So I continued my Food Journal for another week due to my weight gain and my weight loss stall. I was able to get off the 3 pounds I went up last week, but that puts me right back to the same weight I have been stuck at for about 8 weeks now.
The warm weather has still not come our way even though it is Spring now. Mother Nature must have some kind of bug up her ass because she thinks it is ok to create a snow storm when it should be warm and sunny. I am ready to be done with this winter depression and be outside playing in my garden and working on my yard. I know one of the main reasons I have been in this weight loss stall is due to the lack of exercise and I pray once I getting moving the scale will as well.
By starting up my Food Journal again has been a good eye opener for me and has helped me try and figure out what it is I may be doing wrong. Although I have yet to figure it out exactly there are some things that I see I need to change. Honestly I think the biggest one that always come back to bite me is the “E” word – Exercise – I talk about this a lot, but yet avoid it like the plague.
As I look at the things I am eating and my daily food intake I do not think it is absolutely horrible by any means, but not the best either. I am not eating a lot (which could be an issue in itself), I am not making the best choices at times (such as the sweets and chips from time to time), I have definitely not been getting in 64 ounces of liquid daily and worst of all not getting in as much exercise as I should be.
I miss the days of stepping on the scale and having it just go down each week. I hope and pray that will happen again, but when you are stalled for so long it terrifies me in a BIG way. I am not at my goal weight yet and still have 35 more pounds before I get there. Now even though I know I should be exercising and that will help get my metabolism back in gear I still have not done it. What the hell is wrong with me? Why is it I avoid the “E” word like I do. UGH!! Anyway here is what I ate all week for you to see….
Here is what I ate so you can see each day for the fifty eighth week:
(I am gonna add the times on as well)
March 18th
- 7:30 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 12:00 pm – A few bites of left over Roasted Potatoes and Corned Beef
- 12:30 pm – 1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie
- 1:00 pm – Protein Coffee – Contains 40.5 grams of protein
- 3:00 pm – A few bites of leftover roasted potatoes
- 4:30 pm – A few bites of Corned Beef and 1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie
- 8:00 pm – A piece of Corned Beef, Cabbage and Roasted Potatoes
Today was a boring day for me I worked for a bit on the computer and then totally cleaned my Bedroom and my upstairs Bathroom. Oh how I hate cleaning bathrooms, but it had to be done – god knows no one else in my family will do it. We also had a small snow storm – ugh – dumb mother nature!!! I seemed to pick a lot today because I was busy and never really sat down for a meal until 8:00 pm.
March 19th
- 9:00 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 10:00 am – 2 Slices of Salami
- 11:45 am – 2 Slices of Salami
- 1:00 pm – Roasted Chicken – I ate a thigh and drumstick
- 1:30 pm – 1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie
- 2:00 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 3:15 pm – 1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie
- 4:00 pm – A small bowl of Baked Cheese Doodles
- 8:30 pm – 2 Chicken, Rice and Bean Burritos – small frozen ones
- 9:30 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 10:30 pm – 1 Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie
Today my son had a 2 hour delay due to yesterdays snow so I was able to stay in bed a bit longer – wooo hooo. Then later in the day I had a bunch of stuff to drop off at the local consignment store – love that – nothing like purging!!! Then after that I took my friend to go shopping at Walmart to get all the stuff she needed for her upcoming Gastric Bypass Surgery.
After I got home from Walmart I had to move my hen chicks into a larger cage/brooder because they are growing like crazy and needed more room. My daughter and I added sides to it using poster board and put lots of sparkly flower stickers on the inside for them.
March 20th – First day of SPRING
- 7:30 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 12:00 pm – 2 Spoonfuls of Mashed Potatoes
- 2:00 pm – Protein Coffee – Contains 40.5 grams of protein
- 3:00 pm – 2 Slices of Salami
- 5:30 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 7:00 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 8:15 pm – Lean Cuisine Beef with Broccoli – 350 Calories, 7 grams of Fat, 20 grams of Protein
- 9:00 pm – Cup of Tea
- 10:00 pm – Handful of Salt & Vinegar Chips and 1 slice of Salami
So it’s the first day of Spring and I wondered all day where it was because it was not in PA. It was freezing outside with lingering snow on the ground. I am not happy about that and for some reason woke up had some coffee sat down in the recliner and feel asleep until 10:30 – I guess maybe I was hoping when I woke up it would be warm out, but NOPE no such luck. After my little nap I worked a bit and then tackled all the laundry – I even folded it all and put it away – Crazy right?
March 21st
- 7:30 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 10:30 pm – Protein Coffee – Contains 40.5 grams of protein
- 12:30 pm – 1 slice of American Cheese
- 1:15 pm – Healthy Choice Steamer Sesame Glazed Chicken – 330 Calories, 5 grams of Fat, 14 grams of Protein
- 6:00 pm – 2 Chicken Patty Sandwiches on rolls with Mayo, Lettuce, Tomato and Pickles
- 7:30 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 8:45 pm – Rice Krispy Treat – 90 Calories
Today I ran some errands and then packed up my hubby and son for a trip they were taking to Boston – a nice father and son getaway. I also got a bit crazy and actually cleaned my oven – yeah totally nuts right? Then after my hubby and son hit the road I got my daughter and took her into her room to clean that. I am working hard with her to get her to part with some of her stuff – I swear she is a young hoarder – lol. She did good and I was able to get her to part with a nice amount of stuff to donate and also bring to consignment. Kids have such a hard time parting with their stuff, but if she doesn’t she will end up being on one of those shows one day – lol.
March 22nd
- 9:40 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 10:20am – 1 slice of American Cheese
- 12:00 pm – 3 Dove Chocolates
- 1:00 pm – 1 7 Layer Burrito from Taco Bell
- 3:30 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 5:30 pm – 1 piece of Baked Flounder, 1 small Crab Cake dipped in Tarter Sauce and Asparagus
- 7:00 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 10:00 pm – 1 Black Bean and Rice Burrito from Taco Bell and a handful of Chips
Today my daughter and I went out shopping with my sister. Then my daughter had her friend sleep over and it was just us girls since the boys were away in Boston.
March 23rd
- 9:30 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 2:00 pm – Protein Coffee – Contains 40.5 grams of protein
- 5:00 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 7:00 pm – Chinese Food – 1 Cup of Egg Drop Wonton Soup and some Garlic Chicken with White Rice
- 9:00 pm – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer
- 11:00 pm – 1 Ice Cream Cone
Today was a fun long day. I cleaned in the morning as always. Then I had a nice visit from my mother and sister in law – they know I get lonely when my hubby is not home, I know pathetic but true. Then my daughter and I got Chinese take out for our special girls night dinner and later in the evening my friends and her daughter came over to watch The kids choice awards with us.
March 24th
- 9:30 am – Coffee with Hazlenut Creamer – First thing every day when I wake up
- 1:00 pm – 4 forkfuls of Italian Pasta Salad
- 2:00 pm – My leftover Chinese Food – Garlic Chicken with White Rice
- 3:30 pm – Rice Krispy Treat – 90 Calories
- 5:00 pm – Protein Coffee – Contains 40.5 grams of protein
- 7:00 pm – Eggroll
- 7:30 pm – 2 Peanut Butter with Chocolate Chip Cookies
- 8:30 pm – 1 Small Bag of Popcorn
- 9:30 pm – 5 Sour Patch Kid Candies
This morning my neighbor came over for a visit with me. Then in the afternoon I spent some quality time with my daughter and we drew and then made some cookies for my hubby and son who wee coming home from their trip today. In the evening I played with my chicks and then caught up on some shows with my hubby.
So that was my week – It looks much better than my one prior as far as eating wise, but still not the best. While I lost the 3 pounds I went up it still just puts me back at that number that won’t budge at all. It is even possible I am not eating enough – I seem to pick all day long and takes bites of food here and there and just tend to eat one meal per day. I do however try and make sure to get protein in each day in my way of the Protein Coffee – this way I know I am getting in at least 40 grams of protein with that anything else I have just adds to it.
I will continue my Food Journal and pray that I can break this damn stall because it truly is driving me crazy now!!!
Stay Tuned!!!