It always amazes me at how fast my body remembers how to be good and what it feels like to be eating better. On October 2nd, I had to go to work and I had only had 2 days of tracking and eating better so I was a little nervous on if I would have the willpower to not eat a very yummy pan pizza or better yet, hot wings. MMMMM.... I had about 7-800 calories left for the day so I knew I couldn't go crazy no matter what I decided to purchase. Then I remembered, Tuesday is pasta day, so it would only cost me $3.00 for a pan of chicken Alfredo. I decided this would be my best bet, especially since I found out that 1/2 pan is 580 calories. I could do that. So I ate my pasta and it was yummy. Not quite as filling as say the salad that I ate for lunch or the Chicken Cordon Bleu that I wanted to make but couldn't cause I had to work. At the end of my shift I remember that I was suppose to get garlic bread with my pasta... mmmm. garlic bread!!! So I popped my two slices of bread in the oven finished work and by the time I was done, so was my bread. YAY! I decided to eat my bread on the way home, and that first bite... ohhh, so delicious! Then another, then another, then, I started noticing, my stomach not feeling quite so well. Turns out that my body just needed 1 day to realize a 1" slice of french bread slathered in garlic butter just wasn't a good thing. I did finish that 1 slice, but gave the 2nd slice to my daughter who promptly dropped it on the ground after I got home. Oh well for garlic bread.
My next NSV came last night. While at work, there was a mistake made and too many hot wings were made. I was given the option of bringing them home with me, and decided I would. I was looking forward to them too. I knew I wasn't going to eat them last night because I had already eaten everything for the day and had closed out my food diary so I was okay with saving them for today, but then I decided, it just wasn't worth it. Since October 1, I have lost 5.5 lbs with a total of 18lbs, and I really didn't want to ruin my loosing streak, so I gave the wings to a co-worker.
My NSV today was kind of similar to last night. I once again was given free wings, honey bbq tonight though. This time I did bring them home, but not for me, for my son to munch on tomorrow after school. I thought they would be a nice treat for him. I decided to have pasta again for dinner but no garlic bread this time, and I only ate half the pan. :-) And when I got home and put in everything that I have eaten for the day, I even had more than enough wiggle room so I could indulge a smidge and eat 1/2 cup (yes it was measured darn it!) of Dreyers slow churned Coconut/pineapple ice cream, and let me tell ya, it was heavenly!
So, since I've missed a couple of days, I kind of let the cat outta the bag up above. I have lost a total of 18lbs since I started my weight loss journey in March. I'm kind of proud of those 18lbs... I've worked really hard to get here, and the best part, my pants were trying to fall down all day. LOL.
Weight: 234.6, so it was actually a gain of .2lbs. I'm ok with that. I was kind of off my schedule yesterday, but today seems to be back to normal. :-) Plus I forgot to check under my wii board to see if there was anything under it before I weighed. My daughter put it on the floor and she's been known to just stick it on top of anything.
Water: I've been doing really good getting all 8 cups in each day, and sometimes more.
Exercise: Today I did 20 minutes of yoga for a total of 66 calories.
Breakfast: normal yummy pancakes w/ strawberries and whipped cream and 2 eggs
Lunch: Today I had a turkey sandwich. 2 slices of sara lee 100% whole wheat bread, 3 slices of fat free turkey, 1 tomato, 1/2 cup lettuce, and 1 TBSP of Best foods mayo. (yes the full fat. I bought it last month and I'm not going to waste it. Will switch to canola mayo once this is gone.) total calories for lunch 414
Dinner: As I mentioned Dinner was Pizza Hut Chicken Alfredo 1/2 pan. Total Calories 580
Snack: Dreyers Pineapple/Coconut Ice cream. Total calories - 140
Total calories for the day: 1604
Calorie Deficit : 126
According to My fitness pal if every day were like today I'd weigh 228.2 in 5 weeks. WOOT WOOT! I'm down in the 220's! yay!
If I can do it, you can do it... just never give up on yourself!
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Falling into place
Today was a good day. My hunger levels weren't as high, and when they did peak I was able to satisfy them with a healthy snack. I purchased some more groceries so now I can have my wonderful/marvelous breakfast of pancakes w/ strawberries and whipped cream and eggs. I'm a little nervous about how I'm going to deal with this weekend since I have to work during dinner time, but I think if I either eat before I go or just eat a salad I should be ok. It's nice when things fall back into place. I'm starting to feel more like me again. The deep depression that I have been in for so long seems to be lifting, hopefully for forever. Enough with the depressing talk, I have great news. My weight this morning was -2.6lbs. Yes, that's right, I lost almost 3lbs in 1 day. WOOT WOOT! I know the weight I'm loosing right now is just because my body is in shock and cleaning itself out, but it's wonderful to see the number drop.
Weight: 236.6 (go me!)
Water: 8 glasses.
Exercise: (Does walking around Walmart shopping count?)
Calorie count: 1564
Calorie Deficit: 166
According to Myfitnesspal If every day was like today I would weigh 230.3 in 5 weeks. I think this is going to be an attainable goal.
Dinner today was Taco Pizza The way I made it, each serving was only 445 calories for 2 slices of pizza. This is one of the best pizzas that I have ever eaten. I hope you give it a try.
Weight: 236.6 (go me!)
Water: 8 glasses.
Exercise: (Does walking around Walmart shopping count?)
Calorie count: 1564
Calorie Deficit: 166
According to Myfitnesspal If every day was like today I would weigh 230.3 in 5 weeks. I think this is going to be an attainable goal.
Dinner today was Taco Pizza The way I made it, each serving was only 445 calories for 2 slices of pizza. This is one of the best pizzas that I have ever eaten. I hope you give it a try.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Starting over... Again
Yes, that's right. While I had really good intentions, life happened, and tracking my food was at the bottom of my list. My goal was to just get through each day, and I did...I survived. Now I'm ready to tackle the task to continue loosing weight. Yes, that's right, I said, continue. Thankfully, my really bad eating habits this summer did not cause me to gain weight. When I stepped on the scale this morning I was actually .7lbs lighter than my last weigh in on myfitnesspal.com. So instead of starting from the absolute beginning, I'm just continuing from where I left off. Today was actually day 2, not day 1. I did learn a couple of lessons, I do have willpower when I want it (had a healthy dinner instead of nachos) and Pizza hut garlic bread just doesn't sit right with my tummy.
Now you probably noticed, I'm not on the Weight Watcher's plan anymore. There's a very good explanation for that, I just don't have the funds to pay the monthly fee right now. Myfitnesspal.com is a free site and should work just as well. I can use the lessons I learned while on weight watchers and apply them to the myfitnesspal site. Before my WW subscription expired I did compare the two sites to see if there was a difference. The answer? Nope, not at all. I was suppose to eat 36 points daily (I think that's right). I put in all the food that I would eat and it came to around 1650-1700 calories which is what MFP says I should be eating. So I feel confident that I can do it.
So, since I know what breakfast and lunch meals work for me, to keep me from getting hungry I'm only going to post my dinner meals. The actual recipes will be posted on the cooking page.
Weight: 239.2
Calories consumed= 1490
Total daily allowance= 1730
Calorie deficit = 240
According to MFP if every day were similar to today I would weigh 232.0 in 5 weeks. We'll see. :-)
Tonight I made Panda Express style Orange chicken and rice. Total calories for my version, about 760 and that's including the rice. I was planning on adding a salad with tonight's dinner but I forgot that we had a school function and wasn't able to get the salad made before we had to eat. But still, not a bad meal at all.
I decided to curb my sweet tooth with a lifesavers gummy snack. not the healthiest, but it hit the spot.
Exercise: I need to start doing yoga and as of this post haven't done it yet, but I'm planning on it for later tonight. I did get some exercise in. It wasn't great, but it was something. I took a walk with my children and the dog and we went about a half mile, maybe 3/4 mile. It wasn't a long walk I just had to deliver a product to a friend, but it was long enough. Poor puppy was pooped. LOL. Tomorrow I plan on going on a longer walk, x2.
Now you probably noticed, I'm not on the Weight Watcher's plan anymore. There's a very good explanation for that, I just don't have the funds to pay the monthly fee right now. Myfitnesspal.com is a free site and should work just as well. I can use the lessons I learned while on weight watchers and apply them to the myfitnesspal site. Before my WW subscription expired I did compare the two sites to see if there was a difference. The answer? Nope, not at all. I was suppose to eat 36 points daily (I think that's right). I put in all the food that I would eat and it came to around 1650-1700 calories which is what MFP says I should be eating. So I feel confident that I can do it.
So, since I know what breakfast and lunch meals work for me, to keep me from getting hungry I'm only going to post my dinner meals. The actual recipes will be posted on the cooking page.
Weight: 239.2
Calories consumed= 1490
Total daily allowance= 1730
Calorie deficit = 240
According to MFP if every day were similar to today I would weigh 232.0 in 5 weeks. We'll see. :-)
Tonight I made Panda Express style Orange chicken and rice. Total calories for my version, about 760 and that's including the rice. I was planning on adding a salad with tonight's dinner but I forgot that we had a school function and wasn't able to get the salad made before we had to eat. But still, not a bad meal at all.
I decided to curb my sweet tooth with a lifesavers gummy snack. not the healthiest, but it hit the spot.
Exercise: I need to start doing yoga and as of this post haven't done it yet, but I'm planning on it for later tonight. I did get some exercise in. It wasn't great, but it was something. I took a walk with my children and the dog and we went about a half mile, maybe 3/4 mile. It wasn't a long walk I just had to deliver a product to a friend, but it was long enough. Poor puppy was pooped. LOL. Tomorrow I plan on going on a longer walk, x2.
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