July 2010

One day down…

by Lindsay, another priorfatgirl on July 29, 2010

“Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” ~ Jerry Rice

One day down, one day down!  Yesterday went pretty well with the calorie counting.  I was even faced with an “out to eat” situation!  But over all, I think I did pretty well.

The only minor problem I had… I could not find nutrition information anywhere for the restaurant we ate at.  I looked on-line forever and found nothing.  It’s a smaller restaurant, so I guess I’m not too surprised.  That was the only slip I had all day. 

At dinner I ate consciously.  I didn’t stuff myself.  I didn’t eat it all. I left feeling satisfied.  It was a good feeling.  Before dinner, I had only eaten 757 calories, so I still had, at most, over 800 calories to be eaten.  Now, I know estimating is not good, because we’re often not accurate, but I had no choice given the circumstances.  I would say I am 99.8% sure I stayed under 1,600 calories for the day yesterday.  Success!

Today is going good so far.  And no slip ups today since I can actually FIND the nutritional information I need.  :)

August is coming up quickly and I’m currently planning out my workouts for the week.  And I AM going to stick with it.  I’m just going to do the damn thing.  There is no easy way around this.  To see the results, I must put in the work.  That’s what I’m doing.  :)

I hope you all are having a great day!  Chat soon!  :)

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Staycation.

by Jen, a priorfatgirl on July 29, 2010

And now starts vacation :)

WCCO just called, they are 10 minutes away. I made Carlos breakfast & sent him on his way to work. (I make breakfast for him a couple of times during the week.) Now, I just need to take a couple of deep breaths and remain calm until they get here.

I haven’t eaten yet and am getting hungry — I think I’m going to have some oatmeal & dried fruit like yesterday cause that was delish!  After that, I’m going to do some emails and then get ready to meet Mary & Cindy for brunch at Common Roots — I’ve never been there before and can’t wait to try their menu. Ah, the life of a vacationer, huh?!

This afternoon includes a 2 mile run, reading blogs and working on my internship project. I am also going to do my first Core Power Yoga class tonight at 5:30. I’m excited however I heard Core Power Yoga will kick my bootay! I’ll update later this afternoon on how this mornings T.V. interview went!

Mom, I wish you were here for the t.v. interview — you would be so excited!

Until then, peace, love & harmony!

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Day 1: 1525

by Jen, a priorfatgirl on July 29, 2010

Day 1 of 1500 calorie experiment:

Breakfast: Oatmeal w/ dried fruit.

Lunch: Tuna salad & crackers, yogurt & a granola bar for dessert.

Snackity Snack: Grapes, carrots, celery, hummus & a wontony thingie.

Chocolate needed for drive home.

Pre-run fuel.

A couple of bites of Carlos' dinner: rice & chicken concoction.

Ending the day: buffalo chicken (with Franks Red Hot & Laughing Cow Cheese) + Kashi crackers.


Initial Thoughts: I wonder what the scale says?

Reflection Thoughts: Towards the end of the day, I felt like I hadn’t gotten a lot of balance in the food. Part of that is because I didn’t go grocery shopping this week—we had a great time last weekend and really wanted to concentrate on using what we had left around the houses versus going to buy more. Now that I think about it, I should have at least allowed myself to spend $15 on a couple of pieces of valuable fruit and veggies.

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Coming out of hiding…

by Lindsay, another priorfatgirl on July 28, 2010

“The willingness to do creates the ability to do.” ~ Peter McWilliams

Hey… remember me…?  That Prior Fat Girl chick that used to blog here regularly…?  Well, I’m coming out of hiding.  I’m facing the music.  I’m taking on this weight loss by the… well, ya know.  I’m back.

I wasn’t really hiding… but I kind of was.  I was ashamed to be coming here, reporting, well, nothing.  So I took off.  And it’s time to bring back the transparency.

I’m very blessed to have an amazing woman in my life.  I’m sure you know her, Jen, THE PriorFatGirl.  She believes in me.  Pushes me.  NEVER judges me.  Motivates me.  Challenges me.

You may have read Jen’s post on a new goal she’s got going on.  It’s logical, really.  Tracking and being held accountable.

Jen messaged me yesterday and asked if I wanted in and we could hold each other accountable.  I jumped on it.  I’ve been way off, for too long.  This is what I need.

Jen is committed to tracking and eating 1500 calories for the next 5 days.  Of course, she left it up to me to choose my own calorie goal.  While Jen is sticking with an even 1500, I’m giving myself a range.  A small range, but a range.  I know myself, if I go over a specific number, I consider it a failure for the day.  It’s not.  I really need to nix that thinking.  So, for the next 5 days, I am committed to tracking and eating 1,400-1,600 calories per day.

I’m also going to get my butt out and get in some activity, which, by the way – I’m well on my way!

Mary, at Fit this, girl! is hosting a boot camp that I’m attending.  I’m actually pretty excited about it!  Not AS excited about my alarm clock blaring in my ear at 6am, but other than that, I’m excited!  :)   It helps that I’m attending with friends, Jen and Sheena. So, I’ll be doing that weekly, as well as my personal training.  That’s twice a week and I’m sure I won’t have a problem getting in at least another day during the week, whether it be running around the doggy park, rollerblading, swimming… something. 

I’m making myself a priority.  I have a problem with that.  But I need to do it.  It helps having Jen there to help hold me accountable.  Thanks, Jen!

Well friends, here we go.  5 days, tracking and being held accountable.. starting…. NOW!  :)

 

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