Week 4 cont...

I forgot to get new batteries yesterday, but I weighed myself and I got a different weight, 373.0.  I still need to replace the batteries, but I feel better about the accuracy of my numbers so far.

At first I was expecting a challenging weekend in regards to sticking to my calorie limits, but as I thought about it, I realized that I'll be fine.  I'm off today and I shouldn't have a problem.  First, I'll have one of my favorite breakfasts: a toasted english muffin with peanut butter and apple slices.  I know it doesn't sound like much, but it is so good.  An english muffin is around 110 calories, depending upon the brand, 2 tbsp peanut butter is 180 calories and an apple is around 80 to 100, depending upon the size.  It's important to use the right kind of apple.  I like either Honeycrisp or Fuji.  They both have a sweet spice background flavor that goes great with the peanut butter.


I've pulled out a couple tilapia fillets for lunch, I'll probably brush them with a little italian dressing and grill them.  They'll go well with a salad.  The fish fillets are around 100 calories each and the salad with a little balsamic vinagrette is about 150 calories (35 for the salad and 120 for 2 tbsp of dressing).

That'll put me at around 800 calories with 1200 left.  That's good, because it is fish fry Friday!  A 4oz serving of fried cod is around 200 calories and a typical piece from a church is around 8 or 10 ounces.  Add another 230 calories for an order of fries, and 200 calories for coleslaw and I can top 1000 calories easy.

I'm going fishing tomorrow, so I'll hit Mcdonalds for an egg mcmuffin which is about 300 calories.  I'll hit sheetz or subway for a sammich (roast beef on wheat, provolone, everything except black olives and jalapenos, oil and vinegar) 420 calories, baked lays @ 140 calories.  I don't know about dinner yet, but I'll have plenty of calories to spare.

Sunday is Easter and I'm not going to attempt to count.  I'll watch my portion sizes and not overdo it on the finger foods and I'll enjoy the day with my family.  I hope you will too!

Please note that the calories I post are approximations based upon information found on the web, calorie counts on packages, and my best guess on size and weight.  I don't measure out or weigh my food.  I've done this in the past and have a good idea on what constitutes a serving.  I may be off a little, but not by much and I'm not going to go through life measuring everything I put in my mouth.  I recommend that you start by measuring until you get a feel for it.  Be honest with amounts (don't fill a plate with pasta and tell yourself "that's about a cup") and you'll be fine.  The more you do it, the easier it will get.

All it takes is patience and work.