Not a bad day

For breakfast I had bagel with cream cheese(total 420 calories). For lunch I had a tiny bit of leftover chicken salad and some water melon(total 350 calories). I also had some coffee this afternoon(100). I had some potato chips this afternoon for snack(300). For dinner I had a very small portion of whole wheat pasta, meatballs, tomatoes with mozzarella cheese and green beans(470). So today's total was 1640.

I managed to get a 35 minute walk in this morning. I slept like crap so I didn't have much energy to walk, hence the reason for the shorter walk than usual. Tonight I am going to bed early and get to sleep a half hour later than usual, so I should be good and rested tomorrow.

Monday success

Well, I think I did well today. I didn't count calories perfectly, but I did okay. For breakfast I had a mini bagel with cream cheese. For lunch I had some wheat crackers and chicken salad. I had a Tootsie pop for snack. At dinner, I grilled some drumsticks and also had some salad and a baked potato with light sour cream.

My exercise today was an hour and a half of mowing the lawn and edging--what a pain!!

Tonight I had a cup of coffee with some fat free half and half so i could solve my sweet tooth.

Not a bad day after all!

The weekend

Well, Saturday and Sunday I managed to walk for about 30 minutes each day. I have mpicked up my speed again and need to add time to my route to make it 40 minutes. I like a 40 minute walk in the morning before work because I don't have to get up much earlier than about 5:15, which is all I can handle. Today I'll mow the lawn and do yardwork for my exercise. I intend to walk tomorrow and Wednesday. Thursday might be my skip day.

The diet has a bit to be desired, but I didn't do that badly. On Saturday, I had cereal for breakfast, leftover steak for lunch and roasted chicken with macaroni salad and fruit cup for dinner. That was fine, but I had some chips later on for snack. Sunday I had a mini bagel with cream cheese for breakfast, a cold cut sandwich for lunch and a grilled hamburger with macaroni salad for dinner.

I need to get better at counting the calories again. I hope to be able to say that I was successful with the counting again this week. I have already planed out the meals for today, tomorrow and Friday. Tomorrow I will plan out Wednesday and Thursday's meals.

Here's to getting back into the swing of things again.

A moderately successful week

Well, even with the start of school for my kids and returning to a third day of work a week for me, I think I had a decent week. Tuesday was tough because there was a breakfast and luncheon at work. I ate decently at both so I think I did alright. Of course I also got bloated from my period that day. That is finally gone and I feel normal again. I walked twice this week, on Tuesday and Thursday. I was going to try today, but I am not up to it at all. I feel a bit run down from dealing with all of the school, after school activities and getting up at 5:30 again. So I am taking the day off. I already ran to Target and will do some house cleaning, so it won't be like I am a bump on a log.

This weekend should be a good one because we aren't running around and can eat at home. Next week I intend to exercise at least 4 times. I will weigh in next week as well.