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Weight loss journey, Day 2

December 26th, 2022

Hey all! I will be writing both of my entries today. I had a looong day at work yesterday, and couldnt even think long enough to write an entry hahaha :). So basically, even though this will be posted on December 27th, this particular entry will be for yesterday, december 26th. Lets get started!

Weight

I didn't really bother checking my weight today, moreso I simply forgot lololol

breakfast

for breakfast I ate a few bites of some overnight oats I made the night before. I made this with 1 mashed banana, 1 spoonful of vanilla whole milk yogurt, a cup of oats and a cup of unsweetened oatmilk, some honey and a dash of cinnamon. However, I have no clue what I did wrong, but my oats were sooo runny and soupy. I am also not a morning person, and i usually can't eat first thing in the morning bc it hurts my tummy :(

banana overnight oats- in total, 100.5 kcal

since i only took 2-3 bites, i used an app called cronometer to approximate my calorie intake.

lunch

today I went grocery shopping, and even treated myself to some starbucks :) i went grocery shopping with a goal of spending less than 50 dollars, but the store i regularly go to had a massive after Christmas sale, so I ended up spending... 88 dollars HAHA. i wanted to try and incorporate more fruit into my diet and their ad said that a bunch of fruit was on sale, but I didn't consider the fact the ad was going to change literally that day, nor did i consider the fact that we recently had a massive snowstorm so i had to get mostly veggies and only a few fruit this time. Still, i managed not to get anything overly unhealthy so its a good start! when i got home, I was craving rice, so I sautéed sweet potato and kale, and topped that onto rice and topped it all with a sunny side up egg (my favorite!)

3/4 cup cooked white rice - 154 kcal

1.5 tbs olive oil - 179 kcal

1/3 chopped sweet potato - 45 kcal

1 oz kale, cooked from fresh - 10.2 kcal

1 egg, cooked - 77.5 kcal

dinner

for dinner, i repurposed the leftover sweet potato, kale, and rice into a curry. I absolutely love curry, and even though mine may not be as authentic as it could be, I feel as if the beauty in authentic foods is working with what you have to create a delicious meal. I seriously enjoy learning about different cultures, and i feel as if food is a great visual in learning about culture. As an American i know i am blessed to be able to experience these things, and i hope that we as people can come to start enjoying more foods from around the world :) the best part about tonights dinner is i still had some leftovers to enjoy today! also, my curry was so hot it burned my bootyhole, but if youd like my recipe just ask!

1/3 chopped sweet potato - 45 kcal

1 oz kale, cooked from fresh - 10.2 kcal

1.5 tbs olive oil - 179 kcal

1/2 small chopped white onion, cooked - 13.2 kcal

1 tbs heavy whipping cream - 51 kcal

1 cup oatmilk, unsweetened - 45 kcal

3/4 cup cooked rice - 154 kcal

,1 tbs tomato paste - 13.1 kcal

snacks

i notice that i always be wanting to snack late at night, and i usually crave something crunchy or salty, like potato chips. When at the store, some containers of mixed nuts were on sale for 50% off, so of COURSE i got 2 containers! for my snack I ate a handful of mixed nuts, and I was satisfied the rest of the night!

0.2 oz mixed nuts - 33.7 kcal

exercise

today i worked, which isnt REALLY hard labor, but i definitely burn some calories since i do a lot of walking/running for my job in fast food service and we have a decent size store. I worked about 6 hours, and usually when calculating the calories i've lost at work i take off about 2 hours from my total hours on shift into the app mentioned above for the time i am standing around. Again, everything is approximate and I dont take it too seriously

4 hours/240 min, restaurant/bakery, light - 397 kcal

calories consumed - 1111.6 kcal calories burned - 397 kcal

total calories - 714.6

Again, i suck at math so all of my calculations are approximate. As well, I dont count drinks or seasonings- I only count oil because I personally want to use less oil, and counting oil gives me a visual on just how much I use and how much it actually affects me. I drink coffee everyday, and while i could try and calculate it, there is no point to me because i hate the taste of black coffee, and coffee makes me happy so i am not willing to change that, even if sometimes it might be a lot of calories in my diet. the point of this blog is for me to make healthier choices in my food, and therefore i calculate the calories in my food. if i did calculate my coffee, it would probably be an additional 200 calories most days, but for today my starbucks order was a venti brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso with 4 pumps classic syrup (soooooo good!)

24 oz brown sugar oatmilk shaken espresso - 190 kcal

4 pumps classic - 80 kcal

add that to my total calories and it would be equal to 984.6 kcal, which seems more healthy anyways. The point is, don't worry about me if my calorie count is super low, it is because of these omissions in my daily coffee and spices :)

anyways, have a good day yall, and I will see you all later with my next entry!

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Weight Loss Journey Day 1

December 26th, 2022 12:38 am

This particular entry will be for the meals I ate yesterday (at christmas!!) which meant I allowed myself to indulge. As well, this will be the setting for a long journey ahead, so thank you for those of you who choose to join for the ride :). As of right now I am not trying to be too strict with my diet- I am aiming for about 1200 calories max a day for now, and my goal is to introduce more veggies and fruit into my diet. I will not be counting drinks in my deficit.

Breakfast

on christmas it is tradition to st*rve yourself until the christmas meal. so for today, all I had was a banana

banana - 105 kcal

lunch

christmas dinner happened around 3 pm for me, and for our christmas dinner we have an italian themed dinner! so i had a portion of lasagna, spaghetti, and salad.

lasagna, 1 square - 319 kcal

spaghetti, approx 1 cup - 83 cal

tossed salad (including all toppings) - 35 kcal

Dinner

dinner time for my boyfriend and I was around 11 pm. I really wanted noodles, but we could not agree on a sauce for the life of us! sooo I made both; alfredo for him, and aglio e olio for me! so now both of us are happy :)

olive oil, 1 tbsp - 119 kcal

garlic, one clove cooked - 4.5 kcal

egg noodles cooked, 1 cup - 220 kcal

Snacks

Since my bf and his family bought me lots of candy, I gave myself a little treat for christmas- my absolute favorite candy!

kinder bueno minis, 10 pieces - 300 kcal

Exercise

steps - 5122

squats for 1 min (dont judge lol) - 8kcal burned

light stretching, 15 min - 21 kcal

Calories consumed: 1185.5 kcal Calories burned: 29 kcal

total calories: 1156.5 kcal

so yay! I at least made my goal on my only day of indulgence haha, I had fun making this so hopefully I remember to do this more :) Please like and follow if you want to see more love yall!

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Weight Loss Journey Info

December 25th, 2022

hey all! i had been thinking about my new years resolutions for a few days now, and one of my goals for 2023 is to lose 30ish pounds by the time summer comes around! so basically in about 6 months. I feel as if this challenge is doable. So today was the last day to be able to complete indulge myself in food.

I have always been insecure about my weight- I used to think I was fat when I was 90 lbs. Today, at 9:53 pm CST I weighed 141.2 lbs. I am 5'1 and female; on the BMI scale that is overweight. And dont get me wrong; big is absolutely beautiful and I believe in showing love for all body types- at the same time, I would like to be a particular size for myself personally because i feel as if that is what looks best on me :)

I plan on doing this by using a calorie deficit diet and other things as I find them throughout this journey. sometimes i might even post recipes if requested :) This blog is simply for a visual on the average persons weight loss journal, and I just think itll be fun.