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!
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
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...
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Food Journal-Day 8 (Heidi)
Another day of studying for finals flew by. And can I just say that my brain my explode if I have to look at one more Chemistry problem tonight.
So here I am.
First the menu for the day:
Breakfast- I had a serving of Kashi Go-Lean with milk and a banana. I love this cereal, but I am a lover of grainy/nutty/crunchy cereals. Since I was a kid. I attribute that to my mean mom who would never let us have the "good" stuff unless we were camping. :) Thanks mom! I know it's something that many people struggle with, but it's good to me.
I also had a 32 oz glass of water.
Snack- 1/4 C fresh pineapple, and a quaker granola bar.
Lunch-leftover chicken enchilada (I made a big pan!) and 32oz water
Snack- green smoothie. 1/2 cup peanuts with the shell.
Diet pepsi-2 cans today
Dinner- Shawn's homemade spaghetti with ground turkey and celery and more water. :) It was hot today. Water was not an issue for me.
Fiber One brownie for desert
Now, some notes. First off, lets talk about that smoothie. So all over pinterest and the blogosphere I've been reading up on these green smoothies. And everyone is raving about them, and how they are so good your kids will drink them up and ask for more! And honestly? I've been really reluctant to try them out, because I just can't see with the ingredients list that they will taste good.
Well after all this talk about getting more veggies in, I took the plunge, grabbed some spinach and some frozen peaches and came home to give it a shot.
I used this recipe Green Smoothie for weight loss recipe, minus the mango (that stuff is insanely expensive) and I used fresh pineapple instead. I also cut back on the spinach because I was just using my magic bullet.
Now, when I finished blending it, it tasted very much like fruity spinach. Which is fine in a salad, but not as a beverage. So I added more peaches. It didn't help. So I added more pineapple and some of the juice. And then I added some vanilla stevia. And then it still tasted like fruity spinach, but since I had so much stuff invested in this tiny cup I tried to give it to my kid. She balked, and then ran away to get a drink because it as "nasty!".
No tricking my kids. So I tried to drink it. Thinking surely I would get used to it. But alas. I did not, and half of it (or possibly more than that) went into the garbage disposal.
So. Your mileage may vary of course. But I think green smoothies are off the menu for me, because I'm sure by the time I get them to not taste like spinach they will not be all that good for me. Now I should add, that I had really high hopes for this. I even took pictures, I was going to post them and rave about how fantastic they were and how you could just drink your veggies while tricking your brain into thinking you were at Dairy Queen. So I really did go into this with a positive mindset. I now suspect most people just pin these things on pinterest in the same vein as I do, to try later, when really the world famous chocolate chip cookie recipe next to it on the board is the one you actually make and eat.
Also, I wanted to note that I don't think I moved my butt out of this chair today. I did dishes. I got up to use the bathroom and refill my water cup. Beyond that, I was firmly planted in front of this damn computer getting my booty kicked by my insane chemistry professor with the homework assignment from hell.
This makes for a long day, and I did get bored. I am feeling pretty good about my food choices today in spite of the fact that I would rather have eaten anything in the house rather than do my work, but I kept asking myself "Are you hungry or bored". Trying to assess this for myself is a goal I have with this journal challenge.
What kind of eater are you? Have you considered why? Have you tried anything that works to keep you on track so you don't give in?
So here I am.
First the menu for the day:
Breakfast- I had a serving of Kashi Go-Lean with milk and a banana. I love this cereal, but I am a lover of grainy/nutty/crunchy cereals. Since I was a kid. I attribute that to my mean mom who would never let us have the "good" stuff unless we were camping. :) Thanks mom! I know it's something that many people struggle with, but it's good to me.
I also had a 32 oz glass of water.
Snack- 1/4 C fresh pineapple, and a quaker granola bar.
Lunch-leftover chicken enchilada (I made a big pan!) and 32oz water
Snack- green smoothie. 1/2 cup peanuts with the shell.
Diet pepsi-2 cans today
Dinner- Shawn's homemade spaghetti with ground turkey and celery and more water. :) It was hot today. Water was not an issue for me.
Fiber One brownie for desert
Now, some notes. First off, lets talk about that smoothie. So all over pinterest and the blogosphere I've been reading up on these green smoothies. And everyone is raving about them, and how they are so good your kids will drink them up and ask for more! And honestly? I've been really reluctant to try them out, because I just can't see with the ingredients list that they will taste good.
Well after all this talk about getting more veggies in, I took the plunge, grabbed some spinach and some frozen peaches and came home to give it a shot.
I used this recipe Green Smoothie for weight loss recipe, minus the mango (that stuff is insanely expensive) and I used fresh pineapple instead. I also cut back on the spinach because I was just using my magic bullet.
Now, when I finished blending it, it tasted very much like fruity spinach. Which is fine in a salad, but not as a beverage. So I added more peaches. It didn't help. So I added more pineapple and some of the juice. And then I added some vanilla stevia. And then it still tasted like fruity spinach, but since I had so much stuff invested in this tiny cup I tried to give it to my kid. She balked, and then ran away to get a drink because it as "nasty!".
No tricking my kids. So I tried to drink it. Thinking surely I would get used to it. But alas. I did not, and half of it (or possibly more than that) went into the garbage disposal.
So. Your mileage may vary of course. But I think green smoothies are off the menu for me, because I'm sure by the time I get them to not taste like spinach they will not be all that good for me. Now I should add, that I had really high hopes for this. I even took pictures, I was going to post them and rave about how fantastic they were and how you could just drink your veggies while tricking your brain into thinking you were at Dairy Queen. So I really did go into this with a positive mindset. I now suspect most people just pin these things on pinterest in the same vein as I do, to try later, when really the world famous chocolate chip cookie recipe next to it on the board is the one you actually make and eat.
Also, I wanted to note that I don't think I moved my butt out of this chair today. I did dishes. I got up to use the bathroom and refill my water cup. Beyond that, I was firmly planted in front of this damn computer getting my booty kicked by my insane chemistry professor with the homework assignment from hell.
This makes for a long day, and I did get bored. I am feeling pretty good about my food choices today in spite of the fact that I would rather have eaten anything in the house rather than do my work, but I kept asking myself "Are you hungry or bored". Trying to assess this for myself is a goal I have with this journal challenge.
What kind of eater are you? Have you considered why? Have you tried anything that works to keep you on track so you don't give in?
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Food Journal-Day 7 (Katie)
This day was not that great. And this post might follow suit since I'm in a bit of a hurry. I had to work today, like most Saturdays, and I was there from a little after 9 to a little after 5. Then we went home and had dinner and got kids in bed and now I'm here again. And I'll probably be here a while. So that being said you'll have to forgive my brevity and poor food choices alike.
Breakfast: The usual, Carnation Instant Breakfast and an apple.
Snack: 2 Samoa girl scout cookies
Lunch: Left over fajitas from On The Border. It was just meat and veggies (chicken, beef and peppers, onions, and some squash) with 3 small flour tortillas. A bit of rice and refried beans. Diet Mt. Dew.
Snack- A small handful of pretzel crackers and a Vitamin Water.
Another Snack- (we had a really late dinner!) This was partially my husbands fault as it was his idea and also clearly contributed to our late dinner, we went to Dairy Queen where I had a small blizzard. It crossed my mind to get one of their "Mini" blizzards but I honestly have no willpower. And we almost never go there!
Dinner- Grilled boneless, skinless, (tasteless) chicken breast, "shells and cheese" (you know, the kind with white cheese sauce?) I hardly got any of that though because my kids love it, and some yellow and zucchini squash sauteed in a bit of olive oil spray. Glass of milk.
Now that I'm back at work I'm drinking a Red Bull (though this time I'll take full responsibility). And I will probably have something later but I'll make sure it's after midnight so I don't have to record it! ;)
I do have good news though! On the suggestion of a friend I bought a salad spinner! Now I have to hit the store tomorrow so I can get some fixin's and I can bring a salad to work so said friend doesn't make me look bad with her salad!
Breakfast: The usual, Carnation Instant Breakfast and an apple.
Snack: 2 Samoa girl scout cookies
Lunch: Left over fajitas from On The Border. It was just meat and veggies (chicken, beef and peppers, onions, and some squash) with 3 small flour tortillas. A bit of rice and refried beans. Diet Mt. Dew.
Snack- A small handful of pretzel crackers and a Vitamin Water.
Another Snack- (we had a really late dinner!) This was partially my husbands fault as it was his idea and also clearly contributed to our late dinner, we went to Dairy Queen where I had a small blizzard. It crossed my mind to get one of their "Mini" blizzards but I honestly have no willpower. And we almost never go there!
Dinner- Grilled boneless, skinless, (tasteless) chicken breast, "shells and cheese" (you know, the kind with white cheese sauce?) I hardly got any of that though because my kids love it, and some yellow and zucchini squash sauteed in a bit of olive oil spray. Glass of milk.
Now that I'm back at work I'm drinking a Red Bull (though this time I'll take full responsibility). And I will probably have something later but I'll make sure it's after midnight so I don't have to record it! ;)
I do have good news though! On the suggestion of a friend I bought a salad spinner! Now I have to hit the store tomorrow so I can get some fixin's and I can bring a salad to work so said friend doesn't make me look bad with her salad!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Food Journal Day 6 (Kim)
So, I feel like I did a little better today with the fruits and veggies. I even ate less junk food so that is good too. We are on day 17 of a hospital stay for our little one and I am getting really sick of fast food (or any food not cooked in my kitchen for that matter). Today I got to have one home cooked meal!
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast (made with about 16 oz. of whole milk) and a banana
Lunch: Chicken salad from the Safeway deli on a kaiser bun, a tomato, some (5-6) sugar snap peas with about 1 tsp. of ranch dressing and about 1 cup of watermelon chunks.
Snack: ONE (believe it or not) Girl Scout Cookie and about 10 Ritz crackers with a slice of pepperoni and a small piece of cheese on each of them.
Dinner: (HOME COOKED!!!) Spaghetti with meat sauce, two small slices of garlic bread and broccoli.
Not too bad for the day, however I did drink two 20 oz. bottles of diet Pepsi and a small carton (think school lunch) of chocolate milk. I did not drink water, which of course I just realized now, so I will be having a glass before I go to bed and that will be my goal for the next few days. If anyone has any suggestions on ways to remember the water throughout the day I really struggle with this and would love the input. I often don't realize how little water I drink until I become really dehydrated...
Breakfast: Carnation instant breakfast (made with about 16 oz. of whole milk) and a banana
Lunch: Chicken salad from the Safeway deli on a kaiser bun, a tomato, some (5-6) sugar snap peas with about 1 tsp. of ranch dressing and about 1 cup of watermelon chunks.
Snack: ONE (believe it or not) Girl Scout Cookie and about 10 Ritz crackers with a slice of pepperoni and a small piece of cheese on each of them.
Dinner: (HOME COOKED!!!) Spaghetti with meat sauce, two small slices of garlic bread and broccoli.
Not too bad for the day, however I did drink two 20 oz. bottles of diet Pepsi and a small carton (think school lunch) of chocolate milk. I did not drink water, which of course I just realized now, so I will be having a glass before I go to bed and that will be my goal for the next few days. If anyone has any suggestions on ways to remember the water throughout the day I really struggle with this and would love the input. I often don't realize how little water I drink until I become really dehydrated...
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Food Journal-Day 5 Heidi
So I'm writing a little early, because not only am I trying to study for a final tomorrow, but I have a choir concert for my second grader to attend this evening as well. I am currently procrastinating (my specialty) but later this evening I know I will be buried in memorizing the nervous system and this will not be on my radar.
This week so far has gone fine. This is pretty normal for me, no PMS and I am a boredom eater not a stress eater, so since I'm swamped with school work, exams, finals, and mom stuff I just don't care that much about food.
Without further ado:
Breakfast: 1 egg and 1/4 corned beef hash.
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich on ww an apple and a Fiber One 90 calorie brownie. Diet Coke
Snack: An apple and a quaker chewy granola bar.
Snack: carrots, I was really hungry around 4:30 so I just munched on a few of these to get my mind back on my studies.
Dinner: Chicken enchiladas that I made last night, and corn.
Snack: I have no idea, but I will edit later if I have one.***I had a Greek Yogurt. :) Tasty, and filling. Good choice I think.
Random: It's going to be a late night, so I will be making coffee.And drinking it. I use a little bit of coffee mate in it, and usually splenda. I'm considering stopping with artificial sweeteners over time, and may try stevia in my coffee. I'm still debating this with myself though. I'll let you know what I decided. ***ETA: I went with the Splenda. But after reading comments I feel a little guilty. ;) I will be working on that in the near future. I may give up soda for the summer. I have to admit, I'm hanging on to it for finals week. It's just not a good time to try to break a bad habit.
I also have had 3 32 oz glasses of water today in addition to my soda.
A few things to note. The corned beef hash--not really all that good for you, but the thing is that I ate 1/4 of a serving for starters, so I'm guessing about 70-80 calories there, and I love it. Plus with the egg, I was full all morning. I really need to change my view on things, because diets don't work for me. I am trying this new thing, I can have what I love, even every day if I want but in moderation. This may save me from falling off the wagon and over eating the stuff I love after about the 3 week mark. (This is when I always falter and struggle and give in and eat way too much crap over the course of a few days).
The other thing is that after my son would only eat peanut butter sandwiches 2 times a day (breakfast and lunch for the majority of his pre-school years and still almost daily for lunch) that we really had to do something about all that sugar. So we use peanut butter that is just peanuts and salt, and we use low-sugar/no sugar jams/jellies. And we only buy wheat bread. I just want to throw that out there, because I think that PBJ can be good for you, and I don't really like meat sandwiches, so you will see a lot of these on my menus. Still kind of high in calories, but again, I know myself, and I won't stick to turkey sandwiches for very long. So I'm trying it my way this time and we shall see how things go.
I should be eating more veggies. I don't know how I'm going to go about that. I am lazy in the kitchen so I hate prepping veggies, even though I love to eat them. I'm also not a fan of most raw veggies. This creates a dilemma for sure. So I'm open to suggestions on how to improve in this area. Let me know if you have any ideas for incorporating veggies without too much effort! :) (And it sounds like I'm not the only one with this problem, it might be genetic!)
ALSO ETA: I want to say that there is so much going on behind the scenes on this blog! Check out the comments section too, some really great conversations are being had there. Thanks so much for reading!
This week so far has gone fine. This is pretty normal for me, no PMS and I am a boredom eater not a stress eater, so since I'm swamped with school work, exams, finals, and mom stuff I just don't care that much about food.
Without further ado:
Breakfast: 1 egg and 1/4 corned beef hash.
Lunch: peanut butter and honey sandwich on ww an apple and a Fiber One 90 calorie brownie. Diet Coke
Snack: An apple and a quaker chewy granola bar.
Snack: carrots, I was really hungry around 4:30 so I just munched on a few of these to get my mind back on my studies.
Dinner: Chicken enchiladas that I made last night, and corn.
Snack: I have no idea, but I will edit later if I have one.***I had a Greek Yogurt. :) Tasty, and filling. Good choice I think.
Random: It's going to be a late night, so I will be making coffee.And drinking it. I use a little bit of coffee mate in it, and usually splenda. I'm considering stopping with artificial sweeteners over time, and may try stevia in my coffee. I'm still debating this with myself though. I'll let you know what I decided. ***ETA: I went with the Splenda. But after reading comments I feel a little guilty. ;) I will be working on that in the near future. I may give up soda for the summer. I have to admit, I'm hanging on to it for finals week. It's just not a good time to try to break a bad habit.
I also have had 3 32 oz glasses of water today in addition to my soda.
A few things to note. The corned beef hash--not really all that good for you, but the thing is that I ate 1/4 of a serving for starters, so I'm guessing about 70-80 calories there, and I love it. Plus with the egg, I was full all morning. I really need to change my view on things, because diets don't work for me. I am trying this new thing, I can have what I love, even every day if I want but in moderation. This may save me from falling off the wagon and over eating the stuff I love after about the 3 week mark. (This is when I always falter and struggle and give in and eat way too much crap over the course of a few days).
The other thing is that after my son would only eat peanut butter sandwiches 2 times a day (breakfast and lunch for the majority of his pre-school years and still almost daily for lunch) that we really had to do something about all that sugar. So we use peanut butter that is just peanuts and salt, and we use low-sugar/no sugar jams/jellies. And we only buy wheat bread. I just want to throw that out there, because I think that PBJ can be good for you, and I don't really like meat sandwiches, so you will see a lot of these on my menus. Still kind of high in calories, but again, I know myself, and I won't stick to turkey sandwiches for very long. So I'm trying it my way this time and we shall see how things go.
I should be eating more veggies. I don't know how I'm going to go about that. I am lazy in the kitchen so I hate prepping veggies, even though I love to eat them. I'm also not a fan of most raw veggies. This creates a dilemma for sure. So I'm open to suggestions on how to improve in this area. Let me know if you have any ideas for incorporating veggies without too much effort! :) (And it sounds like I'm not the only one with this problem, it might be genetic!)
ALSO ETA: I want to say that there is so much going on behind the scenes on this blog! Check out the comments section too, some really great conversations are being had there. Thanks so much for reading!
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Food Journal- Day 4 (Katie)
I had all these fantasies over the last two days about how I was going to have a great day and eat healthy and prove to everyone that I could do it if I tried. But it turns out that when I'm super busy that I don't try that hard. Work has been chaos for two months now and having been out half of both Monday and Tuesday (to go to the fair and to chaperone my second graders field trip ~to a farm to talk about eating healthy of all things~) Wednesday was particularly hard at work.
Breakfast: I started off with my usual Carnation Instant Breakfast. I grabbed an apple on my way out the door but by the time I dropped off the oldest at school and ran a couple errands I had forgotten all about it and it got too hot. I put it in the fridge but not until later in the day. (But hey! It's still there so I can eat it tomorrow!).
Snack: I drank a Red Bull. It's my husbands fault. He bought it and I have no will power when those things are around.
Lunch: A frozen meal with a fish fillet and some macaroni and cheese. It wasn't even very good.
Snack: Banana (YAY! A fruit!)
Dinner: A Beach Club at Jimmie John's with BBQ chips and a big ol' regular Dr. Pepper.
Dessert: About 6 oz of fat free, 25 calories per ounce, Tart Frozen Yogurt with blueberries and kiwi on top.
A few notes:
1. It was Girls Night. Every Wednesday my sisters and I go out to dinner and shopping. We also always get frozen yogurt. I usually load it up with candy and chocolate syrup so tonight I was good and only had fruit. It was delicious and I felt pretty good about it!
2. I should have had iced tea at dinner. I often drink tea but for some reason tonight I just wanted that Dr. Pepper. I think I could cut out a lot of calories (at least when I eat out, I drink Diet Mt. Dew at work) if I only allowed myself to have tea unless it was a special occasion.
3. I need to plan better for food at work. I need to make a menu plan for lunches.
4. I really need to eat more fruits and vegetables!
Today my weight was 152.2. This was a change of -0.2lbs! Ha! And I even went to the fair!
Breakfast: I started off with my usual Carnation Instant Breakfast. I grabbed an apple on my way out the door but by the time I dropped off the oldest at school and ran a couple errands I had forgotten all about it and it got too hot. I put it in the fridge but not until later in the day. (But hey! It's still there so I can eat it tomorrow!).
Snack: I drank a Red Bull. It's my husbands fault. He bought it and I have no will power when those things are around.
Lunch: A frozen meal with a fish fillet and some macaroni and cheese. It wasn't even very good.
Snack: Banana (YAY! A fruit!)
Dinner: A Beach Club at Jimmie John's with BBQ chips and a big ol' regular Dr. Pepper.
Dessert: About 6 oz of fat free, 25 calories per ounce, Tart Frozen Yogurt with blueberries and kiwi on top.
A few notes:
1. It was Girls Night. Every Wednesday my sisters and I go out to dinner and shopping. We also always get frozen yogurt. I usually load it up with candy and chocolate syrup so tonight I was good and only had fruit. It was delicious and I felt pretty good about it!
2. I should have had iced tea at dinner. I often drink tea but for some reason tonight I just wanted that Dr. Pepper. I think I could cut out a lot of calories (at least when I eat out, I drink Diet Mt. Dew at work) if I only allowed myself to have tea unless it was a special occasion.
3. I need to plan better for food at work. I need to make a menu plan for lunches.
4. I really need to eat more fruits and vegetables!
Today my weight was 152.2. This was a change of -0.2lbs! Ha! And I even went to the fair!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Food Journal- Day 3 (Kim)
Hello all! Kim here reporting in for day 3 of our new blog. This is a first for me so bear with me as I get the hang of it all. When my sisters and I first started talking about doing this and throwing around ideas, this was the one that I was not so sure about but in the end it seemed to be the simplest of the ideas so probably a good one to start with to get the ball rolling.
As I sit here eating a bowl of fresh strawberries with f.f. creamer on them trying to redeem myself at the end of yet another grazing day at the hospital (my baby has been there for the last two weeks). There is not a whole lot to do there so I tend to graze A LOT! At first I planned to be really good all day so that it wouldn't look so bad here but then I thought about why we are doing this and I figured that if I reigned myself in on day 3 just to look good then it would make it more difficult for me on day 99. :O) Besides I think that if I want this 100 day look at my eating habits to do me any good I have to be completely honest with myself and all of you.
So; here goes...
This morning I awoke in the hospital only to realize that I was completely out of my breakfast staples of the past two weeks (carnation instant breakfast and a banana) so I had a Kashi Trail Mix granola bar and some water that was in the room... pretty sad I know but I didn't feel like traipsing to the fridge in the nutrition room for some milk or orange juice and that was about all I had that sounded good for breakfast.
Now as you read yesterday, we gave Heidi the pleasure of reporting on her fair food intake and believe me we gave her loads of crap about it all day. However, I am a sucker for cotton candy and had to bring a bag home with me. So, needless to say this was my snack throughout the day. I bought the jumbo bag, I even let my daughter and my husband have a little (little being the operative word there). But it lasted me throughout the day.
Lunch was a little early for me as you can well imagine a granola bar and cotton candy didn't really fill me up. So I ate about 11:30 instead of my normal 1:30 or 2:00. I had a medium baked potato with Hormel turkey chili on it and a little cheese, I also had two small dinner rolls with butter. REAL butter! I love bread and butter! I also had about 10 oz. of Diet Pepsi.
Again with the cotton candy for a snack (really I just grazed on it all day). I also had some of my husbands soda that was not diet but I ended up not drinking much because it really wasn't very good.
Dinner was my weakest meal of the day. D.H. brought me (at my request) a cheeseburger meal from Mcdonalds. Oi, I hate that I crave greasy foods so much. I ate both the burgers that come in the meal and a medium fry. I also drank a med diet Dr. Pepper.
That is about it for the day. With the exception of the yummy strawberries I just finished off. Hopefully I can just go to bed and forget about food for the night. I always seem to crave the junk right about this time at night. Wish me luck!
As I sit here eating a bowl of fresh strawberries with f.f. creamer on them trying to redeem myself at the end of yet another grazing day at the hospital (my baby has been there for the last two weeks). There is not a whole lot to do there so I tend to graze A LOT! At first I planned to be really good all day so that it wouldn't look so bad here but then I thought about why we are doing this and I figured that if I reigned myself in on day 3 just to look good then it would make it more difficult for me on day 99. :O) Besides I think that if I want this 100 day look at my eating habits to do me any good I have to be completely honest with myself and all of you.
So; here goes...
This morning I awoke in the hospital only to realize that I was completely out of my breakfast staples of the past two weeks (carnation instant breakfast and a banana) so I had a Kashi Trail Mix granola bar and some water that was in the room... pretty sad I know but I didn't feel like traipsing to the fridge in the nutrition room for some milk or orange juice and that was about all I had that sounded good for breakfast.
Now as you read yesterday, we gave Heidi the pleasure of reporting on her fair food intake and believe me we gave her loads of crap about it all day. However, I am a sucker for cotton candy and had to bring a bag home with me. So, needless to say this was my snack throughout the day. I bought the jumbo bag, I even let my daughter and my husband have a little (little being the operative word there). But it lasted me throughout the day.
Lunch was a little early for me as you can well imagine a granola bar and cotton candy didn't really fill me up. So I ate about 11:30 instead of my normal 1:30 or 2:00. I had a medium baked potato with Hormel turkey chili on it and a little cheese, I also had two small dinner rolls with butter. REAL butter! I love bread and butter! I also had about 10 oz. of Diet Pepsi.
Again with the cotton candy for a snack (really I just grazed on it all day). I also had some of my husbands soda that was not diet but I ended up not drinking much because it really wasn't very good.
Dinner was my weakest meal of the day. D.H. brought me (at my request) a cheeseburger meal from Mcdonalds. Oi, I hate that I crave greasy foods so much. I ate both the burgers that come in the meal and a medium fry. I also drank a med diet Dr. Pepper.
That is about it for the day. With the exception of the yummy strawberries I just finished off. Hopefully I can just go to bed and forget about food for the night. I always seem to crave the junk right about this time at night. Wish me luck!
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