day5

I've been able to eat healthy here and there but never more than a week straight over the past 2 years. Skipping breakfasts and not packing a lunch has caused me to stop at some fast food places to get a quick bite to eat. It's hard to drive past a Chik Fil A or Taco Bell when you're hungry. Andy Nelson's is my favorite followed by Pasta Mista. Can't forget BOP or H&M's. Many a time I've realized my eating was out of control, so I would tell myself I could eat one last really good meal before I started a diet. I would order a huge meal usually the least healthy thing on the menu and swallow everything down in 5 minutes. My stomuch would tell me I was totally full yet I would still eat because the food was yummy and made me happy. I think I tried this like a hunded times. My goal is to eat better size portions of natural foods. I don't want to be embarassed to take my shirt off any more. I want to be in the same shape I used to be in when I met Lauren. I'm feeling pretty motivated this time around. I weighed 218.5 at the gym today.

Breakfast

• Egg Beaters cooked in a drop of Olive Oil
• Carrot Juice
• Orange Juice
• Kashi granola bar
• Coffee w/ little cream
  

Lunch

• Grilled chicken, spinach, and dijon mustard in a flour tortilla
• Dried apricots
• Blackberries
• Fage yogurt
• Grape tomatoes

Dinner:

• Protein shake
• Chicken and Lasagna Lean Cuisine
• Black tea w/ honey

Gym:

• 45 minutes on the elliptical
• 10 minutes on the rowing machine
• 20 pull ups, 20 chin ups, 20 dips
• 20 sit ups, 20 crunches, 20 leg kicks
• 20 push ups