2010 resolutions

journal food – that means everything!!!!! every little bite!
-eat better

journal more about everything – remember Bec, you have a very bad memory!

get better organized with bills and home:
Mark specific organization days on your calendar where you tackle a larger project such as a closet or room, or set a 15-minute timer a few times a week for smaller projects such as a cabinet or drawer. Be sure to give yourself a reward like a fun magazine or some other “me time” activity once you have a new area organized.

stop the shopping and get a budget

FOOD GOALS:

Eat More Fruits and Vegetables
5-9 servings of fruits and vegetables per day.
Get going this year by adding fruits and veggies to your diet! Put dried fruit in your chicken salad sandwich, frozen spinach in vegetarian lasagna, or double the diced peppers, mushroom and onions in your morning omelet. Every extra bit counts! To find out what counts as a serving, click here. Then use SparkPeople's QuickTrack tool to track your daily servings all year long.
Eat More Healthy Fats
Get Started: Aim for at least 26 grams of healthy fat each day.
The USDA Dietary Guidelines advise that approximately 20% of your calories should come from unsaturated fats each day (and no more than 10% from saturated fat.) That's about 26-40 grams for people eating between 1,200 and 1,800 calories each day. Start by switching ground beef to tuna or salmon, and top your salad with slivered almonds instead of shredded cheese. You can also expand your use of avocado. Use the tasty fruit as a sandwich spread, whole-wheat cracker dip, salad topper or omelet partner.
Pump Up Your Protein in the Morning
Get Started: Eat at least 15 grams of protein at breakfast.
Eat about 25% of your daily protein requirements at breakfast. That's 15 grams for someone eating 1,200 calories daily. (To discover and track your protein needs, visit your SparkPeople Nutrition Tracker.) To meet this goal, include foods like hard-boiled eggs, fat-free yogurt or Greek yogurt, and cheese made from 2% milk in your breakfast. Adding diced chicken to your eggs, or almonds to cereal can also help you rack up a few grams of protein in the a.m.
Experiment with Different Types of Grains
Get Started: Cook a new type of whole grain each month.
Choose from many varieties of quinoa, barley, buckwheat, oats, bran, corn, flaxseed, kamut, millet, rice, rye, sorghum, and spelt. Then search cookbooks and recipe websites for your grain of choice. Place the recipes you find in a folder and when you’re ready, you can tackle a new grain each month!
Improve Your Culinary Skills
Get Started: Create a new recipe each week.
The best way to learn about cooking and improve your skills is to practice. Lay out a game plan. Anything from cooking classes to informative cookbooks can help you improve your skills. Choose one or two new techniques or cooking methods and find the resources available for each. You can get plenty of pointers from Chef Meg's cooking videos on SparkRecipes.com, too. Keep a journal to track the new culinary techniques you learned and how they helped you. Then, you can look back on December 31 and see how far you've come.
Eat More Meatless Meals
Get Started: Go meatless one day per week.
Simply giving up meat one day a week can result in health and environmental benefits. If you already eat a "flexitarian" diet, try working up to two or three days without meat. Don't just remove the pepperoni from your pizza and call it a vegetarian meal. Instead, try to make a valiant effort to include nutritious plant-based proteins like soy products, beans, legumes and nuts with each vegetarian dish you choose. Start slowly, and you may end up finding new dishes you truly enjoy!

ACTIVITY GOALS
work-out at least 4-5 days a week
actually track activity
go through all of my fitness books and write out routines
(stop buying new ones and start making copies from library ones)

jot down titles of neat looking fitness books at the bookstore but don't buy them.... find them at the library!

Use the Wii fit as much as possible for yoga etc.

get more flexible

use the cool new yoga mat at home and the gym

Take Up a New Sport
Sign up for individual or group lessons if they’re offered in your community. Or, if it’s a team sport you want to learn, grab a few buds and sign up for an intramural league! Many cities offer both competitive and fun leagues for all levels.
(I will be checking out a soccer game tomorrow 1/9/10 at the PDX Indoor Soccer Center to see if it is something that I would be interested in joining. I haven't played soccer since elementary school!)

Be more active this summer on the weekends (remember, it's not just about the pool Bec)

SPIRITUAL GOALS
Read that bible in a year from start to finish (about 3 chapters a day)

the breakdown 1/4/10-1/8/10

Here is the breakdown for this week:
I use Sparkpeople.com to track my food and activity. It is very user friendly and free!

1/4/10-1/8/10 Calories Fat Carbs Protein
Monday 1313 34 162 104
Tuesday 1268 29 161 97
Wednesday 1186 37 144 82
Thursday 1371 43 118 132
Friday 1689 57 176 122

Monday 22.40% 47.30% 30.30%
Tuesday 20.20% 49.80% 30.00%
Wednesday 26.80% 46.70% 26.50%
Thursday 28.20% 33.90% 37.90%
Friday 30.10% 41.40% 28.60%


I had an awesome food and activity week.
I am so glad that the holidays are over and I am able to get back on track.
The above #'s are the breakdown for the week.
We splurged and ordered pizza tonight and I had 2 pieces, that's where the high #'s come from today. BUT It was my only splurge for the week so I don't feel to bad.

My activity:
(this is all at the gym)
Sunday: full body strength with machines and 20 min cardio (elliptical)
Mon: Pilates and 20 min cardio (elliptical)
Tue: full body strength with machines and 30 min cardio (treadmill and treadrunner)
Wed: cardio only 60 min (treadmill and elliptical)
Thurs: full body strength with machines and 30 min cardio (treadrunner)
Fri and Sat: rest :)

I plan on following this plan for as long as I can, it seems to work with my schedule and family life.

I know it's already into the new year, but I will try to get my *New Year's resolutions* up soon.

Happy 2010!!!

I have got off to a great start this year!!! I have been tracking my food and fitness on Sparkpeople.com.
Updates later :)

Dec 09

another day

Food:
Bfast sandwich 5
pasta 2
sauce 3
veggies 0
2 tangerines 2
plate of retirement food 10
oatmeal with PB 5

total:27

the doctor and I did another weigh-in today, we are both right back where we started! Geez!

Day whatever....

Yeah....
So I havn't been doing too well in this little challenge......
I have decided to try to start tracking again because that's the only thing that seems to work and *duh* keep me on track. Working out helps too, but I haven't been doing too well in that dept either.
Sooooo, here is what I ate today:

bfast sandwich 5
Healthy Choice pasta steam thing 5
honeycrisp apple 2
bcarrots 0
pasta sauce 1
whole wheat pasta 2
bites of the boys dinner 5
WW yogurt 1

total: 21

Day 10 of new challenge

No comments today.....
but I did have a nice stroll on Mississippi for lunch.... Laughing Planet and Blue Gardinia :) It was nice, sky was clear. Wish I had a better camera to capture it all ;(

Day 9 of new challenge

Food:
pumpkin oats "to go" 6
coffee 2
WW pasta meal 5
apple 2
skittles 1
Progresso soup 3 (entire can)
Sonoma Jack cheese wedge 1
Oroweat sandwich thin toasted 1
b carrots 0

total 21
activity :(
I will try to get to the gym tomarrow, but I don't get a half day because am working the flu clinic.

Day 8 of new challenge

today was the 1st weigh-in of the doc's and my biggest loser challenge..... I lost 6 lbs!!!!!
Crazy!

Food:

coffee w/cream 2
(didn't have time for b-fast)

L.cuisine meal 6
10 skittles 1
apple 2
leftover chicken with ww noodles and greenie beans 5
Sonomajack's cheese wedges 1
diet Coke 0
WW ice cream treat 3

total: 20
not the best choices again, but at least I was within my points :)

Activity:(

Day 7 of New Challenge

WHAT AN EMOTIONAL DAY!!!!!
1st off, the owner of Giz did get a hold of me this morning, He had been missing for 4 mo! Holy Cow! She was all ready to come get him this evening when I was off work, but then reconsidered and decided to let us keep him! We are beyond elated and excited!

2nd off, I lost 5lbs this week!!!!! What in the world! I guess all my careful tracking really paid off. Renee did state that it will be much harder to keep this amount of weight off, so we will see for next week.

Food:
coffee w/cream 2
pumpkin "to go" oats 6
weight watcher meal 5
apple 2
diet pepsi 0
weight watcher meal (again) 6
weight watcher desert 3

total:24
not the best choices today, but it was a weird one!

Activity:( No gym.... to busy again!

Day 6 of New Challenge

So we still have the dog :)
We took him to Petco to find out if he had a microchip, and he does. We called the service and the owner has been called, apparently they did not answer and were left my name and phone number. That was 3 hours ago and no one has called yet.... and slowly we become more attatched. :( He is so precious.

On to the food:
b-fast sandwich 5
coffee w/sugar ans cream 2 (?)
b carrots 0
Harry and David tortilla chips 3
apple 2
Apple Cinnamon Crisp PowerBar^® HARVEST^®4
noodles 2
black beans 2
chicken 2

(I didn't keep very good record today - the numbers may be off a little, but should be close enough)

total 23

Activity: just what I did while on my feet volunteering at the Portland Marathon. I was going to get to the gym after, but I was too busy trying to figure out what to do with the cutie patootie doggie that has adopted us.

Day 5 of New Challenge

So we got a dog.......
CRAZY!!!!
Jon found it at the mini mart last night.... if we don't find the owner we are keeping him :)
Will post a pic later.

Food for today:
b-fast sammie 5
2 iced americanos w/ cream 4
1/4 c ff cottage cheese 1
4 b carrots 0
6" ham sammie from subway 6
salad from bag from Safeway 2
Diet Coke 0
bite of pizza 2

total: 20

Activity: walking the dog :)

day 4 of new challenge

The Pumpkin Oats "to go" were FABULOUS!!!!

Food for today:
oats 3
pumpkin 0
fat free milk 1
topping of Reese's PB chips 2
salad (baby greens, cuke, toms, feta, b carrots, olives, rice vinegar) 3
veggie chili 2
apple 2
savory chicken & wild rice soup by Pacific Foods (entire can) 3
(I am so going to stock up on some more low point soup, salad is just too cold. I am in the mood for good warm comfort food these days.)
Oroweat sandwich thin toasted with laughing cow light cheese 2

total:18
new total: 21 (3 pts for the chips)

I may sneak to the car and grab a bag of Harry and David tortilla chips that I picked up at the beach last weekend.

UPDATE: I did go to the trunk and get the chips, they were pretty good :P

I have resisted all week so far, but have been very good with watching my points. I will for sure track em if I eat em. Not going to pull another Sunchips episode! When we were at the beach last weekend we came in late from a meeting, I wasn't particularly hungry but saw the bag of Sunchips on the counter and just dug right in and didn't stop digging in until the bag was just about gone! I ate non-stop for about 15min. Just absolutely ridiculous! I learned my new habits with WW, so why did I think it was OK??? Maybe because when I think Sunchips I also think "healthy"? Well whatever it was I won't be doing that anytime soon again! I gotta win this challenge!!!!!

Are you reading this AC????? I'm gonna win!!!!!


Activity: 0
I don't quite know what the problem with me was today but I am super sore from yesterday. I was also really tired all day today... so ready for bed! I volunteered to help out at the flu clinic for tomorrow but do plan on stopping by the gym on my way home :)

Speaking of the beach...... here is one of the many photos that I took this last weekend :)

Pumpkin Oats.....

I am so making this for the morning!
I found it on Bec's blog: Live, Love and Peanut Butter:

"Step one: pack your fixings

Peanut butter, walnuts and dark chocolate all go into my backpack the night before. If you don't have to go nut butters on hand I just throw a spoonful into a plastic bag or put it on top of my right before I leave. I also like to have a small granola bar in my backpack for emergency snacking purposes.

Step 2: get your oats ready overnight style in a microwavable container with a lid and put them in the fridge

For this particular to go oats I made pumpkin oats with the usual 1/3 oats, 1/3 milk, 1/3 water, 1/3 pumpkin and a dash of cinnamon

Step 3: In the morning take the lid off your oats and simply throw them into the microwave to heat up like you normally would

Step 4: Throw the lid back on, put in your backpack and boot it to class, work, whatever

Step 5: Once you are at your eating destination class discreetly add your toppings and enjoy"

I have some peanut butter chips that I think I will throw on top, just need to find the WW point value because I got them in bulk and don't have the NI, but I know they are Reeses' So I should be able to find something about em.

I have been pretty absent from the blog world as of late...... but just about every blog that I have visited today has been talking about pumpkin oats! It sounds sooooo delish, so I am just about to go put my own "oats to go" together for tomorrow :) *so excited*

day 3 of new challenge

Food for the day:
B-fast sandwich 5
Rockstar coffee drink 2
instant oats 3
Balance kids snack bar 3
(OUCH!!!! shoulda figured the points before I gobbled that little 1.23oz bar! Actually I shoulda planned better and had a better snack choice!)
b carrots 0
apple 2
coffee with cream 2
baby greens with: 3
b carrots, olives, cukes, tomato, rice vinegar, cottage cheese
red beans and brown rice (organic brand from a can) 1
mushrooms and green beans 0

total:21


Activity: I went back to the gym!!!! *all smiles* It was great! I can tell I have lost a lot of muscle in my arms - they are feeling a bit weak right now :)
I only went for about 40 min b/c the weather was nice enough and I wanted to get a bike ride in before Jaime came home from school........ but when I got home and went to the garage there was a rotten flat tire staring at me! I tried to pump it up, but either I don't know how to work a tire pump or it needs a new tube ;( Bummer, I was so excited to be able to try out my new bike gloves! They are so cute (pink and gray) and so comfy.....
I will have to have Jon teach me how to fix the tire. At least it didn't go flat on me while I was miles form the house.

another "before" picture

just came across this....
ewww!
I think this was July of 2008 but could have been 2007.....
at any rate, I NEVER WANT TO LOOK LIKE THIS AGAIN!!!!!

Day 2 of New Challenge

food for the day:
b-fast sandwich 5
salad (same as yesterday, minus the pickles - totally forgot to put hem on it!) 7
apple 2
veggie chili 4
laughing cow light 1
flat out tortilla 1

total=20 pts
activity pts=none :(
I AM GOING TO THE GYM TOMORROW!!!!!!
Yippee for 1/2 days!

Day 1 of New Challenge

9/29/09
New challenge to get back on track!
Biggest Loser contest between AC and me!
Whoever can lose the largest percentage of body weight by December 31st wins!
The prize is night at the beach, up to $200 value!

Starting weights:
me - 132
AC - *07

my food today:
b-fast sandwich 5
Rockstar coffee drink 2
salad with good stuff 7
(lettuce mix, olives, artichoke hearts, pickles, feta, k beans, cukes, raw zucchini, b carrots, o&v)
apple 2
cottage cheese 2
steamed broc, b carrots and mushrooms 0
salsa 0
flat out tortilla 1
total=19 points
0 activity pts :(

Dairy Free

Haven't had dairy now all week ;)

Veggies

are so good! I don't even miss meat.
Update: it has been officially since 3/8/09 and no meat!

Dairy Queen

dipped cone......
Yes, I had one.
my excuse is that it was a real nice and sunny day, the first one in a loooong time here in Vancouver.
Yes, I know that I shouldn't justify eating crap. It was really good though........

It's Friday!!!!

Which also usually means pizza night at my house..... for the rest of the family.
I really don't mind it - I just don't eat it. I don't mind not having to cook a meal.















Papa Murphy's take n bake 5 meat stuffed - it's the fam's fav
(I even have them programed into my phone, one phonecall and my pizzas ready in 10!!!)

I on the other hand make a fabulous feast for myself while the pizza is baking:















The picture really does not do this justice!

The dinner entailed:
oven broiled asparagas with cous-cous delight, which includes mushrooms and broccoli slaw with steamed spinach and cous- cous
I also had 1 half of a large Hass avocado that I smooshed up and mixed with some Annie's organic salsa (that's that gooshy looking pile at 2 o'clock on the plate)

This was truly delicious!

I love my patients

They are so sweet.......
They bring me treats like this because they know about my weight loss journey. Many of my patients have followed me through this. Many make comments about how much I have changed and how good I look. It really is great motivation :)
















But they also bring treats like this!!!!!!
Don't worry, I was good, I didn't even have a nibble - not worth it!
In the past I would have gobbled at least 3-5 of these cute little squares throughout the day. Not anymore! Believe me, I was REAL tempted to, but I really am trying hard to cut out sugar and processed food. I have already cut out meat with no problem, but this is a little more challenging :)

No picture to show, but I resisted the 1st of many Easter candies that will come my way! Mini eggs, I used to gobble those up....

I resisted!

Below is what I did not touch that was brought into work :)


9 months ago I would have ate one in front of people and then later snuck bites of another one....












But this is what I had for dinner :)

the salad:
leaf lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli slaw, avocado, Braggs Healthy Organic Vinaigrette dressing. But the key was the absolutely fabulous new fav food that I have discovered - asparagus! I got a tip from a patient and his wife: cut off the ends, shake with olive oil and salt/pepper, throw on a pizza pan under the broiler for about 5-7 min. This turns out soooo good! Try it and enjoy!

I am doing my best to stay away from processed food and sticking to whole living foods, fruit -veggies- whole grains. I have been doing a lot of reading, come to find out eating healthy is actually good for you! LOL

she might just like being vegatarian

So I haven't had meat for the past 2.5 weeks.....
I feel really good, plus it helps me avoid picking off the children's plates!
I have even been reading up on idea of eating raw. It sounds like a good idea, but I don't know, still needs more research.

A new hat for me :)

My sis is so talented, she made me a hat! She has actually made many of these super cute hats for many close friends. I wish I was as talented as her.....








Me, Helen and my little girl Jaime





And my mom is so talented, we celebrated my sis and my birthdays on Sunday and she had this spread set up for all of us to enjoy. I made my wrap veggie. It was so good! Lavash is that the name of the big square?) filled with chopped up leaf lettuce, tomatoes, green onions, feta cheese and cucumber dressing ;)









and for dessert she made the fab fruit creations, that is a half of a melon speared with beautiful decorative fruit, strawberries, pineapple and kiwi.











How did I miss out on the creativity gene of this family?????

before

I forgot that I had not posted a before pic of me to this blog. I am on the right. This was Feb 09, about 50 lbs ago :)

homemade granola bars

super easy and delicious!

and after.....

The new me :)

3 days off

So I am back, I took 3 days off from posting and I took the weekend off from tracking. I don't think I did to bad of a job staying within my points - I just needed a break. But I am back on track starting today!

I took 3 days off from the gym too, it was a really nice break for that as well, but I got back into it tonight after my weigh in (up .2 lbs, hmmmm, I wonder if not tracking or working out has anything to do with that......)

I did 60 min of elliptical, I was gonna head home after that but the weight machines were calling to me on my way out the door, plus I rationalized it because now I can just focus on cardio whike simultaneously watching the biggest looser and the premier of this seasons American Idol, now I just have to get them to put those chanels on 2 TV's that are next to each other :)

here is my food list for the day; I did rally well in the start of the day, but when I got home from the gym I was famished!

Monday, January 12, 2009

Morning
1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk	2
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, apples & cinnamon	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
ww zero pt soup - mmmm good! - Quick-added food	0
1 item(s) Multi-grain	1
1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor	1
1 serving(s) turkey lunch meat	1
Subtotal	3
Evening
1/8 piece of crappy pizza - Quick-added food	4
1/4 good Papa murphy's leftover pizza - Quick-added food	4
1 cup(s) cucumber(s)	0
Subtotal	8
Anytime
dressing dip for celery - Quick-added food	1
1 cup(s) celery	0
low cal bread 2 slices - Quick-added food	1
lf cottage cheese - Quick-added food	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
pb - Quick-added food	2
kashi n PB - Quick-added food	5
Subtotal	11
Food POINTS values total used	26
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	7
Activity POINTS values earned	7

I had 2 more great days of activity!

yesterday I did 65 min on the elliptical
today I did 45 min on the elliptical along with a good workout of arms and legs on the weight machines.

I made the zero pt WW soup again, it is sooo yummy. I have already packed it for tomarrows lunch

here is my food post for yesterday and today:

I just noticed I didn't eat all my points for the day, but in actuality, I think I may have missed a few items when recording. (I know I had the last 3 pieces of my See's candy last night when I went to bed.......)
I need to do a better job of this!

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Morning
1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk	2
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, apples & cinnamon	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
3 oz cooked chicken fillet	2.5
1 small apple(s)	1
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1/2 medium sweet red pepper(s)	0
1/2 cup(s) green cabbage	0
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
2 serving(s) bacon dressing	2
Subtotal	6.5
Evening
2 tbsp Original	2
1 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	1
Subtotal	3
Anytime
2 serving(s) Tribe hummus	2
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
1 cup(s) celery	0
Subtotal	2.5
Food POINTS values total used	16
Food POINTS values remaining	7
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	7
Activity POINTS values earned	7

Thursday, January 08, 2009

Morning
1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk	2
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, apples & cinnamon	2
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
Subtotal	5
Midday
1/2 cup(s) Low-Fat 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
2 slices low cal bread - Quick-added food	1
1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Swiss Original Flavor	1
1 serving(s) turkey lunch meat	1
Subtotal	5
Evening
4 oz mushroom(s)	0.5
dressing - Quick-added food	1
1 piece(s) Light string cheese	1
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1 cup(s) zucchini	0
1/2 cup(s) potato(es)	1
Subtotal	3.5
Anytime
1 small apple(s)	1
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
Subtotal	1.5
Food POINTS values total used	15
Food POINTS values remaining	8
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	5
Activity POINTS values earned	5

I got back to the gym today!
45 min on elliptical and then a great workout on the weight machines both arms and legs.


Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Morning
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, apples & cinnamon	2
1 cup(s) fat-free skim milk	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
1 cup(s) cooked couscous	3
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
1 small apple(s)	1
3 oz cooked chicken fillet	2.5
1/2 cup(s) green cabbage	0
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1/2 medium sweet red pepper(s)	0
2 serving(s) bacon dressing	2
Subtotal	9.5
Evening
8 oz mushroom(s)	0.5
1/2 cup(s) Cooked Kashi Pilaf	3
dressing - Quick-added food	2
Subtotal	5.5
Anytime
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
2 serving(s) Tribe hummus	2
1 large banana(s)	2
1 cup(s) celery	0
Subtotal	4.5
Food POINTS values total used	23.5
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Activity
eliptical - Activity I created	5
Activity POINTS values earned	5

Yet another day with no activity!!!!! (I blame the snoww from last night ;(

I did go to my weigh in and was down 2.8 lbs!!!!!! That means I lost my Christmas gain and also another lb :) So happy


Monday, January 05, 2009

Morning
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, apples & cinnamon	2
Subtotal	2
Midday
1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Garlic & Herb	1
1 item(s) Multi-grain flat out	1
1 large tangerine(s)	1
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
Cambells lite soup - Quick-added food	1
Subtotal	5
Evening
1 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	1
2 tbsp Original Better n PB	2
1 cup(s) grapes	1
Subtotal	4
Anytime
2 serving(s) homemade hummus	2
1 small apple(s)	1
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
WW Banana nut bread - Quick-added food	2
Subtotal	5.5
Food POINTS values total used	16.5
Food POINTS values remaining	6.5
Activity
No entries for activity.
Activity POINTS values earned	0

Will the snow ever stop taunting me???

No activity today :(

Plans changed due to hanging out over at Corey and Kelly's house all afternoon and early evening. I was planning on going to the grocery store and the gym after hanging out over there, but we had our little friend called snow visit again!
I had to drive home from their place in about 1-2 inches of snow with no traction devices - it was a little scary, I felt like I was gonna puke a couple of times.

Needless to say - I DON'T DRIVE IN THE SNOW!!!!

Here's my food intake:

Lunch was Wendy's baked potato w/no cheese, sour cream or butter and chilli w/no cheese. I am pretty impressed with myself for that one. Six mo ago I would have asked for extra cheese, butter and sour cream!

We had dinner at Kelly's, I indulged a bit, but not to badly :) Thank goodness for activity and extra weekly points!

Sunday, January 04, 2009

Morning
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, maple & brown sugar	2
Subtotal	2
Midday
1 small serving(s) Chili	4
1 item(s) Baked Potato	5
Subtotal	9
Evening
1 serving(s) 5 meatballs	7
1 serving(s) ww roll	3
1 serving(s) sauce	2
1 piece(s) Sunkist Lemon Bar(s), Prepared	3
Subtotal	15
Anytime
popcorn - Quick-added food	1
Subtotal	1
Food POINTS values total used	27
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Activity
No entries for activity. :(
Activity POINTS values earned	0

Activity ~ 30 min elliptical and weight machines on arms and legs

Saturday, January 03, 2009

Morning
1 packet(s) Lower Sugar Oatmeal, maple & brown sugar	2
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
1 small apple(s)	1
1 cup(s) grapes	1
1 item(s) Multi-grain	1
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
1 wedge(s) Light Creamy Garlic & Herb	1
1 serving(s) turkey lunch meat	1
Subtotal	5
Evening
140 gm Cooked Kashi Pilaf	3
3 oz cooked cod	2
1 cup(s) spinach	0
Subtotal	5
Anytime
3 item(s) cashews	1
1 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	1
1/2 cup(s) Honey Nut Cheerios	1.5
2 tbsp Original	2
3 gm Peanut M&M's	0.5
Subtotal	6
Food POINTS values total used	20
Food POINTS values remaining	3
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	3
Activity POINTS values earned	3

2nd day of the year "07"

So I just found out I still have a shift at the Bee's..... I almost didn't bother checking about tomorrow, but thought maybe I should, good thing because I open!
I think that I will give them my "2 weeks". I have really been enjoying my free time on the weekends.

We went to IKEA today and got Joey his new desk chair, Jaime got a net thing to go over her bed. It's her new favorite color, green.

I need to stop eating junk! I do so good on the weekdays when I have my little cute lunch bag to eat out of, but it is so hard when we are out running errands on the weekend to eat healthy. Maybe my new thing will be that I will pack healthy snacks to take in my pack so I won't have to eat the crap... what a brilliant idea!

We went to Friday's for dinner, I wasn't in the mood to cook. I had a side salad and french onion soup ~ so good! I also had a few of Joey's fries and a bite of his burger.... it tasted better than mine!

Activity ~ 60 min on the elliptical

Friday, January 02, 2009

Morning
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
1 serving(s) Oatmeal	2
1/2 cup(s) unsweetened applesauce	1
Subtotal	5
Midday
mandarin chicken and veggies Panda Express - Quick-added food	8
7 item(s) french fries	3.5
Subtotal	11.5
Evening
1 serving(s) French Onion Soup, Restaurant Type	5
1 cup(s) mixed greens	0
1 item(s) soft breadstick	2
1 oz cheddar or colby cheese	3
Subtotal	10
Anytime
3/4 cup(s) fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt	3
Subtotal	3
Food POINTS values total used	29.5
Food POINTS values remaining	0
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	7
Activity POINTS values earned	7

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Morning
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
1 serving(s) Oatmeal	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
2 oz cooked chicken fillet	2
1 large tangerine(s)	1
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1/2 cup(s) cooked couscous	1.5
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
Subtotal	5.5
Evening
1 item(s) Turkey Breast Sub	5
Subtotal	5
Anytime
1 small apple(s)	1
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
1 serving(s) Tribe hummus	1
100 cal popcorn - Quick-added food	2
1 piece(s) Light string cheese	1
4 tbsp Original	3.5
2 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	2.5
single serve bag popcorn - Quick-added food	2
Subtotal	13.5
Food POINTS values total used	28

no activity today... Happy New Years!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Morning
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
1 serving(s) Oatmeal	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
2 oz cooked chicken fillet	2
1 large tangerine(s)	1
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1/2 cup(s) cooked couscous	1.5
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
Subtotal	5.5
Evening
1 item(s) Turkey Breast Sub	5
Subtotal	5
Anytime
1 small apple(s)	1
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
1 serving(s) Tribe hummus	1
100 cal popcorn - Quick-added food	2
1 piece(s) Light string cheese	1
2 tbsp Original	2
1 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	1
Subtotal	8.5
Food POINTS values total used	23

Workout: 35 min on elliptical - high intensity - it was great! I also worked on both arms and legs with weight machines.

Food:
Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Morning
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
1 serving(s) Oatmeal	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
Subtotal	4
Midday
1 large banana(s)	2
1 large tangerine(s)	1
1 cup(s) sweet red pepper(s)	0
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
2 cup(s) Italian-style vegetable soup	1.5
Subtotal	5.5
Evening
1/2 cup(s) Low-Fat 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
1 serving(s) eggo nutri grain whole wheat waffles	3
1/4 cup(s) fat-free egg substitute	1
1 slice(s) Singles	1
1 serving(s) turkey lunch meat	1
Subtotal	8
Anytime
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
1 small apple(s)	1
2 serving(s) Tribe hummus	2
1 piece(s) Light string cheese	1
2 tbsp Original	2
1 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	1
Subtotal	7.5
Food POINTS values total used	25

WW weigh in after Christmas.....

Just a quick update tonight:
I was up 1.8 lbs @ my WW weigh in, not shabby considering I was:

-stuck in the house for 9 days b/c of the snow and at some points had no fruits and veggies

-made Brinner for Christmas eve and couldn't resist joining the family int the partaking of the deliciousness

-had Christmas dinner at the in-laws.... nuff said about that

-wasn't able to go to the gym and was only able to use my clubhouses treadmill (thatnk heaven's

all in all not to bad..... but it does show me that those little indulgences do add up if I am not careful. It's a bit of a scary thought, but I just have to keep on keepin on with my good habits and behaviours, like Renee my WW leader says "It's all in a moment" I aways think of that whenever I have the thought of skipping the gym when I had already commited myself to it..... things like that. I have to Think first, that is one of the WW "mottos"s

Anyhoo, I really must go off to bead, so tired, but here is my foodies for the day. I think it was excellent day!

Monday, December 29, 2008

Morning
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
1 serving(s) Oatmeal	2
Subtotal	4
Midday
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1 cup(s) sweet red pepper(s)	0
1 large tangerine(s)	1
1 large banana(s)	2
2 oz cooked chicken fillet	2
1/2 cup(s) cooked couscous	1.5
1 serving(s) Dannon activia yogurt	1
1 grande Caffé Americano	0
Subtotal	7.5
Evening
WW zero point soup - Quick-added food	0
2 tbsp Original	2
1 item(s) Multi-grain	1
Subtotal	3
Anytime
1 small apple(s)	1
3 oz baby carrots	0.5
1 cup(s) celery	0
2 serving(s) Tribe hummus	2
Subtotal	3.5
Food POINTS values total used	18
Food POINTS values remaining	3
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	7
Activity POINTS values earned	7

Baked Potato Bar at G/G's

Today we went over to G/G's house (my parents) for after Christmas get-together. Me, Jon the kids, Helen, Ricky and Ric, my parents and David Busch all had a wonderful time.
Food wise I did OK (I brought my own serving of WW zero pt soup) I also had 1/2 of a medium baker with some toppings - no butter :)
But my downfall was when they broke out the ice cream - Slow Churn Bear Track, but it turns out the small serving I had was only 3 pts.






Unfortunately the Adam's peanut butter that I spooned on top was higher in pt's, but it was soooo good.








Here are some pics from today's fun













I don't know why Ricky looks drunk.....














Me and Ricky















Me and Jaime













Ricky















Helen


After we were done at G/G's we went home and decided to take a walk (Jon stayed and napped to what he says is the best napping TV - football). It was a bit chilly, had to use my scarf, but it was a good walk after all the food! We walked on what I will from now on refer to "the loop" down 72nd to the road of hotels before hitting Elmers then a left till the road curves around and hits up Thurston, then a left on Thurston and another left on Van Mall drive and then cut across the Chevron parking lot to 51st and then home. It took about 1 1/2 hours, but that was with a stop at Starbucks for house coffee for me and $1 hot ciders for the kids. Without a stop it would take about 45 min. It was a lot of fun and great excercize. I told the kids that when we do the loop in the summer we will have to stop at Jamba Juice :)

After getting home I decided it was time to hit the gym. I had a great workout of 45 min on the elliptical and then I used the weight machines for m arms and legs.

For dinner I made pork chops, leftover cheezy mashers and corn/green beans.
I however had an awsome 1.5 pt dinner for myself

spinach, 1/2 c. whole wheat cous-cous (the 1.5 pts), sauteed yellow and red peppers, zucchini, onion and garlic. It was sooo good and filling!












Here's my daily tracking log:

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Morning
24 oz black coffee	0.5
Subtotal	0.5
Midday
WW zero point soup - Quick-added food	0
2 cup(s) mixed greens	0
1/2 tbsp Bacon Bits	0.5
1/3 oz cheddar or colby cheese	1
1/2 cup(s) low-fat or fat-free canned vegetarian chili	1
1/2 medium potato(es), baked	1
slow churn ice cream - Quick-added food	3
2 tbsp peanut butter	4.5
6 half walnut halves	2
1 small apple(s)	1
Subtotal	14
Evening
1/2 cup(s) cooked couscous	1.5
1/2 cup(s) cooked zucchini	0
1 cup(s) sweet red pepper(s)	0
1 cup(s) spinach	0
1/4 cup(s) onion(s)	0
1 clove(s) garlic clove(s)	0
Subtotal	1.5
Anytime
1 large tangerine(s)	1
20 oz black coffee	0
1/4 cup(s) grapes	0.5
1/2 cup(s) Low-Fat 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
Subtotal	3.5
Food POINTS values total used	19.5
Food POINTS values remaining	1.5
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	4
Activity POINTS values earned	4

not to shabby.....

now to bed I go :)

I have to go to work in the morning... something I have not had to do for the past 10 days due to the snow, it's been a great break!

Just a quick update before bed.....
1 bag Smart Pop 100 cal pack
but the downfall was 3 pieces of See's candy from the box that I got from my thoughtful FIL on Christmas.... I must take the rest to work to share with all my lovelies.

nighty night :)

P.S. tomorrow we are getting together with my side of the family for "baked potato bar" I will post some pics of the fun event :)

My workout was fantastic!
I actually went a whole hour on the elliptical and earned like 7 activity points! This was the first time of doing a whole hour.
I want to take a yoga class, I need to see if the gym has one this week that will fit into my schedule.
I didn't really have much of a lunch today..... but I did get all that was needed to make the WW zero point soup. It turned out really good.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Midday
1 small apple(s)	1
Subtotal	1
Evening
zero point Weight Watcher veggie soup - Quick-added food	0
1/2 cup(s) Low-Fat 2% Milkfat Small Curd Cottage Cheese	2
1 serving(s) TJ's cranberry apple butter	0
2 tbsp Original	2
1 serving(s) La Tortilla Factory tortilla	1
Subtotal	5
Anytime
1 cup(s) grapes	1
4 medium marshmallow(s)	2
Subtotal	3
Food POINTS values total used	16
Food POINTS values remaining	5
Activity
elliptical - Activity I created	7
Activity POINTS values earned	7

I will probably eat my last 5 points before I go to bed. The hidden See's candy are beckoning me. I will track, I promise.

Later.....

It does not exist in stores

I am so bummed.... no powdered PB was to be found!
I did get another jar of Better n peanut butter. It's pretty good, but I really want to try the other stuff. I may have to just go ahead and order it on-line.
I haven't had much else to eat today because I was so busy shopping. I did bring along a bottle of water and an apple, plus there were some yummy snackins at the Whole foods. I had a chocolate marshmallow, and then I also had Jaime's (she thought it was gross, so weird) I also had a bit of some sort of orange, a small bit of crunchy cracker with some brie and another with some sort of dip. Next time I will have to take pics.
When we got home I prepared the family dinner while snacking on some green grapes (natures candy!)
I am off to the gym to do a bit of cardio, then I will make the zero point WW veggie soup for my dinner when I get back,
I'm outta here....

This is what I had for breakfast, it's a bit high in points, but should hold me for a long time.

I have a busy day of grocery shopping ahead of me. Well not really that busy, but I do want to make it across town to Whole Foods. It's a bit pricey for me, but I love just wandering through and getting a few things that Winco doesn't carry. I am hoping to find some powdered peanut butter because from what I have read about it, it is much lower in fat than regular PB. I have been enjoying my treat of Kashi puffs with a Tbls. of PB heated for 30 seconds so the PB is nice and melty, then I stir it all together to coat all the cereal and then just a splash of milk..... It is the best late night snack...... but I am trying to be more consevative with my daily points..... so I think that maybe the powdered PB may do the trick, now I just have to find some :)

Wish me luck.... :)

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Morning
1 serving(s) eggo nutri whole wheat waffles	3
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
2 oz banana(s)	1
Subtotal	6

Back on Track

OK, enough is enough!
I am done with snow!
I was finally able to make it to the gym today after a week of being stuck in the house because of the beautiful wretched snow.
I had a great workout ~ elliptical for 45 min and then the weight machines, I did arms and legs. I want to start working on my abs, but don't know how yet and need to pick a good
workout from one of my fitness mags. I am pretty happy with most of my body, but my stomach is the one area that I feel could really use some toning.

I have missed my WW meetings now for the past 2 weeks and now know how helpful and motivating they really are. I really went overboard on Christmas eve. We had Brinner, you know.... breakfast for dinner. IT WAS SOOOO GOOD! I didn't document the gluttony with my camera so I will just say that it was french toast (with texas toast bread), bacon, sausage, eggs and hash browns. Here it is in black and white....

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Morning
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
1 serving(s) eggo nutri grain whole wheat waffles	3
1 item(s) egg	2
1 slice(s) Singles	1
2 oz banana(s)	1
Subtotal	9
Midday
1 cup(s) mushroom(s)	0
2 serving(s) choice ramen	5
1 tbsp teriyaki sauce	0.5
Subtotal	5.5
Evening
4 slice(s) cooked bacon	5.5
2 slice(s) french toast	7
1 link(s) cooked beef or pork sausage	3
1/3 cup(s) scrambled eggs	3.5
1 package(s) frozen hash brown potatoes, with butter sauce	5
10 oz fat-free skim milk	2
Subtotal	26
Anytime
1 small orange(s)	0.5
1 cup(s) Puffed Cereal	1
2 tbsp peanut butter	4.5
1 tbsp Chocolate Syrup	1
1 serving(s) mint cookies	5
Subtotal	12
Food POINTS values total used	52.5

I knew that it was gonna be like this, and it was really good and soooooo worth it. I NEVER eat like this (anymore at least, before 7/30/08).

I didn't even track Christmas day......

SO, I am going to get myself back on track!

I don't have a working scale at home and haven't made it to work in over a week so I have no idea where I am with "the number" . I received a gift card to Best Buy for Christmas yesterday and am seriously contemplating getting a WW scale, it's on sale. I really don't want to get obsessed with the numbers, but I do like knowing exactly what I weigh. I am a little afraid that I will be on the scale every time I go into the bathroom.

Well enough for now.

powdered peanut butter

Note to self: find it and get some soon!

Dinner:November 17th, 2008

I had my apple and carrots on my way home, so I wasn't hungry for dinner.... but I was hungry for the gym :)
I made my family some grub and then headed off to the gym for an awesome cardio workout on the elliptical (30min) and stationary bike (30min). I haven't really incorporated resistance/strength training into my workout because I always seem crunched for time. So I figure whatever activity I can fit into my busy schedule is better for me than no activity, plus it feels great to sweat!
By the time I was done my tummy was ready for food!
I chose to make a huge salad because I had had the heavier lunch today.

I made it with:
romaine
pom seeds
Trader Joe's crumbled fat free feta cheese
chicken breast (I had already had it for lunch, but it sounded so good again!)
1/2 avacado
balsamic vinegar and a dash of EVOO.

It was healthy and it tasted fantastic!

Bec

lunchtime:November 17th, 2008

I pack my lunch everyday in my super cute handy dandy lunch bag from my absolute favorite store: Target! (of course, I'm a self proclaimed "Target mom")










For lunch I packed myself 1 golden delicious apple, 2 tangerines, 1 piece of low-fat string cheese, Activia non-fat Vanilla flavored yogurt (I haven't caught on to the Greek yogurt craze yet, It seems just too expensive to me), baby carrots, Tribe hummus and for my main lunch item: THE BEST EVER brown rice, baked chicken and veggie combo with just a little bit of teriyaki sauce for extra flavor. I was worried about the brown rice because when I made it the other day in the crockpot I think I added just a wee bit too much liquid.... it turned to mush almost looking like oatmeal. I went ahead and saved it because the previous 2 times of making brown rice had both flopped on me. The 1st time I had some wild rice added, it didn't end up cooking long enough and turned out crunchy... it was not very good. With the second attempt I ended up burning it, I totally got distracted (probabbly way to absorbed in reading the blogs) and it compleatly burned on the bottom. Both of these times I had used the stovetop siO I figured 3rd time around would work better in the crockpot. I am sooo glad that I saved it and didn't toss it. I think I am going to freeze some of it and use it in other recipies like homemade veggie burger or turkey loaf.

This is how it all fit's nice and compactly:

I make this typical lunch last me from morning snack to afternoon snack. I save the carrots and apple for my commute home.

Bec

morning:November 17th,2008

So this is my typical morning breakfast, I really try to have time to make a bowl of oatmeal... not instant, but the real deal. It actually isn't all that time consuming. I just use the time while it is cooking to finish packing my and the children's lunches.


1/2 c. oats to 1 c. water in the small pot set to medium















1/2 c. unsweetend applesauce with 1 Tbls. ground flaxseed















TA-DA!!! It is sooooo good!















I am usually good to go till about 10 or 11 AM, then it is usually a banana, yogurt or piece of low-fat string cheese to tide me over till my lunch break at 12:30 :)

Bec

I figured out how to do it :)
Hi Kath!
Hi Roni!
Hi Jenna!

1st post

So this is my very first post!

A little about me.......
I have never blogged before, but I have been enjoying the blogs of other healthy people. It all started with Roni from Roni's Weigh. I discovered her blog by doing a Google search of Weight Watchers, it came up... I read her profile... she was an inspiration....and I have now become a Lifetime WeightWatcher member as of last Wednesday! I lost 27.6 lbs healthfully in 15 weeks. I did it by using the tools that WW taught, it's a great program! I was also inspired by a couple of my co-workers, one of which who has been lifetime and has kept the weight off for 5 years. Another one who is currently almost to Lifetime status.

I have tried many times to loose weight, but Weight Watchers is great because it makes me be accountable for what I eat. When I started, the motivation was to loose weight to prove to the husband that I could do it and that the gym membership was not a waste and that joining Weight Watchers was not a waste of money. I had the mindset that I could do it if I had the right tools, and Weight Watchers gave me those tools! It was pretty easy to implement them in the beginning because I was so motivated. I wanted to prove to the husband and to myself that I could make a goal and choose to stick to it. I started to see results pretty quickly, lost 4 lbs the first week alone! Then it became a steady average of about 2 lbs per week. What is so cool is that where I work I have many patients that see me on a regular basis for follow-ups and treatment, even they have started noticing! It is so encouraging to hear "Wow, you look great! Have you been loosing weight?" at least 1 time a day I hear this - it is soooo cool.
So that is my "testimony" I guess. As far as the details of what exactly it is that I do:
I started by doing the FLEX program that WW talks about but I have kind of adopted the CORE program. I joined the meetings and I use the online tools. This has been extremely helpful, the website has an amazing wealth of information and the message boards are fun to read. The actual meetings are wonderful, my leader is very encouraging and motivational, plus I have met a lot of cool people. I reached my 10% goal on 9/10 and WW goal on 10/1, and Lifetime on 11/12. This is a big goal b/c if you are "lifetime" you don't have to pay for meetings, I am going to keep the online tools for a while because it is very helpful. My personal goal is to reach 130, I don't remember when I was ever that weight and am curious to see what I look like there.

I am going to try to take pics of all the food I eat, so here is my very 1st picure of Tribe hummus both regular and roasted red pepper, with baby carrots.... so good!

I have enjoyed many other blogs as well, as soon as I figure it out I will have what I think is called a blogroll and list my faves, I can say that the ones I read the most is Roni's on Roni's Weigh , Kath of Kath Eats Real Food and Jenna's on Eat, Live, Run. So gals, if you read this you will soon see your sights on my sidebar!

Well it's time to get to bed!


Becci