Weekly Weigh In: Week 7

July 16, 2011 by 1 Comment

Last week’s weight: 172.4
This week’s weight: 172.2

Change this week: –.2
Total weight lost:  37.8 lbs!!!!

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Here are the reasons I’m ecstatic about this…

  • It’s “that time of the month” and I usually gain anywhere from 3-5 lbs but I actually LOST weight this time!  YIPEE!!!!
  • I haven’t worked out once this week cause, ya know, the whole broken phalange thing.  (I think the break is toward the top of the toe, so that would be phalange, yes?)

Oh and p.s. calorie counting was making me an insane person!  I was starting to obsess over the calories in a banana or an apple.  It was getting ridiculous and stressing me out.  And there’s no way I ‘m going to be able to lose weight if I’m freaking out and stressed about food all the time!  So I switched back to Weight Watchers(I know I may seem wishy washy but honestly I’m just trying different things right now to see what works best for me).  I’ve done weight watchers before- I’m actually a lifetime member. I know it works.

I know how the program works like the back of my hand.  It’s easy.  It’s familiar.  It’s not stressful!  Fruits and most veggies are free so I don’t have to freak out about eating a banana as a snack if I’m hungry and going over my calories- I can just eat it and enjoy it. It consistently works for me if I’m consistent with the program.  I’ve been back on it for two weeks and am losing weight consistently and not GAINING weight like I was counting calories!

So moral of the story is you need to find what works for YOU,  Not any one course of action works for every single person- our bodies are all different.  Calorie counting does not seem to work well for me.  It works great for some people though.  Weight Watchers works well for me, but it doesn’t work for everyone.  Some people can just focus on eating healthier and be able to easily lose weight.  That does not work for me, but if it does for you then you are a very lucky person and keep up the good work!

Happy Saturday- hope everyone has a good one!

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Fitness Friday

July 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment

So as per my last post, we all know I broke my poor little toe.  I have yet to be able to get it in a shoe (which will be interesting since I have to work tonight so I will need to figure out some way to cram my foot into a shoe).  And no shoes + barely being able to walk= no workouts this week.

I’m going crazy here!

I feel like I’m losing the mileage I had built up because I haven’t been able to run!  Sad smile

But the toe is starting to feel a little better (thanks to Kenisio taping + icing!) so I’m thinking I may be able to do something next week. 

So pending the ability to put my foot into a shoe, here’s the plan Stan:

  • Walking at not too fast of a pace (if I can- if it’s painful I’ll stop obvi)
  • OR maybe the elliptical (at a slow pace)?  We’ll just have to see about that one- I think I’ll know right after I get on the machine if I’ll be able to do it or not.
  • Strength training!  I’m planning on hitting up the gym and getting my lifting on- at least my arms could get a workout even if I can’t do any cardio!

My exercise goal is to workout 3 days this week.  I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!

 

What are your fitness goals for this week??

 

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No running in the house!

July 13, 2011 by 4 Comments

So you know how when you’re a kid and your mom says “No running in the house!”?  You know why she says that? 

Because you will break something- other than the lamp that you’ll probably knock over.

Like a toe.

 

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I’m glad I got a pedicure the day before that happened, haha!

This is day 3- the swelling has gone down a teeny bit, but it’s looking grosser and grosser!

I hope my poor little toe isn’t permanently crooked!

The only way I can stand to walk right now at all is if I buddy tape my toe up to his next door neighbor (which I believe is what you’re supposed to do with a broken toe anyway?)

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Forget about shoes- it ain’t happening without a whole lot of screaming!  I’m not sure how I’m going to go to work this weekend- we’re not allowed to wear open toe shoes!

And working out?  Not sure that’s possible.  I can’t run.  I can’t do yoga- already tried, hurts too much.  I know I could swim, but I don’t really swim.  I never learned how, all I can really do is paddle around a little, lol. 

sigh.

And this is why you don’t run in the house kids!

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Meatless Monday: Grilled Veggie Lasagna

July 11, 2011 by 6 Comments

Hey there!!  It’s time for another Meatless Monday!

Before I get into the recipe I need to show off my new refrigerator!!  (First, remember the old one??)

And here’s the new one!  (p.s. I know I need to go grocery shopping)

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On with the recipe!!

Grilled Veggie Lasagna

Ingredients:
Veggies for grilling- I used an eggplant, a zucchini, and an onion, and two portabellas.
Jar of your favorite pasta sauce
Whole wheat lasagna noodles cooked according to package directions- I used 10 of them, but it really depends on the size of your pan.
Mozzarella cheese- I like Daiya

Directions:
Slice your veggies up and grill them.  (if you don’t have a grill, you can use a grill pan.  If you don’t have either you can just sauté them, but it won’t be quite as good because it won’t have that smokey flavor)

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Let your veggies cool enough to handle them, then chop them up into pieces.

Layer your lasagna starting with sauce, then noodles, more sauce, veggies, noodles, sauce, veggies, etc…

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When you get to the top layer sprinkle on the cheese.  (make sure you get a really good layer of sauce on the top so that your noodles don’t get all crunchy)

Place in a 350F oven for around 30 minutes or until the cheese is nice and melty.

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Serve it with a nice salad and THIS BREAD!  It is maybe the best bread ever!  And you can thank Laura for the tip on the bread!

I made it in my bread machine and it came out perfect!  I sprinkled a little Tuscan Seasoning on it before it went to the bake cycle in the bread machine.

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Perfection!!!

Have a great one!!

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Kicking excess fat out of your diet!

July 10, 2011 by 2 Comments

Lately I’ve been trying to get rid of some of the excess fat from my diet.  And it’s really made a difference in my energy and weight loss. I’m being mindful of the sources of fat I take in and concentrating on trying to get most of my fat right from food sources (I.e. nuts, avocados, flax seeds, etc…).

When you get your fat from food sources you are getting many other nutrients with that healthy source of fat.  When you get your fat from oils (canola, olive, coconut, etc…) you get nothing but pure fat.  No fiber, no protein, no vitamins.  So it makes sense that your body would prefer these natural sources of fat to a processed source (nothing wrong with olives, but think about if it’s really good to extract the fat from the olive and throw away all the other healthy stuff that an olive gives you and then just eat the fat…).

Tips for taking some fat out of your diet…

  • sauté your veggies in vegetable stock instead of olive oil.  Yes this really works!!  And I have to tell you it tastes much better than sautéing them in oil.  The vegetable stock really gives them a lot of extra flavor and no extra greasiness!
  • You don’t really need butter/margarine on your toast if you’re also going to use jelly/jam/preserves as well.  I took it off and just did the preserves and I did not miss it at all!  I really truly didn’t notice a taste difference.
  • hold the (vegan) mayo!  Either leave it off or reduce the amount that you’re using.   I used a little in a potato salad I made earlier this week, but I cut the amount I put in there by half.  The potato salad tasted the same but had much less fat in it!
  • why not use salsa or pico de gallo on your baked potato instead of butter, sour cream and cheese?  Pico is one of my absolute favorite toppings on a baked potato!
  • Use my super cheesy awesome sauce instead of cheese or cheese sauce.  It has NO FAT and tastes a whole lot like queso!

 

These are just a few easy things you can do to cut some fat.  Feel free to add to my list!

Have a great day!

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