Pour Some Splenda On Me

It's been a month. I'm at 194. But for some reason I'm ok with it. Because this month will be different. I can feel it.

So Terri at work and I started our "diet" yesterday. We're buddies and we have to report to each other every day - what we ate, and how much water we drank.

Yesterday I had:

Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs - 140 calories

Snack: Small orange - 50 calories

Lunch: Large chili from Wendy's (next time I'll get a small) - 330 calories, and side garden salad (no croutons and little dressing) - 60 calories. Total: 390

Dinner: Salsa Chicken (chicken breast with diced tomatoes, apricot preserves, and taco season - all low sodium/no sugar added) - 235 calories (it may be less since I used the 'healthier' ingredients, but whatever.) White rice 3/4 cup - about 200 calories. About 3/4 cup green peas - 100 calories. Total 535 calories

Dessert: Sugarless chocolate ice cream bar - 35 calories

Extra 50 calories for a sugarless caramel chocolate pecan chew candy yumminess:

Breakfast: 140

Snack: 50

Lunch: 390

Dinner: 535

Dessert: 35

Candy: 50

Total Calories: 1200

Terri and I aren't supposed to have starches - like the white rice I ate - so today I'm going to try to be even better. I'm trying to be more aware of what I put in my mouth.

I drank about 70 ounces of water yesterday, which is pretty good for me. The goal is at least 80, so I'm trying to build up to that. I need to get back to exercising every day. Elliptical and videos. I think I'm making it harder than it should be - it really isn't that hard to get dressed, put on some sneakers, and just do it. I've decided that night time may be the best time, though. 5 AM is just not working out too well. I have no energy that early.

This morning I was 194.2. My goal weight by the end of February is a solid 188 (of course I'll take less, too.)

1 month pictures will be posted tomorrow. Unfortunately there won't be much change. It's ok. I can't let it get me down and I won't get stuck in a rut or get too depressed...