Babbles of a Lover and a Fighter

Breakfast: Oatmeal (granola and brown sugar), 3 slices of bacon, English muffin (butter and strawberry jam), a few potato things, diet Pepsi
Lunch: 16 oz. of Italian Wedding soup and corn, tortilla chips and salsa
Exercise: 0.5 miles walking (3mph), 2 miles running (5-6mph), 0.25 miles cool down, 100 crunches/reverse crunches
Dinner: Can of white Albacore tuna, tortilla chips, Cadbury Creme Egg, glass of milk

I kept a food and exercise log in my old Livejournal, and for about 327 days, I sat down every night and reflected on my meal choices (good and bad) and exercise routines (or lack thereof).  I found it to be extremely helpful when pondering why in the world I have such a hard time losing weight.  There’s no one to blame but myself for my ridiculous sweet tooth and almost painful need for something crunchy with every meal (i.e. tortilla chips, Sun Chips, kettle chips…ask anybody), but I’ve seemed to maintain the same weight +/- 7 pounds these past couple of years with nary a hardcore workout routine.  “Hardcore” is relative, I suppose, but anything short of marathon training or pushing your body so hard you have to add protein shakes and supplements in order to prevent your body from eating itself isn’t truly “hardcore” to me.

I think I am the typical quasi-exercising, semi-health-conscious type…portion controlling rather than substance controlling, exercising through the high but never until I’m completely empty.  I don’t think I’ve ever had a concrete goal as far as pounds or inches to lose; I just want to feel good in a bikini, to not muffin top over my pants, and to keep these love handles the size of a Big Wheel’s and not like those crazy ape hangers.

Working at a restaurant and recently finding the Holy Grail of lactose-free milk-like beverages has significantly upped my caloric intake as of late, and with a trip to the Philippines on the horizon (65 days and counting!), it’s time to hunker down and get my workout on.  The plan is to exercise at least 5 days a week with a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio + abs + strength training.  I think I’ll continue to record my food and exercise just to get an idea of how well (or poorly haha) I’m doing for these next couple of months.  And hopefully it’ll keep me from going an entire month without updating.  Wish me luck =)

Tags: Exercise, Food

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