On a positive note....

Today is fasting day! Normally, that wouldn't have an exclamation point on it, but after yesterday's (probably 2000 calorie) day, my body needs a break.  I think it was freaking out after all of the food I ate.  I made the bad decision of stepping on the scale this morning.  Even when I knew the numbers would be up.  I think all it did was determine me to work harder, though.  So, maybe it wasn't completely bad. 

Last night at the gym, my stomach was hurting too much after all of that food to do the Turbo Kick class, so I waited a little while and did the Spinning Class. I don't know if this is TMI, but my butt REALLY hurts now.  Have any of you ever taken a Spinning Class? Did your butt hurt afterwards or am I just weird?  I don't think I'll be attending that class anymore. 

Today was just a short update.  I hope everyone has a wonderful day.  I'm enjoying reading all of your blogs.  Also, I am loving all of the support I'm getting from each and every one of you.  Thank you so much for your kind comments, they always make my day brighter. 

I feel like a failure

I woke up this morning and was really happy about the weight I had lost.  It's not even 5 o'clock yet and I've already ruined it.  For whatever reason I thought Chipotle was a great idea for lunch.  Why would I ever think that?  I have no idea how many calories were in what I ate.  But I can guarantee it was at least 800.  That's WAY too many.  And then for some crappy reason I decided to have a regular coke AND I got a refill. WHAT THE CRAP!  Who does that? I might as well call this blog "My Mission to a Fatter Me." 

 

  

Oh and that's not even the worst of it.  About 2 hours after lunch, I decided that it would be a great idea to get an ice cream sundae and I'm pretty sure I chose the most fattening one that had.  What was I thinking today!!!!! So much for dropping 2 pounds. I just gained 10 pounds in a matter of 4 hours.

What a bad day.  I'm leaving for the gym in a little while to do the Turbo Kick class. After that class they have some class they call 20-20-20.  I don't even know what it is, but I'm sure it'll burn calories. When I'm done with that I am going to put my fat butt on an elliptical and not get off until I've burned at least 600 calories! I need to make up for my horrible screw up.  After the 2 classes and the elliptical I should burn around 1600.  I definitely ate WAY more than that, but hopefully working out will help me not see such a horrible number on the scale tomorrow. 

 

If I ever want to have a body like those girls I need to get my butt in gear!!!

My new weight

 

I weighed in this morning and I was 158.4, yay!  Last Wednesday I weighed in at 161 so I've lost a total of 2.6 pounds.  I wanted it to be more, but, I think I messed it up by eating so much at that surprise party on Monday.  My goal for next Wednesday is to have lost 5 more pounds.  Hopefully, I can get there.

Of course it helps that I have amazing friends on here that help keep me motivated and are there for me when I need a friend.  I love you guys!

In other news, I've discovered that my gym has a class called Turbo Kick.  I'm going to try it out tonight.  If I make it all the way through, I will have burned around 500 calories!  Also, there's a Zumba class on Monday nights.  I'm really excited about the Zumba class.

Comment Responses:
@Skinnylove:  Weekends are really hard.  It's almost as if its a sub-conscious decision to eat more on the weekends.
@Ana's Addict: We'll have to be there for each other and help each other out with our addictions to sweets and our lack of self-control!
@Shrinking Violet:  I didn't know the stars were together in real life!  That's awesome! Also, I tried to comment on your page.  It says restricted to team members.  How do I become a team member :)?

 

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

That's right, today was National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day (sorry if the picture causes cravings).  What a dumb day!  And of course I felt the need to celebrate.  So for my lunch, I chose a chocolate chip cookie.  It was considerably bigger than the one pictured above.  Why can't they have a National Celery Day or something a little more practical. 

Not only that, but tonight my church had a cook-out.  And of course, I had a hot dog AND potato chips.  This weekend was a total FAIL for me (food wise).  I am not looking forward to stepping on that scale in the morning.  I'll probably cry.  The only thing I did today that will probably keep me from gaining more weight than I would have, is the walking I did for my job.  I walked about 1.5-2 hours today.  I'm hoping that helps out a lot!

Walking my butt off

 

I was down this morning, YAY! Today, I'm going to get a TON of walking in.  I walk a lot for my job, so that helps me out since I really don't like to exercise.  I will be walking for at least 4 hours so that will be a least 400 calories worth.  Maybe I'll do a workout video tonight.  Those burn 600 calories.  I'd definitely be in the negatives then!  

For breakfast I made a scrambled egg and had some milk.  It was yummy and came up to about 200 calories.  Not bad for breakfast.  My goal today is 800 calories (part of my modified ABC diet) or less. 

Comment Responses:
JT:  A good way to keep your intake low is to find things that have zero calories but still taste good. For example, the beets I mentioned in my previous blog or the sourkraut (w/mustard) I talked about earlier in the week.  You could eat those all day and never consume any calories :) But from what I can see on your blog, you're doing great!  Keep up the good work!

Ullalexie:  Thanks for the encouragement.  I love the comments I get, it helps keep me going when I just want to binge!

Why is it so hot outside?

When it's hot, I have an even lesser urge to workout than I would if it were a comfortable temperature outside.  Its okay, though, I still got in 2.5 hours of walking and I plan to clean for about an hour later, so that's a decent amount of calories burned.
My goal today was to consume 600 or less calories.  However, I consumed 627.  I'll just have to get better!

 

This morning I was the same weight as a I was yesterday.  This is always disappointing.  I mean a least drop .2 pounds or something. DON'T STAY EXACTLY SAME! On a positive note, at least I didn't gain.  I think I would've cried.  

 

The overall for today was -47 calories. It makes me happy that I worked hard enough for me to be in the negatives!

Calorie Intake: 627

Calories Burned:

2.5 hours walking: 422

Cleaning 1 hour: 246

Total: -47

On a side note...beets are 0 calories so you can eat as many as you want and they have fiber in them.  Also, if you add horseradish to it, it makes it spicy which kicks your metabolism in gear. I love it!

Yesterday...I guess blogger was broken

I'm not sure if it will return my blogs that I've written since my beginning blog since blogger decided to "temporarily" delete them, but I will move forward regardless.  Yesterday, my goal was to consume 700 calories or less.  I had 657.  I burned around 150 calories from various activities such as walking, cleaning, taking out the dogs, etc.
Intake: 657
Output: 150
Total: 507
This is a little higher than I was aiming for, but I'll do better today.  (I'll post about today's activities tonight)
Here was my meal plan yesterday:
10am: Peanut Butter 1.5 tbs = 157 calories
          Skim Milk 8 ounces = 90 calories
12:30pm: Boca Burger (plain no bun) = 100 calories
3:00pm: Sourkraut and mustard = 0 calories! (yes that's right, 0)
             1/2 cup of greenbeans = 20 calories
5:00pm: Whole wheat pasta with italian dressing = 290 calories
Total calories = 657

Not a horrible day, but could be better.  I definitely need to workout more.