No Diggety, No Doubt

Man, I have rocked the crap out of this week. I completed my 5K schedule without a hitch (although I did want to die while doing yesterday’s workout: 5 min warm-up, 15 min run/5 min walk x 3, 5 min cool-down) and met all of my calorie goals (and then some).

On the downside, I burnt the crap out of my arm on the oven yesterday when I was removing a yummy piece of salmon. At least the fishie was delishie:

I’m also pretty sure that I have shin splints in my right leg, which is not great since my 5K is on Thursday. Not sure what I am going to do yet, but today is my ‘off’ day and I have my first summer session of Low-Impact Aerobics tomorrow evening.

Posting my caloric intake and menus from the last week has helped me stay incredibly honest. There were times where I wanted to go for the unhealthy option, but didn’t want to face the music when it came time to publicizing said choice. Sounds crazy, but I’ll take all the help I can get from the best peanut gallery in the Universe.

Date: Friday, June 19th
Goal: 1500

Breakfast:
Maple Yogurt (organic) – 140 cals
Pluot (2) – 54 cals

Lunch:
Caprese Sandwich w/o olive oil – 620 cals

Dinner:
Avocado Maki (12 pieces) w/ 1 tbsp of soy sauce – 295 cals
Trader Joe’s bean burrito (organic) – 260 cals

Snack:
Salad with baby field greens (organic), baby spinach (organic), chickpeas, egg whites, grape tomatoes, and 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (organic) – 95 cals

Total: 1,464

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Date: Saturday, June 20th
Goal: 1600

Breakfast:
Starbucks egg, turkey bacon, & cheese breakfast sandwich – 350 cals

Lunch:
Peppered salmon, homemade mashed potatoes made with 1 sm red potato, 1 sm Yukon potato, 1/4 cup of almond milk (organic), and 1 t grated Romano & Parmesan cheese (organic) – 520 cals

Snack:
Trader Joe’s 100-calorie dark chocolate bar – 100 cals

Dinner:
Burger King 4pc chicken tenders w/o sauce, 4 oz Coke (two sips!) – 231 cals

Total: 1,201

Yes, yes. The Girl and I stopped at Burger King last night after the No Doubt/Paramore concert (which was out of this world!) for a quick bite. It was midnight and I hadn’t eaten since 3pm. My stomach was crawling up the inside of my torso and trying to escape in search of food. Considering how hungry I was and how much I like Burger King (for some odd, odd reason), I pretty much rocked it. As for the show, it was shocking to see how much food was available (almost as shocking as the prices!) and how much food people were consuming. I don’t know about anyone else, but I didn’t show up to eat a Nathan’s hot dog with 20 grams of fat. Nope. No way. I came to enjoy the show (and enjoy it I did!). Have I mentioned that I actually fit in the seat?

I came in under my weekly calorie goal by 368 calories for an average of 1333 cals/day. Like I said earlier, I didn’t bend over backwards to meet my goals. I simply listened to my body and tried to eat only when I was hungry. Working out at night was remarkably helpful, as I usually have little to no appetite after an intense workout. Every bit helps when you’re on a mission from Hell.

If anyone is still reading this, here comes the best news of all: I lost 4.5 pounds this week despite entertaining my monthly ‘visitor’. My jaw almost hit the floor as I did the ‘naked scale dance’. The scale initially read 210.5, but went up to 212.5 after two attempts. I stepped back on a few more times and it finally settled at 211.5 — a total of 59.5 pounds gone off this body foreverrrrrrr. YES!

It became clear three weeks ago that I wouldn’t meet my goal of being under 200lbs by the time I left for Washington (this Friday!). Instead of kicking and screaming and throwing the towel in, I revised my goal and made it a bit more realistic: to lose 60lbs by the time I leave. Unless something going drastically wrong, I will reach this goal and then some! I plan to buckle down this week, too. Should be interesting to see if I can stay on track.