Finally it's the long weekend! I'm not up to much this weekend, dinner at a friends on saturday (gonna try and make good choices, but I have no idea what's on the menu), sunday afternoon I'm gong to a play, and then for my long run (13km!!!) Monday night it's a big party at the ball game!
I went for a run last night. Didn't leave the house until almost 10pm! Ran a 5km in 36 min, which is awsome for me!! I usually run at a 7.6 pace, that was a 7.2 pace, and I wasn't even trying to go faster.
Today's menu:
B-Yogurt, vector (3), I was going to have a banana, but I forgot it at home :(
S-Apple, cottage cheese
L-Leftover chicken, carrots, cucumbers and celery with italian dressing and feta, cookies (3)
S-Smart Pop Popcorn, will probably have an oatmeal square and the banana I didn't have earlier, after the gym, before grocery shopping
D-Dunno, probably eat out again...
Friday, May 18, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
A few rough days...
Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, been going through a bit of an emotional rough patch. On the bright side I would like to say, I DID NO EMOTIONAL EATING! I would have to say the worst thing I did was have a blue menu tv dinner for supper last night, simply because I really wasn't up to cooking. The way I see it, it could have been much, much worse! But things are better now, and I'm good to go! I just hope I at least stay the same at WI tonight.
On to today's menu:
My treat to myself: A skim milk chai latte (gotta love the treats that are core!)
B-Cornflakes (2), milk, banana
S-Apple, nuts
L-Chicken, mixed raw veggies, oil dressing, oatmeal cookies
S-Small bag smart pop popcorn
D-TBD...I'll probably stop at subway while running the roads this evening
I'm gonna try to get in a 5km run tonight, but I don't know when I'm going have time. I might end up going at 9:30 tonight, when I get home. I really want to get out, I didn't make it out yesterday, so I'm itching to get out there....
I want to share my favorite pic that I have taken:
It's a bed of flowers right near the office, now that everything is in bloom, there isn't a single red flower amoung them!
On to today's menu:
My treat to myself: A skim milk chai latte (gotta love the treats that are core!)
B-Cornflakes (2), milk, banana
S-Apple, nuts
L-Chicken, mixed raw veggies, oil dressing, oatmeal cookies
S-Small bag smart pop popcorn
D-TBD...I'll probably stop at subway while running the roads this evening
I'm gonna try to get in a 5km run tonight, but I don't know when I'm going have time. I might end up going at 9:30 tonight, when I get home. I really want to get out, I didn't make it out yesterday, so I'm itching to get out there....
I want to share my favorite pic that I have taken:
It's a bed of flowers right near the office, now that everything is in bloom, there isn't a single red flower amoung them!
Monday, May 14, 2007
New week, great start
Had a few hiccups over the weekend, but it's a new week, therefor a new begining! I am determined to break the curse of up and down every week at the scale. So far, I'm doing good, 2 weeks in a row of losses! Hopefully I can keep it up!
Monday's Menu:
B-Hot Chocolate (1), vector (4), milk, banana
S-Cantelop
L-Salad, ham, cheese, dressing, rice crackers, oatmeal cookies
S-Apple, roasted chickpeas
D-Maybe some left overs from Mother's Day dinner, minus the DQ cake of course!
AP's - I plan on hitting the gym when I get home from work.
Here's to a great OP week!
Monday's Menu:
B-Hot Chocolate (1), vector (4), milk, banana
S-Cantelop
L-Salad, ham, cheese, dressing, rice crackers, oatmeal cookies
S-Apple, roasted chickpeas
D-Maybe some left overs from Mother's Day dinner, minus the DQ cake of course!
AP's - I plan on hitting the gym when I get home from work.
Here's to a great OP week!
Sunday, May 13, 2007
My Weekend
Apparently weekends aren't my strong point. Didn't do too great this weekend either. Both days were ok, but not great. There was always something, yesterday it was the bread, today it was the DQ cake. I'll just try to not eat the rest of my flex and call it even.
Didn't go running yesterday, instead I went for a 28km bike ride. John came with us and we went alot faster than I normally do. It was a good ride. I didn't go running today either, I was too busy cleaning and cooking for mothers day. But at least it was really good.
I'll be back on track tomorrow. I'm definetly going to the gym tomorrow. Hopefully 4 days off will do my blister some good and I'll be able to run on it pain free as of Tuesday.
To any mothers who may read this, Happy Mother's Day!
Didn't go running yesterday, instead I went for a 28km bike ride. John came with us and we went alot faster than I normally do. It was a good ride. I didn't go running today either, I was too busy cleaning and cooking for mothers day. But at least it was really good.
I'll be back on track tomorrow. I'm definetly going to the gym tomorrow. Hopefully 4 days off will do my blister some good and I'll be able to run on it pain free as of Tuesday.
To any mothers who may read this, Happy Mother's Day!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Weight Loss
I was updating the excel doc where I record all my WI's and decided to share this graph that I made with you. Shows where I started and how far I've come, and how I struggled to get here!
My Friday
Weigh in last night was awsome! Down 1.8lbs!! This puts me at my weight from before Africa, .7lbs away from a 40lbs loss and 4.2lbs away from my current goal of getting hitting 200!! Oh how I love core! I was on core before the fire and losing tons, after the fire, it just wasn't feasable to do, so I switched to flex and absolutly stuggled to loose. Now I'm back on core and my body is just loving it! I'm hoping to be down to 199lbs by the end of the month. That's 3 weigh in's left. I think I can do it!
Last night, after my run, I did some baking. I made some oatmeal square type things. I eat them for breakfast. It's basically just baked oatmeal, but it's really good. Next time I make it, I'm going to try putting in some apple pieces, and maybe some nuts or raisins. I also made some oatmeal "cookies". Very similar to the bars, but in cookie format. Both are core. Next time I make the cookies, I will probably add some chocolate chips and maybe nuts too, just to give them a bit more of a kick. Count them as 1 pt for 2, depending on how much chocolate I put in. I also made some curry roasted chickpeas. SOOOOO GOOD!! And so easy to make too. I'm going to buy more chickpeas tonight and make more I think (assuming chick peas are still on sale).
Today's menu:
B-Oatmeal Bar, yogurt, cantelop and watermelon
S-Grapes
L-Taco salad (salad, taco beef, cheese, salsa), rice crackers, 2 oatmeal cookies
S-Apple, roasted chickpeas
D-Dunno yet, gonna be eating out while doing some running around with John.
I plan on going to the gym tonight, get in a good workout.
PS-Let me know if you want any of the recipes!
Last night, after my run, I did some baking. I made some oatmeal square type things. I eat them for breakfast. It's basically just baked oatmeal, but it's really good. Next time I make it, I'm going to try putting in some apple pieces, and maybe some nuts or raisins. I also made some oatmeal "cookies". Very similar to the bars, but in cookie format. Both are core. Next time I make the cookies, I will probably add some chocolate chips and maybe nuts too, just to give them a bit more of a kick. Count them as 1 pt for 2, depending on how much chocolate I put in. I also made some curry roasted chickpeas. SOOOOO GOOD!! And so easy to make too. I'm going to buy more chickpeas tonight and make more I think (assuming chick peas are still on sale).
Today's menu:
B-Oatmeal Bar, yogurt, cantelop and watermelon
S-Grapes
L-Taco salad (salad, taco beef, cheese, salsa), rice crackers, 2 oatmeal cookies
S-Apple, roasted chickpeas
D-Dunno yet, gonna be eating out while doing some running around with John.
I plan on going to the gym tonight, get in a good workout.
PS-Let me know if you want any of the recipes!
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Been busy these days
I haven't been getting on here as often as I would like. Like is a little on the hectic side right now. But on the bright side, I have been staying on program, and doing all my running and most of my gym workouts.
My run yesterday was ok. It took alot to actually get out the door, then the moleskin I had for my blister fell off, and I had to stop and pull it off. At least the blister didn't really hurt while I ran. When I got about 3/4 of the way through, I almost triped. My foot sorta twisted to the outside and I almost wiped out. I sat down for a bit, streched it out and then walked for a while. It doesn't hurt anymore, but I was really happy to finish my run yesterday!
After that run, I was able to get up the energy to go to the gym in the evening. I went and did my usual circuit. I'm starting to see a difference in my arms.
Today, I have my WI and then I'm going for a 6km. I'm hoping to get some speed work in. I want to do the race in 1h10, so a pace of 7min/km. Right now I usually run at about a 7.5min/km. I don't know if my goal is too fast thought. I think I will aim for 1h10, but will be happy with 1h15.
Today's menu:
B-French Vanilla (4pts), yogurt, granola (3pts), banana
S-Watermelon
L-Whole-Wheat pasta, garlic pesto sauce, salad, dressing, pecan square (3pts)
S-Apple, nut mix
D-Don't know yet, I think I might make up some more potato salad, so maybe something with that.
My run yesterday was ok. It took alot to actually get out the door, then the moleskin I had for my blister fell off, and I had to stop and pull it off. At least the blister didn't really hurt while I ran. When I got about 3/4 of the way through, I almost triped. My foot sorta twisted to the outside and I almost wiped out. I sat down for a bit, streched it out and then walked for a while. It doesn't hurt anymore, but I was really happy to finish my run yesterday!
After that run, I was able to get up the energy to go to the gym in the evening. I went and did my usual circuit. I'm starting to see a difference in my arms.
Today, I have my WI and then I'm going for a 6km. I'm hoping to get some speed work in. I want to do the race in 1h10, so a pace of 7min/km. Right now I usually run at about a 7.5min/km. I don't know if my goal is too fast thought. I think I will aim for 1h10, but will be happy with 1h15.
Today's menu:
B-French Vanilla (4pts), yogurt, granola (3pts), banana
S-Watermelon
L-Whole-Wheat pasta, garlic pesto sauce, salad, dressing, pecan square (3pts)
S-Apple, nut mix
D-Don't know yet, I think I might make up some more potato salad, so maybe something with that.
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