Wednesday, June 19th, Cardio & Cafe

Happy Hump Day Botters:

 

Do you realize that in 6 months and 1 week it will be Christmas again?  Just thought I would blow your mind this hump day.  My eats for today are:

 

Breakfast:  Coffee & Miralax

Breakfast #2:  Quest Brownie Bar

Snack:  Greek Yogurt Bar

Lunch:  Quest Cookie Dough Bar

Snack:  Cheese & Crackers

Snack:  Vitatop Brownie Bar

Dinner:  Meatloaf and Green Beans

Snack:  Small bowl of Raisin Bran and 1% Milk

 

Exercise:  2 miles around the neighborhood.

 

Have a super day and remember those vits and fluids and smile at someone today, it will do you a lot of good and make them happy too!

good morning everyone.

 

i went out to walk at 6:15 this morning, walked 2 miles in 35 minutes and hung out at the community center for about an hour and walked back home in about 40 minutes. the grade from my house is ridiculous, and it felt on the way back like it was a 20 incline on my treadmill to the nth power. i did it though! i am also going to go to zumba tonight. i am trying to get in as much exercise as i can while i can. my shoulder surgery has been moved again to july 5th, so after that i won't be able to do anything but walk for probably 2 weeks, and then after that, we shall see. 

first things first: coffee with fat free half and half

snack after first part of my walk: protein bar

breakfast: 2 eggs with mini soft cheese and 1/2 oz of steak jerky in there. (it was delicious! and i was starving!)

snack: protein shake

lunch: cottage cheese with diet jello

snack: string cheese

dinner: chicken breast with broccoli

snack: fat free cool whip  with fat free/sugar free pudding 

 

i hope everyone has a great day. 

 

 

Food sounds great and your walk was awesome!  You are doing a fantastic job, keep it up!

thanks! 

Hi BOTT friends. My son is finally sound asleep next to me--a very rough day for the little guy because of tremendous head pain. I'll wake him every 4 hours for pain meds and to drink water to try to prevent dehydration. Two-year-old is doing really well, finally wanted something to eat tonight and was very happy and chatty. I'm relieved to be back on track. Took the dog on an hour hike then while kids were napping again in afternoon I hit the treadmill for an intense 50 minute incline fast paced walk. Kept my calories under 850 and drank 13 cups fluids. No major carb cravings thankfully. Back to 1200 calories and add veggies tomorrow?

B decaf protein coffee
S Quest bar chocolate chip cookie dough
L protein shake
S mozzarella cheese stick
D Quest bar chocolate brownie
S decaf protein coffee

Sleep well all!

Tigs you are doing great!  So glad that the babies are resting.  Surgeries are always harder on the older children.  You food and exercise is awesome!  Keep up the great job you are doing!

Thanks so much for your support and encouragement. You are such a blessing, Tess

Hello, BOTT friends,

 

Posting Wed's eats on Thurs.  Saw my PCP's associate yesterday for xrays on my upper spine.  He saw evidence of "wear and tear" as he called it, but no definite fracture.  I'm not convinced, because if it's a compression fracture it may be difficult to tell without MRI verification.  He referred me to an orthopedic doc and I hope they can see me soon.  So we shall see.  I'm also awaiting the report from the radiologist on the xray done yesterday, as he is the one trained to read the films and finalize the report.

I did get my recumbent bike workout done (very cautiously) for 35 minutes, covering 4.3 miles.  Once again, it felt weird and I was working harder than usual.  Found the resistance turned up 2 notches more than I usually ride, but the good thing was that I burned more calories.

My eats were:

 

B:  4 strips turkey bacon, 1/2 c eggbeaters, 1 sl ultra thin cheddar on sandwich thin with 2 tsps light butter substitute, 1 c fresh strawberries

S:  1 c cantaloupe, 6 natural almonds

L:  protein shake made with vanilla protein powder, 1 c skim milk, 1/2 small banana, 1/2 c cantaloupe

D:  5 steamed blue crabs (no butter)

S:  2 cups SF French vanilla International coffee 

Someone at your house is looking out for you on that bike.  They want you to work a little harder it seems.  I hope you get the answer about your back soon so you can get what needs to be done for it.  Have a great day.

Not to be morbid, but maybe it was my hubby.  He took his last breath in that room 9 yrs ago (so did my beloved ****er spaniel, Sandy).  I can smile about that now...it's been so long.  He'd be really proud of me.

Actually, it was probably my 17 yr old granddaughter this time.  I remember she called when I was away last weekend, wanting to know how to adjust the seat. 

That 7 lbs on your ticker is looking good, Tess.  You're almost there!  Hope to see similar results here in a few more months :)