Monday, March 5th, Cardio & Cafe

Hiya Botts:

It the beginning of another week to do well with getting back on track.  Are you tracking your food daily?  Have you increased your proteins and decreased your carbs?  Are you finding some activity that you like to do for exercise?  Take today and mentally prepare yourself on how you are going to get back on track for the summer.  Spring is nearly here and we can say goodbye to the winter blues.  This is a good day for a new start if your haven't put a plan together yet.  My eats and cardio today are:

Prebreakfast:  Coffee & Miralax
Breakfast:  Chocolate Unjury Shake
Snack:  Quest Brownie Bar
Lunch:  Pure Protein Peanut Bar
Snack:  Beef Stix, cheese & crackers
Dinner:  Roast Beef & Green Beans
Snack:  Protein Vanilla Pudding

Exercise:  1 hour walk around the neighborhood.  Taking advantage of the pretty weather that we are having.  Have a great day and don't forget your vits and fluids.

Good Morning!

Im officially BOT. I ended up taking a week off from working out. I was just so exhausted and thought maybe I just needed a rest. Started back to Zumba Saturday and gym yesterday. I slightly slipped a little with food. Nothing big, just a little extra here and there. Didnt lose anything this week. Hoping this will work in my favor this week.

Im so ready for spring/summer as well. Im going to start a container garden. Doing a little research. I really have a black thumb, so it should be interesting!

Eats for today:

Coffee w/ cream
Banana and Quest PBJ. Only able to get down half. Im liking these new small pouch days!
Pear and WW string cheese
Baby carrots and other half of my bar
Apple and WW string cheese
Walnuts before Zumba
Grilled chicken breast and roasted asparagus

Zumba tonight

Well, I am looking forward to Spring & Summer as well.  Before the end of summer I should have met my goal weight lose.  I'll send more time outside to get away from the in-home work outs.  I live right across from Fort Tryon Park which is very hilly! So, it will be a great workout. 

So today just came in from the gym increase my incline today to 4.0 and walked 2 complete miles in 45 minutes.  Not trying to push myself until my doctors give me the ok.  I have a lot of small PE's (Blood Clot's) in both lungs.

My eatting today:

Breakfast: 12 oz of Cold Coffee Mocha (Decaf)
Snack: Protein Shake
Lunch: Snicker Marathon Protein Bar
Snack: Protein Soup
Dinner: 4oz of Pot Roast w/half of a baked Sweet Potato and 1/2 of Steamed Veggies
Snack: Atkins Protein Bar

Maybe an additional 30 minute workout in the evening: Tae Bo PT 24/7

Hey, Hey, its Monday, woop-woop...

I'd like to say spring is in the air, but actually I think winter has decided to finally show its face here in eastern NC , got a little chill in the air today...

Did not do so good at staying on track over the weekend, truthfully go a little out of control on Saturday, as a result Sunday I got a burr going and plotted some alternatives to have available when I get those crazy urges to reach into the cookie/candy jar...I made SF/NF kahlua custards & chocolate & pb protein balls and plan to use them as my healthy protein rich go-to snack...

B :  protein coffee
S :  fresh link sausage & cheese stick
S :  fru fru coffee with a splash of milk
L :  2oz burger with provolone & sauteed onions, 5 bites of cantalope & 1/4c potato salad
S :  chocolate & pb protein ball ( if I need it to stave of the munchies)
D :  Deli shaved roast beef with a little hot brown gravy on top & cucumber wedges
Cardio : ZUMBA  & a short walk with DH and the dogs

Cals : 1095 /  Protein : 78 / Carbs : 37...Have a great day !

Hi, Alesia!

Would you mind sharing your recipes for kahlua custard and chocolate peanut butter protein balls?

Like you, I need to find some yummy and acceptable alternatives when my nasty sweet tooth rears it's ugly head.

Oh yeah, no problemo & they're easy too...



Custard ( makes about 12 1/2cup servings) :

1 qt nonfat milk - less 1/4 cup (which I then substitute with the SF Kahlua daVinci syrup, but you can sub any syrup flavor you like)
4 eggs + 3 yolks only
2 cups sugar substitute (I like splenda)
couple drops vanilla extract (optional)
1 heaping spoon instant coffee ( I like expresso too)

beat it all together, pore into ramakins, bake in pan large enough to put the cups in a water bath @ 375 for 30-45 mins (should be juggly looking but toothpick test comes out clean)

Cool / serve or store in the fridge...I usually re-heat the fridge ones for about 15-20 seconds before I eat cold ones...

Sorry no stats on the custard

Protein balls : (makes 25-30)

1 cup choc protein powder
1 cup pb (any kind including reduce fat or crunchy - I like creamy)
1/2 cup sugar substitute
1 cup oatmeal (not instant or quick variety)
1-2 tbsp water ( if needed to moisten enough to form into balls)

Soften PB in micro about 30 seconds, add in dry ingredients & work together with your hands to get a consistancy that allows you to form firm balls (about walnut size, hint keep hands damp while forming balls, the little extra moisture helps it to stay together better & this is where the add'l water in the mix may be needed too, its kinda a feels right thing)... Last I put a little cocoa power & splenda on a plate and roll the balls in this to remove the stickiness...Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator

Stats : 2 balls about 110 cals & 8 protein (depends on basic powder used )

 Hope you like...

Thanks for sharing!  Both sound easy, healthy and delcious.

Jen

Major snow storm Friday night and Satuday resulting in 18 inches of snow - lucky to have power and heat.  Extremely cold today but sunny. Can't wait for the sun to have warmth again! Two sick little ones so I still haven't had a chance to go online to figure out my food breakouts but I am logging food and amounts in a food diary.  Here's yersterday:

B - Protein shake made with almond milk
S - Nothing, drank a late breakfast
L - Topping off one slice pizza (ham & cheese), veggie salad (chopped cucumber, tomato, orange pepper, red onion, feta cheese, salt, pepper, dressing)
S - 1/4 c peanuts
D - turkey, veggie salad
S - protein bar (really stuck on Zone Perfect Chocolate Caramel Cluster - I could eat those for every meal)

Have a great week!

Jen
 

It was a good day.  I'm definitely noticing that my energy is up and my cravings for sweets are down.  As a certified sweet toothologist, that's sayin' something!

My food intake for today:

Breakfast 1 - 06:30am
1 hard boiled egg, large

Breakfast 2 - 08:30am
1/2 cup lowfat 2% cottage cheese
1/4 crushed pineapple

Snack 1 - 11am
1c Kashi Go Lean Crunch

Lunch - 2pm
6oz rubbed pork roast
1c roasted carrots, onions, potatoes

Snack 2 - 3:30pm
8 mini peeled carrots

Dinner - 7:30pm
1/2 cup lowfat 2% cottage cheese
1/4 crushed pineapple

Snack 3 - 8:00pm
1 Unjury Strawberry Sorbet drink (made with ice water)

Excercise:
Situps - 78
Pushups - 30
Cardio - stationary bike 35 minutes

Totals for the day:
Calories: 1041
Fat:  23g
Net Carbs: 70g
Protein: 85g
Water: 7 glasses

My little sister and her hubby are joining me in the 200 situps, 100 pushups, 150 dips, and 200 squats 6 week program, so we'll keep each other motivated and on track.  My husband has a very physical job and I felt bad asking him to workout yet again at the end of the day. 
I have to say my stomach is definitely feeling those crunches and I'm sure my arms will feel the pushups tomorrow.  I'm also increasing my bike time by a 5 minute increments this week.