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Sunday, January 06, 2008
The lowfat tuna recipe is accessible through a link on my main SparkPage--on the left under my photo. You can find my other shared recipes there too!
If you need the tuna salad to be even MORE low-fat, you can omit the egg. And just tweak any of the ingredients to your liking--I don't think I ever make it exactly the same myself.
This is just a quick post because IT'S 57 F IN CHICAGO & I'M ABOUT TO GO JOGGING! I'm SO excited!
Saturday, January 05, 2008
Quick blog because I'm soon taking off for my little niece's first birthday party. (She's the daughter of an adopted sister who is my own daughter's age.) Last night we spent hours at our friends' home, & this morning I DID get up in time to do some strength training (yay me!!), then cleaned a bit & started preparing brunch, & then it was 3 1/2 hours of eating & visiting with family members because my dad is in town this weekend. After the birthday party I'll hang out with my dad & older sister, & maybe my daughter, into the evening, so it's a day completely dedicated to family.
The Christmas pound is still sitting there. I will deal with it starting tomorrow, when all the visiting/social eating flurry is over. I decided one way to make a simple change in my diet will be to make a batch of low-fat tuna salad (with nonfat sour cream instead of mayo!) & TAKE IT TO WORK, so I can have it for lunch every day next week. If I left it at home, I would get maybe one or two helpings--it's SO delicious & my husband doesn't restrain himself much if he likes something! :-)
That won't be much different caloriewise, but surely just eating something a little different is a good idea.
Friday, January 04, 2008
My body REALLY doesn't want to go below 150. It hadn't been in the 140s neighborhood since 2003, I think. I got down to 149 before Christmas but then boom! four pounds up in two days, even though I didn't pig out. And since then I've enticed three of those Christmas pounds to depart, but the final one keeps hanging on.
I thought maybe I could give my body a good little jolt by using the really vigorous aerobics routine--did it twice this past week, & the second time I repeated the routine instead of continuing to the "mat work" strengthening exercises in the second half. My leg muscles sure got sore, but my metabolism wasn't impressed.
Today I read an SP article about tweaking one's eating to get off a plateau in weight loss. Lately I've been at the upper end of the range each day, so maybe I should try to keep it closer to 1200 for a couple of days. And it would be a good idea to just change some of my much-repeated foods to fake my body out, I guess. I'm reluctant because I like what I eat for breakfast & lunch, repetitive as it is, & it's easy to put together each day. Changing requires thinking/planning & going back to the grocery store--& I don't have much extra time these days. But I guess I should take advantage of not having a freelance project on hand right now.
I think I shall go browse SP's meal plan for vegetarians, to see what I could try that won't be terribly expensive or processed but would have enough protein . . .
Christmas pound, it is definitely time for you to go.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
I don't fuss much over salt because I don't eat much processed food, chips or crackers, & because my blood pressure seems to be around 110/70 every time I have an annual checkup. Still, I'm glad to have figured out something:
I often bring a hard-boiled egg as part of my lunch, as part of my ongoing effort to increase protein. I normally salt my eggs, but I've found that there's no need to bring a salt shaker to work or find some in the cafeteria. I eat the egg in alternating bites with my open-faced sandwich, & the turkey or ham of the sandwich has plenty of salt to make the egg tasty.
It's just a little thing, but it makes me happy. :-)
Another thing about my lunches: years ago I discovered that a couple of slices of good lunchmeat (or a slice of hard cheese) is quite tasty on a single slice of bread, no mayo or even mustard required! I like rye or pumpernickel best for this, but good whole wheat bread works well too. It simplifies making lunches, adds protein to my day, & stays free of extraneous calories.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
I felt a bit like a little old lady today because my legs continue to be sore from yesterday's cardio jump-fest. I even let myself sleep till 7:00 instead of getting up at 6:25 to do strength training. I'll work with weights tomorrow--but only upper-body exercises. :-)
Back to work at the office, which means I did the usual walking that's part of my commute. I'm going to stop recording that at SP, though, because it would falsely inflate my SparkAmerica minutes. The goal I've set is for exercise BEYOND my usual walking.
Had some leftover chicken to eat for supper, along with another boiled egg. So I made my protein requirement again. It's motivating to have that as a goal for which I earn points!
Editing because I forgot to report on my "home spa" night yesterday, which was a reward for earning lots of points through the fall with our Chispa Chicks / Enduring Challenge team. I did my feet first, then my face, then my hands. The feet got soaked & scrubbed, then massaged with lotion. The facial set I use includes a cleanser, a mask, then a scrub, & finally a pleasant lotion. The hand set also has four different components. After I was done, & still today, my skin felt sooooo delicious!
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