Yes … I finally broke down and exercised yesterday. I got off my lazy butt. I started with a 30 minute Abdominal Workout for Dummies DVD that I’ve had for 5 years and never used. Then I laced up my sneakers and went for a 2 mile jog around the neighborhood. Not a fast one, [...]

Friday
2am - nonfat yogurt (worked another overnight shift)
7am - apple
5pm - 2 tacos made with ground turkey (one soft shell, one hard shell …. salsa, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato)
8pm - 11pm - 3 large draft bud lights
11:30pm - 3 slices frozen cheese pizza
Total calories: 2069
Well, I think it would have been a better day without the [...]

Thursday - 1276 calories 
Yesterday, I ate a double cheeseburger from McDonalds. At first glance, you might think that’s a bad thing for someone trying to lose weight. However, I think of it as a good thing. That was the first time I ate McDonald’s in a month. Also, I usually would have ordered either a [...]

Wednesday 
4 am - lite applesauce (was working overnight)
             coffee with 1/2 creamer and splenda
2 pm - peanut butter and jelly on white bread
7 pm - grilled chicken and veggie kabobs
             tortilla chips with spinach and artichoke dip
7pm - 12am - bottle of black opal shiraz
Total calories: 1620
Considering I drank a whole bottle of red wine during [...]

 Tuesday
 Breakfast - 2 slices peanut butter toast
                     fat free yogurt with fresh blueberries
Lunch -       half turkey club super melt
                     garden salad with fat free italian
Dinner -      tuna with miracle whip on white bread
                     apple
Dinner # 2 - 1 cup Fiber One cereal with blueberries in skim milk
                       90 calorie pack chocolate drizzle rice cakes
Calorie Total: 1530

Sunday - 1642 calories
Monday - 1699 calories
Not too bad. Yesterday, we made delicious steak and veggie kabobs for dinner. They were so good. I probably ate too much, but they were relatively healthy. Lots of fresh veggies. I’ve been eating lots of fruits and yogurt lately too. I still tend to get too many calories [...]

Weight - 129.0 lbs
Down 3 pounds!!!!!  How the hell did that happen?????
Last week I gained 2 pounds eating an average of 1600 calories a day (or something around that …. I forget the exact number!) This week, I was terrible. I ate a lot of bad things, and I drank a good amount of alcohol. [...]

Saturday
100 calorie pack chocolate pretzels
peanut butter and jelly sandwich
apple
frozen vegetables
peanut butter toast
Total: 950 calories
I know it was kind of a weird combo of food yesterday. I had a really stressful, emotional day. But at least it was the lowest calories I have had in a day for weeks. Even below my goal, but considering I had [...]

4th of July - Friday
cookout at my brothers and then the fair again = bad holiday eating
Total calories: 3175
cheeseburger, beer, tortilla chips, fair pizza …… it all adds up!!!
Basically, I’m just totally off-track this week. I’m continuing to track, but I’ve just been eating and drinking way too much without even caring. Maybe I’ll start [...]

Wednesday … a good day … nothing off course …. 1339 calories
Thursday … not as good …
      breakfast - egg and cheese on plain bagel (Dunkin Donuts)
      lunch - cheese sandwich (I made everyone meatball subs, but I just had one slice of cheese with mustard on bread)
      dinner - large slice cheese pizza (at the fair)
      [...]

Tuesday
Well, I have let myself go even more today. I’m not going to completely give up, but I needed a break from caring. I’ll get over it. And I will continue to track everything so I can compare when I get back on track again.
9am     oatmeal (130 cals)
             nonfat yogurt (110 cals)
2pm     Lean Cuisine chicken parm [...]