weigh-in was for this past Friday, Nov. 14.

Anyway, this weekend and up until today I've been up about 2 pounds!!

This weekend I was weighing in at almost 166, but I thought it was a "bad day" because I did have a pretty salty dinner the night before. Well I weighed myself on Monday and today, and the weigh-ins are 165.4 and 165.0 respectively. I don't understand the sudden 2 pound jump! There is no way I ate 3500 extra calories last week (actually it would 7000 extra calories for a 2 pound increase) but I don't know what's going on and it's a little frustrating! The only difference I can think of is my exercise pattern... last week I went on a couple of 600+ calorie-burning hikes but that's it. I also started weight training the other week, but I KNOW the 2 pound increase is not muscle... bodybuilders even have a hard time gaining 1 pound of muscle a week!!

I'm trying not to get upset about it but it's really hard when I can't figure out what's going on. I know weight loss has many bumps in the road, but I didn't think I was going to hit a bump so soon. I'm still young (25), still big (165.00 lbs) for my 5-foot frame, so I should be able to lose the weight no problem, like I have been doing since I started MFD. My boyfriend thought it was because of TOM, but that's not for another week and a half and TOM usually doesn't affect me weight-wise.

Maybe my body is changing because of this new "lifestyle" and exercise? I know when I first started MFD, my TOM was extremely out of whack! So much so I went in to see my OBGYN but she said it shouldn't be anything to worry about since I am changing up the way my body has been running for years.

Anyway, my weigh-in days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so hopefully this week is a fluke (doubt it!) or at least I hope to start losing consistently again. The weird weigh-ins this week have pushed back my short-term weight goals for this year, but not by too much.

Just needed to vent...

MFD entry 5

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 8, 2008

Originally Posted by annie177:

So today was weigh-in for some of the groups that I belong to on MFD... I'm down to 165.2. That's a -1.2 pound difference from last week Friday, so I'm still heading in the right direction! :) That number should have actually been lower because I've been weighing in at the 164 range, however I went out to dinner last night. Still ate healthy, but everything I ate last night was loaded with salt... hoping the weight is just water weight. I'll weigh-in tomorrow to see if the scale has moved down at all.

Weigh-in this morning... 164.4! YEAH!!! It was just water weight!

Keep on moving...

MFD entry 4

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 7, 2008

So today was weigh-in for some of the groups that I belong to on MFD... I'm down to 165.2. That's a -1.2 pound difference from last week Friday, so I'm still heading in the right direction! :) That number should have actually been lower because I've been weighing in at the 164 range, however I went out to dinner last night. Still ate healthy, but everything I ate last night was loaded with salt... hoping the weight is just water weight. I'll weigh-in tomorrow to see if the scale has moved down at all.

Even if it hasn't, I'll gladly take the 165.2 weigh-in. I did cut back on my cardio this week and actually started to incorporate weight training into my workouts, so that might also be it. Whatever the reason, I'm not too worried about it. I'm still headed in the right direction and that's all that really matters!

MFD entry 3

This post was copied from an entry on My Food Diary (MFD) during my pre-blogging days. Back then, I used the forums on MFD as my daily 'blog'. Just wanted to get my entire journey in one place.

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November 5, 2008

Losing weight too fast! :(

I'm averaging about 2.2 pounds a week! And that's with eating back my exercise calories everyday. I usually net around 1200 calories a day, so I don't know what's going on. It shouldn't be a complaint, however I'm a little concerned because I know this isn't "healthy" weight loss.

I've already changed up my workout schedule to reduce my cardio and start doing yoga, so we'll see if that helps. Hope it does because I want to be able to keep this weight off FOR LIFE this time!