coolbird30

Ok, today I am starting out on my new eating plan (not gonna say diet).  My dietician said for my height and weight and for as much weight as I would like to lose, I should eat 1800 calories!!  She has me eating at least every 2 hours or so, plus doing my workouts.  She thinks I should start dropping 2-3 pounds per week if I follow through.  I am to eat some sort of protein at every single meal… all 6 meals!  It’s going to be a big change for me, but I am going to try very hard to stick with it.  I’m not even that worried about losing weight, even though I know I should.. I mostly am just needing to make sure I’m healthy. 

Do my husband and I decided to go ahead and take mom out last night.  After my meeting with my dietician, I needed to do some shopping, so we loaded mom in the car and headed off.  We went to Trader Joe’s and I got some liquid egg whites and some protein bars, then hit Walmart..  it was so cute how excited mom was to finally be going to walmart!   We got some string cheese, cottage cheese, yogurts and some weight watchers frozen meals for everyone.  Mom had a good time, we came home and she was ready for bed.  All and all it was a nice night without the stepdad hovering.

So I had been doing really well eating the last 2 days, and last night my mom had this yummy looking brownie-with frosting, and I thought how good that looked, so I still had some ice cream and hot fudge left and thought I’d have 1 scoop and some hot fudge…  well my body didn’t agree with that at all!  I was almost immedately sick!!  Well I did the right thing after that and threw out what was left of the hot fudge!!  No more for me!!!  Bummer cuz I love hot fudge sundae’s but, good that my body is rejecting it!  Today is my appointent with the dietician..  hopefully we can come up with a plan that works. 

Stepdad is annoying this morning.  He likes to talk about things as if he knows all about them, when he really knows nothing!  I’m trying to help my mom who is lactose intolerant, but not extreme, by using Lactaid milk in her cereal, as I do, and he tells me I shouldn’t use it because it will upset her digestive system.  It won’t upset her, it will help.. when I try to tell him that, he says that I am younger and it will effect her differently..  as if he knows!!  Geesh!!  He’s diabetic and eats white bread, drinks regular boost, and ice tea that isn’t diet!!  He has no clue!! 

Ok so I just came back from my meeting with the dietician…  she wants me to add more protein to my meals…  I’ll have to see what I can do as I’ve only got $100 to last me till next Friday…  I’ll see what I can come up with in my budget.  (and with my picky eating!)

Well I weighed myself last night, same time as last week, and I’m up 2 pounds!  Darn it!!  Oh well… hopefully this is from muscle gain.  Although it could be that I’m not eating less, just keeping track.  Yesterday was a very good day eating wise, if I can pull that off everyday, I may finally see some progress.  I’m not discouraged because I know if nothing else, I can get on that treadmill and walk for a half hour and not be winded, which is a great improvement - fitness wise.  One step at a time as I go.  I feel better for me, on the inside for just making it up there into the fitness center.  Isn’t amazing how something so small can make you feel better?  I had an email from a friend, one of those chain emails that said to make a wish, then read the prayer, and make your wish again.  I made my wish and really hope it comes through…  for my mom’s sake, and for the sanity of my husband and myself!!   Well fingers crossed that the next week will be better!

This weekend I went to my friend’s daughters 1st brithday party on Saturday.  I didn’t do too bad eating, but I did have a piece of cake.  Then yesterday went to a superbowl party.  I definitely didn’t do too bad there, as there wasn’t much food, but what a let down that the Pats lost!  Oh well.  I was supposed to go out with my best friend tonight for a belated b-day dinner, but it’s been postponed.. which is probably good since now I can hit the gym!!  I don’t imagine I’ve lost much, if any weight this first week, but at least I’m trying.  :)  Happy Monday everyone!!  Good luck as we head into this new week!

Well yesterday was my birthday…35 now..ugh!  I was good, I did my weights and walked for 30 mintues….well 25, but that’s still good, right?  I had to go shopping afterward, and of course I was starving, and I thought ‘it’s my birthday, I’m gonna have a doughnut!’…but I didn’t!!  I was standing at the deli counter, where all the hot foods are, getting some BBQ chicken for my hubby when I spotted some fried chicken wings.  So I got those.  Now I know, fried is still not good, but at least it was protein, and it kept me away from the doughnut!  I only bought 6, then I had my birthday treat at home…. a hot fudge sundae…minus the whipcream, cherries and nuts.. Well I guess I wasn’t very good at all.    Today’s been really bad!  We had a potluck today to celebrate Jan b-days and a Superbowl party (which is being held here in Glendale this year!!).  I had 1 chicken wing, a sandwich of sliced cooked ham on a croissant with little bit of mayo, some lil smokies, pasta salad..jello salad and of course chocolate cake!!  UGH!!  I was good about not eating the buttercream frosting though…does that count?  Well I’m hitting the gym tonight and I’ll try and walk more to burn off those horrible calories I ate today.    Well I will try to better over the weekend, but that tends to be when I’m worst (other than potluck days)..  Weekend here we come!!