Getting Better

I wasn't feeling so great the past couple of days so I did not exercise however I did today and am feeling much better. I wasn't going to weigh myself until Sunday but I decided to take a little peek today and I've already lost 3 lbs this week which makes me happy.

Here's what I had to eat today:

Breakfast: Spinach & tomato omelet w/ reduced fat cheese, 2 slices of whole grain toast w/ peanut butter.

Lunch: Veggie burger on wheat bread w/ spinach & cheese.

Dinner: Shrimp scampi w/ spinach & tomatoes on a bed of Barilla Plus angel hair pasta.

Desert: 3 pieces of chocolate

Snack: Bowl of cereal

I spent the afternoon watching movies-- "Ponyo" and "In the Loop" both of which I liked. Now I think I'll go read my book A Thousand Splendid Suns which has been good so far. It's by the same author that wrote The Kite Runner so I'm expecting something terribly sad to happen.

I should also mention I went grocery shopping and bought some healthy food to keep in the house so that I'm not temped to eat junk. I've done well. Today I got emotional thinking about my grandfather and wanted to binge but I didn't. He died right before Thanksgiving several months ago and I miss him but eating a chicken fried steak isn't going to help any. God that sounds good...

Day 2

I'm pretty tired right now. I ran a lot of errands and just wanted to come home, lie down and watch TV however I immediately popped in my workout DVD as soon as I got home and got to work.

I ate the exact same food today that I did yesterday. For some reason I'm craving bacon lately so I had another BLT.

I also bought myself a box of nice chocolates. Let me explain. I'm a chocoholic so I always have chocolate in the house. I eat less of the good chocolates than I do the bags of Hershey nuggets I usually buy. With the good chocolates I only need 1 or 2 pieces and I'm satisfied. If I buy a bag of M&M's then I eat a lot of them. So this box of chocolates will help satisfy my chocolate cravings without having to go overboard. Yes, there is a method to this madness!

I have a job interview tomorrow. I hope something comes of this. Job hunting is getting old. I'm anxious to get back to work already so I can stop worrying about money. The stress is wreaking havoc on my diet. I've been eating badly for a couple of weeks now. I need to find other ways to deal with stress. I've turned to food for so long I'm not sure what to replace it with. I'll find something!

Day 1

Today's weight: 253lbs

Breakfast: Scrambled eggs w/ reduced fat cheese, whole grain toast w/ peanut butter

Lunch: BLT

Not a good choice. I was at my school applying for jobs in the Career Center which took longer than expected. I had other errands to run afterwards so I stopped at Subway and submitted to my bacon craving.

Dinner: Barilla Plus pasta w/ tomato sauce (Newman's Own Sockarooni) w/ a veggie Italian sausage.

Dessert: 4 Thin Mints

Exercise: 20 min of cardio

I'm already sore from the exercise so who knows how I'll feel tomorrow! I took some Advil PM so I should be fine. I made a bad choice at lunch but I did make good choices for breakfast & dinner. It's a start. Proud of myself for exercising! I plan on doing my cardio dvd everyday.

I won't weigh myself til next Monday. We'll see how much progress I can make in a week!