Tue. July 10

- Oatmeal w/raisins
- 3 low cal, homemade applesauce oatmeal cookies
- Small date square
- 400 mL can of organic lentil soup
- Crystal Light in water
- About 3 cups of broccoli
- Small piece of grilled chicken w/a little BBQ sauce
- Large homemade fruit smoothie
- McDouble w/3 patties, ketchup, crispy onions, lettuce and cheese (McD's)
- About 8 chicken bites (McD's)

I did some serious calorie counting today, but I'll get to that in a minute. Ever have one of those days where you don't realize how tired you are, but your body knows and forces you to make up for it? Ya, I had that today. I fell asleep shortly after 3am (not out of the norm for me), was awake for maybe about 30 mins at like 6:20 (going back to my house from spending the night at a friend's place) and then I had my alarm set for 11. I was gonna head to the gym and make use of the extra hour I had before work today (I was scheduled to start at 5 instead of 4), but my alarm went off and I hit snooze, and then hit it again when it went off 5 mins later, and again, and again. I finally said "F it" and just dismissed and decided I'd let myself sleep til my body wanted to wake up. The next time I looked at  my phone, it was just after 12. I was still a little sleepy, so I told myself I'd pass out one more time and then stay awake the next time I woke up. So, I did just that and the next time I looked at my phone, it was 1:09pm. lol. At this point, the gym wasn't really an option, so I just spent my free time before work cooking and doing a little minor meal planning.

Anyway, to the calorie counting. I won't start listing stuff off, but I was a lot more conscious about what I was eating today. I made a double recipe of those applesauce oatmeal cookies I mentioned a few posts ago. I also decided to figure out how many calories my variation had and it looks like it came out to 33 cals. Not bad. :) Also, the broccoli I made was frozen and the bag said 25 cals per 2/3 cup. So, between those 2 food items, I only consumed about 200-ish cals. Obviously, the McD's was not planned, but nobody's perfect. I was also gonna go for a little run around my complex after work, but I got out much later than expected and my feet were kinda hurting. I know, really lame excuses, but tomorrow, I'm either gonna go swimming or to the gym after work tomorrow. And then gym before work on Thursday and then I have Friday off, so more time for the gym.

So, I hope to do well again tomorrow. Already thinking about what I should eat for tomorrow. I'm a little excited. lol

That's my smoothie before I blended it. lol

Mon. July 9

- About 180g of M&M's (throughout the day)
- Half a serving of complimentary chips and salsa (Lone Star)
- 5 small steak fajitas w/lettuce, cheese and rice
- Grilled chicken caesar salad (Boston Pizza)
- Small strawberry cheesequake blizzard (DQ)

Didn't really get up to much today. Saw the new Spiderman movie, went swimming for an hour in the evening, picked up 6lbs of strawberries for smoothies this week. lol. Also, I went to Lone Star and got the all you can eat fajitas. Generally, I can order like 3 or 4 skillets of meat and finish it without feeling retardedly full. (Please note that you get less and less meat the more skillets you order). Anyway, I wasn't even able to finish 2; I let my friend have my remaining steak. I think that's a good thing? I also had trouble finishing my salad later on. So, I hope that means my stomach is shrinking and means I'll be less likely to gorge myself in the future. lol

Sun. July 8

- Small caesar salad
- Large-ish steak
- Medium glass of chocolate milk
- Small piece of chocolate cake
- Panzerotti w/double pepperoni (Pizza Pizza)
- 500mL chocolate milk
- Medium strawberry cheesequake blizzard (DQ)
- 90g bag of Reese's pieces

I made a big decision today. I've either made a great decision that's gonna serve as motivation to get me in better shape, or I'm friggen crazy. I signed up to do the Run For The Cure 5k this September. So, this means I'm gonna have to step it up at the gym and try to squeeze in runs after work and stuff. I'm not sure if I mentioned it in previous posts, but my best time for running 5km (3.1 miles) is 36:09. Personally, I'd like to be able to run it in under 30mins. Anyway, I have some serious work ahead of me, but I feel confident I can do it. :)

Sat. July 7

- 2 bowls of Corn Flakes in milk, w/6 Equal packets total
- 2 hot dog wieners w/ketchup
- Several cucumber slices
- About a cup of strawberry banana yogurt
- Orange
- Granola bar
- A few pretzels
- Small piece of chocolate cake
- Half a spinach cheese dip app (Montana's)
- 8oz steak w/steamed carrots and broccoli and onion straws (Montana's)
- Deep fried cheesecake w/caramel sauce (Montana's)
- 80 cal grape jello cup

True lol

Fri. July 6

- Oatmeal w/raisins
- Bagel w/peanut butter and Nutella
- Tin of tuna w/a little mayo and lots of peas
- About a cup of banana strawberry yogurt
- 2 Crystal Light servings in water
- 2 Grape jello cups (vegan, gluten free, 80cals each, all that good stuff lol)
- Chicken caesar salad (Wacky Wings)
- 10 boneless wings w/Honey Garlic & Medium sauce (Wacky Wings)

Thu. July 5

- Oatmeal w/raisins
- Bagel w/peanut butter and grape jam
- 5 "healthy apple oatmeal cookies"
- A few Tostito chips
- Small piece of pork w/sweet and sour sauce
- Fruit smoothie (Several strawberries, couple handfuls of blueberries, banana, ice, Benefiber, 3 Equal packets)
- 2 hot dog wieners w/ketchup
- A couple dozen cucumber slices
- 4 (more) apple oatmeal cookies
- Several wavy Lays chips
- A few (more) Tostito chips
- 50g milk chocolate
- Several Cadbury mini eggs

So, I got to have some fun with food today. I tried out a recipe I found for those cookies. I'll post the pic with the recipe, but I modified it a little. The ingredients I used were...
- 3/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce
- 1 cup instant oats
- Just a little Aunt Jemima syrup
- A bunch of cinnamon
- A bit of benefiber
- A bit of baking powder
It didn't come out overly sweet, but it was definitely something I would eat again. I also got to make a smoothie and I'll definitely do that again. Kinda fell off the wagon after work, but S happens. lol

I should do the math and see if mine have less calories. lol

Wed. July 4

- Oatmeal w/raisins
- Sandwich w/2 pieces of whole wheat toast, egg whites, 4 strips of bacon, a little hot sauce
- Several spoonfuls of strawberry banana yogurt
- Half a spinach cheese dip app (Kelsey's)
- 9oz steak w/steamed carrots and broccoli and a small caesar salad (Kelsey's)
- Medium "candy shop" blizzard (basically, mini chocolates filled with caramel and stuff mixed in ice cream)(DQ)
- Granola bar

First things first, I slept in today. Lately, I've set my phone to go off at 11am, just to give me some semblance of a normal schedule, so I don't sleep my days away. So, my phone did go off, but I guess I just hit "Dismiss" instead of "Snooze" cuz next thing I knew it was noon. Not a huge deal, since I wasn't working, it just pushed my whole day back by an hour, which sucks a little by meh. I guess my body just needed the rest.

After that, I went to the gym and was gonna do my standard 2 hours, but after I was done on the treadmill (maybe 45 mins into my work out), I got kinda disoriented and wasn't sure if I should run to the bathroom or a garbage can or just lie down. I took a couple mins and walked it off and then was able to get back to my workout, but I decided to do less reps of stuff; partly to make sure I didn't start feeling bad again and partly to save a little time.

On my way home, I picked up some blueberries, which I had been meaning to do for a while to try to make a smoothie. Didn't get to it today, but probably tomorrow. Anyway, just went swimming after that, had dinner and now I'm sleepy. So, I'm gonna get to bed. Later. :)

Pretty much, lol