Breakfast for two

Baby Girl and I are eating our breakfast together. We have a half cup of non-fat cottage cheese and a whole buncha strawberries. We sprinkled it with cinnamon. Yum.

June 1st dinner

Here is a picture of my dinner before I dig in. Yummy! Red leaf lettuce, mushrooms, garlic chives, apricot, cukes, chicken with a spicy dry rub... I can't wait to eat it.

Yummy Tuna Salad lunch

So, the next meal (a little late, it's 1:25pm) is ready.

Open face tuna salad sandwich, with onion, celery, parsley, tomatoes, low fat (ok, ok, not fat free...) and mustard.
Chips - 4 pts
celery and cukes
Oh, and peppermint sun tea...

ok, new effort going forward as of today

Ugh. I am super unhappy with the way I look and feel. I am planning to take weekly pictures and measurements I can see my progress. Here we go...

Weigh ins on Saturdays. Body measurements taken on Saturdays. Photos taken on Saturdays in same clothes each week.

June 1 front

June 1 side

June 1 back

Yuk. That's all I got to say about that....

Here is a picture of April's and my breakfast on June 1. Ground turkey with rosemary, oregano, garlic chives, onions, and garlic - 3pts. Eggs with chard, onion, rosemary, cilantro, mushroom, celery, cumin and a little garlic salt - 4 pts. Fruit - FREE! This was a very satisfying and yummy meal. Black coffee and water. 

Day Five - Transformation Points

I do like this "diet", which is not really a diet, but more of a "since you haven't been taking really good care of yourself...read a book and try to follow the guidelines that you probably were already introduced to a long time ago" life style change. 

I have taken nutrition classes, been on Weight Watchers (I am a recovering Lifetime Member), and have led several seasons of the Biggest Winner for work. I have done a lot of personal research on health, exercise, nutrition, etc. I do know what I am supposed to do, but I don't always, ok, I really never do what I am supposed to do.

As if it wasn't hard enough to eat right, five times a day. Drink 3 liters of water, and then pee it all out. and then some. Exercise for a measly 20 minutes a day. Partake in a 100 calorie blowout. Communicate with team members - that is the most fun btdubs. Have celery and cucumbers as the only sanctioned snacks. Really? I am trying to get creative when it comes to how I cut my cukes!

I love the candy bowl at work. I mean who can pass up peanut m and m's and not take one or two?? I love peanut m and m's. But that conversation is for another day. 

One of the easiest aspects of this diet is the sleep time...I love my sleep. It is pretty easy for me to secure 7+ hours a night. I would get extra credit for this one. 

But the most annoying part of this lifestyle change diet for me is the transformation/habit changes. You choose to incorporate a good habit and eliminate a bad one. I chose to floss my teeth daily. I hate flossing. It is really hard to do. My teeth just don't want that floss messing around near them. I have never been a habitual floss-er, ergo the need to add it as a habit. My dentist knows I don't do it. She gets so frustrated that I don't floss. So, I knew it was time to make this happen in my life.

I have resorted to leaving the floss out on the counter. You would not believe the guilt I feel when I pass by without picking it up. I knew I would need to have the floss in full view or I would never floss. For the past five days, I can honestly say that I have flossed daily! and on a couple of days twice!!! But that stupid floss container needs to stop yelling at me. I am trying already....

Now, I need to work on the elimination habit. I tend to eat lunch at my desk at work. I usually get up and prepare my lunch, but I really need to get up and out of my office. I have been using the break room and now that the weather is getting nice in Sunny Cali, I can take my break outside. This habit will be hard to break as I have found myself starting my lunch break at my desk. I have had to take penalty points for messing that up. 

I know I need to make these changes in my life, but it sure would be nice if it was easier....

Oh, one last thing...I am going to walk in the Biggest Loser 5K Walk in Sacramento tomorrow morning. I am not a race walker, but plan to walk with my partner, Baby Girl, aka April Drips. 

Good night and Dayum Girl!

Day Four! And partially regretting committing to this...

Ok, so we are in the first week of the Game On Diet. I feel fairly confident that I won't lose weight this week! I have such a busy schedule with full time work and going back to school. I am taking two classes per semester. For "convenience" sake, I have back to back classes on Monday and Wednesday evenings...but what I didn't foresee was taking on this "game" with my daughters. Does anyone know how hard it is to eat five meals a day? Let alone when you work full time - but try adding on taking classes twice a week. Mondays and Wednesdays are sheer H-E-Double-L.

This is truly a change in my reality. You need to plan ahead for your meals, then you have to eat them. These past few days I have lost points for simply not eating soon enough :(  I have even had the food with me. I can get so distracted and busy at work, sometimes I can't find the time to eat.

I have found that eating at my desk has been a horrible habit for me. So I chose to have that be one of my transformation habits to get rid of. (I say that while I am sitting at my desk, on my lunch hour....) Come one Peri, get with it!

But here are some pictures of my lunch and snacks. The carrots in the second picture will be for my lunch meal. I learned the hard way that carrots are not a sanctioned snack. Really??? Carrots give you darn penalty points????

Home made Beef Stew with Steamed Kale

Cukes, Celery, and Carrots
 

Day one for April!

HELLO EVERYONE... again :)

So today was our first day, it personally went pretty well for me and I would like to share with you all how it went! I say tomorrow we clarify our starting points, goals, and good/bad habits. As for tonight, I just want to share my day since I need to catch some Z's soon!!!

Okay so I was going to go on a run this morning, but ended up staying up late last night doing stuff, so I decided to catch up on some sleep. I had a super yummy, filling and easy breakfast. I decided to fry two egg whites (no oil), and put it on some whole wheat toast with tomatoes and avocado. I also had some green tea because that is an awesome way to get some energy and boost your metabolism!

Meal one:

C: WW toast, two tomato slices

P: Two egg whites

F: Avocado

I then had to pack three more meals because when I leave for the day... it's for a long time. Here's a picture of all my food. 

Meal 2:

P: Greek Yogurt

C: Blueberries and cuties

F: Sunflower seeds

Meal 3:

P: Chicken

C: 1/2 cup wild/brown rice and tomatoes

F: tsp of olive oil in dressing and a sprinkle of sunflower seeds

V: first serving - Spinach, mushrooms, green onions

Misc.: I decided to add some crystal light energy powder to my water for a little boost before work. 10 calories.

Meal 4:

P: Turkey muffin

C: Apple

F: Almonds

V: Second serving - carrots

I had to eat meals 2-4 at funny times. I had to eat the yogurt in class, gobble the salad during a brief break at work, and then I had meal four during my staff meeting. This is so much food! Using the weekends to prepare my food has really helped me. I made the turkey muffins, chicken, and rice over the weekend and then portioned it out. Planning is definitely key!! After my Monday night staff meeting, I rushed over to the gym to do an hour of spin which kicked my butt... literally! Afterwards, I got home to have this delicious baby... It is kind of like a protein/dessert smoothie. I am not usually hungry after I work out, so this is a nice thing to sip on... plus I feel like something so healthy shouldn't be this delicious. I am definitely using this after the competition! Thank goodness for Greek Yogurt!!!

Meal 5:

P: 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt

C: Small banana and I threw in two strawberries

F: PB (crunchy gives it a nice consistency)

Misc.: I added another spoonful of PB for my last 90 extra calories.

 I wont do this everyday, but it is nice to share what is working for me. I also snacked on celery that I cut and portioned out this weekend. It would have been a perfect score day for me... but my staff meeting went long and I was five minutes late to my spin class. We haven't discussed bad habits, but being late is mine :( Oh well, you win some and you lose some. For the official first day, mine went well! I hope everyone elses did too. It would be nice if maybe once or twice a week, we each took time to give a more detailed blog about our daily experience. This whole thing is tough, but I think it is going to be well worth it!