Taking a break...

I'm stressed and have too much on my plate. I wish I could keep this up right now, but it is causing me extra stress...just one more thing on my never ending 'to-do' list. I'm trying to cut things out that just take up my time. I'm sure I will come back to this, but right now I need to focus on other things. I'm not going to change what I eat, and I'm always going to count calories. Why does life have to be so difficult? I wish I could take a vacation from work/volunteering/everything. Okay...enough of this pity party! :0)

Let me end on a positive note. I went to the endocrinologist last week...the same one I've been going to since I was, 15? One of the nurse people weighed me at the end of the hall. I used to DREAD this...literally. I hated it. The last time I weighed in there I was 168 pounds and about one month into my weight loss journey/living healthy journey. This time I was 138 pounds. I was really, really happy about this. It was 10:00am, I was fully clothed (with jeans/hoodie), and had taken a shower not too long before my appointment. If I had weighed in at home, first thing in the morning with no clothes I'm guessing I would have been right around 135. I'm not losing and I'm not gaining, which is fine by me. This last 10 pounds or so is SO annoying. I know I need to work out more, and it just isn't my top priority right now. Can I do it? Of course. I'm sure being extremely stressed isn't helping anything.

Moving on....so, I weighed in and the woman took me to a room and checked my blood pressure. When my doctor came in he looked at me and said, "You're thin. You've lost a lot of weight." He proceeded to ask me how I did it, and I told him I changed my eating habits and exercised more. He responded, "Determination? Well, you look great." Yay!! He said I can stop taking my medication, which was to regulate my insulin level. It had been normal since he started me on the medication, but he said that weight loss will control it also, so I don't need to take it anymore. Yay, again!!

Hm...I liked writing this entry. Maybe I will keep blogging, but not just every day with the specifics of what I ate. That is what was tedious and stressing me out!

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (170 calories):
Whole Wheat English Muffin w/ Honey (170 calories)

Snack (260 calories):
Medium Organic Banana (70 calories)
Terra Sweet Potato Chips (190 calories)

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

Dinner (360 calories):
Fruit Salad (100 calories)
Trader Joe's Split Pea Soup (150 calories)
Trader Joe's Baked Blue Corn Tortilla Chips (110 calories)

Dessert/Snack (250 calories):
Trader Joe's Gone Bananas (130 calories)
Trader Joe's Animal Crackers (120 calories)

Daily Total: 1340

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (170 calories):
Whole Wheat English Muffin w/ Honey (170 calories)

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

Lunch (350 calories):
Fiber One Yogurt (110 calories)
Fiber One Bar (140 calories)
Coffee (100 calories)

Dinner (680 calories):
Chicken Fajitas at El Torito
-3 Corn Tortillas (180 calories)
-Chicken (200 calories)
-Onion (50 calories)
-Rice and Beans (100 calories)
-Chips (100 calories)
-Guacamole (50 calories)

Snack (140 calories):
2 So Delicious Fudge Bars (140 calories)

Daily Total: 1480

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (340 calories):
Whole Wheat English Muffin w/ Honey (170 calories)
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)

Lunch (420 calories):
Stonyfield Organic Vanilla Yogurt (130 calories)
Terra Sweet Potato Chips (190 calories)
Starbucks Tall Mocha Light Frappucino (100 calories)

Dinner (700 calories):
Dinner at True Food Kitchen
Teriyaki Chicken Bowl w/ Vegetables (500 calories)
Asparagus (150 calories)
Mini Scoop of Non-Dairy Pistachio Ice Cream (50 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Starbucks Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiato (180 calories)

Daily Total: 1640 calories

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (340 calories):
Whole Wheat English Muffin w/ Honey (170 calories)
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)

Snack (180 calories):
Small Non-Fat Latte (100 calories)
Medium Banana (80 calories)

Lunch/Snack (250 calories):
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)
Medium Banana (80 calories)

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

Snack/Dessert (140 calories):
2 So Delicious Fudge Bars (140 calories)

Daily Total: 1410

Sunday, June 5th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (335 calories):
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)
Starbucks Venti Iced Skinny Caramel Macchiato w/ Add Shot (165 calories)

Snack (50 calories):
Strawberry, Mango and Peanuts at Great Park Farmer's Market (50 calories)

Lunch/Dinner (700 calories):
Food at La Sirena Grill
- Tortilla Chips (100 calories)
- Black Beans and Rice (200 calories)
- Chicken Tacos (400 calories)

Snack (240 calories):
Whole Wheat English Muffin w/ Honey (170 calories)
Starbucks Double Espresso Light (70 calories)

Daily Total: 1325

Saturday, June 4th, 2011

Calories In/Meals

Breakfast (320 calories):
Whole Wheat Bagel Thin w/ Honey (150 calories)
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)

Lunch/Snack (270 calories):
Trio Strawberry Nut Bar (170 calories)
3 Chocolates (100 calories)

Dinner (500 calories):
Bowl of Tortilla Soup at Veggie Grill (250 calories)
Spring Mix Salad (250 calories)

Dessert/Snack (235 calories):
Starbucks Venti Skinny Caramel Macchiato (165 calories)
Starbucks Double Espress Shot Light (70 calories)

Daily Total: 1325