Daily Plan Jan 13th - Success!

GOOD MORNING, LOVELY
Message for today: Remember to have confidence in yourself. It is okay to ignore what other people say, even though they don't mean to hurt you.

GOALS FOR TODAY
Stay close to 1,500 cals or UNDER.
Hop on elliptical for at least two songs.
Pack a low-cal lunch.
Have a good day at work.

MORNING FOOD
Coffee --------------------200 cals
(how about I start actually measuring how much sugar I put in?)
Cereal --------------------180 cals
Vitamins ---------------------0 cals
Subtotal -------------------380 cals

LUNCH FOOD
Rice lunch -----------------300 cals
Sparkling water --------------0 cals
Subtotal -------------------300 cals

DINNER FOOD
Chili! :D -------------------400 cals? No idea!

TODAY'S END STATS:
Weight: 257.2  ---- Difference from yesterday: +0.8
Total cals: 1080 ---- Difference from goal: 420 to spare!

I don't know how accurate my calorie count is... I tried to really estimate ABOVE, however, so hopefully if it's inaccurate, it's because it's less than I think?  Yes, I need to start being more accurate even if it means physically measuring my portions. lol  However, I am going to consider this day A GREAT SUCCESS!  AWESOME WORK, DAE.  THIS IS PROOF THAT YOU CAN MEET YOUR GOALS.

Good Day! + Elliptical

Today I managed to keep within my 1,432 calorie goal.  Unfortunately my success was because I worked a shift that went through lunch, so I missed out on that.  Since I don't like missing meals, nor do I plan to make a habit of it, I will have to take a moment to write down a bunch of low-calorie but fulfilling snack ideas and meal ideas so that I can have my meals and eat them, too.  I even treated myself to some ice cream tonight because I was so well under my goal.

Dinners are the hardest things to manage right now.  I live with two other people, so dinner is a choice that everyone has to decide on. Rarely is it ever an individual selection, but tonight it was.  I baked some chicken, and then I was delighted to discover that a 1/2 cup of canned sliced carrots was only 30 calories, so I was able to eat them all to have a filling meal.

I've been searching for a small and affordable elliptical machine.  After a lot of online shopping and reading reviews, I decided on the surprisingly small Stamina InMotion E1000 Elliptical.  At about $90 it's a very low price for a new elliptical machine. Other full size machines were being priced for hundreds to thousands of dollars.  Better yet, this little guy is a lot lighter (though it's still a hefty 24 lbs), smaller, and yet stronger.  Even though it seems petite, the weight limit is said to be 250 lbs, whereas other full machines can be a lot less than that.  You can also use the machine while sitting down, which could be a plus, and it still comes with a digital screen for data like how many calories you've burned in a work out.

This machine should come in within a week for me, so I'm very pleased.  I plan on coupling this with some light weights eventually.  More details to be figured out when it arrives and I get to work with it.

Overall, a very pleasing day!