Sunday-was up early at 6:30, considering I got to bed at 1 a.m. Took two naps. Weight was slightly down. Stayed on track with food and got a 5 mile walk. Turned off the light about 10, as I was tired.
Monday-got up at 6:30, which seems to be a normal time for me. Keeping the weight within range. Stayed on track with food and got my normal Monday night walk of 4 miles. Turned off the light around 11.
Tuesday-woke up about 6:20, but it was very dark due to the rain and I stayed in bed until about 6:30. Weight is being within the upper part of my goal range. Tonight I know I am eating out. The days I eat at home, I am really trying to stay on a normal food plan. I am allowing myself some of the foods of the season, but not overdoing it. That is something I have learned on this journey is to not deny myself certain things, but within moderation. Breakfast, lunch and snacks were on track. Something in breakfast did not agree with me. I made wise choices with dinner and it was a fun evening out. Did my home exercises, but no walk due to the rain. Turned off the light around 11.
Wednesday-woke up around 6:10 and finally got up around 6:40. Weight was down a pound. Today should be on track. I did my home exercises, but no walk/hike. Mainly doing errands today and the girls and I did go out for lunch and I did have a salad. Went to service for Christmas Eve, which was really nice and Mari and I got frozen yogurt after the service. Went to bed around 11.
Thursday-I was up early as I have to be out the door around 7:30 to get to a hike at 8 a.m. Weight is being in range. Did some of my home exercises and did do a hike. Where we went hiking was a new area for me and I had some fear regarding the hike, but I did it and I am proud of myself. A group of us went out for brunch after the hike. The rest of the day was home. Went to bed around 9:45.
Friday-Merry Christmas-I was up around 6:20. Stayed on track with food. Weight was slightly up, but within the healthy range. Did a walk today, which felt good. Other than the walk, mainly stayed home. Went to bed around 9:45 p.m. Marissa was struggling with sore muscles and anxiety and I always feel like I am walking on egg shells on holidays especially with Rory. I am glad when holidays are over.
Saturday-Up early, as we are going on the train to Los Angeles. Weight was slightly up, but within the healthy range. Walked about 8 miles, between the Secret Stairs walk and all the rest of the walking we did. In regards to food, I made wise choices, as lunch and dinner were out. Went to bed around 9:45.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-out
Monday-Lemon Paprika Chicken
Tuesday-Orange Chicken with Chow Mein
Wednesday-Shrimp with Macaroni and Cheese with veggies
Thursday-out
Friday-Chicken with Couscous and veggies
Saturday-Turkey and broccoli with rice
EXERCISES
Sunday-None
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-None
Thursday-Hike
Friday-None
Saturday-hike
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Maintaining
Since I hit my goal weight last week, now my life will be about maintaining this weight. I really plan to keep it around my goal weight, as I have worked too hard to gain the weight back and my life has become a new life style of eating healthy and exercise and I am enjoying it.
Sunday-I was up early at 5:30, as I have to be out the door by 7:30, so we can be in San Diego by 9. My weight was up. Breakfast was on track, as well as snacks and dinner. A group of us went out to lunch and I don't know that I made the most wise choice. We did about a 6 mile hike, which was really enjoyable and I am really finding I enjoy exploring different areas and being out in nature. It was a long, enjoyable day and I turned off the light around 9:45.
Monday-a start to a new week and back to healthy eating. Rory was awake about 4 and was having difficulty breathing because of the moisture in the air. The a/c went back on. I was up at 6:20. The weight is still up, but I am going to be back to more eating at home. Food was on track today. I had breakfast and snacks and dinner according to plan and went to Veggie Grill for lunch and made wise choices. Did home exercises and did a 4 mile walk. Turned off the light around 6:20.
Tuesday-I had a lot on my head during the night, as we found out that Mari got a job, which is exciting, but will change our current life. Got up around 6:30 and my weight was down, which I was happy about. Stayed on track today, even though I was tempted at lunch to go out, as we were out doing some errands and lunch was late. Note to self: bring fruit along, if I know lunch is going to be late, then I am not tempted. Did home exercises and did a 4 mile walk. Turned off the light around 11:30.
Wednesday-Rory was up around 6:15, which woke me up and evidently he is dealing with a sore throat. Great! NOT! We don't need a cold around our house. Weight is down again. I am going out to dinner tonight with my small group and I need to make wise choices. I did stay on track with most of my food during the day. With dinner, I had planned to have one thing and ended up having something else. This is a restaurant, I would not go back to. I had to take my car in for service, so while the car was being serviced, I took a walk. Light went out around 11.
Thursday-I was able to sleep until about 6:30. Weight was slightly up. My goal, now that I have made my goal weight is to keep my weight between 170-175. Stayed on track with food today. Overall the last few months, I have been reading about empaths, which I know I am and how they have a tendency to have relationships with narcissists, which is Rory and now I have been listening to a podcast about tendencies and I am an obliger with a rebel tendency, which is a war that goes on in my head. According to this podcast, obligers usually have relationships with rebels, which is my husband. Interesting how, even though we have a lousy marriage and I would prefer not to be in this marriage, this is the person, with my personality, I was supposed to have married. Knowing this helps, but I still do not want to be in this marriage, as I am more his caretaker, than his wife. Did my home exercises and got in a walk of approximately 5+ miles. Turned off the light about 11:15.
Friday-Slept until about 6:30. Weight was within my goal range. A friend of mine wanted to go hiking and we had decided to go to Torrey Pines in San Diego. We had lunch before we went hiking. I was hurting from my waist down from walking at Shady Canyon on Thursday. Question to those of you who hike/walk on a regular basis-should you have a meal before or after you eat? When we got to Torrey Pines, we found out we could not walk on the beach, which I was looking forward to doing. I made a good choice at lunch, but on the way home, we stopped at a coffee place, I like and I did not make a great choice. Had dinner slightly later than normal. We probably did a 4 mile walk, but my phone was causing me issues, so I am not sure. I was very tired by the time I got home and ended up going to bed between 10:30 and 11.
Saturday-Got up early at 6 p.m., as I had to get to hike at 9 in Fullerton and we had to leave at 8 a.m. to get to Fullerton on time. My weight was up, but the weight is still within maintenance. We did a 5 mile hike, but it was not at a very fast speed. Got sandwiches from Jersey Mikes and milk tea from 85 degrees on the way home. Went to a birthday party on Saturday night and made wise choices, but allowed myself some leeway. Fun evening and it was late to bed- 1 a.m.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-Chicken with sauce, rice and veggies
Monday-Spinach, chicken, mushroom quesadilla
Tuesday-out
Wednesday-Buffalo chicken with rice and vegetables
Thursday-Pesto chicken
Friday-Christmas
Saturday-out
EXERCISE
Sunday-walk
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk?-due to rain
Wednesday-None
Thursday-Hike
Friday-Walk
Saturday-walk
Sunday-I was up early at 5:30, as I have to be out the door by 7:30, so we can be in San Diego by 9. My weight was up. Breakfast was on track, as well as snacks and dinner. A group of us went out to lunch and I don't know that I made the most wise choice. We did about a 6 mile hike, which was really enjoyable and I am really finding I enjoy exploring different areas and being out in nature. It was a long, enjoyable day and I turned off the light around 9:45.
Monday-a start to a new week and back to healthy eating. Rory was awake about 4 and was having difficulty breathing because of the moisture in the air. The a/c went back on. I was up at 6:20. The weight is still up, but I am going to be back to more eating at home. Food was on track today. I had breakfast and snacks and dinner according to plan and went to Veggie Grill for lunch and made wise choices. Did home exercises and did a 4 mile walk. Turned off the light around 6:20.
Tuesday-I had a lot on my head during the night, as we found out that Mari got a job, which is exciting, but will change our current life. Got up around 6:30 and my weight was down, which I was happy about. Stayed on track today, even though I was tempted at lunch to go out, as we were out doing some errands and lunch was late. Note to self: bring fruit along, if I know lunch is going to be late, then I am not tempted. Did home exercises and did a 4 mile walk. Turned off the light around 11:30.
Wednesday-Rory was up around 6:15, which woke me up and evidently he is dealing with a sore throat. Great! NOT! We don't need a cold around our house. Weight is down again. I am going out to dinner tonight with my small group and I need to make wise choices. I did stay on track with most of my food during the day. With dinner, I had planned to have one thing and ended up having something else. This is a restaurant, I would not go back to. I had to take my car in for service, so while the car was being serviced, I took a walk. Light went out around 11.
Thursday-I was able to sleep until about 6:30. Weight was slightly up. My goal, now that I have made my goal weight is to keep my weight between 170-175. Stayed on track with food today. Overall the last few months, I have been reading about empaths, which I know I am and how they have a tendency to have relationships with narcissists, which is Rory and now I have been listening to a podcast about tendencies and I am an obliger with a rebel tendency, which is a war that goes on in my head. According to this podcast, obligers usually have relationships with rebels, which is my husband. Interesting how, even though we have a lousy marriage and I would prefer not to be in this marriage, this is the person, with my personality, I was supposed to have married. Knowing this helps, but I still do not want to be in this marriage, as I am more his caretaker, than his wife. Did my home exercises and got in a walk of approximately 5+ miles. Turned off the light about 11:15.
Friday-Slept until about 6:30. Weight was within my goal range. A friend of mine wanted to go hiking and we had decided to go to Torrey Pines in San Diego. We had lunch before we went hiking. I was hurting from my waist down from walking at Shady Canyon on Thursday. Question to those of you who hike/walk on a regular basis-should you have a meal before or after you eat? When we got to Torrey Pines, we found out we could not walk on the beach, which I was looking forward to doing. I made a good choice at lunch, but on the way home, we stopped at a coffee place, I like and I did not make a great choice. Had dinner slightly later than normal. We probably did a 4 mile walk, but my phone was causing me issues, so I am not sure. I was very tired by the time I got home and ended up going to bed between 10:30 and 11.
Saturday-Got up early at 6 p.m., as I had to get to hike at 9 in Fullerton and we had to leave at 8 a.m. to get to Fullerton on time. My weight was up, but the weight is still within maintenance. We did a 5 mile hike, but it was not at a very fast speed. Got sandwiches from Jersey Mikes and milk tea from 85 degrees on the way home. Went to a birthday party on Saturday night and made wise choices, but allowed myself some leeway. Fun evening and it was late to bed- 1 a.m.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-Chicken with sauce, rice and veggies
Monday-Spinach, chicken, mushroom quesadilla
Tuesday-out
Wednesday-Buffalo chicken with rice and vegetables
Thursday-Pesto chicken
Friday-Christmas
Saturday-out
EXERCISE
Sunday-walk
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk?-due to rain
Wednesday-None
Thursday-Hike
Friday-Walk
Saturday-walk
Monday, December 14, 2015
Routine and having fun with friends-made goal this week
Another week is starting and I am happy in that my weight is staying relatively the same.I really would like to hit my goal of 173, but if this is where my body wants to be of between 175-177, I will be happy. I will continue to walk/hike and eat healthy.
Sunday-woke up around 6:45 a.m. and my weight is the same as Saturday. Breakfast, snacks and lunch were on track. I had planned to go out to dinner with friends after a 5 mile hike and I made good choices of fish tacos. Did some of my home exercises. Turned off the light at 10:30.
Monday-woke up around 6:30. I was tired of the bed. Weight is down. Breakfast, snacks and dinner were according to plan. Lunch was the way I planned it, which was from Starbucks. Did some of my home exercises and went for a 3.5 mile walk, which is one of my normal Monday night walks. Turned off the light around 10:40.
Tuesday-woke up around 6:30. Weight is down. Food was on track today. Did my home exercises and a walk of almost 5 miles, which is one of my normal Tuesday night hikes. Turned off the light around 10:40.
Wednesday-woke up around 6:20. Weight is down and I have one more pound to go to reach goal. Food was on track today. Did some of my home exercises and did a 5+ mile hike. This was an exploratory hike. Turned off the light about 10:30.
Thursday-woke up around 6:30 and I have made goal. I don't feel any different, but I am happy I have accomplished something that I really wanted to do. There were times, I was going to give up and just accept where I was, but I did it and I am proud of myself. I have lost 70 pounds and I plan to keep it off. To lose weight takes work, but to keep it off, also takes work. I stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and did my usual Thursday night hike. Turned off the light around 11:30.
Friday-I was not really ready to get up, but Rory was at 6:25. The weight is still continuing down and I have definitely made my goal. Today is a down day. Stayed on food plan today, which included dinner out. Home exercise was done today. Turned off the light around 11.
Saturday-I had some problems sleeping, as we had turned off the air conditioning and my mouth was dry. I did get up around 6:30. The weight was up, but I expected that and I am still at goal. Now my plan is to stay within a couple of pounds of goal. Saturdays are field trip days, which is what Mari and I did. Mari and I took the train up to Los Angeles to The Broad, which is a modern art museum. We had lunch at a restaurant next to The Broad, which was enjoyable. I try to make wise choices when we go out. We got coffee/tea from Starbucks and a snack. Dinner was at home and the light was turned off at 9:45. Exercise for today was mainly walking in downtown Los Angeles.
DINNER MENU FOR THIS WEEK
This is mainly going to be a week of leftovers and clearing out the refrigerator.
Sunday-Chicken burritos
Monday-Eggs and fishcakes
Tuesday-Fish sticks with rice and vegetables
Wednesday-out with my Bible Study group
Thursday-Fish with rice and vegetables
Friday-Turkey burger
Saturday-out with friends
EXERCISE
Sunday-hike of 6.5 miles
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-walk
Thursday-walk
Friday-none
Saturday-hike
Sunday-woke up around 6:45 a.m. and my weight is the same as Saturday. Breakfast, snacks and lunch were on track. I had planned to go out to dinner with friends after a 5 mile hike and I made good choices of fish tacos. Did some of my home exercises. Turned off the light at 10:30.
Monday-woke up around 6:30. I was tired of the bed. Weight is down. Breakfast, snacks and dinner were according to plan. Lunch was the way I planned it, which was from Starbucks. Did some of my home exercises and went for a 3.5 mile walk, which is one of my normal Monday night walks. Turned off the light around 10:40.
Tuesday-woke up around 6:30. Weight is down. Food was on track today. Did my home exercises and a walk of almost 5 miles, which is one of my normal Tuesday night hikes. Turned off the light around 10:40.
Wednesday-woke up around 6:20. Weight is down and I have one more pound to go to reach goal. Food was on track today. Did some of my home exercises and did a 5+ mile hike. This was an exploratory hike. Turned off the light about 10:30.
Thursday-woke up around 6:30 and I have made goal. I don't feel any different, but I am happy I have accomplished something that I really wanted to do. There were times, I was going to give up and just accept where I was, but I did it and I am proud of myself. I have lost 70 pounds and I plan to keep it off. To lose weight takes work, but to keep it off, also takes work. I stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and did my usual Thursday night hike. Turned off the light around 11:30.
Friday-I was not really ready to get up, but Rory was at 6:25. The weight is still continuing down and I have definitely made my goal. Today is a down day. Stayed on food plan today, which included dinner out. Home exercise was done today. Turned off the light around 11.
Saturday-I had some problems sleeping, as we had turned off the air conditioning and my mouth was dry. I did get up around 6:30. The weight was up, but I expected that and I am still at goal. Now my plan is to stay within a couple of pounds of goal. Saturdays are field trip days, which is what Mari and I did. Mari and I took the train up to Los Angeles to The Broad, which is a modern art museum. We had lunch at a restaurant next to The Broad, which was enjoyable. I try to make wise choices when we go out. We got coffee/tea from Starbucks and a snack. Dinner was at home and the light was turned off at 9:45. Exercise for today was mainly walking in downtown Los Angeles.
DINNER MENU FOR THIS WEEK
This is mainly going to be a week of leftovers and clearing out the refrigerator.
Sunday-Chicken burritos
Monday-Eggs and fishcakes
Tuesday-Fish sticks with rice and vegetables
Wednesday-out with my Bible Study group
Thursday-Fish with rice and vegetables
Friday-Turkey burger
Saturday-out with friends
EXERCISE
Sunday-hike of 6.5 miles
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-walk
Thursday-walk
Friday-none
Saturday-hike
Sunday, December 6, 2015
The holidays are upon us
The holidays are upon us and this time of year makes me nervous, as I am leary of all the get togethers and the food. I know I have made wise choices and I plan to continue to do that and keep the weight off. There is more to this season than food, so I plan to get out and enjoy!
Sunday-woke up around 6:30. Did not have the best night sleep, as I ended up working on a project that I should not have started that late at night. Oh well, I did it. I will get a nap today. Weight down slightly. Doing a hike later today. Stayed on track with food. It is peaceful around the house today. Did some of my home exercises. Turned off the light around 10:30 p.m
Monday-woke up around 6:30. It was so nice to wake up to peacefulness! Weight is down. Stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and got a walk tonight. Turned off the light around 11 p.m.
Tuesday-Actually slept in till 7:30, which was nice. Weight is down. Stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and got a walk tonight. My walking friends are awesome, in that they positively reinforce my weight loss and I love it! Turned off the light around 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Back to routine-got up around 6:15 p.m. Weight stayed the same. Stayed on track with for today. Did some of my home exercises. Went to bed around 10:30.
Thursday-Got up around 6:15. Weight is up slightly. I went with Mari to downtown Los Angeles for an interview she had. Overall, I stayed on food plan, except for one thing. Today, was a lot of walking. I did my hike in Shady Canyon and I tripped over a curb. I did too much walking today. Went to bed around 11:30.
Friday-Got up around 6:30. Weight up slightly. Today is a rest day. Overall, I stayed on track, except for a vegetarian pizza. Did some home exercises, but mainly rested my legs. Went to bed at 10, but was falling asleep before that.
Saturday-Got up around 6:15. Weight down slightly. Breakfast and snacks were on track, but lunch and dinner were not, but I expected that. Made wise choices. Did some of my home exercises and got in a 6 mile hike. My legs feel better today. Went to bed around 11:30.
DINNERS FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday-Out
Monday-Chicken, Spinach, Feta and Rice
Tuesday-Chicken, Mushroom, Diced Tomatoes and Rice
Wednesday-Salmon
Thursday-Turkey burgers
Friday-out
Saturday-Tilapia with rice and vegetables
EXERCISES
Sunday-Hike
Monday-Walk
Tuesday-Walk
Wednesday-None
Thursday-Walk
Friday-None
Saturday-None-Walking, as Mari and I are going to The Broad
Sunday-woke up around 6:30. Did not have the best night sleep, as I ended up working on a project that I should not have started that late at night. Oh well, I did it. I will get a nap today. Weight down slightly. Doing a hike later today. Stayed on track with food. It is peaceful around the house today. Did some of my home exercises. Turned off the light around 10:30 p.m
Monday-woke up around 6:30. It was so nice to wake up to peacefulness! Weight is down. Stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and got a walk tonight. Turned off the light around 11 p.m.
Tuesday-Actually slept in till 7:30, which was nice. Weight is down. Stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and got a walk tonight. My walking friends are awesome, in that they positively reinforce my weight loss and I love it! Turned off the light around 11:30 p.m.
Wednesday-Back to routine-got up around 6:15 p.m. Weight stayed the same. Stayed on track with for today. Did some of my home exercises. Went to bed around 10:30.
Thursday-Got up around 6:15. Weight is up slightly. I went with Mari to downtown Los Angeles for an interview she had. Overall, I stayed on food plan, except for one thing. Today, was a lot of walking. I did my hike in Shady Canyon and I tripped over a curb. I did too much walking today. Went to bed around 11:30.
Friday-Got up around 6:30. Weight up slightly. Today is a rest day. Overall, I stayed on track, except for a vegetarian pizza. Did some home exercises, but mainly rested my legs. Went to bed at 10, but was falling asleep before that.
Saturday-Got up around 6:15. Weight down slightly. Breakfast and snacks were on track, but lunch and dinner were not, but I expected that. Made wise choices. Did some of my home exercises and got in a 6 mile hike. My legs feel better today. Went to bed around 11:30.
DINNERS FOR THIS WEEK
Sunday-Out
Monday-Chicken, Spinach, Feta and Rice
Tuesday-Chicken, Mushroom, Diced Tomatoes and Rice
Wednesday-Salmon
Thursday-Turkey burgers
Friday-out
Saturday-Tilapia with rice and vegetables
EXERCISES
Sunday-Hike
Monday-Walk
Tuesday-Walk
Wednesday-None
Thursday-Walk
Friday-None
Saturday-None-Walking, as Mari and I are going to The Broad
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Inspiration
Losing weight has really helped me and I really feel like I have been an inspiration to others, due to the comments I have gotten.
Sunday-Woke up about 6:45. It was nice to sleep in somewhat! Weight is down from yesterday. This week will be more eating at home. Thank goodness! Food was on track today. Did some of my home exercises and did a hike. Turned off the light around 11:10, as I was trying to accomplish something.
Monday-Woke up around 6:15 and I was getting tired of the bed. Weight is about the same. Overall stayed on track today with the exception of lunch, but the choice was not bad. Did some of my home exercises and did my walk. My frustration is building, as I am getting things done, but not home stuff that I want to get done. Turned off the light around 11.
Tuesday-Woke up around 6:15. I was getting to the point I was uncomfortable in bed. Weight has dropped. Stayed on track today with food. Did get some of my home exercises done and did my walk. Frustration and tiredness played a part in this morning, but getting a nap and doing my walk helped a lot. Turned off the light a little before midnight.
Wednesday-Woke up around 6:35. Weight dropped slightly. Today is a resting day. Stayed on track with food today. Did my home exercises and no walk was planned. Today was very enjoyable and I got things done, which I like. Turned off the light a little after 10.
Thursday-Turkey day- woke up around 6:15, as I have to be out the door by 8:30 to go for a hike. Weight was the same as Tuesday. I get a little nervous with the holidays, as I am concerned about overeating. Some home exercises and a walk. Did go out for lunch. After the walk and lunch, came home and spent the rest of the day at home. Made wise choices with dinner. Turned off the light around 10ish.
Friday-Got up around 6:15, thinking we were doing a hike in Pasadena, but it was raining, so the group of us decided to cancel and we ended up doing a walk, which was very enjoyable. My weight was down slightly. Did some of my home exercises and a walk. Food was on track, except for lunch, as we went out and I did make wise choices. Turned off the light around 10ish.
Saturday-Got up around 5:30, as I had to catch a train at 8:30, which meant being out the door at 7:30. The weight was up slightly. I did not do any home exercise, but did do a long walk around San Diego. Did have lunch out, but the rest of the day was on schedule. Totally enjoyable day with friends and my daughters. Went to bed around 11:30, as I got caught up in a project, which I should not have done.
DINNER MENU FOR THE WEEK
Sunday-Out
Monday-Cashew Chicken
Tuesday-Salmon
Wednesday-Shrimp, Rice and Broccoli
Thursday-Chicken, Rice and Veggies
Friday-Grilled cheese and turkey sandwich
Saturday-Mac N' Cheese with Chili
EXERCISE
Sunday-hike
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-off
Thursday-walk
Friday-off
Saturday-hike
Sunday-Woke up about 6:45. It was nice to sleep in somewhat! Weight is down from yesterday. This week will be more eating at home. Thank goodness! Food was on track today. Did some of my home exercises and did a hike. Turned off the light around 11:10, as I was trying to accomplish something.
Monday-Woke up around 6:15 and I was getting tired of the bed. Weight is about the same. Overall stayed on track today with the exception of lunch, but the choice was not bad. Did some of my home exercises and did my walk. My frustration is building, as I am getting things done, but not home stuff that I want to get done. Turned off the light around 11.
Tuesday-Woke up around 6:15. I was getting to the point I was uncomfortable in bed. Weight has dropped. Stayed on track today with food. Did get some of my home exercises done and did my walk. Frustration and tiredness played a part in this morning, but getting a nap and doing my walk helped a lot. Turned off the light a little before midnight.
Wednesday-Woke up around 6:35. Weight dropped slightly. Today is a resting day. Stayed on track with food today. Did my home exercises and no walk was planned. Today was very enjoyable and I got things done, which I like. Turned off the light a little after 10.
Thursday-Turkey day- woke up around 6:15, as I have to be out the door by 8:30 to go for a hike. Weight was the same as Tuesday. I get a little nervous with the holidays, as I am concerned about overeating. Some home exercises and a walk. Did go out for lunch. After the walk and lunch, came home and spent the rest of the day at home. Made wise choices with dinner. Turned off the light around 10ish.
Friday-Got up around 6:15, thinking we were doing a hike in Pasadena, but it was raining, so the group of us decided to cancel and we ended up doing a walk, which was very enjoyable. My weight was down slightly. Did some of my home exercises and a walk. Food was on track, except for lunch, as we went out and I did make wise choices. Turned off the light around 10ish.
Saturday-Got up around 5:30, as I had to catch a train at 8:30, which meant being out the door at 7:30. The weight was up slightly. I did not do any home exercise, but did do a long walk around San Diego. Did have lunch out, but the rest of the day was on schedule. Totally enjoyable day with friends and my daughters. Went to bed around 11:30, as I got caught up in a project, which I should not have done.
DINNER MENU FOR THE WEEK
Sunday-Out
Monday-Cashew Chicken
Tuesday-Salmon
Wednesday-Shrimp, Rice and Broccoli
Thursday-Chicken, Rice and Veggies
Friday-Grilled cheese and turkey sandwich
Saturday-Mac N' Cheese with Chili
EXERCISE
Sunday-hike
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-off
Thursday-walk
Friday-off
Saturday-hike
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Wise choices
Right now, I am bound and determined to get down to my goal weight or what is a healthy weight for me, so I am having to make wise choices, when we go out. I am not going to give up eating out. This next week, I will really have to make wise choices, as I am going out several nights.
Sunday-Got up around 6:15. My weight is down and I have two pounds to go to get to goal. This is a goal that I want to accomplish. Stayed no track with food today, but need to more work on the water and not the coffee/tea drinks. Had one more tea drink than I should have had. Did some of my home exercises, but no hike, as they kept predicting rain. Overall a quiet day. Turned off the light around 10.
Monday-Got up around 6:30. I was awake around 5 and my mind was racing, which is typical lately for that time of the morning. The weight was slightly up. I did keep on track with food today and focused more on the water. Did my home exercises and did get a walk. Good day overall. Turned off the light around 10:50.
Tuesday-Got up around 6:30. My legs were bothering me quite a bit of the night and I did not have a racing mind at 5 a.m. The weight was down. Overall, I stayed on track. We went out for lunch and I had a salad. Did my home exercises and I did get a walk. My ham string really hurt during the walk. The morning was good, but I went into a blue funk in the afternoon. Walking and being with friends in the evening helped a lot. Turned off the light around 10:50.
Wednesday-Got up around 6:15. Legs not bothering me and no racing mind. The weight was up slightly. Dinner was planned to be pizza from Blaze Pizza, but it ended up being half the pizza for lunch and half the pizza for dinner. The pizza was 790 calories total. I did do my home exercises and I did get my walk. No pain in my ham string. Better mood today and the light went off around 10:50.
Thursday-Got up around 6:15. Weight was up slightly, which was not a surprise. Legs not bothering me and no racing mind, just got tired of being in bed around 5 a.m. Breakfast, snacks and dinner were according to plan. I went out with a friend for lunch and made a wise choice and that is the most important thing. I did do my home exercises and did do my usual Thursday night walk. Had fun with my hiking group and then came home and Rory decided to unload on me of everything negative that is going on in the world and who he is as a controller. Not fun and it made me get to bed late. Constant frustration is not fun to live with. Turned off the light at 11:50.
Friday-Got up around 6:15. Weight up again. I like eating out, but I will be glad to do more eating at home. By 6:15, I was getting tired of the bed. I am really working at being positive and not complaining. Did some of my home exercises and did a very short walk. Ate according to plan. Had one thing off plan. There is one thing at Starbucks that I am going to have to really watch my intake of over the holidays. Dinner was out and I could have made wiser choices, but I am not going to beat myself up over my decisions. Enjoyable evening out and then came home to more negativity. Turned off the light again at 11:50.
Saturday-Got up around 6:15. Weight up again. This morning was a push morning to get out the door. Breakfast and snacks were on track and lunch and dinner were out. No home exercises, but did about 8 miles of walking, including lots of stairs. Came home and went to bed and had to listen to more of Rory's rantings. Very exhausting and frustrating. Turned off the light about 10:50.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-Chicken with rice, zucchini, diced tomatoes and lemon
Monday-Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches
Tuesday-Chicken with pepper, onions and rice
Wednesday-Chicken burritos
Thursday-Thanksgiving-turkey-sweet potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce and a piece of pie
Friday-Turkey salad with dried cranberries and feta
Saturday-Curried chicken
EXERCISES
Sunday-hike
Monday-two walks
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-walk
Thursday-walk
Friday-hike
Saturday-walk
Sunday-Got up around 6:15. My weight is down and I have two pounds to go to get to goal. This is a goal that I want to accomplish. Stayed no track with food today, but need to more work on the water and not the coffee/tea drinks. Had one more tea drink than I should have had. Did some of my home exercises, but no hike, as they kept predicting rain. Overall a quiet day. Turned off the light around 10.
Monday-Got up around 6:30. I was awake around 5 and my mind was racing, which is typical lately for that time of the morning. The weight was slightly up. I did keep on track with food today and focused more on the water. Did my home exercises and did get a walk. Good day overall. Turned off the light around 10:50.
Tuesday-Got up around 6:30. My legs were bothering me quite a bit of the night and I did not have a racing mind at 5 a.m. The weight was down. Overall, I stayed on track. We went out for lunch and I had a salad. Did my home exercises and I did get a walk. My ham string really hurt during the walk. The morning was good, but I went into a blue funk in the afternoon. Walking and being with friends in the evening helped a lot. Turned off the light around 10:50.
Wednesday-Got up around 6:15. Legs not bothering me and no racing mind. The weight was up slightly. Dinner was planned to be pizza from Blaze Pizza, but it ended up being half the pizza for lunch and half the pizza for dinner. The pizza was 790 calories total. I did do my home exercises and I did get my walk. No pain in my ham string. Better mood today and the light went off around 10:50.
Thursday-Got up around 6:15. Weight was up slightly, which was not a surprise. Legs not bothering me and no racing mind, just got tired of being in bed around 5 a.m. Breakfast, snacks and dinner were according to plan. I went out with a friend for lunch and made a wise choice and that is the most important thing. I did do my home exercises and did do my usual Thursday night walk. Had fun with my hiking group and then came home and Rory decided to unload on me of everything negative that is going on in the world and who he is as a controller. Not fun and it made me get to bed late. Constant frustration is not fun to live with. Turned off the light at 11:50.
Friday-Got up around 6:15. Weight up again. I like eating out, but I will be glad to do more eating at home. By 6:15, I was getting tired of the bed. I am really working at being positive and not complaining. Did some of my home exercises and did a very short walk. Ate according to plan. Had one thing off plan. There is one thing at Starbucks that I am going to have to really watch my intake of over the holidays. Dinner was out and I could have made wiser choices, but I am not going to beat myself up over my decisions. Enjoyable evening out and then came home to more negativity. Turned off the light again at 11:50.
Saturday-Got up around 6:15. Weight up again. This morning was a push morning to get out the door. Breakfast and snacks were on track and lunch and dinner were out. No home exercises, but did about 8 miles of walking, including lots of stairs. Came home and went to bed and had to listen to more of Rory's rantings. Very exhausting and frustrating. Turned off the light about 10:50.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-Chicken with rice, zucchini, diced tomatoes and lemon
Monday-Bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwiches
Tuesday-Chicken with pepper, onions and rice
Wednesday-Chicken burritos
Thursday-Thanksgiving-turkey-sweet potatoes, vegetables, cranberry sauce and a piece of pie
Friday-Turkey salad with dried cranberries and feta
Saturday-Curried chicken
EXERCISES
Sunday-hike
Monday-two walks
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-walk
Thursday-walk
Friday-hike
Saturday-walk
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Eating out vs. eating at home
For those who are really trying to lose weight, do you find that eating out puts on the weight, more than eating at home? I feel like whenever, I make wise choices and eat out, my weight will still go up slightly, more than when I eat at home.
Sunday-got up around 6:20, as I am really trying to work at getting 8 hours of sleep. I do get up a couple of times a night. My weight was up, but I expected that after yesterday. Did get some of my home exercises accomplished and did get a hike done. Social wise, it was a good day. Ate dinner too late last night and went to bed at 10:50.
Monday-got up around 6:15. My weight was up! Heard a message at church yesterday on values. With this weight loss, I need to stick it out to the finish line. This is a goal that I want to accomplish and lately, I feel like, I have been sloppy. Back on track. It is fun to go out, but I need to limit it to one meal out on fun days. One meal out on fun days will work sometimes and not on others and I need to be kind to myself. Stayed on track with food today and did my home exercises, as well as getting a walk. Turned off the light around 10:50.
Tuesday-got up around 6:25. My weight is starting to go back down again. We are going out to lunch with a friend, who is here from out of town and I am committing to having a salad for lunch. I stuck to my commitment and I had a salad and iced tea for lunch. The rest of the day was on track. Volunteering at The Pet Rescue Center, having lunch with my friend and doing my walk was the best part of the day. I did some of my home exercises and I did get a walk. Got a letter regarding our mortgage and had to figure that out. Turned off the light around 11:20.
Wednesday-got up around 6:15, even though my head was going, regarding the increase in the mortgage payment, which did not make for a great night sleep. I have figured it out and I am going to let it go. The weight is down again. Stayed on track with food. No walk, but I did get home exercises completed. Turned off the light around 11.
Thursday-got up around 6:15. The weight is down. At Marissa's therapy appointment yesterday, we were talking about food for breakfast. Karen, who is Marissa's therapist, gave us some ideas, which we are going to use. Eggs with spinach and onions, Eggs with cut up vegetables, Ezekiel bread with almond butter and goat milk yogurt, as well as oatmeal. Mari and I are going to do this as well. Karen, also recommended that I look up low-carb breakfasts, which I have done. Got all my home exercises done and got a walk done. It was not my usual Thursday night walk, but it was enjoyable and I got to bed at 10 p.m.
Friday-Got up around 6:15. The weight stayed the same. We are starting our new breakfast routine this morning with goat yogurt with berries, Ezekiel bread and almond butter. Stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and did get a walk. Overall, a quiet day. Went to bed at 10.
Saturday-Got up around 6:15. The weight stayed the same. Breakfast today is a frittata with Ezekiel Bread and almond butter. Had my normal snacks, but added on ice cream to my lunch/afternoon snack, which was a vegetable quiche with salad. Dinner was on track. Did one of my home exercises and a hike with a lot of stairs. Good day overall! Went to bed at 10.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-Mushrm Risotto with chicken and broccoli
Monday-Chili with Macaroni and Cheese
Tuesday Chicken with a Chicken Pot Pie Sauce and Rice and Veges
Wednesday-Pizza
Thursday-Vietnamese Food
Friday-Out
Saturday-out
EXERCISE
Sunday-Hike if it does not rain
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-walk
Thursday-walk
Friday-walk
Saturday-hike
Sunday-got up around 6:20, as I am really trying to work at getting 8 hours of sleep. I do get up a couple of times a night. My weight was up, but I expected that after yesterday. Did get some of my home exercises accomplished and did get a hike done. Social wise, it was a good day. Ate dinner too late last night and went to bed at 10:50.
Monday-got up around 6:15. My weight was up! Heard a message at church yesterday on values. With this weight loss, I need to stick it out to the finish line. This is a goal that I want to accomplish and lately, I feel like, I have been sloppy. Back on track. It is fun to go out, but I need to limit it to one meal out on fun days. One meal out on fun days will work sometimes and not on others and I need to be kind to myself. Stayed on track with food today and did my home exercises, as well as getting a walk. Turned off the light around 10:50.
Tuesday-got up around 6:25. My weight is starting to go back down again. We are going out to lunch with a friend, who is here from out of town and I am committing to having a salad for lunch. I stuck to my commitment and I had a salad and iced tea for lunch. The rest of the day was on track. Volunteering at The Pet Rescue Center, having lunch with my friend and doing my walk was the best part of the day. I did some of my home exercises and I did get a walk. Got a letter regarding our mortgage and had to figure that out. Turned off the light around 11:20.
Wednesday-got up around 6:15, even though my head was going, regarding the increase in the mortgage payment, which did not make for a great night sleep. I have figured it out and I am going to let it go. The weight is down again. Stayed on track with food. No walk, but I did get home exercises completed. Turned off the light around 11.
Thursday-got up around 6:15. The weight is down. At Marissa's therapy appointment yesterday, we were talking about food for breakfast. Karen, who is Marissa's therapist, gave us some ideas, which we are going to use. Eggs with spinach and onions, Eggs with cut up vegetables, Ezekiel bread with almond butter and goat milk yogurt, as well as oatmeal. Mari and I are going to do this as well. Karen, also recommended that I look up low-carb breakfasts, which I have done. Got all my home exercises done and got a walk done. It was not my usual Thursday night walk, but it was enjoyable and I got to bed at 10 p.m.
Friday-Got up around 6:15. The weight stayed the same. We are starting our new breakfast routine this morning with goat yogurt with berries, Ezekiel bread and almond butter. Stayed on track with food today. Did some of my home exercises and did get a walk. Overall, a quiet day. Went to bed at 10.
Saturday-Got up around 6:15. The weight stayed the same. Breakfast today is a frittata with Ezekiel Bread and almond butter. Had my normal snacks, but added on ice cream to my lunch/afternoon snack, which was a vegetable quiche with salad. Dinner was on track. Did one of my home exercises and a hike with a lot of stairs. Good day overall! Went to bed at 10.
DINNER MENU
Sunday-Mushrm Risotto with chicken and broccoli
Monday-Chili with Macaroni and Cheese
Tuesday Chicken with a Chicken Pot Pie Sauce and Rice and Veges
Wednesday-Pizza
Thursday-Vietnamese Food
Friday-Out
Saturday-out
EXERCISE
Sunday-Hike if it does not rain
Monday-walk
Tuesday-walk
Wednesday-walk
Thursday-walk
Friday-walk
Saturday-hike
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