That's More Like It

I am back on track today. I don't know what my problem was these past couple of days but I feel more in control today. It is really funny how some days I am in complete control of everything I eat and some days I am completely controlled by food. It seems to me that if I am able to refrain from eating junk on one day, I should be able to do it all of the time.

Breakfast:
Honey nut Cheerios, Almond milk, low fat cheese stick.
Snack: apple sauce and Kashi bar
Lunch: 6 inch turkey on whole wheat with spinach, pickles and banana peppers, bbq chips ( i ordered baked but they gave me regular so I only ate half the bag) and an iced tea
Snack: Another Kashi bar(someone at work is selling chocolate/almond candy bars for the Relay for Life and that is what I really wanted)
Supper: whole wheat penne with turkey sausage and marinara and one piece of garlic toast. I should have had more fruits and vegetables today. I really struggle with this and I just need to try harder to fit more of them into my daily diet.

Hope everyone has a glorious weekend. I won't be blogging this weekend as I am going to be busy with my sweetie. Peace out :)

It's a Struggle Sometimes

I really have been struggling to eat right these past couple of days. I am craving fried junk for some reason. I have been giving into the temptation a little more than I should and the scale is showing it :(

I mentioned on the Hoosier Losers blog that I have found a website that has really helped me stay motivated to eat healthier. It is a blog written by a registered dietitian on Self magazine's website. The web address is: http://www.self.com/fooddiet/blogs/eatlikeme. It gives me lots of good ideas on what I can eat to help satisfy my nutritional needs on a daily basis. I also like it that Cristin (that is the woman who rights the blog) eats like a real person. She has her sweets and her lattes she just has her pineapple and salads too.

So here is my food intake for the day:
Breakfast: Whole wheat english muffin with 100 percent natural peanut butter and reduced sugar grape jelly, skim milk
Snack: No sugar added applesauce
Lunch: Grilled salmon topped with shrimp and a creole sauce, rice, 1 bread stick, 3 hush puppies and green beans, iced tea
Snack: Kashi bar
Supper: Fried fish sandwich from Wendy's without the tartar sauce and cheese.

I started out doing ok but ended horribly. I am working the 5:30 shift at work this week, but for some reason it is just wiping me out. I just don't feel like cooking supper when I get home so we have done the drive thru thing way too many times this week. Alyssa actually told me she was sick of fast food.

Exercise: Nothing. Unless you count running all over creation to pick up the kids after work today.

I'm Baaaaack!!

Long time no see, eh? Well, never fear, blog readers..I am back. I had to take a little break during the IBA season (Alyssa's basketball) because I just did not have time to do it all. I had to choose between feeding the monkeys and writing the blog. I have to be honest, it was a tough decision, but I ultimately went with what would keep me out of jail. :)

I've been doing a good job sticking to my plan...Watching what I eat and trying to exercise on a regular basis. I've been pretty successful on the weight loss front and doing ok on the exercise front.

Weight: 198.5 (that is 25lbs for those of you keeping track!!)

Food for today:
Breakfast: honey nut cheerios, almond milk and applesauce.
Snack: 1 clementine
Lunch: Chinese buffet (please don't make me list it all out. Ashley- you were there, just tell everyone that it was a lot of fried junk and let's leave it at that!!)
Supper: 1 egg salad sandwich (made with miracle whip light) on whole wheat, fresh carrots and cottage cheese.
Snack: Kashi bar

Exercise: I haven't managed to squeeze that in yet today. I might be able to get to the Y a little later and do my customary 25 minutes on the track.

We are getting ready to start track, tennis and baseball so I'm probably not going to be able to post everyday, but I will post as often as I can.

Take care Losers!!