02/05/2012 17:32
Strategy for Super Bowl eating.
So today is the Super Bowl and the family loves to do is eat and drink the weekend away. Personally, I make it a point not to drink. For one, it's empty calories. Two, it doesn't agree with the bipolar and diabetes one bit. Three, I end up sleepy and would waste the time away doing nothing but sleeping. So I don't drink. Now eating is another story. So came up with a plan to deal with it this year. I planned out my meals and snacks for the weekend. I also decided I would get in at least 35-minutes of exercise each day.
Last Thursday night I planned out what the family would be eating this weekend. I took the ad from the local Publix Supermarket and bounced ideas off the family as to what they'd like. Friday morning I went grocery shopping and planned out my meals on LiveStrong.com's My Plate.
So have I been successful? Yesterday, not so much.
Yesterday, I went over my calories because I grazed on stuff most of the morning. I got back on track later in the day. I did not starve myself though. I was just more mindful of the situation. I only went over my daily goal by about 100 calories, so I won't beat myself up over it. Last night's dinner was a first in a very long time - cheeseburgers. I made home-made burgers with very lean ground beef, chopped onions, some egg whites and a splash of light Italian dressing. I decided to have a salad with mine and ate it prior to eating my burger. So that stopped me from eating the whole burger (I only ate half). Once I was full, I stopped and put it in the kitchen. I was going to throw it away (I'm not really one for wanting to eat leftovers), but hubby decided to finish it.
I didn't go for my walk either (bad Rika) yesterday. I really didn't have the energy for it. Between the coughing and cramps, I took the day to just rest. With that said, I took a nap.
So today is a new day and I started it off very early. I had my cup of coffee with a tablespoon of creamer and 2 packets of Truvia in it at about 5:30 AM. After that I started on my water for the day. By the way, I'm at 40 oz and it's not noon yet... 
I had my meal replacement shake around 7 AM. I had my morning snack at about 10 AM. I'm going to have another shake for lunch today (not my norm) and then some low-fat yogurt for my afternoon snack later. This is to make room for the pork spare ribs and large salad that's for dinner. If I'm hungry sometime after that (probably won't happen), I'm looking at grazing on some veggies and fat free salad dressing.
I had my meal replacement shake around 7 AM. I had my morning snack at about 10 AM. I'm going to have another shake for lunch today (not my norm) and then some low-fat yogurt for my afternoon snack later. This is to make room for the pork spare ribs and large salad that's for dinner. If I'm hungry sometime after that (probably won't happen), I'm looking at grazing on some veggies and fat free salad dressing.I figure the ribs are fattening and thus I need to be very mindful of how much of it I eat tonight. I will start off with my salad though.
As for exercise, I got a 40-minute walk in around 9 AM. My average speed was 3.0 MPH at an incline of 5%. I'm a rather slow walker I know, but I try to shoot for time and not distance. I did manage to walk 2 miles though. That burned about 208 calories for me.
Now it's 11:30 AM, and my tummy's talking. So I think it's time for that shake. Until next time...
~ Rika 