Day 18 for Kayla

So I have been messing up lately, not horribly but still not eating only healthy food. I had a cupcake and KFC and other things. I am getting discouraged because I havent been working out. It's impossible to work out in the morning because I dont want to wake up my downstairs roommate Danaka. I don't have time to workout at night. I can't wait for the gym to open! It should be by the end of this week, Sarah and I cant wait! I know that once I get into an exercise routine I will not falter from my diet. I like healthy food and I have found new yummy but healthy foods everyday. I'm pretty sure I can make my 20 pound goal by march, just 10 more pounds to go and once the exercise comes the pounds will shed off. I am watching the biggest loser, and although I feel that sometimes it exploits fat people I still feel that it is a good thing for me to watch because I never want to be as big as some people on there and I also learn new exercises and foods. Anyway... back on track this week no more junky food. I am still proud of myself for not drinking soda! I have been soda free for 18 days!

Day 13 for Kayla!

So I am feeling good today! I still haven't exercised but that is all going to change! Sarah and I got a gym membership to anytime fitness! They are opening up next week in Independence! I am so excited and we already have our schedules planned out. MW we go at 5 am in the morning and T/TH we go at night! Then weekends its whenever we want to go! This will really add to my eating healthy! I can't wait to start working out everyday! I know I will get into it once I get on a schedule and do it more! My fav foods are still my fav foods and I still eating right with less portions! I have been cooking out of the cookbooks and they are delicious!

Day 10 for Kayla.....

So today is day 10 and I feel pretty good. I haven’t exercised in a couple of days because mother nature is still visiting. For the first time I was doubling over in pain because of cramps. I feel like I have been making the right eating choices though. I eat lots of baby spinach, mushrooms, whole grains, chicken, fruits, veggies and WATER! I am not eating any of the shit I used to eat; no boxed food, fast food, soda, sugary sweets etc. I can feel my body getting healthier. I weighed myself this morning, because I don’t feel bloated or anything… I’ve lost 10 pounds so far! I am now down to 235!!! Sarah and I got hungry girl healthy cookbooks, and we are going to go shopping for the recipes. Everything looks so tasty but is so healthy!




We have decided to plan our weekly meals every Sunday so we know our snacks and meals, this way we wont over snack or eat. My body is doing so wonderful! I have more energy, regular (and solid) bowl movements, clear urine and just an overall feeling of euphoria! I believe that I am on my way to a better life and think that I will most certainly make my goal of 20-25 pounds by the end of March. Today I am going to exercise with the Biggest Loser DVD. Hopefully I will get my treadmill in the next couple weeks, I’m borrowing my grandmothers but my dad has to deliver it from Gladstone.


I don’t know if I will write every day or not, it might be once or twice a week. School is going to get pretty hectic fast! Wish me luck!

My favorite foods right now are:
*Baby Spinich leaves: So yummy for wraps and salads
*Mushrooms!
*Bananas
*Apples
*Sun dried turkey deli meat
*Jell-O 60 calorie, sugar free pudding snacks
*Blue bunny no sugar added fudge lites: only 45 calories per delicious chocolate ice cream bar! Great for a sweet craving and guilt free!

Week One for Gabby

Well, it wasn’t as bad as a week as I thought it would be. It was the first week of school, so I kept really busy, along with my work schedule.

The hardest thing for me this week was saying no to all the good looking food at work.

What I do when I first walk in, is I take it and either give it to the next house or throw it away. They leave food/deserts for NOC shift, and I don’t want to eat most everything they serve, but I don’t want it to sit there and stare at me in the face either. The other day I hid cherry chunk cake in the cupboard because there was five pieces sitting out on the counter when I got there, and I know me, if I let my guard down I would have eaten all five pieces and those two peanut butter cookies. Which were soft, I poked them before I hid them from myself. I made it, I made it a week at work without eating because I was bored or because the food was there.

I worked some of the morning shift and there was Belgium Waffles with Strawberries, and it took everything in me to not have those.

This week was full of just random craving and feelings. Out of everything I could be craving all I want is pizza. I never liked pizza really, but for some reason that is all I want. It is so bad, I was watching King of the Hill and they were eating pizza, and all of a sudden my mouth started watering. FOR CARTOON PIZZA! Wow, so just a few more days I am sure and my pizza craving will be gone. Otherwise, just energy drinks and Starbucks are the two things I want the most.



Without those things, the first three days SUCKED. I had a migraine and carried Ibuprofen in my purse for the whole week. But the headache only lasted two days, I even went to the gym with the migraine. Now, I do seem to have a lot more energy. We will see how I do in school and on tests, to really see that through. I have been sleeping a lot this week, but I hope that will change soon. I am half way through the hardest 14 days, and I haven’t messed up. If I did mess up, just pick up and keep going. But I don’t see myself cheating for a long while. Not when I am already noticing changes.

My mom and I went shopping at Fred Meyer and Trader Joe’s. I felt good about everything we were getting. Our fridge looks better then ever!





I have gone ALL week without eating CHEESE! I MISS CHEESE! But I know it is not good for me, though everytime I see it...my mouth just waters. But I really think my attitude is getting better a long with my engery.

The first time I hear someone say ‘Wow Gabby, you look good, have you lost weight?” is when I know my hard work is paying off. I can’t wait to start seeing the physical changes that my body goes through. It will be a journey.

I have been watching TV shows and movies to help me through this too. One EVERYONE should watch is Processed People. Thanks to my mom, I was able to see that. Also, the show One BIG Happy Family is a great one too. I know some people watch Biggest Loser, which is awesome. I don’t watch that show but I think other should defiantly check it out.



*I will be posting a blog this up and coming weekend of things I learned from Dr. Oz.

I will only be writing once a week, but I will put everything from those seven days into one blog.

My Weight on January 1st, was 239ibs.
My weight on January 8th, is 228lbs.

I will be jogging the mile tomorrow, or Sunday. So I will time myself on that. I want to be either at 15 minutes or under 15 minutes.




Gym Stats-
January 1st- 30 Minutes on the Treadmill and 30 Minutes on the stationary bike at level 10.
January 2nd- 30 Minutes on the elliptical and lifted weights for 30 minutes. On the shoulder press I can do 235lbs. It doesn’t go any higher then that so I am stuck there.
January 3rd- No Gym.
January 4th- Thirty minutes on Elliptical (Weight loss) and 30 Minutes on the bike on level 10 (Random Hills).
January 5th- 1 hour on the elliptical.
January 6th- No Gym.
January 7th- 1 hour on resistance 7 on the elliptical.

Kayla Day 6

Ok so today was better than yesterday, but I still have been craving something sweet! So I went shopping and found sugar free 60 calorie chocolate pudding. Between that my special K chocolatey delight cereal, my sweet craving is cured! I got up at 5:30 and walked/jogged for 30 minutes with my dog. It was a nice start to my day but I was still tired all day and it was hard to stay awake in class. I hate MOTHER NATURE, if you know what I mean. Made some yummy BBQ chicken breast and salad for dinner. Today was a decent day, I really want a treadmill or something though to be able to exercise more. The rain kind of prevents me from jogging outside. That’s pretty much it for today. I am nervous for tomorrow's weigh in, I am not sure how I am doing I hope I lost a couple pounds.

Day 5 for Kayla

Today sucked.... I got a little gift from mother nature so I am bloated and craving just about everything. I slept in because I was soooo tired and so I didn't exercise. I was tired with little energy all day because of it. I didn't have time to pack a lunch so I was hungry by 1. I had a salad for dinner but I would kill for ice cream or any form of sweets right now. I feel guilty for not exercising today and for eating a not too healthy dinner last night. I wish losing weight was easy! On top of that, school is back in full swing and the first week is always the most stressful. This is going to be a super busy term. I hope my little gift is gone soon, so I can get back on track. I am still eating healthy, but the fatigue is leaving me with no energy. : (

Kayla on Day 4

So today was the first day of classes. I go from 8-4 with a break from 10-12. I went to sleep around 1 am last night and the alarm clock started screaming at me at 5:30am. I woke up and exercised on the Wii fit which included jogging in place for 10 minutes straight! It felt good to exercise, and I was surprised I was able to do it for so long. This exercise thing is not so bad. I then jumped in the shower, ate some scrambled eggs and a slice of toast then headed off to my first class. I wasn't tired or spacey like I normally am after getting 6 hours of sleep and sitting through an 8 am class, in fact I was very awake and energetic. After class I drove home, played with my dog and ate an apple (yummy!) and headed back to campus for an hour of running around campus getting signatures! Then work and class and when I got home it was off to salem for errands. I finally got home around 9 pm and caught up with the roomies. I didn't get to rest though, because I had to buy books and rearrange the bills. So it's nearly midnight and I am still not in bed, I am slowley getting sleepy. This term is going to be busy, but I know that this new lifestyle full of exercising and healthy food is going to help me stay energetic. So now it's off to bed for another night of 6 hour sleep to start the vicious cycle all over again.