Snow Day Minus the Snow

School was canceled late last night due to the snow that was in the forecast. We were due 3-6 inches but we got none. Talk about a big fail with the weather people! The plus side is that we got another day off from school. Hooray!!

The scales were down to 185.something this morning. Another hooray!!

The omelet bake is super easy. One carton of All Whites, your favorite omelet fillings (bacon, ham, onions, peppers, etc), and 2/3 cup low fat cheese. Just spray an 8x8 pan, pour in the ingredients, put in a oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees, and cook for 30 minutes. I ate some for breakfast this morning and it was really yummy!!

9:00 - Breakfast - Strawberries and Cream oatmeal, omelet - 220 calories

12:30 - Lunch - DD had McDonald's so BIG score for me not grabbing something for myself!! 2 slices whole wheat bread, light mayo, sliced turkey, orange - 270 calories

3:00 - Special K Crackers (yes they are GOOD!!!), 1 string cheese - 150 calories

5:30 - Arnold's Sandwich Thins, hamburger, light mayo, baked potato, salad with 1/4 cup reduced fat bleu cheese, and diluted Thousand Island dressing - 550 calories

I'm up to 1,190 calories and I have no idea what else I am going to eat tonight. I'm not hungry (Hooray #3!!) but I know I need to eat the calories. Maybe I'll just grab a banana and a yogurt.

Hooray for March!!

Oh goodness I can't believe it is March already. This year is really flying by!!

The scales were up a tad today. I am going to contribute that to the salty ham and turkey on the salad yesterday evening. I was guzzling water all night long because I was so thirsty. That is the only thing I could think of. Oh well!!

Not really sure how to even count my calories today. On Sunday's I eat at my grandparent's house and while I do try to control my portions I can't even begin to figure up calories because I wasn't there when she was cooking. The good news is that I said no to the apple pie and ice cream that was for dessert. Score!!

10:00 - Breakfast - maple and brown sugar oatmeal, 1 small box of raisins - 165 calories

12:30 - Lunch - 1/2 cup fresh butter beans, 1 spoonful potato salad, 1 small cube steak, 1/2 cup rice, 2 spoonfuls of gravy - ?? calories

5:30 - Dinner - Subway Melt on whole wheat with lettuce, tomato, and light mayo (that I put on at home because I don't trust them!!), and 1 serving Light Lay's - 455 calories

7:00 - Mini Snack - blueberry white tea

8:30 (or so) - Snack - celery, carrots, roasted red pepper hummus - 100 calories

Total calories for today ??

I made the omelet bake Stardust told me about. I used an entire container of All Whites, 2/3 cup of WW shredded cheese, 8 slices precooked turkey. 540 calories for the entire dish, I divided the omelet into 6 pieces, so each piece has 90 calories. I have to tell you it smelted delicious when it was cooking. Right after taking it out of the oven Dd wanted to dig in!! Mmmm!! I can't wait to taste it in the morning. :)

Yesterday

The 200 Calorie Breakfast/Snack List

Here is an updated list!! Thanks to Stardust for the awesome additions!! The Arnold's Sandwich Thins with LC cheese sound really good right about now :)

200 calorie breakfasts or snacks

• Thomas' Light Multigrain english muffin with 1 serving All Whites and 1 Jimmy Dean precooked turkey sausage patty (190 calories)
• Cereal with 1 serving skim milk (200 calories)
• Low sugar oatmeal (my favorite is apples and cinnamon) with 1 small box raisins (175 calories)
• Thomas' Light Multigrain english muffin with 1 tbsp peanut butter (190 calories)
• All white omelette (3 servings), 1 slice whole wheat toast (40 calories), 1 Jimmy Dean precooked turkey sausage patty (190 calories)
• Dannon light and fit yogurt with All Bran bran buds and half a fruit (200 calories)
• 1 serving raw almonds and half a fruit (210 calories)
• 1 serving raw nuts (almonds or cashews) and K2O Protein Water (190 calories)
• Veggies (celery, baby carrots, cucumbers) with roasted red pepper hummus (100 calories)
• 1 apple with 1 tbsp peanut butter (190 calories)
• Light yogurt with 1 TBS raw slivered almonds, 1 tsp ground flaxseed and 1/4 cup of a high fiber cereal. (199 calories)
• Balance Gold bars. Most of them are 190-210 calories
• Cliff Mojo bars (180 calories)
• A peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I use 2 slices of light wheat bread, 1 TBS peanut butter and 1 TBS of TJ's reduced sugar strawberry jam. (200 calories)
• Tuna & celery sticks: 1/2 can of tuna, 1 TBS reduced fat mayo, a touch of chopped pickle. Use it as a dip for celery sticks.
• Omelet bakes: it is so easy to toss together some egg whites (or Egg Beaters), chopped veggies, maybe a little bit of protein (lean ham, turkey bacon) and sprinkle the top with light shredded cheese. Bake it in a 9x9" pan at 350 degrees until set (30 min maybe?) and let it cool. Cut it into squares and package it up. Each morning, you can grab one, warm it up and either eat it with a couple slices of light toast or stick it in one of the Arnold's sandwich thins for your own Egg McMuffin.
• Low fat cheese stick with whole grain crackers
• Arnold's sandwich thin with 1-2 wedges of light Laughing Cow cheese

TGIF!!

Let's make a list

Last night I called Jenny

Like totally stressed!

Yearbook deadline is next week. I'm now working on it at school and at home. It has become all consuming. When I'm not working on it I'm thinking about it. When I'm not thinking about it I'm dreaming about it. I made a list of everything that needs to be done on each page. I love crossing things off. So far I have 14 pages out of the 40 that are missing pictures. This is me

No exercise yesterday. I worked on the yearbook until we went to dinner. When we came home from my parent's house I worked on the yearbook until I put Dd to bed and then I worked on it some more.

I am going to exercise today. I HAVE to!! It's 30 minutes!! I can leave the computer for 30 minutes! It might actually make me feel better too!

Official WI 2/24/09

Today's WI - 187.4
Last week's WI - 186.6

Grand total - + 0.8 lbs

I guess it's time for me to confess that I didn't exercise one day last week. I did nothing active. I sat at the computer most nights slaving over the stinking yearbook trying to get everything to look just right. I should have done better. This week will be better!

Up until yesterday I was looking at a maintain for this week but yesterday for lunch I ended up eating some Trader Joe's garlic noodle soup and then some chicken teriyaki for dinner last night so I'm guessing the sodium got the best of me.

After school I will get on the stationary bike before meeting my friend at Mexican. We will visit with my parents and then I will come home and do a little Wii Fit along with the 2 person run with Dd. Here is my exercise plan for the rest of the week:

• Wednesday - Interval train on the treadmill for 30 minutes
• Thursday - 20 minutes on the stationary bike and by 30 minutes Wii Fit
• Friday - Interval train on the treadmill or run at the park (depends on the weather)
• Saturday - 20 minutes on the stationary bike mop, sweep, vaccum, laundry
• Sunday - 30 minutes on Wii Fit
• Monday - rest day

Make Them Green With Envy Challenge Week 4 Results