Calories…. 1000 … low low low! I woke up really late and so I didn’t get in breakfast really.

“Brunch” (at 2pm! haha yay for being off and sleeping laate!)… some leftover hummus and a little pieice of pita 50?… 2 black bean burgers 240… 1 nonfat yogurt 50… 2 servings mixed veggies 50……. 390 in all

Dinner… 2.5 servings tofu made buffalo flavored…280…1 serving peas 60… 340

Snack… 2 sugar free fudgesicles… 70

Snack #2…. a banana and 1 tablespoon peanutbetter…. 200

Excercise… 35 minutes on weight machines and 35 minutes on the treadmill.

9 pounds away from TWOderland!

Calories… 1508

Breakfast… cereal w/ skim, a banana, 2 veggie sausage links… 338

Lunch… 2 vegan boca patties w ketchup, 2 servings asian veggies, an apple, small light and fit yogurt… 395

Dinner… 2 servings tofu with spaghetti sauce and a sprinkle of shaky cheese and 2 servings mixed veggies… 295

Snack #1… 2 small light and fit yogurts… 120

“Snack” #2… diet coke w/ rum… 60…. some hummus and pita… 300? (I’m counting it high because it was at a restaurant and I don’t know the nutrition facts.  

Wednesday is my off day for excercise.

Calories….. 1215

Breakfast…. cheerios w/ skim, 2 veggie sausage links, a banana…. 330

Lunch…. 2 griller fake chicken patties…. a light and fit yogurt… an apple… 340

Dinner…. 2 servings tofu with garlic ginger sauce, 1 serving mixed asian veggies, a light and fit yogurt…. 310

Meal #4…. I was soo hungry and had only had about 980 calories and was craving protein… so I had 2 vegan boca patties, 2 slices of light whole grain bread and some ketchup… 235

Excercise… walked 4 miles

Calories eaten… 1060

Breakfast… cheerios w/ skim and a banana… 250

Lunch… 2 asian veggie burgers and an apple 280

Dinner… 2 grilled “chicken” burgers, 2 slices light multi grain bread, half serving bbq sauce, serving and a half of carrots…. 385

Snack… 2 fat free yogurts… 110

… one sugar free fudgesicle… 35

Excercise… had an apt. for an orientation at the gym I recently joined. One of the trainers showed me how to use the equiptment and had me do 10 reps on each machine. she also showed me some ab excercises using the workout ball and mat.  This took 40ish minutes. Then I did 50 minutes on the treadmill … just over 3 miles.

I’m down 35 pounds! 11 more pounds till I get back the the 200’s!

So I had a few really busy and stressful days at work and some other stuff going on. I’m not oging to post my food etc. for those days. I watched and vaguely counted. I’m going to start again tonight with my calorie counts and excercise log.

In other news… I joined a gym! I have an appointment with one of the trainers tomorow night for an orientation to the equipment and to set me up with a workout plan. I’m so glad that this is offered because I have no clue how to work the machines or what and how much I should be doing. I’m looking forward to adding some weight training and things to my walking.

Calories eaten… 1030 …. low I know.

Brunch… cheerios with skim… 150

Snack.. banana and one small light and fit yogurt… 160

Dinner… went out to eat but didn’t do too bad … black bean burger w/ bun, 1 slice provolone cheese and 1 serving ketchup… and about 1 and a half servings of brocolli/cauliflower/carrots… 500?

Snack… 2 small light and fit yogurts… 120 and then I snuck two orange slice gummies… 100

Miles walked… 3

Calories eaten…1310

Breakfast… cheerios w/ skim, 1 light and fit yogurt, a banana…. 310

Lunch… 2 boca burgers, 2 slices low calorie wheat bread, ketchup, light and fit yogurt and an apple… 380

Dinner… 2 servings tofu and snow peas in garlic ginger sauce… and then 2 orange slice gummies for desert… 385

Meal #4… Southbeach brand high protein bar… light and fit yogurt (gee its been a yogurt full day! haha… they are just the 4oz ones though) and a sugar free fudgesicle (quite possibly the most amazing invention EVER haha)… 235

Miles walked… 4 plus some weights at the gym… yes… I joined a gym! It is one of the Snap fitness gyms that is open 24 hours. My best friend Josh has belonged there for awhile and finally got me to join to!

Also… I’m down 30 pounds!

Calories eaten… 1278

Breakfast: Honey nut cheerios with skim and a banana… 300

Lunch… 2 tomatoe basil veggie burgers (200) w/bun (130) and an apple (80)… 410

Dinner… 2 servings tofu (120) 2 servings brocolli (50) 1 serving spaghetti sauce (90) half serving shaky cheese (8?)… 268

Meal #4…. one serving hummus and baked pita chips (140) and one light and fit yogurt (60)… 200

Snack…. banana… 100

I totaly break the not eating at night rule… but it works for me… because I don’t walk until about 9pm.  I don’t have time during the work day to eat more than one meal.

Miles walked… 3.

Calories eaten…. 1270

Breakfast…. cheerios dry and a banana… 200

Lunch…. 2 grillers veggie burgers and a lowfat yogurt…. 470

Snack…. one serving of hummus with one serving of baked pita chips…. 140

Dinner… 2 servings tofu and 2 servings brocoli with curry…. 340

Snack/Sunday cheat….. less than one serving of mint chocolate chip icecream…. 120?

… I know the icecream and the pita chips weren’t great choices… but I had lots of protein today and I’m within my calories. I decided when I started that I am allowed to cheat a little bit on Sundays and have things I would stay away from otherwise… in particular the icecream.

Miles walked… going to walk 4 here shortly.

Calories eaten today… 1040 so far

Breakfast… cheerios w/skim and a banana… 250

Lunch… 2 black bean burgers and an apple… 320

Dinner… ate at the hospital cafeteria… scoop of instant hospital mashed potatoes… 200? 2 servings of steamed carots… 60-70?… 1 serving hummus and pretzel chips… 200?…. about 470 in total.

Miles walked… planning on 4… I NEED to do 4 today… I only ended up doing 2 last night.

I am down 27 pounds now! It is ridiculous how fast I am losing. I have even bumped up my calories and have been trying to eat 1500 a day… but I’m still losing so fast. I know most say it is unhealthy, but I think there are some reasons for it. I have PCOS… which has made me gain weight in the past. I think the sudden jolt to my metabolism of lots of excercise and healthier eating has played with the insulin levels and hormones in my body. Also, I had been on Effexor for depression for about a year and stopped taking it in January. I found out after I was on it that Effexor has a reputation for making people gain and retain weight. Just as I was starting my new plan for better health and weight loss, I was put on a new drug. I am now on Celexa and Wellbutrin. My doctor told me that celexa helps to control hunger and would probably help me lose weight faster. Plus… when I started I weighed 346… I think my body is just like…. “THANK GOD!!” right now and is shedding the excess weight that it definitely doesn’t need quickly.

Calories… 1525? … this was a BAD eating day. I’ve just been so hungry all day… and a relative in in the ICU and I’m worried about that and I think that is making it worse. The donut holes and few bites of cake were at work… I just couldn’t resist them. And the snack after dinner was random, but I was hungry and it filled me up somewhat. I just have the urge to eat something bad for me until I’m bursting full. Ugh. Why?

Breakfast… cheerios dry and a banana… 200

“Snack”… 2 donut holes… 140ish

Lunch… 2 black bean burgers, 1 cup lowfat yogurt, 1 apple… 440

“Snack”… about 4 small bites of Birthday cake… 100-150

Dinner… 2 veggie burgers with ketchup… 370

“Snack”… 3 mini peanut butter pretzels, one hard boiled egg and one slice American cheese… 225

MIles walked… I’m planning on 4.