Amanda's Menu Planning Spectacular!

[septbride2002]

Good Morning to all my Wish Buddies! And Susan LOL! Last night we had our BBQ at our neighbors and it was a BLAST! My cheeks hurt from laughing so hard. My Neighbor, Susan, is also on the DIS and told me last night she was "stalking" my journal! LOL! So everyone needs to encourage Susan to actually POST! She can be a fellow !

We did a little bit of planning for the marathon in January and also for the cruise next May last night. It is so cool to be going to Disney with actual people we know!

I'm still techincally "off" this weekend because I am trying to clear out all the junk food in my house - I don't know how that got here So here is my Non-Plan for the day.

B: 1 Krispy Kreme doughnut
L: ??? I may do Tuna Salad
D: Bratwurst and Mac and Cheese
S: Fresh Fruit!

DH and I did some landscaping this weekend so I havne't been sitting on my butt the entire weekend. And tonight we are going to go for a walk/run.

~Amanda

 

[septbride2002]

Good Morning! It is time to start fresh! I've been slacking for the last month and a half. Thankfully I've maintained (or at least been close to maintaining) during this time - but it is time to get serious again.

GOALS:
1. Lose 5 lbs this month from the 153 mark (current weigh in is 155 but I know some of that is water).

2. Exercise - we've been having really bad T-storms here in the midwest that has disrupted our running cycle. If we are having storms on a night we are suppose to run then I need to do some other sort of exercise.

3. Alternate 30 and 55 carb days. Time to get back into following a real plan. No more junk food!

4. Vitamins and Water!

5. Be 100% Cheat Free for the month. Now I know alot of you just went but the truth is that I am feeling inspired by ZerasPride and I want to try to go 30 days cheat free. Being cheat free only applys to food, vitamins, and water. There is no way I can exercise everyday.

Okay so I think that is enough goals for the month. I don't want to have to much to focus on. The Cheat Free Bear will be coming back tonight and I am moving onward and downward.

Plan for today:
B: Protein Bar - 4 carbs
L: Tuna Salad - 3 carbs
S: Celery w/ Cream Cheese - 2 carbs
D: Marinated Chicken Breast (2), Mushrooms and Zuccini (3 carbs) - 5 carbs
S: Sugar Free Jello and Cool Whip - 2 carbs

Total: 16 carbs which is way under the 30 carb count so I may changed my lunch for something in higher carb category. I need to go through my fridge and see what is in there.

Also tonight I am going to make breakfast muffins to take to work so that I am not always eating protein bars.

Okay - so I'm off - wish me luck my fellow !

~Amanda

PS. Hi Susan!

 

[Strings]

Hey Amanda,

Your goals look awesome. I never thought about alternating low/higher carbs. A lc Wendie plan. Interesting. I may have to try that sometime. You eating plan for the day sounds yummy. I hope you have a great Tuesday.\
Beth

 

[DoeWDW]

Hi Amanda and hi Susan!!

Amanda you sound like you're ready to get back to basics - good for you! I like your goals!

and

 

[septbride2002]

I changed my lunch menu because I am extra hungry today since I've had such a high carb weekend. So Lunch was 2 eggs, salsa, cheese, and sour cream - 5 carbs.

Thanks Beth and Doe!

~Amanda

 

[septbride2002]

Recap for yesterday:
B: Protein Bar - 4 carbs
L: Eggs - 5 carbs
D: Chicken Breast and Mushrooms - 5 carbs
S: Sugar Free Jello and Whip Cream - 2 carbs
S: Toppings from one slice of pizza (3 carbs)

19 carbs total
Water - 5 cups (not great but not bad for me either)
Vitamins - done!

Welcome Back Cheat Free Bear!

I'm feeling good again today. I am starting to remeber though that when you cut the carbs you do tend to get a little sleepy. But I've got my handy enery drinks and I am going to treat myself to a coffee later since it is a higher carb day.

Plan:
B: Protein Bar (never did get around to making my muffins) - 4 carbs
S: Coffee - 5 carbs
L: Left over Chicken Breast (3 carbs), Veggies (2-3 carbs)
D: ??It might be everyone fend for themselves night which means I'll be having Tuna Salad and crackers (2 carbs for tuna) (10 carbs for crackers) if not it will either be hotdogs or leftover bratwurst.

Exercise: We are going to walk tonight - if we do not do that then I'll be doing The Firm!

Water: Goal today is more then 5 cups (building off from yesterday)

Vitamins - ready to be taken with lunch

I managed to flush about a pound out of my system last night. Official Weight is 154

~Amanda

PS> Susan! Post Dang it!

 

[GrumpyGirl77]

Hi Amanda! Yes, I am still stalking!

Talk to you later!
Susan

 

[septbride2002]

She Posted!

So far so good today! Got 5 cups of water down so I'll certainly go over the goal of more then 5 cups.

~Amanda

 

[LittleMissMickey]

Your days look great! I am not doing LC, but I AM doing eating healthy/sensibly and training for the half marathon, too! Keep up the really great work! I just started a cheat free bear, too, so let's work really hard to keep them ALL MONTH LONG! Mine applies to exercise, too, but that's just because I have a daily routine that I'm trying to follow. So, that's our challenge! Let's keep our bears! (Did you know that anything you do consistently for 21 days become a habit? One month...that's longer than 21 days!)

Keep it up!
Ashley

 

[septbride2002]

Good Evening! Well DH and I did manage to get our walk in - I had 7 cups of water and my menu looked like this:

B: 4 carbs S: 5 carbs L: 5 carbs, D: 4 carbs, S: 2 carbs = 20 carbs for the day! And it was suppose to be a higher carb day! LOL! I'm going to roll over my bear and then read a book. It feels good to have the bear back!

If any of you are going to be purchasing Disney Summer clothes they are having a sale at the Disney Store onlline. We bought 7 adult items today for $80.00! Plus any order over $75 gets free shipping! If you register at Disney.com you can type in a special savings code of SUMMERFUN2004 and save an extra 10%. DH and I bought lots of outfits for our cruise!

~Amanda

 

[septbride2002]

Good Morning! I just love a good Whoosh! don't you? This morning the scale blessed me with a 152 and I've been visiting the bathroom about every 40 minutes.

Please see previous post for yesterdays recap.

Plan today:
B: Protein Shake - 2 carbs ( I was running really late this morning)
L: I'm thinking Eggs and cheese or lunch meat and cheese it will all depend. Either way 5 carbs max
D: I'm not sure what we are in the mood for. I might get out some hamburger and make tacos for DH and make myself some fajitas (no tortilla). Actually that sounds pretty perfect so I guess that is what we will do!

I'm in the mood to do The Firm today (well at least for the moment) - I think I'll try my tape with Allie (I can't remember the name) tonight.

Water - more then 7 cups
Vitamins - ready to be taken at lunch

~Amanda

 

[Strings]

Here's an extra amanda,

I saw your post on the main board. You will make it through cheat free. I know it. You are doing great with your meals. Have fun exercising.

Thanks for the heads up on the Disney sale. I picked up a few things for myself and Katie.

Have a good one,
Cookie resistant
Beth

 

[DoeWDW]

Glad to hear the scale is heading in the right direction - always a great feeling!

Fajitas - yum!! What's the difference between a fajita & a taco? Is it only a soft tortilla for the fajita vs. a hard shell for a taco?? I need to be educated on mexican food!!

Have a day!!

 

[septbride2002]

Actually we ended up not making tacos and fajitas because I was to tired when I got home from work. Applebees carside to go is a life saver sometimes. DH got a cheeseburger and I got a Santa Fe Chicken Salad.

Okay the difference between a taco and a fajita:

Tacos are typically made with hamburger meat in taco sauce or seasonings and are in a hard shelll although you can also put them in soft shells. Toppings include cheese, sourcream, and refried beans (if you are my dh).

Fajitas are made with grilled steak or chicken with fajita seasonings. The meat is grilled with green peppers and onions. Then you load it all into a tortilla wrap - or in my case you just put it in a bowl. Toppins are sour cream, cheese, and salsa.

So there ya go! breakdown today:
B-2, L-5,S-2, D-10, s-2 = 21 carbs for today.

 

[lulu201]

Good Friday Morning, Amanda! I hope you have a great day and a wonderful weekend. Train hard, eat healthy, and keep that positive attitude!

Erin

 

[DoeWDW]

Amanda, thanks for the clarification! I'm learning things! Now I'm hungry for mexican food - YUM!

I hope you have a day! I'm thinking of you and I'll be wearing my pink hat sometime this weekend - I've got to start walking again!

 

[septbride2002]

Good Morning! For whatever reason I'm a little bloated this morning. Maybe from the ingredients in the salad last night....hmm...

Plan for today:
B: Chocolate Mint Protein Bar -4
L: Subway turkey and ham low carb wrap (yummy) - 10
D: 2 Hotdogs w/cheese & mustard and some celery sticks - ?

We are going to a family birthday party tonight - fortunantly I'm not a big cake eater so I should have no problem avoiding the sweets. The bad thing is that my cousin pops fresh, real, popcorn and it is scrumptious.

This weekend we have some plans but for the most part it should be quite. Tomorrow night we are suppose to be going out with some friends for dinner, not sure where yet and hopefully nothing to expensive. Sunday will be nice and quite - DH will be doing yard work and I'll be cleaning the house and doing laundry.

~Amanda

 

[DoeWDW]

Amanda, if you want some of that yummy popcorn, then plan for it! Make sure you eat lots of good protein and don't start on the popcorn until you're FULL of healthy food. Enjoy a handful or two guiltfree! All that protein will keep the popcorn from spiking your insulin and you should be just fine.

Have a great time!

 

[Strings]

Hi Amanda,

Have a great time at the birthday party. The popcorn does sound yummy. Good Luck!
Beth

 

[wilderness01]

That popcorn sounds yummy! I don't know if eating the veggies instead of that would cut it for me. I might have to give in and have some nibbles! Have a good time at the party. Is it a birthday party for a little one? It is always so fun to see their reaction to their big day.