How I'm eating

.	Monday 4/4/11	Tuesday 4/5/11	Wednesday 4/6/11	Thursday 4/7/11	Friday 4/8/11	Saturday 4/9/11	Sunday 4/10/11
Breakfast	2 eggs (lg), 2 slices Turkey Bacon @10:43am	1/2 cup Oatmeal w/2pks Equal & 1tbsp CBINB* @12:02pm	2 eggs (lg), 2 slices Turkey Bacon @12:55pm	1 cup Fiber One: Honey Clusters, 1/2 cup 1% Milk @11:23am	2 eggs (lg), 2 slice Turkey Bacon @12:23pm	2 eggs (lg), 2 slice Turkey Bacon @10:15am	2 eggs (lg), 2 slice Turkey Bacon @1:26pm
Snack	Pecans @12:45pm	Sugar-free jello @2:18pm	Sugar-free jello @3:00pm	Sugar-free jello @1:40pm	Sugar-free jello @2:27pm	Strawberry, Banana, Spinach Smoothie @2:00pm	Sugar-free Fudgesicle @3:52
Lunch	Pan-seared chicken w/Peas @4:42pm	Pan-seared chicken w/Peas @5:44pm	Pan-seared chicken w/Provolone cheese & Sauteed Spinach @5:20pm	Turkey sandwich* 1/2 @4:52, 1/2 @6:27pm	GCC Salad w/Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing from McDonalds @5:23pm	Naked Chicken Parmesan @5:21pm	Turkey sandwich* @5:45pm
Snack	Fit Active Light Butter Popcorn @7:00pm	Suagr-free Fudgesicle @7:45pm	Sugar-free Chocolate Pudding @7:25pm	Sugar-free Chocolate Pudding @7:30pm	Sugar-free Chocolate Pudding @7:25pm	Sugar-free Fudgesicle @7:34pm	Strawberry, Banana, spinach Smoothie @7:30
Dinner	Spinach Chicken Alfredo @9:26	Naked Chicken Parmesan @11:19pm	Left-over Spinach Chkn Alfredo @9:36pm	Pan-seared Chicken w/Peas @9:46pm	Pan-seared Chicken w/Peas @9:57pm	Turkey Burger @9:37	Pan-seared chicken w/Peas @9:25

Just a little view of how I'm eating!

Looking at this I've just realized I eat a lot of chicken...LOL 

*CBINB: Can't Believe it's not Butter
*Turkey Sandwich: Low-fat cheese, Miracle Whip, Mustard, Fat-free Turkey, Spinach and Pickles all on Whole Wheat Thin Bread rolls.


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Challenge 1: Day 7

So, I've completed my first Challenge!

Here's the scope on what went down

Day	Eating	Exercise	Calories Burned
Monday	Went fabulous! Planned all my meals out for the day and stayed on schedule. I even ate veggies! I usually eat salads.	I was so Hyped up and motivated! I did 30mins on the Treadmill (which was no joke by the way! I wanted to quit after 5 mins!!! LOL felt like my legs were gonna give out on me and my calves were tightening up) and 5 mins on the Row Machine (thighs and arms were hurting).	1. 230-Treadmill 30 mins 2. Not sure on Row Machine 5 mins
Tuesday	Ate a little late because I didn't estimate the time it would take me to finish some hw, but other than that It was a pretty good day! Even got my veggies in!	O.M.G It was so hard trying to motivate myself to go to the Gym, but I did it! I even pushed myself a little harder than I did Monday! 30 mins on Treadmill (I even jogged a little and I mean "LITTLE") I also did 15mins on the stationary bike (The one that feels like your on an actual bike LOL)	1. 229-Treadmill (weird! It was 230 Monday) 30 mins 2. 82-Bike 15 mins
Wednesday	Went to school today! I thought it would be difficult to stay on schedule but it wasn't because I planned ahead! {Thanks Cory!}	Didn't work out today because it's my longest day of school, Had three classes to go to -__-	No Calories Burned
Thursday	Kept the meals simple since I knew I had class	Today was awesome! Since I didn't work out Wednesday I decided to crank it up a notch(just a little bit) I jogged for 3 mins straight caught my breath for maybe like 2 mins then I jogged again for another 2 mins @ 3.8 speed and could have gone longer but it was time to cool down LOL, then I had to go to class I wanted to fall over!	1. 239-Treadmill 30 mins 2. 79-Bike 15 mins
Friday	Had a lot of things to do today but I kept it under control! None of my chicken was thawed out so I had to get a salad from McDonalds for lunch {the back up plan!}, I bought it early cause I didn't know if I would have time to go get it later {planning ahead! LOL}	Today I stepped my game up even higher! I think I was really feeling motivated because on the Treadmill I jogged two 4 min intervals @ 3.8 speed with 5 min catching my breath in between! I was feeling good, I even pushed my self harder on the Bike!	1. 247-Treadmill 30 mins 2. 78-bike 15 mins
Saturday	Ahh the weekend I could finally catch a break! Kept my meals simple cause I was feeling lazy and it was super HOT! I knew it was cause it wasn't moving and the sweat beads started building up on my nose LOL my fan was cranked up to the max!	No work out today	No Calories Burned
Sunday	I left today's meals pretty much open, But I pretty much have an Idea of what I'll be eating	Won't be working out today, need a break! LOL	No Calories Burned

A quick Summary!
I ate veggies everyday this week! Mostly peas and spinach, I also drunk a Gallon of water everyday, I did this by taking a old 20oz Dasani bottle and refilled it 7 times with water {You only need 6.4 or 6 1/2 20oz bottles to make a gallon but I just went ahead and did 7 it was much easier to keep track of}. I also exercised 4 days this week so I surpassed my own expectations! {Does fist pump!} YEAH!
I'll also be following these same goals next week and so on!


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Weigh-in Sunday

IT'S SUNDAY!!! Do you know what that means?!?

I've completed my 1st Challenge!!! YAY but whatever I'm sure your ready for the juicy stuff right? {I'm so totally trying to delay telling you how my weigh-in went ....LOL}

{Cue the Jeopardy Music!}

So you either just skipped down here or you actually listened to the music LOL but either way your awesome cause you've decided to take a little time out of your day to read my blog! {Thank you! Note how I'm still trying to delay the inevitable. LOL ok I'll stop... here goes!}

I weighed in today and the scaled reported back to me... 216.2 {gasp!}
Ok see I was obviously drowsy when I first stepped on the scale cause when I saw this number I thought I had gained weight {I saw 226.2 in my mind}. LOL so I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and stepped on it again. 216.2 *thinking* *What the heck did I weigh last week?? DUH!!! you weighed 220.6 STUPID!!! You Lost 4lbs!!!*

{Cue in the Victory Dance!}

Ok so I didn't make a video of me doing my Victory Dance, LOL maybe one day I will!

But I am so excited! I worked my butt off this week and it paid off! Hard work, dedication, patience, and the willingness to put forth the effort and you can do whatever you set your mind too! Nothing can stop me NOW!!! 

If you would like to see how I did on my Challenge check it out here: Healthier Me's Challenge 1

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Update1, Challenge 1

Ok, so I was going to wait until Sunday to talk about how my Challenge went and what not, but I just can't keep anything away from you guys for too long!!! LOL

So anywho!

Day	Eating	Exercise	Calories Burned
Monday	Went fabulous! Planned all my meals out for the day and stayed on schedule. I even ate veggies! I usually eat salads.	I was so Hyped up and motivated! I did 30mins on the Treadmill (which was no joke by the way! I wanted to quit after 5 mins!!! LOL felt like my legs were gonna give out on me and my calves were tightening up) and 5 mins on the Row Machine (thighs and arms were hurting).	1. 230-Treadmill 2. Not sure on Row Machine
Tuesday	Ate a little late because I didn't estimate the time it would take me to finish some hw, but other than that It was a pretty good day! Even got my veggies in!	O.M.G It was so hard trying to motivate myself to go to the Gym, but I did it! I even pushed myself a little harder than I did Monday! 30 mins on Treadmill (I even jogged a little and I mean "LITTLE") I also did 15mins on the stationary bike (The one that feels like your on an actual bike LOL)	1. 229-Treadmill (weird! It was 230 Monday) 2. 82-Bike

Oh yea! Before I forget I joined Planet Fitness today...er yesterday (Tuesday April 5, 11). Now I have no excuses LOL can't be complaining that the Gym is too far, when it's right up the street from where I stay! Membership is only $10 a month! Awesome right? But I'll talk more about that come Sunday!

I'll also be posting my food planner at the end of the week so you can see how I'm eating! Hope you all are having a Great Week!

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Challenge 1

Since this past week was such a bust I've decided to do a challenge for myself!

1. Drink a gallon of water every day for an entire week
2. Exercise at least 3 days this week
3. Plan out my meals ahead of time
4. Eat more veggies!
5. Continue this challenge on to the next week


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I screwed up!

Ok, so this past week has been... Madness!

All of my professors have decided to grow little horns out of their heads and shove a ton of work down my throat! ='(

It wasn't pretty! The weather has been acting CRAZY! Mother Nature is seriously taking a break cause one day the sun is out and shining and the next it's drizzling and cold. (I do not do cold weather! It's like my body shuts down)
I was messing up my eating routine and yes I've still been eating healthy foods but I haven't been sticking to my time schedule so it was off this week. Also I haven't been drinking water like I was supposed to, and I wasn't able to excuse this week either due to stress and this crazy weather.

On top of all this madness I haven't worked out in 11 days!!!  11 freaking days! So I already know I'm going to be crying when I do get back into the groove -sighs-

Weighed in today at 220.6 so from my last weigh in which was Monday 3/28/11 I haven't lost anything. I pretty much expected this, if anything I'm glad I didn't gain! (Woo!) 

Today is a new day and I shall recover! Next weigh-in better watch out cause I'm kicking it into high gear this week! I'm going to reach my goal of 36lbs gone by June!

Letter to my Enemy

Dear Muffin-top,

You've situated your self over the top of my pants once again. and no matter how hard I try to hide you, you always seem to find a way to make your self known...
High-waisted pants and belts don't stop you. Girdles and shaper underwear don't phase you.

Why Muffin-top? Why must you appear over the rim of my jeans?
Why must you cause my underwear to roll down into an uncomfortable position on my stomach?
I tire from pulling them (underwear) up all day. Do you have nothing else to do besides hang around my hips?

Yes, I know that you provide a place for my elbows to rest when my arms are not in use, but I think its time for you and I to go our separate ways. You are unsightly! You keep me from wearing certain tops and pretty dresses, hip hugger jeans, and all kinds of nice things.

Your time has been up! Cause once I started this journey Feb 14, 2011, I decided that enough is enough! 

So farewell Muffin-top, may we never cross paths once again.


Yours Truly,
-Healthier Me

(a.k.a) T
O_o