2/27/2010

Weight: 128.6 lbs (I KNEW that weight would go down :) )

Activities: None....I really have been under the weather and had a busy day otherwise. I went to a friend's baby shower and then she wanted to go out at night so I basically came home from shower, changed, and went back out, and then didn't get home until 1:30 AM. C'est la vie!

Food--

- 1 hard boiled egg

- 1 cup coffee (1/2 tsp. sugar and a bit of heavy cream to sweeten)

- 1 cup diet coke

- 2 pieces of quiche, one with tomato and the other with mushroom (both were meatless)

- ~2 cups leafy green salad that was lightly dressed, I wasn't sure what the dressing was

- 1 smallish piece of yellow cake with chocolate frosting (didn't actually finish the cake)

- 1 cup of tea sweetened with juice from 1 lemon wedge

- 1 small slice of bread with butter

- penne pasta dish with sauteed shrimp, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil in a tomato sauce, ~ 1 1/2 c. pasta, 5 shrimps

- a few sips of my fiance's iced tea at the movies

- ~ 1 cup buttered popcorn at the movies

Total calories: 2102.

My calorie counter says that the two pieces of quiche were 1131 calories which I did not expect. This was obviously my problem today. The quiche was part of the lunch at the shower. They had a baked ziti dish with meat, the quiches, pigs in blanket, Italian sausage, and the green salad. I thought eating the quiche and the salad would be the best option. Next time I will only eat one I promise!!

2/26/2010

Weight: 130.4 lbs (TTOM)

Exercise: 2.97 miles on treadmill

Food

- 1 banana

- 1 cup skim milk

- 1.25 cup baked ziti

- 13 grape tomatoes

- 1 Breyer's Yocrunch cup

- 3/4 c (uncooked) brown rice, cooked

- steamed mushrooms and carrots

- 1 glass water

- sauteed mushrooms

Total calories: 1606

Great day! The weight was on the high side but I'm not complaining because I had such a great day otherwise. I know the weight will come back down.

2/25/2010

Weight: 128.4 lbs.

No exercise, I was very late to work and skipped my lunch break. Was too exhausted to work out when I got home (went out to dinner with a friend).

Food

- 1 banana

- 1/2 cup homemade granola

- 1 Yoplait fat-free yogurt (blueberry)

- 1 bottle Vitamin 10 water

- 1.75 cup baked ziti

- 5 grape tomatoes

- 1/3 cucumber

- 15 slices raw mushroom

- 1 cup coffee with 2 splenda and creamer

- 1 small soft pretzel with a cheese dip

- seasonal fruit side

- 1 black bean burger with pickles, ketchup, mustard, tomato on a whole wheat roll

Total calories: 1865

1.75 cups of baked ziti is a large serving...645 calories. This was 1/3 of a serving I bought at Sbarro...haha. Good thing I exercised portion control but I will have to do better.

2/24/2010

Weight: 129.6 lbs.
Exercise: Run: 2 miles (very slowly...I was not feeling well....)
1/2 hour abs class at the gym
1 hour "bootcamp" class at the gym
Food:
- 1 banana
- 1/2 cup homemade granola
- 1 cheese manicotti
- 1 1/2 cup Bakers hot chocolate (from machine)
- 3/4 cup low calorie cranberry juice
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheeese
- mint chocolate chips
- 1 peanut butter cookie Luna bar
- 1 cup of tea
- 1 Hershey nugget with hazlenut
Total calories: 1457
Well a good day, calorie wise. But mostly because I wasn't feeling well and was too exhausted after boot camp to eat!
Do you eat granola? My mom sent me some and it is delicious. She thinks it is healthy because she used no butter, not a lot of sugar and there are not many nuts considering the amount of notes. But I have no idea. I hope it's ok!

2/23/2010

Weight: 129.6
Exercise: 22 minutes exercise bike
Run: 1.8 miles
Light weight lifting, crunches, and light stretching
Food:
- 1 Granny Smith apple
- fat-free yogurt
- 20 grape tomatoes
- remainder of my lemon chicken vermicelli entree from the Vietnamese restaurant the night before
- 1 cup herbal tea
- 1 glass water
- 5 pieces of sesame chicken
- 3/4 vegetarian egg roll
- 1/2 cup vegetarian lo mein
- 1/4 white rice
- 1 glass red wine
Total: 2033
The sesame chicken is the villain in my food today. This evening I went to a trivia night at a temple. The admission price includes dinner and drinks (and you'll notice I only drank one). The dinner was sesame chicken, egg rolls, lo mein, fried rice, and white rice. The sesame chicken alone was 1050 calories. But I didn't have much of a choice. Should I have filled up on lo mein and fried rice and skipped the sesame chicken altogether??

2/22/2010

Weight: 130.6 (all things considered I am not surprised)
Activities: 28 minutes on exercise bike
Food-
- 1 banana
- fat-free yogurt
- 1 cup "Rosh Hashannah honey orange carrots" (yes, I know Rosh Hashannah was months ago but I make these year round. These were leftovers from the potluck last night)
- 2 cups salad
- 1 Fiber one bar
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 3 cups jasmine tea
- lemon chicken with vermicelli entree at a Vietnamese restaurant
Total calories: 1759

Not a horrible day but could be better. Next time, I will eat only half the vermicelli in my dish and eliminate some carbs.

2/21/2010

Welcome back!

Weight: 129.8...so relieved after last night.
Exercise: some light weights and crunches (hungover! and busy)
Food (I was hungover...)
- 2 small croissants
- 2-cup salad with blue cheese dressing
- 1 cup orange juice
- 4 cups caramel popcorn
- 1 very small brownie
- cheese dip with chicken on tortilla chips and bread
- 1 empanada
- 2 small slices of pizza
- a vegetable casserole, approx. 1/2 cup
Total calories: 2598

So I started the day hungover and barely ate, then went to a pot luck dinner and ate a LOT....too much! Next time: no caramel popcorn (although it did result in me not eating the brownies!). I also should have skipped the cheese dip. I am going to a baby shower next week and I am going to try to learn from this!

2/20/2010

Weight: 129.8 lbs. I am happy with this. It is a stabilized number UNDER 130.
Activities: Exercise bike for 36 minutes
Run/walk: 2 miles
Light stretching

Food and drink--
-- 1 bagel with butter (any suggestion of what to put on a bagel besides butter?)
-- brown sugar because I needed some sugar (I realize that this is awful)
-- 3/4 whole wheat pita bread with pesto sauce
-- 2 roasted vegetable agnolotti with tomato sauce
-- 1 fruit roll-up
-- 1 french vanilla coffee with heavy cream
-- 1/5 pitcher frozen margarita
-- tortilla chips and salsa (approximately 20 chips)
-- 1.5 chicken enchiladas
-- Spanish rice
-- 1 glass pinot noir
-- 3 cranberry/vodkas

....and when I arrived home, drunk what did I eat?

-- mozzarella cheese :(

Total calories: 3164.

Okay, my problem areas are obviously the cheese. What do others eat when they get home at 3:30AM and have had too much to drink? For the most part I am limiting my alcohol intake but some days that is not possible. I desperately want to lose weight but I am not willing to give up my life.

What do you think of the enchiladas? What do you order at Mexican restaurants? Could I have ordered better? Should I have skipped the tortilla chips? I thought I ate them in moderation compared to the last time but still probably too much. I promise no vodka next time!! (and no party bus). My college roommate used to think that the amount of calories she drank the night before was counteracted by the fact that she barely eats the next day so she offset the calories of her drinks? Any thoughts on this?

2/19/2010

Weight: 129.8 lbs. I was so relieved! The majority of my weigh-ins this week have been below 130 which to me is PROGRESS!!
Activities: Ran 2.32 miles
4 minutes on excercise bike

Food--
- 1 banana
- 1/2 bagel toasted with butter (What should I put on my bagels instead of butter??)
- 1 cup of coffee with 2 packages of splenda and a package of creamer)
- 1 slice BBQ short ribs pizza
- 4 grape tomatoes
- 3/4 cucumber
- 1 strawberry Greek yogury with 1/2 cup lowfat granola
- 3 peanut M&Ms
- 1/2 zucchini
- 1/4 lb. tilapia with sauteed onions and mushrooms
- 1 cup salad with light Italian salad dressing
- 7 conversation hearts
- 3 strawberries with light whipped cream
- 1/2 glass red wine
- 1 cup orange juice
- 1 cup herbal tea
- 7 cheese cubes
Total calories: 1911

I was so hungry that day. I don't know why. The cheese cubes were BAAAAD for me but they were samples at the grocery store. They say you shouldn't go to the grocery store hungry because you will buy junk food. I didn't buy junk food but I ate the cheese cubes. Ugh. Tomorrow, is another day. I am eating at my favorite Latin American restaurant for a girls' night which will requires either margaritas or sangria and chips and salsa. I hope I can behave...any suggestions????

2/18/2010

Weight: 131.4 lbs. Ick. Blame the bread and olive oil at dinner the night before.
Activities: Ran 2.92 miles (love the gym at my office!)

Food--
- 1 banana
- 1/2 bagel, toasted with butter (no peanut butter in the house because I made the cookies)
- 1 Greek strawberry yogurt
- 1/2 cup lowfat granola
- 1 bottle water
- 1 large piece of ice cream cake (hadn't eaten lunch and had to go to co-worker's going away party...ugh!)
- 1 1/3 cup cheesy turkey and rice
- 1 salmon burger, without roll, with ketchup
- 14 steamed string beans
- 3 cubes of American cheese

Total calories: 2121. Okay, worst day I've had foodwise in a longtime. NEVER go to a party without having eaten lunch. I know that. I loooove ice cream and have essentially given it up so I suppose I was due for some but I wish I could have waited until it was summer!

2/17/2010

Weight: 130.2 lbs....not the greatest weigh in but I did eat the peanut butter cookie dough the night before...
Activities: None, had a working lunch and was too tired after work to work out. NOT GOOD.
Food--
- 9 strawberries
- 1/2 cup turkey
- 14 grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1 cup of coffee with 2 splenda and 1 creamer
- 2 1/2 slices of bread with olive oil
- 1 slice barbeque short rib pizza
- 6 1/4 roasted vegetable agnolotti with tomato sauce
- 1 natural fruit rollup
- 3 pieces of cheese
Total calories: 1429

My dad was in town so a dinner out was required. I had wanted to go to Ted's Montana Grill so I could just get a salad but there was a wait. So we ended up at an Italian restaurant. The roasted vegetable agnolotti was a vegan dish so I think I chose wisely but would love to hear the opinions of others.
Question: What do you use to sweeten your coffee? What is best for a health conscious person that is desperate to lose weight? I use splenda but would love to hear from others!

2/16/2010

Weight: 127 lbs. (LOWEST WEIGH IN SINCE I STARTED!!!)
Activities: Run: .76 miles (had to weight for a treadmill)
Stretching
Light weight workout

Food:
- 1/2 cup turkey
- Fiber one oats and strawberry bar
- 1 cup roasted carrot soup
- 14 dried apple rings
- 1 bottle of water
- 1 1/2 cups cheesy turkey and rice
- peanut butter cookie dough :( (made cookies for a co-workers going away party)

Total calories: 1752

Lessons Learned: A serving of my cheesy turkey and rice has 384 calories just from the rice. I think that is too much. Should I just use less rice when I prepare it? Should I switch to brown rice? Any comments on this would be appreciated.

2/15/2010

Apologies to my readers (although I don't have any) for my absence of posts. The reason I have put off starting a blog for months was my inability to update regularly. Now that I am not snowed in this seems to be true. So the next few entries will be catch up.

Weight: 129.6!!
Activities: None, felt dizzy most of the day.
Food-
- 2 cups frosted mini-wheats
- 1 slice Valveeta cheese
- 2 cups homemade hot cocoa
- .33 can whole cranberry sauce
- 1 whole wheat turkey wrap
- 1 cup roasted tomato soup
- 13 raw baby carrots with blue cheese dressing

I hadn't felt well so I mostly just ate comfort food.

Total calories: 1683

Lessons Learned: need to cut down on the hot cocoa!

2/14/2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

Weight-130.4 lbs.
Activities: 40 minutes on exercise bike
Food
- 1 Granny Smith apple
- 1 small croissant
- 2 small pieces of bread, with pesto sauce
- 2 cups of coffee, with 4 Splenda packets and 2 half and half packets
- salad with approx. 2 1/2 tablespoons of raspberry vinaigrette dressing
- 1 1/4 pieces chicken marsala
- yellow rice

Today consisted of a day trip to our state's capitol. We got home after midnight and I was starving and exhausted. Hence, the last entry in my food diary.

- 2 slices American cheese

Total calories: 1335 calories.

How did I do? No Valentine's day dessert for me because I made our Valentine's Day dessert on Saturday.

2/13/2010

Weight: 130.4 (seems to be my normal weight)
Activities: ran 1.89 miles on treadmill; 60 crunches; light weight workout
Food:
1 banana
1 small croissant
1 cup spinach egg drop soup
2 chocolate covered strawberries
Brie cheese on 2 crackers
1 cube Swiss cheese
1 slice of bread with pesto
2 small pita breads with olive oil
3 falafel patties
1 chicken kebab
1 scallop
2 zucchini fritters
1 mug herbal tea
1/2 cup blackberry mousse
1/2 glass red dessert wine
Total calories: 1520

So the food was a bit random; but the calories stayed under control. We went out mezze for dinner so that explains the small plates. And the blackberry mousse was a V-day treat!

2/12/2010

Weight: 132.2. This is a high number for me and the reason I decided to reduce my sugar intake.
Activities: Ran 2.61 miles on treadmill
Food
1 regular slice of bread with 1/2 tablespoon of butter
1 banana
1 sweet n'salty 100-calorie pack
1 cup spinach egg drop soup
2 cups salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, red pepper, mushroom)
Fiber One oats and peanut butter bar
21 oz. water
2 packages of smarties
7 multigrain tortilla chips with 1/4 cup salsa
1 3/4 cup cheesey turkey and rice
1 mug of pomegrante-white tea
2 squares of Godiva raspberry chocolate
Total calories: 1569

I was hungry at night but refused to eat anything else. If you will notice no honey on my bread or in my tea! I ate the smarties because I was hungry at work and that was what was in the candy jar....I had eaten all the snacks I had brought for the day. We have no more Godiva chocolate in the house so that will be eliminated from my diet as well. I ate more calories today than the other days but was still hungry....not sure what to do about that. Any suggestions?

2/11/2010

Weight: 130.4 lbs
Activity: 30 minutes on exercise bike

1 slice of bread with 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon honey
1 banana
Greek strawberry yogurt with 1/2 cup granola
2 cups hot cocoa
1 slice Valveeta cheese
3 oz. whole berry cranberry sauce
1 medium potato, mashed with butter and skim milk
3 slices of turkey with gravy
2 squares Godiva raspberry chocolate
Total calories: 1406

Goals for tomorrow: reduce sugar intake (including honey)

2/10/10

Weight: 128.8
Activities: Ran 3 miles on the treadmill.
Food:
1 regular slice of bread, with 1/2 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon honey
2 cups hot chocolate
1 cup roasted carrot soup
1 cup spinach egg drop soup
2 squares Godiva raspberry chocolate
Spinach salad with tuna and crispbread
2 Sunkist fruit roll ups
1 banana
Total calories: 1379

How did I do? What can I do better?

Starting out

I have wanted to start a blog for LONG time. After 4 1/2 snow days here I am! I want this to be about food and fashion but right now I think it will be primarily about food. I am desperately trying to lose weight for my wedding. I am 5'3 with a medium body frame. On December 31, 2009 I weighed 135.8 lbs. I want to weigh 122.1 by 6/30/2010. I currently weigh 130.4 but have been as low as 128.2 in the last month. The fluctuations really frustrate me and I want to be held accountable. So by posting what I eat I am hoping the people read this and will let me know what I am doing wrong. I am going to post each day what I ate the day before, any exercise, and my weight.