Yesterday we saw Reptile Man. The pictures speak for themselves...
7.18.2012
Diet Challenge Day 3
So today is the third day in my diet challenge and I have been able to stick to the plan. I feel like I slayed a few food dragons today, and now I will shamelessly brag about it here... :)
First, my local theater does $1.00 movies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. They are previously released films. The first words out of my son's mouth, "let's buy popcorn." We ate a snack in the car before we went in and I had two quarters in my pocket so I let my kids buy candy from the vending machine. An idea for the future when it comes to portion control. We watched "Cats and Dogs" it was cute but I fell asleep three or four times during the movie. I got up early, 5:45am, to walk with my neighbor so I am pretty tired today. So we left the theater without a diet "fail." Hooray!
Next, a brand new self-serve frozen yogurt place just opened up in our neighborhood. We had some time to kill and they were offering a discount due to their grand opening. The kids really enjoyed it and we had a great time until Ian was done and decided he wanted seconds. I let him "taste test" a few more flavors, but at one point he did lay on the floor of the very busy fro yo store and throw a fit. I picked him up over my shoulder and said we are leaving!!! I put on bright pink lip gloss on my way in and left with it on, I felt good about that. I decided that when my challenge is up the first "treat" that I want is a frozen yogurt. I started thinking about how I would incorporate food like yogurt in my healthy eating plan. This is always the challenge for me. People say all things in moderation and I agree with that, but more often than not, when I say yes to a less healthy choice I say yes to "a lot" of it!
First, my local theater does $1.00 movies on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. They are previously released films. The first words out of my son's mouth, "let's buy popcorn." We ate a snack in the car before we went in and I had two quarters in my pocket so I let my kids buy candy from the vending machine. An idea for the future when it comes to portion control. We watched "Cats and Dogs" it was cute but I fell asleep three or four times during the movie. I got up early, 5:45am, to walk with my neighbor so I am pretty tired today. So we left the theater without a diet "fail." Hooray!
Next, a brand new self-serve frozen yogurt place just opened up in our neighborhood. We had some time to kill and they were offering a discount due to their grand opening. The kids really enjoyed it and we had a great time until Ian was done and decided he wanted seconds. I let him "taste test" a few more flavors, but at one point he did lay on the floor of the very busy fro yo store and throw a fit. I picked him up over my shoulder and said we are leaving!!! I put on bright pink lip gloss on my way in and left with it on, I felt good about that. I decided that when my challenge is up the first "treat" that I want is a frozen yogurt. I started thinking about how I would incorporate food like yogurt in my healthy eating plan. This is always the challenge for me. People say all things in moderation and I agree with that, but more often than not, when I say yes to a less healthy choice I say yes to "a lot" of it!
7.16.2012
Diet Challenge Day One
This past weekend I had the privilege of attending my cousin bridal shower. I am so excited for her upcoming nuptials. She looks great and so does mother-of-the-bride, my Aunt! I noticed immediately how trim they are both looking and they shared with me that they had completed a 24-day challenge.
Hmmm... maybe just exactly what I need. I am going to be honest and tell you that I have been really hating on myself lately when it comes to my weight. Frankly, I'm tired of the automatic negative thoughts! Every day I wake up with the intention of eating clean and living a more healthy lifestyle, but around 3pm I fail and hate myself just a little bit more. What is a fail... um... eating not one but two Hersey's Bars from the leftover S'mores supplies! Yep, total and as my student's would say, "Epic" fail.
In addition, my ten year anniversary is about a month away. Nothing like a milestone event to make you think seriously about all the ways my life has grown and changed in the past ten years, some good like the addition of children, a bigger home, bigger car, etc. others not so desirable bigger pants size... and a big life, that makes it hard to make healthy choices all the time.
This time I think I will be successful, why do I think this?
1. It's 24 days and I can keep myself busy for 24 days!
2. I don't have any big "fail-traps" coming up in the next 24 days. No vacations, no camping trips, no birthday parties or weddings. We are in the clear for the next 24 days!
3. The plan looks doable. I can eat carbs etc. and most of the suggested foods can be found in my kitchen, which means no trips to a specialty store, yet!
4. There is nothing good on TV. TV is a "fail-trigger" for me, so not having my favorite show be on will be helpful.
5. Support, my aunts and cousin are also doing this with me. I need support and accountability and this time I have both and for once I'm not paying someone to be the angel on my shoulder.
So, what am I eating? I am glad you asked because I now have an excuse to take pictures of my food. Something I secretly enjoy doing anyway!
Breakfast
After breakfast we jumped in the car to take Rocky to the vet for a regular check up. When we arrived he promptly did his business right on the floor of the waiting area. So, I start our visit apologizing profusely exclaiming,"he never does this!" They were very kind in a this-happens-all-the-time way! Guess what he's overweight too, but I already new that and he is down 12 pounds from last summer! Go Rocky!!!
My son was not well-behaved during the visit, but at this age he acts more like an animal than a human so I am sure they didn't mind or think anything of him throwing the items they have for sale into their attractive fountain/fresh doggy water! Ugh.
Next, we braved Target for a total of 30 minutes. I know because I set a timer to make sure that is all the time we spent inside. I had the dog in the car and we were dangerously close to nap time. Target is a black-hole for me and it is amazing that I ever make it out alive. I knew they were having a toy sale and I decided to stock-up on birthday presents for Ellie's friends (she gets invited to several birthday party's now that she is in school. I always end up running out to get a gift the day of and it is super stressful, but no more, my gift closet is stocked and ready. Bring on the invitations! Ian had a melt-down and was screaming/crying for the last 5-10 minutes of our errand. This is the point when I would have normally grabbed the nearest snickers bar for my moment of Zen. But I resisted and headed home to make lunch, kids had leftover spaghetti w/apples and yogurt. I had this...
Lunch
Ellie's friend called to invite her over to play and Ian is napping. Score! It's me time...
Oh, I wanted to show you how I de-thawed chicken and cut it up putting it into baggies so that I could easily grab a serving and fry it up at meal time! So that's my day so far... feeling good, lots of energy, but I really need to use the potty!
TTFN
Hmmm... maybe just exactly what I need. I am going to be honest and tell you that I have been really hating on myself lately when it comes to my weight. Frankly, I'm tired of the automatic negative thoughts! Every day I wake up with the intention of eating clean and living a more healthy lifestyle, but around 3pm I fail and hate myself just a little bit more. What is a fail... um... eating not one but two Hersey's Bars from the leftover S'mores supplies! Yep, total and as my student's would say, "Epic" fail.
In addition, my ten year anniversary is about a month away. Nothing like a milestone event to make you think seriously about all the ways my life has grown and changed in the past ten years, some good like the addition of children, a bigger home, bigger car, etc. others not so desirable bigger pants size... and a big life, that makes it hard to make healthy choices all the time.
This time I think I will be successful, why do I think this?
1. It's 24 days and I can keep myself busy for 24 days!
2. I don't have any big "fail-traps" coming up in the next 24 days. No vacations, no camping trips, no birthday parties or weddings. We are in the clear for the next 24 days!
3. The plan looks doable. I can eat carbs etc. and most of the suggested foods can be found in my kitchen, which means no trips to a specialty store, yet!
4. There is nothing good on TV. TV is a "fail-trigger" for me, so not having my favorite show be on will be helpful.
5. Support, my aunts and cousin are also doing this with me. I need support and accountability and this time I have both and for once I'm not paying someone to be the angel on my shoulder.
So, what am I eating? I am glad you asked because I now have an excuse to take pictures of my food. Something I secretly enjoy doing anyway!
Breakfast
After breakfast we jumped in the car to take Rocky to the vet for a regular check up. When we arrived he promptly did his business right on the floor of the waiting area. So, I start our visit apologizing profusely exclaiming,"he never does this!" They were very kind in a this-happens-all-the-time way! Guess what he's overweight too, but I already new that and he is down 12 pounds from last summer! Go Rocky!!!
My son was not well-behaved during the visit, but at this age he acts more like an animal than a human so I am sure they didn't mind or think anything of him throwing the items they have for sale into their attractive fountain/fresh doggy water! Ugh.
Next, we braved Target for a total of 30 minutes. I know because I set a timer to make sure that is all the time we spent inside. I had the dog in the car and we were dangerously close to nap time. Target is a black-hole for me and it is amazing that I ever make it out alive. I knew they were having a toy sale and I decided to stock-up on birthday presents for Ellie's friends (she gets invited to several birthday party's now that she is in school. I always end up running out to get a gift the day of and it is super stressful, but no more, my gift closet is stocked and ready. Bring on the invitations! Ian had a melt-down and was screaming/crying for the last 5-10 minutes of our errand. This is the point when I would have normally grabbed the nearest snickers bar for my moment of Zen. But I resisted and headed home to make lunch, kids had leftover spaghetti w/apples and yogurt. I had this...
Lunch
Ellie's friend called to invite her over to play and Ian is napping. Score! It's me time...
Oh, I wanted to show you how I de-thawed chicken and cut it up putting it into baggies so that I could easily grab a serving and fry it up at meal time! So that's my day so far... feeling good, lots of energy, but I really need to use the potty!
TTFN
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