Ellena’s BodyBlog

A few years ago when I was in the middle of losing 115lbs, I was told to keep a Food Diary, of everything I ate.  I started doing it and I came to a point where I resented doing it. Not because I hated myself for indulging in something I shouldn’t have and felt bad, but the fact that my list looked long. 

In my list being long, meant that I felt like I was eating too much and I should start eliminating food from my list so it would look shorter.  In other words, I wasn’t eating bad things but  make it look like I was eating less.

 The sad part of it that it didn’t matter what was on the list, it was the length of it that made it look scary.  It came to a point that I wouldn’t eat something just so I wouldn’t have to write it down so the list didn’t look long.  It was playing tricks with my mind.

 The list would look like this:

Egg whites and Oatmeal.

Protein drink or bar

Tuna and salad

8 almonds and 1/2 an apple

Chicken, salad and palm size serving of long grain rice

1 cofee

2 litres of water.

Even if I tried writing it on one line so it would decieve my eyes, it didn’t work.  I would start cutting things out.  How much more simple can one person get?  It’s not like I was trying to eat that clean, let’s face it, I’m not training for anything, I’m just trying to eat just as normal as I can since it’s a lifetime commitment.  

That is a list from some of the stuff I eat now. I didn’t even eat that clean and still lost my weight.  It was just the fact that my list looked long and started eliminating foods, which in turn, almost started starving myself without noticing.

So I stopped.  People always said that I should stick with it but I felt different by relying on writing in a book.  I knew I did something wrong when I did it.  I wouldn’t feel that much worse writing it down. I knew my fault.

Now, some years have passed, started a great exercise program that has weights and cardio combined and decided I would give it another chance.  I want to be able to write things down, since my eating habits changed and working my body differently requires me to fuel it differently.

Wish me luck.  Hopefully I won’t fall into that rutt again.  I’m keeping my fingers crossed.   

Just keeping track in my beginning.  Don’t push 2 much. do hair for a living.

Back and tri’s

Warm up on treadmill 10min—stretch burned 100 cals

3 sets of each

1.Lat Pulldowns 15 reps each 50lbs/60lbs/60lbs

  single arm rope pulldowns 20lbs 20 reps each

  straight bar row-undergrip 15 reps 50lbs/60lbs/60lbs—-lower back

2. sigle arm cable pull downs for lats/traps 20lbs each 15-20reps

    dip machine–15-20reps–60lbs/70lbs/80lbs

    close grip rows–overgrip 15 reps—50lbs/60lbs/60lbs–mid back

3.  DB rows -15reps 25lbs

     Overhead DB extension 25lbs–15reps

4.  Freemotion pulldowns–for tri’s—(arms straight out) 10lbs each 15reps

    Rope pulldowns (both arms–back against machine)  20lbs-15 reps

 1/2 hr on elliptical 355cals burned at incline of max–10 and resistance between 30 and 50.  Note:  Legs kicked in pain from yesterday.

 Note:  Right arm not as gd as left.  Working arm–(hairdresser) LOL!

Warmed up on Elliptical 10min

 Stretched

 3 Sets of Each

1 

1.Smith Machine squats—25lbs each side –25 reps each

2.Bosu Ball-abs 30 crunches hold last one up 4 20sec.

3.Step ups with kick backs-12lbs in each hand–20reps each leg

     2

1. Upright leg press 25lbs each side-20reps close with 20reps wide

2. Bosu-Obliques 30 reps each

3. Back leg raises-25reps each -30lbs/40lbs/50lbs

  3

1. Leg raises reps 15/12/10

1.30lbs/40/lbs/50lbs 2.50lbs/40lbs/30lbs  3. 30lbs/40lbs/50lbs

2.Abs on floor–reverse crunch 30 reps

3.Calf raises 20reps each

50lbs/60lbs/60lbs

 1/2 hr at high intensity at maximum incline-10 and resistance between 40-60.

 notes:  10min warmup-115 cal

 30cardio at end-448cal burned.

K everyone!

I need your help.  Little info for you.  I had a bridal shower to attend to on Sun.  My weakness is cake.  So at the lunch I had pasta (which I’m not used to eating), and a big piece of shower cake.  I have to admit it was good.  I’m not going to lie to any of you.

 I have been great with my eating habits before and since then but realize with that much sugar and carbs in my body, I feel like I’m coming down from a "rush". 

 My question to you is: How do you come down from it easy without falling off?

 I’ll be honest, even though the pasta and cake along with toast in the morning, might not be hard for some, I have to admit that yesterday and today I have been craving some type of sugar. I need to kick out of it.  I haven’t given in but very close to some occasion.  

I know it takes 2-3 days but they aren’t coming quick enough.

 Listen, I don’t regret what I’ve done. I enjoyed every bite.  It’s my body I’ll ruin but please don’t get mad.  LOL!

 Help!