Not gonna lie...this is H-A-R-D!!!! Just in case all of my previous posts have left you thinking that I have this "eating healthy" thing down, this one will remind you that it is just as hard for me as for anyone else!!!! This whole weekend has been a total (or at least almost total) bust!!!! The best thing about the weekend health wise was that I worked out on Friday. Other than that I went WAY over on my points Friday, Saturday AND Sunday.
Friday I went out with a friend and knew I would use a bunch of points and I was ok with that. Totally planned for it. Saturday just seemed to kind of slip through my fingers. I just made some poor choices in my food content and it spoiled the whole day. My water intake has been minimal. I MUST get on that tomorrow!!!! Then Sunday.....oh Sunday. Let me tell you how that went down......
The morning started off pretty well. I got ready to head over to church early since I was serving on the worship team (such a wonderful privilege!!!). I was running a bit behind so I put my trusty honey bunches of oats in a ziploc bag, grabbed and apple and my water bottle. While I was driving I remembered that I still had a little money left on my starbucks gift card the hubs gave me for Christmas.YAY :) I decided getting my light java chip frappaccino was a great idea, especially since I was a bit tired. I ordered a grande, paid for a grande.....they gave me a venti !!!! So, of course I HAD to drink the whole thing!! Extra points, plus extra wired!!!!!
Lunch time was not so bad. 8pts + including some crumbs of those awesome cool ranch doritos I have been talking about. I counted those as half a serving (6 chips worth). No big problems there. Then it was on to the grocery store. I am now totally stocked up on fruits and veggies for the week!!! I have dinners planned up through Thursday. The trip itself was very enjoyable since it was just Sissy and me :) It was really nice to have some girlie time with my sweetie :) Here is where things start to turn a little sour. She did a great job, so naturally at the grocery store I chose a food reward for her. (why do we reward ourselves and others with food? UGH!!) This was a box of frosted heart shaped cookies (she got one and the rest came home for everyone else). One cookie for me, 4pts. Again not SO bad.....but here comes the dark cloud...........
Jason had mentioned last week that it has been quite a while since we have taken Brendan to Chuck E. Cheese. He brought it up again today and I decided he was right and that we should go. Sitting here now, I KNOW why it had been such a long time since our last trip!!!! Not only does it cost as much as a time share in Florida, but it is also enough points for me for a day, in one meal !!!! I ate 2 pieces of pizza, 4 little cinnamon sticks and a cup of soda. Please do not put any food or liquid in your mouth right now because what I am about to say may make you choke.....the cinnamon sticks alone cost me 20pts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am not talking 6 inch long sticks. I am talking MAYBE 3 inches a piece. UGH!!!!
Getting the kids out of the house and running around really was a great idea. Come on people, it IS the middle of winter in WI. Also we are supposed to get totally hammered with snow this week (up to 18 inches). So, there maybe no "getting out" much this week. The question comes down to whether or not it was worth all those points and how disappointed it made me feel. They do have a salad bar (not a very good one) but it is $5.49 for one trip. After spending as much as we did on the rest of the food I decided I could not spend that amount for one little plate of salad. Maybe I should have. Then maybe I would have been too full to eat so much pizza and cinnamon sticks.
All, in all, this weekend was a good reminder to me that I am still in need of God's strength to get me through each day. I am also in need of His grace when I have a day (or weekend) like this one!!! Just because I have made some poor choices does NOT mean that I am defeated!!!! This is the same for you my dear ones!!!! Tomorrow is another day FULL of choices to make. Which kinds of choices will YOU make? Me? I am gonna make wise food choices tomorrow!!!!! I am also hoping to make wise choices in general: family life, friends, how I spend my time, taking time to focus on my Creator and being filled with JOY!!!!!!!
Here is the Sucky Sunday Rundown ;) ENJOY ;)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup dry honey bunches of oats- 3pts +, apple-0pts +, venti light java chip frappaccino- 9pts + (guessing on this as they did not have nutrition info. for larger than a grande on their website)
Lunch- Smart One- Parmesan Chicken (YUM!)- 5pts+, Jolly Green Gian- cauliflower and cheese sauce- 1pts +, 1/2 serving of cool ranch doritos (6 chips worth of crumbs)- 2pts +
Treat- Frosted heart shaped cookie- 4pts + (the shape really made it more enjoyable....sprinkles too ;) he he he)
Dinner- Chuck E. Cheese- 2 pieces of pizza-15pts +, 4 cinnamon bread sticks- 20pts +, cup of soda- 6pts +
Snack- eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts +
1am Snack while writing this blog- 2 more frosted heart shaped cookies- 8pts +
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Whole lotta nothin...
After eating so much the last couple of days, I wanted to make sure not to over eat today. Somehow, I did not eat a large amount of food but I still used up my points for the day. I neglected LOTS of the good health guidelines I need to be getting in. So just because I stayed within my points does not mean I ate "well".
Breakfast seems to be honey bunches of oats lately. It is just SO good :) Pregnant lady likes :) I would like to try to change things up a bit for my sake and for yours. I can imagine that it may get pretty boring if you seem me eating the same things ALL the time!!
Water was not a good component of my day today. I drank one of my big waters bottles of water and then just stopped. I took a REALLY long nap today so I think that may be part of why I missed out on some things. I slept from noon until 3:30pm. It must have been because I stayed out so late last night ;)
My down fall today? Mac 'n Cheese. Whenever we make it for the kids I just cannot help myself!!! Jay and I thawed some chili for us but I was still drawn in to the cheesy goodness!!!! It is such a bummer because it is 11pts + for 1cup!!! UGH!!! It tasted very good though :)
The kids are finally in bed. The husband and I are gonna go chill out for a while. I may have to eat some popcorn ;) Or, maybe some chocolate ;) If I do happen to eat anything else tonight I will make sure to edit the list ;) * editing.....
Saturday's food:
Breakfast- 1 cup honey bunches of oats- 4pts + (notice how I upped it from 3/4 cup to 1cup today? Yeah I needed more), 1cup skim milk- 2pts +
Snack- Yogurt- 4pts +
Lunch- Cinnamon & raisin bagel from Panera Bread- 8pts + (this is where I started to lose it this morning. Should have made a veggie and some fruit to have along with the bagel!!!!)
Treat- 1/4 cup PB M&Ms- 7pts +
Dinner- Chili- 3pts +, 1cup Mac 'n cheese- 11pts +, 1 cup grapes- 0pts +
Snack- Fruit bar- 2pts +, popcorn- 5pts +, MORE PB M&Ms....not sure exactly how many I ate but it was a lot ;) So....yeah ;) Probably at least 10pts +
Breakfast seems to be honey bunches of oats lately. It is just SO good :) Pregnant lady likes :) I would like to try to change things up a bit for my sake and for yours. I can imagine that it may get pretty boring if you seem me eating the same things ALL the time!!
Water was not a good component of my day today. I drank one of my big waters bottles of water and then just stopped. I took a REALLY long nap today so I think that may be part of why I missed out on some things. I slept from noon until 3:30pm. It must have been because I stayed out so late last night ;)
My down fall today? Mac 'n Cheese. Whenever we make it for the kids I just cannot help myself!!! Jay and I thawed some chili for us but I was still drawn in to the cheesy goodness!!!! It is such a bummer because it is 11pts + for 1cup!!! UGH!!! It tasted very good though :)
The kids are finally in bed. The husband and I are gonna go chill out for a while. I may have to eat some popcorn ;) Or, maybe some chocolate ;) If I do happen to eat anything else tonight I will make sure to edit the list ;) * editing.....
Saturday's food:
Breakfast- 1 cup honey bunches of oats- 4pts + (notice how I upped it from 3/4 cup to 1cup today? Yeah I needed more), 1cup skim milk- 2pts +
Snack- Yogurt- 4pts +
Lunch- Cinnamon & raisin bagel from Panera Bread- 8pts + (this is where I started to lose it this morning. Should have made a veggie and some fruit to have along with the bagel!!!!)
Treat- 1/4 cup PB M&Ms- 7pts +
Dinner- Chili- 3pts +, 1cup Mac 'n cheese- 11pts +, 1 cup grapes- 0pts +
Snack- Fruit bar- 2pts +, popcorn- 5pts +, MORE PB M&Ms....not sure exactly how many I ate but it was a lot ;) So....yeah ;) Probably at least 10pts +
Shake It !!!!!
HUNGRY! That is the only word I can use to describe myself yesterday!!! I would eat a little something and then still be hungry. I would attempt to make a wise choice yet I would have to immediately make another wise choice because I was still hungry!!!! I do not think I was craving anything in particular. I just wanted to eat and eat and eat!!!!
Knowing that I was going out to dinner with a friend I knew that my food choices needed to continue to consist of lower point foods. I had done a pretty good job. When we went out to dinner my entree was even a great choice. What got me? I decided to have broccoli cheese soup 10pts + before my meal. Then we finished off out time with a sundae shooter......11pts + for a little tiny shot glass of a sundae!!!!
Next stop, karaoke :) I was a little nervous going in there. Usually, I will have an adult beverage before I get up to sing. Not in the cards for a pregnant lady! That combine with the fact that here we are, two pregnant ladies, in a bar. It was just weird to me!!!! There is no smoking in bars in WI so it is not like we were putting the wee ones in a poor environment or anything. Yet, it was still strange.
Another thing we used to do in the past when we have gone there is dance a little. Oh man, I really do love to shake it ;) In college my best friend even told me that I could "shake it like a black girl" and you KNOW they can move!!!! So that was a HUGE complement in my book!!!! Well, there was no gettin me on the dance floor last night. That was just one step too far ;) So, we just sang :) The first song I did I TOTALLY bombed. Dixie Chicks- Long Time Gone. Just NOT my cup of tea for karaoke. My second song made up for the first. Pink- So What. Much better and WAY fun to sing :) YAY :)
Got back to my house a little after midnight, which is LATE for a pregnant lady to be out!!! Guess what? I was HUNGRY!!! So, I ate my leftovers from Applebee's. Still hungry....found some popcorn hubby had made but did not finish. How nice was it of him to leave it on the counter for me? Ate that. Then decided I needed chocolate after all that salt. More of my almond Hershey's bar it was!!!! I am pretty sure I ended up going 23pts over for the day even after I used up my 8 remaining weekly points ;) It's all good, no worries ;)
Today I just cannot shake this feeling that I want doughnuts!!!!! If I do not go out and get them, then we do not have them. So, that is the plan. I am staying put!!!! He he he ;) We may actually go sledding as a family later on if we can figure out snowsuit stuff for the babies. We shall see!!!
Fridays food:
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats- 3pts +, 1/2 cup skim milk 1pts +
Snack- Apple- 0pts +
Jazzercise- add 4pts + for activity
Snack- Yogurt- 4pts +
Lunch- Broccoli Alfredo Smart One- 6pts +, 1 cup grapes- 0pts +
Treat- Eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts +
Snack- 1 piece toast w/PB 4pts +, salad- 0pts +, clementine- 0pts +
Treat- 1/4 cup PB M&Ms- 7pts +
Dinner- 1 bowl broccoli cheese soup- 10pts +, grilled shrimp and island rice with seasonal veggies- 9pts +, extra serving of veggies for home- 0pts +, hot fudge sundae shooter- 11pts +
Beverage- Shirley Temple- 6pts + (guessing)
Snack- left overs from dinner- points included above, popcorn- 5pts +, chocolate- 6pts + (guessing)
About a 70pt day. Hey, it was lower than Thursday ;) Today will be a good day though ;)
Knowing that I was going out to dinner with a friend I knew that my food choices needed to continue to consist of lower point foods. I had done a pretty good job. When we went out to dinner my entree was even a great choice. What got me? I decided to have broccoli cheese soup 10pts + before my meal. Then we finished off out time with a sundae shooter......11pts + for a little tiny shot glass of a sundae!!!!
Next stop, karaoke :) I was a little nervous going in there. Usually, I will have an adult beverage before I get up to sing. Not in the cards for a pregnant lady! That combine with the fact that here we are, two pregnant ladies, in a bar. It was just weird to me!!!! There is no smoking in bars in WI so it is not like we were putting the wee ones in a poor environment or anything. Yet, it was still strange.
Another thing we used to do in the past when we have gone there is dance a little. Oh man, I really do love to shake it ;) In college my best friend even told me that I could "shake it like a black girl" and you KNOW they can move!!!! So that was a HUGE complement in my book!!!! Well, there was no gettin me on the dance floor last night. That was just one step too far ;) So, we just sang :) The first song I did I TOTALLY bombed. Dixie Chicks- Long Time Gone. Just NOT my cup of tea for karaoke. My second song made up for the first. Pink- So What. Much better and WAY fun to sing :) YAY :)
Got back to my house a little after midnight, which is LATE for a pregnant lady to be out!!! Guess what? I was HUNGRY!!! So, I ate my leftovers from Applebee's. Still hungry....found some popcorn hubby had made but did not finish. How nice was it of him to leave it on the counter for me? Ate that. Then decided I needed chocolate after all that salt. More of my almond Hershey's bar it was!!!! I am pretty sure I ended up going 23pts over for the day even after I used up my 8 remaining weekly points ;) It's all good, no worries ;)
Today I just cannot shake this feeling that I want doughnuts!!!!! If I do not go out and get them, then we do not have them. So, that is the plan. I am staying put!!!! He he he ;) We may actually go sledding as a family later on if we can figure out snowsuit stuff for the babies. We shall see!!!
Fridays food:
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats- 3pts +, 1/2 cup skim milk 1pts +
Snack- Apple- 0pts +
Jazzercise- add 4pts + for activity
Snack- Yogurt- 4pts +
Lunch- Broccoli Alfredo Smart One- 6pts +, 1 cup grapes- 0pts +
Treat- Eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts +
Snack- 1 piece toast w/PB 4pts +, salad- 0pts +, clementine- 0pts +
Treat- 1/4 cup PB M&Ms- 7pts +
Dinner- 1 bowl broccoli cheese soup- 10pts +, grilled shrimp and island rice with seasonal veggies- 9pts +, extra serving of veggies for home- 0pts +, hot fudge sundae shooter- 11pts +
Beverage- Shirley Temple- 6pts + (guessing)
Snack- left overs from dinner- points included above, popcorn- 5pts +, chocolate- 6pts + (guessing)
About a 70pt day. Hey, it was lower than Thursday ;) Today will be a good day though ;)
Friday, January 28, 2011
Pizza! Pizza!
Yesterday was a day of celebration :) One of my friends, who moved out to Oregon in June, came back to WI for a visit. Three of us got together and hung out all day long!! It was VERY relaxing and so great to catch up on life. We planned ahead of time that we would have pizza. I fully intended to "pig out" and use up some of my 49 weekly points. Boy did I!!!!!!! I used up 39 of them :) I had 4 pieces of pizza, 3 bread sticks and sauce! You know what? That is JUST FINE!!!
I do not and I WILL not feel guilty about it! I planned for this and I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. That is what the extra weekly points are for, using them however you would like. I may use up the rest of them this evening but have not figured all of that out yet. A friend and I are heading to Applebee's and then out for some karaoke. At this point I only have 8 extra weekly points left since I ended the evening with popcorn and yogurt (not at the same time).
How funny will it be going out for karaoke with a big old pregnant belly? Double the funny cause my friend is pregnant too!!!! We started this little girls' night out thing about a year ago. It is great to go make a fool of yourself. You would think that someone who was a vocal music ed major in college might be really good at karaoke. NOPE!!! He he he ;) I mean there are some songs I do alright but for the most part it is just plain laughable ;)
I will give you my long list of food's from yesterday and then I will come back tonight and fill you in on today's ups and downs ;) As always....KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!! Learn from yesterday to become stronger today!!! You CAN do this!!!
Breakfast- 1cup natural vanilla yogurt- 5pts +, 3/4cup honey bunches of oats-3pts +
More breakfast?- Eggs with red peppers and onions and a tiny tiny bit of cheese- 3pts +
Snack- MORE honey bunches of oats- 3pts +, 2 cookies- 2pts +, apple- 0pts +
Lunch- 4pieces of pizza- 30pts +, 3 bread sticks- 8pts + and sauce- 1pts +
TREAT- 1/4 cup peanut butter M&Ms- 7pts
Dinner- Chili-3pts +, corn bread muffin- 3pts +
Snack- Eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts +, popcorn- 6pts + (guessing), yogurt- 4pts +
WOW- an 80pts + day!!!! That is crazy! But, I PLANNED for that extra craziness and it was good :)
I do not and I WILL not feel guilty about it! I planned for this and I knew exactly what I was getting myself into. That is what the extra weekly points are for, using them however you would like. I may use up the rest of them this evening but have not figured all of that out yet. A friend and I are heading to Applebee's and then out for some karaoke. At this point I only have 8 extra weekly points left since I ended the evening with popcorn and yogurt (not at the same time).
How funny will it be going out for karaoke with a big old pregnant belly? Double the funny cause my friend is pregnant too!!!! We started this little girls' night out thing about a year ago. It is great to go make a fool of yourself. You would think that someone who was a vocal music ed major in college might be really good at karaoke. NOPE!!! He he he ;) I mean there are some songs I do alright but for the most part it is just plain laughable ;)
I will give you my long list of food's from yesterday and then I will come back tonight and fill you in on today's ups and downs ;) As always....KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!! Learn from yesterday to become stronger today!!! You CAN do this!!!
Breakfast- 1cup natural vanilla yogurt- 5pts +, 3/4cup honey bunches of oats-3pts +
More breakfast?- Eggs with red peppers and onions and a tiny tiny bit of cheese- 3pts +
Snack- MORE honey bunches of oats- 3pts +, 2 cookies- 2pts +, apple- 0pts +
Lunch- 4pieces of pizza- 30pts +, 3 bread sticks- 8pts + and sauce- 1pts +
TREAT- 1/4 cup peanut butter M&Ms- 7pts
Dinner- Chili-3pts +, corn bread muffin- 3pts +
Snack- Eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts +, popcorn- 6pts + (guessing), yogurt- 4pts +
WOW- an 80pts + day!!!! That is crazy! But, I PLANNED for that extra craziness and it was good :)
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
The Batmobile and ICE CREAM!!!
How can a day go from calm and relaxing to crazy insane in the span of an hour? Oh, that's right....I have three children, a husband and my hormonal self that are all part of the equation ;) Why the title for today? Well.....let me tell you .....
The batmobile. Brendan was supposed to make a cardboard car for Awana for tonight. We have known about this for a few weeks. What does that mean in our house? Jason started working on it last night. Yup, looks like the same pattern of procrastination that I had in high school and college. At least this time we really DO have lots going on so it is somewhat understandable. We still could have planned ahead more but at least it got done...today. Jay had to spray paint it this morning......in the basement. Which meant that the whole house wreaked of paint which I know is not good for anyone, especially the pregnant lady!!! When I came home from our play date this morning I was blown away by the smell !!! During the afternoon it was MY job to figure out how to make the bat emblem. GREAT! Oh, that is sarcasm, by the way!!! I had to use my brain, which we all know is complete mush right now, to figure out how to get the yellow part on there and keep the black bat in the middle. Finally had a plan. Carried out said plan. Failed at the plan. We had yellow spray paint and it ran like crazy all down the hood of the car :( Bad mommy award!!! Good thing I have a bunch of acrylic paints to help me salvage the bat mobile! Brendan was totally geeked when he saw his car :) That made me feel a bit better. I still felt bad that we pretty much coped out on the whole thing. I mean, we painted a car black and then put the emblem on it. Granted, the cardboard car design that Jay put together was pretty stinkin cool. So, that made up for it. That was the afternoon. Now let's fast forward to dinner time......
Omelet Potato Skins were on the menu for this evening...YUM! I was trying a new recipe and was really excited about it. However, due to the pain fumes I was not feeling so well so I asked Jay to get up early, go get Brendan from school and let me lay down for a bit. This pushed my prep for dinner back until about 4:30pm. NOT a good idea when you are starting a new recipe!!!! I came downstairs to a kitchen over run with dirty dishes and sighed. Jay started the prep and I began the dishes. The potatoes took forever to cook!!!! We had the veggies cut up for the eggs, mixed that all together, started to cook the eggs but the potatoes were still not ready. At this point it was 5:30pm and Brendan and I needed to leave by 5:45pm to get to Awana. Even if the potatoes were done right then, we would have had to wait another 10 minutes for them to bake after putting the eggs inside them and the cheese on top. I was SO frustrated. I yelled "Alright, dinner time. We are having eggs!!!!" I put the egg mixture on everyone's plates and gave the kids some grapes too. I threw the potatoes in the oven to finish cooking. Now I need to figure out what to make out of them for tomorrow ;)
Dropped Brendan off and then ran to Walmart to grab a prescription. While I was there I decided that since I am pregnant and cannot by an adult beverage to partake in, that I would HAVE to buy some ice cream. You guys.....I stood there staring at Ben and Jerry's. GASP!!! I looked and looked. I had brought along my points calculator just for the fun of it ;) I whipped it out and got to calculating ;) 1/2 cup B&J ice cream....7pts. There are 4 servings in one container. Now, I know for me I would have to at least have half of the container. So, that is at least 14pts plus. Now, PLEASE once again, do not get me wrong. I am all about the whole treating yourself and splurging once in a while (I actually had 2 WW chocolate ice cream sandwiches today!!! SO good!). However, I know that tomorrow I am gonna splurge on having a little pizza party with friends tomorrow for lunch :) Since I know that is part of my plan for the week that really helped me to stay on track in the ice cream aisle tonight ;) I walked down to the WW ice cream section. I actually opted not to get more of the ice cream sandwiches tonight for fear that I might eat the whole box in one sitting ;) It was just that kind of night ;) I looked over and saw Eddy's Fruit bars. They are 2pts plus per bar. Not bad at all :) I grabbed two boxes. One of them is pomegranate and the other is acqai & blueberry. I had one on the way home and they are SO SO SO SO stinkin good!!!! VERY refreshing :)
A moment of encouragement- Ladies (and possibly gentlemen if you are reading), there are going to be days when life happens (he he he, yeah I know, that is everyday!). You know what I mean though, when the day is just NOT what YOU had planned. It is important to have options for yourself. Maybe that is allowing yourself to eat a little ice cream. Or maybe that is a day you go out and run EXTRA hard to get rid of some stress. What I want to you do is stop and take a breath and evaluate what it is you REALLY need in that moment. Like tonight....thankfully I was able to realize that it just was not worth it to get Ben and Jerry's. So, I chose another option. There will be days though when you say "I DO need that soda or ice cream or chips." If you make that choice. Make it and then move on. Do not do the normal girl thing where we eat it and then beat yourself up for the rest of the night. That is why I am telling you to really take the time to think and decide on which choice is right for the moment instead of just reaching and opening before you have really thought it through! You will feel SO much better about yourself. It is amazing how you can choose one of those high point foods and not feel guilty about it when you have thought through your choice. SO freeing. So.....MAKE YOUR CHOICE. If you do not think it through and find that you have eaten an entire carton of Oreos.....again, do not beat yourself up. Remind yourself that there is grace to be had. You CAN make wiser choices tomorrow!!!!! That is the wonderful part of this journey, you can start fresh every day!! That is not to say that every day you freak out, eat everything you can possibly think of then then try again tomorrow. I am strictly speaking of those occasional "Oooopppsss" moments. To conclude....KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! You CAN do it!!!! YOU can be HEALTHY!!!!!!!! Let's do this together!!!!
What about my choices today? As far as dairy goes, I got a little more in today. Unfortunately, I took a step back with my water. So....tomorrow.....WATER and dairy ;) He he he ;) The run down is as follows:
Breakfast- 1piece of toast with 1TBS of peanut butter, banana sliced on top- 4pts plus
Snack- Coffee flavored yogurt- 4pts plus
Lunch- AWESOME toasted chicken sandwich thanks to my friend Amber! Bread, sliced chicken, mustard and provolone- 9pts plus, strawberries- 0pts plus, baby carrots- 0pts plus
TREAT- 2 WW chocolate ice cream sandwiches- 8pts plus (it is probably more than 8 if you add all the info. together and figure out the points)
Snack- Cool Ranch Doritos- need I say more? YUM- 4pts plus
Dinner- Eggs with onion, red pepper and a bit of cheese- 5pts plus
Treat- Eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts plus, hot chocolate with my man- 2pts plus :)
I still have at least one more point for tonight....so I may update this in the morning if I choose to have something else before bed :)
The batmobile. Brendan was supposed to make a cardboard car for Awana for tonight. We have known about this for a few weeks. What does that mean in our house? Jason started working on it last night. Yup, looks like the same pattern of procrastination that I had in high school and college. At least this time we really DO have lots going on so it is somewhat understandable. We still could have planned ahead more but at least it got done...today. Jay had to spray paint it this morning......in the basement. Which meant that the whole house wreaked of paint which I know is not good for anyone, especially the pregnant lady!!! When I came home from our play date this morning I was blown away by the smell !!! During the afternoon it was MY job to figure out how to make the bat emblem. GREAT! Oh, that is sarcasm, by the way!!! I had to use my brain, which we all know is complete mush right now, to figure out how to get the yellow part on there and keep the black bat in the middle. Finally had a plan. Carried out said plan. Failed at the plan. We had yellow spray paint and it ran like crazy all down the hood of the car :( Bad mommy award!!! Good thing I have a bunch of acrylic paints to help me salvage the bat mobile! Brendan was totally geeked when he saw his car :) That made me feel a bit better. I still felt bad that we pretty much coped out on the whole thing. I mean, we painted a car black and then put the emblem on it. Granted, the cardboard car design that Jay put together was pretty stinkin cool. So, that made up for it. That was the afternoon. Now let's fast forward to dinner time......
Omelet Potato Skins were on the menu for this evening...YUM! I was trying a new recipe and was really excited about it. However, due to the pain fumes I was not feeling so well so I asked Jay to get up early, go get Brendan from school and let me lay down for a bit. This pushed my prep for dinner back until about 4:30pm. NOT a good idea when you are starting a new recipe!!!! I came downstairs to a kitchen over run with dirty dishes and sighed. Jay started the prep and I began the dishes. The potatoes took forever to cook!!!! We had the veggies cut up for the eggs, mixed that all together, started to cook the eggs but the potatoes were still not ready. At this point it was 5:30pm and Brendan and I needed to leave by 5:45pm to get to Awana. Even if the potatoes were done right then, we would have had to wait another 10 minutes for them to bake after putting the eggs inside them and the cheese on top. I was SO frustrated. I yelled "Alright, dinner time. We are having eggs!!!!" I put the egg mixture on everyone's plates and gave the kids some grapes too. I threw the potatoes in the oven to finish cooking. Now I need to figure out what to make out of them for tomorrow ;)
Dropped Brendan off and then ran to Walmart to grab a prescription. While I was there I decided that since I am pregnant and cannot by an adult beverage to partake in, that I would HAVE to buy some ice cream. You guys.....I stood there staring at Ben and Jerry's. GASP!!! I looked and looked. I had brought along my points calculator just for the fun of it ;) I whipped it out and got to calculating ;) 1/2 cup B&J ice cream....7pts. There are 4 servings in one container. Now, I know for me I would have to at least have half of the container. So, that is at least 14pts plus. Now, PLEASE once again, do not get me wrong. I am all about the whole treating yourself and splurging once in a while (I actually had 2 WW chocolate ice cream sandwiches today!!! SO good!). However, I know that tomorrow I am gonna splurge on having a little pizza party with friends tomorrow for lunch :) Since I know that is part of my plan for the week that really helped me to stay on track in the ice cream aisle tonight ;) I walked down to the WW ice cream section. I actually opted not to get more of the ice cream sandwiches tonight for fear that I might eat the whole box in one sitting ;) It was just that kind of night ;) I looked over and saw Eddy's Fruit bars. They are 2pts plus per bar. Not bad at all :) I grabbed two boxes. One of them is pomegranate and the other is acqai & blueberry. I had one on the way home and they are SO SO SO SO stinkin good!!!! VERY refreshing :)
A moment of encouragement- Ladies (and possibly gentlemen if you are reading), there are going to be days when life happens (he he he, yeah I know, that is everyday!). You know what I mean though, when the day is just NOT what YOU had planned. It is important to have options for yourself. Maybe that is allowing yourself to eat a little ice cream. Or maybe that is a day you go out and run EXTRA hard to get rid of some stress. What I want to you do is stop and take a breath and evaluate what it is you REALLY need in that moment. Like tonight....thankfully I was able to realize that it just was not worth it to get Ben and Jerry's. So, I chose another option. There will be days though when you say "I DO need that soda or ice cream or chips." If you make that choice. Make it and then move on. Do not do the normal girl thing where we eat it and then beat yourself up for the rest of the night. That is why I am telling you to really take the time to think and decide on which choice is right for the moment instead of just reaching and opening before you have really thought it through! You will feel SO much better about yourself. It is amazing how you can choose one of those high point foods and not feel guilty about it when you have thought through your choice. SO freeing. So.....MAKE YOUR CHOICE. If you do not think it through and find that you have eaten an entire carton of Oreos.....again, do not beat yourself up. Remind yourself that there is grace to be had. You CAN make wiser choices tomorrow!!!!! That is the wonderful part of this journey, you can start fresh every day!! That is not to say that every day you freak out, eat everything you can possibly think of then then try again tomorrow. I am strictly speaking of those occasional "Oooopppsss" moments. To conclude....KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!! You CAN do it!!!! YOU can be HEALTHY!!!!!!!! Let's do this together!!!!
What about my choices today? As far as dairy goes, I got a little more in today. Unfortunately, I took a step back with my water. So....tomorrow.....WATER and dairy ;) He he he ;) The run down is as follows:
Breakfast- 1piece of toast with 1TBS of peanut butter, banana sliced on top- 4pts plus
Snack- Coffee flavored yogurt- 4pts plus
Lunch- AWESOME toasted chicken sandwich thanks to my friend Amber! Bread, sliced chicken, mustard and provolone- 9pts plus, strawberries- 0pts plus, baby carrots- 0pts plus
TREAT- 2 WW chocolate ice cream sandwiches- 8pts plus (it is probably more than 8 if you add all the info. together and figure out the points)
Snack- Cool Ranch Doritos- need I say more? YUM- 4pts plus
Dinner- Eggs with onion, red pepper and a bit of cheese- 5pts plus
Treat- Eddy's frozen fruit bar- 2pts plus, hot chocolate with my man- 2pts plus :)
I still have at least one more point for tonight....so I may update this in the morning if I choose to have something else before bed :)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
13 weeks!!
Today marks the 13 week of my pregnancy. Now, those of you who pay close attention are probably like "Hey, what about week 12?". Well, at the ultrasound last Thursday I thought I was 11 weeks 4 days but the baby said it was 12 weeks 2 days :) So, according to the ultrasound today is the start of week 13!!!!!!!!! YAY :) WOW.....if my belly is this big now.....YIKES!!!
It is interesting to me how my journey has been able to encourage other people. A lot of times we beat ourselves up and focus on our failures instead of what we have accomplished. I am So glad that my triumphs AND struggles can help other people realize that they are NOT alone in this struggle with weight loss and maintenance. Thank you to all of you who have been asking me such good questions lately. When you ask my advice it gets me excited about this journey all over again!!! It really helps me to work hard at making sure my life is different from what it was before!!!! Thankfully, God has helped that to be true more often than not !!!! For me, doing this without the big guy would be impossible. I give HIM the real credit. On my own I would just quit.
Remember my challenge to myself for this week? Drink my water!!! I am doing pretty good at that and I am very encouraged! That has been a huge struggle for me for as long as I can remember. Now, I am still falling short on some days but I am still drinking more that I have in the past!!!! My other challenge, given to myself yesterday, was to get my dairy in today. Well, I had some cheese this morning and some cheese on a salad. Don't think I quite hit the goal on that one!!!!! Tomorrow is another day!!!
This girl is SUPER tired tonight !!! I have been up since 5:30am. I think that the bed is calling my name!!!! Before I give my daily digest of what I digested (I know, I am funny, right?), I want to give you a chance to give some feedback. In my posts I basically just tell you how I am doing on that particular day, what happened in my life, how I am feeling, eating, etc. I would like to know from YOU if there are any specific questions or topics you have for me to run with in some posts? Hit me up with your ideas and such :) Now, onto the food list ;)
Breakfast- Egg Sandwich made with 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 2 pieces of toast, 1 slice american cheese, 1 slice canadian bacon- 6pts plus, banana- 0pts plus
Treat- Light grande java chip frap. from starbucks- 6pts plus, 4 smallish cookies at a friends house- 6pts plus?, finished one of my bottles of water by this point
Lunch- Salad- 0pts plus, cauliflower & cheese sauce (jolly green giant)- 1pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
Snack- Corn bread muffin- 3pts plus, 1 cup grapes- 0pts plus
JAZZERCISE- +4 activity points!!!!
Dinner- McDonald's Southwest salad (grilled chicken) WITH dressing- 11pts plus, small fry- 6pts plus, medium wildberry smoothie- 7pts plus
All in all....42prs plus day ;) Not to shabby :)
*edited to add- I ATE SOME HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE WITH ALMONDS- again ;) He he he ;)
Monday, January 24, 2011
Ending the day with Chocolate :)
It must be Monday!!! I am currently sitting here writing my blog entry while treating myself to some Hershey's chocolate with almonds :) YUM!!!!!
After the emotional day I had yesterday, along with my lack of eating things with lots of nutrients, I knew today had to be different. When my alarm went off my whole body screamed "NO!!!!". I even hit the snooze button. Yet, as I lay there I started to think about the fact that I was just laying there awake, wasting time. Not to mention I had to pee ;) So, I decided to get up before the alarm went off again.
I came downstairs, lit some candles, put on some music on pandora and sat and had some quiet time with God before the rest of my world was awake. Then I got the oldest child's lunch ready, started chili in the slow cooker and made corn bread muffins. Today HAD to be a slow cooker day because right after school Brendan had piano so dinner had to be done when we got back. When the husband came home he took the big kid to school so I could finish up the dinner prep. Then when he got back I got to take a shower!! YAY :)
Some friends came over for a play date later in the morning, which is always helpful to pass the time. If you have not started having play dates.....DO IT!!!!!!!! He he he ;) It is SO important to be connecting with other moms when you are a mother of little ones. It is SO easy to feel isolated and alone. So, make the effort to hang out with someone!!!! Pick up the phone (or send an e-mail) and get together in person!!! I am sure most of you know that when you feel lonely it is very very easy to eat your way through your loneliness!!! Combat that with taking steps to be with other people!!!! Then not only are you not "alone" but you are also in a place where people can help you in your self control. Maybe a friend could gently make a suggestion, like "Judy, would you mind if we had apples for a snack instead of doughnuts?" I bet you would defer and do the apples ;) He he he ;)
Eating was much better today. Although I realized I am struggling again with getting in my dairy. I KNOW that is a very important part of taking care of myself and the bean. So, that is my goal for tomorrow, to get in more dairy!!! I need some more protein too. Tomorrow I will start the day off with an egg sandwich I think :) I DID, however, get all of my water in today :) YAY :) So, yes, I was in the bathroom a lot ;)
A few posts back I posed a question and you know what? NO ONE responded. It was the post where I asked what you do to chill. So, either people just do not want to talk to me OR you guys seriously need to take time for yourselves and learn how to chill !!!! Maybe it is a bit of both ;) As I mentioned, when you take time and do things that refuel you, the stress factor will diminish which will help with eating too many cookies or doughnuts or whatever your vice may be ;)
How about a recap of my food intake for Monday? Let's do it!!!!
Breakfast- 2 pieces of toast with 1Tbs peanut butter on each slice (LOVIN my PB this morning!!!)- 7pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
Snack- clementine- 0pts plus, 1 raspberry Hershey's hug- 1pts plus, and I had also finished one of my big bottles of water at this point
Lunch- Leftover Ziti- 9pts plus,
Snack #2- Goldfish crackers- 3pts plus, WW ice cream cone- 4pts plus (I think, but I threw out the box so I could not double check)
Snack #3- 1 cup grapes- 0pts plus, 1 corn bread muffin- 0pts plus, finished second bottle of water
Dinner- Took a bite of Z's cheese sandwich- 1pts plus, chili- 3pts plus, 1 corn bread muffin- 3pts plus, salad- 0pts plus, finished third bottle of water
Snack #4- Popcorn- 5pts plus (guessing)
TREAT- small handful of almond M&Ms and then some Hershey's chocolate with almonds- because I did good all day I decided not to figure out the points for my chocolate!!!! I know, I am such a rebel ;) He he he ;)
After the emotional day I had yesterday, along with my lack of eating things with lots of nutrients, I knew today had to be different. When my alarm went off my whole body screamed "NO!!!!". I even hit the snooze button. Yet, as I lay there I started to think about the fact that I was just laying there awake, wasting time. Not to mention I had to pee ;) So, I decided to get up before the alarm went off again.
I came downstairs, lit some candles, put on some music on pandora and sat and had some quiet time with God before the rest of my world was awake. Then I got the oldest child's lunch ready, started chili in the slow cooker and made corn bread muffins. Today HAD to be a slow cooker day because right after school Brendan had piano so dinner had to be done when we got back. When the husband came home he took the big kid to school so I could finish up the dinner prep. Then when he got back I got to take a shower!! YAY :)
Some friends came over for a play date later in the morning, which is always helpful to pass the time. If you have not started having play dates.....DO IT!!!!!!!! He he he ;) It is SO important to be connecting with other moms when you are a mother of little ones. It is SO easy to feel isolated and alone. So, make the effort to hang out with someone!!!! Pick up the phone (or send an e-mail) and get together in person!!! I am sure most of you know that when you feel lonely it is very very easy to eat your way through your loneliness!!! Combat that with taking steps to be with other people!!!! Then not only are you not "alone" but you are also in a place where people can help you in your self control. Maybe a friend could gently make a suggestion, like "Judy, would you mind if we had apples for a snack instead of doughnuts?" I bet you would defer and do the apples ;) He he he ;)
Eating was much better today. Although I realized I am struggling again with getting in my dairy. I KNOW that is a very important part of taking care of myself and the bean. So, that is my goal for tomorrow, to get in more dairy!!! I need some more protein too. Tomorrow I will start the day off with an egg sandwich I think :) I DID, however, get all of my water in today :) YAY :) So, yes, I was in the bathroom a lot ;)
A few posts back I posed a question and you know what? NO ONE responded. It was the post where I asked what you do to chill. So, either people just do not want to talk to me OR you guys seriously need to take time for yourselves and learn how to chill !!!! Maybe it is a bit of both ;) As I mentioned, when you take time and do things that refuel you, the stress factor will diminish which will help with eating too many cookies or doughnuts or whatever your vice may be ;)
How about a recap of my food intake for Monday? Let's do it!!!!
Breakfast- 2 pieces of toast with 1Tbs peanut butter on each slice (LOVIN my PB this morning!!!)- 7pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
Snack- clementine- 0pts plus, 1 raspberry Hershey's hug- 1pts plus, and I had also finished one of my big bottles of water at this point
Lunch- Leftover Ziti- 9pts plus,
Snack #2- Goldfish crackers- 3pts plus, WW ice cream cone- 4pts plus (I think, but I threw out the box so I could not double check)
Snack #3- 1 cup grapes- 0pts plus, 1 corn bread muffin- 0pts plus, finished second bottle of water
Dinner- Took a bite of Z's cheese sandwich- 1pts plus, chili- 3pts plus, 1 corn bread muffin- 3pts plus, salad- 0pts plus, finished third bottle of water
Snack #4- Popcorn- 5pts plus (guessing)
TREAT- small handful of almond M&Ms and then some Hershey's chocolate with almonds- because I did good all day I decided not to figure out the points for my chocolate!!!! I know, I am such a rebel ;) He he he ;)
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Blubbering breakdown
Pregnant lady + husband who gets invited to go watch a football game = drama.
I was "that" pregnant wife today. While we were at church someone invited Jay to go watch the football game this afternoon. Now, if you live in the Kenosha area you can understand what a big deal this was! Packers vs. Bears for the playoffs for the first time in like, forever. Being so close to IL, yet living in WI. Yeah...it's a big deal. My hubby is not a huge sports fan but he was all geeked to go watch the game. As soon as church was done I ran to the grocery store to get food for the week. While I was there I kept trying to prepare myself for hubby leaving as soon as I walked in the door.
This man does SO much for me! I cannot even begin to tell you the countless times he has said ok to me going out for coffee with the girls or hung out at home while I ran off to a MOPS leadership meeting or a Weight Watchers meeting. I KNOW that he needs time with his friends too. He has actually been doing that quite a bit more lately which I think is GREAT!!! Today, however, it was just kind of sprung on me. I was just not prepared. I did not want to make it all about me but I knew by the time I got done at the store I would be WAY tired. I was right !!!
On my way out of the store, husband calls to double check and make sure it is cool that he goes to watch the game. I try to tell him it is fine but I cannot bring myself to sound happy about it. Girls, you should have seen me at the end of the grocery trip. I looked like a zombie. I was literally spinning in circles in the produce section at one point because I could not find the nectarines. Yes, maybe if I continue to spin in circles they will magically appear ;) Sheesh.
I load everything up in the car and begin my drive to the house. I can tell that I am about to start crying. I was SO torn inside with wanting him to go and hang with his friends and on the other hand I REALLY wanted him to stay home. Then the tears started. Once they start, as I am sure so many of you know, they just do not stop!!!! I cried all the way home. I felt so bad. I did not want to be "that" wife who does not "let" her husband go hang with the guys, ya know?
As I parked in front of the house I tried to calm myself down but I continued to wail. It was quite the ridiculous site!!!! I get to the door and the two big kids open it and see me crying. Immediately, they are asking a million questions about why I am crying. The oldest assumed that I was scared that something was wrong with the baby in my belly (he is such a sensitive little guy). I tried to assure him that was not what was going on. Then husband comes over and asks what is wrong. I could not even talk. Then he says "Oh Scott is here." as we see a van pull up out front. Quickly followed by "I did not tell him to come get me yet." He sends me off to calm down.
While I am trying to compose myself, husband and his friend bring all the groceries in and put them away. Then Jay comes down to talk to me. Guess what I ended up doing? Yup you guessed it.....I cried some more. Basically, I just told him that I felt like a super huge brat if I said no but at the same time I really needed him to be there. Plus, I was planning on making Ziti for dinner. Which was apparently really important to me because when he suggested I wait and make it tomorrow I freaked out and started wailing "BUT ZITI IS ON THE MENU, I WANT TO MAKE THE ZITI!!!" Since I had been crying like a fool for so long, I made myself even more tired. I really needed to lay down for like an hour.
Being the great husband that he is, he stayed home. I rested for a little while and then got up and made dinner. Yes, the Ziti. The night ended on a pretty good note. It was a hard day. I knew he was bummed that he did not go watch the game and I felt really bad :( There are some things in life that just do not make sense.....one of them being me, while I am pregnant. I honestly think that had his friend invited him yesterday that it would have given me enough time to adjust and prepare for it. The whole last minute thing just totally threw me for a loop. Like I mentioned, he is totally cool with me running off to here and there and everywhere but it is always planned at least two days in advance. I just think it is very helpful for a family to have things kind of planned out. I understand that you cannot plan everything but when I am pregnant, I think it might be a good idea ;)
Speaking of planning, I did not plan ahead very well for this afternoon. I knew I was going to get groceries right after church but failed to line up something in my mind that would be a wise choice for lunch. I stopped at KFC on my way to the store. Yeah....a SMALL popcorn chicken 11pts plus!!! Ugh!!! I honestly did not eat very much today. I did not get hardly any fruits or veggies in. One positive thing is that I do not think I went crazy with any of my portions. Tomorrow I will shoot to get those good health guidelines in!!!! Here is what I did eat:
Breakfast: Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal- 4pts plus
Lunch- KFC- small popcorn chicken- 11pts plus, small potato wedges- 8pts plus
Dinner- Ziti- 9pts plus, 1 cup skim milk- 2pts plus, 1 piece of bread- 1pts plus
Snack- half a doughnut- 5pts plus (that is just ridiculous!!), blueberry yogurt- 4pts plus
Still added up to a 44pt day! Ugh!! Yes....fruits and veggies, I am coming after you tomorrow!!!!!
I was "that" pregnant wife today. While we were at church someone invited Jay to go watch the football game this afternoon. Now, if you live in the Kenosha area you can understand what a big deal this was! Packers vs. Bears for the playoffs for the first time in like, forever. Being so close to IL, yet living in WI. Yeah...it's a big deal. My hubby is not a huge sports fan but he was all geeked to go watch the game. As soon as church was done I ran to the grocery store to get food for the week. While I was there I kept trying to prepare myself for hubby leaving as soon as I walked in the door.
This man does SO much for me! I cannot even begin to tell you the countless times he has said ok to me going out for coffee with the girls or hung out at home while I ran off to a MOPS leadership meeting or a Weight Watchers meeting. I KNOW that he needs time with his friends too. He has actually been doing that quite a bit more lately which I think is GREAT!!! Today, however, it was just kind of sprung on me. I was just not prepared. I did not want to make it all about me but I knew by the time I got done at the store I would be WAY tired. I was right !!!
On my way out of the store, husband calls to double check and make sure it is cool that he goes to watch the game. I try to tell him it is fine but I cannot bring myself to sound happy about it. Girls, you should have seen me at the end of the grocery trip. I looked like a zombie. I was literally spinning in circles in the produce section at one point because I could not find the nectarines. Yes, maybe if I continue to spin in circles they will magically appear ;) Sheesh.
I load everything up in the car and begin my drive to the house. I can tell that I am about to start crying. I was SO torn inside with wanting him to go and hang with his friends and on the other hand I REALLY wanted him to stay home. Then the tears started. Once they start, as I am sure so many of you know, they just do not stop!!!! I cried all the way home. I felt so bad. I did not want to be "that" wife who does not "let" her husband go hang with the guys, ya know?
As I parked in front of the house I tried to calm myself down but I continued to wail. It was quite the ridiculous site!!!! I get to the door and the two big kids open it and see me crying. Immediately, they are asking a million questions about why I am crying. The oldest assumed that I was scared that something was wrong with the baby in my belly (he is such a sensitive little guy). I tried to assure him that was not what was going on. Then husband comes over and asks what is wrong. I could not even talk. Then he says "Oh Scott is here." as we see a van pull up out front. Quickly followed by "I did not tell him to come get me yet." He sends me off to calm down.
While I am trying to compose myself, husband and his friend bring all the groceries in and put them away. Then Jay comes down to talk to me. Guess what I ended up doing? Yup you guessed it.....I cried some more. Basically, I just told him that I felt like a super huge brat if I said no but at the same time I really needed him to be there. Plus, I was planning on making Ziti for dinner. Which was apparently really important to me because when he suggested I wait and make it tomorrow I freaked out and started wailing "BUT ZITI IS ON THE MENU, I WANT TO MAKE THE ZITI!!!" Since I had been crying like a fool for so long, I made myself even more tired. I really needed to lay down for like an hour.
Being the great husband that he is, he stayed home. I rested for a little while and then got up and made dinner. Yes, the Ziti. The night ended on a pretty good note. It was a hard day. I knew he was bummed that he did not go watch the game and I felt really bad :( There are some things in life that just do not make sense.....one of them being me, while I am pregnant. I honestly think that had his friend invited him yesterday that it would have given me enough time to adjust and prepare for it. The whole last minute thing just totally threw me for a loop. Like I mentioned, he is totally cool with me running off to here and there and everywhere but it is always planned at least two days in advance. I just think it is very helpful for a family to have things kind of planned out. I understand that you cannot plan everything but when I am pregnant, I think it might be a good idea ;)
Speaking of planning, I did not plan ahead very well for this afternoon. I knew I was going to get groceries right after church but failed to line up something in my mind that would be a wise choice for lunch. I stopped at KFC on my way to the store. Yeah....a SMALL popcorn chicken 11pts plus!!! Ugh!!! I honestly did not eat very much today. I did not get hardly any fruits or veggies in. One positive thing is that I do not think I went crazy with any of my portions. Tomorrow I will shoot to get those good health guidelines in!!!! Here is what I did eat:
Breakfast: Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal- 4pts plus
Lunch- KFC- small popcorn chicken- 11pts plus, small potato wedges- 8pts plus
Dinner- Ziti- 9pts plus, 1 cup skim milk- 2pts plus, 1 piece of bread- 1pts plus
Snack- half a doughnut- 5pts plus (that is just ridiculous!!), blueberry yogurt- 4pts plus
Still added up to a 44pt day! Ugh!! Yes....fruits and veggies, I am coming after you tomorrow!!!!!
JUST SAY NO!!!!!!!!
Wouldn't it be great if it were just that easy? Just say no!!!! HA! Sometimes it just does not work. You get swept away in the moment. Unfortunately, that has been the case both Friday and Saturday evening this week!! Let's talk about last night.....
We had a lovely dinner at church last night for everyone who serves on the worship/sound team. We pulled up and to our surprise they had people waiting to park our cars for us!!! Valet parking? Awesome :) I immediately had a huge smile on my face and was ready to go in and connect with some of my favorite people :) Right as we walk in the door they had little baggies of popcorn. The cute kind that say popcorn on the front ;) Made my night even more ;) As the evening continued, we had some time to sing as well as thank different people who serve in different ways. It was very encouraging :) Then came the food......
There were green beans and a salad on my plate- GOOD!!!! There was also a large piece of lasagna. Ok, not SO bad. There was also a small helping for bow tie pasta as well. In my head (and my heart) I knew this was starting to add up. They also had a bread basket on the table, of which I helped myself to two small pieces. I said to my friend next to me, who is also pregnant, that I bet they would bring out cheese cake and make us eat it. We both laughed. Minutes later......out comes the cheesecake and it is placed right in front of me. I decided it would be rude not to eat it, right? UGH!!! Honestly, I am not sure why I do that to myself. I felt yucky for the rest of the night. I was all bubbly in full in my belly. Can I get a witness up in here? Anyone relate?
I think I need to remember that being out having a good time is fine. Eating a bit of cheesecake and pasta is also fine. It is the AMOUNT that I put into my face that is killing me!!!! So, my goal for this new week is to make sure that even if I go on special outings with friends or family that I will eat reasonable sized portions!!!!
Saturday's food list-
Breakfast- 2 pieces toast- 2pts plus, 2TBS peanut butter- 5pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
Lunch- Smart One Pot Roast-YUM- 4pts plus, about 1/4cup of hash browns w/cheese-5pts
TREAT- Light grande Java chip frappaccino- 6pts plus
Dinner- 2 pieces bread- 4pts plus, popcorn- 3pts plus, Lasagna- 8pts plus?, Bow tie pasta- 3pts plus, green beans- 0pts plus, salad, 0pts plus
Cheesecake- 14pts plus (at least!)
We had a lovely dinner at church last night for everyone who serves on the worship/sound team. We pulled up and to our surprise they had people waiting to park our cars for us!!! Valet parking? Awesome :) I immediately had a huge smile on my face and was ready to go in and connect with some of my favorite people :) Right as we walk in the door they had little baggies of popcorn. The cute kind that say popcorn on the front ;) Made my night even more ;) As the evening continued, we had some time to sing as well as thank different people who serve in different ways. It was very encouraging :) Then came the food......
There were green beans and a salad on my plate- GOOD!!!! There was also a large piece of lasagna. Ok, not SO bad. There was also a small helping for bow tie pasta as well. In my head (and my heart) I knew this was starting to add up. They also had a bread basket on the table, of which I helped myself to two small pieces. I said to my friend next to me, who is also pregnant, that I bet they would bring out cheese cake and make us eat it. We both laughed. Minutes later......out comes the cheesecake and it is placed right in front of me. I decided it would be rude not to eat it, right? UGH!!! Honestly, I am not sure why I do that to myself. I felt yucky for the rest of the night. I was all bubbly in full in my belly. Can I get a witness up in here? Anyone relate?
I think I need to remember that being out having a good time is fine. Eating a bit of cheesecake and pasta is also fine. It is the AMOUNT that I put into my face that is killing me!!!! So, my goal for this new week is to make sure that even if I go on special outings with friends or family that I will eat reasonable sized portions!!!!
Saturday's food list-
Breakfast- 2 pieces toast- 2pts plus, 2TBS peanut butter- 5pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
Lunch- Smart One Pot Roast-YUM- 4pts plus, about 1/4cup of hash browns w/cheese-5pts
TREAT- Light grande Java chip frappaccino- 6pts plus
Dinner- 2 pieces bread- 4pts plus, popcorn- 3pts plus, Lasagna- 8pts plus?, Bow tie pasta- 3pts plus, green beans- 0pts plus, salad, 0pts plus
Cheesecake- 14pts plus (at least!)
Friday, January 21, 2011
Gettin active!
After not being allowed to work out for the past two months it felt SO SO SO SO good today to finally get back to Jazzercise!!!! It is so strange to have been someone who never really worked out, then started to become active only to have that privilege taken away. Then to regain that freedom. It was just amazing. Granted, I did feel like a buffoon trying to do some of the stuff since my belly is already gettin big ;) But I did what I could. As I did the hand weights part of the class I kept thinking "Yes!!! This is what I NEED!!! Just because my belly gets huge does not mean the rest of me needs to!!!!".
I know that Jazzercise is not the answer for everyone. Heck, I never even looked into it before because I expected to see a bunch of people like my mom and and aunts out there doing stuff Sweatin to the Oldies style :) BUT to my surprise, Jazzercise uses top 40 music from NOW and it uses a mixture of different types of working out....dance, Pilate's, strength training, a little kick boxing kind of action, etc. So, for me....it works. If that is not your thing, that's cool. Let me encourage you though......FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!!!! If you are someone who hates work out videos at home (I am one of those people, too), then buying yourself the latest and greatest work out video probably will not do you a whole lot of good!! If you like to walk but cannot stand running, then maybe you should not be trying to force yourself to become a runner.
There is something to be said about trying new things, however. So, if you do not know what you like then you may need to try many different avenues until you find your "IT" thing, ya know? Once you find it, I am sure you will know. It just clicks in your little brain and you say to yourself "Self, I really like this. When I think about doing this I get excited and I feel like it is something I can actually do and stick with." Bingo, that's your "IT" thing!! Run with it !! Or...jog with it....or...swim with it....or ...dance with it.......k, I think you get the idea ;)
Besides moving my booty today, it was a pretty good day all the way around. The only down side I would say, is the headache I have had for two days along with a SUPER cranky, almost three year old. Oh man!!!! I did somehow manage to get her to take a nap for the first time in about two months!! I laid down in bed with her and closed my eyes. I just kept telling her to hush and lay her head down. I did not think it would actually work. I was mainly just hoping that I would get 1/2 hour of "rest" for myself. Then at one point I looked up and .....she was totally passed out !!! YAY :) I stayed there for a little longer but then I had to pee SO bad I had to move. As I started to slide out of the bed I prayed and prayed that she would not wake up. I think she slept for about another hour after that.....THANK GOODNESS!! I got to catch up on some e-mails and stuff. It was very good!
My eating choices seemed to be pretty smart today too :) Part of that was because I knew I was going out to dinner with a friend so I was kind of trying to save up a bit of wiggle room for tonight. I have to be honest.....I ate too much at dinner :( Bugger. We got desert and everything. Oh well ;) Now, sitting here trying to write I am in a total food fog. This may work to my advantage when I try to lay down and sleep, though ;)
Are you ready for the daily run down? Yes? Well, I think that I should not type it up here until you each promise me that you are going to tell at least one person to check out the blog ;) He he he ;) Ok, so obviously I have no way of tracking that and I know you guys have been waiting ALL day to read about what I ate ;) So....here you go ;)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats- 3pts plus, 1 cup of skim milk- 2pts plus, nectarine- 0pts plus
Snack- Yoplait blackberry & pomegranate yogurt- 4pts plus
Lunch- Quesadillas with 1 extreme fiber tortilla- 1pts plus, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese- 3pts plus and slices of red pepper- 0pts plus, dipped in salsa- 0pts plus (4pts plus total for the quesadilla) along with a side of Jolly Green Giant Just for One- cauliflower and cheese sauce- 1pts plus
Snack- 1 sheet graham crackers- 2pts plus, TINY bit of peanut butter- 1pts plus
While serving kids dinner- two bites of hot dog- 1pts plus?, four dorritos- 1pts plus?
Dinner- four pieces of bread- 8pts plus
one virgin strawberry daquiri- 6pts plus (totally guessing)
1/2 a plate of tortellini with spinach, red peppers and mushrooms- 10pts plus (estimating)
1/2 chocolate chip cookie sundae- 11pts plus ( they did not have the nutritional info. for this so I looked up the one they have at Applebee's and divided it by four since I am pretty sure I had about 1/4 of what the Applebee's one would be)
Plus 4 activity points :) So, all in all I would say I went over my "goal" points for the day by about 11pts plus. Yay for extra weekly points. And don't worry, I am holding the "points system" loosely for this pregnant lady. Just give me something to shoot for so I do not go totally overboard!!!
Water- I got about 2/3 of my water intake for the day. I WILL get all my water tomorrow!!!!
I know that Jazzercise is not the answer for everyone. Heck, I never even looked into it before because I expected to see a bunch of people like my mom and and aunts out there doing stuff Sweatin to the Oldies style :) BUT to my surprise, Jazzercise uses top 40 music from NOW and it uses a mixture of different types of working out....dance, Pilate's, strength training, a little kick boxing kind of action, etc. So, for me....it works. If that is not your thing, that's cool. Let me encourage you though......FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU!!!! If you are someone who hates work out videos at home (I am one of those people, too), then buying yourself the latest and greatest work out video probably will not do you a whole lot of good!! If you like to walk but cannot stand running, then maybe you should not be trying to force yourself to become a runner.
There is something to be said about trying new things, however. So, if you do not know what you like then you may need to try many different avenues until you find your "IT" thing, ya know? Once you find it, I am sure you will know. It just clicks in your little brain and you say to yourself "Self, I really like this. When I think about doing this I get excited and I feel like it is something I can actually do and stick with." Bingo, that's your "IT" thing!! Run with it !! Or...jog with it....or...swim with it....or ...dance with it.......k, I think you get the idea ;)
Besides moving my booty today, it was a pretty good day all the way around. The only down side I would say, is the headache I have had for two days along with a SUPER cranky, almost three year old. Oh man!!!! I did somehow manage to get her to take a nap for the first time in about two months!! I laid down in bed with her and closed my eyes. I just kept telling her to hush and lay her head down. I did not think it would actually work. I was mainly just hoping that I would get 1/2 hour of "rest" for myself. Then at one point I looked up and .....she was totally passed out !!! YAY :) I stayed there for a little longer but then I had to pee SO bad I had to move. As I started to slide out of the bed I prayed and prayed that she would not wake up. I think she slept for about another hour after that.....THANK GOODNESS!! I got to catch up on some e-mails and stuff. It was very good!
My eating choices seemed to be pretty smart today too :) Part of that was because I knew I was going out to dinner with a friend so I was kind of trying to save up a bit of wiggle room for tonight. I have to be honest.....I ate too much at dinner :( Bugger. We got desert and everything. Oh well ;) Now, sitting here trying to write I am in a total food fog. This may work to my advantage when I try to lay down and sleep, though ;)
Are you ready for the daily run down? Yes? Well, I think that I should not type it up here until you each promise me that you are going to tell at least one person to check out the blog ;) He he he ;) Ok, so obviously I have no way of tracking that and I know you guys have been waiting ALL day to read about what I ate ;) So....here you go ;)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats- 3pts plus, 1 cup of skim milk- 2pts plus, nectarine- 0pts plus
Snack- Yoplait blackberry & pomegranate yogurt- 4pts plus
Lunch- Quesadillas with 1 extreme fiber tortilla- 1pts plus, 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese- 3pts plus and slices of red pepper- 0pts plus, dipped in salsa- 0pts plus (4pts plus total for the quesadilla) along with a side of Jolly Green Giant Just for One- cauliflower and cheese sauce- 1pts plus
Snack- 1 sheet graham crackers- 2pts plus, TINY bit of peanut butter- 1pts plus
While serving kids dinner- two bites of hot dog- 1pts plus?, four dorritos- 1pts plus?
Dinner- four pieces of bread- 8pts plus
one virgin strawberry daquiri- 6pts plus (totally guessing)
1/2 a plate of tortellini with spinach, red peppers and mushrooms- 10pts plus (estimating)
1/2 chocolate chip cookie sundae- 11pts plus ( they did not have the nutritional info. for this so I looked up the one they have at Applebee's and divided it by four since I am pretty sure I had about 1/4 of what the Applebee's one would be)
Plus 4 activity points :) So, all in all I would say I went over my "goal" points for the day by about 11pts plus. Yay for extra weekly points. And don't worry, I am holding the "points system" loosely for this pregnant lady. Just give me something to shoot for so I do not go totally overboard!!!
Water- I got about 2/3 of my water intake for the day. I WILL get all my water tomorrow!!!!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Thankful Thursday!!
SO much to be thankful for today!!!! We had our ultrasound and the little bean looks GREAT so far :) S/he waved at me right away :) I am very excited now :) Plus, they lifted all of my restrictions :) So guess what? I am going back to jazzercise!!!!!!!!!!!!! YAY :) Not only will I be sharing what I eat but I will hopefully mention when I make it to class and keep you posted on how that goes as the pregnancy progresses!!! I have NEVER worked out while pregnant before. I am telling ya, this pregnancy is gonna be different from all the others!!!!
Today is also a day to be thankful for wise choices and self control ;) Drank my water and ate well for most of the day :) I am bummed though that I still have the same headache that I have had since 1pm today!!! I would like to think that eating right would help that kind of stuff!!!! What do I know? He he he ;)
Looks like my post is gonna be short tonight. Sleep is something that is needed VERY much at the moment !!! Here's the list:
Breakfast- Oatmeal (Maple and brown sugar)-4pts plus, 1/2 a banana- 0pts plus, nectarine- 0pts plus
Lunch- Smart Ones (Oriental chicken)- 6pts plus, cool ranch doritos (24 chips- 2 servings)- 8pts plus
Treat- WW ice cream sandwich- 4pts plus
Treat #2- Reese's peanut butter tree- 5pts plus
Snack- Apple- 0pts plus
Dinner- Pita pizza topped with LOTS of veggies...SO SO SO SO good- 9pts plus (would have only been 7 according to the recipe but I added a bit of spaghetti sauce which added some points), lots of broccoli- 0pts plus
Snack- Popcorn- undetermined amount, homemade- ? pts plus
Water for the day- CHECK :)
WHATEVER Wednesday!!!!!!!!
Last night I was too tired to update the good old blog. I went to bed by 9pm. Honestly, with how I ate yesterday I would rather not put it on here ;) BUT like I said, I want to be honest with myself and with you!!!! It would be easy to blame it on nerves with knowing I was having an ultrasound in the morning but I know that is just an excuse ;)
Yesterday did start out pretty well as far as eating goes. Had my 3/4cup of honey bunches of oats with just a tiny bit of milk and half of a banana. I tried to keep it small because I knew I would be having brunch at MOPS.
Begin tangent-
What is MOPS you ask? Well.....let me tell you!!!!!!! MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. It is an organization meant to equip, encourage and strength moms with kids from age 0-5yrs. It is an international organization so there might be a local MOPS group near you!!!! Go to www.mops.org. On the left hand side click on groups, then go to find a group and put in your zip code!!! It has been such an awesome experience for me (and SO many moms I know!!!!). Our local MOPS group meets twice a month. The kids go to age appropriate rooms with supervision while the mommies go to a large meeting room for much needed "mommy time". We have brunch at every meeting, then we either have a speaker on a topic that relates to us as mothers or we do a creative activity, then we break off into small group discussion time. So, if you need a place to connect to other mommies........go to MOPS!!!!!! YAY :)
Back to brunch- Ok, so I knew I would have brunch at MOPS and I tried to make sure to take small portion sizes. It worked out ok. Then, on the way home.......I got Taco Bell. I had been thinking about it for a week or so and finally caved. See, it would not be so bad but everything I ate yesterday added up REAL quick. Do not even ask me about water cause I do not think I could have even told you where my water bottle even was 99% of the time yesterday!!! So, I think that answers your question about that!!!!
Today is going ok so far. I would say it is kind of middle of the road at this point. Not horrible but not wonderful. I AM getting my water in today. I will post all of the stuff from today later on tonight. For not....here is the run down from my "whatever Wednesday" ;)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats- 3pts plus, tiny bit of milk 1pts plus, half banana- 0pts plus
Brunch- mini crepe- 2pts plus (guessing), 1 mini blueberry muffin- 2pts plus (guessing), VERY small piece of strussel cake- 2pts plus (guessing some more), Strawberries and grapes- 0pts plus, some kind of chocolate chip & coconut bar- 5pts plus (guessing again)
Lunch- 3 soft tacos- 16pts plus, 2 chicken nuggets that the kids did not eat- 3pts plus, couple of french fries- 2pts plus,
Treat- handful of Almond M&Ms- 3pts plus (guess), 3 little cookies, 4pts plus (guess), 1 root beer- 5pts plus
Snack- Nectarine- 0pts plus......at least I ended the day on a good note ;)
So, yeah, like a 47pts plus kind of day ;)
Yesterday did start out pretty well as far as eating goes. Had my 3/4cup of honey bunches of oats with just a tiny bit of milk and half of a banana. I tried to keep it small because I knew I would be having brunch at MOPS.
Begin tangent-
What is MOPS you ask? Well.....let me tell you!!!!!!! MOPS stands for Mothers of Preschoolers. It is an organization meant to equip, encourage and strength moms with kids from age 0-5yrs. It is an international organization so there might be a local MOPS group near you!!!! Go to www.mops.org. On the left hand side click on groups, then go to find a group and put in your zip code!!! It has been such an awesome experience for me (and SO many moms I know!!!!). Our local MOPS group meets twice a month. The kids go to age appropriate rooms with supervision while the mommies go to a large meeting room for much needed "mommy time". We have brunch at every meeting, then we either have a speaker on a topic that relates to us as mothers or we do a creative activity, then we break off into small group discussion time. So, if you need a place to connect to other mommies........go to MOPS!!!!!! YAY :)
Back to brunch- Ok, so I knew I would have brunch at MOPS and I tried to make sure to take small portion sizes. It worked out ok. Then, on the way home.......I got Taco Bell. I had been thinking about it for a week or so and finally caved. See, it would not be so bad but everything I ate yesterday added up REAL quick. Do not even ask me about water cause I do not think I could have even told you where my water bottle even was 99% of the time yesterday!!! So, I think that answers your question about that!!!!
Today is going ok so far. I would say it is kind of middle of the road at this point. Not horrible but not wonderful. I AM getting my water in today. I will post all of the stuff from today later on tonight. For not....here is the run down from my "whatever Wednesday" ;)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats- 3pts plus, tiny bit of milk 1pts plus, half banana- 0pts plus
Brunch- mini crepe- 2pts plus (guessing), 1 mini blueberry muffin- 2pts plus (guessing), VERY small piece of strussel cake- 2pts plus (guessing some more), Strawberries and grapes- 0pts plus, some kind of chocolate chip & coconut bar- 5pts plus (guessing again)
Lunch- 3 soft tacos- 16pts plus, 2 chicken nuggets that the kids did not eat- 3pts plus, couple of french fries- 2pts plus,
Treat- handful of Almond M&Ms- 3pts plus (guess), 3 little cookies, 4pts plus (guess), 1 root beer- 5pts plus
Snack- Nectarine- 0pts plus......at least I ended the day on a good note ;)
So, yeah, like a 47pts plus kind of day ;)
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
DRINK IT!!!! Water & Starbucks ;)
YAY :) I drank my water today like I said I would :) WOO HOO!!!! I also...had two piece of that cursed Harry Potter cake!!! Ooooppppsss.... he he he ;) One of them was pretty small though ;) He he he ;) It is amazing how that cake can seem to throw off the rest of your good efforts, ya know? I look at my log for the day and instead of seeing the water I drank, the fruits and veggies that I ate and all of the wise choices, I see the cake staring at me!!!!! Well you know what? The cake is now gone and out of the house (husband took the last piece to work tonight!), so whatever!!!!! It is one of those things where, we do not usually buy that so, when you do, you have to eat at least one piece each day until it is gone, right? Riiiiiiiiiiiight ;)
Thinking about breakfast today I pondered peanut butter. Not that I was going to eat it all by itself. I struggled with the idea of using points on 2 TBS of peanut butter on toast. I know it is high in protein and all that but.....5pts plus, really? For 2 TBS? Ugh. I was convinced that it would not fill me up enough but I was also convinced that it HAD to be part of my breakfast ;) So, two pieces of toast, 2TBS of PB and banana slices on top. Do you know what? I was FULL for a very long time. Not to mention I made sure to get one of my 20oz bottles of water in me before 8am. I think that probably helped too. I was all like "YAY!" and stuff ;)
One helpful thing I am thankful for today is leftovers....when it is a "healthy" thing that is left over!!! I had me some more of that potato chowder for lunch and DANG, it was good, filling AND healthy :) Rock on!!! Made me feel all warm inside.....literally ;)
Once again I ventured out to Starbucks to have some girlie time with friends :) It was much needed!!!!! I researched the beverages online before hand (always helpful when going out to eat or for coffee!!!!! PLAN AHEAD!!!!). Two of the drinks I looked at were OK in protein (one had 7grams and the other had 14grams) but had no fiber at all. They were each 7pts plus. Then I found one that was 8pts plus but it had like 17 grams of protein AND 2 grams of fiber. Now, I know that may not seem like a big deal but I figured to get even just a little more fiber in, that I should go for the one that was one point higher! You pregnant girls KNOW how important fiber is to keep things movin ;) I enjoyed it very much. Plus, laughing a lot made it all that much more enjoyable. Another suggestion I have for anyone reading this is to ENJOY the little things in life!!! Go out for coffee with the girls!!! If you are married....GO ON A DATE with your husband!!!! So many times we get so consumed with all of our responsibilities that we forget to stop, breath and make time to enjoy our lives and who we are as individuals. The title of mommy, wife, teacher, bank teller or whatever other title you may have get in the way sometimes. If you are totally stressed with everything and never give yourself a little grace and take a break.......let me tell you, this whole "eating right" thing will become just another annoyance factor. It will be just one more thing that you feel you cannot attain and live up to. The truth is, you CAN do this!!!! So......take time to just chill ;) I know, it sounds so easy, right? Do me a favor....I want some of you to drop me a line and tell me what you have done recently to refresh yourself. I would like to share it on the blog ;) I want people to be encouraged that it can be done ;) When you make time to hit the pause button it will help you refocus and hit the play button on your healthy goals!!!
On to the run down....you ready? Let's go!!!
Breakfast- Two pieces Healthy Life toast- 2pts plus, 2TBS peanut butter- 5pts plus, 1 banana- 0pts plus
Snack- Nectarine- 0pts plus
Lunch- left over potato chowder- 6pts plus, salad with fat free dressing- 0pts plus
Treat- CAKE- smaller piece than the other day so.....-9pts plus? He he he ;)
Snack- 2 orange essence prunes- 1pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
While prepping to make dinner- I had the urge to stuff something in my face....MADE myself choose a banana-0pts plus
Dinner- Chicken w/apples & cider- 9pts plus, peas- 0pts plus
OOopppssss- MORE cake- this piece was even smaller than earlier in the day- 6pts plus? I may be kidding myself here ;)
Girls night out- Starbucks Toffee Mocha- grande w/skim milk- 8pts plus
Not figured in- I also had a handful of goldfish crackers at some point and a bite of a doughnut at Starbucks cause they were bringing around samples- I have no idea on points but I wanted to make sure to admit that I ate them ;)
Thinking about breakfast today I pondered peanut butter. Not that I was going to eat it all by itself. I struggled with the idea of using points on 2 TBS of peanut butter on toast. I know it is high in protein and all that but.....5pts plus, really? For 2 TBS? Ugh. I was convinced that it would not fill me up enough but I was also convinced that it HAD to be part of my breakfast ;) So, two pieces of toast, 2TBS of PB and banana slices on top. Do you know what? I was FULL for a very long time. Not to mention I made sure to get one of my 20oz bottles of water in me before 8am. I think that probably helped too. I was all like "YAY!" and stuff ;)
One helpful thing I am thankful for today is leftovers....when it is a "healthy" thing that is left over!!! I had me some more of that potato chowder for lunch and DANG, it was good, filling AND healthy :) Rock on!!! Made me feel all warm inside.....literally ;)
Once again I ventured out to Starbucks to have some girlie time with friends :) It was much needed!!!!! I researched the beverages online before hand (always helpful when going out to eat or for coffee!!!!! PLAN AHEAD!!!!). Two of the drinks I looked at were OK in protein (one had 7grams and the other had 14grams) but had no fiber at all. They were each 7pts plus. Then I found one that was 8pts plus but it had like 17 grams of protein AND 2 grams of fiber. Now, I know that may not seem like a big deal but I figured to get even just a little more fiber in, that I should go for the one that was one point higher! You pregnant girls KNOW how important fiber is to keep things movin ;) I enjoyed it very much. Plus, laughing a lot made it all that much more enjoyable. Another suggestion I have for anyone reading this is to ENJOY the little things in life!!! Go out for coffee with the girls!!! If you are married....GO ON A DATE with your husband!!!! So many times we get so consumed with all of our responsibilities that we forget to stop, breath and make time to enjoy our lives and who we are as individuals. The title of mommy, wife, teacher, bank teller or whatever other title you may have get in the way sometimes. If you are totally stressed with everything and never give yourself a little grace and take a break.......let me tell you, this whole "eating right" thing will become just another annoyance factor. It will be just one more thing that you feel you cannot attain and live up to. The truth is, you CAN do this!!!! So......take time to just chill ;) I know, it sounds so easy, right? Do me a favor....I want some of you to drop me a line and tell me what you have done recently to refresh yourself. I would like to share it on the blog ;) I want people to be encouraged that it can be done ;) When you make time to hit the pause button it will help you refocus and hit the play button on your healthy goals!!!
On to the run down....you ready? Let's go!!!
Breakfast- Two pieces Healthy Life toast- 2pts plus, 2TBS peanut butter- 5pts plus, 1 banana- 0pts plus
Snack- Nectarine- 0pts plus
Lunch- left over potato chowder- 6pts plus, salad with fat free dressing- 0pts plus
Treat- CAKE- smaller piece than the other day so.....-9pts plus? He he he ;)
Snack- 2 orange essence prunes- 1pts plus, apple- 0pts plus
While prepping to make dinner- I had the urge to stuff something in my face....MADE myself choose a banana-0pts plus
Dinner- Chicken w/apples & cider- 9pts plus, peas- 0pts plus
OOopppssss- MORE cake- this piece was even smaller than earlier in the day- 6pts plus? I may be kidding myself here ;)
Girls night out- Starbucks Toffee Mocha- grande w/skim milk- 8pts plus
Not figured in- I also had a handful of goldfish crackers at some point and a bite of a doughnut at Starbucks cause they were bringing around samples- I have no idea on points but I wanted to make sure to admit that I ate them ;)
Monday, January 17, 2011
Water we gonna do better tomorrow?
Get it? Water we gonna do better tomorrow? Like...what are we gonna do better tomorrow? The answer is.....DRINK MORE WATER!!!! The last two days I have not been drinking nearly enough water. My goal for tomorrow is to fix that!!!! If you have been having trouble getting your water in, take my challenge and get it in this week and let me know how it goes!!! See if you can tell a difference in how you feel.
Speaking of being able to tell the difference in how you feel....I was TOTALLY feeling that cake from yesterday ;) He he he ;) I ended up having another piece today (a smaller one). It was just SO good ;) The husband had the night off last night so I had him home and awake with me all day today :) We dropped off the big guy at school, took the babies to a friends house and then went on a breakfast date!!!! YAY :) I ordered pancakes....3 pretty darn good sized pancakes. They were super yummy. I felt those all day too!!!! All in all, I did ok as far as eating goes today. Not great, but not totally horrible either! I hope you find my imperfection to be encouraging ;) I want to be real with myself and with you ;)
Dinner was SUPER yummy :) I made a potato chowder and it rocked this pregnant girl's world :) Maybe I will even share the recipe if you are lucky ;) However, it is currently 8pm and I am TOTALLY beat. I will type up the recipe tomorrow ;) For now, I will fill you in on what filled me today and then I will hit the hay before I put more food in my face ;)
Breakfast- 3 good sized pancakes with syrup- 14pts plus, 1 small glass of OJ- 3pts plus, 2 bites of spicy sausage- 2pts plus
Snack- Nectarine- 0pts plus
Treat- CAKE!!!!!!!!!! 10pts plus
Dinner- Potato Chowder- 6pts plus, salad with fat free dressing- 0pts plus
Snack- 1 sheet of graham cracker- 2pts plus......NOT HAPPY about that!!!, tiny bit of peanut butter- 1pts plus (I think), apple-0pts plus
Bedtime snack- Strawberry cheesecake yogurt 4pts plus
Speaking of being able to tell the difference in how you feel....I was TOTALLY feeling that cake from yesterday ;) He he he ;) I ended up having another piece today (a smaller one). It was just SO good ;) The husband had the night off last night so I had him home and awake with me all day today :) We dropped off the big guy at school, took the babies to a friends house and then went on a breakfast date!!!! YAY :) I ordered pancakes....3 pretty darn good sized pancakes. They were super yummy. I felt those all day too!!!! All in all, I did ok as far as eating goes today. Not great, but not totally horrible either! I hope you find my imperfection to be encouraging ;) I want to be real with myself and with you ;)
Dinner was SUPER yummy :) I made a potato chowder and it rocked this pregnant girl's world :) Maybe I will even share the recipe if you are lucky ;) However, it is currently 8pm and I am TOTALLY beat. I will type up the recipe tomorrow ;) For now, I will fill you in on what filled me today and then I will hit the hay before I put more food in my face ;)
Breakfast- 3 good sized pancakes with syrup- 14pts plus, 1 small glass of OJ- 3pts plus, 2 bites of spicy sausage- 2pts plus
Snack- Nectarine- 0pts plus
Treat- CAKE!!!!!!!!!! 10pts plus
Dinner- Potato Chowder- 6pts plus, salad with fat free dressing- 0pts plus
Snack- 1 sheet of graham cracker- 2pts plus......NOT HAPPY about that!!!, tiny bit of peanut butter- 1pts plus (I think), apple-0pts plus
Bedtime snack- Strawberry cheesecake yogurt 4pts plus
Sunday, January 16, 2011
11 weeks :)
Reaching the end of the 1st trimester!!! Praise the Lord :) He he he ;) It has been a rough ride so far. I would not change it for the world!!!! I have been learning a lot!!! It is funny to me how each time I am pregnant it feels like I am starting all over again!!! Counting down the days till the ultrasound on Thursday!
Sunday mornings can be a time of utter chaos in the Mosher home as we try to get two adults and three children up, showered (children are usually the night before), dressed, fed and out the door for church. I TOTALLY understand why Sunday can sometimes be a hard day for people as far as eating well is concerned. You may be rushed in the morning and just grab whatever is in front of you. That may be sugary cereal, a bagel, a doughnut (with sprinkles, of course!!!), or if you are lucky a piece of fruit and maybe a cheese stick. I suppose even if you are not rushing out the door you still face this dilemma. It may be more of a "lazy day" dilemma for you. You are in your PJs and you just wanna chill. Who wants to "make" a healthy breakfast on a morning like that? For us, it is most definitely the chaos scenario ;) Then you have to think about lunch. If you do not plan it ahead of time (which I usually don't), then fast food becomes your friend/enemy once again ;) Please, do not even get me started on dinner!! He he he ;)
This morning as the chaos ensued, I was able to throw a few chicken breasts in the crock pot and dump some BBQ sauce on them. There. I knew that at least dinner was taken care of!!!
Off we went to church. Do you know what? Remember my post from yesterday? The choices we face each day? How is your attitude? All of that stuff? That pretty much sums up what the pastor spoke on today!!!! He talked about how if you leave God out of the equation in your every day responsibilities you are going to labor in vain and be frustrated. Can I get a witness up in here? How many times have I tried to do EVERYTHING in a day in my own strength, only to find myself defeated and let down? All that to say, I am so thankful that I serve a God who is eager to walk with me in every part of my life, giving me grace upon grace to accomplish what needs to get done. If I leave Him out of the equation....I will most likely have that poor attitude that we discussed yesterday.
Oh, you wanna know about food? Is that why you are here? He he he ;) I started the day off with a pretty big breakfast. Which had me scared about what the rest of the day might look like. So I took a few minutes to plot out the rest of my day to make sure I would not go over board. This was just kind of a rough draft, nothing set in stone. It did seem to help as the day went on. Late this afternoon, Brendan came home from a friends house. He was going to have cake there but apparently the cake was not ready to be eaten by the time he had to come home for dinner. He was so upset by it. I am not talking spoiled kid throwing a fit. For some reason he was actually hurting in his poor little heart about it. We asked him if he got to have cake. "No." He answered "It was not ready. So.....I did not get any." and he proceeded to burst into real honest to goodness tears!!!!! Poor guy. So, what do awesome parents like us do? We take him to Walmart to pick out his very own cake and ice cream (Oi!!!). Together we picked out a scrumptious chocolate cake decorated with none other than Harry Potter himself!!! Delicious ;) The 5yr old was happy.....and so were my taste buds ;) So, what did I end up putting in my face today, you ask? Well my lovelies, let me enlighten you ;)
Breakfast- Egg sandwich (1 egg, 2 pieces canadian bacon, 1 piece American cheese, 1 Arnold Sandwich Thin and a dab of mustard)- 8pts plus, nectarine- 0pts plus
Snack- Coffee flavored Yoplait yogurt- 4pts plus (I had not had that flavor, it was interesting)
Lunch- Smart Ones- Chicken Marsala- 4pts plus, 10 baby carrots- 0pts plus, 1Tbs light ranch- 1pts plus, 1 clementine- 0pts plus
Mini Snack- 2 dried plums (a.k.a. PRUNES!!! I have never tried them before but another pregnant friend suggested them. They were cherry essence prunes so besides the texture they tasted really good!)- 1pts plus
Dinner- BBQ chicken sandwich (2 slices healthy life bread, 3oz chicken breast, a bit of BBQ sauce)- 6pts plus, Baked Tostidos tortilla chips 3pts plus, a good size portion of salsa- 0pts plus
Dessert- 1/2 cup Blue Bunny- Bunny tracks ice cream- 5pts plus, good sized piece of chocolate Harry Potter cake- somewhere between 9 and 12pts plus....I mean, really, how do you figure that out ;) He he he :)
Beverage- 12oz sparkling juice while watching a movie- 3pts plus
Not sure if I have mentioned this before or not, but feel free to PLEASE leave comments, suggestions, ask questions or send an e-mail !!! I would love nothing more than to get to know my readers!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
A day is what you make it......
At the risk of sounding like a total Pollyanna, I realized once again today that the choices you make will determine how your day will go. I am not talking strictly about food here. I am talking more about attitude in general. I woke up this morning and decided right away to be in a foul mood. Husband had small group this morning at 8am.......which meant I would be with all three kids by myself until around 10:30am. If it were not a Saturday I do not think I would have let it upset me. However, it was a Saturday!!!! How could my husband DARE go away so early in the morning when his poor pregnant wife DESPERATELY needed some extra rest? Oh please, girl !! Give it up!!!!!!!!!!! He he he ;) I really wanted to believe I could justify my feelings of bitterness toward him but, as the morning unfolded I surrendered to the fact that I was being a drama queen ;) Sometimes it is fun to do ;) It does not usually prove to be very fruitful though ;)
The kitchen was a crazy mess. "Do the dishes." a little voice told me. "Shut up!!!" I told the voice ;) *sigh* I did the dishes ;) As I began cleaning the kitchen, I thought about how nice it would be for my hubby to come home to a clean kitchen (I am lucky I got one thing cleaned in the house!!!). That helped me to have a better attitude. I mean seriously, did I REALLY want to ruin our entire Saturday? The answer to that, of course, is no. My hormones however, had a different plan.
Once the husband got home things were ok for a little while.....like for a few minutes. Then he and I started bickering about little insignificant things (what fun!!!). I decided to eat some lunch and lay down for a short nap and see if my pregzilla self would calm down. The nap helped a bit. When I got up husband took the big 5 yr old to the bank to open up a savings account. I was once again left alone with little children.....GASP!!!! Faced with choices every second. Do I eat 500 hershey kisses? Do I spend quality time with the kids? Do I drink my water? Do I eat my fruit? Do I have my God time? How do I choose to respond to life today? Let's just say that as the day progressed I made wiser choices in how I reacted to things. Please do not misunderstand me, there are things that will happen in your day sometimes and no matter how much you try, the day still stinks. I know that bad days happen. Bummer. My point is that for the most part, how we choose to deal with the things that happen in our day are what determine what kind of day it ends up being, make sense? Hope so ;)
Thankfully, today has been a good day as far as food choices go. I even got in my light java chip frappuccino from Starbucks :) YAY :) I drank that while grocery shopping all by myself :) Somehow that proves to be therapeutic. I made sure to meal plan (through next Sat. only) before I left for the store. This is SUPER SUPER SUPER important if you want to stay on track with eating right !!! If you go to the store without a list.....you're sunk!!!!! Heck, sometimes when I have a list I still throw a couple of "treats" in the cart that were not on the list. My advice is to ALWAYS have a list !!!
Without further delay.....the part of my blog you have all been eagerly waiting for.....my run down of what I ate today :) I have also decided to include the Weight Watchers Point Plus Values just for kicks ;) Cannot hurt to know my stuff in that department so that way after I pop this kid out I can jump back into tracking right away ;) ENJOY :)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats (off brand)- 3pts plus, 1 cup skim milk- 2pts plus
Snack- apple- 0pts plus (Yay for zero point fruit!!!)
Lunch- Smart One- Broccoli and Fettuccine Alfredo- 6pts plus, 12 cool ranch doritos- 4pts plus and worth every point :), clementine- 0pts plus
Treat- 2 hershey kisses- 2pts plus (when I figured it out it was like 1.3333 or something so I rounded up!!!)
Snack- 1 cup grapes- 0pts plus
Treat- Light java chip frappuccino- 6pts plus
Dinner- Parmesan Turkey Meatloaf- 5pt plus, 1 1/4 cup Broccoli & Carrots in herb sauce (Jolly Green Giant Steamables)- 1pts plus, 2 slices of Healthy Life 100% Wheat bread- 2pts plus
Evening snack- 1- 12oz bottle of sparkling juice- 3pts plus, popcorn (not sure how many points, we are doing it on the stove and I am being lazy and not figuring out the points value ;) He he he!!)
The kitchen was a crazy mess. "Do the dishes." a little voice told me. "Shut up!!!" I told the voice ;) *sigh* I did the dishes ;) As I began cleaning the kitchen, I thought about how nice it would be for my hubby to come home to a clean kitchen (I am lucky I got one thing cleaned in the house!!!). That helped me to have a better attitude. I mean seriously, did I REALLY want to ruin our entire Saturday? The answer to that, of course, is no. My hormones however, had a different plan.
Once the husband got home things were ok for a little while.....like for a few minutes. Then he and I started bickering about little insignificant things (what fun!!!). I decided to eat some lunch and lay down for a short nap and see if my pregzilla self would calm down. The nap helped a bit. When I got up husband took the big 5 yr old to the bank to open up a savings account. I was once again left alone with little children.....GASP!!!! Faced with choices every second. Do I eat 500 hershey kisses? Do I spend quality time with the kids? Do I drink my water? Do I eat my fruit? Do I have my God time? How do I choose to respond to life today? Let's just say that as the day progressed I made wiser choices in how I reacted to things. Please do not misunderstand me, there are things that will happen in your day sometimes and no matter how much you try, the day still stinks. I know that bad days happen. Bummer. My point is that for the most part, how we choose to deal with the things that happen in our day are what determine what kind of day it ends up being, make sense? Hope so ;)
Thankfully, today has been a good day as far as food choices go. I even got in my light java chip frappuccino from Starbucks :) YAY :) I drank that while grocery shopping all by myself :) Somehow that proves to be therapeutic. I made sure to meal plan (through next Sat. only) before I left for the store. This is SUPER SUPER SUPER important if you want to stay on track with eating right !!! If you go to the store without a list.....you're sunk!!!!! Heck, sometimes when I have a list I still throw a couple of "treats" in the cart that were not on the list. My advice is to ALWAYS have a list !!!
Without further delay.....the part of my blog you have all been eagerly waiting for.....my run down of what I ate today :) I have also decided to include the Weight Watchers Point Plus Values just for kicks ;) Cannot hurt to know my stuff in that department so that way after I pop this kid out I can jump back into tracking right away ;) ENJOY :)
Breakfast- 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats (off brand)- 3pts plus, 1 cup skim milk- 2pts plus
Snack- apple- 0pts plus (Yay for zero point fruit!!!)
Lunch- Smart One- Broccoli and Fettuccine Alfredo- 6pts plus, 12 cool ranch doritos- 4pts plus and worth every point :), clementine- 0pts plus
Treat- 2 hershey kisses- 2pts plus (when I figured it out it was like 1.3333 or something so I rounded up!!!)
Snack- 1 cup grapes- 0pts plus
Treat- Light java chip frappuccino- 6pts plus
Dinner- Parmesan Turkey Meatloaf- 5pt plus, 1 1/4 cup Broccoli & Carrots in herb sauce (Jolly Green Giant Steamables)- 1pts plus, 2 slices of Healthy Life 100% Wheat bread- 2pts plus
Evening snack- 1- 12oz bottle of sparkling juice- 3pts plus, popcorn (not sure how many points, we are doing it on the stove and I am being lazy and not figuring out the points value ;) He he he!!)
Friday, January 14, 2011
Stress on the brain...and the bean....
As I mentioned in my first post, I am currently on restriction from some things that would be very helpful in keeping me fit and healthy during this pregnancy. Let me give you a little bit of history. We have had three miscarriages. We lost our first pregnancy at 10 weeks. We then had our son Brendan :) YAY :) Lost another one after him at 12 weeks but the baby had stopped growing at 9 weeks :( Boo :( The we had Lainey :) YAY :) 8 weeks after we had her, we got pregnant again. Viola!!! There is Zach :) YAY :) In Nov. 2009 we lost another little one. The last miscarriage I was only about 6 weeks along. So, fast forward to Nov. 2010....we are pregnant again :) YAY :) Had an ultrasound at 7 weeks 2 days. Saw the heartbeat and the bean looked fine. However, there was evidence that there had been a bleed. It was (and is not) active but I would have to be put on restrictions. So, Dec. 21st 2010, I was told I could not work out, lift anything more than 10lbs (yeah right...I have a 2yr old and a 1yr old) and.....oh, yeah....no "husband-wife time".
The next ultrasound is scheduled for next Thursday, Jan. 20th at 9:30am. My tendency is to stress and worry, wondering what we will see that day. It is hard when you are still in the "danger zone". When I stress....I tend to eat ;) I know a couple of things to be true....stress is not good for me or the bean!!!! I am praying that God will give me strength and help me to chill out and trust Him during this week leading up to the ultrasound. I am so glad I am blogging about all of this because I think it really will help me to not go totally crazy and stress eat as much as I normally would ;) I may still freak out here and there and eat too much Butterfinger ice cream (SUPER YUM!!!!), but I KNOW I have another outlet. Thank you for allowing me to share my life with you!!!!
Here is a recap of today. Overall, I would say the day went pretty well food wise. I have noticed, that I usually do really well in the morning and then as the evening approaches I do not choose as wisely or I do not watch my portions as much. I went to lunch at my son's school, which is always the highlight of my Friday :) We had happy meals together :) I opted for the 4 piece chicken nuggets and fries (less points WW wise than the cheeseburger and fries). So, see, I am not being too strict but I am still trying to make choices based on which item is better ;) I also wrote everything down again today!!! WOO HOO!!! So...here is my running tally of food for the day:
Breakfast- 1 cup natural vanilla yogurt, 3/4 cup go lean cereal (husband says it tastes like tree bark ;) He he he ;) But I find if I add it to my yogurt it is super yummy :) It gives the crunch without as many points as some of the granola that is out there).
Snack- Nectarine
Lunch- 4 piece chicken nugget Happy Meal with fries :) YAY :)
Snack- 3 dill pickles (0 calories, 0 fat....pretty much 0 everything except sodium)
Additional Snack ;) WW ice cream bar- I was really wanting something sweet !!!!
Dinner- Lasagna, small bread stick, banana
Kids' snack- I ate a handful of their cheese it crackers!!! Those little handfuls of their stuff can really add up...so be aware of that!!!
Evening Enjoyment- Popcorn!!!! Husband and the big boy are at school for a movie night, babies are now in bed, so....as soon as I am done with this post....it is chick flick and popcorn time!!!!!!
*edited to add- 8oz can of orange soda and a small bowl of ice cream when husband came home ;) Oh well ;) He he he ;)
The past two days I have also made sure to drink my water!!!!!!!! Ladies (or anyone else who is reading!!), this is HUGE!!! You NEED to drink your water!!! It does so many good things for you!!! Not to mention, it can help fill you up in between the times you eat meals and snacks!!!
What is that? Oh yes, it is that chick flick I mentioned....it is calling my name!!! So, until tomorrow!!! Toodles!!!!
The next ultrasound is scheduled for next Thursday, Jan. 20th at 9:30am. My tendency is to stress and worry, wondering what we will see that day. It is hard when you are still in the "danger zone". When I stress....I tend to eat ;) I know a couple of things to be true....stress is not good for me or the bean!!!! I am praying that God will give me strength and help me to chill out and trust Him during this week leading up to the ultrasound. I am so glad I am blogging about all of this because I think it really will help me to not go totally crazy and stress eat as much as I normally would ;) I may still freak out here and there and eat too much Butterfinger ice cream (SUPER YUM!!!!), but I KNOW I have another outlet. Thank you for allowing me to share my life with you!!!!
Here is a recap of today. Overall, I would say the day went pretty well food wise. I have noticed, that I usually do really well in the morning and then as the evening approaches I do not choose as wisely or I do not watch my portions as much. I went to lunch at my son's school, which is always the highlight of my Friday :) We had happy meals together :) I opted for the 4 piece chicken nuggets and fries (less points WW wise than the cheeseburger and fries). So, see, I am not being too strict but I am still trying to make choices based on which item is better ;) I also wrote everything down again today!!! WOO HOO!!! So...here is my running tally of food for the day:
Breakfast- 1 cup natural vanilla yogurt, 3/4 cup go lean cereal (husband says it tastes like tree bark ;) He he he ;) But I find if I add it to my yogurt it is super yummy :) It gives the crunch without as many points as some of the granola that is out there).
Snack- Nectarine
Lunch- 4 piece chicken nugget Happy Meal with fries :) YAY :)
Snack- 3 dill pickles (0 calories, 0 fat....pretty much 0 everything except sodium)
Additional Snack ;) WW ice cream bar- I was really wanting something sweet !!!!
Dinner- Lasagna, small bread stick, banana
Kids' snack- I ate a handful of their cheese it crackers!!! Those little handfuls of their stuff can really add up...so be aware of that!!!
Evening Enjoyment- Popcorn!!!! Husband and the big boy are at school for a movie night, babies are now in bed, so....as soon as I am done with this post....it is chick flick and popcorn time!!!!!!
*edited to add- 8oz can of orange soda and a small bowl of ice cream when husband came home ;) Oh well ;) He he he ;)
The past two days I have also made sure to drink my water!!!!!!!! Ladies (or anyone else who is reading!!), this is HUGE!!! You NEED to drink your water!!! It does so many good things for you!!! Not to mention, it can help fill you up in between the times you eat meals and snacks!!!
What is that? Oh yes, it is that chick flick I mentioned....it is calling my name!!! So, until tomorrow!!! Toodles!!!!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
SCORE!!!!!!
YAY :) So, day #1 of my "Pregnant, NOT Fat" challenge to myself was pretty much a success :) I wrote down everything I ate. Which, after doing Weight Watchers for so long....I KNOW is a helpful thing to do ;) I just seem to have this compulsive urge to constantly put food in my face right now even if I am not really hungry. It is almost like my brain is messing with me and trying to convince me of what people keep trying to tell me "You're pregnant, it's ok to eat whatever you want." My heart, however, knows better!!!!
Let me be VERY clear here....I was going down a BAD BAD road this past weekend and I knew it HAD TO STOP!!! I will give you a little run down of what that looked like, followed by the kind of day I had today :) Here goes:
Friday: Jimmy John's for lunch, complete with chips and soda
Saturday: I knew my hubby would be at church for a pancake breakfast so I made sure to get doughnuts the night before for the kids and I to have. I then ordered Pizza Hut for lunch
Sunday: Grocery shopping day, so Jay and I picked up Fazoli's on the way home (at least I had a salad with it)
Monday: Had a piece of leftover pizza and a little bit of left over spaghetti for dinner, then on my way to a meeting at 7pm I started to feel queasy and hungry at the same time, so I picked up KFC on my way to the meeting.
Keep in mind that I was also eating leftover pizza in between all of that AND a bunch of cookies I had picked up on a whim from Sam's Club. Like I mentioned before....having fast food is not "wrong" but eating like I did for that many days in a row is just not a good thing!!!!!!
That is where I finally lost my mind and decided I HAD to do something!!!! So yesterday, I started this lovely little blog ;) Today, I started my journey to a healthy pregnancy!!!! Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast: 1 banana, 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats, 1 cup skim milk
Snack: Nectarine
Lunch: Burrito (lots of fiber), 1 slice of cheese, 10 baby carrots w/1TBS light ranch
Snack: Treated myself to a Weight Watchers Ice Cream Sandwich :) YUM!!!!
Snack (again): Started freaking myself out....grabbed another banana
Dinner: 1 cup mac n cheese (this was the one thing not "planned" in for the day, I was SO hungry when I was making it for the kids I could not wait until 7pm when we were going out to dinner with friends)
Dinner #2 ;) he he he: HuHot- 2 plates- 1 with chick, pad thai noodles and veggies. 1 with just veggies. Also had a salad and two cups of soda.
Dinner at HuHot had been on the calendar for a while and was something I was really looking forward to. So, I enjoyed it and let myself have what I wanted while there :)
Now to tie in the title of this post ;) What I have been thinking a LOT about today as I begin this journey is that I need to set goals. One of the numerous things I have learned from Weight Watchers is to set mini-goals. This is SO important. If you just look at the final goal you can get really overwhelmed. There are LOTS of things to celebrate along the way which actually KEEP you reaching for that final goal. What kept running through my mind is that yes, the baby is due in August......but August really starts today!!!!! So, I set a goal for today. I decided I would write down everything I ate and try to make wise food choices...today. Guess what? Goal !!! Score!!! I did what I said I was gonna do!!!! I am gonna take this thing day by day. I am going to try not to look too far ahead. I am going to trust that God will sustain me each day and give me the strength to make the choices that are right for me and this precious little bean!!!!
Once again, I invite you (pregnant or not), to walk alongside me in this journey :) BRING IT ON!!!!!!
Let me be VERY clear here....I was going down a BAD BAD road this past weekend and I knew it HAD TO STOP!!! I will give you a little run down of what that looked like, followed by the kind of day I had today :) Here goes:
Friday: Jimmy John's for lunch, complete with chips and soda
Saturday: I knew my hubby would be at church for a pancake breakfast so I made sure to get doughnuts the night before for the kids and I to have. I then ordered Pizza Hut for lunch
Sunday: Grocery shopping day, so Jay and I picked up Fazoli's on the way home (at least I had a salad with it)
Monday: Had a piece of leftover pizza and a little bit of left over spaghetti for dinner, then on my way to a meeting at 7pm I started to feel queasy and hungry at the same time, so I picked up KFC on my way to the meeting.
Keep in mind that I was also eating leftover pizza in between all of that AND a bunch of cookies I had picked up on a whim from Sam's Club. Like I mentioned before....having fast food is not "wrong" but eating like I did for that many days in a row is just not a good thing!!!!!!
That is where I finally lost my mind and decided I HAD to do something!!!! So yesterday, I started this lovely little blog ;) Today, I started my journey to a healthy pregnancy!!!! Here is what I ate today:
Breakfast: 1 banana, 3/4 cup honey bunches of oats, 1 cup skim milk
Snack: Nectarine
Lunch: Burrito (lots of fiber), 1 slice of cheese, 10 baby carrots w/1TBS light ranch
Snack: Treated myself to a Weight Watchers Ice Cream Sandwich :) YUM!!!!
Snack (again): Started freaking myself out....grabbed another banana
Dinner: 1 cup mac n cheese (this was the one thing not "planned" in for the day, I was SO hungry when I was making it for the kids I could not wait until 7pm when we were going out to dinner with friends)
Dinner #2 ;) he he he: HuHot- 2 plates- 1 with chick, pad thai noodles and veggies. 1 with just veggies. Also had a salad and two cups of soda.
Dinner at HuHot had been on the calendar for a while and was something I was really looking forward to. So, I enjoyed it and let myself have what I wanted while there :)
Now to tie in the title of this post ;) What I have been thinking a LOT about today as I begin this journey is that I need to set goals. One of the numerous things I have learned from Weight Watchers is to set mini-goals. This is SO important. If you just look at the final goal you can get really overwhelmed. There are LOTS of things to celebrate along the way which actually KEEP you reaching for that final goal. What kept running through my mind is that yes, the baby is due in August......but August really starts today!!!!! So, I set a goal for today. I decided I would write down everything I ate and try to make wise food choices...today. Guess what? Goal !!! Score!!! I did what I said I was gonna do!!!! I am gonna take this thing day by day. I am going to try not to look too far ahead. I am going to trust that God will sustain me each day and give me the strength to make the choices that are right for me and this precious little bean!!!!
Once again, I invite you (pregnant or not), to walk alongside me in this journey :) BRING IT ON!!!!!!
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