Week 6 - Staying On Track & Week 5 Report

I am now starting my 6th week of my weight loss journey. So far so good! This week should be pretty uneventful until I go on vacation on Saturday. I also have a business mixer to attend tomorrow night and hope to grab a bite to eat before I attend, as not to nibble on too much things I shouldn't be. It's all about planning ahead for me these days!

Below is a link to see my week in review for week 5. I did rather awesome, if I may say so myself! My average calorie burn deficit per day was 1050 calories and my fat was at 28%! The best I've done since I started this journey! Woohoo!

Week 5 Bodymedia Summary

I am looking forward to my weigh in on Saturday. I am hopeful for a decent loss, but will be happy as long as I'm going down and not up! Staying positive and not worrying about the numbers on a weekly basis has really helped me stay focused on the task at hand. I really feel in my heart that I will be under 200lbs before I know it! ;)

Day 35 - A Good End To The Week

Even though I had some trouble staying within my calorie goals in the beginning of the week, I was able to get back on track and have a good week. Today I had just over 1500 calories.

I leave this coming Saturday for our week long family vacation. I will have many challenges I will have to face, but I am hopeful that I can get through the week like I got through my 2 day trip with my Mom.

The trip to the casino was a great practice run! I haven't quite figured out what I want my calories to be quite yet. What I may try to do as my goal is have a 500 calorie deficit per day. So if I do the work and exercise, I can enjoy my trip as long as I am mindful of what goes in my mouth and how much! I am so looking forward to getting away with the family. We take only 1 week long vacation a year. So I can't wait!

Valentine's Day is just around the corner and we are getting very busy at our shop. Hopefully I will be burning extra calories as I run around making chocolate & taking care of customers. So I am very hopeful that I am in for a good week! I will weigh in again on Saturday morning before we leave for vacation.

Here's to a good week! ;)

Day 34 - Moving Right Along

Had another good day of eating today and got some excercise in with my housework.

I had a delicious Italian sausage sandwich for dinner tonight. If you haven't had them, I highly recommend Shady Brook Farms Turkey Italian Sausages. They are delicious and one cooked link is only 140 calories. What a treat that was! My hubby did a great job cooking the sauteed onions & red peppers and the sausages. :) Thank you Bradley!

Day 33 - Much Better!

I ate much better today. Had 1100 calories today. I know it's low, but I've been eating above my calorie goal most of the week!

I hope to finish the week strong! I still didn't get to exercising today! :/

I had a major issue with my accounting software at work and spent the entire day fixing it! Ugh!

Try again tomorrow!

Day 32 - It's A 1700 Calorie Kind Of Week

I can't seem to get away from 1700 calories this week! I really need to try a bit harder or my average calorie deficit will not be even close to my goal this week! I had just above 1700 calories today.

I also have been having difficulty fitting excercise in my routine. Sometimes I don't do enough at work to get my moderate activity goal. I REALLY need to come up with a excercise!

1700 calories a day isn't horrible, but I need to move more if I keep this up!

Took the kids out to dinner tonight. I had an awesome French dip! Yummy!

Day 31 - A Better Day Of Eating!

I did much better today with my eating. I had just under 1300 calories today. I'm hoping if I can finish the week strong, my deficit goal will be met.

I really need to try to get some excercise in. I've been not feeling well the last few days, hopefully I can get back to walking soon!

We Teach Our Kids By Example

Every week I take the kids to McDonald's on Saturday for helping me clean up and cleaning their rooms.

I was very proud of Morgan as she chose the Southwest Salad just like I did. She always begged me to give her bites of mine, so I was glad she gave it a try!

Even Marcus went with the chicken wrap in his happy meal! They are putting applesauce in the happy meals right now as a free extra. He ate evey bite!

Week 4 Report

I almost forgot about my week 4 report! I am actually quite proud of the results. Even with my 2 days on my trip, My average per day calorie deficit was just under my goal! That is great news! Even my fat content was not through the roof! I think I did very well.

Week 4 - Weekly Summary Report

If you haven't checked out any of my reports, they are really quite interesting. It gives a nice summary of how I did all week. This report is based on the activity I burn that is recorded on my band and the food I enter online that I eat everyday. So you are seeing EVERYHING I do. I said I wanted to be accountable for my actions, so that I why I share this report with everyone on my blog every week!

Day 30 - I Just Love Food!

Well I had another 1700 calories today, but I finally finished up the enchiladas, rice and beans my sister cooked. So no more of that tempting delight to tempt me!

I made Sausage & Pepper Penne pasta for dinner tonight and garlic bread. The whole family loved it!

Here is what is in it:

Lean Turkey Italian Sausage Links
Red Pepper (you can use green & yellow, too!)
Medium Onion
2 Garlic Cloves
1 Jar Ragu Light Tomato & Herb  Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese As Garnish (Optional)

One serving was under 600 calories. Without the cheese under 500 calories per serving.

Day 29 - My Sister

My sister Regina left today to head back to Groton, NY where my sister Athena lives. She will head home to Washington state on Wednesday, if weather permits.

She came to surprise my mom for her 76th birthday. See there pic below. I am proud of my sister as she has lost 18 lbs! Great job Regina! ;)

I did fairly well, but my calories were a bit high at just above 1700 calories! I will try harder tomorrow! ;)

Day 28 - Birthday Cake, Ice Cream & Enchiladas Oh My!

 

I woke up this morning still not feeling all that great! My sister from Washington state has been visiting since Friday and planned this nice dinner of Enchiladas, Spanish Rice & Refried Beans. Then she made this beautiful cake for my mom. She is a pastry chef by trade and does wonderful cakes. So we had a nice dinner, cake and ice cream. I still managed to stay under 1500 calories with my best estimates. I am feeling better tonight, thank goodness! Here is a pic of the cake!

Day 27 - Birthday Dinners & More

I did pretty well yesterday considering a few factors. I started not feeling well yesterday afternoon. But we had plans to take my mom out to dinner for her 76th Birthday which was actually today. We went to Texas Roadhouse Steakhouse and with that I managed to have about 1600 calories! I think I did pretty well, but continued to not feel well. Went to bed and slept until 10am!