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Day 4

Brunch 11am

• 1/2 grapefruit ---------------------30 calories
• 1 banana------------------------162 calories
• 2 large strawberries---------------16 calories
• 1/4 cup blackberries--------------16 calories
• 1.5 oatmeal pack---------------170 calories
• w/ 1/2 cup soy milk-------- ----35 calories
• 1 cups coffee w/ 1/4soy milk-----17 calories

Total Calories = 446 Calories

• Boathouse: 1 cup coffee (black) ---------0 Calories

"Dinner" 7:00pm

• Mottsu Restaurant: Vegetarian Buckwheat Soba --------350 calories
• w/ 1/4 cup white rice -------------------------170 calories
• green tea (no sugar)------------------------------0 calories

Total Calories:  520 Calories

"Post-Dinner"  9:30pm- Hoda and I went to Comedy Cellar and did a bit of snacking =/

•  Baba Ganoosh--------------------160 calories
• w/ 1.5 white pita bread----------- 116 calories
• 6 tortilla chips w/ salsa ------------86 calories
• 2 cups coffee (black)--------------0 calories

Total Calories=  362 Calories

Exercise-

• Walked at rate of 2m/hr from my apt to 66th st & 5th ave (3.8 miles), then walked to Reservoir (1.7 miles) and finally jogged around the Reservoir once (1.6 miles) at rate of 3.5m/hr  ave-------.    -103+ -115 + -290=  -508 Calories

Total Calories April 18  =  820 Calories

 

Day 3

Brunch 11am

• 1 grapefruit ----------------------60 calories
• 1 banana------------------------162 calories
• 1.5 oatmeal pack ---------------170 calories
• 2 cups coffee w/ soy milk-------35 calories

Total Calories = 480 Calories 

• Grande Starbucks Coffee w/ Soy Milk ---------70 calories

"Lunch" 5:30pm 

• Shun Lee Restaurant: Buddha's Delight--------400 calories
• w/ 1/4 cup white rice -------------------------150 calories
• green tea (no sugar)------------------------------0 calories

Total Calories: 550 Calories

"Dinner" 12:30am

•  Blue Note Jazz Club: Vegetarian Style Sandwich (roasted sweet peppers & grilled eggplant)------ 193 calories
• on white baguette ---------------230 calories
• 3 oz thick-cut french fries--------150 calories
• 2 cups coffee (black)--------------0 calories

Total Calories= 573 calories

Exercise- My good friend Hoda is visiting this weekend and she joined in on a breezy workout. We walked up 5th Ave to the Guggenheim Museum, then met up with my friend Azin for a Mani/Pedi that took about 2hours b/c we were goofing off. Take note of our shoes-- I was able to convince Azin to get the MBTs- and she loves them. Get yourself a pair- it will change your life!

• Walked at rate of 3mils/hr from my apt to 88th st & 5th ave, then down to 72nd st & 2nd ave  (total of 6.3 miles)-------    -444 calories

Total Calories April 17  = 1229 Calories 

Judging from the above calorie intake, it seems like I totally failed today and I blame it completely on the fact that I did not go to bed on time. After "lunch" Hoda and I went to IFC to watch Bahman Ghobadi's new film, No One Knows About Persian Cats, which was-by the way- unbearingly gripping. If you have not seen it- GO SEE IT! Ghobadi unveils Iranian society (Tehran really) in a way that I have never seen done before. After that, we ended up going to a late-night (12am) Jazz show at Blue-Note, which is in fact what set off my hunger- resulting in the extra 573 calories tonight. I plan to take in less or burn double tomorrow to make up for it. After all I am human. Point being- if you want your diet to work you must sleep at a reasonable hour.

Day 2

 Brunch 12pm (I woke up at this time since I have no class)

• 1 grapefruit ----------------------60 calories
• 1 banana------------------------162 calories
• 1.5 oatmeal pack ---------------170 calories

w/ 1 cup soy milk----------------------------70 calories

• 1 cup coffee w/ 1/4 cup soy milk-------------18 calories
• 1 cup coffee black-----------------------------0 calories

Total Calories = 480 Calories 

Dinner 6pm (I know, I know, but I made double the amount last night so this is the last night I eat this crap)

• 1/2 medium potato (baked, flesh & skin)------------80
• 1 tbsp olive oil-------------------------------------120
• 1/4 cup white rice----------------------------------150

Total Calories= 350 Calories

Workout 4:30-5:45pm

• walked speed of 4m/hr from my apt to 26th st & 8th ave & back-5 miles----   -400 calories

Total Calories April 16  =  430 Calories 

 

Day 1 (Recap)

With a BMI of 1431 calories, my body can rest at every given moment and still lose 1431 calories. Therefore in order to maintain my current weight, I would have to consume 1431 calories a day. Given  today's diet and exercise this is what happened:

• -429 calories (workout)
• +480 (breakfast) + 428 (lunch) + 350 (dinner) = + 1258

Total Calories April 15 =  829 calories

In order to maintain my weight I would have to consume +1431, but I actually took in 829  calories. Remember, in order to lose 11 lbs in 6 weeks, I can only afford to consume 600 calories/day, so today I failed, but not really because I realized it would be unhealthy to lose so much in so little time. I am now setting my goal to lose 11 lbs in 8 weeks. Losing weight is all about calorie intake.

Additionally, I am drinking 8 cups of water a day and taking green tea supplements that help with fat burning. Alright, off to bed!

Workout

• climbed 6 flights of stairs (of my apartment)---------------------------    -105 calories
• jogged from my apartment to 34th st. & back 4.6 miles--------    -324 calories

Total Calories = - 429 Calories

Dinner

Yes, I know, white rice, not the healthiest, but its the first day and I didn't have anything at home to cook. Tomorrow I will go out and buy brown rice and tofu- hopefully my dinners will start looking more appetizing. Ironic how this unhealthy dinner is lower in calories than my much-healthier breakfast and lunch!

• 1/2 medium potato (baked, flesh & skin)------------80
• 1 tbsp olive oil-------------------------------------120
• 1/4 cup white rice----------------------------------150

Total Calories= 350 Calories