Week Three and Some More Goals

Even though I didn't do great at exercising this week, I did a fabulous job at staying on track with my calories. I've determined that around 1500 calories is pretty good for me. I don't get hungry when I eat 1500 and it's the easiest to do when I'm out and about. I won't beat myself up though for going over 1500 as long as I don't go over 1800 (which at the rate I'm going I don't think I'll do). Anyhoo - on with the good news!

Week 3 Sunday March 7, 2010

Height: 63 Inches
Weight: 193.0 lbs (I'm down a total of 2.4 lbs from last week and 5.2 lbs from Week 1)
Waist: 36 Inches (2 inches down from last week and a total of 5 inches down total!!)
Hips: 41 Inches (1 inch down from last week and a total of 1 inch down)
Body Fat %: 38.3% (3.4 Points down from last week and a total of 6.3 points down!)
BMI: 34.2 (.4 points down and a total of .5 points down)

It was a great week in weightloss! Now I'm going to have my cheat day and not worry about it!

Love you all!

Em-Cat (Mrrrow!)

What I ate Day 13 and A Cute Baby

Little J-Dawg has been inspired by his mommy's calorie counting to change his bad habits. The chain smoking lead to over-eating and it's been a downward spiral from there. He finally decided he needed to get his life back in order.

He starts his day off with a nice healthy protein shake. "MOM! Would you stop taking pictures of me while I'm concentrating on gagging this down. Blech! Who drinks this stuff?"

Once he gags down the protein shake, he toddles on over to the scale to see if he's fluctuated an ounce or two. "I'm so embarrassed! Don't show how much I weigh that will just make me want to eat myself out of a depression."

Here's what I ate day 13:

Breakfast

2 Slices Ezekiel Bread - 160 Calories
1T Almond Butter - 90 Calories

Total Breakfast: 250 Calories

Snack

This was a delightful little idea given to me by my friend Sondra - which was so delish BTW.

1 Slice Ezekiel Bread - 80 Calories
1 Wedge Light Laughing Cow Cheese - 35 Calories
2 Slices Tomato - 6 Calories

Total Snack: 121 Calories

Lunch

1 Sandwich (Orowheat Sandwich Thin (100), 1 Slice Monterrey Jack Cheese (80), Deli Turkey (54), Deli Mustard (5), Light Mayo (8), Lettuce (1), Tomato(3)) - 251 Calories
1/2 Apple - 45 Calories
6 Grape Tomatoes - 5 Calories
4 Slices Cucumber - 4 Calories

Total Lunch: 305 Calories

Snack

1 String Cheese - 80 Calories
1/2 Apple - 45 Calories
1T Almond Butter - 90 Calories

Total Snack: 215 Calories

Dinner

1 Ezekiel English Muffin - 180 Calories
2 Eggs - 180 Calories
Mixed Sauteed (With Olive Oil) Veggies - 100 Calories

Total Dinner: 460 Calories

Snack

1 String Cheese - 80 Calories

Total Snack: 80 Calories

Total Calories for Day 13: 1431
Total Oz Water for Day 13: 96

P.S. Tomorrow's my day off and I'm weighing in. I'm going to make it a point to eat some chocolate.

Days 10, 11 and 12...oi...Has it been that long?

We came home last night from my father-in-law's birthday party to this little beauty! A HUGE thanks to my girl Chela. I'm sure you're trying to make up for the cookies - but you know you didn't need to. Robbie had a great time eating the cookies for me (he didn't save me one for my cheat day...hmpf...) I can't wait to try all the healthy goodies she left for me!

This week has been challenging. I haven't fallen off the wagon, but a nasty cold has put a damper in my goal of working out. I did take my little munchkin for a walk yesterday morning, but my cough is still there. Thank heavens I feel much better now though.

Rather than bore you all with what I ate for the past three days, I totaled my calories for days 10 and 11. I've listed what I ate for day 12 below:

Total Calories Day 10: 1473
Total Oz Water Day 10: 100

Total Calories Day 11: 1450
Total Oz Water Day 11: 100

What I ate day 12:

Breakfast

8oz Skim Milk - 90 Calories
1 Scoop Protein Powder - 95 Calories
1 Slice Ezekiel Bread - 80 Calories
1/2 tsp Olive Oil Spread - 10 Calories

Total Breakfast - 275 Calories

Snack

Brown Rice Crackers - 120 Calories
1 T Almond Butter - 90 Calories
2 Mini Carrots - 15 Calories

Total Snack - 225 Calories

Lunch

Cafe Rio Tortilla Soup - 350 Calories (This is an approximation...they didn't have nutritional values available)

Total Lunch - 350 Calories

Snack

2 Mini Carrots - 15 Calories
1 T Almond Butter - 90 Calories

Total Snack - 105 Calories

Dinner*

Very Small Portion of Spaghetti - 75 Calories
1 Small Slice Garlic Bread - 60 Calories
1 Apple - 90 Calories

Total Dinner - 225 Calories

Total Calories for Day 12: 1180 (Way too low! Shame on me.) Total Water for Day 12: 75 oz (Bad me on the water for Day 12 too!)
*We were at a family party last night and there wasn't anything I could really eat so I had to pick the lesser of evils. When all was said and done, my blood sugar had dropped and I had to eat an apple by the time we left. I need to plan a little better and bring a salad to share with everyone and so I have some healthier options at big gatherings.

I know it's been a while...

...but I promise I've been good. I'm just tired and sick and want to go to bed early again tonight. I'll post my calories and something else soon, I promise! Thanks for all the support.

I love you guys.

Em-Cat

What I Ate Day 9 and I'm REALLY Sick!

So I didn't go to the gym yesterday either. I figure it will do more harm than good if I'm coughing and hacking on the elliptical machine. I didn't post yesterday because I was way too tired last night to do anything but go to bed by 8:30pm.

Here's what I ate yesterday:

Breakfast

8oz Skim Milk - 90 Calories
1 Scoop Whey Protein - 95 Calories
1 Banana - 90 Calories

Total Breakfast: 275 Calories

Snack

1/2 C Left Over Taco Soup - 150 Calories

Total Snack: 150 Calories

Lunch

6 inch Turkey Subway on Wheat (Hey at least I tried Turkey this time!) w/Avocado - 330 Calories
Apple Slices - 35 Calories

Total Lunch: 365 Calories

Snack

1 Apple - 90 Calories
1T Almond Butter - 90 Calories

Total Snack: 180 Calories

Dinner

1 Serving Left Over Taco Soup - 350 Calories
2 Small Biscuits - 120 Calories
1 tsp Olive Oil Spread - 20 Calories

Total Dinner - 480 Calories

Total Water for Day 9 - 82 oz (Ooops...Fell short on that one! Which is really bad since I need more water than usual because I don't feel well)

Total Calories for Day 9: 1450

I'm kind of down for calories yesterday. I didn't have much of an appetite because I'm sick, but I also think that my stomach is shrinking so I'm not as hungry!

What I Ate Day 8 and Now I'm Sick!

Our cute little neighbor girl brought these to us on Saturday (we ordered them before I started my life change). Don't worry though, I'm resisting the temptation. But oh how I love you Thin Mints. I'll be dreaming of you all night long!

I didn't go to the gym today. I woke up super early, but I had to get some reports in at a deadline for work. I've been fighting a cold all weekend and today it's come to a head. I'm sure I got it from my child. I was going to go to the gym this evening, but my whole body aches and I have an ear ache and a sore throat. I'm going to bed early tonight.

Here's what I ate today:

Breakfast

8oz Rice Milk - 120 Calories

1 Scoop Whey Protein - 95 Calories

1 Slice Ezekiel Bread - 80 Calories

1 T Almond Butter - 90 Calories

Total Breakfast: 385 Calories

Snack

1 String Cheese - 80 Calories

1 Granny Smith Apple - 80

Total Snack - 160 Calories

Lunch

1 Grilled Chicken Subway w/Avocado (Mustard Only) - 370 Calories (I know I need to diversify my lunch, but it's just too easy to grab a subway when I'm on the road all the time)

Apple Slices - 35 Calories

Total Lunch - 405 Calories

Snack

1 Slice Ezekiel Bread - 80 Calories

1/2 T Almond Butter - 45 Calories

Total Snack - 125 Calories

Dinner

Taco Soup (Thanks Sondra! Your recipe rocks!) - 350 Calories

2 Small Biscuits - 120 Calories

1/2 tsp Olive Oil Spread - 10 Calories

Total Dinner - 480 Calories

Total Water for Day 8: 96oz!!!!

Total Calories for Day 8: 1555

K8...Don't feel bad that I'm in the lead, I won't rub your nose in it because that's not what I do. The fact that I'm winning only means you get to lose to a champion, so hey - there is a silver lining to everything. Seriously though - I would get your prize ready to go because you're going to eat my dirt.

Week Two and A Couple of Changes

I talked to a friend of mine at church yesterday. I told her I was weighing in today - the day after my cheat day. She said I was brave to weigh in the day after I had a cheat day. You know what - I'm not that brave. I think I'm going to weigh in from now on on Sunday Morning since I'm going to generally be cheating on Sundays (I may change the days here and there depending on what goes on from week to week).

Here are my stats for the week of February 22-28:

Height: 63 Inches
Weight: 195.4 (I guess I'm down abt. 3lbs)
Waist: 38 Inches (That's right I'm 3 inches down!)
Hips: 42 Inches (No Change)
Body Fat: 41.7% (Yay! I'm down 3 percentage points!)
BMI: 34.6 (Down .1 point.)
Dress Size: 14-ish

The weight is all fine and good, but since weight fluctuates so much, I'm going to set more in store by my inches. Besides, since I've started a work out routine I'm going to build muscle. Since muscle is heavier than fat, my weight is going to go up and down. I'm happy with the 3 inch loss to my waist! All in all I'm pretty happy with the results of last week.

I'm back in the saddle with counting calories and I may tweak my daily goal of calories. I need to plan my snacks and meals a little better this season.

My goals for this week:

30 Minute (minimum) Workout Every Day (Minus Sunday)
Focus on Drinking Water - Try About 96 oz Per Day
Calories 1800
Be A Better Planner With My Snacks