Day 15 Total: 1362 Calories

Okay, time for the truth to be told. It's weigh in day. Now, I've been watching a lot of Dr. Oz on TV. He says to weigh oneself every day to track progress. And so, I'll be posting my weight at the end of every day here. Let's see what this week's eating habits have wrought.

Now I did have two sodas today and my dinner was way more than 500 calories. Part of that is the soda and the milk. I figure the milk was good, I know the soda is bad. Still working on kicking the habit. It's going to be a long road. On the upside, after all of the soda in the house is gone (it'll take a while at the rate that I am drinking it) I won't be buying anymore so I'll have to turn to either milk or water.

Breakfast:

1/2 cup Grapes

34 Calories

Lunch:

1 cup Squirt
2 Eggs
1 slice Milton's Whole Grain Bread
1/2 pad Butter
1 tbsp Grape Jelly

420 Calories

Dinner:

Salmon with Mustard Crust & Sauteed Spinach
Brown Rice and Mushroom Pilaf
1 can Pepsi Throwback
14 oz 2% Milk

Now instead of me writing the recipes for dinner I found them online so click on the links above and it will take you to the recipe web pages. They are super delicious!!!!!!!!!! And easy to cook. I recommend starting the rice first as it takes longer to prepare than the Salmon.

908 Calories

Water Intake:

2 cups Tap Water

Weight:

149 lbs

Day 6 Total: 2427 Calories

Oh man. That total is disheartening. I went from too little to too much. But, my blood pressure went down from 140/100 to 127/72. Most everything was healthy today except the soda (which I shouldn't have had because today is not Saturday) and the coffee (which I also shouldn't have had because today is not Sunday).

Breakfast:

12 oz 2% Milk
1 cup Coffee
4 packets Sugar
4 tbsp Half & Half

Again I should have had something more for breakfast.

331 Calories

Lunch:

2 slices Sourdough Bread
1/4 cup Spinach
1 tsp Red Onion
1 tsp Black Olives
2 slices Salami
5 slices Pepperoni
4 slices Black Forest Ham
1/4 Avocado
2 slices Provolone Cheese

This all adds together to make a wonderful panini. Instead of eating all of this sandwich, I should have had half and saved the other half for later.

910 Calories.

Afternoon Snack:

1/2 Sara Lee Plain Bagel
3 Tbsp Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2 oz Smoked Salmon

375 Calories

Dinner:

1 Foster Farms Chicken Breast
2 cups Salad
3 tbsp Italian Dressing
2 cups Sprite
1/4 Tsp Orange Blossom Honey
1/6 Banana
1/6 Peach
1/8 Pink Lady Apple
1 Tbsp Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt
1/2 Tsp Golden Raisins
16 oz 2% Milk

I should have halved this too. So marinate the chicken in the Italian dressing overnight. Then grill or broil it. Cut it up and serve it on your salad with a little more dressing to top it.

811 Calories

Water Intake:

1 cup Tap Water

Day 2 Total: 1796 Calories (Uh-Oh)

Well, I wasn't home today, so I had the disadvantage of eating whatever was available. That can be killer to a calorie count as it certainly was today. Also, I seriously need to cut out the soda. Seriously. Starting Sunday let's see if I can pull off a soda free month (with the exception of one cup/can of soda on Saturdays).

Breakfast:
Well I started off good. I wasn't even hungry this morning, but I did eat breakfast like a good girl. And then the soda bug bit me. Please don't blame me. My car has no air. I wanted something cool to drink

1/4 Sara Lee Plain Bagel

1 tbsp Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 oz Smoked Salmon

2 cups Sprite

Cut your bagel, top with cream cheese, and then top with a slice of Nova Smoked Salmon (a.k.a. Lox).

365 Calories

Lunch:
Lunch wasn't all that bad... until we get to the chocolate malted milk

2 Slices Oroweat Whole Wheat Bread

6 Thin Slices Chicken

2 Thin Slices Turkey

1 Leaf Romaine Lettuce

1 tbsp Best Foods Mayonnaise

1 tsp Mustard

1/8 Gala Apple

1/3 Banana

1/8 Peach

1 cup Fat Free Milk

3 tbsp Carnation Chocolate Malt

Put your meat and mayo and lettuce and mustard in between your two pieces of bread and nom. Cut up the apple, peach, and banana into small chunks and mix together in a bowl. If you must splurge on the malted milk, put less malt in. It's too sweet otherwise.

693 Calories (ouch >-<, my hips are going to feel this one)

Afternoon Splurge:
Yeah, I've been six months without boba. I should've picked a different day (and skipped the soda).

1 Large Green Tea Milk Tea with Boba

318 Calories

Dinner:
Again it's really the soda that kills me here.
 

2 Wheat Thins Hint of Salt

1 Slice Port Wine Cheese Ball

1 tsp Rondele Garlic and Herb Cheese

2 Small Lemon Sandwich Cookies

1/2 Slice Milton Whole Grain Bread

1 Thin Slices Turkey

1 & 1/2 cups Schweppes Ginger Ale

  Put the cheese on the Wheat Thins. Put the turkey in the bread. Eat up.