Friday never comes fast enough

It's been a rough week for me with work stress and my cat's sickness.  I'm so glad it's Friday and I have a weekend in front of me.  My best friend and her husband and child are coming into town for the afternoon tomorrow, and I really can't wait.  They're such wonderful people.

I'm pretty happy with myself actually, this week.  I tend to eat terribly when I'm stressed or in a bad mood, and I've managed to curb that to some degree this week.  I wouldn't say it's been a stellar week, but I've been pretty good.

I'm looking at my goal this way.  I would like to be losing 1 1/2 lbs per week.  That's 5400 calories per week that I need to either not eat, or burn extra.  I'm going to the gym a minimum of 4 times per week, and burning about 500 calories a session.  That takes me down to 3400.  Divided by 7 days, that means I need to figure out how to remove 500 calories from my daily routine.  I'm definitely eating lighter lunches, wraps instead of sandwiches, fruit instead of chips, soups and salads as regular options.  I feel I'm adding more veggies to my dinner choices, and I'm definitely snacking a LOT less, and healthier when I do.  Being that rice cakes and fruit are my regular snack, that definitely trumps Snickers and Kit Kat.  Hopefully these changes will yield the kind of results I'm hoping for.

Exercise:
20m treadmill- 5m walking warm up, 15m, 1.5 mile run
20m elliptical

Breakfast-
Protein shake w/ water (GROSS!)

Snack-
Orange

Lunch-

Dinner-