Diet Daze

I tried something new last night, and it was so good that I had it again tonight:  fish tacos.  Now, for some of you, fish tacos might not be all that adventurous, but I had never had them, so I made my own (very low calorie) version at home.  I usually bake my fish, but since I didn’t want to have to wash the dish, I decided to cook a few tilapia fillets in a pan.  I doused them with some chile-lime marinade (zero calories), and I had some shrimp in the freezer, so I tossed those in as well.  As the fish cooked, I shredded it just like I would normal taco meat, and then I ate them in Joseph’s lavash bread (45 calories for a very large half wrap) with some cheddar cheese melted on top– sooo good!  I would even eat that if I weren’t on a diet.  Also, I might make them for DH because even though he’s not a huge seafood fan like me, I think he would still like it.  It’s always easier if we can eat the same thing.

For two small tacos (I use 1/4 of a wrap for each– they come in rectangles, so splitting it up is easy.) using 1 oz. of full fat cheese and 4 oz. of the fish mixture, the calorie count is only 255.  If you round it off with a good size serving of a veggie, it’s not too bad, and it keeps me pretty full.

I didn’t work out today because I teach in the evenings, and if I want to work out, I would have to get up earlier than noon, and that just hasn’t been working for me.  I stay up until 3 am or so (DH works second shift), so I usually sleep in.  If I had an appointment with my trainer, I would get up, but since I’ve been cut down to once a week, I usually only make it to the gym 3 or 4 days a week instead of 5 like I used to.  That’s still not too bad, though, I suppose.  I may really make an effort next week to go early on Wednesday– I’ll let you know what happens.  Here’s my calorie report for the day (it’s not as impressive without the exercise!):

d	Calories   Eaten 1,008   BMR* 1,882   Exercise 0   Total Burned 1,882   Differential -874

Weight at home:  164.5  This is 1 lb. down from yesterday– woo hoo!  My lowest ever before I gained some back is 159.5.  This means I’m only five pounds away– can’t wait.  Once I hit my lowest ever, I’ll only have about 15 pounds to lose until my goal.  That’s almost inconceivable.