Weekly Weight Wednesday

Confession: I botched the weigh in. My initial starting point was measured on a scale in Lynchburg. This morning, I was in Richmond on a different scale. The two of them never agree on anything. Therefore: my weight this morning is an honest guesstimate. 2 lbs down.

Wed. Report

Breakfast - Fiber One w/water
Morning Snack - none (packing)
Lunch - none (packing)
Afternoon Snack - Jason's Deli - Turkey Wrap and fresh fruit - heaven!
Dinner - WG Total w/lvsm and blackberries
Dessert - Krispy Kreme (I don't even like those things. Why did I eat a stale one?)

Tues. Report

Breakfast - Fiber One w/ Water
Morning Snack - Apple
Lunch - Fiber One w/water
Afternoon Snack - canned chili (not many choices while cleaning up the old apartment)
Dinner - Total w/water
Dessert - Organic chocolate cookies

The Mon. Calorie Report
I told you I'd let you know how that Angus Burger and mousse cake worked out with my FitDay total - Not too shabby. My day still came in at 1800k. More than my 1500 target, but hey... I got a 1/2 pound burger squeezed in. I'm going to be happy about this.

A Give Away! - To Celebrate 1 Week of Cereal

That's right folks. To celebrate 1 full week of cereal, I'm offering one lucky reader a piece of my joy.

Prize: Your very own sample packet of Fiber One and Whole Grain Total and two coupons from each brand as well! (Total Coupons for $1 off, Fiber One Coupons are for $0.75 off)

Rules: Leave a comment on this post. I will choose one commenter at random on Saturday to receive the prize.

Chemistry

My father was a complicated patient. Over the course of the last 15 years, he's made adjustments to his diet to accommodate cholesterol, sodium (first less, then more), kidney function and in the last few days, abrasion to his stomach ulcer. During the last few months in the hospital, I've done a whole lot more serious contemplation of the effect of what I put in my mouth has on my organs and blood vessels.

I majored in Health Science (community health education), but it wasn't until having the real gravity of food choices thrust upon me by observing Dad, that I truly became interested in chemistry. I need to read more. Heck, I need to reread the text books I already have.

It's hard to grasp the fact that what I'm eating now has an instant effect on my body, when thusfar I've been blessed with a lack of chronic disease or condition that demands specific omissions from my diet. I can obviously see the long term effects when I suddenly realize the new pair of slacks I need to buy is a size larger than before. But, those instant effects are harder to keep in mind.

Day 6

6 down, 24 to go. First day of takin' this show on the road. Blogging from Richmond tonight.

Breakfast - Fiber One w/ lvsm
Morning Snack - Tortilla w/ cheese & salsa
Lunch - WG Total w/ lvsm and blackberries
Afternoon Snack - Carrot Sticks and mozzarella
Dinner - Fiber One (dry and in the car, let's not repeat this)
Dessert - Angus Burger and a slice of Peanut Butter Mousse Cake (take home)

I haven't plugged this into FitDay yet. I'll let you know tomorrow how this panned out calorie-wise. I may need to fit a jog in tomorrow ;-)

Packin' It

I hit the road today to do some more packing up of the old apt. These sample size cereal packages sure make it easy to pack food.

Curbing cravings is so much easier for me if I have snacks with me already. I really wish i had been disciplined enough to do it more during the last two and a half years of campaigning. Hopefully having this little bag o' fun will help me to resist the siren call of the cafe around the corner as well as abide by my cereal regiment.

Day 5

Good Sunday. I'm ready for bed, so will make this quick.

Breakfast - Fiber One w/ lvsm
(no snack, was at church)
Lunch - Fiber One w/ lvsm
Afternoon Snack - 1 Krispy Kreme (darn my sister for buying that box from a fundraiser!), handful of kettle corn
Dinner - WG Total w/1% and blackberries
Dessert - 8-10 French fries w/ kechup

Clearly junk food snacks. Far under calorie target, though. Will do better on fruits and veggies for the next couple days.

Day 4

I hereby nickname today as "The day I snuck in savory meals as snacks".

Breakfast - Fiber One w/ light vanilla soy milk (lvsm)
Morning Snack - Breakfast burrito (with my homemade tortillas)
Lunch - Fiber One w/ lvsm
Afternoon Snack - Split Pea Soup
Dinner - WG Total w/ 1% and a few blackberries
Dessert - Some of mom's pork chop/pot roast -

You might be wondering how I managed to sneak mom's dinner in for dessert. Well, after plugging everything I've eaten today into my FitDay account, I saw how much wiggle room I still had in calories. My day's total is 1530k.