Saturday weigh in

Starting weight - 380
week 1 -12.0 368
week 2 -4      364
week 3 -5      359
week 4 -3      356
week 5 -5.5   350.5
week 6 -4      346.5
week7 -2.2    344.3

Total -35.7 lbs
 
My goal is 299 by December 31st.  I am still on track to meet this goal, just gotta stay focused!

Thursday food log

1 cup cheerios1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup 1% milk

3 saltines

3 slices of Bobili pizza, same as yesterday

1 cup of Red beans and rice with chopped green peppers added and
turkey sausage
wrapped in lettuce leafs
broccoli

1 cup of peach frozen yogurt
1 cup of Strawberry yogurt

Wed Food log

1 cup cheerios and 1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup skim milk

3 slices of homemade whole wheat thin crust Bobili pizza
with lowfat cheese and green peppers, light sauce

1 3oz turkey burger with 1/4 slice of cheese
wrapped in a lettuce leaf
1/3 cup of beef rice
Green beans

1 mini loaf of homemede banana blueberry bread
1/2 cup 1% milk

Exercise log for the week

We have been doing very good with our walks this week. 
Sun 1 mile on the treadmill
Mon 2 miles with the family around the hood
Tues 2.6 miles walked to Giant Eagle just me and DJ
Wed 2.4 miles, took a slightly longer path to Frodo's school
Thurs 2.5 miles roundtrip to Zero Zest for a small frozen yogurt

Sat weigh in... from last week

Starting weight - 380
week 1 -12.0 368
week 2 -4 364
week 3 -5 359
week 4 -3 356
week 5 -5.5 350.5
week 6 -4 346.5
Total -33.5

MIA

 Sorry I've missed about a week of posts.  Sometimes real life gets in the way...  I am still doing a good job with exercise and eating.  So no worries!  I will try to get back on my blogging kick

Wed excersize log

walked about a half hour, but at a fast pace! 

Wed food

1 cup cheerios
1/2 cup  skim milk

grilled chicken wrap - plain
a few fries...  like 6 or 7

1/4 cantaloupe

Salad with 3 croutons and a smidge of blue cheese dressing
Salmon
Broccoli
1/2 a cheddar biscuit

Tuesday exercise log

We walked for like 2 hours...  some of it was just goofing off at the mall, but it was still 2 hrs, my feet still hurt!

Tues food log

1 cup cheerios, with blueberries

Boca burger with a slice of cheese
1 slice of whole wheat bread
sweet potato chips

cantaloupe

Salad with a few cuc's
just a bit of blue cheese dressing
Tilapia with steamed broccoli

Monday Food log

1 cup Cheerios with blueberries

Grilled Chicken Salad, with fruit
light Italian dressing, just a drizzle

watermelon and cantaloupe

Baked tilapia
with green peppers, celery, and carrots

Monday exercise

We walked up to the bank today, 2.2 miles round trip

Sunday exercise log

Walked 2.6 miles roundtrip.  We walked to an ice cream shop, i got the frozen yogurt, hope I asn't too high in calories!

Sun food log

3 eggs scrambled with green peppers
1 piece of whole wheat toast

watermelon & cantaloupe
sweet potato chips
Sm handful of walnuts

fillet of tillapia
with celery, carrots and green peppers

scoop of blueberry cheese yogurt cone

Sat food log Summer Rita party

2 egg omelet with ham and green peppers
1/2 cup of potato home fries
1 1/2  slices of toast
coffee

1 piece of plain pizza (chuck e cheese)

big plate of veggies
2 tbls buff chicken dip
15 tortilla chips
1 tbls spinach artichoke dip
about 4 crackers
about 10 triscuits
some cheese
2 mini tacos
fruit
margaritas---  no clue how many
shots---  ???
no wonder I gained 2.5 lbs overnight

Saturday weigh in (wk 5)

Starting weight - 380
week 1 -12.0     368
week 2 -4          364
week 3 -5          359
week 4 -3          356
week 5 -5.5       350.5
Total   -29.5 pounds

Friday Exercise log

A friend of ours joined us for dinner tonight, and tagged along on our nightly walk.  We just cruised the neighborhood for about 40 minutes.  It was humid but breezy, nice walk.

Friday food log

1 cup of leftover dirty rice

1 al fresco chicken soft taco
2 chicken fries

fillet of tilapia baked with
green peppers, celery and carrots

Glass of white wine

Thursday exercise log

Walked for an hour in the Metroparks

Thursday food log

1 cup Cheerios
1/2 blueberries
1/2 skim milk

1 slice whole wheat toast
homemade tuna salad, with green peppers and carrots blended with a little non fat cottage cheese

A banana
small bowl of pineapple

salad
1 piece of white pizza
3 boneless chicken wings

1 cup of SF/FF frozen yogurt

1 month weigh in

Today marks 1 month that I have been living a new lifestyle. Walking a minimum of 30 minutes a day, watching portion sizes and choosing healthier foods. I have lost 29 pounds in 30 days!!!! I was hoping for 30 in 30, but I'm still excited. I still have so much further to go, keep those supportive thoughts coming! 
I'll be back on Saturday with the official weekly weigh in, Hoping to hit 30 pounds by then!

Wed exercise log

Tonight we walked to the grocery store.  That's right, we walked!  Insane, I know.  We used Sunshine's basket under the stroller to cart the groceries home, until it collapsed under the weight.  I told the DH not to buy 2 gallons of iced tea...  but does he listen to me???  NO!!!!   So we had to carry the bags about half way home.  He was being HeMan, pushing the stroller and carrying all but 1 bag.  I think he felt guilty for not listening. 
Well, anyway...  it was about 2 miles round trip!  Woot woot   Go Me!

Wed food log

 3 Scrambled egg beaters with green peppers and a pinch of Low fat cheese
1 1/2 pieces of whole wheat toast

big bowl of pineapple
handful of popcorn
1 small piece of dark chocolate from Lilly's

dirty rice with chopped green peppers Ground turkey and a can of black beans added
I put the mixture in lettuce wraps, yum!

June 8th exercise log

After dinner, it started to drizzle so we stopped at home to check the weather forecast.  Rain was coming, but we couldn't tell how soon it would hit.  We decided to go for it.  We drove a few miles from home to check out the West creek Metro parks trail.  The path was made with tiny gravel that kicked up into my crocs.   (Have to remember tennis shoes next time)   It was extremely quiet and peaceful, a little touch of wilderness in the middle of State and Broadview Rds.  We only saw about 3 other people on the trail.  There was an occasional drop of rain, but it never really rained enough to bother us.  We walked out about 30 minutes, got sort of lost and backtracked to the original trail to find our way out of the woods.  We joked about how we were in the Fire Swamp from Princess Bride or in some of the battle scenes from Lord of the Rings.  I thought we were acting out The Blair Witch Project when we got lost, If it weren't for the huge cell phone towers all around...  LOL The air smelled like fresh cut grass, we saw a few deer, It was a great walk!  

Tues food log

3 eggs scambled with green peppers and a sprinkle of lowfat cheese
whole wheat bagel with spray butter

Tuna salad  ~  I tossed a can of tuna, handful of baby carrots, 1/4 of a green peppers and a big glop of non fat cottage cheese in the food processor.  I came out really runny, so I added another can of tuna.  It was surprisingly tasty. 
2 pieces of whole wheat bread toasted

fruit salad ~ raspberries, blueberries, pineapple and watermelon

Frodo's last day of school so he picked a special dinner.  A Pizza buffet!!!  OMG, torture!
I had 2 plates of salad with just a smidge of blue cheese dressing and like 4 croutons
and I had 2 pieces of sausage and green pepper pizza.  at least the pizza crust is fairly thin and cut pretty small.  I did not eat the yummie brownies or cinnamon roll desserts...  such willpower!  LOL

Cravings

I really want sweets!  Anything sweet and high in calories will do.  Then again anything crunchy and salty sounds pretty good too.  So, when I picked up Frodo from school, I offered to take him for an ice cream cone to celebrate his last day of school.  He had a whistle pop from school and wanted that instead.  I told him, 'are you sure?  cause mommy is going to get ice cream...'  He said 'are YOU sure?  What about your diet, do you wanna be fat?'   (He said it with love, not a hint of  being mean)  'Well, I was going to get the SF/FF kind.'  I said.  To which he replied 'How about we just have some apple slices when we get home?'    What a great idea!  Thanks for keeping me on track little man.

Monday food log

1 cup of Cherrios with 1/2 cup blueberries

1 breaded pork chop
green beans

2 planks of graham crackers

1 turkey burger
1 slice whole wheat bread
green beans
1 and 1/2 corn on the cob

June 7th exercise log

Needed to go to the bank again....  so the whole family walked to it tonight.  2.2 miles round trip! 

Sun food log

Eggs with green peppers
a very small piece of Turkey ham steak
whole wheat bagel

FIL's breaded pork chop, my fav (I peeled most of the breading off)
potatoes au gratin ~just a spoonful, gotta use em up, can't waste food
steamed broccoli and carrots

big bowl of watermelon

Sunday exercise log

I didn't really want to go for a walk tonight. I was tired and feeling blah, but we went anyway. Halfway through it started to rain, we made it to the pavilion before the down pour. DJ was not happy, he pretty much screamed for 10 minutes, as we waited out the storm. It tapered to a drizzle and we started off for ...home. I was even more unhappy about walking, uhg I knew we should have skipped it. But then...
 the most brilliant rainbow popped up in the sky. As we walked home, we saw people getting out of their cars and staring up at the miracle of nature. And just think, if I hadn't taken the walk, got caught in the rain, waited in the pavilion.... I would have missed it!

Sat food log

2 egg omelet with green peppers and diced ham
home fries, about a 1/4 cup
1 wheat toast, reg butter
coffee

Spicy chicken sandwich from chicfila  (It was FREE)
I pulled off as much of the breading as I could and didn't eat the bun
about 2 waffle fries
diet Dr pepper

Salmon from Outback Steakhouse
mixed veggies...  both cooked without butter
Side salad,
1/2 loaf of bread, no butter

Ice cream sammie

Saturday Weigh in

Starting weight 380
week 1 -12.0  368
week 2 -4   364
week 3 -5   359
week 4 -3  356
Total - 24
 
Well, I was hoping to stay on track with 4 pounds a week, but I'll take -3!!!  At least it's still moving in the right direction.  My goal has been 349 by the end of July, but I upped the date to the end of June.  That's 7 pounds in 3 weeks.  I think it's realistic and still a challenge.  Wish me luck!

Friday food log

3 egg beater omelet
chopped green peppers
sprinkle of low fat cheese
1 piece whole wheat toast
spray butter
Iced NF SF van latte

big bowl of watermelon
Mixed berry ff/sf frozen yogurt cone

1 Bocca burger
salsa
Hamburger bun
a whole can of green beans
(What?  Its only 70 calories!)

3 boneless chicken wings and just a few drops of blue cheese
Damn that DH.  I told him to bring my home some wings, and HE DID!!!  That Bastard!!!
LOL, I'm going to curse him during weigh in!

Dare to Dream

I went to a get together with some fellow SJA graduates last night.  We met up at a bar in the old neighborhood, I miss Westpark.  I spent 24 yrs growing up there, If I didn't have kids, or could afford a private school education for them, I would love to move back to that area.   Any way...  I picked up my BFF from HS and we went in together.  There were only about a dozen of us there.  It's funny how some people seem to have matured, mellowed out, whatever you want to call it, and others seem to be hanging on to the old status rankings.  Will we always have the clicks?  You know, the jocks, nerds, druggies, snobs, etc???   Well guys, that was nearly 20 yrs ago, I'd like to think that I am a different person and I would like to think that you are too.  I will do my best to forget what I used to think about you...  and try to find out who you are now.  I hope you will do the same for me!   I look forward to getting together again!

Thursday exercise log

OMG...  I think I'm crazy!  I actually planned out my walk today because Frodo was at the zoo with his school and I didn't want him to have to walk home after spending the day at the zoo.  And, I was going out with some old friends from HS that evening so I wouldn't be able  to walk at night with the family.  I knew that I needed to make a trip to the bank, so I used Bing maps to see how far of a walk it was.  1.2 miles each way!  I can do that!  Ugh....  Have I ever told you how much I hate the sun?  Well, it's a lot!  I don't mind it when I'm in the house, it's quite lovely the way it shines through the windows naturally lighting the house.  But, I hate it beating down on my fair skin.  It feels like fire burning me.  And It was over 80 degrees yesterday too, what was I thinking?   I made it to the bank, no problem.  hot, winded and sweaty but that's to be expected.  It took about 20 minutes.  I caught my breath, had a drink of water, took care of my banking needs and got ready for the walk back home.  I was at the half way point when my stomach started churning, I had to go to the bathroom, #2 and soon!  LOL, I thought about stopping into a school I passed but figured that wouldn't let a sweaty, scary looking woman in to use the facilities, so I kept walking, praying and clenching my....  well, you know.   I thought about knocking on random doors, "Can I use your bathroom?  I have this stroller and cute little kid as collateral."  But I don't think I would let anyone in MY house much less even answer the door.  So, I kept walking, praying...  Usually when I go on long walks like this, the DH is with me.  We take turns pushing 32 pounds of Sunshine in his stroller, but I was on my own today and my arms were so tired.  I tried to stop and shake out my arms a bit, but I knew I had to keep moving and get to the bathroom ASAP.  I was so tired....   hot.... sweaty....  my skin was on fire.  Finally, I arrived at home.  I yanked the little one from the stroller and left it in the driveway.  I dropped him off in the kitchen and ran for the bathroom.....  ahhhhh.  Thank God, I made it!   TMI?  LOL, too bad you're the one who chose to read it.     I checked myself out in the mirror and my face looked like a tomato, it was bright red.  I jumped in the shower with the water as cold as I could stand and tried to cool down.  10 minutes later, my face was still pink.  But, I did feel better!  It's funny how during the walk, I thought I was going to fall over in exhaustion, but now I felt great!  Maybe that's the exercise rush I've been hearing about?  I'm not saying the walking is getting easier...  not at all, but I do feel better, happier and prouder after doing it.  (Is prouder a word?  More proud just doesn't sound right either.  And who decides whether its adding the er or more to a word?)
Well...  anyway I walked 2.4 miles in just under an hour.

Thursday food log

3 egg beaters omelet
chopped green peppers
sprinkle of low fat shredded cheese
2 slices of whole wheat toast with spray butter
iced NF SF Van latte

big bowl of watermelon

1 soft tortilla shell
ground turkey
green pepper
pinto beans
brown rice

3 Bud Lights

Wed exercise log

Walked a little over 2 miles for about 50 minutes.  It isn't getting any easier!  :)

Wed food log

I am being bad today...  its nearly 3pm and all I have eaten is 3 or 4 planks of low fat graham crackers and  an iced latte with sugar free vanilla and skim milk.  I'm hungry!

I ate a handful of turkey jerky before dinner

So dinner was delish!
1 soft flour tortilla shell
Seasoned ground turkey
sauteed green peppers
Pinto beans
sprinkle of low fat cheese
Brown rice with homemade salsa mixed in
about 10 tortilla chips

Tuesday exercise log

Shorter walk, about 1 mile...

Tuesday food log

1 piece wheat toast with 1 tblsp of peanut butter

1/2 cup fat free cottage cheese
4 strawberries

Low fat popcorn
slice of apple

2 small turkey burgers
1 slice of cheese
1 bun
Baked sweet potato fries
steamed broccoli

1 bite of an ice cream sammie

Holiday weekend food log

Friday I ate a small omelet with green peppers and ham for breakfast.  I skipped the home fries and opted for fresh fruit instead.  I also only ate 1 piece of wheat toast.  I don't remember eating anything for lunch.  But dinner was Mexican!  I had a frozen strawberry margarita, chicken fajitas and just a few tortilla chips.  I boxed up about half of the fajita fixings to limit the amount I ate.

Breakfast was another small green pepper and ham omelet.  I do miss the cheese, but it's still yummy without it.  Today I ate the home fries too.  But only a few.  We went up to my BIL's camper/trailer/mobile home thingy on Saturday and spent the night.  Its hard to be good with eating health during cookouts and family get together.  We packed a few healthy options for the weekend to make it a bit easier.  We brought chicken brats and turkey hot dogs for dinner and turkey sausage and wheat bread for breakfast.  We also brought plenty of fruit for snacking.  Grapes, honeydew, strawberries. blueberries, apples, watermelon.....    I did pretty good, but did give in to a few temptations.  I had 2 beers and a diet soda, baked tortilla chips and the BIL's awesome homemade salsa as well as some shelled peanuts and even 1 big bite of a smore!  (OMG, it was ooey, gooey delicious!)  I keep hearing that it is OK to have a bit of the bad stuff, as long as it is in moderation.  I hope the scale will agree with that next week.  

When we got home Sunday night, we grabbed a pizza for dinner, not the best choice!  I did get a salad first and picked off  almost all the cheese and only added a few drips of dressing.  I ate 2 pieces of the pizza with green peppers and even pulled off a little of the cheese too. 

I made blueberry pancakes for breakfast.  We made a big mistake going to a Chinese buffet on Monday for lunch.  I tried to focus on the dishes with veggies like chicken and broccoli and pepper steak but the sauces were impossible to avoid.  The DH and I both felt like crap after eating.  I hope we learned a lesson and will avoid buffets going forward.  Dinner was 2 turkey dogs.  1 bun and about a 1/4cup of pork and beans.