Man, this has been a weekend of ALCOHOL!
I’ve been getting a hefty chunk of calories every day from my drinking – almost 700 alone today! Yikes. Definitely need to tone that down a bit.
Here’s today’s report:
Way over my calorie allowance, but the workout helped to ease the deficit.
I hope everyone had a stellar Saturday! Hoping for more self-control on Sunday!
Bon appetit,
Tori
A few glasses of wine, a couple of cocktails and BOOM! Out like a light.
Out as in slept like a log – not anything bad. Haha!
I went out with girlfriends last night and ended up falling asleep the second I got home, so here’s yesterday’s report:
The tiramisu (and lunch!) were killers, so I really hit the gym hard. My liquid dinner wasn’t the healthiest, but it definitely made for a fun night.
Hope everyone is off to a great weekend!
Bon appetit,
Tori
I realized something pretty significant a few moments ago: as of yesterday, I’ve officially lost more than 90 lbs since high school.
At my peak, I weighed in around 214 lbs at the end of junior year.
I was large. I was exhausted. I was not comfortable in my own skin.
It dawned on me today that yesterday’s weigh in (under 124) meant that I had officially crossed the 90 lbs marker.
Am I doing the math right? Have I really lost the body weight of a 13 year old? Wow.
I never imagined it possible to be this weight. I never imagined wearing clothing from the mall or not being stared at by people as I ate. It really seems to be sinking in today how far I’ve come.
I’m not normally one to take bathing suit shots (not a fan of my stomach due to the excess skin), but I wanted to at least take a moment to commemorate this milestone in my journey of weight loss, fitness, and overall good health.
I feel strong. Proud. Accomplished.
Today is a good day.
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
Wow, talk about a brain fart on my part. I totally forgot to post my accountability report yesterday. Between a long day in the office and a writing workshop in the evening, it completely slipped my mind.
Here’s how I did:
I’m hesitant to share this news here, as I know how fickle my body/weight can be, but after a week of hard exercise and not weighing in daily, I decided to check in on my weight progress yesterday.
Finally down. And substantially down, at that. I started this diet focus around 131 lbs and this puts me down nearly 8 in total and just 4 lbs from goal.
I’m trying not to jinx it, but I am feeling a little happy. 🙂
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
Name: Victoria
Age: 12
Position: 1st Baseman
Weight: 148
Why, exactly, were we required to have our weight on the back of our baseball cards in seventh grade? Did someone believe our rookie cards would have a value down the road? Did our weight influence our performance in some way? We were 12; the fact that we made it around the bases was already an accomplishment.
It is shocking to realize that at 29, I weigh more than 20 lbs less than I did at 12. I don’t think 148 was huge, but for a pre-teen, it couldn’t have been the healthiest place for a growing body. My real weight issues took place in high school, but I can see the foundations for my love (obsession) with food forming at a young age.
Fortunately, the past is the past and I’m healthy, strong, and happy today. My relationship with good is still love:hate, but it gets better every day.
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
Thanks to a bout of severe insomnia, I’ve been up since 3:15 this morning (having gone to bed at 12:20am, this wasn’t much).
Since there is very little to do at this time of day, I opted to hit the gym right when it opened: 5am.
I did 75 minutes on the elliptical, only heading home because the morning hunger pangs had set in.
The good thing about morning cardio? It wakes you up.
The bad thing about morning cardio?
You’re hungry ALL DAY LONG.
Check out my food diary for proof:
Feeling guilty for my heavy consumption, I hit the gym a second time from 9:30-11pm to perform another round of cardio.
It was a good day! I’m exhausted, so let’s hope I’m not revisited by that insomnia a second night.
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
Whew. I am POOPED.
After a long day at work, I killed it at the gym today: two hours on the elliptical!
It was actually unintentional: a movie came on and sucked me in. I almost stayed for the whole movie (3 hours!), but I had homework to finish for the Leadership Academy in my office.
Too tired to write more; I have to be up on six hours!
Have a great night, and bon appetit!
Tori
I had class today (as usual on Mondays), so I couldn’t make it to the gym.
Fortunately, I managed to stick to my high protein, low(er) carb diet throughout the day, staying under 1,400 calories.
The peas are a higher sugar/starchy vegetable, but they’re my favorite and I managed to NOT eat a cupcake or chocolate of any kind, which is an achievement all on its own.
Hope everyone had a great Monday!
Tori
To flush out a weekend of bad eating, I made myself a homemade cleansing water.
I kept it simple, opting for just fresh lime, dried mint, a packet of stevia, a dash of cayenne pepper, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
I don’t believe in fasting or hardcore juice cleanses (your liver does the majority of the cleaning for you and fasting just kills your blood sugar levels), so I’m just sipping this throughout the day while I eat my clean, healthy food.
Hope everyone is off to a great week!
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
Sunday was a work day, and so I was never able to sneak in a full workout. Fortunately, I got a 30 minute walk in beforehand, took FOUR quick walk breaks during the day, and got a long walk in after dinner.
Starting tomorrow, I’m going back to my strict diet (which was working before): Paleo, very low carb, and intensive cardio. I’m less than four weeks away from my birthday so it’s time to get serious.
Glad I was able to enjoy lots of fruit with dinner! Going to keep it low sugar for the next few weeks, and I’m praying my cravings ease off quickly.
Bon appetit, my friends!
Tori
The Memoirs of a Yo-Yo Dieter 