I'm recovering from my surgery nicely. Still tired but not as sore.
I've been eating pretty good but not losing. I've started keeping a food journal to see how many calories I am eating, I could be eating too much without realizing it.
I still cant exercise, but hoping to when my 6 weeks recovery time is up. I will check with my doc at my follow up appt. From everything I've read, 6 weeks recovery time is needed after a hysterectomy.
wt 170.7
On 7/18 it was m7 18 mo anniversary. I'm keeping track of my weight month by month. As bad as it is, I want to see where I've come from and how far I need to go, and how my eating is effecting my weight. Although I haven't lost weight in awhile, and keep yo yoing around the same 10 lbs. I'm overall happy with the lap band.
I don't blame the lap band for my no weightloss lately, I blame myself - I have to try a little harder than I have been doing, exercising is needed and eating lean proteins.
Even though I've been stuck for months, I'm happy that I'm not over 200 lbs. My history before lap band, If I wasnt trying, I gained like crazy, could gain 20 lbs in 1 month. So for that, I love the lap band. I'm not giving up and I'm going to hit goal by my 2 year anniversary, this is something that I am determined to do!
Highest weight - 248
1 mo post op - 206.8
2 mo post op - 198
3 mo post op - 193
4 mo post op - 184.2
5 mo post op - 178
6 mo post op – 174
7 mo post op - 178 - went on vacation and ate big (7 day cruise)
8 mo post op - 174
9 mo post op - 170
10 mo post op- 167
11 mo post op - 170 - haven’t even been trying
12 mo post op - 174 - again, not trying. But finally refocused - exactly where I was at 6 mos post op – so basically no weight loss in the past 6 mos
13 mo post op - 183 - Ouch! started taking steroids and made my weight go up, along with not eating right and no exercise!
14 mo post op - 185 - grrrrr
15 mo post op - 180 - weight is finally going down, but inches are actually coming off faster since I've been exercising a lot.
16 mo post op - 178
17 mo post op - 175
18 mo post op - 179- still not focussed:sad:
I have been sick since Saturday and so I haven't worked out since Friday. I am feeling better today so I will go to the gym tonight!
My menu
Bfast - coffee w/cream, handful of nuts
Lunch
low carb tortilla, 3 oz of chicken, no skin, 2 tbs salsa, 1 oz cheese. 1/2 cup cilantro - (chicken taco - yum) (320 cal)
snack - sugar free low cal chocolate pudding (60 cal)
Dinner
1/2 pork chop, salsa, low carb tortilla (330 cal)
Workout
Upper body - biceps, triceps, shoulders, back, chest
45 min on elliptical machine
Had another good workout last night. Woke up this morning and sure felt smaller, I thought I would go ahead and weigh. I was down just a bit from yesterday, but I swear I feel so much smaller. It must be the inches I'm losing.
Wt - 178.6
Tonight, I will workout my upper body and do 30 min of cardio. I am a cardio junkie these days. I love the elliptical because its so easy on my knees. It still hurts a bit, but not as much as the treadmill or even just walking around my house.
Monday will be my 19th month Band Anniversary and I'm hoping to be at 175. I'm hoping I have a 3 lbs loss thru the weekend. I know that is a long shot, but that is what I am hoping anyhow.
I'm so ready to be out of the 170's once and for good. The 160's Here I come!
I'm doing it, I'm sticking to my plan, I'm exercising, I'm eating right, and I'm staying off the scales!
Yesterdays menu:
8:00 am - Protein shake made with skim milk and organic peanut butter (290) calories
11:30 am - baby carrots and 1/4 cup of hummus and steamed broccoli = (270 calories)
2:30 - apple with 1 oz of almonds = (235 calories)
6:15 pm - 3.8 oz of griled chicken, 1/2 breaded chicken strip with 1 TBSP of gravy (I made this for my family and I just had to taste it since they were going on and on about how good it was), steamed broccoli = (250 calories)
TOTAL cal for the day 1045 by my calculations, then I put it into fitday.com and below is what it tells me.
Calories 1,068
Fat 37%
Carbohydrate 31%
Protein 87.9G = 32%
Exercise =
30 min on elliptical HIIT
strength trained -
biceps
triceps
shoulders
chest
back
abs
Back on the elliptical for another 30 min cardio burn!
TOTAL TIME AT THE GYM - 1 hr 50 min, 1 hour of cardio and 50 minutes strength training.
And, I've got to pat myself on the back, I was up and at 'em this morning at 5am. I was on the elliptical by 5:15 am! Today is my cardio only day.
NO am workout this morning, however, I was planning on going tonight because I will be doing lower body workout. I just cannot do weights in the morning, I need to be awake and have my strength.
I should have got up anyhow and did my cardio. But not going to beat myself up over it, UNLESS I don't go tonight, but thats not going to happen, I WILL GO TONITE!
Wt 170.7 - grrrrrrr
Yesterday I ate too much, too much sweets around the office. A girl made this delicious pumpkin cake for me. And guess what, I ate some. grrrrrr.
I am back on track today. I had my weight control oat meal for bfast and having some turkey for lunch. ONe thing I have learned from the band is, just because you blow it one meal, or even one day, doesn't mean its over. Just get back on track, the band will help you get back on track too.
I did go to the gym last night, I had a really hard 1 hour workout. Pre-band, I would have said "I already blew it today, why work out?". But the new me knows that working out is the key to succeeding with the battle of the buldge.
I didn't step on the scale this morning, and probably won't until Monday.
My goal for the weekend is eat clean and exercise!
I'm 7 weeks from my 3 year band anniversary. My goal, is to be close to goal. I would love to break my plateau and get out of the 160's! So thats my goal, to be at least 159 by 1/18/10.
Today's menu
Bfast
2 boiled eggs
coffee
snack
clemintine fruit
lunch
3 oz of canned white meat chicken
few carrots
snack
100 cal protein shake
1 cup of skim milk
dinner
3 oz of grilled chicken
broccoli
Exercise - PM - but my goal is to switch to AM this week!
1 hour of cardio
45 min of strength training - lower body
Last week, hit the gym 3 times for a total of about 4.5 hours - not enough, but it got me started.
This week, my goal, is to do 5 days a week, but I'm shooting for 6 days a week at the gym.
I'm in bootcamp! Thats right its boot camp time unitl my 3 year anniversary. That means NO CHEATING, and exercise, exercise and exercise.
You know, I know I can't change the past, I know I've come a long way since last year, but sometimes I am just a little disappointed - not in the band, but in myself.
It all began with my cruise last year, after I fell, and had to have surgery, along with my house flooding when we returned home, and my grandmother dying, everything went to H-E - _ _.
I ate whatever I wanted, I couldn't exercise, I was so depressed and just ate. The habits came rushing back in full swing. I'm disappointed in myself because I thought I had changed. Now I look at me 14 months post op and I haven't lost weight since - well, November I think I weighed my lowest, 167. I did so good the first 6 months, but the 2nd 6 months were pure aweful!
I know, there is nothing I can do about it now, I'm just venting. I am now determined to get 'er done! I want to reach or be pretty close to my goal by my 18 month post op anniversary.
I just had to write down my frustration and my disappointment in myself.
Now, I'm ready to kick some butt and ready to lose this weight. I think my mind is finally right!
I go to the weight watchers meeting again tonight. I'm switching my meeting nights to Monday. I am going to kick the leader if she tells me I've gained! I swear, they might arrest me if she says I've gained!
By my sclaes, I've lost 3 lbs. So we'll see what they say tonight.
I always weight naked, and after I go pee i the mornings, so I'm at my very lowest weight.
I've stuck to the weight watchers plan pretty good. I've actually stuck to it perfectly, so we'll see how I do tonight.
I'm trying to get back into my morning workout routines this week. So far, I've failed. I set my alarm for 4:45 am, and then I turned it off. grrrr. I will keep trying. I plan on going to the gym tonight and doing 30 minutes on the treadmill. I've got to get back to exercise and I've got to get out of the 170's damn it. I've been in the 170's for a freaken year! I drop down to the 160's then creep right back up to the 170's and I'm sick of it! I don't ever ever ever want to see the 170's again.
Okay, I've had my Monday morning rant, so I will start thinking and typing more positive or it will just put me in a pissy mood the rest of the day.
I get 22 points a day with Weight Watchers and they say I must eat the 22 points. I think it might be too much, but I'm going to do it their way. Gawd only knows that my way hasn't worked. (okay, enougth with the negative talk)
My menu today
Weight wise oatmeal - makde with skim milk - 4 points
1 banana - 2 points
Lunch - ww meal 5 points (smart ones)
1 nectarine - 1 point
Dinner
2 0z of roast beef - 3 points
1/2 cup mashed potatoes w/1 tsp butter - 3 points
2 tsp EVO - 2 points
baby carrots - 0 points
late nite snack
ww ice cream bar - 2 points
TOTAL POINTS FOR THE DAY = 22
Wt - 171.4
Exercise plans - 30 min at gym on treadmill
uggggh, work today.....feeling a little sore from yesterdays workout. Actually feeling more than a little sore, hurting all over is more like it.
Planned my meal out today:
Bfast
1/2 cup ff plain yogurt
handfull of frozen blueberries
couple of tsp of granola
Meal 2
carrots dipped in spicey hummus (yum)
M3
Turkey and fruit salad
M4
Apple with almond butter (like peanut butter but made with almonds)
M5
3 oz chicken breast
green beans
Exercise - 60 min at gym done in two 30 min increments (30 min done at work - 3:00 pm) - 30 min done in the evening at my gym. Elliptical machine only today.
Okay, this last fill I've had is really playing some tricks on me. First I was perfect, then I was too lose, and now I'm extremely tight.
grrrrr.............
I am staying on liquids for a few days and see if that can calm my irritation down. I couldn't eat anything last night and went to bed and was up all night with acid reflux. My throat is so sore from caughing.
I am going to give it a few days because I've had this happen before, it sometimes takes a few weeks for my band fill to really settle in. But if it doesn't loosen up a bit, I might have to go in for an unfill. I can't live on liquids alone. Sucks because the fill was great - perfect, then got a little too lose. I'm so frustrated with trying to get to the sweet spot.
Another thing I might have to do is finally start taking small bites. You know, I've never had to do that, I've always eaten regular. Maybe I need to actually learn how to eat "The Bandster" way. I'm going to pull out my little rules and make sure I'm following them before I get an unfill. I think I might be taking too big of bites.
I bought two new books that I can't wait to read, one is from Khaliah Ali - she talks about her wonderful experience with the band.
I also bought Dr. Duc C Vuong book, he's on this forum alot and I thing his book is more for people who have already had the band vs the people who are trying to get it. Which I like that, seems like most of the books on the market focus on explaining what the band is and how it works. I want to read a book that talks about the long term success with the band etc.
One thing I have really never thought about is the PROTEIN FIRST rule. Well, I always try and eat it first, but if we go to a restraunt and my salad comes, I eat it first, Dr. Vuong says you have to for go that, I need to work on that.
Anyhow, life is a struggle right now, my alergies are causing all kinds of drainage, which could be the reason my band is so tight, who knows. I will just play it out for a few days and see what happens.
So far, since last Thursday, I've been at the gym pretty much every day! Yay me! Am I really back? I think I am!
One of my readers posted a comment yesterday on my blog asking the question if I am eating enough. I really counted my calories yesterday, weighed out everything and ended up eating a total of 1194 calories. I think that is enough. So I'm happy with that.
I am going to start posting my menu the next day, because what I said I was going to eat yesterday, ended up being a little different.
Here is what my menu ended up looking like:
5:20 am - 45 min of hard core training on the elliptical machine
8:00 am - 2 boiled eggs, 2 slices of bacon and coffee with cream = 290 calories
10:30 am - banana and about 9 almonds = 154 calories
1:00 pm - Jillian Michaels protein shake - Yummy - mixed wtih 1 cup of skim milk and 1 TBSP of organic peanut butter = 280 calories
2:40 pm - bartlett pear and about 7 almonds = 160 calories
5:30 pm - 1 cup of my homemade hamburger stew and just 1 itsy teeny bite of my garlic bread = 250 calories
9:15 pm - had a suger free dessert, jello chocolate mousse while I was watching the Biggest Loser (Go DANNY!) = 60 cal
TOTAL calories = 1194
Wt - didn't weigh! Stayed off the scales and trying to stay off them until 12/14/09. Just focussing on getting to the gym and eating right!
My plans tonight are:
1 hour of cardio, 1 hour of weight training (upper body & abs)
staying on my plan today, I have done pretty good with my eating this week, however, my exercise SUCKS.
I've had so much going on, my remodel of my house is ongoing, almost finished but not quite. My mother went into the hospital last night for pneumonia and she is being kept because her EKG showed she had a mild heart attack at some point. Then, my mother in law was also taken to the hospital for chest pains and she is having a heart cath done right now. Needless to say, with all the hospital visits, my eating has not been planned, but I've eaten very little. I feel a little more restriction now, must be stress.
I'm loving the new tool. I do have a few concerns, I'm not eating much, I'm struggling to get my protein in, and working hard on drinking enough water - its tough!
I just cannot eat more without getting sick! This morning, I made an 8 oz protein shake, could only drink 1/2 - I was about to vomit even thinking about drinking more - protein taken in about 10!
My menu yesterday -
Bfast
1 fried egg with cheese - ate about 3/4
lunch
1/2 cup of cottage cheese
dinner
1/2 cup of refried beans (these seem to work best for me)
Exercise needs to pick up for me. I've been slacking on my walking.
My goals for the rest of the week
1) Focus on getting my water in
2) Increase my walking - make it a priority
3) Work on my protein!
PS - another NSV - good-bye to my size 18's forever, they are just too big now, and hello to my comfortable 16's! I am wearing a pair of 16 jeans today that look darn good on me, I feel very slim & sexy in them. I haven't worn them in a while - probably 2 years? DH also can't keep his hands off me either, he keeps telling me how good I look. I love the new me! My kids keep telling us "get a room" LOL.
I went to my WW meeting last night and didn't lose anything. The good news, I didn't gain anything either. I went over my points for the week and I did bad for three days in a row. So I was pleasantly surprised that I didn't gain anything, and so happy about it too.
This week is going to be better! I'm already down a bit according to my scales.
This week, I'm focussing on exercise! Oh - its on this week! I'm going to kick some butt in the exercise department! Oh yes, next week, I can't wait to step on the scales because I'm going to see a 2 lb loss. Thats right, 2 lbs! Me and the scale, we are going head to head and I'm going to win! Its on baby!
Wt - my scales, naked in the am 164.9
WW scales - fully clothed in the afternoon - 167.6
Yay - its my Friday at work - I'm off tomorrow.
I plan on going to the gym tonight and tomorrow when I'm off, I'll go during the day.
I have had very very good restriction lately, its been about 2 weeks since my fill, and I have another appointment in September for another fill, but at this point I might cancel it if I still have this good restriction.
Menu today
Bfast
weight wise oatmeal
Lunch
smoked turkey, green beans
Dinner
Grilled Talapia topped with homemade salsa and a spoonful of brown rice.
Wt - Didn't weigh this morning, was running way behind in getting ready for work and simply "forgot" - wow?
Today I'm doing something I know I shouldn't - I'm just flying by on my menu. When you don't plan you plan to fail, as the old saying goes. I need to be careful with what I choose to eat today.
Here is my plan:
Bfast
QT coffee, iced
Snack
string cheese
Lunch
roasted chicken salad (going out to run errands and I will run by a local deli and pick this up)
Dinner - ground hamburger, small orange - weird combo I know, but I'm thinking this is what I will have
10:00 am - 15 min on elliptcial machine
3:00 pm - 15 min on elliptical machine
9:30 - LBWO at the gym
11:00 pm - be in bed and asleep - I know this probably WON'T happen, but thats my plan
My fill is next week, I'm SOOOOO ready for it!
Wt - Another day I didn't weigh! Yay!
Had a pretty good day today, started off eating a little bad, but then I snapped out of it and ate my protein.
Went to the gym and had a GREAT workout. I ended up doing the elliptical machine yesterday for a solid hour and burned over 500 calories.
Today, I even did better, started off with 30 min on the elliptical machine, switched to weight training and worked my lower part of my body. Ended up lift weights for about 45 min, then jumped back on the elliptical machine and did another 30 min. I figured I burned about 700 or more calories, over 500 alone on the elliptcial machine. Yay me!
Came home, grilled my some Salmon on my George Foreman grill, steamed some brocoli, and had a great dinner.
Got hungry again, so I ate 3 oz of chicken, it did the trick!
I know I am not tight enough, but I can deal with this restriciton, at least I have some. I am going to see my surgeon in January, but I might schedule one more fill before then.
Okay, off to bed - - - planning on hitting the gym again tomorrow! I can tell I will be sore tomorrow, my rear end is already hurting (worked my hamstrings)
Wt - 171.5
Exercise - 2 hours at the gym
Menu
Bfast
piece of cheesecake
Lunch
turkey breast
green beans
Dinner
grilled salmon
steamed broccoli
Snack
3 oz of chicken breast
Okay, I was reading a magazine yesterday - since it was "me time" and I found an interesting article. It focussed on hitting 350 minutes a week of exercise, you can do it all in one day - ahhh, not me - or you can devide it up into 6 days a week, or 5 or even 3 - but the key is you have to do 350 minutes a week.
I opted for 6 days a week, which averages to be about 60 min a day. I know, 6 days a week is a lot, but I have found that I have to give it my all in the beginning or I just quit. Some people have to start off slow, but for me, if I start off slow, I never get going.
Anyhow, I decided to set some goals this week and push myself to do them. I hit the gym this morning, I did a circuit training, where I did 15 min on the elliptical - got my heart rate up - then jumped on the weights (worked my upper body -biceps, triceps, shoulders, back - and thru in the abs). After doing a set of weights, I jumped back on the elliptical for another 15 min, it was at this time my stomach started turning. I pushed anyhow, and did another set of weights. Jumped back on the elliptical machine (I was planning on doing another 10 to 15 min), but I realized my stomache was not settling down. I started dry heaving, which I HATE to do. I don't know about anyone else, but since I've been banding, I cannot throw up. I can PB, or spit up something thats in my pouch, but as far as something that has made it to my stomache, It is not coming back up, no matter what!
Anyhow, I had drank some water, and I think that was sitting in my pouch still, and I knew it was about to come up. So I had to cut the elliptical machine short, so I grabbed my towel and headed to the door. I almost made it, but hear it comes, I covered my mouth and out came the water, I knew several saw me. I left in a hurry, so embarrasing. Sorry if this is TMI. Anyhow, I did get in 60 min, despite it all.
I'm not sure what made me feel so sick, but I feel better now. I'm about to head to the kitchen and make me a colorful plate of food. Turkey breast, salad greens and some diced apple salad. yum.
I'm going to take my measurements later and see where I am too so I can also keep track of them.
Goals for the week:
1. Eat Clean
2. Exercise 350 min
3. Get some sleep
So far 350 min minus todays 60 min = 290 min to go!
Wt - 165.8 - grrrrrrr
April 1st, a new month, and new challenges and new goals! This month I really want to focus on my exercise. I'm making baby changes and it is starting to work.
Menu today
bfast - well, bad, bad bad - Java chiller from sonic - liquid calories.
Lunch -
2 grilled chicken tenders (came with 4, but only ate 2), green beans & turnip greens - I only ate 1/2 of each of them (We ate at Cracker Barrel)
Dinner - chicken breast and multi-grain tortilla
Snack
String cheese
Exercise - 10:00 am - 15 min on elliptical - burned 137 calories, 1.22 miles
3:00 pm - 15 min on elliptical - 138 calories, 1.23 miles
9:00 - 20 min HIIT
Wt - another day I didn't weigh - yay!
Fill #1 - 3/6/07 - 2.2cc's
Fill #2 - 4/17/07 - 3.0cc's
Fill #3 - 7/6/07 - 3.5 cc's (I think it was only 2.5cc's because when I went back for fill #4, he could only w/draw 1.8 cc's)
Fill #4 - 7/20/07 - filled me back to 3.0 ccs - He should have filled me more!
Fill #5 - 8/17/07 - 3.4cc's
Fill #6 - 10/08/07 - filled me to 3.8cc's - the restriction I've ever had,but still could eat big bites of food, so I figured I needed to be tighter.
Fill #7 - 11/21/07 filled to 4.0 cc's. By the evening could not hold anything down, not even my saliva. PBing all night - horrilble experieince
11/23/07 - Unfill - Got unfill and because of the swelling and all the PBing, doc took my fill down to 3.0cc's. NO RESTRICTION AGAIN
Fill #8 - 1/18/08 Went in and the doc filled me back up to just right under 4.0, according to Flouro, it was perfect. Well, by next morning, could not hold down saliva again, ended up back in hospital and the Doc had to take me back down to 3.0. grrrr. Now I'm back where I was in November, barely restriction again.
Fill #9 - 3.5 cc's - was tight for about a week, now feel lose again. grrrr, still have "some" restriction, just not quite enough! Next fill scheduled for 4/7/08 - I hate that it takes sooooooo long to get in to see the fill doc.
FILL #10 - 4/7/08 The doc just added .4cc's, making me at 3.9cc's. I think this might be the one!:thumbs_up:
Okay, I'm doing it. No more excuses is working. I've been to the gym 6 times!
3/18 - cardio
3/19 - cardio
3/20 - cardio and strength training
3/21 - 1hr and 15 min doing 40 min of cardio and the rest strength training
3/22 - 35 min on recumbant bike
3/23 - Have only done 15 min so far of cardio, but plan on doing another 30 min before I leave work, then hitting the gym tonight!
Eating has been right on! I had a bad night Tuesday (overdosed on girl scout cookies), but since then, I've done GREAT!
Tonight is weigh in at Weight Watchers so we'll see how I've done! My scales show I'm down, but who knows what I will weigh wearing jeans and a sweater like I am today. I wish they had private rooms where I could just strip down naked - that always makes me go down a few pounds. :thumbup:
I started tanning on Friday, got to get me a little color before my Cancun trip next month, I'm so white and pale looking. Got me a new haircut on Friday, cut about 3" off and I feel so much better, the hair looks so much healthier. Got my nails done on Friday too, I had a me day!
My menu today:
Bfast
1 cup of Fiber One Cereal - 3 pts
1 cup of skim milk - 2 pts
1 banana cut up - 2 pts
Lunch
3 oz of chicken breast - baked - 3 pts
asparagus 1/2 cup - 0 pts
brocoli 1/2 cup - o pts
few grape tomatoes - 0 pts
FF salsa over my chicken - 0 pts
Snacks
4 large strawberries - 1 pts
1 mandarian orange - 1 pt
Dinner
Turkey meatloaf - 4 pts
1/2 baked potatoe - 1 pt
green beans - 0 pts
WW ice cream bar - 1 pt
18 pts total - I get 21, but I lowered it down to 20 this week.
Okay, its Tuesday and a lot better day today!
Went to WW meeting last night and lost 1.4 lbs since last week. Making it a total loss since joing WW of 4 lbs. I told myself that if I could lose just 1 lbs a week, I would be happy. So losing a total of 4 lbs averages out to 1 lb a week. Its been 4 weeks since joining.
I made a great low point/low cal pizza last night and I will be having it for lunch.
Whole wheat with Flax Flat-out bread - 100 cal - 1 pt
3 oz of baked chicken breast (diced up) - 3 pts
Rago, no added sugar pasta sauce - 50 cal - 0 pts
2 tbs of olives - 27 cal - 1 pt
handfull of mushrooms - 0 pts
diced onion - 0 pts
1/3 cup of WW Mexican Cheese - 2 pts
Total point value 7 pts
Lay out the flat bread, spread 1/2 cup of the pasta sauce over it. Place the chicken, olives,mushrooms, onions on the pizza then cover with the cheese.
Bake in preheated oven at 425 (I bake it on my stone pan from pampered chef) for 5 to 7 min or until cheese is melted.
It was very very filling and healthy. I had a craving for pizza so I just made my own. :confused:
Todays menu
Breakfast
fiber bar - 2 pts
coffee with cream - 1 pt
snack
orange - 1 pt
Lunch
Pizza - 7 pts
snack
yogurt - 1 pt
Grapes - 1 pt
Dinner
meatloaf (made with 1/2 turkey breast and lean beef)- 4 pts
green beans - 0 pts
Snack (while watching the Biggest Loser)
WW dessert - 4 pts
Wt - naked first thing in am 165.1
WW weigh in weight (evening time fully clothed) - 167.6
5:15 am - Hit the elliptical machine for 45 min
7:50 am - protein shake made with Jillian Michaels Protein powder, 1 cup skim milk, 1 TBSP peanut butter, 1 banana (383 cal)
8:35 - coffee with cream (60 cal) - I need to work on giving up the cream!
11:00 - nonfat yogurt mixed with 1/4 cup of raw oats - (203 cal)
2:00 pm - 10 baby carrots & 1/4 cup of hummus (175 cal)
6:00 pm - 2.5 oz of canned white meat chicken (70 cal)
Okay, my neighbor brought me over an ENTIRE PIE tonight - thanking me for taking care of her house while she was out. My husband, who doesn't think at times, cut all of us a piece, so I ate a VERY small piece. 1/2 of a piece. BUT............ when I went to fitday.com, it was still about 350 calories! Glad I only ate a small piece. I warned my husband that if it is not hidden, or eaten when I wake up tomorrow, he is dead meat! hahaha.
7:30 pm - 1/2 of a piece of chocolate peanut pie - 350 cal. OUCH
TOTAL CALORIES - 1250 cal - about that. Its my best estimate - the pie thru me off a bit because it was homemade. So I had somewhere between 1250 to 1350.
Even thouigh I had a little sugar fix, I still don't feel too bad. My calories are not out of control, I exercised today, so I don't think it will ruin me. The beauty of the band is, just becuase I had a piece of pie doesn't mean I "give up". I just brush it off and move on. Tomorrow morning, back to the gym!
