day 15

running: miles= 1.6 cals=235

food:

strawberry smoothie: 100

pretzels=50

pb&j=250

banana bar=100

pear=80

banana bar= 100

bread=100

burger=100

crackers= 150

choc milk= 120

total:1150

minus:235

total for day 15: 915

day 14

running:miles= 1.5 cals= 230

food:

yogurt= 120

tofu scramble= 320

pb&j= 250

crackers= 300

total: 990

minus:230

total for day 14: 760

day 13

running: miles= 1.5 calories burned= 225

food:

banana bars= 200

pretzels= 50

falafel pita= 500

oj= 100

bread=100

choc milk= 120

total= 850

minus: 225

total calories: 625

YAY!!!!

day 12

so i ran today in the morning bc i felt so bad about not running. i had running nightmares...

running: miles run=1.5 calories burned= 220

food:

yogurt=100

spinach pie= 150

burger= 100

bread= 100

bread and jam= 150

choc milk= 120

falafel pita sandwich= 500

total: 1220

minus: 220

total :1000

day 11

well i am going to be a lazy bum today, i am exausted and there is a football game i have to wake up for tomorrow so this is me not running.

food:

bread and banana= 250

choc milk= 120

mu shu veggies= 500

wonton soup= 100

vegan burger and bread= 300

total: 1270

day 10

running: miles run=1.5 calories burned=215

food:

apple smoothie= 100

mini pretzels= 50

bread and jam= 200

apple= 53

vegan burger=120

cereal= 250

bread= 100

chips & salsa= 300

total:1173

minus:215

total calories=958

day 9

I am soooo excited! i lost 2.5 pounds! so now my calorie limit is 1547.5, not that I plan on eating that much. So begins day 9 with a better me.

Physical thrapy:120

Running: calories burned= 210 miles run= 1.5

total= 330

food: bread=200

oj= 100

Qdoba vegetarian burrito= 545

meatless stroganoff= 230

pb&j= 250

total: 1325

minus:330

total calories= 995

day 8

soooo i got an error message and all my info was somehow lost, but this is more or less it:

running: mile run=1.4

calories burned=205

total calories for the day=928

and tomorrow i will weigh myself and i am a little scared and a little excited. My goal is to have lost 2 lbs, so we'll see.

day 7

so after yesterday's grand overeating i really have to take care of myself today, here goes...

Physical Therapy: 125

Running: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and two minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes. cals=200, miles run=1.4

Ab work: 162.5

Total: 487.5

food: banana= 105

banana bar= 100

grapefruit juice= 90

small v8 can= 30

potato spinach bake=60

beans=100

chocolate milk=120

banana bar= 100

pb&j= 200

grapefruit juice=90

total: 995

minus:487.5

total calories:507.5

YAY!!!!! I feel awesome! No, I am awesome!

day 6

running:Brisk 5 minute walk. Then alternate 90 seconds of jogging and 2 minutes of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

calories burned: 190

miles run:1.4

food: bread and jam=300

grapefruit juice= 90

vegan burger= 120

potato and spinach bake= 60

penne franco (noo cheese or olives)= 340

green beans= 120

bread=200

zuchinni=350

total:1770

minus:190

total calories:1580

soooo bad news bears, i barely made it under my limit today. that's what i get for eating at carrabba's

less hesitant

so i woke up this morning and saw my running shoes and i wanted to run, i don't really know what's wrong with me because i really don't like running but i wanted to run. so even though it's my cross training day, i might just run, i'm becoming one of those people and it's scary.

day 5

running: Brisk 5 minute warm up walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes.

calories burned: 185

food: fruit salad (1cup)=100

banana bar=100

grapefruit juice=90

vegan burger= 120

potato and spinach bake= 60

falafel pita sandwich = 500

coffee (mocha)= 120

total: 1090

minus: 185

total calories: 905

day 4

Physical Therapy (for my shoulder):120

cross training: Yoga= 237.5

total: 357.5

food: oj=100

apple= 53

pb&j= 250

vegan burger=120

grapefruit juice= 90

bread=200

candy(i know i shouldnt)=120

banana bar= 100

sandwich=300

total: 1333

minus: 357.5

total calories: 975.5

the hesitant cook

so ever since i began a vegan i have started cooking on fridays because my family isn't vegan, so i cook a ton of food to eat during the week. I was looking at this great website http://www.messyvegetariancook.com/ and i found some things i want to make tomorrow. The thing is, i'm not the best cook, i just haven't had much practice and the experiment goes on tomorrow and i'm cooking: southwestern potatoes, banana bars w peanut butter icing and sweet chipotle carrots. i'm excited, alot of cooking and alot of mess

day 3

running: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes

calories burned:178

food: strawberry smoothie=100

pj&j= 200

sugar free pudding= 60

half a block of ramen noodles= 190

vegan burger= 120

yogurt w granola=220

chocolate milk=200

total: 1090

minus:178

total calories:912

miles run: 1.25

day 2

cross training: Kenpo X=450

food: apple w peanut butter=100

Qdoba vegetarian burrito= 545

boca burger w bbq sauce= 180

soda= 200

choc milk=120

bread and hummus= 421

total:1566

minus:450

total calories: 1116

the barefoot lunatic

My dad was kind enough to mention to me that you should not run more than 1000 yards bare foot if it's you 1st time running barefoot only after i got off the treadmill (having run over a mile). The good thing is no blisters but the bottoms of my feet still sting a little. This is ok though because today is a cross training day. My feet do not feel like roses.

day 1

running: Brisk five-minute warmup walk. Then alternate 60 seconds of jogging and 90 seconds of walking for a total of 20 minutes

calories burnt:176

food: glass of OJ=110 calories

tabouleh hummus sandwich= 370

cup of soy yogurt= 170

apple= 53

rice w veggies= 360

salad= 30

chocolate milk=120

total: 1213

minus:176

Today's Calorie count: 1037

Miles Run: 1.2

not so hesitant weight loss

so the truth of it is i need to lose weight and i did some reading and figured out that i can only consume 1580 calories a day if i consume more i need to burn them off by exercise so that is one more thing to keep track of.

a hesitant resolution

i am a 19 year old girl, mildly fit and vegan. the fact is that my dad is a 50 year old marathon runner and if he can do it so can i. i just dont really like running, i dont see the point of it, it seems like a lot of hard tiring work and not that much fun. But working out an hour a day isn't doing it for me so here is my hesitant resolution: in 9 weeks i will be prepared to run a 5k, running 3 times a week. I need to put it in writing and have a goal or else i wont do it. I begin tomorrow.