August 12th, Tuesday
Breakfast: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
After gym snack: Left over whole wheat pasta with truffle oil (150 cal)
Lunch: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
Afternoon snack: Bowl of cantaloupe (100 cal) and Special K protein water pouch (30 cal)
Dinner: "Garden Vegetable Soup" + piece of toast with I can't believe it's not butter (400 cal)
Dessert: 100-calorie Chips Ahoy (100 cal)

Total Calories: 1240


Gym Time: 1-hour Yoga class + some back strengthening reps.

Goal for tomorrow: 1-hour step class in the AM + upper body weight machines.

Thanks for the tips. I try to shop at local farmer's type markets for my produce but it still adds up. I'm going to try to go to a local grower's direct since I think their prices and produce are a lot better.

As far as the powdered milk, it's not that bad. I was able to make it to the strength I desired. I just wish the water I used from my fridge could have been colder... But, went to the store today and got some actual milk. I may end up using powdered once I finish this 1/2 gal since it was easy, never goes bad, and I can have it fairly strong. We'll see. lol

I was way too sore and my back was hurting from my attendance at the gym this week. I'm hoping to head back later tonight or tomorrow night after work to get some more cardio in and upper body strengthening.... I hate my flabby upper arms.

I'll edit later with the rest of my food for the day, but before I forget what I've had so far:

August 13th, Wednesday
Breakfast: Small bowl of corn flakes with 1% milk and a banana (330 cal)
Snack: Pear (95 cal)
Lunch: Broiled boneless/skinless chicken breast and a salad with tomato, olive, and feta (530 cal)
Early dinner: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
Dinner: I was out... grrr... Ended up having a Carl's Jr Char-broiled BBQ Chicken Sandwich (only 360 cal surprisingly enough)

Total Calories: 1,545

Hey there,
Just checking in on you. Your food choices have been great the last two days, and the pasta, soup & salad sound really good. Keep up the good work in the gym, too. You can do this!

Thanks for the encouragement, Stacy.


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So... I didn't go to the step class this morning. OMG I was soooo sore!! I guess my plethora of ailments doesn't help me recover quickly from major excursions at the gym. haha But, I got on the Wii fit to track my progress and according to it, my BMI is no longer in the "obese" range. WooHoo! I'm just severely overweight. But progress is progress! I'm thinking I may try to wait until Friday to step on the scale again...then Monday... and so on. I used to hide from the scale and now I actually look forward to seeing any bit of progress.

On a depressing note, I decided to try to take some "before photos"... OMG I look horrible!!!! I thought it would be funny to put on an old bikini/cute board shorts that I used to be proud of wearing. I could barely pull the board shorts up... forget buttoning them! Wow! It's so crazy to think that I didn't even notice my weight gain until some of my jeans (which are forgiving) began to be snug... It's so sad. I feel the most sorry for my loving boyfriend. No wonder our sex life has been lacking.

Well, at least you are on the right track now, and in no time you will be noticing that those boardshorts look great again.

Oh, and by the way, sex is a GREAT way to burn some calories!!! Hee..hee...

August 14th, Thursday
Breakfast: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
Snack: Banana (100 cal)
Lunch: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
After-gym snack: Small bowl of cauliflower soup (75 cal)
Dinner: Eggplant parm. but with no cheese. (Eggplant was still on sale and it was sooo good the other night. lol) (400 cal)
Dessert: Bowl of mixed fruit (50 cal)

Total Calories: 1,085

Gym
7 miles on the recumbent bike (little over 30 min)
Upper body: bicep, tricep, shoulder
Back strengthening
Ankle lifts
Hip abductors

Goal for tomorrow: get up before work and go to the Turbo Kick Boxing class.

Okay.. I have a dilemma. This weekend may just do me in with all the hard work I've already done...

My brother won the grand prize on the radio for backstage passes to the Van's Warped Tour (huge concert venue) for Sunday and then on Monday, a professional driving school complete with limo pick up. I'm so excited to go to these all day events, but worry that my diet will suffer. I highly doubt that these beer and hot dog catered events will have anything remotely healthy or in low car. Ugh.. what am I to do? I can't really bring my own food in...

Maybe I can just pack up some energy bars and hope that will tie me over.

Good luck (:
I'm just starting out with being serious about it also.

You can chat with me anytime, everyone else can as well, if you need help or motivation or just a friend. (:

August 15th, Friday

Breakfast: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
Lunch: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
Dinner: Pork roast (2x 3-4oz pieces), garlic/rosemary red potatoes, and broccoli (800 cal) --yikes!!
After dinner drinks with friends: 1x Absolut Mandarin w/ soda water & 2x Absolut Citron w/ diet coke (250 cal)

Total Calories: 1510


Gawd... I'm dreading the weekend. Too many temptations!! First, my boyfriend's brother's bday bbq & his out-of-town friend's bbq in the same day! Then the concert to deal with... Wow... this is going to be something else! Wish me luck! There better be fruits & veggies at these places...

Oh man, the Warped Tour is amazing! I haven't been to one in about three years, but yeahhh, the bad stuff is everywhere, I won a chugging contest there once, lol.
It seems like you've been doing really well, I kinda skimmed your diary- its amazing how your calories stay about the same every day. I try sooo hard to keep em the same, but it never happens Keep up the good work, have a great time at the concert- don't fret to much! If its still an outdoor thing like it used to be, you'll be sweating enuf to burn off the boozin lol

Well, here I am between bbq's... Man this is rough! I normally would have been snacking on all the chips and dips but stuck with the fruit and had a turkey burger with water to drink. I'll come back and edit in the rest of the food I may have tonight.


August 16th, Saturday
Breakfast: Banana (100 cal)
Snack/Early Lunch: Meal replacement shake (230 cal)
BBQ #1 (4pm): Turkey Burger and mixed fruit (about 315 cal)
BBQ #2 (8pm): BBQ Tri tip, 1 slice Texas Toast, small bowl of baked beans, some fruit & veggies (about 750 cal)

Total Calories: 1395 cal (I think!) lol

Well, so far sounds like you are doing good at the BBQ's. At least they had turkey burgers. And if you do eat something "bad" don't beat yourself up too much about it. You can balance the rest of the week out with salads and other light meals. There is no rule that every day has to be good and healthy. This is a lifestyle change, after all...

Good luck, and more importantly, HAVE FUN!!!

Wow!! What a weekend and start to the week!!!!!

On Sunday I went to the Van's Warped Tour, got back stage, and were ON stage while Rise Against played! I can't believe how crazy that crowd got! I'll definitely have to post up some pictures/video that I took. I don't think I even want to think about the calorie intake I had, but I walked so much and all day I'm sure it evened out. And... even with sunblock I managed to get a gnarly sunburn. Oh the pain... lol (So worth it though!)

I believe on Sunday I had:
Breakfast: Banana & Meal replacement shake (330 cal)
Lunch (1pm): Carne Asada Burrito (beans, meat, onion, cilantro, and hot sauce)
Dinner (5:30pm): Buffet line with mashed potatoes, steak w/ onions & mushrooms, fried cheese sticks (I know...), baby carrots, broccoli, and I think that was it.. I skipped out on the dessert.
Late Dinner (10:15pm): Subway 12" Roast Beef on Wheat with mayo (I opted for mayo and ditched the cheese), lettuce, tomato, onion, bell pepper, olives, s&p, o&v.
I drank water and diet root beer so at least no calories there. However, I did have 2x 14oz bud lights, which I can't stand. I wanted the wheat beer, but thought it would have more calories than I really needed.



But today.... I hung out with Tom, David, and Atom from Angels and Airwaves. They are such down to earth and cool guys! We all went over to Irwindale speedway to drive nascar-style cars. We first were picked up in a "racing" limo (I'll post pics of this too) from my brother's place and driven out there. Once there, went through the orientation, got on our fire retardant suits, and went 3-4 at a time around the oval (about 15 laps total). We all got pictures with the band and I had them sign a bag I got yesterday from Warped Tour. Freaking Awesome!!!

So far today....
Breakfast: Meal replacement shake (230 cal) & Starbucks coffee (just the daily drip) with nonfat milk & splenda (5 cal?)
Lunch: Sandwich roll thingy with lots of veggies (cal--??) & a bag of baked doritos (90 cal)

I'm STARVING right now and may splurge with some Mexican food, but who knows.. I'm typing this while I'm waiting for the bf to finish up in the bathroom. lol

I wonder what the scale will say tomorrow... Be afraid, people... Be very afraid.

Last night I did end up having Mexican food (chunky beef burrito) but only could finish half of it. I'm not sure if I even want the other half... lol

So, I got on the scale this morning and am down another 2 pounds! I guess all the activities that I did during the weekend really paid off. I was so afraid that I was going to gain...

I uploaded some of those pics, so here they are!
First 2 are from Warped Tour when we were on stage during Rise Against's set.

#3: The crazy limo that picked us up.
#4: Me getting into the car I was to drive.
#5: Group photo with my brother & friends, and the band!
(Top: Our limo driver, John (brother's friend), Jeff (my brother), Not sure who this guy is, Tom DeLonge (Angels & Airwaves), and Ryan (brother's friend). Bottom: Jim (brother's friend), Atom Willard (Angels & Airwaves), David Kennedy (Angels & Airwaves), Ryan (my bf), and Me (looking horrible!))

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