Day 8: Weigh In Day

Well today is weigh in day and I am here to announce that I have lost 4lbs this week!!! Woot. I actually got a little discouraged this am when I weighed and it was 4lbs but then I realized that is a lot of FAT that I lost!!! I know that the slower it comes off the better the chance of it staying off! Slow and steady, Wins the race!!!

Breakfast:
Bagel Thin with cream cheese
Low sodium Turkey Bacon

Snack:
Protein Shake
Banana

Lunch:
Turkey Chili
5 cucumber slices
1oz lean beef jerky

Snack:
Lunchable Snack Pack

Dinner:
Chicken breast
1/2 cup mac n cheese

Snack:
1 oz Jack Link Jerky

Exercise:
None ;(

Day 7

Well lets hope today is better than yesterday, but the way it is starting out, its likely going to be a repeat. I am excited that tomorrow is Monday which is WEIGH IN day. I have never been on a diet and didnt weigh constantly. This is the first time I have ever actually waited until the actual weigh day. Hope I get a good number. I know that this eating right is working though. When I put on my jeans yesterday, I didnt have to jump in them and lay down to button them which is awesome. I love that feeling and I cant wait until those pants are too big :)

Breakfast:
skip

Snack:
skio

Lunch:
Spiral ham sandwich

Snack:

Dinner:
Turkey Chili with 1 piece Sara Lee 45 cal bread

Snack: 4 oz spiral ham

Exercise:
60 minute leisurely walk with dog & family

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
1,140 114 44 92 3,187 25

LeAnn

Day 6: Saturday

Oh how I love weekends but weekends for me are so tough when I try to eat right. Its not that I have a problem with over eating or eating bad foods, its that I don't eat enough calories or drink enough water. Ugh hope this doesn't screw me up to much.

Breakfast:
skip

Snack:
skip

Lunch:
Atkins protein shake

Snack:

Dinner:
Spiral Ham
1 cup green beans
1/2 cup mashed potato
1/2 mac'n cheese
1 dinner roll

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugars
1,034 102 34 62 2,606 20

Exercise:
none

I knew today would be a bad day because I dont eat enough on the weekends. Hoping that this weekend will not mess with my weight loss to much. I got most of my water in which is better than expected. I didnt get to exercise but I did go to the grocery store for a while and walk which should account for something right? lol

Well lets hope that tomorrow is better than today food wise.

LeAnn

Day 5

Day 5 and I am still going strong! Still havent weighed and boy is it getting harder! I just hope waiting until Monday to weigh is worth it :)

Breakfast:
Egg Beaters with 1/2 piece American cheese
2 pieces of cinnamon/splenda toast

Snack:
Atkins protein shake

Lunch:
Sara Lee 45 calorie bread, turkey and cheese sandwich
2 halo oranges

Snack:
1 piece 45 cal bread
2 eggs

Dinner:
Baked Tilapia
Brown rice

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
1,112 101 42 97 1,771 24


Exercise: none

The weekends are the absolute hardest for me. I did get my water in today but I should have ate a little more. I dread this weekend. Hopefully I can get the water in and eat clean and eat enough.

Day 4

So far so good. I have not cheated or wanted to cheat so far. Usually by this point I have gave in and had something. Maybe because I havent weighed yet or maybe because I am stronger now. I dont know but whatever it is, I plan to keep up. I see my future looking brighter now :)

Breakfast:
Low Sodium Turkey Bacon
Dry Sara Lee 45 Calorie Toast

Snack:
Atkins Protein Shake

Lunch:
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast 6 oz
Spinach, Tomato, Cuumber Salad with Fat Free Thousand Island(less than 0.25 of a packet)
1/2 cup Northern bean

Snack:
2 Cutie Oranges

Dinner:
4oz chicken breast with bbq sauce
1 cup green beans
1/2 cup kraft mac'n cheese

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
1,273 132 33 111 1,612 46


I went to bed a little hungry but nothing that is unbearable that I couldnt handle. The caffeine headache is just about gone which is a HUGE plus. Today I was able to drink a gallon of water and got over 100g of protein in!!! Woot Woot!!

Exercise: 20 minutes of Yoga

Day 3

I cant believe its Day 3 and I have not at all wanted to cheat!! I hope I continue to stay this strong and get my self healthy like I deserve and my family deserves. Like I said before, I am really going to try to stay off the scale until Monday which is my weigh in day!! Boy is this HARD. I wanted so badly to step on that scale this morning. But I told myself that I have will power and I will do this! No ifs, ands, or buts!!! No one said this was going to be easy, but I know it will be worth it! I would love to get to my high school weight which is 140 but right now I am going to solely focus on my January goal which is 10lbs!! Once I reach that goal, I will create another small goal. I think if I only focus on the big picture which is what I have done in the past I will lose hope. So here is to conquering small goals!!!

Breakfast:
Egg Beaters with 1/2 piece of American cheese
Oatmeal

Lunch:
Turkey and American cheese sandwich
4oz Chicken breast
1/2 Cup chicken noodle soup

Snack:
2 Cutie oranges

Dinner:
Turkey Sandwich
Spinach, Kale and Chard Salad with Cucumbers, Croutons and Lite Balsamic Vinagarette

Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugar
1,226 119 44 101 3,216 31

I didnt go to bed hungry tonight which is a plus!! I was also able to drink all my water again today and I never realized that 8 16.9oz bottles was a gallon. So I drank a gallon of water today. That is pretty exciting! The caffeine headache was back today but hopefully since its day three that its slowly starting to work its way out of my body. My pour body has been put through the ringer the past couple of years. Its time I start treating it better!!



Exercise: 20 minutes Salsa Dance Video

Day 2

Day two is going better than expected. I am not hungry and not feeling tired. Yesterday was a good day! Before when I would try to change the way I would eat, I would constantly weigh. This time I am going to try just to weigh in on Mondays. This is so hard for me because I like to see change but I know in the end it will be less stressful and keep me from being discouraged if I only weigh once a week.
I am trying to drink half my weight in water a day which for me at this point is 130 ounces. Yesterday was a success and I was able to get all my water in. Whoot!

Breakfast:
Low Sodium Turkey Bacon
Atkins Protein Shake

Snack:
No Time for snack today

Lunch:
Chicken on Tomato Basil Wrap
2 Halo oranges

Snack:
Banana

Dinner:
3 banquet chicken tenders
1/2 cup rice a roni
1 cup green beans

Totals: Calories Carbs Fat Protein Sodium Sugars
1,244 129 43 66 2,641 38

I was able to get all my water in. Whoot! I did go to bed a little hungry but I just brushed my teeth and tried to forget about it. It worked and I didnt have any late night snacks ;) After looking over my numbers, I dont think I consumed enough calories and that is probably the reason I went to bed hungry. Also my protein is too low also. I want to try to reach for 100g of protein a day. On to day 3; I got this!


Exercise: Freestyle Dance 20 minutes at lunch