I got up super-late today and I have a lot of stuff to do today/tonight, so… this will be a fairly quick post!
I have decided that it’s very important that I exercise today, so I am about to hop on my elliptical for an intense 30-minute level 8 workout. Once I’m done showering and getting ready, I’ll be heading over to my sister’s place to hang out for a few hours. Then I’m supposed to be going to a dinner gathering with some friends, which will likely take up the rest of the night. (I tend to stay out VERY late with this particular crowd, especially on the weekends). Food will be involved, so I’ve only had 360 calories so far today. The rest will be for dinner. Alcohol won’t be involved since I haven’t had a drink in 28 days, and this is a non-drinking crowd anyway.
I hope you all have a fabulous Halloween!
Delicious 100-calorie breakfast of champions:
1 carton lite&fit yogurt (60)
1/4 cup of Fiber one (30)
A handful of various berries (raspberries, blueberries and blackberries) (10)
Mix together and enjoy!
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by Rian on October 30, 2008
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Just a quick update…I’m finally done with my antibiotics! Yay!
Not much else to report. I’ve been sticking with my diet for the most part (give or take a hundred calories or so). I’ve gotten some comments from people thinking I’m going too hardcore, etc. I am sorry that a few of you feel that way.
However, I really can’t lose weight unless I get a bit hardcore with exercise and diet. I wasn’t blessed with a good metabolism or anything, so it’s up to me to deal with what I’ve got and make it work!
And that’s all I have to say on that topic. 
Here is a quick lunch-time mini-meal idea:
1 sandwich, made with: low calorie bread (80), 1 wedge of laughing cow cheese (35), 1/2 of a tomato, thinly sliced (5 slices or so) (15).
Directions: toast pieces of bread, spread laughing cow cheese evenly on both slices, put sliced tomatoes on bread, put together as a sandwich and eat! Total calorie count is only 130! Add a scoop of 2% cottage cheese for an extra 90 calories and a piece of fruit.
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by Rian on October 28, 2008
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Well it’s day 3 of my thousand calorie diet… although yesterday I had about 1125. So I’m not doing too badly. Today is the first day for a while that I didn’t work out and don’t plan to.
I recall promising some calorie counts in a previous post, but haven’t made the time, so here they are for the past several days:
Saturday – 1450
Sunday – 1005
Monday – 1125
Tuesday – only 575 so far… I have a healthy protein/veggie meal planned for when I get home later tonight which will put me just under 1000.
I only have a couple more days left on the antibiotics, thank goodness! Although they don’t seem to have done anything much other than make me feel like crap. I still have some sinus and throat issues right now.
Oh well. Time for some more EmergenC…
On one last note, having a new guy around is really helping distract me from over-eating!
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I am going to be honest here and admit that I am currently sticking to a very strict 1000-cal per day diet as of yesterday. Normally I don’t go this low in calories, but I desperately want to jump-start my next bout of weight loss. I have been working out every day for the past 3 days at the highest setting on my elliptical and doing weights, which is probably responsible for my weight staying the same despite dieting.
So for the next 6 days, I am sticking to a very strict 1000 calorie diet and exercising every single day between 20-45 minutes. I know some people will tell me “OMG you are going to become anorexic” and “omg that is so unhealthy” and “omg you are staving yourself”. Well let me assure you all up front that: 1, I am 31 years old and not in any danger of becoming anorexic! 2, It’s more unhealthy to remain at this weight, as far as I’m concerned. My blood pressure is just too high and the only way to lower it without meds is to lose the extra weight. Period. Plus I am taking vitamins every single day now, and 3, 1000 calories is not starvation by any means, especially when done with vitamin therapy, plenty of rest and light exercise and ONLY for 7 days.
I will not be getting on the scale until Sunday morning to see what I have lost.
Basically I am still sticking to mini-meals – five tiny meals. One reason for this is to keep my blood sugar stable and to shrink my stomach a bit. Next week I will move into a semi low-carb mini-meal plan.
My blood pressure is just too high right now… and it’s time I took matters into my own hands and make a SERIOUS effort to lower it before I am forced to go on meds.
So, day 2… I’m supposed to go out to eat tonight with this new guy I’m dating, but I will be sticking to salad and lean protein!
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Since currently I am doing a mini-meal type of eating plan – 4 mini-meals a day – I’ve been working hard to come up with different ideas for meals that taste good, are generally filling AND are healthy.
So far my favorite mid-day mini meal is this:
- 1 cup (container) of whole grain brown rice (170 cals, 2 grams of fiber, 3g of protein)
- 1 small pear (80 calories, 4 grams of fiber)
- 1 container of Breakstone’s 2% low fat cottage cheese (90 calories, 10 grams of protein)
Total: 340 calories, 6 grams of fiber, 13 grams of protein
Dairy, protein, fruit and grain
Since I am also currently keeping track of calories, I am going to start posting my day’s count of calories each night here on this website. It’s a good way to keep me on track and make me accountable, I think…
So far today it’s 3:45pm and I’ve consumed 510 calories (I got up late). I know I’ll be up and out late tonight, so I am saving as many calories as I can for later…
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by Rian on October 23, 2008
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I mean, the cure is worse than the damn illness! Sheesh. I just spent the past several hours being nauseated, plus I have a terrible headache that won’t go away despite 4 Advil. I’m about to break into my stash of Tramadol if this keeps up.
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by Rian on October 23, 2008
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Thanks for the nice comments on my older photo! (That photo actually added on weight, I was skinnier in real life).
Well, the antibiotics are totally and completely making me feel like utter crap. I haven’t been out to power walk since Monday and I’m getting antsy. I did do some elliptical yesterday though. The good thing is that I have no appetite while taking anti’s, so I am not in any way over-eating, but probably under-eating if anything. I have a constant headache and feel ready to sleep at any given moment in time.
In other news, it’s so windy outside that my building is vibrating in the wind… I live in a 32-story building:
by Rian on October 20, 2008
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I just came home from the pharmacy where I was filling a prescription for Amoxicillan. To make a long story short, I have been having some symptoms in my sinuses and left ear that I’ve been ignoring for a while now. Plus my neck glands have been swollen, and I got tired of it today and headed over to a doctor’s office. Diagnosis: ear, sinus and throat infection. Solution: antibiotics.
Grrrrrrreeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
So today’s exercise plans are coming to a halt. However, I will still take a walk tomorrow, but I hope the antibiotics don’t kick my butt like they sometimes do. I plan to eat plenty of soup, yogurt and sandwiches for the next 10 days – my standard “on antibiotics” diet.
So, here is the picture I promised. This is me at 5′4 1/2 feet tall and about 117 pounds.
The coloring is off in the picture because it was scanned in – it was not originally a digital photo. I was really tan that summer though and also in great shape. Anyway, I’d love to have that body back someday… perhaps with a bit more toned arms though.
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by Rian on October 20, 2008
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Later on today, I will be posting a never-before-seen photo of me from several years ago when I had my ideal figure…
So, my extensive exercise regimen has continued. Saturday, I did a 65-minute brisk walk that included more uphill terrain than usual. Yesterday, I went for a 80-minute brisk walk with a guy I just started seeing. When I invited him to go with me yesterday, I figured that the brisk walk would tire him out, but it turns out that he is in better shape then me!
Today I am going to mix it up a bit with: 40 minutes brisk/power walking; 20 minutes on the elliptical, 10 minutes of resistance arm exercises. The guy and I are planning to do a bike ride along the river sometime soon – I found out yesterday that we can rent bicycles for free and ride them along the river. Which is awesome!
My eating hasn’t been as good as I’d like it to be, though. Since I’ve been going out on dates with this new guy, we’ve been going out to a lot of restaurants and stuff, and you KNOW how hard it is to eat healthy when you get served gigantic portions of delicious decadent food. But I haven’t done too badly, and as I mentioned in a previous post, I’m noticing new changes in my body nearly every day. Let’s not get into what I’m seeing on the scale though… it ain’t good.
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by Rian on October 17, 2008
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It’s Friday morning, about 6:15am and I feel fabulous!
Today’s plan is my hour-long brisk walk (probably around 7:30am) and lighter-than-usual eating. I got on the scale this morning and have gained back a couple of the 10 pounds I lost. I know it’s not fat gain, but possibly has to do with all the exercise I’m getting. Yesterday I did 60 minutes power walking and 20 minutes on the elliptical. So I’m not worried about it, although I really want the scale to start moving again. I now have 12 pounds to go to reach my next mini-goal.
I look and feel great these days, though, and my body is so much harder (muscle-wise) than it was even just a month ago.
Anyway, happy Friday to all of you out there! And make sure to hit “refresh” on your browser if things are displaying incorrectly on this site. I also added some new stuff in the left sidebar – a search form and some of my most important posts that any new person visiting this site should read (if they want to know my history).
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