I don't think I realized...

Just how caloric almonds are. I recently bought the prepackaged nuts from Costco thinking they'd be a nice way to get some protein and variety in my diet, and give me something salty and crunchy to snack on when I get a bit peckish. They do, but a little bag of 2 oz of nuts is almost 400 calories! not exactly a "little" snack!

today...

Today I am recording my food. So far it's 1:45 in the afternoon and I've had 235 calories, leaving me plenty for an afternoon snack and dinner. And actually, I'm planning on vegetable soup for dinner, so I'll have plenty for snacks this afternoon and evening, which will be helpful as I transition out of snack-mode and back into calorie counting mode. I'm over halfway through my protein for the day, but I really need to work on fiber, as I've only had 4 grams and I need another 20 or so more. Dinner will provide me with 180 calories and 8 grams of fiber, so... (thinking aloud here) that puts me at 355 calories and 12 g. fiber. If I add to that 200 g. of strawberries I'm at 415 calories and 16 g. fiber. Now... that leaves me in need of another 9+ grams of fiber and 685+ calories. I can get my 9 grams of fiber in one Fiber One bar, plus 140 calories. Or I could get 10 grams of fiber and 180 calories from 2 slices of Fiber Flax Bread. The Flax Bread would also give me 10 grams of protein, which would be helpful. And if I went that route I'd have 500 calories to blow tonight at Erika's party, provided there will be food there. Something to think about.

It's hard to get back into calorie counting mode.

It's also hard to get back into an exercise routine, but today is Wednesday so I ought to do my C25K run and then, if Ellie is still sleeping, perhaps some DDR. Of course, I could use the rest of her naptime to clean up the kitchen and put laundry away, too. I wish I were a little more productive and efficient with my time sometimes. At least I started my day out right this morning and did my devotions before I let myself check email or do anything else.

Okay... off to run.

Up, up, and away!

Ack! I hope not! I am up a lb today, as expected. It could be worse. But right now I really really really want to eat junk food! I want to make cookies and eat them all! Not healthy cookies either... sugar cookies with really buttery frosting. And I have to admit that the cookie cutters and dragees are out, ready for cookie making, but fortunately that plan seems to have been abandoned for another, less caloric one - putting away laundry! Whew! Saved for now, at least.

My plan when I finally DO eat a snack is to eat bananas and strawberries. That way I get something sweet, but not unhealthy, and I get my fruits and veggies in.

I think dinner will be chicken courdon bleu and green beans. Maybe a salad as well.

Well....

... the retreat is over. It was great!! I met a lot of people, learned a lot, ate a lot, had fun...

Oh, wait! You caught that I ate a lot? Yeah... I tried to slip that in there and get my confession out of the way quietly. I guess it didn't work. I did great for dinner, but I snacked WAY too much. And the snacking sort of continued after I came home through yesterday. But today I am back on track!
I went for a walk with Shannon today, even. We didn't get terribly far, and it wasn't a terribly rigorous walk, but it was something at least. Maybe I'll do more this afternoon. Maybe Leif will be up for a family walk (or bike ride!!!) this evening. That would be good.

I'm getting back on track with my water drinking today, too. I'm only about 1/4 of the way there at 2:00 in the afternoon, but I am determined to drink all 2 liters today.

Here's to getting back on track. *raises Nalgene bottle* Cheers!