Exercise: Went to spin class and also did back, chest and abs afterward. I didn't end up going to the gym afterall yesterday. I also went and walked over 3 miles at the dam with my friend. And I walked my dog. Whew! That's enough for today!
Well, you're looking at the number...it's 160! I think my body is teasing me. You may remember that my first short-term goal is to be UNDER 160. Geesh. 160. Really!? I weighed myself about five different times just HOPING it would come up at 159.9!!! haha I'll do anything for that. But I'm being honest. So I'm basically at my "prepregnancy" weight at this point. It's hard to believe that it's been about 15 months since I weighed 160, which is 20 pounds more than I was when we got married almost 6 years ago. C'mon 140!!!
You'll notice on my spreadsheet that I'm now calculating my daily percentages of how much fat, carbohydrates and protein I'm eating of my total calories for each day. This is really interesting. Yesterday I ate 4% more fat than I did on Monday. Why? It's that darned ground turkey! But did I gain weight today? Nope. I lost a pound! I ate about 8% less carbohydrates yesterday because I didn't have any sweet potatoes. But did eating those sweet potatoes on Monday affect my weight? Nope. I think it's all a balance. I seem to have trouble getting over the 20% mark of protein this week so far. I'm sure if I cook some more of that fish up, I'll get just above 20% today...and you can bet I'll be trying to do that today so that I can get that scale under 160 tomorrow!
It's very interesting keeping track of what I'm eating. It definitely keeps me accountable. It's funny because when I ate those four...yes, four...fruit strips yesterday, I felt kind of guilty as I opened each one and added the number to my spreadsheet. But I was obviously dealing with some sort of craving. At least those things are organic and overall they're not too bad for you. They're from Target, by the way, and they're delicious if you want to try something new!
Oh, and you want to know how spin went this morning? Okay. I'll tell you. This was their "hard" class this morning. It was harder in a different way than the "normal" classes are. I made it, though. I have to work on increasing my resistance, but that will come with time. My legs are definitely worn out today, but I still may be going to walk the dam with my girlfriend later on. C'mon 159.9!!! haha
Last thing. Do any of you parents out there freak out when a storm comes in the middle of the night? I guess when I say "freak out" I don't mean literally, but when the storm came last night and I heard those winds blowing and all that lightening I couldn't help but be on the edge of the bed ready to grab Kaelyn out of her crib if need be. I'm so paranoid during storms that a tornado will come or something and I won't have her near me. I'm hoping that fear dies down a little. I'm not usually one to be overly paranoid, but when it comes to storms I am!
Have a great day everyone!
| Tuesday | |
| Coffee w/ sugar & creamer (142.5 cal, 5 fat, 28 carb, 0 pro, 0 fiber) (3 points) | 1 |
| Fiber One Yogurt - Strawberry/Blueberry (50 cal, 0 fat, 13 carb, 3 pro, 5 fiber) (0 points) | 1 |
| Banana (105 cal, 0 fat, 27 carb, 1 pro, 3 fiber) (2 points) | 1 |
| Jennie-O Turkey patty (about 2 servings) (340 cal, 16 fat, 0 carb, 21 pro, 0 fiber) (8 points) | 2 |
| 1 tbsp Ranch (70 cal, 7 fat, 1 carb, 0 pro, 0 fiber) (2 points) | 2 |
| Spring Mix lettuce (20 cal, 0 fat, 4 carb, 2 pro, 2 fiber) (0 points) | 1 |
| La Tortilla Factory Large whole wheat tortilla (low carb/high fiber) (80 cal, 3 fat, 18 carb, 8 pro, 12 fiber) (1 point) | 1 |
| 3 tblsp Great Value 100% liquid egg whites (25 cal, 0 fat, 1 carb, 5 pro, 0 fiber) (1 point) | 2 |
| 1/2 cup Great Value low fat (1%) cottage cheese (90 cal, 1.5 fat, 6 carb, 14 pro, 0 fiber) (2 points) | 1 |
| Jennie-O Turkey ground turkey (about 2 servings) (340 cal, 16 fat, 0 carb, 21 pro, 0 fiber) (8 points) | 1 |
| 1/2 tbsp Kraft Real Mayo (45 cal, 5 fat, 0 carb, 0 pro, 0 fiber) (1 point) | 1 |
| 1/2 cup Idahoan baby reds mashed potatoes (110 cal, 3 fat, 21 carb, 2 pro, 2 fiber) (2 Points) | 1 |
| 1/4 cup Sargento classic 4 cheese Mexican shredded cheese (110 cal, 9 fat, 1 carb, 6 pro, 0 fiber) (3 points) | 1 |
| Archer Farms Blueberry fruit strip (45 cal, 0 fat, 11 carb, 0 pro, 1 fiber) (1 point) | 4 |
| Total | 2142.5 calories / 88.5 fat, 166 carb, 109 pro |
| Fat: 20-35% daily recommended (fat X 9 / total calories X 100 =) | 37% |
| Carbs: 45-65% daily recommended (carbs X 4 / total calories X 100 =) | 31% |
| Protein: 10-35% daily recommended (protein X 4 / total calories X 100 =) | 20% |
Okay Dana you're doing pretty darn good. You're going to get their. I just started taking on the challenge of chaning my eating habits. I know it is not easy. It can be down right frustrating, but please do me a favor only step on that scale at the most twice a day. Once in the morning and once at night if you must. Don't sike yourself out.
ReplyDeleteI think that storms are scarey, and with all of the news lately about deaths due to extreme weather it can be even scarier, but just remember who is in control, and maybe buy a weather radio. LOL
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