My "visitor" was not a nice house guest yesterday. She made me cranky, irritable, tired and just put me in an overall bad mood. My children were not being the nice accommodating people they usually are so that only added to my irritation level. I only got about 30 min. to myself and chose to use that time poorly (looking at pinterest and laying on the couch).
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: apple jacks cereal w/ 2% milk
Lunch: shared the leftover mac and stuff w/ my daughter so I'd guess my portion was about 1 - 1 1/2 cups
Snack: celery w/ peanut butter
Supper: too easy hotdish (ground beef, cream of chicken soup, tater tots and cheese baked in the oven)
I will be out of town over the weekend so no posts until Sunday night/Monday morning. Everyone have a great weekend!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Day 23 Stats
I know some of you may be getting bored w/ me and my lack of progress. Please don't! I need to see that all of you are checking on me and are anticipating my next post.
Yesterday I had a visit from my friend which put a damper on my mood, appetite, and motivation. (Sorry if there are any guys reading this, but this kind of information is important when reading future posts.) I didn't get out of control w/ my eating just wasn't watching as carefully as I should have. I did manage to stick w/ fruit for snacks instead of candy or sugar. With Halloween around the corner it's going to be hard to resist the bags of chocolate!
Okay, down to business.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: 1 slice wheat toast w/ peanut butter and 1/2 of a sliced banana
Lunch: Salad w/ French dressing, 1 c. hamburger helper cheeseburger macaroni
Snack: 1 c. grapes
Supper: Spaghetti w/ meat and sauce
Snack: 1 c. grapes
Exercise: 3 sets of arm exercises w/ 2 lb. weights, 3 sets of abs, 3 sets of leg/thigh exercises
Would anyone find it helpful/want me to list the actual exercises I do? I haven't b/c I don't know the "technical" name for all of them but if someone is interested I would certainly do my best to get it right.
Yesterday I had a visit from my friend which put a damper on my mood, appetite, and motivation. (Sorry if there are any guys reading this, but this kind of information is important when reading future posts.) I didn't get out of control w/ my eating just wasn't watching as carefully as I should have. I did manage to stick w/ fruit for snacks instead of candy or sugar. With Halloween around the corner it's going to be hard to resist the bags of chocolate!
Okay, down to business.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: 1 slice wheat toast w/ peanut butter and 1/2 of a sliced banana
Lunch: Salad w/ French dressing, 1 c. hamburger helper cheeseburger macaroni
Snack: 1 c. grapes
Supper: Spaghetti w/ meat and sauce
Snack: 1 c. grapes
Exercise: 3 sets of arm exercises w/ 2 lb. weights, 3 sets of abs, 3 sets of leg/thigh exercises
Would anyone find it helpful/want me to list the actual exercises I do? I haven't b/c I don't know the "technical" name for all of them but if someone is interested I would certainly do my best to get it right.
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Day 22 Stats
Well I will admit that while it was harder to stick w/ a stricter diet on day 2 of the 3 day diet, I did manage to drink the recommended gallon of the apple cinnamon spa water recipe and I must say I was feeling great! It helped that both my kids were awesome that day too. (Their mood usually affects my mood.)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Weight: 159
Breakfast: 1 slice wheat bread w/ peanut butter and 1/2 a sliced banana
Lunch: Sonic jr. burger, 1/2 my daughter's grilled cheese (I can't just throw that away!), 1/2 c. grapes
Supper: homemade steak fingers and homemade french fries
Exercise: 2 sets of arm exercises w/ 2 lb. weight, 1 set of ab exercises, 2 sets of leg/thigh exercises
As you can see I went a little overboard; I tried to do some floor exercises to counterbalance some of my eating and while I know it didn't come close to burning enough (or even half) of the calories ingested, it made me feel better about myself just knowing I had done them.
Thanks to everyone who keeps coming back (or who's new) and reading! It gives me motivation to see that others are rooting for me and want to know if I've made any progress. Please don't give up on me! :)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Weight: 159
Breakfast: 1 slice wheat bread w/ peanut butter and 1/2 a sliced banana
Lunch: Sonic jr. burger, 1/2 my daughter's grilled cheese (I can't just throw that away!), 1/2 c. grapes
Supper: homemade steak fingers and homemade french fries
Exercise: 2 sets of arm exercises w/ 2 lb. weight, 1 set of ab exercises, 2 sets of leg/thigh exercises
As you can see I went a little overboard; I tried to do some floor exercises to counterbalance some of my eating and while I know it didn't come close to burning enough (or even half) of the calories ingested, it made me feel better about myself just knowing I had done them.
Thanks to everyone who keeps coming back (or who's new) and reading! It gives me motivation to see that others are rooting for me and want to know if I've made any progress. Please don't give up on me! :)
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Day 21 Stats
Finally time to post during the day! My son is at preschool and my curious 1 year old is exploring the kitchen as I type. She is getting pretty steady on her feet and keeps us on our toes.
At the beginning of August, my husband and I decided to try the 3 day diet I found on pinterest. While we didn't stick to the diet as closely as we should have, we did pretty well, but only lost a pound or two and the website stated you should lose close to 10 lbs. in the 3 days. Well, I decided over the weekend to give it a try again. After all, it's only 3 days. I thought I could handle hunger pains for only a few days. I had a positive mindset going to bed Sunday night.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Weight: 161
Breakfast: Activia yogurt, wheat toast w/ peanut butter
Lunch: Romaine salad w/ a can of tuna and French dressing (I routinely ate this lunch when I was still working and I think it's delicious!), 1 slice wheat bread, 1 1/2 c. cantaloupe, Fiber One brownie
Snack: 8 dried mango pieces
Supper: 3 oz. grilled chicken breast, 1 c. cheddar broccoli noodles, 1/2 an apple, salad w/ French dressing
Dessert: mini Nestle drumstick
I tried to put everything in my fitness pal app as best I could to figure calories. As close as I can tell the whole day I consumed roughly 1400 calories. I thought that was pretty good and my hunger level was about a 4. When I went to bed my stomach felt a little empty but it didn't keep me up all night. Wish me luck w/ following through on Tuesday!
At the beginning of August, my husband and I decided to try the 3 day diet I found on pinterest. While we didn't stick to the diet as closely as we should have, we did pretty well, but only lost a pound or two and the website stated you should lose close to 10 lbs. in the 3 days. Well, I decided over the weekend to give it a try again. After all, it's only 3 days. I thought I could handle hunger pains for only a few days. I had a positive mindset going to bed Sunday night.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Weight: 161
Breakfast: Activia yogurt, wheat toast w/ peanut butter
Lunch: Romaine salad w/ a can of tuna and French dressing (I routinely ate this lunch when I was still working and I think it's delicious!), 1 slice wheat bread, 1 1/2 c. cantaloupe, Fiber One brownie
Snack: 8 dried mango pieces
Supper: 3 oz. grilled chicken breast, 1 c. cheddar broccoli noodles, 1/2 an apple, salad w/ French dressing
Dessert: mini Nestle drumstick
I tried to put everything in my fitness pal app as best I could to figure calories. As close as I can tell the whole day I consumed roughly 1400 calories. I thought that was pretty good and my hunger level was about a 4. When I went to bed my stomach felt a little empty but it didn't keep me up all night. Wish me luck w/ following through on Tuesday!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Day 19 & 20
Wow, I've got to be better about posting daily. Now that the new week has started I will be better. It gets hard on the weekend to find a spare minute what w/ all the napping that happens around here. ;)
I realized I forgot to mention what kicked my butt into gear to start exercising last week. I recently joined a mom's group on meetup.com. The first meetup was last week at a park in Wichita. I had never been to the park, didn't know what to expect from the group meeting, and was nervous as hell. I always get nervous when going into a new situation/meeting new people. Luckily my kids have a way of relieving my stress in public b/c I figure I'm too busy running after them to worry if anyone is watching me. (Yeah I can be that paranoid.) Anyway, I didn't know how many other moms would be at this meetup, and there were A LOT of moms and kids there. I had planned to just wander over to a group and ask if they were there w/ the meetup group. I'm trying to direct my son over to a different part of the park when this line of women pushing strollers comes jogging down the sidewalk in front of the park. There are easily 7 women all pushing double strollers, one of them is at least 6 months pregnant. They come into the park (it's a gated playground area) and unbuckle their kids and send them on their way to play while the women unroll their yoga mats and resistance bands. One woman, who is clearly the "leader," immediately lays down and yells out, "We're going to start w/ the V move!" Which is you sitting on your butt w/ your legs slightly lifted and your arms doing a kind of chest fly w/ the resistance band while doing a small crunch. Wow. I watched these women w/ both admiration and disgust. God I hoped this wasn't the group I'd gotten myself into! For a split second I panicked, but the panic quickly subsided when I got a message from the meetup group that a mom had just arrived (you check in online) so I knew this jogging mom group was not my group. A huge weight was lifted. I did however find 2 other moms that belonged to my same group and hit it off w/ one of them. After I got home and was telling my husband about the jogging mom group, I realized while I couldn't necessarily become a jogging mom, I could become a fit a workout into 30 min. of a day mom which is what I've been striving to do. Some days it doesn't work out and I'm not beating myself up on those days, I'll try and keep up when I can.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Weight: I got my haircut today so didn't shower and didn't weigh
Breakfast: Kix cereal w/ 2% milk
Lunch: Sonic crispy chicken flat melt wrap, tots
Supper: homemade chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes
I didn't do so well on the self control on Saturday as I would have liked. When my husband cooks he tends to make wonderfully fatty, fried foods.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Weight: 162 (damn last night's supper!)
Breakfast: 4 pancakes w/ butter and syrup
Lunch: Rib Crib - baked potato w/ pulled pork, butter, cheese, bacon bits, fries, 1/4 of my daughter's grilled cheese
Supper: Turkey sandwich on wheat bread w/ mayo, 2 slices block cheese, grapes and cantaloupe
Exercise: 2 mile walk w/ my dog (I set a goal on my walking app to walk 20 miles in a month. I'm a quarter of the way there!)
I realized I forgot to mention what kicked my butt into gear to start exercising last week. I recently joined a mom's group on meetup.com. The first meetup was last week at a park in Wichita. I had never been to the park, didn't know what to expect from the group meeting, and was nervous as hell. I always get nervous when going into a new situation/meeting new people. Luckily my kids have a way of relieving my stress in public b/c I figure I'm too busy running after them to worry if anyone is watching me. (Yeah I can be that paranoid.) Anyway, I didn't know how many other moms would be at this meetup, and there were A LOT of moms and kids there. I had planned to just wander over to a group and ask if they were there w/ the meetup group. I'm trying to direct my son over to a different part of the park when this line of women pushing strollers comes jogging down the sidewalk in front of the park. There are easily 7 women all pushing double strollers, one of them is at least 6 months pregnant. They come into the park (it's a gated playground area) and unbuckle their kids and send them on their way to play while the women unroll their yoga mats and resistance bands. One woman, who is clearly the "leader," immediately lays down and yells out, "We're going to start w/ the V move!" Which is you sitting on your butt w/ your legs slightly lifted and your arms doing a kind of chest fly w/ the resistance band while doing a small crunch. Wow. I watched these women w/ both admiration and disgust. God I hoped this wasn't the group I'd gotten myself into! For a split second I panicked, but the panic quickly subsided when I got a message from the meetup group that a mom had just arrived (you check in online) so I knew this jogging mom group was not my group. A huge weight was lifted. I did however find 2 other moms that belonged to my same group and hit it off w/ one of them. After I got home and was telling my husband about the jogging mom group, I realized while I couldn't necessarily become a jogging mom, I could become a fit a workout into 30 min. of a day mom which is what I've been striving to do. Some days it doesn't work out and I'm not beating myself up on those days, I'll try and keep up when I can.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Weight: I got my haircut today so didn't shower and didn't weigh
Breakfast: Kix cereal w/ 2% milk
Lunch: Sonic crispy chicken flat melt wrap, tots
Supper: homemade chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes
I didn't do so well on the self control on Saturday as I would have liked. When my husband cooks he tends to make wonderfully fatty, fried foods.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Weight: 162 (damn last night's supper!)
Breakfast: 4 pancakes w/ butter and syrup
Lunch: Rib Crib - baked potato w/ pulled pork, butter, cheese, bacon bits, fries, 1/4 of my daughter's grilled cheese
Supper: Turkey sandwich on wheat bread w/ mayo, 2 slices block cheese, grapes and cantaloupe
Exercise: 2 mile walk w/ my dog (I set a goal on my walking app to walk 20 miles in a month. I'm a quarter of the way there!)
Friday, September 21, 2012
Days 16, 17 &18
I know it's unusual for me to do a 3 day post (slacking I know), but I'm saving myself some time tomorrow if I don't get around to posting.
I think I'm finally starting to see some answers to my prayers for motivation! The past couple days I've put forth the extra effort and while it's too soon to see results I definitely feel better about myself for doing it! I'll fill you in below.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Weight: 161
Breakfast: 1/4 c. scrambled eggs, 2 slices wheat toast w/ peanut butter
Lunch: McChicken sandwich, handful of fries
Snack: 6 mini strawberry oatmeal muffins (these are absolutely delicious!)
Supper: Cooked chicken breast w/ onion, red pepper and pasta w/ Italian dressing, 3 crescent rounds, and salad w/ French dressing
Exercise: 1 1/2 mile walk to the park holding the dog's leash
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Weight: 159.5 (Finally under 160!)
Breakfast: 4 small pancakes w/ butter and syrup, Activia yogurt
Lunch: chicken salad on lettuce, mac and stuff (hot dogs, mac and cheese, stuffing mix, and peas)
Snack: 3 mini strawberry oatmeal muffins
Supper: grilled cheese, 1 1/2 c. broccoli cheddar soup w/ diced potatoes, grapes
Exercise: 2 mile walk pushing stroller, 2 sets of arm toning w/ 2 lb. weights, 1 set working legs/abs
As you can see I really kicked it up a notch on Thursday. I was pretty pleased w/ myself. Now I hope I can keep the momentum going through the weekend!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Weight: 160 (it's back up!!!!)
Breakfast: 2 strawberry oatmeal muffins (regular size), Activia yogurt
Lunch: mac and stuff, salad w/ French dressing, cantaloupe
Snack: 2 strawberry oatmeal muffins
Supper: taco meat w/ tortilla chips, salsa, shredded cheese, and lettuce
Exercise: 1 set of arms w/ weights, 1.8 mile walk pulling wagon to park and back
I think I'm finally starting to see some answers to my prayers for motivation! The past couple days I've put forth the extra effort and while it's too soon to see results I definitely feel better about myself for doing it! I'll fill you in below.
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Weight: 161
Breakfast: 1/4 c. scrambled eggs, 2 slices wheat toast w/ peanut butter
Lunch: McChicken sandwich, handful of fries
Snack: 6 mini strawberry oatmeal muffins (these are absolutely delicious!)
Supper: Cooked chicken breast w/ onion, red pepper and pasta w/ Italian dressing, 3 crescent rounds, and salad w/ French dressing
Exercise: 1 1/2 mile walk to the park holding the dog's leash
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Weight: 159.5 (Finally under 160!)
Breakfast: 4 small pancakes w/ butter and syrup, Activia yogurt
Lunch: chicken salad on lettuce, mac and stuff (hot dogs, mac and cheese, stuffing mix, and peas)
Snack: 3 mini strawberry oatmeal muffins
Supper: grilled cheese, 1 1/2 c. broccoli cheddar soup w/ diced potatoes, grapes
Exercise: 2 mile walk pushing stroller, 2 sets of arm toning w/ 2 lb. weights, 1 set working legs/abs
As you can see I really kicked it up a notch on Thursday. I was pretty pleased w/ myself. Now I hope I can keep the momentum going through the weekend!
Friday, September 21, 2012
Weight: 160 (it's back up!!!!)
Breakfast: 2 strawberry oatmeal muffins (regular size), Activia yogurt
Lunch: mac and stuff, salad w/ French dressing, cantaloupe
Snack: 2 strawberry oatmeal muffins
Supper: taco meat w/ tortilla chips, salsa, shredded cheese, and lettuce
Exercise: 1 set of arms w/ weights, 1.8 mile walk pulling wagon to park and back
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Day 15 Stats
So......I've let you all down. I was all gung ho at the beginning of the week to get in an exercise routine and I've failed. Granted it's only the second day of the week but I didn't get up yesterday or today and while I did a small "workout" yesterday, it was pretty wimpy and didn't burn ANY calories. Let's just say I'm pretty disappointed in myself and am going to kick my ass in gear. I need to stop w/ the excuses of I'm too tired, I don't have time when the real reason is, I'M LAZY!! I keep praying for motivation and know it will find me soon.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Weight: 160.5
Breakfast: 3 small pancakes w/ butter and syrup
Snack: Cookie crisp cereal (I'm a kid at heart!)
Lunch: turkey sandwich on wheat bread, mayo, cheese and lettuce, 1 c. mac and cheese
Snack: 6 mini strawberry oatmeal muffins (recipe from pinterest, amazing!!)
Supper: Pizza Hut marinara pasta bake, 1 1/2 cheese breadsticks, salad w/ French dressing, mango pieces
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Weight: 160.5
Breakfast: 3 small pancakes w/ butter and syrup
Snack: Cookie crisp cereal (I'm a kid at heart!)
Lunch: turkey sandwich on wheat bread, mayo, cheese and lettuce, 1 c. mac and cheese
Snack: 6 mini strawberry oatmeal muffins (recipe from pinterest, amazing!!)
Supper: Pizza Hut marinara pasta bake, 1 1/2 cheese breadsticks, salad w/ French dressing, mango pieces
Monday, September 17, 2012
Day 14 Stats
So today didn't go quite as planned but overall a good day. I didn't make it up in time to walk. It was way too late when I went to bed and my eyes didn't want to open this morning. I was able to work in a mini workout this afternoon that I don't think was enough to work anything that I ate off, but it was a step in the right direction.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Weight: 160 (When I started this 2 weeks ago, I was 161.5. Even though it's fluctuated daily I'm going to call this progress!)
Breakfast: slice of whole wheat bread w/ peanut butter, strawberry slices and 1/2 of a sliced banana
Snack: 1 c. grapes
Lunch: chicken salad over lettuce, 1 can Progresso soup, apple pie pocket
Supper: 6 inch sub, handful of grapes, few pieces of pineapple, 2 cookies
Exercise: I have a workout app on my phone that gives you a workout routine in specific time span. I chose the 10 min. one b/c this was my first time using the app. It gave me very simple upper and lower body work to be done for 30 seconds for each exercise. I believe there were about 15-20 different exercises. It was easy to follow and when I was done I felt like I'd done a lot. I will be trying the app out again.
Monday, September 17, 2012
Weight: 160 (When I started this 2 weeks ago, I was 161.5. Even though it's fluctuated daily I'm going to call this progress!)
Breakfast: slice of whole wheat bread w/ peanut butter, strawberry slices and 1/2 of a sliced banana
Snack: 1 c. grapes
Lunch: chicken salad over lettuce, 1 can Progresso soup, apple pie pocket
Supper: 6 inch sub, handful of grapes, few pieces of pineapple, 2 cookies
Exercise: I have a workout app on my phone that gives you a workout routine in specific time span. I chose the 10 min. one b/c this was my first time using the app. It gave me very simple upper and lower body work to be done for 30 seconds for each exercise. I believe there were about 15-20 different exercises. It was easy to follow and when I was done I felt like I'd done a lot. I will be trying the app out again.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Stats - Day 12 & Day 13
Saturday my husband and I had a rare morning together to run some errands. On 2 separate occasions my car wouldn't start, both times it needed a jump. We called our sitter and took off for a few hours to buy a new battery and check on a new fridge. It's rare that my husband and I get some time w/o the kids, unless it's after the kids go to bed. He was leaving on a day trip to Florida at 12:30 so our time was limited. We were able to buy a new fridge, new battery and grab some lunch before heading home. It's nice to get away from our kids for a while, but boy do they make running errands exciting! I think I was able to stay "good" when we ate out. We went to Panera and I probably should have ordered a salad but the weather was dreary and soup just hit the spot.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: None (I know it's not a valid excuse, but I didn't have time)
Lunch: Panera Bread - 1/2 turkey and cranberry panini, chicken stew (forgot the name) w/ veggies, piece of bread
Snack: mango pieces
Supper: 1 1/2 c. Hamburger helper lasagna, salad w/ French dressing, diced peaches
As I've written about countless times (I promise to put a lid on my whining), I am very dissatisfied w/ my body. I'm aware I'm not a minority on this topic, but I feel I have no will power. This morning in church and this afternoon at Dillon's, I saw so many women, w/ children I might add, that had such great bodies! (Yes, it may sound strange that I check out other women, but I do.) I started beating myself up in my head about what I've been eating, my lack of exercise. I hope to bring a new attitude to my life starting tomorrow. Back to the intention of walking in the mornings and working out w/ my Wii when my son's at preschool and daughter is napping.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Weight: 161
Breakfast: Cookie crisp cereal (had to relive my childhood!)
Lunch: chicken salad on lettuce, 1/2 an apple, Fiber One brownie
Supper: pork roast w/ BBQ sauce, homemade fries w/ ketchup, sliced peaches
Dessert: ice cream and apple pie pocket
Please be sending positive thoughts my way this week to keep me on track. I'll be thinking of you all too. Thanks for reading!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: None (I know it's not a valid excuse, but I didn't have time)
Lunch: Panera Bread - 1/2 turkey and cranberry panini, chicken stew (forgot the name) w/ veggies, piece of bread
Snack: mango pieces
Supper: 1 1/2 c. Hamburger helper lasagna, salad w/ French dressing, diced peaches
As I've written about countless times (I promise to put a lid on my whining), I am very dissatisfied w/ my body. I'm aware I'm not a minority on this topic, but I feel I have no will power. This morning in church and this afternoon at Dillon's, I saw so many women, w/ children I might add, that had such great bodies! (Yes, it may sound strange that I check out other women, but I do.) I started beating myself up in my head about what I've been eating, my lack of exercise. I hope to bring a new attitude to my life starting tomorrow. Back to the intention of walking in the mornings and working out w/ my Wii when my son's at preschool and daughter is napping.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Weight: 161
Breakfast: Cookie crisp cereal (had to relive my childhood!)
Lunch: chicken salad on lettuce, 1/2 an apple, Fiber One brownie
Supper: pork roast w/ BBQ sauce, homemade fries w/ ketchup, sliced peaches
Dessert: ice cream and apple pie pocket
Please be sending positive thoughts my way this week to keep me on track. I'll be thinking of you all too. Thanks for reading!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Stats for Days 10 & 11
Things have been busy around here and I've been a little scatterbrained this week. I've kind of plateaued and can't seem to break 160 lbs. This next week it's my goal to get under that number! I think I can do it!! My motivation is back!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Weight: 162 (all that damn ice cream!)
H2O: 4
Breakfast: Activia yogurt, mango pieces, half an apple
Lunch: 5 fish sticks, 1/2 c. mac and cheese, strawberries, salad w/ French dressing
Snack: handful of cookie crisp cereal
Supper: leftover spaghetti, meat and sauce, mango pieces, ice cream cookie
Friday, September 14, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: slice of wheat bread w/ peanut butter and sliced strawberries
Brunch: I went to a new mom's group (MOPS) and had some food there. Monkey bread, egg casserole, yogurt and granola, mini blueberry muffin
Lunch: 2 slices pepperoni pizza, salad w/ French dressing
Supper: chicken salad sandwich, grapes, ice cream
Next week I hope to remember to start taking pictures of my food. Then I'll probably have to remember to load them to the blog w/ each entry.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Weight: 162 (all that damn ice cream!)
H2O: 4
Breakfast: Activia yogurt, mango pieces, half an apple
Lunch: 5 fish sticks, 1/2 c. mac and cheese, strawberries, salad w/ French dressing
Snack: handful of cookie crisp cereal
Supper: leftover spaghetti, meat and sauce, mango pieces, ice cream cookie
Friday, September 14, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: slice of wheat bread w/ peanut butter and sliced strawberries
Brunch: I went to a new mom's group (MOPS) and had some food there. Monkey bread, egg casserole, yogurt and granola, mini blueberry muffin
Lunch: 2 slices pepperoni pizza, salad w/ French dressing
Supper: chicken salad sandwich, grapes, ice cream
Next week I hope to remember to start taking pictures of my food. Then I'll probably have to remember to load them to the blog w/ each entry.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Days 8 & 9 Stats
I'm getting a jump on tomorrow's post and am doing a double entry today. My husband left on a trip today and won't be back until late tomorrow night. When he's gone it seems like my motivation goes even lower than usual and so does my desire to keep up the house. Throw 2 kids into the mix and it's a recipe for disaster. Please everyone who reads this say an extra prayer for me for the next 2 days that I don't completely fall apart!
My motivation has done way down this past week. Anyone that has ideas/confidence boosters, anything please share! I greatly appreciate it!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Weight: 160.5
H2O: 2
Breakfast: oatmeal w/ splenda, brown sugar and fresh peach slices
Lunch: tuna salad sandwich on ciabatta wheat bread, 1/2 c. mac and cheese
Supper: 1 1/2 slices meatloaf, 1 c. mashed potatoes, 1/2 c. tropical mixed fruit, salad w/ French dressing, ice cream and a S'mores bar
After supper we took the kids and the dog for a walk to the park. Round trip was about 3/4 of a mile, but our pace wasn't fast enough to burn any calories.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Weight: 160.5
Breakfast: We ran some errands this morning before my husband left for his business trip and were in a hurry. No breakfast for mommy.
Lunch: small hamburger, pasta salad, 1 chicken strip, few French fries
Supper: 4 slices pepperoni pizza, 1 c. grapes (I know this was excessive and I have no excuse) ice cream, S'mores bar
My motivation has done way down this past week. Anyone that has ideas/confidence boosters, anything please share! I greatly appreciate it!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Weight: 160.5
H2O: 2
Breakfast: oatmeal w/ splenda, brown sugar and fresh peach slices
Lunch: tuna salad sandwich on ciabatta wheat bread, 1/2 c. mac and cheese
Supper: 1 1/2 slices meatloaf, 1 c. mashed potatoes, 1/2 c. tropical mixed fruit, salad w/ French dressing, ice cream and a S'mores bar
After supper we took the kids and the dog for a walk to the park. Round trip was about 3/4 of a mile, but our pace wasn't fast enough to burn any calories.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Weight: 160.5
Breakfast: We ran some errands this morning before my husband left for his business trip and were in a hurry. No breakfast for mommy.
Lunch: small hamburger, pasta salad, 1 chicken strip, few French fries
Supper: 4 slices pepperoni pizza, 1 c. grapes (I know this was excessive and I have no excuse) ice cream, S'mores bar
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Day 7 Stats
I'm on top of things this morning! Dropped my son off at preschool, baby girl is fighting a nap in her crib, and I have roughly 2 hours to myself. We'll see if I can fit in a work out between laundry, dishes and my other chores.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Weight: 159.5
H2O: 8 cups (the cup I was using is about 14 oz I think so this total isn't completely accurate)
Breakfast: 2 slices wheat toast w/ peanut butter, Spark
Snack: 1 c. popcorn
Lunch: 1 1/2 c. spaghetti w/ meat and sauce, 1/2 c. grapes, chips
Snack: S'mores bar
Supper: bacon, corn and potato chowder, 3 biscuits, salad w/ French dressing, S'mores bar and ice cream
Exercise: 2 mile walk pulling wagon
I may have gone a little overboard w/ my dessert but we were all still sitting at the table as a family eating and I gave in. Usually my husband and I enjoy ice cream after the kids are in bed so it was rare that everyone was eating together.
My son wanted to take a walk to the park and I needed to do a couple errands so we walked the mile downtown and visited the post office and Dollar General. The temperature may be dropping and there was a nice breeze, but the lack of clouds in the sky made it seem a lot warmer than it was. By the time we got home, my face was flushed and I was sweating like crazy.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Weight: 159.5
H2O: 8 cups (the cup I was using is about 14 oz I think so this total isn't completely accurate)
Breakfast: 2 slices wheat toast w/ peanut butter, Spark
Snack: 1 c. popcorn
Lunch: 1 1/2 c. spaghetti w/ meat and sauce, 1/2 c. grapes, chips
Snack: S'mores bar
Supper: bacon, corn and potato chowder, 3 biscuits, salad w/ French dressing, S'mores bar and ice cream
Exercise: 2 mile walk pulling wagon
I may have gone a little overboard w/ my dessert but we were all still sitting at the table as a family eating and I gave in. Usually my husband and I enjoy ice cream after the kids are in bed so it was rare that everyone was eating together.
My son wanted to take a walk to the park and I needed to do a couple errands so we walked the mile downtown and visited the post office and Dollar General. The temperature may be dropping and there was a nice breeze, but the lack of clouds in the sky made it seem a lot warmer than it was. By the time we got home, my face was flushed and I was sweating like crazy.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Days 5 & 6 Stats
I had another busy couple of days that's the reason why I haven't posted in 2 days again. Don't worry I won't make this a regular habit. At least I'll try not to. :)
Saturday I was feeling depressed, unmotivated and just all around unhappy. My husband had a gun safety class that day which left me home w/ the kids again, on a Saturday. The weekend before he had spent w/ his friends hunting. I had no time either to myself or spending "family" time. It's safe to say I was not a happy mommy on Saturday. My eating habit wasn't very good that day even though I was trying to be conscious of what went in my mouth. Exercise wasn't good either.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Weight: I didn't shower today which is when I usually weigh myself.
Breakfast: 1/4 of a strawberry poptart, unfrosted
Lunch: small flatbread pizza, leftover spaghetti on my son's plate, 1 c. diced mango
Snack: 5 mini Nutter butter cookies, 3 pieces mango pieces
Supper: Chinese food, sweet and sour chicken, 2 egg rolls
Exercise: We walked to the Chinese restaurant which was about 1/2 mile from our house.
Sunday I had some "me" time w/ going to a consignment sale, eating lunch by myself, and doing some grocery shopping w/o kids! My husband is really understanding about me having time for myself although he has more opportunities to "get away" than I do. My "mommy" net has been cast and I have several dates on my calendar to socialize w/ other moms and their kids. It will be awhile before I make a friendship strong enough to go on a "mom" date but I'm willing to put in the time to gain new friends.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: Activia yogurt
Lunch: Panera Bread - clam chowder, strawberry and poppyseed salad, bread
Supper: 5 oz. piece of garlic chicken, sliced peaches, peas and carrots, S'mores bars
I made an apple detox drink I found on pinterest. I plan to make a dent in this gallon jug tomorrow. The website states it helps w/ weight loss and energy. I'm all for the energy b/c I've really been dragging lately. Check back tomorrow and I'll keep you posted.
Saturday I was feeling depressed, unmotivated and just all around unhappy. My husband had a gun safety class that day which left me home w/ the kids again, on a Saturday. The weekend before he had spent w/ his friends hunting. I had no time either to myself or spending "family" time. It's safe to say I was not a happy mommy on Saturday. My eating habit wasn't very good that day even though I was trying to be conscious of what went in my mouth. Exercise wasn't good either.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Weight: I didn't shower today which is when I usually weigh myself.
Breakfast: 1/4 of a strawberry poptart, unfrosted
Lunch: small flatbread pizza, leftover spaghetti on my son's plate, 1 c. diced mango
Snack: 5 mini Nutter butter cookies, 3 pieces mango pieces
Supper: Chinese food, sweet and sour chicken, 2 egg rolls
Exercise: We walked to the Chinese restaurant which was about 1/2 mile from our house.
Sunday I had some "me" time w/ going to a consignment sale, eating lunch by myself, and doing some grocery shopping w/o kids! My husband is really understanding about me having time for myself although he has more opportunities to "get away" than I do. My "mommy" net has been cast and I have several dates on my calendar to socialize w/ other moms and their kids. It will be awhile before I make a friendship strong enough to go on a "mom" date but I'm willing to put in the time to gain new friends.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: Activia yogurt
Lunch: Panera Bread - clam chowder, strawberry and poppyseed salad, bread
Supper: 5 oz. piece of garlic chicken, sliced peaches, peas and carrots, S'mores bars
I made an apple detox drink I found on pinterest. I plan to make a dent in this gallon jug tomorrow. The website states it helps w/ weight loss and energy. I'm all for the energy b/c I've really been dragging lately. Check back tomorrow and I'll keep you posted.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Days 3 & 4
I know what you're thinking, I quit already, right? Right? No, we had a home visit, my daughter had her 1 year Dr. appt, and my cold symptoms got a little overwhelming. By the time we got home from our errands, supper was made and the kids in bed, I was too worn out to post anything. Today there's a double post.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Weight: 160.5
Breakfast: quick oats w/ splenda, brown sugar, and half a diced peach (this was so delicious and came out to be about 300 calories. I wish I would have taken a picture to post), Spark
Lunch: 1 1/2 cheese breadsticks, 1 slice pepperoni and hamburger pizza (thin crust), 1/2 c. cantaloupe
Snack:130 calorie snack size ice cream drumstick
Supper: 1 c. turkey chili, 5 fish sticks, 1/2 c. sliced pears, 1 c. mashed potatoes
Exercise: Scrubbed the floor, went up and down the stairs multiple times, 1/2 mile walk to the park, 1 set of lunges, 2 sets of squats, 60 knee cross crunches
I went a little overboard on supper today. My husband had a late meeting so the kids and I just ate whatever was available. I succumbed to the pressure of not leaving anything on my kid's plates which I said from the beginning would be a problem.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: 1 slice whole wheat toast w/ strawberry jelly, Activia yogurt
Lunch: McDouble, side salad w/ French dressing, small fries from a Happy Meal, 1/2 happy meal hamburger
Snack: 3 mini marshmallows
Supper: diced potatoes and sliced sausage links
I admit today was also an overboard day. I thought I was doing okay by ordering a side salad at McDonald's but then that hamburger just looked so dang tasty.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Weight: 160.5
Breakfast: quick oats w/ splenda, brown sugar, and half a diced peach (this was so delicious and came out to be about 300 calories. I wish I would have taken a picture to post), Spark
Lunch: 1 1/2 cheese breadsticks, 1 slice pepperoni and hamburger pizza (thin crust), 1/2 c. cantaloupe
Snack:130 calorie snack size ice cream drumstick
Supper: 1 c. turkey chili, 5 fish sticks, 1/2 c. sliced pears, 1 c. mashed potatoes
Exercise: Scrubbed the floor, went up and down the stairs multiple times, 1/2 mile walk to the park, 1 set of lunges, 2 sets of squats, 60 knee cross crunches
I went a little overboard on supper today. My husband had a late meeting so the kids and I just ate whatever was available. I succumbed to the pressure of not leaving anything on my kid's plates which I said from the beginning would be a problem.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Weight: 160
Breakfast: 1 slice whole wheat toast w/ strawberry jelly, Activia yogurt
Lunch: McDouble, side salad w/ French dressing, small fries from a Happy Meal, 1/2 happy meal hamburger
Snack: 3 mini marshmallows
Supper: diced potatoes and sliced sausage links
I admit today was also an overboard day. I thought I was doing okay by ordering a side salad at McDonald's but then that hamburger just looked so dang tasty.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Day 2
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
My cold still has my head and nose stuffy so no walk happened again this morning. Hopefully next week this cold will be out of my system and I can add more exercise to my routine. Here's what my Wed. looked like:
Weight: 159.5 (I know 2 pounds right?!)
Water: I was only able to suck down 5 glasses. A lot better than yesterday though!
Breakfast: 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter and banana spread on top plus my usual glass of Spark
Lunch: 1/2 shredded chicken sandwich on wheat bread w/ mayo and a slice of cheese, 1 c. Kraft mac and cheese, 1 1/2 c. cantaloupe
Snack: mini tootsie roll (when my son was digging around for his pee candy I grabbed one impulsively)
Supper: 1 c. spaghetti noodles, 1 c. meat and sauce, I also attended a mom's group thru our church and there was a buffet of goodies there. I sampled some in moderation of course, but I'm sure still ate more than I should have considering I had already eaten supper.
I actually worked in a little exercise today! It wasn't much but it got my blood moving and was a nice start after doing nothing for so long.
Workout: 50 knee cross crunches (standing and drawing knee to chest while touching w/ opposite elbow), 1 set of lunges (10 on each side, these always kill me!), and 2 sets of squats (12 in a set)
I was a little stiff when I woke up this morning. My daughter is napping right now and my son is at preschool. Time to whip up a little breakfast for myself and tackle some housework! See you all tomorrow!
My cold still has my head and nose stuffy so no walk happened again this morning. Hopefully next week this cold will be out of my system and I can add more exercise to my routine. Here's what my Wed. looked like:
Weight: 159.5 (I know 2 pounds right?!)
Water: I was only able to suck down 5 glasses. A lot better than yesterday though!
Breakfast: 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ peanut butter and banana spread on top plus my usual glass of Spark
Lunch: 1/2 shredded chicken sandwich on wheat bread w/ mayo and a slice of cheese, 1 c. Kraft mac and cheese, 1 1/2 c. cantaloupe
Snack: mini tootsie roll (when my son was digging around for his pee candy I grabbed one impulsively)
Supper: 1 c. spaghetti noodles, 1 c. meat and sauce, I also attended a mom's group thru our church and there was a buffet of goodies there. I sampled some in moderation of course, but I'm sure still ate more than I should have considering I had already eaten supper.
I actually worked in a little exercise today! It wasn't much but it got my blood moving and was a nice start after doing nothing for so long.
Workout: 50 knee cross crunches (standing and drawing knee to chest while touching w/ opposite elbow), 1 set of lunges (10 on each side, these always kill me!), and 2 sets of squats (12 in a set)
I was a little stiff when I woke up this morning. My daughter is napping right now and my son is at preschool. Time to whip up a little breakfast for myself and tackle some housework! See you all tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Day 1 Stats
I decided to post my daily stats the following morning rather than the night of. I sat down last night to post and was so tired I didn't want to mess w/ it. So now I plan to squeeze it in w/ my other morning tasks.
I had my alarm set to get up and walk, (I've had a cold and can't breath thru my nose so sleeping has been interesting) but I tossed and turned so much that night I switched it off in the middle of the night. I was glad I did when at 6 AM I heard thunder and rain. Not a great way to get motivated for the day. To make a long story short, I did not do any form of exercise yesterday. My cold had my head all stuffed up and a monster headache. (I know another excuse!) But I did stick to a good eating plan (I thought).
I am trying to track calories on the My Fitness Pal app but get frustrated w/ creating a whole recipe. I usually do fine until supper time. I don't enter anything unless it's something specific. If it's one of my recipes I just try and watch my portions.
Monday, September 4, 2012
Weight: 161.5
Breakfast: Activia Light, Strawberry yogurt, I also drink a glass of spark every morning to boost my energy level (I'm trying to be better about creating more balanced and filling breakfasts. I've gotten some great ideas from a blog called Undressed Skeleton on tumblr. She has awesome breakfast recipes!)
Snack: Fiber One brownie
Lunch: 1/2 turkey sandwich on white bread (all we had in the house I usually eat wheat) w/ mayo and slice of cheese, 1/2 c. of buffalo chicken pasta salad leftover from last week)
Snack: 1 c. cantaloupe, 3 wheat crackers
Supper: 1 1/2 c. turkey chili, 2 pieces whole wheat toast (found some in a plastic bag we hadn't unpacked) w/ butter, 1 cupcake for dessert
I didn't get close to drinking as much water as I should. That's also something I need to work on getting up to. I drank maybe 3 cups all day. Even though I'm home all day, it's hard to remember to drink. I did have a pop w/ supper but I'm trying to cut down on that too. I only have 2 left in our fridge and don't plan to buy anymore after they're gone. We drink a lot of flavored water like Crystal Light. I found some great flavored water recipes w/ fruit on pinterest I plan to try.
So all in all yesterday wasn't too bad. I was pretty hungry by the time supper rolled around and didn't let myself totally pig out. My husband and I usually finish what our kids leave on their plates which in my son's case is usually most of his meal. I refrained from scooping another portion onto my plate. I was pretty proud of myself.
I had my alarm set to get up and walk, (I've had a cold and can't breath thru my nose so sleeping has been interesting) but I tossed and turned so much that night I switched it off in the middle of the night. I was glad I did when at 6 AM I heard thunder and rain. Not a great way to get motivated for the day. To make a long story short, I did not do any form of exercise yesterday. My cold had my head all stuffed up and a monster headache. (I know another excuse!) But I did stick to a good eating plan (I thought).
I am trying to track calories on the My Fitness Pal app but get frustrated w/ creating a whole recipe. I usually do fine until supper time. I don't enter anything unless it's something specific. If it's one of my recipes I just try and watch my portions.
Monday, September 4, 2012
Weight: 161.5
Breakfast: Activia Light, Strawberry yogurt, I also drink a glass of spark every morning to boost my energy level (I'm trying to be better about creating more balanced and filling breakfasts. I've gotten some great ideas from a blog called Undressed Skeleton on tumblr. She has awesome breakfast recipes!)
Snack: Fiber One brownie
Lunch: 1/2 turkey sandwich on white bread (all we had in the house I usually eat wheat) w/ mayo and slice of cheese, 1/2 c. of buffalo chicken pasta salad leftover from last week)
Snack: 1 c. cantaloupe, 3 wheat crackers
Supper: 1 1/2 c. turkey chili, 2 pieces whole wheat toast (found some in a plastic bag we hadn't unpacked) w/ butter, 1 cupcake for dessert
I didn't get close to drinking as much water as I should. That's also something I need to work on getting up to. I drank maybe 3 cups all day. Even though I'm home all day, it's hard to remember to drink. I did have a pop w/ supper but I'm trying to cut down on that too. I only have 2 left in our fridge and don't plan to buy anymore after they're gone. We drink a lot of flavored water like Crystal Light. I found some great flavored water recipes w/ fruit on pinterest I plan to try.
So all in all yesterday wasn't too bad. I was pretty hungry by the time supper rolled around and didn't let myself totally pig out. My husband and I usually finish what our kids leave on their plates which in my son's case is usually most of his meal. I refrained from scooping another portion onto my plate. I was pretty proud of myself.
Monday, September 3, 2012
Starting slow...
Ok I know its been a REALLY long time since I last posted and all the posts before that basically said the same thing: me complaining about how I look and needing to get motivated to do something about it. Well I'm done complaining and have a plan to get my life (and my body) back on track.
Over the weekend we celebrated our daughter's 1st birthday. A whole year has passed since this tiny human being was pulled out of my body (I had a C-section) and nothing has really changed regarding my figure. My weight is the same (give or take a couple pounds), but my pants are a little tighter around the middle and there are quite a few dimples on my upper thighs. I have been using the excuse that this is my 2nd child and it takes a little more time to bounce back from that but in reality I'm in total denial. I don't want to start working out or watching what I eat. I want to keep complaining to myself and my husband about how my body looks but not do anything about it.
My son is starting preschool tomorrow which means I will have 2 1/2 hours free time 2 days a week (most of the time anyway). I have a master plan in my head that hopefully will work its way out on paper/computer. From now on I will log my weight, menu, and workout daily to try and stay on top of some kind of routine and keep myself motivated. I plan to take our dog for walks 2-3 times a week. Of course, in order to do this it means I have to get up at 5 or 5:30 to accommodate my husband's work schedule and the fact that I need to shower before he leaves in the morning. I have accomplished this task only once since we've lived in our new house. It was very dark outside and the street lights were sparse in our neighborhood.
See you all tomorrow for my first day stats!
Over the weekend we celebrated our daughter's 1st birthday. A whole year has passed since this tiny human being was pulled out of my body (I had a C-section) and nothing has really changed regarding my figure. My weight is the same (give or take a couple pounds), but my pants are a little tighter around the middle and there are quite a few dimples on my upper thighs. I have been using the excuse that this is my 2nd child and it takes a little more time to bounce back from that but in reality I'm in total denial. I don't want to start working out or watching what I eat. I want to keep complaining to myself and my husband about how my body looks but not do anything about it.
My son is starting preschool tomorrow which means I will have 2 1/2 hours free time 2 days a week (most of the time anyway). I have a master plan in my head that hopefully will work its way out on paper/computer. From now on I will log my weight, menu, and workout daily to try and stay on top of some kind of routine and keep myself motivated. I plan to take our dog for walks 2-3 times a week. Of course, in order to do this it means I have to get up at 5 or 5:30 to accommodate my husband's work schedule and the fact that I need to shower before he leaves in the morning. I have accomplished this task only once since we've lived in our new house. It was very dark outside and the street lights were sparse in our neighborhood.
See you all tomorrow for my first day stats!
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