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Okay, you won’t believe this after my router broke down…. we all were freaking out because we detected this weird smell in the house today. We thought it might be the air conditioner (since it had just kicked on at the time) leaking freeon (sp). NO! It was our monitor! It blew up! I am talking fried!

Once I get done with these computer problems I will be on here more. I have to test this new monitor again! peace out.

I have not been on here because my router has been broke and for some odd reason this website takes forever to load when you have a faulty router. I am back. I have to admit not keeping a food diary is a bad thing. I will probably continue to keep one everyday and post it on here as kind of a record keeper that I am more aware of. I had some serious stress like friends in the ICU kind of stress among other life changing things going on…which gave me no time at all to watch what I was eating. I had a steak…yes just one steak (off my diet) and gained 7 pounds overnight….I am not kidding. It was highly seasoned, so I am guessing the salt blew me up like that girl on Charlie and the Chocolate factory (she was the gum chewer).

I bought this book on the flat belly diet. I will be posting recipes on here and also sharing some main foods they say give you a flat belly. The belly is my problem, so I thought I would give it a try for my new lifestyle…not diet. It has stuff like cherries, brown rice, avacodos, nuts, chocolate…..I love all that so it is pretty realistic that this would work. I am totally falling in love with brown rice again…..it is so good cold with a low fat vinnagrette and veggies!

Until next time……cheers to all you doers! You are the biggest doer SIS!

Okay, so I am have some major feminine issues again, and I could eat the convenience store on the corner or be a member of survivor and eat fish and berries, but STILL look 5 months pregnant.

I will be turning in my food diary tomorrow along with exercise record, hope your doing well!

It is a real pain to think about what you put into your mouth. I am sure after this week all this will be less miserable. The first day was joy, but now….well I am less than enthusiastic.

I was happy about the fact that I did not give in to my hours of craving, but I am so sure that I will give in tomorrow. I will dust myself off and try AGAIN, I promise.

Food Diary:

no breakfast - BAD! Lunch: Sushi, Edamame, real green tea (it was a VERY healthy lunch)  and I did not overeat. Dinner: 1 can of beef barley low sodium healthy request soup Snacks: 1 bite of french bread pizza, 2 bites bannana and peanut butter Drinks: 40 oz water, 1 cup tea, 1 cup of coffee, 2 glasses real green tea

Exercise:

15 Push ups 50 Sit ups 20 minutes of walking 50 leg lifts

Today was okay. I won’t give myself as much kudos as yesterday. I never thought I was an emotional eater, but I am beginning to think that I am ….just in a mild form. I did not cheat, but I saw myself reaching for food when I wasn’t hungry and when I was upset. Food is such a weird type of comfort. It sneaks up on you, and when you think about it …..it never really satisfies you. I can see how people (or even me at times) could just eat themselves into oblivion, and really never feel full especially emotionally. Seems like the worse kind of consequences result in this type of behavior too.

I was not hungry in the morning at all, so I messed up by waiting and eating “breakfast” at 10:30 a.m. I went to work out at 1:30 p.m., which is really too late for me. I was starving when I was done working out and my stomach had some sick hunger pains….which didn’t make my workout that enjoyable. On the bright side that may have been good for my body and meant that I could have been burning fat! Let’s hope. I am even more bloated today and can feel myself getting thicker by the day….don ‘t know what is up with that.

Food Diary:

Morning - late breakfast - 1 piece of multi-grain toast with spray butter topped with 1 boiled egg slice (I cut half of the yolk out and used all the whites) sprinkle of hot sauce. 2 cups of coffee with 70 calories of creamer (I cheated on the coffee not good) 1 cup of warm lemon water with 1/2 teaspoon of honey.

Lunch - mushroom, onion, tuna steak sautee (made with white balsamic pear infused vinegar, white wine, olive oil, cooking spray, and low sodium, freshly ground pepper all oil was very minimal) 1 baked potato with spray butter, 1 teaspoon of sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon shredded cheddar.

No Dinner

Snacks: 10 lowfat baked tortilla chips with vegetarian bean dip, 1 60 calorie fruit juice popsicle, 1 lowfat high fiber oatmeal cookie (small)

Drinks: 2 cups of coffee, 1 cup of warm lemon water, 40 oz of water ( still need more water) 1 swig of oj

Exercise:

45 minutes in gym circuit training between bike, cross-trainer, treadmill, and b-ball (used stretch machine too for warm-up/cool-down)

I am posting yesterday’s first day of my new lifestyle. Tonight I will post the outcome from today. The inspiration I had to start today was overwhelming. I truely believe that starting a diet doesn’t work and starting a new lifestyle for the rest of your life does work. My inspiration came from an awesome place. I always thought that if I am going to get healthy it needs to be for me, but I was wrong. My inspiration this time came from my sister. She finally started her no-smoking pill and she did it without giving it much thought…she knew she would procastinate, so she just began. I know the way I operate…the way I dwell…and the way I procastinate. I was so proud of her that I decided to apply her determination in my goal. I woke up in the morning and took five minutes (yes just 5 minutes) to plan out my meals and my exercise. I went to the store to buy what I needed, so I would not be unprepared. I walked briskly during my exercise with thoughts of my sister’s bravery with every muscular bounce. Thank you sister…with this psychological and emotional headstart I know I will not fail.

I DID SO GOOD YESTERDAY….and coming into today…. I KNOW I WILL DO BETTER…..even though life is tossing me some major drama salad (see me sister)

Food Diary:

Morning: 1/2 cup of frosted shredded wheat, 1/2 cup lowfat soy milk, 1 cup of coffee (with 35 calories of creamer) Lunch: asian chopped chicken salad (with steamed non-breaded chicken, lettuce and dandelion spring greens, tomatoes, fennel, tortilla strips, and sesame lime vinagrette) Mid-afternoon snack: 1 chocolate weight watcher muffin (which was not tasty) Dinner: 1 1/2 servings of turkey meatloaf with cranberry glaze, 1/2 steamed artichoke with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of parm cheese (I am doing no starches for dinner, since I won’t be exercising at night)

Drinks:

Not enough need to increase - 24 oz water, 1 decaf ice tea with sweet n low, 1 decaf hot tea with sweet n low, 1 cup of coffee, 1 cup of lime sparkling water with no sugar

Exercise:

4 miles of brisk walking - 45 minutes (no other excercise - need to do weights and yoga by next week for a total of 2 hours a day to actual loose weight then decrease to 1 hour a day)

*Michelle: don’t worry you will do better today just don’t think about it just DO and cut down your portions except for lunch. I am open to ALL your big sister advice