1/31/2012 food diary and weigh in

Breakfast:
eggs
turkey bacon
cheese (HE)

Lunch:
salmon
baked sweet potato fries (I made them so syn free)

Snack:
Clancy's baked potato chips (1 syn)
orange

Dinner:
taco salad- lettuce, carrots, ground turkey, picante sauce, ff plain greek yogurt, shredded cheddar cheese (HE), pinto beans

Snack:
Bran cereal (HE)




Weigh in:  219.3 for a loss of exactly 1 lb.  I was hoping for more but I'm pretty sure my being sick had something to do with it.

I"m still not feeling well.  I took the day off today to try to rest and get better.  I've been thinking about what is different now and why I struggle to lose weight compared to years ago.  Aside from age, my HG pregnancies took a major toll on my metabolism, and I figured out that even though I didn't work out before, I still got plenty of exercise.  In high school I took aerobics and weight training classes in school.  My friends and I loved to go hiking and exploring in nature.  In my 20s before I met my husband, my friends and I loved to go out to the clubs and would dance nonstop for hours at least 3 nights a week.  Plus, I worked a job where I walked an average of 5 miles a day.  Now, I have 6 kids to keep fed and sheltered so most of my time is spent at a desk at work and when I come home I sit and help them with homework and we eat dinner.  By then its bed time and I'm too exhausted to even think about exercising.  My day starts at 5:30 in the morning and I cannot see waking up any earlier than that to try to get exercise in.  Its hard because I know I need to do it.  I love to walk on the treadmill and I wish I could afford one for the house.  I know I would use it.  I bought a used elliptical a few years ago but it was off balance and I always felt like I was going to fall so I sold it.  I have bought several exercise videos and I always start off doing them like I'm supposed to but then one day I don't have time, then another day I'm too tired, then eventually I'm not doing them at all.