v_avila's Journal

Renewed drive

Feb 02 2009 21:10

Went over my calorie target for the day but looking at the food log, I am quite happy with it.. very, very clean!

Found a cool clean eating website which I will be reading more in detail tomorrow... www.cleaneatingmag.com

Total Caloric Intake: 1474 (goal of 1400)
Total Caloric Output: 1860 (base of 1700)
Daily Calorie Deficit: 386/10500
Physical Activity: 55 min. walk, didn't swim as pool was closed for holiday
Water Intake: sparkly water
Analysis grade: A

Fat - 20.2% (34 grams)
Protein - 29.6% (111 grams)
Carbohydrates - 50.2% (188 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,820 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 122 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 135 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 8 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 30 grams

It's the end of the month...

Feb 02 2009 09:58

and I'm basically at the same weight I was on Jan. 1st. I dropped .6lbs - woo hoo! (dripping with sarcasm).

I'm reviewing what I've been doing and believe the problem is I have been consuming too many calories and not creating a good enough deficit for maximum weight loss. I just did took my measurements and am happy to say there were some losses but also some unexpected gains.

So for the next couple of weeks I will cut back to 1400 cals per day and will minimize the amount of carbs (sugar, bread, chips) I eat and will focus more on clean protein, veggies, and fruits. I will also increase my water intake to a minimum of 2 liters per day, which I am sad to say has not been the case over the last month.

I am thinking of scheduling a colonic.. yes, some will speak against it but I always feel great after having the procedure done.

I am also thinking of changing up my exercise routine by either changing a couple of my walks for another type of exercise but I'm still trying to figure out what I can do that's A) free, B) truly enjoyable and C) that J and I can do together... will have to give it some thought. ANY suggestions appreciated.

This is what my exercise routine will look like this month:
Mon - swim for 45 min. , walk 60 min.
Tues - NROL and stretching for 45 min. , walk 60 min.
Wed - swim for 45 min. , walk 60 min.
Thurs - NROL and stretching for 45 min., NO walk
Fri - swim for 45 min. , walk 60 min.
Sat - NROL and stretching for 45 min. , walk 60 min.
Sun - rest day (may do water activities)

February Measurements -- 1" lost

Feb 02 2009 12:15

Chest: 35" down .5
Bust: 36" down .25"
Below bust: 31" up 1" - I think this was wrong last month
High Waist: 28.5" up .25"
Natural waist: 30.5" up .5"
Hips: 37" down .5"
Leg (high): 23" Left down .25" / 23" Right down .5"
Calf: 14.5" Left same / 14.5" Right down .5"
Above knee:
left 16" same
right 16" same
Arm: 11.5" same
Neck: 13.5" down .25"

Inches lost in Jan.:       3"
Inches lost to date:      32"
Inches gained in Jan.: 1.75"
Pounds lost in Jan.:      .6 lbs (01/01 - 02/01)
Pounds lost to date:     29.6 lbs

Weight goal by the end of the month: 140 THIS HAS TO BE THE MONTH!

Something has to give...

Jan 26 2009 09:41

My weight has shot up to over 145 for the last week or so.. I weighed in at 145.8 this morning from my lowest of 144.2 just about a week or so ago. Reasons for this? surely I'm not drinking enough water, I've been eating more than I should and therefore I'm not creating a good enough deficit for consistent weight loss and I've been exercising enough that I'm sore almost all the time... hmm... I need to give this some thought. I was certain I would be at 140 by the end of the month but it doesn't seem at all doable now.

My analysis for yesterday..

Total Caloric Intake: 1792 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 1700 (base of 1700)
Daily Calorie Deficit: 8899/14000.. not going to make my goal
Physical Activity: none.. feeling very tired from swimming, walking and lifting
Water Intake: none.. wow.. that's awful..
Analysis grade: A

Fat - 25.3% (52 grams) - used olive oil instead of Pam
Protein - 17.1% (78 grams) - eggs/breakfast
Carbohydrates - 57.7% (265 grams) - lunch/pasta, snack/fruits, dinner/salad and red beans
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,635 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 78 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 33 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 12 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 51 grams

Sat. Jan 24th

Jan 24 2009 11:41

I really need to get a hold on my eating... I am still eating healthy but I just haven't been able to keep to my calorie limit at all! I talked to J about it and we agreed that I need to make it a point to keep to my routine or at least go back to creating a menu for us instead of winging it...

Total Caloric Intake: 1768 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 1860 (base of 1690)
Daily Calorie Deficit: 8991/14000
Physical Activity: walking through Pedregal for 1 hour
Water Intake: not enough...
Analysis grade: A

Fat - 22.5% (44 grams)
Protein - 16.9% (75 grams)
Carbohydrates - 59.3% (262 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 1.2%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,958 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 126 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 86 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 9 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 23 grams

Amount of sleep: last night - 9:30 p.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Quality of sleep (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: none
Caffeine: 2.5 ounces
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 2.. a little sore and tired
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 1
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 6

Friday Jan. 23rd

Jan 24 2009 08:00

Not a whole lot to tell... feel like I'm getting sick.

Total Caloric Intake: 1638 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 2090 (base of 1690)
Daily Calorie Deficit: 8899/14000
Physical Activity: swimming for 50 minutes and NROL A4
Water Intake: 32 oz
Analysis grade: B

Fat - 21.5% (40 grams)
Protein - 20.6% (85 grams)
Carbohydrates - 53.2% (221 grams)
Alcohol - 4.6% (11 grams)
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,766 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 73 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 249 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 11 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 20 grams

Amount of sleep: last night - 1:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Quality of sleep (1-10, 10=best): 3
Medications: none
Caffeine: 2.5 ounces
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 3.. a little sore and tired
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 1
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 6

Wednesday Jan. 21st

Jan 22 2009 10:46

The last few days have been OK calorie wise. I haven't gone over my maintenance calories but given that I am STILL trying to lose weight, I need to have a deficit... blah!

I haven't slacked in regards to my workouts which is great since I've been eating more than usual.. still healthy, but just more. Hmmm... what am I to do? stop eating out and stop at my limit for the day.. We've been out to eat 2 times this week and because J can eat quite a bit more than I can, I seem to follow her lead

Goals - I'm happy to say that I have been able to keep up with my fruit and veggie goals every day. I make it a point to have a morning and afternoon fruit snack as well as veggies and salad for lunch and/or dinner...

Total Caloric Intake: 1721 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 2280 (base of 1940 - light activity day)
Daily Calorie Deficit: 8447/14000
Physical Activity: swimming for 45 minutes and walking for 1 hour
Water Intake: 32 oz
Analysis grade: A

Fat - 23.0% (45 grams)
Protein - 25.8% (112 grams)
Carbohydrates - 51.2% (224 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 4,229 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 54 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 145 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 8 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 39 grams

Amount of sleep: last night - 3:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Quality of sleep (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: none
Caffeine: 2.5 ounces
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 2 a little sore from lifting
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 7

Sunday Jan. 18th

Jan 19 2009 09:37

Total Caloric Intake: 1307 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 1784 (base of 1690) possibly more..
Daily Calorie Deficit: 7888/14000
Physical Activity: none... house cleaning
Water Intake: 32 oz
Analysis grade: A

Fat - 16.1% (23 grams)
Protein - 20.9% (69 grams)
Carbohydrates - 63.0% (206 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,937 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 104 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 80 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 8 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 26 grams

Amount of sleep: last night - 3:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Quality of sleep (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: none
Caffeine: 2.5 ounces
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 2 ... sore from lifting and night out
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 4

Holding steady..

Jan 17 2009 07:54

Weight - 144.2.. fantastic!

GOALS:
2 serv fruit - 1 small banana (1), 1 tangerine (1), 1 apple (1)
3 serv veg - 7 mushrooms (.5), 1/4 c. dry lentils (1), 1 carrot (1), 2 celery sticks (1.5), 2 cups lettuce (2), handful of green bell peppers and onion strips,
NROL A3 workout -

Breakfast - egg white omelet with button mushrooms, tabasco, turkey bacon and coffee
Lunch - lentil soup
Dinner - homemade pizza (pita, org. tomato sauce, turkey bacon, mozzarella cheese, veggies)
Snacks - banana/choc protein shake, 1 apple, 1 tangerine

Spent about 3 hours at Costco this morning getting 2 new tires for my car... ugh. They were already servicing 2 cars when I got there at 9:30 a.m. and there were 4 other cars before mine waiting to be serviced. Yes, it was lovely to walk EVERY single aisle of Costco and looking at EVERY single item they have on stock for over 2 hours! I had done most of my shopping earlier this week and really didn't need anything in bulk, so what did I buy while I was in there? a carton of eggs, and a 5lb bag of red apples. At least I walked.. does that count towards my 45 minutes of walking everyday? I wish!

I am going out to a club tonight with friends... Should be interesting! J is FINALLY coming home tomorrow for good... well, at least for some time. I need to clean a bit and do some laundry.. should be doing that right now! =)

On other news, I bought a pair of CK jeans size 8! they are soo cool... and they are a size 8! whoooo hoooo... I started CC'ing when my size 12 jeans/pants started to 'shrink' on me (more like I was outgrowing them and would soon need 14's!) and now CC'ing has brought me down to a size 8.. yay me!

Fantabulous!

-- Added 01/18/08 @ 11:46 a.m.

Total Caloric Intake: 2308 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 2308 (base of 1690) possibly more
Daily Calorie Deficit: 7411/14000
Physical Activity: NROL A3 and dancing!!
Water Intake: 32 oz
Analysis grade: B+

Amount of sleep: last night - 11:00 p.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Quality of sleep (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: none
Caffeine: 2.5 ounces
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 2 .. not too sore anymore
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 8

30 Rocks!

Jan 16 2009 09:20

During my afternoon walk yesterday, I had a chance to reflect a bit about my weight loss progress over the last 6 and a half months and also about what lies ahead for me. I still have another 10lbs to lose, maybe 15lbs, and while it seems within my reach, I've realized that reaching my goal of 130 - 135lbs will not be the end of the road for me.

I've used the term 'lifestyle' frequently since I (re)joined CC because that's how I wanted to approach this process, however it was really only until yesterday that it dawned on me - I will have to keep this up for the rest of my life!

So what will I do when I reach my 'goal'? I'll celebrate like there is no tomorrow and will then get right back on track in order to reach my other goals. My next goal will be to lower my body fat and increase my muscle mass. I'm banking on the NROLFW program to help me on the latter and a 'clean' diet with the former.

GOALS:
~~2 serv fruit~~ - 1 small banana (1), 1/2 orange (.5), 1 apple
~~3 serv veg~~ - 7 mushrooms (.5), 1/4 c. dry lentils (1), 1 carrot (1), 2 celery sticks (1.5), 1 zucchini (1), 1 tomato (1), 1 onion (1),
~~Swim for at least 45min~~ - complete (added some jumping rope)

Breakfast - egg white omelet with button mushrooms, tabasco, turkey bacon and coffee
Lunch - lentil soup
Dinner - grilled chicken breast, with ratatouille (zucchini, onion, tomato)
Snacks - 1/2 orange, banana/choc protein shake, 1 apple, wasa cracker with tbsp PB and organic grape jelly, 1 choc. pudding, .5 serving bear naked granola, .5 serving FF yogurt ice cream

Total Caloric Intake: 1515 (goal of 1500)
Total Caloric Output: 1990 (base of 1690)
Daily Calorie Deficit: 7411/14000
Physical Activity: 45 min. swim and some rope jumping
Water Intake: 32 oz
Analysis grade: A

Fat - 18.2% (32 grams)
Protein - 28.6% (112 grams)
Carbohydrates - 53.2% (209 grams)
Alcohol - 0.0%
Other - 0.0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,593 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 111 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 96 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 9 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 35 gram

Amount of sleep: last night - 12:45 a.m. - 7:30 a.m.
Quality of sleep (1-10, 10=best): 6
Medications: none
Caffeine: 2.5 ounces
Fatigue level (1-10, 10 highest): 5... still sore from NROL workout
Stress level (1-10, 10 highest): 2
Hunger level (1-10; 1=too many cals left, 5=perfect, 10=not enough): 5