Still can't believe I've been at this for a whole month!
Breakfast: Oatmeal cooked w/ water, sweetened w/ agave nectar and topped w/ a teaspoon of light brown sugar (I just couldn't resist that indulgence!)
Snack: Whole wheat toast w/ pb & banana
Lunch: Leftover whole wheat lassagna & Green Bean, Tomato & Feta Salad Oreganato from Kalyn's Kitchen (YUM!)
Dinner: Taco Salad w/ romaine, ground turkey taco meat, tomatoes, guacamole, cheddar cheese & a small amount of Italian dressing ((I didn't have salsa since my blender died :o( )); 1/2 c Mexican rice
Exercise: 3 mile walk.
I felt so good during the walk I just kept going and going. Then when I got home I thought I was going to die! My head was banging and my muscles were aching. Altho it wasn't 100 degrees it was still over 90 and fairly humid (not as bad as last few weeks/months). I suppose I'm used to keeping cool in the pool and am not used to working so hard in the hot sun!
Drank 10-11 glasses of water (can't remember exactly).
I'm nervous that it's practically midnight and I'm still awake. I need to get up at 5:30 and will be working until 7:30 p.m. It's gonna be a LONG day! I'm also a bit nervous -- it's my first day subbing. Thankfully it's for a friend's class at a school I tutored in last semester. They have a full-time kinder position open, so please pray the day goes well and they see that I'm a good teacher and would want me to work for them! Lol! Thanks!
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Day 30
Holy moley, that's basically a month! How does time fly so quickly???
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter and banana
Lunch: Leftover eggplant parm & whole wheat angel hair
Dinner: Whole wheat lassagna & salad w/ romaine, tomatoes, green onions & avocado, dressed w/ Kraft Tuscan Italian Dressing
No exercise
Drank 11 glasses of water
Today I was down 1 lb from last week. That HAS to be all the water I've been drinking 'cause Lord knows I went way off plan multiple times last week! Plus I didn't exercise as hard as the previous weeks. So it'll be interesting to see what happens at weigh in next week...
Breakfast: Whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter and banana
Lunch: Leftover eggplant parm & whole wheat angel hair
Dinner: Whole wheat lassagna & salad w/ romaine, tomatoes, green onions & avocado, dressed w/ Kraft Tuscan Italian Dressing
No exercise
Drank 11 glasses of water
Today I was down 1 lb from last week. That HAS to be all the water I've been drinking 'cause Lord knows I went way off plan multiple times last week! Plus I didn't exercise as hard as the previous weeks. So it'll be interesting to see what happens at weigh in next week...
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Labor Day Weekend: Days 27-29
Saturday, Day 27
Breakfast: Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pancakes, scrambled eggs, Hillshire Farms smoked turkey sausage
Snack: Kiwi
Lunch: Guacamole, Stacy's Simply Naked Pita Chips, pear
Dinner: 2 Turkey hot dogs on whole wheat buns, chili, cheese, onions, potato chips
Snack: Cuppa & Black Bean Brownies
Exercise:
1 hr swimming w/ the kiddos
Drank at least 8 glasses of water
Sunday, Day 28
Breakfast: Jennie-O turkey breakfast sausage links, toast
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ mustard; a pear
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Ground beef & lentil tacos on whole wheat tortilla with salsa, cheese & sour cream; Mexican rice
Snack: 1 Black Bean Brownie
No exercise
Drank 10 glasses of water
Monday, Day 29
Breakfast: Cheese toast
Lunch: Cheese Enchiladas w/ rice & beans; tortilla chips & salsa; guacamole; menudo (Can you tell what we ate for Labor Day lunch? So bad but so yummy!!!)
Snack: Small Dairy Queen Oreo Blizzard (Can ya guess where where we stopped for our pit stop??)
Snack: Pear, kiwi
Dinner: Oatmeal cooked w/ water and sweetened w/ agave
Snack: 1/2 cup grape tomatoes (I needed to get my 5th serving of veggies in. Lol!)
Exercise:
SparkPeople 10 min cardio boot camp workout, Day 1
SparkPeople strength training exercises
Drank 12 glasses/3 liters of water
I didn't weigh-in this morning since I was in Waco. You'd think since I had an extra day before I weighed in I would be extra good so I'd have a big loss. Nope. I stuffed my face with Mexican food instead. And stopped for an oreo blizzard when I started getting sleepy on the road. But I did forgo the hot dogs my dad made for dinner (I've had WWAAYYYY too many lately!) and opted for oatmeal instead.
To be honest, I didn't intend to do any exercise tonight, but then I started watching the new Bravo show Thintervention with Jackie Warner and it motivated me to get off my butt and at least do some strength training exercises. From there I went ahead and did 10 min of cardio while I watched the rest of the show. I know 10 min isn't much, but it's better than the zero min I had originally planned on doing!
Hopefully I can get back on track this week since the kiddos are gone. It's a short week and I have a subbing assignment set up for Thrus & Fri, so that will help get me out of the house and keep from snacking! Plus help my overall mental well-being.
Breakfast: Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Pancakes, scrambled eggs, Hillshire Farms smoked turkey sausage
Snack: Kiwi
Lunch: Guacamole, Stacy's Simply Naked Pita Chips, pear
Dinner: 2 Turkey hot dogs on whole wheat buns, chili, cheese, onions, potato chips
Snack: Cuppa & Black Bean Brownies
Exercise:
1 hr swimming w/ the kiddos
Drank at least 8 glasses of water
Sunday, Day 28
Breakfast: Jennie-O turkey breakfast sausage links, toast
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ mustard; a pear
Snack: Banana
Dinner: Ground beef & lentil tacos on whole wheat tortilla with salsa, cheese & sour cream; Mexican rice
Snack: 1 Black Bean Brownie
No exercise
Drank 10 glasses of water
Monday, Day 29
Breakfast: Cheese toast
Lunch: Cheese Enchiladas w/ rice & beans; tortilla chips & salsa; guacamole; menudo (Can you tell what we ate for Labor Day lunch? So bad but so yummy!!!)
Snack: Small Dairy Queen Oreo Blizzard (Can ya guess where where we stopped for our pit stop??)
Snack: Pear, kiwi
Dinner: Oatmeal cooked w/ water and sweetened w/ agave
Snack: 1/2 cup grape tomatoes (I needed to get my 5th serving of veggies in. Lol!)
Exercise:
SparkPeople 10 min cardio boot camp workout, Day 1
SparkPeople strength training exercises
Drank 12 glasses/3 liters of water
I didn't weigh-in this morning since I was in Waco. You'd think since I had an extra day before I weighed in I would be extra good so I'd have a big loss. Nope. I stuffed my face with Mexican food instead. And stopped for an oreo blizzard when I started getting sleepy on the road. But I did forgo the hot dogs my dad made for dinner (I've had WWAAYYYY too many lately!) and opted for oatmeal instead.
To be honest, I didn't intend to do any exercise tonight, but then I started watching the new Bravo show Thintervention with Jackie Warner and it motivated me to get off my butt and at least do some strength training exercises. From there I went ahead and did 10 min of cardio while I watched the rest of the show. I know 10 min isn't much, but it's better than the zero min I had originally planned on doing!
Hopefully I can get back on track this week since the kiddos are gone. It's a short week and I have a subbing assignment set up for Thrus & Fri, so that will help get me out of the house and keep from snacking! Plus help my overall mental well-being.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
YIKES!
Sorry I got so far behind with logging my food! I went to Waco on Tuesday to pick up my nephews and niece and brought them back to Houston (the same afternoon!). So I've had a taste of what it's like looking after 3 kids from morning to evening, all the while having to plan their meals, entertainment, settle disputes, etc. Whew! You mothers are amazing!
Without further adieu, here is the good, the bad and the ugly of my eating this week:
Tuesday, Day 23
Breakfast: Leftover lassagna & handful of carrots (odd choice, I know, but I wanted something filling so I wouldn't be tempted w/ fast food while spending 6 hrs in the car. Did it work? Keep reading...)
Lunch: McDonalds McDouble (yeah, didn't help so much, but at least I didn't have fries!), Diet Coke, almonds
Snack: Yum-Yum Mix (a trail mix my nephews, niece, and SIL put together. It has peanuts, raisins, craisins & semi-sweet chocolate chips)
Dinner: Sandwich & about 10 McD's fries (when we stopped for a restroom break I got some fries for the kids and took a few from each packet), 1/2 sugar cookie
Snack: Watermelon
No exercise.
Ok, so Tuesday wasn't that great. Stupid McDonald's and salt cravings! One good thing is I did get 10 glasses of water down my pipe! And had to make pit stops during each trip!
Wednesday, Day 24
Breakfast: Whole wheat pita w/ WW cream cheese
Lunch: Salad w/ romaine, tomatoes, carrots, chickpeas & feta; dressed w/ red wine vinegar & olive oil
Snack: Banana
Snack: Stacy's pita chips & hummus
Dinner: Turkey hot dogs on whole wheat buns w/ lentil chili, onions, relish & cheese; serving of Lay's classic potato chips (I had another moment of weakness RE salt)
Snack: Cuppa & toast w/ peanut butter & cherry jam
Exercise: 35 min in the pool, but was hard to get consistent laps in while dodging 3 little monkeys jumping in the pool, but I did my best!
Met my water goal of 12 glasses!
Thursday, Day 25
Breakfast: Oatmeal (sweetened w/ Splenda & a light sprinkle of light brown sugar. Mmmm...)
Lunch: Pho (Vietnamese rice noodle soup w/ thinly sliced round beef. I took the kids 'cause they love learning about and trying foods from other cultures. For an hour I forgot I was on a diet! Lol! But when I got home I was shocked to discover Pho doesn't have loads of calories! Still, I would prob only eat it ever once and awhile 'cause it can be pricey!), fresh shrimp spring roll, fried egg roll
Snack: Pear & Kiwi
Dinner: Turkey chili, brown rice & helote (corn on the cob w/ Mexican style dip/sauce I mentioned a few wks ago - mayo, chili powder & hot sauce)
Snack: Pita chips & mozzarella
Late Snack: 1/2 cup serving frosted mini shredded wheat w/ milk (I had a craving and it wouldn't go away!)
No exercise.
Drank 12 glasses of water!
Friday, Day 25
Breakfast: Frosted mini shredded wheat w/ milk
Lunch: Whole wheat pita w/ hummus, cucumbers, romaine; cherry tomatoes on the side; 10 M&M's
Snack: Pear
Snack: Stacy's Pita Chips & guacamole (my nephew made it and he was very excited about it! It was yummy, too!)
Dinner: Turkey Meatloaf, broccoli, sweet potato mash
Snack: Watermelon
Snack: Saltines & cheese (again w/ the salt cravings!)
No exercise
Drank 11-12 glasses of water (I lost track . . . but anything over 10 is considered goal met in my opinion!)
With the exception of Tuesday's McDonald's I managed to keep on track w/ my calories. Again, I'm prob eating more carbs than I should and I obviously had major salt cravings this week. Altho I haven't exercised as much as the previous weeks, I am moving around loads having to keep up w/ the kiddos. And I'm thinking the drinking-3-liters-of-water-each-day-to-burn-75-to-100-calories thing might actually be working b/c to my shock and amazement, despite the daily indulgences and lack of movement, I'm a few ounces less than I was on Monday! However, we'll see for sure on the official weigh in this coming Monday . . .
Without further adieu, here is the good, the bad and the ugly of my eating this week:
Tuesday, Day 23
Breakfast: Leftover lassagna & handful of carrots (odd choice, I know, but I wanted something filling so I wouldn't be tempted w/ fast food while spending 6 hrs in the car. Did it work? Keep reading...)
Lunch: McDonalds McDouble (yeah, didn't help so much, but at least I didn't have fries!), Diet Coke, almonds
Snack: Yum-Yum Mix (a trail mix my nephews, niece, and SIL put together. It has peanuts, raisins, craisins & semi-sweet chocolate chips)
Dinner: Sandwich & about 10 McD's fries (when we stopped for a restroom break I got some fries for the kids and took a few from each packet), 1/2 sugar cookie
Snack: Watermelon
No exercise.
Ok, so Tuesday wasn't that great. Stupid McDonald's and salt cravings! One good thing is I did get 10 glasses of water down my pipe! And had to make pit stops during each trip!
Wednesday, Day 24
Breakfast: Whole wheat pita w/ WW cream cheese
Lunch: Salad w/ romaine, tomatoes, carrots, chickpeas & feta; dressed w/ red wine vinegar & olive oil
Snack: Banana
Snack: Stacy's pita chips & hummus
Dinner: Turkey hot dogs on whole wheat buns w/ lentil chili, onions, relish & cheese; serving of Lay's classic potato chips (I had another moment of weakness RE salt)
Snack: Cuppa & toast w/ peanut butter & cherry jam
Exercise: 35 min in the pool, but was hard to get consistent laps in while dodging 3 little monkeys jumping in the pool, but I did my best!
Met my water goal of 12 glasses!
Thursday, Day 25
Breakfast: Oatmeal (sweetened w/ Splenda & a light sprinkle of light brown sugar. Mmmm...)
Lunch: Pho (Vietnamese rice noodle soup w/ thinly sliced round beef. I took the kids 'cause they love learning about and trying foods from other cultures. For an hour I forgot I was on a diet! Lol! But when I got home I was shocked to discover Pho doesn't have loads of calories! Still, I would prob only eat it ever once and awhile 'cause it can be pricey!), fresh shrimp spring roll, fried egg roll
Snack: Pear & Kiwi
Dinner: Turkey chili, brown rice & helote (corn on the cob w/ Mexican style dip/sauce I mentioned a few wks ago - mayo, chili powder & hot sauce)
Snack: Pita chips & mozzarella
Late Snack: 1/2 cup serving frosted mini shredded wheat w/ milk (I had a craving and it wouldn't go away!)
No exercise.
Drank 12 glasses of water!
Friday, Day 25
Breakfast: Frosted mini shredded wheat w/ milk
Lunch: Whole wheat pita w/ hummus, cucumbers, romaine; cherry tomatoes on the side; 10 M&M's
Snack: Pear
Snack: Stacy's Pita Chips & guacamole (my nephew made it and he was very excited about it! It was yummy, too!)
Dinner: Turkey Meatloaf, broccoli, sweet potato mash
Snack: Watermelon
Snack: Saltines & cheese (again w/ the salt cravings!)
No exercise
Drank 11-12 glasses of water (I lost track . . . but anything over 10 is considered goal met in my opinion!)
With the exception of Tuesday's McDonald's I managed to keep on track w/ my calories. Again, I'm prob eating more carbs than I should and I obviously had major salt cravings this week. Altho I haven't exercised as much as the previous weeks, I am moving around loads having to keep up w/ the kiddos. And I'm thinking the drinking-3-liters-of-water-each-day-to-burn-75-to-100-calories thing might actually be working b/c to my shock and amazement, despite the daily indulgences and lack of movement, I'm a few ounces less than I was on Monday! However, we'll see for sure on the official weigh in this coming Monday . . .
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Do you know why drinking 3 liters of water a day helps people lose weight?
I know.
It's 'cause your stomach is so darn full of water there's no room for food!
It's 'cause your stomach is so darn full of water there's no room for food!
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