Thursday, April 29, 2010

Ok, new plan. I'm going to try this South Beach Diet. It goes in phases. For phase 1, I can only have vegetables, meat, eggs, nuts and skim dairy for 2 weeks. It is supposed to restructure the way I eat, and can kick up to 13 pounds. So I'm hopeful.

Weight today = 180 Calories today = no longer tracking calories per say, just not eating carbs, fruit, sugar or pretty much anything that tastes good.

Breakfast:
1 Cup Skim Milk
3 Slices Turkey Bacon
1 Pickle

Mid Morning Snack:
2 Slices Skim Pepperjack Cheese

Lunch:
Salad - mixed lettuces & spinach, cucumbers, red onions, red pepper vinaigrette

Mid Afternoon Snack:
Raw Veggies: Carrots, Broccoli, Zucchini

Dinner:
Perch filet
Cooked Green Beans & Broccoli
Raw Veggies: Green beans, green bell peppers, celery

Dessert:
Chili lime almonds
Pickles



Pickles are the greatest diet discovery ever. 5 calories a pickle, no fat, no carbs. I love em. I eat them like a pregnant woman would. I've also been trying to keep my veggies varied, consuming at least 10 different types a day, so that I don't get bored with the diet. And finally, since black coffee does not appeal to me, I've been slugging pomegranate green tea like it's my job. Its much sweeter than coffee and I hear it might help me lose more weight.

Now, I just need to find time to incorporate some exercise into my hectic, two job schedule. I was thinking of getting a pair of Sketcher Shape Ups ... has anyone heard anything about them?

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Ok, so didn't really fall off the wagon, but stopped writing because I was sick. I think I'm going to take a new tactic. My mom lost a bunch of weight on the South Beach Diet. So starting tomorrow, I'm going to give that a go. For the first two weeks, all I'm allowed to consume is lean meat and vegetables. It's probably going to make me miserable, but we'll see how it goes.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Ok, today, we again have plenty of groceries and good intentions, and I think it went quite well. I still think that I need to restrict hours at my second job so that I can get a gym schedule going on.

Weight today = 178 lbs, Calories consumed = 1300, Calories burned 80 Total calories = 1220 AWESOME!

Breakfast:
Apple
Dannon Light and Fit - Strawberry Banana

Mid Morning Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
Smart Ones - Swedish Meatballs

Mid Afternoon Snack:
Orange
Balance Bar, Mint Cookie

Dinner:
Smart Ones - Three Cheese Ziti

This was a rocking day all in all! All I have to do is add a gym to my routine and I will be kicking some weight off.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Ok, today, have plenty of groceries and good intentions, and I think it went quite well, minus the fact that I did not get any exercise in. I really think I need to restrict hours at my second job so that I can get a gym schedule going on.

Weight today = 178 lbs, Calories consumed = 1540

Breakfast:
Apple
Dannon Light and Fit - Strawberry Banana

Mid Morning Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
Smart Ones - Pasta with Ricotta & Spinach

Mid Afternoon Snack:
Orange
Balance Bar, Mint Cookie

Dinner:
Salmon w/Smokey Maple Rub
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Sweet Corn

All in all, not a bad day, could have done with some more exercise, but life goes on.

RECIPE - Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes

Ingredients:

4 medium-large sweet potatoes
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup Olivio
Olive Oil

Directions:
1 - Preheat oven to 375 degrees
2 - Place tin foil over one of the racks in the oven (so potatoes don't drip while baking)
3 - Thoroughly clean the sweet potatoes
4 - Poke holes in sweet potatoes with fork (so they won't burst in the oven)
5 - Lightly cover sweet potatoes in olive oil
6 - Bake for 30 minutes
7 - Let cool, till the sweet potatoes can be touched
8 - Cut each sweet potato in half
9 - Scoop out insides, place into bowl with skim milk and olivio
10 - Use potato masher to mash
11 - Scoop mixture back into potato skins
12 - Continue baking at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes
13 - Remove and enjoy!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

So, I fell off the wagon again. I had a road trip spanning Syracuse, Fredonia, and Rochester, so I basically just ate whatever was in front of me for four days.

My mom says she started the South Beach Diet, and lost 5 pounds between Monday and Friday, I might give that a go and see how it goes. With it, you can eat however many calories you want supposedly, as long as they are not carbs.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Alright, having groceries certainly makes dieting easier.

Weight today 178 lbs. Calories consumed = 1550, calories burned = 140 calories ... overall calories = 1410 = AWESOME!

Breakfast:
Banana (well actually half of it, cause half of it was REAL bruised)
YoPlus Light Yogurt, Honey Vanilla

Mid Morning Snack:
Balance Bar, Mint Chip

Lunch:
Healthy Choice, Pumpkin Squash Ravioli

Mid Afternoon Snack:
Orange

Dinner:
Salad: spinach, red leaf lettuce, roasted chicken, tomato, onion, almonds, 1000 island dressing
Healthy Choice French Onion Soup - with low fat croutons & low fat cheese
2 slices Pepperidge Farm 15 Grain Double Protein Bread w/Olivio

After dinner snack:
Weight Watchers Chocolate Mousse Popsicle


I have to stay, I'm still raving about the Weight Watchers popsicle. It tastes like REAL chocolate fudge, and has a whopping 60 calories. It's definitely one of my favorites. I managed to go for a walk after work today, and do 20 situps and 10 push ups. I didn't catch the walk at work lunch, because things were HOPPING at work, and I pretty much ate at my desk while working through lunch.

I think I need to join a gym so that I can jog on an elliptical, jogging on pavement hurts my ankles.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Ok, groceries purchased, eating habits doing better because of having more food.

Weight today 178 lbs. Calories consumed = 1700, calories burned = 180 calories

Breakfast:
Banana
YoPlus Light Yogurt, Honey Vanilla

Mid Morning Snack:
Balance Bar, Mint Chip

Lunch:
Healthy Choice, Creamy Basil Pesto
100 Calories of Pepperidge Farm Crackers

Mid Afternoon Snack:
Orange

Dinner:
Salad: spinach, red leaf lettuce, roasted chicken, tomato, onion, almonds, 1000 island dressing
Cambpell's Tomato Soup
2 slices Pepperidge Farm 15 Grain Double Protein Bread w/Olivio

After dinner snack:
10 Townhouse Crackers


Ok, so although I ate more calories than I do on some of my junk food days, I feel like they are better calories to have consumed overall. Complex carbs and veggies and what have you. ALSO, I finally did get some exercise in today. I went for a 20 minute walk on my lunch break, a 10 minute walk after work, and I hoe-ed up my entire garden patch, which took me 15-20 minutes. According to Spark People, this burned me approx 180 calories, leaving me at 1520 calories for the day. Which is not too shabby. I'm looking forward to getting some exercise in tomorrow as well. And eating diet food again. Yay for commitment, boo for swim suit season getting even closer.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Alright, today did not go so well, because I did not have groceries.

Weight 178 lbs - still, because I am a lazy, lazy lazykins.
Calories 1500 - but a bunch of them were junk calories

Breakfast
Pepperidge Farm Crackers - 140 calories of them.

Lunch
2 Baja Fish Tacos from Taco Bell / Long John Silvers
4 Hush Puppies from Taco Bell / Long John Silvers

Dinner
Top Round Steak - Grilled
Alexia Select Sides - Chipotle Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Black Beans & Corn


Dinner was by far the tastiest meal today. The Alexia sides are amazing, and not all that bad for you either. I really did mean to exercise today, but I got caught late at my first job and it was 7pm before I knew it. So I just got some steaks and headed home. And I had a whopper of a headache, so I just headed to bed early. However, early bedtimes do prevent me from late night snacking, which is good.

RECIPE - Slimming Sunrise Smoothies

Alright, here is another recipe. This one is for Slimming Sunrise Smoothies! It is a fabulous recipe for breakfast, getting a bunch of fruit into that would otherwise take quite awhile to eat. And it's low in calories, at roughly 240 calories per 8 oz smoothie.

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped strawberries (5 large strawberries)
1 cup chopped seeded watermelon
1 cup chopped peach (1 large peach)
1 cup sorbet (raspberry, strawberry or mixed berry all work well)
1/4 cup orange juice (low or no pulp varierty preferable)

Directions:

1 - Place all ingredients in blender
2 - Pulse blend a few times to get ingredients stirred up
3 - Blend on med-high until ingredients become smooth
4 - More juice can be added if desired to make smoothie less thick
5 - Pour smoothies into cups and enjoy!

(Smoothies can also be frozen into popsicles!)

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Ok, again today, I am shocked that my calorie count is so low, because I just ate crap all day long. I really do need to get to the grocery store, so that I can get healthy calories and carbs into me.

Weight = 178 lbs. Calories today = 1550

Breakfast:
Dunkin Donuts Everything bagel w/margarine
Dunkin Donuts Coffee with milk and splenda

Lunch:
Taco Bell Baja Fish Tacos
Hush Puppies

Mid Afternoon Snack:
100 Calories Pepperidge Farm Cheesy Crackers

Dinner:
12 Chicken Wings, Honey Garlic & Mild Flavored


Again, no exercise. Again, I blame this on the two jobs and being tired. However, the being tired has once again saved me from the late night snacking. Mmmmm sleep, tastier than food some nights. I do really have to start exercising though, because I go on a cruise on June 3, 2010, and I want to be skinny, blond, and tan. But then, doesn't everyone?

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Ok, today I thought was just going to be a crapshoot, because I have not bought groceries and pretty much had to purchase breakfast and lunch. However, eating crap all day pretty much got me less calories than the copious amounts of food I've been eating while dieting. However, probably not as much nutritional value, so I probably still lose in the long run.

Weight Today = 178 lbs; Calories Today = 1450

Breakfast:
Dunkin Donuts Everything bagel w/margarine
Dunkin Donuts Coffee with milk and splenda

Lunch:
Chicken Salad Wrap w/ Tomato and Roasted Red Peppers
Small side Macaroni Salad

Mid Afternoon Snack:
100 Calories Pepperidge Farm Cheesy Crackers

Dinner:
Sweet Potato Fries with Salt


I just felt sick when I went home today, so I went to sleep. I got up later and heated up some sweet potato fries, cause they were easy to make and looked good. Then I went back to sleep. So again, no late night snacking, due to my intense desire to get more sleep. Still no exercising, though, and that is not good for my calorie count or my need to actually start losing weight.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Alright, today was actually ok. Minus dinner, which was 800 calories, which was the calorie total for EVERYTHING else I ate today. But I was tired when I got home from work, and Marc had already purchased a pepperoni pizza from Price Chopper, so I just ate what was put in front of me, instead of making myself a salad.

Weight 178 lbs. Calories 1600

Breakfast:
Yogurt - YoPlus Honey Vanilla
Strawberries

Midmorning Snack:
Balance Bar, Mocha Chip
Banana

Lunch:
Healthy Choice Grilled White Meat Chicken & Roasted Red Pepper Alfredo Sauce
100 Calories of Pepperidge Farm Crackers

Midafternoon Snack:
Apple

Dinner:
Pepperoni Pizza from Price Chopper


Managed to stay away from the night time snacking, which is good. But this was because, I was pretty much exhausted and went straight to bed. Still haven't managed to swing exercise into the groove, but I blame this on the two jobs, and my complete and utter lack of time to myself.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Ok, so we've pretty much established that I'm a week-day dieter. Which, if I were able to exercise, I might actually lose some weight.

Weight - 178 lbs, Calories 1800 (a little higher than I would like, but under 2000)

Breakfast
Yoplait Yo plus vanilla yogurt
Banana

Mid Morning Snack
Orange

Lunch
California Roll
3 Pieces Salmon Sashimi
Oyster Crackers
Price Chopper Lobster Bisque - small cup

Mid Afternoon Snack
Balance Bar - Chocolate Mint Crunch
Apple

Dinner
Carrots
Light Life Veggie Masala

After Dinner Snack
Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain 15 Grain Double Protein w/Olivio & Garlic


Today, I just couldn't seem to eat enough food, I was starving all day long. It's a good thing I was stocked up on low calorie options so that I didn't have a 3500 calorie day. Lunch was probably a bit too heavy, but there was lobster bisque available at Price Chopper, and it's one of my favorites, so I had it in addition to my sushi. I wanted to go for a walk on my lunch at work today, but the weather has been rainy, so I don't want to get drenched. Maybe tomorrow it will be nicer.

RECIPE - Kicken Honey Glazed Pork Chops

Ok, I thought I would share with you all, a recipe I love that helps make dieting not suck so much. These are are my Kickin Honey Glazed Porkchops ...

Ingredients:
4 Boneless Pork Chops
1 Cup Honey
2 TBSP Southwestern or Spicy Mustard
1 TSP Frank's Red Hot (or other hot sauce)

Directions:
1 - Heat a nonstick pan to high on the stove
2 - Mix wet ingredients together in a small bowl
3 - Arrange pork chops in pan
4 - Cook for 3-5 minutes on one side
5 - Turn pork chops to other side
6 - Reduce heat to med-high
7 - Pour in wet ingredients
8 - Continue cooking 3-5 minutes on this side until pork chops are no longer pink inside
9 - Remove and serve with sides and enjoy!

Best part about these pork chops. They're only 270 calories per serving! (A serving is one porkchop)

Thursday, April 1, 2010

Alright, had both jobs today and gave into a chocolate craving at the Depot. Did not get to exercise, but was on my feet for most of the night at the Depot.

Weight 178 lbs - Calories = 1650 - not too shabby

Breakfast
Yogurt - Dannon Lite and Fit - Strawberry
Balance Bar - Mint Cookie Crunch

Lunch
Healthy Choice - Butternut Squash and Pumpkin Ravioli
Carrots
100 calories of Pepperidge Farm Crackers

Dinner
Light Life Veggie Masala Meal
Orange
More Crackers
Twix Bar

After Dinner Snack
2 slices Pepperidge Farm Double Protein Whole Grain bread w/Olivio & Garlic

Sooooo my weight's still holding steady. Still need to exercise. Maybe now that the weather's getting nicer I will give it a go. Also, that Healthy Choice Ravioli soooooo much tastier than all the varieties that Smart Ones offers, I may start getting more of those. They are a little more expensive though, and I usually do not have coupons for them. Sadness :-(