Hi!
So, it's been a week since I started this blog. One week done and I haven't lost any weight.. I'm not really surprised. I haven't been exercising/eating that well. Hopefully this week will be better!
So yesterday for breakfast I had porridge with almond milk. For break at school I had a smoothie (the usual - banana and mixed berries) and a green apple. Lunch time I had quinoa with tomato and basil sauce and chicken. Dinner we had a BBQ (It was actually warm!) that consisted of burgers & potato. I also may have had a cheeky ice cream.. It was hot outside okay!
Exercise wise I went for a jog and did a core workout (crunches, burpees, plank, abdominal twists) and some jumping jacks. Me and my sister also messed around playing football for a bit so I guess that counts?
Wasn't that bad today but I probably could've eaten veggies with my dinner and cut out that icecream.
Talk to you all soon x
- Emer
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Monday, 9 May 2016
DAY 7
Aloha!
I started off my Sunday morning in my friends house with 2 weetabix, a glass of orange juice and two mini pancakes. Not the healthiest but it sure was nice!
For lunch I had 2 quorn sausages and a fried egg. For anyone wondering, I'm not vegetarian but I eat quorn/veggie sausages because although I love meat sausages, theres so much fat in them. I'd also like to be a vegetarian and I can see myself maybe becoming one in the future so I eat any bit of veggie stuff when I can but for now I love chicken a bit too much.
Dinner wise I had chicken vol au vents with sweet potato.
I didn't get to fit any exercise as frankly, I was way too tired from "sleeping" over at my friends. I had two naps that day and was asleep by 10pm that night!
Update you soon!
Emer x
I started off my Sunday morning in my friends house with 2 weetabix, a glass of orange juice and two mini pancakes. Not the healthiest but it sure was nice!
For lunch I had 2 quorn sausages and a fried egg. For anyone wondering, I'm not vegetarian but I eat quorn/veggie sausages because although I love meat sausages, theres so much fat in them. I'd also like to be a vegetarian and I can see myself maybe becoming one in the future so I eat any bit of veggie stuff when I can but for now I love chicken a bit too much.
Dinner wise I had chicken vol au vents with sweet potato.
I didn't get to fit any exercise as frankly, I was way too tired from "sleeping" over at my friends. I had two naps that day and was asleep by 10pm that night!
Update you soon!
Emer x
Sunday, 8 May 2016
DAY 6
Hi everyoneeee
So, the day started off well. I had a bowl of porridge, half milk half water (we didn't have almond milk)
Lunch time I made an omelette with sweet potato, pepper, onion and tomato. Delish and filling!
Then.. I went to my friends house for her birthday. Dinner? Pizza. And naturally, I had some chocolate..and popcorn..and moams... I suck.
Exercise wise I did 3 reps of;
15 V-ups
15 crunches
15 flutter kicks
So, yeah. This new diet thing is way harder than it seems. Theres so many obstacles in the way but you know what? I gotta keep on trying.
I'll probably have todays post up later on so see you then!
So, the day started off well. I had a bowl of porridge, half milk half water (we didn't have almond milk)
Lunch time I made an omelette with sweet potato, pepper, onion and tomato. Delish and filling!
Then.. I went to my friends house for her birthday. Dinner? Pizza. And naturally, I had some chocolate..and popcorn..and moams... I suck.
Exercise wise I did 3 reps of;
15 V-ups
15 crunches
15 flutter kicks
So, yeah. This new diet thing is way harder than it seems. Theres so many obstacles in the way but you know what? I gotta keep on trying.
I'll probably have todays post up later on so see you then!
Saturday, 7 May 2016
DAY 3, 4 & 5
SO, I guess I have a bit to explain.
Wednesday - I guess I was just being a bit lazy when I didn't put up a post.
Anyway, for breakfast I had 2 weetabix with almond milk. Small lunch in school I had greek yogurt with mixed berries. Big lunch I had a veggie sausage, ryvitas with goats cheese x2 and an apple. For dinner I had chicken supreme with potatoes and green beans. I didn't get to fit any exercise because I was having some girl problems and had some cramps and really wasn't feeling up to it.
Thursday - For breakfast I had the same (weetabix with almond milk). Today I was going on a school trip over night. In Ireland we do this thing called Gaisce which is the presidents award which is pretty much the same as The Duke Of Edinburgh's award in the UK. So for this we had to walk 25K in the space of two days. We were staying in a hostel in the west of Clare, and we had to bring our own food and everything. So we set off on the first 15k on Thursday which was around the Cliffs Of Moher so we had some beautiful scenery. For lunch on this day I had a wholemeal roll with ham and goats cheese, some grapes, orange juice and some little oat biscuits. Then for dinner there was a group of people from my year who volunteered to make the dinner. We didn't really have any healthy options so I ended up having some pasta with tomato sauce for dinner. Later on in the evening I got a bit hungry again so made a ham and cheese sandwich with wholemeal bread that I had brought myself. I was sharing a room with 5 other of my friends so naturally there was some chocolate that had to be eaten. Although that day I had walked 15K and some chocolate was deserved I went a bit too heavy on the carbs.
Friday - Well. This day was a bit of a mess. Lets just say a lot of carbs were consumed for breakfast and lunch and when I came home, we literally had no food in our house so my mother ended up ordering us pizza. Honestly, I was too tired from finishing the last 10K that I didn't object the pizza. And you know what? It was great. I'm not gonna let this little slip up stop me and I'm going to drive on being as healthy as I can.
Sorry for the lack of posts, there might not be a Saturday post until Sunday as I'm staying over in my friends tonight (wish me luck trying to stay healthy there) so won't be able to post.
Until then! x
Wednesday - I guess I was just being a bit lazy when I didn't put up a post.
Anyway, for breakfast I had 2 weetabix with almond milk. Small lunch in school I had greek yogurt with mixed berries. Big lunch I had a veggie sausage, ryvitas with goats cheese x2 and an apple. For dinner I had chicken supreme with potatoes and green beans. I didn't get to fit any exercise because I was having some girl problems and had some cramps and really wasn't feeling up to it.
Thursday - For breakfast I had the same (weetabix with almond milk). Today I was going on a school trip over night. In Ireland we do this thing called Gaisce which is the presidents award which is pretty much the same as The Duke Of Edinburgh's award in the UK. So for this we had to walk 25K in the space of two days. We were staying in a hostel in the west of Clare, and we had to bring our own food and everything. So we set off on the first 15k on Thursday which was around the Cliffs Of Moher so we had some beautiful scenery. For lunch on this day I had a wholemeal roll with ham and goats cheese, some grapes, orange juice and some little oat biscuits. Then for dinner there was a group of people from my year who volunteered to make the dinner. We didn't really have any healthy options so I ended up having some pasta with tomato sauce for dinner. Later on in the evening I got a bit hungry again so made a ham and cheese sandwich with wholemeal bread that I had brought myself. I was sharing a room with 5 other of my friends so naturally there was some chocolate that had to be eaten. Although that day I had walked 15K and some chocolate was deserved I went a bit too heavy on the carbs.
Friday - Well. This day was a bit of a mess. Lets just say a lot of carbs were consumed for breakfast and lunch and when I came home, we literally had no food in our house so my mother ended up ordering us pizza. Honestly, I was too tired from finishing the last 10K that I didn't object the pizza. And you know what? It was great. I'm not gonna let this little slip up stop me and I'm going to drive on being as healthy as I can.
Sorry for the lack of posts, there might not be a Saturday post until Sunday as I'm staying over in my friends tonight (wish me luck trying to stay healthy there) so won't be able to post.
Until then! x
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
DAY 2
Helloooooo
Day 2 - Good..ish?
For breakfast I had two weetabix with almond milk because I didn't have time to make porridge as I had school.. yay.
I always find lunchtimes hard while I'm in school because I can't just whip out some scrambled eggs can I? This is one of my biggest challenges; finding lunches that are healthy, that i actually like and that actually fill me! I've tried salads but I got sick of them and I was always starving by the time I got home and then I'd start snacking before dinner..I know stuff like bread would fill you, but I really don't want to be eating that much carbs. So, if you have any suggestions please leave them below!
ANYWAY, for my small lunch at 10:15am I had a berry and banana smoothie and sliced kiwi. For my main lunch at 12:30 I had a vegetarian sausage, two ryvitas with goats cheese and a green apple. Honestly, I wasnt really full after that so I ended up buying a bag of these small apple oatcakes things which weren't that bad but I probably could've gotten something better..
When I came home I had a few strawberries. For dinner I had wholemeal noodles, sweet chilli chicken and peas.
Exercise wise I had camogie training (irish sport involving sticks, sort of like hockey) which was a lot of running and sprinting for an hour.
Then I came home to find out my sisters got me popcorn...you can see where that went.
I'd rate my date a 7/10 tbh? Could've gone without the popcorn and the oatcakes thing but you know, that's life.
Day 2 - Good..ish?
For breakfast I had two weetabix with almond milk because I didn't have time to make porridge as I had school.. yay.
I always find lunchtimes hard while I'm in school because I can't just whip out some scrambled eggs can I? This is one of my biggest challenges; finding lunches that are healthy, that i actually like and that actually fill me! I've tried salads but I got sick of them and I was always starving by the time I got home and then I'd start snacking before dinner..I know stuff like bread would fill you, but I really don't want to be eating that much carbs. So, if you have any suggestions please leave them below!
ANYWAY, for my small lunch at 10:15am I had a berry and banana smoothie and sliced kiwi. For my main lunch at 12:30 I had a vegetarian sausage, two ryvitas with goats cheese and a green apple. Honestly, I wasnt really full after that so I ended up buying a bag of these small apple oatcakes things which weren't that bad but I probably could've gotten something better..
When I came home I had a few strawberries. For dinner I had wholemeal noodles, sweet chilli chicken and peas.
Exercise wise I had camogie training (irish sport involving sticks, sort of like hockey) which was a lot of running and sprinting for an hour.
Then I came home to find out my sisters got me popcorn...you can see where that went.
I'd rate my date a 7/10 tbh? Could've gone without the popcorn and the oatcakes thing but you know, that's life.
Monday, 2 May 2016
DAY 1
Hiiiiiiii everyone!
So, day 1 is down. I think it went well-ish?
I started off the day with a bowl of porridge, made with half milk half water. I'm trying to cut down my dairy intake but I don't really like porridge with water so I'm trying to gradually cut down on the milk and eventually just make it with water. Baby steps!
For lunch I had ryvita's with avocado and goats cheese. Not really sure how I feel about avocado, it was my first time having it and I didn't really enjoy it that much but its full of nutrients and healthy fats! With my lunch I also made a smoothie with mixed berries and banana, yum.
Now here's my downfall.. It's the bank holiday weekend so my family decided to go out for dinner to an Italian restaurant, which mainly sold pizza's...However! There were some healthy options so I got a pizza that was under 500 calories that was really thin based an had a hallow in the centre filled with salad. It was delish! Then I had a cheeky dessert... Raspberry Sorbet but again, it was under 200 calories.
Also I drank water with every meal and had green tea.
Exercise wise, I went for a 20 minute run and did a routine that included of;
40 jumping jacks
30 crunches
20 squats
So to be honest, it was a good enough start!
Talk to you all tomorrow!
So, day 1 is down. I think it went well-ish?
I started off the day with a bowl of porridge, made with half milk half water. I'm trying to cut down my dairy intake but I don't really like porridge with water so I'm trying to gradually cut down on the milk and eventually just make it with water. Baby steps!
For lunch I had ryvita's with avocado and goats cheese. Not really sure how I feel about avocado, it was my first time having it and I didn't really enjoy it that much but its full of nutrients and healthy fats! With my lunch I also made a smoothie with mixed berries and banana, yum.
Now here's my downfall.. It's the bank holiday weekend so my family decided to go out for dinner to an Italian restaurant, which mainly sold pizza's...However! There were some healthy options so I got a pizza that was under 500 calories that was really thin based an had a hallow in the centre filled with salad. It was delish! Then I had a cheeky dessert... Raspberry Sorbet but again, it was under 200 calories.
Also I drank water with every meal and had green tea.
Exercise wise, I went for a 20 minute run and did a routine that included of;
40 jumping jacks
30 crunches
20 squats
So to be honest, it was a good enough start!
Talk to you all tomorrow!
Sunday, 1 May 2016
The Beginning
My name is Emer. I'm a sixteen year old girl from Ireland and the weighing scale is my enemy.
90% of teenagers are unhappy with their body image. I want to be one of those ten percent who are happy with theirs, but I know it's not going to be an easy journey. This is where this blog comes in.
The last time I weighed myself, I was nearly 152 pounds. I'm 5ft 7, so I just about fit in the scale of a healthy weight which for someone my height is in between 127 pounds to 159 pounds. But I am not happy with my body. My poor tummy sticks out a bit too much and I want to change that.
I exercise around twice a week currently with the sports I play, which I know isn't enough and I eat way too much carbs, so I know my problem. I just need to fix them. But you see, it's not that easy. I've tried so many times to lose weight but after about two weeks, I crash and go back to my old habits. The point of this blog is motivate me, and hopefully others who read this.
With this blog I hope to post food diaries and work out routines and probably a rant every now and again. I plan to start my journey on the 2nd of May and this time, there's no going back.
So join me, on my climb to confidence.
90% of teenagers are unhappy with their body image. I want to be one of those ten percent who are happy with theirs, but I know it's not going to be an easy journey. This is where this blog comes in.
The last time I weighed myself, I was nearly 152 pounds. I'm 5ft 7, so I just about fit in the scale of a healthy weight which for someone my height is in between 127 pounds to 159 pounds. But I am not happy with my body. My poor tummy sticks out a bit too much and I want to change that.
I exercise around twice a week currently with the sports I play, which I know isn't enough and I eat way too much carbs, so I know my problem. I just need to fix them. But you see, it's not that easy. I've tried so many times to lose weight but after about two weeks, I crash and go back to my old habits. The point of this blog is motivate me, and hopefully others who read this.
With this blog I hope to post food diaries and work out routines and probably a rant every now and again. I plan to start my journey on the 2nd of May and this time, there's no going back.
So join me, on my climb to confidence.
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