IMMMMMMMMMMMMM BACK!!!

So I havent posted in about a week becasue I have been so busy! I have been doing really well on my plan. I will go on Saturday to weigh in.

Tomorrow I will start posting my food journals again.

I will post my pounds lost on Saturday and my menu for the week. 

1/19 post: WHAT I GAINED I POUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So I weighed in yesterday. The last time I wayed in was Saturday morning. Much to my surprise when I weighed in today I had gained 1 pound. WHAT!!!! I couldnt figure it out because I have been so good. My first thought was... I really should have just eated that cake!! However, I learned that your weight is very differant when you weigh in in the morning and in the evening.

Since I weighed in Saturday morning and weighed in again on Wednesday night I was not compairing apples to apples. Apparently your weight can be heavier by 2-3 pounds in the evening. WHEW!!

I will not be weighing in on Saturday because I have UIL in Tarkington. The next time I weigh in will be next Wednesday and I should have a more accurate result.

Food Journal 1/19

Breakfast: MF hot chocolate  100
                 coffee                    4

Snacks: MF shake  100
             popcorn     100

Lunch:  Salad with 1/3 c cheese        100
            Italian Dressing
            MF parm cheese puffs          100

Dinner:  Chick fil a wrap                    410
             Chick fil a spicy dressing      140
              Chick fil a french fries         360

Total 1414

Very interesting article on how many calories you should consume daily to loose weight.

Here is the article:

http://www.bmrcalculator.org/how-many-calories-should-i-eat-a-day/

Here is the BMR calculator they talk about:

http://www.bmrcalculator.org/

Along Came Polly Dance Scene.....

Samba..Ramba....Zumba....Oh My!!

Today was a great diet day! I followed my plan and I even turned away cake. Not just any kind, the kind with the really good think icing that is so yummy. I figured there will still be cake in the world after I loose the weight so I can have a bite then. This way of thinking is what gets me through the day lol.

This evening I went to Zumba at the YMCA. Zumba is the latest exercise craze that is basically Latin dance. Lets just say I looked like a hot Latin mess out on the gym floor. I seriously felt like the character Reuben in the movie Along Came Polly. If you have seen the movie you know exactly what I am talking about. Regardless of how I looked it was a lot of fun and I know I burned a ton of calories in that hour.

Tomorrow I weigh in. Hopefully I have lost something since Saturday.

Only time will tell :)

Creamy Taco Dressing

So as I was trying to figure out a healthy way to make taco salad I came up with this idea. I made creamy taco salad dressing.

I  used 4 tbs of fat free sour cream, dill, Tabasco, onion powder, cumin and  taco seasoning.I used a "pinch" of each.

I mixed it all in a bowl with a tbs of ff milk. OMG it was sooooooooooo yummy and it made a lot. Oh and it was only 50 calories. WHOO HOO!!!!

Food Journal 1/18:

Breakfast: MF hot chocolate    100
                coffee and creamer   40

Snacks:     MF mint choc bar    110
                 MF shake                90
                 Animal Crackers      120

Lunch:       2 cups salad with low-fat Italian ( dressing 35 cal., salad 14 cal) = 49 cal
                  pudding                   80
                  MF parm cheese puffs  100

Dinner:        Taco Salad with 1/2 cup ground turkey (152), 3C lettuce (21 Cal), 1C tomatoes  (27Cal) ,1/4C cheese (114 Cal), creamy taco dressing (50cal) 4 Taco Shells (200 Cal) =564

Dessert: 100 cal mint choc quaker oats  100

1350 total
                  

Blah..Blah..Blah 1/17

So today while most of the teachers I know were enjoying sleeping in I was at work sitting through an 8 hour in service....REALLY?!

I became a teacher to teach kids and I understand that I need to stay current with everything new but I really hate sitting in one place for 8 hours.

Anyways..... Diet wise today was good. I was a little off program because I had a healthy omelet at lunch instead of a MF meal. The omelet did include everything I can eat in my one lean and green and it was low in calories. I stayed under 1500 calories so I think I did okay.

I have really been paying attention to calories at restaurants since I started my program. I have come to a realization that I was eating over 3000 calories on most days. It is crazy to see how many calories these things really are. WOW!!!

Food Journal 1/17

Breakfast: MF hot chocolate 100
                coffee and creamer   44    

Snacks: MF Parm Cheese Puffs (2) 200
            100 Calorie snack

Lunch: Spinich, tomato, mushroom egg sub omlet 350

Dinner: healthy fried pork chops with brown rice, brown gravy, broc and cauliflower  550

Dessert: MF pudding 100

Total Calories: 1444

Taco Salad, Honey mustard grilled chicken salad, and oven fried pork chops

These are my own throw together recipes:

I always have some sort of steamed vegetable with my meals if I am not eating salad.

Taco Salad

brown 1 pound ground turkey
sprinkle taco seasoning on turkey while browning

In salad:
Lettuce
Low fat cheddar cheese
Taco shell strips
salsa
browned seasoned turkey meat

Honey Mustard BBQ grilled chicken salad:

Grill chicken with Honey BBQ sauce and mix in salad.    DUH!

Oven fried pork chops:

Coat both sides of pork chops in this mixture:

2 eggs
1 cup bread crumbs
seasoning of choice

^I buy seasoned bread crumb. I like to use the Italian and Ranch flavors. They are VERY low in calories and very flavorful.

Bake on 350 for 20 minutes or until coating is flaky.

Weight Watcher's Mexican Meatloaf

Mexican Meatloaf

Shared by: Mel

7 Points Per Serving

This is an old Weight Watchers Recipe. I think around 1985. Don't remember where I got it, but it is our favorite meatloaf recipe and the only one we use. I do not have the nutritional values for it, but I will have the points and exchanges.
1 Cup Chopped Onions
1 Cup chopped bell peppers, various colors.
1 tsp garlic powder
1 pkt weight watchers instant beef broth (equals about 2 tsps)
1 lb extra lean ground beef
4 oz shredded low fat cheddar cheese
1/4 cup plain bread crumbs
1/2 cup salsa
1/4 cup fat free sour cream
2 tsp worchestorshire sauce
1 tsp chilli powder.

Mix all together well. Place in a 8 inch sqare pan. Bake at 375ºf for about 45 mins.
Makes 4 servings
WW Points: 7
Old WW exchanges 4 protien 1 bread 1 1/2 vege 15 cal
Fat and Fiber exchanges 16 fat 1 1/4 fiber

Weight Watcher's Smothered Steak and Onions recipe

Smothered Steak and Onions

Recipe By :JoAnna M. Lund

4 Points per serving

16 ounces ground 90% lean turkey or beef
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 3/4 cups (one 14 1/2 ounce can) beef broth -- divided, see recipe
6 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounce) dried fine bread crumbs
2 cups sliced onion
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
"All the flavor of the real thing, but without the extra fat! If you've never lost your taste for this oh-so-good-but-not-so-good-for-you dish, here's the answer-- and it's a winner."

1. In a large bowl, combine meat, black pepper, 1/4 cup beef broth, and bread crumbs. Mix well with hands to combine. Using a 1//3 cup measure as a guide, form 6 patties. Place patties in a large skillet sprayed with butter-flavored cooking spray and brown on both sides. Layer onions evenly over browned patties. In a covered jar, combine remaining 1 1/2 cups beef broth and flour. Shake well to combine. Pour broth mixture evenly over onion. Lower heat. Cover and simmer 20 to 25 minutes. For each serving, place 1 patty on plate and evenly spoon onion sauce over top. Freezes well.
Yield: "6 servings"
Serving size (1 patty plus 1/6 sauce)
According to the cookbook: Per serving: 179 Cal, 7g Fat, 16g Pro, 13g Carb, 384mg Sod, 1g Fib
Healthy Exchanges: 2 Protein, 2/3 Vegetable, 1/2 Bread, 6 Opt. Cal.
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Meat, 1/2 Vegetable, 1/2 Starch
Source: "The Diabetic's Healthy Exchange Cookbook, page 220" Copyright: "Healthy Exchanges, Inc. 1996; ISBN 0-399-52235-2"
NOTES :Shared by Pamela S.

Menu for this week:

 I always eat steamed veggies with my dinners unless I am eating a salad.


I have posted the recipes for all my dinners after this post.

Monday:
Breakfast: MF hot cocoa
                coffee
Snack:     MF shake
Lunch:     MF soup
               jello
               salad
Snack:     MF puffs
               MF shake
Dinner:  Taco Salad

Tuesday:
Breakfast: MF hot cocoa
                coffee
Snack:     MF shake
Lunch:     MF soup
               jello
               salad
Snack:     MF puffs
               MF shake
Dinner:   Mexican Meat Loaf

Wednesday:
Breakfast: MF hot cocoa
                coffee
Snack:     MF shake
Lunch:     MF soup
               jello
               salad
Snack:     MF puffs
               MF shake
Dinner:    Grilled honey mustard Chicken Salad

Thursday:
Breakfast: MF hot cocoa
                coffee
Snack:     MF shake
Lunch:     MF soup
               jello
               salad
Snack:     MF puffs
               MF shake
Dinner:    oven baked fried pork chops

Friday:
Breakfast: MF hot cocoa
                coffee
Snack:     MF shake
Lunch:     MF soup
               jello
               salad
Snack:     MF puffs
               MF shake
Dinner:     Smothered Steak and Onions

Check out the bottom of the page!

I added a widget that gives healthy tips and a calories burned exercise widget.

I lost 4.5 ponds this week!

I weighed in today and I lost 4.5 pounds...YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very motivated now. My goal for next week is another 5 pounds. I was only going to do 3 but I will be working out 4 days next week and plan on drinking more water. I am also trying some of medifast's new food: Parmesan cheese puffs, chicken noodle soup and hot chocolate.

Weigh in Day!

Today I weigh in again. I feel like I have done really good this week. I hope I am down at least another 3 pounds.

1/14 food journal

1/14 breakfast	mf pudding	110	110
	coffee	4	114
	creamer	40	154
lunch	2 mf pudding	220	374
	pudding cup	80	454
snack	mf cin pretzels	110	564
dinner	6 oz ribeye	330	894
	ahi tuna	177	1071
	garlic mashed potatoes	367	1434

Friday 1/15

I ran out of time yesterday to post my blog. Allwas good yesterday. I will post my food journal in a bit.

I didnt get to workout yesterday because grades were due and I had to finish up...UGH I hate grading papers.

We had dinner at Outback and I feel as if I made good choices: 1/2 of a Ribeye, Ahi Tuna, and mashed potatoes.


I bought an extra side salad and I am going to use the other 1/2 of my ribeye to make a steak salad today.

Easy come, easy go?

Today I have really been pondering the saying "easy come, easy go". Really??? That obviously doesn't apply to weight! It seems like the weight came on overnight. I know it didn't but it takes forever to get off and its not as fun taking it off as it was putting it on.

Today was really busy at work so I had a really good diet day. No temptations.

exersize 1/13

Today I did the bike. I was on it for 25 minutes and burned 100 calories. I also "rode" 4 miles.

1/13 food journal

1/13 breakfast	medifast shake	90	90
	coffee	40	130
	creamer	40	170
	quaker oats snack	90	260
lunch	mf soup	100	360
	pudding	80	440
snack	mf pudding	110	550
dinner	turkey subway sandwich 6 inch	390	940
snack	mf pudding	110	1050

Y............M..........C................A

Today was a little more challenging. You will see on my food journal post that I had more calories today than the last two day. I think the big problem was the ranch dressing I had at lunch. 240 calories.....OMG!

Tomorrow is a new day and I would like to stay at 1200 calories.

On a positive note I joined the YMCA today and worked out for 20 minutes. Not very long I know but I cant remember the last time I worked out. I burned 65 calories and walked a mile.  ITS A START!!!

1/12 food journal

1/12 breakfast	medifast shake	90	90
	coffee	4	94
	creamer	40	134
Snack	quaker oats snack	90	314
Lunch	Medifast soup	100	414
	pudding cup	80	494
	salad lettuce and tomatoes	80	574
	ranch	240	814
snack	medifast bar	110	924
	animal crackers	120	1044
	medifast shake	90	1134
	chesse	160	1294
	hot chocolate	60	1354
dinner	rib eye	330	1684
	mixed vegies	100	1784

1/11 food journal

1/11 Breakfast	Medifast Shake	90	90
	coffee	4	94
Snack	MF protien shake	90	184
Lunch	Medifast chicken and rice soup	100	284
Snack	MF mint chocolate bar	110	394
	animal cracker	120	514
Dinner	6 oz sirloin	318	832
	salad	40	872
	ranch	100	972
	loaded baked potato	300	1272

Day 2: Lost 2 pounds!

I went for a weigh in today and I have lost 2 pounds since Saturday! YEAH! I know, I know, its probably just water, but that's okay!

Went grocery shopping tonight and bought some yummy healthy food. I tried to get as much organic as possible. People swear by it so I am giving it a chance. However, it is expensive to be healthy...just saying!

So today started off a little difficult. The kids has french toast for breakfast. I LOVE the school's french toast. I was very tempted so I asked Lynn, another teacher, to talk me out of it and she did. She also came later to check if I was eating it. Thanks Lynn :)

So besides the french toast everything was smooth. I will post my food journal next.

I am joining the YMCA with Danielle tomorrow. Wish me luck! lol

Official Day 1:

Today went really good. Eating all my medifast meals really helped me not get hungry.
I was able to get all of my 64 oz of water in and rewarded myself with a diet coke :)
No temptations today!
Today was almost to easy,,,, Lets see what tomorrow brings.

My only tribulation for today is I had to pee all the time. My body is not used to that much water. Thanks to Morgan for keeping an eye on my class during all my potty trips :)

Chciken Noodle Soup

I made my soup in the crock pot. I used chicken breast, low sodium chicken broth, water, garlic, onion powder, whole wheat noodles and Mrs. Grass soup mix.
Low calorie and yummy. If you want specific amounts of seasoning as so forth just message me and I will give it to you.

Todays food joural:

Date	food	calories	total
1/10  Breakfast	Medifast Cappuccino	100	100
	cheese stick	80	180
	coffee	4	184
Lunch	Medifast chicken and rice soup	100	284
	MF mint chocolate bar	110	394
PM Snack	MF cinnamon pretzels	110	504
	MF protien shake	90	594
PM snack 2	wheat bread 2	140	734
	jelly 1 tbsp	50	784
Dinner	Chicken Noodle Soup	approx 300	1084

Out with the old, in with the new!

Today was very productive! I threw away 2 trash bags of junk food. Yes 2! I feel bad for waiting so much food. If it all hadn't been opened I would have donated it.

Tomorrow is back to work and on my Medifast plan. I am feeling really good about it.

Instead of looking at the big picture (130 by 30) I am making small goals. My first goal is 10 lbs in 2 weeks. It may seem high but I know I will loose a lot of water weight this first 2 weeks.

130 before 30

I weighed in this morning and I have a starting weight. I am not going to post it at this time because it is very embarrassing, Lets just say I have a LONG way to go. I will post each night with my meals and exercise I had during the day. I will also post any struggles or accomplishments I may have had.