Laur's Gettin' it OFF For Good Journal!!

[Cruise04]

You are doing very well. You got off the wagon and got right back on and figured out what worked best for you. Good job!!!!! And I'm needing to stay off the scale more too - I'm just trying to psych myself into really not getting on it - I know harder than it seems!!!!!!

Keep up the good work - you're doing great!
Keep on
Chris

 

[Aurora borealis]

Ok, most of yesterday was great - but I did eat some bite size peanut butter and jelly bars I'd made over the weekend (made them for a party, there were leftovers! eek). I told dh to get them out of the house! I am SO weak when it comes to stuff like that... Well, he forgot to take them to work and I ended up eating them. Grrr... I get so mad at myself. Anyway, I think he forgot them today again, so I'm just going to throw them out when I get home. No more temptation! Without them in the house I wouldn't have had a choice. Ok, I'm going to stop beating myself up now. The rest of my eating was great and I got all my water in. I didn't, however, get my workout in. I had horrendous cramps (sorry, tmi) and couldn't even get up, let alone run or something... Anyway, I will get my 2nd workout in tonight, I swear!! I think I need to hire someone to follow me around all day and tell me what I can and can't eat and make me workout. Wouldn't life be grand??

I'm going to change my format with what I eat a little - instead of "pre" posting my menu here in the morning, I'll what what I actually ate the next day. Then I don't have to backtrack and edit my post the next day... So on that note - here's what I ate yesterday! Try not to cry...

B) 1 Blue Bunny vanilla low-carb yogurt
S) 1/4 cup leftover rosemary garlic smashed cauliflower; 1/2 rye bran crisp w/ 1T sour cream and chive dip
L) 1 bowl leftover turkey chili w/ 1 oz cheddar cheese; 1 peanut butter and jelly bar
S) 1 peanut butter and jelly bar
D) small burger made from 90% lean grnd beef (less than 1/4 lb) w/ 3/4 oz Swiss cheese, sauteed mushrooms and 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach wilted with garlic and lemon juice (yum)
S) 1 slice bread (yikes, white bread!) topped with a small handful of Doritos and 1 T ranch dressing (yes, this sounds weird - but I crave it like something fierce during certain times of the month.... if ya know what I mean)

So yes, yesterday was a pretty bad day. But I'm off to a good start today! I WILL do better!!

 

[Aurora borealis]

It's so gorgeous outside I can't even get over it! The leaves haven't quite started changing (a wee bit), but the weather is perfect. It's chilly and sunny, my favorite. I just went for a brisk 15-minute walk and it was very refreshing.

Yesterday was the best, food-wise, that I've had in ages. I did great and feel great.

B) 1 Blue Bunny low-carb yogurt
S) 1 Babybel light cheese round
L) 1 Mama Lupe low-carb tortilla w/ 1 package Buddig chicken, 1 slice Swiss cheese, 1/4 cup romaine, 1 T mayonnaise, 1 t mustard; 6 baby carrots with 1T sour cream and chive dip
D) 3/4 of a flatbread pizza (1 pizza = 1 low-carb flatbread, 1/4 cup marinara, 1/3 can artichoke hearts in water, 1 oz mozzarella cheese, 1/2 oz Parmesan cheese); 2 cups romaine lettuce w/ 5 cherry tomatoes, 5 black olives, and 1 T light Balsamic vinaigrette
S) 1 medium banana, 2 T fat-free Cool Whip, 1/2 sugar free (and sugar alcohol free!) dark chocolate bar

Water = 5 17-oz bottles
Exercise = 25 minutes brisk walking to/from class w/ 15-lb backpack; 20 minutes of pilates; 10 minutes of aerobics for warm-up

GO ME! Here's to today.

 

[keenercam]

Congratulations, Laur! Yesterday was AWESOME!!! Keep up the great work!

 

[Aurora borealis]

I did great all weekend and didn't have any slip ups. I'm not going to post all the daily menus since I don't have much time, but I did write everything down in my hand written journal. So it's all accounted for. Got a good workout in yesterday, so I'm already 1 down for the week! Woo! Last week I only got 2 "official" workouts in, but I plan to get at least 3 this week. (Plus I do a lot of walking with a heavy backpack to/from classes - and our campus is pretty hilly).

Well, I'm outta time - I'll check back in a little more detailed tomorrow.

Oh, weekly weigh-in on Friday went well. I was 153 last week and 149 by Friday. Some of that is water weight, considering I was 147 several weeks ago, but I'm hoping to get back to the lower 140's soon! I'm still so mad at myself for gaining 10 lbs this summer, it just snuck on me! (I was 142 around May/June, but usually was around 144 - that's my "set" weight that I haven't been able to blast past for over a year).

 

[Aurora borealis]

Here I am! Although all my food choices were fine and good yesterday, I didn't have a formal dinner since I was stuck at school til 7:30 pm and then came home to an hour of Chemistry homeowork (yay ). Anyway, so I ended up eating a can of refried beans Ah, ya do what you gotta do... Had a little wine too since my day sucked so much, I don't normally drink during the week, so I'll have to try harder not to do that next time my day sucks. I'm really hoping to see a pound or two gone this Friday! FINGERS CROSSED!! Anyhoo, here's yesterdays eats:

B) 1 cup Cheerios with 3/4 cup skim milk
S) 1 Babybel light cheese round
L) 1 slice leftover acorn squash lasagna (this was INCREDIBLE!!! It's in this months Everyday Food magazine if ya wanna check it out - only I used whole wheat lasagna noodles instead of regular to up the fiber and lower the cals); 1/2 cup red seedless grapes
D) 1 can fat free refried beans w/ 2 oz reduced fat cheddar/monterey jack cheese; 1/4 cup Pace picante sauce
S) 1/2 package teriyaki noodles (lipton) - (ok, not the best choice but I was still hungry!); 2 glasses Chardonnay; 1 bite homemade sugar free/flour free poundcake (very small piece)
Water=64 oz

So not a fabulous day, but I still did alright and cals were probably well under control...

 

[Aurora borealis]

Did great today!!

B) 1 cup Cheerios w/ 3/4 cup skim milk
S) 1 1.5-oz box raisins; 2T dried cranberries
L) 1 can chunk white tuna (drained) mixed w/ 1T mayo, 1 stick diced celery and spread over 2 scandinavian bran crisp crackers (pretty much pure fiber); 2 cups fresh spinach cooked down w/ lemon juice, s&p
D) 3 oz beef chuck (crockpot recipe, all visible fat trimmed, no extra fat added in cooking); 2 veeeery small new red potatoes cooked with a little olive oil, s&p; 1/2+ package frozen spinach, sauteed with leeks, a teeny bit of olive oil, and lemon juice
S) 1 large white flesh nectarine
Water = 102oz
Exercise = 30 minutes jogging/brisk walking on the treadmill at 4.5mph; 10 minutes weight lifting (free weights)

Yay me!

 

[Cruise04]

You are doing so great. I'm really hoping that you have a good show on the scale. You hobbled a bit but are backing walkin' fine!!!!!

The weather here in IL has been great, even these warm days - it has just been beautiful. Depending on where you are it sounds like you have really been able to enjoy it. (I'm in IL too) I am so looking forward to this weekend, it's suppose to be AWESOME!!!!

Keep up the good work!
Keep on
Chris

 

[Aurora borealis]

Sorry a few days passed, but I haven't been online. Everything is logged in my paper journal, though, so I didn't lose sight. Food and exercise were great last week and starting this week. I did go out for pizza Sat night for dinner, but I only ate a few small squares - so I don't think I did any damage. I definitly FEEL great and thinner, so that's good. Unfortunately, the scale showed the same number as last wee - BUT all my pants that had gotten snug are not fitting perfectly, so I know some weight either redistributed or something... I did get back into exercising last week, so maybe I just built a little muscle or was holding onto some water Friday morning when I weighed in (had an intense workout Thurs. night). Either way, I know everything's going in the right direction!! Anyway, we'll start with yesterdays eats (was a sparse day mainly cause I had an upset stomach and nothing sounded good)...

B) 1 1/2 cup Cheerios with 1 cup skim milk; 1 Cherry Diet Coke
L) 1 leftover stuffed pepper (see below for ingredients); 1 cup leftover mashed rutabaga
S) 1/4 cup dried cranberries
D) 1/2 can refried black beans (fat free) w/ 1.5 oz reduced fat cheese, 1 T sour cream, 2 T salsa
S) 2 T sugar free/sugar-alcohol free chocolate chips; 2 T dried cranberries
Water = 70oz

* 1/2 small green bell pepper stuffed w/ 1/8 lb ground turkey, 1/8 cup brown rice, tomato paste, spices, sauteed onion and celery.

 

[Aurora borealis]

Here's my stats from Monday and Tuesday - sheesh, I haven't have much Internet time lately!

Monday:
B) 1 cup Cheerios with 3/4 cup skim milk
S) 1 light Babybel cheese round
L) 1/2 can refried black beans w/ 1 oz reduced fat colby, 1T sour cream and 1/4 cup salsa
S) 1 box raisins
D) Three bean chili w/ 1T sour cream and 1 oz reduced fat colby; 2 homemade cheddar biscuits (made from Carbquick instead of flour)
S) 2T sugar free/sugar alcohol free chocolate chips; 1/4 cup dried cranberries
Water = 80 oz
Exercise = 45 minutes on the treadmill

Tuesday:
B) 1 cup shredded wheat cereal w/ 1 cup skim milk
L) 1 bowl leftover three bean chili w/ 1 oz reduced fat colby and 1T sour cream; 1 cup red grapes
D) 1 4-oz turkey burger w/ 3 oz mushrooms, 1/2 avocado, ketchup, mustard and lettuce; 3/4 of a 10-oz package of frozen spinach cooked w/ lime juice, salt and pepper
S) 2 T sugar free/sugar alcohol free chocolate chips
Water = 64 oz
Exercise = none

I have a bunch of tests the rest of this week and probably won't have time for exercise. I'll have to bust my butt Fri and Sat. to make up for it!!

 

[Cruise04]

Looks like you have been doing good. Hope everything is going okay.

Keep on
Chris