Progress Report

Tuesday
Breakfast: 2 c. apple juice, coffee w/skim milk, 1-1/2 slices toast w/margarine & lite cheese spread
3 miles: 55 min
(walked)
Late morning: 1/2 slice toast w/peanut butter & honey (Fidget's leftovers from breakfast!), coffee w/skim milk
Early afternoon: 1/2 leftover chicken & cheese quesadilla (half a large whole wheat tortilla), 4 pieces Green Chili Bites, salsa & fat-free sour cream for dipping
Supper: 1 serving Tuna Ring w/Cheese Sauce, 1 large serving honey-ginger carrots, 2 small scraps Fairy Bread
Evening: 1 can Coke, small handful nacho chips (took a cereal bowl-full, but put half back! I know, I'm just as surprised as you are!!)

Wednesday
Breakfast: 1/2 c. skim milk, coffee, 1 smallish slice toast w/margarine & honey
Lunch: 1 Zucchini Nut Muffin, 1 slice cheddar, leftover honey-ginger carrots (about 1 c.), 1 chocolate chip cookie, 1 piece Brownies
100/200/200: 15 min
(week 4, day 1. Oh man, my legs are jello-y!!)
Afternoon: 3 chocolate chip cookies, small piece Browines, 1 c. skim milk
Supper: 4 pieces Green Chile Bites, 3/4 leftover chicken & cheese quesadilla w/guacamole, refried beans, salsa & fat-free sour cream
Evening (had a friend over for cake & coffee 'cuz it's her birthday this week): decaf coffee w/skim milk, 1 piece Gingerbread Cake w/Caramel Cream Frosting

See? Today is a prime example of why I normally don't BAKE!!!!

Thursday
Breakfast: 1 slice toast w/margarine & honey, 1 c skim milk, coffee
Early Lunch: 1/2 slice toast w/margarine & honey (Fidget's breakfast leftovers!), 4 pieces Green Chili Bites w/salsa & fat-free sour cream (you have to understand, this is basically like a baked omelet with a green chile flavour!), 1 c. apple juice, coffee w/skim milk
2 miles: 35 min
(walked)
Afternoon: 1 apple, 2 slices cheddar, 1 mug hot cocoa (made w/skim milk)
Supper: 1-1/2 c. Chicken Noodle Soup, THREE leftover garlic biscuits, 2 slices cheddar, 1 piece Spiced Pecan Busy-Day Cake
Evening: 3 chocolate chip cookies, 1 c. skim milk

That's it ~ I'm putting all this dang baking back in the basement freezer!!! So far this week, I think my stomach has growled only once!

I'm REALLY gonna have to focus this weekend if I want to report a loss on Wednesday. My parents will be out from tomorrow supper till Monday lunch and we have a wedding reception to attend on Sunday night, so there will be PLENTY of opportunity to walk the path of indulgence!

Friday
100/200/200: 15 min
(week 4/day 1 repeated. I'm up to 67 push-ups, 148 sit-ups, and 131 squats ~ each in 5 sets.)
Breakfast: 1 serving porridge w/brown sugar and a bit of skim milk, coffee w/skim milk
Ice-chipping: 15 min
(couldn't get the shed door open enough to get the wheelbarrow in and out!)
Hauled & stacked firewood in basement: 25 min
(Hauled 4 wheelbarrows full. Load in shed, push to the house, dump in basement window, and repeat! Then stack the whole pile neatly once the hauling is done. Whew!)
Lunch: 1 Zucchini Nut muffin w/honey, 1-1/2 c. skim milk, the last 3 Green Chile Bites w/salsa, WAY too many soda crackers
Supper: 1 large-ish slice Italian-Style Meatloaf, 1 serving Crispy Potato Cubes, 1 serving honey-ginger carrots, 1 serving cucumber salad, 1 c. ice tea, two half-donuts (parents brought Timmies!), 1 c. skim milk, decaf coffee

Saturday
Brunch: 1 Pepper Molasses Cookie, 1/4 donut, fruit, 1 serving Sunday Brunch Casserole w/salsa, 1 c. orange juice, coffee w/skim milk
2 miles: 35 min
(walked)
Afternoon: 1 Boston Cream, fruit, coffee w/skim milk
Supper: 1 serving Glazed Ham, 1 serving coleslaw, 1 large serving Rice Pilaf w/Herbs, 1 tall glass ice tea
Evening: 1 piece Gingerbread Cake w/Caramel Cream Frosting, decaf coffee w/skim milk

Sunday
Breakfast: 1 Zucchini Nut muffin, 1/2 c. orange juice, coffee w/skim milk
Lunch: 1 c. Mixed Veggie Cream Soup, 1-1/2 slices cheese toast, 1 tall glass ice tea, THREE brownies!!
Supper (wedding reception): 2 small chocolates, 1 thin slice cooked ham, 1 scoop scalloped potatoes, 1 serving corn, 1 serving Caesar salad (w/almost no dressing and only one crouton), 1/2 bun w/margarine, 2 glasses punch, 1 c. coffee w/whitener, 1 small serving Skor Trifle

Monday
Breakfast: small piece Sunday Brunch Casserole, 1-1/2 slices toast (1 w/margarine & Nutella, 1/2 w/margarine & honey), coffee w/skim milk, 1/2 c. orange juice
2 miles: 35 min
(walked)
Lunch: small serving Italian Chicken over pasta, cucumber slices, 1 c. ice tea, way too many brownies, 1-1/2 c. skim milk.
Mom and dad left for home.
Afternoon: 1 Boston Cream donut, small mug coffee w/skim milk
Supper: tossed salad w/lite Sundried Tomato & Oregano dressing, 1 helping leftover Tuna Ring w/cheese sauce, 1 c. ice tea
Bust-a-move: 15 min
(serious sweatin' to some of the girls' new Go Fish tunes in between rounds of Old Maid!)
Evening: 1 stalk celery w/peanut butter

Well, I'm pretty sure I won't have lost weight this week. Probably gained a couple pounds again. Pretty much always happens with weekends like these.

Total exercise time: 3 hrs, 50 min (avg: 33 min/day)
Average Exercise Level: Moderate