I finally have people saying they can tell I lost weight. It was kind of frustrating before when I was working so hard and it seemed like no one could really tell, myself included. I do wish I had measured myself instead of just relying on the scale. While the scale is definitely moving, the numbers would have made me feel better about my problem areas where the weight loss is a little harder to tell. I am finally having fun shopping and have bought some really cute clothes lately. I'm not buying too much because I'm having to buy new stuff every 2 months or so, but it feels good to fit in smaller sizes again!
I've made some changes to both my diet and workout routine (see below) since my last blog post. Like I mentioned before, I wanted to eat more vegetables daily, so I did add in a veggie for my afternoon snack. I also have been limiting processed carbs (bread, fries, candy, etc.) and, when I do have them, I am very conscious about when I eat them (before 7 pm) and how much I eat. I still have cheat meals, but I plan them out and eat them VERY slowly, lol. A cheat meal I have now is nothing like what I used to eat - whereas before I may have gone to a restaurant and eaten lasagna with bread or a double cheeseburger with fries and a milkshake, my cheat meals are McDonalds 6 piece chicken nugget meal with a small fry or a Wendy's Double Stack with a small chili. I don't really like going to restaurants anymore since I feel that I would have to order things I really don't want just to stay on my plan. When I have allowed myself to go to a restaurant, I only eat half my food and throw the other half away since I know the calorie count is much higher than what I would normally eat. So it's not really worth it to me. I still can't really handle the correct portion for certain things, like Italian food, so I eat them in the low calorie frozen format. If you only judged my diet from the type of Lean Cuisines I buy, you may think I wasn't trying to lose weight, lol. I really only buy the Italian ones (pizza, chicken parmesan) or Chinese food (sesame chicken, orange chicken) because I refuse to eat those otherwise. I love it too much and I would be upset I couldn't have as much as I want so I just avoid it. That's where the self control I've developed over the last 5 months really comes in handy. You will have to figure out what you can handle and what you can't. And whatever you CAN'T handle? Avoid at all costs! Otherwise, you'll be in a spiral of making more concessions for other bad foods, or feeling guilty, or working yourself to death in the gym. Not worth it!
My birthday goal is still 30 pounds away, which is a little tight since I only have 9 weeks (Jan. 15). I will be happy however close I get, but I would be SUPER excited to meet my goal and go on my birthday trip with 70 pounds total off of me! My classes are over the second week of December so I plan on hitting boxing class 4 days a week (plus extra cardio in the gym), the gym 2 days a week, and 1 day of yoga or pilates. That will give me about 4 or 5 weeks of intense exercise, so I may be able to do it. Wish me luck!
Here's a sample of what I eat on a regular day:
Breakfast: Smoothie (strawberries, raspberries, 1 banana, spinach, flax seed, oatmeal (sometimes), skim milk, 1 crystal light packet (Wild Strawberry)
Lunch: Lean Cuisine (since these are the only processed carbs I eat all day, I have whichever one I want: spaghetti and meatballs, pizza, chicken parmesan, etc.)
Afternoon Snack: Green Giant vegetable steamer
Dinner: Tilapia fillet (baked) and another veggie. Sometimes a smoothie if I get home too late.
Beverages: Water, Green Tea, or Coke Zero (no more than one a day)
Workout: Mondays and Fridays: 1 hour of boxing/kickboxing + 30-45 mins of cardio on Arc Trainer (similar to the elliptical machine); Saturdays and Sundays: 1 hour of cardio on Arc Trainer.
I've been taking boxing classes all month in addition to my gym workouts. I can only workout 4 days a week now because I am subbing for a class on Thursday nights now, but I think doing the intense boxing for an hour twice a week is why I am still losing consistently. I also try to get in at least 30 mins of extra cardio on my boxing days to really get that high calorie burn.
Thanks for the support and I'll be back once I'm down another 10, which will hopefully be VERY soon :)
| Weigh-in | Date | Pds Lost/Week | Weekly Goal | Total Lost |
| START | 9-Jul | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Week 1 | 16-Jul | -10.3 | 5 | 10.3 |
| Week 2 | 23-Jul | 3 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Week 3 | 30-Jul | 2 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Week 4 | 6-Aug | -2.1 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Week 5 | 13-Aug | -3 | 3 | 10.4 |
| Week 6 | 20-Aug | -3 | 3 | 13.4 |
| Week 7 | 27-Aug | -2 | 3 | 15.4 |
| Week 8 | 3-Sep | -1 | 3 | 16.4 |
| Week 9 | 10-Sep | -2 | 3 | 18.4 |
| Week 10 | 17-Sep | -4.00 | 3 | 22.4 |
| Week 11 | 24-Sep | -3.00 | 3 | 25.4 |
| Week 12 | 1-Oct | -1.00 | 3 | 26.4 |
| Week 13 | 8-Oct | -2.00 | 3 | 28.4 |
| Week 14 | 15-Oct | -2.00 | 3 | 30.4 |
| Week 15 | 22-Oct | -5 | 3 | 35.4 |
| Week 16 | 29-Oct | -1.8 | 3 | 37.2 |
| Week 17 | 5-Nov | -4.2 | 3 | 40.4 |
| Week 18 | 12-Nov | -3 | 3 | 43.4 |
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