Losing and Gaining with Ali

86 days until Spring Break - 12/23/15! This blog will be dedicated to my journey of losing weight. It's my goal to gain confidence while getting fit! GW: 105-110 Wanna see my progress? eightsixdaystoforever.tumblr.com/tagged/me.

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So fast isn't happening

I ate a lot for breakfast this morning. I was hungry, but as a heads up, I eat most of my carbs either in the morning or before I work out. It's already almost 11, so I'm not very concerned. Either way I ate this:

1. Quest Bar: Strawberry Cheesecake flavor

160 calories; 4.5 grams fat (0 grams saturated), Carbs 26 grams, Fiber 17 grams, Sugars 2 grams, Protein 20 grams 

2. Caramel Corn Rice cake w/ Jiff Peanut Butter

Rice cake:

Calories 50, 0 grams of fat, Carbs 11 grams, Sugars 3 grams, and Protein 1 grams

Peanut Butter:

calories 190, Fat 16 grams, saturated 2.5 grams, Carbs 8 grams, Sugars 3 grams, and Protein 7 grams

3. Jiff Peanut Butter and Pretzel's on the go snack 

Calories 250, Fat 16 grams, saturated 2.5 grams, Carbs 21 grams, Sugars 3 grams, and Protein 8 grams 

Grand Total:

Calories: 660 Calories; Fat: 36.5 grams of fat, 5 grams saturated; Carbs: 66 grams; Sugars: 11 grams; Protein: 36 grams 

Remaining for the Day:

Calories: 540; Fat: 13.5 grams, Saturated: 0 grams, Carbs: 34 grams, Sugars: 24 grams; Protein: 44 grams 

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9:53 AM

And I'm already hungry. 

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Day one: 8:53 AM

Today is day one. I hate that sound, even though it's the beginning of something great, there are a lot of doubts that surround day one. First, it's only the FIRST DAY…and second, there are always questions that go with it. Is she actually gonna do it? WIll she stick to it for a day and that's it? Is she going to slip-up? It's only day one at 9 AM, so right now I don't even know. All I know is that I'm fasting for the next 72 hours in order to cleanse my body. 

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Patience.

This will probably be my hardest obstacle. I mean, 86 days isn't and incredibly long time…but I want to just wake up tomorrow and be thing with a six pack. 

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Insecurities

I would say my greatest insecurity is probably my legs…especially my thighs. I gain most of my weight there….and my hips. This will be the most stubborn place to lose weight, so a lot of frustration will happen there. However, I am insecure about most of my body. I would change everything if I had the opportunity. 

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Measurements

Current measurements:

Bust: 34

Waist: 26

Hips: 33.5 

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Main goal

Is to raise my confidence. I hate how I look right now, and I'm hoping I can finally get my butt into gear. Once I'm finally semi-comfortable with myself, which I hope will be in a few weeks, I will post progress pictures. 

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Exercise

I am very good at doing cardio. I will do roughly 30 to 60 minutes of cardio for 5 to 6 days a week. I'm hoping to do 6 than 5. I love doing Zumba, so you'll see me post about that a lot. I also do the elliptical a lot. The one area I struggle with most is weight lifting. I'm not sure which exercises to do and how to do them. Therefore, for the first month of my transformation, I will be looking to cut as much weight as possible and then implement weight lifting. 

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In regards to food...

The first couple days (so from 12/28 to 12/30) I will be doing a fast. I know this might cause alarm to some, I simply doing this to cleanse my body to get ready for a new overhaul in diet. Until the 31st, I will post mainly exercises I will do and general thoughts and feelings of the day. 

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Food

One of the biggest things I will be posting on this blog is the food I eat with all the nutritional information attached to it. My biggest goal is to stay at roughly 1200 calories, under 100 grams of carbs each day, under 30 grams of sugar, and as much protein as possible. I will eat mostly vegetables and chicken. I know this pretty vague, but it'll make more sense as I go along. Keeping record of this will also help me stay on track. 

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here are some pictures of me at the beginning 

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Before Day One

This blog is here to track my weight loss journey and ultimate goal of not only being fit, but also being happy with myself. This blog will act as my lifeline through the weight loss process.