Week 5

Today begins week 5.

Oh my gosh, week four was really bad!!! I drank so much Sprite. I had a hard time tracking my calories, and I didn't even work out once. In fact week four was an emotional week. I had several "break downs" so to speak. A friendship was on the rocks and it was bad. Things are a bit better in the friendship, I hope they continue to improve.

I have been so busy this weekend that I didn't have a chance to weigh myself... but I am not sure if I really want to. I over ate... I didn't work out... I went out with friends and drank a little bit. All of this typically adds up to gaining weight.

With school going, it is hard to keep track of three goals so I am going to worry about two goals.
1. Track my calories.
2. Work out at least once this week.

I have fallen off track as far as tracking my calories so I need to remind myself everyday to track them. As far as working out goes, the more I work out the better. But... with my scedule the way that it is makes it difficult to find time.

Lets see how week five goes.

Week 4

So week four began on the 18th. I lost half a pound, but I wasn't sure how I did it because I over ate a lot that week! I also worked out once.

I did not do a very good job of my goals during week three so I decided to redue the three main goals that I had.

So week three goals:
1. Track my calories.
2. Work-out three days this week. (Ahh, schools starting!)
3. Drink diet soda instead of regular soda.

Week 3 Goals

So... I lost half a pound! Woo-Hoo! I wish it was more, but I will accept the half a pound graciously. That is more than I typically would lose in a week. So tracking my calories and working out a little bit have been helping out. I now weigh 221 lbs. Yes, I did hear about the study saying that most nutrition totals are not accurate. I am not shocked by this study at all! I've worked in fast food and even if you cook your own meals you are not going to know the true accuracy of nutrition unless you can test it yourself. I do feel strongly though about tracking your calories. It may not be 100% accurate, but it will give you an idea of what your intake it. If you're still throwing a fit take your calorie total for the day and add 20% of the days total to it and it will more than likely be more accurate, but you never know.

Since week 3 begins tomorrow, I need to add a new goal to work towards. One thing I noticed is that I like to drink soda and not diet. I know diet has aspartame and can be harmful to your health and that is why I typically avoid diet soda. What's more healthy, all that sugar or the aspartame? I am unsure, either way my new goal this week is: if I drink soda, it needs to be diet. All of the sugar and calories are taking up my calorie usage.

So week three goals:

1. Track my calories.
2. Work-out three days this week. (Ahh, schools starting!)
3. Drink diet soda instead of regular soda.

Since a new semester is beginning, I will probably be on here only once, maybe twice, per week. So have a great week!

French Fries

I am like the biggest addict to fries. Ever. In fact, if anyone remembers me from my show choir days, while we were on tour we had to introduce and say something about ourselves. I mentioned that I love french fries. Everyone just kind of stared at me, but what can I say, I like what I like.

Anyway if you are a french fry addict like I am, I challenge you to give it up for one week. If you're really, super-dooper craving it, I can not help you. If you can, give it up for one week. At the end of the week, eat some. Actually taste them. What do they taste like to you?

I have not had fries in about a week, minus sweet potato fries which are different, and I had fries today for lunch. The taste is not that great. Now, not all french fries are going to be this way but a lot of them (most actually, some experts may even say all fries) are unhealthy for us and after a period of time being away from something so unhealthy, our taste buds can taste the greasiness of it, at least for me I did.

So if you are game, take the challenge!

Surprise...

Every time I go hiking I always think that I am going to drop at least half a pound, and every time I never drop any weight... I always maintain it. It is rather quite frustrating! If someone knows the real reason to this, I would love to hear it. I assume it is because I am building muscle mass and since muscle weighs more than fat, I in turn do not weigh any less. I thought it could be from my intake of calories, but this trip I kept track of my calories and I still did not lose a thing. I could not believe how out of shape I am... I need to get healthier!

Also another surprise... So my boyfriend bought some saltwater taffy, the small round pieces. I added those to my calorie tracker. One of those little things contains 60 calories. I could not believe it! It is amazing something that small and yummy is so unhealthy for you. I am sure the dentist would agree.

Pic and week 2 goals

This is me. January 1, 2010 at 221.5 lbs. I want to be able to see a side by side photo where I am at least 3/4 that size. I can not wait!

My goal for this week is going well so far, I am tracking all of my calories and my "exersizes". I am using an app on my iPhone and a website to do this. Both are wonderful tools!

Since I am leaving Sunday for vacation and I refuse to be near any electronics (except my iPhone to track my calories :p)... I am posting my goal on here now. I am going to Zion and I plan on doing some hiking. Now a book I read close to two years ago says that it takes 21 days to create new habits, like working out and tracking your calories. So, each week I am going to add a goal until I max out at 3 goals a week. This might get hectic, but I want to try it.

So, along with my goal to track my calories everyday, my new goal for week two is to at least hike for 2 hours each day while I am at Zion (3 days). And after I get back, I want to get to the gym at least once for a minimum of 30 minutes.

I do not think that is too much! :)
Hope everyone had a great New Year!!!