Sandi's food and whatever journal

[sandigirl06]

Evening everyone!! Well, was a long weekend. I did ok with food....not great but today was a fresh start and I am ready for the next 3 weeks. last night I had Sunday dinner at my mother-in-law's. She is Italian. Can you guess what she served??? Yep, pasta!! White pasta to boot! Well, I brought my own dinner in a tupperware but on the way over decided against bringing it in. Not eating an Italian woman's Sunday pasta is unheard of! Sooo, yeah I ate it and it was goood! I figured "what the hey" so I topped it off with a piece of lemon meringue pie I brought for dessert. Ok, so now I have all the yummy stuff and the "confession" out of my system so onward I go. So strange. I was doing soooo well then all of a sudden it got real difficult. So now I have to rid myself of all that sugar again and I will be fine. Thank you all for your encouragement! Yes, we all slip and fall and this past week has been an example of that. It's part of life and if it wasn't a struggle then everyone would be fit and healthy!! I took Saturday off from the gym but made it up yesterday with an hour of elliptical. It felt sooo gooood!!!

So today was weights day with my trainer. He really hammered me with a full body workout but focusing on back and shoulders followed by some really fast kick-boxing. I am very sore already!! My food was:

4:45 a.m.-protein shake w/water

5:00 a.m.-workout with trainer

6:15 a.m.-protein shake w/water

7:30 a.m.-mushroom omelette
oatmeal
strawberries

10:30 a.m.-2 lf string cheese
22 almonds

1:30 p.m.-1 cup chic broth
steamed chic
green beans

5:00 p.m.-1 can tuna w tsp lite mayo & onion
2 hardboiled eggs

7:00 p.m.-handful of peanuts

8:00 p.m.-lean ground turkey w/kidney beans and taco seasoning
brussels srouts

Will have a protein shake before bed.

Sooo, according to Fit Tracker my cals are approx 1,667 today. Some of the things I put in I wasn't sure of the portion sizes so is a estimate. I am happy with that number. Although I overshot my protein grams. I had almost 200 grams of protein today!! Maybe I need to get rid of one of my protein shakes. Also too much fat. I should not have had that handful of peanuts when I got home from work but I was starving!!!! Well. it's been a loooong Monday and I am ready to curl up with a book. Hope you all had a great weekend!!

[sandigirl06]

Thanks, Les!! Well, without "bad" days there wouldn't be good ones! Hope you enjoyed your manicotti. I sure enjoyed thinking about it! Yummmmm!

[sandigirl06]

Tomato & spinach....so not a total wash! good girl!

[Bonnie]

Yeah it is really hard to keep the fat down, the tuna & eggs at the same time might be a slight overkill on protein.I ate 22 almonds the other day, thats alot of nuts they also r high in fat, but since they r healthy fat, seriously its a bit confusing.Glad u had a good workout

[AnnaCruzDC]

Awesome workout! Keep it up!!!! I eat a lot of almonds too, they are fatty, but good fat.

[feelin-great]

Mmmmm, pasta, I haven't had pasta in months <<drooling>>

[sandigirl06]

Yeah, almonds rock!! hahaha. Bonnie, I def overkilled it with the tuna and eggs. I am soooo worried about getting my cals in that I forget about the macros. Ahhhh, gotta get it ALL right! I thought about a veggie in there but then I would be lacking cals and nuts and peanut butter are too fatty so can't overdo them either. I need quick snacks especially for my crazy workdays. Gonna check out some other people's food journals for ideas. I HATE cottage cheese so that will not work. Blah! On a good note I was at the gym at 5 a.m. for one hour ellip cardio this morning. I make the last 10 minutes reeeally hard!! Love/hate it! Anna, you are getting closer to your big day!!! I am sooo excited for you! Actually, Joc, I haven't either. While I was eating it I could feel those "bad" carbs going straight to my belly, tho so I didn't enjoy it much. Uugh, the things we do for family!!!

[feelin-great]

Actually, Joc, I haven't either. While I was eating it I could feel those "bad" carbs going straight to my belly, tho so I didn't enjoy it much. Uugh, the things we do for family!!!

That's how I was when I ate pizza on Sunday for my nephew's birthday party - didn't enjoy it at all! We go to Florida next week and instead of going to restaurants we will be cooking all of our own food - normally we buy the groceries and split it between the number of people. This time I am buying my own food so I don't have to eat all the crap they are eating! It's crazy how good it feels to just eat well

[sandigirl06]

Wow, have fun in Florida, girl!! I am going in 3 weeks!!! Yeah, when i told my husband I wanted to bring my own food to his mother's he told me to do so at "my own risk"! Ok, honey, I got the hint. I would not be offended if someone did that to me but most people are not in our food state of mind, I guess. So I go there and everything is white...white pasta, white italian bread. I was so hungry by then I ate it. That is good that you will buy your own food while on vacation. Watch, your whole family will be trying to eat it. Hahaha.

[feelin-great]

Watch, your whole family will be trying to eat it. Hahaha.

I highly doubt it - they will just be giving me a hard time about it and say I am being anti-social. They will tell me to loosen up - I'll tell them what to loosen up So I bet you are counting down the days until you get to go pick up your husband - how exciting!

[feelin-great]

Just say "thanks, I'd rather tighten up."

LOL! Good one, I will have to remember that

[sandigirl06]

Haha, Joc!! Yeah, people ALWAYS say..."oh, just have one. It's not gonna kill you." I tell them if I always did that I would still be 25 lbs heavier if not more!! Why don't they get that?? Yes, I am sooo excited to get on that plane and go down to the Florida keys with my hubby ALONE!!! He is my #1 fan and biggest supporter. How lucky am I? I am already working on my tan.

[feelin-great]

I'm excited for you - I can feel your excitement in your post Yeah, I haven't worked on my tan yet so I will have to do that in Florida - Wisconsin winters make me almost transparent

[sandigirl06]

Been cheating and going to the tanning bed. No bathing suit required! hehe.

[sandigirl06]

Les, I knew that was coming! LOL I want to be tan before I goooo! Not sure where in Keys as my hubby is making all of the arrangments. Beach, sand, drinks...I am already there in my mind!