Me I am a 23 year old graduate student living in the Metro Detroit area. I spend my free time at the gym and scheming up healthy meals. I tend to get stressed out with school and exercising is the best way for me to relieve that stress. My goal is not about a number on the scale, but the way my body feels and how I feel in my clothes. Right now my goals are to maintain my size and keep toning my body. I am also rehabbing a foot injury from my last race. My Weight Loss Journey I began my serious attempt to lose weight in August of 2008 after a doctor's scale showed me how heavy I had gotten. After being a college athlete, not having a grueling practice schedule started to show since I am only 4'11". I was already running, but I started monitoring my nutrition more closely, and in October of 2008, I joined the daily plate. Since Aug of 08, I have lost a little over 26 lbs. I strive for fitness and nutritional eating and evaluate my results by how fast and far I am running, how I feel in my body, and how my clothes fit. I see the number on the scale as being secondary to all of that and am trying to get to a point where my weight doesn't define me. I completed my first triathlon on June 28, 2009 and finished 6th in my age group. I also am following the new rules of lifting for women program and loving it. I completed my first half marathon on 10/18/09 with a time of 2:04:11....next stop full marathon. Just have to get this foot pain under control first.
Food, Diet and Fitness Diary
| June 4th, 2012 |
| 2,128 0 0 0 |
| Member cottona02 hasn't tracked anything for June 4th, 2012 yet. |
| July 11th, 2010 |
| 2,128 0 992 -992 |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Running: 6.7 mph (9 min/mile) | 75.0 | -992.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| -992 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 0g | ||
| March 21st, 2010 |
| 2,120 156 0 156 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max & Erma's Garlic Breadstick | 1.00 | 156 | 6g | 0mg | 293mg | 21g | 0g | 0g | 4g |
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 156 | 6g | 0mg | 293mg | 21g | 0g | 0g | 4g | ||
| March 20th, 2010 |
| 2,120 1,625 1,421 204 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subway 6-inch Turkey Sub | 1.00 | 260 | 3g | 20mg | 890mg | 42g | 6g | 1g | 16g |
| Thomas' Cinnamon Raison Swirl Bagels | 1.00 | 250 | 2g | 0mg | 410mg | 49g | 12g | 4g | 8g |
| Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese | 1.00 | 60 | 6g | 20mg | 90mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 1g |
| Cascadian Farm Cinnamon Raisin Granola | 1.50 | 315 | 5g | 0mg | 300mg | 63g | 24g | 5g | 8g |
| Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original | 2.00 | 80 | 6g | 0mg | 300mg | 4g | 0g | 2g | 2g |
| Cascadian Farm Multi Grain Squares | 1.00 | 110 | 1g | 0mg | 125mg | 25g | 4g | 2g | 3g |
| Golden Delicious Apple | 1.00 | 80 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 22g | 17g | 5g | 0g |
| Arnold Palmer Lite Green Tea Lemonade | 2.00 | 100 | 0g | 0mg | 50mg | 28g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Arnold Palmer Lite Half & Half Iced Tea Lemonade | 3.00 | 150 | 0g | 0mg | 75mg | 42g | 39g | 0g | 0g |
| Speedway SuperAmerica French Vanilla | 1.00 | 220 | 8g | 0mg | 190mg | 34g | 23g | 1g | 0g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Elliptical trainer: general | 15.0 | -129.0 | |||||||
| Running - 6.7 mph | 10.0 | -99.0 | |||||||
| Walk: 4 mph (15 min/mi) | 30.0 | -179.0 | |||||||
| Step Aerobics - +i10t12+ step | 60.0 | -542.0 | |||||||
| Ice Hockey | 40.0 | -289.0 | |||||||
| Walk: 3.5 mph (17 min/mi) | 30.0 | -136.0 | |||||||
| Stretching: mild, hatha yoga | 15.0 | -47.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 204 | 30g | 40mg | 2,430mg | 310g | 125g | 20g | 38g | ||
| November 18th, 2009 |
| 1,875 1,932 355 1,577 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back to Nature Blueberry Walnut Granola Packet | 1.00 | 190 | 6g | 0mg | 0mg | 28g | 11g | 4g | 5g |
| Dannon Dannon Light And Fit Key Lime Flavor | 1.00 | 80 | 0g | 0mg | 95mg | 16g | 11g | 0g | 5g |
| Sargento Reduced Fat Provolone | 2.00 | 100 | 7g | 20mg | 280mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 10g |
| Sara Lee Oven Roast Chicken Breast | 3.00 | 150 | 2g | 90mg | 1,740mg | 3g | 0g | 0g | 33g |
| Snyder's of Hanover Mini Pretzels | 1.00 | 160 | 0g | 0mg | 350mg | 35g | 1g | 1g | 4g |
| Kirkland Signature Almonds | 1.00 | 170 | 15g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 1g | 4g | 6g |
| Honeycrisp Apple | 1.00 | 80 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 22g | 17g | 5g | 0g |
| Kashi Tlc Pumpkin Pie Bar | 1.00 | 120 | 3g | 0mg | 50mg | 22g | 8g | 4g | 4g |
| Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey | 1.00 | 190 | 6g | 0mg | 160mg | 29g | 12g | 2g | 4g |
| Quaker Quaker Oats | 1.00 | 150 | 3g | 0mg | 0mg | 27g | 1g | 4g | 5g |
| Blueberries, Raw | 0.50 | 42 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 11g | 8g | 2g | 1g |
| Jif Natural Peanut Butter | 1.00 | 190 | 16g | 0mg | 75mg | 7g | 3g | 2g | 7g |
| Flatout Multi-grain With Flax | 1.00 | 100 | 3g | 0mg | 280mg | 17g | 1g | 8g | 9g |
| Kroger Crusty Multigrain French Bread | 1.50 | 210 | 3g | 0mg | 405mg | 39g | 0g | 3g | 8g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Elliptical trainer: general | 10.0 | -93.0 | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, vigorous | 10.0 | -58.0 | |||||||
| Bicycling - stationary, vigorous | 20.0 | -204.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 1,577 | 63g | 110mg | 3,436mg | 262g | 74g | 39g | 100g | ||
| November 17th, 2009 |
| 1,875 2,036 575 1,461 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Quaker Oats | 0.50 | 75 | 2g | 0mg | 0mg | 14g | 1g | 2g | 3g |
| Light And Fit Nonfat Vanilla Yogurt | 0.50 | 55 | 0g | 0mg | 50mg | 11g | 8g | 0g | 4g |
| Banana 7 | 1.00 | 105 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 27g | 14g | 3g | 1g |
| Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds | 1.00 | 150 | 13g | 0mg | 25mg | 6g | 1g | 3g | 6g |
| Flatout Multi-grain With Flax | 1.00 | 100 | 3g | 0mg | 280mg | 17g | 1g | 8g | 9g |
| Sargento Reduced Fat Provolone | 1.00 | 50 | 4g | 10mg | 140mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 5g |
| Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Chicken Breast | 0.83 | 42 | 1g | 21mg | 440mg | 2g | 0g | 0g | 7g |
| Granny Smith Apple | 1.00 | 80 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 22g | 17g | 5g | 0g |
| Snyder's of Hanover Mini Pretzels | 1.00 | 160 | 0g | 0mg | 350mg | 35g | 1g | 1g | 4g |
| Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey | 1.00 | 190 | 6g | 0mg | 160mg | 29g | 12g | 2g | 4g |
| Kashi Raspberry Chocolate Fruit & Grain Bar | 1.00 | 120 | 3g | 0mg | 0mg | 21g | 7g | 4g | 4g |
| Costco Salmon Burger | 1.00 | 170 | 9g | 30mg | 310mg | 1g | 1g | 0g | 22g |
| Kraft Singles, American 2% | 1.00 | 50 | 3g | 10mg | 280mg | 1g | 1g | 0g | 4g |
| Meijer Whole Wheat Spaghetti | 2.00 | 420 | 3g | 0mg | 0mg | 82g | 4g | 10g | 14g |
| Large Grapefruit | 1.00 | 53 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 13g | 12g | 2g | 1g |
| Kirkland Signature Almonds | 1.00 | 170 | 15g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 1g | 4g | 6g |
| Green Grapes | 0.75 | 47 | 0g | 0mg | 2mg | 12g | 11g | 1g | 1g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Elliptical trainer: general | 40.0 | -371.0 | |||||||
| Bicycling - stationary, vigorous | 20.0 | -204.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 1,461 | 61g | 71mg | 2,037mg | 298g | 91g | 45g | 95g | ||
| November 16th, 2009 |
| 1,875 1,786 574 1,212 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Chocolate Peppermint Stick | 1.00 | 180 | 5g | 0mg | 120mg | 28g | 12g | 4g | 8g |
| Kashi Dark Chocolate Coconut | 1.00 | 120 | 4g | 0mg | 50mg | 21g | 7g | 4g | 4g |
| Sara Lee Oven Roast Chicken Breast | 1.50 | 75 | 1g | 45mg | 870mg | 2g | 0g | 0g | 17g |
| Sargento Reduced Fat Provolone | 1.00 | 50 | 4g | 10mg | 140mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 5g |
| Skally's Whole Wheat Pita | 1.00 | 100 | 0g | 0mg | 170mg | 20g | 1g | 5g | 6g |
| Banana 7 | 1.00 | 105 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 27g | 14g | 3g | 1g |
| Honeycrisp Apple | 1.00 | 80 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 22g | 17g | 5g | 0g |
| Kirkland Almonds With Sea Salt Kirkland Almonds With Sea Salt | 1.00 | 170 | 15g | 0mg | 95mg | 5g | 1g | 3g | 6g |
| Nature Valley Oats 'N Honey | 1.00 | 190 | 6g | 0mg | 160mg | 29g | 12g | 2g | 4g |
| Costco Romaine Lettuce | 1.47 | 21 | 0g | 0mg | 10mg | 4g | 1g | 1g | 1g |
| egg | 2.00 | 140 | 10g | 370mg | 140mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 12g |
| Red Tomato | 1.00 | 22 | 0g | 0mg | 6mg | 5g | 3g | 1g | 1g |
| Tyson Chicken Breast Tenders (breaded, Frozen) | 1.20 | 288 | 17g | 42mg | 552mg | 18g | 0g | 0g | 14g |
| Gv Cucumbers | 1.00 | 10 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 2g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Kraft Fat Free Chedder Cheese | 1.00 | 45 | 3g | 5mg | 280mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 9g |
| Newmans Own Light Honey Mustard | 1.00 | 70 | 4g | 0mg | 290mg | 7g | 5g | 0g | 0g |
| Snyder's of Hanover Sourdough Nibblers Pretzel | 1.00 | 120 | 0g | 0mg | 200mg | 25g | 0g | 1g | 3g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Elliptical trainer: general | 45.0 | -405.0 | |||||||
| Aerobics | 10.0 | -56.0 | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, vigorous | 20.0 | -113.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 1,212 | 67g | 472mg | 3,084mg | 216g | 74g | 30g | 92g | ||
| October 5th, 2009 |
| 1,875 2,141 700 1,441 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Cocoa Roasted Almonds | 1.00 | 150 | 13g | 0mg | 25mg | 6g | 1g | 3g | 6g |
| Quaker Old Fashioned Oats | 0.50 | 75 | 2g | 0mg | 0mg | 14g | 1g | 2g | 3g |
| Blueberries, Raw | 0.25 | 21 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 5g | 4g | 1g | 0g |
| Dole Raspberries | 0.25 | 18 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 4g | 2g | 1g | 1g |
| Banana 7 | 1.00 | 105 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 27g | 14g | 3g | 1g |
| Nature Valley Oats And Honey | 1.00 | 180 | 6g | 0mg | 160mg | 29g | 11g | 2g | 0g |
| Snyder's of Hanover Sourdough Hard Pretzels | 1.00 | 160 | 0g | 0mg | 390mg | 36g | 0g | 2g | 5g |
| Kirkland Signature Raw Almonds | 1.50 | 240 | 21g | 0mg | 0mg | 9g | 2g | 5g | 9g |
| Luna Chocolate Peppermint Stick | 1.00 | 180 | 5g | 0mg | 120mg | 28g | 12g | 4g | 8g |
| Kroger Romaine Hearts | 1.00 | 20 | 1g | 0mg | 5mg | 3g | 1g | 2g | 1g |
| Pepperidge Farm Pepperidge Farm Dark Pump Pumpernickle Bread | 1.50 | 120 | 2g | 0mg | 285mg | 23g | 2g | 2g | 5g |
| Kraft Parmeasan Cheese Parmesan Cheese | 1.00 | 20 | 2g | 0mg | 85mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 2g |
| Ken's Lite Caesar | 1.00 | 70 | 6g | 0mg | 620mg | 3g | 3g | 0g | 1g |
| Tyson Chicken Breast | 1.00 | 110 | 3g | 55mg | 180mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 23g |
| Barilla Plus Multigrain Penne | 1.00 | 210 | 2g | 0mg | 25mg | 38g | 2g | 4g | 10g |
| Ragu Light Parmesan Alfredo Pasta Sauce | 1.00 | 80 | 5g | 25mg | 360mg | 5g | 2g | 0g | 4g |
| Quaker Quaker Oats | 1.00 | 150 | 3g | 0mg | 0mg | 27g | 1g | 4g | 5g |
| Blueberries, Raw | 0.50 | 42 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 11g | 8g | 2g | 1g |
| Jif Natural Peanut Butter | 1.00 | 190 | 16g | 0mg | 75mg | 7g | 3g | 2g | 7g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Running - 6.7 mph | 55.0 | -572.0 | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, moderate | 45.0 | -128.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 1,441 | 85g | 80mg | 2,332mg | 274g | 67g | 38g | 91g | ||
| August 17th, 2009 |
| 1,875 1,217 396 821 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quaker Quaker Oats | 1.00 | 150 | 3g | 0mg | 0mg | 27g | 1g | 4g | 5g |
| Blueberries, Raw | 0.50 | 42 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 11g | 8g | 2g | 1g |
| Jif Natural Peanut Butter | 1.00 | 190 | 16g | 0mg | 75mg | 7g | 3g | 2g | 7g |
| Banana 7 | 1.00 | 105 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 27g | 14g | 3g | 1g |
| H-E-B Sushiya Tempura Brown Rice Roll | 8.00 | 320 | 16g | 40mg | 440mg | 40g | 0g | 0g | 8g |
| Blue Ribbon Naked Chicken Nuggets | 0.75 | 105 | 2g | 53mg | 345mg | 2g | 0g | 1g | 19g |
| Barilla Rotini | 1.00 | 200 | 1g | 0mg | 25mg | 38g | 1g | 4g | 10g |
| Classico Tomato & Basil | 0.50 | 25 | 1g | 0mg | 190mg | 5g | 3g | 1g | 1g |
| Archer Farms Alfredo Cream Sauce | 1.00 | 80 | 7g | 15mg | 320mg | 2g | 1g | 0g | 3g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Running - 6.7 mph | 37.0 | -385.0 | |||||||
| Walking - 3.5 mph | 3.0 | -11.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 821 | 46g | 108mg | 1,397mg | 158g | 30g | 16g | 55g | ||
| August 16th, 2009 |
| 1,875 2,524 943 1,581 |
| Food Item | Servings | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meijer Rice Squares | 1.00 | 120 | 0g | 0mg | 290mg | 27g | 2g | 0g | 2g |
| Silk Plain Light Soymilk | 0.50 | 35 | 1g | 0mg | 60mg | 4g | 3g | 1g | 3g |
| Banana 7 | 1.00 | 105 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 27g | 14g | 3g | 1g |
| Blueberries, Raw | 0.50 | 42 | 0g | 0mg | 1mg | 11g | 8g | 2g | 1g |
| Banquet Turkey Breakfast Sausage Links | 1.00 | 110 | 7g | 40mg | 390mg | 2g | 1g | 0g | 9g |
| Laughing Cow Original Swiss Light | 1.00 | 35 | 2g | 10mg | 260mg | 1g | 1g | 0g | 3g |
| Farm Fresh Rye / pumpernickle Bread | 2.25 | 158 | 1g | 0mg | 338mg | 32g | 2g | 0g | 7g |
| Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Chicken Breast | 2.00 | 100 | 2g | 50mg | 1,060mg | 4g | 0g | 0g | 18g |
| Bisquick Heart Smart | 0.75 | 105 | 2g | 0mg | 323mg | 20g | 2g | 1g | 2g |
| Egg Beaters | 0.13 | 4 | 0g | 0mg | 15mg | 0g | 0g | 0g | 1g |
| Light Silk Vanilla Soymilk Light Silk Vanilla Soymilk Natural | 0.17 | 14 | 0g | 0mg | 16mg | 2g | 1g | 0g | 1g |
| Smucker's Sugar Free Maple Syrup | 0.25 | 5 | 0g | 0mg | 21mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Blueberries, Raw | 0.25 | 21 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 5g | 4g | 1g | 0g |
| Sliced Strawberries | 0.25 | 13 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 3g | 2g | 1g | 0g |
| Light And Fit Nonfat Vanilla Yogurt | 0.50 | 55 | 0g | 0mg | 50mg | 11g | 8g | 0g | 4g |
| Quaker Quaker Oats | 0.50 | 75 | 2g | 0mg | 0mg | 14g | 1g | 2g | 3g |
| Emerald Cocoa Roast Almonds | 1.00 | 150 | 13g | 0mg | 25mg | 6g | 1g | 3g | 6g |
| Kashi TLC Honey Sesame Crackers | 1.00 | 130 | 3g | 0mg | 160mg | 22g | 4g | 2g | 3g |
| Thomas' 100% Whole Wheat Bagel | 1.00 | 240 | 2g | 0mg | 400mg | 49g | 7g | 7g | 10g |
| Philadelphia Whipped Cream Cheese | 1.00 | 60 | 6g | 20mg | 90mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 1g |
| Meijer Triple Berry Mix | 0.50 | 40 | 0g | 0mg | 8mg | 9g | 6g | 2g | 1g |
| Snyder's of Hanover Pretzel Sticks | 1.00 | 110 | 1g | 0mg | 300mg | 23g | 0g | 0g | 3g |
| Mike's Hard Lemonade Light | 1.00 | 98 | 0g | 0mg | 130mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 6g |
| Mike's Hard Lemonade Light Hard Cranberry Lemonade | 1.00 | 98 | 0g | 0mg | 0mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 0g |
| Lettuce, Romaine | 1.00 | 10 | 0g | 0mg | 7mg | 3g | 1g | 2g | 1g |
| Sargento Artisan Blends Mozzarella And Provolone | 1.00 | 90 | 7g | 20mg | 170mg | 1g | 0g | 0g | 6g |
| Fresh Gourmet Organic Ceasar Croutons | 1.00 | 12 | 2g | 0mg | 115mg | 6g | 0g | 0g | 1g |
| Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Dressing Caesar Parmigiano | 1.00 | 45 | 3g | 10mg | 170mg | 3g | 2g | 0g | 2g |
| Barilla Rotini | 1.00 | 200 | 1g | 0mg | 25mg | 38g | 1g | 4g | 10g |
| Blue Ribbon Naked Chicken Nuggets | 1.00 | 140 | 3g | 70mg | 460mg | 2g | 0g | 1g | 25g |
| Classico Tomato & Basil | 0.50 | 25 | 1g | 0mg | 190mg | 5g | 3g | 1g | 1g |
| Archer Farms Alfredo Cream Sauce | 1.00 | 80 | 7g | 15mg | 320mg | 2g | 1g | 0g | 3g |
| Fitness | Minutes | Cals Burned | |||||||
| Running - 6 mph | 30.0 | -283.0 | |||||||
| Weight Lifting - free weights or machine, vigorous | 45.0 | -255.0 | |||||||
| Golf: using cart | 90.0 | -405.0 | |||||||
| Totals | Cals | Fat | Cholest | Sodium | Carbs | Sugars | Fiber | Protein | |
| 1,581 | 66g | 235mg | 5,394mg | 343g | 73g | 31g | 132g | ||