It was a great day weather wise. I met friends for some
shopping in the afternoon then stopped over to pick up another friend and while
at her place I grabbed a dunkin donut chocolate glazed (and then ½ of another
one). I was super hungry and so bam – sugar and carbs – yikes!!! Not a great
lunch. I’m glad to be within calorie goal but not glad about my lunch choice – I
should have ran to Panera or planned ahead by bringing a PB&J sandwich. But
alas I don’t spend more than 10 seconds feeling bad about my choices, I just
keep looking forward. I can give you this bit of positive news, my legs are
getting notably stronger. At the mall yesterday I was climbing stairs (just a
few) without holding on to the railing (up and down). A friend of mine noticed
it and pointed it out to me. I have been really focusing on leg strength these
past few weeks and even at home I’ve noticed it getting easier to climb stairs.
I’m excited about that. I love when I work at something consistently with all
my heart and then one day out of the blue I just notice the changes. That’s
what will happen with the weight loss journey – I’ll plug away month in and
month out and one day I’ll look at myself in the mirror – and I’ll see a
different person. Or someone I haven’t seen for a long time will bump into me
and make a comment. But those are the defining moments and I love them. I know
I’ve lost a lot of weight, I see it on the scale, but truthfully, when you’re as
heavy as I am (and was), you really have to lose quite a bit before it makes a noticeable
difference. For me, I think I’ll have to be closer to 250lbs before I can
genuinely say I really feel smaller. But to quote my best friend, “that’s the
way it should be”. I agree. Meanwhile,
Here’s Tracker:
| STATS |
|
| Journey
Day: |
238 |
| Today's Calories: |
1755 |
| Daily
Calorie Goal: |
1750 |
| Next
Weigh In: |
8/27/2014 |
| Days
till Weigh-In: |
16 |
| Starting
Weight: |
351 |
| Current
Weight: |
295 |
| Lost So Far: |
56 |
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| Calorie Tracker |
Calories |
|
|
| SUNDAY 9/7/14 |
|
| BREAKFAST |
|
| 1.5c
Crunchy Raisin Bran |
285 |
| 3/4c
Organic 1% milk |
85 |
| Organic
mixed greens |
0 |
| Breakfast
Calories |
370 |
| SNACKS |
|
| Snack Calories |
|
| LUNCH |
|
| 1.5
chocolate glazed donuts (bad girl) |
555 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
| Lunch Calories |
555 |
|
|
| SNACKS |
|
| Red Delicious |
60 |
| Snack Calories |
60 |
| DINNER (2 veggies) |
|
| Tuna
Casserole w/onions & peas |
650 |
| Organic
mixed greens |
0 |
|
|
|
Dinner Calories |
650 |
| Snack |
|
| Apple w/PB2 |
120 |
| Snack Calories |
|
| Exercise |
|
| Walking 20-30 minutes |
Yes |
| Stretching 20min |
Yes |
| **Miscellaneous Calories |
|
| Total Daily Calories: |
1755 |
| ***Daily Caloric Goal: |
1750 |
|
|
|
|
| **Miscellaneous Calories = not
inluded in yesterday's Tracker |
|
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| Daily Calorie Avg. |
| 8/27/2014 |
1740 |
| 8/28/14 |
1625 |
| 8/29/2014 |
1780 |
| 8/30/2014 |
1680 |
| 8/31/2014 |
2050 |
| 9/1/2014 |
1740 |
| 9/2/2014 |
1740 |
| 9/3/2014 |
1630 |
| 9/4/2014 |
1760 |
| 9/5/2014 |
1700 |
| 9/6/2014 |
1700 |
| 9/7/2014 |
1755 |
| 9/8/2014 |
|
| 9/9/2014 |
|
| 9/10/2014 |
|
| 9/11/2014 |
|
| 9/12/2014 |
|
| 9/13/2014 |
|
| 9/14/2014 |
|
| 9/15/2014 |
|
| 9/16/2014 |
|
| 9/17/2014 |
|
| 9/18/2014 |
|
| 9/19/2014 |
|
| 9/20/2014 |
|
| 9/21/2014 |
|
| 9/22/2014 |
|
| 9/23/2014 |
|
| Daily Avg: |
1741.66667 |
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