I really think the beer and cookies set off my blood sugar. Stress might be a factor too. I just want to eat!
Today's food...
Breakfast:
hazelnut coffee with fat free cream
oatmeal with apple (too much), banana, drizzle of maple syrup, vanilla rice milk and peanut butter. (The peanut butter was Skippy Natural. I got it on sale and I don't like it. Well, I like it because it's seems sweeter and is very smooth, but it doesn't seem like typical natural peanut butter. I think I could easily overeat it.)
Lunch:
turkey melt on multigrain bread with 2% cheese, salsa
carrots and yellow pepper strips
Chobani with ezekiel cereal and honey drizzle
Snack:
vanilla red tea
leftover Chobani from lunch
1 cookie
Dinner:
chicken casserole: chicken, roasted peppers, stewed tomatoes, brown rice and quinoa
cauliflower and broccoli
1 cookie
Snack after dinner (really hungry 2 hours after dinner)
trail mix granola bar with peanut butter (and an extra spoonful)
Activity:
6ish miles
Too many cookies today. I really want to go eat more peanut butter. Subconsciously I feel bad that I ate the cookies and peanut butter. I don't feel like I should have. But I'm not on a diet! I'm trying to follow eat more fruits and vegetables and dairy, spread out protein all day, eat snacks as snacks and not graze all day, exercise regularly...and I'm doing that! I just need to relax. Maybe I should do some nighttime yoga.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Saturday!
We had a make-up half day of school today. Strangely, I had all but 2 of my kids. I expected more to be out. They were all crazy-excited too. Weird.
Breakfast:
oatmeal with vanilla rice milk, banana, no sugar applesauce, cinnamon, drizzle of maple syrup and peanut butter
coffee with fat free half and half
Snack:
One of my students brought me a Chinese vegetarian rice/corn/bean snack. I have no idea what it was but it was yummy! Really light and fluffy and about the size of my finger.
Lunch:
whole wheat wrap with lettuce, tomato, turkey, 2% cheese and light balsamic dressing
Snacks:
about 2/3 of a small popcorn (no butter) at the movies
trail mix granola bar
serving of multigrain FSTG chips and 1 oz colby jack cheese
Dinner:
2 Harpoon Winter Warmers
salad with mixed greens, tomato, croutons, 2% cheese, peppers, carrots and turkey
3 homemade chocolate chip cookies
Activity:
4.25 mile run
I went running after the movies and when I got home I was itching for food. I was definitely hungry but then I was just wanting to eat. I had the granola bar and chips/cheese and decided I should go shower and see if I could calm down, which I did somewhat.
I think honestly it's because I weighed myself. I weigh less than I have for a few weeks and I haven't been dieting! It threw me....now that I know this is working it feels diety and I'm thinking too much about what I'm eating.
*sigh*
Breakfast:
oatmeal with vanilla rice milk, banana, no sugar applesauce, cinnamon, drizzle of maple syrup and peanut butter
coffee with fat free half and half
Snack:
One of my students brought me a Chinese vegetarian rice/corn/bean snack. I have no idea what it was but it was yummy! Really light and fluffy and about the size of my finger.
Lunch:
whole wheat wrap with lettuce, tomato, turkey, 2% cheese and light balsamic dressing
Snacks:
about 2/3 of a small popcorn (no butter) at the movies
trail mix granola bar
serving of multigrain FSTG chips and 1 oz colby jack cheese
Dinner:
2 Harpoon Winter Warmers
salad with mixed greens, tomato, croutons, 2% cheese, peppers, carrots and turkey
3 homemade chocolate chip cookies
Activity:
4.25 mile run
I went running after the movies and when I got home I was itching for food. I was definitely hungry but then I was just wanting to eat. I had the granola bar and chips/cheese and decided I should go shower and see if I could calm down, which I did somewhat.
I think honestly it's because I weighed myself. I weigh less than I have for a few weeks and I haven't been dieting! It threw me....now that I know this is working it feels diety and I'm thinking too much about what I'm eating.
*sigh*
Busy busy busy...
I've been busy!
I feel the need to fill in Friday's food, if I can remember!
Breakfast:
2 scrambled eggs
1 serving colby jack cheese
2 small pieces multigrain toast with all fruit strawberry spread
coffee with cream
Lunch:
leftover chicken parm (1/2 piece) and flax pasta
salad (mixed greens, carrots, peppers, tomato) with lite italian
1 piece dark chocolate
Snacks:
Blood orange
100 cal pack popcorn
Dinner:
2 veggie/ground beef tacos
1/2 serving multigrain FSTG chips
1 Harpoon Winter Warmer Yum!
Activity:
Gentle Hatha Yoga 1 in the morning
No time for exercise in the evening....left work at 6:30 and then went to the grocery store!
I feel the need to fill in Friday's food, if I can remember!
Breakfast:
2 scrambled eggs
1 serving colby jack cheese
2 small pieces multigrain toast with all fruit strawberry spread
coffee with cream
Lunch:
leftover chicken parm (1/2 piece) and flax pasta
salad (mixed greens, carrots, peppers, tomato) with lite italian
1 piece dark chocolate
Snacks:
Blood orange
100 cal pack popcorn
Dinner:
2 veggie/ground beef tacos
1/2 serving multigrain FSTG chips
1 Harpoon Winter Warmer Yum!
Activity:
Gentle Hatha Yoga 1 in the morning
No time for exercise in the evening....left work at 6:30 and then went to the grocery store!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Back to work..
I honestly have no idea what day it is. Today was like a Monday at school but it was Thursday, and a half day at that since we had a two-hour delay! I actually had a sub anyway because I was working on National Boards today. I worked all day and then went to a National Boards meeting for 2 hours. I'm beat!
I woke up in the middle of the night last night feeling horrible. Book club did not agree with my stomach. I'm not sure if it was the antibiotics I took before bed or the seafood for dinner. I didn't feel too great this morning either so I ate lightly.
Today's food...
Breakfast:
blueberry clif bar
nutcracker suite black tea
Lunch:
From Earthfare - sauteed cauliflower, zucchini and tofu, roasted sweet potatoes & red peppers and a bit of chicken.
A square of peppermint dark chocolate
Snack:
a few multigrain FSTG chips
slice of fat free cheese (not my first choice but it was in the frig)
Dinner:
small piece of chicken parm, flax pasta
salad with mixed greens, carrots, tomato, peppers, croutons, lite italian dressing
No activity yet - lunar yoga sounds good before bed. Hopefully I can squeeze it a run or at least some cardio tomorrow after work.
I woke up in the middle of the night last night feeling horrible. Book club did not agree with my stomach. I'm not sure if it was the antibiotics I took before bed or the seafood for dinner. I didn't feel too great this morning either so I ate lightly.
Today's food...
Breakfast:
blueberry clif bar
nutcracker suite black tea
Lunch:
From Earthfare - sauteed cauliflower, zucchini and tofu, roasted sweet potatoes & red peppers and a bit of chicken.
A square of peppermint dark chocolate
Snack:
a few multigrain FSTG chips
slice of fat free cheese (not my first choice but it was in the frig)
Dinner:
small piece of chicken parm, flax pasta
salad with mixed greens, carrots, tomato, peppers, croutons, lite italian dressing
No activity yet - lunar yoga sounds good before bed. Hopefully I can squeeze it a run or at least some cardio tomorrow after work.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Snow Days...
A second snow day today...and it's not even snowing! The craziness of living in the South.
The school was open for teachers today though, so I went in for a few hours to catch up on some work.
Today's food...
Breakfast:
oatmeal (out of bananas, no!) with no sugar applesauce, cinnamon, natural peanut butter and a drizzle of maple syrup
Lunch 1 before work:
1 container of plain Chobani yogurt with raspberries, strawberries, handful of ezekiel cereal and a drizzle of honey
Lunch 2 after work:
baby romaine and spinach salad with leftover chicken, olives, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, sprinkle of parmesan, 2 cubes of colby-jack cheese and lite balsamic dressing
a few bites of leftover rice/barley mix from dinner last night
Dinner: "Book club" at McCormick & Schmicks Bar....I put book club in quotes because we're really more of a dinner and drinking and talking about babies club rather than a book club per se.
a lovely (overpriced) Manhattan
2 pita triangles with shrimp/crab dip
barely 1/3 of a shrimp/crab/scallop cobb salad . It was huge! I mainly ate the seafood and then some of the egg, tomatoes, lettuce and a bit of bleu cheese. It came with bleu cheese dressing and I ordered balsamic dressing too - I tried both but I didn't have much.
Honestly I really didn't even want the salad. I don't know what's wrong with me lately - but I'm really just not too hungry. It doesn't take much to make me feel satisfied.
Activity...
20 min Hatha Yoga
The school was open for teachers today though, so I went in for a few hours to catch up on some work.
Today's food...
Breakfast:
oatmeal (out of bananas, no!) with no sugar applesauce, cinnamon, natural peanut butter and a drizzle of maple syrup
Lunch 1 before work:
1 container of plain Chobani yogurt with raspberries, strawberries, handful of ezekiel cereal and a drizzle of honey
Lunch 2 after work:
baby romaine and spinach salad with leftover chicken, olives, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, sprinkle of parmesan, 2 cubes of colby-jack cheese and lite balsamic dressing
a few bites of leftover rice/barley mix from dinner last night
Dinner: "Book club" at McCormick & Schmicks Bar....I put book club in quotes because we're really more of a dinner and drinking and talking about babies club rather than a book club per se.
a lovely (overpriced) Manhattan
2 pita triangles with shrimp/crab dip
barely 1/3 of a shrimp/crab/scallop cobb salad . It was huge! I mainly ate the seafood and then some of the egg, tomatoes, lettuce and a bit of bleu cheese. It came with bleu cheese dressing and I ordered balsamic dressing too - I tried both but I didn't have much.
Honestly I really didn't even want the salad. I don't know what's wrong with me lately - but I'm really just not too hungry. It doesn't take much to make me feel satisfied.
Activity...
20 min Hatha Yoga
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
STRESSED
I'm feeling stressed. STRESSED.
We have a snow day again tomorrow. YAY, but now we have to make up school on two Saturdays.
I had meetings today and tomorrow that need to be rescheduled. Two of them had to happen back to back by a deadline and now I don't know what we're going to do since I'm out Thursday too for National Boards.
Speaking of National Boards. I'm so terrified I won't pass. People keep telling me I will but seriously, none of them have any idea how hard it really is. None of them have done it. I know very few people that passed on their first try.
I need to not worry about it right now though. I have all of track-out to work on it, plus my two leave days. I'll do what I can now and leave the rest to track out. I pretty much have 3 weeks of free time to work then.
Meetings at school will be rescheduled. Life will go on. It's not worth me stressing out now for. Stressing out won't fix anything - it just makes me feel worse.
*deep breaths*
We have a snow day again tomorrow. YAY, but now we have to make up school on two Saturdays.
I had meetings today and tomorrow that need to be rescheduled. Two of them had to happen back to back by a deadline and now I don't know what we're going to do since I'm out Thursday too for National Boards.
Speaking of National Boards. I'm so terrified I won't pass. People keep telling me I will but seriously, none of them have any idea how hard it really is. None of them have done it. I know very few people that passed on their first try.
I need to not worry about it right now though. I have all of track-out to work on it, plus my two leave days. I'll do what I can now and leave the rest to track out. I pretty much have 3 weeks of free time to work then.
Meetings at school will be rescheduled. Life will go on. It's not worth me stressing out now for. Stressing out won't fix anything - it just makes me feel worse.
*deep breaths*
Fullness?
It's a winter wonderland outside! That's pretty rare in NC.
No calorie counting for me today. I want to do a day without and see how I feel just paying attention to my body. (Ideally I'd rather not use one, but I think it's interesting to see the details about what I'm eating in terms of nutrition.)
I've noticed now full I am and how I don't want as much as I portion out for myself. The funny thing is, I don't think I'm portioning out a lot! Maybe I'm more nourished because I'm focusing on healthy foods and I don't need as much. I'm not sure what's going on.
Food so far:
Breakfast:
oatmeal with rice milk, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, maple syrup drizzle (I ate it all but I probably could have stopped at 2/3)
coffee with fat free half and half
a few strawberries and raspberries (wasn't hungry for them)
Lunch:
stirfried green peppers, carrots, cremini mushrooms, chick peas, and baby spinach with rice noodles, sesame oil, teriyaki sauce and chili pepper (LOVE rice noodles!)
1/2 container chobani with a handful of ezekiel cereal, rest of the berries from breakfast, honey drizzle
note* I only ate about 2/3 of the stirfry that I made. It was so hard to stop eating. I felt like I made it and it's good for me so I should eat it.
Snack before gym:
half chocolate chip clif bar
Snack after gym:
leftover lunch stirfry
Dinner:
baked parmesan boneless chicken (1/2 breast)
whole grain (rice-a-roni) mix with a sprinkle of parmesan
baby romaine and spinach salad with carrots, tomatoes, peppers, olives and lite italian dressing and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese
3 glasses of water (I guess I was thirsty!)
hot cocoa for dessert
Snack before bed:
small piece multigrain bread with natural peanut butter
Activity:
25 min morning flow yoga
~3.5 miles run/walk and 20 min on bike
No calorie counting for me today. I want to do a day without and see how I feel just paying attention to my body. (Ideally I'd rather not use one, but I think it's interesting to see the details about what I'm eating in terms of nutrition.)
I've noticed now full I am and how I don't want as much as I portion out for myself. The funny thing is, I don't think I'm portioning out a lot! Maybe I'm more nourished because I'm focusing on healthy foods and I don't need as much. I'm not sure what's going on.
Food so far:
Breakfast:
oatmeal with rice milk, banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, maple syrup drizzle (I ate it all but I probably could have stopped at 2/3)
coffee with fat free half and half
a few strawberries and raspberries (wasn't hungry for them)
Lunch:
stirfried green peppers, carrots, cremini mushrooms, chick peas, and baby spinach with rice noodles, sesame oil, teriyaki sauce and chili pepper (LOVE rice noodles!)
1/2 container chobani with a handful of ezekiel cereal, rest of the berries from breakfast, honey drizzle
note* I only ate about 2/3 of the stirfry that I made. It was so hard to stop eating. I felt like I made it and it's good for me so I should eat it.
Snack before gym:
half chocolate chip clif bar
Snack after gym:
leftover lunch stirfry
Dinner:
baked parmesan boneless chicken (1/2 breast)
whole grain (rice-a-roni) mix with a sprinkle of parmesan
baby romaine and spinach salad with carrots, tomatoes, peppers, olives and lite italian dressing and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese
3 glasses of water (I guess I was thirsty!)
hot cocoa for dessert
Snack before bed:
small piece multigrain bread with natural peanut butter
Activity:
25 min morning flow yoga
~3.5 miles run/walk and 20 min on bike
Monday, January 19, 2009
Online Calorie Counters...
I used one the past two days to see where my calories were coming from and what nutrients I was getting. I like the idea of doing this, but I can feel the crazy (diet-wanting) part of me simmering under the surface. If I can't use the calorie counter for observation and choices about nutrition, then I can't use it at all. I won't let myself go crazy.
Today's food:
Breakfast:
blood orange before workout
oatmeal with vanilla rice milk, banana, unsweetened applesauce, cinnamon, a drizzle of honey and a large spoonful natural peanut butter
Lunch:
leftover pinenut couscous with steamed spinach, corn, chickpeas, parmesan cheese
Snacks in the afternoon/making dinner:
about half of a soy latte
baby carrots
multigrain chips
Dinner:
pork chop with apple/cranberry stuffing
a few roasted root vegetables
baby romaine and spinach salad with carrots, tomato, pepper, kalamata olives, and lite balsamic dressing
herbal tea
Before bed snack:
I was definitely hungry but then it was more of an emptiness I wanted to fill...
multigrain bread with natural pb
a few handfuls of ezekiel cereal
Activity:
35 minutes arc trainer level 4
Today's food:
Breakfast:
blood orange before workout
oatmeal with vanilla rice milk, banana, unsweetened applesauce, cinnamon, a drizzle of honey and a large spoonful natural peanut butter
Lunch:
leftover pinenut couscous with steamed spinach, corn, chickpeas, parmesan cheese
Snacks in the afternoon/making dinner:
about half of a soy latte
baby carrots
multigrain chips
Dinner:
pork chop with apple/cranberry stuffing
a few roasted root vegetables
baby romaine and spinach salad with carrots, tomato, pepper, kalamata olives, and lite balsamic dressing
herbal tea
Before bed snack:
I was definitely hungry but then it was more of an emptiness I wanted to fill...
multigrain bread with natural pb
a few handfuls of ezekiel cereal
Activity:
35 minutes arc trainer level 4
Sunday, January 18, 2009
I've decided to start posting my food. An online food diary of sorts. I may get creative and post pictures too if I can find my camera cord (and buy a new camera battery.)
My goal is to eat healthily, when I'm hungry. If I mess up, it's not a big deal because I'm not on a "diet." Losing weight would be great, but I need to develop healthy eating habits and get out of my crazy diet/binge cycle more. K and I want to have a baby in a year or so and I want to be comfortable with food before I have to nourish myself and a baby.
Today's food...
Breakfast: We got up late and I was STARVED!
2 scrambled eggs with olive oil
whole wheat english muffin with strawberry all fruit
no sugar added applesauce with cinnamon
coffee with fat free half and half
multivitamin
Lunch: I wasn't that hungry but I knew I had to eat something.
spinach and baby romaine salad with carrots, peppers, tomatoes, olives, chick peas, and lite balsamic dressing
multigrain cracker-chips
water
Snack:
1/2 container of fat free plain Chobani
pecans
Ezekiel cereal
raspberries and strawberries
herbal tea
Dinner:
honey-bourbon salmon
white corn
pine nut cous cous with baby spinach
1 white chocolate truffle
I just started antibiotics today - I didn't feel much better and my sinuses were still throbbing this morning so I figured I should. They don't particularly agree with my stomach so I haven't been really hungry.
Today's activity:
20 minutes lunar yoga
I'm still feeling a bit sick, definitely congested and somewhat lightheaded. I wanted to do cardio today but I figured I ought to rest more. I'm planning to run or do some cardio at the gym tomorrow!
My goal is to eat healthily, when I'm hungry. If I mess up, it's not a big deal because I'm not on a "diet." Losing weight would be great, but I need to develop healthy eating habits and get out of my crazy diet/binge cycle more. K and I want to have a baby in a year or so and I want to be comfortable with food before I have to nourish myself and a baby.
Today's food...
Breakfast: We got up late and I was STARVED!
2 scrambled eggs with olive oil
whole wheat english muffin with strawberry all fruit
no sugar added applesauce with cinnamon
coffee with fat free half and half
multivitamin
Lunch: I wasn't that hungry but I knew I had to eat something.
spinach and baby romaine salad with carrots, peppers, tomatoes, olives, chick peas, and lite balsamic dressing
multigrain cracker-chips
water
Snack:
1/2 container of fat free plain Chobani
pecans
Ezekiel cereal
raspberries and strawberries
herbal tea
Dinner:
honey-bourbon salmon
white corn
pine nut cous cous with baby spinach
1 white chocolate truffle
I just started antibiotics today - I didn't feel much better and my sinuses were still throbbing this morning so I figured I should. They don't particularly agree with my stomach so I haven't been really hungry.
Today's activity:
20 minutes lunar yoga
I'm still feeling a bit sick, definitely congested and somewhat lightheaded. I wanted to do cardio today but I figured I ought to rest more. I'm planning to run or do some cardio at the gym tomorrow!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Baby Steps
OH MY GOSH I WON! I'm so excited to try the Honest Foods Bars! Thanks Angela!
I think it's really hard to try to eat consciously when I'm sick. It's certainly hard to exercise.
I finally went to the doctor today and got nose spray and antibiotics (which I'm not taking yet.) She said to wait a few days to see if I feel better first. That sounds good to me because I'd really rather not take medicine I don't need. Usually taking echinacea/astragalus when I first start to feel sick works but I guess this time I was just too run down and tired. You know, now would probably be the best time for me to be eating heathfully and consciously.
It's just so hard. I still struggle constantly. I wish I was at the point like Kath or Angela or many of the other wonderful bloggers that I read that have such a great relationship with food. I can't seem to get past my weight.
I get so caught up in right or wrong, black or white. I eat healthily, I "fail" by eating something that I think I shouldn't, and I give up for a day or week or two. Then I've gained a few pounds and I'm upset with that, not to mention that I feel crappy with all the sugar and processed food I've eaten. I'm so sick and tired of this cycle!
I think I should start posting more pictures. Maybe even food like all the new blogs I've been reading.
I at least need to put one foot forward in the right direction. Baby steps, right?
I think it's really hard to try to eat consciously when I'm sick. It's certainly hard to exercise.
I finally went to the doctor today and got nose spray and antibiotics (which I'm not taking yet.) She said to wait a few days to see if I feel better first. That sounds good to me because I'd really rather not take medicine I don't need. Usually taking echinacea/astragalus when I first start to feel sick works but I guess this time I was just too run down and tired. You know, now would probably be the best time for me to be eating heathfully and consciously.
It's just so hard. I still struggle constantly. I wish I was at the point like Kath or Angela or many of the other wonderful bloggers that I read that have such a great relationship with food. I can't seem to get past my weight.
I get so caught up in right or wrong, black or white. I eat healthily, I "fail" by eating something that I think I shouldn't, and I give up for a day or week or two. Then I've gained a few pounds and I'm upset with that, not to mention that I feel crappy with all the sugar and processed food I've eaten. I'm so sick and tired of this cycle!
I think I should start posting more pictures. Maybe even food like all the new blogs I've been reading.
I at least need to put one foot forward in the right direction. Baby steps, right?
Giveaway!
Oooh I like contests!
Oh She Glows is giving away Honest Food Bars! They look yummy! The contests closes at 4pm today but there will be more in the future. Check it out!
Oh She Glows is giving away Honest Food Bars! They look yummy! The contests closes at 4pm today but there will be more in the future. Check it out!
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