4/18/11

Found out today that my gramma has had a few falls and the people around her are having hissy fits over the fact that her family can't be there 24/7 to take care of her so I may end up forfeiting my trip to Australia in order to be able to afford spending weekends with her this summer.  While it is upsetting that I may have to give up a trip I've been dreaming of for over 10 years, it would be for a good cause.  I will have to work it out with my family whether or not it will be necessary but at this point it is a serious thought.

I went to the clinic Monday for a weigh in and found I've lost another 3lbs which brings me to a grand total of 44lbs to date.  I am noticing more changes.  I'm down from size 28 to a size 22 pants, I have some serious muscle going on in my lower back and the muscles on the front of my thighs are FREAKING AWESOME!  Thank you for all of your support.  It is greatly appreciated and keeps me honest with my diet (check out the cookie count) and exercise and it shows.

Alright, I'll stop blubbering...

5/17/11

GRRRRRRRRR!  So I tried to go for a bike ride today.  I spent 2 hours trying to fix my bike’s rear break (it snapped 2 weeks after purchase, stolen 2 days after and returned a year later almost to the day) but ended up removing the break system all together.  I figured the front break works fine so I should be able to go for a couple hours ride, right?  WRONG!  5 minutes into my ride I realized my tires were basically flat, there was about 10lbs of pressure in the back tire and maybe 18lbs in the front tire - excellent workout, not so great for the bike itself.  I got them filled up to the proper pressure and headed out again.  I got a little over 15 minutes more into my ride before my right pedal broke, I continued for a little over an hour before I got fed up and WALKED my bike home.  How sad is it that a person has to walk a bike?  Lazy freaking bike! L I was so angry I walked it straight to the dumpster… and tossed it in. J  Then went in and had a big bowl of ice cream to sooth my frazzled nerves.  No regrets on this ‘slip’.  I did some work with weights and a little Pilates to make up for what I missed out on with the shortened bike ride.

Ok, enough whining, bring on the numbers…

Breakfast:                                                                    Calories:

2sv Special K Berry & Chocolate w/ Milk                 310

8oz Tropicana Lt Berry                                               10

2sv Coffee                                                                  114

Lunch:

1 ½sv Cheeseburger Mac                                            525

1 ¼c Fresh Fruit                                                          111

1c Dt. Coke                                                                 1 

Supper:

Garden Salad                                                              200

3T French Dressing                                                     96

3c Water                                                                      0

Snacks:

2c Vanilla Ice Cream                                                  240

3c Water                                                                      0

Exercise:

BMR                                                                           2221

16mph 1hr Biking                                                       1350

15min Walking                                                            150

Calorie Intake: 1607

Calories Burned: 4471

5/16/11

What a beautiful day!  I spent over 3 hours out enjoying the sunshine.  I was a little sorer than I expected to be.  Let me just say my butt muscles HURT!  I didn’t realize how little my exercises worked them.  It was a bit of a surprise.  On the up side, I stopped by the clinic and weighed in to find I’ve lost another 3lbs.  Not as many as I would like, as usual, but it is a loss and considering all of the slips I had over the past week it does come as an encouraging surprise.

Keeping things short…

Breakfast:                                                                    Calories:

2sv Special K Berry w/Milk                                        300

Lunch:

Chicken Breast                                                            150

3sv mix Special K Berry & Chocolate                        460

            w/Milk

Supper:

2 ½sv Cheeseburger Mac                                            875

2c Dt. Coke                                                                 2

Snacks:

1 Apple                                                                       95

12 Cookies                                                                  824

(Yes, I regret it but it happened & is over now)

8c Flavored Water                                                      0

1c Tropicana Lt Berry Blend                                      10

Exercise:

BMR                                                                           2221

4mph 3hr 10min Walking                                           1900

Calorie Intake: 2716

Calories Burned: 4121