Tues 31 Aug

It was hard to finish Pilates mat this morning. I really struggled through the push-ups, but I made it! Sometimes it's too easy to just stop early, though sometimes I need to listen to my body, too.

Today I get to really start working with my new computer. Should be interesting to learn the new Windows 7.

Brown Cow vanilla Greek yogurt has 12 g sugar per serving - not awful.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Strawberry/vanilla soy shake, oatmeal/spelt scone, Brown Cow 0% vanilla Greek yogurt, 100 g blueberries
2:45 pm Quaker Cocoa Mint Chewy granola bar
3:45 pm 1 square Ecuador dark chocolate
6:00 pm Chicken mushroom wild rice sausage, Milwaukee brat bun, 1 tbl ketchup, serving quinoa salad, 1/2 med cob corn, 1 c sauteed zucchini, 12 oz skim milk



Exercise:

5:00-6:00 am Pilates mat

Mon 30 Aug

Weather forecast for the week includes possibility of storms most days, unfortunately the days we could possibly hike. Here's hoping the forecasters are incorrect.

Slept better last night and hopefully got rid of my cranky mood.

Got my new computer at work today! Had a little too much fun playing with it, checking out the new features of Windows 7 (vs XP, my previous OS).

Dad and I ate at Hilltop tonight because the Dividend Dining promo from our credit card gave us an extra 500 bonus miles on United Airways for trying a new restaurant in the program. Had to be used by Aug 31.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, coffee
10:15 am 1 Tootsie Roll midgee
11:45 am Blueberry soy shake, oatmeal/spelt scone, 1 tbl Nutella, 101 g blueberries
2:45 pm 2 wintergreen LifeSavers
4:45 pm 2 c kettle corn
6:00 pm 4 oz NY strip steak, grilled mushrooms/onions, tossed salad, 1 tbl fat free honey dijon dressing, 1 c brew city fries, mojito
7:00 pm Jello dark chocolate sugar free pudding cup


Exercise:

5:00-6:10 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout, upper, lower, abs, and aerobics

Sun 29 Aug

Hope you manage to straighten out your phone woes in time to connect with Kitty and crew for brunch today. Congrats to your friend for going a full year without IV antibiotics. Hope next year's party for two consecutive years will make the schedule!

Should be a relatively quiet day here to enjoy the lovely weather. I made it through our time in Madison (and the remainder of the day) with no on-call calls so I dodged the bullet. I got the dress I wanted at REI but they only had one left and it is a medium. The clerk said he has been checking the computer and none of the stores seem to have any left. The medium fits okay, though a small would fit nicer. I plan to take the dress and the receipt to Mpls next weekend on the off chance that they might have it in stock then in a small so I could exchange it. If not, at least I have the dress. I do like the cut and color (I got the brick/red).

Had a nice long nap this afternoon which felt nice. We decided to take Grandma across the road to Rudy's for the $10 pizza tonight. She really enjoyed it and it was nice.


Food:

8:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, coffee
12:00 pm 2 eggs over easy, 2 pancakes, 1 tbl whipped butter, 1 tbl syrup, coffee
4:00 pm 1 1/2 c watermelon
6:30 pm 1 1/2 slice 14" thin crust sausage/pepperoni/mushroom/pineapple/extra cheese pizza
7:45 pm 8 oz light original soy milk, 1 c Quaker Oat Squares



Exercise:

6:55-7:45 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 28 Aug

Good luck, Laura, in the United Way Duathlon! I'm proud of you!

Looks like another beautiful day and indeed a beautiful weekend ahead. I'm anxious to enjoy nice weather as we're into the time of year when you know it won't last forever. I hope we get nice weather again next weekend for the fair.

I was a bad girl today and had way too many sweets. Good news is that I kind of burned out and feel like I could go without major sweets for quite a while to make up. Dad and I got in our shopping at REI, quick run to Woodman's, and decided to eat on the west side to avoid competing with all the move-in families downtown. We found that little diner where we recently ate with you. I just wanted more of a sandwich than a full dinner, but of course we had to have pie!


Food:

8:00 am Bran nut muffin, 6 oz OJ, coffee
11:30 am Rocky's sausage/mushroom slice
1:00 pm Belt's small cookie dough flurry
4:45 pm Fried catfish sandwich w/lettuce leaf, tomato slice, remoulade sauce on Italian roll, 1 c applesauce, half piece of Mint Oreo pie


Exercise:

30 min total bike ride to Schmeekle, Rocky's, and home

Fri 27 Aug

Had a very nice evening with Kitty and crew last night. They arrived around 6 pm and we enjoyed beer bread and summer sausage to stave off hunger til the brats and corn finished grilling. Kurt joined us for an evening walk to Belt's to sample the local wares.
The beer bread was such a hit that I stuck another loaf in the oven this morning for breakfast with jam. Not sure if folks will get up before I really need to head off to work. I have a 9:30 and 10:30 home visit scheduled so I can't hang around too long.

Dad will leave Point around 2:30 today to pick you up, so he should make it to your place by 4:15-4:30ish. If you are ready to leave right away when he gets there, you should be able to make it to Adventure 212 to pick up your packet before 7:00 when they close the pick-up. If that doesn't work for you, give dad a call on his cell phone to make better arrangements.

Hoo, long day. Didn't get home til after 6:15 pm from supervising client move to a new apartment. Really didn't feel like I could leave until the movers got her stuff all unloaded.


Food:

7:30 pm 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 2 wedges mega cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Vanilla soy shake, oatmeal/spelt scone, 109 g blueberries
6:30 pm 2 c kettle corn, Kirkland diet Green Tea w/citrus
7:30 pm Seafood udon soup, 2 pc mango sushi, small salad w/soy ginger dressing


Exercise:

10 min walk to Belt's

Thurs 26 Aug

Well, Kitty and crew should be here about 6 pm today. Bob talked to her last night; they were in Appleton and planning to stop off at Sunset Lake with the kids on their way here.

Sore today from yesterday's new workout. Could feel left shoulder and right hamstring particularly. Did the plain aerobics Fat Burner today, and may not get a morning workout in tomorrow if anyone opts to sleep in the basement on the futon. A rest day might not be so bad.

Got home late for lunch, but still able to take an hour which is good 'cause I needed to make quinoa salad. I had cooked the quinoa last night but was too tired to do anything else so I assembled it today. I'm hoping to pop a fresh loaf of Tastefully Simple beer bread in the oven right after work as an appetizer with summer sausage. Wish you could join us with the Misras but I'm looking forward to seeing you tomorrow night. There should be plenty of quinoa salad left.



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 2 wedges mega cantaloupe, 109 g strawberries, 68 g blueberries, coffee
1:00 pm Blueberry soy shake, Kwik Trip chocolate dunker donut, 88 g grapes



Exercise:

5:05-5:55 am Jane Fonda's Fat Burner video

Wed 25 Aug

Weather is nice and cool this morning with promise of sunny skies and temps in the 70s all week. It was nice for sleeping - didn't want to pry myself out of bed this morning. However I did, and I did a new workout DVD that really hit all parts of the body. I am aware of many muscles right now that are normally anonymous. It was a dollar store find, and a well-put-together video using some fairly unique positions to work muscles in different ways. You use hand weights and ankle weights in the first half for added punch.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 2 wedges mega cantaloupe, 107 g strawberries, 72 g blueberries, coffee
11:45 am Black bean burger, bun, lettuce, slice tomato, 1 tbl ketchup, 1 c fruit salad
4:30 pm 1/2 c Quaker Oat Squares (dry)
6:00 pm 1 c spaghetti, 1/2 c marinara sauce, 6 sauteed shrimp, 6 spears asparagus, 1 tbl shredded parmesan, brandy old fashioned sweet, slice Italian bread w/dipping oil
7:30 pm Culver's hot fudge raspberry sundae



Exercise:

5:05-6:05 am Brand New Butt DVD

Tues 24 Aug

It was hard to get up and exercise this morning. My body just didn't wanna. One possibility is that I didn't eat enough yesterday. I got a little woozy part way up on our walk on Rib and had to stop for some water. I had drunk two liters in the earlier day as well as a green tea shortly before leaving, but I guess I was sweating enough in the humidity to need more. I also had a small lunch (half a sandwich while driving). I didn't get the full calorie count recommended for the day yesterday, though I was within the former recommended range before updating my exercise amounts. I made it through Pilates through the side series though I watched the clock all the way.

You'd be proud of me - I actually read the ingredients on my almond butter label. And better yet, the only ingredient is roasted almonds.

Ooooh, I feel like Friday is Christmas! I just found out I get a brand new Windows 7 computer for my office on Friday! I think I may have lucked out because my computer was very slow when I was trying to give the business manager a requested update on my cases for a specific program and I was whining about losing productivity time by having to wait such a long time for the computer to move from one screen to the next.

We had Michael join us for supper tonight - very nice!


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 113 g raspberries, 2 wedges mega-cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am Vanilla soy shake, slice Trader Joe's multigrain fiber toast, 1 tbl almond butter, Zestar apple
3:15 pm 1 pkg cranberry almond thins, 1 square Ecuadorian chocolate
5:30 pm 1 c kettle corn
6:30 pm 3.5 oz cherry-marinated pork loin, small ear corn, salad, 12 oz light original soy milk
8:00 pm 1/2 c Edy's Slow Churned Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream



Exercise:

5:05-5:55 am Truncated Pilates mat

Mon 23 Aug

Be sure to keep us updated as you find out what research or teaching positions you will do this fall. I always like to know what your are involved with. I hope you get exactly what you want or at least that you love what you do get.

Looks like another lovely day today, so we will try to do a really good hike at Rib. I go back on call tomorrow so this will be the only Rib hike this week. Wed night I hope we can walk around town, and Kitty and crew come on Thursday.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 98 g raspberries, coffee
11:15 am Blueberry fruit strip
11:30 am 1 slice whole wheat bread, 2.5 oz roast beef lunchmeat, 1 slice processed Swiss cheese, lettuce leaf
4:00 pm 2 c kettle corn, Kirkland diet green tea w/citrus
4:30 pm Pkg cranberry almond thins
6:30 pm Apricot fruit strip
8:30 pm Brown Cow 0% plain Greek yogurt, slice Trader Joe's multigrain fiber toast, 1 tbl almond butter, 1/4 med cantaloupe



Exercise:

5:10-6:05 am Kathy Smith Weights 1 DVD
5:30-7:30 pm Hiking Rib Mt plus tower

Sun 22 Aug

Just read the updates on Michelle. Wish there was something to do beyond praying, but at present I fear that is our limitation. Kitty responded back that it's no problem to bring oatmeal/spelt scones, so warm up your taste buds!

It was really nice to see how well you fixed up your apartment. It feels much more like a home in less than a week than your Richmond place did when you'd been there a couple of months (by the time we saw it). It feels like you're happy in Madison which makes me very happy, too! Hope that apartment sees you through many happy times. A thought I had is that you might want to find a way to increase the light in the kitchen. Seems to me that as the grey days of winter come upon us, it would be a little dark there for working on your good meals. Have I told you how happy it makes me that you are in to good food and making healthy meals for yourself?


Food:

8:30 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 100 g raspberries, coffee
12:00 pm Belgian waffle w/pecans and blueberry topping, coffee
2:00 pm Kirkland diet green tea w/citrus
4:45 pm 2 c kettle corn
6:45 pm 3.9 oz beef tenderloin, 1 c grilled veggies (zucchini, pattypan squash, onion, green pepper w/1 tsp olive oil, 1 tbl pesto), med cob corn, 10 oz skim milk
7:15 pm Culver's small strawberry mango cooler


Exercise:

7:10-8:00 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 21 Aug

Looking forward to visiting with you today in Madtown. You're likely already at the Farmer's Market with Deb hawking pesto to Madisonians.

It will be fun to have Kitty and crew here for a visit this week. I don't think I can take any time off Thurs afternoon; I still need to see if I can go in late on Friday. Nice when the Oregonians make their way back to the homeland.


Food:

8:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 121 g strawberries, 74 g blueberries
11:00 am 2 c kettle corn
11:15 am 1 crepe, 1/2 c sliced banana, 2 tbl nutella, 1 tbl slivered almonds, 1/8 c whipped cream, coffee
3:30 pm 1 seafood enchilada, 1/4 c sweet corn bread, 1/2 c sauteed summer squash, 2 flour tortillas, 1 pat Promise, 3-4 corn chips w/salsa

Fri 20 Aug

Long day, but a good conference. Diamond is a good speaker, and particularly the Ethics portion was the best I've been to on that topic. Did not appreciate driving home through a severe thunderstorm (as in National Weather Service warning status). Seemed like about 45 minutes of driving at speeds varying between the speed limit and 30 mph with the windshield wipers at full power. On a couple of occasions, it looked like there were waves sweeping across the road. Very nice to be home.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c melon/pineapple, slice marble rye toast w/half pat Promise, orange mini-muffin, 1/2 c Frosted Mini-Wheats, 1/2 c milk, 8 oz orange juice, coffee
10:00 am Chocolate mini-muffin, 1/2 c honeydew slices
12:15 pm 3/4 c chicken wild rice soup, 3 oz roast beef, field greens salad w/4 cucumber slices, 3 cherry tomatoes, 1 tbl shredded cheese, 1 tbl sunflower seeds, about 1 oz ciabatta roll, peanut butter cookie
2:00 pm Peanut butter cookie
6:45 pm Small portion lamb dal, 1/4 c basmati rice, 1/4 c green beans, 12 oz light original soy milk
7:15 pm 1/2 c Edy's Slow Churned Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream


Exercise:
12:30-12:55 pm Walk in Sturgeon Bay

Thurs 19 Aug

The week is flying by. I have just over a half day in the office, then I drive to Sturgeon Bay this afternoon for an all-day conference tomorrow. Hoping I find no crises waiting from the last two days out of the office at training.

Still feeling frustrated that my scale remains around the 130 mark. I guess I know that I have to make a radical change back to smaller, regulated portions and staying at the bottom of the calorie range for awhile if I really expect to see a difference. I don't mind the weight I'm currently at, but in the past when I settled for a 5-pound increase, it then became a 10-pound increase and rapidly upward. I don't want to risk it. Breakfast can remain pretty much the same, but the rest of the day has to be stricter.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 100 g strawberries, 73 g blueberries, coffee
12:30 pm Chocolate soy shake, 80 g cranberry orange scone, 153 g strawberries
6:00 pm 1 c spaghetti, bolognese sauce, 2 tbl fresh grated parmesan, field greens salad w/cherry tomatoes, peas, cucumbers, 1 tbl honey mustard dressing
7:30 pm Piece mint cheesecake w/chocolate topping



Exercise:

5:05-6:00 am Step DVD
5:00-5:45 pm Walk around Sturgeon Bay downtown

Wed 18 Aug

Steve just shared that a friend of his from college and his wife had a baby daughter and named her ...... Esme! He said he didn't have the heart to tell him. A giggle to start the day.

I'm still dragging even after a good night's sleep, but sitting in conferences is considerably more tiring than a busy work week. Kathy Hartman will be a speaker this morning as the conference is sponsored by NAMI. She will speak on the experience of family members in dealing with mental illness.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 100 g raspberries, coffee
9:15 am 1/2 c fruit salad, slice pumpkin bread, mini chocolate muffin
12:00 pm Wheat kaiser bun, 3 oz sliced turkey breast, 1 oz Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, 1/3 c pasta salad, pickle spear, M&M bar
3:00 pm Oatmeal raisin cookie, 1/2 peanut butter M&M cookie
8:00 pm Small Kwik Trip cheeseburger, 32 oz diet Dr Pepper
8:15 pm 1/2 c Edy's Slow Churned Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream



Exercise:

5:10-6:00 am Truncated Pilates mat (without pushups)
5:50-6:50 pm Hiking Rib

Tues 17 Aug

Did you get the Spark recipe for quinoa with spinach and feta - it sounds really good. Let me know if you try it.

Will ride my bike to MSTC today and hopefully tomorrow for a conference. Eating conference lunches three days this week. Today and tomorrow I expect to be rather low-budget, probably a box lunch sandwich. Friday is at a nice resort in Sturgeon Bay so it may be a bit more posh.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 101 g raspberries, coffee
9:)0 am 1/2 c fruit salad, small cherry turnover
12:00 pm Kaiser bun, 3 oz roast beef, 1 oz cheddar cheese, tomato slice, lettuce, 1/4 c potato chips, 1/4 c marinated veggies, pickle spear, brownie
3:00 pm Chocolate chip cookie
6:00 pm Salmon burger, large slice tomato, small leaf lettuce, Arnold's 100% whole wheat sandwich thin, 3/4 c green beans, small ear corn, 12 oz light original soy milk



Exercise:

5:10-5:55 am Jane Fonda Low-Impact Aerobics
Rode bike to and from MSTC

Mon 16 Aug

Thought of you when I cut open a beautiful melon this morning. We didn't get you any melons at the grocery store, but at least you're close to the Fresh Market Madison; they had a beautiful produce department with reasonable prices as I recall. And there's always the Farmer's Market on Saturday.

Hope you are getting settled in; sorry to leave you with so much work left but I had hit exhaustion yesterday, especially knowing I still needed to get up early today to exercise. I will probably have to skip the workout Friday morning when I'm staying in Door Co and need to be at the conference between 7-8 am for sign-in, so I really didn't dare skip today as well.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 94 g raspberries, coffee
11:45 am Blueberry soy shake, 113 g mango, Sunrise energy bar, Chobani 0% peach Greek yogurt



Exercise:

5:05-6:15 am Jane Fonda Complete workout

Sun 15 Aug

Looks to be a beautiful Wisconsin day. Should be nice for moving. See you soon.

Made it home just after 10 pm. Hopefully Dad will be here soon, too. The energy bar was awesome - it's crunchy enough that a little bite lasts a long time so I nursed it all the way from Madison to about Almond. That and a cup of cappucino and the water saw me home nicely. Good night. Oh, Dad is coming in the back door now.


Food:

9:45 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, med banana
10:15 am Kwik Trip chocolate dunker donut
3:00 pm Kaiser bun, 6 oz tuna steak, remoulade sauce, 2 tomato slices, pickle slices, 1 c applesauce, 1/3 pc tiramisu pie, 1/3 pc peach raspberry pie
8:45 pm Energy bar, 12 oz cappuccino







Exercise:

6:30-7:20 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 14 Aug

Getting ready to move the daughter, or at least to pack up so she can take the truck down today and we can follow with the car tomorrow for the moving in. Busy day with selling brats, taking Grandma to church and pizza tonight, and maybe finishing up in time to take in the tap concert at the end of the day.

Many, many, many, many, many, many flies at the brat sale.

Food:

8:45 am 1 c Quaker Oat Squares, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 109 g strawberries, 70 g blueberries, coffee
12:15 pm Lean burger, bun, 1 tbl ketchup, 1 tbl relish, 4 hamburger dill pickle slices
1:30 pm Small brownie
2:30 pm 1/2 c Breyer's vanilla ice cream, 1/2 c cherries, hot fudge
6:15 pm 2 slices 14" thin crust pizza w/sausage, mush, peppers, pineapple & ham
8:45 pm 3 oz white wine, small piece blueberry bar, small piece chocolate-type bar cookie

Fri 13 Aug

Happy Friday the 13th! I started on the wrong foot by not realizing I was out of cantaloupe - I'm in withdrawal! I'll have to try to stop at Aldi's today so I can also replenish the strawberries. Let me know if you need anything else to go with the roast chicken tonight. Dad can pick up sweet corn.

Rushed lunch today with grocery shopping and chauffeur duties. Maybe kept me from eating more than I should in anticipation of yummy roast chicken for supper. Sorry, went into kitchen to put dishes away to come pick you up and a piece of cherry crisp called my name.

Had some truly awesome roasted chicken for dinner tonight with roasted potatoes and beets, grilled sweet corn, and Chardonnay/Viognier.

Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 106 g strawberries, 88 g blueberries, coffee
11:45 am 2 small scrambled eggs, slice Arnold's 100% whole wheat toast, 1 tsp soft margarine, 1 tsp Rose's Lime Marmalade, 1/8 cherry crisp
2:30 pm 1 square Ecuadorian dark chocolate, 1 pkg ramune candy
4:30 pm 1.5 oz red wine
7:00 pm 3.3 oz roast chicken breast, .7 oz dark meat, 1/2 c roasted potatoes, 1/2 c roasted beets, 1 med ear grilled corn, 7 oz white wine, 1/2 c vanilla ice cream, 1/2 c cherries, 1/2 c hot fudge sauce



Exercise:

5:05-5:50 am Power Shaping DVD

Thurs 12 Aug

I checked out the website for Bed, Bath and Beyond for down comforters and it is considerably more expensive than Overstock.com. Overstock has a wide range of items and prices, but there are a lot of choices under $100 and many in the $50-$75 range, some even less. We got the one on our bed from Overstock several years ago and I have been very satisfied.

Looking forward to having you home again today for at least one more day. Still hoping you will work a visit to Grandma into your remaining time here. She is so hoping to spend some 1:1 time with you.

Heard that today is going to be hot again. Hope you can keep marginally cool on the drive.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 106 g strawberries, 81 g blueberries, coffee
10:00 am 1/2 c vanilla ice cream, 3 oz root beer
11:45 am Vanilla soy shake, 70 g cranberry orange scone, 100 g red grapes, Chobani 0% strawberry yogurt
3:00 pm 1 pkg ramune candy
7:15 pm 2.7 oz herbed tenderloin, 1/2 c Yukon Gold potatoes, 1/8 c mushrooms, 1 tbl onions, 1/2 tbl butter, 3/4 c green beans, 12 oz skim milk, 1/8 cherry crisp, 1/2 c vanilla ice cream, 4 oz red wine

Exercise:

5:05-5:55 am Buns of Steel 2000 video

Wed 11 Aug

Rain this morning! Hopefully it will rain itself out and clear up so we can hike with Barb tonight. I'm already missing the hiking routine this week. It is still supposed to be hot and humid, but if it's not too oppressive, I hope we'll chance it.

The rain appears to have stopped by breakfast so there's hope of a drier day.

Afternoon turned sunny and very hot/muggy. We made it for the entire hike, but it was sweaty work!


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's mulitgrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 120 g strawberries, 65 g blueberries, coffee
12:00 pm Strawberry/banana soy shake, half cinnamon scone, 70 g cucumber slices, 42 g summer sausage slices
8:15 pm 1 c Quaker Oat Squares, 1/2 c light original soy milk, Chobani 0% blueberry yogurt, 99 g red grapes



Exercise:

5:05-5:45 am Jane Fonda Weights 2 video
5:30-7:30 pm Hiking Rib Mt plus tower

Tues 10 Aug

Safe travels to and from Minneapolis. Hope Keaton doesn't give you a hard time about paying for his share of the moving truck. Also hope the drive isn't too hot and uncomfortable.

Had a long stretch of restless wakefulness in the middle of last night. I think that, in spite of the heat, my body was expecting to hike last night and was psyched for exercise. Perhaps not getting it made me sleep less deeply. I did work harder than usual on my Pilates mat this morning for having seen Patrick last night. It kind of re-energized the routine.



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 113 g strawberries, 71 g blueberries, coffee
11:45 am Vanilla soy shake, half a cinnamon scone, 75 g cucumber slices, 42 g summer sausage slices
2:30 pm 1 LifeSaver, 1 square Ecuadorian chocolate
6:15 pm Large sun-dried tomato basil brat, Milwaukee bun, 1 tbl ketchup, 1/2 c coleslaw, 12 oz skim milk, 1/2 c Edy's Slow Churned Light Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream


Exercise:

5:05-6:05 am Pilates mat

Mon 9 Aug

Feeling a bit more energetic today. Had no problem getting through the Complete Workout which goes 70 min and includes weights and more vigorous aerobics. Still frustrated that the scale is over 130 more often than under. I'm so afraid of letting weight creep back on. I'd rather avoid going through that cycle again. Last time a big factor was allowing myself to scale back on exercise, and I really have not done that at all this time so it's particularly frustrating to see the scale go up.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 106 g strawberries, 77 g blueberries, coffee
11:45 am Blueberry soy shake, 80 g cranberry orange scone, 1/2 c cucumber slices
3:30 pm 100 cal pack Sun Chips, 1 pkg ramune candy



Exercise:

5:55-6:05 am Jane Fonda Complete Workout w/upper, lower, abs, and aerobics

Sun 8 Aug

For some reason, I'm finding it to be an effort to move this morning. I did my ballet, but it took effort of will to keep my body parts moving. My limbs feel heavy. Can't think of a good reason why.

Had a very nice dinner at Hartman's. Kathy made do-it-yourself burritos with large tortillas and a plethora of fillings to add, followed off by key lime pie. We played Balderdash with Michael and Ed joining us and had a great time.


Food:

8:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 118 g strawberries, 81 g blueberries, coffee
12:00 pm 2 eggs over easy, 2 pc bacon, 1.65 two 8" pancakes, 1 tbl whipped butter, 1 tbl pancake syrup, coffee
2:30 pm 1 pkg Satellite Wafers
6:45 pm 1 large chicken honey mustard brat, Milwaukee wheat brat bun, 1 tbl ketchup, 3/4 c homemade coleslaw, 10 oz skim milk
7:30 pm Half small fresh blackberry flurry



Exercise:

6:55-7:45 am Brutal ballet DVD

Sat 7 Aug

Looks to be another lovely sunny day. Looking forward to hanging out laundry, restocking fruit, dealing with the Door Co cherries, and other small tasks of cleaning and ordering the castle. Sometimes it's nice to be home on a Saturday with minimal commitments. I get bored if it happens that way every weekend, but it's overwhelming to have small trips and lots of activity every weekend as well.

Oh oh, I'm falling into Oregon habits - having second lunch today.



Food:

8:30 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 125 g strawberries, 60 g blueberries, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
11:45 am 74 g cranberry orange scone, strawberry/banana soy shake, 106 g fresh tomato
1:45 pm 4 Trader Joe's multigrain & flaxseed water crackers, 1 oz Spreadables crab creole cheese spread, 161 g strawberries
3:30 pm 1 Tootsie Roll midgee
5:30 pm 1 pkg coconut Pocky

Fri 6 Aug

Another pleasantly cool but sunny day. Will be a nice evening to hike, hopefully with less mosquitos. At least I can tolerate long pants to help protect my legs, and maybe a long sleeve hiking shirt too.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 118 g strawberries, 72 g blueberries, coffee
11:45 am Chocolate soy shake, blueberry scone, 81 g cucumber slices
12:30pm 14 g Trader Joe's multigrain tortilla chips
3:00 pm 1 pkg ramune candy, 2 Necco Canadian mints
3:45 pm 2 c popcorn
7:00 pm Kaiser roll, 8 oz ahi tuna burger, 3 small fried Gulf shrimp, Remoulade sauce, lettuce/tomato, 1 c applesauce, 8 oz Scotch ale
8:15 pm Small Culver's hot fudge raspberry sundae




Exercise:

5:15-5:45 am Lotte Berk Muscle Eats Fat video
4:30-6:30 pm Hiking Rib Mt plus tower

Thurs 5 Aug

Apparently I'm a day behind you in the SparkPeople recipe queue as I just got the Pumpkin Bean Dip recipe today. It really does look good. It would probably be very nice with those Trader Joe's multigrain tortilla chips.

Nice to have a new haircut.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 med cantaloupe, 128 g strawberries, 62 g blueberries, coffee
12:00 pm Chocolate soy shake, 99 g cucumber slices, med peach, half cinnamon scone
5:30 pm 4.1 oz extra lean ground beef, Arnold's multigrain sandwich thin, 1 tbl ketchup, 2 slices fresh tomato, 1/2 c fresh broccoli, 12 oz skim milk
8:45 pm 1/2 c Edy's Slow Churned Light Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream



Exercise:

5:05-6:00 am Buns/Abs of Steel 2000 video
5:45-6:00 pm Walk to haircut
8:30-8:50 pm Walk home

Wed 4 Aug

Glad to have gotten back on the hiking trail yesterday. I was a little concerned that we might have a difficult time with the heat and humidity, but actually the mosquitos were the worst of it and kept our minds away from any temperature issues. Bug dope helps, but it does sweat off.

Long drive today for work. Will probably need to move again when I get home.

Late opportunity for lunch meant not being particularly hungry for supper.



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 142 g blueberries, 1/4 med cantaloupe, coffee
1:00 pm 4.5 oz meatloaf, 1/2 c mashed potatoes, 1/2 c beef gravy, 1/4 c frozen corn, 1/2 slice homemade bread
4:00 pm 1 packet ramune candy, 1 square Ecuadorian chocolate
6:15 pm Multi-grain Low In Carbs tortilla, 1.5 oz chicken breast, .75 c veggies, 1 tbl shredded mozzarella, .75 c Edy's Slow Churned Light Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream
7:30 pm 1 c Quaker Oat Squares, 1/2 c skim milk



Exercise:

5:00-6:00 am Pilates mat

Tues 3 Aug

Too bad the heat and humidity had to return when you came back to Wisconsin, but I suppose it's still nowhere in league with Virginia. Supposed to be nicer later in the week again. Looking forward to hiking Rib tonight if it doesn't rain.



Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 c med cantaloupe, 136 g blueberries, coffee
12:00 pm Blueberry soy shake, half cinnamon scone (80 g), 73 g cucumber slices, med peach




Exercise:

5:00-5:50 am Jane Fonda original Workout advanced level

Mon 2 Aug

Raining already this morning - oh, well. I'm driving to Greenwood this morning so I guess rain isn't really a problem. I have the pager one more night tonight so we couldn't hike anyway. After the hectic weekend, it will be nice to have a quieter evening at home.

Drive to/from Greenwood went fine and I found a reasonably healthy road food lunch at the Curtiss gas station. Time saved eating while driving can come off my Friday afternoon work hours.


Food:

7:15 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 139 g blueberries, coffee
11:30 am Kaiser roll, 3.5 oz grilled chicken breast, 1 oz slice Swiss cheese, 2"x2.5" square cheesecake w/rhubarb sauce topping (Heather's homemade treat to coworkers), water
1:00 pm Kirkland green tea w/citrus
3:30 pm Quaker Cocoa Mint granola bar
5:45 pm 3/4 c whole wheat Fit N Trim spaghetti, 3 oz chicken breast, 1 c mixed veggies (zucchini, onion, peppers, tomatoes, celery, chard), 1 tbl grated parmesan, 12 oz light original soy milk


Exercise:

5:10-6:00 am Kathy Smith Weights 2 DVD

Sun 1 Aug

Enjoyed looking at routes for runs/walks/biking. Strongly considering the 18-mile bike ride in August. Felt good to do ballet this morning.



Food:

8:00 am 1 c Trader Joe's multigrain flaxseed cereal, 1/2 c light original soy milk, 1/4 large cantaloupe, 159 g blueberries




Exercise:

6:55-7:45 am Brutal ballet DVD