What a busy day. But even so, I thought about food too much. I really hate feeling hungry, even for a few minutes. I had a nutritionist once who told me that when I feel hungry I should immediately drink water, because sometimes that's all you need. She was a size 2, so I have no doubt that water was a staple in her diet. Don't get me wrong, I drink lots of water, its healthy to be properly hydrated. It keeps you regular, keeps your skin hydrated, and its even suppose to help you lose weight.... I've never experienced that benefit unfortunately. As many of you know, I also take a prescription for arthritis. One of the potential side effects, (close to the top of the list as a matter of fact) is... you guessed it, weight loss! And guess what??? I haven't had that experience either. No, at least for now my body is making me work for every success. And I count each and every one of them and I'm super proud of myself. Even if I go over my daily calorie goal, I'm still super proud of myself. This is the biggest challenge of my life, it's like pushing a boulder up the side of a mountain - and I am utterly determined to do it. I'm 50 years old and I want to be half the size I am now so that I can be healthier, do more exercise, wear nicer clothes and basically be happier. I know with all my heart that as happy as I am right now, I will be much happier 100lbs lighter and that's where I'm headed. That being said, below is my target list for today. And I will see you all here again tomorrow. Just knowing that some of you might read my blog makes me try even harder.
| TARGET LIST | Calories | |||||
| Monday 2/17/14 |  |
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| Breakfast 6:30am | ||||||
| Toasted English Muffin | 110 | |||||
| 2tbsp PB2 | 45 | |||||
| 1tbsp Jam | 50 | |||||
| Bowl of Salad (no dressing) | 0 | |||||
| Coffee w/non dairy creamer | 30 | |||||
| Breakfast Calories | 235 | |||||
| Snack | ||||||
| 1 Fig Newton Cookie | 100 | really??? | ||||
| Lg. Coffee w/non-dairy creamer | 30 | |||||
| Sm. Banana | 90 | |||||
| Snack Calories | 220 | |||||
| Lunch | ||||||
| Cosi Club Sandwich | 455 | I could eat this evryday | ||||
| 2 1-oz bags of kettle chips | 300 | |||||
| Bottle Water | 0 | |||||
| 755 | ||||||
| Sub Total: | 1210 | |||||
| Snack | ||||||
| Kind Bar | 200 | |||||
| Coffee w/non-dairy creamer | 30 | |||||
| Carrots | 45 | |||||
| Snack Calories | 275 | |||||
| Dinner | ||||||
| 2 slices Multi Grain Bread | 220 | |||||
| 2 slices American Cheese | 140 | |||||
| 3 thin slices boars head boiled ham | 100 | |||||
| Bowl of Baby Romaine (no dressing) | 0 | |||||
| 1 serving mini pretzels | 150 | |||||
| Dinner Calories | 610 | |||||
| Snack | ||||||
| Coffee w/non-dairy creamer | 30 | |||||
| Apple | 50 | |||||
| 80 | ||||||
| Raisin Bran and 2% milk | 302 | |||||
| 20 minutes of light calisthenics | -400 | |||||
| Total Daily Calories | 2077 | |||||
| Note:
http://www.matthewscaloriecounter.com/calorie_calculators/exercise_page/exercise_37_calisthenics_home_lightmoderate_effort.aspx tells me that 20 minutes of light/moderate calisthenics at my weight is burning 947 calories - yeah, not the exercise I'm doing - but I will take 400 calories off because it was a good work-out. I think 400 is a fair number. |
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