Day 127

WTF??? Perhaps I should not have recalculated my calorie allotment because now all the sudden I'm back UP? How is that fair? So maybe I'm NOT working out enough to say "moderately active"? Yeah, I wanted to run yesterday, but couldn't due to LASER BRAZILIAN appointment (yowza!) but I went to abs class on Wednesday.... is my abs teacher right? Do I have to do cardio EVERY day? Who has time for that? When do you get to live your life? Between work and taking care of the dogs and keeping the house clean and sleeping, that only leaves so many hours a day to live...... and when I do cardio, I have to shower and that will ruin my new hair color :(

I'm cranky pants today. Oh, and my dermatology appointment only told me I'm getting OLD. Thanks.

Friday morning, 154.1 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Smokehouse BBQ Style Ranch (Ready Pac) - 260
1 serving Vanilla Ice Cream Cups - 100

Dinner
1 serving Carrot Sticks - 35
1 serving Chicken Corn Dogs -  180
1/2 cup slices Cucumber (with Peel) - 8
1/2 cup pieces or slices Mushrooms - 8
1 tbsp Ranch Salad Dressing - 73

Snacks/Other
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
1 serving Tater Tots - 160

Total = 1301

Day 126

Mark made the yummy Szechwan Chicken again last night when I got home from abs class. I am hoping I can trust the calorie count on the recipe because it's really good and pretty filling and a steal at 210.

Thursday morning, 152.8 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Chef Salad - 270

Dinner
1 cup cooked Brown Rice - 215
1 serving szechuan chicken - 210

Snacks/Other
2.7 oz Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Butter) - 374

Total = 1284

Day 125

So, it's getting to a point where I have enough calories available, if I don't snack and just have something small for lunch, like a peanut butter sandwich, I can have pretty outrageous things for dinner. Well, outrageous for being on a diet, anyway. We were shopping while hungry last night (dangerous territory) and happened to see in the warm, pre-cooked foods section near the deli where they usually have whole rotisserie chickens and meatloaf they had chicken fried steak. I LOVE me some chicken fried steak. These were a little on the dry side without the gravy (they provided plenty of yummy looking gravy, but I passed on it), but I was able to eat two whole steaks for dinner. I should have had just one, with a LITTLE gravy and some fresh green beans, that would have been much better for me, but I wasn't sure how they would reheat.

And to top that off, I had one of my favorite cookies for dessert. It's really disconcerting to know that I used to eat TWO of those cookies at a sitting now that I have some idea how many calories are in them. I can't be SURE, but they are awful good so I believe the calorie counter that says for their weight, they are almost 400 calories each. Otis Spunkmeyer cookies, my 2nd favorite, are a lot smaller and are 180 each.

Wednesday morning, 152.8 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Golden Corn Vitatops - 100

Lunch
1 serving 45 Calories and Delightful Wheat Bread - 90
1/2 serving Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter - 90
1 serving Squeezable Concord Grape Jam - 50

Dinner
5.2 oz boneless Fried Battered Beef Steak - 461

Snacks/Other
2.8 oz Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Butter) - 387
1/2 serving Kettle Corn 100 Calorie Pop - 50
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1388

Day 124

Despite the BBQ, there's not much food in the house, but we did have some steaks we got last week that still looked good so we fired up the grill again and had those. Sent Mark to the store for some kind of potato product and green beans and his lunch stuff, forgot to ask for MY lunch stuff. guess I'll be having peanut butter today? Oh, and the scale thing yesterday must have been a fluke, 'cause...

Tuesday morning, 152.8 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving MAPLE BROWN SUGAR OATMEAL INSTANT - 160

Lunch
1 serving cheesy cauliflower casserole - 117
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Dinner
5 oz Beef Top Sirloin (Lean Only) - 180
1 cup Green Snap Beans - 34
1 serving Steak Fries - 110

Snacks/Other
1 can Strongbow Dry Cider 200
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
1 serving Wheat Thins Original Baked Snack Crackers - 140

Total = 1201

Days 121-123 the BBQ Weekend.

So with throwing the BBQ on Saturday, and eating nothing all day until the BBQ started and then eating a cheese burger and a bunch of chips before DEVOURING a half dozen of Colleen's AWESOME jello shots, then going to Suki's and drinking till I blacked out, I don't really have an accurate count for that day, and Sunday's subsequent hangover and not being ABLE to eat until after 4pm after Colleen dyed my hair when I suddenly chowed down all the remaining deviled eggs, 2 hot dogs, the rest of the BBQ chips, all the pita chips and a few of Mark's circus peanut candy, I don't have a count for that day either. All I know is I woke up Sunday morning at 152.1 lbs and this morning I am a massive 155.4lbs. I don't even KNOW what that's about.

here's Friday's food detail, anyway:
Breakfast
1 serving Frosted Shredded Wheat Cereal - 200
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
2 servings Light Zesty Southwestern Style Vegetable Soup - 120

Dinner
1 serving Pork Fried Rice - 290

Snacks/Other
1 serving ice cream sundae - 80
4 servings Orange Slices Candy - 520

Total = 1253

Day 120 - where dieter goes to Red Lobster!

So, I saved up some calories and Rachel and I headed over to RL armed with notebooks full of calorie listings of the various menu items we were interested in and cost/benefit ratios of trying the 4-course-meal deal for $15 and came to the conclusion that we would do better ordering a la carte. And we did just that. Her meal came to about $17 and mine a mere $7 because I didn't like the lobster bisque soup so they took it off my bill. So that's $7 for a Diet Coke, a side of mashed potatoes and a side of fresh broccoli. And the 2 free Cheddar Bay Biscuits which were my ENTIRE reason for wanting to go to Red Lobster in the first place. So in that respect, a success. Though not sure the drive to and from Gresham was worth a couple biscuits. Oh well, had to be done.

Friday morning, still 153.4 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170

Lunch
Salad: 1/2 cup slices Cucumber (with Peel) - 8
1/2 cup pieces or slices Mushrooms - 8
1/2 serving Organic Baby Lettuce Mix - 8
0.3 serving Peeled Baby-cut Carrots - 10
1 serving RANCH LITE - 80
1 serving Shredded Lite Mexican Blend Cheese - 80

Dinner
2 servings Cheddar Bay Biscuits - 300
1 serving Home-style Mashed Potatoes - 210
1 serving Sides - Fresh Broccoli - 45

Snacks/Other
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
Total = 1066

Day 119 - wherein our dieter goes to the movies and has popcorn!

So, you'll notice that I didn't have a lot of food yesterday, but what I did have was yummy! Right after work we took off and went to the movies (Pirates IV) and I got to pretend I was back in time before the diet and have popcorn and Reese's Pieces. I did have the gal at the concession stand actually measure out the popcorn for me (did you know there are SIX cups of popcorn in a JUNIOR popcorn???) and I actually COUNTED out the Reeses Pieces, but I enjoyed them. I didn't even make it to my limit for the day, but that's ok because I failed to count the soda at the theatre because I had no way of measuring how many sips of Mark's Cherry Coke I had. Probably at least 100 calories worth. And then after we got home I read a book for 3 hours and had a slice of toast.

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Lunch
2 servings cheesy cauliflower casserole - 234

Dinner
1 serving 45 Calories and Delightful 100% Whole Wheat Bread (toast) - 45
6 cups Oil Popped White Popcorn - 330

Snacks/Other
1 1/2 servings Peanut Butter Candy in a Crunchy Shell Pieces - 285
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1154

Day 118

Saved up calories for going to Book Club - I know, why would I need them for Book Club? Well, because my super-awesome-better-than-your-book-club meets at the Bagdad Theatre and we get a free private screening of the movie they made of the book right after our meeting. And simply walking into a theatre requires a calorie surplus. Fortunately, they didn't have the popcorn maker on, so it wasn't as bad as I was expecting and I didn't go too much over.

Wednesday morning, 153.4 lbs

Food detail

Breakfast
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170

Lunch
Salad:
1/2 cup pieces or slices Mushrooms - 8
1/2 serving Organic Baby Lettuce Mix -8
1 serving RANCH LITE - 80
1 serving Shredded Lite Mexican Blend Cheese - 80

Dinner
4 tbsps Hummus - 106
2 large White Pita Bread - 330

Snacks/Other
1 serving ice cream sundae - 80
1 5 fl oz serving Pinot Blanc Wine - 121
8 Shortbread Cookies - 321

Total = 1349

Day 117

So I wasn't feeling great yesterday - perhaps a side affect of having eaten burger and fries for dinner Sunday, since I haven't had them in SO long, but not sure. Didn't do myself any favors by picking up schwarma from a food cart either. I was really hoping it would be fabulous, but Mark wouldn't even eat it. And the guy put it in a sandwich. That's NOT what I ordered. When you order "chicken schwarma" why would he assume I wanted it in a pita with tomatoes and lettuce and crap on it? I just wanted roasted chicken! And this chicken was.... weird. It was in rolls. A very unnatural state for chicken. I will not be getting schwarma again from anywhere but Aladdins Cafe. THEY know what I want.

Tuesday morning, 153.4 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170

Lunch
2 servings cheesy cauliflower casserole - 234
1 serving Vanilla Ice Cream Cups - 100

Dinner
1 1/2 servings Ceasar Supreme Complete Salad Kit - 210
1/2 serving Chicken Shawarma Pita - 238

Snacks/Other
1/4 serving Multigrain Pita Chips with Sesame Seeds - 35
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches -Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
1 serving the skinny cow dulce de leche lowfat ice cream - 150

Total = 1342

Day 116

So I got up aroundd 11am and went for a run. Then took a shower and started making my Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole. Then it had to bake for an hour, during which I started the laundry, listed some things on Etsy and did random other chores. By the time it came out of the oven it was lunch time. Then we did some shopping and went to Burgerville for dinner mmmmmmm.

Monday morning, 154.3 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
errr, uh, nothing?

Lunch
2 servings cheesy cauliflower casserole - 234

Dinner
1 serving Burgerville Cheeseburger - 380
1 serving French Fries (Kids) - 200
1 serving golden fried asparagus - 135

Snacks/Other
1 serving Smart Ones Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sundae - 170
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1279

Day 115

The scale is still very confused. When I first got on it said 153.4, then one second later it said 154.3. the other scale said 153.5 so I don't know WHAT to think. Don't care, it's less. Saved up my calories last night intending to have a dessert, but was amazed how fast they went away on just a couple drinks.

Sunday morning, 154.3, 153.4, whatever

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Lunch
Salad, consisting of:
1 serving Organic Baby Lettuce Mix - 15
0.3 serving Peeled Baby-cut Carrots - 10
1 serving RANCH LITE - 80
1 serving Shredded Lite Mexican Blend Cheese - 80

Dinner
4 oz boneless, BBQ'd Chicken Breast (Skin Not Eaten) - 171
1/2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil -  60 (to roast potatoes)
2 1/2 servings roasted Fingerling Potatoes - 175

Snacks/Other
3 Maraschino Cherries - 25 (in drink)
0.125 cup Milk - 15 (in Screaming Orgasm)
2 servings Newton's Folly Authentic Draft Cider - 360
1 serving diet version Screaming Orgasm - 206

Total = 1297

Day 114

So the scale was being a little bitch this morning, I got no less than 5 different readings off it depending on what part of the floor it was on. I saw anywhere from 154.1 to 155.7! I don't even know WHAT to think. And I even ran yesterday, WTF?

Saturday morning, ???? lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving MAPLE BROWN SUGAR OATMEAL INSTANT - 160

Lunch
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving GOLEAN Crunch! - 190

Dinner
1 serving four cheese pizza piadina (Trader Joes) - 430

Snacks/Other
1/2 serving Guacamole Hummus (Trader Joes)- 25
1/2 serving Multigrain Pita Chips with Sesame Seeds(Trader Joes) - 70
1 serving Newton's Folly Authentic Draft Cider - 180

Total = 1100

Day 113

So I saved up plenty of calories for the bar, and then didn't end up needing them because I found a recipe for the drink I wanted online (Screaming Orgasm) that wasn't all that different than how she usually makes them, I just substituted milk for the cream and made it a little smaller. So YAY! But then Dino's salad smelled SOOO good (ok, it was the garlic bread smelling so good) but we managed to get out of there before I had to order one, LOL.

Friday morning, 155.1 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Lunch
1 serving 100 Calorie Packs Pringles - 100
2 servings 98% Fat Free Hot Dogs - 80
1 serving Hot Dog Bun - 110

Dinner
1 cup Green Snap Beans - 34
1 serving szechuan chicken - 210

Snacks/Other
1 serving Screaming Orgasm drink from recipe - 206
0.125 cup 2% Milk - 15 (in drink)
4 Maraschino Cherries - 33 (in drink)
1 serving Strawberry Cheesecake Low Fat Ice Cream - 150

Total = 1038

Days 111 and 112

I don't usually miss a day in the middle of the week, sorry about that, I'm just getting a little bored with dieting. On days that I eat the same old thing I'm usually ok, and on days that I eat ANYTHING interesting I usually go over. And strangely days that I exercise, I sometimes go UNDER. Kinda strange. Also depends on if I have anything to do that day. On boring days I may eat more to fill the hours, on days when I go out I may eat more because there's interesting things to eat. Poor Mark is not having fun trying to cook for me - not like we ever ate anything interesting at home to start with, but he doesn't like having to measure things and not using vegetable oil to cook is harder because things don't brown up nicely with cooking spray.

Thursday morning, STILL 155.3 lbs

Food deail (Tuesday)

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Lunch
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving GOLEAN Crunch! - 190
1 1/2 servings Raw Almonds - 240

Dinner
OMG so much good stuff I couldn't even record it! (Rachel's birthday dinner of pasta, 2 kinds of sauce, shrimp, veggies, garlic bread, 4 KINDS OF DESSERT and at least half a bottle of white wine)

Snacks/Other
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = Unknown

Food deail (Wednesday)

Breakfast
1 serving Blueberry Waffles - 150

Lunch
1 serving Taco Bell Burrito Supreme - Chicken - 400

Dinner
1 cup cooked Brown Rice - 215 (with mixed veggies in it)
1.4 oz Pork Chops (Top Loin, Boneless, Lean Only) - 46

Snacks/Other
1 serving 100 Calorie Chocolate Chip Crisps - 100
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1071

Day 110.... starting to care less

So ever since I was given the calorie bump up, I've been going over more. This is not a good sign. It may take considerably longer than 100 days to lose the next 20 lbs.

Anyway, part of the problem seems to be not being able to get accurate calorie information on the things I'm eating. Eating less pre-packaged things at home leads to greater uncertainty. I refuse to believe that 5 thin slices of Como bread are really 700 calories. The bread is mostly HOLES! Anyway, the package of chocolate bars didn't help, but they are gone now.

Tuesday morning,  still 155.3 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Fat Free Milk - 45
1 serving GOLEAN Crunch! - 190

Lunch
1/2 serving Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter -90
1 serving Squeezable Concord Grape Jam -50
2 slices White Bread - 133

Dinner
4 medium slices Baguette - 701 (I have a problem with this number. I don't believe it one bit.)
1 serving Traditional Hummus - 90

Snacks/Other
1 serving Hard Cider - Amber - 200 (not sure if this is right either - especially since the Spire website says it's only 99)
1 serving Milk Chocolate Bar - 210
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
1 serving White Mint Truffle Bar - 100

Total = 1969

Days 107 to 109

Not much culinary excitement in these 3 days (except for the steak and cupcakes). Went over the limit twice. Worked at the HollyWOOF show on Saturday, and shopped for jeans on Sunday.

Monday morning, still 155.3 lbs



Friday

Breakfast
1/2 serving Deluxe Plain Bagels - 130
1/2 serving Whipped Cream Cheese Spread - 35

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad - 230

Dinner
1 serving Horse Brass Beer-Battered Fish and Chips - 570 (guess, don't have actual count for Horse Brass)

Snacks/Other
1 serving 100% Real Fruit Strip - 45
1 serving Hard Cider - Amber - 200 (again guess, don't have count for Blackthorne)
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough -160
1 serving White Mint Truffle Bar - 100

Total = 1470

Saturday

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100
1 serving Vanilla Light Yogurt - 60

Lunch
1 serving 100 Calorie Packs - Pringles - 100

Dinner
3 0/3 oz boneless, cooked Chicken Breast (Skin Not Eaten) - 141
1/2 cup slices Cucumber (with Peel) - 8
1 serving Mixed Salad Greens - 20
1/2 cup pieces or slices Mushrooms - 8
0.125 cup shredded Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese - 43
1 tbsp Ranch Salad Dressing - 73
1 medium slice Toasted Garlic Bread - 94

Snacks/Other
0.3 serving Chicken Strips - 105
3 servings Coconut Rum -  153
1 serving Fudge Shoppe Grasshopper cookies - 150
1 serving Lemonade cupcake 320 (not true, actually, I had 1.3 but forgot to put the last one in)

Total = 1375

Sunday

Breakfast
1/2 serving Deluxe Plain Bagels - 130
1/2 serving Whipped Cream Cheese Spread - 35

Lunch
1 serving 98% Fat Free Hot Dogs - 40
1 serving BBQ Potato Chips 150
1 serving Hot Dog Bun 110 1 0 22 0.5 3 4 230 0

Dinner
1 serving Beef Ribeye Steak - 260
1 cup Green Snap Beans - 34
1 slice, medium Italian Bread - 54

Snacks/Other
1 5 fl oz serving Chianti Wine - 124
1 serving Classic Cola  - 140
2 servings Milk Chocolate Bar - 420
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1657

Day 106

So I've never been really good at telling when skim milk goes bad. Till this morning. EWWWWW. So I had to find something else for breakfast. Having already killed the waffles I settled on half of one of Mark's bagels. My new phone uses an advanced version of my calorie counting app and can barcode scan foods for faster entry and I went to scan the bagels and..... they came up as a cup of water? huh? Guess technology isn't foolproof, LOL.

Friday morning, 155.3 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Blueberry Waffles - 150
1 serving Vanilla Light Yogurt - 60

Lunch
10.3 oz Meatless Fried Rice - 441

Dinner
1 cup cooked Brown Rice - 215
1.4 oz Pork Chops (Top Loin, Boneless, Lean Only)- 46
2 1/2 Saltine Crackers - 32

Snacks/Other
1 Strongbow Dry Cider - 140
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
1 serving Vanilla Light Ice Cream Cups - 100

Total = 1344

Day 105

So yesterday I find out that I can eat up to 1337 calories per day, and I DON'T EVEN MAKE IT! I go the whole day thinking of all the things I could eat, and then I didn't! LOL. I did, however, go to the abs class at the gym. And that's after having taken the girls for a walk at lunch.

Thursday morning, 155.3 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43
1 serving Raisin Bran Crunch - 190

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Smokehouse BBQ Style Ranch (Ready Pac) - 260

Dinner
10 oz, raw, yields Baked Potato (Peel Eaten) - 262
Mark's Baked Potato Peel -118
1 serving Broccoli and Cheese - 40
1 serving Light Sour Cream - 35

Snacks/Other
1/2 medium Banana - 55
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1265

Day 104

So, I know I went for a run on Monday to finish Week 2 of F210k, but I felt like going again, so I did Week 3 Day 1 after work, and ended it at the grocery store to meet up with Mark and pick up our week's worth of food. By the time we were done we were STARVING and ate 7 oz of veggie fried rice (homemade). Doesn't sound like much, but I've been trying to keep my meals under 300 calories so that I could cover my inevitable snacking.

Well, seeing as how I've been losing more weight on the days I go OVER my calorie allotment, I'm getting a little more slack on that. Especially on days that I exercise. So I guess I should reconfigure my profile to see just how many calories I can eat if I go from a "sedentary" lifestyle to a more moderately active one.

Ok, just went to the website and recalculated, and as it turns out, I should have had the thing set to "lightly active" all along since I am not lying in bed ALL DAY. So it says for "moderately active" (some walking, garage work, house cleaning, child care) that I can eat 1337 calories a day!!!!!!!! WOOHOO!!!!!!! Dude, for that many, I'll run EVERY day! It's like a huge weight off my shoulders to be granted 300 more a day. Like a whole 4th meal! I dare not even see what it says I can eat if I actually put "active", or I'd go overboard.

Wow, I'm totally going to go eat breakfast now.

Wednesday morning, 155.3 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Frosted Shredded Wheat Cereal - 200
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 serving Bowties Pasta - 210
1 serving Old World Style Flavored with Meat Pasta Sauce - 70

Dinner
7 oz Meatless Fried Rice - 300

Snacks/Other
1 serving 100% Real Fruit Strip - 45
1 serving Pop Secret Fat Free Microwave Popcorn - 100
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
1 serving White Mint Truffle Bar - 100

Total = 1228