3-18-08

When I start making bad food choices, I tend to quit writing down what I eat. Like maybe some how some way, if I don't write it down it's not true or the bad food can't harm me. I think minds do that to you... maybe in a way to protect you from you. Crazy huh?

So for the past few days, I've done my best to write down what I eat good or bad. Hopefully seeing it in print online will help me start eating better.

B: 2 scrambled eggs (1 w, 1 w), oatmeal
S: cottage cheese double (pineapple), granola bar
L: Zaxby's (3 chicken strips, fries, sprite w/3 refills)
D: Stevie B's (all you can eat pizza buffet), sprite

I at so much at Stevie B's, I couldn't sleep that night. Not sure if it was only from a very full stomach or because of all the carbs. I'm thinking the carbs did it.

2-2-08

B: english muffin w/ butter & applebutter, 2 egg omelet (1 whole, 1 white) w/ slice of american cheese
L: homemade chili (made w/ground turkey)
D: honey nut cherrios w/1% milk
S: granola bar, 6 caramel hershey kisses

Exercise: 2.25 mile walk at track

Week 5 Weigh-in & Monthly Measurements

I was so disappointed this morning when I got on the scale and I hadn't lost any weight, but I did see some progress on my measurements. You can see from the graphs below that I lost a total of 5 inches (2.8%), and that's only been since just over a week ago. So, I'm hanging in there... weight loss is only one meausrement of getting fit. And who knows maybe next week I'll be down 4 lbs.

2-1-08

B: 2 scrambled eggs (1 whole, 1 white)
S: granola bar, 3 caramel hershey kisses
D: (out to eat) chips & salsa, few bites of chili relleno, few bites of rice, taco

Exercise: 2.5 miles walk at track

I had been looking forward to my one meal out this week, and all I wanted was my favorite restaurant (a mexican place). I dragged some people who really didn't want to go there, and it was the most awful experience ever. I've been places with friends where their meal just is never right, but thankfully I'm usually good.

This time however it was my turn. First we get this waitress (her 2nd week we later learn) who is rude and sarcastic. She hands a hot plate to one girl to pass to another. Hello!... isn't that the first thing you learn at mexican restaurant school... let the person know it's a hot plate! Ugh. Then she asks us what we want to drink all the while digging around in her apron for a pen. She finally finds it and we have to start the order all over.

We finally get our drinks (after she forgets someone's drink), then we get our food. Here's the thing most everyone ordered chicken as their protein choice for their chimichangas, burritos, etc, but "chicken" never came out of my mouth... and what do i get... everything with chicken. I'm so upset at this point (mostly because of her attitude) that I'm not really hungry anymore. I do get a new plate of food, but now it's drowning in cheese sauce.

Needless to say I didn't eat much of it... maybe that was a good thing for my waist line, but I was so looking forward to that meal and it was ruined!

1-31-08

B: oatmeal, 2 scrambled eggs (1 whole, 1 white)
L: turkey sandwich, 100 cal doritos, sugar free chocolate pudding
D: honey nut cherrios w/1% milk
S: raisins, granola bar, popcorn, applesauce

1-30-08

B: 2 scrambled eggs (1 whole, 1 white), oatmeal
L: turkey sandwich, 100 cal cheeze-its, peach cup
D: tacos, rice, beans (leftovers)
S: granola bar, honey nut cheerios w/1% milk

Exercise: 30 mins The Biggest Loser Workout 2

1-15-08

Another good day! 3 days in a row... hey you gotta take them while you can. I have been kinda all over the place with my weigh-ins, but I'm thinking I'll start weighing every Friday. I'm still deciding on the pics but maybe that will be motivation... don't know yet.

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs (1 whole, 1 white), banana
Lunch: homemade chicken noodle soup, salad w/ raspberry vinaigrette, sugar free pudding cup
Supper: homemade chicken noodle soup
Snacks: apple, frosted shredded mini wheat cereal

Exercise: none

1-5-08

I have no excuses...

Breakfast/Lunch: hamburger, fries w/ranch
Supper: (mexican rest) chilli relleno, taco, rice, chips & salsa, 2 sprites
Snacks: Sprite, couple bites of a chocolate muffin, milk, mini resse cups

1-3-08

Feeling sick right now.

I'm starting this year off horribly. Yesterday I felt compelled to use a giftcard to eat out at an italian restaurant. Can you imagine the amount of calories in all that food? Well today I do exactly the same thing. We were given these giftcards from work, but yesterday I couldn't find anyone to go with, so I just got some to-go food. Well tonight we were gonna have a bunch of people get together and meet at the same restaurant. Ends up just being me and a friend of a friend, but we eat anyway.

So not only did I do bad by eating all this food... I drank one glass of sprite and all of it is making me feel very yucky! Why do I do this to myself?

All I can say is that tomorrow is another day and I still have time to make my exercise goal at the very least.

Breakfast: oatmeal, 2 scrambled eggs (1 whole, 1 white)
Snacks: orange, banana, granola bar, 1 cookie, 2 mini resse cups
Lunch: turkey sandwich, 100 cal cheese nips, applesauce, peach cup
Supper: lasagna, salad w/italian, bread dipped in olive oil, sprite

1-2-08

Well I started the day off good and ended so bad.

Breakfast: oatmeal, 2 scrambled eggs (1 white, 1 whole)

Lunch: turkey sandwich, 100 cal cheese nips, peach cup

Snacks: banana, granola bar

So far so good right?

Supper: Johnny Carinos (lasagna, salad w/italian dressing, bread dipped in olive oil)

Isn't olive oil good for you... doesn't that count for something? Ugh! I had this giftcard for the restaurant burning a whole in my pocket. But I know i can do it. At least I didn't have any Sprite... small steps equal great distances.

1-1-08

Breakfast:
Honey Nut Cheerios

Snack:
2 chocolate chip cookies
milk

Lunch:
black eyed peas
corn bread
ham
(Southern New Year's day meal minus the turnip greens... yuck!)

Snack:
2 mini reese cups

Supper:
mexican rice
refried beans w/cheese
flat taco stacked
(this was leftover from the other day)

This may not seem like weight loss food, but I gotta get myself in that mind set without taking too much on at once. I will get overwelmed and just want to eat more. So I'm proud of myself for not eating out and not drinking any soda. That's a huge accomplishment for me!

Eat Right:
no Sprite
no eating out

Exercise:
none