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Here is what I plan on having today. I am debating on exercise as I am quite sore from yesterday's exercise-extravaganza! I don't know, it was pretty fun so I might take some Ibuprofin and try some more....maybe just not as intense. Ha!

7amBreakfast:
sauted onion, bell pepper and tomato with 1 medium egg scrambled in (cooking spray used)  100 calories
 6 ounces fat free milk        60 calories     

9:30am Snack: watermelon, 12 almonds, popcorn  180 calories

12pm Lunch: 2 cups steamed veggies (California blend, zapped in microwave) 70 calories
pickle strip wrapped with 1 slice deli ham, wrapped in lettuce leaf with 1 teaspoon blue cheese dressing X2 180 calories

2:30pm Snack: 12 almonds 90 calories
           watermelon 100  calories

6pm Supper: tuna salad  and cucumbers in 1 pita pocket, carrots 250 calories

9:30pm watermelon, celery 50 calories
Total: 1080 calories
                                                       
Here's to hopefully having a very good day!

                      

"Small daily improvement over time leads to stunning success" Robin Sharma

Weigh In (-.8)

156.4!!! Aaahhhh! I had to weigh myself all over again just to be sure. I am down .8 of a pound. Just that little bit is enough to keep me going. :D :D :D

Yesterday, I followed my "rules" of eating every few hours, kept my sodium lower, and really did not eat a lot of carbs...but some. I did feel pretty well stuffed at supper last night and thought that I must have goofed.
I like  having a bunch of small meals and I don't feel starved as much...and maybe doing that really does make a huge difference in one's metabolism?

I can't believe it! I have to say that I weighed the morning before (Thursday morning) and it was NOT a good number. I don't remember how much it was as it wasn't official weigh in day.

Okay, I am ready for another day!

Starting Over

I have good and bad news. The bad news is, I fell off the wagon. The main reason being that I just didn't have much in the house that was healthy for me. The good news is, I bought some goodies today! Let's just hope that tomorrow morning isn't too bad. I do think I will be up a bit but with dedication I do hope that I will go down, down, down beginning next week.
Here's some items that I hope will help me out a lot.

almonds
frozen stir fry vegetables
various frozen vegetables
popcorn
cooking spray
cabbage
lettuce
spinach
bell pepper
oranges
bananas
watermelon
tomatoes
plantain (I hope to make my own plantain chips)
cilantro (mmm...homemade salsa)
celery
carrots
yogurt
fat free milk (gag. I have to chug a cold glass of milk. Now, if I had cookies to go with.... I know, I know!)
licorice Twizzlers
sugar free gum
light ranch dressing
raisin bran
coconut oil
home canned green beans
light cream cheese
sugar free drink mix
sugar free gelatin
canned fruit (in light syrup)
tuna
chicken
turkey



Some of this list I did have and some I bought. Hopefully what I bought will last a few week or it's back to the same old, same old. It is hard to buy diet treats for you and then buy other things to compensate to the children. I won't buy things for me if the children can't have it- or an alternative. I know that I will eat some normal food but maybe there can be more of a balance now.

Beginning today I am really trying to space out mini meals. I really wanted to get on the treadmill this morning but I was dragging this morning. Normally I get up by 5am and I got up and fell back to sleep on the couch until 6am. I was bummed to have lost at least an hour of precious time...

Weigh in 3 (0)

Well what can you expect after having Chinese Pepper Steak for supper...and then again, and then again before going to bed? Bad, bad me. No change. Nothing will change unless I make myself quite uncomfortable, you know?

Weigh in 3 (-.4)

I weighed 157.2 this morning for a loss of .4. I'll take it! I had doughnuts and cake this week and it's the time when I'd normally be a few pounds heavier than normal. ;D I only worked out once this week. I did tell myself, "no" a few times this week. I did think of having that extra doughnut and pizza but resisted. I know that I stayed below my maintained calorie limit so knew I shouldn't have at least gained. So, here's to next week. Wow, wouldn't it be grand to lose 2 whole pounds in one week? :D

7/2/12 1050 calories

I did not track calories this weekend. I made a joke with James that you don't lose what you want and get depressed. Then you go and overeat to soothe your feelings. :D
small piece of cake        200
chili mac                        350
beef enchilada               350
cabbage                           50
tea                                 100

Total                     1050  calories

No exercise. Not a lot of water.