Week 7 - Day 48 - Free day

Breakfast: Lucky Charms & milk
Snack:
Lunch: Olive Garden - Lasagna & Tiarimisu
Snack:
Dinner: Taco Bell - Nacho Bellgrande
Snack:

Water: 2, 2 Diet Cokes

Exercise:

In-laws came over and spent the day, so I will do lower and cardio tomorrow. Still don't feel terribly bad about it as I've had a good week besides that.

Comments:

This is going to be a REAL free day for me. I'm actually excited about it, too. The only time I cheated this week was Thursday's lunch and those few cookies on Wednesday, so I feel pretty good about this week. And unless I screw up today, which I don't plan on I got in every day's exercise, which is a great bonus.

Just read an ad in the paper that girl scouts will be out selling cookies around the stores this weekend, so I will probably have to support them today. Although I'll have to get rid of what I don't eat today or it might effect my dieting throughout the week...

Didn't get my cafe mocha, but lunch upset my stomach (surprise) and I didn't want to affect any possible implantation.

Week 7 - Day 47

Breakfast: 4 Pieces Turkey Bacon on 1 Piece Wheat Bread w/ Light Mayo
Snack: Cottage Cheese & 5 Wheat Crackers
Lunch: Chicken & Rice Casserole
Snack: String Cheese & 5 Wheat Crackers
Dinner: 2 Slices Turkey w/ Gravy, Mashed Potatoes and 1 Roll
Snack:

Water: 5

Exercise:

Lower - Had a slight headache this evening so opted for a nap instead of exercising. Will do both lower and cardio tomorrow on my free day

Comments:

Had to start doing cottage cheese on occassion as I think the excess string cheese is starting to affect me in ways I won't ellaborate on! :)

Week 7 - Day 46

Breakfast: 4 Pieces Turkey Bacon on 1 Piece Wheat Bread w/ Light Mayo
Snack: Cottage Cheese & Kiwi
Lunch: Bean Burrito (white tortilla), Sour Cream, rice, chips and salsa
Snack: String Cheese & Kiwi
Dinner: 6" Meatball on Wheat, Cheese, Mayo, Blk. Olives, Jalapenos
Snack: Popcorn & Beef Jerky

Water: 6

Exercise:

Cardio - Good workout again
Abs - 50 Crunches, 25 Obliques (each side), 50 butt lifts - Abs were sore from Tuesday

Comments:

Thursday lunches with Eric are just doomed to be bad when we do mexican. I'm not devastated by it. I've decided we will eat good any other place we go besides there. Mexican is my weakness. I admit it! I guess it could be worse! And at least I AM exercising this week! That's an added bonus!

Week 7 - Day 45

Breakfast: 4 Pieces Turkey Bacon on 1 Piece Wheat Bread w/ Light Mayo
Snack: String Cheese & Banana
Lunch: Chicken w/ Cajun Seasoning & Veggie Baked Beans
Snack: 4 Graham Smores Bites and 1 Chocolate Chip Cookie, String Cheese & Kiwi
Dinner: Ham on Flatbread w/ Lettuce, FF Cheese & Light Mayo
Snack:

Water: 5

Exercise:

Upper - OK workout. For some reason I don't like upper body. Forgot that I uppped my weight on biceps and ended up only doing what I did 2 weeks ago since I didn't workout last week.

Comments:

I weighed myself this morning and it said 135.5! I can't believe I'm within 1/2 pound of my goal. This is very hard for me to believe b/c I don't feel like I've lost 9.5 pounds. I definitely can't tell it in my clothes. I asked Eric where he thinks I've lost it and he said "I can tell exactly where you lost it. In your stomach and sides/love handles and maybe a LITTLE in your butt." After he said that I sat down to breakfast and I suppose my "roll" has gotten smaller. I imagine I haven't lost any in the rear, but more I'm getting it more toned. That scale definitely makes me feel better!

I cheated. There I said it. I'm not one to cheat for sweets either. They are not my weakness. I had to put out refreshments for our speaker today and decided to try those graham smores bites. Then decided they were good so had 3 more. And why not have a cookie, too? Good thing the other option was veggie crackers. Yuck! I don't know what came over me!

Week 7 - Day 44

Breakfast: 4 Pieces Turkey Bacon on 1 Piece Wheat Bread w/ Light Mayo
Snack: String Cheese & 5 Wheat Crackers
Lunch: Chicken & Rice Casserole, Salad w/ FF Catalina
Snack: String Cheese & Real Popcorn
Dinner: Veggie Refried Bean, Wheat Tortilla, Light Sour Cream, Lettuce, FF Cheese & 1 serving Cottage Cheese
Snack: Popcorn & Beef Jerky

Water: 5 - Gotta get my water in today!

Exercise:

Cardio - Plan on doing a little more intensity levels this evening with the stepper
Felt much better after actually doing some intensity levels. Had 2 min. warm-up and cool down and then
switched from fast to medium every minute or two.
Abs - 50 Crunches (Upper), 25 Each Side Obliques, 50 Butt Raises (Lower)
Thighs - Laying Leg Lift? - Also did a workout Jennifer suggested for my thights 2 Reps of 25 on each leg

Comments:

If you noticed I had "Real" Popcorn last night and having some for my afternoon snack again today. One of Eric's customers got us this hot air popcorn maker for christmas and I decided to use it last night. You don't use oil at all and it is excellent and healthy, too. I simply sprayed on some spray butter (FF) and a little salt and Voila! I can't find the one she got us, but there is one at Target for under $20. It is definitely a good thing for popcorn lovers watching their diet! No more microwave popcorn for me!

Feel very good about my workout tonight. Dinner was good although I knew I was getting enough protein so I added the cottage cheese. I feel good about it now.

I'm going to try to weigh myself in the morning. I'm anxious to see what that scale brings... I am planning on doing stats on Sunday or Monday, too.

Week 7 - Day 43

Breakfast: 1 Egg, 1/2 Piece FF Cheese on 1 Piece Wheat Bread
Snack: String Cheese & Kiwi
Lunch: Chicken Strips, Wheat Tortilla, Lettuce FF Cheese, Salsa, Light Sour Cream
Snack: Protein Shake & Banana
Dinner: Chicken Tenders (2), Veggie Baked Beans, Salad w/ FF Catalina
Snack: "Real" Popcorn w/ spray butter & Beef Jerky

Water: 4

Exercise:

Lower - Excellent Lower workout. I worked up a good sweat, which always makes you feel like you've done a good workout and my legs were shaking my the end.

Comments:

Feel good about this week. Sat down last night with Eric and figured out our menu for the rest of the week. Even put it on the fridge so he'd know everyday what we had planned.

Needed another bottle of water, but otherwise excellent day!

Week 6 - Day 42

Breakfast: 4 Pieces Turkey Bacon on 1 Piece Wheat Bread
Snack: String Cheese & Banana
Lunch: Turkey on flat Bread w/ FF Mayo and Lettuce
Snack: String Cheese & Kiwi
Dinner: Chicken Strips, Wheat Tortilla, Lettuce, Salsa, Light Sour Cream, FF Cheese, Jalapenos & Salad w/ FF Ranch & FF Cheese
Snack:

Water: 4

Exercise:

Will do 20 Minutes of Cardio - Completed full 20 minutes on stepper. Decided to change it up a bit this week so I get a good workout on it.

Comments:

Feel good about going back on BFL "full time" this week. Know I've really slacked off and need to get toned. I'm starting to I will say that, but need to give it 110%.