Sunday - January 2, 2011

I had lost one pound this morning. For breakfast I had 2 slices bacon (70), 1 slice reg bread with 1 tsp yogurt marg.(105), 1 cup special k (100) with maybe 1/4 cup milk 40 for a total of 315 calories

After church we went to O'Charleys again and I had the 7 oz sirloin (430), 1/2 of a baked potato 170, margarine 85, sour cream 50, salad 80 (took off croutons), dressing 100, 1 roll 130 for a total of 1045 calories.

For supper I had a lean cousine dinner of sphaghetti and meat sauce for 300 caloires.

Looking back I should have done better at lunch. I could of left off the butter and sour cream which would of been 135, and not of eaten a roll for 130. That would of cut 265 calories which would of brought me down to 780. So breakfast, lunch and supper would of been 1395 which is about what I should of had. But that is hindsight. But maybe a learning experience.

I need to try and plan better when I go out. Thursday I am going to the Red Lobster and that will be a real challange.

I took down my Christmas tree and decorations today. I plan to go to the gym tomorrow.

Before Pictures

These are my before pictures that I had James make. I will try to do at least a picture a month to see if there is a differencel

A NEW YEAR A NEW START

You know me, a new month, a new year, a new start. I have several goals as I start this new year. Of course one of my biggest is to lose weight. I have probably 40 pounds that I need to lose. I have let my weight creep back up to almost 200 pounds. I also want to pay all of my bills and save some money this year. And I want to get in better physical shape. I have went back and joined the gym and I will start going to the pool probably on Monday. My orintation is Tuesday but I may go ahead and start Monday. I started my diet today. I went with Brenda to West Town and I did get some jewerly at Dillards.

Breakfast: 1 slice of reg bread (90) with 1 tsp of yogurt margarine (15), 2 slices of bacon (70), 1/2 cup of oatmeal (150)

Lunch/Dinner combination: Brenda and I went to O'Charleys and I had salad with ranch, baked potato with sour cream and butter and a 7 oz sirloin. Tea.

Later I had 1 slice 110 bread with 1 tablespoon (95) peanut butter and a small orange.

I feel real postitive so I hope I can do good.

September 14, 2010

Been a long time since I have blogged. I have started on a diet again and this is the second day. I weighed yesterday morning and I weighed 197 pounds. This morning I weighed 195.6. I am not going to weigh again until next Tuesday. That will be hard for me. June, Phyllis, James, Jennifer and Jon are all dieting and so is Mary in Floriday. Mary is doing the Joy Journey and the rest of us are doing something different. I am just cutting back and trying to eat sensible. I am trying not to go over the calorie allowance from Biggest Loser which is 7 times your weight. That gives you the number of calories you need per day. Today I could have 1369 calories. I have only had about a thousand. I didn't eat breakfast and I went to McDonalds for lunch and had a grilled chicken wrap and salad and for dinner I went to O'Charleys with June and Phyllis and June and I split a steak and baked potato and we each had a salad. I drank water and did not eat roll. June didn't either. I am going to try again. I have failed so many times it is scary to start again. But if I don't try I certainly won't do anything. Tomorrow will be hard because I am going to the Red Lobster with the gals from Hillcrest.I also had a peach today. More later.

March 15, 2010 - Monday

Back again. Haven't blogged since January. I have been really, really busy with the Cooks 50th and the Chesney's 25th Anniverseries. But now it is time to get back on track with Sue. I didn't weigh this morning but I will in the morning. Acutally I haven't weighed in a couple of weeks. My blood sugar is up from all of this eating I have been doing so I am going to try to get back on track with checking that. This morning it was 139 which is wayyyyyyyyyyy to high for a fasting BS. But I ate a good breakfast: 2 boiled egg whites, 2 slices bacon, 1/2 piece toast with butter, 6 slices kiwi fruit, diet coke. At 12:30 I took my BS again and it was 108 and I ate 9 club crackers and cup of chicken salad, 1/2 cup fresh pinapple, diet coke. So I will take it again at 2:30 I am suppose to take it twice a day. Once before I eat and 2 hours later. But I like to take it when I wake up to see what it is fasting. I am suppose to take it at different times like breakfast, lunch and supper. So today I am going to count the one I do for lunch. I do not want to go on medication. And if I watch what I eat I won't have to. But it is so hard especially when I go out so much.

I forgot to say I went to the doctor on Feb. 9th and my AIC was 6.3 which was up from last time. He also gave me a goal weight for TOPS and it was for 165. So I will see in the morning how much I have to lose to meet that goal. He said if I met it and that wasn't enough he would give me another goal. You have to have a goal weight at TOPS in order to be in contest etc.

I have been busy today washing all of the tablecloths we used on Saturday. I only wash 4 at a time so I had about 5 washers full.

I will post what my BS is after I take it again.

Ok my BS was 123 which was very good.

For supper I had some brocolli cheese soup, 2 pieces of grilled chicken and greenbeans, roll. Diet coke.

I have done real good today now if I can just make it until bedtime without eathing anything else. I hope my fasting BS will be better in the morning.

I have now washed 22 tablecloths and have 12 of them dried and folded.

January 5, 2010

Today is clear liquid day and guess what James is doing? Cooking beans and making the whole house smell like food. He is also going to make some barbacue.

I was down this morning to 180.25 and my BS was 101. Guess I will sit around and read today and start the prep for my test tomorrow.

So far I am sipping on a caffine free diet coke and sipping on a cup of beef bullion. I have made myself two cups of lemon jello that I will have later today. Probably more beef bullion for supper. Not going to be a fun day.

January 4, 2010

Today I was down a pound. Now weigh 181.25. My BS was 95 which was good. I am suppose to start a low residue diet today so I am having 2 pieces of bacon and a piece of toast for breakfast and a diet coke. Tomorrow I have to have all liquids. I hope the bacon does not cause me any gout problems. More later. My BS two hours after breakfast was 119 which was excellent.

For supper I had a large baked potato with butter and chese on it. Now I am having a cup of green tea. That will be it for today. I was really hungry when I ate the potato. It tasted delicious. Feet have felt better today.