Day 44 Update: I'm not so good at this

Phase 3 is going to be tough.  I had WAY too much freedom and WAY too little foresight today.  The lesson of the day: PLAN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO EAT BEFORE YOU EAT IT!


I decided shortly before 10am that I was not going to do a 500-calorie day.  I got hungry and wanted to eat immediately, so I didn't want to take the time to cook something.  I ended up pulling out some of LittleGirl's salami...and I actually weighed it before I ate it.  It was nice to have a flavor I hadn't had in awhile, but it was too greasy for my taste, and the 2.6 oz of meat kept me satisfied for quite awhile.  


About 90 minutes later I decided to go for it on the cheese.  Since I've also been craving crackers, I decided to make crispy cheese in the oven--just throw some shredded cheese on a baking sheet and bake it until it's melty and starting to get crispy, cool, and eat.  I started eating it (and it was also too greasy for me) before I realized I hadn't measured.  I figured out how much I had used, however, by weighing an identical (albeit unopened) package and figuring the difference.  And I was shocked at how much of it I had eaten!  WAY too much.  And it wasn't nearly as satisfying as I had expected it to be.  I had a lot of trouble dealing with the greasy feeling on my tongue, so I cleansed my palette with some healthy grapes and decided not to eat anything else until dinner.


We decided to have sausage for dinner, so I made some pre-cooked Italian Sausage I got from Sprouts and made a large salad with creamy dressing.  We were already halfway done with dinner before I bothered to check the label on the sausage and saw that one link had 320 calories and 28 grams of fat!  Ugh!  Bad choices today!!  I think I will have an apple tonight, but otherwise I'm done for the day!


According to the goal ranges on SparkPeople,  I FAILED today.  I landed smack dab in the middle of my calorie range, but I had about twice as much fat as I should have today.  My carb count is much lower than SparkPeople calls for, but that's a good thing while I'm in Phase 3.  My protein was within the recommended range, but on the low end; I need to do better tomorrow.  Just for kicks, I also decided to track calcium, cholesterol, sodium, and fiber.  Thanks to the cheese, my calcium was good for the day, but my cholesterol and sodium were much higher than they should have been.  And my fiber intake was perfectly pitiful.  I'll be taking a fiber supplement tonight.


So I'm going to chalk this one up to poor planning and hope to balance out my numbers over the next couple of days.  Oh, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't gain weight overnight.

Under 170!

169.5

Damn I feel sexy!  Just kidding, but I am frick'n ecstatic that I'm finally under 170!  This will have to be a super quick post because I am swamped at work.  I just wanted to share my good news.

Day 44: Guess what I'm about to do!

I'm about to walk into the kitchen and have some cheese.