Week Four- Sunday

Last night after I posted, Paul and I had dinner from Applebees one more time.  I wasn't as good at ordering- I had the Fiesta Lime Chicken instead of the Napa mushroom meal that was better for me.  In the evening I wanted to snack, so I sliced up a red pepper.  It was wonderful!  Sweet, crispy- awesome.  I had 8 glasses of water yesterday.

Today I started with a very nutty breakfast- 2 light pieces of wheat bread, 1.5 TB peanut butter, and an ounce of almonds.

For lunch, I had 3 oz. of deli ham, 2 laughing cow cream cheese wedges, and a cucumber, 1/2 cup of carrots, and 1/4 of a red bell pepper. Oh, and a handful of potato chips.

For dinner, I had 4oz. roast beef, 1/2 cup cooked carrots, 2 purple potatoes.

Now that it's evening, I'm feeling waver-y.  I've been craving sweets.  I had 2 skinny cow ice cream sandwiches, a piece of wheat bread, and 2 small cream puffs.  I'm trying to stave off more munching with a diet sprite.  I know there are varying levels of beliefs around pop, diet pop, etc., but for now, I'm hoping it will help.

Tonight's my night to report in on my goals, so here it is:

1. Write down all my food and activity choices and report back nightly to this blog.
2. Transition back to eating 5 meals a day.
3. Eat whole foods whenever possible.
4. Work out three times a week.
5. Take Pippin on a walk three times during the week.
6. Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven

1.  I wrote down everything I've eaten, except on Thursday.  

2.  I did it on six of the seven days.  (I didn't get both my snacks in today.)

3.  There were a few things daily that weren't whole foods, but I'm noticing a changing in what I look for when I eat.  I have an increased awareness of processed foods, cream-based soups, etc.  What I put into my meals is starting to shift.

4.  Yep.  Did it, even if all three times were after work.

5.  This one I didn't follow through on after my knee kept bothering me.  Pip and I did go on his long walk Monday night.  (He got other walks with Paul this week.  Never fear for Pip. ;O)

6.  I have a feeling this one is going to take a while.  Three of the evenings we ate take-out food.  Monday and Sunday I did crockpot meals.  I need to keep planning and to make sure the recipes I pick can be done quickly to fit my schedule.  

For the next week, I'm going to adjust my goals a bit.  I'm blogging my activity and eating choices consistently now and will continue to do it, but I don't think I need it as a goal any more.

1.  Eat 5 meals a day

2.  Eat whole foods whenever possible

3.  Work out three times a week

4.  Get between 7-8,000 steps in a day.  (This week I was on the 5,000-6,000 side because of my knee.)

5.  Prepare for and cook a balanced dinner five days of the seven.