A Light Ahead

Weigh In: 317.5 (lowest yet!)
Calories Consumed: 1792
Calories Burned: 4866
Work Out - Today, 75 minutes - March 801 minutes

I can't get too excited, but there may be sunshine on the other size of the horizon, across the great plateau. I stepped on the scale and expected 319, but instead got 317.5. A nice surprise. I'm not completely out of the woods yet, but it's nice to see it move a bit. I've started the "zig zag" approach to my calories again, and it seems to be working. The next few days will be the judge.

My workout was pretty strong today. I did the 'full' workout, which includes 3 sets of 12 squats at 165 pounds, tricep curls at 150 pounds, the bench at a measley 145 pounds, curls, crunches and others. I usually start out with 10 minutes of cardio on the Elliptical, which I did, but after I was done with the entire workout, I wanted to add some more time to help try and catch up a little bit on my March workout challenge, so I jumped on and did another 15 minutes of Elliptical after the full workout.

By the time I got off that thing, I thought the skin was going to fall right off the bone like a well-done pot roast.

Also, we went to Applebees tonight for dinner, and before we went, I went a huntin' on the Calorie-count.com site to find out what I'd be looking at. I find it MUCH easier to search the menu before I go out, so it helps me know what I'm getting myself into. Did you know that you can get a GREAT piece of Tilapia with rice and broccoli for about 370 calories? And, when you add a bowl of the Weight Watchers French Onion Soup (only 150) calories, you can get out of dinner at a restaurant for 520 calories? The meal was delicious, and it fit perfectly into my day.

So, overall, I'd say today was a success. I've got a few more days before my next Monday weigh-in, so we'll see how it goes. Maybe there's a light at the end of this tunnel afterall.