Without The Biggest Loser! The finale was pretty entertaining - nothing new, exciting, or shocking... but a good episode nonetheless!
We got a working air conditioner last night... one that stands in the room and has a tube that sticks out the window... it's not the miracle I was hoping for, but it does help a bit and I'm sure it just takes a little time for it to cool the rooms down....
Today I'm heading to Val's after work for a lovely swim (our workout for the day!) and some dinner!
Meal Plan for Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Sugar free pudding, 1 cup of raspberries (170 calories)
Lunch - Tortilla, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, Apple, Diet coke (300 calories)
Snack - Special k granola bar, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (100 calories)
Dinner - Chicken, BBQ sauce, rice, veggies (approx: 425 calories)
Snack - 2 favorites mini chocolate bars, Mini bag of ruffled all dressed chips (270 calories)
Daily Total - 1515 calories, 24 grams of fibre
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
SLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP!
I'm quite tired today as we haven't quite figured out the portable air conditioner....apparently the one we bought won't work for the window we have... all I know is the heat is pretty unbearable...I'm hoping we get it figured out today so that I can sleep tonight :)
The weekend was pretty relaxing and as wonderful as I was expecting it to be! We had a friend over Friday night to play the game Scene It. I came last both times we played but still had a blast! We drove her home around 11:30pm. Saturday I slept in until 10:30am! It was pretty awesome! I met Val and Annie at the mall around 1pm and we went on a mega shopping spree until about 5pm! I got so many new things - 2 pairs of shoes, a bathing suit, 2 pairs of work capris, jean capris, jean shorts, pin striped shorts, 2 hoodies, a bracelet, a skirt, 3 blouses, 3 other shirts, a cardigan.... I definitely had fun :) Around 5pm we were done and exhausted! Annie drove me home and I just had some supper and vegged the rest of the evening.... Sunday Brian and I went to see Robin Hood, which was fantastic! And then we went to his parents house for a BBQ. We stayed there until about 9:30pm playing Skip-bo. I was on his sister's team and we won 2/3 games :) On Monday I decided to give my new workout dvd a try - Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown. I found this even more difficult than her 30 Day Shred dvd! It was intense! I definitely have some sore muscles this morning.... we also did a few loads of laundry, baked some muffins, a cheesecake and then made "smarter fettuccine alfredo with chicken" for supper.
As of Monday morning I was up 0.4 of a lb. So 147 on the dot. I did fairly well on the weekend... I didn't eat enough on Saturday though and perhaps ate a few extra calories on Sunday and Monday...the only thing I can think of is perhaps I'm gaining a bit of muscle or maybe my body is working on maintaining and is fluctuating like weight normally does...up a bit one week, down a bit the next, averaging out... I'll just keep an eye on it and hope that the number doesn't continue to go up.
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)
Lunch - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cut up banana, 1 cup of raspberries, 1 sugar free jello pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (460 calories)
Dinner - Weight watcher's smart ones turkey and mashed potatoes frozen dinner, Diet coke (200 calories)
Snack - Skinny cow cookies and cream iced cream sandwich, Mini bag of Miss vickies chips, 3 fun size mars bars (470 calories)
Daily Total - 1330 calories, 21 grams of fibre
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Lunch - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cut up banana, 1 sugar free jello pudding, Diet coke (390 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (110 calories)
Dinner - 3 oz. chicken on the bbq with 2 tbsp. bbq sauce, 1/8 of a package of pasta salad, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. light creamy poppyseed dressing (475 calories)
Dessert - 1 mini angel food cake topped with 1/4 cup of berries, 1/4 cup of melted dark chocolate, 2 tbsp. whipped cream and 1 tbsp. caramel sauce (approx: 500 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips (160 calories)
Daily Total - 1885 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Lunch - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cup up banana, 1 cup of raspberries, 1 sugar free jello pudding (450 calories)
Snack - Apple, 2 cups of cheese puff crackers (170 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of smarter fettuccine alfredo with chicken, Diet coke (480 calories)
Snack - 1 serving of kraft no-bake cheesecake, Mini bag of miss vickies chips (360 calories)
Daily Total - 1710 calories, 24 grams of fibre
Workout- 35 minutes of Yoga Meltdown dvd
Meal plan for Tuesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana (110 calories)
Lunch - Subway 6" oven roasted chicken on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, hot peppers and light mayo, Diet coke, 1 bag of baked lays (540 calories)
Snack - Apple, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (90 calories)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard (300 calories)
Snack - Skinny cow cookies and cream iced cream sandwich, Mini bag of ketchup chips (290 calories)
Daily Total - 1580 calories, 23 grams of fibre
The weekend was pretty relaxing and as wonderful as I was expecting it to be! We had a friend over Friday night to play the game Scene It. I came last both times we played but still had a blast! We drove her home around 11:30pm. Saturday I slept in until 10:30am! It was pretty awesome! I met Val and Annie at the mall around 1pm and we went on a mega shopping spree until about 5pm! I got so many new things - 2 pairs of shoes, a bathing suit, 2 pairs of work capris, jean capris, jean shorts, pin striped shorts, 2 hoodies, a bracelet, a skirt, 3 blouses, 3 other shirts, a cardigan.... I definitely had fun :) Around 5pm we were done and exhausted! Annie drove me home and I just had some supper and vegged the rest of the evening.... Sunday Brian and I went to see Robin Hood, which was fantastic! And then we went to his parents house for a BBQ. We stayed there until about 9:30pm playing Skip-bo. I was on his sister's team and we won 2/3 games :) On Monday I decided to give my new workout dvd a try - Jillian Michael's Yoga Meltdown. I found this even more difficult than her 30 Day Shred dvd! It was intense! I definitely have some sore muscles this morning.... we also did a few loads of laundry, baked some muffins, a cheesecake and then made "smarter fettuccine alfredo with chicken" for supper.
As of Monday morning I was up 0.4 of a lb. So 147 on the dot. I did fairly well on the weekend... I didn't eat enough on Saturday though and perhaps ate a few extra calories on Sunday and Monday...the only thing I can think of is perhaps I'm gaining a bit of muscle or maybe my body is working on maintaining and is fluctuating like weight normally does...up a bit one week, down a bit the next, averaging out... I'll just keep an eye on it and hope that the number doesn't continue to go up.
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)
Lunch - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cut up banana, 1 cup of raspberries, 1 sugar free jello pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (460 calories)
Dinner - Weight watcher's smart ones turkey and mashed potatoes frozen dinner, Diet coke (200 calories)
Snack - Skinny cow cookies and cream iced cream sandwich, Mini bag of Miss vickies chips, 3 fun size mars bars (470 calories)
Daily Total - 1330 calories, 21 grams of fibre
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Lunch - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cut up banana, 1 sugar free jello pudding, Diet coke (390 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (110 calories)
Dinner - 3 oz. chicken on the bbq with 2 tbsp. bbq sauce, 1/8 of a package of pasta salad, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. light creamy poppyseed dressing (475 calories)
Dessert - 1 mini angel food cake topped with 1/4 cup of berries, 1/4 cup of melted dark chocolate, 2 tbsp. whipped cream and 1 tbsp. caramel sauce (approx: 500 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips (160 calories)
Daily Total - 1885 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Lunch - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, 1 cup up banana, 1 cup of raspberries, 1 sugar free jello pudding (450 calories)
Snack - Apple, 2 cups of cheese puff crackers (170 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of smarter fettuccine alfredo with chicken, Diet coke (480 calories)
Snack - 1 serving of kraft no-bake cheesecake, Mini bag of miss vickies chips (360 calories)
Daily Total - 1710 calories, 24 grams of fibre
Workout- 35 minutes of Yoga Meltdown dvd
Meal plan for Tuesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana (110 calories)
Lunch - Subway 6" oven roasted chicken on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, hot peppers and light mayo, Diet coke, 1 bag of baked lays (540 calories)
Snack - Apple, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (90 calories)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard (300 calories)
Snack - Skinny cow cookies and cream iced cream sandwich, Mini bag of ketchup chips (290 calories)
Daily Total - 1580 calories, 23 grams of fibre
Friday, May 21, 2010
It's looking like the long weekend is going to be full of sunshine (30 degrees and sunny everyday!) and friends :) I'm super excited to go on my big shopping spree with Val and Annie tomorrow, picking up lots of cute summer clothes! It's been forever since I've last been on a full-on shopping spree!
Other than that the plan is to have a couple friends over tonight to hangout, perhaps go see a movie at some point this weekend, and to figure out how to set up our air conditioner! We're going to need it :)
Now the workday must go by fast today because my mind has gone into long weekend mode, as I'm sure everyone elses has....
Adding the extra 100 calories or so into yesterdays meal plan really helped out a lot! I wasn't hungry once :) Hopefully I can keep that up because sometimes I find it hard to find enough different things to pack in my lunch!
Meal Plan for today:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of strawberries, 1 sugar free vanilla pudding (110 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1 tbsp. sugar free jam, Kiwi (340 calories)
Snack - Quakers 100 calorie granola bar, Apple (180 calories)
Dinner - Quesadilla - 1 tortilla, 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 2 oz. chicken, green pepper, 2 tbsp. light sour cream, Diet coke (375 calories)
Snack - 1 pkg. crystal light in 2 cups of water, Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 mars bars (340 calories)
Total - 1595 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Other than that the plan is to have a couple friends over tonight to hangout, perhaps go see a movie at some point this weekend, and to figure out how to set up our air conditioner! We're going to need it :)
Now the workday must go by fast today because my mind has gone into long weekend mode, as I'm sure everyone elses has....
Adding the extra 100 calories or so into yesterdays meal plan really helped out a lot! I wasn't hungry once :) Hopefully I can keep that up because sometimes I find it hard to find enough different things to pack in my lunch!
Meal Plan for today:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of strawberries, 1 sugar free vanilla pudding (110 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1 tbsp. sugar free jam, Kiwi (340 calories)
Snack - Quakers 100 calorie granola bar, Apple (180 calories)
Dinner - Quesadilla - 1 tortilla, 1/4 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 2 oz. chicken, green pepper, 2 tbsp. light sour cream, Diet coke (375 calories)
Snack - 1 pkg. crystal light in 2 cups of water, Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 mars bars (340 calories)
Total - 1595 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Thursday, May 20, 2010
I came home after work yesterday STARVING.... so I ate a lot of extra food. It wasn't anything really bad for me - just a lot more than I normally would eat. So I've decided to try to add a bit more calories in the daytime so that I don't get too hungry on my way home from work. I figure it's better to add the 100 extra calories in than to wait until you're so hungry that you need 1000 calories worth of food in one sitting! I am continuously a work in progress.
Plan for today:
Breakfast - 1 pkg. of organic maple & spice oatmeal, 1/4 cup of walnuts, 1 cup of skim milk (415 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - Weight watcher's smart ones chicken quesadilla, Kiwi (270 calories)
Snack - Fibre & Omega 3 granola bar (150 calories)
Dinner - 6 blue menu lean meatballs, 2 tbsp. bbq sauce, 2/3 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, 1/2 cup of rice, Diet coke (450 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips, coffee crisp singles bar (260 calories)
Daily Total - 1725 calories, 25 grams of fibre
I will also be going for a 30 minute run :) It's going to be a good day!
Plan for today:
Breakfast - 1 pkg. of organic maple & spice oatmeal, 1/4 cup of walnuts, 1 cup of skim milk (415 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - Weight watcher's smart ones chicken quesadilla, Kiwi (270 calories)
Snack - Fibre & Omega 3 granola bar (150 calories)
Dinner - 6 blue menu lean meatballs, 2 tbsp. bbq sauce, 2/3 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, 1/2 cup of rice, Diet coke (450 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips, coffee crisp singles bar (260 calories)
Daily Total - 1725 calories, 25 grams of fibre
I will also be going for a 30 minute run :) It's going to be a good day!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Sabotaging Your Efforts...
On Biggest Loser last night (I won't post any spoilers for those who haven't seen the episode yet!) but a contestant slips up a little and talks about how they'd do fine all day and then at night they'd stay up late and eat to "sabotage" themselves. Maybe they don't feel they deserve to lose the weight... maybe the food makes them happy momentarily.... who knows the true reason. But I definitely related with that contestant at that moment.... it broke my heart to hear someone feel that way... especially knowing that I, too, have had those moments. But what I've learned is that if you have those moments of weakness, for whatever reason, you can pick yourself back up and keep moving forward... no sense in going back to the place you were in before. Next week is the finale!!!!!!!
Meals for Tuesday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (415 calories)
Lunch -1 serving of leftover foil-pack taco chicken bake (310 calories)
Snack - Fibre & Omega 3 granola bar (150 calories)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of orange juice (410 calories)
Snack - Diet coke, 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 3 fun size mars bars (280 calories)
Daily Total - 1565 calories
Meals for Tuesday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of whole wheat toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1/2 tbsp. honey, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (415 calories)
Lunch -1 serving of leftover foil-pack taco chicken bake (310 calories)
Snack - Fibre & Omega 3 granola bar (150 calories)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of orange juice (410 calories)
Snack - Diet coke, 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 3 fun size mars bars (280 calories)
Daily Total - 1565 calories
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Feeling Pretty Good Right About Now!
Just got back from an interview for a government screening and it went so unbelievably well! Now I just have to be patient and wait the forever it takes to get the results! It's looking good though :)
Yesterday after work Brian and I made this foil-pack taco chicken dinner off of the Kraft website. It was delicious! I also went for a run and then came back so exhausted that I just watched a couple episodes of Friends with Brian and then headed to bed early to be well rested for my interview!
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of blackberries, 1 sugar free vanilla pudding (130 calories)
Lunch - Tortilla, 1/2 can of tuna, 2 tbsp. cut up onion, 1 tbsp. light mayo, Banana (340 calories)
Snack - Fibre & Omega 3 granola bar, Diet coke (150 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of foil-pack taco chicken bake, 1 cup of light caeser salad (400 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips, 2 chocolate covered digestive cookies (280 calories)
Daily Total - 1550 calories, 24 grams of fibre
Workout - 30 minute run, 5 minutes of stretching
Yesterday after work Brian and I made this foil-pack taco chicken dinner off of the Kraft website. It was delicious! I also went for a run and then came back so exhausted that I just watched a couple episodes of Friends with Brian and then headed to bed early to be well rested for my interview!
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of blackberries, 1 sugar free vanilla pudding (130 calories)
Lunch - Tortilla, 1/2 can of tuna, 2 tbsp. cut up onion, 1 tbsp. light mayo, Banana (340 calories)
Snack - Fibre & Omega 3 granola bar, Diet coke (150 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of foil-pack taco chicken bake, 1 cup of light caeser salad (400 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips, 2 chocolate covered digestive cookies (280 calories)
Daily Total - 1550 calories, 24 grams of fibre
Workout - 30 minute run, 5 minutes of stretching
Monday, May 17, 2010
Reached (and Surpassed) the 50 lb Mark!
It's a happy Monday for me :) I'm down another 2.8 lbs this week for a total of 51.6 lbs! I could not be in a better mood! I'm 146.6 lbs! I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and anything I lose on top of this is just icing on the cake!
The rest of my weekend was good, but passed by way too fast of course! Brian and I had to go dog sit for his parents' puppy yesterday morning for an hour while there was a house showing (they were golfing). We took Bailey to the park to run around, then to walk around the neighbourhood for a bit, then to sit under a tree while we read. Poor Bailey was getting tired! We took her home and then we headed to get the car washed and then to our home! We watched Braveheart, which was pretty good, but 3 hours for any movie is far too long! We made a yummy chicken stir fry for dinner and had a relaxing evening in.... got organized for the week, etc.
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (310 calories)
Lunch - Tortilla, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, cut up onion, Kiwi, Sugar free pudding (340 calories)
Snack - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, Diet coke (160 calories)
Dinner - Chicken stir fry - 1 oz. chicken, 2/3 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, 1/2 cup of rice, 3 tbsp. sweet chili thai sauce (375 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of orange juice, 1 mini bag of lays chips, 2 chocolate covered digestive cookies (400 calories)
Daily Total - 1585 calories
The rest of my weekend was good, but passed by way too fast of course! Brian and I had to go dog sit for his parents' puppy yesterday morning for an hour while there was a house showing (they were golfing). We took Bailey to the park to run around, then to walk around the neighbourhood for a bit, then to sit under a tree while we read. Poor Bailey was getting tired! We took her home and then we headed to get the car washed and then to our home! We watched Braveheart, which was pretty good, but 3 hours for any movie is far too long! We made a yummy chicken stir fry for dinner and had a relaxing evening in.... got organized for the week, etc.
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (310 calories)
Lunch - Tortilla, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, cut up onion, Kiwi, Sugar free pudding (340 calories)
Snack - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, Diet coke (160 calories)
Dinner - Chicken stir fry - 1 oz. chicken, 2/3 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, 1/2 cup of rice, 3 tbsp. sweet chili thai sauce (375 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of orange juice, 1 mini bag of lays chips, 2 chocolate covered digestive cookies (400 calories)
Daily Total - 1585 calories
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Back From A Run.. Uphill AND Against The Wind....
Hey all,
Weekend is going fabulously! I was in the best mood yesterday! I was really stressed about a meeting out of office that I had to go to.... I was running the show, had to take a taxi there, just a number of things that would make any anxious person feel physically ill.. but the meeting went quite well! And a coworker came with me and he just signed out a car from the office so we didn't have to take a taxi... all was good! At lunch I got an US Weekly magazine for the bus ride home and that was all I needed to make me smile! Had some dinner with Brian and then we headed out to return some blinds and get me a new interview outfit! Black pencil skirt (size 7!!) and blue blouse. I'm all set to dress to impress on Tuesday :) I did some groceries at No Frills and then headed over to catch the last few minutes of Brian's jiu jitsu class, where he got his green belt. Way to go Brian! When we got home I baked some cookies and then we had a friend over and we all watched some TV. I was in bed by 11:30pm.
Today we went to Walmart to pick up a couple standing floor lamps and then to Shopper's Drug Mart to spend our optimum points! $200 of free stuff!! I love shopping for free!! We stocked up on necessities (laundry detergent, toilet paper, soap, etc) and fun stuff (snacks, pop, a movie, etc.) We got home around 1pm and watched Scream 2....those Scream movies are so funny to me now! I am really enjoying them but they almost seem like a spoof....very unrealistic...just entertaining. I can't believe I was so scared when I saw them in theatres! It just goes to show you how realistic movies have become in the last decade, and how used to violence we are now. After dinner I did some cleaning and then headed out for a run. Like the title of this blog entry states, it was uphill and against the wind... sprinkling off and on outside too, which was refreshing! It always feels good to go for a run :) Now I'm showered and in my pjs early on a Saturday night... Brian should be home from work in a couple hours and we'll settle in to watch a movie. I'm definitely much more well rested today! Getting 10 hours of sleep last night helped :)
Meals for Friday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Cheese string, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempster's whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, 1 tbsp. of sugar free jam, 1 cup of strawberries (350 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (450 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of all dressed ruffles chips, 100 calorie coffee crisp bar, 1 mini cookie (340 calories)
Total - 1710 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - 1 cup of Fibre one raisin and clusters cereal, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (410 calories)
Lunch - 6 bagel criisps, 1 slice of turkey, 1 slice of kraft singles cheese, 1 fruit-to-go bar, 1 sugar free pudding (295 calories)
Snack - Pear (100 calories)
Dinner - Weight watcher's chicken flatbread, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (390 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 fun size mars bars (330 calories)
Daily Total - 1525 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Weekend is going fabulously! I was in the best mood yesterday! I was really stressed about a meeting out of office that I had to go to.... I was running the show, had to take a taxi there, just a number of things that would make any anxious person feel physically ill.. but the meeting went quite well! And a coworker came with me and he just signed out a car from the office so we didn't have to take a taxi... all was good! At lunch I got an US Weekly magazine for the bus ride home and that was all I needed to make me smile! Had some dinner with Brian and then we headed out to return some blinds and get me a new interview outfit! Black pencil skirt (size 7!!) and blue blouse. I'm all set to dress to impress on Tuesday :) I did some groceries at No Frills and then headed over to catch the last few minutes of Brian's jiu jitsu class, where he got his green belt. Way to go Brian! When we got home I baked some cookies and then we had a friend over and we all watched some TV. I was in bed by 11:30pm.
Today we went to Walmart to pick up a couple standing floor lamps and then to Shopper's Drug Mart to spend our optimum points! $200 of free stuff!! I love shopping for free!! We stocked up on necessities (laundry detergent, toilet paper, soap, etc) and fun stuff (snacks, pop, a movie, etc.) We got home around 1pm and watched Scream 2....those Scream movies are so funny to me now! I am really enjoying them but they almost seem like a spoof....very unrealistic...just entertaining. I can't believe I was so scared when I saw them in theatres! It just goes to show you how realistic movies have become in the last decade, and how used to violence we are now. After dinner I did some cleaning and then headed out for a run. Like the title of this blog entry states, it was uphill and against the wind... sprinkling off and on outside too, which was refreshing! It always feels good to go for a run :) Now I'm showered and in my pjs early on a Saturday night... Brian should be home from work in a couple hours and we'll settle in to watch a movie. I'm definitely much more well rested today! Getting 10 hours of sleep last night helped :)
Meals for Friday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Cheese string, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempster's whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, 1 tbsp. of sugar free jam, 1 cup of strawberries (350 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (450 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of all dressed ruffles chips, 100 calorie coffee crisp bar, 1 mini cookie (340 calories)
Total - 1710 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - 1 cup of Fibre one raisin and clusters cereal, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (410 calories)
Lunch - 6 bagel criisps, 1 slice of turkey, 1 slice of kraft singles cheese, 1 fruit-to-go bar, 1 sugar free pudding (295 calories)
Snack - Pear (100 calories)
Dinner - Weight watcher's chicken flatbread, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (390 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 fun size mars bars (330 calories)
Daily Total - 1525 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Friday, May 14, 2010
The Weekend Is So Close I Can Taste It....
I had so much trouble getting out of bed this morning.... with the move and then last weekend being so busy... I just need a weekend in to rest! So that's my plan! Tonight I do groceries, we may go see a movie, see some friends... and then tomorrow we're running an errand to Shopper's... but other than that, I'm staying in and catching up on sleep...watching movies....cooking....baking...working out....cleaning... all of my favorite things....
Last night was so fun! Annie and my sister came over around 4:30pm to see the place and my new couch (which I love!) We headed to Annie's around 5pm and had dinner with her, my sister, her sister and their roommate Laura. And we just talked and caught up for a few hours. I got home around 8pm and did the dishes, packed my lunch for today and then finally got to enjoy my couch! Curled up and watched a couple of my shows and then headed to bed....
Meals for Thursday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free jello pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 1 serving of leftover foil-pack southwestern chicken bake, 1 cup of mixed berries (415 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 spicy chicken breast, 1 cup of greek salad, Diet coke (350 calories)
Snack - two 100-calorie chocolate bars, 1 mini bag of chips, 2 servings of animal crackers (640 calories) - Yes, I overindulged a bit. I think I was jealous that at Annie's the girls had their dinner, were pigging out on candy, and then eventually went to McDonalds later on that evening... and I'm stuck counting out the calories I eat. Back on track now though!
Daily Total - 1975 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Last night was so fun! Annie and my sister came over around 4:30pm to see the place and my new couch (which I love!) We headed to Annie's around 5pm and had dinner with her, my sister, her sister and their roommate Laura. And we just talked and caught up for a few hours. I got home around 8pm and did the dishes, packed my lunch for today and then finally got to enjoy my couch! Curled up and watched a couple of my shows and then headed to bed....
Meals for Thursday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free jello pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 1 serving of leftover foil-pack southwestern chicken bake, 1 cup of mixed berries (415 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 spicy chicken breast, 1 cup of greek salad, Diet coke (350 calories)
Snack - two 100-calorie chocolate bars, 1 mini bag of chips, 2 servings of animal crackers (640 calories) - Yes, I overindulged a bit. I think I was jealous that at Annie's the girls had their dinner, were pigging out on candy, and then eventually went to McDonalds later on that evening... and I'm stuck counting out the calories I eat. Back on track now though!
Daily Total - 1975 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Thursday, May 13, 2010
And Still No Couch....
I'm beginning to think this couch doesn't exist! Let's recap: First, the Brick delivered the wrong couch. Then, five days later, they deliver the couch but it doesn't fit. So two days after that we go into the Brick to talk to them. We decide it's easiest just to get the love seat so that it will for sure fit and we will for sure get the couch. The delivery is scheduled for Wednesday between 3pm and 8pm. I spend my entire afternoon and evening essentially standing by the window incase they forgot to call ahead and let me know they're on their way.... 8pm rolls around and still no couch. I call the Brick and the woman there assures me that the drivers are running a little late but they will definitely be bringing the couch. I get a call from the driver around 9:30pm saying that we were the last delivery of the night but that on his way, his truck broke down.... sounds a little convenient if you ask me. So he says he can deliver it on Friday as they don't do deliveries on Thursdays. Well we weren't waiting another couple of days for the couch to be delivered after we've been waiting so long already! We told him we needed it today (Thursday). They're delivering it at 8:00a.m. this morning. If it doesn't come this morning, I am going to be so angry! DO NOT SHOP AT THE BRICK!
So that was my night. I didn't get to leave the apartment, to go for my run, to do anything (except a load of laundry). And I didn't even get the couch! Hopefully today runs a bit more smoothly.
Meals for Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempster's whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1 tsp. sugar free jam, 1 cup of blueberries (380 calories)
Snack - Diet coke, Quaker fibre & omega 3 granola bar, 14 animal crackers (290 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of foil-pack southwestern chicken bake (360 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 100 calorie thins bar (250 calories)
Daily Total - 1710 calories, 26 grams of fibre
So that was my night. I didn't get to leave the apartment, to go for my run, to do anything (except a load of laundry). And I didn't even get the couch! Hopefully today runs a bit more smoothly.
Meals for Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 2 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempster's whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, 1 tsp. sugar free jam, 1 cup of blueberries (380 calories)
Snack - Diet coke, Quaker fibre & omega 3 granola bar, 14 animal crackers (290 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of foil-pack southwestern chicken bake (360 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 100 calorie thins bar (250 calories)
Daily Total - 1710 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
We're Finally Getting Our Couch Today!
Fingers crossed that everything that could go wrong with our couch delivery already has.... because I would really like to relax on a couch after work! It comes tonight between 4pm and 8pm. I hope it's there before dinner!
Last night was a really lazy night because I could barely keep my eyes open... I'm so tired this week! Anyways, so we watched the movie The Surrogates, which neither of us really enjoyed.. and then we watched The Biggest Loser. They sent the last person home and it is now the final 4!! I think that means there is only 2 episodes left :) I can't wait to see who wins it all! I really do like them all but I think I want Darris to win....
Meals for Tuesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempster's whole wheat bread, 2 slices of lean turkey lunch meat, 1 tbsp. of light mayo, 1 cup of raspberries (340 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 portion controlled blue menu burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato salad dressing, Diet coke (380 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of ruffles all dressed chips, 100 calorie thins bar (250 calories)
Daily Total - 1540 calories, 27 grams of fibre
Last night was a really lazy night because I could barely keep my eyes open... I'm so tired this week! Anyways, so we watched the movie The Surrogates, which neither of us really enjoyed.. and then we watched The Biggest Loser. They sent the last person home and it is now the final 4!! I think that means there is only 2 episodes left :) I can't wait to see who wins it all! I really do like them all but I think I want Darris to win....
Meals for Tuesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free pudding, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (180 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempster's whole wheat bread, 2 slices of lean turkey lunch meat, 1 tbsp. of light mayo, 1 cup of raspberries (340 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 portion controlled blue menu burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato salad dressing, Diet coke (380 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of ruffles all dressed chips, 100 calorie thins bar (250 calories)
Daily Total - 1540 calories, 27 grams of fibre
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
First Run In The New Neighbourhood.
Work went by fast yesterday for a Monday....which I'm more than ok with! Now if that set the pace for the rest of the work week, I will be a happy camper!
After work yesterday I made chicken meatballs, mashed potatoes and cooked baby carrots for dinner. I like being home early enough in the afternoon to cook a proper dinner because if I got home at 5pm, I'd be throwing frozen dinners in the microwave everyday! The dinner was delicious! I also went for a run last night along Montreal Rd. The second half of my run was all uphill, so I definitely feel it today! It was a quick 30 minute workout, but it felt good and was enough to rejuvenate me and keep me from feeling lazy in the evening. I got in from the run, showered, did the dishes, packed my lunch for today and then just vegged in front of the tv.
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (120 calories)
Lunch - 1 serving of leftover chicken pasta skillet, 1 cup of strawberries (500 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie granola bar, Diet coke (100 calories)
Dinner - 6 blue menu chicken meatballs, 2 tbsp. bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes, 1/2 cup of cooked baby carrots (425 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips, 100 calorie coffee crisp bar (260 calories)
Daily Total - 1655 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Workout - 30 minute run, 5 minutes of stretching
After work yesterday I made chicken meatballs, mashed potatoes and cooked baby carrots for dinner. I like being home early enough in the afternoon to cook a proper dinner because if I got home at 5pm, I'd be throwing frozen dinners in the microwave everyday! The dinner was delicious! I also went for a run last night along Montreal Rd. The second half of my run was all uphill, so I definitely feel it today! It was a quick 30 minute workout, but it felt good and was enough to rejuvenate me and keep me from feeling lazy in the evening. I got in from the run, showered, did the dishes, packed my lunch for today and then just vegged in front of the tv.
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (250 calories)
Snack - Banana, 1 pkg. of crystal light in 3 cups of water (120 calories)
Lunch - 1 serving of leftover chicken pasta skillet, 1 cup of strawberries (500 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie granola bar, Diet coke (100 calories)
Dinner - 6 blue menu chicken meatballs, 2 tbsp. bbq sauce, 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes, 1/2 cup of cooked baby carrots (425 calories)
Snack - Mini bag of lays chips, 100 calorie coffee crisp bar (260 calories)
Daily Total - 1655 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Workout - 30 minute run, 5 minutes of stretching
Monday, May 10, 2010
Down 48.8 lbs and Counting....
Down 1.8 lbs this week for a total of 48.8 lbs! I just need to focus my attention to working out now.... I can lose weight without working out, but I know working out is good for me and brings about other health benefits! So that's my focus this week.
Friday night I went to a party in Orleans.. was really nice to see everyone! Saturday we went to see Iron Man 2, which I LOVED! Did some groceries, some laundry, tried out a new recipe and then watched movies at home. Sunday we went out for Mother's day brunch and dinner. The weekends fly by far too fast!
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast / Lunch - 2 slices of Dempsters whole wheat toast, 2 tbsp. light peanut butter, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (570 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 1 cherry fruit-to-go bar (160 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of chicken pasta bake (pasta, chicken, tomato sauce, onion, green pepper and mozzarella cheese) (450 calories)
Snack - mini bag of ketchip chips, 100 calorie thins bar, diet coke (250 calories)
Daily Total - 1430 calories
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - 1 serving of scrambled eggs, 1 slice of toast, 1 tsp. butter, 1/2 cup of fruit (425 calories)
Snack - Quaker fibre & omega 3 granola bar, 100 calorie bag of lays, Diet coke (250 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of spaghetti, 1 piece of garlic baguette, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. calorie-wise creamy poppyseed dressing (750 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of herbal tea, 100 calorie thins bar (100 calories)
Daily Total - 1525 calories
Friday night I went to a party in Orleans.. was really nice to see everyone! Saturday we went to see Iron Man 2, which I LOVED! Did some groceries, some laundry, tried out a new recipe and then watched movies at home. Sunday we went out for Mother's day brunch and dinner. The weekends fly by far too fast!
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast / Lunch - 2 slices of Dempsters whole wheat toast, 2 tbsp. light peanut butter, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (570 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 1 cherry fruit-to-go bar (160 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of chicken pasta bake (pasta, chicken, tomato sauce, onion, green pepper and mozzarella cheese) (450 calories)
Snack - mini bag of ketchip chips, 100 calorie thins bar, diet coke (250 calories)
Daily Total - 1430 calories
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - 1 serving of scrambled eggs, 1 slice of toast, 1 tsp. butter, 1/2 cup of fruit (425 calories)
Snack - Quaker fibre & omega 3 granola bar, 100 calorie bag of lays, Diet coke (250 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of spaghetti, 1 piece of garlic baguette, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. calorie-wise creamy poppyseed dressing (750 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of herbal tea, 100 calorie thins bar (100 calories)
Daily Total - 1525 calories
Friday, May 7, 2010
FRIDAY :)
Good Morning!
My sister brought over my box spring last night so I finally got a good night sleep! Now we just need to pick out a new couch tonight and hopefully get it delivered sometime next week.... Third times a charm right?
Last night I just caught up on some of my shows, did a small workout and then napped a little. When Brian got home from work he set up the bed frame and whatnot so that I could go to sleep right away. I got such a better sleep having the bed set up as opposed to sleeping on a mattress on the floor....
This weekend should be hectic but fun and I can't wait :)
Meal plan for today:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (310 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of grapes, 1 sugar free pudding (160 calories)
Lunch - 1/2 can of low sodium chicken noodle soup, 14 animal crackers, Pear (320 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 burrito made with extra lean ground beef, 1 cup of light caeser salad (420 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie pack of popcorn, 1 thins chocolate bar (200 calories)
Daily Total - 1550 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Workout - 30 minutes biggest loser cardio max dvd, 5 minutes of stretching
My sister brought over my box spring last night so I finally got a good night sleep! Now we just need to pick out a new couch tonight and hopefully get it delivered sometime next week.... Third times a charm right?
Last night I just caught up on some of my shows, did a small workout and then napped a little. When Brian got home from work he set up the bed frame and whatnot so that I could go to sleep right away. I got such a better sleep having the bed set up as opposed to sleeping on a mattress on the floor....
This weekend should be hectic but fun and I can't wait :)
Meal plan for today:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (310 calories)
Snack - 1 cup of grapes, 1 sugar free pudding (160 calories)
Lunch - 1/2 can of low sodium chicken noodle soup, 14 animal crackers, Pear (320 calories)
Snack - Fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 burrito made with extra lean ground beef, 1 cup of light caeser salad (420 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie pack of popcorn, 1 thins chocolate bar (200 calories)
Daily Total - 1550 calories, 25 grams of fibre
Workout - 30 minutes biggest loser cardio max dvd, 5 minutes of stretching
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Would Really Like Some Furniture...
As I mentioned previously, the wrong couch arrived on Saturday. They rescheduled the delivery for last night. Well, they get the couch all the way up the stairs only to find out that it will not fit through the apartment door. So they take it back. Sigh. All I want is to have a comfy couch to sit on while watching tv at night. Too much to ask? We should be getting the box spring after work today, provided the rain holds off a while longer.... a good night sleep is definitely needed!
My brother, his friend Eric, my sister and her fiance Alex showed up for a visit last night. They brought flowers, which was really sweet. Would've been nice if they had a couch to sit on, but we made the most of it....
Meal plan for today:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)
Snack - Apple, sugar free jello pudding, 1 pkg. crystal light in 3 cups of water (150 calories)
Lunch - 1 leftover serving of crisp and creamy baked chicken, 1/2 cup of rice, 1/2 cup of cooked baby carrots, 1 fruit to go bar (460 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie granola bar, Diet coke (100 calories)
Dinner - Weight watcher's smart ones quesadilla, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing (380 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie pack of lays chips, 2 cookies (240 calories)
Daily Total - 1530 calories
Workout plan - 30 minute biggest loser cardio max workout, 5 minutes of stretching
My brother, his friend Eric, my sister and her fiance Alex showed up for a visit last night. They brought flowers, which was really sweet. Would've been nice if they had a couch to sit on, but we made the most of it....
Meal plan for today:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honeynut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)
Snack - Apple, sugar free jello pudding, 1 pkg. crystal light in 3 cups of water (150 calories)
Lunch - 1 leftover serving of crisp and creamy baked chicken, 1/2 cup of rice, 1/2 cup of cooked baby carrots, 1 fruit to go bar (460 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie granola bar, Diet coke (100 calories)
Dinner - Weight watcher's smart ones quesadilla, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing (380 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie pack of lays chips, 2 cookies (240 calories)
Daily Total - 1530 calories
Workout plan - 30 minute biggest loser cardio max workout, 5 minutes of stretching
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Makeover Week!!!!!
Biggest Loser last night was the makeover episode. It's so amazing to see the transformation. I mean, you see the weight they lost, but then when they're given new clothes and a new look, you can really see their confidence shine through :)
Brian and I should be receiving our couch and box spring tonight. I'm so looking forward to having a couch to lay on while watching tv!!!!
Meal Plan for today:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honey nut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free jello pudding (170 calories)
Lunch - 1/2 can of low sodium chicken noodle soup, 1 cup of grapes, 14 animal crackers, Diet coke (325 calories)
Snack - Oats & chocolate fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of crisp and creamy baked chicken (kraft recipe), 1/2 cup of cooked rice, 1/2 cup of cooked baby carrots (410 calories)
Snack - Easter cream egg, 100 calorie bag of popcorn (260 calories)
Daily Total - 1505 calories
Brian and I should be receiving our couch and box spring tonight. I'm so looking forward to having a couch to lay on while watching tv!!!!
Meal Plan for today:
Breakfast - 3/4 cup of honey nut cheerios, 1 cup of skim milk (200 calories)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free jello pudding (170 calories)
Lunch - 1/2 can of low sodium chicken noodle soup, 1 cup of grapes, 14 animal crackers, Diet coke (325 calories)
Snack - Oats & chocolate fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of crisp and creamy baked chicken (kraft recipe), 1/2 cup of cooked rice, 1/2 cup of cooked baby carrots (410 calories)
Snack - Easter cream egg, 100 calorie bag of popcorn (260 calories)
Daily Total - 1505 calories
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
All Moved In!
Good Morning All,
Brian and I moved into our new apartment on Saturday morning. We're all settled in and enjoying the place muchly! Saturday morning we (along with many helpers) started moving everything over around 7:45am. We finished around 1:30pm, when we took a break for lunch. Everything arrived except for our couch (they initially delivered the wrong one) and the box spring for our bed (didn't fit in the SUV). So our bed and couch will be set up tomorrow evening. Very much looking forward to that! Everyone except one friend left before 2pm, and then we spent the next 8 hours or so unpacking / cleaning. At around 10:30pm, we decided enough was enough and we took a much deserved movie break. We watched one of our new movies, Slammin' Salmon. It was pretty funny; definitely a silly movie that you don't need to think about too much. After the movie, it was time to head for bed. It had been an exhausting day. Our building doesn't have an elevator, so I feel like I've worked out enough to last a month!
Sunday we got up around 9am... watched a couple episodes of Friends and then headed to Shoppers and Loblaws for a big grocery trip. We left around 10:30am and didn't get home until 12:30pm! After 3 trips up and down the stairs bringing all the groceries in, we made ourselves some lunch. We realized after lunch that the new shower curtain we bought, didn't come with the clips so we had to head back out. It had already been over 24 hours, not to mention the countless runs up and down the stairs, since I last showered. I needed a shower. So we went back to Loblaws, got the clips for the shower curtain and headed back home. I got showered and cleaned up by 2pm and then it was time to clean the place! We spent a good 3 hours cleaning and I'm now proud to say I can walk around barefoot without feeling disgusted! We then made some dinner and watched Sherlock Holmes. It had been yet another hectic day so I was in bed by 10:30pm. At this point I was soo thankful that I had taken Monday off work.
Monday we had to be up before 8am. The Roger's cable guy was coming between 8am-11am and we don't yet have a number for people to buzz up, so we had to sit by the window and watch out for him. He arrived around 9:30am and stayed until 11am. After that, Brian set up our internet password and then we made some lunch. We were due for a lazy afternoon so we watched Independence Day and caught up on an episode of House and Criminal Minds. Brian left for work around 5pm and I had my first night alone in the apartment. I was so exhausted so I can't say I did much! I napped a bit, watched 3/4 of a movie that ended up being pretty awful, and surfed the net a bit. I was in bed when Brian got home so I got up to say goodnight and then was dead to the world seconds later!
As for weightloss.. I did very well all week with eating well while not blogging, but then this weekend my meals were a bit messed up. I was over hungry from running the boxes up 3 flights of stairs, so I overindulged a bit in the pizza, the cookies, etc. As of this morning I was up 0.6 of a lb. I was essentially able to maintain throughout the big move weekend, but I'm looking forward to getting back on track and losing the last 6 lbs!
Meal Plan for today:
Breakfast - 1 pkg. 33% less sugar oatmeal, 1 cup of skim milk (210 calories)
Snack - Banana (110 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempsters whole wheat bread, 1/2 can of flaked white tuna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 tbsp. cut up onion, Kiwi, Sugar free jello pudding (420 calories)
Snack - Oat 'n' chocolate fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - Lean burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (415 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie pack of Lays chips, 100 calorie thins toffee bar (200 calories)
Daily Total - 1495 calories, 22 grams of fibre
Brian and I moved into our new apartment on Saturday morning. We're all settled in and enjoying the place muchly! Saturday morning we (along with many helpers) started moving everything over around 7:45am. We finished around 1:30pm, when we took a break for lunch. Everything arrived except for our couch (they initially delivered the wrong one) and the box spring for our bed (didn't fit in the SUV). So our bed and couch will be set up tomorrow evening. Very much looking forward to that! Everyone except one friend left before 2pm, and then we spent the next 8 hours or so unpacking / cleaning. At around 10:30pm, we decided enough was enough and we took a much deserved movie break. We watched one of our new movies, Slammin' Salmon. It was pretty funny; definitely a silly movie that you don't need to think about too much. After the movie, it was time to head for bed. It had been an exhausting day. Our building doesn't have an elevator, so I feel like I've worked out enough to last a month!
Sunday we got up around 9am... watched a couple episodes of Friends and then headed to Shoppers and Loblaws for a big grocery trip. We left around 10:30am and didn't get home until 12:30pm! After 3 trips up and down the stairs bringing all the groceries in, we made ourselves some lunch. We realized after lunch that the new shower curtain we bought, didn't come with the clips so we had to head back out. It had already been over 24 hours, not to mention the countless runs up and down the stairs, since I last showered. I needed a shower. So we went back to Loblaws, got the clips for the shower curtain and headed back home. I got showered and cleaned up by 2pm and then it was time to clean the place! We spent a good 3 hours cleaning and I'm now proud to say I can walk around barefoot without feeling disgusted! We then made some dinner and watched Sherlock Holmes. It had been yet another hectic day so I was in bed by 10:30pm. At this point I was soo thankful that I had taken Monday off work.
Monday we had to be up before 8am. The Roger's cable guy was coming between 8am-11am and we don't yet have a number for people to buzz up, so we had to sit by the window and watch out for him. He arrived around 9:30am and stayed until 11am. After that, Brian set up our internet password and then we made some lunch. We were due for a lazy afternoon so we watched Independence Day and caught up on an episode of House and Criminal Minds. Brian left for work around 5pm and I had my first night alone in the apartment. I was so exhausted so I can't say I did much! I napped a bit, watched 3/4 of a movie that ended up being pretty awful, and surfed the net a bit. I was in bed when Brian got home so I got up to say goodnight and then was dead to the world seconds later!
As for weightloss.. I did very well all week with eating well while not blogging, but then this weekend my meals were a bit messed up. I was over hungry from running the boxes up 3 flights of stairs, so I overindulged a bit in the pizza, the cookies, etc. As of this morning I was up 0.6 of a lb. I was essentially able to maintain throughout the big move weekend, but I'm looking forward to getting back on track and losing the last 6 lbs!
Meal Plan for today:
Breakfast - 1 pkg. 33% less sugar oatmeal, 1 cup of skim milk (210 calories)
Snack - Banana (110 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of Dempsters whole wheat bread, 1/2 can of flaked white tuna, 1 tbsp. light mayo, 1 tbsp. cut up onion, Kiwi, Sugar free jello pudding (420 calories)
Snack - Oat 'n' chocolate fibre one granola bar (140 calories)
Dinner - Lean burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, 1 cup of garden salad, 1 tbsp. sundried tomato dressing, Diet coke (415 calories)
Snack - 100 calorie pack of Lays chips, 100 calorie thins toffee bar (200 calories)
Daily Total - 1495 calories, 22 grams of fibre
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