March Progress...

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Should have probably done this a few days ago but there is still over a week left in March so....

Goals for March:

Continue with Meatless Mondays
On Track to meet this one as long as we have another Meatless Monday

Continue with at least 1 seafood meal per week for dinner
Missed last week's seafood meal due to the crazyness. Planning on Salmon for dinner tomorrow.

Continue with 1 new recipe per week goal
So Far so good, tomorrow's dinner is a new recipe.

Eat at least 4 totally raw meals per week
Met the first two weeks. Last week I didn't meet this goal. Need 2 more meals this week to make it.

Eat beans as part of a meal or as the main dish at least 4 times per week
This one also fell away last week due to the crazyness. I'm halfway to the goal for this week and lunch today will make it 75% complete.

Limit dairy consumption to 3 times per week (not quite sure how to track this... check if avoid dairy, check if eat dairy?)
This one has been much harder for me to meet. I met it the first week in March but I'm thinking I should have just cut it out 2 or 3 times per week at first.

Meet and exceed 300 fitness minutes again this month. anymore minutes are just bonus

  

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ROTTMOM71 3/23/2012 12:18PM

Excellent goals and planning. Really like the idea of one meatless meal a week. I may steal that. And for meeting your fitness mins goal!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

CORY1972 3/22/2012 7:53PM

Great idea to have a meatless meal each week. Report Inappropriate Comment

FRAN0426 3/22/2012 4:47PM

Looks like fine goals for the month, and your doing quite well with them too. Report Inappropriate Comment

LOTUSBURGER 3/22/2012 3:42PM

Great Goals! Report Inappropriate Comment

SLIMMERJESSE 3/22/2012 3:40PM

Sounds terrific. Good job! Report Inappropriate Comment

NWILKER 3/22/2012 2:25PM

Yeah you!! Awesome on the fish! I need to do that too - if you have easy fool proof fish recipes let me know! I can cook everything else but fish - it scares me - i think it's an episode from childhood and bones in the fish and ... anyway i'll eat it out, but have something about cooking it at home! (unless costco pre-prepped tilapia counts... and i don't think it does!) Cheers to a successful end of the month! Report Inappropriate Comment

Weigh-in Wednesday

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Went down for the 2nd week in a row. Been a long time for that to happen. Last week 253, today 250.4 so just about 3lbs. Gives me a bit more motivation to keep meeting my nutrition goals for the week so that I can maybe be out of this decade again by the next weighin. I may weigh again on Saturday just to keep an eye on things.

Not really sure what I did to deserve it but I do know that I have been working on exercising more again and watching my sodium. I think both of those are important for me to keep this momentum. 5.4 lbs to go until I meet the revised goal I set for 04/15. Anything extra is bonus!

Have a healthy day!

  

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ELLIEFUNT 3/22/2012 7:13AM

Keep up the great work!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

FRAN0426 3/21/2012 11:38PM

Great job, keep up the good work. Report Inappropriate Comment

KATD13 3/21/2012 10:06PM

Great Job! Report Inappropriate Comment

RAINBOWCHOC 3/21/2012 7:06PM

hooray for visible results! It fine to say the scale doesn't matter but we are here to get numbers which satisfy doctors and insurance companies. I hope you get the next goal soon, it helps with the motivation. Report Inappropriate Comment

ROTTMOM71 3/21/2012 4:57PM

That's awesome. Keep up the great work and you'll reach your next goal with no problem. Report Inappropriate Comment

SSYEAW 3/21/2012 4:30PM

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Not a Smooth Sunday

Monday, March 19, 2012

Our day started out okay but then hit the fan about 4ish when I discovered that some work errors were not my fault but something either in the computer or with the person who sent the report in. Right after that we received notice that my nephew was spending the night with his dad...who he hasn't seen in over a year. I finally got ahold of my sister and she was a mess as she said it was all over in about 10 minutes. The police showed up and took her son to stay with his dad. She was blindsided as she was told that until a supervised visitation schedule could be worked out no visits would occur but of course it was 5pm on Sunday and she had no way to reach anyone. She was calm for awhile but then it got bad again so we ended up having to go over there. It would have been much worse if he had taken both of the kids. Now, hopefully she will get some answers today to find out wth went wrong and where as well as find out what happens now.

We ended up going for a late dinner to Red Robin. I did eat a salad for dinner but of course it wasn't helpful that I also had a rootbeer float and a few fries. Over carbs and calories for the day but I did workout! Strength and a 20 min walk that was just under a mile. I had to push through some shortness of breath issues and some pain issues but hopefully those will go away soon or we will figure them out when I go in for testing in a few weeks. I get to have a stress test and an echo. Yay.

Just going to push forward today and keep tracking even if I don't like what I have eaten. Have a healthy day!

Today I will get in another good workout like yesterday and Today I won't eat out of emotion.

  

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FRAN0426 3/19/2012 4:48PM

Sad to hear your sister is having it tough, hope the problem will be resolved quickly. Put you Sunday nutrition behind you and keep on with the journey. Stress does make many of us overeat, as we think it will console us. Unfortunately, it really never helps. Report Inappropriate Comment

LOTUSBURGER 3/19/2012 4:04PM

for your family, thats rough. Good job on your WO!! I had a bad weekend too. Did really good and then went down hill fast. Started over today! We can do it!!! Report Inappropriate Comment

Dinner Plan 03/19-03/24

Sunday, March 18, 2012

Last week didn't go as planned. I didn't meet many of my nutrition goals and while I didn't eat too badly, it certainly could have been better. Dinner plan for this week is hampered due to evening appointments for work and other obligations. I am going to have to come up with a schedule that still allows me to cook instead of grabbing take out on the nights I have to take evening appointments.


Sunday: TBD, I'm craving pizza but I don't think we will give into that. I'm thinking maybe a simple pasta dish with veggies and sausage but DH doesn't want to talk about it right now...

Monday: Lentil Stew from the freezer stash and some crusty bread

Tuesday: Some sort of chicken in the crockpot, I have some leg quarters to use up or give away. I'm thinking either bbq or balsamic flavoring.

Wednesday: TBD, we are babysitting while my BIL& SIL go to dinner for their anniversary

Thursday: Fend for yourself since DH probably won't be home

Friday: Honey Mustard Cedar Plank Salmon and potato pockets
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Saturday: Probably homemade pizza, if it is still nice out I will try to grill it.

I will need to get beans in a couple of times during the week at lunch since I don't have anything except the lentils planned with beans. On fend for myself night I will make a point to have some beans. Meatless Monday goal is met. I need to make it a priority to meet my 4 raw meals this week for lunch or breakfast.

  

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PATTIE441 3/19/2012 8:26AM

You have a great plan! Yummy food! I think you are awesome! Report Inappropriate Comment

GRAMMAP1 3/18/2012 9:33PM

Something I am very poor at is planning, so I was curious about your plan. It looks good and I need to get more serious because DH will be coming home from the Nursing Home and he is long term Diabetic. I will be taking hints from the Diabetic Team. Report Inappropriate Comment

LILYBELLE8 3/18/2012 9:06PM

Well, congratulations - you do have a workable plan and sometimes that is the biggest challenge. I've been reading about crock pot recipes using only vegetables - some sound very good. Could your crock pot be put to more use during the week? I'm going to try and use mine more this week. I'll watch your progress - keep it up, girl!! Report Inappropriate Comment

NSV's

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Yesterday I posted this picture


but I never reflected on it. Today I was really fighting the urge to binge. It was a stressful day because there was no resolution with my nephew's custody/residential home and the Judge had conflicts with all the days my sister's lawyer was available so it was pushed out to the end of June. There is a possibility that this will be resolved sooner than that but only if both parents fight for it. It has really been taking a toll on us but it hit me today again that no one else is stepping up to support my sister and nephew through this. No one... and she has 6 other siblings, blood siblings at that. Anyhow!!!

I was pushing through the urge to binge today and realized that I wasn't giving my self any credit for how far I have come. I wanted to overeat today but even though I went and grabbed lunch for DH and I, I was controlled. I could have gone anywhere and in fact did run thru the Mickey'D's drive thru.... for pop for DH and unsweetened tea for me. I could have gotten junk at that time but I didn't. I went to subway and got a 6inch BLT on flat bread with guacamole instead of any type of sauce. No chips but I did get cookies. 1 for me, 2 for DH. I could have chosen to get a foot long. I have in the past. I have in the very near past but I didn't want to give in to the urge to binge. Could I have made a better meat choice? Yes, but the BLT allowed me to feel a bit of a splurge and I didn't have any cheese or mayo, no empty calories in my opinion. This fighting of the urge to even get some junk is so far from how my binge eating used to be that those dark days seem like ancient history. I hope that they can stay in the past.

Finally I tried on the workout clothes that I received for my birthday. I had asked for cute workout clothes so that I would feel less self conscious at the gym. The top didn't fit but since it was bought at Kohl's I honestly wasn't expecting it too. It didn't help that the person bought the wrong size, an XL instead of a 2XL. However, the pants were also an XL and those fit. Granted they are a draw string waist but they fit with plenty of room to tie. Bonus... I WON the gift card giveaway that they posted on the dailyspark blog a few weeks ago so I will be able to get at least a cute top or two to go with my new pants! I will post when I finally use it to treat myself. I want to get thru this crazy week first before I take a look at what they have.

My walking is getting better. Just a few weeks ago I could barely make it around the block due to a back injury but today I was able to go .71 miles. Not quite .75 but almost. I also noticed that my pace is faster when DH is not with me and I am just walking to music. That could explain why my legs hurt so bad today. I really need to find some calf stretches to do. BUT, I have increased my distance and am healing. This is important and this gives me hope that I will be able to get my distance back to normal soon.

I'm grateful for this break in the weather even though it scares me that this summer is going to be sweltering. With the later daylight and the warm weather it doesn't make me yearn to be in Arizona for Cubs Spring Training as I often am day dreaming about this time of year. Just need to stay hopeful and keep pushing forward even though I know I won't meet the goals I had set for April 15th. There is still a month though to make some decent progress towards the number on the scale. Now that I can see that I am making some difference.... full steam ahead.

  

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CAROLFAITHWALKR 3/17/2012 12:41PM

So sorry about your back injury. Your walking sound great!!! Cute new clothes always help, yay for them and your gift card! Report Inappropriate Comment

LOTUSBURGER 3/16/2012 7:10PM

Great job at both those FF locations!! I can't wait to see your new WO clothes. Report Inappropriate Comment

BLUE42DOWN 3/16/2012 1:03AM

For someone tempted to binge, horribly tempted, you have done INCREDIBLE! We didn't learn to walk the first time we took a step, nor did we think about walking a 5k once we toddle across our first room. We focused on getting that next foot in front so we could keep on walking. Celebrate those great NSVs! Report Inappropriate Comment

FRAN0426 3/15/2012 11:23PM

Happy to hear your doing better, and your back isn't as bad as it was a few weeks ago. So proud that you resisted all the wrong foods yesterday. Wish I could have said today was that great for me--it wasn't. I did well until dinner, we went to a Mexican place tonight---bad choices were madew and I had the biggest over amounts on both carbs and calories in three years---uff da. Think I need to remind myself of the picture you posted yesterday when we eat Mexican again(and not have the margarita too). Report Inappropriate Comment

MAGGIE101857 3/15/2012 8:40PM

Good to hear you are getting stronger!!! Report Inappropriate Comment