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The Freshman 15, What?!?! Again?!?!
Looks like I joined BB in 2008, was in between college and med school and had tons of time for fun and exercise. Oh how things have changed...
I finished medical school in May of 2012, moved to a new city for my job, and apparently have gained 15 pounds in the past year. I wasn’t planning on starting this journal until tomorrow, but I was hungover and travelling today, so I needed motivation to eat somewhat decently today. The past couple of weeks have been rough for me, I have been feeling very frustrated by the way I look and how I feel about myself. The weight gain is mostly due to my eating, which is why I will be logging all my food in this journal, as well as my workouts. I am not training for a competition, I am just a real person with a real job who wants to eat better and feel better. I work shift work, so 12 hours at a time (mostly), with a mix of nights and days. Thanks to some health department regulations, my main hospital does not even allow us to have water bottles at our work stations. Even chewing gum comes with a $200 fine. So some days you go all day without eating at work, and almost everyday is without a healthy amount of water. Being exhausted during work in a very high stress work environment (I work in the emergency department of one of the nations busiest trauma centers), leads to eating a few handfuls of animal crackers, or eating 5 or 6 or 7 miniature chocolate bars throughout the shift. Food is usually eaten just to keep our minds going. Kind of the horrible instant gratification foods that I know are bad in the long run, but the options are limited. It is doable though, and I was very good at fixing food and sneaking healthy snacks in the hallway on the way to the restroom and back, but I have allowed myself to slip.
Yesterday, I was a bridesmaid in one of my best friends weddings, and it was painful. The dress I bought and absolutely loved in January, felt like a torture device. I could barely breath because the bodice was so tight. And on top on that, because the dress was stretching more than it should have, the lining and the chiffon overlay didn’t quite match up, which pulled the back zipper into some strange wave and made it look like I had a tail. There was some last minute cutting and sewing going on. Everybody said it was because the dress was sewn weird, but it definitely didn’t do that before.
Normally I weight between 120-125, right now I am guessing that I weigh closer to 135 based on some weighing I did this week. My goals do not necessarily involve my weight, but I know what range I prefer to be in.
My goals:
Not as important: Lose 10lbs for now
Do 5 unassisted pull ups
Plank for 5 minutes (never tried more than 90 secs so no idea how hard this is)
Exercise 6 sessions/week. 3 must be weight lifting. Remainder can be cardio (at least 30 minutes) or yoga. The workouts will not be a problem unless I am completely slammed with work schedule and other responsibilities.
Food goals: Between 1400-1600 calories with 40protein/30carbs/30fat ratio
8/18/13: after a whole weekend of eating and drinking waay to much for the wedding festivities
Breakfast: random snacking with approx. ¼ apple, 2 walnuts, small green salad with no dressing.
Lunch: Salad with feta cheese, grilled chicken, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, tzatziki sauce, half slice of pita bread, one hershey’s kiss
Afternoon snack: Leftover grilled chicken thigh and leg with yogurt ranch dressing, one bite of coffee cake
Dinner (airport): Spinach salad with carrots, bell peppers, onions, olives, and chicken breast, 1tb of EVOO/feta dressing, and an apple
This is not by any means my ideal day of food, but compared to what I wanted to eat when hungover and exhausted, it wasn’t all that bad. Yes I will probably have a small piece of chocolate almost everyday, and I don’t plan on changing that. But I do need to stop the late night binging after a long day at work, the handfuls of candy at work, etc.
I welcome any and all suggestions, comments, questions, criticism (constructive please). I have great friends who tell me I look amazing and not to change anything. I need some tough love and some higher standards. Ill be posting my food, macros, and workouts, and blabbing on about various other things.
Thanks guys!!
Im so embarrassed by this picture. It was taken a couple of months ago, but I feel like I look similar. I will post more along the way to keep me honest.
