Week #9
From now on, I am not going to title my posts with the "day" of my diet since this is no longer a diet for me. I want to title the posts with the date, calories consumed & my weight (oh lordy) - I am not counting everything else from here on out either - I wanted to do it for a month to see what else I was consuming, but the fat, carbs, and protein all seemed pretty stable so I don't see the point anymore. I want to post my weight so I can see the fluctuations (and weekly loss) each day on the blog list instead of scrolling down to view it in each entry. I went back to the first day of March and the middle of March to see my weight then and now...I am consistently losing one pound a week which is super exciting!!!
Steve and I talked last night about how this has been a total lifestyle change. Yesterday I saw how easily it was to slip up ~ I got a regular sprite (instead of water which is what I told the annoying person checking us out at McDs I was getting) while ordering my first hot fudge sundae in months! :) I got the Sprite just to spite the restaurant and then regretted getting it at all! haha
It has been nine weeks since I started the jumpstart & exercising...I feel great despite of my choices yesterday - I need to take a break from the calorie counting once in a while - especially on my birthday!
Breakfast (325 cal): 1/2 medium red apple (38 cal), 1 tbsp almond butter (85 cal) and 1 Organic Flax Plus waffles (90 cal/3.5 fat/13 carbs/2.5 pro) with 1 tsp agave nectar (20 cal/0 fat/5 carbs/0 pro), 1 tbsp pecans (52 cal) & 1/2 cup fat-free milk (40 cal/0 fat/6 carbs/4 pro).
Lunch (380 cal): 1 tbsp mashed avocado (25 cal/2.25 fat/1.25 carbs/.25 pro) & 2 cheese sticks (160 cal/12 fat/0 carbs/12 pro) wrapped in 3 slices (2 oz) deli turkey (60 cal/1 fat/1 carb/11 pro) and a side salad ~ 1 cup Little Salad Bar Butter Lettuces (5 cal/0 fat/1 carbs/0 pro), 1 cup lettuce (8 cal/0 fat/2 carbs/.5 pro), 2 oz/5 cherry tomatoes (8 cal/0 fat/1 carbs/0 pro), 1 tbsp raspberry vinaigrette (60 cal/5 fat/4 carbs/0 pro), 5 cucumber slices (4 cal/0 fat/0 carbs/0 pro) and 1 tbsp sunflower seeds (50 cal/4 fat/2 carbs/1 pro).
Snack (155 cal): 1 tbsp almond butter (85 cal/8 fat/4 carbs/4.5 pro) with 8 Kashi Fire Roasted Vegetable wheat crackers (70 cal).
Dinner (465 cal): Tomorrow is grocery shopping day...I don't have much in the pantry so am resorting to an old favorite recipe that I still have things on the shelf to make:
Chicken Tetrazzini (2771 cal) ~ this recipe makes 6 servings at 465 calories per serving. I know this is not a healthy choice (I am not using whole wheat pasta and anything with cream of soup in it is not going to be good) but I don't have much else to feed the family! :)
9 oz dry GV Spaghetti noodles (945 cal)
1 13 oz can Member’s Mark Chicken Breast (350 cal)
1 10.5 oz GV Cream of chicken soup (175 cal)
1 10.5 oz Aldi’s brand cream of chicken soup (275 cal)
2 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup butter (400)
2 chicken bouillon cubes (10 cal)
1/4 cup shredded cheese (440 cal)
I am also adding on top of the entree 4 oz fresh mushrooms (26 cal) & 1 16 oz GV bag broccoli & cauliflower (150 cal).
Activity: I had a GREAT day at the gym. Steve let Ally stay home with him so I had a full hour and a half to sweat it out at the gym alone. I did 45 minutes on the elliptical, 15 minutes on the treadmill, 40 push-ups, 4 sets of 50 reps for abs, and repeated five free-weight exercises for biceps, triceps, and shoulders three times.
Tip of the day from www.prevention.com:
The Perfect Day of Eating ~ Control weight and boost energy with hour-by-hour tips
2 PM: Water and a Walk
Doing this now will help you make a sensible choice when those 4 o’clock cravings strike. “Get outside if you can, especially if you didn’t go out for lunch,” says Koff. “The fresh air and sunshine will boost your spirits and stop you from overeating because of a bad mood.”
Continued tomorrow...
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