Today marked the start of my record keeping of diet and exercise. I’ve found that if I don’t keep track of what I’m doing, I go nuts with the snacking and sit on my butt all day. I have a journal that I keep track of during the day, but I thought I’d post it here as well to keep myself motivated (and honest!)
I began the day by sleeping in a little! WoooHoo! That rarely happens, especially snuggling with my hubby! Why is this a good thing, you ask? Well, besides the hubby snuggling (which is always nice) I never get enough sleep. Many fitness professionals tout a good nights rest essential to losing weight. Works for me!
Breakfast was my usual, a small glass of OJ, a single serving of lowfat cottage cheese, and a single serving of diced peaches, with the syrup drained out. The cheese and peaches together are approx 140 cal and the OJ was 110 cals. The fat only came to 2.5 grams! Awesome.
Lunch wasn’t so good, however, as we hit BK for a meal on the run. I got a veggie burger (but they kept the mayo on 
) and onion rings (doh!) and a medium diet coke. sigh. That one cost me… at 420 calories and 16 grams of fat! The onion rings are just as bad. A medium onion rings cost me 310 cals and 15 grams of fat. No wonder I haven’t been losing weight! I’ve been eating there 1-3 times a week!! No more, now that I’ve faced the numbers.
For exercise, my husband and I brought the two younger ones bowling. I really enjoy bowling, as it provides a decent workout, and it’s fun competing with my hubby. I got some nice weight training in with the actual bowling, and plenty of cardio in chasing the baby around and keeping him occupied between turns. Trust me when I say I felt it when we were done with our hour! Est cals burned:148 cals (great! burned off 1/2 of breakfast 
)
After bowling I went to work at Starbucks. It was insanely busy, so I was really moving. I try to incorporate good lifting and moving practices in everything I do, from lifting gallons of milk a million times a night, to mopping the floors. Est cals burned: 150
Add in a terrible dinner, and a grande iced coffee with 3 pumps white mocha, and you get one seriously blown day!
I’m going to really strive to do better tomorrow. I have Pilates in the am, and work at 7 pm, so there are lots of opportunities there!
