Thursday

One cup of water while getting ready for work.

Breakfast: 1 Kashi Roasted Almomd Crunch granola bar 90 cal. These bars actually have more fiber and less sugar than my nature valley ones. Woo hoo.
16 oz of water.

Goal update: I have yet to do any exercise this week, but I have not consumed any liquid caffeine.

Lunch 12:30 I can of Progresso Light Vegetable soup 120 cal.
8oz water

Wednesday

I was thinking about not dieting this week cause everyday I have been tempted by something. On the way to work I wanted Starbucks again but I was in the wrong lane so I couldnt turn. I think that was GOD telling me I didnt need the drink. Anyways so I came in and had my normal breakfast. Still not sure how the day will go because my dad is coming over tonight and bringing dinner. Hopefull I can stick to the diet.

Breakfast 8:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal.
24oz of water.

Lunch Turkey sub from Subway. 440 cal.

Snack: Kashi chewy bar 120 cal.

Dinner 2 pieces of fried chicken from KFC and 1/2 cup of corn, 1 biscuit

Desert 1 cup of caffeine free dp and 1 lemon bar.

Tuesday

Weekend Update
Saturday
I ate cereal for breakfast, lunch was at the reunion so I had lots of diff meat that were so good, oh and lots of cookies. For dinner I had a subway sandwich.

Sunday
I ate cereal for breakfast. I had a chicken sandwich and baked potato from wendys. For dinner I made me a spinach and chicken quesadilla.

Monday
I had to work so I ate my granola bar and I had a pepperment mocha latte from Starbucks. We had a picnic at lunch. I thought they were having hamburgers but they didnt so I had 1/2 of a chicken fajita and a couple of chips. I ate my Kashi bar for my snack. Dinner I had a grilled chicken sandwich from Chick Fila and some potato salad. I also ate lots of cookies and drank lots of caffeine free DP.

On my walking goal for this week, I am going to change it to walking 3 times this week, even though I dont even think I will make that. I didnt meet any of my goals last week.

Tuesday
Breakfast: 8:30 1 Nature Valley Granola bar 90 cal.
24oz of water

Snack 8 oz of Grape Propel water 10 cal.

Lunch: 12:30 1 Can of Progresso Santa Fe Style chicken soup. 160 cal.
8oz of water

Snacks: Kashi Chewy 120 cal.
Piece of cake 300 cal. (it was so worth the cals to me)

Dinner 1 cup of hamburger helper 1/4 cup of corn 1 cup of Caffeine free dp.

Snack 1 lemon bar and 1 cup of caffeine free dp.

Friday

Breakfast 8:45 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal.
8oz of grape propel water 10 cal.

Lunch 12:35 1 cam of Progresso light Vegetable soup 120 calories
24oz of water.

Snack 2:30 Kashi Dark Chocolate Cherry Chewy 120cal.
16oz of water

Dinner 7:30 Quesadilla (Chicken, mushrooms, onion, spinach) 340cal.
That was so good.
8oz of water.

Snack 10:00 Sonic M&M Blast 597 cal.

Total 1277 calories.

Thursday

Breakfast: 1Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal.
16oz of vitamin water 100 cal.

Lunch: 1 Can of Progresso Light Vegetable with Barley soup 120 cal.
24oz of water

I eat the same breakfast and lunch basically when I am work. I have just found that consistency works better for me. Soups are easy to take with me and warm up. I guess I am on a soup kick cause I just love them. Plus I am getting some vegetable too. Even the first time 5 years ago when I lost 40 pounds I ate the same thing every day. Like right now I really feel like I can lose more weight if I would just stick to my diet on Friday nights and weekends. Its just so hard. Like right now I am craving some Gloria's food. So i think I might go there Friday or Saturday.

Snack 2:30 Kashi Dark Chocolate cherry chewy 120 cal. (These have 3 less sugar grams than a regular granola bar)
24oz of water
1 piece of gum 5 cal.

Dinner 7:00 Quesadilla (1/4 cup spinach 3oz Chicken, little bit of onion and 1/4 cup of maozzarella cheese on a whole wheat tortilla.) 340 cal.
I ate a couple bites of Davids hamburger helper while I cooked it so I will add on
50 cal.
16oz of water.

Total 825 calories.

That Spinch qesadilla is what I was wanting from Glorias so now I dont crave Glorias as much!

Wednesday

Breakfast 8:30 Nature Valley granola bar 90cal.
8oz of Propel grape water 10cal
16oz of water

Lunch 12:00 Progresso Light Vegetable and noodle soup 120cal.
8oz of water.

I took my multi vitamin today and feel so much better than I did yesterday.

Snack 2:00 Lorna doone 100 calorie snack cookies

Snack 3:00 10 grapes 35 calories
8oz of vitamin water 50 calories

4:00 24oz of water
1 piece of gum 5 cal.

Dinner 6:45 3/4 cup of mamwich without the buns 450 cal.
1 small corn on the cob 90 cal.
7 pickle slices 5 cal.
1 cup of water

Total 955 calories.

Tuesday

1 cup of water while getting ready.
I forgot to take my multi vitamin so I hope I do ok today as far as energy.

Breakfast 8:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal
16 oz of Propel Grape Water. 20 cal. I bought a case of this and didnt realize it has high fructose corn syrup in it. BOOOO. Oh well I have to drink but I sure as heck wont buy it again.

I actually only drank half of the propel.

Lunch 12:15 Eating Right Tomato Basil soup with pasta 150 cal.
24oz of water

Snack Kashi Dark chocolate cherry chewy 120 cal.

Dinner 6:45 1 Mamwich sandwich (only used 1/4c or 2oz of meat) 300 cal.
Little bit of asparagus 20cal.
3 cups of water.
3 grapes 10 calories

No walk today.

Total 700 calories.

Monday

I of course pigged put on the weekend and didn't eat so well.
Saturday I had doughnuts and breakfast tacos for breakfast with a starbucks mocha frapp. That starbucks drink was so good. I hadnt had coffee in a while. For Lunch we were at the mall and I had orange chicken with fried rice, with a couple sips of tea to drink. For dinner I had 3 tacos from Dairy Queen with a Dr Pepper
Sunday Brekafast I had 2 blueberry muffins. For Lunch we went to CiCi's and I had pizza, pasta and a small salad with a dr pepper. My parents came over in the evening and my dad ordered pizza. I think I have had my fair share of pizza to last me a while!

GOALS
1. Try to not drink any caffeine this week.
2. Try to go for a walk 4 times this week.
3. Try to diet/eat better on the weekends.

My day started off a little differently today cause we took Ryley to his first ever dentist appointment.

Breakfast 10:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 calories
16oz of water

Lunch 12:30 1 Can of progresso light vegetable soup 120 calories.
16oz of water


Side Note
I bought a pair of size 6 capris on clearance to entice myself to lose weight to be able to fit into them. Howver I tried them on and they fit. That was so awesome. Anyways now I am in between sizes that I own. I dont have anything that fits. I am not complaining but for the past couple of weeks I have to wear a belt with all my work clothes and now I am like I just need to go buy some clothes. I was trying to hold off till I lost more weight but that hasnt happened. Maybe I will just buy like a pair of black pants or something.

Snack 2:30 16oz of water
Kashi dark chocolate cherry chewy 120 cal.

6:05 went for a 1 1/4 mile walk with the boys.

6:50 Dinner Other 1/2 of Turkey club wrap from Friday. (It was still good) 250 cal.
16oz of water
I am making cookies and licking the bowl. 175 calories for cookie dough.

Total 755 calories.

Friday

8oz water while getting ready for work.

Breakfast 8:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal.
16 oz of vitamin water 100 cal.

Lunch 12:30 1/2 of a Turkey Club with Avocado wrap 250 calories
24oz of water.

Snack 3:00 Some sort of desert. I think it was bread pudding maybe. I was hesitant to eat it but it was actually pretty good. Maybe 350 cal.

Dinner 7:00 8oz steak, one small corn on the cob with I cant believe its not butter, and a couple bites if a baked potato. Aiden ended up eating almost my whole potato. That stinker.

Late night snakc Skinny cow little dipper ice cream.
Skinny cow has great ice creams! Love them.

Thursday

Breakfast 8:30 1 nature Valley Granola bar 90 calories
16oz of Vitamin Water 100 calories.

Guys I am so not motivated to diet this week I dont even feel like writing it down but I will struggle through my hard times. My face is still breaking out even after I have quit taking my diet pills that have so much caffiene in them. I dont know what to do about my face which also makes me depressed.

Lunch 12:30 Chicken Tortilla Soup 260 calories.
24oz of water.

Snack Chips ahoy thin crisps 100 calories

Dinner 1 cup of corn, 3oz of chicken, and 1/2 cup of some garlicky potroast frozen mixture that wasnt very good. I will say it was all maybe 500 calories

Went for a mile walk/run with the family

Came home and drank about 16oz of water.

Total 1050 calories.

Wednesday

1 cup of water while getting ready for work. I did some sit ups and some stretches. I dont think I am gonna walk tonight in the heat.

Breakfast 8:30 1 Nature valley granola bar 90 cal.
16oz of Vitamin Water 100 cal.

Lunch 12:15 Campbells Select Harvest Chicken w/Egg noodles 240 calories
16oz of water

Snack 2:30 Kashi Dark chocolate and cherry chewy. 120 calories
24oz of water

Dinner 6:45 Chicken salad (chicken, lots of celery and relish, with a tad bit of miracle whip.) 125 calories
10 small special K wheat crackers 50 calories
1/4 cup of potato salad 150 calories (I am guessing)

Total: 875 calories

Ok I will update tomorrow if I eat anymore. Lately after the kids go to sleep I just want to munch. So we will see how I do tonight.

I didnt do so good I had a piece of left over cake. I dont know how many calories.
Oh yes and I ate some girl scout cookies thin mints. I did throw the last couple away. The good news is I think all the sweets are gone now.

Tuesday

1 cup of water while getting ready
Breakfast 8:30 1 nature Valley granola bar 90 calories
24oz of water.

Snack 10:30 Some kind of baked bar that my coworker gave me. I have no idea how many calories it had. So I will just say 300

Lunch 12:15 1 can of Progresso Light Vegetable soup 120 calories.
16oz of water.

Snack 2:30 Kashi Dark chocalate cherry chewy 120 cal.

Dinner 3 slices of pizza. (Boboli crist with onions hamburger meat, tomatos and cheese). 1 dr pepper 140 cal? Not sure how many cal the pizza had, to many I am sure.

MONDAY

I agree guys today is a new day. I also ate badly on the weekend.

Beakfast: 1 Nature Valley granola bar. 90 calories 2pts
16 oz of Vitamin Water 10 20calories

Lunch: Campbells Italian style wedding soup 260 calories 5pts.
24oz of water

Snack Chips ahoy thin crisps 100 calories 2pts
24oz of water

Dinner: Side sald with a little bit of added chicken and light ranch dressing. 250 calories
3/4 of a leftover beef hotdog from yesterday. 105 calories
1/2 cup of diet cherry 7-up
2 cups of water.

I think I am just going to post calories from now on no more points for me.

Late Night Snack Skinny cow ice cream sandwich 140 cal.

Total calories 965 calories

Friday

Breakfast:8:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 2pts
16 oz of Vitamin Energy drink (Dragonfruit)200 calories 4pts

Lunch 12:30 Other half of my wrap from yesterday 250 calories. 6pts
8oz of water

1 piece of gum 2.5 calories

Thursday

Well I had a great birthday yesterday. Guys I so dont want to get older. My mom is only in her late 60's but already has so many problems. Some of these problems I knew were gonna come since she had diabetes I just didnt realize we would have to deal with them so soon.

Anyways I pretty much know that I will get diabetes in my future cause its runs strong on my mothers side. So I really need to watch my sugar and my weight. I probably need to take a class on it now to help her and better understand everything for my moms sake and mine.

Ok Breakfast 8:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 calories 2pts
24oz of water

Lunch 12:30 3/4 of a half of an Archer Farms turkey club with Avocado wrap. 190 calories 5pts (guesstimate)
24oz of water

Snack 2:30 100 Calorie Chips ahoy thin crisps
1 1/2 pieces of gum 8calories

Dinner 7:00 Chicken Salad 210 calories
10 Small crackers 50 calories
8oz of water


Total so far 648 calories.

Update Me and the kids walked a little more than a mile after dinner.

Day 38

Today is my birthday!
I didnt really get to drink any water while getting ready this morning. On the news they were saying there was an accident and was backed up my way and that you should leave 45 minutes earlier. Well that was out of the question. I was freaking out about meing late to work today. However I called Dave and he told me to take the kids to his job and he would take them to him moms house. Whew what a relief. So instead of being late to work today I was 30 minutes early.

Breakfast: 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal. 2pts
16oz of vitamin water 100cal 2pts (Thats what it says, well that bites.)

Lunch: My parents came and took me to lunch to Marianos Mexican restaurant. I had a cheese enchilada with rice, beans and of course chips and hot sauce. 3 cups of water. I know I went way over my calories but I just didnt want a salad today. I normally get what I got plus a taco, but I decided against the taco today.

Snack: 3 cowboy cookies (for my birthday)
24 oz of water.

Dinner: Big bowl of spaghetti with meat sauce. 1 piece of wheat toast.
1 cup of water.

1.39 mile walk with the kids.

Cinco De Mayo

1 cup of water while getting ready for work.

Breakfast 8:30 1 Nature Valley granola bar 90 cal, 2 pts
20oz of Vitamin Water 10 25cal 0pts.

I am gonna go ahead and put my lunch on here also, cause I am not sure what I will be doing at that time.

Lunch 12:30 1 can of Progresso Light Chicken Vegetable Rotini soup 140 cal, 2pts.
24 oz of water

Snack 2:30 1 Kashi Dark Chocalate Cherry Chewy 120 cal. 2pts.
24oz of water.

Dinner 6:30 Early birthday celebration. We went to Chilis I had 3/4 of the qesadilla explosion salad. Which has way to many calories. I didnt use their dressing I used hot sauce instead. I had 1 1/2 glasses of sweet tea. Then we went to Dairy Queen and I had a small cookie dough blizzard. Yum Yum.

No exercise today.

Monday day 36

I had David measure my height last night. I am 5'5 and something eights pretty close to 5'6 but not quite. That makes me feel a tab bit better.

Breakfast 1 Nature Valley granola bar. 90 calories 2pts. (I also do well with routine.)
12oz of Vitamin water 10 20calories

Lunch: 1 can of Progresso Vegetable soup 120 calories 2pts.
24oz of water

I didnt bring a snack so wonder how I will do this afternoon.

Dang it I gave in and had a snack.
Snack: Another granola bar 90 cal 2pts.
24oz of water.
1 1/2 pieces of gum 8 cal.

Dinner: Chicken Salad with a few crackers. 185cal, 4pts
Couple bites of the kids fish sticks with mac and cheese 100 calories 2pts.

Walked a little over a mile around the block with the boys. Then came home and drank 3 more cups of water.

Total: 613 calories 12pts

Oh by the way I have another blog now. The link is http://tottimes.blogspot.com/

Day 33

1 cup of water while getting ready.

Breakfast:8:30 1 Nature valley granola bar 90 calories 2pts
16oz of Vitamin water 10 20cal. 0pts

My coworker brought bagels, so I am trying not to get one but gosh I am so close.

Lunch 12:30 Progresso Light Vegetable and noodle soup 120 calories 2pts.
3 cups of water.

I still havent gotten a bagel but still so want one.

Snack 2:00 100 calorie chips ahoy thin crisps 2 pts

Snack 5:45 Lorna Doone cookies 100 calories 2 pts. I am so sleepy I guess thats why I am snacking again.

Dinner 8:30 1 cup of goulash 400 calories (guesstimate) 1/2 cup of corn 60 calories 9pts(guesstimate)
3 cups of water

Skinny cow ice cream 140 calories to lazy to look at the points will look tomorrow.