Even though I had a lot of calories today to use, it was hard to stay under. I had a breakfast meeting where I ate an omelette made from egg whites, spinach and feta cheese. I also had about half a cup of hash browns. To top it off, I had a glass of OJ for a total of 799. Even though I ate all of that, I was still hungry around lunch time so I had a yogurt for 170 calories. Dinner was leftover pasta and a bit of chicken for about 700. I used the rest of my calories, minus 1, on candy. So I hit my total easily today. I actually have a stomach ache as I write this. I will definitely be having a cup of tea later since I got a bit of a chill staying outside trick-or-treating.
I did get my exercise in this morning. I walked at a decent pace, but not as fast as I have been. I am going to attempt to do both pilates and cardio tomorrow. If I can't do that in the morning before work, I am going to do cardio in the morning and attempt to do pilates after dinner. It is so hard for me to find the hour I really want to exercise during the week. I guess I will have to be satisfied with the 30 minutes. It is better than nothing, but I still feel like i need more. I just can't up before 5:30 and function after 9 each night. Sorry to keep complaining about this.
I am going to weigh in either tomorrow or Friday now that my period is gone and I can see where I am before we go away.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Today was a 1650 calorie day and I did it. I tried plain oatmeal for breakfast and once I had 3 bites I couldn't eat anymore. So I only counted it for 40 calories. I was busy all morning and only had 15 minutes for lunch so I had a lean cuisine meal for lunch---cheese, mushrooms and a bit of steak on grilled bread(300). I also treated myself to a milky way(260)--those end of the month cravings hit today. For dinner I had a rib, some pasta and green beans(525). I had some chips after dinner(to end my cravings for the day). I ate a total of 1525 today, which is about 125 under, but I am full and can't eat anymore. I may have a hot chocolate later which would be 80 and put me at 1610, but I am not sure.
I exercised with the pilates this morning. I liked the work out and it felt good. When I got home form work though, I felt that I wanted to walk so once I played with the kids for a while I got in 30min. on the treadmill. It felt good. I will walk again tomorrow morning, but I figure a bonus round can't hurt. My foot is feeling good with this weather so I took advantage of that.
I wore my new suit today and felt good in it. Tomorrow I am going to wear another new outfit. If my cramps would go away and the little bit of bloating I have would leave also, I would feel even better. Maybe tomorrow!!
I exercised with the pilates this morning. I liked the work out and it felt good. When I got home form work though, I felt that I wanted to walk so once I played with the kids for a while I got in 30min. on the treadmill. It felt good. I will walk again tomorrow morning, but I figure a bonus round can't hurt. My foot is feeling good with this weather so I took advantage of that.
I wore my new suit today and felt good in it. Tomorrow I am going to wear another new outfit. If my cramps would go away and the little bit of bloating I have would leave also, I would feel even better. Maybe tomorrow!!
Monday, October 29, 2007
It keeps getting better and easier....
Today I had an 1800 calorie day. Breakfast was 2 slices of cranberry bread(200) and a rice krispy treat(90). Lunch was frozen pizza and grapes(500). I had a blow pop(130) after lunch and chips later on(200). Dinner was a turkey croquette with gravy(300), broccoli(50) and coleslaw(200). For dessert I will be having hot chocolate again with a bit of popcorn(170). I used 1790 calories today so I got really close to my target. I had a hungry day today because of my period so it was a good think it was an 1800 calorie day. I must say, that even though I had cramps today, it was easier because I have been more active. So instead of wanted to curl up and sleep, I decided to just keep moving to work through the pain. I had originally planned pilates for this morning, but the cramps did not allow me to get moving quickly enough this morning. So I decided to switch tomorrow and today. I did my cardio today by mowing the lawn--which takes about an hour. It is actually taking less and less time because I am walking faster these days.
The better part of my day was clothes shopping. I started at one end of the mall and walked all the way to the other end without getting foot pain or even feeling a bit tired while walking at a good speed. When I was at my heaviest, even walking the mall would be something of an effort. I bought a suit outfit today and surprised myself. I was trying on a jacket in a size 22, which is what I thought I would be and it looked a little frumpy. So out of curiosity I tried the 20---it fits!!! And it fits nicely, not tightly. I got a blouse that is size 18...the only problem I have with that is the chest pulls the buttons a bit. So speaking of the chest, I bought a new bra today. I have lost about an inch in the bra size--maybe a bit more, but definitely enough to need new bras. I have a couple that are a smaller size from before I had kids, and they fit now.
One more thing, I got a compliment today--my first one. My neighbor, who I haven't seen in about a week, told me "you look different, did you lose weight?" I said yes, she said "you look good" and I told her it is because my clothes are a little big so she couldn't tell. That is the problem I am having now. It really isn't in the budget to buy more clothes so I have only one pair of jeans that fits, and they are too baggy. I will buy a pair of jeans after my vacation. I will try to wait until after Christmas to buy some new casual shirts since I have bought a couple for work this last week. I still really don't know what size I am all the time because different companies have different styles. All I know is that I haven't fit in a size 20 anything for about 2 years so I am excited. I have a long way to go, but so far I am happy with my progress.
The better part of my day was clothes shopping. I started at one end of the mall and walked all the way to the other end without getting foot pain or even feeling a bit tired while walking at a good speed. When I was at my heaviest, even walking the mall would be something of an effort. I bought a suit outfit today and surprised myself. I was trying on a jacket in a size 22, which is what I thought I would be and it looked a little frumpy. So out of curiosity I tried the 20---it fits!!! And it fits nicely, not tightly. I got a blouse that is size 18...the only problem I have with that is the chest pulls the buttons a bit. So speaking of the chest, I bought a new bra today. I have lost about an inch in the bra size--maybe a bit more, but definitely enough to need new bras. I have a couple that are a smaller size from before I had kids, and they fit now.
One more thing, I got a compliment today--my first one. My neighbor, who I haven't seen in about a week, told me "you look different, did you lose weight?" I said yes, she said "you look good" and I told her it is because my clothes are a little big so she couldn't tell. That is the problem I am having now. It really isn't in the budget to buy more clothes so I have only one pair of jeans that fits, and they are too baggy. I will buy a pair of jeans after my vacation. I will try to wait until after Christmas to buy some new casual shirts since I have bought a couple for work this last week. I still really don't know what size I am all the time because different companies have different styles. All I know is that I haven't fit in a size 20 anything for about 2 years so I am excited. I have a long way to go, but so far I am happy with my progress.
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Another busy day and the upcoming week's plan
Well, today was a bit busy as I begin the preparations for vacation. It was actually helpful to be really busy because I have my period today and that means I get tired and hungry. Actually, I was less hungry this month than usual and I attribute that to the dieting plan. I think since I am allowed to have whatever food I want as long as I stick to my allotted calories I do not feel the need to "cheat" with salty or sweet foods in excess. I felt a bit bloated this morning in my fingers, but not that bad, considering the time of month. Even though it will be early and I may not see a significant loss, I am going to weigh in on Friday before I leave just so I know where I am when I leave on vacation.
It was so beautiful outside today that I walked the neighborhood for my exercise. I did the walk in reverse so I could try exercising different muscles as I walked. As for food today, I was successful even though I had a bit of a lopsided calorie intake. I had a piece of homemade cranberry bread that our neighbor gave to us and half of a banana for breakfast(150). For lunch I had bratwurst(230) with mustard and sauerkraut(20). I also had some Doritos(200). For dinner I had a great meal that Steve made on the smoker and in the oven. He made ribs and a beer bread-here is the recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_36572,00.html) It was yummy and easy to make. I also had a half of a corn on the cob and a fried green tomato. This all totalled about 1000. I think I may have estimated high but I had to figure out the tomato and beer bread using the separate ingredients and then dividing per serving. I am full now because I had 2 pieces of beer bread. I will probably have a cup of decaf hot tea later and that will be 0 calories because I don't use sugar or milk. It will soothe me for bed, although I can't imagine that I won't be exhausted at bed time because I was very active today and slept yucky last night. So overall I had 1645 calories today--55 less than planned. That is fine with me.
Here is the plan for the week:
Monday:1800 exercise: pilates
Tuesday: 1650 exercise: cardio
Wednesday:1900 exercise: cardio
Thursday:1700 exercise: pilates
Friday, Saturday, Sunday--hopefully about 2000 each day since I will be walking and not able to measure
It was so beautiful outside today that I walked the neighborhood for my exercise. I did the walk in reverse so I could try exercising different muscles as I walked. As for food today, I was successful even though I had a bit of a lopsided calorie intake. I had a piece of homemade cranberry bread that our neighbor gave to us and half of a banana for breakfast(150). For lunch I had bratwurst(230) with mustard and sauerkraut(20). I also had some Doritos(200). For dinner I had a great meal that Steve made on the smoker and in the oven. He made ribs and a beer bread-here is the recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_36572,00.html) It was yummy and easy to make. I also had a half of a corn on the cob and a fried green tomato. This all totalled about 1000. I think I may have estimated high but I had to figure out the tomato and beer bread using the separate ingredients and then dividing per serving. I am full now because I had 2 pieces of beer bread. I will probably have a cup of decaf hot tea later and that will be 0 calories because I don't use sugar or milk. It will soothe me for bed, although I can't imagine that I won't be exhausted at bed time because I was very active today and slept yucky last night. So overall I had 1645 calories today--55 less than planned. That is fine with me.
Here is the plan for the week:
Monday:1800 exercise: pilates
Tuesday: 1650 exercise: cardio
Wednesday:1900 exercise: cardio
Thursday:1700 exercise: pilates
Friday, Saturday, Sunday--hopefully about 2000 each day since I will be walking and not able to measure
Saturday, October 27, 2007
A great, busy day!
I am writing early so I don't forget when I get home later since we are going out.
Well, I know I weighed in yesterday, but I decided to weigh in again today, because I noticed that my scale wasn't balanced last night. When I balanced it, I had actually lost 2 pounds this week. I am now up to 22 pounds!!! My goal was to lose 25 pounds by the time I went to Disney and 30 by the time Christmas came. I am going to be close to the first goal and I am happy if I am close. I would like to lose another pound before I go away, but if I don't, I am still happy with the way my clothes are fitting.
I had a karate tournament with Adam at 9 in Philly today and then I came home to drop him off and pick up the girls. I went to Kohl's and bought another shirt. I am trying to find an outfit for the second round of interviews on Tuesday but I am having a tough time. I want to be formal and I don't have a second suit that fits. So I am going to go out tomorrow and buy a suit or at least coordinating suit pieces. I have been buying clothes in the women's section for a couple of years now. I think those clothes are getting too big because I have less to fill it out---even in my chest, if you can believe that. I went into the misses section and tried on an XL. It fit everywhere except the chest--which I can't control too much. I think soon enough I will be back in the misses section.
Today I also tried a new exercise, Pilates, which were suggested to me by Sassy(who also let me borrow some tapes--thanks!!). The Pilates have little stress on my foot. I like it because I know it will tone the areas I need. It will take time, but I am going to dedicate 2 times a week to some version of Pilates. Then I can do 3 times a week of cardio. The idea is to maybe do both together on the weekend one day and then do Pilates one time during the week when I don't feel like cardio. We will see how that works out. So all together I will exercise 5 times--hopefully. I feel good already from doing them once---Pilates is a great stretching exercise as well as toning.
As for the food intake today, I have a 2700 calorie day allotted so I counted 170 for Cinnamon Roll oatmeal this morning(I don't usually eat that one since it is high in calories) and a grilled chicken and fries sandwich for lunch totalled 820. That leaves me with 1710 calories for dinner. We are going to a steakhouse so I have already figured that I will probably have a steak with about 500 calories, a salad for about 200 calories(with dressing) and a potato(I will treat myself to regular sour cream and maybe a bit of butter) for 300. I don't know what other things I may have as an appetizer, but I have left about 700 calories to play with so I can have a drink if I like or share an appetizer with Steve. I don't do dessert too often when we are out so I don't have to worry about that.
So I will have used most of my calories--which I wanted to today so that I can fool my body tomorrow. Another interesting part of my day is that I have gotten my period today and I didn't get bloated at all. That is a good feeling and I think it is from the exercising. I might change my mind about the bloated feeling tomorrow, but so far so good.
Hope everyone has a good night!
Well, I know I weighed in yesterday, but I decided to weigh in again today, because I noticed that my scale wasn't balanced last night. When I balanced it, I had actually lost 2 pounds this week. I am now up to 22 pounds!!! My goal was to lose 25 pounds by the time I went to Disney and 30 by the time Christmas came. I am going to be close to the first goal and I am happy if I am close. I would like to lose another pound before I go away, but if I don't, I am still happy with the way my clothes are fitting.
I had a karate tournament with Adam at 9 in Philly today and then I came home to drop him off and pick up the girls. I went to Kohl's and bought another shirt. I am trying to find an outfit for the second round of interviews on Tuesday but I am having a tough time. I want to be formal and I don't have a second suit that fits. So I am going to go out tomorrow and buy a suit or at least coordinating suit pieces. I have been buying clothes in the women's section for a couple of years now. I think those clothes are getting too big because I have less to fill it out---even in my chest, if you can believe that. I went into the misses section and tried on an XL. It fit everywhere except the chest--which I can't control too much. I think soon enough I will be back in the misses section.
Today I also tried a new exercise, Pilates, which were suggested to me by Sassy(who also let me borrow some tapes--thanks!!). The Pilates have little stress on my foot. I like it because I know it will tone the areas I need. It will take time, but I am going to dedicate 2 times a week to some version of Pilates. Then I can do 3 times a week of cardio. The idea is to maybe do both together on the weekend one day and then do Pilates one time during the week when I don't feel like cardio. We will see how that works out. So all together I will exercise 5 times--hopefully. I feel good already from doing them once---Pilates is a great stretching exercise as well as toning.
As for the food intake today, I have a 2700 calorie day allotted so I counted 170 for Cinnamon Roll oatmeal this morning(I don't usually eat that one since it is high in calories) and a grilled chicken and fries sandwich for lunch totalled 820. That leaves me with 1710 calories for dinner. We are going to a steakhouse so I have already figured that I will probably have a steak with about 500 calories, a salad for about 200 calories(with dressing) and a potato(I will treat myself to regular sour cream and maybe a bit of butter) for 300. I don't know what other things I may have as an appetizer, but I have left about 700 calories to play with so I can have a drink if I like or share an appetizer with Steve. I don't do dessert too often when we are out so I don't have to worry about that.
So I will have used most of my calories--which I wanted to today so that I can fool my body tomorrow. Another interesting part of my day is that I have gotten my period today and I didn't get bloated at all. That is a good feeling and I think it is from the exercising. I might change my mind about the bloated feeling tomorrow, but so far so good.
Hope everyone has a good night!
Friday, October 26, 2007
A loss and a gain
I weighed in today and was surprised to see that I lost a pound this week. I seem to have lost whatever water weight I had been carrying for a week or so now. My fingers don't feel as swollen anymore either. I didn't get to exercise today because I had to go to the doctor in the morning for a blood vessel that popped in my eye. It is totally common, but it looks like a Halloween stunt it is so red. It should clear up in about a week the doctor said. In the mean time I look silly.
So that was my loss and my gain is a new outfit. I have no black pants or brown pants for work so I needed to check out how some new ones fit. Since I had some leftover gift certificate($40) to Macy's, I went there. I found a pair of black dress pants that are a size 20. They are a perfect fit and I think they will actually be a bit too big in a couple of months, but I have to have something. I bought a dress shirt that is adorable. It is an extra large--not a 2x. It is really cute if I do say so myself. I also bought a $5 short sleeve shirt for my upcoming trip. It is a bit big, but the size smaller was too small. For $5 I don't care if it too big come next spring. When I put the pants on with the new shirt, I am happy with how I look. I know I have a long way to go, but I do feel like the outfit is flattering and that is what matters right now. So since I had the gift card left, I only wound up paying about $20 for the outfit and shirt today. Not a bad deal for 3 items!!
As for my calories today, I was allowed 1700. For breakfast, I was in a rush so I had an oatmeal-raisin granola bar(90). For lunch I had a wheat bagel with smoked salmon cream cheese and a few Doritos(650). I had a snack with the kids when they came home from school--an apple(55). For dinner, we had brajole(380) and potato gnocchi(270). My total up until now is 1445. I am going to have dessert in a few minutes. I am going to have ice cream(150) and a hot chocolate(80). That will put me at 1675, within 25 of my goal and I think that is acceptable. Tomorrow is my splurge day and I am going to allow myself 2700 calories. I am going to dinner so I will save most of the calories for dinner and just eat normally the rest of the day.
Enjoy the weekend!
So that was my loss and my gain is a new outfit. I have no black pants or brown pants for work so I needed to check out how some new ones fit. Since I had some leftover gift certificate($40) to Macy's, I went there. I found a pair of black dress pants that are a size 20. They are a perfect fit and I think they will actually be a bit too big in a couple of months, but I have to have something. I bought a dress shirt that is adorable. It is an extra large--not a 2x. It is really cute if I do say so myself. I also bought a $5 short sleeve shirt for my upcoming trip. It is a bit big, but the size smaller was too small. For $5 I don't care if it too big come next spring. When I put the pants on with the new shirt, I am happy with how I look. I know I have a long way to go, but I do feel like the outfit is flattering and that is what matters right now. So since I had the gift card left, I only wound up paying about $20 for the outfit and shirt today. Not a bad deal for 3 items!!
As for my calories today, I was allowed 1700. For breakfast, I was in a rush so I had an oatmeal-raisin granola bar(90). For lunch I had a wheat bagel with smoked salmon cream cheese and a few Doritos(650). I had a snack with the kids when they came home from school--an apple(55). For dinner, we had brajole(380) and potato gnocchi(270). My total up until now is 1445. I am going to have dessert in a few minutes. I am going to have ice cream(150) and a hot chocolate(80). That will put me at 1675, within 25 of my goal and I think that is acceptable. Tomorrow is my splurge day and I am going to allow myself 2700 calories. I am going to dinner so I will save most of the calories for dinner and just eat normally the rest of the day.
Enjoy the weekend!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
No pain and I hope no gain
Well, maybe the title is misleading. I did have extreme foot pain this morning when I tried to exercise. Instead of walking I used some weights for about 20 minutes and then did some stretching/toning type exercises including crunches and leg lifts. This wasn't what I wanted to do, but at least I did something.
As for the gain part of the week, I am going to weigh in tomorrow and see how it is going. I feel good about the loss of inches, but I am not certain what the scale will say. I would hope that I lose a pound, but we will see.
Today I was right on target with my allowed 1900 calories. I didn't get to finish my oatmeal so I only counted 100 and I ate 2 peanut butter crackers later because I was still hungry(100). I was hungry around 10:30 so I had a small apple(55). For lunch it seems like I ate a lot of food, but there weren't a lot of calories. I had a BLT sandwich on wheat bread with a tablespoon of mayo(319). I also had grapes(65) and a low carb treat(110) for dessert. For dinner I made steak with a bit of steak sauce and grilled onions, green beans, and we also had 3/4 cup of premade coleslaw for a total of 577 calories. I also had hot chocolate for snack with the kids when they got home from school(190).
So I have eaten 1631 and I intend to have a cup of of hot chocolate made with powder/water for 80 more calories in a few minutes since it is so cold out. The total for toady's intake is 1711 so I am happy with that. I know I could eat more, but I am just not hungry. Tomorrow is a 1700 day and I basically did that today. I know I have said it before, but is it wrong that I am not eating more? I just feel like I could eat all day when I have a 1900 calorie day. Maybe I should have a more extravagant lunch when I have a higher calorie day. Well, so far it isn't hurting so I guess I can stick to what I am doing.
As for the gain part of the week, I am going to weigh in tomorrow and see how it is going. I feel good about the loss of inches, but I am not certain what the scale will say. I would hope that I lose a pound, but we will see.
Today I was right on target with my allowed 1900 calories. I didn't get to finish my oatmeal so I only counted 100 and I ate 2 peanut butter crackers later because I was still hungry(100). I was hungry around 10:30 so I had a small apple(55). For lunch it seems like I ate a lot of food, but there weren't a lot of calories. I had a BLT sandwich on wheat bread with a tablespoon of mayo(319). I also had grapes(65) and a low carb treat(110) for dessert. For dinner I made steak with a bit of steak sauce and grilled onions, green beans, and we also had 3/4 cup of premade coleslaw for a total of 577 calories. I also had hot chocolate for snack with the kids when they got home from school(190).
So I have eaten 1631 and I intend to have a cup of of hot chocolate made with powder/water for 80 more calories in a few minutes since it is so cold out. The total for toady's intake is 1711 so I am happy with that. I know I could eat more, but I am just not hungry. Tomorrow is a 1700 day and I basically did that today. I know I have said it before, but is it wrong that I am not eating more? I just feel like I could eat all day when I have a 1900 calorie day. Maybe I should have a more extravagant lunch when I have a higher calorie day. Well, so far it isn't hurting so I guess I can stick to what I am doing.
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