End of Week 4

This week started off rough, I was having trouble controling what I was eating. Then, at the end of the week, it completely flipped and I didn't want to eat anymore. Weird stuff. I lost quite a bit of weight this week which I am not going to complain about but I have a feeling, next week with be a lot harder.

Here is my summery for the week:

At the beginning I was at 259.2, last week I was 251 and this morning my weight was 243.6 for a weight loss of 7.4 for the week 15.6 pounds total! :)This week I began to notice that I could see a difference in my body and I feel different.... maybe even sexier. ;)

 

Here are my pictures from the end of week 4!

 

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Week 4, Day 7

Although I didn't eat much yesterday, I still wanted to write more than I wanted to eat today so, I ate very little. I know it's not healthy but it's not going to be an everyday thing. :)

BREAKFAST (Approx. 190 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 645 Calories)
Hamburger
Baked Beans
Iced Coffee

DINNER (Approx. 0 Calories)

SNACKS (Approx. 0 Calories)

Week 4, Day 6

Today was weird. I spent all day writing and, as I went to bed, I realized that I hadn't eaten anything. :P I guess writing is better than food for me.


BREAKFAST (Approx. 0 Calories)

LUNCH (Approx. 0 Calories)

DINNER (Approx. 0 Calories)

SNACKS (Approx. 300 Calories)
2 Iced Coffees
Almonds

Week 4, Day 5

BREAKFAST (Approx. 0 Calories)

LUNCH (Approx. 1,116 Calories)
Grilled Cheese
Iced Coffee
Candy Bar
Fries

DINNER (Approx. 632 Calories)
Fried Fish
Iced Coffee

SNACKS (Approx. 0 Calories)

Week 4, Day 4

BREAKFAST (Approx. 190 Calories)
Yogurt w/ half the normal amount of granola

LUNCH (Approx. 789 Calories)
Turkey Sandwich
Cottage Cheese

DINNER (Approx. 682 Calories)
Tuna Casserole
Skim Milk

SNACKS (Approx. 0 Calories)

Week 4, Day 3

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt + Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 789 Calories)
Turkey Sandwich
Cottage Cheese

DINNER (Approx. 574 Calories)
Roast Beef Sandwich
Almonds

SNACKS (Approx. 0 Calories)

Week 4, Day 2

BREAKFAST (Approx.100 Calories)
Iced Coffee

LUNCH (Approx. 841 Calories)
Roast beef Sandwich
Sun Chips

DINNER (Approx. 556 Calories)
Cheese Quesadilla

SNACKS (Approx. 369 Calories)
Banana
Beef Sticks
Almonds

Week 4, Day 1

Due to not enough time in a day.... or possibly just not enough energy..... I haven't posted at all this week so this is going to be my catch up, mostly just consisting of me posting my meals. :P :)

BREAKFAST (Approx. 0 Calories)

LUNCH (Approx.1,051 Calories)
2 Roast Beef sandwiches
Root Beer
Cookies
Sun Chips

DINNER (Approx. 204 Calories)
Grilled chicken with mushrooms

SNACKS (Approx. 427 Calories)
Twix Bar
Beef Sticks
Iced Coffee

End of Week 3

You are probably wondering where day's 5, 6 and 7 went. I didn't even keep track of my calories. I decided when we got to the hotel that I was going to enjoy the weekend. I still limited the junk that I ate but defiantely didn't eat as well as I should have. It was a weekend of splurging and it was wonderful! I was very happily surprised to see that I still lost a little bit. I think that the lack of calories the beginning of the week probably helped that. Plus every night I would swim laps in the pool for an hour. Now that I am home, I am trying to get back into the routine and it's actually not going to bad, but that is for a post later in the day.

Here is my summery for the week:

At the beginning I was at 259.2, last week I was 252.8 and this morning my weight was 251 for a weight loss of 1.8 for the week 8.2 pounds total! :) I am noticing that I am feeling better about myself and my clothes are fitting better.

Here are my pictures from the end of week 3!

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Week 3, Day 4

We were traveling today, 8 hours in a car. Amazingly, I was able to make decent decisions and stayed under on my calories.

BREAKFAST (Approx. 0 Calories)

LUNCH (Approx. 807 Calories)
10 Piece Chicken Nugget meal from McDonalds

DINNER (Approx. 485 Calories)
Grilled Ham & Cheese
French Fries
Canned Peaches

SNACKS (None!)

Week 3, Day 3

I was so involved in writing today that I barely ate anything. It was very unhealthy but, at least I was way under on my calories.

BREAKFAST (Approx. 0 Calories)

LUNCH (Approx. 160 Calories)
4 Chinken Tenders

DINNER (Approx. 502 Calories)
Breakfast Links

SNACKS (Approx. 270 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar
Skim Milk

Week 3, Day 2

ELECTION DAY! I am pretty excited about that! Even as I type, we have the results running on the TV. :D *woot woot*

Anyway, diet wise, my day went well, I ate a lot of crap but kept my portions under control so I was able to come in under my calorie budget (barely!)

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogut & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 858 Calories)
Nachos Deluxe (which, from the place I got it is basically a taco salad)
Chocolate Chip Cookie

DINNER (Approx. 387 Calories)
Corned Beef Hash

SNACKS (Approx. 270 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar
Skim Milk

Week 3, Day 1

A pretty good day. I started NaNoWriMo (Nation Novel Writers Month) and am challenging myself to write a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. Ack! I am suprised at how well it's going but it's hard for me to fit everything into one day! Anyway, here's my breakdown for the day:

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 396 Calories)
Dried Beef Sandwich

DINNER (Approx. 569 Calories)
Buffalo Chicken Sandwich from Subway

SNACKS (Approx. 350 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar
Root Beer

End of Week 2

This week went well. I did have one mess up day but I am proud of how I did and lost weight so that is good enough for me. The kids were sick tward the end of the week so things got a little stressful and, even as I write this, my daughter is standing at the gate screaming for me to pick her up. She's back to feeling normal but I think she got a little spoiled with all the cuddling when she was sick. It's going to take a little while to break her of that. I love cuddling with her but she needs to be independant too.

I also started (as of today) NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writers Month) and have challenged myself to write a novel (50,000 words in one month.... so far I have 725 so hopefully I am not putting too much on my plate. I hope I can do it! :)

Anyway, here is my summary for the week.

At the beginning I was at 259.2, last week I was 256.2 and this morning my weight was 252.8 for a weight loss of 3.4 for the week 6.4 pounds total! :)

Here are my pictures from the end of week 2!

Sorry they are kind of blurry, my camera was acting up....

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Week 2, Day 7

Last day of the week so I figured I had better behave myself. I ended up coming in approx. 687 calories under budget and was able to go for a nice long walk. I walked about 2 miles and it felt WONDERFUL!

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 750 Calories)
3/4 of a Chicken Strip Basket from Dairy Queen (pretty much what the kids didn't eat....)

DINNER (Approx. 272 Calories)
1/2 Bratwurst
Corn

SNACK (Approx. 90 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar

Week 2, Day 6

Today was a pretty big failure. I figure I am entitled to at least one of those a week so, here is mine. :) I screwed up at lunch by eating too much (and stealing cookies!!!) and after that I figured that if I was going to mess up, I might as well go big so, that is exactly what I did! :D

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 1,463 Calories)
2 Turkey Sandwiches (with cheese and mayo)
Potato Chips
8 Cookies

DINNER (Approx.1,019 Calories)
Orange Chicken
Crab Rangoon

SNACKS
None! :)

Week 2, Day 5

Today I went over on my calorie budget. I am still hungry but I think it's more boredom hunger than anything. I also DID NOT eat any more chili today. I ended up sending it to my In Laws for the guys to eat on their lunch. As you can probably tell, my biggest problem today has been snacking..... :P

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 552 Calories)
1/2 Turkey Pot Pie (it tasted gross so I quit)
Ham Stick
Yogurt & Granola

DINNER (Approx. 214 Calories)
Hot Dog w/ Bun

SNACKS (Approx. 831 Calories)
Ham Sticks
Chocolate Chip Cookie
Iced Coffee
Banana
Ice Cream Bar
Chewy Granola Bar

Week 2, Day 4

So, another chilly day and another day eating chili.... lol. I still have 1 1/2 quarts of it in the fridge..... It is delicious though so I know that I will be eating it AGAIN tomorrow. I wish I wouldn't have gotten a breakfast sandwich this morning but, what are you gonna do. :P

BREAKFAST (Approx. 517 Calories)
Bacon, Egg and Cheese Biscuit from Hardees

LUNCH (Approx. 560 Calories)
Chili w/ Crackers
Pineapple

DINNER (Approx. 402 Calories)
Chili
Grapes

SNACKS (Approx. 228 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar
Honey Ham & Swiss Sticks

Week 2, Day 3

I am freezing right now so please excuse any typos! :P It is definately starting to feel like autumn here and I am getting tired of being cooped up in the house. I am ready for the wind to die down so that I can get outside again.

Diet-wise, I did pretty well today. I tried making my first batch of Chili.... definately a good day for it as cold as it is!!!! The chili turned out alright..... not as good as what my mom used to make but hopefully someday I can perfect it. I think it needed more spices. It was pretty bland. BUT, it was ok and edible. I will probably be eating leftovers now for a few days.... :)

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 475 Calories)
Ham & Cheese Lean Pocket
Banana
Ice Cream Bar

DINNER (Approx. 852 Calories)
Chili w/ Crackers
Chewy Granola Bar

SNACKS (Approx. 90 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar

Week 2, Day 2

Today has went well. I still haven't eaten dinner but I have it planned out. I am feeling lazy tonight due to having 2 sick kids. :( They have been extra cuddly and demanding today so I have had very little time to do anything but take care of them.....

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 716 Calories)
1 Leftover, Extra Sloppy Joe

DINNER (Approx. 560 Calories)
Ham and Cheese Lean Pocket
Yogurt & Granola

SNACKS (Approx. 170 Calories)
Starbucks Lite Iced Coffee

Week 2, Day 1

Once again, I forgot to post this yesterday..... I did learn a valuable lesson though. Me and sloppy joes are not a good combination. 'Why?' you might ask..... Because I apparently have a sloppy joe addiction. I wonder if there is a program for that..... Lately I have been able to control my eating but when I made sloppy joes yesterday, that was it. I could not get enough. It was hard for me to stop at 2....... *sigh* Live and learn I guess.... :P I was able to go for a nice long walk yesterday which is the only reason that I was able to stay under my calorie budget.

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 1,009 Calories)
2 Sloppy Joes

DINNER (Approx. 715 Calories)
Steak w/ Ranch Dressing

NO SNACKS

End of Week 1

So I screwed up a few times, especially over the weekend.... I think weekends are going to be the hardest for me but we'll get there! My starting weight was 259.2 and today I weighed in at 256.2 for a total loss so far of 3 lb! Yay!! It's a start and I am happy with it! Here are my pictures for the week.....

Here are my pictures from the end of week 1!

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Week 1, Day 7

Slightly better than yesterday but I need to buckle down and get back on track this week! I came in 75 calories under budget.

BREAKFAST  (Approx. 349 Calories)
1/2 Ham & Cheese Omelet
Chewy Granola Bar

LUNCH (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

DINNER (Approx. 664 Calories)
Pepperoni & Mushroom Pizza (2 pieces)

SNACKS (Approx. 497 Calories)
Kit Kat

Week 1, Day 6

Today was a SPECTACULAR FAILURE!!! I ended up over 1000 calories over budget but, I made memories with my little cousins and was able to spend some one on one time with my husband so it was worth it....

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 612 Calories)
Hot Dog w/ bun
Baked French Fries

DINNER (Approx. 1,640 Calories)
Lobster Tail / Grilled Shrimp / Shrimp Scampi (from Red Lobster)
Baked Potato
Wild Rice Pilaf
2 Mango Mai Tai

SNACKS (Approx. 858 Calories)
Chewy Granola Bar
5 Cookies

Week 1, Day 5

Today was a BAD day. I made bad eating decisions. I ended up 107 calories over my budget. UGH!!! BUT it happens at some point in a diet. All I can do is pick myself up and start again tomorrow.... I am tempted to indulge a bit since I have screwed up so much already but I WILL NOT GIVE IN!!! :P I did get some walking in with the kids in the stroller today so that makes me feel a little better....

BREAKFAST (Approx. 747 Calories)
Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit combo from Hardees

LUNCH (Approx. 656 Calories)
2 Brat Patties (No bun)
Diet Mountain Dew
Chewy Granola Bar

DINNER (Approx. 574 Calories)
Cottage Cheese
Maybe 5 French Fries.... they were SOOOO NASTY! Ish.

SNACKS (Approx. 180 Calories)
Ice Cream Bar
Chewy Granola Bar

Week 1, Day 4

Once again, I never posted this last night so I am catching up today! I did pretty well. I came in approx 437 calories under budget so I am happy with that. Once again I didn't get much exercising in but I did a lot of cleaning and played with the kiddos most of the day.

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 450 Calories)
Cottage Cheese
Chewy Granola Bar

DINNER (Approx. 533 Calories)
Ham & Cheese Omelet
Chewy Granola Bar

SNACKS (Approx. 265 Calories)
Ice Cream Bar
Banana
Popcorn

Week 1, Day 3

I forgot to post this yesterday. :) I am proud of how my diet is going, I just hope that I can keep up this momentum. I hate when you get a month or two into your diet and then lose steam and start screwing up. UGH! I am hoping this blog will help me not do that and keep me honest.

I guess I haven't mentioned how I choose what I eat.... it's pretty simple, I am using an app on my ipod called "Lose It!" where I entered my height, weight, age and how much I want to lose and it tells me how many calories I can have. Then whenever I eat, I enter what it was and how many calories on there and it calculates how many I can still eat for the day. You also enter in any exercise or activities you do. It's pretty simple. My current calorie budget (it changes weekly...) is 1,865 but so far, I have been coming in way under that. I am averaging aroung 1,500 calories a day so I'm doing pretty well and have, as of this morning, lost 2 pounds already!! :)

Anyway, here is what I ate yesterday, I did not get any real exercise in although I did take the kids shopping and that in itself is a workout. :P

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Yogurt & Granola

LUNCH (Approx. 334 Calories)
BK Garden Salad

DINNER (Approx. 402 Calories)
Buffalo Chicken Wrap (With NO RANCH!)

SNACK (Approx. 333 Calories)
1/2 Whatchamacallit Candy Bar
1/2 Energy Juice Drink
Fudge Ice Cream Bar (Sugar Free)
Ice Cream Bar (that I maybe got 1/10th of because the kids ate most of it)
Chewy Granola Bar

So, yesterday wasn't a bad day plus I went grocery shopping so we have a lot healthier stuff in the house now. :)

Week 1, Day 2

Today went well. I did not get a chance to exercise but I was able to make some healthier choices in my food.

BREAKFAST (Approx. 280 Calories)
Weight Watchers Yogurt
Peanut Butter Granola Bar

LUNCH (Approx. 334 Calories)
Grilled Chicken Salad from Burger King

DINNER (Approx. 560 Calories)
2 Ham and Cheese Lean Pockets

SNACKS (Approx. 300 Calories)
Popcorn
2 Chewy Granola Bars

I have noticed that it is hard for me to eat well at night. I cannot wait until harvest is over so that I know when my husband will be home and can get on a dinner cooking routine. I have been doing really well drinking lots of water. Probably still not as much as I should but a defiante improvement. I also discovered this morning that I have already lost some weight. :) I hope it keeps up all week!! LOL! :)

Week 1, Day 1

I am realitively proud of myself for how well I did. It has been ROUGH! I want to eat everything in sight but, I restrained myself and whenever I wanted to boredom eat, I grabbed a bottle of water.... that helped some.... :P So, here is a summery of my day...

BREAKFAST (Approx. 223 Calories)
1 egg, fried
2 pieces of toast

LUNCH (Approx. 400 Calories)
Tuna fish sandwich (w/ light Miracle Whip)

DINNER (Approx. 1142 Calories)
2 Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwiches

SNACKS (Approx. 219 Calories)
Whipped Topping
Fun Size 3 Musketeers
Plain Popcorn


I also was able to do a 35 minute workout and a lot of cleaning this afternoon/evening. It wasn't a perfect day but I am proud of how well it went.

The beginning....

Today I offically start my much needed diet. I am going to be counting calories and excersizing and will post about my daily triumphs and failures here. I know that it is going to be hard but I am tired of being in this body. I hate that I don't like to have my pictures taken with my kids. I find it embarassing.

I am the wife of a farmer and the mother to 18 month old twins so I stay pretty busy. I know that most of the time my meal choices are not the best and when I get time to myself, I tend to use it sitting at the computer. Today that changes though.

My goal is to go from 259.2 lb to the 170-180 lb range. Right now I would be happy to drop from a size 22 pant down to an 18 so I can at least wear my pre-pregnancy pants.

Here are my "before" pictures.... I plan on taking them weekly. :)

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