Week Two Results

I was off work today, so it didn't feel like a normal Friday to me. I weighed in but forgot to take measurements. Dang it!

After another week of not eating great and definitely not working out as much as I should, I'm pleased to report I lost 0.6 pounds. 

Current weight: 141.0

I'm going to weigh and measure tomorrow as well so I'll post a better update then!

Week 3, Day 7

10/03/13

What I Ate:

Breakfast

- Cheerios with milk (140)

- coffee with skim milk (25)

Morning Snack

- zone bar (210)

- applesauce (50)

Lunch 

- Cheerios dry (110)

- fruit strip (45)

- Diet Dr. Pepper

Afternoon Snack

- 1 oz. cheese (110)

- banana (100)

- 2 T. almond butter (195)

- 2 starbursts (40)

- 1 tootsie roll log (55)

Dinner

- chicken tortilla soup (150)

Grand total: 1230 calories

Total allotted: 1157

Difference: 73 calories over

Week 3, Day 6

10.02.13

For dinner tonight, I made Honey Dijon Pork Loin in the crock pot. I used this recipe (http://flavorsofitaly.blogspot.com/2008/09/slow-cooker-honey-dijon-pork-tenderloin.html?m=1) and it was so good! We're gone for about 11 hours during the day, so it cooked a little longer than I would have preferred, but it was still really tasty!

Because we were already going to be gone so long and we needed to get home ASAP to take the pork loin out of the crock pot, we didn't go to the gym today. After dinner, we took a long walk with Bula to burn a few cals then watched last week's Park & Rec. We are super cool and not boring at all. 

What I Ate:

2 eggs with sausage (270)

Coffee with milk (25)

Fruit strip (45)

Applesauce (50)

BBQ brisket (110)

Salad with ranch (220)

Wheat roll (160)

Peach cobbler *CHEAT #3*

1/2 Zone bar (105)

Honey-Dijon Pork Loin (160)

Baked potato salad (367)

Grand total: 1512 calories

Total allotted: 1144 calories

Difference: over by 368 calories  

Week 3, Day 5

10.01.13

I cannot believe it's October! Bring on the fall scented candles, baked goods, and pumpkin carving! Fall is my absolute favorite season :)

Work was super busy again today. I'm going to Washington, D.C. next week for a conference, and all my pre-work was due today so I spent most of the day working on that. 

We finally did work out after work like we planned though! It was just a quick cardio session, but I still felt proud of myself for going!

What I Ate:

7:30am

- Cheerios with 1/2 banana (190)

- coffee with Cinnabon creamer (140)

11:00am

- fruit strip (45)

2:00pm

- zone bar (210)

5:00pm

- cheese and crackers (240)

- applesauce (50)

7:45pm

- chicken tortilla soup (150)

- 1/4 avocado (69)

Grand total: 1094 calories

Total allotted: 1117 calories 

Difference: under by 23 calories 

If you're within 50 calories of your goal, fitbit considers that in the right range. They sure know how to make you feel good. Who doesn't like to be told you nailed it?! 

Week 3, Day 4

09.30.13

Today was the first day of working out after work. I got up at 6:15, showered, let my hair air dry while I ate breakfast and had my quiet time, then finished getting ready for work. 

The last day of the month is always crazy for me, trying to get all my stuff in before the end of the month. Today was no different. I barely got up from my desk all day (hence the low step/mileage count) but I got it all done!

While I was at work, I got an email from a guy wanting to buy our last piece of furniture. We agreed on a price and decided to meet tonight to drop it off, so we weren't able to go to the gym after work like we planned. I was actually kinda bummed! 

The one bad thing about working out at night is that you can plan your food for the day thinking you're going to work out, but if something comes up (like tonight) you end up eating more calories than you actually needed for the day. 

Tomorrow we're planning to go to Telos after work again, so hopefully it actually happens! I think it will be a really good routine. 

What I Ate:

7:00am

-Cheerios (140)

-Coffee with Cinnabon creamer (70)

11:00am

-Fruit strip (45)

12:00pm

-Can of Diet Coke

2:15pm

-Cheese and crackers (240)

5:00pm

-1/4 cup almonds (170)

8:00pm

-Chicken tortilla soup (150)

-9 tortilla chips (130)

-1/4 cup shredded cheese (110)

-1/4 avocado (50)

-Fruit strip (45)

Grand total: 1250 calories

Total allotted: 890 calories (no way)

Difference: over by 360 calories 

Week 3, Day 3

09/29/13

I think we used a quarter tank of gas driving today. We went from Allen to Frisco (for church) to south of downtown (for family day at the zoo!) to Walmart in Allen then back home. Then back to Frisco for a membership class at church then back home. 

We also did a ton of walking. We took Bula on a walk before church, we walked all over the zoo, and we took ANOTHER walk with Bula after dinner! Whew!

Here's a few pictures from the zoo:

We had so much fun! We also got free lunch at the zoo and free dinner at church. Which means of course I ate it even though I probably shouldn't have...

What I Ate:

Breakfast

- Cheerios (140)

- Starbucks coffee (25)

Lunch

- hamburger (410)

- oatmeal raisin cookie (130)

Afternoon Snack

- fruit leather (45)

- wheat thins (130)

Dinner

- pizza with ranch (750)

- leftover wine from Max's Wine Dive (73) *CHEAT #2*

Grand total: 1678 calories

Total allotted: 1259 calories (no way)

Difference: over by 419 calories 

Week 3, Day 2

09/28/13

Today was the dreaded Saturday I had to work. I'm in a group of three teams that rotate Saturdays, so every third Saturday I have to work. The good new is that I get the following Friday off (yay three day weekends!) but the bad news is I have to work on Saturday...

Luckily, I usually get to leave at 5:00 on Saturdays. After work, I went home to get Joel and we headed to Uptown for date night at Max's Wine Dive! That was cheat #1 for the week. 

We got home around 9:00 and I went straight to bed! (See yesterday's post about being old at heart...)

What I Ate:

8:00am

Cheerios (140)

Starbucks coffee (25)

11:00am

Fruit strip (45)

1:30pm

Banana with almond butter (295)

Sonic diet Dr. Pepper with vanilla and cream (50)

3:00pm

Applesauce (50)

4:00pm 

Chicken tortilla soup (150)

7:00pm

Fried chicken (870)

Garlic mashed potatoes (90)

Cinnamon roll baked apples (310)

Navarro Correas Malbec (153)

Grand total: 2178 calories

Total allotted: 741 calories (no way)

Difference: over by 1437 calories