Day 17

Starting Weight: 221
Today's Weight: 214.2
Total Loss: 6.8 pounds

Today was a challenging day.  I had a busy start at work so I didn't eat anything for breakfast.  Then had lunch with a co-worker and since we went to a place that she had a giftcard for there were not really many healthy options.  I did ask for the nutritional value and picked the lowest calorie dish and only ate half.  I stuck with water so that made my lunch calories 500 but since I didn't have anything for breakfast I thought it would be ok.  Then I remembered I had dinner plans with a friend and we always go to Cedars which I haven't quite figured out how to do and still stick to a calorie count.  I was conscious the whole time I was there about how I was feeling since I usually leave there so stuffed that I can feel the weight gain before I even get to the car.  I ate a lot less than I usually do and only had water to drink there too.  I'm still feeling that I might not have a loss today even though I'm trying to mentally add up the calories and can't believe that I'm too far off from 1300-1500 but still feel like I ate more than that.  I guess my weigh in tomorrow will tell.

I was really proud of myself for skipping the after dinner coffee and dessert too.  I'm definately in the zone and feel in control of my eating right now.  Writing this blog has definately helped me to stay focused.  Now that I feel that I'm back on track I'm going to start working on my carbs starting tomorrow.  So I will add a new line item to my count for the day.  I don't really have a goal in mind for the carb count but know that I need to significantly cut my intake of them.  Guess I will see where I am tomorrow and set my goal from there.

Thanks for reading,
Mellissa

Food Journal for April 13, 2011

Breakfast - 0 calories
Lunch - 700 calories
1/2 angelhair pasta with sausage
2 pieces of bread with oil/vinegar
water
Dinner - 800 calories
1 cup rice
1/2 cup chicken curry
1/2 garlic naan w/chutney
water
Total calories - 1500 calories