Groovy's new and improved log

[Groovy Spleen]

My new and improved log! Here I will document:
Food intake, Calories, Activity and Water consumption.
I'll also keep you (and me) updated on how my weightloss is going!

Me!
Before and (hopefully) after.

This is a model of what I look like now, and what I will look like when I reach my final weight loss goal!  

[Groovy Spleen]

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Age:20
Height:5'4
Starting Weight:215 lbs
BMI:36.9 (scary!)

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Recommended Daily Calories: between 1200 and 1550
Recommended Daily Fat: Under 40g
Exercise Goal: Burn at least 1650 calories per week.

Another site said:

Target Nutrients
Calories 1726 cals
Carbs 204g
Fat 50g
Protein 114g
Exercise ~ 45 min
walk/day


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Goal Weight (by spring): 180 lbs
Goal Weight (overall): 150lbs
Goal BMI: 26
Total to lose: 40lbs now, more later
Monthly loss goal:5-8 lbs


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Helpful Links
http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html
- a helpful site with a calorie lookup for almost any food
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/core-strength/SM00047&slide=1
- some excersises for toning core muscle groups
http://www.fitday.com
-weight charts, calories burned by activities, all sorts of stuff! The free version is great, I definately recommend trying it out n_n
http://sparkpeople.com
-a huge weightloss website, with forums,exercise of the day, calorie counters, and lot's of other fun stuff!  

[Groovy Spleen]

Start:235

First goal counter:

FIRST GOAL MET!

Second goal counter:



Rewards!
200-new riding pants
190-new riding helmet
180-cross country vest
170-show jacket
160-a nice saddle

and my friend Amy says if I hit 150 I can have her mule. Lol.  

[Groovy Spleen]

Monday September 25th

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-Breakfast-
1 1/4 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+skim milk,+1/2 tsp sugar
1 cup Gunpowder Green tea (which actually smells like gunpowder, strangely)
2 vitamin C tablets, 1 vitamin E tablet
*
1 green apple
*
-Lunch-
mushroom soup
sandwich on whole grain w/ cheese, ham, lettuce tomato
granola bar

*
-Dinner-
2 chicken fajitas

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
Up 4 sets of stair x5 reps, about 15mins

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Was in a hurry, so had to get fast food for dinner, or eat too late at night X_X
Had fajitas, no fries or drink.
Hmmm.
Processed cheese on the sandwich=bad.  

[Groovy Spleen]

Tuesday September 26th

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-Breakfast-
1 1/4 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+skim milk
1 cup Gunpowder Green tea
2 vitamin C tablets, 1 vitamin E tablet
*
apple
*
-Lunch-
Bowl of clear vegetable soup
Smoked salmon wrap
*
peach
*
-Dinner-
8 potatoe wedges from 7-11
2 tbsp ranch sauce
1 chicken finger
*
chocolate

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][x][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
Riding, 1 hour

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BLAH for 7-11  

[Groovy Spleen]

Wednesday September 27th

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-Breakfast-
1 1/4 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+skim milk
1 cup apple spice tea (unsweetened)
2 vitamin C tablets, 1 vitamin E tablet
*
granola bar
*
-Lunch-
diet coke
bowl of special k
carrots
*
-Dinner-
Salmon sandwich on brown



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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][x][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
Riding, lesson 1 hour +

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Man, that lesson was intense X_X
That's what you get for having a German instructor I guess.
I think I sweated as much as Tango did.  

[Groovy Spleen]

Thursday September 28th

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-Breakfast-
1 1/4 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+skim milk
2 vitamin C tablets, 1 vitamin E tablet
*
granola bar
*
-lunch-
grilled chicken sandwich w/ mustard and ketchup
side of fries with ketchup X_X
*
small iced cap
handful of all dressed chips
popsicle
*
3 slices of hawaiian pizza
Jalepeno/ranch crust dip



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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
20 situps, 20 crunches

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ARRRRRRGGGGGH. crying  

[Groovy Spleen]

Friday September 29th

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-Breakfast-
1 1/4 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+skim milk
2 vitamin C tablets, 1 vitamin E tablet
*
granola bar
*
-lunch-
Chicken noodle soup
Tuna on brown
*
5 perogies w. 1 tbsp ceaser dressing

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][x][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
riding 1 hour

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[Groovy Spleen]

Monday October 2nd

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-breakfast-
1 hardboiled egg
1 vitamin e, 2vitamin c
*
1/2 cup dry special k
*
-lunch-
miso soup (30calories per cup)
apple tea
*
1/2 cup dry special k
1 spoonful canned salmon
*
-dinner-
Tim Horton's chicken salad wrap (whole wheat)

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][][][]


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I did poorly all weekend sad  

[Groovy Spleen]

Tuesday October 3rd

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-Breakfast-
1 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+ 1/2 cup skim milk
2 vitamin C tablets, 1 vitamin E tablet
*
1 apple
greentea
*
-lunch-
1 cup split pea soup
spinach wrap w/ turkey, smoked salmon, cream cheese+ veggies
*
4 slices of pineapple
*
-dinner-
veggie burger
1/2 cup coleslaw
side of fries
1 nobashi prawn
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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][][][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
walk to barn, 15mins
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I did well until dinner crying
How come noone comments on my journal.  

[Groovy Spleen]

Wednesday October 4th

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-Breakfast-
1 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+ 1/2 cup skim milk
*
apple
*
-lunch-
2 carrots
granola bar
cream of asparagus soup
*
3 slices of pieapple
*
-dinner-
2 1/2 cup brown rice
1 tbsp ceaser dressing
soysauce
*
junk: fruitopia, bit of chocolate X_X
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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][][][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
riding 1/2 hour
walk downtown, brisk 45 mins

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[Groovy Spleen]

Thursday October 5th

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-Breakfast-
1 cup special k+ 1/4 cup bran,+ 1/2 cup skim milk
*
apple
granola bar
green tea
*
-lunch-
2 small slices plain cheese pizza
fruitopia
*
miso soup
*
-dinner-
calamari salad
2 small pieces of garlic bread
iced tea

Junk: a few scoop of icecream, bite of chocolate cake

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, brisk, 1/2 hour
Walk home, brisk 15mins

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[Groovy Spleen]

Friday October 6th

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-Breakfast-
1 cup special k 1/2 cup skim milk
*
granola bar
*
-lunch-
Salmon sandwich
*
-dinner-
subway sub gonk

Junk: last years halloween candy (3 mini chocolate bars, 5 caramel squares)
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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][][]

-Exercise-
Walk to school, Brisk, 1/2 hour
Walk to friend's, brisk 15mins

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[Groovy Spleen]

Saturday October 7th

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-Breakfast-
miso soup
*slice of toast w/jam
*
-lunch-
too much hawaiian pizza gonk
*
candy
*
half a plate of nachos w/cheese

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][][][][]

-Exercise-
20min hike

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[Groovy Spleen]

Sunday October 8th

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-Breakfast-
Special K
*
-lunch-
Special K
*
lowfat fruit popsicle
*
-Dinner-
thanksgiving dinner X_X
*
lowfat popcorn


Junk: 4 small pieces of candy

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-Water-
[x][x][x][x][x][x][][]

-Exercise-
hour riding
another hour riding

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