Todays weight 179.0
 I am down 77 pounds from my top weight top   of 256. I am grinning  : )  .

My (former) dietitian and (former) trainer  both suggested that I go no lower than 167. I am 5'6" and very muscular ( for a girl  :) )   My personal goal is 155 -159.  But truthfully that is my vanity talking because that is what I weighted  in high school ,, a million years ago ,lol

My trainer and dietitian are both "former " because I can not afford them . . It was money well spent but not an expense I can afford on a regular basis.
Former dietitian was the one who suggested the exchanges plan. The exchanges are the same that a diabetic would use.  Different than weight watchers and different than counting every calorie. I feel more in control when using the exchanges,, not sure why but it is what it is  :)



 Food exchanges for the day

Bread 6   , goal is 6

veggies  2  goal is 2 ( cups)

fruit   4, goal is 3

diary  3  goal is 3

protein  6  ,goal is 6

fat  4 , goal is 4

water intake
32 X  2      ( I have a 32 oz water jug I keep refilling  ) came up short on water intake and over a bit on fruit but I am good with todays totals


 




Exercise for today
yoga and some lite walking outside

Tuesday

Food exchanges for the day

Bread 4 , goal is 6    -2 servings

veggies 2, goal is 2 ( cups)

fruit 5, goal is 3  + 2 servings

diary 3 goal is 3

protein 6 ,goal is 6

fat 3 , goal is 4

water intake
32 X 3   ( I have a 32 oz water jug I keep refilling  )


2 short on bread and 2 over on fruit works out ( in my mind )




Exercise for today


P90X, arms and shoulders ( my favorite  P90X workout ,, I truly do love this workout )

Monday

Monday

Food exchanges for the day

Bread 7 , goal is 6  over by 1 serving

veggies 2, goal is 2 ( cups)

fruit 3, goal is 3

diary 3 goal is 3

protein 6 ,goal is 6

fat 4 , goal is 4

water intake
32 X 4 ( I have a 32 oz water jug I keep refilling  )


Today's weight
180.6



Exercise
P90X plyometrics  ,, then 2 miles out side.

Sunday

Today is Sunday Oct.14th ,, were did the year go . Time goes by so quickly ( some times :) )

I have been back to work for about a month now. It is OK ( yeah just ok) , it is a job and a pay check . I am happy for those who  have a job they love. I am unforunanetly not one of them . Oh well life moves on.

Starting  P90X today . For those of you not fimilualr with P09X, it is a exercise program on a set of CD's
todays CD is
Chest & back & ab ripper x ,( and yes ab ripper x is well named ,lol )

Starting Monday I am going to use my food exchanges (instead of counting calories ) . I have had much success using exchanges in the past. I am hopeful that this change will help me get off that last 20 -25 pounds that is still
HANGING ON .





This mornings weight  :

180.6


Todays exercise :

Chest & back& ab ripper x ,,
It turned into a beautiful day so I did  2 miles out side

Back to work

Yep today is my first day back to work.
I am going back to a job I have done before , I know the employer well .
 I am not thrilled about it but considering the economic time and the depressed area I live in ,, I am just grateful at this point to have a job.

Weight in = 183.0

Breakfast

egg,sausage,banana
coffee

Snack
greek yogurt and blueberries

Lunch
ground trukey and rice patty , green beans, black tea

Snack
ham, swiss and cheddar cheeses ,apple

Dinner
rice fried in olive oil with red onions and a turkey hot dog


Snack
banana

exercise= 45 min swimming in the pool

water=not enough

totals
 1738 calories
46c/18p/36f 

Sunday

Back to posting and back to tracking my food.
I track my food on livestrong only because I have been on that site long enough that most of my regular foods are in the data base and easy for me to find. I have not tried other sites long enough to full know if I would like them better. Caulk it up to just plain laziness on my part.



Breakfast
egg ,sausage and rice fried in a touch of olive oil .

This is a normal breakfast for me . I am grain free with the exception of rice. For those of you that may be new to reading my blog , I have celiac disease and am soy , gluten, mostly grain free.I eat very few processed foods . I eat very healthy ( I think) I just tend to eat to much ,lol.

Morning snack
greek yogurt and blueberries

Lunch

ground turkey , pasta  sauce,peppers,onions and rice pasta
cottage cheese

I tend to eat alot of ground turkey. Turkey is one of the few meats my body tolerates well .

Snack
Banana

Dinner
black beans  with rice ,fried onion in olive oil


Snack

hard boiled egg

liquids  for the day
black coffee
black tea
water ( not enough water ) 


total calories 1649
52  % carbs/    18%  protein  /30% fat

exercise
2 mile walk

total calories higher than I am striving for.

my goal is  under 1500 calories   50 % carbs 20% protein 30% fats

I am back at work tommrow  so I am now going  to plan my food for the day.

Have a great evening guys :)

Back again :)

I have not been posting since May.
I have not worked since May .
I basically took the summer off to play and have fun. I had a great time just spending time with my grandchildren.
But I am back to work starting Monday , fall is here in northwestern Pa so I am back to posting and tracking my weight loss.
Be forewarned my post may be boring,lol , some what technical in nature.

I see all these wonderful blogs that I follow , they are so well written and witty.
I am not much of a writer. So there may be days were I post just the facts .
 But these facts are important to me and  my journey .
I find that  I do so much better in my weight loss when I am tracking and posting.
I was 192.6 on  6/25
I am 182.4 on 9/15
not bad for the summer months.

182.4 puts me down 50 pounds since Jan 2012 and 74 pounds down from my highest weight of 256 .
 
 The fun and games are over ( for now ,lol) and time to get back to work and back to losing the extra poundage .

So hang on to your hats , it is going to be a bumpy ride :)