Okay so you know why we can't tell ourselves that we'll just "take a day off" and get "right back on it tomorrow"? Because when tomorrow comes, we don't want to get back on it. We have enjoyed the freedom of eating what we want and how much we want. We have enjoyed not writing things down and measuring everything we put into our mouths. So, inevitably that one day turns into another and another and another.
So, I told you that I had a bad food day on Sunday and gave into eating one of hubby's burgers off the grill. Well, I had TOTALLY planned on getting back on track yesterday. I had even gone to the grocery store and bought the fixings for a nice, healthy dinner. Then I got home, did my chores, took a shower and made the mistake of laying down on the couch. I had been really wore out from my hectic week last week and last weekend and I briefly dozed off. That laziness led to a complete disregard for my healthy dinner and I ended up taking the easy route and heating up one of the leftover burgers. Of course, I snacked before my dinner and then had a burger and potatoe wedges for dinner, completely blowing it again!
The mental aspect of food addiction is crazy. I was just blogging last Thursday about how I didn't eat ENOUGH that day and was really satisfied on my plan and had gotten into my groove. Then one social event and my whole outlook is shot! Its like I did so good at the baby shower that I felt deprived so I went home and ate something bad to make up for what I didn't eat at the shower? Does that make any sense?Then, I gave in another day because I was a little tired and cranky after my nap so I decided to blow it.
I have to learn how to deal with being around less than healthy food. Hubby is rail thin and does NOT eat healthy. There is always going to be (short of legal separation..lol) the temptation of unhealthy food in my house and at social gatherings. I have to learn to deal with it better.
So, then of course after cheating Sunday and Monday I felt totally guilty and like I failed. And of course, I have had a Ben & Jerry's craving for DAYS now! So, my thoughts last night were that I would just cheat "one more day" and get myself that Ben & Jerry's and some Cheetos. But I have been down this road enough times to know that it wouldn't stop at one more day. That one more day would turn from Tuesday into Wednesday and by then it would be Thursday so why bother starting a diet on Thursday, I'll just go ahead and wait until Monday..Right? We've all been there right? And before you know it, I will have wasted a whole week on bad choices.
My mindset yesterday at dinner time when I chose to have that burger instead of the healthy meal that I had planned has taught me something about this journey. It has taught me that no matter how well I'm doing, or how much I'm into the groove, that temptation and old habits can always bring me back to a bad place. If I let them. And this time I did let them. I'm not proud of it but all I can do is pick myself back up and move on, hopefully in a more positive direction.
I'm re-planning that healthy dinner for tonight. And, I'm looking forward to it. I'll let you know if it all worked out tomorrow.
Have a great day!
Stacy
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Weekend Catch Up
2 good days and 1 not so good day!
Well, I had a not so great food day yesterday. More about that in a minute. First I have to play catch up on my Friday and Saturday since I haven't been able to get online during the weekends due to TWO broken down laptops! I'm thinking I might start bringing my office laptop home just to blog over the weekends.
Friday (and all of last week really) was HECTIC at work! Had alot of running around to do, the boss went out of town and to top it off, just as I was hitting the bank on my way home Friday, my brother was broke down in the company van at the entrance to the shopping center at 4:00! So, we had to sit and wait for a tow truck, then I had to give him a ride and it was around 5:00 before I got home on Friday. The old me would've used that as an opportunity to say SCREW IT and order a pizza for dinner but I didn't. I called hubby and asked him to go by the store on the way home and I cooked a healthy dinner.
Now, I was scambling to leave the house this morning and forgot my journal so I'm going off memory for the weekend eating. Friday's breakfast was likely either an egg, english muffin and turkey sausage or the muffin/sausage without the egg..can't remember. Fridays lunch was Smart Ones mini veggie pizzas (4 mini pizzas to a serving) which are AWESOME! Fridays dinner was homemade stirfry with steak strips, garlic, onion, broccoli and mushrooms over brown rice. And it was SO yummy!
Saturday hubby and I did some shopping for the baby shower I was co-hosting on Sunday. Before we left the house I had breakfast. I believe it was an english muffin and piece of turkey sausage..can you believe I can barely remember what I ate 2 days ago? We went to Sam's club and hubby (who had not eaten his breakfast before we left..lol) got a slice of pizza and was kind enough to sit in the cafe area and eat it while I shopped so I wouldn't have to be around it. When we got home I had a Chicken Grillers patty on a wheat bun with bbq sauce and some veggies out of the veggie tray I had bought with my own homemade dip of powdered Ranch dip and fat free sour cream. For dinner, I took the leftover stirfry and separated the broccoli from it, ate the brocolli on its own and put the steak, onions and mushrooms on tortillas with fat free sour cream and salsa for fajitas..it was really good. I believe I had a chocolate pudding before bed as well.
So, that brings us to yesterday where it all went downhill. I had already been worried about how I would eat at the shower but I had decided I would eat lite and have a nice dinner when I got home. I don't think I did THAT bad at the shower. I had a small portion of pasta salad, some veggies and dip, 2 meatballs and 1 chicken wing. I bypassed the pigs in a blanket, taco dip and sub sandwiches. When it came time to cut the cake, I told my cousin to cut just a SMALL slice, smaller than a small slice. It amount to being about 2 bites, or the equivalent of maybe 1/4-1/6 of a small piece. Then I got home and told hubby to forget the bbq chicken I had asked for that morning because I was full from the shower. Well, then here comes the downhill part. Hubby decided he was craving hamburgers on the grill. Hamburgers are my FAVORITE. But, I told him I didn't want any. THEN I started thinking how good it sounded so I changed my mind. So, I ended up eating some more veggies and dip from the veggie tray, 1 more chicken wing, a SMALL piece of smoked sausage and a hamburger. I told you it went downhill! But I'm not going to sweat it for several reasons.
1- I had done really well the rest of the weekend and still think I did well at the shower
2-If I hadn't allowed myself that hamburger, I would have obsessed about it and ended up at McDonald's today.
So, although I know I made some bad choices yesterday, I'm back on track today. I even went by the grocery store this morning to get fixings for a good, healthy dinner tonight. By the way, I got many compliments on my weight loss from family members at the shower yesterday. It felt really good and my Aunt even called me this morning to ask for some "diet advice." Maybe her and I can motivate each other to do well.
I'm off for now..its lunch time. Have a great day, do something good for you.
I'll be back to doing something good for me!
Stacy
Well, I had a not so great food day yesterday. More about that in a minute. First I have to play catch up on my Friday and Saturday since I haven't been able to get online during the weekends due to TWO broken down laptops! I'm thinking I might start bringing my office laptop home just to blog over the weekends.
Friday (and all of last week really) was HECTIC at work! Had alot of running around to do, the boss went out of town and to top it off, just as I was hitting the bank on my way home Friday, my brother was broke down in the company van at the entrance to the shopping center at 4:00! So, we had to sit and wait for a tow truck, then I had to give him a ride and it was around 5:00 before I got home on Friday. The old me would've used that as an opportunity to say SCREW IT and order a pizza for dinner but I didn't. I called hubby and asked him to go by the store on the way home and I cooked a healthy dinner.
Now, I was scambling to leave the house this morning and forgot my journal so I'm going off memory for the weekend eating. Friday's breakfast was likely either an egg, english muffin and turkey sausage or the muffin/sausage without the egg..can't remember. Fridays lunch was Smart Ones mini veggie pizzas (4 mini pizzas to a serving) which are AWESOME! Fridays dinner was homemade stirfry with steak strips, garlic, onion, broccoli and mushrooms over brown rice. And it was SO yummy!
Saturday hubby and I did some shopping for the baby shower I was co-hosting on Sunday. Before we left the house I had breakfast. I believe it was an english muffin and piece of turkey sausage..can you believe I can barely remember what I ate 2 days ago? We went to Sam's club and hubby (who had not eaten his breakfast before we left..lol) got a slice of pizza and was kind enough to sit in the cafe area and eat it while I shopped so I wouldn't have to be around it. When we got home I had a Chicken Grillers patty on a wheat bun with bbq sauce and some veggies out of the veggie tray I had bought with my own homemade dip of powdered Ranch dip and fat free sour cream. For dinner, I took the leftover stirfry and separated the broccoli from it, ate the brocolli on its own and put the steak, onions and mushrooms on tortillas with fat free sour cream and salsa for fajitas..it was really good. I believe I had a chocolate pudding before bed as well.
So, that brings us to yesterday where it all went downhill. I had already been worried about how I would eat at the shower but I had decided I would eat lite and have a nice dinner when I got home. I don't think I did THAT bad at the shower. I had a small portion of pasta salad, some veggies and dip, 2 meatballs and 1 chicken wing. I bypassed the pigs in a blanket, taco dip and sub sandwiches. When it came time to cut the cake, I told my cousin to cut just a SMALL slice, smaller than a small slice. It amount to being about 2 bites, or the equivalent of maybe 1/4-1/6 of a small piece. Then I got home and told hubby to forget the bbq chicken I had asked for that morning because I was full from the shower. Well, then here comes the downhill part. Hubby decided he was craving hamburgers on the grill. Hamburgers are my FAVORITE. But, I told him I didn't want any. THEN I started thinking how good it sounded so I changed my mind. So, I ended up eating some more veggies and dip from the veggie tray, 1 more chicken wing, a SMALL piece of smoked sausage and a hamburger. I told you it went downhill! But I'm not going to sweat it for several reasons.
1- I had done really well the rest of the weekend and still think I did well at the shower
2-If I hadn't allowed myself that hamburger, I would have obsessed about it and ended up at McDonald's today.
So, although I know I made some bad choices yesterday, I'm back on track today. I even went by the grocery store this morning to get fixings for a good, healthy dinner tonight. By the way, I got many compliments on my weight loss from family members at the shower yesterday. It felt really good and my Aunt even called me this morning to ask for some "diet advice." Maybe her and I can motivate each other to do well.
I'm off for now..its lunch time. Have a great day, do something good for you.
I'll be back to doing something good for me!
Stacy
Friday, August 27, 2010
My Thursday
I did a "no no" yesterday. But the opposite of the "no nos" I usually do when I mess up on my plan. Instead of eating too much, I ate way too little. I know, you're probably screaming at your computer "yeah what a big problem that is" but in reality it isn't advisable. Let me preface by saying that I have been extremely busy this week. My daughter went back to college last week and therefore I'm missing that extra set of hands to help with household duties. Which means when I get home after work, that there's laundry and cleaning to do, and dinner to prepare. I worked late one day and had to go to town early evening one night. So, between everything going on I have had no afternoon down time like I usually do. I've just been able to do the chores, take a shower and start dinner. More chores after dinner and by that time I'm ready for the bed!
So, yesterday I was too lazy in the morning to fix my egg because I wanted to get out the door so I just had a piece of Turkey sausage and an english muffin, putting me at 2 points less than my normal breakfast. For lunch, I planned a Chicken Griller (vegetarian) sandwich and a Nutrigrain bar. But, I got busy doing stuff at the office and was satisfied after the sandwich so I saved the bar for an afternoon snack. I had a decent dinner but 2 of the items were veggies which only counted 0-1 points. And I really didn't feel like a dessert and was busy around the house until about 9:00 last night so I just went to bed without anything sweet.
All that being said, I was still a bit surprised when I was tallying my points and calories just now to see that I was WAY under in both for yesterday. I don't advocate that because I know that our body needs food to keep our metabolism going. But honestly, I was NOT trying to cut back drastically, I was just busy and was satisfied with what I had eaten. That makes me think there is another danger zone to this healthy eating if you don't plan, journal and watch what you do. Not only can you be in danger of OVER eating, but you can be in danger of UNDEREATING. As we cut back on how much we eat, our body and stomachs adjust to less food and soon you need less food, you feel satisfied with less and sometimes that means we are in danger of eating too little. I have found this to happen to me before. I get in a zone where I'm doing well on the plan, feeling good about myself and feeling satisfied with less food. Then, before I know it I have cut back to where I'm not eating enough. The mental aspect of food addiction is so wild to me. How can I go from never (mentally) getting enough to eat and eating MASSIVE portions of food, to not eating ENOUGH food and feeling fine? This addiction really plays tricks on your mind. Its like no matter what you do, you're not doing it right!
Anyhow, after all that rambling, my point is, that when you see my daily intake from yesterday please don't think that is the right way to do things. Its totally NOT and was totally NOT INTENTIONAL. I completely know that I didn't eat enough and I need to plan better.
Breakfast:
Light multigrain english muffin (1 point, 100 calories)
1 Turkey Sausage patty (1 point, 60 calories)
Lunch:
Lite wheat bun (1 point, 80 calories)
Chicken Griller patty (1 point, 80 calories)
2 tbsp. bbq sauce (1 point, 70 calories)
1/2 cup lettuce (0 points, 5 calories)
2 slices tomatoe (0 points, 10 calories)
Afternoon snack:
Nutrigrain bar (that had been meant for lunch) (2 points, 130 calories)
Dinner:
3 oz. boneless pork chop (5 points, 165 calories)
2 tbsp. bbq sauce (1 point, 70 calories)
1/2 cup couscous (2 points, 110 calories)
6 asparagus spears (0 points, 25 calories)
Just for 1 Peas/Corn (1 point, 80 calories)
Totals for Thursday: 16 points, 985 calories, 67.6 oz. water
All I can do is try to do better today. And tomorrow. And the next day. Because this is a lifestyle that I need to continue, to continue to look at what I eat (or what I don't), journal, blog and be diligent. Its something good that I have to do for myself. I hope everyone has a great weekend, and take the time to do something good for YOURSELF..Just do you!
I'll be doing me,
Stacy
So, yesterday I was too lazy in the morning to fix my egg because I wanted to get out the door so I just had a piece of Turkey sausage and an english muffin, putting me at 2 points less than my normal breakfast. For lunch, I planned a Chicken Griller (vegetarian) sandwich and a Nutrigrain bar. But, I got busy doing stuff at the office and was satisfied after the sandwich so I saved the bar for an afternoon snack. I had a decent dinner but 2 of the items were veggies which only counted 0-1 points. And I really didn't feel like a dessert and was busy around the house until about 9:00 last night so I just went to bed without anything sweet.
All that being said, I was still a bit surprised when I was tallying my points and calories just now to see that I was WAY under in both for yesterday. I don't advocate that because I know that our body needs food to keep our metabolism going. But honestly, I was NOT trying to cut back drastically, I was just busy and was satisfied with what I had eaten. That makes me think there is another danger zone to this healthy eating if you don't plan, journal and watch what you do. Not only can you be in danger of OVER eating, but you can be in danger of UNDEREATING. As we cut back on how much we eat, our body and stomachs adjust to less food and soon you need less food, you feel satisfied with less and sometimes that means we are in danger of eating too little. I have found this to happen to me before. I get in a zone where I'm doing well on the plan, feeling good about myself and feeling satisfied with less food. Then, before I know it I have cut back to where I'm not eating enough. The mental aspect of food addiction is so wild to me. How can I go from never (mentally) getting enough to eat and eating MASSIVE portions of food, to not eating ENOUGH food and feeling fine? This addiction really plays tricks on your mind. Its like no matter what you do, you're not doing it right!
Anyhow, after all that rambling, my point is, that when you see my daily intake from yesterday please don't think that is the right way to do things. Its totally NOT and was totally NOT INTENTIONAL. I completely know that I didn't eat enough and I need to plan better.
Breakfast:
Light multigrain english muffin (1 point, 100 calories)
1 Turkey Sausage patty (1 point, 60 calories)
Lunch:
Lite wheat bun (1 point, 80 calories)
Chicken Griller patty (1 point, 80 calories)
2 tbsp. bbq sauce (1 point, 70 calories)
1/2 cup lettuce (0 points, 5 calories)
2 slices tomatoe (0 points, 10 calories)
Afternoon snack:
Nutrigrain bar (that had been meant for lunch) (2 points, 130 calories)
Dinner:
3 oz. boneless pork chop (5 points, 165 calories)
2 tbsp. bbq sauce (1 point, 70 calories)
1/2 cup couscous (2 points, 110 calories)
6 asparagus spears (0 points, 25 calories)
Just for 1 Peas/Corn (1 point, 80 calories)
Totals for Thursday: 16 points, 985 calories, 67.6 oz. water
All I can do is try to do better today. And tomorrow. And the next day. Because this is a lifestyle that I need to continue, to continue to look at what I eat (or what I don't), journal, blog and be diligent. Its something good that I have to do for myself. I hope everyone has a great weekend, and take the time to do something good for YOURSELF..Just do you!
I'll be doing me,
Stacy
Thursday, August 26, 2010
My Wednesday
Good Afternoon! I had an AWESOME dinner last night. Its amazing to me how much my mindset has changed in a week and a half! I believe I had mentioned before that I had been on this new lifestyle plan for a while but in the past few months I had been struggling and doing the on again off again thing. It just goes to show how getting into a routine can really affect how we perceive things. Well, my on again off again started about 2 months ago where I started cheating "here and there". Then it got to where I was on the plan 2 days, off 5 days a week. Then it went to..you guessed it..where I was completely off the plan and off the hook! I was eating everything that I had been depriving myself of while on the plan, the whole time justifying it by thinking "I've got to go ahead and eat this because I'm starting my diet again soon." I ate my way right through about 4-6 weeks like that. I'm talking candy bars, movie theatre popcorn (one of my weaknesses) and countless pints of Ben and Jerry's. Heather and I were on a try a new flavor every couple days kick! At that point my mindset was that I just "couldn't" get back on the plan, that my mind just wasn't in it yet.. That's what I was thinking because that's what I was telling myself. I couldn't stand the thought of eating that healthy meal for dinner when all I was thinking about was pizza and icecream. Now, here I am 6 weeks later and my mind is in the completely opposite direction. Now i'm thinking about healthy food. After a certain amount of time eating well, you actually start to crave healthy food..go figure. Now, I'm not thinking about how can I "take a day off" and enjoy everything I've been missing. Instead, I'm thinking how can I incorporate what I'm craving into my plan by making a healthy version of it or substituting something else?
But with this new line of thinking also comes worries. Like right now, I'm a bit apprehensive about this baby shower that I have to go to on Sunday. I'm co-hosting it with my Aunt and in going over the menu, I'm seeing less than healthy choices. There will be a cake of course. The rest of the menu consists of chicken wings, potatoe salad, pasta salad, Mexican dip and sub sandwiches. Usually I would be like "ok, i'll just take the day off from dieting." Not this time. Instead I'm planning ahead. I'm going to eat breakfast before hand and I'm going to show up with not only the pasta salad I agreed to bring, but also a healthy option like a tossed salad or a veggie tray. I'll eat light and go home and enjoy a good dinner. But this social event WAS a worry for me. It's one of those times you encounter while on your plan where you go "crap, how am I going to eat at that?" Just keep in mind that we always have choices. We can choose to give in because its easier, or we can choose to take the few extra steps to help us make better choices. I'll let you know on Monday how I did.
Okay..I had something else in mind for this post today but I got sidetracked so it will wait for tomorrow. Like I said my dinner was SPECTACULAR last night. I roasted a bone-in, with skin, chicken breast seasoned with Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. I paired it with roasted garlic and olive oil couscous and Mediterranean vegetables. Yes, I ate the skin on my chicken. I really prefer the bone in chicken for the flavor and if it fits into my day then I'm having it. I have been looking online to find accurate calorie information for the bone-in/with skin chicken. I found 2 sites today whose calorie counts were just about exactly the same so I'm using 56 calories per oz. If anyone knows that to be wrong, please let me know. I also don't understand if that's counting the bone in the weight or not. For now, until I find differently I will count the weight "with bone" and determine the calories that way. The Mediterranean veggies are a frozen mixture that we get from a home delivery food service. It consists of zuchinni, yellow squash, onions, peppers, carrots and green beans all seasoned and herbed up to be really yummy! And they cook fast. I use them as a side dish, or sometimes I add some chicken strips and honey teriaki marinade right at the end of cooking and eat them over brown rice as a stir fry.
Okay..here's my food from yesterday:
Breakfast:
1 whole egg (2 points, 70 calories)
Light, multgrain english muffin (1 point, 100 calories)
1 Turkey Sausage patty (1 point, 60 calories)
Lunch:
Morning Star Farms Garden Veggie Patty (2 points, 110 calories)
Lite wheat bun (1 point, 80 calories)
1 tsp. mustard (0, 0)
1 tbsp. ketchup (0 points, 15 calories)
1/2 cup lettuce (0 points, 5 calories)
1 slice tomatoe (0 points, 5 calories)
1 cup grapes (1 point, 90 calories)
Afternoon snack: None..got too busy cleaning the house and before I knew it, it was time to cook dinner.
Dinner:
7 oz. (weight with bone) chicken breast with skin (8 points, 392 calories)
1/2 cup couscous (2 points, 110 calories)
1 1/2 cups Mediterranean veggies (2 points, 75 calories)
Totals for Day: 20 points, 1,112 calories, 67.6 oz. water
But with this new line of thinking also comes worries. Like right now, I'm a bit apprehensive about this baby shower that I have to go to on Sunday. I'm co-hosting it with my Aunt and in going over the menu, I'm seeing less than healthy choices. There will be a cake of course. The rest of the menu consists of chicken wings, potatoe salad, pasta salad, Mexican dip and sub sandwiches. Usually I would be like "ok, i'll just take the day off from dieting." Not this time. Instead I'm planning ahead. I'm going to eat breakfast before hand and I'm going to show up with not only the pasta salad I agreed to bring, but also a healthy option like a tossed salad or a veggie tray. I'll eat light and go home and enjoy a good dinner. But this social event WAS a worry for me. It's one of those times you encounter while on your plan where you go "crap, how am I going to eat at that?" Just keep in mind that we always have choices. We can choose to give in because its easier, or we can choose to take the few extra steps to help us make better choices. I'll let you know on Monday how I did.
Okay..I had something else in mind for this post today but I got sidetracked so it will wait for tomorrow. Like I said my dinner was SPECTACULAR last night. I roasted a bone-in, with skin, chicken breast seasoned with Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. I paired it with roasted garlic and olive oil couscous and Mediterranean vegetables. Yes, I ate the skin on my chicken. I really prefer the bone in chicken for the flavor and if it fits into my day then I'm having it. I have been looking online to find accurate calorie information for the bone-in/with skin chicken. I found 2 sites today whose calorie counts were just about exactly the same so I'm using 56 calories per oz. If anyone knows that to be wrong, please let me know. I also don't understand if that's counting the bone in the weight or not. For now, until I find differently I will count the weight "with bone" and determine the calories that way. The Mediterranean veggies are a frozen mixture that we get from a home delivery food service. It consists of zuchinni, yellow squash, onions, peppers, carrots and green beans all seasoned and herbed up to be really yummy! And they cook fast. I use them as a side dish, or sometimes I add some chicken strips and honey teriaki marinade right at the end of cooking and eat them over brown rice as a stir fry.
Okay..here's my food from yesterday:
Breakfast:
1 whole egg (2 points, 70 calories)
Light, multgrain english muffin (1 point, 100 calories)
1 Turkey Sausage patty (1 point, 60 calories)
Lunch:
Morning Star Farms Garden Veggie Patty (2 points, 110 calories)
Lite wheat bun (1 point, 80 calories)
1 tsp. mustard (0, 0)
1 tbsp. ketchup (0 points, 15 calories)
1/2 cup lettuce (0 points, 5 calories)
1 slice tomatoe (0 points, 5 calories)
1 cup grapes (1 point, 90 calories)
Afternoon snack: None..got too busy cleaning the house and before I knew it, it was time to cook dinner.
Dinner:
7 oz. (weight with bone) chicken breast with skin (8 points, 392 calories)
1/2 cup couscous (2 points, 110 calories)
1 1/2 cups Mediterranean veggies (2 points, 75 calories)
Totals for Day: 20 points, 1,112 calories, 67.6 oz. water
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
My Tuesday
Had a good food day yesterday too. I forgot that once you get back on the plan, it becomes second nature. When I'm in the zone like this, I don't understand why all those other days where I started and failed by dinner time were so hard. I have been back on my plan for a week and 2 days and I'm finding that I'm right back into my old routine finally. And it feels good! It feels good to be able to go home after work and keep busy until dinner time rather than lay around thinking about everything I want to eat! I have been really busy lately since my daughter has gone back to college so I don't have time to lay around and dwell on food. I came in under points yesterday, partly because I was busy. When I got home from work, I did some chores around the house and watched a little tv then I had to run to town to meet my Aunt to order a cake for this weekend's baby shower. By the time I got home it was 7:00 and I hadn't eaten since lunch! I usually have an afternoon snack but I had a higher points breakfast and lunch and didn't want to leave myself without enough points for dinner and dessert so I just had a bottle of water with a Crystal Light Lemonade pack and that was fine. Then I met my Aunt and by the time I got home I was running late to eat dinner. I was having Turkey Taco Salad again with the leftover turkey meat from the night before, but I was cooking dinner for the hubby who was working out of town and was going to be late coming home. More about that in a minute. So, by the time I showered, started his dinner and sat down to eat that put my dinner at about 7:30. It filled me up so that I didn't even want a dessert or bedtime snack. That left me with 3 points unused for the day. I'll detail my points and calories below.
Now, back to hubby's dinner. I made him bbq pork chops, cheesy scalloped potatoes and lima beans/corn. And it didn't bother me ONE BIT! You know why? Well, the cheesy potatoes are one of his favs but I can take them or leave them so those didn't bother me. And the bbq chops? Well, if you have been reading, you will know that I was CRAVING a bbq pork chop the other day. Had I not handled that craving, it would've gotten out of control, and just cooking those chops last night would've led to an all out feast. Yes, I would've downed 2 of those chops, and a big helping of those cheesy potatoes that I can take or leave. LOL. But, when my craving hit the other day, I made myself a boneless chop, weighed it, measured out my sauce and counted the 8 points and 315 calories in my daily allowance. Craving gone, plan intact. Now, that's not to say that I handle it that way ALL the time. This is a new tactic that I am trying.. to take a craving and give in to it. Yes, I said it, on my weight loss blog, GIVE IN TO MY CRAVING. Not in the way that I used to, but in a new way. Not as in go off my plan for a day and eat my weight in bbq pork chops, but as in choose 1 lean cut pork chop, weigh it, count it, enjoy it, and move on. I did it and it worked. I don't know if I'll do it everytime or if it will work everytime but we'll see.
Okay..on to yesterday's food:
Breakfast:
1 serving of bite size frosted mini wheats (3 points, 200 calories)
1/2 cup 2% milk (2 points, 65 calories)
1 banana (2 points, 129 calories)
Lunch:
Lean Cuisine Spagheti with Meat Sauce (6 points, 300 calories)
Dinner:
Turkey Taco Salad (8 points, 324 calories)
This one has less points and calories than Monday's because I was out of cheese and used less ranch this time.
8 Multigrain Tostitos (3 points, 150 calories)
Dessert: None
Totals for Day: 24 points, 1,168 calories, 67.6 oz. water
I feel really successful right now. I'm proud of me. Not sure what's on the menu for dinner tonight..i'm thinking maybe chicken? I'll let you know tomorrow. Have a great afternoon and do something good for you.
I'll be doing something good for me,
Stacy
Now, back to hubby's dinner. I made him bbq pork chops, cheesy scalloped potatoes and lima beans/corn. And it didn't bother me ONE BIT! You know why? Well, the cheesy potatoes are one of his favs but I can take them or leave them so those didn't bother me. And the bbq chops? Well, if you have been reading, you will know that I was CRAVING a bbq pork chop the other day. Had I not handled that craving, it would've gotten out of control, and just cooking those chops last night would've led to an all out feast. Yes, I would've downed 2 of those chops, and a big helping of those cheesy potatoes that I can take or leave. LOL. But, when my craving hit the other day, I made myself a boneless chop, weighed it, measured out my sauce and counted the 8 points and 315 calories in my daily allowance. Craving gone, plan intact. Now, that's not to say that I handle it that way ALL the time. This is a new tactic that I am trying.. to take a craving and give in to it. Yes, I said it, on my weight loss blog, GIVE IN TO MY CRAVING. Not in the way that I used to, but in a new way. Not as in go off my plan for a day and eat my weight in bbq pork chops, but as in choose 1 lean cut pork chop, weigh it, count it, enjoy it, and move on. I did it and it worked. I don't know if I'll do it everytime or if it will work everytime but we'll see.
Okay..on to yesterday's food:
Breakfast:
1 serving of bite size frosted mini wheats (3 points, 200 calories)
1/2 cup 2% milk (2 points, 65 calories)
1 banana (2 points, 129 calories)
Lunch:
Lean Cuisine Spagheti with Meat Sauce (6 points, 300 calories)
Dinner:
Turkey Taco Salad (8 points, 324 calories)
This one has less points and calories than Monday's because I was out of cheese and used less ranch this time.
8 Multigrain Tostitos (3 points, 150 calories)
Dessert: None
Totals for Day: 24 points, 1,168 calories, 67.6 oz. water
I feel really successful right now. I'm proud of me. Not sure what's on the menu for dinner tonight..i'm thinking maybe chicken? I'll let you know tomorrow. Have a great afternoon and do something good for you.
I'll be doing something good for me,
Stacy
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Monday, August 23, 2010
Yes, I know it's Tuesday. But I will likely be posting my stuff a day late so I can include my total daily meals and water intake for the previous day. I had a good food day yesterday. I was really feeling good about myself after sticking to the plan so well over the weekend. YAY ME! I said that already I know but its worth saying again!
Yesterday I was craving a Turkey Taco Salad because I had made one last week and it was so yummy. If you want to know how its done, read my 8/18/10 post. So, I stopped by the grocery store for my ground turkey (had to go to 2 stores to find the all breast ground turkey) and I already had everything else at home. I LOVE this meal because its SO fast and easy. Dinner is ready in about 30 minutes and there's only one pan to clean! That's a bargain folks. And there is enough turkey taco meat left over for dinner tonight.
So, here's how I did with my food yesterday (Monday):
Breakfast: 1 whole egg fried with nonstick spray and 1 slice 2 % cheese on a multigrain english muffin (4 points, 215 calories)
Lunch: Morning Star Farms Garden Veggie Burger on a lite wheat bun with 1 tsp mustard, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1/2 cup shredded lettuce and 1 slice of tomatoe (3 points, 215 calories) and 1 cup grapes (1 point, 90 calories)
Afternoon Snack: none. I usually have one but I was really busy at home with chores and before I knew it, it was time to cook dinner.
Dinner: Turkey Taco Salad with 3 cups shredded lettuce, 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, 3 tbsp. Lite Ranch thinned with 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup salsa, 1/3 cup WW shredded Mexican cheese and 5 oz. of ground turkey breast seasoned with taco seasoning (11 points, 444 calories) and 8 multigrain Tostitos to scoop it up! (3 points, 150 calories)
Dessert: Sugar Free Double Chocolate Jello Pudding (1 point, 60 calories)
Totals for the day: 23 points, 1,174 calories and 67.6 oz. of water
Question: Does anyone know that best site online to get accurate calorie information for foods? I have a book from my PE class that lists some foods but I would like a more detailed list. I am trying to find the calories for bone-in, with the skin, chicken breasts. Email me at shauk10076@aol.com if you know of any good calorie web sites..Thanks
I'm off for now, my stomach is growling and lunchtime has gotten here faster than I thought! Have a great day, make yummy but healthy choices and enjoy your day doing you.
I'll be doing me,
Stacy
Yesterday I was craving a Turkey Taco Salad because I had made one last week and it was so yummy. If you want to know how its done, read my 8/18/10 post. So, I stopped by the grocery store for my ground turkey (had to go to 2 stores to find the all breast ground turkey) and I already had everything else at home. I LOVE this meal because its SO fast and easy. Dinner is ready in about 30 minutes and there's only one pan to clean! That's a bargain folks. And there is enough turkey taco meat left over for dinner tonight.
So, here's how I did with my food yesterday (Monday):
Breakfast: 1 whole egg fried with nonstick spray and 1 slice 2 % cheese on a multigrain english muffin (4 points, 215 calories)
Lunch: Morning Star Farms Garden Veggie Burger on a lite wheat bun with 1 tsp mustard, 1 tbsp ketchup, 1/2 cup shredded lettuce and 1 slice of tomatoe (3 points, 215 calories) and 1 cup grapes (1 point, 90 calories)
Afternoon Snack: none. I usually have one but I was really busy at home with chores and before I knew it, it was time to cook dinner.
Dinner: Turkey Taco Salad with 3 cups shredded lettuce, 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, 3 tbsp. Lite Ranch thinned with 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar, 1/4 cup salsa, 1/3 cup WW shredded Mexican cheese and 5 oz. of ground turkey breast seasoned with taco seasoning (11 points, 444 calories) and 8 multigrain Tostitos to scoop it up! (3 points, 150 calories)
Dessert: Sugar Free Double Chocolate Jello Pudding (1 point, 60 calories)
Totals for the day: 23 points, 1,174 calories and 67.6 oz. of water
Question: Does anyone know that best site online to get accurate calorie information for foods? I have a book from my PE class that lists some foods but I would like a more detailed list. I am trying to find the calories for bone-in, with the skin, chicken breasts. Email me at shauk10076@aol.com if you know of any good calorie web sites..Thanks
I'm off for now, my stomach is growling and lunchtime has gotten here faster than I thought! Have a great day, make yummy but healthy choices and enjoy your day doing you.
I'll be doing me,
Stacy
Monday, August 23, 2010
Weekend Catch Up
Whew! What a morning I have had. I have been so busy with work that I have just now (when its about 45 minutes until quitting time) had time to sit down and catch up my online stuff. Isn't it funny how we now have to fit another whole new set of tasks into our daily routine due to technology? I have to allot time in my day for reading and returning emails, checking my social networking sites, reading blogs, updating my blog, checking my favorite web sites, etc. It takes some time and makes me wonder what I did with the time BEFORE the internet??
Anyhow, this is my catching up the weekend post since I don't usually get online during the weekends. Reading my Thursday post, you will see that I had somewhat of a challenging weekend coming and I'm proud to say that I met that challenge head on and successfully stuck to my plan!
Friday was a challenge for me because the husband and I were moving our daughter back to college. Heather had requested that we take her to her favorite Mexican restaurant across campus for lunch. I relunctantly agreed because it was her day. I had looked up the menu online a few days before but unfortunately there was no nutrition information available. This immediately had me worried because I'm all or nothing with my diet and I feel like I'm cheating when I can't count my points. But, we went anyway and although I didn't count the points, I feel like I did well. That morning I had made myself a breakfast sandwich for the road as we were leaving really early. I made an egg and slice of 2% cheese on a multigrain english muffin for 4 points and 215 calories. I attempted to eat it while unloading the car and therefore didn't finish the whole thing. For lunch we went to the Mexican restaurant and I was awesome at saying no to the chip basket, allowing myself only ONE..yes I said it, only ONE chip with salsa and it didn't really even bother me. Then I ordered the combination plate which was 2 chicken soft tacos with rice and beans. I told the waitress to please leave the cheese off my tacos and the beans off my plate. Somehow this was translated to bring me an extra order of rice instead of beans so my plate arrived with 2 tacos and 2 heaping helpings of rice. The tacos were bigger than I had anticipated so I ate one whole taco with lettuce, tomatoe and salsa. Then I ate one bite of chicken out of the other taco and one of the helpings of rice. So, like I said, I felt a bit off because I couldn't accurately count the points, but I think I did well. In the past I would've probably said heck with it and just cheated for the day. Then I went home that night and had a small dinner of 1 roasted chicken drumstick, 1 cup carrots and 1/2 cup of corn/lima beans for a total meal of 7 points and 400 calories.
Saturday and Sunday could've been a challenge as well. It was just the husband and I which usually means lunch out or a big meal cooked at home. I didn't give in to temptation though! My weekends always throw me off of my routine and thus off of my eating and water drinking schedule. More about the water in a minute. But for the eating, during the week I get up about the same time, get ready for work and head out the door around 9:00 either eating my breakfast right before I go or in the car on the way..that puts breakfast around 8:45-9:15. Well on the weekends I have a late start and before I know it, its already 10-11 and I haven't eaten anything. So, this Saturday hubby and I were running errands and I knew that I wanted steak for dinner so I just had a hardboiled egg to get my body going. Then, we got home late for lunch and I didn't want anything too big so I had a cup of grapes and some tuna salad with Triscuits. Then for dinner, I was really proud of myself. I had been craving a steak and while hubby was having a big bone-in ribeye from the local butcher, I made myself a small 6 oz ranch steak with sauteed mushrooms, a small baked potatoe with WW cheese and fat free sour cream and a veggie! For dessert that night I had a Nature Valley granola thin and a sugar free pudding. My daily totals were 26 points and 1,356 calories.
Sunday is usually our cook a huge meal at home day but I stuck to my plan again! I had an egg, english muffin and patty of Turkey sausage for breakfast. For lunch I had a Smart Ones chicken ranchero mini wraps with 1 tbsp. Lite Ranch dressing to dip them in. I also cut up an apple but after a few bites it didn't taste right so I tossed it. For dinner I had a 9 oz. chicken breast bbq'd with 1 1/2 cups of squash, zuchinni and onions that I had sauteed. I know 9 oz. sounds like a big chicken breast..lol..but that is the weight with the bone and skin. It was a yummy dinner! For dessert I had a sugar free pudding and a banana. My daily totals were 27 points and I'm not sure about the calories b/c I don't know how to count the chicken breast with the bone. I was at 973 calories without the chicken and I'll have to work on finding an accurate calorie count for bone-in chicken.
Now, as I said I get off my regular routine on the weekends and that tends to affect my water intake as well. During the week, I have myself on a pretty normal schedule. I drink a bottle of water with my breakfast, another with my lunch, one at home with my afternoon snack and usually 1 or 2 more divided between dinner and dessert putting me at 4-5 per day for about 67-84 oz. per day. On the weekends I'm on the go so much that my meal times are off and I don't usually get in as much water. That's something that I need to work on, making my weekend routine more in line with my weekday routine.
Okay, well that was my weekend for you. I had a good weekend with my family and I stuck to my plan! I'm really proud of that achievement. I'm also proud that this made 1 full week of being back to sticking to the plan instead of on a day off a day like I have been lately. So, YAY ME! I did me this weekend and I did me well!
I'm off for now.. Monday's food info will be posted tomorrow..Have a great day, get a good start to your week and enjoy doing you.
I'll be doing me,
Stacy
Anyhow, this is my catching up the weekend post since I don't usually get online during the weekends. Reading my Thursday post, you will see that I had somewhat of a challenging weekend coming and I'm proud to say that I met that challenge head on and successfully stuck to my plan!
Friday was a challenge for me because the husband and I were moving our daughter back to college. Heather had requested that we take her to her favorite Mexican restaurant across campus for lunch. I relunctantly agreed because it was her day. I had looked up the menu online a few days before but unfortunately there was no nutrition information available. This immediately had me worried because I'm all or nothing with my diet and I feel like I'm cheating when I can't count my points. But, we went anyway and although I didn't count the points, I feel like I did well. That morning I had made myself a breakfast sandwich for the road as we were leaving really early. I made an egg and slice of 2% cheese on a multigrain english muffin for 4 points and 215 calories. I attempted to eat it while unloading the car and therefore didn't finish the whole thing. For lunch we went to the Mexican restaurant and I was awesome at saying no to the chip basket, allowing myself only ONE..yes I said it, only ONE chip with salsa and it didn't really even bother me. Then I ordered the combination plate which was 2 chicken soft tacos with rice and beans. I told the waitress to please leave the cheese off my tacos and the beans off my plate. Somehow this was translated to bring me an extra order of rice instead of beans so my plate arrived with 2 tacos and 2 heaping helpings of rice. The tacos were bigger than I had anticipated so I ate one whole taco with lettuce, tomatoe and salsa. Then I ate one bite of chicken out of the other taco and one of the helpings of rice. So, like I said, I felt a bit off because I couldn't accurately count the points, but I think I did well. In the past I would've probably said heck with it and just cheated for the day. Then I went home that night and had a small dinner of 1 roasted chicken drumstick, 1 cup carrots and 1/2 cup of corn/lima beans for a total meal of 7 points and 400 calories.
Saturday and Sunday could've been a challenge as well. It was just the husband and I which usually means lunch out or a big meal cooked at home. I didn't give in to temptation though! My weekends always throw me off of my routine and thus off of my eating and water drinking schedule. More about the water in a minute. But for the eating, during the week I get up about the same time, get ready for work and head out the door around 9:00 either eating my breakfast right before I go or in the car on the way..that puts breakfast around 8:45-9:15. Well on the weekends I have a late start and before I know it, its already 10-11 and I haven't eaten anything. So, this Saturday hubby and I were running errands and I knew that I wanted steak for dinner so I just had a hardboiled egg to get my body going. Then, we got home late for lunch and I didn't want anything too big so I had a cup of grapes and some tuna salad with Triscuits. Then for dinner, I was really proud of myself. I had been craving a steak and while hubby was having a big bone-in ribeye from the local butcher, I made myself a small 6 oz ranch steak with sauteed mushrooms, a small baked potatoe with WW cheese and fat free sour cream and a veggie! For dessert that night I had a Nature Valley granola thin and a sugar free pudding. My daily totals were 26 points and 1,356 calories.
Sunday is usually our cook a huge meal at home day but I stuck to my plan again! I had an egg, english muffin and patty of Turkey sausage for breakfast. For lunch I had a Smart Ones chicken ranchero mini wraps with 1 tbsp. Lite Ranch dressing to dip them in. I also cut up an apple but after a few bites it didn't taste right so I tossed it. For dinner I had a 9 oz. chicken breast bbq'd with 1 1/2 cups of squash, zuchinni and onions that I had sauteed. I know 9 oz. sounds like a big chicken breast..lol..but that is the weight with the bone and skin. It was a yummy dinner! For dessert I had a sugar free pudding and a banana. My daily totals were 27 points and I'm not sure about the calories b/c I don't know how to count the chicken breast with the bone. I was at 973 calories without the chicken and I'll have to work on finding an accurate calorie count for bone-in chicken.
Now, as I said I get off my regular routine on the weekends and that tends to affect my water intake as well. During the week, I have myself on a pretty normal schedule. I drink a bottle of water with my breakfast, another with my lunch, one at home with my afternoon snack and usually 1 or 2 more divided between dinner and dessert putting me at 4-5 per day for about 67-84 oz. per day. On the weekends I'm on the go so much that my meal times are off and I don't usually get in as much water. That's something that I need to work on, making my weekend routine more in line with my weekday routine.
Okay, well that was my weekend for you. I had a good weekend with my family and I stuck to my plan! I'm really proud of that achievement. I'm also proud that this made 1 full week of being back to sticking to the plan instead of on a day off a day like I have been lately. So, YAY ME! I did me this weekend and I did me well!
I'm off for now.. Monday's food info will be posted tomorrow..Have a great day, get a good start to your week and enjoy doing you.
I'll be doing me,
Stacy
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