1/31/10

9:30am: cottage cheese, with banana, fiber one, cinnamon and a bread stick (325)
12:30pm: turkey, veggies and hummus(100)
5:30pm: cannelloni, toss salad, piece of chocolate (750)

Quote of the day: (It's a good one!) "Your success depends mainly upon what you think of yourself and whether you believe in yourself." -William Boetcker

1/30/10

I woke up in the middle of the night and felt so yucky after "binging" last night! uggghhh! Here I go, starting again, it is a new day!

8:45am: Protein Shake(250)
1pm: 1/2 c. fiber one with skim milk (100)
3pm: costco samples (200)
6pm:pear(100)
7pm: homemade pizza on wheat with veggies, fat free cheese and tomato sauce, caramel popcorn, Italian soda (900?)

I suck! I don't eat all day and then I just start craving stuff like crazy at night! I need to prepare and plan better and eat more complete and satisfying meals during the day!

1/29/10

10am:protein shake(250)
1pm: quiche(350)
5:30pm: pear
6:30pm: Quesadilla, chips, salsa, 3 dark choc kisses(1 gazillion?!)

1/28/10

8am:Protein Shake (250)
11am: Healthy Choice Soup, grapes (175)
1:30pm:plain German pancake (200)
5pm: Fiber One cereal (100)
7pm: Lasagna, wheat bread, fat free - sugar free Italian Soda (450?)

Today, I had some sugar withdrawal's and was really craving something. I gave in to the last piece of German pancake in the fridge that was left over from last week! I felt totally guilty eating it. It could have been so much worse, so I won't be too hard on myself!

I realize I need to try and be more consistent with my eating times and that would be beneficial.

1/27/10

12pm:salad with tons of veggies, hard boiled egg, kidney beans, garbonzo beans w/Italian dressing. (maybe 300)
4pm:quiche! (300)
6pm: quiche (150)
8pm: protein shake, veggies, grapes (400?

Today I felt a little unsatisfied all day.

Good news...I have lost 4.3 pounds since Friday!

1/26/10

8:15am Protein Shake (250 Cal)
11am: Turkey Jerky (100 Cal)
2pm: Leftover Quiche (300 Cal)
6:30pm: Extra Lean Hamburger Patty with lettuce, tomato, onion, avocado (450)

I have decided, hopefully not prematurely, that the reason this is going to work for me is because it is easy to let myself down, but I hate to let other people down!

I love this quiche, I could eat it every day and I feel like it is relatively healthy, so I will share the recipe with you!

Crustless Turkey and Spinach Quiche
3/4 c. cubed deli turkey
1/2 c chopped onion
1/8 t. pepper
3/4 c. shredded Swiss Cheese
1 c. spinach
1 c. fat free cottage cheese
1/2 c. evaporated fat free milk
1/4 c shredded fat free cheddar cheese
2 large egg whites
2 large eggs
1/2 c flour (I use whole wheat)
1 t. baking powder

Preheat oven to 350. Heat large skillet over med - high heat, spray with cooking spray. Add turkey, onion and pepper, and saute a few minutes until turkey is browned. Sprinkle 1/4 c. Swiss in a 9 inch pie pan coated with cooking spray. Top with Turkey mixture. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Pour egg mixture over turkey. Bake for 45 minutes. This is for 8 servings and each serving has 152 calories.

1/25/10

8:15am: Protein Shake (approx. 250 cal)
12:15pm: Asian Salad, Sesame Pasta, Pot Sticker, Pineapple
(It sounds like a major splurge - especially for my first day! My sister had me over for lunch, there were even more yummy things that I had to turn down! I don't know how many calories it was, but I would guess about 450?)
6:15pm: Homemade Crustless Quiche, Broccoli, banana (approx. 475 cal)

I felt good today. I had energy. I was a bit hungry, but I kept myself busy. I caught myself subconsciously going for my kids leftovers!
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE ENCOURAGING COMMENTS!

What do I have to LOSE ?!

Wowzers!
Here I am putting it all out there! As uncomfortable as this is, I am hoping it will be for my good! I have decided to "go public" if you will, with my desires to loose weight and get in shape!
I am your typical, "struggled with my weight my whole life" kind of person. It has been the challenge of my life. I have yet to truly figure it out. I am at the heaviest I have ever been. I feel like there are a lot of things I could blame it on at the moment, but I don't want any more excuses for myself!
The funny thing is, I think I have the opposite problem of a bulimic or anorexic person... I have always looked in the mirror and thought I looked fine! Well, these pictures aren't hiding anything and it is pretty clear to me now!
So, I would love any words of encouragement, advice, or tips you may have to share with me!
I plan to journal what I eat every day and post it here on my blog. It will solely be for the purpose of feeling like I am being accountable for what I eat to more than just myself.
My initial goal is to loose 30lb's by June 1st.
Here is some of my plan:
-Do my best to avoid/limit large amounts of white flour, sugar, trans fat, sat fat, corn syrup. (This is Dr. Ozz stuff.)
-Eat close to 1200 - 1500 calories a day.
-Exercise for at least 1 hour a day, 6 days a week.
So, the thing is that I am passionate about food, and I don't just mean eating it. I LOVE everything about it...shopping, cooking, baking, looking at food magazines, learning about food, reading nutrition labels, making grocery lists, reading recipes, trying new restaurants and new kinds of foods, talking about it, etc, etc...it is all so fun and fascinating to me.
Needless to say, I have quite the challenge ahead of me!
Hence, why I am telling the world of my desires to loose weight! I need your help!
Thank you to my friend, who is doing this with me! We took each others weight and measurements and took these sweet pictures of each other! If anyone else wants to join us, I would love it! The more the merrier!!

The Latest!

We went to eat at Gloria's Little Italy....Yum!

GIRLS NIGHT

We had a chill girls night at my place while Sean was out of town the other night!
I LOVE all my girlfriends!

CLASSIC SKATING

Kristen and I took the kids to classic the other day and we had an awesome time!

GIRLS LUNCH

PRETTY SUNSET

BUBBLE - GUM BRYNN

MITCHELL BIRTHDAY

We celebrated Mitchell's 3rd B-Day at Pirate Island!

BRYNN TURNED 7

Tradition is to get breakfast in bed on your Birthday! Brynn requested crepes and donuts!

Brynn wanted a pinata for her Birthday, so we had a game party at the house!

Another day we had a mother daughter date and went and got pedicures - Birthday Girl's request!

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE VISITING NEIGHBOR FRIEND

NEW YEARS EVE

We celebrated the new year at Sabra's house! The kids put on a play for us!

SLEDDING

GRANDMA GREAT

WARD CHRISTMAS PARTY

Our ward put on a night in Bethlehem and it was super cool.




JAZZ GAME

Kirstie invited us girls to a Jazz game. They have the sweetest seats in the whole place, front and center - literally! It was so fun!




CHUCK E CHEESE

CHRISTMAS GET TOGETHER

We hit up Los Hermanos with some good pals at Christmas time!




SPARK

Sean and I went on a date night to Spark restaurant and it was delicious!




FONDUE NIGHT

Coleman's invited us over for a fondue night and it was a cheesy good time!

NEW YEAR'S DAY

We had a get together at our house to watch football and eat some grub. Joel whipped out the rolling pin to rub out some muscle cramps and it was pretty funny.

SLC FAMILY OVERNIGHTER

We went to eat at Chuck O Rama. Then we went to see the lights on Temple Square. Afterwards everyone came back to the hotel and went swimming. Thanks Mom and Dad - we had a great time!

HIGH SCHOOL PALS

WARNER FAMILY ADULT CHRISTMAS PARTY

We went to dinner at Cafe Rio and then we went back to my Mom and Dad's house to play the white elephant game and eat dessert.

CHRISTMAS DAY

CHRISTMAS EVE

We had our annual Christmas Eve dinner at my sister's house.

We of course have to do the Nativity with the kids too!

BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST

We went and had breakfast at Kneaders with some girl friends for my Birthday!

SEAN'S WORK CHRISTMAS DINNER

We had dinner at Texas Road house with some of the people from Sean's work!