NEED THIS BECAUSE ITS BEEN A TOUGH 2 WEEKS FOR WEIGHT LOSS

"Allegory of Sculpture" 1889, Gustav Klimt

Thursday AM- MY BODY IS REBELLING

So I don't know If my creeping weight loss is a result of my body just giving up on me, or me not tracking my caloric intake well enough. Time of the month I went back up to 239, Since Monday to Today I'm now 237.8. I'm not used to such slow weight loss and I feel it could be one of two things:

1. Either I'm at a plateau (yikes I hope not)
2. Or I'm not tracking my calories in well enough.

I went running on Tuesday and Wednesday, burning about 1200 both days, and I"m planning on going for a run today.

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO KEEP EATING HEALTHY IN THE EVENING?

I do so well during the day, and then from about 5pm to when I sleep, ITS CHAOS...I start craving junk food and sometimes I feel like I've cancelled out all my good work. 

I AM DETERMINED TO BE UNDER 200 (199) BY JANUARY 1ST...

I THINK IT CAN HAPPEN BUT I'M STARTING TO REALIZE THAT I AM MY BIGGEST ENEMY AND OBSTACLE....

Today I will eat:

VEGGIE-FRUIT QUASI DETOX SMOOTHIE FOR BREAKFAST

BROWN RICE, SAUTEED SPINACH AND PINEAPPLES FOR LUNCH

VEGGIE-FRUIT SMOOTHIE FOR DINNER  

ALMONDS FOR A SNACK
TOTAL OF ABOUT 1400 CALORIES

I WILL FORCE MYSELF TO STICK TO THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE IF THE SCALE MOVES ANY AFTER THAT.

HAPPY THURSDAY!

The Beautiful Chaos that is her hair....It bows to no one

PINEAPPLE-TILAPIA SPINACH SALAD W/ BOILED PLANTAINS

For Lunch I was in a rush to a 2pm class today so I needed to make sure I was eating something filling, healthy and fast to prepare. So I threw some spinach on a plate, sauteed a serving of tilapia with almost 1c diced pineapple in 1 tbsp Mike Lawry's Hawaiin Marinade, and boiled a ripe plantain. Took about 20 minutes to make (boiling the plantains took a bit), and was very very delicious

Pineapple-Tilapia Spinach Salad with boiled Plantains

Ingredients

1 medium ripe plantain (can be bought at almost any store)

4 cups dole spinach

4 oz frozen tilapia

1 cup dice fresh pineapples 

1tbsp Mike Lawry's Hawaiian Marinade

Pam Olive Oil Spray

Directions

1. Peel the Plantains, cut into 4 large pieces (as show in the picture), put in a small pot filled with water(water should graze the top of the plantains) and add about 1 tsp of salt, and let boil for about 15 minutes on medium heat. (Plantains are fully cooked when they are soft all the way to the core).

2. Spray a heated skillet with pam olive oil spray, place tilapia in skillet with the dice pineapple and Marinade, Mix together and be sure to flip the tilapia on the other side after about 3 minutes.

3. Put 2 cups of spinach on a plate, put  tilapia and pineapples on spinach, and enjoy with the plantains. 

4. For this I added 1tsp of Kraft sun-dried tomato dressing, but it can be eating without the dressing as there is enough flavoring in the pineapple and tilapia to act as a dressing. 

Calories: approximately 420 calories

ONE OF MY FAVORITES ICONS FOR STYLE

I am obsessed with Solange Knowles because everything she does is just so beautiful. She embraces her natural beautiful, dressing to look classy and not trashy, and there is an paradoxically delicious antiquated/modern glamour about her. I also love the fact that as a black woman, she embraces natural hair styles and embraces Afrocentrism. 

LIFE IS LIKE A BICYCLE

HOW I RAN TODAY

This week has been HECTIC ALREADY...I'm struggling to balance a graduate science workload, eating healthy, and working. I haven't found the time (or made the time rather) to exercise and its been affecting my RESULTS.

Today I woke up and decided to go for a run and I decided to start pacing myself by time..(was much more effective, I burned more calories and shave about 10 minutes off my total running time) Here's What I did:

Ran 10 min
Walked 3 min
Ran 14 min
Walked 3 min
Ran 10 min 
Walked 3 min
Ran 8 min
Walked 3 min
Ran 16 min
Walked 3 min
Ran 10 min
walked 3 min

TOTAL WORKOUT TIME: 1 HR 20 MIN
TOTAL MILEAGE..ABOUT 6 MILES ( NEED TO REALLY COUNT)

As I get better I will try to run longer and walk less!

FASHION IN PROGRESS

I went out with some friends in Boston last Saturday and I decided to go for a more diverse look, with a playful and colorful turban, and playful and vibrant eye color.

Headwraps/Turbans can add to the overall look of any piece and can brighten up the face. I also colored my face with some earring, a nice necklace and a brilliant smile! :)

Happy Monday!

Good Morning Yoga

BAKED APPLE CHIPS

SEPTEMBER WORK OUT SCHEDULE

I've decided to start a new work out schedule to keep myself ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER ( GOOD TO SET LITTLE GOALS). 

THIS MONTH WILL MOSTLY FOCUS ON CARDIO EXERCISES AT I'M NOT YET IN THE TONING PHASE OF MY WEIGHT LOSS REGIMEN YET.

SUNDAY-CARDIO
MONDAY-CARDIO
TUESDAY-CARDIO
WEDNESDAY-REST
THURSDAY-CARDIO
FRIDAY-CARDIO
SATURDAY-REST

REPEAT AGAIN.

THE GOAL IS AT MINIMUM TO DO AT LEAST 3 WORKOUTS IN A WEEK AND THE MAXIMUM TO DO NO MORE THAN 6 (SO TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE REST DAY IN A WEEK).

ONE THE DAYS I DON'T WORK OUT I'LL ADJUST MY CALORIES ACCORDINGLY( SO NO MORE THAN 1300 CALORIES)

AND HEAVY WORK OUT DAYS WILL BE NO MORE THAN 1700 CALORIES

I'LL KEEP YOU ALL UPDATED ON HOW I DO AND HOW IT AFFECTS MY WEIGHT LOSS!!!

I'M STILL ALIVE!!!

Hello and Happy Sunday!

I know I haven't updated my blog in a while but I assure you I'm still alive. This past week has been excruciatingly busy for me with orientation for my graduate program, meeting new people, and getting settled in at Boston. Nevertheless, I've worked out 3 times in the past week, and I've managed not to lose/gain despite some pretty heavy eating. 

I've FOUND A NEW WONDERFUL AND INTENSE RUNNING PATH UP DORCHESTER STREET IN BOSTON...FILLED WITH LOTS OF HILLS. Today marks my second day taking the path and I'm exhausted. I burned about 1300 calories today (per my hrm) in about 1 hour and half and I think the total path is about 7 miles. 

Everyday is a struggle for me but I am happy to be in a new environment, meeting great people and achieving my goals both from an academic and fitness and health perspective.

I will continue to keep this blog updated and I hope that by January 2013 I'm UNDER 200 lbs (I'm about 233-234 right now)!!!