Today was a good day. :)
Breakfast - 8:45 - Cinnamon crunch bagel from Panera. I felt a little guilty eating this because of yesterday but it was for our monthly departmental birthday celebration so I went ahead and ate it. It was pretty tasty and filling (for about an hour!).
Lunch - 12:00 - Margherita pizza x4 slices. I agonized over this before I left for this business lunch. I hate salads plus I'm always afraid that I'm going to have stomach issues at inopportune times, if you know what I mean. Unfortunately, Buca Di Beppo doesn't have nutritional information and so I googled the pizza and got a rough estimate of the calories and whatnot - only 325 calories per service (2 slices). I was hungry and so I ate 4 pieces. I felt a little guilty but not too much since the pieces were very thin and only had sauce, cheese, and basil on it.
Dinner - 5:30 - Healthy Choice Salisbury steak meal with mixed veggies, red-skinned potatoes, and apples w/cinnamon. I wanted to eat more but I had to run for school.
Snack - 9:30 - Turkey, light string cheese, carrots, and cantaloupe. I knew that I had to eat this since I was almost 700 calories under for the day...plus I was still hungry from not getting full from dinner.
Snack - 10:30 - SF chocolate pudding & choc chip granola bar. I was still under my calories and my calcium & fiber intake for the day (those are a couple other things I'm tracking) so I ate this for that reason, plus I was still a little hungry. I am full, but not stuffed. Good snack! (can you tell I'm PMSing here?) :oP
Water - 120 oz.
Exercise - None :( I could not drag my butt out of bed this morning. I'm still not getting to bed on time and I'm sleeping a little too good. I am going to walk/jog at lunch tomorrow and either shred when I get home or go on a bike ride to make up for my lack of exercise over the past couple of days. I feel like a slug and I actually miss working out. I never thought I'd say that but I really, really do miss it! :)
I am also happy to report that I finally made an appointment with my family doctor to get my thyroid checked in light of my mom's recent hypothyroidism diagnosis. She also informed me that I have a couple more relatives on her side of the family with thyroid problems. Plus, my paternal grandma has had a goiter removed twice now. I guess it just makes sense. I'm also going to have him do a general health workup...do some blood work, check my blood pressure, and all that other good stuff. It would be so nice to get an explanation for all of my symptoms that I've had for probably 15 years now - chronic fatigue, hair loss, extreme weight gain (80 lbs. in 5 years!), and some other things. I've had it checked a few times before but not for probably 5+ years and so I'm interested to see if anything has changed...
Keep your fingers crossed for my weigh-in tomorrow. I hope that I'm still down at least 3.3 lbs. but I won't be surprised if I'm not since I was a little down on my water yesterday and I still haven't started my period. I'm sure that I'm retaining water for that reason. We shall see. :)
Oh, and I was 200 calories under for the day. Yay!
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Food journal - day #14
Today was a zinger! I had a client meeting and was out of the office the whole day. I hate getting out of my routine...it totally messes up my mojo.
Breakfast - 9:00 - Jimmy Dean D-Light Canadian bacon w/egg white and cheese on whole grain English muffin, FF yogurt, SF applesauce, coffee w/regular creamer.
Lunch - 12:00 - Grilled chicken breast w/mixed fruit (cantaloupe, honeydew, & pineapple). And then...I had a piece of peanut butter pie for dessert. I think I've talked about my love of PB pie on here before. We were in Amish country and ate at an Amish restaurant and I always get a piece o' PB pie when I'm at that type of restaurant. *blushes*
Snack - 2:00 - Bumpy nerd jelly beans. To be honest, I know I didn't need more sugar after the pie but I was dragging ass and was trying to wake myself up because I was all of the sudden exhausted. It didn't help.
Dinner - 8:00 - low-carb pizza. Yummy, yummy, yummy!
Water - 80 oz. I have GOT to get this up tomorrow since weigh-in is on Friday!
Exercise - not a darn thing. :(
I ended up getting home a little before 5:00 and I was just wiped out! I ended up laying down around 5:30 for a nap and didn't wake up until Matt woke me up for dinner at 8:00. I felt a little guilty but I honestly RARELY ever take a nap and so I didn't stress over it too much. By the time I finished eating dinner, did a load of laundry, cleaned our family room, and bathed Collin, it was 10:00 and way too late to try to work out. I'm going to go to bed shortly and *TRY* to get up at 5:00 tomorrow to work out since I really need to get another Shred session in. Anyone who knows me knows that probably won't happen but one can dream big right? :oP
BTW, prior to today's bad eating day (I was over by about 200 calories), I did a mid-week weigh-in and was down 3.3 lbs. as of this morning. Please, please, please keep your fingers crossed for me for the official weigh-in! :)
Breakfast - 9:00 - Jimmy Dean D-Light Canadian bacon w/egg white and cheese on whole grain English muffin, FF yogurt, SF applesauce, coffee w/regular creamer.
Lunch - 12:00 - Grilled chicken breast w/mixed fruit (cantaloupe, honeydew, & pineapple). And then...I had a piece of peanut butter pie for dessert. I think I've talked about my love of PB pie on here before. We were in Amish country and ate at an Amish restaurant and I always get a piece o' PB pie when I'm at that type of restaurant. *blushes*
Snack - 2:00 - Bumpy nerd jelly beans. To be honest, I know I didn't need more sugar after the pie but I was dragging ass and was trying to wake myself up because I was all of the sudden exhausted. It didn't help.
Dinner - 8:00 - low-carb pizza. Yummy, yummy, yummy!
Water - 80 oz. I have GOT to get this up tomorrow since weigh-in is on Friday!
Exercise - not a darn thing. :(
I ended up getting home a little before 5:00 and I was just wiped out! I ended up laying down around 5:30 for a nap and didn't wake up until Matt woke me up for dinner at 8:00. I felt a little guilty but I honestly RARELY ever take a nap and so I didn't stress over it too much. By the time I finished eating dinner, did a load of laundry, cleaned our family room, and bathed Collin, it was 10:00 and way too late to try to work out. I'm going to go to bed shortly and *TRY* to get up at 5:00 tomorrow to work out since I really need to get another Shred session in. Anyone who knows me knows that probably won't happen but one can dream big right? :oP
BTW, prior to today's bad eating day (I was over by about 200 calories), I did a mid-week weigh-in and was down 3.3 lbs. as of this morning. Please, please, please keep your fingers crossed for me for the official weigh-in! :)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Food journal - day #13
I was an exercising fool today. I feel GREAT!
Breakfast: 9:30 - Jimmy Dean D-Light sausage w/egg white and cheese on whole grain English muffin, FF yogurt, SF applesauce, regular coffee w/SF vanilla creamer.
Lunch: 1:00 - Turkey sandwich on pita bread, baby carrots, and light string cheese. I didn't get a chance to eat my apple because I was absolutely swamped at work today!
Dinner #1: 5:15 - Healthy Choice Sweet & Sour Chicken with broccoli and peach cobbler. Yummy!
I was supposed to go to school tonight but I skipped it and worked over since I am behind on some stuff that is due soon. When I went grocery shopping this week, I decided to pick up a few HC meals for dinner instead of fast food so I wouldn't be tempted to get something I shouldn't have like a milkshake or sundae. I am trying to cut down on my processed foods intake but I felt like this was the lesser of two evils...
Dinner #2: 7:00 - Grilled lean ham, broccoli & cauliflower, and an apple.
Snack - 9:45 - Grilled lean ham, Rold Gold honey wheat pretzels, and SF chocolate pudding.
Water: 120 oz.
Exercise: 3 miles of walking/jogging (half of which I probably jogged!) and 5.5 miles of cycling tonight with the family. Collin loves his new seat! We had SO much fun! What a great way to get healthy and bond with your family?! :) Also, according to SP, I burned over 700 calories. Woo-hoo!
Even with all this food, I am about under my calories by about 300 according to SP. I haven't ate the 9:45 snack yet but I'll wait a few minutes and if I'm still hungry, I'll eat something else. Just not sure what yet...nothing bad though. :) I've done too well today to ruin it!
Breakfast: 9:30 - Jimmy Dean D-Light sausage w/egg white and cheese on whole grain English muffin, FF yogurt, SF applesauce, regular coffee w/SF vanilla creamer.
Lunch: 1:00 - Turkey sandwich on pita bread, baby carrots, and light string cheese. I didn't get a chance to eat my apple because I was absolutely swamped at work today!
Dinner #1: 5:15 - Healthy Choice Sweet & Sour Chicken with broccoli and peach cobbler. Yummy!
I was supposed to go to school tonight but I skipped it and worked over since I am behind on some stuff that is due soon. When I went grocery shopping this week, I decided to pick up a few HC meals for dinner instead of fast food so I wouldn't be tempted to get something I shouldn't have like a milkshake or sundae. I am trying to cut down on my processed foods intake but I felt like this was the lesser of two evils...
Dinner #2: 7:00 - Grilled lean ham, broccoli & cauliflower, and an apple.
Snack - 9:45 - Grilled lean ham, Rold Gold honey wheat pretzels, and SF chocolate pudding.
Water: 120 oz.
Exercise: 3 miles of walking/jogging (half of which I probably jogged!) and 5.5 miles of cycling tonight with the family. Collin loves his new seat! We had SO much fun! What a great way to get healthy and bond with your family?! :) Also, according to SP, I burned over 700 calories. Woo-hoo!
Even with all this food, I am about under my calories by about 300 according to SP. I haven't ate the 9:45 snack yet but I'll wait a few minutes and if I'm still hungry, I'll eat something else. Just not sure what yet...nothing bad though. :) I've done too well today to ruin it!
Monday, May 11, 2009
Food journal - day #12
Back on track. Yeah!
Breakfast: 9:15 - Jimmy Dean D-Light sausage w/egg white and cheese on whole grain English muffin, FF yogurt, SF applesauce, regular coffee w/SF vanilla creamer.
Lunch: 12:30 - Turkey sandwich on pita bread, baby carrots, apple, and light string cheese. I was completely stuffed after this meal and wasn't sure I was going to be able to get in my afternoon snack.
Snack: 2:30 - Baby carrots, peaches in lite syrup (made w/Splenda), and FF yogurt.
Dinner: 5:30 - Grilled chicken sandwich and small fry from Wendy's since we (Adrian & I) had to eat on the way to the salon.
Snack: 10:30 - Fiber One bar, courtesy of my BFF. I will eat this after this post. It looks pretty tasty...Oats and chocolate or something like that.
I started the SlimQuick today and I have definitely noticed a difference. My hunger is down and my energy is up without the heart palpitations and without feeling like I'm bouncing off the wall.
Water: 120 oz.! :) One day down, 4 more to go before weigh-in day.
Exercise: Walked/jogged 1.45 miles in 22 min. 15 sec. which equates to a 15 min. 20 sec. mile. :D I'm pretty sure I broke a record with this (for myself obviously) and I'm super excited about it!
Sorry for being such a Debby Downer and broken record last night. This is so hard but I'm trying and I refuse to give up! :)
Breakfast: 9:15 - Jimmy Dean D-Light sausage w/egg white and cheese on whole grain English muffin, FF yogurt, SF applesauce, regular coffee w/SF vanilla creamer.
Lunch: 12:30 - Turkey sandwich on pita bread, baby carrots, apple, and light string cheese. I was completely stuffed after this meal and wasn't sure I was going to be able to get in my afternoon snack.
Snack: 2:30 - Baby carrots, peaches in lite syrup (made w/Splenda), and FF yogurt.
Dinner: 5:30 - Grilled chicken sandwich and small fry from Wendy's since we (Adrian & I) had to eat on the way to the salon.
Snack: 10:30 - Fiber One bar, courtesy of my BFF. I will eat this after this post. It looks pretty tasty...Oats and chocolate or something like that.
I started the SlimQuick today and I have definitely noticed a difference. My hunger is down and my energy is up without the heart palpitations and without feeling like I'm bouncing off the wall.
Water: 120 oz.! :) One day down, 4 more to go before weigh-in day.
Exercise: Walked/jogged 1.45 miles in 22 min. 15 sec. which equates to a 15 min. 20 sec. mile. :D I'm pretty sure I broke a record with this (for myself obviously) and I'm super excited about it!
Sorry for being such a Debby Downer and broken record last night. This is so hard but I'm trying and I refuse to give up! :)
Monday, May 4, 2009
Food journal - day #8
I didn't work on this all day today...I just made mental notes and I'm exhausted right now so I hope you're not expecting anything witty or funny...
Breakfast - 9:30: whole wheat bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, applesauce, and fat-free yogurt.
Lunch - 12:15: turkey sandwich on pita bread, cauliflower w/yogurt ranch dressing, light string cheese, and applesauce.
Snack - 2:45: apple w/peanut butter
Dinner - 7:00: low-carb pizzas. I actually cooked this meal if you can believe that?! Matt worked out tonight for the first time in months and so I didn't have much of a choice, although I didn't mind. (on a side note, I'm SO proud of him!!! He almost went 5 miles on his new bike tonight!)
Snack - 10:00: strawberry frosted mini wheats w/2% milk. I wasn't super hungry but I was like 300 calories under for the day and was having a sweet tooth. It was tasty.
Oh, I did my first day of Jillian Michaels' 30-day shred tonight. It kicked my butt! I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm going to really be feeling it tomorrow! I also walked 1.45 miles at lunch too...can you believe that?! What is wrong with me? ;)
Breakfast - 9:30: whole wheat bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, applesauce, and fat-free yogurt.
Lunch - 12:15: turkey sandwich on pita bread, cauliflower w/yogurt ranch dressing, light string cheese, and applesauce.
Snack - 2:45: apple w/peanut butter
Dinner - 7:00: low-carb pizzas. I actually cooked this meal if you can believe that?! Matt worked out tonight for the first time in months and so I didn't have much of a choice, although I didn't mind. (on a side note, I'm SO proud of him!!! He almost went 5 miles on his new bike tonight!)
Snack - 10:00: strawberry frosted mini wheats w/2% milk. I wasn't super hungry but I was like 300 calories under for the day and was having a sweet tooth. It was tasty.
Oh, I did my first day of Jillian Michaels' 30-day shred tonight. It kicked my butt! I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm going to really be feeling it tomorrow! I also walked 1.45 miles at lunch too...can you believe that?! What is wrong with me? ;)
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Food journal - day #7
I'm feeling a tremendous amount of guilt for yesterday's food consumption. At least today is a new day, right?
I'm going to preface this by saying my schedule is all screwed up today.
Breakfast - Noon: whole wheat mini bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, sugar free-applesauce, fat-free yogurt, and regular coffee w/half and half and SF coffee syrup.
Snack - 2:45: 5 soft pretzel rods w/honey mustard dressing. I ate this at Walmart while we were shopping for the week. I really should have eaten something before I left the house. I'll know better next time.
Lunch" - 4:45: Turkey ham sandwich with cheese on low-carb/calorie wheat bread, cauliflower w/yogurt ranch dressing, and apple w/peanut butter.
Dinner - 7:00: Grilled boneless pork loin, macaroni and cheese, and green beans. The pork was delicious! DH found a new seasoning at Walmart called barbecue seasoning and it was tasty! It had a nice BBQ flavoring without the calories and sugar. I am pretty stuffed after this meal and hoping to avoid a late snack tonight.
Snack - 11:00: SF chocolate pudding. I was up late working on last minute homework for an on-line class. I felt good about this decision though. I am actually still under my calories and within my recommended SP ranges for fat, carbs, and protein. YAY!
If I didn't mention it yet, I'm starting Jillian Michaels' 30-day Shred tomorrow with my friend Becky. I am a bit intimidated and hope that I can stick to it. My motivation has been lacking in the fitness department and I'm extremely sore from the 5K yesterday. We shall see...
I'm going to preface this by saying my schedule is all screwed up today.
Breakfast - Noon: whole wheat mini bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, sugar free-applesauce, fat-free yogurt, and regular coffee w/half and half and SF coffee syrup.
Snack - 2:45: 5 soft pretzel rods w/honey mustard dressing. I ate this at Walmart while we were shopping for the week. I really should have eaten something before I left the house. I'll know better next time.
Lunch" - 4:45: Turkey ham sandwich with cheese on low-carb/calorie wheat bread, cauliflower w/yogurt ranch dressing, and apple w/peanut butter.
Dinner - 7:00: Grilled boneless pork loin, macaroni and cheese, and green beans. The pork was delicious! DH found a new seasoning at Walmart called barbecue seasoning and it was tasty! It had a nice BBQ flavoring without the calories and sugar. I am pretty stuffed after this meal and hoping to avoid a late snack tonight.
Snack - 11:00: SF chocolate pudding. I was up late working on last minute homework for an on-line class. I felt good about this decision though. I am actually still under my calories and within my recommended SP ranges for fat, carbs, and protein. YAY!
If I didn't mention it yet, I'm starting Jillian Michaels' 30-day Shred tomorrow with my friend Becky. I am a bit intimidated and hope that I can stick to it. My motivation has been lacking in the fitness department and I'm extremely sore from the 5K yesterday. We shall see...
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Food journal - day #6 / Commit to be Fit 5K
Gosh, I did bad on my food today! However, I refuse to quit the food journal! :) So here goes:
6:15 - Breakfast: bacon, egg, & cheese croissant and double mocha cappuccino. This was actually pretty filling and held me over for awhile.
10:00 Snack: banana and small vitamin water. I am SO proud of myself for this. I passed up free Panera bagels and Donatos pizza for these two things. I wanted a bagel SO badly but I refrained. Oh, I did have a small glass of champagne with this because one of my co-workers insisted that I drink it. I didn't want to be rude. ;)
11:30 - Lunch: chips & salsa, taco salad, and 2 1/2 margaritas. That was the first and last time I'll drink that early in the day. Wow-wee!
6:00 - Snack: pretzels.
6:30 - Cherry Icee.
8:30 - Dinner: 3 pieces of supreme pizza. I wanted more but had to bring some pizza home to Matt and so I didn't get any. Good thing. It actually ended up being pretty filling. :)
The 5K was SO much fun! We are definitely going to do this every year. My work is a sponsor and so we get $10 off per person and they have a camper set up where we hung out before and after the race. It's almost kind of like healthy tailgating.
Anywho...we missed Adrian's race. We were stuck in traffic for almost an hour and I felt horrible. He ended up doing the 5K with us though so that made up for it. We actually ran part of it...about one minute to every 5 minutes of walking.
I can't even describe how proud I was to be running with Adrian when we did. A fellow 5Ker told us how awesome she thought it was that Adrian was doing the 5K with me. I told her that I was actually doing it for him. :) We actually heard a few positive comments that just affirmed that I need to lose this weight and get healthy...not only for me but to set a good example for Adrian & Collin.
Here are the results:
http://www.columbusdistanceclassic.com/results/2009/5k_overall.txt - overall I placed 1310th place out of 1597 participants.
http://www.columbusdistanceclassic.com/results/2009/5k_agegroups.txt - in my age group, I placed 189th out of 216 women.
Definitely not the fastest but at least I have something to gauge myself by for the next one. ;)
It was a great day! I can't wait to do some more fitness-related challenges like this! :D
Oh, here are a couple of pictures before I forget:
6:15 - Breakfast: bacon, egg, & cheese croissant and double mocha cappuccino. This was actually pretty filling and held me over for awhile.
10:00 Snack: banana and small vitamin water. I am SO proud of myself for this. I passed up free Panera bagels and Donatos pizza for these two things. I wanted a bagel SO badly but I refrained. Oh, I did have a small glass of champagne with this because one of my co-workers insisted that I drink it. I didn't want to be rude. ;)
11:30 - Lunch: chips & salsa, taco salad, and 2 1/2 margaritas. That was the first and last time I'll drink that early in the day. Wow-wee!
6:00 - Snack: pretzels.
6:30 - Cherry Icee.
8:30 - Dinner: 3 pieces of supreme pizza. I wanted more but had to bring some pizza home to Matt and so I didn't get any. Good thing. It actually ended up being pretty filling. :)
The 5K was SO much fun! We are definitely going to do this every year. My work is a sponsor and so we get $10 off per person and they have a camper set up where we hung out before and after the race. It's almost kind of like healthy tailgating.
Anywho...we missed Adrian's race. We were stuck in traffic for almost an hour and I felt horrible. He ended up doing the 5K with us though so that made up for it. We actually ran part of it...about one minute to every 5 minutes of walking.
I can't even describe how proud I was to be running with Adrian when we did. A fellow 5Ker told us how awesome she thought it was that Adrian was doing the 5K with me. I told her that I was actually doing it for him. :) We actually heard a few positive comments that just affirmed that I need to lose this weight and get healthy...not only for me but to set a good example for Adrian & Collin.
Here are the results:
http://www.columbusdistanceclassic.com/results/2009/5k_overall.txt - overall I placed 1310th place out of 1597 participants.
http://www.columbusdistanceclassic.com/results/2009/5k_agegroups.txt - in my age group, I placed 189th out of 216 women.
Definitely not the fastest but at least I have something to gauge myself by for the next one. ;)
It was a great day! I can't wait to do some more fitness-related challenges like this! :D
Oh, here are a couple of pictures before I forget:
Edited to add: I did have a pack of Airhead Extremes before I went to bed.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Food journal - day #5
8:15 - Breakfast: whole wheat mini-bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, banana, non-fat yogurt, and coffee w/regular creamer and sugar-free DaVinci coffee syrup.
I headed out to buy the boys' some clothes at Once Upon a Child at lunch and *almost* stopped at UDF for a Peanut Butter shake. I'm SO glad I didn't. :)
12:15 - Lunch: turkey sandwich on pita bread, carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing, light string cheese, and sugar-free applesauce. I am SO excited about this meal. I decided to stop adding American cheese or condiments to my "sandwich" and it cut out almost 200 calories. The meal is still filling though since I replaced the American cheese with the light string cheese. I'm only at 738 calories for the day after this meal.
3:30 - Snack: apple w/peanut butter
6:30 - Snack: honey wheat pretzels. We decided to get Wendy's tonight since we were busy doing stuff around the house so I had to snack on something to tide me over.
7:30 - Taco Salad 9:30 - Wine. This tasted so good! I really wanted it after the week I've had!
Tomorrow is my first 5K. I'm not running but I'm excited nonetheless. Adrian is going with us so not only will we get our daily fitness in, but we'll get some much needed quality one-on-one time with the little guy. :)
I will try to post some pics this weekend afterwards.
I headed out to buy the boys' some clothes at Once Upon a Child at lunch and *almost* stopped at UDF for a Peanut Butter shake. I'm SO glad I didn't. :)
12:15 - Lunch: turkey sandwich on pita bread, carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing, light string cheese, and sugar-free applesauce. I am SO excited about this meal. I decided to stop adding American cheese or condiments to my "sandwich" and it cut out almost 200 calories. The meal is still filling though since I replaced the American cheese with the light string cheese. I'm only at 738 calories for the day after this meal.
3:30 - Snack: apple w/peanut butter
6:30 - Snack: honey wheat pretzels. We decided to get Wendy's tonight since we were busy doing stuff around the house so I had to snack on something to tide me over.
7:30 - Taco Salad 9:30 - Wine. This tasted so good! I really wanted it after the week I've had!
Tomorrow is my first 5K. I'm not running but I'm excited nonetheless. Adrian is going with us so not only will we get our daily fitness in, but we'll get some much needed quality one-on-one time with the little guy. :)
I will try to post some pics this weekend afterwards.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Food journal - day #3
I cannot say enough good things about this food journaling!
8:15 - Breakfast: whole wheat mini-bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, banana, non-fat yogurt, and coffee w/regular creamer and sugar-free DaVinci coffee syrup.
11:45 - Lunch: turkey w/cheese on pita bread, sugar-free applesauce, and carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing.
I am dreading this afternoon / early evening. Tonight is my work overtime night at work and I'm always really hungry by the time I leave here at 5:30 or 6:00. Unfortunately, I don't get home until 6:30 or 7:00 and so that may cause me a problem. I have healthy snacks on standby so keep your fingers crossed!
3:30 - Snack: apple w/peanut butter. YUMMY!
6:00 - Snack: 100 calorie kettle corn. I really didn't want to eat this but I was afraid that I would get hungry and stop on the way home to get something. I didn't. :)
7:00 - Dinner: Grilled sausage patty on low-carb bread, fettucine alfredo, and mixed veggies. I am a bit nervous about having the sausage for dinner but Matt is still doing low-carb and he is our resident chef so I happily ate it.
It's about 7:45 now and I'm still hungry so I have a feeling I'll be having an evening snack, as much as I don't want one... :(
10:15 - I'm happy to report that the hunger has passed. My stomach just hadn't caught up with my brain when I posted earlier. I'm getting ready to go to bed so no evening snack tonight. :D
8:15 - Breakfast: whole wheat mini-bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, banana, non-fat yogurt, and coffee w/regular creamer and sugar-free DaVinci coffee syrup.
11:45 - Lunch: turkey w/cheese on pita bread, sugar-free applesauce, and carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing.
I am dreading this afternoon / early evening. Tonight is my work overtime night at work and I'm always really hungry by the time I leave here at 5:30 or 6:00. Unfortunately, I don't get home until 6:30 or 7:00 and so that may cause me a problem. I have healthy snacks on standby so keep your fingers crossed!
3:30 - Snack: apple w/peanut butter. YUMMY!
6:00 - Snack: 100 calorie kettle corn. I really didn't want to eat this but I was afraid that I would get hungry and stop on the way home to get something. I didn't. :)
7:00 - Dinner: Grilled sausage patty on low-carb bread, fettucine alfredo, and mixed veggies. I am a bit nervous about having the sausage for dinner but Matt is still doing low-carb and he is our resident chef so I happily ate it.
It's about 7:45 now and I'm still hungry so I have a feeling I'll be having an evening snack, as much as I don't want one... :(
10:15 - I'm happy to report that the hunger has passed. My stomach just hadn't caught up with my brain when I posted earlier. I'm getting ready to go to bed so no evening snack tonight. :D
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Food journal - day #2
Breakfast: 7:45 - Whole wheat bagel w/strawberry cream cheese (I couldn't resist even though I know I might be hungry later), yogurt, sugar free applesauce, and coffee w/regular creamer.
I'm nervous about dinner already! I have school tonight and I'm worried that I'm going to make a bad choice. Any ideas? Maybe I'll get Subway...
Lunch: 11:00 - Turkey and cheese on pita bread, carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing, and sugar free applesauce. I am very happy that I didn't have a morning snack and I wasn't ravenously hungry by lunch time. Lunch was satisfying. I do think I'm going to stop by Subway for dinner tonight...
Snack: 2:15 - Apple w/peanut butter - I don't think I'll ever get tired of this! :) I definitely decided to do Subway for dinner. Keep your fingers crossed that I stick to it because I'll actually be under my calories for the day. I feel good about my decisions today already!
Dinner: 5:15 - Chicken Teriyaki sub and baked Lay's potato chips w/diet coke. I am SO proud of myself for sticking to my guns. This meal was absolutely delicious and I felt satisfied after eating it. I *almost* got a cookie since I've got a ton of Subway rewards that I can redeem but I resisted. I was also hungry on break at school and really, really wanted to go to the vending machine to get some M&Ms or something sweet but I didn't. Whew! Dodged that bullet this time!
Snack: 10:45 - Tostitos w/salsa. I almost didn't eat this but I was a little hungry and craving something a little salty. This was so flavorful and I enjoyed every bite. I only got in about 90 oz. of water today. I had school tonight and so it's normal to be a little down on my water on these days. I cannot believe that I didn't binge or eat something "naughty" today. Woo-hoo!
I think this public journal is a good thing for me. It will be a bit of a pain to do and keep up on but I think it will be just one more tool to help keep me accountable. I apologize ahead of time for the constant editing...it just seems to work out well for me since I can access SP from home or work.
I'm nervous about dinner already! I have school tonight and I'm worried that I'm going to make a bad choice. Any ideas? Maybe I'll get Subway...
Lunch: 11:00 - Turkey and cheese on pita bread, carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing, and sugar free applesauce. I am very happy that I didn't have a morning snack and I wasn't ravenously hungry by lunch time. Lunch was satisfying. I do think I'm going to stop by Subway for dinner tonight...
Snack: 2:15 - Apple w/peanut butter - I don't think I'll ever get tired of this! :) I definitely decided to do Subway for dinner. Keep your fingers crossed that I stick to it because I'll actually be under my calories for the day. I feel good about my decisions today already!
Dinner: 5:15 - Chicken Teriyaki sub and baked Lay's potato chips w/diet coke. I am SO proud of myself for sticking to my guns. This meal was absolutely delicious and I felt satisfied after eating it. I *almost* got a cookie since I've got a ton of Subway rewards that I can redeem but I resisted. I was also hungry on break at school and really, really wanted to go to the vending machine to get some M&Ms or something sweet but I didn't. Whew! Dodged that bullet this time!
Snack: 10:45 - Tostitos w/salsa. I almost didn't eat this but I was a little hungry and craving something a little salty. This was so flavorful and I enjoyed every bite. I only got in about 90 oz. of water today. I had school tonight and so it's normal to be a little down on my water on these days. I cannot believe that I didn't binge or eat something "naughty" today. Woo-hoo!
I think this public journal is a good thing for me. It will be a bit of a pain to do and keep up on but I think it will be just one more tool to help keep me accountable. I apologize ahead of time for the constant editing...it just seems to work out well for me since I can access SP from home or work.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Food journal - day #1
Well...it's not technically day #1 since I did it a couple of days before this but I think I'm going to do it on my blog; here and on SP. So...here goes:
Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.: Mini whole wheat bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, sugar-free strawberry applesauce, Light & Fit Vanilla Yogurt, & Coffee w/half and half and sugar-free vanilla coffee syrup
I feel ZERO guilt about this meal. In fact, it was absolutely delicious and I feel good about my decisions. One meal down, two to go... :)
Snack at 10:20 a.m.: Smart Pop 100 calorie butter-flavored popcorn
I am ravenously hungry and think that tomorrow I may add more protein to see if that helps since I don't like snacking in the morning.
Lunch at 12:15 p.m.: Flax, oat bran, and whole wheat pita with smoked turkey and cheese, carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing, sugar-free strawberry applesauce
I don't think I brought enough food for the day. Argh?!
Edited at 1:15 p.m. to add, I am STUFFED! Good lunch. The yogurt ranch dressing was delicious! What's even better is that the dressing was free. A co-worker's father works at T. Marzetti's and she is constantly bringing in stuff they can't package and sell (for one reason or another) and this was one of those things. YUMMY!
Snack at 2:30 p.m. - apple with Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter w/honey.
OMG! This has to be one of THE best snacks I've ever had. I think this might be a staple for awhile. I highly recommend it. :) I am STUFFED. I hope this holds me through to dinner tonight...
Dinner at 6:00 p.m.: cheeseburger (on low-carb bread), mashed potatoes, mixed veggies
It's now almost 6:30 and I'm still a little hungry. I'm certain I'll probably have a snack later on, it's just a matter of what I'll snack on...
Snack at 10:20 p.m.: Tortilla chips and salsa I wasn't ravenously hungry but I needed something before I went to bed.
Last but not least, I got in 120 oz. of water today.
I'm SO proud of myself!
Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.: Mini whole wheat bagel w/strawberry cream cheese, sugar-free strawberry applesauce, Light & Fit Vanilla Yogurt, & Coffee w/half and half and sugar-free vanilla coffee syrup
I feel ZERO guilt about this meal. In fact, it was absolutely delicious and I feel good about my decisions. One meal down, two to go... :)
Snack at 10:20 a.m.: Smart Pop 100 calorie butter-flavored popcorn
I am ravenously hungry and think that tomorrow I may add more protein to see if that helps since I don't like snacking in the morning.
Lunch at 12:15 p.m.: Flax, oat bran, and whole wheat pita with smoked turkey and cheese, carrots w/yogurt ranch dressing, sugar-free strawberry applesauce
I don't think I brought enough food for the day. Argh?!
Edited at 1:15 p.m. to add, I am STUFFED! Good lunch. The yogurt ranch dressing was delicious! What's even better is that the dressing was free. A co-worker's father works at T. Marzetti's and she is constantly bringing in stuff they can't package and sell (for one reason or another) and this was one of those things. YUMMY!
Snack at 2:30 p.m. - apple with Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter w/honey.
OMG! This has to be one of THE best snacks I've ever had. I think this might be a staple for awhile. I highly recommend it. :) I am STUFFED. I hope this holds me through to dinner tonight...
Dinner at 6:00 p.m.: cheeseburger (on low-carb bread), mashed potatoes, mixed veggies
It's now almost 6:30 and I'm still a little hungry. I'm certain I'll probably have a snack later on, it's just a matter of what I'll snack on...
Snack at 10:20 p.m.: Tortilla chips and salsa I wasn't ravenously hungry but I needed something before I went to bed.
Last but not least, I got in 120 oz. of water today.
I'm SO proud of myself!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Starting the food journal tomorrow!
I'm actually excited (but scared)! I bought a little journal that I can carry with me in my purse so I have no excuse not to write in it. I think this will be better than SP right now because I don't always have access to a computer. I'm going to work on finishing up the reading that I need to about the journal and then I'm going to do what the book says. I haven't decided if I'm going to journal my food here yet or not...got to think about that one.
Since you aren't supposed to deprive yourself, I'm going off low-carb. I don't know if it will be permanent or not. I've already been kicking around some ideas for breakfast like oatmeal, whole grain bagel w/peanut butter, and fruit or yogurt. You have NO idea how excited I am about eating whole grains, fruit, and yogurt again!
It will be interesting to see how this goes. Wish me luck!
Since you aren't supposed to deprive yourself, I'm going off low-carb. I don't know if it will be permanent or not. I've already been kicking around some ideas for breakfast like oatmeal, whole grain bagel w/peanut butter, and fruit or yogurt. You have NO idea how excited I am about eating whole grains, fruit, and yogurt again!
It will be interesting to see how this goes. Wish me luck!
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