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