Week 1 done

Well, I didn't do as well as I would have liked, but definitely could have done much worse.

Tuesday
I can't remember exactly what I ate, but I think it was a green monster for breakfast, apple and almonds for snack, whatever I had planned to eat for lunch (can't remember, but I know my black bean soup was done done yet), and frozen tilapia with shrimp from BJs for dinner with some steamed frozen veggies.  The only thing I ate during the day that was not planned was a Kashi granola bar I had at work.  I think I had a Fiber One 90 calorie brownie for a snack at home too.  I did go to the gym after work and I joined.  I also did 30 min. on the ARC trainer and burned about 300 calories according to the machine.

Wednesday
I went to the gym in the morning and did 45 min. of RPM (spin) and then had a homemade Larabar.  Later on, I had a green monster with protein powder, strawberries, milk, agave nectar, and spinach.  For lunch I had a salad, but never ate my soup that I brought.  I had oatmeal with some PB and an apple with almonds for snacks.  For dinner, I had an unexpected work meeting at a friend's house and had 3 pieces of pizza (blotted the oily cheese) and some fresh salsa and chips.  I think I had a no sugar added ice cream sandwich that night for a snack.

Thursday
I went to the gym in the morning and did an hour of body pump and then had a homemade Larabar.  Later on, I had  green monster with protein powder, strawberries, milk, agave nectar, and spinach.  For lunch I had a salad and my black bean soup.  I had oatmeal with some PB and an apple with almonds for snacks.  For dinner, I made Hungry Girl alfredo noodles using tofu shirataki noodles, ff sour cream, parmesan cheese, and Laughing Cow cheese.  I also had chick'n I made using the recipe at http://www.brannyboilsover.com/.  I had my final ice cream sandwich that night.

Friday
I had egg beaters, spinach, and Laughing Cow cheese for breakfast and an apple and almonds for snack. It was one of my closest coworker's last day at my school so we went out to lunch.  However, we chose a healthy restaurant with local food.  I had a tuna steak (small portion) with salad, cantaloupe, and some roasted potatoes (maybe 1/4 cup).  The trouble came when the waitress brought 2 huge chocolate chip oatmeal cookies to the table.  YUM!  The four of us shared them, but I still should have refrained.  For dinner, we went out for Chinese food to celebrate a friend's commissioning in the military.  I had a spring roll and sesame tofu with rice.  Should have refrained from the spring roll for sure.  Then we went to Rudee's by the water and I had one drink.

Saturday
So far, I slept in/stayed in bed until close to 11 am.  I had steel cut oatmeal for breakfast and then my leftover tofu and rice for lunch.  For a snack later on, I had 2 (:( ) 90 calorie Fiber One brownies and at around 5 pm I had a salad since I was hungry and I am not quite sure what we're doing for dinner.

I think my weight stayed about the same this week, but I will weigh in Tuesday to get an accurate weight.  I also need to post my starting measurements, etc.  I have my first appt. with a trainer at the gym next Friday also.  Tomorrow, I plan to do body pump and a little cardio or Body Vive at the gym and then I am going to a local park to walk around the lake with a friend.

Things to improve:

• Drink more water.
• Eat veggies with every meal
• Eat planned foods

Things I did well:

• Followed my gym plan for the week
• Stayed on plan for meals at work the majority of the time

The Beginning...

Tomorrow officially begins my clean eating and increased workout journey.  Below are some of the workouts and recipes I plan to try this week as well as my intended workout schedule for the week!

Workouts (joining One Life Fitness on Tuesday)
Mon- no workout
Tues- Elliptical or PAC class (depending on what time I finish signing up to join).  I plan to do the 5:15-6am Kettlebells class on Tuesdays in the future.
Wed- 5:15-6:15am RPM Cycle
Thurs- 5:15-6:15am Body Pump
Fri- no workout
Sat- Body Pump and Zumba
Sun- Bodyvive and/or elliptical cardio (or possibly nothing, depending on the week)

Planned Eating
Breakfast:

Green monster  with greek yogurt, spinach, strawberries, agave nectar, protein powder

Snacks:

Hummus and carrots (http://adventuresinmyfreezer.blogspot.com/2010/05/no-tahini-hummus.htm)

Apple with almonds, almond butter, or peanut butter

PB oatmeal

Lunch:

Black bean soup (http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/02/crockpot-black-bean-soup-recipe.htm)

Dinner:

Falafel with veggies (http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/05/crockpot-falafel-recipe.html)

Tilapia with veggies

Veggie and salsa stir fry

My Plan

I am at about my heaviest weight ever (last time I weighed this much was senior year of college).  This doesn't make me happy at all and I have decided I really need to do something about it.  So, here's my plan.

1) Join One Life Fitness.  I was going to the Rec Center gyms, but I don't like that you have to pay by the class and the weight room does not seem inviting.  As a result, all I do is elliptical for 25 minutes at a time because that is the amount of time they allow.  So, by joining One Life, I will be able to do whatever classes I want, and I am more comfortable at the gym.  Also, since they open earlier in the morning, I can go before work. because I am too g the gym at the end of the day because I am too g the gym at the end of the day because I am too tired.  Hopefully, by working out in the morning, my metabolism will stay up throughout the day too.

2) Eat clean.  To me, this will be the biggest challenge and will need to be a gradual change.  I will begin by trying not to eat anything with white flour (white bread, regular pasta, regular wraps, etc.).  I also will avoid HFCS and sugar as much as possible.  To begin with, I will allow myself one healthy, but not necessarily clean snack per day (ex. Fiber One bar).  Once I finish the ones I have already purchased, hopefully I won't buy more.  I plan to make my own version of Larabars and other healthy snacks to take the place of the processed foods.  I am also trying not to eat anything with ingredients I can't pronounce.

3) Drink water.  Considering I don't drink anything other than water, this should be easy.  However, I can go a whole day without drinking much, and not realize it.  I need to make a conscious effort to drink more.  My biggest issue is I don't crave it, and when I do drink a lot, I am constantly needing to go to the bathroom!

4) Eat vegetables with every meal.  Being pescatarian, this should be a given, but sometimes it doesn't happen.

5) Take a multivitamin every day.


Since I have tried WW and calorie counting and had trouble following through with the tracking, my goal this time is to eat 5 small meals a day of wholesome, clean, and nutritious food.  By doing this, hopefully I will lose weight without needing to count calories, etc.  Wish me luck!