Day 13 & 14

Didn't get a chance to post yesterday. It was a busy day with my nephew's birthday party and then dinner afterwards. Managed to exercise and stick to my diet well both days! :) I did 45 minutes/3 miles/425 calories both on Saturday and Sunday. I'm proud of myself. I've completed 2 whole weeks of walking and 1 week of dieting now. I'm feeling great too. I really feel like I am doing something good for myself. I feel energized after my walks, especially on the treadmill. I think it may have something to do with the display showing how far I've gone and the calories I've burned, etc. I'm a results-oriented person and it just helps keeping me push forward. I wont stop doing the walks outside with Emelia because I know it's good for her too, but maybe I wont do them every day. Excited to start week 3 and see through to the end (and beyond) of my 21 day goal to prove to myself that I can do it. I'll have to come up with a new mini goal to work towards. Tomorrow is weigh day. Hope I lost something. If I didn't, I need to remind myself about all the other benefits that my efforts are giving me. Anyway, here's what I ate:

SATURDAY:

BREAKFAST:
-1 apple
-lo-carb strawberry yogurt

LUNCH:
-1/2 chicken Cobb salad w/ranch from Quizno's
-bowl of broccoli cheese soup

SNACK:
-honey roasted peanuts

DINNER:
-s.f. cherry limeade
-crudites: mini bell peppers, celery, carrots, cucumber, sugar snap peas
-1/2 ear corn-on-the-cob
-dry-rubbed ribs
-watermelon
-3 tiny bites of mint chocolate chip ice cream cake


SUNDAY:

BREAKFAST:
-lo-carb strawberry yogurt
-strawberries with Splenda

LUNCH:
-buffalo chicken salad w/ranch from Chili's
-1/4 small quesadilla
-s.f. raspberry lemonade

DINNER:
-crab stuffed shrimp from Joe's Crab Shack
-broccoli w/garlic butter
-coleslaw
-4 french fries

OK, so I'm not so proud about the few bites of ice cream cake, the quesadilla and the french fries but I guess I have to remind myself that I did really well at controlling myself and only having a little bit. It's all about moderation, right? Guess I did pretty well at moderating considering I would have normally had an entire piece of ice cream cake, the whole rest of Emelia's quesadilla and all the french fries. Baby steps, baby steps! Don't beat yourself up. OK, I need to keep telling myself these things. Oh ya, and I also need to remind myself it's not OK to keep slipping up. OK, enough with the inner monologue!