Today's food
Coffee
Morning snack: banana
Lunch: Beef and stirfry vegs.
Snack:string cheese
Supper: sandwich and veggies
Snack: Yogurt and an apple
After work: 2 boiled eggs and spinach
I found out today that I don't have to copy and paste my food log into here to have it handy. I can just use the link field below my title and put the day's link to my log there and when I click TOTAL CALORIES, it goes to my log for the day. Great.
I have been reading that walking slow burns more calories per mile and saves wear and tear on the joints. It's hard to believe it burns more calories. Of course, I am sure it's not as hard on the joints.
I walked my mile with Leslie this morning. I'm actually getting better at that. When I started this routine, I couldn't even keep up with her for half a mile. Today I not only finished the mile, I was actually able to incorporate the arm movements and work up a (slight) sweat. I'm encouraged.
My goal is not so much a number on the scales as it is to get back in shape physically. To do that the weight will have to come down. But I will also have to do some kind of activity consistently to get me in shape.
I'm particularly concerned about my knees, so I really need to be doing leg strengthening REGULARLY.
Also, I wanted to start off with a bang and I was hoping I'd be down ten pounds in two weeks. I fell just a bit short of that. Now I'm going to just hang in there for "the long haul". I don't want to get tired of this so I am not going to work so hard to keep my calories in the same range as I have for the last two weeks.
I think (I hope) I can lose if I stay at 1600. I have been regularly UNDER that. Adding 200 more calories can enable me to eat more beef or chicken with my main meal.
Calorie count log:
Thu, Aug 02 2007
coffee 40
Bananas 105
Steak and veggies 400
1 string cheese 60
sandwich with veggies 310
nectarine 60
Activia Yogurt 110
Apples - Fresh Fruit 80
2 large hard boiled eggs 156
canned spinach, 1 1/2 cups 135
Total Calories Consumed 1,456
