Day 48 & 49 - October 1 & 2, 2011

October 1 - I had a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch for breakfast.  For lunch I was going to have some leftover skillet lasagna, but the noodles were like mush.  So I threw that away.  Instead I had a turkey and ham sandwich on wheat bread with a slice of colby jack cheese, 2 sandwich stacker pickles and mustard.  For dinner I was really craving tacos, so I made some. =)  I used lean ground beef and added some carne asada seasoning to it.  I used gordita tortillas and put fresh cotija cheese and Ortega taco sauce on my tacos. I had 1 1/2 tacos.  My husband and I watched Bridesmaids tonight and it was hilarious!  My husband even liked it.  I would definitely watch it again.  If you haven't seen it you should check it out. =)  I didn't do any exercise again today.

Today I weighed 234.6

October 2 - This morning I had a Slimfast Meal Bar for breakfast.  Before lunch I had an alterations appointment for my first fitting.  Everything went really well.  I was starving afterwards so I stopped at KFC to get some food for me and my husband.  I got a grilled chicken meal that came with a chicken breast and thigh, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw and a biscuit.  I gave the mashed potatoes and some of the chicken to my husband.  It was way too much food for me.  Oh I also stopped at Dutch Bros on my way back.  I wanted to go to Starbucks but my husband wanted an energy drink.  So I got an Iced Pumpkin Pie Latte for me and a Cherry Watermelon Red Bull for my husband.  Their pumpkin latte was ok, not as good as Starbucks.  For dinner I got us food at Sonic (can you tell we have no food in the house?).  I got 2 chicago hot dogs, so yummy!!  I love their chicago hot dogs.  For exercise I did 3 reps of 15 regular crunches, Pilates 100 and the Standing Abs workout.

This morning I weighed 235.2.

Day 46 & 47 - September 29 & 30, 2011

September 29- This morning I had some extra time so I decided to stop at Starbucks and try one of their Pumpkin Spice Lattes that everyone is talking about.  So I got a 16 oz. Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte with whip cream.  Oh my gosh, it was delicious!  For a mid-morning snack I had a FiberOne bar.  For lunch I had a Slimfast Meal Bar and then had a FiberOne bar for a mid-afternoon snack.  Today after work I got my hair done.  I got it trimmed and had some blonde put in it.  It turned out really great!  See pic below:

I just needed to do something to it before I went out to Illinois for my sister's wedding.  My hair was looking very blah, but now it looks fabulous! =)  For dinner I made carne asada on the grill.  Usually my husband is the one who cooks on the grill, but he had me do it this time.  So I had 3 carne asada tacos with reduced fat cheddar cheese and Ortega taco sauce.  For dessert I had some Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers.  For exercise I did 60 regular crunches, Pilates 100 and the standing abs workout.

Today I weighed 236.6

September 30- So I fail!  I can't find the paper that I wrote down what I ate today.  I do remember that I got another 16 oz. Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte with whip cream from Starbucks.  I more than likely had a Slimfast Meal bar for lunch.  I can't remember what we had for dinner.  I know I went to the mall and got some Origins Vitazing moisturizer and some stuff from Bath & Body Works.  And I remember I didn't do any exercises because I was soooo tired.  I pretty much passed out as soon as my head hit the pillow.

So today I weighed 234.6.

Day 44 & 45 - September 27 & 28, 2011

I'm sooo sorry I've been so far behind on posting these.  I've just been extremely busy with trying to get things done before I leave for vacation.  And while I'm on vacation I probably won't be posting, unless I get a chance or have time to.  I will keep track as much as I can of what I eat and do while I'm out there though.

September 27- I had a 12 oz. Lowfat Caramel Granita from Human Bean for breakfast  and a FiberOne bar for a mid-morning snack.  For lunch I made a chicken soft taco.  I used shredded chicken from a rotisserie chicken and used a gordita tortilla then added some reduced fat cheddar cheese and some Ortega sauce.  I also had some grapes and blackberries.  After work today I went and got my toes done for my sister's wedding.  I got french tip gels on.  This way I don't have to worry about painting and repainting my toes while I'm in Illinois.  For dinner we had tamales from the tamale man.  I had 2 pork and 1 chicken tamale with some Ortega sauce.  For exercise today I did 4 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 4 reps of regular crunches and Pilates 100.

Today I weighed 234.0.

September 28- I had a 12 oz. Lowfat Caramel Granita for breakfast and had a piece of pumpkin bread for a mid-morning snack.  For lunch I had a Slimfast bar with grapes and blackberries.  And for dinner I made Healthy Skillet Lasagna (http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/healthified-skillet-lasagna/b427dc6e-0519-4678-b729-31a3d909d4b7).  It was good, but next time I don't think I'll add the ketchup.  Otherwise I enjoyed it.  For dessert I was in the mood for an ice cream shake.  We had a few leftover Peanut Butter Cups so I made Peanut Butter Cup shakes with Vanilla Bean Low Fat Ice Cream, Milk, Creamy Peanut Butter and Peanut Butter Cups.  It was soooo yummy!!  For exercise I did some standing ab workouts from a YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ueDpXC_Wao) plus 3 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 4 reps of 15 regular crunches and Pilates 100.

Today I weighed 235.4

Day 43 - September 26, 2011

I had a Slimfast Shake for breakfast and a FiberOne Bar for a mid-morning snack.  I had a dentist appointment today at 11:00am.  I thought it was to get my crown for the tooth that I had a root canal on and thought this would be by last dentist appointment, besides cleanings.  Well I got a temporary crown and have to go back one more time for a permanent crown, then I'll be done.  So after my dentist appointment I went home and had some lunch.  I had a Slimfast Meal bar and some Baked Cheetos.  For dinner I made burgers with colby jack cheese.  On my burger I put raw green pepper, a fried egg, pickle, mustard and ketchup. Fried eggs on a burger are soooo good.  If you've never tried it before you really should.  For exercise today I did 3 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 3 reps of 15 regular crunches and Pilates 100.  I didn't mention this earlier but I don't know if anyone noticed that I made it thru the whole week with doing some sort of exercise every day and I'm still going. =)  Yay I reached a goal.  I want to do more exercise but right now I feel like my crunches are what I have time for.  I do them right before I go to bed.

Today I weighed 235.0.  I just wanted to say that it's been at least 6 months since I have had any soda.  And I've actually tried a sip of my husband's Pepsi and Dr. Pepper two different times and it does not taste like anything to me.  All I tasted was carbonation.  It was weird.  I used to love Cherry Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew and I haven't tried either of those since I've stopped drinking soda.  I probably won't like them though.  I was drinking flavored sparkling water when I was trying to stop drinking soda and I really liked those for a while, but I don't even like those anymore.  I don't like anything with carbonation.  It just makes me feel like crap.  I don't know why I wanted to bring that up.  Maybe if you're trying to stop drinking soda this will help you and you'll see that it's possible.  I had tried to stop drinking soda at least 2 times before the time that I really stopped.

Day 41 & 42 - September 24 & 25, 2011

September 24 - I had a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch for breakfast.  We had to take our dogs to the vet today.  Oh my gosh, it was so cute!  One of our dogs, Remy, is a boxer bullmastiff mix and there was a female boxer at the vet's office (who just had puppies) and Remy laid down in front of her, like nose to nose with her.  He was smelling her and almost cuddling her.  It was so cute!  After the vet I was starving, so we stopped at one of the local Taco Carts and I got a carne asada burrito!  Yummy yummy yummy!  Besides the carne asada it had guacamole, sour cream, lettuce and salsa.  I drank a Sobe Lean Honey Green Tea with my burrito.  I didn't finish my burrito.  It's so huge.  I ate a little more than half of it.  After my burrito I had some sour gummy worms.  More specifically Trolli Brite Crawlers, my favorite!!  Love these!!  I want to find a huge bag of these.  All I ever find is the small bags, I need a bulk bag of these lol!  One of our friends stopped by and brought his new puppy over.  He has an 8 week old yellow lab who is the same size as our dog, Pooper =P, and pretty much the same color as him too.  His puppy's name is Porter and he's a typical puppy.  Very playful and energetic.  Pooper and Porter played non stop while they were here.  For dinner I had 2 hot dogs with ketchup, mustard and pickles and dessert was some Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Trifle.  My exercise was 3 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 3 reps of 15 regular crunches and Pilates 100.

Today I weighed 234.8, down 1.4 lbs. from yesterday. =)

September 25- For breakfast I had 2 pieces of wheat toast.  And today I had my first alterations appointment to get my bridesmaids dress fixed.  The appointment went well.  The lady I'm going to did all the alterations for my wedding and did great so I knew I had to go back to her.  I go back next Sunday for my fitting.  I can't wait to see it on and see how it fits =).  On my way home from my appointment I stopped at Human Bean and got a 12oz. Caramel Granita.  Notice it wasn't a Low Fat one?  Well at first the girl tried giving me a caramel latte.  Huh?  It's hot outside, why would I order a hot drink?  And how does granita sound like latte?  So I told her what I wanted again and she made a regular granita, I was pretty annoyed with her so I just took it.  I ended up only drinking half of it anyways because my neighbor came over and I did her makeup =).  For those of you reading this that don't know me in real life I love makeup.  I've gotten really good at it over the past year basically from watching YouTube videos and practicing.  So my sister asked me to do makeup for the bridesmaids for her wedding and I wanted to practice before her wedding.  My neighbor volunteered and I had a lot of fun doing her makeup.  Anyways back to food, lol, my husband wanted McDonald's for dinner which was ok with me because I had been craving a Big Mac for that past week and they have a buy one get one free with Big Macs and Quarter Pounders right now.  So I had a Big Mac and Honey Mustard Chicken Wrap with a Sweet Tea for dinner.  And had some more of that Peanut Butter Fudge Brownie Trifle for dessert.  My exercise was 3 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 3 reps of 15 regular crunches, 2 reps of 10 diagonal crunches and Pilates 100.

Today I forgot to weigh myself =(  I really hate it when I do that.  It's mostly on the weekends when I forget because there isn't a specific time I get up during the weekend like there is during the week.

Day 39 & 40 - September 22 & 23, 2011

September 22- I had a 12 oz. Lowfat Caramel Granita with a piece of pumpkin bread this morning.  For lunch I had a Slimfast Meal Bar with grapes & blackberries.  For dinner my husband and I made Mongolian Beef.  We use some mongolian sauce packets then add that to the meat with red peppers, peanuts, mushrooms and snow peas.  And we put it on top of quinoa.  So yummy!  For dessert I had 3 mini peanut butter cups.  My exercise today was 4 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 4 reps of 15 regular crunches, Pilates 100 and 2 reps of 15 diagonal crunches.

Today I weighed 235.6, down .2 lbs. from yesterday.

September 23- For breakfast I had a Slimfast Shake and my mid-morning snack was 1/2 of a Lara bar.    For lunch I had a Slimfast Meal Bar and 1/2 a bag of Smart Pop popcorn.  For dinner I got us Panda Express.  I had Honey Walnut Shrimp and Beijing Beef on white rice.  My exercise today was 3 reps of 15 bicycle crunches, 3 reps of 15 regular crunches and Pilates 100.  If you've never done Pilates 100 you should google it and try it.  You can really feel it in your abs after doing it.

Today I weighed 236.2, that's plus .6 lbs. from yesterday.

Day 37 & 38 - September 20 & 21, 2011

September 20- This morning I had a Slimfast shake for breakfast, then had a Fiber Plus bar for a mid-morning snack.  For lunch I had a Slimfast Meal Bar and grapes, strawberries & blackberries.  My husband got some really yummy blackberries.  They look so perfect I didn't want to eat them, but I did and they were soo yummy!  For dinner my husband made us kabobs with steak, mushrooms and red peppers.  He marinated some of the meat in teriyaki sauce and just used some seasoning on the other meat.  They turned out really good.  I wasn't so into the red peppers though.  The texture of them with the meat and mushrooms just didn't work for me.  For dessert I had 5 rolos.  Tonight for exercise I did 4 reps of 15 bicycle crunches (if you haven't noticed I plan on doing these every night no matter what my other exercise is) and 2 reps of 15 regular crunches.  

Today I weighed 235.2 =), down 1.2 lbs. from yesterday.  

September 21- Once again this week has been bad for sleep.  I've been going to bed between 12:30am & 1:00am.  I just have so much I need to get done before we leave for Illinois and I feel like I don't have enough time to do it all.  So anyways I stopped and got a 12 oz. Lowfat Caramel Granita this morning and had a Fiber Plus bar as a mid-morning snack.  For lunch I had a Slimfast Meal Bar with grapes & blackberries.  Yum!  After work I went to Old Navy (my Favorite Store!!) to do a little shopping and while I was there my husband called and asked if I'd stop and get dinner on my way home.  And for dinner we had Togo's.  I had my usual Turkey & Avocado sandwich.  I almost tried a chicken sandwich, but there's a picture of the Turkey & Avocado sandwich on their menu and it just looks too good to pass up.  I had 16 oz. glass of Arizona Raspberry Iced Tea with my dinner and dessert was 2 mini Reese's PB Cups.  I did 4 or 5 reps (I lost track of how many reps I did, oops) of bicycle crunches and 2 reps of diagonal crunches.  I have been running out of time to do a real workout so I've been doing my crunches right before I go to bed.

Today I weighed 235.8, up .6 lbs from yesterday.

I'm pretty sure I'm going to start a 3 day detox this friday.  If I don't start it this friday then for sure next friday.  And, of course, I'll document everything that I do as far as what I eat and drink and how I feel that day.