Stickin to it'

[beeyates22]

This is my first online journal, hoping it will help me stick to my diet Summer Break starts in a month for me and since I have previously been slacking on diet and cardio, it's time for me to stick to it. I don't feel like I am completely out of shape but there is room for improvement!
I am 20 years old, 5'7". I am not sure of my weight right now and since I just had an awful weekend of eating, I really don't feel like stepping on the scale. I'll weigh myself next Monday & Post.
My diet:
no dairy, no white or refined carbs, no added sugar (except post workout), no trans/sat fats or to a minimum.
Fruit Max 2 peices per day, none late in the day
Lean Proteins- canned or grilled chicken, tuna, egg whites or whey
1 Starchy Carb Per day, ideally at breakfast
Lots of vegetables, mostly raw & Green.
*Nothing with significant calories after 7pm

I will do weight training 4 days per week and at least 2.5 hours cardio/week.

Hopefully this will help me stay motivated, I have a bad habit of giving into cravings or getting lazy when I start to see results! Also my boyfriend & I are having a little bet on who will stick to the diet the longest & I'm competitive

[wp152wrester]

good luck to ya

[beeyates22]

Thank you very much

Here was the diet for today

M1: 1/2 C Oats, 1 Tbsp Flax, 1 Tbsp Wheat Germ. Rasberries & Sugar Free Rasberry FLavor

M2: 1 Cup Cantelope, 1 Serving Baby Carrots, Celery

M3: Large Salad (Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, White Onions, Green Pepper) 5 oz Canned Chicken Breast, 1 Tbsp Flax with Red Wine Vinegar & Dijon Mustard for dressing

M4: Pure Protein Bar, Black Coffee, Fish Oil Capsule

M5: Green Beans & Spaghetti Squash

M6: Large Salad ( Spinach, Cherry Tomatoes, White Onion, Green Pepper, Jalepenos), 5 oz Canned CHicken Breast, Red Wine Vinegar and Dijon Mustard for Dressing

It is now 7:30 PM so I will try to not eat anymore tonight.
Macros are about 1200 Cal, 26 Fat, 120 Carbs, 110 Protein

42% Carbs, 38% Protein, 20% Fat.

Also Drank lots of water today!

[beeyates22]

The diet today was:

1 multivitamin, 2 Vitamin D supplements

M1 : 1/2 C oats, rasberries, sgar free rasberry flavoring, 1 tbsp wheat germ, 1 tbsp flax, & Coffee

M2: Mini Supreme Protein Bar & 1 serving Carrots

M3: Large Salad (Mixed Veggies, Mustard & Vinegar for dressing) & 4 oz canned tuna w/1TBSP flax

M4: Spaghetti Squash & Green Beans

M5: Green Peppers, Cucumber, & Celery

M6: 1 scoop Muscle Milk Light with coffee & 1 tbsp flax

I also snacked on a small amount of fruit.

Macros are about 1100 Cal, 23 G Fat, 150 Carbs, 66 Grams Protein.
55% Carbs, 25% Protein, 20% Fat

Calories were a little low today, along with protein. Got a little busy with softball and night class.

[beeyates22]

Weight this morning was 143.9

[beeyates22]

Diet today:
M1: 4 tbsp cream of wheat, rasberries, flavor
Fruit

M2: Light Chicken & Veggie Soup

M3: Large Salad & Canned Chicken

M4: Spaghetti Squash

M5: Broccoli & Canned Chicken

Snacked on a little sunflower seeds, 2 diet drinks, coffee, flax, and 2 sugar free jellos

Macros were about 1200 Calories, 25 G Fat, 150 Carbs, 90 g Protein
31% Protein, 51% Carbs, 19% Fat *** I am counting my Fibrious Veggies in with Carbs


Having a few Cravings today but trying to stick with this. Will try to do cardio and an upper body circuit tomorrow. I have been insanely busy this week and can't believe I have slacked so much in the gym

[KowboysUp]

Don't worry, the cravings completely go away after a few weeks. Just wanted to say I'm reading and good luck!

[beeyates22]

Don't worry, the cravings completely go away after a few weeks. Just wanted to say I'm reading and good luck!

Thanks Looks like you have made a lot of progress yourself! Congrats!

[beeyates22]

Well today I stepped on the scale and it had gone up about two pounds?! Dang that's frustrating! Trying to not worry about it, should be that time of the month any day now so I think I am probably retaining water..... But anyways....

Woke up early and took a forty five minute walk with some flas cards before breakfast. Studying & early cardio, now that's Multi-tasking! I also had a great workout today, an upper body circuit combined with about 15 minutes on the eliptical to keep the heartrate up.
Diet:
M1: Slimfast Optima Shake & 1 Tbsp FLax (I bought these slimfast a long time ago & trying to use them up)

M2: Muscle Milk Light Bar (SO good! Chocolate Caramel Peanut.... my boyfriend put it in my Easter Basket haha

M3: Post Workout Shake- 1 Scoop of whey mixed into a smoothie from the coffee shop

M4: A good bit of broccoli & Canned Chicken

*Also had some fruit, parsnips, and more flax throughout the day

Macros- 1300 Cal, 160 Carbs, 30 Fat, 90 Protein

52% Carbs, 29% Protein, 20% Fat


I'll be traveling all day with the softball team for two games. Going to try to get up for a lower body circuit & maybe some cardio

[bdu821]

weight fluctuates very easily especially when ur cutting and ur water levels can be low one day and high the next

i would suggest tape measure every monday night its what ive been doing...accordin to that i lost about an inch or so all over... the scale says i lost 10lbs

this is a months work btw so dont get discouraged... i am discouraged by it and u might think i shouldnt be...its a slow ass process

[beeyates22]

weight fluctuates very easily especially when ur cutting and ur water levels can be low one day and high the next

i would suggest tape measure every monday night its what ive been doing...accordin to that i lost about an inch or so all over... the scale says i lost 10lbs

this is a months work btw so dont get discouraged... i am discouraged by it and u might think i shouldnt be...its a slow ass process

True, it is a slow process. And it is hard to not be frustrated when you pay so much attention to diet. But 10 lbs is great, congrats! But I know how it is, if you stick to it you will see results so thats what im going to do. Good luck to you!

[beeyates22]

Scale today- 142.5 I will do the measurements on Monday or Sunday and keep up with them!

Today we will be traveling all day.... literally... we are leaving at 9:30AM and wont be back until Midnight or later. I didn't really mention previously but I play college softball. We have two big games today close to where I live (Family & Friends attending), so wish us luck! It's sometimes hard to eat well while traveling but I should be fine... will post diet late tonight or tomorrow

[beeyates22]

Not so good day.... not awful.... hmm dont want to even count up the Macros..
Ill just list off what I had to eat.
*1/2 C Oats w/ 1tbsp wheat germ & Flax
*1 Med Banana
*Arbys turkey salad with no cheese or bacon(only lettuce, tomato, onion & Turkey), arbys sauce for dressing... thought it might be better than their salad dressings, maybe not.
*Muscle Milk Protein Bar
*Probably 2 Packs of sunflower seeds throughout the games
*Small Size muscle milk light protein bar

Then I really kicked my cals and carbs way over, way too late at night. We were on the bus at abou 9:00 and I had a good bit.... probably three big handfuls of a dried fruit & Nut Tropical Mix. Doesnt sound that unhealthy, but I had already had plenty of fats for the day plus that stuff has so much sugar in it. But damn....it was so good.

Tomorrow we are having a girls night that will involve drinks. I am going to get up in the morning and see if I can do Cardio or a circuit workout before we head out of town. Going to try to keep the carbs and calories down tomorrow since we will be drinking later in the day. Yes, I know that alcohol is not good for fat loss at all..... But being honest with myself, I am going to drink occasionally. Hope I didnt do much damage with the surplus of calories, fat, and carbs today. Finally got back to the dorms at 12:30Am, completely exhausted! Getting some sleep!

[beeyates22]

Saturday- got up and did cardio intervals of fast running and walking. I kept a good diet throughout the day until the alcohol of course. I know that alcohol is very bad and whatnot but I can usually drink and still maintain or lose weight as long as I don't include bad eating with the alcohol or drink frequently. For drinks, I had light beer and vodka with Low carb Monster.

Sunday- Woke up starving and ended up eating Lucky Charms, so I lost the bet with the boyfriend. Then we decided to call off the bet until after lunch, so I went to Applebees where I shared an appetizer sampler and had half a Reuben Sandwich. I was so full that I could barely finish the half sandwich and didnt even touch the French Onion Soup that came with it (one of my favorites). It amaizes me how after your body is so used to eating clean it completely rejects bad food. I had such an awful stomach ache and havent eaten since. Bleh, I think THAT feeling is the worst EVER! WHy does fattening food always sound so good, then makes you feel AWFUL!

Our first bet or I guess competition he lost, so he will be taking me out for margaritas sometime. And since I lost this last bet, we'll be going to the movies (he'll get to pick & I'll pay). Pretty much the guidelines are: No added fat or sugar. No fast digesting carbs (unnatural sugar, white bread, white rice, etc) unless post-workout. And both of us have to do at least 2.5 Hours of Cardio a week. It helps us both to do these bets because we are both very competitive and makes me want to stay on my diet. Not to mention getting my butt up to do the cardio I despise!
Now we will start another one but we are trying to come up with another reward for whoever wins. Any Ideas??!

[beeyates22]

Anyone have some ideas??

[beeyates22]

Diet:
M1: 1/2 C Oats, 1tbsp flax, 1 tbsp wheat germ. 1 Grapefruit. Sugarfree Jello Mix.

M2: 5 oz can tuna, salad (Romaine Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Vinnagrette)

M3: Full Bar

WORKOUT- SHort circuit workout, did a lot of abduction & Adduction exercises. Legpress/Legcurl. Calves and Planks.

PostWorkout SHake- 1 scoop WHey with smoothie from coffee shop

M5: Egg WHites

M6: 1C Campbells Brocolli v8 soup, 1 5oz can tuna

Macros: 1400 Cal, 23 G Fat, 120 Carbs, 140 Protein
45% Protein, 40% Carbs, 17% Fats

[KowboysUp]

Anyone have some ideas??

Is it me or are you just asking for vulgar responses given that it's mostly dudes on this board and they can be pretty gross?

I'll be tactful and go with: loser has to do the other person's cardio for one week (winner can choose to do it still, obviously)

[beeyates22]

Is it me or are you just asking for vulgar responses given that it's mostly dudes on this board and they can be pretty gross?

I'll be tactful and go with: loser has to do the other person's cardio for one week (winner can choose to do it still, obviously)

Hmmmm.... very true! Haha, I should have thought about that. But thank you for going with a polite response, that's actually a very good idea.

[KowboysUp]

Btw, good job so far (mostly) sticking to the diet while playing ball and going to school, I know it can be tough!

[beeyates22]

Btw, good job so far (mostly) sticking to the diet while playing ball and going to school, I know it can be tough!

Thanks, it definitely can be tough sometimes. I think some of the hardest things are getting to go plates of raw veggies from the cafe because that's literally the only healthy thing in there. Or being the only girl to order a salad from the fast food places while on the road.... sometimes those fried chicken sandwiches and fries sure look good! But I know it all pays off and it makes me feel better overall.

[beeyates22]

Weight this morning was 145, seems like my body reacts so much after a cheat day. Yesterday I did 30 minutes of cardio, so I have another 2 hours left this week. About to head to the gym for a workout and hopefully some cardio before class. Parents are coming to visit for the next couple days, going to have to stick hard to my diet because I know they will be wanting to go out to eat. 2 Games today, will post tonight...

[beeyates22]

Diet Today-

M1: Coffee, Scoop Muscle Milk Light, 1 tbsp flax

Workout: Upper Body Circuit

M2: Post Workout Shake - 1 scoop whey with fruit smoothie from coffee shop

Snacked on Sunflower seeds and another scoop of muscle milk light through games

Dinner.... Baked Chicken Breast from Cafe without skin. With salad.

Later... Steamed Broccoli

Macros: 1200 Cal, 44 G Fat, 100 Carbs, 75 Protein
36% Fat, 37% Carbs, 27% Protein

STayed on diet pretty well. Was a little tempted to eat some bad food in the Cafe but stayed away from it. Although my Fat was high today, it was all of the sunflower seeds I ate and the cooked chicken. Lost both games today :/

Another busy day tomorrow. Going to try to get up and take a walk before breakfast. Then classes and 2 more games tomorrow & Lots of studying.... Bleh..