I'm super tired today. I have to be honest, I'm feeling really defeated. The good news is, I did OK with my eating and sticking to my meal plan with a couple of exceptions. Instead of having a peach, I made mixed fruit. I forgot my almonds and my banana, and I added licorice. Which is OK. Oh... and I was a bit hungry after dinner, so I had a piece of bed with PB. So, I went over my points by two. In the end though, I still have 24 of my 35 extra weekly points left. So technically it fit in.
I made tomorrows meal plan on the train tonight on my way home. I was a bit distracted by the ADORABLE toddler in the seat ahead of me and his smiling and waving and showing off.
Anyway, I'm setting this meal plan into the cyber world knowing that probably no one will read it, but that's OK. I'll know it's here.
Breakfast
Toast-2
Egg-2
Cheese-1
Latte-2
Total-7
Pts Left-30
Snack-
Mixed fruit-2
Yogurt-2
Total-4
Pts Left-26
Lunch
Sandwich-5
Banana-2
Veggies-0
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge-1
Total-9
Pts Left-18
Snack-
Almonds-3
Total- 3
Pts left-15
Dinner-
Grilled Chicken Breast-3
Stuffing -4
Salad w/dressing-2
Total-9
Pts Left-4
Well, I have super cold toes, so I'm heading to bed. Type at ya later.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
For the Love of Stardust
"You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing, and... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no gifts. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine."
I love Stardust. I really do. The more I think about it, the more I realize that it is pretty much my favorite movie. (I mean, really, where else are you going to see Robert De Niro as a cross dressing pirate?)
This movie (and book.. such a good book) is really about learning that what we want isn't always what is best for us. This is a concept I am learning in great bounds lately.
We can love someone who will make us jump through hoops to earn their love all the while the one that we truly desire and deserve is right in front of us, not asking for anything other than our love.
We can spend out lifetime trying to make a fortune and store up treasure, an din the end, we might be rich beyond comprehension, but we are alone.
There is so much more to say about this. Probably more than I even have time to talk about so I will end this here.
I really can't recommend this book and movie enough.
I love Stardust. I really do. The more I think about it, the more I realize that it is pretty much my favorite movie. (I mean, really, where else are you going to see Robert De Niro as a cross dressing pirate?)
This movie (and book.. such a good book) is really about learning that what we want isn't always what is best for us. This is a concept I am learning in great bounds lately.
We can love someone who will make us jump through hoops to earn their love all the while the one that we truly desire and deserve is right in front of us, not asking for anything other than our love.
We can spend out lifetime trying to make a fortune and store up treasure, an din the end, we might be rich beyond comprehension, but we are alone.
There is so much more to say about this. Probably more than I even have time to talk about so I will end this here.
I really can't recommend this book and movie enough.
Monday Confession
I'm lazy. I really am. I meant to go through my whole work week (a short week...yay!) and create a meal plan for everyday. I only got through tomorrow. But at least I got through it. To be honest, breakfast and lunch probably won't vary too much throughout the week, so it's a start.
Anyway, here is my meal plan for Tuesday, September 8th. I get 37 points a day. I need to get in 5 fruits/veggies, 2 lean protein, 2 milk/dairy, 2 healthy oils (sometimes I use nuts for this)
Breakfast-
Latte-2
Granola-3
Yogurt-2
Peach-1
Total Pts-8
Total Pts Left-29
I also used my two milk requirements, a whole grain (rolled oats in the granola)and a fruit
Snack-
Almonds-3
Total Pts- 3
Total Pts Left-26
Used 1 healthy oil
Lunch-
Whole Grain Wrap-3
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge-1
Ham-2
Veggies-0
Banana-2
Fiber 1 yogurt-0
Total Pts-8
Total Pts left-18
Used 2 veggies (hoping to get in two veggies, probably mini peppers and celery) 2 fruits (a banana counts as 2), Lean protein
Snack-
Almonds-3 (i don't usually do the same snack twice, but I have these little snack bags of almonds so I'm using half in the morning and half in the afternoon).
Total Pts-3
Total Pts left-15
One healthy oil used
After Work Snack-
McD's Ice cream cone-3 pts
Total pts-3
Total pts left-12
Dinner-
Chili Taco Soup-6
(my recipe, leftovers)
Total pts-6
Total pts left-6
This leaves me with a 6 point leeway in the day to work with...
Anyway, here is my meal plan for Tuesday, September 8th. I get 37 points a day. I need to get in 5 fruits/veggies, 2 lean protein, 2 milk/dairy, 2 healthy oils (sometimes I use nuts for this)
Breakfast-
Latte-2
Granola-3
Yogurt-2
Peach-1
Total Pts-8
Total Pts Left-29
I also used my two milk requirements, a whole grain (rolled oats in the granola)and a fruit
Snack-
Almonds-3
Total Pts- 3
Total Pts Left-26
Used 1 healthy oil
Lunch-
Whole Grain Wrap-3
Laughing Cow Cheese Wedge-1
Ham-2
Veggies-0
Banana-2
Fiber 1 yogurt-0
Total Pts-8
Total Pts left-18
Used 2 veggies (hoping to get in two veggies, probably mini peppers and celery) 2 fruits (a banana counts as 2), Lean protein
Snack-
Almonds-3 (i don't usually do the same snack twice, but I have these little snack bags of almonds so I'm using half in the morning and half in the afternoon).
Total Pts-3
Total Pts left-15
One healthy oil used
After Work Snack-
McD's Ice cream cone-3 pts
Total pts-3
Total pts left-12
Dinner-
Chili Taco Soup-6
(my recipe, leftovers)
Total pts-6
Total pts left-6
This leaves me with a 6 point leeway in the day to work with...
Sunday, September 6, 2009
I have to be honest...
... I'm forcing myself to write this right now. I made a decision to write a blog once a day through the end of the month. I missed the first few days. In my honest state of mind, I have to say this probably won't last very long. But I'm going to try.
I don't have my meal plan yet. I am going to work on it tomorrow morning. I'm hoping it will force me to get out of bed since today I just wanted to h
And I leave you with this...
I don't have my meal plan yet. I am going to work on it tomorrow morning. I'm hoping it will force me to get out of bed since today I just wanted to h
And I leave you with this...
Saturday, September 5, 2009
When it Doesn't Turn Out
So, I decided I was going to make these wonderfully delicious looking bars for breakfast next week. I made a double batch so I could share with the 'rents. However, I didn't have toasted wheat germ. I had wheat bran. And flax seed meal. I got them put together and in the oven. I figured out the points value (three by the way). I let them sit for 3 hours. I started to cut them, and they fell apart.
So, long story short, I now have realy delicious granola to eat with yogurt for breakfast this week. Jealous? You should be.
Anyway, I'm not quite sure what happened. I think most likely I didn't press them into the pan enough. It could have also been the substitutions or maybe not enough honey? I ran out of honey and used brown sugar for the rest. Oh well. :)
Also, just so all of you wonderful people know... Ingrid Michaelson's new album Everybody is amazingly wonderful.
So, long story short, I now have realy delicious granola to eat with yogurt for breakfast this week. Jealous? You should be.
Anyway, I'm not quite sure what happened. I think most likely I didn't press them into the pan enough. It could have also been the substitutions or maybe not enough honey? I ran out of honey and used brown sugar for the rest. Oh well. :)
Also, just so all of you wonderful people know... Ingrid Michaelson's new album Everybody is amazingly wonderful.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
An Idea
Dear Friends,
“I like to start my notes to you as if we’re already in the middle of a conversation.
I pretend that we’re the oldest and dearest friends– as opposed to what we actually are — people who don’t know each other’s names and met in a chat room where we both claimed we’d never been before."
Oh wait, that's already been said before.....let's start over
Dear Friends,
Let me explain why I've been twittering my food intake. Well, I'm doing so that I think before eating and also so that I remember to track it and count my points. I'm afraid that it's a bit annoying, but it's really helping me (for the most part) so I'm hoping you all won't mind if I continue to do it.
I also had another idea. I really need to make a habit of planning. I want to start planning at least a week in advanced so that I can be prepared and make good choices. So, I'm going to start posting my meal plans here. I hope you don't mind. You can ignore them if you want, or if you have ideas and thoughts that you think would be helpful I would love all your imput. Realy, I am doing it to keep myself in check and accountable.
Most sincerely and lovingly yours,
Katy
“I like to start my notes to you as if we’re already in the middle of a conversation.
I pretend that we’re the oldest and dearest friends– as opposed to what we actually are — people who don’t know each other’s names and met in a chat room where we both claimed we’d never been before."
Oh wait, that's already been said before.....let's start over
Dear Friends,
Let me explain why I've been twittering my food intake. Well, I'm doing so that I think before eating and also so that I remember to track it and count my points. I'm afraid that it's a bit annoying, but it's really helping me (for the most part) so I'm hoping you all won't mind if I continue to do it.
I also had another idea. I really need to make a habit of planning. I want to start planning at least a week in advanced so that I can be prepared and make good choices. So, I'm going to start posting my meal plans here. I hope you don't mind. You can ignore them if you want, or if you have ideas and thoughts that you think would be helpful I would love all your imput. Realy, I am doing it to keep myself in check and accountable.
Most sincerely and lovingly yours,
Katy
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
The Ugly Truth
I love carbs. Sometimes it's almost impossible to stop eating them once I start. Tonight I ate 8 corn tortillas.. 6 of them with nothing on them. If I don't portion out things first, I will eat whole bags of pretzels, chips, popcorn...pasta, rice, french fries. Don't even get me started on bread... especially sourdough baguettes.
I truly believe that carbs are what is hindering my weight loss effort... but i can't not have them. It's just not an option for me. So, what do I do? I try to weigh and measure things out first. Then I put them in baggies by serving size and make sure I know what the points are BEFORE I eat them.
So, tonight, after my tortillas...well, I didn't have anything else. But I really want pie. I think there is something else going on though. I mean, between the depression and the insomnia and the cravings... I'm either getting sick, just dealing with depression, or pms'ing. Hopefully I'll pull it together by next week.
I truly believe that carbs are what is hindering my weight loss effort... but i can't not have them. It's just not an option for me. So, what do I do? I try to weigh and measure things out first. Then I put them in baggies by serving size and make sure I know what the points are BEFORE I eat them.
So, tonight, after my tortillas...well, I didn't have anything else. But I really want pie. I think there is something else going on though. I mean, between the depression and the insomnia and the cravings... I'm either getting sick, just dealing with depression, or pms'ing. Hopefully I'll pull it together by next week.
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