kgitaitis’s BodyBlog

I woke up and am back to my egg beaters!
breakfast:
coffee, light soy, splenda
one carton egg beaters
1 serving food for like english muffin

"bites" : one bite of daughters pancake with sugarfree syrup maby 1/8 of pancake
i am certainly feeling that my weight workouts are helping my muscles. i feel stronger and a little more muscular. now to get than fat that lies on top so it looks pretty!!! progress pic are monday, and ill also post a one month overveiw of how this month went, and what worked and didnt work!! i also get my body fat tested!! yikes!

11:00 one apple yum! and  ("bites": 1/4 of daughters banana and one bite of hubbys protein bar maby 1/4 of it)

1:00 one serving chicken breast

4:00 one serving chicken breast
6:00 2 boca patties

2 bites ice cream!! : P

unforteuetly, i got carb crazy in the evening and had:

a bunch of goldfish and a few big bites of hubbys cereal!! : (

didnt workout today, but plan on going 2 x tomorrow to make it up.

back focused, had a tummy ache all day from those naughty brownies. Actually i still do. My body wasnt used to that much junk at one time. its been a while. So didnt eat the rest of the day… serves me right. all i can do is start fresh again.
Sometimes if you focus to much on what you cant have you end up going crazy, i need to relax and focus and take it one meal at a time.
breakfast: coffee/soy
had my yummy 1/2 cup oatmeal today (put cinnamon and splenda in it) i was happy to see it had 6 grams protein in it. i wanted egg beaters to go with it to add more protein, but my tummy was full. ill save them for a midmorning snack, or next time reduce the amount of oats and add the eggs with it.
the morning after you have a "cheat" or eat something you shouldnt you are filled with such regret and despair, especially knowing there is nothing you can do about it. the damage is done its going to go though your body and store its self where ever. All you can do is move forward and be extra good.

but at least im honest. ill read some of you peoples with awesome bodys blogs/meal plans are your meals are perfect (either they really are perfect which would  explain why you look how you do, or your not honest about every bite) if your not being honest about every bite, then please do tell, asd it would make me feel better and human. if it is perfect, then maby im just not as focused as you. please do share if you have days like this, and what you do to move forward, if it effects your goals etc.

weight was 115 : ( hopefully it is bloating etc..)
went to the gym, did tricep workout, pushups, glutes, abs and 30 min cardio. im doing good with my workouts, def not the issue. at 12:30 had an apple as i was coming home from gy.
at home i ate half a brownie, youd think id had learned my lesson  and not had ANY, but all well.

1:45 ate one serving chicken breast

3:00 ate another serving chicken breast

headed back to the gym with hubby worked chest with him (he works out alittle different than me, so ill"finish" chest friday!) also did an additional 30 min cardio (hey gotta burn some brownie off!!)

calves are sore from yesterday!

at home i prepared a boca patty.

BUT: "tasted" a bite of daughters corn and brown rice  to make sure it wasnt to hot. also ate a few bites of hubbys vanilla ice cream.

i am not sure why i cant through ONE freakin day perfectly. JUST ONE!! JUST sticking with the designated plan!!

kelly

Woke up and ate my NEW breakfast:

coffee, light soy, splenda

food for life english muffin

egg beaters

it is really feeling and satisfying. I still miss my delicious peanut butter, but feel extremely good about my new choice and dont feel "out of control". Once i reach my goals, i will surely add my peanut butter back, so the sooner i get there, the better!! Its just a matter of waiting and hoping the new changes will be benificial. I am going grocery shopping today and may pick up some oatmeal to replace the food for life english muffin in the morning to change it up a bit.

Ill be ok, as long as i dont see/purchase the natural peanut butter!!! i will weigh in once i get to the gym (the scale was down yesterday) i plan to do legs today and my 30 min cardio.

ill will keep you updated through out the day.

12:00 back from the/grocery store. Worked heavy/light leg (quads, hams, calves) and 30 min cardio. ate an apple in the car…
at the store, i slowly walked past the peanut butter…. contemplating… but DID NOT get any. so im home free another week. : ) bought some oats for breakfast, im kinda craving them, so i cant wait to eat them in the morning with my egg beaters. scale was still unavailable at the gym, but suppose that is good.. so i dont get to hung up on numbers : )

oh…. crap…
i compromised and had a brownie cookie (6 grams fat, of course has refined flour/sugar) but ate a BUNCH of them. i couldn’t stop. i know those numbers added up majorly. so i am not sure how much eating im going to do today to help balance my self out. surley my past 3 weeks isnt lost? (i read some forums about cheat days and alot of people go crazy!) so if they can do it and still see results … could i? of course ive been having everyday a cheat day with my peanut butter. but im going to have to be cleaner than clean the rest of the week before getting body fat tested. im mad at myself because i got out of control… an informed descision to do so, and hopefully im not screwed.

Started the morning off great.

woke up at 5 am for a good shoulder workout (heavy and light) 30 min cardio and pushups.

came home around 7:00 and ate: coffee wit light soy and splenda

food for life english muffin

AND egg beaters :no more peanut butter : ( i did it.

if it was in the house i know i would have ate some, good thing i threw it out. i feel good about the change, but miss my comfort breakfast. im going to stick with the plan, as next week marks the 4 week mark. had some ups and downs this month, but glad i have moved into "phase 2" and am sure i will see more results with it (or at least hope so)

9:30 hungry ate my apple yum!

11:30 hungry ate one serving of chicken breast

(took 2 bites of daughters whole wheat toast with the new "pretend" peanut butter. yep… def dont like it : )

1:30 ate one serving chicken breast
3:00 1 serving protein cereal
(i feel like im eating all the time!!)

5:00 i boca patty
took a few bites of hubbys low fat ice cream…
but thats it! i feel good today and felt like i made wise choices and didnt stray. i still miss peanut butter, though!!

I came back to log the rest of yesterday in, and it wouldnt let me edit. but basically i ate double portion of the chicken ( no veggies) i ended up eating yey another apple and enoyed some peanut butter with it. probally had to much, but rationed out one last tablespoon for the morning and threw out the rest!! : (
i KNOW ill have quicker results without it b/c i know i cant control my self with it. i’d like to have it on weekends, but that would mean having to buy a whole container, and it would sit in the fridge and tempt me. i may just completly cut it out. someone on a forum said there was something called "better than peanut butter… only has 2 grams fat for 2 tablespoons. so i bought it. it was ok. ill save tis for the weekends, if i must have it. but this stuff wont tempt me, it had a different taste than the natural peanut butter i am used to.

so today was my last food for life english muffin with natural pea nut butter. I SANG THE FUNERAL SONG AND MY HUBBY PITIED ME. LOL. i was sad sad b/c it is a comfort food and ive been eating it religously for years!! i am a creature of habit and i could eat the same thing everyday. now to apply that to the new proteins ill be eating it its place. however, i am happy because i feel like ill be gaining my control back buy not tempting myself and  am excited to see results from it (I WISH I DID THIS 3 WEEKS AGO)
brought an apple to church for a mid morning snack (we are there from 8AM-2 PM)
also plan to start the plan above egg beaters, bocas, and chicken/veggies the rest of the day b/c i really need to be getting more protein in.
so here it goes. slowly but surely, slowly but surley.

ate my apple around 11:30. we didnt get home until 2:00 and i ate my chicken breast and brocoli.
its 4:00 and im getting hungry so i may eat some egg beaters for snack had a thin slice 100% whole wheat bread with it . i am so craving some nice peanut butter. i can do this, i can do this….

i cooked familys dinner before i got to mine!! (turkey sausage and red bean/brown rice) and ate a few bites as i cooked. so thats it for the night, no need to add extra calories.
was up late and got hungry. i poured a bowl of protein cereal and soy. it was good, but wishing i didnt eat it, as it was quite late : (

all well… hittin it hard this week, as 4 week weigh in comming soon. (isnt that tipical, to "hit it hard" lat minute? lol

Breakfast:

coffee, 1/3 cup light soy,splenda

food for life english muffin, 1 Tbsp natural peanut butter, 2 tsp honey

9:45 snack: fuji apple 1 tsp natural peanut butter
12:10 hungry!
lunch: 1 serving boneless skinless chicken breast,
had planned on having 1 serving steamed veggie (green beans or brocoil) but grabbed a handful of animal crackers while waiting for my chicken to heat up, so ill skip the veggie to save carbs. : (

snack: another apple with tsp peanut butter : ( ( i should have had more protein like egg beaters, but really wanted something sweet and the apple looked yummy.)
dinner: 1 serving chicken (as above) and 1 serving steamed veggies

i will take new pics/get body fat tested in one week! (which will be my 4 week mark) i know this month has been slow, but the "good" has to count for something, right? i weighed on my scale this morning at 113 even. but not putting much stock in it, as i have been weighing in at the gym and should stick to the same scale. (not sure the difference i the two, but ill find out) but still a nice number to encourage!!

new meal plan for weekdays:yikes no more peanut butter : (
Here is the basic meal plan starting monday thru friday!
Breakfast
7am
English Muffin (food for life brand, organic, no flour)
egg beaters
apple

or oatmeal with egg whites and apple

(these two "breakfast’s" both have almost the exact number calories/fat/carbs/protein.. i put them in fitday)

(will snack on this all morning or split, since it is so big)

Lunch around 1:00 or so:
Chicken with steamed green beans or brocoli

2 snacks:

egg whites

1 boca

dinner:
chicken with veggies

this equals out to 116 grams protein (58% of day), carbs (31%) fat (10%)… wow, my fat has been cut down dramatically!
if im hungry i may throw in extra chicken, boca or eggs.

ok, so i ate my normal breakfast today (coffee, english muffin, natural peanut butter etc..)

BUT i went to the gym and hopped on the scale: 113.9 ….What the heck! i feel like a nerd. i about gave up and i thought the weight was going to be high!! i am sure the stuff from WED/Thursday hasn’t caught up with me yet, but regardless, it made me think long and hard about this whole thing. This proves it could be all in our minds. We dont know how the body processes stuff, we simply assume (and by assuming its bad, we let that dictate the rest of our day/week). So no need to dwell or worry, just move forward and hope for the best.
Ive decided to limit the peanut butter/english muffin breakfast for the weekends, so i can look forward to them. Meanwhile, i’ll have egg beaters with an english muffin for breakfast during the week. Im not going to wait til the 4 week mark. Im going to start Monday Morning at the beginning of the week, and go ahead and get this new habit in to effect.
then a week from that (at the 4 week mark) ill get my body fat re tested to see if any progress has been made. i feel stronger and more muscly, but body fat is my main concern.
the rest of the day looks like this:

12:30 apple

3:00 protein shake (1 cup frozen strawberries, 1 cup light soy, 1 scoop whey protein, i cup water (blend))
not sure how often ill do these but wanted to give it a try to get more protein in.

dinner:
2 boneless skinless chicken breast (i premade enough to last the whole weekend, then ill do it again monday. i cooked them in a small bit of lemon juice to keep em juicy.
also will have green beans.
workout today:
heavy/light back/chest workout. only 10 min. cardio.. will do 20 more min tomorrow.

feeling back on track and motivated again. thanks for listening!!

i feel yucky. eating all those items that really weren’t THAT enjoyable. so ill continue phase one (start back again with phase one) another week and a half (which would be approximatly 4 weeks from when i started.) then i’ll go to phase 2 in which i eliminate the peanut butter (and honey too) from the plan. I’ve walked the line long enough. i guess i want the best of both worlds. i want to get by with as much as i can all the while seeing results. But i suppose if there is an item (in my case, peanut butter) that you have a problem controlling it is best to subtract it from the plan for a while. I guess it depends on the person too. some people can simply have a tbsp of peanut butter and be done. but i cant, therefore having to eliminate. but ill finish off phase one for the next week and a half (not "nibbling and NO more sweets) and try to get to 113 by the end of the 4 week marker. its a new day no need to dwell on yesterday

8 am normal breakfast (coffee with light soy/splenda) food for life english muffin with 1 tbsp natural peanut butter and 1 tsp honey

11:00 getting hungry ate a medium sized fuji apple. yum!

12:30 rushing out the door and grabbed some animal crackers : ( bad choice, and ate one serving of those.

dinner: 2 cartons egg beaters and a tablespoon peanut butter with small slice bread! : (

snack: apple with peanut butter!!!! : (

if you read this, dont give up on me… at least im being honest!

better than yesterday, at least. i didnt eat desire to step on the scale. ill just wait until monday.

also got a heavy/light bicep workout in.

got in 30 min. cardio, broken into 3-10 min sessions (stair mill, treadmill, eliptical)

as well as 60 push ups, glute raises and abs on ball.

my biceps were burning and fatigued so i had to cut it short, but plan to do the last bicep  exercise at home with my free weights : )

biceps isn’t my favorite exercise, but it is the one thing i need!!

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runnerkelly

Todays weight 114.6 (about a pound higher than last week. i suppose getting off the plan wasnt worth it!

i went to the gym and worked shoulders using heavy and light weights. also worked hip abductors and hip adductors. abs, glutes and pushups… i will be  posting on my workout journal. also did 30 min cardio (10 jog, 10 eliptical, 10 stairmill)

breakfast:

coffee, soymilk, splenda

1 food for life english muffin

1 tbsp natural peanut butter,  1 tsp honey

snack (unplanned)

1 1/2 flaxseed cookies

about 4 cheesits (nibbles)

lunch: 2 cartons egg beaters

rest of the day PLAN:

snack:

1 serving protein cereal and half serving of light soy milk

Dinner:

boca patty with low sugar ketchup

2 servings brocoli and cauliflower

this will give me 73 grams protein, 24 grams fat (23% of the day)

carbs are a little high (133 grams) mainly due to the flaxseed cookies

lots of water

Hopefully ill stick to the rest of the plan today since i already have "nibbled" and got off track.