So this week I am down 5lbs.  I now weigh 230!!!  With any luck, I will be in the 220’s next week!

So, there I was this morning- so excited to weigh in because I thought I was going to lose  some major poundage and what did I get-down a pound- if even!!!! 

Yeah, so that got me a little down.  To compensate, I ate alot of those trigger foods that I spoke so highly about earlier.  I know I have to stop this stupid behavior, this whole emotional eating thing-at least I have gotten better.  Usually, I would quit my lifestyle change and go to eating junk for a month and then try the diet thing again.  Instead,  I am going to modify my plans….  I am going to work out six times a week- twice a day if possible.  Once first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and once between 6-7pm.  I notice that if I don’t work out at night I tend to want to eat more, and if I don’t work out first thing in the morning, I don’t feel like I’m on track.  Does this make sense to anyone?

So, tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it-till then!!

Weight train—-> 3 x a week for 30-40mins

Cardio——–> 6 x a week for at least 30 mins a day, but pushing for 60 mins

Eating————>small meals every few hours, consisting of a fruit(or veggie), protein and carb.

Okay, so I am no longer going to do a food diary or exercise journal.  I am just going to weigh myself in every Friday. 

My eats:

• Kashi cereal with banana
• 2 scrambled eggs with salsa, little bit of cheddar cheese and a tsp. of sour cream
• 2 pieces of homemade bread with jam and margarine
• lazy cabbage rolls
• 2 cups of tea with milk and sugar
• piece of sour dough bread

My activities:

• 60mins running on the treadmill (30 in the morning, and then at night)

My eats:

• tuna salad on homemade bread and a pear
• leftover beef stew with a homemade cheese and onion bun
• greek salad
• 2 servings each cauliflower and potato soup with cheese and onion bun
• 2 cups of tea with milk and sugar
• 2 slicesbread with jam-mmmmm

My Activities:

• treadmill 30 mins
• weight training30 mins legs
• 30 min. walk
• nursing (that is why I’m not particularly anal with my intake of cheese buns;)

I don’t mention my water consumption because I naturally drink about 8 glasses a day.  I remember the days when I hated water, that was mostly jr. high.  Being involved with basketball changed my dislike of water.

Lululemon has some good quotes on their bags, but the one on water really helps keep me motivated to drink it, “Observe a plant before and after watering and relate these benefits to your body and brain”. 

These are a list of my trigger foods.  If I dare have one, chances are I am going to eat the whole box, package, crate-whatever they happen to come in!;)

#1 Cookies

#2 Granola Bars

#3 Chocolate

#4 Cracked pepper and olive oil triscuits with sharp cheddar cheese

#5 Pepsi

I figure if I am aware of my triggers, I can just avoid them so I don’t set myself up for failure. 

My eats:

• cup of Kashi Go Lean cereal, milk and banana
• tuna salad on toasted sourdough with a pickle
• greek salad
• 2 cups of tea with milk and sugar
• 3 homemade buns with jam
• beef stew with potatoes and carrots
• 1 homemade cheese bun (my hubby is evil- he made these today)

Today went really well, here is what I ate:

• cup of Kashi Go Lean cereal with milk and a banana
• tuna salad on sourdough bread with a pickle and greek salad
• greek salad and twelve almonds
• bbq chicken, mashed potatoes, pickled beets and greek salad
• 2 cups of tea with milk and sugar

Here is what I did:

• 30 mins on the elliptical
• 30 mins on the treadmill
• 30 mins weight lifting (upper body)