Calorie Counter

Today Rob and I are registering with a Calorie Counting program. I just started using this today and am excited that it does all the math for me - YAY! We're getting excited!!!!!

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Becca

Day One - 289.6

Last night I asked my sister when we were going to start walking again, figuring she'd give me a few days of slacking before I got back into exercising. To my surprise she said "How about tonight?" Of course my brain immediately screamed, "NOOO!!!!!!" I reluctantly agreed and she met me with the boys at 5:30. We got going and walked our 2.5 miles in about 45 minutes. This was no easy feat considering we were dragging and pushing 30, 50, and 70 lbs of kids! I felt great,
<--- although my head looked like it was going to explode.

When we got back I made myself a half a cheese quesadilla with salsa. About an hour later I started to feel the urge to snack, so I decided to clean. I must be nuts, right? I lugged laundry around the house, vacuumed, dusted and scrubbed the bathroom.

When I got on the scale this morning (which was my "old" weigh-in time) I was shocked to see I am under 290. My "old" starting weight was 296, so I kept off 6.4 of the lbs I lose before. WOO HOO!!!! That made me feel awesome.

Tonight Mom E. is coming for dinner. I threw a whole chicken in the crockpot with lots of spices. I'm making mashed potatoes w/gravy, green beans, and rolls. I ate light today and I'm going to try to load up on green beans so I don't gorge myself on gravy and rolls. Oh how I love rolls. Too bad bread rolls = more fat rolls!

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Becca

A New Day

What a summer...I slacked my way through the entire three summer months making excuses for eating junk and not exercising and now I feel kinda rotten. BOO! Not only did I screw up my own journey, but my hubby stumbled as well. We may have cooked a total of four times during the summer – we survived on pizza, hoagies, cheesesteaks, Chinese food and other take out junk. What a waste of money and calories!

Well, the mistake’s been realized and I’m happy to announce that WE ARE STARTING OVER! Today is a new day in my journey to losing 100 lbs. Back in August I ordered myself The Abs Diet for Women on Amazon. I started reading it as soon as I got it, but got disgusted with it and buried it under the bed. Last night I dug it out and dusted it off. Tonight I’ll start reading it again.

Rob and I hit the grocery store yesterday for the first time in about three months – pathetic, right? I’m totally bummed that I slacked this summer and missed all the roadside produce! *smacks forehead* Oh well – at least they still have a huge variety of fruits and veggies at the grocery store. We ended up picking up green beans, peppers, plums, bananas, apples and potatoes. We also got assorted lean meats, tortilla chips, salsa, sugar-free ice cream, 100% whole wheat bread and diet soda. We steered clear of the “no-no” foods we’ve been gorging ourselves on – bacon, butter, white bread... well, you get the idea.

I am not going to beat myself up over this, but I would like to apologize for letting you guys and myself down. I am renewing my commitment to myself today as well as to my readers. It’s time to move forward – let’s get back on track!

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Becca