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  • Name: Aibear
  • City: Chandler
  • Region: Arizona
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Height: 167.6cm
Start weight: 324.00lb
Current weight: 315.00lb
Goal weight: 160.00lb
Lost to date: 9.00lb
Remaining: 155.00lb

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02/23/2010 21:39

Yes.. another post whilst I work..

I've decided.. just now.. that I'm going to give up Coffee for the mean time. I spend way too much money and calories on it and I dont need it. So I'll let you know how this goes. It'll be tough but I'm confident that I can do it. :)

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02/20/2010 20:45

Another week..

..another disappointment.
 
I didnt lose.
 
I didn't gain though. And I ABHOR this boot. I better get it off on Tuesday and I will spend SO MUCH TIME on the elliptical afterwards. But thing's have only gotten crazier since the beginning of the month with my new job - which is going well - and since school - which is also going well. So, since I'm at work I'll have to cut this short but I promise to post again very soon. :)

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02/13/2010 19:29

Ugh... it's been one LONG week.

So... let me begin..
 
Monday started off good worked, schooled, went to bed and ate relatively well.
 
Tuesday - Dr's appt for mine foot in the morning. Verdict: THE BOOT. I have to wear this uncomfortable boot for the next 2-3 weeks in order to compress my foot.. I dont get how this helps my arch but.. either way... I can't work out.
 
Not only can I not work out.. but this thing HURTS and wears me out. It's been a LONG 40 hour week with school... and I caught a bad cold. REALLY? ALL AT ONCE? Ugh... yes. All at once... so I've been cranky and bossy and mean and I havent counted my calories all week.
 
Today I weighed myself - 1 pound lighter. I didnt gain! Wow... No idea how I avoided that.. but I've lost a total of 9 pounds and even though this boot is KILLING me, I WILL take Summer up on that challenge. I'll also update with pics of my SEXY boot. :P

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02/08/2010 01:15

NEW WEEK!!

Weighed in: the same. I didnt lose.. :(

HOWEVER! Bright side! I didnt gain. And THATS a miracle. Expecially with eating out a couple times and pizza last week. So.. this week - I WILL lose. Guarantee. Seriously.

And on that note...

It started bad.

BFAST: Hella early - 7am - Ihop with Leah. I got the Sampler that has 2 eggs, hashbrowns and 2 bacon, 2 sausage and 2 ham. I ate the eggs and hashbrowns but only ate one of eat meat. They didnt sit well. Then 2 pancakes. Soo.. probably like 700 calories? Who knows.. though I'll try to look that up tonight when I have more time and finish my entry.

Snack: Reason why we got up so early is because we went to a wedding show that opened at 10am in Glendale. So we sampled a sliver of cake, 1 meatball, 2 pcs chocolate, 1 potsticker, and I bought a large Mocha for the caffeine - I was tired. Soo I'm sure that cost us far more than we burned off walking for 3-4 hours but we'll guesstimate that later too.

Not the best start but lucky for me, I have all week to do better. :)

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02/08/2010 01:10

Saturdayyy

SATURDAY:

Morning: Full Bar 100

Lunch: Soup stuffs that zac made with homemade bread and tortellini stuffs and lots of veggies - I think he said that the portion he gave me was under 300 cal total..

Leah and Jesus had 2 extra tickets to see Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias from Comedy Central in Phx and they invited us so we went out to eat beforehand then went to the show - which was HILARIOUS. Very fun.

DinDin: We ate at the Fired Up Grill and I had a chicken wrap that had a LOT of spinach and a little bit of chicken (grilled healthy like) and cucumbers, a little bit of feta cheese and jalapeno hummus... I doubt it was more than 400 calories.. maybe 500 with the tortilla it was in.

Dessert: Jesus wanted some ice cream and who's really gunna say no huh? :P We stopped at McDonald's and Zac and I shared a $1 Sundae... probably around a billion calories.. but the website isnt working so I cant check...

So I'm pretty sure I'm under my 1479 limit but I cant do the math accurately enough. :/

Damn these calorie heavy date nights. :(

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02/06/2010 02:41

Weekend Fun! Or something..

FRIDAY

Bfast: FullBar (100)

Ran out of the house pretty quick and didnt pack a lunch so I went to Fry's and grabbed a premade sammich and an apple..

Lunch: Gala Apple (80) and Premade Sammich with provolone and ham and turkey stuffs on about a 6in piece of wheat.. it was pretty much like a subway sammich and it had fresh tomato and lettuce that was still crisp! It was super yummy.. and filling! So I'll estimate it like I would a subway sammich. (about 410 for the cold cut combo at subway so I'll do with that) = 490 cal

DinDin: Well.. SUMMER.. had this great idea while I was going to try on clothes to invite everyone over and eat pizza. Not really... but she DID decided to order pizza for everyone... which was very nice - and yummy... dont get me wrong. Just very fattening. I had 3 slices and they were about 270ea. so's about 810 cal.

No workout :( BUT! I was still sore from moving my friends stuff down stairs on Tuesday. So.. its something. :/

TOTAL EATEN: 1400
TOTAL ALLOWED: 1479
Under: 79..

This was a CRAZY busy week.

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02/05/2010 07:46

Week's almost out already! WOW!

THURSDAY

Man OH man.. busy busy. So I took a test monday, and I have another on this coming Wednesday! And tons of homework.. papers to write up the wazoo and full time work! Whew... alright.. but here's for today's totals...

Bfast: FullBar (100) - thats it... was running out the door.

Lunch/Dinner: Went to Asian Cafe.. its one of my weaknesses... its cheap and very yummy... so I ordered the Kung Pao chicken that has lots onion and bell pepper and my estimation based on PF Chang's Kung Pao which is about 870 for the whole plate. And I ate half for lunch.. and a few hours later.. half for dinner.. so counting the whole plate = 870 cal

Coffee @ MCC before class - Medium Mocha no whip - based on Sbucks - 200.. I forgot to ask for nonfat again :(

Total: 1170
Allowed:  1479 - I messed up earlier and forgot that losing weight changed my totals!! EEK!
Under: 309

So.. wasn't exactly the most nutritious day but hey, tomorrow there will be some specific meals. :)

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01/31/2010 20:55

New Week

OK everyone.. I'm SO sorry that I havent been posting. My life is INSANE right now. I'm so busy I barely have time for sleep. I swear I'm doing what I can to get on here and I Still care. Really. I count EVERYTHING. SO just because I wasnt specific doesnt mean I wasnt paying attention. So thanks for keeping me accountable. :)

WEDNESDAY

B: 1 srv special k (160)

L: fullbar (100) apple (?) pasta w/ chicken (300)

D: Brown rice and curry w/potato, chx, bell peppers, onion (450)

SHIT TONS of water.



TUESDAY

Ok so Bfast: burrito (200)

Lunch: rest of rice (200) yogurt (110) fullbar (100) nana (?)

DIn: CHipotle Burrito with chicken...

So it wasnt bad until dinner.. damn free fatty meals...

MONDAY

Breakfast: Machacay Burrito (about 200)

Lunch: fullbar 100, Fried rice (200) sammich (300) yogurt (170)

DIn: Salad w/meat - 300

Coffee too - about 300 cal

Right about 1570 cal for the day but thats also rounding up a lot.



SUNDAY

Lost 3 pounds for a total of 8 so far. WILL workout everyday that I dont have school - so at least 3 times.

Bkfst: Crispix w/nonfat milk - 150 cal

Lunch: FullBar(100) 1/2 an IBC (70) Jello w/cool whip (80)

DinDin:Risotto (600)

=1000
Allowed = 1509
Under: 509

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01/30/2010 23:00

And so the cramming ensues...

First big test on Monday for Psych! And I'm cramming all weekend!! Wish me luck. :/

SATURDAY

Bfst: FullBar (100)

Snack: Special K High Protein Bar (170)

Lunch: Machaca burritos - 2 small ones - egg (70), combined tortilla (220), beef (200) - 490

DinDin: Some kind of enchilada casserole - sauce (100), chkn (200), chz (400), chips (300) = 1000/4 = 250 person + 1 tortilla = 360 cal

Total Allowance: 1509
Eaten: 1120
Under: 389..

80 oz of water today and vitamins. But I still failed myself. I know I was busy but I really wanted to go to the gym 3 times. The best time I could've would've been while I was feeling crappy but I feel like all I do is make excuses. Next week is going to be crazy enough.. I need to take advantage of all the time I had. On the other hand - i dont want to push myself and get to feeling more upset and possibly sick when I have so much to lose... *sigh*... I suppose at this point all I can do is weight myself as soon as I wake up, make my daily planner, sort out my meal plan and stop wasting time. Even if a friend is over.

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FRIDAY

Bfst: FullBar (100) and 1/2 pbj (180) - 280

Snack: 1/2 pbj - 180

Late Lunch/DinDin - 1/2 cup cooked rice and Bean/Meat stuffs at Zac's mom's house with veggies like celery, pickles, and olives. Zac has the breakdown so I'll total it up tonight when I finish Saturday's (today's) post.. - 340

Party for Aibear - going away.. awww... at Fox and Hound Bar and Grill...

Snack: 2 chicken wings (120), 1 shot - White Gummi Bear (110) - compliments of Vanessa, was pretty good too, 8-10oz glass of Dr. Pepper with some high end rum.. I dunno.. Zac ordered it for me.. (160) - 390

And my friend English spent the night and was feeling a bit goofy and decided to make a cake.. because that's what she likes to do when she's drunk and whatever makes her happy.

So I had a piece of funfetti box cake - (240 for 1/12 of the cake and about 150 for the icing) - 400 cal

Allowance: 1509
Consumed: 1590
UGH... 81 cal over. -_-

Plus 55 oz water and vitamins.

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01/28/2010 23:08

Whew... Need to recharge.

So this whole tummy issue I've been having is not being helped by some of the crappy stuff I've eaten. Some isn't bad but others.. like Costco.. is terrible. And I dont think my tummy can handle that anymore. Even if it's free. I vow - no more bad fast food-y types of foods and make a permanent switch to brown rice. I'm craving veggies and fruits so bad right now. I can't wait till I can go to the store again. We've been cleaning out the fridge and just eating what we had because we can't buy more food right now so.. that's the whole reason why I haven't had my healthier foods but hey, if I have to.. I'll only have special K. And tomorrow and Sat I get to go to the gym to make my goal of working out this week!

Here's to improvement and a happy, not upset, tummy.

THURSDAY

Bfst: Special K (1srv) - 160 cal

Work: Customer brought us all coffee for being amazing. Sadly.. I think it was the bad kind. The VERY bad kind. Like.. 16 oz hot doubtfully non-fat and with some kind of flavoring because I could taste more sugar than coffee kind of bad. So here's my estimate.. assuming it was a white chocolate mocha.. which is what I think it was. Why didnt they make us taste test things blindly in coffee training?? - 470 (what starbucks says)

Lunch: Noodles- single serving pkt- (96) w/Beef - 3 oz - (200): 296 cal

DinDin: FullBar (100) then half an hour later 3/4 egg drop soup pkg (100) and Brown fried rice-including oil and mix- (230) with egg (20) fresh carrot, corn and 10 small shrimps (50): 500 cal

Consumed: 1426
Allowed: 1509
= 83

+vitamins and a 70 oz water...

WEDNESDAY

Bfst: FullBar - 100 cal

Snack:1/2 bran muffin (150) (free from Mo from Coffee Rush the night before) and 1/2 pbj (185) - 235 cal

Lunch: other halves of muffin and pbj (150 + 185) and sweet tooth Coco Krispies (has the same cal as special K - 1 srv -  160 ) - 495 cal

DinDIn: 1 cup cooked white Rice (242)w/ 1 can tuna (191)and 3 tbsp spicy sauce (150)- 583 cal

Allowance: 1509
Consumed: 1413
Left: 96.. cutting it too close...

+vitamins and about 70oz water.. tummy definitely needed more today.

TUESDAY

Bfst: Special K (2 servings) - 260 cal

Lunch - Sammich - PBJ - no idea where this craving is coming from.. I went so long without even liking them.. referenced earlier - 370 cal

Mum took us to Costco and we all ate there - no bueno... no bueno at all...

DinDin: 1/2  Veg. Pizza slice (200) and 1/2 Chx. Bake (400) - 600

Study Time: 1/2 Chai (couldnt finish) w/ nonfat milk 20oz (whole =260) - 130 thank goodness for the free stamp on the coffee rush card...

Total Allowance : 1509
Total consumed: 1360
Left: 149

+vitamins and about 50oz water

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Ok so first off I want to send a special Thank You to Terry, Autumn and Summer for being there for me and really helping me through this life change. You guys are really inspirational and I really feel like I'm making a habit to think of what I'm eating.. even if it's bad.. I'm at least WAY more conscious of what I'm eating and I always look it up at the time or asap to make adjustments and whatnot.

Thank you.

Now.. I know I havent posted yesterday or the day before... I've been swamped with homework (big test on monday coming up) plus notes, reading 2 text books and 2 childrens' books, a paper, and 3 english assignments. Plus, I've been dealing with stomach issues. I wont get into them but everything has been bothering my stomach since Tuesday. So.. no idea what it is.. but I've been going to work, going to school, checking quick stuff on the comp and then studying and passing out because my body hasnt absorbed all of the nutrients it should due to not digesting right since Monday. So.. I'm still taking vitamins and trying to get over the whole "feeling crappy" thing. However, I posted this to let you know I have kept complete track of everything I've eaten since Monday and I will put it in tonight after class. Possibly after heading to the gym too.. depending on how I feel. So I've kept track and estimated my calories.. I just need to get on tonight, check my estimates, and post in detail. :)

Just think... I'm still part time this week. Next week will be so much harder. :(

Whew.. ok. Well I'll see you when I post tonight. :)

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