Breakfast-none
Lunch-spinach dip & melba toast
Dinner-spinach dip & melba toast
Snacks-1 SF fudgesicle
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 190 November 30, 2008
The Aftermath November 30, 2008
Well, Thanksgiving is over and we had a marvelous time! Lots of family and friends and food and fun. I think this was the best one we’ve enjoyed in years.
After the past couple of days, I checked and I’ve gained a total of 1/2 a pound! Not too shabby. Portion control was the key–that, and eating only what I was really, really craving.
Now that the TG holiday is over, I’m psyched to reach my goal of 130! I feel like I can get there by Christmas (less than a month away).
I got some leggings (the horror!) and wore them yesterday for a bit–they actually didn’t look too awful, lol! But I need to tone up and lose a few more before I feel comfortable wearing them in public. That’s the one area I’ve slouched in tooooo much . . . exercise. It’s probably a natural thing since we’re slipping into winter. But I can at least do my exerball workout and walk.
Back to clothes, I was a little nervous when we went shopping. You know, how you feel when you’re heavy & you just know that nothing is going to fit. I let go of that & told myself that I’m not huge anymore & that I don’t have to put off buying clothes until my goal. So I got a few things in smaller sizes and they turned out just fine. Whew! 
I still haven’t bought pants since August, so I don’t know what size I really am there. But my size 9 jeans are getting baggy and I actually wore leggings under them last night (and unheard of thing in years).
Mom has been sticking to her plan, too & she looks great! I’m so proud of her. She is so determined and that is exactly what it takes to do it. I think she’s got a really cute bathing suit in her future!!
The Plate-Day 189 November 30, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-few bites spinach dip w/melba toast
Dinner-Queso, guacamole & spinach artichoke dip w/tortilla chips
Snacks-none
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 188 November 28, 2008
Breakfast-2 schubert rolls, 5 bites ham/cheese grits
Lunch-small servings of dressing, asparagus casserole, rotel mashed potatoes
Dinner-more mashed potatoes!
Snacks-spinach dip & chips
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 187 November 27, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-small servings of dressing, turkey, asparagus casserole, sweet potato casserole, rotel mashed potatoes
Dinner-artichoke cream cheese dip w/melba toast
Snacks-a few chips & spinach dip
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 186 November 26, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-none–too busy cleaning up, waaaaaaaah!!!
Dinner-artichoke cream cheese dip w/melba toast
Snacks-none
Exercise-cleaning like a madwoman!
The Plate-Day 185 November 25, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-none–still wasn’t hungry
Dinner-chicken & mashed potatoes
Snacks-none
Exercise-none except cleaning!
Yeah, baby! November 25, 2008
UPDATE; New low! 136!! At night, too!
Boy, I never thought I’d really be solid in the 130s anytime soon! I think I’ll be at 130 even before the year’s out–if I can keep it up. “It” is still portion control & not eating when I’m not hungry. It’s 4 pm now & I haven’t had anything yet. That’s not starvation, it’s me not being hungry & I am not going to fight that! For too long, even when I was trying to eat healthy this summer, I’d eat lunch & dinner whether I was hungry or not cause I thought you were “supposed” to.
Hooey. Bunch of hooey.
The only issue I’m having is noooooo exercise. That needs to change!!
Anyway, TG break is here and life is gooood!
The Plate-Day 184 November 24, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-Very small helpings of: dressing, rotel, chips, mac & cheese, mashed potatoes & cupcake
Dinner-Chicken in broth
Snacks-1 SF popsicle
Exercise-none
Notice November 24, 2008
UPDATE: 136.5!!!! MY BMI IS IN A DIFFERENT RANGE NOW!! WOO-HOO! And that’s weighing at night after eating today.
So some of my girls noticed I’ve lost some weight today! Yay! Funny how it doesn’t seem “official” til somebody notices.
I’m feeling pretty good. One class had food & my co-worker brought a full-on TG lunch, but I just got little bitty servings of the stuff & I did ok!
We’re almost at TG break!!! Wooooooo-hoooooo!
The Plate-Day 183 November 23, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-3 scrambled eggs w/1 pc cheese & 1 tsp mayo
Dinner-Small bowl of mashed potatoes w/smart balance
Snacks-1 SF popsicle; 1 SF fudgesicle
Exercise-
Hmmmmm November 23, 2008
Sooo, I stepped on the ol scale this morning . . . 137.5! Hmmmm. That’s 3.5 away from my first mini-goal! Knowing I’ve got some time off coming up makes me so more relaxed & that makes me not as hungry. If I was a woman of leisure, I’d be so thin, hahahaha!!!!
The boys had cinnamon rolls this morning, but I just wasn’t hungry.
But I do have a headache from inhaling nail polish remover fumes while I tried to get ink pen stains off my dryer. Ugh.
Just had to post a graph update!
I miss my long hair. This is the first day that I really miss it. I need to think about all the aggravating things about long hair to make me not miss it anymore!
The Plate-Day 182 November 22, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-LC Spaghetti
Dinner-2 hamburger patties w/mayo, mustard & some ranch w/wow chips
Snacks-2 SF fudgesicles & 1 SF popsicle
Exercise-none except cleaning!
Focus Factor November 22, 2008
First, hooooray for the weekend! Life seems so much better with a weekend on you!
Well, I missed my Nov. 20 goal by SIX pounds! Grrrrr. Just gotta stay focused & not go overboard with crap this weekend. Gonna get some much-needed exercise in this weekend, too.
So I guess, I’ll change that 134 goal to Nov. 26–the day before Thanksgiving. That’s a little close. But I need to get really disciplined for a while anyway.
The Plate-Day 181 November 21, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-2 chicken fingers, 1 wing, 1 pc toast, puppy chow, 2 cookies
Dinner-1 medium buttered popcorn
Snacks-none
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 180 November 21, 2008
Breakfast-Bologna, cheese & egg biscuit (hey, it was free!)
Lunch-Turkey, dressing, sweet potato casserole, yeast roll, green beans (hey, it was free, too!)
Dinner-2 pieces cornbread w/smart balance; 2 servings of black-eyed peas (hey, I didn’t have to make it!)
Snacks-none
Exercise-none
This Week November 21, 2008
It’s been good & hella busy. I’m starting to feel pretty run-down, though. No exercise, very sleepy & too much starchy stuff. It gets dark so soon, now, that I’m sleepy before I can get anything done at home. And it’s so cold in the mornings!
But tomorrow is Friday!
Missed my goal for today–not too surprised, but I need to work harder on this. The lack of exercise is a killer.
I’ve had to suck it up and breath a lot lately at work–compassion, compassion, I’ve got to have compassion! Frustration is a lot easier, lol.
The Plate-Day 179 November 20, 2008
Breakfast-cheezits
Lunch-LC Mac & cheese; cheezits
Dinner-2 pieces cornbread w/smart balance; 2 servings of black-eyed peas
Snacks-1 cookie
Exercise-none
I’m tired November 20, 2008
Been go go go all week. The guest room is finished & it looks great! But DH & I are wiped out. I can’t wait to sleep all weekend. I am sooo tired. And I HATE going to work in the freezing cold morning. Each day I keep pushing it later and later. Ugh.
The Plate-Day 178 November 19, 2008
Breakfast-Leftover chicken & pasta
Lunch-LC Mac & cheese; cheezits
Dinner-4 chicken wings, fries, ranch, 6 fried mushrooms
Snacks-1 cookie
Exercise-none
Coooold November 19, 2008
Whoa, is it cold out!! This morning it was awful & when I got home it was . . . awful!! BRRRRR!
Not much to report except that I’m ready, ready, ready to get off!! I am mentally VOID at work! So sad. But I neeeed some time to relax and recharge.
The Plate-Day 177 November 18, 2008
Breakfast-1 choc chip cookie; Pumpkin Spice coffee
Lunch-LC Mac & cheese
Dinner-Stir-fried chicken & pasta; green beans
Snacks-1/2 1 cookie
Exercise-none
Truckin November 18, 2008
Just truckin along! Diet’s ok–probably too much sweet stuff, but I can’t avoid it! PMS is here–great!! Work is fine, but my head is just not there. I’m sooooo ready to be off for the holidays!! Going to get my hair cut on Wednesday–it’s starting to grow out, but I’m gonna keep it short for a few more months.
I need to exercise. Remodeling has slowed me down some.
That’s it!
The Plate-Day 176 November 17, 2008
Breakfast-1 choc chip cookie
Lunch-3 fried chicken fingersl mac & cheese & green beans; choc pudding
Dinner-1 grilled cheese sandwich; 1 cookie
Snacks-2 pcs fudge; 1 choc chip cookie
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 175 November 16, 2008
Breakfast-Pig breakfast
Lunch-LC Spaghetti
Dinner-Chili (2 bowls); 2 pieces of cornbread w/butter
Snacks-1 pc coconut cream pie
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 174 November 14, 2008
Breakfast-cheezits
Lunch-LC Chicken alfredo
Dinner-Scrambled egg sandwich
Snacks-Handful of Chex mix; 1 choc chip cookie
Exercise-none
It’s beginning to look a lot like November 14, 2008
Christmas! The town looks so pretty at night with all the lights. Even though we’re not even at TG yet!
We decided to renovate a room into a guest room–good grief, I guess we got a wild hair or something.
At least it won’t take as long as the kitchen did!
My fave belt is too big for me now. That’s a problem I don’t mind having! Soooo tempted at work with all teh goodies & treats being passed around. But I’ve held steady!
I’ve cut down on the sodas–and that has helped. PMS is coming up–fun, fun.
Well, gotta go do some work!
The Plate-Day 173 November 13, 2008
Breakfast-Egg/ham/cheese mcmuffin (minus 1/2 mcmuffin)
Lunch-WW Santa Fe Rice & Beans
Dinner-Fries, ranch, 1/2 chicken quesadilla
Snacks-cheezits; 1 choc chip cookie
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 172 November 12, 2008
Breakfast-cheezits
Lunch-Grilled chicken & egg biscuit; lite dip & wow chips
Dinner-1 biscuit w/jelly; queso dip w/wow chips
Snacks-
Exercise-Walked 30 minutes at work
The Plate-Day 171 November 11, 2008
Breakfast-none
Lunch-mashed potatoes, black-eyed peas, tomato & okra soup
Dinner-kimchi
Snacks-lite dip & wow chips
Exercise-Walked on treadmill 20 minutes
Reset November 11, 2008
My goals are locked away in a private post, but I think I should put some out here just for accountability’s sake.
So, here they are:
1. 134 by Nov. 20. God, that looks so skinny to me now! But it’s not. It’s a good, realistic goal.
2. Exercise four days a week. I’m not going to fool myself into thinking I’ll give it more now that I’m back at work & the weather is cold. Three days of walking and one day of floor exercises. I can do that.
3. Pay more attention to the old appearance. During work season, I fall into the habit of not giving a hoot how I look at work. I’m going to try to give it more thought (more than just, “hey, this is clean, I’ll wear it). And that includes making periodic visits to the tanning bed. I know that’s awful skin-wise, but I’m one of those people who get depressed without a little sun worship. And I’ve got to keep my nails in better shape. Geez, that sounds so superficial–but I’ve been known to let dirt and cuticles run amok and doing what I do, my hands are seen up close and personal a LOT! And the hair. Gotta keep it trimmed. I hate doing that, but it looks so much better. And, while I’m at it, teeth whitening wouldn’t hurt. Sure, the coffee & cigs make that damn near impossible, but I can still try.
Time to pee November 11, 2008
Or get off the pot! I’ve dilly-dallied around the past week or so. Doing well on one day, losing. Sabotaging it on the next day, gaining.
I haven’t put my heart into it. Lost some motivation. I think I grew complacent about it all.
Being off today, I’ve got more time to think about what I really want again. I really do want to drop this last ten pounds. Two steps forward, one step back isn’t gonna work.
I’m going to try harder. I know that the holidays will be here soon and I don’t want to find myself in that same old dilemma of “Well, I’m already heavy so what the heck?”–that attitude doesn’t get me anywhere. I have a lot of winter clothes that are just waiting for me to be ten pounds lighter.
No more giving up just because I splurge a little on something sweet. No more thinking “Well, today can be a free day” just because.
And exercise . . . you have GOT to become part of my life again! I’m already getting squishy from not doing any! Even those floor exercises and lunges that I kinda considered piddly were really keeping me toned–and those results are slipping away.
It’s always just a decision away.
The Plate-Day 170 November 10, 2008
Breakfast–Reduced fat cheezits; ww ziti
Lunch- LC Swedish meatballs & cheezits
Dinner-Cheese sandwich; 1 nutty -buddy pack
Snacks-Dill cheezits; 1 pk cheetos; 8 pizza rolls
Exercise-Walked 20 min at work
The Plate-Day 161 November 1, 2008
Breakfast–Jalapeno dip & chips
Lunch- LC mac & cheese; 1 Ritz white chocolate & pb cookie
Dinner-2 dipped fried chicken fingers, fries,ranch, fried mushrooms
Snacks-1 chocolate chip cookie
Exercise-none
