well......

It's official that I haven't lost any weight. I thought for sure, as did my husband, that dropping the sugar from the dew out of my diet would shed at least a few pounds. But alas, nothing. I've gotten a little lax lately due to the discouragement. I'm staying away from the dew, just one here or there, but I'm eating more sweets than I had been.

I'm going to start exercising although I hate it with a passion. I know I'll need to start slow and build up, but I'm not sure what to start with yet. Joining a gym isn't an option so it has to be something at home.

starting week 3

Today was the start of week 3. I'm doing well on my water intake. I think I've just about broken my dew habit and replaced it with water. Woohoo for me!!

I still need to find some foods that will help increase my daily calories and still be healthy. I don't have a problem with being able to eat more, I have the appetite, I'm just unsure of what to choose.

woohoo!

Today marks the end of my first 2 weeks!! I think I've done extremely well considering my typical lack of self control. I'm staying focused and really working hard. I'm consistently down to little or no dew every day and tons of water.

I've started tracking my food on sparkpeople.com just to get an idea of my overall calorie intake and the amount of carbs, protein and fat I'm getting. You can view my detailed food journal here. The link also appears on the right hand side of my blog under my links section.

I'm not sure I'm eating enough calories, but am also not sure what else to add to my diet. A little research will hopefully help that.

moment of weakness

So I've been doing really great with my eating. Salads for lunch, plenty of water, little or no dew. Yesterday, I was at my sister's all day helping with work and she sent me out for Taco Bell for lunch. I had a Nachos Bell Grande and a XL dew. It was good, but I felt really full afterwards, like I had eaten way too much. I did make sure to get in enough water though. Dinner was french toast. I only had 2 pieces, with a little bit of butter, and some All Fruit jelly instead of syrup. My snack later was a peach.

I just finished my salad for today's lunch - yes late. It was so good! I think I may have retrained my taste buds. LOL I'm working tonight so I'll have to make an effort to find an easy, healthy snack I can take.

first weekend

Today marks Day 7 of my commitment and the end of the first weekend. I did fairly well overall. Today's menu consisted of cheerios with a banana. Zucchini quesadilla and watermelon. A small piece of fudge. A peach and more watermelon. Oatmeal with milk. And a handful of mixed nuts. And a lot of water. Not as much as I should have, but enough. And I didn't have any dew, proving that I can have 1 one day and go back to not having any the next.

Looking forward to starting week 2!

happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July!

Today we celebrated Joshua's 6th birthday! It's hard to believe he's getting so old. And it is the 4th of July. So today wasn't the best day for my eating. Breakfast and lunch were good - oatmeal and milk, then a salad with egg. I did get all my water in for today. But I also had a piece of cake, a few jellybeans, a few licks of frosting and extra crumbs of cake. It's so easy to just eat and lick things when you're cooking! Dinner was a hot dog with bun, corn on the cob, chips and dip, and a little macaroni salad. On top of all that, I had a venti caramel mocha frappuccino, a small cup of coffee with french vanilla creamer, and 1 can of mountain dew. Whoa, that seems like so much! It's so easy to just get eating and not realize what I'm doing.

So I went a little crazy, but I'm not beating myself up. I got my water intake for the day and I am still cutting way back on the dews. Today makes day 6 of trying to break my dew habit and I've been able to stick with it. Baby steps.

day 4 down!

Another day and I did pretty well! I'm surprised at how well my self control is holding up. I decided against the dew since I had the frappuccino. But I did end up getting hungry for dinner and had a bowl of Apple Jacks. Oopsie. I got my water in for today though and tomorrow's another day!

oops

My cousins spent the day here and when my aunt came to pick them up, she brought me a venti caramel mocha frappucino. Of course, I had to drink it! And it was at dinner time so I didn't eat anything else. Now I'm debating whether or not I should still have the dew that I was promising myself....

finishing the day

I finished the day off pretty well. Dinner was leftovers, but I chose to have just a small piece of cheeseburger pie. Then I made a fruit smoothie with OJ, banana, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, and peaches. Very yummy!

I ended the night out for coffee with my sister. I was very good all day in anticipation for splurging. I have a venti non-fat white chocolate mocha latte with no whip. So I saved calories by having non-fat and forgoing the whipped cream. And I'm proud to say that I didn't eat after that. Tim and I stayed up and watched a movie and I didn't even go for a late night snack.

Today also marks the first day I've gone without any mountain dew in, well, a long time.