Every Morsel

I am going to try this...

record every darn calorie that goes in my mouth today.

-4 glasses hot tea (green)
Is there such a thing as too much green tea?

-1 med. bowl oatmeal (nothing added)
-1 egg white
so far, so good


ok, for lunch (forgot my post-workout snack)

-Whole-wheat pretzels
-Yummy hummus
-1/2 protein bar


2:30 feeling the urge for carbs... but ignore it for the sake of the blog.

3:30 - a few cashews and peanuts in the car - just a handful

Here is where it gets bad! And I was doing so well!

5:30 -other 1/2 of protein bar
-3 large nachos chips piled with cheese, beans and chicken.
-random bites of chicken and cheese off my kids plates.
-slice of swiss cheese with a little lunchmeat.

I told you I like cheese!!! Darn it!

Well, I got on the scale, and the thing of it is, I am still doing better than I was with my OK Country Donut and Pepsi diet.

I lost another pound.

But the cheese has GOT TO GO!

-I also forgot to mention that I had some spoonfulls of Bleu Cheese and a couple slices of Pumpkin roll. NO kidding.

Day 4

I can't even express how SORE I am. Maybe I took that "highest point" thing too seriously. I really strove for my peak capability on my weight sets and WOW, am I paying for it today. I have to sit and scoot down the stairs.

Not kidding.

However, I am LOVING eating 6 times a day. Today's menu:

Breakfast: 3/4 cup Special K protein cereal. No milk... but I loved the dry crunch. Should have had fruit with it.

Snack gone wrong: 1 strawberry, 1 sausage ball and 3 small bites of a cinnamon roll. I was at a meeting and this was what I chose. I guess it's better than what I formerly would have eaten: 3-4 sausage balls and a whole cinnamon roll. It would have been my breakfast too. Also ate 1/2 cookie and cream Myoplex bar

Lunch: 1/2 Myoplex shake - chocolate! Love 'em!

Dinner: spinach leaves on bottom, whole wheat linguine next, followed by chicken parmesan (leftover) and then tomato sauce. Good. Kids ate it too.

Snack: Myoplex bar - Chocolate Chocolate Crisp - my FAVORITE!!! Tastes like an amazing dessert from Cheesecake Factory

Late night snack: 3/4 C Special K, while I watched Survivor. TV eating probably not a good idea.

I want to add more nutrients into my diet. More variety.

And I am hoping to walk normally at sometime in the near future.

Day 3

I am sooooooooooooore.
Like I want to go to bed right now sore.
It is painful to walk and move my arms.

Oooph. This just reveals the depth of my out-of-shapedness.

On the upside, I did have a great day eating minus one setback.

Breakfast: Oatmeal and eggwhites. A bit bland, but I was craving carbs.
Snack: Cottage cheese and raspberries. LOVE IT!
Lunch: 1/2 Myoplex shake - chocolate. not bad!
Dinner: Salmon, 1/2 baked potato w/ cottage cheese and salsa. Asparagus.
Snack: 1/2 Myoplex bar - cookies and cream

I did have a sugar craving tonight and I ate a cookie off of the torturous cookie trays that I am delivering to the teachers at my kids' school tomorrow. I shouldn't be faced with this temptation! It was just one cookie. But I don't want to start a bad habit. Tomorrow, no sweets whatsoever. Make sure you ask me about it!!!

Honestly though, willpower is for the most part, not even an issue. I don't have to have willpower (well I don't have it anyway), but I don't have to have it because I'm NOT hungry! I eat 6 times a day for freaking goodness.

I CANNOT believe I forgot to say this: I lost 2 pounds! Unless it was just the normal fluctuations of the day. I'll find out soon enough.

Day 2

Well, I was sore today, but a good sore for the most part.

The headache continued through most of the day, but felt better this evening.

I loved my food today:

Breakfast: another egg white omlet with spinach, mushrooms, chicken and cilantro. 1/2 piece whole wheat bread. YUM!
Snack: 1/2 Myoplex chocolate shake
Lunch: Cottage cheese and raspberries
Dinner: Baked potato with 2 TBS chicken broth (to help it not be so dry), cottage cheese, chicken and homemade salsa. Double YUM!!!!
Snack: Myoplex bar

Cheat: I had to make cookies for the kids' teachers tonight and I ate some batter. A few licks. I don't want to get into the habit of cheating. Besides, I can eat what I want on Sundays.

Notes: I exercised with intensity for 20 minutes this AM on an empty stomach, per the book. The hard part was coordinating that with everything else I have to do. But I did it. Wish I wouldn't have cheated. Hopefully, I will think twice next time. I'll take a good, hard look at those before pictures before I cheat again!!!

Day 1

It was a great day today. I felt empowered because I controlled my food; it did not control me.

Breakfast: YUMMY egg white omelet with spinach and chicken bits
Snack: 1/2 chocolate Myoplex shake
Lunch: Cottage Cheese and Rasberries. So good.
Dinner: Chicken Parmesan from the Body-for-Life cookbook. Everyone in my family LOVED it.
Snack: Myoplex Bar
Late Snack: some cottage cheese and leftover chicken

Notes:
The biggest mistake I made today was eating that Late Snack. (it was like 10:30 at night.) I should have probably eaten a better snack before it. Although I was never terribly hungry today, I did have a headache most of the day. Withdrawals from the junk, I guess.
I exercised (upper body workout). It was pretty pitiful in terms of what I could lift, but I bet I'll be sore tomorrow.