Wednesday through Friday

Wednesday June 20th, 2007
Slept in late, again, almost 10 am. Wonder why? I will not use it as an excuse for not walking. I WILL walk today, once I have eating something, Yup haven’t done that either. It’s past 11:30 and only had a cup of coffee. Do I see a pattern? Sure do!! It’s so freaking hard to break old habits. So what’s stronger old habits or the desire to lose weight??

What’s for BF today? I’ll make it a quick and easy one!!

Did I tell that I stocked up on a whole bunch of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries on Sunday? 10 boxes of strawberries ($1 each) alone and 2 each of the other kind. They were on sale , I couldn’t resist. Now I am eating berries until they going to come out of my earsJ . Thank goodness I like them so much, also having “green bags” helps a lot. I can keep them fresh in those bags for a couple of weeks. I love when I hit a sale and now don’t have to worry anymore about food going to waste before we are able to consume it.
BF & Lunch (1 ½ hours later )

1: 10pm: Fruit Salad 1.4 oz Raspberries(19)/ 1.1 oz Blueberries (17)/ 5.6 oz Strawberries (45)/ 4.1 oz Tomato (45)/ 20z Ham (60)/4 egg whites(66)/ 1 Whole Wheat English Muffin (100)
Total: 329 Calories

1:30pm The new pedometer is up and running and so far I think I might regret getting itL J just kidding. Why?? Well, just to check what difference there is between the old and new I clipped both of them on. So, far my old one is 1000 steps ahead. BummerL .
Which means I have to work much harder now to get my steps in. BUT I am fine with it. I want accuracy! What’s the point of getting more steps if I don’t really do the work. So, from now on I know every steps has been earned, no more freebies.

I’ll keep and eye on it for the next few days and see how much of difference there really is between the two of them. I know better once I get around that mountain of mine
Ok, and now it’s really time to get out and get moving! Still not too hot outside.

3:30 pm did about 33 minutes of aerobic walking with the dogs. And then wheeling bricks over to the driveway site. The pedometer doesn’t recognize heavy lifting and pushing wheel barrows, bummer . I think I worked harder doing that then walking for 33 minutes. It does count steps the same as my old one on my walking stretches. That’s good!! It’s just not as sensitive to all the other stuff, like walking in place.
But it’s all good, even if it doesn’t show in “aerobic steps” it will show on the scale and inches lost. Plus, all the toning!!!!


5pm: fruit salad: 1.1 oz blueberries (17)/ 1.2 oz Raspberries (16 )/ 5.3 Strawberries (43) with ½ Yoplait Yogurt (50)/ 1 slice pizza (320)
Total: 446 Calories

The boys and I took another walk early in the evening, before dinner, ended up being about 40 minutes or so. I think I found a new way of folding laundry and getting lots of steps inJ. Here is how it goes: Take one piece off the clothes line than pick a “route” around the garden while folding the item. Depending on which tree I chose to walk around I got between 50-60 steps in by the time I dropped it off into the basket. Of course it was done at a good paceJ . So depending on the amount of clothes you can rake in quiet a few steps. Well, and it’s not like I had anything better to do, so why not hehe.

7:45pm: 1 ½ cups of red cabbage and carrot slaw (48) with Peanut Dressing (33)
Total: 81 Calories

I knew this was jus going to tie me over till I had dinner ready. I was a little unprepared, but managed to get something on the table in 45 minutes. I doubled up so I have one less meal to cook tomorrow.

8:30pm
6.7 oz eggplant (40)/ 2.3 Portabella Mushrooms (16)/ 2.1 onions (21)/ 1 oz raw Whole Wheat Pasta (105)/ ½ cup Diced tomatoes, canned (25)/ ½ Yellow Bell Pepper (22)
Total: 252 Calories

I am really amazed about how little cravings if any I am experiencing these past few days. Guess, I’ll enjoy it while it lasts, it’s gonna come and haunt me eventuallyJ
Hehe, did I speak too early? Maybe not because the last meal wasn’t that high in calories.
I can see why I am 2 ½ hours later hungry again.

11:45pm: 1.3 oz Blueberries (20)/ 1.2 oz Raspberries (16)/ 5.6 oz Strawberries (45) mixed with ½ Yoplait Yogurt (50)
Total: 121 Calories

Pedometer comparison: “Go Walking by Sportline” had 3302 steps more than the Omrom HJ-112.


Wednesday’s Totals:
14979 Steps/ 7.1 miles
7458 Aerobic steps/ 74 minutes/
180 Crunches 60/60/60
552 Calories burned
1216 Calories consumed
H2O 13 cups


Thursday June 21st, 2007
Up since 7 am, would have liked to sleep me more, but my mind is racing about the upcoming dentist visit. Not sure why, just is.

Trying to figure out how to schedule meals into this day. If I eat now I will be starving during the dentist visit, which isn’t a good thing, I always get so nauseous.
Well, that’s taken care of, they just called and moved up the appointment. Need to down BF real quick and get going.

8:50 am: 1 Whole Wheat Muffin (100)/ 4 egg whites (66)/ 4.8 oz Tomatoes (26)/5 grams Smart Balance (35)/ 2.3 oz Raspberries (30)/ 5.5 Strawberries (45)
Total : 302 Calories

Didn’t get home til after 1pm which puts me 4 ½ hours past my last meal. Not good, I know skipping meals or having too much time in between can cause trouble, like overeating= weight gain.

1:30pm Almost the same as last night’s meal, just added some tuna and left the tomatoes out.

7.9 oz eggplant (47)/ 2.2 Portabella Mushrooms (16)/ 2.3 onions (23)/ 1 oz raw Whole Wheat Pasta (105)/ ½ Yellow Bell Pepper (22)/ 2 oz Tuna (66)
Total: 278 Calories

I am feeling like crap. My mouth is still numb. He had to put several injection in to get me feel nothing. At some point I actually screamed, I never ever have done that before, and I think I scared the willies out of himJ . The whole left side of my head was numb, the areas that are wearing off are hurting now.

4pm: Big bowl of fruit (Strawberries/pear/peach) with a Yoplait yogurt mix under.
239 Calories

Ended up trying to take a nap, trying! I had to keep making trips to the bathroom. So, what’s the point? Feeling even more icky now, that’s what ya get for taking a nap so late in the day!!

7pm: Big Salad and the one last slice of pizza we still had leftover. (wondering if this cold be a trigger food?)
471 Calories

9:15pm We just came in from outside. I decided that I needed to get my butt off the couch and do a least a few trips up and down the road. (I have not been feeling too good after the dentist visit) About 15 minutes into it I figured let’s make this a “2 for 1”. We still have plenty of bricks that need to be taken to the other side, so I grabbed a pair of gloves and started carrying 2 at a time on my way back. I did this for another 55 minutes. So, I made my aerobic steps really count today. I am happy I made myself go out there this evening!

11pm: major cravings for sweets> made a fruit bowl with ½ yogurt. Thought that would do the trick, well not ……
175 Calories

At this point I was up to 1531 Calories. It’s very acceptable and usually in my bottom range.

But than I had to finish the night off with another late night snack, and not a good one at all: Tortilla chips and more than 1 servings, probably more than 4-5. I will calculate 5, I’d better be higher than lower.

This escape cost me a whooping 700 Calories and all of this so late at night. DO I feel guilty? YES!! Will I throw in the towel, NO!! I move on very well knowing that this won’t be the last time, just not every day!

And not that this is an excuse but I still managed to stay with my calorie range, higher end, but still hanging in there.

Thursday Totals
13684Steps/ 6.47Miles
7492 Aerobic steps/ 70 minutes
545Calories burned
0 Crunches
2231 Calories consumed


Friday June 22nd, 2007
Feeling better today, I think I chewed off parts of my cheek and tongueJ . I was numb til early in the evening. My left ear is still tingly, kinda weird!

10:40am: Banana (125)

1pm: Taco salad 4 cup Lettuce (26)/ 4.5 oz Tomatoes (25)/2 oz Onions (20)/ (4oz/112g) Ground Turkey Foster Farm (150)/ 5.5 serving Salsa Deli ( 28)/ 1 Whole Wheat Tortilla/Low crab/Low fat Large (80) / 0.5 cup Corn, sweet, white, canned, whole kernel, drained solids (66)/ Cheese, natural, Cheddar or American type ( 0.5 slice (1 oz)57 )
Total: 452

Lookin at the portion I had for Lunch I think I am ready to cut them by maybe 1/3rd. I am usually getting full ½ way through it, especially when I make these huge bowls filled with goodies.
I have this thing about portions and I am glad I found a way to make the food I eat at least look like too much to eat. Small portions scare me, I think I said this before, but when I see mini portions I get even more hungry. One might think I was deprived as a child, not the case at all. I don’t know why, but the sense of feeling stuffed to the rim is so calming to me.



Oye!! I think I ate too much, my belly aches. Smaller portions seems more and more like a fantastic idea!!

I managed to get 60 minutes of aerobic steps in by doing laundry. LOL Thank goodness I have so much time on my hands. I carried every single sock from the backyard through the garden upstairs into the house. 60 socks!! DH was just shaking his head . Hey it was way too warm, so I was able to stay under the trees and still get a workout in. And a workout this was!!

60 socks/ 60 minutes/ 5774 steps. Not as many than I would get in on my usual walk, but since the territory is a bit rough currently I had to step over some things and be a bit more careful. Plus, it was pretty warm, so by the time I was ½ way through going up and down the stairs I had to slow down a little.

4:30pm: Propel Calcium Fitness Water (30)

5:10pm 1cup Dannon light yogurt(80)/ 4 oz Strawberries (32)/ 14 grams pine nuts (79)
Total: 189 Calories

This should tie me over til dinner, at least I hope so! DH is making ,BBQ chicken & corn, and he said it will be ready by 8pm! If not I may have to nibble on something else

7:30pm Did another 25 minutes of walking around, in front of the house, around the garden, around the house, in front of the house etc. I think the doggies think their mommy is a little cookoo.

Dinner will be still another hour or so, had a couple plums and whatever kind of fruit there was ripe on the treesJ . How fun picking fruit, reminds me being a kid.
Now I’ll do some abs before I take a shower so I can check that of my list as well.

DONE 240!!


8:30pm: 7.9 oz Chicken (531)/ 1 cup Corn (132)/ 2.6 Purple Potato (66)/ 16 grams Smart Balance (113) not sure if calories on chicken are correct, I just aimed high on that one since it wasn’t my usual but DH’s BBQ’d whole chicken. When in doubt aim highJ
Total: 842 Calories

11:30pm Strawberries/yogurt/pine nuts
205 Calories



Friday Totals
14515 Steps/ 6.87 Miles
8378 Aerobic steps/ 85 minutes
584Calories burned
240 Crunches: 2 sets 30 each/crunches/obliques/reversed
1815 Calories consumed