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Thursday, June 9, 2011

Worn out

....it's been seven weeks since I've started photo blogging everything I've eaten. To be honest, I'm a bit worn out. I'm going to take a break from blogging for a while. Not sure how long "a while" will be though. I will continue to log all my food into my BodyMedia Activity Manager and follow my usual "guidelines." I feel like I'm doing very well (even the past few days when I've been out of town with endless amount of yummy all-inclusive food). I'm not sure I need/want to keep blogging to keep me accountable. I guess this will he the test...ttfn!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

Journal Tuesday, June 7

Conference Day 3
Breakfast: Egg whites, ketchup, fruit salad, slice of banana bread, coffee (363 calories)
Lunch: Veggie burger patty (no bun), ketchup, onions, tomatoes, mixed salad with balsamic, and mixed berries (strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries) (292 calories)
Dinner: Mixed greed salad with champagne dressing, roll, pasta with roasted garlic marinara, zucchini, and asparagus and mixed berries (blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries) instead of strawberry swirl cheesecake! (Yay for willpower!) (570 calories)
Activity: walked around lake for two hours

Calories burned: at least 1760 (not wearing Bodymedia during conference)
Calories consumed: 1225

Deficit: at least 535

Journal Monday, June 6

Conference Day 2
Breakfast: Still feeling a little altitude sickness :(
Scrambled egg whites, ketchup, melon, dry wheat toast, and coffee (302 calories)
Lunch: Mixed green salad with olives, tomato, red onion and balsamic vinegar, original sun chips (218 calories)
Dinner: Mixed green salad with cranberries and almonds, roll, breaded veggie cutlet with Swiss chard (looked like a cleaner option than the most likely corn fed steak), and bowl of berries (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries) instead of the chocolate peanut butter pie (proud of myself for resisting that temptation!) (607 calories)
Activity: Walked around lake for one hour

Calories burned: at least 1760 (not wearing Bodymedia during conference)
Calories consumed: 1127

Deficit: at least 633

Journal Sunday, June 5

Breakfast: Applegate organic Sunday bacon, nonfat plain Greek yogurt, raspberries, cantaloupe, and coffee (322 calories)

Lunch: Amy's Light & Lean Black Bean & Cheese Enchilada, Garden of Eatin' baked chips, guacamole, and Crystal Light Pure (461 calories)

Dinner: Got altitude sickness going up to the conference :(
Had saltine crackers and 7-Up (216 calories)
Activity: None

Calories burned: at least 1760 (not wearing Bodymedia during conference)
Calories consumed: 999

Deficit: at least 761

Week 6 Weigh-In Sunday, June 5

I lost 1.8 lbs this week! Considering I had a very busy and stressful week including a trip to Las Vegas, I'd say this is a great loss for the week. Hopefully I can continue to loose some this week, although it may be hard since I will be in Lake Arrowhead from this evening through Thursday. I will try to eat as clean as possible (even though we don't get to choose our meals). My six week weight loss total is 19.1 lbs!

Stats Sunday, June 5 (Week 6):
Weight: 160.8 lbs
Height: 5'8"
Chest: 36.5"
Waist: 27"
Hips: 40"

My current BMI is 24.45 (which is normal).
My current Waist-to-Hip Ratio is 0.68 (which is in a healthy range).
According to my impedance scale, my body fat is 27.1% (Which is "acceptable")

Below is a snapshot from my Bodymedia Activity Manager for the past week. I averaged a daily burn of 1937 calories and intake of 1302 calories leaving an average daily deficit of 635! Just like last week, I didn't get very many steps or much activity, but the scale went down anyways!

Click here for my entire Summary Log from last week

Below is my nutrition breakdown for the past week. I averaged a 50/20/28 percent calories from carb/protein/fat ratio. My daily averages were 2550 mg sodium and 23 g fiber! I had too much sodium and not enough protein, but I'm glad the scale still agreed with me!

Click here for my entire Food Log from last week

Here are the guidelines I've been following:
1. Eat 1200-1400 calories a day.
2. Have a daily deficit of at least 1000 calories.
3. Get at least 10,000 steps daily. <---Didn't meet this one this week
4. Drink at least 100 oz of water daily.
5. Aim for a 40/30/30 carb/protein/fat ratio (I'm a balanced oxidizer).
6. Eat every four hours, no food two hours before bed, and no carbs in last meal.
7. NO processed/junk food and eat organic WHENEVER possible.
8. Aim for less than 1500 mg sodium daily. <---Way too much sodium this week!
9. No Alcohol :( <---Well, I couldn't go to Margartiaville without a margartia!
10. Train at 85% max heart rate for 1 hour at least 5 times a week. <---Didn't work out at all this week

I can't wait to be in the 150s again...almost there!!!

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Journal Saturday, June 4

Breakfast: Trader Joe's mini fiber cake, Applegate organic Sunday bacon, nonfat plain Greek yogurt, cantaloupe, raspberries, and coffee (388 calories)