My Weight Loss Journey '08

Day 270

2008-09-30T04:24:00.000-07:00

Ok so here it is, 4 weeks almost to the day that we will depart for our cruise! SOOOO Excited! I would really like to lose another 20lbs before then, but we will see! I've lost 7lbs in the last 2 weeks pretty much just from being sick. eh. it was a loss though! I'm going to try to keep it off and lose another 5lbs this week!

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.25 Calories burned: 378
Weight training for about an hour: Triceps, chest press, a lil legs

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, hazelnut biscotti coffeemate, WW lemon creampie yogurt

Morning snack- 2sm. bottles of water(equal to 1 bigbottle), 90 cal. strawberry SK bar

Lunch- tuna sandwich on honey wheat, 100cal. goldfish, bottle of water(big), 100 cal. barnums choc. animal cookies

Afternoon snack- can coke zero(only half the can), 2 sm. butterfingers

Dinner- chicken taco salad, water

Day 237

2008-08-28T04:16:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.8 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.26 Calories burned: 390

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW cherry cheesecake yogurt
Morning snack- 90 cal. chocolate special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. ritz snacks, bottle of water
Afternoon snack-
Dinner-

Day 235

2008-08-26T06:30:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.8 Time: 46min. Miles walked: 2.47 Calories burned: 409

Day 222

2008-08-13T04:08:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.8 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.33 Calories burned: 405

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW lemon cream pie yogurt
Morning snack- 90 cal. chocolate special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. goldfish, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- cup of water w/Special K2O protein water pouch, 100 cal. mini fudge stripe cookies
Dinner- Jason's Deli, a chicken wrap, half a salad, half a bag of blue corn chips & a lil salsa, water

Day 220

2008-08-11T14:49:00.000-07:00

Well I realized the other day that HOLY SHIT, I have a lil over 3 months(79 days to be exact) before we leave on the cruise!! I have got to get my butt in gear, I still have 35-40lbs to lose. So i'm going to be VERY hard on myself and stick to it for sure this time! Shortly after the cruise I have to be in my brothers wedding. WOW this year has FLOWN by! The wedding is in 4 months, my dress comes in next month, that entails getting fitted, and i'm not at the weight I want to be at for the wedding so that kinda sucks, but we'll see what happens!! At least it's a lil longer away. Anyhoo...here goes........

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.8 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.35 Calories burned: 444

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW lemon cream pie yogurt
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. ritz snacks, 100 cal. choc. pretzels, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- bottle of water
Dinner- WW chicken taco salad, water
After dinner snack- WW turtle ice cream cup

Day 200

2008-07-22T03:55:00.000-07:00

WOW...200 days and counting. Well we did it, we went to bed early (7:45ish), let our bodies calm down and dozed off to dreamland. Got up, worked out, now eating breakfast and getting ready for the day.

When we walked into the gym this mornin' I was thinking, UGH I don't really want to do this...still in my half groggy state....but once I warmed up, kicked it up a notch....IT WAS ON!!! I feel sooo much better than I usually do in the mornings. And I miss the cold showers after workin' out!

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.27 Calories burned: 394

Day 172

2008-06-24T04:23:00.000-07:00

WOW. 172 days and 20 lbs. I really thought I could do better than that, actually I KNOW I can do better than that. Just like all of my elem. school report cards said..."Sasha just needs to apply herself, and she'll go far"! HA! Yeah guess that still applies today! Well anyways, we got up and worked out today, so YAY! Hopefully we can keep it going this time. I have alot of weight to lose in a short short time, so we'll see what happens!

Treadmill- 1mi., 22 min.
Stationary Bike- 4mi., 17 min.

Peace, Love, & Healthiness

Day 144

2008-05-27T04:20:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.62 Calories burned: 471

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW lemon cream pie yogurt
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. goldfish, 100 cal. little bites cookies, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- bottle of water
Dinner- Rosa's taco plate w/beans & rice, water

Day 140

2008-05-23T04:30:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 35min. Miles walked: 1.70 Calories burned: 355

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW vanilla pie yogurt
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- 2 small pieces of leftover pizza from olive garden, 100 cal. ritz snack, water
Afternoon snack- bottle of water
Dinner- el conquistador...jack and I split fajitas, diet coke

Day 137

2008-05-20T04:20:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 40min. Miles walked: 1.95 Calories burned: 409

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW lemon cream pie yogurt, some pineapple
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. pack ritz snacks, 100 cal. pack lorna doone, bottle of water,
Afternoon snack- bottle of water
Dinner-

Day 136

2008-05-19T04:23:00.000-07:00

Yeah so I lost like 2lbs. since last week, and I dunno how cuz I didn't try. So I guess my metabolism is building up to burn off the bad stuff I eat. I dunno....here goes....

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.13 Calories burned: 415

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, WW vanilla yogurt, some pineapple
Morning snack- 90 cal. choc. special K bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. pack ritz snacks, 100 cal. pack lorna doone, bottle of water, vanilla cone from mcd's
Afternoon snack- a few snickers minis, bottle of water
Dinner- Chicken taco salad

Day 130

2008-05-13T15:00:00.000-07:00

No exercise today. Woke up feeling very sick at 3:50AM!

Food for the day:
Breakfast- buckwheat blueberry waffles(2), WW strawberry yogurt, cup of coffee
Morning snack- 90 cal. SK bar choc. drizzle, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 calorie pack goldfish, 100 cal. pack nutter butter cookies, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- bottle of water, caramel sundae from sonic....was really craving it.
Dinner- WW recipe Grilled Asian burgers with pineapple & onions, baked fries, water

Day 129

2008-05-12T04:12:00.000-07:00

Ok so we actually did it. We got up early and worked out. So, here goes.....

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.20 Calories burned: 412

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, light miracle whip, southwest egg beaters 1 serving), cup of coffee w/sugar(ran out of splenda), praline coffeemate, WW vanilla yogurt, some pineapple
Morning snack- 1 banana, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich(honey wheat bread, sweet&spicy tuna, miracle whip), 100 cal. pack kettle corn(but the microwave was stupid & didn't pop all the kernels), 100 cal. pack oreo, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- a few reese's mini's & bottle of water
Dinner- Panda Express...chow mein, orange chicken, mushroom chicken, 1/2 a med. diet coke

Day 111

2008-04-24T15:16:00.000-07:00

WOW over a hundred days of my journey, not doing as well as I'd hoped but that's ok. This week has been SUPER rough to be trying to eat healthy, and I lost my will power this week(but only for this week) so that didn't help. I worked 4 10 hour days, so now i'm off Fri, Sat, Sun. YAY! I will be back at it again either Sunday or Monday for sure!! And I will get back to posting more often too!

Love y'all

Day 98

2008-04-11T04:34:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 40min. Miles walked: 1.97 Calories burned: 397

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, amaretto cheesecake WW yogurt, pineapple chunks, pecan coffee w/splenda & vanilla cm
Morning snack- banana, bottle of diet citrus green tea
Lunch- tuna sandwich, honey chipotle sweet potato chips, 100 cal. chips ahoy, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- 2 ferraro rocher, dublin dr. pepper(made with sugar cane, not artificial sweetners)
Dinner- Texas Roadhouse... 4oz. sirloin, baked potato, salad w/honey mustard dressing, 1/2 a glass sweet tea, and it was TOO sweet so I switched to water...and I had 2 rolls

Day 97

2008-04-10T15:32:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Tae Bo- 1 hour

Food for the day:
Breakfast- cinnamon pecan SK cereal, pecan coffee w/splenda & vanilla cm, WW cherry cheesecake yogurt
Lunch- chicken taco salad from Logan's Roadhouse, diet coke
Dinner- LC salisbury steak & macn cheese w/ salad, water

Day 95

2008-04-08T16:14:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 35min. Miles walked: 1.81 Calories burned: 353
Tae Bo Abs- 30min.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, pineapple chunks, WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & vanilla cm
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal. popcorn, bottle of water, 100 cal. chips ahoy
Dinner-

Day 92

2008-04-05T06:05:00.000-07:00

No exercise of yet. I might have time later on, about to go to work at the BBQ store.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Lunch- bbq(beef, sausage, bologna, cheese, a lil bbq sauce, a lil coleslaw & a lil potato salad), water
Dinner- chicken enchiladas, rice, beans, chips, salsa, 2 strawberry margs.

Went to dinner with some girlfriends for my friend Carri's 30th Bday! We had a blast!!!

Day 91

2008-04-04T14:54:00.000-07:00

No exercise.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- wheat blueberry waffles, vanilla WW yogurt, couple chunks of pineapple, pecan coffee w/ splenda & ns vanilla cm
Lunch- tuna sandwich, natural cheetos, bottle of water, 3 small scoops of cookies & cream ice cream(we had an ice cream party at work)
Dinner- various party type food items at a friends party tonight

Day 90

2008-04-03T15:14:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Tae bo Maximum power Time: 40 min.
Tae bo Rock solid abs Time: 25 min.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- SK cinn. pecan cereal, WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & ns vanilla cm
Morning snack- strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, natural cheetos, crunch N munch(just 1 serving size), bottle of water
Dinner- Healthy choice Chicken Marsala Steamer bowl, & water...& Jack and I split a single serving of 100 cal. kettle corn...it was yummy.

Day 89

2008-04-02T11:07:00.000-07:00

No exercise for today cuz I woke up this morning with a terrible stomach pain that has been off & on, all day! So I left work at lunch and here I am! Blah.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- SK cinn. pecan cereal, WW lemon yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Morning snack- SK strawberry bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, natural cheetos, water, 100 cal. chips ahoy
Dinner- we went to dinner with some friends so I had... 1 strawberry marg., chicken enchiladas w/rice & beans, chips & salsa

Day 88

2008-04-01T15:07:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.25 Calories burned: 450

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, pineapple chunks, WW strawberry yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & choc. cm
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, natural cheddar cheetos, 100 cal. pack cookies, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- 100 cal. pack lorna doone, water
Dinner- LC pizza, salad, water

Day 87 Weigh Day

2008-03-31T04:29:00.000-07:00

OMG OMG OMG I lost 7.5lbs!!!! Last week I didn't post because I had actually gained 3lbs but this week, I took that off plus 4.5 more! WOOHOO!!!

No exercise today.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 2 buckwheat blueberry waffles w/ICBINB & a spot of syrup, pineapple chunks, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Morning snack- 90 cal. choc. SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- bbq chicken chunks, mac-n-cheese, okra, bottle of water, 3muskateers bar
Dinner- burger, fries, large water, a few vanilla kisses

I know I didn't eat that well today, however, it will be the last time I eat bad....at least this week. I'm gunna kill it at the gym & tae bo this week.

Day 86

2008-03-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

No exercise. Bein' lazy today.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 21/2 "fried" eggs, 2 pieces of sausage, several chunks of pineapple, banana, pecan coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla creme cm
Lunch- LC grilled mushroom pizza, water
Snack- Taco Bell bean burrito & way later I had a cream slush from Sonic

Day 85

2008-03-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

I had an amazing workout today....

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 40+min. Miles walked: 2.00 Calories burned: 400
Stationary Bike- Time: 22min. Miles rode: 5.5mi. Calories burned: 200+

Food for the day:
Brunch- pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Lunch- Bbq(beef, 2 slices of turkey, 2 pieces of bologna, 3 pieces of sausage), 1 piece of cheese, a lil bbq sauce, sm. cup of beans, 1/2 of a sm. cup of coleslaw, 2 cups water
Dinner- sm. white pizza from a local pizza place, diet coke
Afterdinner- Coldstone(Arielle was working) butter pecan ice cream w/caramel, pecans, walnuts

Day 84

2008-03-28T15:39:00.000-07:00

No exercise today.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- SK w/red berries cereal, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Morning snack- 1 banana, bottle of water
Lunch- chicken enchiladas, refried beans, rice, diet coke (we took a friend to lunch who is moving out of town)
Afternoon snack- 1 cadbury egg, bottle of water
Dinner- Whataburger w/med. fries & diet coke

I know I know I know not exactly what I should be eating, but I will be KILLIN' myself tomorrow at the gym for it! Trust me I do feel bad about it.

Day 83

2008-03-27T14:48:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 35min. Miles walked: 1.77 Calories burned: 380
Tae bo abs- 28 min.(when I came home from work)

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, mw, 1/2 piece o cheese, southwestern egg beaters), WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla cream cm
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- turkey sandwich(honey wheat bread, mustard, turkey, smokey cheese), 100 cal. ritz snacks, 100 cal. girl scout cookies, pineapple chunks, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- water, some easter candy
Dinner- Schlotskyz pep. pizza, side salad w/salad spritzer, water

Day 82

2008-03-26T15:11:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Tae bo- 40 min.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- SK w/red berries cereal, WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich on honey wheat bread, 100 cal. pack ritz snacks, 100 cal. oreos, bottle of water, 1 caramel cadbury egg
Dinner- Panda Express...orange chicken...diet coke

Day 81

2008-03-25T15:09:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.30 Calories burned: 477
Tae bo abs- 28 min.(when I came home from work)

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(english muffin, miracle whip, 1/2 piece of cheese, southwestern egg beaters), a lil bit of fruit, WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- tuna sandwich on honey wheat bread, 100 cal. cheese nips, 100 cal. oreos, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- a lil bit of candy from the easter basket
Dinner- chicken taco salad, water

WATER WATER WATER DRINK WATER!!!!!

Day 80

2008-03-24T14:25:00.000-07:00

No exercise today cuz I don't think the gym was open this morning, cuz they closed for easter.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- bowl of SK w/red berries cereal, cinn. hazelnut coffee w/splenda & praline cm
Morning snack- strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- turkey sandwich(honey wheat bread, mustard, smokey cheese, turkey), 100 cal. goldfish, 100 cal. choc. snack pack, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- some easter candy
Dinner- Rosa's Cafe, chicken enchiladas, chips w/queso & salsa, refried beans, rice, diet coke

Day 79 Happy Easter!

2008-03-23T19:10:00.000-07:00

No exercise today.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- cinnamon hazelnut coffee w/praline coffeemate
Lunch- 2 small slices of ham, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies(broccoli, cauliflower, onion), salad, tea, 1 deviled egg, 1 roll, fruit salad, and for dessert....Mrs. Smiths Apple Pie(OMG GOOD), 1 scoop of vanilla ice cream
Dinner- was a late dinner...(Logans roadhouse)santa fe tilapia, salad, 1/2 a serving of loaded mashed potatoes, raspberry tea
Afterdinner snack- 1/2 of a small ice cream from ColdStone(since Arielle was working)

Day 78

2008-03-22T09:03:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 40min. Miles walked: 2.16 Calories burned: 403
Stationary Bike- Time: 17min. Miles rode: 4mi. Calories burned: 100+

Food for the day:
Breakfast- cinnamon hazelnut coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla cream coffeemate
Lunch- 1/2 of a vegetarian calzone, 1 roll, small salad, water
Afternoon snack- Tcby Smart Sundae(under 280 calories) but I added a lil caramel too
Dinner- I was so full from lunch all I had was a Jr. burger from Sonic, and a med. diet coke

Day 77

2008-03-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Miles walked: 2.5 Calories burned: 400

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(mw, 1/2 a piece of cheese, Sw egg beaters), cinnamon hazelnut coffee(splenda, praline cm), WW vanilla yogurt
Morning snack- 90 cal. strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- turkey sandwich(smokey cheese, mustard, honey wheat bread), 100 cal. ritz mix pack, 100 cal. reeses pack, bottle of water
Dinner- Cheddars(a lil bit of spinach dip, chips & salsa, straw. marg., salad w/honey mustard dressing, grilled tilapia & shrimp w/mango salsa over seasoned rice, southern green beans)

Day 76

2008-03-20T14:57:00.000-07:00

No exercise today, yesterday kicked my butt and was completely exhausted.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- SK cinnamon pecan cereal, skim milk, WW lemon cream yogurt, coffee w/praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 cal. SK strawberry bar, bottle of water
Lunch- Ribeye, baked potato, salad, bottle of water, small piece of cake
Dinner- Schlotzsky's pep. pizza, diet coke

I had a big lunch today because our Store manager treated us to steaks because we did so well as a whole last year. I couldn't pass it up when I got to work and smelled it. lol So I'll just have a light dinner.

Day 75

2008-03-19T16:17:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 25min. Miles walked: 1.40 Calories burned: 300

Stationary bike- Speed: avg 14mph Time: 15min. Miles biked: 4.5
Calories burned: 150

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, fruit(cantalope, honeydew, pineapple), WW vanilla yogurt
Morning snack- 90 Cal. SK bar chocolate drizzle, bottle of water
Lunch- turkey sandwich, 100 cal. goldfish, 100 cal. kisses pack, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- (handful)Pringles sweet potato honey chipotle bbq chips, water
Dinner- Chicken taco salad, water
Afterdinner snack- WW yogurt & 100 cal. kisses pack

Day 74

2008-03-18T14:57:00.000-07:00

No exercise today...got up really late.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- none due to runnin' late
Morning snack- 100 calorie SK bar, bottle o' water
Lunch- tuna sandwich, 100 cal pack cheese nips, bottle of water, 100 cal pack kisses
Afternoon snack- piece of choc. cake (for a friends bday), 90 cal. mini delights caramel delight, water
Dinner- Cici's pizza, diet coke, salad

Day 73- Back in the saddle again....

2008-03-17T17:53:00.000-07:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 34 min.

Alrighty, I know it's been a while since I posted & hell, worked out for that matter. We've been SUPER busy with life & sicknesses. Also sadly, Jack's Pawpaw passed away on the 5th. We will miss him bunches.

We started back at the gym this mornin', we were tired, but we still did it AND felt super great afterward! I'm looking forward to getting back to the gym regularly & gettin' back to eating healthy.

This morning I was just about to start jogging for my last 5 min before the cool down, and I put my hand up to change the speed and I hit the stop button...I was SO mad! I had to wait for the treadmill to go back to the original settings & then had to start over. UUGGGHHHH! Hopefully that won't happen again!

Day 57

2008-03-01T11:42:00.000-08:00

Have not worked out in a week. Last week I worked overnight, and have not felt good since I've been off. We've been having alot of strong winds and so any & everything allergy related gets stirred up. So my throat swells & my eyes itch & I just don't feel good all around....and it sux. I will get back in the gym next week, or maybe tomorrow. We'll just see.

Day 51

2008-02-26T15:06:00.000-08:00

Just an update. We had a great vaca with Jack's brother however, their grandfather is not doing so well. Hopefully the docs will get their stuff together and figure out his problem. They kinda seem to not really care that much. :o(

I did just "Ok" last week while on vaca as far as eating right and exercising. As I said in the previous post, I worked out at the fitness center in the hotel, I walked about 1 mile in the country, and then worked out 1 day at the gym when we came home.

Food choices in the country weren't 100% healthy, but I did the best I could. lol

This week is equally hard because I'm working overnight for 4 nights(10 hr each night) so my whole schedule is thrown off. I plan on getting back on the wagon the latter part of the week, when I will actually have time to work out, and not sleep! HA!

Day 42

2008-02-17T05:31:00.000-08:00

We stayed at a hotel last night because Jack's brothers first flight left early and he wasn't at the airport, SO he got here around 10:30 last night. So we came down a lil early and got a room so that we wouldn't get to their grandparents house after midnight. If anyone ever needs to stay around the Austin, Tx airport...STAY AT THIS LA QUINTA, it is super nice, and recently renovated!
They have a fitness center, and since we got here around 8:30ish last night, we didn't know what to eat...so we ordered pizza so that Andy could have some too when he got here. I felt like POO all night long for eating the pizza so I woke up around 6 this mornin' and went down to the fitness center. I dunno what the hell is going on with their treadmill, but someone had it up as high as it would go(incline), and it would not go back down, so I suffered through it for about 15 min. then got off and did the recumbant bike for 15 min.! So now I feel a lil better about eating pizza last night. I kinda feel I should have pushed myself harder and gone a lil bit longer, but I still feel good about what I did!
When we get to their grandparents I intend on walking out there, its kinda in the middle of, well, nowhere.....so theres alot of dirt roads and nature, so that'll be cool cuz I can take my camera and maybe get some cool shots!

TTFN

Day 41

2008-02-16T06:17:00.001-08:00

Just posting to say that I will be out of commission til maybe Tuesday, prob Wed. We will be visiting family with probably no internet...if I post then I post, if not, don't hate! :o)

Peace, Love, Happiness

Day 40

2008-02-15T04:15:00.001-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 30min. Miles walked: 1.50 Calories burned: 385

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(miracle whip, light multigrain english muffin, cheese), WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/spenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- bottle of water w/SK protein water
Lunch- Sonic chicken wrap, cheese sticks, diet cherry coke
Dinner- Panda Express orange chicken, mushroom chicken, chow mein, 1 spring roll, 2 cream cheese puffs, diet pepsi

Day 39

2008-02-14T15:55:00.000-08:00

First of all, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
Today was a very lackluster kind of day, it was super busy at work, and some other things happened that I don't want to go into right now.
So, no exercise today. I know I know, we suck at getting back on a routine, but we will prevail!

Food for the day:
Breakfast- buckwheat blueberry waffles, WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- bottle of water w/SK protein pack mix
Lunch- 2 soft tacos(and I asked to have RF cheese, and no fat sour cream & they did it), beans, rice, chips, queso, and 1 vanilla cupcake, bottle of water
Dinner-

The deal with lunch was, we got a taco buffet for lunch at work for being so many days accident free.

Day 38

2008-02-13T18:26:00.001-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 37min. Miles walked: 1.80 Calories burned: 380
Various ab machines

Food for the day:
Breakfast- buckwheat blueberry waffles w/ICBINB & lil syrup, WW strawberry yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar, bottle water
Lunch- chicken tuscan panini, pringles sweet potato honey chipotle bbq chips, water
Dinner- dominoes pizza, water

I would not typically have dominoes but we went over to a friends house so Jack could get their ipod working, so they hadn't had dinner and wanted us to have dinner with them. So we had pizza, and it was surprisingly good.

:o)

Day 37

2008-02-12T17:56:00.000-08:00

No exercise cuz yet again, I didn't sleep well due to thinking the gas co. guy was going to call any second.
Ok, story time.....Yesterday we went online to pay our gas payment, but there was nothing there, it said inactive, so I called...they said there had been changes to the account that day, but she didn't see that we owed anything so she had to put me on hold(for a long time) to talk to her supervisor.....so she comes back and says it was THEIR mistake that our gas was cut off, and they would put in for a technician to come out AND that it could be anytime during the night. So, I didn't sleep well thinking they could be coming at any time and I'd have to get up and take care of it. We WILL be working out tomorrow though....I Promise!!

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 2 buckwheat blueberry waffles w/ICBINB & a lil syrup, WW lemon creme yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla-caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie choc. SK bar, bottle o' water
Lunch- turkey sandwich(light honey wheat bread, mustard, cheddar cheese, turkey meat), sm. bag of Hot Fries(only 150 calories btw), 100 calorie pack Lorna Doone cookies, bottled o' water
Dinner- 6" Sweet onion chicken teriyaki sub from Subway, cup of potato soup(subway), half a bottle coke zero
Snack- TCBY turtle sundae(no fat/no sugar yogurt icecream, no fat choc syrup, caramel, pecans)

Day 36 Weigh-in Week 5

2008-02-11T14:30:00.000-08:00

No exercise today, I did not sleep well last night. Will pick back up tomorrow.

Due to my "over-endulgences" last week, I actually gained 1lb. BUT I did manage to lose a 1/2" in my waist & 1/2" in my hips. So I'll take that! I will just work harder this week, and be much more disciplined.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, strawberry WW yogurt, 2 hunks of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie choc. SK bar, bottle water w/Sk protein water pack in Strawberry/Kiwi
Lunch- turkey sandwich(mustard, honey wheat bread, sharp cheddar), 100 calorie Ritz toasted chips, bottle of Diet Citrus green tea, 100 calorie pack Oreos
Afternoon snack- 100 calorie pack Lorna Doone cookies
Dinner-

Day 35

2008-02-10T09:12:00.000-08:00

Prob no exercise today, got alot to do to get ready for the week. I didn't eat so well all this last week, so this is a major discipline week. I have a feeling my weigh-in tomorrow is not gunna be so good. So I guess we'll see.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin w/miracle whip & cheese, hunk of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Lunch- wendy's potato, half of a chili, small chicken sandwich, diet coke
Dinner- Schlotzsky's pepperoni pizza, salad w/salad toppins, cherry/cranberry/pecans salad mixin, feta cheese, salad spritzer, diet coke

Day 34

2008-02-09T07:08:00.000-08:00

Ok, well I tried to do tae bo this morning and I did about 30 min. and had to stop, feeling too weak. So I might hit the gym later or something I dunno, maybe not, cuz Jack comes home today YAY!!!

Food for the day:
Pre-workout- 90 calorie choc. drizzle SK bar
Breakfast- none
Lunch- bbq, beans, big red
Afternoon snack- coldstone ice cream cheescake flavor w/caramel & pecans
Dinner- TGIFridays...raspberry/cherry margarita, pecan crusted quesadillas, jack daniels chicken(3bites), mashed potatoes(very little), broccoli, orange cream mousse dessert.....I brought home pretty much my whole meal, I was pretty much full when I got it.

Now its movie time with my honey! ;o)

Day 33

2008-02-08T11:06:00.000-08:00

No exercise for the day, worked overnight but have lots of cleaning to do so that'll burn some calories! lol

Food for the day:
2am lunch- Jr. hamburger w/mustard, pickles, onions, med. fry, med. diet coke
Breakfast- none...I was sleeping
Lunch- 2 multigrain waffles w/a lil ICBINB & a lil syrup, organic applesauce, diet pepsi
Dinner- *Cheddars* chips, salsa & queso(split between 3 of us), salad w/honey mustard dressing, tilapia w/mango salsa over rice, steamed broccoli, strawberry margarita
Dessert- 90 calorie latte from Starbucks, half of a vanilla cupcake

Tonight I went out with 2 of my best friends, when we're together we always laugh SO much. I mean the doubled-over-cant-stop-about-to-pee-your-pants kinda laughing. So I'm sure we burned some calories there! I love my friends, I can honestly say I have some of the best friends in the world. I'm so lucky.

Day 32

2008-02-07T04:15:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg 3.5 Time: 30 min. Miles walked: 1.50 Calories burned:
Various Leg machines

Food for the day:
Pre-workout- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar
Breakfast- egg muffin w/mw & cheese, unsweetened organic applesauce, hunk of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar
Lunch- (Whataburger)Chicken sandwich, med. fry, med. diet coke....see below
Dinner- LC chicken parmesan, and a leftover chicken taco, water

Today I'm working half a day then going back and working overnight so my eating schedule will be screwed up for today & tomorrow, I'll do my best to keep it on track.

Run down of my lunch calories.
diet coke med- 0
med. fry- 400
chicken sandwich- 530

Day 31

2008-02-06T15:42:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Tae-bo Maximum Power 45 min.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 2 packs LS instant oatmeal(apples & cinnamon, cinnamon sugar), hunk of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar, bottle of water
Lunch- deluxe LC pizza, a small amount of white cheddar cheetos, 100 calorie pack Reese's snackster, & a few dark choc. m&ms, glass of water (also I fought the urge to get whataburger today, I wanted a chicken sandwich, and a med. fry SO bad, but I came home and ate healthy instead)
Dinner- Philly steak & cheese LC Panini, most of a can of healthy choice Country Vegetable soup, water

For the record, I miss Jack....ALOT! I can't wait until Sat., I'm about to go crazy.
XOXO my hunny bunny

Day 30

2008-02-05T04:27:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 30min. Miles walked: 1.5 Calories burned: 360
Various ab machines

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin w/miracle whip & cheese, 11/2 hunks of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie choc. drizzle SK bar, bottle of water w/SK protein water pouch mix
Lunch- turkey sandwich(mustard, honey wheat bread, cheese), natural white cheddar cheetos, water, 100 calorie pack oreos
Dinner- Chicken Taco Salad(from day 15), water

Day 29- Weigh-in Week 4(1 month YAY!)

2008-02-04T14:22:00.001-08:00

YAY A 17lb. LOSS FOR THE FIRST MONTH!!!!!

No exercise today, went to bed late cuz I was talking to Jack in Az.

Also, I couldn't take a pic of me on the scale cuz that would have added extra weight, so I took it after I got off. Oh and Jack lost 24lbs., he weighed yesterday before he left.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- bowl of SK red berries cereal w/skim milk, 2 hunks of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar, water
Lunch- leftover chicken tetrazzini, a small bag of Andy Capps Hot Fries, 100 calorie choc. snackster pack, water
Dinnner- taco plate from Rosa's cafe, chips & queso, water
Afterdinner snack- tcby golden vanilla frozen yogurt, no mixins

Day 28

2008-02-03T15:09:00.000-08:00

No exercise today since Jack had to get packed for his trip. Still waitin' on him to call when he gets to Phoenix. I miss him already. :o(

Also, I went with Anthony(my brother), Arielle(soon-to-be-sis-in-law), and her mom Leslie to a Bridal event, so I sampled a bunch of cakes, and food. :o)

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, WW lemon yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Lunch- Quiznos 2 balsamic chicken sammies, 1 bag of salt & vinegar chips, med. diet coke
Afternoon snack- samples of cake, choc. fountains, crackers..etc.....
Dinner- Papa Johns pizza 2 slices, diet pepsi

Day 27

2008-02-02T16:59:00.001-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Tennis (moderately) for about an hour

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Lunch- bbq(brisket, sausage, bologna, & some bbq sauce), some onions & pickles, beans, water
Afternoon snack- last of the cake from earlier in the week w/free cool whip
Dinner- 2 balsamic chicken Sammies, lipton white tea

Day 26

2008-02-01T19:10:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 35 min. Calories burned: 470 Miles walked: 1.74

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin, WW vanilla yogurt, 2 hunks of pineapple, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar
Lunch- leftover chicken tetrazzini, 100 calorie peanut butter snackster pack, water
Afternoon snack- 2 almond roca
Dinner- Schlotsky's pepperoni pizza, cherry coke zero

Day 25

2008-01-31T15:36:00.000-08:00

Well I just did a tae-bo workout since we didn't go this am to the gym. I did the Billy Blanks bootcamp Mission 2- Maximum power, and I must say, it kicked my ass! lol But it was a good 45 min. of hard cardio which is what I def. needed! YAY!

Food for the day:
Breakfast- bowl of SK Red Berries cereal, WW vanilla yogurt, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- SK protein bar choc. peanut something, it was good, water
Lunch- LC pepperoni pizza, LC mac & cheese (I only ate half, Jack ate the other half), water
Afternoon snack- cake w/a lil cool whip free
Dinner- WW recipe Chicken Tetrazzini, water

Day 24

2008-01-30T13:27:00.000-08:00

No exercise today.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- bowl of SK w/red berries, pecan coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate, hunk of pineapple, WW lemon yogurt
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar
Lunch- 1 burrito from last night's dinner, half a portion of white cheddar cheetos, water
Afternoon snack- piece of cake(no icing), WW vanilla yogurt
Dinner- LC chicken & mushroom panini, salad w/feta, a couple croutons, salad toppins, salad spritzers balsamic breeze, water

Ok the story about the cake is: I got an email from a friend(thanks Sara) saying that she had lost 35lbs a few years ago and used to bake this when she wanted something sweet...so here it goes....
Just mix one can of diet soda with one box of cake mix, and bake according to the box directions. Ta-da! You have a cake. You can do any flavor combo you want. Choc cake with diet cherry soda, pineapple cake with diet 7up...whatever you like.
We used the French Vanilla cake w/diet cherry vanilla dr. pepper

Day 23

2008-01-29T14:25:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 40 min. Calories burned: 507 Miles walked: 2
Various leg machines

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg muffin(miracle whip, cheese), WW Vanilla Yogurt, S.Pecan coffee(YUM) w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar
Lunch- tuna sandwich, raw carrots w/a lil FF ranch, 100 calorie choc. snackster pack
Afternoon snack- 100 calorie pack chips ahoy
Dinner- WW recipe Baked Turkey & Cheese(which i forgot to add til the end) Chimichangas and I tried to post the recipe and it was giving me trouble.

Day 22 Weigh-in Week 3

2008-01-28T14:31:00.000-08:00

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I forgot to post that on weigh-in, this day, I have lost a total of 13lbs. YAY!
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No exercise today, we didn't get much sleep last night, and I am super sore today. We'll pick back up tomorrow.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 1 pack LS Brown sugar oatmeal, pineapple chunks, coffee w/splenda & NS Vanilla Caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry SK bar
Lunch- turkey sandwich(mustard, sharp cheddar, honey wheat bread), 100 calorie pack cheese nips, 100 calorie pack oreos, diet citrus green tea
Afternoon snack- 100 calorie pack Lorna Doone cookies(only cuz I was super hungry when I got home)
Dinner- PeiWei(peiwei.com)....brown rice, lettuce wrap chicken, soy sauce, water, 1 fortune cookie which said: Two small jumps are sometimes better than one big leap.

Just FYI, the site for the nutritional info is: http://www.peiwei.com/pdfs/NutritionalInfo2006.pdf
also, most of their meals are considered 2 servings, however, I can usually only eat 1 serving. It's probably the best asian food IMO, i'm not a huge asian fan. lol

Day 21

2008-01-27T09:07:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 30 min. Calories burned: 400 Miles walked: 1.5
Also, various ab & arm machines, & medicine ball ab workout with Arielle, & medicine ball toss with Tony, Arielle, Jack.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 1.5 eggbeaters eggs, 1.5 pieces of yucky Turkey bacon, 2 slices of honey wheat toast w/IBINB & strawberry jam, coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla sugar coffeemate
Lunch- arby's rb sandwich, a sm. fry, med. diet pepsi
Afternoon snack- 100 calorie pack Reese's snack
Dinner- LC mushroom pizza

Day 20

2008-01-26T20:57:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg 3.5 Time: 45min. Calories burned: 646 Miles walked: 2.5

Today I had to work at the BBQ store so my meal will reflect that. :o)

Food for the day:
Breakfast- egg english muffin, pineapple, coffee w/splenda, NS vanilla caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- sausage fold over w/a lil bit of bbq sauce
Lunch- 6-8 oz. of beef, sausage, ring bologna(all mixed), a lil bit of "gravy", a lil bbq sauce, 1 slice of cheddar cheese.....no bread, no sides, & water all day
Dinner- 2 quiznos flatbread sammies(balsamic chicken), small cup of broccoli cheese soup, small diet pepsi

Day 19

2008-01-25T14:14:00.000-08:00

No exercise today, was extremely exhausted.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- english muffin egg sandwich(eggbeaters, miracle whip, half a slice of cheese), chunks of pineapple, cup of coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla caramel CM
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry Special K bar, water
Lunch- chicken salad sandwich, 100 calorie pack cheese nips, water
Afternoon snack- GS cinnamon swirl cookies
Dinner-

Day 18

2008-01-24T05:34:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 42 min Calories burned: 534 Miles walked: 2.30
We got to the gym a lil later today cuz I took the day off, so we wound up not having much time to work out since Jack still has to work. We almost did 45 min. But we both walked on a higher incline and really pushed ourselves since we didn't eat a good dinner last night.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- english muffin w/egg beaters(1 egg, a half a piece of cheese, a lil miracle whip), several chunks of pineapple, banana, cup of coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie choc. drizzle Special K bar
Lunch- chicken salad sandwich(toasted wheat bun, miracle whip, sweet relish, boiled egg), natural white cheddar cheetos, water
Afternoon snack- Girl Scout 100 calorie pack cookies(yum)
Dinner- Chicken Suiza LC, romaine salad w/feta cheese, a few croutons, salad toppins, balsamic salad spritzer

I also had a lil bit of cake for sampling for the wedding.

Day 17

2008-01-23T17:30:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Calories burned: 541 Miles walked: 2.34

Food for the day:
Breakfast- english muffin egg sandwich w/a lil miracle whip, 2 hunks of pineapple, 1 banana, cup of coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry Special K bar
Lunch- hickory tuna sandwich, natural white cheddar cheetos, 100 calorie cinnamon GSCookie
Afternoon snack- a few dark choc. m&ms
Dinner- chick-fil-a sandwich on a wheat bun, fries(yes I ate them all, and they were good), coleslaw, diet coke

Ok ok ok I know I know I know, dinner was not so healthy for me today but it was oh-so-good! :oD

Day 16

2008-01-22T11:44:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: avg. 3.5 Time: 45min. Calories burned: 526 Miles walked: 2.50

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 1 serving LS apple & cinnamon oatmeal, cup of coffee w/splenda & SF vanilla caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry Special K bar
Lunch- ham sandwich(honey wheat bread, mustard, sharp cheddar cheese), 100 calorie goldfish, 100 calorie Lorna Doone cookies, handful of dark choc. m&ms
Dinner- Weight watchers chicken taco salad(same as last night, it's just so good)

Day 15 Weigh-in Week 2

2008-01-21T14:54:00.001-08:00

So as you can see, I've lost 10 lbs. in 2 weeks. YAY!!! One thing I wanna know is why the hell men lose faster than women? Jack(my husband) has lost 19lbs, and we started this thing together, we eat pretty much the same things, and workout the same everyday. I just don't get it!

Food for the day:
Breakfast- half a cup of coffee w/splenda & NS vanilla caramel coffeemate
Morning snack- 90 calorie strawberry Special K bar
Lunch- mesquite ham sandwich(sharp cheddar cheese, mustard, honey wheat bread), 100 calorie pack ritz toasted chips, 100 calorie pack girl scout cinnamon cookies
Dinner- Weight Watchers Chicken Taco Salad Recipe(see below)
THIS RECIPE WAS OMG SO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chicken Taco Salad

main meals

Was POINTS® Value: 15
Now POINTS® Value: 8
Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 10 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

No need to dodge this favorite anymore! By baking your own taco chips, and using pre-cooked chicken, you shave off the calories and save time.

Ingredients

4 sprays olive oil cooking spray
8 medium corn tortilla(s), cut into 4 wedges each
1/2 tsp table salt
4 cup romaine lettuce, shredded
1 pound chicken breast, cooked, skinless, shredded
1 cup tomato(es), diced
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-style cheese
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 tsp ground cumin, or Adobo seasoning
1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
Arrange tortillas on baking sheet; spray tortillas with cooking spray and sprinkle with salt. Bake until golden, about 10 minutes.
Arrange tortillas in bottom and up sides of 4 salad bowls. Place 1/4 of lettuce, chicken, tomatoes and cheese in each bowl.
In a small bowl, whisk together sour cream, salsa, cumin and pepper sauce. Drizzle about 3 tablespoons dressing over each salad.

Notes

This recipe is well-spiced but if you really want to turn up the heat, add a few dashes of hot pepper sauce.

Chef Tips

We renovated Chicken Taco Salad by:
- Baking the tortillas instead of using fried shells.
- Using fat-free sour cream instead of the full-fat variety.
- Substituting reduced-fat shredded cheese for regular.

Day 14

2008-01-20T11:15:00.001-08:00

No exercise for today. Last night was a late night with the bands show. We had a good time, was feelin' good, and just wanted to sleep in. Sundays are our typical day to "sleep-in". I'm sittin' here right now trying to get motivated to clean the house, do laundry, typical "sunday routine".

Food for the day:
Breakfast- Went to a local restaurant for breakfast had half a western omelet w/onions, pepper, ham, salsa. 1 biscuit, 1 piece of toast(lil butter & strawberry jam), half a portion of hashbrowns w/a lil heinz 57(jack had the other half).... about 3 very small cups of coffee.
Lunch- Probably won't eat lunch since we had such a big breakfast
Dinner- gourmet mushroom pizza Lean Cuisine, romaine salad w/ feta cheese, mushrooms, salad toppins, strawberry dressing

Day 13

2008-01-19T08:33:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed: 3.5 Time: 60min. Calories burned: 664 Miles walked: 3.33

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 1 serving lower sugar maple&brown sugar oatmeal, 2 hunks of pineapple, water
Morning snack- cup of coffee w/splenda & praline coffeemate, 90 calorie choc. drizzle SK bar
Lunch- BBQ, only had about 6 oz. of lean meat w/turkey, 1 slice longhorn cheddar, beans, water
Afternoon snack- none
Dinner- Lean cuisine Chicken Pecan, 100 calorie pack ritz toasted chips(not all of the bag)

At the show:
4 or so strawberry margarita's, 1 rum & coke, glass of water

Day 12

2008-01-18T13:00:00.000-08:00

No exercise today due to an overworked foot. I've had a decent size hump on the top of my foot for about a week. Its been pretty painful when I step on the ball of my foot, it's a sharp shooting pain up to that bone. So I went to the doctor this am, and at first he said maybe a stress fracture, then he got to feelin' around on it and it's just overworked basically. He said he could feel the tissue on top of that bone move around, so I just have to take it easy til it goes away, maybe try an ace bandage to keep it tight. SO, if it happens to get worse over the next few weeks, I have to go back, do x-rays, and be off my feet for 2-3 weeks. So hope for the best for me. Thanks

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 2 servings of lower sugar apple & cinnamon oatmeal, cup of coffee
Lunch- Turkey sandwich(mustard, NY sharp cheese, honey wheat bread), 100 calorie pack of cheese nips, swiss miss pudding cup
Dinner- Ranchero Wrap(Jason's Deli), tortilla soup(Jason's), water

Day 11

2008-01-17T04:33:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- Speed:3.5 Time: 45min. Calories burned: 538 Miles walked: 2.5

Food for the day:
Breakfast- Low sugar maple&brown sugar oatmeal(1serving), cup of coffee w/splenda & SF vanilla caramel CM, 1 cup of unsweetened organic applesauce
Morning Snack- Special K chocolate bar(90calories), bottle water w/special K protein water strawberry/kiwi pack
Lunch- Sara Lee smoked turkey sandwich, 1 serving of mustard, 1 slice of new york sharp cheddar, 100 calorie pack cheese nips, bottle water
Afternoon Snack- 100 calorie pack chips ahoy
Dinner- Lean Cuisine Chicken Parmesan(YUM), salad w/feta cheese, salad toppins, salad spritzer balsamic breeze, water

Day 10

2008-01-16T17:50:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- 32min., 1.3mil = 340calories burned Speed: 3.5 Incline: 6.0

Food for the day:
Breakfast- bowl of Special K fruit & yogurt, skim milk(in the cereal), half a cup of coffee w/splenda & sugar-free vanilla caramel coffeemate, 2 hunks of pineapple
Lunch- lemon pepper tuna sandwich, white cheddar cheetos, bottle of water, 100 calorie pack Lorna Doone cookies
Dinner- Small Tuscan Turkey from Quiznos, cup of chili from Quiznos, water

Ok I know the whole quiznos dinner sounds like it's bad but I calculated it on thedailyplate.com and its only 580 calories. So it's not ALL bad.

Day 9

2008-01-15T04:28:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill- 30min. 1.40mil. burned 340calories

Food for the day:
Breakfast- cup of coffee w/splenda, pralines&cream coffeemate, bowl of Special K fruit & yogurt, 2 hunks of pineapple
Morning snack- special K bar
Lunch- lemon pepper tuna sandwich, white cheddar cheetos, bottle of water
Afternoon snack- 100 calorie chips ahoy
Dinner- lean cuisine chicken panini, salad, water

Day 8 Weigh-in Week 1

2008-01-14T04:37:00.000-08:00

Goodmorning, it's weigh-in/measurement day! I am very happy to report a loss of 4-5lbs. and 3 inches. YAY! We did not exercise this am, but will resume our workout schedule tomorrow.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- bowl of special K fruit & yogurt, cup of coffee w/splenda and sugar-free vanilla caramel coffeemate, 2 hunks of pineapple
Lunch- lemon pepper tuna sandwich, white cheddar cheetos, bottle of water, 100cal. pack chips-ahoy
Dinner-asian burger(recipe from weight watchers) topped w/grilled pineapple & onions, baked french frys, water
YUMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYY

Grilled Asian Burgers with Onion and Pineapple

main meals

Core Recipe

Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 18 min
Cooking Time: 9 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Grilled pineapple adds a sweet balance to these savory burgers. We serve them bunless but you can turn them into sandwiches as well.

Ingredients

1 pound uncooked lean ground beef (with 7% fat)
1/4 cup scallion(s), sliced
3 Tbsp teriyaki sauce
1 Tbsp ginger root, freshly grated
2 tsp minced garlic
4 slice pineapple, four 1/2-inch-thick rings
1/2 medium vidalia onion(s), or other sweet onion, cut into four 1/4-inch-thick rounds
4 sprays cooking spray
1/4 cup cilantro, fresh, chopped

Instructions

Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high.
In a medium bowl, combine beef, scallions, teriyaki sauce, ginger and garlic until thoroughly mixed; form into four 3/4-inch-thick patties.
Off heat, lightly coat burgers, pineapple and onion with cooking spray; place on grill. (Never spray cooking spray onto an open flame.)
Grill pineapple, turning once, until lightly charred, about 4 minutes; remove from grill and cover to keep warm. Grill burgers and onions, turning once, until burgers are desired degree of doneness and onions are lightly charred and tender, about 7 to 9 minutes.
To serve, place 1 burger on each of 4 plates. Top each with 1 slice of onion (separated into rings) and 1 slice of pineapple; sprinkle each with 1 tablespoon of cilantro. Yields 1 burger per serving.

Day 7

2008-01-13T09:09:00.000-08:00

Exercise:
Treadmill- 45 min., 2.30mil. = 510calories burned, Speed 3.5, Incline 6.0

Food for the day:
Breakfast- cup of coffee w/splenda, praline coffeemate, 1 serving of low sugar cinnamon & spice oatmeal, 3 hunks of pineapple
Lunch- chicken sandwich, a lil bit of honey dijon on the sandwich, white cheddar cheetos, water
Dinner- grilled mushroom pizza lean cuisine, salad, water

Today Jack and I went downtown and took pics around the river walk and the suspension bridge so we got alot of extra exercise there, up and down stairs, hills. It was nice though, just for the 2 of us to spend time together and it was nice outside. :o)

Day 6

2008-01-12T13:37:00.000-08:00

Ok so I had to work at the Bbq store today which isn't completely great for the diet but its not too bad since I had lean brisket, and turkey. I also have been calculating my calorie intake and workout regime on "thedailyplate.com" (thanks Jack) which is an awesome FREE way to monitor your eating habits. So go check it out.

Exercise:
Treadmill- 40 min. = a lil over 2mil. & 406 calories burned

Food for the day:
Breakfast- half a cup of coffee, 1 serving pack of oatmeal maple & brown sugar
Lunch- 8oz of bbq brisket & turkey, a few pickles, 1 slice of cheddar cheese, a few onion slices(small), 1/4 cup of pinto beans, 1.5 cups of big red.
Dinner- 8oz. steak, new potatoes, salad w/carrots, dried cranberry, oranges, pecans, spritzer, asparagus w/creamy cheese sauce

Day 5.5

2008-01-11T19:38:00.000-08:00

Ok so I just want everyone to know that tonight I went to my best friends house for a jewelry party. She had chips & queso, lil smokies, sodas....etc. I did not partake in any of these even though chips & queso are one of my MAJOR weaknesses. So..YAY me! :o)

Day 5

2008-01-11T11:51:00.001-08:00

Well we didn't make it to the gym this morning. It was one of those "wake up every single f'n hour" kinda nights. I hate those. We might go later on but i'm not sure yet. So food so far for the day has been....

Food for the day:
Breakfast- 1 bowl of Special K cereal with a glass of coffee
Lunch- tuna sandwich w/ white cheddar cheetos and a glass of water
Dinner- half of a Jason's Deli Turkey Reuben, a half of a cup of french onion soup, fruit cup, water

I will post dinner later on. I also wanted to post a pic of my lunch since someone (Anthony Quintano) does not believe me! :o) I'm also going to post a pic of the Natural White cheddar cheetos bag in case someone wants to look for them in their local grocery store. They are really yummy.

Day 4

2008-01-10T13:38:00.000-08:00

Exercise for the day:
Treadmill 22min = 1 mil.
Recumbent Bike 15min = 4mil.

Food for the day:
Breakfast- a bowl of Special K yougart and berries cereal, 1 cup of coffee
Snack- a 90 calorie Quaker mini delights peanut butter flavor
Lunch- tuna salad sandwich with Natural white cheddar cheetos, bottle of water
Dinner- Leftover Turkey spaghetti with whole wheat pasta, veggies, water

Day 3

2008-01-09T14:59:00.000-08:00

Yes I know there's not a day 1 or 2, cuz I just decided to do a blog for my weight loss. I will prob post what I eat on here cuz I think it will help me take a good look at what i'm putting into my body. I am currently around 280lbs. and my goal weight is about 130-140lbs.

On sunday Jack, my brother Anthony, and his fiancee Arielle went and joined a gym (gymx.com) and got a really great rate. Jack and I have been getting up at 4am to go workout and we both really like it. I have really stopped and taken a long hard look at the nutritional info on every food that I come in contact with and what i'm seeing is VERY alarming. No wonder "An estimated 97 million adults in the United States are overweight or obese." GEEZUS!!! That's ridiculous.

Today's Progress:
Treadmill 20 min.= 1 mile
Recumbent Bike 17 min.= 4 miles

Food for the day:
Breakfast- a bowl of total bran cereal, 1 cup of coffee
Snack- a 90 calorie Quaker mini delights peanut butter flavor
Lunch- tuna salad sandwich with Natural white cheddar cheetos, bottle of water
Dinner- Turkey spaghetti with whole wheat pasta, veggies, water