"Quitters never win, and winners never quit." fitness log

happyfeet2010

Hi there,

So I have decided to start up a fitness log! I tried logging what I ate on fitday.com but I think I am going to give this a go aswel.

So I am:
Female, 5ft 5, in my 20's, 10stone 11pounds.
I want to be 9stone.
I joined the gym recently and I was told that I am made up of more muscle than fat but there is defo some room for improvement!

Please please please- give me some constructive advice about my log!

Thanks in advance..

So here we go:
Monday
Kellogs cornflakes
apple
pumpkin seeds
grapes
3chocolate rice cakes
one slice of wholemeal brown bread with jam
chicken curry and rice
cereal

Tuesday
Porridge
kiwi
brown scone
handful of grapes
handful of nuts
apple
chilli chicken, pasta, naan bread
cereal

Wednesday
kellogs cornflakes
grapes
nuts
brown scone
salmon, veg, pasta
protein shake
bowl of fruit chopped up and yoghurt

Thursday
2slices of wholemeal brown bread and jam
pear
chicken, mozerrala and pesto pannini
small bag of jelly sweets
salmon, veg and pasta.
protein shake

Monday- Thursday
Gym for one hour
20mins bike
20mins cross trainer
20mins weights

10min warm up and cool down

gymfreak

Great to see another lady logging!

Looks like your diet could do with a bit of tweaking. It appears that most of your meals are centred around carbohydrates; maybe try getting more meats,fish,eggs in your diet along with lots and lots of veg.

Also, what's the reasoning behind the protein shake..is it for handiness sake? I'm just all about the eating..would rather eat my calories than drink them:D:pac:

happyfeet2010

I only really eat fish, chicken and nuts as a source of protein. In order to lose weight I was advised to eat more protein- so that is why I take a protein shake!

I usually take it after going to the gym. Although I see some people take it morning, mid-day and after exercise!

lauren12

K happy feet...I will start loggin on the monday. I must get myself a smaller plate too, I heard that is brilliant for portion control. And also sitting down and eating, enjoying your meal, not kind of eating fast.

And soup I heard is fantastic, for some reason if we drank water with say a meal of potatoes, carrots and chicken it wouldn't keep us as full for as long if we put the lot into blender and turned it into soup, think it has something to do with expanding our stomachs and our stomachs shrinking slower when food is turned to liquid form... can't remember the particulars it was some bbc documentary I was watching.

And gym freak...would you recommend substituting a lot of carbs for proteins but keeping the same calorie intake?

gymfreak

happyfeet2010 wrote: »

I only really eat fish, chicken and nuts as a source of protein. In order to lose weight I was advised to eat more protein- so that is why I take a protein shake!

I usually take it after going to the gym. Although I see some people take it morning, mid-day and after exercise!

Well, I wouldn't bother about what other people do, people read things off the internet and think that they are an expert. With regards to protein drinks, yep I take them sometimes for handiness sake. But in fairness, I'd much rather eat a tuna salad(similar calories, same protein content) than have a protein drink..just my preference.

And gym freak...would you recommend substituting a lot of carbs for proteins but keeping the same calorie intake?

Yep..well first what you need to do is to go to the nutrition stickies on the main 'health and fitness' page and scroll through the thread until you find the post about calorie intake. Work out what your calorie intake is first and then, yes I would say to cut down on carbs and up your protein. I get most of my carbs from vegetables..although I do like the odd slice or two of bread:)

lauren12

Yep..well first what you need to do is to go to the nutrition stickies on the main 'health and fitness' page and scroll through the thread until you find the post about calorie intake. Work out what your calorie intake is first and then, yes I would say to cut down on carbs and up your protein. I get most of my carbs from vegetables..although I do like the odd slice or two of bread:)[/QUOTE]

Ok cool, me too except if I'm having a stirfry i'd have noodles with it, and my cereal I have All-Bran every morning, it's really my only intake of hard fibre all day and I know that's important. Oh I can't wait to drop this weight. :P

gymfreak

lauren12 wrote: »

Ok cool, me too except if I'm having a stirfry i'd have noodles with it, and my cereal I have All-Bran every morning, it's really my only intake of hard fibre all day and I know that's important. Oh I can't wait to drop this weight. :P

I'm not too sure what you mean by 'hard fibre'?? Both fruit and vegetables are healthy sources of fibre and they adequately serve my needs. If you check out fitday.com and log the foods you eat you'll quickly see whether your meeting your nutrition needs, often people think that they are eating a fairly 'low carb' diet but when they actually sit down and look at the facts they soon realise it may be a bit different.

I suppose diet is one of those things that you have to play around with until you find what is working for you..I'm still trying to find a way to get rid of my sugar cravings....unsuccessfully:D

lauren12

gymfreak wrote: »

I'm not too sure what you mean by 'hard fibre'?? Both fruit and vegetables are healthy sources of fibre and they adequately serve my needs. If you check out fitday.com and log the foods you eat you'll quickly see whether your meeting your nutrition needs, often people think that they are eating a fairly 'low carb' diet but when they actually sit down and look at the facts they soon realise it may be a bit different.

I suppose diet is one of those things that you have to play around with until you find what is working for you..I'm still trying to find a way to get rid of my sugar cravings....unsuccessfully:D

Oh sorry I don't know why I always say "hard fibre" I mean insoluble fibre. Ya i will look at d carbs more. I'm not into gimmics or diet pills or any of that crack. i think motivation is all I need really, and maybe a swift kick up the bum.

happyfeet2010

Well, I'm back again after the weekend. I'm afraid to say that I indulged WAY too much with the sweet stuff over the weekend.

Anyway, today is the start of a new week. So here goes:

Monday
Cereal
chicken, mozzeralla and pesto panini
brown scone
yoghurt
handful of pistachio nuts
apple
Whey protein shake after gym
2pieces of salmon, veg and small bit of pasta (really trying more protein/veg less carbs!)
fruit salad and yoghurt
chocolate rice cakes*6..

5min warm up
20 mins tread mill.
20mins weights.
5min cool down

House work- 30mins at least!!

lauren12

Monday
Brekkie - Bowl of All Bran
Lunch - Tuna & Sweetcorn Salad
Dinner - Bowl of All Bran
Snacks - LF Yogurt
Exercise - 10K walk
(I know my dinner looks odd there, but I was so sick I just couldn't cook)

Tuesday
Brekkie - Bowl of All Bran
Lunch - Ham & Egg Salad
Dinner - Chicken Stirfry with quarter serving of noodles
Snacks - LF Yogurt, Portion of Brazil Nuts, Apple
Exercise - 10K walk

Wednesday
Brekkie - Bowl of All Bran
Lunch - Tuna and Bean Salad
Dinner - Chicken Stirfry
Snacks - LF Yogurt, Banana, Portion of Brazil Nuts, Apple
Exercise - 10K walk

happyfeet2010

Tuesday
Toast *2
Snack a Jacks
Cheese sandwhich
apple
brown scone
ryvita and hommus *2
brown bread *2
chicken casserole and pasta
2slices of bread

Exercise:
Circuits


Wednesday
Toast *2
Rice cakes *6
cheese sandwhich
ryvita and hommus *6
apple
kiwi
2 pieces of salmon, veg, pasta tortellina parcels with spinach
bedtime snack-

Exercise:
Fitness class- 1hour- jogging, jumping jacks, boxing, etc (high energy)
Swimming- 1hour


Gymfreak- I know you said to eat less carbs/more protein. I can see that I really am eating a lot of bread. What would you suggest as alternatives? I don't eat tuna. I hate the smell of it.

lauren12

Thursday
Brekkie - Bowl of All Bran
Lunch - Tuna and Bean Salad
Dinner - Chicken Stirfry
Snacks - LF Yogurt, Weight Watchers Choc Caramel Bar, Apple
Exercise - 10K walk

gymfreak

Gymfreak- I know you said to eat less carbs/more protein. I can see that I really am eating a lot of bread. What would you suggest as alternatives? I don't eat tuna. I hate the smell of it.

Hey, you really seem to be eating a lot of carbs (bread, pasta, scone).
Just a few ideas for you to throw around
Breakfast-vegetable omlette/ scrambled eggs/ fruit and yoghurt(personally I could never stomach this option in the morning)/ porridge

Lunch
Meditterean veg and meat
Chicken salad (some really nice combos here..chicken, peppers, red onion, sweetcorn ??)
Vegetetable soup

Dinner
I would generally skip the potatoes/ pasta/ rice options and go for veg and meat..I normally make a stirfry of meat, courgettes, aubergines, peppers, onions, mushroom, tomatoes..this takes a good bit of experimentation to find out what suits you..really fills you up, I'm known for my appetite and I would be hard pressed to eat noodles/rice or anything along with a mountain of veg+meat

Snacks
Fruit
Sunflower/ pumpkin Seeds (quite calorific)
Oatcakes
Yoghurt

Hope that helps:)

happyfeet2010

Thank you gymfreak for the info.
brekkie and lunch are kinda hard to get right. I just find that when I get up in the morning I'm rushing and it's easier to eat cereal than preparing any eggs/porridge. The same with lunch as I prepare it in the morning. I don't eat eggs either.

Although veg soup can be very easily made in large quantities, frozen and taken out the night before. Just that work is so busy and trying to get to the microwave is a battle!

You know what, I'm going to try tuna and eggs at some stage during the weekend. I really hate the smell of tuna when anyone else eats it. BUT you never know I might like it if I mix a few other things with it. Also, I got sick from eating eggs when I was a child. So I haven't eaten them since! Have wondered whether they would make me sick now that I am an adult? Hmm.. I eat eggs mixed with other ingrediants.. so..

Now that I am doing this log I can really see that my diet is my biggest downfall. I also think I should be lifting weights. I do a bit during circuits but I think I should get 2hours in during the week along with cardio.

Thursday
Cereal
2madarin oranges
cheese sandwhich
choc rice cakes *6
chicken panini
brown scone
pear

Exercise
Today was my day of rest! :cool:


I'm a bit worried about the weekend. I will probably be going out and drinking... I pick one (and have about 4 give or take) of the following: vodka and coke, malibu and white or bulmers pear cider.

gymfreak

happyfeet2010 wrote: »

Thank you gymfreak for the info.
brekkie and lunch are kinda hard to get right. I just find that when I get up in the morning I'm rushing and it's easier to eat cereal than preparing any eggs/porridge. The same with lunch as I prepare it in the morning. I don't eat eggs either.

Hardly anyone has the time in the morning to prepare/ cook anything. Prepare your lunch the night before and even have your breakfast stuff ready aswell. If I'm having a vegetable omlette I'll have all my veg chopped up the night before so in the morning all i have to do is pop it on while i get ready and my lunch will be waiting for me in the fridge..simple.

happyfeet2010 wrote: »

I'm a bit worried about the weekend. I will probably be going out and drinking... I pick one (and have about 4 give or take) of the following: vodka and coke, malibu and white or bulmers pear cider.

Might be an idea to opt for bulmers light or else mix your vodka/ mailbu with a diet drink..a typical can of coke has about 140kcal as opposed to diet coke having like 5kcal or so. So if you opt for a diet drink you'l be saving yourself 140kcal x 4=560kcal

happyfeet2010

Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Foodwise- ate pretty much the same stuff as stated before.
Exercise- gym for 30mins and swim for about 40mins
Drinks*4 shorts.. ... dancefloor-about 30 minutes

I didn't feel like I lost any weight during the week. I didn't weigh myself but clothes still felt the same.
SO...

For next week- I want to try and incorporate more protein into my diet as suggested before on numerous occasions. I gave the tuna a go and it's actually not that bad! I will try and give eggs a go during the week too.

I also want to try and do more weights at the gym.

happyfeet2010

Monday
Porridge
manderin orange
apple
salad and tuna!!!:eek:
yoghurt
chicken, mozzerala and pesto panini
whey protein (after gym)
2pieces of salmon and a "selection of veg" (yum)

Delighted that I reduced my carbs today and that I enjoyed it and felt full!

Exercise:
15mins on bike
20mins cross trainer
15mins on machine weights- will hopefully have a proper weights programme soon!!

Brian?

Unfortunatly I'm going to have to close this thread as Fitness Logs are for training diaries and not food logs.

If you have any questions feel free to PM me.