Sorry I have not made an entry in a few days! I haven’t really felt like it. Last week was horrible for exercise. I did walk about 2+ hours around campus with a friend and my left inner thigh was hurting so bad the next day plus my heel was hurting all week, BUT now I am better! Eating has been so-so. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad. But I can tell I’m getting used to it. Like last night I added a side of veggies with dinner, and I did today at lunch too. I haven’t gotten to exercise this week. =/ OH! I tried a veggie sub on flat bread from Subway, and it was AMAZING! I had cucumbers, lettuce, pickles, tomato, mustard, and oil and vinegar. I will definitely be getting that alot when I go..it’s also cheaper!  Bad part was I had a nacho cheese doritoes and regular coke with it =/ I was in need of a reg. soda though. lol Today was good until dinner. Breakfast was 1 1/2 pc. toast with peanut butter and reg. butter, grapes, banana. Then I had a snack of fritos corn chips mixed with nuts, and lunch was this chicken pasta stuff I made Sunday with a side of broccoli, and dinner was bad bad bad. I ended up eating a chik-fil-a chicken sandwich, fries, and had pepsi. =/ Then a late snack was a choc. chip granola bar. My water intake hasn’t been so good. It’s been at one or two bottles a day. I’m working on it though. Thanksgiving is next week and I’m so nervous. Especially cuz I will be home most of the week =/ ugh. Well good luck to everyone else and hope you are doing better than me!! =]

So far today I have only eaten a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch with skim milk (yes I know..not the best cereal but I have two boxes of it so I’m eating it…plus it’s quite yummy!). I am ready for lunch! lol I’ve been at work for 4 hours trying not to snack on anything. I have had 2 bottles of water which is a good start for me. I think that for lunch I’m going to have a turkey sandwich on whole wheat with a dab of mayo, mustard, and some lettuce, and cheddar cheese. And probably the rest of my leftover mac and cheese. I still haven’t eaten those peaches. =/ I think I’m going to have those as a snack before I head to the dentist. I have to get my teeth cleaned today. So fun. I’m not sure what dinner shall be but I might be cooking…and it will be healthy!! =]

I did something to the heel of my foot because it hurts when I apply pressure to it. I get used to it when I’m walking but in the mornings, it hurts. My friend said I may be getting a callous or something?? I broke a glass bowl the other week and it shattered like crazy, so I was hoping I didn’t get a piece of glass in my heel or something. I have before due to that stupid bowl and I felt it immediately and pulled it out, but I don’t know, so I hope it’s just a callous from walking. =/

 Well I’ve wasted time, so I’m about to get off work and get some lunch!

Hope you all have a great day =]

Today was okay. I still haven’t exercised since Sunday even though I keep planning too. Today was rainy so my friend and I did not make a trip to the gym because getting wet plus exercising = so not fun. Anyways, this is a busy week so I hope to get in my goal of 3 cardio days and 1 strength training day. I have 2 more cardio days left!

Breakfast: 2 mini sausage biscuits with mustard

Snack: small pc. peanut butter fudge

Lunch: 6 chicken nuggets w/ ketchup, macaroni and cheese (about 1/2 cup) and half of a HUGE sweet potato (salt and butter).

Snack: another small pc. peanut butter fudge

Dinner: subway (sweet onion chicken terriyaki 6 inch on wheat w/ mayo, sweet onion sauce, pickles, tomato, lettuce); bag of doritos (eh. i should have tried the veggie on flatbread like I have been wanting to for awhile).

Drinks: 36 oz sweet tea =( diet coke at subway, 1 16.9 oz bottle of water =/

 So it’s been an okay day but definitely not the best. I am very proud of myself because I’m not snacking as much at all, and my soda content is waaaaay down. Now, I just have to make sure I don’t drink too much sweet tea!!!

So today went okay. I didn’t get to do any exercise, but I might do this yoga dvd I have or some crunches or SOMETHING before I go to bed later. Food wise today I have had:

Breakfast: apple, 4 slices turkey bacon on toasted bun w/ butter and slice of cheddar cheese

Snack: few tortilla chips w/ chili cheese dip, like 5 small pieces of peanut butter fudge, and like 5 snack size pieces of chocolate (spaced out of course, but still…)

Lunch: turkey sandwich on wheat with a little mayo, mustard, cheddar cheese, and lettuce; few plain chips

Dinner: turnip greens, whole kernel corn, and 2 breaded chicken patties each on 2 slices of bread with mustard and ketchup (eh, I shouldn’t have eaten the second one)

Drinks: 2 16.9 oz bottles of water, 12 oz cherry dr. pepper, 12 oz chocolate milk

 I’m still not getting enough water. =/ But I’m doing very well with my soda intake =] I’m so proud of myself! lol I am very bad with soda. I did make some sweet tea today so maybe I can have that instead of soda sometimes since it’s lower in caffeine and stuff. My breakfast was so yummy! lol I need to get some more fruit. Omg, speaking of, I have peaches still in the refrigerator that I need to eat!! Anyways, I am off to get some homework done, but good luck to everyone!

Today has not been as bad as the past few days so I’m proud of that! I walked 1.5 miles on the track tonight. And foodwise today I’ve had:

Breakfast: 2 pcs of toast with a little butter and some grape jelly

Snack: 1 lifesaver mint, handful of fritos

Lunch: few bbq cocktail smokies, corn, fried okra, mac n cheese, coleslaw, and peas (my mom makes big meals on the weekend and we eat it for lunch and dinner or usually just eat once).

Snack: 1 fudge round

Dinner: pork chop, broccoli, 100 calorie cheesecake yogurt w/ graham cracker bites and 1 tsp honey

Drinks: 2 16.9 oz bottles of water, 24 oz chocolate milk, 12 oz soda

 I didn’t drink all the water I needed, but I’m proud of myself for only drink one soda!

I saw in someone’s blog where they posted weekly goals, and I think I am going to put mine out there to see if this will help me stick to something.

- 3 days a week of cardio, and at least one day of strength training. (for now)

-Drink 64 oz of water.

-One soda  a day

-No snacking after 9pm. (I know some say you shouldn’t give yourself a time cut off, but I will eat if I am physically hungry).

-Only eat when I am hungry…not “emotionally hungry”.

-At least lose one pound

I could literally go on, but I know it’s best to keep it short and sweet with goals.

Eating hasn’t been well today because of bad snacking, but I did manage to only drink two sodas and get in three 16.9 oz bottles of water, and some chocolate milk and regular milk. I usually drink about four or more sodas a day when I’m at home, so this is good for me! lol Tomorrow is my last day at home and as hard as it may be I’m going to stay away from the snacks.

Okay, so..things are not going so well at home. I did horrible last night. I did manage to get 3 16.9 oz of water in though which is a step up for me, but I ended up eating one ice cream bar, THREE plain donuts, and some chips. =( It was bad. And today hasnt been so great either. It’s 1pm, and already I’ve had…2 pcs of cheese toast, apple, 2 slices ham, 1 ice cream bar,  1 fudge round, 1 cookie, chicken thigh and drum stick, sweet potato, green beans mixed w/ reg. potatoes, and turnip greens, and 2 12 oz sodas. =( Definitely NOT good. So I’m going to try and get some water in today and not each much of anything the rest of the day unless I am actually hungry. Ugh. this is usually how it happens, and I’m so tired of it! Either it starts out really well and I do pretty decent and then it goes downhill, or it’s pretty much downhill from day one! I’m not giving up though. I am just going to try to do better…that’s all I can do is keep trying! Thanks for any comments anyone has left for me! I appreciate feedback. =]

Have a great day!

So yesterday things did not turn out so well. I never ate the peaches and instead had a snack cake =/, and then later on in the night I had a few bites of a cheese cake and an vanilla ice cream cone, and I’m pretty sure I had like 36 oz of soda. =/ This is where one of my problems lie! I am so bad with snacking. Anyways, I am going home this weekend, and weekends are ALWAYS bad for me since I get back into the routine of when I was growing up which has lead to my being overweight. Soooo..I battle that. I’m going to try to cut down the number of sodas I drink to at least one a day this weekend since that is ALL I drink at home. It’s easier when you have a limited supply, but at home it seems neverending. Also I tend to have a really huge problem with snacking at home and eating until I’m extremely full. So I shall work on that this weekend. My friend and I ended up walking only for 30 minutes yesterday because silly me had water and did not go to the restroom right before (tmi! sorry). And so we had to cut it short. I think we found it okay though b/c the day before I sarted on here we walked 5 miles. =] I’m very proud of that! I’m suppose to go walking today but it’s kind of cold outside so I’m not sure if I will or if I will do something else for exercise.

Food wise, today I have had:

1 serving apple and cinnamon oatmeal w/ added raisins and some sugar

16.9 oz water

5 peanut butter crackers (i made them with ritz crackers and peanut butter)

 Not much but it’s only 10 am! For lunch I already know that I’m having a personal pepperoni pizza with ranch (bad, but my friend has been craving pizza, and I have little ceasar’s personal pan pizzas that you make so we are eating together). I don’t really have any vegetables to add to it, so sadly it will just be pepperoni.

So wish me luck on today b/c it’s going to be a tough one when I get home!!

Hello!

 I really HATE logging my food intake and exercise but I’m going to try my hardest to stick to it! I used to use a general website that had used for blogging to track my weight loss but it was upgraded and now sucks. So here I am on here! I am a college student so I always can’t buy the healthiest food items due to money and sometimes my mom gives me stuff that is def. not the greatest but it’s food, and I’d rather not starve =] I do try to get in veggies and fruits though! My biggest problems are fast food, soda, and bad snacking. You’ll see how these things play a huge role in my diet, but I’m definitely trying to cut out fast food because of all the money I waste on it! I usually don’t measure food either; I’m sure that’s probably a good idea to do though. So the measurements are estimates in my intake.

 So far today I’ve had:

Breakfast:

Turkey and cheese omelet (2 eggs, turkey, shredded colby jack cheese)

2 slices wheat bread with about 1 tbsp butter each and 2 strawberry jam packets

16.9 oz water

Snack: few handfuls of trail mix (banana nut cheerios, dark chocolate chips, dietary snack mix–unsalted nuts and raisins)

Lunch:

1 breaded chicken patty w/ 1 slice wheat bread with ketchup and mustard

About 7 oz of brussel sprouts with 1 tbsp chili cheese dip

 Snack:

I havent eaten this yet but I was going to eat it with lunch but I was full. So I plan to have about 1/2 cup of canned peaches (no sugar added)

Dinner:

Plan to have bbq chicken breast sandwich, green beans, and boiled or mashed (not sure yet) potatoes

More than likely I’ll end up drinking 12 oz cherry dr. pepper somewhere from now til bed.

Exercise: Haven’t done, but will walk for an hour about 2 miles