blogging break

I am food journaling (mostly), but the stress is taking it's toll. Haven't eaten terribly, but not my best days either. One more week and we'll be in the new house. So, for the moment, I'm not blogging my food journal. I'm giving myself a break from a few things before I go absolutely INSANE.

Thursday June 17

Bfast:
Same as yesterday (200)

Snack:
Banana (105)

Lunch:
JJ unwich (215)
yogurt (120)

Snack:
Zone (210)
Ice cream (150)
1/2 banana (55)

Dinner:
Veggie burger (120)
sand thin (100)
watermelon (40)

*Edited to add: didn't eat enough today and am fighting a killer headache. Decided to try a bowl of honey nut cheerios (200 cal) which turned into 2 bowls (400 cal total). A prime example of why I should eat more during the day.

Total: Approx 1900 with the cheerios.
Activity: 0.5 mi run/training (265 cal) - really need to try to to get to the gym sooner so I can run a bit more. Oh, and did I mention PAINTING??
Water: 50-60 ounces

Wednesday June 16

Bfast:
Egg mug (80)
toast & jelly (120)

Snack:
Banana (105)

Lunch:
Homemade unwiches (180)
yogurt (120)

Snack(s):
watermelon (100)
Zone (210)
McD cone (130)

Dinner:
LC pizza (320)
Ice cream (130)

Snack:
9 Kashi crackers (65)
Bites of ice cream (40)

Total: 1600
Activity: None (although I think painting should count;)
Water: 80 ounces

Not the most nutritionally complete day, but I'll take it. Trying not to give into the stress and just east as reasonably as possible at the moment. I seriously have a case of the munchies tonight and really want to just graze. But I'm not gonna!

Tuesday June 15

Bfast:
Egg mug (80)
toast/jelly (120)

Lunch:
homemade unwich (180)
yogurt (120)

Snack(s):
Luna (190)
watermelon (100)
zone (210)

Dinner:
LC pizza (300)
Bryers bar (130)

Snack:
almonds and vitamuffin (200)

Total: 1630
Activity: 1 mile run + training (300 cal)
Water: 100+ ounces - thirsty today!

Sunday June 13 and Monday June 14

I didn't journal yesterday. It was a very bad day on many levels and I just couldn't face it. Today has been much better.

Bfast:
Egg mug (120)

Snack:
Banana (110)

Lunch:
JJ unwich (215)
thin chips (130)
kashi bar (120)

Snack:
Zone bar (210)
McD cone (130)

Dinner:
2 chicken sausages (220)
Ice cream (130)

Snack:
Almonds (83)
homemade unwich (90) - This is seriously my new favorite food!

Total: 1581
Activity: none
Water: almost 80 ounces

I finally made it to the store tonight to get some fruit and yogurt - and supplies for homemade unwiches:) So, hopefully the next few days will look better now that I'm stocked up on healthier foods.

Well, the best thing I can say is I wrote it down.....

I've decided having 2 houses and spending the entire weekend working on them with my husband and both kids is NOT conducive to eating well. Hopefully I'll do better tomorrow. I really just need to go to the store and get some healthy stuff for out at the new house.

Bfast:
Egg mug (120)
1/2 banana (50)

Snack:
1/2 banana (50)
nectarine (70)

Lunch:
Steak n Shake
single steakburger (280)
sm fries (240)
part of Ethan's shake (250)

Snack:
zone (210)
crunch and munch (450) - I know, right.....

Dinner:
LC pizza (300)
Kudos (100)

Snack:
almonds (50)
zone (210)

Total: 2400 (yikes!)
Activity: kickboxing (285 cal) and painting (up and down the ladder like 50 times has to count for something, right?)
Water: 56 ounces

Friday June 11

Bfast:
Egg mug (120)

Snack:
banana (130)

Lunch:
JJ unwich (lettuce, roast beef, cheese, tomato, onion & mustard in lettuce leaf. This may be my new absolute favorite! AWESOME!) 215 cal
nectarine (70)

Snack:
zone (210)

Dinner:
JJ unwich (yes, again. I'm tellin' you - AWESOME!) 215 cal
chips (130)
Luna (190)

Snack:
almonds (100)
Ice cream (260)

Total: 1640
Activity: 4 mi run (360 cal)
Water: 80 ounces
Done before 8: no - I'm thinking this is not a realistic goal until we get moved. So I'm not going to stess over this for the next few weeks. I'll get back to it, but letting it go a bit for now.

Thursday June 10

Bfast:
Egg mug (120)
Part of a large banana (80)

snack:
nectarine (70)

Lunch:
Veg sand (180)
yogurt (120)

Snack(s):
Zone (210)
Luna (190)

Dinner:
Kashi pizza (375)
watermelon (100)

Snacks:
vitamuffin (100)
almonds (100)

Total: 1640
Activity: 1.5 mi run + strength (320 cal burned)
Water: 100+ ounces!
Done before 8: No, we were out buying a mower.

Better day today. Reality check when I stepped on the scale (+4 pounds!), but I know at least half of that is bloating (hence the increase in my water today) and I very well deserved the other half for the way I've been eating. So, I'm back on the proverbial wagon. Again.

Ummmm, well.....Humph!

I've been on a food journaling hiatus. I need to get back and was prompted by a certain email today (you know who you are - thank you:) to go ahead and write down what I ate today. I'm not proud of it and I've been pretty out of control. I'm tired, I'm stressed and I'm seriously PMSing. Not using this as an excuse, but I need to at least start TRYING. So, I'll write it down, not matter how bad. Hopefully it will help me make better choices.

Bfast:
Toast w/ jelly (250)

Snack:
banana (110)

Lunch:
chipotle (500)
kudos (100)
zone bar (210)

Snack:
Luna (190)

Dinner:
2 chicken sausages (220)
ice cream (130)

Then it went down hill.........

Snack:
Zone (210)
Nectarine (70)
PB&J while making lunches (200)
fruit snacks (160)

Total: 2350 - well, it's not great, but in all honesty I was expecting it to be higher
Activity: none
Water: 56 ounces
Done before 8: Ummm, no.

Thursday June 3

Bfast:
toast (100)
jelly (20)
egg mug (80)

Snack:
banana (110)

Lunch:
veg sandwich (180)
fruit (100)

Snack:
zone (210)
luna (180)
veg & dip (100)

Dinner:
boca/sand thin (200)
1/2 sweet potato (125)
Ice cream (130)

Snack:
almonds/vitamuffin (200)

Total: 1730
Activity: strength (235 cal)
water: 60 ounces
done before 8: yes

Scale report: down 2 pounds - only 8 to go to get to goal! Also, measurements today show I've lost 1.5 inch from each arm, 4.5 inches from my waist (YES!), 1.5 inches from hips and 1 inch from each thigh. YEEEESSSSS!!!

Wednesday June 2

Today has been a much better day. I think I didn't eat enough for breakfast yesterday, and then got shaky during my workout. Just couldn't get the balance back.... I've felt much better today (thank goodness!). Will be adding a banana to my bfast before working out tomorrow!

Bfast:
egg mug (80)
toast (100)
jelly (20)

Snack:
banana (100)

Lunch:
BB burger (120)
guac (100)
tomatoes (30)
watermelon & cantalope (100)

Snacks:
Zone bar (210)
Kashi cranberry walnut bar (120) - these are new and AWESOME!
smoked chicken (80)

Dinner:
smoked pork (60)
smoked chicken (125)
1/2 sweet potato (125)
watermelon & cantalope (100)

Snacks:
almonds (50)
Vitamuffin (100)

Total: 1615
Activity: none
water: 80 oz
done before 8: no, we were out getting boxes.

Something nice happened today. I saw a friend I hadn't seen for a while and she sent me a message that said "I almost didn't recognize you. You're a skinny girl!" While I'll never think of myself as a skinny girl, it was nice to hear. Sometimes in the middle of all of this, we don't see what everyone else sees (something my friend Robin said yesterday). It's so true, and sometimes those compliments are just what we need to help us keep going on this journey.

Tuesday June 1

Today has been a wierd day. I feel like something is really off with my blood sugar. I've alternated between starving (not just hungry) and shaky all day. Just hoping it's better tomorrow.

Bfast:
Egg Mug (80)
Toast (100)
Jelly (20)

Snack:
Luna (190) - really didn't want this so early, but I was really shaky after my workout and it was all I had with me.

Lunch:
JJ veggie (300)
A few chips (100)

Snack:
watermelon smoothie (watermelon & ice) 100
zone bar (210)

Dinner:
veg burger (80)
sand thin (100)
LC (35)
3 slices grilled pineapple (50)

Snack:
Sheridan's cookie dough concrete (800?) - wow, I overdid it here. But I had a terrible headache and was starting to get shaky after we waited in line for 30 minutes. Should have gone with the mini-concrete. This is what happens when I wait too long to eat:(

Total: 2135 ouch!
Activity: ran 0.5 mile + a good strength workout (my pecs are already sore!)
Water: 96 ounces
done before 8: no - was waiting in line at Sheridan's after Abby's graduation:(