Arielle Tries Again

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Once upon a time I had a fitblr that grew too big and drove me off. I'm back because I've slipped and I'm ready to come back. Thanks for your patience while I regain my balance. An entire year of hiatus will do that to you. However I do have help from my awesome personal trainer on fitorbit. 22 female recent college graduate 5'4" Original: SW (January 31st 2010): 199.8 lbs LW (May 26th 2011): 152.8 lbs Startover: SW (October 26th 2012): 194.6 lbs CW (November 9th 2012): 188.4 lbs LW (November 9th 2012): 188.4 lbs

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Breakfast - 11-20-12

Greek Yogurt

Maple Pecan Granola

~260 calories

Was supposed to eat cinnamon oatmeal. But decided with the heavy-ish office potluck later that I wanted a lighter option for breakfast.

#my food #Breakfasts #November 2012

Daily Food 11-19-12

Breakfast - 260 greek yogurt maple pecan granola

Lunch - 300 tortellini spinach carrots

Afternoon Snacks - 350 black bean dip tortilla salt and vinegar popcorn

Dinner - 350 crab dip pita pumpkin pie butternut squash risotto

~ 1260 calories

Pretty good day.

#daily food #my food

Dinner 11-19-12

crab dip pita

small slice pumpkin pie

couple bites of butternut squash risotto

~300 calories

This was off plan. But I was busy making the butternut squash risotto for the office's thanksgiving pot luck so I ate some of the crab dip and pumpkin pie that my roommate brought home from work. Seriously the thinnest slice of pie. I was impressed with myself

#my food #Dinners #November 2012

Afternoon Snacks 11-19-12

black bean dip half a high fiber tortilla

pineapple

salt and vinegar popcorn airpopped with a drizzle of olive oil then some salt and vinegar popcorn seasoning

~350 calories

These were eaten several hours apart. Just being recorded together

#my food #snacks #November 2012

Lunch 11-19-12

spinach tortellini on a bed of spinach with a lil Italian dressing

carrots

~300 calories

So the actual meal was supposed to be a tuna salad but I didn't have time to put that together this morning. So I threw this together instead.

Even though it's 'off plan' I'm loving the fitorbit thing. Because it totally is helping me see perspective on healthy eating and I haven't been bored yet with all of the great ideas and recipes I've been given.

#my food #November 2012 #lunch

Breakfast 11-19-12

Greek Yogurt

Maple Pecan Granola

~260 calories

So I pretty much eat this for breakfast every other day. Haven't gotten sick of it yet. Don't worry I'm just as surprised as you

#my food #Breakfasts #November 2012

so there weren't any updates over the weekend

Let's just say this:

My weekends are generally

50% good behavior and decisions

30% okay behavior and decisions

20% bad not so great behavior and decisions

I eat properly and make good decisions most meals but will still be drinking and indulging a bit. This will also be offset by weekends where I'm a saintly diet hermit and stay in my apartment all weekend.

So I think that this settles quite nicely into the whole behave 80% of the time and still get results sort of mentality.

But I'm probably not going to update a ton on the weekends unless it's something noteworthy.

#weekends #my life

Daily Food 11-16-12

Breakfast - 290 greek yogurt maple pecan granola

Lunch - 280 calories turkey sandwich apple

Dinner - 300 curried tuna salad indian spiced sweet potato fries

Evening Festivities -???? alcohol

Total = 870 + ????

Yeah so liquid calories aren't healthy. But ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

#my food #November 2012 #daily food

Dinner 11-16-12

Curried Tuna Salad tuna with greek yogurt, cumin, curry powder onions, green bell pepper on a bed of spinach

with Indian spiced sweet potato fries

~300 calories

Yeah saying that this was good is an understatement.

#my food #Dinners #November 2012 #Food Pictures #My Pictures

Lunch 11-16-12

turkey sandwich on sugar free whole grain with chipotle hummus and spinach

apple

~280 calories

Threw this together quickly this morning because the bus was coming sooner than expected. Not bad

#lunch #November 2012 #my food

Breakfast 11-16-12

greek yogurt

maple pecan granola

~290 calories

So picked up some new granola at Trader Joe's and wowza I'm in love

(but I mean it's Trader Joe's so what else was going to happen?)

#Breakfasts #November 2012 #my food

Weekly Weigh In 11-02-12 to 11-16-12

November 2nd 2012 193.2 lbs

November 9th 2012 188.4 lbs

November 16th 2012 190.6 lbs

Gain this week = 2.2 lbs Net Loss = 2.6 lbs

So I wish that I could say that I LOST 2.2 lbs this week instead of apparently gaining. But sadly that's not true. I'm not 100% sure what's going on but am hoping that perhaps some muscle soreness contributing to water retention or perhaps muscle gain is leading to this rather stagnantish weight.

Although I mean I still have lost weight overall.

I think it's most ironic that the percentage to my goal that was so motivating at 19% last week is so unmotivating at 13% this week.

Just nose to the grindstone. 190 is one of my frustrating plateau weights anyway so I guess I should have known better than to think that I was going to get over it so quickly and easily.

#weekly weigh ins #190s #weigh ins #weight gain #November 2012

Daily Food 11-15-12

Breakfast - 250 cinnamon oatmeal apple

Lunch - 300 turkey sandwich tomato soup

Dinner - ?? eggplant rice curried tofu kimchi

Evening Snack - 350 popcorn chocolate

Total = 900 + ??? dinner

I think that yesterday was good. I ate quite a bit off plan which I should honestly stop doing. Because it's creating a lot of doubt in my mind as to if I'm doing something wrong or if my body is just being resistant.

#my food #daily food #November 2012

Evening Snack 11-15-12

air popped popcorn with a drizzle of olive oil and salt and vinegar flavoring

chocolate orange wedges

~350 calories

For everything. I love the salt and vinegar flavoring but it won't stick to the popcorn without the addition of a lil oil. But at least it's olive oil which is a healthy fat. Also it's chocolate orange season. So my roommate bought one and we both ate some

#snacks #my food #November 2012

Dinner 11-15-12

eggplant

jasmine rice

brown rice

curried tofu

kimchi

~???? calories

Essentially last night was a smorgasbord of leftovers. I don't think it was that many calories because there wasn't that much of anything and it was all pretty healthy stuff.

#my food #Dinners #eating out #November 2012