Weight In Day the Second

Monday, July 9, 2012

Weight In Day the Second

Hey there kiddo, what's happenin'?

Today, if you have not been warned, is Monday, and Monday means weigh in day! I am stupidly happy to announce a loss of 3lbs! Bringing me to 5lbs total....I am not 160lbs! *does truffle shuffle of raw glee*

I know people who can sneeze off 5lbs, and I know people who have lost 100lbs or more in a single year, so often it seems to me that my accomplishments aren't worth getting excited about. But you know what? 5lbs is 10% of my total goal, and I have ALWAYS gotten excited over 10%! 10% more fabric softener? Hellz yeah I'll buy it! 10% off that dress? MINE! So ya know what, hurray for me and my 10%. Just wait and see how silly I get when we hit 20%!

Today I am going to be extra good! For breakfast I had one of my brekkie sammiches, for dinner I will have some veg and a chicken breast, but for lunch...oh....for lunch....

I will have this!

2 slices multigrain Weight Watchers bread (100cal), 1 slice Kraft low fat mozza (30cal), 4 pieces Maestro Cappocolo extra lean deli meat (35cal), 2 lettuce leaves (5cal) = Awesome sammich at less than 200cal! I win I win I win!!!!!

And to top it all off, after work I'm going to the gym! I am on this shit! Wooooooot!

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Good Things vs Bad Things

Saturday, July 7, 2012

Good Things vs Bad Things

Bad stuff? Wait, wait...what! How can there be bad stuff already? You just gave an impassioned speech about taking shit seriously and starting over? An impassioned speech! You can't fall of the goddamn horse that quickly, can you?

Why yes, my friends, yes I can!

Now, in my defense, it was only one sin. But boy, was it a biggy! My roommate decided to cook up a Meatritto, Epic Meal Time style, and by virtue of the sheer novalty of it, I took part in the Meatening! 

Steak stuffed with ground meat, sausage, chicken, bacon, cheese and salsa. This is the worst thing I have ever done to my body, and I accidentally did PCP once. 

However grievous my crime, it was one fuck up. And a fuck up in the name of awesomeness. I have been doing fairly well otherwise, so well in fact that I decided I needed photo evidence of how hard I rock healthy food!

The cooler was by far the most unhealthy part of this....who knew booze was so loaded with calories?


My breakfast is by FAR the highlight of my day! Half cup of egg creations with some franks and black pepper thrown in, microwaved to perfection, English muffin, and a glass of Almond chocolate milk! 
 







And while I know that none of this makes up for the Meatritto, I think I know what might! And so like a pilgrim, seeking absolution, I am off to talk to Goodlife Fitness about a membership! Wish me luck kids!

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Day Nine....Once more, with feeling!

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Day Nine....Once more, with feeling!

Ok kids, time for some real talk. This post may be absent some of the caviler mirth and nonchalance that have characterized my diet-blog thus far. Why? Because I feel like a big, poopy failure. 

Monday was my weigh in day, and I had only lost 2lbs. Now, that is still a loss, but a small one (a particularly awesome trip to the bathroom may account for a loss like that) but I would have still taken pride in my tiny loss if it were not for the fact that I know what I've been doing lately! Sunday was Canada Day here in the Hinterland (much more importantly, Beaumont Hamel day here in Newfoundland, when we remember the wholesale slaughter of a generation of our young men during the first world war. Seriously, read up on it, fucking tragic)  and because I work in a park, and because we had a hugeass celebration for Canada day, I wound up eating stupid amounts of BBQ. Followed later by a Bon Fire at Topsail Beach, where I had a couple beers, smores, chips, more fucking hotdogs....I ate all the things. All of them. Blah. 

Also, there is no more effective way to make yourself feel petty than to juxtapose your inability to not stuff your face with a post about a tragic wartime bloodbath. 

I got home from the beach, had two hours sleep, went to work for 7am. Worked like a trojan all day, promptly got heatstroke. Between puking and shivering I managed to weigh myself in. The rest of that day is a right off. Which brings us to yesterday, which wasn't actually so bad, but I sure wasn't counting that many calories. 

But you know what? I recently read some really early blog posts by Blogger Shirley Yvette, and I took away a little piece of wisdom. Every time I fuck up, I have an opportunity to get back on track. Every day I can start over, every meal I can make better choices and turn stuff around. So that is what I'm doing. 

Today I am back on the goddam horse! No more Calvinball. I am doing this, serious-face!

And to prove it? Here's that full body shot I told you I'd give you
than totally didn't.










And because the lighting is shit in that one, here is an older pic of me in the same dress, for continuity. Yes, the world will miss the passing of those tits, but sacrifices must be made! 

 So yeah, today marks the day I start taking this shit seriously! I'm going to start worrying a little less about carbs vs. protein, and focus on common sense stuff, like drinking more fucking water, because that shit boosts your metabolism, and is good for you, etc. I'm also going to try to be more active, and that is the part that is going to kill me, because once the temp goes over 25 degrees, I cease wanting to do more than blink. But it needs to happen.


Anyway, I'm feeling all chatted out, so I'm gonzo. Peace!

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Day 5....Cheat Day!

Friday, June 29, 2012

Day 5....Cheat Day!

Hello again kiddies, what's happenin'?

So far I've been pretty much making this diet up as I go along, like a vanity-propelled game of Calvinball!

And yesterday was no exception! I have, on a whim, instituted an official "cheat day", to occur once a week (typically on a day off) but never on a Sunday (lest it screw up my weighing in on Monday)

This cheat day happened yesterday! Wheeeee!

I'm proud of myself though! I did not, even on cheap day, go totally insane. I pan fried some cod, made a hashbrown casserole, and watched shows with my roommate while enjoying a bowl of ice cream. That was as wild as I got! true, the carbs from the hashbrown casserole alone would have obliterated my diet normally, but considering I could have spent the day eating cheesecake and drinking baileys, I think I deserve a little pat on the back!

And today, back to business as usual. Feeling a little more optimistic! 

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Day 4....Protein

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Day 4....Protein

Well hello again! How've ya been?


I'm on Day 3 on my diet, and I've run into a very unexpected problem....I can't eat enough calories!


Well, I'm sure I could eat 1200+ a day, IF I didn't care about carbs. But I do! I do care about them! As it stands though, I typically eat my allotment of carbs by noon, while I never eat enough protein, no matter how many chicken breast I eat! If I shoved anymore breasts in my face, I'd be my ex boyfriend.....ziiiiing!


As it stands, using DailyBurn.com,  I'm supposed to get 67g-101g of carbs a day, and 94g - 162g of protein. With my meals planned out for today, I will only get about 54g of protein, and already have 115g of carbs...Ooops! And with breakfast, lunch and supper all accounted for, its still only 765calories.....WAY too few! I am at a genuine loss for ideas here!


Oh well, I'm still a little proud that I've been able to stick to it, even if it has only been three days. I've decided my weigh in day will be Mondays, because Mondays suck, so if I lose weight, it'll be a little pick me up, and if not, Monday was gonna suck anyway :P


If, however, any of you hip cats (I'm assuming anyone reads this, and I'm also assuming you are hip) have any suggestions for how to get more protein and less carbs in my diet, fire away....I'm hard to miss! ;)

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Day One....I am a series of sausages....

Saturday, June 23, 2012

Day One....I am a series of sausages....

Hey there, internet! How's tricks?

I'm doin' swell. Well, if truth be told, I could be better...

I do not have a full length mirror at my new house, for a variety of reasons (one being that they are crazy breakable!) so while visiting my parents this weekend, the way I fill one out came as something of a shock! I knew, pound-wise, that my weight was up, but I had remained blissfully ignorant of the number it was doing on my legs and arms! I am a series of overstuffed sausages!

Why? Well, I'm lazy.

I know what to do to loose weight, I've done it before (to a point), but I am too broke and too lazy to bother! The broke thing is sort of beyond my control, but the lazy thing certainly shouldn't be!

So, starting tomorrow (still at my parents, healthy eating is a write-off!) I am going to turn stuff around! I'm talking ZERO non-diet soft drinks (I'll work my way up to no soft drinks altogether), 1400cal, limited carbs, WAY more vegg, and Meat! Loads of nice, plump chicken breasts, extra lean ground meat, FISHES, Mmmmm.....I'm looking forward to it already! Cause you see, I know that I eat too many carbs, and I do it because I feel lethargic and dragged out, and if only I ate proteins instead of heavy breads that only give me a momentary boost I'd feel more energetic longer! Or, at least that is the theory I'm running with...

So, here it is....I am 26.I am 165lbs. And I'm 4'10'.
I'm not sure what the BMI says, but that's pretty bad.

I'll post a body shot tomorrow, when I'm feeling braver.

So, if any of you have any words of encouragement/advise, fire 'em at me! I'm all ears...and thighs...and bum...

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