228.5 - Whew! It's definitely the "food is just gross" stage of pregnancy, where you can't decide what to eat, because you're not sure if it's going to make you feel sick, and sometimes you just give up and eat nothing.
Okay, here's what's what for the past few days. I don't remember what I did since my last post, but here's what I can remember:
Thursday? - elliptical 20 min, 2345 strides, 1.57 miles, 263.3 calories
Friday - 230.5, exercised 30 minutes on the elliptical, but I kept pausing because I was watching the news on the tv (I wish they would not put a tv anywhere near the exercise machines!!!), and the readout cleared, so I have no idea what the stats were.
Saturday & Sunday - no exercise
Exercise - Today, I swam, for the first time in over three weeks. I did 12 laps, 3/8 mile, only about 20 minutes, kind of lame, but I ran out of time, before I had to get the plates renewed on my car, and get to Dani's dr appt on time.
Today, I decided I LOVE swimming. It's all I want to do now for my exercise. Because it's more than just the exercise. Being in the water is just mentally therapeutic, and these days, I need all the mental health boosters I can get. That's more important to me now than to be the push-yourself-to-the-limit exercise nazi. And tonight, I ordered a sassy new swimsuit/swimdress on eBay, only $31 with shipping, that will probably be big enough to hold all of me as I grow with this pregnancy. I had a size 22 that worked great when I was pregnant with Connor, and that's the size I ordered tonight. That particular swimsuit is all stretched out and almost see-through, or I'd be wearing it now. I definitely got my money's worth out of that one.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - as usual, I got started so late today, that I missed breakfast. Tomorrow, I'm kicking my rear out of bed, and exercising first thing in the morning.
Lunch - what lunch? It was more like a snack-fest all afternoon. On the way to get my plates renewed, I drank a Sobe lifewater, mango-melon flavor. I also ate a snack-bag of Sun Chips. Then I had a chocolate-dipped cone at Artic Circle. I grabbed a banana later, on the way out the door to Dani's appt. When I was shopping at Wal-Mart, I got a 1/4 pound container of macaroni and cheese from the deli. Then, on the way to Gil's tennis practice, I grabbed an apple and a Country Time raspberry lemonade.
Dinner - I made lasagna, garlic bread, and an olive-tomato cesear salad with feta cheese (so good!) I snitched as I cooked, so who knows how much I ate. I just know that by the time dinner was ready, I wasn't very hungry, and just ate some of the salad, and a piece of garlic bread. Then, crystal light flavored water.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
I'm Sorry I'm A Brat
I'm sorry, and for some reason this makes me feel like an attention-hogging brat, but I'm not waiting two more months down the road, as seems like the usual time or right time to do this, but I'm making an announcement here and now. The biggest reason behind my weight struggles over the past month is that (drumroll...)
I'm expecting! Yep, I'm pregnant. Knocked up. Bun in the oven. In the family way. All that good stuff.
My kids don't know yet, so I'm not putting my announcement on my regular blog, for now. Although, I've been laying hints all over the place when I talk to the kids, especially when Emma does something cute. "Aren't babies woooooonderful! We need to have another one," and all that sort of thing. The other day, Gil said, "You need to wait until I've graduated from high school, thennnn have another baby." I think that statement was about financial concerns and HIS needs, but you know, he's a teenage boy. Little does he know, he's too late for his opinion to have any effect, not that it really would in the first place, on this issue. Plus, I want my kids to have a chance to know each other, at least a little, before they start leaving home. Gil's only going to have two years with this one, maybe three if he lives at home a little while before his mission.
Why another one? And first, let me say, it was on purpose, not a "happy little accident." I just thought, "Well, either we're done, or we're not, and if we're not, let's get it over with ASAP, because I don't want to be pregnant when I'm 40-plus." Not that it isn't okay, even necessary, for some people who yearn for children and have great difficulty having them, but personally, I don't want to be in that boat. I have been blessed with more than my fair share of children, two boys & two girls, and I don't think I need to be going into my 40's with the whole pregnancy/newborn experience. And there will be a nearly-16-year gap between my oldest and this coming youngest, as it is. I think that's plenty. I'm done.
So, that's that. I'll be due about the end of March, which with my track record, means the first week of April. I know, it's a long way off, and I'm only about nine weeks along right now, but I've felt like I needed some kind of vindication for the crazy appetite and weight fluctuation almost since I started this blog six weeks ago. The past four weeks, I just kept thinking, "I'm REALLY not this pathetic, I know I can do better!!!" I'd wanted to shout it out here on my blog, but I felt like it should be a secret for a while longer. But I just can't stand it any longer. I need a place to whine about my body, now that I pretty much have to postpone any serious weight loss for about another eight months (seven more months of pregnancy, plus at least a month recovery, maybe more.) Yeah, it's the emotional/hungry/nauseated/tired/whiney stage of pregnancy, which I guess is pretty much the whole thing, come to think of it, with a few good months in the middle, when the energy comes back for a little while.
Weight yesterday - 230.5
Weight today - 231.0
Exercise Yesterday - PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556, 30 minutes, resistance 7 for 15 min and resistance 8 for 15 min, 2.44 miles, 3807 strides, 414.8 calories. I think that's the most calories I've ever racked up on that machine in 30 minutes. I felt awesome. 400 calories in 30 minutes, Yeah!!! I didn't exercise Saturday or Sunday, and I guess the "horses" were ready to run.
Exercise Today - PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556, 30 minutes, resistance 7 for 15 min and resistance 8 for 15 min, 2.36 miles, 3525 strides, 396.5 calories. Somewhat less than yesterday, but still good. I get more and more out of breath each day, it seems like. Especially towards the end of the day. I huffed and puffed getting up the stairs tonight, which is usually easy for me. Sheesh. I'll be down to walking by about 5 or 6 months, because my thighs will keep bumping into my pregnant belly, and it will become painful. I know this from past experience.
What I Ate Today -
Breakfast - 32 oz. water during and after workout, about 2 cups generic brand Total with dried strawberries, half of a banana, and a nectarine.
Lunch - honestly, I have no idea. I think I skipped lunch, because I ate breakfast around 11:30 this morning. I remember midafternoon drinking a Sobe life water (?), which is a mildly sweetened, vitamin-enhanced drink. I probably grazed on some Goldfish crackers, but that's about it.
Dinner - homemade beef stew, about 2 cups, then 5 or 6 mini biscuits (for you international blog stalkers, these are American biscuits which are probably what you would consider a non-sweet scone), they measured about 1 to 1-1/2 inch across. Cute and little, and that's why I ate half a dozen with a little dab of jelly on top. To drink, I had about 16 oz. 1% milk
I'm expecting! Yep, I'm pregnant. Knocked up. Bun in the oven. In the family way. All that good stuff.
My kids don't know yet, so I'm not putting my announcement on my regular blog, for now. Although, I've been laying hints all over the place when I talk to the kids, especially when Emma does something cute. "Aren't babies woooooonderful! We need to have another one," and all that sort of thing. The other day, Gil said, "You need to wait until I've graduated from high school, thennnn have another baby." I think that statement was about financial concerns and HIS needs, but you know, he's a teenage boy. Little does he know, he's too late for his opinion to have any effect, not that it really would in the first place, on this issue. Plus, I want my kids to have a chance to know each other, at least a little, before they start leaving home. Gil's only going to have two years with this one, maybe three if he lives at home a little while before his mission.
Why another one? And first, let me say, it was on purpose, not a "happy little accident." I just thought, "Well, either we're done, or we're not, and if we're not, let's get it over with ASAP, because I don't want to be pregnant when I'm 40-plus." Not that it isn't okay, even necessary, for some people who yearn for children and have great difficulty having them, but personally, I don't want to be in that boat. I have been blessed with more than my fair share of children, two boys & two girls, and I don't think I need to be going into my 40's with the whole pregnancy/newborn experience. And there will be a nearly-16-year gap between my oldest and this coming youngest, as it is. I think that's plenty. I'm done.
So, that's that. I'll be due about the end of March, which with my track record, means the first week of April. I know, it's a long way off, and I'm only about nine weeks along right now, but I've felt like I needed some kind of vindication for the crazy appetite and weight fluctuation almost since I started this blog six weeks ago. The past four weeks, I just kept thinking, "I'm REALLY not this pathetic, I know I can do better!!!" I'd wanted to shout it out here on my blog, but I felt like it should be a secret for a while longer. But I just can't stand it any longer. I need a place to whine about my body, now that I pretty much have to postpone any serious weight loss for about another eight months (seven more months of pregnancy, plus at least a month recovery, maybe more.) Yeah, it's the emotional/hungry/nauseated/tired/whiney stage of pregnancy, which I guess is pretty much the whole thing, come to think of it, with a few good months in the middle, when the energy comes back for a little while.
Weight yesterday - 230.5
Weight today - 231.0
Exercise Yesterday - PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556, 30 minutes, resistance 7 for 15 min and resistance 8 for 15 min, 2.44 miles, 3807 strides, 414.8 calories. I think that's the most calories I've ever racked up on that machine in 30 minutes. I felt awesome. 400 calories in 30 minutes, Yeah!!! I didn't exercise Saturday or Sunday, and I guess the "horses" were ready to run.
Exercise Today - PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556, 30 minutes, resistance 7 for 15 min and resistance 8 for 15 min, 2.36 miles, 3525 strides, 396.5 calories. Somewhat less than yesterday, but still good. I get more and more out of breath each day, it seems like. Especially towards the end of the day. I huffed and puffed getting up the stairs tonight, which is usually easy for me. Sheesh. I'll be down to walking by about 5 or 6 months, because my thighs will keep bumping into my pregnant belly, and it will become painful. I know this from past experience.
What I Ate Today -
Breakfast - 32 oz. water during and after workout, about 2 cups generic brand Total with dried strawberries, half of a banana, and a nectarine.
Lunch - honestly, I have no idea. I think I skipped lunch, because I ate breakfast around 11:30 this morning. I remember midafternoon drinking a Sobe life water (?), which is a mildly sweetened, vitamin-enhanced drink. I probably grazed on some Goldfish crackers, but that's about it.
Dinner - homemade beef stew, about 2 cups, then 5 or 6 mini biscuits (for you international blog stalkers, these are American biscuits which are probably what you would consider a non-sweet scone), they measured about 1 to 1-1/2 inch across. Cute and little, and that's why I ate half a dozen with a little dab of jelly on top. To drink, I had about 16 oz. 1% milk
Friday, August 21, 2009
230.25
230.25 Thank goodness.
I think for now, I'm just going to let the cards fall where they may. I'll keep up my exercising, try to drink more water to stay hydrated and cut down on the munchies, and just try to quit eating when my body tells me I'm full.
Exercise - PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min., 2.14 miles, 3402 strides, 338.0 calories. Crossramp 7, resistance 7, and I did 5-minute intervals forwards and backwards.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - 32 oz. water, banana after workout, then picking up kids from tennis, and for some reason, we got on the topic of Scout Camp, and that led to Mountain Man breakfast (hash browns, sausage, eggs, cheese all mixed together), and that led to making it. So, I had a couple small bowls full. Plus, I made strawberry smoothies (frozen strawberries, 1% milk, vanilla, a little sugar). Had at least 24 oz. of that.
Lunch - too full from breakfast
Dinner - nibbled a little on Mountain Man breakast, and a little of the leftover smoothie, then we went up to Firehole Canyon campground for the ward campout. Had hamburgers, a variety of salads, lemonade, and cobbler. One plateful, plus dessert.
I think for now, I'm just going to let the cards fall where they may. I'll keep up my exercising, try to drink more water to stay hydrated and cut down on the munchies, and just try to quit eating when my body tells me I'm full.
Exercise - PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min., 2.14 miles, 3402 strides, 338.0 calories. Crossramp 7, resistance 7, and I did 5-minute intervals forwards and backwards.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - 32 oz. water, banana after workout, then picking up kids from tennis, and for some reason, we got on the topic of Scout Camp, and that led to Mountain Man breakfast (hash browns, sausage, eggs, cheese all mixed together), and that led to making it. So, I had a couple small bowls full. Plus, I made strawberry smoothies (frozen strawberries, 1% milk, vanilla, a little sugar). Had at least 24 oz. of that.
Lunch - too full from breakfast
Dinner - nibbled a little on Mountain Man breakast, and a little of the leftover smoothie, then we went up to Firehole Canyon campground for the ward campout. Had hamburgers, a variety of salads, lemonade, and cobbler. One plateful, plus dessert.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Let's Catch Up
Okay, when I left on vacation last Thursday, I was 227. Tonight when I went to the Rec Center, I was 233. Which, honestly, wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. As bloated as I've been feeling, I was thinking, "Please don't be over 240, please don't be over 240..." So, I guess it was a small triumph. As most of you know, the campout was really interesting this year, as it rained and hailed on us. By the time we got off the mountain, my nose was stuffy and my ear was plugged up, and I have spent most of my time since then in a haze of doing-a-whole-lot-of-nothing, no exercising and just snacking for absolutely no good reason other than lack of motivation and boredom. Hence, the bloating.
I did exercise tonight, almost as an afterthought. I went by the rec center to see if the Stretch and Strengthen class was going on, and even though it wasn't, I thought, "Well, I'm here, I might as well do something." So, I put in 20 minutes, 1.53 miles, 254.3 calories on the downstairs elliptical, the PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556, resistance #6 most of the time.
I think I really, really need to pay attention to my water intake, as Sue and Lori are doing. I think it would really cut out a whole lot of snacking.
I did exercise tonight, almost as an afterthought. I went by the rec center to see if the Stretch and Strengthen class was going on, and even though it wasn't, I thought, "Well, I'm here, I might as well do something." So, I put in 20 minutes, 1.53 miles, 254.3 calories on the downstairs elliptical, the PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556, resistance #6 most of the time.
I think I really, really need to pay attention to my water intake, as Sue and Lori are doing. I think it would really cut out a whole lot of snacking.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Should I or Shouldn't I?
229.5
I'm debating whether or not I should step away from my health blog for a few weeks. I'm going on vacation again, and there are some other things going on that are contributing to the weight gain. Maybe I'll pick it up again when the kids are back in school.
Exercise - PRECOR EFX576i elliptical, I did over 30 minutes, but I got a few texts in the beginning, and the readout on the machine cleared, so I only have the stats on 25 minutes: 1.82 miles, 2895 strides, and 289.01 calories. Still kind of lame, but my tail was really dragging.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - at least 20 oz. water during and after my workout, strawberry frosted mini wheats, 1% milk
Lunch - multi-grain bread 2 pieces, miracle whip light, one slice american cheese, one slice swiss cheese, romaine lettuce, 6 to 8 baby carrots
Dinner - from Wendy's, double cheeseburger, large vanilla Frostee, and around bedtime I drank a TON of caffeine-free diet cola.
P.S. Lori, thanks for the tip about water. I know I definitely need to be drinking more of it, and going low-sodium would help.
I'm debating whether or not I should step away from my health blog for a few weeks. I'm going on vacation again, and there are some other things going on that are contributing to the weight gain. Maybe I'll pick it up again when the kids are back in school.
Exercise - PRECOR EFX576i elliptical, I did over 30 minutes, but I got a few texts in the beginning, and the readout on the machine cleared, so I only have the stats on 25 minutes: 1.82 miles, 2895 strides, and 289.01 calories. Still kind of lame, but my tail was really dragging.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - at least 20 oz. water during and after my workout, strawberry frosted mini wheats, 1% milk
Lunch - multi-grain bread 2 pieces, miracle whip light, one slice american cheese, one slice swiss cheese, romaine lettuce, 6 to 8 baby carrots
Dinner - from Wendy's, double cheeseburger, large vanilla Frostee, and around bedtime I drank a TON of caffeine-free diet cola.
P.S. Lori, thanks for the tip about water. I know I definitely need to be drinking more of it, and going low-sodium would help.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Like the Holidays?
229.75
Seriously.
Okay, is this like it is around the holidays, where it seems like you are fighting a losing battle? And should I just start again after the kids are in school, and everything is on a regular schedule?
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min., 2.21 miles, 3612 strides, 355.1 calories. Crossramp 7, resistance 7, and I did 5-minute intervals forwards and backwards.
Also, the ice rink has opened again, and I put in about 30 min.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - 1/3 cup Malt O Meal, cooked with 1 C. water and frozen strawberries. It seems like I ate something else, too, but I can't remember now.
Lunch - 1 sloppy joe (1 white hamburger bun, hamburger mixed with sauce), about 1/2 cup sloppy joe filling eaten with tortilla chips. About 1/2 hot dog, and a few spoonsful of turkey chili. Water flavored with crystal light.
Dinner - whole grain pasta (2 different shapes) and my homemade spaghetti sauce, also some jar alfredo sauce (about 1/2 a large dinner plate's worth of pasta), 1 piece garlic bread, about 1 to 1-1/2 cups salad (romaine heart, roma tomato, light ranch dressing, Salad Toppins), water flavored with crystal light
Post Dinner - 9pm We had a birthday cake for Connor, so I shared a bowl of chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream with Emma
Seriously.
Okay, is this like it is around the holidays, where it seems like you are fighting a losing battle? And should I just start again after the kids are in school, and everything is on a regular schedule?
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min., 2.21 miles, 3612 strides, 355.1 calories. Crossramp 7, resistance 7, and I did 5-minute intervals forwards and backwards.
Also, the ice rink has opened again, and I put in about 30 min.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - 1/3 cup Malt O Meal, cooked with 1 C. water and frozen strawberries. It seems like I ate something else, too, but I can't remember now.
Lunch - 1 sloppy joe (1 white hamburger bun, hamburger mixed with sauce), about 1/2 cup sloppy joe filling eaten with tortilla chips. About 1/2 hot dog, and a few spoonsful of turkey chili. Water flavored with crystal light.
Dinner - whole grain pasta (2 different shapes) and my homemade spaghetti sauce, also some jar alfredo sauce (about 1/2 a large dinner plate's worth of pasta), 1 piece garlic bread, about 1 to 1-1/2 cups salad (romaine heart, roma tomato, light ranch dressing, Salad Toppins), water flavored with crystal light
Post Dinner - 9pm We had a birthday cake for Connor, so I shared a bowl of chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream with Emma
Monday, August 10, 2009
Back From Vacation
228.5
Oh, joy.
Although, the way I ate this weekend on my "vacation", it doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min., 2.20 miles, 3545 strides, 348.0 calories. Crossramp 7, resistance 7, and I did 5-minute intervals forwards and backwards.
What I ate today -
Breakfast/Lunch - 1/3 cup cooked Malt O Meal (add 1 cup water) and frozen peaches. Then, I ate potato chips, fat free sour cream, and a pile of these mac n cheese rounds (think tator tots, except with mac n cheese in the middle). How did those NOT make me sick?
Snack - late in the afternoon, went to a movie with Zen, had buttered popcorn, nachos and diet Pepsi (I know, it's kind of stupid picking diet, when you're going to defeat the purpose by eating buttered popcorn)
Dinner - baby carrots, two sloppy joes (about 1/3 to 1/2 seasoned hamburger on a hamburger bun), and about 1 cup neopolitan ice cream
Sheesh, I could do better tomorrow.
Oh, joy.
Although, the way I ate this weekend on my "vacation", it doesn't come as much of a surprise.
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min., 2.20 miles, 3545 strides, 348.0 calories. Crossramp 7, resistance 7, and I did 5-minute intervals forwards and backwards.
What I ate today -
Breakfast/Lunch - 1/3 cup cooked Malt O Meal (add 1 cup water) and frozen peaches. Then, I ate potato chips, fat free sour cream, and a pile of these mac n cheese rounds (think tator tots, except with mac n cheese in the middle). How did those NOT make me sick?
Snack - late in the afternoon, went to a movie with Zen, had buttered popcorn, nachos and diet Pepsi (I know, it's kind of stupid picking diet, when you're going to defeat the purpose by eating buttered popcorn)
Dinner - baby carrots, two sloppy joes (about 1/3 to 1/2 seasoned hamburger on a hamburger bun), and about 1 cup neopolitan ice cream
Sheesh, I could do better tomorrow.
Friday, August 7, 2009
225.5
225.5
Well, at least I didn't gain any more weight, lost 1/2 pound. Okay, I won't cry today.
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min. (15 min at crossramp 10, resist 5, and 15 min at crossramp 7, resist 7), 2.23 miles, 3840 strides, 351.2 calories. I did 7-1/2 minutes intervals forwards and backwards.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - 32 oz. water during and after workout, 1/3 cup dry Malt-o-Meal (add 1 cup water) cooked with frozen peaches, 3/4 cup or so of lowfat pineapple cottage cheese, 8 or so large round wheat crackers, a handful of fresh cherries
Break - I'm posting this early, about half-way through. I'm going out of town for a few days, and so will not be able to post, but I'll post when I get back.
Well, at least I didn't gain any more weight, lost 1/2 pound. Okay, I won't cry today.
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 min. (15 min at crossramp 10, resist 5, and 15 min at crossramp 7, resist 7), 2.23 miles, 3840 strides, 351.2 calories. I did 7-1/2 minutes intervals forwards and backwards.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - 32 oz. water during and after workout, 1/3 cup dry Malt-o-Meal (add 1 cup water) cooked with frozen peaches, 3/4 cup or so of lowfat pineapple cottage cheese, 8 or so large round wheat crackers, a handful of fresh cherries
Break - I'm posting this early, about half-way through. I'm going out of town for a few days, and so will not be able to post, but I'll post when I get back.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
No Comment
226.0
How about gaining nearly another two pounds?!
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556 downstairs, 5 minutes warmup, 75 calories, 0.44 miles, 700 strides, 1/2 forwards, 1/2 backwards. Then, I did 16 laps, 1/2 mile, 32 minutes, in the pool.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - got done exercising and was back home by 8:40am. Decided I was going to eat more healthy things today, so I started off with 1/3 cup dry Malt-o-Meal (add 1 cup water) cooked with frozen peaches and blueberries.
Lunch - about 1/2 cup of the leftover baked beans, 1 whole wheat tortilla, some of the cooked hamburger left from last night, cheddar cheese, fat free sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, tomato. Then, I wolfed down about 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 2-1/2 to 3" round wheat crackers, maybe a dozen? And crystal light flavored water.
Dinner - Around 5pm, I decided that I really wasn't all that hungry, I was still feeling a little full from lunch so I was going to skip dinner. I did snack on a few more wheat crackers. Then, the power went out, with all the storming and lightening going on, and after getting out of the house a few times, Dani, Connor, Emma, and I (Zen was out in the field, and Gil was at Scout Camp) all sat around the dining room, where the most light was coming in the house, and I read a book while the kids watched the lightening and played. By 8pm, Connor asked for an ice cream cone, and I was in that well-there-goes-my-productive-night kind of zone, so I just sat down with 1/2 a tub of Baby Ruth ice cream, and ate it all. Shame, shame, I know your name. We all went to bed early. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
How about gaining nearly another two pounds?!
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556 downstairs, 5 minutes warmup, 75 calories, 0.44 miles, 700 strides, 1/2 forwards, 1/2 backwards. Then, I did 16 laps, 1/2 mile, 32 minutes, in the pool.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - got done exercising and was back home by 8:40am. Decided I was going to eat more healthy things today, so I started off with 1/3 cup dry Malt-o-Meal (add 1 cup water) cooked with frozen peaches and blueberries.
Lunch - about 1/2 cup of the leftover baked beans, 1 whole wheat tortilla, some of the cooked hamburger left from last night, cheddar cheese, fat free sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, tomato. Then, I wolfed down about 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese and 2-1/2 to 3" round wheat crackers, maybe a dozen? And crystal light flavored water.
Dinner - Around 5pm, I decided that I really wasn't all that hungry, I was still feeling a little full from lunch so I was going to skip dinner. I did snack on a few more wheat crackers. Then, the power went out, with all the storming and lightening going on, and after getting out of the house a few times, Dani, Connor, Emma, and I (Zen was out in the field, and Gil was at Scout Camp) all sat around the dining room, where the most light was coming in the house, and I read a book while the kids watched the lightening and played. By 8pm, Connor asked for an ice cream cone, and I was in that well-there-goes-my-productive-night kind of zone, so I just sat down with 1/2 a tub of Baby Ruth ice cream, and ate it all. Shame, shame, I know your name. We all went to bed early. Hopefully, tomorrow will be better.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Slowing Down?
224.5
Well, at least I didn't gain another three pounds today.
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 minutes, 2.25 miles, 3748 strides, 358.0 calories. After yesterday, I figured I had it in me to increase the intensity, so I did a crossramp of 7, and a resistance 7. It kicked my tail, but a good workout is always satisfying.
What I ate today -
Breakfast/Lunch - Today was one of those didn't-eat-until-lunch kind of days. I had 32 oz. of water during/after my workout. Then I had four of the chocolate striped shortbread cookies, a small bowl of strawberry honey bunches of oats cereal, and about 2/3 to 3/4 of a can of baked beans. I was in a weird mood today.
Dinner - Had some baby carrots to snack on while I cooked dinner. I made the most luscious tacos. Hamburger, cheddar cheese, salsa, fat free sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, and tomatos. I ate 3-1/2, when I could have stopped at two. I also had about 16 to 20 oz. crystal light flavored water.
I was reminded at dinner, that I tend to eat food sometimes just for the sheer pleasure of keeping the party going on my tongue, the marvelous flavor and texture of food, when in fact, my stomach is telling me, "Enough already, I feel sick!"
I'm looking at what I ate today, and I'm thinking, "That doesn't look too over-the-top. I must have eaten more, I felt stuffed!" But maybe the excesses of the past week, whether phsyically or psychologically, are perhaps, slowing down, finally.
Well, at least I didn't gain another three pounds today.
Exercise -
PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 minutes, 2.25 miles, 3748 strides, 358.0 calories. After yesterday, I figured I had it in me to increase the intensity, so I did a crossramp of 7, and a resistance 7. It kicked my tail, but a good workout is always satisfying.
What I ate today -
Breakfast/Lunch - Today was one of those didn't-eat-until-lunch kind of days. I had 32 oz. of water during/after my workout. Then I had four of the chocolate striped shortbread cookies, a small bowl of strawberry honey bunches of oats cereal, and about 2/3 to 3/4 of a can of baked beans. I was in a weird mood today.
Dinner - Had some baby carrots to snack on while I cooked dinner. I made the most luscious tacos. Hamburger, cheddar cheese, salsa, fat free sour cream, guacamole, lettuce, and tomatos. I ate 3-1/2, when I could have stopped at two. I also had about 16 to 20 oz. crystal light flavored water.
I was reminded at dinner, that I tend to eat food sometimes just for the sheer pleasure of keeping the party going on my tongue, the marvelous flavor and texture of food, when in fact, my stomach is telling me, "Enough already, I feel sick!"
I'm looking at what I ate today, and I'm thinking, "That doesn't look too over-the-top. I must have eaten more, I felt stuffed!" But maybe the excesses of the past week, whether phsyically or psychologically, are perhaps, slowing down, finally.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Oh, How the Mighty Have Fallen
224.5
7am - writing late. Man, I think I gotta forbid myself from setting foot in the kitchen today. I gained three pounds in one day?! And this morning's weigh-in is not going to be any better. I need to focus, again.
Exercise - PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 minutes, crossramp 6, resistance 6, 2.18 miles, 3613 strides, 335.5 calories, alternated forwards and backwards every five minutes. I could feel that I'm getting used to the backwards motion, when it outrageously was kicking my tail a week ago. I could probably increase the crossramp or resistance.
What I ate today - Now, this is the six million dollar question. I pretty much ate the whole kitchen, I think.
Breakfast - somewhere around 9am. I started off with good intentions. Ate my malt o meal cooked with frozen strawberries and peaches. Then, I eyeballed the bagels left on the counter. Ate what was left of the strawberry one. It all gets fuzzy from there, the whole day.
Lunch - For some reason, this is the one I can't remember very well. I think it was chips and salsa, then I cooked some mini bowtie pasta to go with the leftover spaghetti sauce, and added some parmesean cheese.
Dinner - tortilla chips (maybe 1/4 bag?), fat free sour cream (1 cup?), salsa (1 cup?), some bites of canned ravioli I fed to Emma, then I downed a whole pitcher (six cups?) of lime julius. I could pat myself on the back that I didn't add any sugar, but you know, I think the concentrate came with plenty already. I also had some chocolate shortbread cookies, 1/2 dozen, I think.
Well, time to go to the rec center and face the scales. Maybe it will inspire me to get back on track. Or scare me to into getting back on track.
7am - writing late. Man, I think I gotta forbid myself from setting foot in the kitchen today. I gained three pounds in one day?! And this morning's weigh-in is not going to be any better. I need to focus, again.
Exercise - PRECOR Elliptical EFX576i, 30 minutes, crossramp 6, resistance 6, 2.18 miles, 3613 strides, 335.5 calories, alternated forwards and backwards every five minutes. I could feel that I'm getting used to the backwards motion, when it outrageously was kicking my tail a week ago. I could probably increase the crossramp or resistance.
What I ate today - Now, this is the six million dollar question. I pretty much ate the whole kitchen, I think.
Breakfast - somewhere around 9am. I started off with good intentions. Ate my malt o meal cooked with frozen strawberries and peaches. Then, I eyeballed the bagels left on the counter. Ate what was left of the strawberry one. It all gets fuzzy from there, the whole day.
Lunch - For some reason, this is the one I can't remember very well. I think it was chips and salsa, then I cooked some mini bowtie pasta to go with the leftover spaghetti sauce, and added some parmesean cheese.
Dinner - tortilla chips (maybe 1/4 bag?), fat free sour cream (1 cup?), salsa (1 cup?), some bites of canned ravioli I fed to Emma, then I downed a whole pitcher (six cups?) of lime julius. I could pat myself on the back that I didn't add any sugar, but you know, I think the concentrate came with plenty already. I also had some chocolate shortbread cookies, 1/2 dozen, I think.
Well, time to go to the rec center and face the scales. Maybe it will inspire me to get back on track. Or scare me to into getting back on track.
Monday, August 3, 2009
There Are About 50 Mouths Inside My Body
221.5
I swear, I had an appetite that wouldn't quit today. The logical part of my brain was not in charge of my body today. Jenn would feel better if she were still reading my health blog.
Exercise -
Did a brief warmup on that elliptical/stairmaster hybrid machine. Still don't know what to call it. 7 minutes, 0.3 miles, 70 calories. Then, I hit the pool for laps, and I did 16 laps, 1/2 mile, in 31 minutes. Man, I love swimming. Totally creeped out by deep water, but love the feel of the water over my skin, and the freedom of moving every part of my body, all at the same time. If I thought it was going to give my body the challenge it needed all the time, it's the only exercise I'd be doing.
I was really tired this morning, I probably only got five hours of sleep, but I went to the rec center anyway. It's funny, I can make myself exercise. It makes me feel energized and ready for the rest of my day. I've got plenty of willpower for that, but my willpower over my eating urges is just pathetic, especially over the past week. Monkeys!
What I ate today - Honestly, I'll try to remember, but I know I'm going to miss some things.
Breakfast - Thankfully, I got out and exercised first thing this morning. Was done showering, dressing, and got back home by 8:30. I have GOT to fix my sleep schedule, so I'll be ready to drag myself out of bed at 5:30am or earlier, so I'll be "on deck" and ready to be the mom early in the morning when school starts again.
Okay, back to breakfast. At 9am, I took Dani for her dental appointment. We were late by 10 min., and the secretary was totally annoyed with me. I have serious time management issues. There's a special place in hell for me, I just know it. Anyway, the dental office is in the mall, and I thought it would be fun to wander around the mall while we waited, so I had Emma in the stroller, and Connor running like crazy. The only place open was the pretzel stand, and a fun bakery called Sage Creek Bagels. Yep, we went in and bought fresh bagels. Freshly baked bread is nothing like the stale, preservative-laded stuff you can buy on the shelf at the grocery store. I bough half a dozen, and ate them all. Just kidding, but only half-kidding, I probably had about 1-1/2 total, tearing little chunks out of several different flavors - spinach feta, sun dried tomato, and banana nut. And, I just had to try out the little 2 oz. sampler containers of cream cheese - parmesean artichoke and strawberry. Connor picked a Sobe drink, and I probably had 1/4 of it.
Lunch - grazing time, who knows what I ate? I definitely had what was left of the 3 bagel flavors I had earlier, plus the part of the blueberry one. I made Emma this microwave mac & cheese dish, and had three or four bites of that. I also had a slice of cheddar cheese. Crystal light flavored water, maybe 10 to 12 oz. Later in the afternoon, I had an ice cream bar popsicle.
Dinner - 2 of those mini-dinner 8oz. microwave dishes, one was pepper steak on rice, and the other was chicken fried rice. I had a slice of American cheese Emma wouldn't eat. I also had about 24 oz. of a lime julius shake. I took half a can of lime concentrate, added ice and 1% milk. I drank most of it, the kids had the rest. I ate a whole little pack of pink grapefruit-flavored Tic Tacs. They were a limited edition flavor several months ago, and I liked them so much, I bought some to keep. Maybe it's a good thing they're gone, or I'd be buying them all the time. Sure, they're only 1 calorie a piece, but come on, who can eat just one? I was cooking a big batch of hamburger to freeze, and I had a few bites of that. And a few oz. of 2% milk I snitched out of the jug.
Man, who turned on the food beast, anyway?!!! Where'd my self-control go? And would it come back, please? Maybe I need to get more fluids in me. There's a tendency to eat, when really, your body is just thirsty, especially in the summer months. Also, I should probably start taking a multivitamin, in case my body is craving some kind of nutrient, and I'm just chucking random food at it to make the craving shut up.
I swear, I had an appetite that wouldn't quit today. The logical part of my brain was not in charge of my body today. Jenn would feel better if she were still reading my health blog.
Exercise -
Did a brief warmup on that elliptical/stairmaster hybrid machine. Still don't know what to call it. 7 minutes, 0.3 miles, 70 calories. Then, I hit the pool for laps, and I did 16 laps, 1/2 mile, in 31 minutes. Man, I love swimming. Totally creeped out by deep water, but love the feel of the water over my skin, and the freedom of moving every part of my body, all at the same time. If I thought it was going to give my body the challenge it needed all the time, it's the only exercise I'd be doing.
I was really tired this morning, I probably only got five hours of sleep, but I went to the rec center anyway. It's funny, I can make myself exercise. It makes me feel energized and ready for the rest of my day. I've got plenty of willpower for that, but my willpower over my eating urges is just pathetic, especially over the past week. Monkeys!
What I ate today - Honestly, I'll try to remember, but I know I'm going to miss some things.
Breakfast - Thankfully, I got out and exercised first thing this morning. Was done showering, dressing, and got back home by 8:30. I have GOT to fix my sleep schedule, so I'll be ready to drag myself out of bed at 5:30am or earlier, so I'll be "on deck" and ready to be the mom early in the morning when school starts again.
Okay, back to breakfast. At 9am, I took Dani for her dental appointment. We were late by 10 min., and the secretary was totally annoyed with me. I have serious time management issues. There's a special place in hell for me, I just know it. Anyway, the dental office is in the mall, and I thought it would be fun to wander around the mall while we waited, so I had Emma in the stroller, and Connor running like crazy. The only place open was the pretzel stand, and a fun bakery called Sage Creek Bagels. Yep, we went in and bought fresh bagels. Freshly baked bread is nothing like the stale, preservative-laded stuff you can buy on the shelf at the grocery store. I bough half a dozen, and ate them all. Just kidding, but only half-kidding, I probably had about 1-1/2 total, tearing little chunks out of several different flavors - spinach feta, sun dried tomato, and banana nut. And, I just had to try out the little 2 oz. sampler containers of cream cheese - parmesean artichoke and strawberry. Connor picked a Sobe drink, and I probably had 1/4 of it.
Lunch - grazing time, who knows what I ate? I definitely had what was left of the 3 bagel flavors I had earlier, plus the part of the blueberry one. I made Emma this microwave mac & cheese dish, and had three or four bites of that. I also had a slice of cheddar cheese. Crystal light flavored water, maybe 10 to 12 oz. Later in the afternoon, I had an ice cream bar popsicle.
Dinner - 2 of those mini-dinner 8oz. microwave dishes, one was pepper steak on rice, and the other was chicken fried rice. I had a slice of American cheese Emma wouldn't eat. I also had about 24 oz. of a lime julius shake. I took half a can of lime concentrate, added ice and 1% milk. I drank most of it, the kids had the rest. I ate a whole little pack of pink grapefruit-flavored Tic Tacs. They were a limited edition flavor several months ago, and I liked them so much, I bought some to keep. Maybe it's a good thing they're gone, or I'd be buying them all the time. Sure, they're only 1 calorie a piece, but come on, who can eat just one? I was cooking a big batch of hamburger to freeze, and I had a few bites of that. And a few oz. of 2% milk I snitched out of the jug.
Man, who turned on the food beast, anyway?!!! Where'd my self-control go? And would it come back, please? Maybe I need to get more fluids in me. There's a tendency to eat, when really, your body is just thirsty, especially in the summer months. Also, I should probably start taking a multivitamin, in case my body is craving some kind of nutrient, and I'm just chucking random food at it to make the craving shut up.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Slow Day
Not much happenin' today, except I made the most luscious not-very-healthy lunch/dinner, Schnitzel. Aaaaahhh...
Exercise - again, it's Sunday, so I take the day off.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - none, out the door to church
Lunch - a few pieces of my improved-recipe banana bread, then a lunch/dinner around 2pm of a Schnitzel steak (breaded and cooked in canola oil), about a cup to 1-1/2 cups of homemade mashed potatoes (I add 1% milk, and Smart Balance to cooked potato cubes, then blend it together), a skillet-drippings-made mushroom gravy to go on top, and green beans with Smart Balance light. Then crystal light flavored water. I had two Klondike bars (naughty!!!)
Had my big Sunday nap.
Dinner - around 8pm, about a cup of the mashed potatoes, 1/2 a Schnitzel steak, about 1/2 cup mushroom gravy to go on top, and about 10 to 12 pieces of raspberry almond M&M chocolates.
Note - after HOURS of tweaking, I finished the layout for my Becky's Kitchen Creations blog. It's almost 11:30 pm, so I won't post any recipes tonight, but I'll slowly add recipes over the next week, including the recipe/pictures for the Schnitzel I made tonight.
Exercise - again, it's Sunday, so I take the day off.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - none, out the door to church
Lunch - a few pieces of my improved-recipe banana bread, then a lunch/dinner around 2pm of a Schnitzel steak (breaded and cooked in canola oil), about a cup to 1-1/2 cups of homemade mashed potatoes (I add 1% milk, and Smart Balance to cooked potato cubes, then blend it together), a skillet-drippings-made mushroom gravy to go on top, and green beans with Smart Balance light. Then crystal light flavored water. I had two Klondike bars (naughty!!!)
Had my big Sunday nap.
Dinner - around 8pm, about a cup of the mashed potatoes, 1/2 a Schnitzel steak, about 1/2 cup mushroom gravy to go on top, and about 10 to 12 pieces of raspberry almond M&M chocolates.
Note - after HOURS of tweaking, I finished the layout for my Becky's Kitchen Creations blog. It's almost 11:30 pm, so I won't post any recipes tonight, but I'll slowly add recipes over the next week, including the recipe/pictures for the Schnitzel I made tonight.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Worked Too Hard, Ate Too Much
221.0
Food, food, food. I don't even know what to say. But I'll try to remember as much as I can:
Exercise - Hallelujah, I actually got my workout done early enough to eat breakfast. I went to the rec center, and worked out on the PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556 downstairs. It does not have the crossramp feature like the newer ones, but compared to the newer ones upstairs, I'd say it's about a comparable crossramp incline of 3 or 4 out of 10. I set it to a resistance of 6, and did 30 minutes, alternating forwards with backwards every five minutes. I pushed myself hard this morning, doing 2.43 miles, 4003 strides, and 396.0 calories. I was pushing for 400 calories near the end, but missed it by only a few. Next time I'm so close, I'll just up the resistance. I can always put in a burst of speed at the end, it's just the way my body works. The beginning is always the hardest, at least psychologically. But this was a great start to the day, although I wore myself out as the day progressed, starting with cleaning the downstairs bathroom when I got home, to helping the kids clean the upstairs. Check out the detail below.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - And that's where the positive list ends. I made a pancake breakfast for the kids this morning, just felt all warm and squishy about family togetherness. Anyway, I made pancakes from scratch, but at least I made the batter half whole wheat flour. While I was cooking, I had a piece of banana bread (the more nutritious variety I made a few days ago), and had a small piece of cheddar cheese. Then I had one of the pancakes, no syrup. I also had some orange juice, but I ate a lot of the omelet scrambled eggs I made, somewhere around three or four eggs worth.
Lunch - I think I skipped this, technically. After feeding the kids, I got busy getting them to all the clean the upstairs, and I kept at it, organizing the toy/baby room, then repairing the cushion on the couch in Gil's room, and taking the bottom backing off two of the couches, looking for things that had fallen through the cracks. Found a few treasures, but not the ladybug binky chain I was looking for. Drat. But, I tell you what, I was soooo exhausted after all that, not sleepy-tired or hurt, but just exhausted, like my muscles were saying, "Sorry, sister, we got nothing left." I just wanted to sit down and be still. But, I knew if I stopped, I'd never get back up, and I had errands to run, so I took a shower, got dressed, and then took Connor to the library, KMart, and Smith's. Before we left, I munched on some tortilla chips and fat free sour cream dip. But at Smith's I bought a ton of ice cream treats on sale. I had some more chips and dip at home.
Dinner - after the day's activities, my body was just screaming at me, and I just totally caved, "Who cares?" I felt like I'd climbed Mt. Everest, I just wanted to be still and just chill. So for my dinner around 5:30pm, or maybe it's the pre-dinner appetizer, I chowed half a box of Rocky Road ice cream. Yep, I said it, and I ate it. Then, after a sort-of restful nap with all the noisy kids in the house, I got up and did some things for them. Then, around 7:30pm I had a small bowl of linguine with spaghetti sauce, a few handfuls of various chips with fat-free refried beans, some crystal light flavored water, nearly a whole container of fresh blueberries I shared with Emma (little moocher), some more chips when Zen came home around 9:30pm. At around 8:30 pm, I called my sister, who is out in Minnesota visiting with one of her good high school buddies (BFF, right?!) to request an intervention, because I just could not stop putting food in my mouth. It was so funny. Sue is one of those people who will talk on the phone to you and to everyone else in the room with her at the same time. Gets kind of confusing. This time around, I kind of got some feedback with the people she was with. It was weird, in a completely funny kind of way, because all I said to her when she answered the phone was, "Help, I need an intervention!" She repeated it to those around her, and they said right back, "Don't eat it!" How did they know we were talking about food?! So, a big shoutout to Lori, who I hear is stalking this blog. Good to know. Eat some Target cake for me.
So, eventually I quit putting stuff in my mouth at about 10pm. Holy Monkeys! I wonder what I would weigh tomorrow, Monday's weigh-in will be interesting.
I'm so stinkin' hungry/munchy all the time. Aaarrrgh!!! It's the worst at night when I'm slowing down, and not so busy doing things that distract me from eating.
Food, food, food. I don't even know what to say. But I'll try to remember as much as I can:
Exercise - Hallelujah, I actually got my workout done early enough to eat breakfast. I went to the rec center, and worked out on the PRECOR Elliptical EFX 556 downstairs. It does not have the crossramp feature like the newer ones, but compared to the newer ones upstairs, I'd say it's about a comparable crossramp incline of 3 or 4 out of 10. I set it to a resistance of 6, and did 30 minutes, alternating forwards with backwards every five minutes. I pushed myself hard this morning, doing 2.43 miles, 4003 strides, and 396.0 calories. I was pushing for 400 calories near the end, but missed it by only a few. Next time I'm so close, I'll just up the resistance. I can always put in a burst of speed at the end, it's just the way my body works. The beginning is always the hardest, at least psychologically. But this was a great start to the day, although I wore myself out as the day progressed, starting with cleaning the downstairs bathroom when I got home, to helping the kids clean the upstairs. Check out the detail below.
What I ate today -
Breakfast - And that's where the positive list ends. I made a pancake breakfast for the kids this morning, just felt all warm and squishy about family togetherness. Anyway, I made pancakes from scratch, but at least I made the batter half whole wheat flour. While I was cooking, I had a piece of banana bread (the more nutritious variety I made a few days ago), and had a small piece of cheddar cheese. Then I had one of the pancakes, no syrup. I also had some orange juice, but I ate a lot of the omelet scrambled eggs I made, somewhere around three or four eggs worth.
Lunch - I think I skipped this, technically. After feeding the kids, I got busy getting them to all the clean the upstairs, and I kept at it, organizing the toy/baby room, then repairing the cushion on the couch in Gil's room, and taking the bottom backing off two of the couches, looking for things that had fallen through the cracks. Found a few treasures, but not the ladybug binky chain I was looking for. Drat. But, I tell you what, I was soooo exhausted after all that, not sleepy-tired or hurt, but just exhausted, like my muscles were saying, "Sorry, sister, we got nothing left." I just wanted to sit down and be still. But, I knew if I stopped, I'd never get back up, and I had errands to run, so I took a shower, got dressed, and then took Connor to the library, KMart, and Smith's. Before we left, I munched on some tortilla chips and fat free sour cream dip. But at Smith's I bought a ton of ice cream treats on sale. I had some more chips and dip at home.
Dinner - after the day's activities, my body was just screaming at me, and I just totally caved, "Who cares?" I felt like I'd climbed Mt. Everest, I just wanted to be still and just chill. So for my dinner around 5:30pm, or maybe it's the pre-dinner appetizer, I chowed half a box of Rocky Road ice cream. Yep, I said it, and I ate it. Then, after a sort-of restful nap with all the noisy kids in the house, I got up and did some things for them. Then, around 7:30pm I had a small bowl of linguine with spaghetti sauce, a few handfuls of various chips with fat-free refried beans, some crystal light flavored water, nearly a whole container of fresh blueberries I shared with Emma (little moocher), some more chips when Zen came home around 9:30pm. At around 8:30 pm, I called my sister, who is out in Minnesota visiting with one of her good high school buddies (BFF, right?!) to request an intervention, because I just could not stop putting food in my mouth. It was so funny. Sue is one of those people who will talk on the phone to you and to everyone else in the room with her at the same time. Gets kind of confusing. This time around, I kind of got some feedback with the people she was with. It was weird, in a completely funny kind of way, because all I said to her when she answered the phone was, "Help, I need an intervention!" She repeated it to those around her, and they said right back, "Don't eat it!" How did they know we were talking about food?! So, a big shoutout to Lori, who I hear is stalking this blog. Good to know. Eat some Target cake for me.
So, eventually I quit putting stuff in my mouth at about 10pm. Holy Monkeys! I wonder what I would weigh tomorrow, Monday's weigh-in will be interesting.
I'm so stinkin' hungry/munchy all the time. Aaarrrgh!!! It's the worst at night when I'm slowing down, and not so busy doing things that distract me from eating.
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