I'm back at work today with a bit of time between each class, so I think I'll be able to get caught up fully today!! I'll be replying in bits and bites like I did yesterday. It works better for me here.
Inspirational Quote 6/7/11
Life isn't about finding yourself, It's about creating yourself
Are you creating the person you want to be?
I hope so.... but I think my DH wishes I was creating the WIFE he wants me to be!
I don't know if it is him or me or both or just us being busy, but we have been crabbing at each other endlessly for days now. It is SO stressful. But it will pass eventually, I'm sure.
Busy day today so I won't be around much.
Don't forget your organization challenges today!! If DH ever gets out of bed, I'll make it. LOL
But it sure was nice getting up to a clean sink this morning, which reminds me I need to start the dishwasher. I didn't want to start it while the game was on last night.
I will be posting the next challenge early because it's going to take some prep work ahead of time.
I've kept up well with the dishes. Emptied the d/w at 7am this morning, did two loads of laundry and got them both on the clothesline before I left at 7:30am too!
But like you said, I couldn't make the bed as it was still occupied!
I'll make it tonight..... I can't stand going to bed in an unmade bed!
I really like cooked brocoli and I really enjoy asparagus but I never buy it because I don't know how to cook it. Maybe I will try that next time I go to the store.
I am planning on a walk with coworkers at lunch and then my WW meeting tonight. I looked at the scale this morning (I am a daily weigher) and I hate when it goes in the opposite direction my actions indicate. I worked out well and ate well yesterday and my number went up! Why does it do that. So frustrating. So now it looks like I have only lost about a lb and a half since my last ww weigh in and at this stage (having just started back on program) that is unusual. Usually I have some really good numbers the first few weeks. Maybe it's the stress. I don't know. Still, frustrating. GRRRR.
SarahMay
Is there a reason that you need to weigh yourself every day? If it is too frustrating, maybe you should think about letting your weekly weigh-in at WW be it for the week.
I second (or third) the folks who suggested you roast your asparagus. Steamed is okay too, but grilled or roasted are preferrable in my mind.
I just made a fun dish Sunday night: In a pan: diced red onion, chopped red bell pepper, fresh spinach, a can of spicy diced tomatoes, and a can of chick peas. Ok, the chick peas are not a veggie, but the entire dish was really yummy!
That sounds delicious! I love chick peas. I think I'll try this recipe this week after I hit the grocery store!
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I am sooo looking forward to my 3 day weekend....granted it is only Tuesday! Great eating day yesterday and exercise day! I'm doing well with my g-f menu too! Hard boiled egg and brown rice cereal with skim milk, lara bar, salad with carrots and chick peas and oil and vin dressing, lara bar before my walk. Dinner was great too (see below!)
Since my work out friend bailed AGAIN
I asked my mom and dad to go with me for a walk. Mom and I have done over 3 miles before but this was a first for dad! It was hot and just a slight breeze so dad made it to 2 miles and mom and I completed 3.35 miles. When we got home dad had made turkey burgers with shallots and Mrs. Dash (no bun), brown rice, and was beginning our salads. My parents usually eat pretty healthy since my dad was diagnosed with diabetes and prostrate cancer (it's actually pre-cancer so no radiation is needed). They are so supportive of my g-f diet and have really begun to read all the labels in the house so they know what I can eat. With their support, I know I will be able to have an enjoyable week at the beach with the family
Glad they are supportive and eating healthy for themselves too!
I'm bored out of my skull today at work!! Last day of exams today and the official last day for the underclassmen tomorrow. Beach on Thursday with the Student COuncil and Friday off! I just need to get through today and tomorrow!! I'm taking today off ffrom walking since we have out end of the year dinner tonight....as long as I can figure out what I can eat!
Make great choices today and get those water points in!! I'm off to the water cooler!
I love learning new things about the space program. My Grampa was an engineer at Johnson Space Center back in the 60s and I have some of his papers and other documents about the Gemini and Apollo missions. He passed away about 15 years ago when I was 22. When I was a child, Grampa was... "inaccessible". Or, at least, he seemed to be. As a young adult, I wish I had thought to talk more with him, but I guess I was a bit consumed with finishing college, starting my career and planning my wedding all at the same time. Although I do know some of the technology that he developed, I like to watch Apollo 13 and the HBO "From the Earth to the Moon" series and imagine how he may have been involved in each event that is portrayed.
That is SO COOL! My DGrandfather loved everything about the space program from the beginning. He actually made it to FL to see several of the Gemini and Apollo missions take off. He had some cool souvenirs from those around the house for years.... I wonder what happened to them?? My Grandfather was a self-taught man. I think he could have been a brilliant engineer or something like that if he was allowed to get an education. He lived with his Uncle during his teen years and was forced to quit school at about 8th grade to get a job. He always regretted that he wasn't better educated.
I wonder if you could google some information about your grandfather's career with the space program??
This time of year, I really enjoy squash and zucchini from the farmer's market. I found this recipe for
Summer Squash & White Bean Saute last summer and I still really enjoy it.
That sonds good too! I love beans!
PJILLA -- You always know the right thing to say to put a smile on my face. Thank you.
Awww.... you're welcome!
QOTD Tuesd
ay, June 7
What is your favorite vegetable/vegetable dish?
Fave veggie: green beans
Fave veggie dish: green bean casserole: green beans, cream of mushroom soup, hamburger, and layer of mashed potatoes over the top, YUMMM.. making it for dinner later this week.
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Well today is starting off well! I got up at a decent hour (I'm a night owl so I hardly ever see the morning hours unless I have a reason to be up early).
I got up, got dressed, made my bed
banana
, and booted up the computer. While computer was booting gave Alan a call to see how things were going at the shop. I ate some breakfast (wheat bagel with tbsp of cream cheese) and now am working on my protein shake. I took out the hamburger for hamburger helper and now I'm lounging til I have to leave for my training session at 2pm.
After my session I'm coming home, eating a late lunch, folding more laundry, calling the vet, and then vacuuming.
I don't remember if I had shared this on the thread or not (my memory isn't as good as it used to be) but I scheduled a trip to Disney in January during marathon weekend. I am hoping to walk/run the 5K. Well Alan can't make the trip & best friend can't get the time off from work so I'm taking my very first
SOLO trip to Disney!
When I had mentioned to Alan that I had already bought my plane ticket and got my room booked through DVC he was shocked
. I honestly think he thought I was kidding when I said I was going by myself. His first question, "Honey, how are you going to get around the park without me? You won't use an electric wheelchair." Well, just cause I'm at Disney World doesn't mean I have to go to the parks. I can kick back and relax at the resort.
I told him, "Watch out, I could thoroughly enjoy this and just start going to Disney alone, without you."
. Watch, the closer it gets to January the more he will whine that "Oh but I wanna go with you".
I've always wanted to go to WDW solo, but Buffy claims it isn't all it is cracked up to be. She did some solo touring in April when she was there with her DH.... you might want to ask her for some suggestions.
Favorite veggie, hmm...I love all kinds of veggies, and I'm actually growing some right now! I've never had a garden before and this is my first year being successful (with just about anything, really, lol) I have some squash, tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers growing right now. Nothing is really big enough to "harvest" yet, but they're getting there! My favorite way to prepare veggies is on grill skewers, I love it!
For the first time ever, I really think I am. I've been taking this seriously for a while now, and I'm really proud of myself for doing this for me, not for a boyfriend, not for a swimsuit hanging on my closet door, but for
me. I'm finding out a lot about myself as I create myself and I like what I'm discovering
And ultimately YOU are the person you SHOULD be doing it for! I'm so pleased to hear that you LIKE the person you are creating!
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Good Afternoon!
I've tried to be good this week, and I think I've been pretty good so far. I've been drinking so much water I feel like
Ariel 
and I've been trying to work out as much as I can. I didn't really work out yesterday, so I'm disappointed about that. I will definitely be walking AND doing a Pilates workout today, I cannot excuse myself from it. I do always feel better afterward, so that will motivate me to get that post-workout "high", haha. I am nervous about dinner tonight though. Like bellebookworm and trinaweena (I think that's their DisNames, I can't remember their real names, sorry!!) I live with people who don't share the same ideals I do about being healthy, and it's not helpful at all. Tonight is Mexican food, so that means sour cream, flour tortillas, and unhealthy choices. It's so frustrating to have to live with what I have, wishing I had more control over the situation. But at the same time, it's teaching me self-control in a way: I
know I have a big tendency to overeat, especially Mexican food, but I am going to have to learn how to control myself and limit it to one taco or small burrito and have more veggies and less fattening condiments.
Wish me luck!
I know it has already been mentioned, but I think it bears repeating. Many, many high calorie meals, including taco night, can be turned into lower calorie salads! A regular taco shell is onlyl 1 Point on WW. I heap my plate with spinach and lettuce and tomato (and whatever veggies are handy).... add a few TB of the taco meat (only if I made it myself so I can be assured it is low fat), about a 1/4 of fat free refried beans, a crushed taco shell, and maybe a few TB of lowfat shredded cheddar (if I have the calories to spare). I top it with my own concotion I use specifically for taco salads.... 1 TB. of Bolthouse Farms creamy yogurt blue cheese dressing mixed with 3 TB of mild salsa. It adds just enough creaminess that I don't miss the sour cream. If it is available and I have the calories to spare, I might also add a half of a 100 calorie pack of Wholly Guacamole... that stuff is SUPER yummy.
THe other night I made a chicken dish with onions, peppers, and a can of diced tomatoes. It was delicious... but I also roasted some eggplant and when I served myself I put the eggplant on the plate and dumped my portion of the main dish on top of it. It added lots of volume for very few calories.
I rarely eat "real" pasta any more. When it is spaghetti night for the family, I steam cauliflower for myself and the pasta sauce goes on top of the cauliflower. It is really delicious. I usually DO NOT serve meatballs as I hate to make them and the store bought ones are crazy caloric. But I will make organic chicken sausage occasionally or soy sausage. I used to use Gardenburger meatballs, but I haven't been able to find them for ages.
Sorry.... we were talking about salad and I got rambling! I guess I'm just throwing out suggestions of how to change up a "normal" meal to make it lighter. HTH.
The brand is Erewhon and I usually get them at Stop and SHop. I also just found that Kelloggs is making Gluten Free Rice Krispies!! I have yet to see them stores but I will be ordering them from amazon.com - 4 12oz boxes for 15.90 plus 10% off with the coupon code
The Erewhon ones come in cocoa as well!
Thanks. I'll check for them tonight. I don't believe I've ever seen that brand at Shaw's, but I could check Hannaford and Stop and Shop too.
Im so behind with replies but i dont want to play catch up at the moment so i'll just get to replies later. I've been pretty good so far today. Did Day 3 of Week 1 for C25K and can i just say i'm REALLY LOVING running. I know couch 2 5k only says to do it every other day but i want to run EVERY DAY if i can find the time! One thing that has really helped me was to make a playlist of motivational upbeat songs that help me get through my run! Id love to share my playlist with you guys if anyones interested! I also did Day 8 of 30 day shred as soon as i got back from my run just to get it out of the way and i was already in my work our clothes!
As a reward for my hardwork I let myself step on the scale even though i only want to weigh in once a week but i really wanted to know if this hard work was getting me anywhere...
I'm pleased to report that I have lost 3lbs since friday!!!!!!
it might not seem like much but thats the first time ive seen my weight go down in months!
Food wise ive been pretty good so far. My mom got me some healthy choice soups (tomato basil and country vegetable) that are 100 calories each and they are tasty and great for lunch! I also had my special K for breakfast and im going to be asking my mom to get me some special k protein bars and protein shakes to replace some meals this week.
Later might be difficult, my boyfriend and I are celebrating our 3 year anniversary and we are going to olive garden for dinner and then a movie. I really want to get something tasty but good for me i know its going to be rough! But i will try to keep the portions small. I also sent the boyfriend on a hunt for some "low calorie candy" for me to snack on, lets see what he comes back with!
QOTD I like a lot of veggies. Green beans would be my fav, but i would also do anything for cauliflower. Turnips, squash, broccoli, asparagus, (does mushrooms count cause i would put mushrooms in anything, and SPINACH!! i try to have at least 3 servings of spinach a day thats how much i like it. My favorite dish? I like many others love green bean caserol, but its not very healthy is it? I also make pizza with tomatoes, spinach, garlic, mushrooms, and feta cheese that i love!
Question for all you folks, what are some healthy snacks that you favor? My mom asked me for my grocery list. I usually stick to grapes, carrots, and tlc crakers with hummus, would love to get some new ideas!
And for those who asked the program i use to count calories on my phone is myfitnesspal. Its wonderful!
Trina
Olive Garden is a VERY hard restaurant to stay OP at. First I have to tell myself that I will NOT eat a single breadstick (although they don't tempt me very much). Then I have to remember to order a separate bowl of salad without dressing for myself. Then I mix a bit of my plain salad with a bit of the dressed salad that the others have... still tasty, but much less dressing overall for me. They will bring dressing on the side for you too, if you ask.
Just remember when checking the calories online for OG and many other restaurants.... their dishes usually contain 2-3 servings!!! So plan accordingly!
AWESOME!! you will have a great time! and i think doing the 5k is the PERFECT reason to go on a solo trip! my first solo trip was this past february for the princess half. let me tell you, it was awesome! sure, it was only friday-sunday but i really enjoyed myself. plus, there are so many people who are there for the same reason you are that you'll have plenty to chit chat about! i'm sure there will be a DIS meet-up at some point too! good luck to you!
i didn't think you could find out til like 18 weeks or so but the ultrasound tech told me a couple weeks ago that 15 weeks is the earliest. i'm 15 1/2 weeks preggo now so hopefully we'll be able to tell.
before i was pregnant with my first i thought that i would never find out gender. and we even told people we weren't finding out! then of course at the big ultrasound when they asked if we wanted to know gender i spit out YES!!! before i even had a chance to realize what i said. haha. i'm finding out again because i'm a control freak and like to know everything!
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left my house at 7:15 this morning to make it downtown for my 8am appt. i had planned on stopping in a deli and getting a roll or something for thomas before the appt. well of course there was some crazy accident on the george washington bridge and the traffic was backed up all the way into the bronx! gah! took me an hour and 15 min to get there. so, i was 30 min late but thought i got a legit spot on the street so i felt ok. we waited forever and once i saw the doctor he was maybe in there for 3 minutes. "how are you feeling?" "fine" "is your stomach better after that bad c.diff?" "yeah, totally fine." "any questions?" "nope, not really. i'm a little crampy but i think that's normal." "oh yes, totally normal. let's listen to the heartbeat."
thumpity thumpity thumpity "sounds great! now i'll have the nurse come in to take blood for the blah blah blah test. see you in a few weeks"
since i had my FREE spot on the street i thought it'd be fun to get a second breakfast with thomas. egg whites, mushroom, avocado and cheddar omelet with two pieces of wheat toast and a bite of potatoes. delish!
head back to the car.... TICKET!!! WHAT THE???? looked around for a sign and don't you know some stupid street cleaning sign is there hiding behind a tree. $45. um, yeah, i'm not telling DH. thank you personal credit card! i'm annoyed though because i really looked around and the doorman in the building right there could have opened his stupid mouth and told me!
so, it's 2pm now and thomas is up from his lame excuse for a nap. i'm exhausted...and hot. i should do something with him...but i'm feeling so lazy.
tomorrow i have to haul my butt back downtown to the hospital for the ultrasound. probably find out the sex! i think they are having me in for one at 15 weeks since we had some issues while i was pregnant with thomas.
i'm making enchilada casserole tonight from a recipe i found on spark people. really don't want to turn on the oven but i have all the ingredients for it and it only needs to be on for about 35 min. better do it today before it's 95 here tomorrow!
QOTD: i think my favorite vegetable is fresh green beans. or maybe mushrooms? or spinach? dunno! i really enjoy veggies! favorite veggie dishes are ones that aren't good for you. i love eggplant parm. or stuffed mushrooms!
you know, i really love salads but really only if someone else makes them. weird, right? there was a lunch place by my office that had a salad bar. you'd tell the guy all the stuff you wanted in it and then he'd toss it all up with the dressing. mmmm...i could go for one of those right now. used to have one almost every day when i was pg with thomas. but at almost $10 a pop those days are over!
I agree about salads made by others! Why is it so much more appealing? I swear I could have the exact same ingredients at home and it wouldn't taste the same!
Umm.... speaking of tickets, did I happen to mention the speeding ticket I got at Disney last month???
Talk about killing the "magic".
I hate bad days when you want to emotionally eat! I've had one of those days - already over 1000 calories. Car broke down AGAIN - had to wait for DH to come fix it. He loves the car - I hate it - only because I'm always the one driving when it breaks down! So, I was really wanting to break down and have a chocolate caramel shake because I was so hot sitting in a black car, that the drivers window only rolls down 3 inches because DH hasn't fixed that yet either! So I yelled at him!
I didn't have the shake but I ate 2 protein bars - so that was an extra 400 calories. Then yes - I'm still feeling bad for breaking down and eating just because I was upset and not because I needed the food!
Sorry for the rant! Thanks for listening!
Favorite veggie - that's a toss up - hubby would say it's broccoli since I fix it all of the time. I think my favorite is asparagus - grilled or steamed with sea salt and coarse ground pepper. YUM! I also love mushrooms and this time of year home-grown tomatoes.
On the bright side I've already finished my 66 oz. of water for the day!
Angie
Honestly... it doesn't sounds like you blew it too much. And the most important part is that you are AWARE of WHY you ate it.... and next time you might think about it further and only eat ONE protein bar.... or none! We need to take more time getting into our own heads when we are eating for emotional reasons.
When I was peeved at DH last night I SO could have eaten a big ice cream or chocolate bar or something crazy like that (thank GOD I was in the car with no food available!). But I KNEW that I wasn't really hungry and I knew that the food wouldn't resolve the problem and that I would only regret it in the long run. But it has taken a LONG TIME to learn how to handle these feelings. I settled for an iced coffee and let it go at that.
Try a taco salad. Take a cruchy taco shell and break it in pieces, make sure you can see them on the sides of the plate (it's a psych thing!), then load up with tons of lettuce and tomatoes and green onions, etc. Add about 3 oz of taco meat, sprinkled all over the salad so the salad picks up the flavor, one scoop of fat-free sour cream, to make it look pretty, a scoop of fat-free refried beans, and a scoop of guacamole. Instead of salad dressing, try fresh salsa (chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, salt to taste) Give it all a stir and it's pretty good, and you can use the shell to scoop up the beans and guacamole. The beans add so much depth! (And yes you can add shredded cheese if you can "afford" it... I just don't so I can have more yummy beans)
Glad to hear another taco salad lover!
I love cucumbers. Salad is pretty good too. I will also eat green beans, carrots, and celery.
Yes, I do live with Mom at least for the summer. When my job starts up in July I plan to buy my own groceries but my job at school ended in May and so I don't have any grocery money right now. I did convince her to buy some healthier groceries the other day, so that's good. I'm making a grocery list tomorrow to make some meals.
It definitely makes it tough when you have to rely on getting your groceries from another person. Could you give her a short list of just a few vital things that you reallly need.... like fresh veggies and fruit? Can you find ways to work around the meals that are prepared for you.... like eliminating the white pasta or white potatoes or white bread?
I'm definitely going to do that from now on. I don't get out much so I don't really think about bringing food with me. I also think I'm going to stop going out to eat with them every Sunday because I just end up with a headache anyway.
It was just especially frustrating because Mom knows what that feels like and made it seem like it was my fault for "being on a different eating schedule than the rest of them".
I have not checked out that thread but I will head over there later! Thanks for the advice!
Glad to be of some help.
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Today has been very difficult. Last night I barely slept. A few days ago I woke up with seven bug bites on my arm that have been super itchy. So last night Mom does some Google searching and determines that they are possibly bed bug bites.
So of course all night I kept imagining things crawling on me. Then there was a thunderstorm early this morning and the dog was in my room freaking out.
Today was also an emotionally challenging day. Last summer I had the best job ever as an Orientation Advisor at school. For some reason that I still can't figure out (though I strongly suspect it's because I won't go out and drink with the rest of them on their nights off) I was not rehired. I was devastated. But today was the first day that it started up for this summer and I have a bunch of friends who were hired. I keep reading their stuff on Facebook about how excited they are. I think I'm going to temporarily hide a bunch of them or delete them so I don't have to be sad/hurt/jealous all summer.
I did go out and do some yardwork (raking up last night's grass
) and I'm going to do some C25K on the treadmill shortly. I'm working on the water. I also did the dishes today. I did eat some healthy stuff: a ham and swiss sandwich with mustard, some watermelon, half a steak for dinner and a salad. But I ate other stuff too, mostly it was just that my portions were much too much. But I know the exercising will make me feel better, so off I go!
So sorry about the job situation. I agree... try to find a way not to torture yourself about it over the summer and avoid the chit-chat on FB.
Yardwork is GREAT exercise!
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Nearly caught up!..............P
Everybody have an early night and get your rest! 
I fell asleep early last night and slept until 730 with no interruptions and boy do I feel good today!
I love Cake Boss!!!! We got a cake from there for my uncles bday last year and oh my was it worth every bite.
I cant believe how much better I am already feeling after 48 hours on plan. I hope I am over the hump because the past two days I have had a headache and felt like an addict off of their drugs.....well I can imagine what that feels like (for the record never did drugs)
dear Maria! 
), but never found Micheal Phelps. (Although she has since met him.... but that is another story.) I'll have to be sure to show her your picture!
I'm kind of bummed. I need to find the time to investigate the new pool and area and see what kind of alternative plan I can come up with. There is NOT a track at this new location, so I may have to resort to sidewalk running.
