I totally flubbed my diet this week. Flubbed seems to be an appropriate word to illustrate my lack of healthy eating this week.
My problem definitely is being unprepared. That is my goal this week. Work on being prepared and making good choices during my free time. You would be appalled by what I ate this weekend! While babysitting I ate like a kid. I didn't really over eat but I did enjoy my far share of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Mac and Cheese, and Chicken Fingers.
The trip to Atlanta was Terrible! Don't travel hungry because you'll eat the grossest things! I never eat fast food and for some reason I let loose with the nastiest stuff. As someone that prides them self as a pretty "whole"some eater, I'm embarrassed by my choices. But I did promise to be honest with this blog so hear goes!
Poor Choices Include:
1 and 1/2 Roast Beef w/ Cheese Sandwiches from Arby's
2 Friend Potato thingys from Arby's
2 Mozzarella Sticks from Arby's
1 Chocolate Shake from Arby's
4 Mini Vanilla Bean Cupcakes from Trader Joe's
2 Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies from Sweet Tomatoes
1 Corned Beef and Provolone Sandwich
Lots of steak fries
1 Regular Size Cheeseburger from 5 Guys
1/2 a Portion of 5 Guys french fries
1 Coke Icee
1 Small Coke
Yuck! How was your weekend eating? Do you have a hard time sticking to healthy food on the road? What is your solution!?
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Going Downhill Quick!
My diet/exercise routine went downhill quick. I started out so well. I can feel myself slipping... like the ice cream I ate yesterday and the flying biscuit this morning. I can identify two main problems.
1) I am not prepared. Yesterday I worked through lunch and didn't stop to eat. I had a cupcake (which brings me to point #2...) and then when I went to babysit I was starving. Of course I didn't pack anything to eat so I was stuck with food at their house. I went for the turkey meatballs and cheese stick thinking they'd be ok. They didn't really fill me up so I went for the Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Now, I normally hate sugary cereals but these were calling my name. Luckily my sister was there to keep me from indulging. My mind cleared and I realized that I didn't really want that Cinnamon-y goodness anyway! Whenever I am not prepared I eat like crap.
2) Eating out. When I can control the food in my house I am awesome. When I'm somewhere else I eat terribly. I eat like it's my last meal on earth. Yesterday for example, I had to meet my husband somewhere on Fairview Road and guess where I picked... Ben and Jerry's. Did I go for the low-fat ice cream, the frozen-yogurt, a fruit smoothie? NOPE I went full-fat ice-cream and enjoyed every bite. I did manage to leave off the whipped cream and hot chocolate though! The night was made even better by dinner at Salsarita's. Could I have ordered a salad? Yes. Did I order a salad? No. I went for the large steak burrito with chips (and not quac or salsa but queso as my dip of choice). Granted I only ate 1/2 of the burrito, I definitely could have made a better choice.
Why is it so hard to eat healthy at restaurants? I try not to eat out much so when I do I ALWAYS over-indulge. I'm way over my points and haven't been exercising. Being off my schedule is really messing me up. Luckily, I'm keeping everything on this blog and hope that I will hold myself to it to keep struggling through this weight loss journey!
1) I am not prepared. Yesterday I worked through lunch and didn't stop to eat. I had a cupcake (which brings me to point #2...) and then when I went to babysit I was starving. Of course I didn't pack anything to eat so I was stuck with food at their house. I went for the turkey meatballs and cheese stick thinking they'd be ok. They didn't really fill me up so I went for the Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Now, I normally hate sugary cereals but these were calling my name. Luckily my sister was there to keep me from indulging. My mind cleared and I realized that I didn't really want that Cinnamon-y goodness anyway! Whenever I am not prepared I eat like crap.
2) Eating out. When I can control the food in my house I am awesome. When I'm somewhere else I eat terribly. I eat like it's my last meal on earth. Yesterday for example, I had to meet my husband somewhere on Fairview Road and guess where I picked... Ben and Jerry's. Did I go for the low-fat ice cream, the frozen-yogurt, a fruit smoothie? NOPE I went full-fat ice-cream and enjoyed every bite. I did manage to leave off the whipped cream and hot chocolate though! The night was made even better by dinner at Salsarita's. Could I have ordered a salad? Yes. Did I order a salad? No. I went for the large steak burrito with chips (and not quac or salsa but queso as my dip of choice). Granted I only ate 1/2 of the burrito, I definitely could have made a better choice.
Why is it so hard to eat healthy at restaurants? I try not to eat out much so when I do I ALWAYS over-indulge. I'm way over my points and haven't been exercising. Being off my schedule is really messing me up. Luckily, I'm keeping everything on this blog and hope that I will hold myself to it to keep struggling through this weight loss journey!
My Day in Food 5/26/11
Breakfast
Berry Green Smoothie with yucky spinach (3p+)
Lunch
Boar's Head Rosemary Ham (2p+)
Snack #1
2 Made from Scratch Cupcakes (6p+)
Snack #2
6 Small Turkey Meatballs (6p+)
String Cheese (1p+)
Snack #3
Small cup of Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Chocolate
(totally worth it!)
Dinner
Half of a Salsarita's Steak Burrito
Chips and Queso
Berry Green Smoothie with yucky spinach (3p+)
Lunch
Boar's Head Rosemary Ham (2p+)
Snack #1
2 Made from Scratch Cupcakes (6p+)
Snack #2
6 Small Turkey Meatballs (6p+)
String Cheese (1p+)
Snack #3
Small cup of Ben & Jerry's Peanut Butter Chocolate
(totally worth it!)
Dinner
Half of a Salsarita's Steak Burrito
Chips and Queso
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Do Not Use Frozen Spinach!
I'm running low on groceries and babysitting/going out of town this weekend so I'm trying to avoid buying anything. I was out of spinach for my morning smoothie today and subbed frozen spinach instead of my fresh baby spinach... Um yuck. Normally the spinach taste totally blends. Frozen spinach, not so much. So lesson learned, no frozen spinach in smoothies!
Yesterday, 5/25
So yesterday was not my best eating day. I wasted several points on "treats". You can probably tell from the lack of blog posts yesterday that I was a little busy. My classroom was in desperate need of some spring cleaning. I ordered new cabinets for storage and they arrived yesterday. I spent most of the day cleaning my room. At the end of the day it was time to head home and I still had some grading to do. I searched EVERYWHERE for the papers and couldn't find them. I was getting stressed. I thrive in chaos. Neatness gives me anxiety. While searching I found a kit-kat and reese's cup and ate them. Was it the best move? No, but I'm learning that when I'm stressed, tired, or anxious, I turn to food (and bad food at that!). Definitely something to work on. 5 points could have been much better spent.
I pride myself on trying to eat whole foods, natural sugars, local and organic as much as possible. There are definitely times when candy hits the spot but overall I don't want it to be an everyday part of my diet.
As far as exercise, Bo and I headed to the Dowd Y for a hip-hop class. We both grew up cheering and dancing and although we're not the best we always have fun taking these classes. I got confused with the class start time and ended up arriving 12 minutes late. The class is out in the open in front of everyone (and there are PLENTY of onlookers) and we didn't feel like joining late so we turned around and left. At least Bo got to pick up her Y card so the trip wasn't completely pointless.
We headed home with the intention of going to the Harris Y for a Zumba class. After waiting around the house for 30 minutes or so we decided Zumba was not in the cards for the evening. We took the dogs on a 2.5 mile walk instead. It was nice enjoying time with my mom and sister just talking and walking and our dogs were dead tired when we got home. Walking isn't the best exercise but I'm glad when I do it.
Tonight I'm headed to babysit a family for the weekend. I'm not sure how much exercising I'll be getting in so I really need to watch what I'm eating. I can't let junky food like mac and cheese and kids chicken nuggets get the best of me!
By the way- Bo dropped out of the biggest loser contest so its just me and Jay. I don't think Jay has weighed himself but I am down 2.5 pounds so far! Yeah!
I pride myself on trying to eat whole foods, natural sugars, local and organic as much as possible. There are definitely times when candy hits the spot but overall I don't want it to be an everyday part of my diet.
As far as exercise, Bo and I headed to the Dowd Y for a hip-hop class. We both grew up cheering and dancing and although we're not the best we always have fun taking these classes. I got confused with the class start time and ended up arriving 12 minutes late. The class is out in the open in front of everyone (and there are PLENTY of onlookers) and we didn't feel like joining late so we turned around and left. At least Bo got to pick up her Y card so the trip wasn't completely pointless.
We headed home with the intention of going to the Harris Y for a Zumba class. After waiting around the house for 30 minutes or so we decided Zumba was not in the cards for the evening. We took the dogs on a 2.5 mile walk instead. It was nice enjoying time with my mom and sister just talking and walking and our dogs were dead tired when we got home. Walking isn't the best exercise but I'm glad when I do it.
Tonight I'm headed to babysit a family for the weekend. I'm not sure how much exercising I'll be getting in so I really need to watch what I'm eating. I can't let junky food like mac and cheese and kids chicken nuggets get the best of me!
By the way- Bo dropped out of the biggest loser contest so its just me and Jay. I don't think Jay has weighed himself but I am down 2.5 pounds so far! Yeah!
My Day in Food 5/25/11
Breakfast
Green Smoothie (4p+)
Lunch
Pineapple (0pt)
Lots of Boar's Head Rosemary Ham (2p+)
Baby Carrots (0p+)
Laughing Cow Cheese (1p+)
Trader Joe's Hummus (1p+)
Snack
1 Snack Size Kit-Kat Bar (3p+)
Reese's Cup (2p+)
Snap Pea Crisps (2p+)
Dinner
1 Cup Trader Joe's Brown Microwave Rice (6p+).... Whoa! Didn't realize brown rice was so many points!
Trader Joe's Grilled Frozen Chicken (2p+)
Trader Joe's Soyaki Sauce (2p+)
Trader Joe's Frozen Stir Fry Veggies (0p+)
Dessert
Skinny Cow Caramel Bar (3p+)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
My Day in Food 5/24/11
Breakfast
Green Smoothie (4p+)
4 Slices of Rosemary Ham (1p+)
Lunch
Pineapple (0pt)
Ham, Laughing Cow Swiss, Spinach, and Yellow Pepper Wrap (3p+)
Snack
Ham, Laughing Cow Swiss, Spinach, and Yellow Pepper Wrap (3p+)
Carrots (0p+)
Cucumbers (0p+)
Dinner
Anything I want at Rock Bottom...I have 18 points left for the day, not including the points I earned running this morning. I'm going to indulge a bit!
I had the hazelnut crusted chicken with yummy mashed potatoes and green
Beans and a light beer. Speaking of beer, I haven't been posting drinks because I only drink water (and wine/beer). I still don't drink enough water but I'm working on it!
Green Smoothie (4p+)
4 Slices of Rosemary Ham (1p+)
Lunch
Pineapple (0pt)
Ham, Laughing Cow Swiss, Spinach, and Yellow Pepper Wrap (3p+)
Snack
Ham, Laughing Cow Swiss, Spinach, and Yellow Pepper Wrap (3p+)
Carrots (0p+)
Cucumbers (0p+)
Dinner
Anything I want at Rock Bottom...I have 18 points left for the day, not including the points I earned running this morning. I'm going to indulge a bit!
I had the hazelnut crusted chicken with yummy mashed potatoes and green
Beans and a light beer. Speaking of beer, I haven't been posting drinks because I only drink water (and wine/beer). I still don't drink enough water but I'm working on it!
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