Teeny by Halloweeny - October 10th

Weight: 137.2 Not as bad as I was expecting.

Exercise: Two 15-ish minute walks on my breaks at work. I was too tired to get up early and workout this morning. Tomorrow though, I'm going to be right back at it. I've been setting my workout clothes in the bathroom along with my cell phone so I have to get out of bed in order to turn it off.

I didn't eat so well today (or this past weekend). Apparently my cravings for sweets haven't quite left yet. I've got to get it under control before Halloween comes around. Though I did eat at least 3 servings of fruits and veggies.

I also noticed today that my negative internal dialogue seems to be pretty non-existent as of late, which has been amazing for my self confidence. If any of you are talking negatively to yourself, I suggest telling that voice to stuff it :)

Teeny by Halloweeny - October 7th

Weight: 138.8. Oh, hello sugar cravings. I see you've finally caught up with me.

Exercise: 10 minutes Pilate's, 30 minutes on Gazelle.
*I actually did wake up at 5 and workout. I have to admit, it felt AH-mazing! To top off the good start to my morning, Colin went back to sleep right after having breakfast so I didn't have to fight him for my brush while getting ready for work!

I didn't eat so well today: Casserole and a Toaster Strudel for breakfast, half a hot dog and small bag of Doritos for lunch. Steak, veggies and potatoes for dinner.

I've sworn to myself that I will eat fresh fruits and veggies tomorrow and I will still wake up early to workout. I need to reset my system after this hell-ish week.

I'm off to soak in a hot bubble bath and then paint my toe nails!

Teeny by Halloweeny - October 6th

So posting everything I eat and it's corresponding calories is too time consuming for me. I'm changing it up and will be posting my weight and exercise daily. I'll also reflect on how I did calorie-wise for the day.
Weight: 136.4
Exercise: 30 minutes slow pace walking

I didn't do so well eating today. I'm not really sure what's been going on with me but I can't get enough sugar. I've never really craved anything (even while pregnant) but lately, sugar is my BFF. I'm hoping it will pass soon.

I am going to start waking up early to workout in the morning. I used to do this while I was following Weight Watchers a few years ago and I loved it. It made my morning so much more leisurely than they normally were. I'm looking forward to having that time to myself again. But I do have to keep chanting to myself "I will get up early and workout". Whatever it takes, right?!

Teeny by Halloweeny - September 30th

Weight138.2

Breakfast
Half Panera Asiago Bagel - 165 calories
1 tbsp Panera Reduced Fat Veggie Cream Cheese - 60 calories
4 oz Applesauce - 50 calories
2 tbsp coffee creamer - 120 calories (I'm not sure I agree so I need to do more checking on this one)

Lunch
1 slice wheat bread - 70 calories
2 ounces ham - 60 calories
Mustard - 3 calories
17 Mini ranch rice cakes - 130 calories

Dinner
Jimmy Johns turkey lettuce wrap w/ Dijon mustard - 82 calories
Jimmy Johns Reduced Fat Chips - 260 calories
Jimmy Johns Pickle - 22 calories

Snacks
Mini Twix bar - 50 calories
Cherry Air Head - 47 calories
Mini Blow Pop - 8 calories
Mini Whoppers - 30 calories
Half graham cracker - 33 Calories

Exercise
30 minutes walking - 77 calories burned

Total
1,191 calories. 9 remaining

Reflections
Today was a good day. I made good choices - mostly because I knew I'd be putting it all out on the inter webs.

Tomorrow we're having family pictures taken, here's hoping I get enough sleep and I'm not bloated!

Teeny by Halloweeny - Thursday September 29th

My best fabulous friend, Jaci, has invited me to be part of her Teeny by Halloweeny adventure. My plan is to post as often as I can what I've eaten for the day and how much I weighed that morning. Jaci is a Weight Watcher, as was I, however now I track calories instead of Points. The program I use is called My Fitness Pal. It's a free calorie and exercise tracking online tool. So far I haven't had any issues with it and it's really easy to find the foods you eat. My user name is WorkingMama11 so if you decide to join the program, we can be friends and motivate each other!

I will post everything I eat, broken down in to meals and snacks, along with how many calories it is. I'm allotted 1,200 calories based on my age, weight, height and weight loss goals. At the end of each post, I'll reflect on the day and figure out ways I can improve the next day.

On with the good stuff...

Morning Weight - 138.6. They're baaaack! :(

Breakfast
Wheat English muffin - 130 calories
Brummel & Brown butter (1 tbsp) - 45 calories
Coffee creamer - 90 calories (I try to avoid sugar free stuff which means higher calories).

Lunch
Marinated chicken breast - 239 calories
Pretzel (half)- 170 calories
Baked beans (half cup) - 140 calories
Pasta salad (half cup) - 139 calories
Cheez Whiz (2 tbsp for pretzel) - 90 calories

Dinner
Fareway wheat bread (2 slices) - 140 calories
Mustard - 3 calories
Ranch mini rice cakes (17 pieces) - 130 calories
Honey smoked ham (2 oz) - 61 calories

Snacks
3 homemade brown sugar cookies - No idea how many calories

Total Calories
1,377. My goal calorie is 1,200 so I was over by 177 plus whatever the cookies were.

Exercise
Walking, 30 minutes. 77 calories burned.

Reflections
Even though I was over my calories for the day (dang cookies made by co-workers!), I feel good about the choices I made. I said "No!" to extra servings at a company provided lunch and because of the afore mentioned cookies, I opted to have a healthier dinner instead of the hamburgers that were on the menu. Here's hoping taking part in this Teeny by Halloweeny challenge will motivate me to make better choices.