thats right folks...

i've lost a total of 78 lbs since having my son.
im talking since the day i left the hospital.
13 months. SeventyEightLbs.
its difficult sometimes, and i cant say it enough because we are our toughest critics.
today was a fat day. i felt bloated and full and fat right as i rolled out of bed.
(didnt help i had a seizure last night but what ev)
i peed then turned on the wii to my Biggest Loser Game. what can i say? im a marketing whore. i love the game really.
but i went to face the music and edit my settings. and there it was. 203. i've lost another 2 lbs since i weighed myself last.

eating healthy really doesnt suck. its all about making choices.
realizing a "snack" doesnt have to be a 500 calorie burger from a fast food place, you can find the feeling of fullness and content with an orange or a couple packets of instant oatmeal.

yesterday i was horrible with my calories.
not horrible i guess, but we had red meat for dinner. we follow the wonderful Alton Browns rule of red meat once a week. it helps me too, because the cancer runs in my family three fold.

so yesterday i ate a small prepackaged cup of cheerios for breakfast with splenda and fat free milk that i didnt drink.

then i didnt have a snack to eat so i waited til lunch...not good folks...snacks help you to not binge! i ate a ftlong veggie sub.

then instant oatmeal for a snack and was at about 1100 calories give or take.

then dinner came. and jamie made NY strip steak.

lets just say portion control is my weakness and its all still the truth for steak : ]

i ate otter pops for dessert. and ended around 1800 calories.

its really not like im sacrificing much. im just not gorging on strip steak all the time. im eating healthier. and im not sacrificing. thats a lot of food i ate yesterday!

i forgot what i was going to say next.

oh yes. WATER! this really helps. i have a tendency to drink energy drinks. i know they arent good for you, and the sugar free ones are probably riddled with other artificial things that can tear my body apart. but im a sucker for them, and coffee. so when i DO have a non water beverage, i in turn must make up those calories.
for example. i should be drinking about 70 oz of water at the minimum daily. if i drink a 16 ounce rockstar, i have to drink 86 oz. add an 8 ounce cup of coffee? 94 ounces...and so on and so forth. it really helps me to feel full.

oranges have become my favorite snack along with any other fruit i can get my hands on.
they fill you up for low calories, and they help you poop. you realy cant go wrong with it : ]