New Year, New Goals!

Another year, another set of goals.





I don't love New Year's Resolutions. I like to make goals all the time, so what makes New Year's Resolutions so special?!?



But in the tradition I will outline my goals for this year :

1) To stay the course on this path of healthly living.


2) Make better food choices.


3) Rebounding faster when I don't make good choices.


4) Make exercise more a part of my life.





Good luck to all those on a path to healthier living.





Happy New Year!!!

Merry Christmas

I just wanted to wish all a very Merry Christmas!!!!

I haven't been watching what I eat. It seems so futile over the holidays. We did go for a long walk on Saturday and we have more long walks planned for today and hopefully tomorrow. So I'm already gearing up for Shannon's Easter Challenge. I won't be try to lose weight, but I will be trying to exercise 30 mins, 4 times a week.

MERRY CHRISTMAS and here is hoping you are always on Santa's NICE LIST.

Peeking out

Hello all! I finally feel like I can peek out over my desk and blog a little.

The Holiday season by nature is so busy, but work has made mine that much busier.

Finally it is slowing down and I can take blogging break. I have been able to keep up with some blogs but just haven't had the time to sit down myself and share.

Food and I haven't been friendly these days. I haven't been paying attention to eating the good stuff and have been giving in to the bad stuff. I haven't been walking either (maybe this is confession time too).

I have come to realize more and more I am a stress eater. Get busy, get to eating. My weight this week was 182. (ouch).

But the more I keep up with other blogs the more I get my focus back and start paying more attention, so thank you all for that!

Food log today

b-fast whole wheat english muffin with almond butter

1/2 honeycrisp apple.

2 cups coffee

(planned) lunch - turkey sandwhich on whole wheat with 1 slice cheese

carrots and laughing cow cheese.

(planned) dinner - turkey meatballs with pasta and sauce

frozen veggies

romaine salad

Weigh in and other news

Well I weighed in this morning and was not so happy with what I saw. It said 181. Ugh! But I think this might be the last time I will expect to see a real lose for a while. I got some other news this week. I am officially pregnant. Well that is what the little test in the box told us. So I still need to follow up with the Dr. in a few weeks. So that is why I think I won't be seeing anymore losses.

This is not the end of blogging or trying to living a healthier lifestyle, it is just the temporary stoppage of my looking for weightloss. I will be picking it back up next fall.

I really need to step up the healthy lifestyle stuff more than ever now. I had gestational diabetes with my last pregnancy and I really don't want to deal with that this time. I really need to keep up the walking and focus on eating well the entire time. No thinking that I can eat for two (two adults that is) and can have fries and bad foods just because.

So this is my next step in the journey called life and my growing as a person.

We are soooooooooooooooooooooooo happy about this news. You, my blogger buddies, are the first people I have shared it with outside of the hubby and I. We are planning to let family know at Christmas then co-workers and everyone else after confirmation with the Dr.

Weekend wrap up

Well this weekend went pretty well and I stayed somewhat on plan. I had several salads and we had a lighter dinner than usual on Saturday night. Sunday morning brunch was a flank steak gyro that was pretty yummy. We indulged on some nice cheese Saturday night, but I stayed away from all alcohol this weekend. But I did get sick and have been feeling good at all.

I peeked on the scale on Sunday and it wasn't good, but I will wait until the official weigh in on Wednesday.

Monday -
Breakfast whole wheat toast with a little almond butter
1/2 cup of fruit salad.
2 cups coffee

snack - carrots and cheese wedge.

Lunch - left over King Ranch Chicken soup
1 slice of whole wheat toast
coke zero

dinner
left over turkey chili
1/2 cup of rice
2 squares corn bread
1/4 roast acorn squash

3/4 cup ice cream. I could kill hubby for buying this!!!


Today so far
breakfast - smart ones calzone
2 cups coffee

lunch - brocoli cheese soup
1 slice whole wheat toast

snack - carrots and cheese

dinner- Hubby brought home subway sanwiches. Mine was a 6 inch turkey breast on whole wheat and cheetoes.

Food Log 12/7/2007

I have a little time to post about today and tonight...so here is goes

Breakfast -
Wholewheat english muffin with Almond butter
all natural yogurt - blueberry
2 cups coffee

lunch
Glazed Chicken Lean Cuisine
carrots & cheese
coke zero

dinner - Asian Chicken salad.
1 steamed dumpling
a few bites off of hubby's plate (fries and mac and cheese)

dessert - coconut gelato, just about 1/2 cup. It was way yummy.

See yesterday's post for my busy weekend plans. Not sure I will get on much this weekend with company in the house. I will be thinking Salad all weekend though!

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Weigh in and food log (Think Salad)

My weigh in this morning was good news. 178.8, much better than last fews weeks. Overall a 1.6 lb loss. Yippie, now I just need to keep this up.

The In-laws are coming in to town for a visit. That means hubby and I get date night on Friday....which will probably include a dinner some where (think Salad, think Salad). Then lunch out on Saturday (think salad, think Salad), then pie and coffee at my Mom's house with inlaws, (think just coffee), then cook out dinner with In-Laws Saturday night (think more salad and a little lean steak). Then Sunday entails, breakfast (think whole wheat eng. muffin) then lunch after Church (think Salad).

So maybe my law of attraction will kick in if I can keep thinking Salad this weekend :)

Food log
Breakfast whole wheat english muffin with almond butter and skim milk
2 cups coffee with splenda and dash of cream

lunch - Lean Cuisine - butternut squash ravioli. (and on a side note, if you are a lean cuisine fan, I LOVE THIS NEW DINNER, it is so tasty.)
carrots with cheese
coke zero

Dinner - Shake and bake chicken tenders about 3 tenders.

roasted asparagus

chicken roasted 90 second microwave rice

water

dessert/ snack for today - non-fat latte (hubby makes great ones)

1 square Ghiradelli dark chocolate with mint

1 square Ghiradelli dark chocolate with caramel.

I noticed I didn't have any other snacks today so I didn't feel as bad about the 2 squares of chocolate and I specifically bought the dark chocolate kind so they might be just that little bit healthier. They were supposed to be for christmas sockings, but Hubby got a sweet tooth and I was fearful of his usually trip to the ice cream shop, so this was a easy out. We only had 4 total so there are still plenty left for Christmas sockings.

but most likely baked chicken breast, steamed veggies and a salad.

Food Log 12/5/2007

I have already resisted temptation today and I feel good about it. When I get up super early and come into work before 6:30, sometimes I stop by Chick-fil-a and get breakfast. Today I talked myself out of it! How cool it that?!?! I was so proud of my self. And last night while the sweet tooth hit, I heated up my hot water for hot tea. But in my rush to get out of the house this morning and get to the office, I didn't weigh in. But I peeked yesterday and it was 179.6, down a little so I was hoping for a hint more loss today. I will try and remember to weigh tomorrow for the official weigh in list.

Breakfast
whole wheat english muffin with almond butter (at home)
1 cup skim milk (at home)
2 cups office (at office)

Lunch - Lean cuisine something of other
coke zero
carrots and cheese

snack - 2/3 cup cheerios snack mix

Dinner -
Turkey Chili with black beans and dark red kidney beans
Salad with cucumbers, tomatoes and feta cheese with little bit of vineg. dressing
square of cornbread and some rice

100 cal microwave popcorn

Food Log 12/4/2007

Yesterday was a good food day. I stayed on plan and felt good about it. Here is what is planned for today.

Breakfast
whole wheat english muffin with almond butter
1 cup skim milk
2 cups coffee

lunch - butternut squash lean cuisine
carrots and wedge of LC cheese
coke zero

snack - 7 almonds

snack - 2/3 cup of cheerios snack mix, 130 cals

dinner
left over turkey meatballs and penne pasta with sauce
+frozen mixed veggies with little cheese sauce


hot tea.

Another on plan day. 2 down and about 18250 to go :)

I am really wanting somethig sweet, but so far resisted.

I have some new inspiration

I have a couple of weightloss heroes (sheroes really) that I would like to give some attention too. First is my cousin...well cousin in law. I haven't seen her in several months. We live in the same city, but life gets busy. Well I saw her at church yesterday (her daughters were in the Christmas program) and she has lots 40 lbs since this summer. I had heard from family that she had started hitting the gym. But when I saw her yesterday I just had to go on and go to her about how great she looked and asked what she was doing. She started walking this summer and decided when she lost X #of lbs she would treat herself with a gym membership. Well she did and now goes to the gym at least a couple of times a week.

The other is blogger friend Shannon. She has really stepped things up the holiday season and is seeing good consistent losses on the scale. She has the turtles to prove it ; ) Way to go Shannon.

I have been so wishy-washy about watching what I eat and exercising lately and it is catching up with me. I have been feeling so blah....so again..today is a new day.

Goals this week....not eating out at lunch, none, nada, zip, zlich.
Walking/working out at least 3 times this week.
Logging my food every day...either here or on a note pad...just somewhere.
No unplanned snacking, that means no nibbling here and there. Just 2 planned health snacks a day.

Food log
breakfast
whole wheat english muffin with almond butter
1 cup skim milk
2 cups coffee

snack - 10 almonds

Lunch - Lean cuisine pizza
carrots with 1 wedge laughing cow light cheese
coke zero

snack - 1oz string cheese

dinner - health by sleath meatloaf
organic mac and cheese 3/4 cup
Salad with walnuts, little bit of crumbled feta, cherry tomatoes with lite rasp. vinegerette.

evening treat hubby made me a non-fat latte

I stayed on plan today....yippie!!

I made a BIG effort to stay away from snack this afternoon and I avoided the cake someone brought in the office kitchen. Staying on plan feels like a really big accomplishment.