Wednesday, June 1 2011: Preplanned meals, and cutting out extras to save calories...

Today....

Soo..I ate more than I meant to yesterday.
And it's okay. I went through a rough patch and had a bit of depression. I thankfully did not gain any weight during my lagging period of not going to the gym as much as I should, and eating waaayyy to much. So here I am in my second day trying to get back on the train.
I want to lose weight. It's my goal. But more than anything else, I just want to control my eating and workout regularly. Being healthy and in control means a bit more to me.

Breakfast:

I had my boring and over processed white flour home made banana nut muffins. They were okay. Yesterday they tasted better-today, not so much. I think I'll freeze the leftovers and have them at a later time. Or maybe I'll toss them.
In addition to the two muffins I had, I had a not so exciting Kroger Brand Carb Master Yogurt. They were on sale at Foods Co for less than 50 cents each...so of course I would buy 'em. They taste just like the Dannon Light 'N Fit yogurts and are delicious. However, the yogurt was a bit thick. It was a raspberry flavor-and had little raspberry seeds that were crunching against my teeth. I really would prefer to do without that-but still the yogurt was good enough. And the Carb Master Yogurts are only 60 cals each! So no complaints in that area.

Total Cals: 360

Lunch

Today I already have everything planned out, so I snapped the photos before actually eating them to save time. If I change anything, the edits will of course be made. ;)

I am having 2 slices of fat free turkey breast on 2 slices of 12 grain bread, with 1 slice of fat free cheese. 1 tablespoon of ketchup will be added later. I really like ketchup on my turkey sandwiches. Don't ask me why.
I am also have 3 carrots which were washed and broken into pieces. In addition, I am NOT having a medium banana. I am cutting the banana out to save some calories. 

Total Calories: 440 (calories are not included with the banana-which I decide to not eat)

Oopsie: I made the mistake of having a peice of home made rocky road fudge (made with halal marshmallows)..which came out to 128 calories. Dang.

(actually, not dang. YUM ha ha ha)

Snack:
Today's snack is a 1/2 cup of  low fat cottage cheese, and 1 cup of Dole Blueberries.



Total Cals: 190

Dinner:

Dinner will be pretty much the same as yesterday. I will be having my leftover bell pepper, zucchini, onion, and eggplant thing that I made 3 days ago. This is the last of it.
So, dinner is 1 cup veggies, 1 large chicken drumstick, a small potato, and water. I was going to have an orange, but I decided to cut it out and have the orange for dessert instead.
Total Calories: 533

Dessert:
I really have a major sweet tooth. So I having a yummy cold orange instead of a chocolate chip cookie I wanted because I want to be good. ;)
Total Calories: 120

Extra Stuff:
I am a MAJOR gum chewer. If I am stressed, I may even finish a whole pack!!
I will post this just in case. I usually don't count the calories in sugar free gum-but calories do count. So I have to add this as well. There are 10 sticks here. Just in case, I will post the calories. If I don't eat all of the gum, then I will edit this. And this gum is soooo good. Love it! I am a lemon person, and it's like chewing candy sort of. lolz.

Total Cals for 1 Pack: 50

Workout:
I will be doing my boring cardio/weight routine. Tonight I will try to burn 500 cals instead of my lazy 400. And I will do 150 crunches on the ab machine, and 50 reps on all of the weight machines-I will be working my arms, shoulders, and legs.

Total Cals For Today: 1,811

Much better. I was going to have 1,953 calories. But I made a few changes. I cut out a few extra things and saved 270 cals. I feel proud of myself. Then I added the fudge. Soo now I have 1,811 from the nice 1680 I meant to have. Shit. All well. -_-

Here's to another lovely day, and eating less than I did yesterday. Yay. Except for that damn fudge. Grrrrr...

My Unhealthy Processed Diet of Pure Crap (and some Healthy Stuff) for Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Breakfast of Champions:
I started the day off with a very super unhealthy Honey Bun (Little Debbie Brand), and a home made white flour banana nut muffin. Ohhhhhhh yummy carby goodness. The Honey Bun was sweet and very soft, and chewy, and the muffin was dense, sweet, and delicious. I washed it down with a Diet Pepsi to round things out. I love processed unhealthy stuff! What a wonderful way to spike my blood sugar and raise my insulin levels. Luckily, I have no health issues at the moment-so why not enjoy til I ruin it? ;)
And just FYI-The soda can was empty when I snapped this cruddy pic on my mobile phone. :D
Total Cals: 380

Lunch Time!

I hade a Lean Cuisine Deluxe Pizza with pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, and a smattering of cheese. I baked it in the over at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. It was crunchy, salty, and tasted like typical frozen pizza. But no complaints. I also had a humongous navel orange, and a Skinny Cow Ice Cream Sandwich. Yummers! Salty and processed goodness with even more sugar! At least I had a peice of fruit this time....

Calories: 600 (eek!)

Thoughts:

I have 675 calories left to play with for the day in order to reach my goal of 1,650 calories. This amount keeps me full and helps me to lose 4-6 lbs a month WHEN I follow this calorie amount ALONG with working out at least 4 times to 6 times a week. I will have a 200 calorie snack, and a 475 calorie dinner. I will try to make a few more healthy choices for today-such as having veggies and whole grains. I also will take a multi vitamin and calcium supplement. I am sadly not really concerned about eating perfectly. To me, calories are really what matters the most. I want to burn calories and keep to my calorie goal. Some days are better than others, others are not. I will post my snack and dinner, and even my workout here later. See you then!

Snack Time: Freaking Delicious!

So yesterday I made a big batch of roasted veggies. They consisted of eggplant, zucchini, onion, and bell peppers roasted with a tiny amount of olive oil, and tons of garlic. So I had a cup of this, along with an egg that was "fried" in a non stick pan. It was sooooo good. Too bad the photos are crappy. Seriously, this was delicious! The eggplant was soo soft and perfect, and the rest of the veggies were yummy. The egg was nice with it as well. I put tons of hot sauce on it of course, because I love spiciness. I ate some veggies, and am super full. This will keep me tided over til dinner time, and give me fuel for my workout this evening.

Total Cals: 220

 

Workout:

I did not take a pic of myself on the treadmill-it was too blurry, and I was moving waay to fast. ;)

However, I walked at 3.6-4.0 mph on alternating inclines (8.0-25.0) for 45 min, and  burned 400 calories. Then I did 100 crunches, and 40 reps on the arm machines. I keep it simple. Maybe I will mix it up and try a workout class this week-or maybe not. We'll see.

Dinner:

I did not get the time to take the photo, so here is a pic of exactly what I had last night that I am posting the next day. I went over my 450 calorie goal (I  had planned 475 calories for dinner, but used an extra 20 calories for my snack). I had a large chicken drumstick, 2 cups of my roasted veggies, and a potato with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spray. This came to about 686 calories. I will try to eat less tommorrow (hopefully). In fact, I already have Wednesday pre-planned. Boring-but effective.

Total Calories: 686

Total calories eaten today: 1886