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Challenge 2017: A More Toned, Filled Out, Yet Still Lean Workout Machine in 2017 - FEBRUARY

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This is Food & Exercise Journal for FEBRUARY 2017





Feel free to join me in posting your daily food intake and/or exercise. I met weight loss goals March 20th, 2005 and then over the next year lost 10 more pounds and since that time have held steady in a 3 to 4 pound range. I did Pilates, weight workouts and walking to meet initial weight loss and have continued to use them and other workouts over the next 9 years. It's all about moderation, eating sensibly and having variety. We cook our own 'frozen meals' yet still eat what we like and also have ice cream, cake and other yummy treats but again in moderation. This is a life long journey, not a diet that once you reach a goal you go back to what you were doing before and guess what get the same result....gain weight and start the process all over again. It's not easy but it also shouldn't be that hard that you don't want to do it. Most people don't cause they want their pizza, ice cream, cake, brownies....(fill in the blank). We get to have all we want and like but again the key is "in moderation". We have an ice cream scoop and limit ourselves to 1, 2, or 3 scoops. We eat a serving size, not a mega size and get to eat what we like, when we like. Remember no one but you can do this....so our motto for not only staying healthy but many things in our life is "WHO MAKES IT HAPPEN, YOU DO".



So join me in making things happen for you. Sue
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February 1, 2017 - Finishing out this week with workouts for January

No morning workout a quick shopping trip today and Richard Simmons warm up moves for evening workout

B: Serving of Kellogg's Special K Vanilla almond cereal with a little milk, a cup of tea and OJ. AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge Lunch: Chicken of the Sea tuna (2 oz left after I took all the mush out of it) mixed with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil with 20 small half slices of Lindsay black olives, and a sprinkle of California onion powder, Oregano and basil, and peppercorn melody on a slice of wheat bread and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: Michelina's Cheese manicotti (ricotta, cheddar, Parmesan & Romano cheeses with marinara sauce with crushed red pepper and 2 teaspoons of Parmesan/Romano cheese with a slice of Italian bread with a little Country Crock margarine, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea and 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; D: Little Debbie Cocoa Cream; BT - 1 glass of water
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February 2, 2017 - Finishing out this week with workouts for January

Workout this evening walking/dancing/light jog in place

B: 1 slice of split top white bread toasted with a little Smucker's grape jelly, along with a cup of tea and OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; Lunch: Chicken of the Sea tuna (2 oz left after I took all the mush out of it) mixed with lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil with 20 small half slices of Lindsay black olives, and a sprinkle of California onion powder, Oregano and basil, and peppercorn melody on a slice of wheat bread and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: (2.5 ounces) of Egg noodles with 1/2 of 1/3 cup of peas and carrots mixture and one package of McCormick's brown gravy (mixed with 1 1/2 cup of water with salt and pepper, and 2 teaspoons of Parmesan/Romano cheese, with a small slice of French bread toasted with a little Country Crock margarine, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: Little Debbie Streusel cake; BT - 1 glass of water
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Morning workout Yoga/Pilates routine with stretch bands (a warm up, side bends, arms and shoulders, rowing, abs and arms, hamstring stretch, hip stretches, abdominal activator, leg press, arm pulse; plus a walk up to office, and Richard Simmons warm up moves for evening workout

B: Serving of Kellogg's Special K Vanilla almond cereal with a little milk, a cup of tea and OJ AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; L: (1) slice of Provolone cheese on a slice of toasted wheat bread with a little mustard and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: Gorton's Crunchy Breaded Fish Fillets (Alaska Pollock) 2 fillets (108 grams) with a serving of Betty Crocker mashed potatoes, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (2) Pepperidge Farms Milano chocolate cookies; BT - 1 glass of water
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January Report

January went very well and got body ready for other types of workouts with taking December off. I am still hoping to get some weight on to fill out and get filled out and toned up. So theme for 2016 will carry over to 2017! Hoping it works out better for me.

Also found some more new recipes we want to try so we shall see how that works out also.

Weigh Ins for the Month:

1/1/17 Sunday weigh in 116.5
1/8/17 Sunday weigh in 115.5
1/15/17 Sunday weigh in 115.5
1/22/17 115 Sunday weigh in
1/29/17 116 Sunday weigh in



Start date for February will be February 6th For MWF mornings weeks 1 & 2 will do a sculpting workout from Prevention using a resistance band (reverse lunge, wood chop, ski jump, kneeling push up, one-leg row, speed curl, kickback, crunch press, leg lift and bicycle; For the evening, an oldie but a goodie Stand and Deliver core workout on MWF and will do jog in place/walking/dancing for some cardio on Tuesday and Thursday. For weeks 3 & 4 (which will carry into the first 3 days of March) MWF will do another fav from WHM Flat-Ab Pilates (Mermaid with ball, footwork on ball, swan on ball, mermaid with a twist, back arm rowing, rollover, roll back and up and coordination with ball; MWF evening Self's sexy arm shape-up; and T-Th again will do jog in place/walking/dancing for some cardio.

Food goals: Food goals have not changed but remain the same...continue to take vitamin D, and keep up the increase in the fruits and veggies in diet, and try some different type of veggies, which we have been doing well with. Also continue to try out some different recipes, which had we are bound and determined this year to do better with. I will also continue with the getting in chocolate several times a week. PB is no longer an eating option for me. As for desserts we have made a switch and am keeping portion controls as I need to. Our soups mixed with egg noodles are working out great giving up lots of veggies and the sauce is already included; in addition to getting 2 dinners out of a can. Plus tummy likes it too LOL We will continue to have them over other types of noodles, like little farfalle and ditalini pasta too.

In addition we have a number of ideas for different bases to go over pasta, making casseroles, etc. Plus making calzones, and pastry filled with vegetables and other filling to add to our diet for even more variety. We did a test one and it worked out great.

Trying to continue a variety of foods in our diet. Doing very well getting fish into diet having it on most Friday's and have also been getting it in during the week also. In addition adding diced peppers, potatoes, corn, spinach and other veggies to go with the fish has worked out well too. Still have had to be careful on portions as stomach still rebels on occasion, hence no weight gain in 2016. So will try again for 2017 and slowly increase portion sizes to maybe put some weight on. Wish me luck.
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B: 1.5 slices of Bayview bread toasted with a little Smucker's grape jelly, 1 cup tea and 1 glass of OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; glass of water and 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; Don't do a regular lunch on Saturday but a handful of popcorn, 25 Pretzel sticks for sodium intake, slice of Provolone cheese, glass of ice tea; AL: - 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: (1/4 ) slice of Frittata (made with 6 eggs with 2/3 cup of whole milk), and 1/3 cup of Monterey Jack cheese topped with peppercorn melody and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and Monterey Jack cheese, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (1) Pepperidge Farm Chesapeake Dark Chocolate Pecan cookie; 2 butterscotch candies, Bedtime: 1 glass of water
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Weigh in today down a half pound to 115.5

B - Thomas English muffin toasted with a little margarine and cinnamon sugar, 1 cup of tea, and 2 glasses of OJ, glass of milk; AB - 1 glass of water and 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; S- 25 Pretzel sticks for sodium intake, handful of popcorn, slice of Swiss cheese, glass of ice tea; 1 glass of water; D - (9) Lucca Three cheese ravioli (Ricotta, Parmesan and Romano cheese) with tomato sauce seasoned with oregano and basil with 3 teaspoons of parmesan/Romano cheese, 1 small heel and a small slice of Italian bread with a little Country crock margarine, glass of ice; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (2) Pepperidge Farms Milano Raspberry chocolate cookie; Bedtime - 1 glass of water
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Morning workout sculpting workout from Prevention using a resistance band (reverse lunge, wood chop, ski jump, kneeling push up, one-leg row, speed curl, kickback, crunch press, leg lift and bicycle; For the evening, an oldie but a goodie Stand and Deliver core workout

**ONLY DID SOME PARTS OF MORNING WORKOUT AS COULDN'T GET BAND TO WORK ON CHAIRS HERE...WILL BE DOING ANOTHER MORNING WORKOUT FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH

No workout Monday night I felt very very sick so tried to go to sleep instead!


B: Serving of Kellogg's Special K Vanilla almond cereal with a little milk, a cup of tea and OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge Lunch: Slice of Swiss cheese with a little mustard on a slice of wheat bread and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: (1) Gorton's Grilled Wild Salmon fillet (3.15 ounces) on a bed of orzo (1/4 cup) with red, green, orange and yellow (2 each pepper strips)) diced, and mixed in with lemon and olive oil with a thin slice of French bread with a little Country Crock margarine on the side, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (1) Ding Dong; BT - 1 glass of water
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Workout this evening walking/dancing/light jog in place

B: 1 slice of split top white bread toasted with a little Smucker's Grape Jelly, along with a cup of tea and OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge Lunch: Slice of Swiss cheese with a little mustard on a slice of wheat bread and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 1 lozenge; 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: 2.5 ounces) of Egg noodles and 1/2 serving of 1 package Herbox Sodium Free Granulated Chicken Bouillon in 1 cup water and topped with salt and pepper, a sprinkle of onion powder and with 2 teaspoons of Parmesan/Romano cheese, with a small slice of French bread toasted with a little Country Crock margarine, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D:(1) Little Debbie Streusel cake ; BT - 1 glass of water;
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Shopping this morning so lots and lots of walking and hoping for Stand and Deliver core workout this evening

B: English muffin toasted with a little Smuckers grape jelly, a cup of tea and OJ. AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge Lunch: Slice of Swiss cheese with a little mustard on a slice of wheat bread and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: Michelina's Stuffed cheese rigatoni topped with a little pepper and 2 teaspoons of Parmesan/Romano cheese with a small slice of French bread with a little Country Crock margarine, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea and 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; D: Little Debbie Cocoa Cream; BT - 1 glass of water
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Workout this evening walking/dancing/light jog in place

B: 1 slice of split top white bread toasted with a little Smucker's grape jelly, along with a cup of tea and OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; Lunch: Slice of Provolone cheese with a little mustard on a slice of wheat bread and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: Melted cheese sandwich (made with 2 slices of Swiss cheese, mustard and two slices of split top white bread) with a side of steak fries (10 pieces), glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (2) Pepperidge Farms Milano Raspberry chocolate cookies; BT - 1 glass of water
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WHM 6 Resistance Band Moves for a Full Body Burn (Air-Sit Alternating Row, Oblique Mixers, Lunging Chest Press, Sideways Walks with Bonus Biceps, Single Leg Balance with Overhead Press, Single Side Leg Press; For the evening, an oldie but a goodie Stand and Deliver core workout

B: Serving of Kellogg's Corn flakes cereal topped with 10 blueberries and with a little milk, a cup of tea and OJ AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; L: (1) slice of Provolone cheese on a slice of toasted wheat bread with a little mustard and a portion of Dole Mandarin oranges in light syrup (15 oz), glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: Gorton's Crunchy Breaded Fish Fillets (Alaska Pollock) 2 fillets (108 grams) with a serving of home made Mexicali corn, slice of French bread toasted, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (2) Pepperidge Farms Milano chocolate cookies; BT - 1 glass of water
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B: 1.5 slices of Bayview bread toasted with a little Smucker's grape jelly, 1 cup tea and 1 glass of OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; glass of water and 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; Don't do a regular lunch on Saturday but a handful of popcorn, 25 Pretzel sticks for sodium intake, Doritos snack pack (nacho cheese), slice of Provolone cheese, glass of ice tea; AL: - 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: (1/4 slice of Frittata (made with 6 eggs with 2/3 cup of whole milk), and 1/3 cup of Monterey Jack cheese topped with peppercorn melody and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese and Monterey Jack cheese, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (1) Pepperidge Farm Chesapeake Dark Chocolate Pecan cookie; 2 butterscotch candies, Bedtime: 1 glass of water
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Weigh in today up a pound to 116.5

B - 1/2 an onion bagel toasted with a little margarine and cinnamon sugar, 1 cup of tea, and 2 glasses of OJ, glass of milk; AB - 1 glass of water and 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge; S- 25 Pretzel sticks for sodium intake, handful of popcorn, 1 ounce snack pack of Doritos (nacho cheese), slice of Provolene cheese, glass of ice tea; 1 glass of water; D - 1 of 14 slices of lasagna - 14 slices consisting of half of the following ingredients: 4 jars -Tomato sauce crushed red pepper, Italian seasoning, California onion powder with white an green onion & parsley, and basil leaves, 3 boxes of Barilla no bake noodles (42 noodles - 21 for each pan); 2 packages 6 oz (1 1/2 cups) packages of Winco finely shredded Parmesan cheese; 3 packages 8 oz Kraft Natural Cheese Shredded Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella cheese) NOTE: 1 package a piece and 1/2 package a piece for the third package used; 1 package (8 oz) of Sargento Chef Blends 6 Cheese Italian (Shredded natural mozzarella, smoked provolone, Romano, Fontina, Asiago & Parmesan cheese) NOTE: This package was mixed in with Ricotta cheese in Food Processor; 1 package 8 oz - 12 slices of Sargento Natural Provolone Deli Style Sliced Provolone cheese with Smoked flavor added NOTE: EACH SLICE BROKEN INTO PIECES AND THEN MIXED IN FOOD PROCESSOR WITH RICOTTA AND 6 CHEESE ITALIAN BLEND; 1/2 pound package of Gallo Pepperoni (8 oz) shredded in Food Processor NOTE: Divided in half and half used in each pan; Frigo Ricotta 32 oz (3.5 cups); used 2 Johnsonville Italian sausages sliced in lasagna (for 14 slices) topped with Kraft Parmesan Romano cheese and a sprinkle of oregano and pepper, glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (2) Pepperidge Farms Milano Raspberry chocolate cookies; Bedtime - 1 glass of water
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Morning workout sculpting workout from Prevention using a resistance band (reverse lunge, wood chop, ski jump, kneeling push up, one-leg row, speed curl, kickback, crunch press, leg lift and bicycle; For the evening, an oldie but a goodie Stand and Deliver core workout

B: Eggo waffle toasted with a little Country Crock margarine and cinnamon sugar, a cup of tea and OJ; AB: Cup of coffee with a little milk and sugar; 1 glass of water; 1 butterscotch candy, 1 lozenge Lunch: Lunch for this week: a portion of 4 oz of crab mixed with 2.5 scallions, diced red, green, orange(4 strips each), 20 Lindsay small half black olives, seasoned with some basil and peppercorn melody, lemon juice and Pompeian Extra virgin olive oil on a slice of toasted wheat bread and a portion of (15 oz) Delmonte Lite Sliced peaches, glass of ice tea; AL: 1 glass of water, 2 butterscotch candies; Dinner: (4) Gorton's Fish Sticks (Alaskan Pollock) with (2 each) green and red pepper strips, and 2 orange pepper strips all diced , 2 teaspoons of diced potatoes with a sprinkle of Monterey Jack shredded cheese/parmesan/mozzarella with home made spicy sauce (1 tablespoon Heinz ketchup/1 teaspoon of Tapatio sauce), glass of ice tea; AD - cup of hot chocolate with a little Coffee Mate vanilla creamer; 1 glass of ice tea, 2 butterscotch candies; D: (1) Ding Dong; BT - 1 glass of water
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