Update and Journal for Monday 8/06

Hi everyone....

I know last week I promised to post and give you a recipe.  That was before my 21-month-old son ended up in the hospital.  He had 3 seizures brought on by fever spikes due to an ear infection. It was an extremely scary time.  But, the good news is that he's much much better now - back to his normal rambunctious self and we thank God for that.

So, needless to say, my head wasn't in the game last week and hasn't been for several weeks.  My son has been sick on and off for the past 4 weeks or so and I've pretty much spent all of my time and energy focusing on him and work and meanwhile letting myself get back to some of my old habits which include not exercising.  I haven't weighed myself for a couple of weeks either.  My next weigh in is Friday morning.

After reflecting back on last week's frightening events, I've reminded myself once again that if I'm going to take excellent care of my family, I need to take excellent care of myself too.  What good will I be if I continue to be unhealthy?  The answer to that question is NO GOOD.

So I'm not going to spend alot of time beating myself up for not doing what I'm supposed to do, because I can't undo it.  All I can do is start fresh and go from there.  I've decided to make the following goals:

• Lose 10 pounds
• Stay within calories each day from now until Sunday
• Exercise at least 4 days this week

I plan on taking my son out for a walk later in the new jogging stroller we bought yesterday and hopefully I'll have time to do some strength training after he goes to bed tonight.

Wish me luck (I'm really going to need it - prayers too if you can!) and I hope to make you all (and myself) proud!

Here's my journal for today:

MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2012
BREAKFAST
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Egg, fresh, 1 large	70	5	0	6
Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices per serv), 0.5 serving	45	1	7	3
Laughing Cow Light Creamy Swiss Original Cheese (Serving = 1 wedge), 1 serving	35	2	1	2
	150	7	8	11
LUNCH
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices per serv), 1 serving	90	1	14	6
Best Foods Regular Mayonnaise, 0.33 tbsp	30	3	0	0
Kirkland Foster Farms Oven Roasted Turkey Breast, 1 slice, 1 serving	50	1	0	10
	170	5	14	16
DINNER
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Lettuce, red leaf (salad), 1 cup shredded	4	0	1	0
DD Oven Baked Almond Chicken, 1 serving	236	14	12	29
Balsamic spray dressing, 1 serving	15	0	0	0
Mushrooms, fresh, 0.25 cup, pieces or slices	4	0	1	1
Red Ripe Tomatoes, 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes	16	0	3	1
	275	14	17	31
SNACK
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Protein Bar, BariWise Peanut Butter & Jelly, 1 serving	170	6	16	12
	170	6	16	12
SNACK 2
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Lowfat Vanilla Ice Cream, 0.5 cup (4 fl oz)	92	3	15	3
Jam, Raspberry Fruit Spread, (Bionaturae Organic) , 1 tbsp	30	0	8	0
Chips, Food Should Taste Good multigrain - 28g/10 chips, 1 serving	140	7	18	3
	262	10	41	6
SNACK 3
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Chobani 0% Strawberry Greek Yogurt (6 oz), 1 serving	140	0	20	14
	140	0	20	14
SNACK 4
	Calories	Fat	Carbohydrates	Protein
Jam, kroger reduced sugar strawberry preserves, 1 tbsp	25	0	6	0
Sara Lee Delightful Whole Wheat, 2 slices, 1 serving	90	1	14	6
PB2, 2 tbsp	45	2	5	5
	160	3	25	11
	1,326	45	141	100
	1300 - 1500	37 - 79	100 - 142	72 - 150