Afgrl's Journal

[Afgrl]

Had an appnt last Friday, made much more progress and the doctor said any day now. I had pretty strong contractions saturday for about an hour, but then they tapered off. So, my doctor says if I don't have the baby by the 27th, that we're inducing that morning at 7am. I'm so anxious and excited......and a little nervous too, but this will be my 3rd, so I'll be ok I'm sure. I have another appnt tomorrw.....well, I'm tired and had better get some sleep. Hope everyone has a great day tomorrow!

Oh, I was thinking about changing the title of my journal and keeping my food intake on here again, Then later I can add my workout routines, too. How do I do this, or do I need to have a moderator change it?!? Thanks!

 

[Afgrl]

Ok, well, I'm back and ready to start working out again. I can't really diet since I'm nursing, but I do need to clean my diet up quite a bit. I think i'll stick to the basics; chicken, fish, protein shakes, whole grains and vegetables. i also need to make sure I up my water intake, it's been difficult to keep on track with this since I'm no longer pregnant. So I bought a 3+ liter bottle and I'm going to start out trying to drink as much of one of these bottles of water a day. I'm also going to the gym tomarrow to get weighed, taped and my bf% checked.....pretty nervous about that, but it has only been 8wks and i'm pretty motivated to reach my goals again.

 

[Afgrl]

Ok, well I decided to get on the scale today....scary thought. I've lost 3 lbs in the last week, can't complian about that. So far in the past 8 weeks I've dropped 20 of the 44lbs I gained. Hopefully all will go well with getting back into the routine.

Meal 1-1c Special K vanilla almond cereal
1/2c 2% milk
vitamins 16oz water

Meal 2- 1/2 chicken breast cooked in 1 tbs olive oil
1/4 of a cucumber (lightly salted)
4oz diet root beer
16oz water

45minute medium pace walk this afternoon

Meal 3-protein shake w/2% milk

Meal 4- 1 small baked sweet potato lightly sprinkled w/cinnamon & splenda & 1 tsp margarine
2 slices ww bread
1 turkey burger patty
2 slices small tomato
1 tsp light mayo
1c steamed green beans

 

[Afgrl]

Late night last night baby was up and fussy (w/a belly ache) until 11pm....therefore here is my entry for 17Jan06

30 minute run varied pace between 4.0 & 4.6

Meal #1
4 french toast sticks sprinkled w/ 1/2tsp cinnamon and splenda
8oz 2%milk w/1 scoop protein
vitamins
water

Meal #2
1 Quaker multigrain cake w/1 tbs pb
water

Meal #3
6oz tuna w/1tbs light mayo
1 slice ww bread
small carrot
1/4 of a cucumber
water

Meal #4
protein shake made w/8oz 2% milk
lf granola bar
water

Meal #5
4oz pork cooked in 2 tbs olive oil
1c green beans
1/2c red beans and rice mix
water
6oz diet root beer

Meal #6
protein shake
1 rice cake w/1 tbs pb
protein shake

I'm not really measuring how much water I drink at each meal I have a 3liter bottle and just drink out of that throughout the day as much a possible. Today I drank half the bottle of water.

 

[Afgrl]

1/18/07

30minute run at fat burning stage 4.5-5.0

Meal #1
1 slice ww toast w 1/2 tbs apple butter
1 small banana
protein shake
water

Meal #2
rice cake w/1 tbs pb
water

Meal #3
approx 4 oz chicken
1/4c corn
1 small potato
water

Meal #4
protein shake
water

Meal #5
8oz chicken breast w/lemon pepper seasoning
1/2c brown rice
1c broccoli
water

Meal #6
protein shake w/1tbs pb
water

 

[Afgrl]

Alright, this is a little embarrasing but I'm going to post my pre during & post pregnancy weights up and also my goal of what I'd like to get down to as well.

Pre-138
During-182 (gained 44lbs......eeeeek!!)
Today my weight is 162, so I'm 2 lbs short of having lost 1/2 the baby weight.

I'd like to reach my goals in 6 months & my goals are the following: to lose 40lbs. To get to that goal I have to lose 1.67lbs a week. Is this a resonable goal or far-fetched?
My second goal would be to tone and strengthen my muscles moslty my stomach, thighs and back which is where I gained the majority of my weight.

 

[Afgrl]

1/19

Meal #1-1 1/2c cream of wheat w/1 tsp cinnamon & splenda
2c 2% milk
water
prenatal vitamin

Meal #2-rice cake
protein shake
water

Meal #3-1 1/2c vegetable soup
water

Meal #4-protein shake
1 tbs pb
water

Meal #5- 1 1/2c chicken tortilla soup
water

30 minutes cardio & arms today........1.5L water throught the entire day.

1/20/06

Meal#1-1c multigrain cheerios
2c 2% milk
water
vitamins

Meal #2-1 banana
water
protein shake

30 minutes brisk walk

Meal #3-1 1/2c chicken tortillas soup (leftovers)
1 serving (10 chips) organic white corn chips
water

Meal #4-protein shake
water

Meal #5-4oz chicken breast
3/4c brown rice
deluxe stirfry mix (steamed) broccoli, carrots, snap peas, water chestnuts
2 tbs soy sauce

 

[Afgrl]

1/21/06 (Sunday)

Meal #1-2 eggs with 2tbs cheese
water
vitamin

Meal #2-protein shake
water
1tbs pb

Meal #3- 6oz tuna w/1tbs light mayo
1 slice ww bread

Meal #4-protein shake
water
1/2c honey nut chex mix

Meal #5-(leftovers) 4oz chicken breast
1/2c brown rice
3/4cdeluxe stirfry mix (steamed) broccoli, carrots, snap peas, water chestnuts
2 tbs soy sauce

1.5L water

1/22/06

Meal #1
2c cream of wheat w/2 tbs splenda
2c 2% milk
water
vitamins

Meal #2-1 multigrain cake with 1 tbs pb
protein shake water

30 minutes cardio
leg workouts

Meal #3-1 slice ww bread 4oz tuna
water....water & more water

Meal 4-kashi honey flax granola bar
water

Meal 5-1c ww pasta
1/2c sauce
water
2 slices toast (white/french bread)

 

[T-Cake]

1/21/06 (Sunday)

Meal #1-2 eggs with 2tbs cheese
water
vitamin

Meal #2-protein shake
water
1tbs pb

Meal #3- 6oz tuna w/1tbs light mayo
1 slice ww bread

Meal #4-protein shake
water
1/2c honey nut chex mix

Meal #5-(leftovers) 4oz chicken breast
1/2c brown rice
3/4cdeluxe stirfry mix (steamed) broccoli, carrots, snap peas, water chestnuts
2 tbs soy sauce

1.5L water

1/22/06

Meal #1
2c cream of wheat w/2 tbs splenda
2c 2% milk
water
vitamins

Meal #2-1 multigrain cake with 1 tbs pb
protein shake water

30 minutes cardio
leg workouts

Meal #3-1 slice ww bread 4oz tuna
water....water & more water

Meal 4-kashi honey flax granola bar
water

Meal 5-1c ww pasta
1/2c sauce
water
2 slices toast (white/french bread)

This was the best food log days yet -- looks like you really do see now the importance of all that protein.

My biggest tip to anyone who strikes a plateau or is looking for a little boost: No carbs before lunchtime... and no carbs after dinnertime. For lunch, midday snacks, evening snacks, dinner... it's all good, but pre-bedtime and in the morning... ix-nay on the arb-cays. This was Ulter's main idea/plan he set forth for me nearly a year ago and it's worked WONDERS.

I am telling it to you because I see your diet is great right now and it'd be one small adjustment for you -- the cream of wheat, cereal, fruit, milk, etc. would need to be left out for breakfast, but you already make protein shakes and eggs to eat so that'd work just fine. Keep the cheese (lowfat is best), keep ANPB if you want to have that instead... I just live and die by these rules. You can read my log for proof!

Welcome back.

 

[Afgrl]

1/23/06

Meal #1-1c multigrain cheerios
1/2c 2% milk
water
vitamins

Meal #2-carrot sticks
water
protein shake

Meal #3-2 slices ww toast
2 tbs pb
water
1/2 serving organic corn chips

Meal #4-protein shake
water

Meal #5- 2 slices (approx 4oz) turkey ham
1/4c broccoli & potatoes w/cheese sauce
1 med sweet potato w/1tsp cinnamon & pat of butter
water
8oz fruit juice