Yeah, I know. Bad dieter. Bad bad dieter.
Life has been a little difficult for me lately, so it's kind of hard to focus on anything. My eating has been all over the place, going from eating too much to eating next to nothing. I'm back now though. I think.
And what better way to kick start the new start than by telling you guys how much damage I've done while I've been slacking?
Despite not posting, I did weigh myself on schedule. The first week, I was up to 76.8 kg (169 pounds). The second week, I was down to 76.5 (168.3). This week, I'm down to 75.8 (166.8). Which is 0.7 up from my lowest weight. I'm okay with that, especially since that lowest weight was the result of a week of lousy eating. Also, Aunt Flo is about to come knocking, so I'm guessing at least a few hundred grams are water weight. It's not unusual for me to fluctuate several kilos when my period is due. Which sucks, but what can you do?
Anyway. Measurements. I got them. And here they are.
ARMS: 33 cm / 13 inches
WAIST: 90 cm /35.4 inches
HIPS: 104 cm / 40.9 inches
THIGHS: 61 cm / 24 inches
CALVES: 39 cm / 15.4 inches
Also: my waist measurements are driving me nuts. I know I'm supposed to measure the same spot every week, but short of marking the spot on my skin with magic marker (sexy!), I have no idea how to actually do that. I try to go by my belly button, but even if I measure twice just to be sure, I seem to get wildly different numbers, differing as much as two inches.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Epic phail week.
It's been a bad bad week. A friend of mine died in a car accident, so my diet kinda got screwed. I'm heartbroken, who cares about what the hell I weigh? There's been lots of crying, and very little calorie counting. And very little eating, actually. The week started off okay-ish, with me reaching 1200 calories a day. Because I pushed myself to eat. Then I couldn't even find the energy to push. So I ate, but I have no idea how far away from reaching an acceptable amount of calories I was. It was more like 'hmm, it's six o'clock, maybe you should eat something more than the measly yogurt you had for breakfast?'
Today, I plan an epic cheat day though. Well, not really epic, but my best friend and I are having a "Valentine's Day date", and there's going to be pizza. And cake. I figured that the pizza is probably not going to be easy on the sodium, so I decided to weigh in today rather than tomorrow. The result is 75.1 kilos, or 165.5 pounds, a weight loss of 1.5 kilos or 3 pounds since last week. Too fast, I know, and this time I can't blame it on the water weight. So, it's probably coming back on. But I won't lie: it's good to see the number 75 on the scale. I am so close to my goal!
Today, I plan an epic cheat day though. Well, not really epic, but my best friend and I are having a "Valentine's Day date", and there's going to be pizza. And cake. I figured that the pizza is probably not going to be easy on the sodium, so I decided to weigh in today rather than tomorrow. The result is 75.1 kilos, or 165.5 pounds, a weight loss of 1.5 kilos or 3 pounds since last week. Too fast, I know, and this time I can't blame it on the water weight. So, it's probably coming back on. But I won't lie: it's good to see the number 75 on the scale. I am so close to my goal!
Monday, February 8, 2010
A revelation
I know you're not supposed to put too much stock in BMI, 'cause it's a very inacurate measure of how healthy you are. However, I just realized that today, after weighing in at 168.5 pounds, my BMI is 29.8. I am no longer obese, merely overweight!
Goodbye water weight!
I stepped on the scale today quite confident that I was going to lose. I've been sticking to my diet pretty well (ahem, with a couple of deviations...), I've been to the gym a few times, and I've been running back and forth between my apartment and the city center all week for lectures, visits with friends, movies, seminars, etc. In addition, this week was my time of the month and I've been peeing like a champ. So the question wasn't really whether I was going to lose, it was how much I was losing. I guessed that I'd land on seventy seven point something kilos, or around 170 pounds.
The number I saw when I stepped on the scale? 76.6 kg! 168.5 pounds!
That's nearly two kilos down from last week, or three and a half pounds. Now, before you all go saying that this is too fast, let me remind you that I have not been starving myself this week. Far from it, actually. There were several days when I had absolutely no calorie deficit. It's mostly water weight, I think. Either way, I'm happy. This means that I only about eight kilos/eighteen pounds left to lose before I'm at that arbitrary goal that I've set myself. I can do that in two months. That doesn't seem so bad! Not bad at all!
(... of course, I would have to be a saint throughout those two months, so I'm not really hopeful. But I am quite confident that the "finish line" is glittering somewhere on the not-too-far-away horizon!)
The number I saw when I stepped on the scale? 76.6 kg! 168.5 pounds!
That's nearly two kilos down from last week, or three and a half pounds. Now, before you all go saying that this is too fast, let me remind you that I have not been starving myself this week. Far from it, actually. There were several days when I had absolutely no calorie deficit. It's mostly water weight, I think. Either way, I'm happy. This means that I only about eight kilos/eighteen pounds left to lose before I'm at that arbitrary goal that I've set myself. I can do that in two months. That doesn't seem so bad! Not bad at all!
(... of course, I would have to be a saint throughout those two months, so I'm not really hopeful. But I am quite confident that the "finish line" is glittering somewhere on the not-too-far-away horizon!)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Goodbye Twilight Zone
I knew I'd gained weight before I stepped on the scales this week. I have been to the gym a few times, but my eating was kinda crazy. Insane cravings galore. No other way to explain it. Anyway, the damage isn't that bad: I weigh 172 pounds, which is one pound up from last week's 171.
And here are the measurements:
Arm: 34 cm
Waist: 92 cm
Hips: 105cm
Thigh: 61 cm
Calf: 39 cm
It's only been a couple of weeks since I last took my measurements, so I wasn't really expecting any significant change her. And yet, it's so infuriating to see that my waist circumference is what it is. But I suppose the belly fat goes last, so I have to be patient.
Anyway, according to my last measuring, my arms are still the same. My waist is down by about a centimeter, but that could be due to dodgy measuring. My hips are down a centimeter, my thigh is down two and my calves are holding steady.
And here are the measurements:
Arm: 34 cm
Waist: 92 cm
Hips: 105cm
Thigh: 61 cm
Calf: 39 cm
It's only been a couple of weeks since I last took my measurements, so I wasn't really expecting any significant change her. And yet, it's so infuriating to see that my waist circumference is what it is. But I suppose the belly fat goes last, so I have to be patient.
Anyway, according to my last measuring, my arms are still the same. My waist is down by about a centimeter, but that could be due to dodgy measuring. My hips are down a centimeter, my thigh is down two and my calves are holding steady.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Chili and workout
I made the most delicious chili for dinner today, and upon calculating that it's only 71 calories per hundred grams, I had to share the recipe. It's easy peasy lemon squeazy!
CHILI
400 grams of ground beef
400 grams of canned tomatoes
410 grams of tomato beans
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
3-4 chili peppers
salt
pepper
ground cayenne pepper/chili powder (I used something called Chili Explosion, which is a mix of different kinds of chilis.)
First, you fry the ground beef, then season it with salt, pepper, and chili powder/cayenne pepper to taste. Add the tomatoes and leave it to simmer for 4-5 minutes. I left mine to simmer while I was chopping peppers and chili, which was probably much longer than 4-5 minutes. That worked out fine too.
Then you add in the red, the yellow and the chili pepper, and finally the tomato beans. The original recipe calls for chili beans, but the shop that's nearest to me doesn't stock 'em, and I'm not interested in running halfway across town for one ingredient.
Anyway. You're done. Leave it alone until it's reached the level of thickness that you desire. Then enjoy.
My roommates used to cook this for me all the time when we were still living together, and they usually served it with tortilla chips on the side, which is yummy, but you know... not all that good if you're on a diet. Or in general really.
In other news, I've finally signed up for another semester at the gym, and so far, I've been there twice. Once on Monday, which was the day I signed up, and once today. Both times, I've hit the rush hour (it's a gym primarily used by students). On Monday, I wasn't there until three-ish. Every single treadmill in the place was occupied, and the machines weren't much better. I went on the stationary bike for about ten minutes, while waiting for a treadmill and then "ran" for 45 minutes. I say "ran", because there was a lot of alternating between running and walking. I naively thought (hoped?) that I'd be able to run as much as I did back home, even though it's been nearly three weeks since I set foot inside a gym. Not happening. But I did manage nearly three miles, which isn't all that shabby.
Today, I was going to go the gym around 12:30, but it turns out, I'm lazy. Who'da thunk it? So I wasn't there until maybe 2-ish. Better than last time, and I did get a treadmill right away, but there were still too many people around for my taste. I really really dislike having to wait around for certain machines to free up, and I feel all self-conscious about people standing right there when I'm trying to work out. It's got nothing to do with my weight. I just don't like people watching me do stuff.
Despite the people, it was a good work out. I set my treadmill for miles per hour today, just for kicks. I averaged 4.5 miles per hour. I totally prefer saying that I averaged 7.3 kilometers per hour though, even though it's pretty much the same speed. The metric system is an ego boost for me!
After the running, I went through my weight program, and discovered that the machines that I've been pining for all Christmas actually aren't all that. But they work. And I guess that's all I need?
CHILI
400 grams of ground beef
400 grams of canned tomatoes
410 grams of tomato beans
1 red pepper
1 yellow pepper
3-4 chili peppers
salt
pepper
ground cayenne pepper/chili powder (I used something called Chili Explosion, which is a mix of different kinds of chilis.)
First, you fry the ground beef, then season it with salt, pepper, and chili powder/cayenne pepper to taste. Add the tomatoes and leave it to simmer for 4-5 minutes. I left mine to simmer while I was chopping peppers and chili, which was probably much longer than 4-5 minutes. That worked out fine too.
Then you add in the red, the yellow and the chili pepper, and finally the tomato beans. The original recipe calls for chili beans, but the shop that's nearest to me doesn't stock 'em, and I'm not interested in running halfway across town for one ingredient.
Anyway. You're done. Leave it alone until it's reached the level of thickness that you desire. Then enjoy.
My roommates used to cook this for me all the time when we were still living together, and they usually served it with tortilla chips on the side, which is yummy, but you know... not all that good if you're on a diet. Or in general really.
In other news, I've finally signed up for another semester at the gym, and so far, I've been there twice. Once on Monday, which was the day I signed up, and once today. Both times, I've hit the rush hour (it's a gym primarily used by students). On Monday, I wasn't there until three-ish. Every single treadmill in the place was occupied, and the machines weren't much better. I went on the stationary bike for about ten minutes, while waiting for a treadmill and then "ran" for 45 minutes. I say "ran", because there was a lot of alternating between running and walking. I naively thought (hoped?) that I'd be able to run as much as I did back home, even though it's been nearly three weeks since I set foot inside a gym. Not happening. But I did manage nearly three miles, which isn't all that shabby.
Today, I was going to go the gym around 12:30, but it turns out, I'm lazy. Who'da thunk it? So I wasn't there until maybe 2-ish. Better than last time, and I did get a treadmill right away, but there were still too many people around for my taste. I really really dislike having to wait around for certain machines to free up, and I feel all self-conscious about people standing right there when I'm trying to work out. It's got nothing to do with my weight. I just don't like people watching me do stuff.
Despite the people, it was a good work out. I set my treadmill for miles per hour today, just for kicks. I averaged 4.5 miles per hour. I totally prefer saying that I averaged 7.3 kilometers per hour though, even though it's pretty much the same speed. The metric system is an ego boost for me!
After the running, I went through my weight program, and discovered that the machines that I've been pining for all Christmas actually aren't all that. But they work. And I guess that's all I need?
Monday, January 25, 2010
Welcome to the Twilight Zone
Considering the string of extremely bad days I had this last week, I expected to have gained ten or twenty pounds or so. I've certainly eaten enough for that to be the case. Add in the fact that I chugged lots of water before bed yesterday, am premenstrual, and feeling bloated. The result was one apprehensive girl about to step on the scales this morning.
It told me I weigh 77.8 kg, or 171.2 pounds. That's down 0.7 kgs/1.5 pounds from last week. How I managed this trick? I have absolutely no idea.
Like I said, it was an exceptionally bad week food-wise. Saturday was especially epic, in terms of gluttony. My ex-roommates invited me and my best friend over for movie night and pigging out. Chocolate, potato chips, leftover Christmas cookies, sour candy, soda, licorice, hot chocolate, more licorice... I'd like to say that I don't think I've eaten this much junk in one night before, but the truth is that I probably have. Just not recently.
On the exercise front, things have been a teeny tiny tad bit better. Not good enough to account for the weight loss, but better. My lectures have started, which means that I get a 20-30 minute walk every time I have a lecture or a workshop to go to, which is three times a week. And today I'm finally going to the gym to sign up for another semester of torture.
It told me I weigh 77.8 kg, or 171.2 pounds. That's down 0.7 kgs/1.5 pounds from last week. How I managed this trick? I have absolutely no idea.
Like I said, it was an exceptionally bad week food-wise. Saturday was especially epic, in terms of gluttony. My ex-roommates invited me and my best friend over for movie night and pigging out. Chocolate, potato chips, leftover Christmas cookies, sour candy, soda, licorice, hot chocolate, more licorice... I'd like to say that I don't think I've eaten this much junk in one night before, but the truth is that I probably have. Just not recently.
On the exercise front, things have been a teeny tiny tad bit better. Not good enough to account for the weight loss, but better. My lectures have started, which means that I get a 20-30 minute walk every time I have a lecture or a workshop to go to, which is three times a week. And today I'm finally going to the gym to sign up for another semester of torture.
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