Reading and Nutrition

[Fiction2Fitness]

Well the liquid day was a bit of a fail again. Didn't order the smoothie as got distracted working on the floor since our system in pharmacy was down. The yuzu jalapeno juice was different.

espresso shot
half banana honey drink from bolthouse
yuzu jalapeno juice pressed juicery
citrus 3 (grapefruit, aloe, mint)
other half banana protein drink
elderberry shot
And a little bit of coke zero cherry cause yeah.

Only about 800 calories. Not the goal as I was hoping to get over 1000 (though less than 1200). Will have to try again in the future when have more money for food.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Today went okay even though had the day off after not eating much the day before. Well day off after being on call just in case but they ended up not calling me in. Don't have that much food in the house but still plenty of tempting treats. Got in more protein to make up for yesterday at least.

cup of coffee with creamer
single square of maple almond snickers

jicama
thin sliced chicken
stir fry veggies

gym: push press, snatch, clean, pendlay rows and little cardio

thin sliced chicken
stir fry veggies (remainder from before gym)
malibu chicken thigh

S&S rhubarb crumble ice cream (not much for the rhubarb crumble mix-ins but still decent)


Planning out for the weekend just to see what I have and if it will suffice since need to use money for rent. Have 2 weeks until next pay day and they are going to be rough.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Today was kinda off.

red bull - this year's summer edition that wasn't all that great, had a bit of a tropical flavor but didn't cover the taste of the regular one

protein bites, pb
enjoy life protein balls
few pieces of rainbow licorice

lean cuisine lasagna
mozzarella cheese

[Fiction2Fitness]

Had a long weekend working and some rough days. The planning didn't quite work as food plans changed every day pretty much. And I'd forget what I kinda wanted to eat at home then be stuck with what was left in locker or really cheap since limited on funds. Ended up not going to the gym either day as well. Been feeling low energy lately. It's hard to balance calories, energy levels for enough of a deficit to see results at the moment.

Saturday
amp fuel aka kickstart cause it's the same basically just new branding

veggie rice
tapatio tuna
cereal bar

wheat roll
cheese and salami slices
malibu seasoned chicken thigh
(1400 calories)


Sunday
soy caramel latte
one square snickers maple almond

b-up protein bar (chocolate caramel)
peanut butter lovers reese's cups

personal pepperoni pizza
(1500)

Bit more calories but had a few days of 900, 1000 and 1200 so should still balance out okay in the long run. Scale is still between 136 and 137.


Not listening to books at the moment. Need to recheck out the dr one as it experienced. The library audiobooks are convenient but limited to 21 days and some days I'd rather listen to music while driving.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Had today off for an appointment. Ended up not eating most of the day since I knew I'd be eating out for dinner and had planned a treat as reward for going through the uncomfortable dr visit. Went to gym in the morning for about two hours, heavy squats and bench along with 30 minutes of cardio. Had my appointment in the afternoon then had a protein bar before going to Ace meetup where got to eat food.

b-up protein bar

greek salad
chicken gyro
sprinkles salted caramel cupcake

If don't have anything else it could be around 1200 calories though that is an estimate. Will have lower calories the next three days though. Have Wednesday off, rent should be paid so then can get food soon, and not sure on work schedule rest of day. Might do liquid day again but not sure. Will be different if don't work during that day and might do "mostly" liquids as want to walk to a boba place. mmm

[Fiction2Fitness]

Yesterday bought a bagel from starbucks before work then didn't get to eat it until my lunch break because they asked me to just clock in early. Had a protein bar too, which tasted good with a little bit of the extra cream cheese added. Had a light day overall. Having a few light days as will be going out Friday night.

yesterday
venti coldbrew splash of almond milk

bluberry crumble protein bar
everything bagel
cream cheese
sweet tart rope fun size snack

halo top strawberry cheesecake



Today another mostly liquid day. Mostly as I had boba in a smoothie cause mmmm.

bolthouse balanced sweet green smoothie
amazing mango bolthouse (was on clearance)
dragonfruit smoothie with boba from boba time
tried good karma protein drink but didn't like it so only had a couple sips

Worked out at gym today too: deadlifts, bottom up squats, good morning, curtsy lunges and 30 minutes on treadmill. Also walked to boba time and back. Might need some other calories today but might just give in with the super low calories cause I'm tired from only getting 3 hours of sleep this morning.

Had upset stomach last night. Plus side, scale this morning was in the 133's instead of 136-137. We'll see how it evens out if I'll make the goal for may/june challenge.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Yesterday was a bit different than expected and planned. It was "national donut day" again... Plus ended up with less than 4 hours of sleep so left the house earlier than normal. Since could get a donut with a drink order and I really needed coffee, I went to both Dunkin' and Krispy Kreme.

Krispy Kreme is delicious though their coffee is meh. They also had where you could pick any of the donuts, didn't matter which, and a larger variety of donuts but that's probably because they don't offer other things. They were super busy too with it being Friday and people still getting many dozens of donuts early in the morning. Dunkin' limited it to just a choice from the classics but had an okay cold brew though unfortunately maple wasn't one of the options so had to just get a glazed. They are more bready of a donut and I still haven't eaten it.

Donut for lunch then didn't eat anything until after 8 pm when met a friend from online at BJ's Restaurant. Was planning a pizookie but didn't even end up eating that. Instead had a mini pizza, which was good. So, ate out and didn't meet macros but still in deficit calories overall for the day.


coffee with little bit of creamer (the creamers are 25 calories each, pre filled little pods)

kreme filled glazed krispy kreme

brussel's sprouts and garlic pizza

marshmallow egg (yes I still have easter candy)


Weight now is 132.8-133.6 range. Had a nice woosh a couple of days ago so long as it holds should make goal for challenge.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Random food days with a few that were 1300-1400. Today was another low day as it's super hot, I didn't have work and with payday had the funds to do another liquid day. Probably won't be doing it next week because budget is tight and the juices are pricey. I used a gift card for 2 of the ones for today.

Today's liquids:
low sugar coffee bolthouse farms (had protein)
carrot orange juice from Jamba

vanilla sweet cream coldbrew Starbucks
skinny pb&j protein drink from Body Energy Club

half naked peach with ginger
coke zero


Think my diet for the next month are so will be "low budget". Clearance and sales will be my friends as rent is going up next month, plus have all of the usual bills. Not making as much right now since I'm not getting overtime currently. Had to use some PTO for this week even due to budget cuts. Hopefully things improve cause it's hard to get motivated with LA summer heat, stress and low calories.

On the plus side, almost to weight class (132) already even though can't afford a meet yet. Might make it to below 125 by my birthday. Am going to be 35 at the end of August. Won't be able to get to "healthy weight" by that time but if I can get close and not stall at 127-128, it will be a win.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Have had some stressful days with work and such. A couple of higher calorie days and yesterday wasn't the ideal for nutrition though not over done in the total calories. Just not the best but oh well. I didn't get much done either and am feeling it in the energy levels for sure. Stress isn't helping but pushing through. Hoping to get to below 125 by the end of August for my 35th birthday.

Food the last few days:

Saturday
- cold brew with natural bliss creamer
-b-up red velvet protein bar, pistachios
- malibu seasoned chicken breast and pad thai stir fry vegetables
- glass of wine and some sriracha almonds

Sunday
- bold brew coffee with natural bliss creamer, everything bagel, cream cheese
- chocolate brownie b-up protein bar
- spicy chicken bowl with rice and green beans
- reese's bp egg
(highest calorie day)

Monday
-latte/coffee from machine, glazed donut
- cookie, banana
- ramen and buffalo flavored tuna
- malibu chicken breast, pad thai veggies
- creamy almond snickers square
(second highest day)

Tuesday
- peanut butter egg, hershey almond bites
- serving sour patch ice cream
- green beans, marshmallow eggs
low protein and felt blah most of the day

Today would have been a liquid day but can't really afford such. Instead I got some rolls on clearance along with other cheap items. So far today have had two small rolls with some pastrami and half a serving of shredded mozzarella cheese and a reese's pb egg. Still planning only about 1000 calories for today and tomorrow. Probably have another small roll for dinner and something more protein focused. Did get to the gym today so that helps too but struggling with headaches. Want more coke zero but can't afford that so more water it is.

Scale is 132-134 right now with monthly cycle ending. Hoping to see 131 by end of the month.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Yesterday was an unusual day because I only had a 4 hour work shift, though I left much earlier and stopped at another store on the way to pick up something we needed for a patient. I ended up eating most of my foods before going to work instead of later in the evening. I tried out the real good "pepperoni pizza" which is low carb by forming chicken flat into a sort of crust like appearance. Made the mistake of not leaving on the bit of cardboard when cooking and didn't notice the instructions said to leave it on until it was too late. Overall, didn't care that much for it. Sure it's low carb and high in protein, like half the protein I need in a day, but it's definitely not as good as a regular pizza and not that much lower in calorie than a mini digiorno. If I want pizza I am just going to get regular pizza. Though I might try getting the thin sliced chicken breasts, grill them and add sauce, cheese and a couple of slices of pepperoni for a grilled version of chicken parmesana with pepperoni. Not going to call it pizza.

Today is a liquid calorie day and day off from work (hours are cut so it's rough). Have a kiwi red bull. Plan to try out the caramel protein powder from Myprotein mixed with some almond milk. Also have a pressed pineapple juice for later. Need to find something else as well. Goal is around 900 calories for today.

I also finally took measurements again. Weight right now is between 131 and 133 depending on the morning. I hadn't measured since June 2018 but found it here on this journal since it's easier to search compared to the one I have on the female forums that has more pages.

Previous measurements:
5-3 measurements (for comparison)
weight 134
overbust 35
underbust 32
upper stomach 36
midsection 35
hips 37
bicep 11
tricep 8.5
thighs 21.5
calves didn't measure

6-15-18
weight 129
overbust 34.5
underbust 31
upper stomach 35.5
mid section 34.5
hips 37
bicep 11
tricep 8.5
thighs 21.5
calves 12.5


Current Measurements (7-3-19)
BW 132
overbust 34.5
underbust 31
upper stomach 36
mid section 34.5
hips 37
bicep 11
tricep 8.5
thighs 21
calves 13


Basically not much has changed or well it changed up a little and is back down since I was 140 again a few months ago. Am now back to the 132 so hopefully by end of August those numbers will be down a little and I won't go off course.

[Fiction2Fitness]

More food today, which is easy on any day after a liquid calorie day. Have had headaches on both days but oh well.

Today was:

protein bar (maple caramel)
walk to/from gym plus some lifting and more cardio while there
chicken roller form 7-11
chicken mushroom pizza from dominoes (free leftovers from store where I worked yesterday)
one cream puff (also from coworkers at store from yesterday)


Scale this morning = 130.2

Tomorrow will be tough as I'm going to a previous roommates current apartment for a going away party as she's moving to texas. Will get there really late cause I have work but still plan to have a beer or two. Trying to stick to 1200 calories but the occasional day it goes above happen.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Have 10 days until my birthday, so trying to be focused. Going to workout 2-4 hours a day and calorie goal is 1200.

Today's food had an interesting new bit of flavor. I bought this olive oil marinated get and wow. It has quite the flavor. Only need a few small pieces at a time.

Workout - Deadlifts, pause squats, good mornings. Cardio - rower, bike, walking

Food: zero calorie energy drink, zone snack bar, cucumber, feta cubes, gnocchi, chicken breast and apple gouda salad

[Fiction2Fitness]

Workout: walk to gym, zumba, body attack, body pump, walk home

Food: no sugar red bull, salt and straw ice cream, cucumber, brocc/cauli/brussel sprouts, lean cuisine lasagna, provolone cheese, no salt rice cake

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Doing great in here 👍

[Fiction2Fitness]

Doing great in here ������

Thanks. It's tedious but I keep on pushing.

Today's Food: coffee (no creamer, sugar free syrup), no cow protein bar, banana greek yogurt and banana oatmeal, quest protein bar, spinach, kale salad, cucumbers, rice cakes, vegan cheese spread and one little maple snickers square. Just under 1300 total calories

Cardio: 15 minutes rowing, 30 minutes spinning bike and 45 minutes walking on treadmill

[Fiction2Fitness]

For some reason I had low energy today. Not long after lunch break just felt tired and it didn't pick up.

Food: 100 cal fig bar, Reign "zero" calorie energy drink, pineapple greek yogurt, pineapple chunks, berry think thin protein bar, Brooklyn bred bun(100 calories), green Chile chicken, brocc and carrots. Considering a snack of either rice cakes or something else to add another 100-150 calories.

Gym: walked on treadmill, not enough energy to lift and didn't want to be there for over an hour since have work early in the morning at different store

[Fiction2Fitness]

Bit more calories tonight. Did walk to work, worked 8 hours on feet, then went to gym before going to enjoy some food from a couple food trucks.

Food: 8.4 oz Red Bull, no cow energy bar, 100 calories in gummy candy, zero cal energy drink, two cucumbers, fruity pebble churro sundae, spicy pork and kimchi burrito.

Workout: walking, bottom up squats, good mornings, sumo and conventional deadlifts, spinning bike, treadmill, then walking home

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I looked back in your log a bit and saw that you tried some sort of a liquid diet at some point. Did I read that right? If yes, how did that work out for you? I like to change things around occasionally, and would consider a liquid diet for a day or two. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[Fiction2Fitness]

I looked back in your log a bit and saw that you tried some sort of a liquid diet at some point. Did I read that right? If yes, how did that work out for you? I like to change things around occasionally, and would consider a liquid diet for a day or two. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Oh, it wasn't a full "diet" just on occasion I do a single day of liquids. It's for not only low calories but also on the mental side gives me times when I can enjoy some liquid calories, which I usually limit since I don't get many calories so want to use them on other things. I've done it a number of times and do like it but some of the smoothies and such can be pricey. I don't make my own juices so have to buy them and that adds up too. I didn't do it this week but I'll probably do another liquid day in the next couple of weeks.

Today I had something interesting for lunch. Took one of the flavored tuna packets (Tapatio) mixed with a small amount of cream cheese and had that on an everything bagel. mmmm

Food was around 1400 calories today. Gym did an hour and 20 minutes in cardio. Back is a bit tender so cut back just a little on lifting. Have no work tomorrow so will walk, do cardio and maybe lift, depends on how I feel throughout the day.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Today was kind of rough food wise. I went to the gym in the morning, walked there, did a zumba class and a little walking on treadmill before doing the walk home. Ended up only have an energy drink. Then walked around the mall but didn't really find anything except some protein bars. Had one at around 6 pm on way to grocery store. Didn't find a cake yet for my birthday though had part of a piece of carrot cake I got from the grocery store. mm carrot cake

workout - walk, zumba, treadmill, walk

food - kickstart, blueberry one protein bar, spinach, bacon spinach salad, cucumber, hawaiian chicken roll from 85 C and half a slice of carrot cake.

[Fiction2Fitness]

Had a hard time sleeping last night in part might be to blame on some heartburn but also just struggle at time to sleep.

Food - ice coffee, chicken, veggies (brocc, carrots and a little bit of Brussel sprouts), pork bun from 85 C, pineapple kale small smoothie from Planet Smoothie, chicken breast, cranberry salad with extra spinach added, cucumber and the last just under half bit of carrot cake.

Gym - 60 minutes on treadmill. Hip is a bit achy from yesterday's Zumba so putting of weights just a little longer. Going to gym tomorrow after work and now also on my birthday cause we've moved Disney to the 29th.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

I end up not being able to sleep well also, a couple times a week. For me the cause is either that I take a nap too late in the day or I have some sort of caffeinated drink too late in the day.

[Fiction2Fitness]

I end up not being able to sleep well also, a couple times a week. For me the cause is either that I take a nap too late in the day or I have some sort of caffeinated drink too late in the day.

Wish I could nap but that's a rare thing as it takes too long to fall asleep on any given time. On a good night, it will only take about an hour but other times it can take me 3-4 hours just to fall asleep even when tired. In the morning, particularly once I've been to sleep I can get back to sleep easier, even after drinking coffee. Always had a struggle with sleep and the heat of LA doesn't help as our AC only helps the living room but nothing else.


Enjoyed food today, since it's my birthday, though was hungry and struggled to pick what to eat. I'm struggle when have too many options and needing to pick just one.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

Happy Birthday

[Fiction2Fitness]

Happy Birthday

Thank you!

[Fiction2Fitness]

Ah the vacation/diet break was fabulous. Had all kinds of foods ranging from Pizza Hut, dinner at Casa Bonita, some booze, rolled ice cream and just random snacks while driving, plus food cooked by stepdad. We had grilled chicken up in the mountains at our cabin and at home he made chili. Was nice but back to the diet.

Tomorrow I'm trying out a different eating pattern than usual. I have always balked at the whole eat 5-6 times a day thing cause when you get only 1200-1400 calories the "meals" are just so small and the 100 calorie snacks aren't near filling so seems like I'll just be hungry often. If I eat in the morning or don't eat I'm hungry so I save the calories for later. Plus it's hard to eat while working but I'm going to at least give it a try and see how it goes. Will eat 5 to 6 times a day mostly on things that are 100 to 200 calories. Figure it will be about 1200 to 1300 most days as some will be a bit over, some of the protein bars are like 230 and such. So 5 times a day with bit over 100 or 200 should be easy to keep the calories low enough.

Will try it out for a couple of weeks and maybe get back on the scale in a week as I get back to this dieting life.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

^ ^ ^ would not work for me, but everyone’s different. If it works for you, then it works for you. I guess you’ll find out in a little while.

By the way, what are some of your most favorite protein bars?

[Fiction2Fitness]

^ ^ ^ would not work for me, but everyone’s different. If it works for you, then it works for you. I guess you’ll find out in a little while.

By the way, what are some of your most favorite protein bars?

Not sure it will work for me but going to give it a try. As for protein bars, it varies as I like many but particular flavors from each company. I like the Promax brownie bar that is often on sale at Ralph's but it's a bit higher in calories. Do like some Quest bars when I have a way to heat them up a little. No Cow has a couple decent non-dairy flavors but a couple other flavors are blah. Think thin is pretty good too and often for sale at work. I'm going to try Built Bars as they were on sale but only can order online. I probably eat bars too much cause they easy and I'm not a big fan of protein shakes except a couple of pre-made ones. Will be helpful on this eating schedule though to have a bar.

What bars do you like?

[Fiction2Fitness]

Still listening to the Warrior Diet. Might have to recheck the book out from the library as didn't listen to it while I was on vacation and have a limited time access for the audiobook. In the beginning, he was talking against the whole eat many times a day. Referred to it as a scavenger diet versus the hunter/warrior. So, for my own entertainment, I'm going to call this few weeks of eating many times a day the Scavenger Diet.

Day 1 Scavenger Diet
1. kickstart, iced coffee, cinnamon roll quest bar
2. 1 cinnamon oatmeal square (100 calories)
3. no cow bar blueberry
4. two mozzarella cheese sticks
5. 1/2 bag frozen peas, sriracha chicken skewers, off the eaten path veggie crisps

About 1200 calories and 90 grams of protein. Not a bad start. Did have a little bit of hunger but not much and was really distracted most of the day. My 9:30 to 5:30 shift became work that then go to other store and work some more. I worked 9:30-9:30 with a half hour lunch break and a small commute between stores as the only breaks. First week back from vacation and I'm scheduled 6 days and the very first day I worked OT. Going to be a long week.

[NoCarbsNoSugar]

What bars do you like?

I like Protein bars so much, I usually only have them on Sundays, when I eat more intuitively and not try so hard to stay in a caloric deficit.

Costco has a great variety of affordable bars.
The Kirkland brand is pretty decent tasting, good macros, and quite affordable.
They also carry the FitCrunch which I like very much.

Dymatize bars are also good, but a bit small.
I like a big, hearty, filling protein bar.

Some people might laugh at this, but I do like the MetRx bars ... they are huge and tasty, but they do pack LOTS of calories, so I usually eat a couple on Sunday. We were shopping at Walmart today and I bought me two MetRx bars for tomorrow. Paid less than $4 and they are just huge.

The bb.com Signature bars are actually amazing.
If you never tried those, they are worth looking at.
Can't go wrong with those.

I promised myself I'll never buy big quantities of bars again ... when I started to slide off the wagon two years ago and started gaining weight again, it was ... yup ... the protein bars. I bought me a truckload of Dymatize and Kirkland bars, and ended up liking them so much that I started overeating them.

Never again I'll usually have 2 bars on Sunday, and occasionally try to fit one into my macros here and there throughout the week.