Esther’s Weight Loss Journey: Progress Report #3
Esther is down 2 more pounds for a total of 4 pounds weight loss! Her current weight is 144 pounds. Congrats Esther! She has told CGB that taking her weight loss journey public has really helped her as she feels more “accountable”. After all, who would want to report that they ate 1/2 pound of cheese with 4 glass of wine in a night! This past week was especially diifficult as Esther ate dinner out 4 times. And eating out usually means more drinks… however Esther met her goal of only 2 alcoholic beverages.
Did Esther meet her goals for last week?
| Esther's Goals for Week Three | Did Esther Meet Her Goals? |
|---|---|
| 1. Continue food records | Yes, she kept daily food records |
| 2. Plan healthy afternoon snacks | Esther had a healthy snack most days of the week |
| 3. Exercise program the same as last week (2 training sessions, 3-4 cardio and 1 pilates) | Esther had 2 training sessions, one pilates, one body sculpt class, one spin and one 20 minute treadmill session. I encourage Esther to add in another cardio session. Goal is for 3-4 cardio sessions/week |
| 4. 2 alcoholic drinks a week | Yes - Esther met this goal! |
| 5. Be very careful with choices eating out | Yes - she was very careful. Much more so than week one or two |
| 6. An average of 1300-1400 calories a day. | She averaged 1300 calories |
Here are 3 days of her food records:
Friday June 6
Breakfast
iced coffee
2 eggs with humus
Lunch
cosi sandwich (1/2 bread, grilled chicken)
Dinner
Japanese Hibachi dinner: clear soup, salad
grilled, steak, shrimp & vegatables.
pellegrino water
vita muffin
Tuesday June 3
Breakfast
1/2 banana
hard boiled egg
iced coffee
Lunch
Kashi entree
chicken florentine
iced coffee
Dinner
6 sm veg dumplings
9 steamed shrimp
1 tps of lite tarama
1 tps of olive hummus
mixed nuts: sunflower, pumpik, almonds
Thursday June 5
Breakfast
1/2 banana
2 oz peak protein bear naked
iced coffee
Lunch
1 popeye’s chicken wing
3 slices of turkey, 2pc string cheese mustard
water
Dinner
mixed greens w/ olive oil & lemon
steak ( on George Forman grill)
dried apricots ( 4)
My comments on her week:
1. She averaged 1300 calories. Keep in mind that my calories are estimations as I don’t know exactly what her portion sizes were in restaurants nor do I know how the food was prepared.
2. Esther handled her restaurant dining extremely well! She had more “plainer” types of food such as grilled fish, steamed shrimp, etc. versus food prepared with more fat (i.e. pita and dips). Eating out 4 times this week and still losing 2 pounds is quite an accomplishment.
3. My guess is that her decreased alcohol intake is contributing to her better restaurant choices. Most people tend to have less willpower around food after they have had a few cocktails!
Esthers goals for this week:
1. Beware of the PMS cravings and low energy levels. Esther reports she is already having to really push herself to get to the gym due to fatigue/PMS. I guess this 95 degree weather doesn’t help much!
2. Be careful at Father’s day cookout. We will discuss this later in the week.
3. 2 alcoholic beverages this week
4. Continue to be careful with choices in restaurants
5. I am curious as to what Esther’s portion sizes are with her protein at home. Please weigh your protein 1-2 times.
6. Calories in your nut mix can really add up. Can you weigh the total mix of nuts (sunflower, pumpkin, almonds) once and tell me what it is ? You also might want to look around for the 100 calorie packs of almonds.
7. Continue with personal training twice a week, one pilates, and 3 cardio sessions (maybe 2 spin classes and 30 minutes on treadmill or eliptical).
Keep up the good work!
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June 11th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Congrats, Esther!
This is such a helpful post. It is so great to read about your progress and see your sample food diaries. I am following a very similar program with Martha.
Thanks for sharing!
- Joia
June 11th, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Esther,
Way to go! Keep up the good work. It’s great to see that you are eating a diverse selection of foods.
Dustin
June 12th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Martha,
I need some guidance. tomorrow is Friday night and I am supposed to meet some friends for drinks. I normally would use up my two drinks for the week BUT on Sunday I am going to my cousins house for a family BBQ Greek style which means three times the amount of food of a regular BBQ.
Any tips so I could stay on track?
Esther