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22 January 2010

Yesterday was my weekly date with my father. Since I am an only child, even at age 24, my father and I are really close. I'm all he has. While growing up, he always made sure I was well fed. He cooked delicious, hearty meals for the two of us. I quickly gained weight. I was 9 years old and weighted 175lbs. I looked like a pumpkin! I also hit puberty at 9 years old and then I started losing weight (also because I was anorexic.) I had low self-esteem throughout high school. The school told me if I didn't eat, I could not play on the basketball team anymore and basketball was more important to me than anything so I started eating. I soon began to realize that as active as I was...I could eat basically anything. So I was comfortable with being 145lbs (and the boys in high school always said I was fat. Grr.)

My weekly dates with dad normally consists us going out to eat. To a restaurant or a fast food place. I was slightly nervous seeing him yesterday because I always order burgers when I go out (because I know what to expect.) When I met up with my dad, we did my laundry at the laundromat (he helped) and I had a lot to do. ($16 worth of laundry - not including drying them!) It felt like a mild workout. Afterwards, we went out this local restaurant and I succumbed and ended up getting a patty melt and fries. I ate everything with 2 glasses of coke. (It kind of felt good. =/ )

Before I went to see my dad, I whipped up a shake. Now, my WEAKNESS is MINT ICE CREAM! So I decided to add 1 cup of 1% milk to the blender, 1 scoop of Slim Fast Chocolate Royal Optima mix, 3/4 cup of Wyman's frozen mixed berries, AND...a few drops of pure mint extract. I was completely satisfied.

Moving on to my Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred challenge, I was sore throughout the day after yesterday morning's workout. Mostly my abs, upper arms, and my back. I woke up this morning after 5 hours of sleep (I need to work on getting more sleep), the only thing that was on my mind is Jillian. I wanted to pop in the dvd again and challenge myself and test my limits today. After a cup of Kix cereal, I popped in the dvd and the first set of jumping jacks I did, I felt slightly lighter. I was able to go through a lot of sets longer and much better than I could the past 2 days. I was stoked! It was a sign of improvement! I also sweat more during today's workout than the previous workouts.

Throughout the work out, my right calf kept burning. I have come to the conclusion that I should stretch a bit more before the work out. I would definitely do the ankle rolls exercise beforehand. (It came in really handy while I played basketball.) I also discovered that when I had to do sit ups or any exercises involving with me having to be on my back and working my abs -- closing your eyes works! I closed my eyes and focused on completing every sit up. It felt rewarding.

I won't be doing the 30 Day Shred during the weekend because my fiancé will be at my place. I would rather do the exercise at peace without having to worry about the ugly facial expressions I would make when I am trying to catch my breath and finish the entire workout and he comes rushing trying to pamper me, haha.

So Jillian, I will see you Monday but in the mean time, I will monitor my calorie intake!

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21 January 2010

After yesterday's first day of 30 Day shred, I woke up and realized I was sore. My arms and my calves were sore but it felt good! As I stated in the previous entry, I only did it for 5 minutes and to get sore after a 5 minute workout - boy, am I out of shape!

My sleeping schedule has also been out of whack. I would end up sleeping only 2 hours on my bed and find myself sleeping 6 hours on the couch during the afternoon. I am more comfortable sleeping on the couch because it provides this cocoon feeling. I am weird, I know.

I woke up at 11pm today and realized I did not do any workout besides going grocery shopping. So after a small late dinner (didn't I tell you my schedule is out of whack?), I decided to pop in 30 day shred once again. I was eager to face Jillian again. The first circuit burned me out. I kept finding myself pausing for a few seconds to steal a few sips of water. My right calf was BURNING that I barely hopped for the "jumping rope" part. I discovered I LOVE chest flies! Before I knew it, I already passed the 15 minute mark and when she said we were almost there, I forced myself to press on.

One thing I learned from this workout is that your breathing is essential! Daniel, my fiancé, always talks about working out and he would tell me what he does at the gym on base and he would talk about the breathing and I would roll my eyes thinking it will not matter. Daniel wants to weight 200lbs and gain more muscles. Daniel is only 5'6'' and I am 5'2'' and I'm NEARLY 200 pounds and he is 10 pounds lighter than me. I can't even borrow his t-shirts! =( I do feel a bit pressure to lose weight because I want to look good being next to him, feel good about it, and because he is in the military.

Anyway, throughout the entire workout, I found myself inhaling and exhaling rhythmically and it really helped me push through the workouts that were difficult for me.

After the work out, I whipped up some whey protein shake which branded by Jillian Michael (she is EVERYWHERE!). I picked the vanilla one and it cost $10 at Walmart. It tastes a bit similar to the Slim Fast Optima vanilla shake but less sweeter. I tried finding Jillian Michael's 100% Whey Protein powder (it's only 100 calories a scoop!) to add to my food entry but I could not find it anywhere.

All in all, my day 2 task was tackled and complete. I wonder how sore will I be tomorrow...

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20 January 2010

My name is Alycia and I am a 24 year old college student. I am majoring in Human Services and hope to be a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor some day. I will be getting married to my soul mate February 27th of this year. My fiancé is in the Navy and it will be a lifelong occupation. We are currently waiting on his first orders and I believe we will be stationed in Washington state.

My other half Daniel is a health buff and he does weightlifting. He wants to gain weight and I want to lose weight (I weight more than him!) I was never a skinny girl in my entire life. I was always slightly overweight but healthy. In High School, I weight 145 and it was at my best. I was athletic and active. I had curves to die for. When I graduated, I gained weight as I enter a new relationship. When I met Daniel, I was between 175-180 and it has been 8 months and I am a whopping 196!

My heart sank. I knew I gained weight because clothes were getting tighter on me but I couldn't pinpoint why I was gaining weight. I figured it was because I got too comfortable with Daniel and that I hardly even exercise. So with my wedding coming up and a lot of reminiscing of old photos, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and start being more active and watch what I eat.

I personally don't diet. I don't believe in diets but I do believe eating in moderation and watching your portions. Diets are very hard to stick with especially for a person who loves food like me. Hearty food. I LOVE MASHED POTATOES. (dreamily sighs)

Oh yeah, I am an emotional eater. =/

So my new goal is to lose 50 pounds. I hope to reach 145 pounds by August 2010. I am trying to stay within 1200 calories intake (it is HARD. I tend to end up with 1500 calories per day.) I just started Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD and hope to see some results. I will blog about my progress.

1/19/2009 DAY 1 OF SHRED:

I could not even last more than 5 minutes! I used 5lb dumbbells and could not even complete the push up sets. When I tried to use the dumbbells again, my arms got all wobbly and I couldn't push myself any longer. I am so disappointed that I couldn't go through with it and that I am really out of shape! Has anyone gave up within 5-10 minutes for the first day?

Tomorrow, I will go for canned goods as dumbbells instead using the 5lb ones. I will also try to do something different with the push ups so I can through the entire level 1 work out.

I also need to get some good sports bra. Having double D's at my height and wearing regular underwire bra is a no-no. I also need to get a mat because I tried using a towel and it was hard on my knees when I tried doing the push ups.

This may be day 1 but it is not the end of it. Since I am getting married in 39 days, I will work out 5 days a week from now on. 145 pounds, here I come.

Here is a collage of my weight gain over the years. The last picture I was 175 and I have gained 20 pounds since then mostly in the hips. Oh what I would do to get those curves back I had in 2003.

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20 January 2010

Weight:	Lost so far:	Still to go:	Diet followed:
88.9 kg	0 kg	23.1 kg	Not Applicable

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