1/5/10

Pretty good day. My only complaint is that my hr watch is acting weird. Of course on the day that I decided to wear it all day and get a more accurate sense of what I was burning throughout the day. Sigh. Time to dig out the user manual I guess.

Food Journal
2 c coffee
3 c tea
3 c water
banana
hard boiled egg
orange
egg beaters w ham, spinach, peppers, onion & mozz cheese
strawberry nutri-grain bar
homemade chix veg & wild rice soup

Calories 1052 Fat 26 Carb 113 Protein 91

Calories burned during workout 417 (?) Actually thought it was more and a couple of times I noticed my hr was not registering, so this is the conservative #.

To quickly address some ?s that have come up:

I do not have a specific weight that I ultimately want to be at. I think I'll know my ideal "living" weight when I get there. It will be when I feel good about the way I look and feel and my ability to do things with my family and friends that I'd like to do.

Food. I am not on a diet. I am modifying my food intake to something that is realistic to stick with forever. Some days my calories are falling too low - but keep in mind too that I am estimating in a lot of instances. One or two hundred calories is not an unreasonable variance on any given day. Also, once I have finished this first week, I will start giving myself one free meal a week. It will include whatever I want to drink and eat, including dessert.

Feel free to ask more questions if you have them. I like the interaction and it makes me stop and think about some things.

Reason #6: I want to have enough energy to keep up with my kids for years to come.