Week 1 Down... 7 More to Go! And Day 8 Wrap Up

Well, I started my morning by coming downstairs, opening a Diet Sunkist can, turning on the TV to watch the last few minutes of Good Morning America, and playing with Heinz. It wasn't until I was on my my 2nd Diet Sunkist that I remembered "it's Monday, time to weigh myself!" So I ran back upstairs, stripped down, and hopped on the scale...............


150.5 lbs ... I've lost 2.5 lbs!

So I hopped off, then hopped back on again... same response! Now, to be honest, it didn't read 150.5, but it teeter-tottered between 150 and 151, so I'm putting 150.5. I need to buy a digital scale... maybe I'll reward myself after reaching half my goal or the whole thing. Or does anyone want to buy the one I found online a little while ago? It's on sale! http://dealnews.com/Weigh-Max-Tempered-Glass-Top-Digital-Scale-for-19-free-shipping/401588.html I'll give you my address! :)

So anyway, I was feeling pretty good about myself, so I decided to skip breakfast... and I didn't even feel that hungry. I waited to eat when Jason and his friends came over for lunch. I made a turkey sandwich... I left off the mayo though this time. Not as good, but it filled me up.

I met Laura at the gym at 1:30, and we decided to bump up our time on the elliptical. Usually we shoot for 20 minutes, so we decided to go a little longer and stay on 22:30. I burned 205 calories... success!

After the gym, I decided Heinz needed to go to Tailwaggers for a long-overdue nail clipping. He cried a little, so I bought him a few leftover Halloween treats 50% off. Because he doesn't like the dremel they use to smooth out his cut nails, I decided this would be the perfect time to take him for a walk around the neighborhood. We did our usual route: 20 minutes/100 calories.

Jason came home soon after that, and I started getting hungry. Only 4:00... guess I'm not fully adjusted to the time change. I caved and ate a piece of cake. Not sure how many calories that was, but I know it wasn't good! On my behalf, it was a small piece of cake. Jason's guess was 30, mine was more along 150. So, that's what I'm going with... 150 calories wasted on a piece of cake (with Jason's yummy delicious buttercream icing to top it off).

I was still hungry so a little while later I decided to go ahead and make dinner. Jason and I learned that we do not like Lemon Chicken!! I tried to make Simple Lemon Herb Chicken from allrecipes and ick, not good!! We trashed it and headed to Subway! :) We both got our usuals... mine a roast beef and Jason's a meatball.


After dinner, Jason and I decided to play some tennis. I guess I shouldn't have gloated on my blog from last night because Jason kicked my booty tonight... 7-4! With only 11 games instead of our 13 last night, we still played the exact same amount of time: 56 minutes. So more calories burned... yay!


This diet thing is getting easier. My problem now is trying to vary our food a little. It's hard when I don't eat fruits (with the exception of pineapples and grapes) and vegetables (only lettuce and with lots of dressing). Have a recipe you'd think I'd like? Post it in the comment section... I'd really appreciate it!


Oh, and by the way, my calorie intake has dropped because of my weight change. I could eat 719 (before working out), but now I can only eat 708. Not too much of a drop, but still a drop nonetheless.


Breakfast

• Nothing! (0 calories)

 
Lunch

• Turkey Sandwich (215 calories)
• White bread two slices (130 calories)
• 1/2 serving of turkey slices... 3 slices (40 calories)
• 2% White American Cheese (45 calories)
• Late Afternoon Snack: Cake (150 calories)

 
Dinner

• Subway Roast Beef 6 inch Sandwich (380 calories)
• 6 inch Italian/White Bread (190 calories)
• Roast Beef Meat (70 calories)
• American Cheese (40 calories)
• Honey Mustard Sauce: Fat Free (30 calories)  
• Light Mayonnaise (50 calories)

Exercise

• 22:30 minutes of elliptical (205 calories)
• 20 minute walk with Heinz (100 calories)
• 56 minutes of singles tennis (394 calories)

Day 8 Summary

Calorie Calculator Total Calories: 708 calories

Total Burned: 699 calories

Amount I Could Have Eaten: 1407 calories

Food Eaten: 745 calories

Calories Saved: 662 calories - WoW!!!