breakfast:
I usually make something other than cereal Saturday mornings for the family. In an effort to use up leftover pumpkin that's been sitting in the fridge, I tried a pumpkin pancake recipe. I thought it was delicious. I don't know the calorie count, but combined with the sausage, I'm sure it was costly. Especially since I ate 2.5. I'd guess somewhere between 800-1000 calories on one meal! I'll have to be good the rest of the day. Wait- I just found the nutrition info on the pancakes 278 calories per serving (2 pancakes). Add syrup, milk... probably closer to 800 calories. I'm hoping to make it outside for a run this afternoon. It's still really cold, but the sun is out and the hubby will be home for a change. I am out the door!


lunch:
open faced tuna salad on wheat
2 pear halves


I'm not doing an official calorie count because I don't feel like taking the time today, but I wanted to track the food anyway.


What a beautiful day to run! It was so great to be outside. It was warm enough that I took my jacket off in the first mile. I made it up all the hills. The air was crisp, but not so cold that I could see my breath. The sun was warm on my back. It was great to hear the rhythm of my feet on the pavement. It took my breathing a bit to settle into a rhythm, and running outside is definitely different than the treadmill, but it was great! I don't know the official mileage, but I'd guess 4.


snack:
protein shake

dinner:
We went out to the Pizza Factory. I had a mini thin crust veggie pizza with chicken, a salad, bread stick, and two big glasses of Raspberry lemonade (which probably killed the calorie count). My stomach hurt by the time we got home.

pre-workout snack (200):
protein shake (100)
banana (100)


1 hour Zumba Toning


breakfast (255):
1 c. frosted mini spooners (190)
1/2 c. milk (65)


lunch (150):
chicken tortilla soup (95)
1 t. sour cream (10)
orange (45)


snack (200???):
mozzerella (80)
peaches (80?)
a bit of granola (???)

dinner:
I went to Bajio and had a yummy chicken salad. I don't know the calorie count, but I'll bet it was around 1000! I told myself I was going to skip the cheese, rice, and tortilla, but I didn't. It was delicious, but costly. Plus I had a few chocolate covered pretzels, probably 130 calories worth. That's about 6. Girl's Night Out was so great!

I was suppose to run this morning, but I was up until 2 am with kids and stuff. Plus one of them woke up early. I'm very tired.


breakfast (255):
frosted mini spooners (190)
1/2 c. milk (65)



snack:
2 pear halves (44)


lunch (290):
bowl of chili sprinkled with cheese (200)
1 slice wheat bread (90)


snack (330):
protein shake (200, although almost half of it went to the twins.)

I was still hungry almost 2 hours later so;

1/2 small apple (40)

1 T. P B (90)

dinner (516, shouldn't have had seconds)

Beef Bourguignon (306)

noodles (210)

1435, whew! I thought I was going to be way over after dinner's indulgence. I am so tired. I just want to go to bed. Skipping baths and everything else. Time for the kids to go to bed.

breakfast (415):
granola cereal with milk (305)
1/2 t. PB (45)
1/2 c. milk (65)

Not a lot of options this morning. The PB was just to get some kind of protein into my system. I have to go get groceries tonight. Everything is out!

lunch (775):
McDonald's Grilled Chicken sandwich (420)
french fries (195)
Fruit n' Yogurt parfait (160)

That was costly. I intended to get a salad, but couldn't eat that driving around. I did scrape the mayo off, so that probably saved a few calories. That leaves me with just over 300 calories for the rest of the day!

dinner (400):
1.5 servings chili with sprinkling of cheese (300)
1 slice of bread (100)

Ugh! I had it in my head that I had 400 calories left and not 300. I would have skipped the bread. 1590 for the day. Strength trained today.

Weigh-in #35

For once I was glad to see no change in the scale, as I was expecting nothing but increase. Miraculously I did not gain. I'm thankful. Now I need to step up my game.

breakfast (365):
1/2 c. granola (240)
1/4 c. milk (65)
herbal lemon tea with honey (60)

snack (44):
2 pear halves

lunch (317):
bowl of chicken tortilla soup (95)
corn bread (222)

snack (167):
small apple (77)
1 T. peanut butter (90)

dinner (345):
1/2 c. white rice (105)
1 serving Cranberry Crock-pot Chicken (179)
1/2 c. canned peas (61)

1238, no wonder I'm hungry, and feel a headache coming on. I still need to get my run in. Hmmmm... I need a 200 calories pre-workout snack. Ice-cream? Probably not the best idea, although it fits into the calorie opening. No. I won't eat ice-cream. I'm not going to ruin another good day, but a smoothie sounds good, but I don't have the stuff. I'll think of something.

snack (165):
mozzerella cheese stick (100)
raisins (65)

New Total: 1403

Hit my three miles and then some. Time for a shower and bed.

pre-workout snack:
small apple (77)


1 hour of ZUMBA!!!


brunch (275):
hard-boiled egg (70)
cheerios with honey and milk (205)


lunch (379):
ham and bean soup (200)
dilly bread (179)


snack (167):
mozzarella cheese stick (80)
1/8 c. raisins (65)
1 t. chocolate chips (22)


I was getting really dizzy every time I stood up, so a snack was necessary, I guess.


dinner (315):
bowl chicken tortilla soup (95)
1 t. sour cream (10)
4 tortilla chips (70)
2 quesadilla triangles (140)


1213. Yea! There's room for the snickerdoodles I made for FHE treat. Although their caloric content is unsure. I used powdered eggs because we were out of the real thing, and the directions vs. nutrition info seem off.

AARRRRG!!! I ruined a perfectly good day! I had room for a couple of snickerdoodles. I ate a couple, and a couple more, and a couple more, and before I knew it I noticed there weren't many left and so I did the math and I've eaten 15 cookies! That's a one and a five folks. 1, 5, 15, fifteen! Who eats that many cookies in one night? I feel awful. Mentally, physically, spiritually... ugh. Why am I so weak? Why can't I beat this addiction? It's easy. Just don't eat junk. I wish I could hurl.

breakfast (375):
1 c. 2% milk (130)
1 pancake (150)
1 T. raspberry jam (25)
scrambled eggs (70-ish)


Ooooh, the caramel corn sitting on the counter is tempting, but I'm still over bloated from last night's gorging. Must resist. I can do it!

lunch:

2 slices homemade pizza (I'd guess somewhere between 400-500)

I just found out that my caramel corn binge cost me 300+ calories per 1 cup serving last night. I don't even want to try and guess how many cups I ate!

I did eat the caramel corn. And we went out for Mongolian BBQ for dinner, which did not taste good, so it was really not worth the calories. Where's my moxie?

snack (205):
toast w/ jam (125)
apple (80)


Went to Zumba Toning this morning. Boy am I uncoordinated! Good fun, good workout. Will be a better workout when I can get the moves down and keep up. Viva Zumba!


breakfast (360):
OJ (140)
open faced egg mcmuffin (220)

lunch (379):
1 serving ham and bean soup (200, gotta love leftovers)
1 piece dilly bread (179)


snack:
fruit and yogurt parfait (160)

Only 400 calories left. Actually 396, but who's counting-oh wait! I am.

SABOTAGE!!! Self-sabotage! We decided to have a pajama party with the girls this evening. We made pizza, which I probably did okay on. Probably right around 400 calories, BUT I drank soda, so there's 300 calories, and THEN came the caramel corn. I told myself that I could have a little. Even though it would go over my limit, since it was a fun night with the girls. Why do I kid myself? I sat there with the giant bowl on my lap and scarfed a ton of it! I finally had to put it into another room so I'd quit. It gets worse, I ate more when I did the dishes and put it away. In fact, I purposefully waited to put the gooey stuff away after I did the dishes so I could snack on it in the meantime. I feel awful! Bloated and sick. My mouth has a "too much sugar" buzz. And yet I'd probably eat more if I came close to it. I am really disgusted with myself. Couldn't I make it two full days eating well? I was on track before dinner. These two days had left me feeling good. Hungry sometimes, but good. I felt like I was loosing weight. I felt healthier, more empowered, more confident. Having given in to the natural man, makes me feel yucky in more ways than physical. Bleh, way to ruin my good work out week. At least 1000 calories in caramel corn. At least!

breakfast (303):
2 egg whites/1 whole egg scrambled (103)
1 T. shredded pepper jack cheese (50?)
2 T. salsa (5)
1/2 flour tortilla (80)
1/2 c. 2% milk (65)

lunch (444):
1 serving ham and bean soup (200)
1 serving cornbread (222)
half a pear (<22) class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Grrrr...

snack (138):
1/2 medium apple (48)
1 T. low sugar peanut butter (90)

dinner (195):
1 slice white bread (100)
tuna salad (95)

RS Treat (350):
1 Krispy Kreme (200)
hot chocolate (150)

1430. Good job me! It's especially good since I forgot to take my Glucophage with dinner, and I have to eat with them. So, I've got 70 calories to take my pills with. I got my workout in late. 3.5 mile run on the treadmill, plus warm up and cool down. 4 miles overall, just over 600 calories burned. Wahoo! Time to take pills and hit the shower.

misc:
2 almonds (12)
peach half (50?)
slice of ham

Why I Need to Keep a Food Log (and Yesterday's Weigh-in #35)

There was no change on the scale yesterday.

breakfast (345):
granola (240)
milk (65)
peaches (40?)

lunch (817):
romaine/spinach (20)
1/2 apple chopped (50)
1 T. Crasins (20)
3 oz. broiled chicken (65)
candied walnuts (278 ouch! should have checked that before I ate it)
green onion (1)
dressing (25)
2 slices dill bread (358)

dinner (744):
1 1/2 servings Ham and Bean soup (300)
2 pieces of cornbread (444)

1906, and I thought I did well today. This is why I need to get back to writing it down. Trying to keep track in my head isn't working so well. Plus I think I'm allowing for extras. This is why the scale is the same as it was last week. This is why I've been at this weight since I hit it the first week in November of 2009. It doesn't feel pretty anymore. I'm exercising daily, but the eating is killing me. Time to get down to business.

Weigh-in #34

Okay, so it's probably really #35 or #36. I haven't been faithful in posting. I didn't update last week when I weighed in, so I don't know what the exact loss is, but I've lost a few from last week. Back to the point I was pre-flu. The top of the poundage I was bouncing in for a month or so. It's progress.

I'm Still Here

I'm not in stellar mode yet. I did exercise 5 of 6 days last week. Eating was more of a challenge. It usually is for me. I'm still in the lazy, easy to find excuses mind set. It's a process. I did a trial Zumba class on Saturday. I think I'm going to rearrange my running schedule to accommodate going twice a week. It was really fun, and I think I need a change of pace. As far as running goes, I'm not sure I'm ready for 10k training. I think I'll slow it down and stretch it out to a 16 week process, doing each week twice. Just 2.5 miles this morning was tough! Could be because I skipped my workout yesterday, and Friday, and instead of my long run Saturday I did the Zumba class. Who knows. I'll get there. It's just tough getting back into the swing of things. Swimsuit season is just around the corner. I'd be fun to feel comfortable enough to take my kids swimming this year.

My eating did not improve yesterday. This morning is not off to a great start either. I went to bed on time, but thanks to the twins, I was up a lot last night, and opted to sleep in until past seven this morning. Good thing its a cross-training day. That's much easier to fit in somewhere than an hour on the treadmill. Here's hoping to a better day.

I made it up for exercise this morning. 30 min. easy run. Managed to burn 400 calories, which is good because I've downed 2 cinnamon rolls to compliment my healthy egg white and salsa breakfast.

Starting Over, Again...

So, last week didn't go so well. I exercised three of six days. That's better than before, but my eating remained atrocious. The last two weeks have set me back two months in my weight loss and exercise goals. I've gained a bunch, and I don't feel good. I don't look good. Bleh. That darn food! Especially the sugar. All I can think about some times is cookies. All I want to eat is cookies. Mmmmmm... cookies. Will I ever kick it? The cookie habit. I have to run for 30 minutes to burn off one cookie. You'd think that'd be deterrent enough. Running on the treadmill is not my favorite, but it's cold, dark, and icy, not to mention the wind is incredibly fierce! Since running a 5k isn't as exciting or as motivating as it once was, I'm aiming for a 10k now. I've looked over several plans and organized one that I think I can do. It's not final. I borrowed the original plan from running-dot-about-dot-com . I just adjusted the days so I would have Sunday off. I plan to do strength training on the rest days. I may stretch this out into a 10 or 12 week plan. We'll see how it goes. I'm off my game, so it may take a week before I get into it. Especially since I have a lovely cut on my foot that could be problematic. I don't have a specific race in mind either, but I'm looking them up. Hopefully I'll be able to afford to enter one as they get closer. It's easier to exercise when I have a fitness goal and not just a weight loss goal. I can't believe how far I've set myself back in that area! or how quickly it happened! As far as weight loss goes, I hope to clear this set of 10's by Valentine's Day. Now if only I can keep all this at the forefront of my mind while I'm tired and craving things throughout the day.