Hmm...well, that didn't last long! I did manage to loose 22lbs in my month and a half of dieting, and I've maintained that even though I'm not doing what I need to be doing. My good friend Wendy and I have agreed to work out together 3 times a week for the entire month of January. We're going to have a competition of sorts to see who can lose 30lbs the fastest! I am very excited about that. For now, I'll just enjoy the holiday season for what it is and continue to try and watch portion sizes even though I'll still be enjoying homemade goodies.
On the non-weight part of my life, my brother is getting married to one of my best friends! Very exciting.
I'm going to attempt to post more regularly, even though I don't think anyone reads this. Ha!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Day 11
7/6/08
Day 11
Breakfast
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--90 Calories
1 tbsp Peanut Butter--90 Calories
1 small Banana--90 Calories
Total--270 Calories
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Lunch
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--90 Calories
5 slices Carl Budding Honey Ham--43 Calories
1/2 slice Cheddar Cheese--55 Calories
1 tsp Mustard--5 Calories
Red Lettuce--0 Calories
3 oz Baby Carrots--35 Calories
1/2 Granny Smith Apple--36 Calories
Total--264 Calories
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Dinner
1 Totally Tuna Sandwich from Jimmy Johns--502 Calories
Diet Coke--0 Calories
Total--502
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Snack
1 Vanilla Ice Cream Cone from McDonalds--150 Calories
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Daily Total--1186 Calories
Day 11
Breakfast
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--90 Calories
1 tbsp Peanut Butter--90 Calories
1 small Banana--90 Calories
Total--270 Calories
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Lunch
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--90 Calories
5 slices Carl Budding Honey Ham--43 Calories
1/2 slice Cheddar Cheese--55 Calories
1 tsp Mustard--5 Calories
Red Lettuce--0 Calories
3 oz Baby Carrots--35 Calories
1/2 Granny Smith Apple--36 Calories
Total--264 Calories
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Dinner
1 Totally Tuna Sandwich from Jimmy Johns--502 Calories
Diet Coke--0 Calories
Total--502
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Snack
1 Vanilla Ice Cream Cone from McDonalds--150 Calories
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Daily Total--1186 Calories
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave
7/4/08-Day 9
Happy 4th of July!!!!
The 4th of July is BY FAR my favorite holiday! It always has been, it's kinda deal in my family. I decided that I wouldn't actually count my calories today, just keep an eye on my portion sizes and eat sensible things. I probably didn't do nearly as bad as I'm thinking I did. Probably about 1500 calories would be my guess, which all in all, isn't bad!
I am completely exhausted though. Spent the whole day with Lisa! We went to a cookout at my "second family's" home, you know, the people who aren't your actual family but you grew up with and they're your second family. Anyways...we went there this afternoon and got nice and tan in the gorgeous, perfectg 74 degree weather! Then we went to the Prime Outlet Mall to go to Vitamin World because we heard that if you take B Vitamins the mosquito's won't bite you because to them you'll smell bad. It actually worked! Then we went to my Aunt Linda's house where my entire family was, along with some of the extended family, which is always nice! And after we had the cookout there, we were finally off to the fireworks!
I absolutely LOVE the fireworks!
So now it's off to beddy-bye because I have to work at 7:15 in the morning...but only until noon, so that's nice. :)
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Oh, say can you see
by the dawn's early light
what so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
thru the perilous fight,
o'er the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Happy 4th of July!!!!
The 4th of July is BY FAR my favorite holiday! It always has been, it's kinda deal in my family. I decided that I wouldn't actually count my calories today, just keep an eye on my portion sizes and eat sensible things. I probably didn't do nearly as bad as I'm thinking I did. Probably about 1500 calories would be my guess, which all in all, isn't bad!
I am completely exhausted though. Spent the whole day with Lisa! We went to a cookout at my "second family's" home, you know, the people who aren't your actual family but you grew up with and they're your second family. Anyways...we went there this afternoon and got nice and tan in the gorgeous, perfectg 74 degree weather! Then we went to the Prime Outlet Mall to go to Vitamin World because we heard that if you take B Vitamins the mosquito's won't bite you because to them you'll smell bad. It actually worked! Then we went to my Aunt Linda's house where my entire family was, along with some of the extended family, which is always nice! And after we had the cookout there, we were finally off to the fireworks!
I absolutely LOVE the fireworks!
So now it's off to beddy-bye because I have to work at 7:15 in the morning...but only until noon, so that's nice. :)
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Oh, say can you see
by the dawn's early light
what so proudly we hailed
at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars
thru the perilous fight,
o'er the ramparts we watched
were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare,
the bombs bursting in air,
gave proof through the night
that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Thursday, July 3, 2008
7/3/08-Day 8
Breakfast
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--120 Calories
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter--81
Total--201
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Lunch
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--120 Calories
5 slices Carl Budding Honey Ham--43 Calories
1/2 slice Cheddar Cheese--55 Calories
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard--5 Calories
7 Baby Carrots--18 Calories
1/2 cup canned Peaches--55 Calories
1 White Chocolate Rasperry Yogurt--100 Calories
Total--396
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Oops...didn't mean to have that many calories for lunch...
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--120 Calories
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter--81
Total--201
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Lunch
1 slice Whole Wheat bread--120 Calories
5 slices Carl Budding Honey Ham--43 Calories
1/2 slice Cheddar Cheese--55 Calories
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard--5 Calories
7 Baby Carrots--18 Calories
1/2 cup canned Peaches--55 Calories
1 White Chocolate Rasperry Yogurt--100 Calories
Total--396
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Oops...didn't mean to have that many calories for lunch...
6/30/08-Day 5
This is an email I wrote to Gary Rudd about this whole weight loss thing...
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Hi Gary!
Yesterday was my first day in with the teaching because I've been in the nursery. Ironically enough, if there is such a thing serving a God like ours, God's been really uprooting a massive thing in my life.
About three months ago I was praising and thanking God for all the changes he's made and is continuing to make in the finance area of my life. I was saying how great it is even though it's been a somewhat grueling process. Then I said, "I'm excited to see what you're going to uproot in me next! What ARE you planning for the next season of my life?" Even as I said it, I was sorta saying in my head "SHUT UP!" hahaha And of course, because he's faithful and just and because He's committed to me and my maturing, He just sorta said it.
He told me that He is jealous for my attention and that I've been giving it to something else. That I claim that He's the Lover of my soul and my all in all, but I've been having an affair with food. He told me that He loves me and He will work through it with me and that He simply wants me to run to Him first. I just sort of sat that wide eyed. How could I have not seen this coming? After all, He was right. When I'm happy, I don't praise him first, I eat. When I'm sad, I don't run to him first, I eat. When I'm lonely, confused, excited, thrilled with life, when I'm anything, I don't go first to Him, I go to food.
Now...this is HUGE for me. I cried my eyes out for about a week. I had been having a love affair with someone other than my Husband. How could I have been so blind? I was wretched. It took me a while to come to grips with this. Every time I felt Him coming near to love and comfort me, I pulled away a little thinking things like, "How? Why do you still love me the same? I've given myself to another?" It was a big deal and I didn't deal with it very well for a while. I found myself doing the same things, I was so ashamed, so I was eating. I was embarassed, so I was eating. I was upset with myself, annoyed at my pride, so I was eating.
A few weeks ago a light sort of went off in my head. He asked me why I keep condemning myself for things he's already forgotten. Yeah, He got me on that one! So I started trying to eat better. I still hadn't told ANYONE anything about any of this because I felt so ashamed, stupid and prideful. Last week I decided that this is ridiculous and not a biblical way of dealing with anything! I went and saw my doctor. I told him that I need to loose weight and I need help. He "prescribed" me a 1200 calorie a day diet and an hour of exercise every day. I told him that was a little steep, wasn't it? I mean what happened to 1/2 hour three times a week??? He said that if I'm really serious, this is what I needed to do, and that as my doctor he's telling me that this is what I NEED to do. He then went over all the health issues that would happen if I stayed where I'm at. He was actually SUPER encouraging!
So when I went home, I right away told Luke & Heather about it. I was still kind of embarassed about it, but once I said it they were SO supportive of me and started telling me how they've noticed it and have been praying for me in it already! Well after that, I've been telling everyone! Even all my coworkers know!
It's only Day 5, but I know it's different this time around. I feel completely graced in this. My view and motivation are different. I'm not trying to "look good" or "get healthy" per se, I just want to glorify God in EVERY area of my life. Even the ones that can seem subtle. I feel like my love affair with the Lord is in the begining stages again, the giddy goofiness of first love! Every day I feel stronger. I know that there will be rough spots, but I know who I'm going to run to this time! I feel in control, well, as in control as a heart submitted can feel! I am ruling and reigning over my body, and it feels great. And when I say it feels great, I don't mean just physically, although it does feel good in my body too, but it just feels great in my soul.
Love,
Sarah
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Hi Gary!
Yesterday was my first day in with the teaching because I've been in the nursery. Ironically enough, if there is such a thing serving a God like ours, God's been really uprooting a massive thing in my life.
About three months ago I was praising and thanking God for all the changes he's made and is continuing to make in the finance area of my life. I was saying how great it is even though it's been a somewhat grueling process. Then I said, "I'm excited to see what you're going to uproot in me next! What ARE you planning for the next season of my life?" Even as I said it, I was sorta saying in my head "SHUT UP!" hahaha And of course, because he's faithful and just and because He's committed to me and my maturing, He just sorta said it.
He told me that He is jealous for my attention and that I've been giving it to something else. That I claim that He's the Lover of my soul and my all in all, but I've been having an affair with food. He told me that He loves me and He will work through it with me and that He simply wants me to run to Him first. I just sort of sat that wide eyed. How could I have not seen this coming? After all, He was right. When I'm happy, I don't praise him first, I eat. When I'm sad, I don't run to him first, I eat. When I'm lonely, confused, excited, thrilled with life, when I'm anything, I don't go first to Him, I go to food.
Now...this is HUGE for me. I cried my eyes out for about a week. I had been having a love affair with someone other than my Husband. How could I have been so blind? I was wretched. It took me a while to come to grips with this. Every time I felt Him coming near to love and comfort me, I pulled away a little thinking things like, "How? Why do you still love me the same? I've given myself to another?" It was a big deal and I didn't deal with it very well for a while. I found myself doing the same things, I was so ashamed, so I was eating. I was embarassed, so I was eating. I was upset with myself, annoyed at my pride, so I was eating.
A few weeks ago a light sort of went off in my head. He asked me why I keep condemning myself for things he's already forgotten. Yeah, He got me on that one! So I started trying to eat better. I still hadn't told ANYONE anything about any of this because I felt so ashamed, stupid and prideful. Last week I decided that this is ridiculous and not a biblical way of dealing with anything! I went and saw my doctor. I told him that I need to loose weight and I need help. He "prescribed" me a 1200 calorie a day diet and an hour of exercise every day. I told him that was a little steep, wasn't it? I mean what happened to 1/2 hour three times a week??? He said that if I'm really serious, this is what I needed to do, and that as my doctor he's telling me that this is what I NEED to do. He then went over all the health issues that would happen if I stayed where I'm at. He was actually SUPER encouraging!
So when I went home, I right away told Luke & Heather about it. I was still kind of embarassed about it, but once I said it they were SO supportive of me and started telling me how they've noticed it and have been praying for me in it already! Well after that, I've been telling everyone! Even all my coworkers know!
It's only Day 5, but I know it's different this time around. I feel completely graced in this. My view and motivation are different. I'm not trying to "look good" or "get healthy" per se, I just want to glorify God in EVERY area of my life. Even the ones that can seem subtle. I feel like my love affair with the Lord is in the begining stages again, the giddy goofiness of first love! Every day I feel stronger. I know that there will be rough spots, but I know who I'm going to run to this time! I feel in control, well, as in control as a heart submitted can feel! I am ruling and reigning over my body, and it feels great. And when I say it feels great, I don't mean just physically, although it does feel good in my body too, but it just feels great in my soul.
Love,
Sarah
6/29/08-Day 4
Breakfast
1 slice Whole Wheat Bread--100 Calories
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter--81 Calories1 small Banana--90 Calories
Total--271
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Lunch
1 Hamburger Bun--110 Calories
4 oz Hamburger--191 Calories
1/2 cup Carrots--25 Calories
1 Tbsp Salsa--4 Calories
1 Cup Watermelon--46 Calories
Total--376
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Snack
1 Grande Americano--15 Calories
4 pumps Caramel Syrup--20 Calories
2 tbsp Nonfat Milk--22 Calories
Total--57 Calories
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Dinner
6 inch Sweet Onion Teryaki Chicken sub on Whole Wheat bread--370 Calories
1 packet Apple Slices--35 Calories
Total--405 Calories
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Other
1 can Vernor's Ginger Ale--150 Calories
Daily Total--1259 Calories
All in all, not a bad day! Especially considering that I went to a cookout with lots of delicious and forbidden things to eat!
1 slice Whole Wheat Bread--100 Calories
1 Tbsp Peanut Butter--81 Calories1 small Banana--90 Calories
Total--271
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Lunch
1 Hamburger Bun--110 Calories
4 oz Hamburger--191 Calories
1/2 cup Carrots--25 Calories
1 Tbsp Salsa--4 Calories
1 Cup Watermelon--46 Calories
Total--376
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Snack
1 Grande Americano--15 Calories
4 pumps Caramel Syrup--20 Calories
2 tbsp Nonfat Milk--22 Calories
Total--57 Calories
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Dinner
6 inch Sweet Onion Teryaki Chicken sub on Whole Wheat bread--370 Calories
1 packet Apple Slices--35 Calories
Total--405 Calories
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Other
1 can Vernor's Ginger Ale--150 Calories
Daily Total--1259 Calories
All in all, not a bad day! Especially considering that I went to a cookout with lots of delicious and forbidden things to eat!
6/28/08-Day 3
Breakfast
3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1/2 cup Skim Milk--150 Calories
1 small (6 in.) Banana--90 Calories
Total--240 Calories
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Breakfast was a bit of a joke. Have you ever actually measured out the serving size of cereal as posted on the box??? I hadn't either, and let me tell you, it's not much AT ALL. I could actually feel my eyes bulging from my head. I double checked the measuring cup, maybe I'd used the wrong one? Nope. 3/4 a cup of cereal and my bowl wasn't even a quarter full! Absolutely ridiculous!!! I should maybe look into buying smaller bowls...
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Well, it's 11:16am. Luke and Heather just left with the boys to go to the mall and on a picnic. I'm already thinking things like, "Nobody but me knows about that pack of Reese's Pieces I have in my room...I think I might have a package of Mini Charleston Chews too". Man, I knew it would be rough on days off, not being distracted by work and all, but ALREADY??? I'm sore from going out with the girls line dancing last night, I have a headache from that disgusting light beer I had, and I definitely don't feel like doing an hour of exercise right now...oh man...
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Lunch
1 slice Whole Wheat Bread--100 Calories
1/4 cup Tuna--60 calories
1 tsp. Mayo--25 Calories
1 tsp. Dijon Mustard--15 Calories
1/2 cup Applesauce w/ Cinnamon--50 Calories
1/2 cup peaches in light syrup--50 Calories
1 Weight Watchers Strawberry Yogurt--100 Calories
Total--400 Calories
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Snack
27 Goldfish Crackers--70 Calories
10 Grapes--30 Calories
Total--100 Calories
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Dinner
1 Red Bell Pepper--43 Calories
1 cup Orzo Pasta--176 Calories
1/4 cup canned Tomatoes--22 Calories
1 Tablespoon Parmesan Cheese--11 Calories
1 Teaspoon Olive Oil--40 Calories
Total--292
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Snack
1/2 cup plain air popped Popcorn--15 Calories
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Total For Day 3--1047 Calories
Exercise--1 hour of gardening, which I used as a trick to get exersize when I really didn't want to "exercise" (digging up weeds, hand tilling the dirt, planting lettuce, water all plants in yard)
All in all, Day 3 was huge success! Especially considering that I was home all day, part of it alone, and the other part with Lisa, who kept saying things like, "I could REALLY go for McDonalds right now" and "Man, I'd REALLY like some candy right now". The most annoying part of it to me wasn't that she was saying those things, but that she regularly eats those things and is still super small. I'm talking size small shirts and size 4/6 pants. WHY?!?!?!?! So not fair...
3/4 cup Honey Nut Cheerios w/ 1/2 cup Skim Milk--150 Calories
1 small (6 in.) Banana--90 Calories
Total--240 Calories
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Breakfast was a bit of a joke. Have you ever actually measured out the serving size of cereal as posted on the box??? I hadn't either, and let me tell you, it's not much AT ALL. I could actually feel my eyes bulging from my head. I double checked the measuring cup, maybe I'd used the wrong one? Nope. 3/4 a cup of cereal and my bowl wasn't even a quarter full! Absolutely ridiculous!!! I should maybe look into buying smaller bowls...
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Well, it's 11:16am. Luke and Heather just left with the boys to go to the mall and on a picnic. I'm already thinking things like, "Nobody but me knows about that pack of Reese's Pieces I have in my room...I think I might have a package of Mini Charleston Chews too". Man, I knew it would be rough on days off, not being distracted by work and all, but ALREADY??? I'm sore from going out with the girls line dancing last night, I have a headache from that disgusting light beer I had, and I definitely don't feel like doing an hour of exercise right now...oh man...
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Lunch
1 slice Whole Wheat Bread--100 Calories
1/4 cup Tuna--60 calories
1 tsp. Mayo--25 Calories
1 tsp. Dijon Mustard--15 Calories
1/2 cup Applesauce w/ Cinnamon--50 Calories
1/2 cup peaches in light syrup--50 Calories
1 Weight Watchers Strawberry Yogurt--100 Calories
Total--400 Calories
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Snack
27 Goldfish Crackers--70 Calories
10 Grapes--30 Calories
Total--100 Calories
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Dinner
1 Red Bell Pepper--43 Calories
1 cup Orzo Pasta--176 Calories
1/4 cup canned Tomatoes--22 Calories
1 Tablespoon Parmesan Cheese--11 Calories
1 Teaspoon Olive Oil--40 Calories
Total--292
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Snack
1/2 cup plain air popped Popcorn--15 Calories
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Total For Day 3--1047 Calories
Exercise--1 hour of gardening, which I used as a trick to get exersize when I really didn't want to "exercise" (digging up weeds, hand tilling the dirt, planting lettuce, water all plants in yard)
All in all, Day 3 was huge success! Especially considering that I was home all day, part of it alone, and the other part with Lisa, who kept saying things like, "I could REALLY go for McDonalds right now" and "Man, I'd REALLY like some candy right now". The most annoying part of it to me wasn't that she was saying those things, but that she regularly eats those things and is still super small. I'm talking size small shirts and size 4/6 pants. WHY?!?!?!?! So not fair...
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