Diet Week 2

Total weight loss this week...drum rolllllll..... 4 pounds! That is a total of 13 since I started 2 weeks ago! 
I have 15 pounds to go to be at a "good" weight and 30 to be at my ideal weight!

Bumps in the road this week:

• Cooking in the crock-pot. For those who read my blog regularly, you know I like cooking in the crockpot! Well, it made me hungry all day because I could smell the food cooking all day. So my new rule is to only cook in the crock-pot when I am going to be gone most of the day. 
• Eating out. We do not eat out alot, but sometimes. What I do is plan what I can eat before I go. Sunday we wanted to go to Newk's after church. I looked up Newk's in the "my fitness" database. I saw I could have a boiled shrimp po-boy, it was only 350 calories for the whole sandwich. Then when I got home to log my calories, I looked at the actual Newk's website, it was 350 calories for half of the sandwich. :(   Had I known, I would have only eaten half. Lesson learned: check the restaurant's website. 
• Weather. My choice of exercise is walking. I love to go on a walk. Our plan is when Gt comes home from work we will take Audrie and the dogs on a mile walk. Due to the weather, we have only been able to do this twice. Also, Lynzie and I are starting to go to a Zumba class Thursday! I am really excited about it! 

Things that really help me out:

• www.myfitnesspal.com -- I log in my calories every day. I also use it to look and see what kinds of things I can and cannot have.
• www.recipes.sparkpeople.com -- This website has a few things I really enjoy. I can put all my ingredients into their recipe calculator and figure out how many calories, fat, carbs etc. my recipe is per serving. AND they have some awesome, healthy recipes!
• All the encouragement from family, facebook friends, etc... Sometimes I do want to just give up...but I AM NOT! I am determined for me, for Audrie, for my health, for my future pregnancies....

I am going to share some of my healthier recipes as I make them. Tonight I am trying Bubble Pizza. I am not going to post the recipe until I try it out...but I will let you know! 

My new favorite breakfast: English muffin (toasted), "I Cant Believe it's not butter spray", Sugar Free Jelly...Only 143 calories!