Weigh-In For the Week Of November 26th

Starting Weight: 241

Previous Weight: 232.5 pounds.
Current Weight: 232.5 pounds
Mini-goal #1: 229

Mini-goal #2: 220

Mini-goal #3: 210

Big goal #1: 200

Mini-goal #1: 190

Mini-goal #2: 185

Big goal #2: 180

Mini-goal #1: 170

Mini-goal #2: 175

Mini-goal #3: 160

Mini-goal #4: 155

Ultimate goal: 150

Pounds Lost So Far: 8.5

So, no change this past week...probably from going home and being so busy, but today is a new day, and this week is a new week. I guess on the bright side, I didn't gain anything. Time to get back to work!!!

Day #23: Feeling PROUD :)

I think I did pretty well today. I really pushed myself at the gym and did one HOUR on the elliptical! :)

Breakfast: 462

Sara Lee - 45 Calories & Delightful, Wheat W/ Honey, 45 g (2 Slices) -90

Land O' Lakes - White American Cheese, 2 slice - 160
Generic - Egg - Soft Boiled, 2 egg - 140
Small Banana - 72

Lunch: 804

Margherita Flat Bread, 1 flatbread - 590 (From AROOGA'S, so I guesstimated a substitute since they don't provide calorie counts :( )
Carrot Sticks, 6 Sticks - 44
Bleu Cheese Dressing, 2 tbsp (1oz) - 170

Dinner: 626

Chi-Chi's - Flour Tortilla Burrito Size, 1 tortilla - 170
Bakers & Chefs - Mild Cheddar - Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese, 1/3 Cup (28g) - 110
Francesco Rinaldi - Marinara Pasta Sauce, 1/4 cup - 40
Sliced Mushrooms, 0.2 cup (230g) - 8
Extra Large Black Olives, 3 olives - 20
Homemade - Yam Baked , 1 medium yam - 158
Barefoot - Sweet Red Wine, 5 oz - 120

Snacks/Drinks: 180

Tea - 0
Water - 0
1 mozzarella cheese stick - 80

1 serving of pretzels, (Utz Sourdough Specials large pretzels) - 110

Exercise: 1123

60 min on elliptical- 949
30 min on treadmill - 174

TOTAL: 2071 - 1123 (exercise) = 948

Motivation! This is how I feel right about now... (note: I do not own, nor did I create this photo. I honestly don't remember where it came from, I just had it saved on my computer. If you are the owner of this photo please comment or email me to have it removed or to get credit. Thanks for your understanding, I don't want to infringe on any copyright or ownership or whatever!)

Day #22: back after a 3 day break

So I had the unfortunate experience with having to deal with the death of another beloved aunt this week. It was the second death in less than two weeks... :(  So this is my first day back after a break...I binged but then Bret kicked my ass in the gym. Overall, I didn't come out too bad...lesson learned. :( I mean, wtf was I thinking? I don't even LIKE apple pie!!

I don't really feel like typing much so heres my diary...

Breakfast: 690

Chobani - Greek Yogurt Blueberry Non - Fat , 6 oz. (170g) - 140
Sara Lee - 45 Calories & Delightful, Wheat W/ Honey, 45 g (2 Slices) - 90
Land O' Lakes - White American Cheese, 4 slice - 320
Generic - Egg - Soft Boiled, 2 egg - 140

Lunch: 148

Generic - Raw Beets, Boiled, 2 cup - 148

Dinner: 565

Homemade - 1/8 Slice Apple Pie, 1/8 slice - 310
Costco - Stuffed Salmon, 0.5 piece - 255

Snacks/Drinks: 864

Tea - 0
Water - 0
Mozzarella String Cheese, 1 Cheese - 80

Bananas - Raw, 2 extra small (less than 6" long) - 144

Land O' Lakes - White American Cheese, 8 slice - 640

Exercise: -822

30 min. on Elliptical - 474
60 min on treadmill, average 3.0 mph - 348

TOTAL: 2,267 - 822 (exercise) = 1,445

Weigh-In For the Week of November 19th

Starting Weight: 241

Previous Weight: 230.5 pounds.
Current Weight: 232.5 pounds
Mini-goal #1: 229

Mini-goal #2: 220

Mini-goal #3: 210

Big goal #1: 200

Mini-goal #1: 190

Mini-goal #2: 185

Big goal #2: 180

Mini-goal #1: 170

Mini-goal #2: 175

Mini-goal #3: 160

Mini-goal #4: 155

Ultimate goal: 150

Pounds Lost So Far: 8.5

Minor setback...Its funny that this happens after three days of not logging into MyFitnessPal or exercising. :( Just goes to show that although I'm doing well with these tools, I'm far from ready to be on my own without them. Plus, I've had a rough couple of weeks, so the stress can't be helping. :(

Day #21: develop your self esteem like your life depends on it. because it does.

Feeling great, and Bret and I are really driving each other with this gym thing. I really like working out. Its fun, and afterwards I feel AMAZING!

Breakfast: 600

Chobani - Greek Yogurt Blueberry Non - Fat , 6 oz. (170g) - 140
Minute Maid - Ruby Red Grapefruit Juice 15.2 oz, 15.2 oz (450ml) - 240
Kashi - Go Lean Crunch! , 1 Cup (56g/1.9 oz.) - 190
Silk - Unsweetened Almond Milk, 1 cup - 30

Lunch: 270

Knorr Pasta & Sauce - Macaroni Cheese & Bacon, 1 cup - 270

Dinner: 453

Golumpki With White Rice & Ground Beef, 2 piece - 400*
Francesco Rinaldi - Marinara Traditional Pasta Sauce 0.3 cup - 53
*My mom makes these with quinoa instead of white rice and ground turkey instead of beef, so the actual calorie count for mine is most likely a lot lower than the ones listed on myfitnesspal, but oh well, better to overestimate than underestimate. :)

Snacks/Drinks: 454

Tea - 0
Water - 0
1 mozzarella cheese stick - 80

1 mini-babybel cheese - 70

Popcorn, oil-popped, 2 cups - 110

Motts Medleys - All Natural Fruit Snacks, 1 Pouch - 80
1 banana - 114

Exercise: -939

30 minutes on elliptical - 470
50 minutes walking - 287
15 minutes on stationary bike, mild intensity - 182

TOTAL: 1777 - 939 = 838 calories :)

Motivation! (note: I do not own, nor did I create this photo. I honestly don't remember where it came from, I just had it saved on my computer. If you are the owner of this photo please comment or email me to have it removed or to get credit. Thanks for your understanding, I don't want to infringe on any copyright or ownership or whatever!)

Day #20: Gym membership, 1st day

Went and got a membership to Planet Fitness today...hopefully I end up liking it. So far, so good.  :)

Breakfast: 433

General Mills With Whole Grain - Cheerios, 1 Cup - 100

General Mills Cereal - Frosted Cheerios, 1 cup - 133

Silk - Unsweetened Almond Milk, 2 cup - 60

Chobani Greek Yogurt - 0% Strawberry 170 g, 170 g (1container=6oz=170g) - 140

Lunch: 750

Hamburger Helper - Cheesy Italian Beef, 0.5 container (5 cup prepareds ea.) - 750

Dinner: 235

Sara Lee - 45 Calories & Delightful, Wheat W/ Honey, 45 g (2 Slices) -90

Eggs - Fried (whole egg), 2 large - 185
Sam's Club-Bakers and Chefs - Fancy Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese 1/3 cup (28g) - 110

Snacks/Drinks: 395

Tea - 0
Water - 0 
Kirkland - Greek Yogurt Plain Nonfat, 1 cup - 140
Well-Pict - Sliced Strawberries, Frozen, Unsweetened, 70 g (1 cup) - 52 
(Both above ingredients were blended into a smoothie)

1 mini-babybel cheese - 70

1 6 oz. glass of Rosso Dolce Roscato Red Wine - 130

Exercise: 

70 Minutes walking - 402
30 minutes on elliptical machine - 470*
*im not sure how accurate this is...the machine said 300 calories...

TOTAL: 1960 - 872 (exercise) = 1088 :)

Monday's Motivation! (As posted on facebook)... (note: I do not own, nor did I create this photo. I honestly don't remember where it came from, I just had it saved on my computer. If you are the owner of this photo please comment or email me to have it removed or to get credit. Thanks for your understanding, I don't want to infringe on any copyright or ownership or whatever!)

Weigh-In for the Week of November 12th

Starting Weight: 241

Previous Weight: 233.5 pounds.
Current Weight: 230.5 pounds
Mini-goal #1: 229

Mini-goal #2: 220

Mini-goal #3: 210

Big goal #1: 200

Mini-goal #1: 190

Mini-goal #2: 185

Big goal #2: 180

Mini-goal #1: 170

Mini-goal #2: 175

Mini-goal #3: 160

Mini-goal #4: 155

Ultimate goal: 150

Pounds Lost So Far: 10.5

Day #19: "the harder the struggle, the more glorious the triumph"

So today was another busy day, we were out of the house most of the day, and while trying a new shortcut we found an AROOGA's, a restaurant we see advertised like ALL the time, but we had no idea where it was...so of course Bret wanted to try it.

Let me just say I am INSANELY frustrated when restaurants don't have their calorie counts listed. All I could find listed were wings. So, I approximated and guesstimated myself into what you see listed below. Let me just hope it's an OVERestimation and not an UNDERestimation... salads at restaurants can be such calorie-bombs...and I didn't use the dressing until the very end, and I only used a smidgen. It was yummy. Bret loved his food, so we'll of course be going back (and we have coupons), so...I'm going to try to find something better next time (though there wasn't many "healthy" or even "healthy-in-disguise" options. LOL).

We had a late lunch, and then got back around 9 after our hockey game, so I just had jell-o for dinner. LOL.

Breakfast: 360

Kashi - Go Lean Crunch! , 1 Cup (56g/1.9 oz.) - 190

Chobani - Peach Non-Fat Greek Yogurt, 6 oz. - 140

Silk - Unsweetened Almond Milk, 1 cup - 30

Lunch: 1,172

AROOGA's "Checkered Flag" Salad, composed of approx.:
+ Lettuce - Cos or romaine, raw, 1 cup shredded - 8
+ Tomato Slices - Fresh, 1 tomato -22
+ Provolone Cheese, 4 slices - 400
+ Swiss cheese, 4 slices - 400
+ Ham - Sliced, regular (approximately 11% fat), 2 serving 2 slices - 183
+ Turkey breast meat, 4 serving - 137
+ Cucumber - Peeled, raw, 0.25 cup, pared, chopped - 4
+ Balsamic Vinagrette, 0.4 tablespoons - 18

Dinner: 80

Jello - Blue Raspberry, 1/2 cup - 80

Snacks/Drinks: 110

Tea - 0
Water - 0
1 serving of pretzels, (Utz Sourdough Specials large pretzels) - 110

Exercise: 

None. 

TOTAL: 1722

Motivation for the upcoming week... (note: I do not own, nor did I create this photo. I honestly don't remember where it came from, I just had it saved on my computer. If you are the owner of this photo please comment or email me to have it removed or to get credit. Thanks for your understanding, I don't want to infringe on any copyright or ownership or whatever!)