December 31, 2009
November 23, 2009
Day 54 Nutrition
Day 54 Nutrition Plan:
Total portions of protein: 6
Total portions of carbohydrates: 6
Total water: 85 oz or 10 1/2 cups
Day 54 Nutrition Actual Accomplishments:
Total portions of protein: 4
Total portions of protein: 4
Total portions of carbohydrates: 5
Total water: 72 oz
9:00 Breakfast
Starbucks Double Tall Non-Fat Latte
Banana
20 oz Water
11:45 Lunch
Lifetime Cafe
Walnut, Cranberry, Blue Cheese Salad
Balsamic Dressing
12 oz Evian Water
2:00 Snack
Apple
15 Almonds
3:30 Snack
Starbucks Double Tall Non-Fat Latte
6:30 Dinner
Carrots and Asparagus
8:00 Snack
Pita Chips and Hummus
40 oz Perrier
Victory: I ate some almonds!
November 22, 2009
Day 53 Nutrition
Day 53 Nutrition Plan:
Total portions of protein: 6
Total portions of carbohydrates: 6
Total water: 85 oz or 10 1/2 cups
Day 53 Nutrition Actual Accomplishments:
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of carbohydrates: 5
Total water: 72 oz
9:00 Breakfast
Coffee
Scrambled Eggs and Canadian Bacon
20 oz Water
1:00 Lunch
Flank Steak
Mushroom Gravy
Mashed Potatoes
Carrots and Peas
12 oz Water
2:30 Snack
Apple
6:30 Dinner
Baked Potato Chives and Butter
Pita Chips and Hummus
40 oz Perrier
Victory: I prepared a healthy lunch for my family today.
November 21, 2009
Day 52 Nutrition
Day 52 Nutrition Plan:
Total portions of protein: 6
Total portions of carbohydrates: 6
Total water: 85 oz or 10 1/2 cups
Day 52 Nutrition Actual Accomplishments:
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of carbohydrates: 5
Total water: 40 oz
9:00 Breakfast
Coffee
Scrambled Eggs and Bacon
20 oz Water
11:00 Lunch
Couple Stolen Bites of Hash Browns
Pancake and some Syrup
12 oz Water
2:30 Snack
Apple
Starbucks Double Tall Non-Fat Latte
6:30
Blue Cheese Dressing
Chips with Salsa
Blue Moon Beer with a Fresh Orange Slice
20 oz Water
7:30
Movie: Planet 51
Buttered Movie Popcorn
Diet Coke
Victory: I had a family packed day today.
Attitude: I must have eaten over I have to figure out how to play with my family without tanking my nutritional eating goals!
November 20, 2009
Day 51 Nutrition
Day 51 Nutrition Plan:
Total portions of protein: 6
Total portions of carbohydrates: 6
Total water: 85 oz or 10 1/2 cups
Day 51 Nutrition Actual Accomplishments:
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of carbohydrates: 4
Total water: 40 oz
8:00 Breakfast
Coffee
10:00 Lunch
Leftover Chipotle Carnitas and Rice (only)
2:30 Snack
Starbucks Double Tall Non-Fat Latte
20 oz Water
5:00 -- 7:00 Wine While Cooking
8 oz Estancia Pinot Noir
6:00 Dinner
Baked Potato with Butter and Fresh Chives
Green Beans Carrots
2 Barbeque Ribs
20 oz Water
November 19, 2009
Day 50 Fitness
Water Aerobics -- 1 hour
I am learning how to focus at a new level. I get more out of each exercise if I engage my mind and focus my breathing.
Day 50 Nutrition
Day 50 Nutrition Plan:
Total portions of protein: 6
Total portions of carbohydrates: 6
Total water: 85 oz or 10 1/2 cups
Day 50 Nutrition Actual Accomplishments:
Total portions of protein: 4
Total portions of protein: 4
Total portions of carbohydrates: 3
Total water: 80 oz
8:00 Breakfast
Coffee
Peach Activia Yogurt
40 oz Water
11:00 Lunch
30 oz Water
1:00 Snack
Starbucks Double Tall Non-Fat Latte
20 oz Perrier
6:00 Dinner
Blueberry Smoothie (Frozen Blueberries, Vanilla Activia and Ice)
10 oz Water
9:00 Snack
6 oz wine
Room for Improvement: We had lunch at Ted’s Montana Grill. This is a perfect example of why you should try to eat at home as much as possible. I ordered a Grilled Chicken Salad. Sounds kind of healthy, right? I soon as I saw it I knew that it was calorie heavy. It even tasted calorie heavy. Avocado. Bacon. Yikes! I didn't eat the whole salad and used a small portion of the dressing that was served on the side.
Victory: We went to Costco and restocked our cupboards today! We will not be eating at a restaurant for a while!
Our teen-age son stayed at home with the two little kids tonight. He took them out for an ice cream dessert at a restaurant where his girlfriend works as a waitress.
While the kids were having fun, my husband and I did a big shopping trip at Costco. He pushed one overflowing cart and I pushed another. We bought groceries, a few bottles of wine, Crest Whitening Strips, bottled Perrier, some meat, a few Christmas gifts (an electric keyboard, a new electric razor for the children to give to Daddy, and a few restaurant gift certificates) and it totaled up to a whopping $1,372.00! I can remember a day when that was the size of my entire monthly paycheck. How does that happen?!
Attitude: Bowel Movements!
Yes! I eat Activia Yogurt and I think it tastes delicious and I think that I have fewer bowel issues. I dig Jaimie Lee Curtis for putting the facts out there. A healthy colon is a beautiful thing!
Jamie Lee Curtis's Activia Yogurt Commercial
Check out this hilarious Saturday Night Live Skit Parody of Jamie Lee Curtis's Activia Yogurt Commercial!
Jamie Lee is on the cover of the AARP Magazine!
November 18, 2009
Day 49 Fitness
Pilates -- 1 hour
I was scared in Pilates class today. Just when I thought that I was getting a sense of competency, new moves were added to the class. It reminded me of the day that my husband started to talk to me about lifting weights (read about it here). I thought he was speaking in a foreign language. In Pilates class, in front of a group of grown women, I actually whimpered, "I'm too afraid."
Our instructor, Tammi, helped me through the process. Once I watched the other women perform the moves I became more comfortable.
This afternoon I found this video on the internet. It is featured in many, many Pilates and fitness blogs. Although the quality of the video is not perfect, I think that it is an excellent introduction to many of the moves that can be performed on the Pilates Wunda Chair and Reformer. In less than ten minutes this video expertly demonstrates a large variety of moves and exercises.
I wish that I had spent time watching a video like this before I began taking Pilates three weeks ago. I would have been less fearful and my learning curve would have been shortened.
It's like watching the cooking show before you step into the kitchen.
Our instructor, Tammi, helped me through the process. Once I watched the other women perform the moves I became more comfortable.
This afternoon I found this video on the internet. It is featured in many, many Pilates and fitness blogs. Although the quality of the video is not perfect, I think that it is an excellent introduction to many of the moves that can be performed on the Pilates Wunda Chair and Reformer. In less than ten minutes this video expertly demonstrates a large variety of moves and exercises.
I wish that I had spent time watching a video like this before I began taking Pilates three weeks ago. I would have been less fearful and my learning curve would have been shortened.
It's like watching the cooking show before you step into the kitchen.
Day 49 Nutrition
Day 49 Nutrition Plan:
Total portions of protein: 6
Total portions of carbohydrates: 6
Total water: 85 oz or 10 1/2 cups
Day 49 Nutrition Actual Accomplishments:
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of protein: 5
Total portions of carbohydrates: 4
Total water: 82 oz
8:00 Breakfast
Coffee
Scrambled Eggs with Canadian Bacon and Tabasco
40 oz Water
1:00 Lunch
Healthy Choice Clam Chowder
Apple
French Toast and Syrup (kid’s leftover)
Mini Butterfinger
12 oz Water
3:00 Snack
Tuna Sandwich
Starbucks Chocolate Chip Cookie
20 oz Perrier
5:00 to 6:00 Snacking
Sunflower Seeds
10 oz Water
6:30 Dinner
Room for Improvement: I didn’t eat enough in the morning. I let myself get too hungry. I was famished and really tired at 3:00pm. I ate a big tuna sandwich on wheat bread but I was too far gone! I had to have the chocolate chip cookie I’d been carrying around in my purse for two days. It was intended as a treat for my daughter who loves, loves cookies. But alas, in a weak moment, the big mommy ate it, by breaking off one little bitty piece at a time!
Victory: Water!
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