Pig

I'm tired, so this is going to be pretty down to business style.

Food

1 cup Guardian cereal with 1% milk

1/2 cup f/f s/f yogurt... getting used to it now

6 organic dry-roasted almonds

1 egg salad sandwich on whole wheat from Tim Horton's

1 can Diet Pepsi

Cuppa (yes)

2 mini veggie samosas

1/2 wee pizza

1 large organic carrot

6 medium strawberries

Approx. 8 multigrain tortilla chips

Approx. 3 tbsp salsa

4-5 veggie meatballs

Countless edamame 

3 thin slices of demi-baguette

1/2 tbsp light butter

4 cinnamon brown rice chips

Very small amounts of tamarind sauce & Thai chili sauce

1.5 litres water

More Diet Pepsi

1 Laura Secord chocolate

Frig, Friday night 'treat night' really kills me.  I totally went overboard this Friday.

Exercise

50 minutes on elliptical - burned 525 calories

12 reps on each of the 9 weight circuit machines + inner and outer thigh machines

35 crunches

35 leg lifts

10 puke inducers

Minimal stretching

Best of luck to me at my weigh-in tomorrow.  Boo.  I was going to do so well before this pig fest!  Oh well, sunshine and rainbows, sunshine and rainbows...

Cupcake

xo

My first sports related injury - how cool is that?!?

Yep, it's true.  I'm such a jockette now that I've got a sports related injury!  As I mentioned in a previous post, my Achilles tendon has been aching away like crazy.  I'd been hoping the pain would just go away, but no such luck.  Last night when I stood up to go to bed, my Achilles started (for lack of a better word) squeaking!  I made Graham put his finger on it and I moved my foot up and down, you could actually feel the squeakiness.  Cue shudder!

After my workout this morning, I went to the clinic, also located in my grocery store (what doesn't this place have?!).  The Doctor confirmed that my tendon is inflamed and needs attended to or it will tear. Again, cue shudder.

She gave me a prescription for something called, Naproxen and recommended that I ice my tendon after working out and then again in the evening.  There is a really cool product (pun intended) that is like a cold tensor bandage, called Ice Tape.  I wasn't looking forward to elevating my ankle whilst trying to hold an ice pack on it and now I don't have to worry about it - yay!

Food

1 cup Guardian cereal with 1% milk

1 cup Amy's way too salty lentil & vegetable soup (150 cal)

1 whole wheat English muffin (140 cal)

1.5 tbsp cream cheese

1/2 litre water... ouch... must drink more!

1 cup mixed fresh fruit:  strawberries, blueberries & (minimal) grapes

1/2 f/f s/f yucky yogurt

Cuppa with the usual suspects

1/3 cup brown rice

1 1/4 cup stir-fry including every vegetable on the planet & some tempeh and chick'n

Approx. 2 tbsp stir-fry sauce = demonic almond butter, rice vinegar, liquid smoke & Bragg's

1 litre flavoured water (no calories)

1 Laura Secord dark chocolate

Exercise

50 minutes on elliptical - burned 521 calories

Ugh.  I took my first Naproxen and I'm feeling a bit icky.  My tummy is making all sorts of horrible noises.  Sewer backing up styley-o.  Let's hope that doesn't continue for the next 10 days!

 

Cupcake

xo

In dire need of food today!

So, I'm super hungry today!  I just finished wolfing down some potato & leek soup, plus half an english muffin and all of a sudden it's hit bottom.  I'm pretty sure a brick is now sitting in the bottom of my belly.  At 34 years old, I should know not to eat food too quickly!

Exercise

50 minutes on elliptical - burned 525 calories

35 crunches

35 leg lifts

10 puke inducers

12 reps on each of the 9 machines in the weight circuit + inner and outer thigh machines

Introduced a bit of stretching today - felt good!

45 minutes shoveling snow... boo.

1 hour shoveling snow... more boo!

Food

1 cup Guardian cereal with 1% milk

1 cup (homemade) leek & potato soup

1/2 whole wheat English muffin

1 tbsp almond butter (100 calories!!!!)

1 litre water

1/2 cup f/f s/f yogurt (the yucky one that I'm trying to finish)

5 strawberries

1.5 eggs

1/2 whole wheat English muffin

1 tbsp salsa

Small sprinkling light cheddar

1/2 tbsp maple syrup

2/3 pancake

1 veggie sausage

Cuppa with milk and EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!

The Splenda, or EXTERMINATE! as I come to refer to it as, is almost done.  Once it's gone from the cupboard, I shall not buy anymore.

I hummed and hawed over the almond butter because of the crazy amount of calories, but I was really wanting some protein.  I don't normally crave almond butter, so I thought if my body was asking for it, I should accommodate.  Now if it was a slice of vanilla cake (ughghghgh...) I'd have to say 'no', but something pretty healthy like almond butter, yep.

Last night I trapped Graham's leg between mine and squeezed as hard as I could, the fool liked it!  He said soon I'd be able to crack nuts with my thighs, thus the picture of dear Hillary.

Cupcake

xo

 

Tough slog today.

Damn!  My back is sorrrrrre to day.  I should start stretching more... it's just a good thing to do for many reasons.  I slept like a log last night.  In fact, I even slept through the tail end of Corrie! Now anyone who knows me, knows that I love Corrie, so it's clear that I was knackered last night. I suppose the night time Advil cold and sinus helped a touch too.  I am struggling to fight off a stubborn cold or flu, something that's making me feel tired and making my ear squeak!

Food

1 cup Raisin Bran combined with Kellogg's Guardian cereal with 1% milk.  

Cuppa with milk and EXTERMINATE!  I'm a fiend for this chemical crap.  Help!

1 whole wheat English muffin (130 cal)

1 tbsp cream cheese (45 cal)

1 tbsp nsa jam (20 cal)

1/2 cup homemade potato leek soup

Cuppa

1 ear of corn with less butter than I've ever used!

1/2 whole wheat English muffin

1 tsp cream cheese

1 veggie burger

5 oven chips

Small amount of pan-fried onion & red pepper

1/2 Laura Secord chocolate (25 cal)

1.5 litres water

1/2 can Diet Pepsi

3/4 large organic Golden Delicious apple

Exercise

52 minutes on elliptical - burned 513 calories.  

I struggled today.  I can admit it.  I went slower than usual and really felt it.  At about 1/2 my back really started to hurt and my right foot was beginning to fall asleep.  All very odd.  I got smart and changed the music I was listening to (The Ramones) and moved over to Queen Latifah.  Somehow the Queen always gets me through it.  Of course I'm talking older Queen Latifah, not her stuff now.

I'm really looking forward to watching the Biggest Loser tonight with T.  We were laughing at ourselves because we look forward to Tuesday nights, as we can hang out in our jammies and watch an inspirational t.v. show together.  Such dorks!

So upon review, I think I'm eating too many starches and not enough veggies.  More water. More veggies.  Le sigh.

Cupcake

xo

Cruel and unusual punishment.

I had a couple of things to do this morning before I could go to the gym.  One was to sulk because I was so tired.  Snoring husband = grouchy wife.  Plain and simple.  We're not unique in this way.  The second thing was much cooler.  It involved receiving and subsequently depositing money we've been waiting for. I can deal with that :)

The crap thing about going to the gym 1/2 hour later is that approximately 1 1/4 hours into my workout, the bakery downstairs (remember my gym is in the upstairs of a grocery store) started baking bread.  In the words of Stewy, "Jeesusufferingfuck!" how cruel is that?!  At first my head was in denial of the sweet smell.  It just didn't make sense.  Then as I was lying on the floor doing my crunches I realized it was true.  I was smelling freshly baked, or baking, bread.  That's just mean... but funny too!

I thought for sure I'd have a difficult time at the gym today because my mood was so foul this morning when I got up for the 800th time, but no.  Also I've been having a bit of a pain around my Achilles tendon and I thought for sure it would give me grief.  Actually, I was plotting my excuse for not completing my minimum 500 calories burn-off on the Achilles issue.  What a scoundrel.  As it turns out I rocked at the gym today.  

Food

1 cup Raisin Bran cereal with 1% milk

1 litre water (must up the water ante)

1 1/4 cup Wolfgang Puck Organic Thick Hearty Vegetable Soup

1 small oat bagel 

2 tbsp cream cheese

3/4 cup fat-free, sugar-free yogurt (I bought a new flavour today and it's gross!  Of course I hate wasting food, so I'll eat it, but ewwww!)

1 Laura Secord chocolate (50 calories... bad choice because now I don't have a snack for later this evening)

5 organic dry-roasted almonds

1/2 cup whole wheat spaghetti tossed in tomato sauce

3 thin slices of demi-baguette, aka baby baguette with less fat butter

1 cup potato leek soup, made by moi and SCRUMMY!

Cuppa

Exercise

50 minutes (incl. cool down) on elliptical - burned 519 calories

12 reps of each machine in weight circuit.  I upped the weights to the next setting below!  She-Ra Princess of Power!

Added the inner and outer thigh machines (12 reps)

35 crunches - upped by 5

35 leg lifts - upped by 5

10 puke inducers - upped by 2

I've been super productive today and feel great for it, albeit quite wiped out.  I'm fast-forwarding in my head right now to 9 p.m. when I finally sit down with a cuppa and watch Being Erica - I love this show!

Cupcake

xo

Na na na na na na na naaah, I wanna start a fight!

Well not really start a fight, but I sure loved punching the beejesus out of a bag today!  I tried cardio kick boxing and it was great!  I wasn't very adept at the step portion of the class, but I can see how it would come to me after a few classes.  I loved the punching!  It was so empowering.  I will definitely go again.  Punching was even more fun when I closed my eyes and really got into the rhythm of the music.  I know, sounds geeky, right?  I don't care.  I'll be able to kick your ass soon :P

The last two days have been very difficult as far as food goes.  I guess it's likely because of the weekend; my whole routine is thrown off.  This is going to have to be something I work on because I can't be throwing myself off every weekend.  I work too hard during the week to screw it all up in the two days that the boys are home.

Food

1 cup Raisin Bran cereal with 1% milk

Couple of cuppas with milk and Splenda (EXTERMINATE!  EXTERMINAAAATE!)

Sandwich: two slices whole wheat bread; 2 slices 'turkey'; 1/4 orange pepper; 2 tbsp cream cheese; 1 tsp whole grain dijon mustard (pure love)

1/2 can Diet Pepsi

1 organic dry-roasted almond

1 Laura Secord dark chocolate (50 cal)

1 large apple

4 'chicken' nuggets

Handful of sweet potato fries (baked without oil)

1 oatmeal raisin cookie that is ridiculously healthy and scrummy (scrummy = super crazy yummy) - 80 cal.

Exercise

Exciting cardio kickboxing class!

I'm tired.  Off to Bedforshire for me.

Cupcake

xo

Biggest Loser this week!

I'll give you 10 guesses to figure out who was this week's biggest loser at Chub Club - yep, it was me!    All that crazed hard work paid off; I lost 5 pounds since last Saturday! YAY!  This result is definitely going to fuel my fire for this upcoming week.  I, like most, thrive on results and today, we have some serious results!!!

Food

Grande vanilla rooibos latte (not a good choice, but delicious)

1 litre water

1 veggie wrap

Couple of spoonfuls of some vile cabbage soup that tasted like a bag of sugar had been poured into it.  

Tall vanilla rooibos latte (very bad choice, but it was a gift)

11 grapes

100 calorie bag of popcorn

Amy's veggie loaf meal

10 dry-roasted almonds

1/2 cup fat-free/sugar-free lemon yogurt

1 50 calorie Laura Secord dark chocolate

1/2 an Ugli fruit - another experimentation in food that went very well.  When I cut it open it looked like pure sunshine.  It was delicious!

Exercise

None today.  I'm taking the day off.  Saturday is always going to be my day of rest.

With pants on, I weigh 191.4.  Yeah, I took my jeans off for the weigh in.  Then we decided to weigh in with the jeans on and take that weight.  The jeans off weight was 190.0.  As big as this number is, it's less than it was last Saturday :)

You know, I feel different.  I can't quite put my finger on it, but I like it.  I rage a lot.  Last night I was depending on husband to get home by 6:15 p.m. so I could catch the train at 6:30 p.m. Did he show up on time?  No.  I kind of knew this would happen, but in the back of my head I believed he'd be on time.  Normally I'd rage something fierce.  Last night, I just worked through it (feeling quite frustrated inside) but I didn't freak out.  THIS IS HUGE.  

Okay, so I'm just about to go to bed and mentally I'm feeling like crap.  I'm hoping I'm just super tired and that it'll all go away in my dreams.  Can I really be falling into the cycle of rewarding myself with food for taking weight off this week?!?!  Today's food intake has left me feeling heavy, bloated and disappointed.  

Note to self:  shut the fuck up and enjoy your success!

 

Cupcake

xo