mom and ian have been here.

breakfast: two servings of low fat granola

lunch: half sammich Publix, pineapple, two servings of Sunchips, pkg of caramel chocolate popcorn

dinner: pineapple, half sammich Publix, two pkg caramel popcorn, 2 servings ice cream (14 grams fat)

breakfast: cheerios with almond milk

lunch: dressed salad

snack: 1000 calories of cashews

dinner: half of a veggie quesdilla plate with guacamole and beans. thin chips and salsa

9:25 a.m. cheerios w/milk

11:15 a.m. triscuits 2x, with peanut butter 2x

2:15 p.m. small granola with almond milk and blueberries

3:30 p.m. two small bagels with butter

5:30 p.m. whole bag o' popcorn, one small bagel with peanut butter, half serving of chocolate

8:15 a.m. cheerios with half a banana

10:25 a.m. bag of baked Ruffles, 100 calories 2.5 grams of fat

11:00 a.m. baked potato with salsa

12:25: bag of baked Ruffles, one serving of Froot Loops

lots of watermelon

4:45: three sushi pieces

6:30: rest of sushi pieces

9:00: pasta with black olives, one serving of ice cream.

Perhaps this is my problem.

monday

breakfast: cheerios, raisins, banana, dry

lunch: leftover tofu, mushrooms, corn, cauliflower, six almonds, three mini bagels, 1/2 chocolate square

snackalackin: oreo package, dora ice pop

dinner: two rolls, blueberries

sunday

breakfast: cherrios, half banana, raisins

lunch: 1.5 mini bagel, link, small cup of granola, blueberries, yogurt

dinner: popcorn, salad, cinnamon toast crunch

no exercise

fuuuuuuullllllllll...

saturday

breakfast: cherrios with banana and raisins, blueberries

lunch: tofu with mushrooms, carrots, cauliflower, peach tea

dinner: pb&j, 3 servings of ice cream, fruit salad

workout: 30 min elliptical, dancin'

friday

breakfast: two servings of cherrios, raisins

lunch: sushi, clif bar, arden's garden drink

dinner: potato with lots of butter, granola/yogurt/blueberries, 1.5 mini bagels

workout: for 55 minutes, yeah I did, and dancing too

thursday

breakfast: cherrios, banana, blueberries

lunch: guacamole/bean/tomato burrito, guacamole/chips from Moes, 3-4 servings animal cracker cookies

dinner: apple and kale juice, broccoli with soy sauce and edamame, rest of animal cookies, two tiny bagels with butter, some chocolate soy milk, 1.5 squares of chocolate

bad me.

wednesday

breakfast: cheerios and banana

lunch: whole sammich from publix

dinner: 1.5 bagels w/butter, almonds, edamame

tuesday

breakfast: pb sandwich with half a banana, strawberries

lunch: half of baked tofu, sprouts, black olives, mustard, small bowl of pasta with a little butter, 1.5-2 servings of Fruity Pebbles, plum

dinner: nectarine, black bean/guacamole/tomato wrap, 2 waffles w/butter, half serving of almonds, pomegranate cider, square of dark chocolate

dessert: half glass of banana, chocolate tofu shake

monday

lunch: granola with banana

snack: lots o' strawberries

dinner: half of a baked tofu package, sprouts, tomato, black olives in a medium wrap, red popsicle

snack: 2-3 servings of Pringles

11p.m. dinner: two small wraps with refried black beans and sundried tomatoes

workout: spin til ya drop with Alison

sunday

breakfast: two plums, apple

lunch: whole sub from Publix, pomegranate/blueberry juice

dinner: pb&j, raisins, oj, half glass chocolate soymilk

workout: Abby's spin class, 40 minutes

also, I appear to be either 174 or 172.5 pounds, courtesy of my unreliable new scale. I'll probably return it, wait a couple of weeks, buy a new one, and pray. but either way... I'm on target! I don't think I've ever been on target before. how exciting. also I can fit into my pants now, always a good thing.

sunday

lunch: amy's black bean, mushroom, veggie bowl, two nectarines, 1.5 glasses of chocolate soy milk

dinner: hummus, black olive and tomato wrap. rest of hummus (5 ish servings @ 15 grams of fat) and chips. few ritz crackers and handful of nuts. three honey maid graham crackers. shitload of cherries.

friday

breakfast: low fat granola with banana

lunch: hummus with sprouts, black olives, and tomatoes. half package guacamole with chips (3 servings?)

snack: plum, nectarine, frozen fruit snack

dinner: banana with peanut butter, chocolate chunk granola

thursday

breakfast: cherrios, banana, nectarine

snack: watermelon, almonds

lunch: tofu, broccoli, carrots, blueberries

dinner: traffic granola, banana chocolate soymilk (small small), square of chocolate

snack: half of guacamole, chips, chocolate soymilk, four thin french toasts w/butter

let me note another thing. biscuits are possibly one of my most favorite foods, hands down. I know that they're not good for your body, and I don't particularly care. So a great plug for my willpower via veganism is that I put into the oven this morning six of the most delicious looking biscuits I had ever seen, touched them, buttered and jellied them, and did not eat them.

wednesday

breakfast: blueberry soy yogurt with 1/2 cup barenaked banana nut granola

lunch: two tortillas with avocados and black beans

snackalackin': few pringles, banana, blueberries, hummus and chips

dinner: half of a tempeh sammich at Mellow Mushroom, half a glass of chocolate soy milk

tuesday

breakfast: cheerios, almond milk, small banana

lunch: amy's burrito, corn, rice

snack: rice, small buns with cinnamon sugar and butter

dinner: tortilla w/veggie frank, mustard and sprouts; hummus with chips (1-1.5 serving)

dessert: two banana/chocolate soymilk shake, ice cream bar

monday

breakfast: cheerios, almond milk, plantains

lunch: medium sized fries, orange, two tomato-avocado-sprout tortillas

dinner: penance, in the form of black bean soup and--not penance--an ice cream bar and half a glass of chocolate soy milk.

workout: hell jes, with Alison

*1st day of period

sunday

breakfast: two servings of cheerios, half a plantain

lunch: two avocado, sprout, and tomato wraps, berry smoothie, 2 cups chocolate soy milk

dinner: two avocado roll orders, hummingbird cake (=fail)

saturday

breakfast: cherrios with almond milk

snack: half pom glass of apple/kale juice, almonds

lunch: kashi dinner, nectarine, glass of chocolate soy milk, ice cream bar

dinner: plantain, peach, kix with soy milk

workout: 'till you cry for yo mama

friday

breakfast: 1.5 servings of cereal

lunch: two small tortillas with hummus, sprouts and tomatoes; 1 peach; berry smoothie

dinner: hummus and chips (2 servings), cherries, McDonalds apple pie

thursday

breakfast: 1 1/2 cups of cereal, almond milk

lunch: amy's burrito, grapes, 1.5 servings of pepper chips

snack: peanut butter on one whole wheat slice of bread, Trix with almond milk, more grapes

dinner: whole wheat pasta, broccoli, tomato sauce, almonds, 2 glasses of chocolate milk

in the beginning

this blog is about weight loss. I am aware of many other such blogs, and I am not intending it for any audience other than myself.

with that, let me recount some personal history.

I gained up to 170 when I was fourteen and moved to a new city. when I was sixteen, I got down to 155. when I was eighteen, I went up to 190, and then back down again to 165. I am currently 178, and not loving it. I am pretty lackadasical when it comes to weight loss, and have the unfortunate habit of stopping when I reach about 168. so, rather than fret about being overweight for another six years, I am simply going to end it.

it might take longer than fifteen weeks to reach my goal of 148, and that's fine. I'm not so worried about the timeframe, but I would like results.

I am not interested in diets that aren't going to take. I've been vegan for two years and that hasn't really helped me manage my weight--pretty much anything you can find non vegan you can find vegan. I do really like to exercise--I love spin class and am going to try to incorporate both that and weights into my life.

I am also a late-night eater, so I am going to try to juice at night rather than have a full meal. I will probably need to supplement that with raw nuts. I'll have cereal in the morning, and then whatever for lunch--probably a burrito, or vegetables. I will try not to limit my veggie intake, and I'll probably do a lot of stirfry with tofu.

Most important for me, is that once I actually start to lose weight, I tend to continue to do so. I also really like chocolate, so I'm going to try to just consume chocolate soy milk in measured quantities to satisfy that craving.

So, in conclusion, my timeframe should look something like this:

0. June 14: 178
1. June 21: 176
2. June 28: 174
3. July 5: 172
4. July 12: 170

5. July 19: 168
6. July 26: 166
7. August 2: 164
8. August 9: 162
9. August 16: 160

10. August 23: 158
11. August 30: 156
12. September 6: 154
13. September 13: 152
14. September 20: 150

15. September 27: 148


Luckily, I'll be pretty comfortable with my weight in about three weeks, so it's all cool from there. :)

Now I must go buy a scale.