MFD entry 21

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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December 28, 2008

YEAH!!!

Got my P90x in this past weekend!

I'll be back to write more.

MFD entry 20

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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December 23, 2008

So after doing the hike this weekend, my legs have been so sore! Haven't been able to get in a good exercise yet, but today I'm gonna jump on the elliptical and see what happens.

I need to do something because I can feel the fat growing! :(

MFD entry 19

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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December 21, 2008

Okay, so I finally made it back to the "Stairmaster from Hell" today and I conquered it! This morning I was all ready to go and kick it's butt, but when we started, I pushed myself too hard again and got sick again (see post above with picture)! Well I wasn't about to give up so we just took a 10 minute break and then we headed up again. The views were spectacular and I only wish it wasn't cloudy. Here are some picts (I don't know how to load more than one pict in a post so bare with my several next posts):

This is at the bottom of the hike looking up.
So this picture is from 3/5 of the way up, looking down back at the trail. There was still more stairs in front of us. The baseball fields in the background is the start of the trail.

Ahh.... finally to the top! This is a picture of the other side of the mountain. Look how rainy and junk the weather is!

And this is a picture of the side of the mountain that we started from. I thought it was so cool how one side of the mountain was pouring rain and the other side looked like perfect beach weather!

Well I thought too soon because literally minutes after I took the picture, it started pouring on us! But it was only a passing shower so nothing too major.

And this last shot was of the ridge of the mountain right in front of us with the ocean in the background. I love nature so I took a picture!

MFD entry 20

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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December 21, 2008

And here is a pict of me! So NOT flattering but it's even more motivation for me to get back in shape.

The first shot is back in September at a family gathering and the second shot is from last week. I hate it...

First photo: weight about 177 (before I started MFD)
Second photo: weight about 159

I can't see a difference of almost 20 pounds! :( But I got a little tanner from all the hiking!

MFD entry 18

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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December 19, 2008

Weighing in at 157.4 today! YEAH!!!

MFD entry 17

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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December 12, 2008

Some updates and weigh-in:

I tried to go running again this past Wednesday, however my shin splints have flared up and it doesn't look like their going away any time soon. I've had them all my life since I played sports in high school, so I kind of knew they were going to return. My run turned into a brisk walk, but even then I was hurting. This was my third time running but I think I may have over done it this time. I iced it and have been massaging it daily since I started training last week but it looks like I'm going to be staying away from running till next year. Hopefully three weeks is enough for it to heal and I can start wrapping up my shins for runs to prevent it from coming back.

Other than that, everything on my side is great. Weighing in at 158.9 today! Finally reached the 150's! And better yet, I'm only 0.1 pounds away from being down 10% of my starting body weight... YEA! :) From what I've been reading losing a minimum of 10% of weight starts decreasing your chances of health problems. Sounds good to me!

MFD entry 16

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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December 10, 2008

So I've been MIA this weekend because of holiday stuff... finishing up shopping... planning a big Christmas Day dinner with a lot of my family... and just plain catching up on some R and R because this time of year is crazy! So thought I would update my Personal Story page when I had the chance so here I go:

As I posted last week Friday, my weigh-in was 160.8! Something I was very proud of because I can't believe I'm losing weight during the holidays (well, I hope I didn't just jinx myself... holidays are only a third over!) and I'm almost in the 150's!!!! :) The last time I was in the 150's was well over several years ago back in the 2002's and 2003's. YEA! Well, cut to today and my weigh-in is... 159.2! 140's here I come!

I also discovered something else this morning... I can fit into my old size 10 jeans! Now these aren't jeans that I wore before so I know they haven't been stretched out by my big butt yet... this are brand new size 10 jeans!! I can't believe MFD is working so well for me. Everyday I try to find something I notice has changed since I started this new lifestyle and it's such a good form of motivation for me! For example, this weekend I'm going through ALL my clothes and trying on everything! Tossing the things that are too big and rewearing the things that were too small for me to comfortably fit recently! I'll be taking some pictures and posting them when I have a chance.

Another thing I've noticed is the improvement in my exercise intensity and level. There is one hike that my boyfriend and I love to do which is the Diamond Head Hike (anyone who's visited Oahu probably has done this). It's not particularly hard, but there is a section of 100 steps going straight up that will take the wind out of you. Well I remember we did it when I first started MFD and I was so out of shape and we hiked up so quickly that I was light-headed and extremely nauseous. Well fast-forward to this Sunday... we flew up the mountain, passing any person who was in front of us (something you're not suppose to do on this trail but I can't let anyone hold me back) and climbed those stairs non-stop. It felt so good to be able to do that! Our goal is to be able to eventually run the entire trail.

Well this past Saturday we went hiking on a different trail too... seriously the stair master from hell (see the picture). It's an almost mile-long old railroad going up a mountain almost the same height. And the entire trail is made of stairs! It's a fairly intense hike, especially for someone like me who is prone to shin splints but let me tell you, you won't have to ever worry about your quads, hamstrings, or glutes if you do this hike every week! So anyway, my boyfriend and I went with our friends and our dogs but my friends got held up so we didn't start the hike until about 12:30... the hottest time of day on one of the hottest sides of the island. Anyway everything is going good, but halfway up the mountain I feel like I'm going to collapse and throw up... the heat was so crazy that a few of us had to stop and rest before we passed out - and did I mention that when we first got there, there were ambulance crews and fire fighters already there because someone did pass out on the trail?! So at least help was there in case I needed it. :) We all decided to head back down because it was just way too hot and the dogs were not going to make it at all.

I'm going back this weekend to conquer it but we're starting at 8:30 in the morning so there's no excuses this time!

MFD entry 15

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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December 5, 2008

So weigh-in this Friday is at 160.8! Getting there...

MFD entry 14

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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December 4, 2008

So I did my first actually "run" last night (yes, at like 10:00) after a Christmas party I had. I had no idea what to expect since it's been years since I ran, but I got out there with my boyfriend and we did about 4 miles at a walk/run pace. It was surprisingly good and I really enjoyed it. Today my knees are a little tight but they're not sore. This was my biggest fear... having my joints get used to carrying my pounding weight when I ran... so I'm happy with how I feel today. We were out for almost an hour and a half which was WAY too long. We were only suppose to train for about an hour, but time went by so fast we didn't even realize what time it was till we decided to head back home.

We ended up coming home around 11:15 and my security/doorman thought we were crazy... exercising at 11:00 at night! I told him we were training for a 13K in February and that was the only time I had yesterday to get in a run and he said, "Wow, you're a lot more determined and dedicated then a lot of other people I know who exercise". That made me feel so good!

Let's just hope I can keep it up!

MFD entry 13

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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December 2, 2008

Forgot to post my weigh-in last Friday, Nov. 28.

Well I weighed in at 163.0 on Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving and I promised myself that I was going to be brave and make myself jump on the scale the day after Thanksgiving also, which was Friday. Now I know the weight-gain from one day won't be seen the next morning, but I still didn't know what to expect. Well I jumped on the scale Friday morning and I was down at 162.3!!:) Thanksgiving was really good to me this year (see previous post).

And I'm happy to say that this week I'm still hovering around 162 so I'm still on track! YEA!

MFD entry 12

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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December 1, 2008

Have my goals for November:

60 minutes/ day, 5 days/week = 1320 minutes for the month
300 calories/day, 5 days/week = 6600 calories for the month :) MADE IT!

11/1: OFF

11/2: 453c, 63 min elliptical
11/3: 388c, 61 min circuit training
11/4: 407c, 63 min elliptical
11/5: 132c, 30 min strength training
11/6: OFF
11/7: 284c, 65 min strength training; 218 c, 27 min elliptical
11/8: OFF

11/9: 398c, 58 min elliptical
11/10: 156c, 35 min strength training
11/11: 800c, 180 min hike
11/12: OFF
11/13: 244c, 33 min elliptical; 176c, 40 min weight training
11/14: OFF
11/15: 582c, 93 min hike; 181c, 25 min weight training

11/16: 180c, 18 min elliptical
11/17: 341c, 87 min walk; 220c, 30 min weight training
11/18: OFF
11/19: OFF
11/20: 464c, 62 min elliptical
11/21: 150c, 20 min elliptical
11/22: 378c, 71 min elliptical

11/23: 366c, 53 min cardio kick boxing; 198c, 45 min weight training
11/24: 188c, 25 min cardio kick boxing; 274c, 37 min elliptical
11/25: OFF
11/26: 305c, 53 min circuit training; 115c, 19 min elliptical
11/27: 821c, 160 min hike
11/28: 464c, 92 min hike
11/29: OFF

11/30: 184c, 48 min walk; 184c, 33 min elliptical

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Well Thanksgiving is over and past, so thought I would reflect on my first holiday weekend (still have Christmas and New Year's!) w/ MFD:

As the end of November approached, I was a little worried about how I would handle Thanksgiving. Though turkey was never my favorite, it's the starches that are my weakness... garlic mashed potatoes, buttery brown sugar-glazed yams, stuffing, gravy, pumpkin and custard pie! THESE are the things that got me! For the past several years, my family has been going out for Thanksgiving so it was easy for me to order something other than the traditional Thanksgiving food, but this year I bought my first condo, so my realtor bought me an entire Turkey-to-go meal... one whole turkey with ALL THE TRIMMINGS!! In anticipation of Thanksgiving, I have been working out extra hard the week before and especially the day of. My boyfriend and I got up early on Thanksgiving day and went on a grueling 2 hour hike straight up a mountain (literally climbing up with your hands in some spots) but a great workout, nonetheless. Thanksgiving this year was lunch so I really think that helped with my portion control... I'm a dinner person. But anyway, lunch was great! I did so well and really only ate till I was full, not stuffed. Had a very small serving of stuffing, yams, and mashed potatoes and loaded up my plate with fresh greens and turkey. After lunch, we did another hike, but this time my parents came along also so it was really nice to have everyone go together. When we got done with the hike, 2 hours later, we all had pumpkin pie. It was the Thanksgiving that I've eaten the healthiest and the least amount of food... very refreshing! :)

Now some other updates:

Today I signed up for my first 13K run/walk! My dad is an avid runner and at Thanksgiving lunch, the topic of running came up and he reminded me that one of Hawaii's most popular run, the Great Aloha Run (GAR), is taking place in February. Well I thought about it this weekend and decided to sign up and do it. Even if I have to walk the entire thing, at least I can say I crossed the finish line! :) I do a lot of cardio in my daily routine and walk a lot so I'm hoping I don't have to start from scratch to train for running. I've looked up several good programs to get me started, like the Learn to Run program, and although I only have about 11 weeks before the GAR, I think I can make great progress if I stay on schedule with training. Of course, my ever-supportive boyfriend signed up with me and is going to train with me so having a buddy always makes a big difference. Can't thank him enough for all he's doing... putting up with my experimental "healthy" cooking, filling our condo with exercise machines, listening to me complain/talk about my weight, etc. Really couldn't have done it without his support... maybe I need to tell him that instead of writing it here. Anyway, I'll be sure to update my progress on running.

That's all for now!
:)