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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