Tuesday, December 23 - Week 3, Day 2

Morning Weight - 1480

Food
Meal 1 - 8:00a.m. Apple & Shake
Meal 2-
Meal 3-
Meal 4-
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - cups

Bad Girl

Exercise

Thoughts

Monday, December 22 - Week 3, Day 1

Morning Weight - 149.0

Food
Meal 1 - 8:10 a.m. Apple & Shake
Meal 2- 1:00 p.m. Einstein's Holy Cow on Sesame Bagel, Chips
Meal 3- 7:00 p.m. BBQ Pork Chops, French Fries
Meal 4- 9:00 p.m. Bowl of Rocky Road Ice Cream
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - 8 cups

Bad Girl
2 Snickers - small snack size
See above for the rest

Exercise
None.

Thoughts
I'm almost too busy to update. I will resume the diet log after Christmas.

Sunday, December 21 - Week 2, Day 7

Morning Weight - Didn't weigh

Food
Meal 1 - 12:30 p.m Apple
Meal 2- 1:30 p.m. 8 Crackers (Saltines)
Meal 3- 5:00 p.m. 3/4 of Totinos small pizza - bottle of Coke
Meal 4- 9:30 p.m. Ham & Cheese Lean Pocket
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - 7 cups

Bad Girl


Exercise
None.

Thoughts
My badness yesterday, sure helped out the diet today. Not much food intake.

Saturday, December 20 - Week 2, Day 6

Morning Weight - Didn't weigh before eating

Food
Meal 1 - 10:oo a.m. Bowl of Fruity Pebbles & Milk
Meal 2- 1:30 p.m. 2 Chicken Supreme Gorditas, 1 Soft Taco Supreme, Diet Coke (Taco Bell)
Meal 3- 6:00 p.m. Dinner at Champps - 2 Potato Skins, some Chicken Wings, Tortillini
Meal 4-
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - 8 cups

Bad Girl
Too many drinks. I'd rather not list them here. It was bad, very bad.

Exercise
This is my shining moment for the week. I went to the gym and did my 20 minutes of cardio. Ran 1.73 miles and worked up a really good sweat. Then I did upper body on weights (Chest, Shoulders, Back, Triceps, Biceps). Then I did abs (3 sets of 15 each Stomach Vacuums, Crunchs, Side Crunches on each side, and Reverse Crunches). Then I did lower body (Quads, Hamstrings, Inner Thigh, Outer Thigh, and Calves). Today was a complete body workout and I drank 2 1/2 bottles of water while there.

Thoughts
Exercising today isn't going to make me feel as bad about what I'm sure to eat today.

Friday, December 19 - Week 2, Day 5

Morning Weight 149.5

Food
Meal 1 - 8:10 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple
Meal 2- 11:30 a.m. Turkey, Bacon, Ham, Swiss on Croissant with Chips
Meal 3- 3:35 p.m .Orange
Meal 4- 7:00 p.m. Nachos & Cheese at Theater & Diet Coke
Meal 5- 8:15 Tiny bit of popcorn, changed my mind after realizing popcorn makes you thirsty and beverages are not your friend at a 3 1/2 hour movie.
Meal 6-
Water - 8 cups

Bad Girl
5 (yes, that's right) pieces of Ghiradelli chocolate & 1 Hershey's Kiss

Exercise
None planned except some relating to my other web page.

Thoughts
What a great week. Dieting in December is just a bad idea.

Thursday, December 18 - Week 2, Day 4

Morning Weight 148.0

Food
Meal 1 - 8:10 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple
Meal 2- 11:30 a.m. Jersey Mikes Club Sub on White with Sunchips and a Diet Coke
Meal 3- 4:00 p.m 1/2 bag popcorn
Meal 4- 7:30 p.m. Spaghetti, 2 pieces of garlic cheese bread
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - 10 cups

Bad Girl
1 piece Anthony Thomas chocolate - Why do people keep bringing candy to the office?
1 small portion of Snickers cheesecake - Again, what's with people?
1 Ms. Field's chocolate chip cookie. - Do our client's want us to get fat?
3 cookies in evening - I just gave up.

Exercise
Planning on upper body and abs after work. If it's not too late and I still feel good, I may add cardio too, since I won't be doing it on Friday. I figured if I can't eat right, why exercise?

Thoughts
I guess Thursday's are not my lucky day. I'm going to try to be reasonable on Friday. Maybe January will be better?

Wednesday, December 17 - Week 2, Day 3

Morning Weight 147.5

Food
Meal 1 - 8:10 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple
Meal 2- 10:10 a.m Cottage Cheese & Yogurt
Meal 3- 12:15 p.m. BBQ Chicken, Rice, and Green Beans
Meal 4- 3:30 p.m. Protein Shake and Orange
Meal 5- 7:30 p.m. Round Steak, Red Potatos, Green Beans w/ a little cheddar cheese & BBQ sauce
Meal 6- 9:30 p.m. Cottage Cheese & 1/2 bag of popcorn
Water - 10 cups

Bad Girl
1 piece of chocolate covered raisin and 1 piece of chocolate covered popcorn. (Somebody had to see what they were.)

Exercise
Planning on cardio only after work. Did my 20 minutes. Went 1.73 miles. It's a good jog and seems like I'm getting back into shape. I think next week I may up my speed a bit.

Thoughts
Today has to be perfect because I already marked it off in my little book I write my food in. I can do it though. I brought lunch and already pulled out supplies for dinner. There's a lunch hosted by my building today. I decided not to go and eat what I brought. I had 2 people on separate occassions try to talk me out of eating my lunch and going to see what the building was offering. I declined. No cheating today.

I managed to be good except for those 2 pieces of chocolate covered stuff from the kitchen. Not too shabby.

Wednesday, December 16 - Week 2, Day 2

Morning Weight 149.5

Food
Meal 1 - 8:10 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple
Meal 2- 12:00 p.m. Beef & Chicken Shish-K-Bob w/Onions and Green Pepper, Salad w/FF Italian Dressing
Meal 3- 2:45 p.m. Protein Shake & Orange
Meal 4- 7:30 p.m. BBQ Chicken, Rice, Green Beans
Meal 5- 9:25 p.m. Apple
Meal 6-
Water - 10 cups

Exercise
Planning on Lower Body tonight. Did entire lower body workout plus abs. Felt pretty good was sore immediately.

Thoughts
I'm noticing a disturbing trend on the weight issue. I'm doing stats again on Monday, so I better do something to turn that around. I feel more prepared today, so I'm aiming for a perfect day. Got the perfect day in, except I skipped a meal and my evening snack was just a carb, but since I ate less than required and didn't eat any unauthorized foods, I'm counting it as a perfect day.

Tuesday, December 15 - Week 2, Day 1

Morning Weight 149

Food
Meal 1 - 8:15 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple
Meal 2- 12:00 p.m. Subway 6" Turkey on Wheat with Cheese, light mayo, lettuce, tomato, and pickles, SunChips, Diet Coke
Meal 3- 2:45 p.m. Cottage Cheese & Yogurt
Meal 4- 4:45 p.m. Protein Shake and Orange
Meal 5- 7:30 p.m. Beef and Chicken Shish-K-Bobs w/Onion & Green Pepper, Salad w/FF Italian Dressing
Meal 6- 8:00 p.m. 3 cookies 10:30 p.m. Bowl of Fruity Pebbles
Water - 11 cups

Exercise
Brought clothes to work to go to gym afterwards. Went to the gym and ran my 20 minutes on the treadmill. Did pretty good. I only walked for 2 minutes warm up and cool down. Went 1.7 miles. It felt really good.

Thoughts
I didn't cook last night, so I didn't bring lunch. I did bring good snacks, so I'll try to be good today and this week. Last week gets a 5 out of 10 since I made it until noon on Thursday. Those stupid cookies... I felt like I did pretty good until after dinner.

Weekend Recap - Week 1 Days 6-7

Food
Bad, Bad, Bad. Saturday I started with 2 bowls of Fruity Pebbles. I went to a cookie baking party at noon, and had fondue for lunch. Beef for the meat, and apples and bread in cheese fondue. Then of course several kinds of cookies. For dinner we went to the work Christmas party at my bosses house. There were lots of appetizer type foods. I had mini eggrolls, bacon wrapped ?, sausages stuffed mushrooms, shrimp coctail, cheese, and 2 glasses of wine. Then I had a diet Coke. After the party, we migrated to BW3's where I just had another Coke, since I was driving. I probably had 2 to 3 bottles of water.

Sunday, I went to church with a friend, so for breakfast I had a granola bar and an apple. Lunch was a quarter pounder with cheese, fries, and a coke. Snacked on some of the cookies from yesterday's party. Dinner had 12 medium wings with blue cheese from BW3's. Had some popcorn while watching survior. Probably drank 2 to 3 bottles of water and probably 2 cans of Coke.

Exercise
Nothing organized. I did get groceries on Friday night. Sunday shoveled a little and carried a ladder to change a light bulb.

Thoughts
Very bad weekend. Keys for the future. Don't stop during the week. Try to stick to a plan. Keep bad food out of the house.

Week 1, Day 5

Morning Weight 148.5

Food
Meal 1 - 8:15 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple=Calories 195, Protein 20 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Fat 3 grams
Meal 2- 12:00 p.m. Einstein's Bagels Holey Cow Sandwich on a sesame bagel with chips, pickle and a coke
Meal 3- 5:30 p.m. 2 slices of left over cheese bread
Meal 4- 7:00 p.m. 2 slices of left over pepperoni Pizza
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - 8 cups

Exercise
Not tonight.

Thoughts
Today has to be better than yesterday. I spoke to soon. With the weekend coming up, getting back on track on Friday seems like a bad idea. Also, I've decided that I really don't have time to keep track of all my calories, so while I'll continue to write down what I'm eating, the calories won't be tracked.

Daily Totals
Calories In-
Protein Grams-
Carb Grams-
Fat Grams-
Calories Burned- Deficit -
Weekly Deficit -

Week 1, Day 4

Morning Weight 147.5

Food
Meal 1 - 8:15 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple=Calories 195, Protein 20 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Fat 3 grams
Meal 2- 12:15 p.m. Bob Evans - Frisco Salad w/Light Italian
Meal 3- 5:15 p.m. Small Detour Bar
Meal 4- 7:00 p.m. Papa Johns Pepperoni Pizza 1 slice, 1 Breadstick w/cheese, 1/2 cheesesticke (I mean 1/2 of the whole order), 1 can Coke
Meal 5-
Meal 6-
Water - 10 cups

Exercise
None. Headache after meeting. Will make up on Friday

Thoughts
I do ok if I eat every 3 hours. When I get hungry, I get sloppy. Dinner was a disaster. Yummy, but a disaster. My stomach let me know it shortly afterwords. I haven't looked up the calories yet, but it's bad...Real bad.

Daily Totals
Calories In-
Protein Grams-
Carb Grams-
Fat Grams-
Calories Burned- 1700
Deficit -
Weekly Deficit -

Week 1, Day 3

Morning Weight 148.0

Food
Meal 1 - 8:15 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple=Calories 195, Protein 20 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Fat 3 grams
Meal 2- 11:45 a.m. Chinese Pepper Steak = Calories 370, Protein 44.5 grams, Carbs 23 grams, Fat 9 grams
Meal 3- 2:00 p.m. Cottage Cheese & Yogurt = Calories 170, Protein 18 grams, Carbs 24 grams, Fat 0 grams
Meal 4- 4:45 p.m. Protein Shake and Popcorn = Calories 225, Protein 24 grams, Carbs 23 grams, Fat 4 grams
Meal 5- 7:20 p.m. Lean Hamburger w/FF Cheese, Corn, Salad w/FF Italian = Calories 362, Protein 34 grams, Carbs 27 grams, Fat 14 grams
Meal 6- 10:00 p.m. Cottage Cheese & Apple = Calories 150, Protein 13 grams, Carbs 18 grams, Fat 1 gram
Water - 10 cups

Exercise
I can really feel the burn from yesterday, but it feels good. The plan is to hit the gym for some quick cardio after work. I did my cardio tonight. I upped the difficulty level from last night. I ran 1.6 miles in the 20 minute interval. Man, I must be out of shape. I used to feel good after doing 2 miles in 20 minutes. Tonight I felt light-headed after finishing the 1.6. I guess I have to work up to it. At least I did it though.

Thoughts
Thank goodness Eric finished the cookies last night. Looking forward to another perfect eating day. So far so good. I kind of feel like I have the same dedication as last time. We'll see how tomorrow goes. I have a meeting at a client that is about a hour and a half from the office. It starts at 2. I'll have to eat lunch early and maybe take a detour bar to eat right before the meeting. Then maybe another to eat on the way back before I hit the gym. Hopefully the meeting won't last too long because I still want to work out. If I'm back in town by 6:00 p.m., I'll go, if not, I may decide to wait until Friday.

Daily Totals
Calories In- 1472
Protein Grams- 154
Carb Grams- 130
Fat Grams- 31
Calories Burned- 2070
Deficit - (298)
Weekly Deficit - (1500)

Pretty good today. Fat content ok, but higher than normal because of the hamburger. Still better than McDonald's. I looked longingly at Eric's Coke today, but resisted. Posting is helping me stay on track. The week is half over and I'm going to allow myself a free day on Saturday. The trick will be getting back on Sunday.

Week 1, Day 2

Morning Weight 147.5

Food
Meal 1 - 8:10 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple=Calories 195, Protein 20 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Fat 3 grams
Meal 2- 10:40 a.m. Cottage Cheese & Orange = Calories 132, Protein14 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Fat 0 grams
Meal 3- Chicken Fajita & Salad w/FF Italian = Calories 360, Protein 33, Carbs 43, Fat 3 grams
Meal 4- Protein Shake & Popcorn = Calories 225, Protein 24 grams, Carbs 23 grams, Fat 4 grams
Meal 5- Pepper Steak w/Chinese Vegetables (La Choy), Salad w/FF Italian = Calories 392, Protein 45.5 grams, Carbs 26 grams, Fat 9 grams
Meal 6- 9:30 p.m. Cottage Cheese & Popcorn = Calories 180, Protein 17 grams, Carbs 24 grams, Fat 2 grams
Water - 12 cups

Exercise
Gym is closed on Tuesday AMs. Have a client Christmas party from 4-7p.m., but plan to go early and leave early and head to the gym. Cold is feeling much better, so no excuse to be a slacker. AWESOME Upper Body Workout. Especially shoulders. I'll feel it tomorrow. Being back in the gym felt soooo good! I did upper body and abs, then some cardio. I took it easy on the cardio, but I still did 20 minutes in intervals. 1.3 miles total. I'm pumped again.

Thoughts
Pleased with current dedication level. Didn't even look to see what was on the table in the office kitchen. I DON'T want to be flabby. Only a guarantee of 25 more days to diet (after that could discover pregnancy). Somebody needs to get rid of those cookies on my kitchen counter. I really wanted one after dinner, but I will hold out. I'm going to a cookie exchange party on Saturday, so I'll fill up then. Thank goodness for Free Day.

Daily Totals
Calories In- 1484
Protein Grams- 158
Carb Grams- 150
Fat Grams- 21
Calories Burned- 2070
Deficit - (586)
Weekly Deficit - (902)

Overall pretty good. A little higher than I was aiming for on calories, but I didn't cheat. Very good protein to carb ratio and still below the limit of 33 grams of fat per day. 3500 calories is a pound. I could be there by the end of the week. Keep exercising.

Week 1 Day One

Food
Meal 1 - 8:00 a.m. Protein Shake and Apple=Calories 195, Protein 20 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Fat 3 grams
Meal 2- 12:15 p.m. Grilled Ham & Cheese (Wheat bread, FF American, FF Swiss, Butter Spray), Salad with 2 TBSP FF Italian Dressing = Calories 302, Protein 25 grams, Carbs 35 grams, Fat 3.5 grams
Meal 3- 3:10 p.m. FF Cottage Cheese & FF Yogurt = Calories 170, Protein 18 grams, Carbs 24 grams, Fat 0 grams
Meal 4- 4:50 p.m. Protein Shake and Orange = Calories 177, Protein 21 grams, Carbs, 16 grams, Fat 2 grams
Meal 5- 6:40 p.m. Chicken Fajitas (Tortilla Shell, Chicken Tenders w/Fajita Seasoning, FF Cheddar Cheese, FF Sour Cream, Taco Sauce) Salad w/FF Italian = Calories 475, Protein 37 grams, Carbs 43 grams, Fat 3 grams
Meal 6- 8:45 p.m. FF Cottage Cheese & Popcorn = Calories 180, Protein 17 grams, Carbs 24 grams, Fat 2 grams
Water - 12 cups

Exercise
Didn't make it in the AM. Am still hoping to go after work. Cold did me in, didn't make it to the gym. Planning on going tommorrow after work and will do both Upper Body workout and Cardio.

Thoughts
Discusted after taking measurements in the AM. Took Body fat from calculator in sidebar. I am dedicated. A little behind on meals so far, but no cheating. When tempted, look at the stats! Passed up the cookies I made yesterday that are still sitting on the counter. Good job!

Overall a good day. I ate more carbs than protein, but kept it close in check. I also did good on the calories and fat. With exercise I would have burned more calories and created a bigger deficit, but at least I have a negative for today.

Daily Totals
Calories In- 1384
Protein Grams- 138
Carb Grams- 159
Fat Grams- 13.5
Calories Burned- 1700
Deficit - (316)

The Journey Begins Tomorrow

I'm going to attempt to post what I eat and how I exercise daily in this blog. I will be attempting to follow the Body-For-Life eating and exercise plan. I completed a 12 week challenge in May, 2003 and went from 146 pounds to 135 pounds. A size 10-12 to a 6. And really toned up. Then in June 2003 my husband and I started trying to start a family. In July, (found out in August) we were successful. First trimester fatigue, quickly got me off my exercise routine and the diet followed the same downhill pattern. On September 26, 2003, I learned that I had miscarried the baby. At that time I had only gained about 5 pounds. Since then, I've gained some more and am up to about 150 pounds and cannot wear any of the new clothes I bought after losing weight. My "fat" clothes are tight again, and I'm ready to do something about it.

I am still attempting to get pregnant. At the end of last week, I found out that November was unsuccessful, so I still have at least a month to try to drop some of this weight. For more information about my attempts to conceive, see my Pregnancy Blog (link in sidebar). Monday morning, I'll be going full force on BFL again. Last time I lost most of my weight in the first 6 weeks, so I'm hoping results will come quickly again.

Tomorrow I'll post my current weight and measurements, but my goal is in the next 4 weeks to lose 6 to 8 pounds. I'd also be happy if I lost some inches. When I do get pregnant again, I would really like to try to stick to the program. I may modify it and shoot for 3 days of exercise a week instead of 6 and I'll have to add some calories, but I'd really like to only gain the recommended amount of weight, and I'd love to keep my muscle tone. It looks like there's a good chance that I'll be in maternity clothes during the summer, so I'd love to have my arms and shoulders from last summer. Wouldn't that be cute to have awesome arms (no flab), tight calves and thighs, and a beach ball belly? That's the goal.

Hopefully, keeping this journal will keep me on track. Tomorrow the game is on!