brandyb1027

Breakfast - Half a breakfast burrito Snack - Yogurt Lunch - Two half sandwiches - Half plate of salad with champagne vinaigrette dressing - Home made potato chips - 1/4 cup jelly beans

Breakfast - Two eggs, scrambled with butter - Sausage patty Snack - Melon Lunch - Chicken - Salad with dressing - White cheddar popcorn - Half and Half drink Dinner - Chicken salad with dressing - Hummus - Tuna salad - Garlic bagel chips - Cherry juice mixed with seltzer. Yech. Would be better if the juice had sugar, I think. Shall try again - Chocolate truffle Food: No fast food At least half a plate of veggies for lunch and dinner every day Fitness: Actually do my PT shoulder exercises 3x a week 2x Hiking or workout Saturday Morning Planned for Saturday Life: Clean up something in the apartment daily Read a book for at least an hour every evening Halfway through

Soooo. Hi! Yea, I've been MIA, but I have a REALLY good reason. I was on vacation! I was writing down everything I was eating, but it was stressing me out, so I said fuck it and just enjoyed myself. Here's where we are at for today, at least Breakfast - Half a breakfast burrito - Pineapple Snack - 3 pieces candy - Vending machine bag of smart pop white cheddar popcorn (Need to replenish snack drawer) Lunch - Roasted chicken breast - Super Spinach - Honey Mustard Dressing Dinner - Chicken - Salad - Bowl of fruit - Some white cheddar popcorn, but it seemed too salty - Four cookies <- They made me happy Food: No fast food At least half a plate of veggies for lunch and dinner every day Back on track for this Fitness: Actually do my PT shoulder exercises 3x a week 1x Hiking or workout Saturday Morning Life: Clean up something in the apartment daily Will do some when I get home Read a book for at least an hour every evening Planned for this evening, but I am not feeling well, so we will see how it goes

Soooo. Hi! Yea, I've been MIA, but I have a REALLY good reason. I was on vacation! I was writing down everything I was eating, but it was stressing me out, so I said fuck it and just enjoyed myself. Here's where we are at for today, at least Breakfast - Yogurt and granola I forgot about a class I had, so I couldn't eat my actual breakfast. I need to get in early enough tomorrow - San Pellegrino Lunch - Roasted chicken breast - Super Spinach - Honey Mustard Dressing - Apple - Peanut Butter Snack - Roasted chicken breast - Mayo - Water crackers - Peanut button (to finish off the crackers) - San Pellegrino I almost hit the vending machine for some chips. So happy I didn't Dinner - Chicken - Corn - Hummus - Garlic bagel chips Food: No fast food Even when traveling! At least half a plate of veggies for lunch and dinner every day Sadly, I missed a few meals and missed some veggies over the weekend, but today was good Fitness: Actually do my PT shoulder exercises 3x a week Missed 1 workout Need to do today's Hiking or workout Saturday Morning Walked at least 10 miles over the 4 days I was out of town. Count it!! Life: Clean up something in the apartment daily I wasn't home!! I did some cleaning today, too Read a book for at least an hour every evening Did not do. I read for about 4 hours on Sunday, though. That should cover Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, RIGHT?? Read a bit today before bed.

Nice! Congrats on the change I am fighting with a craving right freaking now. I "want something sweet", but I am not hungry. At ALL. There is no reason for me to eat anything. My mini woot is that I got up to go to the kitchen to get my yogurt and kept on walking. I didn't get the yogurt or the pineapple or anything. I am NOT hungry! Stupid brain. I leave work in 1.5 hours, so I am committing to fighting this until dinner. Then, if I choose to have a snacky plate, I can eat some pineapple or have a square of dark chocolate afterwards

Breakfast - 2 eggs with butter - 1 sausage patty - Roasted sweet potatoes - 1 cup of cantaloupe - 1.5 sourdough pretzels with peanut butter *After I ate the cantaloupe, I felt hungry, even though I wasn't really. I had a small snack with some fat in it and that helped. Maybe I need to eat the fruit first instead of after... Lunch - Chicken breast - Chicken drumstick - Salad with ranch Dinner - Salad with Thousand Island - 2 Babybel cheeses - Water crackers - Tuna salad - Celery - Carrots - Hummus - Garlic bagel chips - Cajun Trail Mix 4-week challenge Food: No fast food At least half a plate of veggies for lunch and dinner every day Fitness: Actually do my PT shoulder exercises 3x a week 2 done Hiking or workout Saturday Morning Out of town this Saturday, but I will be walking around Asheville, NC, so I am going to count that! Life: Clean up something in the apartment daily To be honest, this was laundry and pre-trip cleaning (any dirty dishes or trash) Read a book for an hour every evening Working on it. Will finish before bed

Thanks! Yes. Yes it does. Bedtime is embarassingly early - lol. I have weird sleep. Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep, sometimes I pass right out. But I HAVE been sleeping like a rock lately. I am giving credit to my new blanket. It's magic The combo I am doing seemed to work great at camp (and I got even less sleep than I do now). I am actually trying to limit the carbs (not get rid of completely). I don't need to have potatoes or rice or pasta at every meal to feel satisfied anymore. I know I wasn't getting enough veggies or protein doing that and I don't want to fall back into that trap again. I think I also need some extra rest. I have only slept in 1 day in over two weeks - three weeks after this weekend. I have tried workout out fasted, but these workouts are too intense for me to do that. I feel nauseous and light headed. A protein shake with almond milk does work for me. It gives me enough calories to make it through the workout. But you are absolutely right, it is what science is for! Nothing like trial and error. I just need to actively do it instead of trying to figure out what happened after I have a great session.

HA! Right? It should be a jaw workout. I used to have protein powder, but I've just been lazy. I do an hour in the morning. Usually it's hardstyle kettlebells, but sometimes they mix it up with some bodyweight like today. I definitely need something. I don't know if I am just tired lately or I need the protein instead of the carbs first thing. Plus, with a shake, it seems to get digested quicker so I can use the fuel quicker, you know? Also - thanks! (I can't believe I forgot that part)

Weigh in day! Down 1.4 pounds - WOO! Workout: - Clif bar - I need to get protein powder.... Breakfast - 2 eggs with butter - 1 sausage patty - Roasted sweet potatoes - Yogurt with granola (still hungry a half hour after I ate) Snack - Mini Snickers Lunch - Chicken Drumstick (I am finding that I don't like these unless I have just ripped it off a rotisserie chicken) - Chicken Breast - Salad with Ranch - Peanut M&M's (6) Snack - Mini Twix - Mini York Peppermint Patty OK - No more candy. That's plenty Dinner - Chicken Drumstick - Chicken Breast - Roasted potatoes Snack - Salad with dressing - Small amount of Cajun Trail Mix 4-week challenge Food: No fast food At least half a plate of veggies for lunch and dinner every day Fitness: Actually do my PT shoulder exercises 3x a week 1 done Hiking or workout Saturday Morning Out of town this Saturday, but I will be walking around Asheville, NC, so I am going to count that! Life: Clean up something in the apartment daily Read a book for an hour every evening

Thanks That's kind of what I was thinking, too. Overall, it's such positive changes that I want to keep going! That I can't wait to do it again! LOL

Well, in my first week, I had one day that I didn't complete everything on the list. I am not sure what that means in the Challenge world - if I fail or keep going. I am currently still going. All my updates are posted in my Battle Log. I've gotta say, I am really liking the clean apartment! Of course, now that everything is picked up, I'm gonna have to start some scrubbing soon. The hardest is the PT exercises. I thought it would be the Fast Food, but I am still riding the afterglow of camp. Veggies are really easy because I can just have a salad!

I didn't get rice at lunch! At a Cuban place! It was sooo tempting, but I went with a side salad.

Yesterday - I chunked up a baking potato and roasted it. I usually make that the center of my meal, but I only ate half of it (what??). That also means I have some for tonight...

Breakfast - 2 eggs with butter - 1 sausage patty - Roasted sweet potatoes *Totally different than yesterday. Completely filled me up Lunch - Grilled chicken with onions - Side salad with Ranch (instead of rice - go me! - Two bites of plantains (yech) - 2 pieces of grilled/buttered bread Dinner - Chicken breast and drumstick - Carrots and Celery - Hummus and Garlic bagel chips - Grapes - Roasted potatoes (still some leftover ) - Cajun snack mix After Dinner - I forgot I had chocolate in the freezer!! I FORGOT I HAD CHOCOLATE IN THE FREEZER! When I remembered, it was 10pm (still reading the book), so I only had one square. - 1 squares of chocolate 4-week challenge Food: No fast food At least half a plate of veggies for lunch and dinner every day Fitness: Actually do my PT shoulder exercises 3x a week 1 done Hiking or workout Saturday Morning Out of town this Saturday, but I will be walking around Asheville, NC, so I am going to count that! Life: Clean up something in the apartment daily Read a book for an hour every evening I plan on finishing the book I have been reading. I don't care how long it takes - lol

Thanks! 😊