HOLY COW!!

So, I reluctantly got on the scale this morning. I was looking at the last two digits of the weight to see how much damage was done this week. When I saw "98" I was confused, so I looked at the first digit: "1." Well, that didn't make sense. That would mean I lost..... FOURTEEN POUNDS??!?!!!?? WHAT???!?!?!???

Yeah, I didn't believe that for a second! So, I got on again.....199. Third time's the charm? 198. Something wasn't right! This was all done on the Biggest Loser game, so I decided to see what Wii Fit had to say. The little scale/widget guy has never lied to me before (he always grunts in pain when I step on the balance board...rude!). 197

I called Kathi and my mom in complete shock. How could this be. My mom was convinced something was wrong. I was as well. I had decided to weigh in on Kathi's scale as well when I got to her house. In the mean time, I thought that I should try it at home one more time. I had put the balance board away, so I got it back out and made sure it was how it was supposed to be. This time, I weighed in at 211. THAT'S more like it! The balanced board must have been unbalanced somehow with the earlier weights.

Not a funny joke, but I'm glad I caught it. I'm glad it was such an outrageous number that I thought to question it. I would have hated to count it and then gain 10 pounds next week. That would be bad! I'm just glad I didn't gain. I'll take 1 pound this week! I think that's great!

So, yeah. That was my weigh-in this morning. Sure woke me up fast, that's for sure! :)

Oh, and I gained 1.75 inches....I knew it!


Breakfast:

• Multigrain Cheerios
• Special K cereal bar

Lunch:

• Black beans, brown rice and cheese (not a burrito)

Dinner:

• Corned beef
• Baked Lays potato chips 
• (You think that's bad....you should have seen what the kids had!)

Snacks:

• Protein bar
• Fiber One bar
• Captain Crunch cereal (small bowl...no milk)
• A scoop of ice cream

Date --------------2/19/10------------2/26/10------------Total Lost ------ Grand Total
Neck -------------- 13.5----------------- 13.75 ------------ -0.25 ---------------- 0.75
Right Arm--------- 15 ------------------- 15 --------------- 0 ---------------------- 0
Left Arm----------- 16 --------------- 15.75 -------------- 0.25 ---------------- 0.25
Bust ---------------- 50.25 ------------- 49 ----------------- 1.25 ---------------- 3
Midriff ------------- 38.25 -------------- 38.5 ------------ -0.25 --------------- 1.55
Waist -------------- 40.5 ----------------- 40.5 ------------ 0 ------------------- 2.5
Belly --------------- 46.5 -------------- 48.75 ------------ -2.25 --------------- 2.75
Hips --------------- 51 ---------------- 51.25 ------------- -0.25 ----------------- 2.5
Right Thigh ------- 26.5 --------------- 27.25 ----------- -0.75 ---------------- 0.75
Left Thigh --------- 27.25 -------------- 26.75 ---------- 0.5 ------------------ 1.25
Right Calf --------- 15.25 ------------- 15.25 ------------- 0 ------------------ 0.25
Left Calf ----------- 15.5 -------------- 15.5 -------------- 0 --------------------- 0

Total Inches ----- 355.5 ------------- 357.25 
Inches Lost ----------------------------- -1.75 --------- -1.75 ---------------- 15.5

Weight ------------ 212 ---------- 211
Weight Lost ---------------------- 1 --------------------------------------------- 20
Percentage ----------------------- 0.47% ------------------------------------- 8.66%
Lost

*Is it just me or does it seem like I don't actually "lose" inches....they just relocate to other parts of my body?

Low expectations

That's what I've got for the weigh-in tomorrow. I'm really crossing my fingers that I don't gain weight. However, I'm fairly certain I've gained in inches.

I was reminded of Shrek 2 yesterday. I wanted to use Fairy Godmother's words to this....this....boy who is causing me frustration: "You force me to do something I really don't want to do. My diet is RUINED!!....Somebody get me something deep fried and smothered in chocolate!" THANKFULLY I didn't go that far. I didn't eat anything deep fried (okay, I did have a bite of Lucas' corndog), but I did have some chocolate. I think I had 4-5 orange-chocolate balls....and 5 or so chocolate covered pretzels.

*sigh*

Then there's the exercise part of the week. Sure, I danced to Dance Dance Revolution, but I'm so bad at it, can we really count that? I must say, however, today I got TWO A's. They were for the "basic" level, but still! Anyway, I digress. My point is, I didn't do nearly as much exercising as in weeks past. Not good! Not good!

I did come to a realization tonight though. It was similar to the time that I realized too much ice cream left me feeling ill. You see, aside from being frustrated about this guy not calling, I haven't been feeling too great, either. Physically I wasn't ill or anything, but I was a little off in the head (no comments, please). Then this morning I woke up with a headache, which didn't really go away all day.

So, I've been feeling crappy, frustrated, and I'm super tired! I really just wanted to do a little dancing and call it good, but since tomorrow is a weigh-in, I decided to have a good last chance workout. So, after my dancing, I got out my Biggest Loser game and had a good workout with Bob. Imagine my surprise when I started feeling good. Sure, I'd heard of this before, but again, I've always thought of it as "yeah, right." No! It's true! Exercising helps you feel better in the head! I've got to remember this! I've got to remember that when I'm frustrated, I should pine over it while exercising, not sitting around!

I'm slow, I know.

Anyway, I've got to wrap this up. Not only did I start feeling better while exercising, I also started falling asleep (really bad sign for my metabolism). That's probably a good indication that I should go to bed. So......

Wednesday:

Breakfast:

• Egg
• Toast - 2 slices
• 1 1/2 slices turkey bacon
• Milk

Lunch:

• Salmon

Dinner:

• Chicken (small cubes marinated in Italian dressing, cooked in a frying pan)
• Brown rice

Snacks:

• Orange-chocolate balls
• Chocolate covered pretzels
• Special K cereal bar
• Protein bar

Thursday:

Breakfast:

• Oatmeal Squares

Lunch:

• Egg
• Toast
• 2 slices turkey bacon
• Milk

Dinner:

• Bubble pizza (not nearly as much as last time!)

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• Special K cereal bar
• 1/2 marshmallow brownie

Dumb Boys!

I've been having kind of a slacker week. This is not good!! I am about to start my period ANY DAY! I should be working extra hard to counteract that!! What do I do? Sit around and pine for some guy who won't call. STUPID boys! Okay, I did dance a little today during nap time....I think I woke up the baby who was sleeping in the room underneath me. Oops. But still! I could have done something more this evening. Bah!

And I'm hungry.

I need to end this day and go to bed.

BAH!

(stupid stupid stupid...)

Breakfast:

• Multigrain Cheerios

Lunch:

• Black beans, brown rice and cheese burrito

Dinner:

• Beef flavored pot pie...with a cheese slice in it

Snacks:

• Mini Delights
• 6 Tootsie Rolls
• Captain Crunch cereal

Let's dance!

The other day I got the Dance Dance Revolution Wii game that I had ordered. I didn't have a chance to try it out until tonight. It's tough. It's fun! I'm so bad!! However, it's right up there with volleyball for a fun workout (and that's saying a lot!). I'm excited to try it out more. I was so surprised at how fast the hour went. I need to start playing it earlier in the evening so I can play it longer. Fun stuff! I also ordered a Disney Dance Revolution game...with classic songs like Chim Chim Chiree....not modern Disney like High School Musical. I think that will be fun when it comes! I love trying out these new ways to exercise....the non-traditional ways. It really is very fun!

I've made a decision with my eating. Since I really don't eat much, I'm not going to try to put extra calories in the food I do eat...like put a little more cheese in my burrito. Who knew I would ever be to a point where I was not eating enough? Where I have to consciously eat more? It's just crazy!!!


Breakfast:

• Egg
• Toast
• 2 slices of turkey bacon
• Milk

Lunch:

• Black beans, brown rice, cheese burrito

Dinner:

• Sushi

Snacks:

• Tootsie roll

Hands-On fun

I'm entering another photo for I ♥ Faces. This week's challenge is photos to do with hands. I took this picture of my brother's family's hands (at the request of his wife) when his youngest was born.

Be specific

Last night I went to a movie with some friends and afterwords we went to TGI Fridays for desert. The menu included things like: cheesecake, brownie sundae, peanut butter pie, etc.....really rich in calories. I really didn't want any of that, but thought I would be safe with a bowl of ice cream, and ordered that. In my head, I was picturing a small bowl with a scoop of ice cream....you know, the complimentary kind you get on your birthday? Boy was I surprised when a big bowl with six scoops of ice cream was set in front of me. Wow! Yeah, I learned my lesson to be more specific.

Last night, after I went to bed I was feeling pretty hungry. I started to go over my day and realized that I really didn't eat enough. I mean, it was bad! I don't count calories, obviously, but if I had to guess, I would say I ate maybe 1000 calories, and that is being very generous! I should have had the whole bowl of ice cream! As it is, I don't think I even ate one scoop. Whoops! I tell ya, weekends are tough!!

Oh good heavens!!!! I just realized that I never did have my weekly piece of the best chocolate on earth. What is wrong with me????!?!?!?!!??

Okay....let me report....

Saturday:

Breakfast:

• Oatmeal Crisp with almonds

Lunch:

• A piece of salmon

Dinner:

• Black bean, brown rice and cheese burrito

Snacks:

• 3/4 scoop of ice cream
• 5 tootsie rolls

Sunday:

Breakfast:

• Oatmeal Crisp with almonds

Lunch:

• Frozen flatbread sandwich

Dinner:

• Chicken and rice
• Carrots

Snacks:

• Part of a protein bar
• Mini Delights

Slow and steady

I was pretty pleased with my measurements yesterday. I was down 3 pounds and 4.5 inches. Wahoo! I am right on track to meet my first goal. I do need to lose 3 pounds a week to make that goal, but I've got a little bit of wiggle room if I don't quite reach 3 pounds every week. It'd do-able.

I'm feeling pretty good, too. I'm having a little more response from men lately and I don't know if it's because I've lost some weight and look better. Or, maybe I am feeling a little more confident and radiating that a bit more. Or, perhaps I just don't really care about attracting the guys but having a good time, whether it attracts someone or not and my awesome personality is showing more (hehe). It's probably a combination of all of the above. All I know is that as long as it's the right guys I'm getting attention from, I am completely fine with it (and, so far so good...for the most part).  :)

Anyway....here's my food log from yesterday, as well as the measurment results:

Breakfast:

• Multigrain Cheerios
• Yogurt

Lunch:

• Strogenoff with steak and rice

Dinner:

• Salmon
• Fried red potatoes
• Broccoli with cheese

Snacks:

• Protein bar

Date --------------1/15/10------------1/22/10------------Total Lost ------ Grand Total
Neck -------------- 13.5----------------- 13.5 ---------------- 0 ---------------------- 1
Right Arm--------- 15.25 ------------ 15 --------------- 0.25 ------------------ 0
Left Arm----------- 15.75 --------------- 16 -------------- -0.25 ----------------- 0
Bust ---------------- 49.25 ------------ 50.25 ----------------- -1 ---------------- 1.75
Midriff ------------- 38.5 -------------- 38.25 ------------ 0.25 ---------------- 1.75
Waist -------------- 42.5 ----------------- 40.5 ------------ 2 ------------------- 2.5
Belly --------------- 49.75 ----------- 46.5 --------------- 3.25 --------------- 5
Hips --------------- 51.5 --------------- 51 ---------------- 0.5 ------------------- 2.75
Right Thigh ------- 26.25 --------------- 26.5 ----------- -0.25 ---------------- 1.5
Left Thigh --------- 26.75 -------------- 27.25 ---------- -0.5 ------------------ .75
Right Calf --------- 15.25 ---------------- 15.25 ------------- 0 ----------------- 0.25
Left Calf ----------- 15.75 ------------ 15.5 ------------- 0.25 ----------------- 0

Total Inches ----- 360 ------------- 355.5 
Inches Lost ------------------------ 4.5 -------------------- 4.5 ---------- 17.25

Weight ------------ 215 ---------- 212
Weight Lost ---------------------- 3 -------------------------------------------------- 19
Percentage ----------------------- 1.40% ------------------------------------------ 8.23%
Lost