12/28

Today I worked all day...then went to cracker barrel for dinner...our favorite salad was very disappointing today...because i was working i missed lunch today...got busy doing a lego project with my kids so didn't get outside but it is like 23 degrees so that might not be such a bad thing...here's what i ate today--

cereal: 300 calories
pretzels: 110 calories
cornbread: 150 calories
biscuit: 133 calories
shitty apple salad: 700 calories

Total estimated calories for the day 1,393

12/27

Took the dogs for a long walk today, then watched the Eagles win...it was close and they tried their best to lose but they scored at the last second to win...here's what i ate today--

cereal: 240 calories
chili: 300 calories
chicken rice and beans: 600 calories
chips and salsa: 200 calories

Estimated total calories for the day 1,340

12/26

Today i woke up really late...like 11:45am....i know i'm a lazy bum...

anyway went shopping and to the movies with the wife and a friend...up in the air with george clooney was good, very depressing but well done...according to my new pedometer i took 11,000 steps today...my goal is to check everyday that i am over 10,000 calories.

here's what i ate today--

tuna fish sandwich: 260 calories
tortilla chips: 180 calories
popcorn: 500 calories
sushi: 310 calories
soup: 190 calories
cookie: 120 calories
beer: 160 calories

Total calories for the day 1,720

Can't wait til the holidays are completely over so i can get back on the diet train...

12/25

christmas christmas christmas.....

nice day today...kids got a wii and went crazy, i got lots of new clothes and lots of gift cards....

i'm posting this a day late so excuse my boring blog and lack of exactly what i ate...sherlock holmes was a good movie!!!

cinnamon roll: 200 calories
turkey: 80 calories
ham: 120 calories
mashed potatoes: 100 calories
stuffing: 200 calories
cranberry sauce: 90 calories
cheese: 200 calories
pepperoni: 100 calories
cookies: 200 calories
popcorn: 600 calories
Total estimated calories for today 2,090

Not wonderful but it was a holiday and i usually eat a lot more....

12/24

Today I took the dogs for a long walk and "worked out" for an hour on the wii fit...i don't think the wii fit is really exercise i'd have been better off just going for a longer walk...i'm off to spend time with the family but this is what i ate so far-

cereal: 180 calories
pizza: 250 calories
cookie: 125 calories
cheese: 400 calories
pepperoni: 60 calories

I'm at 1,015 calories and haven't eaten dinner yet...i'll take it easy and take the dogs for another walk tonight...i am using the new pedometer that my wife got me for christmas...my goal is to hit 10,000 steps per day minimum...i'm also going to stick to drinking water tonight except for one can of soda with dinner....

adios merry christmas

chili: 300 calories
cheese: 200 calories
crackers: 100 calories
dip: 100 calories
cookies: 100 calories

Total estimated calories for today 1,815

12/23

Today i worked most of the day.....did some shopping at night with a friend of mine...i think i'm just about officially done shopping...here's what i ate today...

cereal: 240 calories
soup: 220 calories
cookies: 200 calories
club sandwich: 500 calories
fries: 400 calories
pickle: 100 calories
cheese: 300 calories

Total estimated calories for the day 1,960

12/22

Today I got the boys to and from school and went to work...while working i got some Christmas shopping done...only 2 more gifts to buy and i'm done...i'm going shopping with a buddy of mine tomorrow...i'm taking the dogs for a walk tonight before bed...here's what i ate today-

cereal: 240 calories
sloppy joes: 560 calories
tortilla chips/dip: 120 calories
spaghetti: 300 calories
eating cookie dough while making cookies:? I think my wife said Christmas cookies have 0 calories

Total calories for the day around 1,620

12/21

what did i do today? slept, walked to the mailbox and did paperwork...i gotta start getting some exercise...it's so cold out lately that i've been getting very little exercise...i'm gonna start hitting the gym up it's open 7-7 over the holidays but i should be able to get there during the day...anyway, here's what i ate today-

cereal: 240 calories
tuna fish sandwich: 260 calories
soup: 100 calories
pizza: 180 calories
chicken breast: 280 calories
rice: 120 calories
asparagus: 10 calories
potato: 62 calories
popcorn: 200 calories

Total calories for the day 1,452

12/20

Today we went to the eagles game...they beat the 49ers 27-13...and guaranteed themselves a spot in the playoffs...today i didn't eat well but didn't eat much...here's what i ate--

cereal
5 pieces of lobster pizza
crab fries
2 hot chocolates
bite of a hotdog




more tomorrow...

12/19

we got about 6 inches of snow today...everyone else got slammed with 12+...we didn't get to go to nyc to see the duke game because of the weather....total waste of about $200...i hate that...we tried out the wii fit today..it is kind of fun...it basically told me i was a fat ass which wasn't very nice but it was ok...here's what i ate today-

cereal: 240 calories
beef stew: 300 calories
bread: 100 calories
apples/peanut butter: 160 calories
chicken: 250 calories
lettuce: 20 calories
dressing: 80 calories
cheese: 80 calories
popsicle: 40 calories
popcorn: 100 calories

Total calories today 1,370

12/18

today i worked, took the dogs for a walk, nothing fantastic...we watched the hangover...way overrated, i didn't think it was that funny...it's supposed to start snowing tonight...hope it doesn't ruin our weekend plans...here's what i ate today--

cereal: 240 calories
soup: 240 calories
pizza: 250 calories
ham: 70 calories
beef stew: 500 calories
bread: 200 calories
popsicle: 40 calories
almonds: 150 calories

Total estimated calories for today 1,690

12/17

in a hurry, about to leave for the mall where my wife has a meeting and i am on kid duty...here's what i ate today--

cereal: 240 calories
2 sloppy joes with bun: 400 calories
pasta: 150 calories
apple: 60 calories
peanut butter: 95 calories
chicken salad: 200 calories
string cheese: 100 calories
hb egg: 77 calories
ranch dressing: 80 calories
2 popsicles: 80 calories

Total calories for the day 1,482

12/16

woke up late today...i'm sleepy...gotta stick around because i'm watching one of my sons while my wife is out to lunch with a friend...it is so cold outside today...i have to work today then home to lift a little bit and hopefully take the dogs for a walk if they even want to go out...lol...went shopping yesterday and picked up some b12 vitamins...so now i am taking a multi-vitamin and a flax oil tab with breakfast and a fish oil tab and a b12 tab with dinner...i'm also still putting a protein powder on my cereal...here's what i ate so far today-

cereal: 240 calories
3 ham slices: 70 calories
2 hard boiled eggs: 144 calories

i'm working on the water drinking and did well yesterday with it...i'm going to have some water and a banana before work then have whatever my wife is making for dinner tonight...more later

later...
so i'm home from work and had dinner...going to lift a little...it's in the 20's outside so no dog walk tonight i don't think...but we'll see...here's what i ate since my last entry-

2 apples: 120 calories
1 serving of peanut butter: 200 calories
banana: 90 calories
chicken: 250 calories
asparagus: 12 calories
pasta: 200 calories

Total calories for the day 1,326

12/15

great day so far today...played racquetball, ran a mile and walked 4 miles...not much to eat...we're going grocery shopping so we don't have to eat out anymore....it's only 12:20pm but here is what i ate so far today-

cereal: 240 calories

my goal today is to start drinking more water...i've noticed i haven't been drinking as much as i had been...

shopping, lunch, work, dinner, light weight lifting and dog walk is on the agenda for today...more later...

ok, now it's 9:40pm and i've crossed everything off my to do list except the dog walk which i am still going to do...here's what i ate since breakfast-

soup: 240 calories
popcorn: 100 calories
fish: 215 calories
rice: 120 calories
artichoke: 45 calories
2 popsicles: 80 calories

Total calories for the day 1,040

nice and low after a month of excess...i'll try to keep it up

12/14

Today started out well, i took the dogs for a very long walk...worked, then went to cracker barrel for a big salad for dinner...it's so good, i'm going to try and figure out the calorie content because cracker barrel refuses to tell you what you're actually eating...here's what i ate today-

cereal: 240 calories
small serving of pasta: 250 calories
olives: 25 calories
grilled chicken: 240 calories
cranberries: 90 calories
gala apple: 60 calories
lettuce: 20 calories
blue cheese: 80 calories
pecans: 130 calories
bacon: 90 calories
apple cider vinaigrette: 300 calories
biscuit: 133 calories
2 corn muffins: 270 calories
ice cream: 80 calories

Total estimated calories for the day 2,008 ...i did so great then we ate out again...what the hell, we're not eating out anymore....going grocery shopping tomorrow...adios

12/13

Today was my wife's Christmas present day-- we caught a limo to New York for a show and dinner--here's what i ate...although i have no clue what our dinner calorie total was...lately with all the traveling we've been doing i have slacked on exercise, my diet and my blogging...we're home for a solid 2 weeks now so i hope to start cranking this diet back up again..i'm still floating right at 240 but i want to see some results...that being said i ate a lot of shit today....lol

cereal: 240 calories
cheese: 150 calories
chocolate covered pretzels: 200 calories
fritos: 180 calories
crackers and crab dip: 300 calories
shrimp and dip: 80 calories
lamb dinner:???
risotto: 500+ calories
bread: 180 calories
peanut butter pie:???a million calories

total calories over a million 1,800 calories...

i'm kind of at that point where i'm discouraged because i'm not seeing any results, but you know what? i've been eating more and exercising less lately so losing weight is impossible....i'm hopping back on the wagon tomorrow...on the plus side, the meal we had at perilla restaurant in nyc was probably the best meal i've ever eaten...

12/12

Today we worked in the morning then drove home, here's what we ate-

cereal: 230 calories
2 egg whites: 36 calories
salad from cracker barrel: 810 calories
lowfat ranch dressing: 80 calories
bread: 250 calories
soup: 200 calories
olives: 35 calories
crackers 125 calories

Total estimated calories for the day 1,766

12/11

So i'm typing this days late because we were in Rhode Island...but if i remember correctly we ate--

cereal: 270 calories
clam chowder: 200 calories
cuban sandwich: 700 calories
salad: 150 calories
steak w/ gorgonzola: 500 calories
rice: 200 calories
greenbeans & asparagus: 50 calories

Total estimated calories for the day 2,070

12/10

after 3 parties today is actually my oldest son's birthday!!! yay, he's very excited and got cupcakes for his class in school today...

so far i ate---

cereal: 240 calories
tuna fish sandwich: 360 calories
olives: 15 calories
popcorn: 100 calories
caramel corn: 150 calories
m&m's: 75 calories

We're going to Rhode Island tonight so after work we'll leave and stop somewhere around the midway point for dinner...

more tonight...

we stopped at time hortons for-

ham sandwich: 440 calories
chili: 300 calories

once at the hotel we were still hungry so we shared a bag of chips and ate a lobster candy: 200 calories

Total calories for the day 1,880

12/9

Today I took the dogs for a long walk, shoveled and had a party for my oldest son...here's what i ate-

cereal: 240 calories
soup w/ cheetos: 340 calories
1/2 a wegman's hoagie: 560 calories
cheetos: 100 calories
small piece of birthday cake: 200 calories
caramel corn: 300 calories
m&m's: 200 calories
skittles: 65 calories

Total calories for the day: 2,005

not great...will do better tomorrow...

12/8

Today was uneventful for the most part, i took the dogs for a long walk, worked then went with the family to the melting pot for my son's 7th birthday...here's what i ate today-

cereal: 240 calories
soup: 220 calories
goldfish crackers: 80 calories
1.5 pieces of pizza: 250 calories
scallops, chicken and shrimp and vegetables: 400 calories
white chocolate fondue w/ dippers: 600 calories

Total estimated calories for the day: 1,790

tomorrow will be a very good day...i am going to make sure to stay around 1,300 calories...plus it looks like i might have some snow to shovel...

12/7 weigh-in day

Woke up this morning and took a long walk(3 miles round trip) to the grocery store with my wife for some milk chicken and lettuce. Picked our son up from school. I did my paperwork that i should have had done days ago. here's what i ate so far today-

cereal: 240 calories
soup: 140 calories
ham sandwich: 230 calories
olives: 35 calories

We're having salads with chicken tonight for dinner so i think it's going to be a good food day.

I weighed in today at 239 pounds. That's a big slow down from the amount of weight i had been losing but i look at it this way, i've gotten through a 5 day trip to key west and 5 days in new york and thanksgiving and i'm down a pound...not bad...still got a long way to go...i've been putting this protein powder in my cereal so hopefully that will help...

salad w/ chicken, seeds, cheetos: 510 calories
2 popsicles: 80 calories
dibs: 120 calories

Total calories for the day: 1,355
dog walk tonight after work and some light lifting while watching tv so i don't strain my back...

holla

12/6

Woke up late and went to a lunch party- after the party came home and watched the eagles win then watched the giants beat the cowboys so the eagles are in 1st place for now...here's what i ate today:

small scoop of chicken pot pie: 140 calories
small scoop of stuffed shells: 100 calories
small barbecue with bun: 240 calories
2 cookies: 150 calories
2 bites of cake: 100 calories
12 m&m's: 40 calories
pasta: 500 calories
olives: 35 calories
2 popsicles: 80 calories
2 swedish fish: 18 calories
Total estimated calories: 1,403

12/5

We worked most of the day today, here's what i ate:

cereal: 240 calories
ham sandwich: 230 calories
olives: 35 calories
2 power bars: 400 calories
green beans: 50 calories
rice: 240 calories
chicken croquettes: 450 calories?
cheese and crackers: 350 calories?

Total estimated calories 1,995

We did a lot of exercising while working so i'm sure we burned a lot of those calories off...

12/4

I skipped like 3 days of blogging but let's give this a try...we went to the movies to see new moon tonight...snore...and we went to pacifico for dinner, it was really good, kind of expensive for the amount of food you actually get but you know how that goes...

what the heck did i eat today--

cereal: 240 calories
soup: 240 calories
ham: 70 calories
olives: 30 calories
popsicle: 40 calories
guacamole with carrots and celery: 200 calories
flounder and crab with tartar sauce: ? i'm guessing maybe 600 calories
popcorn no butter: 600 calories?

Total estimated calories for the day: 2,020

12/3

So my back still hurts...feeling a little better but still very sore...no track today...i will go tomorrow if for no other reason than to walk around the track...i'm watching the bills play the jets right now...2 division games in 5 days does not seem fair...especially when the 2nd game is in canada, but whatever...i got some exercise at work today...seems "my back hurts" means absolutely nothing to kids who are used to you playing with them for 2 hours straight....i put a microwavable back pad on and took some tylenol...here's what i ate today-

cereal: 260 calories
2 small pieces of tombstone pizza: 290 calories
soup: 240 calories
olives: 40 calories
chicken w/ corn flakes: 300 calories
mashed potatoe/cauliflower: 210 calories
corn: 30 calories
2 popsicles: 80 calories

Total Calories for the Day 1,450

i got the bills game, a new show on mtv called jersey shore and probably a dog walk yet tonight...survivor we'll watch tomorrow as well as dinner and a movie tomorrow...oh we also watched christmas with the kranks tonight...i am not at all in the christmas spirit yet, but that helped...ok goodnight...

12/2

Took the dogs for a loooong walk today....worked...blah blah, boring day...here's what i ate-

cereal: 260 calories
salad w/ egg whites/low fat ranch: 192 calories
olives: 65 calories
fish: 110 calories
rice: 320 calories
artichoke: 60 calories
balance bar: 200 calories
really bad tiny orange: 30 calories
popsicle x 2: 80 calories

Total calories for the day: 1,317

Glee is on right now, then Top Chef, dog walk, bed...my back is still sore- hopefully we'll get to the track tomorrow....

12/1

Today i slept in very late...guess i needed it...i tweaked my lower back last night playing racquetball...it hurt all day...i worked, then came home to watch the kids...my wife is at an Imogen heap concert in Philly...glad she's loving it...glad i missed it...oh, oddly i've never liked olives before but lately i can't get enough of them...i went grocery shopping today and bought two jars of them...i may be pregnant...here's what i ate today-

cereal: 240 calories
sloppy joes w/ pita: 540 calories
olives: 60 calories
popsicle: 40 calories
soup: 240 calories
olives: 60 calories
cereal: 240 calories

Total calories for the day 1,420

Track tomorrow if i can walk...can't take the dogs out tonight cause i am on kiddo duty, but i will get them out tomorrow...