ChristyLA's Journal, 09 August 2014

I'm happy about this loss. I was really worried that I wouldn't have any loss, after all the effort I've put in to be consistent with my new lifestyle. I would have loved to have a bigger loss, but I'll take it!

For exercise last week, I did a walk/run on Mon, weightlifting and strength training on Tues and Wed, and walking on Thursday and Friday (to recoup from muscle soreness). I didn't run at all on those last two days, because I had pulled my hip on Mon from walking with too long a stride. It's just how I walk, so I'll have to really focus on taking shorter steps until it becomes my normal.

I stayed under my RDI every day and stuck to my food plan: oatmeal and eggs for my two morning meals, a salad with protein for lunch, my regular dinner (meat, veggie, starch), and an evening snack (popcorn and a piece of fruit). I've been eating a lot more veggies :)

I've been avoiding certain fruits that are too sweet/appetite stimulating to me, like soft fruits. I'm eating just apples and pears right now, plus berries and cantaloupe in my oatmeal and water. I began putting fruit into a pitcher, filling it with water, and letting it sit over night. It's a nice way to have more of a variety of beverages.

I tried dried cranberries and avocado in my salads, but they're too high in sugar and calories, so I'm going to forgo them this week. They are not a necessity to me. And staying under my RDI is important to me - I feel accomplished when I do so. I love all the different ways I've been cooking my eggs and making my salads. I love variety!

I wish I had been more active last week. I wasn't consistent with the amount of calories I burned and some days were too low for my liking. That is something I'll try to pay more attention to this week. At least I worked out/was active every day.

How are you doing with your eating/exercising? Are there any clean eaters out there? What is your diet and your exercise program/routine like?

168.4 lb Lost so far: 47.6 lb.    Still to go: 8.4 lb.    Diet followed 100%.

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1693 kcal

Fat: 86.49g | Prot: 111.43g | Carb: 127.44g.   Breakfast: Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Newman's Own All Natural Chunky Salsa (Medium), Boar's Head Black Forest Deli Ham, Land O'Lakes All-Natural Eggs, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, It Works It's Vital Omega-3, Cantaloupe Melons, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Trader Joe's Steel Cut Organic Oats, It Works Greens. Lunch: Lowes Foods Ground Beef 93/7, Trader Joe's Organic Ketchup, Market Pantry Honey Mustard, Trader Joe's Goddess Dressing, Cos or Romaine Lettuce, Celery, Cucumber (with Peel), Grape Tomatoes, Bell Peppers. Dinner: Ragu Super Vegetable Primavera Pasta Sauce, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Chicken Breast (Skin Not Eaten), Bell Peppers, Price Chopper Spaghetti Plus Multigrain, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk. Snacks/Other: Vegetable Oil, Air Popped Popcorn. more...

2080 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Shopping - 45 minutes, Standing - 1 hour and 45 minutes, Resting - 13 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...