ABC Journal II

My most recent personal goal is to lose 25lbs in 90 days (as of April 1st.) Overall I want to get to 100lbs by July 1st (the start of summer,) so I guess at this point I need to lose 28lbs in 71 days. :/ Hopefully this will help me get there. I've modified it slightly so hopefully I'll lose quicker. The last time I did this when I was around 120 I just managed to maintain my weight. Here's how I changed it:

- Got rid of all the fast days and turned them into super low calorie days (less than 50 for the most part.) I did this because I've learned that at this point fasting just makes me feel tired, unmotivated, and generally bad. It really affects me physically and I usually don't have much to show for it (half a pound at best.) It's not worth it. This way I will at least be able to have some liquid calories in the form of juice or tea with honey to give me some energy.

- Got rid of the 800+ calorie days and traded them for moderate calorie days. I don't think it's feasible at this point to eat that many calories and expect progress, but I know the point of this "diet" is to keep the calorie intake mixed up so I tried my best to stay in tune with that.

- Changed the amounts for any days that had the same calorie count. For example, days 1 and 2 were both 500. I changed one to 400 and the other to 550.

Starting weight: 130.0lbs (59.0kg)

1: 400 calories
- Peach Knudsen Cottage Cheese Doubles (130 calories,) Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup at Hand (80 calories,) chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories.)
Total calories: 400
Weight: 129.0lbs (58.5kg)

2: 550 calories
- Chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) 1 serving reduced fat Cheez-Its (90 calories,) 1 serving Cheetos (160 calories,) 1/2 serving broccoli and rice (110 calories,) 1/2 can Mountain Dew Code Red (70 calories.)
Total calories: 530
Weight: 128.2lbs (58.1kg)

Ugh. I scarfed down almost all my calories at once. I work the graveyard shift so I count a day as midnight to midnight, even though I usually sleep in the afternoon. Once midnight hit I made the tuna and ate it with the Cheez-Its because I was starving. My roommate came home with groceries and offered me some Cheetos that she was eating so I had some. Then she cooked broccoli and rice for dinner so I had a small portion of that too. I got the soda out of the vending machine as soon as I got to work... all of those calories in less than 2 hours. ): I'm super happy that I didn't go over my daily allowance, but it sucked having to do a mini 22 hour fast until midnight.

3: 300 calories
- Shirataki noodles (0 calories) with 2 tablespoons lite soy sauce (20 calories,) steamed brussels sprouts (50 calories) with imitation spray butter (0 calories,) shirataki noodles (0 calories) with 2 tablespoons sweet teriyaki sauce (50 calories,) 1/2 serving Cheetos (80 calories,) 1 dill pickle (5 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories,) a few pistachios (5 calories.)
Total calories: 295
Weight: 127.0lbs (57.6kg)

Once again I started eating like crazy as soon as midnight hit. I made the noodles and sprouts together... then had another serving and some Cheetos right after! I only had 100 calories left for the day by 2am. I gobbled up some lite blueberry oatmeal at work and knocked out another 90 calories by 8am. At least I only had to go 16 hours this time and half of that was spent sleeping.

4: 400 calories
Lipton green tea (0 calories) with 1 teaspoon honey (20 calories,) Activia light peach yogurt (80 calories,) vegetable medley steamer (100 calories,) four slices of light deli sliced turkey (45 calories) with 1 dill pickle (5 calories,) one serving steamed brussels sprouts (50 calories) with imitation spray butter (0 calories,) tall banana chocolate Vivanno (350 calories) with whipped cream (120 calories,) 2 servings salt and vinegar potato chips (300 calories,) and 1 vitamin water (150 calories.)
Total calories: 1220
Weight: 128.8lbs (58.4kg)

Today started off so damn well... but then I went to my friend's going away party. ]: He is leaving for the military. We all went to Starbucks together and I got a stupid chocolate drink with whipped cream. I told myself that it would be the last thing for the day. Once we got back to the party I started munching on chips and finished an entire Vitamin water. Those things have 50 calories per serving and 2.5 servings per bottle. Damn it! I hoped that the scale would be gentle but instead it showed me what I needed to see. I'm glad tomorrow is a 100 calorie day. Hopefully it'll at least get me back in the 127lbs range - even if it's just 127.8lbs. ):

5: 100 calories
- Shirataki noodles with 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce (50 calories,) 6 slices of deli cut lean turkey (45 calories) with pepper (0 calories,) 1 cup diet green tea with 1 teaspoon sugar in the raw (5 calories.)
Total Calories: 100
Weight: 127.8lbs

I planned out what to eat on day five ahead of time but ended up changing it a bit. I slept through most of this day and it was great. I hate how it only takes one day to fuck up, but it takes a good three days to fix it. I'll probably be back where I'm supposed to be by the end of day 6. Here's to hoping for 127lbs! Baby steps. [:

6: 200 calories
- 1 serving green giant vegetable medley (55 calories,) 1 serving green giant broccoli and cheese (45 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories.)
Total calories: 190
Weight: 128.2lbs

I guess I jinxed it or something. I drank a lot of water today so hopefully that's where the weight came from...

7: 300 calories
- Chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories,) 6 slices of deli cut lean turkey (45 calories,) 6 slices of deli cut lean ham (45 calories) with 1 tablespoon ketchup (15 calories.)
Total calories: 295
Weight: 128.0lbs

Apparently that didn't work. I'm super frustrated. ):

8: 400 calories
- Chunk light white tuna (70 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (20 calories) and 2 tablespoons relish (10 calories,) 3/4 serving fat free Cheez-Its (90 calories,) Shirataki noodles (0 calories) with some vegetables and seasoning (50 calories.)
Total calories: 240
Weight: 127.2lbs

9: 500 calories
- 1 serving Cheetos puffs (110 calories,) 1 serving lite blueberry oatmeal (90 calories,) 1 small portion sea salt and vinegar kettle cooked potato chips (50 calories,) 6 slices of fat free deli sliced turkey (45 calories,) 3 chips ahoy chocolate chip cookies (160 calories,) 6 slices of fat free deli sliced ham (45 calories.)
Total calories: 500
Weight: 126.8lbs (57.5kg)

10: 100 calories
- 1 small serving tuna with shirataki noodles (30 calories,) 1/4 grilled cheese sandwich (70 calories.)
Total calories: 100
Weight: 126.2lbs (57.2kg)

11: 150 calories
- One very small serving tuna noodle casserole (50 calories,) one half serving tuna (35 calories) with fat free mayonnaise (10 calories,) one very small serving beef and broccoli (50 calories,) 1 cup green tea with one teaspoon sugar (5 calories.)
Total calories: 150
Weight: 125.6lbs (57.0kg)

I went out with friends and had Chinese at the end of the day. It's crazy to try and make up excuses every single time, so instead I mixed food around on my plate and ended up picking the broccoli out of a few dishes and having a cup of tea. It was nice. No one noticed a thing. [:

12: 200 calories
- 6 fat free deli sliced pieces of ham (45 calories) with a small portion of ketchup (5 calories,) a very small portion of orange chicken (75 calories) with about 1/4 cup fried rice with egg (50 calories,) one strawberry ring pop candy (25 calories.)
Total calories: 200
Weight: 125.4lbs (56.9kg)

13: 400 calories
- 1/2 cup Apple Jacks (50 calories) with 3/4 cup fat free original silk (50 calories,) 1/2 ham minisub from Subway (90 calories,) 1 Knudsen cottage cheese double with peaches (130 calories,) 1 piece California roll (50 calories.)
Total calories: 370
Weight: 125.0lbs (56.7kg)

14: 350 calories
- Steamed broccoli with imitation cheese (100 calories,) 1/2 ham minisub from Subway (90 calories) with apple slices (35 calories,) two cream cheese won tons with sweet and sour sauce (100 calories.)
Total calories: 325
Weight: 125.0lbs (56.7kg)

15: 250 calories
- 1 serving Apple Jacks cereal (100 calories,) 1/2 slice raisin bread (50 calories) with imitation butter spray (0 calories.)
Total calories: 150
Weight: 124.8lbs (56.6kg)

16: 200 calories
- 1/2 serving potato chips (80 calories,) 1 Chips Ahoy chocolate chip cookie (30 calories,) 1 small serving cashew chicken with soy sauce (90 calories.)
Total calories: 200
Weight: 124.0lbs (56.2kg)

17: 50 calories
- One serving baby leaf spinach (20 calories) with imitation spray butter (0 calories,) salt and pepper (0 calories,) a few bites of fillet mignon steak (30 calories.)
Total calories: 50
Weight: 123.2lbs (55.9kg)

Of course the 50 calorie day just had to fall on mother's day dinner. The spinach really saved me! I helped myself to a decent portion of it and pushed everything else around. I ate a few bites of steak and hid the rest of it under my napkin. The mashed potatoes were shoveled around under a few spare pieces of spinach leaf. I went back for "seconds" of some things and even helped myself to some pie (which I didn't eat a bite of.)

18: 200 calories
- 1/2 serving fruit snacks (40 calories,) 1 small baked potato with various toppings (150.)
Total calories: 190
Weight: 124.0lbs

19: 100 calories
- Half of a spam musubi with rice and dipping sauce (100 calories.)
Total calories: 100
Weight: 124.4lbs

20: 150 calories
- A portion of a chicken salad with ranch dressing (150 calories.)
Total calories: 150
Weight: 123.8lbs

21: 300 calories
- 1 low fat peach yogurt (60 calories,) 1 serving of steamed cauliflower and baby carrots (60 calories,) some Chinese food (180 calories.)
Total calories: 300
Weight: 124.6lbs

22: 250 calories
- 1/2 slice pepperoni pizza without crust (100 calories,) some cookies and milk (150 calories.)
Total calories: 250
Weight: 125.2lbs

23: 200 calories
- This will continue shortly. As of now it's pending.

8/1/10: I never made it past day 23 and I didn't reach my 100lb goal by the start of summer. ): My next attempt at the ABC started in August 2010. It is still ongoing as of 8/18/10.