another great loss...

down another 1.4 this week...whoooohooooo......30 more till dec 31st...i can do it, i can do it....

journaling food and activity...

just wanted to make sure that anyone who checks my blog knows that i am still writing down my food and activity, i'm just doing it on a jenny craig menu right now....too much work to transfer here everyday....
i'm doing great - down 4.6lbs this week, biggest loss in a very long time.....JC for breakfast, lunch and dinner - 1500 calories, exercise goals....no cheating.....wow, what a difference a week makes....staying committed and looking for results next week as well.....8 miles is my goal this week...i'm up to 5 as of yesterday, still have friday and saturday to finish and i will......goal to hit the gym on saturday for sure......yeahhhhhhhhhhh, a loss and a big one at that.....

Friday - 8/8/08

FOOD
B - JC brkfst stuffed sand, banana, diet dew
S - strawberries
L - JC haw chix salad w/crackers, mango applesauce, green salad w/blush vinegrette dressing, pineapples
S - tomato souptizer
S - diet coke, 1/2 chix fillet nugget, 2 crisscross fries
D - JC pasta carbonara, peas, diet coke
S - 4 beef jerky strips (40cal ea)

ACTIVITY
1 Mile TM - 2.5 miles left to do for the week

wed 8/6

jc br stuffed sand, grapes, dt dew
2 beef jerky strips
carrots/celery w/ lt ranch
3 beef jerky strip
jc sw chix bur w/lt  sc, shrd chs, salsa
3 beef jerky strips
jc pot soup, small turkey/cheese sand, bake lays, 2tblspns dip

no exercise

8/5 - tuesday

Food
eng muff, 2 sl lt cheddar cheese, grapes
rf triscuits, diet dew
salad w/ sliced swiss, turkey, lt zinfandel dressing, grapes, diet coke
4 jerky strips - 160 calories
diet dew
2 tblspns onion dip - 60 cal, baked lays chips
buff chix breast, large salad w/lt ranch, rice, steamed carrots, steamed broc, skim milk

Activity
2 miles treadmill

day number 2 back on track....

still no exercise but i did well with my food starting yesterday

7/21/08 Monday
Food
B - lt english muffin, slice ham, slice cheese, banana, diet dew
S - ????
L - salad w/1/2 chix breast, lt balsamic
S - grapes
S - 2 beef jerky sticks (80cal), 1/2 roll
D - Salad w/sliced steak, gorgonzola cheese, lt balsamic, grapes, peanuts
S - none

7/22/08 Tuesday
Food
B - lt eng muf, 2 slice ham, 2 slice cheese, grapes, diet dew
S - sunchips
L - salad w/sliced pork chop, lt ceasar, shredded cheese
S - apple, 3 beef jerky strips
D - meatloaf, broc, corn, roasted potatos
S - non

Exercise
none

Thurs - 7/10

Food
B-lt ww eng muf, 2 sl ham ,1 sl lt sw chs, ban, diet dew
S-carrots, lt ranch
L-JC pizza, salad w/lt it dress
S-JC cheese curls, diet dew
D-chinese

Activity
none

Wed - 7/9

FOOD
B-jc brkfst stfd sand, banana, diet dew
S-carrots, pretzels w/lt ranch
L-jc meatball sub, salad, cuke, crouton w/bal dress, diet dew
D-mr food cheddar pork chop, chsy pot, corn, almond grn bns, diet dew
S-jc smores bar, handful nuts

Activity
none

back to journalling this week...

okay so i got off track for a few days...back on today keeping track of what goes in my mouth...here's hoping there is a decrease this week since i missed last week's weighin

Tuesday 7/8

Food
B - lt eng muffin, 1 sl swt ham, slice lt swiss, banana
S - dt dew
L - Jc lasagna, salad w/cuke bal dressing
S - cherries, jc cheese curls, diet dew
D - steak, roasted red pot, steamed gr beans
S - sliced strawberries, blueberries, lt cool whip, 1/4 cup ltly salted roasted nuts

Activity
none

Wed 7/2

Food
B - JC breakfast stuffed, pineapple
S -
L - mr. foods pulled pork, rice, corn, salad w/balsamic dressing
S -
D -
S -

Activity

Tues 7/1

Food
B-JC stuffed sand, watermelon, diet dew
L-JC beef chow, green salad w/balsamic vin & blue cheese
S-apple, pretzels
D-mr.foods pulled pork sand, white rice, corn, diet coke
S-

Activity
none

Monday - 6/30

Food
B - JC sunshine sand w/slice am cheese, diet dew
S - 100 cal sunchips, baked doritos
L - JC SW chix burr w/lettuce, lt sc, salsa, cheese stick
S - apple, pretzels, diet dew
D - Mr. foods stuff crusted fish fillet, corn, carrots
S - watermelon

Activity
none

Sat/Sun 6/28-6/29

Food
i did not write down what i ate but i did try very hard to stay on program...not too bad...not binging, just not the best at eating 6 meals or 6 even meals...more snacking during day but not excessive and not all bad choices.....okay back to journaling tomorrow-monday...



activity
sat - 45+ min walk in the very very hot sun....
sun - kicking ball with nick

Friday 6/27

food
B - lt bagel, 1 slice lt cheese, diet coke
S - baked lays chips
L - cityplace salad w/chix lt zinfandel vinagrette, cup of broc/cheese soup, 2 flat breads
S - 1 waffle fry, diet coke, grilled chix snack wrap from wendy's
D - cheese/bacon baked potato from wendy's, mixed green salad w/bals vin dressing, croutons, diet coke

activity
none today

thurs 6/26

food
b - lt bagel w/2slices ham, 1 slice lt cheese, diet dew
s - 100 cal ritz crisps, cheese wedge
l - JC turkey burger w/slice lt cheese, salad w/cheese & lt ceasar dressing, 100 cal pringles
s - 100 cal pak cookies, apple
d - chinese food - broc/chix. egg roll, chix wings


activity
none

Wed 6/25

Food
B - JC sunshine w/ham/lt cheese added, apple
S - diet dew, banana, 100 cal cookies
L - JC beef chow, salad w/lt balsamic dress & shredded cheese, diet dew
S - strawberries
S - grilled snak wrap from wendy's, diet coke
D - campbell's clam chowder, side salad from wendy's w/lt balsamic & shredded cheese, diet dew


Activity
none again...no time for me again today it seems...

Tuesday 6/24

Food
B - JC sunshine sand w/2 slice sweet ham, 1 slice lt cheddar cheese, banana
S - diet dew, pretzels, lt key lime yog
L - JC meatball sub, salad w/lt balsamic, 100 cal pak cheezits
S - pineapple, 100 cal pak cupcakes
D - JC turkey dinner, green beans, cranberry sauce
S - 100 cal popcorn w/lt parm cheese, diet dew

Activity
none again

Monday - 6/23

Food
B - lt wheat bagel, slice lt cheddar, 2 slices sweet ham, banana
S - diet dew, pretzels
L - cityplace salad w/chix, gorgonzola, walnuts, lt zinfandel dressing, flat bread
S - few french fries from mcds
D - mr foods chix cordon blue, green beans almondine, little mac/cheese
S - none

Activity
none

Sunday - 6/22

Food
B - JC ban nut cereal, skim milk, sliced banana
S - wendys grilled chix wrap, 15 pringles
L - green salad w/fruit, almonds, vinagrette, 4 ritz crackers
D - mr. foods ceasar burger on bun, ceasar salad, alfredo veggie mix

Activity
none

Sat 6/21/08

Food
B - light bagel, 2 slices ham, slice lt ched cheese
L - JC pot soup, salad w/grilled chix, lt balsamic, croutons, shredded cheddar
D - strawberry salad, shrimp dip w/crackers, lt queso w/totitos, fruit w/lt dip, 6 pc cheese, carrots/broc w/dip
S - fruit

Activity
paint office

Friday 6/20/08

Food
B - JC blue muffin, 1/2 apple, diet dew
S - 100 cal pak cheetos
L - mixed green salad w/chix, gor cheese, fruit, nuts
S - 100 cal pak cheezits
D - 2 small slice pizza, mixed green salad w/lt balsamic, 10 tostitos w/peach salsa
S - 4 beef jerky strips - see early this week for details

Activity
none today

Thursday - 6/19/08

Food
B - english muffin, 2 slices lt cheddar cheese, diet dew
S - 100 cal pak cheetos
S - 100 cal pak ritz chips and laughing cow cheese
L - salad w/chix, nuts, gorg cheese, croutons, lt balsamic
D - chinese - chix/broc, egg roll, 3 chix wings, pork fried rice

Activity
none planned today

Weigh-in
235.2 - lost 2.4 this week - total lost 18.6 since 1/1/08

Wednesday 6/18/08

Food
B - JC sunshine sand w/lt cheddar cheese slice, watermelon
S - 100 cal cheezit
L - JC meatball sub, lettuce/cuke w/lite ceasar
S - 100 cal cookies, cherries
D - 1 chix nugget, JC meatloaf, corn on cob, broc w/cheese, skim milk
S - diet coke, fruit salad, 1 choc/caramel
S - 4 beef jerky - see details from tues

Activity
none

Tuesday 6/17/08

Food
breakfast - JC ban nut muffin, 1cup skim milk blended with an overripe banana and some ice
snack - lg diet mt dew, 10 carrots, 1tblspn lt ranch dressing, baked lays chips, 1/3 of an apple
lunch - jc sw chix burrito, chopped lettuce, 2tblspn lt sour cream, salsa & sliced cukes
snack - 48 pretzel twists, lg diet coke
dinner - leftover fish w/stuffing topping from Mr. Foods, green beans, corn on cob
snack - 4 beef jerky strips - 160 cals - 10grams of fat, diet coke

Activity
Painting office, moving furniture

stupid - stupid - stupid!!!!!!

GRRRRRRRRR
i just want to lose this weight but i dont want to do the work to get there....WTF????
how can i expect to lose weight if i dont do the work???? come on already...get your ass in gear....
you can do this...you are capable and you are worth it!!!!!!
let's start with a small goal this week....just get a loss - however small it may be....get down even just .2lbs.....
set small goals - 2 hrs of uninterupted sun time at the pool or maybe the beach when i get 5 lbs off from this point forward.....
i can do this.....
i can do this.........
i CAN do this......
53.8 by 12/31/08 this was and still is my goal, better get my ass in gear for that to happen - it is still possible if i just put my mind to it....

okay okay okay...now i'll start posting my food and activity so i can be accountable going forward - no more slipping backwards!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Loss

so i lost 2.6 this week and am now down 18lbs total since jan 1st....4 months complete which is 33% of the year and i've lost 30% of the weight i want to lose - still on track - need to keep it up and by july 1st i should be down 50% which is 27 lbs - completely doable

5/1/08 Thursday - weigh in day...

FOOD
800 JC sunshine sand w/slice of amer cheese, diet mt dew
1130 baked doritos
130 JC chix burrito, lt sour cream, salsa, lettuce, shredded cheese, diet coke
915 chinese food - egg roll, chix wings, crab rangoons, moogoo gaipan w/brownsauce, white rice, duck sauce....too much but i just weighed in and it is my "cheat/treat" time...

ACTIVITY
none today

4/30/08 Wednesday

FOOD
800 JC brkfst stuffed sand, watermelon, small iced coffee w/ff cream, splenda
115JC mtball sub, baked lays, salad w/lt ceasar dressing
345 pineapple
950 Mr. foods 3 manicotti shells, salad w/lt french, skim milk

ACTIVITY
15 min cardio
Weight circuit

4/29/08 Tuesday

FOOD
800 JC brkfst stuffed sand, banana, small coffee w/ff cream, splenda
125 JC turkey burger w/slice amer cheese, salad w/lt catalina, cukes, carrots, mini croutons, diet coke
315 pretzels, watermelon
545 diet coke
815 Mr. foods rosemary chix, parm crusted mashed pot, broc milan
1000 100 cal popcorn w/butter spray & 2% parm cheese

ACTIVITY
35 min treadmill at home

4/28/08 Monday

FOOD
800 Burger king sausage/egg/cheese croissant sand, lg hash brown, diet coke
300 JC beef chow, salad w/lt ceasar dressing, cukes, carrots, mini croutons
530 rice crispy treat
815 Mr. Foods manicotti, steamed broc
1015 100 cal popcorn w/spray butter, 2% parm cheese


ACTIVITY
45 min treadmill

Gain!!!

lovely - i work hard all week and gain 1 pound!!!!!! 238.4 from 237.4 (my lowest since having emma - WTF - Sabotage, ya think?????) what do i do for the next few days??? i don't track/write down what i eat and essentially i end up eating crap, not on a good schedule and not enough of the good stuff, ie: veggies, fruits....
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

4/25-4/26-4/27 blahhhhh update

seriously what happened???
i haven't updated my food/activity since thurs afternoon....need to get back on track today!!!!!!
gained 1 pound last thursday and i'm pissed about it - i worked out 6 of 7 days and i kept track of everything...think i am slipping backwards cause of my gain - see below....

FOOD
i didn't write anything down for Friday, Saturday, Sunday - didn't eat great, but didn't eat horrible
Friday - i had dunkin donuts croissant sand for breakfast w/small coffee coolata and bit too much snacking while home sick with nick, JC pot soup, turkey sand?, i couldn't tell you what i had for dinner???
Saturday - JC cereal for breakfast before my exercise class, salad w/tuna for lunch, baked chips for snacks, Mike and I had date night and i had 2 big margarita, chips/salsa/cheese and for dinner i had steak....
Sunday - JC breakfast sandwich, baked chips, fruit???, part of a soft pretzel, few bites of cotton candy, small bag of salt/vinegar chips, diet cokes, lite Bubba burger, small amt corn, white rice, can of green beans, 2 100 cal popcorns w/butter spray and 2% parm cheese, diet cokes

ACTIVITY
Friday - i did nothing - home w/sick kid
Saturday - group power class w/elissa - holy shit did i get a work out - sore legs still
Sunday - nothing again - walking around with kids at kid's world fair

4/24/08 Thurs

FOOD
800 JC sunshine sand w/slice swiss cheese, banana
1030 100 cal pak s/c onion crisps w/laughing cow cheese
1230 salad w/buffalo chix patty, lt ranch, cukes, carrots, mini croutons
415 pineapple
815 chinese food



ACTIVITY
30 min treadmill at home

4/23/08 Wed

FOOD
8am JC breakfast stuffed sand, banana, dt mt dew
1230 JC turkey burger, salad w/ mini croutons, lt ceasar
300 pretzels, grapes, diet coke
545 cant, blueberries, strawberries
730 wendy's grilled chix sand w/1/2 bun, baked potato, diet coke
1040 small potato from pot roast crockpot w/gravy, several small bites of pot roast (maybe 2oz?), few bites of carrotts, 1 chix nugget

ACTIVITY
50 min on treadmill - over 2.5 miles

Tue 4/22/08

FOOD
830 JC brkfst stuffed sand, banana, diet dew
1115 100cal pak of sc/onion toasted chips, laughing cow garlic herb cheese wedge
130 JC meatball sub, salad w/lt ceasar dressing
245 3 clementines
415 pineapple/cantaloupe/kiwi
730 Mr. Foods sunset ranch chix, loaded mashed potatos, steamed zuc/s squash, diet coke


ACTIVITY
50 min treadmill

Mon 4/21/08

FOOD
815 JC sunshine sand w/1 slice ham, 1 slice swiss added, banana, diet dew
1230 JC chix sand w/let, lt ranch dressing, 1 slice swiss, 1 slice ham, salad w/lt ceasar dressing, diet coke, carrots w/ranch dip
455 frt salad
815 Mr. foods ceasar pork chop, cup of apple sauce, green beans, baked sweet potato, ear of corn on the cob, skim milk
1105 2 home made oatmeal raisin cookies

ACTIVITY
55 min on treadmill

Sun 4/20/08

FOOD
1030 watermelon, 100 cal pak of cheetos asteroids
12 few bites fresh pineapple
1230 ham/cheese sand, 100 cal pak doritos
415 few crackers w/pepperoni and cheese
5 large salad w/steak, mini croutons, lt cesear dressing, 1 1/2 ears corn on the cob (no butter or salt), diet pepsi
6 2 mini brownie bites
625 few bites of steak, handful of chips
645 1 chix tender, few grapes

ACTIVITY
45 min treadmill - over 425 calories, 2.5 miles - gooooodddd sweat

Sat 4/19/08

FOOD
10am frt salad
1215 pm 1 wendy's chix nug, diet coke
130pm JC cream pot soup w/sprinkle of ched cheese, 1/2 ham/cheese sand on wht bread
230pm 100 cal pak of sun chips
430pm soft pretzel, diet coke
10pm chips, 2 breaded chix breast cut up over a side salad w/buf chix sauce, lt ranch dressing, sprinkle of ched cheese
1110pm JC lemon cake w/strawberries, lite cool whip, skim milk

ACTIVITY
none today

Fri 4/18/08

FOOD
815 JC brkfst stuffed sand, apple, small coffee w/splenda & ff cream
1245 JC beef chow, salad w/lt balsamic dressing & mini croutons, diet coke
815 1 slice pep pizza, 1 bite of brownie
1015 5 bites of pork chop, 1 marachino cherry
1030 lt key lime yog, 23 pretzels
11 100 cal popcorn w/butter spray, 2% parm cheese, diet coke

ACTIVITY
none today - back to gym sat/tomorrow for a class

Weigh in for 3/17/08

wahooooo
down 3.2 lbs from last week
I have lost 30% of the weight I would like to lose by 12/31/08 and we are exactly 30% into this year....what can I say about that???? right on baby....i really am on target - can't think about how I could be further along had I not had some ups and downs over the last 2 months...NOPE - just moving on and being happy that my loss matches the time passed this year.....realistic goals are what it is all about....

Thurs 4/17/08

FOOD
815 JC brkfst stuffed sand, frt salad, small coffee w/splenda, ff cream
1200 - lt key lime yog
120 - JC personal pizza, side salad w/lt cesear dressing mini croutons, diet coke
415 - frt salad
930 - steamed shrimp w/veggies and ginger sauce, white rice, spring roll w/duck sauce, 2 chix wings, diet coke
no night snack dinner too late....

ACTIVITYnone planned today

Wed 4/16/08

FOOD
815 brkfst - whole wheat bagel w/2 slices sweet ham, 1 slice amer cheese, frt salad
1225 lunch - small pc of Mr. foods mexican meatloaf crumbled into the corn/bean mixture w/lt sc, salsa and shredded lettuce, diet coke
440 snack - frt salad
700 dinner - JC turkey burger, side salad w/ital vinagrette from wendy's, diet coke
945 snack - banana @ bunco - NOTHING ELSE BESIDES WATER!!!
11 snack - 100cal popcorn w/butter spray & 2% parm cheese

ACTIVITY
45 min TM - over 425 calories burned - over 2.5 miles

Tues 4/15/08

FOOD
800 brkfst - whole wheat bagel w/2 slices sweet ham, 1 slice swiss cheese, banana, diet mt dew
1045 snack - fruit salad
1245 lunch - Mr. foods fish, couscous, zuc/sum squash, salad w/lt italian dressing, diet coke
800 snack - 2 clementines
830 dinner - Mr. foods mexican meatloaf, corn/bean mixture, baked potato w/butter spray
1045 snack - 100cal popcorn w/butter spray & 2% parm cheese, diet coke w/lemon


ACTIVITY
50 min treadmill - machine reset so i don't know miles or calories but i got a good burn on

Mon 4/14/08

FOOD
830 brkfst - JC sunshine sand w/pinch of ched cheese, banana, small coffee w/ff cream, splenda
1115 snack - 2 1/2 cups frt salad w/fresh cantaloupe, strawberries and pineapple
130 lunch - JC SW chix burrito w/lt SC, fresh salsa, lettuce
515 snack - apple
730 dinner - Mr Foods hula pork w/brown rice, steamed carrots
805 snack - watermelon
945 snack - 100cal popcorn w/butter spray and 3 shakes of cinn/sugar mix

ACTIVITY
45 min Treadmill - 400+calories burned, 2.5+miles walk/run

Sun 4/13/08

FOOD
10 Brkfst - JC ban nut cereal, banana, skim milk
snack - nothing
1215 lunch - salad w/lite french & mini croutons, JC turkey burger w/ter sauce, pineapple ring, diet coke
425 snack - 1/2 serving Mr. foods sunset chix
6-645 snack - banana, 2 slices cantaloupe, 3 pineapples bites
730 dinner - Mr. foods talapia w/couscous, steamed zuc/summer squash
1025 snack - 100cal popcorn w/butter spray, 3 shakes 2% parm cheese

ACTIVITY
none today