Day 10/11

So Saturday and Sunday will be a combo because yesterday, we celebrated Ms. Ashe's 17th b-day. I was really concerned about this day because of the fact that we took her to this very swank joint in St Louis called Bacana Brasil (www.bacanabrasil.com). It's a Brazilian steak house where they dont really have menus because they bring ALL of the meats to your table and you choose what you'd like. Great place for people who CAN PUT AWAY SOME FOOD!!! Of course, I ate more than I should have eaten but I gotta pride myself on not eating more than that. LoL The last time we went, we tried to shut that place DOWN!! ☺ In any case, I really did stay minimal. Then we came home and made popcorn balls and such. Again, I refrained-which is a BIG DEAL to me because I can eat a hundred popcorn balls. Course, I did grab a few marshmallows but I didnt even have one popcorn ball! I let my "mini gluttony" at the restaurant carry me through dinner and into the night.
Yay me!!!

That brings me to today! I discovered something that I simply didnt know. Walmart will take food back!☺ We'd gotten things like pizza rolls for Ashe's friends dinner last night and cinnamon rolls for breakfast but everyone went home last night. You know one bad apple will spoil the WHOLE bunch. And it's usually this SAME bad apple. But I digress...that's a totally different issue. In any case, they do. As long as it's unopened and you have a receipt.

Soooooo, on to what I've been waiting for!!! To see what my efforts have brought me to. (caveat: we had a b-day party on friday at work, a dinner for my pastor, and Ashe's celebration yesterday) Drum roll please!!!!!
Ooooohweee!!! I've lost 2.9lbs since last Sunday!!! Still gotta do the measurements but I'm sooooo excited!!!!! I'm at 239 1/4!!!!! My calorie intake for today was 1510! A little higher than I wanted but still not too bad. Gettin back there starting tomorrow.

Total weight: 239 1/4
Total BMI: 43.86

This is soooooooooo cool!

Day 9

So today was effectively my "cheat day". We had a b-day party at work and thenI must pride myself on one thing...thought a pastors appreciation dinner this evening. I didnt get home until close to 10pm tonight so this is day 2 with no exercise. Its funny the things your body gets use to and how quickly it gets use to them. I'm actually feeling "neglectful of my duties" to myself.

But I must pride myself on one thing...though I dont know the exact calorie count of my food intake today, I was mindful of the amount of my consumption. I went for the plain yogurt and fruit this morning with a small slice of the carrot cake. Then for dinner, I got small portions of the fried chicken, mashed potatoes and corn that was catered. Plus, I got the salad with no dressing.

So though I'm stuffed and feel like Ive eaten a car, I really dont think that I ate that much. Tomorrow is Ashe's bday lunch at Bacana Brasil. Pray my "stremf in da Lawd" because that place is GOOD!!!!!

Day 8

Boy, this has been the day from HELL!!! Like going down a slide of razors into an alcohol pool. Didnt get off work until late then had to go grocery shopping and back for American Idol. Exercise has TRULY gone out the window today as it's 10:30 pm! But I'm extremely proud of the WAY we shopped this time. Very healthy without sacrificing taste. Didnt do a lot of "low fat/low cal" stuff but still bought more "whole" foods for REAL meals...not microwaved!

So all in all, "health wise", it was a good day. And my calorie intake was only 1137.

From here, it's time for the bed. If I'm to be able to endure at this job, I'm gonna hafta figure out how to make this work.

Day 7

Had physical therapy today. Still in rehab from the car accident. Truth be told, I dont think it's really working. Still have the back pain that doesnt seem to go away. What I'm hoping is that if I lose a little more weight, it'll take some of the pressure off my forever aching back!

I'm actually really proud of myself because we had our monthly birthday party at work which includes cake. But I politely declined. Of course, it may have had something to do with the fact that we have a repeat "booger picker" in our office and he elected to help with cutting the cake. LoL I'm wrong...I know. But truth is truth!


To that end, today's caloric intake was 1282. Made a wicked meal today with chicken breast, steamed broccoli and baked beans (WITH the bbq sauce and sugar!!!). I was craving the baked beans somethin awful. ☺ But of course, I still pushed it on the Wii. 365 calories burned. In hindsight, I may have pushed it a little too hard. Will see how I sleep tonight and how I feel in the morning.

Day 6

I had the most terrific honor that a person can have today at work. There was a fallen soldier who was from my area (no, I didnt know him) who was being escorted back home. My Commanding General was presiding over his funeral. There was an email that went out asking for volunteers to line the streets of the base I work on as the hearse passes. Of course, it took NO time for me to raise my hand. So in 30 degree weather, we (both military and civilian) lined the street from the flight line to the front gate; BOTH sides of the street. All to salute a man who gave his country ALL he had to give. Of all the movie stars and sports personalities out there, I have FINALLY gotten to witness a REAL and TRUE American hero! God bless his family as they say their final goodbyes.

This man whom I didnt even know inspired me to strive even more for what I want. So to that end, my daily caloric intake was 1155. Kinda low but I had a light (and healthy) dinner. Then I did my "WiiFit for cripples" and managed to squeeze out 468 calories burned. I feel really good and am not hungry in the slightest. I even had a small piece of brownie and a half a glass of milk as my dessert.

Feelin great about myself now today! Prayin this trend keeps up.

Day 5

Today was a difficult day at work. Not so much because of the work, itself, but because I was so busy that I actually didnt get to eat until around 3:15pm. Funny thing, though. While I definitely was not trying to deliberately starve myself, I was so busy that I didnt realize I hadnt eaten and wasnt hungry either until around 3:00.

However, a plus side is the fact that I found out that I would actually NOT die by taking the stairs to the 3rd floor where I work!☺ Yes, y'all! I made it!!!! Hurambe!!!!! Soooo, I think I'm gonna add the stairs to my daily work out. Definitely not in the morning when I have a full suitcase going to work but throughout the day, I'm going to make it a goal to go up and down at least twice while at work. That's good enough for now. :-)

But of course, thus far, nothing is impeding my "Wii Fit workout for cripples".☺ I'm still lovin it. Today I managed to eek out 350 calories burned on that thing. And my caloric intake today was 1380. All of this while still eating a pepperoni pizza from Lil Caesar's. Yep, had a couple slices of pizza and still managed to stay under my cal-count.

Lord, please help me to keep up with the new-found motivation that I have been blessed with!

Day 4

Exodus 20: 8-10
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God

So that will be my mantra on Sunday; however, I did my first official weigh in today. I've decided that this is the best day for me to weigh in, measure and all that jazz. I'm also going to go about this like the Army does (as wrong as they are for it). That's a new twist to this for me so today will be "pioneering day". LoL Either that or "just the same old thing done differently now" day. We can go with that too. ☺

Total caloric intake today: 1330
Total weight: 242 (big change for me since getting this Wii!) YAY!
Total BMI: 43.55
Hips: 51 1/4
Waist: 53 1/4
Breasts: 52 1/2
Wrist: 6 1/2
Forearm: 11 1/2
Neck: 16