My WISH Journal to good health b4 40...

[trampslady]

Whew! The back-to-back weekend parties are finally over. I think I survived. I missed my regular workout yesterday, but I ran around enough getting every thing ready and then entertained until 3am--think I got a different kind of workout. I'm back on the elliptical tonight. I know I went way over on my calories today and maybe yesterday too. I know the exercise is keeping that in check, but I'm hoping for more normal weekends in the coming weeks and bigger weekly losses!

 

[trampslady]

Life may be getting back to normal now that hubby is back to work (knee surgery) and the mega parties are over at my house. I had a nectarine and a Nature's Valley Roasted Nut Crunch Bar for breakfast. My lunch plans include a wonderful honeycrisp apple (yeah for fall!) and some lean salami (got lebanon bologna this week...like salami but pretty lean).

Lunch changed, but it was still good! I had a baked sweet potato with a pat of butter and 1/2 cup mushrooms. Yummy!

Got the walk and elliptical in. Dinner was grilled turkey tenderloin, steamed broccoli, sauteed mushrooms, and multigrain rice with bulgur wheat.

 

[trampslady]

THREE MORE POUNDS GONE! Yeah! Weigh in for the BL contest was this morning, and I was thrilled to see three more pounds gone on the scale. I know that I can do this, and I'm so glad to be "back in the saddle" with regard to the decisions that I make each day. I know I can get the final weight off!

Breakfast--raisin bran
Lunch--chicken and broccoli with brown rice and hot and sour soup....overall healthy meal, but probably more calories than I should have........will try to alter dinner a bit to compensate....

Well, dinner pretty much hit rock bottom. Our schedule got all out of whack, and I'm afraid my precious kitty may have ingested a rather long (12+ inches) rubber band. In all the scurry, we ended up ordering pizza, and I swear I devoured a whole pizza.

I did get a 20 minute walk in, and I did 55 minutes on the elliptical. I burned 920 calories, but I took in WAY, WAY too many. Tomorrow is another day, and I will totally cleanse tomorrow.

 

[trampslady]

Today started with a Kashi breakfast bar. I had a baked sweet potato and steamed summer squash for lunch. Dinner was grilled chicken, mushroom, and tomatoes over a cup of pasta.

I got my walk and elliptical work out in.......feel very good about today.....

 

[trampslady]

Today included an apples and four crackers for breakfast. I had a chicken salad for lunch and avoided the bread basket! Dinner is chinese out--will be sensible.

I missed my 2pm walk, but I will get the elliptical ride in...

 

[trampslady]

So, the weekend was a mess as my precious kitty was ill. I didn't journal at all, but I wasn't too bad in my eating either. I did get on the elliptical last night and this morning.

I made pumpkin bread with Splenda and had two slices yesterday--probably more than I needed, but my other meals were okay.

Today started with 20 minutes on elliptical (since I was home waiting to take kitty back to vet). I had two slices of Sara Lee Delightfully Wheat toast with butter. Lunch is coming soon.

Lunch was bunless burger with bacon and a small handful of french fries. Dinner was a bowl of pinto beans, ham, and one slice of cornbread.

Got a 20 minute walk in and another 20 minutes on the elliptical.

 

[trampslady]

Breakfast was two slices of sara lee delightful wheat bread, natual peanut butter. I had elotes and two fajita tacos (no cheese, sour cream, etc) with corn tortillas. My calorie count is too high with only 600 calories or so for dinner. I did not have a weight loss this week, but I'm not getting down about that.....I did all that I was supposed to....just keep chugging along.

Will get my 20 minute walk and 40 minutes on the elliptical today....

 

[trampslady]

Whew......well, last night didn't go as expected. We took my grandmother out for dinner, her choice, before her shoulder replacement surgery today. We ended up with mexican, and I didn't fare well with nachos.

Today started well with two slices toast and peanut butter, but then I was informed of an unexpected all-day conference off sight. That resulted in bad lunch choices (well, the only choice was chicken-fried steak, which the catered in). I'm afraid I was simply awful.

I did get my exercise in though....tomorrow is a new day...

 

[trampslady]

yesterday was okay---but I didn't get my exercise in.......grandma came home from hospital, hubby hurt his shoulder at work, mom was exhausted from taking care of grandma.....I worked 12 hours....exhausted.....

I started today with two slices of wheat toast. I think lunch will be elotes and two pastor tacos. Dinner is looking like breakfast as I joined the Boudin Bread of the Month Club and my sourdough gets delivered today.....that means sourdough toast, eggs, and ham. Yum!

I will get my exercise in today!!!

 

[trampslady]

It's Sunday. Saturday was okay, but I didn't exercise--back issues, and I ended up having late night pizza..bad Theresa......

I started today with toast and cantaloupe. We are having hamburgers tonight. I made four loaves of pumpkin bread for hubby and I to take to work. I will have a burger with regular bread for my "bun." I will have minimal chips and a 1/2 piece of pumpkin bread.

I will elliptical for 40 minutes tonight.

 

[trampslady]

I'm not doing so well. I need a pep talk from myself. Today has been like an intentional sabotage of my progress. I've had everything I can bad for me, and I didn't exercise last night.

I've got to find my groove again. I think I lost motivation last week when the scale didn't move, and now I'm afraid it will be moving in the wrong direction. I know it takes 3500 calories to equal a pound lost or a pound gained, but I swear I can LOOK at 3500 calories and gain that pound. It's not so easy to get it off.

I might as well put it on "paper." I had a Whataburger chicken sandwich with fries for breakfast. I had a cookie, and a taco salad (not a very healthy one) for lunch. The worst of it is I have to go home and cook enchiladas for the family tonight. Granted, I do use 50 percent Cabot cheddar, and I also use turkey chili. That said, I'm way out of bounds today.

I am headed home in an hour, and I will get on the elliptical as soon as I walk in the door. That 40 minutes will help, but what helps most is when my mind is in gear for eating right.

I'll pray hard on this, and if anyone else is happening to read this post, your prayers and pixie dust are also appreciated!!

Dinner was actually a beef fajita chimichanga out to eat, but I did get the 40 minutes in on the elliptical.

 

[trampslady]

I'm up two pounds...grrr.....I'm going to add strength training to my regimine starting this week, and I'm hoping to see some results from that. I had one rather large slice of Boudin sourdough toast with butter and cinnamon this morning. Lunch will be salad...watermelon for snacking.....

I had a baby bel cheese and watermelon for a snack, and then lunch was a turkey cobb salad. Unfortunately, I don't have the nutritional info on the salad, but I cut the egg and left most of the croutons in the bowl. I did add sun-dried tomato and capers.

Dinner was a ham steak, small sweet potato, and green beans. I logged a total of 45 minutes on the elliptical. Today was good.

 

[trampslady]

Started this morning with the last of my sourdough toast....didn't feel as filling this morning, but I'm okay. Lunch is up in the air with three different commitments.....

Words cannot express how much MIdancemom's words meant to me today. I really needed a little optimism, and there my angel was! THANK YOU , THANK YOU, THANK YOU.....

Lunch was an ear of fresh corn and a chicken taco in a corn tortilla--just chicken and cilantro--no cheese, sour cream, etc.

Dinner was salmon croquettes, green beans, and carrots. My calorie intake was 1600 today, and I've walked 25 minutes, logged 40 minutes on the elliptical, and I also worked with weights for about 20 minutes.......

Wednesday was good.

 

[MIdanceMom]

We all have days when we can't hold it together. I have had a few this week as well. The important thing is that we stop at one or two days. You did that. Congratulations. Don't worry too much about the scale. It will come with time. I know, easy to say, hard to do. Just remember you won't see an immediate loss when you start the strength training, but the long term benifits are awesome.

Good luck with lunch.

Take care,
Beth

 

[trampslady]

Today was okay. I had a balanced breakfast and watermelon for lunch. I intended to make spaghetti for dinner, but ended up at the local chinese joint instead. I had broccoli, three pieces of fried chicken (intended for sweet & sour but without it), 1/2 cup rice, zucchini, crab legs, and boiled shrimp. I'm at about 1800 calories today--too many, but considering we had a pizza buffet and drinks for lunch, and I did not indulge, I'm okay with today.

I walked 30 minutes, and I have 40 minutes logged on the elliptical.

 

[trampslady]

Breakfast-one large honeycrisp apple and 1 oz cheddar cheese

My back is killing me from bowling yesterday--I knew I should not have done it!

 

[trampslady]

The weekend got away from me. I got my workout in on Friday night, and the back pain subsided.

Saturday wasn't so great. It was my off day for exercise, but I did get an upper body strength training round in.

Food--ick......I had two cheese enchiladas for lunch and catfish for dinner. We stayed up too late, and the next thing I knew I was gobbling down a chicken sandwich at midnight..

Today, Sunday, has been better. I had a ham and cheese sandwich for breakfast and popcorn for lunch. I had chicken cutlet with mushroom sauce and a small portion of mashed potatoes for dinner. I did endulge in a small slice of reduced sugar chocolate cake.

I was on the elliptical for a collective total of 40 minutes and I got another upper body strength training round in.

 

[trampslady]

Started this morning with a quick 10 minute power walk. I was horrible for breakfast--jack in the box tacos...but only 400 calories...lunch is a honeycrisp apple and a babybel cheese, so collectively not so bad. Dinner is left over chicken gumbo with brown rice.

I hope to get a 30 minute walk and 30-40 minutes on the elliptical in.....
I got a 10 minute powerwalk in today, 30 minutes walk with a friend, and 40 minutes on the elliptical.

 

[trampslady]

Breakfast--raisin bran with 1/2 banana
Snack--1 slice cantaloupe
Lunch--tortilla soup with two tortilla chips broken up no sour cream or avocado
Snack--one chocolate brownie made with splenda
Dinner--

30 minute walk--DONE!

 

[MIdanceMom]

Hi There,

Great job being consistent with your exercise. That is huge. Your food sounds yummy too. Take care,
Beth