10/19/09 was day 1 of what I call my "mommy makeover." I am not only changing my diet but also trying to change my attitude and out look on life. I am aming for a better health both physical and emotional. Day one went well and resulted in a loss of 3lbs. I was shocked.

I woke up had a cup of hot water with 1/2 a lemon and 1tbs of honey. (I dont like coffee or tea) Drank this to fill up so I wouldnt over eat. Then about 30minutes later I had breakfast; a *Schwan's Garden Omelet. It was really good. Since it was frozen I was very surprised. But it had lots of flavor and I was really impressed.

At work I drank water all day. This is really hard for me because I HATE water. Also being addicted to Dr. Pepper (I used to walk into work at 9am with a full 44oz that would be gone by 1:30) Then I would stop and get another on my way home that would last me until dinner; at which I would have a 12oz can. Totaling at least 100oz a day! About 11:30 I could feel the headache coming. I decided to have my snack; frozen mixed berry blend from Schwan's. OMG they were awful.

My test of the day- my grandma picked me up from work since she was watching my son; with McDonalds. The french fries smelled so good. But I resisted and waited until we got home to eat anything. For lunch I warmed up a Weight Watchers Smart Ones (the ones from HEB) It was the Lemon Herb Chicken Piccata, I didnt like it. So one bite later I threw it away and warmed up another. This time it was Chicken Carbonara. It was so good. And only 5points. I also allowed myself to have 1/2 a can of Dr. Pepper with lunch. Boy did I make it last, sipped it like an expensive wine. LOL

For dinner I made *Schwan's Oriental Beef and Broccoli with Rice. My hubby liked it, but it was a bit spicy for me and too spicy for my son. However it was good. I gave my son some rice and meat sticks instead. I allowed myself to have the other 1/2 of my Dr. Pepper from lunch. For dessert they had ice cream and I had 1/2 cup of Schwan's* Strawberry Supreme Frozen Yogurt. We were done eating by 7:30pm.

I went to sleep at 9:30pm instead of 1 or 2am. I woke up this morning feeling well rested and ready to start my day. Stepped on the scale to fine a loss of 3lbs! Hooray for me Motivates me to keep going.

*All of the Schwans food is from the Live Smart line.

This morning I had a loss of another pound. Today has been a bit harder for me. I didnt work and was at home all day. Closer to food and time to eat it. However I feel like I did well. Still not much exercise, but I am working on it.

Today's Foods

Breakfast
Schwans #834 Garden Omelet
Kool Aid fruit punch (8oz)

Lunch
Kool Aid fruit punch (8oz)
WW Smart Ones: Pepperoni Pizza Minis (3minis, son ate the other one)

Dinner
Schwans #767 Mini Bow Tie Pasta and Vegetable Blend (1/2 cup)
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast w/ Lemon Pepper
Dr. B (12 fl oz)

Dessert
Schwans #388 Chocolate Fudge Brownie Frozen Yogurt (1/2 cup)
Schwans #950 S'mores (1/4 shared with Hubby)

Ok so since reading my post I noticed I have been stating things backwards. Instead of posting my weight then the food from the previous day it should be reversed.

Breakfast
Schwans #454 Mini Steak
Pilsbury Mini Biscuits w/ 1/2Tbs Country Spread (2)
Swiss Miss Mocha Capuccino

Lunch
Weight Watchers Smart Ones Broccoli and Cheddar Roasted Potatoes Crystal Light On The Go Raspberry Lemonade

Dinner
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast w/ Lemon Pepper
Dr. B 8 fl oz

Snacks
Schwans #735 Single Serve Fruit Packs - Berry 1/2 pouch
Schwans #379 Strawberry Supreme Frozen Yogurt 1/2c
Pure Life Bottled Water


Resulted in a weigh in of 170.6lbs- THATS 5LBS AND COUNTING!!!

Great its that time of the month again! I can feel the weight coming back on. Today I completely lost it on the food. We will see what the results are in the morning when I weigh in.

I have decided that I am only going to weigh myself daily for this first week, then it will only be once a week.

Just as I thought, my time of the month comes along and blows my entire week! Not to mention I went way over on calories. Weighed in at 172 this morning. So I added 2 pounds! Hello I'm suppose to be going the other way please! Ugh...oh well. I will have to do better today. I want to make my 6lbs by Halloween

Breakfast
Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch without milk 3/4cup
1% milk 1/2 cup
Nestle Chocolate Caramel Hot Cocoa Mix

Lunch Serving Serving Size Cals Fat Carb Prot
Smart Ones Homestyle Beef Pot Roast

I Blew it with Dinner
Dinner
Bacon Cheeseburger Patty
Schwans #960 CHEESY QUIK TATERS™ Potato Rounds

Snacks
Almond Nut-Thins (Cheddar Cheese) 8 crackers
Pure Life Bottled Water 3 (daily amount .5liters/each)
Crystal Light On The Go Raspberry Lemonade 2
Dr. B (2 fl oz)

10/23/09 Day 05 Report

Ok so I was a bit ticked off; after I ate the omelet I noticed I read the package wrong. I has 210 calories not 140! Oh well it was still a good breakfast. Oh and I probably didnt even eat 1/2 the sweet potatoe fries. They needed salt and I figured it wouldnt be good to eat them all covered in salt. Over all it was a great day & a good loss. LOOK NO SODA TODAY. And no headaches either!

Breakfast
Schwans #506 Deluxe Ham and Cheese Omelet
Pure Life Bottled Water

Lunch
WW Smart Ones Salisbury Steak (9.5 oz.)
Pure Life Bottled Water

Dinner
sweet potato fries 1/2 servings
Schwans #465 BBQ Pork 1/2 cup
Natures Own Honey 7 Grain Bread 2 slices
Pure Life Bottled Water

Snacks
Motts cinnamon applesauce 1
Pure Life Bottled Water
Nutter Butter Bites 1/2 pouch

Resulted in a morning weigh in of 169.8! Hooray; but the weekend is here. I will have to work extra hard to stay on track. Holy Cow I didnt know the soda made that much of a difference!

10/24/09 Day 06 Report


Ok so the weight has been coming off yet I feel really drained. I learned that its really bad to go below 1200 calories a day. Oops I was trying to stay at 1000. My newest goal is to start taking a Multi-Vitamin everyday and keep my calorie intake right at 1200. Thanks ladies for enlightening me

Breakfast
1% milk 1/2 cup
Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch without milk 3/4 cup
Pure Life Bottled Water

Lunch
Pure Life Bottled Water
Natures Own Honey 7 Grain Bread 2 slices
French's Classic Yellow Mustard
Oscar Mayer® Ham & Turkey 4slices
Country Crock Light Butter Spread 1/2 tbs

Dinner
Pure Life Bottled Water
Cinnamon Apple Chips 1/3 cup
Schwans #767 Mini Bow Tie Pasta and Vegetable Blend 1 cup
Cream of Mushroom W/ Canned Chicken 1/2 cup
Schwans #224 Cookies and Cream Light Ice Cream 1/2 cup

Snacks
Nutter Butter Bites 1pouch
Dr. B 4 fl oz
WW Smart Ones: Pepperoni Pizza Minis 2minis

Food Total 1150

I didnt make 1200 calories today but am closer than 900 was last week. Today resulted in a .6 of a pound loss. Weighed in at 169.2. not bad.

SUNDAY:10/25/09 Not to bad. Game days are always hard for me.

Exercise (1/every 10 min.)0
unless jumping and yelling at the TV while watching the Dallas game counts

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5):5
went to the in laws and they had pizza; but I cut up 1-1/2 slices so I filled up faster. I would think it was a healthy choice. Plus I had water and no chips or dip.

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5):5
1.WW Smart Ones for lunch; nope 2. Multi-Vitamin daily; yes (and) 3.Try to keep my calories at 1200;really close. 2 out of 3 I would say yes.

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10):
n/a

Weekly Cumulative Total: 10

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MONDAY:10/26/09

Exercise (1/every 10 min.)0
Still no exercise. I cant wait to get my ellicptal. We had a bad storm with 80+ wind gust.

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5):5

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5): 5
1.WW Smart Ones for lunch; nope 2. Multi-Vitamin daily; yes (and) 3.Try to keep my calories at 1200;I was short on calories so I ate 1/2 a brownie .

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10):
n/a

Weekly Cumulative Total:20

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TUESDAY:10/27/09

Exercise (1/every 10 min.)0
Still no exercise. I cant wait to get my ellicptal. I need to get my butt moving huh.

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5):5 Went to McDonalds but made great choices; I think.

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5): 5
1.WW Smart Ones for lunch; nope 2. Multi-Vitamin daily; yes (and) 3.Try to keep my calories at 1200;I was a bit over but still under 1500.

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10):
n/a

Weekly Cumulative Total:30

I need to limit my goals to just one or two. That way I either did them or not.

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WEDNESDAY:10/28/09

Exercise (1/every 10 min.)0
Still no exercise. I need to get out of this mood.

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5):5

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5): 5
1.WW Smart Ones for lunch; yes 2. Multi-Vitamin daily; yes (and) 3.Try to keep my calories at 1200;right at it for once.

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10):
n/a

Weekly Cumulative Total:40
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THURSDAY:10/29/09

Exercise (1/every 10 min.)0
Still no exercise. But we did get a cold front; highs in the 50s-60s.

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5):
50/50 I will say 3 points

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5):
1.WW Smart Ones for lunch; nope ran out and forgot to go to the store 2. Multi-Vitamin daily; yes (and) 3.Try to keep my calories at 1200;just shy. Will say 2points

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10):
n/a

Weekly Cumulative Total:45
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FRIDAY: 10/30/09

Exercise (1/every 10 min.) 0
It was a really bad day for me. See blog

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5): 0

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5): 0

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10): n/a

Weekly Cumulative Total: 45

Moment of Truth comes tomorrow morning. I hope I didnt blow my week today
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SATURDAY: 10/31/09

Exercise (1/every 10 min.) 0

Eat Healthy: (yes= 5): 0 Jack in the Box

Personal Challenge (yes= +5, no= -5): 0

Weigh-In: Saturday: (loss = +10, maintain = +5, gain = - 10): 10

Weekly Cumulative Total: 55

Weighed in at 165.9lbs!

Ok so today is the last time I weigh myself daily. From now on I will just weigh in once a week on Saturday mornings. I have made my goal of 6lbs by halloween! The question is can I keep it off? Time will tell.

Breakfast
Schwans #656 Apple Cinnamon Flavored French Toast Sticks 2 sticks
Banquet Original Brown N' Serve Sausage Patties 1 pattie
Pure Life Bottled Water
Hill Country Fare: Butter Rich Syrup 1/2 Tbs

Lunch
Schwans #906 Tomato Basil Margherita-Style Pizza 3/4 shared 1/4 w/son
Pure Life Bottled Water
Crystal Light On The Go Raspberry Lemonade
Del Monte: Cherry Mixed Fruit in Plastic Cups 1/2 cup shared 1/2 w/son

Dinner
Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Miniatures 2
DiGiorno Cheese Stuffed Crust # Meat Pizza 1.5 slices cut up into bites

Snacks
Cinnamon Apple Chips 2/3 cup
Pure Life Bottled Water

Food Total 1169; didnt quite make 1200 but I am getting closer. Dont you like how I ate the Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Miniatures just to up the calories Even with pizza and candy I weighed in at 168.4lbs for a loss of .8of a pound.

I have no weight to report since I am going to start weighing in once a week on Saturdays. Plus we had lots of rain and our window leaked and my scale is broke. I was short on calories so I had a part of brownie, it put me over 1200but still under 1500!

Breakfast
1% milk 1/2 cup
Oat Cluster Cheerios Crunch without milk 3/4 cup
Pure Life Bottled Water

Lunch
WW Smart Ones: Roast Beef with Gravy
Pure Life Bottled Water

Dinner
Schwans #826 Fiesta Lime Chicken
Schwans #854 Chicken Tortilla Soup 1cup
Betty Crocker's Brownies, Fudge Traditional Chewy

Snacks
Schwans #735 Single Serve Fruit Packs - Berry
Pure Life Bottled Water
Lance - Cream Cheese & Chives Crackers 3 crackers

Food Total 1213