Okay so I sort of dodged responsible dieting this weekend. Pretty tired of salad, pretty tired of thinking about every single thing I eat, and basically I just let a bad attitude have my weekend.
The good thing is I don't believe either day was a 5,000 calorie blowout. I think I was somewhere in the neighborhood of maintenance or just above it.
Yesterday I was better, though I am hurrying this morning and not taking the time to count calories retroactively. It was a very full day, with work and then my late-night Bible study...when I finally got to bed around 11:30 I didn't feel like doing the reconstruct.
This is where the rubber meets the road in a life change. My jeans fit so much better and I'm bored with thinking of food when there are so much more interesting things to think of and it would be easy to just quit. AGAIN.
Picking the naked blog back up in hopes of kicking my own butt over my self-made mountain of resistance.
Breakfast oatmeal (150) banana (100) sugar (135) skim milk (25).
And off I go, before I manage to be late for work.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Saturday, March 28, 2009
end of an acceptable day
snack: 20 baby carrots (100)
supper out: 2 breadsticks w/marinara (300)
stuffed pizza - 2 small pieces (400)
snack: low fat frozen yogurt (160)
1959 for the day.
hey, that'll do!
supper out: 2 breadsticks w/marinara (300)
stuffed pizza - 2 small pieces (400)
snack: low fat frozen yogurt (160)
1959 for the day.
hey, that'll do!
Friday, March 27, 2009
quick day-so-far summary between tasks
breakfast: cereal (260) and milk (68)
coffee w/sugar at work (135)
attended a 1st birthday party at the shelter - chocolate cake! (235)
salad (141) and baked potato (160) for lunch
total calories so far today: 999
looking for my baby carrots....
coffee w/sugar at work (135)
attended a 1st birthday party at the shelter - chocolate cake! (235)
salad (141) and baked potato (160) for lunch
total calories so far today: 999
looking for my baby carrots....
Thursday, March 26, 2009
late yummy supper
Home at 8. Terrible time to eat! But I was so hungry that not eating was not an option.
Improvised tacos:
3 corn shells (150)
refried beans (200)
1 oz cheddar cheese (170)
sliced olives (25)
salsa (10)
romaine (2)
onions (2)
Total for the day so far: 1719
Improvised tacos:
3 corn shells (150)
refried beans (200)
1 oz cheddar cheese (170)
sliced olives (25)
salsa (10)
romaine (2)
onions (2)
Total for the day so far: 1719
early evening count
Just got home from the shelter and now heading to do more work at City Hall. Quick update first.
Coffee w/sugar when I got to work (135)
Lunch:
Salad w/lite balsamic (140)
hard boiled egg w/salt n pepper (77)
baked potato w/salt n pepper (160)
bottle of water
Snack: apple (100)
Snack: 20 grapes (60)
Calories so far today: 1160
And off I go.
Coffee w/sugar when I got to work (135)
Lunch:
Salad w/lite balsamic (140)
hard boiled egg w/salt n pepper (77)
baked potato w/salt n pepper (160)
bottle of water
Snack: apple (100)
Snack: 20 grapes (60)
Calories so far today: 1160
And off I go.
downsizing, ill-fitting jeans and breakfast
My washer is now deceased.
Happily, I have been offered a replacement; I just have to make the time and borrow a truck to go get it. In the meanwhile, it presents a wardrobe dilemma this morning; my usual stuff is all piled high in a basket.
I got down 4 pairs of jeans from the top of my closet - things I haven't been able to wear for a number of months.
One of them fits! Hooray!
And 2 thumbs up for this bonus fact: the pair that fits come from back when jeans actually fit right! Today, my underwear will not show if I sit down without first hiking my jeans and tugging my shirt down. Today, I will not have to pull my pants up every time this body moves. I'm pretty psyched about that.
I keep hoping one of these days the fashion police will relent on making all of us wear a style of jeans that only look good on tiny people. I mean...I'm gonna look fat no matter what I wear at this point; it's the nature of carrying 100 extra pounds. But these darn low riding jeans, especially in combination with shirts that are nowhere near long enough anymore, make a whole lot of very reasonably, even nicely shaped ladies look...well...FAT.
Now that I have established myself as hopelessly old and out of touch, on to breakfast:
cereal (260) and milk (68)
Today promises to be a hectic one at work. Off to enjoy 25 quiet minutes before I get in the car.
Happily, I have been offered a replacement; I just have to make the time and borrow a truck to go get it. In the meanwhile, it presents a wardrobe dilemma this morning; my usual stuff is all piled high in a basket.
I got down 4 pairs of jeans from the top of my closet - things I haven't been able to wear for a number of months.
One of them fits! Hooray!
And 2 thumbs up for this bonus fact: the pair that fits come from back when jeans actually fit right! Today, my underwear will not show if I sit down without first hiking my jeans and tugging my shirt down. Today, I will not have to pull my pants up every time this body moves. I'm pretty psyched about that.
I keep hoping one of these days the fashion police will relent on making all of us wear a style of jeans that only look good on tiny people. I mean...I'm gonna look fat no matter what I wear at this point; it's the nature of carrying 100 extra pounds. But these darn low riding jeans, especially in combination with shirts that are nowhere near long enough anymore, make a whole lot of very reasonably, even nicely shaped ladies look...well...FAT.
Now that I have established myself as hopelessly old and out of touch, on to breakfast:
cereal (260) and milk (68)
Today promises to be a hectic one at work. Off to enjoy 25 quiet minutes before I get in the car.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
food summary for the day so far
Coffee w/sugar to start my work morning (135)
bottle of water
Lunch:
salad w/lite balsamic vinaigrette but alas, no feta (91)
baked potato w/salt & pepper (160)
hard boiled egg w/salt & pepper (77)
bottle of water
Snack: 2 kiwi (92)
Snack: McDonalds fruit & yogurt parfait (160)
glass of ice water
Supper:
1.5 cups basmati rice (255)
3 cups chicken stir fry (301)
1 tbsp soy sauce (10)
1 cup skim milk (90)
Total so far: 1699
Might be done for the day. Might snack.
bottle of water
Lunch:
salad w/lite balsamic vinaigrette but alas, no feta (91)
baked potato w/salt & pepper (160)
hard boiled egg w/salt & pepper (77)
bottle of water
Snack: 2 kiwi (92)
Snack: McDonalds fruit & yogurt parfait (160)
glass of ice water
Supper:
1.5 cups basmati rice (255)
3 cups chicken stir fry (301)
1 tbsp soy sauce (10)
1 cup skim milk (90)
Total so far: 1699
Might be done for the day. Might snack.
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