BeaVer's fat-losing journey

[BeaVer]

Warning: This log will mostly contain the very delicious foods i cook

 

Today I started my first workout so a good time to also start a log here.

 

I hope to be updating this on a recent base.

 

 

So today:

 

Food:

breakfast: oatmeal berry smoothie

snack: 1 cup of raw vedgies (carrots & bell pepper)

lunch: vegie (paksoi, bean sprouts, mushrooms) stirr fry with soysauce for flavour, leftover sausage and half a cup of brown rice

 

snack: 125gr of blueberries 

snack before workout: 1 rice biscuit with pb

dinner: poached salmon with asparagus "à la flamande" (cooked eggs with herbs in butter. I used a very little

amount of vegetable butter)

 

Totals:

 

Seems i need to work on my fat-intake.

 

fluids: 2 cups of green tea with mint, 8 glasses of water

 

Workout: Beginner body weight workout, 2 runs

Next goal is working towards 3 runs

[BeaVer]

This morning my muscles weren't feeling so soar after my workout yesterday… until…

after 1,5 hours behind my desk at work i got up and oh my the stiffness

 

So yesterday it seemed like I ate too much fat so I did my best not to have the same results today.

I'm also having a bit trouble with protein intake and today I've been doing some research for protein rich food and I found some snacks I can eat instead of just veggies or fruit. 

Normally I have greek yoghurt for breakfast, but since I'm out I've already put it on my grocery list  

 

Today's food:

Breakfast: oatmeal berry smoothie. Instead of using water I used milk

Snack: 1 bellpepper

Lunch: steamed salmon, asparagus and snack tomatoes 

Snack: 125gr blueberries

Dinner: Some cooked mixed veggies and bunnyrabbit meat (I used no fat to bake the meat or cook the vedgies)

Snack: apple slices with pb

 

Fluids:

2 cups of tea

8 glasses of water

1 glass of soda (it was a treat and it was the last bit in the bottle )

 

Exercise: 

4,5km walk on an average pace 

 

Today I should've eaten a bit more, but it's sometimes difficult to eat more because the food fills me up pretty good and I simply can't eat more.

 

 

Tomorrow's goals: 

- Workout: Beginner body weight workout, 2 runs

- Eat more protein

- More food intake than today

[BeaVer]

Yesterday's set goals for today:

- Workout: Beginner body weight workout, 2 runs -> Check! 

- Eat more protein -> Check! 

- More food intake than today -> Check! 

 

My legs were very soar today, I could hardly do steps… I almost decided I'd better go for a walk, but things got a little better and I did the workout anyway. Lunges were the most difficult and I only did 10 per set. To compensate, i did a 30 second plank in my second set.

I'm actually very pleased with myself, because normally, the soarness is an excuse for me to give up

 

Food today:

Breakfast: A multigrain tortilla wrap with homemade guacamole, smoked salmon and eggs

Snack: Watermelon

Lunch: Bunnyrabbit meat and lots of veggies

Snack: appleslices with pb

Diner: Tortilla "pizza" with taco filling, mushrooms and an egg sunny side up. 

 

fluids, 8-9 glasses of water, 2 cups of tea

 

 

Tomorrow and this weekend there won't be any specific exercise, but i'm not going to sit on my lazy arse

I'm also going out for lunch with the colleagues tomorrow and saturday with the bf, so I will have to be extra picky again with what i'm going to eat.

I'm probably not going to update this weekend, we'll see…

Weekends are always the worst when it comes to food, too many carbs, too much fat, not enough protein and over all too many calories.

 

So tomorrow's and this weekend's goal(s):

- Make good lunch choices for tomorrow and saturday

- Not too much carbs

- max 1 alcoholic drink per day (fri, sat, sun)

[BeaVer]

I did bad… very bad… Someone please give me a slap in the face!

 

last goals:

- Make good lunch choices for tomorrow and saturday check!

- Not too much carbs meh

- max 1 alcoholic drink per day (fri, sat, sun) meh

 

My first goal wasn't that hard. I think I did quite well on friday: grilled shrimp with a side salad and a small portion of mashed potatoes. Saturday was more of a brunch than lunch, so i didn't do so bad either. Toast with mushrooms, apples, bacon and brie with a salad on the side.

 

The entire weekend I just had too much carbs and too much fat…

temperature's rising here and i had ice cream, we also fried some cassavechips and I had a pudding-filled pastry for breakfast…

 

I had no portion control and my meals were very inconsistent 

As for the alcohol… I did my best but didn't reach the goal…

 

Next weekend I'm going to plan my meals like i do during the week and stay away from all the good stuff in and around my fridge

[BeaVer]

Food:

Breakfast: 1 apple in slices with pb

Snack: a piece of cucumber

Lunch: some smoked salmon and herring and a little bit of guacamole that didn't taste so good anymore some cherries for dessert

Snack: rice biscuit with pb

Dinner: toasted baguette with homemade tuna salad and some cherrie tomatoes 

 

 

drinks:

1 can of coconutwater with pomegranate, 1 cup of tea, a lot of water

 

Exercise:

Beginner body weight workout, 2 runs

 

I still feel bad about all the food splurges and i'll be working out a plan so it won't happen again.

 

Tomorrow's goal:

- 6km hike

[BeaVer]

Jaaay!!!! Today no muscle pain at all, so when I'm going to do the bodyweight workout again thursday, I going to do my very best to do 3 sets this time.

 

Today's food:

Breakfast: greek yoghurt with blueberries, pomegranate seeds, muesli and quinoa puffs

Lunch: Quinoa, cucumber, avocado, green onions, feta cheese

Dessert:  cherries

Snack: 1/2 bell pepper, half a carrot

dinner: Chicken hearts, broccoli, mushrooms

 

fluids:

Plenty of water, 1 glass of soda (low sugar)

 

 

I walked 6km today and it went very good, I'll just have to remember to take some water with me, because with temperatures so high here, it's not really responsible to walk without.

 

Tomorrow's goals:

- Less carbs

- 6km walk

[BeaVer]

No pictures today and I also didn't reach my goals today.

 

It was way too hot to go for a walk, I made some iced tea instead

 

And the wife of one of my colleagues brought ice cream and i had one of those (a snickers icecream bar, one of my favs). I totally don't regret it

 

Today's food:

Breakfast: Greek yoghurt, blueberries, some seeds and quinopuffs

Snack: some carrotsticks and half a bell pepper

Lunch: leftover dinner from yesterday

Snack: Snickers icecream bar

Dinner: Delicious pasta with spinach, tomatocubes (mainly for the color) and scallops

 

Drinks:

lots and lots of water and a glass (or maybe 2) of my home made iced tea.

[BeaVer]

Wooohoooo! I did it the complete beginner bodyweight workout, 3 complete sets! and a 30sec plank.

I'm quite happy for myself, since I was a bit lazy yesterday.

 

Food today:

Breakfast: a very refreshing cold mangosmoothie with oats, milk, greek yoghurt and a bit of lime juice

Lunch: Quinoa with tomato, cucumber, green onions and feta

Snack: an apple

Dinner: Carpaccio

 

Drinks:

not enough water, only 2 glasses or so. I had 3 glasses of my homemade ice tea and 1 glass of soda.

 

 

Tomorrow and this weekends goals:

- Easy on the carbs

- Easy on the fat

- Drinking enough water

- Easy on the alcohol

 

Saturday is going to be difficult, since I have this "party"-thing and there are going to be fries and belgian stew, mmmmmmm

But I'm going to make it work. I have to

[BeaVer]

Tomorrow and this weekends goals:

- Easy on the carbs

- Easy on the fat

- Drinking enough water

- Easy on the alcohol

 

I'm back

I could've done better this weekend, but all in all i'm quite pleased. I had better portion control but I should've drank a bit less.

But I had a very lovely weekend and that's also important. 

 

I'm not losing any weight, but i'm also not gaining. Also I believe my legs are getting firmer.

 

Today's diet

Breakfast: A raspberry smoothie with half a cup of oats, half a cup of milk, half a cup of greek yoghurt 

Snack: half a cup of bell pepper

Lunch: some basmati rice with a homemade chicken skewer marinated in soy sauce, mirin and rice vinegar

Snack: an apple

Dinner: A salad with half an avocado, some roasted bell peppers and baked tuna

 

 

Exercise today:

a good warm-up and the beginner bodyweight workout, 3 sets.

 

 

Tomorrow's goals:

- Foodwise: getting the same end result as today 

- Exercise: a 6km walk

[BeaVer]

Today I didn't really eat enough. My fridge was a bit empty and i just grabbed what i could. I also didn't go for that walk, because I went for groceries instead

 

At least my fridge is full again

 

 

Bought lots of bacon, hell yeah!

 

 

Today I ate:

Breakfast: a kiwi smoothie with mint which i didn't enjoy, because somehow I put too much mint in it and the whole thing got a bit bitter in the blender, eugh… I'll have to tweak that.

Lunch: a salad with some veggies and half an avocado, 1 whole boiled egg and one egg white.

Snack: an apple

Dinner: Veggies, potatoes and bunny rabbit.

 

 

I need to eat more tomorrow! really! somebody give me a virtual kick in the ass if I don't!! 

[SevenofSeven]

Loving the food pictures, but your log is awesome too!

Never thought of a kiwi smoothie.

Keep up the great work..........Eat More though

[BeaVer]

Thank you! It's how i keep things fun I guess (the food pictures)

 

Not eating enough is this very bad habit i developed when i was too focused on losing weight and the thought that "if I eat too much I will gain weight!". 

And now it has the result that I'm sometimes just not hungry enough to eat more. But I'm working on it!

[BeaVer]

Today was a good day.

I ate enough and i went for a walk. So ding ding ding ding! I win! No virtual butkicks for me!!

 

My walk was a bit rough though. Weather was not so good and the only flat shoes i have that are comfortable enough for walking are my sandals and I didn't wear them because of the weather. So i wore my everyday shoes instead… my sneaker wedges… I do waitressing wearing them, so if I can wear those for that I can also wear them for a 4.6km walk.

 

One word… COBBLESTONES! A lot of 'em!

 

My walk was fine, but it was a bit rough, trying not to break my ankles

Luckily I did much better in the kitchen

 

Today I ate:

Breakfast: Greek yoghurt with raspberries, flax seeds, chia seed and quinoa puffs

Snack: A boiled egg

Lunch: Boiled potatoes, veggies, bunny rabbit

Snack: A yellow submar… euhm… i mean nectarine

Snack: 2 pieces of mozzarella with some prociutto wrapped around it

Dinner: Salad with gray shrimps, smoked trout, tomato, cucumber, carrots

 

I drank 2 cups of tea and lots of fluids.

 

 

Tomorrow is workout day again and if I can eat as good as today and keep that up… it's going to be great

[BeaVer]

look at all the fooooood

 

 

 

Productive day today.

 

I ate:

Breakfast: Greek yoghurt with raspberries and muesli 

Snack: A boiled egg

Lunch: Salad, shrimps, smoked trout, tomato, carrot, cucumber

Snack: A yellow nectarine

Snack: Mozzarella with prosciutto wrapped around

Dinner: Tortilla wrap, coppa (smoked pork), sieved tomatoes, mushrooms and a fried egg

 

I drank some tea and lots of water

 

I did the BBWW today, 3 sets again.

 

Alsoooo… I've lost 700 (1.5lbs) grams since the beginning of the week. its the first weight loss in weeks! I'm so happy

Lets just not hope that the weekend will ruin all of it.

So the next challenge for me is keeping the weight off this weekend

[BeaVer]

Now look at me, not having any alcoholic drinks on a friday night

 

I'm having a friday night on my own so there is no boyfriend who wants to eat all the bad stuff. I know, I shouldn't blame him, because I'm the one putting the food in my mouth (… although… he does sometimes …)

But, what I wanted to say is that the bad stuff is sooooooo good! And I really can't let him have it all by himself. He's already upset enough that he lost his sixpack

 

So, enough of the small talk

What's cooking…

 

Breakfast: A new version of the kiwi smoothie, it tasted better with less mint and some lime juice.

Snack: Mozzarella with prosciutto

Lunch: Homemade chicken salad on 2 ricecrackers, a tomato and a piece of cucumber

Snack: A nectarine

Snack: 3 prosciutto slices

Dinner: Scallops with guacamole and a tortilla wrap cut in chips that I roasted in the oven.

 

I had a few cups of tea and lots of water

 

No exercise today.

 

 

Tomorrow night i'm meeting with a friend and she's cooking. I look forward to it.

I'm not going to count my calories tomorrow, just in case  

[Tanktimus the Encourager]

I'm glad I eat before I check out your thread, otherwise I'd get waaaaay to hungry.

[BeaVer]

Haha, poor tanktimus Good thing about is, its mainly all healthy ;-)

 

Except this compilation of what my friend cooked on saturday It was soooooo delicious.

 

I had no alcohol the entire weekend, apart from the 2 gin tonics I had at my friend's, so I call that a win.

 

Also no exercise, but I did accomplish this

 

 

Today I ate:

Breakfast: A kiwi-mango-mint smoothie

Snack: 2 ricecrackers with a dark chocolate coating

Lunch: A salad with veggies, avocado and some prosciutto

Snack: a yellow nectarine

Dinner: Mashed potatoes with chicken, bacon and mushrooms in a 'boursin'-sauce

 

I drank a few cups of tea and lots of water

 

Tomorrow is exercise day again and I need to eat a little bit less than today. My dinner was a bit too rich, but oh so delicious

[BeaVer]

Hi all!

 

Didn't think I could make it today. I was so slow, felt so tired and overall 'meh'! But I pushed trough, did my workout and improved my plank from 30 to 40 seconds. yaaay! I feel a lot better now

 

As for what I put in my mouth today:

Breakfast: A berry oatmeal smoothie

Lunch: Leftover dinner from yesterday

Snack: Yellow nectarine

Snack: Dark chocolate covered ricecrackers

Dinner: an omelette with some bellpepper, green onions, tomato, smoked trout and some arugula on top

 

Didn't drink as much water as normal, but I drank I also drank a few cups of tea

 

[Aminarra]

Yummo! Following

[BeaVer]

Bonjour tout le monde! 

 

No exercise today although I could've gone for a walk. I did the dishes instead and now I'm doing some laundry, jeeze I hate doing chores around the house. Even more than exercising

 

Today I had:

Breakfast: Greek yoghurt, raspberries and muesli

Snack: Mozzarella with prosciutto wrapped around it

Lunch: salad - Chinese cabbage, arugula, tomato, cucumber, avocado and smoked trout

Snack: watermelon

Dinner: fried rice with some onions and fried egg, broccoli & chicken 

 

as usual I drank a lot of water and a few cups of tea

 

[RuthixCube]

Your food looks so good! Making me seriously rethink my cooking game...

Looks like you're doing well with keeping up with your daily goals, as well as figuring out where you need to be.

 

Following :]

[BeaVer]

Thank you!

I absolutely love cooking and I'm happy I'm quite good at it too and I figured that if I want to lose weight, it should be in a fun and very delicious way.

[Aminarra]

Bonjour tout le monde! 

 

Woot! Much better with your fat intake than at the beginning of your log!   

[BeaVer]

Ha yes Aminarra, I stopped using extra oil to bake my meat in and just use the fat that is in the meat. And I also started steaming my fish. Makes a huge difference. 

 

 

 

As for today… I just got home… its 10pm and I haven't had any dinner so I'm very sorry to inform you guys that I have no food pictures today.

I barely reached 1100kcals today:

Breakfast: Greek yoghurt with raspberries, chiaseed and flaxseed

No snack, I had a meeting.

Lunch: leftover dinner and watermelon for dessert 

Snack: Mozzarella with prusciutto

 

I had 2 cups of tea, lots of water and 1 glass of wine.

 

Tomorrow is the last day before my vacation and we are going out for lunch with the colleagues. We're going to eat burgers at this gourmet burger thing. They also offer a "no bun" option, so I'll see what i'm in the mood for After that we are going for a bike ride, do some sight seeing I guess

The bike is the reason why I'm home so late. I had to get one at my parents house and the tires were flat. Since my parents are on their holiday, I had to go see an acquaintance to get the tires all good again It's a bit of a bummer, because I also didn't got to do my workout, but the bike ride will partially make up for it tomorrow

 

Also… my boyfriend is moving in with me this weekend, so there will be enough moving around and activity to make up for the lack of activity today

[BeaVer]

just a quick update. I'm on holiday now so there will be less posting and probably (and yes, I should be ashamed) less healthy posts.

 

Last friday I went cycling with the colleagues and I biked about 20km. Enough to "compensate" for the good food and the drinks we had along the way…

I know, I know, it doesn't work that way After that I drove to my bf and we had oh so delicious sushi.

 

Saturday was a very lazy day. I had some crackers with homemade crab salad and we had pork and quinoa salad for dinner. No idea if I ate anything else… cant really remember. Also had 2 gin tonics.

 

Sunday was carb day… I had 2 breakfast pastries for breakfast, bread for lunch and very delicious homemade chicken wings with again… bread.

 

Monday we had a bit of moving to do. My bf moved in with me and now my hallway looks like it belongs to a hoarder… I'm serious, how many junk can someone have! I had enough exercise from cleaning his place.

Foodwise was not so good. I started well with bacon and eggs wrapped in a tortilla, but since we were not home, we made a few unhealthy choices. I had raspberries and mellow cakes for lunch (mmmmmm, mellow cakes) and we had 2 bags of oven bake chips and a bottle of prosecco for dinner.

 

The good thing is I didn't gain any weight the past days, but I'm not going to keep up with all this unhealthy food. I can't handle it

 

So I'm going to leave those unhealthy days behind me and start well again today. Food pics coming up at the end of the day