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I attended a birthday party last night.  I was having anxiety about going and how it would affect my day of eating and exercise.  My friend gave me great advice on avoiding the sweets at this desserts only party.  She told me to tell people I’m allergic to dessert.  That sort of stuck in my head and when asked if I wanted a piece of coconut cake, I said I was allergic.    Heehee.  It worked!  The only food I ingested at the party were a few cashews.   Unfortunately I didn’t make time to exercise.  I probably should have woken up early to do this before work.  There’s always tomorrow.

Foods

*Coffee w/ Soy Creamer*Split Pea Soup*Amy’s Tofu Scramble Pocket*Roasted Veggies*Olives*Piece of Bread dipped in Olive Oil*One Chili Pepper stuffed with Cheese*A couple of Cashews*

Excercise

*None*

I reminded myself that 80% of dropping poundage is from the foods I’m putting in my mouth.  P.S. I got on the scale yesterday and well let’s just say I’ve lost ZERO.  I’ve actually gained a pound.  AWESOME.

So here’s my strategy for today.  I say today because eating right for me takes a lot of thought and planning.  It’s not easy.  I wanted to concentrate on tracking all my calories precisely by weighing my food and recording it right after I eat.  This way I won’t forget.   I also took a moment to plan how I’d be getting my calories in terms of macro nutrients (Fat, Carbohydrates and Protein).  I want my calories from protein to be higher than the calories I’m getting from carbs.  I’ve been super high on the carbohydrates (as proof check out my carby food lists from days 1-6 or look at my scale).

Foods (Copied and pasted into PDF from the program, fitday.com.)

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Exercise

*45 Minutes on the Elliptical*

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6 days in and all I want is to sit on my couch with a bowl of buttered popcorn.  So instead I sit on the couch for a bit without popcorn and watched TV.  BUTTTT I might of as well eaten buttered popcorn because I had some pita chips, hummus, bread, tapenade and chocolate to boot.  Oh well!  I did my favorite workout video and called it a day.

Foods:

*Coffee with Soy Creamer*Bowl of Oatmeal*Orange*1 ounce of Cashews*2 Pieces of Rustic Lasagna*Pita Chips & Hummus*10 Baby Carrots*Bread with Tapenade*Dark Chocolate Bark*

Exercise:

*43 Minute Workout DVD*Crunch – Fat Burning Pilates (I streamed it from NetFlix)*

I decided I’ll weigh in on Day 25 to check my progress.  I’ve also been really focusing on drinking glass after glass of water to stay hydrated, detox and keep my metabolism revving.

Foods:

*Coffee w/ a splash of Soy Creamer*Tofu, Black Bean & Potato Taco*Orange*1 ounce of Cashews*2 Veggie Patties*Cup of Peas and Carrots*1 cup of Black Beans*Celery with Peanut Butter*

Exercise:

*Crunch Fat Burning Pilates*

*Elliptical 20 Minutes*

Hello!  I sort of got back on track.  I had another carby day of snacking.  My fault for not throwing away all the left over party food.  It’s gone now though.

Foods:

*Bowl of Oatmeal*Veggie Pannini*Coffee with a splash of Cream*Banana*Pita Chips & Hummus*Couple of handfuls of Gardetto’s Snack Mix*Rustic Lasagna*4 Large Marshmallows*

Exercise:

*1 hour of CyCliNg*

*CrUnCh FaT BuRnInG Ab AtTaCk*

WooHoo!  Two days down!!  I was sore for most of the day, my back especially.  Then after I finished up working out to the Crunch video, my muscles felt stretched and warm and no longer ached.  No pain no gain, right?  What a fun workout that was, by the way.  It goes by in a jiffy, is a challenge yet is very doable.

It was dinner and a movie for my man and I.  Hence the burger and fried yummies.  I’m all about balance though so this girl isn’t trippin’.

FOODS:
*Coffee & a splash of Half & Half*1 Cup of Black Beans seasoned with chopped onion, cumin and black pepper*1 Cup of Brown Rice*1/2 of an Avocado*Bowl of Oatmeal*1/2 Ounce of Cashews*1 Black Bean Burger*French Fries dipped in Ketchup*2 Fried Pickle Spears*

EXERCISE:
*43 Minute Workout DVD*Crunch – Fat Burnnin Pilates (I streamed it from NetFlix)*

OK, folks. We’re off to a great start. Below is my fuel in and the movements I did to burn the extra “fuel” hanging off my rear.

FOODS:
*Coffee & a splash of Half & Half*Bowl of Oatmeal*1 Orange*2 Ounces of Cashews*Veggie Patty*1 Cup of Peas and Carrots*Rustic Bread and Eggplant Lasagna (recipe and picture from here)*

DAY’S OVER.NO MORE FOOD FOR THE COUCH POTATO.

EXERCISE:
*25 Minutes on the StAiRmAsTeR*
*Tone It Up Buns Workout*