Song of the day: The Band Perry - If I Die Young
I had a great weekend! I ate like crap, but had a lot of fun. Friday we had Pizza Hut pizza. Saturday we all went to the farmer's market and got some spinach, green onions, ravioli, a tomato plant, and this amazing chili vinaigrette! We will be heading back this weekend to get some more vinaigrette because we've used almost the entire bottle so far! After the farmer's market we went to Pegasus Games so Ethan could get some more dice and Elliot took three steps in a row while we were there! We then ordered Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch while Elliot took a nap. We napped, played a few rounds of Uno, took a tour of Kyle work, then ordered Chinese. I snacked on tons of chips and diet soda as we played some dnd. Sunday morning Elliot was really screwed up since he only had one nap on Saturday so he woke up at 6 and was ready for a nap again at 8, so we didn't make it to church :( We spent the afternoon looking for planters for our patio and herbs and veggies to go with them. And we went out to eat at TGIFriday's. I ended up getting a banana pepper, jalepeno, and serrano pepper plant, and mint, sweet basil, and cilantro. The plants are still alive! Lol. I also got a really pretty hanging basket for our patio :) AND, most importantly, a box of Candinas Chocolates. They are so so so good! For dinner we went over to Copps and got salad and sushi, which was the only healthy choice I had made for about 48 hours.
Monday morning hits, and honestly, I didn't want to step on the scale. I knew it wasn't going to be a pretty picture, so I just skipped the weigh-in so I wouldn't have to deal with the guilt. And a lot of the gain is from water weight from all of the sodium I had this weekend. Elliot and I went out to lunch with my friend Beth and I ended up getting this cheese filled pasta seafood dish. Fail. So whatever. It is what it is, and I can just look forward now.
Today has a high of 80 degrees, and it was already 60 when we got up this morning! All of the windows are open, and after lunch we're going to go on a walk to the park! We're going to be outside as much as possible today! I'm also severely increasing my water intake to help detox my body from this weekends choices. I got some lean cuisines to help keep me from ordering food if I find myself starving and not wanting to cook. Hopefully I can get back on track this week.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 124
Song of the day: Beyonce - Get Me Bodied
Yesterday went pretty well. I did go on a little big of an eating binge towards the end of the day, and I'm blaming the dove bunny, lol. But I did work out dvd, so I think it all probably evened out. For dinner I made Cilantro-Lime Tilapia on a bed of cooked spinach and it was so good! I'm thinking of having it for lunch today too! I think Elliot would have liked it, but he took weird naps yesterday and when he woke up he was ready for dinner and didn't really want to wait for fish, lol.
I'm going to do a work out dvd today as well since I'm not sure if I'm going to work out this weekend. My brother's Ethan and Logan are coming to visit tonight. Logan has a college placement test tomorrow morning, and Ethan's coming so we can all play some DnD tonight/tomorrow! Lol :) We'll also probably order pizza tonight and eat something now completely healthy tomorrow. So Sunday would typically be a recovery day, but it's mother's day, and it's my first mother's day, so I'm not really sure what we do for it, lol.
Oh- if you have a keurig coffee machine, get the Donut House Collection Cinnamon Roll coffee!! So so good! It's not overly sweet and still tastes like coffee, which I appreciate.
Yesterday went pretty well. I did go on a little big of an eating binge towards the end of the day, and I'm blaming the dove bunny, lol. But I did work out dvd, so I think it all probably evened out. For dinner I made Cilantro-Lime Tilapia on a bed of cooked spinach and it was so good! I'm thinking of having it for lunch today too! I think Elliot would have liked it, but he took weird naps yesterday and when he woke up he was ready for dinner and didn't really want to wait for fish, lol.
I'm going to do a work out dvd today as well since I'm not sure if I'm going to work out this weekend. My brother's Ethan and Logan are coming to visit tonight. Logan has a college placement test tomorrow morning, and Ethan's coming so we can all play some DnD tonight/tomorrow! Lol :) We'll also probably order pizza tonight and eat something now completely healthy tomorrow. So Sunday would typically be a recovery day, but it's mother's day, and it's my first mother's day, so I'm not really sure what we do for it, lol.
Oh- if you have a keurig coffee machine, get the Donut House Collection Cinnamon Roll coffee!! So so good! It's not overly sweet and still tastes like coffee, which I appreciate.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Day 123 - chicken upgrade
Song of the day: Lou Bega - Mambo #5 ....Elliot loves this song, lol.
Ok, I take it back. The Pistachio-Chai Muffins from CookingLight.com are way better if you warm them up in the microwave for about 20 seconds, then put a little bit of butter on them! So so good! Kyle thought they were really good without heat or butter, so I guess it's up to your own personal taste.
Yesterday I made some changes to my blog layout. I added google adsense where companies put ads on my blog. I'd just like to say that I don't know what ads they are deciding to put on there, but I'm pretty sure that they are all going to be appropriate. Lets hope so!
Anyways, I ate really well and had plenty of water! I didn't work out because I was busy FINALLY unpacking and finding a home for everything in our place! It feels so nice to have everything put away where I want it to go! And I even rearranged Elliot's room and reorganized Kyle's closet. I figure that I'm the one doing the laundry, so I'm going to arrange his closet to my liking, lol. :)
For dinner I made Ginger Pineapple Chicken from Spark People recipes. It's made in a slow cooker, so it's super easy, and it was amazing! - And as an added plus, Elliot loved it! He would finish the chicken that I had cut for him before I could even cut another serving! He's gotten down the hang of saying "more," which comes out as "mo" and it's so adorable :) I'll definitely be making that meal again!
This was also one of the first meals that I've made with Gold'n Plump chicken vs Target brand frozen bagged chicken. What a difference! Now, if we could we would have the freshest, organic, know where it's raised or grown food, but honestly, we can't afford it. We do what we can to eat healthy, but we just can't afford to spend $5.99 on a pint of organic strawberries. Anyways, the last bad of frozen chicken we bought was horrible. It was a lot of fat and there were chicken chunks that didn't even resemble any part of a chicken I've ever seen. I said that we needed to be done with the bagged chicken and just suck it up and buy the other stuff. It's amazing how different it is! There's almost no fat on them and they actually look edible, and they taste amazing. Honestly, if we couldn't afford it, we'd still be eating bagged chicken, but I'm glad that we can now. We're all about living within our means, and getting deals wherever we can, and we tend to buy store brand versions of just about everything (except ketchup and macaroni, lol), but sometimes we just need to spend more. For example, for the first three months of our marriage we were super poor because we were paying rent at 3 apartments, and we ate off brand hamburger helper and $1 banquet meals for every dinner and lunch. I now refuse to eat either, lol.
Kyle got home about 7:15 and he and Elliot played for about 20 minutes before Elliot was ready for bed. I've been trying to teach him to walk by sitting near him and telling him to "come" when he's standing next to something. He thinks we're playing a game where he stands next to something then takes a step while falling into my arms, and laughs, and laughs, and laughs! Lol. I didn't get an official work out, but playing with Elliot was definitely a workout! We ran around the house all day! And by running I mean chasing after each other on all fours. And we have wood floors. ...My knees are a little bruised, but it was totally worth it! We went to Walgreens and Copps, so I also got a little bit of a walk/workout in.
I ate 5 servings of fruits and veggies, with even more fruits than yesterday! I realized that I typically do eat a good amount of fruits and veggies without really trying. I like good food, and most good food includes fruits and veggies.
Today, I really want to get a workout in while Elliot is napping. Everything is cleaned and put away, so I really have no excuse as to why I can't work out. I guess I could probably do it now instead of continuing to type, lol.
Ok, I take it back. The Pistachio-Chai Muffins from CookingLight.com are way better if you warm them up in the microwave for about 20 seconds, then put a little bit of butter on them! So so good! Kyle thought they were really good without heat or butter, so I guess it's up to your own personal taste.
Yesterday I made some changes to my blog layout. I added google adsense where companies put ads on my blog. I'd just like to say that I don't know what ads they are deciding to put on there, but I'm pretty sure that they are all going to be appropriate. Lets hope so!
Anyways, I ate really well and had plenty of water! I didn't work out because I was busy FINALLY unpacking and finding a home for everything in our place! It feels so nice to have everything put away where I want it to go! And I even rearranged Elliot's room and reorganized Kyle's closet. I figure that I'm the one doing the laundry, so I'm going to arrange his closet to my liking, lol. :)
For dinner I made Ginger Pineapple Chicken from Spark People recipes. It's made in a slow cooker, so it's super easy, and it was amazing! - And as an added plus, Elliot loved it! He would finish the chicken that I had cut for him before I could even cut another serving! He's gotten down the hang of saying "more," which comes out as "mo" and it's so adorable :) I'll definitely be making that meal again!
This was also one of the first meals that I've made with Gold'n Plump chicken vs Target brand frozen bagged chicken. What a difference! Now, if we could we would have the freshest, organic, know where it's raised or grown food, but honestly, we can't afford it. We do what we can to eat healthy, but we just can't afford to spend $5.99 on a pint of organic strawberries. Anyways, the last bad of frozen chicken we bought was horrible. It was a lot of fat and there were chicken chunks that didn't even resemble any part of a chicken I've ever seen. I said that we needed to be done with the bagged chicken and just suck it up and buy the other stuff. It's amazing how different it is! There's almost no fat on them and they actually look edible, and they taste amazing. Honestly, if we couldn't afford it, we'd still be eating bagged chicken, but I'm glad that we can now. We're all about living within our means, and getting deals wherever we can, and we tend to buy store brand versions of just about everything (except ketchup and macaroni, lol), but sometimes we just need to spend more. For example, for the first three months of our marriage we were super poor because we were paying rent at 3 apartments, and we ate off brand hamburger helper and $1 banquet meals for every dinner and lunch. I now refuse to eat either, lol.
Kyle got home about 7:15 and he and Elliot played for about 20 minutes before Elliot was ready for bed. I've been trying to teach him to walk by sitting near him and telling him to "come" when he's standing next to something. He thinks we're playing a game where he stands next to something then takes a step while falling into my arms, and laughs, and laughs, and laughs! Lol. I didn't get an official work out, but playing with Elliot was definitely a workout! We ran around the house all day! And by running I mean chasing after each other on all fours. And we have wood floors. ...My knees are a little bruised, but it was totally worth it! We went to Walgreens and Copps, so I also got a little bit of a walk/workout in.
I ate 5 servings of fruits and veggies, with even more fruits than yesterday! I realized that I typically do eat a good amount of fruits and veggies without really trying. I like good food, and most good food includes fruits and veggies.
Today, I really want to get a workout in while Elliot is napping. Everything is cleaned and put away, so I really have no excuse as to why I can't work out. I guess I could probably do it now instead of continuing to type, lol.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 122 - Easter Explosion Trailer
Video of the day: Easter Explosion Trailer - my brother is editing down the full video, but here's a teaser of our Easter activities!
I definitely got in my 5 fruits and veggies! And like I figured, it was about 4 servings of veggies and 1 serving of fruit. I'm just not really a fruit person. After lunch we went grocery shopping. I had done some major coupon-ing, and I wanted to get my use out of them! We went to Bed Bath & Beyond (they have a ton of keurig coffee), Cub Foods (Buy one get one free on chicken and strawberries!), then to Target to do the bulk of our grocery shopping. I also had some coupons for Walgreens, but Elliot was beyond done shopping and ready for a nap, so we went home. Today we'll walk over to Walgreens to finish shopping. Total, I saved $49.85! Not bad at all!
For dinner I made Main Event Marinara Sauce (from Spark People Recipes) with some noodles, thinking I'd get spaghetti. Well, I used diced tomatoes instead of crushed tomatoes, so it was more of a bruschetta type thing. Either way, it had a little more kick than Elliot can handle (and I added garlic of course) and it was really weird with the noodles. So I made some garlic bread and used it as a topping, and that was really really good! So I guess it wasn't a total failure. Then I made Pistachio-Chai Muffins, except I subtracted the pistachios (because they are EXPENSIVE) and added shredded coconuts. Eh, they're okay. They're a cooking light recipe, and they taste like a stereotypical "diet food." I really like the flavor, but they are really dry. I think next time I'll add a little oil to the recipe. I think that applesauce might work as well.
I didn't get a chance to work out, but I am okay with that since my eating was in check. For my after dinner snack I had cantaloupe - my one fruit of the day! Lol. I stayed up later than I had planned on and just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard Elliot crying. And this wasn't just a little whimper, this was real tears and everything. I think he had a nightmare. So I went into his room and we cuddled for about 30 minutes. I'm amazed at how fast a year had (almost) gone by. When Elliot is really sad/tired he cuddles the same way that he did when he was in the hospital, with his head tucked right into my throat (which is slightly uncomfortable for me, but I still love it) and giving me a little hug with his arms. The difference is when he was in the hospital his legs were tucked under him around my stomach, and now his legs are tucked under him on my lap. He's getting so big and growing up so much. I can't believe how fast time has gone. Okay, that's enough of a lament, lol.
Kyle is in Milwaukee this week, but he's coming home tonight so we can see him! I'm really excited and I can't wait for him to be home, if even for a night. :)
I definitely got in my 5 fruits and veggies! And like I figured, it was about 4 servings of veggies and 1 serving of fruit. I'm just not really a fruit person. After lunch we went grocery shopping. I had done some major coupon-ing, and I wanted to get my use out of them! We went to Bed Bath & Beyond (they have a ton of keurig coffee), Cub Foods (Buy one get one free on chicken and strawberries!), then to Target to do the bulk of our grocery shopping. I also had some coupons for Walgreens, but Elliot was beyond done shopping and ready for a nap, so we went home. Today we'll walk over to Walgreens to finish shopping. Total, I saved $49.85! Not bad at all!
For dinner I made Main Event Marinara Sauce (from Spark People Recipes) with some noodles, thinking I'd get spaghetti. Well, I used diced tomatoes instead of crushed tomatoes, so it was more of a bruschetta type thing. Either way, it had a little more kick than Elliot can handle (and I added garlic of course) and it was really weird with the noodles. So I made some garlic bread and used it as a topping, and that was really really good! So I guess it wasn't a total failure. Then I made Pistachio-Chai Muffins, except I subtracted the pistachios (because they are EXPENSIVE) and added shredded coconuts. Eh, they're okay. They're a cooking light recipe, and they taste like a stereotypical "diet food." I really like the flavor, but they are really dry. I think next time I'll add a little oil to the recipe. I think that applesauce might work as well.
I didn't get a chance to work out, but I am okay with that since my eating was in check. For my after dinner snack I had cantaloupe - my one fruit of the day! Lol. I stayed up later than I had planned on and just as I was about to fall asleep, I heard Elliot crying. And this wasn't just a little whimper, this was real tears and everything. I think he had a nightmare. So I went into his room and we cuddled for about 30 minutes. I'm amazed at how fast a year had (almost) gone by. When Elliot is really sad/tired he cuddles the same way that he did when he was in the hospital, with his head tucked right into my throat (which is slightly uncomfortable for me, but I still love it) and giving me a little hug with his arms. The difference is when he was in the hospital his legs were tucked under him around my stomach, and now his legs are tucked under him on my lap. He's getting so big and growing up so much. I can't believe how fast time has gone. Okay, that's enough of a lament, lol.
Kyle is in Milwaukee this week, but he's coming home tonight so we can see him! I'm really excited and I can't wait for him to be home, if even for a night. :)
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 121 - Eat Your Veggies
Song of the day: Veggie Tales Theme Song
Well, I didn't work out yesterday. Instead I cleaned and FINALLY got everything put away that was on the table and the counter in the kitchen! But my swiffer vac died (it wasn't fully charged) before I got to the living room, so I'll have to tackle those dust bunnies today. I also did all the laundry, so I still consider the day to be a plus.
I just finished Elliot's invites, made a facebook event, and sent emails to family, and now I'm working on a grocery list. The problem is that I don't really know what I want to make for dinner/lunch this week and I'm finding too many recipes! I guess that's an okay problem to have. I did some major coupon-ing with the Sunday paper, so I know what I want to buy, I just need to make it fit into meals.
I really do want to workout today, and I know I should/need to, but I'm not sure if it's going to happen. I'm planning on running the June Dairy Days 5k, and I hope it keeps me motivated to keep running. This weeks challenge in my spark people team is to get 5 servings of fruits and veggies each day. I think that should be pretty easy to do.... right? Lol, I guess we'll see!
Well, I didn't work out yesterday. Instead I cleaned and FINALLY got everything put away that was on the table and the counter in the kitchen! But my swiffer vac died (it wasn't fully charged) before I got to the living room, so I'll have to tackle those dust bunnies today. I also did all the laundry, so I still consider the day to be a plus.
I just finished Elliot's invites, made a facebook event, and sent emails to family, and now I'm working on a grocery list. The problem is that I don't really know what I want to make for dinner/lunch this week and I'm finding too many recipes! I guess that's an okay problem to have. I did some major coupon-ing with the Sunday paper, so I know what I want to buy, I just need to make it fit into meals.
I really do want to workout today, and I know I should/need to, but I'm not sure if it's going to happen. I'm planning on running the June Dairy Days 5k, and I hope it keeps me motivated to keep running. This weeks challenge in my spark people team is to get 5 servings of fruits and veggies each day. I think that should be pretty easy to do.... right? Lol, I guess we'll see!
Monday, May 2, 2011
Day 120 - Monday Weigh-In Week #17
Song of the day: Frances England - Blueberry Pancakes (the song from the Bisquick commercial)
1/3/11 - 232.6 lbs
1/31/11 - 217.4 lbs
2/28/11 - 206.0 lbs
3/26/11 - 208.8 lbs
4/25/11 - 206.0 lbs
5/2/11 - 205.5 lbs
Weight loss for Week Seventeen: -.5 lbs
Weight loss Total: 27.1 lbs
Weight loss since my heaviest (5/22/10 - 264 lbs): 57.5 lbs
Eh, well, I was definitely hoping for a larger weight loss this week, but I'm pretty sure I can blame that number on my eating this past weekend. We went out to eat and did some grilling out and I had a lot of chips, lol. And onion rings Saturday night. They're my weakness, lol. I also didn't get my 30 minutes of cardio in yesterday, so I'm planning on getting in 60 minutes today hopefully!
Today my main focus is to get our house back in order and get a grocery list together. My goal is to not order take out at all this week! I really want to get back to cooking meals and tonight we're going to have cheeseburgers and sweet potato fries, so it's a start in the right direction! I really want to see some weight loss this week, so I think I'm going to have to really reign in my eating habits!
1/3/11 - 232.6 lbs
1/31/11 - 217.4 lbs
2/28/11 - 206.0 lbs
3/26/11 - 208.8 lbs
4/25/11 - 206.0 lbs
5/2/11 - 205.5 lbs
Weight loss for Week Seventeen: -.5 lbs
Weight loss Total: 27.1 lbs
Weight loss since my heaviest (5/22/10 - 264 lbs): 57.5 lbs
Eh, well, I was definitely hoping for a larger weight loss this week, but I'm pretty sure I can blame that number on my eating this past weekend. We went out to eat and did some grilling out and I had a lot of chips, lol. And onion rings Saturday night. They're my weakness, lol. I also didn't get my 30 minutes of cardio in yesterday, so I'm planning on getting in 60 minutes today hopefully!
Today my main focus is to get our house back in order and get a grocery list together. My goal is to not order take out at all this week! I really want to get back to cooking meals and tonight we're going to have cheeseburgers and sweet potato fries, so it's a start in the right direction! I really want to see some weight loss this week, so I think I'm going to have to really reign in my eating habits!
Day 119 - Lazy Sunday
Song of the day: The Lonely Island - Lazy Sunday
Yesterday was really fun. We just kind of lounged around after the 5k, then Kyle went bowling with my brothers and I took a nap. After he got back we went to Dublin Square Irish Pub in La Crosse with Miranda and Ryan. It was such a fun night and the food was really really good! We ended the night at about 10:30 with discussion about how we were all up past our bedtime, lol.
Today we went to church then to Target and picked up Elliot's birthday invitations! We then went to Cole and Carrie's for a cookout and it was great to spend the afternoon with friends. All in all we really had a great weekend with great people. Kyle wasn't feeling to well, so we had plans to head out early (which means I missed Gigi's party :( :( ), but of course, between naps and packing up the car, we didn't head out until 6:00. Thankfully the traffic wasn't too bad. Now I'm doing laundry and waiting for Kyle to get back from dropping off Ethan. Definitely a successful weekend. :)
Yesterday was really fun. We just kind of lounged around after the 5k, then Kyle went bowling with my brothers and I took a nap. After he got back we went to Dublin Square Irish Pub in La Crosse with Miranda and Ryan. It was such a fun night and the food was really really good! We ended the night at about 10:30 with discussion about how we were all up past our bedtime, lol.
Today we went to church then to Target and picked up Elliot's birthday invitations! We then went to Cole and Carrie's for a cookout and it was great to spend the afternoon with friends. All in all we really had a great weekend with great people. Kyle wasn't feeling to well, so we had plans to head out early (which means I missed Gigi's party :( :( ), but of course, between naps and packing up the car, we didn't head out until 6:00. Thankfully the traffic wasn't too bad. Now I'm doing laundry and waiting for Kyle to get back from dropping off Ethan. Definitely a successful weekend. :)
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