You're doing terrific. Definitely check your inches, you're probably right and you're losing inches if not pounds.

Breakfast:
cereal with milk (150)
green tea with sugar (15)
banana (100)

Snack: raisins (130)

Lunch:2 slices of pizza (450)

Snack:
Cranberry Trail Mix Bar (140)

Dinner:
Black Beans and Rice (190)
Tuna Fish (60)
Cottage Cheese (80)

cup of green tea with sugar (15)

Total Calories: 1330
Total Water: 64 oz

Exercise: 5 min jumping rope, 8 min abs, 8 min legs, walking to and from school (30 min)

Breakfast:
Instant Oatmeal (170)

Snack:
Yougurt (170)

Lunch:
chicken/broccoli/wild rice soup
veggie chips

Snack:
granola bar (140)
starbucks soy latte (160) - splurge... i didn't get enough sleep as was dog tired.

Dinner:
Beef (190)
Peppers and Onions (30)
Corn (100)
Black beans and rice (190)

Total Calories: 1390
Total Water: only 32oz... need to do better!!!

Exercise:5 sets of jumping rope, 1 set each of upper abs, lower abs, pushups, plie squats

At one point i said i would only weigh myself once a week, but i have kind of gotten in the habit of doing it every tuesday and friday... so i looked at the scale this morning, after not loosing anything on tuesday... and it said 164!!!! I am so excited! But i'm also a little worried about this weekend. My boyfriend will be here in about 8 hours, and he loves junk food, soda, fast food, all that crap (and is about as skinny as a rail). I also don't want to waste any of our time together working out, so i'm going to have to motivate myself to do it! So i'm hoping that he will be able to help me make healthy decisions and try some good food!

Breakfast:
honey nut oatmeal (170) - pantry FULL of this stuff....
orange juice (100)

Snack:
half of a spinach parmesean bagel w/ light sour cream (175)
cup of green tea with sugar (15)

Lunch:
subway 6" turkey on wheat with tomatoes, green peppers, pickles, lettuce and fat free honey mustard sauce (310)

Dinner:
grilled chicken breast (283)
baked sweet potato with butter (200)
mango/raisin chutney (150?)
green beans (34)
2 slices of bread (120)

Total Calories:1557
Total Water:56 oz of water

Exercise: walk 30 min to and from school

I suppose I would have had less calories at dinner had I not eaten both baked sweet potatoes that were given to me, or hadn't eatn both chicken breasts... it was a huge serving, but i neglected to eat my snack in the afternoon, so i was very hungry - and the food... it was fantastic... it was a great evening out to celebrate my relationship with my boyfriend =)

Congrats on the weight loss...if he brings out the junk food,..just remember how great seeing the scale at 164 was....and think it might be 162 next time!

2 pounds is wonderful you go girl

Brunch:
2 small pancakes (160)
scrambled eggs (150)
hasbrowns with cheese (330)
orange juice (100)

Dinner:
chicken burrito (330)
lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole, sour cream (130)
chips and salsa (160)

2 beers (250)
brownie (175)

Total Calories:1785

very bad day for me... the whole trying to make things be healthy didn't work so well this weekend. I got breakfast in bed - a huge breakfast - a little after noon, and then knew i was going out for dinner and bowling with friends. Having only one beer instead of two would have been helpful, but this was the only time this week... I'm going to have to work out extra this next week to get some of these extra calories off!
Total Water:

Breakfast:
yougurt (170)
grapenuts (105)
green tea with sugar (15)

Snack:
raisins (140)

Lunch:
Burger King Chicken Garden Salad (305)
few sips of Dr. P and a few fries (50?)

Snack:
popcorn (100)

Dinner:
pepperoni pizza (660)

Total Calories: 1535
Total Water: 64 oz

Exercise:

New Week, Better Eating than last...

Breakfast:
oatmeal with a banana (270)

Snack:
apple (80)
coffee w/ cream and sugar (30)

Lunch:
slice of leftover pizza (330)
celery (15)

Snack:
chicken/broccoli/rice soup (95)
veggie chips (140)

Dinner:
cornbread casserole (175)
chicken w/ lime marinade (80)
cottage cheese (120)

Total Calories:1235
Total Water: 32 oz

Exercise: 5 sets jumping rope, 1 set each of upper abs, lower abs, pushups, plie squats; walk to and from school (30 min)

Breakfast:
oatmeal with a banana (270)

Snack:
celery with peanut butter (200)

Lunch:
lean pocket (260)

Snack:
granola bar (150)

Dinner:
chicken (80)
cornbread casserole (175)
cottage cheese (80)

Studying at the Coffee Shop:
green tea with sugar (15)
2! decaf soy lattes with hazelnut - only 16 oz total (240)
apple (80)

Total Calories:1450
Total Water:64oz

Exercise: 5 sets rope jumping, 1 set each of upper abs, lower abs, pushups, plie squats; walk 30 min (to and from school)

I did so well today until it came time to study... i wasn't getting anything done at home, so i went to the local coffee shop, and the smell of those yummy drinks sucked me in... that's what i get for studying for 4 hours in one place!

Breakfast:
english muffin with margerine and homemade jam (205)

Snack:
peanut butter on crackers (200)
coffee with cream/sugar (30)

Lunch:
salad (50)
three cheese tortilini with marinade (200?)
breadstick (140)

Snack:
some baked potato chips (80)
juice (100)

Dinner:
baked sweet potato (120)
tuna patty (tuna, egg, carrot, bread crumbs) (95)
cottage cheese (80)

Total Calories: 1300
Total Water: 32oz... I forgot to refill my water bottle and got busy at the computer all night...

Exercise: 4 sets of rope jumping (my shins are hurting again), 1 set each of upper abs, lower abs, pushups, plie squats.

You didn't do that bad! It could have been worse and if I was there I would have probably done the same thing.

Sounds like you are doing good. and you have a great exercise routine!

Breakfast:
english muffin with margerine and homemade jam (205)

Snack:
banana (100)

Lunch:
wheat bagel with red pepper hummus (280)

Snack:
whitegrape peach juice (150)

Dinner:
organic mac & cheese, peas, tuna (300)
vanilla ice cream with nutmeg/cinnamon (180)

Total Calories: 1215
Total Water: 32 oz

Friday Morning Weight Check: 161.5!!!

Breakfast:
english muffin with jam (180) - it tastes just as good w/o the margerine

Snack:
half bagel with lite cream cheese (175)
1 donut (200)
tea with sugar (15)

Lunch:
mac and cheese, tuna, peas (300)

Snack:
yogurt (100)

Dinner:
sweet potato w/ margerine and ginger (120)
tuna patty thinger (95)
cantalope (50)
steamed broccoli (30)
hot chocolate (120)

Total Calories: 1385
Total Water: 65 oz

Exercise: 1 set jump roping, 10 min of dance aerobics, 8 min legs, 10 min kick boxing, 8 min abs... i wanted to do something different =)

I was really tired today, and I really didn't want to work out... but I made myself do it, and i actually had fun... the jump roping has been hurting my shins a bit, so i mixed it up and did the "bonus" workouts on my 8 min dvd's... I was also excited about loosing another 2.5 pounds. I really want to look good when i go on my trip to hawaii... i have been before, and have always been kind of embarrassed about how i looked... and this time my boyfriend is coming, and i don't want HIM to be embarrased to. I look at myself in the mirror now, and even just loosing the weight i have, i feel like it has made such a difference. I have a confidence about myself I haven't had before. It feels wonderful.