Sandy701's Journal, 11 January 2011

3.3 miles walked this AM even though it was only 41 degrees - which is rather cold for here, esp. with the wind.

I'm definitely NOT liking my new scale, as it's staying about 1.5-2 pounds heavier than my old one. DH, however, says it's doing just fine by him. So, I guess it's just me and I have to face that extra amount.

I stopped the s/f candy yesterday and the aerosol whipping cream as well. Today, I held off until I added the whipping cream to a Jello dessert about 4 o'clock. But then I skipped the Atkins bar for today. I've had a bad case of the munchies/hungries for quite a few days now, which is part of the reason to drop the s/f candy. Hard to believe that just 1 piece could be a trigger, but... I'm not hungry for off-plan food, but I'm hungry for something like peanuts or a lot more steak.

NOTE ON TODAY'S LUNCH: Wanted to eat up the last of the getting-old spaghetti squash. Measured all portions. Couldn't eat it all for lunch, as 7 oz. of squash is a LOT of squash, so had the leftovers for dinner along with the salad. Total amount eaten is correct, just not logged in 2 meals.

I've had very sore thighs from doing Stairmaster, even the little I do it. Days later I can still feel a tired ache in the muscles. Not debillitating, or anything like that, just an ache beyond what I'd think would be a reasonable muscle recovery.

Today I'm feeling very unsettled. I HATE being in the 180's and this scale (or me) adding 2 more pounds onto my journey thru the 180's has just really ticked me off. With this "new" weight, I've basically stayed the same for an entire month. Yeah, I know all about the "inches might be coming off" deal. I just feel I "deserve" to weigh less based on what I'm doing. Can I do more? Can I bring my foods more in line with the plan? Of course. It's just that I don't wanna have to do more; I don't wanna make even more changes. Great example of my childish attitude that got me in trouble and gaining weight in the first place.

Ah well, I guess I'm all vented out. Maybe after a good night's sleep I'll get my mojo back and locate my adult attitude that's MIA right now.

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1334 kcal

Fat: 93.07g | Prot: 86.86g | Carb: 45.66g.   Breakfast: Brown Sugar & Honey Breakfast Sausage, Kraft/Borden/Cooper shredded colby/Mexican cheese, Pieces & Stems Mushrooms, scrambled eggs. Lunch: parmesan cheese, chuck steak beef, cut like stir fry, Puttanesca Pasta Sauce, spaghetti squash. Dinner: wishbone ranch dressing, romaine, salad toppins. Snacks/Other: Land O'Lakes sugar free whipped cream, Mousse Temptations - Chocolate Indulgence, String Cheese Mozzarella Cheese Snacks, roasted salted sunflower kernels. more...

2231 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 14 hours and 54 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour and 6 minutes. more...