Emotinal Eater

Today was a hard day for me, I am guilty being an emotional eater. I have found myself in the past pacing my office looking for something to eat when I am under alot of stress. Today was a very emotional day for me, I wanted to eat candy, but I didn't. I have started keeping gum in my desk and when i get that urge to go get something to eat I chew gum. If I already had my meal and snack for that time of day I won't go and eat more calories., I just can't. So, having said that this week is going to be a very tough week when i comes to my eating habits. I am definatly going to exercise alot this week and hopefully get out to hike Telegraph pass with friends this saturday.

here's the 2nd day I didn't post, I forgot to add it before I said submit

breakfast

cup of fresh strawberries 30 calories
4 kashi crackers 120 calories (way high snack)
Lunch

2 cups of iceburge lettece with onion and tuna 86 calories
the lettuce is only 16 calories , 8 per cup
I was eating tuna when I wasn't suppose too,
NO TUNA or SALMON because it's high in bad fat

Dinner
3oz chick brst 130 calories
1.5 cup of steam brocalli 50 calories
for seasoning you can find those Mccormick seasons low in sodium and lemon is good on steam broccalli
10 pretzel sticks 70 calories, CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT I definately won' tdo that again
1/2 cup of ice cream 80 calories

Total Calories for the day 522
Did tread mill for 30 minutes burned 120 calories

total for the day 402

Couple Days I haven't posted yet......

Breakfast

3 peice of turkey bacon and 1 fried eggs 150 calories

remember NO butter or OIL

Snack
1 cup of straw berries 30 calories

Creamer for my coffee 20 calories

organice veggie burger 100 calories

2 cups of iceberg lettuce with 3 sprays of dressing 20 calories
the dressing is a no no but I found this dressing that is only 1 calorie a spray so I am not drowning my lettuce in it., just adds a little flavor

3 kashi crackers 90 calories

dinner
1 small sirloin steak broiled and broccali steamed 180 calories

Total calories 593

Did 45 minutes on treadmill that night burned 180 calories

total calories for the day 413

and lots and lots of water, the water and exercise will help your skin stay healthy and tight if you lose the weight fast. Remember you need to stick to 500 calories for 3 wks
no beer no wine no soda no crystal light even....No exceptions
EVEN NO SUGAR at all!!!

Todays menu

1 cup of strawberries and 1/2 apple for breakfast 60 calories

1 cup of coffee with low fat creamer and splenda 30 calories (still gotta work on this)

10:30 am

celery, cucumber, red and yellow pepper for snack 60 calories

Lunch green beans and a peice of breast of chicken with some soy sauce 150 calories

Afternoon snack 3 Kashi wafers 70 calories

dinner

turkey meat cooked with seasons and onion wrapped in cabbage

4 wraps (small) 200 calories

Total for the day

570

I went over my allotted 500 AND WILL NOT be exercising tonight mainly because of time constrants but I am going to work on treadmill tomorrow night. If I get my homework done tongiht in a timely manner I'll hit the treadmill.

wow...it's sooooo close

tonight I was sitting with a dear friend talking and hearing her deepest wishes. Those moments were so important to me because of the importance of our relationship. she wishes happiness and love...I wish that for her.

so as the night goes by she talks and i smile

she talks and I smile

she talks and I smile

I hear her....

but

my thoughts wonder

my thoughts merge

thinking about my lover

my deepest commitment

my husband

............................so when I have these memories always, not sure why, this particular memory comes into pay....back of bike, mini skirt!

I am sure ALL of you who know us, knows this memory!

that is the beginning of all memories!

our love has not only grown, it's become bigger then anyone could ever imagined. My husband and I have fallen so in love I still to this day...almost 11 yrs later pinch myself in awe!

he is my lover

my best friend

my hero

I love you eli and I can't wait until the next day we see each other !

Day 2

I'm probably not going to be this dedicated to blogging and tracking my menu everyday since I started a new class today. But I want to share with everyone what I'm eating and how it is effecting me already.

When I woke this morning I felt great. Remember I am taking a multi vitamin at night. I woke up right before the alarm went off so that was fabulous for me. I was NOT hungry right way and had no desire for coffee. ALREADY on the 2nd day.

My menu for the day

breakfast 1 cup coffee with splenda and a touch of cream = 20 calories

2 pieces of turkey bacon 70 calories

1 fried egg 45 calories

snack am & PM rice cake each time 35 calories

lunch 3oz grilled breast of chicken no salt no butter or oil 137 calories

2 cups of steamed broccoli no salt or pepper and no oil or butter 50 calories

Dinner - 1 3oz stk sirloin 140 calories

1 small tortilla 30 calories

Total 527 calories

LOTS of water

walked 30 minutes at a constant pace on treadmill burned approx 180 calories

no doubt this is hard, I thought today why the hell am I doing this because I could really use a glass of wine tonight......or a nice cold draft amber bock....then I looked at a picture of my daughter and a horrible picture of myself at this weight and reminded myself to stay strong. 1 wk of this and I'll have a good plan! Thanks to everyone who has giving me great low calorie food ideas! EVERYTHING HELPS!

Day 2

I woke up feeling great today, I was nervous it would be the total opposite. I remember a friend talking about adding more protein to my diet when your eating way less. I am going to make sure I have at least a 3oz chicken breast or sirloin steak every other day. Good source of protein, I think I'm really going to try hard to do the treadmill each evening. I started back to school this week also so I can read my book while I walk . According to this guide hubby sent me last night I actually burnt 180 calories not 150 so that does help to allow me to have extra veggies at lunch and dinner, I'll just hop on the treadmill at the end of the day. unfortunately the scale in the house has disappeared. i went room to room in a fog first thing out of bed this morning looking for the scale., did not find it so I'm still not totally sure if I lost anything yesterday. I will be purchasing a scale and will go off my last weight measurement that was last week at the doctors for a guide.