Breakfast - 1 biscuit with peanut butter; Orange Juice.
Lunch - Chinese Food. It was a buffet, so I’m not sure what everything was, but the majority of it was shrimp, rice and long green beans. I did have one fried won-ton with cream cheese.
Dinner - 1/2 stuffed baked potato (left over from last night), about 4 ounces roasted chicken breast.
I also had a couple of brownies between lunch and dinner… I feel sooooooo relieved now that Terri told me there’s nothing wrong with a little chocolate every now and then. There is no way I can explain the weight off my back. BUT.. I do know I’ll need to pay attention to keep eating normal meals. In the past, I’ve eaten the sweets and skipped my meals. That’s cuz I’m too full to eat the sweets if I eat my meals first :)
But I’ll be careful, and my husband in very clear on my 3 meal objective. He’s always quick to say something if I veer off track.
Well, I walked the dogs and washed one load of clothes (I probably have about 5 more to do, but I’ll wait till tomorrow for that).
I never got much motivation to do much today. But I’ll try again tomorrow. I just finished eating dinner and I’m totally stuffed.
For Breakfast today, I had 2 scrambled eggs and 2 biscuits (with butter).
Lunch was leftovers from last nights dinner. Roasted Chicken, beans and rice. But instead of the tortilla’s, I ate biscuits left over from breakfast.. um.. I actually ate *3*! :-/
Dinner - I had another sandwich like I had Thursday night, Turkey and cheese on a croissant, I also had 1/3 of a stuffed baked potato and some steamed cauliflower.
Gee.. I feel so full I could burst! Must be all that bread I ate today. Guess I should probably watch that a little closer.
Monday is going to be a tough day for me. I have an appointment at 7am, which is going to totally mess up my current workout routine. I’m not sure if it would be better for me to workout tomorrow (Sunday) or try to do Monday’s workout in the evening. I really really really hate working out in the evenings, but there is no way I can get up at 3:30am to workout and still make my 7am appt. Notice I didn’t give “not working out” as an option :)
I’m bored. It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon and I find myself thinking of cakes and cookies and chocolate. I already broke the rules and ate an apple an hour ago. I’m not sure if I’m hungry or just bored.
I ate a good lunch, so I really shouldn’t be hungry. But I still find myself trying to figure out what I’m going to eat tonight. <sigh>
Guess I really should walk the dogs and wash some clothes… but.. gee, I can’t really think of a legitimate excuse not to. Hmmm.. ok, I’ll go walk the dogs. Perhaps I’ll feel more energetic after a little fresh air. I’ll check back in later and give you my daily food report.
Breakfast - Egg and Cheese Omelet; 2 slices wheat toast with butter, 1 apple.
Lunch - An Oscar Meyer Lunchable (turkey, cheese and crackers); Lo-fat Banana Strawberry Smoothie with protein booster.
Dinner - Roasted Chicken; Rice & Beans; Tortilla; Apple.
Breakfast - 3 chocolate Chip pancakes (these were frozen type.. like eggo’s). They were multi-grain and had 7g protein :), Orange Juice.
Lunch - Chicken Pot Pie, Lo-fat Yogurt strawberry/banana smoothie w/protein booster.
Dinner - Deli Sandwich: Turkey breast - homemade guacamole, tomato, sprouts, swiss, mayo on atoasted all butter croissant; Steamed vegetables, and …. a candy bar.
That’s right! I did. But it was a planned bar. I bought a Harry & David Moose Munch Bar the week before I started this program. It’s been on my table ever since. Now.. I’m a chocoholic.. and I’ve been THREE weeks without cookies or candy or ice cream, etc. I know myself well enough to know if I feel I’m depriving myself of something, I’m gonna binge. And.. I was getting close. So, I figured I’d eat the candy bar today. Kinda like a 3 week celebration. :-)
So.. it’s done. I’m good for another 3 weeks.
Breakfast - one scrambled egg, 1 slice wheat toast (lightly buttered).
Lunch - Chicken Pot pie.
Dinner - Shrimp Scampi w/noodles, Corn on the Cob, saltines.
I think I cheated on my diet.. I ate cereal this morning in stead of eggs. BUT.. it was Special K with 7g Protein. I also had a Thomas Mini Bagel with 5g. So I still had a decent protein intake. I still haven’t eaten anything between meals. I kinda wanted to this afternoon… but I drank a bottle of water instead and got over it.
My workout this morning was longer than I expected. I bought a balance ball yesterday and used it this morning. Let me tell you.. that thing has got to be dangerous! The most difficult “ball” exercise were oblique crunches. After the first 5 reps, the outside of my lower back developed a hard pinching pain. I have no idea if it was a good or bad pain. But I had to do an extra little stretch after every 3 reps. I decided I’d better verify it’s a good pain before I do any more. There is nothing more frustrating than injuring yourself just as you are motivated and ready to make changes.
Today was my first full day on the diet program. I had no problems following it. Of course it might not be that easy on a weekday.. I am already waking up at 6am on my workout days (I’m not a morning person). Now I’m going to be cooking breakfast. That means I’ll need time to cook, eat and clean. Fortunately, my wonderful husband directed me to the “EASY” button. He suggested I boil some eggs the night before. What a great idea! I love eggs. I like boiled eggs as much as scrambled, poached or fried. So this might work.
I also bought some Special K (with 7g. Protein per serving).
This morning, I ate scrambled eggs, turkey bacon and a half of a flour tortilla for breakfast. I ate lunch and dinner.. No snacks. I didn’t even think about snacks.