Shelley: Day 10 - Make it Hot!

It's day 10 and things are going fabulously!  In ten days I've lost 8.2 lbs and counting!  It's amazing what cleaning up your eating habits can do.  I managed to squeeze in another work out today burning 461 calories and changing a poopy diaper (Ella's) all in an hour!  I can't seem to find my heart rate monitor which is driving me crazy.  For those of you who are work out novices you might be surprised that you can actually work too hard and be less efficient at burning fat.

Tonight was my "night off" so Jason put the kids to bed while I went and did something blissfully alone!  I always feel so rejuvenated after a night off.  I love my kids, don't get me wrong, but it's nice when every now and again I don't have to take care of anyone but myself.

Because I am planning on hitting the gym again tomorrow I'm going to hit the sack early so I'm going to keep this brief.  Here's today's breakdown:

Budget 1,546 Food 1,402 Exercise -461 Net 941 Under 605

Breakfast: 268 Breakfast Sandwich, Sausage, Egg & Cheese Flatbread 1 Each 240 Orange Juice, No Pulp 1/4 Serving 28 Lunch: 352 Chicken Garlic Basil Meatballs 1/3 Serving 47 Chicken Garlic Basil Meatballs 1 Serving 140 Tandori Stonefire Mini 1 Serving 130 Parmesan & Romano Sauce 1/4 Cup 35 Dinner: 310 Beef Franks in a Blanket 1 Piece 58 Strawberries, Whole 1 2/3 Cups 77 Chicken Garlic Basil Meatballs 1 Serving 140 Parmesan & Romano Sauce 1/4 Cup 35 Snacks: 471 Pretzel Sticks 25 Pieces 52 Parmesan & Romano Sauce 1/8 Cup 18 Skinny Pop 1 Cup 39 Random Snitching 2 Servings 100 Cinemark Junior Popcorn 1 Serving 200 Hershey's Kisses, Caramel 3 Pieces 63 Exercise: 460 Elliptical Moderate 30 Min 372 Weight Lifting Light/moderate 25 Min 89

Total Calories Consumed Today:  1,402 (Not terrible for a "night off" but good thing I worked out!)

BMR CALC: 1821-(1,402-461) = 880 Deficit (3800 Calories=1lb)

TODAY's TIP:  Hot Sauce!!  So many "diet" foods are bland.  No need to add salt just use a little Frank's Red Hot and you're good to go.  It's not as hot as the label would have you believe but it is VERY flavorful!  When I was working I was always too busy to pre-make a meal so I would use progressive soups.  They are OK (especially, if you ignore the sodium content) but not terribly flavorful so I would add a few drops of Franks and it would make it taste great!  Condiments like ketchup and many other sauces have sugar and therefore lots of calories so even when I'm eating chicken nuggets (a staple at our house with all of my kids under the age of 3) I use Franks instead of something else.  Mustard is a good option too as it has no calories.  So feel free to spice it up instead of adding something which only adds to your waistline;).

Keep up the good work!  Way to exercise WITH the kids Katie!  That's a serious workout! 

Until tomorrow!