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The Last few days of my diet I have been on track, but as I was calculating how many calories burned vs. consumed, I realized that I will not meet my goal at this pace. So I decided its time to step it up. WORKOUT PLAN: WK 1 - 2: Calorie Limit 1200Walk/Jog 3 Miles a day, Gym Tuesday – Friday.Formula: Intake: 1200 X 7 = 8400BMR: 1700 X 7 = 11,900Walk: 300 (100
Cal per mile) X 7 = 2100Gym: 200 (low estimate) X 4 = 800(11,900+2100+800) – 8400 = 6400/3500 = 1.83 X 2 = 3.65 lbs loss estimate 

WK 3 – 5: Calorie Limit 1200Walk/Jog 5.5 miles a day, gym Tuesday – Friday.Formula: Intake: 1200 X 7 = 8400BMR: 1700 X 7 = 11,900Walk: 550 (100
Cal per mile) X 7 = 3850Gym: 200 (low estimate) X 4 = 800(11,900+3850+800) – 8400 = 8150/3500 = 2.33 X 3 = 6.99 lbs loss estimate WK 6 – 8: Calorie Limit 1400 (increased Calorie Limit)Jog 7 miles a day, gym Tuesday – Friday.Formula: Intake: 1300 X 7 = 9100BMR: 1700 X 7 = 11,900Walk: 700 (100
Cal per mile) X 7 = 4900Gym: 200 (low estimate) X 4 = 800(11,900+4900+800) –9100= 8500/3500 = 2.43 X 3 = 7.29 lbs loss estimate 

WK 9 – 12: Calorie Limit 1400Jog/Run 9 miles a day, gym Tuesday – Friday.Formula: Intake: 1300 X 7 = 9100BMR: 1600 X 7 = 11,200Walk: 900 (100
Cal per mile) X 7 = 6300Gym: 200 (low estimate) X 4 = 800(11,200+6300+800) –9100= 9200/3500 = 2.63 X 4 = 10.51 lbs loss estimate WK 13 – 21: Calorie Limit 1400Jog/Run 9 miles a day, gym Tuesday – Friday.Formula: Intake: 1400 X 7 = 9100BMR: 1550 X 7 = 10,850Walk: 900 (100
Cal per mile) X 7 = 6300Gym: 200 (low estimate) X 4 = 800(10,850+6300+800) – 9100 = 8850/3500 = 2.53 X 10 = 25.29 lbs loss estimateOk so if I follow this, I should meet my goal by Jan 22^nd 2009.  Let’s just see if I can do it.

Ok so last night I broke the little “no exercise” streak I was on and I did about 2 miles, half way through the 1st mile I decided to do some interval training and run as fast as I could. Once I started running, I noticed that it felt amazing.  It was wonderful. I did that about 4 more times and then walked the rest of the way. I should have done another mile, but it was getting a little dark and I knew I had to be up early. 

Went to the gym today, increased my weights a little bit and really gave myself a work out. Needless to say I feel wonderful! 

The only bad thing was I totally broke my diet yesterday, I’m on a 1200 calorie diet and I ate about 2080. But at least I’m tracking. Today I’m going to try really hard and NOT overeat.

So I thought I was doing well yesterday, I did wonderfully on my diet during the day, I was a little irritable and hungry for sweets but I thought it was just carb cravings… 

Then I get home; have a healthy dinner and about 1/2 hour later it hits, major cramps and major cravings. I mean major! Yep that’s right, Aunt Flow’s in town. All I wanted is something horrible, either deep-fried or with chocolate! The good thing is there is nothing like that in the house; the bad thing is that my husband wanted to go to best buy. So we went, but I knew they had snacks at the counter so I stayed in the car. He met his friend in there and then they decided to go to Arbys… That did it. There went my self control. So 1 Arbys melt and 10 jalapeño poppers later I am WAY over my calorie limit. 

I hate that our periods are not only painful and messy. But we get all the other crap along with them. It’s just not right. 

Today is a little better, not so many cravings (yet) so I’m hoping I can keep it under control today. 

I have been slacking a little on the exercise part. I haven’t worked out since Saturday. My ride to the Gym has been sick and I’ve been busy everyday after work. So today I shouldn’t be as busy, and I plan on walking as soon as I get off work, its supposed to be not too hot today so that shouldn’t be a problem. 

Time to kick my butt into gear! Good luck Buddy’s!

Its going good so far, I have had 4 pieces of fruit already and a ton of veggies - No Dressing. I was feeling a little hungry but I think I was just carb cravings so I just ignored it and drank some water.  

I resolved to make this diet and workout plan really work, mainly because I found this notebook that I was writing in about 10 months ago. In it I had a diet and workout plan to lose some weight as I weight 160 lbs…I’m like 160, that’s halfway to my current Goal! If I had woke up and actually got off my butt and put the fast food down I wouldn’t have as far of a journey to go as I do right now. So I know I have to keep this up and I will.

Ok so Ive changed my diet. Hopefully this works, Not only did I cut out potatos but I reduced my calorie intake from 1400-1600. To 1200. Lots of Fruits and Veggies, a few whole grains, and a few lean meats. Hopefully i can stick with it.

Food Log

 So I decided today that I am cutting potatos out of my diet. I know that they are not a bad vegtable, its just that they cause me to eat other bad things, I cant say no to butter, sourcream, cheese and bacon when there is a baked potato in the vicinity. So im cutting it out. Not forever, but just intil i get a bit more self control. I didnt eat as healthy as i would have liked this weekend, i mean i didnt have any sweets but i am eating more that i need too. I love the taste of food so i always overeat and I have been trying to catch myself. So that is my goal this week. No Overeating. I decided to add some interval training onto my workout for the week, that way i can try to prevent a platue. Hopefully it works!

ok so i cut my jog sort today. and heres why…

 I live in a semi-rural area of California, there are houses out here, but also alot of fields and cows. I usually jog around the block around a couple of cow fields. Now its about 8pm when i decided to jog, suns going down so its much cooler….almost on my way back from my first lap when i look behind me to watch out for the car coming, when i hear a distinct rattle..and look as a Rattle snake bites at my foot….

 ok so panic attack city…luckely it didn’t actually bite me, just my shoe so i jumped away and left it be. I know its really my fault for not watching where i was going, but it scarred the crap out of me. I should have relized that it would be coming out at dusk since it was probably hiding during the heat of the day…

 so from now on, I’m watching the ground…

So today was the offical weight in day. and I have lost Zero pounds over the last 2 weeks, however I also took my measurments - I’ve lost a total of 12 inches…1 freaking foot! thats crazy. Its just so strange that I’ve lost no weight. I gained 2 inches on my thighs and upperarms, so my total inches lost could have been bigger but o well, im happy!

 So this just proves that all you wonderful people who where so encouraging yesterday where correct, i may not have lost weight, but my body is defintly changing.

 ok well time for me to go take a jog, and keep up the weight plan!

So even though my weight-in isn’t until tomorrow I decided to sneak a peak on the scale and see what happens…low and behold…nothing. No change in my weight. I’m trying very hard not to get discouraged, but it’s tough. I’m scarred ill always be this fat disgusting blob and that no matter how hard I try it will never change.  

But I’m trying to pick my self esteem back up, and try even harder. I decided that I need to go on a very low calorie diet (I’m thinking 1200-1300) and I will just have to do more cardio. I also worked extra hard at the gym today and used a higher weight than I normally do.  

But sometimes it’s hard to stay motivated, I want to lose weight, but it’s so hard. It’s so much easier to grab a loaf of French bread and butter and sit in front of the television watching CSI… 

Well I’m going to try my best and try not to slide down the slippery slop towards more weight gain….wish me luck…

Today is a wonderful day. Even though I wasn’t able to make it to the gym. My ride to the gym (because I don’t know how to drive) set her alarm for 4pm instead of 4am so we weren’t able to go. But Instead I did a Pilates video and I plan on going for a jog when I get home tonight. 

Yesterday was a good day. I stayed within my calorie limits and I went for a jog after work, I only did one mile but I was just so tired. However I got plenty of sleep last night so I should be able to do 3-4 miles tonight. At least that is what my goals are.  

Going to take some before photos tonight, I think I have lost a little weight because I was looking at my wedding photos and I think I was bigger, ya never know though. The pants I am wearing today feel a little less tight, but that could just be wishful thinking. I guess we will see on the Friday weight-in.  

So my Goals for today: 

1. Walk/Jog 3-4 Miles
2. Watch for hidden calories: I was reading a magazine article that showed you how much calories, sugars and fats where in Coffee Creamer and tons of people use a lot of it every day. So I need to watch for things like this that could be hamstringing my diet plan.