Day 97 Raking The Yard Again

Didn't go to Spin class today for 2 reasons. My legs are very sore from lunges and the elliptical. In fact it kept me up some of the night off and on. Raked the yard again. The leaves are starting to blow into the neighbor's yard. My hubby won't be home most of the day so I decided to do it and get some exercise.
Burned 404 calories in 95 minutes raking.



You can see most of the yard covered
in leaves



1/2 of the yard done, but I think that is
all for today.

  
Forgot to mention that a couple nights ago I wanted something sweet. Sweet stuff no where to be found. I sucumed to opening a new can of chocolate frosting. Dipped a spoon in twice. Felt better.  : ) Again, the frosting is one of the great things left over from all the Christmas baking. Hmmm..now I'm thinking about it again. Yikes! Better go grab some no sugar hot chocolate. That always stops my cravings!

Breakfast: 2 corn tortilla with scrambled eggs with spinach leaves and chopped green onions, little shredded cheddar cheese, green tea
Snack: no sugar hot chocolate with Flaxmilk
Lunch: Cod (fish), frozen veggies, red potato
Snack: frozen raspberries with plain Greek yogurt, blue agave and few walnuts
Dinner: Way too much garlic chicken alfredo pizza!

Tried some cod. Not sure how to cook it.
Added thyme, parsley, lemon peper, salt.
Would be better breaded.

We added spinach leaves to the pizza
to satisfy our need for a vegetable! ha

Vince and I went to Costo to get a box of extra thin crust pizza on sale. 3 pizzas for just over $8. I expected to have 2 slices and a great salad. Instead we found ourself gorging on not one, but 2 frozen pizzas! I had 6 slices and no salad. The horror.

Day 96 Homemade Hamburger

Exercise: Woke up early and did 50 stomach crunches. Ran on elliptical machine for 1 hour. At 45 minutes it became difficult for me to keep the pace over 6.0. Went down to 4.0. Tired. Burned 528 calories.

Breakfast: 1/2 peanut butter sandwich, green tea
Snack: apple slices
Lunch: salmon patty, mixed veggies, no sugar hot chocolate
No Snack: working off campus
Dinner: homemade hamburger with spinach leaves, tomato, little shredded cheese, no corn syrup BBQ sauce, and yes... a little mayo, water, salad with cumumbers and tomatoes.

I really wanted a burger today. I told my husband we were going out for a burger when I got back from working out, but when I got home I didn't want to ruin all the calories I burned so we stayed home and watched a movie. The burger was great. Vince doesn't eat bread due to glutten intolerance so he had his own healthy meal.

Day 95: New Recipe-Light Lemon Dijon Chicken

Exercies: None. Looked forward to Spin class, but worked quite late today. Plan to have my own Spin class tomorrow at the gym. Miss working out today!

Tried a new recipe. Not sure it was my favorite, but Vince liked it a lot.
Lemon Dijon Dressing:
1/4 cup reduced fat mayo (bad already!)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 clove garlic, finely chopped

Chicken Salad ( I just made it with chicken breast)
4 cups romaine (used spinach leaves)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
1/4 cup sliced, sun-dried tomatoes
1 hard cooked egg, chopped
2 medium green onions
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese (used none but added a little cheddar cheese)



I didn't mix it all together into a chicken salad.
Sort of ate it separately and drizzled the dressing over the chicken.
Also added cucumbers and veggies on the side.

 Breakfast: one corn tortilla, spinach leaves and boiled egg, green tea
Snack: banana, lots of pretzles I thought I would burn off while working out today!!
Lunch: 1/2 salmon, red potatoes, veggie mix with cheese sauce (hated the cheese sauce).
Snack: pretzles
Dinner: New recipe and Flaxmilk hot chocolate.

Day 94 Lost Almost A Pound

Exercise: Went to the gym to do arm and back weights at Ballys. Did some Ab exercises and lunges. Missed the endorphin rush of the elliptical. Have spin class tomorrow so I need to rest my legs. Burned only 127 calories.
Yesterday's workout was great. In fact I almost lost a pound in one day. I'm sure I put it back on today with the 1/2 bagel and cocoa covered almonds and other junk that found their way to me at work! I'm serioulsy realizing that work is the place I gain my weight!

Breakfast: 2 corn tortillas, 2 eggs with spinach leaves, green tea
Bad Choice: 1/2 bagel with cream cheese, about 8 cocoa powdered covered almonds
Snack: canned pineapple bits
Lunch: 2 extra lean beef tacos with spinach leaves on corn tortilla with pineapple tomato cilantro salsa.
Snack: 2 starburst candies, one crossaint, a couple bits of a left over muffin.
Dinner: PACKAGED veggies (thought I'd try them out), 1/2 salmon on a bed of salad, red potatoes in olive oil and a little salt. No sugar hot chocolate with Flaxmilk.




Didn't like the veggies. The cheese
tasted processed and fake. Sounds
picky, but it did taste strange. I have
to eat them again at lunch tomorrow.

Didn't feel like going to the gym. All these snacks are weighing me down! Sleepy today. I'm thinking of what my Sister says, "Go to the gym especially when you don't feel your best and you will feel so much better after!" So I'm went. Can't wait for Spin class tomorrow.

Day 93: Back To Work And Bad Foods Again

Exercise: Worked out at Ballys on the elliptical for 51 minutes. Kept pace above 6.0 mph most of time.
Burned over 400 calories according to the machine, but when I selected "intense" workout on my App, it states I burned 542 calories. I believe it! I was running so fast on it. Problem: At 48 minutes I realized my right foot had gone numb and my left foot was beginning to. I may have overdone it today. So I slowed dramatically and stopped.

Since I've been off work for the past 2 weeks I was able to focus on working out and desserts were NOT staring me in the face around every corner. I've got to stay away from all the treats somehow.

My favorite show begins a new season today. I don't enjoy reality shows except for The Biggest Loser!

Breakfast: 2 corn tortillas with 2 boiled eggs and spinach leaves, green tea ( I tried to eat a lot so I wouldn't want the muffins and crossants that I had to buy for the teachers today. It worked in the morning.
Snack: apple, couple bites of a carrot
Lunch: Bowl of chili. Went to Cafe Express with some teachers.
Snack: 1/2 almond butter sandwich, no sugar hot chocoate with flaxmilk.
Bad Choice: 1/2 chocolate muffin.
Dinner: Salad with salmon and side of veggies, raspberries, no sugar hot chocolate made with flaxmilk.

My sweet hubby made dinner so I
could have time to workout today.

Day 92 Organize Your Pantry

Exercise: Ballys: elliptical machine run for 45 minutes. Burned 345 calories.

Organized my pantry this morning to save a little time. You can find yourself searching for things or buying items you don't even know you already have. Going back to work tomorrow after a 2 week vacation. Lots of organizing to do today to make my work week easier. Want to focus on cooking great meals and working out instead of dealing with unorganized areas.



Here you can see
part of our pantry.
Most food is strored in
the freezer and fridge.
Running low on canned
foods at the moment.


Breakfast: wheat bread slice with almond butter, raspberries, green tea
Snack: no sugar hot chocolate with flaxmilk and soy milk
Lunch: left overs from dinner: beef tacos with pineapple salsa, water
Snack: last of the Christmas tamales...ate 2 of them, an orange, and 1/2 of a double chocolate muffin, water. Woops! I have to say it was to die for!
Dinner: chicken and dumpling soup, 1/2 butter sandwich, water

Day 91 Welcome 2012! Ran Without Knee Pain! : )

Exercise: Great start to the new year. Ran/walked 4 miles at Memorial Park without knee pain. I'm cured! Burned 310 calories.

New Years Resolution: To bring peace and joy to family, friends, co-workers, and strangers whenever I can and of course to maintain a healthy diet and active life-style.

Breakfast: Corn tortilla taco with spinach leaves, boiled egg, raspberries and plum green tea.
Lunch: Left over pepperoni and hamburger pizza from New Years Eve, water. Broccoli and salad in an attempt to make it healthier.
Snack: no sugar hot chocolate
Dinner: Extra Lean beef corn tortilla tacos with pineapple tomato corn cilantro salsa (add celery, white onions, teas. tomato paste and cumin, a cup of tomato sauce to the beef. Brown on the stove.
Snack: orange


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Delicious tacos. Added way too much
red pepper flakes. Didn't have the red
bell peper that it called for. Bad substitute.