Saturday, February 28, 2009

Day 78

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar

Lunch
2 c. green beans
1 1/2 c. roasted chicken

Snack
2 cheese sticks

Dinner
2 c. Chicken Salsa Soup
5 chocolate kisses
1/4 c. half and half
2 packets reduced calorie cocoa

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie (98 minutes)

Friday, February 27, 2009

Day 77

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
2 T sliced almonds
1 t brown sugar

Snack
1 cheese stick
90 cal granola bar

Lunch
1 1/2 c. cauliflower
1 1/2 c. salad with light italian dressing
6 meatballs

Snack
2 cheese sticks

Dinner
1 serving chicken fried rice
apple
90 cal. granola bar

Exercise: 10 miles with Leslie (120 minutes)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Day 76 - a little frustrated

UPDATE:
I didn't post last night because I didn't finish eating, no better yet grazing, until 9pm. Maybe I can chalk it up to the no-coffee headache. Perhaps it's that time of the month. Whatever the "excuse" I overate massively today. I probably can rest this one on my frustration described below. But in the effort of maintaining utter and complete honesty in this blog I decided I must post everything I've eaten. No hidden snacks. I laid in bed bloated and disgusted. It's Thursday now. I have a new day before me. The slate is clean. I start anew.


I've maintained this 10 pound weight loss for almost a month. It has gone up. It hasn't gone down. And it's the latter that's frustrating me. Women's weight loss is a tricky thing to measure. Our hormones and cycles mess with that number. So I must realize that when weighing myself twice a week. But sometimes that 10 pounds is only 8 and a couple times it went to 11!

But it isn't going down - anymore. Have I plateu-ed? I've switched from 1200 calories to 1500 and sometimes 1700 (and once or twice 2000). I know that to keep my metabolism up I need to eat around 1700-2200 calories. If I go over that I start gaining. But if I stay there will I maintain and not lose? So should I go back down to 1200 to see if I'll lose or will my metabolism get whacked and go into starvation mode and maintain or worse - gain? Questions - please provide answers! Anyone?!

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
1 t brown sugar

Snack
1 90 cal. granola bar
1 oz almonds
2 boiled eggs

Lunch
1.5 c salad with light italian dressing
2 boiled eggs

Snack
2 pieces toast with butter

Dinner
1 serving penne pasta with shrimp
2 c salad with light italian dressing

Snack
2 pieces toast
1 oz dark chocolate
8 oz non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream
1T honey

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Day 75

When you switch up your exercise routine your body moves and stretches in new ways. And the next day you feel it. Today I learned that my Leslie Sansone routine does not exercise my hamstrings and deltoids. I'm glad to be exercising them with Tony.

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
1 t. brown sugar
1/8 c. half/half

Lunch
1.5 c. salad
1 T light italian dressing
1 1/2 slices cheese pizza
8 oz non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream
1T honey

Snack
2 oz almonds

Dinner
1 1/2 c. salad
2 T light italian dressing
1 c. steamed cauliflower
6 meatballs with marinara
1 oz dark chocolate

Exercise: 10 miles with Leslie (2 hours)

Monday, February 23, 2009

Day 74 - Switching Up the Exercise Routine

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half
1 toast with butter

Lunch
1 serving beef stroganoff
1 apple
1 toast with butter

Dinner
4 oz mahi-mahi
3 C. salad with 2 T light thousand island dressing
7 spears grilled asparagus
.5 oz cheese stick

Exercise: Trying something new, well actually old. 6 years ago I purchased my first infomercial item - Tony Horton's Power 90 from Beachbody.com. I pulled it off the shelf, dusted it off and worked out to cardio and weight-lifting (total 1 hour) today. I'm thinking of alternating Tony with 8 miles with Leslie.

Day 73

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
4 c. romaine
2 T red onion
2 T feta
2T light italian dressing
6 oz grilled chicken
2 pieces challah bread
8 oz non fat milk
1 T sour cream
1T honey

Dinner
6 oz turkey breast
1 hamburger roll
1 serving sweet potato fries

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Day 72

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
3 C. romaine
1.5 c. red bell pepper
2 scallions
2 T light done right thousand island dressing
5 oz. ground turkey

Dinner
3 C. romaine
1 c. red bell pepper
2 scallions
2 T light done right thousand island dressing
5 oz ground turkey
8 oz non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream
1 T honey
1 piece angel food cake

Exercise: 96 minutes with Leslie (8 miles)

Friday, February 20, 2009

Day 71

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
4 corn tortillas
2 cheese sticks
7 slices turkey breast
salad with 1 T light thousand Island dressing

Snack
1/2 c. chocolate covered soy nuts

Dinner
6 oz turkey patty
2 c. sauteed zucchini with onions
1 sweet potato with pat butter

Exercise: 10 miles!!! with Leslie (2 hours)

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Day 70- Step Away From the Chocolate-Covered Soy Nuts, Ma'am!

There is this sense I have, in my gluttonous state, that a food which leads me to indulge must be consumed in total, in one single sitting. What is that about?!%* If I open a box of _______________________ (fill in the blank with graham crackers/cookies/pretzels/almonds/granola bars/whatever) and I have one, then another, then...ooops might as well consume the entire box so it's out of the house and I won't be eating anymore.

Wouldn't the logical form of resistance be, ah, let's think here, ah...throw it away!? You might think, "Hey, Barb, why not just stop eating. Close it up and put it in the back of the cupboard. Step away. Stop eating."
You'd think that would make sense to me.
You'd think I would have the self-control to stop and step away.
But you see, when my head and heart are consumed by an indulgence, control does not even enter the picture. Only lack of control. So when I ate 20 soy nuts and there were, oh, 1/2 c. left in the box, I thought, "Might as well finish it off!" Stupid, stupid, STUPID.

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
4 corn tortillas
2 cheese sticks
7 slices turkey breast
apple
salad with 1 T light thousand Island dressing

Snack
2 90 calorie granola bars
1/2 c. chocolate covered soy nuts

Dinner
egg noodles with beef stroganoff

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Day 69

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Snack
2 oz cheese stick

Lunch
2/3 c. white rice
1 c. peppers
3 oz pork loin
1 c non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream
1 T honey

Dinner (It was Admitted Student Night at St. Louis University - parents invited too. Ian, Aidan and I attended)
1 hamburger patty
1 slice cheddar
1 C. fruit salad

Exercise: 98 minutes (8 miles) with Leslie

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Day 68 - Why I Push the Miles

Aidan asked me the other day why I do so many miles when I walk. I responded, "Because it makes me feel good." And it does. I can see the muscle in my arms becoming more defined. My thigh muscle is hard. My waist is shrinking. My attitude during and after exercise is so much brighter than prior. It doesn't take 5 minutes of exercise for me to feel good. After 60-70-80 minutes...I feel fantastic. And I feel my creative juices flowing while walking away at a 12- 10 minute mile. I usually plan my Sunday School and Children's Sermon while I walk. My imagination is free to roam and comes up with some wild ideas. I truly enjoy the sweat. So I walk because it feels good and it's good for me.

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Snack
2 rice cakes
1 cheese stick

Lunch
2 C. romaine
1 T light italian dressing
3 oz pork tenderloin
8 oz non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream
1T honey

Dinner
5 oz chicken breast
2 C. grilled onions/peppers/mushrooms
1 90 cal. granola bar

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie - 97 minutes

Monday, February 16, 2009

Day 67 - Back on Track

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
3 c. romaine
1/2 c yellow bell pepper
5 oz chicken breast
1 T light italian dressing
1 c. non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream 1 T honey

Snack
1 cheese stick

Dinner
1 serving Curves Shrimp and Turkey Paella

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie - 98 minutes

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Day 66 - the day I totally blow it*

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
1/2 c. hash browns
4 oz pork loin
3 c. salad with 2 T light italian dressing
1 portabello mushroom with parmesan
*1 oz chocolate marzipan
*6 lady fingers

Dinner
*1 1/2 C. honey-nut cheerios
*1 c. milk
5 C microwave light popcorn

Day 65

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
3 C. romaine
4 oz Turkey breast
2 T light Ranch

Last night Dave and I attended the annual Sparta Library Fund raiser - Glitter in the Night. Hors d'ouvres, desserts, wine....not sure all what I consumed but I tried to keep a mental list but know the dessert put me over my calorie limit...
1 fried ravioli
2 chicken wrapped in bacon
1 meatball
1 toast with marinara
1 tortilla wrap with some sort of cream cheese
6 oz chicken breast, breaded and topped with cheese
1/2 c. spaghetti squash with 2 T marinara
4 asparagus spears wrapped in prosciutto
mini-scoop (maybe 2 T) spumoni
1 slice tiramisu cake

Exercise: 8 miles (1 with Carol, walking in town - 7 with Leslie) - 95 minutes

Friday, February 13, 2009

Day 64

Breakfast
1 1/2 c. oatmeal
1/3 c. blueberries
2 T almonds
1 t brown sugar
1/4 c half and half

Lunch
Chicken Caesar Wrap

Dinner
6 oz chicken breast
1 oz mozzarella
1/2 c. edamame

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie, 90 minutes

Day 63 - a little late

Breakfast
1/2 english muffin
1/2 oz swiss cheese
1 fried egg
1/4 c. half and half

Lunch
6 oz turkey breast
1/2 c. shelled edamame
1 apple

Snack
2 oz cheese

Dinner
5 oz chicken breast
1 1/2 c. salad with 1 T. light done right dressing
1/2 c shelled edamame
1 C non fat yogurt
1 T sour cream
1 T honey

Exercise: 6 miles with Leslie - 70 minutes

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Day 62

Breakfast
1.5 C oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
2 T slivered almonds
1 t. brown sugar

Lunch
Roasted Chicken Subway sandwich

Snack
1 oz mozzarella stick
90 cal. granola bar

Dinner
2 crab cakes
2 c. sauteed zuchinni

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie - 88 minutes

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Day 61

I went over my calorie count today. I was hungry. After dinner I was still hungry. Rice is high in calories yet doesn't fill me up. I should avoid it because I tend to eat more even when I eat rice.  

Breakfast
1 C. oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
2 T slivered almonds
1 t. brown sugar
1/4 c. half/half

Snack
90 calorie granola bar

Lunch
3 c. romaine
1 c. red peppers
4 oz chicken breast
1 T. light done right dressing
1 c. low fat plain yogurt
1 T honey

Snack
1 1/2 oz cheese
90 calorie granola bar

Dinner
2/3 C. brown rice
orange beef stir fry
90 calorie granola bar
3 tea biscuits

exercise: 91 minutes with Leslie - 8 miles

Monday, February 9, 2009

Day 60

Breakfast
1 C. oatmeal
1/2 c. blueberries
2 T slivered almonds
1 t. brown sugar
1/4 c. half/half

Snack
1 oz cheese
90 cal. granola bar

Lunch
2 c. romaine
5 oz grilled chicken
1/2 c. red peppers
3/4 c. steamed brussel sprouts

Dinner
5 oz. grilled chicken
1 med. sweet potato
1 pat butter
1/2 c. edamame 

Snack
1 oz cheese
90 cal. granola bar

Exercise: 6 miles with Leslie, 65 minutes

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Day 59

Breakfast
1 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. cherries
2 T slivered almonds
1 t. brown sugar
1/4 c. half and half

Lunch
4 oz turkey breast
1 c. mashed potatoes
1 c. brussel sprouts
1 c. low fat plain yogurt
1/2 c. cherries

Dinner
1 oz cheese
1 1/2 c. mashed potatoes

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Day 58 - I'm Ecstatic!

It's been one month exactly since I began this official diet journey (58 days since I began food blogging/journalling). On January 7th I began the Fast Track Detox diet. After two weeks on that I meandered and a friend introduced me to the Curves plan. I've been on that this week (Phase 1). For this first month I've lost 10 pounds! My attitude toward food is changing. The feelings of attachment are breaking. I'm still on that razor's edge but my feet are dangling on the side of health, not addiction.

Breakfast
1 c. oatmeal
1/2 c. cherries
2 T slivered almonds
1 t. brown sugar

Lunch
Jamaican Jerk Pizza at California Pizza Co. - ask how many servings are in each pizza - we were told one pizza serves one person but when I checked the calorie count on line it said one pizza has 3 servings!!!!

Dinner
1/2 oz cheese
5 oz chicken breast
1/2 c. mashed sweet potato

Exercise:
8 miles with Leslie - 96 minutes

Friday, February 6, 2009

Day 57-really good breakfast recipe

Breakfast (this was really good - you should try it)
3/4 C. oatmeal
1/2 C. cherries
1/2 t. brown sugar
2 T. shaved almonds

Lunch
4 corn tortillas
10 slices roast beef lunch meat
1 oz cheddar/jack

Snack
1/2 oz. cheese

Dinner
4 oz chicken breast
1 c. mashed sweet potato
2 c. steamed broccoli

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie - 96 minutes

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Day 56

Breakfast
1/2 english muffin
1 fried egg
1/2 oz swiss cheese

Snack
low fat cheese stick

Lunch
2 c. romaine
4 oz. tuna
2 T. low fat mayo
1/2 c. cuke
1/2 english muffin
2 egg whites

Snack
90 calorie granola bar

Dinner
4 oz lean ground beef
3 corn tortillas
1/2 oz cheddar

Exercise: 6 miles with Leslie for 73 minutes

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Day 55

Breakfast
1/2 muffin
1 fried egg
1/2 oz swiss cheese
coffee with 1/4 c. half and half

Snack
1/2 oz cheese

Lunch
2 C. romaine salad with 1T light italian dressing
6 oz. grilled chicken
1/3 C. avocado salsa

Dinner
4 oz. salmon
1 c. steamed cauliflower
1 c. roasted potatoes
6 asparagus spears
1/2 c. grapes

Exercise: 8 miles with Leslie - 93 minutes

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Day 54

Breakfast
1/2 english muffin
1 fried egg
1/2 oz. swiss cheese
coffee and 1/4 c. cream

Snack
baby belle cheese

Lunch
5 romaine leaves with
4 oz tuna
1/2 c. cukes
2 T. light mayo
2 T. chopped pecans
1 kiwi
1 slice bread
2 egg whites

Snack
1 baby belle cheese

Dinner
6 oz chicken breast
1/2 c. ww spaghetti
1/2 c. marinara
3 c. salad with 1 T light italian dressing
1.5 c. cauliflower

Exercise: 70 minutes with Leslie - 6 miles

Monday, February 2, 2009

Day 53

Breakfast
2 egg whites, 1 egg scrambled with 1/4 C. onion and 1/2 c. mushroom

Snack
12 almonds

Lunch
2 C. romaine with 1/2 C. peppers and 4 oz. chicken

Snack
12 almonds

Dinner
5 oz. mahi-mahi
1.5 C steamed broccoli
2 pita breads
1 pear

Exercise: 5 miles with leslie - 60 minutes

Day 52 - OOOPS!

Well, I was going to post Sunday's food diary and I was doing very well up until the 4th quarter and when that 2 minute warning hit - ba-booom!