Weight Loss Wednesdays June 29, 2011

I am not sure what happened.  I weighed the same on Monday that I did last Wednesday. I had that same result last week.  Only this time I went up from Monday.  It may be the two slices of pizza, 4 mini donuts and sodium filled lunch from yesterday.  I realize I should have had one slice of pizza and some salad.  I really should have had a salad for lunch instead of the canned LaChoy Chinese food.  Especially knowing that I had to weigh in today.  But with our long walks at night I thought I was okay.  I have found it more difficult to record my calories these last few days.  Not sure how to figure out how to fill in the tacos I ate the other night.  Definitely not sure how to fill in the pizza as it was store bought.    Then I ended up having a snack after our walk today.  Oops.  And I was doing pretty good not snacking too much.

Previous Wednesday Weight: 217.4

Weight on Monday: 217.4

Today's Weight: 218

Weight gain from last week: +.6

Weight change from Monday: +.6

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 43.9

So this week I did try to write down what I ate at the time I was eating/preparing the meal.  Sometimes I succeeded, other's I didn't.  I either lost the paper or forgot altogether.  I can say I did better on the days when I got the food recorded.  With trying to keep up with the children it is a little daunting spending time online trying to find the food that matches what I ate and if it is not there I have to add it in.  Very time consuming.  In fact I still need to log in today's.  I'm trying really hard to eat healthy, but sometimes I just need to eat what we have available.  

Weigh In #3: Plus Size Bloggers Tracking Challenge: Bye Bye Booties! and Slimmer This Summer Check In

This was definitely a better week.  I have been recording what I eat over at Spark People.  I was really surprised how fast the calories were adding up. I was doing better at the beginning of the week.  (Better eating healthy and better remembering to record.) Last night I messed up, but I didn't realize how many calories and grams of fat were in some of the foods and I misread the package and ate too much of the chocolate rabbit.  I insisted in trying to walk it off though, so we walked about 3 1/2 miles last night.  

Here is this week's activity log.  We actually did walk on the 24th, but we didn't get home until after the date changed on the Wii, so it went on the next day's log.  And we haven't walked today yet.  In fact, we will be heading out as soon as I have finished posting.  The 23rd we walked from the library, so only a 10-15 minute walk, but Tabitha was walking too so it was a slow walk.

Here is the last two weeks'. Definitely got more recorded this week.

I have lost weight since last Monday, though, like last Monday, I am the same as last Wednesday.  What is up with that??

Previous Monday Weight: 220.2

Weight on Wednesday: 217.4

Today's Weight: 217.4

Weight loss from last week: -2.8

Weight change from Wednesday: 0

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 44.5

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Tracking My Food and Water Intake week of 6-20-11 through 6-26-11

Here's to a better week

Monday June 20, 2011

2 cups water (1 with lemon wedge)

Breakfast:
1 onion bagel, 2 egg white, 1 oz low fat cheddar cheese
1 orange

Licks of cool whip and pudding while making dirt dessert.
1/2 lowfat graham cracker
a few raisins while making lunch and maybe a tsp of peanut butter

2 cups water

Lunch:
1/2 cup mini carrots, 1 stalk celery, 1/2 cup rice/cream of broccoli soup mixture
1 slice watermelon
A few spoonfuls of Hannah's dirt dessert

1 cup green tea

Dinner:
4 oz chicken cutlet (breaded with egg, bread crumbs and pan fried in olive oil. Then baked)
12 (1 1/2 servings) tater tots
mini carrots
1/2 cup dirt pudding
2 more oz chicken cutlet (eating a couple of pieces of the girls' and one bite in the kitchen)

2 cups water

Walked around town plus River Rd 2 times (timed second time at 5 minutes)

Calories consumed: 1385

Tuesday June 21, 2011

2 cups water (1 with lemon slice)

Breakfast:
1 Lender's onion bagel with 2 small brown eggs, 1 slice onion, 1 slice processed American cheese
1 small orange

2 cups water (took vitamins)

1 graham cracker at play group
2 cups water

Lunch:
Salad (1 1/2 cups Dole Greener Selection, 1/2 cup broccoli, baby carrot, onion mixture, 1 oz Monterey Jack cheese, 1 Tbs raisins, 8 slices turkey pepperoni, 1 Tbs French dressing)
Peanut butter and banana sandwich (1 Tbs pb, 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1/2 banana)
1/2 cup strawberries
1 cup milk
1/4 cup dirt dessert

1 cup green tea
1 cup water

Dinner:
1 cup Crock Pot Turkey Chili
1 slice sweet onion, chopped
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup water

Walked around town- 30 minutes

Calories Consumed: 1536

Wednesday June 22, 2011

3 cups water (1 with lemon wedge), with vitamins

Breakfast:
Lender's Bagel (onion) with 1 whole egg and 1 egg white, 1 slice onion, 1 oz Monterey Jack
1 orange

2 cups water

Lunch:
Salad with Greener Selection, broccoli, 3 mini carrots, onion, celery, mushrooms, 7 Turkey Pepperoni slices, tuna fish with mayo, Fat Free French dressing
1/2 cup diced watermelon
1/2 serving pretzel sticks
Special K bar

2 cups water
3 mushrooms

Dinner:
1 cup spaghetti with sauce
leftover chicken cutlet (4 oz)
side salad with Greener Selection and spinach, broccoli and 2 tbs fat free french dressing
1 chicken strip
1/4 shredded mozzarella
1 cup water

2 cups water

We walked around a few different times today (once in the afternoon while the children slept, once for our regular walk with the children and then after the children were in bed, hubby and went around twice), for a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes.  

Calories Consumed: 1571

Thursday June 23, 2011

2 cups water
1/2 cup water (forgot to finish it) with vitamins

Breakfast:
Thomas's Whole Wheat English Muffin, 1 oz Monterey Jack cheese, 1 whole egg, 1 egg white
1 orange

2 cups water

Lunch:
Redi-Serve Rib Patty, 1 hot dog roll
8 Tater Tots
Salad

2 cups water

Dinner:
4 pancakes with butter and syrup
4 turkey sausage links

The only walk I remember taking was home from the library after Summer Reading Program, about a 10 minute walk.

Friday

2 cups water

Breakfast:
One whole egg and one egg white on a Thomas's Whole Wheat English muffin
1 oz monterey jack cheese
1/2 cup spinach
1 orange

2 cups water

Lunch:
Turkey hotdog on a roll with ketchup, mustard and relish.
Salad with spinach and romaine, broccoli, carrots, celery and onion. 2 Tbs fat free french dressing
1/2 cup macaroni salad.

1 cup green tea
2 cups water

Dinner:
2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 chicken patty
Macaroni salad
Salad

Saturday

1 cup water (with lemon wedge)

Breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled (was supposed to be 1 whole egg with 1 egg white but I had a little trouble separating the egg this morning), 1 oz Monterey Jack cheese, 1/2 cup spinach
24 Frosted Mini Wheats
3/4 cup milk

2 cups water (with vitamins)
2 cups water

Lunch:
Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
salad with 1 cup spinach, 2 cups romaine, 1 radish, 1/2 cup chopped cucumbers, 1 slice onion, 1/4 cup broccoli and fat free french dressing
1/2 cup macaroni salad

1 cup green tea

Dinner:
Turkey burger made with lean ground turkey, 1 tbs barbecue sauce, 1 tbs steak sauce, some shakes of Worchestershire sauce
1 hamburger roll and 1 oz monterey jack cheese
1/4 mashed avocado, 1/2 cup spinach
some of Amelia's burger (1/4 of the meat plus several pieces from Hannah)
1/2 cup boiled potatoes
Yoplait yogurt-light, fat free (Apple Turnover flavor)
10 Frito Lay Chester's Cheesy Puffcorn

Sunday June 26, 2011

2 cups water (one with lemon wedge) with vitamins

Breakfast:
2 eggs scrambled, 1 oz Monterey Jack cheese, 1/2 cup spinach
1 cup Honey Bunches Of Oats
1 cup milk

Lunch:
1 Redi-Serve Chicken Patty, Hamburger roll, 1/4 avocado, spinach
1/2 cup macaroni salad

took a nap of course
1 cup green tea
1 cup water

Dinner:
1 cup chili, 1 oz cheddar cheese, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
side salad
1 tbs fat free french dressing
1 graham cracker
some bites of Hannah's Bar-S Hot Dog (couldn't help myself)

I will edit this in a bit, but I want to get it up.  I think I am missing a few things from last week.

Weight Loss Wednesdays June 22, 2011

I mentioned last week that I wasn't sure how I would do with the birthday cake during the weekend.  On Monday I still weighed the same as I had last Wednesday.  I already confessed how bad I was on Friday and Saturday.  I do have to say though that I used to down a lot more of the cake after birthdays.  Does anyone else do this, I will see the cake and take a tiny sliver, thinking one little bit won't hurt.  Then I will take another and another until I've eaten most of the row away.  I didn't do that this time.  I had my one piece, with some ice cream at the party, then I had only a couple more little slivers the next day.

Another thing that affected my weight loss, or lack thereof, was the fact that I wasn't getting in my second walk or my stepping.  I have remedied that.  I stepped for 35 minutes last night (that includes the 5 minute increase I said I would add) and the last few nights we walked around River Rd two times instead of one.  See, we walk one mile around town and then when we head over the bridge by our house their is another dirt back road that follows the curve of the river and comes out a little ways up the street.  I used to know the exact distance, all I know is that it takes me 5 minutes with the stroller and 4 minutes without the stroller.  In effect I added 4-5 minutes to my walks.

Drum roll please...
                    

Previous Wednesday Weight: 220.2

Weight on Monday: 220.2

Today's Weight: 217.4

Weight loss from last week: -2.8

Weight change from Monday: -2.8

Finally, finally, finally, I made it below 220!  

Here is the new outfit I bought

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 44.5!

And here is this week's discussion from over at Confessions of a Snowflake.

This week we're talking about what is working for us in our weight loss journey.  Are there certain habits that you have changed that you are really enjoying?  Is there something you have substituted in your diet that you really like?  Or a certain workout that you are surprised you can actually do?

I think what has really been working for me lately is exercising in the evenings.  I do so much better when I get my walk in plus the extra walk with hubby or stepping while watching tv before bed.  And it is not cutting in to our lesson time, which is a big plus.  As always I am drinking 2 cups of water before or during a meal with another cup in between each meal and in the evening.  And I have been enjoying a cup of green tea in the afternoons.  

I Think I Like This

Okay, it's taking me longer than it should, you know, what it probably takes normal people, to track my food, get my calorie info, but I think I may just like this.  I am using SparkPeople's nutrition tracker.  The biggest problem is not being able to find the specific food I use so I have to input them manually.  I figure once I get everything imported that I use things will get easier.  I was shocked to see I am close to the calorie limits of the Slimmer this Summer challenge.  A lot closer than I though.  I was also shocked to realize my lunch today had more calories than my dinner.
The great thing about SparkPeople is that I can type in my recipe and get the nutrition information.  I had no idea how many calories my chili has.  Now I do.  I am not sure on the serving amount as the cookbook I found it in doesn't have that info.  But I said 1 cup is a serving.

What I also like is that you can see your daily nutritional report at the end of the day.  It shows where you are getting your calories from: fats, carbs, proteins.

This is how I did yesterday:


Daily Totals:
Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein

1,385

36

203

56

And this is today:


Daily Totals:
Calories/Fat/Carbs/Protein

1,477

56

175

77

My Tracking Goals for the week.

Okay, I have GOT to do a better job recording what I put past these lips of mine this week.  I think I will also include my exercise on my tracking post so if I forget to get on the silly Wii, the exercise will still be recorded.  I'm still sticking to walking and stepping to movies/shows this week.  Maybe one of these days I will add in the Wii Fit again.  Oh, wait, I have to get working batteries first.  Unfortunately that is not high on my priority list when I can get exercise in by walking around town. Perhaps I will make it my goal this week to increase my walks by 2 minutes each day and my stepping by 5 minutes for this week (not 5 minutes each time, just 35 minutes instead of 30) and see if I can increase it another 5 next week.
I really am not sure what my calorie goal should be with nursing.  I realize I am not exclusively nursing as Hannah is over a year old.  But I really don't think 1200 to 1400 calories is enough.  Maybe I am wrong.  I'm not trying to look for an excuse to eat more calories, I just want to know I am eating right.  I do think the fact that I am eating healthier calories than I was half a year ago is better for Hannah anyway. The other problem I have is trying to figure out the calories.  I have been writing down what I've been eating.  But how do you figure out the calories in the quiche I made last week or a casserole.  I am trying to focus more on the amounts, knowing I am eating 1/2 cup of rice for example.  I need to find my First Place book.  In the old program I was doing (I don't believe they teach this anymore) we were to count exchanges.  I did pretty good knowing I had to eat so many veggies, fruits, grains, milk products and protein foods.  That is what I think will work best for me.  Instead of having to figure out the calories in everything I eat.  Of course not knowing the healthy calorie limit isn't helping.  I think the most important thing for me is to stop the snacking and make sure I write everything down accurately.  I was doing great at the beginning of the year and I wasn't tracking.  But I know it is a requirement for the Slimmer this Summer challenge.
The water intake is easy enough to remember usually. Two glasses before each meal and 1 between each meal and before bed.
Let's see if I can make this work.

Weigh In #2: Plus Size Bloggers Tracking Challenge: Bye Bye Booties! and Slimmer This Summer Check In

I did not have the greatest of weeks, but if you figure in that we had birthday cake and I had 8 cookies on Friday (some at VBS some at home) I guess I could have done worse.  I actually thought I was going to do better because 2 days while Tabitha was in VBS last week, I took Amelia and Hannah on a 1 hour walk around the town we were in.  Unlike our hometown which is flat all the way around, the other town had a few different places with inclines.  The one was quite steep, so I figured I was getting a great workout.  Unfortunately I forgot to record every day again (We come home from our walks and get the girls ready for bed, by the time I remember it is after midnight and you can't go back on the Wii to record in the Activity Log).  I like having it on the Wii, but I guess if I keep forgetting to record it I might just as well write it down before I forget.  Each day this week I at least took a walk around town in the evening, I don't believe we missed once, even on the days I took the hour long walk.  Though one day we only got to go to the bridge and back because of road work.  Here is what I did record.

I can't believe I am still looking at the 220 on the scale.  I did lose weight from last Monday, but it is the same as Wednesday.

Previous Monday Weight: 220.8

Weight on Wednesday: 220.2

Today's Weight: 220.2

Weight loss from last week: -.6

Weight change from Wednesday: 0

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 41.7

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Tracking My Food and Water Intake week of 6-13-11 through 6-19-11

I didn't do a very good job keeping track of my meals or water (or my exercise for that matter) toward the end of the week.  Here's what I got:
Monday June 13, 2011

2 cups water

Breakfast:
1 serving Frosted Mini Wheats, milk

1 cup water

2 cups water

couple M&M's, some finger fulls of melted chocolate and some chocolate chips while making lunch.  Oh, and a few wagon wheel pasta rounds.
Lunch:
2 waffles with chocolate/peanut butter/Cool Whip mixture (see muffin tin post)
1 hot dog with a hot dog roll
romaine/spinach salad

1 cup green tea
1 cup water

little ricotta and mozzarella while cooking
Dinner:
1/12 spinach-cheese lasagna plus some bites of Hannah's (the downside of being the one feeding her off my plate)
romaine/spinach side salad with broccoli

Tuesday June 14, 2011
1 cup water

Breakfast:
less than 1 serving Frosted Mini Wheats (didn't get a chance to finish it)
1/2 mug oj with vitamins and iron

1 cup water
2 cups water

1 graham cracker while cookie (was extremely hungry) and 1/4 low fat graham cracker

Lunch:
2 fish fillets (1 serving) 1/2 cup shell macaroni, few canned carrots
1 special K bar
1 or 2 servings chocolate chips
few pieces mandarin oranges

Dinner:
Peanut butter and apple butter sandwich on whole wheat bread
cheese (swiss and low fat cheddar and monterey jack.)
1 chocolate mini rice cake
1 Reese's pb cup
Few pretzels

2 cups water
2 chicken cheese nuggets
couple oz of cheese while I gave some to Hannah
5 or more chicken nuggets (we were hungry had gotten home late from homeschool used curriculum sale)
problem was, it was after midnight

Wednesday June 15, 2011

2 cups water (1 with lemon)

Breakfast:
1 serving Frosted Mini Wheats
1 cup water

part of a pack of Smarties
2 low fat graham crackers with Cool Whip
2 cups water

Lunch:
Romaine and Spinach Salad with broccoli,  2 baby carrots, 8 olives, 9 slices turkey pepperoni, 2 sliced green onions, 1/2 serving raisins, 2 tbs light honey mustard dressing
20 M&Ms, special K bar

1 cup water
some mashed pototoes

1 cup green tea

Dinner:
1 hot dog, 1 hot dog roll, 1/2 serving mashed potatoes, 1/2 tbs cheddar cheese, 1 slice processed american cheese, 1/2 cup green bean/corn mix.
few bites of Hannah's hot dog, some of her cheddar cheese and mashed potatoes

Thursday June 16, 2011

2 cups water (one with lemon wedge)

Breakfast
1 serving Frosted Mini Wheats, milk

2 cups water
3 lowfat graham crackers with coolwhip while getting lunch

Lunch:
1/12  lasagna
salad, mostly romaine/iceberg mix with a tiny bit of spinach, 1 mini carrot, some broccoli, 5 olives, 2 tbs light honey mustard dressing
probably another slice of lasagna with all I ate of Hannah's

1 cup green tea
2 cups water
some cheese, bite of thawed shredded potatoes, 2 turkey sausages while cooking

Dinner:
3 pieces (1/4) breakfast pizza made with crescent rolls, 3 eggs, 1/4 cup milk, broccoli, sausage

Friday June 17, 2011


Breakfast:
Can't remember

1/2 large checkered flag cookie

Lunch:
Cookout
1 1/2 hotdogs, chips, 2 cookies, lemonade, bite of brownie

2 chips ahoy rainbow cookies with milk

Dinner:
2 tacos with lean ground beef, cheese, tomato, lettuce, onion, olives
3 more cookies

Saturday June 18, 2011


1 cup water

Breakfast:
Egg Sandwich (whole wheat bread, 1 egg)

Lunch:
2 slices wheat (not whole wheat) bread, bologna, mayo, honey mustard, turkey
1 piece birthday cake, ice cream

Dinner:
Broiled chicken with french dressing, 1/2 piece with honey mustard
1/2 cup rice
beets
salad

Sunday June 19, 2011


2 cups water

Breakfast:
2 egg omelet, 1 slice processed cheese, bologna, 1 frozen bagel with tub butter

2 cups water

sliver of cake
Lunch:
2 slices wheat bread, 1 slice turkey, 2 slices bologna, mayo, honey mustard
salad with 1 tbs french dressing, radish, cherry tomatoes, broccoli
milk with 2 Chips Ahoy cookies

1 cup green tea
2 cups water

Dinner:
3 pieces leftover breakfast pizza
some pasta with sauce
rice with cream of broccoli soup
1 orange

This is what I can remember.  I will edit it if I remember more.

Weight Loss Wednesdays June 15, 2011

This was a pretty good week. It feels good to be back to sticking to my goals.  Yesterday was the only day we didn't take some sort of walk.  Every day we try to get in an evening walk around town (town is 1 mile around) before Bible Time and putting children to bed.  Still not doing a great job keeping food away from my mouth while I am cooking, that is a very bad habit I've had for years.  At least I haven't binged because of the mess ups.  So much better than last month.  Now, the only problem is, Amelia has a birthday this weekend and of course we are making a cake.  Fortunately it is the only one this month (cake, not birthday...my son turned 18 last week). 

So, the results before the birthday cake this coming weekend:

Previous Wednesday Weight: 221.8

Weight on Monday: 220.8

Today's Weight: 220.2

Weight loss from last week: -1.6

Weight change from Monday: -.6

Still staring at that 220 I wanted to be for my birthday two months ago. I will share a picture of me in my new outfit after I pass that goal.  Was hoping it would have been today.  The chicken nuggets late last night probably didn't help. Or the fact that I didn't get to take a real walk as Miss Hannah didn't go to bed until 2 am.  In her defense she had slept in the car on the way home from the Homeschool Used Curriculum Sale (over an hour away).  While we did walk around at the sale it's not the same as walking around town.

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 41.7!

And to answer Alicia's question about what keeps me motivated on this weight loss journey, I would have to say my low self esteem plays a big part.  I am competitive in that I want to do well as to not embarrass myself, I want to show that I can do this.  I want to be able to have a shot at winning a prize  over at Plus Size bloggers.  Maybe that shouldn't be my biggest motivation, but I would be lying if I said it didn't play a big part.  I want to lose weight to get healthy too.  I definitely do.  But it is knowing that I have to weigh in that keeps me from putting the extra food in my mouth.  I know I have to stay healthy so I can keep up with my girls.  And, I've already said, if we have another baby I need to be at a healthy weight before getting pregnant this time. 'Cause I can't continue to lose weight, obviously, while pregnant. And I don't want to get so big again, or be so out of breath.  I know it is in God's hands, but my prayer is that I get healthy before having another child.  I'm approaching my 40's and my doctor has already said the sooner the better if we are going to have another one.  I was already over 35 when I had Hannah, placing me in the "advanced maternal age" category. 

There is one other motivation.  I've mentioned before that I agree an overweight person is not a great witness for Christ.  How can I say that Jesus is Lord of my life if it is obvious I have no control over my food.  As we were getting started with the weight loss challenges this month I read the following in my Our Daily Bread devotional (which I had just started reading again)

"O Christians, remember, you bear His dear name, 

Your lives are for others to view;

You're living examples-men praise you or blame, 

And measure your Savior by You"-Anonymous 

The Scripture was 1 Timothy 4:12

1 Timothy 4:12   Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 

Weigh In #1: Plus Size Bloggers Tracking Challenge: Bye Bye Booties! and Slimmer This Summer Check In

I had a pretty good week.  I had a bit of a problem keeping track of my food.  I didn't always remember what I had eaten by the time I got a chance to get on the computer.  I got it as accurate as I could and posted it last night.  My water intake wasn't quite as much as it should have been for the challenge, but I was getting 8 cups in a day.  We took a walk every day this week, I believe.  If hubby was home we usually got in an extra walk after the children were in bed (big brother was here in case of problems), and if he was working I usually took turns with Steven stepping/jogging on the Wii Board for 30 minutes while watching tv.  Don't let the picture confuse you, I forgot to get on the Wii a few days.  Oops

I was thrilled to see a loss this week.  I was so close to 220 I bought myself that outfit I had thought abut buying for my birthday.  Yep, two months later than I wanted to, but I am looking at 220 on the scale.  I realize it is .8 more, but I am thrilled that I am losing again.  I am so thankful for these challenges.

Previous Monday Weight: 223.4

Weight on Wednesday: 221.8

Today's Weight: 220.8

Weight loss from last week: -2.6

Weight change from Monday: -1

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 41.1

Also linking to





Over at A Hippo With a Headband

Tracking My Food and Water Intake week of 6-6-11 through 6-12-11

Monday June 6, 2011

2 glasses water
Breakfast
2 slices bread, less than 1 tbs peanut butter, 1/2 banana

2 glasses water
Lunch
1 slice whole wheat bread, roast beef, muenster cheese
salad (romaine, spinach, cherry tomatoes, onion, broccoli, 1/2 avocado, 1 tbs honey mustard dressing, some more cheese and a little more beef)
mini rice cakes 9 ranch, 2 chocolate

glass water
1 cup green tea
glass water
Dinner
2 servings chicken nuggets, 3/4 cup homemade mac and cheese, 1/2 cup green beans, side salad (just romaine plus some dressing)
2 cups water
1 cup water

Tuesday June 7, 2011

2 cups water (1 with lemon wedge)
Breakfast
2 slices whole wheat bread, approx 1/2 cup spinach, 3 slices turkey bacon, 1 egg

1 cup water
snack at playgroup: handful of pretzel sticks and about 2 tbs raisins
2 cups water

Lunch
1 hamburger roll, 1 breaded chicken patty (and a few bites of Hannah's), 1 slice onion, 1/4 avocado
salad with romaine and spinach, broccoli, chopped onion, 2 radishes, 2 mushrooms, 2 slices green pepper, light honey mustard dressing
1 serving spinach/cheese ravioli plus 4.
4 oz milk
1 special K bar

1 cup green tea
1 cup water

Dinner
Tuna noodle casserole (not sure how much)
Cherries (also not sure as I was sharing with Hannah)

2 cups water

Wednesday June 8, 2011

3 cups water (one with lemon wedge)
Breakfast
1 serving frosted mini wheats, fat free milk
1 orange
1 honey nut cheerio

2 cups water

Lunch
1 cup brown rice and pork/soup mixture
Salad with romaine, spinach, 2 radishes, slice of onion, broccoli, 1 oz low fat cheese, 2 tbs light honey mustard dressing, 1/4 cup raisins
Special K bar
Cup of milk

1 cup water
1 cup green tea
2 cups water

Dinner
1 english muffin, 2 oz muenster cheese (one while cooking, tsk tsk), salmon burger, 1 slice onion, 1 slice tomato,
13 spinach raviolis, plus bites of Hannah's and 3 more from the pan.
finished off girls' salmon burgers (probably 1/2 more)
3 ritz type crackers

2 cups water

Thursday June 9, 2011
arrrrg can't remember
Breakfast
I think 1 cup honey bunches of oats

Lunch

Dinner
Too much quiche



Friday June 10, 2011

2 cups water
Breakfast
1 English muffin, 1 slice muenster cheese, 2 egg whites, 1 slice ham
<half a not so great peach

2 cups water
Lunch
2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 breaded chicken patty plus some bites of Hannah's, 1 slice onion, 1/2 avocado,  salad with 4 cherry tomatoes, broccoli, 1 radish, 1 tbs light honey mustard dressing
raviolis (about 1/2 serving, was sharing)
special K bar

1 cup green tea

Dinner
1/2 cup spaghetti, 1/2 serving turkey pepperoni, 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese
romaine and spinach salad with 1 tbs french dressing, cucumber and honey roasted peanuts
1 cup milk

2 cups water

Saturday June 11, 2011

2 cups water (one with lemon wedge)

Breakfast
1 cup Honey Bunches of Oats, milk

2 cups water

Lunch
salad with romaine, spinach, 4 cherry tomatoes, 1/2 mini cucumber, broccoli, slice onion, between 1/4 and 1/2 avocado, 1/2 oz low fat cheddar, 1/2 oz swiss cheese, approx 1 oz honey roasted peanuts, 2 tbs light honey mustard dressing
1/2 serving mini ranch rice cakes
1/4 Hershey's bar (fractions work)
1 cup milk

1 cup water
1 cup water

Dinner
1/6 of Digornio's Pepperoni Pizza
1/6 of Digornio's Four cheese Pizze
cheesy bread sticks
side salad made of romaine and spinach with a little onion and a few honey roasted peanuts

1 cup water
1 cup water

Sunday June 12, 2011

2 cups water (one with lemon)

Breakfast
1 serving frosted Mini Wheats
Milk

1 cup water
2 cups water

Lunch
salad with romaine, spinach, honey roasted peanuts, 1/2 mini cucumber, 1 can tuna with mayo with some onion, 8 slices turkey pepperoni, 2 cherry tomatoes, 1/4 cup raisins, 1/2 oz low fat cheddar, 1/2 oz swiss, 1 tbs light honey mustard dressing.
2 bites Hannah's pbj, couple licks peanut butter, 1 tbs cottage cheese
1 cup water
1 cup water
1 cup green tea

Dinner
1 cup spaghetti with sauce already mixed in (leftover night), 1/2 or less of canned green beans, 1 piece of quiche, not sure how much, it was half of what was left and I think what was left was less than a 1/4 but I am not sure. It definitely wasn't more than 1/4)
2 bites Hannah's tuna noodle casserole

1 cup water
2 cups water

Weekly Water and Tea Intake
Monday: 8 cups water, 1 cup green tea
Tuesday: 8 cups water, 1 cup green tea
Wednesday: 10 cups water, 1 cup green tea
Thursday:  ?
Friday: 6 cups water, 1 cup green tea
Saturday: 8 cups water
Sunday: 10 cups water, 1 cup green tea

Weight Loss Wednesdays June 8, 2011

I am back to posting my weight twice a week for now.  I wasn't quite sure how I wanted to arrange my posts.  I am going to continue weighing in on Mondays and posting for Plus Size Bloggers Bye Bye Booties challenge and the Slimmer this Summer challenge.  Maybe next week I will just link that post up to Weight Loss Wednesdays.  Not sure yet.  Guess there is nothing wrong with weighing twice a week.  I know some weigh themselves every day.  I stopped doing that because the daily fluctuations frustrated me.

Thanks be to God, I have re-motivated and have been sticking to my goals.  I am getting my water in, though sometimes it is just the 8 cups like I was doing and not the 10 recommended for Slimmer this Summer.  I am also drinking my green tea faithfully again.  I am not eating after dinner.  I have not been quite so good with the snacking (yesterday I made the mistake of munching on the leftover raviolis from lunch while I was on the phone).  I have been getting a walk around town and/or stepped for 30 minutes at night.  Sure beats feeling like my day is gone when I exercise in the morning.  Though I miss my aerobics DVD and the Wii (of course the balance board isn't working anyway).
It would be a little easier to get my morning devotions in if my 4 year old daughter didn't wake me up 3 times in the middle of the night (hmmhmm...4am, 5am, 6am).  Working on this one as it is the most important of all my goals of course.
So, I have had a really good week.  A little shocked actually:

Previous Wednesday Weight: 226.4

Weight on Monday: 223.4

Today's Weight: 221.8

Weight loss from last week: -4.6 (huh?)

Weight change from Monday: -1.6

I'm once again staring at that 220 I wanted to be for my birthday two months ago. 

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 40.1!!

And now for the question asked by Alicia over at Confessions of a Snowflake

Motivation

Why did you decide to lose weight in the first place?  What was that motivating factor that moved you to action?

I will be sharing more about this at a later date, suffice it to say I didn't like huffing and puffing up the stairs and being out of breath when I wanted to read the children their stories at bedtime.  It was the same as when I was pregnant and I didn't like it.  I also realized I had gotten a lot bigger than I thought.  I had made it back up to the weight I was right before the baby was born, and she was 8 months old.  I don't want to be to fatigued to play with the girls, I want to be able to play in the park with them, and I want to see them grow up and be there for them.

It is not too late to join in on the  Plus Size Bloggers challenge.  She is keeping it open through today.  Head on over to check it out.

Starting Weigh In: Plus Size Bloggers Tracking Challenge: Bye Bye Booties!

I was thrilled to see I had lost weight this week.  Yes, I am using the digital scale from now on.  Even if my balance board starts working it will keep my results consistent.

Here I am today (excuse the blurry shot)

A little better shot:

Here I am on May 4th

I actually weighed about the same. 

Previous Weight (starting weight): 226.4

Today's Weight: 223.4

Weight loss from last week: 3

Total Loss since weight loss journey got serious on December 13th 2010: 38.5!!