Picture Update

Starting weight

After three weeks

After one month

Can you tell I'm making progress?

I saw 193 on the scales. That's down 14 from my start date. I had actually been bouncing up to as high as 210.5. That's scarey!!! I have about 20 more to go to get to my goal. It wouldn't hurt to go to 168 but I'll be happy at 170. That's how much I am in the goal weight picture.

I can tell my weight is down when I look at my face in a mirror. I can also tell that I can get around much better. Of course, part of the reason for that is that I am walking and doing things intermittently to strengthen my legs (for the sake of my knees).

One thing I realize is that I am going to need to not just "go on a diet" to lose weight but in order to keep it off I'm going to have to watch how I eat after the weight is gone. I lost thirty pounds on a "modified South Beach" diet back in 2004. My goal picture was taken then.

But my birthday came along and not everyone could get together at the same time to celebrate so I had several out-to-eats. My favorite meal is Mexican and I went hog wild. After that I just didn't even want to think about cutting carbs like I had to lose that weight. Soon I was back to eating whatever I wanted, however I wanted it, whenever I wanted it.

If I'm going to keep my weight down where I feel good, I am NEVER going to be able to do that again. I can have some splurges, but I can't just throw every day to the wind. Since I realize that, as I'm going along I'm trying to make note of what I enjoy eating that is not so fattening. If I'm not satisfied, I'll want to keep looking for food until I am.

I am happy with the lunch meat and cheese sandwiches I am eating for lunch. The radishes, carrots and celery make that really good. And if I remember to throw in lettuce, it tastes even better.

I really like the Activia yogurt and fruit for a snack. And I like the string cheese. Also eating a banana every day is good.

If I eat one egg and a piece of toast for breakfast, that's not bad either. Or two boiled eggs.

The main thing I miss is my milk. I love milk. I could have more milk if I'd learn to drink my coffee without creamer. Anyway, after I've lost my weight, I will be able to add my milk back.

I like cabbage salads. And I like vegetable dinners.

I also found out tonight that there are some good Healthy Choice (and other brands too) of soup that are 100 or less calories a cup. Two cups is 200 calories or less and that is very filling. Add celery and onion and eat it before they get too soft and you have some crunch in it that kind of makes it possible not want a cracker with every bite. But if crackers are a must the little cheese crackers (very little) that are 5 calories each can add some crunch.

Also I was reading in the latest Woman's World about a diet and one of the keys to it was to buy some low calorie entrees (160 calories or less) and add a good salad or some vegetables to it. I liked that idea. That way you're not trying to dig up something.

Fri (8-17) TOTAL CALORIES: 1245

If you'll notice... I've not eaten very much beef at all on this diet. I looked up the count on a New York Strip at the beginning and it was like 90 calories per ounce. It doesn't take long for that to add up. And generally steaks don't come in pieces. You have to decide to cut them up and eat only a little. I've not done that for the most part.

But about now a good juicy ribeye would be VERY WELCOME.

Coffee
Egg and one piece of toast

Snack: three crackers, 10 calories each

Later: a banana

Lunch: Sandwich and veggies

Snack: Large apple and yogurt

Home: Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup with some onion and celery added

Calorie Count Food Log:
Fri, Aug 17 2007
coffee 40
toast 120
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 93
Bananas 105
lunch: Sandwich and veggies 310
Activia Yogurt 110
apple 120
crackers, 6 60
peanut butter, 2 tsp 62
Celery - Raw 9
Onions - Raw 16
Healthy Choice Old Fashioned chicken Noodle soup, 2 cups 200
Total Calories Consumed 1,245

Thu (8-16) TOTAL CALORIES: 1429

BLACK coffee--almost

Banana
Chicken salad
Two string cheese sticks
Lunch: sandwich and veggies
Jello given to me by Faye (10 calories)
Snack: Large apple
Home snack: Last piece of ultimate pizza

Calorie count log
Thu, Aug 16 2007
Bananas 105
Pickle Relish, Sweet 39
Hellman's Light Mayo 40
canned chicken breast 7/6 cup 245
1 string cheese 60
1 string cheese 60
sandwich with veggies 310
more calories in the bread 80
Large Gala Apple 120
pizza 360
jello 10
Total Calories Consumed 1,429

Wed (8-15) TOTAL CALORIES: 1501

Coffee, 2 cups
Breakfast: Two boiled eggs
Snack: Banana and Lipton Green Tea
Lunch: Sandwich and Veggies
Snack: Small Apple and Yogurt
At Sam's: Two Club crackers with chicken salad on them
Supper: One piece of the Ultimate Pizza
At church: Two peppermints
After church: 1/2 cup chicken breast mixed with 1/2 Tbsp Hellman's light mayo and a little sweet pickle.

Also I drank limeade. I add lime juice and sugar substitute to a glass of water. It's good.

Now that I know 510 of my normal steps are a quarter of a mile I can tell a little more about how much "mileage" I walk on freight day getting the freight out onto the floor. It's about 300 steps to Needlework and back to the stockroom. I know I made at least four trips to Needlework and fabrics today, possibly five. And several to home accents, which is probably 200 anyway. i think it's safe to say I get my mile in on Wednesdays just bringing freight to the floor. And I get more workout throwing those heavy totes around.


Calorie Count Log:
Wed, Aug 15 2007
coffee 40
coffee 40
2 large hard boiled eggs 156
Banana 105
Lipton Green Tea 80
sandwich with veggies 310
Activia Yogurt 110
apple 65
pizza minus some crust 350
Keebler Original Club Crackers 50
chicken salad 50
canned chicken breast 1/2 cup 47
Hellman's Light Mayonnaise 20
peppermint 20
canned chicken breast 1/2 cup 105
Total Calories Consumed 1,501

Tue (8-14) TOTAL CALORIES: 1194

Coffee, 2 cups

Before breakfast I weighed in at 193.5 That means IN SPITE OF SATURDAY AND SUNDAY I was still down another half pound. I didn't lose two, but I DIDN'T GAIN EITHER.

By the way, I noticed that the walking I did at the school last night reached muscles I don't reach with my "walk with Leslie". I suppose it would be a good thing to do both. My walk with Leslie gets my heart rate up but evidently just the plain old straight walking reaches other muscles.

Breakfast: 10:30
2 eggs scrambled, topped with sautéed mushrooms, peppers, and onions and salsa. Also Tobasco sauce.

Snack: three radishes

Later: Salad

Apple-Raisin Salad
About one cup shredded iceburg lettuce,
1 whole small onion, chopped
3 radishes, sliced
3 baby carrots,sliced
1 Tbsp raisins,
1 small apple, cut in chunks,
1 tsp Parmesan cheese,
2 Tbsp Light done right Ranch dressing,
1 packet sugar substitute,
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Total calories:300

Calorie Count Log:
Tuesday, Aug 14 2007
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 185
coffee 80
mushrooms 45
Onions - Raw 29
Peppers, Sweet, Green - Raw 7
salsa 40
Activia Yogurt 110
apple 65
Raisins 33
Carrots, Baby-cut 6
Radishes - Raw 2
Onions - Raw 29
Lettuce, Iceberg - (Includes Crisphead Types), Raw 6
Pecans 97
Light done Right Ranch dressing 24
Vinegar, Cider 2
apple 65
Parmesan, Grated Cheese 9
pizza 360
Total Calories Consumed 1,194

Mon (8-13) TOTAL CALORIES: 1169

Coffee
Breakfast: Two hard boiled eggs
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Sandwich and veggies
Snack: Apple and Yogurt
Snack: Two String cheese sticks
Supper: Tomatoes and Okra over spaghetti noodles, sprinkled with Parmesan cheese

I went over to school and walked a couple laps around the walk path there. I liked doing that. I may do it some more. I especially like it after dark.

Calorie Count Log:
Mon, Aug 13 2007
coffee 40
2 large hard boiled eggs 156
Bananas 105
sandwich with veggies 310
Activia Yogurt 110
apple 65
1 string cheese 60
1 string cheese 60
Okra & tomatoes on pasta 220
Radishes - Raw 3
Parmesan cheese, grated 2 Tbsp 40
Total Calories Consumed 1,169

Sun (8-12) TOTAL CALORIES: 1344

Coffee, 2 cups
Fried egg and toast
The cereal Christie didn't finish

Snack: one peanut butter cracker and 3 mints

Lunch: Baked beans, macaroni and cheese, and slaw
Snack: a small apple
Later: Soup and three hush puppies

Calorie Count Log:
Sun, Aug 12 2007
Hush Puppies 155
soup 205
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 93
Toast 80
coffee 40
coffee 40
Macaroni and cheese, 1/2 cup 120
Baked beans, 1/2 cup 160
slaw 50
Peanut Butter, Chunk Style - With Salt 47
snack crackers, 2 50
peppermints 30
cereal and milk 200
Apples 65
Total Calories Consumed 1,344

Sat (8-11) QUIT counting at 1628 (OVER 2000!!)

Today my brother came up and took the whole family out to eat at Cici's pizza. I didn't really do that badly there. I ate about 5 pieces of pizza but I only ate the part of the edge of crust on three of them. I just took off the toppings. I ate a huge salad. My downfall was their cinnamon buns. I love them. I ate two of those. Then I came home and decided since I'd blown it I might at well eat the last peanut butter cookie and I dug around and found some frosting and made myself some more frosting filled cookies with the butter cookies I have. If I'd quit now, I'd be okay but I have told Christie we can have meat loaf, macaroni and cheese and baked beans for supper.

Calorie Count Log:
A lot of these are just generalized estimates.
- Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 46 93
coffee 40
coffee 40
salad 75
Pizza Topping and bread stick 400
Cici's cinnamon buns 500
cookies 200
Macaroni and cheese, 1/2 cup 120
Baked beans, 1/2 cup 160
Total Calories Consumed 1,628

If I would have stopped there, it would not have been so bad. But I didN'T. I ate several butter cookies that I put a filling of frosting into. I had milk with my cookies. I ate some more macaroni and cheese and a small piece of meatloaf.

So I'd say that my total went over 2000. The cookies and milk themselves would have accomplished that with no help from the meatloaf and macaroni/cheese.

But this is the FIRST DAY I've completely blown my diet since I began on July 17. The only other really high day I had was the one I called my Wendie Day that reached 1755.

Fri (8-10) TOTAL CALORIES: 1514

Coffee
Breakfast: Raisin Bran, one banana, milk
Snack: String cheese
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Sandwich and veggies
Snack: Apple and Yogurt
After Work: Salmon Salad
Later: popcorn and diet coke

Salmon Salad
1/2 cup canned salmon
2 stalks celery chopped
2 Tbsps chopped onion
2 chopped radishes
1 Tbsp raisins
1 Tbsp Hellman's light mayo
1/2 jalapeño pepper chopped
jalapeño pepper juice
1 packet sugar substitute
Total calories all ingredinets: 272

When I got home from work, I was HUNGRY. But I was good. Before I even started fixing myself something to eat, I came in here and counted up all my calories for the day. They were higher than I had hoped. (Raisin bran is higher in calories than some cereals, but the last time I ate it, it seemed to be more lasting that some things.) Anyway, after I reviewed what I had already had, I knew I couldn't just eat anything I felt like eating. I wanted some salmon. (I like canned salmon.) But after I saw on the side of the can that 1/4 cup was 90 calories and that there were SEVEN servings in a can, I knew I couldn't just eat as much as I'd like to. So I made the "Salmon Salad". It was good. It was especially better after I added the raisins and sugar substitute. And I think it would have been even better with some apple in it, but I didn't want to add that many more calories last night. In general though, for a meal, 350 calories would not be bad, so adding an apple would be okay.

Calorie Count Food Log:
Fri, Aug 10 2007
Raisin Bran 190
Milk 122
Bananas 105
coffee 40
Bananas 105
1 string cheese 60
sandwich with veggies 310
Apples - Fresh Fruit 80
Activia Yogurt 110
Salmon salad 272
popcorn 120
Total Calories Consumed 1,514

Thu (8-9) TOTAL CALORIES: 1361

Coffee

Breakfast: On the way to work and stretched out.
Banana and two boiled eggs
Snack: String cheese
Lunch: Sandwich and veggies, 1/4 apple
Snack: Nectarine and yogurt, about 4 peanuts
Supper: SMALL baked potato sprayed with Parkay spray spread, 3/4 cup navy beans, small amount of slaw (left from Popeye's) Half a piece of bread, onion, and mayo

Sam and Zack joyfully did my walk with Leslie with me. They had a whole lot more fun than I did.

Calorie Count Log:
Thu, Aug 09 2007
2 large hard boiled eggs 156
Bananas 105
1 string cheese 60
sandwich with veggies 310
apple 20
Activia Yogurt 110
Nectarine 60
Peanuts, All Types, Dry-roasted - With Salt 23
Potatoes, Russet, Flesh And Skin, Baked 134
Navy Beans - Other Varieties of Beans 83
slaw 80
coffee 40
Half piece of bread, onion, mayo 60
popcorn 120
Total Calories Consumed 1,361

Wed (8-8) TOTAL CALORIES: 1683

Coffee

Breakfast: Banana
Snack: Oat bars
Drink: Lipton Green Tea, regular
Lunch: Sandwich and veggies
Snack: Nectarine
Later snack: Apple, yogurt, and string cheese
Supper: Soup and crackers

Before church: two stalks of celery, mixed nuts
During Church: Soft peppermints
After Church: 94% fat free popcorn and milk

"When you get close to the edge, it's easy to accidentally go over." We've been hearing that a lot a church. I found out it's true on calorie counting too. I thought I'd counted everything, so when I got home last night I ate only what would keep me from going over. Then Thursday morning I got up and was walking past the counter to go make my coffee and noticed my big can of mixed nuts was down. I had forgotten to count them . I thought I had ended the day at 1596 but after I added in the mixed nuts I had FORGOTTEN ABOUT, I went over the edge.

Oh, well. It's Wednesday. I was going to let myself go over on Wednesday's because it's such a tough day. And, today, in addition to it being freight day, it was the week the crew I'm on does church cleaning--which we do AFTER church on Wednesday nights. If I'd had my way, it would have been a Wednesday when I was going into work late on Thursday, but that's not my choice. To make it worse, Josh decided he wasn't needed to help out this time.

Calorie count log:
Wed, Aug 08 2007
coffee 40
Bananas 105
Oats&Honey Breakfast bars 180
Lipton Green Tea 80
Nectarine 60
sandwich with veggies 310
Apples - Fresh Fruit 80
1 string cheese 60
Activia Yogurt 110
Soup and crackers 300
Celery - Raw 11
popcorn 60
milk 120
peppermints 80
Mixed Nuts, Oil Roasted - With Peanuts, With Salt Added .5oz 86
Total Calories Consumed 1,683

Tue (8-7) TOTAL CALORIES: 1384

Coffee

Breakfast: Fried egg and toast

Before work: One can of sardines in mustard sauce
Ice cream about 1/3 cup

Snack: Nectarine
Lunch: Sandwich and a banana
Snack: Yogurt and an apple

After work: Salad with dressing and crackers
Popcorn

I walked outside this morning. I felt like it might actually be easier on me that doing the Leslie Sansome mile. I went to Hughes Rd, down to the bottom of the hill, back up and home again. That somewhat over a mile.

Calorie count log:
Tue, Aug 07 2007
Sardines in Mustard Sauce - Sardines 150
coffee, 2 cups 80
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 93
Toast 80
Ice Creams, Vanilla 97
Bananas 105
Apples - Fresh Fruit 80
Activia Yogurt 110
Sandwich 280
Nectarine 60
salad with dressing and crackers 200
popcorn 50
Total Calories Consumed 1,384

THREE WEEK PROGRESS REPORT

I was trying to see if twelve pounds made a visible difference. I could have stood up straight and pulled in my tummy and it would have really looked better but that is not the way the FIRST picture was and probably not the second, even though I was "posing" for a picture in it.

Mon (8-6) TOTAL CALORIES: 1360

I fasted from about 5PM yesterday until 5PM today.

I decided since I was low on calories yesterday and had NONE today, I'd treat myself to Popeye's chicken and fixin's for supper.

I had a breast and a leg with a biscuit, about 1/2 cup mashed potatoes with gravy, greens, and pintos and slaw. I got a jalepeno at home and some onion to eat with the beans.

It was a scrumptious meal. I think I'll top it off with bite of ice cream topped with chocolate. Just a little.


I found out I couldn't restrict my post link to a certain day at calorie-count. I thought I could bring up that one day, copy and paste the link for that day, and add it to my link to the title here and it would go to the day. But it just goes back to what ever you looked at last. And --now that I think about it-- it only goes to MY log because I am logged in and do not log out on MY computer. Anyone else would just get the Calorie-Count home page on their computer.

Oh, well.

I guess when I get time, I'll go back to copying and pasting my log below my entries.

I had a lot less calories yesterday than I intended to end up with because of finding out last night that we'll be fasting on Wednesday. I can't very well do Wednesdays because of freight day so I just didn't eat last night and began my fast.

I was pleasantly surprised to weigh in at 195 this morning!! That is TWELVE POUNDS down. This marks the last day of my third week. I was really kind of thinking I wasn't going to drop two pounds because the scales kept trying to go BACK UP on me. But that really mekes 2.5 because I never really did quite make it down ten in two weeks. I saw a 197 in a fleeting moment. It never came back. The closest I could get was 197.5.

But this morning I was 195. TWELVE POUNDS LIGHTER!!!!

I'm still walking my one mile in home walk with Leslie. I have more energy. My knees are not giving me nearly as much trouble. I can even get up and down more easily when I pray.

Caloire-count log
Mon, Aug 06 2007
Popeye's chicken, breast & leg 720
Popeye's slaw 130
Biscuit 240
Potatoes and gravy 120
Popeye's turnip greens 30
Pintos 120
Total Calories Consumed 1,360

Sun (8-5) TOTAL CALORIES: 835

2 cups of coffee
Breakfast: Fried egg and toast
Snack: 2 pieces soft peppermint
Lunch:
1/2 cup great northern beans, 1/2 baked potato, slaw
Later Meal
1/2 cup great northern beans, 1/2 baked potato, slaw

Coffee

I was so hungry after church this morning I would have gone out to eat with anyone and blown my diet. No one was interested in going out.

All I could think of was getting something good to eat. Then I'd think of the calories. So on the way home I began thinking: If you went to Mama's buffet what would you have picked out to eat? I knew I would be picking the vegetables and the least fattening stuff. So I thought, "Why not just make yourself a good vegetable dinner with beans instead of some kind of high calorie meat?" What would you like?

I decided to go for a baked potato, baking it first in the microwave, cutting it into wedges, spraying with 0 calorie Parkay Spread Spray, sprinkled with garlic salt and broiled in the oven.

I made my slaw with cabbage, green pepper, celery, onion, carrot, and jalapeno pepper. I put one Tbsp of Hellman's light mayo and used sugar substitute and vinegar to finish my dressing.

So I had plenty to eat and did NOT blow my diet.

Later: I found out when I got back to church that Wednesday is fast day. I have been substituting Monday because I have such a hard day on Wednesday. I stop eating after lunch and fast 24 hours. (I ate last around five so that means my 24 hours this time will last until after work on Monday.) That nipped in the bud all my plans for how I was going to "spend" the rest of my daily calorie allotment. However, on the bright side, I figured that after work tomorrow I can go to Popeye's and get me some fried chicken. (I went to their Website and counted up all the calories for a normal meal I would bring home from their buffet and that one meal is over 1600 itself.)

Calorie count log:
Sun, Aug 05 2007
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 93
Toast 120
coffee 80
2 soft peppermints 40
1/2 cup great northern beans 110
Potatoes, White, Flesh And Skin, Baked 163
Slaw 80
1/2 cup great northern beans 110
coffee 40
Total Calories Consumed 835

Sat (8-4) TOTAL CALORIES: 1642

Coffee
Breakfast: Fried egg and toast
Snack: Nectarine
Lunch: Sandwich and veggies and yogurt
Snack: Apple and string cheese
Supper: Beef and stirfry veggies, Later: slaw
Snack:Cookies and pudding
Snack: 2 cups 94% fat free popcorn and 1/2 cup milk
I just wanted to keep on eating tonight.....

I did my walk with Leslie at about 6:45 this morning so I could get it in before I go to work. It is really making me feel more energetic.

I have become convinced-- after being two weeks on this 1600 calorie diet -- that it wouldn't much matter what diet you chose, IF YOU SIGNIFICANTLY CUT YOUR CALORIES, you'd lose a larger amount of weight the first two weeks than you will thereafter.

I remember when I did the South Beach Diet-- which I recommend, by the way-- I did the same thing. And when you read about others who have made up their minds to "do something", most of them have a "goodly" loss at the onset.

I'm thinking it is probably mostly fluid. There may be some real weight loss but it may not actually be any more than you will realize per week as you continue on with fewer calories.

I say that because I am already finding that I am now at a "standstill" on dropping off the weight. That means I am now in it for the long haul.

Calorie count log:
Sat, Aug 04 2007
coffee 60
Egg, Whole - Cooked, Fried 93
toast 120
Activia Yogurt 110
1 string cheese 60
Apples - Fresh Fruit 80
Nectarine 60
sandwich with veggies 310
3.5 oz beef 315
stir fry veggies with mushrooms added 65
Sugar Free Pudding, 1/4 cup 33
peanut butter cookie, 50
butter cookies, 104
slaw with mayo, 1 Tbsp 80
1/2 cup milk and 2 cups 94%fat free popcorn 102
Total Calories Consumed 1,642

Fri (8-3) TOTAL CALORIES: 1346

Coffee, 2 cups
3.5 oz of beef
Snack: banana
Snack: Nectarine and yogurt
Lunch: Sandwich and veggies
Snack: Apple and string cheese
After work: French Toast Crunch and 1/2 cup milk, 2%

I walked --worked up another (minor) sweat-- with Leslie this morning. I'm happy at my progress there. When I started, I could not make it through the mile even doing it moderately. Now I'm able to keep pace with her and even do the arm movements. I do get out of breath and work up a sweat but I CAN CONTINUE. My legs are not so tired out that I cannot even get them to keep up. That's improvement.

I feel like getting that "ten" pounds off has helped me to be able to move without it exhausting me so quickly.

I really am feeling better. My stamina is increasing. I can walk better and faster. I suppose I wasn't just "getting old"; I was getting fat and out of shape.

Calorie count log:
Fri, Aug 03 2007
coffee 40
coffee 40
3.5 oz beef 315
Banana 105
Activia Yogurt 110
Nectarine 60
sandwich with veggies 310
Apples - Fresh Fruit 80
1 string cheese 60
French Toast Crunch. 3/4 cup 130
milk, 1/2 cup 61
More French Toast Crunch 35
Total Calories Consumed 1,346

Thu (8-2) TOTAL CALORIES: 1456

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

Wed (8-1) TOTAL CALORIES: 1481

Yesterday I walked a mile with Leslie Sansone.
I would like to do that every day.
I doubt I can do it on Wednesdays, but Wednesday is a very active day for me physically anyway what with hauling freight to the floor and throwing totes around.

I got on the scales this morning after I got dressed with jeans skirt and sneakers and weight 200.5

I am looking forward to the day I will be under 200 fully dressed.

Coffee
Breakfast: Cereal with milk and a banana
Snack: Lipton Tea
Lunch: Sandwich, veggies, nectarine
Snack: Yogurt, string cheese
Snack: Apple
Supper: Fish with mayo and onion and green beans
After Church: salad with 2 tbsp dressing and small cheese crackers est. 200

Calorie Count log:

Wed, Aug 01 2007

coffee....... 40
sandwich with veggies...... 310
Apple....... 80
Activia Yogurt...... 110
Lipton Green Tea .....80
1 cup Post Cereal with Almonds ....190
Milk, 2% Milkfat .....122
Banana ......105
1 string cheese .......60
Nectarine ......60
Beans, Green - Canned ......14
Tilapia Fillets ......71
1 Tbsp (Hellman's light) mayo .....40
Salad with 2 Tbsp dressing and cheese crackers .....200
Total Calories Consumed .....1,481

Tue (7-31) TOTAL CALORIES: 1607

At one point today I actually saw the number on the scale that said I was TEN pounds less than when I started two weeks ago. It was a fleeting moment, but it actually showed up. Repeated attempts to get it to show ended in failure. It was more like 9 1/2. Still, I am not disappointed.

I decided to eat more today. Not much more, but more. I wanted to keep my calories way down until I passed this two week mark so I could start off with a bang.

Now I hope to just lose a pound or two a week for the next eight weeks. Two a week and I would be down 16 more pounds. That would be about 25 altogether. Of course, one a week wouldn't get me to 25 but it would still be good.


Coffee, 2 cups

Breakfast: Post ...with Almonds and a banana (300)

Lunch: New York Strip Steak (about 6 oz) and half a baked potato with chopped onion on it.
I had a HARD time finding the calories for this steak. But it looks like steak can be pretty high in calories. This says 90 calories per ounce. 6 times 90 sounds like 540 to me!! That's a bunch.

I ate the other half of the potato later with a little margarine on it.

Since then I've been chewing celery sticks.

Oh, I forgot I ate about 10 or so mixed nuts this afternoon.

Calorie Count Log

Tue, Jul 31 2007

New York Strip steak, 6 oz (90 calories per ounce)..... 540
Potatoes, White, Flesh And Skin, Baked.....281
coffee..... 80
12 Mixed Nuts, Oil Roasted With Salt Added..... 86
Fleishmans olive oil margarine 1 TBsp...... 70
New York Strip, 2 0z.... 180
cereal with banana .....300
Celery - Raw ........9
nectarine...... 60
Total Calories Consumed .....1,607