Day 1 Stats

I decided to post my daily stats the following morning rather than the night of. I sat down last night to post and was so tired I didn't want to mess w/ it. So now I plan to squeeze it in w/ my other morning tasks.

I had my alarm set to get up and walk, (I've had a cold and can't breath thru my nose so sleeping has been interesting) but I tossed and turned so much that night I switched it off in the middle of the night. I was glad I did when at 6 AM I heard thunder and rain. Not a great way to get motivated for the day. To make a long story short, I did not do any form of exercise yesterday. My cold had my head all stuffed up and a monster headache. (I know another excuse!) But I did stick to a good eating plan (I thought).

I am trying to track calories on the My Fitness Pal app but get frustrated w/ creating a whole recipe. I usually do fine until supper time. I don't enter anything unless it's something specific. If it's one of my recipes I just try and watch my portions.

Monday, September 4, 2012
Weight: 161.5

Breakfast: Activia Light, Strawberry yogurt, I also drink a glass of spark every morning to boost my energy level (I'm trying to be better about creating more balanced and filling breakfasts. I've gotten some great ideas from a blog called Undressed Skeleton on tumblr. She has awesome breakfast recipes!)
Snack: Fiber One brownie
Lunch: 1/2 turkey sandwich on white bread (all we had in the house I usually eat wheat) w/ mayo and slice of cheese, 1/2 c. of buffalo chicken pasta salad leftover from last week)
Snack: 1 c. cantaloupe, 3 wheat crackers
Supper: 1 1/2 c. turkey chili, 2 pieces whole wheat toast (found some in a plastic bag we hadn't unpacked) w/ butter, 1 cupcake for dessert

I didn't get close to drinking as much water as I should. That's also something I need to work on getting up to. I drank maybe 3 cups all day. Even though I'm home all day, it's hard to remember to drink. I did have a pop w/ supper but I'm trying to cut down on that too. I only have 2 left in our fridge and don't plan to buy anymore after they're gone. We drink a lot of flavored water like Crystal Light. I found some great flavored water recipes w/ fruit on pinterest I plan to try.

So all in all yesterday wasn't too bad. I was pretty hungry by the time supper rolled around and didn't let myself totally pig out. My husband and I usually finish what our kids leave on their plates which in my son's case is usually most of his meal. I refrained from scooping another portion onto my plate. I was pretty proud of myself.