Nothin Special

It's Monday and back to my usual breakfast.

PB sandwich on ww, string cheese and Triscuits.

2 Snackwell's cookies for dessert.

Before dinner I enjoyed a hard boiled egg.

AMAZING!!

Dinner started with a salad topped with fresh guac. No need for dressing. Salad size plate.

Soft steak tacos. I layered mine, sandwiching the steak, peppers and onions. Then I topped it with fresh guac and light sour cream. I use these tortillas all the time for so many meals. The are whole wheat and only 50 calories each. This is a salad size plate.

Tonight, I got on the treadmill and did 3 miles only to discover that my incline is not working. Ugh. I love using the incline!! My treadmill is old and I bought it used!!! I hope my husband can fix it!! Too many other expenses in my future, so there will be no new treadmill for me! Funny thing is, while I was on my treadmill, HSN had a Proform treadmill they were selling. Boo.

Back in the Swing

Today is Monday and I am back in the swing of things. Now that the party is behind us, we have no further commitments for the rest of the summer and that is a great feeling:) I hope my husband and I can get a weekend away before the summer is over, but I guess we will have to wait and see. The summer is going by so fast!!! 

Breakfast, Clif and a banana.

Snack was a string cheese.

Lunch was a PB sandwich on ww, popcorn and veggies.

Late afternoon snack. Light English muffin.

Dinner, was a veggie footlong on ww with yellow mustard. I had a small bowl of chips but admit to grabbing a few more from the bag. I really should not have eaten the entire sub. I should have saved half for tomorrow!!! I can tell that this past week that I have just been eating more and need to rein it in.

2 sugar free pops.

I got in 4 miles on the treadmill with the weighted vest. Walking, I mixed up the speed and incline for a nice sweaty work out.  I also watched the OC Housewives for my entertainment!!

Another Hot One

Wow, today was HOT in MD!! Heat advisory kept me on the treadmill again today.  Had I gone for an early run this morning I would have been okay but I chose sleep instead!

Love the sticker on my banana this morning:)

Ate my Clif once I got to the office.

This is a snack size baggie. I mixed some almonds and dark chocolate chips.

Lunch was PB sandwich on ww, string cheese and Triscuits.

Afternoon snack was a Kashi bar.

When I got home from work I MEASURED out a 1/4 cup of trail mix. Woohoo!

Dinner started with fresh strawberries. We all enjoyed these. They were so good!

Salad with lots of veggies. 

Dinner was chicken with dijon mustard/slivered almonds, Alexia onion rings and a slice of whole wheat french bread (totally not necessary). I did not finish all the chicken because it was pretty big. This is a salad size plate. 

After dinner I got a few things done around the house including laundry, vacuuming and I managed to get one of the bathrooms cleaned. This caused me to get on the treadmill after 8 and I stayed on for an hour. Good workout. Late workout!! 

Super late treat thanks to daughter #3!! Not too bad. I think the bag contains 7 tootsie roll midgees and 120 calories. She was so sweet to surprise me with them so I had to eat them!!!

It's Possible

I am here to say that it is possible. It is possible to have a weekend where you totally overeat, but then you can gain control again. So, if you had a crazy out of control weekend overeating, it is possible to get right back in the game!! I read a blog somewhere months ago, and they wrote about a "reset" button. How we all have one. We just need to use it!!!! Today, I used mine. I woke up feeling out of control and just not too happy with myself. Since Friday, I have not made the best food choices. Mostly, because I was tired and did not feel like going to the store. It is SO important to have a well stocked pantry/refrigerator filled with awesome food. I really need to start going to the store on Thursdays after work. This way I will have more control over my weekends.

Happy to have my usual breakfast today. Clif bar and banana. Am I the only one that eats a lot of the same foods?? I feel in control and know the calories. Makes it easy.

Morning snack of almonds. Floss sticks are a must after eating these:)

Lunch was PB sandwich on ww, string cheese and Triscuits.

Afternoon snack was a Kashi bar. I loved this! If I had a bag of trail mix in the house, I would never eat just a serving size. Found these at Target the other day and figured I would give them a try.

Dinner was ww spaghetti and Newman's Own organic sauce. I also had a plain light English muffin. Salad size plate. Filling and good.

         A package arrived today, but I have to wait until June 30 to share it with you guys!!                                     

After dinner I got a few things done around the house then headed downstairs to hit the treadmill. I wore the weighted vest and walked with an incline. I did a nice easy 4 miles. Awesome sweaty workout.

So happy that I hit my RESET button today!!

Treadmill Thursday

Another beautiful day here in MD. This is when I really enjoy having a Jeep Wrangler with the top down. We have been talking about possibly selling it in the fall, but today was one of those days when I thought...NOT! 

Clif bar and banana.

 

 The string cheese and Wheat Thins were suppose to be for lunch but enjoyed these around 11.

Lunch:) the usual but when I went over to Starbucks for a refill I grabbed a bag of pepper popcorn.

 When I got home from work I just wanted to eat to eat!! Why???!! So I grabbed another string cheese but unlike my portioned Wheat Thins earlier, I had several handfuls straight from the box. Way too many.

Then it was time to take this big guy
 to the vet. He did so good!

Since it was just my husband and I for dinner, we grabbed a pizza. I enjoyed two greasy slices but then....

I enjoyed another. Don't ask!!!!

After we ate and enjoyed the dogs outside for the evening, I really needed to do my nails. I got my running clothes and shoes on then painted my nails. I waited about 20 minutes before I jumped on the treadmill. Great way to multi task right?? Exercise while waiting for nails to dry. Win win.  I walked for just over 30 minutes. Not the best workout, but better then nothing. Right?? 

Beautiful Day!!

Today the weather was so beautiful. I could not wait to get off work and enjoy it!!

The barcode on my banana makes me laugh.

Snack

Lunch was PB sandwich on ww, string cheese and whole grain Wheat Thins.

Zone bar snack.

Dinner was a steak fajitas, sweet potato fries and edamame.

After my 5 mile run tonight. Rockin my Team Skinny Runner shirt thanks to http://skinnyrunner.com/

Hope everyone enjoyed their day!!!

Treadmill Workout

Today was a rainy day in MD. Like pouring. So this meant my workout would be inside. Yesterday, I was really tired and just decided to take a rest day. This meant two rest days in a row. I just get panicky if I go more then a day without a workout. I have been working out regularly for over 3 years, but still have days when I worry about "falling off the wagon" so to speak!! I have learned to listen to my body but still some days are harder then others.

Totally out of bananas this morning so it was just my trusty Clif bar.

Morning snack natural almonds.

Lunch. PB on ww, string cheese and Triscuits.

Afternoon snack was a Zone bar.

Stopped by the farmers market with one of my daughters and we both enjoyed a yummy banana.

Along with a few almonds.

For dinner I made myself a few whole wheat waffles and just added sugar free syrup. Should have topped them with strawberries!!!

View from my treadmill. Can my lab, Nitro, get any closer?? I think he is a tad bit jealous of the new puppy! I got on late and watched some of the OC Housewives. I wore my 10lb weighted vest (so nice to just "take off" 10 pounds!!) and walked on an incline. I continued to increase the incline and speed with each lap. This is a great workout if you do not want to run, but want to get a good sweat on! I heard about the weighted vest watching Oprah a few years ago. She had Valerie Bertinelli on her show. She had just lost a large amount of weight and she said that she wore one on the treadmill. I found mine on Amazon. I will post a picture next time. It is comfortable to wear but trust me, 10lbs is a lot of weight to carry around!! Such an eye opener!!!