First thing... weigh in.
I guess I never decided on an official weigh in day, but I try to weigh everyday (and write it on my pink sticky notes next to the computer), but don't want to bother to post it. I did update the side bar with each day I tracked, and am VERY pleased with the trend.
Today's weigh in: 297.8lbs. That's -8.8lbs
I'm still 2 weeks out from my -10 goal, so I'm very pleased!!!!!!! Keeping on going just as I am now and I should be in good shape for that first goal. :)
We had some friends over for breakfast today. I am not used to cooking for a big crowd, so I'm glad they brought along some mini kolache's to add to the mix. It was 11.15 before we ate anything! So really it was brunch.
I made "healthy-ish" pancakes. I mixed Bisquick, Bobs Red Mill 12 grain pancake mix, eggs, & water. Mixed with a strong arm and then in a pan with fat free spray.
I counted it all out and each pancake was 1/2c batter (used my measuring cup to pour into the pan) and came in at 190 calories. Not too bad, they were a good size. I'm only just getting hungry now, and its been 5 hours since we ate. I've got dinner planned out, so I'll be down getting that ready once I'm done here!
Hip.... its feeling better, not 100% YET, but much better. This morning I was moving around with no pain, just a slight stiffness. Now, after some stairs, in and out with the dog to the groomers, rough housing a little with the friends kids, and standing all morning...its feeling tired and sore. More ice tonight and back to bed early.
Food:
brunch
2 pancakes - 380
2T Maple Syrup - 104
2T mixed berries (blue, black & rasp) - 25
1T icbinb - 45
3 coffee's - 90
4 mini kolache's - 120
snack
5 raw almonds - 35
dinner
1can heinz beans - 244
3 slices Natures own double fiber bread - 150
2 slice provolone cheese - 160
3/4c mixed veg - 60
1T HP sauce - 60
1/2 italian sausage (leftovers ftw!) - 180
Total calories: 1,653
EDIT:: changed up the dinner to include the last sausage from dinner a few days ago and left off with the evening snack. Its 8.30pm and I'm not hungry anyway! :)
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Saturday Resting
A restful day of crafting, watching netflix and icing my hip. I'm still not able to walk up the stairs like a normal person, so I'm giving it a break and just resting.
However, I'm not overeating, as a "couch" day would have been. Sitting on the couch was a license to snack in the past. Today it was me, a cup of coffee with fat free creamer and some magazines. Dog on the floor and husbeast busy around the house. Luxury!
In honor of Robbie Burns Night (which we missed) we had haggis and eggs for breakfast! It was so lovely that I included a picture!
Now that I've got my blogging done, I'm going to have a long bath, with bubbles, and really enjoy the hell out of a book.
Food:
bfast
1/4c haggis - 170
1.5 eggs - 116
2T mushrooms - 2
2T onion - 8
2 slices toast (dry) - 100
HP sauce - 60
coffee - 30
snack
coffee - 30
5 raw almonds - 35
lunch
1 med red potato - 150
1 pouch lemon pepper tuna - 120
3/4c mixed veg - 60
1tsp mayo - 20
1 slice chedder cheese - 80
snack
Better Oats oatmeal - 170
dinner (already planned)
1/2 med spaghetti squash - 42
1.5c pasta sauce - 105
6oz ground xlean turkey - 210
1/4c onion - 32
3/4c brussel sprouts - 42
total calories today: 1,583
However, I'm not overeating, as a "couch" day would have been. Sitting on the couch was a license to snack in the past. Today it was me, a cup of coffee with fat free creamer and some magazines. Dog on the floor and husbeast busy around the house. Luxury!
In honor of Robbie Burns Night (which we missed) we had haggis and eggs for breakfast! It was so lovely that I included a picture!
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| Yummy Haggis and eggs, dry toast and coffee! |
Now that I've got my blogging done, I'm going to have a long bath, with bubbles, and really enjoy the hell out of a book.
Food:
bfast
1/4c haggis - 170
1.5 eggs - 116
2T mushrooms - 2
2T onion - 8
2 slices toast (dry) - 100
HP sauce - 60
coffee - 30
snack
coffee - 30
5 raw almonds - 35
lunch
1 med red potato - 150
1 pouch lemon pepper tuna - 120
3/4c mixed veg - 60
1tsp mayo - 20
1 slice chedder cheese - 80
snack
Better Oats oatmeal - 170
dinner (already planned)
1/2 med spaghetti squash - 42
1.5c pasta sauce - 105
6oz ground xlean turkey - 210
1/4c onion - 32
3/4c brussel sprouts - 42
total calories today: 1,583
Friday, January 27, 2012
Friday Night Rest
Limping around today. I have
definitely overdone my running and weights. I guess I underestimated the amount
of stairs that I do everyday at home and the extra stress that gives me on top
of the rest of it. We have a three floor townhome, each floor is 15 steps up
and I’m up and down those bad boys all the evening when I’m in. My left hip has
staged a revolt. It is not happy.
Tonight I’m going to let the
Husbeast walk the dog, and I’m going to ice my hip, rest and relax and see if
this inflammation/pain won’t go away. Tonight is prime TV night…Kitchen
Nightmares, Grimm and Fringe, so it’s the perfect time for laying on the couch
suffering.
In happy news. Eating is really
going well. I’ve tried calorie counting before, but always ended up getting
bogged down with tracking the calories, fats, proteins, and carbs. It ended up
being so much work that I just would quit.
There is an unquantifiable
difference this time with my attitude and weight. I’m not sure what exactly it
is, and I don’t want to spook it away by talking about it, but I feel
different. More resolute. More determined. More “when, not if”. I’m changing,
my body is responding. I’m … happy instead of stressed out. There have been
ups and downs – I weigh myself most mornings, but instead of seeing a +2 and
crying, then seeing a -4 and cheering, I’m happier all around – there is a
downwards trend and I’m doing the right things. Eating less, moving more,
enjoying life.
Today at lunch I was invited out at
the last minute. I was planning on going home to eat beans and toast, but
landed at the pub. I had water, and a BLT toasted on sourdough. The sandwich
was small, but it’s the $4.00 lunch special. It came with a little cup of
coleslaw, which was horrible. So… I DIDN”T EAT IT. A revelation for someone
like me so scarfs everything put in front of her. I just didn’t like it, so I
didn’t eat it. The toast was really thin, there was very little to the sandwich
and I was pleased.
Food today:
Bfast
Egg Cheese biscuit –
350
Coffee –
30Snack
Oatmeal (spiced plum) – 170
Coffee - 30
Lunch
2 thin slices of Sourdough – 175
2 slices Tomato – 7
1 tsp mayo - 30
1 lettuce leaf - 5
2 slice bacon – 92
1T coleslaw - 11
Snack
Oatmeal – 170
1/4c nude oats - 75
Dinner
½ med Acorn squash - 112
½ box Couscous – 375
Snack
1/2c ice cream - 200
1,832
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Couch 2 5K - Day 5
My running buddy is sick so I was on my own for this one.
I ended up running an extra set (1.5min running, 2min walking). I thought that I might have "fat fingered" the screen accidentally because I was behind where I would normally be when finishing. After the extra set was done, I remembered that I had to do a 1 block detour at the start, so I was actually ahead! All Good!
Distance today was 3.05km! Not too shabby. However, my left hip is killing me. :( Ahh the life of joints on an obese person - they are bearing load for the weight of two right now, and this hip is just not happy. Of course, riding a desk all day as a job is not helpful. I've got to get it stretched out and I am getting aggressive on the foam roller tonight!!!
I'm going to give the glutes and IT Band a good going over and that should help a lot. Also...Hello Ibuprofen my sweet sweet lover. Come to Tammy.
Food today was good today. I'm really pleased with my more conscious eating, particularly at the office and in the evenings. No mindless grazing.
Food:
bfast
Liberte yogurt - strawberry - 270
coffee - 30
Lunch (yesterdays dinner leftovers)
1c savoy cabbage (steamed) - 34
1c Kale (steamed) - 17
1 Italian spicy sausage - 360
1T HP sauce - 60
2 med Red potatoes - 308
1 Coke Zero (mini) - 0
Snack
coffee - 30
3 gummies - 30
Dinner
1 can Amy's tomato bisque - 360
4 slices Natures Own double fiber bread - 200
2 slices Provolone cheese - 160
1T icbinb - 45
Total calories: 1,904
About 100 calories more then I was aiming for, but I'm very pleased with my choices today. It wasn't burgers and chips. I was thinking of only having a single sandwich with my soup, but I was actually hungry, so I had two. Next time I'll make three and split one with the Husbeast. Why didn't I think of THAT earlier. rawr. Time to get funky on the floor (after some blog reading!).
I ended up running an extra set (1.5min running, 2min walking). I thought that I might have "fat fingered" the screen accidentally because I was behind where I would normally be when finishing. After the extra set was done, I remembered that I had to do a 1 block detour at the start, so I was actually ahead! All Good!
Distance today was 3.05km! Not too shabby. However, my left hip is killing me. :( Ahh the life of joints on an obese person - they are bearing load for the weight of two right now, and this hip is just not happy. Of course, riding a desk all day as a job is not helpful. I've got to get it stretched out and I am getting aggressive on the foam roller tonight!!!
I'm going to give the glutes and IT Band a good going over and that should help a lot. Also...Hello Ibuprofen my sweet sweet lover. Come to Tammy.
Food today was good today. I'm really pleased with my more conscious eating, particularly at the office and in the evenings. No mindless grazing.
Food:
bfast
Liberte yogurt - strawberry - 270
coffee - 30
Lunch (yesterdays dinner leftovers)
1c savoy cabbage (steamed) - 34
1c Kale (steamed) - 17
1 Italian spicy sausage - 360
1T HP sauce - 60
2 med Red potatoes - 308
1 Coke Zero (mini) - 0
Snack
coffee - 30
3 gummies - 30
Dinner
1 can Amy's tomato bisque - 360
4 slices Natures Own double fiber bread - 200
2 slices Provolone cheese - 160
1T icbinb - 45
Total calories: 1,904
About 100 calories more then I was aiming for, but I'm very pleased with my choices today. It wasn't burgers and chips. I was thinking of only having a single sandwich with my soup, but I was actually hungry, so I had two. Next time I'll make three and split one with the Husbeast. Why didn't I think of THAT earlier. rawr. Time to get funky on the floor (after some blog reading!).
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Celebration of a single sausage
yes... that is right. I'm celebrating a sausage. Last night the Husbeast and I talked about what we were going to have for dinner. We settled on bubble and squeak (potatoes, kale and cabbage) and sausages. Yes...sausageS! Until this morning when I took them out of the freezer and glanced at the calories, so that I could plan my day and saw that a SINGLE SAUSAGE was 360 calories. Sweet zombie jebuz. That's my entire breakfast!!
So I said, "Self, you can do this, but only if you have 1 sausage". I am unhappy to admit that typically it was 2.5 sausages... which is a gut expanding 900 calories. Tammy... you didn't get to 300lbs by eating carrots and celery...where did you think that it came from??
So, I planned my meals out in the morning and saw that I was going to have to be very good all day if I was even going to be able to eat my single sausage.
And I was!!!!!
I would also like to note "to self" that I wore a pair of pants that I had been previously avoiding without admitting why (didn't fit) and today, they buttoned up comfortabley. There you go.
Food today:
bfast
Egg, cheese & biscuit - 350
Coffee - 30
lunch
2 better oats packages (Chai & Cin spice) - 340
1/4c plain oats - 75
coffee - 30
snack
3 m&m's - 30
dinner
1c savoy cabbage (steamed) - 34
1c Kale (steamed) - 17
1 tsp icbinb - 23
1 Itallian spicy sausage - 360
1T HP sauce - 60
2 med Red potatoes - 308
Coke Zero (mini) - 0
Total: 1,657
WOOWOO!!!!! I had a single sausage for dinner and I'm proud. That single sausage did just fine. I didn't die of starvation (what?!) and it was delish and the right portion and it filled me up.
Here is to changing behaviors.
Exercise:
This was not as good today. I've been foot sore, hip sore, tired and lack luster all day and last night. I skipped my weights today and opted for a light walk with the dog, and I'm going to go and do some stretching, then read and hope to be asleep before 10.30 tonight.
Running tomorrow! Going to be good and rested!
So I said, "Self, you can do this, but only if you have 1 sausage". I am unhappy to admit that typically it was 2.5 sausages... which is a gut expanding 900 calories. Tammy... you didn't get to 300lbs by eating carrots and celery...where did you think that it came from??
So, I planned my meals out in the morning and saw that I was going to have to be very good all day if I was even going to be able to eat my single sausage.
And I was!!!!!
I would also like to note "to self" that I wore a pair of pants that I had been previously avoiding without admitting why (didn't fit) and today, they buttoned up comfortabley. There you go.
Food today:
bfast
Egg, cheese & biscuit - 350
Coffee - 30
lunch
2 better oats packages (Chai & Cin spice) - 340
1/4c plain oats - 75
coffee - 30
snack
3 m&m's - 30
dinner
1c savoy cabbage (steamed) - 34
1c Kale (steamed) - 17
1 tsp icbinb - 23
1 Itallian spicy sausage - 360
1T HP sauce - 60
2 med Red potatoes - 308
Coke Zero (mini) - 0
Total: 1,657
WOOWOO!!!!! I had a single sausage for dinner and I'm proud. That single sausage did just fine. I didn't die of starvation (what?!) and it was delish and the right portion and it filled me up.
Here is to changing behaviors.
Exercise:
This was not as good today. I've been foot sore, hip sore, tired and lack luster all day and last night. I skipped my weights today and opted for a light walk with the dog, and I'm going to go and do some stretching, then read and hope to be asleep before 10.30 tonight.
Running tomorrow! Going to be good and rested!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Couch 2 5K - Day 4
I was on my own today with the dog for my run, I thought about it all afternoon, and made excuses for why I wasn't going to do it...I'll do stairs...I'll do more on the weekend... I'll ...bargain my way into being fat forever. NO!
I came home. I ran. I feel great!
funny that, isn't it. I completed 2.80 km.
Food today was excellent...it was the day of the buffalo chicken. I'm in the mood for hot today for some reason.
bfast:
2 packages better oats (chia spice & cinnamon spice) - 340
coffee - 30
lunch
Which Wich - buffalo chicken 7inch sammich - 479
- no cheese, wheat bread (toasted), buffalo chicken, yellow mustard, Buffalo sauce, horseradish, red onion, lettuce, tomato, pepperocinis, cucumber, bell peppers, black olives)
Diet Dr. Pepper - 0
Snack
1 package better oats (cinnamon plum spice!) - 170
10 M&M's - 70
Dinner
5oz skinless boneless breat meat (grilled) - 214
2T Franks Red Hot Wing sauce - 0
4 med beets roasted - 88
1/2 c cauliflower - 13
1T EVOO (from the roasting) - 120
2oz fresh squeezed oj - 28
Total: 1,552
Dinner was so excellent that I had to take a picture. I'm looking forward to cooking all the dinners this week with our groceries from last Saturday. So many yummy veg!
Today's 1,552. Totally awesome. Weighed in this morning at 304.4lbs. Felt great about that. My ankles are still puffy, I'm thinking that my body is adjusting to all this exercise and they are particularly cranky (old injuries). So I'm feeling good. Really Good!
YEAH!!!!!!
I came home. I ran. I feel great!
funny that, isn't it. I completed 2.80 km.
Food today was excellent...it was the day of the buffalo chicken. I'm in the mood for hot today for some reason.
bfast:
2 packages better oats (chia spice & cinnamon spice) - 340
coffee - 30
lunch
Which Wich - buffalo chicken 7inch sammich - 479
- no cheese, wheat bread (toasted), buffalo chicken, yellow mustard, Buffalo sauce, horseradish, red onion, lettuce, tomato, pepperocinis, cucumber, bell peppers, black olives)
Diet Dr. Pepper - 0
Snack
1 package better oats (cinnamon plum spice!) - 170
10 M&M's - 70
Dinner
5oz skinless boneless breat meat (grilled) - 214
2T Franks Red Hot Wing sauce - 0
4 med beets roasted - 88
1/2 c cauliflower - 13
1T EVOO (from the roasting) - 120
2oz fresh squeezed oj - 28
Total: 1,552
Dinner was so excellent that I had to take a picture. I'm looking forward to cooking all the dinners this week with our groceries from last Saturday. So many yummy veg!
Today's 1,552. Totally awesome. Weighed in this morning at 304.4lbs. Felt great about that. My ankles are still puffy, I'm thinking that my body is adjusting to all this exercise and they are particularly cranky (old injuries). So I'm feeling good. Really Good!
YEAH!!!!!!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Meatless Monday, Weights & Weigh In
MEATLESS Monday! I come home at lunch and watch The Chew most days - it is bliss being so close to the office. Today they had meatless monday as the theme and it fit well into today's eating, so we decided to skip the meat tonight at dinner to round out the day as veggie only.
After work I got in a 20min walk with the dog, and then hit my weights program. I was determined to get in three sets. AND I DID!!
Set 1.
10 sumo squats with KB between legs /crunches - 50
15 KB swings / planks - 15 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm /wall sits - 25 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / push ups - 20
Set 2.10 sumo squats with KB between legs / crunches - 40
15 KB swings / planks - 12 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / wall sits - 25 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / push ups - 20
Set 3.10 sumo squats with KB between legs / crunches - 50
15 KB swings / planks - 12 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / wall sits - 25 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / push ups - 20
And here I am... all done and sweaty.
The dog was less impressed......
Food was much better today, ate well, and enjoyed my food, but didn't feel panicy or like I needed to consume more. I saw the treats that were out on my co-workers desk, but really didn't have much interest. I was really busy today, so that always helps.
Food:
bfast
Liberte Yogurt - Apple Crisp - 270
Coffee x 2 - 60
lunch
5 Raw Almonds - 35
1/2 box Toasted Pine nut couscous - 345
1/2c curry lentil soup - 150
Edemame - 55
Snack
Better Oats oatmeal - 160
dinner
1/2 box WW Penne pasta - 300
Pasta sauce - 70
1/4c carrots - 13
1/4c onion - 17
1/4c mushroom - 4
1T ice cream - 25
1T baileys liquor - 24
Total: 1,528
Weigh In:
The good stuff.... I weighed in this morning with low expectations, that were not unfounded. My feet and hands were puffy, I was retaining water from all the salt that I had on Saturday and Sunday and I could feel it. My feet were swollen all day today in fact, it wasn't until I finished my weights that I finally felt mostly normal.
1-23-2012 - 306.6 lbs
After work I got in a 20min walk with the dog, and then hit my weights program. I was determined to get in three sets. AND I DID!!
Set 1.
10 sumo squats with KB between legs /crunches - 50
15 KB swings / planks - 15 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm /wall sits - 25 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / push ups - 20
Set 2.10 sumo squats with KB between legs / crunches - 40
15 KB swings / planks - 12 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / wall sits - 25 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / push ups - 20
Set 3.10 sumo squats with KB between legs / crunches - 50
15 KB swings / planks - 12 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / wall sits - 25 count
10 KB High Clean pulls - Right arm / push ups - 20
And here I am... all done and sweaty.
The dog was less impressed......
Food was much better today, ate well, and enjoyed my food, but didn't feel panicy or like I needed to consume more. I saw the treats that were out on my co-workers desk, but really didn't have much interest. I was really busy today, so that always helps.
Food:
bfast
Liberte Yogurt - Apple Crisp - 270
Coffee x 2 - 60
lunch
5 Raw Almonds - 35
1/2 box Toasted Pine nut couscous - 345
1/2c curry lentil soup - 150
Edemame - 55
Snack
Better Oats oatmeal - 160
dinner
1/2 box WW Penne pasta - 300
Pasta sauce - 70
1/4c carrots - 13
1/4c onion - 17
1/4c mushroom - 4
1T ice cream - 25
1T baileys liquor - 24
Total: 1,528
Weigh In:
The good stuff.... I weighed in this morning with low expectations, that were not unfounded. My feet and hands were puffy, I was retaining water from all the salt that I had on Saturday and Sunday and I could feel it. My feet were swollen all day today in fact, it wasn't until I finished my weights that I finally felt mostly normal.
1-23-2012 - 306.6 lbs
I'm excited for next week though - I think that it will be a significant loss, I'm wearing my favorite hoodie right now and it feels a looser, so there are things afoot!!
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