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