450H LT Dozer available

The Deere 450HLT is a 2003 model, s/n 920027 and it has right at 2,400 hrs.

Equipped with:

EROPS cab
Air conditioning
Heater
97" PAT (six-way) dozer blade
Rear drawbar
16" pads on a 60% undercarriage
Heavy duty grill
Track adjuster relief valve
Ether start aid
Environmental drain

Cosmetics are excellent, inside and out. Very well maintained.

D4G Xl low hours with winch

2003 Cat D4G dozer with 1433 hours on the meter that we took in on trade from a mobile home company that may be a good fit for you. It’s in good shape and has a heater, winch, side screens, rear screen and sweeps on the tractor. I have included pictures and a general inspection. In the contents of the inspection is shows 1994 model but that is a mistake, it is a 2003 year model. $43,900 FOB Kentucky.

Ice Storm 2009 - Round 1

BMR + Change in Goals

Since I'm losing weight so slowly, I decided to look around and make sure that I was doing the right thing. Obviously, since I'm losing so slowly, I need to cut calories. I went to www.drsimpson.net - he has a BMR calculator on his website. A BMR is a basal metabolic rate - it's the base number of calories that your body uses in a day. To lose a pound, you have to eat 500 calories less than your body uses everyday. To lose 2 pounds, you have to eat 1000 calories less than your body uses every day.

According to Dr Simpson's website, my BMR is a little over 2000. This means that I have to eat less than 1500 calories a day to lose a pound or 1000 calories to lose 2 pounds. I've been eating about 1800. I've decided to modify my sparkpeople goals so that it reflects the 1500 calories a day that I need to consume. I'll TRY to use exercise to hit the other calories so that I CAN lose 2 pounds a week.

Little Jillian and I are still competing on the Wii Fit. I'm in 1st place on some things and she's in 1st place in others. I absolutely LOVE the hula hoop. I can really tell that I've been working on it. My hips are so sore. She wants me to use the stationary bike today but I've told her that I'm taking it to my work. So, she's decided that I'll work even harder on the Wii.

Weekends

Weekends are hard. There just isn't any other way to put it. I actually think that it's partially because of the lack of structure. Think about it - during the week you are required to be at work at a specific time. You have lunch at a specific time. You go home at a specific time. That's not how the weekends work. At least, not for me. Generally, on weekends, I eat when I want. I wait until I'm too hungry to think before I eat and then I eat WAYYY too much.

I think many people see the weekend as the time that they CAN cheat on their diet. I was on sparkpeople.com earlier and joyinloss / joy wrote "If you bite it, write it!". What a GREAT saying. And maybe that's the key? Keeping yourself accountable...

I've also been very lax as far as my exercise is concerned. The Wii Fit disk has been messed up. I finally got a new one and Little Jillian and I are back to competing. We're having alot of fun on it. But, does the Wii count as cardio? Do you burn fewer calories than traditional exercise? I don't guess it matters since it's more fun and I'm more likely to stay with it.

I know that this all boils down to accountability. I have to admit that it takes time to admit my sins. And I sin ALOT.

Has anybody ever eaten any "fried bread pudding"? Well, I have NO IDEA what the calorie content is. I finally found regular bread pudding. It has 310 calories for a 1 cup serving. That isn't fried. (I didn't eat THAT much, so I left it and hope that covers the fact it was fried!) That REALLY messed up my calorie count since I had planned on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a side of tomatoes. Oops. I guess sometimes you have to splurge with your friends...as long as you can cover the difference later.

I DID manage to lose 1.6 lbs for my Biggest Loser weigh in. I was really proud. Granted, 1 lb of that was from the week before. That makes a total loss of .6 - UGH! It looks like the weekends LITERALLY either make or break my diet.

I didn't do an entry yesterday due to the fact that I was sick. I stayed within my calorie range - mostly cause I was too sick to my stomach to eat. Little Jillian even turned into Nurse Jillian - she was wonderful - as always.

I have a bad feeling that my beloved Tonja is going to kick my backside when she sees this menu - Yes, Tonja, I did eat the full flavor popcorn that I said that I wasn't going to eat. It's a really good thing that I don't have ice cream in the house or all bets would have been off!

Anyway, *drumroll, please* here is the damage for today:

Thursday, January 15, 2009
Breakfast
	Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fat
McDonalds Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait, 5.3 oz	160	4	31	2
	160	4	31	2
Lunch
Beef, top sirloin, 7 oz	401	60	0	16
French Fries (french fried potatoes), 30 strips	300	5	47	11
Bread Pudding, 1 cup	310	11	46	10
Vanilla Ice Cream, soft-serve, 0.25 cup (4 fl oz)	95	2	10	6
	1,106	78	102	43
Dinner
Act II Movie Theater Butter Microwave Popcorn, 20 cup	800	40	80	60
	800	40	80	60
Snack
None
Afternoon Snack
None
Evening Snack
None
	2,066	122	213	105
	1460 - 1810	60 - 162	148 - 271	38 - 80

TUESDAY, Day 9

Tomorrow is the weigh in for the Biggest Loser challenge that I'm participating in. I've done extremely well today - mostly so that I could post a loss on the competition. I'm even drinking water, which works out pretty well since I took 2 water pills yesterday and am still feeling the after-effects!

Little Jillian is still pushing, pushing, pushing! I'm trying to 'steer' her toward the Wii - mostly cause I like doing that. She's something else. At least, she HAS stopped graphing my food. I'm thankful for that. Especially after what I ate last weekend. Can you image what her graph would have looked like? UGH!

Anyway, here's the damage for today:

Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Breakfast
	Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fat
McDonalds Fruit 'N Yogurt Parfait, 5.3 oz	160	4	31	2
	160	4	31	2
Lunch
Bread, reduced-calorie, white, 2 slice	95	4	20	1
Peter Pan Reduced fat creamy peanut butter, 2 tbsp	190	8	15	11
Smuckers Squeeze Grape Jelly, 2 tbsp	100	0	26	0
Baked Ruffles, Original, 2 oz	240	4	42	6
	625	16	103	18
Dinner
Beef, eye of round, 4 oz	231	32	0	10
Green Beans (snap), 1.5 cup	51	3	12	0
	282	35	12	11
Snack
None
Afternoon Snack
Caramel Coated Popcorn, 4 oz	489	4	90	15
	489	4	90	15
Evening Snack
Act II Light Butter Popcorn, 10 cup	250	0	50	10
	250	0	50	10
	1,806	59	286	55
	1460 - 1810	60 - 162	148 - 271	38 - 80

Monday, Day 8

Back on that wagon. I weighed this morning. It was ugly. I gained 3.8 pounds. We'll see if the water pills that I took today will do their job by tomorrow. On the plus side, Tonja lost weight (insert bad words from Mel here!). Seriously, WAY TO GO, TONJA. I'm only a little jealous. Also, Tonja now has the TOOLS to write in this blog. In fact, HERE SHE IS:

Anyway, here's the damage for me today:

Monday, January 12, 2009
Breakfast
	Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fat
None
Lunch
Bread, reduced-calorie, white, 2 slice	95	4	20	1
Peter Pan Reduced fat creamy peanut butter, 2 tbsp	190	8	15	11
Smuckers Squeeze Grape Jelly, 2 tbsp	100	0	26	0
Baked Ruffles, Original, 7 oz	840	14	147	21
	1,225	26	208	33
Dinner
Green Beans (snap), 2 cup	68	4	16	0
Beef, eye of round, 6 oz	347	48	0	16
	415	52	16	16
Snack
None
Afternoon Snack
None
Evening Snack
None
	1,640	78	224	49
	1460 - 1810	60 - 162	148 - 271	38 - 80

Day 6

First of all, I think I'm going to start posting pictures. When I'm reading blogs (meltingmama.net is my favorite!), pictures really help. Maybe taking pictures of what I'm eating as well as the change in my backside will help keep me on track.

The bad news is that I absolutely blew it. BLEW. IT. Period. The good news is that it's the first time this week that I've actually went over on my calories. But today? Popcorn. Check. Ice cream. Check. Lil Smokies. Check. Yup, I've absolutely blown it.

The other great news is that I've messed up my knee. I heard it pop last night during my wii session. Apparently, when you knee pops like that it isn't good news. Who knew? On the plus side, Little Jillian DID give me a break today. It actually could have more to do with the new 'Sing It' wii game that I bought her. She's played that absolutely all day.

My son, Jamie, pulled a really good move this morning. His truck will never be the same. I'm not sure of the true story - my bunch is pretty good about keeping Mom in the dark. He says that his tire dropped off of the side of the road - and that caused the steering 'column' to break. He literally couldn't steer the truck. What they didn't tell me was that he hit the ditch. Well, the rocks at the side of the ditch. There's damage but he can fix that. HE'S okay. That's the important part of this story. I'm going to take a picture of it and post it later.

I'm going to post my list today. EVEN. THOUGH. IT. WAS. AWFUL.

Saturday, January 10, 2009
Breakfast
	Calories	Protein	Carbohydrates	Fat
None
Lunch
Pizza Hut Large Meat Lover's Hand Tossed Pizza - 1 slice, 1 serving	490	24	37	27
3 Musketeers Candy Bar, 1 bar (.8 oz)	96	1	18	3
Act II Light Butter Popcorn, 8 cup	200	0	40	8
	786	25	95	38
Dinner
Tostitos 100% White Corn Crispy Rounds, 3 serving	780	12	96	39
Colby and Monterey Jack Cheese shredded, 1 cup	333	21	3	27
	1,113	33	99	66
Snack
None
Afternoon Snack
Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Bunny Tracks, 3 cup	1,140	24	126	66
	1,140	24	126	66
Evening Snack
None
	3,039	82	320	170
	1460 - 1810	60 - 162	148 - 271	38 - 80