My foods today were ok. THey included LOTS of protein, but also lots of bread. And not so well on the veggies and fruit. But A LOT of chicken.

I drank all of my water... again. ((Well, I only have 1 more left after the one I'm on, and its already next to me.))

And on break today dan and i walked outside for 30 minutes.

But I may also play DDR for a little while.

Breakfast: Bagel. 240 cal

Lunch: a quizno's sub. 369 calories. PLUS CHIPS. 210

Dinner: 3 chicken and pepper taco's on wheat wraps. (not sure how many calories...but i thought it was rather ok.)

and a 100 cals of cheezits.

From what I could count, the cals were only around 900-ish. So i definitely had the room for my dinner. But I just don't feel like I ate right. I will fix it tomorrow.

The first day of school was GREAT.

GOOD LUCK ON WEIGHT-LOSS!!!

3 more days until weigh in. Hopefully I can lose that 1 more pound!! ((to make my goal for the week.)

Great job, Brandy! Go HWH!!

Bikinibound- I was upset because ALL week I was trying SOOO hard, and exercised A LOT, and I was hoping to at least stay the same...but then I GAINED, and I was so heart broken. I couldn't figure out why. I still have a week or more before TOM comes.

I made my diet ticker for my REAL long term goal. I guess I didn't mind it getting longer.

I have to leave for work in 5 minutes.

Still weighed in at 204.4 this morning. Which means that I didn't gain any weight from all the bread I ate yesterday.

Today:

30 mins of DDR
Breakfast: bagel (290 cal) and cream cheese (200 cal)

Lunch: Yogurt(100)

Dinner: some chicken, peppers, and lettuce. (if I still have the ingredients by the time I get home. )

Well, G2G. I'll drink tons of water too.

Good morning Brandy! Hope you have a good day today!! Keeping my fingers crossed for the one pound

Great job on being down the 1.1 lb!
Keep rocking out that DDR !
hhmm I wonder if I could count Guitar Hero II ?*L*

Keep up the hard work!

MidGaGay- I LOVE Guitar hero. i'm trying to put that aside for DDR for now. *hugs the guitar controller*

MICHELLE- I need that 1 more pound to DISAPPEAR.

Weigh in for the 2 week challenge is the 7th! thats 2 days. I need to kick my own butt tonight and tomorrow night. Then I will kick my butt one more day for weigh in for the halloween challenge on the 8th.

Today was bad/okay eating, I'm going 1.5 hours of DDR.

And I drank PLENTY of water.

Is it shallow that I LOVE modeling. I of course cannot model because of weight, and I'm a few inches too short. (5 ft 7 in) But I always wish I could.

Food for tomorrow:

Breakfast- Yogurt.
Lunch- Pluot, Celery, and honey dijon dressing.
Dinner- Not quite sure yet.

I am determined to get off that 1 more lb in the next 2 days!

You & I both need to kick butt & lose a few before the weight in this weekend!
You'd think with all this water we are drinking we would be flushing it out...

Good luck.

I just went upstairs to raid the refrigerator for some kind of healthy snack. And to my delight i found A LOT of amazing, delicious, and healthy foods. I'm very happy.

So I planned out an awesome day of food for tomorrow!

Breakfast: (When I wake up)Light Blackberry Yogurt (100) and a Cinnamon Toast Rice Cake (50)

Lunch: (11:00 am) a nice salad with Honey Dijon Dressing. (not sure about the calories. The dressing is 90 cal/ serving)

Snack: Pluot

Dinner: Probably whatever The family is making. But If it is too unhealthy, I will make chicken and peppers, with a piece of bread and butter. Because thats what sounds YUMMY to me right now.

Snack: Popcorn (100)

I was SOOO hungry for something snacky- not in the mood for something too healthy like fruit. And chips are a no no for me for now. And that's when i saw the 100 calorie popcorn packs. WOW! I actually smiled at it. I was so excited. The house is getting a lot more healthy foods from when I first started trying to diet last January. (obviously 1 of the many contributing factors that made me fail for the past few months.)

This time on a diet I feel empowered. The first time I attempted the diet... I did well, i lost 15 lbs. And then I went to a section of my life where there were just problems, problems, problems. The thing I turn to during stressful times- Satisfying foods. Chips, icecream, bread, and fried foods. I was also new to the healthy-choice idea, and made a lot of mistakes. The second time I tried (right before summer), and then i got sick with mono for 6 weeks. I lost A LOT of weight... like 10-15 lbs because I could barely eat. But of course, once I could eat again- i ate the delicious foods that I had been missing out on for the past 6 weeks. This time... I have experiences, I know where my down-falls are so I can avoid them, and I have more goals and motivation then ever before. I feel like I know ROUGHLY what I should be eating, what exercises and how much exercises have a good effect on me.

I'm in a great mood, and i think I might go off to bed right now. Right now it is 10:20pm, and I have school in the afternoon tomorrow, but want to wake up early.

Good night.

3rd time is the charm they say Hope you have a wonderful morning and your menue sounds great!

So... as usual, there was a few changes to my original menu. Sorry if this aggravates anyone... I use the menu I write down at the beginning of the day as a start off point.

Here's what today really looked like:

Breakfast: Blackberry yogurt. (100)

Lunch: Turkey sandwich. with wheat bread (120 for 2 slices), and a slice of American cheese. and a bag of smart food.(100)

Dinner: 1 large bowl of salad (probably about 45 cal of lettuce, and veggies.) A little bit of honey dijon dressing. (maybe 180 cals worth)with a small chicken breast. and then a little bit of broccoli with the family. And 3 bites of Ham. AND a 90 calorie Oatmeal Raisin granola bar. So... lots of food, and not so many calories.

Tonight for a snack I am also going to allow myself a 100 cals of popcorn. Because that is my nightly snack.

And I've done EXTREMELY well today! Yogurt, turkey on wheat, large salad with chicken.. then my little snacks that i love so much. (100 cal smart food , 100 cal popcorn, and 90 cal granola bars)

I drank all my water today, and I still have to do my 30 mins of DDR.

HUMMM... I was down .4 lb today. Thats almost nothing.. but I'm still proud of myself. thats 1.6 lbs down SO FAR this week. I still have 2 days. And all I aimed for was 2 lbs for the week. This challenge is keeping me SOO motivated.

I am starting to feel a lot better about myself. I may not be losing a pound a day or anything... but I'm feeling great. I feel thinner.. even though I don't even fit in the next size down or anything. I can handle more exercise, i don't mind sweating (when I"m actually exercising.. instead of because its hot out), and I just feel more fit.

This diet is working for me.

You sound so positive! I love it... & your scale is reflecting the new changes. Good luck with tomorrow.

Hi Brandy. You're doing GREAT! And .4lbs IS something. I would jump for joy if I lost that much right now.

I just wanted to let all of you know... that you should be VERY proud of me.

I took Danny out, and we both got our hair cut. Then we went to building 19 which is a CHEAP warehouse place where they sell- like reject stuff from other stores. There were TONS of CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP junk food, and I didn't buy any. On top of that- I had cash in my pocket, and we were RIGHT next to the BEST pizza place in town. And... I resisted!!!! I didn't get anything food related AT ALL. Of course- this was with Danny's help. I was having BAD thoughts. hahaa. He drove me home and we bought an ice coffee instead. I am very happy with that.

Tomorrow is school in the morning, and then work from mid afternoon to mid-night time. (1-6) so by the time I get home, I'm going to play some DDR, and then relax for a night.

Tonight I'm going to do my math homework and then go to sleep.

i want to know my work schedule for the rest of the week!!! I really wish I did!!!

I think I am going to have the money for school this time. I'm so happy about that! Well...I'm off for now.

I'll update in the morning. I hope tomorrow is as good of a day as today was.

I can't wait to find out what the challenge for next week is! I did so well on this one!

Good job Brandy!! Congratulations on resisting!! That can be a hard thing to do! (boy do I know it!) Glad you had Dan the man to help you resist lol. .6 pounds is great!!! I like to round up You are doing so well and your food sounds so much better and more balanced! No worries on changing your menue. This is your diary... you get to write in it all you want. If I can talk about my finances lol and other non diet related stuff you can certainly do what ever you want!! he he he. HOpe you have a good night and another good day tommorow. Glad things are going so well!