Day 13

Food: I kept under my 1500 calories today!
Exercise: I had three doctor's appointments today and by the evening I was wiped out. However, I still managed to get twenty minutes of walking in.
Thoughts: I need to make sure I have a plan (regarding eating & exercise) the night before so I don't get off track the next day, and lose control. I plan on swimming tomorrow morning.

Day 12

Food: Darn. I would have stayed below my 1500 calories if it wasn't for eating a piece of toast with PEANUT BUTTER on it after dinner instead of going swimming. Sometimes when someone eats something and I abstain the temptation unexpectedly catches up to me later when I least expect it. I should have went swimming like I planned, instead of reaching for the extra calories. Oh well . . . I will do better tomorrow.
Exercise: I went on a nice bike ride with lots of hills and got my exercise in for the day. Yes!

Day 11

Food: I missed blogging yesterday BECAUSE I went over my 1500 calories. My son and his girlfriend made me a belated Mother's day dinner that I couldn't resist. However, today is a new day and I stayed below my 1500 calories.
Exercise: Yesterday I walked with my boyfriend for twenty minutes while today I swam vigorously for thirty minutes!
Thoughts: I am feeling much stronger and have more energy than I have had in a long time.

Day 10

Food: I stayed under my 1500 calories today.
Exercise: I swam for thirty minutes w/o counting laps and focusing on my hard kicking for 2 laps freestyle and then relaxing with two laps breaststroke. I feel my endurance coming back, yet I am far from my goal . . . onward!

Day 9

Food: For the last several days I have been out of town vacationing with sisters in Las Vegas with the philosophy of not counting calories and walking as my exercise. (Anytime I miss a day I will make it up). It feels nice not feeling guilty and getting back to my Losing It My Way routine.
Today I stayed under my 1500 calories. When the family ate dinner late I decided that my mango smoothie at 4:00 would be my dinner for the night.
Exercise: I took a nice and exhausting bike ride along the river for forty minutes. My strenghth is coming back but nowhere close to where it was a year ago when I could ride 20 miles.

Day 8

Food: It's been over a week now and I am doing great. Weekends are a bit more difficult but I am still keeping it below 1500 calories. I made healthy apple muffins, cooked some delicious chicken soup, and splurged on frozen yogurt. I took my vitamins twice today and will continue this regiment.
Exercise It was more difficult to get my exercise done because I waited until the evening time when I was tired. My energy level is still minimal and it is partly due to not sleeping well at night (probably due to my weight). John says I sometimes gasp for breath in my sleep and there have been times when I jump from my bed in the middle of the might to open the slidding glass door for the balcony where I can catch my breath. I believe in a couple months I will be sleeping more restful and exercising with greater gusto!
Thoughts: Melissa Etheridge said something on the Ellen Show about her breast cancer that I could relate to. As a cancer survivor she embraced her cancer as way to get her life in order and also help encourage others not to wait until they have cancer to do something pro-active about their life. I concur with this.
P.S. CAN'T WAIT TO WEAR A SEXY NIGHTIE . . .

Day 7

Food: I stayed below my 1500 calories today. After I swam my laps I peeled a nice juicy garden grapefruit that some generous person had left on the table. Itwas sweet and delicious.
Exercise: I swam early in the morning after dropping the girls off at school. I am going to continue to exercise in the the morning during school days.