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.