breakfast (256):
Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1% milk (188)
fresh peach (68)


lunch (398):
sandwich (248)
1/2 donut (150)

dinner:
I don't even want to admit to what I ate for dinner. We ordered pizza for the BYU game. I tried to be smart and ordered thin crust (saves 100 cal. per slice). I figured out how many pieces I could eat by checking the nutrition info. Then the pizza came. It wasn't cut into 1/8 slices like the nutrition info said. It was cut into a bunch of little squares. I ate a bunch. It was delicious! Such a tasty break from my sandwiches and salads, but I have no idea how many calories I consumed. Probably 1000! AND, I was so busy sewing costumes all day that I missed my workout.

Daily Total: 1654???

breakfast (230):
frosted mini wheats with 1% milk (230)

"snack" (???):
I know I tasted the ingredients for our ghost snacks today.

lunch:
I have no idea what my lunch calories were. We went to a twin playgroup/lunch. I tried to eat mostly good-for-me stuff, but a lot of it was a compromise. I chose to eat small amounts, and only taste the treats. I know I had:
1/2 c. fresh broccoli (15)
1/2 c. cherry tomatoes (14)
2 T. dip (which was probably a lite ranch 58)
4 apple slices (40)
2 t. peanut butter (30)
3 cocktail weenies wrapped in crescent roll (180)
1 deviled egg w/ olive slice (65)
2 white chocolate banana ghosts (200?)
1 Oreo/cream cheese eyeball (???)
4-6 crackers w/ cottage cheese (167)
1/2 c. of whatever the red stuff was to drink (???)

dinner(228):
2 slices Sara Lee 45 cal. bread (90)
1/4 c. spinach (2)
tomato slices (16)
3 slices turkey (45)
carrot sticks (25)
1/2 mandarin oranges (50, although I didn't drink the juice, so I think that should knock some calories off :)

All the knowns come to 1227 calories. That leaves enough room for the unknowns to still come in around 1500 calories I think.

breakfast (350):
oatmeal w/ brown sugar (145)
1% milk (100)
banana (105)


lunch (340):
2 slices Sara Lee 45 cal. wheat bread (90)
2 slices turkey (48)
1/4 c. spinach leaves (2)
tomato slices (10)
.5 c diced peaches in juice (50)
goldfish pretzels (140 OUCH!)


dinner:
chicken stir-fry (700?)


Wow! I'm still under at 1390.

Cross training day. I have no idea how many calories it burns, but I managed to get my exercises in at 11 PM!

I missed my workout completely yesterday. I got home too late from UVMOM's night out. I missed it this morning too. The alarm clock didn't go off for some reason. We checked it, and it was set, but it didn't go off. I'll have to squish it in some time today. Can't afford to miss another day. I am so incredibly tired this morning.


breakfast (328):
1 slice Sara Lee 45 cal. wheat bread
1 egg (90)
1 slice honey ham (34)
.5 slice provolone cheese (49)
1 c. OJ (110)


lunch (573):
tomato soup (270)
grilled ham and cheese (303)


It took me forever to figure out something to eat. I feel paralyzed by the seeming lack of options. I don't know what to eat. Even this turned out to not be so great because of the sodium and sugar content of the soup. And I'm still hungry! What's a girl to do?


snack (283):
apple (95)
2 T. peanut butter (188)


I was hungry and had a horrible headache (which I never get), so I felt I had to eat. I was hoping to make it to dinner without a snack. The doctor told me to have protien with every meal, thus the peanut butter. Not sure it was that great of a snack. I don't have many calories left for dinner. What do people eat to stay at 1500 calories? I only have 300 calories left for the day!


dinner (350):
2 c. romaine lettuce (16)
1 c. fresh spiniach (7)
.5 c. carrot (26)
hard boiled egg (70)
red onion (6)
2 slices turkey bacon (120)
1 T. vinaigrette(60)
.5 slice of white bread (45)


That makes a grand total of 1550 for the day.


Arrrg! I forgot about the tomato in my salad. Add another 16 calories. 1566 for the day.

I ran on the treadmill after the kids were in bed. Burned 560 something calories.

Weigh-in #25

I'm down another three pounds! I have not been at this weight since before I was pregnant with Chloe. That's 11 years. I was so excited to see the number on the scale this morning. Wahoo! I hope I can keep it off.


I went to the doctor this morning to review lab results from a couple weeks ago. My thyroid is low, so I'm going on medication for that, and I have some kind of metabolic issue, so I'm going on medication for that. Apparently my body isn't digesting carbs correctly. So both will help with weight loss. The glucophage (for metabolic issue) is temporary. I have to get my BMI to a certain level and then I won't need that anymore. Plus, getting rid of the weight is preventative for diabetes (have a family history) in the future. Other than that all my blood work is great!

Because of the new pills. I have to really limit my carbohydrates (right at pumpkin cookie season!). In addition to the pills I now have to take my measurements at my weekly weigh-ins, and count my calories. She wants me on 1500 cal./day. This is the part that is going to kill me. Just keeping a food journal was so time consuming. Partly because I ended up staying on the computer waaaay longer than necessary. Calorie counting sounds overwhelming. I don't even know where to begin, but I guess I'd better give it a shot.

Breakfast (320):
frosted mini wheats (270)
1% milk (50)

Snack (144):
two bites of low-fat, vanilla yogurt (???)
2 slices turkey (44)
1 slice Gouda cheese (100)

Lunch (455):
a big salad
lettuce (16)
spinach (14)
plum tomatoes (66)
egg (77)
carrot (25)
turkey (44)
cheddar (113)
blush wine vinaigrette dressing (100)
water

snack(161):
apple (116)
6 almonds (45?)

This calorie counting thing takes forever! I'm hungry and only have 420 calories left. I might not make it this evening. It's my twin mom's night out. We're going out for dessert.

another snack because dinner was going to be late:
1 slice ham (45)
1 slice colby jack cheese (110)
banana (90)

This 1500 calorie thing is proving to be tricky.

dinner out:
grilled teriyaki salmon
steamed vegetables
shared a caramel apple cobbler a la mode

I have no idea how many calories it was. I realized after I went home that I should have asked for the sauce on the side, but I didn't get the rice, or eat the bread they brought me. It's a learning process I guess. I feel guilty and fat over the dessert. I'm sure I'm over 1500.

Feet

I cut my pinky toe a couple days ago. I didn't think much of it at the time, but it is causing me problems! The day I cut it I went for a nice long run in the beautiful fall countrysided. By the time I got home it my sock was bloody. The next day was a cross training day, so I decided to take it easy with a short, child friendly hike. By the end of the hike my foot was in pain. By the time I got home I couldn't walk. As long as I am bare foot it doesn't bother me, but shoes seem to open it back up. I took the day off yesterday to give it a chance to heal. It really bugged me to do so. I'm so close to loosing 30 lbs. and breaking another scale marker. I looked into buying special band-aids that would protect it better, but I couldn't in good conscious spend $5.00 on 6 band-aids. Today I wrapped another band-aid around it, strapped on my shoes and prayed really hard for my feet (the other foot has deep, cracked heals). It worked (did I doubt that it would?), but after the run they hurt. My socks are bloody again... What to do?

I ran on the treadmill today. The cold is scaring me away from my beloved county roads. It's dark and windy in the mornings. We had freezing temperatures this morning. So sad. I look forward to Saturday when I can run later in the day, in the golden fall afternoon. The air is crisp, the light is a warm glow, the fields are beautiful. I can't wait!

Weigh-in #24

Another pound down! I'm back to where I was four weeks ago. I'd really like it if I didn't go back up again. This weight feels much better. It's amazing what a few pounds can do. I'm seeing changes in my shape and liking it. I hope I can keep the downward trend going. Kevin's wedding is in a few weeks. It'd be great if I could drop a size before then!