Just a quick note to say that this morning I decided to weigh myself since last night I did and I weighed 86.4. I figured maybe waiting until morning I might lose a bit more. Well I did! This morning I weighed in at 85.8 kilos! (188 pounds!!!) I am so excited! :) I know a lot of unhealthy eating will be coming up in the next week so I really have to try to reduce my intake like I did yesterday. I didn't even get that hungry surprisingly enough! I was happy.
Today's Food:
Breakfast: A bowl of oatmeal with a spoonful of sugar free strawberry jam and a cup of coffee with sugar pill.
Lunch: ?
Dinner: Two chicken sandwiches, one chicken breast. Or one chicken sandwich and a big salad.
Dessert: ?
Will write more later.
~L
Friday, October 29, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Weigh in Wednesday
Well today is Wednesday and that means its weigh in day. First thing I did this morning after waking up was step on the scale. I figured it would be best to weigh myself at least once a week. It's incredibly hard waiting for that entire week though to weigh myself. My scale just sits there calling my name every time I go into the bathroom. lol
Wednesday Weigh Ins:
10-20-2010: 86.5 kilos (190pounds)
10-27-2010: 86 kilos (189 pounds)
1 pound loss since last week.
This is a bit discouraging considering I've been cutting down my food intake slowly. I've been trying to use whatever I eat as energy. Well, I've been trying to change my way of thinking when it comes to food. (Food for energy, not for fun) or I guess you could also say (eat to live not live to eat) :) I like that one better I think. I just have to keep that mind set and whenever I do eat, enjoy it. I've also been practicing portion control. I've been trying to stop myself before I get way too full. I think I'm doing alright in that area! I've also been trying to eat as healthy as possible. Looking at the back of every package I buy to see the nutrition facts, if you could even call them that here. Some products are better than others when it comes to that. :)
Well let's see. Yesterday for breakfast I ate a bowl of fiber rich cereal with skim milk. I also drank a cup of green tea instant coffee with just one sugar pill. I am really getting use to drinking my coffee with no cream. :) Cream = more calories = weight gain = no thanks! For lunch I had a huge salad. I had leftover salad from the night before and there's no way I'm throwing stuff like that out. It's good for at least one day in the fridge. So I added some more cucumbers, a tomato, some leftover low fat cheese I had from dinner the night before. Again, even in small amounts I still don't throw it out especially if I think I can use it in a salad the next day. :) I also added a couple spoons of sundried tomatoes, 4 green olives because I just bought them and they are so tasty! Oh yes I also toasted two whole weight pieces of bread, added a teeny bit of butter even though I should have used olive oil instead! Grr! And some garlic powder with a bit of salt. I added some leftover guacamole (mixed with sour cream) I had from the night before. Everything was really good! Oh yes I also added a couple slices of turkey, chopped, for a bit or protein. I ate a yogurt after this. And drank lots of water as well.
Yesterday morning, Tuesday, I also went to the gym for a work out. I think I was there for a little over an hour. 1.5 hours I think. I was gone awhile. I also went grocery shopping afterwards, then came home to eat my salad. I was starving after working out!
Then later for dinner I made a salad, kjøttkaker (meat cakes? kind of like meatballs), some gravy, and potato wedges. Oh yes and also peas. I made the gravy and potato wedges mostly for my husband, and kids, but mostly my husband. I know how much he loves potatoes so I bought some "lower fat" frozen potatoes and they are insanely full of calories even though they say "lower fat" Whatever! Complete BS! So I didn't have any at all. Maybe one bite of one but that's it. I also bought some organic low fat meat patties. Wow! They were so good! One entire package was about 200 calories! Amazing! These will be replacing our meatballs. I also made the gravy for my husband. I deciliter is about 25 calories. I had a couple spoonfuls over my meatballs but I actually could have gone without putting it on too. My kids aren't really into gravy. It's mostly my husband that loves it. I could definitely live without it too. I also made a salad with some nice greens, cucumber, tomato, sundried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil, and a bit of salt. Yum!!! It's super delicious just like that! I boiled some peas and drained them and put just a bit of salt on them and my kids LOVED them! I also liked them. That's basically what I had on my plate: salad, peas, 3 kjøttkaker, a couple spoonfuls of brown gravy. The kids had some potatoes but they didn't even touch them. Jeanette probably ate a few but she mostly loved the peas and kjøttkaker. Mikael was the same. Neither of them had gravy. My husband on the other hand had potatoes and kjøttkaker, a spoonful of peas (he HATES veggies, don't know what the heck is wrong with him!) a bit of salad too, and gravy on his meat patties. Yep! I told him I am just not going to bother with the gravy next time because no one really likes it besides him! Same with the potatoes (fries). We could definitely live without them. I'd rather make fresh potatoes as well.
I also have to get better with prepping my meals the day before or earlier in the day. If I want to make potatoes for dinner I should cut them in the morning and slice them then put them in a plastic bowl with water and save them for later that night. It would definitely save me time on dinner! And it's a bit healthier too I think since the packaged fries at the store usually are soaked with some sort of oil and I think that's where all the calories are coming from. I don't know though. Potatoes are really starchy and high in calories to begin with. At least I think so.
Last night I also made an apple cake. A lower calorie apple cake at that. I reduced the sugar significantly and used Splenda instead. I also used reduced sugar applesauce I bought the other day. I think I can reduce the sugar completely or just add a spoonful next time because it did turn out pretty sweet. It was good though! :) I liked it. So did Jeanette. She had two pieces and another piece I packed for her lunch today.
For breakfast today so far I've had my typical mug of black green tea coffee with a sugar pill to sweeten it a bit. No cream! Yay! Two slices of bread with low fat butter and salami slices. Yum. Not sure what I'm having for lunch yet though. Maybe some soup or more slices of bread. I need to learn to eat more during the day though. Exercise and then eat less at night. No more food after 7-8pm! That's what my chewing gum should be for. :)
Well that's it for today. I'll try to blog more during the week so I won't have so much to write about in one post.
~L
Wednesday Weigh Ins:
10-20-2010: 86.5 kilos (190pounds)
10-27-2010: 86 kilos (189 pounds)
1 pound loss since last week.
This is a bit discouraging considering I've been cutting down my food intake slowly. I've been trying to use whatever I eat as energy. Well, I've been trying to change my way of thinking when it comes to food. (Food for energy, not for fun) or I guess you could also say (eat to live not live to eat) :) I like that one better I think. I just have to keep that mind set and whenever I do eat, enjoy it. I've also been practicing portion control. I've been trying to stop myself before I get way too full. I think I'm doing alright in that area! I've also been trying to eat as healthy as possible. Looking at the back of every package I buy to see the nutrition facts, if you could even call them that here. Some products are better than others when it comes to that. :)
Well let's see. Yesterday for breakfast I ate a bowl of fiber rich cereal with skim milk. I also drank a cup of green tea instant coffee with just one sugar pill. I am really getting use to drinking my coffee with no cream. :) Cream = more calories = weight gain = no thanks! For lunch I had a huge salad. I had leftover salad from the night before and there's no way I'm throwing stuff like that out. It's good for at least one day in the fridge. So I added some more cucumbers, a tomato, some leftover low fat cheese I had from dinner the night before. Again, even in small amounts I still don't throw it out especially if I think I can use it in a salad the next day. :) I also added a couple spoons of sundried tomatoes, 4 green olives because I just bought them and they are so tasty! Oh yes I also toasted two whole weight pieces of bread, added a teeny bit of butter even though I should have used olive oil instead! Grr! And some garlic powder with a bit of salt. I added some leftover guacamole (mixed with sour cream) I had from the night before. Everything was really good! Oh yes I also added a couple slices of turkey, chopped, for a bit or protein. I ate a yogurt after this. And drank lots of water as well.
Yesterday morning, Tuesday, I also went to the gym for a work out. I think I was there for a little over an hour. 1.5 hours I think. I was gone awhile. I also went grocery shopping afterwards, then came home to eat my salad. I was starving after working out!
Then later for dinner I made a salad, kjøttkaker (meat cakes? kind of like meatballs), some gravy, and potato wedges. Oh yes and also peas. I made the gravy and potato wedges mostly for my husband, and kids, but mostly my husband. I know how much he loves potatoes so I bought some "lower fat" frozen potatoes and they are insanely full of calories even though they say "lower fat" Whatever! Complete BS! So I didn't have any at all. Maybe one bite of one but that's it. I also bought some organic low fat meat patties. Wow! They were so good! One entire package was about 200 calories! Amazing! These will be replacing our meatballs. I also made the gravy for my husband. I deciliter is about 25 calories. I had a couple spoonfuls over my meatballs but I actually could have gone without putting it on too. My kids aren't really into gravy. It's mostly my husband that loves it. I could definitely live without it too. I also made a salad with some nice greens, cucumber, tomato, sundried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, and olive oil, and a bit of salt. Yum!!! It's super delicious just like that! I boiled some peas and drained them and put just a bit of salt on them and my kids LOVED them! I also liked them. That's basically what I had on my plate: salad, peas, 3 kjøttkaker, a couple spoonfuls of brown gravy. The kids had some potatoes but they didn't even touch them. Jeanette probably ate a few but she mostly loved the peas and kjøttkaker. Mikael was the same. Neither of them had gravy. My husband on the other hand had potatoes and kjøttkaker, a spoonful of peas (he HATES veggies, don't know what the heck is wrong with him!) a bit of salad too, and gravy on his meat patties. Yep! I told him I am just not going to bother with the gravy next time because no one really likes it besides him! Same with the potatoes (fries). We could definitely live without them. I'd rather make fresh potatoes as well.
I also have to get better with prepping my meals the day before or earlier in the day. If I want to make potatoes for dinner I should cut them in the morning and slice them then put them in a plastic bowl with water and save them for later that night. It would definitely save me time on dinner! And it's a bit healthier too I think since the packaged fries at the store usually are soaked with some sort of oil and I think that's where all the calories are coming from. I don't know though. Potatoes are really starchy and high in calories to begin with. At least I think so.
Last night I also made an apple cake. A lower calorie apple cake at that. I reduced the sugar significantly and used Splenda instead. I also used reduced sugar applesauce I bought the other day. I think I can reduce the sugar completely or just add a spoonful next time because it did turn out pretty sweet. It was good though! :) I liked it. So did Jeanette. She had two pieces and another piece I packed for her lunch today.
For breakfast today so far I've had my typical mug of black green tea coffee with a sugar pill to sweeten it a bit. No cream! Yay! Two slices of bread with low fat butter and salami slices. Yum. Not sure what I'm having for lunch yet though. Maybe some soup or more slices of bread. I need to learn to eat more during the day though. Exercise and then eat less at night. No more food after 7-8pm! That's what my chewing gum should be for. :)
Well that's it for today. I'll try to blog more during the week so I won't have so much to write about in one post.
~L
Monday, October 25, 2010
Today
Woke up today. I ate breakfast with my kids. I ate a bowl of oatmeal with just a small sprinkle of sugar and some cinnamon on top. I need to buy substitute sugar. I also had a cup of green tea instant coffee with one sugar pill. =) Then later for lunch I had a breakfast burrito that was leftover from yesterday. I made scrambled eggs with onion and tomatoes and chives. Wrapped it in a whole wheat tortilla. Then I made a quesadilla with a slice of turkey after that. I used low fat cheese of course. Gosh that stuff is so expensive compared to regular cheese! Sheesh! Who ever said eating healthy is cheap? It's not really. It's silly expensive unfortunately!!! Especially here in Norway. Oh and I also had two glasses of water with lunch and a banana after. I've had a couple glasses of water after that. One before my work out and one after. I did Jillian Michael's 30day shred work out with heavier weights that I bought last week. I really broke out into a sweat this time! :) I feel great! My son was exercising with me too. He tries to do jumping jacks and he looks so silly and adorable when he does them with me! He also tried doing a few of the other exercises with me. Such a silly boy. :) He had me laughing half the time I was exercising.
Well, today I'm trying not to get discouraged. I say that I've lost 10-12 pounds already but I just don't feel it! Not really anyway. I keep thinking that there is no way I'll lose more weight. I'm permanently the way that I am now. I'm destined to be this way for the rest of my life. I hate this negative feeling. I know the exercises are doing something. But I don't know. I don't think I'll believe it until I see it. I've seen some results so far just by not drinking soda. But is that it? That's the only results I'm going to see? I guess it didn't help much when I stepped onto the scale and it's not even Wednesday yet! Ugh! And it's not good that it's almost that time of month. I hate it! But I'd rather get it over with now since in just a couple weeks I'll be in Paris!!! =) My friend Holly is arriving...well gosh darn. Next Week!! Ahhh! Exciting! I'm going to not really exercise during her time here. We'll be walking around plenty in those days so I'll just watch what I eat. I'll try to anyway! We'll see how it goes! I do plan on drinking wine in Paris though! :) No stopping me there! It's going to be way difficult saying no to the macarons though! Mmm I might eat one or two if we walk by a bakery :-P Well that's it for today.
Fajitas for dinner. I'm going to grill them and then slice them and put them in whole weight tortillas with some light sour cream and salsa. I think I'll cut out the cheese this time to save calories though. I'll buy some greens and make myself a salad instead I think. My whole family is having the same. I'll shred some cheese for them though. And for my son, since he's so darn picky, I'll cut some chicken in cubes for him and serve him some veggies or some sort. :) Same for my daughter but she's good at eating what the rest of us eat. Oh ... I might make some Mexican rice with brown rice. At least a little bit of it! Maybe Mikael will love that!
~L
Well, today I'm trying not to get discouraged. I say that I've lost 10-12 pounds already but I just don't feel it! Not really anyway. I keep thinking that there is no way I'll lose more weight. I'm permanently the way that I am now. I'm destined to be this way for the rest of my life. I hate this negative feeling. I know the exercises are doing something. But I don't know. I don't think I'll believe it until I see it. I've seen some results so far just by not drinking soda. But is that it? That's the only results I'm going to see? I guess it didn't help much when I stepped onto the scale and it's not even Wednesday yet! Ugh! And it's not good that it's almost that time of month. I hate it! But I'd rather get it over with now since in just a couple weeks I'll be in Paris!!! =) My friend Holly is arriving...well gosh darn. Next Week!! Ahhh! Exciting! I'm going to not really exercise during her time here. We'll be walking around plenty in those days so I'll just watch what I eat. I'll try to anyway! We'll see how it goes! I do plan on drinking wine in Paris though! :) No stopping me there! It's going to be way difficult saying no to the macarons though! Mmm I might eat one or two if we walk by a bakery :-P Well that's it for today.
Fajitas for dinner. I'm going to grill them and then slice them and put them in whole weight tortillas with some light sour cream and salsa. I think I'll cut out the cheese this time to save calories though. I'll buy some greens and make myself a salad instead I think. My whole family is having the same. I'll shred some cheese for them though. And for my son, since he's so darn picky, I'll cut some chicken in cubes for him and serve him some veggies or some sort. :) Same for my daughter but she's good at eating what the rest of us eat. Oh ... I might make some Mexican rice with brown rice. At least a little bit of it! Maybe Mikael will love that!
~L
Friday, October 22, 2010
First Post
I thought it would be a good idea if I could start blogging about my day to day fight with this weight loss thing. I think it will be a great way of getting things out and I hope it helps me a bit on this journey of mine. Now, I'm not in a big rush to lose the weight even though I'd love to lose 50 pounds in 6 weeks. But, I can't really do that. I have a family to take care of. It is incredibly hard trying to take care of myself and my family at the same time. It's even harder knowing that no matter what I will be doing, there will always be candy, chips, and soda in this house thanks to my husband with the crazy metabolism. I hate it how, when I mention that I have been losing at least one pound per week, he turns it around and makes it about himself and just jokes with me saying "I lose 10 pounds in my sleep!"... Well guess what buddy? I don't give a hoot about you. I care about myself only and I wish he would just shush it and focus on me instead. Stop trying to put me down! I'm working hard and you aren't helping any! Guess what? I will no longer be buying you chips and sodas. Nope! If you want them you better go buy them yourself and just keep them away from me. I don't mind buying them for my kids every now and then though but I don't even want to do that anymore. I'd rather look for a healthy alternative to chips. I've been doing that a lot lately. Looking at the back of every product I buy and trying to translate things in my head. Norway doesn't have the great nutrition facts that the USA has. Even when I buy American items sometimes, people here usually cover them with a new label with the stupid, useless, food facts on them. So when I peel that away, the nutrition facts are useless to me. But of course there is the internet. I can just look it up right? :) Well I can't look up Norwegian foods. It's impossible for me to count calories here. I just try to look out for the bad stuff and I am trying so hard not to over eat and drink lots of water and eat more fruits. You can only have so much of yogurt and apples for dessert though. =/ I finally had to splurge a little and bought light chocolate ice cream. I had to! I am trying my hardest to get to bed earlier in the night but its not going so well yet. I figure, if I get to bed early maybe I won't get the late night munchies. But I get hungry, stomach grumbling and everything and water sometimes doesn't help. I hate feeling hungry all the time! I am trying my best but it sucks sometimes. I think I just need to exercise more. I don't see how a 20 minute workout (30day shred) will help me lose a lot of weight in only one month. I'd have to do it more than once a day! I also think I need to be more active but it's so hard when you are a stay at home mom, no job, no where to go really. Walking around here is like walking down a long white hall with no pictures on the wall and no one to talk to. Sure, there's houses to look at but I've seen all of them and there is usually no one out to talk to plus its winter now and there is definitely no one out walking much these days. So it's WII fit time I think. I've been wanting to get on that thing lately. I think I'm going to have to go look for that darn disc and pop it in tonight! :) Maybe that will help and I know my kids will have fun playing with me.
This Sunday I have an appointment with a personal trainer (included in my membership) for one hour! I really can't wait. I think it is going to be fun and I hope to work up a good sweat on Sunday! I have decently healthy meals planned this weekend as well. I'm trying to use up all my "bad" food if you consider white rice and regular pasta bad food. I don't want to put anything to waste so I have been trying hard to use everything up! I won't do what Jillian Michael's does...throw out all the bad food. I can't afford to do that. lol So I'll limit myself, eat it as healthy as I can make it. Then when its all gone, buy the good and healthier stuff. :)
Well that's all for now. Got to get busy doing stuff. I got some thing going on and my kids daycare. I have to take some $$ to buy their own artwork! lol But I plan on putting it on my art wall! =)
~L
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