:: Jun 19, 2009 ::

More than halfway through the green month! Woohoo and now into the 140+ range. Sweeeet!!!

Activities: Stretching and weights

Carbo loading @ 12pm with Marnie (Rokko, Sunnyvale)


Snack at 9pm
Some leftover stuff from mikee's dinner. no carbs.
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:: Jun 18, 2009 ::

Activities:
3.0 mile run, 29:15, 344 cals
Weights

9am: Fruit and yogurt
12pm: 1/2 navel orange

Main meal @ home
Leftover steamed eggs, veges, fruit/yogurt

Activities:
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:: Jun 17, 2009 ::

Activities: 8pm, 3.0 mile run, weights

7am: 1 hardboiled egg, yogurt with strawberries, blueberries and banana


Main meal @ 12pm at work
Fish tacos with no rice.

Snack at 9pm
Mother in law's steam eggs and veges
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:: Jun 16, 2009 ::

Activities: 3.0 mile run, 29:15 (9:45 min mile) , 330 cal

10am: 1 pear, 1 cookie from meeting

Main meal @ tomatinas
Tomato soup, broccoli/cauliflower, salmon insalata

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:: Celebrating a year ::

It's officially been a year since I started on the biggest loser journey. As I look at my progress thus far (50lbs), I never would have thought I would be able to do this. For the past 8 years, I've tried many times to "diet" which always resulted in ... well, failure. So why is this time different? Why do i know for a fact, that I'm never going back? Why am I confident that I will be healthy for the remainder of my life?

Because now I understand. I understand that good health is priceless. And I don't ever want to regret not taking care of myself. Life is fragile and the body is not limitless, I have to do my best to preserve it.

I've also found a system that really works for me. I don't feel deprived, I am nourished. I don't feel hungry, I am strong. I don't feel like I'm losing out, because I look forward to every meal. I'm not greedy, I'm disciplined. Because I've never felt so good - how can I ever go back?

This year is one of the greatest years of my life. It marks the turning point one of the biggest conversion points in my life - like Paul on the way to Damascus. This is a brand new me.

As I roll into the next year, it's going to be another huge year for me. I'm going to train for and run my first marathon. Who would've thought I would sign up for a marathon. Nothing is impossible.

Hello, me.

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:: Jun 15, 2009 ::

Activities: Rest day. Oops I miscalculated. day 1 of marathon training actually starts today. :)

7am: Morning smoothie, 2 hard boiled eggs


Main meal @ 7pm with Thu
Athena's Grill. Likely the seafood souvlaki with veges + salad.
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:: Jun 14, 2009 ::

Activities: cross training @ 12pm
30 mins elliptical trainer, 15 mins weights, 395 cal

7am: Breakfast smoothie

3pm: whole wheat crackers with apricot japaleno spread at Dyl's

Main meal @ MIL's
Jaziang mian. I went easy on the noodles but loaded up on raw veges!

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