Friday, April 15, 2011
Friday ~ April 15th
Our 37th day and still going strong! I am so excited about losing a couple more pounds! We've been eating, pretty much, the same foods. I have been having fun with some new recipes like egg, onion, sausage & sour cream wraps. Feeling slimmer!! Happy :)
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Computer Virus
It's Thursday ~ April 7 and I'm posting from my computer at work. Unfortunately, my computer at home is infected with some crazy virus and is being repaired. I haven't been able to post but rest assured, I have been doing great! I'm stronger, happier and much healthier. I'm hoping that I'll be back on track with my postings on Monday. :)
Monday, March 28, 2011
Day 20 ~ Monday March 28, 2011
I absolutely love my new find at BJ’s! Flax, oat bran, whole wheat wraps!! I finally found my ‘bread’. I made chicken quesadilla’s for the family tonight! Mine had peppers and onions too! Delicious!!
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, grapes and an apple
Lunch: Deli buffalo chicken (Flax, oat bran, whole wheat) wrap
Dinner: quesadilla’s
Angie:
Breakfast: fruit & sausage
Snack: cheese stick
Lunch: cheese its, apple slices & grapes
Dinner: quesadilla’s with sour cream
Day 19 ~ Sunday March 27, 2011
We went to a party today. I allowed myself a few small meatballs and my Auntie’s famous potato salad. There might have been some sugar in the tomato sauce so I didn’t add extra. Angelina was good but I would never want to deprive her at a party. They had a ‘make your own’ sundae bar and cake! She loved it!
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: Deli buffalo chicken (Flax, oat bran, whole wheat) wrap
Dinner: A couple meatballs and potato salad at a graduation party
Angie:
Breakfast: fruit
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Day 18 ~ Saturday March 26, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, Bacon and (gross) old fashion oatmeal w/ sweet & low and cinnamon
Lunch: sugar free “pop chips” while searching for sugar-free goodies at B.J.’s
Dinner: rotisserie chicken, gluten free, sugar free instant Idaho
1 hour of Zumba! J
Angie:
Breakfast: Bacon
Lunch: 2 sausages
Snack: fudgicle
Dinner: rotisserie chicken, gluten free, sugar free instant Idaho
Day 17 ~ Friday March 25, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, ½ orange
Lunch: Soup & a Taco salad
Snack: sugar free twizlers
Dinner: chicken wrapped with bacon and corn on the cob
Angie:
Snack: rice cake
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese, strawberries, 2 s.f. cookies
Snack: rice cake
Dinner: chicken wrapped with bacon and corn on the cob
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Day 16 ~ Thursday March 24, 2011
I totally loved the scale this morning!!!
I’m down 20 lbs since my New Years resolution!
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, orange
Lunch: Taco salad
Snack: sugar free twizlers
Dinner: Cabbage soup
1 hour Zumba class
Angie:
Breakfast: rice cake
Snack: strawberries & jello
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers
Snack: rice cake
Dinner: chicken wrapped with bacon
Zumba & Ballet
Zumba & Ballet
Day 15 ~ Wednesday March 23, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, orange
Lunch: cabbage soup
Snack: sugar free twizlers
Dinner: Grilled ckicken parm with whole grain pasta
Angie:
Breakfast: 2 s.free cookie
Snack: strawberries & jello
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers
Snack: rice cake, orange & fudgicle
Dinner: Grilled ckicken parm with whole grain pasta
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Day 14 ~ Tuesday March 22, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: cabbage soup
Snack: orange, cabbage soup & fudgicle
Dinner: Turkey
1 hour Zumba Class
Angie:
Breakfast: 2 s.free cookie
Snack: 2 s.free cookie
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers
Snack: rice cake, orange & fudgicle
Dinner: Turkey
Day 13 ~ Monday March 21, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, orange
Lunch: 2 burgers & cabbage soup
Snack: orange & cabbage soup
Dinner: Whole grain pasta & broccoli, oil, garlic & butter
Angie:
Breakfast: 1 s.free cookie & blueberries
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers and blueberries
Snack: rice cake
Dinner: Whole grain pasta & broccoli, oil, garlic & butter
Dessert: fudgicle
Day 12 ~ Sunday March 20, 2011
We really shouldn’t have had the francaise because it’s made with flour or the stuffed peppers with white rice. But it is Sunday and I had 5 Zumba classes this week. Every muscle in my body kills and I have a crazy big appetite tonight.
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: 2 stuffed peppers
Dinner: Chicken Francaise with broccoli
And a 1 ½ hour Zumbathon fundraiser for breast cancer
Oops! I forgot what Angie had but all good!
Dinner: Chicken Francaise with broccoli
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Still Day 11
Angelina had a birthday party to go to today. It was at The Chocolate Works. Just by the name, I knew I was in trouble. At first, I was just going to say she couldn’t go but the kids were talking in school and I would feel horrible if I did that. She went and had a fabulous time! She made a candy pizza which was a big rice crispie covered with chocolate and topped with candy. She also made a candy kabob. I saw her sneaking a couple candies but I just smiled and gave her a wink. What’s so ironic is that her CCD teacher worked there and was the hostess. She knows about our sacrifice and was so awesome about giving Angie a tiny piece of cake with barley no frosting with an ice cream cup. She hasn’t complained in 11 days! She deserved it!! On the way home she said she couldn’t wait to taste it on Easter!?!? Is she awesome or what!?!?
Day 11 ~ Saturday March 19, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee
Lunch: 2 sausage patties and strawberries
Dinner: bacon wrapped chicken
And a Zumba class J
Angie:
Breakfast: Strawberries
Birthday Party: Cake & ice cream
Lunch: 2 sausages
Snack: blueberries
Dinner: bacon wrapped chicken & broccoli
Day 10 ~ Friday March 18, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee
Snack: peanuts
Lunch: taco salad
Dinner: grilled chicken with broccoli
Angie:
Breakfast: Strawberries
Snack: Strawberries
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers, 2 sugar free cookies
Dinner: bacon wrapped chicken & broccoli
Day 9 ~ Thursday March 17, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee
Snack: Angie’s leftover Taco salad
Lunch: Turkey
Dinner: 2 burger with Mozzarella
ZUMBA class!!!
Angie:
Breakfast: 3 sugar free oreos
Snack: Ice cream sandwich and fruit punch
Lunch: Turkey
Snack: fudgicle
Dinner: 2 burger with Mozzarella
Dessert: Strawberries
1 hour Zumba and 1 hour of Ballet
Angie came home from school and told me she had a ice cream sandwich and fruit punch for a friend’s birthday at school.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Day 8 ~ Wednesday March 16, 2011
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, apple
Snack: tortilla chips
Lunch: Turkey
Dinner: Ground chicken taco salad
And a ZUMBA class baby!!!
Angie:
Breakfast: 3 pieces of bacon
Snack: 3 sugar free oreos (much smaller than the real ones)
Lunch: Turkey
Snack: 2 sausage patties, 1 cookie, fudgicle
Dinner: Ground chicken taco salad & a side of broccoli (her favorite)
And a ½ hour of ZUMBA with Mama!!!
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Day 7 ~ Tuesday March 15, 2011
Lots of energy today! It’s like my body and brain just realized how happy it is without the sugar. It seems like Angie and I really lost our desire to eat just for the sake of eating. Angie was constantly hungry before. Now I offer her snacks. I had a lunch meeting at work today. The lunch served is usually pizza or these big sandwiches with big ‘ol rolls and Caesar salad with enormous croutons, plenty of soda and cookies too!! I brought my salad. I definitely felt weird being the only one refusing a free meal but didn’t care a bit about those sandwiches! I did, however, take a couple halves home for Cameron. He loved that for an after school snack!
I had Zumba tonight! I LOVE Zumba!!! It’s so much fun! When I first started, I thought I would be really intimidated as I have a lot of insecurity issues with myself but there are so many women (all shapes & sizes) there for ONE reason!! I see these women transforming before my eyes and know, for a fact, my day is coming!!!
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, orange
Snack: roasted peanuts
Lunch: Turkey
Snack: Onion soup
Dinner: Couple bites of Angie’s leftover chicken & 3 cheddar & whole grain crackers
(Not much of an appetite after my Zumba class)
Angie:
Breakfast: 3 whole grain crackers
Snack: rice cake
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers, 3 sugar free cookies
Snack: rice cake, fudgicle
Dinner: grilled lemon & garlic chicken w/ broccoli
Dessert: fudgicle
Monday, March 14, 2011
Day 6 ~ Monday March 14, 2011
Feeling great! Too busy to blog :)
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, orange
Lunch: Turkey
Snack: Onion soup, leftover pasta
Dinner: Our Leftover Chicken & pasta
Angie:
Breakfast: Apple
Snack: polly-o string cheese
Lunch: Turkey
Snack: rice cake
Dinner: Sugar Free Stuffed Chicken Parmesan leftovers
Dessert: Fudgicle
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Day 5 ~ Sunday March 13, 2011
Besides my part time job, I also clean houses. I really do enjoy it and I actually find it very relaxing! That’s what I did this morning. I came home pretty hungry and wondering what Angie had been up to (food-wise). I am so thrilled to find my husband right on board! He’s so good checking labels now realizing we are serious. He kept Angelina completely satisfied throughout the day with sugar-free food. He also made such a fabulous meal for us tonight as well as satisfying the boys hunger! Thank God for such a supportive husband!
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, orange
Lunch: Onion soup & Angie’s leftover pasta
Snack: a couple cheese and whole grain crackers
Dinner: Sugar Free Stuffed Chicken Parmesan
Angie:
Breakfast: Orange
Snack: strawberries
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers
Snack: hot air pop corn & Fudgicle
Dinner: Sugar Free Stuffed Chicken Parmesan
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Still Day 4 ~ Saturday March 12, 2011
Mom: I'm not posting my weight but down 4 lbs.
Breakfast: Coffee, Apple, 2 slices of deli chicken
Lunch: Onion soup
Snack: Peanuts & a couple strawberries
Dinner: Angie’s leftover grilled chicken and onion soup
Angie: weighing in at 79 (down 3 ½ lbs.)
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, sausage & milk (too full for the eggs)
Snack: apple, peanuts, strawberries, fudgicle
Lunch: pepperoni, cheese & multigrain crackers
Snack: Tortilla chips with nacho cheese dip
Dinner: Grilled chicken with whole grain pasta with a mayo, milk, parmesan cheese & garlic. Made by Dad and delicious!!
Dessert: Fudgicle
Yummy Red Wine
A dry red wine has no added refined sugar. The only sugars in wine are from the grapes themselves. It’s no secret that I enjoy my red wine but I’m not posting my wine intake in the daily posts! Let’s just say, I may (or may not) have a glass here or there. J
Day 4 ~ Saturday ~ March 12, 2011
We feel great today! Especially after the weigh in!! Angelina’s belly is noticeably smaller!! For the first time EVER she has soft stool. I can’t believe sugar is the cause of her life long battle with constipation! And she’s very happy & active! Me too ~ lots of yard work to do today. I started yesterday and it’s a workout in itself so not feeling guilty about skipping out on Zumba. I made a big pot of French onion soup. Probably my lunch for the week! Delicious! Can you tell I went shopping today? LOL Found lots of sugar-free stuff including cookies for Angie’s lunch box! So expensive but worth it!
Day 3 ~ Friday ~ March 11, 2011
Angie stayed home from school today. She had a little stomach bug which was only a little clear, watery spit up and loose stool. I’m not sure it even was a stomach bug. Being home all day, I’m getting really hungry. We tried sweet potatoes and we both hate them. We also tried whole grain brown rice which was awful but hopefully hubby can find a way to doctor it up for me. Starting to get bored with this plain whole food already!! I want cake!!
Mom
Breakfast: Coffee, Apple 2 scrambled eggs w/ peppers & onions & Bacon (I hate eggs)
Lunch: Chicken Salad w/ salt & pepper, coffee
Snack: Whole grain rice w/ hot sauce
Dinner: cheddar burger
Angie:
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs & Bacon
Snack: grapes & Hot air popcorn w/ butter
Lunch: Cheddar burger
Dinner: Whole grain pasta with grilled chicken
Day 2 ~ Thursday ~ March 10, 2011
Mom
Breakfast: Coffee, Apple
Lunch: Chicken Salad w/ salt & pepper, coffee
Dinner: 2 plain cheddar cheese burgers
Snack Hot air popcorn w/ butter
1 hour Zumba calss
Angie:
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs
Snack: strawberries
Lunch: Chicken Salad oil & vinegar, strawberries
Dinner: 2 plain cheddar cheese burgers
Snack: slice of deli chicken & grapes
1 hour Zumba calss & 1 hour Ballet class
Day 1 ~ Ash Wednesday ~ March 9, 2011
The first day was not so bad. I was a little tired after lunch and had a black coffee. Definitely picked me up! Angie was fine and happy all day. We both loved our dinner. She asked if we could have it even after Lent ended. J When I tucked her in to bed, I told her how proud I was of her to do this for Jesus. That made her feel really good about herself.
Mom:
Breakfast: Coffee, Apple
Lunch: Chicken Salad w/ salt & pepper, coffee
Dinner: Lemon & Garlic Chicken, whole grain fettuccini, asiago cheese
Angie:
Breakfast: Cantaloupe & grapes
Snack: Apple
Lunch: Chicken Salad dry
Dinner: Lemon & Garlic Chicken, whole grain fettuccini, asiago cheese
Dessert: Strawberries
Why?
The Monday before Lent, Angelina went to CCD. Her teacher explained Lent and the idea that we all should ‘give-up’ something for Jesus until Easter comes. On the ride home, we talked all about it. What could we give up that we really liked for 46 days? A lot of ideas came up. Mitchell said video games are out of the question so he’s going to try really hard to stop biting his finger nails! Cameron really doesn’t have any vices. He’s healthy, eats good, distinguished honors BUT can be a little rude to family members. He is going to try to compliment people more and loose the sarcasm.
It just so happens that the day before this CCD class, a local public TV station had a fundraiser. Dr. Amen was fascinating explaining the effects of food, vitamins and sugar on the body. I suggested to Angelina that we should give up SUGAR for Lent. She was right on board. How hard could it be? Right? WRONG!
SUGAR IS IN EVERYTHING!!
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