Time to Re-dedicate

It's been a rough month in the diet and exercise department. Between Halloween and Thanksgiving, and my foot injury it hasn't been smooth. I can't control the injury portion, but I can control my eating. I just need to be disciplined and do it! My birthday is only 14 days away. While it's impossible to reach my goal weight by then, I can hit the next range of ten milestone. Here's to hoping I can keep that in mind in the afternoon when the kids get home and I'm getting the stressed-out munchies.


breakfast (325):
wheaties (200)
honey (60)
milk (65)

The dedication didn't last long. I ate leftover Shepherd's pie for lunch. If I had to guess, I'd say somewhere between 400 and 500 calories. Then after school I stopped by my in-laws to borrow a tablecloth. While there I had several handfuls of trail mix. For dinner I had leftover Thanksgiving dinner. I don't have a clue on the calories. I did, however, have a good run. I did 4.5 miles. Somewhere around 600 calories. I can't remember. I must have hit a groove, because I felt like I could keep going. I think 5 miles should be the new goal.

I think I picked the hardest program on the treadmill this morning. I couldn't quite finish it. I had to walk the last 7 minutes of the 40 minute program. It put me past my top sustainable speed, at inclines I don't use. Was I punishing myself for yesterday? Possible. I couldn't resist and stepped on the scale again this morning. The pound I'd lost yesterday is back. Since it's not an official weigh-in day I'm not going to change my ticker, but it's there.


breakfast (355):
a bowl of cheerios (275)
pears (80)

Weigh-in #30

Slept through the alarm today. Last week's gain is gone, making me neutral for the month so far. Need to redouble my efforts. Especially the diet part.


breakfast (275):
bowl of cheerios

Today was a day of old habits. I munched on homemade granola bars throughout the day and into the evening. Probably thousands of calories worth. I had multiple helpings at dinner. My stomach was as full as it's been in months. I felt awful. What was I thinking? My inner demons came out to play.

Exercise for the day; 40ish minutes on the treadmill, 3+ miles. Ankle kind of hurts now that its done.


breakfast (310):
1 c. Oatmeal Squares (210)
1/4 c. peaches (35)
1/2 c. 2% milk (65)


snack:
pretzels (50)


lunch:
1/2 apple (50)
squash soup (156)

treat (220):
mini reese's cups

dinner:
beans and rice
sausage
too tired to figure it out.

We're making granola bars for FHE too. I'm sure those will be a caloric nightmare.

40 min. on the treadmill. 3+ miles, 500 calories.


breakfast (215):
Life cereal
1/2 c. 2% milk

Got up 15 minutes earlier than yesterday. It's progress. It was a Cross-training day, 45 min. Ran out of time, so I didn't get my mile in. That's probably okay. I think my foot needs a rest after yesterday's run. It's a process.


Had my blood drawn this morning. Had to be fasting. They got me on the first stick! A-mazing! And I didn't get sick like last time.


breakfast (440):
egg mcmuffin (300)
OJ (140)


"snack":
samples at Macey's; 2 bite brownie, 2 bite pumpkin cookie. Mmmmm... probably about 250 calories.


lunch (302):
grapes (62)
same salad as yesterday (199) with the addition of;
1 T. peas (6)
2 T. croutons (35)


snack:
medium apple (95)


dinner (362):
Squash Soup (D-licious! 312)
1/2 a piece of bread (50)


1270 for the day. That leaves room for hot chocolate or something yummy after the kids go to bed. Hmmmm.... I'll have to think on that one.

snack (270):
1/4 c. granola (120)
hot chocolate (150)

1540? Mental Math...

Time Change

I've been stuck in night workouts for some time now. I've decided that I need to get back to mornings. It would be better for lots of reasons. Not for my beauty sleep, but better for the family. The alarm went off at 6:00 am. It took me a while to get out of bed and say my prayers. I didn't actually hop on the treadmill until 7:00 am. It's a process. It was a hard workout. I don't know if it's because I haven't run much in a week, because my last workout was less than 12 hours ago, because I'm tired, or some combination of the three. I only had time to get in a 30 minute walk/run. 350 calories. Enough to burn off the extra cookie I ate last night. Even squishing that in is making the morning more trying than usual. Who am I kidding. It's always trying with one of my children.


On a good note, it occurred to me that the pound I gained at yesterday's weigh-in may have been due to the high-sodium canned chicken noodle soup from the night before. I weighed-in again this morning just to see, and it's gone. Yea! I'm not going to change the ticker just in case, but it makes me happy to know it's not there.


breakfast (316):
1/2 tortilla (75)
1 egg/2 egg whites (102)
cheese (69)
salsa (5)
1/2 c. 2% milk (65)

lunch (250):
2 apricot halves (20)
1/2 c. grapes (31)
2 c. lettuce (16)
1/4 c. diced tomato (8)
1/4. sliced carrot (12)
6 cucumber slices (8)
1 T. ranch (60)
1/4 c. cottage cheese (55)
2 slices ham, chopped (40)

That just might leave enough room for a cookie. I'll have to think about it...

The cookie temptation got the best of me. Before I knew it I'd downed probably 1000 calories worth. Ugh. When will I get control over this?

I'm too tired to figure out dinner's calories. Leftover chicken noodle soup (here comes the water weight) and grilled cheese. I'm going to guess 500. So, in my estimation that's 2066 calories for the day. So much for reaching my goals.