Breakfast, Day Thirty-One

• 1 Eggo whole grain waffle with 1 tbsp light syrup & 1 oz soy nuts
• 4 Morningstar Farms breakfast strips
• 1/2 cup fresh cantaloupe
• 3/4 cup light vanilla soy milk

I resolved to get back on track after the crazy weekend, particularly with eating meals at regular times. I made sure to have the soy milk with this meal, as last time I was disappointed to have regular milk - I was also pleased to find this soy milk with reduced sugar and fat, even though I was tempted to just buy the chocolate soy milk I so dearly love instead.

Lunch, Dinner & Snack, Day Thirty

skipped.

Neither my boyfriend nor I felt any inclination to eat after indulging so much. We both ended up going to bed in the afternoon and sleeping through the night.

Breakfast, Day Thirty

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Since we ended up staying over at my parents' house, we enjoyed corned beef hash for breakfast, as well as a sampling of leftover hors d'oeuvres, especially crab dip with crackers.

I passed on bringing any leftovers home except for the fresh fruit platter.

Snack, Day Twenty-Nine

Oh you didn't think I was done eating after the party, did you? While we were all sitting around afterwards, I snacked on chips and salsa, then my brother got the bright idea to melt pools of pepper jack cheese over tortilla chips, which were some of the best nachos I've ever had.

It's a good thing it was only a weekend visit, or I could see myself rapidly gaining back all the weight I'd lost and then some!

Lunch & Dinner, Day Twenty-Nine

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I helped my mother put together hors d'oeuvres trays, which included sliced cheese with crackers and pepperoni, crudites, chips, Doritos, stuffed mushrooms, crab dip, and every obscenely unhealthy treat you could imagine.

I snacked while preparing for the party as well as while the party began. I was surprised, though, because even though I had given myself permission to pig out, I was still consciously choosing vegetables or the lighter whole wheat crackers instead of fried deliciosity. I'm not going to pretend I made good choices, since my priority was on enjoying myself, but I probably could have done worse.

Also suprisingly, I had only one alcoholic drink the whole day, as opposed to the multitude of beers and mixed drinks I typically enjoy. It was a glass of Bailey's cut with skim milk over ice, and I savored every drop of it. Otherwise I stuck with diet soda.

For dinner, I enjoyed a massive traditional spread - corned beef, cabbage, carrots, a red potato, Irish soda bread with butter - so wonderful! I was amused because I consciously ate the same amount of vegetables as meat, which meant quite a healthy serving of cabbage and carrots.

The dessert spread was truly impressive, and here I was not modest - an oatmeal raisin cookie, a mini cannoli, fresh fruit, and bites here and there of whatever I wanted. Again, I could have done worse (can you tell I'm rationalizing?), but I thoroughly enjoyed everything I ate.

Breakfast, Day Twenty-Nine

Well you can tell I wasn't even trying to be healthy today, can't you? I got this breakfast en route to my parents' annual St Patrick's Day party, which is always a booze-filled feast of culinary pleasures. My boyfriend and I agreed that we were on holiday and we were just going to enjoy ourselves.

This breakfast was of course delicious - a green tea frappacino and mint iced brownie - but I shudder to imagine the nutritional value.

Weigh-In Week Five

188.5. The good thing, when I was checking in my weigh-in stats, is that my BMI has lowered from 34.8 to 32.47. That's not so bad in only four weeks!

I know that I'm really unhappy with skipping meals, but progress is progress as long as I can work to maintain it. I would much rather lose weight while being properly nourished and be able to account this loss to, say, increased exercise or some other healthful pursuit.

As an aside, the weather this week has been incredibly beautiful and I'm suddenly just itching for spring - I can't wait to get outside and active, and as shallow as it may be... I'm actually looking forward to wearing spring clothes too!


Weight Loss This Week: 3 pounds
Total Weight Loss: 13.5 pounds

Dinner, Day Twenty-Eight

skipped.

I had planned to have the rest of the pasta I'd made yesterday, vile burnt onion flavor or not, but I was literally too tired to microwave it and put it in my mouth. My boyfriend had it instead, and I went to bed for the night at about 7pm.

I know that it is a really bad idea to skip so many meals, as my body will never get less tired this way, and I'm sure I'm not getting the proper nutrients. Because I'm not exercising, I'm most likely slowing my metabolism by not eating at normal times or maintaining the right energy levels, so I won't be surprised if I gain weight this week.

Then again, I can take the tiniest sliver of pride that at least I'm not abandoning the meal plan entirely, and when I do eat, it's (mostly) balanced healthy meals. Ordinarily under stress, I would flip out and order delivery food or prepare some really unhealthy convenience foods just to cram something down my throat. I'm prepared to accept that eating healthy is a challenge and that if it were easy to do mindlessly, I would never have gotten overweight in the first place.

Boy am I glad this week is over with though!!!

Snack, Day Twenty-Eight

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I had two or three squares of Finnish chocolate when I got home from class. It was a surprisingly modest serving, but in truth, after this week that I've had, all I wanted to do was sleep.

Lunch, Day Twenty-Eight

This one looks a little weird, so I will have to explain it. My boyfriend's mother recently returned from a trip to Finland and brought us these Finnish sausages, which taste sort of like a mild bologna. The bread is a Finnish flat bread that tasted a bit like pumpernickel. I had this sandwich open-faced with Dijon mustard and loved every minute of it.

I didn't bother putting a salad or fruit or anything that might have approximated a healthy meal, which I feel a little bad about... but this was a special treat and I still had a lot of stress for my afternoon class, so if someone was going to hand me a sandwich, I was okay eating it, no matter how fatty and unhealthful it probably was.