7/10 Log

12noon: toast with cream cheese and blackberry jam
coffee
3pm: workout video
4pm: bit of leftover flounder
7pm: pasta and meat balls
9pm: blackberries with cream
midnight: salad

7/9 Log

11am: yogurt with marmalade
coffee
3pm: salad
4:30: salad
5:30: workout video
8pm: flounder - w/ fresh tomatoes and cilantro
turnips with blackberries
gin martini

7/8 Log

10am: one whole wheat blueberry pancake
coffee
2:30: salad
tea
8pm: burger and fries - out with a friend
mint julep
10:30pm: cherries (i didnt make the 9:30 cut off, so im still up at 1:30in the am)
milk w/ amaretto

7/8 Goal

new goal: do not eat after 9:30pm, at least 2 hours before bedtime.

30 Days of Cardio, day 2

Well, raised heart rate anyway. The idea is that if you raise your heart rate for an hour a day,for 30 consecutive days, you burn off a lot of your extra stored energy.

Today is actually day 2 of the 30 days. This is the second time i've tried it. I made it to 3 days last time. Im also taking this as a chance to study work out videos. I want to make a few in the future and this is research. I think its good to have more than one reason.

I feel good; loose; not sore, but I can tell my muscles worked. The videos aren't very taxing. Im pretty strong musclewise, but they do make me sweat.

2/23 Journal

well im back. worked out hard today.
ive been eating pretty well, good fresh food. portion control still sucks.
still at 162.

2/23 Log

plain greek yogurt with cherry preserves
tea
latte
bean curd and spinach soup
kani salad
salmon roll
yogurt w/ cherry
tea
popcorn

pilates class
training with charlotte
walk a mile

1/22 Log

morning: coffee

noon: egg over easy on toast (1 slice) w/ jarlsberg
slice of canadian bacon

1/21 Stats

Weight: still 160

1/21 Log

1230pm: burrito
coffee

4pm: burger on wasa

930: pasta with meat balls

1/20 Log

7am: tea
8:30: latte

2pm: amys burrito
5pm: another burrito

7pm: bread and jam, 3-4 slices

830pm: pasta with meat sauce

1/19 Log

morn: bagel w cc and lox
tea
latte

3pm: 1 hour cardio
1hr pilates

5pm: ygurt w a bit of honey
pom/cherry juice

8pm: eggs and sausage
piece of toast
salad

1/18 Log

morning:
tea
pasta with salad dressing and bacos

midday:
3 truffles

evening:
2 large glasses of fresh carrot/celery juice
wasa and jam

midnight:
amys burrito

1/17 Log

hmm. lets see...

brunch: crepes w/ fennel, broc rabe, tomatoes, and mozzarella

later: truffles
latte

dinner:
pasta with meat sauce
beet and goat cheese salad

scotch
milk w/ nilla

Serving Goals

My idea is to limit, with in reason, what i eat during the week and allow for the weekends to be open to what ever i would like, also with in reason. this has worked well for me in the past.

so monday-friday weekly serving guidelines:

Grains: 20-25 servings
Veggies: 15-20 servings
Fruits: 10 servings
Dairy: 10 servings
Proteins: 10 servings

More Serving Info

1/16 Journal

last week:
miss me? i did. i failed to report anything last week. i also failed to work out at all, though i took the stairs at the subway instead of the elevator several times. im pretty sure i ate too much. see what i have to deal with? im so on again off again. well hopefully its on.

today: the goal for today is to avoid pasta.
1:13am: i avoided the pasta at least.

1/16 Log

12-2pm: 4 slices of oat bran toast w/ butter and either jam or apple butter
coffee w/ milk

4pm- one chocchip cookie (make that 2)
some time later:
cheese and wasa
hummus and wasa
yogurt
scotch

1/9 Journal

4pm: im having bread and cheese. there isnt much bread left and i want to leave some for my husband. im attempting to have just a bit, then some tea. after the tea who knows.

4:40: so far the tea seems to be working. im not wanting the cheese.

1/9 Log

12:30pm: blackberries (1serving)
homemade whipped cream, cream, suger, vanilla (2 oz)
2 lattes

3:17pm: kashi crackers and hummus

4:06pm: bread and cheese
tea

5:30pm- truffles (3)

8pm- lots of indian food

1/9 Stats

weight: 156
weighed at noon (when i got up)

1/8/10 Journal

9:19pm:

so i did a good job with the cheese and bread, stayed in control of the portion size. i want more cheese. it was very tasty and creamy. thing is, ive eaten a bunch since ive been home. im going to try and resist eating again. the back up plan is a salad. ive failed if i eat more cheese.

1/8/10 Log

12pm: haven't eaten yet. im going to get something on the way to work
coffee w/milk

1pm: 4% cottage cheese (2 servings)

4pm: 15 min run/walk
30 mins pilates

5pm: baked potato (medium)
hummus (2 tblsp)
2 pears
honey (2 oz)

7pm: another potato w/hummus

8pm:
josh brought home fancy cheese, bread, and crackers
oh, and i had a chocolate truffle and 2 blackberries

10:30pm: salad-lettuce, dressing, bacos, sunflower seeds

Optomial Servings

Food Group	Children 2-6, Women, Older Adults	Older Children, Teens Girls, Active Women, Most Men	Teen Boys, Active Men
Daily Calories	approximately 1,600 calories	approximately 2,200 calories	approximately 2,800 calories
Grains Group	6	9	11
Vegetable Group	3	4	5
Fruit Group	2	3	4
Milk Group	2 or 3	2 or 3	2 or 3
Meat and Beans Group	2 (total 5 ozs.)	2 (total 6 ozs.)	3 (total 7 ozs.)

1/7/10 Journal

1pm: i managed to make my self wait 30 minuets between helpings. baby steps right?

4pm: so now im off to work. i wanted to go in an hour and a half early to work out, but that didnt happen. if i leave now i may get 30 mins.

1/7/10 Log

food for the day:
coffee w/ 2% milk (4 cups)
whole wheat pasta (entire box) + half a box for dinner
sauce
Parmesan
tea

exercise for the day:
walk/run on the treadmill (15mins)
pilates reformer (30 mins)

Where Im Starting

weight: 162 (weighed @ 12pm)
bust: 41in
waist: 32in
hips: 42in
(perfect hourglass shape, eh?)

Getting Started

I have been struggling with my weight for 10 years or so. By struggling, I mean knowing what I need to do to change my body, but not following through. So here I am, overweight and unmotivated, with little self control. Im hoping that journaling my process will help. I realize that a daily log probably wont all be interesting to any one else, but having it public will hopefully keep me honest and on track.