Salad king Thai islamic noodles.

Sunday—

Sunrise jog/walk two miles around block (8AM)

Sunset jog around track (7PM)

Caloric intake: 1500

Monday—

Sunrise jog/walk two miles around block (8AM)

Gym elliptical for 700kcal approximately 60 minutes (4PM)

Sunset jog around track (7PM)

Yoga

Caloric intake: 1500

Tuesday—

Sunrise jog/walk two miles around block (8AM)

Gym elliptical for 700kcal approximately 60 minutes (4PM)

Sunset jog around track (7PM)

Caloric intake: 1500

Wednesday—

Sunset jog around track (7PM)

Yoga

Caloric intake: 1300

Thursday—

Sunrise jog/walk two miles around block (8AM)

Gym elliptical for 700kcal approximately 60 minutes (4PM)

Sunset jog around track (7PM)

Caloric intake: 1500

Friday—

Sunrise jog/walk two miles around block (8AM)

Afternoon jog around track*

Yoga

*Optional dependent on weather

Caloric intake: 1300

Saturday—

He shall rest

Caloric intake: 1300

Today is National HIV Testing day. I encourage EVERYONE to make sure they know their status. Being positive myself completely altered my life and perception on love and sex. Being safe is a MUST.

Vitamin D is the most important vitamin to take:

Some consider vitamin D to be the most important vitamin to take.  Here is why.

DIET PILLS!!!

• act on brain to reduce appetite by interfering with neutotransmitter levels
• originally addictive amphetamines (speed)
• now they are milder amphetamines
• affect lots more than appetite

This is not rational medicine.

1. don’t know how brain works.
2. or appetite.
3. or what the drugs to do brain.
4. or what the bad side effects could be.

EXAMPLE:

• phentermine + fenfluramine
• approved separately as diet pills 20 years ago
• MDs begin to prescriev in combination
• 1997: causes heart valve damage

CURRENTLY

• hunger/feeding behavior controlled by hormones in hypothalamus
• pharmaceutical companies studying drugs that mimic/block effects
• lots of effort, no results (yet)

Source: Yale University MB&B 300: Biochemistry, Lipid Metabolism Lecture by Michael Koelle (2010-11-09)

Whether you’re a new cycling fan or a seasoned pro, everyone goes for a reason. What do you love about indoor cycling?

Please??

okay sooooo today

I want to be happy :) 

think positive!!

I need to do some cardio and before i go I got to use some cream soooo i smell nice and clean hahahahaha

so i will go for a nice run, it will be fun :)

then i think i will do

either pop pilates or a workout video whatever !!

this will be awesome!

and i will have a nice healthy lunch and it will be great !!!

woooooo motivation :)

Today will be good 

Back Support Cushions:

Article by James Minnie at 2011-06-27 16:55:44

your abs are made in the kitchen...

What’s My Theme song of the day? Well, today in Zumba tonight, I will be using a Michael Jackson song for the warmup and cool down in honor of his life, should be fun! I will also be doing a routine to the song “Dance and Shout” Shaggy’s version. It should be lots of fun! What’s your theme song of the day? 

Trained cancer killer

Medicine harnesses the might of the immune system defeat prostate cancer

Doctors have been trying to enlist the immune system of patients in the battle against cancer since at least 1893, when physician William Coley of New York Cancer Hospital injected bacteria into a patient’s body in the hopes that it would spur the immune system to fight the bacterial infection and cancer cells alike. The tumor disappeared, and the patient lived for another 26 years. But immunotherapy was eclipsed by radiation and chemotherapy, which showed more-immediate and reproducible results.
Last April, Provenge became the first FDA-approved treatment that retrains the immune system to target cancer. Scientists have tested it only on subjects already near death, in this case men whose tumors had spread beyond their prostate. Those who took Provenge lived an average of 4.1 months longer than those who didn’t. Now researchers at Dendreon, which manufactures Provenge, are looking into whether it can stop the cancer from spreading beyond the prostate. If that can be done, says Paul Schellhammer, a urologist at Eastern Virginia Medical School who studied Provenge in clinical trials, the patient will usually survive.

By Carina Storrs via PopSci Google Chrome App

Joining a Gym

before you start any strenuous exercise make sure with your doctor that this is OK for you. You don’t want to hurt yourself or make yourself sick. For some people a brisk walk every day is enough.

If you have a certain exercise you love then by all means indulge this. If you love to dance, find a gym that offers dance classes! If you love to swim, make sure you join a gym with a pool. Exercise if by no means all about lifting weights. If you are looking for a gym with a pool be prepared to pay a bit more for a membership than a gym with out.

You also want to make sure you feel safe at this gym. It should give you an atmosphere where you don’t feel embarrassed or like you are gonna catch something funky from the locker rooms.


Finally you want to look at cost. Some places are very expensive while others are fairly cheap. The price can and will dictate the clients and what will be available for you to use. Some gyms offer discounts to certain groups of people, students with IDs, certain corporates, disabilities, etc. Always check to see if you can get a discount. This can knock a good 100$ off your year in some cases.

When you go to join a gym keep all these things in mind and don’t be afraid to shop around. A lot of gyms will give you a free trial day to see if you like it or not. Good luck everyone!

(Image is from the Issho ni Training series of anime. I’m going to try and draw my own pictures for these articles in the future)

Fun Fitness Fact of the Day: Your body is built in the kitchen! Always remember that and make healthy choices. Here is a great article on the subject: http://natemiyaki.com/2011/03/24/the-8020-rule-of-fitness-nutrition/

Sierra Club’s Coal in Your Life quiz: in DC, approximately 639 asthma attacks and 47 deaths in 2010 can be attributed to power plant pollution. (h/t MoJo)

I read this amazing article about the impact of nutritional habits on our body… a great Read.

here goes:

The 80/20 Rule of Fitness Nutrition

Posted on March 24, 2011 by natemiyaki

If you retain only one piece of information from my articles, I hope that it is this: your nutritional habits will have a far greater impact on your body composition and physique goals than any other fitness component.

Step back from the fitness industry, pop culture, or scientific debates and think about it logically for just a second. Lets say you perform 4 weight training sessions and 5 cardio sessions a week – a typical fitness protocol. That’s a total of 9 training sessions per week. That’s 9 chances to make a difference and change your body in a positive way.

Now, lets also say you eat 3 square meals a day. Better yet, as a fitness athlete you know about the advantages of meal spacing and eat 5 meals/snacks a day. That’s 21-35 opportunities a week to directly impact your muscle building and fat burning goals.

A common question in the fitness industry is, “what percentage of my physique enhancement goals will be a result of exercise, and what percentage will be a result of my diet?” Common answers are something like, “Well, they are both important. You can’t really assign percentages” or “training is 100%, diet is 100%”. But that doesn’t really give novice trainees an accurate depiction of the bigger picture. And in the big picture, diet will always have a bigger impact than training.

In our above example of 9 training sessions and 35 meals/snacks geared toward body composition improvement a week, that works out to about 20% accounted to physical activity and 80% accounted to diet. I’d say that’s a pretty accurate assessment of the physique enhancement process. If you want to look good, 80% of your results are determined by the food that you eat.

This is an article about fitness nutrition, not statistics, so lets leave the numbers behind and look at some real world examples. If you look around your gym, you’ve probably noticed some regulars that have been there day-in and day-out for months, or even years, but look exactly the same. All that time and effort with no results to show for it. What’s up with that? The answer is diet, or lack thereof.

Another good example is professional NFL offensive lineman. These guys are pro athletes that perform vigorous training protocols on a daily basis. They are big, strong, and could certainly throw me a severe beating. But most of them have a little jiggle with their wiggle, a large percentage of them are obese. How can this be? Again, the answer is poor, or no nutritional strategy.

Conversely, when you hear tales of dramatic weight loss or great body transformations, diet/nutrition is always at the forefront of the discussion. “How did you lose the weight?” friends will ask. “Oh, I went on such and such diet” or “I read this or that nutrition book.” People can make drastic changes in their physique with diet alone. Remember Jared from Subway (yeah I know he’s getting paid to say that, but you get my point).

The moral of the story is you can’t change your body just by exercising. As a matter of fact, I’d say you are wasting your time in the gym until you clean up your diet and implement a sound fitness nutrition protocol. It would be nice if we could work off last night’s junk meal with some extra cardio. Despite what some trainers would have you believe, it just doesn’t work that way.

When you are about to cheat and eat that slice of pizza or bowl of ice cream, remember the Fitness Nutrition 80:20 rule. What goes into your mouth accounts for 80% of how you look.

Copyright 2010 Nate Miyaki

The article can be found here —> http://natemiyaki.com/2011/03/24/the-8020-rule-of-fitness-nutrition/

"AIDS is transmitted by semen. Until further notice, don’t swallow semen and don’t engage..."

Couldn’t do Insanity again today. The friend who supplies my Insanity fix is off celebrating her mom’s birthday, which is okay, totally and completely okay. I’m not addicted or anything. You’d be a half-brained chipmunk with limited mental faculties to think that.

Fine. I’m kind of addicted.

It’s the sweating. I’m convinced it’s the sweating; you watch the Insanity stuff and you see all these people behind Shaun effing T just drenched and you suddenly become more envious of that than their rock hard bodies. Sweat suddenly becomes your meter for gauging how well you’re working out. If I don’t sweat enough, I honestly feel like I didn’t do my best, which motivates me to move harder the next day.

Anyway, since I couldn’t work out at all, I’ve been having a ‘blah’ kind of day. I know I could go for a run or something, but my neighborhood’s filled with other runners, plus what I like to call “Active Yard Cleaner Uppers.” These are people who constantly work on their front lawns to make sure it meets specifications only they care about. It’s not just about the yard, though. Oh no. It’s also about watching other neighbors on the sly, from the corner of their eye.

I just rhymed.

So, yeah. I feel awkward running in my neighborhood. I’m planning on doing some yoga later to make up for it.

current weight: 137

goal weight: 125

It has come to my attention that what seems to be “common knowledge” isn’t so common after all. Especially when it comes to health and nutrition. With all the media garble telling us what to do, what to eat, and what to purchase, it’s hard to desipher the which eating habits are good or bad. Should I not eat carbs? Should I exercise every single day? Will this Bun Burner 300 really make my ass look good in only a month? Most of it is the media trying to convince you, the consumer, to do this and that so they can make money. That’s the hard truth. Sure, that granola bar sure looks tasty and nutritious, and the box even says “Low Fat”! But take a look at the nutrition label, and the facts are all there. Most everything is shoved with hidden gobs of sugar, chemicals, and all sorts terribly horrid things for your body. But didn’t that label say “Low Fat”? Doesnt that mean it’s good for me? You be the judge.

I didn’t always see things this way. I use to be “normal”. I use to never look at a food label except to look at the calories. I use to think I was eating healthy for many years, when really, I wasn’t looking at the big picture. After all this so-thought eating healthy, yet still feeling like it wasn’t working, I asked myself “what is it I’m doing wrong”. And after many tiny discoveries over the months, it hit me- I didn’t know what exactly I was putting into my mouth, and ultimately, my body. After researching, reading, and marching through grocery stores staring at food labels, I felt empowered knowing what I was eating, and what exactly my body needs to carry me on. 

That is why I am here, now, to set the facts straight. After all I’ve learned, I feel everybody should know what they need to find happiness within themselves. Everybody deserves to be happy with themselves; every day, morning, noon, and night. Your body is your shell, your home, the one thing that will stick with you- but you have to love it and take care of it for it to do the same.

Biens dans sa peau!

Annie Chun Seaweed Snacks, I’ve only tried the Wasabi bits one. SO GOOD, 10 pieces of seaweed are 30 calories. 

Symptoms and treatment of delirium tremens. http://dld.bz/q9jH health

Hooping; both fun & a good workout.

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AIDS is transmitted by semen. Until further notice, don’t swallow semen and don’t engage in anal or oral sex without condom. I have lots of fun with the other options and you can too.

I feel disgustingggggg

I ate like, four slices of white bread because I was in one of my bread-withdrawal moods (do y’all ever get those…?). And now my body feels horrible. I foresee some quality time with my toilet bowl tonight.

Why do I do such stupid things?

To never make up another lame excuse as to why I can’t go to the beach with my friends..

Never again.

Breakfast/Post workout meal after 6 miles:

My Neapolitan Shake! It makes me feel like a kid again! 

To Make 2 Big Shakes:

In a blender put the following ingredients:

1/2 cup plain cup soy milk

1/2 cup lowfat choc milk

1/4 cup plain Greek Oikos Yogurt

1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder

1/2 scoop of choc protein powder

1/2 frozen banana

4 fresh strawberries

Add ice, blend and enjoy!! 

http://lizzheartsfitness.tumblr.com/

so if you’re into that stuff there it is, and if you’ve got one yourself let me know :]

Spa sauna treats private parts:

New trend in California beauty spas.

Breakfast:

• 2 wholemeal bread
• 1 tbsp. of Nutella
• 1 banana

Snack:

• 1/2 a pear
• 7 sweet corn balls (chips)

Lunch:

• Handful of salad greens
• 1 tsp. of aioli/garlic yoghurt
• Small portion of rice
• Palm of beef steak with fried onions

Afternoon snack:

• 1/2 cup of cocunut broth with cassava and tapioca pearls

Early evening snack:

• 1 Nature Valley honey & oats bar
• 5 almonds
• 1 cup of earl grey tea

Dinner:

Way too much… I can’t even remember my portions.
Basically, loads of meat (beef, lamb and pork, especially.) 2 cheese pizzas. Quite a bit of rice. 1 slice of chocolate-coffee cake. 1 glass of coke. Lots of glasses of homemade ice tea.
I had oranges somewhere in there..

It was another birthday party. Sue me. ^^

Late night snack:

• 1 cup of lemon tea

what a long day i have ahead of me today. at least i started my day off right and went running. i didn’t really have to BRING myself to do it, the rain just makes me sleepy. my run was very nice. it wasn’t really a work out, more like leisure running. i’m surprised it only took me 15 minutes to do my entire route, which means i should probably step it up and do it twice, or find somewhere else to run. i want to be in better shape and in order to do so, i need to start pushing myself a little harder.

another thing. I don’t understand why people sign up for gym memberships..? unless you live in the city where you’re fearing that you’re going to be kidnapped if you go outside, i don’t understand why you wouldn’t just run down your street (with your dog) or at a park or something. Night time is a different story. 24 hour gyms are convenient i guess if you work late and need something to do before you go to bed. i don’t fucking know.

“Being outdoors for part of the day helps reset circadian rhythms and balances hormones and promotes weight loss.”

GO OUTSIDE! RECONNECT WITH THE OUTDOORS! NEGATIVE IONS! NATURAL SUNLIGHT!

Antibiotic resistance has finally made its way onto the Senate radar again and with good reason considering that we’ve seen antibiotic resistance across British farms and this year in US hospitals and nursing homes to name just a few. It’s a problem that’s only getting worse with the expanded overuse of antibiotics. It’s this practice that a Senate bill is looking to limit with the re-introduction of The Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA).

According to Diane Feinstein (D-CA), the primary sponsor for PAMTA, reported on Civil Eats. “[t]he effectiveness of antibiotics for humans is jeopardized when they are used to fatten healthy pigs or speed the growth of chickens. This is a basic food safety initiative that would phase out the misuse of these drugs so that food in supermarkets across America will not spread strains of drug-resistant bacteria.”

According to the FDA, 80 percent of the antibiotics produced in this country are used in animal agriculture. This amount is estimated to be more than four times the amount of drugs used to treat human illness. 

The bill, which Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA), all have worked together on was outlined by Civil Eats and does the following:

• Phases out the non-therapeutic use of medically important antibiotics in livestock;

• Requires new applications for animal antibiotics to demonstrate the use of the antibiotic will not endanger public health;

• Does not restrict the use of antibiotics to treat sick livestock or to treat pets.

This needs to happen…

(Via: Tree Hugger)

The back issues resurface when I lay down, meaning (since I toss and turn a lot during the night) every time I move I wake up.

Also, the problem where my thumb falls asleep and then hurts like a motherfucker is still happening.

Basically, every hour or so that I try to sleep, I get jerked awake by a charlie horse in my hand and a stabbing pain in my right hip.

I AM TWENTY-TWO THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO ME

inspiration to get healthy though. I bet this would be better if I was in better shape.  The back thing at least.  Not sure about the thumb.

Maraming ayaw kumain ng ampalaya dahil mapait daw.

As of today/tomorrow/right now I am officially going back to counting calories, and working my ass off. 

I WILL SETTLE FOR NOTHING LESS THAN PROGRESS.

I WANT TO SEE WEIGHT LOSS EVERY DAMN WEEK.

THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

THERE WILL BE NO STOPPING.

^^^^ That is the face I intend to recall every time I want to stop.

Seven things I’m changing as of tomorrow:

1. No more, and no less than 1200 calories per day

2. At least two different kinds of fruits or veggies every day

3. 2 Liters of water every day

4. 30DS in the morning, my personalized routine in the evening

5. Running a mile 4x a week minimum

6. Cheese and soda of any kind is only allowed once a week, if at all

7. I will cook for my boyfriend, whatever he wants, but that doesn’t mean I will eat it

8. NO bread except for thinwiches

Alright body, let’s do this thing. I’ve spent too long putting this off and half-assing it. I need to get back to the motivation and dedication I had before finals took over my life. I need to get back to losing at least one pound a week. I NEED TO BE 130 BY MY TRIP. This is no joke — I am serious about it and I need to stop letting laziness get in the way of health and fitness. 

BALLS TO THE WALL

Check on how doctors treat schizophrenia a serious psychiatric disorder http://dld.bz/rg6U health mentalhealth

Community acquired urinary tract infections: Diagnosis and treatment http://dld.bz/qGHa health infection

Pero kung makainom ng Red Horse, akala mo matamis.

Fitness is better with friends : )

Who the hell cooks eggs in little boys' urine?! Oh. China.

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South Koreans eat 73 percent more vegetables, and Japanese 34 percent more, than do Americans. Americans eat about 70 percent more veggies than Northern Europeans do.

[Source]

Fat Head » The USDA Explains ‘My Plate’:

Yeah.

Honestly, the media had no influence in my weight loss. Credits for motivation goes all to myself. ;)

Because I workout a lot, I’m constantly starving. There’s a plate I finished like an hour ago sitting next to me and I could have another meal right now.

Make sure you’re eating 5 small meals and they’re well rounded with tons of protein. If you’re just eating fast burn carbs (white bread and such) you’re not filling yourself up well. Go for whole grains, organic peanut butter, fish and lean meats, and eggs.

Check on how doctors treat , a dreaded psychiatric disorder http://dld.bz/rg6U health

Hahahahaha this video is so corny.

Fatty acids.

Fatty acids make pretty much everything function properly in your body

Everything !

Cell function

Hormones

Immune system

Digestive system

Everything!

And without fatty acids the nutrients can’t even get into your cells (which is where the need to be in case you didn’t know)

You find the proper fatty acids in polyunsaturated oils.

I eat avocados on a regular basis. I really shouldn’t eat them so much but I like them on everything. Avocados are high in polyunsaturated oils.

I also eat fish and olives and egg yolks.

Ok everyone wants to know what I eat. Well here is something I love to make yyuuummm!!!

—Fried potatoes, fried lightly in grape seed oil… (I will research whether that’s bad or not and get back to you)

—sliced fresh organic avocado (like a whole avocado)

—and topped with fried eggs friend in vegan butter

Just mix it up in a bowl and eat it with Tabasco sauce!!!! So freakin good!

Here’s where it gets nasty!

This is when the American obesity epidemic began in the 70’s.

When marketing comes into play!

When they started hydrogenating our oils

Food producers take these oils and heat em up and let hydrogen bubbles pass through it. This makes the oil hydrogenated. If you full hydrogenate it, it becomes a solid fat that has crazy high levels of Trans fats.  If you partially hydrogenate its pretty much “Trans fat butter stuff”. Instead of a solid.  And IT’S CHEAPER!!!

Trans Fat Will Kill You!!

Just like smoking, it’s a poison you’re putting in your body, but you’re going to have to pay for a larger coffin

Remember how I said fatty acids make it possible for nutrients to get in your body? Well, when you replace those essential fatty acids with trans fat, it messes that shit up!
Your cells start blocking out all the good stuff and not preventing the bad stuff from coming in! This is all bad!

And when your body is hungry for those fatty acids you’re eating something else. Thus you stay hungry and just keep eating hydrogenated foods. Its so simple how it works and it should be considered common sense!

If you want to lose weight and still eat hydrogenated oils, you’re crazy.

You need large amounts of fatty acids

You get fat because hydrogenated soy bean oil (usually what they use) depresses the thyroid. So you have no energy and you don’t want to exercise

Trans fat is in everything!!

START FLIPPIN PACKAGES AND READING LABELS

I seriously can’t give you a list of things it would be way too long. Just start looking for yourself and you will be amazed.

Fast food is the epitome of trans fat!

Fry foods in coconut oil. It burns fat as energy instead of storing it.

Some oils if you fry in them, it’s the same as hydrogenating it. Like vegetable oil and olive oil.

The worst of the worst comes from fast food! Why do you think everything is so cheap?!

Oh and be careful because food companies disguise hydrogenated oils as Mono- and Di – Glycerides

When you are hydrogenated, you can’t avoid being overweight and having bad skin and overall bad health!

We do everything possible to be beautiful, none of that is ever going to matter if you’re consuming hydrogenated oils

NON-HYDROGENATED!

Smart and beautiful forever

basically… cause I’m freaking out, I’m okay, like, they are managing my symptoms. ...

Fitness is better with friends : )

i really want to starve right now

Symptoms of psoriatic arthritis. An arthritis associated with psoriasis. http://dld.bz/rg7W health

Sometimes you need a little motivation for exercise.  Maybe you workout with someone else or in a group (I highly suggest either one), or maybe some good music gets you motivated.  Whatever it is find what works for you, and use it often!  I am motivated by the feeling I get immediately following a workout… when you are tired, breathing heavy and you have all those endorphins rushing through your body!  Great feeling.

I would like to give a little advice to those who are beginning to workout.  Don’t look at exercise like some daunting task, or something that can’t be fun.  You should over time come to enjoy working out…it might take time, practice and more practice but you will get into a routine and start to enjoy it.  Be patient, and sometimes find an activity that you enjoy.  Swimming, sand volleyball, skiing, hiking…anything that involves physical activity that you can enjoy is a great way to incorporate a that word “fit” into your lifestyle.

Collin

If only Nestle’s Fitness and Fruit and Cereal isn’t that expensive, I’d definitely be buying 2 big boxes in one payday. One carton of that cereal is only good for 2 days consumption. I love it because it speeds up my metabolism and I’m beyond frustrated these past few days because wala na ko mayo ka moshi. Pffft!

if i could do this, i’d be one happy camper! but i...

Haven’t been eating so great the last two days but today I’ve been making up for it by drinking tons of water and eating alot healthier, and tonight I’m going to work out since I haven’t done it in two days also and my body feels sluggish. Its so weird how your body can get used to working out everyday and when you stop, your body feels completely different…maybe its just me. Even though I haven’t eaten my healthiest the last few days, its time for me to get back on track. I might do some mini workouts tonight since I’m feeling extra motivated :)

Breke- carrots (60)

General Food Log 6/15/11

Breakfast: IHOP Omelet Crisper (230)

Lunch: Italian Style Wedding soup (260)

Dinner: Spring Roll (150) Vietnamese Vegetable & Tofu Pho (400) and Japanese Sweet Rice Cake (110)

Total: 1,150 calories

Wellness 6.11

Wellness 6.11: Some foods have additives in them…and yet some of those additives can be...

Strong Women.

Strong Women.

I only just realised 42lbs is 3 stone...

CAN I JUST GO CRAZY FOR A MINUTE THEN RETURN TO NORMAL? KAY I WILL.

OH MY GOD 3 FUCKING STONE IS GONE FROM MY BODY.

:DDD

So, here it is, my bike route. In Muncie, IN they have a trail...

So, here it is, my bike route. In Muncie, IN they have a trail that runs through it called the Cardinal Greenway that I plan on riding a few miles on before turning around and heading home.

My iPod says it’ll take 10 hours to walk there and I’m hoping to get the whole trip in under 4.5 hours. I think it’s do-able so we’ll see. (that’s roughly a 14-15 mph pace)

I will change up a couple roads in the middle of my route so I’m not on the bigger, busier roads. I’m stoked!

My dreaded Week 22 weigh-in

I’m gonna cut out the regular mumbo jumbo and just tell you NO CHANGE.  204.9 last week, 204.9 this week.  No change.

Actually, that’s misleading.  There was a lot of change.  I had a 2lb loss! …Preceded by a 2lb gain.  So…you know.

And I’m totally blaming it all on last weekend.  I ate too much on Saturday, because I got to WI late and didn’t know they’d still have dinner ready at that hour.  Then I had a crepe in the morning.  A small one, but a crepe nonetheless.  Then I had a burger patty, unknown fat/lean content, with an unidentified slice of cheese on it.  Lettuce and tomatoes were not provided for burgers, but at least I brought my own bread.  Yeah, the redeeming quality.  My whole grain slimwiches.  Yay.  And TONS of grapes and strawberries.  Healthy in moderation, but way too much sugar in mass quantities.  But there was not too much else available, as far as things I’d think about eating.  I don’t want to blame my family for not providing good choices (they were otherwise so hospitable, so I’d hate to raise a stink), but this is where that leads me:

I just think that goes to show how important it is that family members (the ones who live with you, at least) are totally on board with your eating habits. Even if their diet isn’t the same as yours, at least to have them fully educated on your nutritional needs makes a world of difference.  It’s one thing to be able to draw a line between generally healthy and unhealthy things, but the weight loss often comes down to the nitty gritty:  the grey area where people won’t educate themselves if it’s not their life that’s doing the changing.  There’s a difference between healthy foods and diet foods, and you need to make sure the people providing your meals understand what that means, in the context of your diet.  For example, corn is a seemingly healthy veggie.  However, I don’t eat it because of the high starch content, among other things.  My family didn’t know that, and why would they without me telling them?  You can’t assume people will know what you need.  Let them know how deeply important your nutritional needs are.  Maybe you can make a difference in their lives as well.

Front of my tummy.

Front of my tummy.

Check out the gif below to get a real feel for my progress! :)

Reason #11 to Lift Weights (Adam Campbell)

11. You’ll Handle Stress Better 
Break a sweat in the weight room and you’ll stay cool under pressure. Texas A&M University scientists determined that the fittest people exhibited lower levels of stress hormones than those who were the least fit. And in another study, researchers at the Medical College of Georgia found that the blood pressure levels of people with the most muscle returned to normal the fastest after a stressful situation, compared to those who had the least muscle. 

Your gym/health teacher was right all those years: Breakfast IS the most important meal of the day.

Make it a healthy but delicious one.

Fruit Salad! yummy, yummy (:

Fruit Salad! yummy, yummy (: 

I decided to make a mini arrangement of some fruit I had handy! I used one banana, one peach, 1/3 can/cup of pineapple, and a handful of raspberries. Twas delicious, nutritious, and filling. :) 

There's a message in my ask box that's been there for AT LEAST a week,

And I’m beginning to feel really bad for the person who sent it.  If you’re reading this, message sender, I do plan on answering you!  I just wanted to give it the thought it deserves, and everything.

Good, got that out of the way.

June 4th food log

Breakfast- Kashi cereal with almond milk and blueberries; Morningstar Farm “bacon”; coffee
-I have tried SO many different Kashi cereals but I really do love the Kashi! Go Lean
(I think it’s the original Go Lean! cereal). It’s not too sweet, and it’s low(er) in
calories. I don’t like very sweet cereals because my almond milk is vanilla flavored.

Lunch- Quesadilla (whole wheat tortilla, reduced fat Mexican blend cheese, and Morningstar Farm “chicken” strips, with guacamole and salsa on the side); Melba toast crackers (so I could use up the rest of the salsa…lol)

Dinner- Veggie fried rice (recipe can be found here; it’s freaking GOOD)

Snacks- Fiber One bar; some (about 5) of my coworker’s onion rings - I am happy because I enjoyed them and I’m not beating myself up over it…they were yummy

Exercise- ZUMBA 

Also I’ve had 48 oz of water today- just need 16 more oz before bed!