Breakfast- Malt-o-meal w/ 1/2 cup skim milk tbsp smart balance 3 tsp Apriva no calorie sweetener (it has the same ingredients as splenda but for some reason tastes sweeter so I only had to use 3 tsp instead of the usual 6 with splenda yay!)

Snack- Banana and some popcorn in caramel the brand was called Smart Food it wasn’t horrible but it’s something I wont try again.  I forgot my snack at home so was at the vending machine trying to find an alternative

Lunch- Homemade nachos

Snack- Apple & cheese stick

Dinner- hot wings w/ sweet potato & green beans

Alright apparently I didn’t do as well as I thought Thanksgiving.  When I weighed in yesterday I was 385 which I knew was water weight so I drank 10 glasses of water yesterday and today when I weighed in I was 378.  So I gained 3 pounds last week.  I also didn’t make it to the gym last week since I was studying for a final.  This week I’ll be strict about my eating and getting to the gym.  Today I wasn’t feeling too well after school so I’m going to do some cardio and make sure I work out at the gym for the rest of the week.  Well except for Saturday and Sunday when my gym is closed.

Breakfast- Malt-O-Meal w/ 1 cup skim milk 1 tbsp smart balance butter & 6 tsp splenda

Snack- Apple w/ cheese stick

Lunch- GNC Lean Shake w/ banana & strawberries

Snack- 1 cup Fat free yogurt w/ strawberries & granola

Dinner- Country Style Ribs 4oz w/ sweet potato & corn

Alright Thanksgiving wasn’t my best.  I did have one piece of sweet potato pie which was a great accomplishment for me because I used to get a whole pie made just for me so I could eat the whole thing in a day and a half.  I did have a lot of ham (I love ham), which I’m feeling the effects in my feet they are extra swollen.  Last night I drank a whole bottle of water in like 1 minute and that helped with the swelling but they are still pretty gross right now.  I’ll be drinking 10 glasses of water today to make sure I flush all that salt out.  Comparing this Thanksgiving to last year’s I did better on eating but I know I can do better.  I will make sure for Christmas I do even better.  I did inventory in the kitchen this morning and I was surprised at how much food I still have.  My appetite has really decreased because I still have a lot of meat and leftovers.  I used to buy family packs of meat for me and my daughter and shoot we ate the whole pack like we were a family but now I split the packs up and make it last for a few dinners.  I’m so proud of myself =)

Everyone keeps saying my face is slimming down so I took a picture of my face.  I do notice the double chin is maybe only a chin and a half now, lol.  The picture on the top is from January of this year and the picture on the bottom is a couple weeks ago.

Last Week’s Weigh In 383.2

This Week’s Weigh In 375.4  -7.8 pounds -I can see myself having lost 100 by Jan 1st

Measurements

Bust 44

Waist 45

Thighs 30.5 -.5 inch from last week

Hips 57 - 1 inch from last week

Arms 16 -.5 inch from last week

I am happy that I’m losing inches from my thighs and hips since those were my hardest areas to lose from but I do want my waist to go down more it’s been the same for a few weeks.  I guess I should be careful what I wish for, lol.

I definitely miss when I haven’t been working out.  I got the H1N1 vaccine and it has been kicking my behind.  I feel alot better today and hopefully by next week I’ll be back to working out.  I tried to walk on the treadmill and take a walk around my block and I felt like my chest was going to explode.  I’m definitely not a fan of flu shots and their side effects.  Hopefully since I’m feeling better my daughter will be feeling better too.  TOM will be here tomorrow and I can’t wait for that to be over because I’ve been really emotional and I’m not an emotional person like that.  I had a talk with my dad yesterday about how he talks to me and honestly we made some progress.  Just sitting down talking can really help so I hope we can talk about our differences from now on instead of reverting back to the old way.

So when I woke up today my feet weren’t so swollen so I jumped on the scale and it said 378.4.  Now yesterday I weighed in at 383.4 why couldn’t the water weight leave the day of my official weigh in.  Well anyway it feels nice to get rid of that excess water that was hurting my feet.  I had to go get my yearly and get more baby be gone pills I’m finally getting home.  I can’t rest yet I have to study for tomorrow’s quiz I’ve gotten 100 percent on all my quizzes so far.  I’m in a medical terminology class and mostly the class consists of memorizing different terms.  This is relevant because I used to not be able to remember anything it seemed like I was always in a fog and always being forgetful.  I thinking that eating right is not only good for my health it’s good for my brain.  New incentive and motivation to eat right… 4.0 GPA

Breakfast- Malt-O-Meal (still haven’t gotten tired of it) w/ 1/2 cup skim milk and 1/4 cup of splenda

Snack- Yogurt w/ strawberries and granola

Lunch- Stew made with beef neck bones, lima beans, corn, & potatoes & tomato paste (going to get some frozen cut green beans today to add to it but it tastes really good)

Snack- Apple & Cheese Stick

Dinner- Chicken wings w/ homemade mashed potatoes & broccoli (from frozen)

Today is my day of rest well from exercise at least will be cleaning and doing laundry so I will be burning calories today.

Idk if the site was down but I wasn’t able to get on for a couple days.  This week was much better for me.  I started the week off really bad eating McDonalds and Chipotle for lunch at school. But I ended really well.  I weighed in at 385.2 the week before. Tuesday when I checked my weight I was 390 which irritated me so I started eating right and yesterday I made a giant pot of stew (well it’s not giant but it’s going to last awhile) so I can take it with me for lunch.  Today I weighed in at 383.2 that’s 6.8 pounds and if I would’ve stayed on plan I would be weighing 378 you live and you learn and this mistake won’t happen again no matter how much my dad pisses me off.  Plus I don’t have money to buy fast food everyday.  I spent about the same amount of money for the ingredients for the stew as I did for that 5 piece chicken select meal at McDonalds and the chicken selects was only for one meal.  I was very inspired by Biggest Loser this week Shay lost 17 pounds that’s amazing.  Now my biggest loss in one week is 9.8 pounds I really want to shoot for 10 pounds next week but ideally if I only lose 5 I’ll be happy.  TOM is also coming next week so my expectations of TOM cooperating with me are low.  The guy that I’m talking to loves to work out and I think that is cool that we can talk about didn’t things that will help both of us.  I belong to a women’s gym so we can’t go to the gym together but maybe one day I can go running with him (yea one day in the very distant future).  It’s just nice to see someone that is supportive and helpful and is the exact opposite of my dad.