Mindy's Bakery Transformation

**Min125** · 03-04-2013, 05:34 AM

Thank God, it is Monday and it's sunny outside even though it is really windy. I will just enjoy sun from inside. I will walk my dog in a bit but I need to rest some since I just finished running 10K. It took little longer than usual since I didn't run fast. I figured speedy run and incline walking caused my knee pain. Even though I need to train on my speed for the race, I would just run for the distance in March. After I lose some wt this month(I will), increasing in speed will not be a burden to my knees that much. My back feels better(not 100%) today and I think I really need to work on my back muscle. That means I need a strong core. I know I have a lot of hard work ahead of me to be who I want to be. I want to inspire others to be fit & healthy.

Update: 1) Nutrition:Cal 1,839 C 141g F 61g P 170g
Planned to eat 1500 calories but indulged too much on tortilla chips but it's okay since I exercised little bit more
2) Exercise: burned 1225 calories from 10K trg & Elliptical- reverse mode for 15 min, now my legs are soar
3) Daily walk: 3M in very windy condition
4) etc: my back is hurting again, don't know what I did or didn't. this morning I felt fine. I just can't win. Good news - My ankle doesn't bother me since I raced up the walking shoes differently. All and all it was pretty good day. I had my breakfast and lunch as I planned and I felt full fast at dinner. It's a good sign. Before I never got full unless I had a whole lot of food. I know I had more food than I thought I should have but I really don't know what my maintenance is. I'm only guessing(w/ formula). Losing fat is not always exact math. I just have to make a peace w/ what I did my best and move on. I will do better tomorrow. I will take muscle relaxer for my back and go to bed early tonight.

**vanessa40** · 03-05-2013, 01:53 AM

I hope your back is better today. It has been windy here too but thankfully the sun has been out. I am so done with all this rain and cold weather.

**Min125** · 03-05-2013, 05:16 AM

Originally Posted by vanessa40

I hope your back is better today. It has been windy here too but thankfully the sun has been out. I am so done with all this rain and cold weather.

Thanks, Vanessa. My back still hurts and I've been stretching to make it better....not working yet.
I know what you mean about the weather. It is windy but sunny today then it will be snowing and raining tonight. We are expecting a snow storm until tomorrow night. I am ready for Spring.

**Min125** · 03-05-2013, 05:27 AM

TOM, who? Yes it's finally here and when I ran this morning, I felt so weak. I had no energy therefore no desire to exercise at all. I shorten the run and walked instead. I should take it easy. Today I will be drinking lots of hot tea and snuggle with my dog. Where's my heating pad!?

**LaDonnaMF** · 03-05-2013, 05:55 AM

crazy calorie burn! Great job. Enjoy snuggle time

**vanessa40** · 03-05-2013, 06:03 AM

AAAHH snuggling with the puppy sounds like a wonderful idea. Lord we are suppose to get some kind of rain/sleet mix maybe. I hope it misses us. I am so done with this..

**Min125** · 03-06-2013, 06:21 AM

Well, it's been snowing all night and will be snowing all day long today. Wen outside to put some peanuts in squirrel feeder and it's COLD! I guess I will not take my dog a long walk today. She is outside watching neighbor kids making a snowman.
I ran/walked 10K this morning since I will not do anything outside. I am hungry even though I just had my breakfast. Weird... I will be drinking more hot tea, I guess.

Update: Snow turned to rain in the evening. Hope it's not all ice tomorrow.
Since I couldn't do anything outside, I baked choco chip cookies and ate many of them instead. I just did what I shouldn't and I am ashamed of it. I didn't measure or count calories. Now I have to think about how to get rid of those evil cookies.
1) workout: burned over 600 calories from cardio.
2) Nutrition: it's about 3500 cal.... too many carb & fat
3) daily walk: walked around the neighborhood about 1 mile in rain just for my furry friend.

**Min125** · 03-07-2013, 05:21 AM

This morning I didn't feel like exercising. That's normal to me so, I went to my basement to run but, alas, I just didn't want to do anything. My mind was overwhelmed by not losing wt and lack of control of food put me into this deep depression. I ended up walking only 1 miles on treadmill. That's the shortest exercise I ever done. I burned a whopping 57 calories. I am sad...I need to get out this funk. Tomorrow is my weigh-in and I'm not excited. I weigh myself everyday and I think this doesn't help me so I decide to put away my scale after the weigh-in tomorrow. It will be hard because I always get on the scale to see how much I gain/lose and be sad/happy depends on it. I need a (better) life.

**Min125** · 03-09-2013, 02:35 AM

Yesterday was bad. I had a goal in mind to reach but, of course, my diet ruined it. I'm way off from what I should be. Thru years of losing and gaining wt, I thought about what worked for me or not yesterday. Today I am not what I want to be but work hard to be one tomorrow because I don't, I will regret tomorrow. Right now, I am 'pause'd to move forward. Spring is around the corner but I am ready for summer.

**Min125** · 03-10-2013, 10:07 AM

Sunny & Warm, just the way I like. I went to church and came home hungry. Made Ham, Turkey & Cheese Panini with Jalapeno. Yum, didn't put any butter either. I just like crusty texture and hot food.
It's a month since I start training for my 10K race and I am not doing so good on that. Yes I run but it's not the point where I should be. My speed should be faster than what I am now but with all the injury I had, I don't want to run any more. I was thinking that I should run outside since it is so nice but don't want to. I ran this morning 2.5 miles already and it's been struggle for me to get started. I don't know what makes me to run long & hard sometimes. I used to be like that. But not any more....my legs feel heavy whether I am warmed up or not. I doubt I can shorten my PR this year. I still have time to get better. I hope I get better.
One life to live and I want the best of me!!!

Update: I don't want to discuss about my nutrition today. I am very upset that nutrition app(free) I am using calculate the total calorie wrong. It calculated under about 100 calories just for today. I didn't calculate everyday so, Idk how many days I was eating more than I thought I did. I mean it doesn't really matter since I binge most of time and don't care. But today I was planning to get my macro correct and the total calorie online nutrition place show and my math didn't match. Since I know it has an error, I just need to make a note for next time. Good thing I caught before I keep doing and thinking why I am not losing wt as I should...If I under calculate 100 cal per day for a year, that's 10 lbs difference. I feel I saved 10 pounds weight gain, haha.

**Min125** · 03-14-2013, 08:28 AM

I haven't post here for a couple days. I was busy losing water wt, I guess. I'm down to 157 lbs. Yay! I'm happy it's down but I know it's the water weight I lost not the fat. I need to keep eating in deficit to keep this rolling DOWN. I was happy that my knee pain and ankle pain were gone so, what do I do? I ran extra miles and I did high impact aerobics. Now the new pain shows...it is throbbing/spasm where my left big toe starts. It is between bones. I feel the pain even I am at rest. I never had this kind of pain even when I was running 6 miles a day everyday long time ago. Is that because I am older? Or is it from all these years of running finally showing the bad side? I was happy to lose some weight now, with the new pain in my foot, I don't know what else. I am really doubting myself to be in a race next month. It is fast approaching and I am not even good shape to run a mile. Very disappointing and that led me to binge all day today. Thank God, it's only noon. I will lift weight this afternoon since I have all the energy from food. But I doubt I will use my treadmill any time soon. Maybe it's a good thing. Future will tell.

**vanessa40** · 03-15-2013, 01:38 AM

Good Morning..
I understand because i also have more ache and pains from running than when i was younger. I do more yoga and stretches with my foam roller but for me it's all the year and miles i have put my body through. I wish i had the answer for you and me. I know you have your race but i really can't do long race anymore the training killes me. So now i have to be happy with my 5-8k races.
Hope you have a better day..

**CathyVee** · 03-15-2013, 08:30 AM

Congrats on the weight loss! What have you decided on as far as calories?

I don't know what to say regarding the running. I ran in college but that was a long time ago. I currently don't do any cardio and am losing so it's not absolutely necessary for weight loss. Maybe stick with diet and weights for now. I hope you feel better soon.

**Min125** · 03-15-2013, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by vanessa40

Good Morning..
I understand because i also have more ache and pains from running than when i was younger. I do more yoga and stretches with my foam roller but for me it's all the year and miles i have put my body through. I wish i had the answer for you and me. I know you have your race but i really can't do long race anymore the training killes me. So now i have to be happy with my 5-8k races.
Hope you have a better day..

Thank you, Vanessa. I will stop running for now and see. I hope I recover soon.

**Min125** · 03-15-2013, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by CathyVee

Congrats on the weight loss! What have you decided on as far as calories?

I don't know what to say regarding the running. I ran in college but that was a long time ago. I currently don't do any cardio and am losing so it's not absolutely necessary for weight loss. Maybe stick with diet and weights for now. I hope you feel better soon.

Thanks, it's about time. Right?!
I'm so jealous that you don't do any cardio and still losing fat. Since my body is not good for cardio any more, I really need to measure, count & track my intake. So here's my question... I've lost 3.8 pounds with avg 2,000 cal/day intake w/ avg 800 cal/day burn with exercise(cardio every day & 2 ST/wk). What should be my new calorie intake per day since I will not do any cardio but 3 ST/wk to lose 2 pounds for next weigh-in? Maybe 1300?

**CathyVee** · 03-16-2013, 11:09 AM

Personally, I would try 1600 calories. I used to weigh 172 lbs and when I lost the weight I was probably eating about 1600 (I wasn't counting very strictly but every so often I would) and I had a nice steady loss. Took a year but I lost 50 lbs. As far as macros, higher protein and fat help with hunger. On days when I eat that way I feel pretty full but I can't do it all the time as I really need my carbs.

**Min125** · 03-16-2013, 01:27 PM

Thanks, Cathy. I try 1600 and see what happen.

**Min125** · 03-18-2013, 08:54 AM

Over the weekend, I went over my intake limit. Saturday was about 2200 and Sunday was 1800. Weekend is so hard to be good :-( I will try to eat about 1600 now on.
For lunch, I had some left over potato chip. I had some yesterday with my panini for lunch and it was good. But for today's lunch, I don't know what it is, I hate myself eating it. It tastes so greasy. Why on earth do I like to eat this?! Potato chips(I never can eat 'one') are my favorite snack except ice cream. I just want to throw up and get it out of my body. Weird! I hope it is from changing my eating habit. I used to eat over 3,000 calories everyday and now I control myself little bit and my stomach gets fuller sooner. Since I haven't had high intensity exercise for 5 days, my body feels better. I still feel the sharp pain in my left big toe but it's better. Also, I don't feel starving as before ( even though I eat over 3K, I wanted to eat all the time.) So, I think not exercising in high impact for long duration helps me control my eating, I guess. Let's keep what's working and see BF goes down!
My wt is steady but bf% went down this morning. Even though my home scale is not accurate, I am happy as long as it goes down.

**vanessa40** · 03-19-2013, 05:46 AM

Good Morning
I have noticed that when i restrict something i want it more..I have not counting calories in about a week and have been eating what i want to eat not what i think i need to eat..
This doesn't mean i go out everyday and binge but if i want something now i eat it..You know me though..i tend to go phases with my eating. I do good for about a week counting eating all the "right" things and then BAMM i go insane.
I wish i was wired different like most of the ladies on here. They can make a plan and stick to it but me..something is missing..or maybe i just don't have the drive anymore. Somedays i feel like if i eat one more can of tuna,chicken breast or broccoli i will kill someone..lol
So see me eating what i want is saving lives...lol

Well now that i have bored you to tears i will move on
I for one think you are doing great.. You are coming here daily and fighting the good fight. Keep it up and i will be here cheering you on...

**Min125** · 03-22-2013, 05:30 AM

Thanks, Vanessa. You are such a nice person.

Well, I am down to 156.2. Only 0.8 pound loss...I'm guessing running was a big deal to me. I am walking a lot(fighting against 15-20 mph wind) outside but I am not burning as much as when I am running. Or is that my body is trying to adjust to the my new wt? Last week, I lost almost 4 pounds and I'm in 150's this whole week even if I eat little(being very nice here) more than I'd like right before bed. If it was my usual, I would weigh 3-4 pounds higher than the day before and I only gained 1.4 pounds. But then, it was only water retention. I shall see the big wt loss next week if I keep my diet in check (fingers crossed & legs)
It is so cold & windy. I don't even want to go outside but I have to walk my little friend so that I could make her happy. Sometimes I wonder who the boss is!? Well, it's good for me too.

**CathyVee** · 03-23-2013, 11:31 AM

You lost almost 1 lb and that's fantastic! You're not likely to get the same weight loss every week. Some weeks may show more of a change than others. Most important thing is that the scale is showing a downward trend. Keep sticking to your plan. I wouldn't worry so much about how many calories your burning with extra activity. Diet is the most important tool for weight loss.

**Sawa3** · 03-23-2013, 02:04 PM

Originally Posted by Min125

Thanks, it's about time. Right?!
I'm so jealous that you don't do any cardio and still losing fat. Since my body is not good for cardio any more, I really need to measure, count & track my intake. So here's my question... I've lost 3.8 pounds with avg 2,000 cal/day intake w/ avg 800 cal/day burn with exercise(cardio every day & 2 ST/wk). What should be my new calorie intake per day since I will not do any cardio but 3 ST/wk to lose 2 pounds for next weigh-in? Maybe 1300?

I'd try at least 1600.. cut little bits at a time and see where the scale moves.. sometimes it takes a few weeks too.

**Min125** · 03-23-2013, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by CathyVee

Diet is the most important tool for weight loss.

I realize that now. I like to eat and a lot of everything. To compensate my overeating, I always thought I need to run or do other aerobics. (Or I run so that I could eat more.) Since my body is breaking down, I am changing my mindset. Even if I could run now, I don't think I can run when I'm really old. Then what do I do to lose wt? So I am changing my eating now to be healthy when I'm old.

**Min125** · 03-23-2013, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by Sawa3

I'd try at least 1600.. cut little bits at a time and see where the scale moves.. sometimes it takes a few weeks too.

Thanks, Sarah. Since I made some changes in my eating, I am going to be patient. The scale and bf will come down sooner or later as long as I eat in deficit.

**Sawa3** · 03-23-2013, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by Min125

I realize that now. I like to eat and a lot of everything. To compensate my overeating, I always thought I need to run or do other aerobics. (Or I run so that I could eat more.) Since my body is breaking down, I am changing my mindset. Even if I could run now, I don't think I can run when I'm really old. Then what do I do to lose wt? So I am changing my eating now to be healthy when I'm old.

My parents are in their 50's and running.. and we know many people who run until they can't... 70 and 80 even.. it's all about smart training.. diet is the main thing though.. you don't have an on point diet and well, it will take more time, or won't work at all for all the hard work you do with lifting and cardio.
keep up the hard work

**Min125** · 04-08-2013, 04:01 AM

Yikes, I haven't been running or eating in deficit over two weeks. I have many excuses but am not going to list. The result is I weigh 164.6 pounds this morning and will be diligent to lose this water retention this week. Another thing is I decide to not run a race at the end of this month due to my pain in my knee/foot. I can still run but don't want to push too hard to beat my PR from last year.

I have set a goal to lose at least 10 pounds before Mother's Day. It's a month away and I think it's doable. I want to take nice pictures with my mom since I always hide for a camera ;-)

**vanessa40** · 04-09-2013, 07:53 AM

I think it is smart not to run the race since you are having foot and knee pain.
How is the weather ..it is finally warming up here..

**Min125** · 04-09-2013, 08:47 AM

Weather is really nice here. Sunny and warm, I mean HOT(80 today). My allergy is bothering me but other than that I am super happy about the weather. Just need to lose some wt so I can wear summer clothes...:0

**vanessa40** · 04-09-2013, 10:27 AM

I know what you mean..my closet is full of summer clothes I have not worn in three years.
It's going to be 80 here today too..I am so happy the cold and wind was killing me

**Min125** · 04-12-2013, 04:08 AM

This morning I weigh 160.4 pounds. I gained 3 pounds from my lowest in 2.5weeks ago. Oh, well... I think I could weigh less if I didn't drink tons of water yesterday but it doesn't matter.

It's raining and good for all the flowers and trees. Maybe all the pollen will be down and good for me too.
I will not be doing much outside but I have lots of things to do inside. I have to clean the whole house. I was painting yesterday. I am happy that I am busy(not much for food time) but I'm tired. Couldn't get up this morning @4AM... It is just a good day to sleep in :-)

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