Weigh In Week 13: Oh Monday's, How I Have Come to Love Thee!

February 1st. Today is my third month anniversary on this health journey and I am SO excited. Slow and steady wins the race, right? I lost another 2 pounds this week....bringing my grand total to 22 pounds lost.

January 2010 is behind us. I learned a lot this month and experienced new and exciting moments on this journey.
-I started to FEEL like my body was different
-People began noticing and commenting on my weight loss
-I ran a total of 28 minutes- the longest amount I've ever run consecutively before
-I started my food journal
-I weighed in LESS than my husband AND I finally admitted my weight to him (I was nervous to do this previously)

In February my goals will be:
- Make it back to my high school weight by Feb. 28th
-Finish my c25k program
-Run 3.1 miles 5 times
-Journal ALL month

Before I go let me share with you all the DELICOUS dinner we had last night. My goal lately has been to find dinners that are few ingredients, cheap, healthy and delicious. This one definitely fits in that category:

Thin Tuna Casserole:

This pretty little dish has the following:
-1 can of tuna (packed in water, drained)
-1 can "fat free" cream of chicken soup
-1/2 cup frozen peas
-1/2 cup frozen broccoli
-3 cups cooked whole wheat pasta
-1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese (shredded)

Mix all ingredients except cheese, place in baking dish. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Sprinkle cheese on top, bake for 5 more minutes.
350 Calories per serving (give or take a few calories)
Makes four servings...but be prepared! Hubby just may eat TWO!
(Caught red handed eating his second serving)

Let's rock this month bloggers!

What's holding you back?

This morning I have a confession to make. It may be holding me back and it may be hindering my weight loss progress- so it's time to confess.

I don't measure my tablespoons!!
*please disregard me in my bathrobe here...
THERE! I did it. I Confessed. I really have no idea why I am having a hard time letting go of this. I am telling you now, the problem is mostly with peanut butter (which I eat quite a lot of). How many EXTRA calories have I consumed because I continue to deny this one important step?!!?

Luckily, I am taking steps forward. Last week I purchased a food journal to record what I'm eating. I was previously using sparkpeople, but found it hard because I couldn't be at a computer 24/7. I just carry this around in my purse and record the food right when I'm eating it!
Using this journal, I'm going to try and crack down on this measuring problem. I certainly don't want to have "1 tablespoon of PB" written down when it was actually 2 1/2!!

With every thing I need to work on, I like to point out something I do well too.
I've been having fun pre-portioning things. Although I have problems with tablespoon measuring, I still like to pre make food for the week and divide it into small portions for grab n' go!

Here's a pic of my pre-portioned hummus and brown rice:
Another kudo to me is that I am trying to be blantantly honest in this journal. So far, I have written down ALL calories (even guessing at my TWO sweet and junk food splurges this weekend). I am hoping to look back and see trends in my eating, and then use this information to change for good.That day was a bad one! (P.S.- taco bell diet- SO not worth it!)
(also I probably underestimated my calories for some of the unknowns...don't judge people!)

I am working through this tablespoon problem and hope to conquer it ASAP.

What little faux pas might be holding you back??