Calories For Today

Just for myself, I am going to try to track my calories to see how I'm doing.


Food:
Multi Bran Chex w/ milk 250
wheat toast 100
Wheat Thins 180
1/2 turkey sandwich 150
Fiber One Bar 140
Grapes 50
Vegetable Beef Soup 160
Cheesy Potatoes 250

TOTAL 1280


Exercise:
30 minutes on treadmill - 2.5 miles
30 minutes arm weights
20 minutes soccer with the fam



Pat on the back for today. One day at a time. I feel pretty good but it is about 9:00 and I am way hungry. I should probably eat later tomorrow or have a snack at night.

No Sugar...Who's In?

Okay...it's getting serious. I think the only solution I have is to go on a sugar fast for 2 weeks. That will be the kick start I need. I just know January is going to come and I am going to wonder what in the heck happened and why I'm not sexy! So my friends, Ali and Sara, are joining me and we will be accountable to each other everyday. If anyone else happens to read this and want some support in this terrible method of torture and agony, let me know. I am all ready to go on a Sunday night where I have eaten to my heart's content and I am feeling a little too full and yucky. I guess it's easy to get all excited about it when you're not in the middle of a mad sugar craving. I'll have to go stock up on some Advil and Diet Coke. That's going to be how I make this next week. Wish me luck!



Oh, I have to mention this weekend. Today wasn't that good but Saturday I did so awesome. We drove out to Sandusky because we were going to go on a ferry boat ride to Kelley's Island. The whole boat thing ended up not working out but we just stayed and played out there and had some fun. I had the opportunity to make some really horrible choices but I was strong and I resisted. I got a Subway foot long and ate half of it for lunch and the other half for dinner with a few pita chips. I could have gotten ice cream and all kinds of other stuff but I stuck with it and just ate my sandwich. I felt really awesome at the end of the night and I didn't miss that ice cream at all. So hopefully that little reminder can give me some motivation next week!

Can I Have A Do-Over?

It's not going so well. Obviously, from the lack of posting. Usually no writing means bad news. I have been really good about exercising every day. It is just the food part that is killing me. I guess I have a lot of habits that aren't going to die easily. This past weekend wasn't horrible but it wasn't good either. I didn't really keep track of anything and just didn't really care which is a really bad sign when it's only week 1. It seemed much easier the first time. I guess it is because I saw major results really fast. This time I am trying to take off about 15 lbs instead of 40. I just don't like dieting. I hate knowing that everything that goes in my mouth is going to effect the scale. It makes me just want to eat something really good.

But today wasn't so bad - hence the post! I was considering not working out because Bennett went back to sleep this morning before I could get out the door for the gym. If I don't go right after Hailee goes to school, it just doesn't happen. I was just going to not go because I was all dressed and ready to just spend time with my family but I decided to be strong and go. So I hauled my lazy butt up the stairs and put my gym clothes on. It was an extra bonus that Dane got home to watch the kids so I didn't have to worry about taking all of them. Anyways, I went to a step class and I am sooooo glad I did! I felt totally awesome and energetic after. And we all know I need energy at night with Bennett's little barfing charade! So I am just taking it a day at a time and hopefully I can make each day better than the last. I plan to go at 9:15 tomorrow. Hopefully there will be a post that confirms that!

I must give myself credit for the water and not eating after 8:00. I have really stuck with those and I feel a lot better if I do both of those things!

Just have to say...

I know I already posted today but I just have to say that I came home at about 8:30 and really wanted to eat cookies with my kids but I resisted and it was really hard. I just drank a lot of water and had some gum. Go me!

I did it!

I ran a mile today! I did it without stopping and I kicked it up for the last 1/4 mile. It was really hard and I hated it while it was happening. But after it was over, I was proud of myself. I even sprinted another 1/4 mile after I caught my breath. I did a total of 3 miles but I walked the entire last mile. I was chatting with my friend, Ali about her dog getting killed by a car :(. It's going to be a great day. I am still working on my nutrition. It seems like I am just concentrating on calories but I need to have more nutritious food in my diet. I'll get there. Hopefully next week I will work up to 1 1/4 mile without stopping.

Day 3

I remember why I shouldn't quit working out and then try to workout like I didn't quit. I am SOOOO sore today. My back is killing me. I hope it's just my muscles getting used to it and not my back on the verge of going out. I jogged for 3/4 mile without stopping. It isn't my goal of 1 mile but it is better than the 1/2 mile I did the other day. If my back would have been feeling better maybe I could have done it. I will keep pushing, though. My eating was just okay today. I had a little treat at Enrichment Night but I could have gone crazy and I didn't. I haven't totaled up the calories but it was probably around 1500. I consider it good since I worked out hard today. I still need to figure out how to stay closer to 1300 and not feel starving. Yesterday I went to bed at 9:00 because I had a massive headache. Some of it was that I was hungry but I had already eaten my 1400 calories. I need to drink more water throughout the day too. I usually get my 64 oz in but a lot of it is at night. I think I will try to drink water before meals and when I think I am hungry. Wow lots of rambling tonight. I need to take some Advil and go to sleep. Overall, it was a good day - not great but good.

Day 2 - Still Goin' Strong

I remembered why I workout. I woke up in the worst mood. I'm pretty sure it had to do with the fact that my kids woke up at 6:30 and were jumping on me to wake me up. It probably also had to do with the fact that I was showering at 12:30 last night because I just didn't get it in earlier in the day - I'm going to have to figure out how to not have that happen. 1:00 a.m. is NOT a good bedtime for me. Anyway, it is a cloudy, rainy day - the kind where you want to just stay at home in your jammies and watch movies all day. But I got out of the house and went to a Kickboxing class this morning. I feel so much better! I forgot that is why I workout. I am totally awake and motivated to clean my house (not that it's actually going to happen but I'm motivated)! So far so good. It is 11:30 and the calorie count is 440 - not too bad. I will post later to see how the rest of the day goes.