2.7 miles

That doesn't sound really that far but try doing it while pushing 100 lbs of stroller and kids uphill...then it feels a lot further! In any event, that is the amount that I went and ran this morning. It was about 50 when I went out and I had on a longsleeved shirt under my t-shirt. About half way through the run, I stopped long enough to take off the long sleeve shirt before I keeled over from being too hot.

My 2 year old had gotten up too early this morning and about half way through the route, he fell asleep. His 1 year old sister was very content to just watch things go by and play with a rattle while her mom sweat behind her.

I did better on my water today but I really, really need to push it.

B: cottage cheese
S: pistachios
L: turkey wrap with boston lettuce, avocado, Laughing Cow and mustard
S: nothing
D: baked chicken, salad and broccoli
S: Sugar free Eskimo Pie

Tomorrow will be tough to get in my exercise since I have to go grocery shopping. I would normally be doing my morning exercise then but I guess I can do it in the afternoon. I just hate grocery shopping so try to get there right when the store open.

Weigh In!

Yep, another day to pull out the scale and step up on. Will I be down, will I be up, will it not have changed? I am pleased to say that it went down another 1.5 lbs to make a grand total of 10 lbs lost! Woo hoo!

My husband decided to take part in the Boot Camp and as part of that, he joined me in doing South Beach. Today was his first day. Since I am actually almost ready for Phase II, I decided to stay on Phase I with him.

B: yougurt with cinnamon and nutmeg
S: none
L: salad with artichoke heart, cucumber, broccoli, ham, cheese and dressing
S: pistachios
D: orange roughy, eggplant and salad
S: sugar free jello

I also am trying to drink more water and still not doing well. I think I may try to do Crystal Lite tomorrow and see if I have better luck.

Day 12

Still plodding along here, not much to really report. Tomorrow starts our Boot Camp and it should be so much fun. Who would have thought that being accountable for exercise and healthy eating could be considered fun??

B: cottage cheese
S: cheese stick
L: turkey roll up with avacado, laughing cow cheese
S: none
D: grilled lean hamburger, salad, summer squash
S: piece of chocolate cake and buttercream frosting! (It was my daughter's birthday and never again, I got a massive headache!)

Weigh in tomorrow!

New Pictures

In preparation for Boot Camp, I had new photos taken today. I think I will probably be a total of 10 lbs down (or more...hopefully) on Monday but if not, these are close. Since I am wearing more revealing clothing, I think you will get a better idea from the next set of pictures as to the loss. Just click the link over to the left to see the pictures.

Tonight was a NSV night since we went to Olive Garden to eat. I didn't get the sausage/potato soup that I love, I ate salad. I didn't eat a breadstick (not that I normally do anyway) and I didn't get my cannaloni. I ordered the grilled pork and asked in place of roasted potatos, that I get roasted veggies. I had to admit, my husband looked at me in amazement as I cheerfully ate veggies that I normally push to the side. Heck, I normally would not have touched these! I ate onions, I tried peppers (no thanks), I ate squash and I ate zucchini. I did eat the itty bitty mint chocolate at the end of dinner though. Oh well, if that bit means I have failed, this is just not the lifestyle for me anyway.

Tomorrow I plan to take my measurements and I will post those here as well. My boot camp page is private so while I will give MY info here, I am not at liberty to share the info on the others taking part with me.

B: 2 eggbeater omelette, cheese, ham
S: cheese stick
L: turkey wrap (lettuce, avacado, Laughing Cow cheese, turkey and horseradish)
S: None
D: grilled pork tenderloin, roasted veggies, salad
S: fudgesickle

I think I did pretty good today!

Lalalala

Not too much to report here. I did get in my exercise this morning. Luckily, I did it when I had since I had one of my boys come home sick. He just laid on the couch but it makes it harder when I have more of them home. As it is, the 2 year old likes to march with me and the 1 year old gets mad when she can't get too close since I am moving around.

I am still concerned about my caloric intake since it is below 900 again! Geeze, I ate a lean hamburger and had chicken for dinner. I don't know what else to do here. I even had guacamole (made with drained fat free plain yogurt instead of sour cream)!! I guess I am going to have to figure a way to boost a few hundred more calories in there since I don't want my body eating into my muscles.

I got a book, based on the recommendation of a lady who shed an amazing amount of weight. The book I am reading is called "Strong Women Stay Slim" I want to add some strength training to my exercise and have considered getting some ab workouts too.

I am actually getting excited about Boot Camp. I think it is great, there are 12 of us that are taking part and it is such a supportive group. I can't wait to see how we do in the upcoming months. My husband is considering joining us on the sides and I am going to encourage him to do that. I am going to be posting up some pictures again. I am hoping to be down 10 lbs on Monday but even if I am not, it will be new pictures with current measurements.

Here is my meals for the day:

B: cottage cheese
s: mozzarella cheese stick
l: lean ground beef patty, lettuce, guacamole
s: cashews
d: grilled chicken breast, steamed broccoli, salad (I am not listing everything I put in here, suffice it to say I put more than just 3 kinds of lettuce)
s: fudgesickle...love this since it satisfies my sweet need without compromising anything.

I got the form today for the 5K run at the beginning of April. It comes through the kids school but it was kinda freaky that I was writing about it yesterday and the form shows up today. Guess that means I really need to fill it out and enter.

Thwarted

I started out to do my exercise this morning and it got interrupted after the first mile. Things got hectic to the point that I never was able to finish it. Wahhh! Tomorrow is another day, Scarlett, and I plan to do better.

Boot Camp is fast approaching and I think my goals, beyond weight loss, are going to be on water drinking and exercise.

Speaking of exercise, I found out that I am not going to be able to run in the half marathon I had planned. Things keep piling up on that specific day, things that I can't put off. I know there are those of you who think I should put me first in this case but I don't feel right in handing everything off to my husband that day while I go run for a few hours. I am going to continue my training for it and maybe next year I will be ready to run an actual marathon.

There is a 5K race here in town in early April. The kids normally run in the 1 mile fun run and so I am planning to take part in the 5K run. It is not a half marathon but it does give me something to aim for.

Here is my meals for the day:

breakfast: 2 vegetable quiche cups to go
snack: none today
lunch: salad with chicken, hard boiled egg, avacado, broccoli, lettuce and artichoke hearts (dressing)
snack: celery with laughing cow cheese
dinner: grilled pork chop, asparagus, salad
snack: fudgesickle

See you all tomorrow!

Whoops!

I don't know how it happened but the morning got away from me and before I knew it, it was lunch time. The whoops is that I didn't think to eat breakfast! This is not a good thing, I think missed meals lead to raging hunger and prowling for food.

Some friends on another board and I are taking part in a Boot Camp for Exercise/Weight loss for the month of March. It doesn't really differ from the blog I keep but we will be required to post a monthly goal and give daily updates. I think it is going to be fun! I love doing this with other people who struggle with the same things I do.

Here is my meals for the day and I just realized I didn't blog on Tuesday! Eeek! Okay, nothing went on so first will be Tuesday meals and then today.

Tuesday breakfast: cottage cheese
snack: mozarella cheese stick
lunch: salad with tuna, sprouts, cucumber, broccoli, artichoke, dressing, sunflower seeds
snack: cashews
dinner: spaghetti with spaghetti squash, salad
snack: pistachios, fudgesickle

Wednesday breakfast: whoops!
snack: cheese stick
lunch: 2 eggbeater omelette, cheese, ham, cottage cheese, broccoli
snack: laughing cow cheese w/celery
dinner: chicken breast, acorn squash, salad
snack: orange cream yogurt

Tuesday I was on the low side for calories so I made an effort today to have more calories.