My 12 Week Transformation

Day 10

leannewebb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 03:01:44 +0000

9:00 1 cup of yogurt (organic, full fat), raw cashews, maple syrup

2:00 minestrone soup with chicken, can of Coke

8:00 2 slices of pizza, bowl of popped corn chips (they were organic…seriously!), organic root beer

Note: pop is creeping back into my life as a habit. It’s so damn tasty!

Day 9

leannewebb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:58:43 +0000

8:30 weirdo juice (1 stalk of brocolli, 2 carrots, 1 apple) blended with 2 raw eggs, 1 tbsp of coconut oil, 1 tsp raw honey. 1 veggie/fruit bar

10:30 1/3 protein bar (organic Elevate)

1:00 burger with cheese (no bun) and spinach side salad, sparkling water

4:00 2/3 protein bar

7:00 salmon, corn, baked potato

8:30 1.5 cookies, 1 icy square, 1 turtle (um I overdid dessert slightly)

Day 8

leannewebb — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 02:43:08 +0000

weirdo juice (1 stalk of brocolli, 2 carrots, 1 apple) blended with 2 raw eggs, 1 tbsp of coconut oil, 1 tsp raw honey.

2:00 grilled chicken, brocoli, 1/4 sweet potato

3:30 chocolate square

7:00 beef and lamb stew (brazenhead), no bread, sparkling water

Day 7 – Miraculously Down One Pound

leannewebb — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 16:40:41 +0000

…but I think that was probably luck or just a change in water weight. Today I weighed 162.5 lbs. 12.5 lbs heavier than my “normal” weight and 22.5 more lbs than my “lean” weight.

9:00 am roll out of bed and take the whiny dogs out for a long cold walk
10:00 breakfast at Perkins - designed for fat Americans – I sort of fit in. I had a 3-egg ham, cheese and veggie omelette with three pancakes (I skipped the hasbrowns – c’mon that deserves some kindof redemption!). This is way too much food and I wanted to sleep on the ride home. Alex was happy.

2:30 pm run on the treadmill. I had little energy and motivation but completed 2.5 miles

4:00 healthy addictions bar

6:00 6 raw cashews

7:30 4oz salmon, small baked potato, spicy corn/bacon thing

9:00 chocolate chip cookie

Day 6 – Holiday Weight Gain?

leannewebb — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:31:58 +0000

I have to admit I’m writing the titles of this blog to be more SEO friendly…so I can monetize this blog eventually.
Anyway in Shopper’s today Alex suggested that we load up on Turtles and Icy Squares and other holiday goodies…”might as well start packing on the weight now” This will be a battle!

10:00 crustless ham and cheese quiche, 1/2 an orange
12:00 3 Tbsp of raw honey
2:00 Starbuck’s half sweet chai latte and rice krispy square
4:00 one turtle (in the car from Shopper’s – it was Alex bonding)
4:15 one icy square
6:00 turkey burger with corn salsa and brown rice (no bun), can of gingerale
7:00 chocolate chip cookie (large)
9:00 2 cups of organic popcorn (from a bag)

midnight: went to bed exhausted and realizing I ate a lot of sugar today and not much protein or veggies.

Things I avoided: not much.

Day 5 – Ovarian Cyst or Pregnant??

leannewebb — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:27:54 +0000

9:00 Starbuck’s Strawberry Smoothie

10:40 small packet of Minstrels (chocolate candy) from the hospital gift store – these are my absolute favourite treat from England. It was impossible not to buy them and enjoy them.

12:30 Bison burger on gluten free bun (I left half the bun) with potato wedges, salad, iced tea (at The Beet)

7:00 2 eggs, 2 bacon slices, sausage, tomato, 1/2 piece of whole wheat toast with strawberry jam, 6 fries, glass of Coke (Brazenhead)

9:00 handful of kettle chips

Things I avoided:
- Cranberry bliss bar from starbuck’s (I was eyeing in line).
- Buying the entire gift box of chocolate at the gift store because it included a package of Minstrels.
- Eating my entire plate of fries at the pub.
- Ice cream on the way home from the pub – convinced Alex to just get himself an icecream sandwich rather than an entire blizzard.

Oh and the diagnosis I got from my cardiologist is that I had/have an ovarian cyst or I’m pregnant. Hmmm…I’m not sure which one I should hope for. Otherwise all is good with my health – aorta measurement is unchanged from last year.

My workout was great. We went a little lighter and I felt great all the way through it.

Day 4 – Sliding Already?

leannewebb — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:18:23 +0000

Food on this day:

9:00 Starbuck’s Chocolate Vivano Smoothie
12:30: Grilled chicken sandwich with feta and spinach and sweet potato fries (I left half of the fries) plus a can of Coke - I felt stressed and wanted some caffeine and somehow managed to justify it to myself
7:30 pm Sushi at Raw

Things I avoided: free cookies in the kitchen at work, chips after I got home after a long day. I consciously had to choose not to eat them…was definitely tempted and actually had my hand going towards the cookie tin.

Day 3 Fun at the Gym

leannewebb — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:57:24 +0000

Woke up feeling absolutely exhausted and dragged my ass to work.

Okay here’s the food

9:00 ham and swiss crustless quiche, 8 grapes, 2 oz pineapple

12:30 workout (more to follow)

3:00 Minestrone soup with chicken and chick peas

7:30 steak, lima beans, yellow beans

Once again I felt incredibly sick during my workout. Massive abdominal pain 30 minutes into the workout and I had to go to the washroom. From the stall I asked a very nice lady to go out and tell Phil that I wouldn’t be returning to the gym and to get me a plastic bag (I hate throwing up let alone throwing up in a public toilet). I didn’t throw up but I broke into a crazy sweat and my arms went all tingly and eventually the pain just went away. I won’t gross you out with anymore details but I think I had better go see a doctor. Sucks to waste two workouts this week but what can I do? Let’s hope Friday is a better day.

Day 2 – I have a feeling this is going to work

leannewebb — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:39:56 +0000

Of course, paying attention to what I eat always pays off. I predict a weight loss of 2lbs this week just from paying attention and not mindlessly eating chocolate almonds. I say this at 9:32am as AJ eats chocolate almonds over in Steve’s office. Today’s food log (note:most of this food is made by Licious Living – I will get back to making my own food next week):

8:30am Berry Ricotta Muffin with Fruit Salad (Fructose, Ricotta Cheese, Cottage Cheese, mixed fruit, Salt, Bran Cereal, brown sugar, Baking Powder, Baking Soda, Milk, Eggs, Whole Raspberries, Strawberries, Flaxseed, Canola Oil, Apple Sauce, oatmeal, protein powder, flour, whole-wheat flour

12:30 Chicken Fajitas – whole grain tortilla, Cheddar Cheese, Sour Cream, Salsa, Pepper, red Pepper, yellow
Pepper, green, garlic powder, chili powder, Cumin, onion powder, Olive Oil, chicken

3:30pm 1/4 cup cottage cheese, 2 oz pineapple, 4 raspberries, 1 inch square of chocolate/coconut bar thing

7:30pm Beef tenderloin with herb tomatoes and rice

9:00 3 tbsp of raw honey

The Real Day One of My Twelve Week Transformation (Really)

leannewebb — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:33:40 +0000

Okay, things have gotten serious now. I weigh 163.5lbs which is the heaviest I have ever weighed in my entire life. I’m now working out with a trainer three times a week but I still need to make some drastic changes to my diet.

For now this blog will serve as my diet log.

8:30 am 2 cups of H2O
8:45 am 3 chocolate covered almonds (AJ put a massive bag on my desk and it was there when I arrived at work – it’s now in Steve’s filing cabinet)
9:10 am three egg omelette (mushrooms zucchini, peppers, 1 oz of mozarella cheese)
12:10pm 1/2 scoop of Greens + Extra Energy in two cups of H2O
12:30pm workout with Phil
1:15 felt like puking and had to end workout (I think it might be from the Greens stuff)
3:00pm Ricotta & Spinach Stuffed Sweet Potato w Bacon and side salad ( Parsley, Ricotta Cheese, chick peas, Spinach, Salsa, sweet potato, Spring Mix, Balsamic Vinegar, cherry tomatoes, Cucumber, bacon)
7:00pm 5oz baked salmon, mashed potatoes, side ceasar salad
9:00pm 3Tbsp of raw honey