Day 330

Up a little bit. But that's to be expected after the late night treat with the hubs. And tomorrow won't be any better. But overall, it was a good day until then. 

August 5- 136.9

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- chicken, black bean, couscous and carrots

Snack- larabar

Dinner- fajitas with chicken, beans, peppers, brown rice and chips and ice cream treat

Day 328-329

Down a little bit. It's good to know I can do it. But then I blow it all at the end of the day. Oh well. New day tomorrow and I have a break from my kids which honestly, might help. 

August 4- 136

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chicken, black beans, couscous and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- BBQ chicken salad and dq

Day 327

Phew!  Headed in the right direction. It's always nice to know that I can do it when needed. Here's hoping for a decent day again today. But we'll see what happens. 

August 2-136.0

Breakfast- smoothie and tea

Lunch- taco meat, beans and rice

Snack- kind bar

Dinner- naked burrito with chips (these darn chips!  I don't know why they are my weakness.)

Day 326

I have totally lost track and this totally lost control. Time to get back on track. Day 1 of reset today. Not honesty looking forward to it. But it's got to be done since I know it will work and I can't gain back any more. Yikes!  I feel so silly for letting it happen. Where is my willpower?!?

August 1- 138.5

Breakfast- smoothie and tea

Lunch- black beans, grapes and couple tablespoons of brown rice

Snack- kind bar

Dinner- talipia, veggies, grapes and brown rice with quinoa

**now to be done for the night...fingers crossed

Day 315

I decided to just take it easy the next few days before we head to vacation. I will reset once we get back. 

July 20- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- turkey taco meat and brown rice, chips and grapes

Dinner- naked chicken fajita

Days 313-314

Ugh. What a couple bad days. I start the morning with the best of intentions and end on such a bad note. Tomorrow needs to be the first of a couple reset days. Get myself back on track. 

July 19- 136.9

:(

Day 312

A little better today. I was down a smidge and ate relatively well today. Just need to fight off this DQ craving right now. Ugh...summertime is so hard 

July 17- 136.7

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat, brown rice and black beans and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- turkey burger, watermelon, carrots and chips

Days 305-311!!!

Yikes!  I'm really far behind and haven't been keeping track and I can tell. I am totally off track. Time to get back on track before it gets too far out of hand. 

July 16- 137!

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea 

Lunch- chicken wrap and apples and larabar

Snack- popcorn

Dinner- turkey taco meat, brown rice, cheese and lettuce and black beans, a couple chips and smoothie for dessert

Exercise- walk around the subdivision with the boys

Days 303-304

Well, I've officially over done it. I knew it would happen. Eating garbage leads to gain. But I'm glad I stepped on the scale this morning and that I know. I can get it back in order and do what I know I need to do. I did well today and am hoping I can tomorrow too. But it is our anniversary and we'll see what we choose to do to celebrate.  I know I can get things back in order afterwards if I need to. 

July 8- 134

July 9- 135

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- burrito and chips and larabar

Snack- popcorn

Dinner- chicken, rice, watermelon and smoothie

Days 299-302

I am getting really bad at blogging about this. I have fallen out of the habit and I need to get back at it. It really helps me. Thankfully, I have been weighing myself and I am still fine. But I have more tedancies to fall off track. Like dinner tonight. I got a salad for dinner, but I also had a breadstick and small slice of pizza. In the long run it won't hurt me, but I feel so guilty with every bite. And once I start, it makes it hard to get back on track and I just want more. Like right now, I'm really craving something sweet. I'm half tempted to just do it and deal with it tomorrow. Ugh...

Day 297-298

I have been so bad at blogging lately!  In haven't been eating that well lately, so maybe I feel guilty about it. I haven't stepped on the scale either. Between moving, my cycle and life, I just can't face it yet. I think I'll have a few "perfect" days the next couple and then do it again. 

July 2- ??

July 3- ??

Breakfast- muffin and fruit

Lunch- leftover Chinese: broccoli chicken and brown rice

Snack- larabar

Dinner- taco bowl

Snack- popcorn

Day 294-296

Life has me running in circles right now, but thankfully my eating has been ok. I stepped on the scale on Sunday morning once we were back. I was down 0.5 lbs. I'm still a little higher than I want, but I started a cycle again so that may have something to do with it. I'm not going to post my food journal since it's been three days. But I've done well considering I've hardly eaten at home. Going things will calm down a little now that we've moved. 

Day 293

Survived vacation. Tomorrow it's back to what I know will work to get me back down. Anxious to step on the scale in the morning, but I need to know how much work I'll have. 

June 28- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Snack- cliff bar and rice cakes

Lunch- salad with chicken

Dinner- fajita bowl and chips and secret ice cream :/

Day 292

Last day of vacation. Overall, I did pretty well. There were a couple low points, for sure, but I think it will be okay. I certainly feel okay about it. Today was a little rough at lunch because we didn't have too many options. I felt it too. Lesson learned. 

June 27- ??

Breakfast- fiber one, tea and watermelon

Lunch- salad, chips and cheese

Snack- half of a cliff bar

Dinner- veggie soup

Day 291

Well, this day didn't end up the way I expected but at least I ate well as a result. 

June 26- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco leftovers

Snack- larabar and cliffbar 

Dinner- salad

Day 290

I apparently don't know how to type/count. Regardless, today was much better. 

June 25- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- pita chips, salad and grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- taco bowl with quinoa and chips 

Day 289 & 290

On vacation. We hardly have a signal so I doubt this will post. But that's okay. Today I totally splurged with my husband on date. I had pizza and ice cream. <yikes!> Oh well. I have the rest of vacation to eat well and had done well up until then. I had even avoided ice cream three times until now. Tomorrow is a new day. One day won't hurt. 

June 22-???

June 23- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and melon

Lunch- salad with chicken 

Snack- larabar

Dinner- flatbread pizza, salad, pretzel stick and ice cream

Day 286 & 287

Day two of vacation. Doing ok so far. I've been craving salty things. I'm usually able to curb them but not well. 

June 21-???

June 22-?

Breakfast- fiber one and half banana

Lunch- salad and pita chips and grapes

Snack- cliff bar

Dinner- chicken and steak with veggies and cheese 

Day 286 & 287

Day two of vacation. Doing ok so far. I've been craving salty things. I'm usually able to curb them but not well. 

June 21-???

June 22-?

Breakfast- fiber one and half banana

Lunch- salad and pita chips and grapes

Snack- cliff bar

Dinner- chicken and steak with veggies and cheese 

Day 285

TERRIBLE food day. But it's the first one that I've had in over nine months. I'm okay with it. I'll be able to get it back together on vacation.  

June 20- 135

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- chicken and rice/quinoa and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- broccoli chicken, rice and ice cream :(

Day 283 & 284

Busy times still.. And I'm eating not well and drinking way too much pop and not enough water. It's starting to catch up to me. The only nice thing is that I am getting lots of exercise in painting, lifting, moving etc. I am a little worried about going up north this next week. It should be interesting. 

June 18- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chicken and rice/quinoa

Dinner- taco meat, beans and couscous

June 19- 134.9

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- leftover taco and Larabar and chips

Snack- cliffbar

Dinner- brat, fruit salad and chips

Day 282

No weight this morning but I'm sure it's just fine. 

June 17- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- naked burrito and chips

Dinner- popcorn 

Day 280 & 281

And again!  Yikes!  I'm getting behind but at least I remember before the days pile up too much. Things have been so hectic with the move and such that I am eating well, just not remembering to write it down.  I have done well for so long that I  think it will be fine, but it's also nice to get it down so that I remember. 

June 15-16: 132.2

Yesterday???

Today:

Breakfast: oatmeal

Snack: peanuts

Lunch: burrito and melon and cliffbar

Dinner: chicken wrap, melon, and last third of mini-blizzard

Day 279

Lots of work at the new house today. But this new house means that our eating habits are getting thrown to the curb!  I am so ready to be moved and done with vacation and get back in control of life. 

June 14- 131.8

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Lunch- tortilla soup and salad

Dinner- turkey burger and chips

Well-- tonight was the night. I sent hubby out for secret ice cream. And while I feel a little bad about it, I got a mini blizzard and ate only 4 or 5 bites of it. It wasn't really as good as I was anticipating. However, it was fun to have it with him and to celebrate surviving the year and the first day of remodeling. 

Day 278

I don't know my weight again today. But I actually had quite a scary moment this morning. I blacked out quite a bit and was quite shaky. It took a heavy dose of orange juice and a lot of water to get me feeling well again. Hopefully it won't happen again. It was scary for me, josh and the boys. 

June 13- ??

Breakfast- eggs and tea and oj

Lunch- naked burrito (our house buying celebratory lunch!!!)

Snack- larabar and chips

Dinner- chicken Caesar salad

Day 276

Weird food day!!  Oh well-- it's done. 

June 11- ??

Breakfast- smoothie

Snack- larabar

Lunch- fruit, celery, chips

Dinner- chicken Caesar salad and grapes

Snack- chips 

Day 274 & 275

And again... Yesterday was the official last day of baseball so we were out late. Hopefully it was the last night of no dinner for me for a while. I'm also anxious to get into our new home and be settled and be able to make dinner again. 

June 10- 132.9

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- salad and grapes and chips

Snack-larabar

Dinner- grapes and masa chips

June 11- 131.8

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad, grapes, pita chips, larabar

Dinner- turkey and sweet potatoes, popcorn and a few leftover chips 

Day 272 & 273

I'm starting to notice a trend with my blogging lately. It's mostly due to my motivation at the end of the night. Thankfully, that's not a reflection of my eating. I'm still doing well with that just the blogging/writing down. Oh well. 

June 8&9- 132

June 8????

June 9-

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chicken wrap

Dinner- grapes and masa chips

(Just noticing I didn't eat much today...I'm not really that hungry but I may get something else here still tonight)

Day 271

Struggling this evening with a sweet tooth. I think I mostly just want something cold and I don't have any frozen fruit to make a smoothie or yonanas to fulfill that craving. Hoping I can just get through without it. But ice cream sounds so good right now. 

June 7- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and banana

Lunch- pulled pork, small corn, salad and fruit

Snack- larabar and grapes

Dinner- brat, fruit and chips 

Day 270

June 6- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- burrito, chips, grapes, larabar

Dinner- naked burrito and chips

Day 269

Back to feeling good about things...

June 5- 133.4

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- burrito, grapes, carrots and peas, chips, larabar

Dinner- popcorn :/

Day 267 & 268

I forgot to blog yesterday and I honestly don't remember what happened. I didn't weigh this morning either. I feel like I'm getting behind but I'm staying on top of it. 

June 3-???????

June 4- ?

Breakfast- fiber one

Snack- fruit

Lunch- burrito, carrots and pea pods,chips, larabar, grapes

Dinner- salad and larabar

Day 265 & 266

Forgot to blog yesterday. And it was a struggle!  I really had a terrible craving for ice cream again. This time I sent my husband to get some but told him I would pass and just have what the boys didn't eat. Well... Bad idea. They ate it all!   I guess it wasn't really bad. I felt better about it all this morning. But it was such a hard debate. Should I?  Shouldn't I?  So hard!!

June 1- ??

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- salad with chicken and toppings and larabar

Dinner- three mini- burger patties, salad and fruit

Snack- smoothie

June 2- 134.4

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- pea pods and carrots

Lunch- burrito, chips, grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous, lettuce and cheese

Day 264

No weight this morning. It's been a rough day too. I'm about to send my husband to get ice cream. I just kind of want it. I was going to say need it. But that's not true. It was just a long day and the thought of all that is still to come in the next few weeks makes my heart race. I just want a treat.  I know it won't hurt me, but I know I will feel so quilty afterwards. I'm not sure why. It's just food. Ugh!

May 31- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- beans and brown rice and chia seed chips

Snack- small cliff bar

Dinner- salad with chicken and croutons

Day 263

Lots of food today. Oh well!

May 30- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad, tomato soup and bread chunk, grapes, veggies

Snack- larabar

Dinner- naked burrito and chips

Day 262

I stepped on today. Wished I hadn't.  But no going back. I'm hoping that AF actually comes back in the next few days. That might make a difference too. But we'll see. 

May 29- 136

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad with chicken and toppings, fruit salad

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chips and larabar and veggies (later)

Day 261

I am so tempted to blow the whole no sugar thing out the door for a treat.  I've passed by DQ so many times. I really just want to get secret ice cream with my hubby and sit oun the couch in the quiet of the summer night and enjoy it in his company. Ugh!  So hard!   

No weigh in again this morning. I was going to do it but woke up late and got busy with other things before I realized that I hadn't done it. Oh well. 

May 28- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- beans and rice, chips and fruit salad

Snack-larabar

Dinner- chicken wrap, chips and pea pods

Exercise- 2.5 mile walk!!!

Day 260

No weight again this morning. I should be able to tomorrow. We'll see what the morning brings. 

May 27- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- beans and rice, chia chips and fruit

Snack- larabar

Dinner- broccoli, salad and chili

Day 259

So glad I worked up the courage to weigh myself this morning. It was reassuring to see that I was back down even though I didn't feel like I had done a lot to get there. I'm thankful to have a "normal" week of work this week. But I'm starting to get concerned with what life will be like once we hit the summer. Things are going to get so crazy with moving, vacation, and getting this house ready for renters. We'll see what life deals me and take it one day at a time. 

May 26- 133.4

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- beans and brown rice, chia seed chips

Snack- tortilla chips

Dinner- chicken and steak kabobs and peppers and corn

Snack- popcorn 

Day 258

No idea again this morning. I didn't feel like weighing myself.  

May 25- ??

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- burrito and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- salad and fruit

Snack- popcorn and chips (after the running around for prepping for a birthday party, I was hungry!!)

Day 257

No weigh in again. Still concerned. 

May 24-??

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- burrito and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner-grad party-- chicken and rice bowl

Day 256

Crappy all around. I weighed more than u was expecting. I ate crappy and just feel blah all the way around. 

May 23- 136!!!!!!!!

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- pita chips

Snack-masa chips

Dinner- left over taco, beans, couscous 

Day 255

Still haven't weighed myself. I know my eating hasn't been spot on and I'm afraid to see what it says. I need a couple days of great eating and then I will. 

May 22- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds

Lunch- taco meat, black bean, couscous and chia chips, pea pods and grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chicken wrap and pita chips

Day 254

No weigh in again. I'm over it. 

May 21- ??

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- naked burrito and larabar

Dinner- smoothie

Snack- popcorn

Day 253

Stepped on the scale today...boo!

May 20- 134

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chili and salad

Snack- larabar

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous and chips

Day 252

No idea where I stand today. My little popcorn snack at the end of the day yesterday got me paranoid. 

May 19- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- burrito, pita chips, pea pods, grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- carrots and sesame sticks (a mom on the go dinner)

Day 251

Glad to have been back down today. Hoping that continues but after our lunch with boy 3 today and my dinner I'm not too hopeful. I'm also fighting off a craving for popcorn right now. 

May 18- 133.3

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Lunch- naked burrito and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- 2 ribs, carrots and corn

Day 250

Well... For being a milestone day, it started pretty crummy. I wasn't happy with what the scale said so I didn't record it. It was 134 something but kept bouncing around to the 135s too. Ugh... Annoying. 

May 17- ???

Breakfast- fiber one and half a banana

Lunch- multigrain chips and grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- burger, broccoli, couscous and smoothie 

Day 249

Still content...

May 16- 133.2

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- chicken chili, multigrain chips, pea pods, grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chicken stir fry

Day 248

Glad I stepped back on. Hanging right in there...

May 15- 132.2

Breakfast- fiber one 

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, brown rice, chips, strawberries and grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- salad with chicken, craisins and chia seeds, yonanas

Day 247

I really need to get over my fear of the scale. I didn't weigh myself again this morning because I was afraid it would be up after eating a bigger dinner last night. What a crazy mind game I play with myself. Up and down and up and down. Will it ever end??

May 14- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco meat, brown rice, beans, chips, pea pods

Snack- larabar and apple

Dinner- smoothie 

Day 246

Back up a little today. I'm okay with it. 

May 13- 133.2

Breakfast- fiber one

Snack- fruit

Lunch- burrito, pea pods, chia chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- taco meat, black beans, brown rice, tortilla chips

Day 245

Again with being afraid to weigh myself. I'm going to tomorrow...

May 12- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal and fruit

Lunch- burrito, chips, pea pods

Snack- larabar and grapes

Dinner- salad with chicken

Day 244

Today is Mother's Day. I am reminded today why I need to go through this whole process. Not only did each of these boys shape me into this physically but they are also the reason that I am in such good health today. They are the good and the bad. Haha. 

May 11- 132.7

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- eggs, fruit and sausage (Baruch at my sister's... I could he done a lot worse)

Dinner- qdoba naked burrito and chips

Day 243

Feeling good about things...

May 10- 132.2

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- salad, fruit, prime rib, broccoli (we were at the Tigers game-- thankful I did this well)

Dinner- chicken wrap

Day 242

I didn't weigh myself this morning. I think I was afraid to see what it would say. Stupid numbers game. 

May 9- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- chicken chili, salad with chicken, pea pods

Snack- pear

Dinner- salad and chili 

Day 241

Well- that was completely unexpected!  I never would have thought that I would actually weigh 130. I really do need to figure out how to balance between losing weight and gaining. I'm sure there is a healthy way to maintain, I just can't seem to figure it out. 

May 8- 130.2

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Snack- melon

Lunch- burrito, chips, carrots and pea pods

Snack- larabar

Dinner- salad and chili

Day 240

Another day....

May 7-132.7

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad, melon, carrots and pea pods

Snack- larabar and sesame sticks

Dinner- burger, broccoli and carrots, quinoa

Day 239

Glad to see the scale back down this morning. 

May 6- 132.7

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco meat, brown rice, black beans, chips, grapes, pea pods

Dinner- burger, broccoli and carrots 

Day 238

I didn't weigh myself this morning. No real distraction.  It was completely because I didn't want to know. I can't believe I play such stupid games with the scale. It's just a number and no one knows other than me unless I tell my husband (and whoever may stumble across this on the internet). 

May 5-??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- fruit salad

Lunch- taco meat, chips, carrots and pea pods, grapes

Snack- larabar and sesame sticks

Dinner- carrots

Day 237

I'm rather confused why I would be up again this morning. I haven't hardly eaten in the past few days. I guess that could be part of the problem. As a result, I didn't eat spectacularly today. Ugh---

May 4- 134.4

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Lunch- shrimp and broccoli

Snack- larabar

Dinner- ground turkey, black beans, brown rice, tortilla chips 

Day 236

Still up again but not bad. I'll still take it. 

May 3- 133.7

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- chili and salad

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chicken wrap

Day 235

Not sure how I'm up based on what I ate yesterday, but I'm really okay with it. 

May 2- 132.7

Breakfast- oatmeal and chia

Lunch- white chicken chili, chips, carrots

Snack- larabar

Dinner- sirloin, zucchini, broccoli and yonanas 

Day 234

Well, that was certainly a surprise this morning. Never really expected to be this low. But it feels good. 

May 1- 131.4

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Lunch- burrito, carrots, tortilla chips and larabar 

Dinner- smoothie

Day 233

I didn't weigh myself this morning. Sometimes the chaos of the morning just gets in the way and when a little boys gets sick, it just makes it worse. 

April 30- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Lunch- chicken Caesar salad and larabar

Snack- chips

Dinner- pear and smoothie 

Day 232

Back down again. I'll take it!  But I doubt I will be down in the morning. 

April 29- 133.4

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia

Lunch- chicken, brown rice, carrots, applesauce

Snack- chips

Dinner- qdoba fajita bowl

Day 231

Holding pretty even at the lower weight. Not too bad. 

April 28-134

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken, pear and carrots

Snack- larabar and chips 

Dinner- smoothie, broccoli, yonanas 

Day 230

Back down again. But it's to be expected since I ate very little and really well yesterday thanks to the chaos of the day. 

I really need to try to find a balance between losing and maintaining. I would be okay with losing a few more pounds. Especially since I am still within a healthy range for my height. I don't know. I don't really know what to do. 

April 27- 133.4

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- turkey, corn, broccoli, strawberries

Snack- pea pods and sesame sticks

Dinner- smoothie and chips

Day 229

No harm done with the hubs birthday dinner. 

April 26- 134.7

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chia seed crackers, carrots and pea pods

Snack- larabar

Dinner- steak, green beans, strawberries

Day 228

Up a smidge but I'm okay with it.  Today is husband's birthday so I know we are going our for dinner. I should make a salad choice but I really like their wrap and I probably will get it. 

April 25- 134.7

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad with chicken, pea pods, cantaloupe 

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chicken wrap and chips

Day 227

I can't believe I was down this morning!!  Lower than I've been so far!  Not sure why, but I'll take it. 

April 24- 133.7

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- chia seed crackers

Lunch- qdoba naked burrito and chips and larabar

Dinner- none. I was at work late for an event and didn't get home in time to have anything. 

Day 226

Didn't weigh myself again this morning. The rush of life... I wish it would slow down a little. I know it will soon and then I'll be sad that it has. 

April 23- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal and chia

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco meat and beans and couscous and larabar

Snack- pea pods

Dinner- salad with chicken, watermelon

Exercise- none

Day 225

I was surprised to be down so much this morning. We'll see what happens. 

April 22- 134.7

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken and toppings and larabar

Dinner- taco meat, black beans, couscous and chips

Day 224

Didn't weigh in this morning. I was honestly a little worried about yesterday. Oh well---

April 21- ???

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad with chicken and toppings, carrots and pea pods

Snack- larabar

Dinner- Spanish brown rice and pear 

Exercise- none

Day 223

Up a little again. I just need to stop drinking diet coke and do what I did on Thursday. But today is not the day. Thanks to Easter, it's time for more celebrations and weird eating. I'm going to do the best I can for the day. 

April 20- 136

Breakfast- fiber one, fruit (at church) and tea

Lunch- quest bar and pea pods

Snack- chia seed crackers

Dinner- ham, salad, green beans and fruit

Exercise- none

Day 222

Feeling pretty good even though I'm a smudge from yesterday. 

April - 135.4

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chicken, beans and peppers, chips and larabar

Dinner- chicken wrap

Exercise- none

Day 221

I'm so glad that just one day of eating the formula paid off. Now if I just had the Will power to do it for a few days. Ugh!  I've done it before. Why does it seem so hard??

April 18- 134.7

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chicken, peppers and black beans, tortilla chips, larabar

Snack- pear

Dinner- turkey burger and veggies with barley and larabar

Exercise- none

Day 220

I had to go a little drastic today. I'm very tired as a result, but I needed it to make myself feel better. I'm hoping I can do it for a couple days, but I don't know. I didn't weigh myself this morning so I don't know how bad it really is. It probably isn't terrible. But at least I know this will help. 

April 17- ??

Breakfast- smoothie and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken, carrots, pear

Snack- larabar 

Dinner- fish, carrots and broccoli

Exercise- none

Day 219

End of the day again... Rough day. 

April 16- 137.7

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad with chicken and extras, grapes and strawberries

Snack-larabar and chai seed crackers

Dinner- BBQ chicken and quinoa and pita chips

Exercise- none

Day 218

End of the day again and just now getting around to this. Ugh---

April 15- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- melon

Lunch- southwest veggie soup, pita chips, grapes and strawberries

Snack- larabar

Dinner- salad, chili and yonanas 

Exercise- none

Day 217

Up a little bit, but back to work today so that should help. 

April 14- 137.3

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch-meatballs and quinoa, carrots and grapes

Snack- pear

Dinner- black bean soup and chips

Dessert- smoothie

Exercise- none

Day 216

It's the end of the day. I didn't weigh myself. I didn't eat super well. And I'm okay with it. Back to work tomorrow after a week off so I'll have no choice but to eat better. Exercise will still be tricky but I'll do what I can. 

April 13- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- Moe's rice bowl

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chicken, green beans, strawberries and a little corn

Exercise- none

Day 215

Date night!  So excited and just going to enjoy myself the best I can. 

April 12- 136.7

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch- Turkey meatballs as quinoa, grapes, chips and larabar

Snack- peanuts

Dinner- qdoba naked burrito (avoided the Dairy Queen that the husband got for himself although it was so tempting!!)

Exercise-none

Day 214

Back on track... Thank goodness!  Now to keep going. 

April 11- 136.8

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco, bean, rice bowl and rice chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- pear

Exercise- baseball = late night and no workout 

Day 213

Eek!!  I really need to get back under control. I think if I could stop drinking diet coke I would be less hungry (not to mention how much healthier it would be). Ugh-- I'm feeling pretty down about all of this. 

April 10- 138.7

Breakfast- fiber one, tea and a few bites of cantaloupe

Lunch- taco meat, beans and brown rice, a couple chips and larabar

Snack- peanuts

Dinner- spaghetti squash, turkey quinoa meatballs, broccoli  (So yummy!!!)

Post workout/dessert- smoothie

Exercise- speed 2.0

Day 212

Well that just sucks. I don't know why I'm upset about it. It's to be expected when I eat lots of salty foods and don't workout. Back on track today. 

April 8- 138!!!

Breakfast- fiber one

Snack- peanuts

Lunch- salad with chicken and grapes and larabar

Snack- peanuts and raisins

Dinner- taco meat, beans, rice and tortilla chips (only a few)

Post workout- smoothie

Exercise- core cardio

Day 211

Celebrated my sons, survived a weekend with all four boys by myself, and now it's back to focus on me. Here we go...

April 8- 136.5

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- qdoba naked burrito

Snack- tortilla chips

Dinner- BBQ chicken wrap, carrots and grapes

Exercise- none

Day 210

Ugh-- tortilla chips!!  They are my go to cheat and I don't ever seem to do it in moderation. Ugh!!  I guess because of my son's birthday today, it was my go to instead of cake. Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day. This would be a good week to get back on track. I might try to plan out my meals tonight but I'm not 100% sure what the day holds yet. I'll see what I can do. 

April 7- 135

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat, couscous and tortilla chips

Snack- peanuts and raisins

Dinner- BBQ chicken wrap and tortilla chips

Exercise- none

Day 209

Another no weigh-in day. I would have thought that being at home with just the baby would have been easy. But vein alone with just the baby ended up being more time consuming than I remembered and I didn't get around to doing 75% of what I planned. Oh well. Tomorrow is a new day. However, it is yet another birthday weekend. Hoping to get through another one once again. 

April 6- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat, beans and couscous and tortilla chips

Dinner- three meatballs, broccoli, salad, fruit (my dessert substitute--  it didn't work too well, but I made it through)

Exercise- none

Day 208

Moving on...

April 5- 136

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- salad and chili

Dinner- naked burrito and chips (oops!)

Exercise- none

Day 207

Long weekend ahead. I'm going to do what I can but it will just have to be what it is. 

April 4- 136

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad with chicken and almonds, carrots and grapes

Snack- peanuts and raisins

Dinner- chicken wrap with BBQ

Exercise- none

Day 206

This baseball season is going to be grader for me than I thought. I guess I just need to focus on not gaining and can work on losing more in the summer once it's done. 

April 3- 136

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad with chicken and almonds, carrots, grapes

Snack- peanuts and raisins

Dinner- brown rice blend and chips and smoothie 

Exercise- none

Day 205

No time to weigh again this morning. And now I'm home with a sick infant, so we'll see what that does to my day. 

April 2- ??

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco meat, beans, couscous and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- salad and chili

Exercise- none

Day 204

Well, that's interesting. I do feel very bloated, and I didn't eat terribly yesterday. I know I need to get exercise back in, but I'm just not sure how to make it happen unless I get up early and that's just not going to happen. I could also do it once the boys are in bed, but sometimes that takes forever too. I'll figure it out. And I need to get back on formula tomorrow. 

April 1- 137.1

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco, quinoa and beans, fruit and carrots

Snack- larabar and carrots

Dinner- taco, couscous and beans, and tortilla chips

Exercise- nonr

Day 203

Holding in there. I am going to have to be happy with it. 

March 31- 135.1

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, quinoa, lettuce, carrots, grapes and strawberries

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chicken wrap with BBQ dipping

Exercise- none

Day 202

Holding steady. It's really all I can ask for given the circumstances. 

March 30- 136

Breakfast- fiber one, fruit and tea

Lunch- taco meat, beans and quinoa and multigrain chips

Snack- larabar 

Dinner- chicken ceasar salad

Exercise- none 

Day 201

I don't really feel like weighing myself this morning. I'm feeling pretty sluggish from not hardly exercising this week and am ready to get back on that bandwagon. But today, my baby turns 7!  So we are going to be busy celebrating all day!  It should make for an easy time with my eating though. I'll weigh in in the morning. 

March 29- ??

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, quinoa, fruit and rice chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner- chili, garden salad, fruit

Exercise- none just being on my feet all day and a walk to N's school and back

Day 200

I didn't even realize that today was 200 until just now (it's really late). Tough week to not hardly workout and eat out for lunch everyday. Oh well. Still feeling good and I know I can get the extra pound back off pretty easy. 

March 28- 136

Breakfast- scrambled egg and fruit

Lunch- veggie soup, Caesar salad and apple

Snack- pita chips and larabar

Dinner- taco meat, quinoa and black beans and tortilla chips 

Exercise- none

Day 199

Up a little, but it's okay. I really need to cut down the diet coke intake. But this has been a long week with a training all day, every day. I'll get back to more water next week once I'm back at school. 

March 27- 135.1

Breakfast- scrambled egg and fruit salad 

Snack- banana

Lunch- qudoba naked burrito and chips and larabar

Dinner-smoothie (stuck with a smoothie again because of over indulging in tortilla chips all day!)

Exercise- none

Day 198

Well, that was a surprise this morning. I will gladly take it and see where we go from here. I am going to have to take a rest day again because of the craziness of our schedule, but hopefully I can tomorrow. Thanks to the late baseball practice time, I don't see that happening either. But we'll see. 

March 26- 134.9

Breakfast- fiber one and fruit

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad and chicken tortilla soup

Snack- larabar

Dinner- smoothie and peanuts/raisins

Exercise- none

Day 197

So close to 200!!  I can't believe it!  Of course, that day will be one day before my baby turns 7 and the start of another birthday season with no sweets for me. I'm sure I will make it through just fine, but it's always a mental battle. But I'm ready for it. 

Today was a hard food day. I ended up getting Qdoba for lunch while I was at a training. I ate A LOT!  So I only had a shake after my workout for dinner. We'll see the damage in the morning. 

March 25-135.7

Breakfast- scrambled egg and fruit

Lunch- naked burrito (chicken, rice, beans, lettuce, cheese, peppers and onions) and chips

Dinner- smoothie and peanuts and raisins (late!)

Exercise- speed 2.0 

Day 196

I didn't weigh myself this morning. And I'm okay with that. I over slept and had to get the boys to school extra early today. I will in the morning. I'm also not sure if I will get a workout in once again. This is getting harder and harder to find the time. I really need to make that 30 minutes a priority. But sometimes it just isn't possible when trying to juggle four boys and usually by myself. 

March 24- ??? (Probably would have been up if I had to guess)

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chicken Cesar salad, chia sees crackers and Larabar

Dinner- turkey burger and broccoli 

Exercise- none :(

Day 195

Up a little again (well held from yesterday), but that tends to be my norm after I exercise. I am really hungry today, so I'm predicting issues today. But it's ok. The weight fairy isn't going to come and yell at me. It will be fine. 

March 23- 135.6

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- chicken, broccoli and brown rice

Dinner- fajita chicken, black beans, brown rice and mostly tortilla chips :(

Exercise- we weren't home at all today so nothing done 

Day 194

I knew I would be up a little and that's okay. 

March 22- 135.6

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chicken, beans, brown rice and chips

Dinner/post workout- smoothie and peanuts and raisins

Exercise- core cardio

Day 193

Down again thanks to not really eating. Not a great thing but nice to see a little jump start. I would guess I will be back up tomorrow, but we'll see. Also hopeful to get a workout in. But thanks to a crazy night if being awake with sick boys, I am exhausted. 

March 21-134.4

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, couscous, lettuce and a few chips 

Dinner- BBQ chicken wrap

Exercise- none :(

Day 192

Well, I knew no dinner would result this way. But hopefully it will be the jumping off point to get and keep a couple more pounds off. 

March 20- 135.8

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea 

Lunch- salad with chicken, banana, carrots and pea pods and larabar

Snack/dinner- apple and larabar

Exercise- none (I had a late night with conferences and the boys are dropping like flies with the stomach flu. Praying I don't get it and can get in some exercise this weekend. I haven't missed three days in a row since I started)

Day 191

I was quite a but surprised to be down this morning. I guess it's to be expected because I didn't exercise yesterday. I don't think I'll get a workout in again today either so we'll see what that does to me. 

March 19-136.9

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- bean burrito, carrots and pea pods, banana and larabar

Snack- apple and chia seed crackers

Dinner- none (was at the in-laws house and they were having spaghetti. I suppose I could have had vegetables but it didn't sound appealing)

Exercise- none (hoping to get something in tomorrow however it's another late night. I guess I just need to change my mindset to know that I will get it in when I can from this point forward-- at least until we get through baseball season)

Day 190

I shouldn't be surprised that after eating an entire bag of tortilla chips in a day and a half that I was up. Just because they are "good" food I can still over eat and regret it. Oh well-- lesson learned. 

March 18- 138

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Snack- banana

Lunch- beans and brown rice, tortilla chips, carrots and pea pods, larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- chicken and green beans and watermelon 

Exercise- none :(

Day 189

I think today is one of the first days in this whole process where I forgot to weigh myself. It felt weird when I realized it. Oh well-- no harm done. 

March 17-??

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- beans and brown rice, carrots and pea pods, chips, larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- beans and taco meat with brown rice and chips

Exercise- dynamic core

Day 188

Up a little this morning, but I'm okay with it. I'm thinking Monday will be a good day to try and jump start the rest of the weight loss. 

March 16- 137.8

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- none (I took b to a birthday party and didn't end up eating thanks to the awful choices at the waterpark)

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- black beans and brown rice, rice chips, a few carrots and a larabar

Exercise- core cardio

Day 187

No harm done yesterday. Phew!  However, it's never good to feel like I over ate and then not have any consequences for it. I really need to figure out how to lose these last few and then truly maintain. My boys keep asking when I'm going to have a treat again. I'm not really sure. At this point, I do want it now and again. But I really like being able to say that I've gone this long. I need to find some good recipes though to add into the mix. It's getting a little boring. Lots to think about. 

I also still need to talk to my husband about the exercise component now that his coaching season has started. It should be okay until he has games. Then it will get tricky. He'll be able to help me brainstorm what to do. 

March 15- 137.3

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- roasted veggies, couscous, chicken and pita chips

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- black beans and couscous and tortilla chips

Exercise- dynamic core 

Day 186

Trucking along. I really seem to have stopped losing weight. But I know that I am smaller now than before. I know what to do if I want to lose more, but I don't know if I do or not. I really need to think about it. 

March 14- 137.3

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- taco meat, black beans and brown rice, carrots and larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- Moe's rice bowl, chips (this is quickly becoming my weakness!) and smoothie

Exercise- rip't circuit

Day 185

It's the end of the day and I just realized that I haven't done this yet. I started up a little but again. I didn't eat great. And I didn't get in the stretch workout once again.  Ugh. 

March 13- 137.6

Breakfast- oatmeal and chia

Lunch- taco bowl, grapes and Larabar and chips

Snack- apple

Dinner- fajita chicken, black beans and brown rice and chips

Exercise- none

Day 184

I was having one of those mornings where I just felt heavy and didn't really have any interest in weghing myself. But I did and was rather surprised!  And today is a snow day, so I'll be able to get my workout in at some point since I didn't yesterday. It's must rest day. But I will just work around the prescribed schedule. 

March 12- 136.7

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco bowl and chips

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- salad with spinach, chicken, and toppings and larabar 

Exercise- speed 2.0 (should have done core but a little splinter in my hand mishap would have made that tricky) and shoveling (not exactly Shaun T's idea of a double day but it works for me!)

Day 183

Well, my late night post workout shake didn't do any harm. So that's good. But we'll see what happens tomorrow. I'm sure I'll be up a little bit. I feel like I ate a lot again today. Only time will tell. Now just to convince myself to go workout once the boys are in bed again. It was a crazy early morning and I'm really ready to just call it a day, but I know that I should. I'll be glad once it's over. 

March 11-137.1

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- roasted veggies with chicken pieces and couscous, grapes and larabar

Dinner- taco bowl and chips

Exercise-none. I'll make up for it somehow. 

Day 182

A little surprised that I was up. I knew I got out of hand at lunch with the chips, but I was hopeful having only a shake for dinner would help. It might be more because of the workout that I did too. I just need to keep positive. 

March 10- 137.1

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad with chicken and croutons, craisins, almonds and carrots and larabar

Dinner- roasted veggies and whole wheat couscous

Post workout- smoothie (I had this late-- we'll see what it does)

Exercise- rip't circuit

Day 181

Down again!  Feels good but I hope I can keep it up. I also need to decide when to call it good and really begin to just maintain. My mom asked me yesterday if I was done. I told her that I was, but I don't know that I really am. But I don't know when I will really feel content. Hopefully I will just know. 

March 10- 136.5

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken, chia, craisins, croutons and almonds and then TOO MANY tortilla chips

Snack- peanuts

Dinner/post workout- smoothie

Exercise- speed 2.0

Day 180

Feeling pretty good this morning. A lighter dinner certainly helped. And it helped to feel good about avoiding temptations during girls night again last night. 

March 8- 136.9

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- pulled pork and fruit (only a little bit of both)

Snack- larabar

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- pork tenderloin and veggies 

Exercise- upper focus

Day 179

Up again!  Ugh. Taking control of it today and making it happen. 

March 7- 138

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chicken teriyaki, carrots and pea pods, grapes, Larabar

Snack- banana

Dinner/post workout- smoothie and salad with chicken and extras ;)

Exercise- cardio core

Day 178

Called it!  I was just really hungry yesterday. And even though the food was "good" food, I can still eat too much. Probably will be up tomorrow too because I am still hungry. 

March 6- 137.6

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat and beans, brown rice and lettuce, carrots and peas, larabar

Dinner- BBQ chicken wrap and rice chips

Exercise- stretch (writing this in with the hopes of getting to it at some point-- I really need it). --it didn't happen. 

Day 176

I'm glad to be down this morning. It may be a false sense of being down. But I will take it regardless.  

March 5- 136.9

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Snack- banana

Lunch- salsa chicken and quinoa, applesauce, carrots and pea pods, larabar 

Dinner- taco meat, brown rice, black beans and rice chips

Exercise- rest day

I feel like I ate a lot today. I'm sure I'll be up tomorrow. But it will be okay. 

Day 175

I'm feeling pretty good about the fact that today is Fat Tuesday and no part of me thinks that even the slightest part of a paczki sounds good. I think I'll stick to what I know is 100% better and feel 100% better about everything at the end of the day. 

March 4- 137.8

Breakfast- oatmeal and chia and tea

Lunch- meatballs and quinoa and broccoli, banana and larabar (I was hungry today!)

Snack- apple

Dinner/post workout- smoothie (I decided after I gorged at lunch that this would be my best choice for dinner. Hopefully it pays off). 

Exercise- speed 2.0

Day 174

Let the craziness of the spring begin. Even though there is still a foot+ of snow on the ground and no warming up on sight, the craziness has begun. The only reason I am concerned this time around is because I don't know how this will impact my exercise or eating. I think I will be able to control the eating but getting a workout in will be challenging. I don't like to workout late, but it might be my only choice. I need talk to my hubs about it. He will support me and give me some good insight. 

March 3-137.8

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- taco bowl, chips, larabar

Dinner- turkey meatball, quinoa, and broccoli

Exercise- upper focus

Day 173

Another no dinner, down in the morning kind of day. Oh well...

March 2-137.3

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- salsa chicken and quinoa, broccoli, squash

Snack- larabar

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- cranberry chicken, corn and carrots

Exercise- rip't circuit 

Day 172

I am approaching the 6 month mark pretty quickly. I can hardly believe it. For most of my young son's life, I have been eating well and exercising. I just hope that I can continue and find a way to make it work as we approach a busy time of year. It's only a few months but I don't want to lose focus as we begin a season of running here, there and retry where in between. I need to talk to my husband about how I can make it work. And soon!

March 1- 138.7

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat, couscous, lettuce and cheese, rice chips

Dinner- smoothie 

Exercise- core cardio

Day 171

Thought I would be up today. Glad that I wasn't. I'm ready to get a good workout in tonight. 

February 28- 137.8

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- taco meat and couscous with lettuce, carrot and pea pods, larabar, rice crackers

Snack- apple

Dinner/post workout- chicken wrap and smoothie

Exercise- dynamic core

Day 170

I knew I would be down a bit this morning from not exercising and not eating dinner last night. Hoping this can be a jump start for a little more loss though. Looking forward to a good stretch workout tonight and then starting week 2 of beta tomorrow. I'm also glad I measured this morning. It's nice to see areas shrinking still even if the scale isn't going down. 

February 27- 137.8

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- salad with balsamic chicken 

Snack- peanuts

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous and lettuce and chips

Exercise- none :( I was hoping to do stretch, but sometimes life just gets in the way and then going to bed just sounds great and is needed after a 4:45am wake up call from the baby. Oh well-- maybe I can get it in after my other workout tomorrow. We'll see how things shake down. 

Day 169

Up a little... Ugh!

February 26- 139.7

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, grapes, carrots and pea pods, chia seed crackers, larabar

Snack- pear

Dinner- none (made dinner for the boys and ended up visiting my mom at the hospital for the evening and didn't get anything)

Exercise- rest 

Day 168

Holding steady... I guess I'll take it. 

February 25- 138.9

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, carrots and pea pods, grapes and larabar

Snack- pear

Dinner/post workout- salad with chicken, croutons, craisins, and almonds, and smoothies and chia chips

Exercise- upper focus

Day 167

Not too many thoughts today. 

February 24- 138.9

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, carrots and pea pods, grapes and larabar

Dinner/post workout- salad with chicken, croutons, craisins and almonds, smoothie and chia chips

Exercise- dynamic core

Day 166

I felt like I ate a lot yesterday, but I was still down this morning. Makes it easier to face the day. I'm a little worried about when I will get a workout in today. I need to spend most of the afternoon at the hospital with my mom. Worse case, I'll try once the boys are in bed tonight. <I actually got this in in the afternoon. Thankful for the time to exercise.>

February 23- 138.7

Breakfast- oatmeal, banana and tea

Lunch- chicken and peppers, black beans and brown rice, grapes, and chips

Snack- larabar

Dinner/post workout- quinoa and veggie soup and smoothie

Exercise- rip't circuits

Day 165

I knew I would be down a little today because of not having dinner last night. I fully expect to be back up tomorrow. However, I am really ready to drop these last five pounds and call it good. I really need to do what I know works and just do it. It might be easiest on Monday, but I could do it tomorrow too. Today is just crazy busy. 

February 22- 138.9

Breakfast- oatmeal, banana, tea

Lunch- salad and chili

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- chicken with peppers, brown rice and black beans, and chips

Exercise- speed 2.0

Day 164

Up a bit. I knew it would happen as I was eating dinner last night. Moving on... But it's another snow day so we are home all day. Again. 

February 21- 139.8

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Post workout- smoothie

Lunch- black bean soup, chips and grapes

Dinner- none (ended up at the hospital with my dad waiting for my mom to come out of surgery all afternoon and evening and didn't get home until late)

Exercise- cardio core (t25 beta) I did it as survived!  It really wasn't that bad and it was a good workout. Nervous about the circuit equivalent in a few days. We'll see what happens. 

Day 163

Feeling pretty good today. I'm glad I stuck to what I know works (for the most part) yesterday and got back down.  Now to do the same again today. 

I'm hoping to get the stretch workout in this afternoon/evening before I start beta tomorrow. It will feel really good.  <update-- sometimes life gets a little crazy and after you get home with all four boys from basketball at 8:45 at night -and you've been alone with them since 3:00, you just want to crawl in bed and go to sleep-- so that's what I'm about to do>

February 20- 138.7

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, carrots, grapes and larabar

Snack- peanuts and carrots

Dinner- black bean soup and chips

Exercise- none

Day 162

Back up--yet again. I'm going to try to stick to the pink formula today and see what happens. I'm also on an off day for working out, but I might try to squeeze something in since I didn't technically do both workouts yesterday. I'm not sure yet. I just want to be back down tomorrow.  However today is my baby's six month birthday and I feel pretty happy with the fact that I am back to wheee I started with him. Now to just get these last 5 off. 

February 19- 140.2

Breakfast-oatmeal

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, carrots, grapes and larabar

Snack- banana

Dinner- salad with almonds, craisins, croutons, peanuts and tea

Exercise- rest (I went ahead and took advantage of the rest day and spent time with hubs and the littles while the bigs were at church. It was worth it.  I'm also going to take advantage of the stretch day tomorrow before jumping into beta. Ok-- so maybe I'm delaying it because I am mortified by it. Haha!)

Day 161

I knew I would be up today thanks to the chips I ate yesterday.  Oh well--- moving on. I'm thinking about doing a reset tomorrow for three days since I am about to start the beta cycle of workouts. I'll have to see what life deals me. 

February 18- 139.8

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Snack- tea

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, chips, grapes and carrots 

Post workout- smoothie (with skim milk)

Dinner- stuffed pepper and carrots 

Exercise- total body circuits and shoveling the driveway (30 minutes)

Day 160

I somehow managed to not blog yesterday. I think it's the first time I have done that!

February 17- 138.9

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- quinoa and veggie soup, rice crackers, grapes

Snack- larabar

Dinner- stuffed pepper and chips 

Post workout/dessert- smoothie

Exercise- cardio

Day 159

No harm, no foul. So thankful that I got to enjoy a great date with the hubs, have a really great meal, and not regret it this morning. Only up a smudge, but that could have happened no matter what I ate. Moving forward with life...

February 16- 138.6

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- fajita chicken, peppers and onions, beans, couscous, rice chips, carrots and pea pods

Post workout- pink smoothie and larabar

Dinner- salad with croutons, craisins and almonds

Exercise- total body circuits (again! And there is one more before I start beta next week!  I'm a little worried about beta and its intensity.)

Day 158

Hoping to have a great day today. I'm going out with the hubs for dinner. Hopefully I can make good choices while still enjoying my time with him. 

February 15- 138

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Snack- larabar and tea (thanks to a lunch time basketball game)

Lunch- chicken, peppers and onions, black beans and couscous, and carrots and pea pods

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner-pulled pork and grilled veggies and chai tea 

Exercise- ab circuits 

Day 157

Happy valentine's day!  Nothing too much on the brain today. Ready to face another day. 

February 14- 139.1

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- taco meat, beans, couscous, lettuce and cheese, and rice crackers

Dinner- chicken pieces, carrots and pea pods

Post workout- smoothie

Exercise- total body circuits

Day 156

Back down again... But I am hungry today!!  We'll see what happens. 

February 13-139.8

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, couscous and lettuce, carrots and pea pods, and larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- chimichanga, black beans, lettuce and rice chips 

Exercise- none

Day 155

Down a little even after all that I ate and didn't exercise?!  I don't know that I will ever understand my body and how it works. Another day to see what happens. 

February 12- 140.2

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken, craisins, almonds and croutons, grapes, carrots and peas, and larabar

Snack- popcorn

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous, lettuce and cheese

Post workout- smoothie

Exercise- speed 1.0

Day 154

Well fart!  No looking back except to learn and move forward. Onward we go...

February 11- 140.1

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken, craisins, almonds and croutons, carrots an pea pods, larabar

Snack- grapes and popcorn

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous and rice chips

Exercise- none

Not too excited about today but it could have been a ton worse. Tomorrow is a new day. 

Day 153

Up a little. I can't imagine that the chips did it, but possibly. Oh well. New day...

February 10- 139.8

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- white chicken chili, carrots and pea pods, grapes and larabar

Dinner- pink smoothie and salad with croutons, almonds and craisins 

Exercise- total body circuits 

Day 152

I knew I would be up today. It was a little more than I expected, but it's okay. Moving on...

February 9- 139.1

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- black beans and tortilla chips (too many)

Post workout-smoothie

Dinner- salad with chicken, almonds, croutons, chia seeds, craisins, and strawberries and half an apple

Exercise- lower focus

Day 151

Another day... Here we go!

February 8- 138.5

Breakfast- fiber one

Lunch part 1- apple

Lunch part 2- black bean, couscous and chips

Dinner- chicken Caesar salad

Post workout- smoothie

Exercise- total body circuits 

**updated-- I weighed myself again after I had been up for a while in the morning and after I had fed the baby. I was 137.8!  I know that is mostly due to having a smoothie for dinner the past two nights and that I will probably go back up before I get here again. But it was still nice to see. 

Day 150

Huh. How about that. 150 days sounds pretty amazing. I guess it is. There isn't much more that I can think of in my life that I can say I stuck with for 150 days straight (besides being pregnant-- but that doesn't count). I'm pretty proud of myself and thinking back on it, I've given up or said no to a lot of temptations. But that's all gotten me where I am today. Of course I still have about 5 more pounds to go, but if it doesn't happen I will be okay with that. Especially since I feel good and know that my body is probably the healthiest it has ever been. Not to mention, weight is just a number. The measurements are just a number. And no one knows or cares about those numbers.  Here's to another 150 days!

February 7- 139.1

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- black beans and couscous, carrots, grapes and apple

Snack- larabar and popcorn

Dinner- smoothie

Exercise- t25 cardio

Day 149

I'm home today with the little boys thanks to this never ending snow. Hoping I can get the two littlest to nap at the same time this afternoon to get my stretch in. Otherwise I'll see what I can do this evening but it could get busy. We'll see. 

February 6- 139.6

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- black beans with tomatoes, couscous, chips and carrots 

Snack- peanuts and raisins and a couple apple slices

Dinner- pink smoothie 

Exercise- rest 

Day 148

Trucking on...

February 5- 139.6

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- fajita chicken, black beans, peppers, onions, couscous and carrots and larabar

Snack- apple and popcorn

Dinner- grilled fish, Tuscan veggies, and couscous

Post workout- smoothie

Exercise- ab intervals

Day 147

Down a little even with my post workout/after dinner smoothie. I did it again today, but I ate a lot more at dinner. I've kind if decided that I am a little obsessed with the scale. No one is going to be mad about my weight being up a little other than myself and frankly, no one will even know. I need to relax about it. 

February 4- 140

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- stuffed pepper filling, carrots, larabar

Dinner- fajita chicken, peppers and onions, couscous, black beans and rice chips (too many!)

Post workout- smoothie

Exercise- total body circuits 

Day 146

I'm going to cross my fingers and hope that this gain came from exercise. A girl can hope, right?  My salad was big last night, but it was a salad for Pete's sake!  Who knows... Pushing on. 

February 3- 140.2

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- black bean soup, carrots and pea pods, fruit salad

Snack- larabar

Dinner- turkey burger, couscous and roasted veggies

Post workout- pink smoothie

Exercise- t25 cardio

Day 145

Up a little, but I'm sure that it's a result of little water and exercising again yesterday. Still going strong though and feeling good.

February 2- 139.1

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia and tea

Lunch- black bean soup, rice chips, pea pods

Post workout- pink smoothie

Snack- pea pods

Dinner- a very BIG salad with chicken, croutons, craisins and almonds

Exercise- lower focus

Day 144

I knew that if I just did what I knew worked that it would in fact work. Following the formula, drinking lots of water and tea, it all adds up. Well--takes away I guess. I need to remind myself though that exercise is part of the key. I've had good loss the couple of mornings after I haven't exercised. It wouldn't be coming off this quickly if I wasn't. It's a butt kicker, but it's only 25 minutes and it works!

February1- 138.7

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chili and salad

Post workout- smoothie

Dinner- black bean soup and a few blue corn chips 

Exercise- speed 1.0

Day 143

Feeeling good and in control.  I like that when I have a little slip up (in a way), that I know how to get it back on check.  I need to figure out when to workout today since I am going out with a friend. I almost got up early this morning to do it, but I just like my warm bed too much. ;)

January 31- 139.4

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- chicken pieces, roasted veggies, couscous, grapes and larabar (this seems like a lot-- I'm going to have to watch it at dinner)

Snack-apple

Dinner- roasted veggies and fruit

Exercise- none :(

Day 142

Better direction for actual weight but the other percentages were not. Oh well!  

January 30-140.9

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- tortilla soup, carrots and pea pods, apple and larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- salad with chicken, chia, almonds, and croutons

Post workout- pink smoothie 

Exercise- total circuits (which kicked my butt!)

Day 141

Ugh-- still up. But thankfully I am headed back to work. I am still eating healthy food, but it's just not enough to lose. I also know that I am gaining muscle. We'll see what happens. I really just want to get back down to 135. So close and yet it feels so far away!

January 29- 141.5

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- stuffed pepper, carrots and pea pods, and Larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- salad with chicken, croutons, almonds and chia seeds and pink smoothie

Exercise- rest

Day 140

I'm feeling a lot of mixed emotions right now. Mostly, I'm pissed because of the weight on the scale. I'm bummed that it's up so much after being down. I was really hoping to never see the 140's again. 

But I'm also glad that I'm taking the time to really look at the numbers. When I measured, my arms and legs are down this week. Like a lot from last week!  And it am thankful that I have my new scale. Because while my weight is up, my body fat percentage is down and my muscle mass is up. So that helps to make sense about why the overall weight number is what it is. It still makes it hard to see because that has been my focus for so long.  I am even down two more inches since I started using t25 and down 3 pounds in the two weeks since I started. I need to keep that in mind. But I really need to watch the bites, licks and tastes.  I don't really think that my bite of the whole wheat pizza crust or the bite of the granola did this, but I feel like in my mind I need to rationalize it somehow. I'm thankful that I have these blog posts that I can go back and read. I want to see what it was that I was eating last week when I did have the big drops. It will also help to have just the ab and stretching workouts the next two days. I probably should have a day of rest too. We'll see. 

January 28- 141.3

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds

Post workout- pink smoothie

Lunch- Caesar salad, black bean soup and apple

Snack- larabar and carrots

Dinner- quinoa stuffed peppers and tortilla chips (felt okay until I ate chips)

Exercise- ab circuits 

Day 139

Up a little bit again. I felt it coming after the pita chips and beef for dinner. Lots of salt again yesterday. But I'm ready to eat like I was during the week last week. However, with the snow days here again it could make for a challenge, but it's okay. I'll just pretend I'm at work and eat what I would have packed. It will be fine. 

Today is also supposed to be a double workout day. I doubt that I will really do both, but I might try. I'm just not sure I will do them back to back. Maybe one in the morning and one in the afternoon since we are home. We'll see. 

January 27- 140.9

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- spinach salad with chicken, chia seeds, almonds and croutons and half an apple

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- quinoa and steamed veggies (Asian medley)

Exercise- lower focus

Day 138

Up a little, but I'm okay with that. I haven't been eating the best I can to lose for the past day or so.  I am also assuming the salty popcorn before bed didn't help. I am probably retaining some water as a result. I'll get back on it on Monday. 

January 26-140

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- tortilla soup and multigrain pita chips

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- corned beef and cooked carrots

Exercise- cardio

Day 137

Well, even though I was so hungry yesterday and felt like I ate a LOT (especially for dinner), I managed to stay in the 130's.  I was up a little bit, but I'm okay with that.  Still feeling good and loving how things are progressing.

January 25- 139.6

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- peanuts and raisins (not the best but it was chaotic and it was all I could squeeze in)

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- taco meat, black beans, quinoa, lettuce, and a little cheese

Snack- popcorn

Exercise- T25 Speed 1.0 (I did almost all of this today.  I only modified for a few minutes!!)

Day 136

Hello 130's!!  Well, I'm pretty sure it won't last because I haven't eaten anything since about 4:00 yesterday and that was just an apple. So I'm expecting it to go back up a little in the morning. But that's okay. At least I know how close it is. It will be nice to have a snow day and be able to get some food made and get a good workout in.

January 24- 139.1

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- whole wheat couscous with Tuscan veggies and a few pita chips

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- taco meat, black beans, quinoa, lettuce, cheese and blue corn crackers

Exercise- total circuit 

Day 135

Another day and more loss. I am honestly surprised but it. But when I think back or read back through my posts this week, I have been really sticking to the pink formula pretty closely and working out the way that I am supposed too. I am excited to be on the brink of the 130's and really just want to keep at it and see how far I can go. I don't think I want to say a specific weight, rather just an overall feeling of health and fitness. 

January 23- 140.0

Breakfast- oatmeal and chia seeds and tea

Lunch-salad with chicken and almonds and croutons, carrots and pea pods and Larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- none (I went to get my haircut and didn't get home until after 7:30 and I don't like to eat that close to going to bed). 

Exercise- none (again with the whole lateness and no husband at home to help. I'll get it in tomorrow.)

Day 134

Of course, another morning down means I'm feeling pretty great about everything. I am also liking the way our cupboards and refrigerator are changing. I went to the store yesterday and got so much good food. It makes me excited about making food for myself and the boys. I am hopeful that it will keep us healthy and give us all the energy we need. I'm also excited to try new recipes. Although a lot of times, I have to get Josh's opinion about whether we should do it again because I don't normally eat it myself. I'm also loving the way the boys lunch boxes look. If I could only figure out a way to keep it looking the same at grandma's house too. 

I am going to try chia seeds in my oatmeal today. We'll see how that goes. They are apparently a food powerhouse. 

January 22- 141.5

Breakfast- oatmeal with chia seeds and tea

Lunch- salad with chicken and larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- salad with croutons and almonds and smoothie

Exercise- t25 cardio

Day 133

Still feeling good. I think my lack of food yeterday moved the scale down, but I'll take it. I'm looking forward to my stretching workout today. I know it will still be hard, but it will be good. 

January 21- 142

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad and apple

Snack- Larabar

Dinner- chicken and mixed steamed veggies

Exercise- stretch 

Day 132

Feeling good about the progress. Even though it was only a little loss, I'll take it. Especially after I haven't lost in a while. My eating got weird today because of the funeral. I knew I didn't want to eat at 3:30 with everyone else (not to mention the choices weren't great). So it is what it is. 

January 20- 142.4

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- apple

Snack- larabar

Dinner- salad and pink smoothie

Exercise- rest day

Day 131

I think I'm maintaining because I'm eating in more of a maintenance mode. I think tomorrow would be a good day to do a quick reset and start again. Then in a few weeks I can come back to maintenance mode. We'll see what life brings. 

January 19-143.5

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- chicken with peppers and onions, black beans and couscous and a few rice crackers 

Dinner- ham, broccoli, celery and carrots

Exercise- t25 lower focus

Day 130

I'm excited about the new scale that we got yesterday. I'll be able to better track and monitor other aspects of my weight too. 

January 18- 143.3

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- salad with almonds and croutons and pink smoothie

Dinner- chicken with peppers and onions and couscous, black beans and a few rice crackers 

Exercise- ab circuits 

Day 129

Another day...

January 17- 143.2

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- salad, carrots, strawberries, larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- chicken wrap 

Exercise- total body circuit 

Day 128

Today has been a very long and very sad day. What started so great with a weight loss was quickly trumped by life and how precious it is. It makes me want to work harder to be healthy and keep my kids healthy. 

January 16- 142.8

Breakfast- fiber one cereal

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, couscous, lettuce and larabar

Dinner/post workout- pink smoothie

Exercise- t25 speed 1.0

Day 127

And another day...  I know why it isn't coming off, but I just keep thinking that it should. I really need to get back to the pink basics. But how many days do I need to write this before I actually do it??  

Hoping to get a workout in tonight but I'm not sure if it will work. I might be able to make dinner and workout while they eat but I don't like not being at the table. We'll see what I can do. 

January 15- 144.4

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, couscous, lettuce, carrots and larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner/post workout- pink smoothie

Exercise- t25 cardio

I'm so glad this came!  I was not looking forward to the pink workouts again. It was certainly hard but not as hard as it would have been if I hadn't been doing anything. I'm looking forward to seeing what this workout does. I might not lose the pounds but I should lose inches. 

Day 126

Another day...

January 14- 144.4

Breakfast- oatmeal and tea

Lunch- salad, grapes, larabar and carrots

Snack- apple

Dinner- taco meat, black beans, couscous and lettuce 

Exercise- today was night two in a row home alone with all the boys so I didn't get a workout in. I will need to brainstorm some ideas for once baseball really gets rolling. I can't use this as an excuse all the time. 

Day 125

Back up again. I have been so hungry!  However, I did get the chance to measure this morning and I am down some from last month even though it's only 5-6 pounds. Staying focused and realizing I'm 2/3 of the way to my goal!

January 13- 145

Breakfast- oatmeal

Lunch- taco meat, couscous, black beans, lettuce, grapes and larabar

Snack- apple

Dinner- salad and pink smoothie 

Day 124

A little better. We'll see. I ordered today T25 so I am anxious to get that and see what the program is like. I will most likely continue my same eating plan because I am comfortable with it and add in these workouts. They look much more difficult and should get me sweating. Plus I know that I can do 25 minutes 5 times a week. It should be here in a couple days. I'm going to stick with the phase two stuff until then. Hopefully it will help me with these workouts. 

January 12- 144

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- tortilla soup and Caesar salad (red robin for birthday lunch--- last celebration for a while!!)

Dinner- taco meat, beans, couscous, lettuce and a few rice tortilla chips

Exercise- phase two upper 

Day 123

Going to try to stick to the formula today. Here's hoping it helps. I'm also hoping to get a workout in but it will depend on when hubs gets home. 

**didn't stick to it exactly but it was pretty close. I kind of switched lunch and dinner. Oh well!

January 11- 144.4

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- taco meat, black beans, couscous, lettuce and grapes

Post workout- pink smoothie

Dinner- salad with chicken, croutons and almonds and apple

Exercise- phase 2 kardio

Day 122

At least the nighttime workout paid off a little.  But again, the scale is so wacky.  I wish I could not worry about it as much as I do.  But for now, it is what it is.  I just wish it would move down and then I could stop worrying about it as much.   I really do need to do a reset and get things started again as well as stick to the formula.  It shouldn't be as hard since I've been eating well.  Today and tomorrow are tricky since I'm single parenting but I'm willing to give it a try.

January 10- 144.8

Breakfast- oatmeal

Snack- banana

Lunch- salad with chicken, grapes

Snack- larabar and carrots

Dinner- steamed veggies and rice chips

Snack- popcorn

Exercise-rest

Day 121

Not sure what's going on. I guess I need to pay attention to my portions and the formula a little closer. Moving on...

January 9- 145.4

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Lunch- chili and Caesar salad

Dinner- veggies and organic rice chips and the leftover green smoothie my kids didn't drink and carrots

Exercise- phase two lower

Day 120

Wow!  4 months in. It seems like it's been longer than that. Thankfully, I stepped on the scale multiple times this morning. It was trying to tell me 146 but I knew that couldn't be right. But after feeding the baby and using the bathroom, I got a better reading that I believe. I am anxious to do some measurements and see how things have changed. I really would like to lose these last ten pounds. I'm thinking about being part of a competition. But I've done a decent job on my own so far so I'm not sure that I really need it. Not to mention, I don't have a lot to lose so I'm not sure it will be worth it. I have a couple days to decide. I would also need some people to do it with me. We'll see. 

January 8- 144.4

Breakfast- fiber one and tea

Post workout- pink smoothie

Lunch- quinoa, taco meat, beans, lettuce  and grapes

Snack-peanuts and raisins

Dinner- exotic chicken, quinoa and steamed veggies

Exercise- phase two upper