my internet has been down so im posting from my phone which is proving to be a challenge. my eyes still havent gotten better and since im losing weight tom came 2 weeks early so ive been stuck at 396.  i hope tom goes away soon and i hope my eyes get better. i have no idea why i cant capitalize anything on my phone damn comcast.

Leslie Sansone Start Walking 2 Mile Walk- 35 minutes

527 Calories Burned

Billy Blanks Jr’s Cardioke- 25 minutes

524 Calories Burned

Total Calories Burned 1051

I’m doing a lot better today.  My eyes are still pink but my vision is starting to get better.  Yesterday I was bummed that I wasn’t able to exercise for the second day in a row.  Yesterday the medicine had my eyes extra sensitive to light and I just sat in the dark with sunglasses on.  I could barely keep my eyes open.  Last night my eyes were much better and I at least ran up and down the stairs in my apartment building and did some housework.  I have been dying to peek at the scale again but I keep telling myself that my weigh in day is Sunday and I have to wait.  I have already lost 4.8 pounds this week, what more could I ask for?  Maybe a 10 pounds loss this week, that would be super great!  I did that a few weeks ago and I was so motivated.  I know that I can’t always expect a 10 pound loss I am usually happy with a 4 pound loss because I know that for now I will go over the recommended 2 pounds a week.  I actually went on webmd and checked out how many calories I should be eating and I should actually be eating 3000 calories a day.  I am happy with 1500-1800 though sometimes I’ll go over 1800 but not by much.  As long as I’m not hungry I’m fine.  I don’t think it’s possible to eat 3000 calories a day and eat perfectly portioned meals and I think that’s the most important thing.  I’ve been learning what portions are of different foods and sticking to it.  My friend wanted to go to McDonald’s today and get a double cheeseburger a large sweet tea and a large fry, I told her there’s probably more calories in that one meal than I eat in a whole day.  I am happy with my new lifestyle and I just might make hamburgers for dinner tonight but mine will be much healthier and taste better than any burger McDonald’s can make.

Breakfast- Honey Bunches of Oats w/ skim milk

Lunch- Honey Ham sandwich on wheat bread with 3 slices of tomato, 1 tsp of mustard & 1tsp of light miracle whip w/ plum & cinnamon apple sauce cup

Snack- Banana

Dinner- Taco Salad- 2 cups romaine lettuce, 4oz of browned ground beef seasoned with chili powder, ground cummin, garlic powder, onion powder, & red pepper w/ 1/4 cup shredded mexican cheese, 1/2 tomato, 1 tbsp mild salsa & 1 tbsp of sour cream

(I just put all my calories into my livestrong menu and found out I’ve only had 1,081 calories and while I’m not particularly hungry I know this isn’t enough calories and even though it’s almost 9 o’clock I’m going to eat something and then exercise afterwards just so I can bring my calories up.)

Evening Snack- 8 medium strawberries 1 cup of light chocolate soymilk

Calories Consumed- 1246

Calories Burned-  1051

Net Calories- 195

Breakfast- Frosted Mini wheats with skim milk

Lunch- Cup of Homemade chili, with an ear of corn, & a plum

Dinner- Bowl of Chili with 3oz of roast w/ peppers

Snack- 4 Oreo Cookies

Water- 6 glasses of water

Total Calories Consumed- 1698

Calories Burned- 214

Net Calories- 1484

So I peeked at the scale today and I was 396 so I am down 50 pounds which I’m excited about.  I am confident that before I know it I’ll lose another 50 pounds and it won’t take me nearly as long to lose the first 50.  I have finally found a lifestyle that I can stick to and not get bored with.  I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

So today my eyes are extra sensitive to light.  Sitting here at the computer with sunglasses on.  The new eye drops I received yesterday helped my eyes some.  Yesterday they were fire red and everything was blurry.  Now my eyes are pink again.  Hopefully these new eye drops will help so I can get over this.  This guy on the bus was coming over to talk to me yesterday and he saw my eyes said Oh Wow and went and sat back down.  When I was waiting for my prescription this older lady asked me was I okay because she thought I was crying.  I am annoyed by how long I was waiting to see a doctor and they only examined me for 5 minutes.  I really need to pick out a physician instead of going to the emergency room for everything.  One more thing on my to do list, where do I find the time…

Yesterday I spent almost the whole day in the emergency room about my eyes.  While I tried to prepare and brought some fruit with me I didn’t think I was going to be waiting for 6 hours.

Breakfast- GNC Lean Shake with strawberries and banana

Lunch- Red Apple, Green Apple, Orange

Snack- 2 bags of Sun Chips (Not Happy About)

Dinner- Bowl of homemade chili with shredded cheese on top

5 glasses of water (I don’t know why I didn’t bring some water with me)

Total Calories Consumed- 1589

Calories Burned- 0

Net Calories- 1589

So for the past week I’ve been trying to have as normal life as possible with an eye infection in two eyes. Today my vision has been very blurry so I didn’t spend the holiday with family.  My sister even came up from Springfield and I didn’t get to see her.  Didn’t care about the BBQ’n and stuff just would’ve rather spent time with family.  I exercised today even though my vision was blurry.  Tomorrow I will be going back to the doctor to see if there is another script that will help my eyes.  I’ve been taking these prescription eye drops and they haven’t been helping.  I would very much like to go outside, I feel like I am going stir crazy.  I just feel so uncomfortable outside because people stare at me because my eyes are swollen.  Why do people assume the worst?  Everybody thinks I was beat up, and not just beat up by maybe another woman it always has to be a man.  Well anyway, I’m still geeked from my progress and happy that I no longer weigh 400 pounds so people can stare.

Breakfast- 1 cup frosted mini wheats (the Aldi one) with 1 cup skim milk and 1 banana

Lunch- 1 cup of homemade chili, 1/2 cup of yogurt, 4 medium strawberries, with granola sprinkled on top

Snack- 2 stalks of celery with 2 tablespoons of natural chunky peanut butter

Dinner- Roast (4oz) broiled in olive oil with green, red, & yellow bell peppers, a cup of homemade chili, and an ear of corn

Snack- Red Seedless Grapes

8 glasses of water

Calories Consumed 1840

Calories Burned 1130

Net Calories 710