Friday, February 6, 2015
Pilates Basics: Daily Burn
On the Daily Burn, you are given a program, based on your past and how active you have been. Since it has been a very long time for me, I was given the "True Beginner" program. This program is great and definitely gives me a bit of a challenge that I can deal with, which is exactly what I wanted. However, today since I did not get my whole walk in, because it was raining, I decided to do a couple more workout. I tried a pilates basics video. It was only 16 minutes and I did burn about 183 calories. It was challenging for sure, but I just did not like the rolling around all over the ground. Maybe if I had a yoga mat, or maybe when I have lost some pounds it will be easier, but for now, I do not think Pilates is my favorite type of workout.
Day 1 Food/Exercise Diary
Hey everyone!
So, although I track my calories and exercise with the apps on my phone, I feel like having it all here would be beneficial too. I also wanted to record my weight.
FOOD:
For breakfast, I had 1/2 cup of hash browns cooked with a TBSP of olive oil. I also had 2 slices of fried ham. According to MyFitnessPal, this meal is recorded as having 280 calories total.
For lunch, I had a 6" club sandwich from Subway, and Oven Baked BBQ potato chips. This meal, according to MyFitnessPal is 530 calories total. I have also had 3 water bottles. Two with Mio Energy Tropical Fusion, and one without.
For dinner, I am planning on having a small amount of lasagna and that is it. I am not very fond of lasagna so I will not want to eat much at all. This is basically based on 1.2 cups of lasagna, and that is recorded as being 360 calories. My plan is to only eat a half cup of lasagna, but I will keep the calories recorded as being a whole cup.
My total calorie goal is 1600 calories per day. Total, if I do not have any snacks or juice, I will have eaten 1,170 calories for the day. My water intake has also increased.
EXERCISE:
Today for exercise, I did a core training session from the Daily Burn True Beginner. It was a 20 minute video. I also walked with the girls about two blocks down to Safeway, and then around the other way. I would say about a half of a mile. The weather is wet and gross so I cannot walk as much as I would like to today. I am hoping to do another workout video from Daily Burn before the kids get home.
WEIGHT:
The kids have messed with my scale so I am really not sure how accurate it really is. However, it is already showing a 35 lbs weight. When I get on it, it goes up to 275 lbs. So, my current weight should be 240 lbs total. I would like to ideally be at 160 lbs. I am hoping to see a loss of weight, by mid-week next week.
So, although I track my calories and exercise with the apps on my phone, I feel like having it all here would be beneficial too. I also wanted to record my weight.
FOOD:
For breakfast, I had 1/2 cup of hash browns cooked with a TBSP of olive oil. I also had 2 slices of fried ham. According to MyFitnessPal, this meal is recorded as having 280 calories total.
For lunch, I had a 6" club sandwich from Subway, and Oven Baked BBQ potato chips. This meal, according to MyFitnessPal is 530 calories total. I have also had 3 water bottles. Two with Mio Energy Tropical Fusion, and one without.
For dinner, I am planning on having a small amount of lasagna and that is it. I am not very fond of lasagna so I will not want to eat much at all. This is basically based on 1.2 cups of lasagna, and that is recorded as being 360 calories. My plan is to only eat a half cup of lasagna, but I will keep the calories recorded as being a whole cup.
My total calorie goal is 1600 calories per day. Total, if I do not have any snacks or juice, I will have eaten 1,170 calories for the day. My water intake has also increased.
EXERCISE:
Today for exercise, I did a core training session from the Daily Burn True Beginner. It was a 20 minute video. I also walked with the girls about two blocks down to Safeway, and then around the other way. I would say about a half of a mile. The weather is wet and gross so I cannot walk as much as I would like to today. I am hoping to do another workout video from Daily Burn before the kids get home.
WEIGHT:
The kids have messed with my scale so I am really not sure how accurate it really is. However, it is already showing a 35 lbs weight. When I get on it, it goes up to 275 lbs. So, my current weight should be 240 lbs total. I would like to ideally be at 160 lbs. I am hoping to see a loss of weight, by mid-week next week.
Day 1
Hello everyone,
I am Jennifer Neal. I am a mother of 10, that's right, 10 children. Six of the children are mine biologically, and 4 are my step children. They all live with me all the time, they are all mine. Period. Now that, that is out of the way.
For my entire life, or since having my first son 16 years ago, I have struggled with my weight. During high school I was an active, regular teen. I played volleyball, soccer and I was a cheerleader. There was not much that I would not do. I had my first son when I was 15 years old. I was devastated, but so excited. My son was born my freshman year in high school. I continued to attend high school, but no longer had the time to play sports. I tried to, but I just did not have enough time for school, sports and a baby. I graduated 4 years later with high honors, a week later, my son's father and I got married. I continually struggled with my weight all though our marriage. Our marriage ended, and for a while I was able to lose some weight, probably merely from the stress of working, having a baby and getting a divorce.
Not too long later, I met my second husband while going to college. I ended up becoming addicted to methamphetamine. This addiction was "great" because I did not eat and thus lost a ton of weight. I loved it, but I was not healthy at all. As soon as our marriage ended, I was able to kick my addiction and the weight slowly, but reliably came back.
Since then, I have married again. My new addiction? Children, Pepsi, baking and STRESS! Oh, how the stress loves to get piled on with everything I do. I gave birth to our last child in October of 2014. The day after my Marley was born, I went in for a tubal ligation. We figured 10 children was probably enough! It took me a few months, some drama, and healing to realize that I have to get healthy so I can be around for these 10 babies of mine. They're going to need someone around as long as possible to keep an eye out for them. Someone to be here when they need to cry, or scream, or breakdown. Someone here to be proud of everything they do. And someone here who knows what to say and how to do things, teaches them things, and is just plain here to ground them when their lives feel crazy and insane and undo-able. I have to get healthy for me too. My worst fear is diabetes, and if I don't do something soon, I will have it for sure.
So this is it. My weight loss journey. I decided two weeks ago from this date to quit drinking caffeine, but in the end, I quit drinking soda completely. I got a three day supply of a diet product called Thrive. It was a set of vitamins, a protein shake and a patch that I wore all day long. It was a great product and put me in gear to quit the caffeine, but it was way to expensive and I could not afford it after the third day. However, my mind had been put in the mindset, and the product had helped me get over the caffeine deprivation headaches so I was on my way. It has been two weeks. I have tried a drink here and there, but soda is just too sugary and almost has a chemical taste to it.
For the past three days, I have been taking mile long walks, and I have been doing at least 15 minute workouts. A few apps I have been using that I am really starting to love are MapMyWalk, My Fitness Pal, and also a program called The Daily Burn. Map My Walk is an app that maps where I am walking, the distance and also how many calories have been burned. My Fitness Pal is where I can enter everything I have eaten, my exercise, and my water intake. This app counts my calories, it can count my steps and it shows where I can do better. The Daily Burn is a set of workout videos with many different trainers. There are a ton of different videos and a new workout everyday. I love these apps. They make this all so much easier because I can actually see what I am doing and how well I am doing. Besides these apps, the soreness of my leg muscles is proof that this is working.
I am hoping this blog will help me stay accountable for what I am trying to do. I know I can do this. I can be healthy, and I can lose the weight I want to. My goal for now is 10 pounds, but my overall goal is to lose 80 pounds. I have not weighed myself, but I am assuming I am weighing around 250 lbs. Here we go!
I am Jennifer Neal. I am a mother of 10, that's right, 10 children. Six of the children are mine biologically, and 4 are my step children. They all live with me all the time, they are all mine. Period. Now that, that is out of the way.
For my entire life, or since having my first son 16 years ago, I have struggled with my weight. During high school I was an active, regular teen. I played volleyball, soccer and I was a cheerleader. There was not much that I would not do. I had my first son when I was 15 years old. I was devastated, but so excited. My son was born my freshman year in high school. I continued to attend high school, but no longer had the time to play sports. I tried to, but I just did not have enough time for school, sports and a baby. I graduated 4 years later with high honors, a week later, my son's father and I got married. I continually struggled with my weight all though our marriage. Our marriage ended, and for a while I was able to lose some weight, probably merely from the stress of working, having a baby and getting a divorce.
Not too long later, I met my second husband while going to college. I ended up becoming addicted to methamphetamine. This addiction was "great" because I did not eat and thus lost a ton of weight. I loved it, but I was not healthy at all. As soon as our marriage ended, I was able to kick my addiction and the weight slowly, but reliably came back.
Since then, I have married again. My new addiction? Children, Pepsi, baking and STRESS! Oh, how the stress loves to get piled on with everything I do. I gave birth to our last child in October of 2014. The day after my Marley was born, I went in for a tubal ligation. We figured 10 children was probably enough! It took me a few months, some drama, and healing to realize that I have to get healthy so I can be around for these 10 babies of mine. They're going to need someone around as long as possible to keep an eye out for them. Someone to be here when they need to cry, or scream, or breakdown. Someone here to be proud of everything they do. And someone here who knows what to say and how to do things, teaches them things, and is just plain here to ground them when their lives feel crazy and insane and undo-able. I have to get healthy for me too. My worst fear is diabetes, and if I don't do something soon, I will have it for sure.
So this is it. My weight loss journey. I decided two weeks ago from this date to quit drinking caffeine, but in the end, I quit drinking soda completely. I got a three day supply of a diet product called Thrive. It was a set of vitamins, a protein shake and a patch that I wore all day long. It was a great product and put me in gear to quit the caffeine, but it was way to expensive and I could not afford it after the third day. However, my mind had been put in the mindset, and the product had helped me get over the caffeine deprivation headaches so I was on my way. It has been two weeks. I have tried a drink here and there, but soda is just too sugary and almost has a chemical taste to it.
For the past three days, I have been taking mile long walks, and I have been doing at least 15 minute workouts. A few apps I have been using that I am really starting to love are MapMyWalk, My Fitness Pal, and also a program called The Daily Burn. Map My Walk is an app that maps where I am walking, the distance and also how many calories have been burned. My Fitness Pal is where I can enter everything I have eaten, my exercise, and my water intake. This app counts my calories, it can count my steps and it shows where I can do better. The Daily Burn is a set of workout videos with many different trainers. There are a ton of different videos and a new workout everyday. I love these apps. They make this all so much easier because I can actually see what I am doing and how well I am doing. Besides these apps, the soreness of my leg muscles is proof that this is working.
I am hoping this blog will help me stay accountable for what I am trying to do. I know I can do this. I can be healthy, and I can lose the weight I want to. My goal for now is 10 pounds, but my overall goal is to lose 80 pounds. I have not weighed myself, but I am assuming I am weighing around 250 lbs. Here we go!
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