Day 5...

Today is Day 5!!!

Well I had some candy yesterday for V-day...kind of felt like I cheated. ah! I was back up to 198.0 this morning. Not too concerned though for being up one day...we shall see what tomorrow brings.

I was reading Elie Kriegers book last night....and I found one paragraph to be enlightening to me...she is talking about the foods we eat Usually, Sometimes and Rarely. Usually foods are whote wheat, veggies, fruit and lean meats. Sometimes are refined grains, certain veggies and fruit (like fried potatoes), and meats. Rarely was candy, coconut, full fat deserts, full fat meats... I don't know why...it just struck me. Wow...I mean my usually foods are refined grains, candy, and fruit. I really don't have my food priorities straight. With the help of Body for Life I see how to make a meal now out of Usually foods...but I am still eating too many rarely foods as sometimes or usually foods. I think that when I eat something now it will help me think...is this something I should eat usually, sometimes, or rarely? And...how am I eating it now?

So...meal plan for today...forgive me because I did a horrible job planning this morning since I was up a LOT last night with my 7 month old.

Breakfast: 1/2 cup cottage cheese, 1/2 WW bagel

Snack: 1/4 cup trail mix, kashi bar

Lunch: Taco Pasta (lean soy protein, green peppers and pasta)

Snack: 1/4 cup trail mix, kashi bar

Dinner: 1/2 WW pita, 1/2 c. ricotta cheese, tomatos, and spinach.

I already ate two mini almond joys this morning too...darn V-day...this should be a rarely food...I need to recognize that.

I plan to meal plan for all of next week today too, so I am prepared for shopping this weekend.

Day 4...

Well I am back down to 197.3! I think I lost water weight I gained or something. I forgot to wear my pedometer today...my baseline for the past 3 days was less than 550 steps from 4am until 6pm...UM thats a huge problem, I am laying on a couch practically sedetary all day. I can clearly see now I am not having enough physical activity in a day...so my goal is to add 100 steps to that by next Monday...but I forgot the stupid thing today. I am going to still try a few things...but we shall see.

My meal plan for today is: (I need to buy something to replace the apples still)

Breakfast: 1/2 c. cottage cheese, banana, 1/2 WW bagel

Snack: 1/2 c. cottage cheese, kashi bar

Lunch: Taco Pasta (made day 3)

Afternoon snack: trail mix

Late afternoon snack: hot chocolate (no sugar added - its Vday I figured I would add this in to avoid munching on candy later today), and kashi bar

Dinner: 1/2 pita, Ricotta cheese, spinach, tomato

Belated Day 3

This is a post for Day 3 - went okay today. I had some valentines day candy...but I think I am getting better at picking out my meals. I have to eliminate the apples though...they arent working for my IBS, I also have to eliminate the Kashi...something is really killing me.

Tonight for dinner I made...Taco Pasta. Its 1 box of pasta (WW), 1 box of macaroni and cheese delux, 1 bag of Morning Star Meal Starters Meat crumbles, and then 1 bag of diced frozen green peppers. Combine the Morning Star and green peppers in a pan, add 3/4 water and a packet of taco bell seasoning mix, heat to medium heat. Boil pasta. Once Morning Star mixture is warm add the cheese sauce from the mac n' cheese...combine with drained cooked pasta.

YUM...my 20 month old and DH loved it...and it gets me a serving of WW pasta, lean protein as well as a vegtable in one dish. The only thing to make it better would be to make my own low fat cheese sauce but I just don't have time for that.

Day 2

Well yesterday went well. I didn't plan well for the afternoon....so I was starving at 3pm...I think I need to get my 5th meal around then...and plan in a 6th meal. I only had 800 steps on pedometer! Wow...that is low. So today I am trying to walk a little bit more at work, see if I can get in the 1000 steps range. Tonight I plan on lifting some weights.

Today my meal plan is this:

Breakfast: Kashi Crunch, 4oz. Milk - 4:30am

Snack: Apple Cottage Cheese -8am

Lunch: 4oz Chicken Parmesan (egg, bread crumbs), 1/2 c. pasta, 1/4 cup tomato sauce - 11:30am

Snack: Trail Mix (peanuts, Cashews, Raisins, a few M&Ms) - 2pm

Snack2: 1c. Kashi Crunch - 4pm

Dinner: Chicken, peas, corn - 7pm

I was down 0.4 lbs this morning...water weight I assume.

Day One

So today is Day One of Body For Life for me. I picked up the book for women last Friday after reading a Blog (http://bodyforlifedevotee.blogspot.com/) and I really really like the concept. First I like the way it breaks down how to build meals...I really struggle with knowing what to eat...so this breakdown really helps me know how to build a nutrious meal. 2) I really like the excersize portion..but the excersize is something I am going to really struggle with...as I leave the house at 5:30am...and don't get home until 5:30pm..then have two kids 12 months apart to deal with.

So my game plan is to ...for #1...get the diet down in 2 weeks...for instance today I think I added in one extra serving of whole wheat carbs...also log calories on thedailyplate.com to see where I am coming in calorie wise for 1 week...

My game plan as far as the excersize is to first start off wearing a pedometer. See how many steps I take each day...try and increase that...as well as try and do something each night for 20 minutes. I am going to try and lift weights every other day, but I am not sure how that will go since I have to go to bed quite early because my baby is still getting up 2-3 times at night. So I am under 6 hours of sleep each night as is.