Time To Get Serious

I have been seriously slacking on these eating-better-working-out goals that we have set. But now it's time to get serious.

On our 2 year anniversary, Willie and I decided that while we aren't exactly "Fat", but we sure don't want to get there. So we are determined to each loose those extra 13 and 20 pounds that we have gained since we have been married. We both have gym memberships, we can both cook, and we both have the ability to be disciplined. We are just flat out lazy.

So here goes...starting over fresh. Oh, and no frappachinos at all. You give me an inch, I'll stretch a mile, so it's just best to cut them out period.

9-30-08

Breakfast: Go-Gurt
Snack: Apple, V8
Lunch: South Beach Bar
Snack: Celery & Almond Butter
Dinner: Olive Garden (for our anniversary!) 1 and 1/2 breadsticks, a bowl of zupa tuscanna and half a serving of angel hair pasta and tomatoe basil sauce (really really REALLY good) I even skipped out on the after dinner mint! (OK, so they forgot to give us one...)
Snack: small bowl of cereal at my parents house arround 9.
*No Work-out*

I'm in love with Almond Butter from WINCO. Good stuff. You actually push it out of a machine with almonds in it, and it has no trans fat or salt or sugar, but still has the protein. It's actually kind of sweet on it's own, and even Willie likes it!

Tuesday

Lunch: Quiznos Sub and chips
Snack: fun size pack of mm's
Dinner: Chicken w/ penne pasta and red sauce plus 2 pieces of toast

I went to the massage therapist today, he wanted me not to work out today ( nice! ) My back isn't liking all this new stress.

Good Sunday.

We both need to blog more! *UHG*

Lunch/Breakfast: 2 mini bagels w/strawberry cream cheese
Snack: 2 protein bars
Dinner: 2 chicken patties with multi-grain pasta w/tomato sauce
Snack: 100 calorie pack of goldfish ( like a handful )

I Worked out for an hour today, did mostly weight lifting

thurs

* I haven't had a period since July 23rd, and I'm not pregnant. So frustrated. *

Lunch: 2 chicken patties w/ steamed carrots and a small mt. dew
dinner: Turkey noodle soup ( only one bowl ) a few small pieces of bread
Snack: Nilla wafers and one reeses cup

9-18-08

Breakfast: Hard boiled egg and Go-Gurt
Snack:pringles (uuggghhh)
Lunch: 1 piece of low-fat wheat bread w/ chicken salad & a piece of cheese on top
Snack: V8 and an apple
Dinner: 2 Chicken strips and a spinach salad
Snack: some fruit roll-ups
*Just went walking around the neighborhood today*

9-17-08

Breakfast: Hard boiled egg, Go-gurt
Snack: cheese stick
Lunch: Smart Choice
Snack: Pringles (too many!), South Beach Bar
Dinner: California Pizza (BBQ Chicken) Thin Crust, another hard boiled egg
Snack: Cinnamon rice cake w/ whip cream & Carmel sauce, a couple handfuls of pretzels, another cheese stick, a few almonds
*did 30 min of cardio at the gym w/ Willie*

I'm not sure if it's the Clomid/Progesterone that's making me so hungry, or if it's the fact that I'm working out again...but my-goodness! I need to just make sure I make healthy choices for snacks, no more pringles, only one cheese stick a day, etc.

hump day

* glad that you did your workout today, even though you had some treats! I'm secretly jealous*

Lunch: Sante Fe Salad w/ handful trail mix
Dinner: Taco Salad no sour cream no dressing

Snack: Handful of almonds ( you and I are alike! )

Workout: Zumba at 9:30am, 'bout died, but great cardio for one hour...my back is killing me tho

9-16-08

Oh, not so good today...

Breakfast: South Beach Bar
Snack: Cheese Stick
Lunch: Smart Choice TV dinner
Snack: Pringles
Dinner: Enchilada Casserole & an Apple
Other snacks: banana cream pie milkshake from Carl's Jr., handful of almonds, and an ice cream bar (bad Tab, bad! I don't know what got into me!)
*Did 30 min on the cross trainer with Willie, then went for a walk with the dog later in the evening*

Tuesday

*Wow Tab you did soo good! Way to go on your snack choices and portion control :) *

Lunch: 2 chicken wraps and a handful of fries ( red robin ) ..i didnt eat anymore fries than i was given. Water to drink of course

Snack: Trail Mix

Dinner: Sante Fe Chicken salad ( not too big, not too small )

I jogged/sped walk 1/2 mile ( maybe a bit more ) Felt good to do in the cold air.
Good day!

9-15-08

Wow, it's been a while...

Breakfast: South Beach Diet Bar
Snack: Colby Jack Cheese Stick
Lunch: Smart Choice TV Dinner
Snack: Almonds, another cheese stick
Dinner: Spinach Pasta w/ red sauce, broccoli
Snack: Smoothie, 100 calorie back of popcorn, and honey nut Cheerios
*just took a walk around the neighborhood*

Friday

Lunch: 2 chicken "sammies" from Quiznos and shared a diet pepsi

I gave in and had a FRAP today

Dinner: a handful of bbq pork with sesame seeds w/water

Snack: Trail Mix.

I put together a big bookcase w/ glass all by myself that took an hour and a half ( pretty good )
and yes I broke a sweat. Still feeling sick and still no period.

Wednesday

Lunch: Turkey Sandwich on wheat w/mayo,lettuce cheese and a handful of chips w/ water

Dinner: *uh oh * KFC *slaps hand* 2 pieces of chicken ( but i didn't eat all the skin..) a scoop of cole-slaw and a scoop of mashed potatoes and gravy

Snack at 11pm: 2 biscuits w/ like a tbsp gravy. I was starved and it was there. Shame on me.

Period is 2.5 weeks late, and Bryn and I are both sick still. So no work out for me. Going up the stairs a million times a day to check up on Brynlee has gotta count for somethin!! Maybe that worked off one chip or somethin :)

Friday

Ok! I'm back!

Breakfast: PopTart
Lunch: *uh oh* small nachos at a football game
Dinner: Taco Salad no dressing, no sour cream.

Tomorrow, we are having a breakfast with a friend here and watching the seahawks kickoff game.
I specifically bought REAL maple syrup because it does not have high fructose corn syrup. It's the real thing, not as good, but it'll make me not have a lot of it.

I had a heart to heart once again with my best friend about my weight. She's got so much faith in me, now i need that faith in me!! I'll fill you in via email. :)

**Period was due 2 weeks ago. Here we go again.**

8-19-08

Breakfast: granola bar
Snack: Cheese stick, almonds
Lunch: Lunchable
Snack: Goldfish, some mini chocolate rice cakes
Dinner: Chicken & veggies
Snack: Applejack's Cereal
*did not work out*

8-18-08

Breakfast: Slimfast Shake
Snack: almonds
Lunch: Smart Choice
Snack: Colby-Jack Cheese Stick
Dinner: Hamburger Helper & Cauliflower
Snack: Goldfish, Skittles, mini rice cakes, Apple Jack's
*I walked around the neighborhood for my workout*

Man, I would be doing so well if it wasn't for my horrible night snacking!!

8-13-08

Breakfast: granola bar
Lunch: Smart Choice Dinner
Dinner: Veggie/chicken mix made on the Grill (Chicken, mushrooms, zuchini, pinaple, bell peppers, onions, & grape tomatoes)
Snacks: handfull of goldfish (darn it!) bowl of cereal, some almonds, a cheese stick.
*no work out today, and probably not tomorrow, because I had IUI #1 today and I want to take it easy, same for tomorrow!*

8-12-08

Crazy-Busy Day.

Breakfast: Slimfast Shake
Lunch: Smart Choice dinner
Snack: Almonds
Dinner: Red Robin BBQ wrap and 1 serving of fries w/ honey mustard sauce
Snack: a mini cinnamon roll from a pack my parents got from Costco & one trigger shot in the hiney!
*did not work out again. But I did go back to the shop after dinner with my husband and help him run a set of doors for about 3 hours...and that's work!*

8-11-08

Oh dear, it's been a while! I guess I just got lazy because your not here to keep me accountable! =)

Breakfast: Cheese stick
Snack: handful of almonds...and skittles!! Eekk!
Lunch: Left over hamburger helper
Snack: Dill pickles (yum!)
Dinner: cheese & spinach ravioli's w/ red sauce
Snack: Carmel rice cake with whip cream and Carmel drizzle on top!
*did not work out! I haven't worked out since early last week! I was with my friend Jenny all night working on wedding plans for her Tahoe wedding...but that's not an excuse!*

I miss you and hope you are having a wonderful vacation! Wish me luck and send me prayers...I have my appointment for my "follie check" today at 2:30!!

Long weekend!

Hey! I have a sec to blog while camping :) so i dont forget.

Basically I've been good for the most part. I have not been snacking!!!
Friday was a bad day. Just ate badly period.
But I've been trying to control my portions. I've been eating big breakfasts that
I am not used to. But I've had a veggie or fruit with lunches and dinners :)
Today we went tubing down the river ( you have to hike down and around a huge hill
to get down to the river ) that was fun, burned calories. Then I went on a mile walk tonight
with Bryn. Besides that I've been swimming and walking around...haven't had a whole lotta
down time, because if I did, I'd snack. Last night I had a handful of cheezits and i've had a couple
mountain dews.

But pretty good for camping :) I'll be back home on Wednesday night. Hopefully I have
my laptop fixed by then! I was hoping to get an email or see a blogpost from you!
Hope you are doing grrreat.

Steph

Wednesday

WOW you did SO good yesterday I'm really impressed!!

Breakfast: 2 mini bagels
Lunch: Roasted Chicken Wrap and side of mashed potatoes from KFC ( nothing fried! )
Dinner: A chicken patty and a salad
Late snack: Just bunches cereal in the evening

I did good on the food front, just didnt do much on the exercise front.
Mom and I shopped/cooked all day long for our vacation!

8-6-08

Breakfast: Granola bar
snack: cheese stick, almonds
Lunch: Smart Choice dinner
Snack: some pretzels & a Carmel rice cake
Dinner: hamburger patty (no bun) with mustard, ketchup, cheese and Guacamole and pees! (weird combo!)
Snack: a bowl of cheerios (someone got me stuck on cereal! lol!)
*didn't work out. =( I'm actually pretty sore from Tuesday's squats!*

8-5-08

Good Job Steph! You did so well yesterday! Are you starting to feel better about your body yet?

Breakfast: Slim-fast shake, almonds
Snack:granola bar, cheese stick
Lunch: Smart Choice TV Dinner
Dinner: Fish, small portion of rice & peas
Snack: handfull of skittles and 3 or 4 pickled okras, a bowl of cherrios @9pm.
*used 3 pound wieghts in the house while watching TV: curls, rows, tricept raises, squats and lunges. Then I took my dog for a walk arround the neighborhood.*

Great Cereal!!

I'm in love. And it's a healthy snack!!!
I ate a bowl at 9:45pm tonight though.

Good day

Breakfast: ( yes i actually did it!! ) 2 mini bagels and strawberry cream cheese
Lunch: Lean Cuisine, handful of veggie chips
Dinner: Homemade chicken wings, Beans, mashed potatoes. w/water
snack: pop tart :)

I did better than most days for sure, ate more today than normal, which is good actually

I have not exercised yet. If it cools down quicker tonight, i'll walk bryn.

8-4-08

I'm so proud of you! First for not getting a frap (I admit I was also close when we had company this weekend!) and also for grocery shopping to help keep healthier food in the house! Good job! (and by-the-way, I won't be offended if you hate the V8 juice, to be honest with you I don't really like the juices, I only like the regular vegetable V8, the spicy one to be exact!

Breakfast: Slimfast shake
Snack: V8 with a few almonds
Lunch: penut-butter granolla bar. I got stuck with customers and didn't have time for a real lunch =(
Snack: 3 pickled okra (yum!) and a few cherry prunes (I know, it's wierd...but I love prunes!) and yes, a handfull of skittles. Sigh* And a cheese stick.
Dinner: Mexican style hamberger helper with olives and green chilies and sour cream, then an ice cream bar for desert. (I need to lay off the ice cream!)
*walked around the neighborhood with Willie and Duke tonight, then headed to Lowes to get a houseplant...to see if we can keep it alive! But after our trip, we each got small frozen yogurts, which I did NOT need because I had already had ice cream!! Uuuggghhh.*

Setting myself up for a good week.

OK i refuse to tell you what I ate today. Lunch and Dinner was bad bad.
My problem is that if I have nothing in the cabinets, I will run and "get somethin"
meanin fast food. I HATE that habit. I was literally FEET away from getting a Frap.
But I thought, that is not fair to Tabitha. No way. It was hard. But instead I had ice cream. WHY!!???
So I went to the store tonight and set myself up for success for the next 3-4 Days ( we leave on Friday for vacation...who knows what'll happen )
So I bought mini bagels w/ strawberry cream cheese*limit one * , and "just bunches" cereal for breakfast ( honey bunches of oats, but JUST the clusters, really good for you ) for breakfast and
Lean Cuisines for an easy quick lunch w/ veggie chips if I need a snack, Dinners I have beans, chicken, peaches, potatoes, sandwich stuff. So, in other words I cannot fail. I spent $55 in groceries for just the next few days. AND I thought of you because I was looking at all the V-8's and I got grossed out at some of them. But I bought a v-8 fusion to give it a shot, plus grape juice and more propel to go packets for a water bottle.
I'll get alot of exercise this coming weekend because I'll be gone from Friday to Wednesday, swimming a ton while we camp. I'm sooooo excited.

This Weekend

Geez Steph...what a busy bee you are!! I bet your laundry room looks amazing though!
I'm not even going to put the details in. I ate yucky Friday night, good saturday, yucky on Sunday...and I did not excersize all weekend. We had company come up, so we ate out alot and lounged arround. Not so good! But today is a new day, and I've already started off good...so hopfully a better post will come soon!!

SUNDAY

Lunch: Roll up thingys ( cream cheese/turkey/cheese/lettuce ) w/handful of chips ( of course ) and a bowl full of pasta ( that was a no no ) with lemonade

Dinner: No plans as of now. I will edit this later ...i'm not hungry though and it's 7:30pm

Brynlee has been so hard these past 2 days...it's been tough!

Saturday. uh oh.

Ok. I dunno what happened. This is all I ate:

Chicken noodle casserole ( one bowl ) with a bottle of propel water.
Handful of lime chips w/ mango salsa

OMG Tab that is it. We had our laundry room redone yesterday, so I was running errands for supplies, then had to go to Ikea to get a desk/chair/file cabinet and lemme tell you, that was a workout in itself. I was by myself, hauling 3 pieces of furniture on this crate thing around the entire store, then had to put it in a truck by myself. Then I had to put together our laundry room mostly by myself. So I was very busy til midnight. I didn't really stop.

Friday

Lunch: Tombstone pizza ( I didn't eat the whole thing!! ) Water
Dinner: Tostada salad: Shredded beef, cheese,lettuce, black beans/refried beans NO sauce or dressing w/ chips and cheese dip ( didn't finish it ) and Sprite to drink

Soo not the best day, but it could have been worse, for sure.
I painted for about 5 hours ( had to do the ceiling, booo ) so my arms worked it out for sure.
I ran up and down the stairs a few times today, and when I had to go to the garage ( which was like 6 times ) I ran. lol just the little things ya know.
Now it's the weekend, and I'm going to try to behave. I MUST increase my veggie and fruit intake.

7-31-08

Good job Steph!! You did so good yesterday!
I did not.
Breakfast: V8
Lunch: TV dinner
Dinner: half a bowl of pasta, I wasn't very hungry
Snack: a piece of cheese pizza, half a "serving" of cheese fries & a cherry Icie, ugh!!
*didn't work out! (but I did wear my workout clothes to shop in Super Walmart, does that count? *
The boys had their play-off game tonight, and they won first place! Yay! But it was a double header, and it was a LATE game. They didn't start until 9:30pm, and we didn't finish until 11:30pm...so we ate. It was so bad, I had no self control! AND I didn't work out! Sigh* But tomorrow is a new day, right?

Thursday

Lunch: Chicken Noodle Casserole + Veggie Chips and Water
Dinner: Chicken Breast and Mango Salsa + Lime Tortilla Chips and Water

So technically I had veggies and fruit today. I think for a snack before bed I will
have peaches or a handful of raspberries.

I have been sewing for alot of the day, and cleaning. It's going to rain here in a bit
so walking might be out of the question. However, I will do squats instead.

7-30-08

Breakfast: handful of almonds and a V8 (100 calories?)
Lunch: Smart Choice TV dinner (200 calories)
Dinner: Chicken mushroom stir-fry & rice (370 calories)
Snacks: Handful of skittles (ugh!) Hagendaz ice cream bar (300 calories! More than my lunch!!) Colby-Jack cheese stick (calories?) and a bowl of Honeycombs after church (calories?)
*did not work out today =( I got off work late, then had to run an errand for a friend, then made it home just in time to make dinner and shower before church*

I would be doing well if I could just lay off the "bad" snack food...ice cream bars, skittles, and sugar cereal? What was I thinking?!? Oh, that's right...I WASN'T. My stomach was. lol!

P.S. Shopping IS a workout! Your moving around, walking up and down hills, picking things up...so it counts!

Wednesday

You are doing so much better than I am , good job.

Today:
Lunch: Chicken wrap w/ black beans, avocado, light mango salsa and a handful of tortilla chips. Water to drink

Dinner: Pulled pork sandwhich with a few fries, and 4 pieces of cheese bread ( they were small )
Water to drink

My mom and I did alot of walking today :)
Its 9:40pm and I'm drinking a propel water ( my favorite )

I keep forgetting to take my phentermine pills!! I'm so bad at that! I need to get into a routine of eating a granola bar or a piece of toast in the morning, then taking it right away.

7-29-08

Breakfast: Slim Fast Shake
Lunch: handful of almonds & a V8 (forgot my TV dinner!)
Dinner: Hamburger helper & small salad
Snack: piece of beef jerky, two pieces of white bread toast with lemon butter, 6 tostito chips dipped in tostito's cheese, a 100 calorie Oreo cookie bar, & skittles.
*went the the gym with hubby & did the X-trainer for 35 min, then did weights for about 20 min*

Oh, I was bad last night after the gym! Today was the first day of my period and I had the munchies so bad...& going to the gym at 8pm only made it worse because I was so hungry when I was done!

7-28-08

Breakfast: Two handfuls of goldfish & water (was supposed to be yogurt & granola but I forgot to bring the yogurt!)
Lunch: Smart Choice TV dinner
Dinner: two tilapia fish fillets & a pasta/veggie mix (skipped the bread)
Snack: Bowl of Chocolate Chex cereal, handful of skittles, a few almonds
*walked around the block twice and did some lunges, calf-ups, and crunches*

Good news!! I officially finished off the Goldfish, and I have NO plans to buy more for a long time...man I have no control around that stuff! I also need to be snacking on more healthy things, and make sure I eat small portions of protein every two hours. (Beef Jerky & cheese, cottage cheese & fruit, nuts, etc.) That way my body doesn't think it's starving itself, and it won't start holding on to (or storing) fat.

Focus!

Tab! I feel mentally broken. I am not focusing. I'm too distracted with other things.

No breakfast ( this is the hardest thing for me to do )
Lunch: Small portion of chicken noodle casserole, Veggie chips, one chicken strip, 2 jojo's and water
Snack: I had my ONE frapp allowed for the month. It was SOOOO worth it though.
Dinner: Orange Chicken w/ Rice and slivers of carrots, peas with water

I still am not eating every 3 hours like I should ... this is a huge task.

I did go for a brief walk with Brynlee tonight ( she had 5 shots today, and it was a hard night )
I did 20 lunges as well

I need to focus
I need to focus

Red Robin

Here's a few tricks my husband and I started using at Red Robin:

You can ask for your burger to be "petite". It just means that it's a smaller bun and a slightly smaller patty. They charge you a dollar less, and it's the perfect size! So you save money, and it helps you control your portion size a little better! (unfortunately they don't offer this for Chicken burgers, because they can only get the chicken in one size)

Like most people, my husband and I used to ask for our "fries out first" so we can snack on them while we wait for our food. We don't anymore, and it probably saves us hundreds of calories!!

Another thing we try to do is to find a burger we both like, and share it (not a petite one of course). I didn't think it would be enough food for us, but it really is!! AND I didn't feel like a stuffed pig when I'm done! (and you can eat for under $10)

Weekend

Oh dear.
Friday Breakfast: Slimfast Shake, handfuls of goldfish
Friday Lunch: Smart Choice TV dinner
Friday Dinner: Red Robin Burger & a lot of Fries
snaked on a V8 and more goldfish
*didn't work out, but I did shop a lot & cleaned a lot!*

Saturday Breakfast: Slimfast Shake
Saturday Lunch: Salad & two small slices of California Thin Crust Pizza
Saturday Dinner: 1 home made burrito & a bowl of Chex for dessert
also snaked on a cheese stick & sunflower seeds
*walked on the "big" trail with my husband, used 3 pound weights*

Sunday Breakfast: skipped, didn't have time before church! BAD!
Sunday Lunch: Potluck at Church! But I did limit my portions pretty well
Sunday Dinner: Half a loaded baked potato & tiny ice cream Sunday
Also snaked on pretzels and almonds throughout the day
*plan was to work out since I skipped Friday, but the gym closes early on Sundays, so I went to my parents house and watered the garden instead...does that count? lol!*

I did drink a lot of water, but I need to try to not snack so much, I tend to get the munchies.

My weekend!

Friday night: Salad for lunch.
Dinner: I blew it, had a burger and fries
Saturday : Mini Bagel with cream cheese and 3 sausage links w/ orange juice
Chicken Caesar Salad and like 5 fries of Dan's w/ water
Snacked on trail mix and a few grapes and a small mt. dew
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken, Mashed potatoes, grapes, 2 carrots
Did not eat after 9pm
Sunday: Mini Bagel with cream cheese, Orange juice, 2 sausage links
Lunch: Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Cole Slaw and a biscuit ( small portions though )
Dinner: Chicken Burger w/ Avocado, lettuce light mayo and cheese, potato wedges and water
Snack was trail mix again, but like a handful only.
**Exercise**
I must have walked over 3 miles on Friday w/ Dan while shopping. Seriously.
Saturday no exercise
Sunday night I will do 20 lunges and 10 squats again. And like "twists" for my waist. While drinking water.

So it was a mixed weekend. I regret having the burger on friday, but it was on the way to the ocean and all of us went through the drive through. No excuse for it tho.
Basically I got a bit off track and distracted because we were out of town and spontaneous, nothing was planned as far as dinner goes.

But it's a new week.

Day 2

Breakfast: a hand full of goldfish and a Slim Fast Optima shake (150 calories)

Lunch: a whole wheat turkey sandwich with mustard, tomatoes, lettuce & colby jack cheese. (I cut the crust off, does that help any? lol!) Calories...?

Dinner: Homemade hamburger with lean beef, whole wheat bun, lettuce, pickle, tomato, Colby jack cheese, ketchup & mustard, and 10 tater tots. (170 calories for the tater tots, not sure about the hamburger)

Throughout the day I also had a handfuls of Skittles, another handful of goldfish with a couple bites of crab dip, and two Marciano cherry's. I also had my ONE FRAPPACHINO for the month. Mark this date: AUGUST 24, that's the next time I can have one! I just kept thinking about it, and telling my self "you can only have one this month!" so I decided to just do it! And I got a venti too, knowing it would make me sick, so I won't crave one for a while anyway. I'm also scared to even look up how many calories were in that sucker.

Today was also my fourth day of working out, but I did not get to go on the trail/hike with my friend because the smoke was so bad! People outside had on masks! We did do a mild trail by my parents house though, because I had to do something. I also carried 3 pound weights while I walked.

I need to learn to not grab random handfuls of skittles and goldfish any more. I need self control.

Day #2, UHG.

I cannot tell you how sore my legs are. STILL.
Today I got up and had 2 small granola/oatmeal bars for breakfast, then took my pill :)
Once again, my cramps were very strong today, which isn't like me, so I suffered most
of the day with that and bloat.
I even skipped lunch. NO NO.
I drank my water though.
I had a bbq chicken salad w/ corn, black beans and chicken, with light ranch for dinner.
But then I screwed up and had a small blizzard from dairy queen. My parents and us
went for a drive tonight, then dinner, then drive again so we ended up at DQ. But that
didn't help my bloat. I know better than that. But the thing is, I'm not a dessert person,
or a sweets person, so I didn't need it, I just ate it.
I'm going to try to do lunges again tonight, but way less than 60.

Weight Loss Weapons

Here are a few of my favorite new "weight loss weapons":

1) I always keep a pair of sneakers and a change of workout clothes in my trunk...that way I'm always prepared to go for a walk or hit the gym!

2) Instead of using a Hidden Valley Ranch packet and adding mayo and milk to make a dip, use cottage cheese! Mix the ranch packet and cup or so of low-fat cottage cheese in a blender, adding a little bit of milk if necessary to thin it out a bit. It's perfect for veggies, crackers or chips, and tastes just like the real thing!

3) My mom got me hooked on this water bottle from Target:
http://www.target.com/Trudeau-24-oz-Hydration-Bottle/dp/B001039XXG/sr=1-20/qid=1216932665/ref=sr_1_20/601-4924102-8694566?ie=UTF8&pricerange=&index=target&field-browse=1038576&rh=k%3Awater%20bottle&page=1
It has a sliding top on it that a straw pops out of. I have 4 of them, one in light pink, dark pink, green and black...and I love them! I carry them with me everywhere, and I fill them up to the 24oz line with water then add my Lipton Tea packets, shake, and drink! The design is mess free, and it helps me drink more water during the day! plus they are only $10, can't beat that.

1st day success

Ok, I ended up taking my phentermine and I get the shakes REALLY bad, and cotton mouth, which is good for me, because I'm forced to drink water. Needless to say I drank over 102 oz today and still chuggin. I had soup again for dinner, then 2 small granola bars for snack ( low cal ).
AF finally showed up after being 2 weeks late, and so I felt like crud. I did not go walking, BUT, I did 60 lunges, which i hate, and 10 squats right after. HOLY CRAP i ache. That's a good thing.

So did I accomplish my 6 goals today? yesish

I ate veggies.
It's 10:15pm and I have not eaten since 7pm
I didn't walk, but I did lunges and squats instead
Drank my water
Will take my vitamins at bedtime
Ate when Bryn did

Ready, Set...GO!!!

Steph 1, Tab...0.

Breakfast:
A hand full of Goldfish crackers, a fatty Peanut butter granola bar & milk.

Lunch:
A turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread with cheese, lettuce and no mayo/mustard & water.

Dinner:
1 Tillapia fillet, mashed potatoes & salad w/cheese, olives, avocado, bacon bits & low-fat dressing (& another hand full of goldfish crackers while preparing dinner...) w/ water.

and the night is still young. I also plan on hitting the gym and burning about 550 calories on the cross-trainer after church tonight, and then I'll probably eat all that back (and more) with a snack afterwards!

Starting tomorrow, I will be trying to keep a "calorie" count. I'm curious to see how many calories I average...maybe that's my problem! I'm going to go for 1,200 a day...starting tomorrow.

Day One.

Lunch: Chicken and wild rice soup ( w/carrots and celery ) and chips, water to drink

I am going to try taking Phentremine again ( an appetite suppressant ). I tried it for like 7 days a while ago, and didn't do much, but I'm giving it a second chance. ( it's prescribed to me from my dr ) I dont feel good right now, very bloaty and crampy. Where is AF?

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Here we go! Can't wait to see what we accomplish :)