Saturday - Week 3

7:30am - Banana Bread, 1 Dan Active yogurt drink 285 cal.

10:30am - 1/2 turkey sandwich with tomato, green jello salad 325 cal.

2:00pm - Banana bread 250 cal.

5:30pm - Okay let me just preface this by saying that I have a noticed a huge decrease in "cravings" since I started trying to eat better. I think because the foods that I love (pizza, Taco bell, chick fil-a) ALWAYS make me feel sick! Not eating them has just made me feel better and when I do eat them, it is so obvious that they make me feel bloated and dehydrated and it makes me not want them as much anymore.

So...we had a Primary Baptism today and I had to drive out to the building we meet in and pick up some stuff for it and go out to the building where the baptism was going to be. I was on my way to the other building and noticed I had 40 min. to burn before I needed to be there. So I stopped at Hobby Lobby (with all the kids in church dress...Jay was embarassed) and I got them bribes for being good at the baptism - candy and coloring books.

That was my first mistake! I bought a bag od Reese's peanut butter cups. Nobody likes those except for me!

So we attend the baptism, it was beautiful and very spiritually uplifting. They were serving alight dinner afterwards and I knew my kids were not going to eat because they are the pickiest kids onthe face of the earth. So I plan to just take them home and get ready for church tomorrow. We are driving down the road and coming up on Moe's Southwest grille. Wyatt and Jay start saying they want to eat there and I succumbed to it. It wasn't like I was craving it...it was just so convenient.

I called the gym on the way home to see what time they closed...it was too late.

My point...I had 800 burrito calories, 400 cherry coke calories, and 200 Reese's PB cup calories.
And I wouldn't even say they were all worth it.

Grand Total: 2260 Calories - No Workout

Friday - Week 3

8:00am - 1 slice whole wheat double fiber toast, 2 tbps. all natural peanut butter, 1/2 banana 320 cal.

10:00am - WORKOUT I ran 5.5 miles in 60 minutes and burned 600 calories. By the time I got to Target, I was at 775.

11:15am - Protein shake 170 cal.

11:45am - 1/2 of a soft pretzel and a few drinks of an icee (obviously I was helping Sawyer with his little treat - poor thing couldn't eat it all) 100 cal.

1:00pm - 1/2 turkey sandwich with tomato 150 cal.

3:00pm - green jello salad 175 cal.

6:00pm - 1.5 cups Broccoli cheddar soup (Archer farms dry brand - I added 1 can of corn, some leftover turkey, and some frozen potatoes) and 2 rolls 600 cal.

7:30pm - 1 whole wheat banana muffin 250 cal. (I'm just guessing, but I started adding calories for ingredients...2 c. flour 800 cal, 3/4 c. brown sugar 540 cal., 1/2 c. butter 800 cal. It just keeps adding up...plus I trippled the recipe and made two loaves and 12 muffins so I have no idea how to divide the calories by servings.)

1765 - 775 = 990*

*This number needs to be 1200 each day. So I either need to cut down my workouts or eat more food. What I really need to do is eat much more during the day...especially after my workouts, and slow down at night and make sure I am eating lean meats, fish and veggies.

I really need to plan ahead and organize each night...so the next day I can just follow my plan without any thought.

Thursday - Week 3

This year, I decided I wanted to eat everything Thanksgiving had to offer...but I didn't want to do it all in one sitting. So, I am having everything Thanksgiving has to offer...one small meal at a time.

7:00am - Pumpkin pie with whipped cream 350 cal

8:00am - WORKOUT I had a personal training session follwed by a 30-min. run 900 cal.

10:00am - Protein shake 170 cal.

11:00am - Green jello sald (A tradition in the Settle household) 175 cal.

2:00pm - 2 oz. turkey, 1/2 c. mashed potatoes, gravy, 1/2 c. stuffing, 1 roll 750 cal.

4:30pm - 1/2 apple pie caramenl apple 400 cal

6:30PM - 1/2 pecan carmel apple 400 cal.

Grand total: 2070 - 900 = 1170

Wednesday - Week 3

8:00am (YAY! slept in!) - 1 packet oatmeal, 1 dan active yogurt drink 195 cal.

10:45am - Chickfila chicken nuggests (only 3, Reese decided - after he told me he did not want chick-fil-a - that he wanted my chicken nuggets) , and med. fries and water 470 cal.

1:00pm - Taco Bell 1 bean burrito, 1 taco - 510 cal. Mountain Dew...300 cal. Total : 810 cal.

4:00pm - Workout I ran for 60 min...burned 650 cal.

7:00pm -Pecan carmel apple 800 cal.

Grand Total : 2275 - 650 = 1625 cal.

Tuesday - Week 3

Okay, I started personal training again today. I worked with a really great trainer last year and I decided I needed something more than what I was doing. I met with him today and we did measurements of all sorts. Here is what we came up with...

Body fat% - 23.2 (I was at 15.9 in May)

Weight - 137lbs (I was 138 in May)

Cardio - Fair (I was in "good" in May)

Bicep strength - Average (It was "good" in May)

Overall Fitness - Average (It was "excellent" in May)

This is REALLY eye opening...It only took 6 months of not eating right and excercising for me to go from excellent fitness to average. That's crazy!! Even though I am lighter in weight, I am in average/good physical condition. I thought I was doing things right...and for the last couple months, I have been working out and doing strength training classes.

So what's wrong? First thing, even though I feel like I push myself in a strength training class, you can ALWAYS cheat just a little. And I do...when it gets really bad, I stop and take a rest or I don't use the heavier weight. I really need someone to push me and make sure I am doing the excercises properly.

Also, my trainer pointed out that I am not taking in enough calories. To lose a pound a week, I am only supposed to have a defecit of 6oo cal. a day. So my target calorie intake is 1200 calories. If I take in 1200 calories...workout and burn 650 cal...that only leaves me with 550 cal and the defecit is too much. I should eat 1800 cal. and aburn 650 cal. working out and then I would have the right balance. Even though I thought I was doing a good job keeing my calories down, I was actually keeping them too low. When you don't give your body what it needs to burn, it starts storing fat becasue it doesn't know when it is going to get it's next meal. I was essentially starving myself. So when I do really intense workouts, I need to make sure I increase my calories as well (with the right foods, of course).

I will post each month my stats and you can see how I am improving.

Monday - Week 3

I was really bad at entering my food last week. It was a crazy week and it was one thing after another. But I am ready to start back up again.

I am happy to report another .7 lbs loss...bringing me to 136.5.

Even though I didn't make the best choices last week, they were far better than what I had been making 3 or 4 weeks ago. I was still able to lose a little bit of weight. Plus, it is a little testament to making sure you get some recovery/rest time. I worked out 6 days last week, and then back at it on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday (sort of) of this week. The recovery period is so important becasue it kind of catches you up to what has been going on and the changes being made to your body.

7:00am - nutrigrain bar, DanActive yogurt drink 165 cal.

11:30am - apple cinnamon muffin (from Kimberly) cal??? - I'm guessing 250 cal.

12:30pm - banana 100 cal.

1:15pm - WORKOUT - I ran 6 miles in 70 min...and burned 700 cal. when I got off the machine... and it was 850 cal. by the time I got home. (I DID NOT want to go today, but as always, I am glad I did!)

2:40pm - protein shake 175 cal.

5:00pm - Chicken wild rice soup...2 cups, and 2 piece of bread 700 cal.

Friday

It has been a really crazy, busy week. I have had a hard time tracking my food...

7:00am - 1 nutrigrain bar 130 cal., Dan active yogurt drink 30 cal.

12:00pm - PB&J, Cheetos, a few apple slices...450 cal.

2:00pm - Ghiradelli caramel chocolate square 150 cal.

NO WORKOUT today