Week of 4/30

I weighed myself yesterday and I was 179. Ugh.

This week's goal is to watch the corn syrup hidden in foods and to make it to the Y 3 times this week.

Also, drink more water. Whenever I'm sitting here, I should be drinking water.

'Nough Said

Monday 4/23/07

Breakfast

4 graham crackers - 3 pts
1 Tblsp Smart Source p.b. - 3 pts
Coffee w/ coffee mate (1 tblsp is 0 pts)

Water

Mid-a.m. Snack

Dannon blueberry yogurt - 3 pts
Water

Lunch

Salad w/light dressing - 2 pts
Tuna wraps - 2 pts (using light mayo)
Water

Mid p.m. snack

94% ff popcorn - 2 pts
small apple - 1 pt
Cherry Coke Zero

Dinner

1 cup lentil soup - 2 pts
Veggie burger, no bun - 3 pts
Water

Dessert

2 fudgsicles - 2 pt

Points = 23

Daily Checklist - Sunday 4/22/07

Daily Journal Checklist

Date: 4/21/07 Current Weight: 180 Goal weight: 145 Point Range: 25-30 pts

Fill In Day of Week:

Sunday

Fill in:

Total Points for the day (keep within your Points Range) - 36 points

No. of glasses of water (only) you drank today (target=8) - 3 maybe

Minutes of moderate activity (walking, vacuuming) (target=20+) - 20-30 counting taking girls to park, cleaning, going to Walmart

Check if you ate 3 meals including breakfast - check and then some

Check if you ate one or two low Point snacks per day to replace the high-fat extras you regularly eat. - the popcorn was good since I normally eat REGULAR butter and the 1 fudsicle was good

Check if you ate 2 - 3 fruit servings. - a few blueberries in my pancakes and 1/2 of an apple

Check if ate reasonably at your daily main meal, and did not gorge. - i ate much lighter than usual b/c the soup did fill me up

Check if you ate 2 - 3 vegetable servings. - check

Check if you took a quality multivitamin/antioxidant (important for metabolism/health) - check . . . right now

Number of times you left food on your plate (show who's in control) - yes, i didn't finish the soup i ate for lunch

Check if you made an extra effort to be more active, such as picking up, wrestling with the kids, doing one 'odd job' per day, cleaning that closet or workroom, fixing something, just moving around instead of hanging. - i worked on gathering and organizing things for a yardsale I'm doing next month.

Check here if you focused on and walked with perfect posture today, sucking in your gut and holding shoulders high and back perfectly straight. (You'll look like you just lost 5 pounds if you just do this last one) - I did think about this a few times today after reading this last night

What were the biggest obstacles you had this week? - not eating junk when I crave it

What can you do to try and remove those obstacles? - stash more healthy options in the house, drink more water

What did you feel good about this week? - that i did get a bunch of clothes tagged and priced, i did get more hangers, and we spent time together with the girls taking them to the park :)

Document any other comments or thoughts here. Discuss your feelings and your commitment to keep this thing going, so you can be healthier and feeling better than ever. Discuss the importance to yourself in reaching your goal, the benefits you will receive, how you will improve and extend your life:

It is very important to me that I set a better example of healthy living for my two girls than I currently am. I want to show them how to stay fit and eat healthy and that food is not a sport. I want to lose weight so I will look better and feel better. I am committed to doing this but some days it's very hard to fight temptation when I feel like I've "earned" a treat and that just a little won't hurt. REPEAT FROM YESTERDAY!

The Rest of Sunday . . .

oh my - according to this Dottie's website I should weight only 135 lbs! LMAO! That's what I weighed in h.s. I doubt I'll ever see that again. Here I am aiming for 145.


Already used 10 pts BEFORE breakfast


Breakfast

3 blueberry pancakes w/maple syrup - 7 pts for pancake, 2 pts for syrup = 9 pts
1 sausage patty - 3 pts

Lunch

Salad w/light dressing - 2 pts
Lentil soup - 2 pts

Snack

94% ff popcorn 3/4 of bag - 3 pts

Dinner

More lentil soup - 2 pts
1 piece of wh. wht bread w/margarine - 1 pt for bread, 1 pt for margarine - 2 pts

Cranberry pineapple vodka drink - 3 pts

fudgsicle - 1 pt

Total for day - 36 pts

The Scale Lies!

I promised to weigh every Sunday morning so I did but it was after my shower. . . and after eating 3 p.b. graham crackers and chocolate soy milk when the girls woke me in the middle of the night . . . so I'm gonna say the damn scale LIES!

Weight: 180 (i fucking gained 2 lbs!) Ugh!!!!!

I'm going to weight tomorrow morning, dry and before eating. Also, I'm bloated due to AF. Excuses excuses!

Early morning snack

Chocolate soy milk - 3 pts
Graham crackers w/ p.b. - 3 pts

Later . . .

Coffee w/ creamer - 1 pt
1 WW lemon cake to taste it - not worth what I paid for them, too sweet - 1 pt
2 graham crackers plain - 2 pts

Points used so far and it's only 7 am - 10 pts

Points remaining - 18 pts

Plan for the rest of the day

Lots of veggies
lean protein
no sweets other than maybe a fudsicle tonight (1 pt)
Lots of water

Daily Checklist

Daily Journal Checklist

The following journal plan should be copied and filled in every day. Never let a day go by that you don't document everything here. If you do it every day and concentrate on improving in most areas, you will succeed.

THE MORE SECTIONS FILLED IN, THE FASTER YOU ARE LOSING WEIGHT!
IT'S THAT SIMPLE. YOU CAN DO THIS.

Date: 4/21/07 Current Weight: 178, as of last Sunday, 4/15 Goal weight: 145 Point Range: 25-30 pts

Fill In Day of Week:

Saturday

Fill in:

Total Points for the day (keep within your Points Range) - WAY OVER!!!

No. of glasses of water (only) you drank today (target=8) - Maybe 2

Minutes of moderate activity (walking, vacuuming) (target=20+) - 30-40 minimum counting vauuming and yard sale-ing

Check if you ate 3 meals including breakfast - check and then some

Check if you ate one or two low Point snacks per day to replace the high-fat extras you regularly eat. - the popcorn would have been ok

Check if you ate 2 - 3 fruit servings. - nope, none

Check if ate reasonably at your daily main meal, and did not gorge. - well, i stopped at 2 pcs of pizza which is less than I'd normally eat and I stopped at 5 or so GS cookies, so at least i didn't kill a whole sleeve

Check if you ate 2 - 3 vegetable servings. - check

Check if you took a quality multivitamin/antioxidant (important for metabolism/health) - check, and fish oil, and acidophilus and one for hair/nails

Number of times you left food on your plate (show who's in control) - does the crust count?

Check if you made an extra effort to be more active, such as picking up, wrestling with the kids, doing one 'odd job' per day, cleaning that closet or workroom, fixing something, just moving around instead of hanging. - i don't know that i realized it but i did get exercise w/o thinking about it

Check here if you focused on and walked with perfect posture today, sucking in your gut and holding shoulders high and back perfectly straight. (You'll look like you just lost 5 pounds if you just do this last one) - nope but that's a great idea

What were the biggest obstacles you had this week? - staying in control, leaving tempting foods alone, not eating kid leftovers

What can you do to try and remove those obstacles? - have more willpower and self-control, easier said than done

What did you feel good about this week? - that i took my kiddies to the park at least once, that I took Emma to an art class, took them both swimming and had time alone on Saturday :)

Document any other comments or thoughts here. Discuss your feelings and your commitment to keep this thing going, so you can be healthier and feeling better than ever. Discuss the importance to yourself in reaching your goal, the benefits you will receive, how you will improve and extend your life:

It is very important to me that I set a better example of healthy living for my two girls than I currently am. I want to show them how to stay fit and eat healthy and that food is not a sport. I want to lose weight so I will look better and feel better. I am committed to doing this but some days it's very hard to fight temptation when I feel like I've "earned" a treat and that just a little won't hurt.

Saturday - End of Week 1

Breakfast

Coffee - 1 pt
1 egg yolk/lots of whites omelet w/veggies - 2 pts

Water

Snack

(during yardsale)

1 chocolate krispy kreme glazed donut - ???

Lunch

BAD

Chik fil a combo #1 w/lemonade - guessing about 25 pts right there

Later. . .

1 reese's p.b. cup at MIL's house - guessing 3 pts

Even later . . .

1 bag of 94% fat free popcorn - 2 pts

a few of Emma's Cheetos - ??

Dinner

Cranberry juice & vodka - ???
2 pcs of supreme Papa John's pizza - ???

Some sort of wine cooler - ???

Several girl scout cookies, maybe 5? - 5 pts

So overall a very bad day all around. . .

Tomorrow I'll weigh. I'm sure I haven't lost an ounce. Promise self I'll try harder tomorrow. I was off to a good start but started to fuck it all up w/the donut I ate at Dani's house. Grrrr. . . after that it was just one big downward spiral.

I didn't work out at all last week due to sore throat type sickness and now AF is here and I feel like shit so it may be Tuesday before I feel able to exercise.

Friday

Breakfast

Chocolate Soy Milk
Egg omelet just like yesterday's

Total pts = 5

Snack

whole wheat bread w/p.b. = 3 pts
Apple = 1 pt
Water

Lunch
Big Salad w/light dressing - 3 pts

Snack

fudsicles = 2 pts

Dinner

???

Day 5 - Thursday

Trying hard to start this day off right and not go off on a feeding frenzy!

Breakfast

1 whole egg (w/ several egg whites) omelet w/veggies - 2 pts
Coffee w/cream - 1 pt

Water

Snack

whole wheat bread w/ 1 tbsp of smart source peanut butter - 3 pts
1 c of chocolate soy milk - 3 pts

Water

Lunch

Tuna lettuce rolls - 3 pts (using a little light mayo)
Steamed veggies
Water

Snack

Apple - 1 pt
string cheese - 2 pts
Water

Dinner

grilled chicken - 6 pts
big salad - 2 pts for the dressing
2 fudsicles - 2 pts
Water

Total Points for the Day - 24 pts which I think is excellent :)

Wednesday - Day 4

No gym today. I've got too much to do. Trying not to overeat and be good - drinking LOTS of water.

Breakfast

Sugar free hot chocolate - 1 pt
oatmeal w/ 1/2 a banana and raspberries - 4 pts
Water

Snack
2 deviled eggs - 5 pts
Water
1/2 c. of chocolate soy milk

Lunch

1 cup of homemade mac & cheese - ??? 8 pts
steamed fresh green beans - 0 pts
Water

Mid-afternoon snack

FF Fudgsicles - 2 = 2 pts

Dinner -- 8 pts left

Let's just say I had a few drinks w/the old FIL and that fucked up my last 8 pts :(

Tomorrow I'll do better, i swear!

Plan for Day 3

Back on the wagon!

Breakfast

Kashi Oatmeal w/raspberries - 4 pts
Water

Snack
Pretzels, diet dr pepper 2 pts

Lunch

Veggie burger - 3 pts
Steamed veggies
grape tomatoes
Water


Snack

1 piece of string cheese - 3 pts
bowl of brown rice, about a cup - 4 pts
sliced peppers - 0 pts
Water
1/2 a cupcake w/most of the icing wiped off :( - 4 pts
2 deviled eggs (1 whole egg) - 3 pts
1/2 a dark chocolate bar :( - 4 pts


Dinner

Steamed veggies - 0 pts (ha!) i blew it this afternoon, but the news is so upsetting and it's making me just want to eat and veg. :(
Water

Dessert

Total w/milk - 2 pts

Day 2

Breakfast

Orange - 1 pt
Kashi Oatmeal w/milk - 4 pts
1 deviled egg (1/2 an egg + approx tsp of mayo, seasonings) - 2 pts
Water

Total = 7 pts

Snack
a few pretzel sticks, less than 20 = 1 pt

Total = 1 pt

Lunch
3 slices of Chuck E Cheese pizza (they were soooooo skinny, who knew?) - 7 pts each = 21 pts
Diet Coke

Total = 21 pts

Snack
Water

Dinner

Tuna & Veggies - 2 pts
Water

Total = 2 pts

Dessert

2 cupcakes w/icing - 5 pts for the cake, 4 pts for 2 tbsp of strawberry frosting - 9 pts
Ice Cream (1 cup) - 8 pts

Total = 17 pts

Total for day = 48 +/- pts (i know this is over my limit but it's Cate's Birthday! I'll make up for it tomorrow by going to the gym :) )

Zero Point Soup

I need to make this and keep it on hand. So far (and i realize it's only 12:18 pm) I've been doing well with this. Eating only what's on my plan. :)

Garden Vegetable Soup
2/3 cup sliced carrot
1/2 cup diced onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups fat-free broth (beef, chicken or vegetable)
1-1/2 cups diced green cabbage
1/2 cup green beans
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup diced zucchini

1. In large saucepan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, saute the carrot, onion and garlic over low heat until softened, about 5 minutes.
2. Add broth, cabbage, beans, tomato paste, basil, oregano and salt; bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer, covered, about 15 minutes or until beans are tender.
3. Stir in zucchini and heat 3-4 minutes. Serve hot. Makes four 1-cup servings.

Per Serving: 42 calories; 0 g fat; 2 g fiber

Sunday Morning - A Fresh Start

I've created a separate blog just for my food journal. I'm going to try for one week to go it alone and if this doesn't work, I'm going to Weight Watchers next Saturday, April 21 which would mean I'd miss out on yard sales and pilates.

I had this great idea that if i journal my day's food BEFORE I eat it, I won't spend so much time thinking about what to eat. So this may sound like more than what some people eat but I'm going to try to incorporate whole grains, fruits and vegetables and lean protein. Generally, I don't make a plan.

So let's start with today, April 15, 2007 - the day before my youngest daughter turns ONE - Sunday morning. My goal weight is 145 lbs. So that means I need to lose 33 pounds. If I just lose 2 lbs a week this will be accomplished in four months, by mid-August 2007. :)

My new green cups hold 2 cups of water. I plan to drink 4 green cups a day to equal 64 oz of water.

This plan uses about 28 pts.

Here are the links I used to calculate the points I could have each day and lists of food as well as a points calculator. I'm using a bit of the nursing points since I still breastfeed Cate 2-4 times a day but I'm not taking the full 12 pts.

How I got my points total:

Female = 2 pts
Nursing Moms get 12 pts but I'm taking less = 6 pts
Age 27-37 = 3 pts

Use the first two digits of your weight in pounds. (For example, if you weight 199, you will add 19 to your score.) = 178 = 17 pts

5'1"-5'10": score 1 pt

5. How do you spend most of your day?
Occasionally sitting?: score 2

(Figured since I go to the Y several days a week, I'm not sitting ALL day every day)

TOTAL: 28 pts

Breakfast

Kashi oatmeal w/raspberries made w/milk - 4 pts
Water
Coffee or Tea w/milk and splenda - 1 pt

Snack
1 slice of whole wheat bread w/a approx. 1 tblsp of Smart Balance peanut butter - 1 pt for bread + 2 pts for p.b = 3 pts
Orange - 1 pt
Water

Lunch
Steamed veggies - 0 pts
Veggie burger on whole wheat bun - 3 pts for bun + 3 pts for veggie burger = 6 pts
Water

Snack
2 deviled eggs (to equal 1 egg) - 3 pts
Water

Dinner
Veggies - 0 pts
Brown Rice - 5 pts for 1 cup of cooked rice
Tuna w/lemon pepper (the kind in the pack) - 2 pts
Water

Dessert
Chocolate Snack Pak Pudding or a bowl of cereal - 3 pts for pudding or 2 pts for Total cereal w/milk