Clean Eating Club ~ January 2009

cherapple

It's that time of month to fall off the wagon. :laugh: I guess I just need to remind myself every month why I eat the way I do, by NOT eating that way for a day or two. :bigsmile: No tracking today.... Snowed in.... Half-hearted workout.... :ohwell: Oh well. It's back to the gym in the morning!

It's not working for me to not add my exercise calories in every day. (I've been averaging them into the whole week instead.) I really need the mental reward of the extra few calories -- or extra few hundred on the best days! Eating the exact same number of calories every day gets much more tedious than having a different goal every day, for some reason! It's much more fun to vary things. :happy:

jessmomof3

Hey Cheryl! Sometimes it's a good reminder when you get off track and feel yucky! It motivates you to get back to the clean eating! :bigsmile:

If it's not working for you, then add them in! You know what works best for you. :bigsmile: I am such a routine girl, I need to vary them more often. It's hard for this OCD gal. :blushing:

jessmomof3

Snack:
Joseph's Flax & Oatbran pita (60)
1 T. NM PB (85)
Small banana (90) = 235

Dinner:
Chicken breast (5oz) topped w/ homemade spaghetti sauce & 1 T. Parm cheese
Spinach w/ balsamic vinegar = 327

Snack:
SF hot cocoa = 139

Total:
1,791

jessmomof3

Workout:
Turbo Jam

Breakfast:
Usual oatmeal (460)
Medium banana (105) = 565

Sexythighz

Hi everybody!

Just doing a quick Shout out!

Eats going well. My appetite is strong this week. I need to increase on my meals or something. Once the evening comes im feeling a strong desire to eat. Any suggestions?

Steph

Sexythighz

Hey Everybody!!!

Again bad me for MIA!! :blushing: Im still following the clean eating way of life. I have to admit that since changing my diet and eating more frequently I am noticing a big change in my lower body! I have incorporated alot of lower body routines in addition to P90 X and it's paying off.

Steph

Hey Steph! I'm glad to see you back and see that you're getting such great results!! Woohoo, girl! :bigsmile:

Thanks Jess! Im trying to keep with the program. I have noticed a major difference in how my clothes fit and how I look in the mirror. I wanted to lose an additional 9 lbs but truly debating on whether or not I need to. I feel happy with me at the moment.

Steph

cherapple

Hi everybody!

Just doing a quick Shout out!

Eats going well. My appetite is strong this week. I need to increase on my meals or something. Once the evening comes im feeling a strong desire to eat. Any suggestions?

Steph

That's me too this week! Just so hungry! I'm eating. :laugh: I figure my body must need the food for some reason. I'm not that worried about gaining weight, since I maintain pretty well. It's losing fat that I can't seem to do!

Oh well. Now that I have a bodyfat scale, I'll be able to know a little better what's going on with my body in the future. I'm at 22% (according the scale as well as the calipers :ohwell: -- I was hoping for less), so that's my starting point and I feel more knowledgeable about my body anyway!

I say eat! :bigsmile: The body is always in cycle, and I know "satisfied" days -- when I feel like I'm getting plenty -- are just around the corner! (Probably after my period gets here. :grumble: )

jessmomof3

Thanks Jess! Im trying to keep with the program. I have noticed a major difference in how my clothes fit and how I look in the mirror. I wanted to lose an additional 9 lbs but truly debating on whether or not I need to. I feel happy with me at the moment.

Steph

That is great! Woohoo that you are feeling a change in your clothes too! And feeling happy, that is the BEST!! :flowerforyou:

jessmomof3

That's me too this week! Just so hungry! I'm eating. :laugh: I figure my body must need the food for some reason. I'm not that worried about gaining weight, since I maintain pretty well. It's losing fat that I can't seem to do!

Oh well. Now that I have a bodyfat scale, I'll be able to know a little better what's going on with my body in the future. I'm at 22% (according the scale as well as the calipers :ohwell: -- I was hoping for less), so that's my starting point and I feel more knowledgeable about my body anyway!

I say eat! :bigsmile: The body is always in cycle, and I know "satisfied" days -- when I feel like I'm getting plenty -- are just around the corner! (Probably after my period gets here. :grumble: )

I really think that you need to listen to your body's signals. When you are really feeling hungry and feed yourself clean foods (you know if you're reaching for a bag of chips to snack you aren't really hungry! :noway: ) then you are on the right track! So now you have your starting point, and 22% bf is still great! I really need to get mine checked, I'm very curious!

That lovely TOM, makes us all want to eat more and I'm always more sluggish. Lucky me, I get mine every THREE weeks for some crazy reason. :huh:

jessmomof3

It's Friday and almost the end of January!!!

Pre-workout:
4oz light soymilk (30)
1 scoop Kashi vanilla protein powder (110) = 140

Workout:
ChaLean Extreme Push Circuit #2 (lifted heavy!)

Breakfast:
Usual oatmeal (460)

Have a super Friday- keep it clean and healthy! :bigsmile:

jessmomof3

Lunch:
1 c. NF plain yogurt (110)
1 T. NM PB (85)
1/4 c. Nature's Path Pumpkin Flax Granola (70)
1/4 c. Uncle Sam original flaxseed cereal (63) = 328

Snack:
Fuji Apple (80)
1/2 c. cottage cheese (80)
1/2 oz walnuts (100) = 260

Dinner:
Off to find what looks good. Fighting off a headache!! :explode:

cherapple

Thanks Jess! Im trying to keep with the program. I have noticed a major difference in how my clothes fit and how I look in the mirror. I wanted to lose an additional 9 lbs but truly debating on whether or not I need to. I feel happy with me at the moment.

Steph

I'm feeling the same way! Why stress out over fat percentage when I feel good now and I'm comfortable with the way my clothes fit? Stressing just makes me eat more! :grumble:

Sorry I'm MIA this week guys. I'm having a bad week, clean eating wise. :huh: I'll be back on track when I'm motivated by a weight gain :noway: , LOL. :laugh:

jessmomof3

Hey Cheryl! Come on and post even when your eats aren't *perfect*. We all have our days!! Last night I wasn't feeling the greatest so I had a can of Progresso Hearty Tomato soup and a sandwich w/ deli ham. I was soooo bloated this morning from the sodium!!!! :grumble: It's amazing how your body reacts when you aren't used to it!

jessmomof3

Ok, here's my day!

Pre-run:
Mela Access bar (110)

Ran 4 miles at the Y.

Breakfast:
Usual oatmeal (460)

Then did my weight workout- ChaLean Extreme push circuit #3.

Post-workout:
2 scoops P90X recovery drink (220)

Lunch:
1 c. NF plain yogurt (110)
1 T. NM PB (85)
1/2 c. Nature's Path Pumpkin Flax Granola (140)
Fuji apple (80) = 415

Snack:
1/2 oz mixed nuts (85)

Dinner: (not really hungry for some reason)
Whole grain tortilla (100)
Laughing cow light cheese (85)
Chicken breast (60) = 195

Snack:
1/2 c. NF plain yogurt (55)
1 T. NM PB (85)
1/4 c. NP PFG (70) = 210

SF hot cocoa = 139

Total: 1,695 (and with my exercise I should have eaten 500 more cals, so might have another snack)

cherapple

Hey Cheryl! Come on and post even when your eats aren't *perfect*. We all have our days!! Last night I wasn't feeling the greatest so I had a can of Progresso Hearty Tomato soup and a sandwich w/ deli ham. I was soooo bloated this morning from the sodium!!!! :grumble: It's amazing how your body reacts when you aren't used to it!

I've been way too embarrassed to say that I've been binging on chocolate, buttered popcorn, and sometimes whatever I can find to eat, and not counting calories most of the time. :blushing: I've been taking time off from exercising, too, but that is good for you once in a while! I'll just come back stronger. :bigsmile:

I got STS a couple days ago, but it's kind of a let down after waiting so long for it -- I haven't even opened it -- and I started doing BFFM a couple weeks ago. So now I don't know which program to concentrate on, but one thing's for sure: I'll never have to buy another strength training video again, and I'll know just about every strength move possible in the universe. Wow, it's one amazing program (43 DVDs!). I wonder if she was trying to grab onto the Beachbody craze. I've heard the programs are similar.

Sometimes I get too passionate about things, so that getting hit by a few disappointments all at once (and then combined with PMS :grumble: ) knocks me down for a little bit. I'll get back up because there's no way I'm going back to NOT eating clean (yuck) and not exercising on a longterm basis. I'm still eating largely clean. I think I'm just gearing up the energy to revamp my goals and expectations :bigsmile: because maybe they weren't as realistic as I thought they were. :ohwell:

cherapple

Oh, I just realized it's Feb. 1! Time for a new thread. :laugh: