Day 21 ~ 1318 cal/51 fat/152 carbs

Well I am discovering that not only can I not eat whatever I want, I also cannot waste a day on the couch...my weight went up a full pound since yesterday! I am really going to focus today on eating right & exercising! I struggled to find something in the book that sounded good this morning - I wasn't in the mood at all to eat breakfast...I have done so good eating it for the past four weeks ~ I was never one to eat breakfast, but it has made a world of difference on stabilizing my metabolism & boosting my energy level.

Weight: 132.0 grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Breakfast (395 cal/13 fat/58 carbs/17 pro): I did Day 19 breakfast, but subbed in grapefruit (I had 1/2 left over from yesterday that was going to dry out) for the raisins ~ 1 cup Kashi Honey Puffs (120 cal/1 fat/25 carb/3 pro), 1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal/0 fat/12 carbs/8 pro), 1/2 grapefruit (60 cal/0 fat/16 carbs/1 pro), & 20 almonds (135 cal/12 fat/5 carbs/5 pro).

Lunch (211 cal/9 fat/12 carbs/19.3 pro): I revised the Chicken Sandwich from Day 2 to reduce my carb intake ~ I wrapped 3 slices deli chicken (60 cal/0 fat/1 carb/11 pro) spread with 1/4 cup mashed avocado (100 cal/9 fat/5 carbs/1 pro) around a tomato slice (5 cal/0 fat/1 carb/0 pro) & 3 lettuce leaves (6 cal/0 fat/1.5 carbs/.3 pro). I also had 1/4 cup fat-free cottage cheese (40 cal/0 fat/3.5 carbs/7 pro).

Snack (230 cal/8.75 fat/32 carbs/9.75 pro): I was really hungry for something sweet today and had the Bar and Chocolate Chips breakfast from Day 18 (this sounded too sweet for breakfast, but it was a great snack!) I bought the Luna Lemon Zest bar (180 cal/5 fat/27 carb/9 pro) with 10 chocolate chips (50 cal/3.75 fat/5 carbs/.75 pro) - it was delicious!

Dinner (482 cal/20 fat/50 carbs/13.7 pro): The super yummy Cheesy Pasta with Spinach from Day 20 ~ 3/4 cooked whole wheat pasta (210 cal/1.5 fat/41 carbs/7 pro), 1 tbsp canola oil (120 cal/14 fat/0 carbs/0 pro), 3 tbsp mozzarella cheese (45 cal/3.5 fat/0 carbs/4 pro), 1 cup steamed spinach leaves (7 cal/0 fat/1 carb/.7 pro), and 1/2 cup marinara sauce (100 cal/1 fat/8 carbs/2 pro).

60 grams of protein

Activity: Due to the weather, we stayed home, so I did some of my favorite videos from exercise tv for an hour & a half. According to this calorie calculator, I burned an estimated 600 calories today!

15-minute Jillian Michaels: No More Trouble Zones video:

20-minute Bob Harper Biggest Loser Bootcamp video (level 1 & 2):

11-minute Cindy Whitmarsh 6-pack abs video:

30-minute Leslie Sansone 2 mile walk video:

and the 20 minute yoga video that came with my new mat!

Tip of the day from http://weightloss.about.com/: Researchers conducting a study about how eating fewer meals relates to weight loss found that those who do not eat breakfast may have a four to five percent lower metabolic rate than those who do! Eating breakfast within the first hour after waking may actually raise your metabolism and help you burn calories more effectively throughout the day.

I am thinking about ordering this book next month - I just LOVE the show...the people on it are so motivating and inspiring to watch shed hundreds of pounds.