Weekend Blues...

So I didn't do too well this weekend. I must have still been in vacation mode cause I just ate anything I wanted. I didn't really gain any weight though, so I suppose that's good. We did go to the store last night and our basket was similar to Steph's - 75% was veggies and fruit. I actually commented about it to Aaron. How funny is that? Anyway, I'm not going to rehash the weekend, but I'm doing better today.

Today so far...
Breakfast: Strawberries
Lunch: Salad with grilled chicken and french fries (the fries were on the salad, I guess that doesn't really make a difference, I still had them)
Snack: PB mnm's - I couldn't resist. Hopefully it won't give you the craving Steph.
I'm not sure what I'm doing for dinner yet. Maybe left over beef roast from the weekend.

I'm going to start a lemon cleanse tomorrow, which will last for 3 days. It's the same cleanse that I've done before and it usually does well to clean everything out of my system. It should be good to jump start the healthy thing again. I'm also going to try and work in some exercise this week. Hopefully Aaron and I will start the running thing this week. I gotta get some shoes.

I'm glad you enjoyed the guac. I was going to make it this weekend as well, but I couldn't find good avocados. They must not be in season anymore.

Guess that's it... for now.

Update

So this might be a little bit opposite of the purpose of the blog, but I wanted to share that I have gained one pound since the start of the pregnancy. I am so happy about this as I was certain I would at least double in size in the first few months.

But I have been really trying to be conscious about eating only when I'm actually hungry, and balancing out the not so good foods with healthier add-ins, like lots of fruit and veggies. It also helps that so many yummy things are in season right now.

We did a similar thing yesterday that Steph did and loaded up with lots of fruit and veggies from a farmer's market. So I made a fruit salad and we had green beans for dinner last night. And tonight we're probably having the corn on the cob and we've all been snacking on fruit here and there.

So that's the good news. The bad news is that try as I might to fight it, Taco Bell is the one thing that keeps calling me back to its cheesy goodness. For some reason, it just tastes so good. Darn baby. But like I said, I'm trying not to overeat and we're really working on the exercise as much as possible. So hopefully I'll keep the weight gain down to a minimum. Though I must say it is certainly a strange feeling to be happy that my clothes are no longer fitting. Apart from the fact that I get to buy new clothes, it makes all of this feel so much more real.

So good luck girls, and keep the updates coming! Love you!

Monday, Monday...

Hey ladeis!
The weekend was really good. Shawn and I have both started logging EVERYTHING we eat onto that new website and it's really been helping us keep track of calories, fat, carbs, cholesterol and sodium. It's very helpful. I actually lost 2 lbs from Thursday, which is still up 2lbs from my lowest, but I feel really good about it. We went grocery shopping and 75% of our basket was fruits and veggies and chicken. Nothing processed. We also went to Fadler's - a bulk market - and got a TON of deli sliced turkey for 1.99 per lb. If you guys buy deli turkey at all, you'll know that the cheapest you can find it is stores is typically 2.75 per lb. We have turkey sandwiches almost everyday for lunch, so this will be great to have in the freezer.

Also, I got a whole pineapple and cut it up into pieces for snacks - it is SO yummy. And, Ang, I made your guac, too. I LOVED it, but I put too much cilantro in it, so that was a little overwhelming. We ate it all, though! :-)

Love you girls - hope to hear from you soon!!!

Hey ladies

By the way, I found a new tool to help us...
www.sparkpeople.com

I've signed up and I think it will be really motivational. I hope. :-)

Back to real life...

So, I didn't think I did too bad on vacation, but the scales said otherwise. I was up 5 lbs from my lowest. It's amazing what a week can do. Honestly, i think it was my last two days in Portland that did me in. Regardless, I'm back on track today...

So far today...
Breakfast: piece of toast, iced latte and a handful of frosted cheerios (all that was left in the box)
Lunch: subway turkey sub
Not sure what we are doing for dinner, but it will probably be something out cause we have nothing at home, unless we go grocery shopping. I hoping to also get some good exercise in. Aaron and I are going to start the running sometime over the weekend. I'm hoping to really get into that. We'll see how it affects my back.

Anyway... vacation was great, but now it is back to the real world. I'm hoping to drop back down to my lowest by Monday or sooner. I'll have to go to the store and stock up on the fruits and veggies again.

Steph... you don't look horrible. I think you are sooo beautiful. I must say I'm quite envious of Kim, cause she gets to eat without always being conscious of gaining weight.
Anyway... keep me posted on your progress.

6-22-07

Wow, so I must say that looking at the pictures that everyone took in Seattle makes me think of 3 things:
1) How much fun we had!
2) How much I miss everyone :-(
3) How terrible I look, and how much weight I have gained.

Talk about some motivation. Makes me want to starve myself.
So, before I saw Ang's pics, I had two pieces of toast with PB and I just had a small donut. We're supposed to have pizza for lunch today at the meeting, but I'll probably pass on that. We got some fresh veggies from the farmer's market last night, so I'm sure we'll make something with that for dinner.

Love you guys.

Back from Vacation

So I guess we didn't do too badly while we were gone. The day I travelled home was crap, though. BK sandwich for breakfast (no hashbrowns, just the sandwich), McDonald's for lunch, and chinese for dinner. Like I said. Horrible.

Yesterday -
Breakfast: 2 cups hot cocoa
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich with a pickle and fruit snacks
Dinner: Homemade mac & cheese - very little cheese. Actually, wasn't very good.

Today-
Breakfast: Maple and Brown sugar oatmeal
Snack: peanut butter and crackers
Lunch: Philly Roll (sushi) and a chocolate chip cookie

Don't know what's for dinner. As of right now, nothing. I'm still very stuffed from lunch. Shawn is fasting today, so I don't think I'll have to make anything for him, which makes life easier. :-)

Ang, I hope you guys had a good time in Portland and a great trip home!
Kimmie! Thanks for everything while we were out there - so much fun!
I miss you both!!!

Finally over the hump...

Well today marks a milestone in my weight loss trek. I've finally made it to 11 pounds lost. I've been working on that pound for almost a month now and it feels good to finally get over that hump. The problem is I'm going on vacation this week, but I'm determined to stay on track.

Anyway...
Monday:
Breakfast: strawberries
Lunch: 1/2 of a turkey sub, the crumbs at the bottom of the chip bag, and 2 mint milano cookies
Dinner: the other 1/2 of the turkey sub
Exercise: long walk with Aaron - approx. 3 miles in 40 mins. Pretty good pace.

Today so far...
Breakfast: strawberries and a piece of cinnamon toast
Lunch: Swiss chicken spinach salad and 1/2 of a snicker doodle
Apparently we are having steak for dinner and I'm sure some type of veggie. Aaron informed me we are grilling up the steak that has been in the freezer for a couple of weeks. I'm OK with that of course.
Exercise - we tried to get up this morning, but with the late night, we decided to try and work it in later. We'll see how it goes. I have a lot to get ready for the trip tomorrow.

The weekend...

Friday night Aaron ended up getting off work late, so I snacked on strawberries and chips & guacamole and then had 3 pieces of corn on the cob when he got home.

Saturday:
Breakfast/lunch: strawberries & chips & guacamole
Dinner: subway turkey sub
Snack: couple bites of ice cream

Sunday:
Breakfast: Strawberries
Snack: Iced latte with skim milk
Lunch: 1.5 soft tacos, nachos, chips & salsa.
Snack: pretzels w/ cheese ball
Late snack: couple of bites of Rita's Italian ice.
Exercise: walked to Rita's - approx 30-40min each way.

Overall the weekend wasn't bad with the food, but I didn't get the exercise in that I wanted. Although I cleaned all day on Saturday and that always gets my heart going. I started at about 11am and didn't finish up till 5ish. I was pretty tired, and then we went shopping.

Anyway... How was your weekend?

Friday, at last.

Today has not been the best day, but I am not ashamed to admit it. :-)

Breakfast:
Two slices of toast with honey

Snack:
Banana, hot cocoa

Lunch:
Small portion of leftover mac & cheese

Snack:
Fruit snacks

Dinner: Who knows, but I'm willing to bet we'll eat out or we'll make homemade pizza.

Hope you guys have a great weekend! Call if you get a chance!

Pushing on...

Wednesday night I ended up going to my sister's for dinner and having corn on the cob and watermelon for dinner and topped it off with strawberry shortcake for desert. Not too shabby.

Thursday:
Breakfast: strawberries, skim iced latte
Lunch: Lettuce, tomato and avocado wrapped in a slice of turkey, and some carrots
Snack: 1 pizza hut bread stick and some peanut M&M's and Reece's pieces. I had a moment of weakness.
Dinner: salad and a whole wheat roll
I didn't get a chance to exercise or rather didn't take the time to. I'm still holding steady at 9 lbs down though.

Today so far...
Breakfast: strawberries
Snack: chips and guacamole
Lunch will be the rest of my salad from dinner last night.
I'm not sure what we are doing for dinner, but it will most like involve some sort of meat on the grill and corn on the cob. Maybe some other veggies thrown in there as well.

i hope today is going better for you than yesterday. Keep me posted.

Thursday

So last night we did go biking and it was against the wind. We only went for about 25 min, but it was tough.
Dinner last night:
3 tacos...pretty small, though.

Breakfast:
Two slices of toast with PB
Hot cocoa

Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
Turkey sandwich
Fruit snacks

Dinner:
Will either be turkey spaghetti, stir fry or homemade pizza.

I'm really struggling today. I don't feel well - my allergies are bad. And I am PMSing. Totally.
I don't want to do anything but sleep and eat macaroni and cheese. Oh. Maybe we'll have that for supper.

Update

I ate fruit snacks. 210 calories. I was so hungry! Actually, I still am. What's the deal?

Update...

Today:
Lunch ended up being a 6" turkey sub on whole wheat (no cheese) from subway. I didn't get a chance to eat the strawberries, so I'll save those for tomorrow. Since I had a sandwich for lunch, I think I'll stop at salad works on the way home for dinner. They have yummy salads.

OK... guess that's it. Thanks for posting all that info about your night tonight. I like to be informed as to what is going on in your life. It helps me to feel connected. Also, thanks for being diligent about posting, it keeps me encouraged and not discouraged.

Can't way to see you in 8 days!

Wednesday

Last night I ended up having salmon, rice and veggies for dinner (about 450 calories for the whole meal). But since we ate so late, I ended up snacking on 2 small packs of fruit snacks and a banana.

Today-
Breakfast: Two slices of toast with honey, hot cocoa
Lunch: leftover turkey meatloaf (sm slice), 1 serving of tortilla chips, and a banana. I'm still a little hungry so it will be tough not to snack.
Dinner: I think we're having tacos for supper tonight, so that's not too bad as long as I don't eat too much.

And, we should be able to bike tonight. Shawn won't be working at night anymore, so that should help our routine a little. Although, I will have to put in a couple hours at work this evening, too. Maybe I'll see if I can go home, bike, make dinner and head back to work. I'll see if Shawn can finish the carpet for me, or I can just do another small section tonight.

So, you didn't need to know all that, but I told you anyway! :-) Have a fabulous day!
Oh - and Ang, i am so happy that you found some extra motivation! I hope you guys can stick to it!!!

Yesterday was better...

So I'm not going to go into the weekend. I really kinda just let myself eat whatever and honestly I don't remember much of what I ate, but yesterday was better. I was 4 pounds up from my lowest yesterday morning, but by this morning I was back down to only 1 pound up. I'm hoping to surpass my lowest by the end of the week. Aaron and I both have renewed focus and are shooting for the all time goal. It's much easier when he is along side me.

Yesterday - Tuesday, 5/5:
Breakfast: 1/2 an apple
Lunch: salad, carrots and a few cashews
Snack: granola bar
Dinner: turkey sub from subway (whole wheat bread, no cheese)
Exercise: 20 min walk by myself and a 40 minute walk when Aaron got home

Today so far...
Exercise: 45 min walk with Aaron this morning - we are determined!
Breakfast: one egg and 1.5 pieces of turkey bacon
The plan...
Snack: strawberries
Lunch: salad & probably some carrots and cashews
Dinner: veggie sandwich on multi-grain bread
I may end up walking or doing some for of exercise after work with my sister, but I'm not sure. It is a beautiful day today, so I may do it alone if she can't make it. It's suppose to stay in the low 70s today. What a nice break from the hot and muggy!

Anyway... I'm doing better and I'm focused. It helps that Aaron is supporting me again. Not that he wasn't before, but he wasn't very motivated. Hopefully it lasts.

Tuesday

Ok, so we didn't do the salmon with veggies last night, but I did make a yummy turkey meatloaf. It's actually really good and not bad for you at all.
So...
Friday night:
1.5 servings of turkey meatloaf (ground turkey, barbeque sauce, onion, egg and crackers with seasoning)
Lots of green grapes

Dessert - Lowfat frozen yogurt from Braums
But we did a LONG bike ride last night, too.

Today:
Breakfast - bowl of raisin nut bran
Lunch - tortilla chips, carrots and turkey sandwich.
Dinner - Tonight we're planning on the salmon dinner. :-)

The weekend...

It wasn't good at all as far as eating goes, but here it is...
Friday night - we ended up going out for a really nice steak dinner...
6 oz filet
garden salad
3 stuffed mushrooms
baked potato (loaded)
potato soup (small cup)

It was loaded with calories, but it tasted so great!

Saturday -
Breakfast: 2 slices of whole wheat toast with honey
Lunch: Homemade chicken salad sandwich with cheese, LOTS of fruit (fresh pineapple, strawberries and apples) with fruit dip (not much, though).
Salad with tomatoes and cucumbers.

Dinner: Turkey sandwich (I was on a sandwich kick this weekend!)
More fruit - no fruit dip
A few tortilla chips and salsa

Snack: (LATE MOVIE!)
A few handfuls of popcorn, and half a box of milk duds and a shared Cherry Coke.

Sunday -
Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with cheese, toast, strawberries.

Lunch: Orange slush from Sonic, banana

Dinner: Chicken fried rice and 3 cheese wontons.

Monday (so far)

Breakfast: Coffee and hot cocoa, banana

Lunch: Potato chips, carrots, turkey sandwich

Dinner: I think we're doing something like salmon with rice and veggies tonight...


Hope your weekend was fantastic! :-)

Good days...

Last night for dinner we went to El Rodeo and I had my usual - a cheese enchillada and a soft beef taco. I also had some beans, chips & salsa, and guacamole and we shared a fried ice cream for dessert. All and all not a great dinner, but after not eating much all day, I was starving. I didn't feel overly full by the end.

Today so far...
No breakfast
Lunch: veggie sandwich on multi-grain bread, a few chips and an iced latte.
I'm snacking on a few peanut mnms right now cause I'm hungry and they looked too good.
Dinner I'm not sure about, but I've been really into wings lately, so I'm thinking about that with maybe a salad or something healthy.

Anyway... I'm doing better, but the exercise thing may have to wait till next week. I'm still feeling kinda crappy and we are going away this weekend, so i'm going to start it up again on Tuesday.