Thursday, Feb 16 Weight Loss Journal

Well I start this day feeling quite discourages.
A] my weight loss comes in at a whopping 0% improvement. 
B] My numbers yesterday, even though I stayed in my calorie range were less then impressive.

So I am kind of disappointed at the moment. I am one of those people who has to have results in order to be motivated - and so today my motivation seems to be lacking. However, I have my gallon of water at my desk and I am warming some water for some oatmeal for breakfast. Today there won't be any mean little catering companies attempting to ruin my healthy clean eating.

My leg inspiration - Carrie Underwood

Last night was "legs night" and unfortunately we didn't get everything in that we had hoped, the husband got home late and so we didn't get to the gym till around 11:10 or so, and we got a bout a 1 hour workout in. My legs aren't even a little sore, which is a let down considering my arms are STILL sore from Monday's workout. However I did learn to use a lot of the equipment and so it wasn't a complete loss, at least I made it to the gym right? And I did workout, even if it didn't leave me with sore muscles.

Tonight we are going back to the gym for "abs night" which Mr. W has informed me is going to be "brutal" and you know what? I am PUMPED. I hope it is brutal and that it hurts to laugh tomorrow! Heck yeah.

My abs (and most other muscles) inspiration - Jamie Eason

Other inspiration - Zoe Daly

My goal here isn't to become skinny - that is just a perk to my ultimate goal... to mold my bodies like these ladies have, to be muscle. Granted I don't want to look like the Hulk or anything, but I would like to be defined and lean. Fo sho!

It's so hard not to just go the easy route and pay a couple hundred bucks for something like this Advocare crack that everyone on Facebook seems to be pushing now. But anything that makes you lose 3 pounds in a day in a half isn't something I would ever consider as healthy. Everyone seems to be on it, constant feed news about so and so has lose 12 lbs in 12 lbs. But you know if it was that easy to lose weight AND keep it off then everyone and their dog would be doing it. My bet is that programs like this you have to stay on because as soon as you quit you just gradually start gaining that weight back. This isn't stomach stapling people.


Well I am off to eat my oatmeal and get cracking out this gallon of water. These ladies will keep me motivated, even if my scale doesn't. Dinner tonight I am planning is baked chicken that has been marinading in balsamic vinegar and dijon all day and a side of asparagus and cauliflower. Oh Yeah!

1 packet of Quaker Instant Oats Maple & Brown Sugar w/ a packet of Splenda

Calories - 160

Total Fat - 2.5g

Saturated Fat - 0.5g

Cholesterol - 0mg

Sodium - 260mg

Potassium - 12.5mg

Carbohydrates - 32g

Dietary Fiber - 3g

Soluble Fiber - 1g

Sugar 9g

Protein 4g

This months goal is to familiarize myself more with the muscle anatomy and how to effectively exercise each of them. Study study study - There will be a pop quiz later! 

Lunch -

1 cup of green leaf lettuce, a pinch of colby jack cheese, 3 tablespoons of low fat cottage cheese, baby carrots, 1 tablespoon of Ranch dressing and 1 cookie

Calories - 236

Total Fat - 11.06g

Saturated Fat - 1.906g

Cholesterol - 31mg

Sodium - 1492mg

Potassium - 152mg

Carbohydrates - 16.75g

Dietary Fiber - 1.3g

Sugar 10.06g

Protein 27.22g

Snack - Kale Chips 1/3 serving

Calories - 19
Fat - 0.93
Sodium - 33
Fiber - 0.5
Protein - 0.83

Nature Valley Natural Oats & Honey energy Bars

Calories - 190/60

Total Fat - 6g

Saturated Fat - 0.5g

Trans Fat - 0g

Cholesterol - 0mg

Sodium - 160mg

Carbohydrates - 29g

Fiber - 2g

Sugars - 12g

Protein 4g 

Dinner -

Zatarain's Spicy Jambalaya Rice (roughly 2 cups) and 2 glasses of Sweet Leaf diet sweet tea

Calories - 260
Calories from Fat - 0
Total Fat - 0
Cholesterol - 0
Sodium - 2100mg
Carbohydrates - 60g
 Dietary Fiber - 2g
Sugar - 0
Protein - 6

Had a total of 128 ounces of water today.

DAY'S TOTAL

Calories - 865

Total Fat - 20.49g

Saturated Fat - 2.906g

Cholesterol - 31mg

Sodium - 4045mg

Potassium - 164.5mg

Carbohydrates - 137.75g

Dietary Fiber - 8.8g

Soluble Fiber - 1g

Sugar 31.06g

Protein 42.05g