hehe, sorry about that - it's the holidays. I had exams, then I moved, then Christmas, then at family's homes - I won't actually get back to university until Saturday but figured I needed a bit of an update.
I can't say I've been following my plan closely over the holidays - I really needed to relax and enjoy myself, and especially since I'm not at home (and only spent one night at my mom's even!) I can't very well expect my hosts to follow my meal plan of no carbs and high amounts of meat. :P I also don't have the gym. and it's also hard to say no to those snacks and treats when they're laying so deliciously in front of you so I've relaxed on this weight loss journey for a bit but I should be back into the full swing of things for the start of next week. :D
I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and I wish you all a Happy New Year!!!
Amanda
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Saturday, December 19, 2009
K, Time to Start Blogging Regularily Again ;)
One thing I'm having some difficulty with is studying when I'm limiting my portions and what I can eat. I have exams on Monday and Tuesday... so I'm not going to the gym this weekend as I need to study and then pack for my move on Wednesday. Still doing my best though :). I'm eating healthy even though I can't go to the gym right now... It's so liberating to have 25 pounds off me! I feel so much better! I had my boyfriend tell me that my arms look thinner... My bras have extra space in them... My legs are thinner... Jeans are more loose! 25 pounds! in just over 4 months! If I can keep up this pace I'll be at my goal weight by summertime! I think I want to set a goal for myself to be down to 145 by August 1st, 2010. That's 63 pounds in one year and will be about a pound a week from now on... which is very doable!
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My inspiration for today: JOANIA! :)
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My inspiration for today: JOANIA! :)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Yay! Another 2 Pounds Gone!!!
Hehe, that's right! I'm down to 183 :) I'm very excited, because this is the first time I've lost weight in a while (since I got off track for awhile >.<) and I haven't checked my weight in about a week.
I've been pretty good lately. I have had some carbs lately since I'm trying to eat all the food in my house since I'm moving out... but no more than I normally would (I had spaghetti once or twice... and I had some soup that had rice in it...). I went away last week and to help ensure that I ate healthily, I brought half a backpack of fresh cut veggies with me and ribs that I had left over from dinner the night before, so I was able to avoid carbs even though I was living in an Asian household ^-^. I *DID* have bubble tea :(, but instead of getting milky I got a slushie kind so that cuts out alot of the fat in a bbt right there (I wasn't going to get one but I needed something to drink and there were no other places near us with drinks in the mall we were at). :)
I did have a treat yesterday, I bought myself a pack of (fat-free) swedish berries... I needed some energy and something to snack on while I studied and was at the convenience store getting milk anyway... but I'm ok with that. I've been good for about a week now... I deserve something once in a while ;)
I've been to the gym every day except when I was away. Yesterday I weight-lifted and did 12? machines... today I stair stepped, burned 360 calories, and then weight lifted on 3 or 4 of the machines that I skipped yesterday.
I feel so good. :D My clothes keep getting more loose -- I alwaaaays need my belt now, and I have a pair of boots that I used to not be able to zip up all the way, and I can now wear them properly! I'm really proud that I'm going to the gym every day even though I don't have any classes at the moment (it's the exam period right now at my university). Well done me :)
I've been pretty good lately. I have had some carbs lately since I'm trying to eat all the food in my house since I'm moving out... but no more than I normally would (I had spaghetti once or twice... and I had some soup that had rice in it...). I went away last week and to help ensure that I ate healthily, I brought half a backpack of fresh cut veggies with me and ribs that I had left over from dinner the night before, so I was able to avoid carbs even though I was living in an Asian household ^-^. I *DID* have bubble tea :(, but instead of getting milky I got a slushie kind so that cuts out alot of the fat in a bbt right there (I wasn't going to get one but I needed something to drink and there were no other places near us with drinks in the mall we were at). :)
I did have a treat yesterday, I bought myself a pack of (fat-free) swedish berries... I needed some energy and something to snack on while I studied and was at the convenience store getting milk anyway... but I'm ok with that. I've been good for about a week now... I deserve something once in a while ;)
I've been to the gym every day except when I was away. Yesterday I weight-lifted and did 12? machines... today I stair stepped, burned 360 calories, and then weight lifted on 3 or 4 of the machines that I skipped yesterday.
I feel so good. :D My clothes keep getting more loose -- I alwaaaays need my belt now, and I have a pair of boots that I used to not be able to zip up all the way, and I can now wear them properly! I'm really proud that I'm going to the gym every day even though I don't have any classes at the moment (it's the exam period right now at my university). Well done me :)
Saturday, December 5, 2009
So. This is what's up.
Sorry again for not writing... last week of classes for this term... I'm rather busy.
Although in the past week I've been to the gym more (there were a couple days I didn't go because of big tests the following day), I'm still not where I want to be in many aspects. Last night I had a bit of a revolution... I had a feeling that I needed time to myself to think, so I shut off the computer and I let myself go with my thoughts. Here's what happened:
At first I started getting upset. Quite upset. But then I realized - it doesn't do me any good to be just sitting here upset... what is the problem? The biggest thing that was bothering me was my weight loss journey. Although I've been going to the gym, I'm still eating some things that I shouldn't be... I haven't been in the right mindset. I think I got into this bad mindset when I was at home, and my sister offered me a rice krispie square. I declined, but she said something like "come on, you've done really well! You've lost 20+ pounds! You deserve a treat once in a while!" and that was the start of it. I think after that, I stuck with it and I thought to myself "You've done really well! Have a treat!" (which granted, it's okay to treat yourself once in a while, but it became a habit, which defies the essence of it being a treat.) This was the problem. So what am I doing to fix it?
First, I needed to get back in the right mindset. I thought of my reasons for doing this whole weight loss journey. (From my first blog: There have been a few reasons for my decision. 1) I want to live a healthier life - I've grown tired of eating and living the way I have, and I am making a change. 2) I have a 6 month old nephew, and I want to be around for as much of his life as I can. 3) It feels good to be eating healthier and not weighed down with many fatty foods.) There have been some other added benefits since this as well, and I want to continue those as well. I thought of how I want to continue looking and feeling better - yes, what I've done is great, but it's not enough, I'm about 1/3 of the way through this struggle and I will NOT quit now. I thought back to a conversation that I had with someone about whether or not they thought I would pull this off - in which they gave me a high percentage of doing it, but it still wasn't 100%, and that pushed me. I pictured myself thinner... I thought of how it felt good to be loosing weight up until I sort of.... slowed down... I thought of how I want to look better in Christmas photos with my family, for my boyfriend when I see him over New Years, and most importantly, of how I want to reach my goal for me.
I know that it's time to get back into the swing of things. Here's how my day went in terms of food/drink. I brought my tea with me to school as usual. I had a banana for breakfast, and drank water when I went to work out. When I got home from working out, I put some meat in the oven and started drinking [decaf] tea of a few different flavours (#1 it helps keep me warm, #2 it fills my stomach w/ a non-calorie/non-fat liquid that helps keep me full, #3 it helps flush out my system). I had a pork chop for dinner, and a smoothie (frozen fruit, fat-free yogurt and orange juice) for "dessert". That's it. ^-^ I pushed myself harder at the gym. I burned about 370 calories on the elliptical machine and then worked out on a few of the leg workout machines (I had a needle yesterday for H1N1 and my arm is still sore or else I would have done all the machines.) I portioned myself, I ate slowly, I didn't eat til I was stuffed, I didn't snack. I'm being really hard on myself to make up for these few weeks where I lacked the initiative to do so. I know that Christmas is coming and I want to have a chocolate peanut butter ball or two... and that there will be other treats over the holidays.
There's nothing in the house that I'm not allowed to eat, and I'm going to keep it that way. No carbs. No junk food. Tea/water to drink. Meat, veggies, fruit. Until I go home for the holidays. Gym everyday (except exam days.) NO EXCUSES! When I go to visit my housemate from last year, next week, no bbt, bring food with me so that I'm not required to eat rice and/or noodles. I'm keeping in mind that I can always eat "those foods" once I've lost the weight. I'm going to be very harsh with myself until Christmas rolls around. I'm back in the game. I'm back in the mindset for sure. I will succeed. I will do this. No matter what it takes.
[♪ Work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger! ♫]
Although in the past week I've been to the gym more (there were a couple days I didn't go because of big tests the following day), I'm still not where I want to be in many aspects. Last night I had a bit of a revolution... I had a feeling that I needed time to myself to think, so I shut off the computer and I let myself go with my thoughts. Here's what happened:
At first I started getting upset. Quite upset. But then I realized - it doesn't do me any good to be just sitting here upset... what is the problem? The biggest thing that was bothering me was my weight loss journey. Although I've been going to the gym, I'm still eating some things that I shouldn't be... I haven't been in the right mindset. I think I got into this bad mindset when I was at home, and my sister offered me a rice krispie square. I declined, but she said something like "come on, you've done really well! You've lost 20+ pounds! You deserve a treat once in a while!" and that was the start of it. I think after that, I stuck with it and I thought to myself "You've done really well! Have a treat!" (which granted, it's okay to treat yourself once in a while, but it became a habit, which defies the essence of it being a treat.) This was the problem. So what am I doing to fix it?
First, I needed to get back in the right mindset. I thought of my reasons for doing this whole weight loss journey. (From my first blog: There have been a few reasons for my decision. 1) I want to live a healthier life - I've grown tired of eating and living the way I have, and I am making a change. 2) I have a 6 month old nephew, and I want to be around for as much of his life as I can. 3) It feels good to be eating healthier and not weighed down with many fatty foods.) There have been some other added benefits since this as well, and I want to continue those as well. I thought of how I want to continue looking and feeling better - yes, what I've done is great, but it's not enough, I'm about 1/3 of the way through this struggle and I will NOT quit now. I thought back to a conversation that I had with someone about whether or not they thought I would pull this off - in which they gave me a high percentage of doing it, but it still wasn't 100%, and that pushed me. I pictured myself thinner... I thought of how it felt good to be loosing weight up until I sort of.... slowed down... I thought of how I want to look better in Christmas photos with my family, for my boyfriend when I see him over New Years, and most importantly, of how I want to reach my goal for me.
I know that it's time to get back into the swing of things. Here's how my day went in terms of food/drink. I brought my tea with me to school as usual. I had a banana for breakfast, and drank water when I went to work out. When I got home from working out, I put some meat in the oven and started drinking [decaf] tea of a few different flavours (#1 it helps keep me warm, #2 it fills my stomach w/ a non-calorie/non-fat liquid that helps keep me full, #3 it helps flush out my system). I had a pork chop for dinner, and a smoothie (frozen fruit, fat-free yogurt and orange juice) for "dessert". That's it. ^-^ I pushed myself harder at the gym. I burned about 370 calories on the elliptical machine and then worked out on a few of the leg workout machines (I had a needle yesterday for H1N1 and my arm is still sore or else I would have done all the machines.) I portioned myself, I ate slowly, I didn't eat til I was stuffed, I didn't snack. I'm being really hard on myself to make up for these few weeks where I lacked the initiative to do so. I know that Christmas is coming and I want to have a chocolate peanut butter ball or two... and that there will be other treats over the holidays.
There's nothing in the house that I'm not allowed to eat, and I'm going to keep it that way. No carbs. No junk food. Tea/water to drink. Meat, veggies, fruit. Until I go home for the holidays. Gym everyday (except exam days.) NO EXCUSES! When I go to visit my housemate from last year, next week, no bbt, bring food with me so that I'm not required to eat rice and/or noodles. I'm keeping in mind that I can always eat "those foods" once I've lost the weight. I'm going to be very harsh with myself until Christmas rolls around. I'm back in the game. I'm back in the mindset for sure. I will succeed. I will do this. No matter what it takes.
[♪ Work it harder, make it better, do it faster, makes us stronger! ♫]
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