January 26, 2011

 Today was day #3 of walking, did another 3 miles. I'm definitely feeling it, my legs hurt so bad! Hoping to be able to keep it up. Once my legs quit getting sore, it'll be time to increase the distance :) Not seeing a ton of difference on the scales this week, but my awesome support group of ladies have been there and assured me the 2nd week is the hardest! I'm just ready to be healthy (and be able to shop on the clearance rack...there are never XL's!)  I'm amazed at how easy this has been. I don't feel like I'm dieting (check out my dinner, I mean... sour cream and cheese in my mashed potatoes?!) and even when I feel like I've really overdone it I start adding up and always come in at a good daily total for calories. I hope to be able to teach my boys the right way to cook and eat (with junk/fatty food only being a rarity, not the norm). Kye did so good tonight and ate everything, even his green beans! He's been a very picky eater lately. I hope that if I can teach them the right way to eat as they grow up, that they won't have to battle being chunky like I have been most of my life. Breaking the cycle is not going to be easy, but it's my goal! Guess I don't have much else to ramble on about

ohhh except, I will be making another batch of those muffins tonight! They were realllly good and only 66 calories each!
breakfast
2 fat free sugar free banana wheat muffins-132 calories
2 pieces turkey bacon-80 calories
1 small banana-76 calories
1 medium peach-42 calories

breakfast total- 330 calories

snack
caramel corn rice cake-50 calories

lunch
1.5 cups leftover squash spaghetti, not sure how much was squash and how much was sauce, so I'll just assume 150 calories and overestimate a little.
Also gonna add 25 calories for the half of Kye's mini corn dog I ate. lol

lunch total
175

snack
pringles baked wheat sticks-90 calories

dinner
lemon/rosemary/garlic chicken-179 calories
cheddar/sour cream/chives mashed potatoes-186 calories
1.5 cups green beans-60 calories
adding 50 calories for the nibbles of cheese etc I took while making dinner

dinner total
475 calories

dessert
fiber one bar-140 calories

today's total
1260 calories

chicken
I had 1.5 lbs of chicken tenderloins, I put them in a ziploc with 1/2 cup lemon juice, a tablespoon of rosemary, and 2 tablespoons of minced garlic. Let it sit for 30 minutes or longer. Put 1 tablespoon of extra light tasting olive oil in a skillet and add chicken, salt and pepper to taste. Makes 4 servings, each serving is 170 calories (about 3 chicken tenders)



potatoes
1 lb russet potatoes, cut and boil. drain. Add 1/2 cup light sour cream, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, half a cup of fat free milk, 2 tablespoons of chopped chives and salt and pepper to taste. Makes 4 servings, each serving is 186 calories