Day 42

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Andrea

Day 41

Breakfast
vector with milk

Exercise
40 minutes on treadmill with weights

Snack (I felt a little shaky so had a snack)
a few pcs nut and dried fruit mix
banana

Lunch
usual salad

Supper
chicken and veg chow mein (home made)
bit of cookie dough while making cookies with Ben
a bit of snacking with the kids in the evening

Day 40

My day wasn't very good. I ate last nights leftovers for lunch so just had some veggies and dip for supper. That would have been ok but I gave in to snacking in the afternoon. I made puffed wheat squares for kids after school. I haven't made them in a while because before when I made them I would eat half the pan so I just avoided making them altogether. I probably only had 2 pieces worth today (compared to half the pan) but still, I shouldn't have even had that. This evening was terrible. I just wanted to snack and snack and snack. And I knew I shouldn't but I did it anyway! Boy, I've been doing so good avoiding desserts lately.

So why would I have caved in and eaten them today. My food was ok up until I blew up at Josh and Michelle after school. They just seem to always be hitting and shoving each other and finally I just got so mad and blew up at them. Then I went and ate the puffed wheat square and then later some chocolates. Hhhmmm. Is there a connection. Duh! Things go crappy and I go eat. So I should have thought about it at the time and then knew to avoid food. Chewing gum would have been a good solution. That usually helps keep food out of my mouth. Well, hopefully next time I handle it better.

Andrea


Breakfast
vector with milk

Snack
banana and diced peaches

Lunch
last nights leftovers

Snack
banana
puffed wheat square

Supper
veggies and dip

Snach (another one)
3 halloween chocolates
a bit more puffed wheat square

Exercise
30 minute walk

Day 39

Good day today. Josh is feeling much better today but now Michelle can't stop sneezing. Hopefully she doesn't get it next.

Andrea


Breakfast
vector with milk
banana

Lunch
stir fried vegetables with a bit of a sauce

Supper
fish
coleslaw
tortellini with alfredo sauce

Exercise
30 minutes on treadmill with weights

Day 38

Weigh in day brought nothing, again! I stayed the same for the second week in a row. I know that I need to get going on my exercise a bit more. I have been skipping out on walking outside so I need to get on that treadmill more often.

I had Josh home sick today. I'd call it the flu, headache, stomache ache, threw up once, very tired, a bit of a fever. I left him home after school with Matt while I went with Michelle and Ben to Michelle's volleyball playoffs. I just made sure to call and check up on him a lot. Matt said he would stay home and take care of him!! He's already doing a bit better.

There was a 2 hour break between our teams volleyball games so I tagged along with my friend Anne and we drove in town to do a bit of groceries and to have supper. We went to Burger King and I had a chicken sandwich. I purposely didn't get the meal because I knew that if there were fries in front of me, I would eat them. I did have a few of Ben's but that was enough. Not the best choice for supper but I definitely didn't eat too much.

Andrea



Breakfast
vector with milk

Lunch
usual salad
banana

Supper
chichen sandwich at Burger King
a few of Ben's fries

Day 37

Our 4-H club had a hayride, scavenger hunt and potluck supper this afternoon (we didn't have school today). We had a great time. My kids loved it and I enjoy these kinds of things because being new-ish to the community it's nice to get to know some of the parents a little better. And supper was great, I chose the soup that I brought and some salad. I skipped all the yummy desserts except for a few caramel corn twists that Michelle brought.

Tomorrow is weigh in and I'm not sure how I feel about that. I don't feel like I've lost this week but I know that since starting to write down what I've eaten each day, I've done a lot better and feel so much more in control. So whatever it is, I know I'm doing much better.

Andrea



Breakfast
vector with milk

Lunch
usual salad
a few Doritos broken into my salad

Supper
Soup
Salad
a few caramel corn twists (homemade)

Day 36

I was at the rink most of the afternoon. We're replacing all the boards along the sides of the ice before the ice goes in next weekend so I was there with my cordless screwdriver taking out thousands of screws. My back and my arm are now a little sore!! But I guess it was good exercise!?!

I just got home from a house warming party this evening. Lots of desserts to choose from and I chose to eat NONE! Not a bite! Actually all that food on the counter and I had no desire to eat any of it. It helped too that my friend Anne was there and she reads my blog everyday so she would be watching me (just kidding). But really I wasn't at all tempted to eat any of it. That in itself is a big change for me.

Andrea


Breakfast
vector with milk

Lunch
my usual salad but in a tortilla shell

Snack
some cucumber slices

Supper
chicken, salsa, bean and corn dish over rice

Day 35

Today was definitely not as busy as yesterday. The kids and I did some cleaning in the morning, I baked gingerbread cookies with Ben (he loves to bake), went for a walk around town and got some things done that we needed to do. The rest of the day was really quite boring. With Paul not here, it's just a little bit dull. I had nothing really planned for supper or the evening. The kids are pretty good at fending for themselves but when I haven't planned on what I am going to eat, that's when I don't eat very well. I ate mostly out of boredom. At one point I took out some crackers, cream cheese and red pepper jelly. When Michelle saw me, she asked if I was really hungry or if I was just bored. How did she get so smart?? (that's what I usually ask her when she hangs around the kitchen wanting a snack in the evening.) I still ate a few but then put them away. Today I need a plan. Church in the morning, light lunch, then off to the rink to help get it ready before the ice goes in (I'm on the rink board and their treasurer, gotta love small town life). I'll have to think of something to throw in the crockpot this morning so we have something good for supper.

Andrea


Breakfast
vector with milk

Lunch
usual salad

Snack
1 gingerbread cookie that Ben and I made

Supper (I didn't plan for supper so it turned out I just nibbled)
nut and dried fruit mix (way too much)
a bit of the kids popcorn
a few Breton crackers with light cream cheese and red pepper jelly
another gingerbread cookie

Exercise
walked around town with the kids (20 min)

Day 34

Busy day yesterday!

Andrea


Breakfast
vector with milk

Lunch
my usual salad

Snack
bowl of cut up fruit

Supper
beef and bean burrito
coleslaw
2 leftover meat balls

Day 33

Tonight I went to my friend Tammy's house for an Epicure party. I really went more for the socializing, although I did end up buying $40 worth of stuff. She had so much food ready and then not many people showed up. I had some of the spinach dip which I love. I had supper before I went so I really wasn't hungry but I ate some anyway. I'm not too worried about it.

Andrea


Breakfast
Vector with milk

Lunch
salad with 1/2 leftover chicken breast
banana

Snack
2 pcs nut and dried fruit mix

Supper
egg noodles, 2 meatballs, sauce
coleslaw

Snack
some chunks of bread with spinach dip

Exercise
walked 40 minutes

Day 32

I had a good day today, got a bunch of cleaning done around the house. Tonight was the night that I take my oldest two kids into the "big city" for their youth night. It's nice because then I can get my groceries and other shopping done before I have to pick them up again. And I get to go to McD's with the younger two kids and play in the play place. Tonight there was a woman there with her 3 kids, all very young, probably a 4 year old and a set of twins that were about 2. It looked like she must have been going through chemo treatments or something like that because almost all of her hair was gone. But she looked so happy and seemed like she was enjoying every minute with her kids. It made me think that I need to stop what I'm doing more often to spend time with my kids. You never know when something might happen and you may not get that time back.

Andrea


Breakfast
Vector with milk
banana

Lunch
salad with turkey and shredded cheese
a few pieces of my nut and fruit mix from Costco

Supper
MckMama's Texas Caviar (bean and corn salad)
chicken breast
some of a pasta and sauce dish
some fries I stole from my kids at McD's tonight - bad, bad, bad!

Exercise
walked on the treadmill with weights for 30 minutes

Day 31 - Weigh in

Weigh in day again. I stayed the same this week and I'm ok with that.

The school put on breakfast for the community this morning. I was hungry earlier than when we were ready to head over there so I ate my usual bowl of cereal. I went to the breakfast with my kids, helped them get their food and I only had a glass of orange juice while I visit with people. I wasn't at all tempted by the food, which they had a lot of. Eggs, sausage, hashbrowns, toast, pancakes, strawberry sauce, whipped cream. And I didn't have any of it.

Andrea


Breakfast
Vector cereal with milk (can you tell I like this cereal)
glass of orange juice

Lunch
salad with turkey slices and shredded cheese
some cookie dough (probably amounted to 1 cookie's worth)

Snack
yogurt

Supper
1 piece of pizza (another volleyball tournament)
veggies and dip
1/2 a cookie

Day 31

Pretty good day. I actually felt hungry for every meal today. I really felt like snacking in between meals but I said no and carried on with my day.

Andrea


Breakfast
Vector with milk

Lunch
salad with turkey slices and shredded cheese
banana

Snack
yogurt

Supper
steamed veggies
a bit of leftover turkey casserole
2hotdogs, no bun

Oops, I forgot,
Exercise
walked 30 minutes

Day 30

Well, Paul just headed out on his 4 week business trip. Boy, that's a long time! But we'll be ok while he's gone. Hopefully I lose a lot of weight in these next 4 weeks and he notices when he comes home. That would be nice.

Yesterday (Sunday) was a good day. After church the youth as well as some younger kids had a worship practice . They will be leading worship in November and have already started to practice. Ben got a guitar for Christmas and has been practicing with Paul's help so he will be playing guitar with them. I was so surprised at how good the kids sounded already. The rest of the day was kind of quiet. We celebrated Ben's birthday a little early since Paul won't be here for it. So I did eat a small piece of birthday cake.

Andrea


Breakfast
Vector cereal with milk

Lunch
veggies and dip
turkey breast
pear

Snack
3 bites of spinach dip with bread

Supper
salad
cooked veggies
turkey casserole
small piece of birthday cake

Day 29

Breakfast
egg with a bit of cheese, sliced tomato

Lunch
turkey soup
2 small pieces of garlic bread fingers (Michelle baked this morning)

Supper
left over turkey soup
a few spoonfuls of mashed potato
banana

Exercise
went for 2 - 20 minute walks with Paul

I'm feeling good about how it's been going the last few days. It helps a lot to track what I'm eating everyday. It helps just having this accountability. Thanks!

Andrea

Day 28

Breakfast
Vector cereal with milk

Lunch
garden salad with 1/2 an egg, a bit of cubed ham and shredded cheese

Snack
rice krispy square (it really should have been yogurt or fruit)

Supper
a bit of taco salad (at a volleyball tournament, ate the kids leftovers - I didn't want to eat a whole one myself)
1/2 turkey sandwich
veggies and a bit of dip
banana

Exercise
35 minutes on the treadmill this morning

Not totally on plan but not bad.

Andrea

Day 27 - Honesty

I read Dawne's post today and it really made me think. Am I really being honest? I can honestly say, NO. Not that I've been lying to you, but I have certainly been choosing what I share and what I don't share. Dawne mentioned the other day that she had deviated from her plan only once so far. Wow, I think I've probably deviated from my plan every day, at least once, if not more. But I certainly don't share that with you because, after all, it would make me look bad. Well, is my plan to be honest or to make myself look good? Ouch! It's a lot harder and riskier to be honest, but that's what I want.

So what now? I thought I would start by being more specific in how my day is going. I'll break down what I eat and my exercise every day, or at least I'll try every day. I think that would help me to be more honest about how I'm doing.

So here is today so far, not totally on plan but honest!

Breakfast
Vector cereal with milk
a few pieces of Mrs. May's Natural Ultimate Crunch (Costco's nut and dried fruit mix)

Lunch
ate some of the stuffing that I was making for supper
nothing else since I blew it on the stuffing

Snack
carrots with a bit of dip

Supper (this was our turkey dinner since Paul wasn't home on the weekend)
turkey, mashed potatoes, carrots, stuffing
made sure not to have too much
no dessert

Exercise
walked 30 minutes this morning with Paul

Today wasn't that great but tomorrow will be much better. Working on being honest with myself and with you.

Andrea

Day 25 - Weigh in

Well, it's weigh in day again and I'm down 1 lb. Pretty good, I was expecting to be up since it's the start of that time of the month. When I look at my total of 4 lbs for the past 3 weeks, it seems low, but I guess slowly going down is a lot better than slowly going up.

I chose to fast on Sunday up until a light supper. It was good to know that I wasn't going to go to food that day so it took the focus off of it. I didn't feel at all hungry either. Instead I spent time reading my bible. I'm really enjoying reading from the Message, I'm reading the gospels right now.

It has snowed here the past week, so it's 'beginning to look a lot like Christmas" around here. I picked up Chris Tomlin's new Christmas CD and have been playing it a lot lately. I love it. The song Emmanuel is my favorite!

I've got my husband home until Monday and then he's off again. Since we didn't have a turkey dinner this past weekend we will have one this weekend. Looking forward to it!

Andrea

Day 21

I went to see Chris Tomlin on Wednesday and boy was it good. It was awesome to worship with all those people. It's just not the same as in church on Sunday when people are too held back from really worshiping, or so it seems.

It's been a good week so far. I haven't felt the urge to snack much this week so that's good. Paul is out of the country on business until Monday and then heads out again on Friday for 4 weeks. That's a lot of time on my own! Although it means I won't have a huge thanksgiving dinner to worry about it. I can handle that.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Andrea

God's Chisel

Here's an amazing video my friend Kim found. It's amazing. Have a look and let God speak to you.



Andrea

Day 18 - Weigh In Day

Down 1 lb this week. I'll take that since it's better than what I thought the scale might say after having had a few days of eating a bit more than I should have.

Still feeling a bit sick and now I have one sick kid at home too. Let's hope he's feeling better tomorrow so I don't have to miss Chris Tomlin. (That won't happen, I'll just go anyway!!)

Andrea

Day 17 - Sick But Doing Good

I have been a bit sick since Saturday. I spent all day Saturday at my daughter's volleyball tournament that our school was hosting. It was lots of fun working in the kitchen and just getting to spend time visiting with other parents. Watching volleyball was great too, we got 2nd place. YEAH!!! I did great with food that day. Being in the kitchen with all those homemade goodies and soups and chili was tempting but I only had the soup that I brought and a small bun. Sunday our church had their annual Thanksgiving Feast after the service. I made great choices and skipped the pie altogether. I used that as my main meal for the day. So I feel good about the weekend. I'm back on track after a few days of blah!!

Now I just need to get some extra sleep and hopefully get rid of this cold.

I'm hoping the scale is good to me tomorrow.

Andrea

Day 14

The last few days haven't been going so great. I seem to keep snacking during the afternoon. It's easy to keep on track for breakfast, lunch and supper but I keep blowing it in between lunch and supper. That's probably why I haven't posted in a few days, it's easier just to ignore you all than to be honest. I know I have to get serious again though.

On a lighter note, I did make Dawne's Harvest Soup . It is so good. I didn't have any rosemary but I did put in some Sundried Tomato and Herb Dip Mix from Epicure Selections instead. I'm making another big pot of it right now to take for the school canteen during Saturday's volleyball tournament. I know what I'll be eating for lunch on Saturday.

Andrea