Blogging 2 lose weight

Still on track

2010-02-08T03:31:00.003-08:00

Still on track, still having internet issues;-(

Sick

2010-02-01T03:28:00.000-08:00

I woke up wednesday morning with an aching body, it felt like I had just completed a marathon. During the day I started to develop a fever. Nothing tasted nice, I couldn't eat, just had tea. When I got home, I took my temperature and it was extremely high. Went to chemist, got some meds and was in bed early. Next day woke up with high temperature, decided to go to doc. Doc told me the high

Healthy You Challenge - Week 3 weigh-in

2010-01-27T02:54:00.001-08:00

Although I thought my weekend eating had been better than ever before, it wasn't. I maintained at 197,12 pounds. I am thinking of lowering my calorie intake to 1800 just to see if I can't give my weightloss a bit of a boost. Still having internet issues - can't read mail/comments:-(

What a week!

2010-01-25T03:18:00.000-08:00

Been having internet connection problems;-( So frustrating. I have had a better weekend that I usually have. Will have to see what the scale's verdict is tomorrow when I have to weigh-in. Instead of trying to list my daily intake for the last couple of days that I have had internet issues, I will just list my goals and my progress/lack of it. Exercise twice a week for 20 minutes - OUTSTANDING!

Getting there!

2010-01-20T02:58:00.000-08:00

I must admit I feel like I am making progress. Even though I think my calorie target of 2,000 is high (as set by calorieking), I think it is a good place to start. If I can manage to reduce my calories consistently to under 2,000 and still lose weight - why not! It is much better than before when I used to eat at least for 2,500 - 3,000 calories a day. If I find that I stop losing I will have to

Healthy You Challenge Weigh-in 2 for 2010

2010-01-19T03:18:00.001-08:00

Woohoo! I am down to 197,12 pounds! That is a loss of 1,3 pounds from last week's 198,44 pounds! Now the trick is to remain steadfast and not to celebrate so much that I go overboard on eating again!

A nice day!

2010-01-19T03:15:00.000-08:00

Eating went quite well today. CK set my calorie target at 2,000 and it was not difficult to stay within that limit. I might reduce it if I don't see results. My meals for the day: Breakfast: weetabix with skim milk Morning snack: 5 apricots Lunch: low Gi bread with left-over roast lamb with mayonnaise Afternoon snack: apple Supper: left-over roast lamb with pumpkin, corn bread and salad

Weekend update

2010-01-18T03:12:00.000-08:00

Let's recap on the past week's progress with my goals: Exercise twice a week for 20 minutes - Did 60 minutes for the week! No snacking in-between meals and snacks - :-( Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day - DONE Allow myself 1 coke a week - had more:-( Eat at least 5 fruit/veggies per day - Most days. But still some way to go. Track what I eat daily - even weekends - DONE Have take-out only

Calorieking

2010-01-17T03:10:00.000-08:00

I decided to take the plunge and joined Calorieking for the trial they offering - one week free during which you can decide to cancel before they charge you. I think the software is good value at $45 and I did initially think the $49 per year for the online site was expensive, but now that I am working through the different tools on offer I can see the value of the site compared to the software.

Bit behind

2010-01-16T13:25:00.001-08:00

I'm so behind on posting and reading blogs, but the good news is I am tracking what I eat - every day!

Healthy You Challenge - Weigh in 1 for 2010

2010-01-12T13:22:00.000-08:00

First weigh-in for 2010: down from 198,88 pounds to 198,44 pounds. Small, but after the weekend I had I should be very grateful of the small loss.

Under 1,600 calories!

2010-01-12T03:11:00.000-08:00

Monday was quite a good day for me as far as eating is concerned. Meals: Breakfast: Mango and a carrot and pecan muffin Morning snack: apple Lunch: banana muffin Afternoon snack: apple Supper: toasted tuna mayo sandwich with salad and sweetcorn Evening snack: small piece of peanut brittle and one nougat candy I must be totally honest - muffins are so tasty, but calorie-wise just not worth it.

The weekend....

2010-01-11T03:03:00.000-08:00

Friday was a funny day. I got up earlier to make sure I have enough time to make dd's lunch for school, but then I forgot my own. I grabbed two small packets of crackers (6 per packet) on the way out of the house... Meals: Breakfast: crackers with fish paste Morning snack: apple Lunch: 12 Crackers Afternoon snack: Chocolate and cheese straws with coke!!! How horrible:-( Supper: KFC wrap and 1

Cravings

2010-01-07T03:02:00.000-08:00

Today started so well. By the time I left work, I had only eaten for 600 calories. So, my thinking was another 800 for the night was plenty! Hmmm.... it would've been if I didn't give in to a craving of mine - Indian samoosas with a glass of milk on the side. Meals: Breakfast: crackers with fat free cottage cheese Snack: apple Lunch: two slices of low GI seed bread with peanut butter Snack:

Lovely day

2010-01-06T02:51:00.000-08:00

I had such a lovely day today! I went to the gym, had a very nice workout. I almost didn't go, was thinking of so many excuses not to go, but in the end I was glad I did. Did my 20 minutes on the treadmill - burned 125 calories. Was running too for about 8 minutes. Food-wise it also went reasonably well. Meals: Breakfast: Mango with 100 grams fat free yogurt (the yogurt tasted horrible, I

Not too bad

2010-01-05T03:43:00.000-08:00

The day went quite well. I stuck to just about everything I had planned, except one thing. My meals were; Breakfast: 2 slices low GI bread with peanut butter Snack: apple Lunch: some left-over chicken and a banana Snack: apple Supper: tuna-mayo sandwich with salad on the side Snack: mango and sausage Hmm, sausage for a snack? That is where the problem came in. Firstly, I should not even have

A new year and a new start!

2010-01-04T03:03:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year everyone! This past weekend I used the extra time I had on my hands to think about my way forward. I have tried so many diets and plans during 2009 with very little success that I have to make some changes. I think things became to complicated. So, for 2010 I want to keep things simple.... My goals for January 2010: Exercise twice a week - that's all. Eat my 3 main meals and

Running is fun!

2009-12-30T03:03:00.000-08:00

I had a good day today! I went to the gym over my lunch hour and had a lovely workout on the treadmill. I even ran (not jog) for about 10 minutes. It felt great!!! I didn't expect it, but I love running:-) Especially with some nice music to help things along - the 20 minutes passes so quick;-) Eating wasn't too bad either: Meal 1: 1 small roll with 3 chicken viennas Meal 2: 2 peaches Meal 3:

Just going with the flow

2009-12-29T03:45:00.000-08:00

What in heaven's name was I thinking starting a dieting challenge just before Xmas??? What a silly idea that was. Anyways, will restart after new year, but for now I am just going with the flow.... Meals for the day: Meal 1: Grapes (didn't feel like having breakfast) Meal 2: Grapes Meal 3: tuna salad with tomato Meal 4: 2 peaches Meal 5: salmon and prawn linguine Meal 6: chocolate and chips

I'm up!

2009-12-28T03:11:00.000-08:00

I weighed in at 199.98 pounds this morning, up 3,74 pounds from last week wednesday's 196.24 pounds:-o Not good, not good at all.

Day 14 of my 3-month challenge

2009-12-23T02:37:00.000-08:00

I made sure my gym bag was in the car when I left the house for work in the morning - NO EXCUSES! And yet when I was sitting at work, just surfing I made loads of excuses - PMS cramps were killing me, etc. Finally I thought to myself - I could spend an hour at the gym and feel great afterwards or I could sit at work and feel tired at the end of lunch. So, I dragged myself to the gym. I had a

Day 13 of my 3-month challenge

2009-12-22T03:44:00.000-08:00

Oh boy, I am nearing the middle of the first month of my 3-month challenge and no progress yet! The day didn't go too badly. Aunty flo came and made me feel like I haven't slept in ages. I got home after work and plonked down on the couch and that is where I stayed for the rest of the evening. I had planned a nice 20 minute swiss ball workout, but nothing came off it. Meals: Meal 1: 1 cup

Days 10 - 12 of my 3-month challenge

2009-12-21T03:01:00.000-08:00

Oh, dear.... the weekend did not go too well. I ate completely off-plan. Friday was still ok, had some potato chips in the evening. Saturday was a disaster - no regular meals, went to the movies, had popcorn and chocolate, etc. And McDonalds to top it off. Sunday was a bit better. Had breakfast and supper and snacked in-between. Starting a challenge so close to Xmas and new year was not a

Day 9 of my 3-month challenge

2009-12-21T02:59:00.000-08:00

I woke up feeling so much better! I made sure my gym bag was in the car - I really felt great and had such a lot of energy. I downloaded some songs to make sure I have energetic music to keep me going in the gym and off I went! I had such a great workout. I did 20 minutes on the treadmill - HIIT workout. I ran - actually ran - for about 8 of the 20 minutes. It felt AWESOME! Meals: can't even

Day 8 of my 3 month challenge

2009-12-18T02:25:00.000-08:00

I finally felt better this morning. I am off today and decided to do my grocery shopping since the shops will be really busy in the next two weeks. And today was no exception! Meals: Meal 1: two slices of toasted low GI peanut butter and banana bread Meal 2: None Meal 3: 4 small Chicken and beef pies Meal 4: chocolate balls Meal 5: 4 small chicken and beef pies Meal 6: chicken viennas and a