Wednesday, December 9th

Breakfast- 1/2 piece of toast with pb and honey

Snack- roll heated in the microwave cuz I was cold!!!

Lunch- 6" turkey sandwich on wheat bread with veggies and vinagarette and salad with vinegar dressing

Dinner- 1/2 tuna sandwich from Paradise Bakery, 1/2 apple, hot chocolate


I also had some tea cuz the warehouse is freezing. I'm determined to get a little skinnier for the wedding so Sam and I are going to make a plan and Ash and I are going to try to work out too. It will be worth it to look hot in the wedding photos!

Countdown to Wedding!!!! 47 Days!!

I have to get in shape for the wedding. I don't have much time so I have to be good about working out and eating!

Today I had:

cereal for breakfast
chicken sandwich and fries for lunch
salad, crackers and oranges for dinner.

No real working out but I got a job where I can move around now so I'm excited!!!!

Starting Over Day 1

So I seem to be the ONLY one who posts on this thing. I had an ok couple of weeks where I didn't eat great but not horrible and I didn't post. I was having a lot of problems and couldn't exercise much either. But now I feel pretty good except for muscle spasms in my back and arms at night and in the morning. My hips are doing fine and I am ready to get back in gear. I have taken a 30 minute walk Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Tomorrow I am going to hopefully hike with Samantha or if that falls through I will definitely take my walk. I'm also going to try to do some arm weights and leg lifts. I can't over do it, but I'm pretty proud of walking everyday.

Breakfast- 1 small piece of toast with pb and honey.
Lunch- cucumbers, a little hummus and a couple bites of pita and a salad. (I couldn't stomach the hummus, even though I want to like it)
Dinner- roast beef stew with potatoes, carrots, and onions, a piece of french bread
Snack- apple and a small piece of cheese

It wasn't too bad. I'm going to take my measurements tomorrow, weigh myself, write it all down and see how many weeks I have for my goals. Then I'll write it down and post it.

Day 8

I started out good. I was hurting pretty bad especially in the morning. Caleb prayed for me and I ended up feeling better afterwards. I stood most of the afternoon making soup and cutting up veggies and cleaning the kitchen. I definitely think sitting doesn't help.

Breakfast- oatmeal with flaxseed, bananas, blueberries, and soymilk.
Lunch- 1/2 whole wheat pita with a Bocca burger, tomato, lettuce, cheese and a couple white chocolate covered pretzels.
Dinner- The soup wasn't ready and mom brought home Bravi so I had spaghetti with a spicy marinara sauce. Not horrible but soup would have been healthier.
Dessert- I resisted the lure of the fudge and had berries with cool whip instead.

Exercise- I had music on and was moving around to the tunes a bit and did a little bit of the aerobics but I didn't want to over do and hurt myself again so I stopped and did arm weights and crunches.

Day 7

Over the weekend it was the Chocolate Affair and so I ended up eating more chocolate than I should have and some pizza. But Que Serra Serra, right?

Monday-
It wasn't too bad a day, though I hurt all over for most of it.
Breakfast- poached egg, toast with almond butter and honey
Lunch- spicy chicken veggie patty on whole wheat bread, low fat cheese, tomato and possibly a couple white chocolate covered pretzels but I can't really remember.
Dinner- salad with italian vinegar dressing and beans and salsa
Snack- 2 pieces of orange, slice of fudge

Didn't do so well avoiding the sweets but I didn't gorge on them either.
As I'm writing this, I am trying to overcome the temptation of more fudge and chocolate covered pretzels. I need to envision myself in a bikini......Sort of helping. I think I can resist but I'm having some fruit and cool whip!

Day 4

I had a hard time getting out of bed this morning and I pretty much gimped around all day. There wasn't a "good time" at all today. I feel like an old grandma but other than that I feel great healthwise still.

Breakfast- Oatmeal w/ blueberries, bananas, soymilk, and a dab of honey
Lunch- Spicy chicken veggie patty on whole wheat bread w/ tomato, cheese, lettuce, peppers and some grapes on the side
Dinner- Beans, rice, tomato mixture that I made in the crockpot. It was pretty good and super easy! I had a lettuce salad with peppers, cucumber, cabbage, green onion, and parmasan cheese and an italian dressing. Super good.
Dessert- Smoothie with strawberries, yogurt, and mango.

Another pretty good eating day for me but I didn't get any exercising except for walking around doing some errands.

Day 3

I woke up with my hips hurting pretty bad but after stretching they got better around noon. I went on a walk around our greenbelt as well as doing some more stretching and dancing around the house to music! =)

Breakfast- poached egg, 1 piece of whole wheat toast, tangelo
Lunch- spicy chicken flavored veggie patty on 1/2 whole wheat pita w/ lettuce, tomato, low fat cheese and some veggies in vinegar
Dinner- tilapia, lettuce salad w/ cucumbers, peppers, and guacamole, red potato and fruit/yogurt smoothie for dessert

It was a pretty good day, but my hips got pretty bad by the end of the night. I feel great health wise though and I definitely have more energy. Yea for not being a couch potato anymore!

Day 3

I'm pretty proud of myself because I'm actually beating Heather at a post. Things become much easier for me when I make them into a competition.

Breakfast - oatmeal with peanut butter & brown sugar
Lunch - 1/2 cucumber, edamame, string cheese
Dinner - baked talapia, salad (w/avacado, cucumber & bell pepper), a red potatoe
Snack - smoothie: yogurt, pineapple, strawberry, mango, papaya

Bottom line: I'm doing well with the eating, but not so well with the blogging.

Day 2

I was pretty proud of myself today. Not only did I eat healthy but I exercised too.

Breakfast- multigrain cereal, strawberries, and soymilk
Snack- Tangelo
Lunch- beans in a whole wheat tortilla with tomatoes, lettuce, and salsa
Dinner- Veggie burger in 1/2 a pita with lettuce, tomato and some veggies with vinegar
Snack- a couple carrots, yogurt, and an apple

Exercise- stretched, did an aerobic dvd, and crunches.

My arthritis was much better after I stretched and went to the chiropractor. Hopefully it will stay that way! I felt great today and it makes me want to keep up with this!

Day 1

This is actually for yesterday.

Breakfast- strawberry, mango, yogurt smoothie

Lunch- Whole wheat turkey sandwich, veggies in vinegar, grapes

Dinner- pita with grilled chicken, tomato, pickles, red potato with little bit of Italian dressing.

Dessert- 3 dk chocolate kisses

Overall, it was a pretty great day. I stayed within the Richard Simmons "Blast off Week" calories and I felt really good about myself.

For exercise I used free weights for some arm exercises, leg lifts, crunches and walked a little bit. My arthritis was acting up pretty bad so I'm having to figure out ways to exercise around it.

Starting Out

Heather has been much more dedicated than I have this far. However, I'm beating Sam by posting first! I have one more Sprinkles cupcake from the giveaway at work, so after I eat that I'm getting down to business!

Friday-Heather

I started off good with cereal for breakfast with bananas. My brother and I had to wait for an hour while his truck was being worked on so we ended up at On the Border. I had the "Border Smart" grilled fajita chicken tacos. They are wonderful and they are supposed to be pretty healthy. The chips I had with the salsa were probably less so! I went out with some friends that I hadn't seen in years and it was Friday night. Unfortunately I fell for a hamburger and fries. They were really good though. I'll try to be a little better Saturday. =)

Thursday-Heather

So I started out my morning with pilates. Yea me! Had cereal with flaxseed, banana, and strawberries for breakfast. Lunch was some veggies with basalmic vinegar, 1/2 a paradise bakery turkey sandwich, and some pasta salad. Dinner was the rest of the pasta salad and a bowl of chili. Not too bad, but I could have skipped the pasta salad. Unfortunately it is my favorite and I couldn't resist. Overall, a pretty good day. I'll try to be at least as good tomorrow! =)

Wednesday-Heather

So today, I wasn't trying real hard with what I ate, since we will be starting for real on Monday. However, I resisted temptation and drove right by the Schlotzsky's on my way home. And I LOVE Schlotzsky's! I had some lettuce and chicken with mashed potatoes for "breakfast", a bowl of chili for lunch and dinner. A couple crackers and cheese and instead of the "Cheesecake factory", I had strawberries with whipped cream for dessert. So overall, not a bad day for me. I didn't get any real exercise except for running some errands. I'm still feeling tired and gunky so I took a nap today. Hopefully tomorrow, I will be able to do some pilates in the morning and eat some more fruit and veggies.

This Is Our Year! =)

Gearing Up

This Is Our Year!

My friend Ashley and I are starting a Fitness blog where we will post our meals we eat and what we have done that day for exercise. This week we will be working on a food and exercise plan and next week we'll start posting for real. Our goal is to look REALLY good in our swimsuits by the time summer comes around and to get in better overall shape.

Ultimately we want to have fun and not stress out about it but encourage each other to make healthier choices and get in shape. Stay tuned for our fitness journey!

This Is Our Year!!!