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.
Friday, November 19, 2010
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.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
So Not Down With The Sickness....
I got back to blogging and then went M.I.A! Sorry about that, it was hard to write about meals when they were all over the place. There was a 5 day period where I had a touch of the flu. But I am A-ok now!
What's new this week? Not a whole heck of a lot. I'm about to embark on my second driving lesson with Brian. Am I nervous? Yes. But I think I can handle it :)
Work has been leaving me into a ball of stress lately. Everytime I make a mistake, I get worried that I'll be fired. That's the thing about being a consultant.. they can fire you without giving you any notice, any explanation, anything. So you're constantly trying to prove yourself worthy of working there. I try to be perfect but it ends up making me screw up even more. I think it's time to try even harder to find that permanent job for me. It's got to be out there. Somewhere.
This weekend Brian and I have just been taking it easy... we watched the Blade trilogy and went shopping for a Halloween costume yesterday. I'm going to be a French Maid! Today we're going to go driving, will get the laundry and cleaning done and then we'll see! :)
Meals from Saturday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, 1 banana, 1 cup of 1% chocolate milk (455 calories)
Lunch - Michelina's rigatoni frozen meal, Apple, Jello sugar free mousse, 1 cup of water, 1 can of diet coke (420 calories)
Snack - Quaker's reduced sugar rainbow chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (130 calories)
Dinner - 1/2 mozzarelli pizza (with tomato and pesto), 4 cups of water (440 calories)
Snack - 3 mini chocolate caramel cups, 1 cup of water, 1 can of diet coke (190 calories)
Daily Total - 1635 calories
What's new this week? Not a whole heck of a lot. I'm about to embark on my second driving lesson with Brian. Am I nervous? Yes. But I think I can handle it :)
Work has been leaving me into a ball of stress lately. Everytime I make a mistake, I get worried that I'll be fired. That's the thing about being a consultant.. they can fire you without giving you any notice, any explanation, anything. So you're constantly trying to prove yourself worthy of working there. I try to be perfect but it ends up making me screw up even more. I think it's time to try even harder to find that permanent job for me. It's got to be out there. Somewhere.
This weekend Brian and I have just been taking it easy... we watched the Blade trilogy and went shopping for a Halloween costume yesterday. I'm going to be a French Maid! Today we're going to go driving, will get the laundry and cleaning done and then we'll see! :)
Meals from Saturday:
Breakfast - 1 slice of toast, 1 tbsp. of light peanut butter, 1 banana, 1 cup of 1% chocolate milk (455 calories)
Lunch - Michelina's rigatoni frozen meal, Apple, Jello sugar free mousse, 1 cup of water, 1 can of diet coke (420 calories)
Snack - Quaker's reduced sugar rainbow chip granola bar, 2 cups of water (130 calories)
Dinner - 1/2 mozzarelli pizza (with tomato and pesto), 4 cups of water (440 calories)
Snack - 3 mini chocolate caramel cups, 1 cup of water, 1 can of diet coke (190 calories)
Daily Total - 1635 calories
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
I am back to the Blogosphere!
Hi folks,
After a 5 month hiatus from blogging, I am back! I essentially hit the maintenance phase and wanted to go without talking about food and weightloss. But guess what? Even after you lose weight, your issues with food never go away completely. It's something I must learn to live with. My cheat days aren't nearly as bad as they were pre weightloss, but they still exist. I still emotionally eat. I have more trouble staying on track now that I've hit a healthy weight than I did during my weightloss phase. I think going back to writing things out will hold me more accountable and help me become a healthier person. Because as I'm sure everyone knows... 2 lbs can turn into 5 lbs, can turn into 10 lbs, etc, quite easily.
In addition to writing about weightloss, I really feel that getting my thoughts and feelings out about other things in life is a good idea. I've grown a lot this year and it's a big bad scary world sometimes. I have my failures and I have my triumphs and I'd like to write about them.
Big bad scary fear # 1 - Driving. I always told myself I wasn't cut out to drive. The busing system in Ottawa is fantastic, I thought. It's way faster to get around that way anyways. Besides, I work downtown where parking lots are nonexistent. Welcome to the bus strike of 2009. Life was brutal. And since then, buses have just not been up to par. Plus, what about when I have children? Am I going to be that woman that people sigh loudly at when I struggle onto the overcrowded bus with crying baby in one hand, heavy stroller in the other, and big purse weighing down on my shoulders? I'd really rather not.... So I surprised many people, especially myself, when I decided that it's about time I put this fear behind me and do some learning. Brian took me out driving on Saturday and I have to say, it wasn't quite as petrifying as I'd been expecting. Sure I was scared, didn't even use the gas pedal, but I got in the driver seat and got a feel for driving. And I will continue to learn once a week until I'm comfortable enough to take the test. It's going to be an adventure, that's for sure!
Anyways, better not cram everything into one blog post :) Until next time.....
Meal plan for Wednesday:
Breakfast - 1 pkg. of organic maple flavored oatmeal, 1 cup of skim milk (240 calories)
Snack - Apple, 1 sugar free jello pudding, 2 cups of water (140 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of bread, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. of light mayo, 1 pkg. of del monte fruit twists, Diet coke (370 calories)
Snack - Nature Valley fruit & nut granola bar, 2 cups of water (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of southwestern baked chicken (2 oz. chicken, 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 tbsp. of light ranch dressing, 1/2 cut up green pepper, 3/4 cup of rice), 2 cups of water (360 calories)
Snack - Small bag of popcorn, Aero singles bar, 2 cups of water (290 calories)
Total - 1540 calories
3 times a week I do the stairs at work, meaning I run from the 21st floor down to the lobby and all the way back up to the 21st floor. It's really toning up my legs and even though it only takes 10 minutes, it burns a ton of calories. I will be doing the stairs tomorrrow.
After a 5 month hiatus from blogging, I am back! I essentially hit the maintenance phase and wanted to go without talking about food and weightloss. But guess what? Even after you lose weight, your issues with food never go away completely. It's something I must learn to live with. My cheat days aren't nearly as bad as they were pre weightloss, but they still exist. I still emotionally eat. I have more trouble staying on track now that I've hit a healthy weight than I did during my weightloss phase. I think going back to writing things out will hold me more accountable and help me become a healthier person. Because as I'm sure everyone knows... 2 lbs can turn into 5 lbs, can turn into 10 lbs, etc, quite easily.
In addition to writing about weightloss, I really feel that getting my thoughts and feelings out about other things in life is a good idea. I've grown a lot this year and it's a big bad scary world sometimes. I have my failures and I have my triumphs and I'd like to write about them.
Big bad scary fear # 1 - Driving. I always told myself I wasn't cut out to drive. The busing system in Ottawa is fantastic, I thought. It's way faster to get around that way anyways. Besides, I work downtown where parking lots are nonexistent. Welcome to the bus strike of 2009. Life was brutal. And since then, buses have just not been up to par. Plus, what about when I have children? Am I going to be that woman that people sigh loudly at when I struggle onto the overcrowded bus with crying baby in one hand, heavy stroller in the other, and big purse weighing down on my shoulders? I'd really rather not.... So I surprised many people, especially myself, when I decided that it's about time I put this fear behind me and do some learning. Brian took me out driving on Saturday and I have to say, it wasn't quite as petrifying as I'd been expecting. Sure I was scared, didn't even use the gas pedal, but I got in the driver seat and got a feel for driving. And I will continue to learn once a week until I'm comfortable enough to take the test. It's going to be an adventure, that's for sure!
Anyways, better not cram everything into one blog post :) Until next time.....
Meal plan for Wednesday:
Breakfast - 1 pkg. of organic maple flavored oatmeal, 1 cup of skim milk (240 calories)
Snack - Apple, 1 sugar free jello pudding, 2 cups of water (140 calories)
Lunch - 2 slices of bread, 1/2 can of tuna, 1 tbsp. of light mayo, 1 pkg. of del monte fruit twists, Diet coke (370 calories)
Snack - Nature Valley fruit & nut granola bar, 2 cups of water (140 calories)
Dinner - 1 serving of southwestern baked chicken (2 oz. chicken, 1/3 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 1 tbsp. of light ranch dressing, 1/2 cut up green pepper, 3/4 cup of rice), 2 cups of water (360 calories)
Snack - Small bag of popcorn, Aero singles bar, 2 cups of water (290 calories)
Total - 1540 calories
3 times a week I do the stairs at work, meaning I run from the 21st floor down to the lobby and all the way back up to the 21st floor. It's really toning up my legs and even though it only takes 10 minutes, it burns a ton of calories. I will be doing the stairs tomorrrow.
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