Week 1

Sunday:  

This day did not start out great, I broke the handle off one of my fave mugs. Then a little while later I broke my bathroom hand mirror. It’s a good thing I am not superstitious! 

I didn't walk today. My goal was to walk 5 days this week, so I will have to make sure I get out there the rest of the week. I drank 4 of my green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ of them, so I met that one! 

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. 

Throughout the day I ate:

4 Water bottles (16 glasses)

2 Cups of coffee with a lot of creamer

1 Hot dog at Costco

A few strawberries

Some baby carrots

1 Kids hamburger from McDonalds

1Medium fry

1 Bag of popcorn 

Monday:

I was extra sleepy today and didn’t want to get out of bed. I didn’t have a productive day, and there were quite a few things I wanted to work on. I have a lot of paperwork to organize. I really didn’t get any of it done.

I walked today for 20 minutes. That leaves 4 more days to walk this week. I drank almost 4 full green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ for the day.  

I wanted to walk for 30 minutes, but I got severe shin splints, mostly in my right leg. I have heard that this can be a problem if you push the muscle too hard. I will see how tomorrow goes, maybe I just need to work out my leg a little, for it to get better. I will do some research on shin splints and post that one day. Let me know how your workout is going and any successes or problems you run into. 

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. 

Throughout the day I ate:

        3 3/4 Water bottles (15 glasses)

3 Toast with peanut butter

¼ cantaloupe

Some strawberries

½  Cup of coffee with creamer

1 Hot Chocolate

100 calorie bag of popcorn

A few strawberries 

Tuesday:

I did not walk today. For some reason, I am finding it very difficult to get my butt up and get outside to walk. That leaves 4 more days to walk this week. I drank 3 ½ green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ for the day. So I did great on that. 

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. 

Throughout the day I ate:

         3 ½ bottles of water (14 glasses)

1 Toast with peanut butter

A few strawberries

7 inch Italian sandwich from Whichwich

Rice crispy treat

100 calorie popcorn

Small apple

Baby carrots

Large glass of wine 

Wednesday:

Grr, I did not walk again today. My sleep schedule is way off. I am staying up to about 6am and sleeping to about 2pm. When I get up it is the hottest time of the day, so I think I will wait until it cools off and then I start working on things and the next thing I know it is 2 or 3 am, and not a good time to go out walking.  I really need to get a better schedule. Maybe that will be part of my goal for next week. 

I did not walk again today. That leaves 4 more days to walk this week. There are only 3 days left – lol, so to make up for it by walking two times one day. I drank 2 ½ full green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ for the day, so at least I made that goal. 

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. 

Throughout the day I ate:

                2 ½ Bottles of water (10 glasses )

                Large bowl of honey nut cheerios with 2% milk

                Toast and peanut butter

                1 snack back of baked cheetos

                Baby carrot sticks

                2 glasses of wine

                Bag of 100 calorie popcorn 

Thursday:

With my sleep schedule off, I did the same thing today I did yesterday. I thought I would try to go to bed earlier tonight, but it is now 5:00am (Friday Morning – which is my Thursday night). I really need to figure this out, so I can get in some good exercise time. I know 20-30 minutes a few days a week will not make that much of a difference in my weight loss. Losing weight is mostly about lowering the calories, but it is so much healthier to exercise and it is key for keeping weight off. 

I missed my walk again today. That leaves 4 more days to walk this week, and tomorrow is Friday, so I will just have to do what I can through the rest of the week, and make sure I do better next week. I drank 4 full green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ for the day. I am still making that part of my goal really well, so thumbs up there! 

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. Looking back over the last few days, I see that there is not much I have eaten. I guess it is frustrating to me, that TV and whatnot, always make it seem like overweight people are eating all day. This is really not that much food for the course of a day. We are still struggling with finances right now, so we try to make the best choices we can, but healthier food is just so much more expensive. 

Throughout the day I ate:

                4 Bottles of Water (16 glasses )

                Large bowl of cheerios with 2% milk and ½ banana

                Whole grain pasta w/ EVOO and seasonings

                Whole grain pasta w/ sauce

                1 snack bag of baked Doritos

                100 calorie bag of popcorn

                1 large cup of coffee and creamer

Friday:

We have company coming for the weekend, so I was doing some cleaning and laundry today. Hope we will have a good time!

I didn't walk today, but did a lot of housework. I guess I should have said 5 days of exercise, not walking. I don't care what the activity is, just so long as I get in some physical activity. I drank 2 ½ green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ for the day.

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. 

Throughout the day I ate:

2 ½ Bottles of Water  (10 glasses)

2 bowels Honey nut cheerios and milk w/ banana

Tuna with about a tablespoon of mayo and ½ apple

Snack back of baked Doritos

100 calorie bag of popcorn

Toast with jelly

2 glasses of wine 

Saturday:

We have company this weekend, so I have not been watching my diet as much as I should, because someone was visiting, I did not take out any time for exercise like I should have. 

Because I did not exercise today, I have not done well on that goal at all. I only did exercise 2 days this week, and my goal was 5. I drank 2 ½ full green bottles of water. My goal was 2 ½ for the day. I met my water drinking goal every day! I have to pee quite a lot, but I know it is much better for me to be so hydrated. 

I know I am not officially tracking my diet, but I thought I would keep track of it. This is a bit better than we had been eating. We had been eating fast food 2-3 times a day. 

Throughout the day I ate:

                2 ½ Bottles of Water (10 glasses)

                Coffee with creamer

                Honey Nut Cheerios with ½ a banana

                A few slices of pizza

                Soda

                Rum and coke

                A handful of animal crackers

This week was not too bad. I defiantly need to work on getting myself up and exercising! Since buying a lot of fresh fruits and veg is financially tough right now, I will do what I can, but not make that a goal yet. I will keep the goal of exercising 30 minutes a day for 5 days. I will keep the goal of 2 ½ bottles of water a day. I will add getting myself on a schedule. I will write a blog on schedules also.

Let me know what your goals are, and what helps you meet them. What are some obstacles that get in your way? Good luck this week!

I am not a doctor, and this is just information I am figuring out for myself, so I would suggest talking to your doctor before starting any program.