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There’s Always Monday
Sunday, October 19th, 2008Why is it that diets always start on a Monday? Ok, well maybe it’s different for other people, but I always tend to lean towards Monday as my official start date for a diet. Anyhoo, the point of this post is to confess that the past three days have pretty much gone out the window. Not only did I fall off my “water intake” wagon, but my eating has been pretty bad too. I don’t think my total calorie counts have been all that bad, but my choice of foods tended to be anything but healthy.
Friday was a disastrous day at work, followed by fielding phone calls from my players saying they wouldn’t be at practice that night. I suppose the good news is that Jen and I had a whole sheet of ice to ourselves for an hour and a half.
Saturday turned into a major construction day at the house. I started outdoors by digging a foundation area for my new back steps I intend to build. Then after dark, Jen and I crawled under the house with all the petrified spiders, scrurrying mice, and who know what else was watching us, and we began excavating under the exterior walls of the house. It’s a long story, but after years of drainage problems and erosion, my pre-1896 house has some issues. Needless to say, by the end of the night, we were covered in soot soaked dirt, webs, and other nasty stuff, so eating scheduled balanced meals wasn’t at the top of my to-do list. So, a single trip to the McD’s drive-thru, and dollar menu fare it was.
Today is just another day. Hockey at 9am, no time for breakfast, drive-thru lunch while running errands afterwards, and now were off to a friend’s house for chili and a football game.
Like I said, there’s always Monday.
Day 4 - The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Friday, October 17th, 2008Well, well, well… why am I not surprised? It didn’t take me long to blow it. I suppose the good news is that I was only 279 calories over my daily limit. It could’ve been worse. Fortunately for me, I was more tired than I was interested in eating! I did fall way short in the water intake department though. I managed to only get in 8 of the 19 cups. 8 is good, but I kind of really wanted it to be a hydration day since I’m playing hockey Friday (today). The halloween candy got the best of me today. I ate two fun size M&M’s while at work, but the real kicker was the king size Nestle DrumStick ice cream cone I picked up at the gas station on my way home from Jenniffer’s hockey practice.
Day 2 - That’s More Like It
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008I had a snack free day! I can hardly believe it. I walked back and forth past a pile of halloween candy all day long at work, and though tempted, I didn’t give in. The water seems to going down easier too. I still fall short of the 19 cups, though. That’s a lot of water! I did get in 16 cups. I also balanced out my nutrients. I ended my day not hungry while consuming only 1405 calories with 50.45% carbs, 26.43% protein, and 23.12% fat. I do find when I get somewhere between a 50/25/25 and 40/30/30 split, I tend be be fuller on fewer calories.
Day 1 Re-cap
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008My goal is to consume 19 cups of water per day on top of everything else I’m doing. I didn’t fail too miserably as I was able to get down 16 of the 19 cups. As the day, then evening went… I didn’t want to drink anymore as I was afraid it would interfere too much with my sleep. The last thing I needed was to be running to the bathroom every other hour all night! As it was, nature called at 3:30am, well, I woke up with the help of my cat who decided to knock my eye glasses and a few other items off my night stand.
My goal is to get a jump start in the morning before I go to work by drinking at least 2 cups. (more…)
Healthy Alternative Frozen Dog Treats
Sunday, August 3rd, 2008
I went shopping at Wegmans a couple nights ago with my friend Sharon. We started off at Tops, but the produce looked like crap. I had to dig through about 30 nectarines just to find 2 that weren’t disgustingly bruised or half rotten. So we said the heck with it and took off to shop in greener pastures.
So here we are in Wegmans at the end of our shopping and we decide to check out the ice cream. Unfortunately I didn’t find anything interesting for myself, but I did discover a healthy doggy ice cream which apparently has been on the market for a few years now. Dogsters Healthy Treats, sold nationally since 2005, are all natural, low calorie, and low fat frozen dog treats.
