Ate within points... 1st day maybe since before vacation

I'm trying this week to recommit. To dig deep for some energy to get me back on track. I'm not feeling very motivated. That's a problem.

I didn't exercise this morning. I was exhausted. And I had to run some errands this morning. I'll go walking after I finish my lunch--30 minutes at least. I just find that I am feeling resentful to the process. And that's not good for me. Those are the feelings that lead to cheating, to negative behavior/feelings.

I said no to the last piece of blueberry buttermilk cake this morning. Instead wrapped it up for Doug to have tonight.

I skipped my oatmeal at 10 a.m. I think that I will do better eating those calories later in the day when I tend to want an additional snack, or something sweet. I'm also thinking that it might be time to drop a point or two and if I can cut out the oatmeal, that will really help.

cereal, milk, berries: 4.5
bread, turkey, lite mayo, bag-o-veggies: 5
peach: 1
diet coke: 0
oatmeal (1/2 way through eating it I realized it tasted funny... and that probably the milk I used, which was left in the work fridge for a week, was bad. I hope I don't get sick from this!!!): 2
tried to get the taste out of my mouth with 3 wasas... didn't work 1.5
pretzels: 1
1 piece mex lasagna (4), corn (2): 6
watermelon: 2
very small piece of cake: 2

Weekend

Not sure what I ate yesterday. Splurge was blueberry buttermilk cake (1 small-ish piece) and then the bread at levante's for lunch. No real exercise to speak of, though I stood around at the Capitol for 4 hours for the Kennedy funeral events there.

Today I went on a massive urban hike with Michael. 1st stop the splash park. Then up to Friendship Heights to buy baby shampoo. Then home. But on the way to FH I kept having to zig zag back and forth since the streets didn't go through. I'm pretty exhausted. It was nearly 2 hours of walking to get to FH and home again. Not sure the mileage.

Food for Sunday:
cereal, milk, berries: 4.5
cottage cheese, peach, watermelon: 4
bread, lite mayo, turkey, veggies: 5
very small piece of cake: 2
1/2 zbar: 1
small piece Mexican lasagna (3), gazpacho (0), pretzels (1)
1/2 c skim milk (1), small piece of cake (4), watermelon (1)

Waiting for the Lion of the Senate

I'm sitting among hundreds of other Kennedy alumni, waiting for the
Senator to make his last trip to the Senate.

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Friday

cereal, berries, milk: 4.5

32 min on elliptical machine--tried to focus on working harder for those 30 minutes... as opposed to just "phoning it in".

leftover chicken satay: 1
salmon, green beans w/little OO, snap peas and red pepper: 5
peach: 1
cottage cheese, wasa: 3
1 stuffed tomato, bites of tortilini, zucchini w/OO, few roasted potatoes: 7

I'm sure I ate something else ... but can't remember now. Maybe skinny cow (2).

Back in the office

1st day back in the office in a week. I miss Michael and my boobs are totally full with milk. I might have to leave early to hand-express before he gets home!!

cereal, berries, milk: 4.5
oatmeal, milk: 4
Typhoon Stew Soup, 2 chicken satays with little peanut sauce: 5
peach: 1
yogurt: 2
taste of PB that I gave M for dinner: 1
small portion of salmon: 4?
gr. beans w/little OO (not counting that!)
wheatberry salad, 3/4 c: 3
bites of tortillini: 1
watermelon: 1
skinny cow: 2

went over by 2. 5... rats. All those little bites add up. But, at least I'm reporting them. I need to figure out a way to stop those tastes. I don't always count them... and they add up! Now, maybe the taste of PB wasn't a whole point's worth. But I think overcounting is better than undercounting when it comes to that kind of a thing.

I've really begun to notice a change this week. I want to cheat. I hate that feeling of deprivation. Makes me want to go eat a second skinny cow! Of course, that won't solve anything...

Wednesday

Home with Michael today. Walked to the splash park and back--a hilly 2 mile roundtrip. I didn't have time for other exercise with the little one. But, I ate within my points so I won't worry about it...

cereal, milk, berries: 4.5

cottage cheese, 1/2 peach: 2.5

banana: 2

bread, turkey, lite mayo, tomato, red pepper, snap peas, lettuce: 5

apple: 1

1 stuffed tom (2.5), 1/2 c wheat berry salad (3), green beans w/OO (1): 6.5
watermelon: 1

skinny cow: 2
24

Tuesday, back on track

Started the morning off right with good breakfast. Working from home today, with the boys. I managed to get the shopping done--bought a TON of fruit and veggies!! I also did upper and lower body with JW. I was going to do CORE too but M woke up from his nap just as the lower body segment was starting. I had to pause, get him a snack, etc. I set him up with an art project and finished lower body but by then he was ready to be done with his drawing... so, core tomorrow.

I managed to cook several things: mexican lasagna (which I lightened up considerably by cutting down on teh number of tortillas and by using much less cheese--1/2 low fat, 1/2 regular. I also made Greek stuffed tomatoes--yum--and this fabulous wheat berry salad that Doug and I just loved. I used about 1.5 cups wheat berries, 1.5 cups bulgar wheat, 1 can rinsed and drained cannelini beans, feta, red onion, chives, celery, OO, balsamic vinegar, and a little pepper. I counted it as 4 pts for 1 cup...



7:00
egg + egg white, toast, BB: 4

10:30
cottage cheese: 2

1:20
bread, lite mayo, sliced turkey breast, lettuce, tomato w/OO: 6
melon: 1

bites of wheatberry salad: 1

6:30
chicken breast, 1 c wheatberry salad, tomato with OO: 8

8:00
skinny cow

Monday, back home

Did much better today! Of course, it was a travel day so less opportunity to randomly eat carrot cake.

cereal, berries, milk: 4.5
2 small pieces cinnamon toast: 3

cottage cheese: 2
carrots
bites of M's cereal, cheese, graham crackers: 1

pretzels on the plane: 2
2 pc whole wheat bread, lite mayo, spinach, lunch meat: 6

chicken, steamed veggies, 1/2 c brown rice, 1/4 c black beans: 6
peach, frozen mango bar: 2

Sunday, attempting to do better

Walked a lot. Probably 5 miles

Ceral, milk, berries: 4.5
Bites of muffin, fruit: 2

Bread, mayo, ham, avocado, cheese, spinach, tomatoes, fruit, raisin bread: 9

Trail mix--what was I thinking: 5

Chicken breast, corn, salad w/pecans and OO: 7

Carrot cake fiasco... Nibbled at corners for ever then ate 1/2 a
piece. Of course aftereard I felt ill.

We go home tomorrow. Back to reality.

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Failed to count yesterday

I don't have the mental energy to reconstitute yesterday's
consumption. Mostly it was ok. But then there was part of a scone,
bites of muffins, and cheese and mixed nuts and m'n'ms (party last
night). My exercise was weak--40 min walk--20 pushing stroller and 20
carrying baby in backpack.

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Day 3: 4.5

Cereal, milk, berries:4.5

47 min cardio, upper body weights

Egg+eggwhites+2 small pc toast, some brummel: 4

Berries, watermelon, 2 bisquick pancakes (not worth it) and some lite syrup: 5

Yogurt, fiber one, berries: 3

Feeling like I can't possibly stay w/in pts. Dinner is burgers and brats.

Got home to huge pan of frosted brownies... Had a big piece. Then ate
a plate of baby carrots. Dinner was 2 veggie burgers w/ slices of
tomato, relish, salad w/OO. Then, ate more brownies with blueberries.
Ay yi yi. They are freaking delicious.

I realized thta yesterday I forgot a glass of wine at dinner and a
zbar before dinner.

Finding it hard to make veggie snacks...

Tomorrow--JW lower and core and then some walking around.... Not sure
what yet. It is in the 50s and rainy. :(

Otherwise, we're doing well... I'm just very aware of going over
yesterday and today.

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Day 2, doing well

Did JW lower body and core this morning!! Very proud of myself

Breakfast: fiber one, blueberries, milk: 4.5

Snack, cottage cheese, flax meal, cantaloupe: 3

Lunch: 2 pc bread, lite mayo, turkey, spinach, avocado: 6
Pretzels: 1

15 min walk

The rest of the day is a blur...

1/2 a banana: 1
Pretzels: 1

Delicious mulitseed bread: 3
Brummel: .5
Glazed salmon: 6
Salad w/OO
Pasta w/pesto+olives: 5

1 bite cake that was NOT worth it!!!

29 pts total, I think.

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Wrap up day 1

Dinner 2 thin pieces pork loin, salad w/lite dressing (couldnt find
OO), 1 med sized red potato, brummel + brown: 6?

Grapes: 1

I skipped the blueberry pie that was only so-so. Drank water.

Feeling nervous about tomorrow, but trying to take it one day at a time.

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1st day of vacation

Well, the day has been okay so far, though the trip was exhausting. No
glitches just M wasnt his usual chill self, which meant D and I were
tag teaming a cranky toddler who wanted to nurse constantly.

I've been hungry this afternoon. And being here makes me want to
eat... Not sure why. Stress I guess. But, my MIL said I was the
skinniest she's ever seen me and asked if I was thinner now than at
our wedding! No--im at least 16 heavier than I was then. Still--liked
the compliment.

There are some handweights here!

6:15 cereal, milk, peach: 4.5

10:30 cottage cheese, pieces of grilled chicken, bag-o-veggies: 3

12:30 apple; .5

2:30 1 pc bread, lite mayo, turkey, grapes. 4

4:30 yogurt, flax meal, berries, all bran: 4

16 eaten

Dinnerr is pork loin and salad and other stuff. I'll finish my update
then. Wonder if I should eat a few more pts for more nursing...

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Interrim goal photo

I think I definitely look smaller in this photo. This is at pre-pregnancy weight.

One day left before vacation

I haven't packed. I have piles of clothes picked out and the suitcases are up from storage. Tonight is the grand ballet of folding and arranging. I have a list of the things I'm likely to forget. But it's not like we're going to Laos.

This morning I did 25 minutes on the elliptical, anticipating that I won't get to exercise tomorrow. I'm getting concerned about exercise burn-out. I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

This morning D suggested that I prepare for a gain upon our return. Why?? I got so mad at this suggestion. Of course, eating eggplant parmesan for 3 days in a row probably didn't help prepare me to lose this week. But how bad could it be with low-fat mozzarella and baked eggplant; no breadcrumbs, homemade sauce with little oil.

I'm beginning to wonder if I shouldn't start a more aggressive effort to measure. The little bites and tastes of various things around the house are maybe causing me to lose at a slower rate. But then again, still nursing is likely slowing things down too. And I definitely think I am thinner now than I was!



6:45
cereal, peach, milk: 4.5

25 min cardio; plus walked up the stairs to the 8th floor.

10:30
out of regular oatmeal. Found a pack of instant apple/cinnamon in my desk. Had that with 2/3 c skim milk. What do I count that as? 3 points??

12:15
salad; sliced chicken on 2 pieces of multigrain bread w/lite mayo (6)

1:30
peach: .5

2:30
peach: .5

4:45
cottage cheese: 2

6:30
eggplant parm (5), tomato w/OO (1), steamed green beans, 1/2 red pepper: 6
watermelon: 1

(yes, we were emptying out the fridge, thus all the random veggies.

8:00
skinny cow: 2

Before Pictures

May 19, 2008 (Four days post-partum)
May 5, 2009 (11.5 months post-partum)


And...

2004 (at 151)

Two days till vacation

Our flight is 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning. I'm already mapping out the snacks and lunches I'll pack. I hate airport food. I'm afraid that the beautiful farmer's market peaches from this weekend will be left behind in the chilly refrigerator. I can't imagine we'll eat them all before we go, and traveling with peaches is not advisable. We also have 1/2 a watermelon to consume, not to mention all the veggies--though they might make it into ziplock baggies for mid-flight snacks.

Meanwhile, I'm getting in as much exercise now as possible, though I'm counting on outings to the gym as some alone time. We will be inundated with family. Fortunately there's a jogging stroller on-hand.

This morning:

6:30 cereal, blueberries, milk: 4.5

JW lower body and 1/2 of core. I'm getting better at the lower-body workout. Amazing. The core is still so hard. And when she says it's time for the plank, I groan. I'm communicating with the TV, people. It's crazy.

10:30
oatmeal, milk: 4

1:00
salad w/little feta (1), baked eggplant with OO (1), chicken (3): 5

2:30
peach (so delicious... wish I'd packed a second one!!): .5

3:30
mini-bite-sized pumpkin-seed-green-tea candy. It was delicious: 1

4:00
yogurt: 2

4:45
2.5 wasa: 1

6:30
1 piece leftover quesadilla: 2; 1 peach: .5

7:00
eggplant parm (5), corn (2), salad w/oo (1): 8

8:00
skinny cow: 2

Sunday, not counting...

I didn't count yesterday, but I didn't go over either (so yeah, I counted in my head). Today I'm not counting either. I'm exhausted. 50 min cardio and some weights at the gym. Then--with no time for a shower--I changed clothes, grabbed Michael and ran off to a play date. Then we all went ot lunch. He was running around (cactus cantina so it was okay) the place--totally strung-out over tired. Finally fell asleep in the car but woke up when I moved him to the stroller... rats. Just got home 20 min ago. Doug took M to the pool. What is up with that child? Will he never nap??? It's enough to drive a woman crazy.

Now, I'm going to get in the shower.

Saturday

Not sure what my splurge will be... I might just save it since we'll be on vacation next week.

Went to WW for my monthly weigh-in (about a week early). Down 3.8 from last month. So, still averaging about 4 pounds/month. Slow and steady. I do feel like with all the exercise I"m getting it should be faster than that... but I know I'm building muscle. I'm noticing it in my legs especially these days.

Not sure what the exercise will be today... I might skip today... feeling low energy.

cereal, milk, peach: 5

yogurt, wheat germ, drop of maple syrup: 3

8

End of the week

I worked out 5 days this week!! I just came back from the mall (lunch break) where I tried on size 12 shorts that fit, but were a smidge too tight to wear right now. So, I left 'em. I found two t-shirts at Banana. I had a birthday gift-card. Not awesome, but okay. At L&T I found an AMAZING Calvin Klein blouse for another lady (it was size L and bright orange; she looked great it in!!). I should be a personal shopper...

I wish we were leaving for vacation this weekend and not Wedesday. I need a break...

I'm thinking of taking the Shred with me to MQT... but I don't know if there are handweights there. I'm getting addicted.

6:30
cereal, berries, milk: 4.5

Level I Shred (it's really very hard!!)

12:00
salad w/drop of dressing; feta chicken; wasa: 7

3:00
cherries, peach (kind of mealy, yuck), yogurt: 3

Left work. Was STARVING. Got home. Ate pretzels... prob 4 points worth. I didn't even count. :(

6:30
2 veggie burgers (not sure... 4 pts? not my usual brand of 1-pointers), ketchup, sweet potato with BB (4), watermelon (1): 9

7:30
skinny cow: 2


Dear lord, I ate 29 points? I really hope I overcounted something... very annoying.

Thursday... Drive safely Jenna!

Skipped the Shred this morning since I decided to shower last night. I needed to get to the office early to prep for my meeting with the intern. It went okay... I'm a chicken and back off from really saying what's necessary. Still, we opened a dialogue.

Two events today and I didn't plan well... I'm counting up now... not sure how it will turn out. I should have thought ahead more

7:20
cereal, berries, milk: 4.5

10:40
oatmeal, milk: 4

1:00
Lunch at Lebanese Taverna with former intern and friend, Lisa. I wanted falafel but instead ordered chicken kebob. Came with a side salad (already dressed) and rice. Ate all of the chicken, probably 4 points. Ate salad, 1 point for dressing? it was 1/2 c salad and not heavily dressed. Ate a few bite-fulls of rice (1), 1 pita bread (2): 8 points

5:00
Dinner at day care--parent potluck
fruit (2), feta chicken (4), 1 small piece cornbread (2), 1 bite fruit tart (2), veggies: 10

7:30
yogurt w/wheatgerm + touch of honey: 3

3.5 points over... not terrible... I probably could have skipped the yogurt but I needed to take my antibiotic and I was afraid to take it w/o food...

The Shred

I just finished level 1 of the Shred. I have to say, it wasn't what I expected. First, I wanted to workout more today, my day home. This program has you do 20 minutes every day instead of offering options for longer workouts. That said, I am SWEATING right now. I think more than I do with JW.

I thought it was funny that Shred is shot in the same studio as JW.

I liked Jillian's look over the shoulder while stretching the shoulder. Much better. I also like that Jillian looks like a real person, instead of JW who is uber-toned.

Since it's 5:00 and the boys will be home soon... and I've done 2 loads of laundry--folded put away, changed the sheets, cooked an entree for tomorrow night's daycare party, baked eggplant for a eggplant parm for some time in the future, browned ground turkey for said eggplant parm, and worked a full day--believe it or not it was busy--I'm calling it quits and getting in the shower.

I'll try level 2 tomorrow morning.

166.5

Down .5 from last week. Not terrible. But I had a dream last night that I weighed in at 155!!

I am eating so oddly today. I don't know what's wrong with me. Working from home is the culprit... and, out of veggies b/c husband did shopping last weekend and didn't buy enough.

Dinner is carrot peanut soup and whole wheat bread and veggie burgers (very similar to last night). I cooked a lot today so I'm not feeling so motivated tonight... plus, no veggies in fridge...

7:30
cereal, milk, blueberries: 4.5

10:00
yogurt w/wheatgerm: 2

12:30
chicken: 3
bites of feta chicken: 1

1:30
mango: 1

2:00
crunchy curls: 3

3:00
mini toddler muffin: 1

4:00
apple + 1 tbsp PB: 2.5

6:00
carrot peanut soup, whole wheat baguette: 6

watermelon

Tuesday, another hot one!

7:20
cereal, nectarine, strawberries: 4.5

10:00
oatmeal, milk: 4

1:30
chicken; wasa; veggies: 5
cherries: 1

3:30 1/2 banana

6:30
gazpacho from the soup girl; bread--a lot, but it was GOOD; veggie burger: 6

7:30
skinny cow: 2

1.5 left... may have fruit in a bit...

Warning: Do not exercise w/out eating something 1st

This morning I pushed myself to exercise, even though Doug and Michael left a little late, which made me a little late for everything else. I was going to follow Indya's lead and do one full segment of JW and then abbreviate the 2nd--how smart! But, not quite 1/2 way through the upper body workout I was feeling dizzy. Had to pause the DVD two or three times to take a break, get water. I didn't eat anything before I worked out. So dumb... So, I finished the 1 segment but felt like crap. Got to the office as late as if I had done the 2nd as well.

7:50
cereal, berries, milk: 5

10:45
oatmeal, milk: 4

1:20
salad w/garbanzo beans + wheatberries: 2???
wasa: 2
tuna: 2

2:00 apple: .5
4:00 cottage cheese: 2

6:30
beef chili: 5
lentil crunchy curls: 2
watermelon: 1

Sunday, good workout

Went to the gym with Amy this morning. We did 20 min on the HARD elliptical machines. I can't explain why they are hard, but they are...then 5 minutes on the stair climber (where the steps move...)--very hard!! Then 20 min of 'alpine pass' on the treadmill. Then core workout with some punching/kicking of the heavy bag. It was fun!!

8:00
cereal, milk, berries: 4.5

GYM

11
1/2 c wheatberries, 2 tbsp whole milk, 1 tsp maple syrup: 4 (how many points for wheatberries??)

12:00
salad w/wheatberries and garbanzo beans, OO; 1 pretzel: 5

diet coke

yogurt+wheatgerm: 3

6:00
1.5 egg+egg white omelet w/veggies, cheese, and pam: 5
toast w/BB: 2
1/2 nectarine: .5

7:45
apple, water... hungry...

But, I resisted eating anything else!! Very proud of myself.

Waste of a splurge

Yesterday I was doing great. Did upper and lower JW. Ate within my points. Then my splurge was supposed to be dinner out with friends in Shirlington with our kids. We went to Guapos. Big mistake. The food was not good. I enjoyed some chips and salsa --but didn't go crazy. Skipped the magartia and ordered tacos al carbon, chicken and beef. The chicken was disgusting! The beef was hard to chew. I ended up eating the beef and 1.5 soft tortilla, a bite or two of M's quesadilla (which he wouldn't eat). I didn't enjoy any of it. I'm so aggrevated!!!

Friday--but what a day!

6:30
cereal, mango, milk: 4.5

10:00
1/5 piece of banana bread... my very nice intern baked it and brought it in but man do I need that like a hole in the head, especially since I didn't exercise this morning: 1

Going to the doc in 40 min for a urine test and hopefully then antibiotics to treat my UTI. Then I have a dentist appt at 3. Could things be more annoying??

2:00
salad from whole foods with some salmon, pasta, wheat berries and other veggies, OO: 7

4:00
peach: 1

6:00
salad w/chicken, OO, garbanzo beans: 5

after this there was a run in with choc chips... following the yogurt, frozen berries attempt--it wasn't "frozen". I won't bother counting that all up... needless to say, I went over.

Oh no!

I am not in good shape this morning: stye in my left eye that started
yesterday. Now, UTI!!! I've peed 3 times in the last 20 min!! What
should I do!!?? Doc office doesnt open until at least 8:30. I took
some uristat that I had on hand. But it hasnt kicked in yet. I don't
know how I can do JW in this state! Everytime I stand up I feel like I
need to pee.

This stinks!

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Thursday, not enough exercise

I'm getting more and more compliments every day. People are really starting to notice!! Exciting.

I'm wearing only pre-preg clothes now, though by the end of the day I'm feeling a little confined in the tighter waistbands.

7:00
cereal, mango, milk: 4.5

JW--upper body only

12:30 Went out with a friend for a birthday lunch! I tried to choose wisely...
3/4 c tomato pesto soup (2); 1 piece whole wheat bread (2?); 3 slices lean ham (3); mustard, lettuce, tomato; decaf coffee w/skim milk: 7

1:50
1/2 c trail mix w/m'n-m's: 4
(I forgot how good trail mix can be... Not quite sure why I gave in here... especially since I took it just after someone said how great I was looking!).

I'm planning to get the family out for a walk after dinner to get in a bit more exercise...

4:30
cottage cheese: 2

6:30
1/2 c brown rice, chicken stir fry: 7
cherries .5

Out of points... I guess that's okay... damned trail mix! But, I guess since I skipped my oatmeal I really didn't splurge. I just wish I had a point or two left for yogurt or something. I'll distract myself with the new Martha Stewart Living that came today.

Tomorrow--JW lower body... and maybe cardio.

Wednesday

7:00
cereal, mango, milk: 4.5

10:30
oatmeal, milk: 4

12:15
salad w/some feta and avocado (2); tuna (2), wasa (2), cherries (1), popcorn (1): 8
diet coke

4:00
peach

6:30
1/2 c brown rice (2), 1 c chicken stir fry (5): 7

8:00
skinny cow: 2

Size 12 trousers

I am very delighted to announce that today I am wearing size 12 trousers to work. They are a tiny bit snug and I have to tug them down occasionally. But, I'm wearing them and I don't think they look too bad.

I honestly didn't think this would happen... I gave away so many clothes that I thought I would never wear again. I don't regret that. It's good to turn over your closet. And I didn't part with any true favorites. But--what was I thinking!! Why didn't I have more faith in myself? I guess it seemed like an incontrovertible fact that I was fat for life.

I still have 9 pounds to go, but I'm more than 1/2 way to my goal. I'm feeling the benefits now. I need to buy heavier weights for JW upper body, and probably add weights to my lower body workout. I still don't feel that sure of myself doing all the lunges and squats... like at any moment I could injure myself. Is it because she goes so fast?? How do I create more stability for myself? a few more weeks without weights? Doing the DVD more frequently?

Birthday eating... went over by 1.5?

7:30
cereal, milk, mango: 4.5

11:15
left over stir-fry mostly veggies, 2 pieces tofu: 1.5

11:50
yogurt (little left, not 1/2 c), cereal (1/2 c fiber one), some mango: 2

1:30
salad w/feta and avocado, and OO: 3

3:15
more left over stir fry. Little more tofu: 2.5

6:15
1 c brown rice, 1 c. chicken stir fry: 8
cantaloupe: 1

8:00
skinny cow, few pretzels, few cherries: 4

Birthday: woke up dizzy, but weighed in at 167

So M was up at 3:45 last night, screaming like a banshee. We both woke up. I nursed him--I was too tired to realize that it was 3:45 and not 5:45. Then we gave him ibprophen and put him back to bed. He was up again at 5:15 or so. He nursed for probably an hour before Doug took him and fed him breakfast and I got 30 minutes more of sleep. Horrid. Then I finally get out of bed and I'm so light-headed that I nearly black out while trying to pour M a cup of milk!

I've now eaten some breakfast. Drinking my coffee... hoping that I'll start to feel better. I'm working from home today, thank goodness. But I was supposed to do JW this morning! I guess I'll do it in the afternoon when I'm feeling better?

Also, I weighed myself this morning. Couldn't help it. My little birthday present to myself. Guess what: 167, baby--and that's with my PJs on! I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight! Very pleased.

Monday sum-up

6:45
cereal, milk, strawberries: 4.5

35 min cardio--elliptical machine

10:30
oatmeal, milk: 4

1:00
salad w/feta and pistachios (2), turkey slices (2), wasa (2): 6

2:00
cherries: 1

4:15 apple: .5

7:00
brown rice (1 c), tofu stir fry: 6.5

8:00
yogurt w/cereal: 3

Down .5

I managed not to eat anything else last night. I went to bed. Still, went over by 2 points. I'm noticing that I'm being less strict lately... going over with a point of watermelon pretty frequently... I'm not sure what to do about this... I'm staying steady with the exercise. I did 35 minutes of the elliptical yesterday; 55 minutes yesterday. Tomorrow I'll do all three JW in honor of my birthday.

I'm wearing all pre-preg clothes today... I haven't tried on other pants yet. These today are Calvin Klein size 16 that I bought two summers ago. They are now loose.

I need a reasonable short term goal. We leave for Marquette, MI on August 19th... I'm thinking I'd like to be down another 5 lbs by then--to 164. That would be 15 pounds total. I think it's do-able. But I also feel myself getting kind of slack-ass... help!

I want to eat more!

What to do. Just had watermelon. Still feeling snacky... :(

Weekend wrap up

Delicious food yesterday for my birthday. I don't think I even went over by that much. Normal breakfast, apple snack, then seafood stew at Black Salt with my mom. Ate the 2 homemade crostini that came with it--yum--and 1/2 a piece of the bread they brought with our salads (dressing on the side). Skipped dessert. Drank water. Then later had crab cakes with a huge salad for dinner, with 1/2 a sweet potato. 1 cupcake from Georgetown Cupcake for dessert. I can't remember if I had a snack... yes, probably had yogurt with wheat germ and blueberries at some point... anyway, really good food. But if I added up all the points, probably not that much of a splurge. Which I feel good about...

I didn't get any exercise though... besides running aroudn with my family.

Then today, 50 min cardio and core workout at gym with my friend Amy. Food tally is below. It's 7:30 and I'm out of points for the day... but might eat watermelon or salad later if I'm still feeling like I need more to eat. It was a good weekend.

cereal, milk, berries: 4.5

pretzels: 2

sunshine salad w/avocado (2), candied walnuts (2), chicken (3), dressing on the side (1), 4 chips (1): 9

cottage cheese, peach: 3

omelet 1.5 eggs, egg white (2), low-fat cheese (2), high fiber english muffin, 1/2 c strawberries, brummel: 7.5

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Ouch, Jackie!

Okay, I've been injured again by JW. Woke up this morning with some serious aches and pains in my left middle back. What gives??? I'm so frustrated. I'm trying to stretch...