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[MelanieC]

Monday February 21, 2005

Breakfast
Smoothie
227 grams Plain FF yogurt - (2)
1/2 Banana (1)
1/2 cup Orange Juice (1)
Berries (1)
snack
snack before workout
1/2 cup grapes (.5)
.25 oz almonds (1)
Lunch
Tomato Soup (2)
Grilled Cheese
2 slices whole wheat bread (3)
1.5 oz american cheese (4.5)
snack
None
Dinner
Jamaican Jerk Pork Stir Fry
3 strips (3oz) Pork - (4.5)
Sweet potatoes -(3)
Apples (.5)
Brown Rice (4)
Snack
Popcicle-Coconut (2.5)
Total - 30.5



Here are the things I want to strive for each day:
Vitamin-- took it
Water (8)- 6
Points (22 +2 AP's=24) 30.5 (used 6.5 flex points 28.5 left for week
Exercise -4 miles on TM + FIRM Super Sculpting
Calcium-(target 3) - 2.5
Vegggies/Fruit (target 6)- 6
Stopped eating at (7pm)- 6:50pm
Went to bed at (No later than 10pm)- 11pm

 

[MelanieC]

What am I thinking.

Last night I had a coconut popcicle. Ok so that's fine, everything in moderation right. Well why oh why did I have a cookie and a bag of baked lays for lunch. I also ate a sandwich that I didn't plan on having. I even brought my own lunch to work. We ended up having a meeting that I didn't realize and it was from 11am-1pm. They provided lunch and because I went past my usual lunch of 11:30am I got hungry and just ate it.

So now I've got exactly .5 points left for the day and I still have to eat dinner. We have leftover's tonight, so maybe I'll just have a bowl of cereal. Filling, will help fill my dairy and it will only be 4 points. That's only dipping into my flex by 3.5. I don't want to eat all my flex so early in the week. Taryn's birthay is this weekend so I'll probably end up having pizza twice. Maybe Saturday I'll make Quesadillas instead. About the same points as pizza but more satisfying to me.

I didn't go to WI this weekend because we were off, and I know my WW leader wasn't there. Since I'm lifetime, I dont' have to pay to make up so I figured it would be ok. I woke up at 9:30am yesterday and since I read and then exercised. I didn't eat anything until 12:30pm and it threw my meals off. I ate everything later than usual. Because of this I felt like my WI wouldn't have been good anyway. I think I was about a pound down according to what the scale was in the morning this week and what it was in the morning of last week.

My scale is just hoovering now and I"m ready for a new number. Come on 145!! I know it will be soon, and I'm ready. I've been seeing 146 & 147 too often now. Lets shake things up and give me a reason to stay away from the cookies. I'm still trying to figure out why I ate it. The good thing is, it's only one cookie and today is only one day. One day does not define how I eat. At least I make good choices the rest of the time. I will do better tomorrow and the rest of the week.

Exercise is going well.
Saturday I did 6.5 miles and this weekend will be 7.5. This week I am adding more workouts, mostly weight lifting workouts. I was doing them as my crosstraining and then re-read that I can do those in addition. I'll add more cardio firm to my workout and I'm going to only have one rest day a week for now. 2 rest days just feels like I'm not moving enough. I'll take it week by week and add the rest day if I feel like it's too much.

 

[Strings]

Hi Mel,

Sorry that yesterday didn't go as planned. I know that you want to save your flex points for the weekend, but they are there for when things don't go as planned. You do very well planning your meals, so I am sure you will still have enough flex for the weekend.

Have a great day,
Beth

 

[lulu201]

Melanie, I'm sending some for your day. Did you get lots of snow?
It won't be long and we'll be walking outside again, right? RIGHT????!!!

Melanie, you're doing so well--you must be feeling fantastic! Enjoy Taryn's birthday this weekend.

Erin

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Mel,

Don't you hate when your day goes like that? Too bad we don't get "do overs" But you have a great plan in place now and I'm sure you will see 145 Sooooooooooon

Sunny

 

[wilderness01]

Hope today is a good day.

 

[lulu201]

Hi, Melanie. Hope everything's OK with you and yours. I have to admit I'm a bit concerned 'cause I haven't seen you around!

I was walking on the treadie this afternoon and was thinking about you and all the fun we're going to have walking the OC Half. 6 weeks and we're there!

Erin

 

[MelanieC]

Hey guys,

Well keeping up with this journal started getting overwhelming for a while with training and life. I'm still here!

I"m off to Ocean City tonight to do the 1/2 marathon with Doreen and Erin.

I'm excited and can't wait.