Utilize it as a place to post the foods you're planning to eat daily or weekly. Think of it as a source of accountability.
Sometimes when we say things out loud they tend to sink in more. When we post them for the world - or in this case - this totally supportive online community to see, we're more apt to follow through.
Today ended up getting completely changed up as well but for the better: Breakfast was the usual, lunch was soup and a piece of fried pickle, snack was a small plum and some ww pretzles (1/2 a serving) and dinner what was planned. I only got in 15 mins of a run before it started pouring so it was an off day.
Tomorrow we'll be at my parents for a combo lunch/dinner. I'll have my usual breakfast and then a snack around 11:30 so I don't end up starving. I've already used my alcohol calories for the week so I'll be sticking with water.
I won't be on much for the weekend so I hope everyone has a good one. I'll be back on Monday.
summer 7 challenge goals: - Meditate every day - Start the day with positive imagery and self talk Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
Wednesday was definitely not an "on plan" day. I bagged my healthy snack and had a serving and a 1/2 of Tings with my dd (OK in terms of calorie, not in terms of nutrition).
Had some extra bread and wine with dinner as we ended up having friends we haven't seen in a while come over for impromtu drinks around 9 pm.
I did get in two extra walks though (probably 3 - 4 miles worth) in addition to my other exercise.
Plan for Thursday: B: my usual L: meeting dh at local Mexican place. We're making this the main meal of the day and I'll probably have either tamales or this shrimp dish that they have S: will probably just do fruit D: frittata and bread E: I may take this as an off day as the weather is horrible (and cold) but if it clears up, I'll get in a power walk.
summer 7 challenge goals: - Meditate every day - Start the day with positive imagery and self talk Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
Plan for Wednesday: E: 4 mile run done, still need to do PT and weight training B/L/S will be the same as yesterday D: fish of somekind (depends what looks good), ratatouille, salad, 1 slice of bread, 2 glasses of wine (date night with dh tonight ; )
summer 7 challenge goals: - Meditate every day - Start the day with positive imagery and self talk Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
Fish sandwich, 2 apricots 2 oz Fish, almost one zucchini, part of a piece of bread, 1 egg white, French roll, ½ tsp oil, homemade tartar sauce, 100, 70+50+30, 250, 30, 50, 40 = 620 cals
(I kind of morphed this recipe for Zucchini “crab” cakes and whirled some cod in a food processor like in KD’s fish cakes… and added the fish to the zucchini cake mix… and I thought that it was very tasty.)
Plus 100 cals for errors -
About 1535 cals total
45 mins on the elliptical. The time flew by, for some reason.
Was going to have milk and fruit in a smoothie… but I’m just not hungry.
I didn't post for yesterday and (confession time) had 2 cups of low-fat ice cream for dinner. Good move. I was hungry when I went to bed.
Moving on. Today's on plan so far. B: granola, milk L: 1/2 c brown rice, 4 oz chicken, salsa; nectarine; yogurt D: 6 oz turkey tenderloin, black beans, salad w/ 1 tsp dressing; 1/2 c lowfat frozen yogurt
Tomorrow: B: granola, milk L: 1/2 c brown rice, 4 oz chicken, salsa; orange; yogurt D: 8-10 grilled shrimp, 1 ear of corn, 1/2 c lowfat frozen yogurt
Challenge Goals: *10 minutes of unplanned exercise five times a week *Gym time twice a week *Socialize at least once every two weeks.
I was on plan yesterday with the addition of extra granola at snack. I also ran 3 miles (felt fine during the run but not great last night).
Plan for Tuesday: B: 2 slices of whole grain toast with lite cream cheese and 1/2 c cranberry juice L: salad with left over game hen S: yogurt, granola, berries D: chicken sausage, pierogie, peppers and zucchini E: mowing the lawn
summer 7 challenge goals: - Meditate every day - Start the day with positive imagery and self talk Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
I have five more weeks until the beach vacation so I'm going back to posting here. I'd love to lose a bit more before I have to live in bathing suits for a week.
Plan for today: B: 2 slices of whole grain toast with lite cream cheese, 1/2 c of cranberry juice L: large salad with lots of veggies and shrimp S: ff yogurt, 1/2 c of granola cereal and berries D: not sure yet but probably either ww pasta or risotto primavera E: PT and weight training and possibly a short run if my ankle holds up.
I was also hoping to mow the lawn but the weather forecast isn't looking very promising. My parents said it rained every single day we were away and the lawn looks it and is way long but there is no point mowing if it's too saturated. Oh, and Cori and I are going horseback riding later this afternoon to get her "introduced" to horsecamp.
summer 7 challenge goals: - Meditate every day - Start the day with positive imagery and self talk Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny.
5pm KD’s burrito (snuck into the County Fair in the bell of my horn, since I doubt that outside food is allowed.)
Denise, That is hysterical! I am thinking about the "smuggled" burrito and it is making me laugh! Hopefully no rice or beans leaked out and blew out while you played! OMG-for some reason this is just making me laugh every time I think about it. Thanks for the laughs!
You're welcome! I had it triple wrapped. It didn't leak. Had it wrapped in two bags and a napkin. I had some guacamole that comes in a pouch... and had some of that too.
I forgot my cup of coffee/milk at home. We played at 5:30 and were done playing and packing up about 6:30pm. So I ate then. I was glad that I did. I was really hungry and the burrito isn't THAT good just defrosted from the freezer and not reheated... but I just don't like fair food (although I had a large Diet Pepsi before we played). And with avocado squeezed on it... it wasn't THAT bad.
We went out to eat afterwards (which means, by the time we load the truck and go to a restaurant and order beer... it is 8:15 or 8:30pm before we are eating)... and I stuck to my plan and had garlic fries and beer. Was with 10 guys make that musicians... so they ate a lot of my fries and we shared quite a number of pictures of beers... but I didn't have much beer. Like half a cup of two different kinds. I'm glad that I had KD's burrito though... because other wise I would have had a bacon cheese burger and fries. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy the fries as much as last year... Will have to decide what to do next year. I suppose I have a year to think about it.
However, if you ever do need to take food into a fair... get an old trombone for $10 on ebay... dress in an aloha shirt from Thrift Town and stick the burrito in the bell and say, "I'm with the band".
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Sunday:
9:30am 2 weird unmatched slices of bread from the freezer which I toasted, smart bal, honey Coffee, half and half
11:30 apricot, watermelon Tuna salad sandwich
2pm brown rice, eggplant, yogurt/tahini/cucumber sauce
4pm banana split (whoa… those toppings add up!)
7pm dh made dinner: hot dog on a bun, canned beans, ½ a tomato
B: PB&J L: ate breakfast late, will eat dinner a little early D: turkey burger on ww bun w/ salad & navel orange
Yesterday was fine; I had one meatball at the party and the equivalent of 1/2 c of alcoholic drinks. Drank lots of water and had vegetable soup when we got home.
I'm not very hungry today...having some allergy trouble. Did 1 mile w/ the dog this morning before it got too sauna-like outside.
This week, I will need to focus on feeding myself even though he's out of town, and planning things that I like, are good for me, and that I won't find overwhelming to cook when just one person is eating. (And to not have a turkey burger for dinner every night.)
Challenge Goals: *10 minutes of unplanned exercise five times a week *Gym time twice a week *Socialize at least once every two weeks.
B: ww muffin (I made it) and 2 T strawberry jam S: 3T dry oats w/ 1/2 T pb, 1/4 C skim milk- after yoga S: 2 c strawberries and skim milk L: caul. broc cheese soup- one large bowl, no crackers D: leftover veg and chx into a green salad.
Just a note on KD's school night burritos: The serving says 10 burritos. We made them Thursday night, the filling in the crock pot(per Peggy suggestion). The tortillas were 8 inch burritos and we made 14 of them. 8 of them are in the freezer, and we ate 6 of them over a few days. I still have about 4 or 5 burritos worth of filling left. Not sure if I under stuffed the burritos. But, I could get 20 burritos out of that filling.
Jill
Summer Challenge Goals: 1) Walk 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week 2) Plan weekly menus
5pm KD’s burrito (snuck into the County Fair in the bell of my horn, since I doubt that outside food is allowed.)
Denise, That is hysterical! I am thinking about the "smuggled" burrito and it is making me laugh! Hopefully no rice or beans leaked out and blew out while you played! OMG-for some reason this is just making me laugh every time I think about it. Thanks for the laughs!
9:30am 2 slices toast, smart bal Coffee, half and half
11:30 watermelon Tuna salad sandwhich, ¼ c garbanzos
1:15 apricot, nectarine, banana, milk smoothie
3pm coffee/milk (Really sure that drinking alcohol will not make me play better… but hoping caffeine might... since band dir. counts off the tunes WAY faster at performances than in rehearsal... may have to find out how much caffeine HE drinks and try and keep up.)
5pm KD’s burrito (snuck into the County Fair in the bell of my horn, since I doubt that outside food is allowed.)
8:30 beer and garlic fries (I think… I hope )
“Exercise” schlepping stuff across the fair grounds.
El Torido’s Split a soft taco order with ds (which all the websites say is 675 cals) I think that Fitday overestimated for me, but that is ok. Dh had an enchilada and it was jucky and greasy. I had one bite (so the Fitday overestimate will cover that). None of us finished his dinner. I was happy with my dinner. Both ds and I thought that it was pretty good. 1/2 Corn bread thing, which one website said are 200 cals.
B: 1/2 c granola, 1/2 c 2% milk L: Subway kid's meal w/ yogurt (we'll be out) D: We'll be at a party. There will be 5 different "stations," so I'll scout and see what the best choices are (one of the gals going with us is doing Weight Watchers, so I won't be alone!). I won't eat more than salad-plate size while we're there; if I'm hungry when we get home, I'll have 1/2 c ww pasta w/ tomato sauce.
Challenge Goals: *10 minutes of unplanned exercise five times a week *Gym time twice a week *Socialize at least once every two weeks.
Per planned except I skipped pasta with dinner and had 3/4 c oyster crackers instead. The calories were a bit higher, but the dish wanted the crackers and they were so yummy!
P.S. I did not have any planned exercise today, but I counted that I went up and down the steps at home 14 times. I'll get to 16-18 before bed, I'm sure. I am working to build in more activity throughout my day.
B: toast, pb, mango S: large skim milk iced tea L: same as yesterday- greens need to be eaten D: 1 c broc, 1 c caulif, 1/2 c pasta (all cooked) with 8 oz lf cheese sauce.
Good move. I was hungry when I went to bed.
Will have to decide what to do next year. I suppose I have a year to think about it.
