Day 45

How is your daily exercising coming? You must be seeing results in your body by now, particularly in your arms, legs and rear. I am finally noticing the diminishing span of my thighs and seeing less of a fat roll around my bra, front and back. I still have bulges, BB shot dents and curds and whey, but I'm reaping the rewards.
I've been diligent about walking and have even added some interval running and although, I wholeheartedly enjoy being out there (once I'm out there), I still waffle. Waffling brings me back to that mental Polaroid of me slumped out on the fake leather physician's table, like a mammoth, melting, marshmallow Peep. That'll do it every time.
I picked up an inexpensive AM/FM radio with a spot watch so I don't have to sprint into the kitchen, after my walk, to check the time. It times me to the second.
Day Calorie Count: 1380 and 52:30:02
Breakfast: Coffee (80), 1/2 Panera Cinnamon Crunch bagel (210) with 1 t. margarine (30)
Later: 1/2 dozen McDonald's fries, 1/6 McDonald's Cheeseburger (100 total for both)

I'd rather not even eat those random, obscure bites because it's a pain to Google it, compare it with something similar, divide it and come up with a reasonable value. I'd rather not be bothered and that can be a very effective deterrent to overeating.
Most of the calorie values of the foods I regularly eat are embedded in my brain like newspaper print in Silly Putty. I can call them up instantly. Banana. 90. Hard boiled egg. 90. It's the unusual stuff that makes it tricky. Like homemade carrot cake. You can find a recipe that calls for a 13X9 baking pan, but what if the slice you eat is from 3 cake rounds? And has 3 cups Crisco oil? And yields 10 servings instead of 16?
You're probably thinking "who cares?" You do. If you hadn't raised your sticky hands to sign up for The Plan forty five days ago, I'd say, "go ahead, eat the whole cake, and while you're at it, have some cinnamon ice cream to go with it." But, if you're reading this, then that's not an option for you. You have to count.

Early Dinner: 1/2 turkey club (turkey and bacon 380) on whole wheat (120), 1 T mayo (90), 1 ounce Lay's chips (150 ), Diet Coke
Later: 94% Fat Free Kettle Popcorn (100), 1 ounce Snyder's pretzels (120)