Char Gets Thin's Journal, 08 January 2014

So far I'm pleased with my New Year. I'm making a dent in the excess weight I put on over the past 5 months, and the holiday gain is now gone. But I won't start to feel satisfied with myself until I can get below last year's low weight point.

It should start to warm up some here today (one thing I love about FL is that the cold weather never seems to stick around too long) which will make my daily hike more bearable. Yesterday I wore gloves for the first time in 17 YEARS...and the only gloves I still own are long, thin black leather "dress" driving gloves. Not exactly warm, but way better than nothing at all I guess...lol

Hope today mirrors yesterday, with a touch more activity. Today is kettle bell day, so that should help, those things always get me jazzed and rarin' to go! Funny how expending energy seems to leave you with more energy than when you started. Oh, it might exhaust you at the time, but your reserves seem to fill up fast and the rest of the day goes so much smoother!

Wishing everyone a wonderful, warmer OP day. Whatever diet plan you're using, stick with it and let's see what we can do with ourselves this year! Because if we try, it can be all "down" from here! :)

186.6 lb Lost so far: 3.4 lb.    Still to go: 11.6 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

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1419 kcal

Fat: 34.28g | Prot: 75.74g | Carb: 223.05g.   Breakfast: Jimmy Dean Delights Honey Wheat Flatbread egg white, spinach & Mozzarella-Style Cheese Product, Reddi-wip Fat Free Dairy Whipped Topping, Bananas, Strawberries, Lipton Black Tea Bags. Lunch: Boar's Head Lower Sodium Turkey Breast, Ghirardelli Premium Hot Cocoa Double Chocolate, Milk (Nonfat), Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise, Sargento Reduced Fat Swiss Cheese Slices, Thomas' Bagel Thins - Everything. Dinner: Blue Crab, Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Grain Linguine, Fat Free Meatless Spaghetti Sauce. Snacks/Other: Pistachio Nuts, Reko Anise Pizzelle, Snyder's of Hanover Pretzel Sticks, Puraqua Bottled Water. more...

3447 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Housework - 4 hours and 30 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 45 minutes, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 20 minutes, Desk Work - 8 hours and 55 minutes, Resting - 4 hours and 30 minutes, Sleeping - 5 hours. more...