11 posts tagged “diet”
Wow, sorry it has been so long since I updated my blog. The problem is I am now keeping a public blog here on Vox. I wish I could share that information with you but since I have photos of me and a pretty good size fan base now following my every move on it, I simply can't.
Here's a quick update on my weight loss. I have lost 20 pounds in 3 months. I'm feeling more confident, prettier and sexier. I am still totally single with no bites. Oh unless you want to count the few pathetic messages I have received on myspace from a 20 yr old and a 22 yr old. The 20 yr old said "I would love to have sex with you one day" and today I received a message from a 22 yr old asking if we could be sex buddies. Dorks!
Anyhow, I am doing well. Graduated from college and am now seeking full time employment while working only 1 day a week in my former intern office.
My sister is officially driving me nuts. She's now been living with me for 3 months and I really don't know how much more I can take this. She continuously leaves dirty dishes from her "dinner" making in the sink overnight and sometimes they sit there for 2-3 days. She yells at her son all the time so I am constantly closing my bedroom door to escape her madness. I am a prisoner in my own home. I can't afford my mortgage alone but if things don't shape up, I am going to have to kick her out and find a decent roommate.
Still waiting on prince charming to sweep me off my feet and waiting to fall madly in love with him.
Gamer geek and I have not really spoken much since that last conversation. he is on his yahoo 24/7 and I assume that dork is just playing WoW 24/7 as well. All this talk about "I need to get a job" is just that, talk. It seriously is no wonder why his girlfriend of 4 yrs broke things off with him. He is unmotivated to do something with his life.
DE still insists that we will have wild sex once I hit my goal weight. At his expense. he is willing to fly me out and treat me like a queen. He also shared with me over the weekend how he went to a strip joint and there was a stripper that reminded him of me. "You should take that as a compliment that I paid the thicker stripper in the joint with the smaller boobs because she reminded me of you. I seriously think I have a soft spot for thick latinas".
I just finished a 2 weekend long class that I took to be certified to perform sealants. I was dreading that class since I heard we were required to take it. We had to find patients to volunteer to get sealants done by us which was a pain. Then, the instructor tells us last week they need a prescription. So neither of my patients even have a dentist so I had to ask if the dentist I work for would examine them for sealants. She said yes and that it was no problem. So I had to run around getting their xrays from my school to bring to the dentist and then tried to get my patients in to see her at a time where she wouldn't be too busy. It all worked out but just was a pain in the ass.
Now I just need to take my written and practical board exams. I also need to be finger printed for my boards so I need to take care of that this week.
Weight loss has been ok this week. I think I am down 3 pounds from last week. I'll do my official weigh in, in a few.
I'm still a Youtube addict. Last night I discovered this show and proceeded to watch all 7 episodes in a few hours time. It's called "Starved". It's about 4 friends who met in a self help class for eating disorders and they each have a different disorder. Apparently it is now been canceled.Too bad too because it had real potential.
I dropped 3 pounds this week so now I am at a total loss of 13 pounds. I am feeling so motivated! I think kicking up the cardio up a notch helped. I did 5 days of cardio instead of just 4. It's awesome! I am also only 7 pounds away from my LA trip weight loss goal of 195. I can drop 7 pounds in 2 weeks! I totally can!
Tomorrow we are having a potluck at school and to be honest I am scared to death. Scared I will overeat and scared I won't be able to stop. I need to somehow find a way to have self control to prove to myself that I can handle anything that comes my way. I am in control, the food doesn't control me! Wish me luck!
This guy totally inspires me. He has lost 140 pounds and he just seems like an awesome person. Not to mention he is easy on the eyes. :P He also keeps a blog called Tooth By Tooth.
I took my son to see Kung Fu Panda tonight. he saw it last week with his dad already but I wanted to see it and he certainly didn't object when I asked him about seeing it again. It was pretty funny actually. Several parts had me cracking up. I would recommend it to anyone who is in the mood for some laughter.
The only thing that was annoying was the stupid teens/young adults watching it. A group of about 14-15 friends came in and they were throwing popcorn, talking throughout the movie and text messaging/answering their phones during it. Seriously, if you attend the movies to chat and goof off with your friends, go do that OUTSIDE of the fricken movie. I once told off some guy during Rush Hour 2 who was talking in a normal voice volume to his friend in the movie. I was pregnant at the time and just waited over an hour in a line outside so I was not in the mood to have my movie ruined by some jackass.
I'm excited for my weigh in tomorrow! I'm hoping for a 3 pound loss. I kicked up my workouts by doing 2 more cardio workouts this week than normal and a few nights this week I was on the lower end of my calorie count. We shall see what the scale has to say about those changes.
Oh, I am exchanging messages with a guy named Dan on myspace. He seems nice, the only thing is he is a beardo. I HATE facial hair. I am forever traumatized by the pubic-hair beard from Jackass 2 the movie. Jackass has completely turned me off from facial hair now and I am not sure if I could ever accept it. I just appreciate a nicely shaved face!
Speaking of faces. I also tried this look tonight (only the evening version) and absolutely loved it.
I've survived 3 weeks on my diet and exercise plan. I only went over my calorie count once this week and it was only by 120 calories. No real damage. I happily report that I lost 2 pounds this week. Yay! That is a total of 10 pounds since I began.
I have 3 more weeks to try and drop 9 pounds before my LA trip so I can look and feel fantastic before meeting Chris and meeting up with some other friends. It's crazy that I care about what I look like when I meet Chris when this is clearly a physical thing and I may never even see him again after this. I know I am not just doing this for Chris. I just want to be pleasing to the eye I guess.
I love that I am so motivated to get below my pre-pregnancy weight. I have full faith in myself that I can reach that goal.
Oh yea, I am totally addicted to Metro Station - Shake it. The song has been stuck in my head for a week now. It's so darn catchy!
So I submitted my video response for the June Challenge by thedietblogger.
My goals are:
1.) Lose 10 pounds
2.) Do 200 sit ups/crunches
3.) No eating after 7:00pm
All these goals are totally doable. I worry the most about the 10 pound loss. I think i will have to kick it up a notch on my workouts by throwing in another cardio workout or two. Most likely on the days I do strength training.
My weekly weigh in also shows a 2 pound loss. Woot!
I made this awesome Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Stew today. I got the recipe from Sparkpeople.com. It was awesome! Even my son loved it. Definitely going to be a new favorite of the house. I had so much leftover that I packed some away to take for lunches this week. Nummy!
I ordered 3 Turbo Jam videos off Amazon.com this past week. I got Cardio Party 3 on Tuesday which was a legit copy. Today I get the other 2 DVDs in the mail. I open up the Turbo Jam live and notice that the cover looks like a photocopy and not original. So I then check out the DVD itself. It looks like someone also copied the cover and slapped it on the disc. I flip the disc over and sure enough....no UPC code. So then I open up the second video. Uh oh...deja vu! It was also a photo copy dvd cover and the disc was also lacking the UPC code. I swear these con artists think we are absolutely stupid. I don't know what to do about it. I am not leaving them feedback and I guess you do really get what you pay for. Both DVD's were under $10.00. The legit one was $30.00.
On another note. I am still working out at 5 am and I went over my calories only once this week so far. So I am hopping for a good loss this week. I also made an awesome pizza tonight that only came out to 500 calories for a personal size pizza.
I am in love with Julie's Makeup tutorials on youtube. She has some helpful tips and great ideas!
I have quickly become fascinated with the vlogs on youtube. I find myself watching them into the wee hours of the morning. So, why not jump on board and vlog myself?? I posted my first one yesterday. Unfortunately I do not feel like posting the link on here since by doing so I will lose anonymity. By posting weekly vlogs I think it will help keep me accountable. Much like that of attending a weigh-in at a Weight Watcher's meeting. I know people are watching me and I already have a few subscribers who will be notified each time I post a new video.
Anyhow my update for the week is I have lost 8 pounds already! Woohoo! I only went over my calorie count one day this week and it was only over by 130 calories. All the other days I have been 100-200 under my maximum amount which is 1,630 calories. I am just going to aim for 2-3 pounds loss this week. If I end up losing more than that is fine!
I'm officially 32 yrs old now. I did absolutely nothing for my birthday and it felt great. I played FFXI, ran some errands and treated myself to 2 hamburgers with no spread from Inn-n-out Burger. I had relatives call throughout the day and some asked if we could meet for dinner. I politely declined. I just wanted to be alone.
I did my 6th day of turbo jam and woke up to be 6 pounds less in only 6 days Very exciting!
I do find myself fascinated by youtube videos of people on The Master Cleanse Diet. To see the changes of weight in their face just days apart is both amazing and frightening. I dunno how they can follow such restrictions. I could never do it.
I watched The Wedding Date tonight. It was cute!
It's pretty late and I should go to bed so I can get up early for church tomorrow.
Today was my 3rd day of working out and it happened to be a cardio day. I wanted to sleep in a bit but forced myself to get up and just get it over with. I'm glad I did! I had a pretty good day eating too. I had 1,319 calories. I definitely could have eaten more but I wanted to try and stay closer to the 1200 calorie mark. And I know all this is completely going against what I said a few days ago. Honestly, I can't stick with the cereal plan. I will bore too quickly and fall off the wagon again. I can't afford to fail anymore.
I know counting calories works for me and it takes some discipline and extra steps such as planning ahead and journaling food intake but weightloss is never easy.
I started watching several videos tonight on Youtube in which the vlog's were endorsing anorexia as a solution to their weight loss. I think it's so sad. A girl had even commented to encourage another "pro-anorexic" to not give up on the idea of Anorexia. in fact she said "Just remember, Ana loves you and will never fail you." Those words are the biggest lie anyone could ever say or believe. Ana fails. Ana will fail you miserable because Ana steals your life away slowly sucking every last bit of life from your fragile body. Eventually Ana can kill you.
Another person posted a comment giving advice saying "Starve!! but if you feel like eating, just take whatever your craving and chew it. then spit it out in a cup. and between chewing drink hot tea with no sugar. After that you will really feel full! it always works for me! good luck."
