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Happy New Year! Time to get to business (literally and figuratively). I'm working on launching a new entrepreneurial venture in March and I'd like to do it without sacrificing my health.
I entered the holidays with no regard for watching my eating. My cholesterol test at Thanksgiving showed an improvement over the previous year and I figured I could afford to put on 5 pounds of snacks then shed them in January/February.
When I pulled out my Fat Secret app last week I realized I actually weighed 8 pounds more than I did last year! Yike. 8 is as good as 10 and that's no good at all.
I work at a university, so I quantify life by semesters. Last semester I worked several nights a week and on the other days I didn't want to go home late again because of grocery shopping. The result was poor planning and eating in the cafeteria everyday, to the tune of $6-$7 a pop. I don't want to make weight a new year's resolution but saving that money sure is a winner.
Yesterday I roasted a bowl of edamame and made tuna salad that I can graze on at work with some dill Triscuits. I've got clementines, low-fat cheese sticks and apples w/ natural peanut butter to boot. At home I wrote out a week's menu for the first time in a couple months and bought some fresh produce. Tonight - eggplant/penne pasta from the South Beach book. Perhaps more importantly, I said no to a project that sounded fun but realistically would just add stress in March when I need to be at my best. Yea, me!
I shed 2 pounds since I got back in action last week. Being 139 feels a whole lot better than 141. Next weekend I hope to be able to put on a pair of jeans without having to make 3 extra tugs just to get the pants past my thighs and rear. YES I CAN, suckers!
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139.0 lb
Lost so far: 0 lb.
Still to go: 9.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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Diet Calendar Entries for 20 January 2014:
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1333 kcal
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Fat: 43.45g | Prot: 68.26g | Carb: 177.63g.
Breakfast: Clementines, Fiber One Chewy Bars - Oats & Chocolate, Bigelow Tea Green Tea with Pomegranate. Lunch: Kraft Miracle Whip Dressing, StarKist Foods White Albacore Tuna in Water, kashi heart to heart whole grain crackers. Dinner: Del Monte Diced Tomatoes, Ricotta Cheese (Part Skim Milk), Eggplant, Barilla PLUS Penne Multigrain Pasta. Snacks/Other: American Cheese Spread (with Di Sodium Phosphate, Pasteurized), Kraft Wheat Thins Reduced Fat, M&M's Dark Chocolate M&M's (Package), Fresh & Easy Frozen Edamame, Soybeans (Mature Seeds, Steamed, Cooked), Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese. more...
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1688 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 1 hour, Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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losing 3.5 lb a week
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