This update isn't so much about me losing weight (well, because I haven't), but more about my updated plan on how I'm gonna do it, as well as a yummy recipe that I made tonight!
To be honest, I haven't lost any weight because I spent the past 4 days in New Orleans eating fried shrimp po' boys and not exercising! I was at the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting, and I had an amazing time! I learned so much from some of the biggest names in the field... for example, Sue Falsone, who is the PT for the LA Dodgers, and Allen Hardin, who is the Co-Director of Sports Medicine at the University of Texas-Austin. These people have my dream jobs, and it was a great experience to learn from them!
So, like the title says, 3 weeks from today I will be laying on the beach in Florida for Spring Break! I cannot believe it is already coming up! My goal is to be down to 185 by Spring Break... so thats 7 pounds in 3 weeks. Not a super healthy goal to achieve, but I think I can do it! I'm aiming to workout 18 of the 21 days that are between today and that Sunday... and I'm gonna have to workout for longer in order to burn off the yummy Cheryl's Cookies my mom sent me for Valentine's Day!!
I also am going to eat healthier! I started by making this meatloaf recipe tonight! I'm linking it to here so I don't have to repost it... but it was super yummy! I definitely ate more than I should have haha! Here's the link! Thanks Cooking Light!
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=50400000109591
Thanks everyone for reading! You all rock!!
Austin
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
The first week is always the best...
Seriously, why can't week 7 be the big weight drop week? With every diet attempt I've ever had, I've always lost a pretty significant chunk of my weight goal during the first week, and then plateau or even gain further down the road. Its most likely because I am the most motivated and focused on losing during the first week, and then as time goes on, I let myself slip up, and that is when I plateau. My goal for this attempt is to not let myself get complacent, and challenge myself, so during week 7, I can lose as much as I have lost during week 1.
While I was lifting weights today, I picked up 2 20 pound dumbells to do my calf raises with. And I realized that that is the stress I would feel if I was 40 pounds heavier than I am now. My joints hurt; it was hard to get up onto my toes. And it made me wonder how great my joints and muscles will feel when I do lose all the weight! It is amazing how just adding a little bit of weight can put so much stress on your body.
AND I have a recipe for you all! I can't take credit for this one, because I found it in a Cooking Light magazine, so I'm posting the link to their website. My mom gave me a subscription to Cooking Light for Christmas, and I have been trying to make a dish each week. Last week it was sauteed chicken with a tomato sauce; tonight's incredible dish was 5 ingredient tex-mex pork. It was easy and SO yummy! Here's the link, and I hope you will all try it!
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=50400000108389
Current weight: 192.0 lbs
Weight loss to date for this attempt: 3.0 lbs
Total weight loss from beginning of blog: 10 lbs!
-Austin
While I was lifting weights today, I picked up 2 20 pound dumbells to do my calf raises with. And I realized that that is the stress I would feel if I was 40 pounds heavier than I am now. My joints hurt; it was hard to get up onto my toes. And it made me wonder how great my joints and muscles will feel when I do lose all the weight! It is amazing how just adding a little bit of weight can put so much stress on your body.
AND I have a recipe for you all! I can't take credit for this one, because I found it in a Cooking Light magazine, so I'm posting the link to their website. My mom gave me a subscription to Cooking Light for Christmas, and I have been trying to make a dish each week. Last week it was sauteed chicken with a tomato sauce; tonight's incredible dish was 5 ingredient tex-mex pork. It was easy and SO yummy! Here's the link, and I hope you will all try it!
http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=50400000108389
Current weight: 192.0 lbs
Weight loss to date for this attempt: 3.0 lbs
Total weight loss from beginning of blog: 10 lbs!
-Austin
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
A New Year, A New Goal
So, I know you all have been waiting on the edge of your seat to find out whether I met my 12 Pounds of Christmas goal... well, I have bad news for you: I didn't. In fact, I don't actually know what my weight was, because my scale at home was pretty messed up (like 10 pounds higher than what it should have been). I think at the end I was probably around 194. And I worked out almost every day (I probably missed maybe 8 days out of 30). I think I just ate too much, and I wasn't as conscious about what I was eating, because I wasn't the one cooking it.
HOWEVER, its a New Year, right?? And that means I am going to set a new goal! I'm aiming for 15 by summer... I started yesterday at 195, so my goal is to be down to 180 by the time June 1st hits. I don't have a clever name for this or anything (I'm open to suggestions, though!), but I do better when I have a goal and I can work towards it! SO, 180 by June 1st it is!
I also have a recipe to share with you guys! This one is pretty simple, and although its not super lo-cal, I discovered it yesterday and have eaten it for the past 2 days for lunch! I have to give partial credit to my cousin, Kate, for turning me onto onion and chive cream cheese... its delicious!
So, the recipe is for a simple turkey sandwich! I take 2 pieces of bread (I use whole grain white), spread a tablespoon of the onion and chive cream cheese on the bread, put a serving of deli turkey split between the two pieces, and a slice of 2% provolone cheese! It ends up being about 300 calories, but the cream cheese has so much flavor that it is totally worth it and super filling!
Hopefully, I'll be able to update this more often than I did last semester... Sorry!
Current weight: 194.0
Weight loss to date: 1.0 lbs.
Have a good Wednesday! I'll be enjoying (well not really, I'm SUPER bored) my 3rd snow/ice day in a row!
-Austin
HOWEVER, its a New Year, right?? And that means I am going to set a new goal! I'm aiming for 15 by summer... I started yesterday at 195, so my goal is to be down to 180 by the time June 1st hits. I don't have a clever name for this or anything (I'm open to suggestions, though!), but I do better when I have a goal and I can work towards it! SO, 180 by June 1st it is!
I also have a recipe to share with you guys! This one is pretty simple, and although its not super lo-cal, I discovered it yesterday and have eaten it for the past 2 days for lunch! I have to give partial credit to my cousin, Kate, for turning me onto onion and chive cream cheese... its delicious!
So, the recipe is for a simple turkey sandwich! I take 2 pieces of bread (I use whole grain white), spread a tablespoon of the onion and chive cream cheese on the bread, put a serving of deli turkey split between the two pieces, and a slice of 2% provolone cheese! It ends up being about 300 calories, but the cream cheese has so much flavor that it is totally worth it and super filling!
Hopefully, I'll be able to update this more often than I did last semester... Sorry!
Current weight: 194.0
Weight loss to date: 1.0 lbs.
Have a good Wednesday! I'll be enjoying (well not really, I'm SUPER bored) my 3rd snow/ice day in a row!
-Austin
Friday, December 17, 2010
A semi-non-weight loss-related post
So, I've been battling some self-esteem issues the past day or so... and there's a song I've been listening to on repeat that I'm trying to use to motivate me. I'm posting the lyrics here, hoping it can inspire anyone else who struggles with their self-esteem too:
Katy Perry-Firework
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
-Austin
Katy Perry-Firework
Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again
Do you ever feel, feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in
Do you ever feel already buried deep
Six feet under scream
But no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you
Cause there's a spark in you
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
You don't have to feel like a waste of space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow
Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed
So you can open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will blow
And when it's time, you'll know
You just gotta ignite the light
And let it shine
Just own the night
Like the Fourth of July
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em fallin' down-own-own
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through
Cause baby you're a firework
Come on show 'em what your worth
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
As you shoot across the sky-y-y
Baby you're a firework
Come on let your colors burst
Make 'em go "Oh, oh, oh!"
You're gunna leave 'em goin "Oh, oh, oh!"
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
-Austin
Thursday, December 9, 2010
AAAH Its December Already!!!
Where did the time go?!?!? Here I am, now 2/9 of the way to officially being a DOCTOR, with the hardest semester of physical therapy school behind me! I can't believe I'm already this far... I also can't believe I've been able to lose weight with how stressed I've been this semester! Seriously, how was I able to balance weight loss and studying? Those are both extremely difficult things to do! And I did them! I am a bit impressed with myself, to say the least!
BUT, I haven't lost all the 12 pounds yet! I'm at 9.4 pounds lost as of tonight. However, this week, I suffered a minor ankle sprain, and had exams, so I wasn't able to work out until tonight. And believe me, it felt GOOD! I'm so glad that I'm done with this semester so that I can have more time to work out!
AND, I'm heading home soon... my mom has promised to get me a gym membership, and I have NO REASON not to spend a few hours at the gym every day... I have nothing else to do! My goal is to look gooood by the time I come back to start my 3rd semester in January. Plus, my family, for our Christmas gift, instead of buying each other a bunch of stuff that we will probably never use or wear, has decided to go on a family vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas for a few days after Christmas. I'm super excited! But it also means that I have to be really diligent about losing these last few pounds and meeting my goal! And I believe I can do it!
Because I've been slacking on giving you guys recipes, and because I posted on Facebook yesterday about this amazing healthy-ish chicken parmesan that I made, I've decided to post it on here too! I apologize that its a little non-descript, but thats one of the cool things about cooking, is that you can adjust the ingredients to your liking! Bon Appetit!
Chicken Parmesan
I take a regular boneless skinless chicken breast, dredge it in a combo of milk and butter (like a tablespoon and a half of butter and 3 tablespoons of milk, I guess?), and then coat it with a breading made from panko breadcrumbs (probably 1/2 cup, but add more if you need to), 2 teaspoons of flour, some garlic salt, and some parmesan cheese. Mix that all up, and then dredge your chicken in it. Bake the chicken in the oven at 350 for 35 minutes.
Then, for my marinara sauce, I actually take some Pomi Strained Tomatoes, put about 1/2 to 3/4 cup in a pot, add some garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste, and just warm it up and stir it every now and then. I like making my own better, because I can make it to taste... I know its not a traditional marinara, but its healthy and it works great for pasta too.
Then, when the timer has buzzed, I took 1/4 cup or so (maybe a bit less) of shredded mozzarella and put it on top, and put it back in the oven for 5 more minutes. Take it out, and enjoy!!
Current weight: 193.2 lbs.
Weight loss to date: 9.4 lbs.
-Austin
BUT, I haven't lost all the 12 pounds yet! I'm at 9.4 pounds lost as of tonight. However, this week, I suffered a minor ankle sprain, and had exams, so I wasn't able to work out until tonight. And believe me, it felt GOOD! I'm so glad that I'm done with this semester so that I can have more time to work out!
AND, I'm heading home soon... my mom has promised to get me a gym membership, and I have NO REASON not to spend a few hours at the gym every day... I have nothing else to do! My goal is to look gooood by the time I come back to start my 3rd semester in January. Plus, my family, for our Christmas gift, instead of buying each other a bunch of stuff that we will probably never use or wear, has decided to go on a family vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas for a few days after Christmas. I'm super excited! But it also means that I have to be really diligent about losing these last few pounds and meeting my goal! And I believe I can do it!
Because I've been slacking on giving you guys recipes, and because I posted on Facebook yesterday about this amazing healthy-ish chicken parmesan that I made, I've decided to post it on here too! I apologize that its a little non-descript, but thats one of the cool things about cooking, is that you can adjust the ingredients to your liking! Bon Appetit!
Chicken Parmesan
I take a regular boneless skinless chicken breast, dredge it in a combo of milk and butter (like a tablespoon and a half of butter and 3 tablespoons of milk, I guess?), and then coat it with a breading made from panko breadcrumbs (probably 1/2 cup, but add more if you need to), 2 teaspoons of flour, some garlic salt, and some parmesan cheese. Mix that all up, and then dredge your chicken in it. Bake the chicken in the oven at 350 for 35 minutes.
Then, for my marinara sauce, I actually take some Pomi Strained Tomatoes, put about 1/2 to 3/4 cup in a pot, add some garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste, and just warm it up and stir it every now and then. I like making my own better, because I can make it to taste... I know its not a traditional marinara, but its healthy and it works great for pasta too.
Then, when the timer has buzzed, I took 1/4 cup or so (maybe a bit less) of shredded mozzarella and put it on top, and put it back in the oven for 5 more minutes. Take it out, and enjoy!!
Current weight: 193.2 lbs.
Weight loss to date: 9.4 lbs.
-Austin
Thursday, November 18, 2010
The 8th pound of Christmas!! No recipe yet though :(
Hello again!! I was just reminded by my lovely friend Krista that I stink at updating this, and because I'm trying to procrastinate doing my homework, I decided to update!
So, as you can see, I've lost another pound... well, really, its 1.4 pounds! And recently, its been a bit more! I finally am sure that I'm not gonna add a ton of weight when I tend to binge eat, and that this weight loss is for real! I'm really gonna have to hit the gym hard though, and really watch what I'm eating, if I want to lose the 4 lbs I have left before Christmas!
Because... one of my favorite holidays is coming up! The most gluttonous holiday of all, Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving morning this year will start off with a 5k run on the beach (usually I do the 1 mile, but hey, why not step it up?), then coming home and lounging around watching the Macy's Day Parade, and then going and laying out by the pool before dinner. A tough life, right? Dinner will include lots of turkey skin (my favorite part), turkey, Brittany's and my famous mashed potatoes, noodles, green beans, spaghetti squash, Betsy's famous cinnamon rolls, and everything covered in gravy. Go big or go home! Then I'll have to really work it all off during finals week, which is ok, because I'm buying myself a new pair of running shoes next week with my tax refund checks! Thanks, US government!
You guys should also know that, in the process of becoming a brand new person, I dyed my hair BROWN! I've NEVER had brown hair, but I decided to do it... I guess my hair is naturally brown (who knew? i was always out in the sun so it was always lightened). And these past few days have been the first days I've finally been used to it! I had been feeling like I was wearing a wig, that it wasn't me... but I think it makes me look a lot older and prettier :) its always good to do something crazy!
Ok, well, I'm deciding its time for bed. Get to sleep in an hour tomorrow, too! Hurray!
Current weight: 194.2 lbs.
Weight loss to date: 8.4 lbs.
Goodnight everyone!
-Austin
So, as you can see, I've lost another pound... well, really, its 1.4 pounds! And recently, its been a bit more! I finally am sure that I'm not gonna add a ton of weight when I tend to binge eat, and that this weight loss is for real! I'm really gonna have to hit the gym hard though, and really watch what I'm eating, if I want to lose the 4 lbs I have left before Christmas!
Because... one of my favorite holidays is coming up! The most gluttonous holiday of all, Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving morning this year will start off with a 5k run on the beach (usually I do the 1 mile, but hey, why not step it up?), then coming home and lounging around watching the Macy's Day Parade, and then going and laying out by the pool before dinner. A tough life, right? Dinner will include lots of turkey skin (my favorite part), turkey, Brittany's and my famous mashed potatoes, noodles, green beans, spaghetti squash, Betsy's famous cinnamon rolls, and everything covered in gravy. Go big or go home! Then I'll have to really work it all off during finals week, which is ok, because I'm buying myself a new pair of running shoes next week with my tax refund checks! Thanks, US government!
You guys should also know that, in the process of becoming a brand new person, I dyed my hair BROWN! I've NEVER had brown hair, but I decided to do it... I guess my hair is naturally brown (who knew? i was always out in the sun so it was always lightened). And these past few days have been the first days I've finally been used to it! I had been feeling like I was wearing a wig, that it wasn't me... but I think it makes me look a lot older and prettier :) its always good to do something crazy!
Ok, well, I'm deciding its time for bed. Get to sleep in an hour tomorrow, too! Hurray!
Current weight: 194.2 lbs.
Weight loss to date: 8.4 lbs.
Goodnight everyone!
-Austin
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
New Update... Not so happy...
I am the worst blogger ever. I am so so so so so so sorry that I haven't been updating this on time. Recently, we've started having class from 8-5 (with a 1 hour break for lunch) on Wednesdays, so by the time I would get around to updating this, I'm just exhausted and usually forget about it. However, Wednesdays are also Storm Chasers nights on TLC (I think? Discovery maybe?), and if you know anything about me, you know I'm a complete weather nerd, and so I need to stay up until at least 10 to watch that.
So, this is not such a happy entry, as the title says. Hopped on the scale tonight, and it says I've only lost 4 pounds total. Now, this is a bit of a shock to me, because the past few days I've been down to like 193.8, or at the highest 196, so 198 was pretty shocking to see. I'm pretty sure it was because I had Chipotle tonight, and because I haven't had time to work out the past 2 days. But NO EXCUSES! I cannot keep "treating myself" to unhealthy food after I've had a tough/long day, or saying I don't have time to exercise (well today, I really haven't had time... I've had 5 free minutes all day, seriously). But I need to be stricter with myself, because really, you only get out of it what you put into it, and thats why I need to up my effort.
However, I'm posting some recipes tonight mainly because A) I have lost this weight, and this is just post-yummyness weight that is in my stomach right now, and B) Because people are begging me for recipes. So tonight, I'm gonna post this Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells recipe that one of my favorite people in the world, Laura Roxberry Euler, shared with me (and she got it from Giada, so its gotta be good!). Laura was the Honors College Advisor at College of Charleston, and she was such a great mentor to me during my time there. She also has a blog in which she shares recipes and news about her adorable son Stafford, which you can find here: www.storybookreality.blogs
Sorry, too lazy to copy-paste everything, plus, it gets her views on her blog!
I promise, y'all, I am going to step up my effort and lose this weight! I don't want to let you guys down!
Weight tonight: 198.4
Total weight loss to date: 4.2 lbs (BUT IT HAS BEEN MORE AT TIMES!)
-Austin
So, this is not such a happy entry, as the title says. Hopped on the scale tonight, and it says I've only lost 4 pounds total. Now, this is a bit of a shock to me, because the past few days I've been down to like 193.8, or at the highest 196, so 198 was pretty shocking to see. I'm pretty sure it was because I had Chipotle tonight, and because I haven't had time to work out the past 2 days. But NO EXCUSES! I cannot keep "treating myself" to unhealthy food after I've had a tough/long day, or saying I don't have time to exercise (well today, I really haven't had time... I've had 5 free minutes all day, seriously). But I need to be stricter with myself, because really, you only get out of it what you put into it, and thats why I need to up my effort.
However, I'm posting some recipes tonight mainly because A) I have lost this weight, and this is just post-yummyness weight that is in my stomach right now, and B) Because people are begging me for recipes. So tonight, I'm gonna post this Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells recipe that one of my favorite people in the world, Laura Roxberry Euler, shared with me (and she got it from Giada, so its gotta be good!). Laura was the Honors College Advisor at College of Charleston, and she was such a great mentor to me during my time there. She also has a blog in which she shares recipes and news about her adorable son Stafford, which you can find here: www.storybookreality.blogs
Sorry, too lazy to copy-paste everything, plus, it gets her views on her blog!
I promise, y'all, I am going to step up my effort and lose this weight! I don't want to let you guys down!
Weight tonight: 198.4
Total weight loss to date: 4.2 lbs (BUT IT HAS BEEN MORE AT TIMES!)
-Austin
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