FIRST A RANT:
I swear that girl named Karma she is a batch! The ex and I have hung out with him everyday since Saturday. So you might be asking, “why are you sad?” Well it feels kind of weird picking up where we kind of left off with no TITLES.. I’m a title kind of girl.. I’m a serial monogamist…it just doesn’t FEEL right but yet it does. I’m happier when I’m around him, we laugh, we joke its just EASY..
Anyway, enough of my Carl Thomas ..Emotional self.. and back to telling you about my workouts.
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My workouts have been great! I’ve been getting in a good 60 minutes or more in the gym since Friday. I skipped Monday. I’ve been maintaining my calories and drinking all my water.
I’ve been at a calorie deficit the last few days as I only try to eat 1,200 calories a day which doesn’t always happen and I sometimes like yesterday end up at 900 calories and then work off around 700-800 in the gym. I’ve been trying to research around the effects of doing this. I’m not trying to lose any muscle just FAT. So I will see what the results come out to be on Saturday when I weigh-in. The weigh-in is not only for weight but bmi, water retention, fat on my limbs.. really all inclusive. It also tells me how much weight I am in muscle.
Today I ate:
Breakfast: Strawberry, Banana Smoothie: 448 cals
Snack: Apple: 70 cals
Lunch: Spicy Italian Sub 6 inch ( I didn’t pack my lunch today because I was supposed to have a work meeting) : 550
Dinner: Havent had dinner yet but most likely I will eat the leftover pasta I made which is 329 calories a serving; I have included the recipe below:
Farfalle with Sausage, Cannellini Beans, and Kale
Use a vegetable peeler to shave fresh Parmesan cheese on top of this rustic pasta dish.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 3/4 cups pasta mixture and 2 teaspoons cheese)
Ingredients
- 8 ounces uncooked farfalle (bow tie pasta)
- 1/4 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
- 8 ounces hot turkey Italian sausage
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1 (16-ounce) package fresh kale
- 1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 ounce shaved fresh Parmesan cheese (about 1/4 cup)
Preparation
Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid; keep warm.
Drain tomatoes in a small sieve over a bowl, reserving 2 teaspoons oil; slice tomatoes. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sliced tomatoes, reserved 2 teaspoons tomato oil, onion, and sausage to pan; cook 10 minutes or until sausage is browned, stirring to crumble. Add garlic to pan; cook 1 minute. Add seasoning, pepper, and broth to pan. Stir in kale; cover and simmer 5 minutes or until kale is tender. Stir in pasta, reserved 1 cup cooking liquid, and beans.
Nutritional Information
- Calories:
- 329 (25% from fat)
- Fat:
- 9g (sat 2.2g,mono 3g,poly 2.3g)
- Protein:
- 18.7g
- Carbohydrate:
- 45.7g
- Fiber:
- 5g
- Cholesterol:
- 26mg
- Iron:
- 4mg
- Sodium:
- 669mg
- Calcium:
- 204mg
Wow, you’re really focused, that’s great! It’s good that you’ve found recipes that allow you to be able to enjoy your food without all the calories.
I have to start eating better and exercising, these pounds seem to want a permanent home but I’m not having it.
Comment by Melzie — January 27, 2010 @ 9:16 pm
So what are you doing to lose so many calories in the gym???
I feel like I dont’ lose enough. I’ve been following this plan that the trainer gave me once and been doing the treadmill for 20 minutes and after that, I’ve lost friggin 83, if that!
BTW- I totally understand that title thing.. it’s not so comfortable, not knowing what you are. And I’m not ok with it either.
Comment by Sunny — January 28, 2010 @ 10:46 am
@sunny: i would pump up your intensity on the treadmill. I would take your incline up to about a 15 and maybe go at a 3.5 or 3.8 pace that should burn more calories. I also go very hard on the elliptical in an hour i burn about 750 or more calories.. but I would monitor your heart rate to make sure its in the right range before you pump up any intensity.
Comment by Jolie Fatale — January 28, 2010 @ 12:00 pm
Thanks so much for the tip! Wow, a 15?? I’m gonna try it tomorrow morning. I wish I could run like the other folks but I have bad knees and legs in general.
But I’ll do that. I’ve done the elliptical also, but still only 20 minutes… I’ll increase it.
Comment by Sunny — January 28, 2010 @ 1:01 pm
Whew, I feel you on the “titles” thing.
Congrats on the workouts, keep it up.
Comment by Cyn — January 28, 2010 @ 7:29 pm
Sigh. Jolie…
I applaud your humility in recognizing the good you had from and with the ex. However, it took breaking up, another man, time, new focus, etc. to help you realize that?
What happened to the other dude who helped you realize ‘that you enjoyed sex’?
I respect the fact that you now realize in part that it was not simply ‘him’, but rather likely you.
Consider that at the time, you were dealing with emotions from your family (father specifically), transition with your job, etc. and you probably were not acting within your right mind when you ended it.
With THAT said…your ex probably knew that. If he’s a good dude, it’s likely he didn’t want your relationship to end, but regardless, it did. Based on the premise of temporary emotional strife.
Of course he will be hesitant to rekindle a relationship; but if you want it persist.
Now do you see?
Often times WOMEN control their happiness; thus, while alot of these blogs about ‘men’ lacking committment, etc. are absurd.
Bond.
Comment by BlkBond — January 29, 2010 @ 12:56 pm