The Revolving Diet

Day 290.2 ~ 11/6/11

     

Breakfast : 3 Egg Whites, 3 slices bacon, 1 Tassimo latte

Lunch: Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Pesto on rye panini sandwich (if something is good, I gotta have it again!!!)

Snack: 1 Tastycake coconut cake

Dinner: Steamed veggies and rice (Chinese Take-out), 2 tablespoons garlic sauce ove veggies & rice 

Snack: No snack - early to bed as an early morning tomorrow

Weight was the same today as the beginning of this diet.  No loss, no gain.  It's actually what I am hoping to see at the end of my week of vacation.  Being that I have pretty much been stuck between the same 5 pounds (gaining and losing) for the last two months - it would be a welcome relief to go away and not to have gained anything and get back on track after vacation to losing.  As with anything, it's what you put in to what you get out.  I have been mixing up the diets pretty good over the last couple of months and with kickboxing back in full swing, I am seeing toning in my arms and legs (stomach still MUCHO jiggly), but no movement on the scale.

The Cheaters Diet was good.  I think doing more than a week would have given me a better indication of how this diet is - but I was satisfied during the week and being able to have a few things I haven't had in a while on the weekend makes me feel that this could work long term becasue I didn'tr feel like I missed out on anything (Oh Yeah, maybe the pizza - but I just didn't go out....the panini sandwich made up for it!!)

Cheating is a problem with pretty much all diets.  I could have been much worse this weekend (MUCH, MUCH WORSE) - but when you have been watching what you eat for so long - you sort of end up putting the brakes on before you go too far.  It's at that crucial point where you make the decision - I can have one more piece of cake -or- I can stop here and get back on my diet. 

Whatever you are doing to lose weight, tone up or make yourself healthier - KEEP DOING IT!

It's for you and you alone.  Make yourself happy. 

Have a GREAT week. 

The Thanksgiving Blitz Countdown will continue all week (You didn't think I would leave you high and dry, did you????)  NEVER!!!!!!

I will post when I can, if not, all catch up to be made when I get back!

MAKE YOURSELF.....UNSTOPPABLE!!!!! 

 

Day 289.2 ~ 11/5/11

Didn't get my pizza today - but I definitely had something that was REALLY, REALLY GOOD instead!  As always - recipe included

Breakfast : Pumpkin bread cereal bowl (I am hooked...can you tell???!!)

Lunch: Tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Pesto on rye panini sandwich

Snack: 2 mini butterfingers, 2 Goldberg peanut chews

Dinner: 1 stuffed cabbage with extra cabbage

Snack: 1 latte

 

Pesto, Tomato & Fresh Mozzarella Panini

  

Marzetti's Pesto (already made in a jar)

3 slice fresh mozzarella

1 plum tomato

Salt & Pepper to taste

Olive Oil (2 tablespoons)

 

One (1) side of rye bread spread (1) heaping tablespoon pesto

then slice tomatoes and lay on top of pesto

then lay the mozzarella on top of tomatoes

place other slice rye bread on top

 

In a non-stick pan put (1) tablespoon olive oil and heat then place sandwich in pan.  Brown and press, like you are making a grilled cheese sandwich.  Once browned, flip and do the same on the other side. 

 

It was unbelievably delicious!!  Even hubby took one bite to try and ended up eating about a 1/3 of my sandwich.

 Hope your weekend is off to a good start (still one day more day to enjoy it!!) .  Spent my day cleaning house and gettnig packed for vacation....can not wait!

Have a SUPER NIGHT!!!

 

 

Day 288.2 ~ 11/4/11

We have hit the weekend where another true indication we are headed into winter is "turning back" the clocks. Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday as we "fall back" and set clocks back one hour.  I just never understood the importance of this.  Why not just change the clocks back a 1/2 hour and be done with it??  Instead of "Springing Ahead" and "Falling Back"??  Don't you feel sluggish for about a week or so after the clocks are either put ahead or back?

If you care to read about the origins and reasons of Daylight Savings Time on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time , there are several reasons and personally none make enough sense to keep doing it.  I'll let you be the judge.  If there was a vote to keep it going, I am all for going with adjusting the clocks a 1/2 hour and be done with it.

Breakfast : 2 scrambled eggs, 1 morning star veggie sausage, 1/2 grapefruit

Lunch: ½ cup tuna packed in water mixed with mustard, with lettuce and ½ tomato slices, 2 GG Bran Crispbreads, 1 cup baby carrots

Snack: 2 small MacIntosh apples

Dinner: 6 oz burger (no roll), 1 slice american cheese, 2 pickles, large salad (mixed lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, shredded carrots) with light italian dressing

Snack: 1/4 dry roasted pistachios

This weekend starts my "CHEAT" and my craving for pizza is still there.  Mostly because it was the first thing listed on what I can have and I have been thinking about it all week.  Sort of like the anticipation of Thanksgiving.  You know the day is coming, you know there is wonderful foods on that day and you just can't wait.  Watching what you eat for the majority of the time does not take away the desire for the "good stuff".  Certain foods we have denied ourselves, or cut back on are like crack (NO... I have never tried), you have been good in avoiding them because you know they make you gain weight, but the desire to have it doesn't go away.  Addiction whether to food, alcohol or drugs can be intense. So intense the desire for them makes us cheat.  With anything, allowing ourselves to have it and keep having it puts us off track.  It's having it and then getting back to business.  Back to what we want more.  Fitting into a smaller pair of jeans.  Pulling that gorgeous dress or suit out of the back of the closet you have been unable to wear, but unable to get rid of because you loved it so much when you purchased it and know if you could get back into it (or just into it for the first time) you would look AWESOME!

You look AWESOME NOW!  If you are a man -or- woman, do not let anyone tell you otherwise.  YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL and worth every compliment you give yourself and deserve EVERY proud moment you worked for!

Your beauty from inside, your desire to make yourself healthy and put yourself first is moving you in the direction of getting into the clothes you want to wear and to the point that all the pieces (healthy, toned and confident) fall into place.  It's a long journey whether you have 10, 50, 100, 200+ pounds to lose. 

Just don't give up on yourself.  I haven't.  I am experiencing the losses and the gains and as of the last two months for me the staying the same.  It can be frustrating but it also can make you so elated when the scale moves, that you can not contain the happiness in your achievements.

No matter how big or small your accomplishments...

                               they are YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 

Have a WONDERFUL night! 

 

 

Day 287.2 ~ 11/3/11

Thanksgiving is creeping up!!  I keep looking at the count (since I am putting it up there - kinda no choice)...I can not believe where this year has gone!!

How have you been doing?  Are my daily motivational extras helping keep you on course....I try my best to get them up there by 6:30am so that it helps get the day on track (It helps me to see them too)...

Good Day - but looking forward to weekend so I can have pizza (I have a MAJOR craving)

Breakfast : 1 Trader Joe's Steelcut Oatmeal, 3/4 cup orange juice

Lunch: 4 oz Pesto Chicken (Really good the 2nd day!), 2 GG Bran Crispbread, 1 cup baby carrots

Snack: 2 small MacIntosh apples

Dinner: Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad (grilled chicken, about 3 cups romaine lettuce, 2 tablespoons Kens low fat Caesar dressing)

Snack (after kickboxing): 1 Trader Joe's Low Fat Chocolate yogurt

Last night of kickboxing for this week - my arms are KILLING ME!!!  Two days down and one left of this class, just a bit much for my not too toned body!  I am working at it - but it is rough!

Keep up the good work on your end - don't get discouraged.  Getting Healthy is going to take time.  Whether you are dieting, exercising or doing both.  Just remember you are doing this for you - so you can live a long HEALTHY, ACTIVE life!

 

Day 286.2 ~ 11/2/11

Found out last night there is an EXTRA kickboxing class tonight and I am going to take advantage of it since I will be missing next week due to vacation.

Lately there has been a full class.  Kinda odd since when most people sign up for exercise the attendees usually dwindle after the first couple of classes.  This class seems to be hanging in there...GOOD FOR THEM - they are probably thinking the way we are all thinking....not much longer until TURKEY DAY - gotta get the butt in gear!!

Breakfast : 3 egg white omlette with roasted peppers & onions, 1 slice Pepperidge Farm Oatmeal bread (low carb, low cal)

Lunch: 3oz Turkey Breast on rye with lettuce and tomato slices, 1 medium sized cucumber, sliced bottle of water

Snack: Handful of almonds (about 20 almonds)

Dinner: 5 oz Pesto Chicken (Easy Peasy Recipe Below), 1 cup sugar snap peas

Snack (after kickboxing): 1 cup orange juice

I used Parmesan Cheese as the Mozzerella I bought (still sealed, never used) had mold (GROSS!!!) so opted for Parmesan Cheese....still good!!

The chicken was so moist and not as garlicky as you would think it would be!

Baked Pesto Chicken

(Makes 4 servings, recipe adapted slightly from The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook.)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
salt and fresh ground black pepper for seasoning chicken
1/2 cup basil pesto (I used my homemade Basil Pesto with Lemon, but you can use purchased pesto.)
2 oz. (1/2 cup) grated low-fat mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 375F/190C. Trim all visible fat and tendons from chicken pieces, then cut each chicken breast lengthwise into 2 or 3 pieces. (I cut the larger ones into 3 strips and the smaller ones into 2 strips.)

Spray a 9" x 12" (or 8.5" X 12.5") baking dish with non-stick spray, then spread 1/4 cup basil pesto over the bottom of the dish. Lay chicken strips over the pesto, then spread 1/4 cup more basil pesto over the chicken.

Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil (or use a baking dish with a tight-fitting lid) and bake the chicken for 25-30 minutes, just until chicken is barely firm and cooked through. (Don't cook too much at this point, or the chicken will be overcooked by the time the cheese is melted and browned.)

When chicken is barely cooked through, remove foil and sprinkle chicken with 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese. Put dish back into the oven without foil and cook 5 minutes more, just until cheese is melted. (If your broiler is separate from the oven, start preheating it when you take the chicken out.) After I melted the cheese for 5 minutes I switched my oven to broil and broiled for 5 minutes more, just long enough to get the cheese lightly browned.

Serve hot. There will be some flavorful juice in the bottom of the dish when this is done, so you may want to serve with rice, couscous, or quinoa to soak up the juice, but if you're eating this for phase one, just spoon the juice over the chicken.

 

Have a GREAT NIGHT!!!!  Keep up the great work and don't get discouraged!! 

 

DO YOUR BEST...

THAT IS ALL YOU CAN ASK OF YOUR SELF!!!

 

Day 285.2 ~ 11/1/11

I am not a computer person. Sure I USE the computer but anything technical you might as well be speaking Swahili* to me.  Apparently our Mother Board has issues.  When hubby told me, first thought "aliens took over", then I reprocessed what I thought he said and it was Mother Board, not Mother Ship. Then he proceeded to explain to me STEP-BY-AGONIZING STEP how the computer works and what is happening. 

Picture me standing there eyes glazed over and trying to nod at all the points I think are important.

I still do not understand, but will go with his final words on the matter. "Don't worry, I'll fix it"...that's all I needed to know (not sure why he didn't just skip to what he knows I'll understand...)

So most today's post done at work (thanks to a slow afternoon)....and the balance on my laptop before going to class tonight...

Breakfast : Pumpkin Bread in a Bowl (I think I am hooked....SO FILLING),  lemon zinger tea (no sweetner)

Lunch: 3oz Turkey Breast on rye with lettuce and tomato slices, 1 medium sized cucumber, sliced bottle of water

Snack: 1/2 grapefruit

Dinner: 1 5oz baked pork chop, 1 bag steamed veggies (cauliflower, carrots, broccoli)

Snack (after kickboxing): 1 Chobani non fat yogurt

Great food day.  I am totallly loving the Pumpkin Bread in a bowl...I did not feel at all hungry until lunch time and even then I wasn't overly looking to eat.

I brought all our Halloween candy into work and put it in lunchroom (furthest place away from my desk)...No chance to sneak a piece during day and off my desk is keeping it out of my mouth.  I have until Sunday to be SUPER GOOD....so I can splurge (SLIGHTLY) on vacation. 

I hope you got that candy out of your house so temptation is out of reach!!!

Have a wonderful night....

 

* Swahili or Kiswahili (known in Swahili itself as Kiswahili) is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Indian Ocean coastline.

Day 284.2 ~ 10/31/11

Looks like those Halloween Gremlins were out causing mischief and attacked my computer!!

I thought I was going to be back to normal this week....the computer issues I had previously came back with a vengence....I think we lost everything on our hard disc.  Hubby is checking it out - but now it looks as if my laptop or my work computer (in between actual work) will be my only contact to the internet world. 

Not a big surprise on meals today - tried to stick close to outline of diet.

Breakfast : 2 Scrambled eggs, ½ grapefruit, lemon zinger tea (no sweetner)

Lunch: ½ cup tuna packed in water mixed with mustard on low carb tortilla, with lettuce and ½ tomato slices, 1 cup baby carrots, bottle of water

Snack: 1 Chobani non fat yogurt

Dinner: 1 large stuffed cabbage, 1 cup steamed broccoli

Snack: One handful of dry roasted peanuts (approx ¼ cup)

It's Halloween...enjoy the night, the cute costumes on the Trick-or-Treaters and the last (do you believe it) last day of October!

Have a SPOOKY Night!!!