Nicole's Monday

Let's see.. for breakfast I had coffee and a bowl of cereal. Then I went for my walk, which again I had to go further because I hadn't hit an hour yet! For lunch I had some pasta and a turkey burger that we grilled last night with only half the bun... which is great for me cuz I love bread in all shapes and sizes. At work I snacked on some trail mix and for dinner I had a scoop of mashed potatoes, 3 of those chicken meat patties (they are small... around the size of an egg), and a whole lot of broccoli. I've also had 48 oz of water today which is good for me. I notice that my fruit and veggie count for the day isn't very high so I think I'll have an apple for dessert. :-)

My Monday

Back to work :( Didn't sleep well last night, so I had no energy to exercise today. But I did find my pedometer, so as soon as I get a new battery in it, I'm gonna try to wear it all day.
B: yogurt, granola, fruit, NF vanilla latte
S: fiber one bar
L: Eating Right lasagna, iced tea
S: another fiber one bar
D: home-made burger and sweet potato fries. They didn't turn out as I had hoped, but not bad. Caitlin- what spices do you put on them?
No dessert yet, but I have a sweet tooth right now, so we'll see. I'm sorta craving cereal.

Monday

Breakfast-Egg, Cheese & ham on a bagel, 2 cups coffee with skim milk 5 points
Lunch-Carrots, WW Caramel cake 2 points
Dinner-Tilapia fish with fat free mayo & pickle tarter sauce, green beens, rosemary potato, glass of wine 6.5 points
Snack-Glass of wine, WW toffee ice cream bar 4 points
Will probably have a little more to eat & drink later tonight but will stay within my points.
Exercise-walked 30 minutes during lunch-2 activity points

The Weekend

Weighed in and lost .8 LBS. I'm so glad I did not gain.
Saturday
Breakfast/Lunch - 2 sugar free jelly crapes & 2 pieces of bacon (13 points?)
Dinner - 1 chicken enchilata, rice, & noodle soup (9 points?)
Anytime - 3 light beers & 2 glasses of wine (10 points)
Went way over my points for the day, but I was helping family move and earned a lot of activity points.

Sunday
Breakfast - scrambled egg substitute, 2 pices of bacon, alternative blueberry bagel with jelly (6 points)
Snack - chips & 2 pickel spears (2 points)
Lunch - grapes, 2 cheese wedges, 4 crackers, 4 olives, glass of wine (7.5 points)
Dinner - soup and a glass of wine (4 points)
Snack - popcorn, canberry & vodka (3 points)
Another snack (oh no!) 2 cookies & a glass of milk (6 points)
Went into my weekly points - darn cookies

The end of my weekend

Saturday for dinner:
some cheese and crackers, a slice of bread w/ butter, tri tip, roasted potatoes, salad, glass of wine
Ds- apple pie, and like two spoonfulls of ice cream (I couldn't say no to dessert but I definetly had smaller portions than I would have before I started keeping track)

Sunday
B- coffee, cereal, orange
L- pasta, slice of ham, asparagus
S- 2 meat patties and a bite of potato salad that Danny's mom sent us
D- half turkey burger w/ cheese, salad, and a bite of homemade mac n’ cheese that I made the other night but it was past its prime
E- hour walk

Saturday and Sunday

SATURDAY
woke up had some candy...and some cherrios, maybe 4 pts
coffee 1
bar 3
salad 3 pts
some bites of cita's mexican take out 1
went to a fondue party, but only had a little bit
2 drinks 4pts
1 beer 3
water..

I went to the gym, but realized I forgot my tennis shoes..so that didn't work too well..opps.

SUNDAY
muffin 1
egg 2
coffee 2
easter choch. at Mary's house 2
cookies 3
chicken 1
bite of scone 2
mocha 2
lasgna 6
so at 20 points, have 5 left and haven't gone into my bonus points, excited to see about tomorrows weigh-in

my weekend

Saturday:
B: cereal and coffee
S: half bagel w/ creamcheese
S: cereal
D: steak, grilled salad (so yummy!), bread, 1 beer and 1 glass of wine
D: 1/2 brownie

Sunday:
B: bagel w/ creamcheese and coffee
Haven't had lunch/dinner yet, but it's now 2:45 so it'll probably be just one more meal today, which will be a burger and baked yam fries (I'll let you know how they turn out).

Went for a walk on west cliff today with Mark - not a run, but a somewhat fast pace, I think. We probably walked for an hour total, with a break half way. I start back to work tomorrow, so it'll be hard to keep it up, but I'm gonna try. Nicole (just joined) had a good idea of wearing a pedometer all day and if you don't reach 10,000 steps (the goal) by the time you get home, go for a walk till you do. So I'm gonna go search for my old pedometer. Thanks for the idea, Nicole! Here's a site I just found with some info on that : http://www.thewalkingsite.com/10000steps.html

Joining the Cause!

In an effort to make better food choices, get in shape and well of course... lose weight, Alyssa has convinced me that this is the place to do it. I think its a good way to stay motivated and get some good ideas from you all on how to live a fitter and healthier life. So here I am!

I think I eat pretty healthy in general but I could stand to be a little more active. So this week I started walking for an hour everyday. Getting started was the hardest part but now I look forward to getting out there and its getting easier. In fact, when I went today I found that my usual route took me only about 40 minutes so I went a little further to make it a full hour. I'm hoping to start jogging a bit too but maybe I'll start that next week... I did buy new running shoes yesterday.

Anyway here's what I've had to eat so far today
B- coffee, fried egg w/ cheese, bagel, apple juice
L- pasta from last night (linguini w/ onions & bacon) water
for dinner we are going to some friends' house so I'm not sure what we're having. I'll keep you posted! =)

THANKS for the invite Alyssa!

quick non diet question

so ladies, I am thinking of nannying and babysitting on the side to save/make money..now does anyone have any idea on what I should ask as a wage? I got a degree, years of experience, a car, a smile, a song and dance?

thanks!
I know caitlin got the downlow on this for sure...

end of spring break :(

so apparently when my schedule changes (spring break), everything I do regularly disappears from my brain, such as blogging.
anyway, I've been okay this week, I think. Not eating too much while at home, haven't had many desserts or drinks. Went for a 1 hour walk today.
I went to get my dress altered, and it was an entire size to big!! woo hoo! when I bought it (a year ago) it fit perfectly. So, although that was awesome, it meant I had to go back to David's Bridal and exchange it for a smaller size - and even that one is a tiny bit loose! - luckily they were cool about it. So now I'm trying to figure out how to tone up my arms and back without getting smaller so that the alterations aren't messed up - is that possible?

Friday

muffin 2
coffee 1
egg 1
chille 5
crackers 1
veggies 0
hot coco 1
gonna exercise and go out, but good on points...
so I didn't go to the gym, but I went on an h0ur walk which was good
went to BJs with housemates, ordered salad and only ate a few bites of pizzoki, cause I am good. then I went out and had some drinks and danced
drank water..

Wednesday:

yogurt 3
coffee 2
chicken and potatoes 6
more chicken and potatoes 10
Beer 3
24 points

Thursday:

yogurt 3
coffee 2
1/2 burrito and guac 12
frozen sweet, coffee drink 8
salad 3

28 points

Friday:

Yogurt 3
nuts 4
coffee 2
2 sushi rolls 8
2-3 pieces tempura 8

Subtotal: 25
I am totally full right now. I have a show tonight but I know I wont be hungry until after the show. I will have some fruit when I get home and go straight to bed.

I am guestimating on these points since I stopped doing weight watchers. Yes, I stopped. Mainly because I never went to meetings and because I am trying to save money. I know that this could possibly be a really horrible decision, but every time I went I felt like sunshine was being blown up my ass and pictures of skinny people were shoved in my face. I did not feel supported, welcomed, inspired, or like it was worth $40 a month.

Has anyone ever used www.sparkpeople.com ? It is free and it counts calories. Lots of adds, but I am going to use it and see what happens.

TGIF

Rosie

TGIF

I'm in better spirits today. Glad it's Friday. What a long week!
I did pretty good not giving into wanting to eat and drink yesterday. It was hard though. Pretty much stuck to my eating plans although I did have some drinks, but do not think I went over my points.
Todays food plans
BREAKFAST-Carrots, sliced tomato, 2 olives, 2 cups of coffee w/skim milk - 1 point
LUNCH-Ham Sandwich, water - 3.5 points
DINNER-Weight Watcher Meal - 6 points (Declining dinner with family that will be Fried Chicken, Beans, & Rice)
Will probably have a couple glasses of wine this evening as well - 4 points.
Will take a walk during lunch today.
Tomorrow I weigh in and I know I will not have lost any weight this week due to Easter parties and eating out too much. I'm just hoping that I did not gain any.

THursday...by Dawn...

ya..did good last night...so my grant is ending, and the US Dept of Ed hasn't annouced a new one...so starting May 31, rather june 1, I will be on the unemployment lines...hmmm, so I am like thinking I better get in shape cause employers judge, and there are all these studies about fitter people getting hired quicker...this will be the light to my fire...

bran muffin 1
coffee with soy 1
bar 3
soup 2
almonds 2
since I am holding onto funds looks like I won't be eating or drinking out too much, which will also help weight loss...really it will all be OK says the soon to be unemployed....
salad with tuna 3
fiberone bar 2
muffins I made 4
kefir (1/2c) 1

so 21 points, lower, but that is fine...worked out, feeling good...

Wednesday & Thursday

WEDNESDAY
I believe I stuck to my points
Breakfast 0.5pt - 0 point items & coffee with skim milk
Lunch 7pt - small serving of chicken & dumplings (I hope I figured the points right)
Dinner 5pt? - 1/2 of a meat, vegetable, & noodle bowl
What did in my points:
Too many drinks! 12pt

THURSDAY
SAD DAY FOR ME-I want to comfort myself with food & drinks, but so far have resisted.
Breakfast 0.5pt - 0 point items & coffee with skim milk
Lunch 5pt? - 1/2 of a meat, vegetable, & noodle bowl
Snack 2pt - Pringles
As for dinner-I have a ham in the cockpot at home.
Slice of ham & vegetables 5pt?

Tuesday

Tuesday:
B: oatmeal, apple
S: banana and some trail mix (unsalted)
L: 1/2 a turkey sandwich
D: curry, a small steak and 1 slice garlic bread
D: yogurt w/ walnuts

Wed.

so I stayed with my plan yesterday which felt great. only thing is I woke up and had a 1 pt muffin, which aint too bad..and didn't go to gym, just walked some hills..today going to gym (spin class 60 minutos!)

so
kefir and coffee with nigh snacks puts me at 4
chile and bread 4
had some sushi, salad and 2 drinks, I think I stayed in my points...ya!

It's hard with family visiting

My mom is visiting and I am finding it is hard to keep to my eating plans. Dinner on Monday night was not the light points I had planned as we went out to dinner with my son for Sushi. I tried to be good, but I know I did in more points than I was planning on. Thank god, I walked /talked with Dawn during lunch that day.
Then on Tuesday, I did not eat breakfast as I knew we were going to join my brother and his wife for lunch at Olive Garden. I had 1 breadstick, 2 bowls of Toscana soup, & 2 bowls of salad. I was going to just have 1 of each, but that plan didn't work. Then to top off everything my sister called to say she was making chicken & dumplings and taquitos for dinner! Two of my favorites. Again I tried to be good but... At least I can say that I didn't eat as much as I would have before WW.
So, here I am again today (Wednesday) planning to make wise eating choices and not give into temptation, but we are suppose to go out tonight and I know it's going to be hard.

Hope

Monday:
yogurt
coffee
soup
crackers
steamed veggies
string cheese
salad
2 slices pizza
2 glasses of wine

Tuesday:
yogurt
1 slice pizza
salad
coffee

ANNOUNCEMENT: I went jean shopping today, and I am now down 2 sizes than I was a year ago. I bought 1 pair. I will buy another pair when those get loose. YAY ME!

Monday and Tuesday

some pizza in mid of night...opps...but not much..
1/2 bagel with cream cheese 4
coffee 2
split pea 3
rest of pizza
salad 1
1 fiberone bar 2
walked and went to gym! that was fun Julie...
oh yeah I lost .2, I think that will just push me, cause I know I went over my 35, but I was better then the week before where I gained, so I can do this, just gotta stick with it..

Tuesday...
ceral in mid of night 6
pb 2
latte 3
subway turkey sandwich 5
fro yo 4
almonds 4
boca burger 2
salad 1

ok, that puts me at all my points but I am walking and going to gym

weekend plus some

sorry I've been MIA for a bit. Busy weekend. I can't recall all that I ate, but I know it included a lot of reeses pieces with Dawn :) I did go for a 2 hour hike Saturday. And I weighed myself yesterday and I've lost between 5 and 7 pounds! (depending on where I started, I'm not exactly sure). So that feels good, definitely. I have my first wedding dress fitting Thursday, so it's good timing.

Monday:
B: bagel w/ creamcheese, coffee
S: cereal
S: rice cake w/ peanut butter
D: mashed potatoes, salad, and chicken - a yummy lemon thyme recipe.
D: mimosa

Monday

Well, I still am without a voice, this is not how I had envisioned my spring break, I'm not a big talker but I am so ready for the silence to end!

Sorry Alyssa - I don't think a walk/hike will work out until my voice returns :(

B/L: oatmeal and an apple
D: vegetable curry with sausage and garlic bread
Ds: fudgecicle

I'm a seal

I don't think I spelled seal right...it just looks wrong. Anyway, I mean the kind that hangs out under the warf in Santa Cruz -- or, maybe those are sea lions. Barking like a seal, that is -- coughing, you know. Anyway, I have been out for the count the past almost a week with bronchitis. I did spend a lovely afternoon yesterday (yep, Easter) in the urgent care clinic finally getting some antibiotics. Anyway, sorry I've been MIA, and I will be back to post my nutritional successes and stumbles. But, mostly successes, if all goes as planned :o)

~Ellen

Monday - I'm back

Have not entered for a while. I was on vacation and then came down with an infection that just did me in.
Anyway, I'm back now and hope to get back into posting.
Weighed in on Saturday. I've lost 15.2LBS. It seems like slow progress but I'm averaging about 2LBS a week.
The weekend really set me back points wise. I did not count points until this morning. If I worked it out right I used up my daily points and most of my weekly points. So I have to make good choices this week.
Food Plan for today
Breakfast - Grapes, Light cheese wedge, & coffee with skim milk.
Lunch will be - WW Meal
Dinner will be - Baked fish & vegetables
Hope to get in a walk today.
I hope everyone had a nice Easter yesterday.

EASTER

woke up

a few bites of bean and cheese burrito with some tea... 2
eggwhites with turkey bites, spinach, swiss and some fruit 5
coffee 1
walked around with my aunt, goal is to not over eat today...
chicken with some veggies
1 slice of pizza with alyssa and salad
ale
TOO MUCH CANDY
popcorn
you will notice Alyssa ate candy too , totally my fault, but we had a good time..

mute

My cold seems to be gone but it has left me without a voice. It is so hard to stop myself from vocalizing with the little mousy sounds I have left. I was at a birthday party yesterday and I had to mouth the song when it was time to sing. My goal today is to keep quiet in hopes that I can talk tomorrow!

Saturday:
L: cheeseburger, green salad, carrots, mini vitamin water
S: a lot of strawberries, corn chips, chocolate cake
D: stir fry over rice
D: yogurt, grapes

Saturday

did not wake up! ya...
1/2 muffin and coffee 2 pts
egg, eng muffin and turkey sausage 3
vietnamese salad and curry with 1/4c of rice
beans, plantanos, creama and papusas, so good and soo bad..
chocholate covered almonds..
pita with humas
1 bite of 3 candy bars and some red fish..glad I didn't eat it all...

walked around the city, and stuff, but no exercise...

hooray for spring break!!

the best thing about being a teacher is the vacation time. and I suppose its rewarding in other ways, whatever :)

B: french toast, egg, fruit, OJ, coffee
D: Japanese - miso soup, a variety of rolls
D: nothing yet, but I'll probably have a pudding or something

no exercise, but Mark and I are planning on taking another hike this weekend. I'll keep you posted.

TGIF!!

L: turkey-cheese sandwich with extra veggies
S: 1/2 a cookie and an apple
S: soy late
D: sausage, ravioli and broccoli
D: 1 serving of pretzels and a yogurt
E: 1 mile walk!

TGIF

ya! so let's see, I made an amazing chicken dinner last night with sauteed ginger asaragus, carrots and some onions, with a chicken that I put a seaseme ginger glaze (from TJs) and grilled it, and then a little bit of brown rice. it was yummy. and then I really didn't eat much after that, maybe a bit of muffin, but that's it...went to sleep and stayed in bed. holla!

b-egg muffin with veggie sausage 2pts
coffee and tea 1 pt
l- meeting w/employer, but I will be good, update, ate a salad with some chicken on it
fro yo with almonds
d-going out to dinner with cousin..I had 1/2 portion of ravoli, salad, and then bread, but like 2 pieces, that were not that huge
1 bloody mary
1 bowl of ceral later in night...

Thursday

B: 1/2 bagel, NF latte
S: bite of a brownie
L: Eating Right lasagna, tried to eat a peach but it was bad
S: oatmeal cream cookie thingy
S: small slice of pizza, cake
D: um... i drank my dinner last night :) 4 cocktails after work, chips, and a few bites of nachos
Feelin' it this morning :(

temptations

Wednesday:
B: apple, coffee
L: french fries
D: vegetable-tofu stir fry over asian noodles (wheat)
Exercise: 2 hrs yoga

Thursday:
L: 1/2 turkey sandwich with cheese and veggies, cup of creamy tomato soup
S: blueberries, cheese crackers, dangerous chocolate covered pretzels
S: soy late
D: nachos (chicken, beans, cheese, salsa)
D: yogurt, more pretzels
E: a lot of running around with the kids

I dont know why I bought the pretzels - I knew they were too good. I am slipping a bit, I have been temped by so many sweets and greasy things...I almost ate the cupcakes I was to bring to the kids I was watching. The good news is that I didn't steal sweets from the kids - but I so wanted to, so I got my own chocolate. Next time I will have to choose something that comes with only one portion.
I am officially on spring break now and my goal for the week is to get my self moving a bit every day. The yoga's great, but the once a week is not cutting it. I have not gained any weight but the tone I had has faded and my goal here is to drop some pounds. Today is day one, lets see how I do...

yes we deserve to be healthy

I too am an emotional eater, eat out of happiness, sadness, boredom, yeah totally not cool. but this is the time where I am going to learn how to do things...or deal with them.

ALyssa, this may be a hidden silver lining in that you could look into jobs with teenagers and more at promise youth so to speak. though I should tell you that my job is also not gaureenteed next year as our grant ends this year...so maybe we will both be in front of KMART/Home Depot trying to get a job...haha...ok, really not that funny...

so ate in middle of night, 6 pts, muffin and milk..better then 10 pts of ceral...
egg muffin 2 pts
tea 0 pts
cofee 1pt
so that puts me at 9 pts, I can manage today and will work out and walk..
subway sandwich 5 pts so now I have 11 pts left, want popcorn which would put me at 7 pts...can I do this??

My Wednesday

Go to www.riodelmar.pvusd.net and write a letter please!!!

In response to Dawn's comment yesterday...no, not every teacher gets pink slipped every year. this is a very strange, messed up budget year and we are getting shafted. I work for a distict that is apparently unable to come up with any creative ideas for compensating for the budget cuts, and has chosen to send over 200 pink slips, mostly elementary positions. its not definite that I won't have a job, but likely. I'll keep ya'll posted :)

Anyways...
no more donuts for me, but still not doing great.
B: yogurt w/ granola and fruit, NF vanilla latte
S: yogurt
L: BLT w/ handful of fries, coffee
S: 2 little brownies
D: about to eat a burger and fries (all homemade, if that helps)

I'm starting to realize that I'm more of an emotional eater than I previously realized. Like Monday I felt that I "deserved" donuts because of the stress. But really, what I should tell myself is that I "deserve" to be healthy and fit, as cheesy as that sounds.

Tuesday & Wednesday

Well, I haven't been counting points at all for the last couple weeks. Let's see how I did these last 2 days:

Tuesday:
yogurt 3
String cheese LF 1
coffee 2
teriyaki chicken and rice 10
in and out cheeseburger oh! the horror! 10
total = 26

string cheese LF 1
1/2 bagle with hummus 3
eggplant stir fry with rice 7
1/2 slice of cake (co-worker's b-day) 5
Coffee 2
subtotal = 18pts

I don't know what I am having for dinner, but considering the drive through i went to yesterday, I think I will stick to a microwave smart one = 6 pts

Total: 24pts

So, in spite of not counting, my habits have not completely been reversed. Which is good and most likely temporary. I am still hungry before each meal (when i was 20lbs heavier I was never hungry) and summer and more stress is coming as my show opens and my attention is then transferred to a costuming job I am doing. I think I need to organize my time a little better so that I am more prepared for my meals. I tend to not have time and then eat out, spending too much money and setting myself up for disaster.

Do you ladies have any thoughts about busy schedules and eating/exercising right?

Wednesday...

ya, no eating, and I didn't eat the night before either, ok so that is good

muffin 3
latte 3
will walk for 90 minutes up hills
salad 1
dresssing 1
bread 3
yam 2
1/4t big cookie 1
frozen yogurt with almonds 7
pumpkin 2
veggies 0
turkey 1

so I have 1 pt left, but only ate 1/2 of fro yo, so really 5 pts, tired, feeling a little ill and sick, I can do this though..
so I atemore, and more, the rest of the fro yo, another muffin, so that is -1, then a fiber one with peanut butter, so -4, is that it?? I think so...well that makes it so that I am 27 points of my bonus points, I feel like I am floundering, but have rejected donuts, and pastries, and cookies, so Iguess I am not doing too bad, I just want weight to fall off like those stupid ads...anyone feeling successfull right now? or motivated? kick my in the tukus.

hi ladies...

so, I was kinda off in some wierd lands, like oregon, ate too many cookies, but had salads too, and then worked out Friday night, but then ate some chocholate, it was peanut filled, and too good, and probably like 30 pts..so I am going to just start with today, Tuesdays food. I also had a weight gain, but hope to see a loss next week....

yogurt 2
ceral 1
coffee 1
luna bar 3
eggplant 2
yogurt 2
popcorn 4
almonds 4
turkey 2
milk 2
pumpkin muffins 4
ceral 5
I just made some home made 2 pt pumpkin muffin, let's see they tasted good, I also exercised for over an hour today and went on an extra walk...on track..so I am at 32 points, probably supposed to do 24, but worked out, so that takes 4 points out of my weekly which leaves me 31 left.

Monday and Tuesday

Monday
B: Donut. Grrr. Someone thought they were being nice by bringing in several dozen donuts to the staff room, but it was just mean! I couldn't resist, with it being not only a Monday morning but they day I was to receive my pink slip at work :(
S: yogurt and granola and fruit.
L: half another donut. Grr again. And Eating Right spaghetti meal.
D: cheese enchilada and rice
S: handful of cashews

Tuesday
B: half bagel w/ creamcheese
S: other half
L: half a cheese enchilada w/ rice
S: small piece of fudge, bite-size chocolate
D: pizza and salad, OJ

No exercise the past 2 days.. I'm pathetically sore from the Sunday hike. Not sore so much as tight... I could hardly walk yesterday! So sad. Let's go dancing :)

tues

B: apple, 1/2 c goldfish
S: cottage cheese & pineapple
S: ravioli w/ olive oil and a bit of cheese
D: roasted chicken, yam fries, broccoli, 2 beers
S: 1/2 chocolate bar and a popsicle

Monday, Monday

banana bread
coffee
yogurt
string cheese
LF cheeze-its (I have no idea how many BAD)
steamed broccoli
turkey sammy

It's Hell week for my show. So. Tired.

half way better

I got my appetite back last night and we made/ate spinach-ricotta ravioli, peas and tomatoes. It was fun to make the ravioli, they were not the most beautiful, but they were tasty! Today I am feeling a bit better, but not all the way, which sucks because I have class until 9 tonight. I could use a nap!

Monday:
B: banana and 1/2 c. goldfish
S: 200 cal. jamba juice
L: whole wheat bagel with just a bit of cream cheese
S: apple
D: turkey and cheese sandwich

My Weekend

Saturday:
B: NF vanilla latte
L: baby shower "tea party" - lots of snacky foods, like little sandwiches, bite-size quiches and tarts, etc. Tea, and 2 mimosas.
D: 2 pieces ham and pineapple pizza, salad, and a beer
D: 2 bite-size chocolate organic truffles

Sunday:
B: egg and cheese sandwich on whole-wheat english muffin, coffee
S: half a slice of pizza, half a soda
S: half a Fiber One bar
D: Japanese - miso soup, salad, and split 2 rolls

Mark and I went on a very long hike today!! Our house is up in the mountains on a dead end road, and at the end of the road are several trails. One of them leads to Scotts Valley. So we did that trail, it was a little over an hour from our house to my dad's house, then we hiked back as well after a short rest, so all together 3 hours of walking/hiking. It wasn't extremely strenuous, but tiring for sure. Especially since it's been so long since I've moved, at all. My hips hurt! But it felt good... hopefully that was the kick start I need!

weekend

Saturday:
B: apple
L: chicken sope, carne asada tostada, few chips
D: 2 slices of veg pizza
E: 30 walk with many hills involved.

Sunday: I am sick :(
I have had nothing but tea and water today.
I will try to for a bit of soup and crackers for dinner...

Update: apatite returned
D: whole wheat spinach-ricotta ravioli, tomatoes, peas

Friday

S: tortilla w/ peanut butter and jelly
L: cheese burger fries and a beer
D: home made whole wheat pasta with tomato and veg sauce.

I missed breakfast because I was in a rush and then the house I was working at had no real food options so I had the tortilla roll up, then I was so hungry going home that I felt I needed a burger and fries. All of these choices did not fall into my goal of more veggies/fruit and less white food.

Making past was really fun. It was like playing with the playdoh factory toys, but then we got to eat it! I think we will tweak the recipe a bit next time, but it felt good eating the wheat rather than the white pasta. I think I could learn to love it just the same.

I love Fridays!

B: a bit of yogurt w/ granola and fruit (I wasn't super hungry so I didn't eat the whole thing) and a NF vanilla latte
S: scrambled eggs
L: Eating Right ravioli, gatorade
S: slice of cheese pizza
S: chips, 3 cocktails
S: low-fat fruit cocktail, OJ

Sorry!

I apologize ladies, life is a little crazy for me.

Friday:
americano with cream 3
banana 1
yogurt 3
string cheese 1
falafel salad 10

I have 7 left for tonight. Joe and I wanted to get sushi, so I should stay within my points pretty well. I also have rehearsal so I will be on my feet to burn some of my falafel off.

Aunt flo is visiting, so the last couple days have been hard. I look forward to when I can just have work and nothing else to worry about!

Ok-mok

Ok-mok is the best! Toasted sesame seed whole wheat crackers -- five gigantic crackers = 115 cals and equates to better than 2 pieces of bread (at 200 cals), in my opinion. Spicy and nutter :) Also, I weighed myself for "Start" weight this morning. I'll call that "zero" and then I'll post weekly with my pounds lost for the week and total lost. So I guess my weight-in day will be Friday, by default.

I feel like I've been pretty good this week for eating -- No drive through or fast food at all, no dorritos, no chocolate peanut butter eggs (fed my chocolate craving with simply choc-crisp bars, my super fav!). NO EXERCISE YET, THOUGH! Matt and I are going to start tonight after work. It is pretty sweet that he is into eating better and working out, so we can do this together :)

Ok, so here's food for Tues, Weds, Thurs. Hope y'all don't mind if I post less often with bigger posts...

Tuesday
Bfast - choc-crisp simply bar, banana, strawberry-kiwi H2O;
2 Snacks and Lunch: turkey/LF cheese sandwich, veg salad, apple, nectarine, choc-crisp simply bar;
Dinner: giant salad with teriyaki grilled chicken breast, strawberries, glass o' milk.

Weds
Bfast - choc-crisp simply bar, lemon XS w/a strawberry-kiwi tube;
2 Snacks and Lunch: raw veg and NF ranch dip, 5 Ok-mok w/ LF cheese and LF chicken lunchmeat, apple, banana, choc-crisp simply bar, peanut trim bar, 2 lemon XS w/strawberry-kiwi tube each;
Dinner: brown rice sushi (awesome!!), salad, strawberries.

Thurs
Bfast - peanut trim bar, black-cherry cola XS;
2 Snacks & Lunch: shelf-stable meal (chicken w/ almonds, veg, brown rice), apple, banana, 2 peanut trim bars, raw veg w/ NF ranch dip, 2 lemon XS w/strawberry-kiwi tubes;
Dinner - brown rice sushi, salad, strawberries.

THursday..and Friday.by Dawn...

Thursday:
So yeah, yesterday, woke up at night, ate...geez....hmm,

b- egg with muffin and coffee 4
l-some chicken and fish tacos with 1 tortilla and 1/4 c of beans, maybe 7
s-bar 3
d-chicken and veggies 4
des- choch covered almonds, and bunch of other junk...

went to eye doc. so didn't make it to gym, but walked a lot earlier in the day...oh geez..

FRIDAY: TGIF
WOKE UP AND ATE, I WOULD SAY 5 PTS, IF THAT..
b-kefir and coffeee 4

Thursday... almost Friday!

B: half cinnamon raisin bagel w/ a little bit of creamcheese, NF vanilla latte
S: other half
L: chicken and cheese chimichanga (what is a chimichanga, really?)
S: half a cookie, mocha chai
D: salad w/ tomato onion and bell pepper, a few sips of soup (wasn't tasty) and some artichoke
D: nothing yet

no exercise for me today, big surprise. when I walked up the 1 flight of stairs at work to pick up the kids from lunch today, my quads hurt. that is disgusting. I'm angry at myself for not having the self-discipline to actually do something about it. I just can't seem to get going.

Thurs

Wednesday:
B: whole wheat bagel w/ neufatchel cheese and a banana
L: apple and veg soup
D: chicken sandwich(roasted chicken, bread w/garlic and olive oil) and baked yam fries, 1 beer.
D: popcicle and yogurt
E: 2 hours of yoga

Thursday:
B: banana, yogurt and 90 cal bar
L: sm salad and soup
D: burrito (whole beans, cheese, cabbage, and salsa)
D: yogurt
E: walk/run and some weight lifting

I have not been brave enough to step on the scale recently, with the way my pants are fitting I know I wont be happy. I need to kick up my activity level in order to get the results I want, many days I just dont have the time. wheres my magic wand?

Goal: replace white foods with whole wheat and eat more veggies.

Hump Day

Ugh. Bad food day for me. I intended to be good. I went to the coffee shop in the morning and ordered a whole wheat bagel and the usual latte. They didn't have whole wheat so I went with cinnamon raisin. I grabbed my coffee and left, not realizing I forgot the bagel till I was half way to work. So I stopped at the next coffee shop (ridiculous) and got a horrible pastry. I ate it for snack, then had a yogurt. I intended to go to Jamba Juice between my hair appt. and my meeting (which would have counted for my fruit for the day), but didn't have time, went to the meeting and had the catered food there: salad, garlic bread, a cookie, coffee, and some pasta cheese thing. Now I'm home, I'll probably be hungry soon. I think Mark and I will split an artichoke. I'm hoping tomorrow goes a little smoother :)

What am I gonna do with all these lumps??

So, yeah, I don't know what it is with me and setting goals, most none weight related goals I have attained, and I am proud of that...but for some reason, the diet ones seem to go down the drain...last night I was exhausted when I went to sleep, woke up hungry, ate a bar I kept in my room, to not go to kitchen, but went to the kitchen and had ceral anyways...ahhh...that sucks, so I think the total points lost was 8..so 25 -8= 17 points left for the day, then I had 2 pts in ceral, and coffee which get's me at 15 pts, and it's only 9.40am, I am hungry, and am gonna be around food in a bit..but well I am proud of my gnarly work out yesterday which I am super sore from, and really do want to stick with this..oh geez...well just the mid morning update, will fill you all in the rest later...peace

ok so it's 5pm and I resisted some temptations..ya dawn...
lunch boca and bar 4 pts
coffee 1
11pts left and I got some easy light dinner ideas, so all will be well, says I....look forward to haering from you all...dawn

My Tuesday

First off - Welcome Ellen! I'm glad you've joined the "club" .... I think you'll be amazed at how much it really helps to just be accountable and more aware of your food and exercise choices.

Okay -
B: the usual
L: quiche, banana, gatorade
S: rice cake w/ peanut butter and blueberries
D: gonna have half a grilled cheese sandwich, salad, and soup
D: 100 calorie pudding

I think Ellen has a good idea of setting a monthly goal, not necessarily of weightloss, but of behaviors and choices. So my goal for this month is to eat at least one piece of fruit a day. I know that doesn't sound like much, and I've actually been doing okay with it recently, but I tend to eat a lot of salad and stuff but not fruit. So I'm bringing a piece to work each day. Once I get a fridge in my classroom I'll be able to keep more stuff at school.
So ladies, what are your goals?

Tuesday by Dawn

LF milk 2
1/4 c of ceral 1
yogurt with pb 3
coffee 1
subway 5
walked for 30 + minutes at lunch
popcorn 4
latte 2
almonds 3
going to have minnestrone and salad for dinner...
minnestrone 2.5
salad 0
bread stick 3
brucetta 5.5
worked out at gym all gnarly for over an hour.
so I am on top of it, ate the LF milk and ceral in mid of night, but at least it wasn't 10 pts, so yeah, I am kinda crabby today, but can make this happen...girls, where you all at??

so have had 30.5 pts for todY, but definately did at least 5 activity points, but either way I will take 5 pts from bonus, which will put me at 30, wait, I am gonna have a sweet before I go to bed, so will use some activity points...ya...

Beginnings

Hey, ladies :) Dawn is such a good motivator. We're on the phone and I'm saying how I am going to start posting to the blog "soon" and she says, "Why don't you go join right now. And, post about today, or what you are going to do tomorrow. Just do it, you'll feel good." Or, something to that effect.

So, here I am. I am "recovering" from a surgery I had last week and have been using that as an excuse to eat Reese's chocolate peanut butter eggs and nacho cheese dorritos. Cause, really, I "recovered" after 1 day but I've really been milking it in my mind :P I swear, the checkout line is sometimes such a challenge for me -- I think I'm a little kid sometimes who is whining to their mom, "I wanna candy bar!!" as everyone around them stares and silently judges the mom as she does or does not give in to the screaming. Only, I am the kid AND the mom, and no screaming is involved. Just a silent little addition to my cart that is otherwise filled with strawberries, bananas, tomatoes, chard, bell peppers, etc.

So, one goal for this month is no checkout line treats. Also, I need to make sure to bring my lunch every day to work. I do so well when there are healthy options available to me. I always have ready snacks (mainly bars from our biz and fruit), but it's the savory lunch part I forget to bring. Then McDonald's across the street attracts me. And, I don't even like McDonalds'.

~Ellen

Monday

Not too manic today, though the time change threw off my sleep a bit.
B: yogurt, granola, fruit, NF vanilla latte
S: a bar from Ellen - I wasn't crazy about this one - it was sweet/salty
L: chicken and cheese chimichanga, gatorade
S: banana
D: rice, beef taco, cheese enchilada, OJ (Odwalla is on sale at Safeway, FYI)
D: I'll probably have a 100 calorie pudding - those aren't too bad, are they? With the sugar and all?

Mark and I intended to go for a hike when we got home from work - we have hiking trails in our backyard basically, it's ridiculous that we don't take advantage more often - but neither of us slept well, so we're going tomorrow. I promise!

Monday

OK, so I ate 6 pts last night, better then 10, had some yogurt and coffee for breakfast, so that's 9 total, then a small jamba juice (enlightened berry) which puts me at 11, some veggies and will eat a boca and english muffin for 2 more pts, so that's 13, which is good, I walked, then am going to gym after work, so all and all, I can do this...on my way to WW tonight to weigh in, will update you all...better be better then last week...but if not, I know why...

so I had almonds that puts me at 16
a fiberful bar, counts as zero..
beans 18
cheese 19
with cabbage and salsa, 0
english muffin with this dry peanut butter I found, 21 pts
fiberone bar 23 pts

oh yeah I weighed in and lost .6, considering all the emotional crap this week, i am really proud of myself, my only binge was drunk, so that's not bad.. I know this week will see a bigger loss..

oh yeah I went to gym and walked at lunch, and I got 2 more points..holla.

sunday - monday

Sunday:
B/L: poached egg, quesadilla with beans and salsa
S: cottage cheese and pineapple
D: veg soup and 1 slice pizza

Monday:
B: tea, 2 special k bars
L: small salad and yogurt
S: bar
D: veg soup, roll and small salad
S: apple

I have not made it to the grocery store yet, being the reason for all the bars today, but I will be sure to go with a list in hand and food in my belly in order to avoid all the temptations (thanks for the reminder Alyssa!)

My Weekend

So, both today and yesterday, Mark and I slept in a bit, so I haven't eaten all that much, which is good.

Saturday:
B: Zachary's - 1 piece french toast, fruit, scrambled eggs, mimosa, coffee
D: homemade small cheeseburger and baked fries. The fries were yummy - just olive oil, spices, and baked!
D: 100 calorie pudding

Sunday:
B: half bagel w/ creamcheese, OJ, coffee
S: small bowl of cereal
D: Japanese: yam tempura roll, miso
D: I'll probably have another 100 cal. pudding

Sunday

don't forget to set your clocks an hour ahead...so I am doing OK, didn't wake up and eat, haven't 2 nights in a row, so only 1 out of 4 nights, happy to slow that down, a little ashamed on how much I ate yesterday, I bet it was 28 points, but I am gonna move on and do good today. I think I will cut down on drinking, cause once I am drunk, I allow myself to eat too much...the issue is that whether it's food or drink to mask a problem or issue, I need to address the issue...oh the journey...

egg and toast 2
coffee 1
have lots of veggies to make healthy food, will stay on track today.
tbc

ok
greek yogurt 2
fiberone 2
almonds 2
chicken sausage 4
noodles 4
veggies with olive oil 1
popcorn 4
tapioca 1
so at 23, got 2 pts left for the night, and feeling fine...tomorrow is weigh in, oh the joy..

Saturday

Saturday
B: poached egg with 1 slice bacon and toast with a bit of jam
L: yogurt and an apple
D: 3 slices of hawaiian pizza

All the white bread and fatty meats I have consumed recently have been very poor choices. It is hard for me to stay away from eating things that are already in my house. So one of my projects for the day is to plan ahead for my meals this week and to stay away from all the temptations in the grocery store. If I do not make some conscious efforts to control and take charge of my exercise and what I put in my mouth I will only end up gaining weight. And that is not what I want.

Thanks Ladies

I really appreciate all the support, it totally helps.

So the rest of yesterday, I had a turkey sandwich which I made with low point bread, so the whole thing was 2 pts, then jonny wanted to go to dinner before movie, I said I wasn't hungry, but well, I went with him anywys, was pretty good, ate probably less then 1 pts of chips (they were nice and hot) and then ordered a side of beans, rice and avo, but really ate only a few bites with 1 and a half corn tortillas, so not to bad, at my points 25, but I was so hungry when we got home, so I had 2 pts of oatmeal and 3 pts of ceral, so now 5 less on my flex. I can still do this.

SATURDAY
didn't wake up! yes!! hola :) so I am feeling happy, had eggs, with green beans and cheese and coffee, 4ts, then a low point turkey sandwich 2 and 2 pts from the fiberone bar...I had one of the drink mixes ellen gave me and it was good, gonna order those..I am headed to a friend's BBQ soon, I am bringing some green squash to BBQ and a 1 pt boca, so I can do this...ya! feeling happy. xoxo

ok, so didn't make it to the BBQ....eck, but had a good night
popcorn 4
ceral 4
fiberone bar 2
choch 2
2 tiny pieces of pizza 6
crap, drank....umm, so this is where it get's wild (way too many points)
then when we got home, I ate lots, like cookie, candy, you name it, so I am acknoledging that if I have a weight gain, it's me eating all this (and a few other things over the week) I am proud of myself for either walking 1 plus hour, or going to the gym 5 days of the week, and then doing something active on other days (ie dancing last night).

Thursday and Friday

Thurs:
B: bagel w/ creamcheese. I should at least get whole wheat if I'm going to have a bagel, but I just love cinnamon raisin bagels!
S: snack bar
L: frozen meal - cheese ravioli
D: 3 pieces cheese pizza, 1 glass martinelli's apple pomegranate cider - we had my parents over for "game night" (yes, we are 80) and didn't wanna cook
D: 1 see's candy

Fri:
B: yogurt w/ granola and fruit, NF vanilla latte
L: frozen meal - lasagna
S: 1 slice cheese quesadilla, one cocktail (after work)
D: haven't eaten yet, but I'm not really hungry. Gonna have some tea.

Mark and I are planning on going for a hike this weekend, so that'll be the first exercise in a while. Let's hope I survive. I'm just so dang glad it's the weekend - I need to recharge my batteries!

Friday

B: 1/2 banana, 1/2 apple, 1 cup dry cereal, green tea
L: 1/2 bar, keifer
S: yogurt w/ cereal, tea
D: sushi, miso soup, salad

I am soo low energy... like a zombie

TGIF by DLK

crap, so I ate, but I didn't for 2 nights, and there has been lots on my mind lately, so I am going to balance it out in my points, exercise, and try and move on. since when I do this crap, I often make it worse.

midnight snack : 10 pts, ceral with soymilk and some bread and humas, not sure on pts, but to be safe
breakfast: coffee with yogurt 4 pts
snack: fiber one bar 2 pts
lunch salad with boca 2 pts

exercise: walk and maybe gym, but who wants to work out on a Friday night because they have notthing better to do?? except clean their room, do we smell loser?

so if I stick with all this I have 5 pts for dinner, and as long as I don't go out, I can make some good low point dinner and be fine and stay in my points...

so I am at 13 of my overboard points, but that doesn't include my manic monday...so I think if I stay in points until Monday, which is my weigh in day I should be able to lose...that's going into the weekend, but I will exercise everyday and stick with it...only problem is on both Saturday and SUnday I was invited to drinking events..now, as you all know, I can not drink, but with both these groups I am not sure if I want to not drink with them...does that make sense? and staying at home, could lead into some bad munching...eck...support me ladies..

Hump Day

A very yummy brown rice and veggie concoction I made 5
cereal and soy milk 4
apple 1
coffee 1
rice and veggies (leftovers) 4
pizza and veggies 14


I am over by 4, so I will go to the gym tonight. I also burn a lot of calories at rehearsal, so once i get my pedometer fixed I can see if I can gain any points there.

I went grocery shopping and bought some really good stuff (i was not hungry, thank you alyssa for the reminder) fruit, frozen veggies, brown rice, easy cook chicken, yogurts and eggs. I felt super healthy and awesome. For a long time I thought I was a bad person for buying easy microwave/cook type meals, but you know what, inner critic? I AM BUSY

Speaking of busy, for a long time I have known that the amount of crap I do interferes with how I wish I would take care of my body and mind. It stops me from making new a new lifestyle for myself, mainly because I am so tired all the time. In the spirit of the book eat pray love (which you all should read) I have made a petition. Its a "Do not let Rosie do so much stuff so she can take care of herself for once, dammit" petition. It stipulates that I will not sign up for another show, project, costume job, extra job, or party planning until (or after) October 6th, 2008. A sort of sabbatical, if you will. If you would like to sign this to help me with my goal, please comment on this blog. Thanks!

Thursday

Thank you all for the snaking advice!

B: sourdough toast with peanut butter
S: whole wheat bagel w/ cream cheese
L: apple, 1 sausage, 1 egg,
S:yogurt
D: rice and vegetables, 1 sausage
D:chocolate covered almonds, cheese cake

THursday...by Dawn...

didn't snack at night! holla :)

b: bar and coffee 3
l: eggplant baked with parm and sauce, spinach, carrots and boca, 4
went to TJS ate their sample 3pts
almonds 1
hot coco 1 pts
almond cookie thing 1
yumi yogurt with almonds 6
chips 2
d: egg whites with cheese, toast and salsa 5
fiber one bar 2

e: walk with co worker for about an hour, didn't get to gym, my feet hurt

total, 27 pts, so 3 pts over...I need to look and see where I am at for my weekly bonus, I know I get activity points, but tend not to count them, because I know that my points could possibly be off...

Wednesday

B: yogurt w/ granola and fruit, NF vanilla latte
S: snack bar that Ellen sent me samples of, pretty yummy, no trans fat, low sodium
L: chinese food - rice and sweet and sour chicken, wonton soup - but I ate a fraction of the serving
D: pasta, garlic bread, salad, OJ
D: a couple pieces of milk chocolate see's bar

Tuesday - Wednesday

Veggie burrito 10
string cheese 1
hummus and saltines 4
carrots
apple
fries 10
water water water

I plan to go to the gym tonight after rehearsal. I have been feeling weird in my body lately, like it doesn't fit me. I haven't been to the grocery store in a while, so I am going tonight - with a list, by golly!

wed

Monday:
Food: I dont remember
Exercise: 1 hour walk/run

Tuesday:
B: banana, chi tea (no sugar added), and kiefer
L: bagel w/ 1 oz cream cheese and a small salad with a bit of dressing
D: 2 cheese and pepper tamales
S: fudgecicle, yogurt, 1 c of goldfish
EX: none

well I did not eat enough during the day than I just kept eating at night. I have been on a bit of a bagel obsession - it would not be so bad if I could get myself to plan ahead and have something whole wheat on hand.

Wednesday:
B: banana, 1/2 a bar and water
L: small salad and 1/2 a bag of sun chips
D: dinner will be sushi at home (dans b-day dinner), sashimi, miso soup, edemame , cheese cake (I plan on serving my self a mini piece) and 1 beer
EX: none

*does anyone have suggestions for meals/snacks to bring on the go that can last till lunch with out turning gross (no refrigeration). I am spending too much money and calories on convenient foods. I cant really think beyond the fruit and yogurt. I could use some inspiration.

Wednesday by Dawn

Let's see, so I am super happy because I didn't eat last night...ya!!

b:light toast and egg 2
b:coffee 1
l:yogurt 2
l:jamba juice 3
doing lots of walks for cardio...

to be continued..

Tuesday

I started out rough with a bad breakfast - I was running late and picked up a sugary fruit pastry at the coffee shop. I also had the usual NF vanilla latte. Lunch was a banana, quiche, and vitamin water. A bowl of cereal for snack. Dinner was 2 chicken tacos and 2 margaritas (Olitas). Now I'm having a cup of Sweet Dreams tea.

Oh no!

Well Saturday went pretty well stuck to my points but Sunday I'm sure I did in my points for the day and a major portion of my weekly points. Took a drive up the coast to the town of Ojai and had too much fun. Ended up at a bikers bar (weekend bikers, I hear they are mostly doctors and lawyers) for their outdoor BBQ. Oh my god, the food was excellent and not WW friendly, not to mention the drinks. Anyway, at the end of the day I know I over did it. Monday I did good and even stayed below my points for the day, but today I blew it again. I started out good, but blew it after work! I have no more weekly points and I'm sure I will have gained weight instead of lost. I have 8 activity points for the week and I'm hoping they help. I plan to go to the gym tomorrow before the WW meeting. Dawn, do you want to walk/talk during lunch at 11 am? Email me if you do and I'll call you.

Tuesday by Dawn

let see, so I woke up, and ate 10 pts in ceral and pb...yah dawn..good way to sabatogue....ok, really I am gonna ask jonny to lock me in my room at night
kefir and ceral 3
coffee 1
went to rubios, at the inside of 2 tacos, one was health mix, they were both supposed to be but cheese, cream and guac ended up in the other with chips (had about 5) and beans (had like 2 tb) so I give that whol thing 7
almonds 4
that puts me at 25...crap.. that's my points for the day...so I am going to go and work out, worked out both Monday (walked) Sunday (at gym) and tomorrow planning lots of walks in this nice weather...
so I will eat a boca burger and some veggies for dinner..and that will put me over by like 2 pts, but that's OK...I can do this...

ok, so I ended up eating 1/2 a bag of popcorn 2, and rest of my smoothie frm last night 2, and then egg and toast, 3 and then hot coco, 2, so my points were off, but I stopped, and needed that amount, and i worked out over an hour...I feel OK, when I eat a little over, it's when I can't stop that I get mad. ya know what I mean?

Sunday and Manic Monday

OKay, so of course, I wake up in the middle of the night and had about 10 points of ceral, so I was gonna check myself the rest of the day..and I did...sorta...
eggs and toast 2
coffee with milk 2
shrimp 2
dressing 4
salado 0
sushi?? uh, no clue, 5?
then went back to mary's ate 2 slices of pizza..8
2 bloody marys, so delicous...
1 shot of patron
a beer
ya, we got wasted...
then back at marys ate like 5 mini candies, I am there with you alyssa...then ceral...with milk, and what else?? crap...
bad drunken dawn...but when I woke up I just drank liquids,....
today
latte 3
bread 3
jamba juice 2
bar 3
shake 3
veggies 0
chicken sausage 4
cheese 1
dried mango 1
choch covered almonds 2
and then 100 cal thing at 1
that puts me at 23,
oh ya, woe is me, go to the dr. they changed their scale and I gained 10 pounds..ain't that awesome?? yeah, so I practically started crying there...that was great...but I am proud, because when I feel fat I want to eat more...but I didn't and I plan on not doing that..so ya dawn...oh ya, went to W, and on their scale I gained like 4 lbs...awesome...but I am not going to let this get me down. welcome to my rollacoaster...oh tya, I shrunk, I am not 5'7 but 5'5...so now I get less points...

mondays suck

I hate Mondays. Grrr... I just can't seem to get my eating right on Mondays for some reason. I end up snacking on crap. Here's what I had today:
B: 1/2 cinnamon raisin bagel w/ cream cheese, NF vanilla latte
S: other half of the bagel
L: Eating Right lasagna, banana, ice-tea
S: 5 bite-size candies!! I couldn't stop!!
D: cheesy breadsticks, 1 slice of pizza (cheese, basil, tomato, olives), water
I have the munchies right now and am trying to decide what to do about it. I need something sweet I think. Maybe a bowl of cereal. Maybe a fat-free pudding, if I have any.

sunday

Mark and I went to Zachary's for breakfast, and I stuffed myself! I feel like lately I've been eating smaller meals and snacking a lot, so going out for a big breakfast made me feel icky. I had scrambled eggs, sourdough toast, potatoes, fruit, coffee, and mimosa. But I didn't even eat it all, so I don't know why it felt so heavy. Then I went home and took a nap, woke up, and went to Pink Godzilla with Dawn. I had salad, miso, and a couple of rolls. All the Girl Scout cookies are gone, so I won't have to worry about those tonight.

Aloha

OK, so I am back...and have been thinking about you ladies, hope you all had a good week, I don't think there is anyway I can regergitate what I ate over the past week. but most of the time I really was not that bad, yes I had dessert and cookies, but nothing too crazy, no binges, and would eat egg whites, veggies and stayed in check..I weigh in on Monday, so let's see what happens, but will be back to daily blogging starting now...so what I ate today
egg whites
toast
coffee
milk
piece of scone
NF latte
apple
almonds
carrots
string cheese (2)
5 triscuits
3 pieces of pretzels
2 virgin bloody marys..
kefir
ceral
turkey
1/2 of thai chicken wrap
fiberful fruit bar
that puts me at like 25-30 pts for the day, I flew, traveled..and am going to stop eating for the night. gonna be back on plan...miss you all. Dawn ps, everyone go get a tan, it makes my bod so much better!! :) I did wear sunscreen...but maui sun is the bestests.

Friday and Saturday

I've been so busy this week I've only been able to post every other day or so.. sorry!
By the way, where's Rosie? She hasn't been around here lately.
Anyway, here's my last 2 days:
Friday
B: yogurt w/ granola and fruit, NF vanilla latte
L: quiche, and a bad bite of a peach. I've really been trying to bring a piece of fruit with me to work every day, and I brought a peach, but it was no good!
D: 2 slices cheese pizza
D: one peanut butter cookie

Saturday
B: blueberry bagel w/creamcheese, NF vanilla latte
L: half roast beef sandwich, salad, a few sips of coke
D: McDonald's cheeseburger and strawberry shake

friday-saturday-sunday

oops... I have been a bit behind!

Friday
B: 1/2 cheese quesadilla
S: chocolate croissant
L: 2 tacos W/ beans, cheese, cabbage, and salsa
S: banana
D: kung po tofu with extra veggies over rice. glass of red wine
D: sugar free fudgecicle
Exercise: 3 mile fast walk and 20 min ab/butt workout

Saturday
B: frittata with 2 eggs, tomatoes, ham, and cheese, 1/2 an orange, 2 cups of tea w/ milk
S: cottage cheese with pineapple
D: pasta (stuck to 1 serving!), 2 sausages, peas. glass of red wine
D: yogurt with jam, cereal and almonds
Exercise: none

Sunday
B: double cappuccino , 1/2 low fat poppy/lemon muffin
L: few bites of pasta and a yogurt
D: fish tacos ~ baked fish, corn tortillas, cabbage, beans, and salsa. 2 beers.
Exercise: 40 min of yoga and ab/leg exercises