Day 53 Stats

I'm afraid I've let you all down. :( The weekend saw me a little out of control w/ food and doing a lot of sitting on my butt. All that is going to change next week. My husband and I decided this is the time to start our clean eating adventure. I'm taking this week to get organized w/ menus, recipes, grocery shopping and meal prepping. I hope to see some results before the holidays start!

Monday, October 29, 2012
Weight: 162 (WTF?!)

Breakfast: We were running late so I skipped :/

Lunch: Chicken fried steak sandwich, fries and ketchup

Supper: beef stroganoff (prepared by my husband I must add), grapes, ice cream

Steps: 4039, 1.7 miles, 344 calories burned

Days 51 & 52 Stats

Sorry I've been MIA the last few days. We visited our parents over the weekend and I didn't get a post written before we left. I apologize. This also means days Sat. and Sunday will be missing from the blog. Sorry!

Thursday, October 25, 2012
Breakfast: 1 c. quick oats, 2 packets of Splenda, 1 tsp. brown sugar, 3/4 of a banana

Lunch: 5 fish sticks, 1 can chicken and noodle soup (Campbell's)

Supper: 3 pieces pepperoni and beef pizza (I know, it was a bad idea)

Friday, October 26, 2012
Breakfast: French toast bake, quiche, banana nut bread (MOPS meeting)

Lunch: 1 slice leftover pizza, 1 c. grapes

Supper: Spangles chili cheeseburger, fries

I haven't been using my pedometer app the last few days so don't have any steps to report right now.

Days 49 & 50 stats

Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Breakfast: Apple dapple cereal w/ 2% milk

Lunch: leftover whole wheat spaghetti w/ garlic and herb sauce, 1 c. grapes

Snack: 1 mini Kit Kat

Supper: 1 boneless chicken breast, 1/4 c. rotini pasta (not whole wheat) w/ butter and grated Colby Jack cheese, 1/2 of an apple

Steps: 2564, 1 mile wa, 292 calories burned

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Breakfast: 1 slice whole wheat toast w/ butter, 2 eggs scrambled

Lunch: peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat bread, 1/2 cup chocolate pudding, 1 c. grapes

Supper: black beans and salsa over 2 slices whole wheat toast, 1 cup corn, 2 crescent rounds w/ butter and honey

Steps: 1469, .5 miles, 125 calories burned

Days 47 & 48 Stats

Things have been getting a little better in the food department (okay maybe slowly but better!). I downloaded a new app on my phone, spark people. Anyone have any luck w/ it or have comments? Please share. There are some things I like better than the my fitness pal app and some things I don't. Seems like it doesn't recognize as many foods when I scan the barcode as my fitness pal app does but I have the option to enter it manually which works.

Sunday, October 21, 2012
Breakfast: skipped (I know, I know it's the most important meal, but we were running late for church and Catholics aren't supposed to consume any food 1 hour before communion)

Lunch: bacon, lettuce, cheese sandwich on whole wheat toast w/ mayo, pear slices

Supper: sloppy joe on white bun, 1 c. Velveeta shells and cheese, ice cream, 1/2 a package of King size Twizzlers

Steps: Sadly I didn't have my pedometer on today

Monday, October 22, 2012
Weight: 161.5

Breakfast: wheat toast w/ peanut butter and banana

Lunch: leftover Logan's Roadhouse mini steak burger w/ sea salt chips

Supper: 2 grilled cheese sandwiches on whole wheat toast w/ Kraft American cheese slices, butter, sea salt chips and ice cream

Steps: 1841, .8 miles, 161 calories burned


I've been doing my research on clean eating and hopefully in the next week my husband and I will have a plan and grocery list mapped out to begin this new journey into healthy eating and losing weight! Anyone w/ advice/success stories feel free to share!

Days 45 & 46 Stats

I'm on the ball w/ 2 posts in one day! Let's hope I can keep it up.

Friday, October 19, 2012
Breakfast: wheat bread w/ peanut butter and 1/2 a banana

Lunch: Sonic jr. cheeseburger, 1 c. peas and carrots

Supper: 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on whole wheat bread, Kroger black bean and salsa chips, cantaloupe

Steps: 8759, 3.7 miles, burned 570 calories (we hopped around the city a lot today visiting a museum and the zoo and I still didn't make 10,000 steps!)

Saturday, October 20, 2012
Breakfast: 5 mini pancakes w/ butter and syrup

Lunch: 2 mini cheeseburgers, fries, roll w/ butter (Logan's Roadhouse)

Supper: 1/2 chicken fried steak w/ mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed veggies

Snack: Wendy's jr. bacon cheeseburger, 1 c. strawberry gelato (we went to dinner and an early movie so I was hungry afterwards)

Steps: 3320, 1.4 miles, 188 calories burned (clearly I didn't do as much walking as Friday, I need to step up my activity)

43 & 44 Stats

No excuses for my being absent this past week. You all don't want to hear them so let's jump right in.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Breakfast: 3 slices banana bread (mini loaf)

Lunch: grilled cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ American cheese slice, 1/2 can Kroger brand grilled chicken and sausage gumbo soup, 3 orange slices

Snack: 1 c. grapes, 1 1/2 slices banana bread

Supper: 1 1/2 c. leftover chili, 1 c. chicken salad, ice cream

Exercise: I downloaded a pedometer to my iphone so can now track my steps 2053 steps equals .41 miles, I also took my daughter for a walk in the stroller that was 1.15 miles

Thursday, October 18, 2012
Breakfast: Kix cereal w/ splenda packet and 2% milk, yoplait yogurt

Lunch: leftover chicken and stuffing w/ mixed veggies, apple slices, 1 c. cantaloupe

Snack: 1/2 piece cinnamon roll cake

Supper: whole wheat spaghetti, garlic and herb tomato sauce, 1 chicken breast cut into strips, breaded and fried, 3 crescent rounds w/ butter, 1 c. frozen peas and carrots

Snack: bowl of Kix w/ 2% milk

Steps: 1384 (I thought it was running in the evening when really it wasn't, major disappointment)

Day 41 & 42 Stats

Ok I know I'm skipping a few days, but we had 7 house guests over the weekend (2 of which included kids) so I did not log any meals etc. I'm starting new this week and we're just glossing over the last few days like they didn't happen, okay?

Monday, October 15, 2012
Weight: 160 - considering all the sweets we ate over the weekend (sweet rolls, 3 dozen chocolate chip cookies, and cinnamon roll cake) I'm amazed that number isn't higher

Breakfast: 100 calorie Greek yogurt

Lunch: 1/2 of my 3 cheese Parmesan chicken breast and grapes

Snack: Twizzlers

Supper: (grazed off my kid's meal) 1 fish stick, 1/2 c. broccoli cheddar bag noodles, turkey sandwich on rosemary bread w/ mayo, 1 slice colby jack cheese, and lettuce, 3 scoops ice cream

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Breakfast: apple dapples cereal

Lunch: chicken salad sandwich on wheat bread w/ mayo, chips, pear slices

Supper: 2 pieces Papa Murphy's chicken/pepperoni pizza, salad w/ French dressing, 2 scoops ice cream

Exercise: 2 mile walk w/ my dog

Days 36 & 37

Things have been looking up the last couple days. I'm working harder on increasing motivation and while I haven't been exercising as much as last week, I'm being more careful w/ food and portion sizes. I got my Eating Clean book in the mail and plan to spend the next week reading and studying it. What I've read so far it sounds like it may be tricky to get the ball rolling w/ this eating plan, but I suspect once we get started it will become routine. If anyone has tips/advice/results please share!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Breakfast: 2 bowls of cereal w/ 2% milk (shared w/ my daughter)

Lunch: salad w/ French dressing, hard boiled sliced egg, 3 oz. piece Parmesan crusted chicken

Supper: Stove top chicken bake (chicken breast, cream of chicken soup, 2 bags mixed vegetables, stove top for chicken), ice cream

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Breakfast: wheat bread w/ peanut butter

Lunch: 3 oz Parmesan crusted chicken, 1 c. diced potatoes

Supper: Chicken salad on 2 slices wheat bread w/ mayo, 1 c. broccoli and cauliflower, peach slices

Exercise: 2.25 mile walk w/ our dog, 1 mile walk pushing my daughter in her stroller (which means it was a leisurely pace)

Days 34 & 35 Stats

I'm afraid I have to again apologize for being so slow to post! My motivation level is dangerously low not to mention I haven't really left the house in 2 days. That makes for an unhappy mommy. (The holiday really threw off our weekly schedule.) I would like to say things are returning to normal but that's not going to happen any time soon. Remember the sickness I reported was attacking our house? I finally got in to see a Dr. (we hadn't gotten established w/ anyone since we moved and that was not an easy process) and was told I have a sinus infection. I've never had one before so wasn't sure what to expect. I got prescribed an antibiotic, a nasal spray (that smells like old lady perfume, how nice I get to smell it all day long!), and was advised to buy some Mucinex D. That was a pretty pricey trip to Walgreens! I think I already wrote that my husband is now sick and doesn't look too good. I was nice and bought the extra large package of Mucinex D to share w/ him. Hopefully we both start seeing some results ASAP. Luckily he's not a whiny patient. He did tell me he was sorry he didn't show me more sympathy when I was sick. What a guy.

Sunday, October 7, 2012
Breakfast: wheat bread w/ peanut butter and 1/2 banana, sliced

Lunch: 1/2 cheese omelette, 2 slices French toast w/ butter and syrup, cantaloupe and grapes, diced potatoes (Village Inn breakfast)

Supper: leftover ravioli casserole

Monday, October 8, 2012
Weight: 160.5 (an improvement from last week! my goal is to not be above 160 again)

Breakfast: wheat bread w/ peanut butter and 1/2 banana, sliced

Lunch: 1 can tuna, 1 slice wheat bread, 3/4 can Campbell's chicken soup (shared soup w/ my daughter)

Supper: tacos w/ wheat tortilla shell, shredded cheese, salsa, and lettuce, cantaloupe, ice cream for dessert

I've been going a little over board w/ the ice cream and the cooler weather has not been great for getting out and walking.

Days 32 & 33

Friday, October 5, 2012
Breakfast: generic apple jacks cereal w/ 2% milk

Lunch: McDonald's McChicken sandwich, side salad w/ Caesar dressing

Snack: 1 c. trail mix (chocolate chips, M&M's, peanuts, raisins)

Supper: Parmesan crusted chicken (chicken breast w/ mayo, Parmesan cheese, bread crumbs), mac and cheese, banana, cup of hot chocolate


Saturday, October 6, 2012
Breakfast: 100 calorie Greek yogurt

Lunch: chili, slice of cinnamon dessert bread, chocolate chip cookie (store bought)

Supper: grilled pork chop, diced potatoes, bowl of ice cream

Days 30 & 31

WOW am I ashamed of myself. The cold bug has hit our house this past week (thank goodness it wasn't anything more serious) leaving us all coughing our hearts out, wiping drippy noses and chugging cough medicine. Needless to say, I got a little behind on both blogging and tracking my food intake. I apologize. Everyone is starting to feel better (w/ the exception of this nagging cough) and I was able to get caught up on my food journaling.

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Breakfast: part of a smoothie (it didn't taste quite right so I dumped most of it out), 1 c. popcorn

Lunch: salad w/ French dressing, hard boiled egg and 1 can tuna, handful of grapes, finished the last 4 bites of my daughter's mac and stuff

Supper: round steak cooked in the crock pot w/ brown gravy, 1 1/2 mashed potato cakes (got this recipe from pinterest, not sure I made it right though), apricot halves

Dessert: Small Sonic chocolate shake

Exercise: 2 sets of abs and legs exercises, 3 sets of arms, walked 6 laps around school track pushing stroller, walked to the park (3/4 of a mile) pushing stroller


Thursday, October 4, 2012
Breakfast: generic apple jacks cereal w/ 2% milk

Lunch: salad w/ French dressing, hard boiled egg, 1 can tuna, 1 slice of Papa Murphy's beef/pepperoni pizza

Snack: 1 c. grapes

Supper: ravioli casserole (beef, bow tie pasta, tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes, spinach, mozzerella cheese, Parmesan cheese), 3 Pilsbury biscuits w/ butter and jelly

Day 29 Stats

I think you are all going to be really proud of me after reading today's post. (I know I am.) I think I've finally got it through to my body that I need to get up off my lazy butt and start working really hard to exercise. Yes it will be hard and a lot of times I won't feel like doing it, but in the end it will be worth it. Next I'm working on my attitude toward eating healthier and monitoring my portion sizes. Somedays it's too easy to finish whatever the kids have left on their plates and that's a no, no. I've been doing some research on clean eating and ordered a book to read. Maybe after a couple weeks of reading and getting my head around the concept (and my husband) I'll have more to report on that subject.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Breakfast: 100 calorie Greek yogurt, banana

Lunch: Salad w/ French dressing, tuna, hard boiled egg, 1 c. Velveeta shells and cheese (my weakness!)

Supper: 1 3/4 slices Papa Murphy's beef and pepperoni pizza

Exercise: took the dog for a 2 mile walk, walked w/ the kids to the park (pushed stroller, my son walked) 3/4 of a mile, 2 sets of arm and leg exercises, 1 set of abs (this was cut short by the end of nap time)

Day 28 Stats

New month should mean new goals, but all it means for me is "maintain/continue w/ previous goals." So far I haven't lost a significant number of pounds (or even 1) and while I am really bummed about that, I have no one to blame but myself. I go back and forth so much w/ watching my calories and food intake one day to being completely starving the next and I binge which shows on the scale the next morning. Starting tomorrow I will no longer be weighing and recording my weight every day. It's too frustrating and kind of a let down to the start of my day. If the number is less that the day before, I have high expectations for myself, if the number is the same or higher, I go into a kind of funk (you all know what I'm talking about). So I've decided weekly weigh ins and reports from now on. Since this is my post for Monday I will post my weight.

Monday, October 1, 2012
Weight: 162

Breakfast: 100 calorie Greek yogurt, 2 1/2 mini pancakes, banana

Lunch: leftover spaghetti (unfortunately it wasn't whole wheat pasta) w/ meat and sauce, 1 c. watermelon

Snack: 1 1/2 c. grapes, one Honeycrisp apple sliced w/ peanut butter

Supper: turkey sandwich on whole wheat bread w/ 3 slices of Colby Jack block cheese, mayo w/ olive oil, lettuce, 1 serving of black beans and salsa chips, and I'm sad to report I gave in to temptation and had a peanut butter cup blizzard from Sonic

Exercise: 4 sets of arms, abs, and leg exercises

After this disappointing day, I did kick myself into high gear and can confidently say there will be no more set backs like today.

Days 25, 26 & 27

Forgive me for missing the past 3 days. I went out of town over the weekend and didn't take my laptop w/ me so couldn't update everyone. I did keep track of my eating and activity  though so you will find the last 3 days below. Unfortunately there are several fast food meals on here. That's our only weakness about traveling. I was also pretty sedentary over the weekend and didn't do any exercising. Not even walking the dog like I originally thought I would do at least once. I didn't have access to a scale so my weight hasn't been tracked on 2 days below.

Friday, September 28, 2012
Weight: 161

Breakfast: sausage and egg casserole, breakfast bread (not sure what kind), mixed fruit (I had my MOPS meeting so breakfast was provided)

Lunch: turkey sandwich on wheat bread, mayo, 2 slices colby jack cheese, lettuce and chips

Supper: Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich, small fries, 1/2 chocolate frosty

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Breakfast: homemade biscuit w/ homemade apple butter

Lunch: ham w/ spicy mustard, mac and cheese made from scratch

Supper: 6 oz. T-bone steak, macaroni salad, 3 pieces cantaloupe

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Breakfast: sausage casserole, cinnamon roll, 1 c. grapes (social hour after church)

Lunch: hamburger on bun w/ cheese and ketchup, 1 c. taco salad, white and chocolate cake (1 piece had both flavors, I didn't have 2 pieces!), ice cream

Supper: Burger King grilled chicken sandwich w/ small fries


So as you read above, my eating habits struggled a bit and I'll be making up for it at both meal time and nap time by eating less and exercising more. A new month is starting, a perfect time for motivation to get revved up.