May 11th (Day after Mom's Day)

I am considering changing my blog to "gaining it", cause that's what I've been doing this week!!!! The anticipation of Mother's day celebrations just gave me poor excuses to eat sugar.

It's a new week and I'm literally sick of all the crap we've been eating, so it's time to get rid of it all (I'm talking about throwing it out). The yummy deserts and candy are gone today!

I'm also not going to put off signing up for races that give me a reason to work out a little harder. The Nestle/Art City Days is a very fun 5K. The whole family can join in and they give out the best prizes at the end. This year it will be held on Saturday, June 6th. You can register for it here.

Hope to see some familiar faces!

Best exercise ever!

For those of you who are bored with the usual exercise routine, I say ditch your aerobics classes and hike the Y!!! Right now is the perfect time to put on your hiking shoes and scale the semi-steep mountain. 

It is the best workout - works your outer thighs and buns on the way up / works your quads on the way down (we run down for a more intense workout).

The best part is seeing the spectacular views and every once in awhile we get a glimpse at some wildlife. We've seen deer, bluebirds, and fox on our hikes.

WARNING: YOU WILL BE SORE THE NEXT DAY!

P.M.S.

I now know what these letters stand for: Peanut M&ms Satisfy

Yes, I gave in and I blame it all on PMS.

How many hours of aerobics and running should I do to recover from this mishap?

I curse the inventor of Peanut M&Ms

There is nothing more delicious than chocolate. Add nuts and chocolate becomes irresistible! I found a bag of peanut M&Ms in my food storage today. They were put there by Scot (he does all the grocery shopping lately). He doesn't even like nuts! Yet, he bought them and put them in a place where I regularly look. Just the other day he overheard me telling a friend how much I adored peanut M&Ms! Then they just magically appear? What was he thinking? Is he trying to be nice or is this his way of sabotaging my diet?

I heard the other day that people who have a keen sense of smell are usually always having to watch their weight because everything just tastes soooooo good!

I fit that description perfectly!

I thought all these years that I had this amazing talent of detecting stinky diapers from all the way across a room. I could smell the air and point out the culprit. Up until now, I've often bragged about my unique skills and even attributed my great preschool teaching experiences to this talent. I also felt I had the best care giving skills to my babies who NEVER sat in their smelly diapers for long.

My babies are raised. I've retired myself from being a preschool teacher. I am now wishing that talent would disappear.....food just tastes too good!

April 21, 2009

Sunny weather is here, finally! I'm loving the warmer weather to exercise.

Pounds lost since last post....none!

Pounds gained since last post....1!

This is crazy... I traveled last week and even eating right most of the time (well, there was the peanut m&m's), I just have the hardest time with my diet.


Yummy summer treat:

I mix 1 sugar free jello (not the powder, the ready made cups) with 1 low-carb/no sugar yogurt.

It is so delicious and hits the spot when I'm craving sugar!

Like right now, I think I'll have some:)

4/7/09 Yummy lunch

I have been a very bad girl!

Um, let's see....We went on a couple of family getaways where I didn't watch my diet. I also didn't exercise, unless you count shivering to death from the cold.

Why do extra pounds creep up on vacation? Do I really lose that much control over my daily habits? Do I just commit to never travel anywhere? NO!!!!! I continually come home from vacation and work my butt off!

Monday was uneventful. I did stay away from carbs & sugar, yet I think I consumed too many calories that day.

Tuesday was a beautiful day! I went on a bike ride, took my dog on a run, and ran on my treadmill for 40 minutes. OK, that was pushing it cause now I can't sit and my thighs are killing me!

Meals are so tricky when all the kids are in school and you have to "make" yourself something to eat. I am the type of person who doesn't follow recipes. I love food and will often mix various things together that sound good. Chicken salad was sounding good, but I improvised.

Today's lunch was so yummy, so here it is:  

My version of Tuna Salad for 1 

1 can tuna drained

2 tsp. light mayo

1 cup finely shredded lettuce

Mrs. Dash to taste

Cashews to taste

                     

March 31, 2009

Well, here we are starting April and I've maintained my loss from last year. I keep thinking the weather will warm up and give me that burst of energy to motivate shedding some more pounds. Weather is not looking good for April so I must keep up my exercise. 

I have not been very consistent with my diet. I'll eat perfect for 2-3 days, then eat chocolate and extra carbs for a day or two. It's getting a little old on the yo-yo and to feel better, I've got to break that trend. 

I'm gonna take it 1 day at a time and not give into the "chocolate" temptation as much!