This will be brief, trust me (the few moments to myself, I mean, not the post. When was I ever brief?). I wrote on my other blog about how we are having a historically un-white Christmas and it has been raining cats and dogs for days. Hence, my children are going stir crazy. When you live in an area where is hardly ever rains and you can nearly always send your children outside to run off some energy, these days of confinement begin wearing thin very quickly.
Plus, the rain gives me a headache which makes me guess that I am lacking patience.
Anyway, this past week has ultimately become a total rest week. Too many late nights of staying up and trying to order customized calendars before the sale ends because someone (me) procrastinated in uploading photos this year have left me zapped of energy. I also suspect the fact that I've been eating cookie dough and other gluten products is a contributing factor. Next year, I'm going to have to take the plunge and look into making gluten free cookies, I think, even when I swore I wouldn't do it.
Anyway, many of the lengthy BeachBody programs such as P90X or Insanity have a rest week incorporated into them where you do lighter exercise. And then they recommend taking a week off in between ending one program and starting another. Counting back, I never really did that after P90X, so this will be my rest time before starting TurboFire on Jan. 3. I think I mentioned that my sister has already started it and she says it's really challenging. My friend and fellow BeachBody coach, AnLee, has recently started Insanity, and Anne just started P90X, so I feel like I'll be in good company as I get back in the swing of things.
Besides, my children have been camping in the basement in my workout space, so that's cramping my workout style just a bit.
I'm feeling a little sad that I obviously can't partake in the Christmas cookies like in years past. The whole intolerance to certain foods does make me wonder about a lot of things. Like I think it's interesting that I notice this so much more this year. Is it because I have mostly removed gluten from my diet and when I add it back in, my body goes haywire? Why is that? The body is a curious thing.
As you ponder whether or not you want to do the post-holiday challenge with me (I'll put a few details below so you can decide if it's for you or not), consider what you might eliminate. I think that you'll be surprised, too, in just six weeks time, if you eliminate certain "toxic" foods, how your body will not like it if you try to add them back in. What would you eliminate? Soda? Diet soda? Refined sugars? Artificial sweetners? Is that even how you spell sweetners? Or is it sweeteners?
Anyway, here's a brief summary of what the challenge will entail.
-This first challenge will be four weeks long
-To be eligible, you will post in the comments section here or on the Facebook page I intend to set up, probably at the very last minute, your daily accountability--the workout you did, what you ate
-You will follow some sort of plan. If you are doing a BeachBody program that has you on 5 or 6 workouts a week, you do that. You are welcome design your own program to walk or run or whatever, but you have to do it for at least 30 minutes, 5 days a week.
-You don't have to track your calories, but I highly recommend you do so. It's very enlightening!
-There will be prizes!
-We're on the honor system. I won't be watching you from secret cameras planted at your house. Or maybe I will...
So, just something to think about. More details to come. Let me know if you have questions.
And now, back to my gluten detox...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Ah, the Holidays!
Confessions:
-I haven't worked out since Tuesday
-Today I ate cookie dough
-I will likely eat cookie dough again tomorrow
I've made an interesting discovery these past few days. I finished my work on Tuesday, so I haven't been sitting and working. But even though I haven't exercised, I also haven't been sitting on my rear all day. The result is that I've actually hit my BodyBugg goals without working out. Nice.
It won't last forever, I realize. Eventually, I'll have to sit back down and type all day, but until then, I'm digging this.
Actually, I plan to workout tomorrow, lest I get a little too lazy. Because let's face it, if you take too long off from working out, getting back into a routine is hell.
Plus, Turbo Fire arrived last week and Santa will give it to me a week from today. Thank you, Santa!
-I haven't worked out since Tuesday
-Today I ate cookie dough
-I will likely eat cookie dough again tomorrow
I've made an interesting discovery these past few days. I finished my work on Tuesday, so I haven't been sitting and working. But even though I haven't exercised, I also haven't been sitting on my rear all day. The result is that I've actually hit my BodyBugg goals without working out. Nice.
It won't last forever, I realize. Eventually, I'll have to sit back down and type all day, but until then, I'm digging this.
Actually, I plan to workout tomorrow, lest I get a little too lazy. Because let's face it, if you take too long off from working out, getting back into a routine is hell.
Plus, Turbo Fire arrived last week and Santa will give it to me a week from today. Thank you, Santa!
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Smashburger Hangover
I swear, I'm still here. Just a lot of work and holiday stuff going on.
Last Friday was my cheat day. On Fridays I also weigh in. Before I cheat, of course.
Anyway, I was up two pounds from before Thanksgiving.
Angst.
Apparently it didn't affect my psyche too much though because I had to take my kids to a natural allergist in another town where there just happens to be a Smashburger.
I have decided that Smashburger is my current favorite way to cheat. I swear, I was practically wallowing in that burger. And the haystack onion rings. I'm nearly weeping thinking about it.
And then that night, I ate popcorn.
The next morning, I would testify in court that I was hungover.
Let that be a lesson to me. Or maybe an explanation instead, because it's not like I'm swearing off either Smashburger or popcorn. Heaven forbid.
So as we move on through the holiday season, the good news is that I've been sticking to my morning workouts. Today I skiied and worked out and burned a killer amount of calories, which is important if I keep hitting Smashburger.
I haven't been logging my food though. I haven't taken the time, and I'm OK with it. I know it's temporary. And I am having some sort of holiday treat each day. Yesterday I ate ice cream. Today I ate some toffee. But what is different from in years past, I won't eat myself into oblivion.
I'll definitely have work to do after New Year's. Just not as much as before, hopefully.
Between Christmas and New Year's I'll post more details about the challenge. I hope you'll take part because it's so much more fun to do stuff like this with other people.
Last Friday was my cheat day. On Fridays I also weigh in. Before I cheat, of course.
Anyway, I was up two pounds from before Thanksgiving.
Angst.
Apparently it didn't affect my psyche too much though because I had to take my kids to a natural allergist in another town where there just happens to be a Smashburger.
I have decided that Smashburger is my current favorite way to cheat. I swear, I was practically wallowing in that burger. And the haystack onion rings. I'm nearly weeping thinking about it.
And then that night, I ate popcorn.
The next morning, I would testify in court that I was hungover.
Let that be a lesson to me. Or maybe an explanation instead, because it's not like I'm swearing off either Smashburger or popcorn. Heaven forbid.
So as we move on through the holiday season, the good news is that I've been sticking to my morning workouts. Today I skiied and worked out and burned a killer amount of calories, which is important if I keep hitting Smashburger.
I haven't been logging my food though. I haven't taken the time, and I'm OK with it. I know it's temporary. And I am having some sort of holiday treat each day. Yesterday I ate ice cream. Today I ate some toffee. But what is different from in years past, I won't eat myself into oblivion.
I'll definitely have work to do after New Year's. Just not as much as before, hopefully.
Between Christmas and New Year's I'll post more details about the challenge. I hope you'll take part because it's so much more fun to do stuff like this with other people.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
I Love Cookie Dough
I've finally figured out a way to keep from eating cookie dough: Gluten free.
Yes, gluten free cookie dough is nasty. Nasty, I tell you. Make some gluten free cookies and you won't be grazing on the dough, I promise you.
No one in the house has Celiac, that I'm aware of, but I do find my own digestive system works better when I reduce how much gluten I'm eating. Hence, my experimentation with gluten free cookies. When they're cooked, there is a slightly different texture to the cookie, but the boys and my husband eat them all the same. And I don't eat the dough during the baking process. It's a win-win.
However, I do not plan to make gluten free Christmas cookies. That's sacred, baby. And today the boys and I made some reindeer head cookies that were delish and yes, I did eat dough.
And I liked it.
Surprisingly, even with cookies and hot chocolate this afternoon, I still came in under calories.
I hope this is a sign of things to come this holiday season because I don't see me staying out of the dough.
Today's information
Workout: Jillians Michaels' Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. Burpees. Ugh.
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk
Lunch: Amy's palak paneer entree
Snack: I'm taking a hit for 3 cookies in terms of the dough and one cookie and a few random M&Ms which were used to decorate the reindeer heads. I also drank hot chocolate.
Dinner: homemade bean and cheese burrito in whole wheat tortilla w/2 tbls. cheddar cheese, salsa, sour cream; apple
Total calories: 1451
BodyBugg Stats as of 10pm MST
Calories burned: 2270
Steps: 9596
Activity: 1 hour, 34 minutes
I was at the ski school all day yesterday. I did sit down in good faith and attempt to log my food last night, but I couldn't remember what I ate. I know it wasn't horrible, but I couldn't remember what I ate for lunch. Still don't. How can that be?
I'm weighing in tomorrow. I can only imagine...
Yes, gluten free cookie dough is nasty. Nasty, I tell you. Make some gluten free cookies and you won't be grazing on the dough, I promise you.
No one in the house has Celiac, that I'm aware of, but I do find my own digestive system works better when I reduce how much gluten I'm eating. Hence, my experimentation with gluten free cookies. When they're cooked, there is a slightly different texture to the cookie, but the boys and my husband eat them all the same. And I don't eat the dough during the baking process. It's a win-win.
However, I do not plan to make gluten free Christmas cookies. That's sacred, baby. And today the boys and I made some reindeer head cookies that were delish and yes, I did eat dough.
And I liked it.
Surprisingly, even with cookies and hot chocolate this afternoon, I still came in under calories.
I hope this is a sign of things to come this holiday season because I don't see me staying out of the dough.
Today's information
Workout: Jillians Michaels' Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism. Burpees. Ugh.
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk
Lunch: Amy's palak paneer entree
Snack: I'm taking a hit for 3 cookies in terms of the dough and one cookie and a few random M&Ms which were used to decorate the reindeer heads. I also drank hot chocolate.
Dinner: homemade bean and cheese burrito in whole wheat tortilla w/2 tbls. cheddar cheese, salsa, sour cream; apple
Total calories: 1451
BodyBugg Stats as of 10pm MST
Calories burned: 2270
Steps: 9596
Activity: 1 hour, 34 minutes
I was at the ski school all day yesterday. I did sit down in good faith and attempt to log my food last night, but I couldn't remember what I ate. I know it wasn't horrible, but I couldn't remember what I ate for lunch. Still don't. How can that be?
I'm weighing in tomorrow. I can only imagine...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
My Birthday Present
Yesterday was my birthday. And I decided that my birthday present to myself was that I wouldn't track my calories, I would eat a piece of birthday cake, and I wouldn't blog. The cake turned out to be strawberry cheesecake, but whatever.
I didn't pig out all day or anything like that, but I just didn't take the time to sit down and figure out calorie totals. I did do a really good workout in the morning, one of my TurboJam favorites.
I can't remember exactly what I ate, but I ate well all day. I ate homemade lasagna for dinner and then had a reasonable piece of the cheesecake. I was really full afterwards. I have stayed out of the leftover cheesecake. Miracles do happen.
Today, I'm right back on track, which I'm pleased about.
My point here is this: enjoy special occasions. Don't try to put such restrictions on yourself that you can't enjoy things (on occasion and in moderation, of course!). It'll come back to bite you every time!
Get right back on track. That's important.
Today's information:
Workout: Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. Ouch.
Food
Breakfast: two egg omelette with spinach and mushrooms, hot chocolate
Lunch: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk, 2 tbs. peanut butter, banana...1 cup stale, leftover popcorn?!
Snack: Bagel thin, neufchatel cream cheese, 1/2 apple
Dinner: salmon croquette, spaghetti squash with 1 tsp. butter, 1 tbsp. maple syrup
Total cals: 1559 (I think). My web browser crashed and ate my total and I'm too lazy to go back in and look.
BodyBugg stats as of 10:50pm MST:
Calories burned: 2074
Steps: 7169
Activity: 1 hour, 21 minutes
I actually suspect my calories were lower. I'm starving. I need to hit the hay before I eat something, but also because I feel like I'm getting a cold. Boo hiss.
FYI.
No one has commented that they are interested in some sort of fitness challenge after the holidays. This leads me to believe that:
1. No one is reading this blog
2. If you are reading, you are thin and don't need a challenge
3. You already own 4,032 workout DVDs and don't want anymore, even if they're free
4. You are too busy to reply
If it's 4, comment and let's do this thing.
I didn't pig out all day or anything like that, but I just didn't take the time to sit down and figure out calorie totals. I did do a really good workout in the morning, one of my TurboJam favorites.
I can't remember exactly what I ate, but I ate well all day. I ate homemade lasagna for dinner and then had a reasonable piece of the cheesecake. I was really full afterwards. I have stayed out of the leftover cheesecake. Miracles do happen.
Today, I'm right back on track, which I'm pleased about.
My point here is this: enjoy special occasions. Don't try to put such restrictions on yourself that you can't enjoy things (on occasion and in moderation, of course!). It'll come back to bite you every time!
Get right back on track. That's important.
Today's information:
Workout: Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones. Ouch.
Food
Breakfast: two egg omelette with spinach and mushrooms, hot chocolate
Lunch: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk, 2 tbs. peanut butter, banana...1 cup stale, leftover popcorn?!
Snack: Bagel thin, neufchatel cream cheese, 1/2 apple
Dinner: salmon croquette, spaghetti squash with 1 tsp. butter, 1 tbsp. maple syrup
Total cals: 1559 (I think). My web browser crashed and ate my total and I'm too lazy to go back in and look.
BodyBugg stats as of 10:50pm MST:
Calories burned: 2074
Steps: 7169
Activity: 1 hour, 21 minutes
I actually suspect my calories were lower. I'm starving. I need to hit the hay before I eat something, but also because I feel like I'm getting a cold. Boo hiss.
FYI.
No one has commented that they are interested in some sort of fitness challenge after the holidays. This leads me to believe that:
1. No one is reading this blog
2. If you are reading, you are thin and don't need a challenge
3. You already own 4,032 workout DVDs and don't want anymore, even if they're free
4. You are too busy to reply
If it's 4, comment and let's do this thing.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Eating Too Much at One Sitting. Burp...
I underate early in the day today. As a result, I overate at dinner. My calories came out fine for the overall day, but I recommend making a goal of spreading your calories more evenly over the course of the day.
Unlike me today.
Or you will sit around regretting it.
Like me.
A trainer once told me that extra weight around your hips and thighs is a result of inactivity. Extra weight around your middle means you typically consume too much food at one sitting. I think the latter describes my situation today.
I didn't workout before the tree hunting extravaganza. As I lay in bed procrastinating this morning, I convinced myself I shouldn't get all sweaty before gallivanting around in the frozen wilderness.
And in the end, all of that gallivanting around in the frozen wilderness actually burned a fair number of calories, so I'll escape unscathed.
Except of course, for my too many calories at one sitting.
Burp.
Today's Information
Workout: Gallivanting around in the wilderness watching my husband pull a tree through thigh deep snow.
Food
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal
Snack in the wilderness: beef jerky, hot chocolate. Isn't beef jerky such a wilderness sounding snack? Nothing like gnawing on a piece of animal muscle to give you some energy. Thinking about that just made me throw up in my mouth a little.
Lunch: Shrimp won ton soup, apples
Snack: Skipped. That jerky really sticks with a girl.
Dinner: Breakfast for dinner! I love it! Two eggs, whole wheat toast, one piece bacon. The fam ate French toast. I did not.
Total calories for day: 1659
BodyBugg stats as of 8:11pm MST
Calories burned: 1754
Steps: 6757--What!? Shockingly low after all of that tramping around in the woods!
Activity: 57 minutes. I must have been strolling.
Unlike me today.
Or you will sit around regretting it.
Like me.
A trainer once told me that extra weight around your hips and thighs is a result of inactivity. Extra weight around your middle means you typically consume too much food at one sitting. I think the latter describes my situation today.
I didn't workout before the tree hunting extravaganza. As I lay in bed procrastinating this morning, I convinced myself I shouldn't get all sweaty before gallivanting around in the frozen wilderness.
And in the end, all of that gallivanting around in the frozen wilderness actually burned a fair number of calories, so I'll escape unscathed.
Except of course, for my too many calories at one sitting.
Burp.
Today's Information
Workout: Gallivanting around in the wilderness watching my husband pull a tree through thigh deep snow.
Food
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal
Snack in the wilderness: beef jerky, hot chocolate. Isn't beef jerky such a wilderness sounding snack? Nothing like gnawing on a piece of animal muscle to give you some energy. Thinking about that just made me throw up in my mouth a little.
Lunch: Shrimp won ton soup, apples
Snack: Skipped. That jerky really sticks with a girl.
Dinner: Breakfast for dinner! I love it! Two eggs, whole wheat toast, one piece bacon. The fam ate French toast. I did not.
Total calories for day: 1659
BodyBugg stats as of 8:11pm MST
Calories burned: 1754
Steps: 6757--What!? Shockingly low after all of that tramping around in the woods!
Activity: 57 minutes. I must have been strolling.
Saturday, December 4, 2010
The Weekends Mess Me Up
Does anyone else have this problem? I'm so good with nutrition and exercise and maintaining my schedule all week, and then all of the other people in the house are around all weekend and I get all off track.
Really, all in all, today wasn't too bad. I didn't get up very early, but I did squeeze a good walk in before we headed to the next town for a hockey festival--my younger son's first (they lost the first game, won the next two). It was an outdoor rink so there was a lot of standing around in the cold and drinking hot chocolate.
Yum.
I'm trying to figure out a way to roll with the weekends without getting too off track. Maybe having my rest day on Wednesday instead of Sunday will help.
Tomorrow we're hiking out into the wild to mercilessly cut down a Christmas tree.
Tomorrow's goal: get a workout in prior to the tree cutting!
Give this idea some thought: does anyone want to do some sort of fitness challenge starting January 3? It won't be based on how much weight we lose, but more about making sure we exercise every day and eat well. I'll sweeten the deal and throw in some prizes--from BeachBody, of course.
If it's something you're willing to think about, put a comment to that effect.
Today's InformationWorkout: 60 minute walk
Food
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal, milk, maple syrup
Lunch: Bagel (one of those new bagel thins--very good way to enjoy a bagel without all of the calories), egg, cheese, sandwhich. Grapes.
Snack: peanut butter cookie, hot chocolate
Dinner: Chili with cheese, a bite of my husband's BBQ sandwich
Snack: cornflakes, milk, banana
Total calories: 1651
BodyBugg Stats (as of 8:54pm MST)
Calories burned: 1875. I'll come close, but won't quite hit my goal.
Steps: 10,418
Activity: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Really, all in all, today wasn't too bad. I didn't get up very early, but I did squeeze a good walk in before we headed to the next town for a hockey festival--my younger son's first (they lost the first game, won the next two). It was an outdoor rink so there was a lot of standing around in the cold and drinking hot chocolate.
Yum.
I'm trying to figure out a way to roll with the weekends without getting too off track. Maybe having my rest day on Wednesday instead of Sunday will help.
Tomorrow we're hiking out into the wild to mercilessly cut down a Christmas tree.
Tomorrow's goal: get a workout in prior to the tree cutting!
Give this idea some thought: does anyone want to do some sort of fitness challenge starting January 3? It won't be based on how much weight we lose, but more about making sure we exercise every day and eat well. I'll sweeten the deal and throw in some prizes--from BeachBody, of course.
If it's something you're willing to think about, put a comment to that effect.
Today's InformationWorkout: 60 minute walk
Food
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal, milk, maple syrup
Lunch: Bagel (one of those new bagel thins--very good way to enjoy a bagel without all of the calories), egg, cheese, sandwhich. Grapes.
Snack: peanut butter cookie, hot chocolate
Dinner: Chili with cheese, a bite of my husband's BBQ sandwich
Snack: cornflakes, milk, banana
Total calories: 1651
BodyBugg Stats (as of 8:54pm MST)
Calories burned: 1875. I'll come close, but won't quite hit my goal.
Steps: 10,418
Activity: 1 hour, 27 minutes
Friday, December 3, 2010
True Confessions
It's Friday. It's my cheat day. I ate donuts and popcorn for dinner tonight. For reals.
I just felt you should know this so you don't go thinking I'm all perfect or anything.
The topper is that I spent most of the day in the car and didn't exercise.
It happens.
I just felt you should know this so you don't go thinking I'm all perfect or anything.
The topper is that I spent most of the day in the car and didn't exercise.
It happens.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Weights, Measures and Counting
You're going to despise me for this, but my recommendation, if you really want to lose weight, is that you need to measure and weigh your food and count your calories.
I know. It sounds like drudgery. I fought it forever. And back in the old days, counting calories stunk. Food labels were confusing. You had to do it all by hand. I don't do math, so that presented a problem.
And then Al Gore invented the Internet and changed all of our lives. You can send him a thank you note later.
There are a zillion websites out there that make counting your calories so easy. I was shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, the first few days I started tracking my calories. I've been doing it now for about two years. Occasionally I miss a day, but I have discovered that over time, I've finally become pretty good at eyeballing things and using portion control. Portion control was always my nemesis. You mean I can't make and eat an entire packet of Lipton flavored rice? Seriously, in grad school I remember making these. They were yummy with all of their chemicals. If I only ate that, why couldn't I eat the whole packet? Why was I gaining weight? Duhhhhh.
So, pay attention to serving sizes. Weigh and measure your food (you can get a little scale really inexpensively). Track your calories.
I know it sounds horrific and time consuming, but it's very educational, and after awhile, it's second nature.
If you are confused about how many calories you should be eating, let me know. There are some online tools we can use to figure it out.
When I got my BodyBugg, it walked me through my fitness goals, my current exercise plan, body types, etc., and it told me how many calories to try and burn each day and how many calories to eat each day.
The free website I used for tracking my calories pre-BodyBugg was www.myfitnesspal.com. But there are tons of other ones out there.
Do a little experiment and track your food for a few days--every little morsel. I was floored by how much I was actually eating, mostly comprised from mindless grazing or eating kids' leftovers. Do not eat the leftovers, I'm telling you. Don't do it. Now I think twice before I pop something in my mouth because I don't want to confess it. Clearly, I would have made a terrible Catholic.
Today's information
And actually, as for yesterday, I didn't input my data--how about that after a post lecturing you to count calories! I think this may become typical for Wednesdays when I'm working on the mountain.
Workout: Burn Intervals (an interval workout from Chalene Johnson's ChaLEAN Extreme program); big walk with my sister's dog
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, original flavor almond milk, ice
Snack: skipped in a frenzy of work
Lunch: leftover salmon and wasabi potatoes
Snack: two oranges, pumpkin seeds
Dinner: Cooking Light's corn chowder w/bacon, tomato/onion/avocao salad
Dessert: Two bites of leftover pound cake, 2 squares dark chocolate
Total Calories: 1612
BodyBugg Stats as of 10:24pm MST:
Calorie burned: 2400
Steps: over 11,000 (I took it off before I saw the final number)
Activity: over 2 hours
I know. It sounds like drudgery. I fought it forever. And back in the old days, counting calories stunk. Food labels were confusing. You had to do it all by hand. I don't do math, so that presented a problem.
And then Al Gore invented the Internet and changed all of our lives. You can send him a thank you note later.
There are a zillion websites out there that make counting your calories so easy. I was shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, the first few days I started tracking my calories. I've been doing it now for about two years. Occasionally I miss a day, but I have discovered that over time, I've finally become pretty good at eyeballing things and using portion control. Portion control was always my nemesis. You mean I can't make and eat an entire packet of Lipton flavored rice? Seriously, in grad school I remember making these. They were yummy with all of their chemicals. If I only ate that, why couldn't I eat the whole packet? Why was I gaining weight? Duhhhhh.
So, pay attention to serving sizes. Weigh and measure your food (you can get a little scale really inexpensively). Track your calories.
I know it sounds horrific and time consuming, but it's very educational, and after awhile, it's second nature.
If you are confused about how many calories you should be eating, let me know. There are some online tools we can use to figure it out.
When I got my BodyBugg, it walked me through my fitness goals, my current exercise plan, body types, etc., and it told me how many calories to try and burn each day and how many calories to eat each day.
The free website I used for tracking my calories pre-BodyBugg was www.myfitnesspal.com. But there are tons of other ones out there.
Do a little experiment and track your food for a few days--every little morsel. I was floored by how much I was actually eating, mostly comprised from mindless grazing or eating kids' leftovers. Do not eat the leftovers, I'm telling you. Don't do it. Now I think twice before I pop something in my mouth because I don't want to confess it. Clearly, I would have made a terrible Catholic.
Today's information
And actually, as for yesterday, I didn't input my data--how about that after a post lecturing you to count calories! I think this may become typical for Wednesdays when I'm working on the mountain.
Workout: Burn Intervals (an interval workout from Chalene Johnson's ChaLEAN Extreme program); big walk with my sister's dog
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, original flavor almond milk, ice
Snack: skipped in a frenzy of work
Lunch: leftover salmon and wasabi potatoes
Snack: two oranges, pumpkin seeds
Dinner: Cooking Light's corn chowder w/bacon, tomato/onion/avocao salad
Dessert: Two bites of leftover pound cake, 2 squares dark chocolate
Total Calories: 1612
BodyBugg Stats as of 10:24pm MST:
Calorie burned: 2400
Steps: over 11,000 (I took it off before I saw the final number)
Activity: over 2 hours
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Can Someone Help Me Put on My Deoderant?
So this morning I once again barely made it out of bed in time to squeeze a workout in before the boys got up. I see a trend developing here.
I did a weighted workout, which I hadn't done in about 10 days.
Now I am suffering.
Nevermind that my shoulder is still a little bit sore from the muscle pull way back in October. It's the medial deltoid (heck, I don't even know if there's such a thing as a medial deltoid or if that's what is hurting, but I like that word. Medial deltoid. I'm going to say it over and over to amuse myself and sound smart.) The most ridiculous things cause me to restrain this medial thingy. I'm not kidding you--today I was WIPING THE KITCHEN COUNTER, moved my arm to wipe up some random sticky spot, and ow.
Anyway, after not lifting for 10 days, I estimate that by tomorrow morning I will have trouble lifting my arms and putting on my deoderant. Fortunately, it's cold out and my likelihood of smelling is slim.
Does anyone ever watch the show the Doctors? Sometimes when I'm wolfing down my lunch (I mean, eating my lunch in a fashion that is totally conducive to good health and weight loss), I watch a few minutes of it. In fact, today I set up the DVR to just record it every day. There's some good stuff on there and I encourage you to check it out.
What caught my attention today was something called the 17 Day Diet. There's info on the Doctor's website if you want to check it out. What I liked about what I saw was that this "diet" is focused on detoxing your body from what you have been eating, and moving to eating real food that gets your bod and hormones back in balance. I'm all about the hormones lately, and not just because I have PMS and am in need of serious psychological help and/or chocolate.
I don't want you to run out and buy the book or anything--it's really similar to what Jackie Warner and Jillian Michaels are saying in their books, which you can get at the library. I think they're all saying nearly the same thing, and it's all good.
But my point here is this: Remember that saying in the 70s, "Never say diet"? I'm cracking up because I think Garfield actually said that. Yes, I am now spewing nutrition advice from an animated cat, people! I can't go lower than this.
Back to "Never say diet." From the mouth of a cartoon cat or not, it's good advice. When I would first use the word "diet" around my boys, they would respond by saying, "You're on a diet?" And I had to explain, "No, when I say diet, I mean what I eat." There's a big difference between, "I'm on a diet," and "I eat a healthy diet."
Does that make sense? Any sense at all?
I used to diet. And it didn't work. Because I always saw it as a short-term way to get to a certain point. And then I'd go back to eating the way I did before.
Then I changed my diet. And I found a way to eat things that make my body run right and eat the things I like. They are now one and the same.
I'm going to take a page from Dr. Oz and the Doctors now and say, "Here are your takeaways today:"
-Don't go on a diet. Change your diet and make it something you can live with forever.
-Educate yourself. I like to watch the Doctors, Dr. Oz, read books like Jillian's and Jackie's to see what my options are. I've mixed and matched to see what will work for me.
-Cartoon cats may just know what they're talking about.
-Don't be surprised if you don't get any volunteers to help you put on your deoderant.
Today's Information
Workout: P90X Chest, Shoulders, Tris; a walk with my sister's dog; cleaning up my sister's dog's vomit--I'm totally counting that
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, original flavor almond milk
Snack: 1/2 banana. This wasn't enough and I was sorry. As a result, I spent $218 at the grocery store. Learn from my mistakes, my friends.
Lunch: Amy's Vegetable Korma. (You can always tell when I've been to WalMart when you see a string of Amy's entrees in my food list. WalMart = low priced Amy's entrees.)
Snack: Apple, 1/2 ounce cheese
Dinner: Homemade chicken enchiladas, gluten free pound cake with strawberry puree. Yes! I ate dessert! And I stayed within calories today and still had a treat. Hooray!
If I had to critique my day, what do you think I'd say? Serious lack of vegetables.
Total calories consumed: 1524--not too shabby
BodyBugg stats as of 10:48pm MST (good grief, I need to get to bed):
Calories burned: 2172 (I'll come close to my daily target, but the important thing is that I have achieved at least a 500 calorie deficit today.)
Steps: 8492
Activity: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Ta ta for now.
I did a weighted workout, which I hadn't done in about 10 days.
Now I am suffering.
Nevermind that my shoulder is still a little bit sore from the muscle pull way back in October. It's the medial deltoid (heck, I don't even know if there's such a thing as a medial deltoid or if that's what is hurting, but I like that word. Medial deltoid. I'm going to say it over and over to amuse myself and sound smart.) The most ridiculous things cause me to restrain this medial thingy. I'm not kidding you--today I was WIPING THE KITCHEN COUNTER, moved my arm to wipe up some random sticky spot, and ow.
Anyway, after not lifting for 10 days, I estimate that by tomorrow morning I will have trouble lifting my arms and putting on my deoderant. Fortunately, it's cold out and my likelihood of smelling is slim.
Does anyone ever watch the show the Doctors? Sometimes when I'm wolfing down my lunch (I mean, eating my lunch in a fashion that is totally conducive to good health and weight loss), I watch a few minutes of it. In fact, today I set up the DVR to just record it every day. There's some good stuff on there and I encourage you to check it out.
What caught my attention today was something called the 17 Day Diet. There's info on the Doctor's website if you want to check it out. What I liked about what I saw was that this "diet" is focused on detoxing your body from what you have been eating, and moving to eating real food that gets your bod and hormones back in balance. I'm all about the hormones lately, and not just because I have PMS and am in need of serious psychological help and/or chocolate.
I don't want you to run out and buy the book or anything--it's really similar to what Jackie Warner and Jillian Michaels are saying in their books, which you can get at the library. I think they're all saying nearly the same thing, and it's all good.
But my point here is this: Remember that saying in the 70s, "Never say diet"? I'm cracking up because I think Garfield actually said that. Yes, I am now spewing nutrition advice from an animated cat, people! I can't go lower than this.
Back to "Never say diet." From the mouth of a cartoon cat or not, it's good advice. When I would first use the word "diet" around my boys, they would respond by saying, "You're on a diet?" And I had to explain, "No, when I say diet, I mean what I eat." There's a big difference between, "I'm on a diet," and "I eat a healthy diet."
Does that make sense? Any sense at all?
I used to diet. And it didn't work. Because I always saw it as a short-term way to get to a certain point. And then I'd go back to eating the way I did before.
Then I changed my diet. And I found a way to eat things that make my body run right and eat the things I like. They are now one and the same.
I'm going to take a page from Dr. Oz and the Doctors now and say, "Here are your takeaways today:"
-Don't go on a diet. Change your diet and make it something you can live with forever.
-Educate yourself. I like to watch the Doctors, Dr. Oz, read books like Jillian's and Jackie's to see what my options are. I've mixed and matched to see what will work for me.
-Cartoon cats may just know what they're talking about.
-Don't be surprised if you don't get any volunteers to help you put on your deoderant.
Today's Information
Workout: P90X Chest, Shoulders, Tris; a walk with my sister's dog; cleaning up my sister's dog's vomit--I'm totally counting that
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, original flavor almond milk
Snack: 1/2 banana. This wasn't enough and I was sorry. As a result, I spent $218 at the grocery store. Learn from my mistakes, my friends.
Lunch: Amy's Vegetable Korma. (You can always tell when I've been to WalMart when you see a string of Amy's entrees in my food list. WalMart = low priced Amy's entrees.)
Snack: Apple, 1/2 ounce cheese
Dinner: Homemade chicken enchiladas, gluten free pound cake with strawberry puree. Yes! I ate dessert! And I stayed within calories today and still had a treat. Hooray!
If I had to critique my day, what do you think I'd say? Serious lack of vegetables.
Total calories consumed: 1524--not too shabby
BodyBugg stats as of 10:48pm MST (good grief, I need to get to bed):
Calories burned: 2172 (I'll come close to my daily target, but the important thing is that I have achieved at least a 500 calorie deficit today.)
Steps: 8492
Activity: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Ta ta for now.
Monday, November 29, 2010
The. Best. Salmon. Ever.
And that is according to my son who doesn't like salmon. I'll try to find a link to the recipe for Miso-Glazed Salmon that I made for dinner. It's from Cooking Light. I have two of their cookbooks and I love them and pretty much cook exclusively from them these days. The books feature recipes from the "Weeknight Meals" section of the magazine and there have only been a few we didn't like.
The Chickpea Pasta didn't go down well. I had to invoke the Mercy Rule that night. Oh well. Win a few. Lose a few.
I have a few more days of frantic work deadlines to meet and then I'm going to write some more detailed posts about interesting gobbldy gook I've been reading yesterday.
And who wouldn't love that?
At any rate, here was my day...
Workout: Barely made it out of bed in time to squeeze a workout in. It's cold and snowy. I want to huddle in bed in my woolies. But I did to Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2 and got quite a nice calorie burn.
Food
Breakfast: 1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology, 8 oz. unflavored almond milk, ice
Snack: 2 tbls. cashews
Lunch: Amy's black bean enchiladas, baby carrots
Snack: 4 Triscuits, 1 banana, 2 tbs. almond butter
Dinner: 4 tortilla chips, Miso-Glazed Salmon, wasabi mashed potatoes, salad greens, toma tomato, 1/2 tbs. olive oil.
Calorie total: 1742
BodyBugg stats as of 10:52pm MST
Calories burned = 2143 (goal is 2250, I think I'll just squeak by)
Steps = 10,620
Activity = 1 hour, 20 min.
I'm heading to bed to try and get 7 hours in before the next workout!
This link should take you to the Miso-Glazed Salmon and the Wasabi Mashed Potatoes. YUM!
The Chickpea Pasta didn't go down well. I had to invoke the Mercy Rule that night. Oh well. Win a few. Lose a few.
I have a few more days of frantic work deadlines to meet and then I'm going to write some more detailed posts about interesting gobbldy gook I've been reading yesterday.
And who wouldn't love that?
At any rate, here was my day...
Workout: Barely made it out of bed in time to squeeze a workout in. It's cold and snowy. I want to huddle in bed in my woolies. But I did to Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2 and got quite a nice calorie burn.
Food
Breakfast: 1 scoop Chocolate Shakeology, 8 oz. unflavored almond milk, ice
Snack: 2 tbls. cashews
Lunch: Amy's black bean enchiladas, baby carrots
Snack: 4 Triscuits, 1 banana, 2 tbs. almond butter
Dinner: 4 tortilla chips, Miso-Glazed Salmon, wasabi mashed potatoes, salad greens, toma tomato, 1/2 tbs. olive oil.
Calorie total: 1742
BodyBugg stats as of 10:52pm MST
Calories burned = 2143 (goal is 2250, I think I'll just squeak by)
Steps = 10,620
Activity = 1 hour, 20 min.
I'm heading to bed to try and get 7 hours in before the next workout!
This link should take you to the Miso-Glazed Salmon and the Wasabi Mashed Potatoes. YUM!
Sunday, November 28, 2010
I Went. I Ate. I'm Back.
We went to visit my sister in Utah for Thanksgiving. I didn't write that before I left because I'm never sure if that's safe or not. My husband was here, but what if someone tried to break into the house and steal our 20 year old TV or something? That would be terrible. How would I workout?
Anyway, I had somewhat of a plan in place for Thanksgiving and I'll follow it again for Christmas because it seems to serve me pretty well. I didn't put any restrictions on myself for food. These are the holidays and for me, part of the holidays is enjoying the food without guilt. My sister and I did exercise each day and my calorie burn totals were good the whole time we were away.
I was reminded that I do need to continue to avoid gluten, where possible. The stuffing and leftover turkey sandwiches did cause me some, um, gastrointestinal distress. I know, I'm sorry, but it's the truth. And no, I don't have scientific evidence that it was the gluten, but if I think as to what was different while I was gone, gluten is a big, glaring difference. I don't eat much of it on a daily basis.
I wonder if I could make gluten free stuffing? I'll have to experiment at Christmas and report back. Remind me. Because I'm forgetful that way.
So I'll be continuing through the whole holiday season on this general trend--workouts every day, enjoying treats in moderation.
I will say that even though I enjoyed things in moderation, my system is a little out of whack just from eating heavier foods. My older son is having similar system issues. Low on the fruits and veggies and higher on the stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy will do that to a body apparently.
Completely changing subjects here, my friend, Marci, said she was looking for me on BeachBody and couldn't find me. I can't remember if I said this before, but BeachBody has an online workout site that you can use for free. They assign you a free coach (you can choose me :) ), but the nifty thing is that you can workout at the same time as someone else and see their picture online and what workout they're doing.
For example, my sister who lives in Utah and I "meet" online between 5:30 and 6:00am MST each day. I log in and it shows me who of my "buddies" is online and working out. It's pretty cool and I enjoy knowing that she's suffering at about the same time I am.
I like to suffer in good company.
Like I said, it's all free. If you want to do it and workout online at the same time we are (or not workout at the same time if you're in a different time zone!), do this:
1. Go to www.wowy.com
2. It will offer you a free coach. Click on "Get Your Free Coach Now." It will randomly assign you someone or you can choose me: CoachNatalie. That's my BeachBody screen name. I know--how creative. If you put in my coach name, something will pop up to give you the option that "Yes, I want Natalie Rooney to be my coach" and you can say yes because I am a Sooper Genius and you love me.
3. Then you'll have a BeachBody account and can log into all of their online tools. They do have a paid membership option for something like $14.95 per quarter and that gives you access to menu plans and stuff, but none of that is required. For me it's all about having that accountability and my sister saying, "Why weren't you online this morning????" And I can make up some excuse like the cat chewed through the computer cables or something. (We don't have a cat, but she seems to keep accepting this excuse)
If you do sign up under my name, the system will send me a note and I think I can then send you a workout invitation. Or you can send me one once you're signed up. And we can be workout buddies. It will be swell.
I like it when things are swell.
So how was your Thanksgiving?
Anyway, I had somewhat of a plan in place for Thanksgiving and I'll follow it again for Christmas because it seems to serve me pretty well. I didn't put any restrictions on myself for food. These are the holidays and for me, part of the holidays is enjoying the food without guilt. My sister and I did exercise each day and my calorie burn totals were good the whole time we were away.
I was reminded that I do need to continue to avoid gluten, where possible. The stuffing and leftover turkey sandwiches did cause me some, um, gastrointestinal distress. I know, I'm sorry, but it's the truth. And no, I don't have scientific evidence that it was the gluten, but if I think as to what was different while I was gone, gluten is a big, glaring difference. I don't eat much of it on a daily basis.
I wonder if I could make gluten free stuffing? I'll have to experiment at Christmas and report back. Remind me. Because I'm forgetful that way.
So I'll be continuing through the whole holiday season on this general trend--workouts every day, enjoying treats in moderation.
I will say that even though I enjoyed things in moderation, my system is a little out of whack just from eating heavier foods. My older son is having similar system issues. Low on the fruits and veggies and higher on the stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy will do that to a body apparently.
Completely changing subjects here, my friend, Marci, said she was looking for me on BeachBody and couldn't find me. I can't remember if I said this before, but BeachBody has an online workout site that you can use for free. They assign you a free coach (you can choose me :) ), but the nifty thing is that you can workout at the same time as someone else and see their picture online and what workout they're doing.
For example, my sister who lives in Utah and I "meet" online between 5:30 and 6:00am MST each day. I log in and it shows me who of my "buddies" is online and working out. It's pretty cool and I enjoy knowing that she's suffering at about the same time I am.
I like to suffer in good company.
Like I said, it's all free. If you want to do it and workout online at the same time we are (or not workout at the same time if you're in a different time zone!), do this:
1. Go to www.wowy.com
2. It will offer you a free coach. Click on "Get Your Free Coach Now." It will randomly assign you someone or you can choose me: CoachNatalie. That's my BeachBody screen name. I know--how creative. If you put in my coach name, something will pop up to give you the option that "Yes, I want Natalie Rooney to be my coach" and you can say yes because I am a Sooper Genius and you love me.
3. Then you'll have a BeachBody account and can log into all of their online tools. They do have a paid membership option for something like $14.95 per quarter and that gives you access to menu plans and stuff, but none of that is required. For me it's all about having that accountability and my sister saying, "Why weren't you online this morning????" And I can make up some excuse like the cat chewed through the computer cables or something. (We don't have a cat, but she seems to keep accepting this excuse)
If you do sign up under my name, the system will send me a note and I think I can then send you a workout invitation. Or you can send me one once you're signed up. And we can be workout buddies. It will be swell.
I like it when things are swell.
So how was your Thanksgiving?
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
BodyBugg Q&A
A few quick answers to Jo's questions and then I'll be signing off until after the long weekend (no need to really log on and tell you about all of the food I plan to eat and thoroughly enjoy).
These are good questions. I should have thought of them...
1. Is the BodyBugg user friendly? Totally. I'm not very tech savvy either. I did run into a glitch setting it up, but 10 minutes on the phone with tech support and I was rolling.
2. Do you wear it ALL THE TIME? I can see wearing it most of the time but if you go out at night or to a party or something do you still wear it? Yes, I pretty much wear it all the time because I'm curious as to what calories I burn and when. I do take a day off on Sundays sometimes and I didn't wear it on vacation. And I didn't wear it to Eamonn's cousin's wedding. But for the most part, I wear it.
3. Do you think the digital display is something to get as well. Does it give you the same info you get from the online subscription? Do you need both or do you get the same info from both? It seems to me if you want to know *rightnow* what your stats are you should get the display, but if you can wait till you can get on the computer you get the same info- correct? I did get the digital display because I do like to know RIGHT NOW what I'm burning. You could get away with not having it and then you just wouldn't know your info until you sat down to sync it up in the evening. The online subscription is part of it. When I bought mine, I got the first 6 months of the online subscription free. Then I signed up for another year when the 6 months were up. I thought it was reasonable--about $79 for 12 months. That gives you access to one free coaching session with the BB people. They tell you about all of the features available, which was pretty cool.
4. Does this replace the heart rate monitor? Yes, it does replace the HR monitor. I no longer wear a HR monitor, which I think is actually good. The BB doesn't do heart rate--it bases your caloric burn on about 5 other things that are supposedly far more accurate. I used to be so wrapped up in my heart rate. Now I don't think about it.
OK, I'm about to fall asleep typing. I had a great day, but I'm too tired to write it all out. I crushed all of my goals on the BB today and did a cardio core workout this AM. Good eating. Good day all around.
Happy Thanksgiving--see you next week!
These are good questions. I should have thought of them...
1. Is the BodyBugg user friendly? Totally. I'm not very tech savvy either. I did run into a glitch setting it up, but 10 minutes on the phone with tech support and I was rolling.
2. Do you wear it ALL THE TIME? I can see wearing it most of the time but if you go out at night or to a party or something do you still wear it? Yes, I pretty much wear it all the time because I'm curious as to what calories I burn and when. I do take a day off on Sundays sometimes and I didn't wear it on vacation. And I didn't wear it to Eamonn's cousin's wedding. But for the most part, I wear it.
3. Do you think the digital display is something to get as well. Does it give you the same info you get from the online subscription? Do you need both or do you get the same info from both? It seems to me if you want to know *rightnow* what your stats are you should get the display, but if you can wait till you can get on the computer you get the same info- correct? I did get the digital display because I do like to know RIGHT NOW what I'm burning. You could get away with not having it and then you just wouldn't know your info until you sat down to sync it up in the evening. The online subscription is part of it. When I bought mine, I got the first 6 months of the online subscription free. Then I signed up for another year when the 6 months were up. I thought it was reasonable--about $79 for 12 months. That gives you access to one free coaching session with the BB people. They tell you about all of the features available, which was pretty cool.
4. Does this replace the heart rate monitor? Yes, it does replace the HR monitor. I no longer wear a HR monitor, which I think is actually good. The BB doesn't do heart rate--it bases your caloric burn on about 5 other things that are supposedly far more accurate. I used to be so wrapped up in my heart rate. Now I don't think about it.
OK, I'm about to fall asleep typing. I had a great day, but I'm too tired to write it all out. I crushed all of my goals on the BB today and did a cardio core workout this AM. Good eating. Good day all around.
Happy Thanksgiving--see you next week!
Monday, November 22, 2010
The Scoop on the BodyBugg
I have owned a BodyBugg since September 2009. I'm going out on a limb here, but the BB pretty much changed how I look at weight loss.
When I first started BeachBody workouts, I had early great success. And then I sort of stagnated and I couldn't lose anything. I worked out, I ate well, and yet every Friday when I weighed in, I hadn't lost the pound I thought should be coming off. So I'd be mad/annoyed/discouraged and I'd eat a bunch of food and I'd get in a terrible cycle of eating and not losing.
I was convinced I had a metabolic disorder to go with my muscle wasting disease (see yesterday). I told Eamonn I needed to go to the doctor to learn more about my metabolic disease that wouldn't allow me to lose weight.
Then I read about the BodyBugg. Apparently the Biggest Loser contestants have been wearing them for ages, but I was just out of the loop.
I read about the BB on Chalene Johnson's blog. She, of course, is my favorite BeachBody trainer, so if she says something, I believe it, people.
Chalene did a review of the BodyBugg. You can read it here. I ordered mine right away. Read her review, because it's really good, but here's the lowdown.
The BB is an armband you wear on your upper arm and it tracks, with 90% accuracy according to the company, how many calories you burn each day. The BB tracks from midnight to midnight and if you get the watch/wristband display, you can see at any given moment, how many calories you're burning. As I sit here right now, I'm burning 1.7 calories a minute. I burn about .9 calories a minute while I'm sleeping. Depending on what workout I do, that might jump up to 7 or 8 or 9 calories a minute.
It doesn't track what you eat. You have to do that yourself! You log into your BB account and track your food. It's really easy.
A pound of fat = 3,500 calories. So, create a 500 calorie deficit each day for a week and one pound is gone. Magic. Well, magic and some work.
In the end, I discovered I did not have a metabolic disorder. Instead, I discovered I had a disorder called Eating Too Much and Not Exercising Enough.
It really is true. If you eat more than you burn, you will gain weight.
Bummer.
Wearing the BB has been really interesting. I love gadgets. But what I discovered was that there were certain workouts that I was doing that I thought burned tons of calories. Turns out, I was grossly underestimating what I burning during a workout.
You know how the elliptical tells you you're burning 700 calories if you slog along on there for 60 minutes? Not even close. Cut that in half and you're closer. Same goes for any of those machines. And those heart rate monitors that tell you you're burning 1,000 calories an hour during an aerobics workout? Probably not.
Anyway, once I figured out that I needed to ramp up my workouts, the tracking of my food combined with the exercise finally started paying off. It made the Friday weigh in anti-climactic. I pretty much knew ahead of time that I would/would not be losing weight and that took the drama out of it. I wasn't all deflated when I didn't lose because I knew EXACTLY why I didn't lose. During the weeks I was really good about hitting my goals (burning 2200 calories a day, eating 1700 a day--the BB helps you determine how much to eat and burn).
I have to tell you, I'm a big fan of the BodyBugg. I don't make any sort of commission for saying all of this. I wish I did. But truly it changed my life by letting me know exactly what my body was doing. Even if I didn't like the answers!
It did feel weird on my arm for the first few days. Now, I forget it's there. I do feel a little self-conscious wearing it with short sleeves, so I wear jackets a lot to cover it up in the summer.
So check it out and see what you think. Ask for it for Christmas. The last time I checked, the discount code on Chalene's blog still worked for a $15 discount. Use it!
Let me know if you have any BodyBugg questions.
Today's workout: Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2
FoodBreakfast: Brown rice cereal, almond milk, hemp seeds, maple syrup.
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Leftover taco soup, mexican cheese
Snack: Hot chocolate
Dinner: Pot roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, onions.
AndthenIwenttoseeHarryPotterwithmysonandweatepopcornwithbutterandsharedarootbeerandIcan'tbelieveitbecauseIhaven'teatenmoviepopcornforages---gahhhhh!
Total calories for the day: 1862 as close as I can guess with the popcorn extravaganza.
BodyBugg stats:
Calories burned = 2209. Hit my goal, thank you TurboJam!
Steps = 11,857
Activity = 1 hour, 46 minutes
When I first started BeachBody workouts, I had early great success. And then I sort of stagnated and I couldn't lose anything. I worked out, I ate well, and yet every Friday when I weighed in, I hadn't lost the pound I thought should be coming off. So I'd be mad/annoyed/discouraged and I'd eat a bunch of food and I'd get in a terrible cycle of eating and not losing.
I was convinced I had a metabolic disorder to go with my muscle wasting disease (see yesterday). I told Eamonn I needed to go to the doctor to learn more about my metabolic disease that wouldn't allow me to lose weight.
Then I read about the BodyBugg. Apparently the Biggest Loser contestants have been wearing them for ages, but I was just out of the loop.
I read about the BB on Chalene Johnson's blog. She, of course, is my favorite BeachBody trainer, so if she says something, I believe it, people.
Chalene did a review of the BodyBugg. You can read it here. I ordered mine right away. Read her review, because it's really good, but here's the lowdown.
The BB is an armband you wear on your upper arm and it tracks, with 90% accuracy according to the company, how many calories you burn each day. The BB tracks from midnight to midnight and if you get the watch/wristband display, you can see at any given moment, how many calories you're burning. As I sit here right now, I'm burning 1.7 calories a minute. I burn about .9 calories a minute while I'm sleeping. Depending on what workout I do, that might jump up to 7 or 8 or 9 calories a minute.
It doesn't track what you eat. You have to do that yourself! You log into your BB account and track your food. It's really easy.
A pound of fat = 3,500 calories. So, create a 500 calorie deficit each day for a week and one pound is gone. Magic. Well, magic and some work.
In the end, I discovered I did not have a metabolic disorder. Instead, I discovered I had a disorder called Eating Too Much and Not Exercising Enough.
It really is true. If you eat more than you burn, you will gain weight.
Bummer.
Wearing the BB has been really interesting. I love gadgets. But what I discovered was that there were certain workouts that I was doing that I thought burned tons of calories. Turns out, I was grossly underestimating what I burning during a workout.
You know how the elliptical tells you you're burning 700 calories if you slog along on there for 60 minutes? Not even close. Cut that in half and you're closer. Same goes for any of those machines. And those heart rate monitors that tell you you're burning 1,000 calories an hour during an aerobics workout? Probably not.
Anyway, once I figured out that I needed to ramp up my workouts, the tracking of my food combined with the exercise finally started paying off. It made the Friday weigh in anti-climactic. I pretty much knew ahead of time that I would/would not be losing weight and that took the drama out of it. I wasn't all deflated when I didn't lose because I knew EXACTLY why I didn't lose. During the weeks I was really good about hitting my goals (burning 2200 calories a day, eating 1700 a day--the BB helps you determine how much to eat and burn).
I have to tell you, I'm a big fan of the BodyBugg. I don't make any sort of commission for saying all of this. I wish I did. But truly it changed my life by letting me know exactly what my body was doing. Even if I didn't like the answers!
It did feel weird on my arm for the first few days. Now, I forget it's there. I do feel a little self-conscious wearing it with short sleeves, so I wear jackets a lot to cover it up in the summer.
So check it out and see what you think. Ask for it for Christmas. The last time I checked, the discount code on Chalene's blog still worked for a $15 discount. Use it!
Let me know if you have any BodyBugg questions.
Today's workout: Turbo Jam Cardio Party 2
FoodBreakfast: Brown rice cereal, almond milk, hemp seeds, maple syrup.
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Leftover taco soup, mexican cheese
Snack: Hot chocolate
Dinner: Pot roast, mashed potatoes, carrots, onions.
AndthenIwenttoseeHarryPotterwithmysonandweatepopcornwithbutterandsharedarootbeerandIcan'tbelieveitbecauseIhaven'teatenmoviepopcornforages---gahhhhh!
Total calories for the day: 1862 as close as I can guess with the popcorn extravaganza.
BodyBugg stats:
Calories burned = 2209. Hit my goal, thank you TurboJam!
Steps = 11,857
Activity = 1 hour, 46 minutes
Sunday, November 21, 2010
And On the Seventh Day, She Rested
I hope that doesn't sound blasphemous.
Anyway, I try to follow a workout plan that has me exercising 5 to 6 days a week. I've definitely discovered that if I take two days off in a row (or more), I start to stiffen up and get sore from not working out, which sounds weird.
This is possibly because I'm getting old. I've also self-diagnosed myself with all sorts of muscle wasting diseases to explain this phenomenon and the fact that even when I lift weights, I never really get great big guns. Muscle wasting disease--I'm telling you.
I was determined to get back on track today, but I knew the hockey tournament would mess with that and also Sunday is always my rest day. Always. I rarely meet my calorie burn goal on a Sunday--and that's OK.
So, Sunday = Rest Day. Except when it's not. In fact, because my work on the mountain is starting this Wednesday, and will continue for every Wednesday until mid-April, I will be moving my rest day to Wednesday. Bummer.
But life will go on.
I'm very happy to say that I did actually get my act together today. We left the house at 6:45am for hockey--of course, we did--and got home just as a nice snowstorm was starting at 4pm.
Even though I ate eggs benedict for a meal that I guess was brunch, I ate clean the rest of the day and will actually hit my 500 calorie deficit goal for the day--thanks to a lot of walking.
Today's workout: Walking around the rink and going up and down the stairs; carrying Christmas decorations out of storage and up the steps
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk
Snack: Banana
Lunch (brunch): Eggs benedict with salmon, roasted potatoes
Snack: 4 oz. of leftover chocolate milk, 1 medjool date
Dinner: Turkey burger (no bun), roasted red pepper, tomato, cottage cheese, pickles.
Total calories for the day: 1494
BodyBugg stats as of 7:30 p.m.:
Calories burned = 1840. I won't hit my daily goal of burning 2200 calories, but I'll still end up with a nice deficit because I ate carefully (for a change these last few days)
Steps = 7358
Activity = 55 minutes
A couple of things--I did eat my gigundo bowl of popcorn last night. Of course, I woke up this morning very thirsty...and bloated. But I still love it.
When you can't get a workout in, think about what else you can do to be active. I felt full after the eggs benedict so I walked the rink and did the stairs for as many times as I could squeeze in before I had to sit down and have a heart attack at the very intense hockey final (the boys won). And, have I ever told you how many calories you burn while cleaning the house? If you're a vigorous vacuumer, it can be like a workout and burn upwards of 300 calories and hour. Believe me, I've tested it.
Tomorrow's post: An explanation of the BodyBugg.
Anyway, I try to follow a workout plan that has me exercising 5 to 6 days a week. I've definitely discovered that if I take two days off in a row (or more), I start to stiffen up and get sore from not working out, which sounds weird.
This is possibly because I'm getting old. I've also self-diagnosed myself with all sorts of muscle wasting diseases to explain this phenomenon and the fact that even when I lift weights, I never really get great big guns. Muscle wasting disease--I'm telling you.
I was determined to get back on track today, but I knew the hockey tournament would mess with that and also Sunday is always my rest day. Always. I rarely meet my calorie burn goal on a Sunday--and that's OK.
So, Sunday = Rest Day. Except when it's not. In fact, because my work on the mountain is starting this Wednesday, and will continue for every Wednesday until mid-April, I will be moving my rest day to Wednesday. Bummer.
But life will go on.
I'm very happy to say that I did actually get my act together today. We left the house at 6:45am for hockey--of course, we did--and got home just as a nice snowstorm was starting at 4pm.
Even though I ate eggs benedict for a meal that I guess was brunch, I ate clean the rest of the day and will actually hit my 500 calorie deficit goal for the day--thanks to a lot of walking.
Today's workout: Walking around the rink and going up and down the stairs; carrying Christmas decorations out of storage and up the steps
Food
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology, almond milk
Snack: Banana
Lunch (brunch): Eggs benedict with salmon, roasted potatoes
Snack: 4 oz. of leftover chocolate milk, 1 medjool date
Dinner: Turkey burger (no bun), roasted red pepper, tomato, cottage cheese, pickles.
Total calories for the day: 1494
BodyBugg stats as of 7:30 p.m.:
Calories burned = 1840. I won't hit my daily goal of burning 2200 calories, but I'll still end up with a nice deficit because I ate carefully (for a change these last few days)
Steps = 7358
Activity = 55 minutes
A couple of things--I did eat my gigundo bowl of popcorn last night. Of course, I woke up this morning very thirsty...and bloated. But I still love it.
When you can't get a workout in, think about what else you can do to be active. I felt full after the eggs benedict so I walked the rink and did the stairs for as many times as I could squeeze in before I had to sit down and have a heart attack at the very intense hockey final (the boys won). And, have I ever told you how many calories you burn while cleaning the house? If you're a vigorous vacuumer, it can be like a workout and burn upwards of 300 calories and hour. Believe me, I've tested it.
Tomorrow's post: An explanation of the BodyBugg.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Watch Me Get Off Track...And Back On Again!
So this weekend is the perfect example of how things haven't gone as I planned.
At all.
I sit down once every week or 10 days to plan out menus and make a grocery list. This helps me stick to a budget and my healhier eating at the same time.
And I had this weekend all planned out. Or so I thought.
My older son is playing in a hockey tournament, and as terrible as this sounds, I didn't think the team would do as well as they have done because I figured we'd be home for dinner each night.
That plan went out the window--hence the hot dog for dinner last night.
Tonight, I'm not actually even eating dinner because I'm going to eat my popcorn if it kills me. I hope I don't choke on a kernal now that I said that.
Anyway, my point here is that the best laid plans go awry. Or, like me today, you take healthy food along with you and you don't necessarily eat it. Sometimes I'm good. Sometimes I'm not. I'm good more often than I'm not, and that's the important thing.
Today's workout: Missed it.
Food
Breakfast: Two eggs, gluten free toast (annnnd, two bites of cookie dough. Had to make cookies for the hospitality room at the tournament and I was so tired last night, I didn't do it. But apparently I wasn't too tired to blog last night.)
Snack: I think we should probably consider the cookie dough my snack
Lunch: In the hospitality room--Chili with cheese, 1/2 piece of pizza, grapes, carrots, 1/2 of someone else's cookie (that they made, not that they were eating!).
Snack: Cornbread w/milk and syrup
Dinner: None. I'm abstaining until popcorn.
Trust me when I tell you I don't eat this way on a daily basis. I'm realizing this is a terrible way to start this blog. And thank goodness I hadn't started a week ago on Friday when I went to SmashBurger. It would have been a bummer to confess that!
You'll start seeing some clean eating form me, I swear. But I definitely want you to see that I have feet of clay. The important thing is that I USED to eat like this more often than not. But I've learned I can have a bad day or two, or even go off the rails on vacation, and I can get back on and pull myself back together. That concept was a huge turning point for me.
Over the course of the next few weeks I'll talk more about how I eat and exercise to keep myself moving forward.
BodyBugg stats as of 6:06pm:
Calories burned = 1723. I won't be hitting my goal for today!
Steps = 5726
Activity = 35 minutes
Clearly, too much sitting in a hockey rink today.
For Meg: A word about the shakes. I have looked the world over for a whey protein shake. I researched different brands, I spent good money on them. Some were good. Some were just plain nasty. I feel like I drank a lot of whey protein frogs before I found the prince of shakes. I have been drinking Shakeology nearly every day for the last five months. Sometimes I use it as a meal replacement, sometimes I drink it as a snack. I love it. I buy it, of course, through BeachBody. It's got really great ingredients. It comes in two flavors--chocolate and greenberry. I mix it with almond milk and ice, sometimes adding other stuff, but you can do water, skim milk, different juices, etc. I surprise even myself that I can drink it nearly every day and not get sick of it. It must have been all those years of searching. I actually get a little case of the DTs when I skip it, which makes me wonder if there's something suspicious in it.
I'm kidding of course. It does contain an ingredient called camu camu which, when I had camu camu once like a tea at a party, everyone who drank it got all giddy and giggly. It was hilarious.
So anyway, I dig it.
At all.
I sit down once every week or 10 days to plan out menus and make a grocery list. This helps me stick to a budget and my healhier eating at the same time.
And I had this weekend all planned out. Or so I thought.
My older son is playing in a hockey tournament, and as terrible as this sounds, I didn't think the team would do as well as they have done because I figured we'd be home for dinner each night.
That plan went out the window--hence the hot dog for dinner last night.
Tonight, I'm not actually even eating dinner because I'm going to eat my popcorn if it kills me. I hope I don't choke on a kernal now that I said that.
Anyway, my point here is that the best laid plans go awry. Or, like me today, you take healthy food along with you and you don't necessarily eat it. Sometimes I'm good. Sometimes I'm not. I'm good more often than I'm not, and that's the important thing.
Today's workout: Missed it.
Food
Breakfast: Two eggs, gluten free toast (annnnd, two bites of cookie dough. Had to make cookies for the hospitality room at the tournament and I was so tired last night, I didn't do it. But apparently I wasn't too tired to blog last night.)
Snack: I think we should probably consider the cookie dough my snack
Lunch: In the hospitality room--Chili with cheese, 1/2 piece of pizza, grapes, carrots, 1/2 of someone else's cookie (that they made, not that they were eating!).
Snack: Cornbread w/milk and syrup
Dinner: None. I'm abstaining until popcorn.
Trust me when I tell you I don't eat this way on a daily basis. I'm realizing this is a terrible way to start this blog. And thank goodness I hadn't started a week ago on Friday when I went to SmashBurger. It would have been a bummer to confess that!
You'll start seeing some clean eating form me, I swear. But I definitely want you to see that I have feet of clay. The important thing is that I USED to eat like this more often than not. But I've learned I can have a bad day or two, or even go off the rails on vacation, and I can get back on and pull myself back together. That concept was a huge turning point for me.
Over the course of the next few weeks I'll talk more about how I eat and exercise to keep myself moving forward.
BodyBugg stats as of 6:06pm:
Calories burned = 1723. I won't be hitting my goal for today!
Steps = 5726
Activity = 35 minutes
Clearly, too much sitting in a hockey rink today.
For Meg: A word about the shakes. I have looked the world over for a whey protein shake. I researched different brands, I spent good money on them. Some were good. Some were just plain nasty. I feel like I drank a lot of whey protein frogs before I found the prince of shakes. I have been drinking Shakeology nearly every day for the last five months. Sometimes I use it as a meal replacement, sometimes I drink it as a snack. I love it. I buy it, of course, through BeachBody. It's got really great ingredients. It comes in two flavors--chocolate and greenberry. I mix it with almond milk and ice, sometimes adding other stuff, but you can do water, skim milk, different juices, etc. I surprise even myself that I can drink it nearly every day and not get sick of it. It must have been all those years of searching. I actually get a little case of the DTs when I skip it, which makes me wonder if there's something suspicious in it.
I'm kidding of course. It does contain an ingredient called camu camu which, when I had camu camu once like a tea at a party, everyone who drank it got all giddy and giggly. It was hilarious.
So anyway, I dig it.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Friday is Cheat Day!
Cheat day? What the?
My Friday cheat day is how I make life work for me. I eat pretty darn "clean" all week long, and then I look forward to Friday when I "cheat" by eating what I want. Does this mean I'm eating tofu and kale all week long? No. Although I did eat tofu last night.
I don't follow any specific eating plan. I've tried that and it doesn't work for me. I need to eat normal Natalie food--stuff I like--but I eat it in moderation and I like pretty healthy stuff. You'll get a feel for what I eat as I keep posting it.
Although don't ever use Friday as a gauge. Fridays, as I said, are my cheat days. Usually. If there is another day that I know I'll be eating out or going to a party (because I'm such a popular party invitee. Not really.) I might make that day my cheat day. It just depends.
When I first adopted this style of eating--clean 6 days a week and one cheat day--when Friday rolled around, I went nuts, trying to chow down everything I loved.
And then I realized I felt horrible on Saturday and my Saturday morning workout was practically unbearable.
so what started as a full on cheat day pretty quickly turned into just a cheat meal or a very scaled back cheat day. The bingeing just wasn't worth the bloated gross feelings I got from overeating.
So now on Fridays, I enjoy eating what I like, but I don't go nuts anymore (except when I have PMS and then all bets are off). The biggest thing I look forward to is a big bowl of popcorn while watching a movie on Friday night. Sometimes I have two small weekend cheats versus one big cheat. Again, it just depends. Interestingly, I've been reading "This is Why You're Fat," by Jackie Warner. I really like her and her philosphy, especially since she recommends having two cheat meals a week. No need to tell me twice! I'm adopting that aspect of her plan right away!
Something I have to remind myself of is that I'm a grown up and can make my own decisions about food--that instead of stuffing myself now, I'd feel a lot better if I stopped now. Afterall, I could eat more later if I wanted to. I know that may sound kind of bizarre, but it works for me.
For humor purposes, below is what I ate today. I don't count calories on a cheat day. I didn't get to have my popcorn tonight, so I'll plan tomorrow carefully so I can have it tomorrow night. I'll also be interested to see what happens with workouts tomorrow because my son has a 6 a.m., yes, that's AM, hockey game and as dedicated as I am, I don't foresee myself getting up at 4 a.m. to exercise.
Today's workout: Day 68/90 of P90X: Legs and Back
Food:Breakfast--almond milk, chocolate Shakeology
Snack--1/2 banana, 2 Tbs. maple almond butter
Lunch--leftover tofu stirfry, carrots
Snack--1 pretend Oreo
Dinner--hot dog!, 3 cookies!, 1/4 of a taco roll up thingy the boys were eating, 1 piece of cornbread
BodyBugg stats as of 9:21 p.m.:Calories burned = 2148
Steps = 8554
Activity = 2 hours, 7 minutes
And by the way, Jo, I saw your comment and I promise a post about the BodyBugg very soon!
My Friday cheat day is how I make life work for me. I eat pretty darn "clean" all week long, and then I look forward to Friday when I "cheat" by eating what I want. Does this mean I'm eating tofu and kale all week long? No. Although I did eat tofu last night.
I don't follow any specific eating plan. I've tried that and it doesn't work for me. I need to eat normal Natalie food--stuff I like--but I eat it in moderation and I like pretty healthy stuff. You'll get a feel for what I eat as I keep posting it.
Although don't ever use Friday as a gauge. Fridays, as I said, are my cheat days. Usually. If there is another day that I know I'll be eating out or going to a party (because I'm such a popular party invitee. Not really.) I might make that day my cheat day. It just depends.
When I first adopted this style of eating--clean 6 days a week and one cheat day--when Friday rolled around, I went nuts, trying to chow down everything I loved.
And then I realized I felt horrible on Saturday and my Saturday morning workout was practically unbearable.
so what started as a full on cheat day pretty quickly turned into just a cheat meal or a very scaled back cheat day. The bingeing just wasn't worth the bloated gross feelings I got from overeating.
So now on Fridays, I enjoy eating what I like, but I don't go nuts anymore (except when I have PMS and then all bets are off). The biggest thing I look forward to is a big bowl of popcorn while watching a movie on Friday night. Sometimes I have two small weekend cheats versus one big cheat. Again, it just depends. Interestingly, I've been reading "This is Why You're Fat," by Jackie Warner. I really like her and her philosphy, especially since she recommends having two cheat meals a week. No need to tell me twice! I'm adopting that aspect of her plan right away!
Something I have to remind myself of is that I'm a grown up and can make my own decisions about food--that instead of stuffing myself now, I'd feel a lot better if I stopped now. Afterall, I could eat more later if I wanted to. I know that may sound kind of bizarre, but it works for me.
For humor purposes, below is what I ate today. I don't count calories on a cheat day. I didn't get to have my popcorn tonight, so I'll plan tomorrow carefully so I can have it tomorrow night. I'll also be interested to see what happens with workouts tomorrow because my son has a 6 a.m., yes, that's AM, hockey game and as dedicated as I am, I don't foresee myself getting up at 4 a.m. to exercise.
Today's workout: Day 68/90 of P90X: Legs and Back
Food:Breakfast--almond milk, chocolate Shakeology
Snack--1/2 banana, 2 Tbs. maple almond butter
Lunch--leftover tofu stirfry, carrots
Snack--1 pretend Oreo
Dinner--hot dog!, 3 cookies!, 1/4 of a taco roll up thingy the boys were eating, 1 piece of cornbread
BodyBugg stats as of 9:21 p.m.:Calories burned = 2148
Steps = 8554
Activity = 2 hours, 7 minutes
And by the way, Jo, I saw your comment and I promise a post about the BodyBugg very soon!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Another Blog. Exactly What I Have Time For.
Eamonn is reading this and hitting himself in the forehead. My work is busy, our lives are busy and yet, I am starting another blog.
What will you see here that's different from my other blog? I'll be focusing on fitness and nutrition--two things near and dear to my heart.
As I said on my other blog, finding the BeachBody DVDs and finding online support has really changed my life. I no longer feel like I have to fight with food, which sounds weird if you've never fought with food, I know.
I know not everyone wants to talk/read about diet and exercise, so that's why I started a separate blog. Here I'll be talking about what I've learned, what worked for me, and stuff I read about.
I'll also be posting what types of workouts I'm doing each day to keep my girlish figure, and what I'm eating.
Because truly, that's what weightloss (and maintenance comes down to)--calories in and calories out.
This blog is a little different in that because I am a "coach" (that just means a cheerleader really) with BeachBody, you'll see advertisements on this blog for the products that I like the best and use myself.
Yes, I sell this stuff now because I truly believe in it. That's really my only disclaimer.
You'll see the blog changing over the next few weeks. I'm trying to figure out how to do tabs and other stuff I've never done before. It's a work in progress. Like me.
So, I'm keeping this first post short and sweet. And official. Here's my check in--which I'm doing as much for myself, to hold myself accountable to reach my goals before my 25th high school reunion which may or may not be next summer. I'm getting ready just in case...
Today's workout: Kathy Smith's Timesaver Cardio Fatburner (hilarious that my first accountability wasn't even a BeachBody workout)
Nutrition:
Breakfast--1/4 cup mango
Snack--Chocolate Shakeology, 8 oz. almond milk
Lunch--Salad greens, 3.5 oz. tuna, 1/4 avocado, hard boiled egg, 6 kalamata olives, 1/4 yellow pepper, 1/4 cucumber, 1/4 cup celery, 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, Bragg's Liquid Aminos...two squares dark chocolate...
Snack--banana with 2 tablespoons maple almond butter (holy cow, that stuff's good)
Dinner--two servings tofu stir fry
Total calories for the day: 1629
BodyBugg Stats as of 10pm MST:
Calories burned = 2126
Steps = 11,288
Activity = 1 hour, 25 minutes
What will you see here that's different from my other blog? I'll be focusing on fitness and nutrition--two things near and dear to my heart.
As I said on my other blog, finding the BeachBody DVDs and finding online support has really changed my life. I no longer feel like I have to fight with food, which sounds weird if you've never fought with food, I know.
I know not everyone wants to talk/read about diet and exercise, so that's why I started a separate blog. Here I'll be talking about what I've learned, what worked for me, and stuff I read about.
I'll also be posting what types of workouts I'm doing each day to keep my girlish figure, and what I'm eating.
Because truly, that's what weightloss (and maintenance comes down to)--calories in and calories out.
This blog is a little different in that because I am a "coach" (that just means a cheerleader really) with BeachBody, you'll see advertisements on this blog for the products that I like the best and use myself.
Yes, I sell this stuff now because I truly believe in it. That's really my only disclaimer.
You'll see the blog changing over the next few weeks. I'm trying to figure out how to do tabs and other stuff I've never done before. It's a work in progress. Like me.
So, I'm keeping this first post short and sweet. And official. Here's my check in--which I'm doing as much for myself, to hold myself accountable to reach my goals before my 25th high school reunion which may or may not be next summer. I'm getting ready just in case...
Today's workout: Kathy Smith's Timesaver Cardio Fatburner (hilarious that my first accountability wasn't even a BeachBody workout)
Nutrition:
Breakfast--1/4 cup mango
Snack--Chocolate Shakeology, 8 oz. almond milk
Lunch--Salad greens, 3.5 oz. tuna, 1/4 avocado, hard boiled egg, 6 kalamata olives, 1/4 yellow pepper, 1/4 cucumber, 1/4 cup celery, 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, Bragg's Liquid Aminos...two squares dark chocolate...
Snack--banana with 2 tablespoons maple almond butter (holy cow, that stuff's good)
Dinner--two servings tofu stir fry
Total calories for the day: 1629
BodyBugg Stats as of 10pm MST:
Calories burned = 2126
Steps = 11,288
Activity = 1 hour, 25 minutes
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