Calorie Countdown - What are you eating on Monday, the last day of March?

Wow I can't believe we are already coming into April!!  I am kind of freaking out about how fast this semester is flying by.  In a month I will be speaking in front of the entire faculty again - I was hoping to be 280 by that point but I don't think that's going to happen.   Maybe I'll at least be down another pants size when I have to buy slacks.  Five weeks-ish until I turn 30.  AAAAAHHHH! So what are you eating today?  I am going to immerse myself heavily in the paper I am trying to write so hopefully I won't think about food as much as I have during the last few days.  This weekend wasn't an utter failure, but I definitely didn't make the best choices for my body either.  We have yet another week on this darn schedule - the people that deal with that at Ryan's place of employment are taking their sweet time.  I am skipping out on the pizza lunch and speaker today at school, going to the gym and then working until hubby comes home at midnight. 

Hi, Jen.  2008 is just flying by - seems like the older I get, the faster time goes.  Eventually, I'll no longer feel the need to put away any of my holiday decorations...   I'm working hard to make healthy food choices today.  I ate a lot of crap over the weekend while I was hanging out and watching tv.  I have a long-standing habit of grazing while I watch tv on the weekends, and I'm honestly beginning to think I may have to give up my weekend tv watching since I don't seem to be able to break the grazing habit.  I don't have problems with grazing when I watch tv during the week in the evening after work.  And I know I shouldn't eat while I'm watching tv, but dang it, I like the routine of it.  Anyway, here's what's on my plate today -  Breakfast:  1 cup 1% milk in my coffee, 1 packet Quaker Weight Control oatmeal Snack #1:  1 cup low-fat cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. sugar-free preserves, 3 large strawberries Snack #2:  1 small banana, homemade pineapple/carrot/raisin/bran muffin [workout #1:  upper body strength training, core work] Lunch:  Weigh****chers Smart Ones salisbury steak w/ mac & cheese, apple Snack #3:  venti non-fat latte w/ sugar-free vanilla syrup Snack #4:  1 slice whole-grain bread, 3 slices low-fat turkey, 1 slice low-fat cheese, alfalfa sprouts [workout #2:  60 minutes of cardio] Dinner:  Weigh****chers Smart Ones rigatoni w/ broccoli and chicken Snack #5:  2 sugar-free fudgesicles Total calories:  1878 Carbs:  270.7 Fat:  39.5 Fiber:  29.5 Protein:  130.0 Today's weight:  192.5

Pre B - SF NF Eggnog Latte B - cottage cheese and Splenda peaches S - Swiss Miss diet hot cocoa w/2 SF marshmallows S - UltaMeal Bar - Apple Cinnamon - yum! L- Apple chicken sausage, spinach, white bean soup and veggie soup - homemade S - celery & peanut butter S - Greek yogurt w/ black and blueberries added in D - grilled Mahi mahi, salad, a few green beans and carrots S - jerky, and 1 mango slice

I'm trying to get back on track after last week - at least be a little more controlled. It's going to be hard while living at my moms - she doesn't eat bad but has tons of chocolate everywhere. I inherited her love of chocolate but did not inherit her self control - she can have two pieces and be done, I however eat the whole damn bag. I'm having to really watch it and figure out ways to say no. (probably just saying no would work, at least you would think so! Dang, I wi**** was that easy) Breakfast: atkins protein bar, medium banana snack: fat free yogurt, 1.4 c. raisins snack: homemade hot chocolate (fat free milk, some chocolate syrup and whipped cream) lunch: WW Homestyle chicken with green beans, 1 tootsie roll, 1 chocolate kiss snack: cheese and crackers snack: atkins protein bar dinner: ghoulish (my mom's fav, hamburger meat, tomato sauce and macaroni) snack: 3 granola bites calories: 2275 fat: 98 carbs: 276 fiber: 30 protein: 102 water: 96 ounces

You know, it must be the cycle of the moon or some weird gravitational effect or something, because so many people are saying last week or this past weekend were food disasters.  Good luck saying no.  Chocolate is a toughie.

Your mom can eat two pieces of choclate and be done?    And she seems like such a nice, normal lady, too... What your mom calls ghoulish, we call chili mac at our house.  Well, it's almost chili mac, just throw in a can of kidney beans. Kix

Here is my meal plan - and I am sticking with it even if I want to gnaw my arm off. B - 16oz mootopia, packet nsa cib, benefiber L - 1/2 loaf outback bread, 3oz tuna, 1 T mayo, 1/2 T relish, 1/2 red bell pepper, 1/4c alfalfa sprouts D - 16oz mootopia, packet nsa cib, benefiber Workout S - nsa tapioca Calories - 1001 Fat - 20g Carbs - 99g Fiber - 21g Protien - 91g EDIT - post-workout I wanted more than tapioca - I added 2oz corned beef and two string cheeses.

You know Jen most days I read your posts and really **** myself off because I wish I could make food plans! Instead I just wing it everyday and at 2 i'm starving because if I had breakfast I am lucky and even Though I have been well aware of the time for a couple of hours I havnt been able to get out of the office to go get something. All I would have to do to stop this is to "plan" but I just can't seem to do it!   I have always resented having to make "better " food choices and having the WLS hasn't changed that. I am recently understand ing that its probably not Food choices as much as its life choices . I choose to keep this job that is way to stressfull I choose to get way to involved with scouts and sink all my free time into it.  I think it was this weekend that made me really realize how crazy I am .  Wednesday night I went shopping with my daughter for the under garments for her prom dress Thursaday night I went to a ptsa meeting and started world war 3 about how our school is not closing or delaying on winter days, friday I had a den meeting where I am the den leader for 8 9 and 10 year olds! saturday I went bowling for the Boys and girls club(well actualy I drove 1.5 hours to the place and realized it was next Saturday! )Sunday I had a leaders meeting at my house for all the den leaders.  today I had to get up at 5 am to bring my DH to work  yayayayayayayaya first day back and he didn't have his work vehicle so I had to drop him off. 1.5 hours away.   I woke up with my ............................. And i'm in a why don'y you do something for your self mood. But Its tax time and thats not going to happen!  Thanks!  B=x lrg coffee dunkin donuts  L=about a 1/4 cup of chili and some egg salad on saltines  D= well its 6.15 almost and i'm at work and I wi**** was almost over but i'm pretty sure its going to be a few hours before Ileave so i'm going to eat chicken soup when I get home ......OH I can have a protein shake now! I think I will.

I think you should have that protein shake my dear :)  And you are welcome?  (why thanks?) You should make time for yourself for sure - even if it has to wait until after tax season.  My best friend, mother of 3, was den leader for her son also and she just recently said no more.  It was taking all of her time and other people weren't doing their part - or if they were they needed their hands held while they did it.  About once a month we've agreed that her husband gets the kids and she and I go out - for her sanity. I had to MAKE her do this, but she was very glad I did.  Take care of yourself, Jenn

Today I had a RTD protein drink. 35 gr of protein with 6 carbs 4oz tuna with mayo 6 all parmesean crakers-no carbs and 7 gr protein per serving 5 oz pot roast. Half cup vegies 2 oz meatloaf Only thing I check is protein and carbs Carbs under 25 protein 126