Day 8 Total: 1533 Calories

Well, four weeks ago I got sick. I started at 160 lbs. With a 5'2" frame that's a might overweight. On a diet of chicken noodle soup and Ginger Ale I lost ten pounds. So I was 150 lbs when I started this whole "watching what I eat" ordeal. It has been a week and now I weigh 148 lbs. I'm going to keep a tally now at the bottom of every week's post.

Today was a little more than 1200 calories, but that was because I drank a lot of milk instead of water (which is pretty healthy, especially as I really need the calcium) and I had a soda (oops).

Breakfast:

12 oz Squirt
1/2 Sara Lee Cinnamon Raisin Bagel
2 Tbsp Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese

375 Calories

Morning Snack:

1 Cup Celestial Seasonings Raspberry Gardens Green Tea
3 Lemon Poppyseed Mini Scones

240 Calories

Another Snack:

1/4 Tsp Sweet Relish
1/8 Can Salmon
1/2 Tsp Best Foods Mayonnaise

33 Calories

Lunch:

1 Foster Farms Chicken Breast
12 oz 2% Milk

245 Calories

Dinner:

1 cup Salad
2 tbsp Raspberry Walnut Dressing
12 oz 2% Milk
12 oz 2% Milk

540 Calories

Weight After 1 Week:

148 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