I am a slacker.

This diet is NOT going so well. My sinus infection/cold or whatever never really went away I think. I'm feeling worse today. Yuck! Then there was my birthday (Italian dinner, cake, etc.) Then I made chocolate zucchini bread and consumed half of it myself. Then my husband went away for a business trip on our anniversary of all days! I'm a little depressed about that. Now I'm trying to keep myself and my children alive one day at a time until he gets back.

So where does that leave me? Well, at the moment, fatter and more tired than I was when I started this thing. I will continue to post, because I need to figure out the underlying emotional issues and stresses that contribute to unhealthy eating and a sedentary lifestyle. I know that some of you might wonder why I even want to lose weight. You might see my 128 lbs and scoff because you think that I don't need to lose weight. I hear it all the time! But believe it or not, I am right at the overweight line on the BMI chart for my height and age. Not to mention, I feel horrible. That's enough of a reason for me!

So, if anyone has any advice, I would greatly appreciate it!

Bec is NOT making Sue look bad...

Ok Sue! This is NOT a competition. And, I am not nursing a baby, which makes a huge difference. I was probably eating less than I should yesterday in the morning. But I honestly wasn't feeling very hungry. But it hit me later. And then when I went to Walmart at 9:30, I passed by the Oreo cookies like five times, but only resisted them the first four times. I came home and pigged out! It was SO yummy. And, since I had eaten healthy the rest of the day, it actually kind of balanced out. (Not that I recommend this style of eating to anyone!) So, there's my explanation for yesterday.

And today is my BIRTHDAY. Do I really need to count points today?? When I was at Walmart last night, Dustin called my cell phone and told me to pick up two packages of cream chesse, buttermilk, white vinegar, and a package of red food coloring. I was like, what the heck is he making? I assumed he was planning my birthday cake. The only possibility using all of those ingredients is red velvet chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting...mmmmmm. I wouldn't let him stay up all night making it, though, so I guess he will make it tonight.

Here's food for today...Breakfast:
1 chocolate breakfast drink = 4

Lunch:
leftover chicken & black beans w/ veggies = 4
2 oreo cookies = 3

Bec is making Sue look bad

Hmmm, does really bad eating get you kicked off of the blog? I think this amounts to about 80 points...

Nurse the baby = minus a bazillion calories for all the bad things I ate today.

Breakfast: Tuna fish sandwich: 2 pieces of bread, mayo, 1 can of tuna
Cup of soy milk
1 cheese stick

Nurse the baby

Snack: Diet Coke
3 baby carrots

Lunch: 10 Nilla Wafer cookies
Breaded (high fat) Chicken sandwich

Nurse the baby

Dinner: Turkey kiebasa sausage,
1/4 of an entire cabbage.
150 calorie shake

Snack before running at 8 pm
spoonful of peanut butter (for energy, or I crash)

Nurse the baby after running

Post running:
20 Nilla Wafers

Who bought those stupid Vanilla wafers anyway?! If things aren't in my pantry, I don't eat them and if they are...well, I do eat them. I am making myself look bad here. How in the world did Bec eat an apple, some milk and a salad for two entire meals?! Okay, I did run 2.5 miles though to burn off those Nilla Wafers and nursed my baby four times today, so I need some extra calories, true, but some apple and a salad? That is amazing! I guess my meals need better planning than, "hey, I think I'll grab some of that and eat it." I can't be eating way too many calories, because my blood sugar got so low before dinner that I was shaking. Okay, Bec, tell us what you ate for dinner.

Day 18

Yeah! I am feeling SO much better now. And re-motivated to get in shape.

Breakfast:
1 cup 1% milk = 2
1 small apple = 1

Lunch:
salad with tomato and cucumber = 0
ranch dressing = 2

Snack:
3 cups microwave popcorn = 3

OK already!!! I was hoping no one would notice that I hadn't posted dinner yet...he he he. Actually, dinner wasn't bad...it was the dessert that followed.

Dinner:
1/4 chicken breast = 1
3/4 cup black beans & salsa = 3
sauteed squash & zucchini = 0

Dessert:
1 cup 1% milk = 2
7 double stuf oreos = 10 (In a moment of weakness, I bought these tonight. I was feeling a little depressed. I'm turning 31 tomorrow!!! Ahhhhh!)

TOTAL = 24 points (wow, not bad considering...)

Guest Post by: Sue.....Fast Food

Today, after returning home from the ER with my son (he may need surgery), I ate away my stress and devoured an entire two item plate from Panda Express, as well as a 1/4 of a large frosty from Wendy's. So, in light of this giant food mishap, I hereby promise, publicly, and officially, NOT to eat fast food more often than one day a week, and when I do, to eat only the amount I need. (You know, one hamburger and a small fry, instead of three cheeseburgers, a large fry, super size Coke....etc.). Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this is a good food choice in any way, but hey, I can only promise to be good six days of the week. I bet I could lose weight on the no fast food plan without any other changes at the rate I hit the drive thrus. From now on, no fast food. Promise!

If you want to commit to no more fast food, or any other vices, please comment below. If you commit to NOT do something and then cheat, you must confess and we will be VERY, VERY disappointed in you. We will be watching. You! Put down that Big Mac! Thanks, Bec, for including me in your blogging. I can't promise good posts, but I can promise this will help me personally, so thank you in advance for letting me blog.

Day 15 & 16...

Ok, so I mentioned before that I am sick...and it continues to get worse. My kids are sick, and now my husband. I think it's some combination of allergies and a virus, if that's possible. We all have variations of sneezing, coughing, congestion, fevers, and strangely enough, nausea and diarrhea (only I got this lovely symptom...sorry, too much information!). Now I feel like eating NOTHING for a week. This could be a good thing...just kidding.

In other words, dieting and exercising are out the window for the moment! I will resume when I feel human again.