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That is what I have gained....  7 lbs in 5 days.  

It would be safe to say that I've been on a bender.  I havent tracked my foods...  I havent measured, I even quit weighing myself for a while.

Today is the day that  I get myself under control again.  I've come so far and it is like a battle within myself and I dont really know how to get it right but I REFUSE to give up.

TODAY I will eat healthy. 

Well I started on October 1 at 311.9 and was at 301.7 this am.  total loss for October was 10.2 lbs.  I didnt quite make my goal of 299.9 but I will take the 10 lb loss anyway! 

AND I am now down a total of 34.4 lbs since August 1, an average of 11.5 pounds per month.

November goal is 289.9 - or 11.8 pounds.  I think that is do-able if I am dilligent.

Today is my October cheat day.  Might as well make cheat day Haloween dont you think?  I dont know how much cheating I will be able to do though.  I had breakfast at McD's and now I feel a little sick.... might even skip lunch LOL....  Maybe in time, the cheats will be less and less satisfying to me....  I know breakfast wasnt as great as I would have hoped.

There has been much debate about nutrition info and resturants.  Recently resturants in New York won a court case which would have forced them to list nutrition info on menus.

Personally I think that basic nutrition info SHOULD be available on the menu.  Even if we all understand that it is a fair estimate it would help us make better choices while eating out.

We are a nation who eats out.  Alot.  Even though I try to eat at home, so that I can control my choices I sometimes have to eat at resturants for business etc. 

If resturants had to give me nutrition data at the point of purchase it influence my decisions.  I realize that not everyone would change their habits, lets face it, people still purchase cheetos, and the nutrition info is there.  

I guess I just get irked to hear the resturant representatives say that consumers have choices to order the healthier options on the menu, when we know that some salad choices are as bad as a burger and fries.  Those of us who really do want to make a better choice need information to do so.  Those who do not care - wont care one way or the other.

I personally believe that making the information available will help people to make better choices.  My 13 year old son is an avid label reader.  I think other kids his age are more aware than we were and we should support the need for information.

Yesterday was a wonderful day.  It was payday, and so I got my "ME" allowance.  I had made plans to treat myself well all afternoon... and then I had my women's networking meeting in the evening.

The first problem in the day started when I forgot my lunch.  It was at home, in my cooler....  on the table.

I decided, that I really thought I could handle myself though, after 6 weeks of no crap foods I believed that I could have lunch out and be ok.

So I researched online what might be ok to eat at A&W and decided that as a treat I would have a small cheeseburger and a small fry and a small diet root beer.  It seemed reasonably sensible and the smallest meal one can have in a fast food joint. 

On my way to the hairdresser I ordered the planned meal and ate it.  I enjoyed it very much and wasnt even able to finish the fries!!  I was full.  Stuffed.  Satiated.

Had a nice relazing time at the hairdressers, got my hair cut and styled.  I love it.  yipee.  So far so good. 

I left the hairdressers and bought a new pair of shoes.  happiness is a wad of cash and a day spent with oneself right??

Off to the estetician now, got my brows done, and we played in the makeup.  By the time I left I was GEORGOUS I tell ya.  Bought myself some youngblood mineral powder and blush while I was there - Stopped at the grocery on my way back to the office and bought a lovely bottle of wine for the women's networking group (or is it a netdrinking group?).

Back at the office I was pleased to find that the place had not fallen apart in my absence.  I signed a few forms and returned a call before heading out to see the ladies.

Then I had a very sensible thought - "We are going to be drinking tonight." I said.

Self responded "And we havent had a drink in 6 weeks."

Me chimed in "And we haven't eaten since that burger HOURS ago. we should really grab something on the way so we don't get drunk and make an ass out of ourselves and get a DUI on the way home.  It is never good if the Allstate agent gets a DUI!"

So me myself and I pulled into the taco bell because it was the only sensible thing to do.  We saw the cheesy beefy burrito and I said "mmmm cheesy beefy"

"Well.... we had red meet once already today, and once a week is our limit" chided myself.

"then we shall have the cheesy chickeny burrito for 60 cents extra" me compromised.  The lady inside must have heard us because she asked us to pull forward.

It was good.  Very cheesy, very chickeny....  I wonder how many calories that cost us!

No time to think on that.  The women were waiting.  2 hours later I had had 2 glasses of lovely wine, some salami filled with a soft cheese skewered with frilly toothpicks and 4 peppridge farm crackers.

"Oh my, we really blew it"  I said on the way home
"Well let's call it a planned cheat day and just enjoy it and move on" myself suggested.
Me chimed in "then let's make it a day and hit Dairy Queen on the way home!"

So a pecan mudslide was ordered and enjoyed very much.  

So I was feeling guilty about falling off the wagon this morning.  I was almost afraid to enter it all into the daily plate.  But I did.

"2,645 CALORIES" I screamed.  "That is 1000 more than we are supposed to eat!"

"But so much less than we used to eat on a hog wild day'" added myself  "We ordered a small cheeseburger and ate half a small fry, we didn't supersize a double quarterpounder meal"

"And we didn't buy candy at the grocery store, we didnt get nachos or any other goodies at the Taco Bell and we didnt eat like pigs at the buffet at networking" said me said

"And if we had just stopped before going to Dairy Queen we would have saved 650 calories and really been ok." I added, realizing that this had really been only a small slip in 6 weeks of success that would soon become 7.

August 1, 2007                 336.1
September 1, 2007         319.1

total lost this month         17 pounds
total lost                              17 pounds  

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days.... I promise I haven't fallen off the wagon yet!  I am down to 323.7 as of this AM.

I am not going to post menus daily anymore....  they are there on the daily plate for everyone to see....

I feel good.  I feel sucessful and I am eating well.  What more could I want?

Up at little today - but TOM is near.... so oh well.  The farmer's market is going on in front of the office this AM.  I am currently fighting the urge to go get a maple pecan scone from Bittersweet Bakery (I love their baked goods!)

I looked up scones on the daily plate and the average 450 to 500 cals.  that is a lot to pay for 10 minutes of yummy...  coffee and yogurt will have to do!

August 16

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Yoplait Light yogurt, Strawberry Orange Sunrise flavor breakfast	1.00	100	0g	0mg	85mg	17g	11g	0g	5g
Banana breakfast	0.75	91	1g	0mg	1mg	23g	12g	3g	1g
vanilla caramel coffee breakfast	-	38	2g	0mg	13mg	5g	5g	0g	0g
Wasa with egg morning snack	-	149	8g	217mg	240mg	11g	2g	2g	7g
Wasa with hummus and turkey lunch	-	170	4g	20mg	750mg	25g	1g	5g	11g
Beans and Sauce lunch	-	145	0g	0mg	340mg	29g	6g	9g	8g
Knudsen On The Go! afternoon snack	1.00	90	3g	15mg	390mg	6g	4g	0g	11g
Ritz Crackers 100 calorie afternoon snack	1.00	100	3g	0mg	230mg	17g	2g	0g	1g
Kroger 2% Cottage Cheese afternoon snack	1.00	90	2g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	0g	12g
Nabisco Garden Harvest Toasted Chips Banana Flavor afternoon snack	1.00	120	3g	0mg	60mg	22g	8g	3g	2g
Perdue Fresh Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts dinner	1.00	120	2g	65mg	75mg	0g	0g	0g	26g
Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing dinner	0.50	85	10g	8mg	85mg	0g	0g	0g	1g
Naturally Yours Sour Cream - Fat Free dinner	0.50	10	0g	0mg	18mg	2g	1g	0g	1g
Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce dinner	1.00	23	0g	0mg	380mg	0g	0g	0g	0g
Fresh Choice Desserts - Lemon Pudding Cake evening snack	1.00	199	7g	7mg	226mg	31g	21g	0g	1g
red wine evening snack	1.50	128	0g	0mg	9mg	3g	0g	0g	0g
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	1,657	43g	332mg	2,902mg	197g	73g	22g	87g
% of your daily value		82.86%	65.53%	110.5%	120.9%	65.53%	n/a	n/a	173.61%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein

August 17

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
vanilla caramel coffee breakfast	-	38	2g	0mg	13mg	5g	5g	0g	0g	x
Yoplait Light yogurt, Strawberry Orange Sunrise flavor breakfast	1.00	100	0g	0mg	85mg	17g	11g	0g	5g	x
wasa with tuna morning snack	-	210	7g	40mg	590mg	22g	4g	4g	15g	x
Beans and Sauce lunch	-	145	0g	0mg	340mg	29g	6g	9g	8g	x
Wasa with hummus and turkey lunch	-	170	4g	20mg	740mg	25g	1g	5g	11g	x
Wasa with egg afternoon snack	-	149	8g	217mg	240mg	11g	2g	2g	7g	x
Kroger 2% Cottage Cheese afternoon snack	1.00	90	2g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	0g	12g	x
Perdue Fresh Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts dinner	1.00	120	2g	65mg	75mg	0g	0g	0g	26g	x
Marie's Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing dinner	0.50	85	10g	8mg	85mg	0g	0g	0g	1g	x
Del Monte Fresh Cut French Style Green Beans with No Salt Added dinner	3.50	70	0g	0mg	35mg	14g	7g	7g	4g	x
Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce dinner	1.00	23	0g	0mg	380mg	0g	0g	0g	0g	x
Naturally Yours Sour Cream - Fat Free dinner	0.50	10	0g	0mg	18mg	2g	1g	0g	1g	x
Haagen-Dazs Fat Free Sorbet Strawberry evening snack	1.00	120	0g	0mg	10mg	30g	30g	1g	0g	x
Kroger 2% Cottage Cheese midnight snack	1.00	90	2g	0mg	0mg	5g	0g	0g	12g	x
Quaker Simple Harvest Oatmeal - Maple Brown Sugar With Pecans midnight snack	1.00	160	4g	0mg	75mg	30g	9g	4g	4g	x
% of your daily value		79%	59.34%	116.5%	111.9%	65.09%	n/a	n/a	210.36%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein

I am so pleased to say that I am down a total of 9 pounds in 16 days... that is more than a half pound per day!  Sure, some of it is water... but hey!  I'll take it!


August 14

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Yoplait Very Vanilla Light Yogurt breakfast	1.00	110	0g	0mg	90mg	20g	15g	0g	6g
Coffee with Half and Half breakfast	-	23	2g	5mg	8mg	1g	1g	0g	1g
Cantelope, Raw morning snack	1.00	53	0g	0mg	25mg	13g	12g	1g	0g
Kraft Miracle Whip morning snack	1.00	40	3g	5mg	125mg	2g	2g	0g	0g
egg morning snack	1.00	74	5g	212mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	6g
Wasa Sourdough Rye Crispbread morning snack	1.00	35	0g	0mg	45mg	9g	0g	2g	1g
Beans and Sauce lunch	-	145	0g	0mg	340mg	29g	6g	9g	8g
Wasa with hummus and turkey lunch	-	160	4g	16mg	650mg	25g	1g	5g	9g
Knudsen On The Go! afternoon snack	1.00	90	3g	15mg	390mg	6g	4g	0g	11g
Ritz Crackers 100 calorie afternoon snack	1.00	100	3g	0mg	230mg	17g	2g	0g	1g
Zucchini Raw dinner	4.00	32	0g	0mg	8mg	6g	0g	3g	3g
grated parmesean cheese dinner	5.00	125	10g	20mg	0mg	0g	0g	0g	10g
Egg Beaters Egg Substitute dinner	2.00	60	0g	0mg	230mg	2g	0g	0g	12g
Vidalia Vidalia Onion Raw dinner	3.00	12	0g	0mg	0mg	3g	1g	0g	0g
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	1,059	30g	273mg	2,211mg	133g	45g	21g	69g
% of your daily value		52.95%	45.49%	91%	92.13%	44.49%	n/a	n/a	137.36%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein

August 15

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Yoplait Light Fat Free White Chocolate Strawberry Yogurt breakfast	1.00	100	0g	0mg	85mg	19g	14g	0g	5g
General Foods International Chai Latte Sugar Free breakfast	1.00	30	2g	0mg	35mg	2g	0g	0g	0g
Wasa Wasa Crispbread - Sesame breakfast	2.00	120	3g	0mg	170mg	18g	0g	2g	4g
Phildephia Light Cream Cheese breakfast	2.00	120	9g	30mg	300mg	4g	4g	0g	6g
Beans and Sauce lunch	-	145	0g	0mg	340mg	29g	6g	9g	8g
Wasa with hummus and turkey lunch	-	180	4g	24mg	850mg	25g	1g	5g	13g
wasa with tuna afternoon snack	-	210	7g	40mg	590mg	22g	4g	4g	15g
Wasa with egg afternoon snack	-	149	8g	217mg	240mg	11g	2g	2g	7g
Perdue Fresh Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts dinner	1.00	120	2g	65mg	75mg	0g	0g	0g	26g
Del Monte Fresh Cut French Style Green Beans with No Salt Added dinner	3.50	70	0g	0mg	35mg	14g	7g	7g	4g
Yukon Gold Potatoes dinner	2.00	200	0g	0mg	0mg	52g	6g	6g	8g
Naturally Yours Sour Cream - Fat Free dinner	2.00	40	0g	0mg	70mg	6g	4g	0g	2g
Kozlowski Farms Mango & Apricot Roasted Chipotle Grilling Sauce dinner	2.00	80	0g	0mg	50mg	20g	20g	0g	0g
Kraft Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese dinner	1.00	120	10g	30mg	200mg	1g	0g	0g	7g
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	1,684	44g	406mg	3,040mg	224g	68g	35g	104g
% of your daily value		84.2%	68%	135.33%	126.67%	74.6%	n/a	n/a	208.8%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein

I had a 1200 calorie binge last night.  I dont know what went wrong really...  Dinner at mom and dad's was fine.  Financial issues with the business earlier in the day.  Could be PMS I suppose...

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
General Foods International Chai Latte Sugar Free breakfast	1.00	30	2g	0mg	35mg	2g	0g	0g	0g	x
Yoplait Light yogurt, Strawberry Orange Sunrise flavor breakfast	1.00	100	0g	0mg	85mg	17g	11g	0g	5g	x
egg morning snack	1.00	74	5g	212mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	6g	x
Kraft Miracle Whip morning snack	1.00	40	3g	5mg	125mg	2g	2g	0g	0g	x
Wasa Wasa Crispbread - Sesame morning snack	1.00	60	2g	0mg	85mg	9g	0g	1g	2g	x
Watermelon, Raw morning snack	1.00	46	0g	0mg	2mg	11g	9g	1g	1g	x
Private Selection Organic Pinto Beans lunch	1.00	120	0g	0mg	120mg	23g	2g	9g	8g	x
Stubb's Barbecue Sauce Spicy lunch	1.00	25	0g	0mg	220mg	6g	4g	0g	0g	x
Bumble Bee Chicken Breast With Southwest Seasonings lunch	1.00	120	1g	80mg	580mg	1g	1g	0g	26g	x
Ritz Crackers 100 calorie afternoon snack	1.00	100	3g	0mg	230mg	17g	2g	0g	1g	x
Knudsen On The Go! afternoon snack	1.00	90	3g	15mg	390mg	6g	4g	0g	11g	x
Wasa Wasa Crispbread - Sesame dinner	2.00	120	3g	0mg	170mg	18g	0g	2g	4g	x
Kraft Miracle Whip dinner	1.00	40	3g	5mg	125mg	2g	2g	0g	0g	x
Chicken Of The Sea Premium Chunk Light Tuna Cups In Water dinner	1.00	80	1g	40mg	350mg	0g	0g	0g	18g	x
Pepper Jack Rice Cheese dinner	6.00	360	18g	0mg	1,140mg	12g	0g	6g	36g	x
Pork Loin, Broiled dinner	1.00	139	4g	67mg	48mg	0g	0g	0g	24g	x
Trader Joes Mixed Greens dinner	1.00	60	2g	0mg	30mg	7g	1g	3g	5g	x
Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing dinner	1.00	140	14g	10mg	260mg	1g	1g	0g	1g	x
Coca-Cola Diet Sprite ZerO Soda dinner	1.00	0	0g	0mg	35mg	0g	0g	0g	0g	x
Wasa Wasa Crispbread - Sesame evening snack	1.00	60	2g	0mg	85mg	9g	0g	1g	2g	x
Quaker Cracker Jack Butter Toffee Rice Cakes with Toffee Pieces evening snack	4.00	240	2g	0mg	280mg	52g	16g	0g	4g	x
regular butter evening snack	2.00	200	22g	60mg	180mg	0g	0g	0g	0g	x
Coffeemate Vanilla Caramel Creamer evening snack	3.00	105	5g	0mg	30mg	15g	15g	0g	0g	x
French Bread Roll evening snack	1.00	125	1g	0mg	0mg	25g	0g	2g	4g	x
Albertsons 1% Milk evening snack	0.25	33	1g	4mg	40mg	4g	4g	0g	3g	x
Haagen-Dazs Fat Free Sorbet Strawberry evening snack	1.00	120	0g	0mg	10mg	30g	30g	1g	0g	x
Kroger Sourdough English Muffin evening snack	1.00	130	1g	0mg	220mg	26g	2g	1g	5g	x
Phildephia Light Cream Cheese evening snack	4.00	240	18g	60mg	600mg	8g	8g	0g	12g	x
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	2,997	113g	558mg	5,545mg	304g	114g	26g	178g
% of your daily value		149.83%	173.16%	185.92%	231.04%	101.19%	n/a	n/a	355.06%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein

Good Eats Aug 11

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Coffee with Half and Half breakfast	-	23	2g	5mg	8mg	1g	1g	0g	1g
Yoplait Very Vanilla Light Yogurt breakfast	1.00	110	0g	0mg	90mg	20g	15g	0g	6g
Philadelphia Cream Cheese morning snack	1.00	90	10g	30mg	90mg	1g	1g	0g	2g
Wasa Wasa Crispbread - Sesame morning snack	1.00	60	2g	0mg	85mg	9g	0g	1g	2g
Wasa Wasa Crispbread - Sesame lunch	2.00	120	3g	0mg	170mg	18g	0g	2g	4g
Kraft Miracle Whip lunch	1.00	40	3g	5mg	125mg	2g	2g	0g	0g
Chicken Of The Sea Premium Chunk Light Tuna Cups In Water lunch	1.00	80	1g	40mg	350mg	0g	0g	0g	18g
Wasa Sourdough Rye Crispbread afternoon snack	2.00	70	0g	0mg	90mg	18g	0g	4g	2g
Athenos Hummus Roasted Red Pepper afternoon snack	1.00	50	3g	0mg	160mg	5g	1g	1g	1g
Oscar Meyer Shaved Turkey Breast (oven Roasted) afternoon snack	0.80	40	1g	16mg	400mg	2g	0g	0g	6g
Boiled Potatoes, Flesh Only dinner	1.00	36	0g	0mg	0mg	9g	0g	0g	1g
pinto beans, canned dinner	1.00	80	0g	0mg	630mg	17g	0g	0g	6g
Stubb's Barbecue Sauce Spicy dinner	2.00	50	0g	0mg	440mg	12g	8g	0g	0g
Texas Cornbread dinner	1.00	261	13g	75mg	758mg	28g	0g	0g	9g
Chicken Breast dinner	1.50	195	2g	102mg	116mg	0g	0g	0g	41g
Nabisco Garden Harvest Toasted Chips Banana Flavor midnight snack	1.00	120	3g	0mg	60mg	22g	8g	3g	2g
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	1,425	41g	273mg	3,572mg	163g	36g	11g	100g
% of your daily value		71.25%	63.64%	90.96%	148.82%	54.46%	n/a	n/a	200.36%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein

Good Eats Aug 12

Food Item	Servings	Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein
Coffee breakfast	1.50	3	0g	0mg	3mg	0g	0g	0g	0g	x
Athenos Hummus Roasted Red Pepper breakfast	1.00	50	3g	0mg	160mg	5g	1g	1g	1g	x
Oscar Meyer Shaved Turkey Breast (oven Roasted) breakfast	0.80	40	1g	16mg	400mg	2g	0g	0g	6g	x
Wasa Sourdough Rye Crispbread breakfast	2.00	70	0g	0mg	90mg	18g	0g	4g	2g	x
Coffeemate Vanilla Caramel Creamer breakfast	1.00	35	2g	0mg	10mg	5g	5g	0g	0g	x
egg morning snack	1.00	74	5g	212mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	6g	x
regular butter morning snack	0.25	25	3g	8mg	23mg	0g	0g	0g	0g	x
Kroger Sourdough English Muffin morning snack	0.50	65	0g	0mg	110mg	13g	1g	1g	3g	x
Watermelon, Raw morning snack	0.50	23	0g	0mg	1mg	6g	5g	0g	0g	x
Perdue Fresh Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts lunch	0.75	90	1g	49mg	56mg	0g	0g	0g	20g	x
S&W Ready Cut Tomatoes Diced With No Salt Added lunch	1.00	25	0g	0mg	50mg	6g	4g	2g	1g	x
Dreamfields Rotini Pasta lunch	1.00	190	1g	0mg	0mg	42g	1g	5g	7g	x
Kraft Parmesan Cheese lunch	1.00	20	2g	0mg	85mg	0g	0g	0g	2g	x
egg afternoon snack	1.00	74	5g	212mg	70mg	0g	0g	0g	6g	x
Athenos Hummus Roasted Red Pepper afternoon snack	1.00	50	3g	0mg	160mg	5g	1g	1g	1g	x
Kraft Miracle Whip afternoon snack	1.00	40	3g	5mg	125mg	2g	2g	0g	0g	x
Wasa Sourdough Rye Crispbread afternoon snack	3.00	105	0g	0mg	135mg	27g	0g	6g	3g	x
Watermelon, Raw afternoon snack	0.50	23	0g	0mg	1mg	6g	5g	0g	0g	x
Campbell's Tomato Juice dinner	1.00	30	0g	0mg	520mg	6g	5g	1g	1g	x
Jennie-O Ground Turkey dinner	1.00	170	13g	110mg	80mg	0g	0g	0g	19g	x
Hunt's Tomatoes, Petite Diced dinner	1.00	20	0g	0mg	330mg	5g	3g	1g	1g	x
Albertson's Dark Red Kidney Beans dinner	1.00	110	1g	0mg	360mg	18g	1g	6g	7g	x
Naturally Yours Sour Cream - Fat Free dinner	1.00	20	0g	0mg	35mg	3g	2g	0g	1g	x
Haagen-Dazs Fat Free Sorbet Strawberry evening snack	0.50	60	0g	0mg	5mg	15g	15g	0g	0g	x
Banana evening snack	0.75	91	1g	0mg	1mg	23g	12g	3g	1g	x
Click totals for charts!	Totals:	1,503	43g	611mg	2,880mg	208g	63g	31g	89g
% of your daily value		75.14%	65.77%	203.75%	119.99%	69.19%	n/a	n/a	178.87%
		Cals	Fat	Cholest	Sodium	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Protein