Phew...I think that's about it or at least all I remember at this point. Some seem kind of lofty as I read over them, but at the same time it's really just a matter of getting in a new routine.
So...bring it on, 2010!
Thursday, December 31, 2009
My goals for 2010
I wanted to get my goals for the next year--goals, not resolutions--written down somewhere. My cooking blog seemed an odd place, as did our family blog, so I thought putting them here would be fitting since technically this blog is about a goal in my life. While I'm sure there are other things that will come to mind at some point or things I decide I want to do mid-year, I think this is a good starter list for me and mostly attainable if I work at it! I'm just listing my personal goals, not ones John and I have set together for our family.
Weight Loss: I've kind of fallen of the WW bandwagon over the holidays, which I completely expected to do. I've been mindful of what I eat but at the same time haven't tried to be good. I'd like to start exercising five days a week--treadmill three days a week and an exercise video twice a week--as well as monitoring my daily point intake. Ideally I'd like to drop about 35 pounds from what I weigh now, but I don't know if that's healthy. I have a doctor's appointment for a regular ol' check-up coming up next week, so I'm going to discuss it with her.
A Clean House: This past year I made up a cleaning schedule for my house, different chores for each day so that my house would stay clean, laundry would get done, etc. Yeah...I never really stuck to it. I'm tired of my house seeming to be a mess all the time, so I vow to stick to the cleaning schedule I created. Along with this I'd like to focus on one room over a two week period and do a thorough clean out and organize of it to limit clutter build up. We have a decent size house, but we have very little storage space, so things tend to accumulate quickly.
Smart Kids: We were always really good about reading books to Will when he was a baby, but sadly we haven't done as good a job with reading to Miles. I want to make sure I read at least two books a day to him. So far his language development is pretty far behind where Will was at 13 months (but physically he can do more, so who knows), and I wonder if this is part of the reason. For Will I want him to be able to write more letters and start to recognize sight words for reading. He's so interested in letters and numbers I think this should be pretty easy to accomplish.
Crockpot Dinners: I want to make at least one dinner a week in the crockpot. Dinnertime gets to be so nuts around here, this will definitely simplify things for me.
Eat More Vegetarian: We were doing really well for awhile at eating several vegetarian meals a week, and then I started slacking on it. I'd like to get back to planning at least three vegetarian dinners each week.
Scrapbooking: I am ridiculously far behind on scrapbooking for my family. Like to the point I wonder if I can ever catch up. I'd like to spend some time scrapbooking at least once every two weeks, if not every week. Even if it's just doing one layout.
Read More: I've always loved to read, but since I've had kids I rarely have time to sit and read something for fun. I'd love to be able to do more reading for fun, and I think it would be beneficial for my kids to see me reading for my own enjoyment as well.
Bible Reading: I find when I'm consistent about reading my Bible every day that the Lord really blesses my life and things in general are a lot easier. It saddens me to think how little I've read in the word this year, so for 2010 I really want to make reading the Bible a daily priority--something that if I skip doing it, I notice that I didn't do it.
Body Maintenance: My friend Beth told me one time that she and her husband refer to anything you have to do to keep your body in line (i.e. showering, teethbrushing, etc.) as body maintenance. I thought that was funny and it stuck with me. Since I stay home with my kids I can get really lazy about body maintenance since a lot of days I don't have to be anywhere or if I do, it's with other SAHMs who don't really care if I've showered or not because chances are they haven't either. I feel a lot better about myself if I take the time to actually dry and style my hair and--gasp--put on make-up, so I'm going to aim for more of that in the coming year. For the record, I generally shower every day or at the very least every other day. If I'm going to all the trouble of dropping 30+ pounds I figure the rest of me should look good, too.
Message Board: I'm a member of a parenting message board that I really enjoy but rarely spend time on anymore. The ladies that frequent the board have such diverse backgrounds and great viewpoints, I really enjoy reading and posting there, so even though it seems strange to add something that relates to more time online to my goal list, I would like to become more involved in TMS again.
New Hobbies: I don't really know why I'm toying with this idea since I don't have time for the hobbies I currently have, but I'd like to add something to my repertoire. I'd like to learn how to knit, but I'm not sure how easy that is to self teach. I'm going to look into it at the very least.
Phew...I think that's about it or at least all I remember at this point. Some seem kind of lofty as I read over them, but at the same time it's really just a matter of getting in a new routine.
So...bring it on, 2010!
Phew...I think that's about it or at least all I remember at this point. Some seem kind of lofty as I read over them, but at the same time it's really just a matter of getting in a new routine.
So...bring it on, 2010!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Temptation
We went for an early Halloween celebration with my mom, aunt, and grandmas by trick-or-treating at their houses. One of my grandmas gave Will a box of those really awesome frosted sugar cookies you get in the bakery at a grocery store and told him to share them with mommy and daddy. For a little background, I'd buy a package of those just about every week that I was pregnant with Will. I love them. LOVE them. Those bad boys were sitting on the counter for at least five days, and I'm proud to say I only had two bites of cookie. I was even more proud of myself when I saw that each cookie was 4 Weight Watcher points. Ouch.
Candy--especially yummy, miniature chocolate candy--is a weakness of mine, too. When I was pregnant with Will I gained 10 pounds during the month of October because I had taken to keeping bags (yes, bags plural) of Halloween candy in my desk at work. Thankfully I didn't need to buy any this year because we went to a friend's house for Halloween, but Will's bucket o' treats is still here. Amazingly, all I've had is one package of peanut M&Ms on a particularly trying day. And let me tell you--there was some good candy in there.
So, so far so good for the start of the holiday season. I'm trying to be really on the ball with recording what I eat on the WW website so I have an idea throughout the day of what I can and cannot eat. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so that's going to be rough. I love Thanksgiving dinner, so I'm going to have to be careful to not go too overboard. I think I've found a good motivator, though. I bought a super cute shirt over the summer, but with my big nursing boobs it was too tight to wear. Now that Miles is weaned I wore it for the first time last week and loved getting to wear a cute new shirt. So, my new found motivation is to go buy new clothes once I'm skinny. Seriously a lot of the casual clothes I have in my closet are from a time frame of 8-10 years ago, so I need some updating.
I'm hoping to be down 10 pounds by Thanksgiving. I have seven to go, so if I really work at it I think I can make it. of course, Miles' birthday party with Costco cake and pizza for dinner will be hard, but I just keep reminding myself that I'd rather be skinny. Even at MOPS last week I was good and only had a small piece of an egg casserole and everything else on my plate was fruit. The "craft" was making caramel apples, and I skipped it so I wouldn't be tempted. I tell ya--I really want to get skinny again!!!!!
Candy--especially yummy, miniature chocolate candy--is a weakness of mine, too. When I was pregnant with Will I gained 10 pounds during the month of October because I had taken to keeping bags (yes, bags plural) of Halloween candy in my desk at work. Thankfully I didn't need to buy any this year because we went to a friend's house for Halloween, but Will's bucket o' treats is still here. Amazingly, all I've had is one package of peanut M&Ms on a particularly trying day. And let me tell you--there was some good candy in there.
So, so far so good for the start of the holiday season. I'm trying to be really on the ball with recording what I eat on the WW website so I have an idea throughout the day of what I can and cannot eat. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, so that's going to be rough. I love Thanksgiving dinner, so I'm going to have to be careful to not go too overboard. I think I've found a good motivator, though. I bought a super cute shirt over the summer, but with my big nursing boobs it was too tight to wear. Now that Miles is weaned I wore it for the first time last week and loved getting to wear a cute new shirt. So, my new found motivation is to go buy new clothes once I'm skinny. Seriously a lot of the casual clothes I have in my closet are from a time frame of 8-10 years ago, so I need some updating.
I'm hoping to be down 10 pounds by Thanksgiving. I have seven to go, so if I really work at it I think I can make it. of course, Miles' birthday party with Costco cake and pizza for dinner will be hard, but I just keep reminding myself that I'd rather be skinny. Even at MOPS last week I was good and only had a small piece of an egg casserole and everything else on my plate was fruit. The "craft" was making caramel apples, and I skipped it so I wouldn't be tempted. I tell ya--I really want to get skinny again!!!!!
Friday, October 9, 2009
More loss!
Friday is my weigh-in day, and I was kind of nervous to step on the scale this morning. I haven't been good about recording what I've eaten the past couple days, so I was worried I wouldn't have lost anything. I was very pleasantly surprised to see I was down one pound from my last weigh-in! That meant I lost three pounds this past week--the two I gained on vacation and then one additional! Woo hoo!!
John and I are going to finish assembling the treadmill this weekend, so hopefully once I start exercising in addition to watching what I eat I'll keep dropping or step it up a little even!
John and I are going to finish assembling the treadmill this weekend, so hopefully once I start exercising in addition to watching what I eat I'll keep dropping or step it up a little even!
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Costco
While I'm dieting I like to find my problem areas, like times I overeat, when I tend to eat the most, etc. I discovered today that Costco is one of my problems. We end up going every couple weeks, and since there's one near Will's school we usually go after I pick him up. He loves having lunch at Costco, and since it's cheap and usually lunchtime when we're there, I let us eat there. Before we went today I looked up nutritional info on the turkey wrap I usually get. I had always thought it was fairly healthy, so I was shocked to find out it was 17 WW points! Yikes! There really aren't any healthy choices there which makes it hard. I also love the churros there and the pizza. I thought I'd be okay having just half the wrap--which I did--but then I couldn't resist taking bites of the pizza Will and Miles didn't eat. I guess better that I just took a few bites than had a whole pizza of pizza or something else like that. I also only had two bites of the churro--normally Will and I split it.
So, I need to come up with a plan for lunch at Costco. The main reason we usually go is for formula for Miles, and he only has about a month and a half left on it, so that will help as we won't need to go as often.
So, I need to come up with a plan for lunch at Costco. The main reason we usually go is for formula for Miles, and he only has about a month and a half left on it, so that will help as we won't need to go as often.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Vacation
My boys and I are back from our trip to Orlando. I mostly sticked to the WW plan or at least tried to...it's kind of hard when you're spending most of the time at theme parks! And things like homemade potato chips covered with cheese and bacon are thrust in front of you. But, I was pretty pleased with myself overall. I wasn't going to weigh myself for a few days, but curiousity got the best of me this morning. I was pleased to find I was only up two pounds! I'm hoping that after this week of sticking to the WW plan, drinking lots of water, and eating lots of vegetables I'll be back down those two--right back to where I was when I left for the trip. I'm also hoping that John and I can get the treadmill assembled one night this week so I can start using that, too. I'm trying to come up with new weight loss goals and a time frame, but I need to do some thinking on what's feasible and by when.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Weight loss!!!
Tomorrow is my official weigh-in day, but when I got on the scale yesterday I was down two pounds!! I know you aren't supposed to weigh in every day, but I can't help it. I like to monitor how I'm doing. And really I don't do every day, but it's usually every other day.
I've had a really easy time falling back into how to eat on WW, now I just need to work in some exercise!
I've had a really easy time falling back into how to eat on WW, now I just need to work in some exercise!
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Weight Watchers
I decided to sign up for Weight Watchers to help with my weight loss goals. I signed up on Thursday and haven't been doing very well at sticking to it so far. I'm good about recording everything, I've just had a little too much alcohol all weekend, and that throws off my points. Darn! I forgot that I need to adjust my food intake on days that we're going to have cocktails. I planned out breakfast, lunch, and dinner for next week all with things I know are low points. This is, I think, the fourth or fifth time I've done WW. I've always had really good luck with it once I get in the swing of it.
We also got our treadmill delivered, although we still need to assemble it. We were going to do that today, but John isn't feeling well and wasn't up to it. Bummer. Hopefully we can do it one night this coming week. A lot of times Will wakes me up around 6:30 for random reasons, so my plan going forward will be to just stay awake and get on the treadmill instead of heading back to bed. I have never been a runner, but I really want to work on running. It would be awesome to eventually be able to run a 5K and even a half marathon. I'm not holding my breath, but it's kind of a goal I have in the back of my head to strive towards.
Of course, I have two trips coming up this month, so it will be hard to stay on plan while on vacation, but I wanted to go ahead and sign up so I can at least try to stick with it. And I figure I have this whole week to do research on healthy options for the first trip.
We also got our treadmill delivered, although we still need to assemble it. We were going to do that today, but John isn't feeling well and wasn't up to it. Bummer. Hopefully we can do it one night this coming week. A lot of times Will wakes me up around 6:30 for random reasons, so my plan going forward will be to just stay awake and get on the treadmill instead of heading back to bed. I have never been a runner, but I really want to work on running. It would be awesome to eventually be able to run a 5K and even a half marathon. I'm not holding my breath, but it's kind of a goal I have in the back of my head to strive towards.
Of course, I have two trips coming up this month, so it will be hard to stay on plan while on vacation, but I wanted to go ahead and sign up so I can at least try to stick with it. And I figure I have this whole week to do research on healthy options for the first trip.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Here I go again...
I don't know why I have such an issue losing weight. I hate how I look, I hate that my clothes don't fit me right, I hate seeing myself in a mirror, so you think I'd be really motivated, right? Yeah, I thought that too. I'll do really well at eating well but then slack on exercise. If I exercise, I find that I'm a lot better about what I eat because I don't want to blow what I did. Now that Will's started preschool I think our schedule is going to calm down a bit, so I should be able to establish some kind of exercise routine again. It helps that John is going to take Will to school, so that gives me two mornings a week with only one kid, and Miles usually sleeps pretty late. We also ordered a treadmill from Costco.com over the weekend that will be here in a couple weeks, so I'm looking forward to using that, and I'd love to start running some. At one point I had bookmarked a website on how to go from not running at all to being able to do a 5K. I'm going to try and find that again and maybe set a goal for myself of being able to run the 5K Race for the Cure in October, but I guess it kind of depends on when the treadmill actually gets here.
I re-started Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred this morning (let's not talk about how many times I've re-started it) and kept telling myself, "It's only 20 minutes...I can do anything for 20 minutes..." Really what's 20 minutes in the grand scheme of my day? Nothing. I have no excuse when I think of it like that.
John and I had a weekend alone at a resort in Scottsdale, and I was looking at some pictures from the weekend and was DISGUSTED with how I looked in one of the pictures he took, so that was a big motivator for me to get back on track. I don't want to keep on looking like that!
I also re-started using the Lose It app on my iPhone today so I can keep better track of what I eat and my exercise.
Fingers crossed that this time I actually get somewhere! My first revised goal is to lose five pounds before we go to Seattle in three weeks. Attainable if I really work at it!!!
I re-started Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred this morning (let's not talk about how many times I've re-started it) and kept telling myself, "It's only 20 minutes...I can do anything for 20 minutes..." Really what's 20 minutes in the grand scheme of my day? Nothing. I have no excuse when I think of it like that.
John and I had a weekend alone at a resort in Scottsdale, and I was looking at some pictures from the weekend and was DISGUSTED with how I looked in one of the pictures he took, so that was a big motivator for me to get back on track. I don't want to keep on looking like that!
I also re-started using the Lose It app on my iPhone today so I can keep better track of what I eat and my exercise.
Fingers crossed that this time I actually get somewhere! My first revised goal is to lose five pounds before we go to Seattle in three weeks. Attainable if I really work at it!!!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Oops
I've been remiss in posting to this blog. Actually I haven't been posting to my other blogs lately either. I've just been lazy and feel like I'm always being pulled in different directions at the same time. I'm sure most of it is my doing. I can't wait until I'm done with MOMS Club stuff...two years on the board is enough! I'm so looking forward to not having to do anything...no meetings, no required events, no offering my house for anything.
Anyway, I didn't do very well eating-wise at the shower for my best friend. I feasted and feasted, but since I made most of the food I figured it was okay. ;) And I didn't come back any heavier than when I left, so it worked out. I didn't exercise at all last week, but now I can't remember why. Will and I came down with some kind of stomach virus at the end of last week (actually I thought it was food poisoning until we both got sick again Saturday night), so that helped me drop two pounds. The one benefit of throwing up. ;)
Since I've been lazy about exercising I'm really trying to be good about what I eat. I feel like I'm making good choices most of the time at least. I found an app for my iPhone that tracks calories and exercise and calculates how many calories you should eat to lose x-number of pounds in a certain time frame. It's pretty cool. I've only just started using it and haven't been consistent since Will and I got sick and Miles has been sick (or something...he's just been weird lately), but I'm looking forward to really getting into it.
Anyway, I didn't do very well eating-wise at the shower for my best friend. I feasted and feasted, but since I made most of the food I figured it was okay. ;) And I didn't come back any heavier than when I left, so it worked out. I didn't exercise at all last week, but now I can't remember why. Will and I came down with some kind of stomach virus at the end of last week (actually I thought it was food poisoning until we both got sick again Saturday night), so that helped me drop two pounds. The one benefit of throwing up. ;)
Since I've been lazy about exercising I'm really trying to be good about what I eat. I feel like I'm making good choices most of the time at least. I found an app for my iPhone that tracks calories and exercise and calculates how many calories you should eat to lose x-number of pounds in a certain time frame. It's pretty cool. I've only just started using it and haven't been consistent since Will and I got sick and Miles has been sick (or something...he's just been weird lately), but I'm looking forward to really getting into it.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Goal?
So one of my weight loss goals was for this weekend for my best friend's baby shower in Boise. I wanted to be down three pounds from my starting weight. I was down two, BUT I gained three over Memorial Day weekend, so I lost those plus two additional. While I didn't make my technical goal, I feel like I have accomplished something. Now I just need to be good over the weekend on our trip! I had wanted to exercise this morning, but I had a lot to get done, so I skipped it and cleaned house instead. I figured that was at least some sort of exercise, plus when we went to Target today I parked far away so I could get a little walking in. Something is better than nothing!!
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Oops
I'm so bad about updating all of my blogs lately...this one, my cooking one, our family one. I've just been lazy, I don't know what it is. Actually I kind of do. I'm trying to exercise in the morning while the boy watches TV, and that used to be when I'd do my computer time. I'm trying to cut back on the amount of TV he watches, so there goes my afternoon computer time as well. I swear I'm having withdrawals from all of it! I need to figure out how to do mobile posts and do them from my phone because that would be a heck of a lot easier.
Anyway, I'm not going to recap each day since I lasted posted--just go over some highs and lows. I'm really struggling with cutting back on how much I eat. I'm worried if I cut back too much it's going to affect my milk supply, and I'm not ready to wean Miles yet. I do find that I snack because I'm bored a lot. Well, not so much bored (it's hard to be bored with a three year old and six month old) as don't really know what to do with myself, if that makes sense. I do find that if I exercise in the morning AND eat a good breakfast (something filling, high in fiber or protein) that I'm much less likely to snack throughout the day, so I really need to start making those two things my goal each day. Some days of course it's easier than others, like today we had to leave the house around 9:00, so I skipped exercising because it was just going to be too tight to work out, shower, and get us all dressed/ready and out the door.
I found myself at Wendy's for lunch today with some friends after an outing with my MOMS Club. Wendy's hands down has my favorite fast food fries. Well, really Dick's Drive-In in Seattle is my favorite, but as I only get those once or twice a year I don't count them. Anyway, I was really pleased with myself for getting the grilled chicken sandwich with a baked potato instead of fries. I love that Wendy's has so many sides to chose from with their value meals, but a lot of times I forget to switch to one of them instead of fries.
So my goal for the rest of the week is to exercise in the morning. Except Friday because Will, Miles, my mom, and I are going out of town for the weekend and our flight leaves Friday morning. But I can at least get exercise in Wednesday and Thursday.
This morning as I was in the process of getting dressed I was walking past the big mirror in my bathroom and sucked in my gut. Let me tell you, with a sucked in gut I'm pretty skinny from the side. I almost cried when I let it go, but at least I know what I have the potential (maybe) to look like!
Anyway, I'm not going to recap each day since I lasted posted--just go over some highs and lows. I'm really struggling with cutting back on how much I eat. I'm worried if I cut back too much it's going to affect my milk supply, and I'm not ready to wean Miles yet. I do find that I snack because I'm bored a lot. Well, not so much bored (it's hard to be bored with a three year old and six month old) as don't really know what to do with myself, if that makes sense. I do find that if I exercise in the morning AND eat a good breakfast (something filling, high in fiber or protein) that I'm much less likely to snack throughout the day, so I really need to start making those two things my goal each day. Some days of course it's easier than others, like today we had to leave the house around 9:00, so I skipped exercising because it was just going to be too tight to work out, shower, and get us all dressed/ready and out the door.
I found myself at Wendy's for lunch today with some friends after an outing with my MOMS Club. Wendy's hands down has my favorite fast food fries. Well, really Dick's Drive-In in Seattle is my favorite, but as I only get those once or twice a year I don't count them. Anyway, I was really pleased with myself for getting the grilled chicken sandwich with a baked potato instead of fries. I love that Wendy's has so many sides to chose from with their value meals, but a lot of times I forget to switch to one of them instead of fries.
So my goal for the rest of the week is to exercise in the morning. Except Friday because Will, Miles, my mom, and I are going out of town for the weekend and our flight leaves Friday morning. But I can at least get exercise in Wednesday and Thursday.
This morning as I was in the process of getting dressed I was walking past the big mirror in my bathroom and sucked in my gut. Let me tell you, with a sucked in gut I'm pretty skinny from the side. I almost cried when I let it go, but at least I know what I have the potential (maybe) to look like!
Friday, May 29, 2009
lost cause?
Today is my friend Jen A's birthday, and we had a lunch party here in her honor. I totally over-indulged. We had pizza (Little Ceasar's, which after looking up the nutritional info actually isn't that unhealthy), ceasar salad, crazy bread, cookies, and cake. I had three pieces of pizza. I know, I know...I was weak. I had a lot of salad, though, and not a lot of dressing on it. I cut a piece of cake for Will (so it was pretty small) but someone already had one for him, so I ate the small piece. I was kind of bummed because had I known, I would have given myself a bigger piece, but it worked out well. My friend JoEllen left some of the cookies she brought, and I've had a couple through the course of the afternoon because they're sitting out on the counter. Oh, and I didn't exercise this morning because I needed to finish cleaning house for the party, although I did clean up the backyard and patio and vacuummed the downstairs of my house, so I figure those things count as some activity at least.
So, I'm wondering if today is a lost cause or if I should try and get back on track with dinner. The husband and I are going to have dinner after the boy goes to bed, and I'm still trying to decide what we should have. He suggested grilled pizza, which does sound good, but we always over-indulge when we do that for dinner. My friend Jenn left the rest of the salad here, so I could have a big plate of salad before starting on the pizza so it fills me up more and I eat more of that than pizza. We'll see what I decide.
Update: We did end up grilling pizza. We had mushroom and black olive which is my absolute FAVORITE pizza. I made up a huge salad to eat before I ate my pizza, so I only had two pieces, which is pretty good I think. The husband went a little overboard putting the cheese on the pizza, but other than that it was a pretty healthy pizza. We make our own dough, so I know it's pretty healthy, and I ended up making my own sauce as well because I didn't have any on hand (downside of making my own pasta sauce I guess), so I threw a can of diced tomatoes into the food processor and added some Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and crushed red pepper. I really need to make sure we always have salad on hand because eating a big salad along with dinner really helps me avoid over-eating.
So, I'm wondering if today is a lost cause or if I should try and get back on track with dinner. The husband and I are going to have dinner after the boy goes to bed, and I'm still trying to decide what we should have. He suggested grilled pizza, which does sound good, but we always over-indulge when we do that for dinner. My friend Jenn left the rest of the salad here, so I could have a big plate of salad before starting on the pizza so it fills me up more and I eat more of that than pizza. We'll see what I decide.
Update: We did end up grilling pizza. We had mushroom and black olive which is my absolute FAVORITE pizza. I made up a huge salad to eat before I ate my pizza, so I only had two pieces, which is pretty good I think. The husband went a little overboard putting the cheese on the pizza, but other than that it was a pretty healthy pizza. We make our own dough, so I know it's pretty healthy, and I ended up making my own sauce as well because I didn't have any on hand (downside of making my own pasta sauce I guess), so I threw a can of diced tomatoes into the food processor and added some Italian seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder, and crushed red pepper. I really need to make sure we always have salad on hand because eating a big salad along with dinner really helps me avoid over-eating.
Willpower!!
It's been a long day, and it's really taking a lot of brain power on my part to think back to yesterday. I didn't exercise in the morning because we had to leave the house by 9:10, and I'm not good at getting out of the house early as it is, so I didn't want to risk being late because we had to be somewhere at a specific time. I ended up just having some handfuls of Life cereal here and there while I was getting things done before we left the house. I know, I know...breakfast is the most important meal of the day and all that, but I just kind of forgot to eat. I took Will to see his first movie, and we took our own snacks instead of buying over-priced unhealthy snacks at the movie theater. I ended up not eating that much of the light popcorn I had taken because I was holding Miles and he kept grabbing for the bag of popcorn when I'd have it. I didn't want my baby to have either a plastic bag or popcorn, so I only had a few bites.
We saw the movie with several friends and went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch afterwards. Now, generally I can resist fast food because it just isn't good to me and I always feel sick after I eat it. But Chick-Fil-A is a BIG weakness of mine. I love it, and we don't have one right near us, so it's a big treat when we have it. I love their original chicken sandwich with some cheese and mayo on it. And don't even get me started on their waffle fries. So I had to be super strong when we ewnt there. And I was...I got a chargrilled chicken salad and only put half the dressing on it, no croutons or sunflower seeds. I did have two of Will's fries, but I figured that was okay. I was ridiculously pleased with myself for managing to stay on track and not give in!
For dinner I made a risotto with edamame and mushrooms. I think it was fairly healthy because it called for half and half as an optional ingredient, but I left it out, so it was really just arborio rice, edamame, mushrooms, chicken broth, and parmesan cheese. I did go back for a small helping of seconds, but it wasn't a lot that I put on my plate.
Oh, and I got rid of the remaining tres leches cake and blackberry cobbler that were in my fridge. I had one bite of the cake before I tossed it.
We saw the movie with several friends and went to Chick-Fil-A for lunch afterwards. Now, generally I can resist fast food because it just isn't good to me and I always feel sick after I eat it. But Chick-Fil-A is a BIG weakness of mine. I love it, and we don't have one right near us, so it's a big treat when we have it. I love their original chicken sandwich with some cheese and mayo on it. And don't even get me started on their waffle fries. So I had to be super strong when we ewnt there. And I was...I got a chargrilled chicken salad and only put half the dressing on it, no croutons or sunflower seeds. I did have two of Will's fries, but I figured that was okay. I was ridiculously pleased with myself for managing to stay on track and not give in!
For dinner I made a risotto with edamame and mushrooms. I think it was fairly healthy because it called for half and half as an optional ingredient, but I left it out, so it was really just arborio rice, edamame, mushrooms, chicken broth, and parmesan cheese. I did go back for a small helping of seconds, but it wasn't a lot that I put on my plate.
Oh, and I got rid of the remaining tres leches cake and blackberry cobbler that were in my fridge. I had one bite of the cake before I tossed it.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Wednesday, May 27th
I started my day again with Jillian Michaels. She's a fiesty little minx, but I'm hoping she gets me skinny again. I really like the 30 Day Shred video. It's pretty short, too, which is nice because it lasts the same length as Will's "Special Agent Oso" show. he was sad this morning that he didn't get to do exercises with me. :)
I had another homemade bagel with some light cream cheese for breakfast. I was thinking I'd had something else as well, but now I can't remember what it was. We went to the children's museum today and then met my friend Benah for lunch. We went to a really good pizza place I used to eat at back in my working days. I really wanted two pieces of pizza, but instead I opted for one (thin crust with eggplant, pine nuts, and I don't remember what else...it was tasty) and a side salad with dressing on the side. I barely used any dressing, I was so pleased with myself. This afternoon I got a little snacky, but I stayed good. I had some multigrain Tostitos and salsa while I was making dinner. For dinner we had cheese enchiladas. I made some rice to go with them, but it didn't turn out, so we ended up just having the enchiladas. I had two and they were pretty filling. I was sooooo tempted all day to dig into the remaining tres leches cake in my fridge, but I didn't. Woo hoo!! In fact I really wanted a little something sweet after dinner, but I just kept drinking my water instead.
Not sure if I'll be able to exercise tomorrow morning because we're going to a movie at 9:45 and have to leave the house around 9:10. I may do some Wii Fit in the afternoon during naptime instead.
I had another homemade bagel with some light cream cheese for breakfast. I was thinking I'd had something else as well, but now I can't remember what it was. We went to the children's museum today and then met my friend Benah for lunch. We went to a really good pizza place I used to eat at back in my working days. I really wanted two pieces of pizza, but instead I opted for one (thin crust with eggplant, pine nuts, and I don't remember what else...it was tasty) and a side salad with dressing on the side. I barely used any dressing, I was so pleased with myself. This afternoon I got a little snacky, but I stayed good. I had some multigrain Tostitos and salsa while I was making dinner. For dinner we had cheese enchiladas. I made some rice to go with them, but it didn't turn out, so we ended up just having the enchiladas. I had two and they were pretty filling. I was sooooo tempted all day to dig into the remaining tres leches cake in my fridge, but I didn't. Woo hoo!! In fact I really wanted a little something sweet after dinner, but I just kept drinking my water instead.
Not sure if I'll be able to exercise tomorrow morning because we're going to a movie at 9:45 and have to leave the house around 9:10. I may do some Wii Fit in the afternoon during naptime instead.
Tuesday, May 27th
So, I wasn't able to resist the barbecue like I thought I would. It was all homemade and AWESOME. Ribs, brisket, sausage. Oh man, I totally went overboard. And that doesn't even cover the bean dip, artichoke dip, queso, beans, and desserts I also feasted on. It was baaaaaad. But it was tasty. I weighed myself Tuesday morning and was up three pounds. Yikes.
Yesterday I had a great day, though. First thing I did when I got up yesterday morning was put on exercise clothes. After Will had his breakfast I put him in the toy room to watch his morning shows and I did Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred video. I felt great after doing it, although really sweaty and to be totally honest, I hated feeling my fat jiggle around while I was doing jumping jacks and other cardio exercises. Gross.
Since I worked my ass off (or at least felt like I had), I wanted to be good about my eating all day. For breakfast I had a homemade bagel and a container of yogurt. Will and I had a picnic for lunch; I was going to make a chicken wrap, but my tortillas had seen better days, so I made a yummy salad instead. Spring mix, sliced chicken, feta, sliced strawberries. It was great! Will and I shared a bowl of strawberries, too. I had a granola bar in the afternoon for a snack. For dinner I made a really good chicken and pasta dish with a light cream sauce and had a salad on the side.
Yesterday I had a great day, though. First thing I did when I got up yesterday morning was put on exercise clothes. After Will had his breakfast I put him in the toy room to watch his morning shows and I did Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred video. I felt great after doing it, although really sweaty and to be totally honest, I hated feeling my fat jiggle around while I was doing jumping jacks and other cardio exercises. Gross.
Since I worked my ass off (or at least felt like I had), I wanted to be good about my eating all day. For breakfast I had a homemade bagel and a container of yogurt. Will and I had a picnic for lunch; I was going to make a chicken wrap, but my tortillas had seen better days, so I made a yummy salad instead. Spring mix, sliced chicken, feta, sliced strawberries. It was great! Will and I shared a bowl of strawberries, too. I had a granola bar in the afternoon for a snack. For dinner I made a really good chicken and pasta dish with a light cream sauce and had a salad on the side.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Holiday Weekend
So, maybe right before a holiday weekend wasn't the best time to start my attempt at weight loss. That was poor planning on my part, although I have tried to be good. Friday we went shopping with my mom and aunt, and I chose healthy at the restaurant where we had lunch, even though I was so tempted to get something either cheese-laden or with a cream sauce (or both!). John and I were going to have dinner after Will went to bed on Friday night, and Will had grilled cheese for dinner. John asked if I'd want to split one with him as a pre-dinner snack, and I said no. I was pretty pleased with myself for that.
Saturday we went to my mom's to celebrate Miles' six month birthday, and I completely over-indulged in everything--snacks before dinner, food at dinner, cake. Although the cake itself was pretty healthy (I used applesauce instead of oil and Egg Beaters instead of eggs), the cream cheese chocolate frosting I made to go on the cake was not. It sure was tasty though! I ended up forgetting what was left of the cake at my mom's, so at least I couldn't snack on that.
Sunday I was proud of myself at church because I really wanted to finish Will's donut when he didn't eat all of it, but I refrained. Normally I can take or leave donuts (except the ones with chocolate icing and filled with custard...I love those!), but I got in the habit of eating one at church (okay, sometimes I'd have two...) when I was pregnant with Miles, so now it's hard for me to resist. I had half a wheat bagel when we got there with a little light cream cheese on it and that was it. That was a big step for me! And then last night John and I ended up eating almost an entire blackberry cobbler I had made. Sigh. It was so darn tasty!! Actually I don't think it was too unhealthy, but we definitely ate more than we needed to.
Now tonight we're going to a BBQ at a friend's house. I think they're serving actual barbecue, not like burgers and hot dogs. That will be a little easier for me to resist because I'm pretty lukewarm about barbecue. I like it, don't get me wrong, but it's not really something I indulge in, if that makes sense. Like I know I won't go overboard eating it. Now the side dishes and desserts--that will be more difficult for me. I'm making tres leches cake to take, which I love. Potlucks are a serious downfall of mine.
Two benefits of this weekend have been I found some really good motivation for starting to lose weight. We were shopping on Friday for a dress for my aunt for my cousin's wedding in August. Let me tell you--looking at all the cute clothes out right now and knowing I wouldn't fit into any of them if I tried them on was a pretty good motivator. As was taking a good hard look at myself in my swim suit yesterday before hanging out in our little inflatable pool with Will. Yikes. Now with that vivid, ugly image burned into my brain I think I should be able to have some willpower (blackberry cobbler last night aside) and dedication in getting this done.
Tomorrow when I get up I'm putting on exercise clothes, and when Will's done with his breakfast he can watch his shows in the toy room and I'll do an exercise video in the family room. There are a ton on OnDemand from our cable, and I have the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred video that I actually really enjoy. I've also planned out breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the upcoming week. I always plan dinners, but I'm bad about figuring out things for breakfast and lunch. I figure if it's written down it will be a lot easier to stick to and follow than just wandering around my kitchen trying to find something.
After I get done updating blogs I'm going to work on cleaning/organizing/rearranging our office. We're trying to find a treadmill we like, and this is where we're going to put it. I want to get the room ready so when we find one we like it's all set to go and we can start using it right away. John's been running at the gym, and I've wanted to start for a long time, but I don't want to buy a jogging stroller to take the kids with me (plus it's getting too hot to do that).
Saturday we went to my mom's to celebrate Miles' six month birthday, and I completely over-indulged in everything--snacks before dinner, food at dinner, cake. Although the cake itself was pretty healthy (I used applesauce instead of oil and Egg Beaters instead of eggs), the cream cheese chocolate frosting I made to go on the cake was not. It sure was tasty though! I ended up forgetting what was left of the cake at my mom's, so at least I couldn't snack on that.
Sunday I was proud of myself at church because I really wanted to finish Will's donut when he didn't eat all of it, but I refrained. Normally I can take or leave donuts (except the ones with chocolate icing and filled with custard...I love those!), but I got in the habit of eating one at church (okay, sometimes I'd have two...) when I was pregnant with Miles, so now it's hard for me to resist. I had half a wheat bagel when we got there with a little light cream cheese on it and that was it. That was a big step for me! And then last night John and I ended up eating almost an entire blackberry cobbler I had made. Sigh. It was so darn tasty!! Actually I don't think it was too unhealthy, but we definitely ate more than we needed to.
Now tonight we're going to a BBQ at a friend's house. I think they're serving actual barbecue, not like burgers and hot dogs. That will be a little easier for me to resist because I'm pretty lukewarm about barbecue. I like it, don't get me wrong, but it's not really something I indulge in, if that makes sense. Like I know I won't go overboard eating it. Now the side dishes and desserts--that will be more difficult for me. I'm making tres leches cake to take, which I love. Potlucks are a serious downfall of mine.
Two benefits of this weekend have been I found some really good motivation for starting to lose weight. We were shopping on Friday for a dress for my aunt for my cousin's wedding in August. Let me tell you--looking at all the cute clothes out right now and knowing I wouldn't fit into any of them if I tried them on was a pretty good motivator. As was taking a good hard look at myself in my swim suit yesterday before hanging out in our little inflatable pool with Will. Yikes. Now with that vivid, ugly image burned into my brain I think I should be able to have some willpower (blackberry cobbler last night aside) and dedication in getting this done.
Tomorrow when I get up I'm putting on exercise clothes, and when Will's done with his breakfast he can watch his shows in the toy room and I'll do an exercise video in the family room. There are a ton on OnDemand from our cable, and I have the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred video that I actually really enjoy. I've also planned out breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the upcoming week. I always plan dinners, but I'm bad about figuring out things for breakfast and lunch. I figure if it's written down it will be a lot easier to stick to and follow than just wandering around my kitchen trying to find something.
After I get done updating blogs I'm going to work on cleaning/organizing/rearranging our office. We're trying to find a treadmill we like, and this is where we're going to put it. I want to get the room ready so when we find one we like it's all set to go and we can start using it right away. John's been running at the gym, and I've wanted to start for a long time, but I don't want to buy a jogging stroller to take the kids with me (plus it's getting too hot to do that).
Thursday, May 21, 2009
May 21, 2009
I'm not really sure how I want to do this. List out my food for the day? What I did for exercise? Thoughts for the day? I'll figure it out as I go, I guess. I set up some goals by date/trip, but I'm not sure how realistic they are. Forty pounds seems a lot to lose by the end of the year. Really I want to be down by 20 pounds by our big October trip. Hmmm...maybe I'll redo the goals based on those.
So, here's what I ate today...
Breakfast
Container of light lemon yogurt
Breakfast burrito in whole wheat tortilla with Egg Beaters and potatoes
Lunch
Salad with chicken, craisins, blue cheese, walnuts, and raspberry vinagrette (dressing on the side)
Dinner
Mexican chicken (chicken breast with salsa and 2 Tbsp reduced fat cheddar cheese)
Yellow rice and black beans
Glazed carrots
Snacks
Handful multi-grain Tostitos
Three Trader Joe's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (they're little!!)
The only exercise I did today was walking around the botanical gardens, which was by no means aerobic, but I was pushing a stroller with two kids on it, so I figure that counts for something.
I have a problem with snacking later in the day. I've always known that's my dieting downfall, but I'm not sure how to combat it. I like to have a little something sweet after dinner, and I usually snack while I'm cooking dinner. I need to come up with a solution for those two things. I really liked my breakfast this morning--I like breakfasts that are high protein and/or high fiber because it keeps me full for longer. We ended up eating lunch out with my mom today at Rainforest Cafe, but I feel like I made an okay decision, especially getting the dressing on the side. They brought me probably 1/2 to 2/3 cup of salad dressing on the side, and I used maybe one tablespoon. After dinner I kept taking bites of the rice and beans, but when I looked on the package I saw that there were only 2.5 servings, so I didn't feel quite so bad especially since the beans add extra fiber to it.
Tomorrow we're going to the mall with my mom and aunt, so I'm sure we'll have another lunch out. I've already looked up what restaurants are there and have an idea of what I could get that would be healthy regardless of where we go.
So, here's what I ate today...
Breakfast
Container of light lemon yogurt
Breakfast burrito in whole wheat tortilla with Egg Beaters and potatoes
Lunch
Salad with chicken, craisins, blue cheese, walnuts, and raspberry vinagrette (dressing on the side)
Dinner
Mexican chicken (chicken breast with salsa and 2 Tbsp reduced fat cheddar cheese)
Yellow rice and black beans
Glazed carrots
Snacks
Handful multi-grain Tostitos
Three Trader Joe's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (they're little!!)
The only exercise I did today was walking around the botanical gardens, which was by no means aerobic, but I was pushing a stroller with two kids on it, so I figure that counts for something.
I have a problem with snacking later in the day. I've always known that's my dieting downfall, but I'm not sure how to combat it. I like to have a little something sweet after dinner, and I usually snack while I'm cooking dinner. I need to come up with a solution for those two things. I really liked my breakfast this morning--I like breakfasts that are high protein and/or high fiber because it keeps me full for longer. We ended up eating lunch out with my mom today at Rainforest Cafe, but I feel like I made an okay decision, especially getting the dressing on the side. They brought me probably 1/2 to 2/3 cup of salad dressing on the side, and I used maybe one tablespoon. After dinner I kept taking bites of the rice and beans, but when I looked on the package I saw that there were only 2.5 servings, so I didn't feel quite so bad especially since the beans add extra fiber to it.
Tomorrow we're going to the mall with my mom and aunt, so I'm sure we'll have another lunch out. I've already looked up what restaurants are there and have an idea of what I could get that would be healthy regardless of where we go.
Here I Go!
After seeing pictures my mom took on our recent trip to San Diego, I've decided it's time to start getting back in shape. We have a few trips coming up, and I'm planning on using those as my weight loss goals. I normally eat pretty healthy, but I need to get in more exercise. It's tough to do with two small kids, but I'm going to find a way!
My plan for the blog here is to keep track on a daily basis of what I'm eating and what I do for exercise. I heard recently that the ideal weight for adults is what they weighed when they were 18. If that's the case I need to drop about 40 pounds. I did some Googling (because isn't that what you always do when you don't know something?) and found some charts for ideal weight based on your height and frame size. I'm 5'10" and think I have a medium frame, so according to the charts my weight needs to be 142-156 which about matches up to what I was at 18. I think I was around 145.
The back-up plan, of course, is to wait until the husband gets a bonus next year and get the Mommy Makeover (boob job and tummy tuck).
My plan for the blog here is to keep track on a daily basis of what I'm eating and what I do for exercise. I heard recently that the ideal weight for adults is what they weighed when they were 18. If that's the case I need to drop about 40 pounds. I did some Googling (because isn't that what you always do when you don't know something?) and found some charts for ideal weight based on your height and frame size. I'm 5'10" and think I have a medium frame, so according to the charts my weight needs to be 142-156 which about matches up to what I was at 18. I think I was around 145.
The back-up plan, of course, is to wait until the husband gets a bonus next year and get the Mommy Makeover (boob job and tummy tuck).
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