Day Three Blues

Pretty good day, even though it started out kinda soggy! Resource visits with couple of providers...in the rain; dropped some surplus office supplies at Karmen Korner...in the rain; picked up training supplies for tomorrow from Wal-Mart...in the rain.

Home to finish up putting together tomorrow's training folders and do the cost analysis for the nutrition portion of the training. Dinner fixed while watching Hannah play in her kiddie pool...YES, swimming outside in her kiddie pool until we can get the big pool up and ready for the summer.

So here's the food journal for today:

BG @ 700 = 103

Breakfast @ 730
1 c honey-nut cheerios = 2 carbs
1/2 c 1% milk = 1/2 carb
6 almonds = 1 fat

A.M. Snack @ 930
3/4 oz rpetzels = 1 carb
1 oz string cheese = 1 protein

Lunch @ 1130
Chicken Crave Pita (from Pita Pit) = 2 carbs, 2 protein, 1 fat
4 oz Decadent Chocolate frozen Yogurt (FreshBerry Frozen Yogurt Cafe) = 2 carbs, 2 fat

BG @ 530 = 80

Dinner @ 630
3 bbq chicken sliders = 3 carbs, 2 protein, 1 fat
4 oz roasted sweet potatoes = 1 carb

BG @ 1015 = 142

Average @ 108 for the day...not too bad. 142, though, that's a little high for it to be almost 4 hours postprandial. I don't normally eat "white," bread, it's most always wheat/multi-grain.

A little bummed that day 3 shows absolutely no progress in weight loss yet. "Therefore, submit to God. But resist the Devil,k and he will flee from you. Draw near to God, and HE will draw near to you. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and HE will exalt you." James 4:7-8, 10 HOL

Tomorrow is a new day and will bring much success, if I make the right choices.

IT'S 2-FEET TALL!!!!!!!!

UGH!!!!!!! How difficult is it to avoid mowing down a tree that is 2-feet tall?!?! Especially after you've already mowed around the other four!!!!!!!!!! Well, apparently not that difficult because one of my Blue Spruce was the morning snack for our lawn mower! Took him all day to tell me! I'm so mad right now I could CRY!!!!!!!!

Such a tragic ending to an otherwise very good day! I stayed on program all day!

BG @ 7am = 103
Breakfast @730
2 slices carb watch toast = 1 carb
1 t. butter = 1 fat
1 soft-boiled egg = 1 protein

A.M. Snack @ 1030
2 turkey-cream chs tortilla roll-ups = 1 carb, 1 protein

BG @ 145 = 125

Lunch @ 150
12 oz spaghetti w/turkey marinara = 3 carb, 3 protein

P.M. Snack @ 400
3 peanut butter/wheat crackers = 1 carb, 1 fat

Dinner @ 7pm
2/3 c steamed brown rice = 2 carbs
2 oz chicken/shrimp stir-fry = 2 protein
1 c stir-fry veggies = 2 veggies

BG @ 9pm = 99 (woohoo~hasn't been that low in a few weeks)

Bedtime Snack @ 1000
2 slices carb watch bread = 1 carb
2 t. peanut butter = 2 fat

Work was very productive as well...I was able to get all of the handouts for Saturday's "Gardening with Children" training printed and stapled together. At lunch, I went out and cleaned out the large, galvanized tub and planted the flowering moss, then emptied the small tub and planted the marigolds. Tonight after work we hauled the barrels out back and emptied them.

Now I'm getting ready to finish the shopping list and hit the shower before settling down for a bedtime snack.

Day One ~ April 28, 2010

It technically was not April 28th when I started this post, but to make sure I accomplish my first goal, I decided I'd better start a little early. Since I recently began working from home, my days have been consumed with routine work and my evenings and weekends with family. I haven't really taken the time to get completely unpacked and organized...April 28th is the day!

This is my first step in making a significant change in my life. My husband is a hoarder and there are piles all around our house...it's driving my NUTS! However, I feel that I am encouraging him, somewhat, by having boxes that I still have not unpacked. Today, unpacking and organizing, then Friday, what's not needed is headed for my favorite resale shop in Stillwater, OK ~ Elite Repeat!

In addition, I will start to journal what I eat each day. Feel free to ask for recipes if you see something that gets your taste buds watering! I've decided to combine the recommendations of my dietitian with some sage advice from Jillian Michaels...my dietitian recommended that I consume 12 carbohydrate exchanges, 7 protein exchanges and 6 fat exchanges per day, combined with all of the non-starchy vegetables I would like. Jillian Michaels suggest 2 strict days, 3 moderate days and a little more lenient on the weekends. So what I will do for the next month is to start (on Monday) with a 12 carb day and alternate with a 9 carb day. On these days, I will not allow any sweets (the exception being special celebrations, like birthdays~which don't happen very often during the week). The weekends will be 12 carb days, but I will allow myself to have a biscuit with gravy at breakfast instead of bran flakes and raisins. Today starts out as a 12 carb day...I will also post my blood glucose levels. I started out testing 3 times/day, but then the doctor told me I could cut back to once a day, which sometimes averages to be once a week...UGH! Bad girl, I know!


Breakfast @ 730am
1 c honey-nut cheerios = 2 carbs
1/2 c 1% milk = 1/2 carb
6 almonds = 1fat

BG @ 930 = 102

A.M. Snack @ 1000

1 slice carb-watch bread = 1/2 carb

2 T peanut butter = 1 protein

1/2 c 1% milk = 1/2 carb

Lunch @ 110pm

12 oz spaghetti w/meatsauce = 3 carbs, 3 protein

1 slice garlic toast = 1 carb, 1 fat

P.M. BG @ 330 = 125

P. M. Snack @ 330

1 oz string cheese = 1 protein

29g reduced-fat wheat thins = 1 carb

Dinner @ 630

2 c Tomato~Florentine w/pasta soup = 3 carb, 2 vegetable

Post-Dinner BG @ 845 = 145

Bedtime Snack @ 900

1 slice carb watch bread = 1/2 carb

2 T peanut butter = 1 Protein

So, I need to work on adding more veggies and even out my proteins and fats. Tomorrow's another day.

Oh yeah, then there's exercise...not my strong-suit, but because most of my work is done sitting in a chair at the computer, I will try to do something active each day, even if it's vacuuming the house on my morning coffee break or hoeing the garden on my lunch-hour!