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Something different---here is a video blog post!!

P.S. I stopped my low carb diet. It wasn't working out. 'Nuff said about that. I'm still eating 1200-1300 calories a day, trying to eat more balanced meals, and EXERCISING!!!

Here's some of my first pictures with my new camera. I have a lot to learn still, but I love it already. :)

Update Time! [2/23/12]

So....Tuesday and Wednesday of this week were not my finest days. I had SEVERE cravings for bread, carbs, cake, ice cream, pizza...pretty much everything that I am not allowed to eat. And....unfortunately...I succumbed to those cravings. I'm an addict trying to wean myself off of huge amounts of junk....so I guess I should have braced for some slip-ups. Never fear, today (Thursday) I am back on track. I have been eating healthy today and have not had one bite of bread, pasta, rice, or anything of the like. I just got done doing Zumba Sculpt & Tone. I think I am going to follow the booklet I got with the box set for a daily workout plan. It mostly consists of Sculpt & Tone, Cardio Party, and I think Fitness Live once or twice. Super fun but also super hard! I am SWEATY!! Shower time, then back to homework. Boo!

Downloadable Grocery & Shopping Lists!

I got this idea from Pinterest and decided to make my own! It will save a lot of time when organizing my grocery and shopping lists!

Click the image above to view, right click, and save a larger size or click here to download the pdf.

Click the image above to view, right click, and save a larger size or click here to download the pdf.

Note: Sorry, no meat section! I don't eat it!

My Thoughts On Week 1/8

I thought I did really well on my first week! The only times I slipped up were on Monday when I went out for Valentine's Day and Friday night when I went out with some friends. I also didn't exercise quite as much as I wanted to. I weighed in on Friday and lost a couple of pounds, so that's good! The time previous to that weigh-in I was on my period, though, so I am not sure if I actually lost weight or just lost water weight. I ate way too many carbs on the weekend, but I am not going to track my weekends. I have to have something to look forward to or I will lose it. I did better this first week than I have ever done on any diet I've tried, so I'm pretty proud of myself!

Food Journal Week 1/8

Monday 2/13:


Breakfast:
French Vanilla Slim-Fast Drink
Lunch: 
Stuffed Manicotti and Garlic Bread (went out for Valentine's day and I didn't follow diet plan)
Afternoon Snack:
Fiber One 50 Calorie Blueberry Yogurt
1 Serving Bold Lime 'n Chili Almonds
Dinner:
Mixed Veggie Salad with Chik'n Patty
Drinks:
Hot Chocolate
Water

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Tuesday 2/14:

Breakfast: 
French Vanilla Slim-Fast Drink
Morning Snack:
V8
1/2 Serving Bold Lime 'n Chili Almonds
Hard Boiled Egg
Lunch:
Mixed Veggie Salad with Chik'n Patty
Afternoon Snack:
1/2 Cup Seedless Grapes
Dark Chocolate Flavored Almonds
Dinner:
4 Meatless and Soy-Free Meatballs w/Homemade BBQ Sauce
5 Spears Roasted Asparagus with Garlic and Olive Oil
Drinks:
Raspberry Green Tea
Water
Exercise:
Zumba Fitness Live! (55 minutes)

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Wednesday 2/15:

Breakfast:
2-Egg Omelet with Veggies, Parmesan, and Salsa
Morning Snack:
1/2 Serving Bold Lime 'n Chili Almonds
10 Seedless Grapes
1 Hard Boiled Egg
Lunch:
1 Boca Burger w/ 1/2 Slice of Provolone and 1T Ketchup
3/4 Cup Broccoli, Carrot, and Cauliflower with Cheese Sauce
Dinner:
Sautéed Mixed Veggies (zucchini, mushroom, asparagus, onion, green pepper, sugar snap peas, radish, minced garlic) and Chik'n Strips with Soy Sauce and Sweet Red Chili Dipping Sauce
Cup of Fruit

Drinks:

Raspberry Green Tea

Water

Exercise:

Zumba 20 Minute Express (20 minutes)

Zumba Flat Abs (20 minutes)

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Thursday 2/16:

Breakfast:
1 French Vanilla Slim-Fast
Lunch:
4 Small Reverse "Turkey" Wraps
Salad with Light French Dressing and Parmesan cheese
Afternoon Snack:
1/2 Serving of Habanero BBQ Almonds
Dinner:
2 Naked Chik'n Cutlets with BBQ Sauce
Mixed Veggies
1/2 Cup Mixed Fruit
Night-time Snack
1 Serving Dark Chocolate Flavor Almonds
Exercise:
30 minutes of Zumba

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Friday 2/17:


Breakfast:
2 Egg Omelet with Veggies and "Turkey"
Fiber One Yogurt
Morning Snack:
Hard Boiled Egg
1.5 Cups Grapes
Lunch:
5 pieces Meatless Soy-Free Meatballs with BBQ Sauce
Mixed Veggies
Dinner: (I went out for dinner with friends and didn't eat low-carb)
1/2 Piece of Garlic Bread
1 Cup Veggies and Pasta with Alfredo
Drinks:
1 Cup Raspberry Green Tea
2 Glasses of Malibu & Diet (Bad!)

Wednesday [2.15.12]

I did really well yesterday! I think cutting out bread, pasta, and rice is really good for me. I don't feel like I am starving because I can fill up on veggies and not worry about going over my calorie limit. Today was my real test because it's the first day I'm home by myself and I tend to eat a lot when I am home alone all day in front of the computer doing homework. It's only 1:00, but I'm doing well! Just about to eat lunch-a veggie burger, broccoli, carrots, and cauliflower.
I decided to put my scale away today. I usually leave it out in my bathroom, but that just leads to me weighing myself constantly and getting frustrated. It's only a number and should not be my biggest concern daily. I will weigh in on Fridays, but I might only do every other Friday if I can handle it.
My food is ready. Adios!

Tuesday [2.14.12]

Happy Valentine's Day!! <3

So, I'm on my first (technically) day of my diet. Yesterday didn't count because we went out to eat for Valentine's day (a day early) at an Italian restaurant and it was impossible for me to resist eating carbs. I ate pretty healthily for the rest of the day, except for some hot chocolate last night. I realized that I bought slimfast shakes for breakfast...and they have a lot of carbs! Duh, should have known that they'd have a lot of sugar in them! I am still going to drink them for breakfast since I bought groceries based on my meal plan. One carb-y meal a day can't be that bad, right? Well, anyway, that is what is happening with that. I noticed that 1200 calories is actually a lot of food when you eat mostly vegetables and nuts! I am majorly craving carbs, though. I think I'm addicted. Hopefully it gets easier as time goes on.

My Plan To Eat Healthy and Exercise:

I am done with eating unhealthily. I am done putting off exercising until "tomorrow". I am done wishing that I could be more healthy, but feeling like I can't do it. There is no better time than now to better myself.

My plan is to eat healthy and low-carb foods during the week, and then relax on the weekends. I am not going to be an out of control junk-eater on the weekends, I am just going to not be so strict with myself about carbs and calories. I feel like doing this will give me more of a chance to succeed. If I give up carbs "cold turkey", I will more than likely quit this diet after a couple of weeks. It might take a little longer for the weight to come off, but I am fine with that.

Unlike last time when I said I would but never did, I am going to post what I am eating here on my blog. I feel like if I publicly put out there what I am eating, I will be more accountable. I think I will post my food once a week. I won't add up calories on my blog, but I will be using myfitnesspal to track them myself. My goal will be to eat about 1200-1300 per day. I am also going to make an effort to do some form of exercise at least 5 days a week. I hope I can stick with it and finish strong. My ultimate goal would be to lose 20-30 pounds. I am not concerned with this happening by a certain date, but I would love to get there as soon as possible.

I am going to try to keep this up until Easter, and then see where I am. I may decide to continue this diet for longer, or I may decide to change things up. We'll see when that time comes.

I'm hoping to do my food posts every weekend, but the day I post might change slightly every week depending on how busy I am.

I've been slacking. I'm going to try to make a come back!

Hi, all. So, I've been a major slacker. My daily food diary tumblr posts fell through and I haven't been keeping up on myfitnesspal. It sucks, but I was eating awful foods anyway. I'm going to try to change that! Starting the next time I go to the grocery store (this weekend sometime), I am going to attempt a low-carb diet. That is, very little to NO bread, pasta, rice, or potato. I have not set an end date for this yet, but I am going to set an end date to keep myself motivated (I feel that if I have an end in sight, I will do better). Also, I am going to get off of my lazy butt and exercise again. And, finally, I am GIVING UP SODA. This is a big one. I gave it up a few years ago, but have started drinking it again since and it is a horrible habit. It's bad for my body and my wallet, so I am giving it up. Hopefully for good. This whole thing is a revelation I came to today, and I have no details to this plan yet, but I will try my hardest to follow through. Also this week, I am going to revamp my blog's layout. I want to involve my blog in some way in this whole process, so I will think of ideas. I'm a little worried because I tend to do badly with any kind of diet, or lifestyle change, or whatever you want to call it when I am busy with school....and I am sure busy with school right now! Hopefully I can succeed! I will write a more put-together post about this later, I just wanted to do a minor update.