I have some bad news. I had pizza Sunday night and now my weight is climbing slightly even though I am running every day. The pizza tasted awesome but the weight gain is not worth it. I think I will save the pizza for a milestone celebration instead of a regular meal. Pizza does not need to be excluded totally from my list of foods that I can have. Deprivation of favorite foods leads to failure in losing weight and/or maintaining that weight loss. I simply need to be educated enough to know how eating that food can affect my body. This knowledge will empower me so that I can make good choices regarding eating my favorite foods. There are several options that I can choose from but they work best when used concurrently. One, I can limit how often I eat my favorite foods without depriving myself completely of these foods. Two, I can eat very healthy for the next few days to make up for the intake of the lesser healthy foods. Three, I can step up my exercise game to compensate for the increased calorie consumption. I am learning that I can enjoy all kinds of foods. With this knowledge I have taken over control of my life and food no longer controls me. Knowledge and applying that knowedge is the key.
Yesterday went really well nutritionally speaking though. My diet was somewhat lower in fiber than usual; but, the calories I consumed for the day was slightly under my target calorie range. Hopefully, yesterday will help to make up for the pizza I had on Sunday.

As far as the exercise front is concerned, I blew it. I intended to run twice yesterday. Unfortunately I started working on something and let time get away from me. The next thing I know, it was 11:00 PM and I still hadn’t run the second time for the day. Initially, I was very upset with myself. I thought about the problem for a moment and came up with a reasonable solution. Sometimes the best solution to a problem is simply a small adjustment. Since the day starts particularly early on Tuesday’s for my husband and the treadmill is in our bedroom, I decided that I would have to forego running last night. Instead, this week, I will slightly alter my plan and run twice on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Howeve, I cannot put off the extra running again. If I do, I will let myself down and short of sudden illness or injury there is no reason why that needs to happen in this case. I can take control of this part of my life. I think I will put an alarm in my phone to remind me just in case I get caught up in something else again tonight.

Good news! I found a way to ensure that I can post My Daily Food Accountability every day. The problem that I have been having is finding the time to enter everything into the computer without interfering with my family’s every day activities. The solution is pretty easy now that my husband is working on the office computer nightly before we go to bed. While my husband is working in the office on the computer, I can enter what I have eaten for the day the night before I post it. This way, my blog doesn’t interfere with our time together. All that is left for me to do the next day is to write my thoughts about the previous day, which seems to be fairly easy for me to do during the baby’s nap. I think this will work really well. It will be so nice to have a routine that is comfortable and works. I should be able to relax now and sleep better at night while still maintaining my blog. I hope that you can find a way to ensure a good nights’ sleep for yourself also. Organize your time so that you can reduce some of the stress that you are feeling. Sleep well for good health and good metabolism. Thanks for reading and supporting me in this challenge.

Monday October 19, 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

...24% 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 Sargento Medium Cheddar Cheese
1/6 cup Raw Sugar Snap Peas
1 bag Individual sized Lay’s Sour Cream and Onion Potato Chips
1/2 cup Strawberries
30 Raspberries
16 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry Flavored

... 22% of my RDA of fiber and 641.5 calories, 15% cholesterol and 26.5g of protein

Midday Snack:
None

Dinner:
3 oz’s Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
1/2 cup Steamed White Rice
1/2 cup Green Giant Canned Sweet Peas
1/2 cup Green Giant Canned Cut Green Beans
1/2 cup Strawberries
20 Raspberries
16 oz’s Propel Vitamin Water Beverage Berry flavored

...28.5% of my RDA of fiber and 374 calories, 12% cholesterol and 24.5g 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:

… 94.5% of my RDA of fiber and 1560.5 calories, 28% cholesterol and 66g protein