When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[MulanUSAF]

Haven't checked in for three days and got lots of catching up to do! Welcome to the new folks, the more the merrier!

Weather around here has been hot and humid, with lots of thunderstorms. I just hate the sticky-icky feeling, especially when you step out of the shower and start sweating all over again. Having grown up in dry and sunny California, I'm still not used to the smothering southern humidity. Plus, my A/C just died on Monday and the service guy came out and said the part has to be special ordered. It still hasn't come in yet! Ugh!

Well, at least I haven't been wanting to eat much, except I can't seem to stay away from frozen yogurt. But I guess between fruits, salads and frozen yogurt, it's okay to say I'm still on track. Also, I've started swimming again since it's just too hot to go running. I bought a lap swim punch card for the community center pool and I like seeing the holes being punched out, it kind of keeps me accountable like the food journal here. Lately I've been doing a mini version of my old swim team workout routine. Lap swimming for about 20 minutes non-stop, followed by calisthenics, alternating between upper and lower body every other day. I do feel my core muscles starting to be more toned and stronger. Now if I can get rid of that fat roll, I might actually start seeing some defined abs. I told myself I'll buy myself a bikini when I can jump up and down and nothing on the belly jiggles like jello.

On Tuesday, I had a 3 month follow up visit with my endocrinologist to get my blood work done since the initial diabetes diagnosis back in February. I've been checking the clinic's website every day since to see if they've posted the results. So far they only posted the kidney protein analysis (normal) but not the A1C, which is what I'm both eager and dreading to see. I'm telling myself to be realistic and not be overly optimistic that it'll drop into the normal zone yet, because that stuff takes time. But at the same time, because I've been having great success with losing weight and shedding inches, I'm hoping to see a big drop in that too. But I have a feeling I'm setting myself up for disappointment if I think about it too much. Okay, I think I'm just rambling now, so I'll stop. But once the results come out, I'll share it good or bad.

Food log for today so far:
Breakfast - small bowl of Kashi Go Lean Crunch with milk, 4 strawberries
Lunch - teriyaki chicken breast on baby spinach salad (with mandarin oranges, almonds and crunchy noodles); 2 Ritz crackers
Dinner - shrimp and scallops sauteed with snow peas and broccoli; cold buckwheat noodles with soy peanut sauce
Snack - cool whip and strawberries

Thursday, June 3 Done!

 

[eliz991]

Oh I forgot to comment on My Cousin Vinny! I LOVE that movie! I'm not from the south or NY, but I am a lawyer. I love the accents and we always joke about how that just doesn't happen to us in court ever!! So funny!

Thank goodness! I would die if that ever happened to me in court (well, except for the part where you Perry Mason it out of your butt at the end).

 

[Stacybaeasm]

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been around in 2 weeks, but it has been quite a ride. We finally officially opened Big River last night so I have days off now while I run the show at night. I can finally get back to working out, eating better, and posting here. It appears I have a lot to catch up on so I'd better get to it.

I will say, this is the best I have ever done, weight wise, through a rehearsal/tech process. I actually lost weight, which is amazing!!! And it showed. The dress I wore last night for opening was a dress I haven't been able to get into for 2 years. I also know that I have officially dropped a size because I went shopping and tried on a dress that I thought would be too small, but wasn't! Yay!!!!

 

[Zela]

Not sure.....I have done weight watchers for a while(5 years) but i am trying to get away from pts. Do you have a suggestion for a website to find the recommended amount of calories? Right now I am just trying to go with low carb.

 

[mom2faith]

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

On Tuesday, I had a 3 month follow up visit with my endocrinologist to get my blood work done since the initial diabetes diagnosis back in February. I've been checking the clinic's website every day since to see if they've posted the results. So far they only posted the kidney protein analysis (normal) but not the A1C, which is what I'm both eager and dreading to see. I'm telling myself to be realistic and not be overly optimistic that it'll drop into the normal zone yet, because that stuff takes time. But at the same time, because I've been having great success with losing weight and shedding inches, I'm hoping to see a big drop in that too. But I have a feeling I'm setting myself up for disappointment if I think about it too much. Okay, I think I'm just rambling now, so I'll stop. But once the results come out, I'll share it good or bad.

I bet you'll have a good result

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy

my friend, you are not the only one under the wagon... I am off and on throughout every dang day. Journaling is a great start again


So my sister sent me a scathing email about what an unsympathetic jerk I am. I am officially the world's worst person! woohoo!
Normally, that would send me to some crunchy carbs. Today, I write to ya'll instead. thanks

 

[stitchfan23]

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy please don't be embarrased to come on here and post your shortfalls. Hey I was up almost 3lbs a couple of weeks ago. I think you could say that not only did I fall off the wagon but I fell under it and it ran me over. Just get up dust yourself off and start at the beginning again. We are all going to struggle, afterall, if it was easy we would all be on skinny island by now. You have made a start in the right direction by coming on here and by tracking. Just keep coming on here if you need a pick me up and we will help any way we can. Here is a big to get you started.

 

[Dizneydawn]

I will say, this is the best I have ever done, weight wise, through a rehearsal/tech process. I actually lost weight, which is amazing!!! And it showed. The dress I wore last night for opening was a dress I haven't been able to get into for 2 years. I also know that I have officially dropped a size because I went shopping and tried on a dress that I thought would be too small, but wasn't! Yay!!!!

I AM SOOO PROUD OF YOU!!!!

Not sure.....I have done weight watchers for a while(5 years) but i am trying to get away from pts. Do you have a suggestion for a website to find the recommended amount of calories? Right now I am just trying to go with low carb.

I use Spark People. I like it and like the fact you can track activity points, water and all the components you should and should not be eating.

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I have lost 4 pounds since the start. Please believe me I know about falling hard and not wanting to face the music but this group is supportive and I owe it to myself to not run away. I hope you can do the same.

So my sister sent me a scathing email about what an unsympathetic jerk I am. I am officially the world's worst person! woohoo!

Awesome. It saves my sister from sending me the same. I will send her the memo. Thanks for taking one for the team!

 

[Zela]

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy

I know how you feel! I lost about 80 pounds 5 years ago. Over the last couple of years I let it creep up....but here recently I went hog wild and jumped off the wagon.. Bravo on having the courage to admit it!

Anyways, here is my tracking for today:

Breakfast:
-1 egg cooked in microwave with no stick spray
-2oz turkey sausage
Lunch:
Chicken Salad that consisted of
-about 2 c lettuce
-a boiled egg
-a sprinkle of cheese (I would venture to say less than 1/8th of a cup)
-about 1/4 c shredded chicken
-packet of full fat ranch (I could have done better on the dressing)
Supper:
-1 pork chop(the cheap kind but I cut the fat off and cooked in a nonstick pan and did not add any oil or butter)
-1 c steamed cabbage and onions
-7 olives
-1 c diet lemon lime soda (tastes a lot sweeter if you don't eat anything with sugar in it all day)

I also got in at least 7 waters today and hope to get in a few more before I go to bed.

I also got 3 cups of veggies in today!


Thursday June 3, 2010 Done
Veggies Challenge Done

 

[stitchfan23]

Tracking for today...

Breakfast - 1 Yoplait source yogurt
Lunch - xlean ham and a slice of cheese on Wonder+ bread and ff mayo
Dinner - 1 leftover pork chop with 2 cup of mashed turnip with 1tsp margarine
Snack - 1 ff chocolate pudding, 1 individual angel food cake with 4 strawberries and 3 tbsp cool whip lite spray, 1 c of V8 juice

JUNE 3 DONE
VEGGIES DONE

I have a question for everyone. Does anyone here live in the Philadelphia area? I will be down in the area for a trade show and to pick up some supplies for my other business (Country Decor & Crafts) next weekend. I am hoping to get some shopping in and we are trying to decide between the King of Prussia mall (staying at the Dolce right by it) or the Premium Outlets. Any suggestions as to which is better.

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

I second Bree's Miley Cyrus recommendation. I can get down with Party in the USA and The Climb is so motivation I like using it for warm up or cool down. I have a lot of the same stuff the ladies have already listed. Glee, Kelly Clarkson, Lady GaGa etc.

I also have REM, U2, Bon Jovi, Matchbox 20, Dropkick Murphys, Moby, Natasha Beddingfield, Pink, Beyonce, Duffy, Black Eyed Peas and the list goes on and on. And the weird thing is, some days some songs work to get me moving, and other days different songs. I think the most important thing is that it's a song that you connect to.

I'll add those to my list to check out. I forgot to mention that I haven't watched any GLEE but I've heard such good things, I'll have to see if I can watch the episodes on demand or online.

Welcome Megan! I love having new people join. We're getting quite a big group here.

Jane, I was going to let my iPod play this morning and then send you a list of what I listened to. Except my iPod did not cooperate - it would not play anything today. I had to completely remove all songs and video, then reload them. I think it's working again. Anyway, I've got all kinds of stuff on there - 70s classic rock, Broadway musicals, kids music, modern pop stuff. It really is a very odd mix. Here's what played yesterday:

Lifehouse - Hanging by a Moment
Meatloaf - Paradise by the Dashboard Lights
.38 Special - What if I'd Been the One
Belle - Beauty and the Beast
Jimmy Buffett (can't remember the song - there are a lot of them on there )
Open Your Heart - Madonna
Real Wild Child - Everlife
Down by the Lazy River - the Osmonds (laugh if you will, but this song will get you MOVING!)Not laughing AT ALL - I have the Donny Osmond CD where he sings broadway hits and I love it.
Right Round - Flo Rida

There were more but I don't remember them. I guess most of my stuff is older, so I should probably look for some newer artists that I like.

Once I get my new playlist together I'll post it here so we can compare notes.

I think I am going to go into my workroom and before I start making gift baskets I may just put on my ipod and dance around like a nut for a while. That should work off a few calories

Let me know which song makes you dance! I'm collecting inspiration.

Good morning all!
I am fighting a sinus headache for the second day in a row, but I did go for a walk last night and am going walking a lunch today!
I am starting to feel like my eating is going okay - still need more veggies, I might have to do the challenge!- but need to exercise more.
Now that the kids' evening activities are tapering some, I think I'll have more opportunity to exercise in the evenings.
For music - I LOVE Bon Jovi! I'm a product of the 70s and 80s too and like music like Journey, and Springsteen. I have some Christina Aguilera, Daughtry, Rob Thomas, Matchbox Twenty and lots of Broadway too.

Oh, good suggestions! I've got Huey Lewis, Phil Collins, the soundtrack to The Committments and a bunch of oldies stuff. The couple of songs that has been really gotten me moving are from the original Shrek. I think I'm going to look up the band and see if they have similar songs.

I do feel my core muscles starting to be more toned and stronger. Now if I can get rid of that fat roll, I might actually start seeing some defined abs. I told myself I'll buy myself a bikini when I can jump up and down and nothing on the belly jiggles like jello. I LOVE this.

On Tuesday, I had a 3 month follow up visit with my endocrinologist to get my blood work done since the initial diabetes diagnosis back in February. I've been checking the clinic's website every day since to see if they've posted the results. So far they only posted the kidney protein analysis (normal) but not the A1C, which is what I'm both eager and dreading to see. I'm telling myself to be realistic and not be overly optimistic that it'll drop into the normal zone yet, because that stuff takes time. But at the same time, because I've been having great success with losing weight and shedding inches, I'm hoping to see a big drop in that too. But I have a feeling I'm setting myself up for disappointment if I think about it too much. Okay, I think I'm just rambling now, so I'll stop. But once the results come out, I'll share it good or bad.

Crossing my fingers that it will be good news.

Hi everyone! Sorry I haven't been around in 2 weeks, but it has been quite a ride. We finally officially opened Big River last night so I have days off now while I run the show at night. I can finally get back to working out, eating better, and posting here. It appears I have a lot to catch up on so I'd better get to it.

I will say, this is the best I have ever done, weight wise, through a rehearsal/tech process. I actually lost weight, which is amazing!!! And it showed. The dress I wore last night for opening was a dress I haven't been able to get into for 2 years. I also know that I have officially dropped a size because I went shopping and tried on a dress that I thought would be too small, but wasn't! Yay!!!!

Congrats on the show opening. Are you a stage manager? Spent a good number of years in high school and college backstage at the theater. Also, way to go on losing during rehearsals and dropping a size.

Not sure.....I have done weight watchers for a while(5 years) but i am trying to get away from pts. Do you have a suggestion for a website to find the recommended amount of calories? Right now I am just trying to go with low carb.

I agree with Dawn. I'm using SparkPeople and it is really easy to use and modify to your own personal needs.

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy

Amy, we've all been there. The hardest thing is to keep coming back when you are having a hard time. No matter how far off that wagon you've fallen I'll bet we all can sympathize. Baby steps are the best way, one thing at a time. Tracking today, exercise tomorrow.

So my sister sent me a scathing email about what an unsympathetic jerk I am. I am officially the world's worst person! woohoo!
Normally, that would send me to some crunchy carbs. Today, I write to ya'll instead. thanks

Glad to know that I'm off the hook as well. My sister (if she had my email address) would probably send me scathing emails as well. Did you at least do something that would warrant the email? If not, or if she just reacted badly to something not worthy of a scathing email, then try and let it roll off your back.

Today has been challenging. I do really well from breakfast and lunch and then after lunch I seem to want to eat EVERYTHING! I really need to get some gum for work. I've been craving pizza for a couple of days, tonight I even tracked a couple of pieces of deLITE pizza from Papa Murphys. We're going to have movie night tonight instead of tomorrow. Jim went to pick up the pizza and THEY WERE OUT OF deLITE pizza!!! I guess it was just not meant to be. Chinese chicken salad for me again - I guess I'll be hitting that 2 cups of veggies without any problem.

Off to watch Fantasia. Will log in later tonight with complete food log.

 

[mstinson14]

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy

I know how you feel, I lost a good chunk of my weight at a summer camp about a year ago, but then I got home and ate everything in sight Had all that weight put back on in about 2 weeks! Then it hase just been downhill since, I have REALLY fell off of the wagon!! I started working with a trainer and am seeing a nutritionist and I am on my way back to where I was before I went to the $4500headache weight loss camp.

 

[pipersmom]

Just a quickie and then I'm off for bed, my head is splitting!

Breakfast- Rice Krispies w/ blueberries, FF milk
Lunch- Reduced fat pb & homemade freezer jam on sammie thin
Dinner- 2 FF hot dogs, 1 bun, sugar snap peas, lite mixed fruit cup
Snacks- WW ice cream bar, crustless strawberry pie, dove dark choccy bunny head..LOL.

Cals- 1254 (1230-1580)

June 3- Done!

 

[GaRain]

I learned something at the gym today....I am so no coordinated enough to do the step cardio class!!!

 

[lizzyb5280]

In sparkpeople you have a recipe area you can add in homemade food to get the amounts of nutritional info per serving. Takes maybe 5 minutes per recipie - which is exactly why it is Baloney I am not doing it!!

Thanks for the tip! There's only one problem with that though - it would require me to actually measure when I cook! I'm very much a "little of this, little of that, until it looks/smells/tastes right" type of cook.

Hi All!!

I am just checking in to say hello.

I have fallen off the wagon. Hard.

I can 100% attribute it to not utilizing my support group - you ladies!!

Last week was hectic - the boss was in town and overall we were busy in the evenings as well. This week has been busy too, but now it is more of an excuse.

Anyway, I slipped a little so I was embarrassed to come on the board. It is hard to read about how well everyone else is doing when you know you are not doing well at all.

I am just in a funk and need to get up, dust myself off and get going again.... but.....well, you all know how hard that is.

So, baby steps are in order. Today I am journalling again (1st time in a week) and I have psted here again (also 1st time in 10 days or so).

Bear with me. I am officially a Work In Progress!!

Amy

We are ALL a work in progress, that's why we're here! None of us got overweight b/c we're the most disciplined eaters in the world. Please don't be embarrased, and welcome back.

Today has been challenging. I do really well from breakfast and lunch and then after lunch I seem to want to eat EVERYTHING! I really need to get some gum for work. I've been craving pizza for a couple of days, tonight I even tracked a couple of pieces of deLITE pizza from Papa Murphys. We're going to have movie night tonight instead of tomorrow. Jim went to pick up the pizza and THEY WERE OUT OF deLITE pizza!!! I guess it was just not meant to be. Chinese chicken salad for me again - I guess I'll be hitting that 2 cups of veggies without any problem.

WHAT?!? How can they be out of deLITE pizza? Were you trying to get a specific one?? I looove me some Papa Murphy, my favorite is the Veggie deLITE, with added onions.

And speaking of Papa Murphy, that's what I had for lunch today. A friend of mine from Wyoming is in town visiting family, and was bringing her daughter (exactly 1wk younger than mine) over for a playdate this afternoon, so I spent from 9a until about 1:45p cleaning house. I must have been getting a decent activity level going, b/c I had to turn the ceiling fans up AND turn the A/C back from 76 to 74 to be comfortable! Anyway, I didn't really want to take time to fix lunch, so I made DD a PB&J and handed her the bucket of raisins, and heated up a leftover slice of pizza for myself. It was the stuffed meat pizza, so def. not light, but I only ate one slice, left the edge crust behind, and had no breakfast and very light snacks, so I think I've come out pretty well for the day.

Breakfast - none
AM snack - granola bar, 2oz milk (just enough to get my meds down) - 173 calories
Lunch - one slice Papa Murphy stuffed meat pizza, diet soda - 361 calories
PM snack - 1/2 cup raisins - 218 calories
Dinner - baked chicken leg quarter, stove top stuffing, mixed veggies - 517

Total calories - 1268! Woo-hoo! I should definitely get a good deficit from that!

June 3 Done

 

[2_Eagle_Mom]

I learned something at the gym today....I am so no coordinated enough to do the step cardio class!!!

I hear you there! I haven't braved a class since I can barely walk on the treadmill without tripping on my own feet.

WHAT?!? How can they be out of deLITE pizza? Were you trying to get a specific one?? I looove me some Papa Murphy, my favorite is the Veggie deLITE, with added onions.

That is exactly what I said. They were out of the crust so no pizza for me well I did eat the crust of two pieces then spent the rest of the night cruising to curb the craving for more pizza (there was stuffed meat and gourmet veggie in the house).

Here's my food log for today:


Breakfast – sandwich thin, reduced fat PB, banana
Lunch – tuna lunch kit, 3 apricots, yogurt
Snack – 100 cal chips ahoy, fiber one bar
Dinner – Chicken salad w/mandarin oranges (end crust from 2 slices of pizza – how many calories are in that?)
Dessert – laffy taffy, smarties, tootsie pop, 3 apricots

Total 1441 (goal 1270 – 1620)
Veggies DONE (4 cups lettuce)
June 3 DONE

We watched Fantasia tonight and Brendan and Charlotte only made it to the dancing hippos before they fell asleep. Guess we'll have to watch The Reluctant Dragon another night.

Going to hit the sack early tonight. Headaches must be in the air...

 

[zoegirl]

Morning!!

Wow the thread was busy yesterday. That's awesome.

Dan - I hear ya about the Mt. Dew. My husband drinks (no lie) about a 6 pack of soda a day & the dew is his favorite. I really think if he's just give that up he'd lose 25 lbs. But it's his choice I can't do it for him.

Dawn - I'm sorry you're having issues. I've been thinking for a while that I've started peri-menopause & I'm only 36. Not sure how I feel about that.

Liz - girl I hear you on the instant grits. I am a deep in my core tried & true southerner & I'm not cleaning the pot that regular grits were made in. So instant it is

Leen - we have had a bit of unusual weather in these parts lately haven't we? Hopefully it'll level out soon. Good for you on the swimming. That's one exercise I wish I made more time for.

Amy - hang in there girl. At least you've caught yourself & are getting back on the wagon. Weight loss is a journey, not a quick trip.

Megan - Welcome! & good for you on the trainer & nutritionist, hope they teach you lots (and you share with us )

Jane - I HATE when I'm craving something & I can't get that fix. I usually end up eating everything in site to try to solve it. You deserve a do-over on pizza & movie night.

My parents came over for dinner last night & we had a blast hanging out with them. Don't get to do that too often. Most of the time when we see them it's to hand off Lucas so they can babysit. I made an AWESOME flank steak with tomato avocado salsa from my WW cookbook. This cookbook has been a life-saver to me doing WW this time around. I really love to cook & can't deal with eating frozen pre-packaged meals all the time. So I browse my cook book & pick 2-3 recipes each week to cook & it's been great.
Off to run in a bit so here's my food for yesterday:

brkfst - cantaloup, coffee w/creamer
lunch - turkey sammie w/avocado on arnold thin, roasted zuccinni, reduced fat pringles
dinner - flank steak w/avocado salsa, brown rice, pintos, grilled asparagus
snacks....chips n salsa, cut up carrotts, celery, peppers w/ranch & hummus

Veggies Done
June 3 Done

 

[Dizneydawn]

American Cheese, 1.5 slice (3/4 oz)
Sour Cream, 1 tbsp
Great Value no slat added Golden sweet whole kernel corn, 1.75 cup
Butter, salted, 1 tbsp
Nature's Pride Healthy Multi-grain, 2 serving
Dinner TOTALS: Cal 676 Carb 73 Fat 32 Protein 24


Banana bread, 1 slice
Butter, salted, 1 tbsp
Popcorn, oil-popped, 3 cup
Snack TOTALS: Cal 462 Carb 52 Fat 27 Protein 6
Totals:
CALORIES1,689 (1,210 - 1,560) CARBS 186 (164 - 237) FAT 80 (32 - 57) PROTEIN 58 (60 - 128)

I also had a tablespoon of chocolate chips. And one bite (as in 1/2 a forkful) of confetti cake with strawberry frosting. Yeah about that. I suppose it is better than half a cake or a bag of chocolate when craving sweets.

Did great until night time and like I said before - my fault for not balancing food out throughout the day. We ate dinner early (before 5 p.m.) so by 7:30- 8 p.m. I was starving. Leftover popcorn was eaten (I guessed on quantity but there was not a whole lot left) and a slice of banana bread I made for breakfast today. With butter thank you. Not measured but I guessed high. And looking at the results - depressing.

New rules -
#1 Use the darn air popper not make popcorn on the stove. Yes it tastes better but I don't need the calories.
#2 I am up, so eat breakfast and snack and lunch and snack and then dinner.

I also forgot to add 1/4 cup of veggies to my arsenal last night when I was raiding the food pantry so did not make the veggie challenge for yesterday. Totally forgot. And I like veggies. I will not cheat and use popcorn as a substitute either!

But I did track so if I can do at least 5 days of veggies I still do ok and I WILL TRACK all 7 days if it kills me.

June 3rd Done

Great news: I am able to function today. I am heading to the Y for water aerobics this morning and will walk tonight/today because of course Tuesday Aunt Flo came and it was the start of the Lazy Man and due to circumstances beyond my control, I have not done any biking or walking for 2 days. June 1st I did do water aerobics before the fun started so I have 1 of the 3 days of the swimming portion met. I can't remember how many miles 3 classes of water aerobics equaled but it amazes me if it is the same in calories out, how proud I am of those darn classes!

I weighed in this morning and I was down again. BTW - I really wonder how many calories when I was eating oblivious I was putting away!

 

[Dizneydawn]

I learned something at the gym today....I am so no coordinated enough to do the step cardio class!!!

I did the Zumba Sr Citizen class and I almost killed myself and 3 bystanders!

Thanks for the tip! There's only one problem with that though - it would require me to actually measure when I cook! I'm very much a "little of this, little of that, until it looks/smells/tastes right" type of cook.
That is how I cook to and thus the measurement problem to track well. It actually is a Dawn problem because I could if I took the time. Tracking for me does not count unless I am following nutrition values because I know myself too well to know I could forget what I put in and be off by a lot. So I just need to become disciplined.



WHAT?!? How can they be out of deLITE pizza? Were you trying to get a specific one?? I looove me some Papa Murphy, my favorite is the Veggie deLITE, with added onions.

I have never had this pizza which you speak of Castaways. Why is it lite and why is it sooooo good and ho many calories/fat/crabs are we usually talking?

I hear you there! I haven't braved a class since I can barely walk on the treadmill without tripping on my own feet.


We watched Fantasia tonight and Brendan and Charlotte only made it to the dancing hippos before they fell asleep. Guess we'll have to watch The Reluctant Dragon another night.
I have to admit I have never watched the whole thing from start to finish. Now I feel like I need to turn in my Dis card.

Dan - I hear ya about the Mt. Dew. My husband drinks (no lie) about a 6 pack of soda a day & the dew is his favorite. I really think if he's just give that up he'd lose 25 lbs. But it's his choice I can't do it for him.
Whoa! That is a ton. You are smart to know it is his call though.
Dawn - I'm sorry you're having issues. I've been thinking for a while that I've started peri-menopause & I'm only 36. Not sure how I feel about that.
The good news is it is almost done today so 3 days of he!! then nothing.

My parents came over for dinner last night & we had a blast hanging out with them.

Those sentiments have never been uttered by me. I am jealous and hope my kids will one day feel the same about spending time with me. You give me hope.

Oh yeah - Baylor now has a Mohawk. Pictures to come. Treyner cut it last night.

 

[GaRain]

I did the Zumba Sr Citizen class and I almost killed myself and 3 bystanders!

At least I wasn't the one who fell down - it was the INSTRUCTOR!