Day 188

It was an odd day. I was thoroughly sick of eating peanut butter and jelly for lunch so I actually cooked some farfalla (it's listed as spaghetti, but whatever). But then I realized we were out of sauce so I actually made up a fake sort of alfredo sauce.... it's not listed because I have NO idea how to count it... I chopped up some fresh onion from the garden, put in a teaspoon of minced garlic and used up the rest of the container of I Can't Believe it's Not Butter (less than a tablespoon I think) and the last of the grated parmeseam (less than a serving). So I should probably add maybe 60 to 100 more calories, but whatever. It's entirely possible my 'sugar cookies' don't actually have THAT many calories in them, I just have no way of finding out. They are from the Safeway deli.

Wednesday morning, 148.7 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Almond Breeze beverage - 35
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170

Lunch
2 cups cooked Spaghetti - 440

Dinner
3 slices Cheese Bread - 213
1 cup Chunky Chicken Soup - 170

Snacks/Other
6 servings Cool Whip Fat Free - 90 (you know when you see that many servings that I just sat there with a giant spoon eating it like ice cream, right?)
1 serving Milk Chocolate M&M's (Fun Size) - 73
1 serving Sugar Cookie - 290

Total = 1481

Days 184-187

I'm getting really bad about not doing this on the weekends, huh? I'm pretty sure one of the days I didn't even record food at all... probably Saturday when I went to Brads BBQ and didn't eat anything until after 3pm and mostly had beer and a little BBQ chicken. I was seriously under that day. And then I didn't feel very well on Sunday and didn't eat much then either..... but Saturday and Sunday I woke up to 147.8 lbs. Too bad it didn't last. Monday I was back to 149 something. But here it is Tuesday and we've settled in the middle at...

Tuesday morning, 148.7 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Almond Breeze beverage - 35
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170

Lunch
2 servings 45 Calories and Delightful 100% Whole Wheat Bread - 90
1 serving Honey Apple Butter Trader Joe's - 35
1/2 serving Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter - 90

Dinner
2 servings Old World Style Flavored with Meat Pasta Sauce - 160
2 cups cooked Spaghetti - 440

Snacks/Other
2 servings Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 320

Total = 1340

Day 183

Was pretty good all day, then went to Last Thursday with Mark and we found a table in the shade outside of the crepe place (YUM!) and shared one savory and one sweet crepe. I was obviously unable to find an exact match in my program so they are listed rather dully in the food detail, but the actual ingredients were:

savory: Prosciutto, Gruyére and camelized onion in a buckwheat crepe
sweet: homemade nutella, white chocolate and chocolate sauce

Friday morning, 149.4 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Almond Breeze beverage - 35
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170
1 serving Pure Premium OJ - 110

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Chef Salad - 270

Dinner
1 crepe with filling Chocolate - 122
1 crepe with prosciutto and cheese - 236

Snacks/Other
1 serving authentic draft cider - 180
3 servings Coconut Rum - 153
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160

Total = 1436

Day 182

I'm going to have to do "something different" again as I seem to have plateaued big time. Wonder what I should do... suggestions?

Thursday morning, 149.4 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 cup Meatless Fried Rice - 251

Lunch
1 cup Meatless Fried Rice - 251

Dinner
1 1/2 servings Ceasar Supreme Complete Salad Kit - 210

Snacks/Other
1 serving Milk Chocolate M&M's (Fun Size) - 73
2 servings Sugar Cookie - 580
1 serving Tofutti Cuties - 130

Total = 1495

Day 181

Was pretty good, but I have the feeling my fried rice from the Thai place has more calories than I have recorded just because it's so GOOD!

Wednesday morning, 149.4 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Chicken Caesar Salad - 230

Dinner
1 1/4 cups Meatless Fried Rice - 313

Snacks/Other
12 servings Cool Whip Fat Free - 180

2 servings Milk Chocolate Bar - 420

Total 1243

Day 180

I was pretty good yesterday... resisted the urge to have a second dessert by busying myself finishing up the tail portion of Luna's alien costume. I can now say I have sewed a plushie spinal column, lol. I just have to figure out how I'm going to attach it to the harness and her. Oh yeah, and I treadmilled for 25 minutes.

Tuesday morning, 149.4 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1/2 serving Almond Breeze beverage - 35
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170

Lunch
1 serving CPK frozen BBQ Chicken Pizza  - 372

Dinner
1 serving Old World Style Flavored with Meat Pasta Sauce - 80
1 cup cooked Spaghetti - 220

Snacks/Other
2 servings Milk Chocolate Bar - 420

Total = 1297

Days 176 to 179

As my regular readers may notice, I've been slacking off as of late.... I don't know if it's because I've been over-eating or under-exercising, but the combination has me stalled just under 150lbs. Saturday we picked up a treadmill at a yard sale, though, so hopefully these super warm days will no longer be an excuse not to run, and I will TRY to get my calorie in-take under control. After doing a nearly nude photoshoot (chainmail bikini) yesterday, I sure would like to get these last 14 lbs off!

Monday morning, 149.4 lbs

Question.... how many of you actually read through the food detail? Is it interesting at all? should I keep posting them? In the last 4 days, only Saturday's list even got exported off my phone (the only day I was good), so here it is:

Saturday food detail:
Breakfast
1 serving Golden Corn Vitatops - 100

Lunch
1 serving Red Robin Natural Burger - 560

Dinner
1/2 cup slices Cucumber (with Peel) - 8
1 serving Mixed Salad Greens - 20
1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese - 85
1/2 cup pieces or slices Mushrooms - 8
1 tbsp Ranch Salad Dressing - 73
1 medium slice Toasted Garlic Bread - 94

Snacks/Other
3 servings Coconut Rum - 153
1 serving Milk Chocolate Bar - 210

Total = 1311

Days 174 and 175

I don't know what happened to Monday's food detail... I only just today figured out how to export from the new version of my software. Monday after work Mark took me out for my favorite Italian food and a soup-bowl sized glass of Chianti to cheer me up, and it worked. So yesterday I had my leftovers for breakfast ('cause they were so damn good I couldn't wait to eat them) and then fired up the BBQ and made burgers for dinner. It ended up being a nice night out, so around 8pm I went for a "little" 5 mile run. I wasn't sure if I was going to make it, having not run since my 5k on Friday, but it ended up being just fine. I stopped at Safeway near the end and picked up some chocolate bars to have for dessert this week since I'm taking a break from dairy to try to fix some problems with my tummy.

Tuesday morning still 150.1 lbs, Wednesday morning, 148.4 lbs! woohoo!

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Spaghetti Bolognese - 570
3 medium slices Toasted Garlic Bread - 283

Lunch
2 servings 50 Calories Franz 100% Whole Wheat Bread - 100
1 serving Honey Apple Butter Trader Joe's - 35
1/2 serving Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter - 90

Dinner
4 oz Ground Beef (90% Lean /10% Fat) - 197
1 serving Hamburger Buns - 110

Snacks/Other
1 serving Milk Chocolate Bar - 210
1 serving powerbar energy gel blasts - 190

Total = 1785

Day 173. The day my friend Bernie Corrigan died.

Sunday, August 14, 2011, 150.1 lbs.



Breakfast
1/2 serving Almond Breeze beverage - 35
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170

Lunch
1 serving Aloha Pineapple (Sixteen) - 290

Dinner
1 cup Beef Stew with Potatoes and Vegetables - 222
1 slice large French Bread - 263

Snacks/Other
1 serving Hard Cider - 125
1 serving Milk Chocolate M&M's (Fun Size) - 73
2 servings Sugar Cookie - 580

Total - 1758

Day 172

I hate the scale.

Sunday morning, 150.1 lbs

Breakfast 1/2 serving Almond Breeze beverage - 35
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170

Lunch
1/4 California Avocados - 72
1 serving Grilled Cheese - 330

Dinner
1/2 cup slices Cucumber (with Peel) - 8
1 serving Mixed Salad Greens - 20
1/4 cup shredded Mozzarella Cheese - 85
1/2 cup pieces or slices Mushrooms -8
1 tbsp Ranch Salad Dressing - 73
1/2 serving Teriyaki Chicken - 115
1/2 cup cooked White Rice - 102

Snacks/Other
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
3 Sugar Cookies - 215
2 fl oz Vodka (90 Proof) - 128

Total - 1463

Day 171 - Catnip 5k Race Day!

 This was only my 2nd race since I started the diet, and the first one was only a couple months in. For that one I really didn't plan well and ended up doing my warm-up walk DURING the race, so my time sucked. THIS time, I ran it to place. While I couldn't possibly have done that (the woman who took first can run a 5 minute mile!) I did improve my time DRAMATICALLY. Mark says I would have gotten the "most improved runner" award if there had been such a thing. Official time 36:53.

Saturday morning, 148.7 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving 7 Grain Waffles - 150

Lunch
1 serving Old World Style Flavored with Meat Pasta Sauce - 70
2 cups cooked Spaghetti - 440

Dinner
3/4 serving TAco Bell Chicken Quesadilla - 398

Snacks/Other
1.3 servings Donut Holes - 325
1 serving Hard Cider - 125
4 Sugar Cookies - 287

Total = 1795

Day 170

Read "Hollywood" by Bukowski cover to cover in about 3 hours. He drinks A LOT of wine in that book. So naturally, I had to open a nice bottle to have with our pasta for dinner.

Friday morning, 148.7 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving 7 Grain Waffles - 150

Lunch
1 serving 100 calorie pack original pringles - 100
1 serving Honey Apple Butter Trader Joe's - 35
2 servings oven joy white bread - 140
1/2 serving Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter - 90

Dinner
1 serving Old World Style Flavored with Meat Pasta Sauce - 70
1 cup cooked Spaghetti - 220

Snacks/Other
1 serving 100 Calorie Pack Twinkie Bites - 100
2 5 fl oz servings Chianti Wine - 248
4 Sugar Cookies - 287

Total = 1440

Day 169

It's kinda sad that I can't be happy that I'm under 150 lbs for the first time in over 5 years because before the scale settled on 148, it had to go and show me 146 and 147. Why must I spend a week (or more) at 148 when I've SEEN that it was less before. And why was it the lowest the morning after Dick's bachelor party? It's not like I drank a lot (4 total the whole night) and dehydrated myself. Yeah, I didn't have much for dinner (3 potstickers) but I had a big 'ole piece of someone's birthday cake. It's not like I went dancing or anything - we pretty much just shuffled from bar to bar till we got to the Rocky Horror theatre where I only sat for about an hour before going home. So no real exercise (except for a few moments of chasing Janet around the theatre to catch my bra - but I got her really quick!). The scale. It taunts me.

Thursday morning, 148.7 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1/4 serving BBQ Chicken Pizza For One - 128
Dinner
2 cups Meatless Fried Rice - 501

Snacks/Other
1 serving Buccaneer Joe's Unburied Treasure White Cheddar Corn Puffs 140
2 servings Low Fat Ice Cream Sandwiches - Cookies n' Cream - 300

Total = 1282

Day 168 - more cookies....

I was pretty good having a salad for lunch, but then I found the cookies where Mark tried to hide them out of reach... oh well, good try.

Then at book club I had a pizza and at the movie I had another cookie....whoops!

Wednesday morning, 148.7 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 serving Complete Salad Caesar Salad - 190

Dinner
3/4 serving BBQ Chicken Pizza For One - 382

Snacks/Other
1 serving Milk Chocolate M&M's (Fun Size) - 73
1 big Peanut Butter Cookie - 119
1 5 fl oz serving Pinot Blanc Wine - 121
4 Sugar Cookies - 287

Total = 1385

Day 167

Went a little crazy yesterday, but it's Mark's fault. He came up with what he wanted for dinner and then we spotted the box of cookies at Fred Meyer and it just snow balled from there....

Tuesday morning - 148.7 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Deep Chocolate Vitatops - 100

Lunch
1 serving 45 Calories and Delightful 100% Multi Grain Bread (Sara Lee) - 90
1 serving Egg Salad - 260

Dinner
2 slices Colby Jack Cheese - 218
1 slice, medium French Bread  - 175
5 1/2 oz boneless Roasted Broiled or Baked Chicken Breast - 304

Snacks/Other
1 serving Hard Cider - 125
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Sandwiches - Cookies n' Cream - 150
1 serving Milk Chocolate M&M's (Fun Size) - 73
4 Sugar Cookies (Includes Vanilla) - 287

Total = 1782

Days 164, 165 and 166... the Filmusik movie, the Bachelor Party and the wedding

I think I remember Friday.... we went to a 10pm screening of the worst movie ever, but it was cool, because they had the sound turned off and there was a live band, voice actors and our friends were doing the sound effects. Something you definitely have to see to at least once.

Saturday I worked a complete waste of time craft show (didn't even make my booth fee back) and then went to a bachelor party (totally fun!)

Sunday went to a gay wedding - beautiful, geeky and super fun, but was completely incapable of recording my food because I ate things I couldn't even identify at the wedding potluck. Sometimes you just gotta try the "green chicken thing." Which ended up being really yummy. And cake. Who can turn down cake?

Saturday morning, 150.1 lbs, Sunday and Monday mornings, 147.7 lbs.

Food Detail Friday:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry
Yogurt Crunch - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 serving Burrito Supreme - Chicken - 400

Dinner
1/2 serving Fish & Chips - 315

Snacks/Other
3 servings Hard Cider - 375
1 serving Low Fat Ice Cream Sandwiches - Cookies n' Cream - 150
3 cups Oil Popped White Popcorn - 165

Total - 1618

Food Detail Saturday:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 worst Cheeseburger ever -351

Dinner
1 serving Steamed Pork Potstickers -330

Snacks/Other
2 servings Coconut Rum - 102
2 servings Corona Extra - 296
1 serving Hard Cider - 125
1 serving Orange creme - 150

Total = 1567

this is missing a piece of birthday cake I had at the Ambassador around midnight.... how I ever lost weight after this night is beyond me.

Day 163

So, yeah. PMS sucks. Ate cookies. blah, blah, blah. Managed to run 3 miles today. Was supposed to do 5, but whatever.

Friday Morning, 150.1 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43 0.22 0.143 5.94 0 6.24 4.18 64 2 203

Lunch
1 serving Chicken Caeser Salad - 230

Dinner
3 0/3 oz Ham Steak (Boneless, Extra Lean, Cured) - 114
4.8 oz Red Potatoes (Flesh and Skin, Baked) - 121

Snacks/Other
1 serving 100 Calorie Packs - 100
4/8 serving Mini Chips Ahoy! - 90
1 serving Mousse Temptations - Caramel Creme 60
2 servings Sugar Cookie - 580

Total = 1508

Day 162 - PMS Strikes!

Record breaking calorie count day.... mostly due to the Otis Spunkmeyer cookies I had to have. Only one excuse. PMS.

Thursday morning, 150.1 lbs

Food Diary:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 serving Bistro Smokehouse BBQ Style Ranch Salad - 260

Dinner
1 serving 6" Black Forest Ham - 290
1 serving Provolone Cheese - 50

Snacks/Other
1 serving Chocolate Chip Cookies - 210
1 serving Fruit Gushers - Watermelon Blast - 90
1 serving Ice Cream Cups - 100
1 serving Kettle Corn 100 Calorie Pop - 100
2 servings White Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie - 440

Total = 1753

Day 161 - I guess not

WTF? Every time?

Wednesday morning, 150.1 lbs

Food Detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 serving Chow Mein - 400

Dinner
1 1/2 servings Ensalada - 135

Snacks/Other
1 serving 100 Calorie Pack Twinkie Bites - 100
1 serving Fruit Gushers - Watermelon Blast - 90
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough - 160
9 Whole Wheat Crackers - 159

Total = 1257

Day 160 - it says 149 again....

So I was teased last week by the scale saying 149 then spent all last week at 150, so we'll see if it sticks around this time. I just don't understand how this works, because last night I felt so incredibly full after eating dinner that I was just sure it was going to go up. BUT, that did keep me from snacking, so maybe that's the key? Who knows.

Tuesday morning, 149.6 lbs

Food detail:

Breakfast
1 serving Fiber Plus Antioxidants Cereal - Berry Yogurt Crunch - 170
1/2 cup Milk (Nonfat) - 43

Lunch
1 serving String Bean Chicken Breast - 170

Dinner
1/2 serving BBQ Chicken - 190
1 serving Macaroni Salad - 350
1 cup cooked White Rice - 204

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

Total = 1387

Day 159

Was running like a chicken with my head cut off all morning to get ready for my photoshoot, then found out it started 2 hours later than I thought. Not sure how that works. Anyway, was able to eat breakfast before everyone got here, but by the time it was over it was dinner time. Had some Panda Express - not much more than I usually would, but then, late night munchies struck and I ate an entire chicken chopped salad!

Monday morning, 150.8 lbs

Food detail:
Breakfast
1 serving 45 Calories and Delightful 100% Multi Grain Bread (Sara Lee) - 90
1 serving Colby Jack Cheese Sliced - 80
1 large Fried Egg - 92

Lunch
7 Whole Wheat Crackers - 124

Dinner
1 serving Black Pepper Chicken - 250
1/2 serving Chow Mein - 200

Snacks/Other
1 serving Fruit Gushers - Watermelon Blast - 90
1 servings Orange Slices Candy - 390
1 serving Smooth & Dreamy Ice Cream Sandwiches - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 160

Total = 1476 + salad unknown.... oh geez... and another ice cream cup