Daily Report: Day 188

Breakfast

• peach
• 2 morningstar farms soy sausage patties

Snack

• peach
  

Lunch

• pita chips
• carrots
• humus

Snack

• watermelon

Dinner

• 1/2 cup brown rice pasta w/marainara
• spinach

Dessert

• 100 cal dark choc bar melted over raw almonds and raisins

Water

• 60+ oz

Exercise

• Week one, day one C25K (3o mins, walk/jog

Observations: Snacky day. Need better meal planning on my work at home days. Too easy to grab whatever and not include protein.

Daily Report: Day, um what day is this?

Something happened this weekend. It's almost as if Peggy Sue turned on the radio and a very danceable song came on and she starting tapping her foot, and then I starting starting tapping my fingers, and then she started nodding her head, and then I then I started, well I don't know exactly how it happened! All I know is suddenly we were dancing around our respective houses, excited and motivated again.

Breakfast

• Peach
• 1 piece sprouted bread toast w/pnut butter

Lunch

• 2 scrabbled eggs
• salsa (spiked with zucchini)
• 2 corn tortillas

Snack

• sesame thins
• nf iced latte

Dinner

• veggie burger w/lf laughing cow wedge, tomato, on 1/2 ww english muffin
• cucumber salad
• grilled zucchini

Dessert

• 1 scoop homemade ice cream (not diet-y at all, but super delicious)
  

Water
60+ oz

Exercise
2 mile walk

Observation: Hey, it's a start.

Daily Report: Day 98

It was another so-so day. Better than a bad day, but didn't end up being the day I'd planned.

Calories: 1783
Exercise: Had planned to join a gym tonight after work, but it didn't happen for a number of reasons. Planning again for tomorrow.
Water: 65 oz

Victories: Water. Did much better, but still room for improvement.
Defeats: Exercise or lack thereof. I need to make some big changes in that department.

Daily Report: Day 97

An ok day food wise. Did a lot an awful lot of sitting at my computer working today, so can't claim to have gotten my exercise in.

Calories: 1568
Exercise: none
Water: about 50 oz

Victories: walked away from a cupcake and didn't look back
Defeats: worked too much and didn't make time for exercise at all.

Daily Report: Day 96

Day 96?! Where is the year going? And why isn't my extra poundage going with it? Because I'm being lazy, that's why! But today was different. Sort of. At least I tracked my calories. Not bad, not great. Better than yesterday.

Calories: 1794
Exercise: 2 miles walking
Water: Not enough

Victories: Only served myself half a sandwich during work-related lunch. Took 2 bites of what should have been a delicious cookie and through the rest away because it wasn't. Chose another flavor, ate half tossed the rest. Sorry to wasteful, starving children in Africa, but my new motto is: if it ain't tasty, it's wasty. Yeah, I need to work on my mottos.
Defeats: Realized AFTER I ate half a sandwich, that the whole sandwich would have been almost 800 calories. 400 cals for half a sandwich? So not worth it!

Day 60: Daily Report

Breakfast

• Fage 0% yogurt
• Go Lean Crunch
• blueberries
• 1 tsp honey

Snack

• Balance Bar

Lunch

• chicken soup
• 12 pretzels
• apple

Snack

• Balance Bar

Dinner

• meatloaf (ground turkey, brown rice, lots o' diced veggies)
• green salad w/lf balsamic

Water

• 80oz

Exercise

• No. Argh!

Calories/fat/% 2284/72/28%

Observations: I thought I was doing so well today and I let the thought of some stupid cookies through me way off. I purposely didn't buy any this years and then I got word that my daughter did and that they were on their way home. So I had that second Balance Bar and ened up with a stomach ache. Dang Girl Scouts. I'd also planned to walk 3 miles this evening and a huge storm blew in. If it was sprinkling, no big deal, but it's seriously windy and pouring now. I should have stuck to my original plan of getting my exercise done in the morning, but for some reason, that NEVER happens!

Daily Report: Day 59

Breakfast

• cheese bagel w/1 tblsp lf cream cheese
• 1 cup grapes

Lunch

• cheese bagel egg sandwich
• handful of raisins
  

Snack

• nf cappuccino
• 1 piece dark chocolate

Dinner

• roasted chicken breast
  
• 1 cup roasted (w/splash of olive oil) veggies (cauliflower, cherry tomatoes, carrots)
• 1 cup mashed potatoes/cauliflower (made with plain greek yogurt)

Water

• about 80 oz

Exercise

• not

Calories/fat/%: 1599/44/24%

Observations: I went a little overboard with the bagels early in the day but I ended up ok for the day. I was busy all day, but didn't get any exercise in...that fact that it rained all day didn't help. For the next week, I'm going to try to get up early and get my exercise in first thing.

Day 55: Daily Report

As you may have noticed, I've been a slacker when it comes to the daily report. I've been tracking but it all makes so much more sense when I see it "in lights".

Breakfast

• banana
• apple

Lunch

• sweet potato w/1 tsp butter
• broccoli and cauliflower

Snack

• chocolate chunk cookie from Speciality's. I know, right?

Dinner

• brown rice, black beans, spinach, salsa, lf cheese
• baked tortilla chips

Dessert

• orange

Water

• 75 oz

Exercise

• walked 2 miles

Calories/fat/%: 1632/?/? Couldn't find info on the cookie, but I guessed that it was about 600 calories (nice, huh?). I'm off the charts for fat today. See what one little cookie can do?

Observations: It was a busy, stressful day. I did the best I could. There were probably a dozen cookies left over from our meeting and I didn't stash a bunch of them in my desk drawer, so that's a good thing...

Day 49: Daily Report

I forgot to record my food as I ate today, so here's my food to the best of my memory:
Breakfast

• bowl of bran flakes with milk

Lunch

• leftover fish burritos from last night (with fresh salsa, spinach, tomato, cheese, baja sauce)
• a serving of leftover fiesta potatoes (trying to use up some taters)

Snack

• at homeschool co-op: one piece of sushi and a few bites from a sampler tray of various foods
• at home: smoothies with home-juiced fruits, yogurt, and spinach
• about a dozen saltine crackers

Dinner

• leftover fish burritos and potatoes

Dessert

• 2 pieces of lemon cake: lemon cake mix made with leftover fresh juice (pineapple, orange, carrot), chickpea puree in place of oil, and eggs

Water

• about 70 oz.

Exercise

• 1 hour walk with the kids (at a good pace, they're good at walking fast)

Victories: Getting back on the horse and recording again.

Defeats: The second piece of cake.

Observations: I shouldn't be making cake. I adore using up leftovers!

Day 48: Daily Report

Breakfast/Lunch

• ww mini bagel egg, turkey bacon, lf cheese sandwich
• 1 cup grapes

Early Snack

• ww pretzels

Later Snack

• too much cranberry trail mix
  

Dinner

• 1 piece homemade cheese pizza (1/8 of 12" pizza)
• green salad w/veggies, vinaigrette

Dessert

• 1/2 strawberry popsicle (100% fruit)
• too many lf choc animal cookies (Traders Joes)

Calories/fat/% 1930/72/33%

Water

• 60+ oz
  

Exercise

• not
  

Victories: Not many.

Defeats: Same old story. Isn't this boring?

Observations: I'm a lazy slug and I snack too much. Good news is, the trail mix is gone. I shouldn't have bought it. On the other hand, if I'd just gotten a little walk in, I could have at least made up for the trail mix.

Day 47: Daily Report

Breakfast

• 1 c nf plain greek yogurt
• 1/2 cup Go Lean Crunch
• 1 tsp honey
• 1/2 blueberries

Snack

• 1/4 cup cranberry trail mix

Lunch

• chinese chicken salad light with 2 tbsp lite dressing, slivered almonds (no fried noodles or any of that stuff)
• small roll

Snack

• 1/2 c cranberry trail mix... too yummy
• 12 sesame thins

Dinner

• 1/2 bruschetta burger at Applebee's (sub veggie burger for beef)
• side broccoli

Dessert

• 2 bites of Diego's choc sundae

Water

• 60 oz

Exercise

• none, too rainy

Calories/fat/%: 1779/67/33%

Victories: keeping damage to a minimum at dinner. I'd planned to split my veggie burger with Gidget but as it turned out, I wasn't that hungry and she order a chicken wrap that was gross so I didn't eat it.
Defeats: too much trail mix/fat

Observations: I'm starting to realize that I need to find a time to exercise (with no kids to consider) and stick to it, rain or shine.

Day 45: Daily Report

I've been in bed with the flu today, but I think I'm starting to feel human again. This is what I've eaten today:

• 1/2 sleeve saltines
• 2 cans ginger ale
• 1 lime popsicle

Too bad weigh-in's not tomorrow!






Breakfast (late)

• Nutrisystem pancake mix with 1 banana, 1/2 c. cottage cheese, 1/3 c. homemade syrup, 1 tsp. smart balance spread (ick)
• 6 oz. milk/rice milk mixture

Snack

• 2 100 calorie packs of lite popcorn
• 1 oz. cheddar cheese

Dinner

• steak, cheese fries (made for us by my hubby for Valentine's Day)
• cinnamon oblivion (ala Outback) also made by hubby
  

Water

• 64 oz.
  

Exercise

• 30 minutes of cardio

Victories: Breakfast. Getting in some exercise.

Defeats: Dinner.

Observations: I'm still struggling with motivation and self-control.

Day 42: Daily Report

Breakfast

• 3/4 c. granola
• 4 oz. soy milk

Rest of the Day

• Lean Cuisine frozen entree
• 1 banana
• overdose of KFC popcorn chicken
• spinach salad with lowfat cheese and lite dressing
• 1/2 peanut butter sandwich
  
• 1/4 c. chocolate candy melts
• 1/2 cupcake

Water

• 80 oz.

Exercise

• nope, literally never had a chance

Calories/Fat/%: I got not clue, man.

Victories: Water. Considering all the confections I was around today, it's a miracle I didn't eat more sugar.

Defeats: Still too much sugar, and I had a sugar crash. Not exercising, but I was SO busy today and I'm SO exhausted right now.

Observations: I don't feel good about the weigh-in tomorrow. I feel fat today, and I don't think the scale is going to be nice to me tomorrow. I have done better over the last few days, but my body just feels heavy today. I think I might be getting anemic...I have been craving meat the last couple of days and I never do that unless I'm anemic or getting close to it.

Day 41: Daily Report

Breakfast

• egg, spinach, feta wrap
  
• nf latte

Snack

• mini choc croissant

Lunch

• lf, vegan split pea soup
  
• small wheat roll
  

Snack

• frozen yogurt

Dinner

• mixed green salad, 1 T balsamic dressing
• 2 pieces toast w/cottage cheese

Dessert

• 1 2x2" piece of ginger bread

Calories/fat/%: 1632/70/38%

Water

• 60 oz

Exercise

• 4 miles walking (on my lunch hour!)
  

Victories: Not going over calorie goal. Not eating more gingerbread, believe it or not.

Defeats: Not enough water. Too many sweets. Still too much fat!

Observations: I had major cravings today. I think I did a decent job of controlling them. But even a controlled day is not a perfect day. This is challenging!





Breakfast

• 3/4 c. organic granola
• 4 oz. soy milk

Lunch

• Lean Cuisine frozen entree
• 1/2 peanut butter sandwich

Snack

• 1 banana

Dinner

• 1 small piece homemade cake with buttercream and fondant (baking experiments)
• 100 calorie pack popcorn

Snack

• spinach tortilla with 1/3 c. lowfat cheese and 1/4 c. homemade salsa

Calories/Fat/%: 1495/51.5/31%

Water

• 50 oz.

Exercise

• walked for 1 hour with kids and stroller

Victories: Not going over calories. Finally getting in some exercise.

Defeats: A little low on the calories. I would say cake, but I really needed to know if it tasted good as I was giving away another cake made the same way, and it was all new recipes. Not enough veggies. Not enough water.

Observations: It was a pretty good day. I was very busy making cakes and buttercream, and rolling out fondant, making fondant roses. It was fun. Whenever I am funbusy I never eat a whole lot. It felt good to exercise today, but my hips are killing me tonight!

Day 40: Daily Report

Breakfast

• 1 cup 1% cottage cheese
• 1 apple

Snack

• string cheese
• banana
  

Lunch

• salad w/veggies, lf cheese, 1/4 avocado, 6 tortillas chips, balsamic vinaigrette,and grilled chicken breast
  

Snack

• string cheese
• 1 tangerines
  

Dinner

• baked potato w/1 cup broccoli and cauliflower, 1 oz lf cheddar
  

Dessert

• lf vanilla yogurt frozen

Water

• 80 oz

Exercise

• that would be no

Calories/fat/%: 1774/66/33%

Victories: Ok food day, but a bit over my calorie goal and too much fat (all that cheese!)

Defeats: No exercise.

Observations: I like cheese.







Breakfast

• 3/4 c. organic granola
• 1/2 c. soy milk
• 2 Kris Kringles*

Lunch

• Lean Cuisine frozen entree
• 1 c. spinach with 1/4 c. homemade salsa for dressing
• 3/4 cup sf jello, 1/4 c. ff cool whip, 1 banana
  

Snack

• 100 calorie pack of popcorn
  

Dinner

• 4 small homemade waffles with butter and homemade syrup
• 8 oz. milk
  

Calories/Fat/%: known = 1899/43/20%

Water

• bad....32 oz.
  

Exercise

• none...ended up not feeling well when I had planned to exercise tonight
  

Victories: pretty well with the planned food.

Defeats: Having the Kris Kringles at breakfast (basically Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter instead of marshmallow, topped with combo of choc and butterscotch chips). I had the first one to test it, no really, because I was going to send it to work with Neo. But the sugar base cooked too long and made the bars too hard so I told him not to take it. Didn't stop me from having a second one. Dufus. Plus, I used generic butterscotch chips and that made them not all that great. Why am I wasting calories on stuff that's "not that great"? Huh? Not getting enough veggies or water.

Observations: Too often I eat something and then go "huh, I wonder what the calories and fat are of that?" HELLOOOOO. Do the math first, idiot. This could be a hard week, as I have a LOT of baking to do for Valentine's stuff. As for calories and fat.....I don't really know the actual number because I was doing a fair bit of tasting during baking today....testing homemade fondant, and I did eat the "debris" from leveling a 6" layer of cake.

Day 39: Daily Report

Breakfast

• Irish oatmeal w/berries
• hard-boiled egg
  

Snack

• apple
• string cheese

Lunch

• zucchini w/rice
  

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Defeats: the second half of the day
Victories: um...
Observations: I need to get it together! Sheesh.

Day 37: Daily Report

Breakfast

• 1 cup cinnamon puffins
• 1 cup lf vanilla soy milk
  

Snack

• 2 whole wheat tortillas w/butter and cinnamon

Lunch

• gnocchi w/marinara and parmesan

Snack

• popcorn

Dinner

• 2 whole wheat tortillas w/butter and cinnamon (is there an echo in here?)

Calories: 1647. I can hardly believe that it didn't add to waaay more. Not that it wasn't 100% carbs. Nice.
Victories: ending the carb-fest when I did. not asking Marido to bring ice cream from the store... I was sooo tempted.
Defeats: see above
Observations: A very busy and hormonal day for me. How embarrassing. Today was also the result of running out of the better choices I've been trying to keep in the house.

Go ahead. Yell at me. I deserve it. But know that I'm not giving in. I'm getting it together as I type and I'm back on track.

Day 36: Daily Report

Breakfast

• 1 cup cinnamon Puffins cereal
• 1 cup lf vanilla soy milk
• fake sausage

Snack

• apple
• green tea

Lunch

• salad w/grilled chicken, tomatoes, roasted corn, jicama, a few blue corn tortilla chips, black beans, 2 forksful of chipotle dressing
• ww roll
  

Dinner

• 1/2 cup ww pasta w/marinara sauce and meatless meatballs
  
• broccoli

Calories: 1452. I don't want to eat more this late in the evening. I thought that salad would put me over the top. Guess not.

Water

• 80 oz

Exercise

• 4 miles walking

Victories: Not ANY eating peanut M&Ms that sitting there are chocolatey and nutty in a big bowl at work.

Defeats: Not getting all my calories in (I didn't think I'd even in my life say that!)

Day 35: Daily Report

Breakfast

• 1 cup 1% cottage cheese
• banana

Snack

• apple
• lf string cheese
  

Lunch

• spinach salad w/carrot and zucchini & balsamic vinaigrette
• 3/4 cup 1% cottage cheese
  
• sweet potato (microwaved) w/1 tsp smart balance

Snack

• ww pretzels
• string cheese

Dinner

• 4 chicken tacos (4 corn tortillas, total of about 1 cup of grilled chicken, 1 oz cheese, lettuce, taco sauce)

Dessert

• 3 cups popcorn

Water

• 3 liters

Exercise

• 2 miles walking

Multivitamin

• yes

Victories: I'd say it was a good day overall but I could have used more breakfast.

Defeats: I'd planned to walk 2 more miles this evening but life took over as it does.

Observations: Uh, hello... eat tacos much? But by limiting the cheese, they were perfectly "legal" and within my calorie allowance for the day. I was surprised to see that after dinner I still had calories left for popcorn. I'm loving this calorie thing... unless the LiveStrong is really an evil plot to make me gain more and all the calorie counts in it are fake... and I have another bad weigh-in tomorrow. Then I'll hate the calorie thing.

Day 34: Daily Report

Breakfast

• oatmeal
• blueberries
  

Snack

• apple

Lunch

• leftover zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, whole wheat pasta

Snack

• one absolutely delicious, homemade by a coworker for a fundraiser, from scratch with almost all organic ingredients (really!) red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting
  

Dinner

• lf pretzels (while making dinner... I was starving!)
• spinach salad with chicken, lf cheddar, cucumbers, tomatoes, avocado, balsamic vinager

Water

• 90 oz

Exercise

• 8 miles walking (to the office from the ferry, to the ferry and back at lunchtime, back to the ferry at the end of the day)

Multi-vitamin

• yes

Calories: 1779 (over goal of 1600 but I did a lot of walking today, so I think I'm ok)

Victories: Are you kidding me?! 8 miles walking!

Defeats: I won't call the cupcake a defeat. It wasn't an impulse thing and I knew I could afford it calorie-wise. But I was starving when I got home and that could have been a disaster. I should have had something else as a snack ready for the ride home, maybe.

Observations: It's amazing that on my busy days in the office I can manage to stay on track. I think it is because I'm busy. As long as I planned a bit in advance, a busy day can be a good one.






Breakfast

• 1 1/2 c. cheerios with milk

Lunch (spread over a couple of hours)

• 6 oz. yogurt
• 1 ww cheddar cheese toast (1 oz. cheese)
• 1/2 c. granola and milk
• salad with spinach, grape tomatoes, black beans, and HOT salsa
• 1/2 c. chocolate chips
• 6 oz. milk
• 4 saltines

Snack

• Little Debbie heart shaped cakes

Dinner

• LARGE bowl of cheerios and milk

Calories/Fat/%: 2010/62.5/28%

Water

• 40 oz.

Exercise

• 1 hour Total Body Workout: Aerobics--Total Body

Victories: Exercise. Not blowing it at dinner when I could have just given up on the day and eaten whatever I wanted to (I'm going through a junk food craving phase right now).

Defeats: Water. Not the best food choices. Little Debbies.

Observations: Um, the, uh, chocolate was to try to cool my mouth off after that salsa. Yeah. Cuz it's an old Aztec trick, that we, uh, learned in history! Yeah! And uh, it's the only food that will cure salsa-burn and uh.....Oh forget it. I CAVED! That salsa really was burning. I drank the milk to try and stop it...saltines too. Anyway, my trouble is that I never seem to be able to keep several things going at once. I can exercise well but my food and water will suffer. Or the water is great, but I don't get the exercise in. Guess that's my biggest challenge. Making it all work together. But at least I'm exercising.