Day 7 of 365
My grandfather passed away this morning.
That’s all I have for today beyond my queued posts. Sorry.
January 2012
68 posts
so i calculated it, but if i were to take off 500 it would already be a little below 1000, so im not really sure what to do.
Hmm. Are you sure you did it right? Unless you’re already underweight, with your activity level, it should put you well above 1500 calories a day needed.
You should put in your age, height, weight, and gender. Then take that number then multiply by one of the options below:
- If you are sedentary (little or no exercise) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.2
- If you are lightly active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.375
- If you are moderatetely active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.55
- If you are very active (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days a week) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.725
- If you are extra active (very hard exercise/sports & physical job or 2x training) : Calorie-Calculation = BMR x 1.
For example, if you were 39, 5’6”, 150lbs, and female, your BMR would be 1434 calories. If you worked out 4x a week, you’d multiply 1434 x 1.55 (moderately active), and get 2222 calories. That’s the number you’d subtract from to lose weight. Or, exercise more to create that same deficit it calories.
Hey, just pointing out that you may want to be careful with your cholesterol. Seafood is especially high in cholesterol, and meat and eggs are as well. Too much of it can be dangerous for you. Not trying to be rude, just lookin' out for a fellow gettin-healthy girl :) Good luck with your progress!
I <3 you! And I really appreciate your concern. I’ve been eating egg beaters….sooooo basically dyed egg whites…haha! Switching to just egg whites after this carton is gone because….ewwwww.
I talked to my doctor about the seafood I love, and she told me to lower my tuna habit (because of mercury levels), but said not to worry about the cholesterol in food as most of it is created by the body when we eat saturated fat. She’s been pushing me to reduce my red meat intake though, which I’m really working on. (I think I’ve been craving red meat due to low iron, so taking iron supplements in hopes that those cravings will vanish).
soo i have a question, if i am working out everyday somewhere between 20 to 45 minutes a day what is a good calorie intake. Ive been a little below 1200 everyday and i think thats not good, but i dont like eating alot but i think with exercise it would be even less lol but idk what the right number should be, do you have an idea? please help
It really depends on a bunch of factors. Definitely should NOT be below 1200. Below that is considered a VLC (very low calorie) diet and should only be done only under the supervision of a doctor. I’d use this website: http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/ to find out your BMR, and then your daily caloric needs using the Harris Benedict equation (also on that same page). From that, you need to reduce 3500 calories per week (500 per day) for 1 lb of weight loss to 7000 calories per week (1000 per day, but not less than 1200 calories a day) to lose 2 lbs per week. That deficit can either come from reducing your food intake or through exercise.
Hope that helps. Let me know if there’s anything you don’t understand! I’m happy to help any way I can.
Day 6 meals
Breakfast: 1 cup egg beaters (bleh!), 2 slices of turkey bacon, 1 cup of So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk (220 calories)
Lunch: 6 oz of NY Strip, slivered almonds, tomatoes, cucumbers, lemon juice, and mix spring greens (347 calories)
Dinner: 10oz steamed King crab (+1 tbsp butter), 1 grilled Maine Lobster tail, broccoli (458 calories)
Snack: Peanut butter, 2 tbsp (220 calories)
Total: 1,246 calories
All I have to say is ….. Mmmmmmm seafood! Who says diet food is boring?!
Sorry it took me so long to get this to you! Confession: I fall for every guy that shows me the littlest bit of attention, even when I know I shouldn't.
Awww! I assumed it would be vice versa! Especially with that grin! :-D
21 =)
Celebrity crush….. Jason Bateman.
please drop some numbers in my ask, it only takes a second!
- 3) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 23, give me line 17.
- 4) What do you think about most?
- 6) Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
- 7) What's your strangest talent?
- 8) Girls.... (finish the sentence); Boys.... (finish the sentence)
- 9) Ever had a poem or song written about you?
- 10) When is the last time you played the air guitar?
- 11) Do you have any strange phobias?
- 12) Ever stuck a foreign object up your nose?
- 13) What's your religion?
- 15) Do you prefer to be behind the camera or in front of it?
- 17) What was the last lie you told?
- 18) Do you believe in karma?
- 21) Who is your celebrity crush?
- 22) Have you ever gone skinny dipping?
- 23) How do you vent your anger?
- 24) Do you have a collection of anything?
- 25) Do you prefer talking on the phone or video chatting online?
- 26) Are you happy with the person you've become?
- 29) Do you believe in ghosts? How about aliens?
- 30) Stick your right arm out; what do you touch first? Do the same with your left arm.
- 31) Smell the air. What do you smell?
- 33) Choose: East Coast or West Coast?
- 34) Most attractive singer of your opposite gender?
- 37) Do you believe in luck?
- 38) What's the weather like right now?
- 39) What time is it?
- 40) Do you drive? If so, have you ever crashed?
- 42) Do you like the smell of gasoline?
- 43) Do you have any nicknames?
- 46) Have you ever caught a butterfly?
- 48) What's your sexual orientation?
- 51) Do you tend to hold grudges against people who have done you wrong?
- 53) Do you save money or spend it?
- 54) What's the last thing you purchased?
- 56) In a relationship?
- 58) Can you touch your nose with your tongue?
- 59) Where were you yesterday?
- 60) Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you?
- 61) Are you wearing socks right now?
- 67) What were you doing last night at 12 AM?
- 70) Are you the kind of friend you would want to have as a friend?
- 73) You can only have one of these things: trust or love.
- 77) How can I win your heart?
- 81) What would you want to be written on your tombstone?
- 87) What is your current desktop picture?
- 92) You can re-live any point of time in your life. The time-span can only be a half-hour, though. What half-hour of your past would you like to experience again?
- 96) Do you have any relatives in jail?
- 98) Ever been on a plane?
- 99) If the whole world were listening to you right now, what would you say?
Day 6 of 365
Hahahah, my family is at it again. French toast and bacon AGAIN for breakfast. Jesus.
Oh well. Today is the first day of my last week at my job. I can’t really even begin to tell you how scared, excited, relieved, and sad I am. This is quite possibly one of the hardest things I’ve done as it means kissing good-bye some of the goals that I had (eg. buying a house, buying a new car). So I’m in the grieving process, I think. But I know in the long run, I will be much happier than I was before (mainly because even if I was diagnosed with cancer, lost my right leg, and went blind, I’d still be happier).
It’s official though. I. Hate. Egg Beaters. G-d, that stuff is just NASTY. Finishing off the carton I bought because I hate wasting things, but eugh, it’s a chore. At least it’s low cal/low fat. Going to be picking up a carton of egg whites and mixing in one whole egg from now on.
I’m looking for some no-grain/no-wheat/no-soy alternatives for breakfast. Anyone have any recipes they’d like to share?
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Day 5 meals
Breakfast: 1 cup of Egg Beaters, 2 slices of turkey bacon, 1 16oz glass of So Delicious Unsweetened Coconut Milk, 5 ounces of NY Strip. (472 calories)
Lunch: Mixed greens, tomatoes, avocados, cucumber, lemon juice, and pumpkin seeds. (177 calories)
Dinner: Broiled Tilapia, jasmine rice, broccoli. (385 calories)
Snack: 2 tbsp peanut butter (yes, weird snack, but I’ve been craving peanut butter like no one’s business) (190 calories)
Total: 1224 calories. A bit lower than planned, but making up for my ZOMG catastrophe yesterday with the movie popcorn.
I am working on my weight loss goal too! Today is day one of my year long (turning into life long) challenge. Your blog looks like it will be an inspiration to me. I was wondering if you had any other blogs that you have found that are good for tips or inspiration. 2012 will be a sexy year! :)
Thank you!
I have a couple I’d recommend. I prefer tumblrs that focus on fitness+lifestyle changes+healthy eating as opposed to just ‘getting skinny.’ Here are my favorites:
Sara: http://goalsforabettertomorrow.tumblr.com/ (Awesome, upbeat gal)
Lindsay: http://lindsaydoeslife.tumblr.com/ (This gal is my inspiration. She has kicked some serious butt!)
Kill Fat Me (don’t know his real name): http://killfatme.tumblr.com/ (He posts some mind-blowing fitinspiration, and he’s paleo, which is right up my alley)
Katie: http://letsbe-fit.tumblr.com/ (Also very positive, health-oriented, and all-around awesome)
Michelle: http://reasonfortheseason.tumblr.com/ (Seriously funny gal, much <3 )
Garden of Eat ‘Em: http://eatmorerawfoods.tumblr.com/ (Raw food blog, but totally makes me crave veggies and fruit with their awesome photos!)
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Day 5 of 365
I truly hope everyone had a fantastic New Year’s Eve and has a happy new year!
I spent last night with my best friend. Our NYE tradition is to go see a movie, avoid the bars, and get home at a semi-respectable hour. We saw The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I wish I had known it was 3 hours long, but it turned out fairly well. There were only a handful of people in the theatre (just the way I like it), and at midnight, the ladies behind us shouted, “Happy New Years!” It was a surprisingly funny way to break the tense scene on screen.
Didn’t do as well as I had planned at the movies though, I’m a sucker for movie popcorn, so I know I had far too much of that to even be remotely good for me (which, really is a single bite, since movie theatre popcorn is horrible for you).
Back on track today, thankfully. It really became clear to me at breakfast that I live in a house full of enablers. I live with my parents and sister while I’m going to college, which is great financially, but sucks health-wise. Breakfast for them was french toast and bacon. And all I could think was, “Three of the four people in this house are overweight. Two are definitely obese. THIS is what you’re making for breakfast?!”
I was just grateful I had the egg beaters (which, btw, is SO gross, I can’t get over the artificial ingredients, so I think I’m going to stick to egg whites + one whole egg) and turkey bacon. I needed a little extra protein this morning, so I also had 4 ounces of the gorgeous NY strips that I picked up on Friday and cooked yesterday. This just makes it incredibly clear to me that preparation is REALLY going to be key to staying on track.
I have some great meals planned for this week, which I’m really excited about. Doing steak with my big salads this week instead of chicken. I also made the most delightful Moroccan chicken (230 calories for a 1.5 cup serving! And no fake crap!), it’s spicy and sour and generally a warming meal for winter. I’ll be putting it on top of pureed cauliflower instead of rice.
December 2011
48 posts
“‘Fat’ is usually the first insult a girl throws at another girl when she wants to hurt her.
I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about the pressure to be skinny? I’m not in the business of being judged on my looks, what with being a writer and earning my living by using my brain. I went to the British Book Awards that evening. After the award ceremony I bumped into a woman I hadn’t seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? ‘You’ve lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you!’
‘Well,’ I said, slightly nonplussed, ‘the last time you saw me I’d just had a baby.’
What I felt like saying was, ‘I’ve produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren’t either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?’ But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!
I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.” —J.K. Rowling (via pro-recovery)
I mean, is ‘fat’ really the worst thing a human being can be? Is ‘fat’ worse than ‘vindictive’, ‘jealous’, ‘shallow’, ‘vain’, ‘boring’ or ‘cruel’? Not to me; but then, you might retort, what do I know about the pressure to be skinny? I’m not in the business of being judged on my looks, what with being a writer and earning my living by using my brain. I went to the British Book Awards that evening. After the award ceremony I bumped into a woman I hadn’t seen for nearly three years. The first thing she said to me? ‘You’ve lost a lot of weight since the last time I saw you!’
‘Well,’ I said, slightly nonplussed, ‘the last time you saw me I’d just had a baby.’
What I felt like saying was, ‘I’ve produced my third child and my sixth novel since I last saw you. Aren’t either of those things more important, more interesting, than my size?’ But no – my waist looked smaller! Forget the kid and the book: finally, something to celebrate!
I’d rather they were independent, interesting, idealistic, kind, opinionated, original, funny – a thousand things, before ‘thin’. And frankly, I’d rather they didn’t give a gust of stinking chihuahua flatulence whether the woman standing next to them has fleshier knees than they do. Let my girls be Hermiones, rather than Pansy Parkinsons.” —J.K. Rowling (via pro-recovery)
Day 4 of 365
Today, and yesterday evening, were hard. Depression isn’t something you take a couple of magic pills for and everything suddenly gets better. It’s a day-to-day process. It isn’t just being unhappy.
I’m up against a lot right now, leaving a job that I’ve had for four years and a company that I’ve worked for for almost seven. I’ve been with this company for nearly my entire adult life. It’s become a part of who I am, and it is the main portion of my self-identity. “I am an analyst,” is usually one of the first things I tell people. I can’t even say that I’m leaving for a better offer at another company. I’m leaving because the department I was transferred to last year makes me absolutely miserable and the stress is unbearable.
It wasn’t until my doctor diagnosed me with major depressive disorder and anxiety that I made the decision to leave. And I feel guilty doing so. Most people my age, hell pretty much anyone, would kill for the job I have in this economy. Especially considering that I only have a high school diploma (in university for my bachelors) and the job isn’t sales. I feel like a quitter even though I know this job is killing me.
I….don’t have much else to say.
“I hate when I’m making a milkshake and all the boys show up in my yard.”
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Friday Weigh-in: -5.8 lbs
I used to do Weight Watchers at work and Fridays were always ‘weigh in’ day. So in sticking to that tradition, I will be weighing in every Friday! (Technically, I weigh in every morning, but I don’t put much stock into the inevitable fluctuations).
My original weigh-in was on Christmas Eve, when I topped at a whopping 279 lbs. And resisted the urge to cry.
Today, I stand at 273.2 lbs.
I’m excited by the almost 6lb loss, but I also realize the bulk of that is probably water weight. But! I’m still that much closer to my goal, and I feel like dancing!
