Sherri's Goal by Disney Trip Journal (Comments please!)

[sharoncity]

Kudos bars are granola bars. They are kind of sweet, so it satifies my sweet urges. I usually get the M&M bars - Yum, Yum!! The peanut butter ones are also good, but they are 3 points, versus 2 pts for the M&M ones. I am sure your sons would like them for snacks as well!

Definitely make finishing your sons' leftovers a no-no. That really adds up to a lot of extra calories without you even realizing it. And the portion sizes - well, it is easier to control if you eat small snacks in between meals. And drink a large glass of water about 15 to 30 min before your meal. That will help to fill you up so that you can eat the smaller portions.

The Body Blast class sounds great. The 60 degree weather sounds even better!!!!! We are excited because the temp may get up to 30 today!! 60 sounds heavenly to me right about now!!!

Have a great Tuesday!

TTFN- Sharon

 

[swilphil]

Well, today it's back down in the 30s. I didn't get to run yesterday because my husband came home from work late. I did, however, go to the gym this morning, and ran on the treadmill. I ran 1.5 miles, then walked for about a mile, and ran a little bit more. I was also doing the glut course on the treadmill, so there were lots of hills and I really worked up a sweat. I have been dreading running again, especially on the treadmill, but I did feel that runner's high. I also thought it was fun to do the different programmed courses on the treadmill.

I only had time for a Kashi bar and glass of milk for breakfast. Lunch was leftover whole wheat/low fat Mac n' Cheese and a salad. I've had lots of water and green tea today. I'm going to have a piece of fruit later for a snack, and then make some lowfat chicken veggie soup for dinner.

Sherri

 

[Strings]

Hi Sherri,

Great job at the Y today. I hope you have a relaxing evening.
Beth

 

[kayeandjim00]

Hi Sherri! Congratulations on the great workout. DH talks about the runners high so often and I can't wait to experience it myself. He sometimes goes out in the summer and comes back 8-9 miles later and says that he just felt good and could run forever. I can't imagine that happening to me but I'm hopeful it will. Did you find some snacks that would work for you? Fruit is always good when you are on the go.

 

[lizdotcom99]

Hi Sherri, or should I say High Sherri? Way to go on your workout today!! I can't even imagine getting a runners high.....sounds like fun though. Gotta love a nice good workout!!! Just wanted ot check in as I am starting to visit some journals. I can imagine howhard itmust be to NOT eat the kid's leftover snacks. I know when I watch my neices, I am compelled to help them not be wasteful That is a tuff one!! Good luck with that!!! Keep up the good work!

 

[swilphil]

My food yesterday was pretty good, but it seems like everyone else who posts their meals eats like a bird compared to me. I already posted what I ate for breakfast and lunch yesterday. Then I had a banana and lite yogurt for a snack, a 1/2 baked potato and salad with grilled chicken for dinner, and a granola bar for a late snack with some green tea.

I went to a cardio/weights circuit class at the Y this morning. It was a good workout and a fun change. Since I bought an AP for our trip in March, I'm thinking about maybe trying to do the Disney 1/2 marathon. I may try a 1/2 marathon closer to home first. We walk so much when we are at Disney that I'm not sure if I want to tackle such a big race there. Do other 1/2 marathoners spend a lot of time in the parks during that trip?

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Sherri!

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

 

[Strings]

Hi Sherri, Your menus are fine. I amy post a salad for lunch, but it has chicken, sheese ,tomatoes, cucumbers, and usually bacon. I certainly don't qualify as eating like a bird. I refuse to go hungry.

You are doing a great job! Keep it up.
Beth

 

[kayeandjim00]

Hi Sherri! Your menus sound great. I don't post my menus usually on my journal but trust me I eat A LOT. Sometimes I'm wondering if I'm eating too much but I'm on WW and stay within my points so I guess I'm doing ok. I eat most of the day - 3 meals/3 snacks so don't worry you are eating too much, if you don't eat enough you'll definitely lose slower so keep doing what you are doing.

 

[plutosmyfav]

Hi Sherri,

I'm glad you were able to achieve runners high on the treadmill. I like doing the preprogrammed courses sometimes, too. It can help pass the time-- watching for the change in hills on the display pannel Personally, I have a love/hate relationship with the treadmill. I go through times when I can't force myself to get on the awful thing, then there's Treadmill Nirvana. TG there are other machines for the "hate" periods!!!

My snacks are:
Honey Wheat Pretzels
Merangue Cookies
No Pudge Brownies
Berry Cheerios (dry)
94% FF popcorn
Flavored rice cakes

(all very "carby"). I'm trying to get away from relying too much on snacks. Its hard!

Keep up the great work!!!!!!

Sundie

 

[Strings]

Hi Sherri,
I am just dropping by to wish you a great weekend.
Beth

 

[swilphil]

I lost 2 lbs. this week!! Yippee! And it's the dreaded time of the month so that makes it a double yippee! The bad news is I was a little stressed last night with my husband because he was home late from work, bought some doritos at the store, and made a dumb comment about the house being a mess. So while the baked chicken was in the oven, I ate some of the nacho cheese doritos (the organic white kind, but still). I almost didn't weigh myself this a.m., but I was still down 2 lbs. I wonder if it would have been more without the doritos. Hmmmm.

I had a meeting this a.m., so I couldn't go to the Y. Tomorrow I will go to yoga class, body blast (weights) class and maybe run on the treadmill.

Today's food:

B: oatmeal (low sugar) and 1/2 grapefruit.

Snack: Balance trail mix made with soy protein.

L: Whole wheat pasta with mushroom marinara and a salad

Snack: 1 piece whole wheat WW bread (50 calories) and low fat peanut butter

Dinner: Chicken soup, green beans and a salad.

 

[rachiegrl6]

Congrats on the Loss! No matter how small it's still a loss. Don't sweat the fact that you indulged on the doritos last night. It will be okay and you can just begin new again today. Good luck on your weight loss!

Have a great day!
Rachel

 

[kayeandjim00]

Yeah Sherri! That's a great loss! I can understand the doritos - I have a tendency to eat more when I'm stressed or even the slightest bit upset and it's never fruit it's always chips or chocolate. At least they were organic - by the way how are those? Sounds like you had a yummy day! Keep up the great work. Have a great workout tomorrow!!

 

[swilphil]

I'm excited about eating right. I've found some fun and tasty things to eat that are healthy:

1/2 baked potato with light onion and chives cream cheese

Peanut butter on Weight Watcher bread toasted

tomato and mushroom frittata

Homemade chicken soup with spinach in it

International Coffee's sugarfree, decaf french vanilla

 

[sarahsmom73]

Hi Sherri! Welcome! I'm Jen... You'll see me more around here now that I am back in the land of the living again (I think I had a touch of the flu!) Glad you are here!

 

[sarahsmom73]

Just wanted to say again... WELCOME!!!! Yes... I'm a lunatic!

 

[swilphil]

I think I'm going to start posting what I PLAN to eat for the day instead of doing it at the end of the day. I also might do dinner plans a week at a time if I can get organized.

Here's what I'm going to have today:

B: mushroom/tomatoe frittata

S: Orange

L: Left over chicken/spinach soup

S: toast and peanut butter

D: salad and ???.

Dinner is somewhat of a mystery because we are going to a marriage course at church, and it includes dinner. I'm going to have a salad before we leave. Tonight the class gets out early because it's the first one, so I could have a Lean Cuisine when I get home if they have something I can't eat.

I'm going to try to run today, probably at the gym, because it's just too cold out for me. I really hope it's warm enough for my March 5th race that I signed up for. Yesterday I did a 1 hour yoga class and a 1 hour body blast class. I may give up yoga and go to the Saturday morning Ride n Run class instead. It's a spinning class and then they run 2 miles.

 

[swilphil]

My gym schedule this week:

Mon--Spinning class

Tues--Body Blast

Weds--Run on treadmill 25 min./walk 10

Thurs--Pilates class

Fri--off day

Sat--Ride n' Run and Body Blast

 

[kayeandjim00]

Hi Sherri How did your meal plan go? I think that's a great idea to plan out what you are going to eat for the day, sometimes just having things all layed out in your mind help you to stick to your plans better. Your gym schedule looks great! Hope you are having a great Sunday.