Well, I'm so glad I named this blog Practicing What I Preach instead of Food Journaling. I've got lots more to preach that does not have to do anything with food. The food part was the hard part, the other stuff isn't so bad. I haven't been writing my food down as religiously as I previously was, but can honestly say, it forced me to develop a food schedule so that's stuck with me well. However, I have noticed some cheating since I don't have the pressure of writing it down for you all to see anymore. I'll still write a few days down here and there to share, but not for 8 weeks straight!
Took the kids to the gym today so I could work out. The hubby went on the Prairie Path to run 10 miles. Overachiever...haha! He's running the Mini-Marathon in Indianapolis that I was supposed to run, but I thought I'd better not due to the studio opening around that same time. Lucky for me though, I've got the Madison to Chicago Ragnar Relay to look forward to, as well as, a half-marathon in Chicago come June.
Anyway, here's my workout today. It was an easy one. Took about an hour.
Stationary Bike - 20 minutes (moderate to high intensity)
3 Sets of Each:
Concentration bicep curls while doing a wall sit on an upside-down Bosu ball
Chest Flys while lying on the Bosu
Single Leg hip raises while lying on the Bosu
Push ups
Front Plank while lifting leg and going out to the side and up (30 secs each side)
Side Planks
Suitcase Crunches
Step Machine - 15 minutes (intervals)
Healthy Recipe
I found this fantastic recipe on Pinterest.
Smashed Chickpea & Avocado Salad Sandwich.
1 (15oz) can of chickpeas
1 medium ripe avocado
1/4 c. fresh cilantro, chopped
2 T. chopped green onion
Juice from 1 lime
Bread of your choice
Drain and rinse the chickpeas. In a medium bowl, using a fork or potato masher, smash the chickpeas and avocado together. Add in cilantro, green onion, and lime juice. Spread salad on bread and top with your favorite sandwich toppings. This salad also makes a great dip for crackers or pita chips. Be sure to keep the avocado pit in the salad/dip to keep it from turning brown while you store it in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
I've also had many requests for the Green Monster recipe I posted a few weeks ago. The title of the blog starts with Green Monsters so if you need it, it's on here!
Keep being mindful!
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
OMG...I'm gonna do it. Show an old fat pic...
So Wednesday a few of us laid by the pool, while others golfed and shopped. I'd be one who stayed at the house and watched the kids swim while catching the Florida rays with my sister, Becky. It was a great day. Later on, our entire family had pictures taken at Nokomis Beach. The sunset was beautiful and everyone, including my photophobic son, did fantastic. I bribed him with a trip to Walmart. The kid had the world by the horns at Walmart, and he ended up with a black cowboy hat. Of course, his sister couldn't be outdone so she opted for some "girl" legos. We were one big happy family.
Food Journal:
Lunch: Green Monster
Snack: Lara Bar - peanut butter and jelly flavor and it was so good!
Drinks: Sweet Tea Vodka and Light Minute Maid Lemonade - 2 of these super awesome drinks.
Dinner: Leftovers from the past dinners. I had a BBQ'd chicken breast, 1/2 ear of corn, broccoli, and red potatoes.
Evening Snack: After pics and Walmart, I arrived to appetizers on the kitchen island. After this journaling experience, I've learned that appetizers are evil. I mean who really needs them? You eat tons of calories before a meal, and half the time I'm full after eating apps and then eat the same amount of dinner I would've had in the first place. BUT, with this being said...I LOVE APPETIZERS! Ugh...so I have crackers with crab dip and crab cheese spread. Mom and the kids also made cookies, so I polished off a few of those as well. YES, A PROUD IMPULSIVE MOMENT WHICH I WAS NOT MINDFUL.
Later Evening Snack: Popcorn
Thursday, March 15th
BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY DAY!!!
Breakfast: Special K cereal, fresh blueberries, almond milk, and coffee with the fixin's
Lunch: Grilled chicken tortilla salad, strawberries dipped in chocolate mousse, and water.
Snack: A super tiny bite of each of my kid's Dippin' Dots. Talia had banana split and Marco had rainbow. I would've had more, but they scarfed it down. Good stuff, I guess.
Dinner: Grilled chicken breast on a bun (I used half of the humongous bun they gave me), french fries, and (gulp) do I dare say I mixed cherry coke and diet coke together. I was so tired of drinking plain old water, and yes, I couldn't dare drink an entire cherry coke with calories so I mixed the two drinks. I feel bad...but just a tiny bit.
Evening: Crackers and crab dip and crab cheese spread; A couple tortilla chips with salsa.
Later evening snacks: The big kids went out for drinks and I had 3 beers and 2 buffalo wings. My sister ordered mozzarella sticks which were staring at me until she FINALLY ate the last one. Thank God!
Friday, March 16th (Our last beach day)
Breakfast: Special K cereal, blueberries, almond milk, coffee
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich and lots of water
Snack: A few appetizers (not many) and a piece of birthday cake. My sister, Kelly, and I have birthdays coming up so the family sang to us. It was white cake, frosting, and frozen yogurt.
Dinner: We have friends in Sarasota and they invited us up for a BBQ. They made these amazing beef and chicken kabobs. So on this night I enjoyed: tortilla chips, salsa, 2 beef kabobs and 1 chicken kabob. These kabobs were loaded with different veggies and strawberries. I also enjoyed 3 Sangrias. I was taken my life into my own hands drinking these Sangrias. There is wine involved and I was a bit worried about a hangover because we had a St. Patty's Day 8K in the morning to run, plus we were staring our voyage back home after the run. Bottoms up!
March 17th Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast Crunch with Almond Milk (We were running low on my fave cereals)
8K Race: This was definitely the fastest 8K I've ever run. The first 4-5K of a race, I always struggle to find my groove, but boy did I find it in the last 4K! Yippee! I felt AWESOME! That Sangria last night can kiss my butt.
Post-Race Snack: I had to finish that last Green Monster before we hit the road.
Lunch: The kids wanted McDonald's so I had a grilled Southwest chicken salad and water.
Car ride snacks: 2 twizzlers and 2 pretzel rods.
Dinner: SPLURGE! KFC - 2 extra crispy pieces of meat (breast and a thigh), cole slaw, 1/2 corn on the cob, biscuit, and water
Evening drink: We made it to Nashville and I drank a 1/2 bottle of Land Shark before I fell asleep.
Sunday, March 18th
Breakfast: Dunkin' Donuts french vanilla coffee with skim milk and sugar; orange; 1 piece of cinnamon raisin bread.
Car ride snack: 2 pretzel rods
Lunch: 6' ham and provolone plus a ton of veggies Subway sandwich on wheat bread with Baked Lays Southwester/Ranch chips; water
Car ride snack: 2 Twizzlers
Dinner at home sweet home: Grilled Tilapia with seasoning salt and onion; stir fry vegetables; wild rice and quinoa; water. This was my 3rd and final attempt at quinoa. At Costco I found a package of wild brown rice mixed with quinoa and, ***ding ding ding***, I found something that works! Good stuff!
Monday, March 19th
Breakfast: Special K with berries cereal, frozen blueberries, almond milk, coffee with the usuals.
Lunch: Leftover wild brown rice with quinoa mixed with stir fry veggies.
So this picture I commented in my title:
Many people who didn't know me pre-1997 (the year I moved to the Chicago area) don't know that I was much heavier as a younger 20 something adult. They don't believe me and they think that I've been fit my whole life. Well hold on sista's, I can tell you that in order for me to stay fit is that I'm not naturally like this. I have to work at it diligently and must eat right. I'm super jealous of those with high metabolisms who stay thin barely trying. However, I must also tell them that even though they may be thin, they should still consider exercising and eating right because there are several health benefits that come along with living a healthy lifestyle.
I'm cringing as I'm about to do this...Here's my picture along with a few friends during a birthday celebration. Which one am I?
Food Journal:
Lunch: Green Monster
Snack: Lara Bar - peanut butter and jelly flavor and it was so good!
Drinks: Sweet Tea Vodka and Light Minute Maid Lemonade - 2 of these super awesome drinks.
Dinner: Leftovers from the past dinners. I had a BBQ'd chicken breast, 1/2 ear of corn, broccoli, and red potatoes.
Evening Snack: After pics and Walmart, I arrived to appetizers on the kitchen island. After this journaling experience, I've learned that appetizers are evil. I mean who really needs them? You eat tons of calories before a meal, and half the time I'm full after eating apps and then eat the same amount of dinner I would've had in the first place. BUT, with this being said...I LOVE APPETIZERS! Ugh...so I have crackers with crab dip and crab cheese spread. Mom and the kids also made cookies, so I polished off a few of those as well. YES, A PROUD IMPULSIVE MOMENT WHICH I WAS NOT MINDFUL.
Later Evening Snack: Popcorn
Thursday, March 15th
BUSCH GARDENS TAMPA BAY DAY!!!
Breakfast: Special K cereal, fresh blueberries, almond milk, and coffee with the fixin's
Lunch: Grilled chicken tortilla salad, strawberries dipped in chocolate mousse, and water.
Snack: A super tiny bite of each of my kid's Dippin' Dots. Talia had banana split and Marco had rainbow. I would've had more, but they scarfed it down. Good stuff, I guess.
Dinner: Grilled chicken breast on a bun (I used half of the humongous bun they gave me), french fries, and (gulp) do I dare say I mixed cherry coke and diet coke together. I was so tired of drinking plain old water, and yes, I couldn't dare drink an entire cherry coke with calories so I mixed the two drinks. I feel bad...but just a tiny bit.
Evening: Crackers and crab dip and crab cheese spread; A couple tortilla chips with salsa.
Later evening snacks: The big kids went out for drinks and I had 3 beers and 2 buffalo wings. My sister ordered mozzarella sticks which were staring at me until she FINALLY ate the last one. Thank God!
Friday, March 16th (Our last beach day)
Breakfast: Special K cereal, blueberries, almond milk, coffee
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich and lots of water
Snack: A few appetizers (not many) and a piece of birthday cake. My sister, Kelly, and I have birthdays coming up so the family sang to us. It was white cake, frosting, and frozen yogurt.
Dinner: We have friends in Sarasota and they invited us up for a BBQ. They made these amazing beef and chicken kabobs. So on this night I enjoyed: tortilla chips, salsa, 2 beef kabobs and 1 chicken kabob. These kabobs were loaded with different veggies and strawberries. I also enjoyed 3 Sangrias. I was taken my life into my own hands drinking these Sangrias. There is wine involved and I was a bit worried about a hangover because we had a St. Patty's Day 8K in the morning to run, plus we were staring our voyage back home after the run. Bottoms up!
March 17th Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Breakfast: Cinnamon Toast Crunch with Almond Milk (We were running low on my fave cereals)
8K Race: This was definitely the fastest 8K I've ever run. The first 4-5K of a race, I always struggle to find my groove, but boy did I find it in the last 4K! Yippee! I felt AWESOME! That Sangria last night can kiss my butt.
Post-Race Snack: I had to finish that last Green Monster before we hit the road.
Lunch: The kids wanted McDonald's so I had a grilled Southwest chicken salad and water.
Car ride snacks: 2 twizzlers and 2 pretzel rods.
Dinner: SPLURGE! KFC - 2 extra crispy pieces of meat (breast and a thigh), cole slaw, 1/2 corn on the cob, biscuit, and water
Evening drink: We made it to Nashville and I drank a 1/2 bottle of Land Shark before I fell asleep.
Sunday, March 18th
Breakfast: Dunkin' Donuts french vanilla coffee with skim milk and sugar; orange; 1 piece of cinnamon raisin bread.
Car ride snack: 2 pretzel rods
Lunch: 6' ham and provolone plus a ton of veggies Subway sandwich on wheat bread with Baked Lays Southwester/Ranch chips; water
Car ride snack: 2 Twizzlers
Dinner at home sweet home: Grilled Tilapia with seasoning salt and onion; stir fry vegetables; wild rice and quinoa; water. This was my 3rd and final attempt at quinoa. At Costco I found a package of wild brown rice mixed with quinoa and, ***ding ding ding***, I found something that works! Good stuff!
Monday, March 19th
Breakfast: Special K with berries cereal, frozen blueberries, almond milk, coffee with the usuals.
Lunch: Leftover wild brown rice with quinoa mixed with stir fry veggies.
So this picture I commented in my title:
Many people who didn't know me pre-1997 (the year I moved to the Chicago area) don't know that I was much heavier as a younger 20 something adult. They don't believe me and they think that I've been fit my whole life. Well hold on sista's, I can tell you that in order for me to stay fit is that I'm not naturally like this. I have to work at it diligently and must eat right. I'm super jealous of those with high metabolisms who stay thin barely trying. However, I must also tell them that even though they may be thin, they should still consider exercising and eating right because there are several health benefits that come along with living a healthy lifestyle.
I'm cringing as I'm about to do this...Here's my picture along with a few friends during a birthday celebration. Which one am I?
Here's to mindful eating and exercise!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Vacationing and Food Journaling - Interesting Combo
Finishing off Saturday, March 10th
Dinner: Turkey burger on a bun with tomato, lettuce, onion, and ketchup; 3 bean salad; potato salad and water
I crashed from the all night driving and slept soundly through the night not long after dinner.
Sunday, March 11th
Breakfast: Special K, fresh blueberries, almond milk; coffee with creamer and sugar
Lunch: Ham 'n cheese sandwich with a little miracle whip and a little mustard.
Snack: Pecan Pie Lara Bar and dried pears
Appetizer before dinner: Tastefully Simple Key Lime Pie Cheese Ball and their awesome graham cracker pretzals. I ate entirely too much, but it was so good!
Dinner: Grilled barbequed chicken breast; veggie salad; and potato salad; a large Scotcheroo that was A...MAZ...ING! 3 Corona Lites with a lime.
Later that evening we went to Sharky's bar in Venice and I enjoyed a Bushwacker. It is a frozen drink with Cream de Cacao, black rum, cream of coconut, and Kahlua coffee liqueur. It was good, but I was still so tired. I went home after this drink and everybody else continued on. I know...I'm being a buzz kill, but I was exhausted!
Monday, March 12
Breakfast: Frosted Mini Wheat Fruit in the Middle cereal; fresh blueberries, almond milk, and coffee
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Snack: Apple Pie Lara Bar
Appetizer before dinner: Laid out was a spread of crab dip and crab cheese spread. It was all served with crackers. A perfect beginning to a great dinner later.
Dinner: Sarasota Ale House in Sarasota, Florida - I ordered Mahi Mahi with veggies and potatoes. It was mixed with a bit of Tabasco that honestly I couldn't even taste and I'm assuming a bit of olive oil to help with the cooking. It was good and healthy:) During dinner, I had 4 MGD 64's. Low cal and basically drinking water, but I like them and would've had 3, but my sis, Becky, insisted that I'm on vacation afterall.
Tuesday, March 13th
I woke up and ran for 55 minutes which was about 5 miles or so, because I had to make a stop during my run. Venice is a great place to run because they have lots of streets and sidewalks that are pedestrian friendly. Venice is obviously a retirement community because, I did not come across another person under the age of 75. One guy was running and the others were out for their morning stroll. Wade and my dad golfed and they commented that they golfed with a bunch of older retirees. Even my dad felt young and the age at 72, even though he looks 62. Oh, and Wade got to golf with Bob, Bob, and Bob. Lucky for him, when one of them had a great shot, Wade was safe to say, "Nice shot, Bob!"
Breakfast: OK, getting off track here. I got home and had a banana, mixed up Special K cereal and Special K Fruit 'n Yogurt cereal; fresh blueberries; almond milk; and coffee.
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Snack: 2 Twizzlers; I forgot to mention that we've been at the beach everyday and I'm only drinking my drink concoction of sparkling lime water and Coconut La Croix. I think it was about a month ago I was pretending I was on the beach drinking these...now I really am!
Later snack: 6 Almond Pops with blueberries
Before dinner drinks at the house: I had 2 spiked Arnold Palmer's which consisted of sweet tea vodka with Minute Maid Light Lemonade. Yes, I KNOW, light lemonade has Aspartame. UGH! I just can't get myself drinking soda drinks with calories. JUST CAN'T DO IT! Which is why I drink tons of sparkling water which I figure is a BONUS!
Dinner: In June, my parents are celebrating their 40th anniversary and my mom is turning 60. We took them out for an early celebration at Luna Ristorante in Venice. I called our property manager a week ago asking for a dinner recommendation. This place was PERFECT! And I splurged!!! Consumed by me was 3 pieces of bread with this amazing spicy cherry pepper spread; antipasto salad; fried calamari; lasagna; spaghetti; 1/3 of a meatball; eggplant parmesan; veal parmesan; and 4 little mint dark chocolate pieces the size of M&M's. The food was served family style so I had a little bit of every dish. I drank water throughout dinner
Evening snack: Water and popcorn while playing Scrabble and watching Bridesmaids. That movie will never get old. Love it!
Wednesday, March 14
Breakfast: Mixed cereals Special K and Fruit 'n Yogurt Special K; fresh blueberries; almond milk; coffee
I'll check back with you all later on the rest of my food journaling, but I want to leave you with what I didn't practice what I preach.
I always tell my clients that taking measurements is a great way to see your progress. Often times, they comment that they haven't lost a pound but their clothes fit better. They lose body fat, increase their muscle mass, and lose inches even though maybe pounds haven't been lost. Well, guess what? I should've taken my own measurements before I took on this 49 food journal challenge. This past Sunday was my last day, and I WISH I would've taken my body fat and circumference measurements. I can't believe I didn't do it. I weighed myself and that's it.
In November, I changed up my workouts drastically. From early November to the beginning of my food journaling in mid-January, I lost 3 pounds. It the 49 days of food journaling coupled with the exercise, I lost an additional 8 pounds. Hello????!!!!! I've said it once and I'll say it again...you must change your diet if you want to change your body. A quote I found read, "80% of your abs are made in the kitchen, and 20% of your abs are made in the gym." Well, after this experience, I found my abs again. I'll share the other amazing benefits later. Back to the pool...
Later, y'all!
Dinner: Turkey burger on a bun with tomato, lettuce, onion, and ketchup; 3 bean salad; potato salad and water
I crashed from the all night driving and slept soundly through the night not long after dinner.
Sunday, March 11th
Breakfast: Special K, fresh blueberries, almond milk; coffee with creamer and sugar
Lunch: Ham 'n cheese sandwich with a little miracle whip and a little mustard.
Snack: Pecan Pie Lara Bar and dried pears
Appetizer before dinner: Tastefully Simple Key Lime Pie Cheese Ball and their awesome graham cracker pretzals. I ate entirely too much, but it was so good!
Dinner: Grilled barbequed chicken breast; veggie salad; and potato salad; a large Scotcheroo that was A...MAZ...ING! 3 Corona Lites with a lime.
Later that evening we went to Sharky's bar in Venice and I enjoyed a Bushwacker. It is a frozen drink with Cream de Cacao, black rum, cream of coconut, and Kahlua coffee liqueur. It was good, but I was still so tired. I went home after this drink and everybody else continued on. I know...I'm being a buzz kill, but I was exhausted!
Monday, March 12
Breakfast: Frosted Mini Wheat Fruit in the Middle cereal; fresh blueberries, almond milk, and coffee
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Snack: Apple Pie Lara Bar
Appetizer before dinner: Laid out was a spread of crab dip and crab cheese spread. It was all served with crackers. A perfect beginning to a great dinner later.
Dinner: Sarasota Ale House in Sarasota, Florida - I ordered Mahi Mahi with veggies and potatoes. It was mixed with a bit of Tabasco that honestly I couldn't even taste and I'm assuming a bit of olive oil to help with the cooking. It was good and healthy:) During dinner, I had 4 MGD 64's. Low cal and basically drinking water, but I like them and would've had 3, but my sis, Becky, insisted that I'm on vacation afterall.
Tuesday, March 13th
I woke up and ran for 55 minutes which was about 5 miles or so, because I had to make a stop during my run. Venice is a great place to run because they have lots of streets and sidewalks that are pedestrian friendly. Venice is obviously a retirement community because, I did not come across another person under the age of 75. One guy was running and the others were out for their morning stroll. Wade and my dad golfed and they commented that they golfed with a bunch of older retirees. Even my dad felt young and the age at 72, even though he looks 62. Oh, and Wade got to golf with Bob, Bob, and Bob. Lucky for him, when one of them had a great shot, Wade was safe to say, "Nice shot, Bob!"
Breakfast: OK, getting off track here. I got home and had a banana, mixed up Special K cereal and Special K Fruit 'n Yogurt cereal; fresh blueberries; almond milk; and coffee.
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
Snack: 2 Twizzlers; I forgot to mention that we've been at the beach everyday and I'm only drinking my drink concoction of sparkling lime water and Coconut La Croix. I think it was about a month ago I was pretending I was on the beach drinking these...now I really am!
Later snack: 6 Almond Pops with blueberries
Before dinner drinks at the house: I had 2 spiked Arnold Palmer's which consisted of sweet tea vodka with Minute Maid Light Lemonade. Yes, I KNOW, light lemonade has Aspartame. UGH! I just can't get myself drinking soda drinks with calories. JUST CAN'T DO IT! Which is why I drink tons of sparkling water which I figure is a BONUS!
Dinner: In June, my parents are celebrating their 40th anniversary and my mom is turning 60. We took them out for an early celebration at Luna Ristorante in Venice. I called our property manager a week ago asking for a dinner recommendation. This place was PERFECT! And I splurged!!! Consumed by me was 3 pieces of bread with this amazing spicy cherry pepper spread; antipasto salad; fried calamari; lasagna; spaghetti; 1/3 of a meatball; eggplant parmesan; veal parmesan; and 4 little mint dark chocolate pieces the size of M&M's. The food was served family style so I had a little bit of every dish. I drank water throughout dinner
Evening snack: Water and popcorn while playing Scrabble and watching Bridesmaids. That movie will never get old. Love it!
Wednesday, March 14
Breakfast: Mixed cereals Special K and Fruit 'n Yogurt Special K; fresh blueberries; almond milk; coffee
I'll check back with you all later on the rest of my food journaling, but I want to leave you with what I didn't practice what I preach.
I always tell my clients that taking measurements is a great way to see your progress. Often times, they comment that they haven't lost a pound but their clothes fit better. They lose body fat, increase their muscle mass, and lose inches even though maybe pounds haven't been lost. Well, guess what? I should've taken my own measurements before I took on this 49 food journal challenge. This past Sunday was my last day, and I WISH I would've taken my body fat and circumference measurements. I can't believe I didn't do it. I weighed myself and that's it.
In November, I changed up my workouts drastically. From early November to the beginning of my food journaling in mid-January, I lost 3 pounds. It the 49 days of food journaling coupled with the exercise, I lost an additional 8 pounds. Hello????!!!!! I've said it once and I'll say it again...you must change your diet if you want to change your body. A quote I found read, "80% of your abs are made in the kitchen, and 20% of your abs are made in the gym." Well, after this experience, I found my abs again. I'll share the other amazing benefits later. Back to the pool...
Later, y'all!
Saturday, March 10, 2012
Working on journaling while vacationing. Good times...
Dinner from March 7th: I ended up eating the leftovers from Antico Posto and ended up roasting carrots, onions, and green peppers. So good! I drank water as well.
March 8:
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, Frozen Blueberries, Almond Milk, and Coffee with the fixin's.
Lunch: An awesome full size GREEN MONSTER!
Snack: Key Lime Pie Lara Bar
Dinner: I have not mentioned that my oven DOES NOT WORK worth a DAMN! I moved from an house with an absolutely awesome oven to a house with a oven that when I put it at 350 degrees, I finally realized it's actually 150 degrees. 550 degrees is 340 degrees so I can make most things, but it takes forever. A Tombstone pizza takes 45 MINUTES! Yes, my brownies took an hour and fifteen minutes once. Seriously? So after all of these blogs, I've rarely used an oven and instead have used a toaster oven for small amounts of food such as roasting veggies, toast, sweet potato fries, etc...
OK, so my dinner....I made a fry pan chicken stir fry lasagna (cause I have no damn oven that works). I layered up cut up chicken breast, stir fry veggies, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, Cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese all layered in a fry pan. It tasted just ok.
Dessert: A Skinny Cow 50 calorie fudge bar.
March 9
Breakfast: Special K with Berries cereal, frozen berries, almond milk, and coffee with the with the fixin's.
Lunch: Yes, I'm going on vacation tomorrow so I need to use up my bananas, almond milk, and spinach. The Greek yogurt will be fine by the time I come home. So...I made yet another GREEN MONSTER!
Snack: I was hungry so I had a ginger snap Lara Bar and an apple.
Dinner: We left for vacation around 3:30 pm. IT IS VACATION, so I treated myself to a Wendy's #7. It is my fave! A spicy chicken sandwich with a small fry. They asked for my drink and all of the options were pop! UGH! So I "pay" for a glass of water. Kinda frustrating...
Late night snack: We plan on driving thru the night so I had my first Dunkin' Donuts coffee since November. My parents bought me an absolutely spectacular Cuisinart K-Cup coffee maker, and I swear that it was my first DD coffee since. In fact, I've had Starbucks once since then too! Super $ saver...boo yah!
March 10
Still driving...1:30 am I had 3 twizzlers.
Breakfast: We stopped at Cracker Barrel at 7:45 am. I have never been so disappointed with this place in my entire life. I paid too much for an "Egg Beaters scrambled egg" and a tiny excuse for a circle shape piece of turkey sausage. I also had 2 pieces of wheat toast with butter and grape jam. The best part of the meal was my to-go cup of coffee that I put my own Peppermint Patty coffee creamer in when I got into the car. Seriously, if I order a super high calorie and high fat meal, I get the the mother of all meals, but when I try to go healthy, I get close to nothing. Total disappointment...
Lunch: We drive around the Siesta Key/Sarasota area and it's 11:30 am. We have been in the car for a whopping 21 hours. The kids are whining and I am frickin' hungry! I ravage into the cooler and make myself a ham and string cheese roll up. The string cheese is the "light" variety, and I kick myself every time I buy this stuff. It's so much better just to buy the normal string cheese. Anyway, I roll up deli ham around string cheese...eat it...and then enjoy a package of Garden Salsa Sun Chips. I calculate the calories and it's about 300ish. Then we get to Venice and meet my parents at our house rental. They are hungry so we agree to follow them to where ever they want to go. They drive to McDonald's. NO BIG DEAL! I can handle it...until my husband buys a flippin' Shamrock Shake. Wade and my son share the shake which I really should've had a few slurps of...but I didn't.
Snack: Ginger Snap Lara Bar and a banana
Liquid Snack: We check into our house and so far I've almost downed 3 Land Sharks with a lime. These are good and I am on vacation.
Dinner: On the menu is Turkey Burgers, 3 bean salad, and potato salad. I'll get back to you later! I'm sure I'll have more drinks to post too. Cheers!
So tomorrow is my official 49th day of food journaling. It is supposed to end and I'm going to miss it so with that said...it won't be my last:)
Before I leave you all...I'm going to share my workout from yesterday.
Workout:
15 minute stationary bike to warm up
30 minute Circuit Challenge
Light Jog - 3 minutes
Straight Leg Kicks - 2 minutes
Alternating step back lunges - 2 minutes
Sumo Squat with Shoulder Presses - 2 minutes
Squats - 30 seconds
Squats Jumps - 30 seconds
Push Ups with side to side leans - 1 minute
Single Leg Deadlift with Reverse Fly - 2 minutes
Push up to Plank Row - 1 minute
Crazy Ivan's - 2 minutes
Knee Tucks - 1 minute
Walking Plank - 1 minute
Deadlifts - 1 minute
Froggers - 1 minute
2 feet forward/backward hops - 2 minutes
20 minutes Interval Precor workout
And yes...I will share what I failed to practice what I preach real soon! Still mad about it...
March 8:
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, Frozen Blueberries, Almond Milk, and Coffee with the fixin's.
Lunch: An awesome full size GREEN MONSTER!
Snack: Key Lime Pie Lara Bar
Dinner: I have not mentioned that my oven DOES NOT WORK worth a DAMN! I moved from an house with an absolutely awesome oven to a house with a oven that when I put it at 350 degrees, I finally realized it's actually 150 degrees. 550 degrees is 340 degrees so I can make most things, but it takes forever. A Tombstone pizza takes 45 MINUTES! Yes, my brownies took an hour and fifteen minutes once. Seriously? So after all of these blogs, I've rarely used an oven and instead have used a toaster oven for small amounts of food such as roasting veggies, toast, sweet potato fries, etc...
OK, so my dinner....I made a fry pan chicken stir fry lasagna (cause I have no damn oven that works). I layered up cut up chicken breast, stir fry veggies, lasagna noodles, cottage cheese, Cheddar cheese, and Parmesan cheese all layered in a fry pan. It tasted just ok.
Dessert: A Skinny Cow 50 calorie fudge bar.
March 9
Breakfast: Special K with Berries cereal, frozen berries, almond milk, and coffee with the with the fixin's.
Lunch: Yes, I'm going on vacation tomorrow so I need to use up my bananas, almond milk, and spinach. The Greek yogurt will be fine by the time I come home. So...I made yet another GREEN MONSTER!
Snack: I was hungry so I had a ginger snap Lara Bar and an apple.
Dinner: We left for vacation around 3:30 pm. IT IS VACATION, so I treated myself to a Wendy's #7. It is my fave! A spicy chicken sandwich with a small fry. They asked for my drink and all of the options were pop! UGH! So I "pay" for a glass of water. Kinda frustrating...
Late night snack: We plan on driving thru the night so I had my first Dunkin' Donuts coffee since November. My parents bought me an absolutely spectacular Cuisinart K-Cup coffee maker, and I swear that it was my first DD coffee since. In fact, I've had Starbucks once since then too! Super $ saver...boo yah!
March 10
Still driving...1:30 am I had 3 twizzlers.
Breakfast: We stopped at Cracker Barrel at 7:45 am. I have never been so disappointed with this place in my entire life. I paid too much for an "Egg Beaters scrambled egg" and a tiny excuse for a circle shape piece of turkey sausage. I also had 2 pieces of wheat toast with butter and grape jam. The best part of the meal was my to-go cup of coffee that I put my own Peppermint Patty coffee creamer in when I got into the car. Seriously, if I order a super high calorie and high fat meal, I get the the mother of all meals, but when I try to go healthy, I get close to nothing. Total disappointment...
Lunch: We drive around the Siesta Key/Sarasota area and it's 11:30 am. We have been in the car for a whopping 21 hours. The kids are whining and I am frickin' hungry! I ravage into the cooler and make myself a ham and string cheese roll up. The string cheese is the "light" variety, and I kick myself every time I buy this stuff. It's so much better just to buy the normal string cheese. Anyway, I roll up deli ham around string cheese...eat it...and then enjoy a package of Garden Salsa Sun Chips. I calculate the calories and it's about 300ish. Then we get to Venice and meet my parents at our house rental. They are hungry so we agree to follow them to where ever they want to go. They drive to McDonald's. NO BIG DEAL! I can handle it...until my husband buys a flippin' Shamrock Shake. Wade and my son share the shake which I really should've had a few slurps of...but I didn't.
Snack: Ginger Snap Lara Bar and a banana
Liquid Snack: We check into our house and so far I've almost downed 3 Land Sharks with a lime. These are good and I am on vacation.
Dinner: On the menu is Turkey Burgers, 3 bean salad, and potato salad. I'll get back to you later! I'm sure I'll have more drinks to post too. Cheers!
So tomorrow is my official 49th day of food journaling. It is supposed to end and I'm going to miss it so with that said...it won't be my last:)
Before I leave you all...I'm going to share my workout from yesterday.
Workout:
15 minute stationary bike to warm up
30 minute Circuit Challenge
Light Jog - 3 minutes
Straight Leg Kicks - 2 minutes
Alternating step back lunges - 2 minutes
Sumo Squat with Shoulder Presses - 2 minutes
Squats - 30 seconds
Squats Jumps - 30 seconds
Push Ups with side to side leans - 1 minute
Single Leg Deadlift with Reverse Fly - 2 minutes
Push up to Plank Row - 1 minute
Crazy Ivan's - 2 minutes
Knee Tucks - 1 minute
Walking Plank - 1 minute
Deadlifts - 1 minute
Froggers - 1 minute
2 feet forward/backward hops - 2 minutes
20 minutes Interval Precor workout
And yes...I will share what I failed to practice what I preach real soon! Still mad about it...
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
I've got 4 more days then I'll share what I didn't practice what I preach. Can't believe I forgot...
March 5
When I woke up, I ate breakfast at 5:10 am.
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with york peppermint patty creamer and sugar
Since I had breakfast so early, I'm obviously hungrier for a morning snack before lunch.
Morning snacks: Tropical fruit Lara Bar and an apple
Late Lunch: Kashi Spicy Black Bean Enchilada and water
Dinner: Turkey Burger and sweet potato fries. Water
March 6
Breakfast: Special K with Berries; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee with the fixin's
Lunch: A full size awesome GREEN MONSTER!
Snack: Chocolate Coconut Chew Lara Bar and an apple
Dinner: I had dinner at Antico Posto in Oak Brook. On Tuesday nights, they have 1/2 off bottles of wine. While dining there, I enjoyed 1 piece of bread with their awesome veggie/olive oil mixture. The width of their bread varied, and I MINDFULLY ate a thinner piece of bread. Honestly, weeks ago I would've had 2 thick pieces of bread. For the entre, I had their risotto that consisted of 2 pieces of pork tenderloin, risotto, caramelized onions, and butternut squash. I ate 1/2 of the entre, and brought the rest home. For dessert, I ate a scoop of burnt caramel gelato. So so so so good! I drank 3 glasses of water and enjoyed less than a glass and a half of wine.
Pictures of the box and the nutritional information.
Dinner: Turkey Burger and sweet potato fries. Water
Risotto
Burnt Caramel Gelato
March 7
Breakfast: At 5:10 am, I ate a bowl of Special K with Berries cereal with frozen blueberries and almond milk, and coffee at 7:30 am.
Snack: Orange
Lunch: A 100 calorie whole wheat wrap with 3 slices of deli ham and 2 slices of cojack cheese. Apple and skim milk
Snack: 8 Almond Pops with Blueberries - Picked up 3 bags from Costco; 1 for me and 2 for friends who were looking for them.
Dinner will be posted later! Although, I'm guessing I'll be finishing last night's dinner.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
I'll have a Cap'n 'n - uh oh...
Alright, I left off as we were heading off to see The Lorax in 3D. All I can say is go see it for yourself. Lots of great messages and made my kids asks good questions for 2 days.
Late afternoon snack: I polished off most of a small unbuttered popcorn at the movie.
Dinner: I walked the kids to Armand's for dinner. We walked in and they didn't want to go there. Ummm...this is what I was afraid of. It is a special evening afterall. So I ask them, "Where do you want to go then?" Both answer, "Buffalo Wild Wings!" OK, so we go straight back where we pretty much started from and went to Buffalo Wild Wings. The kids ordered their usual kids meal, and I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Flatbread and a water. I order water instead of a beer because I was already dreaming about that hot Chai Latte waiting for me when we get home. So I go to my trusty iPhone app "Restaurants", and it gives me the calorie count for the flatbread I order. One Flatbread is 908 CALORIES! I eat half of it and take the rest home. MINDFUL EATING at it's greatest:)
Evening drinks: Water and that hot Chai Latte I was dreaming about earlier.
March 3
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, Almond Milk, Frozen Blueberries (By the way, eating these frozen keeps the milk from getting warm. Only way to go in my opinion...plus the fiber in the berries helps too.), and Coffee with the fixin's.
Lunch: A Green Monster - full size
Afternoon Snacks: Blueberry Lara Bar, and later on I had an apple with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter.
Dinner: I went to a YMCA fundraiser last night. Lots of fun and saw a lot of familiar faces which was really nice. So my date and I (yes, my hubby is on a plane flying back from Wyoming) decided that obviously the first place we must visit is the bar. So we get in line and my first thoughts are:
1. I'd love a beer, but I'm in this cocktail dress and a beer really doesn't match what I'm wearing.
2. Wine would be a great alternative, but it gives me hangovers.
3. Yes, I'll order a mixed drink.
So, I begin to tell the bartender, "I'll have a Captain and Diet....CRAP! I tell myself, "I can't have a diet coke. I've been drinking Cap'n and Diets for years, and now I can't...or better yet...won't. I correct my order and say, "I'll have a Vodka Tonic with a lime." I drank 3 of those at the fundraiser.
At dinner, I ate a salad, enjoyed a small dinner roll with butter, and had veggies with roasted potatoes and a stuffed chicken breast. I didn't finish the chicken. They also offered red wine at dinner, so after telling myself they give me hangovers, I still managed to drink a glass of red wine simply because it was there. For dessert, I ate the mousse which was covered in some sort of white chocolate concoction? Not sure...but I love dessert, and I finished the whole thing.
So the fundraiser is over and we take a cab to Riley's. Yay! Wade is there and looking totally like a ski bum. Loved it. He orders me up a Miller Lite...liquor before beer, you're in the clear. Here I go justifying again. I drink 2 1/2 beers while listening to people sing Karaoke. Good times...
We get home and I have the last 2 bites of the tuna I made the other day, and Wade and I finish my Buffalo Chicken Flatbread from the night before. I'm happy to say that I ate the 2 smaller pieces that didn't have many "goodies" on it. Late night eating is bad, but at least it wasn't White Castle.
March 4
Breakfast: Banana and Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, Blueberries, Almond Milk and Coffee. Oh, and 2 Tylenol.
Lunch: 1 whole egg and 2 egg white scrambled eggs. The mixin's I added were diced green peppers, 2 pieces of turkey bacon, spinach, and cheese. I had 2 pieces of toast with a bit of margarine and cinnamon/sugar sprinkled on top.
Snack: Orange
Later snack: Kashi Go Lean Chocolate CaramelBar (150 calories); My son's hockey game was running late and I was getting hungry. I didn't pack a snack so my friend gave me one of these bars. It was really good.
Dinner: After the hockey game, we went to Lou Malnati's Pizza in downtown Chicago. I had a bunch of their house salad with the raspberry vinegarette dressing, one piece of sausage deep dish pizza (I'm sticking to my Lou's pizza rule!), and a little bit of their chocolate chip cookie pizza with some ice cream. The dessert is to die for!
Late afternoon snack: I polished off most of a small unbuttered popcorn at the movie.
Dinner: I walked the kids to Armand's for dinner. We walked in and they didn't want to go there. Ummm...this is what I was afraid of. It is a special evening afterall. So I ask them, "Where do you want to go then?" Both answer, "Buffalo Wild Wings!" OK, so we go straight back where we pretty much started from and went to Buffalo Wild Wings. The kids ordered their usual kids meal, and I ordered the Buffalo Chicken Flatbread and a water. I order water instead of a beer because I was already dreaming about that hot Chai Latte waiting for me when we get home. So I go to my trusty iPhone app "Restaurants", and it gives me the calorie count for the flatbread I order. One Flatbread is 908 CALORIES! I eat half of it and take the rest home. MINDFUL EATING at it's greatest:)
Evening drinks: Water and that hot Chai Latte I was dreaming about earlier.
March 3
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, Almond Milk, Frozen Blueberries (By the way, eating these frozen keeps the milk from getting warm. Only way to go in my opinion...plus the fiber in the berries helps too.), and Coffee with the fixin's.
Lunch: A Green Monster - full size
Afternoon Snacks: Blueberry Lara Bar, and later on I had an apple with 1 tablespoon of peanut butter.
Dinner: I went to a YMCA fundraiser last night. Lots of fun and saw a lot of familiar faces which was really nice. So my date and I (yes, my hubby is on a plane flying back from Wyoming) decided that obviously the first place we must visit is the bar. So we get in line and my first thoughts are:
1. I'd love a beer, but I'm in this cocktail dress and a beer really doesn't match what I'm wearing.
2. Wine would be a great alternative, but it gives me hangovers.
3. Yes, I'll order a mixed drink.
So, I begin to tell the bartender, "I'll have a Captain and Diet....CRAP! I tell myself, "I can't have a diet coke. I've been drinking Cap'n and Diets for years, and now I can't...or better yet...won't. I correct my order and say, "I'll have a Vodka Tonic with a lime." I drank 3 of those at the fundraiser.
At dinner, I ate a salad, enjoyed a small dinner roll with butter, and had veggies with roasted potatoes and a stuffed chicken breast. I didn't finish the chicken. They also offered red wine at dinner, so after telling myself they give me hangovers, I still managed to drink a glass of red wine simply because it was there. For dessert, I ate the mousse which was covered in some sort of white chocolate concoction? Not sure...but I love dessert, and I finished the whole thing.
So the fundraiser is over and we take a cab to Riley's. Yay! Wade is there and looking totally like a ski bum. Loved it. He orders me up a Miller Lite...liquor before beer, you're in the clear. Here I go justifying again. I drink 2 1/2 beers while listening to people sing Karaoke. Good times...
We get home and I have the last 2 bites of the tuna I made the other day, and Wade and I finish my Buffalo Chicken Flatbread from the night before. I'm happy to say that I ate the 2 smaller pieces that didn't have many "goodies" on it. Late night eating is bad, but at least it wasn't White Castle.
March 4
Breakfast: Banana and Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, Blueberries, Almond Milk and Coffee. Oh, and 2 Tylenol.
Lunch: 1 whole egg and 2 egg white scrambled eggs. The mixin's I added were diced green peppers, 2 pieces of turkey bacon, spinach, and cheese. I had 2 pieces of toast with a bit of margarine and cinnamon/sugar sprinkled on top.
Snack: Orange
Later snack: Kashi Go Lean Chocolate CaramelBar (150 calories); My son's hockey game was running late and I was getting hungry. I didn't pack a snack so my friend gave me one of these bars. It was really good.
Dinner: After the hockey game, we went to Lou Malnati's Pizza in downtown Chicago. I had a bunch of their house salad with the raspberry vinegarette dressing, one piece of sausage deep dish pizza (I'm sticking to my Lou's pizza rule!), and a little bit of their chocolate chip cookie pizza with some ice cream. The dessert is to die for!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Patch and FITT-RX
Two great things happened today! First, an article came out on patch.com that related to diet and exercise. I was given the opportunity to discuss my professional and personal experiences with both of these topics. Check it out. PLUS, the article announced that we (my most awesomest business partner, Jen, is the "we" part of this announcement!) are opening FITT-RX, a personal training studio that also offers classes in downtown Elmhurst! Being thrilled is definitely an understatement. We are super excited! We'll keep you posted on the soft opening, as well as, the GRAND opening!
Here is our logo designed by my very talented friend and graphic designer, Ellen!
The rest of Monday, February 29th
Snack: So my huge burrito held me over for quite some time. I had Almond Pops with Blueberries as my snack.
Dinner: Tuna Lettuce Wrap - I mixed Light Miracle Whip with canned tuna, yellow and orange mini peppers, and pickle relish. 8 almond pops with blueberries...I'm almost down to the crumbs.
Evening Snack: water and popcorn; I'm wondering if this evening snack is becoming a habit or if I'm really even hungry.
March 1
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, frozen blueberries, almond milk, and coffee with the york peppermint patty creamer and sugar
Workout: I went to Courts Plus and took a Body Combat class that kicked my butt!
Snack: Apple with 1 Tablespoon of peanut butter
Lunch: My wonderful friend, Anne, made me Roasted Winter Veggies with Cheesy Polenta. She knew I was blogging so included the 381 calories that were in the awesome dish. It was my first polenta experience, and definitely not my last. So good! Water.
Snack: Remember those Almond Pop crumbs? Gone. Gotta make a Costco run to buy more!
Dinner: Remember Anne? Well she also brought me Tomato Basil Soup that had 275 calories. I paired this with a large spinach salad topped with croutons, strawberries, and creamy balsamic dressing. Awesome dinner! I washed it down with skim milk.
Evening Snack: Popcorn. Yep, becoming a habit.
March 2
Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Triple Berry Crumble, frozen blueberries, almond milk, coffee that was the same as yesterday. Heck, the whole meal is.
Lunch: 6 inch Turkey and Provolone Sub from Subway. I loaded it with veggies and topped it with yellow mustard. I also had those light Frito Lay potato chips. Olestra and all...they don't give me gastrointestinal issues, so I'm good.
Snack: A Pecan Pie Lara Bar that was wow-I-can't-even-believe-how-good-this-is good!
The kids are going on a date with me tonight. My hubby's been yucking it up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on the ski slopes so it's date night with the kids! The Lorax in 3D here we come, followed by dinner. Not sure where, but I'll keep you posted on how the movie was and where we ate...I just hope it's not fast food.
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