Friday January 25,2013

Back on track yet again!

This was a good, on-plan day. I am always amazed at how good just one good day makes me feel! I am determined to keep this up for the rest of the week. I'm actually determined to just keep it up, but biting it off in small chunks of time seems less daunting.

I still need to go to the grocery store but I'm making it work with what I have in the house. I may use up the wealth of frozen vegetables and fruits I already have before buying very much fresh stuff. But I need some stuff from the store to pull it all together.

I'm typing this on Saturday morning. I need to go to work for a few hours. I want to find the time to plan menus for the rest of the week and then go to the store. Speaking of work...I'd better get moving!

January 25, 2013

Friday morning weigh in.
Up 1 pound...sigh.
I am going to have an on plan week!!

Tinkerbell Half Marathon Weekend!!

I participated in the Tinkerbell Half Marathon Weekend this past weekend. I did the 5K on Saturday and the Half on Sunday. We went up on Friday and returned home Monday afternoon. I had a blast!

Tomorrow is my WW meeting. I haven't really been tracking this week. I'm looking forward to getting back to tracking and back to a normal routine. Tonight will be grocery shopping!!

Tuesday January 16, 2013

Tuesday January 15, 2013

Finally!! A pretty good day!

I stared the day with a 3.5 mile walk/run. It's so cold outside!! 30 degrees...Brrrrr!! I don't know how people, who live in places where it really gets cold, are able to exercise outdoors!! I can't breathe. My muscles ache. The cold freezes my feet. My eyes water and my nose runs. It's miserable!! Thankfully this cold snap is supposed to be ending in the next day or so.

I'm happy with my food choices for today. My points total is with a reasonable range. I'll take it!!

This weekend is the Tinkerbell Half Marathon weekend. We'll be driving up to Anaheim on Friday to attend the expo and pick up our race packets. Then we'll be doing the 5K on Saturday and I'll be doing the Half on Sunday. I am nervous about the half. I am not as well trained as I would like to be because of our crazy schedule in December. I am a little afraid of being picked up by the golf cart that sweeps through to clear the streets of slower runners who don't keep pace. Oh well, all I can do is try my best, right?

Monday Morning...

Once again, it's Monday. Once again I am choosing to start fresh. I don't know why I am having so much trouble staying on track. But I am not giving up. I will not quit. Today is a new day. There is a blank page in my tracker waiting to have healthy choices journaled onto it. Here we go...

Thursday January 10, 2013

Thursday January 10, 2013

Weekly Wrap-Up

All in all it's been a pretty good week. I had some moments that were less than stellar, and there's definitely room for improvement, but I feel like I'm making good progress.

I'm typing this on Friday morning as I get ready to go to my Weight Watcher meeting....so we'll see how this went :)

Wednesday January 9, 2013

Wednesday January 9, 2013

This was a good day. I stayed on plan with my food, I drank lots of water, and I put my fork down between bites and sipped on water.

I didn't accomplish enough movement to earn activity points. I need improvement in that area. It's a challenge to stop what I'm doing and get up and move around every hour. I could have walked home from work but I didn't have a jacket and it was cold....excuses, excuses, excuses...

I monogrammed a bag for myself, to use as my "be prepared" bag. I'll post a photo of it tomorrow as I forgot it at work. It's a large canvas tote bag with enough room that I can pack a bottle of water, some fruit, etc., when I'm out and about. There's even room for a small crochet project!

When I got home from work I wanted something easy and points friendly for dinner. So I grabbed my bag of Kale salad and tossed a couple of handfuls in a skillet that I sprayed with nonstick spray. I stirred that around and let it cook and brown a little while I rinsed a package of Shiritaki noodles. I zapped the noodles in the microwave to cook and dry them a little and then tossed them in with the kale mix. I had a leftover rotisserie chicken in the fridge so I weighed out 4 ounces of chicken breast, diced it up and tossed it with the noodles and kale. I sprinkled it with teriyaki sauce and added canola oil for my healthy oil servings. It was so good! It made a big plate full and it was 8 PointsPlus. Score!!

And there we go....