Did I make it???? August 17, 2007

I abandoned this blog long ago, some people may see this as a sign of probably having failed. Well, I failed at blogging, simply because I originally started it as a motivation tool, that I really never ended up needing. It has been such a wonderful process. I however did not fail on the contract.

In fact I reached my weight loss goals, already in April 2007,  2 months early.

I still have the same life style, though lowered it slightly in intensity and make more allowanced for social eating.  It’s not so much a daily thought anymore, just part of my routine.

I have devised some excellent strategies to cope with the weight loss. As a licensed NLP trainer, I decided to practice what I preach. I used my knowledge of NLP to manage and program my mind to motivate myself, to make it a fun experience, and to beat emotional eating. In light of that, I now help those with the same techniques I devised for myself.

Keeping on this program, doesn’t come hard at all. Which is why after a plateau of 6 months now, I am still at it, as determined as ever. I am no longer overweight. Now, I do what I do, because I like it, and having come this far…..I may as well go for a flat stomach too, and muscular athletic type look.

I lost over 70 pounds!!!!!!!! And still going strong.

Here is the before and after shot!

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See you folks! If you’d like to use the same techniques I do, drop by at my companies website to see what our NLP training is about. We offer 1 day NLP weight loss seminars, to full certification programs to become an NLP weight loss coach.

Good luck in all your efforts!!!!!

What it is really about is manage your brain to go towards becoming healthy and thin, instead of focusing your day on not wanting to be fat. Energy flows, where attention goes! So you better make it worth your while.

Daily food and workout log November 18, 2006

10.000 steps: 40 minutes of cross training, 9.0 Km, 401 Kcal

Workout: 200 crunches body shaper, 40 minutes of cross training (425 Kcal, 9.1 Km, cardio)  

Breakfast: cereal with non-fat milk

Lunch: fruit salad

Dinner: grilled zuchini, 1.5 grilled low fat cheese sandwhiches with chicken breast lunch meat, clear vegetable soup.

Snack: none

Daily food and workout log November 17, 2006

10.000 steps: extra workout

Workout: 200 crunches body shaper, 80 minutes of cross training (779 kcal, 17.1 Km, cardio)  

Breakfast: oatmeal with non-fat milk

Lunch: 2 oranges, 2 crackers with 1 slice low fat cheese

Dinner: spinach ravioli, low fat cheese, olive oil, few slices of chicken breast lunch meat, fresh basil.

Snack: 2 sirop waffle cookies.

Daily food and workout log November 16, 2006

10.000 steps: 40 minutes of cross training (cardio, 40 mins, 9.1 Km, 438 Kcal.)

Workout: 40 minutes of rowing (weight training), 200 crunches on body shaper.

Breakfast: oatmeal with non-fat milk

Lunch: fruit salad

Dinner: grilled Talipia fish marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, rosemary. Jacket potato with low fat yoghurt and garlic. Grilled zuchini.

Snack: one slice of low fat indonesian cake + fruit salad

Daily food and workout log November 15, 2006

10.000 steps: 40 minutes of cross training (cardio, 40 mins, 9.1 Km, 438 Kcal.)

Workout: 40 minutes of cross training (cardio, 40 mins, 8.7 Km, 411 Kcal.)

Breakfast: cereal with non-fat milk

Lunch: fruit salad

Dinner: 3 small tortilla’s, with low fat beef, mixed vegatbles, in mexican spice mix.

Snack: 1 sirop waffle cookie

Daily food and workout log November 14, 2006

10.000 steps: 10,104 steps 

Workout: 30 minutes of rowing (strength), 200 crunches body shaper, 40 minutes of cross training (407 kcal, 8.6 Km, cardio)  

Breakfast: oatmeal with non-fat milk

Lunch: fruit salad

Dinner: grilled cheese sandwich with low fat cheese and ham + egg sandwich (two eggs), mixed stir fried vegetables.

Snack: half a chocolate brownee, 2 crackers with a slice of low fat cheese.

Week *19: weigh in November 13, 2006

Yes, I will start reporting daily again. I had a few new projects I needed to focus on.  

I know I have been absent! However, this doesn’t mean I let myself go, stopped working out and am a regular at Mickey D’s. Au contraire mes amis! I have been a regular good girl. Still spending 40 minutes of weight training, 200 crunches, 40 minutes of cross training for cardio and this on a daily basis, 6 days a week. My eating patterns that I have been reporting about, haven’t changed. Though I make a few exceptions here and there. Also spent a couple of days away from home, and for 4 days ate everything my little heart desired….and lost weight!!!!

Week 17: I hit 72.7 Kg’s, not a whole lot, this was largely caused by a lot of muscle toning that week. I even still dropped a clothes size because of this. I am loving the strength training, as it seems to shape my body in a good way.

Week 18:  despite me indulging in a lot more food due to a bunch of celebrations and visiting other peoples house, I hit 72.2 Kg’s. (This is an estimate as I wasn’t able to weigh myself on Sunday itself)

Weight lost this week:  1 kg (2.2 pounds)

Current weight: 71.2 Kg (156.64 pounds)

Weight at last weigh in: 72.2 Kg (158.84 pounds)

Weight already lost since start*: 18.9 kg (41.58 pounds)

Amount of weight to goal weight: 4.2 Kg (9.24 pounds)

Goal weight: 67 Kg (148 lbs)

Starting weight*: 90.1 (198.22 lbs)….as I started this blog too late and hadn’t weight myself since the 80s, I actually started at at 95 Kg’s approximately (209 pounds.) But to make it an exact science, I am going to take the first official weigh in at 90.1 Kg.

Weight to loose from starting weight*: 23,1 Kg (50.82 lbs)

Number of days of good eating habits this week:  4 days (I was out of town.)

Additional comments on eating: Sunday to Tuesday I was visiting a friend, and ate everything my heart desired.

Daily 10.000 steps: Nop

4 days of working out: YES, I did 4

Daily 2 liters of water: Nop not while I was visiting my friend…..I did make up with drinking wine.

Daily breakfast: YES

Highs: Still loosing weight while eating everything my heart desired. I think my responsible eating patterns and not starving myself, is preventing me to gain every calory I put on a pizza.

Lows: I can’t complain. Though it is hard to stay away from snacking.

* I started my program almost 3 weeks before the first weigh in (week 0), but as I can’t be specific I will not count progress for the officially looking stats and monitoring. So week 0 is really week 3. I think I probably lost between 1 and 2 kilo’s a week before week 0.

Week *16: Month End Results October 22, 2006

Total weight lost this month: 3.5 Kg (7.7 pounds)

Weight lost since start*: 17.4 kg (38.28 pounds)

Amount of weight to goal weight: 5.7 Kg (12.54 pounds)

Number of days of taking 10.000 steps or more this month: all days

4 days of working out each week: achieved, 6 days a week

Number of days I ate breakfast and had 2 liters of water this month: 100%

Number of days of good eating/life style habits this month: 100%

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Weekly weigh in:Weight lost this week:  0.5 kg (1.1 pounds)

Current weight: 72.7 Kg (159,94 pounds)

Weight at last weigh in: 73.2 Kg (161.04 pounds)

Weight already lost since start*: 17.4 kg (38.28 pounds)

Amount of weight to goal weight: 5.7 Kg (12.54 pounds)

Goal weight: 67 Kg (148 lbs)

Starting weight*: 90.1 (198.22 lbs)

Weight to loose from starting weight*: 23,1 Kg (50.82 lbs)

Number of days of good eating habits this week: 7

Additional comments on eating: I did well, but it came hard.

Daily 10.000 steps: YES

4 days of working out: YES, I did 6.

Daily 2 liters of water: YES

Daily breakfast: YES

Highs: Shopping is a fun experience now!!!!! (Except for my wallet.) My aunt came by, and she hadn’t seen me lately……SHOCKED. People are getting these really shocked reactions now.

Lows: My boys (breast) won’t shrink. I don’t want them gone, or even small…..but holy mother of god……it’s like carrying another person around. I am getting increasingly aggravated over this, because it’s one of the things that I wanted to get rid of the worst when I started this effort.

* I started my program almost 3 weeks before the first weigh in (week 0), but as I can’t be specific I will not count progress for the officially looking stats and monitoring. So week 0 is really week 3. I think I probably lost between 1 and 2 kilo’s a week before week 0.

Daily food and workout log October 21, 2006

10.000 steps: 2,111 + 40 minutes of cross training (437 kcal, 8.9 Km, cardio)

Workout: 40 minutes of rowing (strength), 200 crunches on the bodyshaper

Breakfast: fruit salad

Lunch: cereal + non-fat milk

Dinner: Couscous with spring onion, boiled in chicken broth. Stir fry of brocolli, talipia fish, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, rosemary, cajun spices, chicken broth.

Daily food and workout log October 20, 2006

10.000 steps: 1,945 + 40 minutes of cross training (444 kcal, 8.8 Km, cardio)

Workout: 40 minutes of rowing (strength), 200 crunches body shaper

Breakfast: fruit salad

Lunch: cereal + non-fat milk

Dinner: Andives, potatoes, chicken breast marinated in whatever it is. (Ate at my moms house.)