Day 126
Breakfast (made by DH):
2 poached eggs (150 calories)
1 whole wheat English muffin (130 calories)
*1 Tbsp butter (estimated) (100 calories)
1 slice lite Swiss cheese (60 calories)
Total: 440 calories
Note to self: How many years has it been that I have not slathered butter on bread or toast? I'm starting to wonder whether DH's "forgetfulness" is, in actuality, a passive-aggressive manoeuvre to either (a) sabotage my weight management plans, or (b) get me to stop asking him to help in the kitchen. My weekend has been taken up with costume making, and I thought it would help me out immensely for him to poach eggs and toast some English muffins for breakfast today. Of course, if I remind him that I don't normally have butter on my English muffin, he will be highly offended and will not likely make breakfast ever again [see item (b) above]. If I don't mention it, then I become complicit in the sabotage. *sigh* I suppose it will have to be a case of picking my battles - this one is simply not worth the aggravation. Surely I can adjust 100 calories thoughout the day somehow... right??
Lunch:
1/3 package Southwest Salad (100 calories)
Total: 100 calories
Snack:
4 chocolate-covered graham crackers (180 calories)
Total: 180 calories
Note to self: I had a "brilliant" idea today while at the bulk store. One of my favorite treats is chocolate covered graham squares, and it's been a very long time since I bought a package of them - it's been well over a year, and I resolved to not buy the package because I had a tendency to casually snack on them with tea or coffee and the package would be gone before I even realized it.
So today at the bulk store, I noticed a bin of chocolate covered graham squares, and nutritional information posted on the bin: 4 cookies = 180 calories. I put 4 cookies in a plastic bag that could easily have carried several pounds of cookies and brought it to the cash register. For 40¢, it was a nice treat, and it was even nicer that there were no more of them in the house to tempt me.
Dinner:
2 100-gram extra lean hamburger patties (400 calories) (includes egg, breadcrumbs & seasonings)
1 whole wheat hamburger bun (140 calories)
1 slice lite Swiss cheese (60 calories)
1 tsp ketchup (10 calories)
1 tsp relish (10 calories)
1 Tbsp lite mayo (45 calories)
2 slices dill pickle (10 calories)
1/3 package salad (100 calories)
Total: 775 calories
Snack:
11 chocolate macaroons (220 calories)
Total: 220 calories
Total caloric intake: 1715 calories
Activity summary:
Steps: 2711 total; 0 aerobic; 149 calories used; 1.92 km
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Maybe this is where I'm going wrong. I started a blog for accountability also, but it hasn't helped much. I haven't lost anything either (altho I haven't gained more). Maybe if I had to put down everything on the web vs. just in my offline food journal I'd be better. Good luck to you. (yes your hubby could be passive aggressive. LOL)
Thanks for the encouragement!
Since I started my accountability blog, I've seen some weight loss sites that allow you to basically do the same thing without the very "public" facet that blogging carries with it. In fact, www.fatsecret.com will do all the calculating for you if you enter your foods and the amounts consumed. From what I've seen of other users, it's just as effective for accountability, plus you have exposure to people who are in the same boat and tend to be very empathetic toward the struggles of weight loss. I also love its recipe calculator!
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