OK, so I started this blog a week ago but I guess I didn't officially start my weight loss journey until the next day.
So far I've had my highs and lows. I know it will take me awhile to get everything figured out and in order but until then I continue to plug along and watch what I eat, recording it and counting my calories (even if I go over what I think my caloric intake should be). I also continue to exercise!
Today my exercise consisted of simply walking on my treadmill for 1 hour.
I'm not in the mood to discuss how many calories I ate today (WAY too much food/calories!). This weekend eating is going to be a BIG challenge. Oh and Pizza Hut is NOT my friend.
Tomorrow is a new day!
Wish me luck on week 2!
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Another Day Comes To A Close
I wish this day weren't over yet but it's a good thing it is. I can't take anymore calories for today! If i were still out I'm sure I would still be taking in calories.
I thought we were going out tonight so I tried to keep my daily calorie intake low so that I could have dinner and drinks out.
Keep in mind what I am going to type next is all just an estimate and can change within each other but I do try to stay within 1500 calories a day. This has proven to help me lose weight in the past. However, I don't starve myself either. If I'm truly hungry, I eat.
Breakfast is to be no more than 400 calories. I came in at 373.
Snack 1 (I can have 2 a day-usually try for one between Breakfast and Lunch, the other between Lunch and Dinner) can be 100 calories. I had 2 thin mints for 80 calories total.
So far so good
Then my husband goes to a fast food place for lunch. That's OK, I got on line and found their lowest calorie "good" salad (140 calories). He comes home with the 250 calorie salad. and the dressing is 100 additional calories.
Lunch is to be 500 calories, so I still came in under that at 350 so it's still OK.
Snack 2 was to be at a birthday party at a bowling alley. I thought I would probably have something there before dinner that was to be around 9:00 (with drinks).
Then everything falls apart at the bowling alley. They served dinner.
"Dinner" turns out to be 862 calories! That's right. Once again eating out has tricked me. I thought I was making good decisions. I ate veggies with dip. I only had 2 tablespoons of dip but apparently (the only thing I could find on the Internet) that was 200 calories. I split a brownie with Kyle, my husband, as a treat (I didn't have any birthday cake) and that was still 128 calories! I still made some other good choices such as grapes (50 calories); coffee (7 calories); and water to drink. Anyway, when it's all said and done (or maybe that's ate and done) The good things just added calories I didn't need. So it doesn't matter how many good things you have to eat if you eat too many things.
Well, there's always tomorrow and I got a small workout in, right? I was sweating while I was bowling...
I thought we were going out tonight so I tried to keep my daily calorie intake low so that I could have dinner and drinks out.
Keep in mind what I am going to type next is all just an estimate and can change within each other but I do try to stay within 1500 calories a day. This has proven to help me lose weight in the past. However, I don't starve myself either. If I'm truly hungry, I eat.
Breakfast is to be no more than 400 calories. I came in at 373.
Snack 1 (I can have 2 a day-usually try for one between Breakfast and Lunch, the other between Lunch and Dinner) can be 100 calories. I had 2 thin mints for 80 calories total.
So far so good
Then my husband goes to a fast food place for lunch. That's OK, I got on line and found their lowest calorie "good" salad (140 calories). He comes home with the 250 calorie salad. and the dressing is 100 additional calories.
Lunch is to be 500 calories, so I still came in under that at 350 so it's still OK.
Snack 2 was to be at a birthday party at a bowling alley. I thought I would probably have something there before dinner that was to be around 9:00 (with drinks).
Then everything falls apart at the bowling alley. They served dinner.
"Dinner" turns out to be 862 calories! That's right. Once again eating out has tricked me. I thought I was making good decisions. I ate veggies with dip. I only had 2 tablespoons of dip but apparently (the only thing I could find on the Internet) that was 200 calories. I split a brownie with Kyle, my husband, as a treat (I didn't have any birthday cake) and that was still 128 calories! I still made some other good choices such as grapes (50 calories); coffee (7 calories); and water to drink. Anyway, when it's all said and done (or maybe that's ate and done) The good things just added calories I didn't need. So it doesn't matter how many good things you have to eat if you eat too many things.
Well, there's always tomorrow and I got a small workout in, right? I was sweating while I was bowling...
It Is TODAY But What About Yesterday?
Well yesterday was Friday. It wasn't a normal Friday. I don't usually work on Friday but this Friday I did. I don't know if that has anything to do with my calories in calories out but just in case I thought I better mention that.
Yesterday was a good day but could have been better. I did not meet my calorie intake for the day. The total for today is 1,832 + or- a little. We had Pizza Hut for dinner and I thought I ate pretty good. Tea to drink; one slice of very thin hand tossed cheese pizza; a salad that consisted of lettuce, cheese, broccoli, croutons, sunflower seeds, and french dressing; macaroni salad (that was probably a bad decision); and cottage cheese. I thought I had made good decisions but looking back and adding the calories I guess I didn't. It was frustrating to have to find out how many calories were in each item and try and figure out how much I really ate (was that 1 or 2 tablespoons or more?).
Something that I read that I wanted to add: From THE BIGGEST LOSER SUCCESS SECRETS: Pam Smith from Season 3 says "There are times when I want a big piece of cheesecake or a cheeseburger, so I'll consciously plan to indulge. But I don't beat myself up afterward, because I was mindful of eating it. Be aware of every morsel you put in your mouth. This will help you gain control of your intake."
This is what I think of my dinner last night. I still want a glass of wine but I gave it up for a slice of pizza (that's what I considered to be my splurge-I probably should have considered the pasta salad to be my splurge but considered it part of my salad ( - : ha ha).
Yesterday's workout was P90X Yoga. It was a GREAT workout and I really enjoyed it! I don't think I've ever dripped sweat before!
Yesterday I had 48 oz of water, which I am VERY proud of! I plan to continue and improve on that!
So Today's plan:
-BREAKFAST
-LUNCH
-DINNER
-A COUPLE LOW CAL SNACKS
I want all of this for 1,000 calories or less.
We may be going out tonight and I want to be able to have that glass of wine or 2.
As far as working out. I think this will be an off day. I will be back on it again on Sunday!
Wish me luck!
Yesterday was a good day but could have been better. I did not meet my calorie intake for the day. The total for today is 1,832 + or- a little. We had Pizza Hut for dinner and I thought I ate pretty good. Tea to drink; one slice of very thin hand tossed cheese pizza; a salad that consisted of lettuce, cheese, broccoli, croutons, sunflower seeds, and french dressing; macaroni salad (that was probably a bad decision); and cottage cheese. I thought I had made good decisions but looking back and adding the calories I guess I didn't. It was frustrating to have to find out how many calories were in each item and try and figure out how much I really ate (was that 1 or 2 tablespoons or more?).
Something that I read that I wanted to add: From THE BIGGEST LOSER SUCCESS SECRETS: Pam Smith from Season 3 says "There are times when I want a big piece of cheesecake or a cheeseburger, so I'll consciously plan to indulge. But I don't beat myself up afterward, because I was mindful of eating it. Be aware of every morsel you put in your mouth. This will help you gain control of your intake."
This is what I think of my dinner last night. I still want a glass of wine but I gave it up for a slice of pizza (that's what I considered to be my splurge-I probably should have considered the pasta salad to be my splurge but considered it part of my salad ( - : ha ha).
Yesterday's workout was P90X Yoga. It was a GREAT workout and I really enjoyed it! I don't think I've ever dripped sweat before!
Yesterday I had 48 oz of water, which I am VERY proud of! I plan to continue and improve on that!
So Today's plan:
-BREAKFAST
-LUNCH
-DINNER
-A COUPLE LOW CAL SNACKS
I want all of this for 1,000 calories or less.
We may be going out tonight and I want to be able to have that glass of wine or 2.
As far as working out. I think this will be an off day. I will be back on it again on Sunday!
Wish me luck!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
TOO MANY CALORIES
So today I was over my 1500 calorie goal I have set for myself. Not WAY over but more over than yesterday. Yesterday was a good day.1,390 calories vs 1,584 today. I know, I know only 84 calories over but it would have been nice to have a glass of wine. So the question is do I have that glass of wine at 121+ calories? I'm already over my limit for the day but do I want to make it worse?
After stepping on the scales this morning (I had planned to wait a full week but thought I would just take a peek)I discovered I have lost 1 lb a day this week! That is a BIG deal to me. I plan to continue going in this direction and it can only get better from here!
My workout for today was from the book COSMO GIRL TOTAL BODY WORKOUT. After my P90X workout last night this has been hard on me but I completed my task!
After all is said and done I have decided NOT to have a glass of wine. I will just have to watch my calories for tomorrow and have it tomorrow night.
After stepping on the scales this morning (I had planned to wait a full week but thought I would just take a peek)I discovered I have lost 1 lb a day this week! That is a BIG deal to me. I plan to continue going in this direction and it can only get better from here!
My workout for today was from the book COSMO GIRL TOTAL BODY WORKOUT. After my P90X workout last night this has been hard on me but I completed my task!
After all is said and done I have decided NOT to have a glass of wine. I will just have to watch my calories for tomorrow and have it tomorrow night.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
NO CAFFIENE = HEADACHE
So I haven't had any caffeine since Monday until today. I know that doesn't seem long but I guess for my body one day is too many days. Anyway, I had a headache yesterday and then again/still today. So I took my "special" prescription headache medicine (this is reserved for HORRIBLE headaches) and it wasn't curing the problem. So I called Dr. Hart (my doctor) to see if I could take anything else with this medicine. The fact that I had decided to take caffeine from my diet came up and I was told that due to my chronic headaches he advises me to have 1-2 caffeinated drinks a day. Cool! How many doctors actually tell you to drink caffeine? So I officially switched to diet coke today. I add a little vanilla syrup to it (40 calories is better than 140-I think that's the calories of Coca Cola Classic) and it's actually good.
Alomng with the diet coke today I watched my calorie intake. I am trying to stay at or under 1500 calories but I won't be hard on myself if I go over. So by 3:30 today I was at 960 calories (and by the look of my paper that I have been writing my information down on, I had ate A LOT!). Then I came home and only had dinner left to go. Until Emma, my daughter, came home. She presented me with first a thin mint Girl Scout cookie. I told her "Thank you but I don'tneed anymore". I wasn't really hungry but it was so sweet of her to offer me one I couldn't turn it down (next time I will thank her and then no thank her). Then she, for some reason, felt I needed another cookie so she brought me a Tagalong (another Girl Scout cookie). I was foolish enough to take it to (I apparently don't learn/don't know how to say no). BUT in the end I came in under calories for the day (I'll probably being hungry when I wake up) and I don't feel hungry. YEAH me! My total calorie count for the day is 1390 calories.
My work out tonight was P90X plyometrics. If you don't know what this is, unfortunately you will have to google it I don't think I can explain it, but it's GREAT! I sweat so bad it looks like I just got out of the shower or caught in the rain. The last time (2 weeks ago) my legs hurt so bad I had trouble bending my legs to go up and down stairs. I had trouble just lowering myself on the toilet to tinkle (I had to brace myself using the side of the tube and a hamper. I did it on a Wednesday and had this trouble until Saturday. It's GREAT! That is a true workout!
The day is complete. I hope and plan to have another good day tomorrow. Maybe I will even weigh myself again soon.
By the way the headache has disappeared!
Alomng with the diet coke today I watched my calorie intake. I am trying to stay at or under 1500 calories but I won't be hard on myself if I go over. So by 3:30 today I was at 960 calories (and by the look of my paper that I have been writing my information down on, I had ate A LOT!). Then I came home and only had dinner left to go. Until Emma, my daughter, came home. She presented me with first a thin mint Girl Scout cookie. I told her "Thank you but I don'tneed anymore". I wasn't really hungry but it was so sweet of her to offer me one I couldn't turn it down (next time I will thank her and then no thank her). Then she, for some reason, felt I needed another cookie so she brought me a Tagalong (another Girl Scout cookie). I was foolish enough to take it to (I apparently don't learn/don't know how to say no). BUT in the end I came in under calories for the day (I'll probably being hungry when I wake up) and I don't feel hungry. YEAH me! My total calorie count for the day is 1390 calories.
My work out tonight was P90X plyometrics. If you don't know what this is, unfortunately you will have to google it I don't think I can explain it, but it's GREAT! I sweat so bad it looks like I just got out of the shower or caught in the rain. The last time (2 weeks ago) my legs hurt so bad I had trouble bending my legs to go up and down stairs. I had trouble just lowering myself on the toilet to tinkle (I had to brace myself using the side of the tube and a hamper. I did it on a Wednesday and had this trouble until Saturday. It's GREAT! That is a true workout!
The day is complete. I hope and plan to have another good day tomorrow. Maybe I will even weigh myself again soon.
By the way the headache has disappeared!
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Another Day New Ideas And Things To Try
So today I got up, got ready for work, packed all my prepackaged food in a bag, and went to work.
I logged everything I ate and had 600 calories left for dinner. This sounds great but the problem is I ate dinner at my parents house. I watched my portions but that doesn't do much good if you don't know how many calories are in that particular portion.
So here is what I had for dinner, if you know the calories feel free to let me know:
2 cups of spaghetti with hamburger and sauce
2 pieces of garlic bread
a salad with cheese bacon bits and Catalina dressing (I had a very minimal amount of salad toppings)
I drank water all day! No soda! No coffee! No caffeine! Must be why I've had a headache all day!
I tried a new "workout" from the book THIN THIGHS IN 30 DAYS. It didn't seem like much but I still did a little sweating so I guess that is good. We will see if my muscles tell me otherwise tomorrow. Until then it will do for tonight.
I logged everything I ate and had 600 calories left for dinner. This sounds great but the problem is I ate dinner at my parents house. I watched my portions but that doesn't do much good if you don't know how many calories are in that particular portion.
So here is what I had for dinner, if you know the calories feel free to let me know:
2 cups of spaghetti with hamburger and sauce
2 pieces of garlic bread
a salad with cheese bacon bits and Catalina dressing (I had a very minimal amount of salad toppings)
I drank water all day! No soda! No coffee! No caffeine! Must be why I've had a headache all day!
I tried a new "workout" from the book THIN THIGHS IN 30 DAYS. It didn't seem like much but I still did a little sweating so I guess that is good. We will see if my muscles tell me otherwise tomorrow. Until then it will do for tonight.
Monday, February 21, 2011
And The Day Begins
The day begins but it's not a normal day. It's a Monday but I'm not going to work. Today I have to make sure my daughter gets on the bus in the morning and off the bus in the aftrenoon. The person that usually does this was unable to today. Therefore, I was able to spend my day working on continueing getting healthier.
After my daughter went to school I set out for the library to get some books. I got: SIX WEEKS TO SLEEVELESS AND SEXY, THIN THIGHS in 30 DAYS, COSMO GIRL TOTAL BODY WORKOUT FUN MOVES TO LOOK AND FEEL YOUR BEST, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH BIG BOOK OF EXERCISES, and THE BIGGEST LOSER SUCCESS SECRETS. So far I have started and I'm enjoying reading THE BIGGEST LOSER SUCCESS SECRETS. I thought I would enjoy this one because I enjoy the show. I like to workout while I watch the show. I couldn't imagine watching someone work out.
After I went to the library I met my friend for lunch. However, we did not eat lunch we walked the mall. Why you may ask did we walk the mall? Well it was raining and we wouldn't to get a little exercise. Then I had some clothes to drop off at the second hand store and headed to Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping.
I tried to buy items that were healthy. Some soup, chicken, cheese, rice cakes, fresh and frozen veggies (frozen to steam), flatout bread and ham to put on the flatout bread. I also bought some dried bananas, cottage cheese, and yogurt. After bringing everything home I individually packaged it so that I could grab and go. Also so that i would know how many calories were in each item.
I then prepared a yummy chicken taco dinner. So you know that I had chicken tacos for dinner, what did I have previously? I had Starbucks for breakfast: 2 mini vanilla bean scones and 1/2 a grande chai tea latte. Lunch was a salad: lettuce, cauliflower, carrots, cheese, and I used cheddar and sour cream chips in place of croutons (I didn't have anything crucnhy and I like crunchy). My dressing was vidalia onion vinagrette. I had a snack of 100 calorie apples with caramel dip and sweet chili quaker rice cakes.
To end my day I am having a glass of wine. And then The Day Ends.
After my daughter went to school I set out for the library to get some books. I got: SIX WEEKS TO SLEEVELESS AND SEXY, THIN THIGHS in 30 DAYS, COSMO GIRL TOTAL BODY WORKOUT FUN MOVES TO LOOK AND FEEL YOUR BEST, THE WOMEN'S HEALTH BIG BOOK OF EXERCISES, and THE BIGGEST LOSER SUCCESS SECRETS. So far I have started and I'm enjoying reading THE BIGGEST LOSER SUCCESS SECRETS. I thought I would enjoy this one because I enjoy the show. I like to workout while I watch the show. I couldn't imagine watching someone work out.
After I went to the library I met my friend for lunch. However, we did not eat lunch we walked the mall. Why you may ask did we walk the mall? Well it was raining and we wouldn't to get a little exercise. Then I had some clothes to drop off at the second hand store and headed to Wal-Mart to do some grocery shopping.
I tried to buy items that were healthy. Some soup, chicken, cheese, rice cakes, fresh and frozen veggies (frozen to steam), flatout bread and ham to put on the flatout bread. I also bought some dried bananas, cottage cheese, and yogurt. After bringing everything home I individually packaged it so that I could grab and go. Also so that i would know how many calories were in each item.
I then prepared a yummy chicken taco dinner. So you know that I had chicken tacos for dinner, what did I have previously? I had Starbucks for breakfast: 2 mini vanilla bean scones and 1/2 a grande chai tea latte. Lunch was a salad: lettuce, cauliflower, carrots, cheese, and I used cheddar and sour cream chips in place of croutons (I didn't have anything crucnhy and I like crunchy). My dressing was vidalia onion vinagrette. I had a snack of 100 calorie apples with caramel dip and sweet chili quaker rice cakes.
To end my day I am having a glass of wine. And then The Day Ends.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Starting Today
Starting Today I no longer want to carry around this baby weight. Starting Today I will eat better, exercise more, and make improvements on my life. Starting Today I start a blog to show my success and failures to everyone in hope of getting encouragment and be able to look back on my weight loss adventure.
I will not share my weight, that is too embarrassing for me. This is what I will tell you: As of yesterday I will be 33 in 2 weeks! My daughter will be 10 in June so yes that means I have been carrying this "baby weight" that I want to lose for 10 years. I have had several ups and downs during this time but I've decided THIS IS MY YEAR!
This blog is for me but feel free to travel with me along my journey of weight loss!
02/20/11
I went to church this morning. Between church services and class I had 1/2 a donut and a cup of mint tea (nothing added). After church I went to lunch at Logan's Roadhouse. I had a 6 oz. steak, steamed broccoli, ceasar salad, water and more tea to drink. I got on my treadmill for an hour. I am on my way to have dinner at my inlaws. Wish me luck my mother-in-law is a GREAT cook.
Tomorrow I weigh in!
I will not share my weight, that is too embarrassing for me. This is what I will tell you: As of yesterday I will be 33 in 2 weeks! My daughter will be 10 in June so yes that means I have been carrying this "baby weight" that I want to lose for 10 years. I have had several ups and downs during this time but I've decided THIS IS MY YEAR!
This blog is for me but feel free to travel with me along my journey of weight loss!
02/20/11
I went to church this morning. Between church services and class I had 1/2 a donut and a cup of mint tea (nothing added). After church I went to lunch at Logan's Roadhouse. I had a 6 oz. steak, steamed broccoli, ceasar salad, water and more tea to drink. I got on my treadmill for an hour. I am on my way to have dinner at my inlaws. Wish me luck my mother-in-law is a GREAT cook.
Tomorrow I weigh in!
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