Friday, 2/27

Exercise
1hr spin

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
banana

Lunch
campbell's healthy request soup
edamame
sf jello pudding

Snack
kashi cereal bar
ww blue berry muffin

dinner
red robin - chili hamburger, french fries, ranch dressing

Snack
nonfat frozen yogurt (strawberry) - too too much

Thursday, 2/26

Exercise
45min cardio (15min stair master, 30min elliptical)

Breakfast
chocolate pb oatmeal

Snack
roasted/salted peas (too many)

Exercise
1hr tone and sculpt class

Lunch/Snack
king ranch chicken
pb filled pretzels
sf jello pudding

Dinner
ww pancakes with sf syrup

Snack
nonfat frozen yogurt (strawberry)
roasted peas

Wednesday, 2/25

Exercise
1hr tone and sculpt class

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
banana

Lunch
king ranch chicken
lima beans
apple

Snack
sf jello pudding
ww english muffin w/ wedge of laughing cow light cheese

Dinner
myoplex light protein shake with fruit

Snack
roasted peas
peanut butter filled pretzels
sf jello pudding

The season of Lent is upon us

...and I've decided on what I'm giving up: C-H-O-C-O-L-A-T-E!!!

Yep, I'm gonna do it...all forms and colors of chocolate, except for the teaspoon of unsweetened cocoa that I put in my oatmeal. :) That's the only way I'll eat the oatmeal and I only eat it 2-3 times a week (if that). So, other than that, no chocolate for 40 days!

Tuesday, 2/24

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake
couple of handfuls of everything trail mix (this is so good and it's not so bad if you eat 1 serving which is 1/4 cup but I'm sure i have more than 1 serving; it's got peanuts, almonds, banana chips, dried apricot, raisins, cranberries, choc chips, white choc chips, and who knows what else; i won't be eating it after today though...I'm giving up chocolate for Lent)

Snack
banana
1 serving (i measured) trail mix

Lunch
king ranch chicken
dark chocolate square

Before I finish off my food journal for the day, let me just say 2 things. 1 - today IS Fat Tuesday and 2 - my gym is doing a biggest loser competition in a couple of weeks and I'll be entering, so I gotta get my game plan on. :) With that said...

Snack
hard boiled egg
yogurt

Exercise
1hr spin class

Dinner
whataburger hamburger with large french fries

Snack
too much everything trail mix
pint of fo yo

Monday, 2/23

Exercise
upper body weights
1hr spin

Breakfast
chocolate pb oatmeal

Snack
trail mix

Lunch
campbell's healthy request soup

Snack
trail mix

Dinner
2 servings of king ranch chicken

Snack
pint of fro yo

Sunday, 2/22

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake
handful of cookie crip cereal

Exercise
1hr cardio (30min elliptical, 30min stair stepper)
lower body weights

Snack
ww english muffin with wedge laughing cow light cheese
m&m's

Dinner
garlic cheese bread
spaghetti with meat sauce
2 rolls

Snack
pint fro yo

Saturday, 2/21

Breaksfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
south beach snack bar

Exercise
1hr spin
1hr tone and sculpt class

Lunch
m&m's
ww english muffin w/ wedge of laughing cow light cheese

Dinner/Snack
chicken salad sandwich w/ french fries
chocolate malt

Another Snack
bowl of cereal

Friday, 2/20

Breakfast
chocolate peanut butter oatmeal

Exercise
1hr spin class

I took Friday off and I was out and about ALL day with my daughter and then met my husband for lunch, friends for dinner, didn't get home until midnight, so let me see if I can remember what I ate. :)

Snack
everything trail mix that we purchased at health food store (choc chips, yogurt chips, banana chips, raisins, cranberries, peanuts, apricots, and who knows what else; it was GOOD and very filling)

Lunch
small cashew chicken salad with fat free vinagrette dressing

Snack
south beach snack bar

Dinner
pei wei honey seared chicken with brown rice
edamame

Snack
couple pieces of fruit and 3 cookies

Thursday, 2/19

Breakfast
chocolate peanut butter oatmeal

Lunch
campbell's healthy request soup
dark chocolate square

Dinner
10-12 chips
chicken tortilla soup
2 nachos
had a girls night out and I'd say I did ok - no drinks, got a soup, but did have some chips, probably not more than 12

Snack
weight watchers ice cream cup

Exercise
45min cardio (15min stair stepper, 30min elliptical)
1hr tone and sculpt class

Wednesday, 2/18

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
ww english muffin with wedge laughing cow light cheese

Lunch
indian tacos, lima beans
dark chocolate square

Snack
3 crackers, hard boiled egg

Dinner
indian tacos, lima beans

Snack
m&m's, hershey bar, vita top muffin

Exercise
1 hour tone and sculpt class

Tuesday, 2/17

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Lunch
indian tacos
lima beans
dark chocolate square
caramel lollipop

Snack
banana
kashi bar

Dinner
myoplex lite protein shake with fruit

Snack
ww english muffin with laughing cow light cheese

Exercise
1hr spin class

Monday, 2/16

Breakfast
HG's apple blueberry pancake shake up with sugar free syrup

Lunch
5 nachos with refried beans/cheese/chicken (leftovers from Sunday's dinner)
advocare spark drink (energy/vitamin supplement drink)

Snack
1/2 apple

Dinner
Indian Tacos

Snack
pint of fro yo

Exercise
upper body weights
1hr spin class

Friday, 2/13 through Sun, 2/15

Friday the 13th lived up to it's name. My day was a day from hell. It started out good. Got up at 4:30am, headed to the gym at 5am, did the 5:30am spin class, headed back home and helped get my daughter off to school, got in the shower and ready for work, had my breakfast and was about to head out when my day went S-O-U-R to put it mildly.

Let me just say that I had my day planned out and all that went out the door. I was going to head into work early so that I could make a stop before work to get my hubby's VDay gift. I was then going to work super hard on this document that I have due this coming week. At lunch, I was going to go keep my brother's cat company...my bro was out of town, he lives 2 blocks from where I work, so I was going to head to his place over my lunch hour to work and keep Leo company. I would then head back to work, work super hard, leave work on time and we were going to take my hubby and I were going to take our daughter out on a date. :) NONE of that happened.

I was about to shutdown my laptop and head out the door Friday morning when I got a call from my boss that there were production problems at work due to some code that was released Thursday night and I had to start looking into it right away. I sat right back down, worked until noon, packed up, headed into work and worked until 7pm and then I still had to head to my bro's apartment to feel Leo. Needless to say, I didn't get home until 8pm.

Anyways, so for food journaling...I didn't really keep track but I'll try to remember what all I ate, although I can tell you my eating sucked!

Friday
breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

snack
ww english muffin with laughing cow light cheese

snack
banana
advocare fiber fruit bar

dinner
thin and crispy pizza

junk
chocolates, cupcakes

exercise
1 hour spin class

Saturday
breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

snack
sb snack bar

lunch
ww english muffin with laughing cow light cheese

dinner
steak, potatoes, 2 drinks

junk
brownie, ice cream, cupcakes, chocolates

exercise
1 hour spin
1 hour tone and sculpt class

Sunday
breakfast
cupcake, 2-3 chocolates

lunch
sb meal

dinner
chicken nachos, chips and queso and flour tortillas

junk
pint of ben and jerry's fro yo

exercise
45 min cardio (15min stair master, 30min elliptical)
lower body weights

Thursday, 2/12

Breakfast
chocolate peanut butter oatmeal

Snack
ww english muffin with wedge of laughing cow light cheese

Lunch
campbell's healthy request soup
cucumber with lime and chili
dark chocolate square

Snack
weight watchers ice cream cup

Dinner
1.5 hg apple blueberry pancake shake up with sf syrup
1 homemade pizza on light ww flat bread, reduced fat cheese, bell peppers, light pizza sauce and bell pepper

Snack
2-3 tastes of strawberry frosting while I made cupcakes for my daughter.
pint of fro yo
cupcake

Exercise
45 min cardio (15min stair stepper, 30min elliptical)
no tone and sculpt class today...I went over the lunch hour for the class, like I usually do, and only 2 people showed up...they won't teach class unless there are at least 3. :( I could have stayed and done weights on my own, but I had too much on my mind (work, etc)...so I headed home and made VDay cupcakes for my daughter and friends and then got back to work.

Blueberry Apple Pancake Shake-Up

I got this recipe from the Hungry-Girl cookbook and they were pretty yummy!

Ingredients
1/3 cup regular otas (not instant)
2 tablespoons dry pancake mix
1/3 cup peeled and finely chopped apples
1/4 cup blueberries
1/4 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute
1 tablespoon fat-free cottage cheese
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon splenda no calorie sweetener (granulated)
dash of salt

Directions
Place all ingredients except for the blueberries and apples in a medium bowl. Add 3 tablespoons of water ans stir until thoroughly mixed.

Gently fold in apples and blueberries.

Over medium heat, in a large pan sprayed with nonstick spray, evenly pour batter to form 3 pancakes. Once pancakes begin to look solid (after about 3 minutes), gently flip.

Cook for 3 additional minutes or until both sides are lightly browned and insides are cooked through. Now plate your pancakes and enjoy.

PER SERVING (3 pancakes):
252 calories, 2.5g fat, 517mg sodium, 44g carbs, 4g fiber, 12g sugars, 13g protein
POINTS®value 4*

Here's what they look like.

Wednesday, 2/11

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
ww english muffin w/ slice reduced fat cheese
banana

Lunch
baked chicken breast
edamame
dark choc square

...AND I'M STILL HUNGRY...GOSH...I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M SO HUNGRY...NEED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL ABOUT 3:30 OR SO... 1.5 HOURS MORE... :)

Snack
hard boiled egg
ff yogurt
baby bel light cheese

Dinner
HG's blueberry apple pancake shake-up with SF syrup (i've been craving pancakes)

Snack
vita top muffin
ff pudding

Exercise
1 hour tone and sculpt class

I've had a pretty good week so far (I hope I didn't just jinx it)...food wise. I did have an extra snack yesterday and today after dinner but I don't think I overdid it...although I know I didn't need the extra peanut butter yesterday and I didn't need the extra pudding tonight.

Tuesday, 2/10

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
ww english muffin with slice reduced fat cheese

Lunch
baked chicken breast
edamame
dark chocolate square

Snack
banana
apple

Dinner
myoplex lite protein shake with fruit

Snack
vita top muffin
peanut butter

Exercise
1hr spin class

Monday, 2/9

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
ww english muffin w/ sliced of reduced fat cheese

Lunch
campbell's healthy request soup
ff yogurt
dark choc square

Snack
banana
advocare spark

Dinner
chocolate peanut butter oatmeal

Snack
vita top muffin

Exercise
45 min cardio (15min stair stepper, 30min elliptical)

Friday, 2/6

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
1/2 balance bar

Lunch
king ranch casserole
lima beans
oatmeal banana muffin

Snack
dark chocolate square
baby bel light cheese

Dinner
home made pizza on light flat bread

Snack
too many rice cakes
3 dark choc squares
pint of fro yo

Exercise
1 hr spin class

If it weren't for evening, I would have been on plan but the sun went down and my day went kaputz...off plan.

Thursday, 2/5

Breakfast
chocolate peanut butter oatmeal

Snack
1/2 balance bar
ff yogurt

Lunch
taco soup
dark chocolate square

Snack
oatmeal banana muffin

Dinner
2 servings WW King Ranch Chicken
lima beans

Snack
fat free pudding cup (i wasn't going to BUT hey! i worked out twice today)

Exercise
1 hour cardio (30min elliptical, 30min stairmaster)
1 hour weights class

I'm happy with my day today...I would say I stayed on plan.

Wednesday, 2/4

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
ww english muffin with slice of reduced fat cheese
apple

Lunch
campbell's healthy request soup
banana oatmeal muffin
dark chocolate square

Snack
advocare spark drink
baby bel light cheese
almonds

Dinner
4 ww pancakes with dark chocolate chips

Snack
m&m's
reduced fat cheeze its

Exercise
1 hr tone and sculpt class

I was close to plan today...I think had I not had a snack after dinner I would have been ok.

Tuesday, 2/3

Breakfast
advocare meal replacement shake

Snack
ww english muffin w/ slice of reduced fat cheese

Lunch
Campbell's Healthy Request soup
oatmeal banana muffin
dark chocolate square

Snack
almonds
baby bel light cheese

Dinner
2 reduced fat triscuits
myoplex lite protein shake with fruit

Exercise
30 min elliptical
1 hour spin class

I think I'll start rating my days so that I can keep track...
Today was good

Not sure how I'll do the rating...maybe good, average, poor. Thoughts? Ideas?

Monday, 2/2

Breakfast
chocolate peanut butter oatmeal

Lunch
bowl of taco soup
3 - 1/2 small red potatoes filled with chorizo and shredded cheese
dark chocolate square

Snack
ww english muffin w/ reduced fat cheese slice

Dinner
bowl of taco soup
couple of pieces of fajita meat

Snack
slice of milky way cake (made this for the first time yesterday for a party and there were 2 slices left, so i had 1 and my husband had the other; all gone)
pint of fro you (my husband had bought us this over the weekend and we didn't eat; i already told him no more fro yo until i loose 10lbs)

Exericse
lower body weights
1 hour spin class

Moving onward and upward...

This last week and weekend have just been aweful where my eating is concered. I have made some pretty unhealthy choices, over indulged, etc. My working out has been consistent but my eating healthy has been lacking.

So, I stopped journaling on Friday.

Today is the start of a new week and I'm getting back on the wagon. So, here's to a good day, good week, good month!