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Jenns Blog - Diet Weightloss and my battles through my journeys getting thin
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Jenns Diet Blog
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Written by Jenn
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Sunday, 07 August 2005 |
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1 Week down a ton more to go. This last past week was actually not as
hard as I thought it was going to be. It’s funny because I thought it
was going to be the diet that was the hardest part in the beginning, but no it’s actually the working out every morning. Having a full time job that starts at 8:30 and ends at 5:30 plus two handfuls of commitments and responsibilities allows you a very limited amount of you time. After testing my workout schedule
for the first week I realized I needed to make a few adjustments. I
have to bring all my work clothes and personals to the gym. Workout for
an hour and a half starting at 5:00 and then take a shower there and
head straight to work. Oh and my lunches, every other day
starting Monday I bring my lunch stored in a lunch box and on Tuesdays
and Thursdays I go to this Mongolian grill that I found down the
street. Perfect food for my diet, meat and vegetables. I feel really good even though it has only been one week. I feel thinner and fit better in my clothes, but I told myself I would only weigh myself at the end of my second week so I don’t know if I actually lost any weight. The reason I included that in my fitness plan was because I knew in the passed if I got on that scale and saw a number I didn’t want to it would be hello ben and jerry. I also now that it takes a lot longer then a week to lose fat then to lose just water weight. In my personal trainer book it says 3500 calories equals 1 pound of fat. The equation I came up with is my own idea of how to calculate how I can lose weight. I noticed my weight does not fluctuate if I only consume a healthy 1600 calories (without exercise) if I lower my calories to 1200 healthy calories a day plus exercise (burning 600 calories) plus our bodies natural calorie burning system
I am at zero. If I do this for two weeks 1200 * 14 = 16800, 16800/3500=
4.8 pds of solid fat. Think about the way a five pound dumb bell feels.
That is five pounds of fat on you that you can lose. |
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The diet and fitness schedule |
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Jenns Diet Blog
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Written by Jenn
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Saturday, 30 July 2005 |
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It is Saturday night and in 9 hours at 6:00 am the challenge begins. I begin THE FINAL DIET. The nutritional diet that I have chosen is a modified atkins/ south beach. I have tried many diets and it seems I do the best/fastest when I limit my carbs and have no sugar.
This is a brief outline of the diet I have made for myself: All types
of lean meat and fish, no bread/flour/wheat etc., allow myself only a
max of 30 carbs a day for the first three weeks and then increase five
every week (more vegetables and nuts), no fruit for the first
four weeks, and when I start eating fruit only the kind with the lowest
glycemic index. I’ll document everything I eat and recipes I have come
up with. My workout schedule is: sun- legs, mon- shoulders,
tue- bi/tri, wed- chest, thur- legs, fri- fun& back, sat- bi/tri
REPEAT. Every day 1hr cardio except Saturday 2hr cardio. Every other day will be light cardio, and the other days will be intense interval training. I am excited and scared, I know there is a lot of pain that will be in store… but didn’t someone say it hurts to be beautiful. |
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Jenns General Blog
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Written by Jenn
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Wednesday, 27 July 2005 |
For the last past couple of days I have been doing research on workout routines and diets.
I have become so interested and obsessed with finding the secret to achieving my fitness goal that I signed up to become a certified personal trainer. Maybe then I can help myself and everyone else through the experiences and knowledge that I gain.
Anyways back to what I have been doing; I have been documenting
everything in a folder I created specifically for THE FINAL DIET. The
calendar I made with all my fitness deadlines and workouts is
hanging on my wall next to a mirror. I had an idea that if I put my
goals next to my mirror the reflection of myself would remind me of
what I am trying to accomplish. The greatest reward I think is being
able to look in the mirror and say hey I didn’t cheat, I look good, and
I have tons of energy to burn.
Some of the things I put on my calendar include; weigh in’s/ measurements every two weeks (which I’ll document), special workouts at the beach/ track, and individual muscle
groups being trained on specific days. On Saturday night I will go more
in depth as far as the specific diet that I am going to use as well as
the routine I plan to stick to. The reason I am going to log that in on
Saturday is because Sunday is the day I start THE FINAL DIET.
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Jenns General Blog
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Written by Jenn
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Monday, 25 July 2005 |
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So if you’ve read the first entry you probably know that I am suppose to be in day four of THE FINAL DIET.
Unfortunately, when day two arrived somehow I ended up catching strep
throat and not until today was I able to get out of my bed. My diet is
still healthy just no exercise for the rest of the week…
doctors orders. I feel a lot better today and so I have decided
to do some planning and scheduling for my fitness goals, to help keep
me motivated. I am going to get a big calendar at staples, the kind you
have on your desk at work, and schedule all my fitness events(5k runs, competitions, triathlons, etc)/ weigh ins’/ and workout schedule.
I have always enjoyed completing a challenge; it makes you have greater
confidence in yourself. I have never done a triathlon and am far from
being in shape for one, but I do think it would be an unforgettable
adventure. After I complete my calendar/ scheduling I am going to do
some research on special diets and prepare for it on Sunday.
Everyday I will go over what I did to bring me closer to my fitness goals. Preparation is key to success and even when you’re sick there is something positive you can do besides eating the comfort food and watching t.v. |
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Jenns General Blog
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Written by Jenn
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Friday, 22 July 2005 |
My name is Jennifer Scott and today I am going to start
THE FINAL DIET. The reason I call it THE FINAL DIET is because
technically I have been on a diet for 6 months and well I haven’t lost
any weight, maybe even gained a couple.
There is a good reason behind
why I have not been successful in my struggle for thinness and I am
pretty sure it is the reason why so many of us woman have not reached
our body goals. That underlining reason is the problem of good food
staring you in the face. It is almost like the candy and cookies know
your on a diet and suddenly appear.
This weird phenomenon happens at
home in the early morning, late at night, and the worst and most common
spot the work place. Ladies, just a side note, your coworkers, piers,
and people around you do not care about your struggle for thinness,
instead they are your worst enemy. The best thing to do is not let them
know you are on a diet, instead just that you are not hungry for the
cookie they offer you. If you say something like that they will not
bother arguing with you and instead think okay she’s not hungry, next.
If you said no I am on a diet then it’s over. The questions and
comments begin; why are you on a diet you look fine and just one cookie
won’t hurt you. The unthinkable happens… you cheat, whether it was
someone manipulating you into eating the cookie or your cravings get
the best of you while your alone from that second forward the diet is
over and the indulgence of cookies, bread, and anything that was not
allowed on the diet begins. Oh ya, we think it’s just for that day it’s
okay to just cheat once, but what we don’t know is that by allowing
ourselves to cheat just once creates the green goblin of temptation.
From that day forward will power lessens and sooner or later you find
yourself right back were you started.
So, this is the last straw, I
will not cheat anymore. I am challenging myself for 3 months and
recording it every day in front of the eyes of possibly millions that I
will succeed and you will all see me through my trials and tribulations
of THE FINAL DIET.
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