lovinaz's "getting her act together" journal

[lovinaz]

Well, the good news is that I got my workout in yesterday!!! So, Feb is off to a good start (with exercise, anyway!). The not-so-good news is yesterday's food/drink. It started out really good, but we went out to eat and I did not make the best choices. But I've done way worse in the past, so I'm not going to worry about it! Today is a new day, I can stick to my plan and hopefully see the scale go down on Fri! My brother is coming to visit next weekend, that is going to be another liver-destroying cocktail fest...

For Saturday:
B: 2 bowls Multi-Grain Cheerios w/skim (this does not fill me up like oatmeal, I was starving 3 hours later!)
L: 2 Fiber Wasa Crackers; chicken lunchmeat; 1/2 slice gouda; 1/2 slice havarti; 1 serving Quaker mini rice cakes; 8 Sugar Babies (they are finally gone! 1 theater-sized box lasted 2 weeks )
S: celery-n-pb; 15 M&M's (I wish these were gone, I need to stop!! )
D: chips-n-salsa; chicken taco salad (ate only the bottom of the shell); mango margarita; 2 servings light ice cream (Samoa Girl Scout cookie flavor! )
S: handful mixed nuts at party; 5 rum-n-cokes (real Coke - they didn't have diet )
S: Chex mix - maybe 2 servings, definitely not as bad as Fri night!

E: 55min Pilates Sculpt DVD
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Amy, that would be cool to see how I would do on WW! I just might take you up on that, I have all the info on FitDay... I am within the "normal" weight range, but on the high side (the range is 110-146 lbs for my height). I just want to be back in the 130's so bad!! And most importantly, I want to feel good about myself in my shorts and swimsuit, since in AZ, a LOT of time is spent in those!! Thanks so much for being there for me, I really do appreciate your friendship!

Tracy, I think we all have those days when we just lose our minds in the food department! The key is to make those days few and far between!

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job on getting your workout in, Amy!

How did your Sunday go?

I hope you have a great week ahead!

 

[lovinaz]

Well, my mother threw a wrench into my plans yesterday! She had the kids stay over Sat night, and she asked if we wanted to come have lunch on Sun when we picked them back up. I said that is fine. Well, she made a HUGE lunch - something I would have made for dinner - and we didn't eat until after 2pm! So needless to say my planned meatloaf dinner didn't happen, I guess we will have that tonight instead.

PMS has arrived, I am so sick of dealing with this every 3 weeks! I can almost guarantee a gain this Friday, but I know it happens every time, I just need to deal with it knowing that the water weight came on its own and will go away on its own. I will NOT give into cravings and make it worse by over-snacking!

I was dead tired this morning, another PMS bonus... But I dragged myself out of bed and went to the gym. I was supposed to run on the treadmill but I was way too tired, so I did the elliptical/stair climber combo machine instead. Still burned over 400 calories, but it's not as intense as jogging...

For Sunday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
S: celery-n-pb; 1 serving Quaker mini rice cakes; 8 M&M's
L: chicken breast wrapped in bacon w/chipped beef and cream of chicken/sour cream sauce (yum!); peas (dripping w/butter, my mom just cooks that way ); brownie + corner crust of DS's brownie (that kid is such a texture freak!)
D: 1 bowl Cocoa Krispies w/skim; 1 serving light ice cream (kept it to 1 serving, yay for me!!! )

E: none

 

[toystoryduo]

Amy,

I hope you're feeling better soon. TOM can be a real pain!

That is wonderful that you were able to get a workout in!

Have a great afternoon!

 

[goldcupmom]

Great job getting to the gym, Amy! You're doing really good on your exercise! Food will follow!

Have an AWESOME week!!

 

[traceycooper]

Amy - glad to know its not just my scale thats not playing
Well done for posting all your food
& well done for getting to the gym even though you have TOM & all that comes along with it!!!
Just keep reminding yourself TOM will be gone again soon

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy, my mom used to make that same chicken! It is very good and not that bad calorie wise. My mom also used to make the peas in butter!

We have so much in common, when I get together with my brother, cocktails are a big emphasis!

You are doing so well with exercise, keep that up! Its not easy to get up early and work out when you have TOM fatigue to work with but you did it!

Definitely think about having me figure how many points you are eating. It might give you a firm idea of exactly where you at on an average daily basis.

 

[lovinaz]

OMG, all I can say is STOP THE MADNESS!!!!!!!!!! My declaration to not snack through this week of PMS lasted about 36 seconds after walking in the door after work... It was ugly! It's not so much what I ate, but the quantity. And the fact that I was on the prowl for junk. To top it all off, I didn't work out this morning!! I wanted to sleep in, and I figure that if I am busy doing my Pilates after work, that leaves less time for scrounging around for stuff to cram into my mouth... I'm sure all the food items in my house were cringing in fear everytime I walked by last night!

OK, got that off my chest. Today will be better. It HAS to be!!!

For Monday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: spinach salad w/chicken
S: 3 egg whites; 3 mini cucumbers
S: string cheese; 1 serving Quaker mini rice cakes
S: 3 handfuls pecans ; 1 handful pretzel Goldfish; 15 M&M's
D: meatloaf (made w/ground turkey); green beans
S: 2 servings light ice cream (DH finished the rest, thankfully!); 1 graham cracker

E: 45min on elliptical/stair climber combo machine
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Tracy, TOM is not the problem for me, it's the week before! Sure isn't fair, is it??

Julie, I certainly hope my food will get back in check soon, this has to stop if I ever want to get back into the 130's!

Tracey, I can definitely sympathize with you on the scale woes. Of course this week I will actually have a reason for a gain!

Amy, Do you need the stats on everything individually or for the day's totals?? Having you figure points might be an eye-opener, maybe I am eating too much, even if it is all (well, maybe not the past couple days) pretty healthy...

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy: That snacking isn't too bad, it could have been much worse. At least your dh got that ice cream taken care of! PMS hormones really make a woman overeat, so don't feel too bad, you're not alone!

I hope you got your pilates in tonight, if not, you've got Saturday!

And now you have me dreaming of pecans and ice cream!

 

[lovinaz]

I FINALLY got back on track with food yesterday!!! It would have been really easy to overeat, since DS is causing me tons of stress with behavior issues at school, but I didn't indulge... I also didn't get my Pilates in, but oh well. I can still get my 5x a week in if I play my cards right!!

For Tuesday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: spinach salad w/chicken
S: 3 egg whites; 3 mini cucumbers
S: string cheese; 2.5 servings Quaker mini rice cakes; 2 M&M's (they are finally gone!)
D: 20 shrimp (made w/cooking spray & Mrs Dash); broccoli; HC fudge bar

E: none (unless holding myself back from wringing DS's neck counts??)
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Amy, don't follow in my steps and thnk of pecans and ice cream! Think of something else! Quick!!! Thanks for calculating my points, it's good to know I am in the right range. Even though I was hoping I was way under or something! My problem is probably cocktails. I don't drink every day, or even every weekend, but when I do, I probably knock back 600+ calories. And I'm sure those days where I went overboard with snacking (once or twice a week) would have plowed through all the flex points, so I am going to have to get more serious and stick to the plan! I'm obviously good at maintaining, but I am supposed to lose some before I maintain!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job on your food, Amy!

Sending some your way for your DS...

Hope you have a great evening!

 

[traceycooper]

yay your right back on track - & i doesnt sound as if the day before was as bad as you thought

Hope DS issues calm down - kids eh

 

[lovinaz]

I really overdid it at the gym yesterday!!! I usually do 5.0mph, with intervals at 6.0 and 7.0 (1 minute each). That was getting easier, so I decided to challenge myself and keep my baseline at 5.5mph and interval at 6.5 and 7.5. What a huge difference 0.5mph makes! Needless to say, I only completed one interval, then barely got through the remaining time at 5.5mph. But I did it, and will continue at that pace until I can do it without wanting to die! Afterwards I was really sick to my stomach, but I think that might have been due to a backup of my digestive system, which was resolved after that run, if you know what I mean...

More good news, I got my Pilates done this morning!!! And mt food was on track yesterday! I really wanted to snack after dinner, since we ate kinda early so DD could go to tap class, but I chewed some gum and watched TV until bedtime.

I am going to start tracking my food on Fitday again, and posting the calories. If I was doing WW, I think I might have been going over my points (thanks again for checking that, Amy!). So if I want to get serious, I need to be more diligent. I'd really like to be under 140 by my next trip (March 8). But at the rate I've been going this year, that will be tough!

For Wednesday:
1182 cal, 50g fat, 98g carbs, 93g protein, 26g fiber
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: FlatOut wrap (100cal, 8g fiber!); chicken lunchmeat; 1 slice havarti; spinach; mustard
S: "cheating with chocolate" 100 calorie pack (from Costco, they are SO GOOD!)
S: 2 stalks celery w/2tbsp hummus (yes, I measured!); string cheese; 2 Fiber Tabs
D: 3oz boneless Shake-n-Bake pork chop, 6 spears of asparagus; HC Fudge Bar

E: 45min treadmill

I absolutely love that flat bread, I need to find something to spread on it to have for my afternoon snack. It's an easy way to get 8g of fiber, since I try to get at least 25g per day. Any suggestions?? Of course I'd kill to lather peanut butter on it, but that would push me over the edge on calories!
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Tracy, I need all the I can get for DS, he is making some really bad choices lately! Hopefully he's got it out of his system now and can get back on the right path.

Tracey, I must have consumed 1000 calories worth of pecans the other day. Not a smart thing to do when the scale's not moving!

 

[toystoryduo]

How are you feeling this morning, Amy? That was some workout yesterday!

Good for you for not snacking after dinner!

I hope you have a great day ahead!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
Great workout!!
hope you have a great weekend

 

[lovinaz]

Weigh-in today was 143, no change from last week. I am actually OK with that, I was anticipating a gain! I am still bloated (snugger than usual jeans to prove it!) and I did not start out the week well at all, but I turned it around with my food intake the past 3 days in a row, so maybe that was enough to break even. Now my focus will turn to next week, to work on my goal of losing 4 lbs in 3 weeks!

We looked at a house to buy for a rental property yesterday. It's bank owned and actually in decent shape! One of our friend's went through a divorce and is still living with his ex and he wants out! So DH is checking with him today to see if he is still interested in renting from us. How perfect would that be??? We are putting in our offer today, so we'll see how everything goes.

For Thursday:
1297 calories, 45g fat, 127g carbs, 108g protein, 28g fiber
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: spinach salad (w/chicken breast strips, shredded cheddar, 2tbps LF dressing)
S: 3 egg whites; 3 mini cucumbers
S: 2 stalks celery w/2tbsp hummus
D: homemade sloppy joe (w/ground turkey); FlatOut bread; 1/3c no-sugar-added corn; HC fudge bar

E: 40min Pilates DVD

Calories were a little high, but I think I overestimated on the sloppy joe. I tried to guess approximately how much meat, BBQ sauce, ketchup, tomato sauce & onion I ate for my portion and input everything individually. Probably not the best way to do it, but oh well, it's better than completely guessing!!!
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Tracy, I feel pretty darn good today! Even got in my workout this morning, one more to go and I'll have my 5x this week (and I've done that every week this year so far!!!)

Tracey, my brother is coming to visit, so I think I'll have a really fun, yet challenging-for-the-diet weekend!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Amy: That is great you are buying a rental property! This is such a terrific time to buy so its great you can take advantage of that. Good luck and congrats!

I hear you on the cocktails, they really add up and make the weekends a challenge (but more fun )

Good job on staying the same, a great attitude and all that exercise! I am proud of you!

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Amy,

Great news on the scale! Keep up the good work and you'll show a loss next week for sure.

That is so cool that you're thinking of buying a rental property. One benefit of the economy being not so good right now is that houses can be bought at a great price. My BIL bought a house near Cleveland for $2500! Of course the downside is that the house is near Cleveland lmao: ), but it is already paid off so any money he makes goes into his pocket. (After he gets the $2500 back that he used to buy it.)

I am so proud of you for making your goal of exercise 5Xs per week every week this year so far! You are an inspiration!

Have a great weekend!

 

[lovinaz]

I am getting too old to stay up until 1am playing Tiger Woods Golf on PS3!!! My brother can't beat me and he gets really competitive and keeps wanting to play "one more". He did tie me the last game, but has still never beaten me!

Haven't done my workout yet, but DH and DB are golfing later and the kids are at their dad's, so I will do it when everyone is gone. We went out to eat last night, I did OK until we got to Baskin Robbins. I asked for a single scoop, but she really piled it on, I bet I had 2 scoops worth! But of course that didn't stop me from eating it all...

We are going to my friend's house for a BBQ tonight. She usually has healthy choices for food and I am going to stick to wine only, so hopefully the scale will be kind after 2 nights in a row of being kinda off-plan!

I don't have the calories, etc, but for Friday:
B: chocolate oatmeal
L: spinach salad (w/chicken breast strips, shredded cheddar, 2tbps LF dressing)
S: 1 egg white; 3 mini cucumbers; ~20 small baby carrots
S: 2 stalks celery w/2tbsp hummus; 2 animal crackers, 10 pecans (didn't go overboard! )
D: 1/2 wheat pita; 1/2 falafel; ~2tbsp hummus; 1 grape leaf; 2 slices thin crust BBQ chicken pizza; 1 vodka/amaretto martini
S: 2 scoops chocolate-n-pb ice cream

E: 45min on elliptical
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Amy, I am getting pretty excited about the rental property, our offer goes in on Tuesday. Hopefully we will get it! The bank has had no offers on this property and it's been on the market for over 95 days, so that is good for us. I'm sure I plowed through most of my "flex points" last night... the scale was up 1lb this morning, but I expected it and hopefully if I behave S-Th it will go back down.

Tracy, getting a house for that cheap is a little scary! We have been looking for a while and went to an auction a couple months ago. Some of the ones we toured were downright atrocious!

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Amy
i hope you get the house
congrats on WI
can i ask how you worked out how many cals you need a day, i have been trying to keep mine at 1500 or just under, but looking at yours i'm wondering if mine are too high?
(i'm 5 foot 4 inches tall, 42 yrs old, 170 lb's - used this on a online calculater)