Saturday

Well, as you can see from below, the diet was shot tonight. But I ate lots of yummy food and I don't feel guilty about it! That's because I know I can kick it in gear again and be okay. Oh the joy of the holidays. At least I'm sticking to my goal of reporting each night...

DIET:
ZONE Protein bar - 190
bread - 110
tuna - 100
mayo - 40
macaroni and cheese - 300
m&m's - 300
decorating gingerbread house - 300?
ward Christmas party! - 1500?
total: 2840?!?!

WATER:
65 ounces?

EXERCISE:
1 hour of "CORE Synergistics"

Friday

Finally, I got a workout in today! It felt SO good!

DIET:
Protein Shake - 350
- (berries, milk, banana, protein powder)
ABC Crackers - 90
Tuna - 100?
Mayo - 40?
Cheese - 60?
Bread - 110
Chips - 200
coconut shrimp - 250?
bread and butter - 150?
Salmon Cakes - 400?
Ahi Tuna - 100?
asparagus - 50?
TOTAL SO FAR: 1900?

WATER:
75 ounces (not counting a bunch of sparkling water)

EXERCISE:
45 minute interval class
20 minutes on treadmill

OH! I almost forgot. I weighed myself today. I am down from last week. Sara you were right about just getting all that extra food from Thanksgiving out of my system. After this week, I see that I only gained .7 from Thanksgiving, which means I am down 2.6 from last week. (thank goodness, I was starting to get discouraged over all that work I put in for a month!) I did not measure body fat, BMI, or measurements. I'll do that next week.

OFFICIALLY... 3.2 pounds to go!

Thursday

My alarm did not go off this morning and I had a busy day from 8:00 until now. Maybe I'll do something after the kids are in bed (I'm all dressed and ready, so I hope I can keep the motivation after I lay in bed with the kiddos! I seem to lose it pretty easy after that! I don't know HOW people work out in the evening!)

DIET:
Go Lean Cereal - 200
Yogurt - 120
milk - 30
Atkins Protein Bar - 200
Fat free Pringles - 100
Pretzels - 40
sugar free chocolate - 120
butternut squash soup - 200
sourdough bread - 200
almond shortbread cookies - 210
Dark chocolate covered pepermind Jo Jo's - 450! (150 each!)
TOTAL: 1870
(man, no fruit at all today! Maybe I'll eat an apple later!)

WATER:
75 ounces (I'm still going...)
I think I'm going to brave up and weigh myself tomorrow. I'm not sure what I expect.

Busy Wednesday

I am afraid I'm going to be going TWO days without working out. Hopefully the 2.5 hours of "Turkey Burn" at the gym on Saturday will help compensate. Today is a busy one, so I thought I'd record my calories so far and then update it tonight.

DIET:

Go Lean cereal - 200

yogurt - 120

milk - 30

tuna - 160?

mayo - 50?

bread - 110

cheese - 60

pretzels - 100

almond cookies - 140
m&m's - 300
arugula - 50
apple - 20
hazlenuts - 100
dressing - 40
turkey stuffed croissant - 120
vitamin water - 50

TOTAL: 1650

WATER:

32 ounces

One more IMPORTANT goal I need to add to my previous post (I can't believe I forgot it because it is SO crucial for me)...

NO EATING PAST 8pm!!!

My Holiday Goals:

The girls and I have realized the need to keep some focus and motivation going. So, I decided to write out my goals for the month.. just FOUR to keep it simple:

1. FOCUS on water intake (I tend to slack off when it's cold outside). 85 ounces a day and report it on the blog each night (like Carrie does)

2. Report EVERY day, including Saturdays, Sundays, Christmas day, etc. My goal is to NOT miss ONE day of reporting.

3. Allow some treats, but count them into my calories. My calorie goal is 1800 calories a day

4. I am going to continue on the work out schedule I am already on since that seems to be working, but I'm going to add two things:

- I'd like to be able to run 5 miles by Christmas (at first I thought I would tie a time to that goal, but I think I'll be happy if I can just run that far)

- Do one new P90X a week, whether it's weights, yoga or Kenpo. I always feel sore when I switch it up so I know it does my muscles some good so they don't get used the same old thing.

Here's the report for today:
DIET:
Go Lean cereal - 200
yogurt - 120
milk - 40
almond cookies - 140
peanut butter - 100
bread - 110
honey - 40
Atkins Protein bar - 200
sugar free chocolate - 40
crackers - 60
burritto - 300
salsa - 50
some bites of the kids macaroni - 150
broccoli with parmesan - 75
TOTAL: 1625

WATER:
100 ounces

EXERCISE:
none (yet). I hope to do something after the kids are in bed

What a WEEK!

Man, Thanksgiving is brutal to the diet! The good news is that I enjoyed LOTS of great food! The bad news is that I have officially gained back the 3.5 pounds that I worked for 4 (FREAKIN) weeks to lose! URGH! Isn't it crazy how fast you can gain weight but how L...O...N...G it takes to LOSE it?! Kind of frustrating, but that is the reality of life! And, everyone deserves to enjoy GOOD food every once in awhile, so, I'm starting at square one. Seeing as how my 5 week challenge to lose five pounds is up THIS week, and considering the fact that it is NOT a good time of the month for me to even try to count my weight this week, I am extending my goal date a couple weeks. I have not decided when. The girls and I are trying to come up with a "PLAN" on how best to deal with the holidays realistically... meaning, enjoying it, but not ruining our diets because of it.

Here is my report for the day:

DIET:
ended with about 1800
(I'm posting this the day after and don't remember specifics)

EXERCISE:
abs class
hour weights class
ran/walked 2 miles

Monday's Report

After a weekend of not tracking my calories, I tried hard to get back to it today. The thing that helped me was the fact that I have NO FOOD in my house right now. Tomorrow is a BIG grocery shopping day for me (to stock our fridge AND get ready for Thanksgiving). I hope I can control myself when I have food around me! I only have a week and a half before DECEMBER 5th... my goal date to have lost the last 5 pounds! So, I'm hoping that knowledge will be my motivation!

DIET:
banana - 130
1/2 peanut butter and honey sandwich - 250
string cheese - 60
ZONE protein bar - 200
Trader Joe ABC crackers - 130
string cheese - 60
1/2 peanut butter and honey sandwich - 250
chicken noodle soup - 250?
crackers - 120?
Sourdough bread - 130?
bowl of cereal - 300
TOTAL = 1880

EXERCISE
30 minutes on bike
20 minute abs class
hour long weights class
10 minutes on elliptical
**(I am behind on my Book of Mormon reading goals and HAVE to catch up so I'm not reading all Christmas break, so there may be extra time reported on bike/elliptical in the next couple weeks!)