October 29, 2010 Day 154 of Year long Journey

I lost three pounds since last posting. I weight two hundred and ten pounds. The young women engineers starting at work and have encouraged me to work out at the gym every day after work. Yesterday I did body pump and yoga. I am eating so healthy. I do not have time to cook like “You on a diet” suggests. I have only healthy food in the house, so I am encouraged to eat healthy. I have so much more energy. I look forward to losing the next forty nine pounds to get to my year long goal.

October 24, 2010 Day 149 of Year long Journey

It is a beautiful sunny seventy degrees here in Maryland with outstanding scenery for my daily thirty minute walk. I enjoy the hills and dips, unlike the flat land of Chicago. I do miss Chicago but for the people, not the weather. I did not weigh myself today. I know I have eaten only healthy food and merlot wine. I found a new recipe I like, whole wheat pita, 100 calories, with laughing cow cheese spread across the pita and reduced sodium turkey slices from the Martin’s deli. It was so good, I ate two for lunch. Not bad for 200 calories each! My dessert is a small apple. For breakfast I had oatmeal with raisins to sweeten it and a handful of walnuts. Of course I had my black coffee.

I look forward to weighing one hundred and fifty nine pounds. That would be, two hundred and thirteen minus one hundred and fifty nine pounds equals fifty four pounds to lose in thirty seven weeks. That is one and a half pounds a week. That is doable. I have to step up my game. Blog when I know I am not losing weight. I am beginning to love me more and want to live to become an old woman.

October 23, 2010 Day 148 of Year long Journey

I now weight two hundred and thirteen pounds. I have lost five pounds since my last posting. My body fat is the same forty seven percent. I walked thirty minutes this afternoon. I shopped for the "You on a diet" for the next week. I feel so much better when I eat healthy.

Yesterday I ordered a BBQ pulled pork sandwich with macaroni and cheese. It looked and tasted like leftovers, probably food from another person's plate. I look forward to making my healthy dishes. Tonight I will have baked salmon, African vegetable stew and baked asparagus. Healthy food is not inexpensive. I spent $178 for food. I am so worth it!