No, Today!

Just enough time for my food list today.  However, I will say that some old thoughts are creeping back in and it is getting harder to stay focused, especially while on vacation.  I hear some old thoughts of "tomorrow" creeping on in, but a few times I remember telling myself, "no, today".  As in "I will do better tomorrow".......

Oh yeah, it is Wednesday Weight Day.  I'm holding steady at 140.  Nothing gained, nothing lost.  I can handle that especially with some not great food choices this past week and a half.

But here is my today:

cereal with blueberries

1/2 turkey sandwich
a nummy salad
bowl of fruit (cherries, melon, pineapple)

pudding
handful of nuts with chocolate chips

turkey hot dog thing
veggies with dip
bowl of fruit

handful of chocolate chips
about 12 starburst candy

I declined all snacks at the movie theater....though I really wanted popcorn.

Activity:
60 minute walk

Setting Goals Again

My goals for today were 1).  No chocolate and 2). no binging in the danger zone.  Both were successful however I did falter in that I did have pizza :(  But overall it was a successful day, and I went grocery shopping so that is good too.

Food:
cereal with blueberries

3/4 personal pizza from Pizza Hut (but I declined all offers of chocolate and Birthday cake!)
small portion of a variety of fruit.

turkey sandwich
cherries

one eggo with PB
cherries

Activity:
65 minute roller blade

Re-Entering the Danger Zone

The past few nights I have struggled with my danger zone yet again.  That time after about 5PM is dangerous and I reaaaaallllly want to eat, and eat a lot.  I have staved off a full fledged binge, but this time is a very weak time for me.  Not sure how I conquered it before......at any rate, I need to reconquer it.
Food:
Cereal with blueberries

one sausage patty

yogurt
peas and carrots

handful of nut and chocolate mix

7 shrimp
peas and carrots
canned fruit cocktail

pudding with strawberries

about 12 starburst candies

handful of chocolate chips........
handful of nut mix

Hopefully that is it for tonight.  Welcome to the Danger Zone.

Activity:
Lawn mow 45 minutes
hike 25 minutes
lawn mow 20 minutes

Remaining Accountable

Some days writing this is a chore, but I still like to get at least a little something down so that I remain accountable.  My blog really is my greatest tool.

Food:
Cereal with blueberries

granola bar

1/2 turkey/avocado wrap
fresh fruit

handful of nuts with chocolate chips

2 pieces of toast with PB&H
small portion mandarin oranges

frozen yogurt

Activity:
nice hike for 60 minutes

Getting Back Up

Life resumed as normal today which was a good thing.  A great thing.  Back to moving around, back to eating normally, back to life.  Back to life, back to reality......but I digress. 

I realized that I need to get up and get moving.  I feel so much better when I get cracking right out of bed rather than sitting on the computer for hours before getting moving.  If I learned anything, I learned that.  Once in a while, though, it is nice to take a day off from life.

Food:
cereal with blueberries

PB & H sandwich
peas and carrots

pudding with strawberries

handful of nuts with chocolate chips

chicken stir fry over brown rice
mandarin oranges

nectarine

more nuts with chocolate chips and dried cranberries

Activity:
roller blade 50 minutes
hike 40 minutes
walk on beach 45 minutes

Back to Basics

My general goal of today was simple, and it was my first goal I had when I embarked on this journey.  "No binging".  Last night's binge fest was so eye opening.  It was a giant reminder that I can slip back into old habits so quickly and so effortlessly.  It has been forever since I had such a binge-athon (since way before I even began this whole thing), and now I feel like I have slipped back to square one. 

It sucks, and I feel horribly about it, but I did not let that pave the way for another day of binging today.  Though I had a quiet, kind of meloncholy, type of day, I did not binge away. 

I also need to get to the grocery store.

I was not exactly motivated to blog tonight, but I thought it was critical to do so today of all days.  A few times throughout the day, I actually considered "giving up".  Giving up on my blog, but then I thought HELL NO.  So here I am, blogging my day.

Food:
Cereal with blueberries

chicken teriaki burrito with veggies
grapes and cherries

pudding with strawberries

a few grapes

handful of nuts

nectarine

turkey burger
peas

frozen yogurt

Activity:
nada, zip, zilch.  I took a day off.  A day off from life.  Tomorrow I resume life as usual.

Too Good for Too Long

Today was a disaster.  The worst day since my journey into health-dom.  Old habits, old thinking patterns, a full fledged binge-o-rama.  A very disappointing day.  Very disappointing.  Yet, I continue to binge on Skittles and M&M's as I write this blog.......Its a done deal.  Might as well continue on. 

I did well up until about sundown.  Then the munchies hit and I listened to them.  First over indulging on grapes, cherries, and peanuts.  That quickly spiraled to ice cream and now a raid on the candy drawer where I am babysitting while my friends are out having fun.

Yes, it was a "poor me" kind of a day.  A day I felt lonely.  A day where I observed irrational thoughts.  Not sure if this led to my binge fest, but I'm sure it contributed.  I had it planned out, too.  When I agreed to babysit tonight, I thought of the giant snack drawer awaiting me.  Once the little darlings got into bed, I helped myself to the jackpot of all jackpots. 

I don't want to write all my food down, but I will try to see if maybe I can: 
cereal with strawberries

bowl of grapes/cherries

chicken/veggie stir fry
more fruit

pudding

handful of peanut mix (no chocolate this time)

egg/cheese on toast
more fruit
snap peas

then the binge started:
more peanut mix
dried cranberries
more peanut mix
grapes
frozen yogurt with chocolate and whipped cream
more frozen yogurt (without the toppings)
more grapes
then the candy fest:
MANY bags of snack size M&Ms and M&M minis
one bag of snack size Skittles
Starburst
sweet tarts
smarties
(The bottom 3 I don't even love)
And I want a DQ blizzard.  BUT, I will NOT get one on my way home.  NO WAY!

Earlier today I was proud of turning down a malt while at my mom's house.  Hell, I should have said Yes.

Activity:
I did start out with an hour roller blade
also I hiked the dogs for 40 minutes

One horrible day in nearly 3 months isn't bad, however, I see how easy it is to slip into old habits, familiar habits, comforting habits.  And yet, I am continuing to take breaks from blogging to raid the snack drawer.  It isn't a good day.  I feel incredibly guilty and extremely disappointed in myself.  Yet I don't stop.

Searching yet again for that successful tomorrow.  Searching for that and a spot to hide the evidence of my raid on a friend's snack drawer.......

And now I had to edit.  I just got done wolfing down those devilish fruit snacks.  Let it be known that the Dora fruit snacks are far superior to the Thomas the Tank fruit snacks.  I'm getting sick.

And now let's add in potato chips :(

Back on Track

Foiled plans for tomorrow actually came as a relief to me.  My plans were for the State Fair where I KNEW I'd have a binge fest of fried fair goodness.  Today I got back on track and intend to keep  rolling on the healthy food train.

It is, of course, Wednesday Weigh Day.  I gained one pound from last week so now am at that magical number of 140. 

Though I have been dropping plenty of dookies today so perhaps I had a pound (or more) of fecal matter.  Boy oh boy, just a few days of out-of-my-routine eating sure messed with my bowel.  Today kicked it back into gear, though so I should be good until the next greasy adventure.

Food:
Cereal with raspberries (the last of my crop I think)

bowl of fruit (watermelon, grapes, cherries)

salad
1/2 peanut butter sandwich
more fruit

pudding with strawberries

handful of almonds

chicken and veggie stir fry over brown rice
cherries and grapes

small bowl of frozen yogurt

Activity:
45 minute hike
30 minute walk

VaVaVaVacation!

A road trip can ruin a healthy "diet" real quick like.  Real quick.  Only I didn't do TOO badly.  With a car loaded with good fruit for car snacks, and a healthy conscience mind, I did pretty darn OK.  The first day, we ate at decent restaurant where we ordered deep fried pickles and split a turkey sandwich with sweet potato fries.  Not the best option, but also not the worst.  Plus, I was on vacation!  The pickles weren't really worth it, but glad I tried 'em. 

I was doing A-OK until I decided I wanted ice cream.  I ordered this "grasshopper pie" thing that consisted of mint chocolate chip ice cream with an Oreo crust that was doused in average hot fudge.  It sounds much better than it tasted, though I did eat nearly the entire thing so it couldn't have been that bad :)

Then there was today.  It started with a carb filled breakfast of a belgian waffle topped with canned strawberry pie filling.  It was alright.  I ate 3/4 of it, munched on fruit and trail mix throughout the day, and then had the biggest, greasiest ending to a fun vacation.  I got myself a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a Pepsi.  It tasted might fine going down, and is currently sitting in my stomach like a giant grease ball.  That was worth it!

Now my road trip is over, but my vacation is not.  So I intend to get back on track with better eating and am going to be diligent to make healthy choices.  I had a few days of indulgence, and I intend to have it stop. 

Back on track tomorrow.  For Real.

Could Be Better

Not a fantastic day, but I guess it could always be worse.  Not much exercise today and also, I kinda stuffed myself full of fruit in addition to over
indulging on way more than my fair share of that devilish "antioxidant mix".  Chocolate, man.  Its the devil.  Once I get a taste, I keep going back for more.

So here is my day:
cereal with blueberries

small salad

bowl of fruit

turkey sandwich
bowl of fruit
veggies and dip

chocolate pudding with strawberries

antioxidant mix
antioxidant mix
antioxidant mix
and so it goes.....

Activity:
mowed lawn 45 minutes

An Adventure for my Tummy

Things haven't been horrible, but they could always be better.  I'm reallllly nervous for my vacation that I will ruin my new found healthy habits.  I am heading on a camping trip and also to the state fair where there is fried goodness around every corner.   Plus I have a bachelorette party to worry about too, but my plan is to have a plan and hopefully follow it.

Yesterday could have been bad, but it turned out pretty darn good.  I went on a road trip to Minneapolis, but did decent with my eating. 

I had cereal with raspberries in the morning

many handfuls of almonds

sandwich and vermicelli noodle salad from the Jasmine Deli in Minneapolis which turned out to be an adventure for my tummy.  I tried many new foods including Tofu, Mock Duck (both of which I judged simply because I don't like their name) and also a spring roll (which I did not particularly care for).

Then I had more almonds

and I topped it off with a fruit smoothie from McD's.  Not bad for a road trip.  Plus, I walked all over the Mall of America.

Today started out great with a roller blade (my longest of the season) and a hike with the dogs.  Then we had a spaghetti benefit for my very well deserved coworkers.  I knew I would be faced with so many delicious goodies so I had a plan and it worked!!  I ate a nice lunch before going, I kept busy at the benefit, and I didn't eat ONE BITE of ANYTHING!  Super happy with that!!

Todays food:
cereal with blueberries

turkey sandwich
watermelon/cherries/pineapple

two handfuls of antioxidant nut/chocolate mix

2 pieces of PB toast
bowl of fruit

Activity:
60 minute roller blade
30 minute hike

Under 140!

I made it!  I made it under 140!!  I was so happy to hop on the scale to see I now weigh 139 pounds for a total of 19 whole pounds lost!!!  Happy Wednesday Weigh Day.  I thought for sure I would not have lost anything or perhaps even gained a pound or two, but I had a very pleasant surprise to learn I finally made it under 140.  This is the first time in several years that I have been in the 130's and it is worth all those turkey sandwiches and salads I have been eating!  Woop Woop.

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

PB & H
veggies
pineapple and watermelon

handful of antioxidant mix

salmon burger (my first time trying one......not sure that I loved it)
veggies
cherries/watermelon/pineapple

frozen yogurt (or pudding) I haven't quite decided yet :)

Activity;
mowed lawn 15 minutes
hiked 50 minutes.

Indulging

I had my first "bad" food today.  For the first time in over 3 months, I indulged.  And you know what, I am not guilty ONE BIT.  In fact, I am quite PROUD.  I'm proud because I didn't let that one indulgence ruin my whole evening.  I had a very fleeting thought of, "hey I can run to the DQ now because I screwed up", but that was very very fleeting.  And my "bad" food wasn't even bad at all.  I had 1/2 of a grass fed burger and 1/4 helping of french fries!  I was proud that I was able to allow myself to indulge and not enter into a bingo-o-rama afterwards.  I can do it!

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

cup-o-fruit from work (small)

turkey sandwich
veggies/dip
cherries/pineapple

nectarine

small portion of antioxidant peanut mix

1/2 grass fed burger and 1/4 serving fries

medium serving of frozen yogurt (instead of DQ)

Activity:
mow lawn 45 minutes
about 20-25 minute walk

Prepping for Work

T'was a good day today.  I had a busy morning running errands which also included running to the grocery store planning for a weekend at work.  That being said, I may or may not double one, two, three, or four days coming up so I may or may not get on my computer to blog.  Let's assume all goes well, and if I goof up, I'll be sure to blog it.  I bought veggies, fruits, turkey sandwich makings, and salad makings for my work marathon.  There is light at the end of the tunnel, however, only 6 more working days until 20 glorious days of vacation!!!!!

Food:
cereal with raspberries

small portion cottage cheese
1/2 turkey sandwich
cherries

watermelon

handful of an "antioxidant" assortment of almonds, dark chocolate, dried cranberries, and raisins (So gooooood!)

egg and cheese on toast
pineapple and cherries
veggies and dip

few raspberries

Medium bowl of frozen yogurt
sugar snap peas

Activity:
35 minute hike with the dogs
45 minute hike with friends

The Difference Between Fruit and "fruit"

Tonight I went out to dinner with a friend.  We were originally going to go to my new favorite restaurant that serves all organic food with homegrown ingredients.  But out plans took a detour and we ended up eating at Country Kitchen.  Wow!  I never noticed the difference before between good, wholesome food and crap. 

I stayed on the healthy side of things and settled for a dry grilled chicken breast with a side of "fruit" as opposed to the ever so tempting fries.  Well, the "fruit" I got was canned fruit cocktail of some kind.  At the other place, I get a nice serving of organic fruits including a banana, strawberries, pineapple, and melon.  Instead, I got a sugary concoction of flavorless fruit.  Nonetheless, I am still proud of my meal choice and having had passed up the mouth watering burgers.

Today at the DQ, a portion of the proceeds from all Blizzards goes to the children's hospital.  Boy oh boy, a blizzard was calling my name All. Day. Long.  I suggested a DQ treat after our dinner tonight, but we opted not to go afterall.  Its a good thing, I guess.

Its imperative that I get to the grocery store.  I'm all out of my fresh fruits and the season is coming to an end here pretty darn quick. 

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

turkey sandwich
broccoli and carrots with dip
a few blackberries

pudding with raspberries

the dry chicken breast on focaccia bread
side of "fruit"

blackberries
handful of assorted nuts

Activity:
a nice 55 minute rollerblade
15 minute lawn mow
total 70 minutes

Paddling and Almonds

Today was a fun day that started out with me eating 2 bowls of cereal.  It has been a long time since I allowed myself to have 2 bowls of cereal, but I caved and did this morning.  I still have that thought in my head that when I leave my house, I have to be stuffed to the brim in case I don't get a chance to eat again.  This morning, I was heading out to a grand adventure of paddling white water and wanted to be sure I didn't get starving while out on the river for 3 hours.  Nevermind I was bringing myself a sandwich and a granola bar.  So, I stuffed myself with 2 bowls of cereal.

Later on this evening, I also got into out of control mode when I ate the entire portion of very delicious almonds given to me by a friend.  I should have been able to eat just a handful of them, but instead, I ate the entire contents of the bag which was more like 5 handfuls.  Theyse almonds were so nummy though!  Dark chocolate flavored almonds!  Super nummy, but apparently too  nummy for me to have in the house since I couldn't (or wouldn't) stop myself from eating them all gone!

Otherwise it wasn't a horrible day.  It is Wednesday Weigh Day today and I didn't gain or lose.  Its OK.  I am holding steady at 140. 

Food:
2 bowls of cereal with raspberries

peanut butter and jelly sandwich

raspberries

turkey burger on light bun
veggies in dip

chocolate pudding with raspberries

those damn almonds

Activity:
2 1/2 hours paddling the St. Louis River

20 minute leisure walk

Old Habits

Its a rough evening tonight.  Rough in the sense that I want to eat.  BAD!  In fact, I have been eating.  Eating nonstop since coming home from work.  Its a mini binge, but on mostly healthy things.  The problem is that my tummy is full and I continue to eat, continue to think about what I can eat next, and, yes, the thought of running to the DQ has crossed my mind.  This is one of my hardest evenings in a very long time.  Yet today at work, I turned down a cookie from the Cookie Lady and a piece of Dove chocolate from a coworker.  Then I came home and started making excuses why I am not exercising tonight.  "I'm too tired".  "Its too windy".  "I deserve a break".  And then old habits started creeping in and it is taking all I have to keep my positive talk going.  But I did succumb.  It was not mindful eating at all.

Its only been 2 hours since I have been home from work and in this time I have eaten: a handful of assorted nuts with dried cranberries, several raspberries, my dinner which consisted of a bean/rice/chicken burrito and veggies and dip, a large helping of frozen yogurt with raspberries and another mindless portion of more raspberries.  Now, I know raspberries are not a binge fest, but it is certainly the behavior that snuck in today.  Had I had anything else available, I would have binged on it.  And, oh, I just remembered I have my niece's Starburst candy in the cupboard.  However, I feel better having just written all this out on this blog.  Yes, I kinda goofed.  But I didn't goof bad.  I'm still not certain I want to exercise tonight, but I might force myself yet.  I'm tired, stressed, and a little crabby.  A couch day (or rather a couch evening) is sounding and looking very inviting.  In fact, I might even crawl in the bathtub early tonight and just rest. 

I think I am craving food tonight because I have a "down" night.  Nothing really going on.  The past few weeks/months it seems I have been running from here to there and back again that to have nothing on my schedule is leaving a lot of think time and a lot of food time.  But, wow, blogging it, and working through it while I type has been SO HELPFUL!

Now that I did this and worked through some of my munchies, I am going to go for a very brief walk, come home, take a bath, and have a couch evening while watching America's Got Talent. 

Thank You, Blog, Thank You.

Food today:
Cereal with raspberries

granola bar

turkey sandwich
yogurt

everything I wrote up above.......

Activity:
Short 35 minute walk (forced)

Surviving

So I doubled yesterday.  And packed my own lunch and dinner.  More of the same.

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

nectarine

turkey sandwich
few pineapples
veggies with light ranch

granola bar

nutrigrain bar

berry salad
yogurt
1/2 peanut butter sandwich on ww

I think that is about it.  I do know I wanted to munch last night.  Oh yeah, I may have had a handful of nuts when I got home at night too.

Activity:  None.

Eye Candy

Top 5 reasons to hit the trail blading first thing in the morning:

1. Gets me moving.  A body in motion remains a body in motion all day long!
2. I get my exercise "out of the way" so it isn't looming over my head throughout the day.
3. I start drinking water early in the day.
4. Spending time in Nature, for me, is the equivalent of going to Church for many.

And the top reason to hit the trail first thing in the morning:

     5.  For every 5 senior citizens I pass, there is one shirtless piece of eye candy :)
          (eye candy is almost as good as real candy!)
Food:
Cereal with raspberries

nectarine

1/2 chicken quesadilla
few cherries
carrots (Sans dip)

2 scrambled eggs (organic)
1 piece of toast
cherries and pineapples

pudding with raspberries

freeze pop

handful of nuts

more than a handful of marshmallows.  I got the munchies tonight after dinner, which still seems to be my most difficult time. 

Activity:
65 minute roller blade
45 minute lawn mow
about 40 minute leisure hike.

Voices From the Cupboard

I have had my 18 year old niece the past few days.  Usually, we settle for the fast food joints, or possibly Perkins, to feed ourselves.  Or rather I settle for that so as not to have to do extra cooking.  She is kind of a picky eater and has very different eating habits from me so it makes homemade meals a bit more challenging.  Well, this time around, I didn't settle.  I still ate what I like to eat, and just made her whatever she likes to eat.  Though I tried to push healthy food upon her, she had nothing of it and munched on processed chicken strips (yes, from my freezer) and potato chips (I bought them for her specifically).

She left behind her potato chips and Starburst candy, and they are residing in my cupboard until she returns to finish them off.  I vow not to have any of it even though it is sitting in my cupboard tempting me.  Actually, I am not really tempted......yet.  This will be a nice test of my will power.  I think, though, that my healthy eating choices are getting more and more ingrained into the core of me that it won't be a huge challenge. 

Food:
cereal with raspberries

nectarine

small helping cottage cheese
small helping of cherries and pineapple

1/2 enchilada made at home:chicken/cheese/beans/brown rice on one WW tortilla
(actually my niece ate a whole one and loved it). 
small salad

one eggo waffle with peanut butter
larger bowl of grapes, cherries, pineapple, blackberries

medium helping frozen yogurt sundae

Activity:
only a 30 minute walk today :(

Just Food

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

loaded salad
cherries and pineapples

pudding with raspberries

7 shrimp
veggies with dip
cherries/pineapple/grapes

popcorn with very minimal salt and butter.

Activity:
50 minute roller blade.

Picture Time!

I'm a few days late in posting my First-of-the-Month-Photo.  This will likely be the final photo I post.  Below I have included the before photos and the photos from today.  I'm thinking its my final photo posting just because I am in a place of contentment and any more lost weight is just a huge bonus!  When I look at the first photo, it doesn't even seem like me.  Though I have lost nearly 20 pounds, I don't feel all that different in my own body.  I think I had blinders on before and never realized just how lumpy I was getting.  Here goes:

June 1, 2011
LUMPS

July 1, 2011
Fewer lumps in just one month!

 

 Below are all photos from Today.  I'm wearing the same jeans in all pictures (I'm surprised they fit me when I was 20 pounds heavier!) and because they are now big on me, they don't really do me justice, but you get the point.....

August 4, 2011.  Fewer lumps yet. 

Definitely lost the "Spare tire" around my waist.  My tummy has a little pooch yet, but all is good.

My once too tight jeans are now officially my "fat jeans" and I hope they will forever remain saggy.

Coming and Going

I have established a pattern in my eating behavior that has been there forever, and continues to exist even now.  It seems that whenever I leave my house, the last thing I want to do is eat something.  Maybe to ensure that I won't get hungry when I am out and about.  Also, whenever I walk in the door, the first thing I want to do is grab a bite.  Before this whole eating healthy thing, I would eat 2 dinners on most evenings because I would eat the equivalent of a whole meal upon walking in my door, and then eat the real meal just a few hours later.  I have that under control right now as I just eat a small, healthy snack instead of a bigger meal.  However, the pattern remains, and sometimes I eat, before leaving or upon arriving, even when I am not hungry.  Its a habit.  For now, even a few grapes satisfies that urge, and being aware of it is key to either changing that behavior or continuing to satisfy it with a good, low cal snack.

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

granola bar

turkey sandwich with all the fixin's
few grapes and cherries
few carrots and peas

few more grapes

1/2 chicken avocado wrap
few more grapes and cherries
few more peas and carrots

a few more grapes

small helping frozen yogurt with raspberries

Activity:
several shorter walks, each about 20-30 minutes in length.  Estimated 60 minutes of walking.

OK, after writing this, I kinda had a munchie fest.  Nothing horrible, but I ate some more cherries, a few more grapes and a small portion of assorted nuts.  Now I am gonna eat a freeze pop.  That is it for tonight.  Yeah, I'm a little muchie. Good thing my mini binge fest is on healthy enough food.

Happy Joints

Another Wednesday Weigh Day, another pound down.  That is a total of 18 pounds and my official weight is at 140.  This is reassuring especially in the wake of not getting in much exercise these past few weeks.  Proof that healthy eating habits are essential.

Speaking of which, I have had a bum knee and a clicky hip for quite some time.  I had unpleasant visions of going under the knife for either a hip replacement, knee replacement, or both.  Lately my hip has been way less clicky (or maybe just don't notice it as much).  Also, my knee is far less bothersome.  It still reminds me from time to time that it isn't perfect, but overall it has improved significantly since shaving off nearly 20 pounds.  My knee and hip thank me.

I guess I was having kind of an anxious day today with my anxiety swelling as the day went on (for reasons unknown).   I reeaalllllly didn't want to go for a walk this evening, but I forced myself to get out and enjoy a beautiful evening.  It was a very leisurely stroll; normally I take a hilly route, but I stayed on a less challenging route tonight.  It felt so good!  Hoping this aids in getting a good night sleep tonight.

Food:

Granola bar
raspberries

1/2 avocado chicken wrap
fresh veggies

pudding with raspberries
piece of homemade blueberry bread

Egg and cheese sandwich
cherries/grapes
peas and carrots

freeze pop

I really didn't have much of an appetite for dinner due to a giant anxiety ball in my belly, but I ate anyway.  It really made me feel a little better actually, but I really wasn't that hungry.  I was excited to try my first organic egg!

Activity:
mowed lawn 15 minutes
40 minute leisurely walk

Into the 3rd Month.....

Though I had the morning off from work, it was rather rainy, cloudy, and humid out today to get in a walk or blade before going off to work this afternoon.  Instead, I stayed home and caught up on household duties such as dishes and laundry.  Hoping to get back to activity this weekend.

Food:
Cereal with raspberries

turkey hotdog on light bun
cherries
carrots and peas in light ranch

pudding with raspberries (delicious)

turkey sandwich with cuke, tomatoes and sprouts
cherries
peas (no ranch)

one french fry

raspberries

More of the Same

Not a whole lot of time for much.  Been working like crazy, but eating good.  Not going to write out all of my food for this one post because I am tired, stressed, and unmotivated at the moment to write it all down.  However, I will say that I had two days, two doubles, and good eats.  I brought my own lunches and dinners that consisted of salad, veggies, fruits, yogurt and sandwiches.  I avoided pizza temptation today, and avoided several sugary, corn syrupy snacks during the past few days.  Still going strong. 

Activity has been limited, but there is actually quite a bit of walking around at work.  Proud to do well despite limited time to prepare meals and not taking the easy way out by being at the mercy of the cafeteria!

Will resume regularly scheduled blogging soon :)