07 March 2013
Balls...
I'm trying to grow a pair.
You may notice that little MyFitnessPal app I put on the blog directly under the header photo (Can't make it smaller to put on the side). That's me trying to have some balls. I'm hoping that it will help me stay on my meal plan. Using the blog as accountability. I like updating it every day just because it keeps me motivated.
Hopefully I won't fall on my face and I can keep it going until I hit my first goal, which is to get to another tens mark. It doesn't tell you my weight. My balls aren't that big. But I'm not far from the goal. 3 lbs. I think. My short long term goal (did that make any sense?) is to loose 40-50 pounds by July. Not sure how realistic that is. At the rate I am going on this meal plan, it seems very realistic to me. Especially with (HOPEFULLY) warmer weather coming. Meaning I'll feel more inclined to get outside and walk. I refuse to walk on a treadmill. Seems like it takes forever and you never get anywhere. At least while walking outside, you get somewhere, see things, and the time definitely seems to go by faster.
Here's to hoping and wishing!
You may notice that little MyFitnessPal app I put on the blog directly under the header photo (Can't make it smaller to put on the side). That's me trying to have some balls. I'm hoping that it will help me stay on my meal plan. Using the blog as accountability. I like updating it every day just because it keeps me motivated.
Hopefully I won't fall on my face and I can keep it going until I hit my first goal, which is to get to another tens mark. It doesn't tell you my weight. My balls aren't that big. But I'm not far from the goal. 3 lbs. I think. My short long term goal (did that make any sense?) is to loose 40-50 pounds by July. Not sure how realistic that is. At the rate I am going on this meal plan, it seems very realistic to me. Especially with (HOPEFULLY) warmer weather coming. Meaning I'll feel more inclined to get outside and walk. I refuse to walk on a treadmill. Seems like it takes forever and you never get anywhere. At least while walking outside, you get somewhere, see things, and the time definitely seems to go by faster.
Here's to hoping and wishing!
04 March 2013
Back on the wagon...
So after being on my new meal plan for a measly one and a half weeks (starting February 1st), I fell off the wagon and have been off...until today.
So today I'm back on it. I did gain 3 pounds the time that I was off, but I burned out pretty quick. I'm trying to learn to vary the foods I eat so that I have a variety. I think my biggest mistake was going to Costco and buying huge quantities, without the variety. Lesson learned. I also learned I am not the biggest fan of broccoli anymore. I think I ate too much of it that first week and there towards the end of it, I kept gagging on it. However, cauliflower is still my friend.
Even though I fell off for a couple weeks, I still have lost weight in total since I started. That's a positive, right? I'm down 11 pounds since starting...that would be 14 (plus I'm sure a lot more) had I stayed with it. I'm hoping that this time, now that I'm learning how to count calories, get all the food in, and all the nutrition requirements in, and still vary my food. I seem to get stuck in ruts. For example, I like veggie burgers, so I have a veggie burger wrap twice a day...To help break that up, I have been making shrimp wraps instead. Fewer calories and more protein = win! But the shrimp here in Colorado, not so tasty. I'll get through what I have and then see if the "fresh" ones at Costco taste any better.
And even though I've tried this before, I'm going to attempt cooking tofu. I actually don't like tofu. But sometimes I've had it and it was awesome. I have texture issues with food, so it can't be jiggly. So I'm going to try to cook my extra firm tofu to taste good, and hopefully without any extra added calories. We shall see. Anyone every grilled tofu? Grilled tofu sounds like it could be good...???
So today I'm back on it. I did gain 3 pounds the time that I was off, but I burned out pretty quick. I'm trying to learn to vary the foods I eat so that I have a variety. I think my biggest mistake was going to Costco and buying huge quantities, without the variety. Lesson learned. I also learned I am not the biggest fan of broccoli anymore. I think I ate too much of it that first week and there towards the end of it, I kept gagging on it. However, cauliflower is still my friend.
Even though I fell off for a couple weeks, I still have lost weight in total since I started. That's a positive, right? I'm down 11 pounds since starting...that would be 14 (plus I'm sure a lot more) had I stayed with it. I'm hoping that this time, now that I'm learning how to count calories, get all the food in, and all the nutrition requirements in, and still vary my food. I seem to get stuck in ruts. For example, I like veggie burgers, so I have a veggie burger wrap twice a day...To help break that up, I have been making shrimp wraps instead. Fewer calories and more protein = win! But the shrimp here in Colorado, not so tasty. I'll get through what I have and then see if the "fresh" ones at Costco taste any better.
And even though I've tried this before, I'm going to attempt cooking tofu. I actually don't like tofu. But sometimes I've had it and it was awesome. I have texture issues with food, so it can't be jiggly. So I'm going to try to cook my extra firm tofu to taste good, and hopefully without any extra added calories. We shall see. Anyone every grilled tofu? Grilled tofu sounds like it could be good...???
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