I love this quote! I've used it here before and here it is again:
Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them-- every day begin the task anew. -Francis de Sales
I need to put this on my refrigerator or something. It's an incredibly loaded quote for so many aspects of life. I'll try to remember to find space on my cluttered refrigerator door.
I did well, yesterday. Here are the stats:
April 21st, 2009
Calorie goal: 1,352; calories consumed: 1,480; calories burned: 300
Net calories: 1,180
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| Quaker Instant Buttered Grits | 1.00 | 100 | 2g | 0mg | 340mg | 21g | 0g | 1g | 2g | |
| Lean Cuisine Brick Oven Style - Gourmet Mushroom Pizza | 1.00 | 280 | 7g | 5mg | 660mg | 40g | 4g | 2g | 15g | |
| Sunkist Almonds Gourmet Oven Roasted | 1.00 | 170 | 15g | 0mg | 95mg | 5g | 1g | 3g | 6g | |
| Fiber One Honey Clusters Cereal | 2.00 | 320 | 3g | 0mg | 560mg | 84g | 12g | 26g | 10g | |
| SeaPak Tempura Shrimp | 1.50 | 360 | 12g | 68mg | 855mg | 53g | 20g | 11g | 14g | |
| Pictsweet Deluxe Steamers Asian Vegetables | 1.00 | 30 | 0g | 0mg | 30mg | 5g | 3g | 2g | 1g | |
| Betty Crocker Gourmet Twice Baked Potatoes | 1.00 | 220 | 7g | 25mg | 450mg | 34g | 2g | 6g | 5g | |
| Fitness | Minutes | Calories Burned | ||||||||
| Other (Manual) | 20.0 | -300.0 | ||||||||
| Totals: | 1,180 | 46g | 98mg | 2,990mg | 242g | 42g | 51g | 53g | ||
Although my calorie intake was really around 1400, that's tons lower than it has been. I hope to stay around 1400 as a high, 1200 as a low. That seems to work for me, in terms of weight loss. I was calculating
how much I was losing last time around and it was around five pounds every 22 days. That's a pattern I want to change. I will post my workout plans here, so that I remain consistent (a problem with me) and keep up with my food. I hate doing the later, but that's the only thing that works.
So, here's what I've done so far this week and what my plans are for the remainder of the week:
Monday - Elliptical Trainer (Program 3 = 20 minutes with limited added resistance)
Tuesday - Hooked on Aerobics (approximately 22 minutes of high intensity aerobics with a five minute cool down)
Wednesday - Elliptical Trainer (Program 3)
Thursday - Hooked on Aerobics
Friday - Elliptical trainer (Program 3)
If I incorporate more cardio during the week, that will only serve to better my situation. I feel the same about added weight training (which I plan to incorporate next week). I will, however, make sure I have my rest days. I'm not crazy. I know what can happen if you over train. (oh, and I took a peek at the scale, against my better judgment - 187.8 but it would have been better, if I hadn't overdone it on the salt front.
