I was down .6 this morning. So on the 3 day diet, I lost a total of 3 pounds! Alright, I am kind of happy, but at the same time, a little disappointed. I guess it's because I had read a ton of reviews (all diets have good and bad, some say it's a waste of time, others say go for it, it's awesome, etc), BUT the average weight loss was 6-8 pounds.
Anyway, the total weight loss for the past 18 days is 6.8. I wish it was a nice round 7 pounds, but hopefully by Monday morning I will be down another pound.
Today I will be careful with what I eat, but not stick to the diet. And then next Tuesday I will start it again! So every Tues-Thurs I think I will do it.
Breakfast:
Bowl of cereal: 200 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
Lunch:
Pasta: 300 calories
Broccoli: 30 calories
Friday, August 31, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Day 18
This morning I am down .8. I should be happy! But for some reason I guess I just wanted a little bit more. I should be happy it didn't go up!
Today is the last day of the diet. I feel good and don't feel too deprived. But I definitely should not look at Pinterest because all of those recipes (especially the desserts!) look soooo good.
Anyway, here is the menu for today:
Breakfast
5 Saltine Crackers, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 1 Small Apple
Lunch
1 Hard-Boiled Egg, and 1 Slice of Toast (I cheated and ate 2 eggs)
Dinner
1 Cup of Tuna, 1/2 of a Banana, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream
Right now it is 5:00. I haven't had dinner yet, but I don't feel really hungry either. I have been drinking a lot of water. I am kind of dreading a whole cup of tuna. I was ok with half a cup on toast, but this is a whole cup WITHOUT toast...I don't want to cheat, but I MAY have to make a slice of toast with it. Because BLAH!
Ok I just ate dinner: I only had 1/2 cup of tuna with a piece of bread.
Breakfast: 250 calories
Lunch Total: 240 calories
Dinner Total: 450 calories
Day's Total: 940 calories, but I feel satisfied.
Today doesn't seem like a lot of food, so I need to make sure to drink tons of water so I don't binge on anything :)
Today is the last day of the diet. I feel good and don't feel too deprived. But I definitely should not look at Pinterest because all of those recipes (especially the desserts!) look soooo good.
Anyway, here is the menu for today:
Breakfast
5 Saltine Crackers, 1 Slice of Cheddar Cheese, and 1 Small Apple
Lunch
1 Hard-Boiled Egg, and 1 Slice of Toast (I cheated and ate 2 eggs)
Dinner
1 Cup of Tuna, 1/2 of a Banana, and 1 Cup of Vanilla Ice Cream
Right now it is 5:00. I haven't had dinner yet, but I don't feel really hungry either. I have been drinking a lot of water. I am kind of dreading a whole cup of tuna. I was ok with half a cup on toast, but this is a whole cup WITHOUT toast...I don't want to cheat, but I MAY have to make a slice of toast with it. Because BLAH!
Ok I just ate dinner: I only had 1/2 cup of tuna with a piece of bread.
Breakfast: 250 calories
Lunch Total: 240 calories
Dinner Total: 450 calories
Day's Total: 940 calories, but I feel satisfied.
Today doesn't seem like a lot of food, so I need to make sure to drink tons of water so I don't binge on anything :)
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Day 17
I am down 1.6 pounds this morning! I haven't seen this number in a long time.... :) So all together in 17 days I have gone down 5.4 pounds.
I still have 2 more days of the diet. I think after these 3 days on, I will take four days of just regular healthy eating, then go back on. the diet.
(Last night I also played Just Dance for 20 minutes, did weights, and did some sit-ups).
This morning I did 4000 sweat points on Just Dance and did 15 minutes of weights.
Here is today's menu:
Breakfast:
1 egg: 70 calories
1 slice of toast: 100 calories
1/2 banana: 50 calories
Total: 220 calories
Lunch:
1 Cup of Cottage Cheese (or 1 Slice of cheddar cheese - that's what I am doing!) 115 calories
1 hard boiled egg: 70 calories
5 saltine crackers: 70 calories
Total: 255 calories
It's 1:00 and I just ate lunch. I am having one of those Clear American drinks with it. The carbonation helps me stay full so I won't be hungry until dinner. I don't feel hungry now (duh, I just ate). Sometimes I like hard-boiled eggs, and sometimes I don't. I didn't like it this afternoon....something about the cold texture or what not.
Dinner: (I just ate at 5)
2 hot dogs (no buns): 300 calories
1 cup of broccoli: 30 calories
1/2 cup carrots: 40 calories
1/2 banana: 50 calories
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream: 100 calories
Total: 520 calories
I grilled the hotdogs on the George Foreman. I am sooo full!! I couldn't finish the broccoli. I could hardly finish the hotdogs, too!
I feel like I have cheated already today, but I haven't...I'm not sure why I feel like it. Maybe because I feel so full, like it's not a diet or something, haha. It's about 1000 calories total today.
I hope I weigh less tomorrow! I am scared/excited to see if it is lower or not.
I still have 2 more days of the diet. I think after these 3 days on, I will take four days of just regular healthy eating, then go back on. the diet.
(Last night I also played Just Dance for 20 minutes, did weights, and did some sit-ups).
This morning I did 4000 sweat points on Just Dance and did 15 minutes of weights.
Here is today's menu:
Breakfast:
1 egg: 70 calories
1 slice of toast: 100 calories
1/2 banana: 50 calories
Total: 220 calories
Lunch:
1 Cup of Cottage Cheese (or 1 Slice of cheddar cheese - that's what I am doing!) 115 calories
1 hard boiled egg: 70 calories
5 saltine crackers: 70 calories
Total: 255 calories
It's 1:00 and I just ate lunch. I am having one of those Clear American drinks with it. The carbonation helps me stay full so I won't be hungry until dinner. I don't feel hungry now (duh, I just ate). Sometimes I like hard-boiled eggs, and sometimes I don't. I didn't like it this afternoon....something about the cold texture or what not.
Dinner: (I just ate at 5)
2 hot dogs (no buns): 300 calories
1 cup of broccoli: 30 calories
1/2 cup carrots: 40 calories
1/2 banana: 50 calories
1/2 cup vanilla ice cream: 100 calories
Total: 520 calories
I grilled the hotdogs on the George Foreman. I am sooo full!! I couldn't finish the broccoli. I could hardly finish the hotdogs, too!
I feel like I have cheated already today, but I haven't...I'm not sure why I feel like it. Maybe because I feel so full, like it's not a diet or something, haha. It's about 1000 calories total today.
I hope I weigh less tomorrow! I am scared/excited to see if it is lower or not.
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Day 16
I am down .2 from yesterday (I really think I was a higher weight yesterday - I should have weighed myself again because I think I was really higher). So if I lose .4 by tomorrow I will be to yesterday's (Monday's) goal. Then I will try to catch up the rest of the week.
I did Just Dance this morning and did about 3020 sweat points, and plan to do another 3000 tonight.
Today I am started the 3 Day Military Diet. I figure it's only 3 days, so I can do that (at least it's not am month). I had most of the ingredients and only had to buy a few things, so I think that's ok :) I am going to try to eat breakfast and lunch later in the day, so I am not starving until dinner time (I read that between lunch and dinner it is the hardest).
Breakfast: (at 10:00)
1/2 Grapefruit (I haven't had grapefruit in a long time, and I am a little nervous without sugar on it. I just remember it being sour and kind of bitter...) Ok I just choked down the grapefruit. Sick nasty. I remember why I don't like it. Good thing it's only for one of the days!
1 Piece Toast with 2 T peanut butter
40 calories for the grapefruit half
Toast: 100 calories
2 T peanut butter: 200 calories
Total: 340 calories
Lunch:
1/2 cup of tuna (you can only add salt and pepper, and I'm a bit nervous because I like it with lots of mayo and relish...)
Calories in tuna: 100 - I actually liked it. I just warmed it up and put on salt and pepper!
1 piece of toast: 100 calories
Total: 200 calories
Dinner:
3 ounces of meat: about 150
1 cup green beans: 40 calories
1/2 banana: 50 calories
1 small apple: 45 calories
1 cup vanilla ice cream: 200 calories (i got the slow churned half yogurt kind) I warmed up the apple slices with some cinnamon sprinkled and put the ice cream with it. Mmm it was so good!
Total: 485
Oh yeah, and drink lots of water throughout the day!
So the end of the day, the total will be: 1025 calories. Not bad! I haven't had dinner yet, but I feel ok so far.
One military guy said yes, it's fine to do this diet, but don't continually do it. (I also read that do it for the 3 days, then eat healthy for four days, then try again). I just want to try it at least once and see how it goes.
The next two days are kind of similar, but I can have eggs and other things, but I will write it all down tomorrow :)
I can't believe dinner is the biggest meal, but people have had a lot of good response on this diet. I guess the people in the military will do this if they need to lose some weight quickly. I figure it's only a few days, and if it doesn't work, at least I am not losing a whole month or anything. :)
My overview of today: I did get hungry a around 3:00 (lunch was at 1:00) so I am having an early at 4/4:30. Water is helping me curb the hunger. If I do lose weight and gain it all back, I won't be so disappointed because it would have only wasted 3 of my days :)
I did Just Dance this morning and did about 3020 sweat points, and plan to do another 3000 tonight.
Today I am started the 3 Day Military Diet. I figure it's only 3 days, so I can do that (at least it's not am month). I had most of the ingredients and only had to buy a few things, so I think that's ok :) I am going to try to eat breakfast and lunch later in the day, so I am not starving until dinner time (I read that between lunch and dinner it is the hardest).
Breakfast: (at 10:00)
1/2 Grapefruit (I haven't had grapefruit in a long time, and I am a little nervous without sugar on it. I just remember it being sour and kind of bitter...) Ok I just choked down the grapefruit. Sick nasty. I remember why I don't like it. Good thing it's only for one of the days!
1 Piece Toast with 2 T peanut butter
40 calories for the grapefruit half
Toast: 100 calories
2 T peanut butter: 200 calories
Total: 340 calories
Lunch:
1/2 cup of tuna (you can only add salt and pepper, and I'm a bit nervous because I like it with lots of mayo and relish...)
Calories in tuna: 100 - I actually liked it. I just warmed it up and put on salt and pepper!
1 piece of toast: 100 calories
Total: 200 calories
Dinner:
3 ounces of meat: about 150
1 cup green beans: 40 calories
1/2 banana: 50 calories
1 small apple: 45 calories
1 cup vanilla ice cream: 200 calories (i got the slow churned half yogurt kind) I warmed up the apple slices with some cinnamon sprinkled and put the ice cream with it. Mmm it was so good!
Total: 485
Oh yeah, and drink lots of water throughout the day!
So the end of the day, the total will be: 1025 calories. Not bad! I haven't had dinner yet, but I feel ok so far.
One military guy said yes, it's fine to do this diet, but don't continually do it. (I also read that do it for the 3 days, then eat healthy for four days, then try again). I just want to try it at least once and see how it goes.
The next two days are kind of similar, but I can have eggs and other things, but I will write it all down tomorrow :)
I can't believe dinner is the biggest meal, but people have had a lot of good response on this diet. I guess the people in the military will do this if they need to lose some weight quickly. I figure it's only a few days, and if it doesn't work, at least I am not losing a whole month or anything. :)
My overview of today: I did get hungry a around 3:00 (lunch was at 1:00) so I am having an early at 4/4:30. Water is helping me curb the hunger. If I do lose weight and gain it all back, I won't be so disappointed because it would have only wasted 3 of my days :)
Monday, August 27, 2012
Day 15
I was down .6 this morning. So this week's total is 1.4 pounds lost. Not 2, but I will work harder this week. But all together, for two weeks, I am down 3.6 pounds.
I already applied for a job this morning. I am feeling motivated. It is for a international law firm located right downtown. I didn't want to work in the city, but it is only about 10 minutes away, compared to all these other jobs that are about 20 to 30 minutes (in North San Antonio). I hope to get a call back.
Breakfast:
Bowl of cereal: 250 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
Lunch:
2 Tortillas with cheese: 400 calories
Grapes: 50 calories
Dinner:
Pizza: 600 calories
Dessert: fruit snack, 100 calories
So today was about 1500 calories, but I will round up to 1600.
I did work out on the elliptical and also did weights. But I just don't feel good about myself today. I think that pizza made me feel bad, and I should have had a salad or something with it. Tomorrow I start fresh I guess.
I already applied for a job this morning. I am feeling motivated. It is for a international law firm located right downtown. I didn't want to work in the city, but it is only about 10 minutes away, compared to all these other jobs that are about 20 to 30 minutes (in North San Antonio). I hope to get a call back.
Breakfast:
Bowl of cereal: 250 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
Lunch:
2 Tortillas with cheese: 400 calories
Grapes: 50 calories
Dinner:
Pizza: 600 calories
Dessert: fruit snack, 100 calories
So today was about 1500 calories, but I will round up to 1600.
I did work out on the elliptical and also did weights. But I just don't feel good about myself today. I think that pizza made me feel bad, and I should have had a salad or something with it. Tomorrow I start fresh I guess.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Day 14
I am up .4 from yesterday. So i still have to lose 1.2 by tomorrow morning! Yesterday really messed me up. But today is another day. I will be extra good. Tonight the missionaries are coming over for dinner. I am making pulled chicken sandwiches and green salad and roasted red potatoes.
Breakfast:
bowl of cereal: 200 calories
Lunch:
leftover from lunch yesterday
Mashed Potatoes: 300 calories
Steak: 120 calories
Total: 420
Dinner:
half a pulled chicken sandwich: 200 calories
roasted red potatoes:250 calories
salad: 100 calories
ice cream bar: 180 calories
Total: 700 calories
Later in the night, I had another ice cream bar: 180 calories (I don't know why I didn't say no)
Total: 1500 calories
Breakfast:
bowl of cereal: 200 calories
Lunch:
leftover from lunch yesterday
Mashed Potatoes: 300 calories
Steak: 120 calories
Total: 420
Dinner:
half a pulled chicken sandwich: 200 calories
roasted red potatoes:250 calories
salad: 100 calories
ice cream bar: 180 calories
Total: 700 calories
Later in the night, I had another ice cream bar: 180 calories (I don't know why I didn't say no)
Total: 1500 calories
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Day 13
Dang it I am up .8 this morning. Blah. I thought doing all of that dancing yesterday and last night would help!
Today's food is not so good.
I did work out, though. I did 3000 sweat points, and will do more tonight.
Breakfast:
Cereal: 250 calories
Lunch/Dinner:
We went to Texas Roadhouse. let's just say it was about 2000 calories there.
But I haven't had anything else tonight. I am DONE and SO FULL still!!!
Today's food is not so good.
I did work out, though. I did 3000 sweat points, and will do more tonight.
Breakfast:
Cereal: 250 calories
Lunch/Dinner:
We went to Texas Roadhouse. let's just say it was about 2000 calories there.
But I haven't had anything else tonight. I am DONE and SO FULL still!!!
Friday, August 24, 2012
Day 12
This morning I am down .8 pounds. I am finally out of those 3 dumb pounds that I was stuck in. So a total of 4.2 pounds lost so far. I still have until Monday to 'weigh in' for my two pounds lost per week goal, so hopefully I will lose more by then. I am not going to get too excited though because things can change quickly and go back up before you know it!
I did Just Dance this morning for quite a while. There is a 'Just Sweat' option and you can choose between three options for the week. You can choose 3000 sweat points per week (which is equivalent to walking for 30 minutes per day), you can choose 12000 sweat points per week (which is equivalent to running for 30 minutes per day), or you can choose 21000 sweat points per week (which is equivalent to 30 minutes of swimming per day), so I chose the highest one. I did 3100 sweat points this morning, and I will do more tonight (the goal is 3000 per day). My back is so wet and sweaty haha. I can't do all of the moves because there isn't enough room in our bedroom, but I just keep my feet moving if there isn't room. I can do most, though.
Tonight I did another 3000 sweat points and danced and was all sweaty. I hope I am lower tomorrow!
Breakfast:
Wheat Chex with raisins: 250 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
handful of pretzels: 100 calories
Total: 200 calories
Lunch:
leftover rice: 120 calories
leftover corn:100 calories
Total: 220
Dang it I forgot I had this:
tortilla with cheese: 250
Dinner:
Mashed Potatoes: 200 calories
Baked Chicken: 150 calories
Mixed Veggies: 30
Total: 380
Day's Total: 1300 calories
I did Just Dance this morning for quite a while. There is a 'Just Sweat' option and you can choose between three options for the week. You can choose 3000 sweat points per week (which is equivalent to walking for 30 minutes per day), you can choose 12000 sweat points per week (which is equivalent to running for 30 minutes per day), or you can choose 21000 sweat points per week (which is equivalent to 30 minutes of swimming per day), so I chose the highest one. I did 3100 sweat points this morning, and I will do more tonight (the goal is 3000 per day). My back is so wet and sweaty haha. I can't do all of the moves because there isn't enough room in our bedroom, but I just keep my feet moving if there isn't room. I can do most, though.
Tonight I did another 3000 sweat points and danced and was all sweaty. I hope I am lower tomorrow!
Breakfast:
Wheat Chex with raisins: 250 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
handful of pretzels: 100 calories
Total: 200 calories
Lunch:
leftover rice: 120 calories
leftover corn:100 calories
Total: 220
Dang it I forgot I had this:
tortilla with cheese: 250
Dinner:
Mashed Potatoes: 200 calories
Baked Chicken: 150 calories
Mixed Veggies: 30
Total: 380
Day's Total: 1300 calories
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Day 11
I think playing Just Dance before bed helps me, because I was down .4 this morning!
I need to lose .8 pounds by Monday to reach my two pounds lost per week goal.
I didn't do weights yesterday, so I need to work on those more today. Those 8 pounders are heavy!
And if I lose .2 more pounds, I will finally be out of those pesky 3 pounds I have been stuck in!
I played Just Dance for 30 minutes this morning, and did weights for 15 minutes. Then I will play more tonight (after we go the laundromat). I also swept and mopped the floors, vacuumed, unloaded the dishwasher and also washed some dishes. (I am counting everything right now!)
I am also breaking out everywhere, it seems! My neck, my chest, and I now have 2 on my stomach! They are like moving down my body, it's weird. The ones on my chest are really visible and I really want to wear high necked shirts because they are huge and noticeable. I shower after I work out and sweat, so I'm not sure what the problem is...anyway, hopefully they go away soon.
Breakfast:
Wheat chex with raisins: 250 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
Lunch:
Grapes: 50 calories
Bowl of cereal: 250 calories
(I usually wouldn't have 2 bowls of cereal in a day, but I was just craving it!)
Snack:
Granola Bar: 80 calories
Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Breast: 150 calories
Rice: 200 calories
Corn: 100 calories
Total: 450 calories
Day's Total: 1180 calories
I need to lose .8 pounds by Monday to reach my two pounds lost per week goal.
I didn't do weights yesterday, so I need to work on those more today. Those 8 pounders are heavy!
And if I lose .2 more pounds, I will finally be out of those pesky 3 pounds I have been stuck in!
I played Just Dance for 30 minutes this morning, and did weights for 15 minutes. Then I will play more tonight (after we go the laundromat). I also swept and mopped the floors, vacuumed, unloaded the dishwasher and also washed some dishes. (I am counting everything right now!)
I am also breaking out everywhere, it seems! My neck, my chest, and I now have 2 on my stomach! They are like moving down my body, it's weird. The ones on my chest are really visible and I really want to wear high necked shirts because they are huge and noticeable. I shower after I work out and sweat, so I'm not sure what the problem is...anyway, hopefully they go away soon.
Breakfast:
Wheat chex with raisins: 250 calories
Snack:
Banana: 100 calories
Lunch:
Grapes: 50 calories
Bowl of cereal: 250 calories
(I usually wouldn't have 2 bowls of cereal in a day, but I was just craving it!)
Snack:
Granola Bar: 80 calories
Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Breast: 150 calories
Rice: 200 calories
Corn: 100 calories
Total: 450 calories
Day's Total: 1180 calories
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Day 10
I weighed .8 less! I needed that after such a bad day yesterday. If I lose .6 more I will be out of those dumb 3-4 pounds I've been stuck in for the past few months (like 6 months).
Breakfast:
French Toast: 210 calories
Syrup: 50 calories
Ham: 40 calories
Total: 300 calories
Lunch:
Grapes: 60 calories
Grilled sandwich (with olive oil, tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil - I think turkey would taste great with it too, yum yum): 400 calories
Total: 460 calories
Snack:
bowl of Special K cereal: 150 calories
Dinner:
Chicken Ranch Fajitas:
Tortilla: 100 calories
1/2 yellow pepper: 25 calories
Chicken: 100 calories
Ranch Dressing: 50 calories
Tomatoes: 10 calories
Cheese: 25 calories
Total: 310 calories
Day's Total: 1220 total
I did 1/2 hour of Just Dance this morning and will do another 1/2 hour tonight before bed.
Breakfast:
French Toast: 210 calories
Syrup: 50 calories
Ham: 40 calories
Total: 300 calories
Lunch:
Grapes: 60 calories
Grilled sandwich (with olive oil, tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil - I think turkey would taste great with it too, yum yum): 400 calories
Total: 460 calories
Snack:
bowl of Special K cereal: 150 calories
Dinner:
Chicken Ranch Fajitas:
Tortilla: 100 calories
1/2 yellow pepper: 25 calories
Chicken: 100 calories
Ranch Dressing: 50 calories
Tomatoes: 10 calories
Cheese: 25 calories
Total: 310 calories
Day's Total: 1220 total
I did 1/2 hour of Just Dance this morning and will do another 1/2 hour tonight before bed.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Day 9
I feel really depressed today. I weighed myself, and I am the same weight as yesterday. I know it's only been a little over a week, but I thought I would be losing faster. I am still within those same 3 pounds that I have been in for the past months. I wasn't working out then or really watching what I was eating, so I just assumed that by exercising and eating better this past week would make more of a difference. For some reason I cried a TON today. Just because of all random, different things - homesick, no job, money and bills, etc, then I watched Susan Boyle's performance on the X Factor in England a few years ago (about 3 times), and that just makes me sob a ton too! I don't know what my issue was...
Anyway, here is what I did/ate today:
Weights for 10 minutes
Then I talked to Emma, and I upped the weights to 8 pounds in each hand instead of 6. It's a lot harder! So I did weights again for another 10 minutes.
Breakfast:
Bowl of honey nut cheerios with milk:
250 calories
Snack:
Apple with PB:
180 calories
Lunch:
Leftover chicken and pasta:
300 calories (a lot less pasta)
Dinner:
Two tortilla with cheese and half a ramen:
550 calories (buh)
Something Sweet:
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Total: 1360, so 1400 calories today
After diner, from 8:55 to 9:30, I played Just Dance on the Wii. I did about 8 or 9 songs. :) It was fun. I don't have much room to move my feet, so it doesn't quite do the cardio job I want it to. Oh well, it still got my heart pumping.
Anyway, here is what I did/ate today:
Weights for 10 minutes
Then I talked to Emma, and I upped the weights to 8 pounds in each hand instead of 6. It's a lot harder! So I did weights again for another 10 minutes.
Breakfast:
Bowl of honey nut cheerios with milk:
250 calories
Snack:
Apple with PB:
180 calories
Lunch:
Leftover chicken and pasta:
300 calories (a lot less pasta)
Dinner:
Two tortilla with cheese and half a ramen:
550 calories (buh)
Something Sweet:
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Total: 1360, so 1400 calories today
After diner, from 8:55 to 9:30, I played Just Dance on the Wii. I did about 8 or 9 songs. :) It was fun. I don't have much room to move my feet, so it doesn't quite do the cardio job I want it to. Oh well, it still got my heart pumping.
Monday, August 20, 2012
Day 8
This morning I was down .6. So the total down from last Monday is 2.2 pounds. I will take it!
I worked out on the elliptical this morning. I did 35 (hard!) minutes, and burned 415 calories, then did 10 minutes of weights.
Breakfast:
1 egg and 2 egg whites: 100 calories
2 slices of toast: 140 calories
Ham: 60 calories
Total: 300 calories
Lunch:
Crackers and cheese: 300 calories
Yogurt:70 calories (low/nonfat is not worth the less calories - next time I get the 100 calorie kind again)
Total: 370 calories
Snack: Brownie, 200 calories
Dinner:
Bruschetta Chicken: 200 calories
Spaghetti: *one serving of dry spaghetti is the size of a quarter (when you wrap your thumb and forefinger around the bunch). So I made one serving, and Jon and I split it. And we only ate half of it! So that's only a quarter of a serving!
So, total, I will say 200 calories. I added some olive oil, garlic, basil, and parmesan cheese
No veggies - bad Molly (except for the tomatoes on the chicken)
Total: 400 calories
Day's total: 1270 calories. I will round up to 1400 though. With the cheese and crackers for lunch, I know I had 160 calories worth of crackers, and just guessed the cheese calories (but I bet it was more maybe). I need to get a little scale or something that can weigh ounces :) Like chicken, cheese, etc.
I worked out on the elliptical this morning. I did 35 (hard!) minutes, and burned 415 calories, then did 10 minutes of weights.
Breakfast:
1 egg and 2 egg whites: 100 calories
2 slices of toast: 140 calories
Ham: 60 calories
Total: 300 calories
Lunch:
Crackers and cheese: 300 calories
Yogurt:70 calories (low/nonfat is not worth the less calories - next time I get the 100 calorie kind again)
Total: 370 calories
Snack: Brownie, 200 calories
Dinner:
Bruschetta Chicken: 200 calories
Spaghetti: *one serving of dry spaghetti is the size of a quarter (when you wrap your thumb and forefinger around the bunch). So I made one serving, and Jon and I split it. And we only ate half of it! So that's only a quarter of a serving!
So, total, I will say 200 calories. I added some olive oil, garlic, basil, and parmesan cheese
No veggies - bad Molly (except for the tomatoes on the chicken)
Total: 400 calories
Day's total: 1270 calories. I will round up to 1400 though. With the cheese and crackers for lunch, I know I had 160 calories worth of crackers, and just guessed the cheese calories (but I bet it was more maybe). I need to get a little scale or something that can weigh ounces :) Like chicken, cheese, etc.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Day 7
I was up .8! Dang, does not working out one day really mess me up that bad?
So I was down every day, but in the past two days I am up 1.4! Tomorrow will be the end of the first week. Hopefully I can be very good today and be down a bit again. (I need to reach the goal of 2 pounds per week!)
A part of me thinks - 'Ok, I did have two bottles of water before bed, one at 9 and one at 10'. But I still wished it was lower. I want it to be a SOLID weight, if that makes since. Not up and down, up and down. I want to get lower and just keep on going.
Last night there was a huge storm. Thunder, lightning, pouring rain. I swear it lasted FOREVER. We went to bed at midnight, but it had already been storming for at least an hour. Then ALL NIGHT LONG, I swear, it just kept on going. We have two windows right above our bed and that rain was POUNDING. And the thunder seemed to stay right over us for an hour. It was sooo loud. Haha, it was a little funny because earlier in the day I was telling Jon that we needed another Texas thunderstorm (there was one when we first moved here, but it was nothing like that!) I guess someone heard me because I got what I wanted (I wish my body would do that too :))
It's about 8:30, I haven't had breakfast yet. I am staying home from church because of the pink eye. I feel like I could go (and I actually want to go!) but I don't want to spread it, and it can be spread easily. Oh well. I know it's Sunday, but I think I will work out or maybe Jon and I will go for a nice walk, depending on how warm it is (I can just imagine the humidity after last night's rain!)
Breakfast:
Honey Nut Cheerios and skim milk: 250 calories
Yogurt: 100 calories
Total: 350 calories
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Lunch:
Pineapple: 50
Leftover mashed potatoes: 300
Chicken: 50 calories (or less - I wasn't feeling it)
Total: 400 calories
Dinner:
White Rice with butter: 250
finished the chicken from lunch: 50 calories
Grapes: 50 calories
Total: 350 calories
total so far: 1130 calories
And then Jon made brownies tonight. Did you know that one package of brownies prepared makes 20 servings? Jon baked them in a 8x8 pan, so they were thicker. And did you know that there is 170 calories in each of those 20 servings? Well, I cut them the pan into 16 pieces. And they aren't very big! BUT, I contained myself and only had ONE :) So that's about 200 calories a piece. Dang, that adds up so fast. And honestly, I usually cut them into pieces twice that size.
Dessert: 200 calories
Total: 1330 total (1500)
I am going to round up to 1500. I feel like I ate something that I don't remember. I am racking my brain and I can't think of what it was.
I need to eat more veggies. I just don't really like them. I want salads, but with a yummy marinated chicken, etc. And I do love zucchini and squash. I just need to prepare them before they go bad, I think that's my biggest problem (and a waste of money).
I went to WalMart again for bananas, and they had a ton of brown spots on ALL of them. Blah. I will try HEB (the other store here) this upcoming week.
Oh, and I did do weights for 20 minutes today. My arms were starting to shake! So I did SOMEthing
So I was down every day, but in the past two days I am up 1.4! Tomorrow will be the end of the first week. Hopefully I can be very good today and be down a bit again. (I need to reach the goal of 2 pounds per week!)
A part of me thinks - 'Ok, I did have two bottles of water before bed, one at 9 and one at 10'. But I still wished it was lower. I want it to be a SOLID weight, if that makes since. Not up and down, up and down. I want to get lower and just keep on going.
Last night there was a huge storm. Thunder, lightning, pouring rain. I swear it lasted FOREVER. We went to bed at midnight, but it had already been storming for at least an hour. Then ALL NIGHT LONG, I swear, it just kept on going. We have two windows right above our bed and that rain was POUNDING. And the thunder seemed to stay right over us for an hour. It was sooo loud. Haha, it was a little funny because earlier in the day I was telling Jon that we needed another Texas thunderstorm (there was one when we first moved here, but it was nothing like that!) I guess someone heard me because I got what I wanted (I wish my body would do that too :))
It's about 8:30, I haven't had breakfast yet. I am staying home from church because of the pink eye. I feel like I could go (and I actually want to go!) but I don't want to spread it, and it can be spread easily. Oh well. I know it's Sunday, but I think I will work out or maybe Jon and I will go for a nice walk, depending on how warm it is (I can just imagine the humidity after last night's rain!)
Breakfast:
Honey Nut Cheerios and skim milk: 250 calories
Yogurt: 100 calories
Total: 350 calories
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Lunch:
Pineapple: 50
Leftover mashed potatoes: 300
Chicken: 50 calories (or less - I wasn't feeling it)
Total: 400 calories
Dinner:
White Rice with butter: 250
finished the chicken from lunch: 50 calories
Grapes: 50 calories
Total: 350 calories
total so far: 1130 calories
And then Jon made brownies tonight. Did you know that one package of brownies prepared makes 20 servings? Jon baked them in a 8x8 pan, so they were thicker. And did you know that there is 170 calories in each of those 20 servings? Well, I cut them the pan into 16 pieces. And they aren't very big! BUT, I contained myself and only had ONE :) So that's about 200 calories a piece. Dang, that adds up so fast. And honestly, I usually cut them into pieces twice that size.
Dessert: 200 calories
Total: 1330 total (1500)
I am going to round up to 1500. I feel like I ate something that I don't remember. I am racking my brain and I can't think of what it was.
I need to eat more veggies. I just don't really like them. I want salads, but with a yummy marinated chicken, etc. And I do love zucchini and squash. I just need to prepare them before they go bad, I think that's my biggest problem (and a waste of money).
I went to WalMart again for bananas, and they had a ton of brown spots on ALL of them. Blah. I will try HEB (the other store here) this upcoming week.
Oh, and I did do weights for 20 minutes today. My arms were starting to shake! So I did SOMEthing
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Day 6
Today I was UP .6! Dang it.
I have pink eye in both of my eyes. It's awful. I was awake a lot last night, cleaning out my eyes in the bathroom, etc. I have no idea how I got it!
I also didn't work out today.... blah. I just saw a photo of myself from last week at the beach and I should have worked out. I just hate my glasses always sliding down my face when I am on the elliptical and/or sweaty. I think I will do some weights tonight though.
I woke up again around 9:45 and smelled bacon. Jon was making me breakfast! Scrambled eggs, bacon, and waffles! I only ate a few bites of egg - probably less than one. So I am counting that as 50 calories. 3 pieces of very small, crispy bacon, 100 calories (it says 40 calories per slice, but I think all of the fat was cooked out... :)) Two waffles (from freezer): 190 calories. Two tablespoons syrup: 60
Total: 400 calories
I wasn't hungry again until 3:00. We were out and about shopping, so we went to Subway and split a turkey sandwich and a big water.
Bread, provolone, turkey, lettuce, tomato, mayo, salt and pepper: 430 calories (on subway.com you can add everything you had on your sandwich and it will tell you the nutrition info)
Total: 430 calories
I haven't had dinner yet. I am not very hungry.
I have pink eye in both of my eyes. It's awful. I was awake a lot last night, cleaning out my eyes in the bathroom, etc. I have no idea how I got it!
I also didn't work out today.... blah. I just saw a photo of myself from last week at the beach and I should have worked out. I just hate my glasses always sliding down my face when I am on the elliptical and/or sweaty. I think I will do some weights tonight though.
I woke up again around 9:45 and smelled bacon. Jon was making me breakfast! Scrambled eggs, bacon, and waffles! I only ate a few bites of egg - probably less than one. So I am counting that as 50 calories. 3 pieces of very small, crispy bacon, 100 calories (it says 40 calories per slice, but I think all of the fat was cooked out... :)) Two waffles (from freezer): 190 calories. Two tablespoons syrup: 60
Total: 400 calories
I wasn't hungry again until 3:00. We were out and about shopping, so we went to Subway and split a turkey sandwich and a big water.
Bread, provolone, turkey, lettuce, tomato, mayo, salt and pepper: 430 calories (on subway.com you can add everything you had on your sandwich and it will tell you the nutrition info)
Total: 430 calories
I haven't had dinner yet. I am not very hungry.
Friday, August 17, 2012
Day 5
I was down .6 this morning. So a total of 2.8 pounds since Monday. If I keep it up like this it will take less than a year!
Exercise:
Elliptical: 30 minutes, 300 calories burned. Weights for 15 minutes
Breakfast:
Water: 0 calories :)
1 egg, 2 egg whites:110
3 pieces ham: 60 calories
Total: 170 calories
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Lunch:
Yogurt: 100 calories
Grapes: 40 calories
PB+J: 290 calories (100 PB, 140 bread, 50 jelly)
Total: 430 calories
Dinner: (what it's going to be, anyway)
Crispy Cheddar Chicken: 200 calories
(I baked two large chicken breasts, and cut them each into 3 pieces. I only ate one piece, so I took the total calories of the meal and divided it into 6)
Corn: 60 calories
Mashed potatoes: 300 calories (with sour cream and butter)
Total: 560 calories
Evening snack:
3 cups air-popped popcorn: 90
1 T butter: 100
Total: 190
Day's Total: 1430
Exercise:
Elliptical: 30 minutes, 300 calories burned. Weights for 15 minutes
Breakfast:
Water: 0 calories :)
1 egg, 2 egg whites:110
3 pieces ham: 60 calories
Total: 170 calories
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Lunch:
Yogurt: 100 calories
Grapes: 40 calories
PB+J: 290 calories (100 PB, 140 bread, 50 jelly)
Total: 430 calories
Dinner: (what it's going to be, anyway)
Crispy Cheddar Chicken: 200 calories
(I baked two large chicken breasts, and cut them each into 3 pieces. I only ate one piece, so I took the total calories of the meal and divided it into 6)
Corn: 60 calories
Mashed potatoes: 300 calories (with sour cream and butter)
Total: 560 calories
Evening snack:
3 cups air-popped popcorn: 90
1 T butter: 100
Total: 190
Day's Total: 1430
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Day 4
Down another .8 this morning! So a total of 2.2 pounds lost so far this week. My goal is to lose 2 per week (or more, of course). I think I will be more excited when I lose 5 pounds, because then I will finally be done with those same three pounds that I have been in for the past few months or so.
Exercise: 35 minutes on elliptical, 10 minutes on weights. 370 calories burned (today felt extra hard)
Breakfast:
1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios: 150 calories
3/4 cup 1% milk: 70 calories
Total: 220 calories
Snack:
Yogurt: 100 calories
Tortilla with cheese: 150
Total: 250 calories
I have decided I need to eat eggs or something other than cereal for breakfast. I got pretty hungry today just after an hour after breakfast. But when I had eggs the other mornings, I felt pretty good.
Lunch: I met Jon for lunch and we went to Sonic.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich: 330 calories
Small fry: 200 calories
Diet Sprite: 0 calories
Total: 530 calories
I have had 1000 calories so far today, and it's only 3. BUT, I am still pretty full from lunch, so I think it will be a light dinner.
Dinner:
Grapes: 80 calories
2 tortillas: 200 calories
meat with corn and black beans: 220 calories
Total: 500 calories
Today's total: 1500 calories
It's not bad, but I wanted to be better (more veggies and fruits).
Tomorrow is another day :)
I went grocery shopping and bought some more grapes and pineapple and zucchini. Mmmm. (I wanted some bananas, but they were already turning brown - blech).
Exercise: 35 minutes on elliptical, 10 minutes on weights. 370 calories burned (today felt extra hard)
Breakfast:
1 cup Honey Nut Cheerios: 150 calories
3/4 cup 1% milk: 70 calories
Total: 220 calories
Snack:
Yogurt: 100 calories
Tortilla with cheese: 150
Total: 250 calories
I have decided I need to eat eggs or something other than cereal for breakfast. I got pretty hungry today just after an hour after breakfast. But when I had eggs the other mornings, I felt pretty good.
Lunch: I met Jon for lunch and we went to Sonic.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich: 330 calories
Small fry: 200 calories
Diet Sprite: 0 calories
Total: 530 calories
I have had 1000 calories so far today, and it's only 3. BUT, I am still pretty full from lunch, so I think it will be a light dinner.
Dinner:
Grapes: 80 calories
2 tortillas: 200 calories
meat with corn and black beans: 220 calories
Total: 500 calories
Today's total: 1500 calories
It's not bad, but I wanted to be better (more veggies and fruits).
Tomorrow is another day :)
I went grocery shopping and bought some more grapes and pineapple and zucchini. Mmmm. (I wanted some bananas, but they were already turning brown - blech).
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Day 3
I was down .8 this morning. I am just excited that it was lower!
Last night Jon came home from the store with ice cream sandwiches. I got upset, then ate two anyway...I don't have control over myself yet! A treat is ok, but I hate to eat it so late at night (like 10, right before bed).
Exercise:
Elliptical for 40 minutes, and 10 minutes of weights: 400 calories burned (and one episode and a half of Vampire Diaries watched. I'm not sure if I like it yet or not. Haha. I THINK I do...it's entertaining at least).
I also swept the house, cleaned the bathroom (including scrubbing the tub), and did the dishes. That ought to be about 50 calories burned I think!
Breakfast:
I made 3 eggs and 2 egg whites for us to split:
(350 calories total, split, plus 100 calories worth of cheese and bacon bits): 225 calories each
Grapes, 3/4 cup: 75 calories
Total: 300 calories
Snack:
Yogurt: 100 calories
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Total: 180
Lunch:
Mozzarella grilled cheese sandwhich: 360 calories (2 pieces of bread, 2 ounces cheese, sprinkle of basil)
I dipped it in tomato sauce, about 15 calories worth (or less)
Total: 375 calories
Dinner:
Tacos
(2 6-inch tortillas, with ground beef, corn, black beans, cheese, and sour cream)
2 torillas: 200 calories
Ground beef: 100 calories
Corn: 25 calories
Cheese: 50 calories
Sour Cream(about 2 tablespoons): 50 calories
Total: 425
Daily Total: 1280, but I will round up to 1300 (I guessed the calories of the ground beef - it wasn't very much, and it was 93/7)
1300 calories isn't bad. I don't really have a specific goal, but I would like to keep it 1500 or lower.
Last night Jon came home from the store with ice cream sandwiches. I got upset, then ate two anyway...I don't have control over myself yet! A treat is ok, but I hate to eat it so late at night (like 10, right before bed).
Exercise:
Elliptical for 40 minutes, and 10 minutes of weights: 400 calories burned (and one episode and a half of Vampire Diaries watched. I'm not sure if I like it yet or not. Haha. I THINK I do...it's entertaining at least).
I also swept the house, cleaned the bathroom (including scrubbing the tub), and did the dishes. That ought to be about 50 calories burned I think!
Breakfast:
I made 3 eggs and 2 egg whites for us to split:
(350 calories total, split, plus 100 calories worth of cheese and bacon bits): 225 calories each
Grapes, 3/4 cup: 75 calories
Total: 300 calories
Snack:
Yogurt: 100 calories
Fruit Snack: 80 calories
Total: 180
Lunch:
Mozzarella grilled cheese sandwhich: 360 calories (2 pieces of bread, 2 ounces cheese, sprinkle of basil)
I dipped it in tomato sauce, about 15 calories worth (or less)
Total: 375 calories
Dinner:
Tacos
(2 6-inch tortillas, with ground beef, corn, black beans, cheese, and sour cream)
2 torillas: 200 calories
Ground beef: 100 calories
Corn: 25 calories
Cheese: 50 calories
Sour Cream(about 2 tablespoons): 50 calories
Total: 425
Daily Total: 1280, but I will round up to 1300 (I guessed the calories of the ground beef - it wasn't very much, and it was 93/7)
1300 calories isn't bad. I don't really have a specific goal, but I would like to keep it 1500 or lower.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Day 2
I weighed myself this morning and was down .6 pounds. Not bad after a day. (Then again, I always going up and down within 3 pounds).
I was sick all night long - I'm not sure if it was something I ate or what, but I think I spend most of the night in the bathroom. I didn't wake up until 10 this morning. I ate breakfast around 10:15 and lunch around 1:30.
Workout:
35 minutes on elliptical, plus 10 minutes of weights: 350 calories burned
Breakfast:
same as yesterday, but no pineapple: 200 calories
Lunch:
leftovers from dinner yesterday: 500 calories
Snack:
fruit snack: 80 calories
yogurt: 100
Total: 180
Dinner:
Tortilla pizzas:
2 6-inch tortillas: 200 calories
5 T mozzarella cheese: 100 calories
2 T tomato sauce: 20
Total: 320
Day's Total: 1,200
I was sick all night long - I'm not sure if it was something I ate or what, but I think I spend most of the night in the bathroom. I didn't wake up until 10 this morning. I ate breakfast around 10:15 and lunch around 1:30.
Workout:
35 minutes on elliptical, plus 10 minutes of weights: 350 calories burned
Breakfast:
same as yesterday, but no pineapple: 200 calories
Lunch:
leftovers from dinner yesterday: 500 calories
Snack:
fruit snack: 80 calories
yogurt: 100
Total: 180
Dinner:
Tortilla pizzas:
2 6-inch tortillas: 200 calories
5 T mozzarella cheese: 100 calories
2 T tomato sauce: 20
Total: 320
Day's Total: 1,200
Monday, August 13, 2012
Day 1
I think I will label all of the post titles as the days of the program - so by the end, my last post on August 12, 2013 SHOULD be Day 365.
I will probably update once a day, but this morning I feel like updating (and will finish it later and tonight).
7:00 - Wake up, make breakfast for Jon
7:45 - 'Unfold' the elliptical, dust it off, and find Vampire Diaries on Netflix (also put the computer on top of a box so I can see over the top of the elliptical) I have decided I can only watch VD when I am working out - today was season one, episode 1 :) Gave a kiss to Jon and told him to have a nice day at work.
8:00 - Start the 45 minute weight loss program on the elliptical
8:45 - The program ends, but I keep going for 5 more minutes so my calories add up to exactly 500 burned
8:50 - did 10 minutes of hand weights - realized my arms are weaklings
9:15 - made breakfast
Breakfast:
Water: 0 calories
2 eggs, scrambled: 140 calories
1 T shredded cheddar cheese: 30 calories
1 T bacon bits: 30 calories
1/2 cup pineapple: about 50 calories
Total: 250
I was tempted to eat cake for breakfast - I made 'Chess Squares' (this cake), the other day. It is gooey and buttery and sweet and so good. We still have some left, and it's tempting me!
Lunch:
Water: 0 calories
Leftover pasta (about 4 bites - half cup): 110 calories
20 Red Grapes: 70 calories
Piece of cake: 350 calories (BAH!!)
Total: 530
Dinner:
Chicken Cordon Bleu: 290 calories (lightened version found here )
Steamed Mixed Veggies: 60 calories
Mashed Red Potatoes: 200 calories (good recipes here ) I am only making 4 servings of this, so we can have leftovers, and so I won't eat more than one serving, since I LOVE mashed potatoes.
Total: 550
Day's Total: 1330
Man, that delicious piece of cake was 350 calories and killed me! I was kind of hungry in between meals and I should have spent those calories and something more filling like an apple or carrots. Oh well. No more making that dessert! Unless I am able to share it with a lot of people. so I don't eat half the pan.
I will probably update once a day, but this morning I feel like updating (and will finish it later and tonight).
7:00 - Wake up, make breakfast for Jon
7:45 - 'Unfold' the elliptical, dust it off, and find Vampire Diaries on Netflix (also put the computer on top of a box so I can see over the top of the elliptical) I have decided I can only watch VD when I am working out - today was season one, episode 1 :) Gave a kiss to Jon and told him to have a nice day at work.
8:00 - Start the 45 minute weight loss program on the elliptical
8:45 - The program ends, but I keep going for 5 more minutes so my calories add up to exactly 500 burned
8:50 - did 10 minutes of hand weights - realized my arms are weaklings
9:15 - made breakfast
Breakfast:
Water: 0 calories
2 eggs, scrambled: 140 calories
1 T shredded cheddar cheese: 30 calories
1 T bacon bits: 30 calories
1/2 cup pineapple: about 50 calories
Total: 250
I was tempted to eat cake for breakfast - I made 'Chess Squares' (this cake), the other day. It is gooey and buttery and sweet and so good. We still have some left, and it's tempting me!
Lunch:
Water: 0 calories
Leftover pasta (about 4 bites - half cup): 110 calories
20 Red Grapes: 70 calories
Piece of cake: 350 calories (BAH!!)
Total: 530
Dinner:
Chicken Cordon Bleu: 290 calories (lightened version found here )
Steamed Mixed Veggies: 60 calories
Mashed Red Potatoes: 200 calories (good recipes here ) I am only making 4 servings of this, so we can have leftovers, and so I won't eat more than one serving, since I LOVE mashed potatoes.
Total: 550
Day's Total: 1330
Man, that delicious piece of cake was 350 calories and killed me! I was kind of hungry in between meals and I should have spent those calories and something more filling like an apple or carrots. Oh well. No more making that dessert! Unless I am able to share it with a lot of people. so I don't eat half the pan.
Thursday, August 9, 2012
How Many Times Can You Start Over?
I'm starting over - again.
That sounds so familiar.
But I have 'revamped' my blog (kind of; adding a gadget or two isn't really that much of a revamp).
I feel more motivated.
I need to get Jon on board, though. I usually go grocery shopping by myself while Jon is at work, but this past week he came along. In the 45 minutes that we were there, here are some of the things I heard him say: "Do we need ice cream?" "How about skittles, or starbursts?" "We should get some chips." "I think we need some soda." "Oh, they have those candy-bar ice cream bars!" (You know, the snickers ice cream bars, etc). I try to explain to him (numerous times) that I need him to support me and not to tempt me to buy junk food. He says that I am the one who puts the food in my mouth, etc. I know that's true, BUT if we don't even have it in the house, then it wouldn't go in my mouth, and I wouldn't be tempted! Right? I don't have the self-control yet if the junk is in the kitchen cabinets - I DO have better control at saying NO when we are at the store.
So the goal is to lose 100 pounds in 1 year. That's about 2 pounds per week. I have been reading a lot of weight loss stories lately to help motivate me. I love seeing before and after pictures. A year really isn't that long. And it's doable. And it's so worth it. (Repeat, repeat, repeat.)
I don't really know what my 'plan of attack' is, yet. Exercise and eat right, of course. But I need to come up with specifics to keep myself in line.
I DID make a paper chain with 100 links. Every 10 links, I tied a silver ribbon around the link (which is also yellow, to really pop out against the white ones), to show the '10 pounds down' mark. Also, each ribboned link has a 'prize' on it - a new pair of shoes, a pedicure, a trip to the beach, some new makeup, etc. Earlier this week/month I was able to take two links off, but they had to go back on...So tomorrow (since it is Thursday night right now), I start fresh. I am going grocery shopping (alone). I will record my activity (exercise).
And I will update here - no lies! I will record what I eat. I will be accountable to myself, and whoever reads this. By the end of the year, I will love fruits and veggies! I will be a new size. I will be HEALTHY!! :) And I will feel good about myself.
That sounds so familiar.
But I have 'revamped' my blog (kind of; adding a gadget or two isn't really that much of a revamp).
I feel more motivated.
I need to get Jon on board, though. I usually go grocery shopping by myself while Jon is at work, but this past week he came along. In the 45 minutes that we were there, here are some of the things I heard him say: "Do we need ice cream?" "How about skittles, or starbursts?" "We should get some chips." "I think we need some soda." "Oh, they have those candy-bar ice cream bars!" (You know, the snickers ice cream bars, etc). I try to explain to him (numerous times) that I need him to support me and not to tempt me to buy junk food. He says that I am the one who puts the food in my mouth, etc. I know that's true, BUT if we don't even have it in the house, then it wouldn't go in my mouth, and I wouldn't be tempted! Right? I don't have the self-control yet if the junk is in the kitchen cabinets - I DO have better control at saying NO when we are at the store.
So the goal is to lose 100 pounds in 1 year. That's about 2 pounds per week. I have been reading a lot of weight loss stories lately to help motivate me. I love seeing before and after pictures. A year really isn't that long. And it's doable. And it's so worth it. (Repeat, repeat, repeat.)
I don't really know what my 'plan of attack' is, yet. Exercise and eat right, of course. But I need to come up with specifics to keep myself in line.
I DID make a paper chain with 100 links. Every 10 links, I tied a silver ribbon around the link (which is also yellow, to really pop out against the white ones), to show the '10 pounds down' mark. Also, each ribboned link has a 'prize' on it - a new pair of shoes, a pedicure, a trip to the beach, some new makeup, etc. Earlier this week/month I was able to take two links off, but they had to go back on...So tomorrow (since it is Thursday night right now), I start fresh. I am going grocery shopping (alone). I will record my activity (exercise).
And I will update here - no lies! I will record what I eat. I will be accountable to myself, and whoever reads this. By the end of the year, I will love fruits and veggies! I will be a new size. I will be HEALTHY!! :) And I will feel good about myself.
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