The Big Weekend

It wasn't terrible but it wasn't great. I wish I could have had Lisa's report. Way to go, Lis!
Thanksgiving I just didn't count at all. I had it at my house with our friends, The Holmans. Since there were only 2 families, there was tons of food. Like I had said before, it isn't the dinner that is the problem for me...it is the appetizers and treats and other things laying around. I made fudge and normally I don't like it. I guess the lack of sweets these last couple of weeks made it taste really good. Other than that, the weekend was okay. I didn't record all of my food but I think I ended up at under 2000 calories each day. Not so bad. And I got a fabulous workout on Friday when I went to a Turbo Kick class at the gym (I am still sore today). We were shopping all day Friday too so that was a little exercise.

This week will be great. Here is the break down so far:

Cereal 250
Pretzels 150
Turkey Wrap 250
Chips 200
Protein Shake 200
Cereal 270

TOTAL 1320

I decided that during the holiday season I am not going to cut out sweets because that has led to disastrous weekends in the past. I will just try to include them in my calories, if I must have some.

Calories stayed low but no workout today.
Did I get dressed and ready for the gym? YES
Did I leave my house and decide to go to Target instead? YES
Did my baby fall asleep in the car so I had to go home? YES
Am I STILL in my gym clothes at 9:30 PM? YES
Have I been planning on working out all night but am now too tired and just going to go to bed? YES!!!

Boo on me for the exercise today. I am the treadmill scrooge for the day. However, I will be going to the gym first thing in the morning!

Hard Work Paid Off

Out of sheer curiosity I weighed myself today to see if I had made any progress from last week's crappy weigh-in. And yes...I am back down those 3 lbs I had gained. Now if I can just maintain that this weekend, I will be happy. Luckily I have some good motivation to get to the gym on Friday. There is a special Turbo Kick class at 9:30 and I am all over that. I am more excited about that class than I am for Thanksgiving (just because I have so much to do).

Today has been good. I did 30 minutes of a cardio kickboxing class, 15 minutes abs, and ran 1 mile. Here is the food:

Cereal 150
Toast 100
Animal Crackers (while shopping - should have planned better) 200
Protein Shake 160

So Far - 610

Gearing Up For Turkey

So far so good on the day. I ran 3.6 miles in 50 minutes again. Very slow but I think I will be able to do 5 miles in a couple of weeks. The only bad thing about devoting my whole hour at the gym to running is that I don't get as much muscle toning in. I guess the calorie burning is more important than muscle toning right now. Plus it feels better later in the day if I have done really good cardio in the morning. And trying to get strength training in at night is a bit of a joke. There is just too much to do at night to try and fit that in. And then not be able to fit it in and feel guilty about it. So I can't plan on doing that. Wow lots of rambling today. I am feeling hungry today. My calories might be up from yesterday as they probably should be. I only ended up with 1160 calories and I don't think it was enough - especially after burning 400 calories on the treadmill.

Here are the calories so far:

2 eggs 140
Toast 120
Luna Bar 180
Protein Shake 160
Flat Out Pepperoni Wrap 250
Crackers 150
Cereal 250
Protein Shake 160

TOTAL - 1410

Ahhhhh...Much Better

As much as I hate to admit it, I am such a better person when I exercise. I tried everything I could think of to talk myself out of working out today. But I did it anyway. I decided to do all cardio. I ran/walked for 50 minutes for 3.6 miles. It wasn't very fun during but I feel great now. I am going to try to work up to 5 miles in an hour. I think I can do it.

After this weekend I also discovered that I like the feeling of being hungry when it is time to eat. I don't like feeling hungry all the time. Sometimes I will just eat lunch because it's "time" to. But it really makes a difference if I am genuinely hungry. It makes me feel like I am using food the way it should be used...for fuel and energy instead of something to do. Here is the run down so far:

Cereal w/milk 200
Toast 100
Luna Bar 180
3 bites of Braden's soft pretzel 100 (?)
Protein Shake 160
Chicken Sandwich 300
Apple 100

TOTAL 1140

Don't Weigh During Your Time of The Month

It's true. I KNEW I shouldn't have stepped on that scale on Friday. I told myself no matter what it said it would be fine and I knew the number would be a little off. Well I wasn't expecting a 3 lb GAIN. That's right. I gained 3 pounds. It pretty much put my weekend in a tailspin of bad decisions and overeating. It is now Sunday night and I am feeling full. I am not used to feeling full at 9:30 because I haven't overeaten at night for a long time.

Although through the whole weekend I can honestly say I didn't eat past 8:00. That's about the only positive thing I have to say for myself. I am using this gross, full, bloated, fat feeling to inspire me. I don't like feeling like that at night and it makes me feel sluggish in the morning. So no more of that! I will be completely satisfied this week if I just get back those 3 lbs for my loss. I am going to exercise everyday and hopefully supplement a little extra strength training at night. I will be checking back in tomorrow with a day full of exercise and good eating.

Not Hungry...just feel like eating

Anyone else ever feel this way? I'm really trying to not do what I would normally do and just chalk it up to a bad day and go crazy. The morning started out that way when I made a bad choice and ate a lot of Peanut M&Ms. But I am trying to keep myself in check and not screw up the whole day because of one bad choice. I thought maybe saying it out loud would help me stay in control. We'll see if that works later today. I'll update later.


Continuing from before.....
It wasn't as bad as it could have been. Not the best day ever but not the worst considering it is day two of my time of the month (yuck)!

cereal 250
toast 110
Peanut M&Ms 480 (yikes)
1/2 soft pretzel 150
chips 300
2 eggs 150
toast 200
protein shake 160

TOTAL 1800

No workout today. Too much kid stuff going on.

Wednesday Report

Just a quickie...

2 eggs 140
toast 110
turkey wrap w/ cheese 230
protein shake 160
2 cookies 200
Pasta w/ chicken & veggies 500 (?)
Banana 70

TOTAL 1410

I did a cardio kickboxing class for 45 min. & abs for 15 min.
Busy day but calories stayed in check!

Great Tuesday

Today was a good day. I should have had more water but I chose Diet Coke instead. But my calories stayed in check and I did about 40 minutes of a step class and ran for 1 mile (ran the whole way!).

Cereal - 250
Toast - 110
Cookie - 200
1/2 Peanut Butter sandwich - 200
Protein Shake - 160
1/4 grilled cheese sandwich - 100
Weight Control Oatmeal - 200
Protein Shake - 160

TOTAL 1380

Emotional Weekend = Bad Food Choices

The title pretty much speaks for itself. Monday was better. The weekend wasn't that great. This is a little bit of self therapy so if you don't want to hear my ramblings, scroll down to the calorie count or just skip today. I had some family issues that I was emotional about all weekend and the focus slipped. I was also a little angry that I had to "watch what I ate" and that I had to be on a diet at all. I usually get that way when I get depressed or upset because I am used to dealing with it with food. But at least I had enough perspective and experience this weekend to pull myself out of it and understand that it's not helping anyone for me to stuff my face.

We went out to dinner on Friday night and I ate fries (which I haven't done in months) and we got ice cream after. The whole time I knew I would feel like crap after. But I did it anyways - justifying it the whole time. I told myself I had a really hard day and I DESERVED it. I have also been very good on my diet and I needed a reward. Well, I DID feel like crap and I was going about it all the wrong way.

The fact is, I DO believe I deserve ice cream every once in a while. However, I cannot eat it in a fit of rage or to help me feel better. I can eat it when I am in control of my emotions and therefore in control of my eating choices. I also believe rewarding myself with food is just as harmful as medicating myself with it.

Saturday and Sunday weren't much better. We ate pizza for lunch and McDonalds for dinner. On Sunday I made breakfast for dinner and ate way too much of it. So overall not great but all I can do is try to do better tomorrow.

Here is the breakdown for Monday (a better day):

Cereal w/ milk - 300
Chips - 300 (ouch)
Protein Shake - 160
Cookies - 300
Turkey Taco - 500

TOTAL - 1560

I did 2.5 miles on the treadmill and about 20 minutes of weights.

My new BFF

I have a new BFF - Protein Powder. It has been so long since I have had it and I forgot how easy and great it is! I bought a huge bag of it at Costco today and I will probably be drinking one or two shakes a day. It helped so much in the afternoon! It made a huge difference to drink a shake at about 3:00. I wasn't shaky and hungry at 5:00 like I normally am. Here's the total for the day:

Go Lean Cereal - 250
1/2 turkey wrap (costco) - 300 (guess)
1/2 churro (?) - 200 (guess)
Pomegranate - 50
Protein Shake - 170
1/2 PB & Honey sandwich - 150
1/2 Pretzel - 150
Protein Shake - 170

TOTAL 1440

I also did an Extreme Step class tonight.

Oh, I almost forgot the best news of the day. I weighed in today and.........................lost 2 more pounds!!!!! Yay for me. Only 13 more to go!

More Protein Please

I think my body is screaming for more protein. Especially when I work out a lot. I know I eat way too many carbs and not close to enough protein. So my goal for the next couple of weeks is to eat more protein. I am going to pick up some protein powder so I can supplement that into my diet. I think it will make a big difference. Here's what is goin down so far today:

Grape Nuts w/ milk - 250
Crackers - 200
2 Eggs - 140 (trying to start with what I have - obviously it is grocery shopping time since that is the only protein in my house!)
Yogurt - 70
Mini Pizza - 700 (guess)

TOTAL 1360

I can't believe how long I felt full after eating mostly protein for lunch. I think the protein shakes are going to be a great idea. I am getting way too hungry between lunch and dinner and then I go and do something like eat pizza with my kids because it is easy and I am so hungry that I don't care what I eat. The problem is...when I leave my house at 2:30 I am still full from lunch. By the time I get back at 4:00 or 4:30, I am ready to eat my arm off. I should have healthy snacks in the car. Let's see how the shakes work out.

Terrific Tuesday

It was a great day today. I went to a fun step class tonight. It is a little crazy getting the kids fed and out the door for night classes but I never regret it - the classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays are worth the effort. I can't believe what a difference it makes for my diet to be busy during the day. I am distracted so I eat less. Although, sometimes it leaves me not making the best food choices because I get too hungry. Here's the breakdown:

Go Lean Cereal - 250
Snack wrap - 400 (guess)
2 chicken nuggets - 150 (guess)
Weight Control Oatmeal - 200
Toast - 100
Yogurt - 80
Banana - 70

TOTAL 1250

I went to a step class tonight for 45 minutes. It was a very busy day so I didn't have a lot of time to think about being hungry or eating. Should have gone for the salad instead of snack wrap...I just love carbs too much. What can I say?

Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down

Or should I say snowy days? Sadly after only 3 days of rocking, today wasn't so hot. Here is the ugly truth of what I ate today. Keep in mind, I had a "made up" menu that I was going to post to tell you how great I was still doing but really, what's the point of that? I don't want to be chubby AND a liar...so I'll just be chubby. I stayed home with my boys ALL day and we just played and read and painted and all kinds of fun stuff. Usually on the days like that, I end up eating the world because I get a little bored and just lose track. Enough justifying - here it is:

Rice Krispies (I don't know why) - 200
White Bread Toast (Again - ?) - 120
Left over Chipotle from Saturday - 600
3 cookies :( - 400
Waffles - 400
Scrambled Eggs - 300
Orange Juice - 100

TOTAL 2120

No exercise today. I have NO excuse for that - only that I felt like being lazy. There you go. I have nothing more to say about today.

Weekend Update

I had some really great things this weekend and some really not so great things. I will just post the calories on Saturday:

Grape Nuts w/milk - 250
Yogurt - 80
Leftover Pizza - 400 (guess)
Chipotle (date w/ my hubby) - 600 (really!)

TOTAL 1330

My trick with Chipotle is that I order the Burrito Bowl with an extra container and before I eat any of it I put half of it in a take out bowl. That way I am eating the correct portion and I don't feel so full that I'm going to barf after I'm done.

The good thing about this day was I went to a movie and I bought candy for it. However, it was after 8:00 by the time I remembered that I had it. I made a decision to be firm with that rule and I wasn't going to break it that night. Yay for me!




SUNDAY

Toast - 120
Banana - 70
Cereal - 200
The Candy I was going to eat at the movie on Saturday (sad but true) - 400
Crackers - 200
Chicken - 100
Mashed Potatoes - 200
Green Beans - 40
Roll - 80
1 Cookie (only one - which, again, is sad but it was hard for me to only eat one) - 100

TOTAL 1510

Not too bad considering the candy and cookie. If only Sunday wasn't so hard. I guess it could have been worse. Another bad thing is NO exercise this weekend. It will be better this week. Hopefully I get a good workout everyday!

Friday RE-Weigh In

So after my very successful day on Thursday, I went to a Triple Fit class in the morning and Ali and I decided to re-weigh after we both had very UNpretty results from the day before. The good news is that I was down 2 pounds from the day before. So that's not as bad as I thought but I can definitely tell a difference in they way my body feels. I was SO sore on Friday and Saturday after doing 3 workouts in 24 hours. I guess I should take it easy (am I wrong that I kind of like that sore feeling?). So here's the food part of it:

Go Lean Cereal w/milk - 230
1/2 Banana - 50
Turkey wrap w/cheese (on "Flat Out" bread - the best!!) - 250
Wheat Thins - 200
Yogurt - 80
Homemade Cheese Pizza - 500 (I'm guessing)

TOTAL - 1310

Notice no dessert or Halloween candy. I had to note it because it was very hard to resist it today!

The Effects of Slacking Off For Three Weeks

I was possessed by the devil today and I weighed myself at the gym. It has been 3 weeks. I don't know why I was expecting the number to be great. I have done nothing to merit a weight loss. But I GAINED 3 pounds! Not a great day. I had a light bulb moment after that and called Ali. We are recommitting - no kidding. Not like the 3 other times I have recommitted and was lying. No joking, REALLY, kick starting it again. I celebrated my new commitment with 2 hours at the gym today. I did weights for 30 minutes and ran for 30 minutes. I went home and cleaned up my yard. Then went back to the gym and did a step class. I rocked the workout today. I am starting to track my food again too so I can see what's going on. Here's the damage (keep in my I didn't have my epiphany until after breakfast):

Grape Nuts - 300
2 pieces toast - 280
the rest of Bennett's oatmeal - 100
Turkey Wrap - 200
Wheat Thins - 200
Kashi Granola Bar - 150
Cereal - 250
Banana - 50

TOTAL - 1430


Pretty good considering most of my calories were consumed during breakfast (sad, I know). I also only had 1 Diet Coke today. It is actually my first one in a week. I think that is some kind of world record. I don't know if I have ever gone that long without it. I am not necessarily trying to quit - it just doesn't sound good. Weird!!! I have had about 100 ounces of water today, too. Yay!

Weird

This past week has been really weird. I think I had a version of the Flu. I have felt totally nauseous all week and very tired. Yes, I thought that I was pregnant. NO, I am NOT trying. I am not pregnant but felt like I was. I had zero energy to do my normal daily things let alone workout. Hopefully weird mysterious flu is over.