Back on Track! 10/19/09

I gave up on this for a while but really need to get back on track, so here is my first effort. I plan on also going to the gym tonight!

Breakfast:
Simple breakfast burrito:
1 Tortilla - 130 calories
1/2 cup egg substitute- 60 calories
2 tbspn. salsa - 10 calories

Lunch:
1/2 Chinese Chicken Salad- unsure
1/2 can of Chicken soup - 80 calories

Today's Fooood! 9/12

Today was a bit of an exception to the rules. I think Saturday may be my day off. Mostly because I worked today, 5:00am-5:00pm and had nothing but 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in that time. Maybe a snapple and like 6 bottles of water... No calories on the drinks, but probably like 700 calories for the two pb&j's. They were quite tasty, considering how hungry I was.

Lunch/Dinner: (5:30pm)
My all-time guilty pleasure, an In-N-Out Chocolate Milkshake - 600 calories.
Double-double burger - 650 calories

A few popsicles for dessert, 40 calories each... this is the best I'm doing for tracking today.

Today's Food - 9/11/09

A special thanks to the love of my life, James Michael Ratajczak Jr. This is made possible by his love and encouragement! I love you, baby!

Breakfast:(10:30am)
3 egg omelette w/ ham, cheese, and mushrooms -- currently counting calories!

Snack: (3:00pm)
Green Apple - 100 calories
1 slice Whole Grain Toast -80 calories

Dinner: (7:00pm)
Islands Turkey Burger Lite - 900 calories

Today's Food 9/10

Breakfast: (9:30am)
Protein Shake - 300 calories

Snack: (11:45am)
Watermelon & grapes - 200 calories

Lunch: (12:50pm)
Healthy Choice Sesame Chicken - 370 calories
Diet Raspberry Snapple - 0 calories

Mid-afternoon snack: (5:00pm)
Hot Dog w/bun - 40+110=150 calories
Mustard- 0, Ketchup - 15, Relish - 20

Dinner: (8:00pm)
Islands Turkey Burger Lite - 620 calories
w/ Brocolli & Carrots

30 minute walk w/ Elvis!

Dessert: (9:30pm)
Sugar-free popsicle - 30 calories

Caloric Total for the day: 1705/1681 but allowed 2000 with 30 min. exercise!

GO ME! GO ME!
(and Step Brothers is on!)

Today's Food 9/9/09

I plan to have a daily breakdown of approximate calories. I know that this will help guide me in the right direction, and to help me watch what I eat...

Breakfast: (9:45am)
1 bottle water - 0 calories
1 cup watermelon and grapes - 100 calories

Snack: (11:30)
1/2 cocoa bar - 50 calories

Lunch:(12:30)
Healthy Choice Sweet & Sour Chicken - 400 calories
Diet Coke - 0 calories

Snack:(3:30)
1/2 banana, 1 tspn. peanut butter - 120 calories
1 apple - 100 calories

Work out @ 7:30- 45 minutes

Protein Shake afterwards -- 200 calories

Dinner: (9:00)
Rice - 250 calories
Balsamic chicken - 250 calories
Green Beans - 60 calories
Salad - 0 calories

1530 Calories Total/1681 for the day...

Long live the young Ratajczak couple...

I am going to lose weight. I am going to be healthy. I am going to live a long life.

I couldn't agree with you more, baby. I want the same for us, and for our family. We owe it to ourselves and to each other. I definitely look to you for motivation, even if you swear you love me exactly the way I am. I hope I can be the same for you, and am very touched that you would do this for us and for our future. I want to be perfectly healthy and fit when we plan our wedding, and have our children. Living a fit and active life will be much easier, much more fun, and most likely much longer, had we not made this decision to change our lifestyle.

Anyway, here's to you, baby. My promise to change things as well.. to be more active by hitting the gym, and taking the stairs instead of the elevator, and to changing my eating habits 100%! I love you, and I can't wait to share the excitement in this change with one another. Let's utilize these blogs as a way to keep track of one another, and push each other to the next level since we can't be there in person. Who knows? Maybe this could be a more effective method of starting a big change, because we are motivated by the miles that separate us. I sure hope so baby!

Good luck, I love you, and let the games begin!