January 31, 2011

Well I took yesterday off from walking, and it was really nice to pick it back up today! I did 4 miles today and I feel great. My legs aren't nearly as sore as they were all last week after walking! I'm really starting to enjoy this healthier lifestyle, it gets easier everyday and I find myself not craving things nearly as much, and if I do crave them, reading the label almost immediately turns me off of it... this is major progress for me :) I can't wait to go grocery shopping tomorrow (and can't believe I'm gonna fight the crowds on payday...ugh) because I'm so excited to keep trying out healthy new recipes and I LOVE fresh produce (always have). I've also decided that I'm going to start trying to buy organic as much as I can, though I know I won't always be able to, and sometimes the price difference is so extreme I can't bring myself to! lol I'm just ready to be fully committed! I don't know what suddenly gave me the motivation, but it feels great. I love that I'm under 200lbs, and that the numbers are dropping still. I wish I had realized how easy and enjoyable this is YEARS ago! Think that's the end of my rant for the night... 4 more miles tomorrow :)

breakfast
2 slices whole wheat bread-100 calories
1.5 slices turkey bacon-60 calories
2 egg whites-34 calories
1 slice 2% cheese-60 calories

breakfast total
254 calories

lunch
cajun style chicken and shrimp cafe steamer-260 calories
small apple-80 calories
1/2 of a mini corndog.. lol!-25 calories

lunch total
365 calories

dinner
Applebee's Great Tasting and Under 550 calories menu- Signature Sirloin with Garlic Herb Shrimp-500 calories
1/2 of one of Kye's chicken strips-40 calories

dinner total
540 calories

fiber one bar-140 calories

today's total-1299 calories

I mentioned this before, but really, Applebee's menu is genius. Calories and fat are relatively low...mind you, there's a whole day worth of sodium... but if you're going to go out to eat, it's better than 90% of the other options out there. This meal doesn't taste the least bit 'healthy'. It's sinfully delicious, really. Here is the description from the Applebee's website..

7 oz. sirloin grilled and topped with succulent shrimp in a light cream sauce and served with herb potatoes, seasonal vegetables, fresh bruschetta, sliced almonds and chopped parsley.


Even if I wasn't 'dieting' I would probably choose this meal over some of the fattier ones I've eaten before!

January 30, 2011

Well, today was 'cheat' day, but even with my cheat I came in at a good daily total :) Ready to get back to walking tomorrow, hoping my walk doesn't get rained out! I don't really have anything to say, so hope you all have a great week!

Breakfast
3oz top round steak-202 calories
3 egg whites-51 calories
1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt-55 calories
1 peach-42 calories

breakfast total
350 calories

lunch
4tbs PB2 powdered peanut butter-90 calories
1.5 tbs strawberry jam-75 calories
2 slices whole wheat bread-100 calories
pringles baked wheat sticks-90 calories

lunch total-365

today's 'treat'
1 mint 3 musketeers-150 calories
1 diet cherry dr pepper-0 calories

dinner
meatless chili-218 calories
1 tablespoon light sour cream-20 calories
15 saltine crackers-180 calories

dinner total
418

today's total-1283

Weekly Weigh in #2!!!!!

It's been a long week! I didn't see any movement at all for 4 or 5 days, but then yesterday the scale finally decided it liked me :) This morning's weight?

198.8!

for a loss for the week of....

2.6 lbs!

and an overall percentage of weight loss to date of

5.06%!!!   

It feels fantastic to know I'm doing something for myself and seeing results! I don't really see a lot of difference on my body this week (some in my face, but that's not in the picture), but it's a good healthy weekly weight loss and I'll TAKE IT!

 

January 29, 2011

Today I have decided that I LOVE walking. Not always at first. I have to really force myself out the door, and for the first good mile all I can think about is turning around and just going back home... but once I really get going, I LOVE it. It makes me feel great, and it's great for me. I took a different route today and walked down Eagle and got to take in the sun sparkling on the water, LOVE it. I drove and measured out a new route for tomorrow, 4 miles! I did 3.4 today! In case any of you missed my extra post earlier today, I stepped on the scale this morning and for the first time in over 4 years saw a number UNDER 200! 199.0! I'm quite excited! We'll have our 'official' weigh in tomorrow morning :) I had decided Sundays would be my 'rest' day, but if it is as nice tomorrow as it was today, I might have to go for a walk just for the FUN of it, at least to the park with Kye! If I walked 4 miles, 6 days a week, by the end of this year I will have walked more than 1,000 miles! That's insane! Looking forward to tomorrow and not stressing much over what I eat, though we'll probably just have a big breakfast and then I'll be good the rest of the day. Good night for now, I'll be back in the morning with my officially weekly weight loss post, hoping it doesn't fluctuate upwards from today's 199!


breakfast
quaker reduced sugar maple & brown sugar oatmeal-240 calories

lunch
1 can tuna-100 calories
2tbs fat free mayonnaise- 20 claories
2 tablespoons dill pickle relish-freeeee
1 hard boiled egg minus yolk-20 calories
1/2 small apple-40 calories
2 tablespoons chopped onion-15 calories
15 saltine crackers-180 calories

lunch total
375 calories

snack
1 small apple-80 calories

dinner
chicken & spinach pizza, 2 slices-438 calories
fresh spinach and tomato salad with fat free italian dressing-50 calories

dinner total
488 calories

fiber one bar-140 calories

today's total
1347 calories

Pizza- I bought a store-bought thin pizza crust (before dieting), 1 cup of canned pizza sauce, 1 7oz package low sodium mozarella, 5oz of cooked, cubed chicken I had already made and frozen, mixed with a little cavendar's seasoning, and 4 cups of fresh spinach that I put in a steamer basket (it cooks WAYYY down) before I put it on the pizza. Layer everything up and it makes 8 slices, at 219 calories a slice :) Next time I'll cut it back even more, with skim mozarella, and a better crust, maybe whole wheat?!

Ahhh. FINALLY!

So it's not actually 'weigh in' day, but the numbers I saw on the scale this morning were a huge accomplishment for me! For the last 4-5 days I've been STUCK at 200.2. Do you know how torturous it is to be .3 lbs from one of your goals?! Well for the first time in over 4 years I stepped on the scale this morning to see a number LESS than 200. So, I decided an extra blog was in order :) Seeing the numbers change make me even more motivated to keep up with this new lifestyle, because that's what it is, not a diet, it's a new lifestyle (thanks Heather for that ;)  ) Anyway, back to breakfast, just thought I'd let you all in on my excitement!

January 28, 2011

Nothing much to say today. 4th day running with no movement on the scale whatsoever, but no gain so I'll take it. Didn't have time to do my full 3 mile walk today but I did do one quick lap around Kisling loop (not sure exactly how far it is, but it's at least a mile).Kye had me up a LOT last night so I took a long nap this morning and I've just been pretty tired all day. Got a bunch of workout clothes today so I can be more comfortable on my walks. I really want to start going to the gym, but I always feel so out of place and lost. I just want to do some little things to tone arms/legs etc but I hate going! I've decided Sundays will be my 'day of rest'. I need to be able to take one day a week off! Right now I'm just exhausted and my back hurts a little...thinking it will be an early night tonight!

breakfast
1 cup fat free vanilla yogurt-110 calories
1/4 cup almond and granola cereal-120 calories
1 medium/large banana-90 calories

breakfast total-320 calories

lunch
leftover chicken fried rice-250 calories
pringles baked wheat sticks-90 calories

lunch total
340 calories

dinner
turkey sausage casserole-438 calories
1.5 cups broccoli/cauliflower/carrot mix-75 calories

dinner total
513 calories

dessert
fiber one bar-140 calories

today's total
1313 calories

January 27, 2011

Today has not been my best day. I have felt 'munchie' all day long, and I unfortunately gave in a couple times. I'm still under the 1750 calories I'm supposed to eat being a breastfeeding mother to lose 2lbs a week, but I feel bad that I ate the extra things :( Good news is that for the 4th day in a row I did my 3 mile round trip to the shopette and back, this time by myself because Chad was at work. I also plan to utilize one of the workout videos from our free section "on demand" once the kids go to sleep. Been feeling pretty discouraged today because the numbers on the scale haven't budged in 3 or 4 days. At least they haven't gone up, but I've been so good and now I've started walking (burning about 450 more calories) and it's very discouraging to know you've worked hard and you're not seeing results. I will keep on though because I'm ready to not be so chubby! I'm very thankful to have such a good group of ladies taking this journey too, they're so supportive! I love them all! That's all I have for today, gotta go try to rope in the tornado that is my toddler :)

breakfast
1.5 cups chocolate cheerios-200 calories
1 cup fat free milk-80 calories
1 small banana-75 calories

breakfast total
355

snack
1/2 cup fat free vanilla yogurt-55 calories
1 medium peach-42 calories

total
97 calories

lunch
2 pieces whole wheat bread-100 calories
1.5 slices turkey bacon-60 calories
1 slice 2% cheese-60 calories
1/4 cup sliced avacado-58 calories
1 tbs fat free mayo-10 calories
fresh spinach-free
sliced tomatoes-free

then I was bad and when making Kye's lunch I also ate
1 chicken nugget strip-60 calories
1 oz cheddar cheese-110 calories :(

lunch total
458 calories

dinner
chicken fried rice-about 500 calories

dessert
fiber one bar-140 calories

today's total-1550 calories

For the chicken fried rice, it's the recipe from last week, except I cut out one tablespoon of the oil and scrambled the egg with non-stick cooking spray. Then I added a ton more peas and carrots (since my son will actually eat this) and 2oz more chicken than I was supposed to use, because I already had an 8oz bag of diced cooked chicken in the freezer. So, I'm estimating that it was about 250 calories a serving and I ate 2.