A Wrong Weekend to Start

So had I been a wise man, I would have made my new kick restart start on Sunday because I had forgotten about the fact I was going to spend Saturday running a volleyball tournament.  Now you may say what’s the big deal you meet some coaches and sit behind a scoreboard for 12 hours, but that is the big deal.  I was trapped in a gym from about 7:00 to 7:00 where I did not have my kitchen full of healthy food options.  Instead, I had a concessions stand.  What’s on the menu there you ask?  Giant muffins, candy, chili cheese dogs, chili cheese nachos, pretzels and popcorn -- none of which are solid options on a 1200 calorie diet. 

Well, despite being surrounded my favorites, I survived the day with only 1200 calories.  Instead of a giant chocolate chip muffin, I had a Special K Protein Bar.  And instead of dumping my chili on a hot dog or nachos, I just ate 2 cups of chili.  So although my team lost early in the day, and my finger is sore from pushing score board buttons all day long, I feel I won the day.  Here’s a look at my 1200 Calorie diet for the day.

Breakfast – Special K Protein Bar (170 Calories)

Mid Morning Snack – None

Lunch – 2 cups Chili – (528 Calories)

Afternoon Snack – None

Dinner – Birds Eye Frozen Vegetables Asian Medley 3.5 cups and a hotdog no bun (355 Calories)

Evening Snack – Diced Apples and Pears fruit Cup, and ½ cup low fat cottage cheese (160 Calories)

Total Calorie Count for the day 1213.

You may question the hotdog, not a great food to eat, but I have a fridge of leftovers from the games.  We also have leftover muffins, and leftover pizza.  So I’m sure tomorrow will be a challenge as well.  We also have a bag of leftover apples from the event, and I heard one a day can keep the doctor away and you can’t beat that. 

So tomorrow I will try to hop on the scale, 2 days of 1200 calories has probably done something.  I was in at 304 about a month ago, before I grew too scared to step on the scales.  So I am not expecting the best news, but having just the occasional snack a couple times a day will have its affect.  Until Tomorrow…