I Can Do It | Food + Exercise Log

Today was a wonderful success for me! I headed for work this morning with only a granola bar in my bag. Why? Because I wanted to stop and pick up a delicious fruit cup that a local gas station prepares, and on my lunch break, I hopped over to a grocery store and picked up a couple of healthy-themed microwave dinners.

Breakfast was great: just a granola bar and that fruit cup. I nibbled on the fruit for quite a while, and I was just barely starting to get hungry at lunch time. I love feeling satisfied.

My Lean Cuisine dinner held out okay, but it was not a dish I would eat again. I just hate the fact that I end up throwing out the carrots and broccoli (ick!). I will brag on myself though, I am getting good at eating slow, and this evening for dinner, it really paid off... I was full before my last couple of bites of beans :) Woo hoo!

My work out was GREAT, and I had a pleasant surprise during my Wii Fit Plus Body Test. I don't want to report on my weight status again until February 2, which is the deadline for my 5 pound weight loss. Remember, I've got to lose 5 pounds a month all year (well... at least until October).

Food Consumed Today:

• 1 Quaker Chewy Chocolate Chip Granola Bar
• 1 Strawberry Cup (~1 1/2 cups of strawberries
• Chicken, Pasta, Veggies and Apples (Lean Cuisine meal)
• 1 hand full of Honey Combs Cereal
• 4-5 ounces of Sausage Balls (my recipe contains cheese and Bisquick mix)
• 1/2 cup Showboat Pork and Beans
• Water

Wii Fit Plus Exercises: (totalling 50 minutes)

• 30 Jackknifes
• Basic Run (long distance)
• 20 minutes Free Step
• 5 minutes Advanced Step
• 5 minutes Hula Hoop
• Obstacle Course
• 10 Single Leg Twists
• Penguin Slide
• 20 reps Triceps Extensions (fyi: I've always had big upper arms, and I want to tone them)
• 10 Single Leg Extensions

Weight Watcher Status: Today has been another success! I only consumed 26 of my 29 allowed WW points. Hoooray! If you are wondering, I created my own spreadsheet that calculates the points using the WW points formula. All I have to do is plug in the Calories, Fat, and Fiber and it tells me the points value. Also, I like to overestimate my food intake just to be safe. Oh, I also tally the amount of protein I eat, just because I know I need protein-filled foods to survive!