New Year's Eve 2007

Glad to be on the start to losing some weight and getting back into regular exercise. Thanks for helping me find the motivation and tools to get moving again.

Food:

8:30 am 1 serving hot wheat cereal, 1 tbl packed brown sugar, 2 oz milk, 1 orange, coffee
1:00 pm Cappucino soy shake, banana
3:45 pm 10 g Dark Lindt holiday spice chocolate
7:30 pm 1 1/2 c homemade turkey dumpling soup, 1 c mixed fruit, 1 garlic breadstick, 12 oz light vanilla soymilk



Exercise:

11:55-12:40 Power Shaping II video

Sun 30 Dec

Didn't stay much after dinner at the wedding. Got tired and didn't feel like making conversation with the coworkers any more. Came home and watched part of the first Harry Potter movie but couldn't even stay awake to the end. Sigh!

Scale had been going down very nicely the last several days, but took a jump back up today. Probably the relatively salty food at the wedding as I can't even budge my wedding ring this morning.


Food:

7:30 am 1 butterhorn
12:00 pm 3 pc Perkins French toast w/butter and maple syrup. 8 oz OJ, coffee
2:45 pm 1 peppermint Starbuck's biscotti


Exercise:

4:15-5:00 pm Level A ball/band exercise video

Sat 29 Dec

Going to a coworker's wedding this afternoon/evening, so it will be interesting to see how well I can manage healthy eating between the meal and reception. I'm sure I'll have at least one drink, maybe two. Not sure what the meal will be, but it's at Stoney Creek Inn at Cedar Creek and neither bride nor groom are Polish, so probably not chicken soup, chicken and ham.

Shoveled all the snow myself last night so I'm pretty sore today. Don't know what I'll do if we get much more snow without some melt in between as the snowbanks are nearing the limit of my ability to throw any more on top.


Food:

9:15 am 1 c Quaker Oat Squares cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ
10:00 am 1 Peeps Holiday Cookie cutout
11:00 am 1/4 chocolate-covered raisins

Fri, 28 Dec

Will be meeting a couple of old high school friends at Starbucks later this morning. Pat usually looks me up when she comes back to Point over Christmas, and this year she has organized a coffee date with one or two others.

Didn't manage to exercise yesterday, but hope to rectify that today.


Food:

8:30 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee, 1 butterhorn
11:00 am Coffee
11:45 am 1x1" sample square roast beef panini (grocery store)
4:15 pm Gingerbread macadamia nut biscotti
4:35 pm Banana
5:30 pm 6 oz baked fish, half a twice-baked potato, 1/4 c coleslaw, 1 small slice homemade bread w/margarine, 10 oz Smithwick's beer


Exercise:
10:00-10:50 am Pilates mat
7:05-8:20 pm Shoveling snow

Thurs 27 Dec

Enjoying the unusual experience of several days off from work without real commitments. Hope to schedule in exercise today as well as a few more leisurely-paced errands. Hope you're feeling better with Aunt Flo now, and have time to eat right too.


Food:

8:45 am Bowl of oatmeal, 1 tsp brown sugar, 2 tbl raisins, 2 oz skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee, 1 butterhorn
10:00 am 1 Bailey's chocolate
1:00 pm Chocolate soy shake
4:00 pm Buddy Squirrel popcorn ball
6:15 pm 4 mini crab cakes, 2 oz turkey, 1/2 c cheesy potatoes, 1/2 c fruit salad, 4 oz vanilla soy milk
7:30 pm 1 small piece cranberry pudding pie


Exercise:

Didn't quite get there; finished my book instead.

Wed 26 Dec - St. Stephen's Day

Now to try to get back on track while still enjoying a few of the holiday treats responsibly. My new scale was very nice to me this morning, possibly a function of weighing in first thing out of bed in the morning which is usually considered the best time but wasn't an option when I used the scale at work. I'd like to keep it moving in the right direction!

Food:

8:30 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee, 1 butterhorn
5:00 pm 4 momo-cha dumplings, 1 1/2 pieces roti, cup dal soup, tomato sauce on dumplngs, water
9:30 pm 2 Hershey kisses



Exercise:

10:15-10:20 am 2 sets each (25 reps) crunches, crunches w/twist, 2 sets 15 reps reverse crunches, stretches
11:30 am 2 sets each (15 reps) incline pushups against sink, tricep dips against sink, waist rotations, plies

Christmas Day

Not unexpectedly, a bit high on the calorie count today. And it's possible I had a few additional snacks I can't remember.


Food:

8:00 am 3 butterhorns
1:00 pm 3 oz turkey, 2 tbl gravy, 3/4 c stuffing, 3/4 c cheesy potatoes, 1/2 c green beans w/pearl onions and craisins, crescent roll w/margarine, 1/2 c cranberry waldorf, 1/2 c strawberry jello w/strawberries and bananas, 12 oz soy milk, small slice cranberry pudding pie, 2-3 sugar/molasses cookies, coffee, 5 oz white wine
5:00 pm 1 c strawberry jello w/strawberries and bananas, 3 oz white wine
7:30 pm 2 butterhorns


Exercise:

Cooking

Mon 24 Dec

Christmas Eve!!!! Laura is home after a slightly harrowing drive through the snow. Family had some "togetherness time" with snow shovels and about a foot of new snow - an opportunity for some cardio!


Food:

Sun 23 Dec

Better late than never!


Food:
8:30 am Vanilla soy shake
12:00 pm Cup of oatmeal, 1/2 c cinnamon apples, 1/4 c pecans, 1/4 c raisins, 2 oz skim milk, coffee
6:30 pm Half roast beef wrap sandwich, 12 oz. buttered rum cappucino
10:00 pm 2 molasses cookies


Exercise:

8:00 -9:45 pm Shoveling snow:

Sat 22 Dec

Almost there.....almost there!!! Today will be a last-minute prep day. Only a few little things to buy, fudge and peanut clusters to make, maybe butterhorns today too if time, the ever-present laundry of course, time to exercise would be nice. My Spark People strategy of the week is to exercise entirely in 10-15 min bouts this week; maybe that will be a good idea with the holidays. I can keep my hand weights and resistance band around so when I'm waiting for something to come out of the oven or dryer or can spare just a few minutes, I can sneak in some reps.

Food:

7:40 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, orange
12:00 pm Half grapefruit, vanilla soy shake, 8 oz GF Foods Dark Mayan Chocolate drink (50 cal), 3 pc Kavli
2:00 pm 1 Hersheys Mint Truffle kiss, about 1/2 pc fudge from licking bowl


Exercise:

12:00 pm bicep curls, tricep stretches, and lat lifts w/resistance band
4:30 pm 35 min exercise video (10 warmup, 25 cardio)

Last final is in two hours. It was nice to have all this time to study, but it probably would have been better for me had it been yesterday. Today I'm just burned out and really want to be done. The challenge now is to not pass out on the couch, as tempting as it is.

Fri 21 Dec

Woo hoo! Last day of work for the year! And a challenging day for dieting - people have food everywhere you go!


Food:

7:00 am 1/2 c Grape Nuts Trail Mix cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, orange, 1 pc Oatnut toast w/1 tbl Simply Jif peanut butter
3:00 pm Small slice of raspberry-filled white cake, chocolate chip cookie
6:30 pm 1 1/2 c butternut squash bisque, 2.8 oz cup of pink salmon, 1/2 c applesauce, 12 oz skim milk



Exercise:

5:30 pm 50 min Pilates mat

Thurs 20 Dec

Wow, this week is passing quickly! Works for me! Hope your finals and projects are going well and that you're taking reasonable care of yourself. Just think ahead to that massage on Monday!


Food:
7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am Cappucino soy shake, orange, one 2-bite scone
2:30 pm 2 ginger cookies
6:30 pm 1/9 Uno hand-tossed deluxe pizza
9:15 pm Lemon 80-cal yogurt


Exercise:

10:00 am Walking briskly about 10 min

Made it to the grocery store; picked up a bag of baby spinach, a box of clementines (half gone already), a few pears and bananas, and some granola bars and bread. I'm going to study at a coffee shop tonight, and they've got some sandwiches and stuff so I'll probably have some real food there. It's mostly just me shoving food in my face when I remember - like today I had breakfast, but then didn't eat again until after I got back from visiting Jenna in the hospital (because I forgot)... But I'm munching pretty much constantly when I'm home, so it's not a big deal. I honestly just wish this final was sooner so I could get it over with.

Wed 19 Dec

Michael is not feeling well; he slept from about 5 pm through the night last night and had a fever measured around 7:30 pm at 101.7. He doesn't seem to have a fever this morning, but reports feeling very light-headed. I'm going to let him stay home, but insist he spend the morning at least in bed.


Food:

7:00 pm 1/2 c Grape Nuts Trail Mix cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am 1 orange, 3 pc Kavli crispbread, vanilla soy shake
1:45 pm Popcorn ball
6:30 pm 1 c homemade beef stew, Mixed Berry applesauce, 12 oz skim milk, 2 Christmas cookies


Exercise:

5:15 pm 45 min Power Shaping video

Tues 18 Dec

Don't know if you have time to read this, but I sure hope you are finding time to eat with some regularity. I'd hate to see you spend your holiday break sick from lowered resistance. If you don't have stuff in the house, it's worth 45 minutes to get a ride to the grocery store to get some apples, oranges, yogurt, string cheese, cereal, bread, peanut butter, etc, all of which can be grabbed and eaten with no preparation time. I love you and want you to stay healthy and be properly fueled to do your work at your best.

Patrick is back in town but hasn't scheduled any class time and wasn't excited about doing any private work either. He's still pouting because no one signed up for class in August when we were getting ready to leave on vacation.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am 1 1/2 c acorn squash soup, 1 oz cheese curds, small chunk Italian bread w/1 tsp butter, 1 chocolate chunk/pecan cookie
7:15 pm 1.5 c homemade beef stew, Bisquick 3-cheese biscuit, 12 oz skim milk



Exercise:

5:45 pm 50 min Pilates mat

Mon 17 Dec

Gearing up for the last week before the holidays, and thinking of you regularly. Take care of yourself during finals and make sure you get some good food in you. You'll function more efficiently so it's worth the time investment. Also make sure to get some decent sleep whenever possible; again you'll function better for the investment.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, medium banana
6:00 pm 6-inch turkey/ham Subway sub w/spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers
8:30 pm 1/2 c mixed fresh fruit, 1 pecan wedding cake cookie, 1 small toffee square cookie, 6 oz Diet Pepsi
10:00 pm 2 small sugar cookies, one molasses cookie


Exercise:

About 15-20 min good cardio as part of CPR class

Finals

Yeah, I'm not going to be posting about food for the next week; I'm not even thinking about food. I eat something when I get light headed and can't concentrate on studying anymore. It's really pretty stressful right now.

In other news, though, Katie Nordberg got engaged last night, so we talked on the phone for a while and I congratulated her and stuff. Make sure you notice her ring very loudly if you happen to run into her at Target.

Sun 16 Dec

Hard to believe only one more week til Christmas festivities get underway. I'm taking off from work the whole week of Christmas and probably New Year's Eve too, so after Friday I won't return to the office til 2008! Just like being in school again!

If you have any suggestions of things you'd like to do or things you'd like done for the holidays here, be sure to let me know. I hope Michael and Dad and I will do the cookie baking today, but I'm worried we might not have enough since he wants to take some to his choir party and I've been requested to bring some to work. Who knows, we may need another batch at some point this year.

Cookies baked - huzzah! Dad did all the decorating and didn't even whine!


Food:

8:30 am Strawberry-banana soy shake
11:15 am Small half-piece of lemon poppyseed bread, coffee
12:00 pm 2 eggs over easy, 2 pc. raisin toast w/orange marmalade, 10 oz OJ, coffee
2:00 pm 2 sour cream n' chive Wheat Thins - very yummy!
6:30 pm 3 4" eggnog pancakes w/margarine & syrup, 1/2 c mixed berry applesauce, 12 oz skim milk
10:45 pm 1 homemade sugar cookie

Sat 15 Dec

Slept til 8:30 today - heaven! Trimming tree.


Food:

9:30 am Scottish pinhead oatmeal, 1 Tbl flaxseed meal, 2 Tbl craisins, 2 oz skim milk
10:30 am Cup of tea
12:35 pm Cappucino soy shake
1:20 pm .9 oz pack pitted prunes
1:50 pm Small rice krispie square
5:45 pm 1.5 c beef stew, 1 Bisquick 3-cheese biscuit, 12 oz skim milk
8:00 pm 1 Thin Mint


Exercise:

Laundry, errands, trim Christmas tree

Fri 14 Dec

Well, way overdid the calorie limit today at the Christmas lunch at work. Really shouldn't eat again tonight. Just wanted to nap when I was done.


Food:

7:00 am Strawberry-vanilla soy shake, coffee
11:30 am 2 oz roast beef, 2 oz roast turkey, 1/2 c mashed potatoes, 1/2 c dressing, 1/3 c gravy, 1/3 c green beans, 1/2 c corn, 1/4 c cranberry sauce, 8 oz 1% milk, dinner roll w/butter, 8 oz punch, 3 puffy mint candies, 1 fudge-filled chocolate bell and 1 caramel-filled chocolate bell, mint chocolate chip cookie, peanut butter cookie w/mini PB cup, small slice butterscotch cream pie, small bar w/chocolate and cream filling, chocolate bottom sugar cookie

Thurs 13 Dec

I have a 4-hour meeting on the schedule this morning; not exactly something to look forward to. The last time this group met for 4 hours, it was torture.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Quaker Oatmeal Squares, 1/2 c skim milk, 3 oz OJ (all that was left), coffee
12:00 pm Vanilla soy shake, medium banana
2:30 pm Popcorn ball
4:00 pm 1 Dove egg
5:30 pm Cheese ravioli, 1/3 c Prego sauce, 1 Tbl shredded mozzarella, cup of mixed berry applesauce, 12 oz milk
9:00 pm 2" square rice krispie treat


Exercise:

90 min cleaning w/numerous stair trips

Wed 12 Dec

Glad you had a day at home to catch up - that can be a really valuable way to collect yourself. I wasn't feeling great last night, so I didn't exercise again. Haven't exercised since last week Thursday since the weekend was busy, Monday was the surprise dinner at Reichls and then the yucks. Hopefully my class won't be cancelled tonight so I don't have an easy out. I'm feeling a little better for a restful evening yesterday too.


Food:

7:00 am 1/2 c Grape Nuts Trail Mix cereal, 1/2 slightly frozen skim milk, 6 oz OJ, Green Mtn eggnog coffee!!!!!
12:00 pm Strawberry/banana soy shake, medium banana
2:30 pm Popcorn ball
6:00 pm 1 1/2 c butternut squash bisque, 2 pc string cheese, slice applesauce nut bread


Exercise:

4:55-5:50 Pilates mat

Tuesday

Snow this morning and no class meant a day at home for me. Lots of reading to do for class, studying for finals next week, blah blah blah.

Erica left this evening for Colorado; she'll be gone until the weekend so it's back to living alone. Sigh.

Food today:
9:00a - Cheerios and soy milk
10:40a - 2pc wheat toast, 1.5 pb, .5 nutella
11:45a - Cheerios and soy milk
afternoon - handful trail mix, 5 triscuits
6:30p - leftover curry tofu pilaf, 2 Thin mints
evening - lots of apricots, 3 Thin mints (finals soon = junk food)

Tues 11 Dec

Secret Santa week at work. Had mammogram and bone density scan yesterday. Completely forgot we had been invited to Reichls for dinner last night til they called, so didn't get my time to exercise but had an awesome meal instead.


Food:

7:00 am 1/2 c Grape Nuts Trail Mix cereal, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee, slice cranberry bread
11:40 am Cappucino soy shake, medium banana
3:30 pm Popcorn ball

Mon 10 Dec

Really liked Yourmometer today - very nice!


Food:

7:00 am 1/2 c Trail Mix Grape Nuts, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, mango
2:00 pm 1 Hershey's kiss
2:30 pm Popcorn ball
7:00 pm 4 oz prime rib, 1 c roasted veggies, 1 c fresh spinach salad w/mandarin oranges, pine nuts and feta, 1/2 c apple salad w/whipped cream and peanuts, small glass red wine, small piece (1/12) pecan pie, 1/2 c vanilla ice cream w/1/3 c hot fudge sauce (Meal at Reichls)

Sun 9 Dec

Concert went well, but not sorry to be done for awhile. Looking forward to a day with some time to get things accomplished.
Laundry would be good, and I have some areas I want to get cleaned up, and possibly a start on some Christmas decorating.

Well, after Grandma and some shopping errands, I didn't get home til 4:30. So much for the beef stew I had thought about. Working on laundry, not too sure about the other things I wanted to do. Pretty tired and in a crabby mood.


Food:

7:45 am Strawberry/banana soy shake, slice applesauce nut bread, 5 oz OJ
12:00 pm Pecan waffle w/butter and syrup, coffee
4:30 pm 1 small square dark chocolate w/cocoa nibs
6:45 pm 3 oz leftover rotisserie chicken breast, 1/2 leftover sweet potatoes, 1/3 c leftover brown rice, 2 tbl cranberry chutney, 12 oz skim milk

Sat 8 Dec

Busy day ahead with choir singing at St Mary's (the cult church) in Wausau followed by our performance at the Grand tonight. At least no choir practice tomorrow so we can have the day free after church and Grandma's stuff.


Food:

8:30 am 1/2 c Trail Mix Grape Nuts, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ
1:30 pm Vanilla soy shake, 1 two-bite scone
5:30 pm Variety of hors d'ouvres, 2 glasses punch
6:15 pm 8 oz 1% milk, slice York peppermint pie from Burger King

Fri 7 Dec

This morning our administrative staff will be cooking omelettes and pancakes for us as their Christmas gesture. Better than the ugly Christmas ornaments they've given us some other years.

I thought about you and your latkes all evening yesterday, wishing I could have one! I'm gonna need to put potato pancakes on the menu real soon!


Food:

8:00 am 1 4" blueberry pancake w/margarine & syrup, slice cherry quick bread, homemade prune kolache, 2 sausages, med omelet w/ham, cheese, mushrooms, green pepper, 8 oz cranberry punch
9:30 am 2 miniature PB cups
2:30 pm 1 oz chocolate marshmallow Santa
3:30 pm 1 miniature PB cup
5:30 pm 1/6 Tombstone garlic bread pizza, 12 oz skim milk
9:30 pm 16 oz. mocha cinnamon cappucino

Exercise:

Um, thought about it?

Thursday

Up late last night finishing a project; reading a paper this morning and then I've got another homework assignment due tomorrow that I get to work on. Joy. Planning on latkes tonight, but the transit exercise will probably be all I get today. If I finish up the homework tonight then maybe I can go to the gym tomorrow afternoon...

By the by, the banana bread Rowan and I made last night is vegan - no butter, no eggs, just tofu! We made it in an 8x8 pan since I don't have loaf pans, so I'm guessing two small slices of that is about equivalent to one normal slice of loaf-pan banana bread. It's really really moist, though, and absolutely delicious.

Food today:
9:45a - 2 small slices banana bread
12:00p - few bites leftover tofu stirfy, 2 small slices banana bread
2:30p - 2 pc wheat toast, 1.5 pb, .5 nutella
3:00p - 2 pc baked tofu, raisins
5:45p - more raisins
7:30p - 1 small slice banana bread, glass soy milk, 2 Thin Mints
10:00p - hella deep-fried latkes with applesauce

Exercise today:
11-11:20p - Walk home (took the bus to Nicky's place for latkes)

Thurs 6 Dec

I'm glad St. Nick did good! Sounds like you need some shoring up for the end-of-semester crunch!

Finally made myself shave the Chewbacca legs this morning. I suppose my legs will be colder now....

Had an amazing home visit at the house of a new respite provider this morning/noon. The gentleman is the absolute antithesis of my preconception of truck drivers (his former occupation before retirement). The family lives in the boonies and home-schooled their children, mom handling academics and dad schooling them in carpentry, homebuilding and other practical life skills. They listen to classical music, eat vegetarian, exercise regularly. Cool people! And they keep a supply of homemade cloth slippers by the door so you can comfortably remove your shoes when you come in, and you get to keep the slippers! A friend makes them an ongoing supply.

Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
1:30 pm Strawberry-banana soy shake, slice applesauce nut bread
3:30 pm Popcorn ball
5:30 pm 1 c Caribbean rice w/1/2 chicken breast, 1/2 c green beans, 12 oz skim milk, 6 frosted pretzels


Exercise:

8:03-8:43 pm Cardio soul video

Wednesday

Thanks - I didn't get to go light the menorah last night because it was snowing like hell and the Hannukah stuff was on the other side of campus, but we're making latkes tomorrow night and I'm kind of excited.

Got my St. Nick stuff this afternoon, by the by. Thank you a ton! I was craving some happy dried fruit (I'm out, though I did acquire more raisins). And I fully intend to watch 300 as soon as possible... after these two homework assignments due tomorrow... and the paper I have to read and write a summary of... and the research I have to finish... and the two finals I need to study for... *sigh*

Food today:
9:15a - Cheerios and soy milk
12:30p - 2pc whole wheat toast - 1.5 pb, .5 nutella; 2 thin mints, fruit leather
1:45p - 2 gingerbread pop tarts. yum.
6:30p - bowl tofu curry pilaf, glass soy milk, 3 small slices tofu banana bread
9:00p - 2 small slices banana bread, 5 dried apricots

Exercise today:
9:30-9:35a - Dig out bike
9:35-9:45a - Bike to campus (yay snow.)
12:10-12:20p - Bike home (again, snow.)

Wed 5 Dec

Happy Hanukkah! St. Nicholas should also be arriving some time today.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
10:50 am 3 frosted pretzels
12:00 pm Chocolate raspberry soy bar, mandarin orange
2:00 pm 1 Dove egg
3:00 pm Popcorn ball
6:10 pm Grilled cheese sandwich (2 bread, 3 tsp margarine, 1.5 oz sharp cheddar), med banana, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

5:08-5:58 15 min mini-Pilates mat, 30 min treadmill (Prog 4!), 5 min cool down stretches

Tuesday

I'll give it a try today; see what happens.

Food today:
8:40a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits and enriched vanilla soy milk
12:15p - protein bar (32g protein)
1:30p - 5 cheese curds, 3pc cold turkey
3:00p - grape fruit leather
4:50p - 2-bite blueberry scone
5:45p - spaghetti with 1/4c Prego and sprinkling of mozzarella
6:15p - 1 can mandarin oranges
8:30p - 2 Thin mints, half glass soy milk

Exercise today:
10:20-10:40a - Walk to gym
11-11:20a - Cardio (a little running, not a full mile though)
11:20a-11:50a - Weight training and stretching
11:55-12:15p - Walk home
3:20-3:50p - Walk to campus
4:55-5:25p - Walk home

Tues 4 Dec

I have my (sort of) annual physical this morning, so I get to find out if the red yeast rice and fish oil have helped my cholesterol at all. Hopefully I won't need any other nasty tests.

Physical went well. Overall cholesterol is up a bit, but good cholesterol is up and triglycerides are down significantly.

Glad to see you on today. Hope it is a good day for you. Nice to see you eating well and getting some exercise!

Made awesome recipe from Spark People - mango curry pork chops! Yummm!


Food:

7:00 am Bowl cranberry whole grain instant oatmeal, 2 oz milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:30 pm Chocolate soy shake, mandarin orange, slice challah w/1 tsp margarine
2:00 pm Frosted sugar cookie
6:00 pm 2/3 Mango curry pork chop, 1/2 c brown rice, 1/2 c corn, 12 oz milk, PB cup cookie


Exercise:
7:50-8:35 pm Power Shaping video

Monday

Sorry I haven't been posting. This last week was a literal emotional rollercoaster, and I had absolutely no presence of mind for even homework and research, much less remembering what I ate and when. I'm still not really okay; I'll probably end up going home and sleeping immediately after my advisor meeting today, when I really should be working on homework for both of my classes.

Basically, don't expect much from me for the next like three weeks.

Mon 3 Dec

Hope you got a little rest this weekend and are ready to tackle another week. Christmas is only 3 weeks away, so you will get a longer rest.

Sorry that you're not feeling well emotionally or physically. If there's anything I can do to help or support you, please let me know. I love you and don't like to see you hurting.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:00 pm Strawberry/banana soy shake, mandarin orange, slice challah w/1 tsp margarine
2:00 pm Slice applesauce nut bread
6:30 pm 1 c Chunky Beef Rib Roast soup, 1 slice Oatnut toast w/1 tbl peanut butter, 1/2 c peach applesauce, 12 oz skim milk, 1 cookie


Exercise:

5:18-6:08 Pilates mat

Sun 2 Dec

We got a lot of snow - dad was estimating 8 inches last night. Looks pretty.


Food:

8:15 am Strawberry/banana soy shake, slice applesauce nut quick bread, 6 oz OJ
12:00 pm Cup oatmeal w/cinnamon apples in syrup, pecans, raisins, 2 oz skim milk, coffee
3:00 pm Dove heart
3:45 pm Krumkake
5:15 pm 1 c whole wheat spaghetti w/ 3/8 cup Prego, 3/4 c green beans, 12 oz skim milk

Sat 1 Dec

Happy snowy Saturday! We did the Jensen center and a few other assorted errands this morning, now it's settle down to the laundry and start on the Christmas tree.

Hope your weekend has time for some relaxation and fun.

Miss your entries - I'm getting lonesome here!!!


Food:

9:00 am Cappucino soy shake, 1 oz. 2-bite scones, coffee
11:30 am Half cup of potato soup w/sausage and veggies, half piece each of chocolate cream pie and cranberry pudding pie, Diet Coke
6:15 pm 1 1/2 c butternut squash bisque, 1 lg piece lefse w/3 tsp margarine and 1 Tbl brown sugar, 12 oz skim milk, 2 oz cheese curds


Exercise:

Laundry, putting up Christmas tree, shopping

Fri 30 Nov

End of the week is here - you made it! Hope you have time and opportunity for a little fun this weekend.

We have the first Messiah concert tonight at St. Pete's and the Jensen Center sale tomorrow. I plan to try to put up the tree tomorrow - we'll see whether I get there or not.

Food:

7:00 am Instant whole-grain cranberry oatmeal, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:30 pm Strawberry/banana soy shake, mandarin orange, small banana muffin
3:30 pm Popcorn ball
4:30 pm 3 oz rotisserie chicken breast, slice Italian bread w/margarine, 1/2 c beets, 12 oz skim milk

Thursday

It's been a rough week.

Food today:
8:30a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soy milk
11:20a - Cheerios with enriched vanilla soy milk
12:30p - 2 cc cookies, glass soy milk
4:45p - tofu veggie stir fry, crescent roll, 2 cookies, soy milk, raisins

Thurs 29 Nov

Good morning, Frodo! I liked Yourmometer! Gave me a warm, fuzzy feeling down to my curly-haired toes. Can't have anything to eat til after I get my lab work - physical next Tuesday. I'll find out whether fish oil and red yeast rice have helped the cholesterol readings.

Where have you been the last day or two? I miss you!

Sorry to hear it's been a rough week - only one more day til weekend! Hang in there!


Food:

7:55 am 1 c cinnamon shredded wheat, 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:15 am Chocolate raspberry Revival soy bar, mandarin orange
2:00 pm Popcorn ball
3:30 pm Dove egg
7:00 pm 1 1/2 c homemade mac n' cheese, 1/2 c peach applesauce, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:
5:10-6:00 pm Mini-Pilates mat warmup, 30 min treadmill - Prog 3

Wednesday

Food today:
8:45a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits and enriched vanilla soy milk
12:20p - about 5 cc cookies, 2 glasses soy milk
afternoon - lots of raisins, more cookies
6:00p - tofu veggie stir fry with brown rice, 3 crescent rolls, 2 cookies, glass soy milk
evening - more raisins, 3 dried apricots, more cookies.

Exercise today:
9:30-9:40a - Bike to campus
12-12:10p - Bike home

Wed 28 Nov

I will try to look up that student loan information for you. Thanks for the reminder.


Food:

7:00 am 3/4 c Fruity Cheerios w/half cup skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:00 pm Slice challah w/1 tsp margarine, med banana, strawberry/banana soy shake
2:00 pm Popcorn ball
3:00 pm 1 Dove egg
6:15 pm 3 oz roast pork, 1/2 c sweet potatoes, mandarin orange, 2 tbl cranberry chutney, 12 oz soy milk


Exercise:
4:45-5:45 pm Weights, low-impact aerobics, mat work w/employee class

Tuesday

My laptop's power cord is shot. Gotta get a new one as soon as possible.

Feeling mildly better, but not much No, not really feeling better at all. Going to take a nap and then work on some homework before the seminar at 4. Not looking forward to biking back in.

Food today:
9:10a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soy milk, 2 cc cookies
12:20p - 2 pc whole wheat toast (1.5 pb, .5 nutella), 2 pc cold turkey, raisins, 1 cc cookie
2:15p - 1 pc baked tofu
3:00p - 2 cc cookies (there are going to be a lot of these consumed)
evening - 3 more cookies, 3 pc baked tofu, glass soy milk, bowl applesauce
night - 1 pc cold turkey, 5 dried apricots, 1 egg over easy, glass soy milk, 2 cc cookies

Exercise today:
9:40-9:50a - Bike to campus (COLD)
9:50a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
11:30-11:40a - Bike home
3:40-3:50p - Bike to campus
5-5:10p - Bike home
10:20-10:25p - Bike to gym
10:45-11:30p - Cardio (just walking - legs cramped up)
11:45-11:50p - Bike home

Tues 27 Nov

I was happy to weigh in yesterday morning and find myself half a pound lighter than the previous Monday, given the intervention of the Thanksgiving holiday. That was motivating (even though I know it could be fluctuation, at least it was in the right direction!)

Feeling any better? Chocolate chip cookies may not be good for the diet, but some days they're just good for the soul!

Food:

7:15 am 1 c Cinnamon Spoon Size Shredded Wheat w/half cup skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am 1 slice toast w/1 tbl peanut butter, strawberry/banana soy shake
2:00 pm Dark chocolate truffle
3:00 pm Popcorn ball - rough afternoon!
6:45 pm 3-4 oz roast pork, 1/2 c mashed potatoes, 1/2 c cooked carrots, 2 tbl chutney, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

5:30-6:10 Step video

Monday

Got my period this morning, and I feel like crap. I skipped out on my advisor meeting to pass out. This generic birth control isn't working nearly as well.

Food today:
8:45a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soy milk
12:30p - ramen noodles, 2 dried apricots, 1 pc baked tofu
3:50p - 1 pc baked tofu, 2 caramel delight cookies
evening - cheerios with enriched vanilla soy milk, 1 pc baked tofu, 2 chocolate chip cookies

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
12:05p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
12:20-12:30p - Bike home

Mon 26 Nov

Here we go, Monday! I got a good night's sleep, but I'm still a little achy and not sure a bug isn't lurking around the corner. Got to make it through concerts though. Hope you're feeling better.

Sorry to hear about the nasty period; maybe you should check with your GYN about changing the prescription. At least that probably explains why you were feeling crappy the other day.


Food:

6:45 am 1 c Corn Chex w/half cup skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am 1 slice Panera fruit bread w/1 tsp margarine, mandarin orange, chocolate soy shake
2:00 pm Popcorn ball
6:30 pm 3 oz leftover turkey, 1/2 c stuffing w/2 tbl gravy, 1/2 c sweet potatoes, 2 tbl cranberry chutney, 12 oz skim milk, 2 mint oreos


Exercise:

5:10-6:00 pm Pilates mat

Happy birthday, Uncle Mark...

Food today:
9:00a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soy milk
10:30a - 1 pc multigrain toast, .5 pb, .5 nutella, 2 Tootsie rolls
11:25a - 4 dried apricots, egg over easy
12:00p - 2 pc cold turkey
1:50p - 2 pc baked tofu, mango fruit leather

Sunday 25 Nov

My brother Mark would have been 56 today. Happy Birthday, bro!

Got the toaster side of the counter organized and looking pretty good yesterday. Seems I had just organized that area about a month or two ago, so it will be interesting to see how long it lasts this time. I'm anxious to tackle the other side, but may not have time today with Mass, Prepare Ye, and choir rehearsal all in a row. I'm probably going to take a dish of quinoa salad and a plastic spoon to eat in the car between the grocery store and Prepare Ye. Gotta love full days!

Wow, am I wiped! Thought I could just lay down and sleep at the end of rehearsal. My eyes are slits and it's not even 8 pm.


Food:

7:45 am Spiced rum cinnamon roll, 6 oz OJ
12:00 pm Large serving quinoa salad, slice challah w/margarine, mandarine orange
3:30 pm Frosted sugar cookie, small molasses cookie, chocolate rolled cookie, coffee
4:30 pm Arby's regular roast beef, 12 oz soy milk, 2 mint oreos
7:45 pm 2 more mint oreos

Saturday

I guess I can come back on that Sunday, I just don't really have any friends with whom to hang out aside from the family in Point and it gets really boring there for me.

Tried calling Katie when I came home this time. No answer.

Food today:
9:00a - Spiced rum cinnamon roll
10:30a - lots of raisins
12:00p - leftovers - 2pc turkey, 1/4c stuffing, 2 small yams
3:00p - 2pc toast, 1.5 with pb, .5 with nutella; 1 egg over easy
5:50p - small bowl bean soup
evening - lots of raisins and junk (not feeling well)

Exercise today:
2:30-2:45p - brief run outside (too cold)

Saturday 24 Nov

Somehow I can't get my mind around the fact that today is still Saturday, but I'm working on it. Need to get hair colored/cut at noon, and maybe get Grandma's new table over and assembled, and the perennial laundry.

In looking at the calendar, I'd like to ask if you could possibly manage to come home for Christmas Sunday evening, Dec 23. We haven't yet talked with Hartmans about brunch (it's their year), but assuming we don't break tradition, it will be tight to come for you after brunch. We don't have choir any more by that Sunday, so we can make it late if necessary. Let me know.

If you don't come til evening on Sunday, it won't be that much longer and it would be very helpful. Maybe you could call Katie?

I didn't feel too good this evening either; a little achy and my head is spinny.

Food:

8:00 Caramel pecan cinnamon roll, 6 oz OJ, coffee
1:30 pm Coffee
2:30 pm Tea
4:00 pm Mandarin orange
6:15 pm Bowl turkey dumpling soup, 1/2 c quinoa salad, 1/4 c cranberry chutney


Exercise:

10:45 am Cleaning in kitchen
8:10-8:35 pm Step/ball work

Thanksgiving

Well, we already know this isn't going to be a premier day for dieting.

Food:

8:15 am Caramel pecan roll, 6 oz OJ, coffee

Wed 21 Nov

Yay! Laura comes home today! Can't wait! Michael would like you to bring the Avenue Q book home just for the time you're here; put it with your laundry so you don't forget it.

Haven't decided, but I may only work half a day today. I might come home and get Thanksgiving dinner a bit more organized.

Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex w/half cup skim milk, half grapefruit, coffee
12:30 pm 1 pc challah w/margarine, chocolate soy shake
2:30 pm 2 cheese curds
5:10 pm Mandarin orange
6:15 pm Half 9" margherita pizza, 12 oz light soy milk

Tuesday

Oh I hurt so good from Capoiera last night. I'll definitely be doing that again.

Capoiera is a Brazilian martial art - but it's basically just play fighting. I'll show you what I learned when I'm home.

Food today:
9:45a - Cheerios and 2% milk
12:00p - vegan lasagna (all gone)
6:30p - 3 slices vegetarian Neapolitan pizza
7:00p - 3 slices nutella pizza - Rowan's birthday

Exercise today:
4:40-4:50p - Bike to campus
5:10-5:20p - Bike home (EW EW RAIN YUK)
6:10-6:20p - Walk to Cafe Porta Alba
7:30-7:40p - Walk home

Tues 20 Nov

Work was much less stressful yesterday - a welcome change. Today I have to go in for 7 am to help set up the building Thanksgiving brunch, but that could be almost fun.

What is CAPOEIOLA?


Food:

6:45 am Cappucino soy shake, 6 oz OJ, coffee
10:30 am 1 c scrambled eggs w/peppers, onions, mushrooms, slice cinnamon bundt bread, 3 baby carrots, 3/4 c cashew apple salad, small square pumpkin dessert, rice krispie treat
2:30 Coffee
7:45 pm 1 c Corn Chex w/half cup skim milk, half grapefruit


Exercise:

7:00-11:30 Running back and forth down hall setting up for brunch and running pancakes to serving line
5:10-5:55 30 min treadmill (Program 3) and 15 min warmup/cooldown stretches/Pilates mini

Monday

Food today:
8:45a - 2 pc 12-grain toast, 1.5 with pb, .5 with nutella
12:30p - vegan lasagna, 2 Tootsie rolls
1:00p - 2 pc baked tofu, lots of raisins, Butterfinger
4:45p - lots of raisins, 1 can Campbell's chicken noodle soup
6:00p - 2 Tootsie rolls, 1 Girl Scout cookie
10:00p - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with 2% milk

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
12:05p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
12:10-12:20p - Bike home
6:50-7p - Bike to campus
7-9p - CAPOIERA (OMG FUN)
9:15-9:25p - Bike home

Mon 19 Nov

Looking forward to seeing you soon! Looking ahead to work today with a bit of trepidation since it was so wild last week when I left. I'll find out soon how everything has played out to date, and I'm a little concerned that it may be a very long day. Tomorrow our unit hosts the Thanksgiving brunch, so I need to go in early but the work shouldn't be as stressful unless crises intervene.

Tonight we have the dress rehearsal for the Prepare Ye concert. The combined choirs are doing selections from Vivaldi's Gloria. Got the music for the first time last night. Should be interesting.


Food:

7:00 am 1 c Corn Chex w 1/2 c skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
9:30 am Mandarin orange
11:45 am Half a lingonberry streusel scone, chocolate soy shake
3:00 pm 100-cal popcorn ball
5:15 pm 6 shrimp scampi, 3/4 c basmati rice, 1/2 c acorn squash, 12 oz skim milk

Exercise:

5:45-6:10 pm Various strength training exercises from Spark People

Sunday

I've been shutting my brain off as much as possible over the past couple of days, which means not really posting anything. Sorry.

It looks like there's a possibility of a huge snowstorm Wednesday night. If that doesn't change course, it might be worth it for me to just forget classes Wednesday and come home Tuesday night instead. Let me know what you guys would like to do.

Food today:
11:30a - 4 pc 12-grain toast, 3 with pb, 1 with nutella
12:30p - 2 pc baked tofu
4:10p - 8oz cranberry cherry juice
6:00p - vegan lasagna, Butterfinger
evening - 3 Tootsie rolls, 3 pc baked tofu, lots of raisins, 1pc 12-grain toast

Exercise today:
3-3:05p - Bike to gym
3:15-3:45p - Treadmill (ran 1.5 miles)
3:50-3:55p - Bike home

Sunday 18 Nov

November is disappearing at an alarming rate. Our first Messiah performance will be a couple of selections at Prepare Ye next Sunday and then the full concert the following Friday. That's a little scary! I am anxious that you'll be home on Wed evening though, so let the time fly!!!!

BTW, Grandma is hoping you'll come to her house Thursday morning to help her put the sweet potato casserole together again like you did last year. Hope that's okay with you.

You haven't posted for a couple of days - how come? I miss keeping up with you! I fess up even if the eating and exercise aren't what they should be which the last couple of days they weren't. I couldn't get on yesterday, but I think you fixed it by giving me admin priveleges because I got in today even though it was awkward.

I'm going to try to do about 10 min of exercises at a time, no clothes changing required, on these days when I doubt I'll find time for a full workout. It may also give me more variety if I try some different kinds of things. I can even do just 10 min on the treadmill. Better than nothing (which was yesterday).

Food:

8:00 am My last IKEA cinnamon roll, 6 oz OJ
12:00 pm Small serving oatmeal w/cinnamon apples, pecans, raisins, skim milk
3:00 pm 2x2" veggie pizza, single piece Pampered Chef spinach cheese roll, peppermint cookie, half pumpkin bar
4:15 pm fresh mandarin orange
4:30 pm Just over half a leftover crab cake, 1/2 c dilled carrots, 1/2 c scalloped potatoes w/Gruyere cheese, 3/4 c. sweet potatoes w/pecans and craisins, 12 oz skim milk

Exercise
8:30 am 10 min leg lifts, side pushups, upright row w/band

Friday 16 Nov

Computer was heavily used last night, so this is the first opportunity I've had to get back here. May be a bit dicey trying to remember my food intake, but it doesn't seem to be as bad as some years.


Food:

8:40 am 6 oz OJ, IKEA cinnamon roll, 4 dried prunes, coffee
12:00 pm Large cup of pumpkin soup (mmmm! thought of you!), 1/2 pc ctanberry bread, small pieces of flatbread, half of butternut squash lasagna, Good Earth iced tea
2:30 pm Tall gingerbread soy latte at Starbuck's
6:00 pm Glass riesling, 2 sm pieces Italian bread w/oil, 4 pcs of lobster ravioli
9:30 pm Planning on a piece of the Russell Stover Private Reserve chocolate

Exercise:

Lots of walking in mall, Target, etc.

Thursday

Food today:
8:50a - small bowl Cheerios and vanilla soy milk
12:30p - 80 cal yogurt cup (frozen because my fridge apparently sucks)

Exercise today:
9-9:15a - Bike to campus (hella windy)

Thurs 15 Nov

Ooooh, it's finally here - time to go to Minneapolis. I wish you could come with us too! We'd have a good time. Yesterday was such a killer day at work; I plan to try not to think about all the crises at all.

Not sure if I'll have access to a computer at the Holiday Inn, so this may be my last post til Saturday night. Expect a couple of naughty eating days from me - this trip is about having fun and revitalizing. I'll try to hit the hotel exercise room and I know I'll get a lot of walking in, but with Grandma in tow, I don't expect it will be very cardio.

Found a usable computer at the Holiday Inn!

Food:

7 am Vanilla soy shake, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:30 pm Bowl chicken stew w/potatoes, zucchini, cream base; chunk bread w/dates and nuts, half a lingonberry streusel scone, about 5 bites pumpkin white chocolate cheesecake
7:00 pm Shared pot roast dinner and chicken quesadillas w/Grandma at Rainforest Cafe
9:30 pm Piece of chocolate in room

Exercise:

Pushed Grandma in wheelchair about 2 laps of MOA

Wed 14 Nov

Finally, they let me back in! This was one heckuva day at work - I'm wiped. I am going to go to the Lincoln Center coworker exercise class though. Note after class: exercise works wonders to lower the stress level.


Food:

7:00 am Strawberry-banana soy shake, 6 oz OJ, about 1/4 c Corn Chex and milk that Michael left in his bowl
11:30 pm Small enchilada w/rice and beans (El Mezcal)
3:00 pm 1 Dove egg
6:15 pm 1 1/2 c penne rigate w/garlic and chopped peppers (Michael's creation), 12 oz skim milk, 2 pc string cheese, 4 oz Silk Nog


Exercise:

4:45 1-hour coworker exercise class

Wednesday

Food today:
8:40a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits and enriched vanilla soy milk
11:00a - gala apple
12:15p - PB&J on whole grain bread, 2 Butterfinger eggs
1:45p - fruit snacks
4:3op - whole wheat tortilla with mozzarella (terrible)
5:00p - some junk (don't remember what)
8:00p - half tofu sandwich and Greek pasta salad

Exercise today:
9:30-9:40a - Bike to campus
12:05p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
4:20-4:30p - Bike home
6:55-7p - Walk to coffee shop
10:30-10:35p - Walk home

Tuesday

Thanks for the hugs. I had a rough weekend and it hasn't really gotten better - Laredo's was actually the first thing I ate on Saturday.

Food today:
8:30a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soy milk
10:15a - 8oz whey protein shake
11:15a - gala apple
2:15p - last of quinoa salad, small brownie
5:00p - small oatmeal raisin cookie, 3 chips, 1T guac, 2 2-bite blueberry scones
5:30p - PB&J on whole wheat
6:40p - 2 gingerbread Pop Tarts

Exercise today:
8:40-8:45a - Bike to gym
8:50-9:10a - Treadmill (had to break my mile run into 2 segments, boo)
9:10-9:20a - Recumbent bike
9:20-9:30a - Floor work
9:40-9:45a - Bike to campus
12:15-12:25p - Bike home
3:30-3:40p - Bike to campus
8:10-8:20p - Bike home

Tues 12 Nov

I had another thought regarding sleeping - make sure you're drinking enough water. I find if I drink less, I really don't sleep as well. Since I've been tracking water consumption on Spark People, I've been conscious of getting enough water and I do sleep better. And try to stop working a little while before bedtime to give your brain a chance to decompress.

SENDING LOTS OF HUGS TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER!!!

Food:

7:00 am Bowl Corn Chex w/skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:00 pm Revival Chocolate Raspberry Zing bar, orange, water
3:15 pm Popcorn ball
7:00 pm Noodles and Co small Indonesian Peanut Saute, 12 oz skim milk

Exercise:

Didn't quite get there

Monday

No days off this week; it'll probably be even more difficult because I didn't do anything over the weekend. And I haven't been sleeping well. And I still haven't been to the gym. Sigh.

Food today:
8:45a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk
12:00p - Cinnamon bagel, handful dried fruit
2:30p - 80 cal yogurt cup
4:30p - sliver brownie, 2 Butterfinger eggs
5:15p - 1can Campbell's chicken noodle soup
evening - lots of junk, really not feeling all that emotionally well

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
9:30a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
12:00p - Climb 4 flights of stairs

Monday 12 Nov

I'm not feeling as bad about this Monday since it's a short week for me with the Mpls trip coming up Thursday. I have to go to Marshfield to see a couple people who are in the hospital this morning and figure out how to get them home again.

Hoping to get my calorie consumption under control again for at least the days before I go, and also get the exercise gambit back on track.

Hope your (somewhat) restful day yesterday helped rejuvenate you for another week. Thanksgiving break is only a week and a half away!

Try doing about 10 min of the Pilates mat series on the floor of your bedroom about half an hour before bed. It might help you sleep better just to get focused on your body for that brief time.

Food:

7:00 am Half a gingerbread bagel w/cream cheese, 6 oz OJ, piece of cranberry coffee cake, coffee
11:45 am Small slice cherry stollen, chocolate soy shake
2:30 pm Slice of chocolate cake/chocolate frosting (coworker's birthday - bad mommy)
6:30 pm 1 c whole wheat spaghetti w/1 c meat sauce, 1/2 c cinnamon applesauce, 12 oz milk


Exercise:

Walking in St. Joseph's Hospital
5:15 pm 45-min Cardio Pilates video

Sunday

I don't want to do anything today, except eat and sleep.

Food today:
8:30a - 90 cal granola bar
11:30a - gingerbread bagel, 2 Butterfinger eggs
3:00p - 1cup quinoa salad
3:30p - 2 pc turkey bacon, sliver brownie
5:30p - Lean Cuisine pizza
7:20p - 2 slices whole wheat toast with Nutella
8:00p - 1 egg, over difficult (I botched the "easy" part)

Exercise(ish) today:
9:30-10:45a - dishes (by hand) and clean kitchen, take out garbage and recycling
8:40-9:00p - Walk to Keaton's
12:40-1a - Walk home

Sun 11 Nov

Happy Veterans Day! Only a week and a half til Thanksgiving!


Food:

8:00 am Half a gingerbread bagel w/cream cheese, 6 oz OJ
11:15 am 1" square shortbread cookie w/choc chips and nuts, 3" frosted butterhorn, coffee
12:45 pm 12 oz OJ, 1 1/2 biscuits and gravy, coffee
5:20 pm 1 bowl Scottish pinhead oats w/2 tbl raisins, 1 tbl brown sugar, 11 oz skim milk
8:45 pm Cup of herbal tea w/1 tsp honey (following grueling Messiah rehearsal)


Exercise:

Grocery shopping? (County Market and Aldi's)
Washing patio doors
2 loads of laundry

Sat 10 Nov

Looking forward to seeing you later today for dinner. Enjoy the game!

Calorie count the last two days has not been pretty.

Really enjoyed seeing you! Take care and love ya lots!



Food:

9:00 am Strawberry-banana soy shake
9:30 am 12-oz. pumpkin spice cappucino
11:30 am Panera gingerbread bagel w/2 oz honey nut cream cheese, 16 oz iced green tea
5:00 pm Chips and salsa, shrimp/mushroom quesadilla, Mexican rice, salad
6:30 pm 1/2 chocolate-frosted banana chocolate chip muffin

Friday

Yeah, I ate. I just wasn't on my computer after doing so.

When I cut my caloric intake down, I just went right at it. It's rough at first, but I think it works better. There's actually a diet plan (I've been hearing a lot of crazy ones lately) where you do a four day cycle: day 1 - 800 calories, day 2 - 1000, day 3 - 1200, and day 4 - 1400, and repeat. It's supposed to trick your metabolism into speeding up, but I'm not sure how true that is.

Food today:
8:30a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soy milk
11:00a - handful dried fruit
12:00p - 80 cal yogurt cup, handful dried fruit
2:45p - Bowl pumpkin soup
afternoon - lots of junk
7:45p - Bowl veggie soup, hunk of bread
1:00a - more junk (long day)

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
9:30a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
12:00p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
2:30-2:40p - Bike home
6-6:20p - Walk to campus
8:30-8:50p - Walk home
10-10:20p - Walk to Alex's place
12:40-1a - Walk home

Friday!!! 9 Nov

Happy Friday! I have a lot I need to do at work today, but it's only one more day. We have tickets to the Rosholt High School Madrigal dinner this evening; Hannah is one of the performers and it's being catered by Michele's. The menu looks excellent.

I ate some higher calorie meals yesterday and my tummy was cramping in bed last night. I think my body needs me to make up my mind and be more gradual about the calorie reduction. I suspect as long as I choose mostly decent food and keep up the exercise, it may be better than keeping so close to 1200 right away.

AND BTW, I HOPE YOU ATE SOMETHING AFTER 1:30 pm YESTERDAY!!!

Madrigal dinner food was yummy but now I'm sleepy!


Food:

7:00 am Bowl Maple/BS Mini-Spooners w/skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:40 am Vanilla soy shake, .9 oz pkg dried plums
2:00 pm 100 cal pack Trader Joe's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies
6:30 pm 18 oz spiced cider, 1 c capon consomme w/dumplings, 1 c green salad w/craisins, apple slices, cashews and poppy seed vinaigrette, stuffed Cornish game hen, 1 c mashed potatoes w/cheddar and chive, 1 c honey glazed baby carrots, 3"x3" square cheesecake w/strawberries, small baguette w/margarine


Exercise:

10:45 Pilates mat 50 min

Thursday

Got a bunch of comics done last night; did not get homework or research done. That'll be today.

And I wish November were sailing by. I'm just counting down - 16 days until Thanksgiving. Sigh. That's a long way away.

Food today:
8:00a - 1 egg over easy, 2 strips turkey bacon, 90 cal granola bar (craving protein)
11:30a - 1 cup quinoa salad, gala apple
1:30p - 90 cal granola bar
5:30p - handful dried fruit (assorted)
evening - glass wine, bowl pumpkin soup, small brownie, 3 crescent rolls

Exercise today:
8:20-8:30a - Bike to campus
8:30a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
5-5:05p - Bike home (was running late, had to bike FAST)
5:10-5:20p - Walk to Cap Center Foods
5:30-5:40p - Walk home

Thurs 8 Nov

Wow, November is already sailing by. I guess when things are busy, time disappears. Have a mini-conference in town today on Medicare Part D; at least they'll feed us lunch.


Food:

7:00 am Strawberry-banana soy shake, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:50 am Chicken ranch wrap, pickle spear, 1/4 c marinated veg pasta salad, 2" square brownie, Diet Coke
1:30 pm Diet Dr. Pepper
3:20 pm 90 calorie granola bar
6:00 pm Small pasty, 1/2 in slice cranberry sauce, 12 oz skim milk

Exercise:

6:45 am 2 sets (12 reps each) incline push-ups against sink, tricep dips from sink
5:20 pm Buns of Steel video - 20 min

Wednesday

Actually Yourmometer was an attempt to get the editors to give me SOME feedback... and it failed. I seriously only hear from my editors when I don't have a strip in on time, and it's obnoxious.

And when things get busy, I tend to not update this. Bug me if I don't.

Food today:
8:00a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits and enriched vanilla soymilk
12:30p - 1cup quinoa salad, gala apple, 90 cal granola bar, 2 Butterfinger eggs
late afternoon - lots of craisins, indian corn
6:30p - bowl of chili, 4oz soy milk, oreo
evening - 2 cups tea, small chocolate chip cookie, lots of indian corn

Exercise today:
9:30-9:40a - Bike to campus
12:10p - Climb 4 flights stairs
2-2:10p - Bike home
6:55-7p - Walk to coffee shop
10:55-11p - Walk home

Wed 7 Nov

Hope you're finding some time to take care of yourself - I worry when Yourmometer looks like exhaustion. Remember you can be more productive in less time if you get rest and have fun occasionally.

Yesterday was a less stressful day for me at work though it's still busy. I've got some things to accomplish soon I don't dare lose sight of.

I was excited that the scale was down just over a pound yesterday, though admittedly it's done that before and bounced back. Maybe this time it will go in the right direction more than once?!!

I didn't want to bug you yesterday because with a midterm and other work, I figured you were stressed and exhausted. You should probably get some string cheese to keep on hand to keep the healthy protein up. It's easy and a better choice than corn chips or cookies (though sometimes those things feed the soul!) Just make sure you're getting enough of the good stuff to balance the occasional junk. Love ya!

Felt almost hypoglycemic before lunch today (which was late). An hour later, the dizziness hadn't completely abated, so I ate a piece of string cheese but it still didn't really resolve. Talked to one of the nurses at work and told her I had eaten just under 1200 calories the last couple of days. She said she had done that when she started her recent weight loss efforts and had similar problems with dizziness. She upped her calories to about 1500 for a few days, then reduced a little gradually but kept near that level. She had better success losing weight with a more gradual decrease and didn't have the dizziness/fatigue. I went out and bought some 90 cal granola bars to keep in the office for afternoon pick-me-ups.

Food:

7:00 am Maple/BS Mini-Spooners w/skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
12:20 pm Chocolate soy shake, sliced banana w/skim milk and 1 tsp sugar
1:30 pm 1 pc string cheese
3:30 pm 90-calorie granola bar
6:30 pm Sandwich w/2 slices multi-grain bread, 1 Tbl margarine, 2 oz light braunschweiger, 1 c carrot/cashew/ginger
soup, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

5:00 pm 45 minutes Power Shaping video - hand weights plus cardio

Tuesday

Midterm tonight.

Food today:
8:15a - 2 shredded wheat buscuits with enriched vanilla soymilk, banana
11:45a - lots of raisins, 1cup quinoa salad
12:10p - peppermint patty
5:00p - small brownie, small oatmeal raisin cookie, 4 corn chips and 1/2T salsa
5:30p - small Gala apple
7:00p - 2.5 pokey sticks (they're gone now)
evening - lots of indian corn, 1 oreo

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
9:30a - Climb 4 flights of stairs

Tues 5 Nov

Yesterday was another CRAZY busy day at work. I'm now up to 3 folks in the hospital, one still in CCU. I had to find emergency housing for someone in about an hour in the late afternoon, and I didn't even get to one priority thing my boss had asked me to do. Hopefully today will be a little saner.

Spent some time exploring the Spark People resources yesterday. Thanks for putting me onto it; they have some good information and it's good to get daily reminders.

Food:

7:00 am Maple/BS Frosted Mini-Wheats w/skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am Vanilla latte soy shake, sliced banana w/skim milk and a little sugar
4:00 pm 4 pc candy corn (left on my desk by an elf)
5:45 pm 3 large cheese ravioli, 1/2 c Prego sauce, 2 Tbl shredded mozzarella, 1/2 c beets, 10 oz milk


Exercise:

8:40 pm 15 min treadmill

Monday

I think I ate more last night after my last update, but I really don't remember.

Food today:
8:30a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits with enriched vanilla soymilk
11:00a - banana, 90 cal granola bar
12:30p - 1cup quinoa salad, peppermint patty
2:30p - 3 chocolate chip cookies, 2 small pokey sticks, raisins, lots of indian corn
9:30p - half pb&j sandwich, lots more indian corn, raisins

Exercise today:
9:30-9:40a - Bike to campus
10:45-10:55a- Walk to Drew's apartment
1:45-1:55p - Walk to CS
1:55-2:05p - Bike home

Monday 4 Nov

Gearing up to go back to work after that lovely long break - I admit to slight trepidation as the pace has been hectic of late. It will be good to catch up on a couple of critical situations, and hopefully to have some new energy to tackle things.

Sounds like the Badger game was less gratifying than the Packers. I was helping Michael fasten the top button of his shirt (and grumbling that he needs to learn to do this himself) when Brett let loose with a boootiful long touchdown pass. I told Michael I will button his top shirt button any time!

You had sent me the Spark People link so I signed up last night. Hopefully every encouragement will help. I also found out that my breakfast juice glass is only 6 oz, not 8 oz, so I consume less there than I thought I did.


Food:

6:45 am Bowl Maple B/S Frosted Mini-Wheats w/skim milk, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, banana sliced w/skim milk and 1 tsp sugar
6:15 pm 2 c beef stew, 1/2 c applesauce cup, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

8:15-8:20 Hike through Marshfield Clinic
10:45-10:50 Hike back to car through Clinic
5:45 pm Pilates mat work

Quinoa Salad Recipe

Stolen shamelessly from the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Serves: 8

This substantial salad offers a healthy balance of vegetables and protein. It provides a wide range of textures, colors, and seasonings.

INGREDIENTS
• 1-1/2 cups quinoa
• 1 15-oz. can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1-1/2 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
• 1-1/2 cups cooked corn (fresh, canned, or frozen)
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 4 scallions, chopped
• 1 tsp. garlic, minced fine
• 1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped fine
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/4 tsp. ground cumin
• 1/3 cup olive oil

DIRECTIONS
1. Rinse quinoa in a fine sieve under cold running water until water runs clear.
2. Put quinoa in a pot with 2-1/4 cups water.
3. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer 20 minutes or until water is absorbed and quinoa is tender.
4. Fluff quinoa with a fork and transfer to a large bowl and allow to cool.
5. While quinoa is cooking, in a small bowl toss beans with vinegar; salt and pepper to taste.
6. Add beans, corn, bell pepper, scallions, garlic, cayenne and coriander to the quinoa. Toss well.
7. In a small bowl whisk together lime juice, salt, cumin, and add oil in a stream while whisking. Drizzle over salad and toss well with salt and pepper. Salad may be made a day ahead and refrigerated, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving.

NUTRITION INFO
Calories: 277
Fat: 11 g
Carbohydrates: 39 g
Protein: 8 g

Sunday 4 Nov

Soooo nice to get an extra hour for free! Had lots of time after getting up when I felt like it to read the rest of the newspaper before getting ready for church.

Michael's recital went very well; he sounded great and appeared confident. I did tell Mary about the "Easy Street" plan. Her response was that if Michael really wants to do a senior recital, he needs to start working! She seemed fine with the song, just frustrated that he hasn't been more motivated.

Food:

8:00 am Vanilla latte soy shake, 8 oz OJ
12:15 pm Bowl oatmeal w/raisins, brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon apples and skim milk, 12 oz OJ, coffee
2:3o pm 11 pc candy corn
5:00 pm Leftover pork chop w/dressing, 1/2 c sweet potato casserole, 1/2 c applesauce, 12 oz skim milk
5:30 pm Last 2 pb oatmeal cookies - yum!


Exercise:

Ooops, busy day but not very physically active. Doubt I'll have energy after choir rehearsal either.

Sunday

Had to get the dishwasher going this morning, albeit without quite a few of the dirty dishes in it. I'm getting to the point where I think I'm just going to refuse to do anything about the dishes Erica leaves around. Also, I need to do laundry like whoa...

I made up that quinoa salad recipe as my standby food for the week - it's amazing. I'll definitely be making that again.

Food today:
7:20a - banana
8:30a - 90 cal granola bar, handful raisins
11:10a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits and enriched vanilla soy milk
12:10p - 1 pb-oatmeal cookie, handful raisins
4:15p - 1 pb-oatmeal cookie, 1 cup quinoa salad
6:30p - 2 crepes with eggs, spinach, tomatoes, feta

Exercise today:
all morning - Laundry
1:30-2:30p - Rearrange room (moved the futon to by the desk)
5:40-6p - Walk to Debbie's for study party

Saturday 3 Nov

Back at home, having already consumed the killer cinnamon roll, showered, and been to Suzuki marathon. Laundry is begun and I plan to make beef stew and acorn squash for supper tonight.

Food:

8:30 am Killer cinnamon roll, 8 oz. OJ, coffee
12:20 pm Strawberry-banana soy shake, 2 pb oatmeal cookies
2:15 pm Finished pear pie
4:00 pm 4 oz Harvest Spice cappucino, 2-3 handsful of popcorn
7:15 pm Beef stew, 3/4 c homemade applesauce, 1/2 c sweet potato casserole, 12 oz milk
8:30 pm Piece homemade apple crisp w/vanilla ice cream



Exercise:

Lots of trips up and down stairs for laundry & tidying

Saturday

Food today:
9:00a - 90 cal granola bar, handful raisins
9:30a - mini carrot muffin
11:50a - 2 shredded wheat biscuits and enriched vanilla soy milk
1:45p - 1 pb-oatmeal cookie, handful raisins
2:20p - small chocolate chip cookie
2:40p - other half cheese/pesto/tomato sandwich
7:45p - 5 pokey sticks with marinara
evening - 2 cc, 2 pb-oatmeal cookies, 2 peppermint patties, glass soy milk, juice

Exercise today:
10:00-10:05a - Bike to campus
10:20-10:40a - Treadmill (ran a mile and a half)
10:50-11:20a - Recumbent bike
11:20-11:30a - Situps, stretching, pushups
11:40-11:45a - Bike home
3:30-3:40p - Walk to library
5-5:10p - Walk to Peck's apartment
6:40-6:50p - Walk to Keaton's apartment (got ride home)

Friday

Food today:
8:30a - 2 mini carrot muffins
10:55a - peppermint patty
12:45p - 8oz cranberry juice, half cheese/pesto/tomato sandwich, rice and black beans
1:20p - half scoop pumpkin ice cream
4:30p - 1 square Russell Stover chocolate
7:00p - 2 potato-zucchini latkes with a little sour cream and cranberry applesauce
evening - 2 peppermint patties

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
12:30-12:35p - Bike to State Street
1:30-1:35p - Bike home

Thursday

SO looking forward to this evening. You have no idea.

Food today:
8:45a - 2 toaster waffles with syrup
11:15a - Cheerios and (barely enough) 2% milk
11:45a - 1c natural applesauce
Evening - 3-4 pokey sticks, 2 mini carrot muffins, 3 mini chocolate chip cookies, a couple peppermint patties...

Thurs 1 Nov

Up at 4:30, almost ready to leave. Looking forward to an evening with Hobbes.

Food:

5:45 am Vanilla soy shake, 8 oz OJ, coffee

Wednesday

Oh god... I had to leave my 11-noon class 10 minutes early today to use the bathroom. It was actually painful to sit. This is what I get for having a Nalgene of water during my 9:55 class. It was... brutal. I'm still in sort of residual pain.

Food today:
8:45a - 2 toaster waffles and syrup
12:00p - PB&J on whole wheat, 2 pb-oatmeal cookies
1:15p - Banana, half bagel of some sort (sammich was not enough)
1:45p - other half of bagel (why am I so hungry?)
2:45p - chocolate chip cookie
5:30p - Annie's veggie pot pie
over the evening - 4 pb-oatmeal cookies, 2c natural applesauce

Exercise today:
9:30-9:40a - Bike to campus
11:55a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
1p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
4:15-4:45p - Treadmill (just walking today)
4:45-5p - Stretching, abdominal work
5-5:10p - Bike home

Halloween

Full day ahead - work has been so busy lately, exercise class 4:45-5:45, voice lesson at 7, late night Mass for the Holy Day I'll be missing at 9 pm at Newman, packing in there somewhere - whew! I'm tired just planning it. Can't wait for tomorrow even if I do have to get up at 4:30 am.

Food:

7 am Bowl Fruity Cheerios w/skim milk, 8 oz kiwi strawberry juice, coffee

12:20 pm Vanilla soy shake

1:00 pm Snack-size Butterfinger

3:00 pm Frosted homemade sugar cookie (from coworker)

6:00 pm Bowl of veggie chili w/sour cream, 3 corn bread sticks w/margarine, 12 oz milk

6:20 pm Snack-size Butterfinger


Exercise:

4:45 pm Coworker exercise group - 1 hour

Tuesday

Eee. Big football game on the 10th, last home game of the season. It starts at 11, so I won't be able to make the concert (unless it's going so terribly that I really don't want to stay for the fourth quarter), but I should be able to hang out with you all afterwards.

Food today:
8:45a - 2 toaster waffles and syrup (out of milk)
9:15a - 2 pb-oatmeal cookies
11:00a - turkey bacon, spinach, tomato wrap
11:30a - Cheerios and 2% milk (found some), 2 pb-oatmeal cookies
2:10p - 80 cal yogurt cup
4:45p - 1T guac, 4 corn chips, 2-bite brownie
5:15p - 1 pb-oatmeal cookie, natural applesauce
10:20p - Doritos ranch snack bag (you can't eat healthy while studying)

Exercise today:
9:50-10a - Bike to campus
10:15-10:45a - Weightlifting
10:50-11a - Bike home
12:15-12:25p - Bike to campus
12:25p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
5-5:10p - Bike home
7:50-8p - Bike to campus

Tues 30 Oct

Looks like we will be able to come down to Madison on Sat Nov 10 for Yuki's concert with the State Orchestra. If you are not otherwise committed, the concert is scheduled for 1:30 pm, though I don't yet have any other specifics. I have let Megumi know we will come and suggested that we get together afterward. If your schedule allows, I hope you can be with us for at least a little while that day.

Don't worry about the concert, I'm sure Megumi will understand. Also I think they will do more concerts as she said this is the "first". Maybe you can catch one another time. We will certainly call you to get together afterward.

Food:

6:45 am Bowl Fruity Cheerios w/skim milk, 8 oz kiwi strawberry juice, coffee

11:45 am Banana, chocolate soy shake

12:30 pm Small peppermint pattie (50 cal)

7:00 pm Slice roast beef, 3/4 c garlic mashed potatoes w/beef gravy, 1/2 c homemade applesauce, 12 oz skim milk

7:40 pm Small peppermint pattie


Exercise:

5:45 pm Walk 65 min to enjoy possibly last of beautiful fall weather

Monday

Got my period this morning; hit me the worst that one's hit me since I went on birth control. Probably a combination of stress, not having worked out much recently, and not eating too healthy.

Food today:
7:45a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk, pb-oatmeal cookie
11:00a - Peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole wheat
12:40p - rest of B&J chocolate fudge brownie pint (I feel like shite)
2:45p - 5 triscuits
4:45p - 1/2 bowl vegan chili (all gone), pb-oatmeal cookie
6:30p - bowl fish stew, pineapple juice
10:25p - 2 4pb-oatmeal cookies

Exercise today:
9:20-9:30a - Bike to campus
12:15-12:25p - Bike home
6:00-6:15p - Walk to campus (bused home)

Monday 29 Oct

Monday doesn't seem quite so daunting with the prospect of our visit on Thursday (and a 2-day conference to end the week). I also think my schedule is more open today so I might catch up on some of the paperwork. Let me know if there's anything I should bring from home for you.

Don't feel too bad about the ice cream pigout - calories consumed on the day you get your period bad shouldn't count against you. At any rate, you don't need to make yourself feel worse than you already do from nature.

Food:

6:45 am Bowl Fruity Cheerios w/skim milk, 8 oz apple cranberry juice, coffee

1:45 pm 12 oz Kwik Trip pumpkin cappucino, Revival Soy bar

7:00 pm Finnish baked pancake (very light and eggy) w/apples cooked in butter & cinnamon, snack size 3 Musketeers


Exercise:

5:30 pm 30 min Pilates mat work

Sunday

Oh by the way, when I made peanut butter oatmeal cookies last night, I made sure to burn half a tray for you. Don't let me forget them on Thursday.

Food today:
8:30a - 2 toaster waffles, a little syrup
10:55a - peanut butter & jelly sandwich, 2 pb-oatmeal cookies
12:20p - 80cal yogurt cup
2:00p - few almonds
6:15p - 1 serving oatmeal, 3pc turkey bacon, 2 pb-oatmeal cookies

Over the evening: 6 pb-oatmeal cookies, 1/3 pint B&J's chocolate fudge brownie (boo PMS)

Exercise today:
10:15-10:25a - Bike to campus
5:45-5:55p - Bike home

Sunday 28 Oct

Good morning! Hope you have had/will have an opportunity for some Halloween socializing this weekend. Take a break and be good to yourself - you'll be more productive later if you rest. Trick or Treaters come today and Michael's invited a bunch of his friends so I've promised them chili. I'll try not to raid the Halloween candy, but I can't promise to be perfect!

Wow, I can taste those peanut butter oatmeal cookies already! MMMMM! I can't believe how burned out I am after 240 trick or treaters at the door and teenagers on the roof followed by the Messiah.

Food:

8:30 am Vanilla soy shake

9:00 am Half piece of apple crisp

12:00 pm One Eggs Benedict half, 1/2 c hash browns, wedge of honeydew and canteloupe, coffee

2:00 pm Small caramel bar

3:30 pm Halloween-sized crunchy Reese's bar and Kit Kat - only one of each

5:00 pm Small bowl of chili w/sour cream and cheese, a few handsful of Tostitos, 12 oz milk

8:30 pm Hallowee-sized 3 Musketeers bar


Exercise:

Handing out trick or treat candy was about it. Too tired to even think about situps.

Saturday 27 Oct

Looking forward to cleaning up a bit around the house today - long overdue! Walk last night was a bit soggy toward the end, but overall a good experience. Met the neighbors who live in Hansel's old house - I always seem to meet my neighbors on walks!

Hope you found/find a Halloween party to put a little fun into your weekend. It sounded like you could use a bit of break.

I'm finally making that vegetarian chili recipe with the butternut squash, and if it tastes even half as good as it looks in the pot, it will be awesome! Wish you could join us for supper! (I'll bring you some in a container along with the recipe if it's good!)


Food:

9:00 am Bowl Scottish pinhead oatmeal w/skim milk, raisins, brown sugar, 8 oz cranberry apple juice, coffee

1:00 pm Revival Mocha milk protein shake (yummy!)

1:30 pm Reese's Caramel peanut butter cup (not bad, but the caramel is extraneous)

2:45 pm 10 calorie Slender soda

5:15 pm Bar made with graham crackers, caramel, peanuts, marshmallows, crushed pretzels and chocolate

6:30 pm Medium bowl excellent vegetarian chili w/sour cream, 3 small cornbread sticks w/margarine, 12 oz milk

6:45 pm Homemade apple crisp (no ice cream!)

Exercise:

12:40 5 min crunchies, rollups, leg circles while waiting for laundry load to change, multiple stair trips

Lots of running around to clean, cook, laundry

Saturday

No rest today. I'm getting up early to hit the gym when it opens, then either going to the game or (if I can sell my ticket) going in to work. Otherwise Sunday's going to be an all-day ordeal too.

Food today:
7:45a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk
10:00a - Reese's Peanut Butter cup
10:35a - 2 oat & honey granola bars
3:15p - four cheese Lean Cuisine pizza
6:30p - bowl vegan chili, spoonful B&J's chocolate fudge brownie, 8oz 2% milk
7:30p-1:30a - 5 small peanut butter oatmeal cookies
2:30a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk

Exercise today:
8:50-8:55a - Bike to gym
9:15-9:35a - Treadmill
9:35-9:45a - Floor work
9:50-9:55a - Bike home
10:20-10:30a - Bike to campus
3-3:10p - Bike home

Friday

I really don't have a costume. But I've got enough stuff stashed around that I can probably pull off "pirate" decently well. I just hope I can find a party to go to at some point, or this is going to be a long, depressing weekend in the office.

Food:
7:50a - 2 freezer waffles, 1/2 Tbsp syrup
11:00a - large Gala apple
12:00p - 2 oat & honey granola bars
1:00p - 80 cal yogurt cup
3:30p - Reese's Peanut Butter cup
5:10p - handful raisins
5:50p - oat & honey granola bar
7:45p - buraka, lentils, matzo ball soup, steamed veggies
8:30p - small brownie, 6oz hot tea
10:00p - bite-size Twix, 4oz white wine
12:00a - 8oz apple juice

Exercise:
9:10-9:20a - Bike to campus
9:20a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
12:00p - Climb 4 flights of stairs
3:20-3:30p - Bike home
6:10-6:30p - Walk to campus
8:40-9p - Walk home
11:40-12a - Walk home (bused to campus)

Friday (Yay!), 26 Oct

Forecast is for mostly sunny, so I'm hoping for nice weather for Moon Walk Wisconsin tonight, a Walk Wisconsin offshoot to enjoy fall evenings. Dad has agreed to walk with me. It starts at 7 pm from the Plover Copps along the Tomorrow River Trail. I'm only going for the quarter marathon, 6+ miles, because I don't want to be walking at 11 pm after working all week. At least I'll make up a little for missing exercise altogether yesterday.

If you really don't have a costume for Halloween, you can always frizz your hair and wear the grad gown and a maroon scarf and go as Hermione.

Food:

6:45 am Bowl Cinnamon Life w/skim milk, 8 oz apple cranberry juice, coffee

11:45 am 1 slice toast w/margarine and jam; chocolate soy shake

2:30 pm Sliver chocolate frosted brownie from coworker (same one from a couple of days ago)

3:30 pm About 1 oz sample of Cranberry Sierra Mist at grocery store

5:30 pm 5 coconut-breaded shrimp w/mango dipping sauce, 9 tater tots, 1/2 c cinnamon applesauce, 12 oz milk

8:20 pm Piece of pumpkin cake w/cream cheese frosting at halfway point of walk

10:00 pm Piece of pumpkin cake w/cream cheese frostin at terminus, small cup hot cider


Exercise:

3 hrs to walk 7 miles, last half in thick mist - feet are sore, ready for bed

Thursday

Another big research day. Sigh.

Things have just been rough in general lately; very little social interaction because people are either busy or they live with their own social interaction (Erica's around very rarely, so I don't live with mine). I don't really have the energy or motivation to do the standard chores - laundry, primarily. And as of late everything has either been "work" or "procrastinate"; I don't have restful times when I don't need to be working. I'm really looking forward to forcing myself to take the night off next Thursday, though I'll have research and homework hanging over my head anyway. Merf.

Food today:
7:40a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk
9:30a - 2 oat & honey granola bars (so hungry...)
10:15a - large Gala apple
11:50a - turkey/havarti sandwich, banana
12:10p - 2 small chocolate chip cookies, 16oz 2% milk
6:30p - 5 inside-out Oreos and fresh strawberries, vegetarian potstickers, rice, salad
12:30a - Reese's Peanut Butter cup (rough day)

Exercise today:
8:40-8:50a - Bike to campus
8:50a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
3-3:10p - Bike home
9:40-9:50p - Bike to campus
12:15-12:25p - Bike home

Thurs 25 Oct

Sounds like you're having a rough week - hang in there, weekend comes fairly soon. At least we've still had some sunshine. And next Thursday, Pokey sticks! Yay! I know I can hardly wait.

I'm proud of myself for eating just one LifeSaver at work this afternoon. In the past, one turns into 6 or 7 or 10 followed by whatever else sweet or otherwise I can shove into my mouth. I'd love to think I'm regaining a modicum of self-control. Then I can have the occcasional snack without turning it into a gorge.

Regrettably, there was no good opportunity to exercise today. We went out to Fazoli's with Michael and Hannah and then to ACT's production of Meet Me in St. Louis.

Food:

7:00 am Bowl Scottish pinhead oatmeal w/brown sugar, raisins, skim milk, 8 oz apple cider, coffee

12:00 pm 12-oz Kwik Trip Pumpkin Spice cappucino

12:30 pm Medium Honey Crisp apple w/cinnamon sugar dip

12:45 pm Strawberry-banana soy shake

3:00 pm 1 wintergreen LifeSaver

5:45 pm About 1 1/2 c. baked rigatoni w/cheese and sausage, 2 1/2 breadsticks (yipe!), 24 oz. Light lemonade

Wednesday

Ugh, is it only Wednesday? Sigh.

Food today:
9:00a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk, 1 dried apricot
11:00a - Large gala apple
1:45p - Pita pizza (pita, pizza sauce, mozzarella, mushrooms, spinach)
3:10p - handful raisins, oat & honey granola bar
6:00p - small bowl vegan chili, slice apple-raisin bread
7:00p - about 15 peanut butter M&Ms

Exercise today:
9:30-9:40a - Bike to campus
12:15-1p - Treadmill (I ran a mile!!) and elliptical
1:15-1:25p - Bike home

Wed 24 Oct

I LOVED Yourmometer this morning - actually laughed out loud! Sometimes our blocks and lacks are as funny as our inspirations, probably because you connect with the audience. What fun!

Food:

7:00 am Bowl Grape Nuts Trail Mix Cereal w/skim milk, 8 oz OJ, coffee

11:00 am Sliver of frosted brownie from coworker

11:40 am Vanilla soy shake

3:30 pm Bowl Cinnamon Life w/skim milk (starving!)

6:00 pm Medium bowl chili w/sour cream and cheese, 12 oz skim milk


Exercise:

1 hr Coworker exercise group

Tuesday

Today's another lock-myself-in-the-office day. Hopefully I'll get my work done though! And I'm glad you liked the strip - I was really happy that JKR would put an intentionally homosexual character in her books, though I'm more happy that she didn't make a big deal out of it at the time.

In other news, I just looked at myself in the bathroom mirror here - maybe it's just that I haven't been sleeping well, but my face looks really bloated. Sigh.

Food today:
9:00a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk, 2pc baked tofu (all gone now)
12:00p - Genisoy protein bar
5:15p - small plate corn chips, 1Tbsp guac
6:00p - small bowl pea soup
9-10p - big chocolate chip cookie (took me a long time to eat it)

Exercise today:
9:45-9:55a - Bike to campus
9:55a - Up 4 flights o' stairs
5:20-5:30p - Bike home
12:40-1a - Walk home (bused to campus)

Tues 23 Oct

I liked Yourmometer today - I agree it was better not to "out" Dumbledore in the books, and I'm glad she did now (although the cynic in me suspects it was a device to boost sales of the book). It gives me more empathy for Dumbledore as a human being.

Michael had some blood tests and we get to collect poop samples over the next few days. He's on a BRAT diet for a couple of days to settle his tummy down (bananas, rice, applesauce, toast). Dave didn't think it was anything serious, but better to test to be sure. He also gets to take Imodium 3 times a day for a couple of days to fiber up his bowels.

Food:

6:45 am Bowl of Grape Nuts Trail Mix Cereal w/skim milk, 8 oz OJ, coffee

11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, slice buttered pumpkin bread

5:45 pm About 4 oz rotisserie chicken, 1/2 cup rice, 1/2 c strawberry applesauce, 12 oz skim milk

Exercise:

51 min Step video (good sweat)

Monday

Boo Monday. By the way, I'm not sure if walking up 4 flights of stairs really counts as exercise, but I keep writing it down to shame myself out of taking the elevator when I'm tired like I am today...

Food today:
9:05a - Cheerios and enriched vanilla soy milk
12:00p - Genisoy protein bar
12:50p - 80 cal Kemps yogurt cup
2:00p - Genisoy protein bar (really hungry for some reason)
4:15p - Large gala apple (yay Sentry and your excellent produce)
6:30p - 1pc baked tofu and small bowl vegan chili
9:05p - 1 slice apple raisin bread, 8oz cranberry peach juice

Exercise today:
9:15-9:25a - Bike to campus (windy like whoa)
9:25a - Up 4 flights of stairs
12p - Up 4 flights of stairs
3:15-3:45p - Weight lifting
4-4:10p - Bike home

Monday 22 Oct

Here goes another week.... Michael came home sick again with diarrhea, upset stomach. Scheduled appointment for him to see Dave Marie tomorrow afternoon as this has been going on for about a month on and off.

6:45 am Bowl of Fruity Cheerios (they're good, honest), 8 oz glass OJ, coffee

11:30 am Vanilla soy shake, slice buttered pumpkin bread

2:30 pm Water with TrueLime

6:00 pm Boneless pork chop with stuffing, 3/4 cup corn, 12 oz skim milk

Exercise:

35 min Pilates mat work (smelled dinner cooking and had to stop - sigh!)

Sunday

Today is the day where not having done work on Saturday catches up to me. Sigh.

Food today:
9:00a - Cheerios and 2% milk, 3 dried apricots
12:20p - 2pc baked tofu
1:10p - 3pc turkey bacon
1:30p - handful raisins
3:30p - small Gala apple
6:25p - Lean Cuisine 4 cheese pizza, 8oz 2% milk
6:50p - handful raisins
7:40p - handful raisins (it's better than eating chocolate, I suppose)
10:30p - small bowl vegan chili

Exercise:
walking around the grocery store? yeah nothing.

Sunday 21 Oct

Another beautiful morning of sunshine - hoping for time and motivation to take a long walk. Dad and I are signed up for the Moon Walk Wisconsin on Friday night so I'd best keep in walking shape. We will only do the 6 1/2 mile leg because it starts at 7 pm and after working all week, I don't want to keep walking til 11 pm. Saw Patrick driving by in his car while walking down Patch St. He doesn't have a class scheduled - will have to find out why not.

8:00 am Chocolate soy shake, slice buttered pumpkin bread

12:00 pm 2 eggs, over easy; 2 pcs raisin toast w/blackberry jam; 1/2 c hash browns, 12 oz. OJ, coffee

4:50 pm 5 dark chocolate peanut M&Ms

5:15 pm Burrito Supreme w/steak from Taco Bell, water

8:30 pm 10 oz unfiltered apple cider

Exercise:

3:15 pm-4:45 pm Walk around Iverson along Green Circle home on Patch St (with Dad)

Saturday - GAME DAY

So today the Badgers got to beat up on a little school and make themselves feel better after having lost two weeks in a row. It actually got so boring that I left at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Then Rowan came over and we watched some awesome Alan Rickman movie and hung out. It was fun. (:

Food today:
9:15a - Oatmeal with raisins
During game - about 10 Reese's Pieces
2:15p - Bowl of pea soup (leftover from Thursday), piece of cornbread
4:30p - Piece of applesauce/raisin bread, glass of mead
7:30p - Piece of applesauce raisin bread
1:10a - 4 pc baked tofu

Exercise today:
10:30-10:40a - Bike to campus
1:30-1:40p - Bike home

Saturday, 20 Oct

Apologies for the moniker; I was feeling fat and thought if I acknowledged it, it would give me more incentive to change [Hobbes: no worries, it just makes me giggle]. Today was Empty Bowls day - a benefit for Hunger Prevention - and such a pretty, sunny day that I took Grandma for a drive for a couple of hours to view leaves.

8:00 Cappucino soy shake, slice of buttered pumpkin bread

12:00 Bowl of AWESOME sweet potato squash soup, breadstick, tiny can Diet Coke, and (gulp!) 3 cookies

2:00 Water

6:00 Large grilled chicken thigh/drumstick, 3/4 c Lipton noodles, 3/4 homemade applesauce, 12 oz skim milk


Absence of exercise:
Shopping at new Steve & Barry's with Grandma, laundry

Friday

First off I'd like to welcome my mother to the blog (that's Big Momma over there, a title with which I confess I am slightly concerned). She'll basically be doing the same thing as me, tracking food and exercise, and hopefully we'll be able to motivate each other.

I'm not going to do the traditional food and exercise and times post today, because I spent most of the day in a conference and I don't remember precisely when or what I ate. But what I would like to say is that tonight, for the first time in a very long time, I am sitting on my couch at night and actually feeling satiated. I feel as though my food needs have been met for the day. And this is not a common theme. Here is, in effect, what I ate today:

Breakfast was a plate of standard continental fruit (cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, strawberries) and a small slice of coffee cake with a cup of Earl Grey tea. Lunch was something on the order of a small salad, steamed zucchini, a wild/brown rice mix that may have had broccoli in it, and a piece of mushroom quiche. And dessert - I split a piece of apple-pear pie with a friend of mine in exchange for half a (small) piece of chocolate cake. ^_^

Midafternoon snack was a couple pieces of cheese, two small cookies and a teeny brownie. Dinner was half a lentil-barley-mushroom spanikopita type thing, a small boiled red potato, a small portion of a chickpea salad, and a matzo ball. Topped that off with a chocolate chip bar (like I said, craving chocolate).

I realize I ate too much junk today. But I had a good amount of real food too, and a real lunch. I think that helped a lot. I'll probably gain off of this, which is no good, but... I really enjoy the satiated feeling. A lot more since I really haven't felt it in a while. I apparently do a lot better when I'm not cooking for myself...

Friday, 19 Oct

Heading out to day trip to western part of WI - all day in the car. I knew I should have exercised last night.
Sat in the car from 7:30 am-5:30 pm with pauses for 2 home visits and lunch and a quick trip through the grocery store.

6:53 am Strawberry-banana soy shake, slice of pumpkin bread with margarine, black coffee

12:00 pm Cup of Tortellini Alfredo soup, 1/3 hot hoagie with roast beef, cheese and veggies, iced coffee w/skim milk

2:30 pm Half a large Rice Krispie bar, 8 oz gas station cappucino, 32 oz Diet Coke

8:20 pm 1 cup pumpkin pie yogurt, 2 pc buttered, toasted sunflower seed bread, banana

9:15 pm cup of peppermint tea


Exercise

7:08-8:02 pm Pilates mat

Thursday

Today is the day I lock myself in my office until this homework project is done. This class is a FUCKTON of work, but I'm also learning a lot and getting more comfortable with analysis (that's fancy calculus), at least insofar as the computer science world uses it. Didn't shower this morning (ew), but hopefully I'll be done before 4pm so I can pick up my poster for the conference tomorrow and shower before I meet up with Rowan to make dinner. Mmm soup.

Food today:
7:45a - medium Gala apple
9:45a - Genisoy protein bar
12:30p - Turkey and dill Havarti on a dill roll, chocolate chip cookie (:
4:00p - small M&M cookie from Rowan
7:00p - bowl of pea soup, 2 pc corn bread, glass Rhine wine, glass cranberry-peach juice
9:30p - 2 dried apricots (for aid in digestion)

Exercise today:
9-9:10a - Bike to campus
3:10-3:30p - Walk around campus
3:50-4p - Bike home

Starting Again, Again!

Okay, I've been tracking calories, I suppose I should do this publicly too so that you all can shame me when I do bad things.

Food today:
7:45a - medium Gala apple
12:30p - Einstein Asiago cheese bagel (Torah study)
4:25p - Genisoy protein bar
7:30p - Pesto noodles, crescent rolls, pineapple (GOD I'm hungry)
11:30p - small piece chocolate chip zucchini cake ^_^

Exercise today:
9-9:10a - Bike to campus
Repeatedly - Up 4 flights of stairs, walk across campus
5-5:10p - Bike home

And in the interest of full disclosure, next Thursday I fully intend to split a small order of Pokey sticks with my mother - that's basically half a cheese pizza. It's highly therapeutic.

Day ...something

Sorry I haven't been updating; things are pretty stressful. And I know that's bad for weight loss :P

Food today:
8:00a - Cheerios, 2% milk
10:00a - Small plate pasta salad (pasta, feta, broccoli, tomatoes)
11:45a - Bowl homemade gazpacho
1:30p - 3pc turkey bacon

Exercise today:
9-9:05a - Walk to farmers market
9:45-9:50a - Walk home
10:15-10:45a - Walking at 4.8 mph
10:45-11:15a - Pilates-ish floor work

Day 8

Bah. Went to the gym and lifted for half an hour, weighed in afterwards... 124. Not doing massive amounts of cardio every day seems to be taking its toll on that not-so-little number. Sigh.

Food today:
7:50a - Cheerios, 2% milk
9:30a - Animal crackers (post workout recharge)
11:10a - Glass of 2% milk
11:30a - Pita pizza (whole wheat pita, marinara, low fat mozzarella, mushrooms)
12:45p - Tiniest sliver of brownie I could cut (hehe)
2:30p - 2 mango and 2 guava wafer cookies

Exercise today:
7:50-8a - Bike to campus
8-8:30a - Weightlifting, low weight high reps
10:50a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
11-11:10a - Bike home
12:50-1p - Bike to campus
1p - Climb 4 flights of stairs

Day 7

Food today:
7:40a - Cheerios with 2% milk

...um, I forget. It was a long day.

Day 6

I don't even remember what I ate today. I know I had cereal at 8:30 and then didn't eat again until 6:30. I hate this fucking project.

Day 5

The disadvantage of having fasted yesterday is that I really don't consider what I'm feeling to be "hungry" anymore. Hrm.

Food today:
8:30a - Cheerios with 2% milk
9:00a - 3pc turkey bacon
9:30a - 2 mango wafer cookies and a couple spoonfuls of Lowfat Ben&Jerry's
5:45p - half of a mango
6:00p - 3pc Uno's cheese pizza, 2 Oreos
9p-12a - some raspberry Milanos, no idea how many. I was coding.

... Yeah, I eat like shit when I have projects. Goddamn.

Exercise today:
9:40-9:50a - Bike to campus
4:40-4:50p - Bike home
6:30-6:40p - Bike to campus
1:05-1:15a - Bike home

Day 4

Fast day, CS project. I'm looking forward to dinner like whoa.

Food today:
6:30p - Plate of fruit, two (small) plates of Chinese food with lots of tofu
7:30p - 1/4c tapioca pudding, almond cookie, 1" square piece of cake
9:00p - Glass of Manischewitz ^_^

Exercise today:
9:20-9:45a - Walk to campus
5:40-6p - Walk from Yoh's to campus
6-6:30p - Walk to Jade Garden
8-8:30p - Walk home

Day 3

No class, big CS project, and the last day before the fast = weird schedule.

Food today:
9:30a - "heart healthy" serving of oatmeal with honey and 2% milk
11:30a - apple
12:00p - Sunbelt granola bar (I'm out now)
5:45p - spaghetti and marinara, garlic bread
6:15p - 1/2c pumpkin ice cream

Exercise today:
10:15-10:25a - Bike to campus
random walking around campus
5:30-5:35p - Bike to Hillel
12:50-1a - Walk/bike home

Day 2

I'm going to open a post in the morning and keep it updated throughout the day, otherwise I know I'm going to forget things - like I'm pretty sure there was another granola bar in there somewhere yesterday, but I'm not really sure where.

Food today:
8:00a - Cheerios and 2% milk
10:00a - Whole wheat English muffin, ~1Tbsp peanut butter
11:45a - Apple, Sunbelt granola bar with chocolate chips
1:45p - 1c homemade gazpacho
4:30p - pita pizza with mushrooms and some chicken, 2 slices honeydew, Sunbelt granola bar (HUNGRY)
6:30p - half pint of lowfat Ben&Jerrys
11:00p - Sunbelt granola bar
1:30a - Protein bar and Nestlé energy drink

Exercise today:
9:05-9:15a - Bike to campus
10:40a - Climb 4 flights of stairs
4-4:10p - Bike home
10-10:10p - Bike across campus
4:30-4:40a - Bike home

Starting Again

I've decided to keep a public blog of my attempts to live healthy and (hopefully) lose fat, if not weight. If nothing else, having to post these things to the world may help me out - no one was pestering me about my accounts over at The Daily Plate or SparkPeople, and hopefully at least someone will scold me if I don't eat enough, or I don't make it in to the gym in the morning, or if I sit around eating Oreos while I'm working on my projects for CS 766...

Food today:
7:30a - Cheerios and 2% milk (no I will not switch to skim, don't even ask)
9:30a - Day-old English muffin with ~1Tbsp peanut butter and half a banana. It was gross.
12:00p - Apple and Sunbelt granola bar with chocolate chips
2:00p - 1c homemade gazpacho, 3 strips turkey bacon
4:30p - 16oz diet V8 Splash, 8oz 2% milk, 4 Oreos (see introduction)
6:30p - 1 Oreo (see introduction - but they're all gone now)
8:00p - tomato slice with fresh mozzarella, 3 sm slices personal-sized Neopolitan cheese pizza
9:00p - 3 sm slices personal-sized Nutella pizza

Exercise today:
9:15-9:25a - Bike to campus, climb 4 flights of stairs
12:15p - climb 4 flights of stairs (going down them doesn't count)
2-2:10p - Bike home

So I end up feeling like a complete pig. But I got to have dinner with Matt, which isn't something I get to do very frequently at all, so I really don't mind the end result. Tomorrow will be better.