Journal Week of 3/28

3/28

Oatmeal, naner, OJ  (4)
1 c. cheese & veggie soup (6)
snap peas & hummus (1)
1/2 c. homemade mac n cheese & 1/4 c. soup (3)
a few plain noodles (1)
a few bites of cookie dough (2)
4 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  25 min turbo fire, 25 min dog walk (-3)

Total:  14

3/29

Oatmeal, naner, OJ (4)
1 c. Trader Joe's tomato & roasted red pepper soup (2)
1 small slice sour dough (2)
about 10 small pretzel rings (2)
2 clementines (1)
1 piece tilapia (1)
a bit of couscous (1)
loads of fresh stir fried veggies (0)
raspberry butter braid (3)
1/4 c. homemade pudding (skim milk) w/ a bit of butterscotch topping (2)
3 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  30 min. dog walk (-2)

Total:  16

3/30

Oatmeal, naner, OJ (4)
tilapia, couscous, veggies (5)
dried blueberries & nuts (3)
1 clementine (.5)
salad w/ dressing (3)
1/4 c. spaghetti noodles (1)
tomato sauce w/ fresh mushrooms (1)
green beans (0)
small piece of garlic bread (2)
4 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  40 min turbo fire, 30 min dog walk (-5)

Total:  14.5

3/31

Oatmeal, naner, OJ   (4)
Spaghetti & sauce (3)
green beans (0)
dried cherries (2)
pork chop (6)
1 c. spaghetti squash w/ a bit of margarine & brown sugar (2)
2 bites cookie dough (2)

Exercise:  65 min. dog walk  (-3)

Total:  16

4/1 (No foolin!)

Oatmeal, strawberries, OJ  (4)
salmon
spaghetti squash with a bit of yumminess (2)
dried blueberries & nuts (3)
Pizza Inn Buffet:
    Large salad, two slices of pizza, one slice of cheese bread, cinnamon dessert
1 peanut butter cookie
4 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  1 hour turbo fire

4/2

1 bowl cheerios w/ skim milk
Banana
Dairy Queen club sandwich
mini Blizzard w/ caramel
Cracker Barrel shrimp & grits, with veggies
2 c. tea, 6 c. water

Exercise:  1 hour walk in Cape with a lot of hills :(

4/3

Oatmeal & OJ  (forgot the banana)
pita chips & hummus
1/2 c. vanilla yogurt & 1/4 c. low fat granola
1 chicken sausage (2)
lightly sauteed zucchini & yellow squash (1)
tater tots
2 glasses Merlot
2 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  30 min dog walk

Two pounds!

Down two pounds (again) and feeling good.  This is it - the 9 millioneth attempt - but the one where I actually hit my goal.

NO PUPPY CHOW! NO PUPPY CHOW!

Tonight I made puppy chow for Aaron.  This is the first time I've made it since Lent began.  Rob made it one other time, but he wasn't here so...  I've made brownies before, but wow, this stuff smelled GOOD.  And I resisted.

I guess one must celebrate the little victories...

Journal Week of 3/21

3/21

Oatmeal, naner, OJ (4)
Chicken breast, veggies, couscous (6)
Mixed nuts & dried blueberries (3)
1 clementine (.5)
wheat hamburger bun w/ 2 scrambled eggs (9)
1 c. frozen peaches (1)
3 slices bacon (4)
a few empty pasta shells (2)
a few bites sausage (2)
2 very small bits cookie dough (1)
4 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  60 min boot camp (-4)

Total:  30.5

3/22

Oatmeal, naner, OJ  (4)
Corned beef & cabbage (6)
1/2 c. mandarin oranges (.5)
a few pretzel sticks (1)
Gus's pretzel (4)
stuffed pasta shells (7)
green beans (0)
2 cookie dough bites (2)
4 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:   60 min dog walk (-4)

Total:  20.5

3/23

Oatmeal, naner, OJ  (4)
stuffed pasta shells (7)
green beans (0)
nuts & dried blueberries (3)
chex mix (3)
baked boneless skinless ch. breast in skim milk & ff cream of mush soup (6)
rice (2)
frozen broccoli (0)
2 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  60 min boot camp (-3), 20 min dog walk (-1)

Total:  21

3/24

Oatmeal, naner, OJ  (4)
1 slice toast, 1 egg over easy (3)
peach (1)
salad w/ dressing & homemade croutons (4)
1/2 english muffin (1.5)
salmon spread (3)
carrots (0)
2 sugar cookies (6)
5 c. tea, 2 c. water

Exercise:  20 min dog walk (-1)

Total:  21.5

3/25

Oatmeal, naner, OJ (5)  I needed extra OJ after Tae-bo this morning
salmon spread & english muffin  (7)
a few teddy grahams and honey (2)
cici's salad (2)
pizza buffet:  15 points total
4 c. tea, 6 c. water

Exercise:  60 min Tae-bo tape (-4)

Total:  27

3/26

McDonald's Oatmeal & Fruit, OJ (6)
english muffin (3)
egg (2)
a few mixed nuts & dried blueberries (3)
Homemade Bolognese (8)
creamy polenta (4)
2 bites sugar cookie dough (2)
6 c. tea, 2 c. water

Exercise:  75 min walk (-4)

Total:  24

3/27

Oatmeal, naner, OJ  (4)
Bolognese & polenta, lunch size  (6)
salad & dressing (2)
1.5 c. Cheesy vegetable soup (8)
2 rolls (4)
1/3 c. pudding w/ skim milk (2)
5 c. tea, 5 c. water

Exercise:  20 min walk, 20 min turbo fire!!  (-4)

Total:  22

NO CHOCOLATE!! NO CHOCOLATE!

Here I am at my desk, fighting....fighting.....

I can do it I can do it I can do it...

Its hard to resist.

Must keep swimming, swimming, swimming

I can't give up.  I want to, I really do.  Especially after such a crappy week as last week's.  Sugar holiday Friday, french fries twice on Wed., what else??  But for some reason, I just can't.

Walked with Amy on Saturday and for some reason that just helps me get inspired again.  She let me have it (politely of course) for regaining weight in the first place and for going on sugar holiday.  She was impressed that I have not had a bite of chocolate.  I am trying.

Yesterday was good.  Today I did have those two bites of cookie dough, but that's it.  My newest goal date is the Quincy marathon.  I always finish with a faster time when there is less of me to finish, so here we go again.  This afternoon when the hungries hit before dinner I tried something new - just a few mixed nuts (that I used to put in trail mix with two types of chocolate) and some dried blueberries that I bought and found out AFTER I bought them that they were sweetened.  The mixture really helped the hugries until I ate dinner.  Go me!!

We are buying Turbo Fire for me to try three days a week.  Maybe that will give me the boost I need.  Rob may be trying it too....he is even flakier than I am with working out and eating decently.  Again, I keep trying....

On to a new week!!

I can't give up!!!!!!!!

I am trying to hang laundry in my closet and its ridiculous!!!!  There are too many sizes in there, and stuff I really, really want to wear or get rid of once and for all!!!

HELP!!