We had to take my oldest daughter back to the big city for more tests yesterday. She did very well and all her tests came back NORMAL which means she no longer has to take daily meds for the first time in 6 years. YIPPEE!!!!! We celebrated with a trip to a state park for swimming and a cookout.
I made a really good trail mix to take on our trip with Kashi Go Lean Crunch, Honey Nut Cheerios, raisins, pretzels and some plain M&Ms. It was soooo tasty and not too bad since I didn't use many M&Ms. I really like the Go Lean Crunch cereal - it's so tasty, but a tad too crunchy sometimes LOL
I'm not sure what will happen on tomorrow's WI. I was down again on Tuesday, but up a few pounds today. Part of that is probably just travelling weight (water retention from 8 hours in the car), and then there's the salt from my FF hot dogs at the cookout. I'm also dealing with TOM issues again! So who knows? But I'm not stressing over it too much. I'll just keep working and see what happens!
I have a recipe for pudding pops that I will post later - gotta find it again!
That's about it from me right now. Just trying to put the house back together after the last 3 weeks of craziness!!!!
and a bunch of veggies *grin* I used tomatoes, green peppers, broccoli, peas, carrots, sugar snap peas
sprinkling of RF parm
salt/pepper to taste
It probably could have used more mozzarella and chicken, but I didn't have much on hand. This made A LOT of salad. I am thinking about making sloppy joes for dinner tonight and the leftovers will make a great side dish.
I've been feeling really super crummy the last few days. Not early pregnancy crummy LOL, just kind of *blah* with a weak stomach. I haven't eaten anything yet today - we'll see how the day progresses.
On the bright side, I finally saw a loss on the scale this morning and I'm taking it! Yeah sure, my WI day was Friday - but I neeeeeeeeeeed to post a loss. I'm so so SO tired of sitting at the same weight. We have to take my oldest daughter back to the doctor on Wednesday and I'm hoping this loss will make it even easier to choose the sensible (yet yummy) fish when we go to Red Lobster for dinner....'cuz you know I REALLY want the alfredo LOL but I'll be happy with the fish because I don't want to lose this well-deserved loss.
And on a sad note, I burned my yummy pizza last night. There's still a part of me crying on the inside *sniff sniff* It was a white pizza with RF alfredo sauce, crab, broccoli, cauliflower, FF mozzarella and RF parm. It was supposed to be goooood - but then I got distracted and burned the heck out of it. *sigh* I tried to eat it, but really - it was just B-A-D.
I have no idea what we are having tonight. I am in the mood for unstuffed peppers, but I just gave the kids a bath last night and my 2.5yo is quite a messy freak when it comes to eating Spanish rice. So I don't know. I'm still hoping for some inspiration.
I've been taking it easy with exercise since I haven't been feeling well. I'm still getting in a lot of steps, but not spending as much time in the sun. I'm going to take it easy again today and then hit it hard beginning tomorrow - hopefully that will be enough time to fully recover.
According to my demon scale, I am up a pound this week. I had a feeling... My rings are still tight today, so I'm hoping that it's just from being out in all the humidity or something. I'm not walking the evil puppy today (she's outside on her dog run) because I have too much to do around the house, so I'll be drinking lots of water and I'll re-weigh in the morning to see if there' s a difference. If it's truly a gain - that will suck (for lack of a better word).
I'm making that spicy tilapia for dinner tonight! My mouth is watering just thinking about it LOL We'll also have salad and baked potato and some sort of steamed veggie. I was thinking about brown rice with pea pods, and other assorted veggies but then I'd have to ditch the potato or face a carb overload LOL We'll see.
So I made the chocolate banana smoothie yesterday and I wasn't overly impressed. It wasn't BAD. It had a nice texture - like softserve ice cream and didn't have that "diet" taste that always turns me off. For me, it was too banana-y with not enough chocolate flavor. It was nice and creamy though and looked just like a Wendy's Frosty.
Chocolate Banana Breakfast Ice Cream (Rich in vitamins B6, C, potassium, fiber, calcium, protein, and antioxidants) 1 frozen banana, cut in pieces (about 1 cup) 2 tablespoons plain yogurt 1 tablespoon honey or sugar or Splenda 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
I used 1.5 teaspoons of cocoa powder and subbed FF milk for the yogurt.
You know those days when everything you try to do gets mucked up? That's today. Only mucked isn't NEARLY strong enough a word to describe today
Tomorrow is weigh in and I just don't know how it will go. I've been maintaining for the last 2 weeks - it's time for a loss! My rings feel awfully tight tonight though *ugh*
I got nothing done today and I stink from walking in the 100* humidity. I need to get in about 1000 more steps to meet my 10,000 step goal, but then I'm taking a long shower and hanging out with my Sudoku book until the wee hours of the morning. I gotta' put an end to this "wonderful" day and start fresh tomorrow.
I ended the day with 10,429 steps on the pedometer. I didn't get my 30 minutes on the elliptical, but I took 3 kids and a hubby shopping and that should definitely count for something LOL I did 3 walks/runs with the dog and a bunch of weight exercises for my arms. I'm trying to get rid of my chicken wings - they are pretty scarey!
Tomorrow I'm going to try the chocolate banana smoothie - I'll let you know how it turns out.
I had such a great day yesterday!!! I got in 4 walks/runs with the dog and then did 30 minutes on the elliptical - and dinner was a very WW friendly version of tacos.
Today is much the same. I'm getting ready to take the puppy out for her 3rd walk/run and plan to do another 30 minutes on the elliptical tonight. We are even having left over tacos for dinner :) I do need to get to the store though - we are running out of food around here.
I've been spending a lot of time planning our vow renewal for next summer and it's really motivating me to lose this weight. It's nice to have something to work for. I've been looking at dresses and it's really hard to imagine myself being small enough to ever look cute in those beachy summery dresses - but I'm trying. I wanted to purchase one now to use as a motivational tool, but I'm having a rough time picking just one that I like LOL So far just LOOKING has been pretty motivating.
A friend gave me a smoothie recipe that only uses 2 TBSP of FF plain yogurt so I might have to try it out. I'm not a big fan of yogurt in any form, but this uses so little of it that it might be worth a shot. She said that she uses frozen fruits instead of ice in her smoothies to make them thicker (and healthier). Maybe that will be a good trick for me since I really do like them THICK. I'll try a few this week and post the recipes if they are good.
79. I want to take my kids to an amusement park or a water park and ride the rides. Without worry. Without embarrassment.
78. I want to sit in any chair and not worry about breaking it.
77. I want to know I can squeeze between two tables in a restaurant instead of taking the LONG way around or having to ask people to scoot in or get up so I can get past.
76. I don't want to be constantly looking for excuses to get out of going places or meeting people because I'm embarrassed by my weight.
75. I want to be ab le to buy lingerie from Victoria's Secret and KNOW it'll fit and KNOW it'll look gooooooooooooooooood
