DAY 2&3: JAPAN WASN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD A DISASTER!

¹⁰ The LORD sits enthroned over the flood;
   the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
¹¹ The LORD gives strength to his people;
   the LORD blesses his people with peace

^{Psalms 29: 10-11}

My thoughts and prayers go to the people of Japan. Some things are just out of our hands. Our faith in the Lord is stronger in times of adversities such as this. He is in our midst to strengthen us and give us peace. Do not lose your grip on His hands. Trust that there is a reason for all this. We may not be able to comprehend it right now, but soon we will.

FACING MY OWN DISASTER

DAY 2: It was mine and Matt's day-off. Usually, we run errands and try to spend some quality time together. QT consists of walks on the beach, shopping, doing chores and other "activities." =)

CALORIE BUDGET: 1,759

BFAST: Waffles, Eggs and Mushrooms, 2 Sausage Links and 2% Milk- 597 cals

LUNCH: Gyros Sandwich, Fries and Tea- 1022 cals (ugh! But it was so good...)

SNACK: Pancake Puppies from Denny's ( Matt's Idea!)- 390 cals

DINNER: Fried Calamaris (Hand-breaded by me....) -1233 cals

Total Calorie Intake: 3242 ( OMG....)

Total Exercise: Brisk walk for total of 2 hrs, Chores and other "activities"- 1,498

Balance:  15 under- It may look good but not it isn't. Too much food taken today.

DAY 3: Started good but ended up in a disaster!

CALORIE BUDGET: 1,759

BFAST: Blueberry Yogurt, Sandwich Thins with Low fat cream cheese- 192 cals

LUNCH: Beef Flautas and Water- 578 cals

SNACK: Plum and Cinnamon Chips- 216 cals

DINNER: This is where it all crumbled down....we had dinner at Hometown Buffet- (pot roast, ham, fried chicken, hush puppies, chicken noodle soup, stir-fry veggies, dinner rolls, baked fish, lava cake with frozen yogurt and watermelon...small portions but still added up to gazillion cals!)- it's too embarassing to post how much...but I promised to be honest- 1842 cals!

Total Calorie Intake: 2828 cals.

Total Exercise: 45 Minute Brisk Walking-700 cals

Balance: 369 over- This is bad! Very bad....

Japan wasn't the only one that had a disaster.

I think I did poorly in the first three days. Although I exercised, I still ate a lot. My appetite control is not as strong as I want it to be. Plus there are external factors that I need to work on ( E.g. My husband who loves to eat and cook good food, our proximity to good restaurants, the sinful foods in our fridge...). This is tougher than I thought. Comments or suggestions anyone?