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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

Lunch

• 1/2 cup of raw cucumber (raw) w/ peel ----8 calories
• 3 plum tomato-----------------------------33 calories
• 1 full head romaine lettuce----------------106 calories
• 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar--------------------39 calories
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil----------------240 calories

Total Calories=  426 calories

Breakfast

• 1 grapefruit ----------------------------------60 calories
• 1 banana------------------------------------162 calories
• 1.5 oatmeal pack w/ 1 cup soy milk---------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

My New Lifestyle

I have decided to become Vegan for 40 days starting today April 15, 2010. Additionally, I have committed to an exercise routine- 1 hr+ of Cardio at least 6 days/week and 1.5 hours of toning 1-2 days/wk with my trainer, Lina Perez.

I am going to photograph everything and anything that I eat so that I keep count of my calorie intake. Additionally I will photograph my training/cardio for that day as well. Blogging is probably the dorkiest thing
one can do, but I believe that if I have an audience, it will motivate perseverance which is most essential when taking on such grandiose missions.

Below is my current body:

Height: 170.18 cm or 5 ft 7 in or
Weight: 60.5 kg or 133.38 lbs
wrist= 17.5 cm or 6.29 in
forearm= 22.0 cm or 8.66 in
waist=68.7 cm or 27.05 in
hips= 87.6cm or 34.05 in
BMR= 1430.95 (the number of calories I'd burn if I stayed in bed all day)
BMI= 20.83 (according to chart a healthy BMI is between 18.5 to 24.9)
Body Fat Percentage = 29.16% means that my body consists of 38.78 lbs of fat. (Consider the Body Fat Chart: 10-12% essential fat, 14-20% athletic, 21-24% fit, 25-31% acceptable, 32%+ obese)

Below is my ideal body:

Weight= 122 lbs or 55.5 kg (I need to lose 11 lbs)
Body Fat Percentage= 21% (so I want to be in the "fit" category instead of the "acceptable" on the verge of being obese!)

In order to lose 11 pounds in 6 weeks, I will need to reduce my daily calorie intake from my normal maintenance level of 1431 calories per day, down to 600 calories per day.

Realizing the above may be difficult and even unhealthy, I will change it to 11 lbs in 8 weeks, allowing me an intake of 830 calories/day. So if for any reason I cannot work out on a given day, I cannot consume more than 830 calories.