Up before 4:30 this morning to drive Mom & Dad into the hospital for Mom's surgery. This is going to be an exhausting day and just not sure what is on hand for lunch or dinner. I'll probably be working throuhg lunch in order to leave early today and not sure what time I'll be home for dinner, or what to have since I haven't been home since 9:30 yesterday morning.
Last night I did make sure I got at least 1 veggie in. I was spending the night down in Plymouth and thought about a fried clam plate, but knew I needed something a little healthier. So I went with a surf & turf caeser salad. Steak tips and scallops on top of a cesaer salad. It wasn't bad and since they put the dressing on the side because I was doing takeout, I saved calories there too.
See you tomorrow! Time to get to work. Man, am I exhausted!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Just a real quick post before I head off to work.
I joined Weight Watchers back in March and since then I have lost 14 lbs total. I had lost 16.6 between March and May, but gained a bit back while on vacation and have had trouble losing all summer. So with fall creeping in, I'm going to get back on track and focused!
Ok, off to work!
I joined Weight Watchers back in March and since then I have lost 14 lbs total. I had lost 16.6 between March and May, but gained a bit back while on vacation and have had trouble losing all summer. So with fall creeping in, I'm going to get back on track and focused!
Ok, off to work!
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Saturday, August 29
So here we are at the start of a very busy weekend. I have to work job #2 this afternoon and won't be home until late and then I'm working all day tomorrow. After work, I'm heading down to spend the night near my parents so that I can drive them into Boston for my Mom's surgery first thing Monday morning.
As you can probably guess, that means this is going to be a very stressful couple of days. I am making breakfast right now. I need a good one to keep me going today. I know I could do better in the "healthy" department, but I haven't had time to hit the grocery store and it's not terrible. I am having bacon, eggs (I sprayed the pan with non-stick spray - no fat) and a lightly grilled bagel (no butter).
As for the bacon, I'm sorry, but unless someone finds me an amazingly delicious turkey bacon, I'm sticking with the real stuff. I tried the Butterball and I just don't like the stuff. I love Butterball turkey, but the turkey bacon just doesn't do it for me.
You may be wondering why I never mention what I'm drinking. That's because I drink water all day long. The only other thing I drink is tea - either unsweetened or with a little bit of Splenda.
My plan for the rest of the day is to bring some fruits and veggies with me to work. I have an orange to bring. And I was thinking that I'd take the cucumber, tomato and onion that I have and chop those up and mix them together into something of a rough salsa. I also have some tortilla's that I might bake up to make my own tortilla chips and then use those as my lunch/dinner. The bagel/egg/bacon breakfast will get me through a good chunk of the day so I won't really need to eat before I get to work and then I only get 1/2 hour break for dinner, so I thought that was a good option. I will also grab a package of peanut butter crackers to take with me so I'll have a protein option should I need it.
Back to what I mentioned in my intro post a couple days ago, where I mentioned my age and my weight. Shocking, I know. Well, I have two mottos right now. They are:
(1) I'm not going on a diet. I'm changing my diet. I'm doing this one day at a time and starting off making small challenges. Next week, when things hopefully calm down, and the weather cools a bit, I'm planning on getting out and walking again.
(2) If I wanted to stop having birthdays, I'd have to die and I'm not ready to die yet so I plan to celebrate every single one of them. I want 40 to be spectacular. A new beginning. And I plan to celebrate in a BIG way while being smaller (and healthier) than I've ever been.
Check in with me again on Monday when I update you on exactly how the weekend worked out. So glad that next weekend, I have 3 whole days off!!! Not working at either job. That is my reward for all the stresses this week!!
As you can probably guess, that means this is going to be a very stressful couple of days. I am making breakfast right now. I need a good one to keep me going today. I know I could do better in the "healthy" department, but I haven't had time to hit the grocery store and it's not terrible. I am having bacon, eggs (I sprayed the pan with non-stick spray - no fat) and a lightly grilled bagel (no butter).
As for the bacon, I'm sorry, but unless someone finds me an amazingly delicious turkey bacon, I'm sticking with the real stuff. I tried the Butterball and I just don't like the stuff. I love Butterball turkey, but the turkey bacon just doesn't do it for me.
You may be wondering why I never mention what I'm drinking. That's because I drink water all day long. The only other thing I drink is tea - either unsweetened or with a little bit of Splenda.
My plan for the rest of the day is to bring some fruits and veggies with me to work. I have an orange to bring. And I was thinking that I'd take the cucumber, tomato and onion that I have and chop those up and mix them together into something of a rough salsa. I also have some tortilla's that I might bake up to make my own tortilla chips and then use those as my lunch/dinner. The bagel/egg/bacon breakfast will get me through a good chunk of the day so I won't really need to eat before I get to work and then I only get 1/2 hour break for dinner, so I thought that was a good option. I will also grab a package of peanut butter crackers to take with me so I'll have a protein option should I need it.
Back to what I mentioned in my intro post a couple days ago, where I mentioned my age and my weight. Shocking, I know. Well, I have two mottos right now. They are:
(1) I'm not going on a diet. I'm changing my diet. I'm doing this one day at a time and starting off making small challenges. Next week, when things hopefully calm down, and the weather cools a bit, I'm planning on getting out and walking again.
(2) If I wanted to stop having birthdays, I'd have to die and I'm not ready to die yet so I plan to celebrate every single one of them. I want 40 to be spectacular. A new beginning. And I plan to celebrate in a BIG way while being smaller (and healthier) than I've ever been.
Check in with me again on Monday when I update you on exactly how the weekend worked out. So glad that next weekend, I have 3 whole days off!!! Not working at either job. That is my reward for all the stresses this week!!
Friday, August 28, 2009
Friday, August 28
Yesterday started out ok when it came to food. I had my regular english muffin and hard boiled egg breakfast. Mid-morning snack was granola clusters and a pluot. (If you don't know what a pluot is, it's a cross between a plum and an apricot - pretty good.) Lunch was veggies - cucumbers, orange bell pepper and avocado. That was good. Then the dilemma of what to have for dinner. This wouldn't really be a problem except that I was going from job 1 right to job 2, and didn't really have anything at home that I could take with me. And I still have something like 12 points for the day. Well...I ended up hitting the McDonald's drive-thru.
This is where my problem lies. When I work both jobs, I don't have much time for dinner, so it's usually dinner on the run. But I need to start planning something and bringing it with me. Not only will I eat healthier, but I should save some money too and we all know that is important, especially since my second goal is to pay off all my debt.
Today is Friday and Friday means bagels, pastries and fruit at work. I stay away from the pastries, but I just know I can't stay away from the bagels. So it's a bagel w/honey walnut spread (reduced fat) and fruit. Plus I brought a hard-boiled egg so I could get in my protein.
This is going to be a rough weekend for me. I'm working pretty much all day tomorrow and all day Sunday. Then Sunday night I'm heading to a hotel near my parents because very early Monday morning I have to drive my Mom into Boston for surgery. This schedule means it will be really difficult to get any grocery shopping and menu planning done. But I'm going to do my best to eat healthy and get in some exercise. At least working means I'll be on my feet and walking around the store a lot.
Sorry if this blog is starting off so dull. I'm much more entertaining than this, but I'm tired and a bit stressed. I promise it will get better.
This is where my problem lies. When I work both jobs, I don't have much time for dinner, so it's usually dinner on the run. But I need to start planning something and bringing it with me. Not only will I eat healthier, but I should save some money too and we all know that is important, especially since my second goal is to pay off all my debt.
Today is Friday and Friday means bagels, pastries and fruit at work. I stay away from the pastries, but I just know I can't stay away from the bagels. So it's a bagel w/honey walnut spread (reduced fat) and fruit. Plus I brought a hard-boiled egg so I could get in my protein.
This is going to be a rough weekend for me. I'm working pretty much all day tomorrow and all day Sunday. Then Sunday night I'm heading to a hotel near my parents because very early Monday morning I have to drive my Mom into Boston for surgery. This schedule means it will be really difficult to get any grocery shopping and menu planning done. But I'm going to do my best to eat healthy and get in some exercise. At least working means I'll be on my feet and walking around the store a lot.
Sorry if this blog is starting off so dull. I'm much more entertaining than this, but I'm tired and a bit stressed. I promise it will get better.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
50 by 40
So setting this up was a lot easier than I thought. Let's hope that I can figure out how to log back in tomorrow and update it.
Anyway, just a quick intro so I can get to work at my paying job. You're probably wondering about the 50 by 40. To put it simply, I want to lose 50 lbs by the time I am 40. And that 40 is approaching very quickly. In fact, it's only 11 months away. 11 months from yesterday actually. And speaking of yesterday...that was Weight Watchers weigh-in day so my starting weight on my quest to lose 50 by 40 is 205lbs. That's right. I posted my age and my weight online in one simple paragraph! People are probably gasping everywhere. "OH MY!! What is she thinking?" But I hope some people are saying "You go girl!!"
Why a blog about my weight? Well, I think I need someone to hold me accountable, and if I put it in black and white and out there for the world to see, there can be no denying it. Now it's time to have breakfast. How about some bacon, eggs, french toast, hash browns...YUM! Nope, it's an english muffin with a little butter and a hard boiled egg. Comes out to 5 points on WW. I get 25 points for the day so 5 for breakfast is decent.
So welcome to my blog and my get healthy and lose weight journey!
Anyway, just a quick intro so I can get to work at my paying job. You're probably wondering about the 50 by 40. To put it simply, I want to lose 50 lbs by the time I am 40. And that 40 is approaching very quickly. In fact, it's only 11 months away. 11 months from yesterday actually. And speaking of yesterday...that was Weight Watchers weigh-in day so my starting weight on my quest to lose 50 by 40 is 205lbs. That's right. I posted my age and my weight online in one simple paragraph! People are probably gasping everywhere. "OH MY!! What is she thinking?" But I hope some people are saying "You go girl!!"
Why a blog about my weight? Well, I think I need someone to hold me accountable, and if I put it in black and white and out there for the world to see, there can be no denying it. Now it's time to have breakfast. How about some bacon, eggs, french toast, hash browns...YUM! Nope, it's an english muffin with a little butter and a hard boiled egg. Comes out to 5 points on WW. I get 25 points for the day so 5 for breakfast is decent.
So welcome to my blog and my get healthy and lose weight journey!
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