... perhaps....
I have a fear that if I start a new plan and get my hopes up for losing weight by my birthday that I will have a huge gain tomorrow and my hopes will be dashed, just like they were last time. It always seems to work out that way at least...
But here's what I'm thinking. Tomorrow is September 1, which leaves me 21 days until my birthday. 3 weeks. I need to lose 5 lbs in those 3 weeks to make it to 110. I should be able to do it, technically, if I make a plan and stick to it.
So what's the plan? Well, I don't know. But it should involve some exercise, some water, some culinary moderation, and some housework. So I should probably put it into action right now and get on with the housework. And drink some water. That would be a good place to start.
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Magic?
Somehow I weigh 115.8 today. Could it be... magic? Pretty sure it isn't my plan of action for Labor Day weekend because, well, I don't have one. =D But this is certainly encouraging me to make good decisions! Of course, Leif took the camera with him hiking today, so I don't have a picture of the scale, but you'll have to take my word (and giddy glee!) for it and believe that it is true. =D
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Comfort Food
With the dreary weather today I really wanted comfort food for dinner. I also wanted something quick and easy, so I tried a new twist on an old favorite:
GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP
I love the combination of these two foods! Very comforting and very filling! And the twist is that I used the grilled cheese recipe from Deceptively Delicious. Which means my grilled "cheese" was more like 2 parts sweet potato puree and one part cheese. Much healthier! And to make it even better I added 1/2 C. carrot puree to our tomato soup (and some fresh basil from the garden) so our dinner was both vegetable heavy AND comfort food!! And it turned out really good!
GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP
I love the combination of these two foods! Very comforting and very filling! And the twist is that I used the grilled cheese recipe from Deceptively Delicious. Which means my grilled "cheese" was more like 2 parts sweet potato puree and one part cheese. Much healthier! And to make it even better I added 1/2 C. carrot puree to our tomato soup (and some fresh basil from the garden) so our dinner was both vegetable heavy AND comfort food!! And it turned out really good!
116.8 Today...
... and that's progress from 117.8 yesterday, so I'll take it!!
Still not doing terribly well with eating, exercising, or drinking water, but my attitude is at least better and I'm not feeling like a fat cow any longer. Hurrah!
And at least I knew I WASN'T a fat cow, even when I felt like one, and that's an improvement from what it would have been a few years ago, so I'll just call it improvement all around!
Still not doing terribly well with eating, exercising, or drinking water, but my attitude is at least better and I'm not feeling like a fat cow any longer. Hurrah!
And at least I knew I WASN'T a fat cow, even when I felt like one, and that's an improvement from what it would have been a few years ago, so I'll just call it improvement all around!
Monday, August 25, 2008
117.8
That's where I was this morning. I've been having a hard time remembering to weigh myself, which is probably just as good since I know I haven't been eating well or exercising. In fact, I'm drinking a coke right now even though I know I shouldn't be. I should be drinking water. But I'm not.
The good news is that I AM getting some cleaning done in my craft room. =D That is always a good thing!!
The good news is that I AM getting some cleaning done in my craft room. =D That is always a good thing!!
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Fat Cow.
That's pretty much what I've been feeling like this week. I'm frustrated with the weight loss, and, unfortunately, that means I've been having a hard time controlling the urge to eat, which just furthers the fat cow feeling. Add to that the fact that I have had no control over a lot of our meals this week (eating out, eating at friends' houses, baby shower providing dinner, etc.) and it has not been good. I haven't had water in who knows how long, and we've been out of diet pop, so I've been drinking regular. Not good. I hate this feeling.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Forgot the photo....
I forgot to photograph my weight this morning, but I suppose all is well that I didn't... it went the wrong way. I don't even remember the exact weight, but it was 117 something. Up a lb from last week! I've been trying to get my water in, but things haven't been moving along as they should, so that could contribute to the weight gain. In any event, this is the first week I have not met or exceeded my goal, so I'm not too discouraged. I will just keep at it and hope to see the scale move down again. I'm hoping to jump right past this plateau point, but it doesn't seem to be happening that way!!
Today is hard for calorie counting because we're eating dinner at a friend's house and I don't have a clue what we're having. It's sure to be delicious, but I'm afraid it might be pretty caloric as well, so I'll just have to try to eat moderately and make sure I get plenty of water in so I feel full. Most of what I've eaten today (with the exception of some yogurt for breakfast) is fruit and veggie, so I think I'm doing okay. But we'll see.
I went for a little walk/hike today with the mom and me group (this week it was Tracee and Beth who came with) so that gets a little exercise in. Mostly, though, I am still working on organizing and cleaning the house and that means spending most of my day standing, squatting, or moving around. So I think I'm doing fine on my 200 calories burned a day goal.
Today is hard for calorie counting because we're eating dinner at a friend's house and I don't have a clue what we're having. It's sure to be delicious, but I'm afraid it might be pretty caloric as well, so I'll just have to try to eat moderately and make sure I get plenty of water in so I feel full. Most of what I've eaten today (with the exception of some yogurt for breakfast) is fruit and veggie, so I think I'm doing okay. But we'll see.
I went for a little walk/hike today with the mom and me group (this week it was Tracee and Beth who came with) so that gets a little exercise in. Mostly, though, I am still working on organizing and cleaning the house and that means spending most of my day standing, squatting, or moving around. So I think I'm doing fine on my 200 calories burned a day goal.
Friday, August 15, 2008
So far so good...
Well, I'm doing okay on calories for today. I still have about 150-200 calories to eat today, which means I can have a good snack this evening while I'm up late watching the Olympics and cleaning/organizing. I'm also just about done with my water for the day, so that's good. And I didn't get a walk in today, but we DID go for a 30 minute family bike ride tonight, complete with hills to climb! It's the first real workout (aside from hikes, I guess) in a while. My legs were tired, but it feels good to get some exercise in.
Okay... back to cleaning the kitchen / organizing the pantry. Because I really don't care about men's volleyball.
Okay... back to cleaning the kitchen / organizing the pantry. Because I really don't care about men's volleyball.
Rebellion...
Yesterday I rebelled. Completely. Totally. Ate whatever I wanted to. And today the scale shows it. Ugh. I did get my 2 liters of water in, and I didn't rebel until dinner, but then I had way too much to eat and I didn't care. Today I care.
So... today I've got to be better. I'm not anywhere close to my goal for Monday (somewhere in the 115 range, but I don't think it's going to happen) and I'm bummed about that, because this is where I always stall!
So if you think of it, pray for me today. I need motivation, consistency, and energy. I should throw myself into some projects (which is often difficult with Ellie around!) and just work hard to burn off some calories. There might be a trip to the splash park today, and I really should squeeze a walk in. I really wanted to go for a family bike ride this morning, but it appears that Leif went without us. I was really looking forward to it, too, but I don't have a bike of my own, so without him I can't ride the tandem. And I highly doubt he'll want to go for another ride today after he does a long ride this morning. So I'll settle for housework exercise and maybe a walk.
So... today I've got to be better. I'm not anywhere close to my goal for Monday (somewhere in the 115 range, but I don't think it's going to happen) and I'm bummed about that, because this is where I always stall!
So if you think of it, pray for me today. I need motivation, consistency, and energy. I should throw myself into some projects (which is often difficult with Ellie around!) and just work hard to burn off some calories. There might be a trip to the splash park today, and I really should squeeze a walk in. I really wanted to go for a family bike ride this morning, but it appears that Leif went without us. I was really looking forward to it, too, but I don't have a bike of my own, so without him I can't ride the tandem. And I highly doubt he'll want to go for another ride today after he does a long ride this morning. So I'll settle for housework exercise and maybe a walk.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Water helps...
Well, I didn't eat myself out of house and home. In fact, I am still within my calorie range for the day. Drinking water this afternoon/evening helped. And I'm drinking water this evening because I'm out of calories for the day. Still, though, I'm happy not to have completely gone overboard. I'm getting so very close to my 115 stall point and I don't want to plateau here! I really want to bust past it, so I'm going to keep myself strong and stick to my calories.
And I've been doing housework most of today (catching up on the loads and loads of laundry from camping and scrubbing (hands and knees scrubbing!) the bathroom floor and doing a few loads of dishes) so that should help in the exercise department.
Tomorrow is another day and I'm hoping I can finish the laundry and dishes projects tonight so that I can tackle some basement reorganization tomorrow!
And I've been doing housework most of today (catching up on the loads and loads of laundry from camping and scrubbing (hands and knees scrubbing!) the bathroom floor and doing a few loads of dishes) so that should help in the exercise department.
Tomorrow is another day and I'm hoping I can finish the laundry and dishes projects tonight so that I can tackle some basement reorganization tomorrow!
One of those days....
Do you ever have a day where you're just SO HUNGRY you want to eat everything in sight?? Well, today is one of those days for me. I've had plenty of calories, so I shouldn't be hungry, but I am. Stomach growly kind of hungry. I'm trying to distract myself by doing other things (going through receipts and recording expenses, laundry, playing outside with Ellie...) but I am SO HUNGRY!
I'm going to go drink a liter of water and see if that makes things any better.
I'm going to go drink a liter of water and see if that makes things any better.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Zucchini Bread...
Tonight I decided to make some zucchini bread since I had a few zucchini laying about that were going to go bad if I didn't do something with them! I found a recipe online, then tweaked it so it would be lower calorie and lower fat... And it turned out pretty good! So here is my low calorie, low fat version for zucchini bread...
Pour into two loaf pans and bake at 325 for an hour or until a knife inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
Makes 24 slices, 12 slices from each loaf. Freezes well.
Click the link to see the nutrition information, but it's basically 85 calories a slice (not bad for sweet bread!), no fat, and 1.5 g. fiber. Rounds out to 1 WW point, and it makes a yummy breakfast! I made two loaves and froze one, and Leif has all but finished off a loaf already! I had two slices, but it's good to see him enjoying it so much!
Ingredients
| 5 egg whites 1 C. sugar 1 C. Splenda 1 C. unsweetened applesauce 1 tsp. vanilla 3 C. grated zucchini 1 C. whole wheat flour 1 C. all purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp. cinnamon 1/4 tsp. nutmeg |
Directions
Combine eggs, sugar, Splenda, applesauce, and vanilla in bowl. Add zucchini and mix well. Sift together dry ingredients and add a little at a time, mixing together as you go.Pour into two loaf pans and bake at 325 for an hour or until a knife inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
Makes 24 slices, 12 slices from each loaf. Freezes well.
Click the link to see the nutrition information, but it's basically 85 calories a slice (not bad for sweet bread!), no fat, and 1.5 g. fiber. Rounds out to 1 WW point, and it makes a yummy breakfast! I made two loaves and froze one, and Leif has all but finished off a loaf already! I had two slices, but it's good to see him enjoying it so much!
Another week down...
I made it through my camping trip without gaining weight! Hooray!! I even lost weight and made my goal again this week! I needed to get down to 116.4 and last night I wasn't sure I was going to make it, but today here I am at 116.0!!
Now to get back on track drinking water, counting calories, exercising, and all that good stuff.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Home again, home again...
Well, we ended up extending our camping trip an extra day, so here it is Sunday night and we just got home! The trip was good. Hard to count calories, didn't get nearly enough water I'm sure, but overall I tried to be moderate and we even got a little hike or two in. And some kayaking, but Ellie was in my boat and ended up falling asleep on my arm (rendering me unable to paddle!) so Leif had to tow us around the lake instead. Guess I can't count that as a workout, huh? But it was good.
I weighed myself this evening when we came home. End of the day, but I figured I'd give it a go so I had some idea of what to expect tomorrow. The scale said 117.4, so we'll see if it goes down in the morning! That would be great! I would still love to see something in the 116 range, but we'll have to take it as it comes. I'm home again, so calorie counting should be a little easier.
I weighed myself this evening when we came home. End of the day, but I figured I'd give it a go so I had some idea of what to expect tomorrow. The scale said 117.4, so we'll see if it goes down in the morning! That would be great! I would still love to see something in the 116 range, but we'll have to take it as it comes. I'm home again, so calorie counting should be a little easier.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Camping....
Back down to 118.0 today, but I didn't have enough water again yesterday. I don't know why I struggle with it so, but I do.
We're going camping for the next two nights, which means camping food. I tried not to pack anything too bad, but it's hard to measure portions, and we end up doing a lot of pasta between mac and cheese and noodles with parmesan sauce... I'm going to try to make it through the trip without eating too much, but I won't be recording either (no internet! will I survive?? LOL!) so it's just up to my internal moderator, which seems to be broken most of the time. So you can pray for me! It's supposed to be hot, and we're bringing the kayaks, so I'm hoping we get to kayak a fair bit around the lake. It's not a lot of exercise, but it is something, and it will work my abs and upper body which don't get a lot of exercise usually, so it'll be a nice change.
So... I'll be absent for a few days, and we'll see what the scale says when I return. Hopefully I will be down to at least 116.8 so I don't have as far to go to meet my Monday goal of 116.4! I just need to drink LOTS of water!
We're going camping for the next two nights, which means camping food. I tried not to pack anything too bad, but it's hard to measure portions, and we end up doing a lot of pasta between mac and cheese and noodles with parmesan sauce... I'm going to try to make it through the trip without eating too much, but I won't be recording either (no internet! will I survive?? LOL!) so it's just up to my internal moderator, which seems to be broken most of the time. So you can pray for me! It's supposed to be hot, and we're bringing the kayaks, so I'm hoping we get to kayak a fair bit around the lake. It's not a lot of exercise, but it is something, and it will work my abs and upper body which don't get a lot of exercise usually, so it'll be a nice change.
So... I'll be absent for a few days, and we'll see what the scale says when I return. Hopefully I will be down to at least 116.8 so I don't have as far to go to meet my Monday goal of 116.4! I just need to drink LOTS of water!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Not so good today...
I didn't get enough water in yesterday, so today I was up to 118.4. I guess I need more water! It's discouraging to gain that much weight just because I drank 1 liter instead of 2. Back to the grindstone!
Weight Loss Schedule...
Weight loss schedule:
7/29 - 120.8
8/4 - 119.4 (made it to 117.4!!)
8/11 - 116.4
8/18 - 115.4
8/25 - 114.4
9/1 - 113.4
9/8 - 112.4
9/15 - 111.4
9/21 - 110.4
I need to lose a lb a week to make it to 110 by my birthday. This is the updated schedule...
7/29 - 120.8
8/4 - 119.4 (made it to 117.4!!)
8/11 - 116.4
8/18 - 115.4
8/25 - 114.4
9/1 - 113.4
9/8 - 112.4
9/15 - 111.4
9/21 - 110.4
I need to lose a lb a week to make it to 110 by my birthday. This is the updated schedule...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Impromptu Barbecue!
That's what we had tonight! Right after my last post Leif asked if he could invite people over for barbecue. I said sure! It was 5:00 and I was pretty sure the other people would already have started dinner, but they hadn't! So he told me about 15 minutes later that we were having the Taylors and the Richters over for dinner at 6! I jumped in the shower, cleaned the house, and cut up some tomatoes for the burgers before they arrived. They provided the salad and desserts, we provided the burgers and fruit, and we had a great evening of it! Really we should do stuff like this more often - it was really fun!
Now I have to figure up my calories for the day, but I'm not worried after today's hike! My biggest thing is getting enough water in. I still need to drink more today!
Now I have to figure up my calories for the day, but I'm not worried after today's hike! My biggest thing is getting enough water in. I still need to drink more today!
A HIKE!
Forgot to weigh this morning, because we were all in a rush to eat breakfast and head out for the day. Oops.
But the good news is that Leif is on vacation starting today and to celebrate we went on a family hike!! We were out the door by 8:30 and we headed up to Lava Lake. Ellie started out walking pretty well, but then before we even reached the Lee Metcalf Wilderness boundary she was in the backpack.
On my back.
She fell asleep in there and didn't wake up until we were a few turns into the switchbacks, at which point I had her get out of the pack and walk again because she is heavy!! And between her walking and my walking carrying her, it took us a long time to get to the top. 3.5 hours! I'm not sure it's ever taken us that long before, but at least I got my exercise carrying a 30 lb pack!! SparkPeople seems to think that carrying a 10-20 lb pack for 3.5 hours should burn over 1000 calories. I think that's an overestimate (they actually say 1400 calories!), but I know I burned more than my requisite 200 for the day!!
On the way down I had Leif carry her and I carried the pack with the water, food, and camera gear. It was still over 10 lbs, but much lighter than she is!
So that was my day. We just got home around 4:30 and it practically took us the whole day to do Lava Lake. 3.5 hours up. 2 hours down. An hour at the top relaxing by the lake. Oh, and we picked a bunch of wild huckleberries on the way down. They were delicious!
Now... what are we having for dinner? I guess I should figure that out...
But the good news is that Leif is on vacation starting today and to celebrate we went on a family hike!! We were out the door by 8:30 and we headed up to Lava Lake. Ellie started out walking pretty well, but then before we even reached the Lee Metcalf Wilderness boundary she was in the backpack.
On my back.
She fell asleep in there and didn't wake up until we were a few turns into the switchbacks, at which point I had her get out of the pack and walk again because she is heavy!! And between her walking and my walking carrying her, it took us a long time to get to the top. 3.5 hours! I'm not sure it's ever taken us that long before, but at least I got my exercise carrying a 30 lb pack!! SparkPeople seems to think that carrying a 10-20 lb pack for 3.5 hours should burn over 1000 calories. I think that's an overestimate (they actually say 1400 calories!), but I know I burned more than my requisite 200 for the day!!
On the way down I had Leif carry her and I carried the pack with the water, food, and camera gear. It was still over 10 lbs, but much lighter than she is!
So that was my day. We just got home around 4:30 and it practically took us the whole day to do Lava Lake. 3.5 hours up. 2 hours down. An hour at the top relaxing by the lake. Oh, and we picked a bunch of wild huckleberries on the way down. They were delicious!
Now... what are we having for dinner? I guess I should figure that out...
Monday, August 4, 2008
Weigh In
As for today... I have 200 calories left after dinner and I've walked approximately 7 miles. A 6 mile walk this morning pushing 2 kids in the stroller and then another mile walking around trying to find a lost shoe after our morning walk! But I found it! And I have a blister because I didn't bother to wear good shoes for walking, and they were shoes I don't wear often. Oops. But I'm counting that as my exercise today! =D
Okay... off to find some dessert with the family!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Really??!
After yesterday's disappointment with the pulled pork sandwich, I decided that today I would get to splurge on the other good things I love at Sweet Pea... cotton candy and kettle corn. I love 'em! And normally we get them, but I was forgoing them this year so that I could have my pulled pork sandwich. And we all know how that turned out.
So I looked up the calorie count on the cotton candy and kettle corn and figured accordingly so that I could have my yummy Sweet Pea treat after all. And boy was I looking forward to it!! We didn't go in as early as we'd planned because Ellie really needed a little nap right after church, but we got there around 2:30 and made a beeline for the concessions. Leif said he'd get me my yummy treats while I took Ellie and went to look at the crafts.
And then I got a phone call.
No one selling kettle corn this year. WHAT??! Seriously? Bozeman is the kettle-corniest town I know! How can there be no kettle corn? But I calmed down my inner comfort food monster and reminded her to drool over the cotton candy that would be coming. Because I had SEEN lots of people eating it all weekend, so I knew it was here!
And it was there. WAS being the operative word. Yes, they had run out of cotton candy shortly before we arrived.
What a disappointment it was! And I had saved up calories so I could really splurge and not feel like I was being restricted, so now we're at the end of the day and I still have calories left. Ergh. I've been trying to eat yummy things to curb the cravings, but I still feel gypped.
The good news is that I was down when I weighed again this morning, so at least I had that to motivate me not to eat everything like a pig a blow all the hard work right before weigh in tomorrow! Because I was tempted to, let me tell you! But I didn't, and now I have calories left today (200 and some!) and I still need to drink some water before I go to bed (I'm convinced if I don't drink my water that I'll gain!) so I just have to figure out what I want. I'm tempted to make s'mores in the microwave. Sad, isn't it? But I am in want of comfort food (thanks to the disappointment over Sweet Pea food AND PMS) and I have the calories to do it, so I think I'm going to. Now... how many calories are s'mores again?
So I looked up the calorie count on the cotton candy and kettle corn and figured accordingly so that I could have my yummy Sweet Pea treat after all. And boy was I looking forward to it!! We didn't go in as early as we'd planned because Ellie really needed a little nap right after church, but we got there around 2:30 and made a beeline for the concessions. Leif said he'd get me my yummy treats while I took Ellie and went to look at the crafts.
And then I got a phone call.
No one selling kettle corn this year. WHAT??! Seriously? Bozeman is the kettle-corniest town I know! How can there be no kettle corn? But I calmed down my inner comfort food monster and reminded her to drool over the cotton candy that would be coming. Because I had SEEN lots of people eating it all weekend, so I knew it was here!
And it was there. WAS being the operative word. Yes, they had run out of cotton candy shortly before we arrived.
What a disappointment it was! And I had saved up calories so I could really splurge and not feel like I was being restricted, so now we're at the end of the day and I still have calories left. Ergh. I've been trying to eat yummy things to curb the cravings, but I still feel gypped.
The good news is that I was down when I weighed again this morning, so at least I had that to motivate me not to eat everything like a pig a blow all the hard work right before weigh in tomorrow! Because I was tempted to, let me tell you! But I didn't, and now I have calories left today (200 and some!) and I still need to drink some water before I go to bed (I'm convinced if I don't drink my water that I'll gain!) so I just have to figure out what I want. I'm tempted to make s'mores in the microwave. Sad, isn't it? But I am in want of comfort food (thanks to the disappointment over Sweet Pea food AND PMS) and I have the calories to do it, so I think I'm going to. Now... how many calories are s'mores again?
If I actually make it to my goal....
... of 110 lbs, it will be the first time I've been that small since I gained the weight the year we got married, over 7 years ago. I think I was 105 or so when we got married. Wow. That would be amazing!
I really hope I stay with it this time. I always seem to get to 115 and then peter out. I don't know if I just always stall there and get discouraged, or if I just start to slack off when I get to 115 (of course, that's always a goal weight, so maybe this time will be different since my goal is not 115 but 110 instead.) but I really really really want to make it past that this time. I want to see numbers I haven't seen since I gained them!
I really hope I stay with it this time. I always seem to get to 115 and then peter out. I don't know if I just always stall there and get discouraged, or if I just start to slack off when I get to 115 (of course, that's always a goal weight, so maybe this time will be different since my goal is not 115 but 110 instead.) but I really really really want to make it past that this time. I want to see numbers I haven't seen since I gained them!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Whose lousy idea was THAT?!!
Really... I want to know! WHO decided that there would be NO PULLED PORK SANDWICHES at Sweet Pea this year??? I have been wanting one, craving one, and saving myself for one! I had 3 eggwhites for breakfast and grapes for lunch in anticipation of the glorious pulled pork sandwich I always get at Sweet Pea. And you know what I got instead? A pork chop sandwich. It's SO not the same. Very disappointing. *sigh*
And I forgot to weigh myself before I ate breakfast and drank tea, but I weighed afterwards, before I hopped into the shower, and I was at 118.8 (a teeny tiny bit lower than yesterday's 119.0) which means I was really lighter since I'd already eaten and had tea!! Maybe not by much, but it's still nice to see 118 on the scale. I hope I can keep it that way through tomorrow so I have a good weigh in on Monday!
I did fine on calories today. I actually had enough calories for a second dinner when I came home from Sweet Pea! I really thought I'd need to snack more during the day than I did, so I had calories to spare. That helped emotionally, though, after I was so sad about my pulled pork sandwich, LOL!
Tomorrow... well, I don't know what the plan for tomorrow is. We'll go to church and then go to Sweet Pea, but I don't have a definite plan for food. Maybe we'll get lunch before we go and then come home and eat dinner. There wasn't that much there (other than cotton candy! Which I love! Ha ha!) that interested me in the way of food, so I won't be tempted, but I will get hungry at some point. We'll have grapes and cherries along to snack on, so maybe that will be enough.
And I forgot to weigh myself before I ate breakfast and drank tea, but I weighed afterwards, before I hopped into the shower, and I was at 118.8 (a teeny tiny bit lower than yesterday's 119.0) which means I was really lighter since I'd already eaten and had tea!! Maybe not by much, but it's still nice to see 118 on the scale. I hope I can keep it that way through tomorrow so I have a good weigh in on Monday!
I did fine on calories today. I actually had enough calories for a second dinner when I came home from Sweet Pea! I really thought I'd need to snack more during the day than I did, so I had calories to spare. That helped emotionally, though, after I was so sad about my pulled pork sandwich, LOL!
Tomorrow... well, I don't know what the plan for tomorrow is. We'll go to church and then go to Sweet Pea, but I don't have a definite plan for food. Maybe we'll get lunch before we go and then come home and eat dinner. There wasn't that much there (other than cotton candy! Which I love! Ha ha!) that interested me in the way of food, so I won't be tempted, but I will get hungry at some point. We'll have grapes and cherries along to snack on, so maybe that will be enough.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Sweet Pea Day 1
Well, we got there a little late, but we did make it to Sweet Pea with our picnic dinner tonight! We just went to see the ballet, and not so much for us to see it as for Eliana to. We knew she'd enjoy the music and dance along with it, and sure enough, she did! It was pretty funny to watch her imitate the dancers on stage. She did lots of twirling and slow, gliding movements. We enjoyed sitting outside in the shade and Leif got to use his new 500 lens, which was nice since we were sitting back so far!
As for the kebabs... they were yummy! Mine didn't end up really being kebabs after all, since I was supposed to use short wooden skewers. I have long metal ones that I use for kebabs, but this was not a grilled meal, and my long skewers didn't fit in the pan, so I gave up on using them and just pan fried the chicken without them. They turned out just fine that way! I wish I'd had time to make rice with them before we went, or stir fried veggies, or something. I felt like they needed a side dish, but we were running late as is, so we didn't get one. BUT it was one of the recipes from Deceptively Delicious, so there was a serving of sweet potato hidden in the chicken kebabs! Hee hee! 
It's the first recipe I've made from this cookbook, so I'm glad it turned out well! I will definitely be making it again, especially since I have the sweet potato puree made up and ready in the freezer this time.
I stayed under for calories, and I did get all my water in, so I splurged and shared a Splenda pop with Leif over dinner! I don't know why I love pop so much, but I do. Now that we have some in the house again, though, I think I will have to work especially hard to make sure to get 2 liters of water in and THEN drink a pop. Water is so important! I got the Jones Cola this time, and I have to say that it's not nearly as good as the Shasta Splenda Cola. I don't know why, but Leif and I agree on that point. It's just not as good.
Well, planning ahead tomorrow and I've already recorded my dinner. Every year I have to get a pulled pork sandwich at Sweet Pea, and tomorrow for dinner is the time!!! So that's already in Spark People and I will plan my day around it. We will eat breakfast here, probably late-ish, and skip the formal lunch, eating Sweet Pea food for dinner. I've packed snacks in the backpack for tomorrow so I'll have something healthy (dried blueberries and apple slices!) to munch on between breakfast and dinner and I'll bring lots of water to keep me hydrated! Hopefully there will be lots of walking in my day and I can count that as exercise. With a little planning this can be a very successful weekend!!
It's the first recipe I've made from this cookbook, so I'm glad it turned out well! I will definitely be making it again, especially since I have the sweet potato puree made up and ready in the freezer this time.
I stayed under for calories, and I did get all my water in, so I splurged and shared a Splenda pop with Leif over dinner! I don't know why I love pop so much, but I do. Now that we have some in the house again, though, I think I will have to work especially hard to make sure to get 2 liters of water in and THEN drink a pop. Water is so important! I got the Jones Cola this time, and I have to say that it's not nearly as good as the Shasta Splenda Cola. I don't know why, but Leif and I agree on that point. It's just not as good.
Well, planning ahead tomorrow and I've already recorded my dinner. Every year I have to get a pulled pork sandwich at Sweet Pea, and tomorrow for dinner is the time!!! So that's already in Spark People and I will plan my day around it. We will eat breakfast here, probably late-ish, and skip the formal lunch, eating Sweet Pea food for dinner. I've packed snacks in the backpack for tomorrow so I'll have something healthy (dried blueberries and apple slices!) to munch on between breakfast and dinner and I'll bring lots of water to keep me hydrated! Hopefully there will be lots of walking in my day and I can count that as exercise. With a little planning this can be a very successful weekend!!
Up a smidge today
I'm up to 119.0 this morning, but it's still under my goal for Monday, so I'm okay with it! I did manage to get in a 200 calorie DDR workout last night, and even though I didn't eat a terribly balanced set of foods yesterday (no breakfast, a slice and a half of pizza for lunch, no snacks, and 2 fajitas for dinner) I stayed just under 1200 calories, so that was good! I was sure I would have to do a 400 calorie workout to make up for the extras on my fajitas (I put some cheddar cheese on! mmm!) but it turned out fine. Oh, and I got all my water in, though the last liter was just before bed and I had to get up in the middle of the night because of it! I never do that, not even when I was pregnant! Then Ellie woke up at the unheard of hour of 6 am and came to find us, then crawled into bed with us and played. Combine those and I am fairly tired this morning!
Today marks the start of Sweet Pea. We always eat at Sweet Pea, so I'm going to have to make sure I'm really careful this year. Tonight we are going to watch the main act and instead of getting food there I'm going to make some chicken kabobs (a new recipe I've never tried, so it should be interesting!) and we'll eat a picnic dinner. That should be nice! Maybe I'll have time to head into town a little early (or stop by Albertson's on the way back from the splash park) and get some Splenda pop. I've really been wanting pop and so far I've resisted the full sugar stuff we have left over from the camping trip. It would be nice to take some with me tonight to enjoy, especially if I get all my water in before then!
Today marks the start of Sweet Pea. We always eat at Sweet Pea, so I'm going to have to make sure I'm really careful this year. Tonight we are going to watch the main act and instead of getting food there I'm going to make some chicken kabobs (a new recipe I've never tried, so it should be interesting!) and we'll eat a picnic dinner. That should be nice! Maybe I'll have time to head into town a little early (or stop by Albertson's on the way back from the splash park) and get some Splenda pop. I've really been wanting pop and so far I've resisted the full sugar stuff we have left over from the camping trip. It would be nice to take some with me tonight to enjoy, especially if I get all my water in before then!
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