Congrats on doing an entire lap today. You must have been off the wall excited by the whole thing. Just wanted to drop in and tell you that you're doing awesome.

Thank you so much funkyphantom. It really was exciting to know that my body was adjusting to exercise so quickly. I am actually thinking about trying to workout twice a day, in the morning and in the evening.

Breakfast: Zone bar -210 calories
Lunch: black beans, salad with red wine vinegar, and a banana- approx. 400 calories
Dinner: ranch style beans and this vegetarian dish they offered in the cafeteria that I actually liked: approx. 400 calories
Total: 1010 calories but I will have some fruit once I get back from playing tennis and running so that will bring it above 1200 calories.

I have decided on what I am going to do for my challenge with myself.
Goal: 200 miles
Reward: a pedicure- I dont want to reward myself with clothes because I dont want to spend too much on clothes until I am at a more reasonable size. I am not that into bags or shoes. I have only had 1 pedicure and I loved it, so I think it will work as a good incentive.

Total thus far: 1.5 miles (but I am going tonight, so this should go up before the end of the day)

Tonight I played tennis for 45 minutes and did 2 miles on the track...soooo......
Total: 3.5 miles
I was doing 3-4 miles on the track every night, but since my roomate wanted to start playing tennis, I find myself worn out sooner.

I decided to change on my signature to something more reasonable for me to accomplish before I go to Scotland- 172 days

Breakfast: banana and Zone bar (310 calories)
Lunch: black beans, rice, some olives and a little squash (not as healthy as I would like, but i wanted something a little more filling today (450 calories)

Dinner: black beans, salad with red wine vinegar and granola with skim milk- calories- approx. 500 calories???? I dont know how many calories are in granola, does anyone else know?
so total for the day thus far: 1260 calories

I went to the track and did 2 miles, mostly walking though cause my left leg started to do something funny. I am going to take tomorrow off from exercise because I think my muscles need a day of rest, they havent seen this kind of exercise in a looong time. I dont feel like I have as much energy, so hopefully a day of rest will fix this.

Total miles: 5.5 miles

I weighed myself this morning and I lost 3 1/2 lbs this week. That is a lot more satisfying a number than 2lbs. My scale was being weird though this morning, it jumped from 248-250 but I finally got it to settle on 249 multiple times, so I went with that. I am going to put my scale away for the week and not let myself weigh myself until next Wednesday morning. It has really become a problem. I think I would be happier with the loss I see on Wednesdays if i wasnt weighing myself multiple times a day every day.

Breakfast: Zone bar- 210 calories
Lunch: green beans, spinach, beans and a whole grain tortilla- approx. 400 calories

Dinner: spinach, beans, a little bit of tomato soup with 8 saltine crackers, and canteloupe- approx. 450 calories
snacks: apple and Kashi cookie- total 240 calories
Total for day: 1300 calories

I didnt work out today cause I am letting my muscles rest, they deserve it.

3.5 pounds?! that's a job well done!! congrats!!

reading through your posts just gave me a great idea... to reward myself with a pedicure when i reach 185. i wanted one anyways, and now i have an excuse..

Yes I am very happy with my loss this week.

I think a pedicure will be a great incintive for me (plus after all that pounding my feet have been doing lately on the track they will need it).

Okay so I just bought a new scale and it says I am 5lbs more than my other one, so thats kind of a bummer I dont want to change my ticker though, so I will just wait for this new scale to catch up to the ticker.

Breakfast: Zone bar 210 calories
Lunch: vegetarian thingy and salad with vinegar- 500 calories
snack- kashi cookie- 130 calories
total so far: 840 calories

Dinner: bowl of bean soup, 8 saltine crackers, and a little salad with vinegar as dressing. Approx. 400 calories

Total so far: 1240 calories

Hey somethingnew, I don't think I've ventured into your diary before so *waves* I'm Jane.

Hope things are going ok!