Halfway?! Already?! No way! It doesn't really feel like I've been doing this for 5 days already--but I have! And only 5 more to go :)
Food-wise, today was a really good day...exercise-wise, it was not. I'm not sure if my leg is just really sore or if I actually pulled a muscle but whenever I step on my left foot, I can definitely feel a strain in my hamstring (which I am icing as I type!)--ouchie! So I decided to take the day off from working out--hopefully it's feeling better tomorrow because I typically like to work out a little harder the day after I didn't work out--but we will see! I'm also not anticipating a weight loss for today since I didn't get my workout in...but like I said, hopefully it's feeling better tomorrow and I can make up for it!
Day 5 schedule...
breakfast: banana, protein shake
lunch: turkey burger wrapped in lettuce, peach
snack: carrots
dinner: potatoes baked in olive oil, blueberries, strawberries
Day 1: down 1 lb.
Day 2: down 1.5 lbs.
Day 3: down 1 lb.
Day 4: down .5 lb.
Total: down 4 lbs.
Like I said, I'm not anticipating a weight loss for today but check back tomorrow to find out!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Detox-Day 4
It is crazy to think that I am almost halfway through this detox!! I remember, before I even started, I thought this was going to be the longest 10 days of my life! In college, I tried the fruit & veggies detox (basically, it's exactly what it sounds like--all you eat is fruit & veggies for 10 days) but there were a couple problems with that one...a) I didn't limit what I could drink...so throw milk, soda, and beer...well that adds a lot of calories! and b) I never actually lasted the full 10 days...I think the longest I lasted was 7 days.
So, this time, I am determined not to cheat and to go the full 10 days. It's definitely easier since there are a lot of foods you can have besides fruit & veggies. Today has been great! Still no cravings, still following the detox to a T :) I actually really like this detox because unlike the fruit & veggies detox or the master cleanse ("the lemonade diet"--you may have heard of that--a friend of mine actually started that the same day I started this detox and she said it was so hard, she only lasted 3 days!), there are a lot of things you can eat that will give you a very solid basis for healthy living after the detox is over. Obviously, I will slowly be adding in extra things like ketchup and salad dressing, etc...but it helps that I'll be able to remember that I don't need those things and I don't need to go overboard with them. Ooh! Another thing that I did today that was fantastic, was I made a turkey burger and since I can't have any bread, I wrapped a piece of lettuce around it as the "bun"...oh. my. goodness. It was sooo good--I may not even need to go back to buns after this!
Anyways, now that I'm done rambling, here was what today looked like:
breakfast: banana, protein shake
lunch: turkey burger wrapped in lettuce, carrots
dinner: a big bowl of fruit (watermelon, canteloupe, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries--you name it)
workout: 20 minute treadmill, 20 minute elliptical, 30 minute weights, 250 crunches, 15 minute treadmill
snack: protein shake, cherries
Day 1: down 1 lb
Day 2: down 1.5 lbs
Day 3: down 1 lb
Total: down 3.5 lbs!!
Don't forget to check back tomorrow--half way point!!
So, this time, I am determined not to cheat and to go the full 10 days. It's definitely easier since there are a lot of foods you can have besides fruit & veggies. Today has been great! Still no cravings, still following the detox to a T :) I actually really like this detox because unlike the fruit & veggies detox or the master cleanse ("the lemonade diet"--you may have heard of that--a friend of mine actually started that the same day I started this detox and she said it was so hard, she only lasted 3 days!), there are a lot of things you can eat that will give you a very solid basis for healthy living after the detox is over. Obviously, I will slowly be adding in extra things like ketchup and salad dressing, etc...but it helps that I'll be able to remember that I don't need those things and I don't need to go overboard with them. Ooh! Another thing that I did today that was fantastic, was I made a turkey burger and since I can't have any bread, I wrapped a piece of lettuce around it as the "bun"...oh. my. goodness. It was sooo good--I may not even need to go back to buns after this!
Anyways, now that I'm done rambling, here was what today looked like:
breakfast: banana, protein shake
lunch: turkey burger wrapped in lettuce, carrots
dinner: a big bowl of fruit (watermelon, canteloupe, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries--you name it)
workout: 20 minute treadmill, 20 minute elliptical, 30 minute weights, 250 crunches, 15 minute treadmill
snack: protein shake, cherries
Day 1: down 1 lb
Day 2: down 1.5 lbs
Day 3: down 1 lb
Total: down 3.5 lbs!!
Don't forget to check back tomorrow--half way point!!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Detox-Day 3
Best day yet I think...I balanced my meals better and snuck in a quick workout before heading over to Stefs. Still not really craving anything--I was going to say that I was getting a little sick of fruit and cut down on that today but as I'm looking at what I ate, if I said that, it would be a lie! ha! But, on that same note, after looking at what I ate, I need to add in some more veggies tomorrow and the rest of the detox...
This'll be a quick post (not only because it's late--have I mentioned how much I looove (sarcasm folks) tWINs road trips on the west coast?!--but because I don't really have much to report...today went really well, that's about it!
Here's how my day went...
breakfast: banana (I was running late and had to find something to scarf down fast on the way to work...oops!)
lunch: protein shake, chicken, blueberries
workout: 25 minute elliptical (that's ALL! bad melanie!)
dinner: 1 large potato, a can of tuna, and a small amount of watermelon/canteloupe
snack: if you can really count this as a snack (it has 0 calories) but I froze some flavored mineral water and "ate" it as a slushy, haha...I meant to bring my protein mix with for my after dinner snack but I left it at home and didn't want to make the trek back to get it
Round-up so far:
Day 1: down 1 lb.
Day 2: down 1.5 lbs!
Total: down 2.5 lbs
This'll be a quick post (not only because it's late--have I mentioned how much I looove (sarcasm folks) tWINs road trips on the west coast?!--but because I don't really have much to report...today went really well, that's about it!
Here's how my day went...
breakfast: banana (I was running late and had to find something to scarf down fast on the way to work...oops!)
lunch: protein shake, chicken, blueberries
workout: 25 minute elliptical (that's ALL! bad melanie!)
dinner: 1 large potato, a can of tuna, and a small amount of watermelon/canteloupe
snack: if you can really count this as a snack (it has 0 calories) but I froze some flavored mineral water and "ate" it as a slushy, haha...I meant to bring my protein mix with for my after dinner snack but I left it at home and didn't want to make the trek back to get it
Round-up so far:
Day 1: down 1 lb.
Day 2: down 1.5 lbs!
Total: down 2.5 lbs
Detox-Day 2
Soo--my plan was to post quick after the tWINs game...however, since we're now in the bottom of the 9th inning (and have been for quite awhile), I'm just going to do it while we play--we started this inning up 10-0..it's now 10-5 with the bases loaded...Joe Nathan just went in so hopefully that means win but who knows tonight...
anyways, on to the detox update.
Today was a little more difficult only in the fact that I don't think I ate enough. I kept myself pretty busy but instead of realizing that I'm cutting out a ton of stuff and need to make up for it, I just kind of...well...didn't. I've had a headache on and off all day and I even cut my workout a little short because I was getting light-headed (word to the wise: make sure you've eaten enough before you work out for the day!)
Other than that, it wasn't really any harder than yesterday. I haven't begun to crave things yet so that's good :) But I am definitely going to be smarter tomorrow and eat more...here's the breakdown for the day:
breakfast: oatmeal with rice milk & strawberries
lunch: protein shake
workout: 20 minute treadmill, 30 minute elliptical, 30 minute weights, and 10 minute treadmill
dinner: chicken with rice, watermelon
snack: almonds, protein shake
But on a positive note, day 1 of the detox led to a 1 pound weight loss (which is what I would like to average throughout this detox)!! Oh yeah, and tWINs win! Go Nathan!
anyways, on to the detox update.
Today was a little more difficult only in the fact that I don't think I ate enough. I kept myself pretty busy but instead of realizing that I'm cutting out a ton of stuff and need to make up for it, I just kind of...well...didn't. I've had a headache on and off all day and I even cut my workout a little short because I was getting light-headed (word to the wise: make sure you've eaten enough before you work out for the day!)
Other than that, it wasn't really any harder than yesterday. I haven't begun to crave things yet so that's good :) But I am definitely going to be smarter tomorrow and eat more...here's the breakdown for the day:
breakfast: oatmeal with rice milk & strawberries
lunch: protein shake
workout: 20 minute treadmill, 30 minute elliptical, 30 minute weights, and 10 minute treadmill
dinner: chicken with rice, watermelon
snack: almonds, protein shake
But on a positive note, day 1 of the detox led to a 1 pound weight loss (which is what I would like to average throughout this detox)!! Oh yeah, and tWINs win! Go Nathan!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Detox-Day 1
So...today was Day 1 of my detox. "What? Detox?" Yeah, I'm pretty sure I haven't mentioned anything on here about it...in fact, I haven't really mentioned much of anything on here lately--I've been a bad blogger! But, I plan on tracking my progress with this detox so I'm here to summarize my first day :)
First though, I will explain this detox--but only in a nutshell or else it would take too long. So, basically, I can have all fruits (except oranges), all vegetables (except corn), all nuts (except peanuts or peanut butter), chicken, fish, whole grains, oats, rice, all spices, olive oil, sunflower oil, etc.
I cannot have oranges & corn (obviously), beef, pork (basically any meat other than chicken and fish), no dairy whatsoever (that means no milk, no cheese, no yogurt), no eggs, no condiments (ketchup, mustard, etc....that also means no salad dressing for salad!), any soy products, anything that has high fructose corn syrup (which is A. LOT. of things), no soda, no alcohol, no sugar (I can use stevia in replace of sugar), etc.
I think that pretty much covers the essentials. I also have a protein shake that I drink 2-3 times a day. At first I thought the no soda/no dairy was going to be the hardest for me (I'm a BIG milk drinker) but it really hasn't phased me yet...could be because I've only finished day 1! ha!
This detox lasts 10 days--in fact, Caela finished hers a couple weeks ago and lost 10 pounds in those 10 days--however, I'm not doing this detox just to lose weight..it will also help with the beginnings of eating healthier on a regular basis. Actually, I have found that the past few weeks when I really started getting good about what I was eating, there hasn't been too much that I've eaten that wouldn't have fit into this detox. Obviously the dairy and soda are big ones--but other than that, I've been eating a lot of chicken and fish, salads, lots of fruits/veggies, etc. I've also had the occasional glass of wine though (big no no for the detox!) and I've had the option of going out somewhere to eat--that option is pretty much taken away right now--but that's ok.
Anyways, I will track my progress here each day and let you guys know how I'm doing! (And by 'you guys', I mean the 2 people that probably still read this! ha!) As for today, I'm feeling pretty great! I definitely have noticed tonight that I'm a little more hungry than I usually am--but that could be because I didn't go to work out until 7:30 tonight and working out always makes me hungry! Here's a rundown of what my day was like:
breakfast: 3/4ths a cup of oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries (I used rice milk to mix in with the oatmeal--rice milk, almond milk, etc. is allowed)...I also had a protein shake
lunch: 4 oz. chicken, 1 cup of rice, and 1/2 cup of carrots along with a glass of water
dinner: a big bowl of fruit! watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries
workout: I ended up doing a smaller workout today since I went so late (my own fault!) I did 15-minutes on the treadmill, 25-minutes on the elliptical, about 35 minutes on the weight machines, and 100 crunches (way less than normal!)
snack: when I got home, I made my second protein shake of the day
So that's my first day! Hopefully tomorrow will go as well as today!
First though, I will explain this detox--but only in a nutshell or else it would take too long. So, basically, I can have all fruits (except oranges), all vegetables (except corn), all nuts (except peanuts or peanut butter), chicken, fish, whole grains, oats, rice, all spices, olive oil, sunflower oil, etc.
I cannot have oranges & corn (obviously), beef, pork (basically any meat other than chicken and fish), no dairy whatsoever (that means no milk, no cheese, no yogurt), no eggs, no condiments (ketchup, mustard, etc....that also means no salad dressing for salad!), any soy products, anything that has high fructose corn syrup (which is A. LOT. of things), no soda, no alcohol, no sugar (I can use stevia in replace of sugar), etc.
I think that pretty much covers the essentials. I also have a protein shake that I drink 2-3 times a day. At first I thought the no soda/no dairy was going to be the hardest for me (I'm a BIG milk drinker) but it really hasn't phased me yet...could be because I've only finished day 1! ha!
This detox lasts 10 days--in fact, Caela finished hers a couple weeks ago and lost 10 pounds in those 10 days--however, I'm not doing this detox just to lose weight..it will also help with the beginnings of eating healthier on a regular basis. Actually, I have found that the past few weeks when I really started getting good about what I was eating, there hasn't been too much that I've eaten that wouldn't have fit into this detox. Obviously the dairy and soda are big ones--but other than that, I've been eating a lot of chicken and fish, salads, lots of fruits/veggies, etc. I've also had the occasional glass of wine though (big no no for the detox!) and I've had the option of going out somewhere to eat--that option is pretty much taken away right now--but that's ok.
Anyways, I will track my progress here each day and let you guys know how I'm doing! (And by 'you guys', I mean the 2 people that probably still read this! ha!) As for today, I'm feeling pretty great! I definitely have noticed tonight that I'm a little more hungry than I usually am--but that could be because I didn't go to work out until 7:30 tonight and working out always makes me hungry! Here's a rundown of what my day was like:
breakfast: 3/4ths a cup of oatmeal with 1/2 cup blueberries (I used rice milk to mix in with the oatmeal--rice milk, almond milk, etc. is allowed)...I also had a protein shake
lunch: 4 oz. chicken, 1 cup of rice, and 1/2 cup of carrots along with a glass of water
dinner: a big bowl of fruit! watermelon, cantaloupe, strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries
workout: I ended up doing a smaller workout today since I went so late (my own fault!) I did 15-minutes on the treadmill, 25-minutes on the elliptical, about 35 minutes on the weight machines, and 100 crunches (way less than normal!)
snack: when I got home, I made my second protein shake of the day
So that's my first day! Hopefully tomorrow will go as well as today!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
tWINs game & Padre Ramblings
First, I have a quick story about the tWINs game tonight..my friend Nick had tickets to tonights game and asked if I wanted to go. (Is the answer to that EVER no?! haha) He had great seats--14 rows up straight from the tWINs bullpen! sweet life! Anywho, there was a cotton candy vender in our section that night that made me laugh constantly...every time someone would ask for a cotton candy, if he gave them a pink one, he would toss it and yell "It's a girl!" and if he gave them a blue one, he would yell "It's a boy!" Probably not as funny just hearing it from me...but actually being there and seeing it was hilarious!
Onto Padre Ramblings...this one's a doozy...
So, padre knows I am at the tWINs game, right? Top of the 9th, Joe Nathan has one more out to get before the game is over...BEFORE he gets that last out, the following conversation ensues via text message...
padre: twins win twins win twins win....
me: the games not over buddy...
padre: yeah I just watched it
(in the interim, Nathan DOES indeed get the final out)
me: NOW the twins win
padre: you must have had the time delay
me: I'm AT the game!
padre: i know...
me: ...so i couldn't have a time delay
padre: must have since i knew they won before you did...unless i'm really a psychic (although he spelled that "pshic"...i'm assuming he meant psychic, although one never knows with him)
me: whatever old man
Onto Padre Ramblings...this one's a doozy...
So, padre knows I am at the tWINs game, right? Top of the 9th, Joe Nathan has one more out to get before the game is over...BEFORE he gets that last out, the following conversation ensues via text message...
padre: twins win twins win twins win....
me: the games not over buddy...
padre: yeah I just watched it
(in the interim, Nathan DOES indeed get the final out)
me: NOW the twins win
padre: you must have had the time delay
me: I'm AT the game!
padre: i know...
me: ...so i couldn't have a time delay
padre: must have since i knew they won before you did...unless i'm really a psychic (although he spelled that "pshic"...i'm assuming he meant psychic, although one never knows with him)
me: whatever old man
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