3 down, 2 to go!

Well... I've made it past hump day. Only 2 more long days left before I can join my family at home and see my nephew. I was doing fine until my mom told me to get on msn tonight and they figured out her webcam and put Simon on the webcam! Oh well, Saturday will be here soon enough. The only downfall to my weekend is I won't see Alex much (but we will survive). Friday night I have a work thing (but will leave as early as I can to go out with my man), then Saturday I'll leave first thing for Pontypool.

Today's Activity: 1hr walk on an incline, weights for 30min of it

Menu:
BF - 2/3c smart bran (1), 16 almonds (2), 20g raisins (1), 1/2c skim milk (1)
Lunch - Salad with romaine (0), 4oz chicken breast (4), 15g light cheese (1), 5 kalamata olives (1), sundried tomatoes (0), hellman's balsamic spritzer. cut vegetables with FF sour cream dip, 3tbsp (1), 1c grapes (1)
Dinner (breakfast for dinner kind of night): 2 eggs (4), egg whites (1), salsa (0), blue menu ketchup - unsure how much, didn't measure it but not more than 1pt worth (1), 2 BOCA breakfast patties (2), ww bagel (2), light cheez whiz 2tbsp (1)

Tomorrow's WI... I'm not sure what exactly I'm in for after I ate pretty much an entire chocolate truffle Friday evening... but I'll check out the scale in the morning and see what I could be in for by WI tomorrow eve!

I should mention I do now have more motivation to reach goal - I'll be attending a wedding in September and I'd LOVE to have my pick of all the cute dresses there are for thinner people!

Good luck tomorrow morning Tara!

4yrs? Really?

4yrs ago today Alex and I had (what we are calling) our first date... just the two of us. I bet he can remember exactly what we were doing 4yrs ago at this moment. He's good like that - has a memory of an elephant (or whatever animal has that great memory... i can't remember which one it is). I do remember we have yet to finish watching Legally Blonde (I'm convinced the 2nd time he watches it he'd find it much more interesting than the first time... at least interesting enough I won't hear snoring!!). The photo isn't of us on our first date, but it's the first photo I have of us together. It was 4yrs ago February when Alex took me to a fancy dinner at the CN tower.

I had lovely flowers delivered to me at work today. It could make anyone feel like the most special person in the world to get called to reception and there's a gorgeous bouquet of flowers (with pink roses, my favourite). 4yrs later and I'm STILL being treated like a princess!

Okay, on to ME now!

Today - treadmill with weights for an hour (okay, i lie... weights was only 30min of that hour).

Menu:
BF - 2/3c shredded wheat n' bran (2), small banana (1), 1tsp br. sugar spenda (0), 1/2c skim milk (1)
Lunch - salad with romaine (0), 2oz chicken breast (2), 30g light monteray jack (2), sundried tomato (0), 5 pitted kalamata olives (1), mushrooms (0), hellman's balsamic spritzer (0). Apple (1). WW bagel (2) with light cheez whiz (1)
Snack - vegetables (0) with FF sour cream dip, 3 tbsp (2)
Dinner - leftover lasagna casserole again! (6), source yogurt (1)
Biggest Loser Snack - 100cal fish (2)

Was anyone else sad to see Kae go home? I'm sick of the black team ruling all... and Jillian walking around with her smirk... I don't blame Neil for his reaction. I WAS, however, really happy to see Kae's results. She is definitely an inspiring story!

One down, four to go

I'm counting the days until the weekend. Until I can get through a work party Friday night and get home on Saturday... until I can see my little Simon... and until we can go to the Santa Claus Parade on Sunday and I can see my little Princess Raven...

Only 4 days until the weekend.

Today I went on the treadmill for 45min, used weights for 20min.

Monday's Menu:
BF - 1/2c raisin bran (2), 2/3c smart bran (1), 1/2c skim milk (1), small banana (1)
Lunch - leftover 3 cheese lasagna casserole (6), SF cheesecake pudding (2)
Dinner - salad with romaine (0), mushrooms (0), 4oz chicken breast (4), 1/4c light feta (2), sun dried tomatoes (1), kalamata olives x5 (1), hellman's balsamic spritzer (0). apple (1)
Snack - going to have a dessert tea while i watch the hills

And that's the kind of day it's been (a la Lloyd Robertson).

Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

I know this because he arrived today!! I didn't go downtown and watch the parade (that's enough to kill anybody's christmas spirit). BUT we did get the decorations up and the tree up and decorated!! I'll take photos and post them another time.

I spent hours cleaning today and putting up decorations and cooking... all in all, I think that must count for some activity points. it has to really - because I haven't gotten on the treadmill ONCE this weekend.

Yesterday I suffered from the 'too many sugar free candies' syndrome... that kept me laid up on the couch and off any real physical activity. today, a headache set in this evening and I just haven't felt like jogging. I've taken advil, alex has tried massaging me... nothing is working. i keep stretching hoping that will help ease some tension because after i have a massage that always gets rid of a headache.

anyway, we had my 3 cheese lasagna casserole for lunch... it works out to about 5 points for 1/8 of the dish... i had 1/4 of the dish (go me). BUT we didn't have dessert. He had hot chocolate (light) and i even opted out of that and had a dessert tea!

so, for dinner i've stuck to vegetables (with dip) and fruit and yogurt. here's what it looks like:


Time to at least TRY the treadmill... then followed by a tea during desperate housewives!

What have I done?

well, the anniversary dinner was last night. the dinner was really healthy, we had a little bit of sushi at an expensive sushi place and I had some wakame and miso soup. I was all good until we went for dessert. I freaking had the decadent chocolate truffle at kelsey's. Are you familiar with it? you shoul be. it's to die for if you love chocolate. (and i love chocolate). it's huge and i shared it with alex... but let's be honest here, i ate most of it (definitely more than half of it). it's fine, i've accepted my actions and planned my activities for the weekend. we came back home and didn't snack or anything. This is their chocolate truffle (and it's exactly how it appeared on my plate)


then it happened. i woke up in the middle of the night craving something sweet. i ate FOUR 100 calorie packs. man. I haven't stepped on the scale yet today, but it won't be pretty. the rest of the weekend is going to be spent only eating fruit, veggies, and lean protein.



So, I was talking to a girl at work the other day who said she doesn't eat past 8pm. If she wants something she makes herself a dessert tea. I've never been a tea person but I've only TRIED green teas. she got telling me she loves the celestial teas (the desset line). Sooooo... I went out and bought all of them. I also bought the seasona/holiday ones (including gingerbread and candy cane! mmm!). My resolution this week (besides the treadmill, as usual). is to try NOT eating after 8pm and to have a tea to cut any cravings I have. I'll just see if this effects things at all. Here's just a SAMPLE of what I bought.






I also went to the bulk barn and bought dried fruits (not candied or anything, just dehydrated fruits - apples, dates, apricots, cranberries) to snack on this week on top of the fresh fruits and veggies.

Today's plan is to CLEAN, shop, get me a new cell phone, do banking/budget stuff... and make CHRISTMAS CARDS. (this is on top of my treadmill and stair master time planned).

Happy Saturday all!

Great news!

If you're looking at my ticker - you are reading it correct. I was down 3.4lbs! Who knows what I can attribute this to, but at least I'm that closer to my now-unrealistic Christmas goal!

Tonight I've eaten everything but the kitchen sink. 12" turkey sub, FIVE 100cal packs of different sorts... AND a mini chocolate bar that was 85% dark chocolate (eek, i'm definitely a milk chocolate fan).

TGIF tomorrow - Alex and I are prematurely celebrating FOUR YEARS together and he's taking me to an anniversary dinner. I have NO idea where we're going, but I'm told i'll have no problem making my healthy choices.

It's that day again

Wish me luck. My scale shows me down, but anything can happen by 6:45pm...

Thank you, massage therapist!

Work is a little busy and stressful right now (although I think we're starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel)... it doesn't help that I'm trying to tie up loose ends for my parent group and sickkids is breathing down my neck (when I really just want time off until the new year now). So tonight, I went for a massage. I LOVE LOVE LOVE massages. I was feeling total pain for a bit (no pain, no gain - right?), but I take comfort in knowing that's because she's working on an area that really needs it.

So how was my day otherwise? I slept in this morning and by the time I made breakfast and lunch and did dishes I didn't have confidence in leaving for work on time if I went on the treadmill... so I just didn't bother.

Tonight, after my massage, I'm supposed to come home and rest... so how am I supposed to jog? The answer - I don't. What I did do was walk semi-quick uphill carrying weights for 45min. At least it's something.

Today's Intake:
BF - 2/3c smart bran (1), 1/2c skim milk (1), small banana (1) - side note: loving the small children's bananas you can buy at sobeys!!
Lunch - romaine (0), 3oz chicken breast (3), 5 pitted kalamata olives (1), red onion (0), red pepper (0), tomato (0), 30g skim milk mozzarella (2), 15 sprays hellman's balsamic (0), frank's hot sauce (0). apple (1).
Dinner - 2 eggs (4), 100ml egg whites (1), salsa and blue menu ketchup (0), ww bagel (2), applesauce 1c (1), source yogurt (1)
snack - 100cal fish things (2)

I'm enjoying my lunches this week. In one container I put baby romaine. In another container I mix my tuna/chicken with the cheese and vegetables and salad dressing, then when it's lunch time I put the mixture on top of the romaine. It's been really good!

Tonight i'm CRAVING SALT. I really really want some french onion soup from applebee's. oh well.

Wish me luck for tomorrow... we'll see if all my 100 calorie treats from Buffalo are going to be the death of me!!!

Thank you, Biggest Loser

I didn't get on the treadmill this morning. I was just too tired. But my solid 9hrs of sleep really did me well I think.

The good news is I got on the treadmill this evening. My plan was 40min before the biggest loser started. what I ended up doing was a whole hour... i was watching biggest loser and my motivation soared. i ran with weights for half the time too!


Was anyone else glad with the results of the biggest loser? I just feel like Amy didn't want it as bad as Bryan... I'm not quite sure where Amy gets off blaming her team for being 'backstabbers' when she herself abandonned her own team (that being the red team). maybe i'm missing something.

Today's menu?
BF - 2/3c shredded wheat and bran (2), 2/3c smart bran (1), small banana (1), 1/2c skim milk (1)
Lunch- romaine lettuce (0), 1/2c tuna (2), 30g light cheese (2), red onion (0), tomato (0), red pepper (0), 5 pitted kalamata olives (1), Hellman's spritzer - balsamic (0), apple (1)
Snack - apple (1)
Snack #2 - WW bagel and 1 cheese slice (3)
Dinner - chicken thighs, 3oz (3), ww english muffin (1), 2 cheese slices (1), soup (0 - had a few tablespoons and it didn't taste good to me so I stopped eating it and have thrown the rest out because I know I won't eat it)

I was going to eat a snack during biggest loser but i still don't have an appetite after the soup didn't sit right with me... so, i didn't bother eating.

Happy Hump Day tomorrow!

Something's gotta give

I need to kick myself in the butt!

I was lazy yesterday and that has translated over to today. I did go for a jog for 30min this morning but I was just so tired I couldn't go any longer. I intended on walking this evening... but not getting home from work until 9pm just isn't conducive to doing any form of exercise.

I have to STOP eating my cool 100 calorie packs from the States. These things are a rare commodity... not something to eat every day!!!

Hopefully tomorrow is different. I think standing in line at the border wore me out... I'm still exhausted and thought I was going to fall asleep on the way to work today, while at work, and while driving home... I think I may as well just go to bed now actually!

Cross your fingers I can get on the treadmill tomorrow morning!