Weight Loss 2

First, the view from the condo we stayed at in Waikiki (June 23-July 1.)



Our friend Missy, who moved to Maui, has given us her timeshare weeks twice now. Her generosity amazes me, I'm still not sure we're worthy.

On the diet and excercise front, the dogs got walked. I logged 35 minutes with the Wii Fit (though is was easy stuff because my knees hurt from doing 3 sets of rowing squats yesterday,) and I ate moderately: Excuse the following giant space. I can't figure out how to edit My-Calorie-Counter's html to get rid of it. Try to imagine that I drew an amusing doodle in there.

			Free Diet Diary my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
1	cup	Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, protein fortified, with added vitamin A	138	5	3	20	145	14	0	13	10
1	24 biscuits 59g	Kellogg's® - Mini-Wheats Frosted Bite Size - breakfast cereal	200	1	0	0	5	48	6	12	6
			338	6	3	20	150	62	6	25	16
Lunch
1	1 Tbsp 15g	Hellmann's® - Light Mayonnaise	50	5	1	5	120	1	0	0	0
2	Serving - 25 G	WONDER - BREAD - WHITE 16 OZ LOAF	120	2	0	0	260	24	1	4	4
2	serving	OSCAR MAYER, Ham (water added, boiled)	131	5	2	59	1698	2	0	0	21
			301	12	3	64	2078	27	1	4	25
Dinner
0.15	cup, chopped	Onions, raw	10	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0
0.25	medium (2-1/4" to 2-1/4" dia.)	Potatoes, boiled, cooked without skin, flesh, with salt	36	0	0	0	101	8	1	0	1
1	serving ( 3 oz )	Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned	164	6	3	76	72	0	0	0	25
1	Serving - 50 G	MISSION - TORTILLAS FLOUR - RESTAURANT STYLE SOFT TACO & BURRITO SIZE 10 CT 17.5 OZ PACK	140	3	1	0	450	24	1	2	4
1	tbsp	Sauce, LA VICTORIA, Green Salsa Jalapena	5	0	0	0	90	1	0	0	0
0.1	1 medium pepper 148g	Dole® - Bell Pepper (any color) - fresh produce	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
			358	9	4	76	714	36	2	3	30
Snack
2	stalk, medium (7-1/2" - 8" long)	Celery, raw	13	0	0	0	64	2	1	1	1
1	Serving - 35 G	ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S - MICROWAVE POPCORN - SMART POP BUTTER 94% FAT FREE MINI BAGS 1.2 OZ 4 PK BOX	110	2	0	0	320	24	4	0	3
0.5	serving 29 Crackers	CheezIt Reduced Fat	65	2	1	0	180	10	1	0	2
1	cup, balls	Watermelon, raw	46	0	0	0	2	12	1	10	1
1	1 bottle 12 fl oz 354 mL	Campbell's® - V8 (12 oz bottle) - 100% vegetable juice	70	0	0	0	900	15	3	11	3
			304	4	1	0	1466	63	10	22	10
Water Tracker
Totals Target Balance			1301 2000 65 699	31 65 48 34	11 20 55 9	160 300 53 140	4408 2400 184 2008	188 300 63 112	19 25 76 6	54 50 108 4	81 50 162 31
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity
Totals			0

Apparently my sodium is out of control.

Weight Loss 1

Being married to a doctor has more drawbacks than benefits most of the time. Like now. It's 11:26 on a Saturday night and John is at work. Fortunately he's not on call every weekend. One of the more consistent drawbacks is the way he's been hounding me about my weight for the last couple of years. I haven't been very receptive to his tough love approach. Frankly, I've eaten Hostess Snowballs just to spite him.

I've had other clues that I need to lose weight: clothes not fitting, clothes not looking good, the panty hose I wore to a Christmas party rolling first under my belly fat and then under my butt (repeatedly,) my belly getting in the way of tying my shoes, my kids slapping my belly because it makes cool noises, my new doctor telling me I really needed to lose weight, unflattering pictures (and reflections) that I hardly recognize as being me, like this recent one:


With the angle, I call this my "Amazon Woman" photo.

I've been meaning to do something about it. Really. I haven't always had a weight problem. In fact it only started after I had Audrey, but I've consistently gained about 5 lbs a year since she was born in 1995. Let's see, 5 times 13, it just isn't pretty.

Here I am from behind, walking with Audrey, John is up ahead with the hat and backpack:


This is at the entrance to Diamond Head Crater, a bunch of us had just gotten off TheBus and were walking into the state park.

One of the worst things about being overweight (other than the constant nagging from the husband with the good genes and the near perfect BMI) is being physically limited. Out of breath. Heart racing. That sort of thing. On our trip to Oahu at the end of last month I was really and truly hating life when we climbed up Diamond Head. Seriously. Complete strangers were asking if I was okay. The view from the top was nice, but I'm still not sure if it was worth it:



Being on vacation was a good start to exercising more. We walked and swam a lot. I took my thyroid and antidepressants regularly, had some high-quality family time, and more than usual sunshine and exercise. I feel well enough and motivated enough to reverse that weight gain.

I've walked the dogs most days since we've been back. We bought a Wii Fit and I've weighed in every day, even when I haven't done exercises with it. I've mostly eliminated full-calorie soda. I'm trying to eat better. John has been nagging me about my calorie intake, which I haven't been keeping track of. So today I tracked down a free food journal at www.my-calorie-counter.com Humbug. I entered everything I ate today. Rice-a-Roni is soooooo not calorie-worthy.

			Free http://www.my-calorie-counter.com/">Calorie Chart my-calorie-counter.com
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Breakfast
1	cup	Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, protein fortified, with added vitamin A	138	5	3	20	145	14	0	13	10
1	24 biscuits 59g	Kellogg's® - Mini-Wheats Frosted Bite Size - breakfast cereal	200	1	0	0	5	48	6	12	6
			338	6	3	20	150	62	6	25	16
Lunch
1	1 sandwich	Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich	230	8	2	0	295	36	5	14	8
			230	8	2	0	295	36	5	14	8
Dinner
1	Serving - 36 G	BULL'S EYE - BBQ SAUCE - ORIGINAL 18 OZ PLASTIC BOTTLE	60	0	0	0	330	13	0	12	0
1	cup, balls	Watermelon, raw	46	0	0	0	2	12	1	10	1
1	cup, chopped or diced	Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted	231	5	1	119	104	0	0	0	43
1	1 cup (prepared) 1/2 box	Golden Grain Company® - Rice-A-Roni, Chicken & Garlic flavored - rice mix	260	8	2	0	830	42	1	2	5
			597	13	3	119	1266	67	2	24	49
Snack
1	Serving - 35 G	ORVILLE REDENBACHER'S - MICROWAVE POPCORN - SMART POP BUTTER 94% FAT FREE MINI BAGS 1.2 OZ 4 PK BOX	110	2	0	0	320	24	4	0	3
1	1 bottle 12 fl oz 354 mL	Campbell's® - V8 (12 oz bottle) - 100% vegetable juice	70	0	0	0	900	15	3	11	3
1	cup, with pits, yields	Cherries, sweet, raw	74	0	0	0	0	19	2	15	1
			254	2	0	0	1220	58	9	26	7
Water Tracker
Totals Target Balance			1419 2000 71 581	29 65 45 36	8 20 40 12	139 300 46 161	2931 2400 122 531	223 300 74 77	22 25 88 3	89 50 178 39	80 50 160 30
			Cal	Fat	Sat	Chl	Sod	Crb	Fib	Sug	Pro
Activity
Totals			0

It's a start.

12:18 AM and still no husband.