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This is what I purchased last night ... I woke up yesterday morning at 205. Down a half pound but still up higher then I was wanting to be. I needed a little extra help to get my fat ars together & back in charge of my weight. I've read through the book ... it's only about 20 pages of reading in the fron & then the majority of the book is a diet jornal. You kee track of water, food, mood, exercise, vitamins ... pretty much anything you want to. It has a chart in the beginning where you do a daily weigh in ... weekly if you choose ... then at the end of each week you log in your weight ... inches ... BMI ... and fat%. At the end of the month you see where you have come in a months time. I love it cause if I see that I have gained a couple of days but the overall of the lomth is a loss then I can feel proud of the direction I am going in. There's also a place to paste a now & after photo of my body. I almost don't want to do this portion of it but then again ... I know I need to see me this large so I can remind myself of where I don't want to be now ... once I hit my goal & can use it as a "I NEVER WANT TO BE THERE AGAIN" photo.

Well, I'm off to watch a movie ... have dinner. DH made a flank steak wrapped in bacon with green beans & potatoes. Yum yum.

What the Hell?

I got on the scale this morning hoping to see another loss ... NOPE, I'm back to 205.5. WTH is going on with me? Well, I looked back over what I ate yesterday & it's possible that the chips I had (full of sodium) put the weight back on. I also didn't log int hat last night while watching american idol I ate 2 servings of crunch & munch. I didn't look at the calories but I'm sure that wasn't the smartest move I could have made. Popcorn is good for you but not when it's covered in caramel! So today I'm gonna be trying harder to stay right on my plan. I don't have a plan for food yet ... but I'll eat healthier choices. I've got fresh peaches screaming at me ... I'll be back later to let ya know how I'm doing. So far (9:45am) I have 3 waters down, vitamin down & breakfast was a bowl of raisin bran cereal with ff milk.

Day 2 Meal Plan

Breakfast
	Calories	Fib	Fat	Carbs	Prtn
Regular Coffee, 4 cup (8 fl oz)	9	0	0	0	1
Cream substitute, Coffee-mate fat free, 2 tbsp	20	0	0	4	0
Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, SUN COUNTRY Granola with Almonds, 0.5 cup (1 serving)	266	3	10	38	7
Yogurt, Yoplait Light, Strawberry, 6 oz	100	0	0	19	5
	396	3	10	61	13
Lunch
Ham, extra lean, (5% fat), 2 slice (6-1/4" x 4" x 1/16")	74	0	3	1	11
Kraft Free American Cheese Singles, 1 slice	31	0	0	2	5
Earth Grains Sliced Soft Hoagie Roll, 1 serving	190	2	3	35	7
El Pollo Loco, Avocado Salsa, 4 serving	48	0	4	4	0
Corn Tortillas, 1 oz	62	2	1	13	2
	405	4	11	55	24
Dinner
Hamburger, single patty with bun, 1 sandwich	275	0	12	31	12
Spinach, fresh, 1 cup	7	1	0	1	1
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 1 inner leaf	1	0	0	0	0
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 2 slice, medium (1/4" thick)	8	0	0	2	0
	291	1	12	34	14
Snack
Grapes, 1 cup, seedless	114	2	1	28	1
Peaches, fresh, 1 medium (2-1/2" dia) (approx 4 per lb)	42	2	0	11	1
	156	4	1	39	2
	1,248	12	34	189	53
	1240 - 1590	25 - 35	33 - 58	168 - 242	60 - 130

 

10 cups by 3pm. I'm rockin'   10

Day 2 on plan

This morning after the kids were finished with their school work we were out the door ... headed for our local walking track. We did a walk/jog ... 2.3 miles in 39 minutes. DH really pushed the son to move his caboose, he sure didn't like being pushed so hard but he did an amazing job. His anger had him coming over the finish line before DH. I was so very proud of him.

  Food wise I'm on plan as well ... breakfast was a bowl of granola with a 1/2 banana, coffee, & ff yogurt. Lunch was a ham & cheese sandwhich with avacado dip & low fat tortilla chips ... Snack is a nice juicy peach that we picked up at a road side stand. Yum yum. Dinner will be a hamburger filled with spinach & feta cheese. DH is grilling it ... oooh la la.

  As for my water, it's 3pm & I've already downed 10 cups. Yeah baby ... this momma is back on track & on her way to Onderland. Good news ... the scale reflected a 1.5 pound loss from yesterday. I'm so excited!

Time to be accountable

I didn't do well with my food all weekend long and as a result I'm 205.5! It's all my fault, I have no one else to blame for this weight. I still haven't been exercising like I know I should be ... MIL is really interfering with this part of my life but this morning as I saw those numbers looking back at me it hit me ... in the end it's me who is responsible for getting/no getting my cardio in. I can't always blame the MIL for knocking on my door when I'm in the middle of a workout. I can go on a walk outdoors where she won't be around me or just refuse to answer the bedroom door. I can also workout in the living room while she is out of the house. This doesn't happen enough to make me happy but it is something. Maybe I'll make a cute sign for the door that says do not disturb me while door is closed. he he he

So my plan today is to get in a 30+ walk while MIL is at the seinor center. I took a appitie supressor this morning plus my fiber pills ... hoping I won't be as hungry. I have tons of fresh fruits & veggies to help me stay on track & water is going to be a priority today. I haven't been doing horrible with the water but I know my body requires more then 8 cups. I know this cause I wake up every night feeling parched & it seems like I have sand in my mouth. If I drink 10+ cups of water in a day I don't have this problem.

Recipe

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Was POINTS® Value: 5 Now POINTS® Value: 2 Servings:  12 Preparation Time:  25 min Cooking Time:  0 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Substitutes for high-fat mayonnaise and sour cream help give this salad its classic flavor, without the classic fat content.

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cup cooked macaroni, kept warm
• 3/4 cup fat-free mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup fat-free sour cream
• 3 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
• 1 medium sweet red pepper(s), diced
• 1 medium green pepper(s), diced
• 1 medium carrot(s), diced
• 1/4 cup red onion(s), minced
• 1/8 tsp table salt, or to taste
• 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste

Instructions

• While macaroni is still warm, place in a large bowl. Add mayonnaise, sour cream and relish; toss to coat. Add peppers, carrot and onion; toss to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  
  
• Serve warm or chilled. Yields about 1/2 cup per serving.

Notes

• Consider putting a little heat in traditional macaroni salad by blending 1 teaspoon of wasabi powder into the sour cream.

Chef Tips

• We renovated Macaroni Salad by:
  • Swapping fat-free mayonnaise and sour cream for their high-fat originals.
    
    
  • Adding fresh vegetables for flavor, color and a nutrient boost.

Plan of Action

I've been really slacking off on my cardio & food plan for 5 weeks straight now. Actually it's been longer then that but I know for sure 5 weeks cause that's how long MIL has been living with us ... that's how long I have used the excuse of I can't exercise in front of her. Nevermind that I have a bedroom that I can go to ... if she messes with me again I can always play dumb & say I was so into the workout that I didn't hear her. he he he

Last week I weighed in & had almost a 10 pound gain. I can't let my weight get anymore out of control then it already is. Last night was the last straw for me. At 7pm I sat down to watch tv with a HUGE slice of chocolate cheesecake & a tall glass of milk. I ate it all ... I was so miserable afterward that. I felt sick to my stomack ... I finally had to take meds at 11 to keep from feeling so sick. This morning I woke up still feeling ill so I said there's no day like the present to get my fat behind back on track.

My official weigh in will be tomorrow since all my ladies at ThinChicks weigh in on Fridays. Food for the day is a little on the low side however, considering how I have eaten for the last 5+ weeks ... I don't think a day or two of low calories will hurt me any.

Breakfast
	Calories	Fiber	Fat	Carbs	Prn
Post Raisin Bran Cereal, 1 cup (1 serving)	187	8	1	46	5
Milk, nonfat, 1 cup	86	0	0	12	8
	273	8	2	58	13
Lunch
South Beach Living Savory Pork with Pecans & Green Beans, 1 serving	240	4	10	13	23
	240	4	10	13	23
Dinner
Romaine Lettuce (salad), 2 cup, shredded	16	2	0	3	2
Chicken Breast, no skin, 3 ounces	94	0	1	0	20
Kraft Light Done Right Ranch Salad Dressing, 2 tbsp	77	0	7	3	0
	186	2	8	6	22
Snack
Baby Carrots, raw, 20 medium	76	4	1	16	2
Hidden Valley Original Ranch Dressing, 1 serving	140	0	14	1	1
Pineapple, fresh, 1 cup, diced	76	2	1	19	1
Apples, fresh, 1 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb)	81	4	0	21	0
Pirate's Booty, carmel, 1 serving	120	1	2	23	1
	493	10	18	81	5
	1,192	24	38	157	62
	1240 - 1590	25 - 35	33 - 58	168 - 242	60 - 130