Back to my regular scheduled programming!

Well...HI!
So sorry that I've been MIA since being back from Vegas! It's been a whirlwind as we didn't land in TO until 630AM on Sunday morning so there wasn't a whole lot of time to get organized for the week. That means it looks as though a tornado has passed through the house but I'm just not caring!! Here's hoping this weekend is productive!
Vegas was awesome! The weather was amazing and we got to see lots and even had time to relax by the pool a bit! It was sad to come home to reality :( I hope to get some pictures up at some point over the weekend!
I did weigh in this week and I'm sorry to say that I gained 3 pounds! I weighed in when I got home and I was up 4.6 so I guess I recovered a little. SO game on this week to get back down to where I like to be.
I ran on Mon/Wed and will be going tomorrow as well. I've decided that I need to do something to tone up more as well. Maybe just as easy as some sit ups/push ups/squats on my off running days??? We are, afterall, approaching bathing suit season!
And for fun, food today:
B- egg (2), toast (1), miracle whip (0)
L- veggie sandwich with sprouted grain bread and cream cheese (3) - (Jen, I've been meaning to ask if Wendy and Barb's hummus is still at your grocery store??? It's gone from here and I couldn't be more upset!!!), cottage cheese (1), yogurt (1), orange (1)
S- 4 melbas (1)
D- nachos made with guiltless gourmet tortilla chips (4), salsa, peppers, tomatoes, veggie ground meat (1), 1/3 c. cheese (3), light cheez whiz (1)
S- baked lays and low fat dip!!!

Maybe I mis-spoke...

I said I was hoping for a loss but a STS would be just as good.
Guess what???
I STAYED THE SAME!!!
YAY for Easter rules :)
I'm still at goal weight for VEGAS! AND some of my summer clothes are too BIG!

GOOD LUCK JEN!! I think we've got this!

Here's hoping for a loss...

Fingers crossed for Jen and I! All is said and done for this week. I just have to wait until I wake up and see what my dear scale says. Hear that scale...I'm being nice to you...your turn :)
Another run in today after work. It felt fast and got the heart rate going. Felt good.
Food:
B- egg and toast (3)
L- tzatziki sandwich (3), cottage cheese (1), yogurt (1)
S- lemon bar larabar (4)
D- tuna pita (4), perogies (3), peas (1), salad (0)
S- 3 marshmallows (1)

4 in a row...

going on 5! Runs that is. Yes, I went for a run/walk today after work with my cousin. It wasn't hardcore but it was something. The routine has made today easier. I'm just hoping with all hope that I can lose this week. That will make it seem so successful...and that's how I'd like it to feel!
Anyway, BL is on already so I'll give you a quick food recap:
B- hard boiled egg (2) on toast (1) with ff miracle whip (0)
L- tzatziki sandwich (3), cottage cheese (1), yogurt (1), orange (1)
S- V8 (1), cheese string (1), cheese while making dinner (2)
D- pita pizza (5), cauliflower/spinach cooked in balsamic vinegar with a sprinkle of feta cheese (1)
S- craisins (1)

Yay BL...go Kristen!

Harder than I thought!

Well, it's "girl" week here and that has made today a bit more challenging than I thought. I'm craving bad food but have done my best to behave. I also have some wicked pain but with Advil, I'm dealing.
Got a run in this morning again. Not sure how far as we went on the trail and I wasn't wearing my ipod. We did run for 47 min. though. Not too bad.
Food today:
B- egg (2) on toast (1) with ff miracle whip (0)
L- "chicken" nugget sandwich - ww bun (2) topped with tomato sauce (0), fake chicken nuggets (2), ff cheese slice (1) all toasted in the toaster oven with a spinach salad on the side (1)
Treat for today - 2 of J's reese minatures (2)
S- melba toast (2), handful of marshmallows (1)
D- veggie lasagna (6), brussel sprouts (1), salad (1)
S- small piece of mccain cake - oops!!! (3), marshmallows (2)
Now I NEED to stop eating! I'll ruin it all on what's supposed to be my EASY day!
As you can see, I'm technically over my points but there was good runs done 3 days in a row and I'm HUNGRY! So I will chalk it up to the activity and count some of those points as being used. We'll see how that works. Here's hoping for a better food day tomorrow!
Hope Jen is having fun at her Easter :)

Scale check PLUS updates!

Up 1.8lbs! OOPS!
You know what that means? A 6K run this AM by myself. Just me and the Ipod. 6K in less than 40 min. I'll take it! Especially since I ran a 5K about 15 hours ago! The run was not liking me much. It was super windy out. And I had about 3 bouts of nausea thouroughout but hey...desperate times... :)
Food so far:
B- hard boiled egg (2) on toast (1) with ff miracle whip (0)
Post run- protein shake (2) (yogurt - 1, crystal light - 0, 1/2 scoop protein powder -1, handful of frozen berries - 0)
Lunch and Dinner are unknown at this point!
I'll be back!
So lunch was definitely minimal = 1 piece toast (1) topped with hummus and hot peppers (0), yellow pepper strips (0), a few strawberries (0)
At J's family dinner I sat by the veggie tray to start!! I will count (1) for dip! However, let's remember there were drinks - rum and diet coke = 12 total for the day. YES, I have a problem :) I'm OK with it! Dinner was surprisingly a buffet style!! There were more people there than expected so we couldn't all sit at the table which meant buffet!!
D- spinach salad (1), coleslaw (1), small piece of veggie lasagna (2), 3 bites of stuffing (1), corn (1), 1/2 bun (2), turnip (0), veggie nuggets (3?)- J's sister's BF is a vegetarian and makes his own out of soy! AND my treat for the day = dessert! J's mom calls it Cherries in the Snow. It's basically a trifle with angel food cake, a cream cheese, cool whip, sugar mixture and canned cherries (4???).
SO...I think I did OK. I realize the drinks aren't a great idea points wise. But hey, that's life!
Another run is planned for tomorrow. That should be 3 runs in 3 days. No excercise on my hardest day which is understandable I think!
Onto MONDAY!

Hardest day OVER!

Well, Friday is over as well as most of Saturday. Yesterday was very challenging. I'm not sure that I conquered it as well as I could have but it was my MOST trying food day of the weekend. Luckily it was on the Friday. I'm hoping to recover. 1st step to recovery = 7pm run!! I'm actually looking forward to it!
Friday details:
1. Lee's family came over and ended up staying over. That means 3 meals (lunch, dinner, next morning's breakfast) with company over. I wasn't planning on that.
2. My parents were here for lunch AND dinner as well!
3. Our little downstairs bathroom got new flooring and a toilet installed! Hopefully there will be a sink in on Monday if Ty shows up! He didn't come yesterday :(
4. Good choices: B- toast and cheez whiz (3), L- grilled fish (3), small serving of fries (3?), broccoli salad (2), veggies (0), fruit and low fat fruit dip (2), D- chili casserole (6), broccoli salad (2), spinach salad (1). Now that wouldn't be so bad if there wasn't a #5 in this post!!! Please note in #5 that there was cake but there WAS NOT ice cream!!
5. Bad choices: B- none, L- none!!!!, D- whole wheat dinner roll with melted cheese (4?), cake - my treat for today! (5?) AND...wine (12 probably). I did however have some water in between as well as some diet pop. I tried!! Total flex points used = 21. Therefore only 14 left for tomorrow.
6. Excercise was also a bit of a problem. I did go out and run/walk with Cooper while J did the same with Little P in his push-able car. It was funny...he was killing himself laughing. He liked that Cooper and I were running beside him!
7. Good thing about tomorrow - I'm bringing a salad!
8. Bad thing about tomorrow - J's mom tends to "dish up" everyone's dinner rather than it being buffet style which makes it hard.

Saturday's eats:
B- 5 bites of scrambled egg (2), bun with melted cheese (4), 5 bites of leftover fries made into homefries (2?)
Treat- FF, SF Caramel latte!!! (3)
D- Sobey's veggie sushi (6), V8 (1)
Planned snack after run: shrimp and sauce (2), veggies and dip (1)
PLUS - plenty o' water/crystal light to try and counter act that sodium!! The challenges never end!!

Baffled but ELATED!

I'm at a loss for words...maybe that's what's helped me lose this week!
I am DOWN 3 FREAKIN' POUNDS!! Yes, you read that right. I must have stepped on the scale 5 times and each time it confirmed a 3 to 3.4lb loss! I even weighed myself here at work on the "real" scale. It showed me down 2 but that's with clothes and shoes on!!! SO, welcome body to goal weight again :)
I'm not even going to attempt to explain it or rationalize it cause I have no idea how this has happened. I just need to focus and make sure it STAYS OFF! I am going to do my best to blog over the weekend and stay accountable. I may even have to go for a run by myself but right now, I'm willing to do anything to keep this weight off for our VEGAS trip!!!
Skinny vibes going out right now to Jen!! Good luck :)

Kitchen is closed!

K, that's it for tonight. The only thing allowed this evening is water! I've had my food for the day and I'm getting pumped to go running at 7pm despite the snow on the ground. The sidewalks appear a bit clearer. Judging from the scale this AM, there is still some hope! Maybe I confused my body over the weekend and it kicked up the metabolism?!? One can only hope :)
Food today:
B and L - replica of yesterday (7)
S- hard boiled egg (2) on sprouted grain bread (1) with a bit of FF miracle whip (0)
D- chili (5) - it's gone now!, salad (0) with feta cheese (1) and balsalmic vinegar (0), another piece of sprouted grain bread (1)
S- motivate protein bar (4) - I was only going to have half but went back and got the other half!
Now just awaiting my running partner and then it's out for a quick run.
Here's hoping everyone has good luck tomorrow on the scale :) Fingers are crossed!

NOT conducive to running :(

What is going on? Is this April or am I confused? This snow is super depressing. It better be cleared up by the 17th at least!! Obviously no run today. The road just got plowed moments ago for the FIRST time since it started snowing so you can imagine what the sidewalk looks like. Apparently they think that nobody really lives on this street!
So, on to Easter weekend...it was seeming like it was going to be kinda easy foodwise. My extended family is not getting together until NEXT weekend as it is better for everyone so the only hurdle was going to be dinner with J's family. Turns out now, we are having a 3 way b-day party (mine, mom's and J's) on Good Friday and there will be takeout fish and chips involved!! You see, on the 18th is when my extended family will be gathering and then on the 19th, J and I are going to TO to the Jays game and staying over because on the 20th...WE'RE GOIN' TO VEGAS, BABY!! So that is what is interrupting the whole birthday celebrations. Whew! Anyway, I now forget where I was going with that...
Oh yeah, Friday will be hard but I know that there is grilled fish on the menu so I will at least aim for that and maybe I can get a salad to go with???
OK, on to today:
B- oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), orange (1), yogurt (1)
S- V8 (1), cheese string (1 - glad I bought those for J!!!), dill pickle (0)
D- HUGE ass salad (0) drizzled with fresh lemon juice and topped with hummus (0) and hard boiled egg (2) along with chili cheese fries!!! (6) - ff fries topped with veggie chili and a drizzle of light cheez whiz. It felt SO bad but tasted SO good!!
S- apple tea (0), fruit leather (1), probably some popcorn or smartfood 100 cal pack later for BL!
One day closer to a LONG weekend :)

Getting there...

It seems to be a slow process, but I'm slowly trying to get back on track. I didn't do much point counting on the weekend. I'm OK with that. I'm again questioning my need to be at a certain number. That seems to happen every so often. I will plug away at it for a bit more though and reassess.
Yesterday was cleaning/running/grocery shopping day, in that order! Luckily for the Loblaws customers and staff, there was a shower thrown in there prior to leaving the house! Unfortunately there was some sad news at the grocery store...it appears as though the Wendy and Barb's hummus is no longer there :( So what's a girl to do? Make her own 0 point hummus I guess! Chickpeas + lots of lemon juice + garlic + water + pickled hot pepper "juice" + a splash of olive oil = very garlicky goodness!!
Food today:
B- steel oats (2)
L- hummus sandwich (2), cottage cheese (1), orange (1), chocolate birthday cake (5) - which made me feel sick!
S- V8 (1)
D- veggie chili (5), ww toast (1), plus a weird combo of 2 melted marshmallows (1) with whole grain cereal mixed in (1)
S- 100 cal Smartfood (2) - have I mentioned that I LOVE smartfood? I was so excited to see it in 100 cal packs!

My apologies!

Busy, busy! In weigh-in news: Up 0.6lbs. Blah!
Jack and Jill coming up on the weekend. AND I'm drinking at it! Therefore, maybe next week will suck too! I'm having an "I don't care" period so I guess I'll have to deal with it when I start to care again. I'm aware that this is a bad attitude. Just not sure how to get out of it. Being busy does not make it easy either.
It will get better!
In more uplifting news, Jen has done it again! Visit her for inspiration!!!!!!!!!!!