Shopping #1

Today I'm showing you the first thing I've bought since I started this blog. I have bought it from amazon and I chose a used one so it was a really great deal, just $2,65.

"You on a Diet" is organized in 4 parts.
Part I - What a Waist! (introduction; what your body is supposed to look like)
Part II - The Biology of Fat (explains what happens inside our bodies to lose smarter not harder)
Part III - The Science of the Mind (explains how our emotions are connected with what we eat)
Part IV - The You Diet and Activity Plan (what we should eat, how many calories we need a day, shopping list, activity plan, diet meals)


The authors are:
Michael F. Roizen, MD. and Mehmet C. Oz, MD.

Waistline Lost #1

I've just accomplished my first waistline reduction goal and I have defined a new one (34,5 in).
I'm feeling so happy! I wasn´t expecting losing these inches so soon! =D

Walking with LS - mile 2!

Hi there!
I've just lost more 0,9 pounds!

I keep walking with LS. I'm doing it every time I have 15 minutes to spare which happens almost every day. There are days that I cannot spend that time (I know it sounds crazy... but school is taking me more studying hours than it's usual), but there are days that I have more time to exercise so today after walking the 15 minutes with LS, I kept walking with her and completed 2 miles (the last mile is more aerobics than walking, my heartbeat raised quite more than on the 1st mile and I've definitely burned more calories on the second half).

So here's the second mile LS video:



I also keep drinking just water, tea and fruit juices with no sugar added and I no longer feel tempted for soft drinks - yey! =D

Keep smiling!
xxx Bia

LS - Walking Part1

Hi there!

Today I've started walking with Leslie Sansone (LS) for about 15 minutes and 1 mile.
It's amazing how 15 minutes of walking are enough to raise my heartbeat and make me sweat!
And  burn out some of the calories I've put with chinese food yesterday and the day before... =/

Here's the first part of LS "Walking in Your Living Room":



 P.S: I've just lost about 0,5 in of waist-size perimeter! =D

#3

A day to forget..
Everything went wrong...

But tomorrow is a new day.

#2

Finally I'm getting better... just some coughing now.
I feel sad for not having done any exercise this week... but it isn't all lost, I'm doing well at my own soft drink challenge, just 2 months and 1 day to go...

Yesterday I went out for lunch with L., my sweetheart, and I've almost ordered a peach iced tea but luckily I've remembered my challenge on the last minute and I drank water. Sometimes it's hard to break the habit! I'm so used to ordering the same drink at the restaurant..

I keep following Shanti (antyshay) on YouTube and I have found out the "Below the Yellow Line" show where two friends, Jason and Shanti, have one goal:



They are really inspiring people!

You can sign up here for a free Lose It! the iPhone and ipod device on the web. I'm using it since yesterday and it's really cool and easy. You can add your meals and snacks and it draws instantly a graph showing you the calories you've already eat and the yellow line which you have to stay below to lose weight.

See ya! xxx

Inspiring me

There are some people and tv shows that inspire me keeping my diet and trying to get fit: the well known Dr.Oz. (I just love him and so his books) and "The Biggest Loser" show. On youtube I also "met" some inspiring people and I'm still finding out more...

I've just seen the first two youtube videos of antishay and we've got soooo many things in common! On the first video she actually shows her tummy and it's unfortunately like mine. Actually I'm not an overweight person but I don't have muscle either, it's all fat in my tummy, my arms and legs, on my but and hips (well, everywhere...). I don't have a long way to run on the scale (about 22 pounds to lose) but I do have on the measuring-tape... my waist size is 96cm (37,8 inches) and I want to drop down to 82,5 cm (32,5 inches).

I'm at the start of getting fit by eating right, exercising and learning how to control my emotions instead of eating tons of chocolate to hide them (this is my goal, dropping pounds will be a natural consequence). I don't like flat body's too and I think that a girl with curves is more atractive than a girl with a flat body or a lot of muscles...

I don't eat junk food anymore and I'm now taking my own soft drink challenge (very similar to Dr. Oz's 28-day national soda challenge).
I'm trying to eat 1400 to 1500 kcal a day. This week I've got a cold so it's being difficult to stick to that... it's just tea, cereals at breakfast and not much more... (I always get sick when I start an exercise challenge - it seems that my body likes to test my determination).

I'm going to post my weekly weight loss (or gain) on the blog and my monthly waist size too.

So, feel free to comment, join me... and correct my english (lol)!

#1

First day was pretty easy!

I have only drank soy milk at breakfast, water at lunch and a orange juice before dinner.
When I was having dinner my mother asked me if I wanted to drink a peach soft drink and I've felt tempted but my inner voice was stronger than that.

So, I've just completed day one! 65 to go! =D

Water

Water, water, water!

There isn't a reason for you not to drink it. There are tons of reasons to do it.
There's no excuse: keep a bottle in your bag, keep a glass near when you're working.

Plan? Drinking water instead of soft drinks and beverages, starting Oct.19 and ending Dec.25, - they say it's enough to make it a habit.