A strange day after all

I woke up early today and walked on the treadmill successfully for 20 minutes quickly and 5 minutes at a moderate pace. So today was my 2000 day which is practically a splurge day. I was supposed to eat a nice salad for lunch and I did. However, the Greek salad I ordered, which had roasted red peppers, feta cheese, tomato, black olives and spring mix lettuce and a balsamic vinaigrette, was only total of 315 calories. Since I knew that I was going to have so few calories at lunch I treated myself to a bagel with veggie cream cheese for breakfast(670). For dessert at lunch we had brownies(270). For dinner, I made pierogies, veggie egg rolls, and I had 2 chicken wings for a total of 640. So even though I was supposed to use a lot of my calories at lunch, I wound up having them at breakfast and dinner. I have a bit of a stomach ache now so I might not have any more food, but if I do I will stay within the 205 calories that I have left--I will probably have a piece of cheese(110) if I do have a snack. So without the snack it will be 1795 and with the snack it will be 1905 total for the day.

Tomorrow is supposed to be a 1750 day but I am changing that to a 1700 day. I think that would be better since I am supposed to have a splurge day on Saturday with 2700 cals. I might decrease Sunday also since I have had such a problem with the salt retention. I figure it can't hurt to have a few less calories and drink a bit more water. Today I drank about 11 glasses of water and had 12 oz of diet soda with caffeine. So really 1.5 cups of my water went to counteracting the soda. Overall I am happy with the way things went today.

Sticking with it

I had a successful day today and ate pretty healthy. I was allowed 1750 cals and I have had nearly that by now(7:50pm). I have eaten 1588 cals today and I think that may be it. I am very full today. I may treat myself to a diet soda, but that has no calories just caffeine. I haven't had soda in about a week so I have been thinking about it today.

I had oatmeal and frozen coffee for breakfast(300). Lunch was peanut butter and jelly on wheat bread with a brownie(575). For snack I had goldfish(140). For dinner I made a new recipe with the cubanelle peppers that I was given from a friend's garden. It is a Rachael Ray recipe....you can get it from this link http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_29019,00.html

I also made the rice at the bottom of the recipe and placed it in the cubanelle peppers as the veggie side dish. It was really yummy and not that high in calories.

I don't feel as bloated in my fingers today and my rings are looser. I didn't get to exercise this morning but I am going to wake up tomorrow as planned and do it. I have 2000 calories to play with tomorrow. We are ordering lunch out tomorrow, but I am going to order a salad because of all the salt I have had this week. I don't need salt from the cold cuts. I am going to enjoy that and then have a dessert since I will have a good main part of the meal.

Nothing exciting

So I stayed on track with my calories today. I was allowed 1850 today and I did stay under that amount. I had oatmeal for breakfast(130). I had a snack of candy(200) in the morning because I was in a meeting and it was too tempting. At lunch I had leftover meatloaf with a bit of ketchup and 19 mini pretzels for a total of 355. I also had half of an apple but it was large so I think it counts as a regular size apple(111). I had a cup of popcorn(30) for snack when the kids came home. For dinner we had leftover smoked pork(280), half a cup of peas(60) and a very small baked potato with a tablespoon of sour cream(150). I had a brownie(112) for dessert and I am sure that I will have another brownie for 112 more calories in a little while. I have such a sweet tooth today. My total for the day will be 1529. That is excellent and I am not hungry at all.

I have reduced my calorie allotment by 50 tomorrow so I can try to get rid of some of this bloating from the weekend. I haven't weighed myself, but I can feel it in my fingers. I drank about 10 glasses of water today and I will probably drink 2 more before 9pm. I think this really helps.

Tomorrow is a long day at work so I have a tendency to be hungry on those days---here's hoping that I can do as well tomorrow as I did today. I exercised outside today. I might wake up early and exercise again tomorrow. I so enjoy it, but what I don't enjoy is the 5:30 wake up call. I much prefer 6:15 but if I want to exercise I must do it before work. At least I know it give me energy. My foot is feeling better this evening so hopefully that will continue.

Salt stinks!!

So I wrote this already once, but the service we unavailable when I went to post--it will be shorter now.

I had only a short exercise time today because my foot is in pain. I did mow the lawn yesterday so that gave me exercise yesterday. I will be able to walk tomorrow morning I hope.

I had a 1650 allotment today. I actually ate 1660 cals which is still fine considering I leave about 300 for bonus calories overall. I didn't get to breakfast today since I was busy with the kids. Lunch was PBJ on wheat bread and 19 pretzels(490). I had some spinach dip and wheat crackers for snack(400)---it was calling my name!! Dinner was leftovers: 1 bratwurst with mustard and sauerkraut(320) and about 1 cup of mac and cheese(320). I had half of a brownie and 2 cups of popcorn for dessert(160).

I feel very swollen in my fingers today and I am sure it is from the spinach dip because the crackers I ate with it had salt. I am so sensitive to salt these days. The beer also gave me an upset belly and a bloated feeling. I didn't even drink much and it still affected me. I drank about 12 glasses of water today and barely went to the bathroom. I imagine I will pee out all of the salt tomorrow(sorry for that statement, but it is true and I feel among friends).

Well, here's hoping that I become less bloated. Tomorrow should be alright because it is a 1700 day. I seem to do well with that number. We shall see.....

A surprising day in 2 ways

So I wanted to weigh myself today because I knew I was going to drink beer. I always feel that it makes me bloated so I wanted to see how much water I retained from it. Well, to my surprise I had lost another 1 and a half pounds. I didn't intend to do that, I didn't even try. I have been more conscious lately of not over stuffing myself. For example, yesterday I was offered cake, but I didn't eat any because I was pretty full and didn't want to get sick. This program is beginning to make me aware of if I am full or actually hungry.

Today was a splurge day for me--2700 calories allowed. The other surprise is that even after calculating high, I think I only consumed about 2400 calories. I know I ate some salt in the spinach dip, but overall I did well. I had crackers and my mom's spinach dip. I love it!! I ate half a pork sandwich and a half a cup of pasta salad. I also had some beer bread and garlic dip. As for the beer, I had about 6 samples at about 4 oz. each. For snack--just finishing now, I had some more of the spinach dip and crackers----I am a sucker for that stuff. It's a good thing it is moderately healthy.

So overall I am happy about how today went.

For the upcoming week, my total allowed calories according to the website is 13776
So here is my plan:

Monday: 1650 and exercise

Tuesday: 1850 and exercise

Wednesday: 1800

Thursday: 2000 (and exercise?)

Friday: 1750 and exercise

Saturday: 2500

Sunday: 1850


This totals 13400...which is 376 less than my total allowed amount. I am going to leave that though because I think I do better knowing that I am trying to keep it under my total allowed amount. I can add a few calories to my Monday or maybe on my splurge Saturday and not feel bad. Although, I haven't had to do that yet, I know there may be a first time.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy week!

A tasty treat

Well, Sassy, I must admit that I was so excited to see the guacamole today because I didn't have much to eat before I came---too busy running around. If I get busy, that is the only way for me not to eat snacks. So when I am home and not working I snack less. Maybe it is boredom. Well with the great guac dip and the chips I ate with it, that snack was 415 cals. I thought that would tip the amount for the day, but with my morning slice of zucchini bread(100) and a lunch of PBJ and a few chips(600) I was able to eat my 2 pieces of pizza(600) without even making it to my allowed 1900. Even if I underestimated the guacamole and added a few calories for good luck, I am still only at most at 1750 for the day. I think though that the salt has gotten to me from the pizza and the chips because my hands feel a bit swollen.

The only reason I didn't make this my splurge day is because I expect to drink some beer tomorrow and have a bit of pasta salad which I know is higher in cals. So I allowed myself 2700 for tomorrow in hopes that I can manage that with the alcohol involved. Since one beer has about 120 cals in it for 8oz. I think I will be fine. I can't really drink that much without getting drunk so I will stick to mostly water I think. I will allow myself about 2 glasses of it and that should be enough. The other side of it is if I drink I don't want to eat and I know that isn't good for me. There will be lots of yummies so I would rather snack than drink.

I will let you know how it goes tomorrow!!

"Weigh" to go

So today was the big weigh in---I usually do it on Friday or Saturday. I felt confident today and since it is going to be a busy weekend I thought I would take a peek today. Well, I have lost 2.5 pounds since last week. I guess all of that drinking is working!! I was so happy. That puts me at a total of 18.5 pounds lost since I started this weight losing attempt on July 9th!! I am so happy.

So today I had a decent day all around. You can imagine that I was ecstatic at the amount of weight I had lost. So I treated myself to a special lunch. At the store where I went food shopping they sell freshly made sushi. It was about 500 calories so totally acceptable for my 1700 calorie day. It was delicious!! For breakfast I had a piece of zucchini bread for 100 cals. I had a piece of chocolate for snack this morning too. I really treated myself but still had a good day. For dinner I had meatloaf, scalloped potatoes and broccoli. I intend to have a snack later of some cheese and crackers. So over all I am going to have a total of 1660 today. I guess I kept so busy today that I didn't notice any hunger.

I was scheduled to exercise today to make it the 4th time this week, but my foot was swollen again and in pain from the rain last night so I was not able to walk. I did clean the house vigorously and dance a bit with the kids so I moved around, but not what I wanted to do. I know I keep complaining about the foot, but it so disappointing to me. I think I am angry because some of the weight I put on was when I was immobile after foot surgery. I know I am being pro-active now, but I feel a bit held back. I suppose either way I am doing well now and that is what counts!