Come ON!

I'm sorry if I offend anyone but Tara on BL makes me throw up in my mouth a little. PLEASE SHUT UP!!
K, I feel better now.
Bye.

Monday and Tuesday Bite the Dust!

Yay, almost to hump day! Time is flying by these days. This weekend was busy. Dinner guests on Friday, Saturday AND Sunday. Drinks were kept to a minimum. Food was OK. Veggie pizza and salad on Friday. Burgers/pasta salad/snowpeas/angelfood cake on Saturday. Veggie edge pizza and a few breadsticks on Sunday! I'm sure I could LIVE on pizza and subs...no question! Ran on Friday and was supposed to run Sunday but it was yucky out!
Yesterday and today were running days instead. Tomorrow will be a day off and then back at it on Thursday!
Food today:
B- ww toast and PB and J (3)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt/cereal (2)
S- handful of chocolate covered raisins (2?), V8 plus (0)
D- veggie pizza sub (10)
S- SOMETHING during biggest loser (2-3)

Running rocks :)

Down 1.6lbs this week! So exciting! And Jen is down AGAIN!!! Go team :)
5.5K run after work today.
Food:
B- oats and choc. chips (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt/cereal (2)
S- motivate bar (4)
D- J's mom's bday cake and ice cream (6???) then tomato soup (3)
S- Combos (6??), fruitbites (1)

Food couldn't be more random but I went for a run right after work and we were supposed to go for cake after dinner. I didn't have time to make dinner so we went for cake right away! Hey, whatever works, right??
Points aren't as bad as I thought but maybe I underestimated the cake?? Who knows!

Good point!

Jen had a good point about my points yesterday! They weren't high enough. So after reading that, I did have some more fruitbites (1) and some 100 cal popcorn (1) and a cheese string (1). Very random snacks, I realize! I only had a 1/2 larabar that I grabbed in the AM leftover from the weekend when I tried it. The rest were downstairs and at 7am, I just didn't think about it! But I've already restocked the cupboard so I can have a motivate bar before/after tomorrow's run!
Today has still been a blah day. Again, not sure what is up. A touch of a cold perhaps? No excercise today. I should have taken Cooper for a walk/run but couldn't find the energy.
Anyway, food today:
B- steel cut oats with choc. chips (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt/cereal combo (2)
D- veggie burger (2) with cheese (1) on sprouted grain bread (2) with a big spinach salad (0) and 1/3c. tabuli salad (2)
S- fruitbites (1), 1c. organic cereal (2) with 1/2c. milk (1)

Short and Sweet!

For some reason, I'm exhausted today. Can't quite put a finger on why that is. So I will give a quick food summary and tell you that I did go running even though I felt exhausted. We ran the trail by W's after work today. 33 minutes. It was very windy on the way back so I think we lost some time fighting the wind!
Food:
B- steel cut oats with choc. chips (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt/cereal/2 strawberries (2)
S- 1/2 cinnamon roll larabar (2)
D- 2 eggs (4), 2 pieces toast (2), veggies and dip (1), V8 plus (0)
S- 12 fruitbites (1)

Off to veg for tonight!

What's a girl to do?

What is the right decision when your mom has you over for breakfast and makes you homemade waffles??? Tara's answer - EAT 2!! It was one of those situations where breakfast was breakfast AND lunch so maybe that minimized the damage but I have no idea how many points they are! Anyway, weekend is over and while there may have been some indulgences, it shouldn't break the bank, so to speak.
Activity = 30 min run on Friday + 5K run on Sunday + dog walking tonight (walk/run intervals!!)
Food for Monday:
B- steel cut oats (2) topped with 9 choc. chips (0!!)
L- Spinach salad with cuke, green pepper, balsamic vinegar (0) topped with 1/3c. tabuli ie. couscous type salad thing (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt/fruit/cereal (3)
S- timbit (1), V8 plus (0)
D- pasta surprise! = ww pasta (6), green pepper, broccoli, grape tomatoes, spinach, sliced up veggie burger (2) in tomato sauce (0)
S- cukes and vinegar (0), celery and light cheez whiz (2)

Too much Biggest Loser?

I will admit, I was hoping for more this week. I thought maybe I could replicate some of the 5-6lb losses!!! (yeah right!). I lost 1 lb.
Let's recap the week...
Regularly running again? Check.
Food on track? Check.
Downward direction on scale? Check.
It's a start (or maybe the 20th start??).

Food today?
B- cheesecake oats (2)
L- guess? (6)
S- post 30 min. run)- chocolate motivate bar (4) - I was skeptical of this one cause I don't usually like TOO much chocolate but today, it certainly hit the spot! Kinda like a brownie in there. YUM!
D- minestrone soup (3), grilled cheese (3)
S- baked chips? fruit bites? DEFINITELY cherry limeade!!!!

You would think...

that the night before weigh would be easier. You know, extra motivation to be good so that your true effort shows on the scale. Why is it that I cannot get food out of my brain tonight? I'm guessing it has something to do with a frustrating day at work but still!! It's going to take all that I have to behave myself. Here's hoping it works!
Food today:
B- cheesecake oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), fruit/yogurt/cereal combo (3)
S- 2 rye crackers (1) topped with chili sauce (0 but there was alot of sodium in it!) 1/2c. cereal and milk (2)
D- pita pizza (4) and spinach salad with sauteed red onion and mushrooms in balsamic vinegar (0)
S- sugar cone (1), fruit bites (3)

Happy weigh in day tomorrow :)

Hummus...

the condiment of the MONTH, I think! I can't seem to get enough of it :) You've probably figured that out since it's been my lunch staple forever!
Today was great! Awesome weather. Quick 30 min. jog after work. Extra stair running and crazy planks after a yummy dinner...AND it's BL night! Yay!
I'm not one for St. Patty's celebrations but the green beer on Jen's page did look refreshing!! Speaking of Jen, she was kind enough to give me some of her precious stock of crystal light and I can't put into words just how much I'm loving them!!
Food today:
B- strawberry "cheesecake" oats (2) - I added some berries and a touch of ff cream cheese stirred in with brown sugar splenda.
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), V8 (1), berry/yogurt/cereal mix (3)
S- protein bar post run (4) - smores variety = very yum!
D- grilled portabello (0) on sprouted grain bread (2) topped with....HUMMUS! (0), salad with strawberries and almonds (2), ff fries (2), 3/4c. peas (1)

New addictions...

1. Motivate protein bars
2. Cherry pie larabars
3. Costco organic cereal
4. Fruit bites :)
Yum, such good food finds this weekend! Most were Jen's recommendations and man, was she right! Thanks Jen!
It's sad that it's Monday already. But the show must go on! Yesterday was another 35 min. run. I mapped it out and it turns out that it was almost 5K. Not so bad for just restarting! And what awesome weather the last 2 days. Can't wait for tomorrow. Another run is on the agenda. I also took Cooper for a jaunt today after work. Weather definitely makes a world of difference :)
Food today (alot the same as usual!):
B- steel cut oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich on stonemill sprouted grain bread (yay, I found the bread again! - 2), cottage cheese (1), V8 (1), 1c. berries with yogurt and 1/2c. organic cereal (3)
S- 1/2 cherry pie larabar (2)
D- veggie burger (no bun - 2) topped with hummus (0), spicy noodle salad (5), spinach/strawberry salad with almonds and spicy white balsamic dressing (2) - YES, big dinner!!!
S- veggie plate already prepared for later (1 for the dip)

The last 5 pounds...AGAIN!

Well, I gained 0.4lbs, which means I'm back again to needing to lose my last 5 pounds!!! WTF!? I know that I screwed myself up after Tuesday's dinner out so it's my own fault. But still somehow frustrating. Maybe I like this 5 pounds afterall!?!?
Running is on the agenda for tomorrow (I'm off work again!) and then again on Sunday if the weather holds out. I'm thinking that will be the key to my success and I need to get at it!
Food today in my lunch bag is:
B- steel cut oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), strawberry/yogurt/all bran (2), 1C. grapes (1)
D- ??? - I'm thinking breakfast for dinner may be in order
And I might need to go buy more low fat chips for TV night - finally some NEW episodes are on!

Hump day

Well, last night was hair night. Maybe I lost weight from all the hair I got cut off? I wouldn't know yet as I didn't have time to weigh myself this AM as I slept in!! I woke up at 7:50 and am due to work at 8am! Luckily I did get my hair done last night as I was able to get away with not washing/drying/straightening and was to work by 8:30. I didn't have time to pack lunch though but ended up with a 6 inch veggie sub from subway - yum!
Food today:
B- rye toast with PB and J (4)
L- veggie sub (5), yogurt (1)
S- low fat chips and dip (5?), piece of rye bread (1) - couldn't stop snacking, oops!
D- pita pizza (4), spinach salad (1)

Last night after our hair, L and I went for dinner. I may have blown my calorie budget but was starving. I was starving today too. Not sure what's up with that. Good weekend followed by a crappy Tuesday/Wednesday probably will not help the cause.
Last night's food : 1 caesar, spicy lime shrimp, lasagna rollups with salad plus a few bites of L's poutine.
Oh well, Sutch is life.

Monday? Already?

So, I don't know where the weekend goes. It's sad really. But, money is good so off to work I went. What a depressing morning after the weather yesterday!
My excercise motivation is apparently tied to the weather as I couldn't make myself do anything today. Tomorrow is hair day (yay!) so no excercise then either. Maybe Wednesday??
Food today:
B- steel cut oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt with 3 strawberries (1), 1c. grapes (1)
S- V8 (1)
D- veggie burger (2) on ww bun (2) with ff cheese slice (1), ff fries (3), spinach salad (0)
S- sugar cone (1) + ???
After dinner I was lucky enough to receive a phonecall from Little P. He had the phone and when L asked him who he was calling, he said "Auntie"! Love it! I learned that he had fun at daycare, drove in the "caa", played with his friends, and "no" it is NOT bath night :) I adore him!!!

Acceptable weekend?

Not perfect but I'm thinking it was OK!
Friday night is usually pizza night. Instead, we had subs. I also had some "healthy" chips later on with our wine!
Saturday was We Will Rock You day. It was great! And we went to an Italian restaurant afterwards - I had a vegetarian multigrain pizza and a Calabrese salad. I also had 2 caesars and a bit of wine.
Today we went out for breakfast (jeez, maybe we just need to stay home for a while!!). I had french toast and homefries (15???). I did housework and some laundry and then...I went for a RUN!!!!!! Wooohoooo! It was a walk/run as I went with someone else but that's OK. It was something and it was a fabulous day out! For dinner we had cheese tortellini (7) with salad and a piece of bread (3).
Overall, I feel like the weekend was better than usual so it's a start. Lunches are packed and ready to go and I have fruit and veggies in the house :)

Yay Rick!

I was doubtful but i was wrong to be!!
Woohoo!

Baffled

OK, it's not huge but somehow it's a loss??? I lost 0.6lbs. Maybe that will be enough to motivate me because imagine what I can do if I actually follow the plan??? So far that thinking has worked for today. I do have some snacks for later though.
My food today, you ask?
B- oatmeal (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt and all bran buds (2)
S- 1 piece of bread (1) - weird carb cravings today!, small glass of Clamato (1) - weird salt cravings too!!
D- tomato soup (3), grilled cheese- mmmm, more bread!! (5), brussel sprouts (1)
S- baked chips and dip (6), 1 reese peanut butter cup (2) - I'm trying to wait for the good tv before I break into any of this!

I completed my civil duty tonight after work and I made John too! We voted and hopefully our guy wins...I have my doubts though...

Damage control

That's what today was all about. Veggies in the house makes all the difference, that's for sure!
Other than my food, I can't think of much else to report...so here you go:
B- oatmeal (2)
L- veggie/hummus sandwich on sprouted grain bread (2), cottage cheese (1), yogurt and strawberries with all bran buds (2), ww oatmeal cookie (1)
S- cheese while making dinner (2)
D- pita pizza (5), spinach salad with strawberries and chickpeas and balsamic vinegar (1), sugar cone for dessert (1)
S- not sure but I will need something!

This weekend is set to be yet another challenge. We are going to see We Will Rock You and then going for dinner on Saturday. In the grand scheme of things, this should be fine however I also have a problem behaving myself on Fridays. I guess that's something I have to deal with though. I think I'm having trouble because when I'm at goal and running, I can have 2 off nights but right now - NOT working!!

UNinspiring :(

That about sums up my life! I have not been a good blogger, weight watcher or excerciser. I haven't had any veggies in the house since Friday and I didn't care. I FINALLY made myself go grocery shopping (after having to buy lunch at work today). Hopefully that will kick start SOMETHING!!
I was the shopping queen on the weekend. I went shopping on Friday at Yorkdale and Vaughan Mills. I bought a cute pair of flats, a new pair of runners and some bath and body works wall flower thingys. Oh and some pj's on sale at the Gap.
Saturday, I went shopping again with my cousin in Markham! I bought socks, a scarf, and a curtain rod...all on SALE!
I forgot to add that on Friday, I also bought some chocolate at Rocky Mountain Chocolate factory store. I ate chocolate covered strawberries on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They were awesome but I shouldn't have gotten them! My willpower is out the window.
Anyway, here's what I ate today (before my grocery shopping)
B- oatmeal (2)
L- salad with oranges and dried cranberries and sesame dressing (4?), 2 tbsp. broccoli salad (2?), 5 tortilla chips and salsa (2), weight watcher cookie (1)
S- 100 cal popcorn (1)
D- meatless chicken fingers (5), perogies (3), peas (1)
S- sugar cone (1) - weird...i know
Tomorrow's lunch is packed. It WILL be a better day!