2 eggs, 3 baby bells, 1/4 an onion, and 1 cup spinach
Grant and I shared a choco blueberry protein shake :).
Lunch is real grilled chicken over mixed greens and raspberry dressing.
Chocolate yogurt with strawberries and stevia. (While watching Downton Abby :).)
Snack: 1/3 protein bar and half and apple
Bean enchiladas and corn.
The weather today was amazing, 62! I went out for a run earlier in the day just for fun. I ended up coming home after 20 minutes because of a headache. I waited a few hours and then did my strength training workout.
I’ve been swamped here working on a new launch for GroceryShrinkPlus that’s a secret right now. So I haven’t taken the time to photograph and record as much, but I’m still staying right with my food and workouts. My mother-in-law took the 2 younger boys to the farm for 4 days so I could focus more and to give them a great experience. I really miss them, but it’s amazing how much easier chores are with 2 less kids. But it will be good to see them again.
6 oz Greek Yogurt, 4 oz strawberries, 2 Tbs homemde granola
White chicken chili–would have been better with cilantro, but still pretty good.
I feel like I turned a corner today. It was the first day in a week that I wasn’t starving all day. It’s all cycle related I’m convinced. I didn’t take many pictures of food today. It was all mostly stuff that I already photographed and posted. But here’s my food log: It was date night and we went to Applebees. My meal was amazing!
I tried to feed Baby mac and cheese for lunch. He wanted my pomegranate salad instead. His little fingers picked bite after bite until it was all gone. I’m going to have to plan more sophisticated meals for him!
Breakfast: 1 banana and a detour protein bar
Snack: 1/2 pita with 1/2 cup chicken salad (the end of it) and sprouts.
Salad with chicken breast, sprouts, pom nuggets and 1 Tbs sunflower seeds. Fat free raspberry dressing. (this was a variation of last night’s dinner)
Snack was 2 cups of thistle tea with almond milk and allspice. That took away my nibbling hunger and kept me warm until dinner.
Dinner was a plain large baked potato, sugar snap peas, home canned pears, 4oz beef and a dill pickle.
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Chocolate Yogurt with Apples: (I love this flavor combo!)
6 oz mountain high plain yogurt; 2 Tbs peanut flour; 2 Tbs cocoa Powder; 1 Tbs stevia in the raw; 1 chopped apple
Snack: 2 eggs; 1 orange 1/2 oz nuts
Lunch: Layered bean dip with lettuce (no chips) and 1/2 oz nuts: 1/2 cup fat free refried beans; 2 Tbs tomato and green chilies (canned) 1/4 cup chopped onion, 2 oz canned chicken breast–microwave it all together. Top with salsa and lettuce.
Snack: 1 detour bar; 3 fit and active 14 calorie Popsicle (yes you read that right–3, I own it.); 1 serving of baby carrots; and 1 cup of beef broth from pioneer brand powder. I have been STARVING today! Just trying to get through the day without eating 3,000 calories. I’m ovulating (TMI?) That’s when my appetite goes crazy. In a few days it should settle back down. It doesn’t help that today is my recipe writing day, the day I look at thousands of delicious well-styled food pictures for inspiration.
1 oz nuts while cooking the family dinner
My dinner was more of the layered bean dip. I was down to 1 oz chicken left, so I added a little hummus and 1/2 and ounce of crushed chips. It was a nice change of pace without going crazy on the calories.
This is what the family had: Frozen stir fry blend with ground turkey and ramen noodles. I probably could have eaten this, but wasn’t sure how to calculate the calories. The family said it was fabulous. I didn’t even taste it–just added a dash of sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and the ramen noodle seasoning packets. I usually throw them away since I’m sensitive to MSG, but the family isn’t. It’s probably what made it so tasty, lol.
It’s only 6 pm and I have a lot of food writing to do. I’m bound to get hungry even though I feel okay right now. I don’t have any calories left for the day. My plan is hot tea with stevia and baby carrots. I DO believe in zero calorie foods. Maye it’s like believing in the tooth fairy, but I’m pretty sure i didn’t get in this condition from eating too many carrots, lol.
I’m making progress on my goal to 20 burpees in a row. I had Darren watch me do them to see if he could give me some pointers. If you know Darren, you know he LOVES to give pointers. I think this made his day.
It turns out that I was wasting a lot of energy popping my rear up in the air before throwing my legs bag. He showed me how to more slide hop my legs back instead and I can do several more before dropping dead. Yay! I may actually learn to like burpees after all….maybe.
Blueberry oat custard: 1/2 c oats, 1 egg, 1 Tbs stevia, 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup blueberries (I made it without protein powder and it tasted MUCH better.
Lunch was an apple salad: 2 cups torn lettuce; 2 oz canned chicken breast, 1 apple, 2 Tbs craisins, 1 Tbs sunflower seeds, 2 Tbs fat free raspberry viniagrette
Here’s my fitness pal summary to show the rest of the day. The hungries took over this afternoon and I had a hard time making good choices. I’m excited about tomorrow–it will be a better day.
I’ve rediscovered that writing EVERYthing I eat down makes a huge difference. I took 4 days off from journaling while I planned Heidi’s 13th birthday party and now am bloated and uncomfortable from just a nip there and a taste here of the wrong foods. I’m hoping none of that is really extra fat and that it will be gone after a few days of doing the right things. One can hope…
I’ve been faithful with my workouts, but not in writing down my food. This makes a HUGE difference in my progress. I just make better choices when I write it down and choose things that are easy to write down–simplifying everything.
I’ve been stressed with planning Heidi’s 13th birthday party which just ended this evening. And was a lot of fun. You can read about it tomorrow on my Grocery Shrink blog. I still have some big things on my plate (no pun intended, lol) but think the stress has reduced enough that I can get back to tracking food.
Friday while I was working out with my friend, Darren took pictures of me. It was eye opening. I was glad to see my form, but surprised how heavy I look. When I look in the mirror, I suck it in a lot tighter than when I’m working out, lol. Here’s a few of the pictures he took to show what I mean.
The room is in our basement and still not finished. We threw down some carpet squares to make it useable for now. They shift and make balance interesting, but I’m glad to have them.
To the left you can see rubber mats that are in the half of the room with the weights. We bought the mats at Tractor Supply. They were intended for horse stalls.
We work out with the kids right there with us. Sometimes they do it too. Sometimes they just get in our way :). Brandon had his school down there that day and was asking me all sorts of stuff about it while I was on the stability ball. 
I bought extra balls last week, because the kids are always running off with them. Now we have enough to share :). The doors to the right lead to storage under the front porch. It’s concrete walled and stays cool under there like a root cellar with more light.
I took a few pictures, but I’m super busy right now. I’ll add them later….maybe. Here’s my food journal: (I did get my workout in :).)
Breakfast: 2 eggs and a grapefruit
Snack: 1 cup plain yogurt, 1 Tbs stevia, 2 Tbs peanut flour, 2 Tbs cool whip (finished off the tub from the holidays) and 1 chopped apple
Tip: when stirring peanut flour into yogurt use regular, not Greek. Greek is too dry for this use and the peanut flour adds protein so Greek is not necessary.
Lunch was chicken fajita salad: Sauteed onion and peppers with chicken breast seasoned with a splash of lime juice, cumin, and chili pepper. Dished over lettuce with cilantro, chopped avocado aand Jack’s fresh salsa. Delicious!
Afternoon Snack: 1 detour bar and some home dried strawberries. I had a huge costco bag of strawberries that I had never opened. When I did to make a smoothie it was FULL of ice. So I thawed them out and dried them overnight in a small dehydrator. They are a nice treat and change of pace.
This evening I took Heidi and Heather out to Zona Rosa, a very fancy shopping district in the North part of Kansas City. There’s a ballet shop nearby where we bought Heidi a new pair of pointe shoes. Then we stopped by a shop called Village Vintage, which is a sort of flea market and also carries Annie Sloan Chalk paint. I’ve been drooling over chalk paint for awhile but didn’t feel like driving that far to spend that much money. I bought gray and both kinds of waxes. I hope to paint the new table top that is coming for my Pottery Barn knock off project table. The top will be gray and the bookcase legs white. I have twin china hutches in my dining room that would love to be gray too. Lots of furniture really could use a touch up around here :). I also got a huge gawdy mirror that I adore. It was only $35!
Breakfast: 1 cup plain Mountain High yogurt (not Greek), 1 Tbs stevia, 2 Tbs pure protein peanut flour, and 1 Tbs cocoa powder all stirred together. And 1 banana sliced over all.
I bought 2 new stability balls at Aldi so when my friends come over to play we can all do FYM workouts together. Brandon adopted one.
It threw him on the floor 3 times before he figured out he could wedge it in our “lovely” sunken tub and turn it into a horse. He is so adorable. And yes, the tub is smack in the middle of our master bedroom with no walls around it, lol.
Snack: 4 tiny cucumber tea sandwiches (these won’t keep long) and a string cheese.
My blood pressure is very low today. I can hardly stand without melting in a heap and feel like I could drop to sleep sitting. Trying a redbull to see if that helps. I’m trying to get stable enough to be able to do my intervals.
Lunch: 1 mini pumpkin cookie (what happens when I wait too long to cook lunch, get starving and there’s a cookie sitting there, lol) 1 turkey burger, 3/4 oz cheese, 4 lettuce leaves; 1/2 cup mixed fruit.
Intervals done at 1pm in time to shower and teach my voice lesson. I found the interval set that I purchased from Holly and realize I’ve been doing them all wrong. I’m makin a new plan befor Thursday 🙂
Dinner is the same stir fry from last night with the addition of some broccoli. I need to use up all the sausage before it can go bad.
