Hey everyone!
I’ve been super busy lately and haven’t been able to update much. I’ll be updating a lot more often once I get my order from Beach Body. I ordered the 21 Day Fix and opted to go without the Shakeology that a lot of people recommend. I still have a couple of bags of Body by Vi that I can still use so once I run low on that I’ll probably see about ordering some of those.
If you’d like to order the 21 Day Fix, email me at thephatgirldiaries (@) yahoo.com
xo,
Lyn
From time to time I’ll post activity updates that consist of my meals and workouts for the day (sometimes weigh-ins). Ideally I’d post this everyday but I know I’d be kidding myself if I tried committing to that.
Today my day consisted of:
Weigh in: 220 lbs
Meals:
Exercise:
3 hours of Softball practice, consisted of light jogging, drills, fielding and hitting. Calories burned : 700+
Water Consumption: 42 ounces
What I need to work on:
Water Consumption should be at least 64 ounces per day (16 ounces per meal and a little throughout the day). This is hard for me especially when I do not have bottled water around. I refuse to drink tap water therefore if I do not buy or bring water to work, the odds are that I will not drink water all day. I’ll be looking into a filter to help with that problem.
Snacking is another thing that I need to work on. Yesterday after practice some friends and I hung out for a bit. We went into the store and I had enough will power to not buy any junk food. However when we were sitting outside someone was eating a bag of funyons and I couldn’t resist. I only limit myself to one serving though instead of chowing down on a whole bag. Serving size is key. If you cannot resist opt for just one serving, that way you don’t go overboard and you won’t end up kicking yourself for it. This is especially true when packing your lunch for the day. If you’ve got sandwiches packed and you feel like you cannot go without the chips, pack one serving of chips in a ziploc and leave the rest of the bag at home. Bringing the whole bag with you only encourages you to eat more than you should.
As you can see I consumed only 870 calories and I burned more than 700 calories in 3 hours which means I burned more calories than I ate for the day. You definitely want to consume less calories than you burn. I burn about 2,700 calories per day -not including exercise (you can go here to find out how many calories you burn per day). According to my own research (Google) one pound of weight is equivalent to 3000 calories. In order for me to loose 2 pounds per week I need to burn 6000 calories more than I consume. Today I burned 2700 calories and ate 870 calories therefore I burned an excess of 1,830 calories. This means I have 4,170 calories to go. For the rest of the week, I need to burn at least 1400 calories per day. Which means I cannot consume more than 1300 calories. I know this is a bit confusing but try doing a bit of your own research and I’m sure after a little reading you’ll understand it a lot better.
Other than that, I had a pretty good day. My energy levels were up all day and I did not start to feel sluggish after lunch which is usually what happens. I also found that I was less grumpy. After one day of using Your Tea/Tiny Tea I can definitely say that it does help keep energy levels up. As you can see I consumed only 870 calories, although this may not work for everyone you definitely want to consume less calories than you burn.
xo,
Lyn
So as you all have read from my previous post I have decided to begin a journey into a better & healthier lifestyle. If you’ve decided to join me on this journey, that’s awesome! Congratulations on taking the first step to a better you. Now, here’s something important that you need to know – that will be the only easy step you will take toward weight loss. Keep that in mind when you’re having a bad day, feeling lazy or when you’ve strayed from you diet. This is going to be a struggle and you won’t see results overnight. After all, did you gain all that weight in just one day? NO. All the bad food choices and disregard for exercise is what got us to the point we’re at. Dedication, determination and most of all support is what will get us to the point we want to be.
So to start off this journey I will be posting pictures for the entire world to see. Now I am a bit self-conscious about this but I feel that by posting this and my progress throughout my journey will help me to keep motivated – and when I get all the weight off I will be able to look back at this as a reminder of where I never want to be again. This is my current position: 220lbs, size 16, 38DD
My goal is to loose 60 lbs. According to a study I once read it is healthy for people to loose 0.5-2 lbs per week. It helps to keep the weight off once it’s gone. From now until October 31, 2015 there are about 34 weeks. I need to loose at least 1.8 lbs per week in order to accomplish my goal. Yes that is expecting a bit much and I know that but if I were to set my goals too low, I feel like there would be less motivation for me to get up and get out.
In order to work towards my goal, I ordered YourTea ( www.yourtea.com )- the Tiny Tea 28 day Teatox which contains 84 teabags that you are to drink three times a day, 30 minutes before each meal. I received it in the mail yesterday and I’ve started drinking it today. I’ve seen a couple of my friends try it out any they say its okay. It helped clear up their skin and also helped a bit with weight loss. I am a huge tea lover and a tea that can help you loose weight sounded like the perfect thing for me to try. This tea is made from Chinese herbs that help cleanse the digestive system. Though the flavoring is very herbal I am able to drink it without adding anything to it (lemon, honey, etc.)
I am also going to be drinking shakes from Body by Vi. I was a consultant about a year ago and although consulting wasn’t for me – since I am a very keep to myself kind of person – I really did like the shakes. It comes in one flavor but you can add so many things to it to make it your own. My other half likes to drink it with a hint of cocoa powder and a teaspoon of peanut butter. Each shake is two scoops and you can add it to water or milk / soy milk. I just opt for water to keep my calorie count down making this shake about 110 calories. I use the shake to replace two meals per day, usually breakfast and dinner that way I have time to burn the calories I consume during lunch.
Last but not least, the third change I am making is exercise. From today on I will be working out 3-5 times a week. I am also staring a 30 day couch to 5k challenge in addition to working out 3-5 times a week. The challenge is as follows:
Day 1: 5 min walk, 2 min jog, 1 min walk
Day 2: 5 min walk, 2 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 3: 5 min walk, 3 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 4: 5 min walk, 3 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 5: RELAX
Day 6: 5 min walk, 4 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 7: 5 min walk, 5 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 8: 5 min walk, 5 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 9: 5 min walk, 6 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 10: RELAX
Day 11: 5 min walk, 7 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 12: 5 min walk, 7 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 13: 5 min walk, 8 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 14: 5 min walk, 9 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 15: RELAX
Day 16: 5 min walk, 9 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 17: 5 min walk, 10 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 18: 5 min walk, 10 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 19: 5 min walk, 11 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 20: RELAX
Day 21: 2 min walk, 13 min jog, 2 min walk
Day 22: 1 min walk, 15 min jog, 1 min walk
Day 23: 8 min walk, 5 min jog, 8 min walk, 5 min jog
Day 24: 17 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 25: RELAX
Day 26: 20 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 27: 25 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 28: 25 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 29: 30 min jog, 5 min walk
Day 30: 35 min jog, 5 min walk
Each Sunday I will post a weigh in and my exercise routine for the week. I hope you guys are as excited and determined as I am. Follow me on Instagram @thephatgirldiaries or join my facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/843183782408648/ ) to follow along more closely.
xo,
Lyn
I’m phat (and not as in the movie definition “pretty, hot and thick” that we phat girls tend to hide behind). I’m overweight. I’m obese. I can go on and on and tell you in many different ways that I am at an unhealthy weight. I can tell you that I have no idea how it got this bad but we know that I’d be lying to both you and myself. Let’s face it, I got here because I’ve over-eaten, I haven’t exercised as much as I should and lets face it, where it concerns my health I’ve just been down right lazy.
My name is Lyn, I am 24 years old, 5’2″ and almost 220 lbs. All my life my weight has never been something that I really took care of. In high school I was very active and I played sports year round so watching my weight was never something that I had to worry about. After graduating I did not continue the active lifestyle I had once led. I went off to college, and I worked two jobs, both of which included lots of standing and lifting so I was still getting some exercise but not as much as before. My weight increased slowly but it wasn’t until after graduating college that I began to gain more weight due to the fact that I quit my two jobs and I now had one where I just sat at a desk all day. Almost three years into my desk job and I’ve gained about 30-40 pounds. I am fed up with being overweight and I’d like to do something about it!
If you’re like me and your at a point that you’re fed up with being unhappy about your weight then let’s do something about it! I come before you via this blog and I ask that you help me keep myself accountable. In return, I can help keep you accountable as well.
How are we going to keep each other accountable you might ask? Well there are one of two options that I can think of. Option one – email. Option two – Facebook group. I myself prefer the latter of the two options. Why? Because being together in a group means that you’ll get the support from not only me but from others who are in the same situation as well. If you prefer to remain anonymous however we can totally do emails! Each day I hope that at the end of the day we can email one another an accountability report. This will consist of our meals for the day and whether or not we’ve exercised. You can include other things also if you’d like but at the minimum I’d like to see meals and exercises.
Interested in being accountability partners? Awesome! You can comment below and leave your email and I will email you a confirmation. If you’d like to join the facebook group here’s the link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/843183782408648/ I hope to hear from you soon!
xo,
Lyn
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