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!

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!

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!

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)

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


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

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