Month: June 2008

Thursday – ugh!

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I was a bad day. Pain kicked me around for a while and I had to break and take something acouple of times. I should have opted for something a little stronger than Excedrin, but I didn’t want to spend the day all drugged and groggy. That might have been better than the upset stomach.

It was a starch-fest!

B: ‘Cheese’ w/Nasoya on rye & a pickle; coffee; supplements

S: PB&J on Nature’s Own double fiber wheat bread

L: Chickpea cutlets (from Veganomicon)w/BBQ sauce; water; Crystal Light

D: Wendy’s side salad w/a little honey mustard, fries, large light lemonade

S: Sara Lee coffee cake, coffee, & water

I feel the effects of the starchyness – a little bloated and kind of off. I did walk a lot and got in a couple of good stretching sessions, but no real sweat.

Wednesday, my third favorite day of the week!

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Hump day rocks! It’s a sign that it’s almost over. And this has been one of those weeks that I’m ready to end. It’s been stressful, and stress makes me want to eat. I don’t think I’ll have to worry about that much today because my tummy is doing flip-flops. No, make that an entire Olympic-caliber routine.

I’m feeling every bit of the ick that follows a fatty & dairy-heavy day. I can handle a little cheese and maybe a dollop of cream, but a monster scoop of ice cream on top of full fat mayo on egg salad is too much. and let’s not forget the friend stuff.

A detox may be in order. But not today. I’m going for healthy comfort food and bunch o’ veggies.

B: PB&J on Ezekiel bread; coffee & water; supplements

L: McDougall Vegan Chinese chicken Noodle low sodium soup, bunch o’ steamed broccoli & cauli (w/ginger dressing for dipping), Crystal Light tangerine strawberry [2 g fat! Yay!]

S: chickpea ‘tuna’ salad, crackers, & coffee

D: tasted cookie dough; Veggie sub from Subway. I so needed the veggies & kitchen break!

And the cookie dough tasting was it. I burned the cookies while playing with the kids. Totally forgot they were in the oven. D’oh!

Totally vegan! Yay!

Ex: 20 minute walk, yoga

Tuesday temptations, oy!

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Tuesday started really well, although it was hot again! I got in a lot of walking and some yoga, lots of water, only 2 cups of coffee, and ate really well until dinner time rolled around. I got in plenty of fruit and veggies (more than 6 servings today) and thought a little splurge wouldn’t hurt. Oh man. I had root beer (not diet, full sugar) for the first time in ages, and lots of fried and fatty stuff. I won’t lie, it was fabulous all around, but more fat and sugar than I’ve had in months.

B: 2 cups strawberries, kiwi, 1/2 c Silk vanilla yogurt, tsp ground flax; water; supplements

L: chickpea ‘tuna’ salad (mashesd chckpeas, Nasoya mayo, celery, kelp, & Crazy Mixed-Up salt), crakers, cukes & carrots; coffee & water

D: egg salad on rye with lettuce and locally grown tomatoes; 1/3 basket onion rings + sauce (a spicy, mayo based concoction), 1/4 basket fries; root beer; scoop mocha ice cream with hot fudge sauce & dollop whipped cream

Lots of water today

Ex: 20 minute walk (x 2), 10 minutes strength training; 15 mins. yoga

I’m not sure how much exercise I’ll get tomorrow since my back and hip are going haywire. In a big way. Yoga will be a big part of it regardless. And I think I’ll pull out the physical therapy routine. Along with the joint and muscle cream, ginger tea, pineapple juice as a smoothie base, and ice pack. Ouch.

Monday wasn’t a bad day.

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It was crazy hot yesterday and nearly as hot today. My poor dogs are miserable because they loved their afternoon walks before these temperatures. They’ll adapt; eventually.

On the exercise front, I got in over 60 minutes yesterday between the walks, my group’s challenge exercise, and my usual. And I’m sore today. I’m heading into my monthly flareup and it won’t be pretty. I had to crawl out of bed this morning and that’s a sign that I overdid it on top of the flare up.

On the food front, yum! I had berries, kiwi, and Silk soy yogurt from breakfast, a McDougall soup cup for lunch (black bean & couscous low sodium), and a spinach, tomato (sadly canned), and fat free feta fritatta with vegan sausage for dinner. For an afternoon snack I had a smoothie (banana, strawberries, double portion Shaklee soy protein, & agave nectar) and my late night snack was a leftover slice of veggie pizza with extra banana peppers & chipotle sauce. Yeah, a naughty late snack, but it’s now outta here and cannot tempt me. I’m working on an assignment today (its due tonight; I’m such a slacker sometimes) and am making sure I don’t let the stress get to me. I have plenty of healthy sweetness and quick dinner fixings on hand.

I got pretty good sleep on Monday, but some was due to the crap night of sleep on Sunday and Monday’s heat. Tonight should be better. Hopefully.

So. how is everyone else doing?

Public weight loss? Yep, it’s gonna help keep me honest

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I restarted my journey on March 9, 2008at 238 pounds and 40% body fat. As of today I am down to 224, 35% body fat, and have lost 7″ overall, 4 of them off my waist.

I’ve struggled with my weight for many years, and all of the issues that came with the gain. At my heaviest I was over 250 (I’m not sure how much over because I stopped using the scale at 250) and wore a 26 bottom and 26-28 top. I developed high blood pressure (the family curse) and the migraines that started in my tween years became progressively worse. Changes in my routine and eating plan have led to a normal bp, awesome cholesterol and triglyceride numbers, and more energy. I still get migraines, but they have become less frequent and less severe.

Exercise is a mixed bag. I’m a video addict, but am somewhat limited on how I move thanks to an accident a few years back and my arthritic left side (hip, knee, ankle an back). I have a couple Beach Body workouts and love them, but can’t follow the suggested schedules or I end up in bed for a day or two. I do a lot of walking, have a love/hate relationship with my elliptical, and love my resistance bands. I get in at least 40 minutes of activity daily thanks to the dogs, kids, and whatever workout calls to me.

And food. Oh, food is life. I love cooking , cookbooks, and food blogs. Food Network is set as one of my favorites in my remote, and my extended family has come to expect a Paula Deen-inspired dessert at family gatherings. I’m a vegetarian, but my family isn’t, and I do most of the cooking. Hubby isn’t exactly a lower fat kind of guy and believes there are two food groups – meat and other. When it comes to our ways of eating, I see how I eat as my choice, and make sure there are choices for all of us on the table. While DD is likely to go meatless for most meals, DS is just like dad and wants meat. Fun, eh?

I’m a rambling this this morning, lol. I’m making this public because I can’t ignore the off-track days when they’re out there for the world to see. It’s easy to ‘forget’ to journal when I stick with paper & pen. Besides, I know I’m not the only one out there, struggling to find time to take care of my needs when I have a family, work, school, and other things filling my schedule. I’ve learned that I am not good to them or anyone else when I’m flat on my back. They respect and encourage my workout and meditation time because if mama’s not happy, no one’s happy.

I’ll ramble, confess, celebrate, and generally log my progress, setbacks, whatever here. For now, it’s time for a cup of tea and some breakfast.

Later all.