Walked 30 minutes fast pace

Got out and walked for 30 minutes this afternoon.  I did get in a short walk this morning but not 20 minutes.

Feel great.  The weather is humid and warm but not too hot.

Proud of myself

Ok,  I am proud of myself for yesterday couple of reasons -

1.  I walked 45 minutes

2.  I cooked FRIED food last night and was a good girl.

My family decided they wanted to have fried cubed steak.  I come from the deep south and in the south frying isnt frying unless the food you are cooking is covered with the oil or deep fat fried.  So, hubby helped me cook.  He battered the steak with skim milk mixed with 2 egg and then dipped in peppered flour.  For my 1 piece I measured 2 oz of the steak and used 1 tsp of oil in a seperate pan from the one using for the family.  I fried the rest of the steak and prepared mashed potatoes without butter - boy that was hard to do.  I then prepared 'packaged' gravey - uses dehydrated milk and you boil water to pour the mix in the water etc...anyway - pretty good gravey and low fat and cals.  I ate my one 2 oz steak 1/2 cup mashed potatos and 1/4 gravey and 1 glass of tea.  I still had 5 points left over.  I was not full, but satisfied when I left the table.  The steak was sitting there looking at me saying EAT ME EAT ME and I ignored it.  

Going to get in 20 minutes of walking this morning and 20 minutes this afternoon - at least.  I didnt do my crunches last night so will have to do an extra set today.

Walked for 45 minutes today

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Ate pizza last night

Ok, I was a bad girl last night.  Hubby and I worked all night to repair the A/C in our house that went out.  Instead of paying 800 dollars to pay someone to do it, we paid 100 dollars for the part and did it ourselves.  It wasnt hard, just not what we were used to doing so it took some extra work.  By the time we got hungry it was 10:00 pm and the dinner plans we had quickly went out the door.  I ordered pizza - meat lovers and bread sticks.  I was good that I only ate 1 big slice of pizza and 1 bread stick = that was about 24 points and I only had 16 points left.  I used part of my 35 any time points so it wasnt so bad.  But it tasted soooooooo gooooood! LOL

I am hydrating with lots of water today though to flush out the salt.  I had 2 scrambled eggs and 1 slice of toast for breakfast - 7 points.  I will have a ww meal for lunch - 4 points.  Dinner will be what I was supposed to have yesterday.  I have used 14 points and have 17 left.  I should be ok.

Have not weighed today, but have gotten in my 20 minutes walking - at a fast speed today because I was in a hurry.  I did sweat with this walk.

Stress + Eating = DISASTER

I have been under a lot of stress with work and home etc... and I noticed this for the first time  - when I am stressed I snack on anything.  Then once I have eaten whatever it was I had eaten I feel even worse because now I have eaten something I should not have eaten and my new eating habit is ruined.  I thought that yesterday after I had eaten dinner and then went to the kitchen to eat again later.  I stopped myself before going to far and said ' WHAT ARE YOU DOING????"  I wasnt hungry, I was just eating to be doing something.  It was raining outside so I couldnt get out to go for a walk.  I did my crunches and went to read my book.  The desire to eat passed and I didnt think about it again.  I was proud of myself for beginning to break that cycle of eating just because I was stressed. 

I did good with point yesterday - I had 2 left.

Today I had 1/2 a ww breakfast.  I just wasnt real hungry and I was soooo busy.  I had a glass of sweet tea - 3 points.  So that was 4 points for the breakfast and 3 points for the tea - 7 points.  I am having a 100 cal snack - 2 points.  Lunch will be tuna and crackers - 4 points.  Afternoon snack - granola bar - 2 points.  Dinner is going to be tough because hubby is frying my favorite food - cubed steak, mashed potatos and gravy.  I am going to prepare my own food and be happy with it.  I will take 2 oz of the cubed steak, dip it in skim milk, then flour and use 1 tsp oil in the skillet.  I will only have 1/2 cup of mashed potatos without butter - made with skim milk.  And 1/4 cup gravey.  I will have 3 points left...

Walked 25 minutes this afternoon

It is a BEAUTIFUL Day today.  I got out and walked for 25 minutes at a moderate/quick pace.  Will try to get hubby to go with me walking this evening.

Will also do cruches this evening 2x.

Doing crunches in the evening

I am up to 28 crunches a day now - ok I know that's not a lot, but I havent done crunches in 20 years so I'm working up to it :-)

Had ww bfast - 4 points - 1 banana 1 point, 2 waters, 1 unsweet tea,  ww lunch 4 points, 100 cal snack - 2 points.  That is 11 points with 20 left for dinner tonight - 3 oz hamburger - lean 1/2 bun, mustard katchup and some fries.

Still have to get out and walk today...  - havent had time yet.

Walked for 20 minutes

I got out this morning and walked for 20 minutes.  Will walk another 30/40 minutes later this afternoon.

Monday again

Wow where did this weekend go?

I have started an exercise program consisting of walking an hour a day and doing some toning at night.  I started out doing 10 crunches and am up to 24.  Vance is also doing the toning with me.

I did really good this weekend as far as food goes.  Saturday I had to work so lunch was pizza - but is was veggie pizza on whole wheat crust and a few bites of a side salad,  That was about 9 points.  For dinner I had grilled chicken, baked potato (very small) with lite butter and ff sour cream.  1 7" corn on the cob without butter.  I got in all 31 points.

Sunday was good to.  For breakfast 2 plain waffles,  Lunch was left over baked chicken with baked beans.  Dinner was a nutragrain bar.

Today is weigh in day for ww.  The scale is moving in the right direction again.  Back to 264 - so that is 16 pounds gone.  4 pounds from 2nd mini goal. (first mini goal was 15 pounds).

Breakfast today will be a WW breakfast - 4 points.  Lunch Tuna and crackers - 4 points.  Water and 1 nutra grain bar - 3 points.  So that is 11 points with 20 points left for dinner - which is low fat/cal/carb tacos.  97% lean meat, 2% cheese, lettuce, tomato, ff refried beans, ff sour cream and low cal low carb whole wheat soft shells.  YUMMY

Walked again for 20 minutes

I walked again this afternoon for 20 minutes completing 50 minutes of walking in the plant.  The second time at a faster pace then the first time.