Hell yeah!
Well I am down 8 and hoping for 10 on my next weigh in….but the very best thing is that I am running again. I managed four runs this week and no injuries :) I have been doing some research on running.com and I have been pushing it and not listening to my body hence the injuries every time I run…so now I am going for endurance and distance rather than speed. I cut my speed down 1 mph and increased my overall running time and I feel great. No injuries and I can run longer without feeling like my lungs are coming out of my chest. I am only running a mile a day but that is good and my goal is three miles so I am 1/3 of the way there and will be there within 6 weeks…
Diet wise I am doing great as well…..in fact now that I have really decreased the meat in my diet I am finding it hard to get 1200 calories in a day. The other day I was off work so decided to cook for myself…now I hate to cook and find it easier to make a quick salad and have a boca burger or soup, but this night I wanted something different. So off the store I go and picked up some zuccini, fresh mushrooms, fresh asparagus and spagetti squash and a small jar of Ragu spagetti sauce. I came home and slice up a 1/4 cup of each (not the squash) and lightly saute it in Pam until done but not over done, and then I added 1/2 cup spagetti sauce and simmered. Then I steamed the spagetti squash and after done, shredded 1 cup onto a place and poured my sauce over it…a total 100% meat free spagetti dinner. And it was so damn delicious I could not believe it, and filling and totally satisfying. After I was done I went on myfooddiary.com to record my meal and darn near dropped dead when it came back and registered a total of 87 calories for the entire meal. I entered it twice to make sure and sure enough 87 calories……I had to add a yogurt and blueberries for dessert to my meal and still could not get up to 1200 for the day. But it was wonderful and easy and something I am definitely going to make again.
I am going to spend next weekend in Oahu with my DH and I know that I will face challenges then. Challenges like: Outback, Red Lobster, Chili’s, Ruby Tuesdays and of course Papa Johns…even Wendys will be there to threaten me. We have no brand name or big name resturants in Kauai except for McDonalds so just the thought of sitting down in Ruby Tuesdays makes my mouth water…. So I will really be facing a big deal. I have already told myself that chances are that I will indulge, and that I will forgive myself and get right back at it and not look at it as a failure or a reason to throw it all away. I am going to do my very best to not get too carried away and am going to stay 100% away from sugar, but my meat resolve will probably weaken for the weekend.
I am really looking forward to getting away. I love Kauai but really have island fever right now and need to just get away. Spend some time on another island which is 100% different than Kauai, almost like a totally different country. Do some lounging at the pool, maybe a couple hours at a spa, and just some R&R at a 5* hotel…..awwwww…..
On that note, it is time to do a round and check on the chicklets….ciao!
Posted on January 31st, 2009 by islandgrl
Filed under: General
Great jobs on the loss! And yay for running! Your spaghetti dinner sounds great- I was actually going to make some for dinner tonight but my grocery store only had one spaghetti squash…. that was cracked and nasty looking.
I was a veggie for about 10 years, and it did seem to keep my calories down pretyt naturally. But, I also added in more full fat dairy and peanut butter and that type of thing to compensate. Boca burgers are delicious- and if they still make their Italian sausages- go for it. They’re SO good!
And I know exactly how you feel- we only have McDonalds, Taco Bell and Applebee’s here. (The latter of which I’m not too fond of, the former I’ve grown tired of) So everytime I leave the mountain, all those other places call to me like a siren song! And, some days, all I want to do is leave Tahoe (even if most people consider it paradise) I’m glad there’s someone else who understands
Thinking of you today! I got an email from a woman who owns a beautiful condo in Princeville that we’ve stayed at a couple of times offering it for a ridiculously low price. Of course, I can’t go but it sure made me start wished for a bit of paradise. Check my blog to see what we’ve been dealing with here.
Take a run on the beach for me!
Your spaghetti sounded divine and I am not surprised it was so low cal. I can’t wait to make it so thanks for sharing. Big hugs!