Healthy Taste Buds

So my friends…

What I didn’t tell you about Super Bowl was that I had some tortilla chips and pretzels.  This, in and of itself, wouldn’t be a big deal for anyone except for April Floyd.  There is some malfunction that happens in my brain when I eat junk food.  If for one minute I let that will power of my slip…I’m up shits creek.  Yesterday I ate more pretzels…why??  Yes yes yes…I know pretzels aren’t that bad but they are carbs and unnecessary…I didn’t really want them but I was home and a little hungry so instead of having another small bowl of veg chili I ate pretzels…then I ended up realizing I should have just eaten the chili and made a small bowl of that for myself J  I’m over and done with that but this weekend was a little outside of my comfort zone with the eating so I’m going to tell all…

Saturday I also had 5 Michelob Ultra Beers (90 cals a pop).  They were very yummy and partnered with the 3 jello shots I did…let’s just say, I was feeling good.  Normally when I drink I eat whatever the heck I want but I did restrain myself and enjoyed some bean dip (no chips, just a fork), shrimp and avocado with mango (that was supposed to be eaten like a taco – I passed on the tortilla and just ate the yummy filling) and some amazing chicken lettuce wraps which were prepared with spaghetti squash instead of noodles.  O….M….G….  they were so good.   All in all…good choices.  Then Sunday and the SB left me with my guard down :/

I can honestly say that my healthy taste buds are in full effect.  I really did crave the veggie chili I made for Sunday and I’m really excited about the Brussels that are sitting in my fridge waiting for me to make them J  I just need to be very very careful with my choices.

I’m feeling GREAT!!!!  Like…Really Really Great – and I want that to continue!

That’s all for today.

TTFN

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P.S.: New Gym Routine Rocks and feels really good – Aerobics Tonight!

Super kind of Weekend!

Hola Amigos!!!

It was a SUPER kind of weekend.  Obviously it was Super Bowl Weekend (Snooze fest game though) but in addition it was the Chinese New Year on Friday AND my favorite neighbor event of the year: The Not So Newlywed Game.  SO FUN!!!  We laughed our butts off...my sides hurt by the end of the night.

I know I haven’t written in a while and I’m sorry :/  We have just been SO BUSY…I didn't even get to sit on my butt the whole weekend

Friday

WORK!

5 leave work

530 Dinner at PF Changs (YUM) -Chinese New Year

Tuna on wontons 

7 Gym

9 Movie with hubby ("We are the Millers")  HAHAHAHA!!!  Ok so maybe I did sit on my butt to watch the movie J

Saturday

7 wake up

830 pick up sis to hit the UA outlet

Linc and Livie - BFF :)

11 Wegmans for lunch – YUM

12 Spa day with little princess

2 Gym

4 Prep, shower, drop kids with Mom Mom and Poppy for sleepover and make Cannoli Dip (click for recipe)

630 Not So Newlywed Game Party – SO FUN!!!!

12 BED

Sunday

8 wake up – DJ to get kids

815 CLEAN LIKE IT'S MY JOB!

10 am kids home – Mom to the Gym

11 Finish cleaning 

12 Grocery Shopping

2 Cook: Chili and Choc Strawberries

3 Bowling with Friends

5 Super Bowl Party

10 BED - Zzzzzzzz

I’m exhausted…tonight is nutzo also and we were supposed to get snow today but so far it is just rain.

Too pooped to type more - TTFN

Sister Love and Pain

I have to give a big shoutout to my sister!!!!  We started Aerobics together and this week has been tough but she is doing it with me and it is so much more fun when you have someone to go with!!!  I lover her :)  We laugh and have a blast!  I heart you sis :)

we are a hot mess but what do you expect for busting our ass in Boot Camp style aerobics for over an hour?!?!?  :)

I'm going to focus on my food this week because I've had some delicious stuff...

My breakfast has been alternating between my veggie sausage sammie and this:

PB with a little honey and a banana :)  YUM!!!

Lots of lunch meetings this week.  This was Wednesday's Lunch at The Wine Market.  I didn't think the soup was going to be creamy (dumpling soup) but as you can see it was.  I had 2 bites and let it go.

The Wine Market has the BEST brussels.  They have grapes, walnuts and BACON in them.  I only had a small serving even though I could have eaten them all.  Then I just had a ceaser salad with dressing on the side (fork dippin)

Today we had a meeting with Wegmans about their wellness prgrams for their employees and we decided to enjoy lunch there as well.  They had sushi without rice (just rice paper) which was only 130 calories (AND AMAZING) and this brussel sprout slaw which was TO DIE FOR!!!!

For dinner tongith I marinated some chicken and had zuchini with some brown rice medly from the freezer section.  Pretty delish!

Then aerobics :)

Great Week so far but I think I've hit a plateau of some sort.  Oh well.  I only lossed a half # but I'll take it.  

More later

TTFN

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Flip the Switch

That is what it feels like.  Sometimes I’m afraid the switch will get flipped the other way and I’ll be back to my unhealthy ways but I honestly feel like on January 1^st…something clicked inside of me.  I don’t feel like I’m on a diet…which you all know I hate!!  The below is from a post published February of 2012 (almost 2 years ago):  I’m back but it took 2 years!!!!

"While talking last night we moved onto the topic of dieting and eating and food and the lifelong battle.  I swear my conversations always end up on food.  It is very overwhelming to follow diet after diet after diet and track everything you eat and deprive yourself of this or that still to end up in the same or worse shape then when you started.  Oh and don't forget the emotional scars that come with the failure.  I was this girl...  I did the diets and actually had success with extreme weight loss until I stopped following said diet and then I ballooned right back to where I was (PLUS SOME).

With Clean Eating I try to eat foods with as few ingredients listed on the back of a package as possible.  If it is fresh baked bread, fruit, meat (without preservatives), fresh veggies, yogurt, whatever...  If it is a food with ingredients on the package that I can't identify or pronounce, I don't eat it.  It is amazing to me some of the things I used to eat...thinking they were healthy but they really weren't b/c my body didn't know what to do with the chemicals.  It has helped me to make healthier choices naturally b/c most of them are the healthiest choices available..

My philosophy??

- Don't deprive yourself, if you want it - have it just not ALOT of it

- Everything is fine in moderation.  you don't have to eat the whole cake, just have a small slice

- Eat mostly vegetarian, whole/clean foods

- ENJOY LIFE!!!

- Exercise most days

Oh and one of the most important things I've learned this year?!?  When you are full? - STOP EATING!"

I just feel like I’ve made it back to where I was…somehow I got lost.  I really need to keep an eye on myself :)

Food Wise??  Some highlights from the weekend included:

Date night w hubby

And Brussels sprouts:). Everything else was ordinary:)

Back to work and routine on Monday involved:

Veggie bfast Sammie and left over Brussels.

An amazing quinoa salad for lunch:). (Photo via google)

And left over pasta for dinner before hitting the gym:)

More later

TTFN

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Feeling Better...

Hola Friends!

I'm feeling so much better today.  Yesterday I had some outpatient surgery and was completely out of the pocket.  I don't even remember most of the day...mostly slept and dealt with some pain.  Glad that is over and I'm working from home today...  Between this snow and my surgery yesterday, I'm completely stir crazy :/  In need of an outing...  May txt my babysitter and see a movie with my hubby tonight.  We have been trying to get out and see Lone Survivor since last week.  I will try to hit the gym tonight for a 30 minute walk; before possible date note...I have to take it easy :)

Back to the rest of Wednesday and the end of Snowmageddon :)  I continued with the small meals which included tuna with crackers, a bowl of chili and chinese Chicken and Broccoli with some brown rice...and mostly just the Broccoli :)

  

Don't I look pathetic after my surgery?  hubby said I looked cute and took a picture :)  haha.  I was STARVING when we left the hospital and really needed a coffee so I had hubby stop at Starbucks where I got a small coffee and an oatmeal.  I ate to oatmeal too fast b/c it was noon and I was STARVING...and it made my belly really upset.  Then I came home and went to sleep...woke up around 4:30 and had some chicken noodle soup which was much better :)  then hit the hay again :)  

We are hanging out this morning...boys don't have to be to school til 11am.  More later

TTFN

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Fat Burning Tips

It's funny...you read and learn things along the way then you read or learn something else that conflicts with what you thought to be true previously...  Here I am thinking that certain things I'm doing at the gym are effective and I realize that it isn't true.  This can be disheartening but then you just suck it up and make adjustments.  I read the below article from CNN.com...good quick read for anyone who is interested in fat burning theories.  This is by no means the bible of fat burning and chances are I'll read something next week that will contradict what I read today...my advice - ADAPT :)

51 Fat Burning Tips from CNN

Some highlights include:

1. Catch the running bug. You'll continue to burn fat after your jog: People who run for at least four hours a week melt more calories than non-runners, even when they're not running, a Yale University School of Medicine study reports. DOING THIS!

2. Crank it up early. Working out harder during the first half of your workout and taking it easier during the second burns up to 23 percent more fat than doing the opposite, according to a study from The College of New Jersey.  WILL START DOING THIS

8. Speed up, slow down. Alternating bouts of high-intensity and low-intensity cardio has been shown to torch pounds. DOING THIS

14 & 15. Lift first, nix the rest. Doing strength training before cardio can torch more fat than cardio alone. And if you do one move after another without pausing, "you'll see more gains in strength and muscle mass," says Dr. Pierre Manfroy, M.D., consultant for the book "100 Ways to Supercharge Your Metabolism."  WILL START DOING THIS

35. Think before you drink. Sipping as few as 90 calories' worth of vodka can slow your metabolism by 73 percent, one study shows.  UGG...FORGOT THIS

36. Graze. Women who go without eating for long periods are more likely to have higher body-fat percentages than women who nosh more regularly, one study notes.  WILL START DOING THIS

Time to adapt...

I'll hit the gym tonight...once the roads are better :)
Working from home again today...thanks to our little blizzard from yesterday.

I'm staring to eat every 2 or so hours - around 200-300 calories a pop :)

7:30am was Coffee with a veggie sausage english muffin

10am was some tuna salad with triscuits

lunch will be some left over veggie chili that I pulled out of the freezer on Monday :)

something around 2:30 then dinner around 5pm...then gym :)

I'll keep you posted :)

TTFN
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Snow day Smoothie

We had a blast today and I got a lot of work done too..win win!  Just wanted to post some pics

Same goblet... 2 purposes :)

I needed some snow day wine then decided to end the day with some yoga and a green monster. 

GREAT DAY!

TTFN