Its not the jeans that make me look fat — its the FAT!!!

OK I took last week off of work and from the computer.  I neglected my online calorie counter.  I did a fairly good job of not over indulging but I will admit that there were a few times I had more than I should have.  I still can’t eat like I used to and that is a good thing.  Yesterday I came to work with all the good intentions in the world to go to my exercise class.  A week away from routine and I forgot to pack my towels and I was too cheap to rent a towel — I know not a great excuse but it just threw me off.  I was really great all day with my calories - not even 1000 by the time I left work.  Then I went home and started grazing — good stuff at first then I broke into the chocolate ice cream stash.  Its the only “bad” food I allow upstairs - we don’t have a second freezer and my sweetie is entitled to his goodies.  Most he keeps stashed away and for me out of sight is out of mind.

 What I have decided to do in addition to keeping track of my calories is to keep a scale of how I did on my lifestyle daily. Using the important components, calories, water, exercise and general well being.  Just a scale of 10 but if I keep it easy and stick to it I might be able to track my changes.  So as of tomorrow Aug 9, 2007 I will be more diligent with my blog and track my calories and scale.

Lifestyle scale – out of 10 

Exercise – every 20 minutes = 1 point (max of 3 points)

Water – every 30 oz = 1 point (max of 2 points)

Calories – set range bottom of range = 3 points

                                 Middle of range = 2 points

                                 Top of range = 1 point

                                  Over             = 0

Attitude – feel good about the day 2 points

                 Feel so so about the day 1 point

                 Blah = 0

So yesterday works out to be about a 3 on the scale — sighs

Water 70 oz = 2

Attitude = 1

Total 3

Filed under: General on August 8th, 2007