No worries everyone. I haven’t quit my healthier eating program or my blog. I have had much going on this last week and had a hard time finding the time to blog. It was State Fair time, my daughters’ birthday and I have been taking care of a sick baby. An ugly reaction of mine has reared its’ ugly head. The more I get behind on something, the less I want to come back to it. This has been a consistent problem throughout my life. At times, I have given up on some things because I did not meet my own personal expectations and have never come back to them. This is a huge mental challenge for me. The reasons for my reaction to getting behind are complex. First, I feel like I have let myself down not blogging everyday as I planned to do. Really, the problem is that I set my goals too high. Given my limitations, I shouldn’t have expected myself to be able to blog every day. It is very hard for me to reset my goals mentally. Somehow, I feel as if I failed already, not being able to stick with my original goals. I am a rule follower by nature. I established the rules for my blog and then did not follow them. It is almost as if I have broken my own law. It is hard for me to let go and understand that is okay at times to change the rules when necessary. When you want to start a business, you write a business plan based on the facts that you have at hand with the idea that if I follow this plan, my business should be successful. When you start the business and realize that something that you thought to be a fact was not exactly correct and the business is going to fail if you continue to follow the original plan, you shouldn’t just continue to follow the original plan because those were the rules on which you established your business. You should make changes, within certain ethical guide lines, as needed in order for your business to succeed. I am at that point with my blog. I have to relax the rules a bit or I will fail to continue my blog through the entirety of this challenge. I will continue to enter my Daily Food Accountability for every day of my challenge. At times, this entry will consist of several consecutive days. I will enter a minimum of two informational blogs a week. If time allows, I may enter more than two. With these new rules established, I should be able to continue my blog about my challenge to lose 40 pounds by the age of 40. The second reason that this is such a mental challenge for me is that I fear that I have let my readers and followers down and they will not be content with lesser entries. To put it plainly, I am embarrassed to have not met or to be able to continue to meet their expectations. I care very much about how what I do affects others. I don’t want my readers’ to be disappointed in me for changing the rules. I have to remember that, while I hope to inspire and motivate others to be able to follow suit, I established this challenge and this blog to help me through to my goal to lose 40 pounds by the age of 40. I did not start this blog to feel as if I am a failure. I started this blog to help me to succeed. I hope that all of my readers and followers can understand my need to relax and change the rules some in order to be successful in my challenge of losing 40 pounds by the age of 40.


I am proud to announce my weight as of Sunday September 27, 2009 is 166.4 pounds. This means that I have met my monthly weight loss goal a few days early. Wahoo. Now, I can get a head start on my weight loss for the month of October. Keeping a Daily Food Accountability has helped me see where I need to make changes. I am going to work on reducing how much bread that I eat and increasing how much berries and vegetables that I eat this next month. I highly recommend anyone trying to lose weight keep a Daily Food Accountability with nutritional details of their own to assist them in the weight loss process.

My Daily Food Accountability:

Wednesday September 23, 2009

Breakfast:
2 pkgs Great Value Peaches and Cream Instant Oatmeal
1 cup Silk Vanilla Light
1 slice (1 servings) Sara Lee Classic Honey Wheat Bread
1/2 Tbsp (.5 servings) Land O Lakes Light Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

...32% of my RDA of fiber and 455 calories, 1% cholesterol and 15g of protein

Lunch:
2 slices Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread
6 slices Oscar Mayer Shaved Brown Sugar Ham
1 slice Deli sliced American Cheese
1/6 cup Raw Carrots
1 bag Individual Sized Sun Chips French Onion Flavor
1/2 cup steamed Zuchini and Yellow Squash
16 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

... 26.6% of my RDA of fiber and 556.8 calories, 14.4% cholesterol and 24.6g of protein

Midday Snack:
14 Roasted and Salted Blue Diamond Almonds
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 5.5% of my RDA of fiber and 95 calories, 0% cholesterol and 3g of protein

Dinner: Qdoba Northwest Oklahoma City, OK
1 Crispy Chicken Taco with Lettuce, Cheese, Onions and Cilantro
10 Tortilla Chips
1 side Guacamole
8 oz’s Water with Lemon
1 pkt Sweet n Low
1 bar Peanut Fiber One Bar
1 pkg Ruffles Potato Chips

... 68% of my RDA of fiber and 855 calories, 18% cholesterol and 22.6g protein

Bedtime Snack:
1 Granny Smith Apple sliced with peel on
8oz Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...20% of my RDA of fiber and 90 calories, 0% cholesterol and 0g protein

*My total daily nutritional information:

…152.1% of my RDA of fiber and 2051.8 calories, 33.4% cholesterol and 65.2g protein

Thursday September 24, 2009

Breakfast:
1 cup Total Raisin Bran
1 cup Silk Vanilla Light
1 slice (1 servings) Sara Lee Classic Honey Wheat Bread
1/2 Tbsp (.5 servings) Land O Lakes Light Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

...29% of my RDA of fiber and 355 calories, 1% cholesterol and 12g of protein

Lunch: Chili’s NW Oklahoma City, OK
1/2 order Chicken Fajita’s
1 Soft Tortilla
1 Tsp Pico De Gallo
1 boat Black Beans and Rice
1/4 side Guacamole
16 oz’s Water with Lemon
1 pkt Sweet n Low

... 43% of my RDA of fiber and 663.8 calories, ?% cholesterol and 34g of protein

Midday Snack:
1 pkg Individual sized Ritz Peanut Butter and Cracker Sandwiches
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 4% of my RDA of fiber and 210 calories, 0% cholesterol and 4g of protein

Dinner:
3 oz’s Grilled Pork Tenderloin
1/2 cup Green Giant Sweet Peas
1/2 cup Popeye Spinach
1 slice Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread
.5 Tbsp Land O Lakes Light Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil
1/2 cup Strawberries
50 Blueberries
16 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 41% of my RDA of fiber and 415.5 calories, 22% cholesterol and 35.5g protein

Bedtime Snack:
1 Granny Smith Apple sliced with peel on
8oz Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...20% of my RDA of fiber and 90 calories, 0% cholesterol and 0g protein

*My total daily nutritional information:

…137% of my RDA of fiber and 1734.3 calories, ?% cholesterol and 85.5g protein

Friday September 25, 2009

Breakfast:
2 pkgs Great Value Apple’s and Cinnamon Instant Oatmeal
1 cup Silk Vanilla Light
1 slice (1 servings) Sara Lee Classic Honey Wheat Bread
1/2 Tbsp (.5 servings) Land O Lakes Light Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

...32% of my RDA of fiber and 455 calories, 1% cholesterol and 15g of protein

Lunch:
2 slices Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread
6 slices Oscar Mayer Shaved Mesquite Turkey Breast
1 slice Kraft Pepper Jack Cheese
1/6 cup Raw Carrots
1 bag Individual Sized Lay’s Sour Cream Onion Flavored Potato Chips
50 Blueberries
1/2 cup Strawberries
16 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

... 27.4% of my RDA of fiber and 552.4 calories, 15% cholesterol and 22.7g of protein

Midday Snack:
1 bar Fiber One Bar Peanut Butter Flavored
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 35% of my RDA of fiber and 160 calories, 0% cholesterol and 3g of protein

Dinner: KFC S. Edmond, OK
1 Grilled Chicken Breast
1 side Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
1 side Cole Slaw
8 oz’s half water half lemonade

... 16% of my RDA of fiber and 590 calories, 39% cholesterol and 38g protein

Bedtime Snack:
1 Granny Smith Apple sliced with peel on
8oz Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...20% of my RDA of fiber and 90 calories, 0% cholesterol and 0g protein

*My total daily nutritional information:

…130.4% of my RDA of fiber and 1847.4 calories, 55% cholesterol and 78.7g protein

Saturday September 26, 2009

Breakfast:
1 bar Peanut Butter Fiber One Bars
1 slice (1 servings) Sara Lee Classic Honey Wheat Bread
1/2 Tbsp (.5 servings) Land O Lakes Light Spreadable Butter with Canola Oil
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

...39% of my RDA of fiber and 265 calories, 1% cholesterol and 6g of protein

Lunch: Applebee’s Midwest City, OK
3/4 Fajita Chicken Rollup
1 side Broccoli w/ butter
16 oz’s Water with Lemon
1 pkt Sweet n Low

... nutritional information unknown

Midday Snack:
14 Roasted and Salted Blue Diamond Almonds
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 5.5% of my RDA of fiber and 95 calories, 0% cholesterol and 3g of protein

Dinner: Carl’s Junior Edmond, OK
1 Famous Star no mayo, no ketchup, no cheese
16 oz’s half Lemonade half Water

... nutritional information unknown

Bedtime Snack:
1 Granny Smith Apple sliced with peel on
8oz Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...20% of my RDA of fiber and 90 calories, 0% cholesterol and 0g protein

*My total daily nutritional information:

… nutritional information unknown

Sunday September 27, 2009

Breakfast:
1 bar Chocolate Fiber One Bars
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

...35% of my RDA of fiber and 150 calories, 0% cholesterol and 2g of protein

Lunch: P.F. Changs N.W. Oklahoma City, OK
4 oz’s Beef Cantonese Chow Fun
4 oz’s Crispy Honey Chicken
16 oz’s Water with Lemon
1 pkt Sweet n Low

... ?% of my RDA of fiber and 585 calories, ?% cholesterol and 22g of protein

Midday Snack:
1 container Yoplait Light Berries and Cream Flavored
8 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 4% of my RDA of fiber and 180 calories, 1% cholesterol and 11g of protein

Dinner:
1 slice Sara Lee Honey Wheat Bread
3 oz’s Grilled Pork Tenderloin
1 pkg Individual sized Ruffles Potato Chips
16 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

... 8% of my RDA of fiber and 382 calories, 21% cholesterol and 27g of protein

Bedtime Snack:
1 Granny Smith Apple sliced with peel on
8oz Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...20% of my RDA of fiber and 90 calories, 0% cholesterol and 0g protein

*My total daily nutritional information:

… ?% of my RDA of fiber and 1387 calories, ?% cholesterol and 62g of protein