Was out with my Mom (who is visiting from New Brunswick) and my sister tonight to show my Mom the wedding dress my sister wants. It's THE dress. There's no doubt about it. Every detail is perfect for her and it makes her look so slim! I love it. Plus you can tell she feels gorgeous in it. Like a princess. And that's what you want for every bride. To feel like the most beautiful woman in the room. In any room. Well, she made the final decision and the dress is bought! In about 6 months it'll come in and she will physically have it. I'm so excited for her! They also had me try on a couple of bridesmaid dresses. The second one I didn't find all that cute, but the first one is definitely on the list of possibilities. It's really cute. For anyone interested in seeing what it looks like, here is the link:
http://www.venusbridal.com/bridesmaids/bella-maids/BM1267
I tried it on in that turquoise color but my sister really wants her bridesmaids in plum. Either color is great!
Anywho, so Brian should be home from jiu jitsu soon and we shall sit back and enjoy some TV before heading to bed. I think tomorrow my parents are coming over after dinner. My sister and her fiance may as well.
Meals for Wednesday:
Breakfast - 27 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - 1 cup of blueberries, Jello sugar free chocolate indulgence mousse, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Weight watcher's smart ones chicken fajita pizza, Kiwi, 2 cups of water (430)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 3 oz. of chicken, 2 tbsp. BBQ sauce, 1 serving of garlic flavored long grain rice, 1 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil. Diet coke (420)
Snack - Mini bag of plain Miss Vickie's chips, 1 fun size mars bar, 2 cups of water (210)
Daily Total - 1640 calories, 24 grams of fibre, 9 cups of water.
Workout - Ran down and back up 21 floors of stairs on lunch break at work.
Meal Plan for Thursday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, Jello sugar free chocolate indulgence mousse, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Everything bagel with 1 slice of fat free turkey and 1 tbsp. of light mayo. Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (380)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 1 burrito (homemade), 1 cup of garden salad with 1 tbsp. of light salad dressing, Diet coke (400)
Snack - Mini bag of plain Miss Vickie's chips, 2 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (260)
Daily Total - 1600 calories, 20 grams of fibre, 11 cups of water.
Workout - Ran down and back up 21 floors of stairs on lunch breat at work.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Monday....Sigh.
It was SO HARD to get out of bed this morning.... the freezing rain woke me up a few times through the night. It was dark, cold, rainy all the live long day. I turned up the heat when I got home from work, put the pj's on right away and am now content on the couch, wrapped up in my favorite blanket.
The rest of the weekend was really great. We had a lot of fun Saturday night when we went out for drinks downtown for a friend's birthday. Then Sunday we watched some Seinfeld, the movie Street Fighter, my sister and her fiance came over for a visit.... we even got some afternoon Christmas shopping done! Found a great Christmas gift for Val! Slowly but surely we're getting through all of the Christmas shopping. I try to put a lot of thought into each gift and it ends up being stressful! More than worth it when I see people open the gifts I've picked out for them though. At 4:30pm, we arrived at Brian's parent's house for a pot roast dinner. Brian and his Dad spent most of the night going over his exam.... I played cards with his Mom, his sister and his sister's boyfriend. They joined us at the end of the evening for a last couple of games. We got home around 9pm, I called my Mom to chat for a few minutes and then it was time to get ready for bed!
Work felt really busy today... so it went by fast, but it wasn't an overly enjoyable day. I'm feeling really healthy though, which is great! Really been focusing on staying healthy throughout the cold and flu season. So far so good!
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, Banana, 1 cup of chocolate milk (450)
Lunch - Smokin' stampede quesadilla, Apple, Diet coke, 2 cups of water (370)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 3 oz. of pot roast, 1/2 cup of cooked veggies, 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes, 2 cups of water (350)
Snack - 1 slice of Bailey's Irish Cream chocolate cake, 1 cup of water (350)
Daily Total - 1680 calories, 19 g. of fibre, 8 cups of water.
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Banana, Jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (170)
Lunch - Soup @ hand cream of mushroom, Apple, Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (250)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 6 Blue menu chicken meatballs, 2 tbsp. of BBQ sauce, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, Diet coke, 2 cups of water (285)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, Pecan cashew tart, 2 cups of water (600)
Daily Total - 1725 calories, 25 grams of fibre, 11 cups of water
Workout - Ran down and back up 21 flights of stairs.
Meal plan for Tuesday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, Kiwi, 1 cup of chocolate milk (390)
Snack - Apple, Jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 6 Blue menu chicken meatballs, 2 tbsp. BBQ sauce, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (345)
Snack - Chocolate chip granola bar (110)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, onion, Diet coke, 2 cups of water (315)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 fun size chocolate bars, 2 cups of water (320)
Daily Total - 1620 calories, 21 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water. No workout on Tuesday.
The rest of the weekend was really great. We had a lot of fun Saturday night when we went out for drinks downtown for a friend's birthday. Then Sunday we watched some Seinfeld, the movie Street Fighter, my sister and her fiance came over for a visit.... we even got some afternoon Christmas shopping done! Found a great Christmas gift for Val! Slowly but surely we're getting through all of the Christmas shopping. I try to put a lot of thought into each gift and it ends up being stressful! More than worth it when I see people open the gifts I've picked out for them though. At 4:30pm, we arrived at Brian's parent's house for a pot roast dinner. Brian and his Dad spent most of the night going over his exam.... I played cards with his Mom, his sister and his sister's boyfriend. They joined us at the end of the evening for a last couple of games. We got home around 9pm, I called my Mom to chat for a few minutes and then it was time to get ready for bed!
Work felt really busy today... so it went by fast, but it wasn't an overly enjoyable day. I'm feeling really healthy though, which is great! Really been focusing on staying healthy throughout the cold and flu season. So far so good!
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, Banana, 1 cup of chocolate milk (450)
Lunch - Smokin' stampede quesadilla, Apple, Diet coke, 2 cups of water (370)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 3 oz. of pot roast, 1/2 cup of cooked veggies, 1/2 cup mashed sweet potatoes, 2 cups of water (350)
Snack - 1 slice of Bailey's Irish Cream chocolate cake, 1 cup of water (350)
Daily Total - 1680 calories, 19 g. of fibre, 8 cups of water.
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Banana, Jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (170)
Lunch - Soup @ hand cream of mushroom, Apple, Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (250)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 6 Blue menu chicken meatballs, 2 tbsp. of BBQ sauce, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, Diet coke, 2 cups of water (285)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, Pecan cashew tart, 2 cups of water (600)
Daily Total - 1725 calories, 25 grams of fibre, 11 cups of water
Workout - Ran down and back up 21 flights of stairs.
Meal plan for Tuesday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. light peanut butter, Kiwi, 1 cup of chocolate milk (390)
Snack - Apple, Jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 6 Blue menu chicken meatballs, 2 tbsp. BBQ sauce, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (345)
Snack - Chocolate chip granola bar (110)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. ketchup, 1 tsp. mustard, onion, Diet coke, 2 cups of water (315)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 fun size chocolate bars, 2 cups of water (320)
Daily Total - 1620 calories, 21 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water. No workout on Tuesday.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Beautiful Day, Beautiful Life.
I've got a lot to be thankful for, to be honest. And I know that. I love relaxing, lazy Saturdays. And I'm feeling accomplished. I got up at 7:30am, wishing I could sleep in a little later, but also aware that falling asleep at 10:30pm probably didn't help my internal alarm clock. Since Brian was still asleep, I crept into the family room, dragging my blanket behind me, and settled in to catch up on last night's 90210. Once Brian was awake, we caught up on Blue Bloods. Great new show. Police officers and lawyers within the same family. Shows different view points on crime. This week was a particularly interesting epsiode. After that I proceeded to get more last minute cleaning done.... and then got ready. We left the house around 10:45am and I did a bit of driving. I feel like I'm more nervous now than I was when I started practising. I think it's probably going to be beneficial for me to take some lessons in the spring. We then ran some errands, took a look around Chapters. Chapters around Christmastime is wonderful. I love all the overpriced decorations and chocolates filling up the entranceway. All the Holiday inspired Starbucks drinks. All of it. I just want to walk around and soak it all up. We met Melissa and her boyfriend Jordan at noon at Subway, grabbed our lunches and drove back to the apartment. Had a nice couple of hours to catch up with Melissa, who I haven't seen since my birthday (back in April). It was nice. Her and Jordan left around 2:30pm to continue making their rounds of visiting different friends and family members. I took a nap. I love when I have the time to do nothing but lay there, dreaming of things to come. Now Brian is completing a government exam online as I sit here and surf the net, with the time to blog, dinner in the oven. Tonight we're heading out for a friend's birthday.
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Lunch - Subway 6" turkey on whole wheat with lettuce, onion, pickles, hot peppers and light mayo. 4 cups of water (380)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, Quaker granola bar, Diet coke (260)
Dinner - Blue menu sheppard's pie with 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 2 cups of water (415)
Snack -100 calorie chocolate bar, 1 beer at the Keg, 2 cups of water (300)
Daily Total - 1615 calories.
No workout for today, but right now I'm focusing on my food. I also reluctantly put away my scale last night. I find with doing the stairs at work 3 times a week, I went up a couple pounds and then seem to be maintaining there. Which is fine because it's not fat, it's muscle and it's bound to happen. But I want that number on the scale down. I am sure a lot of people can relate. When I try to lose those 2 lbs and don't right away, I start to get frustrated, leading me to want to give up and over eat. I was weighing myself every day, sometimes more than once a day. So far it's 3 days of no weighing myself. Maybe I'll be able to last a week, maybe more. One day at a time. I just want to go by how my clothes feel for a little while. Sometimes I'll feel thin, clothes feeling loose, and then if the scale doesn't reflect it, then my thin feeling has gone out the window. Maintaining is MUCH harder than losing weight. When people tell you that, believe it! It's such a struggle.
Another issue is that I've got so many holiday events, dinners out, drinks, dessert coming up. Last year I was overweight and desperately wanted to lose weight. That makes saying no to all the sweets... not easy... but EASIER. Now that I'm at a weight I am happy with, it's hard not to give in. But I know I will be able to pick and choose my treats and not come out of the holiday season having gained weight.
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Lunch - Subway 6" turkey on whole wheat with lettuce, onion, pickles, hot peppers and light mayo. 4 cups of water (380)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, Quaker granola bar, Diet coke (260)
Dinner - Blue menu sheppard's pie with 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 2 cups of water (415)
Snack -100 calorie chocolate bar, 1 beer at the Keg, 2 cups of water (300)
Daily Total - 1615 calories.
No workout for today, but right now I'm focusing on my food. I also reluctantly put away my scale last night. I find with doing the stairs at work 3 times a week, I went up a couple pounds and then seem to be maintaining there. Which is fine because it's not fat, it's muscle and it's bound to happen. But I want that number on the scale down. I am sure a lot of people can relate. When I try to lose those 2 lbs and don't right away, I start to get frustrated, leading me to want to give up and over eat. I was weighing myself every day, sometimes more than once a day. So far it's 3 days of no weighing myself. Maybe I'll be able to last a week, maybe more. One day at a time. I just want to go by how my clothes feel for a little while. Sometimes I'll feel thin, clothes feeling loose, and then if the scale doesn't reflect it, then my thin feeling has gone out the window. Maintaining is MUCH harder than losing weight. When people tell you that, believe it! It's such a struggle.
Another issue is that I've got so many holiday events, dinners out, drinks, dessert coming up. Last year I was overweight and desperately wanted to lose weight. That makes saying no to all the sweets... not easy... but EASIER. Now that I'm at a weight I am happy with, it's hard not to give in. But I know I will be able to pick and choose my treats and not come out of the holiday season having gained weight.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Weekend How I Love Thee....
Ah.... 3:00pm on Friday afternoon and I ran out of my office for the first bus that came my way. Get me outta here! This week felt long. It was freezing out. I was exhausted. I even went to bed at 8:30pm on Thursday night. I'm ready for a lot of sleep and perhaps a drink or two ;)
I love my Fridays. When there's not much on the go at work, I go through all the online flyers and make my grocery list for the following week. At lunch time I go with my coworker to the corner store where we pick up lottery tickets and a magazine as a treat, hoping one day we'll win the lottery.... imagine.... this week's loot included People magazine - Sexiest Man Alive edition. Ryan Reynolds takes the crown this year and I've got to say... I approve! After work I hung out with my man, we had some mediocre pizza for dinner and then he headed off to jiu jitsu class. While he was gone I got into mega cleaning mode! The dishes are done. Every room is clean. Two loads of laundry, done. Scented candles lit. I am now able to begin my weekend of relaxation! I think tonight we'll just curl up on the couch and watch a movie.
Tomorrow Melissa and Jordan come for a visit around lunch time! It'll be her first time seeing my apartment and I haven't seen her since April so I'm looking forward to it! Then at night Brian and I are hitting up the Keg in the Market for some drinks for a friend's birthday. That should be fun! Hopefully on Sunday I'll do another driving lesson with Brian and then perhaps do a little Christmas shopping...
Meals for Thursday:
Breakfast - 27 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - Apple, jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Weight watcher's smart ones santa fe style rice and beans frozen dinner, Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (370)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies, Diet coke (370)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 3 fun size chocolate bars (260)
Total - 1580 calories. Workout - ran down and back up 21 flights of stairs at work on lunch break.
Meals for Friday:
Breakfast - 27 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - Apple, jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Everything bagel with 1 slice of fat free turkey and 1 tbsp. light mayo. Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (380)
Snack - Quaker granola bar (160)
Dinner - 1/4 of a thin crust pepperoni pizza, Diet coke (300)
Snack - Mini bag of plain lays chips, 3 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (320)
Total - 1580 calories.
I love my Fridays. When there's not much on the go at work, I go through all the online flyers and make my grocery list for the following week. At lunch time I go with my coworker to the corner store where we pick up lottery tickets and a magazine as a treat, hoping one day we'll win the lottery.... imagine.... this week's loot included People magazine - Sexiest Man Alive edition. Ryan Reynolds takes the crown this year and I've got to say... I approve! After work I hung out with my man, we had some mediocre pizza for dinner and then he headed off to jiu jitsu class. While he was gone I got into mega cleaning mode! The dishes are done. Every room is clean. Two loads of laundry, done. Scented candles lit. I am now able to begin my weekend of relaxation! I think tonight we'll just curl up on the couch and watch a movie.
Tomorrow Melissa and Jordan come for a visit around lunch time! It'll be her first time seeing my apartment and I haven't seen her since April so I'm looking forward to it! Then at night Brian and I are hitting up the Keg in the Market for some drinks for a friend's birthday. That should be fun! Hopefully on Sunday I'll do another driving lesson with Brian and then perhaps do a little Christmas shopping...
Meals for Thursday:
Breakfast - 27 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - Apple, jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Weight watcher's smart ones santa fe style rice and beans frozen dinner, Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (370)
Snack - Quaker granola bar, 2 cups of water (160)
Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies, Diet coke (370)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 3 fun size chocolate bars (260)
Total - 1580 calories. Workout - ran down and back up 21 flights of stairs at work on lunch break.
Meals for Friday:
Breakfast - 27 mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - Apple, jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Everything bagel with 1 slice of fat free turkey and 1 tbsp. light mayo. Del monte fruit twist, 2 cups of water (380)
Snack - Quaker granola bar (160)
Dinner - 1/4 of a thin crust pepperoni pizza, Diet coke (300)
Snack - Mini bag of plain lays chips, 3 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (320)
Total - 1580 calories.
Monday, November 15, 2010
150 Healthiest Foods on Earth...
My Dad bought me this book.... 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth. And I'm trying to pick at least one thing from it each day to have. Every little bit helps right? An extra boost of vitamins and antioxidants never hurt anyone! Also read that a lot of vegetables have cancer fighting benefits. Who wouldn't want to reduce their risk of cancer?
So yesterday I had carrots which were on the list. I also had an apple. I think that may have been everything that made the list. Today was grapes and dark chocolate. Instead of having my usual 100 calorie milk chocolate bar, I decided to buy some 85% cocoa dark chocolate for the added health benefits of my nightly treat :) I'm not going to lie, it's definitely an acquired taste but after a few bites it was totally curbing my craving of having sweets!
I'm always really good with my water, but this week I would also like to work on my fibre intake. 25 - 35 grams per day! Helps curb hunger too :)
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - Mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (390)
Lunch - Smokin' stampede quesadilla, Apple (370)
Snack - Sugar free jello pudding, Del monte fruit twist (120)
Dinner - 1/4 of a Sicilian pizza (325)
Snack - Mini bag of plain chips, 100 calorie lindor bar, Hot chocolate (400)
Total - 1605 calories, 19 grams of fibre
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 2 tbsp. of light peanut butter, Banana, Apple, Del monte fruit twist (600)
Snack - Mini bag of popcorn (190)
Dinner - Honey dijon pork loin chop, cooked baby carrots, 1/2 cup of cooked corn (255)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 2 fun size chocolate bars (290)
Total -1595 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free jello pudding (170)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. of light mayo., 1 cup of grapes (410)
Snack - 100 calorie fibre one granola bar (100)
Dinner - 1/4 pkg. of general tao chicken, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil (360)
Snack - Mini bag of plain chips, 3 squares of 85% cocoa chocolate (320)
Total - 1620 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Meal plan for Tuesday:
Breakfast - Mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - Apple, sugar free jello pudding (140)
Lunch - 1/4 pkg. of general tao chicken, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1 tsp. of oil, 1 cup of grapes (460)
Snack - Chocolate chip granola bar (110)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 1 tsp. of mustard (305)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 2 fun size chocolate bars (240)
Total - 1535 calories, 23 grams of fibre
Meal plan for Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, Sugar free jello pudding (140)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. of light mayo., 1 cup of grapes (410)
Snack - Strawberry yogurt oatmeal bear paws (140)
Dinner - Chicken stir fry - 2 oz. of chicken, 3 tbsp. sweet chili thai sauce, 1 cup of rice, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil (415)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 squares of 85% cocoa dark chocolate (310)
Total - 1675 calories, 24 grams of fibre
So yesterday I had carrots which were on the list. I also had an apple. I think that may have been everything that made the list. Today was grapes and dark chocolate. Instead of having my usual 100 calorie milk chocolate bar, I decided to buy some 85% cocoa dark chocolate for the added health benefits of my nightly treat :) I'm not going to lie, it's definitely an acquired taste but after a few bites it was totally curbing my craving of having sweets!
I'm always really good with my water, but this week I would also like to work on my fibre intake. 25 - 35 grams per day! Helps curb hunger too :)
Meals for Saturday:
Breakfast - Mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk, Banana (390)
Lunch - Smokin' stampede quesadilla, Apple (370)
Snack - Sugar free jello pudding, Del monte fruit twist (120)
Dinner - 1/4 of a Sicilian pizza (325)
Snack - Mini bag of plain chips, 100 calorie lindor bar, Hot chocolate (400)
Total - 1605 calories, 19 grams of fibre
Meals for Sunday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 2 tbsp. of light peanut butter, Banana, Apple, Del monte fruit twist (600)
Snack - Mini bag of popcorn (190)
Dinner - Honey dijon pork loin chop, cooked baby carrots, 1/2 cup of cooked corn (255)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 2 fun size chocolate bars (290)
Total -1595 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Meals for Monday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Banana, Sugar free jello pudding (170)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. of light mayo., 1 cup of grapes (410)
Snack - 100 calorie fibre one granola bar (100)
Dinner - 1/4 pkg. of general tao chicken, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil (360)
Snack - Mini bag of plain chips, 3 squares of 85% cocoa chocolate (320)
Total - 1620 calories, 26 grams of fibre
Meal plan for Tuesday:
Breakfast - Mini wheats, 1 cup of skim milk (280)
Snack - Apple, sugar free jello pudding (140)
Lunch - 1/4 pkg. of general tao chicken, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1 tsp. of oil, 1 cup of grapes (460)
Snack - Chocolate chip granola bar (110)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 1 tsp. of mustard (305)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 2 fun size chocolate bars (240)
Total - 1535 calories, 23 grams of fibre
Meal plan for Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, Sugar free jello pudding (140)
Lunch - 2 slices of whole wheat bread, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. of light mayo., 1 cup of grapes (410)
Snack - Strawberry yogurt oatmeal bear paws (140)
Dinner - Chicken stir fry - 2 oz. of chicken, 3 tbsp. sweet chili thai sauce, 1 cup of rice, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil (415)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 3 squares of 85% cocoa dark chocolate (310)
Total - 1675 calories, 24 grams of fibre
Monday, November 8, 2010
Motivated For The Week!
Good evening all,
So it's officially been a year since I started on my weightloss journey. And I'm still struggling on a daily basis. But I know I can handle it. Blogging everyday seems impossible now. I used to be able to do it at work, but they have that site blocked now. It's annoying... Anyways, I figure my best bet is to write my meal plan down for a few days at a time.
Tuesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 1 piece of leftover PC chicken parm, 1/2 cup of cooked veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, 2 cups of water, 1 cup of grapes (410)
Snack - 100 calorie Fibre one granola bar (100)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 1 tsp. of mustard, Diet coke (305)
Snack - Mini bag of popcorn, 2 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (310)
Total - 1525 calories, 27 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water
Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, Jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Tuna sandwich with 1 tbsp. of light mayo, Del monte fruit twist, Diet coke (460)
Snack - Quaker chocolate chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (110)
Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies, 2 cups of water (370)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 100 calorie Lindor chocolate bar, 2 cups of water (200)
Total - 1540 calories, 20 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water
Workout - Stairs at work (21 floors down and back up)
Thursday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Lunch - 2 slices of toast, 2 tbsp. of light peanut butter, Banana, Apple, 2 cups of water (530)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, Del monte fruit twist, 4 cups of water (160)
Dinner - Blue menu sheppards pie, Diet coke (390)
Snack - Mini bag of plain lays chips, 100 calorie Lindor chocolate bar, 2 cups of water (260)
Total - 1600 calories, 26 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water
Workout - Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD.
Hope everyone is having a good week :)
So it's officially been a year since I started on my weightloss journey. And I'm still struggling on a daily basis. But I know I can handle it. Blogging everyday seems impossible now. I used to be able to do it at work, but they have that site blocked now. It's annoying... Anyways, I figure my best bet is to write my meal plan down for a few days at a time.
Tuesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 1 piece of leftover PC chicken parm, 1/2 cup of cooked veggies in 1/2 tsp. of oil, 2 cups of water, 1 cup of grapes (410)
Snack - 100 calorie Fibre one granola bar (100)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 1 tsp. of mustard, Diet coke (305)
Snack - Mini bag of popcorn, 2 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (310)
Total - 1525 calories, 27 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water
Wednesday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Snack - Apple, Jello sugar free pudding, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - Tuna sandwich with 1 tbsp. of light mayo, Del monte fruit twist, Diet coke (460)
Snack - Quaker chocolate chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (110)
Dinner - 2 mini chicken pot pies, 2 cups of water (370)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 100 calorie Lindor chocolate bar, 2 cups of water (200)
Total - 1540 calories, 20 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water
Workout - Stairs at work (21 floors down and back up)
Thursday:
Breakfast - Blue menu dark chocolate bran muffin, 1 cup of skim milk (260)
Lunch - 2 slices of toast, 2 tbsp. of light peanut butter, Banana, Apple, 2 cups of water (530)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, Del monte fruit twist, 4 cups of water (160)
Dinner - Blue menu sheppards pie, Diet coke (390)
Snack - Mini bag of plain lays chips, 100 calorie Lindor chocolate bar, 2 cups of water (260)
Total - 1600 calories, 26 g. of fibre, 9 cups of water
Workout - Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred DVD.
Hope everyone is having a good week :)
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Nice To Come Home After A Long Day....
Today was just one of those unbelievably frustrating days at work. You know the ones. The ones where no one answers your e-mails or phone calls... nothing gets resolved. I get home and Brian asks me to play Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars. He says it applies to me. Here's some of the lyrics:
Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday
Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But everytime she asks me do I look okay
I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Her nails, her nails
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
How sweet is that? Thank you Brian :) You sure know how to cheer a girl up on a down day!
Tonight we're just going to make some burgers, watch a movie and catch Biggest Loser. We're not liking it as much this season, but it's still keeping us entertained!
Meals for today:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (375)
Snack - Sugar free jello pudding, Apple, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 1 serving of pumpkin ravioli with 1/2 tsp of oil. Del monte fruit twists. Bottle of diet dr pepper (470)
Snack - Chocolate chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (110)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 1 tsp. of mustard, 2 cups of water (300)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 2 fun size chocolate bars (230)
Total - 1625 calories
Blogging my meals again is making me feel healthier already! Hopefully I can keep this up :)
Oh her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining
Her hair, her hair
Falls perfectly without her trying
She's so beautiful
And I tell her everyday
Yeah I know, I know
When I compliment her
She won't believe me
And it's so, it's so
Sad to think she don't see what I see
But everytime she asks me do I look okay
I say
When I see your face
There's not a thing I would change
Cause you're amazing
Just the way you are
And when you smile
The whole world stops and stares for a while
Cause girl you're amazing
Just the way you are
Her nails, her nails
I could kiss them all day if she'd let me
Her laugh, her laugh
She hates but I think it's so sexy
Oh you know, you know, you know
I'd never ask you to change
If perfect is what you're searching for
Then just stay the same
How sweet is that? Thank you Brian :) You sure know how to cheer a girl up on a down day!
Tonight we're just going to make some burgers, watch a movie and catch Biggest Loser. We're not liking it as much this season, but it's still keeping us entertained!
Meals for today:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, Banana, 1 cup of skim milk (375)
Snack - Sugar free jello pudding, Apple, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 1 serving of pumpkin ravioli with 1/2 tsp of oil. Del monte fruit twists. Bottle of diet dr pepper (470)
Snack - Chocolate chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (110)
Dinner - Blue menu portion controlled burger, bun, 1 tbsp. of ketchup, 1 tsp. of mustard, 2 cups of water (300)
Snack - 100 calorie bag of popcorn, 2 fun size chocolate bars (230)
Total - 1625 calories
Blogging my meals again is making me feel healthier already! Hopefully I can keep this up :)
Monday, November 1, 2010
Loves the Feel of a Freshly Cleaned House....
I just spent the last hour and a half cleaning the apartment and doing my ironing. Feels good to sit down and relax after getting that done. I've got the scented candles going too so it really smells good in here.
The past couple weeks have flown by and I haven't been writing in here like I planned to! I've been off and on with my eating habits lately. It's hard because it's not causing me to gain weight... but pigging out definitely doesn't feel good afterwards. My sister has asked for my help in losing weight again and I vow to be a positive influence on her. Follow by example, right? I wish her all the luck in losing weight! I know how hard it can be. And she's got a wedding coming up in 10 months. What girl doesn't want to be a smaller size when they walk down the aisle?
I went to the doctor on Thursday for my annual checkup and loved when she did a double take when checking my weight at the scale. "You've lost 53 lbs?!?! That can't be right!" Oh, but it is :) Takes a lot of work, but it can be done!
I finished my 3rd driving lesson with Brian on the weekend. We took the lesson out of the parking lot and onto the road :) Not a road that anyone was on, but it still felt like a big accomplishment for me!
This weekend was Halloween and it.... SNOWED! It was crazy! I wanted to stay in and sip hot chocolate and watch Christmas specials :) But I made the trek out to a party, in my French Maid costume. It was pretty fun! But now that Halloween is over.... it's less than 8 weeks until Christmas! Need to get my shopping on ;)
Meals for today:
Breakfast - Nutrigrain bar, 1 cup of skim milk (220)
Snack - Sugar free jello pudding, Apple, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 2 slices of wonderbread +, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, 1/2 banana, Del monte fruit twist, Diet coke (385)
Snack - Rainbow chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (130)
Dinner - Chicken stir fry - 2 oz. of chicken, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies, 1/2 tsp. of oil, 3 tbsp. of sweet chili thai sauce, 1 cup of rice. 2 cups of water. (425)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 2 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (280)
Total - 1580 calories
Workout - Ran up and down 21 flights of stairs on my lunch break.
The past couple weeks have flown by and I haven't been writing in here like I planned to! I've been off and on with my eating habits lately. It's hard because it's not causing me to gain weight... but pigging out definitely doesn't feel good afterwards. My sister has asked for my help in losing weight again and I vow to be a positive influence on her. Follow by example, right? I wish her all the luck in losing weight! I know how hard it can be. And she's got a wedding coming up in 10 months. What girl doesn't want to be a smaller size when they walk down the aisle?
I went to the doctor on Thursday for my annual checkup and loved when she did a double take when checking my weight at the scale. "You've lost 53 lbs?!?! That can't be right!" Oh, but it is :) Takes a lot of work, but it can be done!
I finished my 3rd driving lesson with Brian on the weekend. We took the lesson out of the parking lot and onto the road :) Not a road that anyone was on, but it still felt like a big accomplishment for me!
This weekend was Halloween and it.... SNOWED! It was crazy! I wanted to stay in and sip hot chocolate and watch Christmas specials :) But I made the trek out to a party, in my French Maid costume. It was pretty fun! But now that Halloween is over.... it's less than 8 weeks until Christmas! Need to get my shopping on ;)
Meals for today:
Breakfast - Nutrigrain bar, 1 cup of skim milk (220)
Snack - Sugar free jello pudding, Apple, 2 cups of water (140)
Lunch - 2 slices of wonderbread +, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, 1/2 banana, Del monte fruit twist, Diet coke (385)
Snack - Rainbow chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (130)
Dinner - Chicken stir fry - 2 oz. of chicken, 3/4 cup of stir fry veggies, 1/2 tsp. of oil, 3 tbsp. of sweet chili thai sauce, 1 cup of rice. 2 cups of water. (425)
Snack - Mini bag of ketchup chips, 2 fun size chocolate bars, 4 cups of water (280)
Total - 1580 calories
Workout - Ran up and down 21 flights of stairs on my lunch break.
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