Week 4

Week 4 was a slow weigh loss week for me.  -.8 not quite a pound but a loss is a loss and I'll take it. 
My January challenge to myself was to not have any alcohol for the entire month, and I DID IT!  Technically I have two days left (it's 1/30/12 today) but I know I won't have any.  I am going to avoid alcohol in February as well however I am planning a special date night at Purple.  The whole point of Purple is to enjoy food paired with wine, it will be a special treat day!

February's challenge is to exercise every day for 29 days.  I know your body needs a rest day but I can still go for a leisurely walk to keep my body moving.  I absolutely hate weight training, h.a.t.e it with a passion.  I am going to force myself to work my arms twice a week and legs twice a week.

I have decided that if I'm not down 20lbs by the end of February I'm hiring a personal trainer!

Week 3 Results are in

And I'm down an even 10lbs!  30 more to go!

This weeks challenge from Bob Harper: Eat Breakfast every day!  I generally have oatmeal, what is your favorite?

180 days

I have 180 days to reach my 40x40 goal.  Today is Saturday, January 21st and my 40th birthday is July 20th.  It's leap year so I'm getting an extra day!  I have stopped posting my daily food blog, mostly because I have been so busy!  I can start posting it again if anyone is interested.  I track all of my food on the Weight Watchers website.  I am a huge believer in tracking!

Today is double workout Saturday!  I have been having a lot of trouble with my hip/IT band so I haven't been running as it hurts too much.  I have been walking at an incline of 2 or 3 at 3.5 to 3.7 mph.  Earlier today I ate breakfast (oatmeal, my favorite!), waited 20 minutes then walked for 75 minutes.  I just finished my delicious salmon salad lunch and will wait 20 then walk another 45 minutes.  Just enough time to watch Private Practice or Desperate Housewives, I haven't decided yet.  DH is irritating me and I'm glad they are ending that show.

Hopefully I'll be motivated for double workout Sunday tomorrow!

Week 2 weigh in

-8.6

Day 14

Happy Snow Day!  I love waking up to a blanket of white and not having to go to work.

9am Breakfast
1 egg over easy with the slightest bit of butter
1 piece of oat nut bread
2 slices of bacon

Georgia had two game one at 10:15 the other at 12:45.  I managed a 1/2 of a banana and a 2% milk latte for a snack

2pm lunch
3 oz of chicken
1 c quiona
1 c green beans

Off to game 3... (they lost and are out of the tournament)

6:45pm dinner
tilapia tacos, so tasty
4 corn tortilla heated until lightly crispy
3 oz of tilapia, with a slight bit of EVOO salt & pepper
cabbage/lime/cilantro/mayo/salt & pepper slaw
1/2 c pinto beans

10 day AdvoCare Herbal Cleanse - I'm down 7.8lbs in 13 days!

I am a huge fan the the AdvoCare Herbal Cleanse.  I have done this a few times over the past three years and feel AMAZING during and after.  Some cleanses have a bad stigma about them.  Some don't allow you to eat, some have you running to the restroom every 10 minutes,  AdvoCare's cleanse is not this type of cleanse.  It removes the bad stuff and puts the good stuff back in your body.  AdvoCare explains it better check out the description below or check out the website: AdvoCare Herbal Cleanse

AdvoCare® Herbal Cleanse system can help rid your body of toxins and waste with its unique blend of herbal ingredients. Using a systematic approach, this 10-day system guides you day by day through the steps for thorough internal cleansing and improved digestion. Herbal Cleanse supports the body's metabolic systems and general health during the detoxification process by helping to keep energy levels up, aiding in removing impurities and supporting the immune system. Some people who use Herbal Cleanse for the first time experience an encouraging weight reduction and/or reduction in inches when they pair the system with the recommended diet and exercise.
I weighted myself this morning and I'm down 9.8 pounds, this cleanse has a lot to do with that amazing number.  If you have any questions please feel free to ask me!

AdvoCare Herbal Cleanse

Day 12 & 13

I never got around to blogging yesterday.  I was so busy working on a huge project at work, but the time I got home I was too tired.  Today is Saturday, YAY!  It started out with a massage which was dare I say painful?  I have a lot of tight muscles and knots.  It was not a relaxing spa type of massage, but I feel good.  Georgia is in an all weekend basketball tournament so we'll be watching a lot of hoops.  They won both games today!  Go Grizzlies!

Friday
7am Breakfast
16oz 2% milk latte with sugar-free vanilla.  I am not generally a fan of liquid breakfast but I have been jones'in for something sweet.  This latte tasted like a vanilla milkshake to me!

9am snack
Grapefruit

11:45am Lunch
1 1/2 c of Lentils
1T hummus
sliced cucumber & tomato
17 mini saltines

3:45pm snack
2 mandarin oranges
17 mini saltines

7pm dinner
4oz of flank steak
3 jumbo prawns
1/2 c of rice 7 quinoa blend (new from costco, I'm a fan!)
1 c broccoli

Saturday:

Breakfast 8:30am
Cup of fruit

Snack 10:45am
2 mandarin oranges
23 almonds

Lunch, 2pm
4oz leftover flank steak
diced tomato
romaine lettuce
grapefruit

Dinner, 6:30
6 chicken satay skewers (no sauce)
1c quiona/rice mix
1 c broccoli

Day 11

:(  big sigh.... I was supposed to get a massage after work but there was a mix up and it wasn't scheduled.  Can people actually run their business without email?  What if it's the best way for the consumer to communicate?  Don't advertise on your website that you have email if you don't check it! They actually told me if I needed to communicate by email I should find someone to do business with.  Guess what?  I will!  Seattle Hill Chiropractic, I'm not a fan.

Anyway... same old boring eating.  I think after 11 days I'm going to have to change it up before I cheat!  I saw one of my co-workers with a piece of chocolate today and I almost ripped it out of her hand!!

Breakfast, 7am
1/2 c steel cut oatmeal
1/2 c walnuts

no snack...no time!

Lunch, 11:45am
1 c Lentils (that's new!)  they were tasty, I made them a while back and found them in the freezer.
3oz chicken
Green Giant veggies
1 c grapefruit

4pm - 17 saltine crackers

Dinner, 6:15
3oz Tilapia
1/4 c of quinoa
mushrooms and snap peas

No exercise, I feel super guilty but I'm a little foul after my work day and not getting a massage.  I'm going to bed as soon as my food digests!

Day 10

Brrrrrr! It's cold outside! Ed and I bundled up and went for a walk before we picked up Georgia from practice.

Breakfast, 6:40am
1/2 c steel cut oats
1/4 c walnuts
1 c strawberries

Snack, 9am
1 c of Grapefruit sections, no peel, packed in fruit juice.  ~ I bought these at Costco for my kids as they love grapefruit.  For whatever reason they are not eating it so I though what the heck!  I drained off all of the juice and could not believe how tasty and sweet it was!  I almost felt guilty eating it. 0 WW points!

Lunch, 11:30
1 package of Green Giant Healthy Weight (yum!)
3 oz of chicken breast
1c tomato/cucumber
2 small mandarin oranges

Snack, 3:30pm
2T hummus
1/2 c carrots
5 mini bell peppers
17 saltine crackers

Dinner, 5:30 pm
4 small corn tortillas
6oz of steak
Green salsa
More yummy grapefruit!

6:10 pm - fighting the urge not to eat the pizza cooking in the oven. It smells AMAZING!!!!!

45 minute after dinner walk, ahhhh! I'm sleeping good tonight (with no pizza in my belly)

I found this link today.... think before you eat a slice of Cheese Pizza from the Costco food court it's 700 Calories & 28g of fat
Costco Food Court Nutritional Data

Day 9

I have 190 days until I turn 40 and my entire body is breaking down.  I have a sore hip/thigh/knee from an IT band issue.  Today I woke up with a sore shoulder which has progressively worsened throughout the day.  At present I can not lift my arm horizontal position.  Ed was making fun of me, meany!
Breakfast, 6:45am
1/2 c steel cut oats
1/4 c walnuts

No time for a snack!

Lunch, 11:15am
3oz of turkey
1/2 c mashed potatoes
1 cup each, cucumbers with tomatoes
2 mandarin oranges

The guys who work in our conversion lab were drooling over my colorful, delicious lunch.  They went to Jimmy John's, which is no long a part of my plan!  19 point for the #12 Beach Club!  Yikes (it may very well be worth all 19 points:)

Snack, 3:45pm
2T of Hummus
1/2 c of carrots

Workout - 45 minute walk/jog on the treadmill.  not much jog :(

Dinner, 6:45pm
1 1/2 c of Jambalaya Rice mix
3oz of Talapia
Salad

I made Ed and the girls Jambalaya but with kielbasa sausage, 30g of fat per serving.  When they saw my talapia  (0 fat!) they all request talapia next time.  Yay Team Sayed!

Day 8

Monday... blah day... :)

Breakfast, 7am (this will be the same for at least the next 3 days)
1/2 c oatmeal
1/4c walnuts
1 c strawberries - microwaved with the oats and walnuts.  They got all syrupy, delish!

Snack, 10:30am
1 mandarin oranges

Lunch, 11am - so pretty!  I had red, orange and yellow peppers with my cucumbers.  I love lots of color!
3oz of chicken breast
1/2 c mashed potatoes (I have to use them up!)
Cucumbers
bell peppers

2pm Quench

2:45 snack
Carrots with 2T hummus
Apple
17 saltine crackers

6:15 dinner
6oz steak
sauteed veggies
1/2 c black beans
4 corn tortilla

I did something to my knee/hip and it hurts to move so today is going to be my eat all my point and rest day.  Back at it hard tomorrow!

Week 1 Results are in....

I am not really a fan of Monday morning weigh-ins.  It started with Weight Watchers at Work.  I did like the scale this morning!! 

-4.8!!

Day 7

It's the end of week one and I'm excited to see what the scale says tomorrow.  I have worked really hard this week and so have my friends who are also on a fitness journey as well.  I measure and weigh all of my food.  I have a food scale, it's the best kitchen tool I own.  It really keeps me accountable and accurate.

Breakfast, 10:30
1/2 c steel cut oatmeal
1/4 c walnuts
1 c strawberries

Walked on my treadmill for 60 minutes.  I was going to run but my legs were so heavy the idea of running overwhelmed me.  I ran a few sets of sprints to get my heart rate up.  I was dripping sweat when I was finished.

Lunch, 12:30
3oz chicken breast
1 Green Giant Healthy Vision vegetable (2 serving of veggies)
1/2 c mashed potatoes
1 ruby red grapefruit

2:00 Quench

Snack, 3:30
23 Almonds
3oz of cheese
1 small apple

Georgia's basketball game was so stressful I must have burned extra calories here!! (we won!)

Dinner, 7:30 - late for us
3oz of turkey breast that was cooking in my crock pot all day
1/2 c mashed potatoes (I'm going to need to reign in my potato habit soon.  I love them)
1 c broccoli
green salad with salt/pepper, no dressing

Stay tuned for weigh-in Monday! 

Day 6

Saturday, how I love you!  I love sleeping in late and waking up ready to go!  I have been hungry all.day.long!

Breakfast, 10am
1 egg, over easy cooked in the slightest bit of butter in the pan
1 piece of oat nut bread
2 slices of bacon

Workout 1: 10 minute walk, 20 minute run, 10 minute walk on the treadmill

Lunch, 12:30
3.6oz of Costco's pre-made chicken salad - delicious - wrapped in romaine lettuce leaves
1 c of strawberries
1 small orange
1 c of cucumbers in 1t of EVOO

Workout 2: 20 minutes after lunch, walking on the treadmill for 20 minutes.  Apparently this is supposed to spike your metabolism!  I'm willing to try anything

2pm Quench drink

2:30 to 3:00pm non-stop snack attack!
23 Almonds
1 oz of cheese
(15 minutes later... still hungry)
4 yellow peppers
1 pickle
2 mandarin oranges
Oolong tea

7pm Dinner
Salmon Burger (no bun)
Salad with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and 1 t of EVOO
Potato

Day 5

Green tea has been my new drink of choice this week.  I've heard that it's good for many things including heart, liver, inflammation and weight loss.  While my heart and liver are important to me the latter of the four are most intriguing to me.  Inflammation since I've been exercising and weight loss.

Thanks to my friend Andrea who gave me the idea to have double workouts this weekend, morning and evening I'm going to need the green tea for inflammation for sure!  Omega-3 will help with this as well.

Breakfast 7am
Starbucks new Chicken Sausage, egg white wrap.  Delicious and not toooo bad for you.  It was 7 WW points.

Snack, 9:15am
2c Strawberries and orange wedges

Lunch, 11am - leftovers from last night
3oz Costco chicken
1/2 c mashed potatoes

1:30 - Sensa Quench drink

Snack, 2:30 pm
1c cucumbers
2T roasted red pepper hummus
17 mini saltine crackers (17 is the serving size and yes I counted them out)

Dinner, 6:00pm
(All I really want is a big huge glass of red wine but I've made a committment to not drink the entire month of January.)

3, small corn tortillas
1/2 c refried beans
Lettuce
Tomato
3oz of chicken

25PP
7 AP for 60 minutes on the treadmill. (fighting depression of not having wine! Kidding)

Day 4

I think this 4 week-work week is getting to me.  Thursday was the l-o-n-g-e-s-t day on record at work.  I'm not sure why as I am buried in projects that keep me busy. I've been hungry all day long however have managed to maintain and stick to the plan (plan, not the "D" word!).

Breakfast, 7am
1/2 c steel cut oatmeal, it was my last serving
1/4 c raw walnuts

Snack, 9:15am
2 small oranges

Lunch, 11am (I had to force myself to wait until 11)
Green Giant Healthy Heart, barley with snap peas and carrots
two large romaine lettuce leafs with 1 oz of chicken for a wrap (tasty!)

1:30 Sensa Quench (this really helped, for a hour)

Snack, 2:45
1 c cucumbers
1/2 c carrots
2 T of roasted red pepper hummus

Dinner 6:45pm (forgot my sprinkles Casey!)
4oz of Costco chicken (I love these chickens!!  So easy and we take all of the skin off)
1/2 mashed potatoes
1 1/2 c steamed broccoli

45 minutes of walking/jogging while watching my new favorite TV show Revenge on my iPad.  Makes working out more enjoyable.  My legs are STILL sore from Monday.  Ed thinks maybe I pulled something. 

27 PP
7 AP

Day 3

Oh what a day.  Today is one of those days that I want to come home, open a bottle of wine and watch every show on my DVR.  Instead I opened a can a club soda and served it with a twist of lime.  Refreshing and a good mock-tail!

Breakfast, 7am
1/2 c steel cut oats
1/4 c walnuts

I love this breakfast when I have steel cut oats.  They take a log time to cook so I don't have them too often.  One more day tomorrow then I'll try something new.

Snack at 9am
1 c of strawberries
1 small orange

Lunch at 11:30 - the same as yesterday!  My leftovers are now gone.
3/4 c of quiona
1/2 of a chicken breast

2pm Sensa Quench

Snack at 3pm
1 c cucumbers
1 small orange
1 oz of cheese

Dinner at 6pm
3 oz of wild copper river salmon (apparently much better for you than farm raised)
1 c of mashed potatoes, more than I should have but I love love love them!
1 c  each of mushrooms and snap peas steams in a tiny drop of sesame oil and soy sauce

Delish!

Day 2

7am Breakfast:
1/2 c of steelcut oatmeal
1/4 c raw walnuts (yum!)

9am Sensa QUENCH drink

11:30 Lunch:
1/2 chicken breast (leftover from dinner)
3/4 c of quinoa

1:00 Sensa QUENCH drink

3:00 Snack:
1 c cucumbers
1/4 c peppers
1 c strawberries

5:30 workout - 40 minutes of walking on the treadmill

6:30 Dinner
3oz Tilapia
1 c quinoa (I'm using it up!)
1t EVOO
1 small banana

Today I was not as hungry as I normally am at work.  It could be the Sensa or it could be 1st day back to work after vacation and 1 million emails to return.  I just finished dinner and feel I could eat more but I think I'm thirsty from working out.  I'll just drink more H2O!

My legs, back, arms are sooo sore from my workout yesterday.  Tomorrow is going to be worse :)

31 PP
5 AP

1/2/12 - Day 1

Day 1:

I woke up late and which threw off my eating a bit.  All meals were consumed using the Sensa Weight Loss System and tracked on Weight Watchers Points + program.

11:30 PM Breakfast/Lunch
1 cup of steel cut oatmeal
1 cup of strawberries

Exercise: 5 minute walking warm up @3.3MPH, 25 minutes of jogging @4MPH, 10 minutes of cardio strenght training.

1:30 PM Sensa Quench Energy-Enhancing Vitamin Drink

2:30 PM Snack
Chopped cucumber, bell pepper, 1 oz of cheese, 1t of EVOO

5:45 PM Dinner
1/2 of Chicken Breast
3/4 cup of Quinoa
1 cup of steamed snap peas and mushrooms

16 WW PP used
11 AP earned

Getting started

It's January 2, 2012, and I will be celebrating my 40th birthday on July 20th.  I have made a commitment to lose 40 before I turn 40.  With the help of my friends, family and wonderful husband I know I can do it.  My goal is to blog my daily food and exercise to hold myself accountable and also to help my fellow friends who are living a healthy lifestyle.  The "D" word (aka diet) is not a part of this plan.  My plan is to eat right, exercise and most of all be happy!

Thank you for reading!