To baked goods. I start going a little crazy if there is not some form of muffin, cookie, scone etc available in my house at all times. When I came across this article I was distracted from the content by the thought "Ahhh, I NEED that cheesecake!"
Which, as it turns out, is kind of the point of the article. For me, at least, it made me stop and think about why I eat and drink the things I do. I am addicted to sodas. Even though I cut back while pregnant, actually switched to caffeine free, I still had one a day. Can you imagine the weight I'd lose if I managed to kick that habit? And what about that weekly swing through the drive through? And, I can admit here, that the part about eating to the point of pain... yeah... I know about that. I will go back for seconds, even when full, because dinner was Just. That. Good. Now I can use the excuse that all the celebs use to get out of trouble when they've done something naughty. "I can't help it, it's an addiction!"
In all seriousness, it makes sense. Food = pleasure and many pleasurable things can be addictive. It helps to understand that your body is working against you and loosing weight is a serious lifestyle change, why crash diets are doomed to failure. On the upside, if those fatty food are no longer a daily part of my life I'll just enjoy them that much more when I do splurge from time to time, right?
In other news, I coasted on last week's stomach flu and my, presumably, smaller stomach, and started consciously eating smaller portions. I am now down another 3 lbs. I am only 3 lbs from my first goal. Only 3 more lbs to go until May and the beach. Only 3 more lbs until I get out of my maternity clothes and into my between pregnancy pants. I can do 3 lbs. I am excited about 3 lbs.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Trying to keep our humor about us.
There is nothing funny about a carrot stick. Truly. Nothing. However, if I couldn't laugh about this, I would probably be crying while I crunch. Here's a blurp from my FAV author to help us along.
"As I sat there sucking in my stomach and seeing nothing move, the twelfth major religion of the world began to form in my mind.
A religion founded in the twentieth century based on the four ignoble truths:
BLOUSES WORN OUTSIDE THE BODY FOOL NO ONE.
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL IS AN INCOMPLETE SENTENCE.
IF THERE'S LIFE AFTER WHIPPED CREAM, IT'S IN THIGH CITY.
STARCHING A CAFTAN, NEVER SOLVES ANYTHING.
I would call my new religion FATSU. The disciples would be every woman who has ever gone to bed hungry and who sought a destiny of pantyhose that bagged at the knee.
The day of worship would be Monday, what else?
And the daily chant would be MARTYLERMOORE. . . MARYTYLERMOORE.
I could almost see Jean Nieditch standing in the middle of thunder and lightning while the seven FATSU commandments were being flashed on a head of lettuce:
THOU SHALT NOT PUNISH THYSELF BY TRYING ON A BATHING SUIT WEARING KNEE HI'S.
THOU SHALT NOT CONSIDER GRAVY AND HOLLANDAISE SAUCE A BEVERAGE.
THOU SHALT NOT KILL FOR CHOCOLATE.
THOU SHALT NOT STEAL HALLOWEEN CANDY FROM THY CHILDREN.
THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER MIRRORS BEFORE THEE BUT SPECIAL ONES.
THOU SHALT NOT TAKE THE NAME OF COTTAGE CHEESE IN VAIN.
THOU SHALT NOT COVET THY NEIGHBORS DESSERT.
Banded together, we would surpass the Shinto, Confucian, Hindu and even the Moslem religions of the world. Our disciples would roam the earth spreading the word: starvation. Maybe once a year we'd have a sacrifice by throwing a butterscotch sundae off a cliff. On that day we'd all fast, of course."
-Erma Bombeck
So, anyhow, I'm clinging to humor to get through the weeks with a smile on my face. What coping methods are you guys using? Let me know!!!!
Have a great week!
Friday, March 26, 2010
Resources
I am actually out of town, but I decided to pre-write this post and schedule it to show up on Friday. While looking for a chore chart for my family, I came across a "workout worksheet" and decided to research some ways to keep track of and schedule fitness goals. I hope these can help (we don't all have the LoseIt app for iPhone). I'm only including the ones I found on TheProjectGirl.com because some of the internet research I did brought up really crummy websites.
Free Workout Worksheet
Goal Chart
Food Journal
Feel free to look around the web because there are lots of places you can find pre-made downloadable worksheets. Microsoft Office's website has templates that you can customize to your specifications. I'm sure there are lots more out there, it's just a matter of taking the time to look for them. A good idea would be to store them in a special binder and have a set of goals you want to achieve by a certain date. Then, reward yourself for meeting those goals!
Free Workout Worksheet
Goal Chart
Food Journal
Feel free to look around the web because there are lots of places you can find pre-made downloadable worksheets. Microsoft Office's website has templates that you can customize to your specifications. I'm sure there are lots more out there, it's just a matter of taking the time to look for them. A good idea would be to store them in a special binder and have a set of goals you want to achieve by a certain date. Then, reward yourself for meeting those goals!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
So I suck at remembering to post...
Thursday sneaks up on me. Seriously. It's almost like it's Wednesday and then Friday. It's as if Thursday is completely non-existent.
Here are some positive things that I've done in the past two weeks:
Since, I was told you guys liked my last interactive blog... I have a new question this week: What is your favorite physical activity to do? Why?
I'll start with mine. I love to ski. I haven't skiied in 4 years. It's kind of expensive and it also has to be the right season for it. But, next winter... I am definitely going! :-) I love skiing because the snow is pretty, you warm up in the lodge with your sweetie (usually) drinking hot cocoa, and the speed is a real rush!
My second favorite is going disc golfing with Will & Waffles. I throw sticks/balls for Waffles and Will disc golfs. It's a win for everyone! (And we walk like... 2-3 miles.)
Can't wait to hear your replies! :-)
Here are some positive things that I've done in the past two weeks:
- I have made major head-way on wedding plans!
- I managed to lose a few pounds by watching portion size. (I'm still not eating all that healthy, but am eating less junk food than I used to. I mean, smaller portions.)
- Drinking more water, less juice. Still addicted to my diet rootbeer.
- I'm drinking alcohol less often which is also contributing to my weight loss. (Though, I think this is a side affect of not being at college/not having a lot of people to go out with. It's not like I'm an alcoholic, but at school I drank at least once a week. Now, it's maybe once a month. And then a random glass of wine one or two other times during the month.)
- I am now within half a pound of losing 30 pounds since this journey started for me in November!
- I tried on my wedding dress and it's too big! I think this is much better than the alternative option! (It being too small!) I have an alterations appointment next week! :-)
Since, I was told you guys liked my last interactive blog... I have a new question this week: What is your favorite physical activity to do? Why?
I'll start with mine. I love to ski. I haven't skiied in 4 years. It's kind of expensive and it also has to be the right season for it. But, next winter... I am definitely going! :-) I love skiing because the snow is pretty, you warm up in the lodge with your sweetie (usually) drinking hot cocoa, and the speed is a real rush!
My second favorite is going disc golfing with Will & Waffles. I throw sticks/balls for Waffles and Will disc golfs. It's a win for everyone! (And we walk like... 2-3 miles.)
Can't wait to hear your replies! :-)
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Tricks and substitutions.
This post is for Erin!
I mentioned last week that I had discovered a few new tricks for cutting calories in my food. So, I am gonna share, these are both some old ones I have used forever and a couple new ones (whipped cream anyone!) I have recently discovered. I am still on the lookout for new tricks so feel free to add your own!
-In place of whipped heavy cream chilled, whipped evaporated skim milk does the trick. You need to add a little sweetener to get the right flavor.
-Looking for a healthier substitute for sugar? Agave nectar! It is diabetic friendly and, although it does have more calories than granulated sugar, it is much much sweeter so you can use less. If you want to know more about altering recipes to use agave this site has some info.
-Frozen yogurt, seriously, freeze your yogurt. Low-fat or non-fat in whatever flavors your heart desires. No it is not the same as the whipped, airy soft serve, but it is sweet, cold and guilt free.
-This baking trick is one everyone probably already knows. Use apple sauce, smashed banana, or jarred baby food prunes in place of oil, well in place of half the oil, every little bit helps.
-Make soups and stews in advance and chill them. The flavors have a longer time to blend and you can collect the hardened fat of the top before re-warming. If you don’t have time to make things the day before, throw a few ice cubes in, the fat will harden around the ice and you can scoop it out. It’s not quite as effective but it gets some out.
-In baking, replace whole eggs with egg whites. You do need to keep at least 1-2 whole eggs to maintain taste and consistency. For example, replace 3 whole eggs with 1 whole egg and 4 egg whites --you'll save 10 grams of fat.
I mentioned last week that I had discovered a few new tricks for cutting calories in my food. So, I am gonna share, these are both some old ones I have used forever and a couple new ones (whipped cream anyone!) I have recently discovered. I am still on the lookout for new tricks so feel free to add your own!
-In place of whipped heavy cream chilled, whipped evaporated skim milk does the trick. You need to add a little sweetener to get the right flavor.
-Looking for a healthier substitute for sugar? Agave nectar! It is diabetic friendly and, although it does have more calories than granulated sugar, it is much much sweeter so you can use less. If you want to know more about altering recipes to use agave this site has some info.
-Frozen yogurt, seriously, freeze your yogurt. Low-fat or non-fat in whatever flavors your heart desires. No it is not the same as the whipped, airy soft serve, but it is sweet, cold and guilt free.
-This baking trick is one everyone probably already knows. Use apple sauce, smashed banana, or jarred baby food prunes in place of oil, well in place of half the oil, every little bit helps.
-Make soups and stews in advance and chill them. The flavors have a longer time to blend and you can collect the hardened fat of the top before re-warming. If you don’t have time to make things the day before, throw a few ice cubes in, the fat will harden around the ice and you can scoop it out. It’s not quite as effective but it gets some out.
-In baking, replace whole eggs with egg whites. You do need to keep at least 1-2 whole eggs to maintain taste and consistency. For example, replace 3 whole eggs with 1 whole egg and 4 egg whites --you'll save 10 grams of fat.
Monday, March 22, 2010
the biggest loser
i've started a little fun competition at my work. there are 9 people participating, and this is what we have planned:
on april 1st, everyone that's participating is putting $10 into the pot to reserve their spot. on april 5th we have our first weigh-in. we'll weigh in every monday after that, and if you lose weight you're good. if you gain weight or stay the same, you put $1 into the pot. if you don't show up, you put $1 into the pot because we can't verify if you lost or not.
we have our last weigh-in on May 31st, and whoever has lost the most weight (percentage-wise) wins whatever's in the pot. so if you win, you're winning AT LEAST $90 (from the initial set-up moneys). and even if you stay the same through the whole thing, you only lose $17 total (9 weeks, minus weigh-in and final day= 7 weeks plus the $10 starting).
people have had comments about, what if they want to just stay the same, they're still "punished" by not losing weight, or what if they start building muscle- so they'll gain weight and thus have to pay.
the point of this is not necessarily to make people starve themselves to win some money. it's made to be a support system, motivational for healthy living, and a jump start for people to begin a weight-loss program of their own.
i'll keep you posted on how it goes, and on my progress! wish me luck! that's a lot of money! :-)
on april 1st, everyone that's participating is putting $10 into the pot to reserve their spot. on april 5th we have our first weigh-in. we'll weigh in every monday after that, and if you lose weight you're good. if you gain weight or stay the same, you put $1 into the pot. if you don't show up, you put $1 into the pot because we can't verify if you lost or not.
we have our last weigh-in on May 31st, and whoever has lost the most weight (percentage-wise) wins whatever's in the pot. so if you win, you're winning AT LEAST $90 (from the initial set-up moneys). and even if you stay the same through the whole thing, you only lose $17 total (9 weeks, minus weigh-in and final day= 7 weeks plus the $10 starting).
people have had comments about, what if they want to just stay the same, they're still "punished" by not losing weight, or what if they start building muscle- so they'll gain weight and thus have to pay.
the point of this is not necessarily to make people starve themselves to win some money. it's made to be a support system, motivational for healthy living, and a jump start for people to begin a weight-loss program of their own.
i'll keep you posted on how it goes, and on my progress! wish me luck! that's a lot of money! :-)
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sunday again?
I can't believe it's Sunday. Where does the time go? So, it's been a good week. Generally. On Monday, I forgot my purse at my Mother's... therefore no ipod, in turn, no "lose-it". I didn't realize how much the program helped me in the counting, but as Erin had mentioned, I think I was eating at night to catch up to what I wasn't eating during the day. Now I have no idea, so I find myself playing it safe which might account for the weight loss I've experienced this week.
Um, I'm getting kinda muscly. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I know it's good thing, but it's weird I must admit. And it's been a long time since I've had those muscles! *does a popeye stance*.
So anyways, I've cut down on portion sizes, eaten more veg than I had in three years, and truly do feel better than ever. Still happy to watch your successes and hope I can continue to bear witness.
Anyhow, the boy is sick and I must go. Have a great week ladies!
Friday, March 19, 2010
Postive Stuff
This post is going to be short and sweet, but in response to Erin's challenge, I wanted to list the positive things that I've done this week:
- I convinced my mom to quit feeding me sugary desserts at the weekly meal I eat at her house. This week, she made a diabetic chocolate pie.
- I haven't eaten as many sweets this week as I normally do.
- I've cut WAY down on drinking sodas.
- I bought some Omega-3 peanut butter and Earth Grains whole wheat thin buns and ate that for lunch a few times this week.
- I bought the ingredients for the imitation crab sushi that Tamara posted last week but I haven't tried it yet.
- Most importantly, I only gained about 2 pounds in the last month. This is a big deal because I've previously gained a LOT of weight in the pregnancy (at least 5-10 pounds each month).
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
So, I once again forgot this was my day to post.
I am bummed, I actually tried to think about positive things from this past week to go along with Erin's challenge. This will be a super short post, since I am writing last minute. Just a list really.
-I discovered a few more tricks and substitutions for making my meals a little healthier.
-Got out of the house a little more = more walking and hopefully some calorie burning
Finally- At my doctor appointment this week the official scale reading was 144. That's 6 lbs under my starting weight, and 6 lbs to go till I hit my "between pregnancies" weight and am back in the healthy BMI zone.
My goals this week:
-Drink more water.
-Start using the LostIt app again. That's a habit I have yet to establish and find myself forgetting until the end of the day.
I hope everyone has a fantastic and POSITIVE week!
-I discovered a few more tricks and substitutions for making my meals a little healthier.
-Got out of the house a little more = more walking and hopefully some calorie burning
Finally- At my doctor appointment this week the official scale reading was 144. That's 6 lbs under my starting weight, and 6 lbs to go till I hit my "between pregnancies" weight and am back in the healthy BMI zone.
My goals this week:
-Drink more water.
-Start using the LostIt app again. That's a habit I have yet to establish and find myself forgetting until the end of the day.
I hope everyone has a fantastic and POSITIVE week!
Monday, March 15, 2010
...CHALLENGE...
welcome to monday.
the day after the dreaded "spring forward" time change.
after enjoying a weekend, most of us are forced to head back to work for five (or four-and-a-half) days.
and, on top of it all, you're now being posed with a challenge.
I'll start with the homework part, because i don't want to forget. please visit this site and register. it's a great site with arthritis resources (i suffer from rheumatoid arthritis), but they send you a free pedometer. so i'm sure you have some idea of what one of our future challenges will be about.
now, for this week.
i'll remind all four (haha) of our readers that we have a wide variety of people involved in this blog-- and we're all losing weight for different reasons. heck, some of us are gaining weight, but still concerned with eating healthy and providing proper nutrients for mini-people growing inside.
it was much more difficult than i thought to get this challenge started. i had to think of something that would be not too time consuming, something that everyone from a stay-at-home mom to a pregnant breadwinner could do.
most importantly, i wanted it to be POSITIVE.
it seems about three of us had off weeks last week. whether it was a gain in weight, or forgetting to write your blog until the last minute (um, sorry guys), it wasn't a great week. so, let's start off our week by thinking positive.
CHALLENGE (for your post this week)
tell us about something great from last week (or this week). did you hit a weight goal? did you eat super healthy? or did you just eat one hershey's kiss instead of 14? whatever it was, share it with all of us. the point this week is to focus on the positive instead of the negative. i know we all run short on time, we all pick the drive-through over healthy home cooking, we all skip working out for one (or four) days. this week, don't tell us that. tell us something GREAT.
i'll start:
i had two great things this week. i weighed in at under 200 lbs for the first time in YEARS-- 198, to be exact. now i just hope to keep it there, and keep doing a good job at eating right and working out! i will admit that i don't have a digital scale, but i think it's okay as long as i continue to use the one i have instead of switching between scales. as long as i'm precise, i don't care as much about being accurate.
also, i worked out longer than i ever had on the elliptical and stationary bike. i started thinking i could go 30 minutes on an elliptical. i mean, how difficult can it be to spin your legs in mini stair-step motions? FREAKIN' HARD! i started at about 8 minutes. each machine. this week? yeah, i made it up to 15 minutes for each machine. i felt awesome about it. i have been working out long enough where i can really feel a good work out, instead of getting so winded and sore right away i probably am getting no benefit from it.
so, ladies...
enjoy, and we all look forward to hearing your positive stories!
the day after the dreaded "spring forward" time change.
after enjoying a weekend, most of us are forced to head back to work for five (or four-and-a-half) days.
and, on top of it all, you're now being posed with a challenge.
I'll start with the homework part, because i don't want to forget. please visit this site and register. it's a great site with arthritis resources (i suffer from rheumatoid arthritis), but they send you a free pedometer. so i'm sure you have some idea of what one of our future challenges will be about.
now, for this week.
i'll remind all four (haha) of our readers that we have a wide variety of people involved in this blog-- and we're all losing weight for different reasons. heck, some of us are gaining weight, but still concerned with eating healthy and providing proper nutrients for mini-people growing inside.
it was much more difficult than i thought to get this challenge started. i had to think of something that would be not too time consuming, something that everyone from a stay-at-home mom to a pregnant breadwinner could do.
most importantly, i wanted it to be POSITIVE.
it seems about three of us had off weeks last week. whether it was a gain in weight, or forgetting to write your blog until the last minute (um, sorry guys), it wasn't a great week. so, let's start off our week by thinking positive.
CHALLENGE (for your post this week)
tell us about something great from last week (or this week). did you hit a weight goal? did you eat super healthy? or did you just eat one hershey's kiss instead of 14? whatever it was, share it with all of us. the point this week is to focus on the positive instead of the negative. i know we all run short on time, we all pick the drive-through over healthy home cooking, we all skip working out for one (or four) days. this week, don't tell us that. tell us something GREAT.
i'll start:
i had two great things this week. i weighed in at under 200 lbs for the first time in YEARS-- 198, to be exact. now i just hope to keep it there, and keep doing a good job at eating right and working out! i will admit that i don't have a digital scale, but i think it's okay as long as i continue to use the one i have instead of switching between scales. as long as i'm precise, i don't care as much about being accurate.
also, i worked out longer than i ever had on the elliptical and stationary bike. i started thinking i could go 30 minutes on an elliptical. i mean, how difficult can it be to spin your legs in mini stair-step motions? FREAKIN' HARD! i started at about 8 minutes. each machine. this week? yeah, i made it up to 15 minutes for each machine. i felt awesome about it. i have been working out long enough where i can really feel a good work out, instead of getting so winded and sore right away i probably am getting no benefit from it.
so, ladies...
enjoy, and we all look forward to hearing your positive stories!
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Sushi
So! Tonight at the McDonald residence, we're dining on sushi. It's pretty good for you if you don't over indulge, and super yummy! We bought special sushi rice, so start by cooking the rice as it says on the package. :D Per 3/4cup prepared rice, it is 150 calories.
Once the rice is cooked and cooled slightly, pat out a small (cause we're dieting... you know) amount on a piece of dry seaweed. The seaweed is super cheap ($2.00 for 10 pieces!) and there is 12 calories per piece. Yummo.
Once rice is spread, add the ingredients. Here, you see imitation crab (90 cal for the 90g portion seen here? Avacado is a killer, but I choose to eat it for all the good reasons. It's only a small amount here and I'm sure it's about 100 calories. Cucumber seems like it should be a free food... so we'll just count it like that.
Roll it up!
Cut, and serve with Soya sauce and Wasabi if you're brave. I am not brave.
So - per roll, about 125 Cal in rice, 100 cal in avacado, 12 cal in seaweed, 90 cal in crab.... 327 calories per roll! OH YEAH!
Oh, and I am refusing my scale today so no pics... but hopefully next week I'll be back on track. Have a great week guys!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Body Image Issues
I know, I know--I'm pregnant. It's normal to have body image issues right now. BUT, I had body image issues before I was ever pregnant. As I've mentioned before, I'm 5'3 and was definitely not within my BMI range when I conceived. I hadn't been for about four or five years. I felt most comfortable with my body when I was about 130 pounds back, oh, eight years ago! That may sound big for someone my height, but I have curves and big boobs and just never have really been a skinny girl except for in high school. I have always had a thick waist. My proportions seemed more balanced at 130. I will not say how much I weigh now, obviously, because there's another person inside of me. I will tell you this: I almost weigh as much as my husband does and he's not skinny either. Yikes!
Anyway, back to my point. I looked in the mirror a few days ago as I was undressing and started sobbing at the sight of my hips. I fear they will never go back to the way they were, and they weren't that great to start out with. Lots of flab and stretch marks and they are very pointy now! Where in the world did that come from? I know your body goes through tons of changes when you're with-child, but DANG! I don't just have a big belly anymore...it's starting to move all over. My butt is big, my thighs and hips are big, my calves are even big. I'm just thick all over. I definitely don't ever want to weigh this much if I'm not pregnant. My ankles can't handle it.
Luckily, MK comforted me and said that my body will go back to the way it was after I have the baby. I said, "What if it doesn't? I don't want to be fat!" He said that he needs to lose weight too and we can work on it together. That's a good man, right there.
I H-A-T-E exercise and it's not necessarily because I'm lazy. I just don't get that "I feel great!" euphoria afterward like many of you have talked about; I never have. The times I've gone to the gym have been an excruciating chore for me. It's seriously like pulling teeth to get me to go. I have to make it a routine and even then, there's no guarantee that I will stick with it. And if I'm not seeing results? You can forget it. The one successful time I did have at the gym was right before I met my husband and I didn't see results right away, but I stuck with it because I could feel my muscles start to tone up. I didn't lose weight at first (I think I have a really low metabolism) but for some reason, my drive was better during this time and I kept going. I was eating better too. I actually enjoy weight lifting more than cardio (honestly, I HATE to sweat. And I'm not a primadonna, so I don't know where that came from. That's why I hate summer so much.) and I can't stand doing anything ab-related. Luckily, we have a gym at work and it's free. It's just hard for me to go because I don't want to get all sweaty before work and by the time it's the end of the day, I'm tired and don't really wanna do it. I need motivation, big time.
I know this is just a rambling of sorts, but I don't really have any point to make today. Just wanted to talk about my issues and get them all out there. Are y'all gonna help me when I can start exercising again after the baby comes? :) I don't have a fancy iPhone to track my progress like some of you.
Anyway, back to my point. I looked in the mirror a few days ago as I was undressing and started sobbing at the sight of my hips. I fear they will never go back to the way they were, and they weren't that great to start out with. Lots of flab and stretch marks and they are very pointy now! Where in the world did that come from? I know your body goes through tons of changes when you're with-child, but DANG! I don't just have a big belly anymore...it's starting to move all over. My butt is big, my thighs and hips are big, my calves are even big. I'm just thick all over. I definitely don't ever want to weigh this much if I'm not pregnant. My ankles can't handle it.
Luckily, MK comforted me and said that my body will go back to the way it was after I have the baby. I said, "What if it doesn't? I don't want to be fat!" He said that he needs to lose weight too and we can work on it together. That's a good man, right there.
I H-A-T-E exercise and it's not necessarily because I'm lazy. I just don't get that "I feel great!" euphoria afterward like many of you have talked about; I never have. The times I've gone to the gym have been an excruciating chore for me. It's seriously like pulling teeth to get me to go. I have to make it a routine and even then, there's no guarantee that I will stick with it. And if I'm not seeing results? You can forget it. The one successful time I did have at the gym was right before I met my husband and I didn't see results right away, but I stuck with it because I could feel my muscles start to tone up. I didn't lose weight at first (I think I have a really low metabolism) but for some reason, my drive was better during this time and I kept going. I was eating better too. I actually enjoy weight lifting more than cardio (honestly, I HATE to sweat. And I'm not a primadonna, so I don't know where that came from. That's why I hate summer so much.) and I can't stand doing anything ab-related. Luckily, we have a gym at work and it's free. It's just hard for me to go because I don't want to get all sweaty before work and by the time it's the end of the day, I'm tired and don't really wanna do it. I need motivation, big time.
I know this is just a rambling of sorts, but I don't really have any point to make today. Just wanted to talk about my issues and get them all out there. Are y'all gonna help me when I can start exercising again after the baby comes? :) I don't have a fancy iPhone to track my progress like some of you.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
What am I doing again?
You know the hardest part about working with new habits? I'm sure you do... It's motivation and sticking to those goals so that they become habits. It's so easy (at least for me) to write down my goals, but not so easy to stick to them.
I totally slacked off last week. I went to Ames to visit my fiance and my friends this last weekend and pretty much ate whatever I wanted... I didn't plan well for my week at work and so I snacked and bought unhealthy food from the deli hot-case. I had a lot of goals for last week... let's see how I stacked up against them, shall we?
1) Inquire into costs of Y-membership or some other way of being able to lift weights & walk 2-3 times a week.
-It costs $34.50 a month to be a member of the local Y, plus a $35 joining fee... I'm not so sure it's worth it. As it warms up outside, I know I can walk outside and my brother has a weight set outside in the barn. All I really need are a few 10 lb dumb bells. I'm going to think on this for another week.
2) Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
-I think I drank around 6 (8 oz.) glasses of water a day. I'll keep working on this.
3) Eat 3 fruits/vegetables a day (at least one of them being a fresh fruit or vegetable).
-I ate an average of 2 fruits/veggies every day this last week, I'll keep working on this goal too!
4) Lose 2 lbs.
-Um... yeah. No comment. :-(
5) Go browse for some cute spring clothes. The way I am losing weight... I just might enjoy shopping again! (And definitely won't fit into what I wore last summer!)
-I'm down from a size 20 in October to a size 16! Needless to say... I did a little shopping this last weekend. I found a LOT of cute stuff on clearance at Old Navy. I think a lot of it is from last fall as it's short sleeve t-shirts, etc, but it's perfect for spring!
6) Continue adding in heart healthy foods and cutting out sodium and cholesterol.
-I am definitely working on this. We cook using a product called "NoSalt" and it has 0 mg of sodium in it. We are buying low sodium, no salt added, and other similar products. We are also purchasing more "low-fat", "reduced fat", etc. products. This goal will stick with me, too. :-)
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Alright.... well, now that I did my depressing weigh-in on goals from two weeks ago, I want to talk about something that I desperately NEED help with... MOTIVATION!
So, I'm going to ask you ladies for ideas... What keeps you motivated? Is it a person? A picture? A "magic" number? (You know... an ideal weight?) A reward you're going to get when you get there? (A massage?) Basically, what keeps you motivated? I want to know, because I need something to keep me motivated! So please! These are my smoke-signals! My S.O.S.! I need help!
I totally slacked off last week. I went to Ames to visit my fiance and my friends this last weekend and pretty much ate whatever I wanted... I didn't plan well for my week at work and so I snacked and bought unhealthy food from the deli hot-case. I had a lot of goals for last week... let's see how I stacked up against them, shall we?
1) Inquire into costs of Y-membership or some other way of being able to lift weights & walk 2-3 times a week.
-It costs $34.50 a month to be a member of the local Y, plus a $35 joining fee... I'm not so sure it's worth it. As it warms up outside, I know I can walk outside and my brother has a weight set outside in the barn. All I really need are a few 10 lb dumb bells. I'm going to think on this for another week.
2) Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
-I think I drank around 6 (8 oz.) glasses of water a day. I'll keep working on this.
3) Eat 3 fruits/vegetables a day (at least one of them being a fresh fruit or vegetable).
-I ate an average of 2 fruits/veggies every day this last week, I'll keep working on this goal too!
4) Lose 2 lbs.
-Um... yeah. No comment. :-(
5) Go browse for some cute spring clothes. The way I am losing weight... I just might enjoy shopping again! (And definitely won't fit into what I wore last summer!)
-I'm down from a size 20 in October to a size 16! Needless to say... I did a little shopping this last weekend. I found a LOT of cute stuff on clearance at Old Navy. I think a lot of it is from last fall as it's short sleeve t-shirts, etc, but it's perfect for spring!
6) Continue adding in heart healthy foods and cutting out sodium and cholesterol.
-I am definitely working on this. We cook using a product called "NoSalt" and it has 0 mg of sodium in it. We are buying low sodium, no salt added, and other similar products. We are also purchasing more "low-fat", "reduced fat", etc. products. This goal will stick with me, too. :-)
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Alright.... well, now that I did my depressing weigh-in on goals from two weeks ago, I want to talk about something that I desperately NEED help with... MOTIVATION!
So, I'm going to ask you ladies for ideas... What keeps you motivated? Is it a person? A picture? A "magic" number? (You know... an ideal weight?) A reward you're going to get when you get there? (A massage?) Basically, what keeps you motivated? I want to know, because I need something to keep me motivated! So please! These are my smoke-signals! My S.O.S.! I need help!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Ugggg
Short post today 'cause I am gonna wallow in self pity.
Ladies and Gents, I GAINED 2.8 lbs this week. Until the weigh in today I had lost a total of 6 lbs since the beginning of the year and about 3 since this blog was started. I didn't even bother recording my calories today because I was just...upset? disappointed? angry? frustrated? All of the above?
Last week wasn't even a bad week, calorie wise. I ended the week a little over 1000 calories below my allotment, going in the red only one day.
So, I take a time out, step back, look at why I gained this week. I have always believed in moderation. I think if you try and deny cravings, cut out all vices at once you will end up resenting the diet rather than making it a way of life. Have a girl scout cookie or even 2. Don't eat the whole sleeve in one sitting. I have been looking at recommended serving sizes and sticking to that. Having one soda per day instead of 3.
Now I regroup, set some new goals, bring back some old ones. Because I still plan to fit back in that between-pregnancy-tankini when we go to the beach in May.
Ladies and Gents, I GAINED 2.8 lbs this week. Until the weigh in today I had lost a total of 6 lbs since the beginning of the year and about 3 since this blog was started. I didn't even bother recording my calories today because I was just...upset? disappointed? angry? frustrated? All of the above?
Last week wasn't even a bad week, calorie wise. I ended the week a little over 1000 calories below my allotment, going in the red only one day.
So, I take a time out, step back, look at why I gained this week. I have always believed in moderation. I think if you try and deny cravings, cut out all vices at once you will end up resenting the diet rather than making it a way of life. Have a girl scout cookie or even 2. Don't eat the whole sleeve in one sitting. I have been looking at recommended serving sizes and sticking to that. Having one soda per day instead of 3.
Now I regroup, set some new goals, bring back some old ones. Because I still plan to fit back in that between-pregnancy-tankini when we go to the beach in May.
Monday, March 8, 2010
this post isn't even worth a title.
So, I've really planned the last few posts I've written.
I didn't plan for this week.
Blame it on the visits from out-of-town friends, and a weekend spent in San Antonio, but I woke up this morning and thought, "crapballs. it's my day."-- and i seriously thought the word "crapballs", cause ya know, this is a twitter blog, and it's what i think of when i think of twitter blogs that are a day late and a dollar short.
I think i lost 1 lb last week. maybe. i haven't gotten on the scale in a while. i *have*, however, been diligent in my loseit! app, and am noticing my trends-- my days are becoming a lot more average in terms of calories eaten. meaning, a few weeks ago, i'd do really really bad one day, then make up for it by eating basically nothing the next day. i'm eating much more balanced meals.
today, when i was in line to get some coffee, one of my (guy) employees said, "miss erin! you're looking good-- you dropping weight?" and that's a direct quote. it was funny.
i'm enjoying the gym. i love that it's empty almost every time i go. i love getting ready at work and just heading across campus to my office. i love that, in doing the elliptical more regularly, i notice that my squats on wii active aren't as difficult, and i'm able to go a few minutes longer each time i get on it.
I didn't plan for this week.
Blame it on the visits from out-of-town friends, and a weekend spent in San Antonio, but I woke up this morning and thought, "crapballs. it's my day."-- and i seriously thought the word "crapballs", cause ya know, this is a twitter blog, and it's what i think of when i think of twitter blogs that are a day late and a dollar short.
I think i lost 1 lb last week. maybe. i haven't gotten on the scale in a while. i *have*, however, been diligent in my loseit! app, and am noticing my trends-- my days are becoming a lot more average in terms of calories eaten. meaning, a few weeks ago, i'd do really really bad one day, then make up for it by eating basically nothing the next day. i'm eating much more balanced meals.
today, when i was in line to get some coffee, one of my (guy) employees said, "miss erin! you're looking good-- you dropping weight?" and that's a direct quote. it was funny.
i'm enjoying the gym. i love that it's empty almost every time i go. i love getting ready at work and just heading across campus to my office. i love that, in doing the elliptical more regularly, i notice that my squats on wii active aren't as difficult, and i'm able to go a few minutes longer each time i get on it.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Fit Baby Mama
So, this week has been a little hit or miss for me. As you can see, I did succeed in my "30 Day Challenge" on my Wii Active -------------->
so that was a big deal for me... It got HARD near the end... but definitely worth it. It "suggests" that I move forward onto the "medium" setting, buuuuuuuuuuut, I think I'll do "easy" one more time. So what has changed in 30 days? Well, my butt is surely smaller, and my arms are more toned than they've ever been.... and these thing make me happy :D
So my misses? Well as you can see, I lost 1lb. I vehemently refuse to blame the 6 beer I put back at the beginning of the week, and also refuse to acknowledge the fact that I CANNOT eat popcorn without butter. In saying that, I'm still off the gravy, so I cheer for the personal victories.As for this week, I had absolutely no idea what to talk about until about 3 minutes ago. I know that we don't ALL have access to babies, but I figure at some point we will most likely have that access. I checked out some Mom/Baby exercise websites for our current/future use, and some good ones are this baby one , and I also found this toddler one. As Hannah once reminded me, playing with children is an excellent way to lose calories! So... if you don't have a kid, go find one and let their mother have a break. I'm positive she'd appreciate it :D
Due to a Canadian/American hockey game debacle of fried goodness (again I'm certain this has nothing to do with the loss of only 1lb this week), I have also found a reasonable "chicken wing" recipe. Nope it's not wings at all, but it still sounds awesome.
Enjoy and see you next week!
Buffalo Chicken Wings
Tanya actually threads chicken breast strips on skewers and then bakes them in spicy buffalo sauce because there’s not much meat on chicken wings.
1. Pour 3 tablespoons hot pepper sauce, 2 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 2 teaspoons paprika and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in a small pot and heat on the stove top until thickened.
2. Tenderize 2 pounds of chicken breast strips with a fork so the sauce can sink into the meat. Thread the chicken onto skewers.
3. Brush the chicken with the thickened sauce. Place in a casserole dish and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Brush the hot chicken with the remaining sauce. Turn and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes until done.
Serves: 8
Nutrition Content (per serving): 194 calories, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 2 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber, 35 g protein, 217 mg sodium
Tanya actually threads chicken breast strips on skewers and then bakes them in spicy buffalo sauce because there’s not much meat on chicken wings.
1. Pour 3 tablespoons hot pepper sauce, 2 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 tablespoon corn starch, 2 teaspoons paprika and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper in a small pot and heat on the stove top until thickened.
2. Tenderize 2 pounds of chicken breast strips with a fork so the sauce can sink into the meat. Thread the chicken onto skewers.
3. Brush the chicken with the thickened sauce. Place in a casserole dish and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F. Brush the hot chicken with the remaining sauce. Turn and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes until done.
Serves: 8
Nutrition Content (per serving): 194 calories, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 2 g carbohydrates, 0 g fiber, 35 g protein, 217 mg sodium
Friday, March 5, 2010
A Case Against Chocolate
Okay, bear with me. I promise this post has something to do with fitness but it may take me a little while to get there. Just humor me, please.
I am by no means an activist. I don't eat organic or make sure the food I consume is local to my area. I honestly haven't ever really thought about it. I buy what's least expensive for the quality that I expect. HOWEVER, one Sunday my pastor delivered a message that really resonated with me: children are sold into slavery so that we can buy cheap chocolate.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But it's not just chocolate. It's coffee and other things that are harvested in Africa, South America, and third-world countries all over the globe.
We all know that lots of sweet, sugary chocolate is bad for us (except for the occasional bit of dark chocolate), but have you ever thought that your Reese's cups (and I love my Reese's) could be responsible for a child's death? Harvesters of the ingredients in chocolate buy children from desperate and destitute families or kidnap them and force them into slave labor so that we can have our chocolate fix for cheap. Pretty disgusting, huh? This is what is being talked about when you hear the term "human trafficking."
Is all chocolate derived in this manner? No, but unfortunately, unless the chocolate that you purchase has the "Fair Trade" logo on it's packaging, there is no guarantee. Luckily, Ben and Jerry's ice cream has several items that contain Fair Trade chocolate and vanilla in their ingredients. You can buy Fair Trade chocolate from Whole Foods or other health food stores. There's even a store here in Arkansas called Drug Imporium that sells a lot of socially-conscience items including Fair Trade chocolate.
Does this mean that I've given up chocolate? Absolutely not, but it sure does make me think about where my food comes from. I went a good week eating on Fair Trade chocolate, but it's very difficult with Valentine's Day and Easter and Girl Scout cookies. I'm trying to do better; my body could use the break from all the sugar anyway. So, even if you CAN'T give up your beloved chocolate, maybe you can cut down a bit or make a mental commitment to just buying Fair Trade products. It's definitely not an easy thing to commit to and Fair Trade is more expensive than what you can purchase at Wal-mart, but every little thing that we can do will help. Are we going to stop human trafficking completely by not buying chocolate? Doubt it. But maybe we can make a dent. And maybe you can lose a few pounds in the meantime. It's worth a shot.
For more information on human rights and human trafficking, go to Global Exchange.
For places where you can buy Fair Trade products, go to the Fair Trade Online Store.
I am by no means an activist. I don't eat organic or make sure the food I consume is local to my area. I honestly haven't ever really thought about it. I buy what's least expensive for the quality that I expect. HOWEVER, one Sunday my pastor delivered a message that really resonated with me: children are sold into slavery so that we can buy cheap chocolate.
Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it? But it's not just chocolate. It's coffee and other things that are harvested in Africa, South America, and third-world countries all over the globe.
We all know that lots of sweet, sugary chocolate is bad for us (except for the occasional bit of dark chocolate), but have you ever thought that your Reese's cups (and I love my Reese's) could be responsible for a child's death? Harvesters of the ingredients in chocolate buy children from desperate and destitute families or kidnap them and force them into slave labor so that we can have our chocolate fix for cheap. Pretty disgusting, huh? This is what is being talked about when you hear the term "human trafficking."
Is all chocolate derived in this manner? No, but unfortunately, unless the chocolate that you purchase has the "Fair Trade" logo on it's packaging, there is no guarantee. Luckily, Ben and Jerry's ice cream has several items that contain Fair Trade chocolate and vanilla in their ingredients. You can buy Fair Trade chocolate from Whole Foods or other health food stores. There's even a store here in Arkansas called Drug Imporium that sells a lot of socially-conscience items including Fair Trade chocolate.
Does this mean that I've given up chocolate? Absolutely not, but it sure does make me think about where my food comes from. I went a good week eating on Fair Trade chocolate, but it's very difficult with Valentine's Day and Easter and Girl Scout cookies. I'm trying to do better; my body could use the break from all the sugar anyway. So, even if you CAN'T give up your beloved chocolate, maybe you can cut down a bit or make a mental commitment to just buying Fair Trade products. It's definitely not an easy thing to commit to and Fair Trade is more expensive than what you can purchase at Wal-mart, but every little thing that we can do will help. Are we going to stop human trafficking completely by not buying chocolate? Doubt it. But maybe we can make a dent. And maybe you can lose a few pounds in the meantime. It's worth a shot.
For more information on human rights and human trafficking, go to Global Exchange.
For places where you can buy Fair Trade products, go to the Fair Trade Online Store.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Portion sizes
Using the iPhone LoseIt app has made me more aware of my portion sizes. Calculating the calories I take in requires that I pay attention to how much of each food I am consuming. We in the US tend to think big as far as portions go, my family lives in the Netherlands and my brother-in-law was shocked the first time he came to the US and they gave him, in his words, a gallon of Coke when he up-sized his meal. So, I went online looking for ideas on "reasonable" portion sizes. One site, dietblog, had an old post with photos of reasonable portions sizes, I will copy a few of them here. Basically a day's meals.
Oatmeal - 325 Calories
1 cup oatmeal with raisins
1 cup of fruit
1 cup coffee or tea
1 banana
Soup - 350 Calories
1 bowl of soup
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water
4 saltine crackers
Chicken - 345 Calories
6 oz of chicken
1 cup of green beans
2 pats of low-fat butter
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water
They all look totally do-able and leave some room for snacking during the day as well. I notice that this diet also seems to be relatively low carb.
Another interesting resource I found was a chart of relative measurements at MyPhotoDiet.com
Once again, handy to help visualize how much you are eating relative to what a normal portion should be.
EDIT: Sorry for the chart size, I cant seem to get it both big enough to read and not cut off the ends of the sentences.
Oatmeal - 325 Calories
1 cup oatmeal with raisins
1 cup of fruit
1 cup coffee or tea
1 banana
Soup - 350 Calories
1 bowl of soup
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water
4 saltine crackers
Chicken - 345 Calories
6 oz of chicken
1 cup of green beans
2 pats of low-fat butter
1 small tossed salad
2 tablespoons reduced fat oil and vinegar dressing
12 oz water
They all look totally do-able and leave some room for snacking during the day as well. I notice that this diet also seems to be relatively low carb.
Another interesting resource I found was a chart of relative measurements at MyPhotoDiet.com
Once again, handy to help visualize how much you are eating relative to what a normal portion should be.
EDIT: Sorry for the chart size, I cant seem to get it both big enough to read and not cut off the ends of the sentences.
Monday, March 1, 2010
the most important meal of the day
i had a goal last week: to eat something quick and healthy for breakfast every day. i looked online for recipes and found TONS of things i wanted to try. many of the ideas i found were egg-based, but since i'm allergic to eggs, i had to work around those ones. i am, however, looking forward to making a bunch of those at some point for chris.
"research shows" that a *healthy* breakfast should be low in calories and high in fiber and protein. it's recommended that you get at least 5g fiber and 5g protein for breakfast-- so that was my goal. surprisingly, the protein was much easier to find than the fiber. i thought fiber was in everything... i was wrong. enjoy these recipes and breakfast ideas-- many of them would be great for mid-afternoon snacks, also!
Tuesday
1 EarthGrains Thin Bun
2 thick slices of tomatoes
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
top each half of the bun with a slice of tomato, top with 1/8 cup cheese and a sprinkling of oregano, then broil in the toaster oven until the cheese melts.
Verdict: delicious. i would have this for a mid-afternoon snack, especially in the summer when the tomatoes are fresh and abundant. i felt energized all morning. feel free to switch the thin buns for english muffins-- just watch the fiber and calories.
Nutrition:
168 calories
4.7 g fiber
9 g protein
Wednesday
1/2 cup homemade granola
1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 banana (sliced)
in a small bowl, layer most of the granola and banana. top with the yogurt. sprinkle with the remaining granola and banana
Verdict: delicious. i would have added more bananas, and i'd like to try it with maybe a mix of bananas and frozen berries. or just switch the bananas for the frozen berries. so many possibilities.
Nutrition:
405 calories
5.9 g fiber
12.6 g protein
Thursday
1 EarthGrains Thin Bun
1.5 T peanut butter
1/2 banana
spread peanut butter thinly on each half of the bun. slice up the banana and make a layer of it on one half of the bun, then top with the other half.
Verdict: convenient! it was the first breakfast we had on-the-go, which was great because we happened to both be running a little late this day. there wasn't too much peanut butter, which was nice-- it was just there to keep the bananas in place, and to provide some protein and a little flavor.
Nutrition:
294 calories
7g fiber
11.7 g protein
Friday
1 EarthGrains Thin Bun
1/8 cup stir-fry veggies
1 turkey sausage patty
(smidgen of ketchup if you're anything like me)
it's a stir fry sandwich! i cooked the veggies the night before so i just had to microwave them. the sausage patty was cooked up in the microwave in about 45 seconds. i layered the veggies on the bun, then chopped up the sausage patty and topped it. you could probably add some cheese if you want.
Verdict: messy. the original recipe called for it to be in a pita, which would have made it portable. as it was, it was difficult to eat just sitting at the table. it was delicious, though! i cooked the veggies with a little red pepper seasoning in them, and the turkey sausage was healthier than a pork or beef sausage.
Nutrition:
194 calories
4.3 g fiber
11.1 g protein
Saturday
2 Eggo Buttermilk waffles
1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup frozen berries
toast the waffles, then put 1/4 cup yogurt on each. Top with 1/4 cup thawed berries.
Verdict: surprisingly delicious! as a devout syrup-user, i figured yogurt and berries on a waffle couldn't satisfy me. it sure did! and, like the tomato/cheese meal, it kept me satisfied for longer than some of the other dishes.
Nutrition:
340 calories
5.5 g fiber
10 g protein
Sunday
1 peeled and sliced apple
1 cup Raisin Bran cereal
sprinkle of cinnamon
layer half of the apples in a bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon, and top with the cereal. microwave for 30 seconds to one minute.
Verdict: pretty good. great flavor, but tasted kind of dry. needed a splash of milk or something in it also. next time i'll try it a little different.
Nutrition:
234 calories
9.3 g fiber
5.7 g protein
"research shows" that a *healthy* breakfast should be low in calories and high in fiber and protein. it's recommended that you get at least 5g fiber and 5g protein for breakfast-- so that was my goal. surprisingly, the protein was much easier to find than the fiber. i thought fiber was in everything... i was wrong. enjoy these recipes and breakfast ideas-- many of them would be great for mid-afternoon snacks, also!
Tuesday
1 EarthGrains Thin Bun
2 thick slices of tomatoes
1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
top each half of the bun with a slice of tomato, top with 1/8 cup cheese and a sprinkling of oregano, then broil in the toaster oven until the cheese melts.
Verdict: delicious. i would have this for a mid-afternoon snack, especially in the summer when the tomatoes are fresh and abundant. i felt energized all morning. feel free to switch the thin buns for english muffins-- just watch the fiber and calories.
Nutrition:
168 calories
4.7 g fiber
9 g protein
Wednesday
1/2 cup homemade granola1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 banana (sliced)
in a small bowl, layer most of the granola and banana. top with the yogurt. sprinkle with the remaining granola and banana
Verdict: delicious. i would have added more bananas, and i'd like to try it with maybe a mix of bananas and frozen berries. or just switch the bananas for the frozen berries. so many possibilities.
Nutrition:
405 calories
5.9 g fiber
12.6 g protein
Thursday
1 EarthGrains Thin Bun
1.5 T peanut butter
1/2 banana
spread peanut butter thinly on each half of the bun. slice up the banana and make a layer of it on one half of the bun, then top with the other half.
Verdict: convenient! it was the first breakfast we had on-the-go, which was great because we happened to both be running a little late this day. there wasn't too much peanut butter, which was nice-- it was just there to keep the bananas in place, and to provide some protein and a little flavor.
Nutrition:
294 calories
7g fiber
11.7 g protein
Friday
1 EarthGrains Thin Bun
1/8 cup stir-fry veggies
1 turkey sausage patty
(smidgen of ketchup if you're anything like me)
it's a stir fry sandwich! i cooked the veggies the night before so i just had to microwave them. the sausage patty was cooked up in the microwave in about 45 seconds. i layered the veggies on the bun, then chopped up the sausage patty and topped it. you could probably add some cheese if you want.Verdict: messy. the original recipe called for it to be in a pita, which would have made it portable. as it was, it was difficult to eat just sitting at the table. it was delicious, though! i cooked the veggies with a little red pepper seasoning in them, and the turkey sausage was healthier than a pork or beef sausage.
Nutrition:
194 calories
4.3 g fiber
11.1 g protein
Saturday
2 Eggo Buttermilk waffles1/2 cup lowfat vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup frozen berries
toast the waffles, then put 1/4 cup yogurt on each. Top with 1/4 cup thawed berries.
Verdict: surprisingly delicious! as a devout syrup-user, i figured yogurt and berries on a waffle couldn't satisfy me. it sure did! and, like the tomato/cheese meal, it kept me satisfied for longer than some of the other dishes.
Nutrition:
340 calories
5.5 g fiber
10 g protein
Sunday
1 peeled and sliced apple
1 cup Raisin Bran cereal
sprinkle of cinnamon
layer half of the apples in a bowl, sprinkle with cinnamon, and top with the cereal. microwave for 30 seconds to one minute.
Verdict: pretty good. great flavor, but tasted kind of dry. needed a splash of milk or something in it also. next time i'll try it a little different.
Nutrition:
234 calories
9.3 g fiber
5.7 g protein
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