Hello, World! I'm back. (Marina)

After a swift kick in the pants from Allison and from the brutal realization that I don't fit into my favorite dress *STILL*, I've decided to rejoin this challenge. I am going to fit into my dress in 25 days--that's by June 10th.

Make it so, Captain.

Angie's catching up

Thursday:
Breakfast-cereal with milk
Snack-orange
Snack-4 oz of coffee, 4 spoons of banana pudding
Lunch-HC dinner
Dinner- 1/2 box fries, fish sandwich, 4 nuggets and 8 oz of soda
Points: 33.5
Exercise-Step (45)

Friday:
Breakfast-oatmeal with milk and banana
Snack-orange
Snack-tuna and crackers
Lunch-6 chicken nuggets, fries, soda
Dinner-grilled chicken, smashed cauliflower, broccoli
Dessert-2 cookies with 4 spoons of icecream
Points: 29

Saturday:
Breakfast-cereal with milk
Lunch-HC dinner
Snack-animal crackers
s-ice cream bar weight watchers
Snack-fruit cup, 2 snack packs, oatmeal cream pie
Points-22


Sunday:
Breakfast-total with strawberries
Breakfast 2- 1/2 McGriddle, 4 oz soda
Snack- fruit cup, popcorn
Snack2-ice cream with 2 chocolate cup cakes
Dinner- baked beans and turkey bacon
Points: ~23

Monday:
Breakfast-oatmeal
Snack-wheat thins 100 calorie pack
Lunch-HC dinner
Snack- W W ice cream bar
Dinner- 1 1/2 biscuit, fries, 2.5 chicken strips
Points-24

Comments: I ate out way tooooo much! I drank more soda than I usual do and more ice cream as well. I did eat grilled chicken and veggies at Uno's, which I was really proud of and I tried cutting down on portions. I think I just too in moderation to far.

Angie's Wednesday

Wednesday:
Breakfast-cereal with skim milk (4)
Lunch-Healthy Choice Dinner (5)
Snack- 1 pack of Kaishi oatmeal with skim milk (3)
Dinner- baked chicken, rice and broccoli, sweet potato, small piece of watermelon (6)
Snack-popcorn, 3 calcium chews (4)

Points: 22 points ( Have 28/35 extra points left)

Exercise: upper body weight training (30); cardio kick (45); abs (15)
Comments: Not bad at all. I am keeping this up!

Angie's Triumph over Pancakes

Tuesday:
Breakfast-cereal with skim milk (4)
Lunch-veggie burger without bun with lettuce tomato, shredded cheese(3) and pineapple(1)
Snack-fruit smoothie (4)
Dinner-Healthy choice dinner (7)
Snack- 1/2 pancakes at IHOP (4.5)
Points: 23.5
Exercise-Pilates (45)

Okay- I knew I didn't have points left when I went to IHOP so I had to eat light. I ended up saving money cause I ate 1 and 1/2 pancakes out of Kenard's meal. I saved money and points. Yippie! I am learning how to cut back and sacrifice for what I want.

Weight: 141.8 (Lost 4.6lbs since May 1)
Body Fat: 28.9

Angie's Monday

Monday:
Breakfast-cereal with skim milk (4)
Snack-banana (1)
Lunch- grilled chicken salad with lettuce, cheese, beans; diet root beer (5)
Snack- kaishi oatmeal pack with skim milk (3)
Dinner-healthy choice dinner (5)
Points-18

Exercise:

• step (45)
• abs (15)
• elliptical (30)
• upper body weights (30)

Comments: I am on the roll. Marina, are you back yet! Allison, I did see you this week. Megan, you better post soon. We had our little talk, remember.

Angie's Healthier Weekend

Friday:
Breakfast-milk(1), banana nut muffin (6)
Snack-orange (1)
Lunch-lean cuisine (Salisbury steak, carrots, mash potatoes) (5)
Dinner-chicken Caesar wrap (7), soda (2), slushy(4)
Snack-5 chicken nuggets (7)
Points-34
Exercise-none

Saturday:
Breakfast-one piece of French toast (4)
Lunch-1/2 grilled chicken salad and 1/2 turkey sandwich (8)
Snack-one and 1/2 krispy kreme doughnuts (8)
Dinner-grilled chicken salad with mandarin oranges, almonds, carrots; 2 spoons of brownie sundae
Snack- weight watchers ice cream bar (3)
Exercise-70 minutes of total body weight training

Sunday-
Breakfast-shredded wheat cereal with skim milk (4)
Snack1- 3 cookies (4)
Snack 2-light yogurt (2)
Snack 3-wheat crackers, chocolate milk (2)
Dinner-broccoli and turkey bacon (3) popcorn (3)
Points-18
Exercise-none

Comments: Okay, I think I did pretty good this weekend. It wasn't the best that I could have done but I did try to eat better while I was out by choosing salads and trying to control myself around dessert. I will work even harder next week to keep my sweet intake down. This week I lost 3lbs. So I am going to keep it up. i should also use that costly WSC membership more often.

Angie's Wednesday and Thursday

Wednesday:
Breakfast-Go Lean Crunch cereal with skim milk (3)
Lunch-Lean cuisine with shrimp, broccoli and pasta (5)
Snack Honey maid cinnamon stixs (2)
Dinner-turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomato, mayo & small fry, water (12)
1/2 banana split (7) and goldfish crackers (5)
Snack-weight watchers ice cream bar (1)
Points: 35 points

Exercise:
Cardio Kick (45 min)
Abs (15)
Butts and Guts (30 min)


Thursday:
Breakfast-Special K cereal with skim milk (4)
Snack-orange (1)
Lunch-grilled chicken salad (5)
Snack-granola bar, diet mountain dew (3)
Dinner-macaroni and cheese with broccoli (5)
Points- 20

Exercise:
Step (45)
kickboxing (45)
walk (40)

Comments: Great job! I had to sub two classes today, which caused me to workout twice. I also walked home and back instead of riding the bus!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday with Angela

Breakfast- 1 whole egg, 1 egg white, 1 piece of chicken breast, 1 slice of bread (7)
Snack- orange (1)
Lunch- vegetables (carrots, calliflower, broccoli) and chicken (4)
Dinner-turkey sandwich with lettuce and tomato, water, pickle (7)
Points: 19
Exercise: Pilates (45)

Comments: Proud

Allison's alive

Never fear- I'm not dead. Just emabarrassed. Of what I ate this weekend. It was awful. But now I'm getting back on track.
Monday morning weigh- in: 149.8

I haven't seen that number in over two years. Only about 5 more pounds to go! I'm definitely going to have to stop eating pizza though...
Here's my Tuesday
cereal with milk (4)
Smart Ones lunch (5)
strawberries (1)
orange (.5)
tuna casserole (?maybe about 14?)
Total points: 24.5

That's OK, but I'm gonna have to do better.

Revision of Marina's Goals

I'm down to the home stretch. I have a little more than a month to kick it up a notch and slim down. I can identify some obvious problem areas in what I've been doing the last 40+ days. They are:

1. Going out to eat still too often. (even though I've cut down, as hard as that is to believe)
2. Eating "extras" that aren't necessary, like snacking on fatty, high-carb things (even though I've cut out pop and juice, and haven't missed it)
3. Not doing enough full-body cardio, like the elliptical trainer or just running
4. Allowing weekends to be free-for-alls, instead of using weekends to at least maintain good diet behavior

I'm going out of town today, and I am going to try to work out each day that I'm gone. I'll also try to maintain portion control. I'll keep track of what I'm eating too, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to post while I'm gone. Wish me luck!

Marina's Sunday and Monday (skipping Saturday b/c I'm not proud of it)

Here's what I had on Monday:

• Breakfast- Cereal with milk
• Snack- 1 rugalah
• Lunch- Leftover gnochi with meat and tomato sauce (from Saturday night restaurant)
• Snack #2- 1 Nature Valley granola bar
• snack #3- 1 can mandarin oranges
• Dinner- potatoes and BBQ chicken
• Totally unnecessary- Slice of bread with light butter and caviar

Exercise: I did 45 minutes on the bike, and 15 minutes of stomache/abs

Here's what I had on Sunday:

• Breakfast- Bagel with hard salami
• Lunch- Bagel with smoked fish, 2 tomatoes and 2 oatmeal raisin cookies
• Dinner- 1 small chicken fajita, 1/3 C. rice with orange chicken
• Dessert- I sat in a friend's pool (the 90 degree water was amazing), and I had chocolate ice cream in the pool!
• Dessert #2- We then went out to a cute place where I ordered tea and had a few bites of carrot cake.

Exercise: I walked all over.

Angie's Killer Exercise Monday

Breakfast-honey nut cherrios with milk (4)
Lunch-salad with lettuce, tomato, chicken, cheese, raisin w/ no dressing (4)
Snack-baked lays chips (3)
Dinner-lean cuisine chicken, broccoli and pasta (6)
Snack-weight watchers ice cream bar (1), calcium chew (.5)

Exercise:
upper body weight training (30)
step aerobics (45)
abs (15)
elliptical (25), jump rope (4), walk (10)

Starting May off right. Tomorrow I plan to do low body weights, some cardio and pilates.

Angie's Weekend

Saturday:
Breakfast-cereal with milk (4)
Lunch-turkey and swiss on wheat (8)
Snack-coconut chocolate bar (8)
Dinner-chicken quesadillas, torilla chips (9)
Points-29
Exercise-none

Sunday:
Breakfast-1/2 egg and cheese McGriddle (6)
Snack-1/2 piece of german chocolate cake (6)
Lunch-chicken quesadillas, 4 bites of boritto (9)
Snack- 1/2 pint of vanilla ice cream (7)
Estimated Points-28
Exercise-none

Tomorrow is the first of May. There is no time to waste.
Goals for May:
1) Workout a minumum of 6 times a week( more cardio)
2) Do Pilates/yoga or ballet at least 2 times a week
3) Strength train at least twice a week
4) Control sugar tooth ( I dont have to give into all my cravings)

Go for it!

Marina's Friday

I did really well today. Here's what I had:

• Breakfast- Bagel with cream cheese and lox
• Lunch- Cuscus and 3 meatballs
• Snack- Canned peaches
• Snack #2- Some rugalah
• Dinner- Steak, green salad, fruit salad, apple cider

Exercise: I did 45 mins of various leg-killing moves (thanks, Angie, my thighs still hurt) and 15 mins of abs.

Angie's Friday

Okay. I went way overboard on Friday. I was out and going to fast food joints. Never a good idea when trying to stay within points. Well here is how it went:
Breakfast-turkey bacon, cheese and egg on whole wheat toast (8)
Snack-baked lays and apple juice (3)
Lunch-lean cusine with shrimp, broccoli and pasta (5)
Lunch2-small fry, fish sandwich, 1/2 serving of ice cream (~12)
Dinner-grilled chicken sandwich, small fry, soda, 1/2 milkshake (~20)
Points: 48 Wow!
Exercise-Triple Threat and abs (60)

Comments: That was ridiculous. I went out to eat and lost it. I tend to overeat near the first of the month cause i tell myself I will just start over on the first of the month but I need to watch it. I bought myself a bodyfat scale today from Bed Bath and Beyond. I will use this scale as my guide from now on. It said:
Weight: 146.2 (I have gained about 4 lbs)
Body fat%: 30.1
Hydration level: 51%(normal)
Okay, I am going to get back on the ball. I went shopping today and its still hard to find clothes with my shape. My legs are small but my waist makes it difficult. I need to decrease my body fat percentage. My goals for May are to lose 10 lbs and at least 3% body fat. I got some work to do. One thing that did motivate me while at MCdonald's yesterday was the dvd's they were giving out from Maya, the virtual trainer. I have yourself fitness on dvd--I decided to pull that out more often.

Marina's Thursday Gone to Hell

Hey... all I can say is that I had the best intentions.

Here's how it started out:

• Breakfast- Cereal and milk (not bad)
• Lunch- 1 lean cuisine hot pocket and 1 can of mandarine oranges (thanks to Allison's encouragement, I didn't eat the second one... yet)
• Snack-I ate the second one!!! (Ahhhh!)
• Snack #2- I ate 1 rugalah (not too bad)

And then, I forgot what planet I was on. For dinner we went to 2 nice places (neither of which was on us, so I think that's where I got a little bit out of control).

• 1st place: Several hors d'oeuvres (things with flakey dough and cheese, salmon, and some fruit)
• 2nd place: Full sit-down dinner, including a salad, mango chicken, flan with caramel drizzle and some wine.

Exercise: I did 45 minutes on the bike and 15 minutes of abs and chest.

Angie's Wed and Thursday

Menu for Wednesday:
Breakfast- 2 bowls of cereal with milk (7)
Lunch- veggie burger with lettuce, tomato, mayo w/ bun (7)
Snack- twix bar (7)
Dinner- 2 bowls (7)

Points: 28
Exercise: Cardio Kick and Abs

Menu for Thursday:
Breakfast-cereal with milk (4)
Snack- ice cream bar (1)
Snack 2-sweet potato hash (4)
Lunch-beef pot roast lean cusine (1.5) --> only ate 1/2 cause it wasn't so great
Snack-2 peppermint patties (2), 2 Reese cups (4)
Dinner-lean cusine, popcorn and sugar-free pudding
Points so far-23 points

Exercise none

Comments: Okay, Marina. I promised I wouldn't leave you on the mission by yourself. I will be more diligent from now on--even if I eat horrible. And yeah bathing suit season is right around the corner.

Allison's Triumphant return...

I really, honestly did try to post on Monday, but there was something wrong with the site. And I just haven't had time until today. But, my weigh-in on Monday was 151.8!! Total weight loss so far: 5.2 pounds. Only like 7 more to go...

I'm just going to skip telling ya'll what I ate on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday because it was bad. Really bad. Pizza and french fries bad. But here's my Wednesday:
cereal and milk (4)
banana (2)
Smart Ones lunch (6)
tuna sandwich (6)
chips (3)
apple (1)
Total points: 22

I'm back on track, guys. Swimsuit season is only a month away...

Marina's Wednesday...and still, the only one in the audience

I worked out twice yesterday! I did 40 minutes on the bike and 15 minutes of abs. Then, I did 30 minutes on the eliptical runner, 10 minutes of weights, and another 10 of abs. Woohoo!

Here's what I ate:
Breakfast- Cereal with milk
Lunch- Tuna noodle casserole
Snack- 3 rugalah
Dinner- CHEESECAKE FACTORY

I think that's okay though. It balanced out.