LA Times Festival of Books

When I got to the Festival of Books, and finally found the LA Times Stage, it was about 11:15am and Rainn Wilson was already talking. There were only about 10 people waiting in the "signing" line, so I walked over to a tent, bought his new book, and jumped in line. I waited for maybe 10 minutes. It is awkward to go up to someone and really have nothing to say. I mostly did it because I wanted his autograph. He just kind of stared at me and wrote "Kelly, ?'s, Rainn" in my book. Not sure what that means.

For Jillian's talk, I sat with Linda, Mike and Kayla (Linda's adorable six year-old daughter) about eight rows back. We could have gotten seats closer, but we all felt it was more important to be in the shade. The last thing I wanted to do was melt in the sun for hours to get a good seat, and end up with a sunburn the day before my race. After Jillian spoke, we got in the "signing" line. There were at least 3x as many people waiting to get her autograph as there were for Rainn Wilson. I think we ended up waiting for about 90 minutes, but I wasn't really paying attention. The best part of the day was watching Kayla get picked up by Jillian put on the table so she could get her K-SWISS Tubes signed by JM. Kayla was beyond excited and it was super adorable. :D

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (260 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch/Snacks (310 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Animal Crackers (130 calories)

Dinner (650 calories)
Native Foods Scorpion Burger (500 calories)
-Bun (150 calories)
-Tempeh Patty (175 calories)
-Avocado (125 calories)
-Lettuce/Carrots (10 calories)
-Chipotle Sauce (40 calories)
Native Foods Spring Pea Soup (150 calories)

Dessert/Snack (380 calories):
Native Food Chocolate Cupcake (250 calories)
Blue Diamond Hazelnut Rice Thins (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1600

This was the day before my half-marathon so I didn't really moderate my intake that much. However, it is another example of how I tend to eat less when I keep busy. To only eat 1600 calories, when I wasn't really paying TOO much attention, is nice. :)

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (230 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Artisana Raw Organic Almond Butter (100 calories)
Strawberries (20 calories)

Snack (210 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Lunch (280 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frapuccino (100 calories)

Snack (220 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Cheerios (140 calories)

Dinner (740 calories):
Dinner at True Foods in Newport Beach
- Beans (60 calories)
- 3 Small Tortillas (100 calories)
- Steak (180 calories)
- Roasted and Steamed Mixed Vegetables (150 calories)
- Organic Pudding Dessert w/ Pistachios and Walnuts (250 calories)

Daily Total: 1680

I'd like to write more, but I'm exhausted and have to get to bed. LA Times Festival of Books tomorrow (with Jillian) and the OC Half-Marathon on Sunday. You know what I'll be doing Sunday afternoon? That's right. NOTHING!

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Calories In/Meals
Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk (40 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (210 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Lunch (370 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Terra Organic Sweet Potato Chips (190 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Two Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Dinner (290 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic/Vegan Split Pea Soup (150 calories) Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Dessert/Snack (20 calories): Strawberries (20 calories)

Daily Total: 1450

I stole this photo from an image search on Google because I was too lazy to dig mine out of the trash. I have to say this is my new favorite item. The entire can has 150 calories. That's it! It is organic. It is vegan. It has no soy. It is yummy. It takes 2 minutes to heat up. It cost $1.99 for a can. I love it. The end.

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (360 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch (480 calories):
California Pizza Kitchen
-Cup of Dakota Smashed Pea & Barley Soup (180 calories)
-Half Portion Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad (300 calories)
*Chicken (200 calories)
*Lettuce (20 calories)
*Dressing on the Side (80 calories)
*Shaved Parmesan Cheese (Removed from Salad)
*Garlic-Herb Croutons (Removed from Salad)

Snack (80 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)

Dinner (300 calories):
Native Foods Greek Gyro (300 calories)
-Quinoa (120 calories)
-Steamed Vegetables (50 calories)
-Black Beans (80 calories)
-Flatbread (50 calories)





Dessert/Snack (170 calories):
Organic Strawberries (20 calories)
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Frozen Dessert (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1390

Our Student Services team went to lunch today at CPK (minus my two coworkers who are at a conference in Palm Springs). I of course studied the menu before hand. I was the only person that ordered individually. The rest of the group split four different pizzas. I had to turn down offers for a slice three times. Oh, and that bread in front of me on the table? I didn't touch it. I have to give credit to my coworkers though, because only one of them had any of it. I ordered a cup of soup and the Classic Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken. I got the dressing on the side, and only used about 1/4 of the small container (I just dip my fork). I also took off all the croutons and shaved parmesan cheese.

At Native Foods for dinner I ordered one of my new favorites. The Greek Gyro normally comes with peppered seitan, but I got black beans (on the side!) instead. I also asked for the hummus on the side, which I didn't end up using. I really wanted to have the flatbread, so I opted to not eat all of the quinoa. It feels SO good to eat a healthy meal. I was full afterwards, but I had only eaten great stuff. YAY!

Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Pistachios (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Lunch (330 calories):
Larabar Jocalat Chocolate Coffee Food Bar (200 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Dinner (700 calories):
Bahama Chicken at Lazy Dog Cafe
- Cup of Brown Rice (200 calories)
- Black Beans (100 calories)
- Chicken (400 calories)

Daily Total: 1610

I ordered one of the handful of items at Lazy Dog Cafe on the menu that wasn't a gazillion calories. I studied the menu at work before going out with my friends. It was either this dish, or a salad with dressing on the side. I'm going to a work lunch today at California Pizza Kitchen and since I am getting a salad there, I opted for the Bahama Chicken. The menu description: boneless chicken breast, traditional jerk seasonings, island salsa [did not eat], black beans, steamed rice [asked for brown rice], tiki sauce [did not eat/what is tiki sauce?!]. There was hardly any food on my plate compared to my two friends. I also drank 2-3 glasses of water while at dinner, which is A LOT for me. I figured it would help, and it did! We finished dinner around 7:30pm and I didn't feel the need to eat anything after that! :0)

I tend to eat better (i.e. less calories, not quality of food) when I know I am "going out" for a meal. I know there is no way I'm getting out of a restaurant without eating at least 600-700 calories, so I eat less during the day. If I did this on ALL days, maybe I would actually eat closer to 1300 a day! Hmm...

Monday, April 25th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Lunch (320 calories):
Larabar Jocalat Chocolate Mint Food Bar (190 calories - IMAGE BELOW)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Two Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean and Cheese Taquitos (260 calories)
Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Guiltless Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Coconut Milk Frozen Dessert (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1690

Sunday, April 25th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (250 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Organic Honey (40 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (100 calories)

Lunch/Dinner (830 calories):
Piece of Bread (80 calories)
Potatoes (100 calories)
Chicken (250 calories)
Caesar Salad (150 calories)
Raspberry Dessert (250 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (280 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Frozen Dessert (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1500

Today was a bit out of the norm because of having a lunch/BBQ with my boyfriend's family. My calories counts are probably a bit high, but I don't want to underestimate anything. I took small portions compared to what I usually do when they cook, so yay! I also did Level 1 of Ripped in 30 this evening and it is definitely getting 'easier'. I put that in quotes because it definitely is by no means easy at all. I am just able to get to the end and actually complete all the moves without taking a break.

Saturday, April 24th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (420 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Organic Honey (40 calories)
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (100 calories)

Lunch (100 calories):
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
El Torito Grilled Chicken Mexican Caesar Salad (350 calories)
Dressing on the Side (50 calories)
Tortilla Chips (100 calories)

Snack/Dessert (350 calories):
So Delicious Mint Chip NSA Frozen Dessert (150 calories)
Peanuts (200 calories)

Daily Total: 1350

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Lunch (310 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Two Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
Native Foods Greek Gyro (550 calories)

Snack/Dessert (120 calories):
So Delicious NSA Mint Chip Coconut Ice Cream (120 calories)

Daily Total: 1650

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (400 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Lunch (410 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Dinner (70 calories):
Organic Broccoli (40 calories)
Strawberries (30 calories)

Snack/Dessert (330 calories):
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1370

Photographic Evidence

Sorry if it is in poor taste to post "Before" and "In Progress" photos of my backside. The photo on the left was randomly taken of me at a work event back in August. The photo on the right was obviously from recently when I was being a dork and having my boyfriend take photos of me in the new Jillian Michaels KSWISS clothing line. I remember first seeing the photo on the left and thinking, "Wow! I'm so small. I actually HAVE lost weight." That was about 13 pounds ago, which doesn't SOUND like much. However, I'm wearing Old Navy Size 8 Sweetheart Jeans on the left and Old Navy Size 4 Sweetheart Jeans on the right. Crazy what a difference a few pounds can make as you get closer to your goal weight. Sometimes I have to force myself to look at current photos of myself. I still tend to feel like I'm bigger and it takes seeing myself in a photo to realize that I'm not. Hopefully as time goes on I will have fewer of those days when I feel "big" and more days when I feel AWESOME. ;0)

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (420 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato w/ add shot (100 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch (260 calories):
Pure Organic Protein Bar (180 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Blue Diamond Pecan Rice Thins (130 calories)

Dinner (580 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean and Cheese Taquitos (260 calories)
Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (220 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1620

Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (160 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Lunch (230 calories):
Blue Diamond Pecan Nut Thins (130 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Veggie Grill Spring Mix Salad (100 calories)
Veggie Grill Bowl of Tortilla Soup (300 calories)

Snack/Dessert (350 calories):
Peanuts (200 calories)
Grande Skinny Cocoa Cappuccino (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1460

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (440 calories):
Kashi Organic Vanilla Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Probiotic Organic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (260 calories):
Kashi Organic Vanilla Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Lunch (320 calories):
22 Days Mocha Mantra Protein Bar (220 calories - IMAGE BELOW)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Dinner (410 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice (200 calories)
Organic Peas (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (110 calories)

Snack/Dessert (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate Truffle (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1560

Sunday, April 17th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (280 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Lunch (500 calories):
Salad at Whole Foods (500 calories)

Dinner (750 calories):
Dinner at Nobu
- Spicy Chicken Skewer (150 calories)
- Lobster Mini Taco (100 calories)
- Shrimp Mini Tacos (200 calories)
- Tempura Shrimp Roll (300 calories)

Snack/Dessert (250 calories):
Frozen Yogurt at Malibu Frozen Yogurt and Ice Cream (250 calories)

Daily Total: 1730

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (440 calories):
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Organic Honey (40 calories)
Trader Joe's Probiotic Organic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate (150 calories)

Lunch (220 calories):
22 Days Mocha Mantra Protein Bar (220 calories)

Dinner (450 calories):
El Torito Grilled Chicken Mexican Caesar Salad (350 calories)
Dressing on the Side (50 calories)
Tortilla Chips (50 calories)

Snack/Dessert (200 calories):
Starbucks Venti Non-Fat Cocoa Cappucino (200 calories)

Daily Total: 1310

Weigh-In Results - April 16th, 2011

Weigh-In: 134.0

That is a loss of 1.6 pounds in two weeks. I am SO happy about this, given how close I am getting to my goal weight. I have been exercising moderately, and eating around 1300-1500 calories a day. I am at a point where eating less than 1300 just is not going to happen. I love my food!

I have been able to see my progress in photos, but since I have been below 140 I am finally not seeing myself as a "bigger" person. The first thing I looked for in a photo of myself used to be how big I was compared to other people in the photo, how my clothes were fitting, etc. It is nice to be okay with any photo I see of myself, with the exception of something like the way my hair looks. This might sound silly, but it is a relief to have people tag photos of me on Facebook, get the notification, and not be worried about how I am going to look.

If I can keep up this progress, which I know I am capable of, I can be in the 120s in a little over a month. Yay!

Friday, April 15th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (425 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato w/ add shot (105 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Lunch (320 calories):
Just Great Stuff Organic Protein Bar (80 calories)
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Dinner (260 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)

Snack/Dessert (200 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn with Olive Oil (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1285

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

This is all I have for today. Much more exciting than me posting about rice cakes and protein bars. ;0)

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (420 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's English Muffin w/ Organic Honey (140 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Trader Joe's Honey Wheat Pretzels (140 calories)

Lunch (220 calories):
Cashews (220 calories)

Snack (210):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Annie's Organic Chocolate Graham Bunnies (130 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Organic Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1450

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (200 calories):
Small Organic Banana (60 calories)
Trader Joe's Honey Wheat Pretzels (140 calories)

Lunch (350 calories):
22 Days Organic Vegan Protein Bar (220 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (220):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
2 Tagalong Girl Scout Cookies (140 calories)

Snack (50 calories):
Small Triangle Piece of Thin Cheese Pizza at Steelhead (50 calories)

Dinner (274 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (77 calories/each)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Organic Tortilla Chips (120 calories)

Snack/Dessert (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate Truffle (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1494

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Probiotic Strawberry Smoothie (140 calories)

Snack (200 calories):
Small Organic Banana (60 calories)
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Lunch (350 calories):
22 Days Organic Vegan Protein Bar (220 calories)
Annie's Organic Chocolate Graham Bunnies (130 calories)

Dinner (350 calories):
Amy's Light and Lean Dinner (210 calories)
Trader Joe's Blue Corn Organic Tortilla Chips (90 calories)
Cascadian Farms Organic Asparagus (50 calories)

Snack/Dessert (130 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Chocolate Truffle (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1350

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (330 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's English Muffin (110 calories)
Crofter's Organic Strawberry Spread (40 calories - IMAGE BELOW)
Snack (100 calories):
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frapuccino (100 calories)

Lunch (400 calories):
German Pretzel at Valhalla Table (200 calories)
Salad at Valhalla Table w/ Avocado, Pumpkin Seeds, Roasted Corn, Quinoa (200 calories)

Dinner (330 calories):
Amy's Light and Lean Soft Corn Bowl Dinner (220 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (110 calories)

Snack/Dessert (calories):

Daily Total: 1160

Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Trader Joe's Engligh Muffin (110 calories)
Organic Honey (70 calories)
Stonyfield Organic Non-Fat Vanilla Bean Yogurt (130 calories)

Lunch (180 calories):
Pure Organic Brownie Bar (180 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Dinner (575 calories):
Native Foods Spring Pea Soup (175 calories)
Native Foods Scorpion Burger (450 calories)

Snack/Dessert (100 calories):
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato

Daily Total: 1350

Calories Out/Exercise
Ripped in 30: Level 1

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (280 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Snack (155 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (70 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (85 calories)

Lunch (180 calories):
Starbucks Tall Unsweetened Passion Tea (0 calories)
Just Great Stuff Organic Cacao Acai (180 calories - IMAGE BELOW)

Snack (140 calories):
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Dinner (500 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Organic Avocado (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Dessert/Snack (180 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Dark Truffle Chocolate (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1435

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (250 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Organic Chocolate Milk (70 calories)

Snack (170 calories):
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (70 calories)

Lunch (220 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Snack (130 calories):
Annie's Organic Chocolate Graham Bunnies (130 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice (160 calories)
Organic Peas and Carrots (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (280 calories):
Stonyfield Organic Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Frozen Yogurt (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn with Olive Oil (130 calories)

Daily Total: 1420

Calories Out/Exercise
3/4 mile walk at lunch
1 mile run on treadmill
Various arm/leg machines

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (270 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Trader Joe's Organic Vanilla Bean Yogurt (90 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Lunch (180 calories):
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)
Small Non-Fat Latte (100 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Organic Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (150 calories):
Stonyfield Organic Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Frozen Yogurt (150 calories)

Daily Total: 1280

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (180 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Annie's Organic Chocolate Graham Bunnies (130 calories)

Lunch (180):
Starbucks Tall Mocha Light Frappucino (100 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Hickory Pistachios (80 calories)

Snack (280 calories):
Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Non-Fat Yogurt (140 calories)
Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Dinner (700 calories)
Native Foods Scorpion Burger (500 calories)
-Bun (150 calories)
-Tempeh Patty (175 calories)
-Avocado (125 calories)
-Lettuce/Carrots (10 calories)
-Chipotle Sauce (40 calories)
Native Foods Lemon-Dill Potato Salad (200 calories)

Dessert/Snack (200 calories):
Native Food Chocolate Cupcake (250 calories)

Daily Total: 1570

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (250 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
So Delicious Chocolate Coconut Milk (70 calories)

Snack (80 calories):
Medium Organic Banana

Lunch (280 calories):
Starbucks Tall Caramel Light Frappucino (100 calories)
Pure Organic Chocolate Brownie Bar (180 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
2 Lundberg Honey Nut Rice Cakes (70 calories/each)

Dinner (400 calories):
Trader Joe's Black Bean Taquitos (260 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (250 calories):
Trader Joe's Organic Popcorn with Olive Oil (130 calories)
Stonyfield Organic Chocolate Vanilla Swirl Frozen Yogurt (120 calories)

Daily Total: 1350

Sunday, April 3rd. 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Non-Fat Yogurt (130 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Annie's Chocolate Bunny Grahams (130 calories)

Lunch (250 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Santa Barbara Organic Unsalted Pistachios (170 calories)

Dinner (590 calories):
Amy's Organic Bean and Cheese Burrito (310 calories)
Trader Joe's Reduced Guilt Tortilla Chips (140 calories)
Health Valley Organic 40% Less Sodium 14 Garden Vegetable Soup (140 calories)

Snack/Dessert (180 calories):
So Delicious Organic Chocolate Coconut Ice Cream (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1460

Calories Out/Exercise
10 mile run/walk.

Weigh-In Results - April 2nd, 2011

Weigh-In: 135.6

Hooray!! When I started this process a little over a year ago (back in late-January 2010) my original goal weight was 135-140 pounds. When you have always been overweight, it is hard to know what your goal weight really is, what a healthy weight is for your body. I kept telling myself that as I lost weight, I would reevaluate my goals. Once I reached about 150 pounds, I realized I could definitely lose more than another 10 pounds, and changed my goal weight to 130 pounds. After reaching about 140 pounds, I realized, yet again, that I had more than 10 more pounds to lose. Looking at myself today, I know I can lose another 10 pounds. The weight is definitely coming off slower, since I have less to lose, but I can't believe I'll be in the 120s soon!

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (390 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Medium Organic Banana (80 calories)
Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Non-Fat Yogurt (130 calories)

Snack (100 calories):
Starbucks Tall Skinny Caramel Macchiato (100 calories)

Dinner (800 calories):
Split Pea Soup at Valhalla Table (250 calories)
Salad w/ Pumpkin Seeds, Quinoa, Avocado & Croutons (550 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
Starbucks Grande Skinny Caramel Macchiato (140 calories)

Daily Total: 1430

Friday, April 1, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (310 calories):
Kashi Organic Cinnamon Harvest Cereal (180 calories)
Wallaby Organic Vanilla Bean Non-Fat Yogurt (130 calories)

Snack (130 calories):
Annie's Chocolate Bunnies (130 calories)

Lunch (290 calories):
Pure Organic Chocolate Brownie Bar (180 calories)
Starbucks Tall Mocha Light Frappucino (110 calories)

Dinner (600 calories):
Salad at Valhalla Table w/ Chicken, Croutons, Roasted Corn, Avocado & Quinoa (650 calories)

Snack (220 calories):
So Delicious Chocolate Milk (70 calories)

Daily Total: 1550