Oh what a night! :(

Yesterday was a good day... Until my head hit that pillow, but I will explain that in a bit!

Eating wise I did awesome :)

Breakfast

Oatmeal and Milk

Apple

Lunch

Green Salad with a sprinkle of cheese and italian dressing

Chicken Cutlet

Nectarine

Snack

Granola Bar

Dinner

Grilled Chicken Breats

Shredder Potatoe

Green Peas

Fudgecicle

Late Night Crisis Snack (Will Explain)

Breton Minis w/cheese slice

2x oranges

Okay.... so first off my lovely man of mine took MY car this morning and I left my Ipod in the car and therefore it is currently sitting at his work...BOO SO I cannot tell you EXACTLY how many calories that was, but going from memory it was approx. 1600 calories consumed and 2700 caloried burned... once again a deficit of over 1000 :D yay me!!! second, I suppose you are wondering what I was talking about with last night... Well I went to bed at 11:30, well I went to bed at 10:30 and read for an hour, I couldnt get to sleep. At 12:30 I came to it after getting maybe 5 mins sleep and I was shaking, dizzy, sweating buckets, feeling ill... IT WAS A HORRIBLE FEELING annnd I had the feeling of being WAY past hungry. I went down to the kitchen and checked my blood sugar and it was like 3 something, not good... So that explains the desperate late night snack :) I think that I need to start eating all my calories by the end of the day for now before my body goes into too much shock. Gotta fuel to burn :D ESPECIALLY when I start exercising more frequently and intense.

So... tomorrow, Friday I leave for the cottage. I will try and get on and do some updates on the weekend, but if I dont then I dont :) Im not gonna sweat about it :) My main goal is for this weekend that I just be smart, treat myself but DO NOT over indulge and also stay away from liquor of any kind for the entire weekend... :) I can do that! Plus at the cottage I am naturally more active!

Starting next week I am going to start doing something everyday whether it be the 20 min turbo jam, weights and ab roller, walk at lunch... something! Start off small and go from there!

Well you will hear from me tomorrow! Have a great day everyone! xx

PS: Forgot to mention - I died my hair!! :) I am now closer to my natural colour... Here...

Its going :) YAY :)

Alright so yesterday's eating went well again :) Once again though I wasnt able to check the bodybogg very accurately, BUT on an average day without working out I burn approx: 2700 so....

Calories Consumed - 1550

Calories Burned - 2700

Difference - 1150 :) YAY ME!!! so far this week I have a deficit of over. 2000 calories already!! :) yippee!!! Imagine how great that number will be when I start to incorporate exercise more AND get my bodybugg working again... It is charging as we speak and should be good for a whole week now. I am also looking at getting the watch that comes with it and that allows you to see at any time of day how many calories you are/have burned at any time without logging onto the comp and hooking it up :) SO EXCITED! :)

My food yesterday looked like this:

Breakfast

Oatmeal and Milk

FF Citrus Yogurt

Snack

Spoon of PB

Lunch

Tomatoe Soup

Saltine Crackers

Fibre Plus Granola Bar

Snack

Cereal and Milk

Dinner

Chicken Parm Cutlet

Rice and Veggies

Strawberries and FF Cool Whip

Snack

Mini Fudgesicle and popcicle

This really isnt as bad as I thought... I am still having my treats and enjoying what I am eating, just making smarter choices and watching my portions :D Thats the hardest part for me ESPECIALLY when I sit down with Josh and he has a bowl of cereal that is like 5 cups of cereal in reality and I measure mine out to exactly a cup and I WANT MORE lol But I have to realize that that one cup WILL satify me :) Oh and speak of the devil! JUST now I get a txt from Josh saying that he wants to go to our favorite place tonight and get ice cream! AHHHH HE SUCKS! lol But hey... I can still have it, just have to work it into my day right? We will see I suppose.... Make smart choice Brooke! YOU CAN DO IT :)

Anyways, that was my day yesterday... I will be sure to post tomorrow :)

Its A New Day - A New Month - A New ..... ME! :)

Gooooood Morning :) So... I weighed in this morning. My starting weight is VERY SCARY!!! I am currently the BIGGEST I have ever been... like ever! And I have no idea how I got to this point, but I am here and all I can do about it is change it :) I kick-started everything yesterday and I did awesome yesterday. My goal is to consume on an average day no more than 2000 calories because I burn about 2700-2800 calories on an average day, that is without working out.... When I work out I can burn anywhere from 3500-4500 per day, (oh how i loooove my bodybugg :) ) which on those days I have a little more freedom etc. But overall my goal is to eat no more than 2000 calories in a day and yesterday I ate 1650 calories :) So.... good start for me for sure :)

Here is the breakdown...

By October 31, 2009 I hope to lose 20 lbs :) At this time I will then make my next goal for myself judging on my progress. BABY STEPS :)

I plan to lose weight by... get this, BEING HEALTHY lol It is really as simple as that guys, but we as humans make it so darn complicated!

I plan to drink my water everyday

Eat more fruits and veggies daily

Eat plenty of protein, lean meats etc.

Only eat whole grain breads

Treat myself ONLY occassionally and NOT everyday, every week!

I plan to reward myself with things other than food

Start to be more active and eventually get to a point where I am doing SOMETHING EVERY DAY

No more bingeing and know that this is something a lot more serious and harder to deal with, but will take it day by day

Eat within my calories everyday and plan for big events/special occasions so I do not overeat, but yet don't deprive myself

Anyways... Yesterdays food... I'll repost it all here....

Breakfast:

Apple Cin. Oatmeal with 1% milk

Snack:

Banana

FF Dairyland Yogurt

Lunch:

Gormet Steamers

Kiwi

Snack:

100 Cal Crackers

Slice of Cheese

Dinner:

Mini Meatloaf with vegtable medley rice

Snack:

Cereal with Milk

ice cream bar

I find that I was able to still eat foods I wanted. but in SMALLER portions and therefore did no feel deprived and could still have my snack at night with my hubby :)

I CONSUMED: 1623 Calories Yesterday

I BURNED: 2750 (this is a guess because I forgot my bodybugg today and havent been able to plug it in, but will update this number if it is far off from that :) )

Thanks for reading and see you all tomorrow!

My Day Today - Monday August 31, 2009

I am going to start doin a daily blog... yup thats right, DAILY! Now I am NOT... shall I repeat, NOT going to obsess about it... so if one day I can't for whatever reason than so be it, but my goal is to posted on here everything I ate that day (some days I will have pictures too) and also any activity I did that day.

As you all know I have the bodybugg so I will also be giving you the calories burned that day and the calories consumed since with this nifty little device I can tell that :)

Breakfast:

Apple Cin. Oatmeal with 1% milk

Snack:

Banana

FF Dairyland Yogurt

Lunch:

Gormet Steamers

Kiwi

Snack:

100 Cal Crackers

Slice of Cheese

Dinner:

TBD :) But I think rice and chicken parm with veggies and a snack laters of a ice cream sandwhich or popcorn. :)

So since I wont be able to post dinners and night snacks on here if I write this during the day I will be recording all the details and then writing the blog the next day... SO... this officially starts tomorrow :) Therefore the first blog will be on Wednesday morning to tell you about Tuesday's day :) Thats if I can't get on at night time before bed :) I will be posting more tomorrow about my goals and everything else :)

I hope this not only helps me but also gives others ideas for meals etc.

Take care!

xx

Summer over?!?! IT HASN'T EVEN BEGUN!

Hey guys!! There is no stinkin way that summer can be almost over! I cannot believe that is it already September, as of tomorrow!!! Today... FREEZING!! ITS STILL AUGUST!! WTH IS UP WITH THAT?!?! lol

Okay so this month has been insanely crazy busy and Septemeber doesn't look much better... Once again with everything going on I have been slacking with weight loss... sucks I know! BUT I cannot beat myself up over it right? I was, but I can't! Nothing you can do now to change the past.

I entered a contest through youtube with a gf of mine on there to win Booty Boot Camp Classes for 4 weeks for free!! I SO hope I win, It seems as though it is between me and like 6 other girls? :) Keep your fingers crossed for me :D

Back to the counting the calories :) The bodybugg is a WONDERFUL device, when used properly, so I am def getting on that....

Again I am telling you guys, and myself that I am going to get on here more often and then I forget or things get crazy, but reaaaalllyy I want to! So keep on me guys, I will get used to this :)

I know... I have been slacking!

I know!! You don't have to tell me! I have been slacking with this and I am terribly sorry guys!! Just have been doing so much all at once that this kind of got pushed to the side. But I will do my best to get back on this at least every couple of days :)

This morning I weighed in and it was NOT pretty... I am nearly the heaviest I have ever been and this is SO frustrating. I am so sick of this and I am truly ready to do something about it. This whole not weighing in every week thing is definetly not good for me, and believe me I would rather obsess about the number than not know what is going on week by week and not knowing if I need to change something or not. So I am def going to get back onto weighing myself every week. I cant believe that I have gained though. Although I wasnt being as strict as I should and I havent been doing the best with my exercise, I do not know how I gained :( GRRRR!!! I dont know if I wanna punch something or cry... or both?

Anywho!! This past weekend was a gf from highschool's wedding and it was so much fun and absolutely beautiful. My friends Tammy and Stu, came with Josh and I and when we got there we realized that it was OPEN BAR!! WOOHOO!! Needless to say we had a good time and although Josh was planning on being the DD, that did NOT happen lol. Thankfull a gf's younger sister gave us a ride home :D We took many a pics too... of our drunkfest, thats where the pics in here came from :P

Me and Tammy.... yes, we were feeling very good by this point hahaha :P

The weekends are still pretty crammed with events... This weekend we are going to the Highland Games in Fergus on Saturday and then on Sunday we have a birthday party for Krystines little one Judith, she is turning one!!! Oh how time flies by! The next weekend we are doing the lovely home renovation thing and re-building the walkout from our basement/laundry room with the help of some family and friends, as well as tearing down the rest of our old deck, cleaning out that area and rebuilding the retaining wall .... sounds like a bunch of fun eh? :) As you can see, busy busy!

Well thats it from me for now, but I'll be back (yea I said that in the terminator voice ;) haha) Hope everyone that reads this is well and another update will be heading your way soon. Thank you to my friends and followers btw, your the best! :) xx

Update Time :)

This past weekend we had out family reunion... It was the redneck games this year, each year we have a theme... It was super fun and everyone had a blast. We have it every year at a campground and ppl come from all over. Its a Friday to Sunday sort of thing with games and a pot luck on the Saturday as well as a campfire get together on the Friday and Satursday night :) I have a wonderful LARGE family :) But they are a bunch of fun!

As for how I have been feeling, a lot better mentally... physically I have been feeling a little blah, a little tired, but I think I am overcoming that bit by bit. I got some new Turbo Jam DVDS which I am super excited to try out although they were super pricey haha But Chalene sure knows how to kick ur butt into shape and I need all the help I can get... My goal is to do them THREE mornings next week! I believe I love sleep too much, but I gotta start waking up earlier thats for sure!! :) Plus when I workout in the morning I feel SO much better throughout the day!

On average my bodybugg has been calculating that on an inactive day I will burn on avergae about 2800 calories. On a very active day (like my Family Reunion on Saturday where I didnt work out but I was on my feet all day and playing games and having a hoot) I burn nearly 4500 calories!! CRAZINESS!! Just goes to show ya that sitting at my desk all day for work is NOT healthy and that I need to get moving more, every little bit counts and helps!

As for eating I have been fairly good with counting my calories, I am not getting nearly enough water though thats for sure! So I am going to work on that. I am also trying to incorporate more veggies into my diet. Last night we were over at a friends place for dinner and he made a salad, ribs, and rice with a stirfry.. it was DELICIOUS and just made me realize that I am NOT eating enough veggies but I actually liked the taste of them when cooked right lol

On a metal update :) I am reading my last book of the series of books I am reading. They are more geared towards a younger age group, but I am loving them. It is yet another vampire series that involves love, blood lust, etc. etc.... oh my and my obsession with Twilight :P I have always had this thing for vampires (movies, books, etc.) but these are kick butt.. I then got ANOTHER series of books (well the first of the series) from my beautiful step-mom for my birthday so I am super excited to get to those. I find that reading, regardless of what it is fictional or not, it makes me happy and is a total stress reliever. I have made it a routine to read as much as I possibly can right before I go to sleep and I find it even helps me sleep better and I dont want to fall asleep without reading regardless how tired I am :) I'm really liking it though :)

Anyways, there is my update! :) I will be back around soon. Take care everyone!

xx Brooke