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Day 3: I stumbled, yet I saw the mistake
My daily Journey to a healthier life style
Date: 10/28/2010 12:20:40 PM ( 14 y ) ... viewed 36751 times October 28, 2010
I found out what my basal Metabolic rate is 1, 782, as I am sedentary, as I have a job where I am sitting down a lot (I am a paralegal/glorified receptionist) plus with my weight gain, I tend to not be as active as I have been in the past. That is one reason why I am wanting to lose the extra weight I have, as well as motivate myself to a more active life style. I know that I have to make sure that I am not eating more calories that I am burning.
The amount of calories I should only be consuming is 1, 782 and yesterday I consummed much more then that.
LUNCH: Chef's salad with balsamic vinaigrette, 305; 2 slices of bread with butter, 300; A bowl of chili, 300; 1 ounce of shredded cheese (for chili), 110 and 1 ounce of sour cream (for chili), 59. TOTAL: 1,074 calories
I could have cut out having the bread and butter, plus the cheese and the sour cream for the chili. I would have cut my calories down by 469 calories. I hadn't planned on eating anything heavy, since I ready had a load of calories already.
I walk 75 minutes around our Quarry Park. I walked on pathways, climbed down rocks, climbed up rocks and walked in the woods which there was no pathway. It is estimated that the park is 3 miles around (There is a two huge lake-like bodies of water – It once was a stone quarry that hit a water table and suddenly filled up). I walked around the whole thing. Boy was I tired when I was done! I calculated that I burned 334 calories with walking for 75 minutes. As I was walking and climbing rocks, I started to wheeze and my chest got tight, as if I was going to have a asthma attack. I realized how out of shape I was and I didn't like it. It made me feel miserable. At least I am doing something about it.
I burned 334 calories of the 1,074 I ingested at lunch, leaving me with 740 calories left.
It was after the long walk that killed all my hard work. I was hungry! And what did I do? I went grocery!! I got some more boneless chicken, a pint filled with both strawberries and kiwis, some oatmeal for P.'s son for breakfast, (as P. doesn't buy anything for his son to eat for breakfast so he ends up eating a peanut butter sandwich), some Trisket crackers, a small bottle of Walla vanilla protein soy drink and a pizza. The pizza caught my eye, which was on a side display. I knew better then walk down aisles that I should be walking down, like the potato chip aisle, the soda aisle, etc. It was a Digiorno Cheese stuffed crust supreme pizza. I have never had one before, and I was tempted and entrapped. I bought it and had it for dinner.
SooooOooo for dinner I had. . .
DINNER: 4 pieces of Digiorno cheese stuffed crust supreme pizza, 1,400 calories and Walla protein Soy drink, 300 calories. TOTAL: 1,700 calories.
I am ashamed that I added another 1,700 calories to 740 calories I hadn't burned yet. I shouldn't have had more then one piece of pizza. I have to develop some will power. Ugh! A horrible whopping 2,140, the calorie count for people that live a moderate active life. I ate the amount of calories for dinner that should have consumed for the whole day! I really have to watch what I eat!
10/27/10: TOTAL CALORIES FOR THE DAY: 2,774 Calories
Eeeek! I have to watch what I am eating and how much I am eating. I am not active enough to burn all the calories I am ingesting.
Last night before I got in bed, I said my 5 things that I am grateful for. They were:
1.I am grateful that I can walk as there are many people that can not, as well are not healthy enough to walk the distances I did today.
2.I am grateful that I am healthy, as I know that there are many people that struggle with their health and it is a disruption of the happiness in their lives.
3.I am grateful that I have a place to call my home. I realize that there are many people that do not have a place to sleep, let alone call their home. I am very blessed that I have that. I hope I never forget that.
4.I am grateful that I have a job and money to purchase food. I realize that many people are struggling to come up with money to buy essentials to live on, as well as many, many more of them do not have a job to help with paying for those essentials.
5.I am grateful that I have God in my life and all the blessings that He bestows to me.
I slept good though. I drempt a lot. Once again, I can't remember them. P. woke me up a couple times, as his sleep was disturbed. He reached out and pulled me close to him, as he wanted me to hold him. Sleepily, I thought he must be fighting depression, loneliness and feeling the loss of his daughter (whom sadly, died 7 years ago on November 4th). He has been very distant, uncommunicative and some what mean to me over the last 6 months, so I was surprised at him wanting me close at all. He is moving out at the end of his month. It puzzles my heart.
I was running late this morning, as I was snuggled in dream land once again, I didn't get a chance to read off my affirmations as I did the day before, but I read them as soon as I was able. Today I feel very upbeat.
WATER INTAKE FOR OCTOBER 28, 2010(so far): 28 ounces
I am going to try and drink a huge glass of water before every meal in order to prevent myself from over eating. Two more days before I start my water fast. I need to be cutting my calories down, and increasing my water intake in order to get ready for October 31, 2010.
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