Breakfast-none
Lunch-krab salad deluxe; 1 Michelina’ chicken alfredo
Dinner-2 cookies
Snacks-1/2 a cookie; 100 cal hostess snack
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 147 January 26, 2009
The Plate-Day 146 January 26, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-homemade chicken soup
Dinner-2 cookies; queso dip & melba toast; 1 bowl krab salad deluxe
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-NONE–sick
The Plate- Day 145 January 24, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-homemade chicken soup
Dinner-2 cookies; queso dip & wow tortilla chips; 3 chicken nuggets; fries; 1 bite burger
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-NONE–sick
Land of the Living January 24, 2009
Throat still hurts a little, but I am definitely feeling much, much better! All that sleep, soup & thera-flu helped. I think homemade chicken soup is the best cure-all ever. Skinless, boneless chicken thighs, onion, carrots, mushrooms, 2 cans of broth, water, & a LOT of Nature’s Seasoning & BAM, you’ve got a super home remedy.
Gonna take it easy & keep resting up today. 
The Plate-Day 144 January 24, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-none
Dinner-homemade chicken soup
Snacks-1/2 a cookie; 2 bites chicken quesadilla w/ranch; 2 mushrooms w/ranch
Exercise-NONE–sick
Siiiick January 24, 2009
Oh, the germs have reached me!!! Came home early–caught the crud. Hopefully rest will send the germs packing. DH is making me some homemade chicken soup. Yummo!
The Plate-Day 143 January 23, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-Ham dip & melba toast
Dinner-fries, fried mushrooms & 2 cheeseballs w/ranch & special sauce
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-NONE–tired from working 2nd job
The Plate-Day 142 January 22, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie
Lunch-Ham dip & melba toast
Dinner-2 pcs. baked chicken w/BBQ sauce
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-skipped–LOST was on!
The Plate-Day 141 January 21, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie
Lunch-Ham dip & melba toast
Dinner-Ham dip & melba toast
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-Off Day
Truckin January 21, 2009
Week’s going on. Work’s going on. It’s REALLY cold, but hopefully it will warm up soon. And I hope I’ll see that 130 before too long. I’m keeping it all in check, though.
The Plate-Day 240 January 19, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie
Lunch-Artichoke dip & melba toast
Dinner-Artichoke dip & melba toast
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-Walked 34 min on treadmill (1.76 miles); 200 cal
The Plate-Day 239 January 18, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie
Lunch-Green beans & 1 serving mac & cheese
Dinner-Artichoke dip & melba toast & wow chips
Snacks-1 cookie
Exercise-OFF DAY
Insanity! January 18, 2009
Yesterday morning when I weighed I was 141. A few hours later I was 137.5. This morning I am 134.
7 pounds in 24 hours. That is MADNESS!! OK, really it’s called finally getting off your period. But still.
When I say my body can hold water like the Hoover Dam, I am not kidding.
Once when I was about 13, I went to a tumbling class with a friend. The instructor was telling us how important it was to exercise and stay in shape–even when we’re young. I told her that I ran & did aerobics. She looked me up & down & said, “Well, honey, you can do an hour’s worth of that & then drink a soda & it’s like you’ve done nothing.” Ouch.
But it’s true. I can drink lots of water & my weight will soar five pounds or so. Then I pee it all out the next day. Ugh.
I did my workout yesterday & it felt good to move! My next one is on Monday, so I’m not going to give in & do one today–I just don’t want to burn myself out like I’m wont to do. During the summer, I would get soooo antsy if I didn’t get some exercise in. But winter time has slooooowed me down.
We have a day off on Monday for MLK/REL. Yay!
The Plate-Day 238 January 17, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie; 1 Schubert cinnamon roll
Lunch-
Dinner-2 bites steak; artichoke dip & melba toast
Snacks-1/2 a cookie
Exercise-Walked 24 min treadmill (1 mile, 140 cal)
Accountability January 17, 2009
Just not up to posting lately. Not even The Plate. I haven’t gone totally off the reservation, yet, but I had to make a re-commitment to the whole health thing again this morning.
Maybe it’s the ungodly cold weather. Maybe it’s the working another job at night thing. I don’t know. I just know that I haven’t kept it up like I should have.
I’m 141. Ugh. It’s hard to even type that. I was 132 at Christmas. I’ve gained back almost ten frikkin pounds!! 
So, I’m gonna keep trying. That’s all I can do, right? I know that March & Spring break & sunshine & warmer temps will be here before I know it (despite the looooong, dreary tunnel that is January & February) & that I’ll be so glad I watched myself during winter.
The basic principles I’ve found that work are:
1. Eat only when hungry. Really hungry. Sometimes that means waiting almost a day til I get that really hungry feeling. And it means I stop eating the second that hunger goes away–even if I’ve only had a few bites.
2. Eat only what I love or really, really crave. Anything else just won’t do.
3. Exercise 3 times a week. I do practically ZERO exercise now. That won’t cut it. Saturdays, Mondays & Wednesdays would be a good start for this.
4. Go to bed before 10 p.m. Staying up past midnight is for college kids! I always lose when I hit the hay at a decent hour.
That’s really it. Those four little guidelines make such a big difference. I’m committed to giving them another go for 4 weeks this time. A really serious go. If I find that, at the end of the 4 weeks, I haven’t the will or gumption to do it the right way, I’ll have to find something else. But the least I can do is give this a dedicated shot for 4 weeks.
EDIT: ALL OF THE ABOVE STILL APPLIES . . . BUT I CHECKED AGAIN & I WEIGHT 137.5. I HATE SCALES!!! LOL!
The Plate-Day 232 January 11, 2009
Breakfast-1 cookie; 1 Schubert cinnamon roll
Lunch-Roast beef, carrots & gravy, brussels sprouts, small pc apple pie
Dinner-Salmon stir-fry
Snacks-2 cookies; Dip w/melba toast
Exercise-walked small loop around hood
Gimme a P! Gimme an M! Gimme an S! January 11, 2009
Gimme a break, haha!! I’ve said it before–the only downside to the new super cheap BP I take, is that I now get some pretty ragin PMS. Today was cold & I would be perfectly content to just pile up in pjs & graze all day long! I was soooo bloated the past two days. Not drinking so much carbonation would help.
Practicing compassion is still a daily struggle. With students, with work folks, with my fam, with myself. I need to focus on doing that more with my kiddo. There are great moments to do that.
Anyway, by Wednesday or Thursday, this ol PMS should be outta here & I’ll be free!
The Plate-Day 231 January 10, 2009
Breakfast-1 cookie
Lunch-Rest of delux salad w/ranch/4 wings, few fries & ranch
Dinner-Homemade chili-cheese tots
Snacks-2 cookies
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 230 January 9, 2009
Breakfast-1 cookie
Lunch-3 fried green tomatoes & ranch
Dinner-1/2 a delux salad w/ranch
Snacks-2 cookies
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 229 January 8, 2009
Breakfast-1 cookie
Lunch-Udon soup
Dinner-5 hot wings/some fries w/ranch
Snacks-1 cookies
Exercise-none
The Plate-Day 228 January 7, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-artichoke dip & melba toast
Dinner-WW Mac & cheese w/spicy mayo
Snacks-1 pk gummy dinosaurs
Exercise-none
Oh, so quiet . . . January 7, 2009
Home alone & it’s soooooo quiet! Sure is different from the clamor at work.
Today was good. I’m sleepy & that’s about it!
The Plate-Day 227 January 7, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-artichoke dip & melba toast
Dinner-WW Mac & cheese w/spicy mayo
Snacks-100 cal pk hoho; artichoke dip w/wow chips
Exercise-none
Ready to Rumble January 6, 2009
The past two days have been a whirlwind!! I had to give a workshop under some “messy” conditions–but we just trucked on through. I had to laugh because it was kind of absurd. I mean, what can you do, really? I’ve always been a type A person who would just have to get things sorted out right before I could think about anything else. That can be good–sometimes. But it takes a toll on you, too.
So I’m learning to just say “You know what? I don’t know!!!” & just laugh at things. In the big scheme of things, this kind of stuff isn’t that serious. I guess I’m learning to become one of those people I used to hate, hahahahaaa!
The kids came back today & I am practicing compassion. No matter how silly, arrogant or just plain stupid some of them might act, I’m smiling and loving them to death.
I’m eating a bit lighter (after REALLY pigging out Sunday–so much I didn’t even write it!!). That makes me feel better. Exercise is still looming on the horizon somewhere.
The Plate-Day 226 January 5, 2009
Breakfast-none
Lunch-none
Dinner-spicy mayo & wow chips; spicy salmon salad
Snacks-100 cal pk hoho
Exercise-none
The Long Stretch January 3, 2009
January & February are the toughest months of the year to me. It’s cold. It’s not so sunny. I guess it’s a lot like London! It gets dark so early that when you get off work, you literally feel like you just eat, bathe & go to bed. It’s really 9 weeks of work, work, work, & the same old routine. January & February are automaton months.
So, my point here is that this is going to be a good chance to put some things into practice. Real practice when things get tough & I find myself whining about how I can’t wait for spring.
The Plate-Day 223 January 2, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie
Lunch-shrimp parmesan dip & tortilla chips & 3 jalapeno poppers w.ranch
Dinner-rest of dip, 1 jalapeno popper, blooming onion w.sauce & a few fries w/ranch
Snacks-1 cookie & 2 hazelnut sticks
Exercise-none
And now, the end is near . . . . January 2, 2009
What a wonderful, fun-filled break!! I have three days left & plenty to do, but I really have enjoyed this time off. I think I ‘ll be able to hang on until . . . spring break!! Ha, ha!! I know, waaay too early to start thinking about that.
So I finished Razor Wire Dharma (excellent book) & am almost finished w/Hardcore Zen (another great, in your face book). Both are just what I needed to read. Your job will suck at times like everyone’s else’s so you might as well find the paradise in it. In fact, that’s a good approach to life.
The Plate-Day 222 January 1, 2009
Breakfast-1/2 a cookie
Lunch-artichoke dip w/melba toast
Dinner-artichoke dip w/melba toast; grilled fish; kimchee
Snacks-1 cookie
Exercise-none
Resolution January 1, 2009
In 2009:
1. I want to FINALLY meet my goal of 130!!! Ha! Been so close lately, but I want to officially meet it!
2. Exercise 3 days a week. I need to pick this back up. Doesn’t matter if it’s floor exercises, cardio or just walking–I need to MOVE more!
3. Find compassion & breathe.
That’s it. Nothing exciting. I just “resolutely” want to do these things! Happy New Year!
