I'm adjusting to the 1800 calories a day fairly easy.  I'm losing weight, according to the scale, but slowly.  It's more steady than a huge drop which is good.  The only problem I'm having is that I have been hungry late, like near when I go to bed.  I think I should start getting baby carrots and sugar snap peas to serve as snack foods.  The only bad thing is that when I'm reading I can and will demolish a whole bag full before I realize what I've done.

Calorie / Fat Journal 
[1800 calories daily / 19 grams of fat per meal ]

Breakfast

• fruit pizza - 400 calories - 12 grams of fat
• Total: 400 calories - 12 grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 1400

Lunch

• Slim Sandwich from Jimmy Johns
• Total: 220 calories - 19 grams of fat  
• (I don't know if I believe their website that it's only 220 calories...)
• daily calories remaining: 1,180

Snacks

• Dr Pepper - 150 calories
• daily calories remaining:  1030

Dinner

• Spinach gnocchi, lean ground beef and avocado pesto
• Total: um, probably more than I should eat!

It's 2011 and I'm getting back on track with my whole eating right thing.

The first weekend of the year has been spent - at home.  I'm slightly constrained as far as cash is concerned.  So, I'm focusing on doing stuff.

Saturday I spent mostly in bed.  Because the new mattress, plus the bed set equals the place I want to be.  Uber comfy!  I did the final revisions on my novella and handed it over to my critique partners and then settled in to finish Dr Who to bring me up to pace.  Yea!  Now, I'm starting Torchwood, which is a spin-off of Dr Who that focuses on Captain Jack and some sort of paranormal services in the UK.  I'll probably have more to say about this tomorrow when I update the blog.  So, until tomorrow!

Sunday I finished Torchwood, knitted, cleaned and read Flip this Zombie and half of Frostfire - both books are out January 11th.  I'll finish Frostfire as soon as I get home.  :)

Saturday
Calorie / Fat Journal 
[1800 calories daily / 19 grams of fat per meal ]

Breakfast

• fruit pizza - 400 calories - 12 grams of fat
• Total: 400 calories - 12 grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 1400

Lunch

• slept through lunch
• Total: 0 calories - 0 grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 1400

Snacks

• 3 x Dr Pepper - 550 calories
• mini Reeses Peanut butter cups
• daily calories remaining:  850

Dinner

• Chicken sandwich
• Total: 600? calories - 19? grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 250

Sunday
Calorie / Fat Journal 
[1800 calories daily / 19 grams of fat per meal ]

Breakfast

• fruit pizza - 400 calories - 12 grams of fat
• Total: 400 calories - 12 grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 1400

Lunch

• Chicken sandwich
• Total: 600? calories - 19? grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 800

Snacks

• Dr Pepper - 150 calories
• daily calories remaining: 650

Dinner

• Apple
• Total: 120 calories - 0 grams of fat
• daily calories remaining: 530

Okay, so at the beginning of the year I was really optimistic and set myself a bunch of goals to achieve.  Now, I didn't achieve all of them, but they served to really help me light a fire under my butt and think about doing things.  So without further ado, here's the goals!

Random Goals

Eat more fresh produce - Apples are my new favorite go to snack item.  I pretty much fail at fresh vegetables.  I'm not really excited about cooking, so I stretch stuff out as long as I can make it last so I have to cook less.  But, I do think about eating vegetables and fresh stuff more than I have before.

Do something daily - I fluctuate on this A. Lot.  I've been fairly good about using my Wii Fit, and during the summer I started taking bellydance classes.  I didn't in the fall because there was just too much going on to juggle all of it, but I'll be picking it up at least once a week next weekend for a while at least.  I really hate exercising; I have to convince myself to do it every single time.

Go to a parade - Yeah, didn't happen.  There was talk of going to one, I was going to go, and then I can't remember what stopped me, but I couldn't get there.  I was bummed - and then I didn't even think of it again, so newp, this didn't happen!

Get a family photograph - Didn't happen.  I think my dad is against this.

Organize and cull closet - DONE!  I culled way over 10% of the stuff in my closet and organized it.  Now, I just need to organize everything else that's in there.....

Writing Goals


2010 NaNoWriMo - I kicked NaNoWriMo's butt in 2010!

The Barking Dog - I had several goals surrounding this project, but early this year I decided that it just wasn't worth messing with anymore and I let it go.  Maybe at another date I will return to it, but not in the immediate future.

Research for another project - I've done a lot of research....

Outline for my Graphic Novel idea - It's outlined....

Outline for Love Unexpected - Also outlined....

Write something I believe in - I've written a lot of stuff this year.....  I don't remember what I meant by this.


Complete another draft of a story - any of my ideas or something else - I've finished several first drafts.  I thought I only had a few stories in me at the start of the year, and now I'm juggling how I'll manage all my revisions and writing.

Reading Goals

Read at least two writing books - Yup!

Read all the Robin McKinley books - I've read about half of them....


Read something in a genre I'm not accustomed to reading - I have read so far out of my normal comfort zone, I don't think I have a comfort zone anymore.  There's tons of stuff out there I'll read now!

Act on more book suggestions; at least four - I'm at a point right now where I have far too many books because of book suggestions!

Crafty Goals


Learn three new knitting things - Yup, I knit.  I knit a lot of stuff.  What'cha want me to knit??

Have a successful patio garden - I tried this and it failed miserably.  I'm going to be putting my patio stuff on Craigslist.

Make Presents.  Yeah, I bought presents.  Maybe in 2011!

Money Related Goals

Pay off Express Credit Card - DONE!!

Pay off Khols Credit Card - Will happen in 2011!!!!!

Okay, so there you are.  My 2010 goals.  Now what shall I accomplish in 2011??