Daily Journal for Monday, 4/20/09

I took a break this weekend from blogging and from calorie counting. Saturday was a very full day with a 5K Heart Walk for the American Heart Association in the morning and working on building a second garden bed during the afternoon. Sunday was a rest and recuperation day. I had hoped to make it to the gym, but my body was flat worn out.

The good news from this weekend is that I managed to lose additional weight by my official weigh-in, despite it looking so bleak throughout the week. I’m not tantalizing close to my next major benchmark — dropping below 300 pounds. As of Saturday’s weigh-in, I was only 1.4 pounds away. But I can tell you that a weekend of higher-than-normal calorie days has caused another (unofficial) bounceback that makes the challenge a little more daunting, but still achievable if I work hard this week.

Today’s activity log:

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MENU

• BREAKFAST = 330 calories
  • Kashi Honey Puffs 7 Whole Grains cereal (2 cups) with organic skim milk (1 cup)
• MORNING SNACK = 169 calories
  • Plain yogurt (3/4 cup) with mixed berries (1 cup)
• LUNCH = 450 calories
  • Starkist Salmon Creations, Mango Chipotle (1 packet)
  • Fat-free cottage cheese (1 cup)
  • Bread & butter pickles (3 spears)
  • V8 vegetable juice (11.5 oz can)
• AFTERNOON SNACK = 130 calories
  • Soy Joy bar (1)
• DINNER = 506 calories
  • Progresso Light Italian-style vegetable soup (2 cups)
  • Kraft Snackable 2% milk string cheese (1 stick)
  • Brad’s Nuts & Berries mix (1/2 cup)
• EVENING SNACK = 121 calories
  • Banana (1)
• Workout Drink = 70 calories
  • G2 Sports Drink
• Water consumed for the day = 75 oz.
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• TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSUMED = 1776 calories
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EXERCISE

• Cycling, stationary recumbant,
  20 minutes, distance 6.4 miles, intensity 5, 19.7mph = 242 calories burned
• Walking, treadmill,
  20 minutes, distance 1.1 miles, intensity 5, 3.4mph = 286 calories burned
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• .TOTAL ESTIMATED BURNED = 528 calories

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NET CALORIES FOR DAY = 1248 calories