I'm sorry I don't get on here and post over the weekend..it's hectic around here with all five kids and hubby!
I have been keeping my food/health journal up to date. I think it is nice to read what everyone else is eating, to get ideas and such. I actually went out and bought just a cute plaid notebook, and wrote some goals on the first couple of pages, and some of the struggles I have faced the last year or so. I know it has helped me in the past, and I wish I could find my other food journals, but they are packed away in storage. I like figuring out what is working, and what is not.
I do know that I HAVE to have a high fiber cereal in the morning, or I am famished by 10. I have been eating either Healthy choice frozen meals, or Lean Cuisine for lunch, because I am obviously not creative enough to make anything else! I really need lunch ideas, so post them for me if you have some!
I am noticing some wonderful changes in my body. I bought some workout/yoga pants when we first started this. I bought a size large and they fit snug as a bug in a rug.
I have them on this morning, and whenever I stand, they slide down my waist and hips. I have to keep tugging them up! They are getting baggy in my crotch, thigh area. So, no complaints about them not fitting! I would rather they didn't!
I think I am going to stick to Thursday as my weigh day. It works for me! I will weigh on the 7th of each month for the " Official" weight and measurements. I do like to measure almost every week, even if I see no loss. When I do see a loss, it motivates me. I also think it keeps me accountable, and helps me see where I could be working a little harder on certain areas of my body. I won't post the measurements until the official weigh day though. K?
Here is my food journal starting from Saturday January 26th. Saturdays are usually my
"Free" day. That just means I am not as strict with my calories. I have found by doing this, it jumps starts my metabolism for the coming week. I don't pig out, I just allow some things I would normally say no to during the rest of the week.
Breakfast: 1 cup cereal with 1/2 cup 1% milk and splenda ( Always choose a cereal with at least 3 grams of fiber or more per serving)
Lunch: Healthy Choice Dinner, small salad with light Italian dressing
Snack: Spicy Chicken Breast, some M & M's
Dinner: Shared a plate of Bamboo hut with my hubby. Some Chicken, noodles and veggies. I ate just a small portion. Also had a couple bites of mango cream cake. YUMMY!
Sunday, January 27th
Breakfast: 1 cup cereal ( Nutty nuggets, like grape nuts) 1/2 cup 1% skim milk
Lunch: Spicy Chicken Breast with small salad
Snack: Skinny Cow ice-cream fudge bar, these things ROCK!
Dinner: Healthy choice meal
Snack: Skinny Cow ice-cream and popcorn
Monday January 28th
Breakfast: 1 cup cereal ( Nutty nuggets, like grape nuts) 1/2 cup 1% skim milk
Snack: 100 calorie cookies
Lunch: Healthy Choice pasta and a fruit smoothie ( 1 cup skim milk, 4 frozen strawberries, and 3 Tablespoons splenda)
Dinner: 1 small Chicken breast, 1/2 cup steamed broccoli, 1/4 steamed new potatoes with a dab of margarine. Diet Pepsi
Snack: Low fat popcorn with Ranch seasoning, skinny cow ice-cream bar, Crystal Light
Tuesday January 29th
Breakfast: 1 cup cereal ( Nutty nuggets, like grape nuts) 1/2 cup 1% skim milk, splenda to sweeten
K..My splurges, or staples to make it through this!!!
1 point
Serving Size: 1 Bar Calories 100
Total Fat 1g Dietary Fiber 4g
98% Fat Free. 100 Calories.
I eat this almost everynight. I am a night snacker, so this satisfies me. I add a popcorn seasoning to it to add more flavor. I spay the hot popcorn with nonfat cooking spray so the seasoning sticks. I use something called Kernel Season's They have all kinds of flavors. Ranch, chedder ETC. Calories for 1/4 tsp is 2 calories, 0 grams fat.
Okay, sugar free Jello and Light whipped topping. 10 calories for the jello, 25 calories for the topping .
4 comments:
I am so glad that you know what the crap you are doing, I kinda feel guilty, a little like I am cheating when I read your blog because I get so many great ideas! Before this I never so much looked at the back of a food package, before this past year, I never struggled with my weight or my figure and I took it for granted that it would always be "easy" for me! Thanks for all your ideas, and especially for your constant support =) love ya sis!
This is great, It sounds like you really have a good system going. I am always looking for ways to not get bored with my eating. I know that we are allowed to eat anything but, it is just how much we can eat. But I'm one of those that wants the biggest bang for my buck so I read the back of everything and make sure I can eat enough. Like with a hamburger, I can have 1/4th of the burger for 250cals or I can have a huge salad with chicken and a yogurt and a 100cal pak of cookies for 250cal. I look at it as a fun challange. I found some really good chips That are 75cal and 0fat for 1oz(15chips) But they are made with Olean, and I've heard you don't eat alot in a day or they send you to the bathroom. But they are made by ruffles, and are really good. ANyway, I think you are doing really great and with all I've learned about weightloss and eating right, you are right on. Keep on going your really doing good.
YAY you are doing AWESOME!!! I'm so proud of all of us for doing such a good job. It's so motivating to see others do well! Good for you Christi!
You are doing great.I love fudgesicles too. I have the healthy choice ones right now. I just hate licking the wooden spoon. I don't know why, but it gives me the ebie gebies. I hadn't ever heard of the popcorn seasonings. I will have to buy some. I love popcorn, but it isn't quite the same w/o butter and salt.
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