Note to self: Check online nutrition data before eating out.

We ended up at Chick-Fil-A today. I had been doing well on plan all day with fruit for breakfast and salad for lunch. I decided to blow the rest of my Flex points at dinner and ordered a regular chick-fil-a sandwich and a shake for dinner. Most fast food shakes are about 10 points so I figured I would be OK. I checked the points online when I got home ( after I’d eaten it ) - 17 points!!! Yikes! It had over 700 calories! I also went with the regular sandwich (9 points) but realized later that the grilled sandwich would have been worth it at only 5 points. Live and learn.

I am still working on my goal of 15 lbs off before my Jamaica trip. The progress hasn’t exactly been quick, but I’m determined to succeed.

1. What time did you get up this morning? ………….. 9:20 (day off, I slept in…)
2. Diamonds or pearl ? …………………………………..diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?….. WALL-E
4. What is your favorite TV show?……………………… can’t pick just one - Survivor, So You Think You can Dance, Design to Sell
5. What do you usually have for breakfast? …………….cereal or eggos
6. What is your middle name? ……………………………don’t have one
7. What food do you dislike?……………………………. broccoli
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? …………..Lord of the Dance
9. What kind of car do you drive? ……………………….Ford Escape
10. Favorite sandwich? …………………………………….turkey & swiss
11. What characteristic do you despise?………………… laziness
12. Favorite item of clothing? ……………………………..my Sinful hoodie Shane gave me for Christmas
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? ………..Costa Rica
14. Where would you retire to? …………………………….Hawaii
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday? …..30, since it’s the most recent one
16. Furthest place you are sending this? …………………umm… dunno
17. Person you expect to send it back first?…………….. well, since i’m posting on my blog, nobody
18. When is your birthday? …………………………………May 7
19. Morning person or a night person? ……………………Both. I like to stay up late occasionally but I can also get up early.
20. What is your shoe size? …………………………………7.5
21. Pets?………………………………………………………. Indy, my big black dog
22. Any exciting news you’d like to share with us? ………husband is graduating this summer - yay! Only 9 years of work for a 4 year degree!
23. What did you want to be when you were little? ……..doctor
24. How are you today? ……………………………………..grrrrrrrrrrrrreat
25. What is your favorite flower? ……………………………gardenia, plumeria, fire & ice rose
26. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to seeing? ………Aug 15 - camping trip planned
27. What are you listening to right now? …………………..box fan
28. What was the last thing you ate?………………………..crepes with eggs
29. Do you wish on stars? ……………………………………..haven’t since I was little
30. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? ………fire engine red or sunshine yelllow
31. How is the weather right now? …………………………..Sunny and hot
32. Last person you spoke to on the phone? ……………….Steph
33. Favorite soft drink? ………………………………………..root beer
34. Favorite restaurant? ……………………………………….Tony Romas
35. Favorite color? ………………………………………………red or yellow
36. What was your favorite toy as a child? ………………….Fifi (a stuffed dog)
37. Summer or winter? …………………………………………both!!
38. Chocolate or Vanilla?………………………………………. both!!
39. Coffee or tea? ………………………………………………neither
40. Do you want your friends to email you back? …………..of course!
41. When was the last time you cried? ………………………Lat night watching So You Think YOu Can Dance
42. What is under your bed? …………………………………..probably husband’s dirty socks
43. What did you do last night? ……………………………….went swimming
44. What are you afraid of? …………………………………….Failure
45. Salty or sweet? ……………………………………………..Salty
46. How many keys on your key ring? …………………………5
47. How many years at your current job? …………………….Job #1 - 4 years, job #2 - 2.5 yrs
48. Favorite day of the week?…………………………………. Sunday
49. Do you make friends easily? ………………………………..No, I tend to be reserved and come across as aloof - need to work on this
50. How many people will you send this to?………………….. anyone who looks at my blog

+1.2

This means I am pretty much back to where I started on my 15 lbs in 15 weeks goal. I am mostly to blame for careless tracking and too much splurging on eating out. But, I am going to place partial blame on TOM and I also that had 3 warts removed from my left foot which is making walking painful and thus, exercise nearly impossible for a few days.

I’ve spent the last 2 days on house projects though - pulling weeds, sanding and refinishing a bench, staining the deck, which has afforded me some upper body workout. Yesterday I passed up free lunch at work and ate my salad and orange. I also went grocery shopping yesterday and loaded up on fresh produce and some Fat-free/sugar free treats I’m going to try. A gain is a set-back but I’m not derailed.

Wednesday is my weigh-in day (at home, on my own). I jump on the scale nearly every day, but this morning in my rush I just forgot. Soo… I’ll post my weekly weigh and loss/gain tomorrow. I am not too hopeful it will be down after the indulgence at lunch today with a friend at the Olive Garden.

A co-worker (who has lost over 100 lbs!) shared this brand with me. It is called Walden Farms and they sell calorie-free syrups, dressings and sauces. I tasted a bit of BBQ sauce they make and it was not bad. I’m curious if anyone else has tried any of their stuff and what you think.

They claim to be “calorie-free” which makes me a little nervous - like maybe if there’s no calories,  it’s not real food and just a bunch of chemicals or something Anyway, my friend said their syrup is great. She likes it better than the sugar free from the store. I’m thinking of trying some of their stuff, but wondered if anyone had a recommendation?  In case you’re interested in checking out their products, they’re available at www.netrition.com

** Interim Goal **

Since I have been at a standstill for quite some time (actually,  a backslide most recently) I have decided to create an interim goal for the next fifteen weeks.  My goal is  to lose 15 pounds in 15 weeks.  It’s not unreasonable and totally doable if I just stick to what I know works. I am doing flex and will journal and stay within points, drink lots of water, and take my regular walks with the dog.  I have thought about trying out Core and will maybe switch sometime in the next 15 weeks depending on how things go. I’ll also update at least once per week and post my weigh-ins and update my progress page.

Why is 15 the magic number? That’s how long until I will be spending a week in a bathing suit on the shores of Jamaica! Wish me luck!

Yeah, I know I haven’t been updating lately. Mostly it’s because I’m embarrassed that I have nothing successful to report. I’ve been just plain lazy. Although, yesterday I did get off my bum and take a great hike in the mountains with the pooch and a friend. It was pretty strenuous for my fitness level (feeling it in the butt today). Today was the last irish dance practice until September so I ‘ll just have to make better efforts to practice on my own through the summer months.

Anyway, on to the explanation of my post title - we are taking a trip to a Jamaican resort in October so now I have all the more reason to get my fanny in gear which means journaling, staying within points and working out! :)  I’m on the 15 week count down!

Jennette has lost 192 lbs! Check it out in this video and read her new book:

My friend invited me to a Jazzercise class tonight. It was fun and the workout level was manageable for me and my (lack of) skill. Has anyone else tried Jazzercise? I like that it was close to my house - 2 minute drive. They let you try the first week for free so I didn’t have to pay anything. I do so much better with exercise when I have something regularly scheduled - like my Irish Dance classes on Saturdays. So.. I am debating if I want to join or not. There is no contract or anything, just a monthly fee. We’ll see…

As far as staying in points today, I did a pretty good job by planning ahead and including snacks, although I didn’t get the healthy guidelines as evidenced by the fact that I had chicken for every meal. ;p

Breakfast  -  4pts (Chicken)

Lunch - 8 pts (Chicken & rice

Snack - 4 pts (banana, cracker w/ laughing cow cheese)

Dinner - (Chicken cordon blue & green salad)

180 lbs

Up 2 lbs from last week.

Up 6 lbs over my lowest weight.

Bottom line - I need to get serious. I say I am serious then I do things like eat a million sweets at the work potluck and sit on my butt when I planned all day to get some activity in.  I don’t know where the motivation has gone. It’s in there somewhere.. and I’m just having a hard time finding it.