On My Way To Sexy Mama Status

ok- so not only did I gain 5 pounds, but I feel horrible!! I had to dig through the goodwill bag and find a pair of size 14 jeans to wear because my 10’s were so uncomfortable!! I was sure that I was pregnant (with both kids I immediately couldn’t stand any pressure on my stomach- made me feel sick- apparently just getting fat gives you the same feeling!)

I have to stop kidding myself. 3 days of Thanksgiving aren’t to blame. I’ve been slowly unraveling since my knee injury forced me to not workout for about 5 weeks.

TIME TO GET BACK ON TRACK, or I really will undo all of this year’s progress. I want to start 2010 feeling good about myself, not feeling like I failed at my resolution for the 12th year in a row…

8:00am pb&j (in case you’re wondering- I do consider this a healthy breakfast. With whole grain extra fiber bread, real pb, and TJ’s organic low sugar low calorie fruit preserves, there is a lot of good stuff in it and it keeps me full for a long time) 6 oz oj (bought this when I was sure I was pregnant and a cup of caffeinated Good Earth Tea (once again trying to kick the diet coke habit…)

yikes! I can’t believe it’s December already. But what I can’t believe even more is that my scale informed me today that I gained almost 5 pounds last week!!!!! I need to get on track so that I don’tt undo all of this years progress in a single month.

6:30 ran 2.5 miles

8:30 2 eggs, 1 slice of 12 grain toast with light margarine and jelly, 1 clementine

10:15 1/2 a slice of pumpkin bread at playgroup with a cup of Good Earth tea

11:30 really small slice of leftover pizza (about 6 bites)

12:00 1/4 cup m&m’s

1:00 3/4c homemade split pea soup with 2slices of toast

4:50 quesedilla with turkey on whole grain tortilla, broccoli shreds and 1/2 avocado

8:00 cereal & diet coke

11:45 Indian food- yum yum!!

3:00 2 clementines

5:00 rice & quinoa with black bean chicken and broccoli

7:00 3/4 c ice cream

9:30 pot of sweet dreams tea

7:45 pb&j

8:30 diet coke

10:00 1/2 cup edamamde

11:15 preschool tea party: 3 mini cucumber sandwiches, 1 mini pb&j, 8 wheat thins with dip, 1 mini apple muffin, 1 petite brownie

1:45 trader joe’s feta & onion bites

5:30 Jack’s 1/2 salad with lots of veggies and steak, a slice of bread with butter, 4 bites of kids mac&cheese, cookie

Sorry I have been MIA- just having a rough week. I’ll be back at it soon

Weekly Challenge: Find your Rainy Day Plan!! The rainy season is coming- don’t let the foul weather muck up your progress! This week (11/10-11/18 before boot camp) log 250 minutes of any type of exercise. Remember, the goal is to find a rainy day plan! Enjoy!!

I haven’t been on the computer very much the past couple of days, and obviously I didn’t blog!

Here’s what I remember from Saturday- (ate out lunch and dinner since Ryan’s out of town- but I made decent choices)

cereal, pills, veggies with Tatziki, Lunch with Jennifer at King Sushi: miso, salad, a couple bites of chicken teriyaki, kingdom roll, Dinner with Carl at Cafe Bernardo: roasted beet and arugula salad and a small piece of chicken

Here’s for Yesterday-

cereal, pills, curried carrot and chicken soup with a walnut roll, tons of water throughout the day.

I did have a little slip up while I was out running errands- I had cookies and diet coke!! (No comments required- I felt horrible about it and then tried to redeem myself by skipping b’day pie) Full disclosure sucks!

We went to my niece’s B’day party last night I had 3 slices of homemade pizza (they were smallish) and salad. I should have had less pizza and more salad- But there were so many delicious flavors to choose from!! At least I left the room for pie and ice cream- even though I could still hear everyone raving about how amazing the pies were I didn’t even have a bite!

Sunday, November 8

8:45 small pb&j on a walnut roll

8:15 veggie egg scramble with a little bit of ketchup

11:45 1/2c butternut squash soup, 1/2 c lentil stew, 1 walnut roll

12:50 an apple

1:30 I did an amazing 5 miles run/walk for 66 minutes. When I just plugged my nike+ into my computer it crashed and lost my run!!!! I’m livid!

3:00 3 squash raviolis

4:30 a walnut roll dipped in applesauce

6:45 whole foods dinner…1/2 cup of curried chicken salad, 1/2 cup of broccoli and a few bites of cous cous, 4 pieces of yogurt covered peanuts

Today was a tough day, I had lots of opportunities to make bad choices and am so glad that I stayed strong! I even spent 3 hours in the car with an unopened can of diet coke next to me!! I though about going through a drive thru on the way home- but then I thought if I can’t be strong on day 2, how will I be strong on day 3 or 15? If I make bad choices today, I’ll make them everyday and end up stepping on the scale at Thanksgiving hating myself for failing AGAIN!

A few of you have requested the recipe for the walnut rolls that I make. I learned to make them years ago from my Sister-in-Law, Saskia. Enjoy!

Put the ingredients in the  bread maker in the order listed:

10oz warm water

2T olive oil

2 T dried milk

2 T brown sugar

4cups of flour (I use power flour- a mixture of brown rice flour, kamut flour, barley flour, and spelt flour) White works well, I’ve tried parts whole wheat without much success)

1.5 t salt

2.25 t yeast (not touching the salt)

1 cup of walnuts

Let the bread maker do it’s magic. Roll them into balls and bake them at 350 for 12-17 minutes.

So I’ve told many of you about my families weight loss challenge for 2009. In my attempt to win $500 on Thanksgiving (instead of lose $100) I am doing a 21 day cleanse. Drastic Results take Drastic Actions!! For 21 days I commit to eat as well as I possibly can (avoiding processed foods, simple carbohydrates, caffeine, alcohol, and limiting my fat & sugar intake,  beef, and dairy.) I will drink tons of water (at least 100oz a day) and exercise everyday (I’m aiming for 1000 minutes in 21 day!!) I’m using Trader Joe’ s Complete Body Cleanse to help my body detoxify. Wish me luck and willpower!!

8:00 vitamin, calcium, D3 and probiotics, 4 TJ Fiber Pills 3/4 cup of Muesli sweetened with  2T of dried Fruit and 2 T yogurt, 30 oz water

10:30 1 c butternut squash soup, 12 oz water

11:40 2 big handfuls of raw broccoli, cauliflower and carrots with 2T TJ’s tatziki 24 oz water

1:15 4 turkey meatballs with diced tomato 12 oz water

3:15 2 slices of dried mango and 4 walnuts 24 oz water (excellent I’m already at 102 oz of water today:)

5:30 1/2 cup butternut squash soup, 1/2 cup lentil stew, 2 cups salad with apple and carrot, 1 homemade walnut roll (30 oz water)

All I had at the business meeting was another 40-50 oz of water!

10:00 1 liver pill, 3 digestive pills, and 4 fiber pills (TJ Cleanse)  with another 20 oz of water

I did well for day 1…170oz water, and I’m very happy with how I ate. I didn’t have huge cravings and went to the bathroom less than usual