Day 33 - down 14.2lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs

Today’s Scale Reading: 262.6lbs

Gain/loss: -14.2lbs

Attitude:

Kept very busy today. I cleaned house, and then made homemade sugar-free ketchup, then chipotle cheeseburgers w/chipotle sauce. My super sis-in-law gave us a low carb BBQ cookbook. And since I LOVE cheeseburgers, I've been experimenting with different burger recipes. Of course, we've had great weather for like a week and then as soon as I light the grill, dark clouds and sprinkles show up. Still, I've become quite a pro at grilling in the rain. My neighbors must think I'm nuts, because at least once a week they see me outside in any kind of weather grilling something. :o) I am enjoying discovering new recipes and experiencing new tastes. I'm not one for spicy, but the chipotle burgers and sauce was so yummy that I didn't mind the kick. I've noticed that my taste buds are tasting foods differently. I don't know if it is the healthier food or a healthier body or a little of both, but food just tastes so much better now. I also enjoy not being a slave to it any longer. Sure I definitely still have temptations, but I find it easier and easier to say NO. It's great to know that day by day I'm breaking the hold food has over me!

5 things I’m grateful for:

1. good friends

2. medicine (don't ask)

3. the love of my HHT

4. my preteen being willing to communicate with me (I pray that lasts!)

5. new recipes to try

5 things I did right:

1. blogged

2. didn't eat any "bad" foods

3. cleaned the house

4. tried a new food

5. did the dishes (twice!)

Food Intake:

Breakfast:

1 egg - 1 carb
1 tbsp ev olive oil
1 slice toast - 11 carb
mrs. dash for flavoring

Morning Snack:

Lunch:

1 paprika burger - 3 carb
1 slice american cheese - 2 carb
1 low carb tortilla - 4 carb

1 tbsp sour cream - 1 carb

Afternoon snack:

1 tbsp natural peanut butter - 2 carb

1 pepsi one

Dinner:
1 chipotle cheese burger

1 tbsp chipotle sauce - 1 carb

2 low carb tortillas - 8 carb

lettuce

Evening snack:

Total:

33 carb

Movement:

Did I move any today?
no, except for putting out tables and cooking. I had scheduled today as a day off and will be going to Curves tomorrow morning

Day 32 - down 13.2lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs
Today’s Scale Reading: 263.6lbs
Gain/loss: -13.2lbs

Attitude:
I'm really enjoying using the nutrition program for entering your food over at sparkpeople.com. I'm not following their plan and I count my carbs differently, but it helps to still keep track of calories and fat. And while I'm not overly concerned with them, I can see ways of eating within my plan and making it even healthier. I missed my snacks today. My intestines were rumbling big time with anything I ate. I don't feel sick, but it was just enough of a weird feeling to keep me from eating a whole lot today. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. I also missed working out today. No excuses to offer, at least not valid ones, I could have done it if I really wanted to. So, I'll make sure I do something on Sunday to make it up.

5 things I’m grateful for:
1. mellow kids

2. really cute HHT

3. sugar-free gum

4. books

5. new friends

5 things I did right:
1. blogged

2. made the bed

3. drank 8 glasses of water

4. made homemade mac n cheese

5. took time to do something I enjoy

Food Intake:
Breakfast:
1 egg - 1 carb

1 tbsp ev olive oil

1 slice toast - 11 carb

mrs. dash for flavoring

Morning Snack:

Lunch:
1 paprika burger - 3 carb

1 slice american cheese - 2 carb

1 slice bread - 11 carb

Afternoon snack:

Dinner:

1 tbsp natural peanut butter - 2 carb

4oz pork steak

salad - FREE

Evening snack:

Total:
30 carb

Movement:
Did I move any today?

no, will make it up on Sunday

Day 31 - down 11.8

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs
Today’s Scale Reading: 265.0lbs
Gain/loss: -11.8lbs

Attitude:
Let me start this off by saying that while I weigh everyday, I am not obsessed by that number. There are many reasons why weight fluctuates up and down and therefore it is only one way to measure the progress towards a healthier me. That being said, it can be an indicator that something needs to be tweaked. So, while I'm not concerned at all about a 1.4lb gain, I did take a look at my food intake to see what could be tweaked (because, once again I am lazy and don't want to increase my exercise if I can help it LOL). I'm going to try to go this day without any cheese. Yep, you heard that correctly! :o) I don't think cheese is a bad guy, but it is easy for me to eat more than a serving. I'm also going to eat only one serving of food at a meal even if my carb count could allow for more. So we'll see if these "tweaks" have any bearing on the scale tomorrow. It could also be that I've built muscle and we all know that muscle weighs more than fat! :o)

5 things I’m grateful for:
1. a vehicle that gets me to and from

2. helpful children

3. a cute HHT

4. internet

5. sleep

5 things I did right:
1. ate right

2. wore shoes

3. worked out

4. folded all the laundry

5. blogged

Food Intake:
Breakfast:
1 egg - 1 carb

1 tbsp ev olive oil

1 slice toast - 11 carb

Morning Snack:
1oz Planters peanuts - 3 carb

Lunch:

1 low carb tortilla - 4 carb

1 serving turkey salad - 4.5 carb

Afternoon snack:
protein shake

Dinner:
2 oscar mayer beef hot dogs - 2 carb

2 low carb tortillas - 8 carb

Evening snack:

Total:
33 carb

Movement:
Did I move any today?
yes, Curves circuit

Day 30 - down 13.2lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs

Today’s Scale Reading: 263.6lbs

Gain/loss: -13.2lbs

Attitude:

*POSSIBLE TMI*

Ok, I was looking in the mirror at myself naked, which I recommend everyone do (well, not look at me, but at oneself). I can hear the collective groan now, "Why would I want to do THAT!?!?!" Because, first of all, we are all works of art and the beauty of art is in the beholder. Everyone's taste in art is different, yet even if you don't like a particular piece, you can usually find something you appreciate about it. The same with our bodies. You might stare at yourself and point out all the "flaws", but if you tried really hard, you can find something about your naked body that you like. And the best part about the body, is that we have some control over what we look like (you didn't like that paint stroke for example so you change it). We can lose the weight, change the hairstyle, tone up, etc. There's a masterpiece in all of us! So enjoy the process, you're creating art! But, the reason I was looking and the second reason to look at yourself naked is to see improvements that the scale might not show. I have stretch marks (I call them my war wounds) from giving birth 4 times. They're always there. The nice thing about them (yes, I can even find something nice about my stretch marks...call me optimistic!), is that they show the slightest change in body composition. When you get larger, they pop out. When you get smaller, they cave in. Mine are CAVING IN!!!!! Woohoo! Doing the stretch-marks-caving-in dance! Everybody! Ok. Got a little carried away. Until tomorrow!

5 things I’m grateful for:

1. stretch marks caving in

2. spark people people

3. new recipes

4. HHT feeling better

5. hot, hot showers

5 things I did right:

1. ate right

2. blogged

3. worked out

4. wore shoes

5. cleaned the kitchen

Food Intake:

Breakfast:

2 eggs - 2 carb

1 slice toast - 11 carb

1 slice american cheese - 2 carb

Morning Snack:

2 celery stalks - FREE

2 tbsp natural peanut butter - 4 carb

Lunch:

2 oscar mayer beef hot dogs - 2 carb

1 low-carb tortilla - 4 carb

2 slices american cheese - 4 carb

Afternoon snack:

1oz peanuts - 3 carb

Dinner:

2 paprika burgers w/american cheese - 10 carb

salad - FREE

2 tbsp french fry sauce - 5 carb

Evening snack:

Total:

47 carb

Movement:

Did I move any today?

yes, crunchies, dancing and stretching

Day 29 - down 13lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs
Today’s Scale Reading: 263.8lbs
Gain/loss: -13.0lbs

Attitude:
Today my emotions were much "happier" for lack of a better phrase. I didn't feel the need to eat everything in sight and was even motivated enough to do some housework. For those that know me, they know that I will try almost anything to get out of housework. :o) I found a cool online community called spark people (http://www.sparkpeople.com). It's free to join and it will develop a fitness and nutrition program based on your goals. Plus there is a huge community with all kinds of groups to join. I'm not following their eating or fitness plan, as I already have mine going strong (well, at least going), but I really enjoy the community aspect of it. Highly recommended! I took S back to the doctor and she's all better! YIPPEE!! Now, I'm about to clean the kitchen, read to B and just generally relax until bedtime.

5 things I’m grateful for:
1. a better emotional state

2. S being better

3. a clean bedroom

4. being able to workout

5. a great support system

5 things I did right:
1. ate the right foods

2. blogged

3. cleaned my room and the kitchen

4. wore my shoes

5. worked out

Food Intake:
Breakfast:
1/2 cup 2% milk - 6.5 carb

1/2 cup mixed berried - 6 carb

Morning Snack:
protein shake

Lunch:
2 low carb tortillas - 8 carb

tuna fish

mayo

mustard

1oz cheddar cheese

Afternoon snack:

Dinner:
1 low carb tortilla - 4 carb

2 oscar mayer beef hot dogs - 2 carb

1 tbsp french fry sauce - 2.5 carb

salad - FREE

2 tbsp ranch dressing - 2 carb

Evening snack:
celery - FREE

2 tbsp natural peanut butter - 4 carb

Total:
35 carb

Movement:
Did I move any today?

yes - Curves circuit

Day 28 - down 13.2lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs

Today’s Scale Reading: 263.6lbs

Gain/loss: -13.2lbs

Attitude:

Ok, note to self...after making plans, one must put plans into motion for them to work. :o) Missed breakfast and morning snack. So, brainstorming here...I suppose I could PLAN what I'm having for breakfast the day before based on what I'm doing in the morning and therefore have it all ready to go for even the days I'm sleeping in. Ok, try it next weekend. As for the day, I saw Juno as a reward for hitting the 10lb lost mark. Had a really emotional day, but I don't know why. I was really irritable, grumpy and just really wanted to gorge myself on something yummy and then just got grumpier because I wouldn't let myself. So I thought of something that would take my mind off of the food I wanted, but didn't need, and picked up a book and read for a while. Any ideas on what you do to help deal with your emotions are welcome! Good news is HHT and S are well and on the mend nicely.

5 things I’m grateful for:

1. HHT and S feeling better

2. books

3. warm, cozy bed

4. pillows

5. stars

5 things I did right:

1. blogged

2. didn't gorge myself on anything

3. went grocery shopping

4. did dishes

5. got kids all cleaned up

Food Intake:

Breakfast:

Morning Snack:

Lunch:

1 serving ground beef and cabbage casserole - 3 carb

1 slice bread - 11 carb

2 tbsp sour cream - 2 carb

butter

Afternoon snack:

piece of toast w/butter - 11 carb

Dinner:

papa john's chicken strips - 12 carb

salad - FREE

ranch dressing - 2 carb

parmesan cheese - 1 carb

Evening snack:

1 low carb tortilla - 4 carb

1oz cheddar cheese

1 tbsp sour cream - 1 carb

cilantro

Total:

47 carb

Movement:

Did I move any today?

no, just grocery shopping (I bagged my own groceries, does that count?)

Day 27 - down 12.8lbs

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Starting weight: 276.8lbs
Today’s Scale Reading: 264.0lbs
Gain/loss: -12.8lbs

Attitude:
Alright, I need to work on my weekend schedule. I really enjoy sleeping in, but because I've been working out on Saturdays (due to missing a workout during the week), I miss breakfast because I don't want to eat before I work out. So, I'll either need to find something lighter to eat, wake up earlier, or don't miss any workouts during the week. :o) Anyway, I ate a pretty big meal when I got back from working out because I was so hungry. I don't think I'll go over the carb count today, but I like to spread those carbs out a little more. I counted my big meal as a morning snack because it was between breakfast and lunch. Well, it's now night and some observations of the day are in order. I think if you don't start your day on the correct path, it's a lot harder to get on it. I only had 2 meals and one snack today. And for dinner, I had 2 helpings. The plus side is that the food I chose wasn't carb laden, however the mentality behind the eating of 2 servings was an attempt to cover up my feelings of tiredness. I know I was "blind" eating, you know, the kind of eating where you aren't really paying attention to the eating, but are just shoveling it in as fast as you can. I've known that this would be part of getting healthier and reaching my goal (overcoming the emotional eating) so I'm not disheartened and the lesson I've taken away is that I need to keep some sort of schedule even on the weekend. I'll just have to schedule the sleeping in. :o)

5 things I’m grateful for:
1. sunny day

2. being able to change my hair

3. my HHT's love

4. spending time with my oldest (even if it was shopping)

5. laughter

5 things I did right:
1. recognized my "slip" and made plans to avoid doing it again

2. worked out

3. took B shopping

4. took care of my family

5. blogged

Food Intake:
Breakfast:

Morning Snack:

2 slices bread - 22 carb

2oz cheddar cheese

8 slices turkey bacon - 4 carb

Lunch:

Afternoon snack:

Dinner:
2 servings ground beef and cabbage casserole - 6 carb

4 tbsp sour cream - 4 carb

1 rum and diet coke

Evening snack:
1oz cheddar cheese

1 pepsi one

Total:
36 carb

Movement:
Did I move any today?
yes, Curves circuit