Starting Again

I took a short break for the dieting thing. It was so strange not to worry about calories or fat. The crazy thing is that during my break I lost 2 pounds! I am going to Phoenix tomorrow and when I get back I'll start my work out program again.

~Day 38~

I DID IT!!!! I lost my last pound!!! I'm now at goal. I am going to concentrate on losing inches and firming up those flabby parts.


Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese and strawberry yogurt

Lunch: 1 1/2 cheese enchiladas and a few bites of spanish rice....a handful of chips with fattening sour cream salsa dip

Dinner: 4 oz strip steak, 1 tablespoon mashed potatoes....only ate half of them, salad with thousand island dressing

Snack: I tasted the fondant icing I made yesterday...good, but very very sweet. I'm gonna make a cake tomorrow and put it on it...pretty!

~Day 37~

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese and strawberry yogurt mixed

Lunch: 2 tablespoons brown rice with soy sauce

Dinner: the meat and veggies out of a foot long turkey sub from Subway

Exercise: I was so dog-gone tired today so I only did 10 minutes on the Leg Magic machine

~Day 36~

Breakfast: string cheese

Lunch: veggie salad with 2 tbs ranch dressing

Dinner: 3/4 hot dog and 7 chips

Snack: 1/2 cup special k chocolaty delight cereal with 1 cup 1% milk

• Exercise: I had planned to go running with the hubby but when we got around to it I went outside and got attacked by mosquitoes so we did the Leg Magic machine for 20 minutes, did 40 minutes of the exercise ball and 15 minutes on the elliptical trainer

Thoughts: I was getting worried because I had gained some weight on that new diet so I quit doing it today. I think my way was working and I need to just stick with it and keep up with my exercise.

~Day 35~

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese and 1 cup fat free yogurt

Lunch: string cheese and 2 oz ham

Snack: 1 can of veggie soup

Dinner: 2 french toast sticks

Thoughts: Today's new thing was to try to eat soup in the afternoon...I'm only giving this diet a few more days. So far I've gained 1.8 pounds...not fun. I keep hoping it's all gonna fall off or that it's just muscle weight, but I don't think so.

Exercise: 20 minutes on the Leg Magic machine, ran full speed for 10 minutes jogged for 20, 100 crunches on the body ball and 10 minutes of weights for my arms

~Day 34~

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 8 oz. 1% milk

Lunch: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 8 oz fat free yogurt

Snack: 1 string cheese

Dinner: 1 piece of ham, 1 scoop of hashbrown casserole

Snack: 1 chocolate chip cookie

Exercise: 20 minutes of the Leg Magic machine, 1 run around the block

~Day 33~

Breakfast : 8 oz. chocolate protein shake - 170 calories, 21 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber

Lunch: 3 oz. grilled chicken, 2 cups of steamed veggies

Dinner: 8 oz homemade potato soup

Exercise: 20 minutes on the Leg Magic machine, ran 1 mile and walked 2 miles, pushed the kids on the swings (arm work out for sure) for 30 minutes and did gymnastics with Garrett for 20 minutes

Thoughts: Wow that Leg Magic machine is awesome. I did my measurements and I'll re-do them in a week and see how it's going. I am soooo sore today, but I have a TON of energy and wanted to go running. I love strollers! I think it makes it easier to run, but I don't know if that's in my head or not.

~Day 32~

Breakfast: 1/2 cup of whole grain kix cereal with 1/2 cup of 1% milk, 4 oz of 1% milk with 1/2 baby spoon of strawberry mix

Lunch: All the chicken and cheese out of a roasted chicken salad from Quiznos

Dinner: 1/2 cup of mac-n-cheese, 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 1 tiny bite of chicken strip (yucky chicken)

Snack: 1 6oz container of light fat free lemon meringue pie yogurt...yummy

Snack: 1/2 cup of kix with 1 cup of 1% milk...ya ya I had more milk than cereal so I had to drink the milk...but it brought me over my target protein amount


Exercise: I bought a Leg Magic today from Big 5. A handsome man talked me into it and I couldn't say no. I read the reviews online and most everyone says it is great. I will take my measurements tonight and again in two weeks. I am going to do the dvd that comes with it and I will update how long I did it and all that hoopla tomorrow.


Thoughts: Today's new thing from my diet was to eat 60 grams of protein. I had 10 for breakfast, 25 for lunch, 15 for dinner, 1o in one snack and 6 in another. With a total of 66 grams of protein for the day. It's really hard to eat soooo much protein. I know why people would lose a size though because with all that filling protein, there really is no room for unhealthy food. I have eaten a ton today and really do hope that I don't gain weight from doing this. It just seems strange to me that I should be able to eat this much and not gain. I guess we'll see. They said the average is 8 pounds in 31 days on this diet so I guess if I haven't lost my 1 pound in two weeks...I may scrape this diet.


~note~ I have been weighing myself of a Tanita scale from Big 5. It is awesome because it tells you your body fat % and you know if the weight you have gained recently is because of water weight or over eating. You see your body water % and it is great. Also, I bought a pedometer that tells you the calories burned during specific activities. It will tell you how many calories are burned while you clean house...run...walk...all sorts of things. You just enter your weight and activity and bang get to work. It is awesome! I also bought a resistance band to help with my arm toning and a body ball to help with my abs. I will keep everyone updated on what works and what doesn't.

~Day 31~

Breakfast : 2 granola bars

Lunch: the cheese out of 2 manicotti with a little alfredo sauce

Dinner: 2 bites of Ham and Swiss Quiche...I spent an hour making this only to discover that i don't like Quiche....1/2 cup of steamed veggies, 1 dinner roll

Dinner #2 : since I didn't eat much at dinner I had a bowl of special k chocolatey delight a few hours later

Thoughts: I'm starting a new diet called lose a size in 30 days from Self magazine. I want to lose 1 more size and maybe this will help. You just figure out what type of eater you are and follow the directions each day for that type. Day 1 was keep a journal and since I've been doing that for a month...I skipped to day 2. It was : Eat 200 calories and 4 grams of protien for breakfast...easy right? Well, we'll see if it works.

~Day 30~

Garrett and I were feeling icky today so we didn't eat much.

Breakfast: 7 up and 1/2 a piece of toast

Lunch: 7 up

Dinner: 7 up and 3/4 cup of chicken noodle soup...mainly just the broth

~Day 29~

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese

Snack: granola bar

Snack: 4 cubes of 2% cheese

Lunch: 6 peanut butter crackers

Snack: 1/2 cup of cottage cheese

Dinner: 2 slices of bacon, 4 bites of hasbrowns, 1 scrambled egg

Snack: 2 bites of brownie

Thoughts: I am having some major pms here. I just want to eat junk food. My total body water percentage is up 2% so I think I'm swollen about 2.5 pounds swollen...what a pain in the bum

~Day 28~

I just realized I messed up and put Day 24 titles twice so...whoops!

Breakfast: Granola Bar

Lunch: 1 egg roll and a few spoonfulls of chicken fried rice

Snack: some baby carrots while we were making dinner

Dinner: 4 oz. grilled chicken breast and some grilled baby carrots and a few small bites of grilled potato

Dessert: a few spoonfulls of peach cobbler...and then a few more...and then a small brownie...I'm so ashamed

~Day 26~

Breakfast : 1/2 cup of cottage cheese

Lunch: skipped because I knew dinner would be good ;)

Dinner: a fork full of roast beef, 1/2 a roll, 1 scoop of mashed potatoes, 6 green beans, 2 tsp of corn...that's all

~Day 25~

Breakfast : 1 scrambled egg with a small handful of mild cheddar sprinkled on top

Snack : 1 sting cheese, 4 2% cheese cubes

Lunch: skipped because I had to work all day

Dinner: The cheese out of 2 cheese enchiladas and about 1/2 cup of rice

Dessert: 3 bites of cherry chip cake with cherry icing

Snack: 1/2 cup of cottage cheese


Thoughts: Boy I love cheese...I could eat cheese all day everyday

~Day 24~

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg, 1 orange

Snack: 1 string cheese, 1 granola bar

Lunch: skipped because I had to go grocery shopping and get the house ready for my shoots

Snack: 2 cubes of 2% cheese

Dinner: yummmmy 1 mushroom with spinach sauce, 1 jumbo cheese stuffed shell, 1 small piece of bread with tomato butter....Mutus in Durango is by far the best food in the world!!!

Dessert: 1 bite of pistachio canolli, 1 bite of white chocolate strawberry cheesecake, 1 bite of cream cheese brownie

Thoughts: Wow it felt good to just have a day and pig out. I felt so guilty on the drive home, but I told myself to just get over it. It has been 11 months since I've been dieting and I needed a break.

~Day 24~

Breakfast : 1/2 bowl of oatmeal with 1 pack of sweet n low and a splash of skim milk

Snack: 3 oz of turkey

Lunch: 4 oz of turkey, 2 pickles, 2 tsp. olives

Snack: 1 granola bar

Dinner: 3 small pieces of orange chicken (I only made half of the sauce recipe and used water insetead of oil), 1 cup of steamed veggies, 1 bite of low fat veggie egg roll

Snack: Bad girl. 3 small sugar cookies...why did I even make them? I could blame it on the kids, but truthfully nobody asked me to make them. I just did...and so far I'm the only one that has touched them.

~Day 23~

Breakfast: 1 cup of oatmeal with 1 packet of sweet n low and a splash of skim milk

Snack: 2 strawberries, 2 cubes of melon

Lunch: 2 small pieces of roast beef, 2 carrot sticks and 2 celery sticks

Snack: 1 medium zucchini steamed

Dinner: 3 cheese raviolis...staufers...not as good as olive garden

~Day 22~

In Albuquerque all day

Breakfast: skipped

Lunch: 1 cheese raviolli from Olive Garden and 2 plates of salad

Dinner: 1/2 rack of baby back ribs from Tony Roma's

Snacks: 4 nachos at the zoo, 1 granola bar on the way home, and 1/2 a 16 oz cup of hot cocoa

~Day 21~

Notes: Well last night at the movie I did okay. I did eat the nachos for dinner, but no candy or popcorn. I lost .4 pounds yesterday so I think adding more snacks and stuff is working. I'm going to try that again...but now I am really craving nachos...BADLY!

Breakfast: 2 egg whites made with a little cheese and 4 olives sliced

Snack: 1 string cheese

Lunch: 1/2 of a turkey sammie at Quiznos

Dinner: 2 oz grilled chicken breast and 2 cups of steamed veggies

Snack : 1 string cheese and 1 strawberry vanilla granola bar

(We ended up driving to Santa Fe to see my grandma in the evening)

~Day 20~

Yay! I lost a pound!! I think that means 2 pounds to go.

Breakfast: 1 scrambled egg

Snack: 1 90 calorie strawberry vanilla granola bar

Lunch: 2 peanut butter chocolate chip granola bars

Snack: 1 cup of steamed veggies with a little salt and pepper

Snack: peanut butter chocolate chip granola bar

Dinner: Nachos at the movies...I told myself it was semi-okay because in junior high that used to be a school lunch...so it must have some nutritional value...right?

~Day 19~

Notes: Well, I didn't gain any weight from eating so much yesterday so I guess I'm okay. I am debating my goal weight of 115. I kind of feel like I'd like to lose about 3 more pounds and then also work out heavily to get to my goal size. I am about a 4 right now and I think the 3 pounds would keep me at a 4 and then working out could bring me to a 2. We're going to the movies today and I really want some movie nachos and candy. It's a special treat for Garrett. We're taking him to see Horton hears a Who.

Breakfast: bowl of fruity pebbles with 1% milk

Lunch: 1/2 of a 1/4lb hamburger with cheese, pickles and a little mayo

Dinner: 2/3 a bowl of frito pie (fritos, shredded cheese, seasoned hamburger meat and a few tomatoes)

Snack: 2 thin mint cookies...wait make that 3. Savannah gave me hers too.

We didn't go to the movies because Garrett said he didn't feel like going. Maybe next week. But the good part is that I didn't have to be tempted by snacks.

~Day 18~ Garrett's surgery day

Okay dinner for Day 17 ended up consisting of the outside of 2 eggrolls, and then I had a bowl of fruity pebbles with Garrett at 11:30 pm since he wouldn't be able to eat or drink after midnight.


Breakfast: skipped it because we had to be at the hospital so early and Garrett couldn't eat

Lunch: 1/3 of a small Turkey salad with 1/2 of a 130 calorie pack of Thousand Island dressing

Snack: a handful of tortilla chips with a handful of shredded cheese melted and a tsp of sour cream

Dinner: 1 1/2 manicotti noodles stuffed with 1% cottage cheese and low fat mozzarella

Snack: a handful of tortilla chips with a handful of shredded cheese melted and a tsp of sour cream

Notes: I feel like I ate more than usual today. I did really well on not giving into the ice cream temptation. We got Garrett ice cream on the way back from the hospital (around 2pm) and then my mother and father in law came out and took us to Dairy Queen for ice cream (around 8pm) I passed both times, but did have my "nacho" snacks. Probably not very healthy, but oh well...better than slim jims.

~Day 17~

Breakfast: 2 small slim jim's...90 calories...a bajillion grams of fat

Lunch: handful of tortilla chips

Snack: handful of tortilla chips

Dinner:

~Day 16~

Breakfast: skipped it because I had an early dr's appt.

Lunch: 6 nachos from Costa Vida (chips, cheese and a little sour cream)

Snack: 2 drinks of Garrett's icee

Dinner: 1/4 of a 1/2 pound cheeseburger with pickles and a lille mayo

Snack: (A bad choice) Small Iced Mocha Latte from Sonic...a ton of calories

Thoughts: I shouldn't have had the Latte. I am feeling guilty. I didn't choose anything healthy today. I didn't exercise at all. My dr. said my white blood count is really low. They are running more tests, but I'm sure it's nothing.

~Day 15~

Breakfast: 2 small slim jim's...those things are pure fat and grease, but added up it was 90 calories so I ate it anyway

Lunch: string cheese

Snack: 4 cheeto puffs and 2 goldfish crackers

Dinner: 1 baked potato plain, 2 tablespoons of brisket

Snacks: ?!?