100 Calories and Starting Over

Hi Blog!

 

Well I got my Britta Pitcher over the weekend and I'm very impressed.  My water tastes so much better coming out of the pitcher.  For the first time I was able to get 4 cups in before I left the house.  It took a half hour to drink it.

 

I took a week off of the plan last week.  I was feeling run down emotionally and physically from my stomach illness and from my job. I turned to comfort food and gained a couple of lbs. As of yesterday I was 220, almost three lbs heavier than when I last weighed myself.

 

I decided to start on a day off, Monday! (Imagine that!) So I got all of my laying around the house eating ice cream out of my system.  I actually made tacos last night with onions and turkey, with the usual fixings.  I look forward to making them again! Greg loved them.

 

I didn't get my outdoor walking stuff over the weekend. To be honest, I cannot imagine working out in the morning.  I don't know what I was thinking.  I am so tired when I wake up and I think it's better that I be gentle with myself in the morning.  However, I would like to workout at work.  I need to start bringing the proper shoes and clothes so I can walk at lunch.  Today, however, I will have to do it when I get home.

 

So, on this diet I can have 100 calories of whatever I want daily (excluding most green veggies, because I can have unlimited green veggies at any meal, including zucchini squash, and whenever I want I can have unlimited cucumber as well as unlimited celery.) One of the worst things in the world to me are those 100 calorie snack packs, mostly because you open the bag and it's a bunch of crumbs.  Ew.

 

I've thought of a few things I could eat instead as a 100 calorie snack. For example:

• 1/4 of a Shopper's Colossal doughnut
• 1/2 of a Blueberry Eggo Waffle with a tbsp of County Crock
• About 16 1/2 White Cheddar Cheez-It Crackers
• About 19 1/2 Reduced Fat White Cheddar Cheez-It crackers
• 8 Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese Dorito chips
• 10 1/2 Original Pringles
• 6 1/2 Sugar Free Popsicles
• 2 Regular Popsicles
• 1/8 cup (3 tablespoons) Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream

 

There are a few links to places that show you what 100 calories looks like.

 

Shape - you can have five Hershey's Kisses, or a cup of blueberries, or two mini Twix bars, and more!

 

Men's Health Quiz on what 100 calories looks like.

 

Welp, that's it!  Bye, Blog!