In the vein of trying to support and inspire, here is yesterday and today's menu and activity list. The calories are even lower than before... as I'm working to undo the damage I caused on Vacation... (time to pay the piper)

Wednesday:
Rise at 4:45am (yes, I'm a morning person)
5:15am -- 25 minutes of stretching and light calesthenics (including 200 reps of crunches, 100 pushups)
6:00am -- Breakfast -- Bowl of rice crispies (2 servings worth), Banana, cup coffee
9:00am -- Morning Snack -- 5 dried apricots, cup coffee
11:30am -- Lunch -- salad (1 quart mixed greens, 2 roma tomatoes, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, light thousand island dressing)
2:00pm -- Afternoon Snack -- 2 servings of raisins (about 1/2 cup)
5:30pm -- Dinner -- large salad (1 1/2 quarts iceburg lettuce, 1/2c diced olives, about 3 large carrots shredded, ranch dressing), 1 slice pepperoni pizza
9:00pm -- large bag of 94% fat free popcorn

Thursday:
Rise at 4:50am
5:10am -- 40 minutes of stretching and light calesthenics (300 reps of side-twists, 200 reps of side bends, 50 pushups, plus other)
6:10am -- Breakfast -- Bowl of steel cut oats (1 serving), tablespoon of honey, 1/2 cup 1/2% milk, coffee
9:00am -- Morning snack -- Banana, coffee
11:30am -- Lunch -- salad (1 quart shredded iceburg lettuce, 1 roma tomato, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, light ranch dressing)
2:00pm -- Afternoon Snack -- 1 quart 94% fat free popcorn
5:00pm -- Dinner -- pot roast, potatoes, carrots (I will have about 5 ounces of cooked roast, with all the white potatoes and carrots I care to eat, which will likely be about the equivalent of 2 cups potatoes, 1 cup carrots)
7:00pm -- Swim. I'll likely play with the kids in the pool first while my wife works out, for maybe 30 minutes, then I'll move to the lap pool and do slow laps for 30 minutes.
9:00pm -- Snack. Probably 27 smokehouse almonds tonight.

My general exercise plan right now includes:
Sunday -- 25 minutes stretching and calesthenics, focus on lower abs; work in own yard/garden in afternoon
Monday -- 40 minutes of stretching and calesthenics, focus on chest/arms/shoulders; walk 30 minutes in morning
Tuesday -- 40 minutes of stretching and calesthenics, focus on side abs and intercostals; swim 30 minutes in evening
Wednesday -- 25 minutes of stretching and calesthenics, focus on crunches / pushups
Thursday -- 40 minutes of stretching and calesthenics, focus on side abs and intercostals; swim 30 minutes in evening
Friday -- 25 minutes of stretching and calesthenics, focus on 'plank' for abs/core; walk 30 minutes in morning
Saturday -- 40 minutes of stretching, taking care to get my lower back and periformis (spelling Doc?) very carefully; work landscape business all day; 30 minutes of stretching in evening, possible swim or other to loosen up