Eating Monday

Breakfast

• 1 serving Muselix cereal w/ 1% milk
• 1 banana
• 1 large cup of coffee w/1 tsp sugar/1% milk

Lunch

• 1/3 serving of leftover Thai red pineapple curry with chicken
• 1/3 serving of leftover Thai ginger chicken
• 1/3 serving of leftover Thai fried rice with chicken
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 1 serving of spaghetti pasta
• 1 serving of marinara sauce with turkey meatballs
• 2 small slices of toasted french bread with garlic spread
• 2 servings of garden salad (lettuce, cucumber, avocado, tomato, celery, onion, bellpepper, mushroom)
• 1/2 serving of honey dijon dressing
• 1 glass of 1% milk

Snack

• Damn halloween candy
• 1 bottle of Heineken during Monday Night Football

Exercise on Monday

Whoooohoooo!! I can actually post some exercise....I am excited...okay, down to business.

I walked one of my 2 mile routes very quickly and did 4 sets of lunges (10 per leg) in the process...my little butt muscles will be tight tomorrow, let me tell you.

I also managed to get a good soak in the hottub before bed so maybe I won't be too sore.

Did some gardening (really didn't take much energy but I have to put something here, right).

Oh, and I hit some golf balls for the first time in forever...I think my body forgot how to swing...we are supposed to play tomorrow but I don't know if the weather is going to cooperate.

Weekly Recap

Exercise

What exercise???? I did a lot of yard work and walking this week, but none of it was intentional exercise...I just had a lot to do. So I was moving but not exercising. I never got called on Sunday about soccer so I am assuming there was none.

We start a new week tomorrow and I will get the program back under way.

Eating

I didn't do too bad on the eating...minus the candy corn (which will hopefully be gone soon). At least J is here to help with that aspect now. My portions were pretty good with the exception of two servings of fried rice yesterday (but it was so good and I didn't eat lunch until almost 3:30pm). Oh well, if I get the exercise back on track and then even more intense, I think my eating is okay.

Sunday Eats

Breakfast

• 1 serving of scrambled eggs w/potatoes, onion, bellpepper, garlic, part-skim mozzarella
• 2 pieces of multigrain toast w/1/2 serving of margarine
• 2 pieces of turkey bacon cooked in the microwave
• 1 cup of coffee
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 2 servings of Thai fried rice with chicken
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 1 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of Thai ginger chicken
• 2 glasses of water

Snack

• A few candy corn
• 1 serving of homemade apple crisp
• 1 glass of 1% milk

Eating Saturday

Breakfast

• 1 onion bagel
• 1 serving of lite cream cheese
• 2/3 serving of roasted turkey
• 1 large cup of coffee w/1 tsp sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 glass of milk

Lunch

• 1 serving of jasmine rice
• 1 serving of left over Thai red pineapple curry with chicken
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 5 candy corn
• 1 glass of water

Dinner

• 1 1/2 servings of steamed summer squash
• 1 serving of lite sour cream
• 2/3 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 2/3 serving of left over Thai red pineapple curry with chicken
• 2 glasses of water
• 1 bottle of Killians Red beer

Food on Friday

Breakfast

• 1 onion bagel
• 1 serving of lite cream cheese
• 2/3 serving of roasted turkey
• 1 cup of hot tea w/1 tsp sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of leftover Thai red pineapple curry with chicken
• 1 glass of milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 banana

Dinner

• 1 two servings of steamed summer squash
• 1 serving of lite sour cream
• 1 package of Top Ramen w/onions & 1 serving of part-skim mozzerella cheese
• 5 candy corns
• 1/2 glass of milk
• 1 glass of water

Exercise for Thursday

I walked more than 10,000 steps today but none of it was cardio...I need to get motivated...I know the cold weather is causing me to wimp out...but I will conquer....I will.

Food for Thursday

Breakfast

• 1 serving of Supreme Oatmeal Cinnamon Pecan flavor
• 1 cup of tea w/1 tsp sugar/milk
• 1 Yoplait lite yogurt

Lunch

• 1 serving of California Rolls
• 4 pieces of sushi
• 1 serving of 2% milk

Dinner

• 2 servings of steamed summer squash
• 1 serving of lite sour cream
• 1 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of Thai pineapple red curry with chicken

Snack

• 1 serving of candy corn

Wednesday Eats

Breakfast

• 2 fried eggs
• 1 serving of turkey bacon cooked in the microwave
• 2 pieces of multigrain toast
• 1 cup of tea w/1 tsp sugar/milk
• 2 glasses of water

Lunch

• 1 serving of peanut butter
• 1 serving of strawberry jam
• 2 pieces of multigrain bread
• 1 serving each of lite sourcream/salsa
• 1 serving of white corn tortilla chips
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 2 servings of salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrots, sunflower seeds)
• 1/2 serving of honey dijon dressing
• 1 serving of roasted turkey
• 2 servings of cheddar cheese
• 1 glass of 1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Snack

• 1 cup of hot cocoa
• 1 serving of roasted peanuts (no salt)
• 1 serving of applesauce

I really need to get with the program...I am not being strict enough with my food for the lack of exercising I am doing. I need to get motivated too and this cold weather has just thrown me for a loop...usually it is so easy for me to get outside and walk at least...

Slacker

Well I haven't had a great start on the exercise or eating department. I've really got to get it together and soon. I haven't been eating horribly but I haven't been stict either. I really need to turn this around soon or I won't ever meet my goal.

Question: How can I be so disciplined for so long and completely loose it now?

Eating on Tuesday

Breakfast

• 1 serving of Supreme Oatmeal Cinnamon Pecan flavor
• 1 cup of Chai Spiced Black Tea w/ 1 tsp sugar
• 2 pieces of toasted multigrain bread with lite margarine
• 2 glasses of water

Lunch

• 1 serving of Triscuit lowfat crackers
• 1 can of tuna fish
• 1 serving of mayo/mustard
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 2 servings of salad (lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, bell pepper, sunflower seeds)
• 1 serving of blue cheese dressing
• 1 serving of whole wheat Pita-ettes
• 1 serving of roasted garlic hummus
• 2 glasses of water

Snack

• 1 serving of roasted peanuts (no salt)
• 1 serving of Yoplait lite low fat yogurt

Workout for Tuesday

I did 3 hours of yardwork this afternoon. This included sweeping a ton of pine needles off my roof and then crouching along the gutters cleaning them out (and we have a lot of gutter on this house). Then I moved all the furniture around on the patio so I could sweep up the pine needles from the roof. Took in my two boston ferns so they would not die. Swept the entire patio, and sidewalk up front, then cleaned pine needles out of all the bushes in the front yard and lastly raked all the pine needles out of the driveway, and street and spread them in the yard.

Oh did I mention that I had to unload my truck from the pine needle store and Lowe's before I started any of this....needless to say, I got a work out and now I am going to get in my hot tub because my hands are freezing and I need to start cutting my pumpkins...

Monday's Eating

Breakfast

• 1 serving of Supreme Oatmeal Cinnamin Pecan flavor
• 2 servings of coffee w/ 1 tsp sugar/1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1/3 serving of roasted turkey
• 1 serving of mayo/mustard
• 1 serving of cheddar cheese
• 2 servings of multi grain bread
• 1 serving of lettuce and onion
• 1 serving of cherry tomato
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 1 serving of salsa/ lite sourcream
• 1 serving of tortilla chips

Dinner

• 1 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of leftover Thai green curry
• 2 servings of salad (lettuce, cucumber, carrots, onion, bell pepper, tomato)
• 1 serving of blue cheese dressing
• 1 serving of roasted peanuts (no salt)
• 2 glasses of water

Snack

• 1 serving of plain graham cracker
• 1 serving of hot cocoa

Recap of the Week

Exercise Recap

Tuesday- Walked with lunges and abs
Thursday- Walked short walk before flying to Phoenix
Friday - hiked 1 long inclined trail to Wind Cave
Saturday - hiked lots of little inclined trails around Tonto Natural Bridge

Food Recap

I didn't end up tracking my food from Thursday to Sunday because of my trip. I didn't eat too badly while there (although I did partake of In and Out) and I did get lots of walking in so I don't feel too guilty.

Really need to step this week up so I can get things going well. Want to accomplish my goals more than you know.

Exercising for Saturday

Again, we drove a while and then hiked. This time we drove for over an hour to a place called Tonto Natural Bridge and hiked a bunch of little trails. It was awesome and I got some great photos. I really got a work out at my friends house this weekend, that is for sure.

Friday's Exercise

On Friday in Phoenix I went on this beautiful hike with my friend. It went up a path to a cave. It was over a mile long and an incline all the way up in the desert. It was awesome, and you could see the entire area when you got up there. It took us about 2 hours to do the whole thing and there was a 1/2 hour drive on each end. It was warm but not unbearable and I was able to get some sun on my skin which was lovely.

Exercising on Thursday

I did manage to get a small walk in along with all the other stuff I did that day before flying. It was only a mile round trip I imagine but it made me feel good to have gotten something in (on top of all the walking I ended up doing at the airports). I did have to sit for 4 1/2 hours straight not long after.

I need to step it up next week or I will not be meeting my goals.

Wednesday' Food Disaster

It always gets me...the running errands near lunch time...ugh!!!

Breakfast

• 1 onion bagel
• 1/2 serving of lite cream cheese
• 2/3 serving of roasted turkey
• 1/2 glass of milk
• 1 big cup of coffee w/tsp sugar & 1% milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 serving of canned lite mixed fruit

Lunch

• 1 Hardee's Thickburger with Cheese (kind of like In and Out's burger)
• 1 small fry
• 1 Diet Coke (like that makes a difference after all that)
• 1 glass of water

Dinner (which I shouldn't have had after that lunch)

• 1 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of kaeng khiao waan gai (Thai green curry with chicken)
• 1/2 glass of milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 serving of green seedless grapes

I am going to be traveling over the weekend so I will not be able to log in real time my meals for Thursday through Sunday but I will try to keep track so I can do a recap when I get home. I will also not be able to exercise as much as I would like since I will be missing soccer but it looks like I will get a hike in while I am there and I plan to walk tomorrow before flying.

Servings

Another hint I thought of the other day when I was getting some food ready to eat, is that if I don't put more than one serving of whatever it is that I am eating on my plate, I tend to only eat that one serving.

So if I am eating crackers or chips (something that can really do me in), I put the bag or box back after taking out the right amount. If I go to the table with the bag or the box, I will not keep track of how many I have eaten...

Just a suggestion.

Exercising on Tuesday

I walked one of my two mile routes near my home and did 3 sets of 10 on each leg walking lunges.

I also did about an hour of yard work around the house, and had a little soak in the hot tub this evening.

This was supposed to be my week back at the gym but I think that is going to be next week as I had my midterm yesterday and I am leaving town on Thursday for the weekend....

Tuesday at the Eatery

Breakfast

• 1 serving of Cream of Wheat w/1 tsp sugar/1% milk
• 1 glass of milk
• 1 cup of coffee w/1 tsp sugar/1% milk
• 1 Fuji apple
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 toasted English muffin
• 1 Gardenburger
• 2 servings of cheddar cheese
• 1 serving ketchup/mustard
• 1 serving of tortilla chips
• 1 serving of salsa mixed with 1 serving of lite sour cream
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 1 glass of water

Dinner

• 1 serving steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of breaded chicken patty
• 1 serving of Thai soybean sauce w/chilies
• 1 serving of steamed broccoli
• 1 glass of milk
• 1 glass of water

Monday's Lack of Exercise

I was working on my midterm all day long so unless you count the 15 minutes in the hot tub at midnight after I finished the midterm...I didn't get any exercise.

Food for Monday

Breakfast

• 1 onion bagel toasted
• 1 egg scrambled w/onions, garlic, bell pepper, mozzarella cheese
• 1 egg white scrambled w/onions, garlic, bell pepper, mozzarella cheese
• 3 slices of microwaved turkey bacon
• 1 glass of 1% milk
• 1 glass of iced coffee w/1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 2 servings (like anyone only eats 1/2 a bag) of Top Ramen w/onions, bellpepper, mozzerella cheese
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 1 glass of water

Dinner

• 1 serving of steamed jasmine rice
• 1 serving of steamed broccoli
• 1 serving of Thai soybean sauce w/chilies
• 1 glass of 1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Snack

• 1 cup of hot chocolate
• 1 serving of graham cracker
• 1 glass of water

Weekly Recap

Exercise Recap

Tuesday-walked and flexball
Thursday-manual labor
Saturday-walked
Sunday-soccer

Food Recap

Didn't do as good this week. A lot of waiting around the house for different reasons caused me to eat more I think. I also didn't eat quite as low fat this week. I am going to reduce my coffee and Diet Coke to 1 cup/glass a day....instead of the two I have gotten in the habit off the last few days.

Eating on Sunday

Today has been another strange day.

Breakfast

• 1 serving Supreme Oatmeal Cinnamon Pecan flavor
• 1 glass of iced coffee w/ 1% milk
• 2 glasses of water

Lunch

• 1 7 layer burrito
• 1 chicken quesadilla
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 1 glass of 1% milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 liter of watered down gatorade during my game

Dinner

• 1 serving of tortilla chips
• 1 serving of part skim mozerrella cheese
• 1 serving Ritz crackers
• 1 serving of Jiffy peanut butter
• 1 glass of milk
• 1 glass of water

Soccer Sunday

Yep I did it, played soccer today. We only had 11 people total so I played the entire game. You'll have to check out my post on In My Words to get the details of my experience but let's just say that I hear a hot tub calling my name tonight...have managed to avoid it today in lieu of schoolwork that needed to be attended to.

Saturday Eatings

Today was kind of a weird day for food. I was not motivated to make anything really so it was kind of hit and miss.

I am also cutting back on the coffee and Diet Coke some, so that went into effect today.

Breakfast

• 1 onion bagel
• 1 serving of lite cream cheese
• 2 slices of roasted turkey
• 1 Yoplait lite yogurt
• 1 glass of iced coffee w/ 1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 serving of leftover steamed white rice w/japanese curry/mushrooms
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 2 glasses of water

Dinner (early)

• 1 large bowl of steamed broccoli
• 2 tsp of lite sourcream mixed with 2 tbsp of salsa
• 1 serving white corn tortilla chips
• 1 serving of french bread dipped in pesto sauce
• 1 glass of water

Snack

• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 1 serving of cheddar cheese
• 2 glasses of water

Saturday Exercise

I walked one of my 2 mile routes near my home and did walking lunges (3 sets of 10 each leg) along the way.

I also have some abs and lower back exercises I will get in tonight.

Oh, and since I seem to be addicted to the hot tub, there will definitely be another soak tonight (already had one today...haha).

Exercising on Friday

Didn't get much done...did some walking around during errands and two soaks in the hot tub....this week has been really awful for me. Have to get on track.

Eating on Friday

Breakfast

• 1 onion bagel
• 1 serving of lite cream cheese
• 1 serving of lox
• small slices of red onion
• 1 1/2 servings of lite mixed fruit
• 2 cups of coffee with 1 tsp sugar/1% milk

Lunch

• 2 servings of left over pizza
• 2 leftover hot wings
• 2 glasses of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 1 serving of cheddar cheese
• 1 english muffin
• 1 serving peanut butter
• 1/2 glass of 1% milk
• 2 glasses of water

Exercising on Thursday

I only got lots of manual labor in...didn't end up with time with the electrician coming so early and leaving so late...will try to do better. I need to so I can start to see some results.

I did get a soak in the hot tub in and that did cause me to sweat my ass off...haha.

Food for Thursday

Breakfast

• 1 glass of iced coffee with 1% milk
• 1 onion bagel with cream cheese, onions, and lox
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 1 serving of steamed white rice with Japanese curry/mushrooms
• 1 serving of Gardenburger on 1 toasted English muffin with slice of cheddar cheese

Dinner

• 1 serving pizza
• 1 serving hot wings
• 1 glass of cranapple juice w/vodka

Snack

• 2 plain rice cakes with apple butter

Wednesday Food News

Breakfast

• 1 serving of Muselix cereal with 1% milk
• 2 glasses of iced coffee with 1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 serving Triscuit crackers
• 1 serving of clam/artichoke/spinach dip
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 1 serving leftover Pad Thai
• Handful of peanuts roasted but no salt
• 2 glasses of water

Snack

• Microwave popcorn with tabasco/shredded parmesan cheese
• 1 cup of applesauce

Humpday Exercise

Since I spent most of the day waiting for the hot tub delivery and then messing with the hot tub after getting it here, I have yet to do anything but move a 750 lb item around on my back porch....no not by myself.

Anyhow, I am thinking I might head out for a quick walk so I am not a complete slob today....

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Update: Didn't get the walk in...ended up having to run to Lowe's before they closed for gutter stuff that didn't fit...haha.

Clean Up Food Day

Well, I ended up with doing something a bit different with food today because we had left overs that really didn't go with anything that needed to be finished up so here goes:

Breakfast

• 1 packet of oatmeal cinnamon pecan flavor with 1% milk
• 1 banana
• 2 cups of coffee with 1tsp sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch (this is where it gets weird)

• 2 servings of Jiffy cornbread
• 1 serving of french bread baguette dipped in pesto sauce
• 1 serving of red potatoes
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Snack

• 1 serving of Triscuit crackers
• 1 serving of cram/spinach/artichoke dip
• 1 glass of water

Dinner

I haven't made it yet but I am making Pad Thai and eggrolls...I'll stay with in portions, I promise.

Ugh!!!

Did some geocaching today. Walked about 2 miles but the thing is that the coordinates were off...ugh!!!

I guess the owner went back and adjusted them after I printed the directions and put the coordinates into my GPS so I was totally looking in the wrong spot...gets me too because I was there for a while searching and everyone had logged that it was easy...might have to go back tomorrow but ugh!!! I just fought off poison oak, and ivy, chiggers and ticks for nothing!!! I did get two mosquito bites.

Oh well, we'll see if I get any rashes, and if I don't, I should be good to go back again.

Oh, and I did a bunch of abs and lower backs on my flex ball in front of the boobtube today as well....just thought I would get that in there.

Monday the Holiday Food

Breakfast

• 1 English Muffin toasted with 1 serving of Peanut Butter
• 2 glasses of iced coffee with 1% milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 banana

Lunch

• 1 serving of french bread baguette
• 2.5 servings of Campbell's Cream of Potato soup
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 2 serving japanese curry with mushrooms
• 2 serving japanese steamed white rice
• 1 breaded chicken cutlet
• 1/2 serving grapes
• 1 glass of water
• 1 serving of regular graham crackers
• 1/2 glass of 1 % milk

Got a bit crazy in the portion control today...have to do better tomorrow. Also got bogged down with schoolwork today (that I procrastinated on all day long) so I didn't get much exercise either....bad, bad....

Weekly Recap

Just a recap of the week so I can keep track of without having to go through each post.

Exercise Recap

Monday-walked
Tuesday-walked
Thursday-walked
Friday-walked
Sunday-soccer

Pretty good for my first week back...just need to get the gym in there too and get my muscles back up where they used to be.

Food Recap

Eating went pretty well this week, I think. I didn't go crazy too much on portions and I feel that overall I am eating pretty lowfat and healthy.

Food Sunday

Breakfast

• 2 eggs over easy
• 3 pieces of turkey bacon
• 1 english muffin w/margarine
• 1 glass of iced coffee w/milk

Lunch

• 1 can of tuna w/1 tsp mayo/mustard and diced onions
• 1 serving of Triscuit crackers (about 7 crackers)
• 1 glass of Diet Coke
• 1 glass of water
• 1 serving of Gatorade

Dinner

• 1/2 lb of lean steak
• 1 serving of red potatoes with herbs
• 1 serving of french bread with butter
• 1 serving of green salad with veggies....Newman vinegerette dressing
• 1 bite of leftover carrot cake
• 1/2 glass of 1% milk
• 1 glass of water

Soccer

The other team didn't show but we had enough people to play anyhow for fun. I ran my butt off for 1 1/2 hours so I am feeling good....

Stretching

I am determined to get my stretching back into my daily routine. I used to do it in front of the TV (might as well multitask, right?), but haven't been doing it much lately.I want to be able to lay my chest flat on the ground when I have my legs stretched out...this will take some devotion, that is for sure...but I am sure I can do it if I just stick with it. Being flexible is so important to overall fitness and that is what we are going for right?

Creative Exercise Sunday

So far, dancing around my living room to BBD, and abs on the family room floor after breakfast.

I have a soccer game today (almost didn't know about it because a message taker almost dropped the ball), so that will be two hours of pretty much non stop running. I have to make sure I eat right this week so I don't end up losing gas before the game has really even started. Last week was disappointing because I can play so much better and longer than I was able to. Part of the energy is lost in nervousness before the game, but each week, the nervousness is less and less.

Apparently we only have 10 more games before the season is over...don't know if they get together and still play scrimmages during the off season or not...I just know I want to play better today than I did last Sunday.

Food Saturday

Okay, this was a day from hell food wise because I had a baby shower to attend in the afternoon. I did good though and didn't just graze for the sake of grazing. I had one piece of carrot cake (pretty much obligated to eat a piece of dessert or people start to think you are a freak). I didn't know anyone but the person who the shower was for but I met a lot of really cool people that I will hopefully see more of. We'll see. I did not get any exercise in...no practice for soccer so I will have to run my butt off at soccer tomorrow evening.

Okay so here we go:
Breakfast

• 1 packet of Supreme Instant Oatmeal Apple Pecan flavor
• 1 glass of iced coffee with 1% milk
• 1 glass of water
• 1 banana

Lunch

• 1 can of fancy smoked oysters
• 1 serving of roasted garlic water crackers
• 1 serving of light cream cheese
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Snack

• 1 piece of carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
• 2 glasses of raspberry iced tea (unsweetened)

Dinner (because I was late getting home this is kind of weird)

• 1 serving of baby carrots
• 1 serving of grape tomatoes
• 1 Yoplait Lite yogurt
• 1 serving of pita bread with roasted garlic hummus
• 1 glass of water

Food Friday

Breakfast

• 2 pieces of multigrain toast with cheddar/ham
• 1 coffee with tsp sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 steak salad with ranch dressing on the side
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 1 serving of chicken/mushroom tortellino with pesto sauce
• 1 1/2 servings of canned asparagas
• 1 serving of garlic baguette
• 1 bottle of Rolling Rock
• 2 servings of flaming red seedless grapes

Exercise Friday

I didn't do cardio today because I was running errands and grocery shopping all day long, but I did walk more than 10,000 steps so all is not lost.

I am supposed to have soccer practice on Saturday morning (probably won't happen with the rain) and I have a game on Sunday evening...so we will have to get more exercise in there this week or I am not meeting my goal requirements.

Food Thursday

Breakfast

• 2 Jiffy blueberry muffins
• 1/2 glass of 1% milk
• 1 cup of hot green tea w/sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 bowl of homemade chili con carne leftover with skim mozzerella/sourcream
• 1 piece of Jiffy cornbread
• 1 glass of Diet Coke

Dinner

• 1 bowl of leftover stirfried veggies/shrimp with steamed jazmine rice
• 2 glasses of water
• 1 handful of roasted peanuts (no salt)
• 1 individual apple sauce

Exercise Thursday

Well I got out even though it is raining here and did some walking around for about an hour searching for a couple of caches. I got a serious sweat going because even though it was raining, it is still warm and I was wearing a slicker and it was making me sweat...guess that is good.

Wasn't totally motivated but the walk was good and I enjoy the air when it is raining, smells clean.

Fast Food Out

I have found that if I stay away from fast food of all types when I am trying to lose weight (this does not include pizza), I actually cut quite a few calories without having to even think about it.

It is harder to do when J is home on weekends because we sometimes grab TacoHell if we are out running around but then I just try to pick something not so bad...

Pedometer

I think I might start wearing my pedometer even when I am not working out just to see what my average daily step amount is...it has got to be high with all the back and forth I do from the office to the kitchen to the bedroom to the laundry room....

Exercise

Wednesdays tend to be my day off from exercise, although that wasn't the plan today. I just didn't get to it before it started to rain and I really didn't want to go to the gym.

It takes a lot to get me motivated for the gym but usually once I get going regularly, I stick with it.

So tomorrow, I will have to push it into overdrive to make up for the lack of exercise today (since I am trying to get into a routine).

Food

Well food for today is as follows:

Breakfast

• 2 packets of Cream of Wheat cereal with sugar/milk
• Hot Trader Joe's tea with 1 tsp sugar/milk

Lunch

• 1 cheddar/ham sandwich on 12 grain bread
• 2 glasses of Diet Coke
• 1/2 glass of 1% milk
• 1 handful of roasted nuts, no salt

Dinner

• 1 bowl of Thai chicken fried rice
• 1 side of leftover stirfried veggies/shrimp
• 1 glass of cranberry juice with vodka
• 1 Jiffy blueberry muffin

As soon as I go grocery shopping, the fruit and veggie portions will jump up some...right now, we just don't have much in the fridge....lol.

Vitamins

Thought I should post what I take daily (mostly) just for reference. I'll leave out the milligrams, because then I would have to find the bottles to do this...I'll just list them.

In the morning on a full stomach (otherwise they make me feel nauseous) I take:
A multi
Glucosamine
A B complex
Calcium

At night I take
Melatonin
and if a cold feels like it is creepy on, an extra C.

I only take the B Complex because my current multi doesn't have enough of them...I would prefer not to as it makes my pee very neon yellow but the upside is that the extra Bs keep the bugs off me. No chiggers or ticks yet...and someone else in the house who only takes a multi gets chigger bites all the time...hmmm.

Exercise Catch Up

Here is the exercise portion of it for Monday and Tuesday...

Monday

• Walked 2 miles on regular trail near house (this took about 35 minutes).
• Swept street in front of house with push broom for 10 minutes.
• Vacuumed whole house.

Tuesday

• Walked 2 1/2 miles on trail at Reservoir Park while geocaching (this took about 1 1/2 hours). Had backpack on.
• Yard work for about 15 minutes.

Wow, doesn't sound like much, I guess I need to get in gear but I was planning on adding the gym and some weight training (which I haven't been doing lately and is probably the reason my back is weak) next week. I also am still recovering from my soccer game on Sunday (which I played all but 10 minutes of), so my muscles feel like they have been doing lots. No excuse but at least I know where to focus.

Food Catch Up

Okay, as I mentioned in the last post, I have some catching up to do. Fortunately I have been pretty good this week so far, so at least there won't be a lot of guilt associated with this post even though it covers 2 days (I'll do today as a separate post at the end of the day).

So here we go:

Monday
Breakfast

• 1 bowl Kix Berry cereal with 1% milk
• 1 hot green tea with 1 tsp sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• PB and J sandwich on 12 grain bread
• 1 handful of white corn tortilla chips
• 2 glasses of Diet Coke
• 1 glass of water

Dinner

• 1 bowl stir fried greenbeans, onions, peppers, spices, and shrimp with steamed jasmine rice
• 1 glass of cran/apple juice with vodka
• 2 glasses of water

Tuesday
Breakfast

• 1 bowl Mueslix whole grain cereal with 1% milk
• 1 cup hot Trader Joe's tea with 1 tsp sugar/milk
• 1 glass of water

Lunch

• 1 can of tuna with 1 tblsp Mayo/Mustard, and chopped onions.
• 10 roasted garlic Water Crackers
• 1 tblsp Jiffy Chunky Peanut Butter
• 2 glasses of Diet Coke
• 1 glass of water

Dinner

• 1 bowl of homemade chili con carne with slim grated mozzerella/1 tsp light sour cream
• 1 piece of Jiffy cornbread
• 1 glass of 1% milk

I think that is it. Can't think of anything else. I have to go to the grocery store soon so we don't have a lot in the house to cheat with...haha.

Chicken's Stats for Starters

I've struggled with weight loss for quite a while now. I've given up a few times but always felt unhealthy and unhappy so I'd get back on track. Here is a rough time line of my struggle:

A few years ago I weighed 256 pounds. I was huge. After being unhappy with my body for a couple of years I decided to do something. My friend suggested a low carb diet as it had worked for her.

After eating a strict low carb diet and eventually adding exercise after a year I weighed in at 186. Since then I've been slacking. I gained a few pounds here and there because I was cheating on my diet. If I hadn't continued exercising I would be in much worse shape now.

I went to the doctor and weighed in at 201 a few months ago. Two and a half weeks ago I weighed in at 213. My doctor thought it might have something to do with my medication. She suggested that I return to my strict diet and see her in two weeks. Even though I hadn't gone back to the 256 mark I felt like I lost some serious ground.

Two weeks later weighed in at 210 (a weight loss of 3 pounds) and was pretty disappointed. She thought that I did well and encouraged me to continue with my diet and increase my exercise.

This morning I weighed myself and the scale read 205.5. That's 7.5 pounds total since my visit with my doctor.

Goal: Like my sister I want to be more fit by Christmas.

What I'm doing now: I am not drinking alcohol. I am back on my strict diet. I'm continuing my exercise routine.

What I need to do: Increase exercise by joining water aerobics class. Lift free weights at home. Be more active on the weekends.

Rationality

My idea for this blog came from my need to log my activities and food in my quest to get more fit before Christmas.

I felt like Christmas was a good marker to go for at this time, being about 10 weeks out. I have a family trip at that time and would like the added benefit of being in better shape when I go.

I usually log my food when I am embarking on a new goal in my day calendar but it gets crowded there and my regular blog didn't seem like the place so here we are.

I invited my sister to contribute on this blog since she has fitness goals of her own and I thought we might be able to keep ourselves motivated. We are not setting any kind of guidelines to what can and can't be included here, it is whatever each of us needs it to be. I like to track my workouts and food, makes me feel like I am accomplishing something. I also like somewhere that I can voice feelings, opinions and interesting things I might come across without sounding like I know everything or am hoping for a pity party. My sister will use it however it works best for her, it could be a sounding board for both of us, who knows.

But since I started this new "adventure" on Monday this week and it is already almost Wednesday and I haven't logged anything, I figured it was time to get going. We'll see where this trail leads us, I figure any fitness is better than none at all.

Mishka's Stats for Starters

Okay, I'll get into the why and how of this blog later but for now, I need to put up some stats just to give me a starting place. I don't really care about sizes and pounds because fitness is more important but since sizes and pounds are how some progress is measured, I will include them here.

As far as I am concerned, as long as I feel better about myself and how I look, then I am achieving my goals.

Okay, today I am as follows:

Female
5' 6 1/2"
156 lbs
In between size 10 and 12 in clothes
I am pretty athletic just not consistent.