Friday, May 6, 2016
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Katie Day before Day 1 :)
Hello Ladies!
Thanks Heidi for joining me! I was going to skip tonight cause Im tired but I know that if I skip tonight than it will be easier to skip tomorrow and the next day and so on, therefore I am posting today! I didn't really start my diet today and I didn't really count my calories completely since today was a prep day, but because I know that tomorrow is coming, I did make wise decisions. Tonight for YW we made 108 dozen chocolate chip cookies (for our camp fundraiser) The dough looked so yummy and I am proud to announce that I didn''t snitch any of it! I wanted homemade chocolate chip cookies soooo badly when I got home!! I told Dan that I really needed a snack and we have Nutella to Go sticks in the kitchen for the kiddos amd thats what I really wanted. However I opted for some dried fruit instead and now I am going to bed with a satisfied tummy and a glass of water!
I will blog and post my calorie count and everything tomorrow!
Until then .. Happy Diet Preping :)
Thanks Heidi for joining me! I was going to skip tonight cause Im tired but I know that if I skip tonight than it will be easier to skip tomorrow and the next day and so on, therefore I am posting today! I didn't really start my diet today and I didn't really count my calories completely since today was a prep day, but because I know that tomorrow is coming, I did make wise decisions. Tonight for YW we made 108 dozen chocolate chip cookies (for our camp fundraiser) The dough looked so yummy and I am proud to announce that I didn''t snitch any of it! I wanted homemade chocolate chip cookies soooo badly when I got home!! I told Dan that I really needed a snack and we have Nutella to Go sticks in the kitchen for the kiddos amd thats what I really wanted. However I opted for some dried fruit instead and now I am going to bed with a satisfied tummy and a glass of water!
I will blog and post my calorie count and everything tomorrow!
Until then .. Happy Diet Preping :)
I'm in! Heidi- Day 1, Take 2
I'm with you Katie. I've been in a slump ever since dislocating my shoulder and it's been difficult fighting my way forward. I feel like I've been taking two or three steps back for every one step forward. I gained back up to 226, but fortunately with some exercise, eating better and fasting on Sunday I'm back down to 220, which is where I was when I stopped blogging.
Today I feel great. I got some quality time in at the gym last night while Jason watched the girls. 10 minutes on the hydromassage table, 25 minutes on the stationary bike, 30 minutes stretching, and another 10 minute hydromassage.
I had to go with a quick breakfast of cottage cheese and an apple since Annibelle got into the suncreen and applied it liberally to herself, the carpet, bed, and closet... still need to clean the carpet, bed,and closet...
I had a physical therapy appointment where I learned that my mobility has increased, got a new strength exercise added to my regimen, and the doctor stretched out my arm and shoulder for me. Feeling much more optimistic!
Then the true test of my willpower came- lunch at grandmas. (I've mentioned before how her place is a haven of temptation). I made a conscious decision to not have ANYTHING off-plan (since it's hard to stop with just one...) We gardened for a bit then I had tuna salad- not on a roll (or three), with a sliced tomato. And a cold bottle of water, no soda. I felt amazing! So proud. There was a close call when I gave Annibelle a donut hole, normally I would have grabbed a few for myself too. But I didn't :)
Avoided the Costco food court- Annibelle was sad to not get a hot dog and soda, but that's another weakness.
Afternoon snack is a recipe from the THM cookbook- salted caramel frappacino. Yummy and guilt free.
Dinner will be something chicken... and then I'm going to read in bed so I don't watch TV and eat fruit snacks, which is pretty much the only sweet snack in the house right now.
Back in the game!
Today I feel great. I got some quality time in at the gym last night while Jason watched the girls. 10 minutes on the hydromassage table, 25 minutes on the stationary bike, 30 minutes stretching, and another 10 minute hydromassage.
I had to go with a quick breakfast of cottage cheese and an apple since Annibelle got into the suncreen and applied it liberally to herself, the carpet, bed, and closet... still need to clean the carpet, bed,and closet...
I had a physical therapy appointment where I learned that my mobility has increased, got a new strength exercise added to my regimen, and the doctor stretched out my arm and shoulder for me. Feeling much more optimistic!
Then the true test of my willpower came- lunch at grandmas. (I've mentioned before how her place is a haven of temptation). I made a conscious decision to not have ANYTHING off-plan (since it's hard to stop with just one...) We gardened for a bit then I had tuna salad- not on a roll (or three), with a sliced tomato. And a cold bottle of water, no soda. I felt amazing! So proud. There was a close call when I gave Annibelle a donut hole, normally I would have grabbed a few for myself too. But I didn't :)
Avoided the Costco food court- Annibelle was sad to not get a hot dog and soda, but that's another weakness.
Afternoon snack is a recipe from the THM cookbook- salted caramel frappacino. Yummy and guilt free.
Dinner will be something chicken... and then I'm going to read in bed so I don't watch TV and eat fruit snacks, which is pretty much the only sweet snack in the house right now.
Back in the game!
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Lets Begin Again!!
Hello Ladies,
Its been awhile since anyone has posted and tonight I was thinking its time to start this up again! I must confess I am doing this for selfish reasons :) I have a family reunion coming up in about a month and I still have about 10 lbs to loose. Each day I start out being good but by midmorning the munchies take over and I stop counting calories and just eat whatever I want. This past weekend we were visiting the Bay Area and the food there is soooo YUMMY so I ate whatever I wanted to and it was FANTASTIC. Today I finished off my last piece of Banana cake (Shelley will understand the sadness of this) and although I am sad that the cake is gone, I am also relieved, cause I need to get back on track. Whose with me? It always helps when I have to fess up at the end of the day! I may not loose the 10 lbs that I want to loose before my family reunion, but I know that if I behave myself tor the next month, then no matter what the scale says, I will be happy with myself because I will be in control of my appetites and not the other way around. So again I ask who is with me?!
I figure that I will start on Thursday so that I can get to the store tomorrow and stock up my fridge and pantry with healthy food and snacks. I hope that you guys will join me. :) I really do like the blogging and I enjoy the tips and meal ideas that eveyone comes up with! I hope to see you on the blog on Thursday!!
I do realize that Thursday is Cinco De Mayo so it might be a tough one, but as long as I calorie count and behave during the day, then at night I will know where I stand and will know what I can eat. Until then ... Happy Diet Prepping!
Its been awhile since anyone has posted and tonight I was thinking its time to start this up again! I must confess I am doing this for selfish reasons :) I have a family reunion coming up in about a month and I still have about 10 lbs to loose. Each day I start out being good but by midmorning the munchies take over and I stop counting calories and just eat whatever I want. This past weekend we were visiting the Bay Area and the food there is soooo YUMMY so I ate whatever I wanted to and it was FANTASTIC. Today I finished off my last piece of Banana cake (Shelley will understand the sadness of this) and although I am sad that the cake is gone, I am also relieved, cause I need to get back on track. Whose with me? It always helps when I have to fess up at the end of the day! I may not loose the 10 lbs that I want to loose before my family reunion, but I know that if I behave myself tor the next month, then no matter what the scale says, I will be happy with myself because I will be in control of my appetites and not the other way around. So again I ask who is with me?!
I figure that I will start on Thursday so that I can get to the store tomorrow and stock up my fridge and pantry with healthy food and snacks. I hope that you guys will join me. :) I really do like the blogging and I enjoy the tips and meal ideas that eveyone comes up with! I hope to see you on the blog on Thursday!!
I do realize that Thursday is Cinco De Mayo so it might be a tough one, but as long as I calorie count and behave during the day, then at night I will know where I stand and will know what I can eat. Until then ... Happy Diet Prepping!
Lets Begin Again!!
Hello Ladies,
Its been awhile since anyone has posted and tonight I was thinking its time to start this up again! I must confess I am doing this for selfish reasons :) I have a family reunion coming up in about a month and I still have about 10 lbs to loose. Each day I start out being good but by midmorning the munchies take over and I stop counting calories and just eat whatever I want. This past weekend we were visiting the Bay Area and the food there is soooo YUMMY so I ate whatever I wanted to and it was FANTASTIC. Today I finished off my last piece of Banana cake (Shelley will understand the sadness of this) and although I am sad that the cake is gone, I am also relieved, cause I need to get back on track. Whose with me? It always helps when I have to fess up at the end of the day! I may not loose the 10 lbs that I want to loose before my family reunion, but I know that if I behave myself tor the next month, then no matter what the scale says, I will be happy with myself because I will be in control of my appetites and not the other way around. So again I ask who is with me?!
I figure that I will start on Thursday so that I can get to the store tomorrow and stock up my fridge and pantry with healthy food and snacks. I hope that you guys will join me. :) I really do like the blogging and I enjoy the tips and meal ideas that eveyone comes up with! I hope to see you on the blog on Thursday!!
I do realize that Thursday is Cinco De Mayo so it might be a tough one, but as long as I calorie count and behave during the day, then at night I will know where I stand and will know what I can eat. Until then ... Happy Diet Prepping!
Its been awhile since anyone has posted and tonight I was thinking its time to start this up again! I must confess I am doing this for selfish reasons :) I have a family reunion coming up in about a month and I still have about 10 lbs to loose. Each day I start out being good but by midmorning the munchies take over and I stop counting calories and just eat whatever I want. This past weekend we were visiting the Bay Area and the food there is soooo YUMMY so I ate whatever I wanted to and it was FANTASTIC. Today I finished off my last piece of Banana cake (Shelley will understand the sadness of this) and although I am sad that the cake is gone, I am also relieved, cause I need to get back on track. Whose with me? It always helps when I have to fess up at the end of the day! I may not loose the 10 lbs that I want to loose before my family reunion, but I know that if I behave myself tor the next month, then no matter what the scale says, I will be happy with myself because I will be in control of my appetites and not the other way around. So again I ask who is with me?!
I figure that I will start on Thursday so that I can get to the store tomorrow and stock up my fridge and pantry with healthy food and snacks. I hope that you guys will join me. :) I really do like the blogging and I enjoy the tips and meal ideas that eveyone comes up with! I hope to see you on the blog on Thursday!!
I do realize that Thursday is Cinco De Mayo so it might be a tough one, but as long as I calorie count and behave during the day, then at night I will know where I stand and will know what I can eat. Until then ... Happy Diet Prepping!
Lets Begin Again!!
Hello Ladies,
Its been awhile since anyone has posted and tonight I was thinking its time to start this up again! I must confess I am doing this for selfish reasons :) I have a family reunion coming up in about a month and I still have about 10 lbs to loose. Each day I start out being good but by midmorning the munchies take over and I stop counting calories and just eat whatever I want. This past weekend we were visiting the Bay Area and the food there is soooo YUMMY so I ate whatever I wanted to and it was FANTASTIC. Today I finished off my last piece of Banana cake (Shelley will understand the sadness of this) and although I am sad that the cake is gone, I am also relieved, cause I need to get back on track. Whose with me? It always helps when I have to fess up at the end of the day! I may not loose the 10 lbs that I want to loose before my family reunion, but I know that if I behave myself tor the next month, then no matter what the scale says, I will be happy with myself because I will be in control of my appetites and not the other way around. So again I ask who is with me?!
I figure that I will start on Thursday so that I can get to the store tomorrow and stock up my fridge and pantry with healthy food and snacks. I hope that you guys will join me. :) I really do like the blogging and I enjoy the tips and meal ideas that eveyone comes up with! I hope to see you on the blog on Thursday!!
I do realize that Thursday is Cinco De Mayo so it might be a tough one, but as long as I calorie count and behave during the day, then at night I will know where I stand and will know what I can eat. Until then ... Happy Diet Prepping!
Its been awhile since anyone has posted and tonight I was thinking its time to start this up again! I must confess I am doing this for selfish reasons :) I have a family reunion coming up in about a month and I still have about 10 lbs to loose. Each day I start out being good but by midmorning the munchies take over and I stop counting calories and just eat whatever I want. This past weekend we were visiting the Bay Area and the food there is soooo YUMMY so I ate whatever I wanted to and it was FANTASTIC. Today I finished off my last piece of Banana cake (Shelley will understand the sadness of this) and although I am sad that the cake is gone, I am also relieved, cause I need to get back on track. Whose with me? It always helps when I have to fess up at the end of the day! I may not loose the 10 lbs that I want to loose before my family reunion, but I know that if I behave myself tor the next month, then no matter what the scale says, I will be happy with myself because I will be in control of my appetites and not the other way around. So again I ask who is with me?!
I figure that I will start on Thursday so that I can get to the store tomorrow and stock up my fridge and pantry with healthy food and snacks. I hope that you guys will join me. :) I really do like the blogging and I enjoy the tips and meal ideas that eveyone comes up with! I hope to see you on the blog on Thursday!!
I do realize that Thursday is Cinco De Mayo so it might be a tough one, but as long as I calorie count and behave during the day, then at night I will know where I stand and will know what I can eat. Until then ... Happy Diet Prepping!
Friday, March 11, 2016
Heidi Day 33 Friday
Breakfast
8:00 am
1 package Belvita biscuits
10:30 am
THM shake- chocolate mint (accidentally added an extra drop of peppermint essential oil and boy was it minty!!!)
Lunch
1:00 pm
cucumber with salt
strawberry yogurt popsicle
Dinner
6:30
too many oven-baked chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce
Snack
I was craving something to munch on but nothing I had sounded good, so I tried a new recipe from the THM cookbook for a drink- Good Girl Moonshine, or GGMS. I made two batches of it and it filled up my tummy and cured the craving!
GGMS
1 tablespoon raw apple cider vinegar (with "mother")
1 teaspoon ginger juice
4 doonks stevia
(added a little tea to mix it up)
filled quart jar with ice, filled rest with herbal raspberry tea.
(my fist one I only used 1 tsp of ACV because I was scared to drink vinegar, but the second time I added the full TB and it made it tart and the flavors really pop)
8:00 am
1 package Belvita biscuits
10:30 am
THM shake- chocolate mint (accidentally added an extra drop of peppermint essential oil and boy was it minty!!!)
Lunch
1:00 pm
cucumber with salt
strawberry yogurt popsicle
Dinner
6:30
too many oven-baked chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce
Snack
I was craving something to munch on but nothing I had sounded good, so I tried a new recipe from the THM cookbook for a drink- Good Girl Moonshine, or GGMS. I made two batches of it and it filled up my tummy and cured the craving!
GGMS
1 tablespoon raw apple cider vinegar (with "mother")
1 teaspoon ginger juice
4 doonks stevia
(added a little tea to mix it up)
filled quart jar with ice, filled rest with herbal raspberry tea.
(my fist one I only used 1 tsp of ACV because I was scared to drink vinegar, but the second time I added the full TB and it made it tart and the flavors really pop)
Heidi Day 32... I'm back!
Hey girls! After a brief hiatus (lots of flimsy excuses I won't bother sharing) I am back to blogging. Gotta keep myself accountable! I'm going to try adding in the times when I eat so I can hopefully start being more consistent.
Breakfast (S)
10:30 am
Shake Gone Nuts from THM cookbook
Lunch (S)
1:30 pm
rotisserie chicken white meat
large avocado
Dinner
tea sandwiches at a Relief Society activity
assorted cut fruit
1 slice chocolate chip banana bread
Dessert
frozen yogurt
Late Night Snack
1 package Belvita biscuits
Breakfast (S)
10:30 am
Shake Gone Nuts from THM cookbook
Lunch (S)
1:30 pm
rotisserie chicken white meat
large avocado
Dinner
tea sandwiches at a Relief Society activity
assorted cut fruit
1 slice chocolate chip banana bread
Dessert
frozen yogurt
Late Night Snack
1 package Belvita biscuits
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Heidi Day 24
Breakfast
1 slice whole grain toast with butter
3 packages fruit snacks
Snack (CO)
tortilla chips with salsa and cream cheese
orange
Lunch (CO)
PB&J sandwich on whole grain bread
Snack
Snow peas
Dinner
2 grilled cheese sandwiches on whole grain bread
part of Jason's carne asada quesadilla
1 slice whole grain toast with butter
3 packages fruit snacks
Snack (CO)
tortilla chips with salsa and cream cheese
orange
Lunch (CO)
PB&J sandwich on whole grain bread
Snack
Snow peas
Dinner
2 grilled cheese sandwiches on whole grain bread
part of Jason's carne asada quesadilla
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Heidi Day 23
Breakfast
stale cookie. Now they really are all gone.
Snack (E)
real breakfast- fluffy oatmeal with 2 egg whites, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg and stevia. Soooo good!
Lunch
Raspberry Zinger tea with 1 tablespoon collagen
orange
Snack (CO)
tortilla chips with cream cheese in salsa
Dinner (FP)
salad with rotisserie chicken
Dessert (S)
Strawberry cheesecake shake from THM cookbook: (I had a 1/3 serving since I shared with my girls)
1/2 to 3/4 cup frozen strawberries (or raspberries)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk
1/4 cup water
protein powder (I subbed a couple spoonfuls plain greek yogurt)
stevia sweetener to taste
1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese
1.5-2 cups ice cubes
1/4 tsp Glucomannan (optional)
I'm going to start including Trim Healthy Mama abbreviations to help me stay aware of how I'm balancing the different meal types:
(E) Energizing- protein with carb
(S) Satisfying- protein with fat
(FP) Fuel Pull- protein with minimal carbs or fats
(CO) Crossover- protein with both carbs and fats
stale cookie. Now they really are all gone.
Snack (E)
real breakfast- fluffy oatmeal with 2 egg whites, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg and stevia. Soooo good!
Lunch
Raspberry Zinger tea with 1 tablespoon collagen
orange
Snack (CO)
tortilla chips with cream cheese in salsa
Dinner (FP)
salad with rotisserie chicken
Dessert (S)
Strawberry cheesecake shake from THM cookbook: (I had a 1/3 serving since I shared with my girls)
1/2 to 3/4 cup frozen strawberries (or raspberries)
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk
1/4 cup water
protein powder (I subbed a couple spoonfuls plain greek yogurt)
stevia sweetener to taste
1 rounded tablespoon cream cheese
1.5-2 cups ice cubes
1/4 tsp Glucomannan (optional)
I'm going to start including Trim Healthy Mama abbreviations to help me stay aware of how I'm balancing the different meal types:
(E) Energizing- protein with carb
(S) Satisfying- protein with fat
(FP) Fuel Pull- protein with minimal carbs or fats
(CO) Crossover- protein with both carbs and fats
Monday, February 29, 2016
Heidi Day 22
Breakfast
1 slice multi-grain toast with butter
a couple pieces of a broken cookie
1/2 orange
Snack
cookie
Lunch
cookie
Dinner
2 slices pizza
cookie
Snack
orange
Luckily I ate my last cookie- the rest are for my daughter's lunch. So tomorrow is a new day...
1 slice multi-grain toast with butter
a couple pieces of a broken cookie
1/2 orange
Snack
cookie
Lunch
cookie
Dinner
2 slices pizza
cookie
Snack
orange
Luckily I ate my last cookie- the rest are for my daughter's lunch. So tomorrow is a new day...
Heidi Days 19-21
So, the weekend was a wash...
Friday - Can't remember what I ate for meals, but had ice cream and soda at grandma's house
Saturday - Dislocated my shoulder at 4 in the morning trying to walk through the baby gate (worst physical pain of my life), had a banana muffin in the ER after they set my arm and the drugs finally kicked in, then didn't eat anything until the cookie exchange party that night. Ate only one garlic cheese bomb roll, two sweet and sour meatballs with mushrooms, and a small portion of loaded baked potato rounds. Sampled a few cookies. Enjoyed visiting with friends but missed Katie and Caitie!
Sunday - cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Crackers when I took the pain meds and stole my toddler's applesauce squeezer in church. Turned down fresh brownies at the teacher training meeting that night. Snacked on cookies and low-cal popcorn that night. I'm just glad I survived the Sabbath.
SO ready for a new week!
Friday - Can't remember what I ate for meals, but had ice cream and soda at grandma's house
Saturday - Dislocated my shoulder at 4 in the morning trying to walk through the baby gate (worst physical pain of my life), had a banana muffin in the ER after they set my arm and the drugs finally kicked in, then didn't eat anything until the cookie exchange party that night. Ate only one garlic cheese bomb roll, two sweet and sour meatballs with mushrooms, and a small portion of loaded baked potato rounds. Sampled a few cookies. Enjoyed visiting with friends but missed Katie and Caitie!
Sunday - cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Crackers when I took the pain meds and stole my toddler's applesauce squeezer in church. Turned down fresh brownies at the teacher training meeting that night. Snacked on cookies and low-cal popcorn that night. I'm just glad I survived the Sabbath.
SO ready for a new week!
Katie Day 21
WOW day 21 and I have been a slacker at blogging this week! I feel like the blogging for all of us hasn't been very consistant lately and so for me that is not a good sign because when I don't blog then I don't hold myself as accountable as I should. So, let me catch everyone up on my week. I was doing really well this week. On Tuesday we took the kiddos to Disneyland and I was so well behaved! I brought cantaloupe to snack on so that I wouldn't be tempted by the yummy food all around me. Dan went to buy us Churros as is tradition cause the Disneyland churros are the BEST! and I told him to just buy 2 = one for him and one for the kiddos to share, yes I did it I DID NOT eat a churro!!! I made us all peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but with my sandwich I measured out 1/2 Tbs of PB and 1/2 Tbs of jelly and it was the perfect amount and didn't kill my calories! I made the sandwiches ahead of time and so when I got the munchies at lunch time I ate my sandwich! This preplanning also saved me money as I didn't buy lunch at Disneyland so it was a double win! By the time dinner rolled around I was hungry for some good food and not another PB&J so we went to a restaurant and I ordered a salad with light dressing! So although we went to Disneyland I was well behaved and didn't blow my diet. In fact the next day I weighed myself and I even lost a few ounces, YAY!
But then... AUGH!!! So on Wednesday morning my mom called (she lives in Wyoming) and my parents were headed to Chicago for a few days. However the weather in Chicago was really bad and their flight kept getting delayed and so to make a long story short, they came here to sunny CA instead!!! It has been such a fun trip and I am so glad that they came! However, because we have been having so much fun, I havent been keeping track of my calories since Wednesday lunch. Then on Thursday afternoon we went down to LA so that on Friday we could go to Disneyland with my parents. I was well behaved on Thursday morning and ate my oatmeal and was planning on eating fish for lunch but the fish place was closed so we went to Islands (a hamburger joint) I ordered a salad with ranch dressing on the side but I ended up using most of the dressing and my parents ordered french fries for appetizers and I ate some so I have no idea how many calories I ate on Thursday. For dinner I ate salad again but the family we stayed with made us an apple cake dessert and I didnt want to hurt any feelings so I ate a piece.
Friday morning I was going to have cheerios for breakfast but again the family we were staying with bought us blueberry muffins for a special breakfast. My kids don't eat food coloring and I didn't want to have a bad day at Disneyland and so I didn't let them eat the muffins. My mom can't eat gluten and so no one was eating the muffins and so my dad asked me to eat some so that feelings werent hurt. So I ate half of one. Again I have no clue how many calories were in half a muffin. While at Disneyland my resolve to not eat poorly was a bit weak and I ended up eating half a churro :( I tried to snack on cantaloupe but it wasn't doing the trick this time. Around 2:30 or so we were all starvingfor lunch and so we went to Downtown Disney and ate at house of blues. I was going to get a salad again but I was kinda sick of salads and so I got a French Dip Sandwich and boy was it delish! I ate half the sandwich and then took 2 bites of the other half but stopped myself cause I was full and had my Dad take my plate and put it on the other side of him. I did however eat too many sweet potato fries :( We walked all over Disneyland and California Adventure and ended up walking almost 10 miles so thats good. I figured since we walked all over and I didn't snack on too many bad things that I was probably ok, but yesterday when I weighed myself I was up a few ounces which totally defeated me :(
Lets skip to today. I had every resolve to get back on track today and I did good about my meals and calculating my calories except for this one thing and it totally bugs me that I gave in. Last night was my friends' annual cookie exchange and it is such a fun party! Everyone brings 5 doz cookies and we all bring home tons of different homemade cookies. Well due to the fact that my parents were in town I opted to not go to the exchange. But I have such awesome friends that my friend packed up a box full of cookies for me! She had her husband deliver it this morning and I didn't even attempt to resist trying the cookies :( I told myself to just take a small bite of the ones that lookes yummy so that I could have a taste but those small bites turned into multiple small bites until the cookie was gone :( Im not sure how many cookies I ended up eating but I think I had 4 or 5. AUGH!! If I hadn't eaten the cookies I would have only eaten 778 calories in food today, so yes I had 534 calories remaining but I am positive that those cookies were well over 534 calories :( On a brighter note they were YUMMY!!
Tomor
WOW day 21 and I have been a slacker at blogging this week! I feel like the blogging for all of us hasn't been very consistant lately and so for me that is not a good sign because when I don't blog then I don't hold myself as accountable as I should. So, let me catch everyone up on my week. I was doing really well this week. On Tuesday we took the kiddos to Disneyland and I was so well behaved! I brought cantaloupe to snack on so that I wouldn't be tempted by the yummy food all around me. Dan went to buy us Churros as is tradition cause the Disneyland churros are the BEST! and I told him to just buy 2 = one for him and one for the kiddos to share, yes I did it I DID NOT eat a churro!!! I made us all peanut butter and jelly sandwiches but with my sandwich I measured out 1/2 Tbs of PB and 1/2 Tbs of jelly and it was the perfect amount and didn't kill my calories! I made the sandwiches ahead of time and so when I got the munchies at lunch time I ate my sandwich! This preplanning also saved me money as I didn't buy lunch at Disneyland so it was a double win! By the time dinner rolled around I was hungry for some good food and not another PB&J so we went to a restaurant and I ordered a salad with light dressing! So although we went to Disneyland I was well behaved and didn't blow my diet. In fact the next day I weighed myself and I even lost a few ounces, YAY!
But then... AUGH!!! So on Wednesday morning my mom called (she lives in Wyoming) and my parents were headed to Chicago for a few days. However the weather in Chicago was really bad and their flight kept getting delayed and so to make a long story short, they came here to sunny CA instead!!! It has been such a fun trip and I am so glad that they came! However, because we have been having so much fun, I havent been keeping track of my calories since Wednesday lunch. Then on Thursday afternoon we went down to LA so that on Friday we could go to Disneyland with my parents. I was well behaved on Thursday morning and ate my oatmeal and was planning on eating fish for lunch but the fish place was closed so we went to Islands (a hamburger joint) I ordered a salad with ranch dressing on the side but I ended up using most of the dressing and my parents ordered french fries for appetizers and I ate some so I have no idea how many calories I ate on Thursday. For dinner I ate salad again but the family we stayed with made us an apple cake dessert and I didnt want to hurt any feelings so I ate a piece.
Friday morning I was going to have cheerios for breakfast but again the family we were staying with bought us blueberry muffins for a special breakfast. My kids don't eat food coloring and I didn't want to have a bad day at Disneyland and so I didn't let them eat the muffins. My mom can't eat gluten and so no one was eating the muffins and so my dad asked me to eat some so that feelings werent hurt. So I ate half of one. Again I have no clue how many calories were in half a muffin. While at Disneyland my resolve to not eat poorly was a bit weak and I ended up eating half a churro :( I tried to snack on cantaloupe but it wasn't doing the trick this time. Around 2:30 or so we were all starvingfor lunch and so we went to Downtown Disney and ate at house of blues. I was going to get a salad again but I was kinda sick of salads and so I got a French Dip Sandwich and boy was it delish! I ate half the sandwich and then took 2 bites of the other half but stopped myself cause I was full and had my Dad take my plate and put it on the other side of him. I did however eat too many sweet potato fries :( We walked all over Disneyland and California Adventure and ended up walking almost 10 miles so thats good. I figured since we walked all over and I didn't snack on too many bad things that I was probably ok, but yesterday when I weighed myself I was up a few ounces which totally defeated me :(
Lets skip to today. I had every resolve to get back on track today and I did good about my meals and calculating my calories except for this one thing and it totally bugs me that I gave in. Last night was my friends' annual cookie exchange and it is such a fun party! Everyone brings 5 doz cookies and we all bring home tons of different homemade cookies. Well due to the fact that my parents were in town I opted to not go to the exchange. But I have such awesome friends that my friend packed up a box full of cookies for me! She had her husband deliver it this morning and I didn't even attempt to resist trying the cookies :( I told myself to just take a small bite of the ones that lookes yummy so that I could have a taste but those small bites turned into multiple small bites until the cookie was gone :( Im not sure how many cookies I ended up eating but I think I had 4 or 5. AUGH!! If I hadn't eaten the cookies I would have only eaten 778 calories in food today, so yes I had 534 calories remaining but I am positive that those cookies were well over 534 calories :( On a brighter note they were YUMMY!!
Tomor
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Heidi Day 18 (Thursday)
Breakfast
orange
1 slice whole wheat toast with butter and a little jam
Snack
tortilla chips
Lunch
Apple slices and cottage cheese
Dinner
Jason took the girls out to give me a night off. I got lazy and had...
tortilla chips with cream cheese and salsa
1 grilled cheese sandwich
1 PB&J sandwich
1 orange
I feel like the very hungry caterpillar!
orange
1 slice whole wheat toast with butter and a little jam
Snack
tortilla chips
Lunch
Apple slices and cottage cheese
Dinner
Jason took the girls out to give me a night off. I got lazy and had...
tortilla chips with cream cheese and salsa
1 grilled cheese sandwich
1 PB&J sandwich
1 orange
I feel like the very hungry caterpillar!
Shelley: Day 19 - SO GROSS!!!
This will be a quick post. You may be wondering why I haven't been posting. One reason, a tragic and disgusting accident.
I was at work and had my cell phone (an iPhone 128g 6s, still freaking new) and when I stood up from using the facilities, I heard a plunk! My phone had managed to fall right out of my smock pocket into the dead center of the toilet. Katie knows how insane I am about germs. I have a terrible case of OCD. Anyway, after getting a glove to retrieve it, I washed it in flaming hot water and then sprayed it in a thick and very wet coat of Lysol and let it air dry.
I figured it was already doomed, I may as well not have to carry it around in it's disgusting state. It's taken me a few days, but I finally got a new one up and running. However, thanks to my husband's need to automate everything, we are beta testing the newest Nest which means the app is not from the app store but directly from the developer. Apparently, this is a serious issue if you need to restore your phone from a previous back up. Anyway, long story short, my phone can call, surf Safari (I prefer google) and text. That's about it. Thank goodness I did Apple Care. At least I was able to get a new phone for only $99.99.
I need to corner my husband long enough to get the rest of my phone working, including my LoseIt app. As soon as I do, I will be posting again. Hopefully, I'll capture him tonight. I have been eating carefully. I'm pretty good at estimating cals so I'm still on track, I just lose better when I'm counting everything!
Anyway, I will be keeping my phone on the bathroom counter at work from now on when I need to use the necessary, that's for sure. I seriously just cannot believe I did such a stupid thing. YUCK!!!
I'm glad to hear you all are still going strong. Keep up the good work!!!
Until tomorrow. . .
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Heidi Day 16 Tuesday
Thought I was going to bed early last night but it was covered in clean laundry. I normally would have shoved it to the side for my husband to fold, but he would have just shoved it to the floor. And it was last week's laundry, and this week's laundry is in full swing... it had to get done. So I folded it all, and then watched TV and ate an orange, some low calorie popcorn, and three packages of fruit snacks.
Today I feel a little better. Found some ingredients to use in recipes from the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook- nutritional yeast to make my own bullion, and 85% dark chocolate to make their chocolate chip cookies.
Breakfast
Shakeology nutrition/protein shake made with unsweetened almond milk, PB2, spinach, and collagen supplement.
Lunch
deli turkey, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, dry seasoning in sprouted grain wrap
orange
Snack
Strawberry lemon slushie (1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup water, 5 frozen strawberries, 8-10 ice cubes, stevia to taste)
Dinner (almost had leftovers smorgasbord but pulled it together and made a real dinner)
Creamy Herb Chicken (altered from Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook)
2.5 pounds thawed chicken breasts
1 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
1/2 cup mayo (used the olive oil mayo from Caitie!)
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 T dried parsley
1 T dried oregano
3/4 tsp mineral salt
3/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix all ingredients together and pour over chicken. Sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top. Cook 25 min at 425 degrees.
Today I feel a little better. Found some ingredients to use in recipes from the Trim Healthy Mama cookbook- nutritional yeast to make my own bullion, and 85% dark chocolate to make their chocolate chip cookies.
Breakfast
Shakeology nutrition/protein shake made with unsweetened almond milk, PB2, spinach, and collagen supplement.
Lunch
deli turkey, tomato, alfalfa sprouts, dry seasoning in sprouted grain wrap
orange
Snack
Strawberry lemon slushie (1/4 cup lemon juice, 1/2 cup water, 5 frozen strawberries, 8-10 ice cubes, stevia to taste)
Dinner (almost had leftovers smorgasbord but pulled it together and made a real dinner)
Creamy Herb Chicken (altered from Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook)
2.5 pounds thawed chicken breasts
1 cup plain fat free Greek yogurt
1/2 cup mayo (used the olive oil mayo from Caitie!)
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
2 T dried parsley
1 T dried oregano
3/4 tsp mineral salt
3/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
Mix all ingredients together and pour over chicken. Sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top. Cook 25 min at 425 degrees.
Monday, February 22, 2016
Heidi Day 15 (Monday)
Down a pound!
Breakfast
1 slice whole grain toast with butter
Snack
orange
Lunch
deli turkey, cheese, tomato, lettuce in sprouted grain wrap
Dinner
Trim Healthy Mama chicken pot pie
I feel like crap. Bedtime.
Breakfast
1 slice whole grain toast with butter
Snack
orange
Lunch
deli turkey, cheese, tomato, lettuce in sprouted grain wrap
Dinner
Trim Healthy Mama chicken pot pie
I feel like crap. Bedtime.
Slacker...
I'm truly not falling off of the bandwagon completely. I just realized that it's been a few days and they have been quite crazy!! I will put together my pics and stats tonight after Norrie's actually asleep. I was surprised that I had lost more weight-I honestly thought the scale would stay the same this week. I wasn't as vigilant as the first week. :(
I tend to get lazy and slack. I need to be better about taking pics, etc. I think I'll try to go back to doing daily or every other day posts. Maybe that will keep me on top of things.
I can't tell you how much this blog means to me-and the texts too! I'm doing so much better mentally this time around than any other attempt to diet/lifestyle change. So THANK YOU!!
I tend to get lazy and slack. I need to be better about taking pics, etc. I think I'll try to go back to doing daily or every other day posts. Maybe that will keep me on top of things.
I can't tell you how much this blog means to me-and the texts too! I'm doing so much better mentally this time around than any other attempt to diet/lifestyle change. So THANK YOU!!
Shelley: Day 15 - Yes, do cut the cheese!
Sorry for the radio silence. It's been a crazy weekend filled with family drama and lots of good old fashioned sickness. I'm still right on track, though, I had a not so fabulous Friday. Traditionally. my day off, I usually allow myself popcorn or something but I got a little out of hand and added butter to my popcorn (a huge dent in my sense of progress) but not impossible to overcome.
Today, I went straight from work to Ella's dance lesson and I'll admit I was so hungry I was contemplating eating whatever came in front of me easiest. But, I decided patience was a virtue I really do need to practice and waited to get something reasonable AFTER Ella's lesson.
I was really hungry, so I decided I needed a drive-thru. Getting my kids in and out of the car is just so SLOWWWWW. So I settled on In-n-Out. Looks like great minds think alike Heidi!! I ordered the hamburger protein style with light spread and grilled onions (Who really likes that gross raw onion? I mean really?). The regular protein style hamburger is 240 cals so I added 60 (a little over estimating) for the spread just to keep my bases covered. It was quick and satisfying, and didn't break the calorie bank!
I would have liked to have blogged tonight, but I have a feeling my husband is going to be hogging the computer again, so I may update this post later with a fast, here's my food log.
I've decided that until my sister-in-laws wedding, I'm just going to keep my intake around 1,200 cals. That's where you see the most results and I do not want to be the fat kid in the family photo that will probably last until well after I die.
TODAY'S TIP: Yes, Cut the cheese!
I love cheese! I often include cheese as part of a meal, but when I'm ordering something like a hamburger or tacos, or things that have lots of cals, I drop the cheese because it usually cuts around 100 cals or more. I usually don't even notice it's not there. When that's the case, I cut-it-out (That's a Full House reference for anyone not smiling!). When eating something complex enough, the cheese just goes untasted so feel free to cut-it-out and save those calories for something you can really taste later!
Until tomorrow. . .
Heidi Day 14 (Sunday)
Forgot to eat breakfast (reading a REALLY good book)
Ate an orange on the way to church
Ate an orange during church
Went straight to my grandma's house after church, had oven baked chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce for dinner, also 4 lemon bites and a can of root beer. (No m&m's or ice cream, so I scaled back!)
Ate an orange on the way to church
Ate an orange during church
Went straight to my grandma's house after church, had oven baked chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce for dinner, also 4 lemon bites and a can of root beer. (No m&m's or ice cream, so I scaled back!)
Heidi Day 13 (Saturday)
Still sick, it's not improving :( Woke with a headache, sore throat and cough again. Had to do my photo shoot anyways since half the people were from out of town. Forgot to eat breakfast so I just chugged water until I could get home. It's funny, I felt mostly fine during the session. Must be the adrenaline. As soon as I finished the headache and sore throat came back worse than ever.
Late breakfast
Fluffy oatmeal made with almond milk, stevia, cinnamon and 2 egg whites whipped in. I really can't eat oatmeal any other way. I like knowing I'm getting extra protein and it gives it a very subtle custard flavor. Going to add nutmeg next time :)
Lunch
Protein style In-N-Out cheeseburger (no bun). Cut it up on a plate for "cheeseburger salad" :)
Snack
Haagen-Das ice cream bar, protein bar
Dinner
Tortilla soup with sour cream, cheese, avocado, tortilla chips
2 Golden Grahams krispy treats
Late breakfast
Fluffy oatmeal made with almond milk, stevia, cinnamon and 2 egg whites whipped in. I really can't eat oatmeal any other way. I like knowing I'm getting extra protein and it gives it a very subtle custard flavor. Going to add nutmeg next time :)
Lunch
Protein style In-N-Out cheeseburger (no bun). Cut it up on a plate for "cheeseburger salad" :)
Snack
Haagen-Das ice cream bar, protein bar
Dinner
Tortilla soup with sour cream, cheese, avocado, tortilla chips
2 Golden Grahams krispy treats
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Katie Day 14
Wow Day 14 already! So today was Sunday and as always there were yummy treats galore! FIrst I had a meeting with some of the youth in our ward and someone brought brownie cookies, yes two of my FAVORITE things in one cookie! I was handed the plateful of cookies, I looked at them and then promptly passed them to the person sitting next to me!! SO much will power! Then at the end of our lesson in third our our teacher brought these beautifully decorated cupcakes and I LOVE FROSTING!! Again I looked at them and left them alone. Double victory for me!!! However, we had company over tonight and so I made cookies and I make really good chocolate chip cookies and I have an extremely hard time saying no to a hot cookie right out of the oven. So here is what I did. I knew that the tempation to eat one would be great, so I opted to eat a light dinner (I made chicken fajitas) and even though I wanted a second one, I decided to just have a couple more bites of the chicken and bell peppers and save my calories for the cookie that I knew I would eat. I did eat one cookie and then I took a bite out of a second one, but I knew I would be upset with myself for eating 2 and I figured if I ate 2 I probably wouldn't have the strength to stop and I would eat 4 or 5 and so after I took that bite out of the 2nd cookie I handed it to Dan and asked him to eat it for me, which he did without complaint :) After the kiddos went to bed I figured I would try to burn off a few calories since I ate the cookie, so I did 10 straight minutes of situps (wow it felt good and bad all at once) I actually ended up being under calories tonight so Dan made me a yummy smoothie. I knew that if I went back into the Kitchen then I would most likely eat more cookies so I have stayed out of the kitchen all night, dishes can wait til the morning :)
Here is my food breakdown
Breakfast - 238
New Normal = Oatmeal
Lunch - 130
Slice of homemade cheese pizza
Dinner - 290
Homemade Chicken Fajita
Snacks - 545
Peach Greek Yogurt - 120
Chocolate Chip Cookie 1 1/2 - 222
Smoothie - 203
Total Calories Consumed - 1202
Calories Burned - 120
YAY I LOVE calorie counting! I am at 1202 calories and I even had a chocolate chip cookie!! I hope that everyone is doing well, and if you have had a rough weekend or have fallen off the diet wagon, it's ok we are all in this together! Pick yourself back up and start again tomorrow! It's a new day! Thank you all again for doing this with me!
Until tomorrow... Happy Dieting!!
Wow Day 14 already! So today was Sunday and as always there were yummy treats galore! FIrst I had a meeting with some of the youth in our ward and someone brought brownie cookies, yes two of my FAVORITE things in one cookie! I was handed the plateful of cookies, I looked at them and then promptly passed them to the person sitting next to me!! SO much will power! Then at the end of our lesson in third our our teacher brought these beautifully decorated cupcakes and I LOVE FROSTING!! Again I looked at them and left them alone. Double victory for me!!! However, we had company over tonight and so I made cookies and I make really good chocolate chip cookies and I have an extremely hard time saying no to a hot cookie right out of the oven. So here is what I did. I knew that the tempation to eat one would be great, so I opted to eat a light dinner (I made chicken fajitas) and even though I wanted a second one, I decided to just have a couple more bites of the chicken and bell peppers and save my calories for the cookie that I knew I would eat. I did eat one cookie and then I took a bite out of a second one, but I knew I would be upset with myself for eating 2 and I figured if I ate 2 I probably wouldn't have the strength to stop and I would eat 4 or 5 and so after I took that bite out of the 2nd cookie I handed it to Dan and asked him to eat it for me, which he did without complaint :) After the kiddos went to bed I figured I would try to burn off a few calories since I ate the cookie, so I did 10 straight minutes of situps (wow it felt good and bad all at once) I actually ended up being under calories tonight so Dan made me a yummy smoothie. I knew that if I went back into the Kitchen then I would most likely eat more cookies so I have stayed out of the kitchen all night, dishes can wait til the morning :)
Here is my food breakdown
Breakfast - 238
New Normal = Oatmeal
Lunch - 130
Slice of homemade cheese pizza
Dinner - 290
Homemade Chicken Fajita
Snacks - 545
Peach Greek Yogurt - 120
Chocolate Chip Cookie 1 1/2 - 222
Smoothie - 203
Total Calories Consumed - 1202
Calories Burned - 120
YAY I LOVE calorie counting! I am at 1202 calories and I even had a chocolate chip cookie!! I hope that everyone is doing well, and if you have had a rough weekend or have fallen off the diet wagon, it's ok we are all in this together! Pick yourself back up and start again tomorrow! It's a new day! Thank you all again for doing this with me!
Until tomorrow... Happy Dieting!!
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Heidi Day 12
Yay, no confession to start out today's post! :) Katie and Caitie and I were texting about how the thought of having to blog about our poor eating choices is a great motivator to stay strong in the moment. I had a close call yesterday at Trader Joe's with the four pack of triple chocolate mini bundt cakes. I knew that if I bought it I wouldn't stop at just one. The thought of gaining weight only made me pause as I imagined how delicious it would taste. Then I remembered how I didn't feel so great that morning typing my confession from the night before and sadly set it down and walked away. I immediately texted "Blaze" and "Smokin' Katie" to celebrate the victory and felt better that someone knew what I had just gone through. Once I was rational again I remembered that the healthy food in my cart was there for a reason, and that succumbing to temptation would be self-defeating and negate the money I was spending on things that would actually help me reach my goal and bring lasting joy, not just immediate gratification. Hopefully next time will be easier to say no and the desire will be lessened.
Breakfast
orange
Lunch
deli turkey and pepper jack cheese melted on a sprouted grain wrap
1/2 cucumber
Snack
plain Greek yogurt with berries and stevia
Dinner
1/2 grilled cheese sandwich on whole grain bread
homemade pizza with pepperoni, basil and mushrooms
Ate two bites of a frosted red velvet cookie but it was way too sweet! This is a good thing, my taste buds are adjusting!!! And I didn't finish it like I normally would have :)
Breakfast
orange
Lunch
deli turkey and pepper jack cheese melted on a sprouted grain wrap
1/2 cucumber
Snack
plain Greek yogurt with berries and stevia
Dinner
1/2 grilled cheese sandwich on whole grain bread
homemade pizza with pepperoni, basil and mushrooms
Ate two bites of a frosted red velvet cookie but it was way too sweet! This is a good thing, my taste buds are adjusting!!! And I didn't finish it like I normally would have :)
Friday, February 19, 2016
Katie Day 12
I am so tired tonight so this is going to be a quick short post. I had a good day today and tonight Dan and I went dancing! We had an Elders Quorum pizza and dance activity tonight and so Dan and I danced the night away, well actually we danced for about an hour but still it was fun and I burned about 399 calories by shakin it :) I am struggling tonight though because I am really hungry after dancing and I want to eat something. I have eaten 1157 calories today and because I burned 399 calories I still have 542 calories reamining. Yet I feel like if I don't eat any more tonight then I will loose weight faster, AUGH I am so hungry and water isn't cutting it!
Anyways, here is my food intake today
Breakfast - 130
1 Cup Cheerios - 103
1/4 Cup 1% Milk - 28
Lunch - 320
Grilled Cheese -
Dinner - 439
Homemade Pizza at the Elders Quorum Activity
Snack - 267
Taco - 214
1 Cup Fresh Sliced Strawberries - 53
Total Calories Consumed - 1157
Calories Burned Dancing - 399
Oh and I forgot to post last night here is my calorie consumption from yesterday = 1214
I really wanted the Sugar Cookie that I made Dan for Valentines Day, Every year for Valentines Day I make Dan a big heart shaped sugar cookie that is the size of the cookie sheet. I made it on Wednesday so its still good. I did sliver off some but I knew that I had to fess up here on the blog and so I didn't eat half the heart like I wanted to! Man it is calling my name tonight thought! I sure hope that I can stay strong and just go to bed, but I am so hungry tonight!!
Tomorrow I am taking the YW to a Trampoline park afterwards we are all coming back to my place for Icecream Sundaes, I plan on having a skinny cow icecream sandwich while they are making sundaes, I like having a plan of attack before I have tempation infront of me, I hope my plan works! Right now I could eat a pint of icecream, thank heavens there isn't any icecream in the house yet :) I think I just might have some cantaloupe.
Anyways, Until Tomorrow... Happy Dieting!
I am so tired tonight so this is going to be a quick short post. I had a good day today and tonight Dan and I went dancing! We had an Elders Quorum pizza and dance activity tonight and so Dan and I danced the night away, well actually we danced for about an hour but still it was fun and I burned about 399 calories by shakin it :) I am struggling tonight though because I am really hungry after dancing and I want to eat something. I have eaten 1157 calories today and because I burned 399 calories I still have 542 calories reamining. Yet I feel like if I don't eat any more tonight then I will loose weight faster, AUGH I am so hungry and water isn't cutting it!
Anyways, here is my food intake today
Breakfast - 130
1 Cup Cheerios - 103
1/4 Cup 1% Milk - 28
Lunch - 320
Grilled Cheese -
Dinner - 439
Homemade Pizza at the Elders Quorum Activity
Snack - 267
Taco - 214
1 Cup Fresh Sliced Strawberries - 53
Total Calories Consumed - 1157
Calories Burned Dancing - 399
Oh and I forgot to post last night here is my calorie consumption from yesterday = 1214
I really wanted the Sugar Cookie that I made Dan for Valentines Day, Every year for Valentines Day I make Dan a big heart shaped sugar cookie that is the size of the cookie sheet. I made it on Wednesday so its still good. I did sliver off some but I knew that I had to fess up here on the blog and so I didn't eat half the heart like I wanted to! Man it is calling my name tonight thought! I sure hope that I can stay strong and just go to bed, but I am so hungry tonight!!
Tomorrow I am taking the YW to a Trampoline park afterwards we are all coming back to my place for Icecream Sundaes, I plan on having a skinny cow icecream sandwich while they are making sundaes, I like having a plan of attack before I have tempation infront of me, I hope my plan works! Right now I could eat a pint of icecream, thank heavens there isn't any icecream in the house yet :) I think I just might have some cantaloupe.
Anyways, Until Tomorrow... Happy Dieting!
Heidi Day 11
Confession
Sigh.... ate candy last night (Day 10). About a cup of peanut/peanut butter m&m's, mini milky way and mini snickers. Also a bunch of multi-grain tortilla chips and salsa.
Thank you for the advice Shelley! I'm going to give Skinny Pop a try for my late night cravings to try and wean myself off the mental need to binge. I like the tip to eat it as slow as possible.
Breakfast
Shakeology nutrition protein shake made with unsweetened almond milk, spinach, and frozen strawberries
Snack
orange
4 lemon bites grandma sent home
Lunch
multi-grain tortilla chips and salsa
Dinner
slice of toast. Where on earth is my appetite? Good news is that I was so tired I went to bed without snacking, and even though I woke up a few times in the night I didn't even have the desire to turn on the tv and snack. I guess that's one pro of being sick...
(I did get a bag of low-cal popcorn from Trader Joe's so I'm prepared for future late night cravings! My 9 year old Emily was disappointed that I wouldn't let her have any, but I'm saving it just for moments of temptation)
Sigh.... ate candy last night (Day 10). About a cup of peanut/peanut butter m&m's, mini milky way and mini snickers. Also a bunch of multi-grain tortilla chips and salsa.
Thank you for the advice Shelley! I'm going to give Skinny Pop a try for my late night cravings to try and wean myself off the mental need to binge. I like the tip to eat it as slow as possible.
Breakfast
Shakeology nutrition protein shake made with unsweetened almond milk, spinach, and frozen strawberries
Snack
orange
4 lemon bites grandma sent home
Lunch
multi-grain tortilla chips and salsa
Dinner
slice of toast. Where on earth is my appetite? Good news is that I was so tired I went to bed without snacking, and even though I woke up a few times in the night I didn't even have the desire to turn on the tv and snack. I guess that's one pro of being sick...
(I did get a bag of low-cal popcorn from Trader Joe's so I'm prepared for future late night cravings! My 9 year old Emily was disappointed that I wouldn't let her have any, but I'm saving it just for moments of temptation)
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Shelley: Day 11, Off a day, and I'm still a genius!!!
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I'll explain why I'm a genius in Today's Tip. But seriously, I had such a crazy great idea today!! I'm a day off because I realized in my last post I said days 7&8 when I should have said days 8&9. I blame my lack of memory on my children!!! ALL THEIR FAULT;).
Caitie, I'm so angry too!!! How dare Katie go on a walk without me!!!!! :), I'm never going to give up on getting Katie to be my next door neighbor. Even if I have to get in lots of car accidents so there will be more people for Dan to adjust!
I got to the gym today but it became an unofficial Primary Meeting (I'm the secretary and I had to miss the last meeting). It was good to get caught up but it really ate into my workout time so I only managed to burn around 777 cals.
Anyway, I can tell a certain monthly event is coming ever closer because I am retaining water like crazy. When this happens, to keep myself from insanity, I don't weight myself. It's not worth the stress. I start to obsess that even though I'm working out hard and eating well I'm not losing and I swear it's a self-fulfilling prophesy. So, I just ignore my need to weigh myself and obsess.
I had a pretty good day (any day without a meltdown from one or all of my kids constitutes good), and here is the breakdown:
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TODAY'S TIP: I'm a genius!!
Today I wanted something filling, so I went super low cal by making a ground turkey and onion soup with corn/bean salsa added. I'm a volume person, so sometimes I just have to get creative. It sounds odd, but SO GOOD! Then I top it with salsa, I happen to have Peach Mango Salsa and it was the bomb!!! I also threw some lettuce in there because I like leaves in my soup, what can I say, and I didn't have any spinach which would have made way more sense.
The genius moment came when I realized I wanted chips and salsa. But I hate packaged chips for two reasons, 1. Calorie heavy, 2. I lack the self control to stop myself, I just do. So instead of breaking out the tortilla chips I grabbed one of my white corn fajita sized tortillas and threw it in the toaster. I had no idea what exactly it would do, but it did what I hoped!!! It got crispy!! I used my finger to put the lightest coat of water over some of it and sprinkled it with salt (I can give up calories, but NEVER will I EVER give up my beloved salt!!!!! NEVER!!!!). I broke it into pieces and ta-da, super low fat, low cal, completely contained chips!!!! It was fabulous!!! I used my food scale to measure out some salsa and felt smug the entire time I ate it that I had defeated that big old bag of tortilla chips coated in oil!!! Take that crappy habits!!!
Until tomorrow. . .
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Katie Day 10
Day 10 already wahoo!!! Today was a much better day than yesterday and I even woke up feeling better. Caitie I think that you and I have the same cold, my throat feels ok during the day but as the night apporaches it starts to kill. Tonight is no exception and man my throat hurts something fierce. I sure hope that this cold goes away soon!! I am so proud of myself, tonight we had YW and as always there were yummy brownies for dessert. And I resisted having one! Ok well I had a very small sliver of a brownie, just a taste and it was satisfying. I didn't exercise today but I did go to the park and watch my kiddos run around so maybe I burned calories through osmosis :) I finally made it to the store today and bought strawberries and cantaloupe, and the strawberries were so yummy and sweet! Ok well I'm getting tired and want to hit the hay so here is my food breakdown for the day
Breakfast/Snack = 396
(At the end of the day I still hadn't reached 1200 calories and I dont want to throw my body into thinking its starving and so I made some oatmeal, however I am lazy and didn't want to have to scan the whole thing into my snack portion of myfitnesspal and so I just tacked it onto my breakfast since it is already in there. So for breakfast I had my Cheerios and for an evening snack to up my calories I had the oatmeal, but this time I used pure organic Maple Syrup instead of Brown Sugar to lessen the calories and it still tasted great! Thanks for the idea Heidi!
Lunch = 373
2 slices American Cheese - 140
2 slices bread - 180
1 cup strawberries - 53
DInner = 507
2 Flour Tortillas - 246
1/2 cup Hamburger - 131
1 Cup 1% Milk - 130
Total Calories Consumed - 1275
I have said this before and I will say it again, I love calorie counting! I was able to eat yummy food today and still stay within my limits! Everytime I calorie count and I realize how easy it is I siimultaniously kick myself because its so easy and so why do I fall off the diet wagon? AUGH! Butt it's not good to dwell on the past, so here's to the future! Thank you again ladies for your support, tips and for doing this with me! Until Tomorrow ... Happy Dieting!
Day 10 already wahoo!!! Today was a much better day than yesterday and I even woke up feeling better. Caitie I think that you and I have the same cold, my throat feels ok during the day but as the night apporaches it starts to kill. Tonight is no exception and man my throat hurts something fierce. I sure hope that this cold goes away soon!! I am so proud of myself, tonight we had YW and as always there were yummy brownies for dessert. And I resisted having one! Ok well I had a very small sliver of a brownie, just a taste and it was satisfying. I didn't exercise today but I did go to the park and watch my kiddos run around so maybe I burned calories through osmosis :) I finally made it to the store today and bought strawberries and cantaloupe, and the strawberries were so yummy and sweet! Ok well I'm getting tired and want to hit the hay so here is my food breakdown for the day
Breakfast/Snack = 396
(At the end of the day I still hadn't reached 1200 calories and I dont want to throw my body into thinking its starving and so I made some oatmeal, however I am lazy and didn't want to have to scan the whole thing into my snack portion of myfitnesspal and so I just tacked it onto my breakfast since it is already in there. So for breakfast I had my Cheerios and for an evening snack to up my calories I had the oatmeal, but this time I used pure organic Maple Syrup instead of Brown Sugar to lessen the calories and it still tasted great! Thanks for the idea Heidi!
Lunch = 373
2 slices American Cheese - 140
2 slices bread - 180
1 cup strawberries - 53
DInner = 507
2 Flour Tortillas - 246
1/2 cup Hamburger - 131
1 Cup 1% Milk - 130
Total Calories Consumed - 1275
I have said this before and I will say it again, I love calorie counting! I was able to eat yummy food today and still stay within my limits! Everytime I calorie count and I realize how easy it is I siimultaniously kick myself because its so easy and so why do I fall off the diet wagon? AUGH! Butt it's not good to dwell on the past, so here's to the future! Thank you again ladies for your support, tips and for doing this with me! Until Tomorrow ... Happy Dieting!
Shelley: Days 8 & 9 - Starving or Fixated
Normally, I would post a photo and give a run down of my day. Things have been crazy and my husband (who is sometimes like one of my kids, particularly when he's sick) has been really sick. I had a great workout yesterday but today I kept getting light headed which is totally weird since I've been eating plenty. I still finished my workout but I had to take it a bit slower in the weight room. I normally do something between each set (squats, burpies, etc.) to keep my heart rate up but I cut those out today since I'd get all swoony when I did that.
My husband has been computer needy so I wasn't able to blog yesterday (I really don't enjoying doing it from my phone.). I have been insanely craving chocolate. I have no idea what the deal is but I'm trying very hard to keep it reasonable.
Here's the breakdowns for the last two days:
My husband has been computer needy so I wasn't able to blog yesterday (I really don't enjoying doing it from my phone.). I have been insanely craving chocolate. I have no idea what the deal is but I'm trying very hard to keep it reasonable.
Here's the breakdowns for the last two days:
Today:
BMR CALC: (1,760+802)-1,652= 910 Cal Deficit for today. Hard to believe considering just HOW BAD I WANTED TO EAT EVERY PIECE OF CHOCOLATE IN MY HOUSE! The good news is, I took my own advice and have made the chocolate super annoying to get to so I have plenty of time to consider just how much I want it. I suppose I could always put a thinspiration on it so I feel inspired to keep it reasonable. . . :).
TODAY'S TIP: Starving or Fixated
Today's tip is really more of a musing. I have OCD, so when I let things creep into my pattern it's really hard to get rid of them. For example, on the way home from school when I was teaching in Sandy my kids would always say they were starving so I would stop by McDonalds and get them some milk to drink (it's the only healthy thing I could think of). I would get a diet Dr. Pepper and I was proud of myself for going to MDs without ordering things I like but that are not good for overall health.
Anyway, fast forward a few weeks and things had crept into my pattern. I was no longer just ordering a diet drink but a small fry and cheeseburger with MacSause (so stupid, and not even satisfying). The thing is, I felt a compulsion to stop by even when I didn't really want those things, (thanks OCD). I've had to come to terms with the fact that sometimes, I'm not hungry, I'm just fixated. When that happens, to break the pattern, I have to totally change my habits, even if they don't make sense. I started turning left out of the parking lot instead of the faster way home, turning right. When I avoided McDonalds, I avoided my fixation. It's said it takes 3 weeks to make something a habit and I have found this to be completely true. If I stick to eating healthy for three weeks, all of a sudden it's easier and more natural for me to make good choices. I know this all sounds crazy but for people like myself who have a fixation on food, sometimes crazy is the answer!
Heidi, if I could make one suggestion it would be swap PB&J for Skinny Pop. Then eat it as slow as you can. It will keep you munching and it's salty goodness is a great way to satiate that need to graze. We all have it!!!
Until tomorrow. . .
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