Saturday, July 13, 2013 Cardio & Cafe

Morning all...what a glorious beautiful day!!!  Plenty of sunshine and it's not very warm.  Woke up this morning and walked my 30 minutes, soaked in the hot tub with my hubby and enjoyed this wonderful day!  I am beginning to lose pounds again after an eventful and exciting 4th of July with the grandkids! I didn't gain any weight because I kept moving but I did enjoy the menu and have a few daiquiris for those 4 days so I have to consider the whole thing a success! 

Took a few days to put the house back together, rest and recharge before continuing with my plan and after a week of getting up and walking each morning and back to the regular healthy diet I am on the losing train again!!!  Only 46 lbs to go!

Today, 

Breakfast:  Protein Drink

Lunch:  Protein Drink

Snack:  Fuji Apple/celery

Dinner:  Baked chicken breast and green salad

Snack:  Colby chees and crackers!!

Enjoy the day fellow BOTT'ers!

Gotta jump on my housework this morning. I've got places to go and things to do today. I did start my day with coffee this morning but not CARBS like yesterday. This journey truly is one day at a time. More like one meal at a time.

Now that the stress of Moma's health scare is behind us, the entire extended family is focused on being heart healthy. That really does make it easier. Plus she wants to start walking every evening. There's nothing better than a partner in crime. It also coincides with a 12 week program that we're starting at work on Monday called "Seat to Feet". Very much a couch to 5k program that our participation in will earn us insurance points to use toward our deductibles.

Eats for the day are planned:

Coffeeeeeeee!!!

Breakfast: Western Omelet

snack:  Fresh Fruit (Peaches, cherries, blueberries or melon)

Lunch:  Seafood  (either steamed shrimp or Fish taco)

snack:  Fresh sliced tomato & cheese

Dinner:  Grilled chicken & Garden salad

dessert: Margarita (One has to partake at a Buffett Concert)

 

Sounds like a great day!!!  Having a partner in crime sure does help!! I'm fortunate that there is just my hubby and I at home and he's my partner in crime!  Only meals we cook are low calorie good carbs high protein..:)  Nice that our stomachs aren't in the way when we hug!!!  Have a great day!

 

Good evening, BOTT friends,

 

It's late, so here goes.  Bike workout done at a slow pace for 90 minutes covering 9 miles (lower back acting up today).  Today I ate:

 

B:  shake made with vanilla protein powder and SF iced coffee, 4 strips turkey bacon

L:  3 ozs deli ham, 1 egg, 1 slice cheddar on sandwich thin, 1 c cantaloupe

S:  1 c mixed fresh strawberries and blueberries

D:  homemade stir-fry beef with broccoli, sugar snaps, mushrooms, peppers, onions (no rice)

LNS:  4 ozs SF chocolate pudding

 

Goodnight friends :)

OOH....better late than never!!! It's the habit that counts, not the time!! We are all doing great!!! The positive attitude is half the battle!

Tell me about it, Debra!  You're right...we ARE all doing great, and I love all the board activity lately.  I missed everybody during the holiday weekend, and seeing your early a.m. posts every day.  The thing about this board for me is that we all look out for one another, and that feedback is the key, whether we're sailing along happily, or we've hit a bump in the road.  It IS "habit forming", and I've got it BAAAADDDD, lol :)

At the beach and the wee ones are in the water with daddy so I have a few minutes to catch up on posts. Up about six pounds but I know it's a result of staying within my 1200 calories but adding a few complex carbs ( bailla plus pasta, whole wheat bread), one simple carb (1/2 baked potato), and less protein to accomodate the calories on Thursday and Friday. Grouchy pouch was even worse and my blood sugar still crashed. Lessons earned? Contrary to RD, I do not need more useable carbs to prevent BS crashes, my body does not do at all well with wheat products, to continue to lose I need to stick to protein and non-starchy veggies, and mid-morning quest bars needs to be with another protein. So, yesterday's eats were:

B protein coffee
L buffalo chicken, romaine lettuce, crumbled blue cheese, blue cheese dressing
S quest bar
D chicken. BBQ sauce, chopped salad (cucumber, orange pepper, tomato, onion, feta cheese, Italuan dressing)
S almond milk with protein powder & chia seeds

104 ounces fluid, Zumba Circuit in morning. 35 minutes treadmill in afternoon. I'll try to post tonight