My Journal to Me - Comments welcome!

[Jane E.]

Great job on resisting the chips & guacamole. I can think of too many uses for bacon and none of them are healthy! Enjoy those beach walks. I think that they really build muscles on your legs while going fairly easy on your feet & heels. Have fun!

 

[CACruisin']

Other WI this morning, Good day today. WI = 174.5, up 2.5lbs Three days of parties took its toll. The only good thing is it gave me good resolve to get back on track on the non-party days and to get serious about my exercise to counteract the party days. It was low tide again this morning so I walked with DD2 in the jogger stroller along the beach for 60 minutes. It was a great walk. I felt like I could just walk forever.

The older two girls started back to swim practice again this afternoon. They are on a local swim team. Since it was their first day back in two months, I took them to Baskin Robbins as a treat before practice - and didn't get anything for myself! Normally, I drop the girls off and DH picks them up on the way home from work. DH's car is in the shop this week, so I had to hang out for 2 hours at the pool with a cranky 2 year old. Since the stroller was in the car, I decided to take another walk! There are some huge hills in the neighborhood around the pool!

Food:
8:10a - whole wheat toast w/ pb & j
11:00a - granola bar
1:00p - 1c FF cottage cheese w/ 1/4c sausage
3:00p - granola bar (while DD's ate BR ice cream before swim!)
5:45p - beer & small ginger snap cookie (!)
6:30p- grilled turkey sausage, 1/2c green beans, 1c sauerkraut, 8 baby carrots, 12 oz skim milk
Resisted: BR ice cream, another beer
Totals: Cal: 1200, Fat: 39g, Carbs: 132g, Fiber: 16g, Protein: 71g

Water: 128 oz - two walks meant I drank a lot of water.

Exercise: 60 minutes w/ jogger stroller along the beach, 45 minutes w/ stroller on major hills.

Anna
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Jane, I love the beach walks. I take my shoes off and walk right at the waterline. It is so soothing.

Amy & Jane, I could guess that the scale was headed up so that provided the incentive to back off on the chips. For the bacon, I thought of BLT's too, but I think I am going to make a Carbonara pasta tomorrow for dinner w/ the bacon. It also uses eggs & cheese. I am going to have to adjust my food for the rest of the day, but it is the kids favorite (they ate it almost everyday when we went to Italy a couple of years ago). I'll only have a small portion (hopefully!) and make sliced tomatoes or a green salad too.

Jaime & Tracy, thanks stopping by my journal. This is going to be a rough month eating wise, so I really appreciate all your encouragement.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Wow Anna, you resisted and controlled yourself with: chips, guac, Olive Garden, more cookies and bacon. Way to go! No suggestions on what to do with one pound of cooked bacon, cobb salad sounds like a winner. Or you could fex ex it to my husband since he is a bacon addict and I won't ever make it! I was just saying that right now is harder for me to do good on my plan than winter. I too seem to have a lot of special events coming up and to me summer means beer and chips on the deck! The fresh fruit and more daylight time to exercise helps but summer goodies are way more tempting to me than winter ones. Just hang in there and keep up what you are doing since you are doing great!

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Anna,

Wow....you resisted Baskin Robins....OMG you are good!!! I love that place. Almost everything there is a party in your mouth!!! YUM!!!!

You are doing a great job working out and eating. Keep up the good work! That 2 pounds will come off in no time!!! You can do it!!!

Have a great Tuesday

 

[ScoJo15]

Anna - wow....great job on resisting some pretty awesome foods!! That is a huge accomplishment, be proud of yourself!! I like how motivated you are and you aren't letting things get you down....being determined is really gonna help you along the way!

And I'm very jealous of your beach walks...those must be so awesome!!

have a good day!

 

[lovinaz]

WAY TO GO resisting Baskin Robbins! Both my kids are in the B-Day Club and DD7 just got her free cone certificate. We have to use it by Thursday. Maybe I'll have DH take them because I can't resist the Baseball Nut. You did great!

Don't fret about the weigh in. You knew you splurged a little and that was the result. But you are really kicking up the exercise, which is great! Those 2.5lbs will be gone by next week.

 

[Jane E.]

Please email me some of that pasta - I've heard of it but never had it but it sounds so delicious! Anything with bacon!

Those swim team workouts are tough. Great exercise for your daughters! Older ds decided he wanted to join the swim team in first or second grade - whichever it was - it was the mininimum age for acceptance. The very first time they had them practice swimming in lanes he bumped heads with another kid - and it was my ds fault! After a year of it - he gave it up - decided it wasn't for him. I was always impressed with how hard and how fast the kids worked. Your girls ought to be in great shape after a summer of those workouts!

Good job avoiding Baskin Robbins!

 

[CACruisin']

I really wanted to be able to indulge in some Carbonara Spaghetti tonight for dinner so I focused on being really good the rest of the day. I pre-entered everything into Fitday so I knew what I could have. At dinner I had 1 cup of pasta (seemed mighty small to me!), but I wanted more. So I ate my salad and some tomato, and drank another whole glass of water. I still wanted more pasta. This craving was not going to go away, so I had another +1/2c of pasta. In the past those two servings would not have equaled a single serving for me AND I would have had seconds! This is not a recipe that can be “lightened” however, I did use whole wheat pasta.

For exercise today I walked w/ the jogger stroller to our polling place to vote and then to school to pick up DD’s. This election is to replace “Duke” Cunningham (former congressman, current convict!) among other things. Usually elections in our town are very low key and nonevents. This time though, the national parties decided to get involved in a major way. In the past week I have been getting 6-8 computer generated calls A DAY urging me to vote one way or the other. There were 9 (I counted!) fliers in Saturday’s mail. Nearly every ad on TV is political. DH and I generally split the ticket so it has made for some lively dinner conversations. I will be very glad when this election is over. I don’t know how those of you in regularly “contested” states/races put up with it. OK, I’m done with my rant!

Food:
8:10a: GoLean Cereal, ½ grapefruit, 12 oz skim milk
10:45a: Fruit leather
12:30p: 1c Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper soup (yummy!), 1 serving baked pita chips, 1 serving HC deli turkey
3:30p: 14 oz skim milk
6:00p: +1.5c Carbonara pasta, 3c salad w/ FF dressing, 8 grape tomatoes
Resisted: inhaling all the pasta in the serving bowl!
Totals:
Cal: 1404, Fat: 29g, Carbs: 211g, Fiber: 23g, Protein: 84g

Water: 120 oz

Exercise: 55 minutes w/ jogger stroller

Anna
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Amy, I am with ya! I love summer for the longer days, warm sun, loose schedule, but definitely the "temptations" are way more enticing. For me it is drinks by the pool: wine, margaritas, mai tai's, you name it! And of course, there need to be nibbles with those drinks and veggies just are not what I generally have in mind!

Scott, I forget about going to the beach, but it really is awesome, especially in the mornings when it is all misty. Thanks for the compliment. Some might say I am more stubborn than determined, but by whatever name, I'll take it if it gets me where I want to be - thinner and healthier!

Amy & Jaime, Resisting BR was hard, but I have so many events this month that I figure I better resist all the day to day temptations where I can. I didn't actually go inside BR, that would have been too hard, I think. DD2 was asleep in the car, so I parked directly in front of the store and sent the older two DD's in. I could see them the whole time through the windows. Funny, I am pretty sure they didn't get "kid" scoops this time.

Jane, The pasta is really good, but so not WISH approved! Fat, fat, carbs, and more fat! DD's like swim team in the summer, not so much in the winter since the pool is outdoors. Hopefully, DD12 will be able to use it as Independent Study PE next year at Middle School. Supposedly, the PE program is really not good. Reminds me I need to call tomorrow and get the I.S.P.E. paperwork started.

I hope to get to journals later tonight. Thanks everyone for stopping by. I really appreciate your encouragement.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Anna!

You are doing a great job! First, you resisted Baskin Robbins. Then, you added portion control to your spaghetti dinner. You are doing great! Keep up the good work!

Have a wonderful week!

 

[lovinaz]

You are doing great! That is awesome that you were able to control the amount of "bad" stuff you ate and you planned for it by consuming less calories during the day. You are definitely making those healthy choices a habit you can live with!

You are really kicking up those exercise minutes, way to go!

DH and I are 100% opposites when it comes to politics, but we respect each other's opinions and have agreed to disagree when it comes to that kind of stuff...

 

[CACruisin']

I did well today until dinner. DH's business trip got cancelled at the last minute today so I needed to pick him up after work (he had gotten a lift in this morning.). After swim practice and picking up DH, it is 6 pm and the bad commute puts us an hour from home. So we went to Soup Plantation for dinner. I did pass up some of my favorites, but I still ate too much.

Food:
8:10a - GoLean Cereal, 12 oz skim milk
10:30a - 1/2 grapefruit
12:00p - 1c LF split pea soup, 1 oz ham, 1/2 serving Pirates Booty
2:20p - granola bar
6:00p - variety of green salads, small bowl lemon orzo soup, small lemon muffin, small blueberry muffin, 1 bite lemon lava cake
Resisted: more salads, more muffins, honey butter, ice cream w/ carmel sauce

Water: +104 oz

Exercise: 60 minute walk w/ jogger stroller on the hills during swim practice

Anna
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Tracy & Amy, making healthy choices is getting easier and I know I need to exercise so that is getting easier too (at least right now!). What really helps though is knowing that I am accountable here and I can always come here for support and encouragement.

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Anna,

Stopping by to WISH you a wonderful Thursday! Keep up the good work!

 

[lovinaz]

You still did pretty good at the restaurant! It stinks when things don't go as planned. My DH is getting ready to go on a biz trip and they keep changing the date. It could be Monday, or not until next Monday. I'll believe it when he calls me from the hotel! Luckily this is only a workweek long trip. Some of the testing they do lasts for months!

Great job getting those walks in! Have you incorporated any weights into your routine?

 

[Amy&Dan]

Hi Anna, sounds like you are doing great with your food and exercise, way to go! Spaghetti Carbonara is my favorite! I used to love to go to California Pizza Kitchen and chow down a big bowl of that. Now I do the Lean Cuisine version, not quite as good but better than nothing! And I think you did great at Soup Plantation. When I go to places like that I never know how I will do, since there are so many good and bad choices to make. I think you made some pretty darn good choices! Keep up the good work, and I hear you on those pool drinks, I love those! Already thinking I will allow a few of those when we check into the Grand Californian one week from today! And thank you for all your support with my journal. Have a great day!

Amy

 

[Jane E.]

You're doing a great job! I would have had a terrible time resisting the honey butter with those wonderful muffins. You're making me hungry with all of this Pasta Carbona talk. I am going to have to try it - I've seen it on menus and never knew what it was. I'm going to have to check it out next time I go out for Italian food. (Which thankfully isn't very often since dh usually wants to eat at sports bar/chili type places.) Enjoy the rest of your week!

 

[CACruisin']

Well I knew today would be a bad one. I just didn’t realize how bad! For DD’s Toddler Class Picnic I had signed up to bring a spinach salad. I found a great recipe w/ mango and candied walnuts. Those walnuts became a problem! After I had candied the darn things, I tasted one to see what it tasted like – OMG!!!!! I had doubled the recipe when I made the walnuts, but didn’t end up needing to double the salad. I had an extra cup of candied walnuts. They are all gone now. I couldn’t stop.

I didn’t do much better at the Picnic (I knew this one would be a tough.) One mom had brought homemade tamales, sweet & spicy. Her tamales are to die for. I had one of each, along with a bunch of other stuff. It is the first time that I have had that uncomfortably full feeling in a long time. Ugh!

Then, I carbo-crashed in the afternoon. I was reading a book at the end of DD’s swim practice and nearly fell asleep in the chair. Granted, I only had about 4 hours of sleep last night and not a lot more the previous night. So what do we have for dinner? DH feels like pizza!

To top it all off, since I was running around all day (only sat down for those last 15 minutes at swim practice), I had not even come close to drinking enough water. Since I didn’t want to miss a day for the June hydration challenge (yes, I am competitive!) I drank 54 oz with dinner. I think I might float away now…

Food:
8:10a – GoLean Cereal, 12 oz skim milk
9:30a – 1/4c candied walnuts, 1/4c sliced mango
11:30a – Toddler Class Picnic: sweet tamale, spicy tamale, big slice of veggie quiche, 3c spinach and mango salad, 1/4c pasta salad
2:00p – ½ c candied walnuts
3:30p – 1/3c banana chips
6:00p – ½ c candied walnuts
6:30p – 1c spinach and mango salad, 1 slice pizza (at least all the water filled me up and I didn’t have a second piece of pizza!)
Totals (guesstimates)
Cal: 2223g, Fat: 141g!, Carbs: 193g, Fiber: 29g, Protein: 79g

Water: 104 oz

Exercise: 60 minutes, walked w/ jogger stroller to Toddler Class, 30 minutes each way.

Tomorrow is the Aloha Party, a school wide family function. I already selected a chicken salad as my dinner item and plan on giving my ice cream to the kids. Hopefully, I can get through that one with relatively little damage.

Anna
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Tracy, thanks for stopping by. I always enjoy seeing that you have visited.

Amy, Yep. DH has even gotten as far as the airport and had a meeting cancelled or more often, he gets called to go on a trip with only a day's notice. I'm used to it. Generally he is only gone for a few days though. A month would be tough! I haven't put weights in yet. I know I should.

Amy, I remember going to Soup Plantation in the past and having two platefuls of salad, soups, and multiple muffins and desserts. I wonder now how I could have eaten that much? Pool drinks and vacations go together for me. Have a great time at the original Mouse House next week!

Jane: Honey butter is so good! But I knew that I would have a challenging day today, so I better cut back where ever else I could. Our family really likes Italian food, both the american version and authentic. We went to Italy a couple of years ago for 2.5 weeks (Tagged along on one of DH's business trips!) The food was heavenly. DD's made a point of finding a new gelato shop for us each day. Surprisingly, I didn't gain a single pound on that trip. Within each city we walked just about everywhere we went and climbed hundreds (maybe thousands!) of stairs. I was still nursing youngest DD (9 mos at the time) which helped too.

Thanks everyone for stopping by. I'll try and get to journals tomorrow. I need to get DD into bed, and then I think I need to go to sleep too!

 

[lovinaz]

WOW, I can't believe you drank that much water at dinner! I would have been up half the night in the bathroom!

It wasn't a good feeling being so full, was it? It's been a while since I've been that way and it is SO miserable. To think I used to do that to myself all the time. Yay for you noticing that you felt yucky! You can use that knowledge to behave at your party today!

I would have done the exact same thing with the walnuts. Nuts are one trigger food I can't have around. The only reason I have been able to enjoy almonds is because I get the individually packaged 1.2oz from Trader Joe's. It makes me so mad because DH can buy a huge bag and take a handful here or there and the bag lasts forever...

You are kicking butt on your exercise, keep it up!

 

[CACruisin']

Another Crazy day, but at least it is the end of the week! Spent the morning cleaning house (yuck!) Along with the usual stuff, I had to reclaim the guestroom before the guests get here! The older two DD's think it is a great place to play where youngest DD can't get to them. Legos, Barbies & horses, and sewing stuff everywhere! Oh, and on the rare occasion that I get to scrapbook, I have all my scrapbook stuff in there too. This all translated to "Heep BigMess!" Then I spent all afternoon finishing up the PTA newsletter. Finished that at 5:56pm and left for the school for the Aloha Party at 6pm. I didn't get my walk in, but I figure +3 hours of housecleaning has got to count for at least 60 minutes of exercise. Right?

I was low on water again, but only had to drink 20 oz's after dinner, so not as bad as yesterday. I had missed eating snacks today so I actually thought I was going to be low calorie wise, but I just looked up the salad (provided by a local restaurant) - OMG! It was a good salad, but definitely not worth that many calories. I'll remember that next time I go there and just get the burger & fries.

Food:
8:15a: 1c GoLean Cereal, 12 oz skim milk (I'm in a rut here, but it works for me )
11:45a: Ham sandwich on whole wheat
6:20p: BBQ chicken salad
9:00p: 8oz skim milk w/ ovaltine
Resisted: Fries & Ice Cream bar at Aloha Party
Totals:
Cal: 1301, Fat: 40g, Carbs: 117g, Fiber: 14g, Protein: 131g

Water: 100 ozs - just barely!

Exercise: +3 hours housework - I'm taking 60 minutes for this.

Anna
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Amy,
Let's just say that when DD2 woke up at 1am with a bad dream, I was already awake! I did get some much needed sleep, but I was up in the night.

Today's party was pretty easy. I just need to remember that "I'm too full" feeling at next week's party. The food at that one will be great, and they are mixing "tornadoes". I don't know what that is, but it sounds goooooooood!

 

[CACruisin']

This is our last weekend before our first set of houseguests arrive so we are doing a lot of "chores" getting ready. Decent day eating wise except I ate too many potstickers at dinner. I realized afterward that I hadn't had much protein druing the day.

Food:
8:30a - 3 pancakes w/ maple syrup, 1/2 banana, 12 oz skim milk
11:00a - 6 oz FF yogurt
1:15p - 1c tomato & roasted red pepper soup, 1 serving Pirates Booty
3:00p - 1 pc beef jerky
5:00p - papaya
7:15p - 8 potstickers (but no rice!)
Totals:
Cal: 1571, Fat: 29g, Carbs: 262g, Fiber: 15g, Protein: 67g

Water: 104 oz

Exercise: pulled weeds, moved patio furniture around, but not enough to count for anything.

Anna

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Anna~

You are doing a great job! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for your support and encouragement in my journal. I appreciate you!

Have a great Sunday!