Shelley Day Two: Cucumbers Rule!!

Another great day!  I managed to get a lot of errands done and I ate just right!  I really love cucumbers!  So much volume for so little calories and I love the flavor and nutrition.  I really like eating them with hummus and Frank's Red Hot Sauce.  It's late and I still have a lot of cleaning to do so here's the skinny:

Today's Intake:

200 Cal Oatmeal
70 Cal OJ
45 Cal Cuke
120 Cal Hummus
100 Cal Grapes
430 The Daily Sami from Erik's Deli
160 Cal Tomato Soup from Erik's Deli
21 Cal Herskey Kiss
45 Cal Cuke
60 Cal Hummus

Total 1,251

BMR CALC: 1786.25-1251+200 Cal for random snitching (Hey, no judging, it happens when you have little kids)= 335.25 Deficit

It feels fablous to be back on the wagon!  Here's to feeling good and eating well!!

Day 1 and 2
I was going to post yesterday but I was way tired by the time I had a chance to sit down and blog, so I opted for sleep :)  Its nice to be back on the diet wagon, however this time things are a bit different for me as I have a new born that I am nursing.  I don't want my milk to dry up so I get to eat more calories than I did last time!!  Last time I was dieting I was very strict and only ate 1200 calories each day.  However as I said previously I am just beginning to nurse and I need more calories in order to ensure I have enough milk for a baby girl.  So I am going to start out with consuming 1900 calories, if I can cut back and keep my milk I will.
Here is a quick run down of what I ate yesterday and today.  I am pretty tired and so I am just going to confess to how many calories I consumed yesterday and today.
Yesterday was a good day for me and I ate 1900!  I was actually pretty surprised at how much I could eat cause 1900 calories is alot more than 1200 and it was easy to not go over that amount!
Today however has been a different story.  I did really good for breakfast and lunch, but this afternoon was a difficult afternoon and when I am upset I eat my feelings.  So for dinner we went out and had Chinese food in all its yummy fried glory!  Therefore I don't know how many calories I consumed today.  And to top it all off I had frozen yogurt for dessert.  SO I am pretty sure I am over my calories for the day.  Oh well tomorrow is a new day and I will do better!
Well I am off to bed!  Until tomorrow . . . Happy Dieting!!

It's On!!!

Katie, AKA Superwoman, called me up the other day and asked if I was ready to get back on the wagon.  The answer, YES!!  I was all set as of my last post to do better and then everything went crazy.  Some health things with the kids and seeming perpetual illness with the kids made for a long few months.  We are all on the mend and now that we've eliminated the twins' second nap and Will's nap altogether the day has really opened up.

I've had tendinitis in my hip which has kept me from being super active and now that it's gotten much better I'm so so so ready to get out and doing stuff again.  I'm going to be using the same plan as last time.  I'll be using my BMR calculation to keep myself in check.

So for those who weren't with us the first go around here's the plan:

Strategy:

I'm a thinker, I just can't help myself. I think I've read just about every diet book and then tried and failed at all of them. The truth of the matter is this, eat less move more.

In order to know just how much less I need to eat I calculated my BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) which is 1786.25. Essentially, as long as I eat less than 1786.25 calories each day I will lose weight. There are roughly 3,500 calories in a pound so each time the number of calories I don't eat add up to 3,500 I should be down a pound.

Below is the BMR formula but you can also just Google a BMR calculator:

Women(the calculation is different for men): BMR = 655 + ( 4.35 x weight in pounds ) + ( 4.7 x height in inches ) - ( 4.7 x age in years )

In an effort to not just drop pounds but change my lifestyle I am going to work on the following:

1. Reduce the volume of diet soda I drink (this is going to be the real challenge) and exchange it for water.

2. Always park at the back of parking lots and always take the stairs.

3. Try not to be grumpy with my husband even when I'm super hungry;)

I know this post is getting a little too long but I just want to say thank you to Katie for doing this with me. I'm the kind of person who needs outside help for weight-loss motivation. A competition is just what the doctor ordered and I can't wait to be "The Biggest Loser" so bring your A game lady, it's ON!

Today's Intake:

200 cal Steal Cut Oatmeal

70 cal OJ

45 Cal Seedless Cuke

60 Cal Hummus

100 Cal Gouda Cheese
300 Cal Whole Wheat Rotini
35 Cal Watermelon
73 Cal Chocolate Hazelbut Lindt Ball
110 Cal Skinny Cow Peanut Butter Crisp
155 Skinny Pop Popcorn (I am praying Costco doesn't stop carrying this, it's perfection!!!)
45 Cal Seedless Cuke
60 Cal Hummus

1568 Calories

BMR CALC: 1786.25-1568= 218.25 Deficit (I might need to get more aggressive  we'll see how this pace suits me.)

Katie, if you made it to the bottom of this, I'm waiting for your post!!!  See you tomorrow!!!