Let me tell you folks, life is unkind sometimes.Like when it makes you feel like crap and you still gotta pay dem bills, so you go act awesome and do your job anyway. But sometimes it is
wonderful and BUSY!And today it is both. SO. Today I will simply leave you with stats. I have eaten
nothing interesting for a solid day or 3, so this will be it for now.
Weight: 149 lbs. Bodyfat percentage: 16.9 .
I
have no picture:( My hands are
always somewhat shakey, but since I'm under the weather today they are far too bad off to do a self-pic
(self-portrait seems too grand a term for posing in the mirror.) So short of awkwardly
asking a stranger to take a picture of me flexing, I have no way to
offer photographic fun stuff.
Food Nazi says, " NO PIC FOR YOU!"
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Monday, Feb 4, 2013. Busy busy busy, as Mondays normally are. I didn't do much of interest, but this is what I ate.
4 cups coffee ( over the day)
And then I made Tuna Salad with :
Large pack of tuna
1 T relish ( Wickles! How awesome are those things? Sooo good.)
2T Miracle whip
and had that with an apple and a half a serving of Glutino pretzels.
cal 495
fat 12g
sodium 1292mg ( ouch)
carb 51g
sugar 29g
protein 40g
The rest of the day at work I ate 2 dark chocolate protein bars, 1 T peanut butter, and a scoop of chocolate whey protein powder in water.
cal 620
fat 22g
sodium 540 mg
carb 53g
sugar 31g
protein 52g
once I got home I had a nice big dinner. I like eating a good bit when I eat late as it helps me sleep.
3 eggs , over easy
1 sweet potato with butter and agave nectar
1.5 cups boiled veggies ( a mix of broccoli and squash.)
cal 710
fat 30g
sodium 432mg
carb 88g
sugar 48g
protein 29g
and another T peanut butter before bed.
Day totals:
cal 1925
fat 72 g
sodium 2324mg
carb 196g
sugar 109g
protein 124g
a little high on the sodium and sugar. As always. One step at a time though. I am slowly growing used to eating less than 2500 calories though. I'm still finding myself hungry sometimes, but its not such a harsh reduction that I notice much.
current stats, I weighed in this morning (tuesday) fully dressed but without shoes at 151 lbs. Omiron says 17.3% bodyfat. Little.By.Little.
4 cups coffee ( over the day)
And then I made Tuna Salad with :
Large pack of tuna
1 T relish ( Wickles! How awesome are those things? Sooo good.)
2T Miracle whip
and had that with an apple and a half a serving of Glutino pretzels.
cal 495
fat 12g
sodium 1292mg ( ouch)
carb 51g
sugar 29g
protein 40g
The rest of the day at work I ate 2 dark chocolate protein bars, 1 T peanut butter, and a scoop of chocolate whey protein powder in water.
cal 620
fat 22g
sodium 540 mg
carb 53g
sugar 31g
protein 52g
once I got home I had a nice big dinner. I like eating a good bit when I eat late as it helps me sleep.
3 eggs , over easy
1 sweet potato with butter and agave nectar
1.5 cups boiled veggies ( a mix of broccoli and squash.)
cal 710
fat 30g
sodium 432mg
carb 88g
sugar 48g
protein 29g
and another T peanut butter before bed.
Day totals:
cal 1925
fat 72 g
sodium 2324mg
carb 196g
sugar 109g
protein 124g
a little high on the sodium and sugar. As always. One step at a time though. I am slowly growing used to eating less than 2500 calories though. I'm still finding myself hungry sometimes, but its not such a harsh reduction that I notice much.
current stats, I weighed in this morning (tuesday) fully dressed but without shoes at 151 lbs. Omiron says 17.3% bodyfat. Little.By.Little.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
My weekend eating in pictures
Happy Tuesday morn, guys. I'm typing up what I ate yesterday...but for now I thought I'd show you some of the yummier bits of my weekend food.
Because it's easy and it's chocolate. Breakfast of champs.
Because I'd rather cook breakfast for dinner.
Rice chex in chocolate almond milk with berries. BEST DESSERT.
Chicken, pickles, pretzels, and hot V8. MMMMMm.
Yep. Chocolate GlutenFree MUFFINS. YUMYUMYUMNOMNOMNOM.
I love the weekend. There was also a good bit of alcohol on Sunday ( but you didn't hear it from me.)
Hope everyone had fun at the Superbowl!
Friday, February 1, 2013
Eating healthy when broke....
....is not easy. My meals this week have been pieced together out of whatever is on hand, due to some unexpected bills. (side rant, online bill pay leads to ugly issues if you aren't careful. Lesson learned, but... Grrr.) So I've eaten lots of tuna, apples, sweet potatoes, hot dogs, peanut butter, and V8 this week. Whoops...My training has also been non-existant as work has been SLAMMED. Not that I'm complaining! I absolutely love my clients, all of you. I'm grateful to be busy.
Thankfully, I'll be able to go get some groceries this weekend and get back on track, and once the beginning-of-the-month- office work is out of my way Monday I'll be back on track with training as well.
My best day this week was 1/30. It looked like so:
2 cups coffee
2 eggs over easy
2 pieces of brown n serve sausage ( hey, it's $1. Full of gross, but so tasty.Normally I get real sausage that you have to cook though.)
rotisserie chicken breast
2 cups low sodium spicy V8
1/2 serving sour cream n onion chips.
2 cups chopped romaine
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 TBSP caesar dressing
3 TBSP peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jam, on a corn tortilla. (gluten free PB & J!)
1 cup almond milk ( unsweetened vanilla)
day totals:
calories 1603
fat 90
sodium 1402
carbs 95
protein 68
sugars 54
Being out of protein powder is NO GOOD.
Til next time!
Thankfully, I'll be able to go get some groceries this weekend and get back on track, and once the beginning-of-the-month- office work is out of my way Monday I'll be back on track with training as well.
My best day this week was 1/30. It looked like so:
2 cups coffee
2 eggs over easy
2 pieces of brown n serve sausage ( hey, it's $1. Full of gross, but so tasty.Normally I get real sausage that you have to cook though.)
rotisserie chicken breast
2 cups low sodium spicy V8
1/2 serving sour cream n onion chips.
2 cups chopped romaine
1/4 cup dried cranberries
2 TBSP caesar dressing
3 TBSP peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jam, on a corn tortilla. (gluten free PB & J!)
1 cup almond milk ( unsweetened vanilla)
day totals:
calories 1603
fat 90
sodium 1402
carbs 95
protein 68
sugars 54
Being out of protein powder is NO GOOD.
Til next time!
Monday, January 28, 2013
Day 2 of the blogged journal. HAWNGRY.
Thursday, 24 January 2013.
I awaken. Starving. My stomach growls with the tenacity of a rabid koala bear. I wolf down the first thing I crave, suddenly not caring about this journal or leaning out. Not one bit.
1 corn tortilla, 1 TBSP peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jelly. 1 cup of coffee. I am satiated for the time being, and go about my morning.
cals 200
fat 8g
sodium 70 mg
carbs 25g
sugar 14g
protein 4g
Later on, I decide to cook 'breakfast for elevensies'.
3 eggs over easy, 1 sweet potato with 1 tsp agave nectar, 2oz sausage (Damn sausage. Gets me every time.Stop laughing. Get your mind out of the gutter!) Another cup of coffee. Black. That's how I like it. >Insert terrible joke here.<
cals 650
fat 32g
sodium 737mg
carbs 55g
sugar 23g
protein 32g
Once busy at work for a few hours, I survive on a GNC AMP drink. Thanks, frind! (it was from a client who brought me 2 of these because I'm awesome.)
cals 290
fats 5g
sodium 180mg
carb 20g
sugar 2g
protein 42g
I got crappy sleep last night. So I declared a rest day. No real training, just work and some foam rolling/stretching, and road the recumbent bike for about 10 minutes during a phone call. I did Bi's n Tri's Monday, and cardio Tuesday, chest and back Wednesday. Friday and Saturday are looking like a good finish to the week for now.
I ended up feeling crummy by the end of the day, and had no appetite. So the day ended with a bowl of Rice Chex, in chocolate soymilk, with strawberries and peanut butter.
cals 300
fat 11g
sodium 330mg
carb 42g
sugar 13g
protein13g
so my day ended up looking like so:
cals 1440
fat 56g
sodium 1317mg
carb 142g
sugar 52g
protein 91g
not as awful as I thought. Too much sugar. Not enough protein. A little low on calories, but I refuse to eat when I'm not actually hungry unless something truly delicious presents itself. All in all I feel like my eating was oddly timed that day, but otherwise not too bad.
til next time!
I awaken. Starving. My stomach growls with the tenacity of a rabid koala bear. I wolf down the first thing I crave, suddenly not caring about this journal or leaning out. Not one bit.
1 corn tortilla, 1 TBSP peanut butter, 1 TBSP grape jelly. 1 cup of coffee. I am satiated for the time being, and go about my morning.
cals 200
fat 8g
sodium 70 mg
carbs 25g
sugar 14g
protein 4g
Later on, I decide to cook 'breakfast for elevensies'.
3 eggs over easy, 1 sweet potato with 1 tsp agave nectar, 2oz sausage (Damn sausage. Gets me every time.Stop laughing. Get your mind out of the gutter!) Another cup of coffee. Black. That's how I like it. >Insert terrible joke here.<
cals 650
fat 32g
sodium 737mg
carbs 55g
sugar 23g
protein 32g
Once busy at work for a few hours, I survive on a GNC AMP drink. Thanks, frind! (it was from a client who brought me 2 of these because I'm awesome.)
cals 290
fats 5g
sodium 180mg
carb 20g
sugar 2g
protein 42g
I got crappy sleep last night. So I declared a rest day. No real training, just work and some foam rolling/stretching, and road the recumbent bike for about 10 minutes during a phone call. I did Bi's n Tri's Monday, and cardio Tuesday, chest and back Wednesday. Friday and Saturday are looking like a good finish to the week for now.
I ended up feeling crummy by the end of the day, and had no appetite. So the day ended with a bowl of Rice Chex, in chocolate soymilk, with strawberries and peanut butter.
cals 300
fat 11g
sodium 330mg
carb 42g
sugar 13g
protein13g
so my day ended up looking like so:
cals 1440
fat 56g
sodium 1317mg
carb 142g
sugar 52g
protein 91g
not as awful as I thought. Too much sugar. Not enough protein. A little low on calories, but I refuse to eat when I'm not actually hungry unless something truly delicious presents itself. All in all I feel like my eating was oddly timed that day, but otherwise not too bad.
til next time!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
my fitness/aesthetic goals
Sooo kittycats,
today Imma ramble on about what I want. My goals.
In the past, it's always been simple. Stay in a healthy bodyfat range (19%-23% is considered ideal for health for a 23 year old female). MORE MUSCLE MORE MUSCLE MORE MUSCLE. STRONGER, FASTER, HARDER. Basically I was functionally fit. I was flexible, and strong for my size.( I thoroughly enjoy powerlifting.) I was reasonably fast and very agile. So for the past 5 or 6 years I slowly watched my weight climb from the low 100's to as high as 161 lbs. And I watched my strength and power climb with it. My bodyfat stayed around 15-19 % through it all (usually closer to 19%.) I also injured myself a lot and watched my flexibility, speed and agility go way down.
So now for the past 2 years it's been all about proportion. Keep gaining muscle here and there, try not gain any more there (it's almost ridiculous how easily my lower half develops compared to my upper), gain a little muscle, lose a little fat, and so it went. I feel much more balanced than ever now, and I am starting to realize that my body fights me HARD to maintain any more than 150 lbs if I want to stay lean.
And so my current mindset is this. Eat super clean. Do a little more high intensity interval cardio than before. Keep working shoulders,bi's,tri's,pecs,traps,and lats in a lower rep range to maintain size. Work legs unilaterally for symmetry and definition, ( I develop unbelievable thunder-quads because I LOVE training for PRs on deadlifts and squats) while keeping calves frequent and heavy so they'll catch up with said thunder-quads.
My goal, for no particular reason, is to stay well proportioned and see if I can get down to 14% bodyfat or less.
This is what I looked like last summer...at 15.8% and about 148 lbs :
and this is November, at about 157 lbs and 19% bodyfat:
Much softer, but I'm pleased at the calf and shoulder growth that balanced me out a little. And the boobs, hardy har. Those puppies go away as I lose bodyfat.
Think I can do it? Want to do it with me? Let me know in the comments!
One day this week I will take a new photo and stats. I know. You're on the edge of your seats!
today Imma ramble on about what I want. My goals.
In the past, it's always been simple. Stay in a healthy bodyfat range (19%-23% is considered ideal for health for a 23 year old female). MORE MUSCLE MORE MUSCLE MORE MUSCLE. STRONGER, FASTER, HARDER. Basically I was functionally fit. I was flexible, and strong for my size.( I thoroughly enjoy powerlifting.) I was reasonably fast and very agile. So for the past 5 or 6 years I slowly watched my weight climb from the low 100's to as high as 161 lbs. And I watched my strength and power climb with it. My bodyfat stayed around 15-19 % through it all (usually closer to 19%.) I also injured myself a lot and watched my flexibility, speed and agility go way down.
So now for the past 2 years it's been all about proportion. Keep gaining muscle here and there, try not gain any more there (it's almost ridiculous how easily my lower half develops compared to my upper), gain a little muscle, lose a little fat, and so it went. I feel much more balanced than ever now, and I am starting to realize that my body fights me HARD to maintain any more than 150 lbs if I want to stay lean.
And so my current mindset is this. Eat super clean. Do a little more high intensity interval cardio than before. Keep working shoulders,bi's,tri's,pecs,traps,and lats in a lower rep range to maintain size. Work legs unilaterally for symmetry and definition, ( I develop unbelievable thunder-quads because I LOVE training for PRs on deadlifts and squats) while keeping calves frequent and heavy so they'll catch up with said thunder-quads.
My goal, for no particular reason, is to stay well proportioned and see if I can get down to 14% bodyfat or less.
This is what I looked like last summer...at 15.8% and about 148 lbs :
and this is November, at about 157 lbs and 19% bodyfat:
Think I can do it? Want to do it with me? Let me know in the comments!
One day this week I will take a new photo and stats. I know. You're on the edge of your seats!
More specific.
*first- I have come to the realization that I am not smartphone savvy enough to blog from said smartphone.My phone is smarter than me. SO, I am saving my food journal up on paper as I always do, and will post my days on a day or three lag.*
Right now it's the weekend and I simply can't convince myself to spend any time worrying about the exact nutrient content of everything I put down. Rather than tell you all about friday, it seems like a good time to give more specifics on me, my health situation, and my fitness goals.
(Before that though-
I'm still going to be eating relatively clean on weekends( I rarely eat anything bad anyway.) Would you still like at least a photo update...like..."My Weekend Eating via Instagram" or something?)
Anywho. Today we'll talk about the food and health part some. As I said before, I have Celiac disease and a wheat allergy. Two different things, and I've dealt with almost all of the listed symptoms of each.Check the link if you want to get real deep...but here is what that means for me, personally. I was diagnosed at 16 years old. That being the case, my system was weakened by the years of exposure to gluten, and I developed multiple sensitivities and issues. What I can't eat:
add to this list elderberries, most painkillers,red grapes,red # 40. I'm also highly allergic to bees and react worse than most to spider,mosquito,and flea etc. bites.
what I can eat:
That's enough ingredients to make just about anything...but I'm sure there are foods left off that I can't think of right now. Trust, this girl finds food.
So what happens when I eat something I shouldn't? Usually VIOLENT stomach/G.I. pain and spasms, seveeeere bloating (to the point that I've had mild DR (seperating of the adominals) and stretch marks.Mederma is a life saver.) That's with gluten/wheat issues mostly. With that and other things it can range from a headache to a rash or fever,shortness of breath/tongue swelling, drop in body temp, fainting, tachycardia/v-tach, and seizure.
Awesome, right?
SO. Anyone out there dealing with anything similar? What's your biggest obstacle to eating right? Post questions and comments below.
Love ya'll.
Right now it's the weekend and I simply can't convince myself to spend any time worrying about the exact nutrient content of everything I put down. Rather than tell you all about friday, it seems like a good time to give more specifics on me, my health situation, and my fitness goals.
(Before that though-
I'm still going to be eating relatively clean on weekends( I rarely eat anything bad anyway.) Would you still like at least a photo update...like..."My Weekend Eating via Instagram" or something?)
Anywho. Today we'll talk about the food and health part some. As I said before, I have Celiac disease and a wheat allergy. Two different things, and I've dealt with almost all of the listed symptoms of each.Check the link if you want to get real deep...but here is what that means for me, personally. I was diagnosed at 16 years old. That being the case, my system was weakened by the years of exposure to gluten, and I developed multiple sensitivities and issues. What I can't eat:
what I can eat:
That's enough ingredients to make just about anything...but I'm sure there are foods left off that I can't think of right now. Trust, this girl finds food.
So what happens when I eat something I shouldn't? Usually VIOLENT stomach/G.I. pain and spasms, seveeeere bloating (to the point that I've had mild DR (seperating of the adominals) and stretch marks.Mederma is a life saver.) That's with gluten/wheat issues mostly. With that and other things it can range from a headache to a rash or fever,shortness of breath/tongue swelling, drop in body temp, fainting, tachycardia/v-tach, and seizure.
Awesome, right?
SO. Anyone out there dealing with anything similar? What's your biggest obstacle to eating right? Post questions and comments below.
Love ya'll.
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