Part 2, Day 1

What a great day! I woke up this morning and walked a mile, did 50 crunches and 10 pushups. I followed my meal plan and excercise plan EXACTLY!! However, I did get my heartrate up a little too high duirn spin class and ended up feeling faint and throwing up a little :-( But, I went back to class after and continued. I went a little slower and had light resistance, but I didn't stop! I'm scared though becasue it's always easy to be motivated on Day 1.
Here's my food for the day:

Monday, January 3, 2011
Breakfast
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Milk, nonfat, 1 cup	86	0	12	8
Pears, fresh, 0.5 pear, large (approx 2 per lb)	62	0	16	0
Instant, Quick, and Regular Oats Cereal, 0.75 cup, cooked	104	2	18	4
Almonds, 6 almond	42	4	1	2
Regular Coffee, 1 cup (8 fl oz)	2	0	0	0
	295	6	47	15
Lunch
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Tuna, Canned in Water, 0.75 can	144	1	0	32
Raisins, 0.5 small box (1.5 oz)	65	0	17	1
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 1 inner leaf	1	0	0	0
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 4 slice, medium (1/4" thick)	17	0	4	1
Mayonnaise, regular (mayo), 0.5 tbsp	45	5	0	0
Bread, pita, whole-wheat, 0.5 pita, large (6-1/2" dia)	85	1	18	3
	356	7	39	36
Dinner
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Fruit Cocktail, 0.5 cup	69	0	18	0
Mixed Vegetables, frozen, 0.1 package (10 oz)	18	0	4	1
Whole Wheat Spaghetti, cooked (pasta), 0.6 cup	104	0	22	4
Low fat cream cheese, 1 tbsp	35	3	1	2
Tuna, Canned in Water, 0.75 can	144	1	0	32
Cheddar or Colby Cheese, Low Fat, 2 oz	98	4	1	14
	468	8	46	53
Snack
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Baby Carrots, raw, 5 medium	17	0	4	0
Yogurt, fruit, 1 container (5 oz)	141	2	26	6
	157	2	30	6
	1,276	23	162	110
	1390 - 1740	36 - 64	184 - 266	60 - 144

Here's my fitness for today:

Basic Gym Workout

Single Leg Squats on Leg Press Machine 2 12-15 Heel Raises on Leg Press Machine 2 12-15 Seated Chest Press Machine 2 12-15 Seated Row Machine 2 12-15 Abdominal Crunch Machine 2 12-15 Seated Back Extension Machine 2 12-15 Stretch After Strength Training

Mileage Tracking

GOAL: Walk/Run 1 Miles per Day Change

MINUTES	DISTANCE	PACE	NOTE
25	1	25 Min/Mile	Less

DAILY TOTALS / DAILY GOAL:

1 / 1

ALLTIME TOTAL:1 Miles

2011 TOTAL:1 Miles

Cardiovascular

SUN, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT Cardio Plan Change Stretch After Cardio

CLICK ON A CARDIO EXERCISE TO EDIT IT

MINUTES

CALORIES BURNED

Walk 30 min/mile	25	123
Cycling under 10 mph (bicycling, biking, bike riding)	45	322

Hope tomorrow is as good as today!

Here we go!! Part 2

Well, as you can tell, it's been awhile since I've posted. I wish I could say I stayed with it and just didn't post anything. The truth is I've actually gained 10 lbs. and totally fell off.
It started because I took a 2nd job to help pay for wedding costs. I would work later and didn't feel like going to the gym after. Then, wedding planning became busy. The days I didn't have to work both jobs, I was meeting with vendors or shopping for wedding stuff.
However, it is the new year, so a new year's resolution is needed. No surprise, it's losing weight. I think that has been my resolution every year. Could this be the year I accomplish it?
I'm starting Sparkpeople.com. It is a free website that tracks your nutrition, exercise, etc. I have chosen to start by using their meal plan. This way I know what I am eating is healthy and the correct portion. I told my fiance, "From now on, I'm only buying and cooking healthy items that are included in this plan. If you want something different, you need to buy it and cook it yourself." We'll see how that goes!
Tomorrow, I go back to work from being on Christmas break. Hopefully, it goes as planned.
I heard a lady on TV today. What she said really connected with me because I feel the same way. She said, "Every morning I wake up on a diet and every evening I go to bed a failure." I will not be a failure anymore!

Day 9

Today was BUSY! But, I managed to do ok :-)

FOOD
B: oatmeal, 4 slices turkey bacon
L: Subway turkey on wheat-no cheese, mustard, veggies
apple
S: PopTarts..totally ate them because I was running errands and I was hungry and they were in my car!
S: Turkey slices...needed to eat before I worked out
S: NutriSystem Chicken Salad Sandwich...needed to eat after workout
D: Homemade Sloppy Joes...lean ground beef, ketchup, brown sugar

-ok, now that I look at it...I ATE A LOT TODAY! YIKES!!

EXERCISE
Body works class (weights w/cardio and abs): 1hr

Day 8

So I ran into a problem today. What to eat when you have no more healthy food and payday is tomorrow? I ate as best I could; which wasnt great! Also, I weighed myself and I GAINED 2 pounds this week! SERIOUSLY?!?! I know I didnt have a great week, but not bad enough to gain weight. I go to my Dr. at the end of the month and I'm going to see if any of my Rx's are keeping me from losing weight. However, I read on JillianMichaels.com that you should brush your teeth after every meal so you have a minty taste in your mouth to keep you from eating. I tried it yesterday and today, and it actually works!

Week 2 Weight: 243 (+2)

FOOD
B: oatmeal, 4 slices turkey bacon
S: Lucky Charms
L: Power Bar
D: 2 tortillas with ham and cheese

EXCERCISE:
Weights with arms: 30 min
Spin class: 1 hr

Other:
??

Day 4-7

My 3 yr old nephew was visiting. My diet went to hell! I cant remember all I ate, but I know it included some mac n cheese, cookies, McDonald's and Lucky Charms! I worked out 1day while he was here. I have totally fallen off, but tomorrow it is time to get back on! This sucks...what am I going to do when I have kids?!!?

Day 3

Wow, today was nuts! My sis-in-law and 3 yr old nephew came into town last night. Today was filled with running errands. The morning started out good, but it just went down hill from there. I didn't eat right or work out. This is what I'm worried about. What happens when it isn't summer and I actually have a busy schedule? OR what about when I have kids of my own...I cant even get it right when I have a kid for a week! Sis is in business meetings until Saturday, so I'm keeping the nephew. Hopefully, I can figure something out or I have a whole week that is going to go to POO!

FOOD:
B: oatmeal, 4 pieces turkey bacon
L: Chicken nachos with beans, sour cream and guacamole, chips and queso (We went to Abuelo's for lunch)
--which brings up the idea of, "What do I order when I go out to eat?!"
S: PBJ sandwich
D: Hot dog and mac n cheese

EXERCISE:
NONE!!!

OTHER:
hmmm...well, maybe we'll just consider this my "cheat" day!

Day 2

Today was great! I felt energized and productive. Still hard making the food choices, but I think I did ok :-)

Food:
B: 2 egg whites, 4 pieces turkey bacon, english muffin, milk
L: Chicken broccoli alfredo
S: NutriSystem Chicken Salad sandwich on wheat
D: grilled salmon, grilled shrimp, brown rice, broccoli/carrots
---According to my personal trainer, I need LOTS of protein and only 1 fruit a day...EEK! Oh and only 2 carbs...oops! 2 CARBS?!?!? I LOVE CARBS!! That's gonna be hard!

Exercise:
Body works gym class: 1 hr
----That class kicked my butt today! Thanks Rachel for keeping me focused!

Other:
I have got a lot of suggestions from friends. I'm going to try to take them in slowly. I'm already writing down what I eat. I think I'm going to try rewarding myself when I have a good week. A good week means I hit my weight loss goal and I ate right and worked out all week. Let's see!