I Hear In My Mind All This Music*

Workout
45 minutes Level 5 Afterburner on the elliptical.

*Workout song of the day: Fidelity by Regina Spektor.

I started re-reading Oprah's Make the Connection book and I've been trying to implement one of the suggestions I found there: exercise first thing in the morning. The book includes a really cool chart about how exercising in the morning elevates your metabolism all day, which I'm sure it does, but for me, it's what it does for me mentally that makes it a good idea. I eat less when I exercice first thing, because I don't want to ruin the hard work I did. Plus, I just feel better.

Diet

Description	Calories
1/4 cup blueberries	20
Oatmeal	100
2 pieces of gum	10
Macaroni & Cheese	342
5 Mini York Peppermint Pattys	250
Popcorn	160
Special K Italian Tomato & Herb Crackers	90
Salad w/light ranch	100
Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap	260
French Fries	230
1 Chicken Nugget	48
Angel Food Cake	140
6 glasses of Diet Coke...plus 1 liter (Yeah. For real.)	0
2 glasses of water	0
TOTAL CALORIES	1750

I've been trying to keep my body guessing by fluctuating my calories a bit. Except that I haven't been successful. I pretty much eat right up to the maximum number of calories I can have and still lose a pound a week.

I guess that's better than eating enough to gain a pound a week.