iChan: Flourish in this 39th Best... Around... Round

Today's Results The scale reads: 140 lbs. (Analog scale) Goal: 127 lbs. The awesome pedometer reads: 10005 steps (3434 aerobic steps for 29 minutes), 3.94 mi., 274 calories Other aerobic activities: Dance It Off and Tone It Up (10 minutes) Cheryl Burke's Disco Abs - Boogie Oogie Buns and Thighs (20 minutes) Leslie Sansone's "Cardio Slimdown" (20 minutes) Jane Fonda's Prime Time Walk Out (23 minutes?) Sleep and Food Mood Journal 4 Breakfast --Skipped-- Mood Before: -- Mood After: -- AM Snack Blueberry Light and Fit Pink Lady apple Mood Before: Tired and running on adrenaline. Mood After: Ready to go back to sleep. Lunch 2 chicken tenders (like the last couple of days) Broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots Mood Before: Hungry. I need a more substantial meal. Mood After: Satisfied. PM Snack --Skipped-- Mood Before: -- Mood After: -- Dinner/Supper Chips and salsa Adobe Avocado (stuff avocado with chicken) Spanish rice Refried ...

Today's Results The scale reads: 141 lbs. (Analog scale - Yay! A new low on the analog scale) Goal: 127 lbs. The awesome pedometer reads: 15404 steps (6593 aerobic steps for 67 minutes), 6.07 mi., 451 calories Other aerobic activities: Jane Fonda's Complete Workout (35 minutes) Knockout Body (20 minutes) Sleep and Food Mood Journal 8 Breakfast Nature's Own™ Healthy Multi Grain with Peter Pan™ creamy peanut butter Raspberry Light 'n' Fit yogurt Mood Before: Forced against my will. Do I really have to eat breakfast? Mood After: Neutral. AM Snack Mango Mood Before: Pressured. Didn't want it to go to waste. Mood After: Shocked. It took me 21 bites to finish this "small" mango. Lunch 2 Lemon chicken tenders sans sugar and curry sauce Broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots with garlic and herbs Mood Before: Annoyed. Mood After: Satisfied. PM Snack --Skipped-- Mood Before: -- Mood After: -- Dinner/Supper 2 Lemon chicken tenders ...

Yesterday's Results The scale reads: 143 lbs. (Analog scale) Goal: 127 lbs. The awesome pedometer reads: 14821 steps (3796 aerobic steps for 39 minutes), 5.84 mi., 415 calories Other aerobic activities: Cheryl Burke's Disco Abs - That's the Way I Like It Abs (5 minutes) Paula Abdul's Cardio Dance (25 minutes) Sleep and Food Mood Journal 7 Breakfast Nutella™ on a slice of Nature's Own™ Healthy Multi Grain bread Mood Before: Reluctant. I have to force myself to eat? Just because it's breakfast? Mood After: Indifferent. AM Snack Blueberries Mood Before: Excited. Yay, antioxidants! Mood After: Skeptical. How long did I have this carton of blueberries? Lunch Yellow squash with garlic and herb Chicken fajita Mood Before: Rushed. The blueberries didn't hold me over. Mood After: Relieved. PM Snack --Skipped-- Mood Before: -- Mood After: -- Dinner/Supper Lemon chicken tenders sans sugar and curry sauce Cherry tomatoes Mango Mood B...

I've noticed through this logging of my hydration, sleep, and food that I'm a big-time Debbie Downer to myself. Whenever I'm getting all right sleep I subconsciously mess it up with inactivity or eating to combat some minuscule stress I'm experiencing (In my mind, I'm exaggerating how horrible my current dieting and exercise levels are). I will work on getting at least consistent hours of sleep, drinking more water (to keep me awake when it counts), and eating when I'm not an anxious wreck. I'm really a grumpy, anxious person as of late whenever I finish eating. I guess I am more of an emotional eater than I would admit. Yesterday's Results The scale reads: Didn't weigh myself today Goal: 127 lbs. The awesome pedometer reads: 11253 steps (6686 aerobic steps for 71 minutes), 4.44 mi., 319 calories Other aerobic activities: Jane Fonda's Lower Body Solution (35 minutes) Sleep and Food Mood Journal 7½ Breakfast Kellogg's™ Fro...

Wow, because of this journal, I want to eat less so I don't have to record that much. I'll provide the accompanying pictures of my new eating adventures in the next post. For now, take a look at how commitments and social gatherings really do me in with my eating habits. Plus, I didn't reach 10k steps every day in the last 5 days. I had instances of over-sleeping and under-sleeping. Ironically, in both scenarios, I tend to eat more throughout the day. I will find ways to balance good sleep, hydrating, eating, and staying more active this week. Yesterday's Results The scale reads: 145 lbs. (Analog scale) Goal: 127 lbs. The awesome pedometer reads: 10093 steps (1124 aerobic steps for 10 minutes), 3.98 mi., 289 calories Other aerobic activities: Walked to and from Space Center Houston Walking to the laundry area, dealing with mosquitoes, folding up large items Sleep and Food Mood Journal 8 Breakfast Italian blended vegetables (lima bean, carrot, squash, and...