Day 1

I slept like absolute crap last night.  I was so excited about this life-changing I'm starting, I think my body just couldn't calm down enough to get a good night's sleep.  Finally tried falling asleep around 1 am, and I woke up for good at 5 am, after tossing and turning like nobody's business.  What did I do with my free time this morning, you ask?

I joined a gym!  I joined the Warrenton Aquatic and Recreation Facility.  It's literally 5 minutes from where I work.  Very convenient for pre- and post- work workouts!

I was kinda disappointed in how little I was able to actually exercise, when it came down to brass tacks, however.  I lasted about 20 minutes on the elliptical machine, and then swam for 7 laps before getting shaky and realizing that I have to take some teeny tiny baby steps so I don't burn myself out.  I did a pretty good job with food today.  I'm currently cooking dinner for myself and my husband, who's being super supportive of my desire to eat better and take better care of myself.  Here's what I had today:

Around 5:15 this morning, I needed some sustenance to get my metabolism jumpstarted.  I had a Slimfast Shake. 170 calories.

After I worked out, I needed some more sustenance.  I had half of a Clif bar.  I ate the second half after I got off of work at 2 this afternoon.  236 calories.   Yikes!

I had time to kill before work, and by 10 am, I was hungry.  I went to Panera and chose some of the healthiest breakfast stuff they had, and tried to keep it balanced by also getting something with a little bit of fruit: A Power Breakfast Sandwich and a Strawberry Granola Parfait: total 650 calories.

And now, after going on a major produce shopping trip, I'm cooking pork chops with cream of mushroom soup (I should have gotten the low-fat kind, but I wasn't thinking when I saw the cans on sale for some ridiculous post-Thanksgiving price).  Our side dishes are long grain wild rice and roasted yellow squash and zucchini.  Total 503 calories.

Barring any late night snackage, that brings me to around 1559 calories.  I have no idea how many I burned today, but I think if I stick on this path, I should be doing well.

A warning for the squeamish... and any males reading my blog:  My next entry will be of the TMI variety.  I'll be sure to put a warning at the top of it, but I wanted to give you a heads up!