Breezy's Journal to Jumpstart Motivation

breezy1 · 05-24-2006, 02:39 PM

I figured I better start journaling since I have no willpower! Last Tuesday I swore I was going to start eating clean since I have been working my butt off (not literally) in the gym and have not seen the results that I would like to.

I start off the day great:

Breakfast
4 egg whites and one yolk
ww toast w/Tbls. peanut butter

Mid morning
Protein shake w/ 8 oz. skim milk
small apple

Lunch
grilled chicken breast
1/2 c. brown rice and veggie

But by late afternoon I want something sweet, so I brought to work my afternoon snack of

Late afternoon
carrot sticks, turkey and handful of almonds

But the last couple of days I have had cookies or a pria bar (so easy to do in an office atmosphere). Then I feel guilty, I mean REALLY guilty about eating them. Even though I know I am going to the gym in a few hours.

My dinner is usually:

Dinner
(usually) lean protein like grilled chicken
brown rice or ww pasta
veggie

But of course, last night with time restraints I had a pb sandwich on ww bread and an apple WITH (my husband brought home Dairy Queen Peanut Butter Cup Blizzard for me) and I can never resist ice cream.

So this journal is to help me whenever I have those tendancies to eat bad things. I really want to lose excess bf.

5' 3"
143 lbs.
Approx. 21%bf

Goal: 130 lbs.
17% bf

twinnett · 05-24-2006, 02:55 PM

Just wanted to say hi and welcome!!

breezy1 · 05-24-2006, 03:00 PM

Thanks! I hope that this is going to work for me. I know I will get ideas from this forum!!

twinnett · 05-24-2006, 03:04 PM

You definitely will! So what do your workouts look like? What kind of split are you doing? How much cardio?

ab-swing asianbabe · 05-24-2006, 03:09 PM

hello & welcome!!!

Look forward to hearing more!

betterbody4me · 05-24-2006, 04:58 PM

welcome, I'm looking forward to watching your progress. I'm new to this body building thing and eating clean, or at least new to it since I was a teenage girl, anyway, I look forward to reading your journal.

breezy1 · 05-25-2006, 07:28 AM

Well, last night's workout went fairly well.

warmup - 5 minutes on treadmill

Legs

Leg Press - 3 sets 135 lbs. 10 reps
Leg Extension - 3 sets 60 lbs. 12 reps
Seated Hamstring Curls - 3 sets 60 lbs. 10 reps
Lunges - 16 for each leg forward, 8 each leg reverse
Plie Squats 3 sets holding 15 lb. dumbbell 10 reps

Chest

Cable Crossovers - 3 sets 10 lbs. 12 reps
Chest press - 3 sets 10 lbs.
Incline chest press - 3 sets 15 lbs. 10 reps

Triceps

Tricep Dip - body weight 3 sets 8 reps
Tricep Cable Pushdown - 3 sets 10 lbs. 10 reps
Tricep Cable Reverse Pushdown - 3 sets 10 lbs. 10 reps

Cardio
5 minutes on elliptical (while waiting for treadmill)
25 minutes on treadmill running at different speeds

This morning (Tuesday May 25)

5 a.m. 2 Slimquick pills

8 a.m. (didn't feel like making eggs this morning)
organic triple berry oatmeal
Protein shake with 8 oz. skim milk
1 cup coffee with Stevia & a little powdered creamer

I will check back in to further report how my day goes, so far so good!!!

mcj · 05-25-2006, 07:48 AM

Hi and welcome!!

You do Legs, Chest and Tri's all in one day??

How long are you at the gym for?? To me that just seems like a lot to do in one day. Have you ever thought of splitting legs to a day of there own? Just an idea!

Your meals look like they're right on track. If you want any extra advice on that let us know and keep posting them! Also, it might be a good idea (if you're not already) to calculate your cal's and macros per day. You can do that on fitday.com or other sites. It really helps!

I'll be following your journey - good luck!

breezy1 · 05-25-2006, 11:10 AM

mcj - I do not rest between sets to keep my heart rate up, so it only takes me about 30 minutes for lifting and then I try and get in 30 minutes cardio. I try to keep my workouts an hour long, it really isnt hard at all, but I am very tired when I finish.

I have signed up on fitday.com, although it seems to me it takes an awful long time to find the foods I have eaten. For example-they do not list just regular grilled chicken breast, it took me forever to find it. Maybe someone has some tricks to let me know how to find the food faster. Also, what is a good ratio? Yesterday I was around 40/40/20.

Right now I am trying to find a routine I like best. I have been mixing my routine up quite a bit. I think in the past 6 weeks I have changed my routine 3 times. I just got the new issue of Oxygen (I love this magazine) and there are some good ideas in there I think I will give a try.

Just got back to work from lunch:

at 11:00 I had a handful of almonds, wasn't that hungry by my usual snack time of 10:00 a.m., probably becuase I ate breakfast at 8:00 a.m. (usually at 6:00 a.m.)

lunch 12:15 p.m.
1/2 grilled (in olive oil) chicken breast
1/4 cup brown rice
no veggie (wasn't that hungry at lunch either)
so far I have had 32 oz. of water also, and I forgot to mention that my coffee this morning was decaf.

snack this afternoon around 3:30 p.m. will be carrots and turkey.

LA · 05-25-2006, 11:19 AM

Hey Breezy - Just found your journal and wanted to say "Hi!" I hear ya on the no willpower thing....it's by FAR my enemy too. If I start a journal here it will be entitled "Leslie Never Met a Cookie She Didn't Like" Ha! I think, though, the more frequently you eat clean, the easier it will be to say no to sweets. Hopefully it will be that easy!

breezy1 · 05-25-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by LA

Hey Breezy - Just found your journal and wanted to say "Hi!" I hear ya on the no willpower thing....it's by FAR my enemy too. If I start a journal here it will be entitled "Leslie Never Met a Cookie She Didn't Like" Ha! I think, though, the more frequently you eat clean, the easier it will be to say no to sweets. Hopefully it will be that easy!

Nice to meet you LA!! Good luck with your willpower, I just said no to a carmel filled chocolate cup!! Yeah for me!

breezy1 · 05-26-2006, 06:45 AM

Last night had a good workout.

Warmup
2 laps around indoor gym track

Back

Lat Pull down - 3 sets 45lbs. 10 reps
Cable Assisted Lat Push Down - 3 sets 20 lbs. 10 reps
One Armed Rows - 3 sets 15 lbs. 10 reps
Close Grip Rows - 3 sets 35 lbs. 10 reps

Shoulders

Dumbbell Press - 2 sets 10 lbs. 12 reps
Upright Row - 2 sets 15 lbs. 12 reps
Dumbbell Front Raise - 2 sets 5 lbs. (each hand) 12 reps

Biceps

Cable Assisted Curls - 3 sets 15 lbs. 10 reps
EZ Bar Curls - 3 sets bar weight only 10 reps
Hammer Curls - 3 sets 10 lbs. 8 reps

Treadmill - Ran at moderate pace for 15 minutes
Elliptical - Little higher intensity for 15 minutes

When I got home I did not feel like cooking or eating, I was more thirsty than hungry-even though I had grilled chicken in the fridge, I had 2 apples and a peanut butter sandwich (ww bread).

I did not sleep well last night. I think it was becuase I got a little too red in the tanning bed and I was uncomfortable. That 5:00 a.m. alarm was not music to my ears. I fell back asleep on the couch until 6:45 a.m. when I had to get up and get ready for work, so no time to make egg whites this morning.

Breakfast 8:00 a.m.

Triple Berry Organic Oatmeal and Protein Shake with 8 oz. skim milk
1 cup of decaf french roast coffee with Stevia and powdered creamer.

I am not working out today because I am going shopping this evening with a co-worker, gym closes at 5:45 p.m. on Fridays anyway and I get out of work at 5:00 p.m.

breezy1 · 05-26-2006, 12:14 PM

Just a little note:

Had an apple and a handful of almonds at 10:30 a.m. for snack

12:15 p.m. 1 grilled chicken breast

**StlBarbie** · 05-26-2006, 01:28 PM

Welcome!!!!!!!

sherdi · 05-26-2006, 07:59 PM

Welcome to journaling!

Just an idea with regards to your eating....If you try to make sure at every meal you eat lean protein, a complex carb, and a little fat, you will have a more balanced meal and then the cravings will probably cease or at least be not as strong. So just make sure you don't skimp on the protein, carbs or fat in each meal and I am sure you will feel better. For example, you had an apple and some nuts for your snack...try to add in some lean protein to the mix as well, so you could have had 1/2 chicken breast, some lf cottage cheese, egg whites, tuna, etc with that meal. Also make sure you are eating HEAPS of fibrous veggies...they really fill you up and help stabilise blood sugar as sweet cravings are the result of unstable blood sugar. Good luck with everything!

KickBoxQueen · 05-29-2006, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by sherdi

Just an idea with regards to your eating....If you try to make sure at every meal you eat lean protein, a complex carb, and a little fat, you will have a more balanced meal and then the cravings will probably cease or at least be not as strong. So just make sure you don't skimp on the protein, carbs or fat in each meal and I am sure you will feel better. For example, you had an apple and some nuts for your snack...try to add in some lean protein to the mix as well, so you could have had 1/2 chicken breast, some lf cottage cheese, egg whites, tuna, etc with that meal. Also make sure you are eating HEAPS of fibrous veggies...they really fill you up and help stabilise blood sugar as sweet cravings are the result of unstable blood sugar. Good luck with everything!

Huge BUMP to that!! I can agree with that based on experience!! Also making sure you are on a consistant schedule for your meals (I eat about every 3 hours) can help you resist cravings since you are always eating... well almost!

Oh yeah... and welcome to the boards!!

breezy1 · 05-30-2006, 01:25 PM

Thanks Sherdi and KBQ. I didn't journal during the Memorial Day weekend. I actually do this at work, I guess while I should be working, but that is no fun!!

This weekend I worked out on Saturday, then the gym was closed Sunday and Monday so back to the grind today! I did do a lot of work around the house though.

It was extremely warm this weekend and for some reason that makes me not want to eat, so for Saturday my meals were this:

Breakfast (after workout)

10:30 a.m. 4 egg whites and ww toast w/peanut butter

Dinner

Yikes at 7:00 1/2 turkey sub on ww w/mustard, lettuce and extra tomatoes.

Dessert
1 cup soy turtle tracks ice cream YUMMY!

Sunday

Breakfast

Egg whites and ww toast w/peanut butter.

Lunch/Dinner
apple, carrots, handful of pretzels
1/2 turkey sandwich on ww w/mustard and miracle whip

Monday

Breakfast
Donuts!!! Oh No!! and decaf coffee

Dinner
Hamburger on bun with ketchup 1/2 cup macaroni salad

Dessert
Rainbow Sherbet

Today, Tuesday

Breakfast
Donut!! Oh No!! Must get them out of the house!

Snack
Apple w/almonds

Lunch
Turkey sandwich on ww w/miracle whip and mustard
(Mom left cake at the house and I wanted a piece, but I told myself that I really didn't want it, so I didn't eat one!! Yippee!!)

Dinner

I have grilled chicken at home ready to eat when I get home from the gym, I will fix some type of veggie with it.

I am going to do upper body and cardio tonight at the gym. I am going to try and squeeze as much exercise in before Friday. I am going out of town. I am going to try and find a gym I can use while I am gone.

I am going to search through the boards to see if anyone has any good ideas for diet. I have been eating the same things for the past week and would like to vary it a little. Also, I have been eating right, for the most part, at least I think, (except the donuts) and working out hard with really little to show for it, so I am thinking I will cut a few of the carbs out of my diet.

What do you all think?? Any suggestions will be very helpful.

breezy1 · 05-31-2006, 11:10 AM

Well I was going to post a message, but I am kind of busy at work so here is a quick little summary:

Last night

Decided to just do cardio. Got through 30 minutes on elliptical and went to run on treadmill. Had a terrible sharp pain in my chest and decided to go home.

Had a grilled chicken breast for dinner. Wasn't that hungry.

This morning I had triple berry oatmeal and a protein shake for breakfast. Lunch was a few strawberries and grilled chicken breast. I must admit to I grabed a few (meaning 6) potato chips while the chicken was in the microwave. Hey, at least it wasn't the chocolate cake!

I'll check in later or tomorrow morning.

breezy1 · 02-25-2009, 02:35 PM

Well, I am now back, a few years older, pudgier, but noneless, wiser. I had a little boy 14 months ago. I actually had a wonderful pregnancy and only gained about 25 pounds. I have already lost that weight, but my body fat % is up there. A little mushier than usual. I would also still like to lose 10-12 pounds. I of course need to get my eating back on track, and started to do so this week. I am looking at getting the P90X program to do at home since time restraints keep me from the gym (work full time, full time wife and mother) although I would MUCH rather work out at a gym. That's what scares me about purchasing the P90X program, that I will let it collect dust like the elliptical I used to have. So, here's to getting back to journaling!!

Breakfast
2 slices ww toast w/pb
banana

Lunch
Kashi Pocket sandwish
Bean Salad

water

Dinner (around 7:00 this evening)
chicken pot pie (I make it, so it is not as bad as what it could be)

I will post tomorrow and hopefully I can make more of a go at this than last time!!!

breezy1 · 02-26-2009, 07:52 AM

Last night I did not have chicken pot pie for dinner, I did make it, but just wasn't hungry for it. So instead I had a bowl of peanut butter crunch cereal. I know that is not so good, but at least I acknowledge the poor choice.

This morning I had 2 slices ww/toast w/pb and a banana for breakfast. Lunch is grilled chicken and broccoli. I will probably eat an orange for snack at about 11:00 a.m. I don't know what I am making for dinner yet tonight. I have to go to the grocery store so I will figure something out.

By the way, I am on my third week of no coffee!!! I sure do miss it though. Also, either today or tomorrow I am seriously going to order the P90X program. I just have to get over the thought of spending $140.00 in this economy, but I keep thinking about its benefits!

soon2Bgoddess · 02-26-2009, 08:15 AM

hey there

No way I could have PB Crunch cereal in my house, or I'd eat the whole box in one day! haha

Looks like you could use some more protein in that diet!!

breezy1 · 02-26-2009, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by soon2Bgoddess

hey there

No way I could have PB Crunch cereal in my house, or I'd eat the whole box in one day! haha

Looks like you could use some more protein in that diet!!

Yeah, I know. I am just really starting over from scratch, where I used to be so disciplined. Right now I am not even working out, just chasing after a 14 month old! But I sure am ready to jump on the bandwagon again!

And I know what you mean about the cereal. I looooove anything pb!

soon2Bgoddess · 02-26-2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by breezy1

Yeah, I know. I am just really starting over from scratch, where I used to be so disciplined. Right now I am not even working out, just chasing after a 14 month old! But I sure am ready to jump on the bandwagon again!

And I know what you mean about the cereal. I looooove anything pb!

I totally know how it is! I have 3 children ages 5, 7 & 9!
Starting with your diet and just easing into other things is good, so you have time to adjust!
Diet is really important just so that you have LOTS of ENERGY to handle chasing kids!!

I know I can tell such a huge difference in my energy when I eat right!!!

breezy1 · 02-27-2009, 08:47 AM

Okay, so last night for dinner I had peanut butter crunch cereal again. Also a few bites of my son's leftover toast with jam (made with Splenda). Oh, and I can't forget the handful of chocolate chips too! I know, not so good. This morning I had 2 bananas and 2 slices ww toast w/pb. Lunch today is Kashi pocket sandwich with chicken and some cauliflower. Who knows what I will have for dinner.

On a much lighter note, a co-worker brought in cinnamon rolls and muffins yesterday I have not even looked at the treats!! Yeah for me. I am however still craving my coffee, but it will be exactly 3 weeks tomorrow that I haven't had a drop!

I won't post on the weekends because I usually post at work when I have some down time. I don't even own a computer for home use. Hopefully this weekend I can eat well. Getting through the next 2 days will really be the test for me to see if I am ready to take the next step and commit myself to a program like P90X. I am keeping my fingers crossed!

breezy1 · 03-02-2009, 10:19 AM

So here it is Monday already. This morning I had 1 whole egg with 1/4 cup egg whites, two slices of double fiber ww/toast with pb and some pineapple. For lunch I will be having cauliflower. I did not prepare any chicken yesterday to bring to work, but I will have some tomorrow. Plus I am going to the grocery store tonight to pick up some stuff to have at the office. I feel like I am doing okay. This weekend I did pretty good. I am still not eating enough and probably too many carbs. But, all that aside, I am not eating junk either. The one thing I truly miss is my coffee w/creamer. Tonight for dinner is taco salad. I am not going to feel guilty about this one! I make it myself and use lean beef, lots of lettuce, black olives and top it with salsa. I do put it on tostitos scoops, but at least I can limit how much of those I eat.

Jessica29 · 03-02-2009, 05:00 PM

I've been reading your posts; congratulations on the baby! You seem to be on a great path! I'll be reading

breezy1 · 03-03-2009, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jessica29

I've been reading your posts; congratulations on the baby! You seem to be on a great path! I'll be reading

Oh, thank you very much. I hope I am getting on the right track. And I must say I do love your sig. My next step is to start working out again. Which I am truly having a hard time finding time. I know that is no excuse, but I would much rather spend time with my family.

In the meantime, I am finding some success in my efforts to eat better. For breakfast I had 1 whole egg with 1/4 cup egg whites, 2 slices of double fiber bread with Earth's Balance butter (about 1 tablespoon total). I have a great lunch today of chicken, broccoli and brown rice. Oh, I forgot, I am having a snack today of vanilla fiber one yogurt and 10 almonds. Dinner tonight is boiled dinner (ham, potatoes and cabbage). I see that I do well in the morning and afternoon, but my dinners could be a lot better. I would have to cook 2 meals though because my husband won't eat as healthy as I would like him too, but like I said, he is very supportive of me trying to change my eating habits. Time for me to post in fitday.com.

breezy1 · 03-04-2009, 10:29 AM

I can't lie, I had 1/2 cup Turtle Trails Soy Ice Cream last night!! Oh yeah, and 2, count em' 2 white rolls with dinner! Oh no!

Back on the band wagon this morning with 1 egg and 1/4 cup egg whites, 2 slices double fiber bread with Earth's Balance spread and 1 slice with pb. For snack I had Fiber One FF yogurt with 10 almonds, all of which I need to log on fitday. I guess I should have copied the numbers from the nutrition panel for the ice cream to log. Guess I'll have to get those numbers tonight.

Overall I feel good (until I look/feel my jiggles and rolls) but I really need to start working out. I am researching today Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I just need to purchase some sort of workout program and quit researching!!! Argh!!!!

breezy1 · 03-04-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by breezy1

I can't lie, I had 1/2 cup Turtle Trails Soy Ice Cream last night!! Oh yeah, and 2, count em' 2 white rolls with dinner! Oh no!

Back on the band wagon this morning with 1 egg and 1/4 cup egg whites, 2 slices double fiber bread with Earth's Balance spread and 1 slice with pb. For snack I had Fiber One FF yogurt with 10 almonds, all of which I need to log on fitday. I guess I should have copied the numbers from the nutrition panel for the ice cream to log. Guess I'll have to get those numbers tonight.

Overall I feel good (until I look/feel my jiggles and rolls) but I really need to start working out. I am researching today Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. I just need to purchase some sort of workout program and quit researching!!! Argh!!!!

Well duh, I forgot to post my lunch and dinner. Probably because I was all flustered over my soy ice cream. I had chicken, brown rice, broccoli & cauliflower. My husband wants Chicken Alfredo for dinner tonight. I do not like Alfredo sauce, which is a good thing, so I will have chicken, spaghetti sauce, broccoli and some noodles, well, maybe I won't have noodles. I'll see how my willpower is at that time. Buh Bye.

breezy1 · 03-05-2009, 10:18 AM

This morning for breakfast I had 1 egg + 1/4 cup egg whites, 2 slices double fiber toast w/Earth's Balance and one w/pb. I really need to buy some natty pb. No snack this morning. For lunch I have chicken, broccoli and brown rice. Same old, same old, but the funny thing is I'm not sick of it. I am going to look up some recipes to try and mix up my lunch. Don't know yet what is for dinner so I will post tomorrow!