Texa's Journal - Comments Welcome

[Texa]

I need to find one thing and stick to it! I know what works for my body, I know what doesn't work. However, I get frustrated because I'm a slug in the weightloss department. I have friends and family members that can knock off 2-3 pounds per week eating the same that I do while my scale moves down by tenths of pounds.

I know I shouldn't compare and just do what works but I get enamored of a new diet when I see someone having lots of success on it.

SO! With that said, and being(GAK!) two weeks away from my fortieth birthday I'm going to go back to BFFM (burn the fat, feed the muscle by Tom Venuto) and just keep it strong and steady for six weeks. No matter what the scale says! This is three times as long as my usual two weeks!

DH has left for training for six weeks (air force) so I don't have to cook two meals. Just for me and the kids!

Here are my goals for this week:

Do exercise/ training according to planner (1st full marathon in 2009!)
Plan ahead for meals so no off plan snacking.
Six small balanced meals a day. (protein, healthy carbs and healthy fat)
Taper the carbs with workout as such:

Meal 1 - Protein, whole grains
Workout
Meal 2 - Protein, fruit
Meal 3 - Protein, veggies
Meal 4 - Protein, veggies, healthy fat
Meal 5&6 - same as 4

I can do this for six weeks! Then I will measure and re-evaluate to see what I need to change.

 

[Texa]

Todays menu

1 - Kashi Whole grain cereal
2 - Boiled egg, blueberries and mango slices
3&4 Chicken Stir Fry
5 - Egg, Avocado with Lemon
6 - More stir fry!

Between the stirfries I'm getting about 4-5 cups of veggies. My BMR is about 1500 so with the exercise and training, I'm going to stay at about 1700-1800 calories. And on my long run days go up to 2000 - 2100. My maintenance level of calories is over 2600! Can you imagine what I must have been eating to gain weight!

I would like to lose a total of 25 pounds to be at my happy weight.
Even a pound a week would be great!

Yesterday was longish run (7miles) so today I did 30 minutes easy elliptical and pilates to get the blood flowing. I love Pilates after a long run!

 

[Texa]

First half of the day, so far so good. Same food plan as yesterday.
I did Bodypump this morning and my arms are shaky! I had some bad news yesterday. Nothing serious. Just something I had been planning for, for a while, didn't pan out the way I hoped it would.

The good news is that I didn't emotionally eat! That is huge for me. When I get bad news of am stressed out I usually reach for the carbs, but didn't last night!

Yesterday evening, DS11 and I went for an easy 1 1/2 mile run. I'm trying to work him up to a 5K so we can do the Everest Challenge together. Plus the poor kid got my body type - apple shaped, stocky and sensitive to carbs.

So we run three times a week, at his pace, then I do two other runs on my own - one is my long run. My body seems to like 1800 calories so far. That sounds like a lot but in the evening I still get hungry. I make tea with lime and drink that until bedtime.

 

[pearlieq]

Welcome to the journals! You sound like you've got a good plan and a great spirit--I'm sure you'll go far!

Congrats on finishing the WDW half--that's so cool! I'd love to walk it someday.

I totally hear you about being born apple-shaped and sensitive to carbs--story of my life!

Have a great day today!

 

[goldcupmom]

Welcome to journals, Texa!

Congrats on the 1/2!!

Looks like you're off to a good start & have a good exercise buddy!!

 

[Texa]

Thank you so much for your welcomes! They really mean a lot.

Today is so far so good . (at 10am haha)

I got my solo run in this morning, about 3 miles and managed to do a couple of minutes at tempo during each mile.

Food is the same as the previous days.

DS11 has a fitness test coming up next Monday so we've been working on his ab crunches. Poor kid is built like me, stocky apple. Luckily DD5 takes after DH, leggy and lean!

Interestingly enough DS is also an emotional eater. When he is stressed or upset he is always looking for something to eat. Either I've set a really bad example or it's some kind of hormonal response to stress. Maybe it's both. I've directed him to wait 20 minutes to decide if he's really hungry (if I know he's had a good meal) or give him 100 cal packets of popcorn. He doesn't like fruit, when I suggest fruit he balks. My response, "then how hungry can you really be?"

Luckily he loves baby carrots. Baby carrots but not a juicy mango? Go figure!

More update later in the day. Im down to my last chicken breast. Gotta go get more!