28 january 2009

Workout: 45 of Spinning (There were sweat drops on the floor afterwards. Wooo hoo!)

Meals: 1 piece homemade whole wheat bread (thanks for the recipe Elizabeth!) w/ tiny bit of butter, 1 egg + 2 whites, scrambled with chopped bell pepper and chopped spinach.
3-cheese Rigatoni w/ veggies (Lean Cuisine), 1/2 c. blueberries
1 c. corn chowder (creamed corn, chix broth, celery, red potato, green chile, turkey ham), 1 slice baguette, 1/2 c. blueberries


Snacks: 1 small granny smith apple, 1 Dannon Lite & Fit yogurt w/ 1/4 c. bare naked granola

Today's Accomplishment: not hijacking my sister's airplane and kidnapping her and her kids so they could live with me forever. and not eating chocolate out of sadness when I got home from the airport. England is a long way away! :(

Accomplishments

My sister is in town- I've loved every second- and I've continued to be good with my Resolutionary Challenge goals, but I've not recorded my meals. However, I HAVE recorded my accomplishments!!

Saturday's accomplishment: Passing (again) on Pinkberry Yogurt with my Sister when we had a Buy One/Get One coupon (!!), and buying a size SIX (6!) pair of white pants at the GAP. YAY!

Sunday's accomplishment: eating produce.

Today's accomplishment: Doing 45 minutes of Yoga tonight. At 9pm. BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT!

23 january 2009

Workout: 15 minutes on the Stairmaster, 15 minutes of ab. work (planks, hanging leg-lifts, side raises), 15 minutes of legs (adductor, abductor, butt blaster- yes it's really called that and yes- it really does "blast" the butt), a whole lot of cleaning (that counts for something, right?)

Food: 1 clementine, 3/4 c. Kashi Autumn Harvest cereal with 1 c. skim milk
1 wrap w/ whole wheat flat-out wrap, avocado, turkey, 1 slice provolone, tomato and spinach
1 c. organic tomato/red pepper soup, 1 grilled cheese sandwich (no butter) on whole wheat, 1 c. shelled edamame, 1/2 c. blueberries

Snacks: 1 apricot fruit leather (no added sugar), 1 dannon lite & fit w/ 1/4 c. bare naked granola, 1 serving of sugar-free jell-o choc. pudding w/ light whipped cream

22 january 2009

Workout: 1 1/2 hour hike up and down Mt. Rubidoux with the kids in the B.O.B. 3 sets of 24 walking lunges (12/side)

Food: 1/2 c. blueberries, 3/4 c. Kashi cereal w/ skim milk
1 slice honeydew, 1 handful sugar-snap peas, 1 Lean Cuisine Butternut Squash Ravioli w/ veggies (YUM!!)
1 c. organic tomato/red pepper soup, 1 grilled cheese sandwich on whole wheat, two mini sweet peppers, 1 oz. brie w. 1 oz. lite pita chips

Snacks: 5 whole wheat pretzel sticks 3 Tsp. sunflower seeds 1 Dannon Lite & Fit w/ 1/4 c. Bare naked granola 3 light pita chips

Okay, I'm SO stinkin' hungry today! What's my deal?!?

Today's achievement (long-term, this one is): JT said something about "oreos". Little E. said, "What are oreos?" YAY!

21 january 2009

Workout: 1 hour spinning

Food: 1 Kashi Strawberry Waffle (plain), 1 c. smoothie- plain nonfat yogurt, O.J., spinach, fresh blueberries, frozen fruit, protein powder
1/4 c. blueberries, 1 wrap w/ whole-wheat flat-out wrap, turkey, 1 slice provolone, tomato, 1/3 avocado, spinach, 5 sesame sticks
1/4 salmon filet, dry, 1 slice honeydew, 1 grilled cheese sandwich (no butter, on whole wheat), 1 c. pan-seared asparagus, 1 c. organic tomato/red pepper soup

Snacks: none.... how did that happen??


Today's big achievement: When there were 5 minutes left in the Spinning class, and the instructor said, "Do you want one more ride?", and no one said anything, I was the one who yelled out "YEAH!". :)

20 january 2009

I have a friend, Sara, who is totally inspirational to me - she's so healthy! She has a food/workout blog that I love to check to get ideas, and it spurred me deciding to start my own. One thing she does, that I love, is photograph her food. While I'm not sure I can be as dedicated at this as she is, I decided to snap a shot of my dinner tonight (because I thought it was pretty, if food can be pretty). Following is the rest of my day.

Workout: 1 hour yoga

Food: Kashi Cereal with Skim Milk
1 GrannySmith apple
1 wrap w/ whole wheat flat-out wrap, turkey, 1 slice Provolone, tomato, spinach
1/2 salmon filet, baked w/ "fish sauce" (1/2 tsp. fat-free sour cream, 1/2 tsp. light mayo w/ citrus grill seasoning)
3/4 c. pan-seared sweet potatoes w/ savory seasoning
1/2 c. green beans
1/2 c. "baby tomatoes" (pear tomatoes) from the garden

Snacks: 1 Dannon Lite & Fit w/ 1/4 c. Bare Naked Granola
10 baked chips with 1/2 c. salsa
8 Trader Joe's Honey Whole Wheat pretzles

A New Blog

For my health. I've always set lots of health-related goals. I've been an avid exerciser for years. It seems I always have a "plan" in place, but sometimes the plan evolves and changes... that's okay. I've kept food journals, I've kept lists. I've memorized favorite healthy (and not so healthy) recipes. I love to cook. I subscribe to some great health magazines, but have trouble organizing the information so it's readily available in my brain. And thus, I'm starting a blog, just for me, where I can record information, post occasional pictures, post links and keep myself organized!
Here's to my health!!

Monday, 19 January 2009

Workout: 1 hour spinning class
ball crunches: 3 sets of 15 reps

Food: *1 banana (pre-spinning class)
*3/4 c. steel cut oats with ground flax, 1/4 c. fresh blueberries, 1 tsp. agave nectar
* 1 Trader Joe's blueberry crumpet w/ 1 tsp. apricot jam
*Leftover whole-grain penne pasta w/ turkey sausage, bell peppers, and tomatoes
*Mini-plate (from the "bar menu") of Thai Lettuce wraps from the Cheesecake Factory, one mini- slice of brown bread (no butter)

Snacks: *1 clementine
*handful of sunflower seeds
*3 carrots (from the garden!)
*1 Dannon Lite & Fit w/ 1/4 c. Bare Naked Granola

Big Achievement? Passing on Pinkberry Yogurt and watching my family eat it!!