Food log 11/29/2007

Breakfast -
whole wheat toast w/ some cinnamon and sug.
1/2 light yogurt
2 cups coffee

snack carrots and wedge of laughing cow light cheese (garlic and herb)
10 almonds

lunch
left over mac & cheese with ground sirloin (about 1.5 cups)
coke zero

Dinner (not sure yet, uh oh...unplanned isn't good)

In hiding

I feel like I've been in hiding (I bet some others think that too). If I'm hiding I'm just hiding from myself and the scale. Neither of them have any thing good to tell me lately.

I have eaten ok this week...better than the last few weeks that is for sure.
But the scale...the cruel, cruel scale...that one is tormenting me. I weighed in this morning at 180.4...I'm back up to the 180's again. Geez...what is wrong with me?!?!!? I know I am not doing enough. Not enough calorie counting, not enough working out. Just not enough of anything.

But on to better stuff. I did work out once the week so far and since it is just Wednesday, that is good for me. I did 10 mins of cardio on my cardio machine and then several sets of weights on the weight machine. All totalled I spent just under 30 mins working out. I also passed up the chocolate covered popcorn at the office front desk all week..that is HUGE for me.

So far this week I am giving myself credit for passing up the yummies at the front desk and working out at home once so far this week.

Games we play

Here are the questions and here are my answers in red

I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 5 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. what is it?

1. Produce: asparagus
2. Bakery: whole-wheat english muffin
3. Meat: ground turkey
4. Frozen: cascadia farms french cut green beans
5. Dairy: yo baby yogurt

Let's say we're heading out for a weekend getaway. You're only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you. So, what's in your bag?

1. yoga pants
2. undies
3. comfy t-shirt

If I was to listen in on your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

1. okie dokie
2. sweet
3. I love you
4. What are you making us for dinner?
5. Hi!

So, what 3 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn't get to do, you probably wouldn't be in the best mood?
1. goodmorning and goodnight kiss from hubby
2. waking up the little one
3. kisses from the little one

We're talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?
1. napping
2. Law and Order:SVU marthon
3. blogging
4. picking up clutter
5. laundry

We are going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it'll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?
1. turtle
2. hippos
3. seals

You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on t.v. of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?
1. Oprah
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
4. House

You're hungry for ice cream. I'll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?

1. Sweet Cream
2. Bubble gum
3. Pistacio

Somebody stole your purse/wallet…in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. So, what's in there?
1. burt's bees
2. cell phone
3. eye glasses case
4. hot pink plaid wallet
5. key chain with a little bitty flip flop that says my name

You are at a job fair, and asked what areas you are interested in pursuing a career in. Let's pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted, so what 4 careers would be fun for you?

1. nutritionist
2. event/wedding planner
3. website developer
4. florist

If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 4 things, what would you say?
1. dump that cheating boyfriend and keep the friend
2. learn to like to be athletic...find some form of exercise that you like to do and keep at it
3. Don't be afraid of that big school, you will do great there and meet lots of great people
4. Tell your Daddy you love him every single day.

I got this from Chubby Chick and Twix. Hubby is watching something I'd rather not on TV and i've been away from my blog for 4 days. Feel free to play along. I'd love to see your answers

Thanksgiving

Hi all! Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I have been out of town and therefore out of touch. I'm also sick....stuffy ears, runny nose, feeling tired, fever for a few days and sore throat. I got a flu shot so I am hoping it is just a cold or sinus infection.

Every Turkey Day we travel to my hubby's 96 year old grama's place. She is in bad shape and it can be depressing, but she is in good spirits and is well taken care of. She likes to tell stories on my hubby and all my in-laws. She also loves seeing the kids. She is taken care of by her son (hubby's uncle). We always eat at the apartment and it is never what I would call healthy food. More like easy to fix food. Pizza, hot dogs, hamburgers, cake and ice cream...because we always celebrate something. He is also OCD, and get fussy is his plans are not followed. So the only benefit it thatI just don't eat much, even though it isn't healthy. I look forward to getting back to routine this week and hopefully getting back to working out.

I weighed last Wednesday and the news wasn't good. I'm still working on my new attitude. I really want to maintain some control from now to Christmas so things don't get too out of control and I feel like I'm starting over at New Years.

New day, new week, new attitude

I hope I can keep this up, but this morning I woke up at 4:30ish and worked out for 30 mins of the cardio machine (kind of like an eliptical) in our workout shed. Yes, workout shed. We had a storage shed in the backyard that is like a mini gym...TV, cardio machine and weight machine...why I don't use it more, I can't tell ya. But I did this morning!!!

I thought I wouldn't have a chance to walk after work, so I took the opportunity to work out this morning. It will be a busy holiday weekend for us and we will be traveling 6 hours from home. We won't be having a big feast, but still temptations will abound. I have a new attitude and I'm going to be revisiting my Beck Diet Solution Book. My goal is to get in at least one more work out this week...hopefully Tuesday afternoon.

I'm still feeling perky and upbeat right now. The sleepies might hit me later.

I didn't have the best food weekend, but today is a new day.

Food log 11/19/2007
Breakfast
4 oz. yogurt
1 whole wheat english muffin with almond butter
2 cups coffee with cream & slenda

Lunch - lean cuisine beef tips and brocoli (220 cals)
biscuit

dinner ????

Food Log 11/15/2007

The last few days I have been feeling lightheaded. Not too much, but noticable for me. I read around and based on other things that have been going on, I think I am a little anemic. So I was on the hunt for some red meat (extra iron) today for lunch. I eat chicken and turkey, but not much red meat. So I tried to find a why to get red meat without eating a burger. Then I thought of fajitas. Not horrible right...it wasn't a huge plate either.

Breakfast - whole wheat english muffin with almond butter
small can of V-8
2 cups coffee with cream and slenda

Lunch
personal fajita plate...needed to eat some red meat.
key lime coconut patty (saved for a sweet treat today)
1/2 cup pinto beans, some onions, lettuce and 1/2 cup spanish rice, 2 tortillas
coke zero

Dinner - chili (lean beef) with dark red kidney beans
and cornbread

Weigh in and working out

I had great intentions yesterday. I packed my clothes and at the end of the day I went in the restroom to change. I put on my shorts, t-shirt, socks, hair in pony tail...shoes?!?! where are my walking shoes?!?!?!???!!!!!! UGH! Geez. So I went sock footed to the car totally bummed. But I didn't give up. I still went to pick up the little one and we worked out in the living room.

I did 3 set of 10 reps on my arms (3 different exercises), 3 sets of 10 pushups on my Bosu ball. I wish my form looked like hers, but I have to do pushups on my knees and I also had my sons rolling his truck across the ball. I did several sets of squats on top of the bosu ball. I think all this took about 15 to 20 mins. Not a ton, but better than just sitting on the couch right? right!

Today my weight was 179.4...going down a little. Progress is progress.

Now on to today's food log.

Breakfast

whole wheat english muffin with almond butter

3/4 a pear

2 cups coffee

Lunch

Lean Cuisine Pannini (planned)

carrot and cheese

Dinner whatever the hubby makes...he says grilled chicken salad.

Food Log 11/13/2007

Feeling much better today. I have my walking clothes and plan for a walk this afternoon before getting littles (my son) from school. I have also been thinking of dusting off the weight machine in the backyard and doing some weights. I guess my lazy weekend is really getting to me.

Here is today's food so far and I will update through out the day

Breakfast -
Simple Harvest (took the suggestion from Summer) Vanilla, almond & honey (160 cals)
2 cups coffee with slenda and creamer (about 15 cals each, 30 total)


Lunch - Lean Cuisine Veggie Pizza (330 cals)
carrots and cheese wedge (55 cals)
coke zero

Dinner - Turkey meatballs
1.5 cups Wholewheat pasta
.5 cups organic pasta sauce (with extra spinach)
spinach salad with carrots, feta cheese, walnuts, sunflower seeds and lite raspberry balsamic ving. dressing
1 cup skim milk

WOW I stayed on plan today...that is amazing.

Food Log 11/12/2007

Breakfast - Simple Harvest vanilla, almond, honey flavor.

snack - small popcorn and diet coke(movie snack with little one)

lunch - turkey pannini

dinner - potato soup
spinach salad with organic feta cheese, carrots and light balsalmic vinegar dressing

dessert - mini ice cream sandwich

I'm feeling better. I've been a little more tired than usual lately and I'm not sure what that is all about. But I'm not nearly so irritated.

Got my review at work and it was good...decent raise, so I can't complain.
Got my cycle figured out....good news and bad news with this one, not little one on the way, but there is always next month.
The friends thing is under control. So all in all I'm doing much better.

Irritated

I've been so irritated that last few days.

irritated with work...it is review tim
irriated with some friend situations....apparently I'm the only one that can email people about getting together.
irriated with my cycle......i wish it would just figure itself out and let me know if I'm PG, or not
irriated with myself most of all.....I haven't been "on plan since before Las Vegas and boy does it show. I'm tired, and did I mention irriated yet ; ) HA!

and this morning at my Weigh in I weighed 180 lbs. Where did all my hard work go?

I need focus and I need to get back on track. But I love this blogging world for helping me correct myself faster than I would have before. I see many others having their ups and down and pressing on. They give me hope that one day I will stop this pity party and get back in the game.

So here I sit, still a little irriated but getting better. I'm eating my humus with baby carrots and whole grain cracker with a bottle of water.

Food log 11/7/20007
b-fast - whole grain omega 3 bread with peanut butter
2 cups coffee with slenda and dash of cream

snack
baby carrots
humus
whole grain cracker sheet (about 4 crackers)

lunch
tortilla chips and guacamole
coke zero

dinner
Chick fil a strips salad
sweet ice tea

snack - hot coco

Recipe

Hello all. I am back at home but still settling in. I wanted to drop by and say hello and leave this recipe post. Summer mentioned a week ago about thinking about recipes to add to the holiday potlucks. It got me thinking about my holiday potlucks. I usually bring spinach dip, yummy creamy, not so healthy spinach dip. I thought this year I would pick a new healthier dish. Well I think I found one.

We had a Halloween potluck yesterday and one of our IT guys brought this. It was yummy and looks really easy to make. It requires a little chopping, but not too much. And look at those veggies and there is nothing creamy or too fattening in sight. Not sure what you would call it...Since it was a Halloween Party we called it Monster Brains Dip, but it seems like a black bean corn relish. Did I mention it was so tasty?!?! I ate it with tortilla chips, but pita chips might have made it even healthier.

1 can Rotel (drained)
1 can Black Beans (drained) ~ I would rinse them in cold water too
1 can White Shoepeg Corn (drained)
1 small Red Onion (chopped)
1 clove Garlic (chopped)
Cilantro (add to taste) (chopped)
½ cup Italian Dressing

Mix all ingredients together and let it sit in the fridge for at least an hour so it gets nice and cold.

If you want double the recipe use ¾ cup of Italian Dressing instead of 1 cup.

If you have a good healthy recipe that would make a good holiday fit, please tell me about it in comments. It can be a dip, side dish, casserole, dessert. I'll taken them all! Thanks in advance!