So I don’t think that I accomplished all that I set out to do today.  Mainly on the studying.  I did get the homework done, and have started the studying for Wed’s test.  I’ll take my stuff with me tomorrow in case I have some free time.  Anyway, I promised myself I’d be in bed by 9:45… so I’m pushing it.

Food for today:

Total: 2002 (31% fat, 31% carbs, 36% protein)

Breakfast: egg/egg white scramble, zucchini bread, jam, clementines (495)
AM Snack: none (0)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas, mustard, smoked turkey, cheese (414)
PM Snack: hummus, carrots (178)
Dinner: sirloin steak, corn, butter, salad w/dressing (652)
Late Snack: protein shake, fruit salad (262)

The Sunday to Sunday loss this week is 1.4lbs. I’m back to my normal deficit calories, although I will hold off on the weights until I feel like I have some actual strength. The 9-week loss is 17.0lbs (1.89/week) which is usually the ‘number’ I look at to see how things are going overall. The other little compulsive number I look at is how many days I’ve been ‘on plan’ primarily with food. I still consider the maintenance week ‘on plan’ since I accomplished what I wanted to. So, since I started keeping track this is day 317 on plan with food. And yes, I consider even with last week’s raise in calories that I’m on plan. Primarily because I made a decision based on how I feel physically. It wasn’t an ‘I’m hungry, I’m going to eat more’ situation, but one made based on the concept of making me feel better faster. Although I’m not so sure that it worked.

I seem to be running behind these last couple of days. By the time the evening comes I just want to lay down, and haven’t bothered to post my food for the day. Yesterday I did some school work, a little baking (fruit & nut bars) and tried a nap in the afternoon. I think after playing with the fruit and nut bars that I don’t think I’m going to try another attempt. I’m not quite sure what I don’t find tasty about them, but between the blueberry bran snack cake and the zucchini spice cake, and the chocolate zucchini cake… it loses every time. So today, to use up the yogurt, I’ll make some of the blueberry bran cake and probably Wed I’ll make some (or both) of the zucchini cakes.

Now, it’s laundry, more studying, some notes summary, and maybe a practice at my CAD drawings for Monday. That wouldn’t be so bad if it were 9am, but it’s noon.

Food for today:

Total: 2000 (25% fat, 38% carbs, 33% protein)

Breakfast: two fried eggs, cracked wheat oatmeal bread, clementines (427)
AM Snack: fruit & nut bar (98)
Lunch: turkey spaetzle soup, cracked wheat oatmeal bread, apple (505)
PM Snack: zucchini snack cake, ruffles chips (176)
Dinner: chicken with tomato/wine sauce, cheese blend, bean/carrot blend, butter, salad w/dressing (503)
Late Snack: protein shake, fruit salad (291)