Tomorrow’s Thanksgiving. I might actually be able to stick to my diet somewhat; Thanksgiving meals are typically the same wherever you go. I can’t eat something that’s not on the table. :) But, I still need to eat well today. Should be do-able.
8:30 AM hard-boiled egg
10:30 AM Yoplait light thick & creamy cherry cobbler yogurt
12:30 PM Lean Cuisine swedish meatballs
Day off today. Not sure what’ll happen with my diet
10:30 AM goldfish, grapes, olives, popcorn, pumpkin pie, dried cranberries
12:30 PM McDonald’s chicken McNuggets, french fries, Sprite
2:30 PM Caramel Brule Latte
8:00 PM spaghetti with mizithra cheese & sausage
9:30 PM jell-o & whipped cream
Ok, let’s see if I can get back to my diet before “Turkey Day” this week.
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg
10:50 AM Yoplait light apple turnover yogurt
12:50 PM Lean Cuisine sesame chicken
2:00 PM Coffee Bean dark chocolate peppermint hot chocolate
4:15 PM granny smith apple
7:00 PM teriyaki salmon, whole wheat pasta, salad, wine, bread
10:00 PM wine, fudge
30 minutes on the treadmill
20 minutes of moving heavy boxes
Sunday. Means diet is usually not followed. Let’s see how well I peg it.
9:50 AM hard-boiled egg
12:20 PM pastrami burger, 1/2 ice cream sundae
4:30 PM diet sprite, thin mints, “fun size” baby ruth
5:45 PM chicken taco with pinto beans, guacamole, sour cream and cheese, lemonade, brownie
8:30 PM brownie, 2 banana nut muffins
11:00 PM Hershey kisses with caramel
Oh boy, I really need to hit the treadmill during my breaks/lunch tomorrow. Ouch.
I’ll have to be really good during the day today, as we are going out to The Old Spaghetti Factory tonight to celebrate my dad’s birthday. We had lots of pasta last night, so I’ll need to really watch my caloric intake today.
10:15 AM Cinnamon Crunch with 2% low fat milk
1:30 PM leftover pasta, sausage and mushrooms
4:30 PM grazed samples at Costco: meatballs, cheese, juice, cake
7:45 PM 2% low fat milk, cheese bread, minestrone soup, spaghetti with mizithra cheese and clam sauce, spumoni ice cream
Ugh, yeah. Didn’t do so well today. Tomorrow probably won’t be any better.
Well, I didn’t do as well as I’d hoped. But I’m not surprised, either.
I lost .5 pounds this week
I really hope I can get back on track, but it seems it’s getting more and more difficult with the holiday season(s) coming up and my work being more crazy.
I do have Alli that I tried last year; I was hoping to leave it until the last few pounds, but I may have to add it to my plan to supplement for the lack of exercise I’m getting in. I really want to leave it as a “last resort.”
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg
11:10 AM Yoplait light thick & creamy peaches ‘n cream yogurt
12:30 PM Lean Cuisine chicken carbonara (yes, I realized I ate this yesterday. I just grab my lunches out of the freezer, I don’t look at them first)
4:10 PM granny smith apple
7:30 PM pasta with sausage, mushrooms, pink sauce (marinara sauce with sour cream), salad, garlic bread, 2% low fat milk
9:30 PM chocolate cake
45 minutes on the treadmill
Wow – week 12. I can’t believe I’ve stuck with this plan for 3 months! I’ll be uploading my progress-pictures tonight. I’m kinda nervous. I feel like I’ve lost weight, but I’m not seeing it on the scale yet.
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg
10:45 AM Yoplait light thick & creamy cherry cobbler yogurt
12:30 PM Lean Cuisine chicken carbonara
7:05 PM brown and wild rice with mushrooms and shrimp, 2% low fat milk
9:25 PM peanut butter cup and pumpkin frozen yogurt with yogurt and peanut butter chips
45 minutes on the treadmill
So, here it is: my 12-week pictures. I can’t see much of a difference, but then again, I’ve not lost a lot of weight. It’s been busy at work, and even though I’m supposed to take my breaks, it’s hard to tear myself away when I know I’m needed. I hope it’ll get better soon, though I know my work won’t get less busy for at least 6 more weeks.
I can’t believe tomorrow I’ll be taking my 12-week photo! I’m not sure I’m ready for it.
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg
10:45 AM Yoplait delights chocolate raspberry yogurt
12:00 PM Lean Cuisine sesame chicken
4:00 PM granny smith apple
7:15 PM chicken quesadilla
10:30 PM Hershey’s kisses with caramel
30 minutes on the treadmill
I had an incredible craving for McDonald’s sausage egg McMuffin for breakfast this morning; I was a good girl and didn’t give in…
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg
11:15 AM Yoplait light pineapple upside-down cake yogurt
12:30 PM penne with tomato-fredo sauce, breadstick, potatoes, chocolate chip cookie and vanilla ice cream, root beer
4:00 PM granny smith apple
7:00 PM roasted chicken, cottage cheese, garlic bread, 2% low fat milk
10:30 PM Hershey’s kisses with caramel
30 minutes on the treadmill
Okay! Time to get back on track. I didn’t lose any weight last week, though I didn’t gain any either. But I would really like to get back to my 2lb/week loss.
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg (yay! I finally remembered to cook my eggs!)
11:10 AM Yoplait light apple turnover yogurt
12:45 PM Lean Cuisine shrimp alfredo
4:35 PM granny smith apple
6:20 PM Chipotle carnitas bowl with rice, pinto beans, sour cream and cheese
7:30 PM 2 small brownies
10:50 PM cashews
45 minutes on the treadmill
Sunday – one of the “weird” days for my diet. I never know what’s going to happen!
9:00 AM cinnamon crunch & 2% low fat milk
12:00 PM Lean Cuisine Swedish meatballs
3:30 PM Venti light Pumpkin Spice frappucino from Starbucks
6:15 PM barbeque sandwich, small brownie and strawberry swirl ice cream
11:00 PM cashews
Well, today ought to be a good day for my diet: I’m starting off my day with a dentist appointment that will numb half of my face for a few hours. That’ll keep me from over eating!
10:30 AM Safeway Cinnamon Crunch cereal with 2% low fat milk
3:30 PM Top Ramen, 2% low fat milk
6:30 PM two slices of sausage and olive pizza, bottle of margarita-flavored cooler
Well, I’m not surprised. When you do nothing, nothing will happen to you.
I didn’t lose any weight this week. But that’s because I didn’t get much exercise and I made some poor food choices. I am glad that I didn’t gain weight, but I’m very disappointed in myself that I didn’t move forward toward my goal. I didn’t even keep up on my blog. I really need to try harder, even though it’s difficult to get away from my desk at work right now; we’ve just about hit our busy season. Even though I legally have to take my break or make my company pay extra, it’s still very hard to stick to it when I know I could be helping someone who’s in a time crunch.
But I’ll try my best. I’ve almost lost 20 pound; I can’t stop now. I’m halfway there. If I give up now, I know I’ll just put it all right back on because I’ll figure “what’s the point?” or “I can’t do it, see?”
9:00 AM 3 oz applesauce
11:00 AM Yoplait Light strawberry shortcake yogurt
12:45 PM Philadelphia rolls, edamame, green tea, salmon and tuna sushi
4:30 PM granny smith apple
8:30 PM “Voila!” cheesy pasta, chicken and vegetables, 2% low fat milk
10:00 PM 3 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups, 2% low fat milk
30 minutes on the treadmill
I am writing this on Friday, November 13 because I didn’t do it yesterday. My food choices were kinda weird yesterday, but that’s because some of the food I ate I had no choice over. I donated blood yesterday, and when you’re done filling the bag, you have to wait for 15 minutes and drink juice and eat snacks. They always have things that are processed and have preservatives, because it’s cheaper than providing fruit that will go bad sooner than later. Cheez-Its and cookies take forever to go bad, so they can keep them around longer.
9:00 AM 3 oz applesauce
10:15 AM meatballs (to increase my iron for my blood donation)
11:45 AM two cans of orange juice and a bag of Cheez-Its
12:30 PM Lean Cuisine spaghetti and meatballs
4:00 PM Yoplait Light peaches ‘n cream yogurt
6:45 PM Bird’s Eye chicken and pasta and vegetables
15 minutes on the treadmill
I’m writing this on Friday, November 13 because I didn’t blog at all on Wednesday. Too lazy.
I remember eating applesauce, yogurt, a Lean Cuisine of some sort, probably an oatmeal-cranberry cookie or two, roasted chicken, rice with cream of mushroom soup, cottage cheese and cashews.
I think I got in 30 minutes on the elliptical; really can’t remember.
I see nothing in my day to prevent me from going to all of my workouts and eating the way I should. Of course, now that I’ve put that in writing, the cosmos will decide that today will be Hell…just wait.
8:45 AM 3 oz applesauce (I need to boil more eggs)
10:45 AM Yoplait light strawberry shortcake yogurt
I’m finishing writing this on Friday, November 13 because I didn’t finish (i.e. got lazy). I had an Eating Right lunch of some sort, a few oatmeal-cranberry cookies, a white chocolate chip cookie, ravioli and meatballs and a few caramel Hershey’s kisses.
30 minutes on the elliptical machine with varying intensities, working backwards during high intensities
Ok, time to get back to business. I want to lose my regular 2 pounds this week, if not more. I don’t have too much going on this week (yet), so there should be no real reason why 2 pounds would be out of reach.
8:45 AM hard-boiled egg
10:20 AM Yoplait Delights chocolate raspberry yogurt
12:15 PM Eating Right chicken with basil cream sauce
4:00 PM granny smith apple
6:00 PM homemade beef stew, 3 cornbread muffins (just tooo good to resist), 1 chocolate chewy cookie
15 minutes on the stationary bike
8 minutes on the elliptical before the cosmos decided I shouldn’t be working out: my iPhone fell onto the floor twice.
I didn’t get a lunch workout in; I had an errand to run. Hopefully tomorrow will be better, both with my nutrition and my workouts.
Sunday. Always a difficult day for my diet. Not sure how today will work out…
8:00 AM Cinnamon Toast Crunch with 2% low fat milk
12:30 PM vegetable soup, chicken pesto Panini, grapes, pasta salad
7:00 PM orzo with spinach, basil and shrimp, buttered bread and 2% low fat milk
8:30 PM 7 Starburst candies
11:00 PM microwave popcorn
10 minutes of walking from the parking structure to California Adventure
Today is my demonstration for my second job; I’ll likely forget to eat much as I will be busy with cooking and taking orders
9:00 AM Cinnamon Toast Crunch and 2% low fat milk
2:30 PM 2 steamed turkey wontons
3:30 PM chocolate-banana trifle
7:00 PM minestrone soup, parmesan chicken, salad, spaghetti, couple bites of mashed potatoes
My hostess (also my boyfriend’s mom) and her husband took my daughter and I out to dinner after my demonstration; I wanted to eat mostly healthy, but MAN that chicken and pasta were so tempting.
Well, I can’t say I’m surprised. After all, I did go to three Halloween parties, two where I drank alcohol.
There is no weight change from last Friday to today. I did technically lose 2 pounds, but that’s because I put on 2 pounds over the Halloween weekend. So, I guess that’s a good sign that I can still lose weight, as long as I don’t put it on first.
This weekend I’ve got my demonstration for my second job (the one that was scheduled for 2 weeks ago), so I’ll need to be careful not to indulge in the wontons or chocolate trifle. And, of course, there’s Sunday where nothing ever goes as planned.
8:45 AM hard-boiled egg
10:20 AM Yoplait light strawberry yogurt
12:15 PM Eating Right chicken with basil cream sauce
4:00 PM granny smith apple
7:30 PM stuffed pasta shells, meatballs, black olives, diet orange soda
15 minutes on the treadmill
30 minutes on the elliptical machine, alternating intensities, working backwards during high intensities
This probably won’t be a good exercise day; I’ve got a meeting in the afternoon that I dressed up for (gotta look nice for the folks who’ll be there), so I don’t want to get all sweaty and gross. That, and working out on an elliptical in a dress feels funny. But I’ll see what I can do.
8:45 AM hard-boiled egg
10:40 AM Yoplait light cinnamon roll yogurt
12:10 PM Eating Right chicken with basil cream sauce
2:00 PM 2 molasses cookies
4:00 PM granny smith apple
6:00 PM leftover whole wheat pasta
30 minutes on the elliptical, varying intensities, working backwards during high intensities
15 minutes on the treadmill, varying intensities
Ok, I’ve really got to get back on track. I’ve gone out to lunch the last two days and only exercised 3 times. I ate waaay too much bad food over the Halloween weekend, and I put on 2 pounds! This needs to go away ASAP!!
I am, however, feeling very good about my weight-loss so far. I’m between sizes on my pants right now. I’ve bought jeans since my weight loss since those are harder to alter, but I’ve yet to replace or alter my usual pairs of black slacks. This morning I got fed up with my slacks and decided to try on other black pants I have in other sizes. The one thing I’ve really noticed over the last few years is that pant sizes have changed. Here’s how I know: I tried on a pair of size 8 pants this morning, but they were waaaay too tight. I tried on a different (and slightly newer) pair of size 8 pants and they are just thismuch too small. I can still wear them and look good, but they’re a bit tighter in the legs than I’d prefer. But wait, they’re both size 8!?! Yup, the number stayed the same on the pants, but the design made the newer pair bigger. Instead of designers making us feel bad for being fat, they’re helping us to deny that we’ve gained weight. I first noticed this trend about 3 years ago, but thought maybe it was just me. But the more I shop for dress pants, the more I think I might be right.
9:00 AM hard-boiled egg
12:30 PM Eating Right spaghetti with meat sauce
4:35 PM Quaker oatmeal raisin granola bar
7:00 PM sourdough French toast w/ margarine, powdered sugar and syrup; milk
30 minutes on the elliptical with 2.5lb weights around each ankle, using interval intensities and going backwards on the high intensity
15 minutes on a stationary bike with 2.5lb weights around each ankle, using interval intensities; I do not like the bike in the workout room; it angles my feet out so my lower legs are not in line with my upper legs. Makes for not-so-fun knee pain.
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