It's Friday- busy day

I managed to fit a walk in this morning before going visiting teaching. After the walk I went visiting teaching and then stopped off at the store to purchase dog food, cat food, oranges and broccoli. I avoided all the inside isles. I went past the clothes to get to the pet food and then went right to the produce section and then quickly to checkout. If I hang around I get tempted to buy stuff that isn't good for me. I wasn't even tempted to pick up a pack of gum or grab a turk bar, which I would have done a month ago. I didn't eat as much as I should have this day.
Food journal:
1/2 bagel w/ peanut butter
corn tortilla w/ 1 T. cheese
soy joy bar
1/2 c. 1 % milk
luna peanut butter bar
vitamins
water
luna peanut butter bar
green salad w/ sliced pears and oil/balsamic vinegar dressing
1/4 piece of sausage

Trip to Spokane

I was kind of nervous about travelling as I just started a new eating plan and I didn't want to botch it up so early. What did I do? I planned on what I would eat on the road and planned on what I could eat while shopping. I knew I was going to Costco, so I hate hot dogs, but you can get a cheap meal with a hot dog or polish sausage and a drink for $1.50, so I decided I would get it without the bun. It was quite yummy. I also took food from home, so I could eat every few hours. Here is my food log for the day.
Food journal:
1/4c. almonds
1 c. plain yogurt w/home canned cherry juice(light sugar)
1 T. hummus w/ 1/2 whole wheat bagel
2 cherries
hotdog at Costco(no bun)
3 pita chips (gross) sample isle
1 chicken tender (walmart)
1/2 soy bar
luna smore bar
1 small apple
1 tsp. xylitol
4-6 triscuits
1 sm. cluster of granola
ww bagel

Keeping a food journal

They say a way to a successful weight loss is keeping a food journal. Today is day #2 of keeping away from refined sugar. Yeah! Okay here is what I ate today.
4 almonds, 1 honey nut cheerio(I was putting the bag away and one fell on the counter and at an instant it was in my mouth-I need to remember to not to put everything in my mouth that falls on the counter), 1 apple slice this was all eaten before my walk.
Protein shake w/ 1/4 cup protein, 1 1/2 c. 2% milk, 1 cap full -Flaxseed oil, 1 tsp. psyllium husk and 1 tsp. maple syrup. (Drink it fast)
4 almonds
4 eggwhites & 1 whole egg
1/4 lemon zest luna bar
3 almonds
1 T. Hummus with a corn tortilla
1 cup green salad w/ 1/2 pear(home canned)
1/2 cup salad w/ pear sliver
2 almonds
2 almonds
1/4 piece of whole wheat bagel
1 cup cauliflower
1 cup green salad
1/2 cup pasta with sauce
1 cup tea

Exercise:
walked 2 1/2 hours

It's a new month- February

I have been out of the loop lately in keeping this updated, so here are my new measurements and new goals. I have gained back all my lost weight plus extra. Yikes! My husband says I lack determination, so maybe this time around will be different. I know it will be. I don't have much time left, so I better kick it into high gear.

Body Composition Log
weight- 182.2
height- 68"

Hips- 41 1/2"
Waist- 40"
Chest(across)- 41 1/2"
Neck- 13 1/2"

Body Fat- 42.6%- Obese

Day #87- gym membership today

I walked this morning 4.6k and it felt great. I am experiencing some hip pain, but hopefully will subside soon. It seems to hurt when I am running. I took last week off of running due to the pain and it went away, and then last night went on a nice jog and it starting hurting again. I wasn't doing a correct heal strike and so now I am and now my hip hurts. Before I was running on my toes and everything hurt to my feet, calves, shins and now it is just my hip. Strange, eh?

I decided yesterday to go an renew my membership at the gym. My treadmill is buried downstairs and right now there is no where to put it as with the bowflex. Too much stuff downstairs with renovations.

I will post later to see my results with the gym and with my eating.

Keep it up! It's hard work. I want chocolate! Why me?

Not quite sure what day it is as I haven't been doing that great in keeping track of my meals, my exercise, my steps and my daily walking schedule along with meditation.

Here it is approaching the end of May and I have kind of slacked these last few weeks. I was doing so well in losing the weight and I lost 10 lbs and was very proud of myself. Instead of continuing down that path I started down the path of my old habits. It is hard to stay focused and to keep my hand out of the cookie jar, candy isle, ice cream and whatever else is out there trying to get me to indulge in stuff that isn't good for me. Those food companies don't care about me or what I am struggling with. If they did they would stop putting that junk on the shelves.

Day #62- What have I lost?

Okay, today is weigh in day and also time to update my body composition.

Body Composition Log
weight loss - 10 lbs
body fat loss (percentage) - 5.1%
Lean mass gained - 2.6 lbs
Body Fat loss (lbs) - 12.6

Weight - 170
Height - 5'8"
Body Fat - 34.2%
Hips - 39"
Waist - 35.5"
Chest (across) - 39.5"
Neck - 13"
Thigh - 23"L, 22.5"R
Calve(flexxed) - 16"

Running Schedule
Run Ratio - 1-2 breaks
Distance - 4.5k
Time - 39:21 (previous run 41:00)

Pedometer Log
Steps - 20, 387
km - 12.63