Stephanie Must Lose Weight

Clean Eating magazine

2010-10-06T20:41:00.000-04:00

John picked up a new (to us) magazine this week called Clean Eating. It has a bunch of good articles about health, kitchen stuff, eating non-processed foods and lots of recipes. Tonight we tried out one of their recipes for pasta alfredo with shrimp & veggies. It was really good, and healthy too. I've added it to my rotation of recipes. I'll also be making one of the desserts this weekend for Thanksgiving, a layered lemon cream tart. I'll post about that after we try it.

Here's the recipe for the Alfredo Cream Sauce

1 cup 2% milk
2 1/2 tsp arrowroot (we didn't have any so we used tapioca instead, you can also use cornstarch)
2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
3/4 cup low-fat plain yogurt
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
salt & pepper to taste

In a medium saucepan, whisk together milk & arrowroot. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring, until mixture comes to a simmer and thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add cheese, whisking until melted. Whisk in yogurt, nutmeg, salt, pepper. Cover and set side. If necessary, re-warm over low heat before serving.

This recipe was tasty, really easy, and fast to make. I prepped my veggies first, then started making the sauce. While I was making the sauce, I started to boil the water for pasta. By the time the water was boiling the sauce was done.Then I started sautéeing my veggies and shrimp and started the pasta. By the time the pasta was done, the veggies & shrimp were done too.

For the veggie/shrimp mixture, I sautéed 2 shallots, 1 package (thawed) frozen cooked shrimp, snap peas (lots), and asparagus (lots) for about 7 minutes while the pasta was cooking.

This made enough for 3 dinners tonight (Holden eats adult portions when he likes what I've made and this recipe had 2 thumbs up from him!) and 2 leftover lunches tomorrow.

Weigh-In Wednesday

2010-10-06T09:00:00.001-04:00

It's another weigh-in day, and I'm happy to announce that I have lost 1 lb. OK, it's not perfect, but it's a loss and I'll take it!!

Last week: 168.4
This week: 167.4

McDonald's: 1 — Stephanie: 1

2010-10-03T13:35:00.000-04:00

*sigh* I was lazy this morning. I went to McDonald's to get a Bacon 'n Egg McMuffin sandwich and a coffee (both my true McDonald's weaknesses). I actually tricked myself into thinking that sandwich wasn't so bad... I mean, it's just an egg, a bit of bacon, english muffin and 1 slice of (crappy) cheese. Turns out that sandwich is horrible (but delicious)!

Here's the breakdown on the Bacon 'n Egg McMuffin sandwich:
310 calories
14g fat (5g saturated)
30g carbs
2g fibre
2g sugar
16g protein

I think the only good thing in this is the protein.

Otherwise the weekend has gone really well. I haven't pigged out, my choices have been decent. I could definitely do better, but overall I'm happy.

McDonald's: 0 — Stephanie: 1

2010-10-01T15:52:00.001-04:00

We've had a stressful busy week at work this week, and I managed to make good choices with food*, which many people know is super hard to do when you're stressed and busy. So for that I'm really happy.

Today was the real showdown though. John just couldn't take it and wanted McDonald's for lunch. He wanted it bad. So, ya know, I encouraged him not to, but there's only so much I can do. I'm his wife, not his mom. So John had McDonald's and I had a big salad. I turned down McDonald's when I had a super easy out on it. I'm really proud of myself! AND it was a delicious salad. I've had this salad everyday this week. It's so damn good.

Here's the recipe to my oh-so-delicious salad:

Vinaigrette (this makes enough for a week's worth of salads)

1 small shallot finely chopped or minced
4 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tsp dijon mustard

Mix those 3 ingredients together.
Whisk in slowly:

10 tbsp olive oil

These are the veggies I put in my salad:
Lettuce (d-uh)
Grape tomatoes
Cucumber
Green beans (I use LOTS, so good... steam for 3 minutes, submerge in cold water, add to salad)
Goat cheese (the secret delicious ingredient)

Tomorrow is Saturday. The weekend. I really hope I can pull it off and make healthy food choices!

*I had a take-out coffee every morning with sugar and cream. This was my "bad thing" of the week.

Weigh-In Wednesday

2010-09-29T09:30:00.001-04:00

It's completely psychological, but John and I decided to change our weigh-in day to Wednesday. Besides giving me a catchy alliteration title for my weigh-in days, it also gives John and I a couple of days to recover from a potentially bad eating weekend. Which hopefully won't happen every weekend anyway, but you never know. Did I mention how depressed I was from my Monday weigh-in this week? I want to avoid that happening again at all cost.

So here is my Wednesday weigh-in: 168.4 (down .06)

The fight continues

2010-09-28T10:45:00.001-04:00

I hate it when I'm doing so well, then the weekend comes along and you have date night (lots of wine), then dinner with family (including dessert), twice, and then it's Monday and you feel like crap.

That happened to me this week.

I was doing sooooo great last week, then Friday rolled around. It was fun, the food was great, but when Monday morning weigh-in happened I had gained back 3 lbs that I had lost. So now I'm still at 169.

On top of that, I'm having a hard time getting back into it. I'm back to drinking coffee with sugar/cream & my lunch is whatever I can scrounge up. Dinner is still good, but I'm also back to snacking after Holden goes down.

I really need to learn to keep my motivation UP and carry it through the weekend. The weekends really do me in. I have such a hard time turning down delicious treats :(

Do you have any tricks for staying motivated? Especially when faced (literally) with a dessert offered to you, under your nose? I'd love to hear any tips you have!

I'm doing good!

2010-09-16T08:56:00.001-04:00

Since the last post, I've really been watching what I eat, and it's been paying off already. I'm down 3.5 lbs!! OK, for the sake of full disclosure, I fibbed in my last post... I said I was 169 (which I thought I was) only to weigh myself and see it be 172.5 *ugh ugh ugh*. So now I'm 169 for real *ha*, and that's just in a bit over a week, by only watching what I eat, no exercise!

Next step: get a swim membership. I think it's pretty much the only exercise I enjoy, not to mention it's no impact so good for my knees. I'll be buying myself a 6 month pass to Nepean Sportsplex, which is just down the street from us. I'm sure the first week will be 2 laps and done *ha*, I'm so out of shape, but hopefully it'll pick up with regular visits.

I'm back

2010-09-04T09:08:00.001-04:00

I'm back on this journey. It's so hard. I sabotage myself at every turn. It's a horrible feeling. I'm up to 169 pounds the heaviest I have ever ever been. I'm not chubby, I'm not plump, I'm fat.

John and I were eating pretty well for 3 days, then John thought we deserved a treat and bought me a chocolate bar. I can't resist once it's in my hands. I'm totally weak. I'm one of those people that needs to have zero temptation in the house for this to work for me.

So I ate my chocolate bar. Now I'm back to feeling like crap, but today is a new day. Onward we go.

Knee pain :(

2010-05-11T13:07:00.001-04:00

I've had bad knees for a long time (about a decade!) but it was never so bad that it stopped me from doing anything. Over the past 6 months to a year (give or take, I can't remember exactly) it has gotten really really bad when I do exercise of any kind.

Remember that post last week about how I went on a one hour walk with Jasmine? That was last Wednesday. My left knee has been in excruciating pain ever since. I coincidentally had my physical yesterday, and she believes it's some form of Patella Femoral Syndrome... which is kind of a catch phrase to say something is wrong with your knee! It could be anything! LOL. Anyway, she recommended I try physiotherapy. Since I'm not covered for physio, she recommended I look up some exercises online and if they don't end up working to then go to physio. So that's what I'll be doing.

Here's the video I will be starting with. Thanks YouTube!

Week #1: Losing 1 lb at a time

2010-05-06T11:42:00.000-04:00

The blog challenge Losing 1 lb at a time started May 1. My exercise level has been pretty low. I took a nice brisk 1 hr walk yesterday with my friend Jasmine (and her yummaliscious daughter Sophie, she's so cute!), but other than that, not much at all.

I've cut back on sweets quite a bit, and for that I'm pretty happy. We've also been doing a better job at meal planning, which helps us tenfold, we really need to keep doing this. When we meal plan, we eat healthier, we save money, and we don't waste food. It really is a great thing to do.

So with those small changes, I did manage to lose 2 lbs!!

Doing better, but much more work to do

2010-05-04T09:24:00.000-04:00

My quest in changing my eating habits is a slow going process. It's so hard to break months, years, geez... a decade's worth of bad habits. I will eat for any reason. I don't even have to be hungry, and it's not usually a healthy choice.

This past week I've made some steps in the right direction. I still have a long way to go, but I'm on the right track. I've cut out desserts almost completely. I used to have dessert every single night, and usually with lunch and dinner (that's right, 2 per day). I've only had dessert 2 times in the past 10 days. Huge improvement for me!! I've also been eating more vegetables and eating better sized portions.

On top of that, I haven't started exercise. Today, I begin the Wii Active 30 day challenge. Weeee!

So with those small changes, I've already lost 2 lbs. I'm down to 171 lbs. Imagine how much I'll lose once I really buckle down!!!!

Eggplant Parmesan

2010-04-30T08:23:00.000-04:00

Yesterday was only an OK day for food. While everything I ate was healthy, I'm pretty sure it was too high in fat in calories. However, I'm still OK with this, since there was no sugar and no processed foods involved at all.

Breakfast was an egg with whwh toast and a bit of butter.

Lunch was leftover blackbean burrito (So good. Seriously. Try it! Recipe below!)

Dinner was eggplant parmesan. I made this for the first time ever, and it was pretty good! I think there's too much cheese in it for it to be deemed totally healthy, and I think my serving was much too big.

Eggplant parmesan is a very weird dish. You do everything you can to the eggplant to take out it's bitter taste and it ends up tasting like nothing. You sweat it (slice eggplant thinly, sprinkle sea salt on it and let it stand for 30 minutes, rinse, pat dry), then bread it, then bake it, then layer it with cheese and marinara sauce. It's delicious, but you can't really taste eggplant. You taste cheese, breadcrumbs, and marinara sauce.

We all loved it though, including Holden, and my dad who came by for dinner.

Motivation is here!

2010-04-28T19:52:00.001-04:00

So today's post of my confession of my weight and sugar addiction got some encouraging emails and feedback on Facebook. It made me feel good and not quite so disgusting. I hate that I feel disgusting. Thanks to everyone for the kind words and encouragement.

I ended up going for an impromptu 20 minute power walk after dinner. I asked Holden if he wanted to go for a walk, he said he wanted to go to the park (as usual *ha*) so I took the long way, which is totally out of the way, but I got a tiny bit of exercise in, so that's good.

Today's food was only OK.

Breakfast was 2 slice whwh toast with no-sugar added jam (although it's jam, so it's still sweet, so not really a great choice).

Lunch was 2 hard boiled eggs, half of a sliced yellow pepper, and a few cucumber slices. Much better!!

Dinner was a homemade blackbean burrito. It was fan-frickin'-tastic. I added more veggies (chopped tomato, more peppers), but I found it was too much cream cheese. Next time I'll cut it in half. John and Holden loved it too!! I served it with salsa.

Here's the recipe:

Blackbean Burritos

Ingredients (serves 4)

4 (10 inch) flour tortillas
1/4 cup vegetable oil ( I used waaaaaay less than this, maybe 1 tbsp)
1 small onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
2 teaspoons minced garlic
2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained (I used 1 large can for the 3 of us)
2 teaspoons minced jalapeno peppers (skipped this, added fajita seasoning instead)
6 ounces cream cheese (this was too much for the 3 of us)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Wrap tortillas in foil and place in oven heated to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake for 15 minutes or until heated through.
Heat oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Place onion, bell pepper, garlic and jalapenos in skillet, cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Pour beans into skillet, cook 3 minutes stirring.
Cut cream cheese into cubes and add to skillet with salt. Cook for 2 minutes stirring occasionally. Stir cilantro into mixture.
Spoon mixture evenly down center of warmed tortilla and roll tortillas up. Serve immediately.

sigh

2010-04-28T10:22:00.004-04:00

I'm finally starting up again. It's getting ridiculous. I'm officially at the heaviest I have ever been (except when pregnant). I am now a whopping 173 lbs. It's very depressing.

Here's the vicious circle I got myself into:
Eating refined sugar (lots, daily), energy crash, too lazy to get active, mood crash, which makes me crave & eat more sugar... lather rinse repeat.

I've cut back on sugar big time in the last 2 days and it's made me realize something: I am a sugar addict. I'm not saying that lightly. I quit smoking cold turkey about 4 yrs ago, and I feel the exact same way now as I did those first few weeks without nicotine. I want sugar all the time, I think about it a lot, I get jittery, being around it is stressful.

So I need to treat it as an addiction.

And this is going to sound crazy, but just 2 days with (much) less sugar, and I already feel better. My energy is still pretty lame, but my mood has hugely improved.

Exercise plan:
Get back on the Wii Active and do the 30 day challenge
Joined the blog challenge Losing 1 lb at a time
Joined my mommy group's sister "get fit" group (join us if you're in Ottawa!)
Bought a bike!

My goal is to lose 30 lbs by January 2011 (8 months), so that's just under 1 lb per week. Woooooo! I can do it!!

Neglectful of blog = off the wagon

2009-09-03T15:55:00.002-04:00

I'm off the wagon. I've eaten badly all week. Too busy with work, stress, didn't make a meal plan, etc etc... all adds up to eating out, and eating badly *sigh*

At least I finally had time today to prepare a decent dinner for tonight (the first healthy meal for us in a week!!!). Salmon with spinach & rice casserole.

Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh...

I feel so gross. Junk food is horrible. It makes you feel like shit but makes you want more at the same time. I seriously feel disgusting. Not just mentally with my actions, but physically just bloated, heavy groggy... just GROSS!!! Yet, I just want more sugar and fat.

Ugh ugh ugh ugh ugh...

Week 7 Stats

2009-08-31T09:01:00.002-04:00

Age: 36 yrs
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 163 lbs (uuuuuuuugh)
This week's weight: 159 lbs (up 1 lb)
2 weeks ago's weight (didn't weigh myself last week): 158 lbs
BMI: 27 (no change)

Honestly, I thought it would be worse. I really overindulged during my vacation. I was doing really well until this past Friday, only eating the occasional treat. But once Friday rolled around, my mind went into freak out mode thinking "back to healthy eating on Monday!! Pig out now while you still can!!!" and that's what I did this weekend. I think this weekend's pigout will reflect in next week's weigh-in.

Sorry for lack of updates!

2009-08-19T13:16:00.003-04:00

We're on vacation, Holden is home, it makes for very busy days with very little alone time for me to update the blog. I ask for patience, I'll be back in full swing by Aug 31, with a few updates in between, but definitely not daily.

I've been doing well the last 2 days, staying within my calorie count and eating healthily. I've even turned down some temptations (DQ & McD's breakfast... not at the same time LOL)!!

I'll update again as soon as I can!

Week 5, Day 1 Summary (no pic today, sorry!)

2009-08-17T19:10:00.003-04:00

John was unable to take a picture update today, we'll do our best to squeeze it in tomorrow.

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 6 glasses

Breakfast:
1 egg + 1 egg white, 1/2 slice of whwh toast, a touch of butter, coffee.

Snack:
1 chocolate chip cookie at a super fun playdate!

Lunch:
Marinated bbq chicken breast, large salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, dressing, a bit of croutons)

Snack:
1/2 of a small 85% cacao chocolate bar, 1 glass of milk.

Dinner:
Low fat turkey meatloaf, boiled potatoes with 1 tsp butter, large salad (lettuce, tomato, cucumber, dressing, a bit of croutons)

Dessert:
Blueberry cobbler

Total calorie intake: 1,520 calories. Over, but not too bad. Although I could have done without the blueberry cobbler, it was fan-frickin'-tastic!!

Exercise:
None :(

Week 5 Stats

2009-08-17T07:40:00.000-04:00

Age: 36 yrs
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 163 lbs (uuuuuuuugh)
This week's weight: 158 lbs!! (down 3!)
Last Week's Weight: 161 lbs
BMI: 27 (no change)

Back in the game, baby!!

Photo coming later today (promise!!)

Week 4 Day 5, 6, 7 Summary

2009-08-17T07:29:00.002-04:00

So although it was the weekend (my biggest challenge of them all), and I did indulge, I still showed a bit of restraint and didn't pig out as much as I could have.

Friday I had my usual breakfast. We then went to the movies where I had a water and half of a small popcorn (restraint!). We had lunch at Moxie's, John and I split the 3 dip bread, and I had a side caesar salad with half of a beef dip sandwich. No dessert! I am drawing a complete blank on what we had for dinner that night, I'll edit when it comes to me (I know it wasn't junk though, I always remember the junk).

Saturday was coffee for breakfast (bad habit!), then 1 small hamburger & 1 small hotdog at J&T's house who were having a BBQ. Dinner was at home, Shepard's Pie chock full of veggies. I hosted Kylie's baby shower (fun!) and ate 2 cupcakes, some garlic bread, and a couple of small sausage rolls. I made everyone take home what was left at the end of the night, I would have eaten it all on Sunday if they didn't!

Sunday: my dad came over for brunch. 1 egg + BBQ steak + 1 slice toast. Dinner: leftover Shepard's Pie.

Exercise:
Swimming in J&T's pool on saturday (although it was just floating around, so don't think it counts!!). Walking with Jill Sunday night.

Full disclosure time! Again!

2009-08-14T08:59:00.002-04:00

Today John and I are having a date day.
We'll be going to a movie and having lunch at Moxie's. I'm sure I'll be over my calories. Moxie's has this 3 dip bread. It's to die for. And it's bread. I'll definitely be over!

Tomorrow evening I'm hosting Kylie's baby shower, and there will be lots of yummy things that I simply cannot resist! Hello!! Chocolate right in front of my face!! And I'll probably have some wine. The joy of hosting: no driving!!

So today and tomorrow: I'll update what I ate, but may not count calories so I don't freak out too much LOL. If I eat 3,000 calories in a day, I don't wannna know. Ignorance is bliss, sometimes. I realize I'll be pissed at my weigh-in on Monday. And this Monday is photo day too *urgh*

Week 4, Day 4 Summary

2009-08-13T19:31:00.003-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 7 glasses (holy crap it's hot out, and our a/c died this morning. why? why? WHY?????)

Breakfast: Coffee (sans sugar), 1 egg + 1 egg white, 4 slices tomato.

Lunch: leftover salmon (only about 40g), leftover spinach & rice casserole (for those interested in trying this recipe, it's not great reheated the next day, so just make enough for your meal. I'll be making a half recipe next time).

Snack (not really a snack, but it was in between meals): Xtra large Timmy's coffee (double double)

Dinner: Swiss chalet (chicken breast with skin, side caesar salad, side garden salad, 1/2 multigrain roll, a bit of dipping sauce. No fries!!).

Total calories intake: 1,290 calories

Exercise: none. I was too frickin' hot and any excuse will do to not move. So sad.

Week 4, Day 3 Summary

2009-08-13T07:42:00.004-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
water: 4 glasses

Breakfast:
1 egg + 1 egg white, 4 slices tomato, coffee (no sugar!)

Lunch:
Black bean & veggie soup, 1 slice whwh bread (no butter!)

Dinner:
Steamed salmon; spinach & rice casserole, steamed green beans.

Dessert:
1/2 of a large orange

Total calorie intake: 1,025 calories. Well under my goal, but I wasn't really hungry for much else. I definitely should have snuck in a handful of almonds or something similar between breakfast and lunch.

Exercise:
1 hour in the pool with Theresa. We did lots of laps, but admittedly they were only moderate intensity, but we did continuously move for the whole hour!

So I feel I did really well. Yippee!!

By the way, the spinach and rice casserole was a huge hit with John, Holden and myself. Here's the recipe if you're interested:

Spinach & Rice Casserole
Makes 8 servings
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves minced garlic
1 teaspoon olive or canola oil
1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain rice
4 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach, torn
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Directions:
In a large saucepan, saute onion & garlic in oil until tender. Add rice; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Add broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir in the spinach, salt and pepper; cook until spinach is wilted.

Transfer to a 2-qt. baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 375 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.
Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup) equals 174 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 2 mg cholesterol, 386 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 6 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch.

Week 4, Day 2 Summary

2009-08-11T19:11:00.003-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 4 glasses (not great!)

Breakfast:
Coffee (from home), large coffee (from McD. They have really good coffee!). Here we go skipping breakie again!!!

Lunch:
Black bean & vegetable soup, 1 slice whwh bread with a bit of butter

Dinner:
Pesto with pasta (my serving was too big, but I was stressed and boy do I like to eat when I'm stressed!). I wanted to hide veggies for Holden, so I steamed half a bag of baby spinach, pureed it and mixed it in with the pesto. It was great. Couldn't taste the spinach at all, and since Holden likes pesto, it was perfect. Added in some fresh peas and cherry tomatoes as well.

Total calorie intake: 1,300

Exercise:
Brisk 1 hr walk with John & Holden *finally got out there and off my butt!!!*

Tomorrow I'm planning on having one of the super clean days. My plan is to have 1 egg + 1 egg white for breakfast, some sliced tomatoes, and a glass of skim milk. Snack will be a homemade blueberry muffin. Lunch will be leftover black bean & veggie soup again, with a slice of bread, no butter. Raw veggies if I'm still hungry. Dinner: baked salmon; steamed green beans; spinach & rice casserole (healthy casserole). This will bring me to 1,120 calories for the day. It's a bit high in carbs, I may switch the muffin for a veggie or fruit snack. I'm also switching to artificial sweetener in my coffee. I like it too sweet to continue putting sugar in it. John is gonna be pissed. He hates that stuff. I can't give up the cream though. Too delicious!!!!

Let's see if I stick to the plan.

Week 4, Day 1 Summary

2009-08-10T20:32:00.002-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 4 glasses

Breakfast:
Xtra large McD coffe, homemade blueberry muffin

Lunch:
Sandwich: 2 slices whwh bread, .7 tbsp mayo, prosciutto, slalami, lettuce tomato.'

Dinner:
Black bean & vegetable soup, 3 slices baguette.

Exercise: none

Not a great day, I was feeling down about the weight gain. It always makes me want to eat more when I gain weight. And not the good stuff. How stupid is that??? At least I capped it at 1,445 calories today *sigh*

I've decided I need to have 3 days a week where I eat super clean... low-fat, low-carb, high protein. I also need to get my butt in gear and do some kind of activity at least 3 times a week too. This is silly. I'm just being lazy.

Week 4 Stats

2009-08-10T08:48:00.002-04:00

Age: 36 yrs
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 163 lbs (uuuuuuuugh)
This week's weight: 161 lbs!! (up 2!)
Last Week's Weight: 159 lbs
BMI: 27 (no change)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! I gained weight this week!! 2 frickin' pounds!!!! I know I wasn't as careful as I could be, but I really didn't overindulge that much. Here's hoping my scale sucks ass... a possibility, since I'm relying on the Wii Fit scale. I've heard it's not very consistent. Time to get new batteries for our real scale.

Well, here's to a fresh start.

Week 3, Day 7 summary

2009-08-09T19:52:00.002-04:00

No counting again today, but I still think I did OK.

Breakfast: the usual + 2 cups coffee (I was up at 4:45... i needed it!!)

Lunch: prosciutto & salami sandwich on whwh bread.

Dinner: small portion of steak with a carrot & broccoli casserole (a bit of cheese in it, but not too much).

Dessert: I made a blueberry cobbler. It had sugar in it, but was sooooooo good. I'm sure it put me over the count, but probably not by too much.

Exercise: 1 hr brisk walk

Week 3, Day 6 summary

2009-08-09T10:42:00.002-04:00

Another weekend day where I didn't count calories, but did fairly well (I'm too lazy to actually do the counting on weekends, but on weekdays it's part of the routine).

Breakfast was the usual but with 2 coffees. Lunch was leftover half serving of pasta shells stuffed with italian sausage, dinner was pesto pasta with tomatoes.

It was a gorgeous day! Holden, John, and I played in the backyard all morning. We put out the baby pool for Holden, which he loved. I mean, he was ecstatic.

All in all, a great day.

So far today (Sunday) I've gone for a 1 hr walk this morning and eaten well. I'll update later!

I decided I'll be taking update pictures every month instead of every week. I think a weekly picture would be discouraging, since changes are so minimal in that short time. So next picture will be August 17!

Week 3, Day 5 summary

2009-08-08T07:34:00.003-04:00

I had a family gathering yesterday, and those are always about food. I didn't do a calorie count, but I think it turned out OK.

Breakfast was just toast and coffee.
Lunch was a small BLT sandwich.
Dinner was a small portion of beef, corn & bean salad, rice & spinach salad, and a bit of mashed potatoes. There was chocolate cake for dessert, and that put me over the top, I'm sure. It was delicious and I didn't hold back, I had a huge piece!! BUT, I skipped on the wine.

I gave Holden a bit of dessert, just a few bites, and he loved it. After I finished feeding him, I did some chores and the grandmothers (both my mom & John's mom were there) gave Holden more desserts. I could have smacked them. So he didn't fall asleep until 8:30pm and woke up at a very dark 4:30am. Aargh.

Week 3, Day 4 summary

2009-08-06T19:45:00.002-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 5 glasses

Breakfast:
Coffee, 1 slice whwh toast, 1 egg

Lunch:
Sandwich with salami & prosciutto, large salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato, 1.5 tbsp dressing)

OK, so the whole morning and lunch was a repeat of yesterday!! LOL

Dinner:
Pasta shells stuffed with meat & veggies topped with marinara sauce and a bit of cheese. Salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato, 1.5 tbsp dressing). 2oz red wine.

Total calorie intake: 1,265 calories (yea!)

Exercise: none (I missed Jill's emal invite for a walk, didn't check email between 5:00pm and 7:45pm. Boo, my bad)

Week 3, Day 3 summary

2009-08-05T20:45:00.002-04:00

I did better today! Well, with the food at least :)

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 5 glasses

Breakfast:
Coffee, 1 slice whwh toast, 1 egg

Lunch:
Sandwich with salami & prosciutto, large salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato, 1.5 tbsp dressing)

Dinner:
Low-fat butter chicken (homemade by John) with .75 cup rice, salad (lettuce, cucumber, tomato, 1.5 tbsp dressing)

Total calorie intake: 1,180 calories

Exercise: none :(

Week 3, Day 2 summary

2009-08-04T20:53:00.002-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 5 glasses

Breakfast:
Extra large Timmy's coffee. Done. A bad start to the day. I got really wrapped up in work and neglected to eat.

Lunch:
Salad with lettuce, tomatoes, dressing, and a slice of whwh bread with butter.

Dinner:
1.5 servings of black bean casserole (love it!! lots of yummy veggies too).

Snack: 1 cup cherries

Total calorie intake: 1,060 calories

Exercise: none. bla.

Problems:
I really need to kick this habit of skipping meals. I'm ravenous by dinner time, and continuously want to snack after dinner. The days where I eat moderately throughout the day, I don't feel like snacking as much in the evening. And I'm in a better mood on days I eat well and consistently. Why do I do this to myself???? Argh.

Week 3 Stats

2009-08-04T07:08:00.001-04:00

Age: 36 yrs
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 163 lbs (uuuuuuuugh)
This week's weight: 159 lbs!! (down 2.5!)
Last Week's Weight: 161.5 lbs
BMI: 27 (no change)

Full disclosure time!

2009-08-04T07:02:00.003-04:00

So it was a busy weekend with friends, food, and wine. It was a great long weekend, and I didn't count calories. The worst of it was caving to chocolate and cheesies on Saturday night. Everything else was reasonable (food-wise). Although the wine on Sunday night was a little out of control (thank god for Monday being a holiday!!).

I'm now fully back on and will be updating with my daily menu, calorie intake, exercise, etc.

Big challenge of the week: my mother will be here from later today until Saturday. She eats well, not much junk, but she often likes a rich diet. I think we'll be doing most of the cooking though, so hopefully it will work out.

Next up: this week's surprising stats!!

Off the wagon weekend. Again.

2009-08-02T07:37:00.002-04:00

Just so you don't all think I've forgotten to keep up with the blog, here's a mini update. Had friends over for dinner Friday night. Overindulged. Saturday, had chocolate and cheesies (those horrid cheese puff things). Now it's Sunday. More friends coming for dinner tonight.

I'll update with more details later.

Week 2, Day 4 Summary

2009-07-31T06:49:00.002-04:00

... a day late! Yesterday was a busy afternoon/evening. We went over to Jasmine's house and made dinner for Jas, Pete & William (and Sophie but she doesn't eat LOL) so they could get a bit of a break. Then Jasmine, Kylie and I went to the hospital to visit our friend Jen who just had a baby girl (Zoey). She's adorable!!

By the time I got home, it was a bit late. Just enough time to watch Big Brother on the PVR and go to bed (don't judge. Guilty pleasure!).

Here's what I ate today (yesterday):
Water: 6 glasses

Breakfast:
leftover Shepard's pie LOL

Lunch:
5 asian dumplings, salad (lettuce, tomatoes, cucmber, 1.5 tbsp dressing)

Dinner:
Hamburger on whwh bun, corn & bean salad (corn, black beans, tomatoes, red peppers, green onions, dressing of olive oil and lime juice)

Total calorie intake: 1,390 calories

Exercise:
None. Again.

Week 2, Day 3 Summary

2009-07-29T19:22:00.002-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 5 glasses

Breakfast:
Coffee. That's it. Don't get me started lol

Lunch:
2 eggs, 1 slice whwh toast.

Dinner:
Shepard's pie

Dessert:
1 slice whwh toast, 2 tbsp all-natural PB, 2 tbsp no sugar added strawberry jam, 1 glass skim milk.

Total calorie intake: 1,695 calories (it's the PB&J that put me over, but I needed to munch on something tonight!!)

Exercise:
None. Again. I was too wiped and cranky. And Jill even invited me for a walk this evening but I just wanted to crash. I know. Horrible. And walking with a friend is the best, it doesn't even feel like exercise. I'm going to get John to force me to do something physical tomorrow (get your head's outta the gutter!! lol)

Week 2, Day 3 (Part I)

2009-07-29T11:40:00.001-04:00

*argh* I skipped breakfast. Had some crazy work deadlines and it just slipped on by. And boy was I a banshee!!! I'm still feeling all wound up.

I don't think it's just the lack of food though.

Dealing with a seriously crappy client
PMS
No breakfast

EQUALS a super snarky Stephanie. Breath. Breath. Breath.

Week 2, Day 2 Summary

2009-07-28T19:25:00.003-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water: 5 glasses

Breakfast:
Coffee, 1 egg, 1 slice whwh toast, 1 tsp butter (seems to be my "usual"!).

Lunch:
3/4 cup pasta, 2 tbsp pesto, 1 tomato.

Dinner:
1 small pork chop with about 1 tbsp BBQ sauce, fresh peas with a bit of butter, steamed carrots, broccoli & cauliflower.

Total calorie intake: 1,245 calories as of 7:30pm. I may have a small snack, I'll update if I do.

ETA: I did have a small slice of toast with PB&J (all natural, sugar free) with a glass of milk, bringing me to a total of 1,555 calories.

Problems:
I need to snack between meals, or at least between lunch and dinner. I find myself starving by the time dinner rolls around, which then makes me want to devour everything in site. I wanted another pork chop. Luckily we didn't have another one, otherwise I would have caved!

Exercise:
None!! *argh* I find it harder to get motivated to exercise than to cut calories. We had a busy day with work which I used as an excuse, when I'm well aware I could have fit it in if I wasn't being so lazy. Tomorrow, Wii Active FOR SURE!!!!

Week 2, Day 1 Summary

2009-07-27T19:30:00.003-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water intake: 5 glasses

Breakfast:
1 slice whwh toast, 1 tsp butter, 1 egg, coffee

Lunch:
3.7 oz steak, salad w/tomatoes & cucumbers, 1.5 tbsp dressing.

Dinner:
Farm Boy hot dog with steamed cauliflower.

Dessert:
strawberries in milk with 1 tsp sugar.

Total calorie intake: 1,050 (too low!)

Exercise:
None!

I'll be taking this week's photo on Tuesday, we were too busy with work to get to it today.

Weekend Update

2009-07-27T19:21:00.002-04:00

The weekend was tough, food-wise. My mom came to visit for the weekend, and John's mom came for dinner Saturday night. We planned a nice meal and I had allotted all my calories, but I couldn't resist the delicious mashed potatoes (with butter and whole milk to boot), and the extra wine (4 glasses total!!). I ended up at 2,200 calories on Saturday!!!

Here's the meal that put me over the top, cooked by my fabulous chef-at-home husband, John:

beef ribs braised in wine, beef stock, and lots of veggies
fresh corn salad with tomatoes, green onions & olive oil
baked asparagus
garlic mashed potatoes
lots of wine
... at least we skipped dessert!!

Sunday we all went to Cora's for breakfast. I don't know why I keep going there, it's really not worth it. Although it's kid-friendly so it works for Holden. The mothers left and John and I had a nice dinner on our new patio after Holden went to sleep. Guess what. We had wine. We split a bottle of red and finished it. I'm such a cheap drunk, I was really feeling it. I still managed to stay at 1,800 calories for the day, but not much of it was healthy *sigh*.

Despite that, I ended up loosing 1.5 lbs this week *phew*

Next post: today's summary.

Weeks 2 Stats

2009-07-27T08:43:00.002-04:00

Age: 36 yrs
Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 163 lbs (uuuuuuuugh)
Current Weight: 161.5 lbs (down 1.5!! yippee!)
BMI: 27 (no change)

Photo to come later today, as well as an update on my weekend overindulgence.

argh

2009-07-26T20:49:00.000-04:00

Drunk. Again. Weekends are hard.

ugh Day 6 (Part III) & Day 7 (Part I)

2009-07-26T10:56:00.003-04:00

*ugh* drank too much wine, ate potatoes last night. Had Cora's *again!!!* for breakfast this morning. Having company over for the weekend is HARD!!!!

Will update later.

Day 6 (Part II)

2009-07-25T14:56:00.003-04:00

Hallelujah! Did some recalculation and the beef ribs will be about 465 calories for 0.5lb meat only, which is much more accurate. This puts me back at my goal and I should be at 1,600 calories at the end of the day!!

... unless I drink too much wine.

Day 6 (Part I)

2009-07-25T11:07:00.003-04:00

I just did my projected calorie count for the day, and it looks like I'll be way over. My mom & John's mom are coming over and we're making them a really nice dinner. Braised short ribs with corn salad, baked asparagus, and garlic mashed potatoes (I'm skipping the potatoes). There will be wine as well!

Even though I'll be over in calories (it'll be about 2,200 at the end of the day) I still feel what I'm eating is healthy, so I'm not beating myself up over it.

In case you're curious, it's the beef ribs that are throwing me way off track. 1 lb is 1,000 calories. I'm not sure if that calculation of weight includes the bones. If it does not include the bones and just assumes the meat, then I may be on target afterall. (we're getting about 1lb each, including the bones).

More later!

Day 5 Summary

2009-07-24T19:33:00.001-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water intake: 5

Breakfast:
Coffee, 1 blueberry muffin.

Brunch (or breakie #2 LOL)
1 egg, 1 slice whwh toast with 1 tsp butter

Lunch:
5 Asian dumplings (pork & shrimp) with 2 carrots, 10 slices cucumber, 4 tbsp tzatziki dip.

Snack:
1 peach

Dinner:
Black bean casserole (tortillas, black beans, tomatoes, salsa, frozen veggie mix, a bit of cheese)

Dessert:
Homemade blueberry muffin, 1 glass milk

Total calorie intake: 1,482

Exercise:
none *busy day*

Bits & Pieces

2009-07-24T09:00:00.002-04:00

Jasmine had her baby girl last night!!!
Congrats Jasmine! No name yet, but everyone is happy and healthy.
Calorie goal: I did a bit more research about how many calories a day I should be aiming for. Looks like my original goal of 1,800 was too high. I should be aiming for between 1,300 and 1,650, so I guess I was right in my previous post about 1,800 seeming too high!
I am so sick of this RAIN!!!!!! I would love to get out and have some nice walks and play in the park with Holden, but it is soooo miserable out there :(
Will I ever get to use our new patio?? Rain in the forecast for the next 4 days *boo*

Day 4 Summary

2009-07-23T20:23:00.003-04:00

So I messed up this morning but jumped right back into things by lunch. Had something healthy to eat then did my Wii Active. I'm quite impressed with the Active so far, I'm really sweating by the end of it!

I made some blueberry muffins this evening that are delicious and healthy. Here's the recipe:

Healthy blueberry muffins:

Makes 12
143 calories, 2.4g fat, 27g carbs, 2g fiber, 4g protein

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup lightly packed brown sugar (I may try substituting applesauce next time)
1/4 cup oat bran
1/4 cup quick cooking oats
1/4 cup wheat germ (can substitute whole wheat flour)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup blueberries
1 banana, mashed
1 cup low fat buttermilk
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 12 cup muffin pan, or line with paper muffin cups.

2. In a large bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, oat bran, quick-cooking oats, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gently stir in the blueberries. In a separate bowl, mix together the mashed banana, buttermilk, egg, oil and vanilla. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix just until blended. Spoon into muffin cups, filling all the way to the top.

3. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the tops of the muffins spring back when lightly touched.

Here's what I ate today:
Water intake: 5 glasses (better)

Breakfast: Tim Horton's Xtra large coffee *ugh*

Lunch: 45g pasta, 2 tbsp pesto, 1 cup cherry tomatoes, 10 spears asparagus, 1/2 large orange, 1 glass milk

Snack: 1 slice whwh bread, 1 tsp butter

Dinner: 1 chorizo sausage, 1 hard boiled egg, salad (lettuce, 1/2 tomato, cucumber, corn from 1 corn on the cob, 1/3 cup croutons, 1.5 tbsp dressing)

Desert: 1 homemade blueberry muffin, 1 glass of milk

Total calorie intake: 1,634, under target, but still acceptable.
I'm starting to think 1,650 calories is where I'm comfortable when eating healthy. I feel like I'm eating too much when I go over that (not in a psychological way, but in a full tummy way!)

Exercise for the day:
25 minutes of Wii Active (165 calories burned)

Problems:
Skipped breakfast, caved and got TM coffee. On a positive note, usually when I fall off the wagon, I use it as an excuse to eat like crap for the rest of the day. This time, I adjusted and jumped right back in!

Double Ugh

2009-07-23T11:27:00.003-04:00

I skipped breakfast!! And I'm paying for it now... I'm weak and cranky.

Not to worry, I'm back on the wagon already. Lunch is on the stove... pesto pasta with tomatoes and asparagus.

Ugh

2009-07-23T08:36:00.004-04:00

Bad start to the day. We were out of coffee cream at home so I caved and got Tim Hortons coffee (a weakness of mine), which is way higher in fat and calories than the coffee I make.

Problem: I have a tendency to go for the quick, pre-packaged/take-out fix when we're out of what we need at home. Must get past this!!

At least I didn't get the bagel with butter too.

Day 3 Summary

2009-07-22T22:38:00.001-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water intake: 4

Breakfast: 1 egg, 1 slice whwh toast, 1 tsp butter, 1 glass skim milk, 1.5 cups coffee

Lunch: 1 chicken thight, 1 hard boiled egg, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, 1.5 tbsp dressing, 1 small slice whwh bread with 1 tsp butter, 1 glass skim milk

Dinner: 130 grams salmon (a bit of oil for cooking), farfalle pasta, 2 tbsp pesto, baked asparagus (a bit of oil for cooking), .75 cup cherry tomatoes, 1 cup steamed broccoli

Total calorie intake: 1,672 calories, under my target, but still acceptable.

Exercise for the day:
None! *aargh* but apparently since I'm just starting out on the whole exercise thing I should do 2 days of exercise, then 1 day rest, so going by that theory I'm doing OK! My muscles are sore from the last 2 days, so I think the rest was good.

Problems:

Water intake still too low.
I should have at least gone for a walk.
I feel like I'm eating too many carbs, especially today. I measured out the serving amount on the package of the pasta for dinner, and it ended up being way too much (over a cup). I ate it anyway, justifying that I had room on my calorie goal for the day. Dumb.
I'm not snacking, which I need to do (healthy stuff, of course). I think if I snack on fruits or raw veggies it will cut my carbs down but boost my calories a bit, so the numbers will even out.

On a side note, my baby sling turned out GREAT! Thanks Tracy for hosting the event and doing the hard part for me :) here's a pic of the finished product, sans baby.

Day 3 Lunch

2009-07-22T12:48:00.002-04:00

Yummy!!

Day 2 Summary (Part II)

2009-07-21T21:27:00.001-04:00

Here's what I ate today:
Water intake: 4 glasses

Breakfast: coffee, 1 egg, 1 slice toast with a bit of butter

Brunch: coffee, 1 sausage link, 2 pieces bacon, 1/2 slice ham, 1.5 eggs, 1 slice white toast buttered, 1 crepe with a bit of syrup.

Dinner: 1 glass milk, 2 chicken thighs BBQ, 1/3 cup fresh peas, large salad with tomatoes, cucumber, croutone, a bit of dressing.

Problems: Water intake too low. Cora's threw me for a loop, I ended up not snacking in the middle of the day when I should have because I was worried about the meal I ate.

Total calorie intake: 1,560 calories (debatable, since I approximated for Cora's)

Exercise for the day:
Swimming at Theresa's house for 1 hr; walking with Jill for 50 minutes. Thanks for the support and company, ladies! You are awesome!!

Calories burned: about 500 calories!!

Day 2 Summary (Part I)

2009-07-21T19:38:00.000-04:00

Today had challenges! Holden had to unexpectedly stay home from daycare, so I had to switch up my planned routine. Had an early breakfast, then went out with Jasmine and ate at Cora's for brunch. Went to my friend Theresa's house and swam in her pool for an hour, which was fun and awesome. Home, dinner with my boys (healthy!) and I'm about to head out for a walk with a new friend, Jill.

So despite being thrown for a loop, I think I managed to do some good activities, although Cora's wasn't a great idea.

Coming up later tonight, exercise breakdown and what I ate today.

Changed "Comments" Settings

2009-07-21T12:50:00.000-04:00

Jasmine brought it to my attention that she couldn't comment since she isn't a registered user. I changed the settings so anyone can post comments now, registered or not.

Today's biggest challenge...

2009-07-21T12:41:00.000-04:00

... was a bit of a bust, or at least a partial bust.

I went fabric shopping* with my very pregnant friend Jasmine (she's due today! c'moooooon baby!), and then we decided to have brunch at Cora's with Holden. Cora's does not have healthy options, I now realize. So I ate half of it. It was super large. I stopped before getting full, and skipped the potatoes alltogether. I added what I ate as accurately as I thought in FitDay, but I may try to be a 200 hundred calories under my goal at the end of the day since I'm sure everything they cook is loaded with oil or butter.

* fabric shopping: Jasmine and I are sewing baby slings tomorrow at an event with our mommy group (although this is a mommy only, no babies allowed event). But there's a good chance I'll be making Jasmine's since she should technically be in labor right now!!

Today's Challenge!

2009-07-21T06:51:00.000-04:00

Today's challenge is that Holden unexpectedly has to stay home. My daycare provider contacted me late last night and told me she needs to take a personal day. I'm not upset about it, she's never done this and is very reliable, so I hope everything is OK at her place.

That being said, Holden is home all day, so I'll need to exercise around his schedule. I originally had plans to do Wii Active after he left for daycare, then go to my friend Theresa's house around 2pm to do some exercise before picking up Holden from daycare at 3:30 (sounds like a nice day, right??? I love being self-employed!). So now I'll have time to do the Wii Active during Holden's nap this afternoon, and maybe a walk after he goes down tonight.

Day 1 Summary

2009-07-20T19:12:00.000-04:00

Today wasn't too much of a challenge, since I'm still pumped and excited about everything. I know this feeling often wanes (hence being 163 lbs!!), but for now I'll take it and roll with it!! I've gotten lots of encouragement already and have 10 official followers! Thanks everyone :)

My goal is to eat apx 1800 calories per day and exercise to burn apx 150 calories per day, which should technically put me at losing 1.5 lb a week.

Are you curious about how many calories you need to eat per day to maintain your weight, or lose weight? You need to know your BMR (Basal metabolic rate). Here's a link to an easy calculator to figure it out. Don't forget to click "Daily Calorie Needs" to complete the process!

My BMR is 2317 calories per day to maintain, so cutting 500 calories per day brings me to 1817 calories to lose 1 lb a week.

Here's what I ate today:
Water intake: 7 glasses

Breakfast: 1 egg, 1 slice whwh toast, 1 tsp butter, 1 glass milk

Snack: 1 peach

Lunch: 1 hot dog with mustard (not the best choice, but planned for), large salad with 1/4 avocado, 1/2 tomato, 4 slices cucumber, 1.5 tbsp dressing.

Snack: 1/4 cup almonds

Dinner: 1/3 lb ribeye steak, baked asparagus tossed lightly with canola oil, steamed cauliflower, green beans & carrots. .5 tsp light soya sauce. 1 cup cherries.

Snack: 1 bag Orville Redenbachers Smart Pop popcorn

ETA: I ended up eating only 2/3 of the bag of popcorn, so I ended up on target with my calories afterall!!

Total calorie intake for the day: 1,881 (64 calories over)
ETA: 1750 with popcorn change.

Exercise for the day:
Morning: 25 minute workout with Wii Active (burned 133 calories). It was a pretty good workout! I chose moderate intensity, and I was sweating by the middle of it LOL

Week 1 photo & stats

2009-07-20T09:26:00.000-04:00

Age: 36 yrs
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 163 lbs (uuuuuuuugh)
BMI: 27 (double uuuuuugh!)
BMR: 1495 calories (which means if I work out moderately daily that I have to eat 2317 calories to maintain my weight)

(click photo to see larger version)

Ready, set, go!!

2009-07-20T06:22:00.000-04:00

I jump started over the weekend by going for walks and not eating junk. I also bought Active for the Wii. I've heard great things, so hopefully I'll enjoy it, or at the very least endure it.

I've prepared for this challenge by starting up a FitDay account where I can login what I've eaten and what exercise I've done for the day and it does all these neat calculations. It's got a bunch of other extra info you can enter, but I prefer to do that on this blog (moods, challenges, etc). I'll use FitDay strictly for tracking numbers. My FitDay profile is also public. Click to view! The link is also in the right-hand sidebar.

Challenges I think I'll face:
I hate exercising.
I love eating. A lot. Of bad stuff.
LOL
Pretty much the exact opposite of leading a healthy lifestyle!

My goal is to exercise moderately everyday to start, and build up the intensity as my body permits. Right now, I'm a bit of a mess. My lower back is often in pain, I regularly have really bad knee pain, hip joints pain... it really is unacceptable. I'm sure much of this is from the weight gain (back pain may be from having a baby though, it's new since having Holden).

That being said, there are still plenty of exercises available to me. I'm going to mix it up so I don't get too bored or annoyed LOL... regular walks, Wii Active, swimming if possible, and whatever else I can come up with.

Next entry coming later this morning: this week's picture (the first "before" picture!! yikes!), today's stats, challenges, and thoughts.

Blog set up today

2009-07-18T11:32:00.000-04:00

I've set up the blog today and started tracking my calories. Official blog start on Monday, although you can view my FitDay tracking as of today. See link on the right sidebar.

Stephanie Must Lose Weight

Clean Eating magazine

Weigh-In Wednesday

McDonald's: 1 — Stephanie: 1

McDonald's: 0 — Stephanie: 1

Weigh-In Wednesday

The fight continues

I'm doing good!

I'm back

Knee pain :(

Week #1: Losing 1 lb at a time

Doing better, but much more work to do

Eggplant Parmesan

Motivation is here!

Ingredients (serves 4)

Directions

*sigh*

Neglectful of blog = off the wagon

Week 7 Stats

Sorry for lack of updates!

Week 5, Day 1 Summary (no pic today, sorry!)

Week 5 Stats

Week 4 Day 5, 6, 7 Summary

Full disclosure time! Again!

Week 4, Day 4 Summary

Week 4, Day 3 Summary

Week 4, Day 2 Summary

Week 4, Day 1 Summary

Week 4 Stats

Week 3, Day 7 summary

Week 3, Day 6 summary

Week 3, Day 5 summary

Week 3, Day 4 summary

Week 3, Day 3 summary

Week 3, Day 2 summary

Week 3 Stats

Full disclosure time!

Off the wagon weekend. Again.

Week 2, Day 4 Summary

Week 2, Day 3 Summary

Week 2, Day 3 (Part I)

Week 2, Day 2 Summary

Week 2, Day 1 Summary

Weekend Update

Weeks 2 Stats

*argh*

*ugh* Day 6 (Part III) & Day 7 (Part I)

Day 6 (Part II)

Day 6 (Part I)

Day 5 Summary

Bits & Pieces

Day 4 Summary

Double Ugh

Ugh

Day 3 Summary

Day 3 Lunch

Day 2 Summary (Part II)

Day 2 Summary (Part I)

Changed "Comments" Settings

Today's biggest challenge...

Today's Challenge!

Day 1 Summary

Week 1 photo & stats

Ready, set, go!!

Blog set up today

sigh

argh

ugh Day 6 (Part III) & Day 7 (Part I)