24 8 / 2012
What I Packed For Work: A salad of lettuce, mushrooms, and carrots, a turkey sandwich on old world rye bread, and an apple! With 20 grams of protein, 339 calories, and no saturated fat, I’d say this was a good meal. I also tossed in walnuts as a snack that day, which provided some healthy fats.
24 8 / 2012
I LOVE Under 400’s Healthy Crepe Recipe and I LOVE blackberries and strawberries, so this was a sort of perfect breakfast. I felt like it needed a little bit of extra sweetness, so I actually sprinkled a teaspoon of granulated sugar on top, just to make it feel more sinful
It totaled out to 207 calories since I used 5 strawberries, 10 blackberries, and the whole crepe recipe (the way I make it [regular skim milk] is 154 calories, as opposed to Under 400’s claim of 132) and it was absolutely FAT FREE yet has 13 g of protein!
23 8 / 2012
Before: 119 lbs (July 10th)
During: 115 lbs (August 15th)
Only about 5 pounds to go! All done through healthy eating and diet. The pictures in a bathing suit are NOT my heaviest weight, but theyre the only pictures I have where I’m not hiding my stomach with billowy clothing.
05 8 / 2012
So I’m a member of the camp that thinks you should weigh yourself daily so that you can see how your weight fluctuates and see what makes you retain weight and what doesn’t, etc
But okay. So one day I weighed myself and it came out 114.5. The last time I weighed myself before that (two days earlier), I was 116, so that shocked me. I went back on a couple of times before breakfast to make sure it wasn’t a fluke. But it was totally right!
The next day I weighed myself and I was 116 again, which was disappointing but expected (I’d had a big dinner the night before and there hadn’t been any…outtake). But now it’s been three days, and my weight has gone steadily up! I was 116.5 yesterday and 117 today. It’s just really weird. I’m wondering where my real weight is right now. Maybe it’s just weekend bloat?
Just goes to show you, the scale doesn’t tell the whole truth. Anyone else experience this?
05 8 / 2012
Awesome things about losing about 10 pounds
I feel so good in my old clothes. I love getting dressed up now, whereas before it was more like “okay, what do I own that’s not going to look like shit on me.”
04 8 / 2012
Day Thirty: Updated Stats and 10 Facts about me
- I work on a political campaign. It takes up most of my time.
- I’m an incoming sophomore at Brown, majoring in International Relations.
- My dog is my favorite being on this earth.
- I’m half Dutch and god forbid I ever go to Holland on this low-fat diet because Dutch food is better than you can imagine. All made with shittons of cheese and whole milk and butter.
- I have a weirdly good relationship with my parents but I can’t wait to be living at school again (though I CAN wait to be back on meal plan…).
- My favorite collegeholiday is Halloween. I can’t wait to be super skinny and skanky this year.
- It’s my future roommate’s birthday today!
- I have Bon Iver tickets. SO EXCITED.
- My dad runs marathons. I want to run a half with him next spring.
- My whole office is obsessed with google docs and won’t stop talking about its awesomeness
STATS:
Current Weight: 114.5 lbs
Summer Goal Weight: 114 by September.
Ultimate Goal Weight: I used to say 110, but guess what, I think I’m capable of getting down to 108
Current BMI: 19.96
03 8 / 2012
Day Twenty-Nine- Your definition of beauty.
The quality a person who is happy with themselves has
02 8 / 2012
Day Twenty-Eight- Do you want the ever famous thigh gab, six pack and squater butt?
Nah. I’d really rather look healthy and skinny, not like SUPER athletic.
02 8 / 2012
My goal was to lose 9 pounds before I got back to school.
I was 116 when I left for college and 124 when I came home. I wanted to be 115 when I went back.
I just hit 114.5, 4 weeks ahead of schedule. I don’t know how it happened, since i’ve just been eating 1200 calories a day and working out, which for someone my size should not lead to super rapid weight loss, but it did!
CELEBRATION TIME. I get to buy myself cute running shorts now!
01 8 / 2012
Day Twenty-Seven- How do you deal with bad body image days and lazy days?
Bad Body Image Days: I actually sometimes watch some Biggest Loser or Extreme Makeover Weight Loss or something to comfort myself that I’m not that big. Then I work out so that I can feel like I’m doing something to get closer to reaching my ideal body!
Lazy Days: I usually try to just take a walk and watch TV while I’m on the treadmill or the stationary. I’m having one of those bloaty period days where I just want to lie in bed and eat, but even though I ate a lot, I’m going to at least exercise a little.
28 7 / 2012
Day Twenty-Three- Did the media play a role in your wanting to lose weight/live healthier?
This is a dumb/weird question. Not really. I mean I want to be as skinny as girls in the magazines, but honestly, I’m losing weight to motivate myself to live healthier for my heart. It’s easier to be on a heart diet if you’re seeing immediate results in your weight.
27 7 / 2012
Day Twenty-Two- What was your lowest weight? How and why did you gain? When were you most in shape?
I was about 110 when I was still doing ballet and in the best shape of my life, but I was also not really fully developed into my adult body (I was about 15). Once I quit, I gained about 6 pounds, but I also lost a ton of muscle weight, so I was a lot softer, just because I wasn’t working out two hours a day (but I was eating like I was). I was still happy with my body, because I looked feminine and whatnot, but then in college, the crappy cafeteria food, alcohol, and birth control pills caused me to gain 8 more pounds. It wasn’t pretty.
I’m about a pound away from my high school graduation weight, but I’m hoping to get down to my old ballet weight, or at least to that percent body fat. I’m just sick of having tummy bloat.
24 7 / 2012
Putting fruit on your waffle cuts out empty calories from syrup without losing the sweetness!
24 7 / 2012
I LOVE Scarlet Pill’s 100 Calorie Cupcake Recipe, but I hate having to choose between adding empty calories from frosting and eating them plain. So I just drizzled some peanut butter on top when they were still warm! It taste like a much better for you Reese’s and it gets some good fat in your dessert.
24 7 / 2012
Lemon Chicken Pasta with Asparagus: Courtesy of American Heart Association’s Quick & Easy Meals
Ingredients
4.5 oz dry pasta (I used Barilla Plus)
2 tsp olive oil
8 oz chopped asparagus (I cut them in thirds)
3 oz button mushrooms, sliced
1 medium chopped green onion
1 lb chicken breast (skinless, boneless, all fat removed), cut into 3/4 inch cubes
1 cup fat free, low sodium, low calorie chicken broth (try Trader Joe)
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp pepper
1/8 tsp salt
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Make pasta according to the instructions (no oil or salt), then drain and set aside.
Meanwhile, in a large skillet, put in the oil and let it heat up, swirling to coat the bottom. Cook asparagus, mushrooms, and onion in the skillet for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken and cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in broth, pepper, salt, and lemon juice. Cook, covered, for 3 minutes or until chicken is not visibly pink in the middle and veggies are tender-crisp.
Stir in the pasta, cook for 1 minute, put into a serving bowl, sprinkle with Parmesan and eat!
This easily serves 4 people.
Nutrition| Calories (331), Fat (5 g), Saturated (1 g), Trans (0g), Polyunsaturated (1 g), Monosaturated (2.5 g), Cholesterol (68 mg), Sodium (210 mg), Carbohydrates (37 g), Fiber (5 g), Sugar (3 g), Protein (36g)
