Good and bad to report. Yesterday I did pretty well on food intake until the afternoon when I had a drop in my sugar. I had to eat something and the only thing around was a pack of nabs and cookies - a waste of calories and high in fat/carbs. Then I came home and my boyfriend had bought me a box of Junior Mints. I love him for thinking of me, but had to tell him not to bring me anymore treats for awhile. I downed the box and then felt jittery all night from all the sugar. Didn't workout either. So I blew yesterday. Again.
Today was better. I stayed under 1400 calories and got in a 30 minute Leslie Sansone DVD walk before having to go to a work meeting tonight. But while I did ok calorie-wise, the quality of my food wasn't great: Tuna Helper (a lower calorie/fat kind, but very high in carbs) for lunch, a grilled chicken sandwich from Burger King for dinner, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
Convenience foods are convenient but they don't usually taste very good. I don't think I'm ever going to be a grilled chicken sandwich kind of girl. When I was living a healthy lifestyle before, I think I tried grilled chicken sandwiches at almost every fast food restaurant chain in my area and none of them were great. If you've had a good one that's still low in fat/calories, please let me know where!!!!
I know fast food restaurants have made great strides in providing more healthy choices - I just wish they'd do even more. Options are limited to one or two menu items at most places: salads (and not the really good ones loaded down with cheese), grilled chicken sandwiches, small hamburgers w/ no cheese, fruit cups, chili (from Wendy's), Subway subs w/out cheese. Anyone have any favorite fast food meals that are still healthy?
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
And so it starts...again
Last week I hit my highest weight ever: 160 pounds. I can literally feel some of you out there rolling your eyes. Yes, I know 160 pounds doesn't qualify me as a Biggest Loser contestant. Yes, I know there are some people who would love to be at my weight. But not me. For me, 160 means I have to take the demoralizing step of buying size 12 jeans. It means I have a double chin, depending on how I hold my head. It means my clothes don't fit like they used to. I've worn sweat shorts and yoga pants out in public more times than I care to admit this summer because they're the only thing that feels comfortable. I feel tired, bloated, disgusted with myself that I'm back at the same place I was before.
In May 2008, I had a friend of mine finally confront me about my lifestyle. I was 158 pounds at the time, hadn't exercised since high school other than a few yoga classes, was a smoker, and there were days when I ate fast food all three meals of the day. In the kindest way he could, he said I needed to take better care of myself. I knew what he was saying was true. I'd known it for years, but sometimes the wake call you need comes from someone else pointing out the obvious. I made a commitment to get the weight off, and I did really well. I exercised 5-7 times a week, changed my diet to high protein, low carb, and got down to 135 pounds - and I did that while quitting smoking. I even did a couple of 5ks and a 10k. I felt great. I maintained that weight for a few months, kicking up the exercise whenever I hit 140, and then I let my "cut off point" slide to 145. Then it was 150. I started to make excuses and promises to myself that I broke over and over: "I'll get back to walking when the spring comes...," "I'll start on Monday....," "I'll start on Saturday...." In the meantime, my mom passed away from cancer and I started back smoking. Then I quit again, only this time I didn't exercise or eat right. I packed on most of my weight gain over the past three months since quitting cigarettes again.
So here I am again. In the same place I was before.
According to weight charts, for my height of 5'2", my ideal weight is 109-136. My goal weight is 130 pounds. But more than that, I just want to be healthier, to feel energetic again.
I know from before there are no shortcuts to weight loss. The formula is easy: eat less, move more. So, I'll be reverting back to tracking my caloric intake using a program called FitDay (http://www.fitday.com/). I'm shooting for no more than 1,500 calories a day, focusing on more lean protein and limiting carbs as much as possible to fruit and whole grains. The biggest challenge of the first few days will be detoxing off the white flour and white sugar. As for exercise, I'm committing to at least four days a week, but shooting for at least 5-6 times a week. I'm a huge fan of Leslie Sansone (http://www.walkathome.com/), so I'll be starting with her DVDs and working into other activities from there. So, that's the plan. I'll be do check-ins on my progress at least a couple of times a week.
In May 2008, I had a friend of mine finally confront me about my lifestyle. I was 158 pounds at the time, hadn't exercised since high school other than a few yoga classes, was a smoker, and there were days when I ate fast food all three meals of the day. In the kindest way he could, he said I needed to take better care of myself. I knew what he was saying was true. I'd known it for years, but sometimes the wake call you need comes from someone else pointing out the obvious. I made a commitment to get the weight off, and I did really well. I exercised 5-7 times a week, changed my diet to high protein, low carb, and got down to 135 pounds - and I did that while quitting smoking. I even did a couple of 5ks and a 10k. I felt great. I maintained that weight for a few months, kicking up the exercise whenever I hit 140, and then I let my "cut off point" slide to 145. Then it was 150. I started to make excuses and promises to myself that I broke over and over: "I'll get back to walking when the spring comes...," "I'll start on Monday....," "I'll start on Saturday...." In the meantime, my mom passed away from cancer and I started back smoking. Then I quit again, only this time I didn't exercise or eat right. I packed on most of my weight gain over the past three months since quitting cigarettes again.
So here I am again. In the same place I was before.
According to weight charts, for my height of 5'2", my ideal weight is 109-136. My goal weight is 130 pounds. But more than that, I just want to be healthier, to feel energetic again.
I know from before there are no shortcuts to weight loss. The formula is easy: eat less, move more. So, I'll be reverting back to tracking my caloric intake using a program called FitDay (http://www.fitday.com/). I'm shooting for no more than 1,500 calories a day, focusing on more lean protein and limiting carbs as much as possible to fruit and whole grains. The biggest challenge of the first few days will be detoxing off the white flour and white sugar. As for exercise, I'm committing to at least four days a week, but shooting for at least 5-6 times a week. I'm a huge fan of Leslie Sansone (http://www.walkathome.com/), so I'll be starting with her DVDs and working into other activities from there. So, that's the plan. I'll be do check-ins on my progress at least a couple of times a week.
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