Greetings Dieters or People that want to laugh at my torment :-)
First let me start with a disclaimer and I happy one I might add. I was wrong about my original weight. After getting on the scale September 6th I was surprised to see that I weigh 215lbs. Now onto other news lol.
On September 6th I added exercise to my "no pop" regimen. I love to dance so I put on one of my favorite CD's. By the time I was at a point of light fatigue I had all ready been moving about 25 to 30 minutes. I thought to myself I MUST add this to "Operation: NO POP" on a permanent basis.
My meal plan was closely adhered to today also but I added a little technology to it. I downloaded an app from the Android Market called MyFitnessPal. I LOVE this App! You can scan bar codes with your cells camera for exact calculations for foods. It adds up everything. You add your exercise routine and it deducts how many calores from what you've all ready consumed instantly. Thereby, "adding" calories back to those you've all ready used from your daily consumption. Inputting your height, weight, and goal weight gives you your daily allowance.
For example mine works like this:
My Height: 5 ft 3"
My Weight: 215lbs
My Goal: 150lbs
Per MyFitnessPal in order to reach that goal I need to consume no more than 1200 calories a day. This will change as my weight does.
Then you enter your meals:
(more about the food list later)
My Breakfast: 1 Egg, 1 slice of toast w/ butter and jam: 272 Calories
My Lunch: Subway 6" Turkey Breast/Black Forest Ham w/provolone cheese: 365 Cals
My Dinner: Ribeye Steak 8oz Collard Greens w/ Hamhocks: 554 Calories
*Cardio Ex: 35 mins: 255 Calories Burned
Total Food Calories Consumed: 1191
-Exercise: 255
________________________________
Consumed Calories: 936 **Under My Goal
Another cool thing about this App is that you can enter a food and almost anyway this food can be prepared pops up. I typed in Collard Greens and Collard Greens w/Hamhock was on the list. Who wudda thunk it! When I put in my Subway sandwich in I picked it right off their menu and anything I added to it like Mayo, pickles, etc.
So needless to say as I got ready for work tonight I was pretty proud of myself. However, I'm finding out quickly tonight that I'm going to have to start living in reverse. A sedentary job is difficult. Boredom or restless eating is going to be my biggest obstacle. Tonight I have had a bag of Snyder Pretzels. I added it to the snack section for the next day (it was after midnight). Then I will be having "lunch" at 3:00am. That means I have the ENTIRE rest of the day to stay under 1200 calories. With the pretzels I'm all ready 180 calories in.
I guess I won't be taking a day off from my work out today :(
Here's a quick review of MyFitnessPal... You can log onto it from your computer also!
First let me start with a disclaimer and I happy one I might add. I was wrong about my original weight. After getting on the scale September 6th I was surprised to see that I weigh 215lbs. Now onto other news lol.
On September 6th I added exercise to my "no pop" regimen. I love to dance so I put on one of my favorite CD's. By the time I was at a point of light fatigue I had all ready been moving about 25 to 30 minutes. I thought to myself I MUST add this to "Operation: NO POP" on a permanent basis.
My meal plan was closely adhered to today also but I added a little technology to it. I downloaded an app from the Android Market called MyFitnessPal. I LOVE this App! You can scan bar codes with your cells camera for exact calculations for foods. It adds up everything. You add your exercise routine and it deducts how many calores from what you've all ready consumed instantly. Thereby, "adding" calories back to those you've all ready used from your daily consumption. Inputting your height, weight, and goal weight gives you your daily allowance.
For example mine works like this:
My Height: 5 ft 3"
My Weight: 215lbs
My Goal: 150lbs
Per MyFitnessPal in order to reach that goal I need to consume no more than 1200 calories a day. This will change as my weight does.
Then you enter your meals:
(more about the food list later)
My Breakfast: 1 Egg, 1 slice of toast w/ butter and jam: 272 Calories
My Lunch: Subway 6" Turkey Breast/Black Forest Ham w/provolone cheese: 365 Cals
My Dinner: Ribeye Steak 8oz Collard Greens w/ Hamhocks: 554 Calories
*Cardio Ex: 35 mins: 255 Calories Burned
Total Food Calories Consumed: 1191
-Exercise: 255
________________________________
Consumed Calories: 936 **Under My Goal
Another cool thing about this App is that you can enter a food and almost anyway this food can be prepared pops up. I typed in Collard Greens and Collard Greens w/Hamhock was on the list. Who wudda thunk it! When I put in my Subway sandwich in I picked it right off their menu and anything I added to it like Mayo, pickles, etc.
So needless to say as I got ready for work tonight I was pretty proud of myself. However, I'm finding out quickly tonight that I'm going to have to start living in reverse. A sedentary job is difficult. Boredom or restless eating is going to be my biggest obstacle. Tonight I have had a bag of Snyder Pretzels. I added it to the snack section for the next day (it was after midnight). Then I will be having "lunch" at 3:00am. That means I have the ENTIRE rest of the day to stay under 1200 calories. With the pretzels I'm all ready 180 calories in.
I guess I won't be taking a day off from my work out today :(
Here's a quick review of MyFitnessPal... You can log onto it from your computer also!
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