Monday, August 1, 2011

Back on the wagon

Update:

Weight: 253.0 lbs.
Net Cal: + 347 cal
Exercise: walking the dog 10 min x2,100 min walk to Cedar Mill School-Bales-Home

So I've had a weekend where I was aware, but not really keeping track of what I was eating.  Is there some guilt, sure. Do I regret it, no.  I am feeling hungrier than usual though today.  I've also had quite a bit of sugar and can tell.  I am feeling run down and tired.  I'm sure standing for 3 hrs cooking jam has nothing to do with that ;)

I keep thinking about healthy.  What is it to be healthy?  I have approached the twins that their eating habits need to be healthy choices.  I look at my life, and wonder what healthy choices to I need to make? 

So I look at my life and the choices I have made.  During the week, I do fairly well diet wise.  I need to think about decreasing my intake by another 100 calories, but otherwise my choices seem appropriate.  I have been walking daily at work, but the last couple of weeks that has decreased to 3 + times per work week.  I have not had nearly as much activity during the weekends as I would like.

I also find that I am back to craving my carbs.  Once the kids are to bed, I'll eat a small amount of chips or crackers. I also have my bowl of ice cream.  The other thing I am noticing is that I am eating a lot of sodium daily.  While I don't have an issue with high blood pressure, I know that the sodium will effect my water retention.  Looking at today, I had chips, a grilled cheese sandwich with American cheese, and bacon.  Plus there is some salt on my trail mix.  I also had 3 fruits and 2 veggies.  Still...I am becoming aware that I need to pay more attention to what is in my foods too.

Successes: Long walk with 30 minutes of it uphill
Barriers: Hungry!

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