Monday July 15

So as I was waiting for my little boy to wake I was reading , watching tv, and playing games I was getting a little bored so finally he woke up and I made him breakfast so when he was finished I got him dressed and went for a walk. We walked a a nice not too fast not too slow just going at a pace that wasn't pushing it. George was loving it the weather was just perfect I hate it when it's too hot side where you sweat just sitting down. So we walked just under three miles and walked just over an hour.  I was walking threw some stones and pushing a stroller there was some work involved. For dinner I didn't keep track of how many calories that I ate it was date night and we went to Pizza Hut.  I had three slices of a large meat lovers they were the smallest slices which where pretty small. Three pieces of the breaded wingless wings honey BBQ sauce and some garlic toast with cheese. I love date night next time I think we will go somewhere else and choose something healthy. Jared asked what I wanted and I said I didn't care and he was like Harvey's or Pizza Hut and I choose pizza. Haha well one bad day won't hurt the results for the week.

Sunday July 14

Sunday's are never a very active day for me in fact I always take a nap in the afternoon. I love my naps on Sunday's. This is my relax go to church and spend with family day. I don't usually cook Sunday dinner we go to my in-laws and they are great helping keeping me on track.  Mornings on a Sunday are hard because I am getting everyone ready for church I don't usually have breakfast. Well this week I only had on kids to dress but we slept till 9:45 giving us 15 min to feed the little man get dressed and get to church. So definitely no time for breakfast. At lunch I ate the left over chicken, 3 drumsticks with 2 tbsp of BBQ sauce. For dinner I had 1 1/2 c ww spaghetti with 1/2 c sauce with 1/4 c parm cheese and a cup of salad. For dessert had about a cup worth of watermelon. So not too much on my mind but working on keeping track of what I ate.

July 13 2013

Sorry that I haven't posted in awhile been not doing so well on my  diet and trying to redeem myself. I weighed myself this morning and almost cried but didn't I did this to myself there is no one to blame but myself. What it comes down to is that is was easier to give up than to fight. So I gave up I got lazy instead of making dinner at home I would just go buy something. Some one doing the cooking for me. I would keep telling myself OK I will start my diet again tomorrow and never did I put it of and put it of and now came to the point were I don't want to feel gross with all that eating out. I don't feel great after never feel really full and its not good for you. I love ice cream so we would go buy some to eat maybe I should keep some low calories ice cream bars in the house but eat them only if I have the calories or reward myself. If I work out you can have an ice cream bar. I think I will try that out. So today I decided that enough with all this laziness it was time to get back on track I keep saying to push through it but it got hard.So this morning and today I did it oh yeah to the point where I have calories left over for the day. I am so proud of myself it feels good to accomplish something I always say that this year is the year that I am going to change. I need to set an example for my kids. So well traveling I had a pkg of black licorice I love it. I was wanting some so I looked at the calories than look at the calories for a granola bar.Guess what I ended up eating yup that's right 4 pieces of licorice was 130 calories and a granola bar was 150. So I gave myself a treat and didn't feel guilty because I recorded it.

Breakfast:
Sorry didn't eat breakfast

Lunch:
3 ounces chicken breast
1 c rice
1 c mixed veggies
2 tbsp sweet chili Thai sauce
4 pieces black licorice
calories = 536

Dinner:
2 chicken drumsticks
1/2 c rice
2 tbsp BBQ sauce
calories = 381

Snack:
1 chocolate fibre bar
4 pieces black licorice
calories = 280

Daily calories = 1198 Suppose to have more so if I get a little hungry later I will let myself have something I will up date when and if I do.

June 12 2013

Ha ha saw this and thought yup there is me. It describes me to a T. It is really bad to do this when you screw up Monday don't let it ruin your week. I know I say that but it is hard and I am far from perfect. There are tons of things that I need to work on its an uphill battle and some day I feel like I am losing but I need to fight through it. Its hard and some days I feel like it is easier to give up than to fight.










 I think I should start doing this. I do it all the time I feel like baking a cake so I take it to the store to let everyone else eat it but I always seem to have tons as well. Jared never lets me bake there have been times where I would make cookies and he comes home to only a dozen left. I have eaten most and tons of cookie dough. Ha ha been getting better at not eating what I make. I love to bake but can't control it when I am done with it.

So today was a great day,
Breakfast:
2 slices of toast
4 tbsp chunky peanut butter
1 banana

Lunch:
2 slices bread
1 tbsp mayo
mustard
3 slices ham
1 apple
1 yogurt
1 yogurt tube

Dinner:
steak
potato salad
pickle
pineapple

So exercises been a down fall for me been really busy helping out of the store. When I am out doing delivers I will take the stairs and park a little further away from the door so I get some walking done. So when it calms down I will be going on more walks with the kids in the evening and spending time out side playing with them.

Results

So sorry I took a couple of days to write. I want to try and write everyday but it is hard. The weekend I had some visit from family and Sunday I was getting girls to there dance pic. I have been busy.
So over the past week I weighed myself last Monday didn't reveal anything because I didn't want to simple as that. I will let you know that I have lost 2 pounds not as much as I would like but down is down. Its a step in the right direction. I am hoping to lose the rest of the extra weight that I put on this next coming up week. I am going to try and exercises more. I find that the hardest to do I'm not a morning person and I relax in the evening after a busy day so I need to really try hard and do it. I want to be active again show my kids what to do show them how to be active and not couch potatoes.
Well I am going to try and work on this more and get back to what I was doing. 2 pounds in a week isn't bad. I am OK with that number.

Day 4& 5 revamp

Sorry I didn't post yesterday. I had family come to visit. Thursday was an OK day my my day was the same as the day before great things about left overs. So when you are busy you can come home and heat it up. Didn't do anything for exercises but starting for it. I been finding it hard to get back on track it is harder than starting your diet you get back to old habits and you don't really think you can do it but there is nothing you can do but push threw those thoughts and feelings.

Friday was a bad day I did screw up major. I had Tim Horton's for breakfast and Chinese for dinner. I had a little of the Chinese for lunch and the rest for dinner at 2:30 and didn't eat again that night I had a fudgesicle from DQ a treat from my Dad. In the evening my mom wanted to go for a walk to I went with her OH my I am so out of shape I had a hard time keeping up with her. My feet are still killing me. Sorry this post isn't that long but I am going to go and hang out with my kids.

Day 3 revamp

 So has anyone ever been on a diet and they are drawn into looking at food/recipes that look amazing and yummy. I do I find I go onto pinterest and look at stuff, through my recipe books (dessert), and find myself wanting to make and eat them. I don't buy tons of baking ingredients because if I don't have them in my house than I can't bake with them. I carry most of the basics but stuff like cocoa powder I don't buy till I need it. I need to find some great healthy tasty things to make and try. If any one has any great recipes that they would like to share with me that would be amazing. I find myself drawn into the unhealthy stuff or even simple tips on how to alter the recipe to make them a little more healthy. Sorry I am asking but I still learning how to eat properly.

This is me on a daily basis. Lately I haven't been feeling well and really tired when I get home at night and find that I try to go to bed early. I need to find the time to get healthy I have been sick so many times this past year I want to get back to the days were I wouldn't get sick for years. I remember when I was younger when everyone in my family had the flu and I didn't get it. I was healthy and fit and active. I found that I have gotten lazy as the years gone by and I want to be that active girl again I loved her.


So for breakfast and lunch have been the same these last couple of days. Its what I have in my cupboards I know its nothing exciting but its all I have right now. Unless you count the cinnamon toast crunch which is full of sugar.

SO I had
1 c bran flakes
1 banana
1/2 c 2% milk
Calories = 265


Lunch:

So the cucumbers and tomatoes I had in with my ham sandwich.

So It was

2 slices white bread
1 tbsp fat free mayo
a squirt of mustard
3 slices ham
1/2 c cucumbers
1/2 a medium tomato
( this is what was on my sandwich with the left over cucumbers just eating by them selves)
For my snack later on I had:
1/2 c strawberries
1 yogurt tube

Calories = 332


For dinner I had some chicken strips in the freezer so I took them out and fried them up I didn't use any oil. I had left over veggies and left over rice from the night before so I decided to make myself a simple stir fry with them after the where all fried together and warm I add 2 tbsp of my sweet chili Thai sauce that I get from Costco, it is amazing, for flavour. Sorry I don't have a picture but I forgot to take on

Dinner:
4 ounces peas and carrots
1/2 c brown rice
6 slices chicken strips
2 tbsp sweet chili Thai sauce
calories = 355

So later on at night I got into one of those OH my I am so hungry that I need something now moods. So I grabbed a slice of bread toasted it up added 2 tbsp chunky peanut butter and a banana. I love sliced banana on peanut butter toast and I also had a rice crispy treat.
For my snacks for the day
calories = 438

Total daily calories = 1390


For exercises I didn't do much like I said I wasn't feeling great, but at work I did deliveries and lifted heavy boxes so does that count. I mean I was walking and lifting. Other than that not a whole lot I really wish I was feeling a little better so that by Saturday I will have started to work on this part.

Day 2

 So it is really hard to jump back on board, getting back on track. You think to yourself that whats the point to all of it your just going to fail. Sometimes that is what I hear in my head that I am not going to succeed what's the point. I was browsing Pinterest when I came across a cool quote can't find it right know but it pretty much said that little voice in the back of your head is a liar. Don't listen to it push past it. Well some days are easier than others let me tell you. It's not easy at all I have failed many times, but in the past when I started to fall I didn't get back up and brush my knees off. I would stay down and defeated. I know it sounds bad but that is the truth. I am not going to let that happen yes I fell I stayed down for a couple of weeks but right now I am in the process of picking my self back up and pushing forward. I want to reach my goal this year I hate feeling fat and looking it too. I want to go into stores and be able to find my size with out coming out of them feeling even more depressed. Its starting to happen old cloths that I have not been able to wear since the beginning of my pregnancy with my 4 year old are starting to fit again. Pants are becoming baggier and had to go get a smaller belt. There have been small changes but big because it is a start.

So for breakfast I had the same I find the bran flakes with a banana fill me up till lunch. I find that when I have the bran flakes or any cereal by its self I am hungry right away so I try and put fruit in with it giving it a little more.

SO I had
1 c bran flakes
1 banana
1/2 c 2% milk
Calories = 265


Lunch:

So the cucumbers and tomatoes I had in with my ham sandwich.

So It was

2 slices white bread
1 tbsp fat free mayo
a squirt of mustard
3 slices ham
1/2 c cucumbers
1/2 a medium tomato
( this is what was on my sandwich with the left over cucumbers just eating by them selves)
For my snack later on I had:
1/2 c strawberries
1 yogurt tube

Calories = 332

For dinner before I had lunch I was trying to figure out something that I wanted for dinner. I was about to take out some ground turkey to make some turkey burgers when I found that I had a frozen already cooked pork chop so I took that out to defrost. Quick and easy since I wasn't home and eating till gone past 7 in the evening.

 3 ounces pork chop
2/3 c veggies
1/2 c brown rice

Calories = 367

Snack:
Thur out the day I had
2 rice crispy treats
1 apple
1 banana
1c strawberries
( I cut up the fruit and had a nice little homemade fruit salad in the evening)
 Calories = 418
Total daily calories = 1381

I also took a 20 min walk I was going to do more but not feeling great still head is really pounding away even pain killers aren't working. Getting a little cold it should be gone in a few days.

Revamp Day 1

 OK So I have been a rough couple of weeks. Like going off the deep end. Its been hard to reel back in and refocus, but this is what I am going to do. I don't want to ruin all the hard work that I already but in. I am doing lose it again I got family photos at the end of June and I hope to lose some more by the end of the month. Its been hard but in the past when it has gotten hard I gave up. I am going to push through it. Going to work on little things I gave up pop and its been since February and I don't drink it at all. Had a few sips here and there and think its not that great really. Next I need to work on my sweet and salty craving that I get sometimes. Chips are a downfall for me I love my chips they are what I reach for when I get that salty craving.Trying to teach my children to eat healthy and if I am not eating healthy than what are they going to learn.

Breakfast:
I was reaching for the chocolate cheerios that I bought for a treat for my kids but changed my mind I wasn't going to push my diet back a day because I have been doing that for the last couple of weeks. I think oh well I screwed up so I will be good tomorrow but that never happens.
So this is what I had instead

SO I had
1 c bran flakes
banana for some flavour with
1/2 c 2% milk
Calories = 265


Lunch:
So I was helping out at the store so I took lunch with me and taking lunch with me means that I can't be bad and change my mind which I thinks helps. I split it up and had my sandwich first and my strawberries and yogurt as a snack in the middle of the afternoon.

So the cucumbers and tomatoes I had in with my ham sandwich.

So It was

2 slices white bread
1 tbsp fat free mayo
a squirt of mustard
3 slices ham
1/2 c cucumbers
1/2 a medium tomato
( this is what was on my sandwich with the left over cucumbers just eating by them selves)
For my snack later on I had:
1/2 c strawberries
1 yogurt tube

Calories = 332

Dinner:
I had dinner at my mother in-laws house I went to pick up my kids because she was watching them yesterday afternoon and she had dinner for me.

Fish
1/2 c fruit salad
1/2 c potato salad
1/2 c salad

Calories = 535

Night snack I was craving something so I had
1 apple
1 yogurt tube
1 banana
Calories = 235

Total daily calories = 1366

I was going to come home and exercises but I had a killer head ache so I took some pain killers and went a laid down after I put my kids to bed.

Day 137/138/139

OK feeling like a failure the last couple of days. I was being great for breakfast and lunch then lose control at dinner time. On Saturday I was trying to be really good at what I was suppose to at breakfast and lunch and dinner but that I started picking at my kids food at dinner time. Not the best thing for me to do. I was going to start doing the 21 day diet again. Well I think I may have to start again because not really doing it really well at the time. For Sunday I was OK following the plan than I did have some pudding but at dinner we had ham , funeral potatoes , sweet potatoes, veggies, and some banana caramel bread. I did OK with dinner until I went for a second helping of both potatoes. Ahhh well hopefully I don't gain weight this week from not doing so well. Like I said feeling like a failure. So Today didn't go any different did great with breakfast and lunch but after that it went down hill again. Had some chips while driving home from Cardston. For dinner I had left of Sunday dinner but with some salad. Just I did go up for seconds of the ham. I also had some pumpkin cheesecake loaf for dessert. I really need to focus on being good tomorrow or I would gain weight if I continue in this way. Feel really bad but I really can't give up so close to the 3 of my three short goals.

Day 135/136

So on thurdsay it was an ok day. It was a few days ago I didn't have breakfast ( I always find that breakfast is the hardest meal to eat I usually skip it before but I try to eat it all the time sometimes I still forget). Lunch was a ham sandwich and for dinner I had pulled pork on a bun and some salad. Also had icecream with toppings thought I would allow myself to have a treat. Didn't feel so good after it I ate too much at dinner time.

Friday was one of those days where you try really hard to be good but end up blowing it on something as simple as a doughnut. Felt bad that I did it but no use dwelling on it.. For breakfast I had a apple with some yogurt. For lunch I skipped because I ate the doughnut. For dinner I had a grilled chicken salad and did pick at the kids pizza but not much.

I have a great news I went to buy some things like some shorts and when I go to old navy I am usually a size 18 well went down to a size 16 yup you heard me right I went down a pant size and can't wait to get down even more.

Day 134 weigh in number 18

So it was weigh in day and I only lost .6 pounds so down to 204 didn't get  my goal but hopefully next week i will reach it. I am going to exercises everyday to make sure that I reach it. Last week I got lazy and didn't do so much of the exercising. So I finished my 3 weeks and now I am going to repeat the food plan again I got great results following it. It gave me a break from deciding what to eat and I didn't need to think about it at all Just follow it. This next time through I am going to use some of the recipes because before I just  took the easy way simple but I want to try something a little more exciting. Going to start the cleanse part on Friday. Some day's get harder than others and I am determind that this year is the year that I am going to reach my goal. On Sunday I was able to wear a dress that I have not worn for over 5 years excited that it fit, also I got a smaller belt as well. Love feeling this way and getting excited to see more and more results.

Breakfast:
1 oz branflakes
3 oz milk fat-free
1 orange

Snack:
Banana

Lunch:
2 whole wheat bread
3 oz ham
1 tbsp low fat mayo
1/2 tomato
lettuce

Snack:
gronla bar

Dinner:
Grilled cheese sandwich
salad
1 tsp dressing

Day 133

Tomorrow is the weigh in day. I don't think I lost as much as I wanted to but anything down is better than gaining. I been a little lazy this past week my kids were sick for most of the week and so we laid around the house just chilling and when its too warm out side I find I don't want to do too much either. I wish it wasn't so windy but I do like a little cool breeze but not full on wind i don't like to go outside during that either but since I live in southern Alberta I don't have much options available. I took a nice walk when the girls were in dance took a great walk. I walked for 28 min and did 1.5 miles in that time George love going for the walk. For breakfast I had a slice of whole wheat bread with 1 tbsp of peanut butter with a banana, for lunch I had a pork chop and a granola bar, for dinner I had a cheese burger and picked at the kids fries. So since I don't think I am going to lose that much this week I am hoping to hit under the 200 pound mark next week and hoping to get to at least between 180-190 for the end of June. I think that is a reasonable goal to set.

Day 131/132

So Sunday was an OK day. Being Mother's day I got a chocolate bar and I ate all of it. I don't treat myself that often. In the afternoon I was lucky enough to get all three of my kids to take a nap so I was able to take a nap as well. It was a pretty lazy day. For Breakfast I had a slice of wholewheat bread with some low fat spread and jam with an orange. For Lunch I had a tomato sandwich ( 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 tbsp low fat mayo, 1/2 tomato, some lettuce. For dinner I had some chicken, a small piece of chicken pot pie, and some mashed potato and a piece of corn on the cob. For desert I had 2 slices of pumpkin cheesecake loaf with some ice cream.

Monday:
I am starting not to feel to great I think I am catching what the kids had last week. I am feeling hungry all the time and extremely tired. Didn't feel like doing much today. For breakfast I had 100g source diet yogurt, and an orange. For lunch I had egg salad sandwich ( 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 egg, 1 tbsp low fat mayo, 1/2 tomato, and lettuce. After lunch is when it got bad 2 granola bars and a banana I just felt hungry all day and nothing was helping. For dinner I had a pork chop, mixed veggies and some mashed potatoes. I used my kids as weights and did 100 reps of leg pushes. Then I did one round of body rock my legs felt like jelly when I was done but at least I tried to do something today.

Day 130

Today was a great day again. This morning I went to grab stuff for my yard and when I got home I  did what I wanted it was hot and I was shoveling and the kids took off so went to bring them home so some more walking.Then I was cleaning my house for the last 2 hrs. Been busy and love it because when I am busy I don't think about food.

Breakfast:
diet yogurt
orange


Lunch:
salmon sandwich
banana
granola bar

Dinner
2 slices pizza

Day 129

Yesturday was a great day went grochery shopping and that took most of the morning. Got home put the grocherys away then took the kids on another walk while waiting for Bethany to get out of school. Then later I went to do deleverys. More walking for me than later that night i did 12 min of bodyrock. For dinner I had a slice of pizza and a couple of cookies.

Breakfast:
1oz brownflakes
5 oz milk
1 banana

Snack:
Ryvita crackers
low fat spead

Lunch:
10 oz vegetable soup
wholewheat roll
apple

Snack:
diet yogurt

Dinner:
Pizza
1 cheese breadstick
2 cookies

Day 128

So today went into lethbridge and walked around the mall for a bit. Grabbed some lunch for my kids at McDonald's so I ate there also I grabbed a grilled ranch chicken snack wrap, small fries and water and ate the snack wrap and only about half of the fries. I was full like feeling like you had too much turkey dinner at a big dinner that is how full I felt and I didn't even eat that much. While Bethany was a dance took the other kids and walked around while we waited so I did tons of walking today my younger daughter's legs were getting tired by the end of it but it was such a nice day outside why waste such good weather hope it stays this nice all summer. For dinner I had what I would of had at lunch.

Daily Allowance: 

5oz Skimmed Milk

Breakfast: 

Slice of wholegrain toast, little low fat spread, 2 tsp low sugar jam

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Snack:

10 oz Mineral Water

Lunch:

Egg & Salad Sandwich (Use 2 slices of wholemeal bread, small amount of low fat spread, hard boiled egg mixed with a little low fat mayo, lettuce and tomato) (had this at dinner instead of lunch)

Snack:

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes, 2 Plums

Evening:

Taglietelle with Mushroom Sauce*, green side salad

OR

4oz Ham, 5oz instant mashed potato, 3oz Peas

Exercise:

Body Contouring (Yoga) – 2 sets

45 mins walk, make 30 mins in the middle brisk.  Try to cover 3 miles.

Tagliatelle with Mushroom Sauce – Serves 2

3oz Tagliatelle or other pasta

2 tsp oil

4oz Ham or chicken, cut into strips

5oz mushrooms, sliced

1oz peas

1 tsp cornstarch

Chicken stock

4oz plain yoghurt

Salt and Pepper

Boil pasta in plenty of water according to package instructions.

While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a non-stick frying pan and str fry the ham for a few ins.  Add mushrooms and peas and stir for a further minute.

Mix cornstarch and a little stock into the yoghurt and add it to the pan with salt and pepper to taste.  Cook over low heat for a couple of mins.

Drain pasta and serve with sauce.

day 127 weigh in number 17

Today was a great day got up weighed myself I smashed my 2 of 3 mini goals. 25 pound mark just got smashed. I lost 4 pound this week bringing my total up to a grand total of 27.4 pounds in four months. Leaving only 4.6 pounds left before I get under the 200 pound mark which I am going to smash out the window next week. Today was a great day with the food need to find a better of doing exercises because in the evenings I just want to relax I need to work on it.

Daily Allowance

5 oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

Diet Yoghurt

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Mid Morning

10 oz Mineral Water

Lunch

2oz wholegrain bun with a little low fat spread, 4oz cottage cheese, green salad items and tomatoes

 ( instead of cottage cheese i used light cream cheese)

Mid Afternoon

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Dinner

Nutty Chicken*

OR

Average chicken breast grilled or baked, 6oz baked potato, 4 Tbsp baked beans

Exercise

Yoga – 2 Sets

40 minute walk – make middle 30 min brisk – aim to cover 3 miles

Nutty Chicken – Serves 2

8oz chicken breast

2oz plain yoghurt

1 Tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice

Pinch of chili powder or dash of chili sauce

Salt and Pepper

½ oz low fat spread

4oz broccoli florets

4oz mushrooms, sliced

1 medium carrot, thinly sliced

2 green onions, chopped

Little chicken stock

4 Tbsp roasted flaked almonds

4oz cooked brown rice

Cut chicken into thin strips.  Mix yoghurt with juice, chili and seasoning and add to chicken.  Mix well.  Leave to marinade for about an hour.

Heat low fat spread in a non-stick frying pan and fry the vegetables for a few mins.

Add chicken strips and fry again for a few ins, stirring all the time.  Add a little chicken stock if mixture begins to stick.

When the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are still firm, add the almonds and rice, stir gently and heat through for 2 mins, adding a little chicken stock if needed.

Day 126

So kids were sick today so we stayed home wish this bug would just go away. Anyways so after lunch I did 12 min of strength training which felt great. Did some yoga to stretch out after the other excersise it felt great to stretch. Food went great didn't have a problem with eating too much didn't want it to effect the scale tomororw. Getting excited about the results this time last year i started weight watchers but not doing so great so about febuary march of last year I started and failed but this year is different its the year for change and I am determined to get to my goal this year. I hope to hit number 2 of the 3 goals that are coming close than its time to set some more little goals to work towards.

Daily Allowance

5 oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

1oz Branflakes with milk from allowance

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Mid Morning

Ryvita with a little low fat spread and marmite

Lunch

Ham Sandwich ( 2 slices wholegrain bread with a little low fat spread, fill with 2oz lean ham, plus plenty of green salad items and tomato, plus 1 Tbsp coleslaw

OR

Poached Egg on Toast (1 slice wholegrain bread plus 1 poached egg), banana

Mid Afternoon

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Dinner

Seafood Medley*, 5oz boiled rice or potatoes, green salad

OR

6oz white fish fillet grilled with 1 tsp butter on it, 5oz instant mashed potato, 3oz peas, 4oz carrots

Exercise

Yoga – 2 Sets

Strength Training

Seafood Medley – Serves 2

2 tsp olive oil

1 small onion, finely chopped

1 small zucchini, sliced

1 large green pepper, chopped

2oz mushrooms, sliced

7oz canned diced tomatoes

½ tsp minced garlic

1 tsp dill weed or basil

Salt and pepper to taste

6oz cod fillet, cubed

6oz place or sole, cubed

2oz shrimp

Heat oil in large non-stick frying pan and stir fry onion until soft and transparent.  Add zucchini and peppers and fry until soft.

Add mushrooms and stir for a further minute, then add tomatoes, garlic puree, herbs, seasoning and white fish.  Simmer for 5-6 mins.

Stir in shrimp, simmer for 1 minute and serve.

Day 125

Today was an uneventful day again kids still sick when they went for there nap I did 12 min of strength training. All in all I did pretty good today can't wait to see what my results are on Wednesday.

Breakfast
1 slice wholemeal bread
low fat spread
2 tsp jam
5 oz orange juice
5 oz fat free milk

snack
diet yogurt

lunch
Pizza slice
green salad
tomatoes
apple
or
wholemeal roll
2 oz light Philadelphia cream cheese
green salad
tomatoes
2 oz grapes

snack
low calorie cup of soup

dinner
spicy pork kebabs
125 g boiled rice
large Green salad
or
chicken portion
8 oz baked potato
3 oz peas, sweetcorn, or baked beans

excersise
strenght training
40 min walk

I wasn't able to walk today the kids were sick and didn't want to go out with them till they feel better.

Day 124

So Sunday was a uneventful day the kids were sick so we didn't really do anything just a lazy day. For dinner I had salad instead of the other stuff worked out to the same amount of calories. Lunch I had the egg and salad sandwich.

breakfast
1 diet yogurt
15g muesli
5 oz fat free milk

Snack
orange

Lunch:
Spanish Eggs with peooer
wholemeal bread
or egg and salad sandwich

snack
banana

Dinner
pasta twists with tuna and tomato
green salad
or
350 calorie frozen meal
green salad

Exercise
yoga
strength training
40 min walk

day 123

Was proud of myself on saturday. I did really good. Went grochery shopping only got what I needed and so I took all morning getting a good walk in. in the evening my husband wanted a blizzsrd so I went and got one for him and was tempted to get on for myself but didn't just had a bite of his.

Daily Allowance

5oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

1oz Branflakes with milk from allowance

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Mid Morning

Choose one of the following:  5oz Orange Juice / Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Lunch

Low Calorie Soup, 2 Ryvitas with a little low fat spread

3 ½ oz canned pink salmon OR 2oz Philadelphia Light Cream Cheese

Side salad

Mid Afternoon

Diet Yoghurt

Dinner

Cheesy Baked Potatoes* with a large salad

OR

10 oz baked potato, 3oz baked beans, 1 serving homemade coleslaw

Exercise

Strength Training

40 minute walk making 25 mins in the middle brisk – aim to cover 2.5 miles

Cheesy Baked Potatoes – Serves 2

2 x 8 oz Potatoes

4 Tbsp Fat Free Milk

½ oz low fat spread

2 Tbsp beaten egg

4 finely chopped green onions

2 oz low fat cheddar, grated

Bake potatoes at 400 degrees for one hour.

Cut tops off and scoop out inside.  Mash with remaining ingredients. 

Pile back into potato case and reheat for a few mins.

Day 122

So it was a pretty good day. I didn't do any exercise I was quite tired and kids were feeling too well. I gave them some ice cream and I had a  little bite.I feel great and not craving sweet stuff as much as before. I go to the cupboard looking for something than I close them and think why waste and ruin the hard work that I put in not going back to what I was before I did the refresh.

Daily Allowance

5oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

Diet Yoghurt, small Banana

Mid Morning

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Lunch

Spicy Chicken Sandwich (mix 2oz cooked chopped chicken, 1 tsp low fat mayo, ½ tsp curry powder and a dash of lemon juice. )

2 slices wholegrain bread, lettuce, cucumber and chicken filling)

2oz grapes or 1 Mandarin Orange

OR

Chicken Rice Salad (Mix 3oz cooked rice, 2oz cooked chicken, 1oz raisins, chopped celery, chopped mushrooms and a little low fat dressing)

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Mid Afternoon

Low Calorie Soup

Dinner

Oriental Pancakes* and a large green salad

OR

4oz Shrimp, large green salad, slices of wholemeal bread, diet yoghurt

Exercise

Yoga – 20 mins

Strength Training

Oriental Pancakes – Serves 2

Pancakes

3oz Flour

2oz Water

3oz Fat Free Milk

1 egg

½ oz butter

Beat flour, water, milk and egg in a small bowl until smooth.

Melt a little butter in a heavy based small frying pan and tip pan around to coat the bottom.  Mixture will make 4 pancakes, so use about 3 Tbsp per pancake.  When fat is hot, add batter and swirl it around and cook until underside is golden. 

Filling

2 tsp Oil

2oz diced cooked chicken

2 green onions, chopped

1 small green pepper, chopped

½ tsp minced garlic

2oz beansprouts

2 tsp soy sauce

2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce or Sweet & Sour Sauce

3 ½ oz Shrimps

Heat oil in non stick frying pan and stir fry chicken until golden.  Add onions and pepper and cook for a further 3 mins. 

Add garlic, beansprouts, sauce ad shrimp, stir over medium heat for another 2 mins.

Divide mixture between crepes and roll up.  Warm through for 1 min in microwave.

Day 121

Daily Allowance

5oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

Diet Yoghurt, small Banana

Mid Morning

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Lunch

Spicy Chicken Sandwich (mix 2oz cooked chopped chicken, 1 tsp low fat mayo, ½ tsp curry powder and a dash of lemon juice. )

2 slices wholegrain bread, lettuce, cucumber and chicken filling)

2oz grapes or 1 Mandarin Orange

OR

Chicken Rice Salad (Mix 3oz cooked rice, 2oz cooked chicken, 1oz raisins, chopped celery, chopped mushrooms and a little low fat dressing)

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Mid Afternoon

Low Calorie Soup

Dinner

Oriental Pancakes* and a large green salad

OR

4oz Shrimp, large green salad, slices of wholemeal bread, diet yoghurt

Exercise

Yoga – 20 mins

Strength Training

Oriental Pancakes – Serves 2

Pancakes

3oz Flour

2oz Water

3oz Fat Free Milk

1 egg

½ oz butter

Beat flour, water, milk and egg in a small bowl until smooth.

Melt a little butter in a heavy based small frying pan and tip pan around to coat the bottom.  Mixture will make 4 pancakes, so use about 3 Tbsp per pancake.  When fat is hot, add batter and swirl it around and cook until underside is golden. 

Filling

2 tsp Oil

2oz diced cooked chicken

2 green onions, chopped

1 small green pepper, chopped

½ tsp minced garlic

2oz beansprouts

2 tsp soy sauce

2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce or Sweet & Sour Sauce

3 ½ oz Shrimps

Heat oil in non stick frying pan and stir fry chicken until golden.  Add onions and pepper and cook for a further 3 mins. 

Add garlic, beansprouts, sauce ad shrimp, stir over medium heat for another 2 mins.

Divide mixture between crepes and roll up.  Warm through for 1 min in microwave.

Day 120 weigh in number 16

So last week I didn't tell you how much I put on. So today I will last week I got back up to 215.3 that was bad so this past week I refreshed and lost a total of 6.7 pounds yup thats it my new weight is a grand number of 208.6. Meaning that I lost everything that I put on the past few week plus more also I hit my 10 % yup you heard me my first of my first few goals acheived. Next week I am aming for 25 pounds.
For dinner i had a pork chop instead of a burger.

Daily Allowance

5 oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

1oz Branflakes with milk from allowance

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Mid Morning

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Lunch

2oz French Bread with a little low fat spread, 1 ½ oz low fat cheddar, 2 pickled onions(!), salad (lettuce, tomatoes, green onions), Apple

OR

Cheese on Toast (1 slice of wholegrain bread, topped with 1 ½ oz low fat cheddar and sliced tomato – grilled until cheese melts.  Banana

Mid Afternoon

Low Calorie Soup

Dinner

Beef & Pepper Stir Fry, 4oz Rice

OR

4oz hamburger made from lean ground beef, wholegrain bun, large tossed salad with low calorie dressing

Exercise

Yoga

30 minute walk – make middle 20 min brisk – aim to cover 2 miles plus

Beef & Pepper Stir Fry

Serves 2

6oz lean steak cut into strips

1 Tbsp Oil

1 Red Pepper, sliced

1 Green Pepper, sliced

4 Green Onions, cut into 1” pieces

1 tsp Crushed Peppers

4oz Water Chestnuts, halved

½ tsp minced garlic

2 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce

Little beef stock

Heat oil in large non stick frying pan and stir fry beef on high until browned.

All peppers and cook for a minute, turn heat down a little and add onions and stir fry for another few mins.

Add seasoning, chestnuts, garlic and hoisin sauce and stir a further few mins.

Add a little beef stock to produce a thick sauce.

Day 119

So I am wanting to hit my 10 % on my weigh in day on wednesday. Yesturday was a great day. I felt great and was getting more and more excited for weigh in day first time in weeks that I felt this way. For my strenght traing I used my kids doing legs lifts using them as weights did about 100 reps and my legs were buring and my kids were laughing they loved it. I also took a 30 min walk my aim was 2 mile in that time well to reach that 2 mile mark with in 30 min I had to run a little bit to get it but I reached it. Instead of the tuna for lunch I had a ham sandwich. The meals that had options I highlighted in bold.

Daily Allowance

10 oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

Choose one of the following:  5oz Orange Juice / Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

1oz Branflakes plus milk from your allowance

Mid Morning

Choose one of the following: Apple / Banana / Pear / Peach / 4oz Grapes/ 2 Plums

Lunch

Tuna Roll or Sandwich (wholegrain roll or 2 slices wholegrain bread, small amount of low fat spread, 3 ½ oz tuna, sliced tomato, sliced onion, green salad, small amount of dressing)

Diet Yoghurt

Mid Afternoon

Ryvita with 1 tsp honey

Dinner

Indonesian Turkey with Rice

OR

Average Chicken Portion brushed with 1 tsp olive oil, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp lemon juice, a little garlic puree, salt and pepper, grill or bake until cooked through

8oz baked potato ( had 4 oz of rice instead)

4oz Green Beans

Exercise

Strength Training

30 minute walk, war up for 5 mins, walk briskly for 20 mins, slow down for 5 mins.  Aim to cover 2 miles

Indonesian Turkey with Rice – Serves 2

4oz Brown Rice

1 Tbsp Oil

6oz Turkey or Chicken Breast cut into thin slices

1 carrot, peeled and cut into thin strips

1 small red pepper, chopped

4oz bean sprouts

4 green onions chopped

2oz peeled prawns/shrimps

½ tsp minced garlic

1 Tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp Thai 7-spice seasoning

Pnch of brown sugar

Cook rice according to package instructions.  When rice is ready commence with the remainder of the recipe.

Heat oil in a large non stick frying pan and stir fry turkey over a high heat for a minute to brown.  Turn heat down slightly and add carrot and pepper, stir fry again for about 3 mins.

Add all the remaining ingredients including the rice, and cook over a medium heat for 2-3 mins, stirring gently all the time.  You may add a little chicken stock or water if the mixture appears to be sticking to the pan, or if you may prefer it slightly less dry.

Taste for seasoning and serve.

Day 118

So it was a pretty good day. For lunch I switched it up just a tad. Instead of cheese I used ham, didn't have the cheese so I used what I had and it was a great. Mid morning snack I had the low calorie soup. I didn't have a mid afternoon snack I forgot about it. For dinner I had the porkchop with peas carrots and 3 oz rice. I was planning on going on a walk but it started rain and snow and got cold. I did do 10 min of yoga.

 

Daily Allowance:

10 oz Fat Free Milk

Breakfast

Large Banana chopped into pot of diet yoghurt with 1 tsp honey added.

Mid Morning

Ryvita with Marmite OR low calorie soup

Lunch

Cheese Sandwich (2 slices of wholegrain bread, small amount of low fat spread, 2oz reduced fat cheddar, unlimited green salad items, plus tomatoes and a chopped green onion)

Mid Afternoon

Choose one of the following:  Orange / ½ Grapefruit / Kiwifruit / 6oz Strawberries / 6oz Melon

Dinner

Paprika Pork*

Green Salad

Choose one of the following:  5oz Mashed Potato, 3oz Rice, 3oz Noodles

OR

4oz Pork Steak or Pork Chop, trimmed of fat and grilled

Choose one of the following:  5oz Mashed Potato, 3oz Rice, 3oz Noodles

3oz Peas

3oz Carrots

½ Tbsp Apple Sauce

Exercise

Yoga

25 minute walk, make 15 mins in the middle brisk, aim to cover 1.5 miles

Paprika Pork – Serves 2

 

1 Tbsp Oil

8oz Pork Fillet, cubed

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 clove of garlic, crushed

4oz Mushrooms, halved

2 tsp paprika

Pinch ground cumin

7oz canned diced tomatoes

5oz chicken stock

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 tsp sugar

Dash of lemon juice

2oz Greek Yoghurt

Chopped chives or parsley for garnish

 

Heat oil in non stick frying pan and brown the pork a little at a time, remove from pan.

 

Add onion and fry until soft, adding garlic towards the end.

 

Add mushrooms and stir again or 2 mins.

 

Add paprika and cumin and stir well.

 

Add tomatoes, stock, salt and pepper and sugar.

 

Cover and simmer for about 30 mins or until everything is tender and you have a rich sauce.

 

To serve, add a dash of lemon juice to the greek yoghurt, swirl over the pork and top with herbs for garnish.