Day 4, of Week 4 At War With My Weight

Weight Today: same

Total Lost: 8 pounds in 24 days

1/2 cup of oatmeal: 150
2 tsp of sugar: 30
1/3 cup of skim milk: 30
cinnamon: 0
coffee with 1 tbl of powder creamer: 30
with sweet-n-low:0
total: 240

5oz banana:125
vanilla protein powder: 110
total: 235
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running total:475

2 lefse:60
1 jumbo egg: 90
1 jumbo egg white: 17
1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese: 80
5 oz of sliced strawberries: 45
1 1/2 tsp of sugar: 22
coffee with 1 tbl of powder creamer: 30
with sweet-n-low:0
total: 344
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running total: 819

vanilla protein shake: 110
3 oz of strawberries mixed in: 27
total: 137
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running total: 956

almost 1/2 cup of Blue Bunny Bunny Tracks light ice cream: 125
4 1/2 oz of chicken breast cooked on skillet with salt-free Mrs. Dash: 158
1 tsp of Bacon Ranch dressing: 23
2 oz of green beans: 20
1/2 tsp of Smart Balance Light Butter: 8
coffee with 1 tbl of powder creamer:30
sweet-n-low:0
total: 364
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running total:1300

3 1/2 oz of strawberries:32
1 tsp of sugar: 15
1 package of Jell-O vanilla caramel sundae: 60
total: 107
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running total: 1407


Fitness: 50 minutes of weight lifting chest and triceps work-out

Today's challenge: Counting my cups of water that I drink.

Note on picture: I usually eat 1/2 cup of fat free cottage cheese, 80 calories, with some type of fruit. The other day I picked up a quart of strawberries because they looked so good. If you slice them up, this is 6 oz-54, and sprinkle on some sugar 1 1/2 tsp-22, because sometimes the strawberries are tart, it's really tasty.

In this 160 calorie treat, you have a good source of protein and calcium from the cottage cheese and with the strawberries you get vitamin B6, C, potassium, folate and various anti-oxidants that your immune system needs. According to some information I read, compared to fruits like apples, bananas and oranges, strawberries scored highest with the most amount of nutrients.

And they taste great with only 9 calories an ounce!

At War With My Weight

So, if you haven't noticed. I've been at the same weight now for six days. And sitting here at the computer, I don't particularly feel any skinnier.

In fact, have you ever noticed that as the day goes on, you actually feel somewhat heavier and bigger? And then, after you go to bed at night and wake up in the morning, your stomach feels flatter.

So, I'm thinking that weight loss must happen in the middle of the night when no ones watching. But lately its been at the same weight all week.

So, then I start thinking, am I drinking enough water? Maybe not. Let's work on that some more.

Am I eating right? Yes, pretty sure I am.

Am I exercising enough? Yes, just completed my third day this week of weight lifting and also other types of exercise.

Am I tempted to go out and run for an hour just to make sure I lose something? Yes. And actually I think I will...this Saturday.

But that's because I also am beginning training for a half-marathon that will take place in nine weeks and I need to build up some higher mileage runs. But I'm trading a day of no running, today, for a running day on Saturday. That way, I still run five days this week. I'm not sure if I'm ready to do six straight days of running. Maybe I'll do that in a few weeks.

So, why have I not lost any weight yet?

Well, let's look at this logically. I've lost eight pounds in 23 days. Even if I don't lose any weight by next Monday, that's still eight pounds in four weeks, a two pounds a week average, which still means I'm on track for 20 pounds in 10 weeks. Hmmm....so I just keep sticking to the plan. Eventually something will give, and there will be a weight loss.

Now, however, it's turned into a bit of a mystery. Or a firefight.

When will that next pound drop, and who will win?

I don't know the answer to the first question, but to the second...I'll win, of course!