I don't remember what happened...

The past week has been crazy. I know I haven't posted in a while, but I have been good. I am up to 6 lbs lost now. Yay! I had a weight goal and I met it so now I have set another small goal. I find that I am doing much better with taking baby steps rather than looking at the whole ton that I have to lose. We have been eating very healthy lately, and been exercising nearly everyday. I did the Oklahoma City Memorial 5K walk on Sunday morning - so as far as I am concerned, I burned more calories because I got up to do the stupid thing at 4:45 AM.
It was really cool and memorable and we had a great time.
Anyway - I know I didn't give a detailed report of my menu, but I hope you'll forgive me! :-) Love you girls!

The weekend

Good job on the South Beach Diet, Ang! I'll have to update our pounds lost very soon.

 

My weekend, as it was my birthday weekend, wasn't quite as good.

 

Friday night we had dinner at my favorite restaurant and I had a crab cake, some asparagus, lobster mac and cheese (one of the yummiest things in the world) and a teeny crème brulee.

 

Saturday morning we had breakfast out, but I did pretty well. Just a couple eggs a couple pieces of bacon, fruit and toast.

 

Skipped lunch because of the late breakfast.

 

For dinner, I had one piece of pizza and a spinach salad.

 

Exercise:  took a short walk and played outside.

 

Sunday morning we had breakfast at home:  eggs and bacon and toast and fruit again.

 

For lunch, we went to Red Robin. Adam and I split a burger and I had a couple fries and half a salad.

 

For dinner, I had two pieces of pizza.

 

Exercise consisted of playing our new Wii for a few hours and also taking a short walk.

 

Today so far I've had cereal, yogurt and a nonfat caramel frappuccino.

 

I'm hoping Adam will get the elliptical fixed soon so I can start using it again. In the meantime, though, I should be taking walks because the weather has been perfect for them.

 

Ok, so I'm up for voting again too. When should we do it?

 

Vote...

O yea... I guess its time for another vote. What do you guys think?

Success...

This week of South Beach proved to be just what the doctor ordered. I'm officially down 8 pounds from where I started, 5 of which was just this past week. I'm excited to finally see some success and the funny thing is I think I cheated almost everyday.

Friday, 4/27:
No breakfast
Snack: string cheese
Lunch: cheddar wurst (with out the bun) and a caramel iced latte
Snack: nuts
Dinner: Lettuce & onion wrapped in a slice of turkey breast, sugar-free jello cup. I think there were a few other things in there, but I don't recall everything.
Exercise: 35min elliptical

Saturday 4/28:
Breakfast: 2 eggs scramble with cheese, 2 slices of turkey bacon
Lunch: celery with pb, and something else I can't remember
Dinner: chicken and a salad, sugar free jello cup
Exercise: Ran laps with my niece at her Race for Education - and I was sore all weekend.

Sunday 4/29:
Breakfast: onion and cheese omelet and 2 pieces of turkey bacon
Took my niece to McDonald's and Chuck-e-Cheese: some french fries and part of a milkshake. Also had a few bites of cotton candy
Snack: hand full of nuts
Dinner: Steak and steamed veggies
No exercise

Today...
Breakfast: 3 big strawberries (I couldn't resist)
Lunch: Salad with left over steak, a piece of American cheese
Snack: nuts
Dinner: I think I'll have a turkey wrap or 2 (veggies wrapped up in a slice of turkey) and I'm sure a jello cup
I'm going to walk at my mom's - probably about 30-40minutes or so.

Anyway... like I said, I've cheated quite a bit. But I'm OK with that, as long as I continue to loose the weight. My goal is to change my eating habits so that I'm able to make it a lifestyle that I can live with while maintaining a healthy weight and well-being.

This week...

Monday night:
Dinner: broccoli in cheese sauce
Exercise: 25min walk

Tuesday:
Breakfast: apple
Lunch: salad, two pieces of bologna rolled with American cheese
Snack: string cheese
Dinner: grilled chicken, corn & broccoli
Snack: sugar free strawberry jello

Wednesday:
Breakfast: tomato, onion and cheese omelet
Lunch: Olive Garden (I cheated a bit for Administrative Professionals day) - 1 bread stick in Alfredo sauce, baked raviolis and a cheese stick, chicken Parmesan, 2 bites of pasta and part of a vanilla milkshake.
I didn't eat anything else all day... I never got hungry again.
No exercise today - I was very tired and had a bit of a headache (not that its an excuse or anything).

Today:
Breakfast: Iced caramel latte
Lunch: salad with left over grilled chicken, string cheese
Snack: mixed nuts
Not sure what I'm having for dinner - probably one of the South beach frozen meals I got the other day.
Exercise: 30min elliptical (went this morning)

OK, so i know I've deviated a bit from the South Beach, but I'm OK with that. I know that whenever I cheat a bit, it just will take me that much longer to get to my goal weight. I don't want this to be so controlling that I can't indulge every now and then.

A few days

Ok, so it's been a little while, but here it goes…

 

Monday

Breakfast:  bowl of cereal

Lunch:  gyro

Dinner:  three small pieces of pizza

Snack:  yogurt and a few chips

 

Exercise:  short walk around the park

 

Yesterday

Breakfast:  butter croissant and green tea

Lunch:  one piece of pizza and salad

Dinner:  BLT

Snack:  some Combos and a yogurt

 

Exercise:  none

 

Today I'm vowing to at least getting a 20 – 30 minute walk in, or spend some time on the elliptical if it's raining.

 

Beginning again...

OK, so this past weekend (including Thursday) I don't think was that bad. I know I exercised everyday except for Sunday (Thurs 30min walk, Fri 45min walk, sat 30min walk). I don't think I ate too terribly bad, besides the Chinese on Sunday and a few cookies and cupcake here and there.

The problem is I'm not loosing any weight. So I've decided to join the Jen wagon and try the South Beach diet. I'm starting today and so far it has been pretty good. If I can get through the first two weeks, I think I'm golden. If you've read Jen's blog lately, you will have already seen that she has dwindled to a size 6 and Chris has lost at least 30 lbs. I've decided that it is time for me to take the plunge and really be hard on myself. Anyone want to join me? I found the book at Barns and Noble for $7 in the bargain section and I'm looking forward to seeing results soon. I'll keep you posted on that.

Today so far...
Breakfast: onion, tomato and cheese omelet
Lunch: salad left over steak from Saturday night
Dinner... I'm gonna have to go to the store, I'm not sure I have anything at home.

Anyway... so that's the deal. Let me know if you want to join me. Any encouragement we can be to each other is so helpful. Oh yea... Aaron is doing it with me. He's already lost 11 lbs since February though, so he is a bit ahead.

I think I can…I think I can

Whenever I forget to post, whatever I ate the day before instantly vanishes from my memory. That is what happened to Monday. Food? No idea. Exercise? I think we took a little walk around the neighborhood.

 

Yesterday, though, yesterday I would like to forget if I could. It was one of those high calorie days.

 

Breakfast:  eggs, bacon and a piece of toast

Lunch:  grilled cheese and fruit

Dinner:  Olive Garden – a LOT of salad, two breadsticks, few calamari, part of my chicken and pasta dinner

Oh, and there was part of a cookie in there somewhere as well.

No exercise.

But it was Adam's birthday, so what can I say.

 

I'm trying to do better today. So far:

 

Breakfast:  bowl of cereal

Snack:  green tea

 

Not sure about lunch yet. Dinner will be Olive Garden leftovers…because leftovers are meals, too. Right, Steph?

 

:)

 

Today...

Breakfast: Kashi Heart to Heart cereal
Lunch: turkey sandwich, trail mix and some triskets
Snack: a few pb MnMs
Dinner: 2 cheese enchiladas, 1/2 chocolate cupcake with pb icing.
Exercise... no as of now.

Monday & Tuesday...

Monday, 4/16:
Breakfast: Kashi healthy heart cereal
Lunch: salad & turkey & cheese sandwich, chocolate chip cookie for desert
Snack: granola bar
Dinner: left over spaghetti & garlic bread
Snack: MnMs (pb & regular)
Exercise: 30 min elliptical

Tuesday, 4/17:
Breakfast: Apple, Kashi heart to heart cereal
Lunch: Auntie Anne's pretzel with cheese and small salad
Snack: pb MnMs
Dinner: chicken fried rice and pot-stickers
Snack: MnMs (pb & regular)
Exercise: 30 min elliptical

I've been craving MnMs. Not sure what that is all about. It shouldn't last much longer.

Weekend agenda

Friday night we had Thai food for dinner. Pretty healthy for the most part. Exercise consisted of walking around downtown for an hour or so.

 

Saturday for breakfast:  salted bagel and fruit smoothie

Lunch:  half a hamburger and fries

Dinner:  fish and rice

 

Exercise:  played kickball for about an hour and a half

 

Sunday breakfast:  fruit smoothie

Lunch:  whopper jr. and fries from burger king

Dinner:  most of an organic hamburger (that Adam grilled), fresh fruit, green beans

 

Exercise:  another hour of kickball

 

Overall, not a terrible weekend, although I probably could have done without the BK. Oh well. Another week, another fresh start.

 

Today so far:

 

Breakfast was a bagel and banana and green tea

I brought my lunch today (yay me) and had a turkey sandwich and yogurt.

 

Not sure what's on the menu for dinner. It's raining outside and I'm beyond sore from kickball and all I want to do is eat grilled cheese and tomato soup and curl up in my comfy chair tonight.

 

:)

 

 

 

Ups & downs

Friday, 4/13:
Breakfast: 2 bowls Kashi Heart to Heart cereal
Lunch: cheddar wurst & sweet tea
Dinner: chips & salsa, nachos, and 1/2 of a bean burrito thing (very big, stuffed with guacamole, beans, cheese & veggies).
Exercise: 40 min elliptical

Saturday, 4/14:
Breakfast: banana
Lunch: pineapple & a bag of popcorn
Dinner: spaghetti with 4 cheese tomato sauce, salad and garlic bread
Exercise: 30 min elliptical

Sunday, 4/15:
Breakfast: pineapple & an apple
Lunch: chicken, chips, and mac & cheese
The rest of the night consisted of intermittent snacking of chocolate chip cookies, chips, Doritos, wheat thins, and triskets. Not good.
No exercise.

My yesterday

Breakfast was a banana and iced green tea.

 

Lunch was a yummy gyro.

 

For dinner, we had sushi (but I didn't stuff myself), miso soup, and edamame.

 

No exercise because I suck. But this weekend we are starting kickball – that should kick us into gear a bit.

 

Have you guys tried Coke Zero? Adam got some last night and I must say, it tastes exactly like regular Coke. Quite tasty.

 

The Rest of my day...

dinner: chicken salad with tomato, cheese, avocado & toast
Exercise: 30min of cardio (walk away the pounds 2mile video)

All Fixed Up...

Kimmie, the great magician fixed things up for me. Here is what I posted:


Yesterday & Today....

Wednesday, 4/11:
Breakfast: Kashi heart to heart cereal
Lunch: turkey wrap & veggie chips. A piece of yellow cake for dessert
Dinner: macaroni with butter, Parmesan & salt
Exercise: 20 min elliptical

Today so far...
Breakfast: apple
Lunch: salad and half of pb&j sandwich
Snack: 10 gummy life savers & a few bites of chocolate eclair ice cream & a couple pretzels

I'm not sure what I'm doing for dinner. I'm on my own, so that means it up in the air. Depends on if I feel like making anything or not. I'm planning on doing some form of exercise after work. I'll keep you guys posted.

Whoops...

Posted my day on Sapphire blog.
Go there to see what I've been up to yesterday & today.

My day

Dinner last night consisted of two small pieces of pizza and a salad. Oh, and cereal for dessert.

 

Exercise:  40 minutes on the elliptical and a 15-minute cool down walk

 

Today for breakfast:  salted bagel, cream cheese, and a banana, nonfat mocha

Lunch:  turkey and avocado croissant

 

Snack:  a few Fritos

 

No dinner plans yet. I'm on my own so it could end up being something completely ridiculous. But my new plan is to add a salad to all my meals.

 

 

 

Tuesday, 4/10:

Breakfast: Kashi Heart to Heart cereal
Lunch: salad and fritos
Snack: fritos
Dinner: Pasta with butter & seasoning
Exercise: 20 min elliptical & weights

Glug, glug

Last night for dinner:  three small pieces of pizza, carrots and cauliflower with ranch

 

No exercise

 

Today so far

Breakfast:  bowl of cereal and nonfat mocha

Snack:  green tea

Lunch:  6'' chicken sub from Subway

 

Ang, I tried your water drinking suggestion at lunch. I drank a bunch before I ate, none while I ate, and now I'm drinking some more and I'm not hungry at all. And right now is usually when I get really hungry in the afternoons. Amazing!

Also, there is leftover Easter candy on my desk that I am not even going near it. How cool is that?

 

Little happy dance.

 

Monday, Monday...

In spite of my best efforts, yesterday turned out to be not so great.

Breakfast: pineapple and strawberries, bowl of frosted cheerios
Lunch: Ham & cheese sandwich, carrots, fritos and a cupcake
Snack: A couple bites of a soft pretzel and some tortilla chips
Dinner: Spaghettios
No exercise for the day.

Today should be better. We went grocery shopping last night and stocked up on some healthy food and snacks.

Um...

So I pretty much forget what I had to eat on Friday. I know that Friday night Adam grilled out and we had burgers and tater tots and salad. The burger was good but the bun wasn't so I only ate half of mine anyway.

 

And I did about 30 minutes of cardio that night.

 

Then on Saturday…

Breakfast:  salted bagel w/ cream cheese & a mocha

Snack:  another salted bagel w/ cream cheese

Lunch/dinner:  one and a half tacos, chips and salsa, and a couple bites of rice

 

Exercise:  short walk, about 20 minutes of cardio

 

Then on Sunday…

Breakfast:  banana

Brunch:  Too much to list here. Let's just say it was a five-course meal that included pancakes, quiche and fruit. The fruit was my saving grace.

Oh, and there was a doughnut thrown in there somewhere as well. Eek.

 

Dinner:  bean burrito & a few nachos from Taco Bell (I've been craving this for a while, so the fact that I didn't end up eating the entire menu was an accomplishment)

 

Exercise:  about an hour of cardio / aerobics

 

And for today…

Breakfast:  bowl of cereal, banana, nonfat latte

Lunch:  taco salad

 

I've sort of been a bottomless pit lately. Not sure what that's about. I have been getting a little more exercise than usual, so maybe that has something to do with it. Now if I can just substitute those bad things with healthy things.

Also, I'm really trying to cut out soda. But when we go out to eat, it's all I want. Especially with Mexican food. How are you girls dealing with this?

Oh, and alcohol too? I had a mimosa on Sunday but I've been trying to curb that as well.

 

Ok, guess that's it for now.

 

Easter Weekend.

Thursday, 4/5:
Breakfast: bowl of frosted cheerios
Lunch: turkey sandwich & chips
Dinner: Margarita pizza (thin crust with tomato, basil & Mozzarella), I had 4 slices, but it's really like 2 normal slices cause they are so thin.
Exercise: 30 minutes on elliptical

Friday, 4/6:
Breakfast: samples at Costco
Lunch: El Rodeo - cheese enchilada & soft beef taco, and of course chips with salsa and some bean dip
Didn't really have dinner, but snacked on some stuff: iced caramel latte, 1/2 of a pb&j sandwich, popcorn, chips & bean dip, and a cupcake.
Exercise: 35 minutes on elliptical and arm weight circuit.

Saturday:
Breakfast: bowl of pops with toast, pineapple and 2 pieces of mush
Had a late breakfast so didn't really have lunch
Snack: iced caramel latte
Dinner: sweat & sour chicken with rice, and 4 Chinese dumplings
Snack: licorice
Exercise: 3 mile walk away the pounds

Sunday, 4/8: Happy Easter!
Breakfast: sausage gravy with biscuits
Lunch/dinner/snack: popcorn & licorice and 2 pretzel bites at the movies. 1.5 cupcakes at my parents house
Exercise: none

OK... so it would appear it was a free-for-all weekend. I really did not eat healthy at all. At least I kept up the exercise. I'm going to try and be focused this week. Today may be a little off, but we are going to the store today so the healthy food supply should be stocked up again.
How was your weekend?

A few hiccups

Yesterday

Lunch:  Greek something sandwich (roasted chicken, olives, feta on focaccia bread)

Dinner:  hotdog and tater tots

Snack:  half an apple and cheese

 

Exercise:  short walk and 20 minutes cardio

 

Today

Breakfast:  apple, nonfat lemon bread thing from Starbucks, nonfat latte

Lunch:  tuna sub from Subway

 

The weather is bee-you-tee-ful today so hopefully that will motivate me to take a nice long walk tonight. Or at least frolic through the backyard with the dog. We shall see. Not sure what's on the menu for dinner. Adam went grocery shopping last night but I can't remember what he got. Hmm. We have organic produce by the fistfuls though!

 

 

Wednesday, 4/4:

Breakfast: 1/2 of an apple and frosted cheerios
Lunch: Taco salad
Dinner: Pot stickers, 1.5 scoops of vanilla ice cream with caramel
Snack: popcorn
Exercise: 30 min elliptical

Begin again

So the weekend is pretty much missing from my memory in terms of what I ate. So I will start over with Monday.

Monday
Breakfast: banana, nonfat caramel macchiato
Lunch: Subway chicken sub
Dinner: three pieces of pizza

Exercise: none.

Tuesday
Breakfast: banana, bagel w/ cream cheese, nonfat caramel macchiato
Lunch: Chicken Caesar wrap
Dinner: two pieces of pizza

Exercise: 30 minute walk and 20 minutes cardio

Today
Breakfast: salted bagel w/ cream cheese, mocha
Snack: iced green tea

Not sure about lunch yet. But dinner will be something yummy with our organic produce that’s to be delivered today. Yay!

Tuesday, 4/3:

Breakfast: Apple
Lunch: hot ham & cheese sandwich & chips
Snack: more chips
Dinner: beef soft tacos
Exercise: 20min walk

Up, down and all over the place...

OK... so I've been slacking a bit on this posting thing. I'll try to remember as best I can.

Thursday:
Breakfast: onion bagel with cream cheese and iced caramel latte
Lunch: 1 slice of pepperoni pizza
Dinner: blanking on this one. I think I had pizza again with some garlic bread.
Snack: popcorn
Exercise: 20min walk

Friday, 3/30:
Breakfast: bowl of cereal (frosted cheerios)
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sandwich on a everything bagel and wheat thins
Snack: chips and salsa
Dinner: KFC chicken and sides
Exercise: kick ball with my nieces for about a half hour

Saturday, 3/31:
Breakfast: various samples at Costco
Lunch: grilled cheese sandwich and chips
Snack: 1/2 of a big train
Dinner: chicken fried rice and chicken and veggie pot stickers
Exercise: none

Sunday, 4/1:
Breakfast: 1/2 of a multi-grain bagel with cream cheese and caramel iced latte
Lunch: Easter dinner at my moms - enough said.
Snack: Mexican layer dip with chips and guacamole
Exercise: hunting for eggs in the rain.

Monday 4/2:
Breakfast: Cinnamon coffee cake and caramel iced latte
Lunch: roast beef, salami and cheese sandwich (Schmitter at the Phillies game) and approx 5 bites of cookies-n-cream ice cream
Snack: soft pretzel with cheese
Dinner: small salad and 2 pickles
Exercise: 30min walk

Somehow I managed to maintain my weight. Still down 5 pounds. Yay! I'm trying to be pretty focused this week and hopefully push that to 6 or 7 pounds by the end of the week. My saving grace has been not eating as much.