June 07, 2004
Well, today is the first day of my fat burning challenge. Guess I should have measured my body-fat, but I'll wait until I receive my Omron (going to order it today). The gym has one, so that will keep my measurements consistent. While I have built some muscle working out, it's not as obvious as I feel it should be because of my blubber layer. It's not a whole lot, but it's enough to frustrate me. Still have a doughy stomach (although, in all reality, that may not change given the HUGE stretch marks I have from my 2 pregnancies) and my thighs flop around. I also have those wonderful fat deposits under my arms where my breasts meet my armpits. I'm tired of it, it has to go, I no longer want it.
So, I have decided that I need to become a food nazi the next few weeks. I'm using FitDay to track everything I eat. I figure that's the only way to make sure I'm meeting my goals. I'm currently hovering around 28% body fat, and, Lord knows, that has to get lower. I have a 13 week goal, and we'll see how low I can go in 13 weeks. If I could drop to 20%, I would be happy, any lower, and I would be ecstatic!
So what does this all mean? Well, for one, no more unplanned meals. Also, free day is no more. I'm sure I was totally undoing all my hard work with my free day, so it goes. I may indulge in a free meal from time to time, but need to keep a handle on it. I'm keeping up the workouts from BFL, because I like them and it gets me in and out of the gym in a timely manner (when I pay per hour for child care, that's important). The cardio will stay BFL style, but I will add some here and there. I will take the kids in the bike trailer a few times a week (I wind up pulling about 80 lbs, if that's not cardio, nothing is!), and I'm going to walk every day, weather permitting. Not to mention, that I might try to squeeze in some yoga or pilates if I can get it in my schedule. So there it is, I've told you, so it's official. I will give updates weekly (not that you care, but I need to make myself feel accountable somehow). In 13 weeks, I should be a lot closer to how I REALLY want to look.
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Quick change of subject...I have around 6 people coming over tonight for our homework group (we are doing collages - don't ask). Anyhow, we need to feed them, and finger food is the best bet. Does anyone have some EASY ideas as to what to serve? I was thinking chinese (pot stickers, beef teriyaki sticks, egg rolls), but not everyone likes that, so I don't know. Or I was thinking taco dip, quesadillas, salsa & guacamole. I need something easy and quick! I have a full schedule today, so have NO time to cook!
So, I have decided that I need to become a food nazi the next few weeks. I'm using FitDay to track everything I eat. I figure that's the only way to make sure I'm meeting my goals. I'm currently hovering around 28% body fat, and, Lord knows, that has to get lower. I have a 13 week goal, and we'll see how low I can go in 13 weeks. If I could drop to 20%, I would be happy, any lower, and I would be ecstatic!
So what does this all mean? Well, for one, no more unplanned meals. Also, free day is no more. I'm sure I was totally undoing all my hard work with my free day, so it goes. I may indulge in a free meal from time to time, but need to keep a handle on it. I'm keeping up the workouts from BFL, because I like them and it gets me in and out of the gym in a timely manner (when I pay per hour for child care, that's important). The cardio will stay BFL style, but I will add some here and there. I will take the kids in the bike trailer a few times a week (I wind up pulling about 80 lbs, if that's not cardio, nothing is!), and I'm going to walk every day, weather permitting. Not to mention, that I might try to squeeze in some yoga or pilates if I can get it in my schedule. So there it is, I've told you, so it's official. I will give updates weekly (not that you care, but I need to make myself feel accountable somehow). In 13 weeks, I should be a lot closer to how I REALLY want to look.
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Quick change of subject...I have around 6 people coming over tonight for our homework group (we are doing collages - don't ask). Anyhow, we need to feed them, and finger food is the best bet. Does anyone have some EASY ideas as to what to serve? I was thinking chinese (pot stickers, beef teriyaki sticks, egg rolls), but not everyone likes that, so I don't know. Or I was thinking taco dip, quesadillas, salsa & guacamole. I need something easy and quick! I have a full schedule today, so have NO time to cook!