I wanted to just say thank you for all of ya'll who commented on my pictures. Honestly, every time I read them I would just get this huge smile on my face . This morning my bf made me breakfast in bed and it was so nice of him, but higher in calories then I would normally eat. I was really thinking "hmmm it would be really nice to lay in bed all day and eat some more food since I already blew it". BUT then, I logged on to EP and read all of your comments again and it really just gave me that much more incentive to get back on track and put on my running shoes and get my butt moving!
Really, I feel like we are all in this together as a team even though we don't know each other. We are all connected and, at least I know I can, use each other's successes and setbacks as either motivation or lessons learned. So again, I just want to thank everyone for all the support and encouragement, it means the world to me.
so i'm half way done with my BFL Challenge!! I've only lost about 7 lbs in the past 6 weeks, but I just took some pictures today and compared them to my "before" pictures and I can really see a difference! I posted them on here if you want to take a look.... I wish they were bigger so you could see them better, but you'll get the point. My bodyfat percentage went from 44.1% to 37.3% (It's not so accurate but I am using the same source ever time so it is relative) and i've lost a total of 15.6 inches from my bicept, chest, waist (true waist), stomach (measured around my belly button), hips, thighs, and calves.
Now I have just got to keep my eye on the prize and stay motivated. I still have a lot of work to do so I am just going to buckle down and do it!
M1: protein smoothie w/ chocolate whey powder and a banana M2: 3/4 cup brown rice, 1 tsp oil, veggies, and one egg. M3: whole wheat tortilla, low fat cheese, and smoked salmon. M4: jelly beans (nothing nutritous about them AT ALL, just empty calories that I didnt need) and granola bar. M5: slim fast bar M6: oatmeal
I'm super sleepy, tuesdays are always a really busy day for my and I am SO proud of myself for making myself go to the gym. I FINALLY got my LBWO in. I was just having a problem getting to the gym, but once I am there I am always good. I did lots of abs and I am really feeling it.... love it! I also did yoga and my forearms are really sore (weird... but whatev). I also went for a short walk and I even made time to see my boyfriend and do some homework. Good day if you ask me.
M1 (230): egg whites, a little pesto, mushrooms and a piece of whole wheat toast. M2 (240): fruit and almonds M3 (250): whole wheat tortilla and lowfat cheese M4 (250) brown rice and tofu. M5 (310): slim fast bar and a glass of nonfat milk. M6 (220): special K protein plus cereal, soymilk, and 1/2 banana
today was pretty good, I ate right and stayed on plan without any little snacky stuff. I didn't do high intensity work out, but I did play racquetball for about 40 minutes which definitely got me sweating (I'm not very good, so i do a ton of running around lol). Tomorrow I NEED to do some weight lifting, I havnt done any since last wednesday, and if I want to start seeing results, i really have to step it up.
M1 (210): protein shake w/ 1/2 cup soymilk, blueberries, and whey powder. M2 (160): edamame and seaweed salad. M3 (320): glass of milk and almonds. M4 (480): 1/2 whole wheat pretzel, jamba juice w/ protein and fiber. M5 (360): homemade pizza w/ whole wheat crust and low fat cheese
I usually don't like making weekly plans, I find that I actually do better when I make daily plans instead, but the past few days I havn't been very focused and havn't been doing my BFL 100% just because of my new piercings and my stomach pains I have been having got me all out of wack. One day I will do the work out, but then not the eating and visa versa... so i have to get it back on track. I am almost half way done!
Monday (today)- LBWO, Raquetball, EFL
Tuesday- high intensity cardio, yoga, walking, EFL
Wednesday- UBWO, walking, EFL
Thursday- yoga, high intensity cardio, walking, EFL
Friday- LBWO, walking, EFL
Saturday- high intensity cardio, walking, EFL
Sunday- Weigh and measure in the morning, walking, free day
well, i'm moving to London in september.. it is officially official lol. I just sent in all my papers today. I am so unbelievable excited and part of me can't believe that I am doing this. I really think that since I've started BFL I have become a stronger and more independent person. Not just because I look better do I have confidence, but I really have taken control of my life in all aspects. I cook for myself, I do my own chores, I dont feel obligated to hang out with my boyfriend as much (I need my "me time" before I can have "us time"), I've learned to manage my time (well not totally, but im better at it at least) which has earned me all A's in school... I mean honestly, my life has totally just turned around from even 6 weeks ago. 6 weeks ago studying abroad wasn't even an option, actually, it wasn't even an idea. And now I am going to move away on my own with a bunch of people I dont know AND I AM TOTALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. I am going to spend a week in Paris, 13 weeks in London (with a week vacation to Greece), and then my plan is to move to Amsterdam once the semester is over and work and stay another month there.
This does kind of deter my weight loss goals, my plan was to do 3 BFL challenges this year to reach my goal (126 lbs) by new years. Part of me thinks that I should just be focusing on each 12 week at a time.... but I think it is always good to look ahead. I don't think it will be realistic to give 100% to the BFL lifestyle when I am in Europe (haha, I actually don't know how much i'll eat there actually, apparently they are not very vegetarian friendly from what I hear). Anyways, so here is my plan....
1. Finish Challenge #1 on June 1st, 2008.
2. Maintain my weight from June 2nd 2008-June 22nd 2008 (I will be in Disney World on Vacation then)
3. Start my second Challenge June 23, 2008 until September 6th (the day I leave for Paris)
4. Maintain my weight from September 7th 2008- January 1, 2009
5. Start my third challenge January 2, 2009 and end early April 2009 to reach my Goal :)
6. Maintain for the rest of my life lol
I think the point of my plan is really to remind me that even when I am not doing a Challenge, I still have to work at maintaining and not let all my hard work go down the drain. I will always have a problem with food, even after I lose all the weight I want to, and this is really a lifelong thing that I have to deal with and be conscious of every day.
yay I finally did it. I got my ear pierced. I've been trying to reward myself with a little something every week of successfully being on the BFL program. Last week I bought the Dalai Lama's book "How to see yourself as you really are" on CD and it's suppose to come in the mail any day now. It's suppose to be wonderful.Then this week I felt a little rebelious and went down to the tattoo parlor and got my traggus pierced. It's that little piece of cartaledge on the inside of your ear.... it's hard to explain... but I have a picture if you want to check it out. I absolutely love (lol and my mom hates it) it but it is still really REALLY sore, and I went and worked out last night and sweat got in it and WOW was that uncomfortable. I clean it like every 3 seconds just cuz im afraid it will get infected.
omg i am dying, actually I think i might already be dead and just not realize it yet. My tummy is not happy... actually it is very very angry... so angry that i can barely move and i dont even know what is going on. I've never had stomach cramps like this before and I really think this is the end of me.
Of course I am a drama queen... but it really isn't far from the truth, I am so sick i can barely move. I went to spinning class and the whole time my stomach was KILLING me, but i didn't want to just stop and look like a big loser face. I didn't think about it all that much cuz i was too busy looking in the mirror only to see my fat ass either sticking up in the air or like squished and rippling over the sides of that tiny little bike seat. AND then 2 hot guys sat in back of me, and then all i kept thinking about was how sorry i was that they had to look at my fat ass and my huge wedgie. AND THEN I had to look over at the group of preggo ladies... there were like 5 of them... AND I WAS FATTER THEN THE FATTEST PREGNANT LADY. wtf. gross... just gross
I am just so excited right now you would think I have just won the lottery or something lol. Well I won the calorie lottery (haha, i am a dork). So remember when I posted that pancake recipe (a few posts ago)? Well I made them again this morning and they were unbelievably yummy again. I know that they are all BFL ingredients (well beside 2 tbsp brown sugar) but they were sooo filling I just assumed they would be a little high on the calorie count (I use to count them as 150 per pancake)... but I just figured it out, AND THEY AREN'T! They are only 70 calories for one of them (w/o flax seed meal added) or 84 calories (with the flax seed meal added). horray! lol
Well I gtg get ready for SPINNING!!! Ahhhh... I am scared. The last time I did it was 2 years ago when I was in the height of my athletic ability and I STILL remember how sore I was after doing it... eek! so wish me luck :)
Today was my weigh in day and I FINALLY lost some weight. I know that I have been feeling my body change and it was just so frustrated not seeing it in the scale. But after 3 weeks of no change on the scale and working really REALLY hard, I finally lost 2.2 lbs and i am just so happy. I have been doing BFL for 5 whole weeks now and I am down 10 lbs and I can't wait to lose even more :)
