Weekly check in 4-20
So, yeah, I know I missed checking in last week. It was a bit of a crazy week. But last week I weighed in at 235.2, which was another slight gain. Again, I'm not worried about those because I'll just lose it again in a week or so. After all, I really doubt it's hard weight gain; just water.
This week, as expected, I've dropped most of it, and am back down to 233.6. Not quite where I was two weeks ago, but I'm within a few tenths of a pound. I'll be back much closer to my normal routine this week, so I'm expecting another drop when I weigh in next weekend. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for at least a two pound loss, because that will put me at fifteen pounds lost. Which means I can get a mani and pedi and be pampered. :) I've only ever had a manicure once in my life, and never had a pedicure, so I'm really looking forward to this reward.
I also have my exporting issue fixed, so you get treated to the minutia of my food intake again. You'll notice that Friday is incomplete, and that there is no food or exercise actually tracked for Saturday and Sunday. This is because I was out in the woods at Daughters of the Moon, and the last thing I was going to worry about in the middle of a spiritual retreat was trying to write down what I ate.
It was also sort of an experimental week for me. I know that realistically, I am not going to be tracking my food for the rest of my life, or will be able to exercise almost every day, and I have a few road trips coming up. I needed to see how I could handle flying by the seat of my pants, so to speak. It wasn't too bad. The biggest issue is that when I don't plan it out, I am much more likely to revert to processed foods. Calorie-wise, I don't do much worse. But nutrition-wise- yeah, kinda fail there. So I need to work on that.
I'm toying with the idea of banning processed foods from my diet for a week, just to see how it goes. It will require a lot of planning, and I'd have decide what constitutes "processed" for me; the bottled orange juice I prefer, for example, could be considered processed by some, but since it has no added sugar and is just orange juice, I'd still drink it. Stuff like that.
Date: April 16th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
Peeps Peeps 160
breakfast 100% Whole Wheat Bread 80
breakfast Butter 100
breakfast Fried Egg 70
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
Fitness
No exercises were recorded.
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
720 62 115
Calories Allowed 1,756.83
Calories Consumed 720
Calories Burned 0
Net Calories 720
Date: April 15th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits 100
breakfast MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
breakfast 365 Organic Organic Flax Waffles 180
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice 110
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
lunch spaghetti with sausage and olives 424
dinner Kroger 2% Milk 70
dinner Kellogg's Maple And Brown Sugar Frosted Mini Wheats 230
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Dancing - general 30 240 0
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
2068 64.9 309.63
Calories Allowed 1,756.83
Calories Consumed 2,068.00
Calories Burned 240
Net Calories 1828
Date: April 14th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
breakfast 100% Whole Wheat Bread 80
breakfast Butter 100
breakfast Fried Egg 70
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
lunch Bolthouse Farms Perfectly Protein Mocha Cappuccino 178
dinner spaghetti with sausage and olives 424
evening snack Reese's Reese's Dark 210
Fitness
No exercises were recorded.
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
1856 162.45 267.81
Calories Allowed 1,756.83
Calories Consumed 1,856.00
Calories Burned 0
Net Calories 1856
Date: April 13th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
lunch California Rolls 266
lunch Grilled Calamari 80
lunch Miso, Soup 36
lunch Potstickers, Steamed 227
lunch Sushi: Nigiri, Shrimp 44
lunch Tempura Sweet Potato 277
lunch Tamago Nigiri 75
lunch Tempura Shrimp 60
dinner Butter 100
dinner Grilled Skinless Chicken Breast 120
dinner Potatoes - Mashed 111
evening snack Keebler Keebler Chips Deluxe Chocolate Lovers 80
Fitness
No exercises were recorded.
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
1748.78 23 170.39
Calories Allowed 1,740.68
Calories Consumed 1,748.78
Calories Burned 0
Net Calories 1748.78
Date: April 12th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
breakfast 100% Whole Wheat Bread 80
breakfast Butter 100
breakfast Fried Egg 70
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
lunch Market Pantry Kosher Dill Sandwich Slices 5
lunch Hershey Mini Krackel 210
lunch Oscar Myer Deli Fresh Turkey Breast Shaved 45
lunch Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
lunch Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
dinner Costco Kirkland Canned Chicken 60
dinner Peeps Peeps 160
dinner Triscuit Thin Crisps Parmesan Garlic 140
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Dancing - general 45 357 0
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
1242 105.4 194
This week, as expected, I've dropped most of it, and am back down to 233.6. Not quite where I was two weeks ago, but I'm within a few tenths of a pound. I'll be back much closer to my normal routine this week, so I'm expecting another drop when I weigh in next weekend. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for at least a two pound loss, because that will put me at fifteen pounds lost. Which means I can get a mani and pedi and be pampered. :) I've only ever had a manicure once in my life, and never had a pedicure, so I'm really looking forward to this reward.
I also have my exporting issue fixed, so you get treated to the minutia of my food intake again. You'll notice that Friday is incomplete, and that there is no food or exercise actually tracked for Saturday and Sunday. This is because I was out in the woods at Daughters of the Moon, and the last thing I was going to worry about in the middle of a spiritual retreat was trying to write down what I ate.
It was also sort of an experimental week for me. I know that realistically, I am not going to be tracking my food for the rest of my life, or will be able to exercise almost every day, and I have a few road trips coming up. I needed to see how I could handle flying by the seat of my pants, so to speak. It wasn't too bad. The biggest issue is that when I don't plan it out, I am much more likely to revert to processed foods. Calorie-wise, I don't do much worse. But nutrition-wise- yeah, kinda fail there. So I need to work on that.
I'm toying with the idea of banning processed foods from my diet for a week, just to see how it goes. It will require a lot of planning, and I'd have decide what constitutes "processed" for me; the bottled orange juice I prefer, for example, could be considered processed by some, but since it has no added sugar and is just orange juice, I'd still drink it. Stuff like that.
Date: April 16th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
Peeps Peeps 160
breakfast 100% Whole Wheat Bread 80
breakfast Butter 100
breakfast Fried Egg 70
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
Fitness
No exercises were recorded.
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
720 62 115
Calories Allowed 1,756.83
Calories Consumed 720
Calories Burned 0
Net Calories 720
Date: April 15th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits 100
breakfast MaraNatha Natural Almond Butter 90
breakfast 365 Organic Organic Flax Waffles 180
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice 110
breakfast Great Value Sweet Cream Butter 100
lunch spaghetti with sausage and olives 424
dinner Kroger 2% Milk 70
dinner Kellogg's Maple And Brown Sugar Frosted Mini Wheats 230
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Dancing - general 30 240 0
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
2068 64.9 309.63
Calories Allowed 1,756.83
Calories Consumed 2,068.00
Calories Burned 240
Net Calories 1828
Date: April 14th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
breakfast 100% Whole Wheat Bread 80
breakfast Butter 100
breakfast Fried Egg 70
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
lunch Bolthouse Farms Perfectly Protein Mocha Cappuccino 178
dinner spaghetti with sausage and olives 424
evening snack Reese's Reese's Dark 210
Fitness
No exercises were recorded.
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
1856 162.45 267.81
Calories Allowed 1,756.83
Calories Consumed 1,856.00
Calories Burned 0
Net Calories 1856
Date: April 13th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
lunch California Rolls 266
lunch Grilled Calamari 80
lunch Miso, Soup 36
lunch Potstickers, Steamed 227
lunch Sushi: Nigiri, Shrimp 44
lunch Tempura Sweet Potato 277
lunch Tamago Nigiri 75
lunch Tempura Shrimp 60
dinner Butter 100
dinner Grilled Skinless Chicken Breast 120
dinner Potatoes - Mashed 111
evening snack Keebler Keebler Chips Deluxe Chocolate Lovers 80
Fitness
No exercises were recorded.
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
1748.78 23 170.39
Calories Allowed 1,740.68
Calories Consumed 1,748.78
Calories Burned 0
Net Calories 1748.78
Date: April 12th, 2010
Meals
Meal Item Brand Item Name Calories
breakfast 100% Whole Wheat Bread 80
breakfast Butter 100
breakfast Fried Egg 70
breakfast Quaker Instant Grits Real Butter 100
breakfast Simply Orange Orange Juice, Grove Made 110
lunch Market Pantry Kosher Dill Sandwich Slices 5
lunch Hershey Mini Krackel 210
lunch Oscar Myer Deli Fresh Turkey Breast Shaved 45
lunch Kraft Real Mayonaise 90
lunch Market Pantry Sliced Wheat Bread 130
dinner Costco Kirkland Canned Chicken 60
dinner Peeps Peeps 160
dinner Triscuit Thin Crisps Parmesan Garlic 140
Fitness
Exercise Done Minutes Calories Burned Heart Rate
Dancing - general 45 357 0
Totals:
Calories Sugars Carbohydrates
1242 105.4 194