5:45 am

...is WAY to early for me! I need to get up at 5:30 to have time to do everything i need to in the morning though.

However, I did get up and spend 30 minutes on the elliptical this morning. I followed it up with 30 crunches and 15 back extensions.

I'm getting a handle on my eating again. I am measuring portions eating JUST ONE portion. I feel like I am starving. I know that I am not. The increased activity along with watching how much food I eat will work.

I'll even keep track of my intake again. That always helps me, so here we go!

Breakfast = 1 banana (110) and 20 oz of 1/2 cap-1/2 coffee (150). Too many calories still in that, but OMG so good! I have already planned to have that once a week and today was it. From now on my morning coffee will only have sweet-n-low in it. 5 cals per cup, max. (260)

Lunch = Spaghetti and Meatballs (350), apple slices (55) and crystal light peach tea. This one is better because it was planned! (405)

(665 so far)

Snack = a few cubes of cheese (not sure here, will have to count what I eat and weigh a matching portion to figure cals when I get home.)

Supper = Hamburger (340), no bun, and tater tots (160) add 10 for the A-1. (510)

Countable for the day was 1175. Add in 300 for the cheese and we get a grand total of 1475. Not great but better than I have been. Here's to a better tomorrow.