Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 75
Lunch:
Homemade beef chili LOADED with veggies- 300
90/10 Ground Beef, beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery, green pepper & onion
½ baked potato- 60
Sour Cream- 30
Snack:
Popcorn- 50
Dinner:
Went out to dinner with a good friend. Good time, but too much eating out for one weekend!
Pad Thai (I ate 2/3 of the portion)- 600? (guessing and probably high)
1 glass of wine (he wanted to split a bottle, good thing I said no because I wanted more!)- 90
Total for Today: 1395
Feb 28, 2010
Sunday, Feb 28, 2010 Workout
Today I did not want to work out AT ALL! I forced myself to get on the treadmill to move for 30minutes but, i'm not going to lie, I didn't push myself. Hey, at least I got some movement into my day : )
Feb 27, 2010
Saturday, Feb 27, 2010 Workout & Food
What I did to workout today…
I had a really busy day and I knew I wouldn’t be able to shower after a normal workout, between my regular life events, so I made my regular life events into workouts….it was actually a fun challenge.
I spent 2 ½ hours at the Children’s Museum downtown with my nephews and 4 other kids. There’s LOTS of bending down when you’re in a building that has made everything kid-sized so I decided that, instead of bending over, I’d squat down each time…. I’m not kidding I can actually feel it in my legs tonight. Then, I was carrying my 18lb nephew and did bicep curls and lifts with him…. Haha, it’s amazing how you can do these things with an infant and people think you’re just goofing around with him! There was honestly one point where he got too heavy for me, infants are GREAT arm workouts.
Then, I got home and decided the house needed a good cleaning so I went to town on that. I did the floors and appliances which all took elbow grease.
Finally, I shoveled the front steps and walk- way. (not too much snow, but still some movement)
All in all, I would guess that I got in AT LEAST the amount I normally would on a Saturday and then, when you couple that with an entire day of movement in general (as opposed to sitting on the couch reading or watching tv), I’d say I probably got more of a workout and, it was really fun.
This week I’m going to see how I can make more “normal life things” into workouts.
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Toast- 120
Lunch:
Homemade beef chili LOADED with veggies- 300
90/10 Ground Beef, beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery, green pepper & onion
Whole Wheat Bread- 80
Dinner:
We went to the Green Well tonight to celebrate Kristen’s Birthday.
I made a salad at home first so I wouldn’t be tempted there- 240
3/4 cup of minestrone- 100
3 pot stickers- 180
2 Sierra Mists- 90
Total for Today: (1310)
I had a really busy day and I knew I wouldn’t be able to shower after a normal workout, between my regular life events, so I made my regular life events into workouts….it was actually a fun challenge.
I spent 2 ½ hours at the Children’s Museum downtown with my nephews and 4 other kids. There’s LOTS of bending down when you’re in a building that has made everything kid-sized so I decided that, instead of bending over, I’d squat down each time…. I’m not kidding I can actually feel it in my legs tonight. Then, I was carrying my 18lb nephew and did bicep curls and lifts with him…. Haha, it’s amazing how you can do these things with an infant and people think you’re just goofing around with him! There was honestly one point where he got too heavy for me, infants are GREAT arm workouts.
Then, I got home and decided the house needed a good cleaning so I went to town on that. I did the floors and appliances which all took elbow grease.
Finally, I shoveled the front steps and walk- way. (not too much snow, but still some movement)
All in all, I would guess that I got in AT LEAST the amount I normally would on a Saturday and then, when you couple that with an entire day of movement in general (as opposed to sitting on the couch reading or watching tv), I’d say I probably got more of a workout and, it was really fun.
This week I’m going to see how I can make more “normal life things” into workouts.
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Toast- 120
Lunch:
Homemade beef chili LOADED with veggies- 300
90/10 Ground Beef, beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery, green pepper & onion
Whole Wheat Bread- 80
Dinner:
We went to the Green Well tonight to celebrate Kristen’s Birthday.
I made a salad at home first so I wouldn’t be tempted there- 240
3/4 cup of minestrone- 100
3 pot stickers- 180
2 Sierra Mists- 90
Total for Today: (1310)
Feb 26, 2010
Friday, Feb 26, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 100
Snack:
Small Banana- 70
Lunch:
Whole Wheat Crust- 360
Ham- 70
Mushrooms & Green Pepper
Snack:
Reduced Fat Triscuits- 120
Wedge of Laughing Cow Cheese- 30
Dinner:
Tonight Jettie and I tried the new place called The Electric Cheetah. It was awesome!
6oz ground beef- 415 (the burger was bigger but I cut it so that I would only eat the 6oz)
Kaiser Roll- 170
Raw Fries (had to plurge on this because the menu said “if you like salt and vinegar chips you’ll love these” and, if anyone likes s&v chips, it’s me!!!!) Again, I had to push the plate aside when it was about 1/2 gone- 200? (guessed on this)
Total for Today: 1725
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 100
Snack:
Small Banana- 70
Lunch:
Whole Wheat Crust- 360
Ham- 70
Mushrooms & Green Pepper
Snack:
Reduced Fat Triscuits- 120
Wedge of Laughing Cow Cheese- 30
Dinner:
Tonight Jettie and I tried the new place called The Electric Cheetah. It was awesome!
6oz ground beef- 415 (the burger was bigger but I cut it so that I would only eat the 6oz)
Kaiser Roll- 170
Raw Fries (had to plurge on this because the menu said “if you like salt and vinegar chips you’ll love these” and, if anyone likes s&v chips, it’s me!!!!) Again, I had to push the plate aside when it was about 1/2 gone- 200? (guessed on this)
Total for Today: 1725
Feb 25, 2010
Thursday, Feb 25, 2010 Food
My body was a burning machine today. I was hungry all day…. I’m going to say that was a good thing since it meant my metabolism was probably high too!
Here’s what I ate today:
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Lunch:
Subway w/out cheese- 570 (I ate half at lunch and half a couple of hours later)
Chips- 140
Dinner:
Chili- 300
Almond Crisps- 280
Sierra Mist- 90
Total for Today: 1780
Here’s what I ate today:
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Lunch:
Subway w/out cheese- 570 (I ate half at lunch and half a couple of hours later)
Chips- 140
Dinner:
Chili- 300
Almond Crisps- 280
Sierra Mist- 90
Total for Today: 1780
Thursday, Feb 25, 2010 Workout
Today was a TRX day but we were probably only on the straps about 1/2 the time. We started with a cardio warm-up doing laps of:
We kept our heart rate up by jogging and doing jump rope. We jumped roped for a lot longer than usual and I was happy to see I'm improving : )
Then, when we were on the straps the rest of the time we did:
This was my last day of boot camp for the week and, I have to say, the workouts were much better than last week. I'd give this one an 8.5 out of 10.
- running
- shuffling
- skipping
- running with/different arm movements
- butt kicks
- high knees
- straight leg kicks
We kept our heart rate up by jogging and doing jump rope. We jumped roped for a lot longer than usual and I was happy to see I'm improving : )
Then, when we were on the straps the rest of the time we did:
- back
- chest
- legs
- arms
- oooooh, and MORE core....
This was my last day of boot camp for the week and, I have to say, the workouts were much better than last week. I'd give this one an 8.5 out of 10.
Feb 24, 2010
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Toast- 80
Snack:
Apple- 50
Lunch:
Steak Salad I made with
goat cheese, walnuts & dried cranberries- 500
Almond Crisps- 140
Dinner:
98%fat free hot dogs- 90
Whole Wheat buns- 200
Alexia Organic Fries- 150
Total for Today: 1610
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Toast- 80
Snack:
Apple- 50
Lunch:
Steak Salad I made with
goat cheese, walnuts & dried cranberries- 500
Almond Crisps- 140
Dinner:
98%fat free hot dogs- 90
Whole Wheat buns- 200
Alexia Organic Fries- 150
Total for Today: 1610
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2010 Workout
Today was a free day at boot camp because we're on the last week of this session....that just means that anyone could come and try the workout for free.
Rob paired veterans with newbies and had us to a great circuit. My partner was a really cool woman who was good to workout with AND laugh with!
It was a good ciruit but, because I was helping my partner, I didn't go as hard as I would have liked. It's ok though.....I got a lot of joy out of seeing new people start to get fit. I would help with that any day, it's really a blessing!
Rob paired veterans with newbies and had us to a great circuit. My partner was a really cool woman who was good to workout with AND laugh with!
Here's just some of what we did in the circuit:
- one leg dead lifts (I had 8lb weights)
- Front plank
- Back plank raises
- stairs
- undulations with the ropes
- crunches
- military presses
- wall sits while lifting a weighted bar overhead
- triceps dips
- squat jacks
- jump rope
- curls on the TRX
- squats on the TRX
- rows on the TRX
- pushups
It was a good ciruit but, because I was helping my partner, I didn't go as hard as I would have liked. It's ok though.....I got a lot of joy out of seeing new people start to get fit. I would help with that any day, it's really a blessing!
Feb 23, 2010
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
Protein Shake- 130
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Snack:
String Cheese- 160
Lunch:
Sushi- 525
Dinner:
Whole Wheat Boboli Crust- 360
Mushrooms, Onion, Green Pepper
Ham- 70
Total for Today: 1420
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 65
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
Protein Shake- 130
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 140
Snack:
String Cheese- 160
Lunch:
Sushi- 525
Dinner:
Whole Wheat Boboli Crust- 360
Mushrooms, Onion, Green Pepper
Ham- 70
Total for Today: 1420
Tuesday, Feb 23, 2010 Workout
Today was a TRX day (http://www.fitnessanywhere.com/) and Rob stuck with some of our more regular exercises....this allowed me to push harder because I know what angle to stand at, what form is best and how quickly to do my reps to get a great workout.
Some people love to mix things up all the time but I'm recognizing more and more that I'm a creature of consistency because it allows me to push myself past my goal and then to push myself again past that goal and so on. When there's so much new, I don't have a standard to push myself beyond becuase there's such a learning curve.
I remember last year when we used to run 10 minutes on our own before the circuit began. Not only did I love this time because I got to just be in quiet with the river and the city lights and the star, etc. but I liked it because it was something I started to push myself at. I would pick a marker to run to and then, after doing that for a few days, I'd pick a marker just a little bit further away to get to, etc.....it was a great way for me to measure my progress. Then, out of no where, Rob stopped having us do that 10 minute run and I realized I really missed it. I missed having a constant to measure up against.
That's it for now. Food will come later....
Some people love to mix things up all the time but I'm recognizing more and more that I'm a creature of consistency because it allows me to push myself past my goal and then to push myself again past that goal and so on. When there's so much new, I don't have a standard to push myself beyond becuase there's such a learning curve.
I remember last year when we used to run 10 minutes on our own before the circuit began. Not only did I love this time because I got to just be in quiet with the river and the city lights and the star, etc. but I liked it because it was something I started to push myself at. I would pick a marker to run to and then, after doing that for a few days, I'd pick a marker just a little bit further away to get to, etc.....it was a great way for me to measure my progress. Then, out of no where, Rob stopped having us do that 10 minute run and I realized I really missed it. I missed having a constant to measure up against.
Anyhow, back to this mornings workout.... we pretty much did a full body workout on the straps:
- Core (I felt stronger in this today than I did last week so I was happy with that)
- Chest
- Back
- Legs (a few leg things on the floor which is always challenging)
- Arms & Shoulders
That's it for now. Food will come later....
Feb 22, 2010
Monday, Feb 22, 2010 Food
Note: I was hungry a lot today. I should have eaten my snacks but I got too busy. Not a good plan. Good thing I had a set thing for dinner with others because it would have been a night that I would have wanted to eat the first thing I saw when I walked in the house!
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Multigrain Cheerios- 190
Skim Milk- 40
Lunch:
Thai Food Monday!
Peanut Curry w/Chicken & Veggies- 500
Thai Soup- 100
Dinner:
¾ cup of white chicken chili- 300 (that’s a guess)
1 whole grain bread- 70
Salad w/dressing- 50
Total for Today: 1250
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Multigrain Cheerios- 190
Skim Milk- 40
Lunch:
Thai Food Monday!
Peanut Curry w/Chicken & Veggies- 500
Thai Soup- 100
Dinner:
¾ cup of white chicken chili- 300 (that’s a guess)
1 whole grain bread- 70
Salad w/dressing- 50
Total for Today: 1250
Feb 21, 2010
Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 Workout
I highly doubt that I'm going to be able to get a workout in tomorrow so I worked out today. I worked out with my 14-year-old friend Brad and it was a lot of fun. I led him through a 40 minute circuit. He'd get on the treadmill and while he was running I did legs, then we switched so that I was on the treadmill running and he was doing legs. We switched back and forth like this doing:
- core (200 reps of different crunches and a minute long front plank)
- chest & back (pushes, pull, push ups)
- legs (40 reps of different lunges...forward, back, side.... then 3 different calf exercises)
- arms & shoulders (75 different bicep exercises and 25 reps on our triceps)
Sunday, Feb 21, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Peanut Butter on Whole Wheat Bread- 360
Snack:
Apple- 50
Lunch:
Ground Beef- 200
Taco Shells- 270
Sour Cream- 30
Lettuce & tomatoes
Pre Workout:
Small Banana- 70
Post-workout:
Protein Shake- 130
Dinner:
98% Fat Free Hot Dogs- 80
Whole Wheat Buns- 200
Total for Today: 1390
Breakfast:
Peanut Butter on Whole Wheat Bread- 360
Snack:
Apple- 50
Lunch:
Ground Beef- 200
Taco Shells- 270
Sour Cream- 30
Lettuce & tomatoes
Pre Workout:
Small Banana- 70
Post-workout:
Protein Shake- 130
Dinner:
98% Fat Free Hot Dogs- 80
Whole Wheat Buns- 200
Total for Today: 1390
Feb 20, 2010
Saturday, Feb 20, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 100
Lunch:
98% fat free hot dogs- 80
Whole Wheat buns- 200
Alexia Organic Fries (they’re awesome!)- 150
Dinner:
Ground Beef- 200
Taco Shells- 270
Sour Cream- 30
Lettuce & tomatoes
Total for Today: 1220
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 100
Lunch:
98% fat free hot dogs- 80
Whole Wheat buns- 200
Alexia Organic Fries (they’re awesome!)- 150
Dinner:
Ground Beef- 200
Taco Shells- 270
Sour Cream- 30
Lettuce & tomatoes
Total for Today: 1220
Feb 19, 2010
Friday, Feb 19, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 100
Lunch:
98% fat free hot dogs- 80
Whole Wheat buns- 200
Potatoes- 140
Dinner:
Steak- 250
Baked Potato- 100
Sour Cream- 60
Total for Today: 1120
Breakfast:
Fiber 1 Pancakes- 190
Light Syrup- 100
Lunch:
98% fat free hot dogs- 80
Whole Wheat buns- 200
Potatoes- 140
Dinner:
Steak- 250
Baked Potato- 100
Sour Cream- 60
Total for Today: 1120
Friday, Feb 19, 2010 Workout
Today is gorgeous! The sunshine was soaking into my body as I did my errands so I decided I'd hit the pavement instead of the treadmill. It was MOSTLY a great idea until I was about 2 miles in and, after tons of puddle jumping, I stepped right into one..... a big, wet, icy one!
Regardless, it was nice to be outside, nice to run longer than I ever have before, and nice to be done : )
PS. thanks to Kristen for downloading the new workout mix to my Ipod!
Regardless, it was nice to be outside, nice to run longer than I ever have before, and nice to be done : )
PS. thanks to Kristen for downloading the new workout mix to my Ipod!
Feb 18, 2010
Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 60
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
Protein Shake- 120
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 150
Snack:
Fruit
Lunch:
We had lunch catered in for a staff meeting from Big Apple Bagel (definitely not my pick!)
½ Sandwich (I removed the cheese)- 250
Tiny bit of veggie dip- 30
Snack:
Greek Yogurt- 140
Peanut Butter- 100
Dinner:
Subway- 560
Total for Today: 1540
Pre-Workout:
½ Protein Shake- 60
Small Banana- 70
Post-Workout:
Protein Shake- 120
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 150
Snack:
Fruit
Lunch:
We had lunch catered in for a staff meeting from Big Apple Bagel (definitely not my pick!)
½ Sandwich (I removed the cheese)- 250
Tiny bit of veggie dip- 30
Snack:
Greek Yogurt- 140
Peanut Butter- 100
Dinner:
Subway- 560
Total for Today: 1540
Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 Workout
Today was a TRX day at bootcamp. We pretty much did an all body workout but he added a couple new crazy exercises. Seriously, one had us with our feet in the straps...and then we had to lift those feet into the air while holding our hands on the ground and try to do a push-up in that position!!!! I still can only do 1 real push-up the normal way!!!!!!! (normally I do push-ups from my knees)
I still felt like the class was a bit easy with the new people getting trained (which has been the case all week) but I decided that I would make it more difficult on my own by increasing my angles and doing more reps to get my heart rate up. It worked some so that's good!
My butt is still sore from TUESDAY but that probably just means I need to work my butt more so I'm going to try to do some more exercises for that on my non-bootcamp days.
All in all, I felt like I got a pretty good workout...probably a 7 out of 10 again.
I still felt like the class was a bit easy with the new people getting trained (which has been the case all week) but I decided that I would make it more difficult on my own by increasing my angles and doing more reps to get my heart rate up. It worked some so that's good!
My butt is still sore from TUESDAY but that probably just means I need to work my butt more so I'm going to try to do some more exercises for that on my non-bootcamp days.
All in all, I felt like I got a pretty good workout...probably a 7 out of 10 again.
Feb 17, 2010
Wednesday, Feb 17, 2010 Food
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 280
Lunch:
Soup- 220
Pita- 100
Snack:
Greek Yogurt- 140
Peanut Butter- 100
Dinner:
Lean Pockets- 480
Baked Chips- 240
Total for Today: 1620
Breakfast:
Eggs- 60
Hashbrowns- 280
Lunch:
Soup- 220
Pita- 100
Snack:
Greek Yogurt- 140
Peanut Butter- 100
Dinner:
Lean Pockets- 480
Baked Chips- 240
Total for Today: 1620
Tuesday, Feb 16, 2010 Food
Sorry for posting this the next morning, I completely forgot when I got home last night!
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Whole Wheat Bread- 160
Peanut Butter- 200
Lunch:
Thai food with the king
Peanut Curry w/Chicken & Veggies (only ate ½ of the rice)- 400
Thai Soup- 100 (I need to find the exact calories for this soup)
Dinner:
I had family dinner at the Z’s tonight and Mama Mel made yet another delicious dish!
Mixed Salad & Dressing (I LOVE feta but I did pick around the cheese a bit)- 50
Stuff Chicken- 300
Dinner roll- 100
Fruit (I dipped one strawberry in chocolate)- 100
Total for Today: 1410
Here’s what I ate today:
Breakfast:
Whole Wheat Bread- 160
Peanut Butter- 200
Lunch:
Thai food with the king
Peanut Curry w/Chicken & Veggies (only ate ½ of the rice)- 400
Thai Soup- 100 (I need to find the exact calories for this soup)
Dinner:
I had family dinner at the Z’s tonight and Mama Mel made yet another delicious dish!
Mixed Salad & Dressing (I LOVE feta but I did pick around the cheese a bit)- 50
Stuff Chicken- 300
Dinner roll- 100
Fruit (I dipped one strawberry in chocolate)- 100
Total for Today: 1410
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