Thursday, BOTT Cafe & Cardio

Hi BOTTers,

A friend of mine is in the hospital.  She was on the brink of having a heart attack.  She had a blockage of 99%.  She is 33 years old, has two young kids and came as close as you can to dying.  Thankfully she paid attention to the signs which saved her life. 

My friend is very overweight and smokes.  Before this happened, she'd joined Weigh****chers and had lost about 30 pounds.  Thanks to this wake-up call, she doesn't want to smoke ever again and is more determined than ever to lose weight.

It was an extreme reminder that our health is everything.  I have been blessed with good health considering all that I've put my body through in being morbidly obese for all those years.  Today I am very grateful that my friend will be okay and for my own health. 

Here's my check-in:

CARDIO:  On hold for a few more days.

FOOD:

B - 2 scrambled eggs
S - Chicken and vegetable soup
L - Chicken and vegetable soup
S - Cinnamon Toast Pretzels
D - Fish and steamed vegetables with high fiber bread as garlic toast
S - Power Crunch bar

Have a terrific Thursday!

Cathy

Hi Cathy,

Wow, what a reminder to us all. I am fortunate enough to have had the surgery at a young age (23 at the time) and I like to think I saved myself from those terrible scarey situations of declining health. I hope your friend pulls through alright. And I hope you start feeling better soon!

Cardio - Took advantage of spring and went for a jog outside for a change. Was wonderful!!

B - Turkey Breast
L - Chicken Salad on letus with green bell pepper (like a wrap!)
S - More Turkey, probably (and coffee)
D - Shrimps, likely
S - Jello

HEY!! Guess WHAT!! THE SCALE MOVED!

I lost 2 lbs as of this morning! Now I hope its not a trick or water weight... but ITS ABOUT TIME!

Lets hope this is for real!

 Great job on the 2lbs! Cathy, I am so sorry to hear about your friend and hope everything comes out okay. It is truly a reminder of how much we need to take care of the bodies we have because we are not going to get another one.

I was planning on fish last night for dinner but we ended up at Taco Bell after Easter shopping for the kids, but I am proud that I ordered hard shell tacos instead of Chalupas or something else super fattening.

Cardio: 40 Minutes on elliptical
Food:

B-Nutrigrain waffle sandwich w/Egg Beaters, Canadian Bacon & FF Cheese, Orange
S-Low Carb Yogurt w/almonds
L-Grilled Chicken Spinach Salad
S-Hard Boiled Egg & Light String Cheese
D-Tilapia & Broccoli

1135 Calories, 74 Carbs, 50 Fat, 95 Protein
A gallon of water and vitamins to round out the day.

I hope everyone has a great day and hopefully you have a holiday tomorrow too!

Cathy,

I'm so glad that your friend is going to be ok.  What a scary wake up call that was for her, and a reminder for all of us to take better care of ourselves today. 

Cardio:

2 miles Walk Away the Pounds with stretchie band

Food:

B- Protein bar ( as I'm rushing out of the house this morning)

L- Sandiwich with protein bread (cheese and salami...could have made a better choice here, I know.)

S- Protein bar

D- not sure yet..I would love some kind of fish though

S- not sure here either....maybe Kashi Go Lean oatmeal?

Have a good one!!!

Hey everyone.

Cathy, I will be praying for your friend. Hope all works out well for her.

Sion, way to go on the 2lbs  

Had to work today then come home to make dinner for my wife who has school tonight, then pick up my son from school and take him to soccer practice.

Exercise: walk the track while my son practices

B: 4 boiled eggs
S: 2 boiled eggs
L: Mexican lasagna
S: Protein bar
D: something with chicken
S: Protein shake

water 150+ ozs
Vitamins

Have a great day