Thanksgiving, that holiday when anything goes! I for one am not one to restrain or alter any recipes to make them healthier. Sure, there are always those who say you can build a healthy and satisfying dinner without all the butter, heavy cream, salt and fat. NOT ME! Indulge indulge indulge!
P.S. My period is late. I'm not going to worry too much about being pregnant until December 1 because my cycle has been so off kilter for many months now. Plus we are still watching the cyst on my ovary. I have another ultrasound to check on it next month, so we will see if it is getting bigger, smaller or staying the same.
Breakfast:
Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk and honey
Hard boiled egg
2 cup tea
Monday, December 1, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Ok, I'm back
After a little hiatus I realize I need to stick with this. My weekend of partying at the Motley Crue concert left me in a lazy mood and no motivation to eat right or record anything. I've also gotten pretty busy with work so I don't have a lot of spare time to dedicate to this blog.
Anyway, here we go again. I have started an exercise plan that I hope I can stick to. I love swimming! I was born to do it. It relaxes me and I just feel soothed when I am stroking through the water. So, the local high school pool is open on Wednesday nights for open swimming. Lap swimming! No one else in the pool messing around and playing like at the YMCA. And there are like 10 lanes open! It is also an awesome competition pool. I had trouble getting motivated to use the YMCA pool when we were members for a few reasons. First, the pool isn't that great. There are only 2 lap swimming lanes, the water is too warm for work out swimming and there are always kids in the pool splashing and coming into the lap lanes. And the lifeguards do nothing to stop this.
So I discovered that the high school pool is open from 7:00-8:30 on Wednesday evenings. I worked out with the husband that I would take this evening to do something for myself and go work out. Last night was my first time and it was GREAT! Despite the fact it is a late night work out, I am happy with everything else about the workout space. I did feel like I had no endurance and I felt weak at some points. I could hardly complete a 200 meter swim (8 laps) without needing a break. But I am accepting of this fact because I haven't had a decent workout schedule since Alice was born. I did roller derby after Miles, but I can't say that was a total body workout or anything.
I am hoping that this first step leads me to other workout initiatives. That way I will at least have a chance at loosing some weight and get below 200 and fit into my size 14s.
Weight yesterday, 205 pounds
Breakfast: oatmeal with ground flax seed, pumpkin and banana
Hard boiled egg, 1 piece turkey bacon
Multi grain wheat thins and butter
Nuts and crackers
Chicken, cheese stick, pea pods, crackers
6 Hershey kisses
Anyway, here we go again. I have started an exercise plan that I hope I can stick to. I love swimming! I was born to do it. It relaxes me and I just feel soothed when I am stroking through the water. So, the local high school pool is open on Wednesday nights for open swimming. Lap swimming! No one else in the pool messing around and playing like at the YMCA. And there are like 10 lanes open! It is also an awesome competition pool. I had trouble getting motivated to use the YMCA pool when we were members for a few reasons. First, the pool isn't that great. There are only 2 lap swimming lanes, the water is too warm for work out swimming and there are always kids in the pool splashing and coming into the lap lanes. And the lifeguards do nothing to stop this.
So I discovered that the high school pool is open from 7:00-8:30 on Wednesday evenings. I worked out with the husband that I would take this evening to do something for myself and go work out. Last night was my first time and it was GREAT! Despite the fact it is a late night work out, I am happy with everything else about the workout space. I did feel like I had no endurance and I felt weak at some points. I could hardly complete a 200 meter swim (8 laps) without needing a break. But I am accepting of this fact because I haven't had a decent workout schedule since Alice was born. I did roller derby after Miles, but I can't say that was a total body workout or anything.
I am hoping that this first step leads me to other workout initiatives. That way I will at least have a chance at loosing some weight and get below 200 and fit into my size 14s.
Weight yesterday, 205 pounds
Breakfast: oatmeal with ground flax seed, pumpkin and banana
Hard boiled egg, 1 piece turkey bacon
Multi grain wheat thins and butter
Nuts and crackers
Chicken, cheese stick, pea pods, crackers
6 Hershey kisses
Pop corn
Cheese stick
Sweet potato, sausage, kale soup
4 vodka shots
Kisses
Thursday, November 13, 2014
I guess I'm not eating lunch
Well, it looks like from review of my eating log that I am not eating a good lunch. Have I wrote about this before? I must have. I guess it is a time perception. I am usually working right up until 12:30 and don't take a break to make lunch for myself. I leave to pick up the kids shortly after 12:30, and then they are with me the rest of the day. They have already had their lunch and I am typically just having a snack with them in the afternoon. So there is no solid meal, just snacks.
Or maybe I am eating lunch too early. I get pretty hungry around 10:30/11:00 in the morning and usually dive into a heavy snack. So when 2:00 rolls around I am ready for another meal but usually end up snacking. I'm not sure what all this means exactly but it is something to be said.
Snacks...I do love snacks. I love having nuts as snacks. Mostly almonds, but I've recently bought pecans and walnuts and really like them too. I do have my share of crackers and pretzels. I know not to keep certain things in the house or they will cause bad things to happen. No chips, Cheetos, or Oreo cookies, I just start eating those things and can't stop. I try and make good choices with a cheese stick, mini peppers, celery, pea pods (although no more cheese for me right now).
Weight today 205 pounds.
November 13, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, soy milk
2 cup tea
Decaf coffee with half and half
4 blue cheese stuffed olives
Mix: Black beans, roasted cauliflower, mini peppers, pea pods, 2 veggie dogs, mushrooms with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, salt and pepper
My stomach is all bubbly and I feel weird. Did I eat too many vegetables? Is that possible?
M&Ms (melted in the microwave, you should try this, they are delicious this way)
Dinner: Irish stout stew with meat, peas, potatoes, egg noodles, onion
Grapes
Or maybe I am eating lunch too early. I get pretty hungry around 10:30/11:00 in the morning and usually dive into a heavy snack. So when 2:00 rolls around I am ready for another meal but usually end up snacking. I'm not sure what all this means exactly but it is something to be said.
Snacks...I do love snacks. I love having nuts as snacks. Mostly almonds, but I've recently bought pecans and walnuts and really like them too. I do have my share of crackers and pretzels. I know not to keep certain things in the house or they will cause bad things to happen. No chips, Cheetos, or Oreo cookies, I just start eating those things and can't stop. I try and make good choices with a cheese stick, mini peppers, celery, pea pods (although no more cheese for me right now).
Weight today 205 pounds.
November 13, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, soy milk
2 cup tea
Decaf coffee with half and half
4 blue cheese stuffed olives
Mix: Black beans, roasted cauliflower, mini peppers, pea pods, 2 veggie dogs, mushrooms with balsamic vinegar and olive oil, salt and pepper
My stomach is all bubbly and I feel weird. Did I eat too many vegetables? Is that possible?
M&Ms (melted in the microwave, you should try this, they are delicious this way)
Dinner: Irish stout stew with meat, peas, potatoes, egg noodles, onion
Grapes
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
I always wondered, what's the deal with soda?
You know all those research studies people quote that says drinking soda leads to obesity? What does that really mean? They usually simply say "soda". Not diet soda, or carbonated water, low sugar soda, or soda with alcohol (heehee, I know that's wrong). It is simply "soda". And I always question what other characteristics a "regular soda drinker" has that contributes to obesity.
I love Diet Coke! I used to drink more of it than I do now. But I still really enjoy it when I have it. I always thought I was exempt from those studies because I was drinking a "diet" soda (you know, no calories and all). But I do know (NOW) that artificial sweeteners are not good for you either. Growing up we always had diet soda and regular soda in the house. My favorite was diet cherry 7up. Oh I can taste it now, that stuff is great. I don't really see it around any more. My brother was a Dr. Pepper fan. Plus we drank Kool-Aid all the time (the full sugar stuff). So what ever damage aspartame has done to me, I'm sure I'm going to be feeling it in my late 30s.
As for now, I have cut out artificial sweeteners. That is except for the occasional Diet Coke and I do like hot chocolate and usually buy the sugar free stuff to cut on calories. I have Stevia in my cupboard but I cut that out too because I'm not sure how good or bad that is for you. I am now drinking my coffee without sweetener, which was an easier transition than I thought.
No weight today.
November 12, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seed, and soy milk
Cinnamon bread with butter
Decaf coffee
2 cup tea
Hard boiled egg
2 piece turkey bacon
3 olives stuffed with blue cheese
Pea pods (I have these sitting on my desk and munching on them, they are a smart snack choice, right?)
2 wild pheasant fingers
2 sweet potato chips
Grapes
Decaf Americano with half and half
I love Diet Coke! I used to drink more of it than I do now. But I still really enjoy it when I have it. I always thought I was exempt from those studies because I was drinking a "diet" soda (you know, no calories and all). But I do know (NOW) that artificial sweeteners are not good for you either. Growing up we always had diet soda and regular soda in the house. My favorite was diet cherry 7up. Oh I can taste it now, that stuff is great. I don't really see it around any more. My brother was a Dr. Pepper fan. Plus we drank Kool-Aid all the time (the full sugar stuff). So what ever damage aspartame has done to me, I'm sure I'm going to be feeling it in my late 30s.
As for now, I have cut out artificial sweeteners. That is except for the occasional Diet Coke and I do like hot chocolate and usually buy the sugar free stuff to cut on calories. I have Stevia in my cupboard but I cut that out too because I'm not sure how good or bad that is for you. I am now drinking my coffee without sweetener, which was an easier transition than I thought.
No weight today.
November 12, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seed, and soy milk
Cinnamon bread with butter
Decaf coffee
2 cup tea
Hard boiled egg
2 piece turkey bacon
3 olives stuffed with blue cheese
Pea pods (I have these sitting on my desk and munching on them, they are a smart snack choice, right?)
2 wild pheasant fingers
2 sweet potato chips
Grapes
Decaf Americano with half and half
Goldfish crackers
2 pretzel rods
Pea pods
Pea pods
Stuffed peppers - couscous, onion, canillini beans, in slow cooker
Glass red wine
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
5 second rule
You know the 5 second rule, right? And those Mythbusters and College students who said anything that drops on the floor picks up bacteria and can make you sick. Well, I often wonder how truthful the implications of that are. When you drop something it only picks up some bacteria. In those experiments the people grow the bacteria that is picked up in controlled environments in Petri dishes to expose what is there. Sure there are lots of little nasties that multiply under those conditions. But it only started out as one or two spores or one lonesome bacteria cell.
So my question is, is the actual amount of bacteria that the food does pick up enough to make you sick? I mean, when the food hits your stomach, your stomach acids go to work on it and isn't that their job, to kill bad stuff that could make you sick? If you eat the food right away, wouldn't the bacteria load on the food be manageable for your body to combat?
I bring this up because I am constantly picking stuff up off the floor that my kids drop. I don't usually feed them the food, unless it is a fruit snack or something that doesn't pick up too much dog hair. But they constantly drop sippy cups and utensils that I usually just wipe off and give back to them. Then I think, would I have done that for myself? Or would I have gotten a new fork?
No weight today.
November 11, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, soy milk
Left over cereal that my kid didn't eat (with whole milk, eeeeeeeek!)
2 piece turkey bacon
Hard boiled egg
Decaf coffee
2 cup tea
Refried black beans
Spinach and radicchio salad with mini peppers, pea pods, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt
So my question is, is the actual amount of bacteria that the food does pick up enough to make you sick? I mean, when the food hits your stomach, your stomach acids go to work on it and isn't that their job, to kill bad stuff that could make you sick? If you eat the food right away, wouldn't the bacteria load on the food be manageable for your body to combat?
I bring this up because I am constantly picking stuff up off the floor that my kids drop. I don't usually feed them the food, unless it is a fruit snack or something that doesn't pick up too much dog hair. But they constantly drop sippy cups and utensils that I usually just wipe off and give back to them. Then I think, would I have done that for myself? Or would I have gotten a new fork?
No weight today.
November 11, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, soy milk
Left over cereal that my kid didn't eat (with whole milk, eeeeeeeek!)
2 piece turkey bacon
Hard boiled egg
Decaf coffee
2 cup tea
Refried black beans
Spinach and radicchio salad with mini peppers, pea pods, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt
M&Ms
Chocolate chip cookie
2 pretzel rods
Goldfish crackers
Pea pods
Dinner: Salmon cooked in pan with seasoning
Roasted cauliflower with olive oil and spices
M&Ms
What they told me about the bleeding
Cyst on my left ovary. That is what was causing all my excessive vaginal bleeding. I am scheduled for another ultrasound in 6 weeks to look at it again. My nurse practitioner called it a "large cyst" which I don't exactly know what "large" is in relative terms.
Weight today 205 pounds.
November 10, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seed, Greek yogurt
Cinnamon bread with butter
Hard boiled egg
Chicken noodle soup with added noodles
Scooby snacks
Weight today 205 pounds.
November 10, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seed, Greek yogurt
Cinnamon bread with butter
Hard boiled egg
Chicken noodle soup with added noodles
Scooby snacks
Black beans and whole grain noodles
1/4 of a cheese stick
My guts are bubbly and I am having the worst smelling gas. I don't know if it because of the pasta or the little bit of cheese I had. I need to pay more attention. I can't figure out what to eliminate if I don't truly eliminate it.
Grapes
2 veggie dogs
2 piece turkey bacon
3 mini peppers
M&Ms
Glass red wine
Glass red wine
Monday, November 10, 2014
This is what happens on the weekends
So on the weekends I am not sitting in front of the computer all morning like I am on the weekdays. I am with the kids and the husband and we are doing stuff. Fun family stuff and we are eating in between activities and naps. I do however usually have my iPod touch handy and so I will start posting what I am eating throughout the day on that. My posts will be shorter, not much monolog, and I will probably just include my eat list. No words of wisdom since the iPod is harder to type on. But easier to post pictures with, so there is the trade off. There probably won't be any weights on the weekends either since the mornings are either get up and go or stay in bed and snuggle until we get hungry for breakfast.
On the weekends I am also waiting until the end of the day to report all my eating for the day. So likely I will forget what I have eaten. So there is a challenge there.
November 9, 2014
Oatmeal with soy milk, ground flax seed, honey
Cinnamon bread
Gold fish crackers
Left over pork and sweet potatoes
Veggies and ranch dip
2 veggie hotdogs with veggie cheese
Left over red beans and rice
Pasta noodles with butter, salt and Parmesan cheese
2 glass red wine
Baked pears with cream cheese, ginger cookie and redi whip
On the weekends I am also waiting until the end of the day to report all my eating for the day. So likely I will forget what I have eaten. So there is a challenge there.
November 9, 2014
Oatmeal with soy milk, ground flax seed, honey
Cinnamon bread
Gold fish crackers
Left over pork and sweet potatoes
Veggies and ranch dip
2 veggie hotdogs with veggie cheese
Left over red beans and rice
Pasta noodles with butter, salt and Parmesan cheese
2 glass red wine
Baked pears with cream cheese, ginger cookie and redi whip
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Can one eat the same breakfast for the rest of one's life?
I like breakfast food. I really do. I love waffles and pancakes and muffins and eggs (cooked any way except scrambled) and English muffins and bacon (turkey or pork) and fruit compote for the pancakes and oatmeal and....well everything they serve on the brunch buffet at "The Grill" our local eatery. I like cereal too, but I have to eat it with soy milk (or non-dairy milk).
So why is it I find myself eating the same breakfast over and over? I guess because it is just easier that way.
So why is it I find myself eating the same breakfast over and over? I guess because it is just easier that way.
November 8, 2014
Breakfast: 2 fried eggs with veggie cheese, 2 piece turkey bacon, leftover popover from last night
Orange juice
2 cup tea
I made oatmeal but didn't eat it
Taco Bell boritto, chips and cheese sauce (I know this is bad! Don't judge)
2 pretzel rods
5 blue cheese stuffed olives
Veggies - celery, carrots, pea pods
Pita chips
Pita chips
Leftover chicke thigh and tomatoes and onion
Sweet potatoes
Broccoli and balsamic vinegar and olive oil
2 handful chocolate chips
2 shots flavored vodka
Coctail with 2 shots flavored vodka
Pop corn with flavor salt and parmasean cheese
Friday, November 7, 2014
Yesterday was bad...very bad
Yesterday was bad! I know this! Sometimes that hungry caterpillar comes out and I can't stop. I just need to make better choices than I did yesterday. I am still sick today, the mucus is coagulating and coming out my nose and mouth when I cough it up. So that is a good thing, right? I think I am on the down slope of this cold and hopefully it will be gone by Sunday.
One thing that I've noticed lately is that I am getting hungry at night. After the kids are in bed and I'm relaxing on the couch. That used to never happen. I typically have satisfying dinners and am good until the morning. What is my body trying to tell me? Maybe I should just try drinking more water. Can I drink any more?
So today is a new day and I will work on making better choices. I've taken an inventory of the refrigerator and know that I can go there for broccoli, red pepper, pea pods, grapes, pears, leftover chicken and pork for lunch, spinach salad. I'll work on staying away from the cupboard and the Scobby snacks, Halloween candy (most of the good stuff is gone now anyway), and crackers (because when the crackers come out so does the butter).
I am working through this. This record of what I am eating is working...somewhat. I just have to learn from it.
No weight today and that is probably a good thing.
November 7, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with pear jam, ground flax seed, soy milk and light honey
Hard boiled egg
2 piece turkey bacon
Decaf coffee with half and half
2 cup tea
Grapes
Veggie cheese
Leftover fajita meat with onion and pepper
Leftover green beans and brussel sprouts with balsamic vinegar
More grapes (I have them sitting on the table and am grabbing one each time I feel the urge to get up and eat something, it is working to keep me at bay so far).
5 blue cheese stuffed olives
Sugar snap pea pods
Left over chicken thigh with tomatoes and onion
- My stomach is bubbly now, not sure why I don't think I ate anything bad that would cause that.
- Also now I am craving something sweet to counter act my lunch, I just feel like I need something to top it off, I'll drink some water and tea and maybe that will help.
Celery
One thing that I've noticed lately is that I am getting hungry at night. After the kids are in bed and I'm relaxing on the couch. That used to never happen. I typically have satisfying dinners and am good until the morning. What is my body trying to tell me? Maybe I should just try drinking more water. Can I drink any more?
So today is a new day and I will work on making better choices. I've taken an inventory of the refrigerator and know that I can go there for broccoli, red pepper, pea pods, grapes, pears, leftover chicken and pork for lunch, spinach salad. I'll work on staying away from the cupboard and the Scobby snacks, Halloween candy (most of the good stuff is gone now anyway), and crackers (because when the crackers come out so does the butter).
I am working through this. This record of what I am eating is working...somewhat. I just have to learn from it.
No weight today and that is probably a good thing.
November 7, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with pear jam, ground flax seed, soy milk and light honey
Hard boiled egg
2 piece turkey bacon
Decaf coffee with half and half
2 cup tea
Grapes
Veggie cheese
Leftover fajita meat with onion and pepper
Leftover green beans and brussel sprouts with balsamic vinegar
More grapes (I have them sitting on the table and am grabbing one each time I feel the urge to get up and eat something, it is working to keep me at bay so far).
5 blue cheese stuffed olives
Sugar snap pea pods
Left over chicken thigh with tomatoes and onion
- My stomach is bubbly now, not sure why I don't think I ate anything bad that would cause that.
- Also now I am craving something sweet to counter act my lunch, I just feel like I need something to top it off, I'll drink some water and tea and maybe that will help.
Celery
Pretzel rod
Red beans and rice with pop over
Red beans and rice with pop over
Fun size 3 musketeers
4 shots flavored alachol
2 shot cocktail
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Still a little sick today
Well, I woke up with snot in my nose and a sore throat and cough. So I'm still sick today, but I am at work and will hopefully recover. Orange juice always makes me feel better when I'm sick. I don't know if it is a left over from when I was a kid or the magical powers of the orange, but it just feels good to drink with a clogged nose and hacking cough.
No weight today. I've also thought about some motivation. My husband and I are going to Mexico in February. We will be in swim suits 80% of the time we are there. So that is some motivation to move on loosing some pounds. Although it will be tough with the holidays coming up. But let's see how it goes.
November 6, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk, honey
2 turkey bacon
almonds
6 ginger cookies
2 cup tea
1 glass orange juice
Decaf coffee with half and half
Triscuits
Tootsie Roll (long skinny one)
2 Fun size 3 Musketeers
3 pieces of Halloween candy (does it really matter what it was?)
Sugar free hot chocolate with whip cream on top
Chicken, rice and vegetable soup
Pita chips
Left over chicken thigh with tomatoes and onion
Chocolate chips
WHY DO I HAVE SO MUCH GAS?!
No weight today. I've also thought about some motivation. My husband and I are going to Mexico in February. We will be in swim suits 80% of the time we are there. So that is some motivation to move on loosing some pounds. Although it will be tough with the holidays coming up. But let's see how it goes.
November 6, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk, honey
2 turkey bacon
almonds
6 ginger cookies
2 cup tea
1 glass orange juice
Decaf coffee with half and half
Triscuits
Tootsie Roll (long skinny one)
2 Fun size 3 Musketeers
3 pieces of Halloween candy (does it really matter what it was?)
Sugar free hot chocolate with whip cream on top
Chicken, rice and vegetable soup
Pita chips
Left over chicken thigh with tomatoes and onion
Chocolate chips
WHY DO I HAVE SO MUCH GAS?!
Dinner: pork loin roasted with pear, onion, and garlic
Roasted sweet potatoes
3 shots flavored alcahol
Soda water with cherry vodka
Bread with peanut butter and light honey
Scooby snacks
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Sick and mad
Today is the day after the election and the measure I have poured my heart into didn't pass. I just have to say that fighting for conservation is hard. I am passionate about it and I get hurt when things fall on the other side. So today I am fighting depression and anger, plus I am also sick. I have a cough, sore throat and runny nose.
No further post today. I am going to try and rest and recuperate.
No further post today. I am going to try and rest and recuperate.
Election day...I stress eat
Something I have learned about myself over the years is that I eat for comfort. I eat when I'm stressed, I eat when I'm sad, I eat when I'm not even hungry. It's just...well, how I am. I'm not saying it's healthy, I'm just saying. The challenge is to make the right choices when I do eat.
Today is election day and there is a measure on the ballot (Measure 5) that I am really passionate about and I want it to pass. So today might be a bad day for eating for me. It is a measure to support conservation in North Dakota and it is necessary to keep our outdoors, water and communities healthy. So, until the polls close and we know the results, I may be on edge and putting things in my mouth that aren't necessarily the best. Or I may just over eat. At least I am aware of it right?
So I will stay away from my triggers, which shouldn't be too hard since I don't have any in the house. Oh wait, there is that Halloween candy and I did get some fun size 3 Musketeers bars half off at the store last night. I'm in trouble.
No weight this morning.
November 4, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk, and honey
Decaf Americano no cream or sweetener (from coffee house)
Part of an oatmeal raisin cookie that I shared with kid
2 cup tea
Triscuits and humus
Bowl of mashed potatoes
Pita chips
3 fun size 3 Musketeers
Dinner: Chicken and pasta with pesto sauce with roasted yellow squash, fennel, and broccoli
Baked pear 1/2 with cream cheese and ginger cookie
Went to Democratic post election party and ate lots of junk
8 meatballs with some sort of cheese substance on them
6 slices of sausage in bbq sauce
potato chips and onion dip
olives
cake with too much frosting
Today is election day and there is a measure on the ballot (Measure 5) that I am really passionate about and I want it to pass. So today might be a bad day for eating for me. It is a measure to support conservation in North Dakota and it is necessary to keep our outdoors, water and communities healthy. So, until the polls close and we know the results, I may be on edge and putting things in my mouth that aren't necessarily the best. Or I may just over eat. At least I am aware of it right?
So I will stay away from my triggers, which shouldn't be too hard since I don't have any in the house. Oh wait, there is that Halloween candy and I did get some fun size 3 Musketeers bars half off at the store last night. I'm in trouble.
No weight this morning.
November 4, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk, and honey
Decaf Americano no cream or sweetener (from coffee house)
Part of an oatmeal raisin cookie that I shared with kid
2 cup tea
Triscuits and humus
Bowl of mashed potatoes
Pita chips
3 fun size 3 Musketeers
Dinner: Chicken and pasta with pesto sauce with roasted yellow squash, fennel, and broccoli
Baked pear 1/2 with cream cheese and ginger cookie
Went to Democratic post election party and ate lots of junk
8 meatballs with some sort of cheese substance on them
6 slices of sausage in bbq sauce
potato chips and onion dip
olives
cake with too much frosting
Monday, November 3, 2014
Sometimes I feel like the Very Hungry Caterpillar
Well another weekend fail at keeping records. I may have to concede to writing this blog during the week and manually writing down what I eat through out the day on the weekends. I love spending time with the kids and keeping active on the weekends. So, that may just have to suffice then update on Monday or something.
This morning I am back to 204 pounds. Sometimes when I eat it just isn't enough. I want more and can't seem to stop myself. I don't know where this mentality comes from. Sometimes I look for stuff I can just pig out on. I've tried to work on switching my thought process and choose better things to gorge on like sugar snap peas and mini peppers. Veggies that are good for me and won't cause too much havoc on my body should I over indulge. I do know my triggers and try not to have them in the house. Carmel popcorn, Oreo cookies are just a couple of my over eating triggers.Pasta, I've already discussed my butter addiction, I'm sure there are more I am forgetting, but they are mostly sweets. Oh, Raisinettes are one too.
November 3, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seed, and soy milk
1.5 piece turkey bacon
Hard boiled egg
Cheeze-its
2 piece toast and butter
Hot chocolate sugar free with whip cream
Decaf coffee with cream
2 cup tea
Fun size twix, snickers
Noodles with left over pot roast veggies and gravy
Sugar snap pea pods
Snack on noodles with the kids
more pea pods
Dinner: pan fried salmon with seasoning, mushroom tartlets with puff pastry, spinach, and feta
1 glass red wine
This morning I am back to 204 pounds. Sometimes when I eat it just isn't enough. I want more and can't seem to stop myself. I don't know where this mentality comes from. Sometimes I look for stuff I can just pig out on. I've tried to work on switching my thought process and choose better things to gorge on like sugar snap peas and mini peppers. Veggies that are good for me and won't cause too much havoc on my body should I over indulge. I do know my triggers and try not to have them in the house. Carmel popcorn, Oreo cookies are just a couple of my over eating triggers.Pasta, I've already discussed my butter addiction, I'm sure there are more I am forgetting, but they are mostly sweets. Oh, Raisinettes are one too.
November 3, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with honey, ground flax seed, and soy milk
1.5 piece turkey bacon
Hard boiled egg
Cheeze-its
2 piece toast and butter
Hot chocolate sugar free with whip cream
Decaf coffee with cream
2 cup tea
Fun size twix, snickers
Noodles with left over pot roast veggies and gravy
Sugar snap pea pods
Snack on noodles with the kids
more pea pods
Dinner: pan fried salmon with seasoning, mushroom tartlets with puff pastry, spinach, and feta
1 glass red wine
Happy Halloween!
I'm not even going to try and restrain myself today. It's Halloween and I know I will be eating lots of candy and probably be getting wasted tonight. So there. I LOVE Halloween! I love getting into costume and having parties. We haven't had an adult party in a few years since we have had kids. I've said I am going to focus my energy on having kid parties, but I think I might weight until they get a little older.
No weight today.
October 31, 2014
Breakfast: 2 turkey bacon, oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, soymilk
Red pear
Almonds
2 piece veggie cheese, 2 piece veggie bologna
6 blue cheese stuffed olives
Celery with peanut butter
Pot roast with egg noodles
Several pieces of Halloween candy
Lots of drinking
4 shots
2 mix drinks
2 more shots
Hung over the next day
No weight today.
October 31, 2014
Breakfast: 2 turkey bacon, oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, soymilk
Red pear
Almonds
2 piece veggie cheese, 2 piece veggie bologna
6 blue cheese stuffed olives
Celery with peanut butter
Pot roast with egg noodles
Several pieces of Halloween candy
Lots of drinking
4 shots
2 mix drinks
2 more shots
Hung over the next day
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Sleep is a precious thing
Sleep is a precious thing. Don't take it for granted. I used to never have trouble sleeping. I have always been an early to bed, early to rise person. I would go to sleep overs when I was young and be the first one up in the morning. I'd usually help myself to cereal and be watching cartoons before the parents even woke up. I love taking naps, I wish we had siesta time here in the states. I would really benefit from that.
So now as I am older, I am wishing for the days when sleep came easier. Some nights my mind races and I can't sleep. The other night I woke up at 3:30 am and just laid there waiting for sleep to come back to me, and it never did. After I had my kids, I am constantly waking up to go pee in the middle of the night. Sometimes 2 or 3 times. This is really annoying, but it might also have something to do with my water consumption. I always have my water jug by my bed and can't go to bed with out it there.
Last night it was my kid that woke me up. She is 18 months now and has been sleeping through the night for a while. Some nights she will wake up, scream once or twice then go back to sleep. Last night she just started crying and wouldn't stop. I don't get it! She didn't have a dirty diaper, she didn't have a fever, I couldn't find any reason for it. My husband finally got up and brought her to bed with us. Well that got her to quite down, but now we had a squirmy kid in our bed. Not necessarily the best sleeping conditions.
Needless to say I am tired today and hope I can function.
No weight today
October 30, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk, honey
One piece turkey bacon (my kid ate the other one)
Hard boiled egg
Decaf Americano from coffee house
2 cup tea (Mother's milk and raspberry leaf)
3 pretzels
small handful almonds (roasted and salted) and pecans
2 piece toast with butter and peanut butter (we eat natural peanut butter in our house, 2 ingredients peanuts and salt)
Egg salad
mini pepper
pea pods
So now as I am older, I am wishing for the days when sleep came easier. Some nights my mind races and I can't sleep. The other night I woke up at 3:30 am and just laid there waiting for sleep to come back to me, and it never did. After I had my kids, I am constantly waking up to go pee in the middle of the night. Sometimes 2 or 3 times. This is really annoying, but it might also have something to do with my water consumption. I always have my water jug by my bed and can't go to bed with out it there.
Last night it was my kid that woke me up. She is 18 months now and has been sleeping through the night for a while. Some nights she will wake up, scream once or twice then go back to sleep. Last night she just started crying and wouldn't stop. I don't get it! She didn't have a dirty diaper, she didn't have a fever, I couldn't find any reason for it. My husband finally got up and brought her to bed with us. Well that got her to quite down, but now we had a squirmy kid in our bed. Not necessarily the best sleeping conditions.
Needless to say I am tired today and hope I can function.
No weight today
October 30, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk, honey
One piece turkey bacon (my kid ate the other one)
Hard boiled egg
Decaf Americano from coffee house
2 cup tea (Mother's milk and raspberry leaf)
3 pretzels
small handful almonds (roasted and salted) and pecans
2 piece toast with butter and peanut butter (we eat natural peanut butter in our house, 2 ingredients peanuts and salt)
Egg salad
mini pepper
pea pods
3 pretzels
Dinner: brat with bun, spicy mustard, relish
Roasted broccoli and green beans, mini pepper
3 candy corns and chocolate eyeball at kid Halloween party
Out with friends - beer 16 oz., cheesey potato wedges (there was a good bit of cheese on these), and French fries with katchup
Reeces peanut butter cup
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
I'm a water adict
I drink water. I drink a lot of water. I realized how much more water I drink than other people when I went on a road trip with some friends. I was the one who always had to stop to pee and when ever we did I came back with a liter of water to fill myself up again. I drink at least 2 32 ounce water jugs a day. I also have 2 cups of tea and a decaf coffee (usually). If I am busy on the weekends sometimes I get dehydrated and I feel it. I get cranky and a headache. I think my body is just used to my current water intake. I always have a water near by. In the car I make sure I have several stashed water bottles so I can drink (water not alcohol) while I'm driving.
It may have something to do with the fact that I am lactating (I am breastfeeding my youngest). But I drank a lot of water before I had my kids too. Maybe not as much as I do now, but a lot. I read a while ago that sometimes people confuse thirst with hunger. I'm not sure that is my problem. I think I started being conscious about hydration when I was in undergrad at University of Florida. I had this roommate who was also obsessed with water and she was always telling me to drink more. Over all I don't think this is a bad thing. It just makes me have to pee a lot.
I think I did overdose on water once. I had to take a drug test for a job I was applying for and I did one of those detox kits where you make a tea and you have to drink a gallon of it in a short amount of time. Then right before the test you take these vitamins that make your pee yellow so as not to raise suspicion. Maybe it was 2 gallons. I don't remember exactly. I took the test and was fine but later that night I went out with a friend to a bar and had one drink. I started shaking then fainted right in the middle of the bar. It was embarrassing because I was acting like I was wasted but I wasn't. Looking back I think my electrolytes were out of balance. I passed the test and got the job by the way.
October 29, 2014
Breakfast: oatmeal with soy milk, ground flax seed, and honey
1/2 piece turkey bacon (the kids ate the rest)
White rice with olive oil, salt, oregano
Veggie cheese and veggie bologna wrapped together
Decaf coffee with whip cream
It may have something to do with the fact that I am lactating (I am breastfeeding my youngest). But I drank a lot of water before I had my kids too. Maybe not as much as I do now, but a lot. I read a while ago that sometimes people confuse thirst with hunger. I'm not sure that is my problem. I think I started being conscious about hydration when I was in undergrad at University of Florida. I had this roommate who was also obsessed with water and she was always telling me to drink more. Over all I don't think this is a bad thing. It just makes me have to pee a lot.
I think I did overdose on water once. I had to take a drug test for a job I was applying for and I did one of those detox kits where you make a tea and you have to drink a gallon of it in a short amount of time. Then right before the test you take these vitamins that make your pee yellow so as not to raise suspicion. Maybe it was 2 gallons. I don't remember exactly. I took the test and was fine but later that night I went out with a friend to a bar and had one drink. I started shaking then fainted right in the middle of the bar. It was embarrassing because I was acting like I was wasted but I wasn't. Looking back I think my electrolytes were out of balance. I passed the test and got the job by the way.
October 29, 2014
Breakfast: oatmeal with soy milk, ground flax seed, and honey
1/2 piece turkey bacon (the kids ate the rest)
White rice with olive oil, salt, oregano
Veggie cheese and veggie bologna wrapped together
Decaf coffee with whip cream
Pretzels
Fun size Snickers candy bar
Spinich salad with blue cheese stuffed olives, pea pods, balsamic vinegar, olive oil
Tuna salad - mayo, relish, mustard
Fun size twix, fun size hurshey bar
Wild duck fajitas (2) (made by the husband!)
Fun size M&M
3 shots flavored vodka
Cherry infused vodka and soda
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
To truly cut out dairy
To truly cut out dairy from my diet there are a few cheats I need to get rid of. BUTTER! Is the number one culprit. I think I have my Dad's love of butter. He basically uses bread as a vector for butter. He smothers it on thick. I don't know if it is my personal taste or my up bringing (I used to watch him take big pats of butter and smear it on a small piece of bread and eat it all in one bite), but I find myself doing the same thing.
Next is the cream in my coffee. This one will be hard, and I'm not sure I will do it, or it may just be the very last thing to go. The cheese part has been hard, but I have done it for the most part. But yesterday I caught myself eating a piece as I was cutting some up for the kids. And it was GOOOD! Anyway, stop dreaming about cheese. I have thought that gluten maybe a problem for me too. That would be really hard. However, I have unknowingly done it before when I did the South Beach Diet. That diet is basically vegetables and meat, no carbs. Although they let you eat dairy, cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt is a big part of that diet ethos.
Each day is a new day to discover something new and make a fresh start. What will I work on today? No sugar. That is extremely hard this time of year because of all the Halloween candy in the house.
October 28, 2014
Today I weighed 202 pounds. Staying somewhat consistent. I guess that's good.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, and soy milk
Hard boiled egg, 2 piece turkey bacon
Decaf coffee with cream (no sweetener)
Cheetos puffs (the rest of the bag from last night)
I am involved in promoting a very significant measure on the November ballot in North Dakota. If passed it will have significant impacts on conservation in the state. An issue I am very passionate about! I have had to stop reading and listening to all the opposition because it is causing me heartburn and to loose sleep. However, today a radio station had an opponent on (as well as a proponent) and listening to the opponent guy stressed me out. So I needed those Cheetos! (more on my stress eating later)
2 cups tea (mother's milk and raspberry leaf)
pumpkin seeds
black olives
Veggie dog with a little ketchup (these things really taste bad, they need a little condiment)
Mini red and yellow peppers 6
2 fun size 3 musketeer bars
Next is the cream in my coffee. This one will be hard, and I'm not sure I will do it, or it may just be the very last thing to go. The cheese part has been hard, but I have done it for the most part. But yesterday I caught myself eating a piece as I was cutting some up for the kids. And it was GOOOD! Anyway, stop dreaming about cheese. I have thought that gluten maybe a problem for me too. That would be really hard. However, I have unknowingly done it before when I did the South Beach Diet. That diet is basically vegetables and meat, no carbs. Although they let you eat dairy, cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese and yogurt is a big part of that diet ethos.
Each day is a new day to discover something new and make a fresh start. What will I work on today? No sugar. That is extremely hard this time of year because of all the Halloween candy in the house.
October 28, 2014
Today I weighed 202 pounds. Staying somewhat consistent. I guess that's good.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with ground flax seed, honey, and soy milk
Hard boiled egg, 2 piece turkey bacon
Decaf coffee with cream (no sweetener)
Cheetos puffs (the rest of the bag from last night)
I am involved in promoting a very significant measure on the November ballot in North Dakota. If passed it will have significant impacts on conservation in the state. An issue I am very passionate about! I have had to stop reading and listening to all the opposition because it is causing me heartburn and to loose sleep. However, today a radio station had an opponent on (as well as a proponent) and listening to the opponent guy stressed me out. So I needed those Cheetos! (more on my stress eating later)
2 cups tea (mother's milk and raspberry leaf)
pumpkin seeds
black olives
Veggie dog with a little ketchup (these things really taste bad, they need a little condiment)
Mini red and yellow peppers 6
2 fun size 3 musketeer bars
2 piece veggie bologna
2 piece veggie cheese
Sugar snap peas in pod
Cheez-its (some with butter, I know I am sick)
Toast with butter
2 fun size Kit Kat
My gut feels gross! I need to remember this feeling. The fact that eating butter and candy bars has made me feel like shit! Ok here is the wake up. I have indigestion, heartburn bubbling up. That reminds me I didn't take my prescriptions today.
Dinner: spegetti and meatballs (homemade with Spinich), pasta sauce (homemade)
Red wine
Monday, October 27, 2014
One muffin left
Well, there is one of those Perkin's muffins left and I think I'll eat it today! I didn't weigh myself this morning. I honestly forgot. Mornings are a busy time with getting ready for the day and getting 2 kids ready and out the door. We all sit down to breakfast together. I like doing this. It is our family time. We have dinners together too, but this morning time is free of the stress from the day. Everyone is refreshed and for the most part happy.
October 27, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with soy milk, raisins, ground flax seed, and honey
2 piece turkey bacon
Hard boiled egg
Pumpkin seeds (we carved pumpkins and I roasted the seeds, I hope these aren't bad for you because I am mowing them down)
Carrot Perkin's muffin (it's got carrots in it so it is healthy right?)
October 27, 2014
Breakfast: Oatmeal with soy milk, raisins, ground flax seed, and honey
2 piece turkey bacon
Hard boiled egg
Pumpkin seeds (we carved pumpkins and I roasted the seeds, I hope these aren't bad for you because I am mowing them down)
Carrot Perkin's muffin (it's got carrots in it so it is healthy right?)
My guts started to rumble by noon. I think I ate too many pumpkin seeds.
Fun size 3 Muskateers bar
Raisins
Spinich salad with cucumber, blue cheese stuffed olives, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper (I felt good about this choice because I consciously chose not to have a piece of bread smothered in butter)
Leftovers for dinner
Beans with ham over white rice
1/4 of a 1/4 pound hamburger
Halloween cookie
Cheetos puffs (this was a poor choice I know! I was grocery shopping and wanted a snack, I guess I started to get hungry again after dinner and it was easy to just pick up a bag of chips)
It's the weekend and you know what that means
Well, it is the weekend and the husband is out of town hunting. That means I am alone with the kids and chaos is the rule. I don't have any structure and that means no eating structure either. I missed posting and recording what I ate because, well, it is just hard to get time to type while kids are demanding your attention.
We started out picking up our Bountiful Basket which had all kinds good veggies and fruit for the week. I'm not shy about trying new things so what ever surprises we get I'm happy to experiment with. I told the kids we would go to Perkins afterward to get pancakes. Well, there was a long wait, so we ended up at Old McDonald's (as my 3 year old put it). But not before we bought some Perkin's muffins.
These should be illegal! They are huge! Who ever labeled muffins as a breakfast food was out of their mind. These are mini cakes in my opinion.
So that is how my Saturday started off. With a McDonald's egg Mcmuffin, hash brown and a cold decaf coffee. Oh and don't ask them to change the channel on the TV at the McDonald's in Jamestown, even if it is playing a highly inappropriate horror movie with gory blood and zombies. Because all they will tell you to do is move where you can see the one playing cartoons. Yah thanks, I'm going to pick up all my food and move my 1.5 and 3 year old to a different table. Cause that is a really easy thing to do.
So I think I am going to have to think of a different system to get this blog done on the weekends. I just don't have the sit down time in front of the computer like I do during the week.
Here is the overview of all the bad things I ate over the weekend:
Muffins, like 3 of them
McDonald's breakfast
Oh...I did have a spinich salad for lunch.
leftovers for dinner
Pumpkin seeds (because we carved pumpkins for Halloween this weekend)
We had Lasagna at a friends house on Sunday night (it was cheesy delicious, but gave me my dose of dairy for the week)
Garlic bread
I had a few shots and a mixed drink on Saturday night
So, I'll devise something to keep better track on the weekends. I may have to just write it down in a note book then transcribe it in the evenings when the kids are asleep.
We started out picking up our Bountiful Basket which had all kinds good veggies and fruit for the week. I'm not shy about trying new things so what ever surprises we get I'm happy to experiment with. I told the kids we would go to Perkins afterward to get pancakes. Well, there was a long wait, so we ended up at Old McDonald's (as my 3 year old put it). But not before we bought some Perkin's muffins.
So that is how my Saturday started off. With a McDonald's egg Mcmuffin, hash brown and a cold decaf coffee. Oh and don't ask them to change the channel on the TV at the McDonald's in Jamestown, even if it is playing a highly inappropriate horror movie with gory blood and zombies. Because all they will tell you to do is move where you can see the one playing cartoons. Yah thanks, I'm going to pick up all my food and move my 1.5 and 3 year old to a different table. Cause that is a really easy thing to do.
So I think I am going to have to think of a different system to get this blog done on the weekends. I just don't have the sit down time in front of the computer like I do during the week.
Here is the overview of all the bad things I ate over the weekend:
Muffins, like 3 of them
McDonald's breakfast
Oh...I did have a spinich salad for lunch.
leftovers for dinner
Pumpkin seeds (because we carved pumpkins for Halloween this weekend)
We had Lasagna at a friends house on Sunday night (it was cheesy delicious, but gave me my dose of dairy for the week)
Garlic bread
I had a few shots and a mixed drink on Saturday night
So, I'll devise something to keep better track on the weekends. I may have to just write it down in a note book then transcribe it in the evenings when the kids are asleep.
Friday, October 24, 2014
I think I need a new scale, Plus a visit to the clinic
I think I need a new more reliable scale. Either that or not weigh myself every day (that is probably an unhealthy practice anyway). Today I weighed 203 pounds when I put the scale in the bathroom. As an experiment I moved the scale to the hallway and there I weighed 199. I went to the clinic yesterday and weighed 202 with my clothes and shoes on. What is going on?
I went to the walk-in clinic yesterday to talk to someone about the vaginal bleeding I've been having since last Wednesday. It has tapered off a bit and I think it might stop today, but we will see. Anyway I saw a nurse practitioner (I really like nurse practitioners) and she poked at my belly and we talked about what has been going on with my birth control regimen. She couldn't find anything obvious on the outside, so she ordered blood work and an ultrasound of my abdomen.She wanted to check my thyroid levels and is hoping the ultrasound will give some clue. The blood test results came back, I can check them in my MySanford Chart (an electronic record keeping thing they have to help you keep track of your health records). I don't really know what the blood test results mean, but it looks like everything they tested for is within the "normal" ranges specified. I'll have to let a professional tell me what they all mean. I am waiting for the office to call me about scheduling an appointment for the ultrasound. More to come.
October 24, 2014
Breakfast: oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk and honey. 2 piece lower-sodium turkey bacon
Grilled chicken drumstick (I cooked these last night to have for dinner tonight)
Decaf coffee with whip cream (I do this every once in a while, because...why not)
Hard boiled egg
8 triscuit crackers
(left overs) Rigatoni with pumpkin, onion, red pepper and goat cheese
2 cup tea, mother's milk and raspberry leaf
11:30 - heartburn (I haven't taken my prescription yet, I'll write about my heartburn experience in another post)
1/2 oatmeal raisin cookie
Chicken Drumstick
I went to the walk-in clinic yesterday to talk to someone about the vaginal bleeding I've been having since last Wednesday. It has tapered off a bit and I think it might stop today, but we will see. Anyway I saw a nurse practitioner (I really like nurse practitioners) and she poked at my belly and we talked about what has been going on with my birth control regimen. She couldn't find anything obvious on the outside, so she ordered blood work and an ultrasound of my abdomen.She wanted to check my thyroid levels and is hoping the ultrasound will give some clue. The blood test results came back, I can check them in my MySanford Chart (an electronic record keeping thing they have to help you keep track of your health records). I don't really know what the blood test results mean, but it looks like everything they tested for is within the "normal" ranges specified. I'll have to let a professional tell me what they all mean. I am waiting for the office to call me about scheduling an appointment for the ultrasound. More to come.
October 24, 2014
Breakfast: oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk and honey. 2 piece lower-sodium turkey bacon
Grilled chicken drumstick (I cooked these last night to have for dinner tonight)
Decaf coffee with whip cream (I do this every once in a while, because...why not)
Hard boiled egg
8 triscuit crackers
(left overs) Rigatoni with pumpkin, onion, red pepper and goat cheese
2 cup tea, mother's milk and raspberry leaf
11:30 - heartburn (I haven't taken my prescription yet, I'll write about my heartburn experience in another post)
1/2 oatmeal raisin cookie
Chicken Drumstick
Popcorn with olive oil, salt and garlic powder
2 fun size 3 Muskateers bar
Dinner out! Steak with cream lobster sauce, potatoes, veggies
Stella beer
3 shots candy bar vodka
2 3 Muskateers fun size bar
Hursey fun size
Reese's PB cup
Thursday, October 23, 2014
What I've realized on Day 4
I haven't been eating a decent lunch at a decent time. It seems like I am just snacking all day. I realized yesterday after the kids were home and the youngest was down for a nap that I hadn't eaten lunch. It was around 3:00 and I actually started shaking because my blood sugar was low. So how about that, I'm learning something. I think it has to do with my schedule. I work part-time from 8:30 to 12:45. Then I go pick up the kids from daycare. This may be my problem. I sit at my desk all morning and grab snacks to sustain myself. But once the kids come home I don't have time to fix something decent. I should probably be taking a break from work and fix something substantial.
This morning I weighed 202 pounds. That is consistent with yesterday and less puzzling than be big swing of the last 3 days. Maybe me and my scale have worked things out.
October 23, 2014
Breakfast: Egg, 2 lower sodium turkey bacon, oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk and honey
2 cup tea - Raspberry leaf and mother's milk tea
Decaf coffee with splash of cream
leftovers from last night (rigatoni with pumpkin), added black beans and olive oil
bread with butter (canola oil/butter mix spread)
This morning I weighed 202 pounds. That is consistent with yesterday and less puzzling than be big swing of the last 3 days. Maybe me and my scale have worked things out.
October 23, 2014
Breakfast: Egg, 2 lower sodium turkey bacon, oatmeal with ground flax seed, soy milk and honey
2 cup tea - Raspberry leaf and mother's milk tea
Decaf coffee with splash of cream
leftovers from last night (rigatoni with pumpkin), added black beans and olive oil
bread with butter (canola oil/butter mix spread)
2 3 Muskateers fun size candy
7 layer boritto and nachos with cheese sauce from Taco Bell (I know this is bad)
Dinner: beef and barley stew
Halloween cookie
Fun size M&M
Pumpkin seeds
Caramel corn
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Weight loss is a hoax!
This morning I weighed 202 pounds. I am curious on how this fluctuates so much day by day. That was a naked out of the shower weight. Maybe I washed off 2 pounds of dirt from yesterday morning. I think I'll start keeping a record of this in a spreadsheet so I can graph it and get an average over time. Science!
I caught part of a story on NPR this morning about weight loss supplements and how the professional they were talking to said none are safe for sustained weight loss. (The story is short and worth a listen) I've known that for years. Anyone selling you a quick fix to loose weight is just making money off of you and preying on your vulnerabilities and insecurities. I have always been skeptical about weight loss supplements and never believed the claims. I know exercise and a healthy diet are the tried and true ways to loose weight and keep it off. Calorie counting is important too, but I have never been good at that. Do I put these things to practice? Well no, not always. But I know this, I'm not deluding myself. I try and eat as healthy as I can, but I do have my weaknesses and I certainly don't exercise as much as I should. I could throw out a bunch of excuses, but I won't. I don't really have patience for excuses mine or anyone else's.
Anyway, today started off with an early start out the door to daycare. So I went to get a coffee and hot chocolate for the kid. I got a cookie for the other kid so she wouldn't feel left out. She is a little young to have a drink in the car. I am caffeine free! I have been for several years now (I do have the occasional diet Coke, another one of my weaknesses but I'll elaborate on that at another time). So I got a decaf Americano with nothing added, black. I have also stopped adding artificial sweeteners to my food and drink (except the diet Coke thing). And I have surprised myself that I actually like unsweetened coffee. Who knew?
Breakfast: 2 piece lower-sodium turkey bacon, hard boiled egg, oatmeal with ground flax seed and honey, decaf coffee house Americano.
Carmel popcorn in the car on way back from dropping kids off at daycare (I know, I bought this the other night when I went grocery shopping and left it in the car, I should just throw it away, but I won't, I love caramel popcorn corn).
10:45: 2 piece of bread with butter
5 triscuit crackers with butter (arg I know this is bad but I can't help myself)
4 more crackers plain
2 cup mother's milk tea
More caramel corn in car going to get the kids
I caught part of a story on NPR this morning about weight loss supplements and how the professional they were talking to said none are safe for sustained weight loss. (The story is short and worth a listen) I've known that for years. Anyone selling you a quick fix to loose weight is just making money off of you and preying on your vulnerabilities and insecurities. I have always been skeptical about weight loss supplements and never believed the claims. I know exercise and a healthy diet are the tried and true ways to loose weight and keep it off. Calorie counting is important too, but I have never been good at that. Do I put these things to practice? Well no, not always. But I know this, I'm not deluding myself. I try and eat as healthy as I can, but I do have my weaknesses and I certainly don't exercise as much as I should. I could throw out a bunch of excuses, but I won't. I don't really have patience for excuses mine or anyone else's.
Anyway, today started off with an early start out the door to daycare. So I went to get a coffee and hot chocolate for the kid. I got a cookie for the other kid so she wouldn't feel left out. She is a little young to have a drink in the car. I am caffeine free! I have been for several years now (I do have the occasional diet Coke, another one of my weaknesses but I'll elaborate on that at another time). So I got a decaf Americano with nothing added, black. I have also stopped adding artificial sweeteners to my food and drink (except the diet Coke thing). And I have surprised myself that I actually like unsweetened coffee. Who knew?
Breakfast: 2 piece lower-sodium turkey bacon, hard boiled egg, oatmeal with ground flax seed and honey, decaf coffee house Americano.
Carmel popcorn in the car on way back from dropping kids off at daycare (I know, I bought this the other night when I went grocery shopping and left it in the car, I should just throw it away, but I won't, I love caramel popcorn corn).
10:45: 2 piece of bread with butter
5 triscuit crackers with butter (arg I know this is bad but I can't help myself)
4 more crackers plain
2 cup mother's milk tea
More caramel corn in car going to get the kids
Spinach and black bean salad with feta and olive oil and vinegar dressing
Pita chips
Pecans
Rigatoni with goat cheese, roasted pumpkin, onion, red pepper, sage.
Rigatoni with goat cheese, roasted pumpkin, onion, red pepper, sage.
6 fun size 3 Muskateers candy bars
Malbec wine, 4 glasses, 1 shot candy bar vodka
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
What will today hold? More bleeding
My cramps seem to be worse today and I don't have much of an appetite. But for some reason I still eat when this happens. I am still bleeding at a constant rate. I am going to try the walk-in clinic on Thursday. We'll see what they say. I can't get an appointment with my regular doctor until December! I'm not going to turn this into a commentary on our health care system. I just fear that if I see someone different I'm not going to get the informed care that I need.
Anyway, this morning I weighed 204 pounds. That is a naked weight but I didn't take a shower this morning. How I gained 6 pounds in a day I can't tell you (could it be all the dirt I accumulated in a day and didn't shower off?). I think I'll blame the scale on this one.
October 21, 2014
Breakfast: 2 piece low-sodium turkey bacon, hard boiled egg, oatmeal with ground flax seed and honey.
I also dink 2 cups of tea a day. A "Mother's Milk" tea because I am still nursing my youngest and a raspberry leaf tea that is supposed to be good for my lady parts.
Decaf coffee with cream
3 piece veggie bologna and 2 piece veggie cheese (this stuff really doesn't taste that great)
Pita chips and hummus
4 mini peppers
More Triscuits
Anyway, this morning I weighed 204 pounds. That is a naked weight but I didn't take a shower this morning. How I gained 6 pounds in a day I can't tell you (could it be all the dirt I accumulated in a day and didn't shower off?). I think I'll blame the scale on this one.
October 21, 2014
Breakfast: 2 piece low-sodium turkey bacon, hard boiled egg, oatmeal with ground flax seed and honey.
I also dink 2 cups of tea a day. A "Mother's Milk" tea because I am still nursing my youngest and a raspberry leaf tea that is supposed to be good for my lady parts.
Decaf coffee with cream
3 piece veggie bologna and 2 piece veggie cheese (this stuff really doesn't taste that great)
Pita chips and hummus
4 mini peppers
More Triscuits
2 fun size 3 Muskateer candy bars (Halloween candy, another weakness of mine)
2 small handful almonds
8 large olives
Some pita chips
Dinner: snack on 5 triscuits while cooking
Half butterfly pork chop, marinated in olive brine, salt and pepper, pan sauté, roasted broccoli olive oil and salt and pepper, with vinegar condiment.
Glass of red wine
Walnut, chocolate chips, marshmallows for dessert
In the beginning...I might regreat this.
This is not a weight loss blog, this is not a health blog. This is simply a blog to record what I am putting into my body and how it is making me feel. This is a personal experiment. I am going to reveal some things about myself. I am not sure exactly what the goals are right now, but I do I want to feel better physically and correct some of the health issues I am having. So don't read this if you don't want to know about vaginal bleeding, bloating, health issues related to women and our anatomy and related emotions, heartburn, gastrointestinal issues, poop, vomit and other bodily functions that gross you out. I am hoping by recording what I am eating on a public forum I will be able to stay true to myself and true to eating habits that I know will benefit me in the long run.
I am basically going to record what I am eating. Our family makes up a weekly menu of dinners so that is easy to manage. But what else I eat throughout the day is a little different. I do most of the cooking in the house and in my opinion I eat a rather healthy and well rounded diet. But that may just be my perspective. My weaknesses are sugar (I have a tremendous sweet tooth), butter, carbohydrates, cheese, chocolate (sweet tooth) and alcohol. Alcoholism runs in my family and I often wonder if my alcohol consumption is a problem or not.
I have recently cut out dairy from my diet. I developed an intolerance in my early 20s. I was dairy free for a few years, but then discovered that I could eat cheese. Then it was just a matter of time before I started eating ice cream and everything else dairy. However, I don't drink cow milk. When I do I get stomach cramps, loose poop, and a general feeling of discomfort. As a result of my recent weight gain and general feeling of poor health, I have decided to cut out dairy again. The no cheese thing is very difficult. I've also wanted to eat yogurt (which never gave me a problem before) because of its touted health benefits, but I'm not really a yogurt person anyway.
So please, feel free to comment if you have positive input or if you see holes in what I am eating that may be contributing to my overall health.
Thank you. Jen
Today, October 20, 2014 -
Today I weigh 198 pounds (according to my crappy scale). That is a morning right out of the shower naked weight. I like weighing myself then, because I've read that morning is the time when you weigh the least. I feel bloated and have been bleeding since Wednesday. I had my period on the 5th, so this isn't my normal menstrual cycle. I'm making an appointment to see a Dr. to get this figured out. I am also having some cramping, but I did have a great bowel movement this morning, so that's a plus.
Breakfast: Two pieces of lower sodium turkey bacon, hard-boiled egg, 4 tablespoons oatmeal (measured then cooked) with teaspoon honey, soy milk, ground flax seed.
Decaf coffee with heavy cream (this is the only dairy I am allowing myself because I am not adding a sweetener to my coffee).
10:00 snack: almonds,veggi cheese (this is like American Cheese but it is dairy free and not as good as regular cheese)
11:20 snack: Green beans with vinegar and olive oil dressing
Leftover re-fried black beans
3 triskets with butter (canola oil and butter spread) (see I'm bad)
M&Ms 1/2 1.69 oz. bag
Feeling/Health: My guts are bubbly, and I have some cramping. I also feel like I could take a nap, tired feeling, is that normal?
This is where it gets hard because I didn't write down what I ate after I picked the kids up from daycare and now I have to remember.
Apple from the tree at the park.
I am basically going to record what I am eating. Our family makes up a weekly menu of dinners so that is easy to manage. But what else I eat throughout the day is a little different. I do most of the cooking in the house and in my opinion I eat a rather healthy and well rounded diet. But that may just be my perspective. My weaknesses are sugar (I have a tremendous sweet tooth), butter, carbohydrates, cheese, chocolate (sweet tooth) and alcohol. Alcoholism runs in my family and I often wonder if my alcohol consumption is a problem or not.
I have recently cut out dairy from my diet. I developed an intolerance in my early 20s. I was dairy free for a few years, but then discovered that I could eat cheese. Then it was just a matter of time before I started eating ice cream and everything else dairy. However, I don't drink cow milk. When I do I get stomach cramps, loose poop, and a general feeling of discomfort. As a result of my recent weight gain and general feeling of poor health, I have decided to cut out dairy again. The no cheese thing is very difficult. I've also wanted to eat yogurt (which never gave me a problem before) because of its touted health benefits, but I'm not really a yogurt person anyway.
So please, feel free to comment if you have positive input or if you see holes in what I am eating that may be contributing to my overall health.
Thank you. Jen
Today, October 20, 2014 -
Today I weigh 198 pounds (according to my crappy scale). That is a morning right out of the shower naked weight. I like weighing myself then, because I've read that morning is the time when you weigh the least. I feel bloated and have been bleeding since Wednesday. I had my period on the 5th, so this isn't my normal menstrual cycle. I'm making an appointment to see a Dr. to get this figured out. I am also having some cramping, but I did have a great bowel movement this morning, so that's a plus.
Breakfast: Two pieces of lower sodium turkey bacon, hard-boiled egg, 4 tablespoons oatmeal (measured then cooked) with teaspoon honey, soy milk, ground flax seed.
Decaf coffee with heavy cream (this is the only dairy I am allowing myself because I am not adding a sweetener to my coffee).
10:00 snack: almonds,veggi cheese (this is like American Cheese but it is dairy free and not as good as regular cheese)
11:20 snack: Green beans with vinegar and olive oil dressing
Leftover re-fried black beans
3 triskets with butter (canola oil and butter spread) (see I'm bad)
M&Ms 1/2 1.69 oz. bag
Feeling/Health: My guts are bubbly, and I have some cramping. I also feel like I could take a nap, tired feeling, is that normal?
This is where it gets hard because I didn't write down what I ate after I picked the kids up from daycare and now I have to remember.
Apple from the tree at the park.
4 trisket crackers
Pea pods for snack, mini pepper
Snacked on almonds while making dinner
Dinner: Grill hamburger (no bread), roasted califlower and brustle sprouts with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Halloween cookie
Carmel corn while going to grocery store
Pea pods for snack, mini pepper
Snacked on almonds while making dinner
Dinner: Grill hamburger (no bread), roasted califlower and brustle sprouts with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Halloween cookie
Carmel corn while going to grocery store
4 stuffed olives while putting groceries away
Exercise: I walked the kids to the park in the wagon. We walked the .5 mile loop around the park and played at the bridge for a while. It isn't much but it is something right?
Exercise: I walked the kids to the park in the wagon. We walked the .5 mile loop around the park and played at the bridge for a while. It isn't much but it is something right?
I did take an hour nap with the kids after we got back from the park.
So that was today. Let's see how this goes.
So that was today. Let's see how this goes.
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