Goal setting - I have decided that my new goal is to reach Lifetime Member by my 30th birthday. This gives me exactly 10 weeks....which means I need to reach my goal weight of 160 lbs by March 18, 2015. Here we go!!
Thursday - It was unusually cold in Florida. So I changed it up for breakfast and had tomato soup and an english muffin. For lunch I brought cauliflower fried rice, carrots with hummus, tangerine and an apple. We went out to dinner with Andy's uncle who was in town visiting. Going out to eat can always be a challenge, especially when you go somewhere that you share with the table. Luckily we mainly got seafood and veggie dishes.
Friday-Sunday- My sister and adorable children were in town for a visit. It was a very busy very fun visit. We were busy so I didn't get around to tracking each day. Mainly we had fruits, veggies and healthy stuff.
Monday - Back to strict tracking. Berry Protein shake with some greens for breakfast. Lunch was some leftover pork with a variety of roasted and grilled veggies. Snacks through out the day were fruit, didn't have time to cut up veggies. Also back to the gym for some cardio time. For dinner Andy and I had some leftover cuban food and pork on big salads.
Tuesday - For breakfast I made another berry protein shake. For lunch I brought a big green salad with leftover cuban steak and salsa on it. My snacks were a lot of veggies and fruit. I had an appointment with my personal trainer and he kicked my A**. I have been working so much it had been hard to get to the gym for weights the past two weeks, and he made me pay for it. For dinner I cooked up some spaghetti squash and some leftover chicken. I also heated up some vodka sauce. We pretty much had run out of veggies, so Andy was kind enough to stop at Publix after work to pick up some veggies
Wednesday - I made a Almond banana smoothie for breakfast. Lunch was provided at work for a meeting. It was Panera, luckily I did the ordering so I made sure salads were ordered. For dinner, I made some pan seared salmon and a green salad. I got to the gym after work to get some cardio in before my weight watchers meeting.
Weigh in - I was not feeling very good about my weigh in this week. I have felt all bloated and chunky lately. I was correct, I was up 2.0 lbs this week. I know that this is the result of not strictly tracking this past week. I got complacent and lazy. Time to get back to weighing and tracking every bit, lick and taste!
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Busy week
I have started on a new project at work....which means I am crazy busy at work.
Thursday - Andy and I were supposed to go a concert this night but decided we had too much to get done around the house. For breakfast I made a Pina Colada smoothie. For lunch I had half of a roasted vegetable panini. Dinner was salmon topped with chimichurri sauce and roasted cauliflower.
Thursday - Andy and I were supposed to go a concert this night but decided we had too much to get done around the house. For breakfast I made a Pina Colada smoothie. For lunch I had half of a roasted vegetable panini. Dinner was salmon topped with chimichurri sauce and roasted cauliflower.
Pina Colada Smoothie
1 banana
1 cup pineapple
1 TBSP unsweetened coconut
2 scoops EAS Lean 15 protein Powder
Blend together.
Friday - I made another Pina Colada Smoothie for breakfast. Lunch was an asian chicken salad and lentil soup. For dinner, Andy and I made kale chips and coconut crusted chicken tenders.
Saturday - Saturday was a busy day of working on various projects around the house. I didn't do a great job of planning or tracking food between Saturday and Monday (No work because of President's Day)
Tuesday - Tuesday for breakfast I went back to basics with a berry green smoothie. For lunch I ate half a turkey sandwich at the meeting I was at, drank plenty of water and indulged in a cookie and some chips. I went to the gym after work for some walking on an incline and weight time. For dinner I made cauliflower 'fried rice' again and some baked chicken with a sweet and spicy sauce.
Wednesday - I had a berry green smoothie for breakfast. I totally forgot my lunch at home, which I think worked out okay because it was Ash Wednesday. So over the lunch hour I went to mass. I forgot how many questions you get when you walk around with ashes on your forehead. For dinner I made some tomato soup and ate the left over cauliflower fried rice.
Weigh In - I was unsure of how this week's weigh in was going to go because I didn't track very well over the weekend. Much to my surprise, I lose another 1.2 lbs. This brings my total weight loss to 12 lbs and I am only 2.2 pounds away from goal!! I will aim to track more next week and do a better job of blogging...
Saturday - Saturday was a busy day of working on various projects around the house. I didn't do a great job of planning or tracking food between Saturday and Monday (No work because of President's Day)
Tuesday - Tuesday for breakfast I went back to basics with a berry green smoothie. For lunch I ate half a turkey sandwich at the meeting I was at, drank plenty of water and indulged in a cookie and some chips. I went to the gym after work for some walking on an incline and weight time. For dinner I made cauliflower 'fried rice' again and some baked chicken with a sweet and spicy sauce.
Wednesday - I had a berry green smoothie for breakfast. I totally forgot my lunch at home, which I think worked out okay because it was Ash Wednesday. So over the lunch hour I went to mass. I forgot how many questions you get when you walk around with ashes on your forehead. For dinner I made some tomato soup and ate the left over cauliflower fried rice.
Weigh In - I was unsure of how this week's weigh in was going to go because I didn't track very well over the weekend. Much to my surprise, I lose another 1.2 lbs. This brings my total weight loss to 12 lbs and I am only 2.2 pounds away from goal!! I will aim to track more next week and do a better job of blogging...
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| Another successful week! |
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Getting Closer to Goal!
Last week was a great week. I hit one of my smaller goals, getting under 165. As a reward to myself I bought flowers, or actually I had Andy buy flowers for me. He picked out beautiful pink and purple flowers. This week I focused on putting time in at the gym and staying on track food wise. It was a hard week at work, so this was a bit more difficult than I anticipated.
Thursday - Breakfast was a berry and spinach protein shake. Once I got to work I grabbed some coffee and started drinking water. I wasn't feeling great, so I didn't eat my salad at work. I stopped at the cafe to get some lentil and veggie soup, just what I needed when I am sick. Since I still wasn't feeling well, I didn't make it to the gym after work. I heated up some leftover soup when I got home from work and curled up on the couch to catch up on tv shows. I was in bed at 10PM!
Monday- I made a berry and spinach protein shake again. For lunch I roasted sweet potato, onion and chickpeas. I also brought a bunch of spinach and balsamic vinegar to have with the roasted veggies and beans. I had a personal trainer session after work on Monday, but decided I still needed to make dinner, because there were very few leftovers in the house. Andy had been wanting stuffed peppers, so I found a recipe for Santa Fe Stuffed Peppers on skinnytaste.com. This didn't go as planned since a huge storm came through and blew the transformer for the block!
Tuesday - I was still all thrown off by the lack for power for over 4 hours last night. So I had to make my lunch in the morning and grab breakfast on the run. I ended up grabbing an Egg White Delight from McDonalds (7PP). I decided that I would focus on drinking tons of water during the day to flush the extra salt out of my system. For lunch I had spinach, roasted sweet potatoes, onion and chickpeas with balsamic vinegar. I brought peppers and tangerines for snacks. I will try to finish cooking the peppers tonight for dinner. I got the filling made, but wasn't able to cook the peppers with the filling in it!
Wednesday - I made a tropical smoothie for breakfast this morning. I used a banana, pineapple, protein powder and dried coconut flakes. It was light and delicious! Lunch was provided since I had a lunch meeting. Lunch was mexican food, so I had to be careful. Luckily there was a nice large salad, grilled chicken and then toppings. So I took a plate full of salad, a small piece of chicken some beans and salsa. Dinner was the leftover Sante Fe Stuffed Peppers.
Weigh In- This week I lost another 0.6 lbs. This brings me to a total weight loss of 10.6 lbs!! Getting closer to goal!
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| Reward Flowers!! |
Friday - Friday morning I also have a berry and spinach protein shake. For lunch I had a beet salad with a side of veggie and white bean soup.
Saturday - Saturday was a super busy day working on the house. We started with some breakfast sandwiches. For dinner we had some leftover Skinnytaste Clam Chowder. We got the motion lights and the security cameras installed which was a huge project.
Sunday - Sunday I made a scramble of onion, sweet potato, spinach and egg whites. I snacked on fruit and veggies during the day. Then I met Lindsay and Allie at a local brewery for a beer pairing with Girl Scout cookies. It was great to get out of the house and have some girl time. For dinner I was super lazy and made some chicken nuggets....not a great win in the food department....
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| Sweet potato, onion and spinach scramble with coffee! |
Tuesday - I was still all thrown off by the lack for power for over 4 hours last night. So I had to make my lunch in the morning and grab breakfast on the run. I ended up grabbing an Egg White Delight from McDonalds (7PP). I decided that I would focus on drinking tons of water during the day to flush the extra salt out of my system. For lunch I had spinach, roasted sweet potatoes, onion and chickpeas with balsamic vinegar. I brought peppers and tangerines for snacks. I will try to finish cooking the peppers tonight for dinner. I got the filling made, but wasn't able to cook the peppers with the filling in it!
Wednesday - I made a tropical smoothie for breakfast this morning. I used a banana, pineapple, protein powder and dried coconut flakes. It was light and delicious! Lunch was provided since I had a lunch meeting. Lunch was mexican food, so I had to be careful. Luckily there was a nice large salad, grilled chicken and then toppings. So I took a plate full of salad, a small piece of chicken some beans and salsa. Dinner was the leftover Sante Fe Stuffed Peppers.
Weigh In- This week I lost another 0.6 lbs. This brings me to a total weight loss of 10.6 lbs!! Getting closer to goal!
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Getting adventerous with Recipes!
Thursday- Thursday I went back to one of my favorite smoothies. I made a vanilla protein powder and frozen berry smoothie. For lunch I brought a spinach salad with tons of veggies, some turkey and a raspberry vinaigrette. I brought some cut up peppers, an orange and apple for snacking. Dinner was left over chili that I had made last weekend. After work I went to BJ's to pick up some supplies, I think the highlight of my trip was only paying $1.99/gallon for gas!
Friday - Friday morning was a spinach, berry vanilla smoothie. I took a different approach for lunch today. I decided to bring some turkey and ham roll ups. I rolled up swiss cheese, turkey and ham. Then I brought some mustard for dipping the roll ups. I also brought a baked sweet potato and some roasted beets. I also brought some cut up veggies and a tangerine. I like having a variety of lunch options. I have gotten a little bored with my usual salad, so I am trying to try different ways of eating a lot of veggies at lunch. For dinner I cooked some chicken in a General Tso's with Chili Garlic sauce in the slow cooker. To accompany this I made Cauliflower "Fried Rice" from Skinny Taste.
Directions:
Remove the core and let the cauliflower dry completely. Coarsely chop into florets, then place half of the cauliflower in a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower is small and has the texture of rice or couscous – don't over process or it will get mushy. Set aside and repeat with the remaining cauliflower.
Friday - Friday morning was a spinach, berry vanilla smoothie. I took a different approach for lunch today. I decided to bring some turkey and ham roll ups. I rolled up swiss cheese, turkey and ham. Then I brought some mustard for dipping the roll ups. I also brought a baked sweet potato and some roasted beets. I also brought some cut up veggies and a tangerine. I like having a variety of lunch options. I have gotten a little bored with my usual salad, so I am trying to try different ways of eating a lot of veggies at lunch. For dinner I cooked some chicken in a General Tso's with Chili Garlic sauce in the slow cooker. To accompany this I made Cauliflower "Fried Rice" from Skinny Taste.
Cauliflower "Fried Rice"
Skinnytaste.com
Points+: 3 pts
Skinnytaste.com
Points+: 3 pts
- 1 medium head (about 24 oz) cauliflower, rinsed
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 egg whites
- 1 large egg
- pinch of salt
- cooking spray
- 1/2 small onion, diced fine
- 1/2 cup frozen peas and carrots
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 5 scallions, diced, whites and greens separated
- 3 tbsp soy sauce,
Directions:
Remove the core and let the cauliflower dry completely. Coarsely chop into florets, then place half of the cauliflower in a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower is small and has the texture of rice or couscous – don't over process or it will get mushy. Set aside and repeat with the remaining cauliflower.
Combine egg and egg whites in a small bowl and beat with a fork. Season with salt.
Heat a large saute pan or wok over medium heat and spray with oil. Add the eggs and cook, turning a few times until set; set aside.
Add the sesame oil and saute onions, scallion whites, peas and carrots and garlic about 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft.
Raise the heat to medium-high. Add the cauliflower "rice" to the pan along with soy sauce. Mix, cover and cook approximately 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until the cauliflower is slightly crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. Add the egg then remove from heat and mix in scallion greens.
Heat a large saute pan or wok over medium heat and spray with oil. Add the eggs and cook, turning a few times until set; set aside.
Add the sesame oil and saute onions, scallion whites, peas and carrots and garlic about 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft.
Raise the heat to medium-high. Add the cauliflower "rice" to the pan along with soy sauce. Mix, cover and cook approximately 5 to 6 minutes, stirring frequently, until the cauliflower is slightly crispy on the outside but tender on the inside. Add the egg then remove from heat and mix in scallion greens.
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| Random little lunch |
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| Slow Cooker General Tso's with Cauliflower Fried "Rice" |
Saturday - Saturday was a busy day getting the house ready for the Super Bowl Party. We have finally started to decorate and hang art work. We got started early with a trip to Home Goods and Home Depot. Andy got a grill, so we don't have to cook everything on the baby Weber. It seems like the house is really starting to come along.
Sunday- Sunday we had a super bowl party, so there was lots of cleaning and getting some stuff got the house. We finally got a mirror for the black and white bathroom and a cabinet for above the toilet for our bathroom. I made some buffalo meatballs for the party and cut up lots of veggies for a veggie tray. I tried little bits of everything but didn't go overboard with any one item. It was great getting to show our friends the work we have been doing on the house and actually showing them the house. We set up a tv on the back porch and watched the super bowl out there. After the Patriots win, we used the hot tub.
Monday - I was too tired the night before to think about preparing lunch or breakfast. So for breakfast I grabbed a granola bar and some fruit. For lunch I got an Asian Chicken salad at work which was delicious. I snacked on the fruit that I had brought and drank tons of water. For dinner I had the leftover meatballs on a salad. It was perfect.
Tuesday- I made a banana chocolate protein shake for breakfast. Lunch was provided because of a meeting I had. It was thai food so I carefully chose what to eat. I ate a little bit of the chicken dish and a small portion of veggies noodles. I then made sure that I snaked on fruit of veggies the rest of the day. For dinner Andy and I made a large batch of tuna salad. We used avocado instead of mayo and added lots of veggies to the salad. We ate it on top of a salad loaded with veggies.
Wednesday - For breakfast it was another banana protein shake. Lunch was half of a chicken sandwich with fruit as a side. For dinner, Andy wanted to make clam chowder. So I went to my new favorite website to find a WW friendly clam chowder. I found this awesome recipe for Clam Chowder. It wasn't as thick as we would have liked it but it was bursting with flavor.
Weigh in- I was a bit nervous going into this weeks weigh in because I was disappointed after last week. But I was thrilled with my results. I lost 1.4 lbs which has brought my total weight loss to 10 lbs. I also am under 165....So I am going to buy myself some flowers today!! Only 4.2 to go until I am at my weight watchers goal!
Sunday- Sunday we had a super bowl party, so there was lots of cleaning and getting some stuff got the house. We finally got a mirror for the black and white bathroom and a cabinet for above the toilet for our bathroom. I made some buffalo meatballs for the party and cut up lots of veggies for a veggie tray. I tried little bits of everything but didn't go overboard with any one item. It was great getting to show our friends the work we have been doing on the house and actually showing them the house. We set up a tv on the back porch and watched the super bowl out there. After the Patriots win, we used the hot tub.
Monday - I was too tired the night before to think about preparing lunch or breakfast. So for breakfast I grabbed a granola bar and some fruit. For lunch I got an Asian Chicken salad at work which was delicious. I snacked on the fruit that I had brought and drank tons of water. For dinner I had the leftover meatballs on a salad. It was perfect.
Tuesday- I made a banana chocolate protein shake for breakfast. Lunch was provided because of a meeting I had. It was thai food so I carefully chose what to eat. I ate a little bit of the chicken dish and a small portion of veggies noodles. I then made sure that I snaked on fruit of veggies the rest of the day. For dinner Andy and I made a large batch of tuna salad. We used avocado instead of mayo and added lots of veggies to the salad. We ate it on top of a salad loaded with veggies.
Wednesday - For breakfast it was another banana protein shake. Lunch was half of a chicken sandwich with fruit as a side. For dinner, Andy wanted to make clam chowder. So I went to my new favorite website to find a WW friendly clam chowder. I found this awesome recipe for Clam Chowder. It wasn't as thick as we would have liked it but it was bursting with flavor.
Weigh in- I was a bit nervous going into this weeks weigh in because I was disappointed after last week. But I was thrilled with my results. I lost 1.4 lbs which has brought my total weight loss to 10 lbs. I also am under 165....So I am going to buy myself some flowers today!! Only 4.2 to go until I am at my weight watchers goal!
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