Its Sunday evening and Tom has just started up the charcoal bbq to make supper. Forgot how amazing food tastes bbqd with charcoal. After a weekend of eating pasta two nights in a row and lots of cocktails I need a nice clean dinner. We are bbqing filets and chicken, I'm eating quinoa while they have bbqd potatoes and the most amazing roasted asparagus that we get here. I'm already planning tomorrow nights meal too so that we have something healthy then too - grilled shrimp, roasted asparagus (can't get enough here) and sliced tomatoes and bocachini with fresh basil. Yum.
Another incredible day today. Did an easter egg hunt for Jack this morning - Avah stayed with her cousins last night to do the Easter Egg Hunt at the Ritz. Then my mom, Jack and I took a drive around the island on the golf cart. Tom got home with Avah and we spent some time at the pool and then 2 hours at the beach which was heaven. Back home to the pool and hot tub...I'm reading the new Jackie Collins book on my kindle - just an awesome relaxing day.
I did a great run again this morning. I started at our house and headed down the street and then thought I would try the beach and it was fairly deserted, went for miles and had nice packed sand. I ended up running for almost 40 minutes - a record for me. I could never run before, I always tried and hated it - well I still don't love it but now I can do it and its great. I think its all the step classes that I have done the past 6 months. They are so high energy and intense that it makes running seem easy.
I think I will get at least 2 more runs in this week and at night I have still done my ab work and pushups - don't want to totally fall apart on vacation.
Happy Easter Sunday!!
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Friday, 29 March 2013
Happy Easter Friday from Ana Maria Island
Finally, finally, we are seeing rise in temperatures. This is the craziest weather we have ever had in Florida at Easter. Next year we are definitely not coming until April 1st and then we will stay the first 2 weeks of April - not taking this chance again. Wed was the coldest day - it never even hit 60 degrees. I took my mom to the outlets for the morning and then we drove around the island in our golf cart a bit freezing....
Yesterday it started to warm up. The whole family drove over to St Armonds on Longboat Key and did some awesome shopping. My mom, Avah and I at the Lilly Pulitzer store and Jack and Tom at The Met. I got the most beautiful patterned ankle pants, bright sleeveless tops, maxi dresses, everything is in pinks, blues, kelly greens - LOVE!! We had lunch at my mom's fav - Cha Cha Coconuts. I had half of my order of cheese quesadilla and half order of their yellow rice. We were home by 200pm and the kids swam for almost 2 hours while the adults sat around the pool - it was just warm enough to sit out there. Then around 500pm my mom and the kids and I drove our golf cart all the way to the grocery store to get supper fixin's. We LOVE that golf cart - so much fun. I made my homemade fresh tomato sauce with olive oil, tomatoes, fresh basil, along with chopped salad and chicken. Delish. I love that its light here until almost 800pm every night and we eat dinner later. We then all settled in to watch Les Miserable on DVD. I was hungry by bedtime but I didn't give in to my cravings.
Today is even nicer so I'm headed out for a run right now while Tom goes to the gym. For him on vacation its a treat to have the time to hit the gym everyday...for me its a great to not hit the gym. Its a nice break. I prefer to walk and run outdoors.
Then we are staying by our pool for a couple of hours and having some lunch here and then heading to a little beach thats just down our street that is secluded and protected from the beach. the kids can play in the sand.
Tomorrow we go over to the Ritz in Lido Beach for the whole day and then out to another of our favourite restaurants in Sarasota called Mediteraneo.
I wish that I had a scale here at the house to weigh myself - I'm just so curious as to how I'm doing. i'm certainly not eating quite as healthy as at home but i make sure my portions are smaller and I don't feel like I'm gaining anything. My clothes all fit amazingly...its really quite exciting. Might even debut a bikini this weekend. The only bad thing is I'm definitely not drinking enough water - I bet I'm only getting 2-3 glasses/day - its hard when we are on the go all the time. So thats my plan for today - to start cranking some water so I don't shrivel up.
Happy Easter!!
Yesterday it started to warm up. The whole family drove over to St Armonds on Longboat Key and did some awesome shopping. My mom, Avah and I at the Lilly Pulitzer store and Jack and Tom at The Met. I got the most beautiful patterned ankle pants, bright sleeveless tops, maxi dresses, everything is in pinks, blues, kelly greens - LOVE!! We had lunch at my mom's fav - Cha Cha Coconuts. I had half of my order of cheese quesadilla and half order of their yellow rice. We were home by 200pm and the kids swam for almost 2 hours while the adults sat around the pool - it was just warm enough to sit out there. Then around 500pm my mom and the kids and I drove our golf cart all the way to the grocery store to get supper fixin's. We LOVE that golf cart - so much fun. I made my homemade fresh tomato sauce with olive oil, tomatoes, fresh basil, along with chopped salad and chicken. Delish. I love that its light here until almost 800pm every night and we eat dinner later. We then all settled in to watch Les Miserable on DVD. I was hungry by bedtime but I didn't give in to my cravings.
Today is even nicer so I'm headed out for a run right now while Tom goes to the gym. For him on vacation its a treat to have the time to hit the gym everyday...for me its a great to not hit the gym. Its a nice break. I prefer to walk and run outdoors.
Then we are staying by our pool for a couple of hours and having some lunch here and then heading to a little beach thats just down our street that is secluded and protected from the beach. the kids can play in the sand.
Tomorrow we go over to the Ritz in Lido Beach for the whole day and then out to another of our favourite restaurants in Sarasota called Mediteraneo.
I wish that I had a scale here at the house to weigh myself - I'm just so curious as to how I'm doing. i'm certainly not eating quite as healthy as at home but i make sure my portions are smaller and I don't feel like I'm gaining anything. My clothes all fit amazingly...its really quite exciting. Might even debut a bikini this weekend. The only bad thing is I'm definitely not drinking enough water - I bet I'm only getting 2-3 glasses/day - its hard when we are on the go all the time. So thats my plan for today - to start cranking some water so I don't shrivel up.
Happy Easter!!
Tuesday, 26 March 2013
Freezing in Florida...what is wrong with this picture
Hi everyone - we are nicely settled in our amazing house on Ana Maria Island - right on the water, beautiful pool and hot tub, huge house....we love it here. Unfortunately its quite chilly - today is going to be the coldest day - not even hitting 60 degrees. This is supposed to be the coldest day so its only going to get better from here. I'm the eternal optimist and I'm always looking at the bright side of things and making plans but it gets exhausting sometimes trying to keep my mom and husband positive and moving.
We are picking up our golf cart shortly and we have that for a week so we will don our winter wear and toot around the island a bit.
Yesterday we shopped in Tampa at my favourite mall for 6 hours straight. Got both my kids whole spring/summer wardrobes. The day before that we had a nice quiet day at our house - it wasn't warm but it was bearable so we sat outside in our clothes while the kids swam (Canadian kids will swim in any weather). We walked along the beach which is stunningly gorgeous and walked out a pier to see the Fishermen and have a beer. Dolphins were swimming around us which never grows old.
Ana Maria Island is like a cross between a big Grand Bend and Bayfield - cute little shops, tons of great restaurants...we love it.
Food wise I don't feel like I have overdone it anywhere. We arrived late Friday night into Tampa starving and hit Carrabbas, an Italian restaurant where I had a small dish of pasta with olive oil and tomatoes. Saturday we had lunch on the pier in St Pete and I had their famous yellow rice with a skewer of grilled shrimp - delish. Sat night we went to our favourite seafood restaurant in St Armonds called Crab and Fin -I had the most amazing cracked crab with rice and veggies. No dessert. Couple glasses of champagne - there is nothing like champagne and crab.....
Sunday we had lunch at our house - I can't even remember what it was now but I bought some fresh seasoned cold shrimp for our snack that afternoon and supper was baked chicken, roasted asparagus and quinoa.
Yesterday we had lunch at the mall at California Pizza Kitchen - my mom and I shared a chopped salad and we also shared a margarita thin crust pizza. Then we didn't eat again until 800pm last night so we were starving and that was my only bad choice. We went to this little tiki shack for seafood and I had deep fried shrimp - oops with chopped greek salad.
Today we are having lunch here so Im making my usual chopped salad and quinoa while the rest of the family has sandwiches. We have more of the cold shrimp for snacks and then tonight Tom and I are going to a Tampa Bay Lightning game - his sister has a box for all of us. So this trip has certainly been jam packed so far. I love it here and they are going to have to force me back on the plane.
We are picking up our golf cart shortly and we have that for a week so we will don our winter wear and toot around the island a bit.
Yesterday we shopped in Tampa at my favourite mall for 6 hours straight. Got both my kids whole spring/summer wardrobes. The day before that we had a nice quiet day at our house - it wasn't warm but it was bearable so we sat outside in our clothes while the kids swam (Canadian kids will swim in any weather). We walked along the beach which is stunningly gorgeous and walked out a pier to see the Fishermen and have a beer. Dolphins were swimming around us which never grows old.
Ana Maria Island is like a cross between a big Grand Bend and Bayfield - cute little shops, tons of great restaurants...we love it.
Food wise I don't feel like I have overdone it anywhere. We arrived late Friday night into Tampa starving and hit Carrabbas, an Italian restaurant where I had a small dish of pasta with olive oil and tomatoes. Saturday we had lunch on the pier in St Pete and I had their famous yellow rice with a skewer of grilled shrimp - delish. Sat night we went to our favourite seafood restaurant in St Armonds called Crab and Fin -I had the most amazing cracked crab with rice and veggies. No dessert. Couple glasses of champagne - there is nothing like champagne and crab.....
Sunday we had lunch at our house - I can't even remember what it was now but I bought some fresh seasoned cold shrimp for our snack that afternoon and supper was baked chicken, roasted asparagus and quinoa.
Yesterday we had lunch at the mall at California Pizza Kitchen - my mom and I shared a chopped salad and we also shared a margarita thin crust pizza. Then we didn't eat again until 800pm last night so we were starving and that was my only bad choice. We went to this little tiki shack for seafood and I had deep fried shrimp - oops with chopped greek salad.
Today we are having lunch here so Im making my usual chopped salad and quinoa while the rest of the family has sandwiches. We have more of the cold shrimp for snacks and then tonight Tom and I are going to a Tampa Bay Lightning game - his sister has a box for all of us. So this trip has certainly been jam packed so far. I love it here and they are going to have to force me back on the plane.
Friday, 22 March 2013
Off on Vacation we Go
The day is finally here and we are off to Florida. I can hardly wait to get out of this weather, although I'm not sure what the Florida weather has in store for us - when I look at the long term forecast I see that its definitely not shaping up to be as nice as it was for us last year. This is what happens when Easter is early. Next year Easter isn't until Apr 20th so we will be going much later and the later we go the happier I am - April in Florida is always perfect. Having said all that weather that is low to mid 70s and sunny is nothing to be upset about - as long as we can be outside all day I am happy.
I haven't been logging my food and water consumption this week and that is not a good idea for me. I need to stay strict with myself, however my weight today is 131.2 which is the lowest it has been so I'm thrilled. Almost made my 130 goal - hopefully all the outdoor activity and an 80/20 rule of eating and not drinking too much champagne I can maintain the weight while I'm away.
Anyway, just wanted to say see you later and I'm sure i will be blogging once in a while from Florida.
I haven't been logging my food and water consumption this week and that is not a good idea for me. I need to stay strict with myself, however my weight today is 131.2 which is the lowest it has been so I'm thrilled. Almost made my 130 goal - hopefully all the outdoor activity and an 80/20 rule of eating and not drinking too much champagne I can maintain the weight while I'm away.
Anyway, just wanted to say see you later and I'm sure i will be blogging once in a while from Florida.
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
More and more cravings....
Well my friends, as you know this blog is about ups and downs, triumphs and disappointments and today I did a disappointing thing - not only did I let myself down but I feel like I let the people who have been cheering me on down too. I have been suffering from major cravings all week - I should never have let myself eat the stuff I did on Saturday because I think I'm still just not at a strong enough place yet to abstain when I need to and by letting my body have some of those treats, it just wants more and more -so that plan definitely backfired. I know now that I need to keep on the straight and narrow 90% of the time for the rest of my life.
So today....the cravings were hitting and its like it takes over my whole body and I went out and bought....DORITIOS and I ate too many. I ate them along side my chopped chicken and veggie salad. My brain was like scarf down these chips now....my heart was heavy afterwards...it gives me that few minutes of pure enjoyment and then its not worth it afterwards. I immediately threw the rest of the chips out so that I wouldn't be tempted again tomorrow. Now I feel so mad at myself and even though I worked out at home this morning my first instinct is to work out again but I know thats how I can get myself into trouble - I can't obsess - whats done is done, move on...drink lots of water. I'm going to snack on my leftover salad in a little bit as my snack and for supper I'm making my homemade chicken noodle soup which is clean and healthy. I'm not even going to make the Pillsbury buns with it that my kids love so much because I know in the state I'm in today I can't say no. So lots of veggies for the rest of the day and then tomorrow is a new day. I don't want to get on this slippery slope of eating cheats a couple times a day here and there because I know they add up.
I'm excited to get to Florida even more now and be outside a ton in the fresh air and bbq a ton and eat seafood and veggies. We are going to my favourite seafood restaurant on Saturday night called the Crab and Fin and I love getting fresh crab there....yummy..I can taste it now (minus the butter of course, just nice and steamed right out of the shell) I just need a change from what I'm doing here and a good dose of Vitamin C/D or whatever you get from the sun.
I have packed all my spices that I use regularly so that I don't have to buy more down there. Ive made a big tupperware full of Avah's healthy unsalted trail mix for her to snack on while we are away. I have my grocery list ready to hit Publix once we get to Florida. I'm pretty much packed. Had my spray tan this afternoon which by the way I hate getting, I feel so sticky and stinky afterwards and I don't like to shower it off until the next morning but its worth it after the shower. Nothing looks worse than a cute sundress and stick white legs. Got my nails done today. Tomorrow is pedicure, waxing and some last minute errands. And then we are off....can't come soon enough.
So today....the cravings were hitting and its like it takes over my whole body and I went out and bought....DORITIOS and I ate too many. I ate them along side my chopped chicken and veggie salad. My brain was like scarf down these chips now....my heart was heavy afterwards...it gives me that few minutes of pure enjoyment and then its not worth it afterwards. I immediately threw the rest of the chips out so that I wouldn't be tempted again tomorrow. Now I feel so mad at myself and even though I worked out at home this morning my first instinct is to work out again but I know thats how I can get myself into trouble - I can't obsess - whats done is done, move on...drink lots of water. I'm going to snack on my leftover salad in a little bit as my snack and for supper I'm making my homemade chicken noodle soup which is clean and healthy. I'm not even going to make the Pillsbury buns with it that my kids love so much because I know in the state I'm in today I can't say no. So lots of veggies for the rest of the day and then tomorrow is a new day. I don't want to get on this slippery slope of eating cheats a couple times a day here and there because I know they add up.
I'm excited to get to Florida even more now and be outside a ton in the fresh air and bbq a ton and eat seafood and veggies. We are going to my favourite seafood restaurant on Saturday night called the Crab and Fin and I love getting fresh crab there....yummy..I can taste it now (minus the butter of course, just nice and steamed right out of the shell) I just need a change from what I'm doing here and a good dose of Vitamin C/D or whatever you get from the sun.
I have packed all my spices that I use regularly so that I don't have to buy more down there. Ive made a big tupperware full of Avah's healthy unsalted trail mix for her to snack on while we are away. I have my grocery list ready to hit Publix once we get to Florida. I'm pretty much packed. Had my spray tan this afternoon which by the way I hate getting, I feel so sticky and stinky afterwards and I don't like to shower it off until the next morning but its worth it after the shower. Nothing looks worse than a cute sundress and stick white legs. Got my nails done today. Tomorrow is pedicure, waxing and some last minute errands. And then we are off....can't come soon enough.
Tuesday, 19 March 2013
3 more sleeps...3 more sleeps...
Until Florida......honestly you will be so sick of me talking about this trip, you will be happy to see me go. My good friend and stylist Brooke came over today to help me plan my outfits. I already had most outfits ready, I just needed the reassurance that everything went together okay and sometimes I need help with my shoes - as much as I love shoes I'm a bit challenged when it comes to what shoes to wear with what outfit. We planned my whole spring/summer wardrobe and I wrote all the combinations down - I'm so excited about this season. I also ended up with the most adorable chic Michael Kors navy and white striped tote - perfect for travelling with......
Ive decided to take a break from the gym from now until I get back from Florida - some days I just don't feel like donning the workout armour...some days its just nice to workout at home in sweatpants and a sports bra. So this morning I did a great lower body and ab workout in my family room, in my comfy clothes...perfect. I had 2 hardboiled egg whites for breakfast and a few carrots. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken and my 400pm snack was the rest of my chopped salad and chicken. Supper tonight is a treat - my spaghetti with tomatoes and fresh basil and olive oil and a side of what else???? chicken.....I've been cranking lots of water today too so its strange that I have a headache right now. Not sure where that came from.
I just packed my workout clothes for Florida - I see that the nights are going to be chillier than usual there so I'm excited for some awesome night time walks with Tom or my mom.
Off to make some supper now, then homework, showers, etc......the life of a super mom!!
Ive decided to take a break from the gym from now until I get back from Florida - some days I just don't feel like donning the workout armour...some days its just nice to workout at home in sweatpants and a sports bra. So this morning I did a great lower body and ab workout in my family room, in my comfy clothes...perfect. I had 2 hardboiled egg whites for breakfast and a few carrots. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken and my 400pm snack was the rest of my chopped salad and chicken. Supper tonight is a treat - my spaghetti with tomatoes and fresh basil and olive oil and a side of what else???? chicken.....I've been cranking lots of water today too so its strange that I have a headache right now. Not sure where that came from.
I just packed my workout clothes for Florida - I see that the nights are going to be chillier than usual there so I'm excited for some awesome night time walks with Tom or my mom.
Off to make some supper now, then homework, showers, etc......the life of a super mom!!
Monday, 18 March 2013
Monday Cravings and trip planning.
Well as Rita predicted when she told me to do the little cheat on Saturday nights, I am having full fledge cravings and detox symptoms today. I was actually fine yesterday but woke up this morning STARVING and my stomach was rumbling and making all sorts of weird noises. I only had 2 hard boiled egg whites before step class and I was quite lethargic in step class - not my best performance. I had a baggie of carrots right after the workout. Now its only 1115am and I'm starving again. I am going to hold out for another half hour and then I will have a bowl of cold quinoa with chopped chicken and veggies. My weight went from 131.8 to 132.2 so that was to be expected - I'm hoping to have a good drop by Wednesday - soooo want to see that 130 mark.
I'm excited today to be going to hear a talk by my favourite celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak...I'm a big fan and he is doing a talk at Western today. Tom and I are going together - fun little couple thing to do.
I'm starting to pack and get organized for Florida - I don't think I have been this excited about a trip in a long time - like can't sleep excited. My personal shopper Brooke is coming to my house tomorrow at 100pm to help me pack and pick out all my outfits for the trip. She's bringing with her all my spring stuff that is still at the store that I chip away at each week - we will have a fun time in my closet. Trying on clothes now that I've lost that weight is soooo awesome. I won't be doing as much shopping for me this time in Florida as I normally do - Fisher had so many amazing pieces for Spring that I was able to get most pieces there, so no stopping at Saks this season - I do plan on a big shop at my favourite Florida store Lilly Pulitzer for my maxi dresses and tops in hot pinks, greens, blues....coloured pants, flip-flops and then to my favourite bathing suit store in Sarasota for some new bikinis - yes I said it - bikinis - I'm going to wear bikinis on this trip and I'm so excited about that.
I'm thinking too about workouts while I am away. I never go to the gym on vacation in Florida - I so much prefer to be outside as much as possible. So I'm planning on tons of walks, maybe a run here and there, walks on the beach, swimming, keeping my eating clean 80% of the time. My husband will be at the gym most mornings - he's the opposite of me - he loves having that time away from work and being able to hit the gym every day. I like the break.
So now I just have to keep busy for another 20 minutes until I can eat again - this could be a long day....
I haven't thought about supper yet - Tom is out - maybe grilled shrimp on lettuce wraps for me......
I'm excited today to be going to hear a talk by my favourite celebrity trainer Harley Pasternak...I'm a big fan and he is doing a talk at Western today. Tom and I are going together - fun little couple thing to do.
I'm starting to pack and get organized for Florida - I don't think I have been this excited about a trip in a long time - like can't sleep excited. My personal shopper Brooke is coming to my house tomorrow at 100pm to help me pack and pick out all my outfits for the trip. She's bringing with her all my spring stuff that is still at the store that I chip away at each week - we will have a fun time in my closet. Trying on clothes now that I've lost that weight is soooo awesome. I won't be doing as much shopping for me this time in Florida as I normally do - Fisher had so many amazing pieces for Spring that I was able to get most pieces there, so no stopping at Saks this season - I do plan on a big shop at my favourite Florida store Lilly Pulitzer for my maxi dresses and tops in hot pinks, greens, blues....coloured pants, flip-flops and then to my favourite bathing suit store in Sarasota for some new bikinis - yes I said it - bikinis - I'm going to wear bikinis on this trip and I'm so excited about that.
I'm thinking too about workouts while I am away. I never go to the gym on vacation in Florida - I so much prefer to be outside as much as possible. So I'm planning on tons of walks, maybe a run here and there, walks on the beach, swimming, keeping my eating clean 80% of the time. My husband will be at the gym most mornings - he's the opposite of me - he loves having that time away from work and being able to hit the gym every day. I like the break.
So now I just have to keep busy for another 20 minutes until I can eat again - this could be a long day....
I haven't thought about supper yet - Tom is out - maybe grilled shrimp on lettuce wraps for me......
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Weekend challenges
Yesterday we had the whole family here for a joint kids birthday party. I let myself have a bit of all the food and of course today my weight is up a bit so today its back to pure and clean. I went to step class yesterday morning, had a banana for breakfast which is really weird for me and not on Rita's list of things for me to eat. Lunch was my usual chopped salad. Then came all the appetizers - I had some cheese ball and crackers, 2 little antijitos, some veggies and dip. Supper was my linguine chicken tetrazini and I had a small portion, although it tasted so good I was dying to scarf down a huge plate of it - but I didn't. Some salads, one piece of garlic bread. A tiny piece of cheesecake for dessert. Basically I did what Rita told me to - had a cheat meal. Also a glass of wine and then I had water.
Today I'm back to good eating - I had a half a banana around 1030am after we had all rolled out of bed. I'm about to eat lunch now at 100pm which will be my chopped salad with chicken. I'm also going to have a few crackers with my moms cheese ball - gotta do it, its so good and plus my quinoa is soaking so that can be my lunchtime starch...hehe... Supper tonight is bbq chicken, quinoa (that is soaking right now) and roasted asparagus and broccoli. Yum.
This week I will be super strict - only 5 nights until we leave for Florida and I am bound and determined to hit 130lbs before we leave.
Today I'm back to good eating - I had a half a banana around 1030am after we had all rolled out of bed. I'm about to eat lunch now at 100pm which will be my chopped salad with chicken. I'm also going to have a few crackers with my moms cheese ball - gotta do it, its so good and plus my quinoa is soaking so that can be my lunchtime starch...hehe... Supper tonight is bbq chicken, quinoa (that is soaking right now) and roasted asparagus and broccoli. Yum.
This week I will be super strict - only 5 nights until we leave for Florida and I am bound and determined to hit 130lbs before we leave.
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Sickness in the house
Last night my son Jack wasn't really acting like himself, didn't eat much dinner, said his tummy hurt and then bam around 1000pm as he was going to bed he puked all over the place. Immediate panic for me. Tom came up and dealt with the chunks and the bedding and I dealt with Jack...poor baby.
Turns out my sister Megan who was also here yesterday also was puking last night....and no they didn't eat anything the same - its the flu.
So fast forward to today, I am totally panic stricken as I always am when one of my kids has the stomach flu. I feel like I am getting sick, even though I'm probably not. All I can smell is puke even though its all cleaned and I've lysoled everything and washed all the bedding. Jack is fine today and he always has been my puker so I should know not to get so worked up. Anyway I'm totally off food today - I only had a handful of carrots around 1000am and just now I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup- the real stuff, not my homemade so lots of sodium and some crackers for just a bit more sodium. Still feeling kind of gross but I know its just in my head.
I didn't go to the gym today. Rita had suggested yesterday that I take today and Sunday off to rest which is fine since I am crazy sore from yesterdays workout.
Supper tonight I have planned grilled shrimp with garlic and tomatoes on lettuce wraps with roasted asparagus and quinoa but at this point I can't even think about food.
I bought the kids the movie Rise of the Guardians so we are going to have a movie afternoon and then hopefully I can think of dinner again.
Turns out my sister Megan who was also here yesterday also was puking last night....and no they didn't eat anything the same - its the flu.
So fast forward to today, I am totally panic stricken as I always am when one of my kids has the stomach flu. I feel like I am getting sick, even though I'm probably not. All I can smell is puke even though its all cleaned and I've lysoled everything and washed all the bedding. Jack is fine today and he always has been my puker so I should know not to get so worked up. Anyway I'm totally off food today - I only had a handful of carrots around 1000am and just now I had a bowl of chicken noodle soup- the real stuff, not my homemade so lots of sodium and some crackers for just a bit more sodium. Still feeling kind of gross but I know its just in my head.
I didn't go to the gym today. Rita had suggested yesterday that I take today and Sunday off to rest which is fine since I am crazy sore from yesterdays workout.
Supper tonight I have planned grilled shrimp with garlic and tomatoes on lettuce wraps with roasted asparagus and quinoa but at this point I can't even think about food.
I bought the kids the movie Rise of the Guardians so we are going to have a movie afternoon and then hopefully I can think of dinner again.
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Wednesday family fun
Another great fun day today after a fun night out with friends last night. I went to FINE with some friends to a Breast Cancer event - it was great fun but the food was a bit weird. I had my usual token Cosmopolitan and then stuck to water. The starter was 2 large shrimp which I ate, the next course was a not very good california roll with hard rice....just not great sushi at all. I only hate a couple bites. The main course was chicken but I am very fussy on my chicken and these were huge fat chicken breasts which creep me out so I only ate the 1/4 edge of it. By the time we were waiting for dessert I'd say most of us were still pretty hungry. Dessert came and my god - it was delightful - a chocolate mouse with a little chocolate cup with chocolate ice cream in it - I ate THE WHOLE DAMN THING because I was starving. Felt so guilty after but hey...life goes on.
Today I have been pretty good considering 2 of my sisters were here for lunch and part of the day. I had my new Kashi cereal for breakfast around 830am - I trained with Coach Rita at 930am and she worked me crazy hard today - full body and I will be sore tomorrow. It was a great workout. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken and quinoa and I served it to my sisters too and they also loved it. We munched on a bit of natural lightly salted popcorn too.
Snack was greek yogurt and berry and flaxseed shake and a bit of homemade trail mix. Like maybe 1/4 cup of that.
Supper tonight was my families favourite - make your own tacos. I would normally skip this and have something else but after having company all day I just did it. I had two small tacos - veggie only and then walked away. Feeling about 60% full but thats okay - now drinking lots of water. Going to hit 10 glasses today - thats a good day for me.
I stripped down to my bikini to model for my sister who is also a fitness and clean eating buff and she gave me the seal of approval. Its not awesome yet, but it sure is getting there. I'm so happy. And motivated to work really hard at the gym - I have realistically 6 more days at the gym before we leave for Florida - I will take this Sunday off to rest and then next Thurs will be packing and maintenance day so its getting close.
Today I have been pretty good considering 2 of my sisters were here for lunch and part of the day. I had my new Kashi cereal for breakfast around 830am - I trained with Coach Rita at 930am and she worked me crazy hard today - full body and I will be sore tomorrow. It was a great workout. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken and quinoa and I served it to my sisters too and they also loved it. We munched on a bit of natural lightly salted popcorn too.
Snack was greek yogurt and berry and flaxseed shake and a bit of homemade trail mix. Like maybe 1/4 cup of that.
Supper tonight was my families favourite - make your own tacos. I would normally skip this and have something else but after having company all day I just did it. I had two small tacos - veggie only and then walked away. Feeling about 60% full but thats okay - now drinking lots of water. Going to hit 10 glasses today - thats a good day for me.
I stripped down to my bikini to model for my sister who is also a fitness and clean eating buff and she gave me the seal of approval. Its not awesome yet, but it sure is getting there. I'm so happy. And motivated to work really hard at the gym - I have realistically 6 more days at the gym before we leave for Florida - I will take this Sunday off to rest and then next Thurs will be packing and maintenance day so its getting close.
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
Feeling happy and excited on this gray day
I went to the gym today for weight training and I don't normally weigh myself two days in a row but I knew that I had been quite clean and healthy yesterday so I thought what the heck. Well - I was down almost a pound from 132.6 yesterday to 131.8 today and body fat was down a bit too from 26.1 yesterday to 25.9 today. So that was a great jump and puts me even closer to my 130 goal. Yah!!!
I did a nice hard weight workout on my own today - the first half with kettle bells and the second half with free weights. Its so hot in the gym this week because its warmer outside, its killing me.
I ate a new Kashi cereal that I bought for breakfast - it has 3grams of sugar - the least amount I could find. Lunch will be my always chopped salad with chicken and quinoa. I made a large salad so I will likely have the rest of it for my snack this afternoon. I have a roast and potatoes in the crockpot for my family for supper because I'm going out with the girls tonight in Grand Bend to FINE. Its a set menu which I'm never a fan of but hopefully they have some things that I like. Excited to see some old friends.
10 more days until we leave for Florida and I soooo badly want to hit my goal. I think I can do it.
I did a nice hard weight workout on my own today - the first half with kettle bells and the second half with free weights. Its so hot in the gym this week because its warmer outside, its killing me.
I ate a new Kashi cereal that I bought for breakfast - it has 3grams of sugar - the least amount I could find. Lunch will be my always chopped salad with chicken and quinoa. I made a large salad so I will likely have the rest of it for my snack this afternoon. I have a roast and potatoes in the crockpot for my family for supper because I'm going out with the girls tonight in Grand Bend to FINE. Its a set menu which I'm never a fan of but hopefully they have some things that I like. Excited to see some old friends.
10 more days until we leave for Florida and I soooo badly want to hit my goal. I think I can do it.
Monday, 11 March 2013
Monday and some changes
I had to arrive at step class late today since its March break and my kids are in cooking class so I only got about 25 minutes of step - better than nothing. I did a weigh in today and I'm at my lowest weight - 132.6lbs - very slow weight loss now but its still happening. Rita also did my measurements and I'm thrilled. Here they are -
This was Jan 28
Right arm - 10.5
Chest - 36
Waist - 32.75
Hips - 38.5
Right Thigh - 20
Calf - 15
As of today March 11
Right arm - 9.75 - awesome drop
Chest - 35.75
waist - 30.75 - thats a great drop
Hips - 37.5 - another great drop
Right Thigh - 19.5 - yah
Calf - 14 - thats huge too.
And remember my measurements from when we started way back where were even bigger. So I'm on the right track.
I have changed up my working out schedule now too to get more weight training in. Mon and Sat - step class - thats my only cardio, Tues, Wed and Fri - weight training and Thurs pilates.
Rita says I have plateaued now because my body is so used to all the good stuff I've been eating so now we need to shock it and ramp up the metabolism - I'm going to listen to her because EVERYTHING she has told me has worked. So I'm adding 15 nuts to my afternoon snack (I'm excited) - greek yogurt and berry shake 3 times/week. Still just quinoa for my starch - I could have sweet potato too but I don't care for them. She really wants me to stay away from oats, rice, etc....I did buy a new Kashi puffed cereal today that is very low sugar content just to change up my breakfasts some days.
Then what she wants me to do is every 7-10 days - so I'm going to start this Saturday night a cheat dinner and a major cheat - like wine, pasta with sauce, salad, small dessert, piece of bread. This will get my metabolism moving. Then on Sunday right back to tons of water, veggies and protein. She says I will feel bloated and I will have cravings to fight but it will be worth it. I will start to lose more weight this way and on top of that having a cheat meal is good for me mentally, good for my marriage - Tom and I can have dinner together at a nice restaurant and I can just eat and not think. All of this means I have to be good and clean through the week - no cheats.
So today I had 3 hard boiled egg whites for breakfast, lunch is going to be now and its my usual chopped salad but with olive oil and today I'm switching up to balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar with chicken. Normally Id have quinoa in it too but I'm soaking some right now so it won't be ready until tonight. Snack today will be the rest of my chopped salad from lunch because I made a big one and maybe some nuts. Supper tonight for me is grilled shrimp on the lettuce wraps with roasted peppers and asparagus and quinoa since I didn't get it for lunch. I'm actually finding with the time change that I'm not very hungry - its almost 100pm and I haven't eaten since 930am - not good for me...so I need to get back on track and eat more.
I'm excited to start this new phase and hopefully crack that 130lbs mark.
This was Jan 28
Right arm - 10.5
Chest - 36
Waist - 32.75
Hips - 38.5
Right Thigh - 20
Calf - 15
As of today March 11
Right arm - 9.75 - awesome drop
Chest - 35.75
waist - 30.75 - thats a great drop
Hips - 37.5 - another great drop
Right Thigh - 19.5 - yah
Calf - 14 - thats huge too.
And remember my measurements from when we started way back where were even bigger. So I'm on the right track.
I have changed up my working out schedule now too to get more weight training in. Mon and Sat - step class - thats my only cardio, Tues, Wed and Fri - weight training and Thurs pilates.
Rita says I have plateaued now because my body is so used to all the good stuff I've been eating so now we need to shock it and ramp up the metabolism - I'm going to listen to her because EVERYTHING she has told me has worked. So I'm adding 15 nuts to my afternoon snack (I'm excited) - greek yogurt and berry shake 3 times/week. Still just quinoa for my starch - I could have sweet potato too but I don't care for them. She really wants me to stay away from oats, rice, etc....I did buy a new Kashi puffed cereal today that is very low sugar content just to change up my breakfasts some days.
Then what she wants me to do is every 7-10 days - so I'm going to start this Saturday night a cheat dinner and a major cheat - like wine, pasta with sauce, salad, small dessert, piece of bread. This will get my metabolism moving. Then on Sunday right back to tons of water, veggies and protein. She says I will feel bloated and I will have cravings to fight but it will be worth it. I will start to lose more weight this way and on top of that having a cheat meal is good for me mentally, good for my marriage - Tom and I can have dinner together at a nice restaurant and I can just eat and not think. All of this means I have to be good and clean through the week - no cheats.
So today I had 3 hard boiled egg whites for breakfast, lunch is going to be now and its my usual chopped salad but with olive oil and today I'm switching up to balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar with chicken. Normally Id have quinoa in it too but I'm soaking some right now so it won't be ready until tonight. Snack today will be the rest of my chopped salad from lunch because I made a big one and maybe some nuts. Supper tonight for me is grilled shrimp on the lettuce wraps with roasted peppers and asparagus and quinoa since I didn't get it for lunch. I'm actually finding with the time change that I'm not very hungry - its almost 100pm and I haven't eaten since 930am - not good for me...so I need to get back on track and eat more.
I'm excited to start this new phase and hopefully crack that 130lbs mark.
Sunday, 10 March 2013
A Beautiful Sunday
Last night turned out to be great food wise for me. We had a glass of wine here before we left - I stuck to one glass. Then at La Casa I ordered 1 Cosmo and then stuck to water after that. I had the calamari to start with which is not breaded and done in lemon and olive oil - quite tasty. For my main course I had the 6 oz beef tenderloin, asparagus and it came with roasted mash which I ate maybe a quarter of. Then the three of us shared chocolate mouse - which was a few bites each. So all in all a successful meal and tons of fun.
Of course my kids were waiting up when we got home last night at 1045p which was really 1145p with the new time so it was after midnight before we were all in bed. None of us got out of bed until close to 1100am this morning - it was actually so nice and peaceful. So of course since it was 1100am before I got downstairs I decided I may as just wait and have lunch. So no food today until 100pm and then I had my chopped salad with chicken and a 100 calorie snack pack of cheesies.
The kids and I are heading out for a power walk/bike ride shortly - we are trying to enjoy as much of this weather as we can. I will make us greek yogurt and berry and flaxseed shakes later this afternoon and then supper tonight is bbq chicken (hopefully Tom is home in time for dinner), roasted asparagus and broccoli and homemade mac and cheese for Tom and the kids. So definitely not enough eating today....I took Avah to Michael's this morning and 60.00 later she was all stocked up on new craft stuff so she will be dying to craft away after our walk today. I'm hoping for some time to sit in the front living room in my favourite red chair in the sunshine and read my kindle.
A nice peaceful Sunday - I can smell Spring in the air.
I'm back to training with Rita tomorrow - so excited. We are going to sit for 15 minutes and talk food - I have tons of questions for her now about how to maintain my weight and if I can now start to add some things into my eating - things like nuts, 12 grain bread, whole grain rice, berries and other fruits, and how often I can eat those things. I think if I could add a few more things now and basically follow Tosca's Eat Clean Stripped program I think I could eat like this for the rest of my life with just a weekly cheat here and there. So I'm very excited to sit down with her and make a real forever eating program.
Stay tuned.
Of course my kids were waiting up when we got home last night at 1045p which was really 1145p with the new time so it was after midnight before we were all in bed. None of us got out of bed until close to 1100am this morning - it was actually so nice and peaceful. So of course since it was 1100am before I got downstairs I decided I may as just wait and have lunch. So no food today until 100pm and then I had my chopped salad with chicken and a 100 calorie snack pack of cheesies.
The kids and I are heading out for a power walk/bike ride shortly - we are trying to enjoy as much of this weather as we can. I will make us greek yogurt and berry and flaxseed shakes later this afternoon and then supper tonight is bbq chicken (hopefully Tom is home in time for dinner), roasted asparagus and broccoli and homemade mac and cheese for Tom and the kids. So definitely not enough eating today....I took Avah to Michael's this morning and 60.00 later she was all stocked up on new craft stuff so she will be dying to craft away after our walk today. I'm hoping for some time to sit in the front living room in my favourite red chair in the sunshine and read my kindle.
A nice peaceful Sunday - I can smell Spring in the air.
I'm back to training with Rita tomorrow - so excited. We are going to sit for 15 minutes and talk food - I have tons of questions for her now about how to maintain my weight and if I can now start to add some things into my eating - things like nuts, 12 grain bread, whole grain rice, berries and other fruits, and how often I can eat those things. I think if I could add a few more things now and basically follow Tosca's Eat Clean Stripped program I think I could eat like this for the rest of my life with just a weekly cheat here and there. So I'm very excited to sit down with her and make a real forever eating program.
Stay tuned.
Saturday, 9 March 2013
Weekend update
Well last night turned out to be a really great evening. 370 women and Tosca met and spoke with each and every one of us. She was so friendly and down to earth and quite gorgeous. We had a great time meeting other women and exchanging stories. Tosca was the keynote speaker and her speech was just great - very inspiring and motivating - I'm going to re read her Eat Clean Stripped book this weekend. They served an eat clean dinner - our salad was arugula with beets, bocachini, brussel sprouts and a couple other things that I couldn't identify but tasted great. The main course was a grilled chicken breast with spinach and quinoa stuffed tomatoes. Dessert was not my favourite - I can't even remember what it was now. Anyway, got on my scale this morning which isn't accurate but gives me a bit of a guideline the days I'm not at the gym and I can tell that I am at my lowest weight yet so I'm very much looking forward to Monday mornings weigh in.
Breakfast this morning was my kashi cereal. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken - I only ate half because I also had a small bowl of my leftover homemade broccoli soup - so I will eat the rest of my chopped salad for my snack this afternoon. Tonight is going to be tricky - I'm going with some friends to La Casa - italian....yikes....I guess I just have to order as best I can and just eat half of it. And no more than 2 glasses of wine with lots of water. Then tomorrow back to protein and veggies.
Heading out with the kids and dog now for a power walk for me and bike riding for them. So happy to enjoy this great weather.
One of the things that I loved about Tosca last night is for all the loss and obstacles that she has had this past year her outlook on life is so positive. She makes eating clean sound so easy and when she breaks it down you really say to yourself - yah, everything she says makes TOTAL sense. Why wouldn't I want to fuel my body with pure healthy natural foods that will not only help in weight loss, but glowing skin, great insides, positive attitude,better digestion, better sex life, etc....so many benefits to eating healthy. I also find it so interesting that until she was 39 years old she was quite overweight and led a very sedentary life - until she met her second husband - Robert Kennedy who was the owner/publisher of Oxygen magazine. With him by her side she was able to get into the best shape of her life and now at the age of 54 she looks and feels amazing. Pretty great role model I would say.
Yesterday when I was at the gym I spoke for some time with a girl I know that also competes in bikini contests and is in amazing shape after having 2 children. She told me that by working out with weights 3-4 times/week within 6 weeks I should really see a difference in my body - everything will start to tighten up now that I've lost the weight. Next week I'm back with Rita 2 days and I'm ready for her to kick my butt and to brainstorm with her for new food ideas. I'm feeling great.
Breakfast this morning was my kashi cereal. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken - I only ate half because I also had a small bowl of my leftover homemade broccoli soup - so I will eat the rest of my chopped salad for my snack this afternoon. Tonight is going to be tricky - I'm going with some friends to La Casa - italian....yikes....I guess I just have to order as best I can and just eat half of it. And no more than 2 glasses of wine with lots of water. Then tomorrow back to protein and veggies.
Heading out with the kids and dog now for a power walk for me and bike riding for them. So happy to enjoy this great weather.
One of the things that I loved about Tosca last night is for all the loss and obstacles that she has had this past year her outlook on life is so positive. She makes eating clean sound so easy and when she breaks it down you really say to yourself - yah, everything she says makes TOTAL sense. Why wouldn't I want to fuel my body with pure healthy natural foods that will not only help in weight loss, but glowing skin, great insides, positive attitude,better digestion, better sex life, etc....so many benefits to eating healthy. I also find it so interesting that until she was 39 years old she was quite overweight and led a very sedentary life - until she met her second husband - Robert Kennedy who was the owner/publisher of Oxygen magazine. With him by her side she was able to get into the best shape of her life and now at the age of 54 she looks and feels amazing. Pretty great role model I would say.
Yesterday when I was at the gym I spoke for some time with a girl I know that also competes in bikini contests and is in amazing shape after having 2 children. She told me that by working out with weights 3-4 times/week within 6 weeks I should really see a difference in my body - everything will start to tighten up now that I've lost the weight. Next week I'm back with Rita 2 days and I'm ready for her to kick my butt and to brainstorm with her for new food ideas. I'm feeling great.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Such a great day
Well to start my day I got weighed at Goodlife and it was good news since I'm still PMSing like a mother effer....weight was 133lbs exactly so the same as on Monday and only up from last weeks low of 132.8 so I can deal with that. The great news is my body fat is at an all time low - 25.1% so I'm excited about that. I did a great 1 hour weight workout today. Lots of abs throughout and at the end. Feeling great now.
Had my Kashi cereal for breakfast and then a handful of carrots after my workout. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken. Jack and I are heading out shortly with the dog - I will power walk and he will ride his bike - have to enjoy this somewhat nice weather.
Then jumping tubbie to get ready for tonights event. Celebrating International Womens Day at the Marconi Club where Rita is the MC and Tosca Reno is the keynote speaker - sooo hoping for a chance to meet her and get a picture but 350 women are attending so we shall see.
Have a great day.
Had my Kashi cereal for breakfast and then a handful of carrots after my workout. Lunch was my chopped salad with chicken. Jack and I are heading out shortly with the dog - I will power walk and he will ride his bike - have to enjoy this somewhat nice weather.
Then jumping tubbie to get ready for tonights event. Celebrating International Womens Day at the Marconi Club where Rita is the MC and Tosca Reno is the keynote speaker - sooo hoping for a chance to meet her and get a picture but 350 women are attending so we shall see.
Have a great day.
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Thursday = my fav day of the week
Does anyone know why? Because its magazine day!!! People and US Weekly in my hands and off to the hairdressers I went....love....
Not much to say about today - pilates this morning. Had 2 hard boiled egg whites before I left. Today at lunch I just couldn't face another salad - one of those days - so I had a small veggie sub from Subway - feeling so guilty afterwards but I talked it through with my friend and hair stylist and as she says, we still have to live and a small sub once a month never killed anyone.
Snack today is going to be my greek yogurt and berry smoothie with flaxseed and some carrots on the side. I am really trying to stay away from dairy but that greek yogurt smoothie is so good and so good for you - I just can't give it up and it fills me up until suppertime.
Supper tonight is grilled shrimp with garlic and tomatoes served on romaine lettuce wraps with my fav Presidents CHoice Sweet with Heat sauce. Roasted asparagus and peppers with coconut oil. I'm also making a big batch of my homemade broccoli soup for Tom and the kids and to send in the kids lunches tomorrow. Yummy - I might have to try a bit of that.
Otherwise a quiet evening is in store and then tomorrow lots of excitement. I'm going to a Meet and Greet even tomorrow night with my sister Alyssa to see Tosca Reno - so excited about that. Trying to decide what to wear because of course we have to be fabulous for Tosca. Leaning towards my black suede leggings (that fit perfectly now), short sleeve red lace top, Chanel necklace and Miu Miu black and gold sky high heels - hopefully its a sitting event since walking in those babies isn't too too possible.
Kids are getting off the bus so gotta fly for today.
Not much to say about today - pilates this morning. Had 2 hard boiled egg whites before I left. Today at lunch I just couldn't face another salad - one of those days - so I had a small veggie sub from Subway - feeling so guilty afterwards but I talked it through with my friend and hair stylist and as she says, we still have to live and a small sub once a month never killed anyone.
Snack today is going to be my greek yogurt and berry smoothie with flaxseed and some carrots on the side. I am really trying to stay away from dairy but that greek yogurt smoothie is so good and so good for you - I just can't give it up and it fills me up until suppertime.
Supper tonight is grilled shrimp with garlic and tomatoes served on romaine lettuce wraps with my fav Presidents CHoice Sweet with Heat sauce. Roasted asparagus and peppers with coconut oil. I'm also making a big batch of my homemade broccoli soup for Tom and the kids and to send in the kids lunches tomorrow. Yummy - I might have to try a bit of that.
Otherwise a quiet evening is in store and then tomorrow lots of excitement. I'm going to a Meet and Greet even tomorrow night with my sister Alyssa to see Tosca Reno - so excited about that. Trying to decide what to wear because of course we have to be fabulous for Tosca. Leaning towards my black suede leggings (that fit perfectly now), short sleeve red lace top, Chanel necklace and Miu Miu black and gold sky high heels - hopefully its a sitting event since walking in those babies isn't too too possible.
Kids are getting off the bus so gotta fly for today.
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Bloated and puffy
I hate this whole monthly condition that we women have to go through especially right now while I am training so hard and eating so well because as of today I am so bloated that I have no idea if its the PMS or if I have gained some weight and that is FREAKING ME OUT!! So I didn't even get weighed today and I didn't even make it to the gym this morning. Ran some errands with Jack and of course we ended up at Fisher& CO because I need a new pair of skinny jeans that fit really well. Got a pair - perfect, served lunch at Avah's school and now we are home for the rest of the day. I'm going to take the next hour to do some travel work on my computer and then I will do my home DVD - part cardio and part abs for today. That way I can just do the workout in my sweats, no one sees me - sometimes I just don't feel like getting all my Lulu gear on and looking cute. My eating is going to be really good today too. Breakfast was just 2 hard boiled egg whites since I wasn't going to work out. Lunch I just finished and it was my usual chopped salad with chicken and a sprinkling of quinoa. Never sure what snack will be - carrots and something.... Dinner tonight - I am making the family chicken fajitas and I am going to have an egg white omelette with peppers in it and a side of roasted asparagus in coconut oil. I want to have a pure and clean healthy day today before hitting the scale tomorrow morning. I'm sure I will be grumpy today because I will be hungry since its a totally clean eating day and I'm sure I will be craving......to bed early tonight - the only way to fight the cravings. By the weekend I will be back to normal and hopefully so close to hitting my goal of 130lbs.
Tuesday, 5 March 2013
Such a great day today
My little girl Avah turned 8 today and it was a day/evening of celebrating. Her birthdays are always so bittersweet for me because I enjoy her so much more the older she gets and yet I just want to freeze her at age 8 and keep her here forever, so young and sweet. She told me tonight that it was her best birthday yet and thanked me for all her presents and told me I'm the best mommy ever and that she loves me - like how much better does it get as a Mom??
Today was a good food day too - I had pilates this morning and I was with another advanced lady so we had a great workout. Breakfast was a small bowl of my Kashi cereal. Lunch today was my chopped salad with the last of my bbqd chicken. Guess I have to go back to the pre cooked chickens until I can convince hubby to bbq me some more. There are some things that as a female I totally refuse to do - take out the garbage, cut the grass and bbq...haha..
Snack today was a few crackers and some egg whites. I had lots of water today too.
We took the family to The London Club for dinner. I had 1 Cosmopolitan for my cocktail and then just water. I had a couple bites of caesar salad that my kids shared and my entree was their homemade pasta with a lemon butter sauce (yikes), shrimps, scallops and roasted red peppers. I immediately took away more than half of the pasta and ate the shrimp, scallops, peppers and a bit of pasta. No dessert for me - I watched everyone else enjoy their creme brûlée and the kids had ice cream.
So you see, I'm starting to eat some more normal food but I'm super careful about it - just tastes here and there and if I see my weight start to change at all, then right back onto pure clean foods 24/7. I'd love to get to the point where I can eat clean and healthy 90% of the time and 10% of the time I can have cheats and when I say cheats I mean pasta, rice, some fruit....I'm certainly not saying I will be eating pizza, chips, chocolate, etc...
I will get weighed tomorrow and it will be interesting to see where I'm at since its a PMS week. I don't feel stuffed or gross from supper so I know that I walked out about 70% full...,yah Sarah!!
Today was a good food day too - I had pilates this morning and I was with another advanced lady so we had a great workout. Breakfast was a small bowl of my Kashi cereal. Lunch today was my chopped salad with the last of my bbqd chicken. Guess I have to go back to the pre cooked chickens until I can convince hubby to bbq me some more. There are some things that as a female I totally refuse to do - take out the garbage, cut the grass and bbq...haha..
Snack today was a few crackers and some egg whites. I had lots of water today too.
We took the family to The London Club for dinner. I had 1 Cosmopolitan for my cocktail and then just water. I had a couple bites of caesar salad that my kids shared and my entree was their homemade pasta with a lemon butter sauce (yikes), shrimps, scallops and roasted red peppers. I immediately took away more than half of the pasta and ate the shrimp, scallops, peppers and a bit of pasta. No dessert for me - I watched everyone else enjoy their creme brûlée and the kids had ice cream.
So you see, I'm starting to eat some more normal food but I'm super careful about it - just tastes here and there and if I see my weight start to change at all, then right back onto pure clean foods 24/7. I'd love to get to the point where I can eat clean and healthy 90% of the time and 10% of the time I can have cheats and when I say cheats I mean pasta, rice, some fruit....I'm certainly not saying I will be eating pizza, chips, chocolate, etc...
I will get weighed tomorrow and it will be interesting to see where I'm at since its a PMS week. I don't feel stuffed or gross from supper so I know that I walked out about 70% full...,yah Sarah!!
Monday, 4 March 2013
Aunt Flo is coming to town
God I hate when this happens especially when I am trying to see results on the scale each week. PMS symptoms for me include weight gain, bloat, huge boobs and headache. Sucks. I got weighed today and I was 133lbs exactly - up from 132.8 the other day and my body fat was up a bit too - chalk all that up to bloat. My goal for the end of the week is to end up at 132lbs even. Florida is coming up fast and furious. I went to step class today and worked hard. Now I'm trying to tone and tighten everything up and that is a hard task and takes time.
Food today - breakfast was 2 hard boiled egg whites and a baggie of cold carrots. Lunch is going to be my chopped salad with bbq chicken. Snack will probably be more chicken and maybe some chopped peppers to change things up, or some cherry tomatoes.
Supper tonight I am making a beef roast in the crock pot so I will have that, the kids and hubby will have potatoes and I am going to roast some peppers in coconut oil and I will have quinoa with it. Yum. Amazing what I get excited about these days.
Short post today - I'm off to pick Avah up from school for a doctor appt.
Food today - breakfast was 2 hard boiled egg whites and a baggie of cold carrots. Lunch is going to be my chopped salad with bbq chicken. Snack will probably be more chicken and maybe some chopped peppers to change things up, or some cherry tomatoes.
Supper tonight I am making a beef roast in the crock pot so I will have that, the kids and hubby will have potatoes and I am going to roast some peppers in coconut oil and I will have quinoa with it. Yum. Amazing what I get excited about these days.
Short post today - I'm off to pick Avah up from school for a doctor appt.
Sunday, 3 March 2013
Lets Talk Tits....
Bet that got your attention.....
Now that I've got my weight to pretty darn close to where I want it, its time to start thinking about what to do with the guns. As everyone knows I'm on my second set of implants - got these puppies back in 2006 and when I got this set, I weighed more and the doctor made them bigger to accommodate my size. And lets be honest - big boobs were in style then, everyone was getting them.
Fast forward now 7 years, my weight is back down, I'm wearing designer clothes and I'm so tired of nothing fitting me properly. I can't wear button up shirts without big gapes, I look like a porn star in some of my dresses and bathing suits. So my plan is to have these implants removed possibly this fall and have some nice small C's put in. The great thing though is as I've lost the weight and all the bloating and puffiness from the estrogen, my chest has great gone down in size and that makes me happy. So I've decided to take the summer and see how things are fitting and how I feel in a bathing suit and then make a decision. 7 grand to have this done so I will have spent close to 20,000 when all is said and done on implants so I want to make the correct and final decision this time. So stay tuned for more on that topic!!
Sundays I always have a little lie-in while Tom and the kids get up and make pancakes and bacon. I avoid the kitchen while that is going on. I stay in bed for a bit, clean up around the upstairs, make beds and have a shower. So it was 1015a today before I made it downstairs. I had a small bowl of my Kashi cereal. Lunch today is my chopped salad with olive oil, red wine vinegar and leftover bbq chicken and a sprinkle of quinoa. Supper tonight is the grilled shrimp with tomatoes and garlic on lettuce wraps with that Sweet with Heat sauce, steamed haricots verds and wild rice (I might stick with quinoa instead of rice depending on how the day goes). Snack will likely be a handful of carrots and some chopped chicken. I never work out on Sundays but we usually try and do something with the kids to get out so today we are taking them to Gibbons Park to walk along the trails.
I'm also going to lock myself in my closet this afternoon and have a bikini/bathing suit trying on marathon and see just where I'm sitting for Florida. Fingers crossed for good results.
Have a great Sunday.
Now that I've got my weight to pretty darn close to where I want it, its time to start thinking about what to do with the guns. As everyone knows I'm on my second set of implants - got these puppies back in 2006 and when I got this set, I weighed more and the doctor made them bigger to accommodate my size. And lets be honest - big boobs were in style then, everyone was getting them.
Fast forward now 7 years, my weight is back down, I'm wearing designer clothes and I'm so tired of nothing fitting me properly. I can't wear button up shirts without big gapes, I look like a porn star in some of my dresses and bathing suits. So my plan is to have these implants removed possibly this fall and have some nice small C's put in. The great thing though is as I've lost the weight and all the bloating and puffiness from the estrogen, my chest has great gone down in size and that makes me happy. So I've decided to take the summer and see how things are fitting and how I feel in a bathing suit and then make a decision. 7 grand to have this done so I will have spent close to 20,000 when all is said and done on implants so I want to make the correct and final decision this time. So stay tuned for more on that topic!!
Sundays I always have a little lie-in while Tom and the kids get up and make pancakes and bacon. I avoid the kitchen while that is going on. I stay in bed for a bit, clean up around the upstairs, make beds and have a shower. So it was 1015a today before I made it downstairs. I had a small bowl of my Kashi cereal. Lunch today is my chopped salad with olive oil, red wine vinegar and leftover bbq chicken and a sprinkle of quinoa. Supper tonight is the grilled shrimp with tomatoes and garlic on lettuce wraps with that Sweet with Heat sauce, steamed haricots verds and wild rice (I might stick with quinoa instead of rice depending on how the day goes). Snack will likely be a handful of carrots and some chopped chicken. I never work out on Sundays but we usually try and do something with the kids to get out so today we are taking them to Gibbons Park to walk along the trails.
I'm also going to lock myself in my closet this afternoon and have a bikini/bathing suit trying on marathon and see just where I'm sitting for Florida. Fingers crossed for good results.
Have a great Sunday.
Saturday, 2 March 2013
Saturday meal plan
Just got home from a crappy step class at Sherwood - I have a love/hate relationship with my Saturday morning Step class. For some reason, 80%of the time at that class the instructor goes wayyy back in time and plays old music and does old routines and nothing bores me more. I barely broke a sweat today...grrr...
Breakfast before I went was 2 hardboiled egg whites and a small bowl of Kashi Cinnamon Crunch - its the lowest sugar and highest fibre Kashi cereal I could see at the store and its something I have the odd time.
Lunch today is my staple - chopped veggies with olive oil and red wine vinegar and my awesome husband just stood out in the cold and bbq'd me a chicken breast that I can chop up cold onto my salad. Yummy.
Then off to the spa with the little girls - so excited for them.
Supper tonight is bbq again filets and chicken, roasted broccoli in coconut oil and quinoa. So a great day.
Not much else to say today - sorry for the boring blog.
I've got a good topic for tomorrow.
Breakfast before I went was 2 hardboiled egg whites and a small bowl of Kashi Cinnamon Crunch - its the lowest sugar and highest fibre Kashi cereal I could see at the store and its something I have the odd time.
Lunch today is my staple - chopped veggies with olive oil and red wine vinegar and my awesome husband just stood out in the cold and bbq'd me a chicken breast that I can chop up cold onto my salad. Yummy.
Then off to the spa with the little girls - so excited for them.
Supper tonight is bbq again filets and chicken, roasted broccoli in coconut oil and quinoa. So a great day.
Not much else to say today - sorry for the boring blog.
I've got a good topic for tomorrow.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Will I Get Fat Again??
That question is constantly on my mind - 24/7 every time I take a bite of food, every time I get up in the morning and weigh myself and every night when I go to bed. Now it becomes a brain issue - my weight is pretty darn close to where I want it, I have started eating some other foods and my weight stays the same, so I think I am over the hurdle and I can let my guard down a bit. Do I mean I can scarf down a bag of chips or a pizza? Hell no, never again - but I need to be able to eat a small portion of rice, or drink a smoothie and not freak out about what its doing to me. So that's my new issue is to try and get my brain wrapped around the fact that I did this and now I just need to maintain it. I'm not being over confident when I say that Im pretty darn sure I will never gain this weight back again - I will just not let it happen. Getting dressed every day is so FUN again - I am wearing clothes that I haven't fit into in a year - they are all brand new and its so exciting to see how great they look now.
Its amazing what happens to my self confidence now that I'm looking better and getting compliments all over the place. Yesterday at the gym a girl I see there sometimes came up to me as I was doing pushups off the stability ball and she said "I just have to tell you woman to woman - your ass looks amazing right now." That just totally made my day to hear that from another female. Compliments like that make you walk a little taller and smile a little brighter, thats for sure.
Today has been one of my bad days as far as scheduling my food and I feel stressed tonight about it but I have to say - Sarah, nothing bad has happened, I am fine, this day was fine.
I was out on the road and running errands all day today and I didn't plan properly and planning is the key to eating healthy. I would normally take a baggie of carrots and chicken with me on a road trip for an afternoon snack and I didn't. As well when Im in my car I never drink enough water because the problem of having to pee every 30 minutes becomes an issue.
So today I left the house shortly after 900am to head to Port Huron to my UPS box and to do a little shopping at Target. I had bare bones groceries in the house (another amateur mistake on my part) so I made a small fat free plain greek yogurt, frozen peaches and flaxseed smoothie as my breakfast. A very healthy breakfast but I'm really trying to stay away from dairy and fruit as much as possible. Fast forward to the rest of my day. After getting to Port Huron, running my errands and picking stuff up it was 1215p so I headed to my favourite Ruby Tuesdays for their salad bar. I love it because I can make a huge salad of romaine and spinach, peppers, cukes, carrots - have to use their low fat dressing so again, that part is not on my plan - no salad dressing. So I had that for lunch but oh no, I didn't stop there - I also had a small portion of the queso and chips - that is my fav treat at Ruby Tuesdays. Chalk it up to a cheat. I didn't have a problem with that - having a cheat once every 2 weeks isn't going to kill me and quite honestly it keeps me going and motivated. My problem is that after that I spent the rest of the afternoon in the car, down on Richmond St, picking up some of my new Spring pieces at Fisher, then getting my nails done. I finally hit the grocery store close to 500pm and home by 530pm. So no snack today - bad, bad, bad....I wasn't starved by supper but I was pretty hungry and that can lead to bad choices. I made Tom and the kids my homemade spaghetti sauce with fusilli noodles and I didn't touch that. I heated up some of my leftover homemade chicken noodle soup from last night (great), had a portion of chopped up leftover cold chicken (great) and about 5 whole wheat crackers with cheese (not great, not terrible, but not on my plan). Its now 800pm and I'm only on my 4th glass of water today so I have a lot of water drinking to get in - I try for a minimum of 8-10 glasses per day. So I'm way behind. So it wasn't my best day but it wasn't like I was scarfing down tons of unhealthy stuff.
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day. I have step class at 900am - love my Saturday morning step. Then I'm taking Avah and her cousin Abbie to my spa for a girls spa afternoon for Avah's birthday - mani's, pedi's, facials and feathers in their hair, followed by a trip to Prince Al's diner for milkshakes (of which I will just enjoy a sip of Avahs). Then home for a great dinner of simple bbqd chicken breasts, roasted broccoli in coconut oil and wild rice for the family and quinoa for me.
Its amazing what happens to my self confidence now that I'm looking better and getting compliments all over the place. Yesterday at the gym a girl I see there sometimes came up to me as I was doing pushups off the stability ball and she said "I just have to tell you woman to woman - your ass looks amazing right now." That just totally made my day to hear that from another female. Compliments like that make you walk a little taller and smile a little brighter, thats for sure.
Today has been one of my bad days as far as scheduling my food and I feel stressed tonight about it but I have to say - Sarah, nothing bad has happened, I am fine, this day was fine.
I was out on the road and running errands all day today and I didn't plan properly and planning is the key to eating healthy. I would normally take a baggie of carrots and chicken with me on a road trip for an afternoon snack and I didn't. As well when Im in my car I never drink enough water because the problem of having to pee every 30 minutes becomes an issue.
So today I left the house shortly after 900am to head to Port Huron to my UPS box and to do a little shopping at Target. I had bare bones groceries in the house (another amateur mistake on my part) so I made a small fat free plain greek yogurt, frozen peaches and flaxseed smoothie as my breakfast. A very healthy breakfast but I'm really trying to stay away from dairy and fruit as much as possible. Fast forward to the rest of my day. After getting to Port Huron, running my errands and picking stuff up it was 1215p so I headed to my favourite Ruby Tuesdays for their salad bar. I love it because I can make a huge salad of romaine and spinach, peppers, cukes, carrots - have to use their low fat dressing so again, that part is not on my plan - no salad dressing. So I had that for lunch but oh no, I didn't stop there - I also had a small portion of the queso and chips - that is my fav treat at Ruby Tuesdays. Chalk it up to a cheat. I didn't have a problem with that - having a cheat once every 2 weeks isn't going to kill me and quite honestly it keeps me going and motivated. My problem is that after that I spent the rest of the afternoon in the car, down on Richmond St, picking up some of my new Spring pieces at Fisher, then getting my nails done. I finally hit the grocery store close to 500pm and home by 530pm. So no snack today - bad, bad, bad....I wasn't starved by supper but I was pretty hungry and that can lead to bad choices. I made Tom and the kids my homemade spaghetti sauce with fusilli noodles and I didn't touch that. I heated up some of my leftover homemade chicken noodle soup from last night (great), had a portion of chopped up leftover cold chicken (great) and about 5 whole wheat crackers with cheese (not great, not terrible, but not on my plan). Its now 800pm and I'm only on my 4th glass of water today so I have a lot of water drinking to get in - I try for a minimum of 8-10 glasses per day. So I'm way behind. So it wasn't my best day but it wasn't like I was scarfing down tons of unhealthy stuff.
Tomorrow is going to be a fun day. I have step class at 900am - love my Saturday morning step. Then I'm taking Avah and her cousin Abbie to my spa for a girls spa afternoon for Avah's birthday - mani's, pedi's, facials and feathers in their hair, followed by a trip to Prince Al's diner for milkshakes (of which I will just enjoy a sip of Avahs). Then home for a great dinner of simple bbqd chicken breasts, roasted broccoli in coconut oil and wild rice for the family and quinoa for me.
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