10/31

I didn't weigh myself this morning, more out of fear than forgetfulness...

Total Calories = 870

Breakfast: 480 cal
1 banana (110 cal/0 fat/29 carbs/1 pro)
2 tbsp Jiffy All Natural Extra Chunky peanut butter (190 cal)
3/4 cup GV Bran Flakes (100 cal)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal/0 fat/12 carbs/8 pro)

Lunch: 315 cal
3 cups romaine & spring mix lettuce (25)
1 hardboiled egg (70 cal/4.5 fat/1 carbs/6 pro)
2 tbsp carrot slivers (20)
1 slice tomato (5 cal)
2 tbsp Members Mark Mild Shredded Cheese (50)
1 tbsp sunflower seeds (50 cal/4 fat/2 carbs/1 pro)
2 tbsp plain croutons (25 cal)
2 tbsp GV Light Buttermilk Ranch dressing (70 cal)

Snack: 75 cal
6 celery stalks (5)
2 Light Laughing Cow wedges (70 cal)

Dinner: cal

Exercise: Ran .75 miles at 5.5 mph & walked .5 miles at 4.0 mph. I also did some core exercises, lunges, and some biceps & shoulder exercises with free weights.

10/17

I didn't want to weigh myself this morning! haha - after the weekend of eating and not exercising, I know I gained back a few pounds...

Total Calories = 1520

Breakfast: 270 cal
3/4 cup GV Bran Flakes (90 cal)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal/0 fat/12 carbs/8 pro)
2 tbsp raisins GV (70 cal/0 fat/15 carbs/.5 pro)
1 tbsp slivered Naturals almonds (30 cal)

Lunch: 250 cal
2 cups romaine lettuce (15)
2 oz carrot sticks (25 cal)
1 egg Dutch Farms (70 cal/4.5 fat/1 carbs/6 pro)
1 oz avocado slices (45 cal)
2 tbsp plain croutons (25 cal)
2 tbsp GV Light Buttermilk Ranch dressing (70 cal)

Snack: 200 cal
1 oatmeal chocolate bar (homemade)

Dinner: 800 cal
I had spaghetti and measured out the noodles and sauce, but then ruined it with LOTS of hot yummy bread! AND I bought all kinds of new nut butters and one of them was Nutella - Julie, the boys would love it...it tastes like chocolate icing and you spread it on bread! Instead of a PB sandwich for Ally, she can have this. It is a hazelnut, skim milk, and cocoa mix. Yummo! And then I cut up the veggies & fruits and had several good strawberries! I am going to have to work out hard this week to work off the past couple of days.

Exercise: I slept in...It was just too hard to get up this morning!

10/14 ~ 120.4 lbs

Well that's what I get for drinking a bottle of wine for my dinner - can I just say DEHYDRATION.....

Julie - you crack me up! I don't know if it was worth it...I am a little SHAKEY!!! HAHA I tried posting to your blog and my computer is acting up - way to go on losing another pound!!

Total Calories = 740

Breakfast: 410 cal
3/4 cup GV Bran Flakes (90 cal)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal/0 fat/12 carbs/8 pro)
2 tbsp raisins GV (70 cal/0 fat/15 carbs/.5 pro)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal/0 fat/12 carbs/8 pro)

7.5 oz Regular Sprite (90 cal)

Lunch: 330 cal
2 slices or 1 roll Oroweat Sandwich Thins MINIS (50 cal)
3 slices deli ham (50 cal/1 fat/1 carb/6 pro)
1 slice romaine lettuce (5)
1 tsp mashed avocado (10 cal)
1 tsp Kraft canola mayo (15 cal)
.5 oz Baked Lays ~ approximately 11 chips (60 cal)
A handful of pretzels at the K party (50)
7.5 oz Regular Sprite (90 cal) - I am so dehydrated - I have had like 10 glasses of water this morning!


Snack: cal

Dinner: cal

Exercise: I am so mad! I put on my pedometer and was up to almost 4000 steps by noon and then the darn thing started over! I don't know if I hit a button or what...and when I plug it in the computer, it only registers the last walk...boo! Obviously I didn't get out this morning to work out.

10/13 ~ 123.2 lbs

This week just proves in order to stay the same weight or lose a little, I HAVE to count calories AND work out...there is just no way around it! :) Down to the gym I go....

Total Calories = 1500

Breakfast: 345 cal
1/2 cup Fiber One (60 cal)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal)
1 banana (110 cal/0 fat/29 carbs/1 pro)
1 tbsp GV Chunky peanut butter (95 cal)

Lunch: 255 cal
2 slices or 1 roll Oroweat Sandwich Thins MINIS (50 cal)
2 slices deli ham (35 cal/1 fat/1 carb/6 pro)
1 slice romaine lettuce (5)
2 tsp mashed avocado (20 cal)
1 tsp Kraft canola mayo (15 cal)
.5 oz Baked Lays ~ approximately 11 chips (60 cal)
1 Babybel White Cheddar round (70)

Snack: 100 cal
8.25 oz Chocolate Muscle Milk (100 cal)

Dinner: 800 cal
4 8oz glasses of wine....I drank my dinner...

Exercise:
Mile #1 (11:30) ~ intervals: 4.0 mph at 4.0 incline & 8.0 mph at 0.0 incline every other tenth of a mile.
Mile #2 (15:00) ~ .25 mile = cool down at 4.0 no incline, .25 jog at 5.5 mph, .25 mile 3.5 mph using free weights, .25 mile 3.5 cool down.

10/12 ~ 124.6 lbs

Well I'm on my way back down, thank goodness! Hopefully a few more days of eating right will get me back on track. I had trouble sleeping last night so didn't get up this morning to work out. I would like to maybe walk on the treadmill tonight for a while when I get home, but I rarely have much motivation for that after a long day of work!

Total Calories = 1205

Breakfast: 345 cal
1/2 cup Fiber One (60 cal)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal)
1 banana (110 cal/0 fat/29 carbs/1 pro)
1 tbsp GV Chunky peanut butter (95 cal)

Lunch: 305 cal
2 cups romaine lettuce (15)
2 oz carrot sticks (25 cal)
1 egg Dutch Farms (70 cal/4.5 fat/1 carbs/6 pro)
1 tbsp sunflower seeds (50 cal/4 fat/2 carbs/1 pro)
2 tbsp plain croutons (25 cal)
2 tbsp Kraft Light raspberry vinaigrette (50 cal/3.5 fat/5 carbs/0 pro)
1 medium red apple (75 cal/0 fat/17 carb/0 pro)

Snack: cal

Dinner: 465 cal
Dinner was so yummy! I had on the menu to have salmon, but didn't want the rice because I had that last night at Mongolian BBQ...so I whipped up the Edamame Potato salad in the FBD book and it was delicious! I had no idea it would be so good!

Roasted Salmon with Mustard-Dill Glaze

3 6 oz salmon fillets (I had 5 oz = 230 cal)
Mayo Topping (160/3 = 55 cal per fillet)
3 tbsp Kraft Mayo (135 cal)
1 tbsp dry mustard
1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1.5 tsp brown sugar (25)
1 tsp fresh lemon juice

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a small dish, combine mayo, seasonings & lemon juice. Place salmon fillets on a foil-lined baking sheet. Season with 1/2 tsp salt & 1/8 tsp pepper and spread mayo mixture over top. Roast until just cooked through, 12-15 minutes.

Edamame Potato Salad (this is one serving = 180)
1/2 cup shelled and boiled edamame (100)
1 3.3 oz small red potato with skin boiled, then chopped (65 cal)
1 tsp Kraft mayo (15 cal)
Season with black pepper.

I had to have 2 Dove dark chocolate squares (90)!!!

Exercise: Nothing - I have a terrible headache and didn't do anything besides walk the halls today! :) I wore my pedometer and walked 4,000 steps! haha

10/11 ~ 125.2 lbs

OMG I am so mad at myself! I haven't seen that number in a year & a half....BOO

I bought a food scale last year, but I am using my postal scale to make sure I am getting things to the ounce! This is out of control!!!!

Total Calories = 1095

Breakfast: 345 cal
1/2 cup Fiber One (60 cal)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal)
1 banana (110 cal/0 fat/29 carbs/1 pro)
1 tbsp GV Chunky peanut butter (95 cal)

Lunch: 395 cal
1 Light Original Flatbread (90 cal)
3 oz Jenny-O oven-roasted deli turkey (75 cal) = 3 slices
2 slices romaine lettuce (10)
1 tsp raisins GV (15 cal)
1 tbsp Kraft Mayo with canola oil (45 cal)
2 tbsp walnuts (100 cal) ~ big sams club sack
.5 oz Baked Lays ~ 11 chips (60 cal)

Snack: 0 cal

Dinner: 355 cal
We are taking Josh out for dinner tonight at BD's Mongolian BBQ...oh lordy!! BUT I found online where you can make your bowl and it figures your calories. I will try to do that BEFORE we leave tonight so I know what to order!!

LATER....Well I didn't have time to make my bowl beforehand so I just estimated while there and don't think I did too bad: It estimated the below items to be around 355 calories, but I know the sodium will be high, hence bloating...

Your Ingredients
1.5 oz Chicken
1.5 oz Krab
1.5 oz Shrimp
1 oz Bean Sprouts
1 oz Broccoli
1 oz Carrots
1 oz Onions (Yellow)
1 oz Peppers
1 oz Shiitake Mushroom
1 oz Light Soy
.5 tsp. Oil Blend (added at the Grill)
1/4 cup Rice

Exercise:
#1 Mile = .10th mile intervals at 8.0 mph/4.0 mph with 4.0 incline
#2 Mile = Ran .50 miles at 5.5 & walked .50 miles at 4.0 with free weights

10/10

I am not even getting on the scale this week! I have been so off on eating & working out, that I know just from the way my pants fit I have gained weight!

Total Calories = 1240

Breakfast: 300 cal
2 tbsp Creamy Wheat BC (80 cal)
2 tbsp raw sunflower seeds (90 cal)
1/2 cup applesauce (50 cal/0 fat/13 carbs/0 pro)
1 cup fat-free milk (80 cal/0 fat/12 carbs/8 pro)

Lunch: 285 cal
2.5 cups romaine lettuce (20)
1 medium red apple (75 cal/0 fat/17 carb/0 pro)
2 slices 5 lb Sams club ham (50 cal)
2 tbsp raw sunflower seeds (90 cal)
2 tbsp Kraft Light raspberry vinaigrette (50 cal/3.5 fat/5 carbs/0 pro)

Well I was doing fine until I went to my TA meeting and there was ALL kinds of lovely chocolate sitting on the tables...that was just a little less than what I burned this morning. BOOOOO
Snack: 175 cal
3 REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures (135)
1 Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Mini (40)

Dinner: 480 cal
I had two cups! Yum
1 Babybel White Cheddar round (70)
1 whole wheat Wasa cracker (50)

Chicken noodle soup:
10 cups water
10 oz. (approximately) 4 cups white egg noodles (1320 cal)
1 13 oz. can chicken (350 cal)
2 tbsp chicken granules & 1 chicken boulion cube (55 cal)
8 oz. chopped carrots (95 cal)
This makes a BIG pot after the noodles expand and it makes 8 cups (Total ~ 1800 cal/10 cups = 180 per serving).

Exercise: I did one mile of intervals: .10th of a mile walking at 4.0 with an incline of 4.0 alternating every .10th of a mile running at 8.0 mph. I walked & jogged mile #2 alternating holding 3 pound weights. I burned 200 calories in 25 minutes.

10/01 ~ 121.6 lbs

I haven't worked out in a week and it is really starting to show. I can't believe my beautiful, lovely treadmill hasn't seen me in awhile! I miss it, but working full time is definitely making it hard to get in a work out! I did take a nice 4 mile bike ride with Steve & Ally one night after school, but it wasn't much of a calorie burner...

I am going to order the Flat Belly Family Cookbook today!!! I am excited for some new recipes that go along with the pocketguide.

Flat Belly Family Cookbook