As I sit here, I am looking at what I've written below. I gave into temptation, I rarely said no to lots of mindless eating, and I am truly floored. My last journal entry was 18 days ago, and after reading what I just wrote, I am happy to say that the holidays may have gotten me then, but I'm taking charge and starting new. I hopped back on the treadmill again, eating responsibly, and being more mindful. A true eye opener...
I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Keep exercising, eating mindfully, and enjoying life...
Jill
PS - Stop here if you don't want to read what I ate for 11 days...YOWZERS!
Friday, December 20th
Late Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee and creamer
Lunch: cheese and crackers; chocolate brownie; strawberry (interesting combo)
Snack: I needed to make a second batch of meringue cookies and they totally flopped but still tasted amazing. So I had probably 4. Bad...
Before holiday party drink: Dirty Martini with blue cheese olives
Party: 2 sausage balls that were amazing and I'm totally getting the recipe; 2 pieces of fudge; buffalo chicken dip with tortilla chips; taco dip with tortilla chips; 2 beers; 2 shots of Rum Chata
Saturday, December 21st
Breakfast: Same 'ol same 'ol
Snack: Cookie? Why? Mind you this is almost a month after writing this. What the heck?
Lunch: 2 egg white and 1 egg scrambled eggs with cheese; 2 pieces of cinnamon raisin toast; cookie
Dinner: We went to Salseria in Elmhurst and I had the chopped salad (so good); chips and salsa; and a Corona Light
Late night drink: We came home from dinner, put the kids to bed, and watched a couple movies. The first was The Conjuring and the second, The Internship. So happy it was in that order and both really good. If you're up for a ghost story based on real life events...see The Conjuring. I don't think I ever blinked! Oh and I had a Raspberry Wheat Beer too.
Sunday, December 22nd
Workout: I attended Vince's Circuit Interval class that morning and loved it.
Breakfast: The same and a couple cups of coffee.
Lunch: We went to Jersey Mike's and I had the mini turkey sandwich and salt 'n vinegar chips; tea. I always order the mini. It's plenty big. If I order the regular size, normally I save half and eat it later.
Snack: 2 Cookies (ugh...)
Dinner: Tilapia; brown rice; southwest salad in the bag from Jewel; corn; water
Dessert: 4 cookies - OMG...don't you ever think that the more you eat, the faster they'll be gone!!?? Why don't I toss them?
Late night drink: Apple Ale
Monday, December 23rd
Breakfast: The one I always eat...
Snack: Mini Nut roll LunaBar
Lunch: Leftover southwest salad from the night before; banana; 2 cookies (go away!!!)
Afternoon: Coffee with creamer
Dinner: Mamma Maria's is a great restaurant in Bensenville! We had a friend come in from out of town and that's where he wanted to eat. I had a bowl of soup, 4 squares of pepperoni pizza, 2 pieces of bread with olive oil and Parmesan, and tea.
Tuesday, December 24rd
Workout: It's tradition for FITT-RX to hold a 12 Days of Christmas Workout. I pick 12 exercises. You will do 12 reps of the first, then 11 reps of the second. Return to 12, do 11, then add in 10...you repeat this process until you hit the last day of Christmas. I play holiday music and it's super fun.
Here's the workout to share with you: Duration: 50 minutes
12 - reverse crunches
11 - prisoner squats
10 - grasshoppers (20 total)
9 - plank with tricep kickbacks (both sides)
8 - snatch jacks with a dumbbell
7 - walking plank (14 both arms)
6 - burpees
5 - single leg calf raises (both legs)
4 - tuck jumps
3 - 30 seconds of hip raises
2 - 1 minute side plank (both sides)
1 - 1 minute plank - alternate knee to same side elbow
Breakfast: You already know, but if you've forgotten...Kashi Go Lean Toasted Berry Crumble; frozen blueberries; almond milk; coffee
Lunch: Spinach salad with low calorie dressing; 2 pieces of cinnamon raisin toast
Snack: Cookies...they should almost be gone by now.
Christmas Eve dinner with the kids and Wade - 2 crab legs; 3 oz. of steak; roasted broccoli; salad; and 2 beers.
Wednesday, December 25th Merry Christmas!
Late Breakfast: It's always been tradition that Wade enjoys cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning. It's usually been tradition that I forget that it's his tradition! AHHHHH!!!!! So here I go making homemade cinnamon rolls from frozen bread dough, and they tasted damn good! I had 1 while the rest of the troops gobbled the rest up. I, of course, had my usual...
Snack: banana
Christmas dinner at Wade's aunt's house: 2 pieces of ham; jello mold; mashed potatoes; a piece of triple berry pie (yum!); plain M&M's; 2 beers; water
Late snack: His aunt made amazing fudge and of course I had a couple small pieces.
Thursday, December 26th
Workout: Taught boot camp this morning and participated.
Breakfast: The usual...
Workout #2: I participated in Carrie's TRX Boot Camp which was tough, a real sweat session...
Lunch: We had leftover Italian bread, so I cut a couple small pieces and made a ham and cheese sandwich. Wade received blocks of cheese over the holidays, so I had a couple slices of Cheddar cheese, and the heel of the Italian bread. I love the heels!!!
Snack: Fudge and 2 cookies
Dinner: Chicken breast; pasta; spinach salad; fudge
Friday, December 27th
Breakfast: The usual...
Lunch: Ham and cheese sandwich with an apple.
Dinner: Turkey burger with pickles and ketchup; homemade potato chips; and an apple
Early into the evening we took the kids to Brookfield Zoo for their Zoo Lights Festival. Our first time there and it was absolutely beautiful. Better yet, the nocturnal animals we usually never see, or they are sleeping were active and alert which was cool. I had a hot chocolate.
When we got home, I had a beer and some popcorn.
Saturday, December 28th
Breakfast: Same as usual
Lunch: I had a tiny ham and cheese melt.
Snack: apple with PB2
Later snack: Small bowl of my usual cereal with frozen blueberries. This small bowl is probably the serving they count as 1 serving...my morning bowls are probably a serving and a half.
Dinner: We out to dinner at Francesca's with some friends, and what's to come is nothing to be proud of. AHHHHH...... We started out with a few pieces of calamari, followed by seafood risotto (so good). I thoroughly enjoyed 3 Blue Moons over the course of our time there. We then headed out to Fitz's Spare keys, and this is where it all went downhill. Tonight at Fitz's was Vince's birthday get together...so, so fun. While there, I had 2 Coor's lites, a lemon drop shot, and an IPA beer called Anti Hero.
Anti-Hero IPA - click to read and I blame this beer to my crazy hangover the next morning
Lastly, my girlfriend was craving chili cheese fries. I so wish I would've taken a picture, but this plate was ginormous and we devoured them like savages...no forks...just fingers. YUM...and probably made my next morning a little better.
Sunday, December 29th
Breakfast: My usual...
Lunch: Wade and I went to the Bears game today. Lots of fun when the cold air healed my achy head from the night before. The food is always great. We tailgate with friends who have a theme every game that coincides with our opponent. Today we played the Packers, so we had veal brats. If you've never had one, you should...they are so good.
So here's my food and drink for the tailgate...
Chips/Guacamole; 2 crackers with smoked salmon; 1/2 veal brat on a bun; brownie (nobody cut into the brownies and I was dying for one. Chocolate is my enemy...so I cut in and enjoyed:) As far as drinks, I drank a lot of water. I was feeling much better so instead of beer, I was introduced to a new type of shot to try. Take Fireball Whiskey and add a bit of Rum Chata. So good! They called them Cinnamon Toast Crunch shots...I had 2. They also had Jello shots...the alcohol sunk to the bottom so I literally had the jello on top and kept the alcohol at the bottom. During the game, I did have 1 beer.
Bears lost...season over...Can't wait for August!
Honestly, I didn't write down anything after that, but I'm guessing we did eat when we got home.
Monday, December 30th
Breakfast: The usual...
Snack: Cashew Cookie Lara Bar
Lunch: 2 egg white/1 egg omelet with spinach, ham, green pepper, onion, cheese and milk; 1 piece of cinnamon raisin toast.
Dinner: turkey sausage; brown rice; southwest chopped salad; water
Dessert: A small handful of Reese's pieces. I gave the rest to the kids to polish them off. Get them out of here!!!
Monday, December 31st
Breakfast: Sometimes when I'm low on my cereal, I polish off what's left and I'll mix with another. In this case it was Wheaties.
Lunch: Subway Seafood 'n Crab Salad with a ton of veggies; seasonings; and a bit of oil and vinegar.
Snack: Blueberry almond clusters from Costco
While getting ready for a New Year's Eve party we were heading to later, Jen texted me a picture of crab claws she was taking to a party. I remembered loving them at our FITT-RX Holiday party, and had a strong feeling I didn't journal them. Nope...I didn't...so I am now.
New Year's Eve Party
We always head to Naperville on New Year's Eve. Our friends have an annual party and we turn it into a sleepover. Our entire family comes (even the dog this time) and they are wonderful enough to put up with us for about 18 hours. HA!
At the party, I ate:
chips/guacamole; chocolate sausage (different, yet tasty), crab dip with bread; crackers with cheese dip; 2 chocolate truffles; 2 small apple pastries (made by me, well actually a friend, because I forgot the brie); a small handfull of chocolate pretzels; 3 beers and 2 mixers.
AND I"M DONE...
