Shelley: Day 18 - Work it Out!

Good news, I'm down 12.2 lbs!  Not bad for 18 days.  I still have LONG way to go but progress is progress!  Katie, ugh, teething kids.  I hope you get some sleep soon!  Cindy, I hope things are going well!

I'm still working out this Primary Secretary thing.  I'll get there!  We have a new friend joining us as soon as I can get her all set up.  Yesterday, was my "day off" or rather two hours off where I get to spend a little time alone (yeah, I really look forward to it).  So anyway, I decided to see a movie at the dollar theater and I LOVE popcorn.  I thought I was making a good choice by ordering a "Lite Bite" popcorn but it turns out "Lite Bite" is a fancy way of saying they put a small popcorn in a box.  I would have been much better off just getting the junior.  The good news, I was so busy all day I forgot to eat very much so the extra 670 calories wasn't a diet killer.  However, my deficit was only 209 so not my best ever.

Here's today's breakdown:

Budget 1,520 Food 1,442 Exercise -446 Net 996 Under 524

Breakfast: 268 Breakfast Sandwich, Sausage, Egg & Cheese Flatbread 1 Each 240 Orange Juice, No Pulp 1/4 Serving 28 Lunch: 288 Sour Cream, Light 1 Teaspoon 7 Ham, 97% Fat Free, Cajun Style 1 Ounce 29 Beef Lit'l Smokies 1 Piece 34 Broccoli And Pork Stir-fry 1 Serving 218 Dinner: 481 Chicken, Breast, Cutlet, Strips, Tenders, no skin 6 Ounces 240 Cheese, Provolone, Slice 1 Ounce 75 Prosciutto di Parma, Boneless 1 Ounce 60 Wine, White 1 Fluid ounce 24 Squash, Butternut, Cubes, Baked 1 Cup 82 Snacks: 405 Cheese Mozzarella & Prosciutto Roll 1 Each 60 Small Chocolate Covered Strawberry 3 Servings 225 Mini Pinkberry 1 Serving 120 Exercise: 445 Elliptical Moderate 30 Min 360 Weight Lifting Light/moderate 25 Min 86

BRM CALC:  (1821+446 for working out)-1,442= 825 Calorie Deficit (3800 Calories= 1 lb) 

Not my best day but not my worst.  I made chocolate covered strawberries for someone else and I ate three when I should have had one.  Alas, I am a chocolate fiend!

TODAY'S TIP:  Work it out!  There is always a way to maximize benefit and that goes for working out too!  Heart rate matters.  You'd be surprised how NOT hard you need to work to maximize your fat burning.  It's a mistake lots of folks make.  Our instinct says, go harder, run faster but if you get outside your optimal fat burning zone you'll burn calories sure, but not the ones in your fat stores.  If you'd like to know how to determine your best "training" zone here are the instructions:  http://www.active.com/fitness/articles/calculate-your-training-heart-rate-zones.

Keep up the good work!