Today was a normal sort of day for me. We were out the door by 7:40 though, which put a crimp in my plan to eat Grape-nuts instead of Carnation Instant breakfast, but that's okay. Then work without the kiddos since Kim has been taking them (which is so nice for all of us! Except maybe Kim...)
Breakfast: Carnation Instant Breakfast and a banana.
Snack: Red Bull
Lunch: Beef tamale and some BBQ Lays, Diet Mt. Dew
Snack: 1 Nature Valley Granola Thin with Dark Chocolate and a glass of water.
Dinner: Breakfast burrito with a medium flour tortilla, potato with seasoned salt, scrambled eggs, bacon, shredded cheese and salsa. Glass of milk.
Snack: Cherries and a glass of water. But I'm pretty hungry so I'm also going to have a slice of wheat bread with Country Crock Spread on it to help fill me up.
For me it seems to be meal planning that is getting me. We did go grocery shopping Tuesday but it was a total spur of the moment thing and I didn't have a menu planned out. I end up eating junk for lunches and snacks because I'm not prepared. And since I'm not at home I have to eat from the limited selection of whatever I've managed to bring in to work or I eat out. How do you menu plan? Do you do it weekly? Are you very strict? How do you get around the "We planned on having this for dinner, but it really doesn't sound good today" question?
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Food Journal: Day 39 (Kim)
It was a crazy busy day at my house today. I not only had two out of three of Katie's kids for most of the day, I had to be on a conference call for about an hour, the new t.v. was delivered and set up, my mother-in-law came by to help out, Heidi and Dad came over for lunch, my husband didn't get off until 7:00 p.m. (12 hour shift) and it was girls night.
I actually feel like I got a lot accomplished despite all the craziness and I did okay with my eating. I even drank close to 40 oz. of water!
Breakfast: A bowl of Grapenuts cereal.
Snack: Three graham cracker squares.
Lunch: Two burnt hotdogs, a few Doritos, small servings of four bean salad and coleslaw and a pickled egg.
Snack: About a 1/4 of a cup of dry roasted peanuts and a can of Diet Dr. Pepper.
Dinner: A bowl of potato soup with some crackers and then I snagged a piece of the pizza my husband had delivered for his dinner. I missed getting to eat dinner out with my sisters because Jason had to work late but judging by the drink cup Heidi had it was probably a good thing. It looked like In and Out. :)
Snack: I did of course get to have my frozen yogurt from U-Swirl before the night was done. I had their cheesecake yogurt with graham cracker crumbs, some crushed up Heath bar, Heath topping (the kind that hardens) and about five gummy bears.
I actually feel like I got a lot accomplished despite all the craziness and I did okay with my eating. I even drank close to 40 oz. of water!
Breakfast: A bowl of Grapenuts cereal.
Snack: Three graham cracker squares.
Lunch: Two burnt hotdogs, a few Doritos, small servings of four bean salad and coleslaw and a pickled egg.
Snack: About a 1/4 of a cup of dry roasted peanuts and a can of Diet Dr. Pepper.
Dinner: A bowl of potato soup with some crackers and then I snagged a piece of the pizza my husband had delivered for his dinner. I missed getting to eat dinner out with my sisters because Jason had to work late but judging by the drink cup Heidi had it was probably a good thing. It looked like In and Out. :)
Snack: I did of course get to have my frozen yogurt from U-Swirl before the night was done. I had their cheesecake yogurt with graham cracker crumbs, some crushed up Heath bar, Heath topping (the kind that hardens) and about five gummy bears.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Food Journal-Day 38 (Heidi)
Today I had a house full of children. Literally. I had six 8 year olds (my own, my nephew, my friends son, and another friends triplets) and my 10 year old.
Lucky for me everyone came with a prepared lunch so that went smoothly! But my day was jam packed with keeping up with them all. : )
Breakfast: Shredded wheat mini's.
Snack: Diet Dr. Pepper. I had two. I thought about having a granola bar for a snack. And to be totally honest I cannot remember if I actually got to eat it or not. I was that distracted. So maybe I had a Quaker chewy granola bar?
Lunch: Leftover italian beef on a sub roll and a handful of kettle chips.
Snack: I made a big bowl of popcorn and shared with kids. I had probably 3 cups, and it had butter on it. (Homemade on the stove, not microwave)
Dinner: A hot dog in a bun. And some baby carrots. Tonight I just had three kids, but my husband was gone, so we had a pretty lazy "Whatever" night. (That's what I call it so it seems cool instead of sounding like a slacker mommy. ;) )
Then I had a sucker for a snack.
I may still have something else? I'm considering two graham crackers, and a small glass of milk. I'll add it now, just in case I decide to snack on something later, because I know I'm not going to be back on line tonight. :)
Hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend.
Lucky for me everyone came with a prepared lunch so that went smoothly! But my day was jam packed with keeping up with them all. : )
Breakfast: Shredded wheat mini's.
Snack: Diet Dr. Pepper. I had two. I thought about having a granola bar for a snack. And to be totally honest I cannot remember if I actually got to eat it or not. I was that distracted. So maybe I had a Quaker chewy granola bar?
Lunch: Leftover italian beef on a sub roll and a handful of kettle chips.
Snack: I made a big bowl of popcorn and shared with kids. I had probably 3 cups, and it had butter on it. (Homemade on the stove, not microwave)
Dinner: A hot dog in a bun. And some baby carrots. Tonight I just had three kids, but my husband was gone, so we had a pretty lazy "Whatever" night. (That's what I call it so it seems cool instead of sounding like a slacker mommy. ;) )
Then I had a sucker for a snack.
I may still have something else? I'm considering two graham crackers, and a small glass of milk. I'll add it now, just in case I decide to snack on something later, because I know I'm not going to be back on line tonight. :)
Hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Food Journal: Day 37 (Katie)
Happy Memorial Day! Hope you all got to spend some time with family and friends and I hope you thanked a veteran or two!
Breakfast: You will not believe it but I DID NOT have Carnation Instant breakfast today! I had a bowl of oatmeal made with milk and with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. I also had about 12 ounces of apple juice.
Snack: A 32 oz Dr. Pepper (but it did have lots of ice, so not really a full 32 oz of soda :) )
Lunch: A corn dog and some BBQ Lays. I also stole 3 Cheetos's from my daughter. Ahem.
Snack: Unsweetened iced tea and a package of cheesy bunnies (like Goldfish but the organic kind you get from Costco).
Snack: Several tortilla chips dipped in salsa or guacamole and a Jones Soda of some kind.
Dinner: 1 chicken drumstick, grilled, one serving spoon full of corn, half a slice of bread with butter, a large serving spoonful of potato salad, 1 pickled egg and several slices of pickled beets, some Caesar salad with a few croutons. Half a Jones Soda.
Desert: a piece of cake that was average sized, probably 4 inches square (ish?).
Not a terrible day for being at a large gathering. We also went swimming for a while so I got a bit of exercise in and it also kept me from snacking the entire afternoon!
I still haven't been to the grocery store. And I still haven't made a menu. I really am a big slacker.
Breakfast: You will not believe it but I DID NOT have Carnation Instant breakfast today! I had a bowl of oatmeal made with milk and with 1 tablespoon of brown sugar. I also had about 12 ounces of apple juice.
Snack: A 32 oz Dr. Pepper (but it did have lots of ice, so not really a full 32 oz of soda :) )
Lunch: A corn dog and some BBQ Lays. I also stole 3 Cheetos's from my daughter. Ahem.
Snack: Unsweetened iced tea and a package of cheesy bunnies (like Goldfish but the organic kind you get from Costco).
Snack: Several tortilla chips dipped in salsa or guacamole and a Jones Soda of some kind.
Dinner: 1 chicken drumstick, grilled, one serving spoon full of corn, half a slice of bread with butter, a large serving spoonful of potato salad, 1 pickled egg and several slices of pickled beets, some Caesar salad with a few croutons. Half a Jones Soda.
Desert: a piece of cake that was average sized, probably 4 inches square (ish?).
Not a terrible day for being at a large gathering. We also went swimming for a while so I got a bit of exercise in and it also kept me from snacking the entire afternoon!
I still haven't been to the grocery store. And I still haven't made a menu. I really am a big slacker.
Food Journal: Day 36 (Kim)
Had a nice relaxing day at home today. My hubby let me sleep in for a little while and then he even cooked me breakfast. We then watched a movie which I somehow managed to not snack through it and we had a BBQ with his parents and played games. It wasn't a bad food day all in all so I am feeling pretty good about it.
Breakfast: One egg, a piece of ham and two slices of toast.
Lunch: Steak, coleslaw, two ears of corn on the cob, baked beans and a biscuit.
Snack: Watermelon and some Snackwell's caramel corn (one of those 130 calorie packs)
Dinner: two small sandwiches with meat and cheese. I like to use pizza type meats and a little cheese and toast them in my sandwich toaster. So I had one with pepperoni (turkey) and salami and one with canadian bacon and pineapple.
I drank three or four glasses of water during lunch and while we were playing games before I had soda. But that means that I didn't have anything to drink until after noon. OI! I really suck at this hydration thing. It is amazing to me that I can survive living in this heat...
Breakfast: One egg, a piece of ham and two slices of toast.
Lunch: Steak, coleslaw, two ears of corn on the cob, baked beans and a biscuit.
Snack: Watermelon and some Snackwell's caramel corn (one of those 130 calorie packs)
Dinner: two small sandwiches with meat and cheese. I like to use pizza type meats and a little cheese and toast them in my sandwich toaster. So I had one with pepperoni (turkey) and salami and one with canadian bacon and pineapple.
I drank three or four glasses of water during lunch and while we were playing games before I had soda. But that means that I didn't have anything to drink until after noon. OI! I really suck at this hydration thing. It is amazing to me that I can survive living in this heat...
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Food Journal: Day 35 (Heidi)
Wow! 35 days. I'm impressed with that number!
Today wasn't too bad calorie wise, but choice wise, a little terrible. ;)
Breakfast: Shredded wheat.
Lunch: 6 pizza rolls (Totinos or whoever, the little frozen bites), some baked chips and strawberries and pear slices.
Snack: Pina Colada Eegee's (a frozen slushy drink, I think Katie mentioned this before, it's local to Tucson), and I shared some ranch fries with Shawn. I ate 15. (I counted). And it is what it is. Fries with ranch on them.
Dinner: We went to a party for a friends birthday, and so I had chips and guacamole, a diet orange soda, and a small chicken burrito with some cheese, and a small amount of guac and sour cream. I also started a small coffee, but I only drank about two or three sips and then set it down by my chair on the patio. Within minutes I realized the little dog who lived there really likes coffee. So I stopped drinking it.
Dessert: I split a piece of ice cream cake with Shawn. It was sugar free/frosting free, and I ate about 1/3 of a slice.
Now I'm whooped and heading to bed.
Today wasn't too bad calorie wise, but choice wise, a little terrible. ;)
Breakfast: Shredded wheat.
Lunch: 6 pizza rolls (Totinos or whoever, the little frozen bites), some baked chips and strawberries and pear slices.
Snack: Pina Colada Eegee's (a frozen slushy drink, I think Katie mentioned this before, it's local to Tucson), and I shared some ranch fries with Shawn. I ate 15. (I counted). And it is what it is. Fries with ranch on them.
Dinner: We went to a party for a friends birthday, and so I had chips and guacamole, a diet orange soda, and a small chicken burrito with some cheese, and a small amount of guac and sour cream. I also started a small coffee, but I only drank about two or three sips and then set it down by my chair on the patio. Within minutes I realized the little dog who lived there really likes coffee. So I stopped drinking it.
Dessert: I split a piece of ice cream cake with Shawn. It was sugar free/frosting free, and I ate about 1/3 of a slice.
Now I'm whooped and heading to bed.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Food Journal: Day 34 (Katie)
Today was about as normal as it gets for me. So this should be simple.
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast (I'm starting to wonder if I should just skip writing out "Carnation Instant breakfast" and instead just write "")
Snack: A handful of Goldfish crackers. Diet Dr. Pepper
Lunch: Leftover sweet and sour pork and fried rice from yesterday.
Snack: A Hershey's milk chocolate bar and a handful of microwave popcorn.
Dinner: Arby's Roast Beef sandwich, 1/2 a medium fries and two glasses of iced tea. (And I'm a tea purist, I never sweeten it.)
Snack: I haven't had it yet but I'm hungry. I'm thinking a string cheese and a few pretzels. And maybe a cup of hot cocoa. If I change my mind I'll be sure to update! :)
If you've noticed we've been eating out a lot lately. This is because we haven't been to the grocery store in weeks. At least not for an actual shopping trip. It definitely needs to happen because otherwise we just eat out all the time. And I always flirt with the idea of having a menu but I never actually do it. Maybe I'll make it my goal for this week and try to hit the store on Sunday.
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast (I'm starting to wonder if I should just skip writing out "Carnation Instant breakfast" and instead just write "")
Snack: A handful of Goldfish crackers. Diet Dr. Pepper
Lunch: Leftover sweet and sour pork and fried rice from yesterday.
Snack: A Hershey's milk chocolate bar and a handful of microwave popcorn.
Dinner: Arby's Roast Beef sandwich, 1/2 a medium fries and two glasses of iced tea. (And I'm a tea purist, I never sweeten it.)
Snack: I haven't had it yet but I'm hungry. I'm thinking a string cheese and a few pretzels. And maybe a cup of hot cocoa. If I change my mind I'll be sure to update! :)
If you've noticed we've been eating out a lot lately. This is because we haven't been to the grocery store in weeks. At least not for an actual shopping trip. It definitely needs to happen because otherwise we just eat out all the time. And I always flirt with the idea of having a menu but I never actually do it. Maybe I'll make it my goal for this week and try to hit the store on Sunday.
Food Journal: Day 33 (Kim)
Ok, so I am a total slacker. This is almost 24 hours late... I completely forgot it was my day yesterday. So here goes:
Not a whole lot to say about the day. It was a little crazy since I had all three of Katie's kiddo's for most of the day. But we pulled it off.
Breakfast: Bowl of Special K Pecan cereal.
Lunch: Macaroni and cheese with peas and two fish fillets. (not the good for you ones either, these were from my freezer but they were breaded and greasy)
Snack: Corn chips with salsa
Dinner: Chinese take-out. I know, I know, we just did that a few days ago but there were really good intentions. I had Korean BBQ defrosting in the microwave, corn on the cob boiling on the stove and potatoes getting ready to bake when all craziness broke loose. Jason went to pull the meat out of the microwave and somehow managed to pull the turn-table with it dropping both on the floor shattering the glass from the tray, knocking the fruit plate off the top of the microwave also shattering all over the floor... we had both had a really long day and this was at 8:00. So, Jason ran to the chinese restaurant that we love and so that was that. I did eat the corn but I had cashew chicken, fried rice and an egg roll.
I did not have a snack after dinner but it was close to 10 by the time we finished eating so I went to bed.
Not a whole lot to say about the day. It was a little crazy since I had all three of Katie's kiddo's for most of the day. But we pulled it off.
Breakfast: Bowl of Special K Pecan cereal.
Lunch: Macaroni and cheese with peas and two fish fillets. (not the good for you ones either, these were from my freezer but they were breaded and greasy)
Snack: Corn chips with salsa
Dinner: Chinese take-out. I know, I know, we just did that a few days ago but there were really good intentions. I had Korean BBQ defrosting in the microwave, corn on the cob boiling on the stove and potatoes getting ready to bake when all craziness broke loose. Jason went to pull the meat out of the microwave and somehow managed to pull the turn-table with it dropping both on the floor shattering the glass from the tray, knocking the fruit plate off the top of the microwave also shattering all over the floor... we had both had a really long day and this was at 8:00. So, Jason ran to the chinese restaurant that we love and so that was that. I did eat the corn but I had cashew chicken, fried rice and an egg roll.
I did not have a snack after dinner but it was close to 10 by the time we finished eating so I went to bed.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Food Journal- Day 32 (Heidi)
So one of the reasons for this blog, besides keeping track for ourselves, was not about a diet. It was about what we eat. And why. And to show how it can be difficult for a busy mom to eat well.
Today was a good example of this.
For breakfast I had shredded wheat and milk. I almost never have a hard time with breakfast, it's usually at home, and I love grainy cereals. I don't usually need sugar, and I wake up hungry. I never skip it, and I rarely need anything fancy.
"Lunch/Snack" happened at my daughters school today. They hosted a "Readers Dinner theater" and it was a pot luck. We brought dessert.
So I had the worlds smallest slice of pizza. It was about half (but I got the small side) of a small slice. I had a small spoonful (think plastic spoon) of cherry cobbler, a small 1"x1" brownie bite and about 10 pieces of pasta and a slice of olive from the bowl of pasta salad. :) I also had a bite of a bite sized cinnamon roll. There were lots of fruit salads, but they all had melon mixed in, which I LOVE but I suffer from oral allergies and melon especially causes small blisters and itching in my mouth. So I want to eat it, but cannot.
Then I had lunch later, a bowl of salad and a diet Dr. Pepper.
Snack again was a little more cobbler. I had to bring it home and it was calling my name. So I had a total of about 1/2 cup from both servings.
Dinner was a turkey sandwich which is "half a sandwich" at Beyond Bread, but really that means "Still really giant" and I ate the chips.
We had a lovely dessert of Creme' Brulee at the resort we went to last night for girls night. But it was very resort like (aka very small) ;)
And because we were at a resort an hour north of my house, I got home really late. Which is why this post is delayed.
Do you face the same challenges? Kids activities/parties, office goodies, etc? How do you handle it? Small servings like me? Skip it altogether? How do you handle it if you skip eating so as not to seem rude in a pot luck situation?
Today was a good example of this.
For breakfast I had shredded wheat and milk. I almost never have a hard time with breakfast, it's usually at home, and I love grainy cereals. I don't usually need sugar, and I wake up hungry. I never skip it, and I rarely need anything fancy.
"Lunch/Snack" happened at my daughters school today. They hosted a "Readers Dinner theater" and it was a pot luck. We brought dessert.
So I had the worlds smallest slice of pizza. It was about half (but I got the small side) of a small slice. I had a small spoonful (think plastic spoon) of cherry cobbler, a small 1"x1" brownie bite and about 10 pieces of pasta and a slice of olive from the bowl of pasta salad. :) I also had a bite of a bite sized cinnamon roll. There were lots of fruit salads, but they all had melon mixed in, which I LOVE but I suffer from oral allergies and melon especially causes small blisters and itching in my mouth. So I want to eat it, but cannot.
Then I had lunch later, a bowl of salad and a diet Dr. Pepper.
Snack again was a little more cobbler. I had to bring it home and it was calling my name. So I had a total of about 1/2 cup from both servings.
Dinner was a turkey sandwich which is "half a sandwich" at Beyond Bread, but really that means "Still really giant" and I ate the chips.
We had a lovely dessert of Creme' Brulee at the resort we went to last night for girls night. But it was very resort like (aka very small) ;)
And because we were at a resort an hour north of my house, I got home really late. Which is why this post is delayed.
Do you face the same challenges? Kids activities/parties, office goodies, etc? How do you handle it? Small servings like me? Skip it altogether? How do you handle it if you skip eating so as not to seem rude in a pot luck situation?
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Food Journal: Day 31 (Katie)
Today was a bit chaotic, but often that is the case! I clearly need to learn how to deal with having a busy schedule and eating appropriately!
Breakfast: Carnation Instant Breakfast
Snack: 20 oz regular Dr. Pepper
Lunch: Sour Dough Jack from Jack in the Box, about 3/4 of a medium fry and a 32 oz diet Dr. Pepper.
Snack: Nope.
Dinner: This is where it gets interesting. I went to my sisters house to pick up my kids and she was making calzones for our husbands' weekly game night. She offered to make me one. It had canadian bacon, mozzarella cheese, pineapple, green peppers, tomatoes and tomato sauce. When she tried to cook it for me she realized her over was turned off. So apparently after she figured that out she didn't cook it quite long enough and it was still doughy. I took it home though because I needed to get my kids in bed (and the guys were wanting to play a game without 3 children running around screaming). When I got home I heated up my oven to finish cooking it. I left it sitting on the counter on a pan while the oven got hot. I then went about my way getting all the things ready for the kids to go to bed and getting the laundry switched out. I let the two little ones play outside during this time. Just as I was getting ready to call them in they both appeared in their bedrooms so I got everyone ready for bed and tucked in. When I returned to the kitchen to finish baking my dinner I found a plastic cup from outside that had apparently been full of muddy water dumped on its side in the pan with my calzone. Seriously. I quickly dumped it off the pan and tried to salvage what I could and baked it for 10 more minutes. When it came out half of it was burned and the other half was still soggy from muddy water. So I gave up. I heated up a bowl of leftover bean and ham soup from yesterday and tried to eat that. But for some reason it tasted really funny so I stopped eating it. By this point I was completely irritated so I had 2 corn muffins with a bit of butter and drizzled in honey and two glasses of milk. And now, even though it's still pretty early, I'm going to go to bed!
And for the record my weight today is 152.8. I'm not sure how much up that is from last time and I'm too lazy to go look right now! :)
Breakfast: Carnation Instant Breakfast
Snack: 20 oz regular Dr. Pepper
Lunch: Sour Dough Jack from Jack in the Box, about 3/4 of a medium fry and a 32 oz diet Dr. Pepper.
Snack: Nope.
Dinner: This is where it gets interesting. I went to my sisters house to pick up my kids and she was making calzones for our husbands' weekly game night. She offered to make me one. It had canadian bacon, mozzarella cheese, pineapple, green peppers, tomatoes and tomato sauce. When she tried to cook it for me she realized her over was turned off. So apparently after she figured that out she didn't cook it quite long enough and it was still doughy. I took it home though because I needed to get my kids in bed (and the guys were wanting to play a game without 3 children running around screaming). When I got home I heated up my oven to finish cooking it. I left it sitting on the counter on a pan while the oven got hot. I then went about my way getting all the things ready for the kids to go to bed and getting the laundry switched out. I let the two little ones play outside during this time. Just as I was getting ready to call them in they both appeared in their bedrooms so I got everyone ready for bed and tucked in. When I returned to the kitchen to finish baking my dinner I found a plastic cup from outside that had apparently been full of muddy water dumped on its side in the pan with my calzone. Seriously. I quickly dumped it off the pan and tried to salvage what I could and baked it for 10 more minutes. When it came out half of it was burned and the other half was still soggy from muddy water. So I gave up. I heated up a bowl of leftover bean and ham soup from yesterday and tried to eat that. But for some reason it tasted really funny so I stopped eating it. By this point I was completely irritated so I had 2 corn muffins with a bit of butter and drizzled in honey and two glasses of milk. And now, even though it's still pretty early, I'm going to go to bed!
And for the record my weight today is 152.8. I'm not sure how much up that is from last time and I'm too lazy to go look right now! :)
Food Journal: Day 30 (Kim)
I had a very full schedule today and luckily did not have time to stress eat. Because it was a very stressful day! I very rarely say this but it was a Monday. Yuck. I hated Monday (today). :)
Breakfast: Grapenuts cereal with fresh raspberries and milk and a banana.
Snack: Are you kidding me? There was no time for a snack, between four meetings today, six plus phone calls with doctors, specialists and surgery schedulers (oi! What a mess), plus the normal fun stuff like changing diapers and convincing a very sweet but sassy 10 month old that she does indeed need a nap. Yep not a lot of time set aside for eating.
Lunch: Was very late squeezed between meetings number 3 and 4. I had a pb and j sandwich and a few chips.
Snack: Ha, I snagged a handful of dry roasted peanuts before I collapsed on the couch for about 2 minutes before the phone started ringing again and the baby started fussing (mind you this was about 5:30 and way to late to even consider letting her take a nap (because of course now she wants one)).
Dinner: Tacos, I had two hard shell and one soft shell. I put beans, meat, cheese, tomatoes and sour cream on them.
Snack: My hubby brought me a package of Oreo Cakesters and I ate them in bed while reading my book and pretending that this day never happened.
I drank way too much soda and very little water. This will obviously be an ongoing struggle for me.
Breakfast: Grapenuts cereal with fresh raspberries and milk and a banana.
Snack: Are you kidding me? There was no time for a snack, between four meetings today, six plus phone calls with doctors, specialists and surgery schedulers (oi! What a mess), plus the normal fun stuff like changing diapers and convincing a very sweet but sassy 10 month old that she does indeed need a nap. Yep not a lot of time set aside for eating.
Lunch: Was very late squeezed between meetings number 3 and 4. I had a pb and j sandwich and a few chips.
Snack: Ha, I snagged a handful of dry roasted peanuts before I collapsed on the couch for about 2 minutes before the phone started ringing again and the baby started fussing (mind you this was about 5:30 and way to late to even consider letting her take a nap (because of course now she wants one)).
Dinner: Tacos, I had two hard shell and one soft shell. I put beans, meat, cheese, tomatoes and sour cream on them.
Snack: My hubby brought me a package of Oreo Cakesters and I ate them in bed while reading my book and pretending that this day never happened.
I drank way too much soda and very little water. This will obviously be an ongoing struggle for me.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Food Journal-Day 29 (Heidi)
Today was not great. I was traveling and then home and then right back out the door. My husband and I just celebrated 16 pretty wonderful years together by taking a trip out of town. This morning we hit the road and grabbed Mcdonald's.
Breakfast-Sausage McMuffin with Egg, hashbrown, and a diet Coke. (Yeah, yeah)
Snack--we shared toffee peanuts. More diet soda.
Lunch--hot, tired of driving, and thirsty. So nothing but about 3 glasses of water and ice.
Snack--nothing. Still too hot to eat, and so I just left the house to get the kids from my mom. She had stolen them from Kim for the afternoon. Kim had them all weekend for us! (How sweet is that?) I did take another glass of icewater for the road.
Dinner--Wendy's. I'm dead serious. McDonalds and Wendy's. I'm so proud. I manage to eat two meals all day and that's what I came up with? Wow.
But I did ok. I had a Jr. Cheeseburger, and split a medium fries with Kira. (She is a fry fiend, so I am pretty positive I had less than half.) and then I had more diet Coke. Good grief. Plus another glass of water.
So nary a sign of fruits or veggies today. Or anything at all remotely healthy in the whole lot of it.
Tomorrow will be better. I'm not leaving the house if I can help it, other than the trips to and from the school to leave or retrieve my children. ;) And thank goodness. I plan on doing much better!
Breakfast-Sausage McMuffin with Egg, hashbrown, and a diet Coke. (Yeah, yeah)
Snack--we shared toffee peanuts. More diet soda.
Lunch--hot, tired of driving, and thirsty. So nothing but about 3 glasses of water and ice.
Snack--nothing. Still too hot to eat, and so I just left the house to get the kids from my mom. She had stolen them from Kim for the afternoon. Kim had them all weekend for us! (How sweet is that?) I did take another glass of icewater for the road.
Dinner--Wendy's. I'm dead serious. McDonalds and Wendy's. I'm so proud. I manage to eat two meals all day and that's what I came up with? Wow.
But I did ok. I had a Jr. Cheeseburger, and split a medium fries with Kira. (She is a fry fiend, so I am pretty positive I had less than half.) and then I had more diet Coke. Good grief. Plus another glass of water.
So nary a sign of fruits or veggies today. Or anything at all remotely healthy in the whole lot of it.
Tomorrow will be better. I'm not leaving the house if I can help it, other than the trips to and from the school to leave or retrieve my children. ;) And thank goodness. I plan on doing much better!
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Food Journal: Day 28 (Katie)
Today we had a yard sale. That doesn't sound bad in and of itself but if you know us you know that means we had donuts. And I'm a sucker for donuts. They are one of those things that if I don't even start eating them I'm fine, but once I have one it's all over for me. So I ate them like I wanted and didn't worry about it. Obviously.
Breakfast: Three donuts. Yep. Three. And you can blame Kim because she was egging me on. I also had a banana and a cup of hot cocoa.
Snack: A handful of tortilla chips and two glasses of diet cherry Pepsi.
Lunch: A peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a glass of water.
Snack: I shared a 32 ounce regular cherry Pepsi with my husband at the zoo.
Dinner: A pork chop, Israeli couscous, peas and roasted sweet peppers. A glass of water.
Snack: Honestly, I haven't decided yet! But I'm going to post this anyway because I'm tired of the computer and I want to go read my book. So I'll be sure to update this in the morning if I decide to have something! :)
Breakfast: Three donuts. Yep. Three. And you can blame Kim because she was egging me on. I also had a banana and a cup of hot cocoa.
Snack: A handful of tortilla chips and two glasses of diet cherry Pepsi.
Lunch: A peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a glass of water.
Snack: I shared a 32 ounce regular cherry Pepsi with my husband at the zoo.
Dinner: A pork chop, Israeli couscous, peas and roasted sweet peppers. A glass of water.
Snack: Honestly, I haven't decided yet! But I'm going to post this anyway because I'm tired of the computer and I want to go read my book. So I'll be sure to update this in the morning if I decide to have something! :)
Friday, May 18, 2012
Food Journal: Day 27 (Kim)
I had a pretty busy day today and did not make the best choices for eating. But some days are like that. I think that is why dieting can be so discouraging. If you slip up then you feel guilty for it and then you worry too much. At least that is how I am. I was very happy when we decided to not make this about dieting but about journaling our food intake so that we can see what our habits are and start making better choices. It allows for bad days without the guilt.
Breakfast: Two slices of leftover pepperoni pizza from Hungry Howies.
Snack: A handful of dry roasted peanuts.
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on white bread and some chips with salsa.
Snack: Chocolate milkshake from Carls Junior.
Dinner: Chinese take-out from Hot Wok. I had some fried rice, chicken and mongolian beef.
I drank a ton of water today and a 32 oz. glass of Diet Dr. Pepper, I also drank a couple Emergen-C packets because I feel like I am getting sick.
I also need to start adding some exercise into my day. Anyone have any suggestions for beginning exercises I can do at home with minimal equipment?
Breakfast: Two slices of leftover pepperoni pizza from Hungry Howies.
Snack: A handful of dry roasted peanuts.
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on white bread and some chips with salsa.
Snack: Chocolate milkshake from Carls Junior.
Dinner: Chinese take-out from Hot Wok. I had some fried rice, chicken and mongolian beef.
I drank a ton of water today and a 32 oz. glass of Diet Dr. Pepper, I also drank a couple Emergen-C packets because I feel like I am getting sick.
I also need to start adding some exercise into my day. Anyone have any suggestions for beginning exercises I can do at home with minimal equipment?
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Food Journal Day 26 (Heidi)
Today was easy. I pretty much felt queasy all day and sort of off. So eating well sort of happened naturally.
Breakfast was a bowl of shredded wheat mini's.
Snack --an english muffin with a tablespoon of my friend Chris's first place prize winning jam. It was hard to just eat one muffin. Her jam is delicious!
Lunch--not feeling so hot by then. Met Katie and my mom for lunch at Jason's Deli and ordered a half of a turkey sandwich. I ate it, and drank some of my diet soda, but didn't touch the chips or eat anything else.
Around 3 I started feeling hungry? Or something. So I had a quaker chewy granola bar. And then felt worse.
Dinner was a quick thrown together meal of brown rice, keilbasa, and some corn. No one was hungry, everyone is hot and so the meal was pretty much untouched. We put away a ton of leftovers tonight.
I had a few bites of each and then decided to listen to my stomach.
I feel better now, and the night is young, but I have no intentions of eating.
I'm pretty sure I just feel off because of the heat, and I suffer from occasional insomnia, and have only had about 4 hours of sleep in two nights. I hopefully will sleep well tonight and I should be as good as new! Another good friend of mine, Miwa suggested for the insomnia I get in a good walk during the day to help sleep better at night. Wise words, and I plan on seeing about getting some workouts back into my schedule.
Breakfast was a bowl of shredded wheat mini's.
Snack --an english muffin with a tablespoon of my friend Chris's first place prize winning jam. It was hard to just eat one muffin. Her jam is delicious!
Lunch--not feeling so hot by then. Met Katie and my mom for lunch at Jason's Deli and ordered a half of a turkey sandwich. I ate it, and drank some of my diet soda, but didn't touch the chips or eat anything else.
Around 3 I started feeling hungry? Or something. So I had a quaker chewy granola bar. And then felt worse.
Dinner was a quick thrown together meal of brown rice, keilbasa, and some corn. No one was hungry, everyone is hot and so the meal was pretty much untouched. We put away a ton of leftovers tonight.
I had a few bites of each and then decided to listen to my stomach.
I feel better now, and the night is young, but I have no intentions of eating.
I'm pretty sure I just feel off because of the heat, and I suffer from occasional insomnia, and have only had about 4 hours of sleep in two nights. I hopefully will sleep well tonight and I should be as good as new! Another good friend of mine, Miwa suggested for the insomnia I get in a good walk during the day to help sleep better at night. Wise words, and I plan on seeing about getting some workouts back into my schedule.
Food Journal- Day 25 (Katie)
Yes. I was the first to not get my post up "on time" :) In my defense I've been so busy and tired because my poor husband is really sick and isn't able to sleep or help out at work. And since we own our own business and we both work there it makes it extra hard for us when one of us is sick! So that being said here is my journal from yesterday.
Breakfast: Red Bull and a banana. HA! That is what happens when you run out of Carnation Instant breakfast on the same morning after getting only 3 hours of broken sleep! :)
Snack: A handful of pretzels and a stick of string cheese.
Lunch: Peanut butter and Jelly on wheat bread and a handful of Salsa Verde Dorito's. Water to drink.
Snack: Diet Dr Pepper and a few more pretzels.
Dinner: A cheesburger and fries at Wendy's and a Dr Pepper....and then a Coke. (not my best showing, but it was girls night and like I said, I was tired!)
Snack: A mix of watermelon and orange sherbet frozen yogurt topped with blueberries, strawberries and cherries. So at least I redeemed myself at the end!
I've also been pretty good about drinking lots of water. I don't generally have too much trouble remembering to do this when it's 100 degrees F outside so I'm not surprised. I struggle much more when the temperatures are cooler!
Breakfast: Red Bull and a banana. HA! That is what happens when you run out of Carnation Instant breakfast on the same morning after getting only 3 hours of broken sleep! :)
Snack: A handful of pretzels and a stick of string cheese.
Lunch: Peanut butter and Jelly on wheat bread and a handful of Salsa Verde Dorito's. Water to drink.
Snack: Diet Dr Pepper and a few more pretzels.
Dinner: A cheesburger and fries at Wendy's and a Dr Pepper....and then a Coke. (not my best showing, but it was girls night and like I said, I was tired!)
Snack: A mix of watermelon and orange sherbet frozen yogurt topped with blueberries, strawberries and cherries. So at least I redeemed myself at the end!
I've also been pretty good about drinking lots of water. I don't generally have too much trouble remembering to do this when it's 100 degrees F outside so I'm not surprised. I struggle much more when the temperatures are cooler!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Food Journal- Day 24 (Kim)
Good morning! I forgot to post last night, sorry about that. I had a pretty good day yesterday. I was really busy with housework so like Heidi, if I am busy I eat less. However, you will be able to tell when the busy slowed down because then I started to snack, oh, well.
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal and a slice of toast with apple jelly and a small glass of milk.
Snack: A tomato (I eat them like an apple with a little salt) and a Laughing Cow cheese wheel.
Lunch: Ham sandwich with sliced tomato and iceberg lettuce and a little olive oil mayo, corn chips and salsa.
Dinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce and parmesan, a slice of garlic bread and cream style corn.
Snack: Sunflower seeds and about 20 oz. of Diet Pepsi.
Snack: A handful of vanilla wafers.
Snack: String Cheese.
Ha, yes I had three snacks after dinner.... oh, well it could have been worse, I do have cookie dough in my fridge and ice cream in my freezer.
I also drank 2 1/2 big glasses of water today (32 oz. cup) so I am doing a little better each day with my water intake.
I wanted to note that I have not been checking my weight because that is always discouraging to me but my jeans feel a little looser today. So, that is good.
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal and a slice of toast with apple jelly and a small glass of milk.
Snack: A tomato (I eat them like an apple with a little salt) and a Laughing Cow cheese wheel.
Lunch: Ham sandwich with sliced tomato and iceberg lettuce and a little olive oil mayo, corn chips and salsa.
Dinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce and parmesan, a slice of garlic bread and cream style corn.
Snack: Sunflower seeds and about 20 oz. of Diet Pepsi.
Snack: A handful of vanilla wafers.
Snack: String Cheese.
Ha, yes I had three snacks after dinner.... oh, well it could have been worse, I do have cookie dough in my fridge and ice cream in my freezer.
I also drank 2 1/2 big glasses of water today (32 oz. cup) so I am doing a little better each day with my water intake.
I wanted to note that I have not been checking my weight because that is always discouraging to me but my jeans feel a little looser today. So, that is good.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Food Journal-Day 23 (Heidi)
Today went better than my last two posts! Whew! I should say that in spite of being rather bored today and finding myself wandering into the kitchen, I forced myself to find things to do. I actually cleaned my sofa, vacuumed, washed all the removable covers, steam cleaned the rest, and re-stuffed the saggy cushions. It looks tons better and kept me out of the fridge.
Breakfast-grapenuts, banana. No sweetener today, and I am happy to report that I didn't miss it at all.
Snack- a serving of Wheat thins and an apple
Lunch- left over chicken fried steak from Shawn's dinner last night, about 5 oz and then about a cup and a half of sauteed zucchini (in Pam) with a little sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
Snack-a pudding cup (80 cals)
Dinner--3 egg rolls and later for dessert popcorn and a small piece of fudge.
Overall, still not super great, but not the terrible menu I've been forced to look at the past few days. I feel like I'm getting back on track. I also have been working on a to-do list for myself so that when I find myself wanting to snack on junk for no reason, I can redirect myself with something that needs to get done around here before I go back to school in August.
The couch was a great starting place and really worked.
Breakfast-grapenuts, banana. No sweetener today, and I am happy to report that I didn't miss it at all.
Snack- a serving of Wheat thins and an apple
Lunch- left over chicken fried steak from Shawn's dinner last night, about 5 oz and then about a cup and a half of sauteed zucchini (in Pam) with a little sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
Snack-a pudding cup (80 cals)
Dinner--3 egg rolls and later for dessert popcorn and a small piece of fudge.
Overall, still not super great, but not the terrible menu I've been forced to look at the past few days. I feel like I'm getting back on track. I also have been working on a to-do list for myself so that when I find myself wanting to snack on junk for no reason, I can redirect myself with something that needs to get done around here before I go back to school in August.
The couch was a great starting place and really worked.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Food Journal: Day 22 (Katie)
First off Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there! I love Mother's Day as my husband is so good at making sure I get spoiled all day long! Also, I didn't fret about food so this day (I'm pretty sure I say that everytime...) wasn't great, but it wasn't as bad as it could have been!
Breakfast: I got breakfast in bed of made from scratch eggs benedict! My husband has never made this and they were so yummy! He even put them on lite whole wheat english muffins! And I'll just ignore the hollandaise sauce. ;) A few strawberries, black berries and apple slices. A glass of apple juice.
Snack: I didn't have one because I slept through it! Ha!
Lunch: A microwaveable steak and cheese sandwich (something we found at Costco) and a handful of nacho cheese Dorito's. A bottle of orange soda.
Snack: A bag of M&M's (my all time favorite candy that my husband brought me home last night) and a glass of ice water.
Dinner: Glazed ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans (lots of these, seriously, because they are without a doubt my favorite vegetable....possibly my favorite food all together!) and iced tea.
Desert: Half a carrot cake cupcake. These were pretty large though, I got them at Costco. I'd say half of it was about half a cup of cake and a quarter cup of frosting. More iced tea.
Now I'm stuffed so I'll be done eating today for sure! Wish me luck on getting to the grocery store ASAP this week or we'll be eating out too much! Now that my baby girl is feeling (mostly) better we can stop being quarantined as the plague house and we might get out and about this week!
Breakfast: I got breakfast in bed of made from scratch eggs benedict! My husband has never made this and they were so yummy! He even put them on lite whole wheat english muffins! And I'll just ignore the hollandaise sauce. ;) A few strawberries, black berries and apple slices. A glass of apple juice.
Snack: I didn't have one because I slept through it! Ha!
Lunch: A microwaveable steak and cheese sandwich (something we found at Costco) and a handful of nacho cheese Dorito's. A bottle of orange soda.
Snack: A bag of M&M's (my all time favorite candy that my husband brought me home last night) and a glass of ice water.
Dinner: Glazed ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans (lots of these, seriously, because they are without a doubt my favorite vegetable....possibly my favorite food all together!) and iced tea.
Desert: Half a carrot cake cupcake. These were pretty large though, I got them at Costco. I'd say half of it was about half a cup of cake and a quarter cup of frosting. More iced tea.
Now I'm stuffed so I'll be done eating today for sure! Wish me luck on getting to the grocery store ASAP this week or we'll be eating out too much! Now that my baby girl is feeling (mostly) better we can stop being quarantined as the plague house and we might get out and about this week!
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Food Journal- Day 21 (Kim)
Hello all! Super excited to be home and have our schedule back to normal. I am going to work on some sort of menu after I get the house back in order and have a few minutes to sit down and make a plan. I did make extra rice with dinner last night and we bagged the leftovers up and put them in the freezer so that we can use them for quick meals. I also think that I am going to cook all the ground beef that we have in the freezer and re-freeze it so that I can use it in quick recipes too.
So, being home is great and I have had the opportunity to eat with my family and cook for them which is very important to me.
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal and two slices of toast with jelly. I shared the oatmeal with Olivia and she ate a lot of it so I didn't get a full serving but I was still okay.
Snack:Granola square thing with peanut butter on it. I think it is the same thing that Katie can't stay out of only hers have dark chocolate on them.
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on white bread, sugar snap peas and two handfuls of original Lay's Potato chips.
Snack: Pudding cup with two graham cracker squares.
Dinner: Chinese noodles (spaghetti with pork, hard boiled egg, green onion and cream soup) and one ear of corn on the cob. I have to confess that even though I had the option of spray "butter", I opted for the real stuff on my corn but I used less than I normally do.
Snack: A few too many vanilla wafer cookies... I took the box, never a good plan for me.
I did a lot better with the water today! I drank 64 oz. of water and only 20 oz. of diet Pepsi! An improvement for me.
Thanks for the ideas for meal planning. I just need to get it organized. We are really trying hard to set a good example for our little one that is just starting to eat and to be more healthy ourselves while we are at it.
Oh, I also want you to know that I passed by the Ben and Jerry's at Target today, did not buy a rice crispy treat at the snack bar and ignored the candy bars at the check out. Pretty proud of myself today!
So, being home is great and I have had the opportunity to eat with my family and cook for them which is very important to me.
Breakfast: Instant oatmeal and two slices of toast with jelly. I shared the oatmeal with Olivia and she ate a lot of it so I didn't get a full serving but I was still okay.
Snack:Granola square thing with peanut butter on it. I think it is the same thing that Katie can't stay out of only hers have dark chocolate on them.
Lunch: Turkey sandwich on white bread, sugar snap peas and two handfuls of original Lay's Potato chips.
Snack: Pudding cup with two graham cracker squares.
Dinner: Chinese noodles (spaghetti with pork, hard boiled egg, green onion and cream soup) and one ear of corn on the cob. I have to confess that even though I had the option of spray "butter", I opted for the real stuff on my corn but I used less than I normally do.
Snack: A few too many vanilla wafer cookies... I took the box, never a good plan for me.
I did a lot better with the water today! I drank 64 oz. of water and only 20 oz. of diet Pepsi! An improvement for me.
Thanks for the ideas for meal planning. I just need to get it organized. We are really trying hard to set a good example for our little one that is just starting to eat and to be more healthy ourselves while we are at it.
Oh, I also want you to know that I passed by the Ben and Jerry's at Target today, did not buy a rice crispy treat at the snack bar and ignored the candy bars at the check out. Pretty proud of myself today!
Friday, May 11, 2012
Food Journal-Day 20 (Heidi)
It would seem that I'm destined to write one shameful post after another. ;)
Today was not good. I'll admit. Generally it pretty much sucked right up until dinner at our friends home.
Prior to that? It was pretty blah. If you recall I mentioned I'm a boredom eater some time back? Yeah. That reared it's ugly bored head today, and I really struggled.
I had a bagel and cream cheese today. It would feel better if I could claim a whole wheat bagel and light cream cheese. But no. It was just a giant ball of white carbs with regular old fatty cream cheese. Looking back eating a load of craptastic carbs to kick off my day was probably not one of my better ideas.
I later had two fruit leather strips an apple and then still aimless and bored I made some popcorn. Before my snack I should add that I did a bunch of yard work, which led to a huge allergy attack that incidentally never got finished today, and just made me feel off. So I took an allergy med. Then I felt sleepy and weird. And bored. This is a BAD combination. No excuses here, just trying to set the scene. I have no will power.
Then I had some lunch a bit later, just a PBJ and about three glasses of water, my throat still felt pretty itchy from the pollen I blew around the yard with the blower.
For a late afternoon snack I had a handful of cinnamon almonds and a bowl of cereal.
Then, we went to our friends house for appetizers and desserts. All bets were off.
I didn't eat a ton, I had a handful of sour cream and onion chips, two little sausage hors d'oeuvres (that's all fancy because I can't spell that word and so it's a copy and paste from google.) and a serving (maybe on the large size) of cherry cobbler. Then I had a drink. My friend Chris had whipped cream vodka. Is she serious? Mixed with orange juice? To die for. I only had a small glass, but it was so good, seriously if you like whipped cream and drink alcohol, you should check this stuff out.
So over all, it wasn't *terrible*, but I spent the afternoon working on a to do list for myself, lest I fall into the boredom trap again.
Today was not good. I'll admit. Generally it pretty much sucked right up until dinner at our friends home.
Prior to that? It was pretty blah. If you recall I mentioned I'm a boredom eater some time back? Yeah. That reared it's ugly bored head today, and I really struggled.
I had a bagel and cream cheese today. It would feel better if I could claim a whole wheat bagel and light cream cheese. But no. It was just a giant ball of white carbs with regular old fatty cream cheese. Looking back eating a load of craptastic carbs to kick off my day was probably not one of my better ideas.
I later had two fruit leather strips an apple and then still aimless and bored I made some popcorn. Before my snack I should add that I did a bunch of yard work, which led to a huge allergy attack that incidentally never got finished today, and just made me feel off. So I took an allergy med. Then I felt sleepy and weird. And bored. This is a BAD combination. No excuses here, just trying to set the scene. I have no will power.
Then I had some lunch a bit later, just a PBJ and about three glasses of water, my throat still felt pretty itchy from the pollen I blew around the yard with the blower.
For a late afternoon snack I had a handful of cinnamon almonds and a bowl of cereal.
Then, we went to our friends house for appetizers and desserts. All bets were off.
I didn't eat a ton, I had a handful of sour cream and onion chips, two little sausage hors d'oeuvres (that's all fancy because I can't spell that word and so it's a copy and paste from google.) and a serving (maybe on the large size) of cherry cobbler. Then I had a drink. My friend Chris had whipped cream vodka. Is she serious? Mixed with orange juice? To die for. I only had a small glass, but it was so good, seriously if you like whipped cream and drink alcohol, you should check this stuff out.
So over all, it wasn't *terrible*, but I spent the afternoon working on a to do list for myself, lest I fall into the boredom trap again.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Food Journal: Day 19 (Katie)
Today was not that great of a day all around. My baby daughter has been sick all week and last night she just got worse. By this morning she was dehydrated and lethargic and we had to follow a very particular food regimen to keep her out of the ER. I was up all night either worried about her or cleaning her up and so I'm both stressed and exhausted. Without further ado here is my day:
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast.
Snack: A can of Coke.
Lunch: Most of an 8 inch turkey sub from a local sandwich place, a small fry with ranch and a Dr. Pepper.
Snack: A handful of goldfish crackers and a glass of water.
Dinner: (Very late after a sleepy sick girl got laid down for the night) A peanut butter and jelly sandwich, pretzels and a glass of milk.
Snack: I have every intention of eating a big spoon full of cookie dough!
My weight today is 151.2 lbs (down 1.2 lbs since I started :) But at least it's not up!)
Hopefully tomorrow is a better day for all of us!
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast.
Snack: A can of Coke.
Lunch: Most of an 8 inch turkey sub from a local sandwich place, a small fry with ranch and a Dr. Pepper.
Snack: A handful of goldfish crackers and a glass of water.
Dinner: (Very late after a sleepy sick girl got laid down for the night) A peanut butter and jelly sandwich, pretzels and a glass of milk.
Snack: I have every intention of eating a big spoon full of cookie dough!
My weight today is 151.2 lbs (down 1.2 lbs since I started :) But at least it's not up!)
Hopefully tomorrow is a better day for all of us!
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Food Journal: Day 18 (Kim)
I really don't have much to say today. It was just another day. Nothing super exciting or out of the ordinary (for me anyway). I did go out with my sisters tonight which is always fun and a nice break from everything else. I even feel like I made good choices for dinner.
Breakfast: I had room service this morning in the hospital while I was sitting with my little one. I had an omelet with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and swiss cheese. I also had cream of wheat with a little brown sugar and milk in it, some pan fried potatoes and watermelon. I know it was a huge breakfast but I woke up really hungry and I didn't eat anything else until lunch time.
Lunch: White rice with a little butter and soy sauce, teriyaki baked tofu and sugar snap peas (raw).
Dinner: I had a regular roast beef sandwich from Arby's and a side salad with about 1 tsp. of balsamic vinaigrette and a diet Dr. Pepper.
Snack: Well it was girls night and the only true consistency of girls night (besides Target) is U-Swirl. I had to try something new since my usual flavor was not there anymore. I had chocolate and angel food cake swirled. And since I have very strange tastes (or so my sisters say) I had some gummy bears, Reece's Pieces and a cupcake shell. I did go lightly on the candy but probably should have left it off completely.
I did not drink enough water, or anything for that matter today. I really need to focus on drinking water...
I also need to set some goals for me and my family regarding eating out. We eat at restaurants way too often. I have tried making menu's and planning out the food for the week but this never seems to work because I am a mood eater and I really have to be in the mood for something and it is impossible to predict my mood. We also are on the go a lot so it is easier to grab and go at a drive thru. This has become a very important thing to me since our baby is now starting to want what we are eating and I want to set a good example for her about healthy eating habits. Any advice on creating and keeping to a healthy eating schedule and menu planning ideas would be great!
Breakfast: I had room service this morning in the hospital while I was sitting with my little one. I had an omelet with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and swiss cheese. I also had cream of wheat with a little brown sugar and milk in it, some pan fried potatoes and watermelon. I know it was a huge breakfast but I woke up really hungry and I didn't eat anything else until lunch time.
Lunch: White rice with a little butter and soy sauce, teriyaki baked tofu and sugar snap peas (raw).
Dinner: I had a regular roast beef sandwich from Arby's and a side salad with about 1 tsp. of balsamic vinaigrette and a diet Dr. Pepper.
Snack: Well it was girls night and the only true consistency of girls night (besides Target) is U-Swirl. I had to try something new since my usual flavor was not there anymore. I had chocolate and angel food cake swirled. And since I have very strange tastes (or so my sisters say) I had some gummy bears, Reece's Pieces and a cupcake shell. I did go lightly on the candy but probably should have left it off completely.
I did not drink enough water, or anything for that matter today. I really need to focus on drinking water...
I also need to set some goals for me and my family regarding eating out. We eat at restaurants way too often. I have tried making menu's and planning out the food for the week but this never seems to work because I am a mood eater and I really have to be in the mood for something and it is impossible to predict my mood. We also are on the go a lot so it is easier to grab and go at a drive thru. This has become a very important thing to me since our baby is now starting to want what we are eating and I want to set a good example for her about healthy eating habits. Any advice on creating and keeping to a healthy eating schedule and menu planning ideas would be great!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Food Journal-Day 17 (Heidi)
Ahhh, well we knew this day would come. The day of shame. The day you don't want to blog about. :)
It all started off ok. I had some cheerios and a banana. Then I took a nap after the kids went to school because I felt exhausted.
I got up, got ready and grabbed a Dr. Pepper on my way out the door. Met a friend for lunch today before he heads back to California for the summer.
We had lunch at BJ's Brewery (I think that's what its called). I love it there, I ordered the tomato bisque soup in the bread bowl. I only ate the soup at the top of the bowl. It was tasty. I should have stopped there. But then the waitress talked us into this pazoolie? I think it's called that. Basically a giant hot, gooey chocolate chip cookie with icecream on top. OMG. That was so damn good. And had to be a million calories. I was a good friend and let Matt eat more of it than I had, but still. So not proud. I told him that I had to blog this day and he just laughed at me. Matt and I usually just meet for coffee. That would have been much better for my blog day, skinny vanilla latte...or sourdough bread bowl and giant cookie covered in icecream. Oh well.
Sigh.
Then every week our husbands (mine, Katie's and Kim's) and a bunch of their friends gather to play board games and have dinner. Tonight was our night to host. I agreed to make eggrolls. They are deep fried. So yeah. But I did only have two, and a serving of edamame. And all the boys were very happy. :) And that was it for me today.
I don't have any more room for any more food and I'm sure I've done enough damage for one day.
It all started off ok. I had some cheerios and a banana. Then I took a nap after the kids went to school because I felt exhausted.
I got up, got ready and grabbed a Dr. Pepper on my way out the door. Met a friend for lunch today before he heads back to California for the summer.
We had lunch at BJ's Brewery (I think that's what its called). I love it there, I ordered the tomato bisque soup in the bread bowl. I only ate the soup at the top of the bowl. It was tasty. I should have stopped there. But then the waitress talked us into this pazoolie? I think it's called that. Basically a giant hot, gooey chocolate chip cookie with icecream on top. OMG. That was so damn good. And had to be a million calories. I was a good friend and let Matt eat more of it than I had, but still. So not proud. I told him that I had to blog this day and he just laughed at me. Matt and I usually just meet for coffee. That would have been much better for my blog day, skinny vanilla latte...or sourdough bread bowl and giant cookie covered in icecream. Oh well.
Sigh.
Then every week our husbands (mine, Katie's and Kim's) and a bunch of their friends gather to play board games and have dinner. Tonight was our night to host. I agreed to make eggrolls. They are deep fried. So yeah. But I did only have two, and a serving of edamame. And all the boys were very happy. :) And that was it for me today.
I don't have any more room for any more food and I'm sure I've done enough damage for one day.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Food Journal- Day 16 (Katie)
It's Monday. And we all know what that means! Not only was work a nightmare but my husbands grandmother is still in town and so was his brother. And though they were both very helpful at work there is still the stress of trying not to bore them to death and we of course ate out for lunch. Also today my husband and my daughter weren't feeling well so that makes things more interesting too!
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast. (I swear that I have good intentions for eating something healthier for breakfast one of these days but I just never seem to have any time!)
Snack: A handful of pretzel sticks and a glass of water.
Lunch: Half an oriental chicken salad wrap at Mr. Goodcents Subs and a cherry Dr. Pepper (a 22oz cup half full of ice).
Snack: My bag of chips (Lays BBQ) from lunch and a glass of water.
Dinner: A "California" burrito at a local Mexican restaurant called Macayo's. Though I did have to laugh at their menu describing this as a "healthy" burrito...it contained rice, REFRIED beans!, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and tomatoes. Last time I almost all of those things fall under the "unhealthy" category. My brother in law said things like that are supposed to be relative, he said it was most likely meant to mean that eating only one is healthier than eating two. Which is undoubtedly true. And of course I ate the chips and salsa and guacamole before dinner and I had a Mt. Dew.
Snack: Hasn't happened yet but to be honest the tub of cookie dough in my fridge is calling for me. So I'll probably eat a spoonful of that, though I promise not to eat more than 2 cookies worth! After this day I deserve it!
So what do you all do for quick (seriously quick!) breakfasts that also have good nutritional value?
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast. (I swear that I have good intentions for eating something healthier for breakfast one of these days but I just never seem to have any time!)
Snack: A handful of pretzel sticks and a glass of water.
Lunch: Half an oriental chicken salad wrap at Mr. Goodcents Subs and a cherry Dr. Pepper (a 22oz cup half full of ice).
Snack: My bag of chips (Lays BBQ) from lunch and a glass of water.
Dinner: A "California" burrito at a local Mexican restaurant called Macayo's. Though I did have to laugh at their menu describing this as a "healthy" burrito...it contained rice, REFRIED beans!, cheese, sour cream, guacamole, lettuce and tomatoes. Last time I almost all of those things fall under the "unhealthy" category. My brother in law said things like that are supposed to be relative, he said it was most likely meant to mean that eating only one is healthier than eating two. Which is undoubtedly true. And of course I ate the chips and salsa and guacamole before dinner and I had a Mt. Dew.
Snack: Hasn't happened yet but to be honest the tub of cookie dough in my fridge is calling for me. So I'll probably eat a spoonful of that, though I promise not to eat more than 2 cookies worth! After this day I deserve it!
So what do you all do for quick (seriously quick!) breakfasts that also have good nutritional value?
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Food Journal- Day 15 (Kim)
Hello all! Today was a pretty productive day all in all and I did okay on the food front. We are getting ready (hopefully) for discharge any day now so my stress level has been a little lower. However, today I have felt hungry all day. Even right after I finish a meal. Not sure what is up with that. So, considering that all my stomach wanted me to do all day was eat I feel like I didn't do too horribly.
Breakfast- Carnation instant breakfast and a Greek yogurt.
Snack- beef jerky.
Lunch- homemade grilled hamburgers about 1/2 a serving of fries (made in the oven) and a pickle spear. (@ Katie, I have more pickle juice for you btw :) ).
Snack- four graham cracker squares made into microwave s'mores using ten mini marshmallows and a chocolate kiss for two of them.
Dinner- Rice-a-Roni, corn, Yakimandu (or as my husband like to call them, little Korean tacos) and a piece of Pretzel Challah.
Snack- an orange and a string cheese.
I didn't do as well with the water today, only about 30 oz. and I drank a 20 oz diet Pepsi and a glass ( about 12 oz.) of Code Red Mountain Dew. I also used about 16 oz of skim milk to make my breakfast.
I am not sure why I am so hungry today... Hopefully it will pass. I am going to have a glass of water and go to bed.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Food Journal-Day 14 (Heidi)
Another day another post! Today was pretty average for me.
Breakfast- I just had a bowl of cheerios, in a bit of a hurry to get Evan out the door for an appointment. Nothing else. Grabbed a glass of water right before we headed out.
Lunch was REALLY late. We were busy until almost 1pm in town, so we stopped at Subway. Remember my lack of interest in turkey sandwiches? It still stands. I had an Italian BMT, which incidentally is not on their "good for you" list, but I can live with that. I also had baked chips and then I had a white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookie. And a diet coke.
Then for snack later I had a handful of kettle corn and a fruit leather strip. I just was not hungry today.
Dinner- Shawn took me out while some friends took our kids. I actually was craving a salad, which is unusual. So we went to Sweet Tomatoes. If you don't know Sweet Tomatoes/Soup Plantation, it's just a really big salad bar buffet place with soups and breads and pastas. I loaded up on veggies, and then probably ruined it all with some ranch dressing (and not the nasty fat free stuff). But again, I can live with that. Because frankly I can't stay on task eating food that doesn't taste good to me. So I used regular, but in moderation. Then I got my usual corn bread muffin, honey butter whip, and some homemade chunky chicken noodle soup. I ate all of the salad, but my tastebuds must be off or something. The bread seemed dry and "meh" so I only ate half of the muffin. And the soup was mushy noodles and so I didn't even finish half of that (which I would guess was about a cup of soup). At any rate, it was a really low calorie, non-snacking kind of day.
If I could figure out how to duplicate my complete disinterest in food and lack of appetite into something like a regular basis, life would be sweet.
I'm assured based on my history that my appetite will return with a vengeance and will bring along it's friend Sweet Tooth.
Breakfast- I just had a bowl of cheerios, in a bit of a hurry to get Evan out the door for an appointment. Nothing else. Grabbed a glass of water right before we headed out.
Lunch was REALLY late. We were busy until almost 1pm in town, so we stopped at Subway. Remember my lack of interest in turkey sandwiches? It still stands. I had an Italian BMT, which incidentally is not on their "good for you" list, but I can live with that. I also had baked chips and then I had a white chocolate chip macadamia nut cookie. And a diet coke.
Then for snack later I had a handful of kettle corn and a fruit leather strip. I just was not hungry today.
Dinner- Shawn took me out while some friends took our kids. I actually was craving a salad, which is unusual. So we went to Sweet Tomatoes. If you don't know Sweet Tomatoes/Soup Plantation, it's just a really big salad bar buffet place with soups and breads and pastas. I loaded up on veggies, and then probably ruined it all with some ranch dressing (and not the nasty fat free stuff). But again, I can live with that. Because frankly I can't stay on task eating food that doesn't taste good to me. So I used regular, but in moderation. Then I got my usual corn bread muffin, honey butter whip, and some homemade chunky chicken noodle soup. I ate all of the salad, but my tastebuds must be off or something. The bread seemed dry and "meh" so I only ate half of the muffin. And the soup was mushy noodles and so I didn't even finish half of that (which I would guess was about a cup of soup). At any rate, it was a really low calorie, non-snacking kind of day.
If I could figure out how to duplicate my complete disinterest in food and lack of appetite into something like a regular basis, life would be sweet.
I'm assured based on my history that my appetite will return with a vengeance and will bring along it's friend Sweet Tooth.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Food Journal- Day 13 (Katie)
Well today wasn't that great but I also don't feel bad about it or regret it! So ha! This week my husbands grandmother, Nadine, is here from out of town. We don't see her very often and it's such a nice treat to spoil her and take her to all our favorite places. Because as she says, "She likes everything!" So my diet has not been the top priority since she's been here!
Breakfast- About a cup of strawberries dipped in whipped cream, Carnation Instant Breakfast (this is my coffee ;) )
Lunch- Leftover lasagna from dinner last night. There was about a cup and a half. Then I had about a 1/2 of ice cream from Cold Stone. Diet Mt. Dew.
Snack- Banana and a glass of water (see, it wasn't all bad!)
Dinner- 7 Chicken wings. This is definitely *not* the highlight of the day. If any of you have ever had chicken wings while doing Weight Watchers you'll know that they are worth THREE points each. Ouch. But today they were worth it because Grandma Nadine loved them! We also had french fries, carrots and celery with ranch and a Dr. Pepper.
Snack I haven't had yet and since it's 9:30 there's a good chance I won't! But I did get some really good tea at Teavana so I'll probably have some of that.
And since I haven't tracked it the last couple of posts my weight today was 151.3 lbs. That's -1.1 lbs since my first post. Not much but at least it didn't go up!
Breakfast- About a cup of strawberries dipped in whipped cream, Carnation Instant Breakfast (this is my coffee ;) )
Lunch- Leftover lasagna from dinner last night. There was about a cup and a half. Then I had about a 1/2 of ice cream from Cold Stone. Diet Mt. Dew.
Snack- Banana and a glass of water (see, it wasn't all bad!)
Dinner- 7 Chicken wings. This is definitely *not* the highlight of the day. If any of you have ever had chicken wings while doing Weight Watchers you'll know that they are worth THREE points each. Ouch. But today they were worth it because Grandma Nadine loved them! We also had french fries, carrots and celery with ranch and a Dr. Pepper.
Snack I haven't had yet and since it's 9:30 there's a good chance I won't! But I did get some really good tea at Teavana so I'll probably have some of that.
And since I haven't tracked it the last couple of posts my weight today was 151.3 lbs. That's -1.1 lbs since my first post. Not much but at least it didn't go up!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Food Journal- Day 12 (Kim)
Today has been a very stressful one for me. We are on day 23 at the hospital with the little one and it feels like we are going in a vicious circle. When will it end... unfortunately for me I am a stress eater so that was an even bigger challenge for me today than trying to keep my cool and not stress the kiddo's out. BUT... I feel like I did pretty good considering how many times today I craved chocolate and icecream.
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast with about 16 oz of skim milk and a banana.
Snack: Did not happen, it was a rough morning and as much as I wanted to snack on everything I could think of I resisted and stayed by my daughters side while she was having problems.
Lunch: Oven "fried" chicken and coleslaw from the cooking light section of the hospital cafeteria and some watermellon.
Snack: Jerky and one string cheese.
Dinner: About a third of a Machaca meal from a little hole in the wall mexican reastaraunt. I had no idea what I was getting when I ordered the lady did not describe it well at all. She said it was shredded beef with green peppers, onions, tomatoes and chili's cooked into it, it was actually shredded beef, green peppers, onions, chilis and scrambled eggs. It was very good but enough food for at least two people so I will probably have it again tomorrow.
So far I have not had a snack tonight, nor do I think I will. I am still pretty full from dinner. I did ok with the water today, about 30 oz. I also had a 16 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper. I am also working on another glass of water right now and am sure I will finish it and maybe part of another one before bed. I am feeling very thirsty tonight.
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast with about 16 oz of skim milk and a banana.
Snack: Did not happen, it was a rough morning and as much as I wanted to snack on everything I could think of I resisted and stayed by my daughters side while she was having problems.
Lunch: Oven "fried" chicken and coleslaw from the cooking light section of the hospital cafeteria and some watermellon.
Snack: Jerky and one string cheese.
Dinner: About a third of a Machaca meal from a little hole in the wall mexican reastaraunt. I had no idea what I was getting when I ordered the lady did not describe it well at all. She said it was shredded beef with green peppers, onions, tomatoes and chili's cooked into it, it was actually shredded beef, green peppers, onions, chilis and scrambled eggs. It was very good but enough food for at least two people so I will probably have it again tomorrow.
So far I have not had a snack tonight, nor do I think I will. I am still pretty full from dinner. I did ok with the water today, about 30 oz. I also had a 16 oz. Diet Dr. Pepper. I am also working on another glass of water right now and am sure I will finish it and maybe part of another one before bed. I am feeling very thirsty tonight.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Food Journal Day 11-(Heidi)
Today was rough. I'll admit. It was long, I was exhausted, and I still am.
For breakfast I started the day off right. I had a bowl of Grapenuts and used a little stevia on it. I forgot to eat my banana though.
Then the day got crazy. My 8 yo came down with very red itchy eyes, the kind that looks suspiciously like pink eye...and so we threw together everything for the day (which of course did not include a snack or my water bottle) and ran out the door to get him to the clinic before I had class. It was indeed pink eye. I wound up taking him with me to school (I promise I didn't let him touch anything and doused him repeatedly in hand sanitizer, but some times there are no options).
After we did all of that we got lunch at In-N-Out. I ate a cheeseburger and 1/3 of the order of fries we got to share and a diet coke.
We also had some caramels in the car, and I had a few of those.
When I got home I was in study mode, but tired so I had some popcorn and and an apple.
Dinner was a tostada with some refried beans, ground turkey, and lettuce and a little cheese. And a glass of strawberry milk. (I have never been able to resist that from the age of 2).
It's 8pm and I'm still dragging, but trying to ignore it and just plow through the stuff I have to study. Next time I post I will be done with school for the summer and hopefully able to focus better and also have time to prep stuff in the kitchen! Here's to a healthier summer of eating! :)
And as usual I had a ton of water. I don't know how much, I'm working on my fourth glass that holds 2 cups. I'm sure I'll get through at least one, probably two more.
Days like this are the days that are hard to journal, I must admit. I just want to throw in the towel, graze on crappy food all day to try and boost my mood and my energy levels, and so this has really forced me to think twice before I put something in my mouth. Sharing with the world is a pretty decent motivator!
For breakfast I started the day off right. I had a bowl of Grapenuts and used a little stevia on it. I forgot to eat my banana though.
Then the day got crazy. My 8 yo came down with very red itchy eyes, the kind that looks suspiciously like pink eye...and so we threw together everything for the day (which of course did not include a snack or my water bottle) and ran out the door to get him to the clinic before I had class. It was indeed pink eye. I wound up taking him with me to school (I promise I didn't let him touch anything and doused him repeatedly in hand sanitizer, but some times there are no options).
After we did all of that we got lunch at In-N-Out. I ate a cheeseburger and 1/3 of the order of fries we got to share and a diet coke.
We also had some caramels in the car, and I had a few of those.
When I got home I was in study mode, but tired so I had some popcorn and and an apple.
Dinner was a tostada with some refried beans, ground turkey, and lettuce and a little cheese. And a glass of strawberry milk. (I have never been able to resist that from the age of 2).
It's 8pm and I'm still dragging, but trying to ignore it and just plow through the stuff I have to study. Next time I post I will be done with school for the summer and hopefully able to focus better and also have time to prep stuff in the kitchen! Here's to a healthier summer of eating! :)
And as usual I had a ton of water. I don't know how much, I'm working on my fourth glass that holds 2 cups. I'm sure I'll get through at least one, probably two more.
Days like this are the days that are hard to journal, I must admit. I just want to throw in the towel, graze on crappy food all day to try and boost my mood and my energy levels, and so this has really forced me to think twice before I put something in my mouth. Sharing with the world is a pretty decent motivator!
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Food Journal -Day 10 (Katie)
This post might be short and sweet. I'm so tired from working so much already this week and getting ready for a visit from my husbands grandmother that I can barely keep my eyes open!
Breakfast: Due to waking up late I didn't really get breakfast today. I had a cup of hot chocolate at work and a handful of pretzel sticks.
Snack: a chocolate covered granola thing I found at Costco. I can't think of what it is called off the top of my head but I do remember it was 70 calories. It was also super delicious!
Lunch: I ate a salad (yes! you read that right!). It had lots of dark green lettuces, 2 sweet peppers, a handful of baby carrots, 5 or 6 grape tomatoes and about 2 oz of chicken breast. I had ranch on it too, which I know is not the best but I keep forgetting to take my italian dressing to the office!
Snack: Another chocolate covered granola thing (they were calling me all day!) and a banana. Also a vitamin water.
Dinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce (about 1/2 cup, it was free dinner at my kids school and they weren't feeling all that generous in an attempt to not run out!), a salad with italian dressing and a small piece of garlic bread. I also had one vanilla sandwich cookie. I had two cookies but a certain two year old I live with made off with my other one! And a Diet Mt. Dew.
Snack: I'm feeling starved right now and fighting off some serious cravings. I'm have a few pretzels and about 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese. I will probably also eat a piece of fruit. I just haven't decided if it's worth staying awake for!
Also of note today is that lovely Aunt Flo is visiting. So at least that explains the desire for sleep and chocolate!
Breakfast: Due to waking up late I didn't really get breakfast today. I had a cup of hot chocolate at work and a handful of pretzel sticks.
Snack: a chocolate covered granola thing I found at Costco. I can't think of what it is called off the top of my head but I do remember it was 70 calories. It was also super delicious!
Lunch: I ate a salad (yes! you read that right!). It had lots of dark green lettuces, 2 sweet peppers, a handful of baby carrots, 5 or 6 grape tomatoes and about 2 oz of chicken breast. I had ranch on it too, which I know is not the best but I keep forgetting to take my italian dressing to the office!
Snack: Another chocolate covered granola thing (they were calling me all day!) and a banana. Also a vitamin water.
Dinner: Spaghetti with meat sauce (about 1/2 cup, it was free dinner at my kids school and they weren't feeling all that generous in an attempt to not run out!), a salad with italian dressing and a small piece of garlic bread. I also had one vanilla sandwich cookie. I had two cookies but a certain two year old I live with made off with my other one! And a Diet Mt. Dew.
Snack: I'm feeling starved right now and fighting off some serious cravings. I'm have a few pretzels and about 1/2 cup of low fat cottage cheese. I will probably also eat a piece of fruit. I just haven't decided if it's worth staying awake for!
Also of note today is that lovely Aunt Flo is visiting. So at least that explains the desire for sleep and chocolate!
Food Journal- Day 9 (Kim)
Okay, let's try this again. I had this completely written and went to preview it and it disappeared. So, I will try one more time and if this doesn't work... I may go crazy. ;)
I know this post should have gone up last night but a series of events prevented this from happening.
First my little girl who has been in the hospital for three weeks today was moved out of the PICU last night which is great news but I decided to stay with her since it was her first night in a new room. This alone would not have prevented me from posting but then the hospitals wifi was down until about an hour ago and the computer in the parents lounge would not run blogger. So, here I am at 6:30 in the morning writing (again) the blog. Better late than never, right?
Breakfast: Kashi trail mix granola bar and a Chobani blueberry yogurt.
Snack: One Laughing Cow cheese wheel and some watermelon.
Lunch: half of a Greek gyros from Opa with lots of veggies (lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion) and some pita wedges with hummus and zta Zsi Ki sauce. (Pretty sure I butchered the spelling of that)
Snack: beef jerky and a Diet Pepsi (20 oz.)
Dinner: the rest of the gyros sandwich and some watermelon.
Snack: a handful of cracker chips. I have tried two different brands of these lately and I have to say the ones made by Pepperidge Farms are by far the best and they are less expensive too. (the other brand was Special K)
My last post I talked about my lack of water intake so I have been paying close attention to this the past two days and am pretty proud of my efforts. Today I drank a at least 40 oz. and close to that the day before! I took the advice from Heidi about not drinking soda until I have had at least three glasses of water and from Lorraine (she posted on the Facebook link) and kept a refilable water bottle with me all day full of ice water.So thank you both for your advice! I will try to keep it up.
Now I am going to post this without previewing it and hopefully it will post successfully because I really don't know if I have the patience to do it all over again. If there are typos I apologize and I will fix them when I get a chance at home on the computer since my IPad seems to not want to let me preview! So until next time...
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