April 11th, 2013 - What Happens on a Bad Day...

Weigh in (AM): 174.8

Food Log :

6:30am: 2 eggs / black beans / salsa / cheese

8:00am: Grande non-fat Capuchino

11:30am: Salad with chicken / black beans / goat cheese and hummus / celery

1:00pm: Trail Mix from work (Peanuts, raisins, pineapple, pb chips, chocolate)

5:00pm: Banana
              Whip Cream 1/4 cup

8:00pm: Spaetezeles / chicken / asparagus / 4 beers (the bad)

 

Money Spent: $2 for trail mix and $3.80 for Capuchino = $5.80

Bed time to wake time: 11:30pm-6am

Exercise: Zero, Thursday off

Alcohol Consumption: 4 Harpoon IPA's

Caffeine: Capuchino

 

Excess (artificial) sugar: PB Chips and chocolate pieces in trail mix and whipped cream

Successes: Dinner was ok, the chicken and asparagus were a success. Finally posted the oboe and SCUBA gear on Craigslist, some success there so far.

Where to improve: Alcohol consumption / weight / money / afternoon snacking.

 

General thoughts on the day: I'm annoyed with myself, but this is a typical bad day. Where I do one thing I'm not proud of and then the rest goes down hill quickly. I would really like to find something to fight those afternoon cravings, but can't seem to figure it out. Maybe a small piece of dark chocolate? I don't want to say I'm 100% giving anything up, just working on moderation, and hunger cravings. I don't think it would be very realistic to give things up entirely, as that just creates more cravings. I also need to work on how I react to things in my alone time, as that's when things flare up.

 

April 10, 2013 - Every Day's a New Day

Today's Stats:

Weigh in (AM): 174.8

Food Log (pretty good):

6:30am: 2 eggs / black beans / salsa / cheese

11:30am: Leftover Homemade Chicken Pot Pie / Cheese slices

12:40pm: Trail Mix from work (Peanuts, raisins, pineapple, pb chips, chocolate) - did not feel well after eating

5:00pm: Banana

6:30pm: Mixed Nuts

9:00pm: Cottage Cheese

Money Spent: $2 for trail mix

Bed time to wake time: Midnight - 6:00am (could NOT get to sleep last night)

Exercise: 30 minutes with trainer

Alcohol Consumption: Zero

Caffeine: 2 Cups of Tea

Excess (artificial) sugar: PB Chips and chocolate pieces in trail mix

Successes: No Alcohol, making mostly decent food decisions. Money spent

Where to improve: Still working on those cravings, have to work on things in the afternoon, after lunch. 

General thoughts on the day: Not too bad. I wore a new shirt that I was a little nervous about wearing and got lots of complements on it, which was nice. On the bad side, I seem to have done something to my foot (either running yesterday or the work shoes I was wearing) which has made walking interesting. I also picked up some books I'm excited to read at the library this evening (needed some quick reads from authors I'm used to).

On to tomorrow :)

April 9, 2013: The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly

Today's Stats:

Weigh in (AM): 178.8 (bad)

Food Log (pretty good):

6:30am: 2 eggs / black beans / salsa / cheese

10:19am:  5 Almonds

12:00pm: Lentil Soup / Sliced Cheese

2:00pm:  5 Almonds

5:00pm: post run banana

5:30pm: Salad with Chicken and black beans (basic dressing, olive oil and red wine vinegar) 

7:30pm:  Corona Light

Money Spent: $26 (I owed somebody a drink and paid a credit card bill)

Bed time to wake time: 10:00pm-5:30am

Exercise: 25 minute run, slow but working on it

Alcohol Consumption: 1 Corona Light

Caffeine: 2 Cups of Tea

Excess (artificial) sugar: Zero (the Good)

Successes: Forcing myself to go out on a run when I wasn't sure I would have enough time between work and Paint Nite

Where to improve: Cravings, need to work on. Having that post run banana was perfect - normally I would have tried for something bigger and sugary-er. Wasn't planning on having a drink at Paint Nite, but went with the lighter option (need to work on wants versus needs and cravings)

General thoughts on the day: Overall not too shabby. Happy that I went on the run this afternoon, it's something I need to get outside and do more, even though it's slow, I know it will get quicker. Not happy about the weight situation, but considering the sugar / alcohol / poor choices path I've been of lately, it's not surprising, just scary...

Accountability Update

I was thinking today that I needed a permanent place to put down everything I want to improve on, keep track of, and show progress in my life. In general I want to keep track of paces in my life where I feel like things have gotten a little out of control, and reign them in. By making specific things to account for each and every day, I want this place to keep track of things, but also to change as my goals and life change. 

For starters, here's what I want to track:

Weigh in (AM)

Food Log

Money Spent

Bed time to wake time

Exercise

Alcohol Consumption

Caffeine 

Excess (artificial) sugar

Successes

Where to improve

General thoughts on the day

A few years ago I had some real success losing weight on weight watchers, and I think the reason for that was that I tracked and measured everything I ate / drank / exercised / etc. By holding myself accountable and tracking I was able to succeed. Hopefully, this can act as a similar mode of success.

Here's to tomorrow's successes!