Good news, I'm still losing. This does not mean I will not be taking my friend Heather up on the whole "Walk With Me" thing... but I won't be taking her up on it tomorrow or the next day... or maybe the next, on account of Blizzard of Doom. I really need to call her. I've found Facebook has made me even worse of a communicator... or more of a one-track communicator, as it's hard to imagine me getting any worse at it.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes... and later sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I actually came in here to type this at around 8:30... and then I got distracted by the whole SNOW DAY thing. That was a good use of my time, no?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Honestly, I'm Not a Meal-Skipper
I'm skipping dinner tonight. I do this more often than I mean to (which is never), and it's usually on a day when I don't have to wake up and go to work. I start the day late, my meals are off, I run errands, the next thing I know I'm eating "lunch" at 7:00 at night.
So it goes.
I didn't have my freebie meal tonight, as I didn't make it down to Ben & Tricia's. Apparently I'm going in the other direction on the freebie night! Not that I felt the need to or anything--the scales were kind this morning.
(If you're worried that I'm becoming weight-obsessed, I'm way ahead of you... meaning I've been there a while, not that I'm way ahead of you and have a game plan and whatnot.)
Breakfast: Baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
And that's it. I have clothes in the dryer, or I'd probably already be in bed right now. However, I may go ahead and go to sleep with the clothes in the dryer. That would be bad, but I'm tired and must get up in the morning--barring some crazy weather that causes school to be called off, that is.
So it goes.
I didn't have my freebie meal tonight, as I didn't make it down to Ben & Tricia's. Apparently I'm going in the other direction on the freebie night! Not that I felt the need to or anything--the scales were kind this morning.
(If you're worried that I'm becoming weight-obsessed, I'm way ahead of you... meaning I've been there a while, not that I'm way ahead of you and have a game plan and whatnot.)
Breakfast: Baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
And that's it. I have clothes in the dryer, or I'd probably already be in bed right now. However, I may go ahead and go to sleep with the clothes in the dryer. That would be bad, but I'm tired and must get up in the morning--barring some crazy weather that causes school to be called off, that is.
Not Bad for a Birthday
I could have done better (because up until about 1:00 this morning, I'd done great), but I still did pretty good, considering there was a party and all kinds of food!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Dinner: Six chicken meatballs in hot wing sauce, less than a quarter-cup light ranch dressing, maybe a serving of various bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, and green), about 1.5 servings of carrots).
Last bites: Two cookies (baked by Kathleen), and about six or eight tortilla chips with Dog Barf on them (cheesy Ro*Tel dip with ground beef).
I was back under where I was a week ago Friday when I did a spot-check weigh-in this morning. I hope my little moment of weakness doesn't jack that up... but I realized I hadn't even tasted the D.B., and I should have done it while people were around so I could muster up more self control!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Dinner: Six chicken meatballs in hot wing sauce, less than a quarter-cup light ranch dressing, maybe a serving of various bell peppers (red, orange, yellow, and green), about 1.5 servings of carrots).
Last bites: Two cookies (baked by Kathleen), and about six or eight tortilla chips with Dog Barf on them (cheesy Ro*Tel dip with ground beef).
I was back under where I was a week ago Friday when I did a spot-check weigh-in this morning. I hope my little moment of weakness doesn't jack that up... but I realized I hadn't even tasted the D.B., and I should have done it while people were around so I could muster up more self control!
Friday, January 28, 2011
A Heavy Heart...
It is with a heavy heart and a slightly-heavier-than-last-week body that I report a gain. It wasn't a huge gain. I would love to walk you through all my thoughts this morning as I realized I had to report this later on (or finally acknowledged to myself that if I didn't report this later on, I would eventually have to argue the point that it was the whole not taking this blogging-about-my-weight-loss seriously may very well have contributed to the massive failure.
I'll also admit part of my mind felt this opened up the floodgates of "eat anything you damn well please".
However, I can report I did not.
I am fairly confident white bread is to blame, although maybe double-servings of chicken twice this week didn't help.
Whatever. New rules, which include exercise. White bread is off the menu forever... or maybe is limited to one serving at the Sunday dinner. And exercise is on the menu. It's going to be walking, as I don't get fancy with exercise. It will start tomorrow. What better day than your birthday to do start doing something you don't want to do?
Okay, I've been dreading admitting this to all of you (I'm guessing about twelve readers at the upper limit, but even that's enough to make me red with shame to know you know my failure). I must get the food typed up and click "Publish Post" before I convince myself otherwise.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Tomorrow is another day.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
P.S.: The secret number (that went down for the first time since I started this) is now 6.653.
I'll also admit part of my mind felt this opened up the floodgates of "eat anything you damn well please".
However, I can report I did not.
I am fairly confident white bread is to blame, although maybe double-servings of chicken twice this week didn't help.
Whatever. New rules, which include exercise. White bread is off the menu forever... or maybe is limited to one serving at the Sunday dinner. And exercise is on the menu. It's going to be walking, as I don't get fancy with exercise. It will start tomorrow. What better day than your birthday to do start doing something you don't want to do?
Okay, I've been dreading admitting this to all of you (I'm guessing about twelve readers at the upper limit, but even that's enough to make me red with shame to know you know my failure). I must get the food typed up and click "Publish Post" before I convince myself otherwise.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Tomorrow is another day.
Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
P.S.: The secret number (that went down for the first time since I started this) is now 6.653.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Will I Make It?
So I didn't get any exercise in today, unless you count the many trips up and down stairs at school--beyond the normal ones, I mean. I have no idea why I couldn't get my act together, but I kept forgetting this or that in my room after I got to the 3rd floor, or I forgot something on the 3rd floor after I got to my room, or I forgot something in my room after I'd gotten to the first floor, and so on...
Still, I don't think I got anything close to a walk to Jefferson City.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Baked tilapia, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I did manage to have a "normal" day of eating, so here's hoping that helps come "official weigh-in" tomorrow!
Next week isn't my birthday week, so it will probably be more normal. I seem to remember thinking this week might be tough!
Still, I don't think I got anything close to a walk to Jefferson City.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Baked tilapia, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I did manage to have a "normal" day of eating, so here's hoping that helps come "official weigh-in" tomorrow!
Next week isn't my birthday week, so it will probably be more normal. I seem to remember thinking this week might be tough!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Bread and Soup and Cheese and Wine
Okay, I'm worried about tomorrow. I went ahead and did a spot-check this morning, and I had not uncrossed that mini-goal line I crossed on Friday, but I worry that tonight's dinner at the Klumb home may have done me in--through no fault of the Klumbs!
It's all the bread's fault! Seriously, it just kept throwing itself at me.
Whatever. Exercise of some kind tomorrow, even if it's just a short walk to Jefferson City or something.
Breakfast: baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Some cheese of various sorts, about three or four sliced of bread--not sure what kind, but essentially white bread, two bowls of soup (pumpkin (with no pumpkin) soup, and a sort of red chard soup (red chard, some sort of beans), and a glass of red wine.
Best eating night ever? No. Did I have a good time? Yes.
I win!
It's all the bread's fault! Seriously, it just kept throwing itself at me.
Whatever. Exercise of some kind tomorrow, even if it's just a short walk to Jefferson City or something.
Breakfast: baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Some cheese of various sorts, about three or four sliced of bread--not sure what kind, but essentially white bread, two bowls of soup (pumpkin (with no pumpkin) soup, and a sort of red chard soup (red chard, some sort of beans), and a glass of red wine.
Best eating night ever? No. Did I have a good time? Yes.
I win!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
If it Comes Down to a Choice Between Hanging with Friends and Losing Weight, I'll Stay Fat
Had an early birthday dinner with Lyndsey and her boys this evening. The biggest thing is I don't think I'll do a spot-check tomorrow, because I don't want to get to the point where I think, "If I go hang with my friends, I'll end up eating "off the plan" and that's bad." But I ate off the map, and I'll just wait until Thursday to do the whole spot-check thing... giving myself tomorrow to be good.
Of course, I'm supposed to be having dinner over at the Klumb home tomorrow night...
So there you have it.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red peppers, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Chicken thigh, chicken breast, biscuit with some sort of non-butter, maybe a serving of green beans (with little onions mixed in), about a half cup of macaroni and cheese, and strawberry shortcake (angel food cake with fat-free whipped cream and at least two servings of strawberries).
So yeah, I'd do it all over again, because I enjoy getting to visit with friends and their families. I'm not discouraged, not giving up, and by golly I will lose weight this week, even if I have to chop off an arm to do it!
Of course, I'm supposed to be having dinner over at the Klumb home tomorrow night...
So there you have it.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red peppers, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Chicken thigh, chicken breast, biscuit with some sort of non-butter, maybe a serving of green beans (with little onions mixed in), about a half cup of macaroni and cheese, and strawberry shortcake (angel food cake with fat-free whipped cream and at least two servings of strawberries).
So yeah, I'd do it all over again, because I enjoy getting to visit with friends and their families. I'm not discouraged, not giving up, and by golly I will lose weight this week, even if I have to chop off an arm to do it!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Fish Again (Finally)
I'd put off eating fish for a while--for no reason other than I hadn't bought it, and then hadn't cooked it. But I done cooked it, so tonight I ate some.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), cup of skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, prunes.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Baked tilapia, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I spent way too much time on the couch tonight. I think maybe I'll get a second job just so I can avoid that.
Or, you know, not.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt and banana), cup of skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, prunes.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Baked tilapia, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I spent way too much time on the couch tonight. I think maybe I'll get a second job just so I can avoid that.
Or, you know, not.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Fried Chicken!
Yes, that's right. Fried chicken!
I got a text today from Ben's phone (or from Ben or Tricia using Ben's phone) asking if I wanted fried or grilled chicken tonight. First, very kind of them to be willing to be so flexible. No surprise there.
Second, cheat night! So I went with the fried. Let's hope I don't regret it later. Tasted delicious, however!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Dinner: Two fried chicken thighs, about a cup of potatoes with maybe a couple teaspoons or a whole tablespoon of Country Crock, about half a cup of corn, and what I'd guess was about two or three servings of asparagus with some mushrooms mixed in there. Every time I wanted to eat more of something else (except for the chicken--I gave in pretty quickly on that second thigh), I put more of the asparagus-and-mushrooms on my plate.
Because my mini-goal for this week involved being under a certain weight for the first time in probably over a decade (but honestly I have no idea when I first noticed I'd gotten over that point), I think I'll hold off doing a spot-check (and therefore unofficial) weigh-in until maybe Wednesday.
I got a text today from Ben's phone (or from Ben or Tricia using Ben's phone) asking if I wanted fried or grilled chicken tonight. First, very kind of them to be willing to be so flexible. No surprise there.
Second, cheat night! So I went with the fried. Let's hope I don't regret it later. Tasted delicious, however!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Dinner: Two fried chicken thighs, about a cup of potatoes with maybe a couple teaspoons or a whole tablespoon of Country Crock, about half a cup of corn, and what I'd guess was about two or three servings of asparagus with some mushrooms mixed in there. Every time I wanted to eat more of something else (except for the chicken--I gave in pretty quickly on that second thigh), I put more of the asparagus-and-mushrooms on my plate.
Because my mini-goal for this week involved being under a certain weight for the first time in probably over a decade (but honestly I have no idea when I first noticed I'd gotten over that point), I think I'll hold off doing a spot-check (and therefore unofficial) weigh-in until maybe Wednesday.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
In Case You Were Wondering: I Don't Like Iceberg Lettuce
Whatever generic "lettuce" is called (and I'm pretty sure it's "iceberg lettuce", but I've been wrong before and will be wrong again, so I like to leave room for me to be wrong currently), I don't like it.
More to the point, I don't like Dairy Queen's grilled chicken salad.
More directly to the point, why can't they have a salad dressing there that does not contain high fructose corn syrup (which is of the devil--look it up if you don't believe me)?
Anyway, I tried to eat a salad there today, and it was not the best time I've had in my life.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Grilled chicken salad from DQ--about two cups of iceberg lettuce, a serving of grilled chicken, some bacon (or bacon substitute), what tasted like maybe American cheese, some tomato, red cabbage, and maybe some shredded carrots--I don't remember them, but they were probably there.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese, apple, carrots.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Ugh. I just realized while typing this up I need to go slice up a banana. If it's green, I'm gonna hurl.
More to the point, I don't like Dairy Queen's grilled chicken salad.
More directly to the point, why can't they have a salad dressing there that does not contain high fructose corn syrup (which is of the devil--look it up if you don't believe me)?
Anyway, I tried to eat a salad there today, and it was not the best time I've had in my life.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Grilled chicken salad from DQ--about two cups of iceberg lettuce, a serving of grilled chicken, some bacon (or bacon substitute), what tasted like maybe American cheese, some tomato, red cabbage, and maybe some shredded carrots--I don't remember them, but they were probably there.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese, apple, carrots.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Ugh. I just realized while typing this up I need to go slice up a banana. If it's green, I'm gonna hurl.
Check it Out: More Exercise
Okay, it was only for about ten or fifteen minutes, but I shoveled some snow at Ruth and Dane's today after I got Dane back home. My body hates me for it, so I say it counts as exercise.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, and cinnamon), skim milk with whey protein. (I wasn't trying to mix things up there--I just forgot the cinnamon in the skim milk thingy.)
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Prunes, mixed nuts.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, sharp cheddar cheese, dark chocolate.
Who knows, maybe tomorrow I'll go for a walk!
This week's magic number: 6.676 (the goal is still 10).
Oh, and I was crazy excited to realize I met mini-goal number two when I weighed in this morning. Seriously, it was a crazy emotional moment for me. I'm lighter than I've been for years. Freakin' years, people!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, and cinnamon), skim milk with whey protein. (I wasn't trying to mix things up there--I just forgot the cinnamon in the skim milk thingy.)
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Prunes, mixed nuts.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, sharp cheddar cheese, dark chocolate.
Who knows, maybe tomorrow I'll go for a walk!
This week's magic number: 6.676 (the goal is still 10).
Oh, and I was crazy excited to realize I met mini-goal number two when I weighed in this morning. Seriously, it was a crazy emotional moment for me. I'm lighter than I've been for years. Freakin' years, people!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Exercise! (Unplanned, but it Counts!)
I shoveled the walk, the steps, and the driveway today. My body hates me.
I had to walk a couple of miles (maybe a little under) today. My body hates me.
I missed a meal today. My body doesn't hate me, but probably should.
Today I had a life, if life is what happens while you're making other plans.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and vinegar.
Lunch: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese. (Yes, I know that's normally a snack or a tack-on at dinner... but it was a crazy day.)
Dinner: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, double-serving of grilled chicken (to make up for the missed meal, really), olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
I need to get to bed... but I still have some food to digest and some blogs to update... so there's that.
I had to walk a couple of miles (maybe a little under) today. My body hates me.
I missed a meal today. My body doesn't hate me, but probably should.
Today I had a life, if life is what happens while you're making other plans.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and vinegar.
Lunch: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese. (Yes, I know that's normally a snack or a tack-on at dinner... but it was a crazy day.)
Dinner: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, double-serving of grilled chicken (to make up for the missed meal, really), olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
I need to get to bed... but I still have some food to digest and some blogs to update... so there's that.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Early Release Day Leads to Late Eating Day
I usually eat lunch at 1:00 or so, as that's when I'm done with kids for the day. (We get about twenty minutes of actual lunch time, and that's from 10:10 to 10:30. Oddly enough, I'm not hungry at that time.)
Today, we got out of school at 12:50. Fool that I am, I figured I'd just take my lunch home and eat it there.
Then I remembered I needed to stop by Quik Trip... and then I remembered I needed to get some groceries--especially if the Storm of the Century was headed this way.
And then Cody texted, and there were errands to run... and I ended up eating lunch at about 4:30, and eating it very quickly because I was between errand-running and lift-giving.
I had a snack around 7:00. And dinner just finished up about seven minutes ago (at 11:30). So I'll be up for a few hours, just so I don't go to bed right after eating. It's not like there's nothing to watch on Netflix, right?
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, balsamic vinegar, olive oil), carrots, apple.
Snack: Prunes, mixed nuts, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Nothing new there. I know. I really need to work on that (he repeated for the gazillionth time).
Okay, I figure if I watch an episode of Lexx or two of Lexx and read some more Sara Paretsky, I should have a few hours under my belt. Beauty is: no school tomorrow, so I can sleep in some!
Today, we got out of school at 12:50. Fool that I am, I figured I'd just take my lunch home and eat it there.
Then I remembered I needed to stop by Quik Trip... and then I remembered I needed to get some groceries--especially if the Storm of the Century was headed this way.
And then Cody texted, and there were errands to run... and I ended up eating lunch at about 4:30, and eating it very quickly because I was between errand-running and lift-giving.
I had a snack around 7:00. And dinner just finished up about seven minutes ago (at 11:30). So I'll be up for a few hours, just so I don't go to bed right after eating. It's not like there's nothing to watch on Netflix, right?
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, balsamic vinegar, olive oil), carrots, apple.
Snack: Prunes, mixed nuts, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Nothing new there. I know. I really need to work on that (he repeated for the gazillionth time).
Okay, I figure if I watch an episode of Lexx or two of Lexx and read some more Sara Paretsky, I should have a few hours under my belt. Beauty is: no school tomorrow, so I can sleep in some!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
I Guess I Forgot How Little a Pound Is...
When I find myself being amazed at a "big" gain or a "big" drop from one day to the next of a couple of pounds, I have to remind myself a pound isn't that much. It's, you know, a hundred of them that really make a big difference.
Still, it's crazy what a bad day can do, and equally crazy what a good day can fix. I hope I don't become one of those people who gets on a scale every morning. Okay, I hope I don't continue to be one of those people who gets on a scale every morning...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus (okay, a little under two), dark chocolate.
I really do need to explore some options. I know I keep saying that--well, I keep saying that and the thing about exercise. But I do. I don't want to develop an intolerance, since what I'm doing seems to be doing such a good job. Maybe I'll go explore my fruit & veggie website some more to get ideas.
And maybe make a list of what's in season when, so I can stop getting stuff that's not so good as it could be. (I will say I could write a short informative speech about bananas now, with all the research I did on them last week.)
Anyway: to-do list duly noted.
Still, it's crazy what a bad day can do, and equally crazy what a good day can fix. I hope I don't become one of those people who gets on a scale every morning. Okay, I hope I don't continue to be one of those people who gets on a scale every morning...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus (okay, a little under two), dark chocolate.
I really do need to explore some options. I know I keep saying that--well, I keep saying that and the thing about exercise. But I do. I don't want to develop an intolerance, since what I'm doing seems to be doing such a good job. Maybe I'll go explore my fruit & veggie website some more to get ideas.
And maybe make a list of what's in season when, so I can stop getting stuff that's not so good as it could be. (I will say I could write a short informative speech about bananas now, with all the research I did on them last week.)
Anyway: to-do list duly noted.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Pizza Rolls and Bagel Bites!
No, I have not eaten the items in the title. However, I've had them in my freezer for several days and not felt the burning desire to cook and eat them. How's that for will? (Also, I've had cookie dough in the freezer for a while now.)
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red peppers, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Of course, the secret weigh-in this morning let me know it was bad to eat the starch yesterday. I'm determined to make my secret mini-goal by the end of the week, however. So this may be the week I finally break down and add an element of exercise!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red peppers, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Of course, the secret weigh-in this morning let me know it was bad to eat the starch yesterday. I'm determined to make my secret mini-goal by the end of the week, however. So this may be the week I finally break down and add an element of exercise!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
What a Strange Day...
It was a strange day. I woke up too late to make it to church--any church, really. I hate setting an alarm for a day I don't have to go to work, so I try to make it to bed at decent hour so I wake on my own.
I went to bed at a decent hour. I still didn't wake up in time.
Fine, alarm clock it is.
Then, I went to Ben & Tricia's early, on account of the family celebration of January birthdays being this evening. I was there for a while, had a little this-and-that to eat (see below), and had to head home because I forgot to pick up a couple of things I was going to need, and somebody needed a ride to work.
Now I'm back home after the family deal, and it feels very odd to be home on a Sunday night. It always does.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Um... nothing, really. While at Ben & Tricia's I had a couple of crackers with some sort of spinach dip on them (I'm pretty sure cream cheese was in there), and I had about two to three cups of potato innards with a bit of butter.
Dinner: Baked chicken (two leg-and-thigh pieces), onions, green peppers, salad (bit of spinach, bit of romaine, some carrots, some egg, light Italian olive oil vinaigrette), a roll, some glazed carrots, cottage cheese, a multi-grain roll, a garlic knot (let's just call it another roll and be done with it), a bit of mac-n-cheese, and a strawberry that had been dipped in dark chocolate. I think that covers it.
I'm hoping this does not wreck my progress toward mini-goal number two, but I can live with it if it does.
I went to bed at a decent hour. I still didn't wake up in time.
Fine, alarm clock it is.
Then, I went to Ben & Tricia's early, on account of the family celebration of January birthdays being this evening. I was there for a while, had a little this-and-that to eat (see below), and had to head home because I forgot to pick up a couple of things I was going to need, and somebody needed a ride to work.
Now I'm back home after the family deal, and it feels very odd to be home on a Sunday night. It always does.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Um... nothing, really. While at Ben & Tricia's I had a couple of crackers with some sort of spinach dip on them (I'm pretty sure cream cheese was in there), and I had about two to three cups of potato innards with a bit of butter.
Dinner: Baked chicken (two leg-and-thigh pieces), onions, green peppers, salad (bit of spinach, bit of romaine, some carrots, some egg, light Italian olive oil vinaigrette), a roll, some glazed carrots, cottage cheese, a multi-grain roll, a garlic knot (let's just call it another roll and be done with it), a bit of mac-n-cheese, and a strawberry that had been dipped in dark chocolate. I think that covers it.
I'm hoping this does not wreck my progress toward mini-goal number two, but I can live with it if it does.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thou Shalt Not Over-Deny Thyself... or Thineself... or Whatever...
Debbie's birthday party was today. I was just over an hour and fifteen minutes late to the two-hour event, but I made it, complete with a book for a gift!
However, I opted not to have any cake or ice cream. The holidays did a number on my willingness to "go off script" diet-wise.
Later on--after the cake and ice cream had been put away--I remembered the book I'm using was very adamant about not denying yourself all the time, as you're apt to go bonkers and eat up the nearest case of Ho-Hos or something. I remembered this as I walked by a cheese pizza and thought about picking up a couple of pieces (it was Chicago-cut (or party-cut, if you prefer)), but then told myself I shouldn't have any at all. So I had a couple of pieces. I'm not even going to worry about it, but if I don't make the secret mini-goal this week, I'm going to be ticked!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Party: Two pieces (squares... well, a square and a edge piece) of cheese pizza. I don't know from where, or what brand, but it might have been Papa Murphy's.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, balsamic vinegar, olive oil), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again (and say it in vain, I'm pretty sure): I need to get a schedule for my days off!
However, I opted not to have any cake or ice cream. The holidays did a number on my willingness to "go off script" diet-wise.
Later on--after the cake and ice cream had been put away--I remembered the book I'm using was very adamant about not denying yourself all the time, as you're apt to go bonkers and eat up the nearest case of Ho-Hos or something. I remembered this as I walked by a cheese pizza and thought about picking up a couple of pieces (it was Chicago-cut (or party-cut, if you prefer)), but then told myself I shouldn't have any at all. So I had a couple of pieces. I'm not even going to worry about it, but if I don't make the secret mini-goal this week, I'm going to be ticked!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Party: Two pieces (squares... well, a square and a edge piece) of cheese pizza. I don't know from where, or what brand, but it might have been Papa Murphy's.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, balsamic vinegar, olive oil), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again (and say it in vain, I'm pretty sure): I need to get a schedule for my days off!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Over Fifty Pounds Lost!
Sorry if you've found them!
It's a big deal for lots of reasons. I anticipate another big deal next week. I feel like some pity-nominee who actually ends up winning the Oscar or something. But, you know, more not.
Breakfast: Baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Okay, one mini-goal down. Several more to go!
This week's magic number: 6.605!
It's a big deal for lots of reasons. I anticipate another big deal next week. I feel like some pity-nominee who actually ends up winning the Oscar or something. But, you know, more not.
Breakfast: Baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Okay, one mini-goal down. Several more to go!
This week's magic number: 6.605!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
I Lost My Lunch...
Okay, I really didn't lose it. I left it at home. Twice.
See, I set it by the dishwasher on days I need to make sure I turn on the dishwasher before I leave, as sort of a reminder. The problem is, I remembered all on my own, which means I wasn't thinking about my lunch when I went over to turn on the dishwasher.
I got to school, saw my desk looked awfully empty, and realized I'd left my laptop (which I'd taken home on Monday to do some extra work during the snow days... massive FAIL, by the way) on my couch at home. So I drove back home and get the laptop. Less than twelve minutes.
I get back to school, go to put the laptop on my desk and wonder where I'd set my lunch, because it wasn't in the usual spot.
I had too much to do, so I just waited until the kids went to lunch at 10:10, and ran home to get my lost lunch then. I eat it at 1:00, usually, so all was well. Christmas was saved!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, sharp cheddar cheese, mixed nuts, prunes, dark chocolate.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day. I am pretty sure I will have met mini-goal #1. The mini-goals are as follows:
1. Lose 50 pounds.
2. It's a secret, to be revealed later.
3. Lose 100 pounds.
4. It's a secret to be revealed later.
5. My weight while living in L.A.
6. My goal weight, or close enough to it to count.
See, I set it by the dishwasher on days I need to make sure I turn on the dishwasher before I leave, as sort of a reminder. The problem is, I remembered all on my own, which means I wasn't thinking about my lunch when I went over to turn on the dishwasher.
I got to school, saw my desk looked awfully empty, and realized I'd left my laptop (which I'd taken home on Monday to do some extra work during the snow days... massive FAIL, by the way) on my couch at home. So I drove back home and get the laptop. Less than twelve minutes.
I get back to school, go to put the laptop on my desk and wonder where I'd set my lunch, because it wasn't in the usual spot.
I had too much to do, so I just waited until the kids went to lunch at 10:10, and ran home to get my lost lunch then. I eat it at 1:00, usually, so all was well. Christmas was saved!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, sharp cheddar cheese, mixed nuts, prunes, dark chocolate.
Tomorrow is my weigh-in day. I am pretty sure I will have met mini-goal #1. The mini-goals are as follows:
1. Lose 50 pounds.
2. It's a secret, to be revealed later.
3. Lose 100 pounds.
4. It's a secret to be revealed later.
5. My weight while living in L.A.
6. My goal weight, or close enough to it to count.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Meat, Fish, and Chicken... Oh My!
Thankfully it was a snow day. I got meat prepped and in the freezer, chicken grilled, cut up, and in the fridge, and I got fish prepped, baked, and leftovers in the fridge. I could have done it if it had been a snow day, as well, but it was much more stress-free this way!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper (cut that up today, too), serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Now I have to update the other blogs and get to bed. I'm pretty sure there will be school in the morning!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper (cut that up today, too), serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Now I have to update the other blogs and get to bed. I'm pretty sure there will be school in the morning!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Some Days, Instead of Wondering "Who am I?" I Wonder "Who Have I Been?"
Not to say I feel like an entirely different person now, but I do sometimes find myself first thinking "Who am I?" For instance, a while back I found myself researching treadmills. Seriously.
But then I typically wonder who I was before that this was so impossible.
I obviously think way too much, and probably need to be chased by bears, Nazis, and crazed psychotic criminals from the future more often, to keep me from having time to think. Someone is probably working on this as we speak... or working on it many years from when we're currently speaking (and now I'm distracted by the fact that we're not actually speaking, but I'm writing as if we are) when time travel is possible and the psychotic criminal from the future figures out the only way to make his future better is to chase after me for some reason.
Yeah, that was a lot. Sorry.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon (the banana was not a "too green" one!)
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple, sharp cheddar cheese, mixed nuts, prunes.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
We probably won't have a snow day tomorrow, but we might have a "way too cold for kids to be standing outside waiting for a bus" day. I'm not counting on it, however. So that will help with the regular eating schedule (all my meals were about four hours later than usual today).
But then I typically wonder who I was before that this was so impossible.
I obviously think way too much, and probably need to be chased by bears, Nazis, and crazed psychotic criminals from the future more often, to keep me from having time to think. Someone is probably working on this as we speak... or working on it many years from when we're currently speaking (and now I'm distracted by the fact that we're not actually speaking, but I'm writing as if we are) when time travel is possible and the psychotic criminal from the future figures out the only way to make his future better is to chase after me for some reason.
Yeah, that was a lot. Sorry.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon (the banana was not a "too green" one!)
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple, sharp cheddar cheese, mixed nuts, prunes.
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
We probably won't have a snow day tomorrow, but we might have a "way too cold for kids to be standing outside waiting for a bus" day. I'm not counting on it, however. So that will help with the regular eating schedule (all my meals were about four hours later than usual today).
Monday, January 10, 2011
Dashing Through the Snow...
Okay, I really didn't dash, but I knew I needed to hit the store as soon as I could today, so I was out and about between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning! Nothing exciting--peppers, spinach, romaine mix, bread, chicken, marshmallows (okay those are for if I make hot chocolate for the youngin's who shovel my drive), and so on...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon).
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes.
Dinner: Sharp cheddar cheese, bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Snow day again tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure I have all the groceries I need!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon).
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes.
Dinner: Sharp cheddar cheese, bottom round, two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Snow day again tomorrow, but I'm pretty sure I have all the groceries I need!
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Back in the Groove of Things... I Hope
Today I got back in the groove... although some cake and some cookies did make it into the mix...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon)
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, vinegar), apple, carrots... and half a piece of birthday cake.
Dinner: Two slices (and some change) of roast beef, about six carrots with some onions mixed in, probably about a serving or so of asparagus, maybe two servings, with mushrooms. About a cup of mashed potatoes. For dessert: Three "Thanks-A-Lot" cookies.
But it's Sunday dinner! Cheat night!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon)
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, vinegar), apple, carrots... and half a piece of birthday cake.
Dinner: Two slices (and some change) of roast beef, about six carrots with some onions mixed in, probably about a serving or so of asparagus, maybe two servings, with mushrooms. About a cup of mashed potatoes. For dessert: Three "Thanks-A-Lot" cookies.
But it's Sunday dinner! Cheat night!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
More Beer. No, Really.
Another day, another birthday party. Another birthday party, another beer.
So it goes.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon) (by the way, when I combine those, that's code for "the banana was green, and therefore disgusting and I had to cover the taste somehow).
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, about three (maybe four) servings of broccoli, dark chocolate.
Oh, and I had what was probably a 20-ounce cup of beer in there, too.
Now, I hope to be beer free for a while! (It's not that I'm against beer, but it's better if I have the one-to-two servings of alcohol in the form of red wine.)
So it goes.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon) (by the way, when I combine those, that's code for "the banana was green, and therefore disgusting and I had to cover the taste somehow).
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Mixed nuts, raisins, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, about three (maybe four) servings of broccoli, dark chocolate.
Oh, and I had what was probably a 20-ounce cup of beer in there, too.
Now, I hope to be beer free for a while! (It's not that I'm against beer, but it's better if I have the one-to-two servings of alcohol in the form of red wine.)
Friday, January 7, 2011
Beer!
I'm sorta allowed two servings of alcohol a day (not really at all until I reach the goal weight, but whatever, I'm still losing), and I've been sticking to red wine whenever I decide to have a serving or two... but tonight I had beer.
Nothing major happened. I didn't go wild with need to have several more, and since Jason C. wasn't there, nobody was buying whole pitchers and telling me to down the whole thing at once. So there was no peer pressure.
But it is the first time I've had beer since I started this thing. If you're taking notes, you might want to make a note of that.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon).
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, and vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, raisins (half a serving of each fruit), sharp cheddar cheese.
Party: Beer. 24 ounces, roughly.
Dinner: Bottom round, about three servings of broccoli, and dark chocolate.
And I had a fairly decent loss this week--much better than last week's drop in the bucket, anyway... or drop out of the bucket. Now the magic number is at 6.502. I'm one pound away from meeting a first mini-goal! Barring any binge-fests on my part, I should make it next week! Hooray for that!
Nothing major happened. I didn't go wild with need to have several more, and since Jason C. wasn't there, nobody was buying whole pitchers and telling me to down the whole thing at once. So there was no peer pressure.
But it is the first time I've had beer since I started this thing. If you're taking notes, you might want to make a note of that.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana, skim milk, whey protein, cinnamon).
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, and vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, raisins (half a serving of each fruit), sharp cheddar cheese.
Party: Beer. 24 ounces, roughly.
Dinner: Bottom round, about three servings of broccoli, and dark chocolate.
And I had a fairly decent loss this week--much better than last week's drop in the bucket, anyway... or drop out of the bucket. Now the magic number is at 6.502. I'm one pound away from meeting a first mini-goal! Barring any binge-fests on my part, I should make it next week! Hooray for that!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Taking Them Down!
Does taking down the outside lights count as exercise? I'm not sure how I'd enter it, anyway. Not that I actually enter things anywhere but here and a spreadsheet I keep for my weight.
Breakfast: Baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two or three servings of steamed broccoli, dark chocolate.
I want to start mixing up my meals a bit more--not because I'm bored, but I keep worrying I'm going to cause myself to have a food allergy. I mean, it would have helped years ago if eating Dorito's all the time would have made me allergic to them... but with my luck, I'd only get allergies when I eat healthy crap all the time.
So I'm thinking about that, but not thinking too hard about it. I also need to do some research into what fruits and vegetables are "seasonal" when. I'm sure infants know this, but I don't.
Breakfast: Baked tilapia, slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Bottom round, two or three servings of steamed broccoli, dark chocolate.
I want to start mixing up my meals a bit more--not because I'm bored, but I keep worrying I'm going to cause myself to have a food allergy. I mean, it would have helped years ago if eating Dorito's all the time would have made me allergic to them... but with my luck, I'd only get allergies when I eat healthy crap all the time.
So I'm thinking about that, but not thinking too hard about it. I also need to do some research into what fruits and vegetables are "seasonal" when. I'm sure infants know this, but I don't.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Dinner with Friends... Again!
Well, I ate somewhere other than my home, so that means I'm not sure how good I did today--although I think I did much better than, say, the day I ate like 10 sugar cookies...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Revuelt (or some such spelling... it was spelled for me, but I have ham fingers and tiny buttons on the phone where I was spelling it out) (scrambled eggs, broccoli, potatoes, roasted garlic), couple of slices of apples, a bit of baby brie, salad (not sure what sort of lettuce, some avocado, some... um... maybe some sort of cheese?, olive oil and vinegar (balsamic, I think), sweet potato soup.
So I probably got two servings of vegetables in there, right? And there was animal protein. Not so hot with the potatoes, but whatever.
Of course you know I'll do an unofficial weigh-in tomorrow morning, because that's how I roll...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Snack: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese.
Dinner: Revuelt (or some such spelling... it was spelled for me, but I have ham fingers and tiny buttons on the phone where I was spelling it out) (scrambled eggs, broccoli, potatoes, roasted garlic), couple of slices of apples, a bit of baby brie, salad (not sure what sort of lettuce, some avocado, some... um... maybe some sort of cheese?, olive oil and vinegar (balsamic, I think), sweet potato soup.
So I probably got two servings of vegetables in there, right? And there was animal protein. Not so hot with the potatoes, but whatever.
Of course you know I'll do an unofficial weigh-in tomorrow morning, because that's how I roll...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
How Much Cayenne is Too Much?
I'm not sure where the line is on how much cayenne pepper is too much, but I'm pretty sure what I put on tonight's fish is over that line.
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Dinner: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese, baked tilapia (with too much cayenne pepper), two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Please note: I was not bad at all today. Finally!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), apple, carrots.
Dinner: Mixed nuts, prunes, sharp cheddar cheese, baked tilapia (with too much cayenne pepper), two servings of asparagus, dark chocolate.
Please note: I was not bad at all today. Finally!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Okay, So TOMORROW I'll Get Back on Track
Stupid free small movie popcorn. It's all Jordan's fault. She said my getting the coupon was a sign I was supposed to eat some popcorn.
I can't argue with a sign, can I?
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Small movie theatre popcorn, no "butter".
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, prunes.
School starts back tomorrow. This should make the "staying on track" thing a bit more easy. I do worry about what will happen when summer vacation comes around, but I'll burn that bridge when I come to it! Maybe I'll have a bike by then, and can get some exercise in via bicycling!
I can't argue with a sign, can I?
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple.
Snack: Small movie theatre popcorn, no "butter".
Dinner: Bottom round, two servings of asparagus, prunes.
School starts back tomorrow. This should make the "staying on track" thing a bit more easy. I do worry about what will happen when summer vacation comes around, but I'll burn that bridge when I come to it! Maybe I'll have a bike by then, and can get some exercise in via bicycling!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
And "Be Bad Meal" Night is BACK!
Yet another reason why I should get some exercise in this week: I made it back out to Ben & Tricia's tonight, and I didn't try too hard to be good this time!
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Dinner: Three sugar cookies (see?), serving of peas, serving of corn, about three servings of egg noodles, maybe three servings of turkey 'n' dumplings, three smallish potato skins (with cheese and bacon and sour cream).
Yeah, time to look for some work-out videos on the youtubes...
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Lunch: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), prunes, carrots.
Dinner: Three sugar cookies (see?), serving of peas, serving of corn, about three servings of egg noodles, maybe three servings of turkey 'n' dumplings, three smallish potato skins (with cheese and bacon and sour cream).
Yeah, time to look for some work-out videos on the youtubes...
Saturday, January 1, 2011
More Bad Eating? Yes, Please.
I was going to be so good. And then I realized it was Saturday, and did the math to figure out how many days until the next weigh-in day.
::sigh::
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Bad-fest: Several chocolate truffles. About ten corn chips with cheesy rotel dip. A bowl of potato soup. Two ham-on-roll sandwiches. About a handful of "puppy chow". A small brownie. A small fudge. A small rice-crispy treat with chocolate on it. A small... something that was like fudge, but not chocolate. A small peppermint bark thing... or something like it. About a handful of chex mix. Two slices of lemon poppy seed bread, with cream cheese. I think that's everything. You get the idea, anyway.
Dinner: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple. (I opted to do the lunch-for-dinner thing as I figured I had cheese and nuts and chocolate already, and didn't do much in the way of veggies during the afternoon.)
I'm not even going to weigh myself until... let's say Tuesday. I think it'll be too stressful otherwise. But I know I can't wait until Friday to see home I'm doing... because that's stressful, too!
Anyway, Happy New Year to everybody. I hope to be within 10 pounds of my goal weight by the end of the summer. Let's hope I make it there!
::sigh::
Breakfast: Two eggs (one yolk), slice of whole-grain wheat bread, fruit smoothie (yogurt, banana), skim milk with whey protein and cinnamon.
Bad-fest: Several chocolate truffles. About ten corn chips with cheesy rotel dip. A bowl of potato soup. Two ham-on-roll sandwiches. About a handful of "puppy chow". A small brownie. A small fudge. A small rice-crispy treat with chocolate on it. A small... something that was like fudge, but not chocolate. A small peppermint bark thing... or something like it. About a handful of chex mix. Two slices of lemon poppy seed bread, with cream cheese. I think that's everything. You get the idea, anyway.
Dinner: Salad (cup of spinach, cup of romaine mix, serving of red pepper, serving of grilled chicken, olive oil, balsamic vinegar), carrots, apple. (I opted to do the lunch-for-dinner thing as I figured I had cheese and nuts and chocolate already, and didn't do much in the way of veggies during the afternoon.)
I'm not even going to weigh myself until... let's say Tuesday. I think it'll be too stressful otherwise. But I know I can't wait until Friday to see home I'm doing... because that's stressful, too!
Anyway, Happy New Year to everybody. I hope to be within 10 pounds of my goal weight by the end of the summer. Let's hope I make it there!
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